UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): November 18, 2021
Gates Industrial Corporation plc
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
England and Wales | 001-38366 | 98-1395184 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer | ||
Incorporation) | Identification No.) |
1144 Fifteenth Street, Denver, Colorado 80202
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(303) 744-1911
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered |
Ordinary Shares, par value $0.01 per share | GTES | New York Stock Exchange |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ¨
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨
Item 1.01 | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
On November 18, 2021, certain subsidiaries of Gates Industrial Corporation plc (the “Company”) entered into Amendment No. 5 (“Amendment No. 5”) to the Credit Agreement, dated as of July 3, 2014 (as amended by Amendment No. 1, dated as of April 7, 2017, Amendment No. 2, dated as of November 22, 2017, Amendment No. 3, dated as of January 24, 2018, and Amendment No. 4, dated as of February 24, 2021), among Gates Global LLC (the “U.S. Borrower”), Omaha Holdings LLC and certain subsidiaries of the U.S. Borrower as guarantors, Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch as administrative agent and collateral agent and the other parties and lenders party thereto (as amended, the “Cash Flow Credit Agreement”). Amendment No. 5, among other things, (i) increased the aggregate amount of commitments in respect of the U.S. Borrower’s cash flow revolving credit facility (the “Cash Flow Revolver”) from $185 million to $250 million and (ii) extended the maturity date of the Cash Flow Revolver to the earlier of (x) November 18, 2026 and (y) the date that is 91 days prior to the maturity date of our euro denominated term loans or dollar denominated notes due January 2026 if, in each case, greater than $500 million is outstanding in respect of such indebtedness at such time (the “Springing Maturity Date”).
On November 18, 2021, certain subsidiaries of the Company also entered into the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “A&R ABL Credit Agreement” and, together with Amendment No. 5, the “Amendments”), which amended and restated the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of January 24, 2018 (the “Existing ABL Credit Agreement”), among the U.S. Borrower, Gates Industrial Canada Ltd., a subsidiary of the Company (the “Canadian Borrower” and, together with the U.S. Borrower, the “Borrowers”), certain subsidiaries of the Borrowers as guarantors, Citibank, N.A., as administrative agent and collateral agent and the other parties and lenders party thereto. The A&R ABL Credit Agreement, among other things, (i) reduced the aggregate commitments in respect of the Borrowers’ asset based revolving credit facility (the “ABL Facility”) from $325 million to $250 million and (ii) extended the maturity date of the ABL Facility to the earlier of (x) November 18, 2026, and (y) the Springing Maturity Date.
The foregoing description of the Amendments is a summary and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Amendments, copies of which are attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and 10.2 and which are incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit No.
Description
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
GATES INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION PLC
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By: | /s/ L. Brooks Mallard | ||
Name: | L. Brooks Mallard | ||
Title: | Chief Financial Officer |
Date: November 22, 2021
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Exhibit 10.1
Execution Version
AMENDMENT NO. 5 TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
AMENDMENT NO. 5 TO CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of November 18, 2021 (this “Amendment”), among OMAHA HOLDINGS LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Holdings”), GATES GLOBAL LLC (the “Borrower”), each of the Guarantors party hereto, CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH, as administrative agent and collateral agent (in such capacity and including any permitted successor or assign, the “Administrative Agent”) for the Lenders (as defined in the Credit Agreement referred to below), the Lenders party hereto and each of the Amendment No. 5 Revolving Credit Lenders (as defined below).
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, Holdings, the Borrower, the Lenders, the Administrative Agent and certain other parties entered into a Credit Agreement dated as of July 3, 2014 (as amended by Amendment No. 1 dated as of April 7, 2017, as amended by Amendment No. 2 dated as of November 22, 2017, as further amended by Amendment No. 3 dated as of January 24, 2018, as further amended by Amendment No. 4 dated as of February 24, 2021 and as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified prior to the date hereof, the “Credit Agreement”; capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings given such terms in the Credit Agreement);
WHEREAS, Holdings and the Borrower have requested an amendment to the Credit Agreement pursuant to which certain provisions of the Credit Agreement will be amended as set forth herein;
WHEREAS, (i) pursuant to Section 2.16(b) of the Credit Agreement, the Borrower may at any time and from time to time request that all or a portion of any Existing Revolver Tranche be amended to extend the scheduled maturity date with respect to all or a portion of any principal amount of such Existing Revolver Tranche and to make certain other amendments to the terms thereof and (ii) pursuant to Section 2.14 of the Credit Agreement, the Borrower may at any time and from time to time request a Revolving Commitment Increase to the amount of any Revolving Credit Commitments;
WHEREAS, Section 10.01 of the Credit Agreement permits the Credit Agreement to be amended with the written consent of the Borrower and each of the Lenders providing the relevant Extended Revolving Credit Commitments and Incremental Revolving Credit Commitments;
WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested to replace all of the existing Revolving Credit Commitments outstanding immediately prior to the Amendment No. 5 Effective Date (as defined below) (the “Existing Revolving Commitments”) with Extended Revolving Credit Commitments and Incremental Revolving Credit Commitments in an aggregate principal amount equal to $250,000,000 (collectively, the “Amendment No. 5 Revolving Credit Commitments”) ;
WHEREAS, each person signatory hereto as an Amendment No. 5 Revolving Credit Lender (collectively, the “Amendment No. 5 Revolving Lenders”) has agreed to provide Amendment No. 5 Revolving Credit Commitments in the amount set forth next to such Amendment No. 5 Revolving Credit Lender’s name on Schedule I hereto on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein on the Amendment No. 5 Effective Date;
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 2.03(k) of the Amended Credit Agreement, the Borrower has requested that each of (i) Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch, (ii) Citibank, N.A., (iii) Barclays Bank PLC, (iv) Goldman Sachs Bank USA, (v) HSBC Bank USA, N.A. and (vi) JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. become L/C Issuers;
WHEREAS, each of (i) Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch, (ii) Citibank, N.A., (iii) Barclays Bank PLC, (iv) Goldman Sachs Bank USA, (v) HSBC Bank USA, N.A. and (vi) JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. has agreed to become L/C Issuers in respect of the Amendment No. 5 Revolving Credit Commitments on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein on the Amendment No. 5 Effective Date;
WHEREAS, Credit Suisse Loan Funding LLC is the sole lead arranger for this Amendment and the Amendment No. 5 Revolving Credit Commitments (the “Amendment No. 5 Arranger”);
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
Amendments
Subject to the occurrence of
the Amendment No. 5 Effective Date, the Credit Agreement is, effective as of the Amendment No. 5 Effective Date, hereby amended to delete
the stricken text (indicated textually in the same manner as the following example: stricken text)
and to add the underlined text (indicated textually in the same manner as the following example: underlined
text) as set forth in the pages of the Credit Agreement attached as Exhibit A hereto (as so amended, the “Amended
Credit Agreement”).
ARTICLE II
Amendment No. 5 Revolving Credit Commitments
This Amendment is an Extension Amendment referred to in Section 2.16 of the Credit Agreement and an Incremental Amendment referred to in Section 2.14 of the Credit Agreement, and the Borrower, the Amendment No. 5 Revolving Lenders and the Administrative Agent hereby agree that:
Section 2.1. Each of the Amendment No. 5 Revolving Lenders, severally and not jointly, hereby agrees to make available the amount of the Amendment No. 5 Revolving Commitments set forth next to such Amendment No. 5 Revolving Lender’s name on Exhibit B hereto. The Amendment No. 5 Revolving Commitments shall be subject to all of the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the Amended Credit Agreement.
Section 2.2. Each Amendment No. 5 Revolving Lender agrees that effective on and at all times after the Amendment No. 5 Effective Date, such Amendment No. 5 Revolving Lender will be bound by all obligations of a Lender under the Amended Credit Agreement in respect of its Amendment No. 5 Revolving Commitment.
Section 2.3. Each Amendment No. 5 Revolving Lender shall be deemed to be a “Lender”, a “Revolving Credit Lender” and a “Secured Party” for all purposes under the Amended Credit Agreement and each other Loan Document.
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Section 2.4. The Amendment No. 5 Revolving Commitments will constitute Extended Revolving Credit Commitments in respect of the Existing Revolving Commitments and Incremental Revolving Credit Commitments to the extent of the excess of the amount of the Amendment No. 5 Revolving Commitments over the amount of the Existing Revolving Commitments, will constitute Revolving Credit Commitments for all purposes of the Amended Credit Agreement. Pursuant to Sections 2.14, 2.16 and 10.01 of the Credit Agreement, on the Amendment No. 5 Effective Date, the Amendment No. 5 Revolving Commitments shall (x) have the terms set forth in the Amended Credit Agreement with respect to “New Revolving Credit Commitments” and (y) automatically (and without any further action or notice by any party) become New Revolving Credit Commitments for all purposes of the Amended Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents. On the Amendment No. 5 Effective Date, the Existing Revolving Commitments shall be deemed to have been converted into Amendment No. 5 Revolving Commitments and/or otherwise terminated and shall no longer be outstanding. To the extent any Revolving Credit Loans are outstanding under the Existing Revolving Commitments on the Amendment No. 5 Effective Date (such Revolving Credit Loans, the “Existing Revolving Loans”), the Borrower shall, in coordination with the Administrative Agent, repay Existing Revolving Loans and incur additional Revolving Credit Loans under the Amendment No. 5 Revolving Commitments from certain of the Amendment No. 5 Revolving Lenders to the extent necessary so that all of the Amendment No. 5 Revolving Lenders participate in each outstanding Borrowing of Revolving Loans pro rata on the basis of their respective percentage of the aggregate Amendment No. 5 Revolving Commitments. The participations in any outstanding Letters of Credit shall each be adjusted in accordance with each Lender’s respective percentage of the aggregate Revolving Commitments as reallocated in accordance with such increase in Revolving Commitments.
Section 2.5. Effective as of the Amendment No. 5 Effective Date, Schedule 1.01(A) of the Credit Agreement with respect to the Revolving Credit Commitments is hereby amended and restated as set forth in Schedule I to this Amendment.
Section 2.6. Each of (i) Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch, (ii) Citibank, N.A., (iii) Barclays Bank PLC, (iv) Goldman Sachs Bank USA, (v) HSBC Bank USA, N.A. and (vi) JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., severally and not jointly, hereby agree to act as L/C Issuer under the Amended Credit Agreement subject to their respective Letter of Credit Percentage set forth in the Amended Credit Agreement. Each of the foregoing L/C Issuers will be bound by all obligations of a L/C Issuer under the Amended Credit Agreement.
ARTICLE III
Conditions to Effectiveness
Section 3.1. This Amendment shall become effective on the date (the “Amendment No. 5 Effective Date”) on which:
(a) The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received from (i) the Administrative Agent, (ii) each Amendment No. 5 Revolving Credit Lender, and (iii) each Loan Party, a counterpart of this Amendment signed on behalf of such party.
(b) The Administrative Agent shall have received a customary written opinion (addressed to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders and dated the Amendment No. 5 Effective Date) of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, New York counsel for the Loan Parties. Each of the Borrower and Holdings hereby instruct such counsel to deliver such legal opinion.
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(c) The Administrative Agent shall have received such certificates of good standing (to the extent such concept exists) from the applicable secretary of state of the state of organization of each Loan Party, certificates of resolutions or other action, incumbency certificates, certificates of incorporation (or confirmation of no change since the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date) and/or other certificates of Responsible Officers of each Loan Party as the Administrative Agent may reasonably require evidencing the identity, authority and capacity of each Responsible Officer thereof authorized to act as a Responsible Officer in connection with this Amendment and the other Loan Documents to which such Loan Party is a party or is to be a party on the Amendment No. 5 Effective Date.
(d) The Borrower shall have paid to the Administrative Agent all fees and expenses due to the Administrative Agent, the Amendment No. 5 Arranger, as separately agreed in writing, on the Amendment No. 5 Effective Date. All out-of-pocket and documented reasonable costs and expenses (including, without limitation, the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of counsel for the Administrative Agent) of the Administrative Agent and Amendment No. 5 Arrangers in connection with this Amendment and the transactions contemplated hereby shall have been paid, to the extent invoiced.
(e) The representations and warranties of each Loan Party set forth in Article V of the Credit Agreement and in each other Loan Document shall be true and correct in all material respects (except that any representation and warranty that is qualified as to “materiality” or “Material Adverse Effect” shall be true and correct in all respects as so qualified) on and as of the date of this Amendment with the same effect as though made on and as of such date, except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date, in which case they shall be true and correct in all material respects (except that any representation and warranty that is qualified as to “materiality” or “Material Adverse Effect” shall be true and correct in all respects as so qualified) as of such earlier date.
(f) At the time of and immediately after giving effect to this Amendment, no Default shall exist or would result from this Amendment or from the application of the proceeds therefrom.
(g) The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate, dated the Amendment No. 5 Effective Date and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower, confirming compliance with the conditions set forth in paragraphs (e) and (f) of this Section 3.1.
(h) The Borrower shall have paid to the Administrative Agent all accrued and unpaid fees and interest on the Existing Revolving Commitments to, but not including, the Amendment No. 5 Effective Date.
(i) The Administrative Agent shall have received, no later than 3 Business Days in advance of the Amendment No. 5 Effective Date, all documentation and other information about the Loan Parties as shall have been reasonably requested in writing at least seven (7) Business Days prior to the Amendment No. 5 Effective Date by any Amendment No. 5 Revolving Credit Lender through the Administrative Agent that is required by regulatory authorities under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including without limitation the Patriot Act and, with respect to the Borrower, the Beneficial Ownership Regulation.
(j) With respect to each Mortgaged Property, the Collateral Agent shall have received a completed “life-of-loan” Federal Emergency Management Agency standard flood hazard determination, and, to the extent any improved Mortgaged Property is located in an area determined by the Federal Emergency Management Agency to be a special flood hazard area, shall have received (i) a notice about special flood hazard area status and flood disaster assistance duly executed by the Borrower and (ii) evidence of flood insurance as required by Section 6.07(c) of the Credit Agreement.
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(k) The Administrative Agent shall have received a solvency certificate from the chief financial officer, chief accounting officer or other officer with equivalent duties of the Borrower on the Amendment No. 5 Effective Date after giving effect to all of the transactions contemplated hereby.
ARTICLE IV
Post-Closing Matters
Within 90 days of the Amendment No. 5 Effective Date (unless waived or extended by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion), the Collateral Agent shall have received with respect to each Mortgaged Property, in each case in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, either:
(a) written or e-mail confirmation from local counsel in the jurisdiction in which the Mortgaged Property is located substantially to the effect that: (i) the recording of the existing Mortgage is the only filing or recording necessary to give constructive notice to third parties of the Lien created by such mortgage as security for the Secured Obligations, including the Secured Obligations evidenced by this Amendment and the other documents executed in connection herewith, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and (ii) no other documents, instruments, filings, recordings, re-recordings, re-filings or other actions, including, without limitation, the payment of any mortgage recording taxes or similar taxes are necessary or appropriate under applicable law in order to maintain the continued enforceability, validity or priority of the Lien created by such mortgage as security for the Secured Obligations, including the Secured Obligations evidenced by this Amendment and the other documents executed in connection herewith, for the benefit of the Secured Parties; or
(b) (i) an amendment to the existing Mortgage (the “Mortgage Amendment”) to reflect the matters set forth in this Amendment, duly executed and acknowledged by the applicable Loan Party, and in form for recording in the recording office where such Mortgage was recorded, together with such certifications, affidavits, questionnaires or returns as shall be required in connection with the recording or filing thereof under applicable law;
(ii) a favorable opinion, addressed to the Collateral Agent and the Secured Parties covering, the enforceability of the applicable Mortgage as amended by the Mortgage Amendment;
(iii) a date down endorsement (or other title product where a date down endorsement is not available in the applicable jurisdiction) to the existing Mortgage Policy, which shall reasonably assure the Collateral Agent as of the date of such endorsement (or other title product) that the real property subject to the lien of such Mortgage is free and clear of all defects and encumbrances except for Liens permitted pursuant to Section 7.01 of the Credit Agreement or Liens otherwise consented to by the Administrative Agent;
(iv) evidence of payment by the Borrower of all escrow charges and related charges, mortgage recording taxes, fees, charges and costs and expenses required for the recording of the Mortgage Amendment referred to above; and
(v) such affidavits, certificates, information and instruments of indemnification as shall be required to induce the title company to issue the endorsement (or other title product) contemplated above and evidence of payment of all applicable title insurance premiums, search and examination charges, and related charges required for the issuance of the endorsement.
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ARTICLE V
Representations and Warranties.
Section 5.1. To induce each Amendment No. 5 Revolving Lender to enter into this Amendment, each Loan Party represents and warrants that:
(a) Organization; Power. Each Loan Party (i) is duly organized or incorporated, validly existing and, to the extent such concept is applicable in the corresponding jurisdiction, in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization or incorporation and (ii) has all requisite organizational or constitutional power and authority to execute and deliver this Amendment and perform its obligations under the Credit Agreement as amended by this Amendment, and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party, except, in the case of clauses (i) and (ii), where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(b) Authorization; Enforceability. This Amendment has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate, shareholder or other organizational action by each Loan Party and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Loan Party, as applicable, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject to general principles of equity, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.
(c) Loan Document Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of the Borrower and each other Loan Party contained in Article V of the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, are true and correct in all material respects (except that any representation and warranty that is qualified as to “materiality” or “Material Adverse Effect” shall be true and correct in all respects as so qualified) on and as of the Amendment No. 5 Effective Date and except that the representations and warranties which by their terms are made as of an earlier date are true and correct in all material respects (except that any representation and warranty that is qualified as to “materiality” or “Material Adverse Effect” shall be true and correct in all respects as so qualified) only as of such specified date.
(d) No Default. At the time of and immediately after giving effect to this Amendment, no Default has occurred and is continuing.
ARTICLE VI
Miscellaneous
Section 6.1. Effect of Amendment.
(a) On and after the date hereof, 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, mean and are a reference to the Credit Agreement as modified by this Amendment. This Amendment is a Loan Document executed pursuant to the Credit Agreement and shall be construed, administered and applied in accordance with the terms and provisions thereof.
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(b) The Credit Agreement, as specifically amended by this Amendment, and each of the other Loan Documents are and shall continue to be in full force and effect and are hereby in all respects ratified and confirmed. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Collateral Documents and all of the Collateral described therein do and shall continue to secure the payment of all of the respective Obligations of Holdings and the Borrower under the Loan Documents, in each case as the Credit Agreement is amended by this Amendment.
(c) The execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Amendment does not, except as expressly provided herein, operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of any Lender or the Administrative Agent under any of the Loan Documents nor constitute a waiver of any provision of any of the Loan Documents. This Amendment shall not constitute a novation of the Credit Agreement.
Section 6.2. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto on different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. This Amendment constitutes the entire contract among the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and supersedes any and all previous agreements and understandings, oral or written, relating to the subject matter hereof. This Amendment shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and to the other Loan Documents and their respective successors and assigns. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Amendment by facsimile or electronic transmission shall be effective as delivery of an original executed counterpart of this Amendment. Any signature to this Amendment may be delivered by facsimile, electronic mail (including pdf) or any electronic signature complying with the U.S. federal ESIGN Act of 2000 or the New York Electronic Signature and Records Act or other transmission method and any counterpart so delivered shall be deemed to have been duly and validly delivered and be valid and effective for all purposes to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law
Section 6.3. Notices. The parties hereto hereby agree that this Amendment shall constitute the notice with respect to the establishment of the Amendment No. 5 Revolving Commitments required pursuant to Section 2.14(a) and 2.16(c) of the Credit Agreement and notice with respect to the addition of L/C Issuers required pursuant to Section 2.03(k) of the Credit Agreement.
Section 6.4. GOVERNING LAW, etc. This AMENDMENT shall be construed in ACCORDANCE with and governed by the law of the State of New York. The provisions of Sections 10.15(b) and 10.16 of the Credit Agreement are incorporated herein and apply to this Amendment mutatis mutandis.
Section 6.5. Headings. Article and Section headings used herein are for convenience of reference only, are not part of this Amendment and are not to affect the construction of, or be taken into consideration in interpreting, this Amendment.
Section 6.6. Reaffirmation. Each Loan Party hereby expressly acknowledges the terms of this Amendment and reaffirms, as of the date hereof, (i) the covenants and agreements contained in each Loan Document to which it is a party, including, in each case, such covenants and agreements as in effect immediately after giving effect to this Amendment and the transactions contemplated hereby and (ii) its guarantee of the Obligations under each Guaranty, as applicable, and its grant of Liens on the Collateral to secure the applicable Obligations pursuant to the Collateral Documents.
[signature pages follow]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be executed and delivered by their respective duly authorized officers as of the date first above written.
GATES GLOBAL LLC, as Borrower |
By: | /s/ Nathan A. Rogers |
Name: | Nathan A. Rogers |
Title: | Treasurer |
OMAHA HOLDINGS LLC,
as Holdings |
By: | /s/ Nathan A. Rogers |
Name: | Nathan A. Rogers |
Title: | Treasurer |
GATES GLOBAL CO.
OMAHA ACQUISITION INC.
GATES INVESTMENTS, LLC
GATES ADMINISTRATION CORP.
PHILIPS HOLDING CORPORATION
TOMKINS BP US HOLDING CORP.
GATES E&S NORTH AMERICA, INC.
GATES TPU, INC.
GATES CORPORATION
GATES INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, LLC
ATLAS HYDRAULICS LLC
GATES HOLDINGS 1 LLC
each as a Guarantor
By: | /s/ Nathan A. Rogers |
Name: | Nathan A. Rogers |
Title: | Treasurer |
[Signature Page to Amendment No. 5]
Accepted and Acknowledged:
CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH, as Administrative Agent |
/s/ Judith Smith |
Name: | Judith Smith |
Title: | Authorized Signatory |
/s/ Cassandra Droogan |
Name: | Cassandra Droogan |
Title: | Authorized Signatory |
[Signature Page to Amendment No. 5]
CITIBANK, N.A., as Amendment No. 5 Revolving Credit Lender and an L/C Issuer | ||
/s/ James Oleskewicz | ||
Name: | James Oleskewicz | |
Title: | Vice President |
[Signature Page to Amendment No. 5]
BARCLAYS BANK PLC, as Amendment No. 5 Revolving Credit Lender and an L/C Issuer | ||
/s/ Craig Malloy | ||
Name: | Craig Malloy | |
Title: | Director |
[Signature Page to Amendment No. 5]
CIBC BANK USA, as Amendment No. 5 Revolving Credit Lender | ||
/s/ James Belletire | ||
Name: | James Belletire | |
Title: | Managing Director |
[Signature Page to Amendment No. 5]
CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH, as Amendment No. 5 Revolving Credit Lender and an L/C Issuer | ||
/s/ Judith Smith | ||
Name: | Judith Smith | |
Title: | Authorized Signatory | |
/s/ Cassandra Droogan | ||
Name: | Cassandra Droogan | |
Title: | Authorized Signatory |
[Signature Page to Amendment No. 5]
GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA, as Amendment No. 5 Revolving Credit Lender and an L/C Issuer | ||
/s/ Rebecca Kratz | ||
Name: | Rebecca Kratz | |
Title: | Authorized Signatory |
[Signature Page to Amendment No. 5]
HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Amendment No. 5 Revolving Credit Lender and an L/C Issuer | ||
/s/ Brett Callanan | ||
Name: | Brett Callanan | |
Title: | Vice President |
[Signature Page to Amendment No. 5]
KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Amendment No. 5 Revolving Credit Lender | ||
/s/ Paul Steiger | ||
Name: | Paul Steiger | |
Title: | Vice President |
[Signature Page to Amendment No. 5]
MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC., as Amendment No. 5 Revolving Credit Lender | ||
/s/ Michael King | ||
Name: | Michael King | |
Title: | Vice Presiden |
[Signature Page to Amendment No. 5]
PNC BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Amendment No. 5 Revolving Credit Lender | ||
/s/ Dana Kerpsack | ||
Name: | Dana Kerpsack | |
Title: | Vice President |
[Signature Page to Amendment No. 5]
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA, as Amendment No. 5 Revolving Credit Lender | ||
/s/ Nikhil Madhok | ||
Name: | Nikhil Madhok | |
Title: | Authorized Signatory |
[Signature Page to Amendment No. 5]
SANTANDER BANK, N.A., as Amendment No. 5 Revolving Credit Lender | ||
/s/ John T. Ruotolo | ||
Name: | John T. Ruotolo | |
Title: | Senior Vice President | |
/s/ Jennifer Baydian | ||
Name: | Jennifer Baydian | |
Title: | Senior Vice President |
[Signature Page to Amendment No. 5]
UBS AG, STAMFORD BRANCH, as Amendment No. 5 Revolving Credit Lender | ||
/s/ Houssem Daly | ||
Name: | Houssem Daly | |
Title: | Director | |
/s/ Dionne Robinson | ||
Name: | Dionne Robinson | |
Title: | Associate Director |
[Signature Page to Amendment No. 5]
EXHIBIT A
[see attached]
Schedule I
Schedule 1.01A
Commitments
Revolving Credit Commitments: | ||||
Citibank, N.A. | $ | 35,005,000 | ||
Barclays Bank PLC | $ | 19,545,000 | ||
CIBC Bank USA | $ | 19,545,000 | ||
Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch | $ | 19,545,000 | ||
Goldman Sachs Bank USA | $ | 19,545,000 | ||
HSBC Bank USA, National Association | $ | 19,545,000 | ||
KeyBank National Association | $ | 19,545,000 | ||
Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. | $ | 19,545,000 | ||
PNC Bank National Association | $ | 19,545,000 | ||
Royal Bank of Canada | $ | 19,545,000 | ||
Santander Bank, N.A. | $ | 19,545,000 | ||
UBS AG, Stamford Branch | $ | 19,545,000 | ||
Total: | $ | 250,000,000 |
EXHIBIT A
MARKED VERSION REFLECTING CHANGES
PURSUANT TO AMENDMENT NO. 4 TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
ADDED TEXT SHOWN UNDERSCORED
DELETED TEXT SHOWN STRIKETHROUGH
CREDIT AGREEMENT
Dated as of July 3, 2014,
As amended by Amendment No. 1 on April 7, 2017
As amended by Amendment No. 2 on November 22, 2017
As amended by Amendment No. 3 on January 24, 2018
As amended by Amendment No. 4 on February 24, 2021
As
amended by Amendment No. 5 on November 18, 2021
among
Omaha holdings llcOMAHA
HOLDINGS LLC,
as Holdings,
GATES GLOBAL LLC,
as the Borrower,
THE OTHER GUARANTORS PARTY HERETO FROM TIME TO TIME,
CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH
as Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent, Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuer,
and
THE OTHER LENDERS PARTY HERETO FROM TIME TO TIME
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CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (USA) LLC,
CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.,
CITIBANK, N.A.
GOLDMAN SACHS LENDING PARTNERS LLC,
MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC.,
DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC.,
UBS SECURITIES LLC
and
MACQUARIE CAPITAL (USA) INC.,
as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners,
BLACKSTONE HOLDINGS FINANCE CO. L.L.C.,
as Co-Manager
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I
Definitions and Accounting TermsDEFINITIONS
AND ACCOUNTING TERMS
SECTION 1.01 | Defined Terms | 1 |
SECTION 1.02 | Other Interpretive Provisions |
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SECTION 1.03 | Accounting Terms |
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SECTION 1.04 | Rounding |
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SECTION 1.05 | References to Agreements, Laws, Etc. |
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SECTION 1.06 | Times of Day |
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SECTION 1.07 | Timing of Payment or Performance |
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SECTION 1.08 | Cumulative Credit Transactions |
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SECTION 1.09 | Divisions |
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ARTICLE II
The Commitments and Credit ExtensionsTHE
COMMITMENTS AND CREDIT EXTENSIONS
SECTION 2.01 | The Loans |
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SECTION 2.02 | Borrowings, Conversions and Continuations of Loans |
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SECTION 2.03 | Letters of Credit |
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SECTION 2.04 | Swing Line Loans |
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SECTION 2.05 | Prepayments |
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SECTION 2.06 | Termination or Reduction of Commitments |
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SECTION 2.07 | Repayment of Loans |
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SECTION 2.08 | Interest |
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SECTION 2.09 | Fees |
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SECTION 2.10 | Computation of Interest and Fees |
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SECTION 2.11 | Evidence of Indebtedness |
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SECTION 2.12 | Payments Generally |
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SECTION 2.13 | Sharing of Payments |
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SECTION 2.14 | Incremental Credit Extensions |
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SECTION 2.15 | Refinancing Amendments |
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SECTION 2.16 | Extension of Term Loans; Extension of Revolving Credit Loans |
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SECTION 2.17 | Defaulting Lenders |
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ARTICLE III
Taxes, Increased Costs Protection and IllegalityTAXES,
INCREASED COSTS
PROTECTION AND ILLEGALITY
SECTION 3.01 | Taxes |
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SECTION 3.02 | Illegality |
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SECTION 3.03 | Inability to Determine Rates |
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SECTION 3.04 | Increased Cost and Reduced Return; Capital Adequacy; Reserves on Eurocurrency Rate Loans |
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SECTION 3.05 | Funding Losses |
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SECTION 3.06 | Matters Applicable to All Requests for Compensation |
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SECTION 3.07 | Replacement of Lenders under Certain Circumstances |
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SECTION 3.08 | Survival |
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ARTICLE IV
Conditions Precedent to Credit ExtensionsCONDITIONS
PRECEDENT TO CREDIT
EXTENSIONS
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SECTION 4.01 | Conditions to Initial Credit Extension |
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SECTION 4.02 | Conditions to All Credit Extensions |
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ARTICLE V
Representations and WarrantiesREPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES
SECTION 5.01 | Existence, Qualification and Power; Compliance with Laws |
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SECTION 5.02 | Authorization; No Contravention |
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SECTION 5.03 | Governmental Authorization; Other Consents |
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SECTION 5.04 | Binding Effect |
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SECTION 5.05 | Financial Statements; No Material Adverse Effect |
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SECTION 5.06 | Litigation |
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SECTION 5.07 | [Reserved] |
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SECTION 5.08 | Ownership of Property; Liens; Real Property |
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SECTION 5.09 | Environmental Matters |
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SECTION 5.10 | Taxes |
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SECTION 5.11 | ERISA Compliance |
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SECTION 5.12 | Subsidiaries; Equity Interests |
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SECTION 5.13 | Margin Regulations; Investment Company Act |
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SECTION 5.14 | Disclosure |
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SECTION 5.15 | Labor Matters |
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SECTION 5.16 | [Reserved] |
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SECTION 5.17 | Intellectual Property; Licenses, Etc. |
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SECTION 5.18 | Solvency |
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SECTION 5.19 | Subordination of Junior Financing; First Lien Obligations |
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SECTION 5.20 | OFAC; USA PATRIOT Act; FCPA |
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SECTION 5.21 | Security Documents |
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ARTICLE VI
Affirmative CovenantsAFFIRMATIVE
COVENANTS
SECTION 6.01 | Financial Statements |
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SECTION 6.02 | Certificates; Other Information |
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SECTION 6.03 | Notices |
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SECTION 6.04 | Payment of Obligations |
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SECTION 6.05 | Preservation of Existence, Etc. |
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SECTION 6.06 | Maintenance of Properties |
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SECTION 6.07 | Maintenance of Insurance |
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SECTION 6.08 | Compliance with Laws |
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SECTION 6.09 | Books and Records |
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SECTION 6.10 | Inspection Rights |
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SECTION 6.11 | Additional Collateral; Additional Guarantors |
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SECTION 6.12 | Compliance with Environmental Laws |
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SECTION 6.13 | Further Assurances |
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SECTION 6.14 | Designation of Subsidiaries |
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SECTION 6.15 | Maintenance of Ratings |
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SECTION 6.16 | Post-Closing Covenants |
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ARTICLE VII
Negative CovenantsNEGATIVE
COVENANTS
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SECTION 7.01 | Liens |
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SECTION 7.02 | Investments |
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SECTION 7.03 | Indebtedness |
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SECTION 7.04 | Fundamental Changes |
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SECTION 7.05 | Dispositions |
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SECTION 7.06 | Restricted Payments |
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SECTION 7.07 | Change in Nature of Business |
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SECTION 7.08 | Transactions with Affiliates |
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SECTION 7.09 | Burdensome Agreements |
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SECTION 7.10 | Use of Proceeds |
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SECTION 7.11 | Financial Covenant |
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SECTION 7.12 | Accounting Changes |
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SECTION 7.13 | Prepayments, Etc. of Indebtedness |
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SECTION 7.14 | Permitted Activities |
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ARTICLE VIII
Events of Default and RemediesEVENTS
OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES
SECTION 8.01 | Events of Default |
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SECTION 8.02 | Remedies Upon Event of Default |
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SECTION 8.03 | Exclusion of Immaterial Subsidiaries |
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SECTION 8.04 | Application of Funds |
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SECTION 8.05 | Borrower’s Right to Cure |
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ARTICLE IX
Administrative Agent and Other AgentsADMINISTRATIVE
AGENT AND OTHER AGENTS
SECTION 9.01 | Appointment and Authorization of Agents |
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SECTION 9.02 | Delegation of Duties |
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SECTION 9.03 | Liability of Agents |
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SECTION 9.04 | Reliance by Agents |
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SECTION 9.05 | Notice of Default |
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SECTION 9.06 | Credit Decision; Disclosure of Information by Agents |
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SECTION 9.07 | Indemnification of Agents |
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SECTION 9.08 | Agents in Their Individual Capacities |
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SECTION 9.09 | Successor Agents |
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SECTION 9.10 | Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim |
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SECTION 9.11 | Collateral and Guaranty Matters |
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SECTION 9.12 | Other Agents; Arrangers and Managers |
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SECTION 9.13 | Withholding Tax Indemnity |
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SECTION 9.14 | Appointment of Supplemental Agents |
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ARTICLE X
MiscellaneousMISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 10.01 | Amendments, Etc. |
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SECTION 10.02 | Notices and Other Communications; Facsimile Copies |
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SECTION 10.03 | No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies |
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SECTION 10.04 | Attorney Costs and Expenses |
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SECTION 10.05 | Indemnification by the Borrower |
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SECTION 10.06 | Payments Set Aside |
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SECTION 10.07 | Successors and Assigns |
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SECTION 10.08 | Confidentiality |
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SECTION 10.09 | Setoff |
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SECTION 10.10 | Interest Rate Limitation |
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SECTION 10.11 | Counterparts |
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SECTION 10.12 | Integration; Termination |
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SECTION 10.13 | Survival of Representations and Warranties |
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SECTION 10.14 | Severability |
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SECTION 10.15 | GOVERNING LAW |
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SECTION 10.16 | WAIVER OF RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY |
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SECTION 10.17 | Binding Effect |
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SECTION 10.18 | USA PATRIOT Act |
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SECTION 10.19 | No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility |
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SECTION 10.20 | Electronic Execution of Assignments |
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SECTION 10.21 | Effect of Certain Inaccuracies |
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SECTION 10.22 | Judgment Currency |
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SECTION 10.23 | Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of EEA Financial Institutions | |
SECTION 10.24 | Acknowledgement Regarding any Supported QFCs |
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ARTICLE XI
GuarantyGUARANTY
SECTION 11.01 | The Guaranty |
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SECTION 11.02 | Obligations Unconditional |
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SECTION 11.03 | Reinstatement |
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SECTION 11.04 | Subrogation; Subordination |
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SECTION 11.05 | Remedies |
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SECTION 11.06 | Instrument for the Payment of Money |
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SECTION 11.07 | Continuing Guaranty |
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SECTION 11.08 | General Limitation on Guarantee Obligations |
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SECTION 11.09 | Information |
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SECTION 11.10 | Release of Guarantors |
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SECTION 11.11 | Right of Contribution |
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SECTION 11.12 | Cross-Guaranty |
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SCHEDULES
1.01A | Commitments |
1.01B | Collateral Documents |
1.01C | Unrestricted Subsidiaries |
5.05 | Certain Liabilities |
5.06 | Litigation |
5.08 | Ownership of Property |
5.09(a) | Environmental Matters |
5.10 | Taxes |
5.11(a) | ERISA Compliance |
5.12 | Subsidiaries and Other Equity Investments |
6.01 | Borrower’s Website |
6.16 | Post-Closing Covenants |
7.01(b) | Existing Liens |
7.02(f) | Existing Investments |
7.03(b) | Existing Indebtedness |
7.05(f) | Dispositions |
7.08 | Transactions with Affiliates |
7.09 | Certain Contractual Obligations |
10.02 | Administrative Agent’s Office, Certain Addresses for Notices |
10.02(a) | Notice Information |
EXHIBITS
Form of
A | Committed Loan Notice |
B | Letter of Credit Issuance Request |
C | Swing Line Loan Notice |
D-1 | Term Note |
D-2 | Revolving Credit Note | |
D-3 | Swing Line Note |
E-1 | Compliance Certificate |
E-2 | Solvency Certificate |
F | Assignment and Assumption |
G | Security Agreement |
H | Perfection Certificate |
I | Intercompany Note |
J-1 | First Lien Intercreditor Agreement |
J-2 | ABL Intercreditor Agreement |
L | Administrative Questionnaire |
M-1 | Affiliated Lender Assignment and Assumption |
M-2 | Affiliated Lender Notice | |
M-3 | Acceptance and Prepayment Notice | |
M-4 | Discount Range Prepayment Notice | |
M-5 | Discount Range Prepayment Offer | |
M-6 | Solicited Discounted Prepayment Notice | |
M-7 | Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offer | |
M-8 | Specified Discount Prepayment Notice | |
M-9 | Specified Discount Prepayment Response |
N | United States Tax Compliance Certificate |
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CREDIT AGREEMENT
This CREDIT AGREEMENT (as the same may be amended,
modified, refinanced and/or restated from time to time, this “Agreement”) is entered into as of July 3, 2014, as amended
by Amendment No. 1 on April 7, 2017, as amended by Amendment No. 2 on November 22, 2017, as amended by Amendment No. 3 on January 24,
2018 andand 2018,
as amended by Amendment No. 4 on February 24, 2021 among omaha
holdings llcand as amended
by Amendment No. 5 on November 18, 2021 among OMAHA HOLDINGS LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company, Gates global llcGATES
GLOBAL LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Borrower”), the Guarantors party hereto from time
to time, CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH, as Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent, Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuer, and each
lender from time to time party hereto (collectively, the “Lenders” and individually, a “Lender”).
PRELIMINARY STATEMENTS
Pursuant to Amendment No. 44,5,
and upon satisfaction of the conditions set forth therein, the Original Credit Agreement is being amended in the form of this Agreement.
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 1.01Defined Terms.
As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:
“2026 Dollar Senior Notes” means collectively the Dollar-denominated unsecured notes of the Borrower and Gates Global Co. due 2026 in an aggregate principal amount of $568,000,000 issued November 2019.
“ABL Collateral Agent” means Citibank, N.A. and any successor, as agent under the ABL Credit Agreement, or if there is no ABL Credit Agreement, the “ABL Collateral Agent” designated pursuant to the terms of the ABL Debt.
“ABL Credit Agreement” means the loan and security agreement, to be dated as of the Closing Date among the Borrower, Holdings I, certain other Subsidiaries of the Borrower, the ABL Collateral Agent and the other financial institutions party thereto, as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
“ABL Debt” means (1) any Indebtedness outstanding from time to time under the ABL Credit Agreement, (2) all obligations with respect to such Indebtedness and any Swap Contract incurred with any ABL Lender (or its Affiliates) and secured by the ABL Facility Collateral and (3) all Treasury Services Agreement incurred with any ABL Lender (or its Affiliates) and secured by the ABL Facility Collateral.
“ABL Facility Collateral” has the meaning given to such term in the ABL Intercreditor Agreement.
“ABL Intercreditor Agreement” means an intercreditor agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit J-2 (which agreement in such form or with immaterial changes thereto the Collateral Agent is authorized to enter into) among Holdings I, the Borrower, the Subsidiaries of the Borrower from time to time party thereto, the Collateral Agent, the ABL Collateral Agent and one or more collateral agents or representatives for the holders of Indebtedness that is permitted under Section 7.03 to be, and intended to be, secured on a pari passu basis with the Liens securing the Obligations.
“ABL Lender” means any lender or holder or agent or arranger of Indebtedness under the ABL Credit Agreement.
“ABL Priority Collateral” has the meaning given to such term in the ABL Intercreditor Agreement.
“Acceptable Discount” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a)(v)(D)(2).
“Acceptable Prepayment Amount” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a)(v)(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-3.
“Acceptance Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a)(v)(D)(2).
“Acquired EBITDA” means, with respect to any Acquired Entity or Business or any Converted Restricted Subsidiary for any period, the amount for such period of Consolidated EBITDA of such Acquired Entity or Business or Converted Restricted Subsidiary (determined as if references to the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries in the definition of Consolidated EBITDA were references to such Acquired Entity or Business and its Subsidiaries or to such Converted Restricted Subsidiary and its Subsidiaries), as applicable, all as determined on a consolidated basis for such Acquired Entity or Business or Converted Restricted Subsidiary, as applicable.
“Acquired Entity or Business” has the meaning set forth in the definition of the term “Consolidated EBITDA.”
“Acquisition” means the acquisition by Omaha Acquisition Inc., directly or indirectly, of all of the outstanding class A and class B shares of the Company on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Purchase Agreement.
“Additional B-3 Dollar Term Commitments” means, with respect to the Additional B-3 Dollar Term Lender, its commitment to make an Initial B-3 Dollar Term Loan on the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date in an amount equal to $272,077,056.06 (which amount represents the entire aggregate principal amount of the Initial B-2 Dollar Term Loans outstanding immediately prior to the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date minus the aggregate principal amount of Converted Initial B-2 Dollar Term Loans on the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date).
“Additional B-3 Dollar Term Lender” means the Person identified as such in Amendment No. 4.
“Additional Lender” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.14(c).
“Additional Notes” means the aggregate principal amount of $150,000,000 of Dollar Senior Notes issued by the Borrower on March 30, 2017 pursuant to the Senior Notes Indenture.
“Additional Refinancing Lender” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.15(a).
“Administrative Agent” means Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch, in its capacity as administrative agent under any of the Loan Documents, or any successor administrative agent.
“Administrative Agent’s Office” means the Administrative Agent’s address and 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 the form of Exhibit L or such other form as may be supplied from time to time by the Administrative Agent.
“Affected Financial Institution” means (a) any EEA Financial Institution or (b) any UK Financial Institution.
“Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, another Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls or is Controlled by or is under common Control with the Person specified. “Control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise. “Controlling” and “Controlled” have meanings correlative thereto.
“Affiliated Lender” means, at any time, any Lender that is an Investor (including portfolio companies of the Investors notwithstanding the exclusion in the definition of “Investors”) (other than Holdings, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries and other than any Debt Fund Affiliate) or a Non-Debt Fund Affiliate of an Investor at such time.
“Affiliated Lender Assignment and Assumption” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.07(l)(i).
“Affiliated Lender Cap” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.07(l)(iii).
“Agent-Related Persons” means the Agents, together with their respective Affiliates, and the officers, directors, employees, partners, agents, advisors, attorneys-in-fact and other representatives of such Persons and Affiliates.
“Agents” means, collectively, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Lead Arrangers, the Co-Manager and the Supplemental Agents (if any).
“Aggregate Commitments” means the Commitments of all the Lenders.
“Agreement” means this Credit Agreement, as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
“All-In Yield” means, as to any Indebtedness, the yield thereof, whether in the form of interest rate, margin, OID, upfront fees or Eurocurrency Rate or Base Rate floor; provided that OID and upfront fees shall be equated to interest rate assuming a 4-year life to maturity (or, if less, the stated life to maturity at the time of its incurrence of the applicable Indebtedness); and provided, further, that “All-In Yield” shall not include arrangement fees, structuring fees, commitment fees, underwriting fees, consent fees paid to consenting lenders, ticking fees on undrawn commitments or other fees payable to any lead arranger (or its affiliates) in connection with the commitment or syndication of such Indebtedness.
“Amendment No. 1” means Amendment No. 1 to this Agreement dated as of April 7, 2017.
“Amendment No. 1 Effective Date” means April 7, 2017.
“Amendment No. 2” means Amendment No. 2 to this Agreement dated as of November 22, 2017.
“Amendment No. 2 Effective Date” means November 22, 2017.
“Amendment No. 3” means Amendment No. 3 to this Agreement dated as of January 24, 2018.
“Amendment No. 3 Effective Date” means January 29, 2018.
“Amendment No. 4” means Amendment No. 4 to this Agreement dated as of February 24, 2021.
“Amendment No. 4 Arrangers” has the meaning set forth in Amendment No. 4.
“Amendment No. 4 Effective Date” means February 24, 2021.
“Amendment No. 5” means Amendment No. 5 to this Agreement dated as of November 18, 2021.
“Amendment No. 5 Arrangers” has the meaning set forth in Amendment No. 5.
“Amendment No. 5 Effective Date” means November 18, 2021.
“Applicable Discount” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a)(v)(C)(2).
“Applicable ECF Percentage” means, for any fiscal year, (a) 50.0% if the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio as of the last day of such fiscal year is greater than 4.25 to 1.00, (b) 25.0% if the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio as of the last day of such fiscal year is less than or equal to 4.25 to 1.00 and greater than 3.75 to 1.00 and (c) 0.0% if the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio as of the last day of such fiscal year is less than or equal to 3.75 to 1.00.
“Applicable Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.21.
“Applicable Rate” means:
(a) with respect to the Initial Term Loans, a percentage per annum equal to:
(i) with respect to Initial B-2 Euro Term Loans:
(A)initially, a percentage per annum equal to 3.25%;
(B)upon the occurrence of a Specified IPO, a percentage per annum equal to 3.00%;
(ii) with respect to Initial B-3 Dollar Term Loans:
(A)until delivery of financial statements for the first full fiscal quarter ending after the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date pursuant to Section 6.01, a percentage per annum equal to (1) for Eurocurrency Rate Loans, 2.75% and (2) for Base Rate Loans, 1.75%; and
(B)thereafter, the following percentages per annum, based upon the Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio as set forth in the most recent Compliance Certificate received by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 6.02(a):
Applicable Rate | ||||||||||
Pricing
Level |
Consolidated
Total Net Leverage Ratio |
Eurocurrency
Rate for Initial B-3 Dollar Term Loans |
Base Rate for
Initial B-3 Dollar Term Loans |
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1 | > 3.75:1.00 | 2.75 | % | 1.75 | % | |||||
2 | ≤ 3.75:1.00 | 2.50 | % | 1.50 | % |
(b) with respect to Revolving Credit Loans, until delivery of financial statements for the first full fiscal quarter ending after the Closing Date pursuant to Section 6.01, a percentage per annum equal to: (A) for Eurocurrency Rate Loans, SONIA Rate Loans and Letter of Credit fees, 2.75%, (B) for Base Rate Loans, 1.75% and (C) for facility fees on the Revolving Credit Commitments, 0.50%; and
(c) thereafter, the following percentages per annum, based upon the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio as set forth in the most recent Compliance Certificate received by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 6.02(a):
Applicable Rate | ||||||||||||||
Pricing
Level |
Consolidated
First Lien Net Leverage Ratio |
Eurocurrency
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Base Rate for
Revolving Credit Loans |
Facility
Fee Rate |
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1 | > 4.00:1.00 | 2.75 | % | 1.75 | % | 0.50 | % | |||||||
2 | ≤ 4.00:1.00 and > 3.00:1.00 | 2.50 | % | 1.50 | % | 0.375 | % | |||||||
3 | ≤ 3.00:1.00 | 2.25 | % | 1.25 | % | 0.375 | % |
Any increase or decrease in the Applicable Rate resulting from a change in the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio or Consolidated Total 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(a); provided that at the option of the Administrative Agent or the applicable Required Class Lenders, the highest pricing level (i.e., Pricing Level 1) shall apply (x) as of the first Business Day after the date on which a Compliance Certificate was required to have been delivered but was not delivered, and shall continue to so apply to and including the date on which such Compliance Certificate is so delivered (and thereafter the pricing level otherwise determined in accordance with this definition shall apply) and (y) as of the first Business Day after an Event of Default under Section 8.01(a) 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, (a) with respect to Loans of any Class, the Lenders of such Class, (b) with respect to Letters of Credit, (i) the relevant L/C Issuer and (ii) the Revolving Credit Lenders and (c) with respect to the Swing Line Facility, (i) the Swing Line Lender and (ii) if any Swing Line Loans are outstanding pursuant to Section 2.04(a), the Revolving Credit Lenders.
“Approved Counterparty” means any Agent, Lender or any Affiliate of an Agent or Lender at the time it entered into a Secured Hedge Agreement or a Treasury Services Agreement, as applicable, in its capacity as a party thereto, in each case notwithstanding whether such Approved Counterparty may cease to be an Agent, Lender or an Affiliate of an Agent or Lender after entering into such Secured Hedge Agreement or Treasury Services Agreement, as applicable.
“Approved Currency” means each of (i) Dollars, (ii) euros, (iii) Sterling and (iv) Yen.
“Approved Foreign Currency” means any Approved Currency other than Dollars.
“Approved Fund” means, with respect to any Lender, any Fund that is administered, advised or managed by (a) such Lender, (b) an Affiliate of such Lender or (c) an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that administers, advises or manages such Lender.
“Asian JV” means Gates Unitta Asia Company (organized under the laws of Japan), Gates Korea Company Limited (organized under the laws of Korea), Gates Unitta Asia Trading Company PTE LTD (organized under the laws of Singapore), Gates Unitta India Company Private Limited (organized under the laws of India), Gates Unitta Korea Co. Ltd. (organized under the laws of Korea), Gates Nitta Belt Company, L.L.C. (organized under the laws of Delaware) and Gates Unitta (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (organized under the laws of Thailand), or wholly owned subsidiaries thereof and any successor entities of the foregoing.
“Assignees” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.07(b).
“Assignment and Assumption” means an Assignment and Assumption substantially in the form of Exhibit F.
“Assignment Taxes” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.01(b).
“Attorney Costs” means and includes all reasonable and documented fees, expenses and disbursements of any law firm or other external legal counsel.
“Attributable Indebtedness” means, on any date, in respect of any Capitalized Lease of any Person, the capitalized amount thereof that would appear on a balance sheet of such Person prepared as of such date in accordance with GAAP.
“Auction Agent” means (a) the Administrative Agent or (b) any other financial institution or advisor employed 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(a)(v); 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.
“Audited Financial Statements” means the audited consolidated balance sheets of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of each of December 31, 2013 and 2012 and the audited consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income, cash flows and equity of the Company and its Subsidiaries for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011.
“Auto-Extension Letter of Credit” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03(b)(iii).
“Available Incremental Amount” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.14(d)(v).
“Bail-In Action” means the exercise of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable Resolution Authority in respect of any liability of an Affected 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, rule, regulation 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).
“Base Rate” means, for any day, a rate per annum equal to the greatest of (a) the Federal Funds Rate in effect on such day plus 1/2 of 1%, (b) the Prime Rate in effect for such day and (c) the Eurocurrency Rate for deposits in Dollars for a one-month Interest Period plus 1.00%; provided that for the avoidance of doubt, the Eurocurrency Rate for any day shall be LIBOR, at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) on such day for deposits in Dollars with a term of one month commencing on such day; it being understood that, for the avoidance of doubt, solely with respect to the Initial B-3 Dollar Term Loans, the Base Rate shall be deemed to be not less than 1.75% per annum. If the Administrative Agent shall have determined (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) that it is unable to ascertain the Federal Funds Rate for any reason, including the inability or failure of the Administrative Agent to obtain sufficient quotations in accordance with the terms of the definition thereof, the Base Rate shall be determined without regard to clause (a) of the preceding sentence until the circumstances giving rise to such inability no longer exist. Any change in the Base Rate due to a change in the Prime Rate, the Federal Funds Rate or the Eurocurrency Rate shall be effective on the effective date of such change in the Prime Rate, the Federal Funds Rate or the Eurocurrency Rate, as the case may be.
“Base Rate Loan” means a Loan denominated in Dollars that bears interest based on the Base Rate.
“Benchmark Discontinuation Event” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Eurocurrency Rate.”
“Blackstone Funds” means,
individually or collectively, any investment fund, co-investment vehicles and/or other similar vehicles or accounts, in each case managed
by an Affiliate of The Blackstone Group L.PPInc.,
or any of their respective successors.
“Borrower” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph to this Agreement.
“Borrower Materials” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.02.
“Borrower Offer of Specified Discount Prepayment” means the offer by any Company Party to make a voluntary prepayment of Term Loans at a Specified Discount to par pursuant to Section 2.05(a)(v)(B).
“Borrower Solicitation of Discount Range Prepayment Offers” means the solicitation by any Company Party of offers for, and the corresponding acceptance by a Lender of, a voluntary prepayment of Term Loans at a specified range of discounts to par pursuant to Section 2.05(a)(v)(C).
“Borrower Solicitation of Discounted Prepayment Offers” means the solicitation by any Company Party of offers for, and the subsequent acceptance, if any, by a Lender of, a voluntary prepayment of Term Loans at a discount to par pursuant to Section 2.05(a)(v)(D).
“Borrowing” means a Revolving Credit Borrowing, a Swing Line Borrowing or a Term Borrowing of a particular Class, as the context may require.
“Business Day” means any day other
than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks are authorized to close under the Laws of, or are in fact closed in, the
state of New York where the Administrative Agent’s Office is located and if such day relates to any interest rate settings as to
a Eurocurrency Rate Loan, any fundings, disbursements, settlements and payments in respect of any such Eurocurrency Rate Loan, or any
other dealings to be carried out pursuant to this Agreement in respect of any such Eurocurrency Rate Loan, means a day (a) on which dealings
in deposits in the applicable Approved Currency are conducted by and between banks in the applicable London interbank market, (b) if such
Eurocurrency Rate Loan is denominated in euros, on which the Trans-European Automated Real-Time Gross Settlement Express Transfer (TARGET)
System is open and (c) if such Eurocurrency Rate Loan is denominated in Yen,,
(c) if such day relates to any fundings, disbursements, settlements or payments in connection with a Revolving Credit Loan or Letter of
Credit denominated in Sterling and in relation to the calculation and computation for SONIA, means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday
or other day on which banks are closed for general business in London and (d) if such day relates to any fundings, disbursements, settlements
or payments in connection with a Revolving Credit Loan or Letter of Credit denominated in Japanese Yen and in relation to the calculation
and computation for TIBOR, means any such day on which banks are open for foreign exchange business in Tokyo, Japan.
“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 Leases) by the Borrower and its 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 its Restricted Subsidiaries.
“Capitalized Lease Obligation” means, at the time any determination thereof is to be made, the amount of the liability in respect of a Capitalized Lease; provided that any obligations of the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries either existing on the Closing Date or created prior to any recharacterization described below (i) that were not included on the consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower as capital lease obligations and (ii) that are subsequently recharacterized as capital lease obligations or indebtedness due to a change in accounting treatment or otherwise, shall for all purposes under this Agreement (including, without limitation, the calculation of Consolidated Net Income and Consolidated EBITDA) not be treated as capital lease obligations, Capitalized Lease Obligations or Indebtedness.
“Capitalized Leases” means all leases that have been or are required to be, in accordance with GAAP, recorded as capitalized leases; provided that for all purposes hereunder the amount of obligations under any Capitalized Lease shall be the amount thereof accounted for as a liability on a balance sheet in accordance with GAAP; provided, further, that for purposes of calculations made pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, GAAP will be deemed to treat leases in a manner consistent with its current treatment under generally accepted accounting principles as of the Closing Date, notwithstanding any modifications or interpretive changes thereto that may occur thereafter.
“Capitalized Software Expenditures” means, for any period, the aggregate of all expenditures (whether paid in cash or accrued as liabilities) by the Borrower and the 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 the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries.
“Cash Collateral” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03(g).
“Cash Collateral Account” means a blocked account at a commercial bank specified by the Administrative Agent in the name of the Administrative Agent and under the sole dominion and control of the Administrative Agent, and otherwise established in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
“Cash Collateralize” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03(g).
“Cash Equivalents” means any of the following types of Investments, to the extent owned by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary:
(1) Dollars;
(2) (a) Canadian dollars, Sterling, Yen, euros or any national currency of any Participating Member State of the EMU; or
(b) in such local currencies held by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary from time to time in the ordinary course of business;
(3) securities 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 24 months or less from the date of acquisition;
(4) certificates of deposit, time deposits and eurodollar time deposits with maturities of 24 months or less from the date of acquisition, demand deposits, bankers’ acceptances with maturities not exceeding one year 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;
(5) repurchase obligations for underlying securities of the types described in clauses (3), (4), (7) and (8) 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 shall be rating such obligations, an equivalent rating from another nationally recognized statistical Rating Agency) and in each case maturing within 24 months after the date of creation thereof;
(7) marketable short-term money market and similar 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 shall be rating such obligations, an equivalent rating from another nationally recognized statistical Rating Agency);
(8) readily marketable direct obligations issued by any state, commonwealth or territory of the United States or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof having an investment grade rating from either Moody’s or S&P (or, if at any time neither Moody’s nor S&P shall be rating such obligations, an equivalent rating from another nationally recognized statistical Rating Agency) with maturities of 24 months or less from the date of acquisition;
(9) readily marketable direct obligations issued 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 shall be rating such obligations, an equivalent rating from another nationally recognized statistical Rating Agency) with maturities of 24 months or less from the date of acquisition;
(10) Investments with average maturities of 12 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 shall be rating such obligations, an equivalent rating from another nationally recognized statistical Rating Agency);
(11) securities with maturities of 12 months or less from the date of acquisition backed by standby letters of credit issued by any financial institution or recognized securities dealer meeting the qualifications specified in clause (4) above;
(12) Indebtedness or preferred stock issued by Persons with a rating of “A” or higher from S&P or “A2” or higher from Moody’s with maturities of 24 months or less from the date of acquisition; and
(13) investment funds investing at least 90% of their assets in securities of the types described in clauses (1) through (12) above.
In the case of Investments by any Foreign Subsidiary that is a Restricted Subsidiary or Investments made in a country outside the United States of America, Cash Equivalents shall also include (a) investments of the type and maturity described in clauses (1) through (8) and clauses (10), (11), (12) and (13) 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 (b) other short-term investments utilized by Foreign Subsidiaries that are Restricted Subsidiaries in accordance with normal investment practices for cash management in investments analogous to the foregoing investments in clauses (1) through (13) and in this paragraph.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Cash Equivalents shall include amounts denominated in currencies other than those set forth in clauses (1) and (2) above; provided that such amounts are converted into any currency listed in clauses (1) and (2) as promptly as practicable and in any event within ten (10) Business Days following the receipt of such amounts.
For the avoidance of doubt, any items identified as Cash Equivalents under this definition will be deemed to be Cash Equivalents for all purposes regardless of the treatment of such items under GAAP.
“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.
“CERCLA” means the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as subsequently amended, and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Change of Control” shall be deemed to occur if:
(a) at any time prior to a Qualified IPO, any combination of Permitted Holders shall fail to own beneficially (within the meaning of Rule 13d-5 of the Exchange Act as in effect on the Closing Date), directly or indirectly, in the aggregate Equity Interests representing at least a majority of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of Holdings;
(b) at any time after a Qualified IPO, any person or “group” (within the meaning of Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act as in effect on the Closing Date), other than any combination of the Investors or any “group” including any Permitted Holders, shall have acquired beneficial ownership of 35% or more on a fully diluted basis of the voting interest in Holdings I’s Equity Interests and the Permitted Holders shall own, directly or indirectly, less than such person or “group” on a fully diluted basis of the voting interest in Holdings’ Equity Interests;
(c) a “change of control” (or similar event) shall occur under the ABL Credit Agreement, the Senior Notes or any other Indebtedness for borrowed money permitted under Section 7.03 with an aggregate outstanding principal amount in excess of the Threshold Amount or any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of any of the foregoing with an aggregate outstanding principal amount in excess of the Threshold Amount; or
(d) Holdings shall cease to own directly 100% of the Equity Interests of the Borrower.
“Class” (a) when used with respect to any Lender, refers to whether such Lender has a Loan or Commitment with respect to a particular Class of Loans or Commitments, (b) when used with respect to Commitments, refers to whether such Commitments are New Revolving Credit Commitments, Extended Revolving Credit Commitments of a given Extension Series, Revolving Commitment Increases, Other Revolving Credit Commitments, Initial B-2 Dollar Term Commitments, Initial B-2 Euro Term Commitments, Initial B-3 Dollar Term Commitments, Incremental Term Commitments or Refinancing Term Commitments of a given Refinancing Series and (c) when used with respect to Loans or a Borrowing, refers to whether such Loans, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are New Revolving Credit Loans, Revolving Credit Loans under Extended Revolving Credit Commitments of a given Extension Series, Revolving Credit Loans under Other Revolving Credit Commitments, Initial B-2 Dollar Term Loans, Initial B-2 Euro Term Loans, Initial B-3 Dollar Term Loans, Incremental Term Loans, Refinancing Term Loans of a given Refinancing Series or Extended Term Loans of a given Extension Series. New Revolving Credit Commitments, Incremental Revolving Credit Commitments, Extended Revolving Credit Commitments, Other Revolving Credit Commitments, Initial B-2 Dollar Term Commitments, Initial B-2 Euro Term Commitments, Initial B-3 Dollar Term Commitments, Incremental Term Commitments or Refinancing Term Commitments (and in each case, the Loans made pursuant to such Commitments) that have different terms and conditions shall be construed to be in different Classes. Commitments (and, in each case, the Loans made pursuant to such Commitments) that have the same terms and conditions shall be construed to be in the same Class. There shall be no more than an aggregate of three Classes of revolving credit facilities and five Classes of term loan facilities under this Agreement.
“Closing Date” means July 3, 2014, the first date on which all conditions precedent in Section 4.01 are satisfied or waived in accordance with Section 4.01.
“Closing Fees” means those fees required to be paid on the Closing Date pursuant to the Fee Letter.
“Co-Manager” means Blackstone Holdings Finance Co. L.L.C.
“Code” means the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.
“COLI Loans” means those certain loans borrowed from time to time by The Gates Corporation against group life insurance policies from Mass Mutual (or any successor thereto) and the associated group life insurance policies.
“Collateral” means (i) the “Collateral” as defined in the Security Agreement, (ii) all the “Collateral” or “Pledged Assets” (or similar term) as defined in any other Collateral Document, (iii) Mortgaged Property and (iv) any other assets pledged or in which a Lien is granted, in each case, pursuant to any Collateral Document.
“Collateral Agent” means Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch, in its capacity as collateral agent or pledgee in its own name under any of the Loan Documents, or any successor collateral agent.
“Collateral and Guarantee Requirement” means, at any time, the requirement that:
(a) the Administrative Agent shall have received each Collateral Document required to be delivered on the Closing Date pursuant to Section 4.01(a) or from time to time pursuant to Section 6.11, Section 6.13 or Section 6.16, subject to the limitations and exceptions of this Agreement, duly executed by each Loan Party party thereto;
(b) the Obligations shall have been guaranteed by Holdings and each Subsidiary of the Borrower (other than Excluded Subsidiaries) pursuant to the Guaranty;
(c) the Obligations and the Guaranty shall have been secured pursuant to the Security Agreement by a first-priority perfected security interest in (i) all the Equity Interests of the Borrower and (ii) all Equity Interests of each Restricted Subsidiary (that is not an Excluded Subsidiary (other than any Restricted Subsidiary that is an Excluded Subsidiary solely pursuant to clause (f) of the definition thereof)) directly owned by any Loan Party, subject to exceptions and limitations otherwise set forth in this Agreement and the Collateral Documents (to the extent appropriate in the applicable jurisdiction) (and the Administrative Agent shall have received certificates or other instruments representing all such Equity Interests (if any), together with undated stock powers or other instruments of transfer with respect thereto endorsed in blank);
(d) all Pledged Debt owing to any Loan Party that is evidenced by a promissory note shall have been delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant to the Security Agreement and the Administrative Agent shall have received all such promissory notes, together with undated instruments of transfer with respect thereto endorsed in blank;
(e) the Obligations and the Guaranty shall have been secured by a perfected security interest in, and Mortgages on, substantially all now owned or, in the case of real property, fee owned, or at any time hereafter acquired tangible and intangible assets of each Loan Party (including Equity Interests, intercompany debt, accounts, inventory, equipment, investment property, contract rights, intellectual property, other general intangibles, Material Real Property and proceeds of the foregoing), in each case, subject to exceptions and limitations otherwise set forth in this Agreement and the Collateral Documents (to the extent appropriate in the applicable jurisdiction), in each case with the priority required by the Collateral Documents;
(f) subject to limitations and exceptions of this Agreement and the Collateral Documents, to the extent a security interest in and Mortgages on any Material Real Property are required pursuant to clause (c) above or under Sections 6.11, 6.13 or 6.16 (each, a “Mortgaged Property”), the Administrative Agent shall have received (i) counterparts of a Mortgage with respect to such Mortgaged Property duly executed and delivered by the record owner of such property, together with evidence such Mortgage has been duly executed, acknowledged and delivered by a duly authorized officer of each party thereto, in form suitable for filing or recording in all filing or recording offices that the Administrative Agent may reasonably deem necessary or desirable in order to create a valid and subsisting perfected Lien (subject only to Liens described in clause (ii) below) on the property and/or rights described therein in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and evidence that all filing and recording taxes and fees have been paid or otherwise provided for in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (it being understood that if a mortgage tax will be owed on the entire amount of the indebtedness evidenced hereby, then the amount secured by the Mortgage shall be limited to 100% of the fair market value of the property at the time the Mortgage is entered into if such limitation results in such mortgage tax being calculated based upon such fair market value), (ii) fully paid American Land Title Association Lender’s policies of title insurance (or marked-up title insurance commitments having the effect of policies of title insurance) on the Mortgaged Property naming the Collateral Agent as the insured for its benefit and that of the Secured Parties and their respective successors and assigns (the “Mortgage Policies”) issued by a nationally recognized title insurance company reasonably acceptable to the Collateral Agent in form and substance and in an amount reasonably acceptable to the Collateral Agent (not to exceed 100% of the fair market value of the real properties covered thereby), insuring the Mortgages to be valid subsisting first priority Liens on the property described therein, free and clear of all Liens other than Liens permitted pursuant to Section 7.01 or Liens otherwise consented to by the Collateral Agent, each of which shall (A) to the extent reasonably necessary, include such coinsurance and reinsurance arrangements (with provisions for direct access, if reasonably necessary) as shall be reasonably acceptable to the Collateral Agent, (B) contain a “tie-in” or “cluster” endorsement, if available under applicable law (i.e., policies which insure against losses regardless of location or allocated value of the insured property up to a stated maximum coverage amount), and (C) have been supplemented by such endorsements as shall be reasonably requested by the Collateral Agent, to the extent such endorsements are available in the applicable jurisdiction at commercially reasonable rates, (iii) opinions from local counsel in each jurisdiction (A) where a Mortgaged Property is located regarding the enforceability of the Mortgage and (B) where the applicable Loan Party granting the Mortgage on said Mortgaged Property is organized, regarding the due authorization, execution and delivery of such Mortgage, and in each case, such other matters as may be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, (iv) a completed “life of the loan” Federal Emergency Management Agency Standard Flood Hazard Determination with respect to each Mortgaged Property (together with a notice about special flood hazard area status and flood disaster assistance), duly executed and acknowledged by the appropriate Loan Parties, together with evidence of flood insurance, to the extent required under Section 6.07(c) hereof and (v) a new ALTA or such existing surveys together with no change affidavits sufficient for the title company to remove all standard survey exceptions from the Mortgage Policies and issue the endorsements required in clause (ii) above;
(g) except as otherwise contemplated by this Agreement or any Collateral Document, all certificates, agreements, documents and instruments, including Uniform Commercial Code financing statements and filings with the United States Patent and Trademark Office and United States Copyright Office, required by the Collateral Documents, applicable Law or reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent to be filed, delivered, registered or recorded to create the Liens intended to be created by the Collateral Documents and perfect such Liens to the extent required by, and with the priority required by, the Collateral Documents and the other provisions of the term “Collateral and Guarantee Requirement,” shall have been filed, registered or recorded or delivered to the Administrative Agent for filing, registration or recording; and
(h) after the Closing Date, each Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower that is not then a Guarantor and not an Excluded Subsidiary shall become a Guarantor and signatory to this Agreement pursuant to a joinder agreement in accordance with Sections 6.11 or 6.13 and a party to the Collateral Documents in accordance with Section 6.11; provided that notwithstanding the foregoing provisions, any Subsidiary of the Borrower that Guarantees (other than Guarantees by a Foreign Subsidiary of Indebtedness of another Foreign Subsidiary) the Senior Notes, the ABL Credit Agreement (other than Canadian Subsidiaries which guarantee Indebtedness under the ABL Credit Agreement) or any Junior Financing with a principal amount in excess of the Threshold Amount or any Permitted Refinancing of any of the foregoing shall be a Guarantor hereunder for so long as it Guarantees such Indebtedness.
Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this definition or anything in this Agreement or any other Loan Document to the contrary:
(A) the foregoing definition shall not require, unless otherwise stated in this clause (A), the creation or perfection of pledges of, security interests in, Mortgages on, or the obtaining of title insurance or taking other actions with respect to the following (collectively, “Excluded Assets”): (i) any property or assets owned by any Foreign Subsidiary or an Unrestricted Subsidiary, (ii) any lease, license, contract, agreement or other general intangible or any property subject to a purchase money security interest, Capitalized Lease Obligation or similar arrangement, in each case permitted under this Agreement, to the extent that a grant of a security interest therein would violate or invalidate such lease, license, contract, agreement or other general intangible, Capitalized Lease Obligations or purchase money arrangement or create a right of termination in favor of any other party thereto (other than a Loan Party) after giving effect to the applicable anti-assignment provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code or other applicable Law, other than proceeds and receivables thereof, the assignment of which is expressly deemed effective under the Uniform Commercial Code or other applicable Law notwithstanding such prohibition, (iii) any interest in fee-owned real property (other than Material Real Properties), (iv) any interest in leased real property (including any requirement to deliver landlord waivers, estoppels and collateral access letters), (v) motor vehicles and other assets subject to certificates of title except to the extent perfection of a security interest therein may be accomplished by filing of financing statements in appropriate form in the applicable jurisdiction under the Uniform Commercial Code, (vi) Margin Stock and Equity Interests of any Person other than wholly-owned Subsidiaries that are Restricted Subsidiaries (that is not an Excluded Subsidiary (other than any Restricted Subsidiary that is an Excluded Subsidiary solely pursuant to clause (f) of the definition thereof)), (vii) any trademark application filed in the United States Patent and Trademark Office on the basis of the Borrower’s or any Guarantor’s “intent to use” such mark and for which a form evidencing use of the mark has not yet been filed with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, to the extent that granting a security interest in such trademark application prior to such filing would impair the enforceability or validity of such trademark application or any registration that issues therefrom under applicable federal Law, (viii) the creation or perfection of pledges of, or security interests in, any property or assets that would result in material adverse tax consequences to Holdings, the Borrower, or any of its Subsidiaries, as reasonably determined by the Borrower in consultation with the Administrative Agent, (ix) any governmental licenses or state or local franchises, charters and authorizations, to the extent a security in any such license, franchise, charter or authorization is prohibited or restricted thereby after giving effect to the anti-assignment provision of the Uniform Commercial Code and other applicable Law, other than proceeds and receivables thereof, the assignment of which is expressly deemed effective under the Uniform Commercial Code or other applicable Law notwithstanding such prohibition or restriction, (x) pledges and security interests prohibited or restricted by applicable Law (including any requirement to obtain the consent of any governmental authority or third party (other than a Loan Party)), (xi) all commercial tort claims in an amount less than $10.0 million, (xii) [reserved], (xiii) letter of credit rights, except to the extent constituting a supporting obligation for other Collateral as to which perfection of the security interest in such other Collateral is accomplished by the filing of a Uniform Commercial Code financing statement (it being understood that no actions shall be required to perfect a security interest in letter of credit rights, other than the filing of a Uniform Commercial Code financing statement), (xiv) cash and Cash Equivalents (other than cash and Cash Equivalents representing proceeds of Collateral, it being understood that all proceeds of Collateral shall be Collateral), (xv) any particular assets if the burden, cost or consequence of creating or perfecting such pledges or security interests in such assets is excessive in relation to the benefits to be obtained therefrom by the Lenders under the Loan Documents as mutually agreed by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent and communicated in writing delivered to the Collateral Agent and (xvi) proceeds from any and all of the foregoing assets described in clauses (i) through (xv) above to the extent such proceeds would otherwise be excluded pursuant to clauses (i) through (xv) above;
(B) (i) the foregoing definition shall not require control agreements with respect to any cash, deposit accounts or securities accounts or any other assets requiring perfection through control agreements; (ii) no actions in any non-U.S. jurisdiction or required by the laws of any non-U.S. jurisdiction shall be required in order to create any security interests in assets located or titled outside of the U.S., including any intellectual property registered in any non-U.S. jurisdiction, or to perfect such security interests (it being understood that there shall be no security agreements or pledge agreements governed under the laws of any non-U.S. jurisdiction) and (iii) except to the extent that perfection and priority may be achieved by the filing of a financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code with respect to the Borrower or a Guarantor, the Loan Documents shall not contain any requirements as to perfection or priority with respect to any assets or property described in clauses (i) or (ii) of this clause (B);
(C) the Administrative Agent in its discretion may grant extensions of time for the creation or perfection of security interests in, and Mortgages on, or obtaining of title insurance or taking other actions with respect to, particular assets (including extensions beyond the Closing Date) where it reasonably determines, in consultation with the Borrower and communicated in writing delivered to the Collateral Agent, that the creation or perfection of security interests and Mortgages on, or obtaining of title insurance or taking other actions, or any other compliance with the requirements of this definition cannot be accomplished without undue delay, burden or expense by the time or times at which it would otherwise be required by this Agreement or the Collateral Documents; provided that the Collateral Agent shall have received on or prior to the Closing Date (i) Uniform Commercial Code financing statements in appropriate form for filing under the Uniform Commercial Code in the jurisdiction of incorporation or organization of each Loan Party, (ii) filings with the United States Copyright Office and the United States Patent and Trademark Office and (iii) any certificates or instruments representing or evidencing Equity Interests of the Borrower and its Domestic Subsidiaries (other than any Excluded Subsidiary) accompanied by instruments of transfer and stock powers undated and endorsed in blank (or confirmation in lieu thereof reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent or its counsel that such certificates, powers and instruments have been sent for overnight delivery to the Collateral Agent or its counsel); provided further that the Collateral Agent shall have received the items set forth on Schedule 6.16 on or prior to the date(s) set forth therein; and
(D) Liens required to be granted from time to time pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement shall be subject to exceptions and limitations (if any) set forth in this Agreement and the Collateral Documents.
“Collateral Documents” means, collectively, the Security Agreement, the Intellectual Property Security Agreements, each of the Mortgages, collateral assignments, security agreements, pledge agreements, intellectual property security agreements or other similar agreements delivered to the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent pursuant to Section 4.01, Section 6.11, Section 6.13 or Section 6.16 and each of the other agreements, instruments or documents that creates or purports to create a Lien in favor of the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties.
“Commitment” means a New Revolving Credit Commitment, Incremental Revolving Credit Commitment, Extended Revolving Credit Commitment of a given Extension Series, Other Revolving Credit Commitment of a given Refinancing Series, Initial B-3 Dollar Term Commitment, Initial B-2 Euro Term Commitment, Incremental Term Commitment or Refinancing Term Commitment of a given Refinancing Series as the context may require.
“Committed Loan Notice” means a notice of (a) a Borrowing, (b) a conversion of Loans from one Type to the other, or (c) a continuation of Eurocurrency Rate Loans or SONIA Rate Loans, pursuant to Section 2.02(a), which, if in writing, shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A.
“Commodity Exchange Act” means the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. § 1 et seq.).
“Company” means Pinafore Holdings B.V.
“Company Parties” means the collective reference to Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries, including the Borrower, and “Company Party” means any one of them.
“Compensation Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.12(c)(ii).
“Compliance Certificate” means a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit E-1.
“Consolidated EBITDA” means, for any period, the Consolidated Net Income for such period:
(1) increased (without duplication) by the following, in each case (other than with respect to clauses (h) and (k)) to the extent deducted (and not added back) in determining Consolidated Net Income for such period:
(a) (x) provision for taxes based on income, profits or capital gains of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries, including, without limitation, federal, state, franchise and similar taxes and foreign withholding taxes (including any future taxes or other levies which replace or are intended to be in lieu of such taxes and any penalties and interest related to such taxes or arising from tax examinations), (y) if the Borrower is treated as a disregarded entity or partnership for U.S. federal, state and/or local income tax purposes for such period or any portion thereof, the amount of distributions actually made to any direct or indirect parent company of the Borrower in respect of such period in accordance with Section 7.06(i) and (z) the net tax expense associated with any adjustments made pursuant to clauses (1) through (16) of the definition of “Consolidated Net Income”; plus
(b) Fixed Charges for such period (including (x) net losses on Swap Obligations or other derivative instruments entered into for the purpose of hedging interest rate risk, (y) bank fees and other financing fees and (z) costs of surety bonds in connection with financing activities, plus amounts excluded from Consolidated Interest Expense as set forth in clauses (1)(r) through (z) in the definition thereof); plus
(c) with respect to the Borrower for such period, the total amount of depreciation and amortization expenses and capitalized fees related to any Capitalized Software Expenditures of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period on a consolidated basis and otherwise determined in accordance with GAAP; plus
(d) the amount of any restructuring charges or reserves, equity-based or non-cash compensation charges or expenses including any such charges or expenses arising from grants of stock appreciation or similar rights, stock options, restricted stock or other rights, retention charges (including charges or expenses in respect of incentive plans), start-up or initial costs for any project or new production line, division or new line of business or other business optimization expenses or reserves including, without limitation, costs or reserves associated with improvements to IT and accounting functions, integration and facilities opening costs or any one-time costs incurred in connection with acquisitions and investments and costs related to the closure and/or consolidation of facilities; plus
(e) any other non-cash charges, including any write-offs or write-downs reducing Consolidated Net Income for such period (provided that if any such non-cash charges represent an accrual or reserve for potential cash items in any future period, (A) the Borrower may elect not to add back such non-cash charge in the current period and (B) to the extent the Borrower elects to add back such non-cash charge, the cash payment in respect thereof 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
(f) the amount of any non-controlling interest or minority interest expense consisting of Subsidiary income attributable to minority equity interests of third parties in any non-wholly owned Subsidiary; plus
(g) the amount of management, monitoring, consulting, advisory fees and other fees (including termination fees) and indemnities and expenses paid or accrued in such period under the Investor Management Agreement (and related agreements or arrangements) or otherwise to the Investors to the extent otherwise permitted under Section 7.08; plus
(h) the amount of (x) “run rate” cost savings, operating expense reductions and synergies related to the Transactions that are reasonably identifiable and factually supportable and projected by the Borrower in good faith to result from actions that have been 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 36 months after the Closing Date, net the amount of actual benefits realized during such period from such actions, and (y) “run rate” cost savings, operating expense reductions and synergies related to mergers and other business combinations, acquisitions, divestitures, restructurings, cost savings initiatives and other similar initiatives consummated after the Closing Date that are reasonably identifiable and factually supportable and projected by the Borrower in good faith to result from actions that have been 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 a merger or other business combination, acquisition, divestiture, restructuring, cost savings initiative or other initiative is consummated, net the amount of actual benefits realized during such period from such actions, in each case, calculated on a pro forma basis as though such cost savings, operating expense reductions and synergies had been realized on the first day of such period for which Consolidated EBITDA is being determined and as if such cost savings, operating expense reductions and synergies were realized during the entirety of such period; plus
(i) [reserved]; plus
(j) any costs or expense incurred by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to any management equity plan or stock option plan or any other management or employee benefit plan or agreement or any stock subscription or shareholder agreement, to the extent that such cost or expenses are funded with cash proceeds contributed to the capital of the Borrower or net cash proceeds of an issuance of Equity Interest of the Borrower (other than Disqualified Equity Interest) solely to the extent that such cash proceeds or net cash proceeds are excluded from the calculation of Cumulative Credit; plus
(k) cash receipts (or any netting arrangements resulting in reduced cash expenditures) not representing Consolidated EBITDA or Consolidated Net Income in any 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
(l) any net loss from disposed, abandoned or discontinued operations;
(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 increasing Consolidated Net Income of the Borrower for such period, excluding any non-cash gains to the extent they represent the reversal of an accrual or reserve for a potential cash item that reduced Consolidated EBITDA in any prior period and any non-cash gains with respect to cash actually received in a prior period so long as such cash did not increase Consolidated EBITDA in such prior period; plus
(b) any net income from disposed, abandoned or discontinued operations.
There shall be included in determining Consolidated EBITDA for any period, without duplication, (A) the Acquired EBITDA of any Person, property, business or asset acquired by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary during such period (but not the Acquired EBITDA of any related Person, property, business or assets to the extent not so acquired), to the extent not subsequently sold, transferred or otherwise disposed by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary during such period (each such Person, property, business or asset acquired and not subsequently so disposed of, an “Acquired Entity or Business”) and the Acquired EBITDA of any Unrestricted Subsidiary that is converted into a Restricted Subsidiary during such period (each, a “Converted Restricted Subsidiary”), based on the actual Acquired EBITDA of such Acquired Entity or Business or Converted Restricted Subsidiary for such period (including the portion thereof occurring prior to such acquisition) and (B) for the purposes of the definition of the term “Permitted Acquisition,” compliance with the covenant set forth in Section 7.11 and the calculation of the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio, the Consolidated Secured Net Leverage Ratio and the Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio, an adjustment in respect of each Acquired Entity or Business equal to the amount of the Pro Forma Adjustment with respect to such Acquired Entity or Business for such period (including the portion thereof occurring prior to such acquisition) as specified in a certificate executed by a Responsible Officer and delivered to the Lenders and the Administrative Agent. There shall be excluded in determining Consolidated EBITDA for any period the Disposed EBITDA of any Person, property, business or asset (other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary) sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of or, closed or classified as discontinued operations (but if such operations are classified as discontinued due to the fact that they are subject to an agreement to dispose of such operations, only when and to the extent such operations are actually disposed of) by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary during such period (each such Person, property, business or asset so sold or disposed of, a “Sold Entity or Business”) and the Disposed EBITDA of any Restricted Subsidiary that is converted into an Unrestricted Subsidiary during such period (each a “Converted Unrestricted Subsidiary”), based on the actual Disposed EBITDA of such Sold Entity or Business or Converted Unrestricted Subsidiary for such period (including the portion thereof occurring prior to such sale, transfer or disposition).
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, for purposes of determining Consolidated EBITDA under this Agreement for any period that includes any of the fiscal quarters ended June 30, 2013, September 30, 2013, December 31, 2013 and March 31, 2014, Consolidated EBITDA for such fiscal quarters shall be $158.8 million, $149.2 million, $142.1 million and $149.5 million, respectively, in each case, as may be subject to any adjustment set forth in the immediately preceding paragraph for the applicable Test Period with respect to any acquisitions, dispositions or conversions occurring after the Closing Date.
“Consolidated First Lien Net Debt” means Consolidated Total Net Debt minus the sum of (i) the portion of Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary included in Consolidated Total Net Debt that is not secured by any Lien on property or assets of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary and (ii) the portion of Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary included in Consolidated Total Net Debt that is secured by Liens on property or assets of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, which Liens are expressly subordinated or junior to the Liens securing the Obligations pursuant to the Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, ABL Debt will be deemed to be Consolidated First Lien Net Debt.
“Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio” means, with respect to any Test Period, the ratio of (a) Consolidated First Lien Net Debt as of the last day of such Test Period to (b) Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such Test Period.
“Consolidated Interest Expense” means, for any period, the sum, without duplication, of:
(1) consolidated interest expense of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, to the extent such expense was deducted (and not added back) in computing Consolidated Net Income (including (a) amortization of original issue discount resulting from the issuance of Indebtedness at less than par, (b) all commissions, discounts and other fees and charges owed with respect to letters of credit or bankers acceptances, (c) non-cash interest payments (but excluding any non-cash interest expense attributable to the movement in the mark to market valuation of Swap Obligations or other derivative instruments pursuant to GAAP), (d) the interest component of Capitalized Lease Obligations, and (e) net payments, if any made (less net payments, if any, received), pursuant to interest rate Swap Obligations with respect to Indebtedness, and excluding (r) any additional interest with respect to failure to comply with any registration rights agreement owing with respect to the Senior Notes or other securities, (s) costs associated with obtaining Swap Obligations, (t) any expense resulting from the discounting of any Indebtedness in connection with the application of recapitalization accounting or, if applicable, purchase accounting in connection with the Transactions or any acquisition, (u) penalties and interest relating to taxes, (v) any “additional interest” or “liquidated damages” with respect to other securities for failure to timely comply with registration rights obligations, (w) amortization or expensing of deferred financing fees, amendment and consent fees, debt issuance costs, commissions, fees and expenses and discounted liabilities, (x) any expensing of bridge, commitment and other financing fees and any other fees related to the Transactions or any acquisitions after the Closing Date, (y) any accretion of accrued interest on discounted liabilities and any prepayment premium or penalty and (z) the interest component associated with COLI Loans); plus
(2) consolidated capitalized interest of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, whether paid or accrued; less
(3) interest income of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period.
For purposes of this definition, interest on a Capitalized Lease Obligation shall be deemed to accrue at an interest rate reasonably determined by the Borrower to be the rate of interest implicit in such Capitalized Lease Obligation in accordance with GAAP.
“Consolidated Net Income” means, for any period, the net income (loss) of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries for such period determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP; provided, however, that, without duplication,
(1) any after-tax effect of extraordinary, non-recurring or unusual gains or losses (less all fees and expenses relating thereto), charges or expenses (including relating to any multi-year strategic initiatives), Transaction Expenses, restructuring and duplicative running costs, relocation costs, integration costs, facility consolidation and closing costs, severance costs and expenses, one-time compensation charges, costs relating to pre-opening and opening costs for facilities, signing, retention and completion bonuses, costs incurred in connection with any strategic initiatives, transition costs, costs incurred in connection with acquisitions and non-recurring product and intellectual property development, other business optimization expenses (including costs and expenses relating to business optimization programs and new systems design, retention charges, system establishment costs and implementation costs) and operating expenses attributable to the implementation of cost-savings initiatives, and curtailments or modifications to pension and post-retirement employee benefit plans shall be excluded;
(2) the cumulative after-tax effect of a change in accounting principles and changes as a result of the adoption or modification of accounting policies during such period shall be excluded;
(3) any net after-tax effect of gains or losses on disposal, abandonment or discontinuance of disposed, abandoned or discontinued operations, as applicable, shall be excluded;
(4) any net after-tax effect of gains or losses (less all fees, expenses and charges relating thereto) attributable to asset dispositions (including, for the avoidance of doubt, bulk subscriber contract sales) or abandonments or the sale or other disposition of any Equity Interests of any Person other than in the ordinary course of business shall be excluded;
(5) the net income for such period of any Person that is not a Subsidiary of the Borrower, or is an Unrestricted Subsidiary, or that is accounted for by the equity method of accounting shall be excluded; provided that Consolidated Net Income of the Borrower shall be increased by the amount of dividends or distributions or other payments (other than Excluded Contributions) that are actually paid in cash (or to the extent converted into cash) to the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary thereof in respect of such period;
(6) solely for the purpose of determining the amount of the Cumulative Credit and Excess Cash Flow, the net income for such period of any Restricted Subsidiary (other than any Guarantor) shall be excluded 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 (other than restrictions in this Agreement), unless such restriction with respect to the payment of dividends or similar distributions has been legally waived; provided that the Consolidated Net Income of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries will be increased by the amount of dividends or other distributions or other payments actually paid in Cash Equivalents (or to the extent converted into Cash Equivalents) to the Borrower 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 the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries) in the Borrower’s consolidated financial statements pursuant to GAAP (including in the inventory (including any impact of changes to inventory valuation policy methods, including changes in capitalization of variances), property and equipment, software, goodwill, intangible assets, in-process research and development, deferred revenue and debt line items thereof) resulting from the application of recapitalization accounting or purchase accounting, as the case may be, in relation to the Transactions or any consummated acquisition or joint venture investment or the amortization or write-off or write-down of any amounts thereof, net of taxes, shall be excluded;
(8) any after-tax effect of income (loss) from the early extinguishment or conversion of (i) Indebtedness, (ii) Swap Obligations or (iii) other derivative instruments shall be excluded;
(9) any impairment charge or asset write-off or write-down, including impairment charges or asset write-offs or write-downs related to intangible assets, long-lived assets, investments in debt and equity securities and investments recorded using the equity method or as a result of a change in law or regulation, in each case, pursuant to GAAP, and the amortization of intangibles arising pursuant to GAAP shall be excluded;
(10) any equity-based or non-cash compensation charge or expense including any such charge or expense arising from grants of stock appreciation or similar rights, stock options, restricted stock, profits interests or other rights or equity or equity-based incentive programs (“equity incentives”), any one-time cash charges associated with the equity incentives or other long-term incentive compensation plans (including under the Borrower’s deferred compensation arrangements), roll-over, acceleration, or payout of Equity Interests by management, other employees or business partners of the Borrower or any of its direct or indirect parent companies, shall be excluded;
(11) any fees, expenses or charges incurred during such period, or any amortization thereof for such period, in connection with any acquisition, recapitalization, investment, disposition, incurrence or repayment of Indebtedness (including such fees, expenses or charges related to the offering and issuance of the Senior Notes and other securities and the syndication and incurrence of the ABL Credit Agreement and any Facility), issuance of Equity Interests, refinancing transaction or amendment or modification of any debt instrument (including any amendment or other modification of the Senior Notes and other securities and the ABL Credit Agreement and any Facility) and including, in each case, any such transaction consummated on or 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 or consummated (including, for the avoidance of doubt the effects of expensing all transaction related expenses in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification 805), shall be excluded;
(12) accruals and reserves that are established or adjusted within twelve months after the Closing Date that are so required to be established or adjusted as a result of the Transactions (or within twelve months after the closing of any acquisition that are so required to be established as a result of such acquisition) in accordance with GAAP or changes as a result of modifications of accounting policies shall be excluded;
(13) any expenses, charges or losses to the extent covered by insurance or indemnity and actually reimbursed, or, so long as the Borrower has made a determination that there exists reasonable evidence that such amount will in fact be reimbursed by the insurer or indemnifying party and only to the extent that such amount is in fact reimbursed within 365 days of the date of the insurable or indemnifiable event (net of any amount so added back in any prior period to the extent not so reimbursed within the applicable 365-day period), shall be excluded;
(14) any non-cash compensation expense resulting from the application of Accounting Standards Codification Topic No. 718, Compensation—Stock Compensation, shall be excluded;
(15) the following items shall be excluded:
(a) any net unrealized gain or loss (after any offset) resulting in such period from Swap Obligations and the application of Accounting Standards Codification Topic No. 815, Derivatives and Hedging,
(b) any net unrealized gain or loss (after any offset) resulting in such period from currency translation gains or losses including those related to currency remeasurements of Indebtedness (including any net loss or gain resulting from Swap Obligations for currency exchange risk) and any other foreign currency translation gains and losses, to the extent such gain or losses are non-cash items,
(c) any adjustments resulting for the application of Accounting Standards Codification Topic No. 460, Guarantees, or any comparable regulation,
(d) effects of adjustments to accruals and reserves during a prior period relating to any change in the methodology of calculating reserves for returns, rebates and other chargebacks, and
(e) earn-out and contingent consideration obligations (including to the extent accounted for as bonuses or otherwise) and adjustments thereof and purchase price adjustments; and
(16) if such Person is treated as a disregarded entity or partnership for U.S. federal, state and/or local income tax purposes for such period or any portion thereof, the amount of distributions actually made to any direct or indirect parent company of such Person in respect of such period in accordance with Section 7.06(i)(iii) shall be included in calculating Consolidated Net Income as though such amounts had been paid as taxes directly by such Person for such period.
In addition, to the extent not already included in the Consolidated Net Income of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing, Consolidated Net Income shall include the amount of proceeds received from business interruption insurance and reimbursements of any expenses and charges 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.
“Consolidated Secured Net Debt” means Consolidated Total Net Debt minus the portion of Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary included in Consolidated Total Net Debt that is not secured by any Lien on property or assets of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary.
“Consolidated Secured Net Leverage Ratio” means, with respect to any Test Period, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Secured Net Debt as of the last day of such Test Period to (b) Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such Test Period.
“Consolidated Total Net Debt” means, as of any date of determination, 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 prepared as of such date on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP (but excluding the effects of any discounting of Indebtedness resulting from the application of purchase accounting in connection with the Transactions or any Permitted Acquisition), consisting of Indebtedness for borrowed money, Attributable Indebtedness, and debt obligations evidenced by promissory notes or similar instruments, minus the aggregate amount of all cash and Cash Equivalents on the balance sheet of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries as of such date; provided that Consolidated Total Net Debt shall not include Indebtedness (i) in respect of letters of credit, except to the extent of unreimbursed amounts thereunder; provided that any unreimbursed amount under commercial letters of credit shall not be counted as Consolidated Total Net Debt until three Business Days after such amount is drawn and (ii) of Unrestricted Subsidiaries; it being understood, for the avoidance of doubt, that obligations under Swap Contracts do not constitute Consolidated Total Net Debt.
“Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio” means, with respect to any Test Period, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Total Net Debt as of the last day of such Test Period to (b) Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such Test Period.
“Consolidated Working Capital” means, with respect to the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis at any date of determination, Current Assets at such date of determination minus Current Liabilities at such date of determination; provided that increases or decreases in Consolidated Working Capital shall be calculated without regard to any changes in Current Assets or Current Liabilities as a result of (a) any reclassification in accordance with GAAP of assets or liabilities, as applicable, between current and noncurrent or (b) the effects of purchase accounting.
“Contract Consideration” has the meaning set forth in 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.
“Control” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Affiliate.”
“Converting Initial B-2 Dollar Term Lender” means each Person that was an Initial B-2 Dollar Term Lender immediately prior to the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date and provided the Administrative Agent with a counterpart to Amendment No. 4 executed by such Lender within the time period specified in Amendment No. 4; provided that the Additional B-3 Dollar Term Lender will be deemed to be a Converting Initial B-2 Dollar Term Lender with respect to its Post-Closing Settlement Term Loans (as defined in Amendment No. 4).
“Converted Initial B-3 Dollar Term Loan” means each Initial B-2 Dollar Term Loan held by a Converting Initial B-2 Dollar Term Lender on the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date immediately prior to the effectiveness of Amendment No. 4 (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the Post-Closing Settlement Term Loans held by the Additional B-3 Dollar Term Lender); provided that the amount of such Converting Initial B-2 Dollar Term Lender’s Converted Additional B-3 Dollar Term Loan may be such lesser amount as provided in Amendment No. 4.
“Converted Restricted Subsidiary” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Consolidated EBITDA.”
“Converted Unrestricted Subsidiary” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Consolidated EBITDA.”
“Covered Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.24(a).
“Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness” means (a) Permitted First Priority Refinancing Debt, (b) Permitted Junior Lien Refinancing Debt, (c) Permitted Unsecured Refinancing Debt or (d) other Indebtedness incurred pursuant to a Refinancing Amendment, in each case, issued, incurred or otherwise obtained (including by means of the extension or renewal of existing Indebtedness) in exchange for, or to extend, renew, replace, repurchase, retire or refinance, in whole or part, existing Term Loans and Revolving Credit Loans (or Revolving Credit Commitments), or any then-existing Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness (“Refinanced Debt”); provided that (i) such Indebtedness has a maturity no earlier, and, in the case of Refinancing Term Loans, a Weighted Average Life to Maturity equal to or greater, than the Refinanced Debt, (ii) such Indebtedness shall not have a greater principal amount than the principal amount of the Refinanced Debt plus accrued interest, fees, premiums (if any) and penalties thereon and reasonable fees and expenses associated with the refinancing, (iii) the terms and conditions of such Indebtedness (except as otherwise provided in clause (ii) above and with respect to pricing, premiums, fees, rate floors and optional prepayment or redemption terms) are substantially identical to, or (taken as a whole) are no more favorable (as reasonably determined by the Borrower) to the lenders or holders providing such Indebtedness, than those applicable to the Refinanced Debt being refinanced (except for covenants or other provisions applicable only to periods after the Latest Maturity Date at the time of incurrence of such Indebtedness and it being understood that to the extent any financial maintenance covenant is added for the benefit of any Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness, no consent shall be required from the Administrative Agent or any of the Lenders to the extent that such financial maintenance covenant is also added for the benefit of any corresponding existing Facility at the time of such refinancing) (provided that a certificate of a Responsible Officer delivered to the Administrative Agent at least five (5) Business Days prior to the incurrence of such Indebtedness, together with a reasonably detailed description of the material terms and conditions of such Indebtedness or drafts of the documentation relating thereto, stating that the Borrower has determined in good faith that such terms and conditions satisfy the requirement of this clause (iii) shall be conclusive evidence that such terms and conditions satisfy such requirement unless the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower within such five (5) Business Day period that it disagrees with such determination (including a description of the basis upon which it disagrees)), and (iv) such Refinanced Debt shall be repaid, repurchased, retired, defeased or satisfied and discharged, all accrued interest, fees, premiums (if any) and penalties in connection therewith shall be paid, and all commitments thereunder terminated, on the date such Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness is issued, incurred or obtained.
“Credit Extension” means each of the following: (a) a Borrowing and (b) an L/C Credit Extension.
“Cumulative Credit” means, at any date, an amount, not less than zero in the aggregate, determined on a cumulative basis equal to, without duplication:
(a) the greater of (x) $100,000,000 and (y) 1.50% of Total Assets; provided that no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result from any action taken pursuant to this clause (a), plus
(b) 50% of Consolidated Net Income for the period from the first day of the fiscal quarter of the Borrower during which the Closing Date occurred to and including the last day of the most recently ended fiscal quarter of the Borrower or, in the case Consolidated Net Income for such period is a deficit, minus 100% of such deficit; provided that no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result from any action taken pursuant to this clause (b), plus
(c) the cumulative amount of the cash and Cash Equivalent proceeds (other than Excluded Contributions) from (i) the sale of Equity Interests (other than any Disqualified Equity Interests and other than any Designated Equity Contribution or the Equity Contribution) of the Borrower or any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower after the Closing Date and on or prior to such time (including upon exercise of warrants or options) which proceeds have been contributed as common equity to the capital of the Borrower or (ii) the common Equity Interests of the Borrower (or Holdings or any direct or indirect parent of Holdings) (other than Disqualified Equity Interests of the Borrower (or any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower) and other than any Designated Equity Contribution or the Equity Contribution) issued upon conversion of Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness that is contractually subordinated to the Obligations) of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower owed to a Person other than a Loan Party or a Restricted Subsidiary of a Loan Party, in each case, not previously applied for a purpose other than use in the Cumulative Credit (including, for the avoidance of doubt, for the purposes of Section 7.03(m)(y)); plus
(d) 100% of the aggregate amount of contributions to the common capital (other than from a Restricted Subsidiary and other than any Designated Equity Contribution or the Equity Contribution) of the Borrower received in (x) cash and Cash Equivalents or (y) in the case of a Specified IPO, 100% of the Equity Interests of a subsidiary holding the net proceeds of such Specified IPO in the form of cash or Cash Equivalents, in each case after the Closing Date (other than Excluded Contributions or the Equity Contribution), excluding any such amount that has been applied in accordance with Section 7.03(m)(y); plus
(e) 100% of the aggregate amount received by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower in cash and Cash Equivalents from:
(A) the sale (other than to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary) of the Equity Interests of an Unrestricted Subsidiary or any minority investments, or
(B) any dividend or other distribution by an Unrestricted Subsidiary or received in respect of any minority investment (except to the extent increasing Consolidated Net Income and excluding Excluded Contributions or the Equity Contribution), or
(C) any interest, returns of principal payments and similar payments by an Unrestricted Subsidiary or received in respect of any minority investments (except to the extent increasing Consolidated Net Income), plus
(f) in the event any Unrestricted Subsidiary has been redesignated as a Restricted Subsidiary or has been merged, consolidated or amalgamated with or into, or transfers or conveys its assets to, or is liquidated into, the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary, the fair market value of the Investments of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries in such Unrestricted Subsidiary at the time of such redesignation, combination or transfer (or of the assets transferred or conveyed, as applicable) so long as such Investments were originally made pursuant to Section 7.02(n)(y), plus
(g) to the extent not already included in Consolidated Net Income, an amount equal to any returns in cash and Cash Equivalents (including dividends, interest, distributions, returns of principal, profits on sale, repayments, income and similar amounts) actually received by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in respect of any Investments made pursuant to Section 7.02(n)(y), plus
(h) 100% of the aggregate amount of any Declined Proceeds, minus
(i) any amount of the Cumulative Credit used to make Investments pursuant to Section 7.02(n)(y) after the Closing Date and prior to such time, minus
(j) any amount of the Cumulative Credit used to pay dividends or make distributions pursuant to Section 7.06(h)(y) after the Closing Date and prior to such time, minus
(k) any amount of the Cumulative Credit used to make payments or distributions in respect of Junior Financings pursuant to Section 7.13(a)(iv)(y) after the Closing Date and prior to such time.
“Current Assets” means, with respect to the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis at any date of determination, all assets (other than cash and Cash Equivalents) of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries that would, in accordance with GAAP, be classified on a consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries as current assets at such date of determination, other than amounts related to current or deferred Taxes based on income or profits (but excluding assets held for sale, loans (permitted) to third parties, pension assets, deferred bank fees and derivative financial instruments).
“Current Liabilities” means, with respect to the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis at any date of determination, all liabilities of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries that would, in accordance with GAAP, be classified on a consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries as current liabilities at such date of determination, other than (a) the current portion of any Indebtedness, (b) accruals of Consolidated Interest Expense (excluding Consolidated Interest Expense that is past due and unpaid), (c) accruals for current or deferred Taxes based on income or profits, (d) accruals of any costs or expenses related to restructuring reserves, and (e) any Revolving Credit Exposure.
“Debt Fund Affiliate” means (i) any fund managed by, or under common management with GSO Capital Partners LP and Blackstone Tactical Opportunities Fund L.P., (ii) any fund managed by GSO Debt Funds Management LLC, Blackstone Debt Advisors L.P., Blackstone Distressed Securities Advisors L.P., Blackstone Mezzanine Advisors L.P. or Blackstone Mezzanine Advisors II L.P., and (iii) any other Affiliate of the Investors or Holdings that is a bona fide debt fund or an investment vehicle that is engaged in the making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans, bonds and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course.
“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 set forth in Section 2.05(b)(x).
“Default” means any event or condition that constitutes an Event of Default or that, with the giving of any notice, the passage of time, or both, would be an Event of Default.
“Default Rate” means an interest rate equal to (a) the Base Rate plus (b) the Applicable Rate, if any, applicable to Revolving Credit Loans that are Base Rate Loans plus (c) 2.0% per annum; provided that with respect to the overdue principal or interest in respect of a Eurocurrency Rate Loan or SONIA Rate Loan, the Default Rate shall be an interest rate equal to the interest rate (including any Applicable Rate) otherwise applicable to such Loan, plus 2.0% per annum, in each case to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Laws.
“Defaulting Lender” means any Lender whose acts or failure to act, whether directly or indirectly, cause it to meet any part of the definition of “Lender Default.”
“Delaware Divided LLC” means any Delaware LLC which has been formed upon the consummation of a Delaware LLC Division.
“Delaware LLC” means any limited liability company organized or formed under the laws of the State of Delaware.
“Delaware LLC Division” means the statutory division of any Delaware LLC into two or more Delaware LLCs pursuant to Section 18-217 of the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act.
“Designated Equity Contribution” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.05(a).
“Discount Prepayment Accepting Lender” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a)(v)(B)(2).
“Discount Range” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a)(v)(C)(1).
“Discount Range Prepayment Amount” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a)(v)(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(a)(v)(C) substantially in the form of Exhibit M-4.
“Discount Range Prepayment Offer” means the irrevocable written offer by a Lender, substantially in the form of Exhibit M-5, 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 set forth in Section 2.05(a)(v)(C)(1).
“Discount Range Proration” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a)(v)(C)(3).
“Discounted Prepayment Determination Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a)(v)(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(a)(v)(B)(1), Section 2.05(a)(v)(C)(1) or Section 2.05(a)(v)(D)(1), respectively, unless a shorter period is agreed to between the Borrower and the Auction Agent.
“Discounted Term Loan Prepayment” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a)(v)(A).
“Disposed EBITDA” means, with respect to any Sold Entity or Business or any Converted Unrestricted Subsidiary for any period, the amount for such period of Consolidated EBITDA of such Sold Entity or Business (determined as if references to the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries in the definition of Consolidated EBITDA (and in the component definitions used therein) were references to such Sold Entity or Business and its Subsidiaries or such Converted Unrestricted Subsidiary and its Subsidiaries) or such Converted Unrestricted Subsidiary, all as determined on a consolidated basis for such Sold Entity or Business or such Converted Unrestricted Subsidiary.
“Disposition” or “Dispose” means the sale, transfer, license, lease or other disposition (including any sale and leaseback transaction and any sale or issuance of Equity Interests in a Restricted Subsidiary) of any property by any Person, including any sale, assignment, transfer or other disposal, with or without recourse, of any notes or accounts receivable or any rights and claims associated therewith; provided that “Disposition” and “Dispose” shall not be deemed to include any issuance by Holdings of any of its Equity Interests to another Person.
“Disqualified Equity Interests” means any Equity Interest that, by its terms (or by the terms of any security or other Equity Interests into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable), or upon the happening of any event or condition (a) matures or is mandatorily redeemable (other than solely for Qualified Equity Interests), pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise (except as a result of a change of control or asset sale so long as any rights of the holders thereof upon the occurrence of a change of control or asset sale event shall be subject to the prior repayment in full of the Loans and all other Obligations that are accrued and payable and the termination of the Commitments and the termination or expiration of all outstanding Letters of Credit (unless the Outstanding Amount of the L/C Obligations related thereto has been Cash Collateralized, backstopped by a letter of credit reasonably satisfactory to the applicable L/C Issuer or deemed reissued under another agreement reasonably acceptable to the applicable L/C Issuer)), (b) is redeemable at the option of the holder thereof (other than solely for Qualified Equity Interests and other than as a result of a change of control or asset sale so long as any rights of the holders thereof upon the occurrence of a change of control or asset sale event shall be subject to the prior repayment in full of the Loans and all other Obligations that are accrued and payable and the termination of the Commitments and the expiration or termination of all outstanding Letters of Credit (unless the Outstanding Amount of the L/C Obligations related thereto has been Cash Collateralized, backstopped by a letter of credit reasonably satisfactory to the applicable L/C Issuer or deemed reissued under another agreement reasonably acceptable to the applicable L/C Issuer)), in whole or in part, (c) provides for the scheduled payments of dividends in cash, or (d) is or becomes convertible into or exchangeable for Indebtedness or any other Equity Interests that would constitute Disqualified Equity Interests, in each case, prior to the date that is ninety-one (91) days after the Latest Maturity Date at the time of issuance of such Equity Interests; provided that if such Equity Interests are issued pursuant to a plan for the benefit of employees of Holdings (or any direct or indirect parent thereof), the Borrower or the Restricted Subsidiaries or by any such plan to such employees, such Equity Interests shall not constitute Disqualified Equity Interests solely because it may be required to be repurchased by the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries in order to satisfy applicable statutory or regulatory obligations.
“Disqualified Lenders” means (i) those persons identified by the Borrower (or one of its Affiliates) or the Sponsor to the Administrative Agent in writing on or prior to April 4, 2014, (ii) competitors of the Borrower identified by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent in writing from time to time before or after the Closing Date and (iii) any Affiliate of any Person described in clause (i) or (ii) that is reasonably identifiable by name as an Affiliate of such Person, other than bona fide debt fund Affiliates of such Person. The list of Disqualified Lenders shall be made available to any Lender upon request to the Administrative Agent.
“Distressed Person” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Lender-Related Distress Event.”
“Dollar” and “$” mean lawful money of the United States.
“Dollar Denominated Loan” means any Loan incurred in Dollars.
“Dollar Denominated Letter of Credit” means any Letter of Credit incurred in Dollars.
“Dollar Equivalent” means, with respect to an amount of an Approved Currency other than Dollars, the equivalent amount thereof in Dollars as determined by the Administrative Agent at such time on the basis of the Spot Rate (determined in respect of the most recent Revaluation Date or other relevant date of determination) for the purchase of Dollars with such Approved Currency.
“Dollar Senior Notes” means collectively the Dollar-denominated unsecured notes of the Borrower and Gates Global Co. due 2022 in an aggregate principal amount of $1,040,000,000 issued on June 26, 2014 pursuant to the Senior Notes Indenture and the Additional Notes.
“Dollar Senior Notes Documents” means the Senior Notes Indenture and the other transaction documents referred to therein (including the related guarantee, the notes and the notes purchase agreement).
“Dollar Term Lender” means, at any time, any Lender that has an Initial B-2 Dollar Term Commitment, an Initial B-3 Dollar Term Commitment or a Dollar Term Loan.
“Dollar Term Loan” means any Initial B-2 Dollar Term Loan, any Initial B-3 Dollar Term Loan or any Incremental Term Loan, Refinancing Term Loan or Extended Term Loan designated as a “Dollar Term Loan,” as the context may require.
“Domestic Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary that is organized under the Laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia.
“EEA Financial Institution” means (a) any credit institution or investment firm established in any EEA Member Country which is subject to the supervision of an EEA Resolution Authority, (b) any entity established in an EEA Member Country which is a parent of an institution described in clause (a) of this definition, or (c) any financial institution established in an EEA Member Country which is a subsidiary of an institution described in clauses (a) or (b) of this definition and is subject to consolidated supervision with its parent;
“EEA Member Country” means any of the member states of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway.
“EEA Resolution Authority” means any public administrative authority or any person entrusted with public administrative authority of any EEA Member Country (including any delegee) having responsibility for the resolution of any EEA Financial Institution.
“Effective Yield” means, as to any Loans of any Class, the effective yield on such Loans, taking into account the applicable interest rate margins, any interest rate floors or similar devices and all fees, including upfront or similar fees or OID (amortized over the shorter of (x) the original stated life of such Loans and (y) the four years following the date of incurrence thereof) payable generally to Lenders making such Loans, but excluding arrangement fees, structuring fees, commitment fees, underwriting fees or other fees payable to any lead arranger (or its affiliates) in connection with the commitment or syndication of such Indebtedness.
“Eligible Assignee” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.07(a).
“Environment” means indoor air, ambient air, surface water, groundwater, drinking water, land surface, subsurface strata and natural resources such as wetlands, flora and fauna.
“Environmental Laws” means any applicable Law relating to pollution, protection of the Environment and natural resources, pollutants, contaminants, or chemicals or any toxic or otherwise hazardous substances, wastes or materials, or the protection of human health and safety as it relates to any of the foregoing, including any applicable provisions of CERCLA.
“Environmental Liability” means any liability, contingent or otherwise (including any liability for damages, costs of investigation and remediation, fines, penalties or indemnities), of or relating to the Loan Parties or any of their respective Subsidiaries directly or indirectly resulting from or based upon (a) violation of, or liability under or relating to any Environmental Law, (b) the generation, use, handling, transportation, storage, treatment or disposal of any Hazardous Materials, (c) exposure to any Hazardous Materials, (d) the actual or alleged presence, Release or threatened Release of any Hazardous Materials or (e) any contract, agreement or other consensual arrangement pursuant to which liability is assumed or imposed with respect to any of the foregoing.
“Environmental Permit” means any permit, approval, identification number, license or other authorization required under any Environmental Law.
“Equity Contribution” means the direct or indirect contribution by the Investors and certain other Persons (including the Management Stockholders) to the Borrower of an aggregate amount of cash and rollover equity in Holdings (or another direct or indirect parent company of the Borrower) (which, to the extent in respect of any equity of Holdings other than common stock, shall be on terms reasonably acceptable to the Lead Arrangers and which, to the extent in respect of any equity of the Borrower, shall be in the form of common stock) that represents not less than 22.5% of the sum of (1) the aggregate gross proceeds received from the Initial Dollar Term Loans and Initial Euro Term Loans, (2) the aggregate gross proceeds received from Revolving Credit Loans, if any, and loans under the ABL Credit Agreement, if any, made on the Closing Date, excluding any loans to fund working capital needs on the Closing Date, (3) the aggregate gross proceeds received from the Senior Notes issued on the Closing Date, excluding any increase in funded debt to fund original issue discount or upfront fees added to the Senior Notes on the Closing Date, (4) the aggregate principal amount of any other Indebtedness for borrowed money incurred to fund any portion of (or assumed in connection with) the Transactions and (5) the amount of such cash contribution by the Investors and such other Persons and the fair market value of the equity of management and existing shareholders of the Company rolled over or invested, in each case on the Closing Date.
“Equity Interests” means, with respect to any Person, all of the shares, interests, rights, participations or other equivalents (however designated) of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests or units in) such Person and all of the warrants, options or other rights for the purchase, acquisition or exchange from such Person of any of the foregoing (including through convertible securities).
“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 a Loan Party or any Restricted Subsidiary, is treated as a single employer under Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code, or solely for purposes of Section 302 of ERISA and Section 412 of the Code, is treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code.
“ERISA Event” means (a) a Reportable Event with respect to a Pension Plan; (b) a withdrawal by a Loan Party, any Restricted Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate from a Pension Plan subject to Section 4063 of ERISA during a plan year in which it was a substantial employer (as defined in Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA) or a cessation of operations that is treated as such a withdrawal under Section 4062(e) of ERISA; (c) a complete or partial withdrawal by a Loan Party, any Restricted Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate from a Multiemployer Plan or a notification or determination that a Multiemployer Plan is in reorganization; (d) the filing by the PBGC of a notice of intent to terminate any Pension Plan, the treatment of a Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan amendment as a termination under Sections 4041 or 4041A of ERISA, respectively, or the commencement of proceedings by the PBGC to terminate a Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan; (e) appointment of a trustee to administer any Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan; (f) with respect to a Pension Plan, the failure to satisfy the minimum funding standard of Section 412 of the Code or Section 302, 303 or 304 of ERISA, whether or not waived; (g) any Foreign Benefit Event; or (h) the imposition of any liability under Title IV of ERISA, other than for PBGC premiums due but not delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA, upon a Loan Party, any Restricted Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate.
“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.
“EURIBO Rate” means, with respect to any Eurocurrency Rate Loan denominated in Euro for any Interest Period, the rate per annum equal to the European Money Markets Institute EURIBO Rate (“BFEA EURIBOR”), as published by Reuters (or another commercially available source providing quotations of BFEA EURIBOR as designated by the Administrative Agent from time to time) at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two TARGET Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period, for deposits in Euro (for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period) with a term equivalent to such Interest Period (the “EURIBOR Screen Rate”); provided that to the extent that an interest rate is not ascertainable pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this definition, the “EURIBO Rate” shall be the interest rate per annum determined by the Administrative Agent to be the average of the rates per annum at which deposits in Euro are offered for such relevant Interest Period to major banks in the European interbank market by the Administrative Agent at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) on the date that is two TARGET Days prior to the beginning of such Interest Period; provided that solely with respect to the Initial Term Loans, the EURIBO Rate shall be deemed to not be less than 0.00% per annum in all cases.
“EURIBOR Screen Rate” has the meaning provided in the definition of “EURIBO Rate.”
“euro” means the single currency of Participating Member States of the economic and monetary union in accordance with the Treaty of Rome 1957, as amended by the Single European Act 1986, the Maastricht Treaty of 1992 and the Amsterdam Treaty of 1998.
“Euros Outstanding” means the Outstanding Amount of all Revolving Credit Loans, L/C Obligations and Swing Line Loans, in each case, to the extent denominated in euros.
“Euro Senior Notes” means the euro-denominated unsecured notes of the Borrower and Gates Global Co. due 2022 in an aggregate principal amount of €235,000,000 issued on June 26, 2014 pursuant to the Senior Notes Indenture.
“Euro Senior Notes Documents” means the Senior Notes Indenture and the other transaction documents referred to therein (including the related guarantee, the notes and the notes purchase agreement).
“Euro Term Lender” means, at any time, any Lender that has an Initial B-2 Euro Term Commitment or a Euro Term Loan.
“Euro Term Loan” means any Initial B-2 Euro Term Loan or any Incremental Term Loan, Refinancing Term Loan or Extended Term Loan designated as a “Euro Term Loan,” as the context may require.
“Euro Sublimit” means the Dollar Equivalent of euros equal to $25,000,000.
“Eurocurrency Rate” means,
with respect to any Eurocurrency Rate Loan denominated in any Approved Currency other than Euros, Yen
or Sterling, for any Interest Period, the rate per annum determined by the Administrative Agent at approximately
11:00 a.m. (London time) on the date that is two (2) Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period by reference to
the ICE Benchmark Administration London Interbank Offered Rate for deposits in such Approved Currency (as set forth by any service
selected by the Administrative Agent that has been nominated by the British Bankers’ Association (or the successor thereto if
the ICE Benchmark Administration is no longer making a LIBOR rate available) as an authorized information vendor for the purpose of
displaying such rates) for a period equal to such Interest Period (the “LIBO Screen Rate”); provided that,
with respect to any Loan (other than the Initial B-3 Dollar Term Loans and
the New Revolving Credit Loans) or fee in respect of any Letter of Credit, to the extent that an interest rate is not
ascertainable pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this definition, the “Eurocurrency Rate” shall be the interest
rate per annum determined by the Administrative Agent to be the average of the rates per annum at which deposits in such Approved
Currency are offered for such relevant Interest Period to major banks in the London interbank market in London, England by the
Administrative Agent at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) on the date that is two (2) Business Days prior to the beginning of
such Interest Period; provided further that notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the preceding proviso,
in the definition of “EURIBO Rate”, the definition of “TIBOR Rate”, the definition of “SONIA
Rate” or this Agreement, solely with respect to the Initial B-3 Dollar Term Loans and
the New Revolving Credit Facility, if (i) the Borrower and the Administrative Agent reasonably determine in good faith
that an interest rate (including,
without limitation, the Eurocurrency Rate, the EURIBO Rate, the TIBOR Rate or the SONIA Rate) is not ascertainable
pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this definitiondefinitionAgreement and
the inability to ascertain such rate is unlikely to be temporary or (ii) the circumstances set forth in the preceding clause (i)
have not arisen but the supervisor for the administrator of the LIBOLIBORelevant Screen
Rate or a Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over the Administrative Agent has made a public statement identifying a
specific date after which the LIBOLIBORelevant Screen
Rate shall no longer be made available or used for determining interest rates for loans, the Administrative Agent shall so notify
the Initial B-3 Dollar Term Lenders and/or
the New Revolving Credit Lenders, as applicable, in writing (the occurrence of either of the foregoing conditions, a
“Benchmark Discontinuation Event”) and the “Eurocurrency Rate”,
the “EURIBO Rate”, the “TIBOR Rate” and/or the “SONIA Rate”, as applicable, shall be
an alternate benchmark floating term rate of interest established by the
Administrative Agent and the Borrower that is generally accepted as the then prevailing market convention for determining a rate of
interest for similar syndicated loans in the United States at such time and shall include (A) the spread or method for determining a
spread or other adjustment or modification that is generally accepted as the then prevailing market convention for determining such
spread, method, adjustment or modification and (B) other adjustments to such alternate term rate and this Agreement (x) to not
increase or decrease pricing in effect for the Interest Period on the Business Day immediately preceding the Business Day on which
such alternate rate is selected pursuant to this provision (but for the avoidance of doubt which would not reduce the Applicable
Rate) and (y) other changes necessary to reflect the available interest periods for such alternate rate) for similar syndicated
leveraged loans of this type in the United States at such time (any such rate, the “Successor Benchmark Rate”),
and the Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall enter into an amendment to this Agreement to reflect such alternate rate of
interest and such other related changes to this Agreement as may be applicable and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in
Section 10.01, such amendment shall become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement; provided, further
that if a Successor Benchmark Rate has not been established pursuant to the immediately preceding proviso after the Borrower and the
Administrative Agent have reached such a determination, the Borrower and the Required Facility Lenders for the Initial B-3 Dollar
Term Loans and/or
the New Revolving Credit Lenders, as applicable, may select a different alternate rate as long as it is reasonably
practicable for the Administrative Agent to administer such different rate and, upon not less than 15 Business Days’ prior
written notice to the Administrative Agent, such Required Facility Lenders and the Borrower shall enter into an amendment to this
Agreement to reflect such alternate rate of interest and such other related changes to this Agreement as may be applicable and,
notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 10.01, such amendment shall become effective without any further action or
consent of any other party to this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, solely with respect to the Initial B-3 Dollar Term
Loans, the Eurocurrency Rate shall be deemed to not be less than 0.75% per annum and
solely with respect to the New Revolving Credit Facility, the Eurocurrency Rate and any applicable Successor Benchmark Rate shall be
deemed to not be less than 0% per annum. For the avoidance of doubt, if a Benchmark Discontinuation Event occurs, the
Applicable Rate for any Loan shall be determined in accordance with Section 3.06(c) until the date a Successor Benchmark Rate or
other alternate term rate determined pursuant to the proviso above has been established in accordance with the requirements of this
definition.
“Eurocurrency
Rate Loan” means a Loan that bears interest at a rate based on eitherany
of the Eurocurrency Rate or,
the EURIBO Rate
or the TIBOR Rate, as applicable.
“Event of Default” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.01.
“Excess Cash Flow” means, for any period, an amount equal to (a) the sum, without duplication, of (i) Consolidated Net Income for such period, (ii) an amount equal to the amount of all non-cash charges to the extent deducted in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income, (iii) decreases in Consolidated Working Capital and long-term accounts receivable of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period (other than any such decreases arising from acquisitions or dispositions by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries completed during such period or the application of purchase accounting), and (iv) an amount equal to the aggregate net non-cash loss on Dispositions by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period (other than sales in the ordinary course of business) or any cash gain, in each case to the extent deducted in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income, minus (b) the sum, without duplication, of (i) an amount equal to the amount of all non-cash credits included in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income and cash charges included in clauses (1) through (17) of the definition of “Consolidated Net Income,” (ii) without duplication of amounts deducted pursuant to clause (xi) below in prior fiscal years, the amount of Capital Expenditures or acquisitions of intellectual property to the extent not expensed and Capitalized Software Expenditures accrued or made in cash or accrued during such period, to the extent that such Capital Expenditures or acquisitions were financed with internally generated cash or borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility and were not made by utilizing clause (b) of the definition of the Cumulative Credit, (iii) the aggregate amount of all principal payments of Indebtedness of the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period (including (A) the principal component of payments in respect of Capitalized Leases, (B) the amount of any scheduled repayment of Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.07, and (C) any mandatory prepayment of Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.05(b)(ii) to the extent required due to a Disposition that resulted in an increase to Consolidated Net Income and not in excess of the amount of such increase but excluding (X) all other voluntary and mandatory prepayments of Term Loans and all prepayments and repayments of Revolving Credit Loans and Swing Line Loans and (Y) all prepayments in respect of any other revolving credit facility, except in the case of clause (Y) to the extent there is an equivalent permanent reduction in commitments thereunder), to the extent financed with internally generated cash, (iv) an amount equal to the aggregate net non-cash gain on Dispositions by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period (other than Dispositions in the ordinary course of business) to the extent included in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income, (v) increases in Consolidated Working Capital and long-term accounts receivable of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period (other than any such increases arising from acquisitions or dispositions by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period or the application of purchase accounting), (vi) cash payments by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period in respect of long-term liabilities of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries other than Indebtedness, (vii) without duplication of amounts deducted pursuant to clause (xi) below in prior fiscal years, the amount of Investments and acquisitions made by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period and paid in cash pursuant to Section 7.02 (other than Section 7.02(a), (c) or (x)) to the extent that such Investments and acquisitions were financed with internally generated cash or the proceeds of Revolving Credit Loans and were not made by utilizing clause (b) of the definition of the Cumulative Credit, (viii) the amount of Restricted Payments paid during such period pursuant to Section 7.06(i) (clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) only) or Section 7.06(g) to the extent such Restricted Payments were financed with internally generated cash or the proceeds of Revolving Credit Loans, (ix) the aggregate amount of expenditures actually made by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries in cash during such period (including expenditures for the payment of financing fees) to the extent that such expenditures are not expensed during such period and were financed using internally generated cash, (x) the aggregate amount of any premium, make-whole or penalty payments actually paid in cash by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period that are required to be made in connection with any prepayment of Indebtedness, (xi) without duplication of amounts deducted from Excess Cash Flow in prior periods, the aggregate consideration required to be paid in cash by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to binding contracts (the “Contract Consideration”) entered into prior to or during such period relating to acquisitions that constitute Investments permitted under this Agreement or Capital Expenditures or acquisitions of intellectual property to the extent not expected to be consummated or made, plus any restructuring cash expenses, pension payments or tax contingency payments that have been added to Excess Cash Flow pursuant to clause (a)(ii) above required to be made, in each case during the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Borrower following the end of such period; provided that to the extent the aggregate amount of internally generated cash not utilizing clause (b) of the definition of the Cumulative Credit actually utilized to finance such Investment, Capital Expenditures or acquisitions of intellectual property during such period of four consecutive fiscal quarters is less than the Contract Consideration, 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, (xii) the amount of cash taxes paid in such period to the extent they exceed the amount of tax expense deducted in determining Consolidated Net Income for such period, (xiii) cash expenditures in respect of Swap Contracts during such fiscal year to the extent not deducted in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income, and (xiv) any payment of cash to be amortized or expensed over a future period and recorded as a long-term asset. Notwithstanding anything in the definition of any term used in the definition of Excess Cash Flow to the contrary, all components of Excess Cash Flow shall be computed for the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis.
“Excess Cash Flow Period” means each fiscal year of the Borrower commencing with the fiscal year ending December 31, 2015.
“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
“Excluded Assets” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Collateral and Guarantee Requirement.”
“Excluded Contribution” means net cash proceeds, marketable securities or Qualified Proceeds received by the Borrower from:
(1) contributions to its common equity capital;
(2) dividends, distributions, fees and other payments (A) from Unrestricted Subsidiaries and any of their Subsidiaries, (B) received in respect of any minority investments and (C) from any joint ventures that are not Restricted Subsidiaries; and
(3) the sale (other than to a 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 Equity Interest (other than Disqualified Equity Interests, the Equity Contribution and preferred stock) of the Borrower (or any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower to the extent contributed as common Equity Interests by the Borrower);
in each case to the extent designated as Excluded Contributions by the Borrower within 180 days of the date such capital contributions are made, such dividends, distributions, fees or other payments are paid, or the date such Equity Interests are sold, as the case may be.
“Excluded Subsidiary” means (a) any Subsidiary that is not a wholly owned Subsidiary of the Borrower or a Guarantor, (b) any Subsidiary of a Guarantor that does not have total assets in excess of 1.0% of Total Assets, individually or in the aggregate with all other Subsidiaries excluded via this clause (b), (c) [reserved], (d) any Subsidiary that is prohibited by applicable Law or Contractual Obligations existing on the Closing Date (or, in the case of any newly acquired Subsidiary, in existence at the time of acquisition but not entered into in contemplation thereof) from guaranteeing the Obligations or if guaranteeing the Obligation would require governmental (including regulatory) consent, approval, license or authorization (unless such consent, approval, license or authorization has been obtained), (e) any other Subsidiary with respect to which, in the reasonable judgment of the Administrative Agent, in consultation with the Borrower, the burden or cost or other consequences (including any material adverse tax consequences) of providing a Guarantee shall be excessive in view of the benefits to be obtained by the Lenders therefrom, (f) any direct or indirect Foreign Subsidiary of the Borrower, (g) any Subsidiary with respect to which the provision of a guarantee by it would result in material adverse tax consequences to Holdings, the Borrower, or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, as reasonably determined by the Borrower in consultation with the Administrative Agent, (h) any not-for-profit Subsidiaries, (i) any Unrestricted Subsidiaries and (j) any captive insurance subsidiaries.
“Excluded Swap Obligation” means, with respect to any Guarantor, (a) any Swap Obligation if, and to the extent that, all or a portion of the Guaranty of such Guarantor of, or the grant by such Guarantor of a security interest to secure, such Swap Obligation (or any Guaranty thereof) is or becomes illegal under the Commodity Exchange Act or any rule, regulation, or order of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (or the application or official interpretation of any thereof) (i) by virtue of such Guarantor’s failure to constitute an “eligible contract participant,” as defined in the Commodity Exchange Act and the regulations thereunder (determined after giving effect to Section 11.12 and any other applicable agreement for the benefit of such Guarantor and any and all applicable guarantees of such Guarantor’s Swap Obligations by other Loan Parties), at the time the guarantee of (or grant of such security interest by, as applicable) such Guarantor becomes or would become effective with respect to such Swap Obligation or (ii) 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 Guarantor 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 Guarantor becomes or would become effective with respect to such Swap Obligation or (b) any other Swap Obligation designated as an “Excluded Swap Obligation” of such Guarantor as specified in any agreement between the relevant Loan Parties and the Approved 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 the Swap for which such guarantee or security interest is or becomes excluded in accordance with the first sentence of this definition.
“Existing Revolver Tranche” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.16(b).
“Existing Term Loan Tranche” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.16(a).
“Expiring Credit Commitment” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.04(g).
“Extended Revolving Credit Commitments” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.16(b). The New Revolving Credit Commitments shall be deemed Extended Revolving Credit Commitments for all purposes of this Agreement.
“Extended Revolving Credit Loans” means one or more Classes of Revolving Credit Loans that result from an Extension Amendment. The New Revolving Credit Loans shall be deemed Extended Revolving Credit Loans for all purposes of this Agreement.
“Extended Term Loans” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.16(a).
“Extending Revolving Credit Lender” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.16(c). The New Revolving Credit Lenders shall be deemed Extending Revolving Credit Lenders for all purposes of this Agreement.
“Extending Term Lender” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.16(c).
“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 set forth in Section 2.16(d). Amendment No. 3 shall
be deemed an Extension Amendment with respect to the New Revolving Credit Commitments for all purposes of this Agreement.
Amendment No. 4 shall be deemed an Extension Amendment with respect to the Initial B-3 Dollar Term Loans for all purposes of this Agreement.
Amendment
No. 5 shall be deemed an Extension Amendment with respect to the New Revolving Credit Commitments for all purposes of this Agreement.
“Extension Election” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.16(c).
“Extension Request” means any Term Loan Extension Request or a Revolver Extension Request, as the case may be.
“Extension Series” means any Term Loan Extension Series or a Revolver Extension Series, as the case may be.
“Facility” means the Initial B-2 Dollar Term Loans, the Initial B-2 Euro Term Loans, the Initial B-3 Dollar Term Loans, a given Class of Incremental Term Loans, a given Refinancing Series of Refinancing Term Loans, a given Extension Series of Extended Term Loans, the New Revolving Credit Facility, a given Class of Incremental Revolving Credit Commitments, a given Refinancing Series of Other Revolving Credit Commitments or a given Extension Series of Extended Revolving Credit Commitments, as the context may require.
“FATCA” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code), as of the Closing Date (and any amended or successor version thereof that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), any current or future Treasury Regulations or other official administrative guidance promulgated thereunder and any intergovernmental agreements entered into in connection with the implementation thereof.
“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 on the next succeeding Business Day by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York; provided that (a) if such day is not a Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be such rate on such transactions on the next preceding Business Day as so published on the next succeeding Business Day, and (b) if no such rate is so published for any day that is a Business Day, the average of the quotations for the day for such transactions received by the Administrative Agent from three federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by it.
“Fee Letter” means that certain Amended and Restated Fee Letter, dated April 25, 2014, among Omaha Acquisition Inc., Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch, Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Goldman Sachs Bank USA, Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, Deutsche Bank AG Cayman Islands Branch, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., UBS AG, Stamford Branch, UBS Securities LLC, Macquarie Capital (USA) Inc., MIHI LLC and Blackstone Holdings Finance Co. L.L.C., as amended, supplemented, modified or further restated from time to time.
“Financial Covenant Event of Default” has the meaning provided in Section 8.01(b).
“FIRREA” means the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989, as amended.
“First Lien Intercreditor Agreement” means an intercreditor agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit J-1 (which agreement in such form or with immaterial changes thereto the Collateral Agent is authorized to enter into) among Holdings, the Borrower, the Subsidiaries of the Borrower from time to time party thereto, the Collateral Agent and one or more collateral agents or representatives for the holders of Indebtedness that is permitted under Section 7.03 to be, and intended to be, secured on a pari passu basis with the Liens securing the Obligations.
“Fixed Asset Collateral” means the “Cash Flow Collateral” as such term is defined in the ABL Intercreditor Agreement.
“Fixed Charges” means, with respect to the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for any period, the sum of, without duplication:
(1) Consolidated Interest Expense for such period;
(2) all cash dividends or other distributions paid (excluding items eliminated in consolidation) on any series of preferred stock during such period; and
(3) all cash dividends or other distributions paid (excluding items eliminated in consolidation) on any series of Disqualified Equity Interests during such period.
“Flood Insurance Laws” means, collectively, (i) the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto, (ii) the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statue thereto, (iii) the National Flood Insurance Reform Act of 1994 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto, (iv) the Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2004 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto and (v) the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto.
“Foreign Benefit Event” means, with respect to any Foreign Pension Plan, (a) the existence of unfunded liabilities in excess of the amount permitted under any applicable Law or in excess of the amount that would be permitted absent a waiver from applicable Governmental Authority or (b) the failure to make the required contributions or payments, under any applicable Law, on or before the due date for such contributions or payments.
“Foreign Currency Denominated Loan” means any Loan incurred in any Approved Foreign Currency.
“Foreign Currency Denominated Letter of Credit” means any Letter of Credit denominated in an Approved Foreign Currency, other than, with respect to each L/C Issuer, those Approved Foreign Currencies not authorized to be issued by such L/C Issuer as notified to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower from time to time.
“Foreign Disposition” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(b)(xi).
“Foreign Pension Plan” means any benefit plan that under applicable Law is required to be funded through a trust or other funding vehicle other than a trust or funding vehicle maintained exclusively by a Governmental Authority.
“Foreign Subsidiary” means any direct or indirect Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower that is not a Domestic Subsidiary.
“Foreign Subsidiary Total Assets” means the total assets of the Foreign Subsidiaries, as determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP in good faith by a Responsible Officer.
“FRB” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States.
“Free and Clear Incremental Amount” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.14(d)(v).
“Fronting Exposure” means, at any time there is a Defaulting Lender, (a) with respect to the L/C Issuer, such Defaulting Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the outstanding L/C Obligations other than L/C Obligations as to which such Defaulting Lender’s participation obligation has been reallocated to other Lenders or Cash Collateralized in accordance with the terms hereof, and (b) with respect to the Swing Line Lender, such Defaulting Lender’s Pro Rata Share of Swing Line Loans other than Swing Line Loans as to which such Defaulting Lender’s participation obligation has been reallocated to other Lenders or Cash Collateralized in accordance with the terms hereof.
“Fund” means any Person (other than a natural person) that is engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course.
“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America, as in effect from time to time; provided, however, that (i) if the Borrower notifies the Administrative Agent that the Borrower requests an amendment to any provision hereof to eliminate the effect of any change occurring after the Closing Date in GAAP or in the application thereof on the operation of such provision (or if the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower that the Required Lenders request an amendment to any provision hereof for such purpose), regardless of whether any such notice is given before or after such change in GAAP or in the application thereof, then such provision shall be interpreted on the basis of GAAP as in effect and applied immediately before such change shall have become effective until such notice shall have been withdrawn or such provision amended in accordance herewith, (ii) GAAP shall be construed, and all computations of amounts and ratios referred to herein shall be made, without giving effect to any election under FASB ASC Topic 825 (or any other Financial Accounting Standard having a similar result or effect) to value any Indebtedness or other liabilities of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries at “fair value,” as defined therein, and Indebtedness shall be measured at the aggregate principal amount thereof, and (iii) the accounting for operating leases and capital leases under GAAP as in effect on the date hereof (including, without limitation, Accounting Standards Codification 840) shall apply for the purposes of determining compliance with the provisions of this Agreement, including the definition of Capitalized Leases and obligations in respect thereof.
“Governmental Authority” means any nation or government, any state or other political subdivision thereof, any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, administrative tribunal, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government including any applicable supranational bodies (such as the European Union or the European Central Bank).
“Granting Lender” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.07(i).
“Guarantee” means, as to any Person, without duplication, (a) any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of such Person guaranteeing or having the economic effect of 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, (i) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness or other monetary obligation, (ii) 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, (iii) to maintain working capital, equity capital or any other financial statement condition or liquidity or level of income or cash flow of the primary obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such Indebtedness or other monetary obligation, or (iv) 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 (b) 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 customary and reasonable indemnity obligations in effect on the Closing Date or entered into in connection with 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.
“Guaranteed Obligations” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.01.
“Guarantors” means, collectively, (i) Holdings, (ii) the wholly owned Domestic Subsidiaries of the Borrower (other than any Excluded Subsidiary), (iii) those wholly owned Domestic Subsidiaries that issue a Guaranty of the Obligations after the Closing Date pursuant to Section 6.11 or otherwise, at the option of the Borrower, issues a Guaranty of the Obligations after the Closing Date and (iv) solely in respect of any Secured Hedge Agreement or Treasury Services Agreement to which the Borrower is not a party, the Borrower, in each case, until the Guaranty thereof is released in accordance with this Agreement.
“Guaranty” means, collectively, the guaranty of the Obligations by the Guarantors pursuant to this Agreement.
“Hazardous Materials” means all materials, pollutants, contaminants, chemicals, compounds, constituents, substances or wastes, including petroleum or petroleum distillates, asbestos or asbestos-containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls, lead, radon gas, pesticides, fungicides, fertilizers, or toxic mold that are regulated pursuant to, or which could give rise to liability under, applicable Environmental Law.
“Holdings” means Holdings I, or, after giving effect to the occurrence of a Holdings II Event and unless the context requires otherwise, Holdings I and Holdings II, collectively, in which case Holdings I and Holdings II shall together own 100% of the issued and outstanding Equity Interests in the Borrower.
“Holdings I” means Omaha Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, if it is the direct parent of the Borrower, or, if not, any Domestic Subsidiary of Omaha Holdings LLC that (other than in the case of a Holdings II Event) directly owns 100% of the issued and outstanding Equity Interests in the Borrower and issues a Guarantee of the Obligations and agrees to assume the obligations of “Holdings” pursuant to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents pursuant to one or more instruments in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
“Holdings II” means, a direct Subsidiary of Holdings I, 100% owned by Holdings I and any direct or indirect parent company of Holdings I, organized under the Laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia, which is designated in writing to the Administrative Agent by Holdings I or the Borrower as “Holdings II” and issues a Guarantee of the Obligations and agrees to separately, and jointly and severally, incur the obligations of “Holdings” pursuant to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents pursuant to one or more instruments in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, in each case in accordance with the last sentence of Section 7.14 (the occurrence thereof, a “Holdings II Event”).
“Honor Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03(c)(i).
“Identified Participating Lenders” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a)(v)(C)(3).
“Identified Qualifying Lenders” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a)(v)(D)(3).
“Immaterial Subsidiary” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.03.
“Incremental Amendment” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.14(f).
“Incremental Base Amount” means the greater of (x) $590,000,000 and (y) an amount equal to 100% of Consolidated EBITDA for the most recently ended period of four consecutive fiscal quarters ended prior to the date of determination for which financial statements are internally available, calculated on a Pro Forma Basis.
“Incremental Commitments” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.14(a).
“Incremental Equivalent Debt” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.03(u).
“Incremental Equivalent First Lien Debt” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.03(q).
“Incremental Equivalent Junior Lien Debt” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.03(q).
“Incremental Equivalent Unsecured Debt” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.03(u).
“Incremental Facility Closing Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.14(d).
“Incremental Lenders” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.14(c).
“Incremental Loan” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.14(b).
“Incremental Loan Request” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.14(a).
“Incremental Revolving Credit Commitments” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.14(a).
“Incremental Revolving Credit Lender” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.14(c).
“Incremental Revolving Credit Loan” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.14(b).
“Incremental Term Commitments” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.14(a).
“Incremental Term Lender” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.14(c).
“Incremental Term Loan” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.14(b).
“Incurrence-Based Incremental Amount” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.14(d)(v).
“Indebtedness” means, as to any Person at a particular time, without duplication, all of the following:
(a) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money and all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes, loan agreements or other similar instruments;
(b) the maximum amount (after giving effect to any prior drawings or reductions which may have been reimbursed) of all outstanding letters of credit (including standby and commercial), bankers’ acceptances, bank guaranties, surety bonds, performance bonds and similar instruments issued or created by or for the account of such Person;
(c) net obligations of such Person under any Swap Contract;
(d) all obligations of such Person to pay the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than (i) trade accounts and accrued expenses payable in the ordinary course of business, (ii) any earn-out obligation until such obligation becomes a liability on the balance sheet of such Person in accordance with GAAP and (iii) accruals for payroll and other liabilities accrued in the ordinary course);
(e) indebtedness (excluding prepaid interest thereon) secured by a Lien on property owned or being purchased by such Person (including indebtedness arising under conditional sales or other title retention agreements and mortgage, industrial revenue bond, industrial development bond and similar financings), whether or not such indebtedness shall have been assumed by such Person or is limited in recourse;
(f) all Attributable Indebtedness;
(g) all obligations of such Person in respect of Disqualified Equity Interests;
if and to the extent that the foregoing would constitute indebtedness or a liability in accordance with GAAP; provided that Indebtedness of any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower appearing on the balance sheet of the Borrower solely by reason of push-down accounting under GAAP shall be excluded; and
(h) to the extent not otherwise included above, all Guarantees of such Person in respect of any of the foregoing.
For all purposes hereof, the Indebtedness of any Person shall (A) include the Indebtedness of any partnership or joint venture (other than a joint venture that is itself a corporation or limited liability company) in which such Person is a general partner or a joint venturer, except to the extent such Person’s liability for such Indebtedness is otherwise expressly limited and only to the extent such Indebtedness would be included in the calculation of Consolidated Total Net Debt, (B) in the case of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, exclude all intercompany Indebtedness having a term not exceeding 364 days (inclusive of any roll-over or extensions of terms) and made in the ordinary course of business, (C) exclude obligations under or in respect of operating leases or sale lease-back transactions (except any resulting Capitalized Lease Obligations), (D) exclude COLI Loans and (E) exclude receivables or payables financing or factoring facilities. The amount of any net obligation under any Swap Contract on any date shall be deemed to be the Swap Termination Value thereof as of such date. The amount of Indebtedness of any Person for purposes of clause (e) shall be deemed to be equal to the lesser of (i) the aggregate unpaid amount of such Indebtedness and (ii) the fair market value of the property encumbered thereby as determined by such Person in good faith. Notwithstanding anything in this definition to the contrary, Indebtedness shall be calculated without giving effect to the effects of Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification 815 and related interpretations to the extent such effects would otherwise increase or decrease an amount of Indebtedness for any purpose hereunder as a result of accounting for any embedded derivatives created by the terms of such Indebtedness.
“Indemnified Liabilities” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.05.
“Indemnified Taxes” means, with respect to any Agent or any Lender, all Taxes other than (i) Taxes imposed on or measured by its net income, however denominated, and franchise (and similar) Taxes imposed in lieu of net income Taxes by a jurisdiction (A) as a result of such recipient being organized in or having its principal office (or, in the case of any Lender, its applicable Lending Office) in such jurisdiction (or any political subdivision thereof), or (B) as a result of any other connection between such Lender or Agent and such jurisdiction other than any connections arising from executing, delivering, being a party to, engaging in any transactions pursuant to, performing its obligations under, receiving payments under, or enforcing, any Loan Document, (ii) Taxes attributable to the failure by any Agent or Lender to deliver the documentation required to be delivered pursuant to Section 3.01(d), (iii) any branch profits Taxes imposed by the United States or any similar Tax, imposed by any jurisdiction described in clause (i) above, (iv) in the case of any Lender (other than an assignee pursuant to a request by the Borrower under Section 3.07), any U.S. federal withholding Tax that is imposed pursuant to a law in effect on the date such Lender acquires an interest in a Loan or Commitment, or designates a new Lending Office, except to the extent such Lender (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 with respect to such withholding Tax pursuant to Section 3.01 and (v) any withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA. For the avoidance of doubt, the term “Lender” for purposes of this definition shall include each L/C Issuer and Swing Line Lender.
“Indemnitees” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.05.
“Information” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.08.
“Initial B-1 Dollar Term Commitment” means the Term Commitments of the Dollar Term Lenders as of the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date.
“Initial B-1 Dollar Term Loans” means the Dollar-denominated term loans made by the Lenders on the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(a)(ii).
“Initial B-1 Euro Term Commitment” means the Term Commitments of the Euro Term Lenders as of the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date.
“Initial B-1 Euro Term Loans” means the euro-denominated term loans made by the Lenders on the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(b)(ii).
“Initial B-2 Dollar Term Commitment” means the Term Commitments of the Dollar Term Lenders as of the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date.
“Initial B-2 Dollar Term Loans” means the Dollar-denominated term loans made by the Lenders on the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(a)(iii).
“Initial B-2 Euro Term Commitment” means, as to each Euro Term Lender, its obligations to make an Initial B-2 Euro Term Loan in euros to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(b)(iii) in an aggregate amount not to exceed the amount set forth opposite such Euro Term Lender’s name in Schedule 1.01A under the caption “Initial B-2 Euro Term Commitment” or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Euro Term Lender becomes a party hereto, as applicable, as such amount may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with this Agreement (including Section 2.14). The initial aggregate amount of the Initial B-2 Euro Term Commitments on the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date is €655,194,710.89.
“Initial B-2 Euro Term Loans” means the euro-denominated term loans made by the Lenders on the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(b)(iii).
“Initial B-3 Dollar Term Commitment” means the Additional B-3 Dollar Term Commitment.
“Initial B-3 Dollar Term Loans” means the Dollar-denominated term loans made by the Lenders on the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(a)(iv). The initial aggregate principal amount of the Initial B-3 Dollar Term Loans on the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date is $1,377,407,894.37.
“Initial B-3 Dollar Term Lender” means, at any time, any Lender that has an Additional B-3 Dollar Term Commitment or Initial B-3 Dollar Term Loan at such time.
“Initial Dollar Term Commitment” means the Term Commitments of the Dollar Term Lenders as of the Closing Date.
“Initial Dollar Term Loans” means the Dollar-denominated term loans made by the Lenders on the Closing Date to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(a)(i).
“Initial Euro Term Commitment” means the Term Commitments of the Euro Term Lenders as of the Closing Date.
“Initial Euro Term Loans” means the euro-denominated term loans made by the Lenders on the Closing Date to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(b)(i).
“Initial Revolving Borrowing” means one or more borrowings of Revolving Credit Loans on the Closing Date; provided that, without limitation, Letters of Credit may be issued on the Closing Date to backstop or replace letters of credit, guarantees and performance or similar bonds outstanding on the Closing Date (including deemed issuances of Letters of Credit under this Agreement resulting from existing issuers of letters of credit outstanding on the Closing Date agreeing to become L/C Issuers under this Agreement).
“Initial Term Commitments” means, collectively, the Initial B-3 Dollar Term Commitments and the Initial B-2 Euro Term Commitments.
“Initial Term Loans” means, collectively, the Initial B-2 Dollar Term Loans, the Initial B-3 Dollar Term Loans and the Initial B-2 Euro Term Loans.
“Intellectual Property Security Agreements” has the meaning set forth in the Security Agreement.
“Intercompany Note” means a promissory note substantially in the form of Exhibit I.
“Intercreditor Agreements” means the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement, the ABL Intercreditor Agreement and the Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement, collectively, in each case to the extent in effect.
“Interest Payment Date” means, (a) as to any Eurocurrency Rate Loan or SONIA Rate Loan, the last day of each Interest Period applicable to such Loan and the Maturity Date of the Facility under which such Loan was made; provided that if any Interest Period for a Eurocurrency Rate Loan exceeds three months, the respective dates that fall every three months after the beginning of such Interest Period shall also be Interest Payment Dates and (b) as to any Base Rate Loan (including a Swing Line Loan), the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December and the Maturity Date of the Facility under which such Loan was made.
“Interest Period” means, (i) as to each SONIA Rate Loan, the applicable SONIA Interest Period, and (ii) as to each Eurocurrency Rate Loan, the period commencing on the date such Eurocurrency Rate Loan is disbursed or converted to or continued as a Eurocurrency Rate Loan and ending on the date one, two (other than with respect to the New Revolving Credit Facility), three or six months thereafter or, to the extent agreed by each Lender of such Eurocurrency Rate Loan, twelve months or, to the extent agreed by the Administrative Agent, less than one month thereafter, as selected by the Borrower in its Committed Loan Notice; provided that:
(i) any Interest Period that would otherwise end on a day that is not a Business Day shall, subject to clause (iii) below, 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 next preceding Business Day;
(ii) 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
(iii) no Interest Period shall extend beyond the Maturity Date of the Facility under which such Loan was made.
“Investment” means, as to any Person, any direct or indirect acquisition or investment by such Person, whether by means of (a) the purchase or other acquisition of Equity Interests or debt or other securities of another Person, (b) a loan, advance or capital contribution to, Guarantee or assumption of Indebtedness of, or purchase or other acquisition of any other debt or equity participation or interest in, another Person, including any partnership or joint venture interest in such other Person excluding, in the case of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, intercompany loans, advances, or Indebtedness having a term not exceeding 364 days (inclusive of any roll-over or extensions of terms) and made in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice) or (c) the purchase or other acquisition (in one transaction or a series of transactions) of all or substantially all of the property and assets or business of another Person or assets constituting a business unit, line of business or division of such Person. For purposes of covenant compliance, the amount of any Investment at any time shall be the amount actually invested (measured at the time made), without adjustment for subsequent increases or decreases in the value of such Investment.
“Investor Management Agreement” means an agreement among the Borrower and/or Holdings (or any direct or indirect parent entity of Holdings) and Affiliates of (or management entities associated with) one or more of the Investors, as in effect from time to time and as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified in a manner not materially adverse to the Lenders; provided that any management, monitoring, consulting and advisory fees payable by the Borrower and/or Holdings and its Subsidiaries for any fiscal year shall not exceed an amount equal to 2.0% of Consolidated EBITDA for such fiscal year.
“Investors” means any of the Blackstone Funds and any of their Affiliates (other than any portfolio operating companies).
“IP Rights” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.17.
“ISP” means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the “International Standby Practices 1998” published by the Institute of International Banking Law & Practice, Inc. (or such later version thereof as may be in effect at the time of issuance).
“Junior Financing” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.13(a).
“Junior Financing Documentation” means any documentation governing any Junior Financing.
“Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement” means an intercreditor agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent and the Borrower, between the Collateral Agent and one or more collateral agents or representatives for the holders of Indebtedness issued or incurred pursuant to Sections 7.03(g)(y)(i), (q)(y) or (s) that are intended to be secured on a basis junior to the Liens securing the Obligations. Wherever in this Agreement, an Other Debt Representative is required to become party to the Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement, if the related Indebtedness is the initial Indebtedness incurred by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to be secured by a Lien on a basis junior to the Liens securing the Obligations, then the Borrower, Holdings, the Subsidiary Guarantors, the Collateral Agent and the Other Debt Representative for such Indebtedness shall execute and deliver the Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement.
“Latest Maturity Date” means, at any date of determination, the latest Maturity Date applicable to any Loan or Commitment hereunder at such time, including the latest maturity date of any Refinancing Term Loan, any Refinancing Term Commitment, any Extended Term Loan, any Extended Revolving Credit Commitment, any Incremental Term Loans, any Incremental Revolving Credit Commitments or any Other Revolving Credit Commitments, in each case as extended in accordance with this Agreement from time to time.
“Laws” means, collectively, all international, foreign, federal, state and local statutes, treaties, rules, guidelines, regulations, ordinances, codes and administrative or judicial precedents, orders, decrees, injunctions or authorities, including the interpretation or administration thereof by any Governmental Authority charged with the enforcement, interpretation or administration thereof, and all applicable administrative orders, directed duties, requests, licenses, authorizations and permits of, and agreements with, any Governmental Authority.
“L/C Advance” means, with respect to each Revolving Credit Lender, such Lender’s funding of its participation in any L/C Borrowing in accordance with its Pro Rata Share or other applicable share provided for under this Agreement. All L/C Advances shall be denominated in Dollars.
“L/C Borrowing” means an extension of credit resulting from a drawing under any Letter of Credit which has not been reimbursed on the applicable Honor Date or refinanced as a Revolving Credit Borrowing. All L/C Borrowings shall be denominated in Dollars.
“L/C Credit Extension” means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the issuance thereof or extension of the expiry date thereof, or the renewal or increase of the amount thereof.
“L/C Disbursement” means any payment made by an L/C Issuer pursuant to a Letter of Credit.
“L/C Issuer” means (i)
Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch, (ii)
Citibank, N.A., (iii) Barclays Bank PLC, (iv) Goldman Sachs Bank USA and (v) HSBC Bank USA, N.A., in each case, including
through any of itsitstheir
respective Affiliates or branches (in each case, with respect to standby letters of credit only), and any other Lender that
becomes an L/C Issuer in accordance with Sections 2.03(k) or 10.07(k), in each case, in its capacity as an issuer of Letters of Credit
hereunder, or any successor issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder. If there is more than one L/C Issuer at any given time, the term L/C
Issuer shall refer to the relevant L/C Issuer(s).
“L/C Obligations” means, as at any date of determination, the aggregate amount available to be drawn under all outstanding Letters of Credit plus the aggregate of all Unreimbursed Amounts, including all L/C Borrowings. For purposes of computing the amount available to be drawn under any Letter of Credit, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be determined in accordance with Section 2.03(l). For all purposes of this Agreement, if on any date of determination a Letter of Credit has expired by its terms but any amount may still be drawn thereunder by reason of the operation of Rule 3.14 of the ISP, such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be “outstanding” in the amount so remaining available to be drawn.
“LCA Election” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.02(h).
“LCA Test Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.02(h).
“Lead Arrangers” means Credit
Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Citigroup Global Markets IncIncCitibank,
N.A., Goldman Sachs Lending Partners LLC, Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., UBS Securities
LLC and Macquarie Capital (USA) Inc., in their respective capacities as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners under this Agreement.
With respect to Amendment No. 1, the Lead Arrangers shall be Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Goldman
Sachs Bank USA, Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Siemens Financial Services, Inc. and Macquarie Capital
(USA) Inc. With respect to Amendment No. 2, the Lead Arrangers shall be Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Citigroup
Global Markets IncIncCitibank,
N.A., Goldman Sachs Bank USA, Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. and Macquarie Capital (USA) Inc. With respect to Amendment
No. 4, the Lead Arrangers shall be the Amendment No. 4 Arrangers. With
respect to Amendment No. 5, the Lead Arrangers shall be the Amendment No. 5 Arrangers.
“Lender” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph to this Agreement and, as the context requires, includes an L/C Issuer and the Swing Line Lender, and their respective successors and assigns as permitted hereunder, each of which is referred to herein as a “Lender”.
“Lender Default” means (i) the refusal (which may be given verbally or in writing and has not been retracted) or failure of any Lender to make available its portion of any incurrence of revolving loans or reimbursement obligations required to be made by it, which refusal or failure is not cured within two Business Days after the date of such refusal or failure; (ii) the failure of any Lender to pay over to the Administrative Agent, any L/C Issuer or any other Lender any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder within two Business Days of the date when due, unless subject to a good faith dispute; (iii) a Lender has notified the Borrower or the Administrative 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, under the Revolving Credit Facility or under other agreements generally in which it commits to extend credit; (iv) a Lender has failed, within three Business Days after request by the Administrative Agent, to confirm that it will comply with its funding obligations under the Revolving Credit Facility; (v) a Lender has admitted in writing that it is insolvent or such Lender becomes subject to a Lender-Related Distress Event; or (vi) a Lender has become the subject of a Bail-in Action. Any determination by the Administrative Agent that a Lender Default has occurred under any one or more of clauses (i) through (vi) above shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error, and the applicable Lender shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender (subject to Section 2.17(b)) upon delivery of written notice of such determination to the Borrower, each L/C Issuer, each Swing Line Lender and each Lender.
“Lender-Related Distress Event” means, with respect to any Lender or any person that directly or indirectly controls such Lender (each, a “Distressed Person”), as the case may be, a voluntary or involuntary case with respect to such Distressed Person under any Debtor Relief Law, or a custodian, conservator, receiver or similar official is appointed for such Distressed Person or any substantial part of such Distressed Person’s assets, or such Distressed Person or any person that directly or indirectly controls such Distressed Person is subject to a forced liquidation, or such Distressed Person makes a general assignment for the benefit of creditors or is otherwise adjudicated as, or determined by any Governmental Authority having regulatory authority over such Distressed Person or its assets to be, insolvent or bankrupt; 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 person that directly or indirectly controls such 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) 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.
“Letter of Credit” means any letter of credit issued hereunder. A Letter of Credit may be a commercial letter of credit or a standby letter of credit and may be issued in any Approved Currency.
“Letter of Credit Expiration Date” means the day that is five (5) Business Days prior to the scheduled Maturity Date then in effect for the New Revolving Credit Facility (or, if such day is not a Business Day, the next preceding Business Day).
“Letter of Credit Issuance Request” means a letter of credit request substantially in the form of Exhibit B.
“Letter of Credit Percentage” shall mean, (x) with respect to (i) Citibank, N.A., 30.92%, (ii) Barclays Bank PLC, 17.27%, (iii) Goldman Sachs Bank USA, 17.27%, (iv) Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch, 17.27% and (v) HSBC Bank USA, N.A., 17.27% (in each case as may be reduced to reflect any percentage allocated to another L/C Issuer pursuant to the immediately succeeding clause (y)), and (y) any other Letter of Credit Issuer, a percentage to be agreed between the Borrower and such L/C Issuer.
“Letter of Credit Sublimit” means
an amount equal to the lesser of (a) $20,000,00020,000,00075,000,000
and (b) the aggregate amount of the Revolving Credit Commitments. The Letter of Credit Sublimit is part of, and not in addition
to, the Revolving Credit Facility.
“LIBO Screen Rate” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Eurocurrency Rate.”
“Lien” means any mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement, encumbrance, lien (statutory or other), charge, or preference, priority or other security interest or preferential arrangement of any kind or nature whatsoever (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any easement, right of way or other encumbrance on title to Real Property, and any Capitalized Lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing).
“Limited Condition Acquisition” means any acquisition, including by way of merger, amalgamation or consolidation, by one or more of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries of any assets, business or Person permitted by this Agreement whose consummation is not conditioned on the availability of, or on obtaining, third party acquisition financing and which is designated as a Limited Condition Acquisition by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary in writing to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the date the definitive agreements for such acquisition are entered into.
“Loan” means an extension of credit by a Lender to the Borrower under Article II in the form of a Term Loan, a Revolving Credit Loan or a Swing Line Loan (including any Incremental Term Loan and any extensions of credit under any Revolving Commitment Increase).
“Loan Documents” means, collectively,
(i) this Agreement, (ii) Amendment No. 1, (iii) Amendment No. 2, (iv) Amendment No. 3, (v) Amendment No. 4, (vi)
Amendment No. 5, (vii) the Notes, (viiviiviii)
the Collateral Documents, (viiiix)
each Intercreditor Agreement to the extent then in effect, (ixx)
each Letter of Credit Issuance Request and (xxxi)
any Refinancing Amendment, Incremental Amendment or Extension Amendment.
“Loan Parties” means, collectively, the Borrower and each Guarantor.
“Management Stockholders” means the members of management of Holdings, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries who are investors in Holdings or any direct or indirect parent thereof.
“Margin Stock” has the meaning set forth in Regulation U issued by the FRB.
“Market Capitalization” means an amount equal to (i) the total number of issued and outstanding shares of common Equity Interests of a Qualified IPO Entity on the date of the declaration of a Restricted Payment multiplied by (ii) 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 set forth in the definition of “Swap Contract.”
“Material Adverse Effect” means a (a) material adverse effect on the business, operations, assets, liabilities (actual or contingent) or financial condition of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; (b) material adverse effect on the ability of the Loan Parties (taken as a whole) to fully and timely perform any of their payment obligations under any Loan Document to which the Borrower or any of the Loan Parties is a party; or (c) material adverse effect on the rights and remedies available to the Lenders or any Agent under any Loan Document.
“Material Real Property” means any fee owned real property located in the United States that is owned by any Loan Party with a fair market value in excess of $7,500,000 (at the Closing Date or, with respect to real property acquired after the Closing Date, at the time of acquisition, in each case, as reasonably estimated by the Borrower in good faith).
“Maturity Date” means (i) with
respect to the Initial B-2 Euro Term Loans, the date that is the earlier of (x) March 31, 2024 and (y) if greater than $500 million in
aggregate principal amount of Dollar Senior Notes are outstanding on April 15, 2022, April 15, 2022, (ii) with respect to the Initial
B-3 Dollar Term Loans, March 31, 2027, (iii) with respect to the New Revolving Facility, the date that is the earlier
of (x) January 29, 2023 and (yearliest
of (x) November 18, 2026, (y)
if greater than $500 million in aggregate principal amount of the iInitial
B-2
Euro Term Loans is outstanding on December 31, 2023, December 31, 2023 and (z) if greater than $500 million in aggregate principal amount
of the initial2026
Dollar Senior Notes are outstanding on April 15, 2022, April 15, 2022,October
16, 2025, October 16, 2025, (iv) with respect to any tranche of Extended Term Loans or Extended Revolving Credit Commitments,
the final maturity date applicable thereto as specified in the applicable Extension Request accepted by the respective Lender or Lenders,
(v) with respect to any Refinancing Term Loans or Other Revolving Credit Commitments, the final maturity date applicable thereto as specified
in the applicable Refinancing Amendment and (vi) with respect to any Incremental Term Loans or Incremental Revolving Credit Commitments,
the final maturity date applicable thereto as specified in the applicable Incremental Amendment; provided, in each case, that
if such date is not a Business Day, then the applicable Maturity Date shall be the next succeeding Business Day.
“Maximum Rate” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.10.
“Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. and any successor thereto.
“Mortgage Policies” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Collateral and Guarantee Requirement.”
“Mortgaged Property” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Collateral and Guarantee Requirement.”
“Mortgages” means collectively, the deeds of trust, trust deeds, deeds to secure debt, hypothecs and mortgages made by the Loan Parties in favor or for the benefit of the Collateral Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties creating and evidencing a Lien on a Mortgaged Property in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent with such terms and provisions as may be required by the applicable Laws of the relevant jurisdiction, and any other mortgages executed and delivered pursuant to Section 6.11, 6.13 or 6.16, in each case, as the same may from time to time be amended, restated, supplemented, or otherwise modified.
“Multiemployer Plan” means any employee benefit plan of the type described in Sections 3(37) or 4001(a)(3) of ERISA, to which the Borrower, any Restricted Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate makes or is obligated to make contributions, or during the preceding six years, has made or been obligated to make contributions.
“Net Proceeds” means:
(a) 100% of the cash proceeds actually received by the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries (including any cash payments received by way of deferred payment of principal pursuant to a note or installment receivable or purchase price adjustment receivable or otherwise and including casualty insurance settlements and condemnation awards, but in each case only as and when received) from any Disposition or Casualty Event, net of (i) attorneys’ fees, accountants’ fees, investment banking fees, survey costs, title insurance premiums, and related search and recording charges, transfer taxes, deed or mortgage recording taxes, other customary expenses and brokerage, consultant and other customary fees actually incurred in connection therewith, (ii) the principal amount, premium or penalty, if any, interest and other amounts on any Indebtedness that is secured by a Lien (other than a Lien that ranks pari passu with or subordinated to the Liens securing the Obligations) on the asset subject to such Disposition or Casualty Event and that is required to be repaid (and is timely repaid) in connection with such Disposition or Casualty Event (other than Indebtedness under the Loan Documents), including, for the avoidance of doubt, ABL Debt in respect of any ABL Priority Collateral or Non-U.S. ABL Facility Collateral subject to such Disposition or Casualty Event, (iii) in the case of any Disposition or Casualty Event by a non-wholly owned Restricted Subsidiary, the pro rata portion of the Net Proceeds thereof (calculated without regard to this clause (iii)) attributable to minority interests and not available for distribution to or for the account of the Borrower or a wholly owned Restricted Subsidiary as a result thereof, (iv) taxes paid or reasonably estimated to be payable as a result thereof, and (v) the amount of any reasonable reserve established in accordance with GAAP against any adjustment to the sale price or any liabilities (other than any taxes deducted pursuant to clause (i) above) (x) related to any of the applicable assets and (y) retained by the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries including, without limitation, pension and other post-employment benefit liabilities and liabilities related to environmental matters or against any indemnification obligations (however, the amount of any subsequent reduction of such reserve (other than in connection with a payment in respect of any such liability) shall be deemed to be Net Proceeds of such Disposition or Casualty Event occurring on the date of such reduction); provided that if no Default exists, the Borrower may reinvest any portion of such proceeds in assets useful for its business (which shall include any Investment permitted by this Agreement) within 12 months of such receipt and such portion of such proceeds shall not constitute Net Proceeds except to the extent not, within 12 months of such receipt, so reinvested or contractually committed to be so reinvested (it being understood that if any portion of such proceeds are not so used within such 12-month period but within such 12-month period are contractually committed to be used, then upon the termination of such contract or if such Net Proceeds are not so used within 18 months of initial receipt, such remaining portion shall constitute Net Proceeds as of the date of such termination or expiry without giving effect to this proviso; it being further understood that such proceeds shall constitute Net Proceeds notwithstanding any investment notice if there is a Specified Default at the time of a proposed reinvestment unless such proposed reinvestment is made pursuant to a binding commitment entered into at a time when no Specified Default was continuing); provided, further, that no proceeds realized in a single transaction or series of related transactions shall constitute Net Proceeds unless (x) such proceeds shall exceed $40,000,000 and (y) the aggregate net proceeds excluded under clause (x) exceeds $100,000,000 in any fiscal year (and thereafter only net cash proceeds in excess of such amount shall constitute Net Proceeds under this clause (a)), and
(b) 100% of the cash proceeds from the incurrence, issuance or sale by the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries of any Indebtedness, net of all taxes paid or reasonably estimated to be payable as a result thereof and fees (including investment banking fees and discounts), commissions, costs and other expenses, in each case incurred in connection with such incurrence, issuance or sale.
For purposes of calculating the amount of Net Proceeds, fees, commissions and other costs and expenses payable to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary shall be disregarded.
“New Revolving Credit Borrowing” means a borrowing consisting of simultaneous New Revolving Credit Loans of the same Type, in the same Approved Currency, and, in the case of Eurocurrency Rate Loans or SONIA Rate Loan, having the same Interest Period made by each of the New Revolving Credit Lenders pursuant to Section 2.01(c).
“New Revolving Credit Commitment”
means, as to each New Revolving Credit Lender, its obligation to (a) make New Revolving Credit Loans to the Borrower pursuant to Section
2.01(c), (b) purchase participations in L/C Obligations in respect of Letters of Credit and (c) purchase participations in Swing Line
Loans, in an aggregate Principal Amount at any one time outstanding not to exceed the amount set forth opposite such Lender’s name
on Annex AASchedule
I to Amendment No. 115
under the caption “New Revolving Credit Commitments” or in the Assignment and Acceptance 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 (including
Section 2.14). The aggregate New Revolving Credit Commitments of all New Revolving Credit Lenders shall be $185,000,000185,000,000250,000,000
on the Amendment No. 335
Effective Date, as such amount may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
“New Revolving Credit Exposure” means as to each New Revolving Credit Lender, the sum of the amount of the outstanding Principal Amount of such New Revolving Credit Lender’s New Revolving Credit Loans and its Pro Rata Share or other applicable share provided for under this Agreement of the amount of the L/C Obligations and the Swing Line Obligations at such time.
“New Revolving Credit Facility” means, at any time, the aggregate amount of the New Revolving Credit Commitments at such time.
“New Revolving Credit Lender”
means (a) as of the Amendment No. 335
Effective Date, each Revolving Credit Lender with respect to any Revolving Credit Commitment of such Lender that has been
extended pursuant to Amendment No. 335
and whose name and the aggregate principal amount of its Revolving Credit Commitment so extended are set forth on Annex
AASchedule
I to Amendment No. 335
under the caption “New Revolving Credit Commitment” and (b) after the Amendment No. 335
Effective Date, each Lender that holds a New Revolving Credit Commitment.
“New Revolving Credit Loan” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.01(c).
“Non-Consenting Lender” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.07(d).
“Non-Debt Fund Affiliate” means any Affiliate of the Investors other than (a) Holdings or any Subsidiary of Holdings, (b) any Debt Fund Affiliates and (c) any natural person.
“Non-Defaulting Lender” means, at any time, a Lender that is not a Defaulting Lender.
“Non-Expiring Credit Commitment” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.04(g).
“Non-Extension Notice Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03(b)(iii).
“Non-U.S. ABL Facility Collateral” has the meaning given to such term in the ABL Intercreditor Agreement.
“Not Otherwise Applied” means, with reference to any amount of proceeds of any transaction or event, that such amount (a) was not required to be applied to prepay the Loans pursuant to Section 2.05(b), (b) was not previously (and is not concurrently being) applied in determining the permissibility of a transaction under the Loan Documents where such permissibility was or is (or may have been) contingent on receipt of such amount or utilization of such amount for a specified purpose, (c) was not utilized pursuant to Section 8.05, (d) was not applied to incur Indebtedness pursuant to Section 7.03(m)(y), (e) was not utilized to make Restricted Payments pursuant to Section 7.06 (other than pursuant to Section 7.06(h)(y)), (f) was not utilized to make Investments pursuant to Sections 7.02(n), (p), (v), (w) or (z), (g) was not utilized to make prepayments of any Junior Financing pursuant to Section 7.13 (other than 7.13(a)(iv)(y)) or (h) was not utilized to increase availability under clause (c) of the definition of Cumulative Credit. The Borrower shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent of any application of such amount as contemplated by (b) above.
“Note” means a Term Note, a Revolving Credit Note or a Swing Line Note, as the context may require.
“Obligations” means all (x) advances to, and debts, liabilities, obligations, covenants and duties of, any Loan Party and its Restricted Subsidiaries 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 and fees that accrue after the commencement by or against any Loan Party or Restricted Subsidiary of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Laws naming such Person as the debtor in such proceeding, regardless of whether such interest and fees are allowed claims in such proceeding and (y) obligations of any Loan Party arising under any Secured Hedge Agreement or any Treasury Services Agreement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Obligations of the Loan Parties under the Loan Documents (and of their Restricted Subsidiaries to the extent they have obligations under the Loan Documents) include (a) the obligation (including guarantee obligations) to pay principal, interest, Letter of Credit fees, reimbursement obligations, charges, expenses, fees, Attorney Costs, indemnities and other amounts payable by any Loan Party under any Loan Document and (b) the obligation of any Loan Party to reimburse any amount in respect of any of the foregoing that any Lender, in its sole discretion, may elect to pay or advance on behalf of such Loan Party. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the obligations of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary under any Secured Hedge Agreement or any Treasury Services Agreement shall be secured and guaranteed pursuant to the Collateral Documents and the Guaranty only to the extent that, and for so long as, the other Obligations are so secured and guaranteed. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Obligations of any Guarantor shall in no event include any Excluded Swap Obligations of such Guarantor.
“OFAC” means the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the United States Department of the Treasury.
“Offered Amount” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a)(v)(D)(1).
“Offered Discount” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a)(v)(D)(1).
“OID” means original issue discount.
“Organization Documents” means (a) with respect to any corporation, the certificate or articles of incorporation and the bylaws (or equivalent or comparable constitutive documents with respect to any non-U.S. jurisdiction); (b) with respect to any limited liability company, the certificate or articles of formation or organization and operating agreement; and (c) with respect to any partnership, joint venture, trust or other form of business entity, the partnership, joint venture or other applicable agreement of formation or organization and any agreement, instrument, filing or notice with respect thereto filed in connection with its formation or organization with the applicable Governmental Authority in the jurisdiction of its formation or organization and, if applicable, any certificate or articles of formation or organization of such entity.
“Original Credit Agreement” means
this Credit Agreement as in effect immediately prior to the Amendment No. 45
Effective Date.
“Other Applicable Indebtedness” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(b)(ii).
“Other Debt Representative” means, with respect to any series of Permitted First Priority Refinancing Debt or Permitted Junior Lien Refinancing Debt, the trustee, administrative agent, collateral agent, security agent or similar agent 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.
“Other Revolving Credit Commitments” means one or more Classes of revolving credit commitments hereunder that result from a Refinancing Amendment.
“Other Revolving Credit Loans” means one or more Classes of Revolving Credit Loans that result from a Refinancing Amendment.
“Other Taxes” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.01(b).
“Outstanding Amount” means (a) with respect to the Term Loans, Revolving Credit Loans and Swing Line Loans on any date, the aggregate outstanding Principal Amount thereof after giving effect to any borrowings and prepayments or repayments of Term Loans, Revolving Credit Loans (including any refinancing of outstanding unpaid drawings under Letters of Credit or L/C Credit Extensions as a Revolving Credit Borrowing) and Swing Line Loans, as the case may be, occurring on such date; and (b) with respect to any L/C Obligations on any date, the aggregate outstanding Principal Amount thereof on such date after giving effect to any 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 unpaid drawings under any Letters of Credit (including any refinancing of outstanding unpaid drawings under Letters of Credit or L/C Credit Extensions as a Revolving Credit Borrowing) or any reductions in the maximum amount available for drawing under Letters of Credit taking effect on such date.
“Overnight Rate” means, for any day, (a) with respect to any amount denominated in Dollars, the Federal Funds Rate and (b) with respect to any amount denominated in an Approved Foreign Currency, the rate of interest per annum at which overnight deposits in such currency, in an amount approximately equal to the amount with respect to which such rate is being determined, would be offered for such day by a branch or Affiliate of the Administrative Agent in the applicable offshore interbank market for such currency to major banks in such interbank market.
“Participant” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.07(f).
“Participant Register” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.07(f).
“Participating Lender” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a)(v)(C)(2).
“Participating Member State” means any member state of the European Union that has the euro as its lawful currency in accordance with legislation of the European Union relating to Economic and Monetary Union.
“PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.
“Pension Plan” means any “employee pension benefit plan” (as such term is defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA), other than a Multiemployer Plan, that is subject to Title IV of ERISA and is sponsored or maintained by any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate or to which any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate contributes or has an obligation to contribute, or in the case of a multiple employer or other plan described in Section 4064(a) of ERISA, has made contributions at any time during the immediately preceding six years.
“Perfection Certificate” means a certificate in the form of Exhibit H hereto or any other form reasonably approved by the Collateral Agent, as the same shall be supplemented from time to time.
“Permitted Acquisition” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.02(i).
“Permitted First Priority Refinancing Debt” means any Permitted First Priority Refinancing Notes and any Permitted First Priority Refinancing Loans.
“Permitted First Priority Refinancing Loans” means any Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness in the form of secured loans incurred by the Borrower in the form of one or more tranches of loans under this Agreement; provided that (i) such Indebtedness is secured by the Collateral on a pari passu basis (but without regard to the control of remedies) with the Liens securing the Obligations and is not secured by any property or assets of Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary other than the Collateral, (ii) such Indebtedness is not at any time guaranteed by any Subsidiaries other than Subsidiaries that are Guarantors or (iii) such Indebtedness does not mature on or prior to the date that is the Latest Maturity Date at the time such Indebtedness is incurred or issued or have a shorter weighted average life to maturity than the Initial Term Loans.
“Permitted First Priority Refinancing Notes” means any Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness in the form of secured Indebtedness (including any Registered Equivalent Notes) incurred by the Borrower in the form of one or more series of senior secured notes; provided that (i) such Indebtedness is secured by the Collateral on a pari passu basis (but without regard to the control of remedies) with the Liens securing the Obligations and is not secured by any property or assets of Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary other than the Collateral, (ii) such Indebtedness is not at any time guaranteed by any Subsidiaries other than Subsidiaries that are Guarantors, (iii) such Indebtedness does not mature or have scheduled amortization or payments of principal (other than customary offers to repurchase upon a change of control, asset sale or event of loss and a customary acceleration right after an event of default) on or prior to the date that is the Latest Maturity Date at the time such Indebtedness is incurred or issued, (iv) the security agreements relating to such Indebtedness are substantially the same as or more favorable to the Loan Parties than the Collateral Documents (with such differences as are reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent) and (v) an Other Debt Representative acting on behalf of the holders of such Indebtedness shall have become party to each Intercreditor Agreement. Permitted First Priority Refinancing Debt will include any Registered Equivalent Notes issued in exchange therefor.
“Permitted Holders” means each of (x) the Investors and (y) the Management Stockholders (provided that if the Management Stockholders own beneficially or of record more than fifteen percent (15%) of the outstanding voting stock of Holdings I in the aggregate, they shall be treated as Permitted Holders of only fifteen percent (15%) of the outstanding voting stock of Holdings I at such time).
“Permitted Intercompany Activities” means any transactions between or among the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries that are entered into in the ordinary course of business of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries and, in the good faith judgment of the Borrower are necessary or advisable in connection with the ownership or operation of the business of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, including, but not limited to, (i) payroll, cash management, purchasing, insurance and hedging arrangements and (ii) management, technology and licensing arrangements.
“Permitted Junior Lien Refinancing Debt” means Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness constituting secured Indebtedness (including any Registered Equivalent Notes) incurred by the Borrower in the form of one or more series of junior lien secured notes or junior lien secured loans; provided that (i) such Indebtedness is secured by the Collateral on a junior priority basis to the Liens securing the Obligations and the obligations in respect of any Permitted First Priority Refinancing Debt and is not secured by any property or assets of Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary other than the Collateral, (ii) such Indebtedness may be secured by a Lien on the Collateral that is junior to the Liens securing the Obligations and the obligations in respect of any Permitted First Priority Refinancing Debt, notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained in the definition of “Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness,” (iii) an Other Debt Representative acting on behalf of the holders of such Indebtedness shall have become party to the Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement as a “Junior Lien Representative” thereunder and the ABL Intercreditor Agreement, and (iv) such Indebtedness meets the Permitted Other Debt Conditions. Permitted Junior Lien Refinancing Debt will include any Registered Equivalent Notes issued in exchange therefor.
“Permitted Other Debt Conditions” means that such applicable Indebtedness (i) does not mature or have scheduled amortization payments of principal or payments of principal and is not subject to mandatory redemption, repurchase, prepayment or sinking fund obligations (except customary asset sale or change of control provisions that provide for the prior repayment in full of the Loans and all other Obligations), in each case on or prior to the Latest Maturity Date at the time such Indebtedness is incurred, (ii) is not at any time guaranteed by any Subsidiaries other than Subsidiaries that are Guarantors, and (iii) to the extent secured, the security agreements relating to such Indebtedness are substantially the same as or more favorable to the Loan Parties than the Collateral Documents (with such differences as are reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent).
“Permitted Ratio Debt” means Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary so long as immediately after giving Pro Forma Effect thereto and to the use of the proceeds thereof (but without netting the proceeds thereof) (i) no Event of Default shall be continuing or result therefrom and (ii) (x) if such Indebtedness is secured on a pari passu basis with the Liens securing the Obligations, the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio is no greater than 4.75 to 1.00 determined on a Pro Forma Basis as of the last day of the most recently ended period of four consecutive fiscal quarters for which financial statements are internally available and (y) if such Indebtedness is secured on a junior basis to the Liens securing the Obligations, the Consolidated Secured Net Leverage Ratio is no greater than 6.00 to 1.00 determined on a Pro Forma Basis as of the last day of the most recently ended period of four consecutive fiscal quarters for which financial statements are internally available; provided that, such Indebtedness shall (A) in the case of clause (x) above, have a maturity date that is after the Latest Maturity Date at the time such Indebtedness is incurred, and in the case of clause (y) above, have a maturity date that is at least ninety-one (91) days after the Latest Maturity Date at the time such Indebtedness is incurred, (B) in the case of clause (x) above, have a Weighted Average Life to Maturity not shorter than the longest remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Facilities and, in the case of clause (y) above, shall not be subject to scheduled amortization prior to maturity, (C) if such Indebtedness is incurred or guaranteed on a secured basis by a Loan Party on a junior basis to the Liens securing the Obligations, be subject to the Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement and, if the Indebtedness is secured on a pari passu basis with the Liens securing the Obligations, be (x) in the form of debt securities and (y) subject to the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement and (D) have terms and conditions (other than pricing, rate floors, discounts, fees, premiums and optional prepayment or redemption provisions) that in the good faith determination of the Borrower are not materially less favorable (when taken as a whole) to the Borrower than the terms and conditions of the Loan Documents (when taken as a whole) (provided that a certificate of the Borrower as to the satisfaction of the conditions described in this clause (D) delivered at least five (5) Business Days prior to the incurrence of such Indebtedness, together with a reasonably detailed description of the material terms and conditions of such Indebtedness or drafts of documentation relating thereto, stating that the Borrower has determined in good faith that such terms and conditions satisfy the foregoing requirements of this clause (D), shall be conclusive unless the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower within such five (5) Business Day period that it disagrees with such determination (including a description of the basis upon which it disagrees)); provided, further, that any such Indebtedness incurred pursuant to clauses (x) or (y) above by a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party, together with any Indebtedness incurred by a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party pursuant to Sections 7.03(g), 7.03(q), 7.03(u) or 7.03(w), does not exceed in the aggregate at any time outstanding the greater of (i) $165,000,000 and (ii) 2.25% of Total Assets, in each case determined at the time of incurrence.
“Permitted Refinancing” means, with respect to any Person, any modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal, replacement or extension of any Indebtedness of such Person; provided that (a) the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) thereof does not exceed the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of the Indebtedness so modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed, replaced or extended except by an amount equal to unpaid accrued interest and premium thereon plus other reasonable amounts paid, and fees and expenses reasonably incurred, in connection with such modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal, replacement or extension and by an amount equal to any existing commitments unutilized thereunder, (b) other than with respect to a Permitted Refinancing in respect of Indebtedness permitted pursuant to Section 7.03(e), such modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal, replacement or extension has a final maturity date equal to or later than the final maturity date of, and has a Weighted Average Life to Maturity equal to or greater than the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of, the Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed, replaced or extended, (c) other than with respect to a Permitted Refinancing in respect of Indebtedness permitted pursuant to Section 7.03(e), at the time thereof, no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and (d) if such Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed, replaced or extended is Junior Financing, (i) to the extent such Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed, replaced or extended is subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations, such modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal, replacement or extension is subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations on terms at least as favorable to the Lenders as those contained in the documentation governing the Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed, replaced or extended, (ii) such modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal, replacement or extension is incurred by the Person who is the obligor of the Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed, replaced or extended and (iii) if the Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed, replaced or extended was subject to an Intercreditor Agreement, the holders of such modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed, replaced or extended Indebtedness (if such Indebtedness is secured) or their representative on their behalf shall become party to such Intercreditor Agreement.
“Permitted Unsecured Refinancing Debt” means Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness in the form of unsecured Indebtedness (including any Registered Equivalent Notes) incurred by the Borrower in the form of one or more series of senior unsecured notes or loans; provided that such Indebtedness (i) constitutes Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness and (ii) meets the Permitted Other Debt Conditions.
“Person” means any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, association, company, partnership, Governmental Authority or other entity.
“Plan” means any “employee benefit plan” (as such term is defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA) sponsored, maintained or contributed to by any Loan Party or, with respect to any such plan that is subject to Section 412 of the Code or Title IV of ERISA, any ERISA Affiliate.
“Platform” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.02.
“Pledged Debt” has the meaning set forth in the Security Agreement.
“Pledged Equity” has the meaning set forth in the Security Agreement.
“Post-Acquisition Period” means, with respect to any Permitted Acquisition or the conversion of any Unrestricted Subsidiary into a Restricted Subsidiary, the period beginning on the date such Permitted Acquisition or conversion is consummated and ending on the first anniversary of the date on which such Permitted Acquisition or conversion is consummated.
“Prime Rate” means the rate of interest per annum determined from time to time by Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch, as its prime rate in effect at its principal office in New York City and notified to the Borrower.
“Principal Amount” means (i) the stated or principal amount of each Dollar Denominated Loan or Dollar Denominated Letter of Credit or L/C Obligation with respect thereto, as applicable, and (ii) the Dollar Equivalent of the stated or principal amount of each Foreign Currency Denominated Loan and Foreign Currency Denominated Letter of Credit or L/C Obligation with respect thereto, as the context may require.
“Pro Forma Adjustment” means, for any Test Period that includes all or any part of a fiscal quarter included in any Post-Acquisition Period, with respect to the Acquired EBITDA of the applicable Acquired Entity or Business or Converted Restricted Subsidiary or the Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower, the pro forma increase or decrease in such Acquired EBITDA or such Consolidated EBITDA, as the case may be, projected by the Borrower in good faith as a result of (a) actions taken during such Post-Acquisition Period for the purposes of realizing reasonably identifiable and factually supportable cost savings or (b) any additional costs incurred during such Post-Acquisition Period, in each case in connection with the combination of the operations of such Acquired Entity or Business or Converted Restricted Subsidiary with the operations of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries; provided that (i) at the election of the Borrower, such Pro Forma Adjustment shall not be required to be determined for any Acquired Entity or Business or Converted Restricted Subsidiary to the extent the aggregate consideration paid in connection with such acquisition was less than $25,000,000, and (ii) so long as such actions are taken during such Post-Acquisition Period or such costs are incurred during such Post-Acquisition Period, as applicable, for purposes of projecting such pro forma increase or decrease to such Acquired EBITDA or such Consolidated EBITDA, as the case may be, it may be assumed that such cost savings will be realizable during the entirety of such Test Period, or such additional costs, as applicable, will be incurred during the entirety of such Test Period; provided, further, that any such pro forma increase or decrease to such Acquired EBITDA or such Consolidated EBITDA, as the case may be, shall be without duplication for cost savings or additional costs already included in such Acquired EBITDA or such Consolidated EBITDA, as the case may be, for such Test Period.
“Pro Forma Basis,” “Pro Forma Compliance” and “Pro Forma Effect” mean, with respect to compliance with any test hereunder, that (A) to the extent applicable, the Pro Forma Adjustment shall have been made and (B) all Specified Transactions and the following transactions in connection therewith shall be deemed to have occurred as of the first day of the applicable period of measurement in such test: (a) income statement items (whether positive or negative) attributable to the property or Person subject to such Specified Transaction, (i) in the case of a Disposition of all or substantially all Equity Interests in any Subsidiary of the Borrower or any division, product line, or facility used for operations of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, shall be excluded, and (ii) in the case of a Permitted Acquisition or Investment described in the definition of “Specified Transaction,” shall be included, (b) any retirement of Indebtedness, and (c) any Indebtedness incurred or assumed by the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries in connection therewith and if such Indebtedness has a floating or formula rate, shall have an implied rate of interest for the applicable period for purposes of this definition determined by utilizing the rate which is or would be in effect with respect to such Indebtedness as at the relevant date of determination; provided that (I) without limiting the application of the Pro Forma Adjustment pursuant to (A) above, the foregoing pro forma adjustments may be applied to any such test solely to the extent that such adjustments are consistent with the definition of Consolidated EBITDA and give effect to events (including operating expense reductions) that are (as determined by the Borrower in good faith) (i) (x) directly attributable to such transaction, (y) expected to have a continuing impact on the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries and (z) factually supportable or (ii) otherwise consistent with the definition of Pro Forma Adjustment; (II) that when calculating the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio for purposes of (i) the definition of “Applicable Rate,” (ii) the Applicable ECF Percentage and (iii) determining actual compliance (and not Pro Forma Compliance or compliance on a Pro Forma Basis) with Section 7.11, the events that occurred subsequent to the end of the applicable Test Period shall not be given pro forma effect; and (III) in determining Pro Forma Compliance with the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio, the Consolidated Secured Net Leverage Ratio, the Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio, or any other incurrence test (other than in respect of Section 7.11), in connection with the incurrence (including by assumption or guarantee) of any Indebtedness included in the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio, the Consolidated Secured Net Leverage Ratio, the Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio or such other incurrence test calculation immediately prior to, or simultaneously with, the event for which the Pro Forma Compliance determination of such ratio or other test is being made shall be disregarded; provided, further, that with respect to any incurrence of Indebtedness permitted by the provisions of this Agreement in reliance on the pro forma calculation of the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio, the Consolidated Secured Net Leverage Ratio, the Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio or such other incurrence test calculation, any Indebtedness being incurred (or expected to be incurred) substantially simultaneously or contemporaneously with the incurrence of any such Indebtedness or any applicable transaction or action in reliance on any “basket” set forth in this Agreement (including the Incremental Base Amount and any “baskets” measured as a percentage of Total Assets or Consolidated EBITDA) shall be disregarded. In the event any fixed “baskets” are intended to be utilized together with any incurrence-based “baskets” within the same covenant in a single transaction or series of related transactions (including utilization of the Free and Clear Incremental Amount and the Incurrence-Based Incremental Amount), (i) compliance with or satisfaction of any applicable financial ratios or tests for the portion of Indebtedness or any other applicable transaction or action to be incurred under any incurrence-based “baskets” shall first be calculated without giving effect to amounts being utilized pursuant to any fixed “baskets”, but giving full pro forma effect to all applicable and related transactions (including, subject to the foregoing with respect to fixed “baskets”, any incurrence and repayments of Indebtedness) and all other permitted Pro Forma Adjustments (except that the incurrence of any Indebtedness prior to or in connection therewith shall be disregarded), and (ii) thereafter, incurrence of the portion of such Indebtedness or other applicable transaction or action to be incurred under any fixed “baskets” shall be calculated.
“Pro Forma Financial Statements” means a pro forma consolidated balance sheet and related pro forma consolidated statement of income of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries as of and for the twelve-month period ending on the last day of the most recently completed four-fiscal quarter period covered by the Audited Financial Statements and the Unaudited Financial Statements, prepared in good faith 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).
“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 and, if applicable and without duplication, Term Loans of such Lender under the applicable Facility or Facilities at such time and the denominator of which is the amount of the Aggregate Commitments under the applicable Facility or Facilities and, if applicable and without duplication, Term Loans under the applicable Facility or Facilities at such time; provided that, in the case of the Revolving Credit Facility, if such Commitments have been terminated, then the Pro Rata Share of each Lender shall be determined based on the Pro Rata Share of such Lender immediately prior to such termination and after giving effect to any subsequent assignments made pursuant to the terms hereof.
“Public Lender” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.02.
“Purchase Agreement” mean that certain Share Purchase Agreement, dated April 4, 2014 (together with all exhibits and schedules thereto).
“Purchase Agreement Representations” means the representations and warranties made by the Company in the Purchase Agreement as are material to the interests of the Lenders, but only to the extent that the Borrower (or the Borrower’s applicable Affiliates) have the right (taking into account any applicable cure provisions) to terminate the Borrower’s (or such Affiliates’) obligations under the Purchase 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 representations and warranties.
“QFC Credit Support” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.24.
“Qualified ECP Guarantor” means, in respect of any Swap Obligation, each Guarantor that, at the time the relevant Guaranty (or grant of the relevant security interest, as applicable) becomes or would become effective with respect to such Swap Obligation, has total assets exceeding $10,000,000 or otherwise constitutes an “eligible contract participant” under the Commodity Exchange Act and which may cause another person to qualify as an “eligible contract participant” with respect to such Swap Obligation at such time by entering into an agreement pursuant to the Commodity Exchange Act.
“Qualified Equity Interests” means any Equity Interests that are not Disqualified Equity Interests.
“Qualified IPO” means the issuance by Holdings I or any direct or indirect parent of Holdings (such entity a “Qualified IPO Entity”) of its common Equity Interests in an underwritten primary public offering (other than a public offering pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-8) pursuant to an effective registration statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in accordance with the Securities Act (whether alone or in connection with a secondary public offering).
“Qualified IPO Entity” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Qualified IPO”.
“Qualified Proceeds” means the fair market value of assets that are used or useful in, or Equity Interests of any Person engaged in, a Similar Business.
“Qualifying Lender” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a)(v)(D)(3).
“Rating Agencies” means Moody’s and S&P.
“Real Property” means, collectively, all right, title and interest (including any leasehold, mineral or other estate) in and to any and all parcels of or interests in real property owned or leased by any Person, whether by lease, license or other means, together with, in each case, all easements, hereditaments and appurtenances relating thereto, all improvements and appurtenant fixtures and equipment, all general intangibles and contract rights and other property and rights incidental to the ownership, lease or operation thereof.
“Refinanced Debt” has the meaning set forth in the definition of Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness.
“Refinancing” means the repayment in full of all third party Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries existing prior to the consummation of the Transactions (other than existing ordinary course working capital facilities and ordinary course capital leases, purchase money debt and equipment financings and any Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries set forth on Schedule 7.03(b)) with the proceeds of the Initial Dollar Term Loans, Initial Euro Term Loans, a portion of the Revolving Credit Facility, a portion of the loans available under the ABL Credit Agreement, the Senior Notes and the termination and release of all commitments, security interests and guarantees in connection therewith.
“Refinancing Amendment” means an amendment to this Agreement executed by each of (a) the Borrower, (b) the Administrative Agent, (c) each Additional Refinancing Lender and (d) each Lender that agrees to provide any portion of Refinancing Term Loans, Other Revolving Credit Commitments or Other Revolving Credit Loans incurred pursuant thereto, in accordance with Section 2.15.
“Refinancing Series” means all Refinancing Term Loans, Refinancing Term Commitments, Other Revolving Credit Commitments or Other Revolving Credit Loans that are established pursuant to the same Refinancing Amendment (or any subsequent Refinancing Amendment to the extent such Refinancing Amendment expressly provides that the Refinancing Term Loans, Refinancing Term Commitments, Other Revolving Credit Commitments or Other Revolving Credit Loans provided for therein are intended to be a part of any previously established Refinancing Series) and that provide for the same Effective Yield and, in the case of Refinancing Term Loans or Refinancing Term Commitments, amortization schedule.
“Refinancing Term Commitments” means one or more Classes of Term Commitments hereunder that are established to fund Refinancing Term Loans of the applicable Refinancing Series hereunder pursuant to a Refinancing Amendment.
“Refinancing Term Loans” means one or more Classes of Term Loans hereunder that result from a Refinancing Amendment.
“Register” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.07(d).
“Registered Equivalent Notes” means, with respect to any notes originally issued in an offering pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act or other private placement transaction under the Securities Act of 1933, substantially identical notes (having the same guarantees) issued in a dollar-for-dollar exchange therefor pursuant to an exchange offer registered with the SEC.
“Release” means any spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying, discharging, injecting, escaping, leaching, dumping, disposing or migrating in into, onto or through the Environment.
“Relevant Screen Rate” means (i) with respect to any Eurocurrency Borrowing denominated in Dollars, the LIBO Screen Rate, (ii) with respect to any SONIA Rate Borrowing denominated in Sterling, the SONIA Rate, (iii) with respect to any Eurocurrency Borrowing denominated in Japanese Yen, the TIBOR Screen Rate and (iv) with respect to any Eurocurrency Borrowing denominated in Euros, the EURIBOR Screen Rate.
“Reportable Event” means 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 the prepayment, refinancing, substitution or replacement of all or a portion of the Initial B-3 Dollar Term Loans with the incurrence by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of any syndicated term loan financing in the same currency having an effective interest cost or weighted average yield (with the comparative determinations to be made by the Administrative Agent consistent with generally accepted financial practices, after giving effect to, among other factors, margin, interest rate floors, upfront or similar fees or original issue discount, but excluding the effect of any arrangement, structuring, syndication or other fees payable to any lead arranger (or its affiliates) in connection with the commitment or syndication of such syndicated term loan financing, and without taking into account any fluctuations in the Eurocurrency Rate) that is less than the effective interest cost or weighted average yield (as determined by the Administrative Agent on the same basis) of such Initial B-3 Dollar Term Loans so repaid, refinanced, substituted or replaced, including without limitation, as may be effected through any amendment to this Agreement relating to the interest rate for, or weighted average yield of, such Initial B-3 Dollar Term Loans or the incurrence of any Replacement Term Loans, in each case the primary purpose of which was to reduce such effective interest cost or weighted average yield and other than in connection with a Change of Control, Qualified IPO or Transformative Acquisition.
“Request for Credit Extension” means (a) with respect to a Borrowing, continuation or conversion of Term Loans or Revolving Credit Loans, a Committed Loan Notice, (b) with respect to an L/C Credit Extension, a Letter of Credit Issuance Request, and (c) with respect to a Swing Line Loan, a Swing Line Loan Notice.
“Required Class Lenders” means, with respect to any Class on any date of determination, Lenders having more than 50% of the sum of (i) the outstanding Loans under such Class and (ii) the aggregate unused Commitments under such Facility; provided that the unused Commitments of, and the portion of the outstanding Loans under such Class held or deemed held by, any Defaulting Lender shall be excluded for purposes of making a determination of the Required Class Lenders; provided, further, that, to the same extent set forth in Section 10.07(n) 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 Class Lenders.
“Required Facility Lenders” means, as of any date of determination, with respect to any Facility, Lenders having more than 50% of the sum of (a) the Total Outstandings under such Facility (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 being deemed “held” by such Lender for purposes of this definition) and (b) the aggregate unused Commitments under such Facility; provided that the unused Commitments of, and the portion of the Total Outstandings under such Facility 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 set forth in Section 10.07(n) 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.
“Required Lenders” means, as of any date of determination, Lenders having more than 50% of the sum of the (a) Total Outstandings (with the aggregate amount of each Lender’s risk participation and funded participation in L/C Obligations and Swing Line Loans being deemed “held” by such Lender for purposes of this definition), (b) aggregate unused Term Commitments and (c) aggregate unused Revolving Credit Commitments; provided that the unused Term Commitment and unused Revolving Credit Commitment of, and the portion of the Total Outstandings held or deemed held by, any Defaulting Lender shall be excluded for purposes of making a determination of Required Lenders; provided, further, that, to the same extent set forth in Section 10.07(n) 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 Lenders.
“Required Revolving Credit Lenders” means, as of any date of determination, Revolving Credit Lenders having more than 50% of the sum of the (a) Outstanding Amount of all Revolving Credit Loans, Swing Line Loans and all L/C Obligations (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) and (b) aggregate unused Revolving Credit Commitments; provided that unused Revolving Credit Commitment of, and the portion of the Outstanding Amount of all Revolving Credit Loans, Swing Line Loans and all L/C Obligations held or deemed held by, any Defaulting Lender shall be excluded for purposes of making a determination of Required Revolving Credit Lenders.
“Resolution Authority” means an EEA Resolution Authority or, with respect to any UK Financial Institution, a UK Resolution Authority.
“Responsible Officer” means the chief executive officer, president, vice president, chief financial officer, treasurer or assistant treasurer or other similar officer of a Loan Party and, as to any document delivered on the Closing Date, 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, limited liability company, partnership and/or other action on the part of such Loan Party and such Responsible Officer shall be conclusively presumed to have acted on behalf of such Loan Party.
“Restricted Payment” means any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash, securities or other property) with respect to any Equity Interest of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, or any payment (whether in cash, securities or other property), including any sinking fund or similar deposit, on account of the purchase, redemption, retirement, defeasance, acquisition, cancellation or termination of any such Equity Interest, or on account of any return of capital to the Borrower’s or a Restricted Subsidiary’s stockholders, partners or members (or the equivalent Persons thereof).
“Restricted Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of the Borrower other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary.
“Revaluation Date” means (a) with respect to any Loan denominated in an Approved Currency, each of the following: (i) each date of a Borrowing of such Loan, (ii) each date of a continuation of such Loan pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, (iii) the last day of each fiscal quarter of the Borrower and (iv) in the case of a Revolving Credit Loan, the date of any voluntary reduction of a Revolving Credit Commitment pursuant to Section 2.06(a); (b) with respect to any Letter of Credit denominated in an Approved Currency, each of the following: (i) each date of issuance of such Letter of Credit, (ii) each date of any amendment of such Letter of Credit that would have the effect of increasing the face amount thereof and (iii) the last day of each fiscal quarter; (c) such additional dates as the Administrative Agent or the respective L/C Issuer shall determine, or the Required Revolving Credit Lenders shall require, at any time when (i) an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or (ii) to the extent that, and for so long as, the aggregate Revolving Credit Exposure of all Revolving Credit Lenders (for such purpose, using the Dollar Equivalent in effect for the most recent Revaluation Date) exceeds 90% of the aggregate amount of the Revolving Credit Commitments; and (d) the last day of each fiscal quarter.
“Revolver Extension Request” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.16(b).
“Revolver Extension Series” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.16(b).
“Revolving Commitment Increase” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.14(a).
“Revolving Credit Borrowing” means a New Revolving Credit Borrowing.
“Revolving Credit Commitment”
means (a) prior to the Amendment No. 35
Effective Date, with respect to each Lender, the “Revolving Credit Commitment” as defined under this Agreement as in effect
at any time prior to such date, (b) on and after the Amendment No. 35
Effective Date, with respect to each Lender, the Lender’s New Revolving Credit Commitments and (c) in the case of any Lender that
becomes a Lender after the Amendment No. 35
Effective Date, the amount specified 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 (including Section 2.14). The aggregate Revolving Credit
Commitments of all Revolving Credit Lenders shall be $185,000,000,250,000,000,
on the Amendment No. 35
Effective Date, as such amount may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
“Revolving Credit Exposure” means the New Revolving Credit Exposure.
“Revolving Credit Facility” means the New Revolving Credit Facility.
“Revolving Credit Lender” means, at any time, any Lender that has a Revolving Credit Commitment at such time or, if the Revolving Credit Commitments have terminated, Revolving Credit Exposure.
“Revolving Credit Loans” means any New Revolving Credit Loan, Incremental Revolving Credit Loans, Other Revolving Credit Loans or Extended Revolving Credit Loans, as the context may require.
“Revolving Credit Note” means a promissory note of the Borrower payable to any Revolving Credit Lender or its registered assigns, in substantially the form of Exhibit D-2 hereto, evidencing the aggregate Indebtedness of the Borrower to such Revolving Credit Lender resulting from the Revolving Credit Loans made by such Revolving Credit Lender to the Borrower.
“S&P” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a division of The McGraw Hill-Companies, Inc., and any successor thereto.
“Same Day Funds” means immediately available funds.
“Sanction(s)” means any international economic sanction administered or enforced by the United States government (including without limitation, OFAC), the United Nations Security Council, the European Union or Her Majesty’s Treasury.
“SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any Governmental Authority succeeding to any of its principal functions.
“Secured Hedge Agreement” means any Swap Contract permitted under Article VII that is entered into by and between the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary and any Approved Counterparty and designated as a “Secured Hedge Agreement” under this Agreement; provided that such Swap Contract is not secured by the ABL Facility Collateral.
“Secured Parties” means, collectively, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Lenders, any Approved Counterparty party to a Secured Hedge Agreement or Treasury Services Agreement, the Supplemental Agents and each co-agent or sub-agent appointed by the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent from time to time pursuant to Section 9.02.
“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
“Security Agreement” means the Security Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit G, dated as of the Closing Date, among Holdings, the Borrower, certain subsidiaries of the Borrower and the Collateral Agent.
“Security Agreement Supplement” has the meaning set forth in the Security Agreement.
“Senior Notes” means the Dollar Senior Notes and the Euro Senior Notes.
“Senior Notes Documents” means the Dollar Senior Notes Documents and the Euro Senior Notes Documents.
“Senior Notes Indenture” means the Indenture for the Dollar Senior Notes and the Euro Senior Notes, dated as of June 26, 2014, among the Borrower and Gates Global Co., as co-issuers, the guarantors listed therein, U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, escrow agent, dollar transfer agent, dollar registrar and dollar paying agent, Elavon Financial Services Limited, UK Branch, as euro paying agent and euro transfer agent and Elavon Financial Services Limited, as euro registrar, as amended or supplemented from time to time.
“Similar Business” means (1) any business conducted or proposed to be conducted by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries on the Closing Date, and any reasonable extension thereof, or (2) any business or other activities that are reasonably similar, ancillary, incidental, complementary or related to, or a reasonable extension, development or expansion of, the businesses in which the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries are engaged or propose to be engaged on the Closing Date.
“Sold Entity or Business” has the meaning set forth in the definition of the term “Consolidated EBITDA.”
“Solicited Discount Proration” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a)(v)(D)(3).
“Solicited Discounted Prepayment Amount” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a)(v)(D)(1).
“Solicited Discounted Prepayment Notice” means a written notice of the Borrower of Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offers made pursuant to Section 2.05(a)(v)(D) substantially in the form of Exhibit M-6.
“Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offer” means the irrevocable written offer by each Lender, substantially in the form of Exhibit M-7, submitted following the Administrative Agent’s receipt of a Solicited Discounted Prepayment Notice.
“Solicited Discounted Prepayment Response Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a)(v)(D)(1).
“Solvent” and “Solvency” mean, with respect to any Person on any date of determination, that on such date (a) the fair value of the assets of such Person and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, exceeds, on a consolidated basis, their debts and liabilities, subordinated, contingent or otherwise, (b) the present fair saleable value of the property of such Person and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, is greater than the amount that will be required to pay the probable liability, on a consolidated basis, of their debts and other liabilities, subordinated, contingent or otherwise, as such debts and other liabilities become absolute and matured, (c) such Person and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, are able to pay their debts and liabilities, subordinated, contingent or otherwise, as such liabilities become absolute and matured and (d) such Person and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, are not engaged in, and are not about to engage in, business for which they have 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.
“SONIA” shall mean, with respect to any Business Day, a rate per annum equal to the Sterling Overnight Index Average for such Business Day published by the SONIA Administrator on the SONIA Administrator’s Website on the immediately succeeding Business Day.
“SONIA Administrator” shall mean the Bank of England (or any successor administrator of the Sterling Overnight Index Average).
“SONIA Administrator’s Website” shall mean the Bank of England’s website, currently at http://www.bankofengland.co.uk, or any successor source for the Sterling Overnight Index Average identified as such by the SONIA Administrator from time to time.
“SONIA Interest Period” shall mean, with respect to any SONIA Rate Borrowing, the period beginning on (and including) the date on which such SONIA Rate Borrowing is made or continued to (but excluding) the date which is one month thereafter; provided that (a) if any SONIA Interest Period would end on a day other than a Business Day, such SONIA Interest Period shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless such next succeeding Business Day would fall in the next calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the immediately preceding Business Day, (b) any SONIA Interest Period that commences on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the last calendar month of such SONIA Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of the last calendar month at the end of such SONIA Interest Period and (c) no SONIA Interest Period shall extend beyond the Revolving Credit Maturity Date. For purposes hereof, the date of a Borrowing initially shall be the date on which such Borrowing is made and thereafter shall be the effective date of the most recent conversion or continuation of such Borrowing.
“SONIA Rate” shall mean, for any day (a “SONIA Interest Day”), SONIA for the day that is the fifth Business Day prior to (A) if SONIA Interest Day is a Business Day, such SONIA Interest Day or (B) if such SONIA Interest Day is not a Business Day, the Business Day immediately preceding SONIA Interest Day. Any change in the SONIA Rate due to a change in SONIA shall be effective from and including the effective date of such change in SONIA without notice to the Borrower. If by 5:00 pm (London time) on the second (2nd) Business Day immediately following any day “i”, SONIA in respect of such day “i” has not been published on the SONIA Administrator’s Website and a Benchmark Replacement Date with respect to SONIA has not occurred, then SONIA for such day “i” will be SONIA as published in respect of the first preceding Business Day for which SONIA was published on the SONIA Administrator’s Website; provided that SONIA determined pursuant to this sentence shall be utilized for purposes of calculation of the SONIA Rate for no more than three (3) consecutive Business Days. The SONIA Rate shall be deemed to not be less than 0.00% per annum in all cases.
“SONIA Rate Loans” shall mean any Revolving Credit Loan bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the SONIA Rate.
“SPC” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.07(i).
“Specified Default” means a Default under Section 8.01(a), (f) or (g).
“Specified Discount” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a)(v)(B)(1).
“Specified Discount Prepayment Amount” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a)(v)(B)(1).
“Specified Discount Prepayment Notice” means a written notice of the Borrower of a Borrower Offer of Specified Discount Prepayment made pursuant to Section 2.05(a)(v)(B) substantially in the form of Exhibit M-8.
“Specified Discount Prepayment Response” means the irrevocable written response by each Lender, substantially in the form of Exhibit M-9, to a Specified Discount Prepayment Notice.
“Specified Discount Prepayment Response Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a)(v)(B)(1).
“Specified Discount Proration” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a)(v)(B)(3).
“Specified Equity Contribution” means any cash contribution to the common equity of Holdings and/or any purchase or investment in an Equity Interest of Holdings other than Disqualified Equity Interests.
“Specified Guarantor” means any Guarantor that is not an “eligible contract participant” under the Commodity Exchange Act (determined prior to giving effect to Section 11.12).
“Specified IPO” means a Qualified IPO generating aggregate gross proceeds of at least $450.0 million, the net proceeds (including, but not limited to, net of investment banking fees, underwriting discounts and commissions, and other reasonable out-of-pocket expenses and other customary expenses (including attorney’s fees and other customary fees, issuance costs, discounts and other costs and expenses)) of which are contributed, directly or indirectly, to the Borrower in the form of cash, Cash Equivalents or 100% of the Equity Interests in a subsidiary holding such net proceeds in the form of cash or Cash Equivalents and, in each case, promptly applied by the Borrower to repay, redeem or otherwise defease outstanding Indebtedness.
“Specified Representations” means those representations and warranties made by the Borrower in Sections 5.01(a), 5.01(b)(ii), 5.02(a), 5.02(b)(i), 5.04, 5.13, 5.18, 5.20(a), 5.20(c) and 5.21.
“Specified Transaction” means any Investment, Disposition, incurrence or repayment of Indebtedness, Restricted Payment, Subsidiary designation, Incremental Term Loan or Revolving Commitment Increase in respect of which the terms of this Agreement require any test to be calculated on a “Pro Forma Basis” or after giving “Pro Forma Effect”; provided that a Revolving Commitment Increase, for purposes of this “Specified Transaction” definition, shall be deemed to be fully drawn.
“Spot Rate” means, for any currency, on any Revaluation Date or other relevant date of determination, the rate determined by the Administrative Agent to be the rate quoted by the Administrative Agent as the spot rate for the purchase by the Administrative Agent of such currency with another currency through its principal foreign exchange trading office at approximately 11:00 a.m. on such date; provided that the Administrative Agent may obtain such spot rate from another financial institution designated by the Administrative Agent if the Administrative Agent does not have as of the date of determination a spot buying rate for any such currency.
“Sterling” and “£” mean freely transferable lawful money of the United Kingdom (expressed in pounds sterling).
“Sterling Outstanding” means the Outstanding Amount of all Revolving Credit Loans, L/C Obligations and Swing Line Loans, in each case, to the extent denominated in Sterling.
“Sterling Sublimit” means the Dollar Equivalent of Sterling equal to $25,000,000.
“Submitted Amount” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a)(v)(C)(1).
“Submitted Discount” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a)(v)(C)(1).
“Subsidiary” of a Person means a corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company or other business entity of which (i) a majority of the shares of securities or other interests having ordinary voting power for the election of directors or other governing body (other than securities or interests having such power only by reason of the happening of a contingency) are at the time beneficially owned, (ii) more than half of the issued share capital is at the time beneficially owned or (iii) the management of which is otherwise controlled, directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, or both, by such Person. Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to a “Subsidiary” or to “Subsidiaries” shall refer to a Subsidiary or Subsidiaries of the Borrower. For the avoidance of doubt, any entity that is owned at a 50.0% or less level (as described above) shall not be a “Subsidiary” for any purpose under this Agreement, regardless of whether such entity is consolidated on Holdings’ or any Restricted Subsidiary’s financial statements.
“Subsidiary Guarantor” means any Guarantor other than Holdings.
“Successor Benchmark Rate” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Eurocurrency Rate.”
“Successor Company” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.04(d).
“Supplemental Agent” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.14(a) and “Supplemental Agents” shall have the corresponding meaning.
“Supported QFC” has the meaning set forth Section 10.24.
“Swap” means, any agreement, contract, or transaction that constitutes a “swap” within the meaning of Section 1a(47) of the Commodity Exchange Act.
“Swap Contract” means (a) any and all rate swap transactions, basis swaps, credit derivative transactions, forward rate transactions, commodity swaps, commodity options, forward commodity contracts, equity or equity index swaps or options, bond or bond price or bond index swaps or options or forward bond or forward bond price or forward bond index transactions, interest rate options, forward foreign exchange transactions, cap transactions, floor transactions, collar transactions, currency swap transactions, cross-currency rate swap transactions, currency options, spot contracts, or any other similar transactions or any combination of any of the foregoing (including any options to enter into any of the foregoing), whether or not any such transaction is governed by or subject to any master agreement, and (b) any and all transactions of any kind, and the related confirmations, which are subject to the terms and conditions of, or governed by, any form of master agreement published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc., any International Foreign Exchange Master Agreement, or any other master agreement (any such master agreement, together with any related schedules, a “Master Agreement”), including any such obligations or liabilities under any Master Agreement.
“Swap Obligation” means, with respect to any Person, any obligation to pay or perform under any Swap.
“Swap Termination Value” means, in respect of any one or more Swap Contracts, after taking into account the effect of any legally enforceable netting agreement relating to such Swap Contracts, (a) for any date on or after the date such Swap Contracts have been closed out and termination value(s) determined in accordance therewith, such termination value(s), and (b) for any date prior to the date referenced in clause (a), the amount(s) determined as the mark-to-market value(s) for such Swap Contracts, as determined based upon one or more mid-market or other readily available quotations provided by any recognized dealer in such Swap Contracts (which may include a Lender or any Affiliate of a Lender).
“Swing Line Borrowing” means a borrowing of a Swing Line Loan pursuant to Section 2.04.
“Swing Line Facility” means the swing line loan facility made available by the Swing Line Lenders pursuant to Section 2.04.
“Swing Line Lender” means Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch, in its capacity as provider of Swing Line Loans or any successor swing line lender hereunder.
“Swing Line Loan” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.04(a).
“Swing Line Loan Notice” means a notice of a Swing Line Borrowing pursuant to Section 2.04(b), which, if in writing, shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit C.
“Swing Line Note” means a promissory note of the Borrower payable to the Swing Line Lender or its registered assigns, in substantially the form of Exhibit D-3 hereto, 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 principal amount of all Swing Line Loans outstanding.
“Swing Line Sublimit” means an amount equal to the lesser of (a) $10,000,000 and (b) the aggregate amount of the Revolving Credit Commitments. The Swing Line Sublimit is part of, and not in addition to, the Revolving Credit Commitments.
“TARGET Day” means any day on which the Trans-European Automated Real-Time Gross Settlement Express Transfer payment system, which utilizes a single shared platform and which was launched on November 19, 2007, is open for the settlement of payments in Euro.
“Tax Group” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.06(iii).
“Taxes” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.01(a).
“Term Borrowing” means a borrowing consisting of simultaneous Term Loans of the same Class and Type and, in the case of Eurocurrency Rate Loans, having the same Interest Period made by each of the Term Lenders pursuant to Section 2.01.
“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 (a) reduced from time to time pursuant to Section 2.06 and (b) reduced or increased from time to time pursuant to (i) assignments by or to such Term Lender pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption, (ii) an Incremental Amendment, (iii) a Refinancing Amendment or (iv) an Extension.
“Term Lender” means, at any time, any Lender that has an Initial B-2 Dollar Term Commitment, Initial B-3 Dollar Term Commitment, Initial B-2 Euro Term Commitment, a Term Commitment or a Term Loan at such time.
“Term Loans” means any Initial B-2 Dollar Term Loan, Initial B-3 Dollar Term Loan, Initial B-2 Euro Term Loan or any Incremental Term Loan, Refinancing Term Loan or Extended Term Loan designated as a “Term Loan,” as the context may require.
“Term Loan Extension Request” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.16(a).
“Term Loan Extension Series” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.16(a).
“Term Loan Increase” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.14(a).
“Term Loan Standstill Period” has the meaning provided in Section 8.01(b).
“Term Note” means a promissory note of the Borrower payable to any Term Lender or its registered assigns, in substantially the form of Exhibit D-1 hereto, evidencing the aggregate Indebtedness of the Borrower to such Term Lender resulting from the Term Loans of each Class made by such Term Lender.
“Term Priority Collateral” has the meaning provided for in the ABL Intercreditor Agreement.
“Term Priority Collateral Account” means a deposit account or securities account under the sole dominion and control of the Collateral Agent, and otherwise established in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, which deposit account or securities account holds exclusively identifiable proceeds of Term Priority Collateral.
“Test Period” means, for any date of determination under this Agreement, the latest four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Borrower for which financial statements have been delivered to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the Closing Date and/or for which financial statements are required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.01, as applicable.
“Threshold Amount” means $100,000,000.
“TIBOR Rate” shall mean, for any Eurocurrency Borrowing denominated in Japanese Yen and for any Interest Period, the rate per annum equal to the Tokyo Interbank Offered Rate as administered by the Ippan Shadan Hojin JBA TIBOR Administration (or any other Person that takes over the administration of such rate) for a period equal in length to such Interest Period, as displayed on the applicable Reuters page (or on any successor or substitute page or service providing such quotations as determined by the Administrative Agent from time to time) at approximately 11:00 a.m. (Tokyo time) two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period (the “TIBOR Screen Rate”).
“TIBOR Screen Rate” shall have the meaning specified in the definition of “TIBOR”.
“Total Assets” means the total assets of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, as shown on the most recent balance sheet of the Borrower delivered pursuant to Sections 6.01(a) or (b).
“Total Outstandings” means the aggregate Outstanding Amount of all Loans and all L/C Obligations.
“Transaction Expenses” means any fees or expenses incurred or paid by the Investors, Holdings, the Borrower or any of its (or their) Subsidiaries in connection with the Transactions (including expenses in connection with hedging transactions related to the Facilities or the ABL Credit Agreement and any original issue discount or upfront fees), the Investor Management Agreement (to the extent accrued on or prior to the Closing Date), this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.
“Transactions” means, collectively, (a) the funding of the Initial Dollar Term Loans, the Initial Euro Term Loan and any Initial Revolving Borrowing on the Closing Date and the execution and delivery of Loan Documents entered into on the Closing Date, (b) the Refinancing, (c) the issuance of the Senior Notes, (d) the entrance into of the ABL Credit Agreement and the initial funding of a portion of the loans thereunder, (e) the making of the Equity Contribution and (f) the payment of Transaction Expenses.
“Transferred Guarantor” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.10.
“Transformative Acquisition” means any acquisition or Investment by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary that is either (a) not permitted by the terms of this Agreement immediately prior to the consummation of such acquisition or Investment or (b) if permitted by the terms of this Agreement immediately prior to the consummation of such acquisition or Investment, would not provide the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries with adequate flexibility under this Agreement for the continuation and/or expansion of their combined operations following such consummation, as determined by the Borrower acting in good faith.
“Treasury Services Agreement” means any agreement between the Borrower or any Subsidiary and any Approved Counterparty relating to treasury, depository, credit card, debit card, stored value cards, purchasing or procurement cards and cash management services or automated clearinghouse transfer of funds or any similar services; provided that such agreement is not secured by the ABL Facility Collateral.
“Type” means,
with respect to a Loan, its character as a Base Rate Loan or a Eurocurrency Rate Loan.as
to any Loan or Borrowing, shall refer to whether the rate of interest on such Loan, or on the Loans comprising such Borrowing, is determined
by reference to the LIBO Screen Rate, Base Rate, the EURIBOR Screen Rate, the SONIA Rate, or TIBOR Rate, as applicable.
“UK Financial Institution” means any BRRD Undertaking (as such term is defined under the PRA Rulebook (as amended form time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Prudential Regulation Authority) or any person subject to 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.
“Unaudited Financial Statements” means the unaudited consolidated balance sheets of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of March 31, 2014 and related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income, cash flows and equity of the Company and its Subsidiaries for the year to date period ended March 31, 2014.
“Uniform Commercial Code” or “UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code as the same may from time to time be in effect in the State of New York or the Uniform Commercial Code (or similar code or statute) of another jurisdiction, to the extent it may be required to apply to any item or items of Collateral.
“United States” and “U.S.” mean the United States of America.
“Unreimbursed Amount” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03(c)(i).
“Unrestricted Subsidiary” means (i) as of the Closing Date, each Subsidiary of the Borrower listed on Schedule 1.01C, (ii) any Subsidiary of the Borrower designated by the board of managers of the Borrower as an Unrestricted Subsidiary pursuant to Section 6.14 subsequent to the Closing Date and (iii) any Subsidiary of an Unrestricted Subsidiary.
“USA PATRIOT Act” means the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001, Public Law 10756, as amended or modified from time to time.
“U.S. Special Resolution Regimes” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.24.
“Weighted Average Life to Maturity” means, when applied to any Indebtedness at any date, the number of years obtained by dividing: (i) the sum of the products obtained by multiplying (a) the amount of each then remaining installment, sinking fund, serial maturity or other required payments of principal, including payment at final maturity, in respect thereof, by (b) the number of years (calculated to the nearest one-twelfth) that will elapse between such date and the making of such payment; by (ii) the then outstanding principal amount of such Indebtedness.
“wholly owned” means, with respect to a Subsidiary of a Person, a Subsidiary of such Person all of the outstanding Equity Interests of which (other than (x) director’s qualifying shares and (y) shares issued to foreign nationals to the extent required by applicable Law) are owned by such Person and/or by one or more wholly owned Subsidiaries of such Person.
“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” and “¥” mean lawful money of Japan.
“Yen Outstanding” means the Outstanding Amount of all Revolving Credit Loans, L/C Obligations and Swing Line Loans, in each case, to the extent denominated in Yen.
“Yen Sublimit” means the Dollar Equivalent of Yen equal to $10,000,000.
“Yield Differential” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.14(e)(iii).
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:
(a) The meanings of defined terms are equally applicable to the singular and plural forms of the defined terms.
(b) 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.
(c) Article, Section, Exhibit and Schedule references are to the Loan Document in which such reference appears.
(d) The term “including” is by way of example and not limitation.
(e) 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.
(f) 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.”
(g) 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.
(h) In connection with any action being taken solely in connection with a Limited Condition Acquisition, for purposes of:
(x) determining compliance with any provision of this Agreement which requires the calculation of the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio, the Consolidated Secured Net Leverage Ratio or the Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio; or
(y) testing availability under baskets set forth in this Agreement (including baskets measured as a percentage of Total Assets, if any);
in each case, at the option of the Borrower (the Borrower’s election to exercise such option in connection with any Limited Condition Acquisition, an “LCA Election”), the date of determination of whether any such action is permitted hereunder shall be deemed to be the date the definitive agreements for such Limited Condition Acquisition are entered into (the “LCA Test Date”), and if, after giving pro forma effect to the Limited Condition Acquisition and the other transactions to be entered into in connection therewith (including any incurrence of Indebtedness and the use of proceeds thereof) as if they had occurred at the beginning of the most recent four consecutive fiscal quarters ending prior to the LCA Test Date for which consolidated financial statements of the Borrower are available, the Borrower could have taken such action on the relevant LCA Test Date in compliance with such ratio or basket, such ratio or basket shall be deemed to have been complied with. For the avoidance of doubt, if the Borrower has made an LCA Election and any of the ratios or baskets for which compliance was determined or tested as of the LCA Test Date are exceeded as a result of fluctuations in any such ratio or basket, including due to fluctuations in Total Assets of the Borrower or the Person subject to such Limited Condition Acquisition, at or prior to the consummation of the relevant transaction or action, such baskets or ratios will not be deemed to have been exceeded as a result of such fluctuations. If the Borrower has made an LCA Election for any Limited Condition Acquisition, then in connection with any subsequent calculation of any ratio or basket availability with respect to the incurrence of Indebtedness or Liens, or the making of Restricted Payments, mergers, the conveyance, lease or other transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Borrower, the prepayment, redemption, purchase, defeasance or other satisfaction of Indebtedness, or the designation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary on or following the relevant LCA Test Date and prior to the earlier of the date on which such Limited Condition Acquisition is consummated or the definitive agreement for such Limited Condition Acquisition is terminated or expires without consummation of such Limited Condition Acquisition, any such ratio or basket shall be tested by calculating the availability under such ratio or basket on a pro forma basis assuming such Limited Condition Acquisition and other transactions in connection therewith have been consummated (including any incurrence of Indebtedness and the use of proceeds thereof.
In connection with any action being taken in connection with a Limited Condition Acquisition, for purposes of determining compliance with any provision of this Agreement which requires that no Default, Event of Default or specified Event of Default, as applicable, has occurred, is continuing or would result from any such action, as applicable, such condition shall, at the option of the Borrower, be deemed satisfied, so long as no Default, Event of Default or specified Event of Default, as applicable, exists on the date the definitive agreements for such Limited Condition Acquisition are entered into. For the avoidance of doubt, if the Borrower has exercised its option under this clause (h), and any Default or Event of Default occurs following the date the definitive agreements for the applicable Limited Condition Acquisition were entered into and prior to the consummation of such Limited Condition Acquisition, any such Default or Event of Default shall be deemed to not have occurred or be continuing for purposes of determining whether any action being taken in connection with such Limited Condition Acquisition is permitted hereunder.
(i) For purposes of Section 2.14 and the definition of “Available Incremental Amount”, (i) to the extent of availability under the ratio based prong under the Available Incremental Amount, unless the Borrower elects otherwise, such availability will be deemed to be used, in connection with any incurrence or establishment of any Incremental Facility or any Incremental Equivalent Debt, prior to the usage of the Free and Clear Incremental Amount, (ii) in the case of incurrence or establishment of any Incremental Facility or any Incremental Equivalent Debt in reliance in part on the Incurrence-Based Incremental Amount and in part on the Free and Clear Incremental Amount prong, (A) the portion incurred in reliance on the Free and Clear Incremental Amount shall be disregarded for purposes of testing under the Incurrence-Based Incremental Amount, but giving full pro forma effect to any increase in the amount of Consolidated EBITDA resulting from the application of the entire amount of such Incremental Facility or Incremental Equivalent Debt and the related transactions and (B) the permissibility of the portion of such Incremental Facility or Incremental Equivalent Debt to be incurred or implemented under the Free and Clear Incremental Amount shall be calculated thereafter and (iii) any portion of any Incremental Facility or Incremental Equivalent Debt that is incurred or implemented under the Free and Clear Incremental Amount will be automatically reclassified as having been incurred under the Incurrence-Based Incremental Amount if, at any time after the incurrence or implementation thereof, such portion of such Incremental Facility or Incremental Equivalent Debt would, using the figures reflected in the financial statements internally available for the most recently ended Test Period, be permitted under the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio test set forth as part of the Incurrence-Based Incremental Amount; it being understood and agreed that once such Incremental Facility or Incremental Equivalent Debt is reclassified in accordance with this clause (iii), it shall not further be reclassified as having been incurred under the provision of the definition of “Available Incremental Amount” in reliance on which such Incremental Facility or Incremental Equivalent Debt was originally incurred. For purposes of Article VII, (x) to the extent of availability under any applicable ratio based basket set forth therein, such availability will be deemed to be used prior to the usage of any applicable fixed amount set forth therein and (y) in the case of any incurrence test in reliance on any ratio based basket set forth therein, for purposes of calculating whether such ratio has been satisfied in connection with such incurrence any other Indebtedness or Lien that is substantially concurrently incurred in reliance on any provision thereof that does not require compliance with any financial ratio or test shall be disregarded in the calculation of such ratio, even if such other Indebtedness or Lien is of the same tranche or series (or, in the case of Liens, secures Indebtedness of the same tranche or series) as such Indebtedness being incurred in reliance on a basket that requires compliance with such ratio.
SECTION 1.03 Accounting Terms.
(a) All accounting terms not specifically or completely defined herein shall be construed in conformity with, and all financial data (including financial ratios and other financial calculations) required to be submitted pursuant to this Agreement shall be prepared in conformity with, GAAP, applied in a manner consistent with that used in preparing the Audited Financial Statements, except as otherwise specifically prescribed herein.
(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, for purposes of determining compliance with any test or covenant contained in this Agreement with respect to any period during which any Specified Transaction occurs, the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio, the Consolidated Secured Net Leverage Ratio and the Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio shall be calculated with respect to such period and such Specified Transaction on a Pro Forma Basis.
SECTION 1.04 Rounding.
Any financial ratios required to be maintained by the Borrower pursuant to this Agreement (or required to be satisfied in order for a specific action to be permitted under this Agreement) shall be calculated by dividing the appropriate component by the other component, carrying the result to one place more than the number of places by which such ratio is expressed herein and rounding the result up or down to the nearest number (with a rounding up if there is no nearest number).
SECTION 1.05 References to Agreements, Laws, Etc.
Unless otherwise expressly provided herein, (a) references to Organization Documents, agreements (including the Loan Documents) and other contractual instruments shall be deemed to include all subsequent amendments, restatements, extensions, supplements and other modifications thereto, but only to the extent that such amendments, restatements, extensions, supplements and other modifications are permitted by the Loan Documents; and (b) 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.
Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to times of day shall be references to Eastern time (daylight or standard, as applicable).
SECTION 1.07 Timing of Payment or Performance.
When the payment of any obligation or the performance of any covenant, duty or obligation is stated to be due or performance required on a day which is not a Business Day, the date of such payment (other than as described in the definition of Interest Period) or performance shall extend to the immediately succeeding Business Day.
SECTION 1.08 Cumulative Credit Transactions.
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 of the Cumulative Credit 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.
SECTION 1.09 Divisions.
For all purposes under the Loan Documents, in connection with any Delaware LLC Division: (a) if any asset, right, obligation or liability of any Person becomes the asset, right, obligation or liability of a different Person, then it shall be deemed to have been transferred from the original Person to the subsequent Person, and (b) if any new Person comes into existence, such new Person shall be deemed to have been organized on the first date of its existence by the holders of its Equity Interests at such time.
ARTICLE II
The Commitments and Credit Extensions
SECTION 2.01 The Loans.
(a) The Dollar Term Borrowings. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Term Lender severally agrees (i) to make to the Borrower on the Closing Date loans denominated in Dollars in an aggregate amount not to exceed the amount of such Term Lender’s Initial Dollar Term Commitment, (ii) to make to the Borrower on the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date loans denominated in Dollars in an aggregate amount not to exceed the amount of such Term Lender’s Initial B-1 Dollar Term Commitment, (iii) to make to the Borrower on the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date loans denominated in Dollars in an aggregate amount not to exceed the amount of such Term Lender’s Initial B-2 Dollar Term Commitment and (iv) (x) to make to the Borrower on the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date loans denominated in Dollars in an aggregate amount not to exceed the amount of such Term Lender’s Initial B-3 Dollar Term Commitment and (y) all of the Converted Initial B-3 Dollar Term Loans of each Converting Initial B-2 Dollar Term Lender shall be converted into an Initial B-3 Dollar Term Loans of such Lender effective as of the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date in a like principal amount. For the avoidance of doubt, such conversion shall not constitute a novation of any interest owing to any Converting Initial B-2 Term Lender and each Converting Initial B-2 Dollar Term Lender shall receive all accrued and unpaid interest owing to it from the Borrower through but not including the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date with respect to its Converted Initial B-3 Dollar Term Loan (which, in the case of accrued interest, shall be payable on the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date). Amounts borrowed under this Section 2.01(a) and repaid or prepaid may not be reborrowed. Dollar Term Loans may be Base Rate Loans or Eurocurrency Rate Loans, as further provided herein; provided that each Initial B-3 Dollar Term Loan shall on the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date initially be Eurocurrency Rate Loans with an Interest Period equal to the remaining Interest Period on the Initial B-2 Dollar Term Loans from which it was converted, immediately prior to the effectiveness of Amendment No. 4 and with an initial Eurocurrency Rate equal to the Eurocurrency Rate for the Initial B-2 Dollar Term Loans from which it was converted, immediately prior to the effectiveness of Amendment No. 4.
(b) The Euro Term Borrowings. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Term Lender severally agrees (i) to make to the Borrower on the Closing Date loans denominated in euros in an aggregate amount not to exceed the amount of such Term Lender’s Initial Euro Term Commitment, (ii) to make to the Borrower on the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date loans denominated in euros in an aggregate amount not to exceed the amount of such Term Lender’s Initial B-1 Euro Term Commitment and (iii) to make to the Borrower on the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date loans denominated in euros in an aggregate amount not to exceed the amount of such Term Lender’s Initial B-2 Euro Term Commitment. Amounts borrowed under this Section 2.01(b) and repaid or prepaid may not be reborrowed. Euro Term Loans will be Eurocurrency Rate Loans. The Borrower shall pay all accrued and unpaid interest on the Initial B-1 Euro Term Loans to the Term Lenders to, but not including, the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date on such Amendment No. 2 Effective Date. The Initial B-2 Euro Term Loans shall have the same term, rights and obligations as the Initial B-1 Euro Term Loans as set forth in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, except as modified by Amendment No. 2.
(c) The Revolving Credit Borrowings. On
the Amendment No. 35 Effective
Date, in accordance with, and upon the terms and conditions set forth in, Amendment No. 35 the
entire amount of the existing Revolving Credit Commitments of each New Revolving Credit Lender outstanding on such date shall
continue hereunder and be reclassified as New Revolving Credit Commitments on such date,
together with any additional New Revolving Credit Commitments pursuant to Amendment No. 5, in an amount for
each New Revolving Credit Lender as set forth on Annex ASchedule
I of Amendment No. 35 under
the caption “New Revolving Credit Commitments”. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein each New Revolving
Credit Lender severally agrees to make revolving credit loans denominated in an Approved Currency to the Borrower from its
applicable Lending Office (each such loan, a “New Revolving Credit Loan”) from time to time as elected by the
Borrower pursuant to Section 2.02, on any Business Day during the period from the Amendment No. 35 Effective
Date until the Maturity Date with respect to such New Revolving Credit Lender’s applicable New Revolving Credit Commitment, in
an aggregate Principal Amount not to exceed at any time outstanding the amount of such Lender’s New Revolving Credit
Commitment at such time; provided that after giving effect to any New Revolving Credit Borrowing, the aggregate Outstanding Amount
of the New Revolving Credit Loans of any Lender, plus such Lender’s Pro Rata Share or other applicable share provided for
under this Agreement of the Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations, plus such Lender’s Pro Rata Share or other applicable
share provided for under this Agreement of the Outstanding Amount of all Swing Line Loans shall not exceed such Lender’s New
Revolving Credit Commitment; provided further that (i) the Euros Outstanding shall not exceed the Euro Sublimit, (ii) the Sterling
Outstanding shall not exceed the Sterling Sublimit and (iii) the Yen Outstanding shall not exceed the Yen Sublimit . Within the
limits of each Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitments, and subject to the other terms and conditions hereof, the Borrower may
borrow under this Section 2.01(c), prepay under Section 2.05, and reborrow under this Section 2.01(c). Revolving Credit Loans
denominated in Dollars may be Base Rate Loans or Eurocurrency Rate Loans, as further provided herein. Any existing Revolving Credit
Loans outstanding on the Amendment No. 35 Effective
Date shall be continued as Revolving Credit Loans hereunder; provided that the existing Revolving Credit Loans of each New Revolving
Credit Lender will be reclassified as New Revolving Credit Loans hereunder.
SECTION 2.02 Borrowings, Conversions and Continuations of Loans.
(a) Each Term Borrowing, each Revolving Credit
Borrowing, each conversion of Term Loans or Revolving Credit Loans from one Type to the other, and each continuation of Eurocurrency Rate
Loans or SONIA Rate Loans shall be made upon the
Borrower’s irrevocable notice to the Administrative Agent, which may be given by telephone. Each such notice must be received
by the Administrative Agent not later than (i) 1:00 p.m. New York City time three Business Days prior to the requested date of any
Borrowing or continuation of Eurocurrency Rate Loans or any conversion of Base Rate Loans to Eurocurrency Rate Loans, in each case
other than Eurocurrency Rate Loans denominated in Yen, (ii) 1:00 p.m. New York City time five Business Days prior to the requested
date of any Borrowing or continuation of EurocurrencyTIBOR Rate
Loans denominated in Yen or any conversion of Base Rate Loans to EurocurrencyTIBOR Rate
Loans denominated in Yen and (iii,
(iii) 1:00 p.m. New York City time four Business Days prior to the requested date of any Borrowing or continuation of SONIA Rate
Loans denominated in Sterling or any conversion of Base Rate Loans to SONIA Rate Loans denominated in Sterling and (iv)
12:00 noon New York City time on the requested date of any Borrowing of Base Rate Loans; provided that the notice referred to
in subclause (i) above may be delivered (x) no later than one (1) Business Day prior to the Closing Date in the case of initial
Credit Extensions denominated in Dollars and (y) such shorter period of time as may be agreed to by the Administrative Agent in the
case of the Borrowing of Initial B-3 Dollar Term Loans on the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date. Each telephonic notice by the Borrower
pursuant to this Section 2.02(a) must be confirmed promptly by delivery to the Administrative Agent of a written Committed Loan
Notice, appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower. Except as provided in Section 2.14(a), each
Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Eurocurrency Rate Loans or
SONIA Rate Loans shall be in a minimum principal amount of (A) if such Eurocurrency Rate Loan is denominated in Dollars,
$2,000,000, or a whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof, (B) if such EurocurrencySONIA Rate
Loan is denominated in Sterling, £1,000,000, or a whole multiple of £500,000 in excess thereof, (C) if such Eurocurrency
Rate Loan is denominated in euros, €2,000,000, or a whole multiple of €1,000,000 in excess thereof and (D) if such
Eurocurrency Rate Loan is denominated in Yen, ¥2,000,000,000, or a whole multiple of ¥1,000,000,000 in excess thereof.
Except as provided in Sections 2.03(c), 2.04(c), 2.14(a) or the last sentence of this paragraph, each Borrowing of or conversion to
Base Rate Loans shall be in a minimum principal amount of $1,000,000 or a whole multiple of $500,000 in excess thereof. Each
Committed Loan Notice (whether telephonic or written) shall specify (i) whether the Borrower is requesting a Term Borrowing of a
particular Class, a Revolving Credit Borrowing, a conversion of Term Loans of any Class or Revolving Credit Loans from one Type to
the other, or a continuation of Eurocurrency Rate Loans or
SONIA Rate Loans, (ii) the requested date of the Borrowing, conversion or continuation, as the case may be (which shall
be a Business Day), (iii) the principal amount of Loans to be borrowed, converted or continued, (iv) the Type of Loans to be
borrowed or to which existing Term Loans of a Class or Revolving Credit Loans are to be converted, (v) in the case of a Revolving
Credit Borrowing, the relevant Approved Currency in which such Revolving Credit Borrowing is to be denominated and (vi) if
applicable, the duration of the Interest Period with respect thereto. If the Borrower fails to specify an Approved Currency of a
Loan in a Committed Loan Notice, such Loan shall be made in Dollars. If the Borrower fails to specify a Type of Loan in a Committed
Loan Notice or fails to give a timely notice requesting a conversion or continuation, then the applicable Term Loans or Revolving
Credit Loans shall be made as or converted to (x) in the case of any Loan denominated in Dollars, Base Rate Loans or (y) in the case
of any Loan denominated in an Approved Foreign Currency, Eurocurrency Rate Loans or
SONIA Rate Loans in the Approved Currency having an Interest Period of one month, as applicable. Any such automatic
conversion to Base Rate Loans or one-month Eurocurrency Loans shall be effective as of the last day of the Interest Period then in
effect with respect to the applicable Eurocurrency Rate Loans or
SONIA Rate Loans. If the Borrower requests a Borrowing of, conversion to, or continuation of Eurocurrency Rate Loans
or SONIA 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. No Loan
may be converted into or continued as a Loan denominated in another Approved Currency, but instead must be prepaid in the original
Approved Currency or reborrowed in another Approved Currency.
(b) Following receipt of a Committed Loan Notice,
the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender of the amount (and Approved Currency) 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 shall notify each Lender of the details of any automatic conversion or continuation described
in Section 2.02(a). In the case of each Borrowing, each Appropriate Lender shall make the amount of its Loan available to the Administrative
Agent in Same Day Funds at the Administrative Agent’s Office not later than (i) 1:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the Business Day
specified in the applicable Committed Loan Notice for any Borrowing of Eurocurrency Rate Loans denominated in Dollars, (ii) 8:00 a.m8:00
a.m. (New York City time) on the Business Day specified in the applicable Committed Loan Notice for any Borrowing of Eurocurrency
Rate Loans denominated in an Approved Foreign Currency and (iii) 2:00 p.m2:00
p.m. (New York City time) on the Business Day specified in the applicable Committed Loan Notice for any Borrowing of Base Rate
Loans. The Administrative Agent shall make all funds so received available to the Borrower in like funds as received by the Administrative
Agent by wire transfer of such funds in accordance with instructions provided to (and reasonably acceptable to) the Administrative Agent
by the Borrower.
(c) Except as otherwise provided herein, a Eurocurrency Rate Loan or SONIA Rate Loan may be continued or converted only on the last day of an Interest Period for such Eurocurrency Rate Loan or SONIA Rate Loan unless the Borrower pays the amount due, if any, under Section 3.05 in connection therewith. During the existence of an Event of Default, the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders may require that no Loans in any Approved Currency may be converted to or continued as Eurocurrency Rate Loans or SONIA Rate Loans, as applicable, and the Required Lenders may demand that any or all of the then outstanding Eurocurrency Rate Loans or SONIA Rate Loans, as applicable, denominated in an Approved Foreign Currency be prepaid, or redenominated into Dollars in the amount of the Dollar Equivalent thereof, on the last day of the then current Interest Period with respect thereto.
(d) The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Borrower and the Lenders of the interest rate applicable to any Interest Period for Eurocurrency Rate Loans or SONIA Rate Loans upon determination of such interest rate. The determination of the Eurocurrency Rate or SONIA Rate by the Administrative Agent shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error. At any time that Base Rate Loans are outstanding, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower and the Lenders of any change in the Prime Rate used in determining the Base Rate promptly following the announcement of such change.
(e) After giving effect to all Term Borrowings, all Revolving Credit Borrowings, all conversions of Term Loans or Revolving Credit Loans from one Type to the other, and all continuations of Term Loans or Revolving Credit Loans as the same Type, there shall not be more than fifteen (15) Interest Periods in effect.
(f) The failure of any Lender to make the Loan to be made by it as part of any Borrowing shall not relieve any other Lender of its obligation, if any, hereunder to make its Loan on the date of such Borrowing, but no Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to make the Loan to be made by such other Lender on the date of any Borrowing.
SECTION 2.03 Letters of Credit.
(a) The Letter of Credit Commitment.
(i) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, (A)
each L/C Issuer agrees, in reliance upon the agreements of the other Revolving Credit Lenders set forth in this Section 2.03, (1) from
time to time on any Business Day during the period from the Closing Date until the Letter of Credit Expiration Date to issue Letters of
Credit at sight denominated in any Approved Currency for the account of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower and
to amend or renew Letters of Credit previously issued by it, in accordance with Section 2.03(b), and (2) to honor drafts under the Letters
of Credit and (B) the Revolving Credit Lenders severally agree to participate in Letters of Credit issued pursuant to this Section 2.03;
provided that, subject to clause (p) below, no L/C Issuer 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 Credit Exposure of any Revolving Credit Lender would exceed such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment or,
(y) the Outstanding Amount of the L/C Obligations would exceed the Letter of Credit Sublimit or
(z) the Letter of Credit Percentage of any L/C Issuer would exceed the Letter of Credit Percentage for such L/C Issuer; provided
further that (i) the Euros Outstanding shall not exceed the Euro Sublimit, (ii) the Sterling Outstanding shall not exceed the Sterling
Sublimit and (iii) the Yen Outstanding shall not exceed the Yen Sublimit. Within the foregoing limits, and subject to the terms and conditions
hereof, the Borrower’s ability to obtain Letters of Credit shall be fully revolving, and accordingly the Borrower may, during the
foregoing period, obtain Letters of Credit to replace Letters of Credit that have expired or that have been drawn upon and reimbursed.
(ii) An L/C Issuer shall be under no obligation to issue any Letter of Credit if:
(A)any order, judgment or decree of any Governmental Authority or arbitrator shall by its terms purport to enjoin or restrain such L/C Issuer from issuing such Letter of Credit, or any Law applicable to such L/C Issuer or any directive (whether or not having the force of law) from any Governmental Authority with jurisdiction over such L/C Issuer shall prohibit, or direct that such L/C Issuer refrain from, the issuance of letters of credit generally or such Letter of Credit in particular or shall impose upon such L/C Issuer with respect to such Letter of Credit any restriction, reserve or capital requirement (for which such L/C Issuer is not otherwise compensated hereunder) not in effect on the Closing Date, or shall impose upon such L/C Issuer any unreimbursed loss, cost or expense which was not applicable on the Closing Date (for which such L/C Issuer is not otherwise compensated hereunder);
(B)subject to Section 2.03(b)(iii) and Section 2.03(a)(ii)(C), the expiry date of such requested Letter of Credit would occur more than twelve months after the date of issuance or last renewal, unless (1) each Appropriate Lender has approved of such expiration date or (2) the L/C Issuer thereof has approved of such expiration date and the Outstanding Amount of L/C Obligations in respect of such requested Letter of Credit has been Cash Collateralized or backstopped pursuant to arrangements reasonably satisfactory to such L/C Issuer;
(C)the expiry date of such requested Letter of Credit would occur after the Letter of Credit Expiration Date, unless all the applicable Revolving Credit Lenders have approved such expiry date;
(D)the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate any Laws binding upon such L/C Issuer;
(E)the L/C Issuer does not as of the issuance date of the requested Letter of Credit issue Letters of Credit in the requested currency; or
(F)any Revolving Credit Lender is at that time a Defaulting Lender, unless such L/C Issuer has entered into arrangements, including the delivery of Cash Collateral, satisfactory to such L/C Issuer (in its sole discretion) with the Borrower or such Lender to eliminate such L/C Issuer’s actual or potential Fronting Exposure (after giving effect to Section 2.17(a)(iv)) with respect to the Defaulting Lender arising from either the Letter of Credit then proposed to be issued or that Letter of Credit and all other L/C Obligations as to which such L/C Issuer has actual or potential Fronting Exposure, as it may elect in its sole discretion.
(iii) An L/C Issuer shall be under no obligation to amend any Letter of Credit if (A) such L/C Issuer would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its amended form under the terms hereof, or (B) the beneficiary of such Letter of Credit does not accept the proposed amendment to such Letter of Credit.
(iv) Each L/C Issuer shall act on behalf of the Lenders with respect to any Letters of Credit issued by it and the documents associated therewith, and each L/C Issuer shall have all of the benefits and immunities (A) provided to the Administrative Agent in Article IX with respect to any acts taken or omissions suffered by such L/C Issuer in connection with Letters of Credit issued by it or proposed to be issued by it and any Letter of Credit Issuance Request (and any other document, agreement or instrument entered into by such L/C Issuer and the Borrower or in favor of such L/C Issuer) pertaining to such Letters of Credit as fully as if the term “Administrative Agent” as used in Article IX included such L/C Issuer with respect to such acts or omissions, and (B) as additionally provided herein with respect to each L/C Issuer.
(b) Procedures for Issuance and Amendment of Letters of Credit; Auto-Extension Letters of Credit.
(i) Each Letter of Credit shall be issued or amended, as the case may be, upon the request of the Borrower delivered to an L/C Issuer (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) in the form of a Letter of Credit Issuance Request, appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower or his/her delegate or designee. Such Letter of Credit Issuance Request must be received by the relevant L/C Issuer and the Administrative Agent not later than 1:00 p.m. (New York City time) at least two Business Days prior to the proposed issuance date or date of amendment, as the case may be; or, in each case, such other date and time as the relevant L/C Issuer may agree in a particular instance in its sole discretion. In the case of a request for an initial issuance of a Letter of Credit, such Letter of Credit Issuance Request shall specify in form and detail reasonably satisfactory to the relevant L/C Issuer: (a) the proposed issuance date of the requested Letter of Credit (which shall be a Business Day); (b) the amount thereof; (c) the relevant Approved Currency in which such Letter of Credit is to be denominated; (d) the expiry date thereof; (e) the name and address of the beneficiary thereof; (f) the documents to be presented by such beneficiary in case of any drawing thereunder; (g) the full text of any certificate to be presented by such beneficiary in case of any drawing thereunder; and (h) such other matters as the relevant L/C Issuer may reasonably request. In the case of a request for an amendment of any outstanding Letter of Credit, such Letter of Credit Issuance Request shall specify in form and detail reasonably satisfactory to the relevant L/C Issuer (1) the Letter of Credit to be amended; (2) the proposed date of amendment thereof (which shall be a Business Day); (3) the nature of the proposed amendment; and (4) such other matters as the relevant L/C Issuer may reasonably request.
(ii) Promptly after receipt of any Letter of Credit Issuance Request, the relevant L/C Issuer will confirm with the Administrative Agent (by telephone or in writing) that the Administrative Agent has received a copy of such Letter of Credit Issuance Request from the Borrower and, if not, such L/C Issuer will provide the Administrative Agent with a copy thereof. Upon receipt by the relevant L/C Issuer of confirmation from the Administrative Agent that the requested issuance or amendment is permitted in accordance with the terms hereof, then, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, such L/C Issuer shall, on the requested date, issue a Letter of Credit for the account of the Borrower or enter into the applicable amendment, as the case may be. Immediately upon the issuance of each Letter of Credit, each Revolving Credit Lender shall be deemed to, and hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to, purchase from the relevant L/C Issuer a risk participation in such Letter of Credit in an amount equal to the product of such Lender’s Pro Rata Share or other applicable share provided for under this Agreement times the amount of such Letter of Credit.
(iii) If the Borrower so requests in any applicable Letter of Credit Issuance Request, the relevant L/C Issuer 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 must permit the relevant L/C Issuer to prevent any such extension at least once in each twelve month period (commencing with the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a number of days (the “Non-Extension Notice Date”) prior to the last day of such twelve month period to be agreed upon by the relevant L/C Issuer and the Borrower at the time such Letter of Credit is issued. Unless otherwise directed by the relevant L/C Issuer, the Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to the relevant L/C Issuer 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 L/C Issuer to permit the extension of such Letter of Credit at any time to an expiry date not later than the Letter of Credit Expiration Date; provided that the relevant L/C Issuer shall not permit any such extension if (A) the relevant L/C Issuer has determined that it would have no obligation 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(a)(ii) or otherwise), or (B) it has received notice (which may be by telephone or in writing) on or before the day that is five (5) Business Days before the Non-Extension Notice Date from the Administrative Agent, the Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 4.02 is not then satisfied.
(iv) Promptly after issuance of any Letter of Credit or any amendment to a Letter of Credit, the relevant L/C Issuer will also deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent a true and complete copy of such Letter of Credit or amendment.
(c) Drawings and Reimbursements; Funding of Participations.
(i) Upon
receipt from the beneficiary of any Letter of Credit of any notice of a drawing under such Letter of Credit, the relevant L/C Issuer
shall notify promptly the Borrower and the Administrative Agent thereof. In the case of a Letter of Credit denominated in an Approved
Foreign Currency, the Borrower shall reimburse the L/C Issuer in such Approved Currency, unless the L/C Issuer (at its option) shall
have specified in such notice that it will require reimbursement in Dollars. In the case of any such reimbursement in Dollars of a drawing
under a Letter of Credit denominated in an Approved Foreign Currency, the L/C Issuer shall notify the Company of the Dollar Equivalent
of the amount of the drawing promptly following the determination thereof. Not later than 1:00 p.m. (New York City time), in the case
of a drawing in Dollars, or 2:00 p.m. (London time) (or, if earlier, 9:00 a.m. New York city time), in the case of a drawing in an Approved
Foreign Currency, on (1) the next Business Day immediately following the date of any honoring of a drawing by an L/C Issuer under a Letter
of Credit that the Borrower receives notice thereof (each such date, an “Honor Date”), the Borrower shall reimburse
such L/C Issuer through the Administrative Agent in an amount equal to the amount of such drawing in the relevant Approved Currency;
provided that the Borrower may, subject to the conditions to borrowing set forth herein, request in accordance with Section 2.03
that such payment be financed with a Revolving Credit Borrowing under the Revolving Credit Facility or a Swing Line Borrowing under the
Swing Line Facility in an equivalent amount and, to the extent so financed, the Borrower’s obligation to make such payment shall
be discharged and replaced by the resulting Revolving Credit Borrowing or Swing Line Borrowing, as applicable. In the event that (x)
a drawing denominated in an Approved Foreign Currency is to be reimbursed in Dollars pursuant to the first sentence of this Section 2.03(c)(i)
and (y) the Dollar amount paid by the Borrower, whether on or after the Honor Date, shall not be adequate on the date of that payment
to purchase in accordance with normal banking procedures a sum denominated in the applicable Approved Foreign Currency equal to the drawing,
the Borrower agrees, as a separate and independent obligation, to indemnify the L/C Issuer for the loss resulting from its inability
on that date to purchase the Approved Currency in the full amount of the drawing. If the Borrower fails to so reimburse such L/C Issuer
by such time, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Appropriate Lender of the Honor Date, the amount of the unreimbursed
drawing (expressed in Dollars in the amount of the Dollar Equivalent thereof) (the “Unreimbursed Amount”), and the
amount of such Appropriate Lender’s Pro Rata Share or other applicable share provided for under this Agreement thereof. In such
event, the Borrower shall be deemed to have requested a Revolving Credit 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 or,
Eurocurrency Rate
Loans or SONIA Rate Loans, as applicable, but subject
to the amount of the unutilized portion of the Revolving Credit Commitments 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 L/C Issuer or the Administrative Agent pursuant
to this Section 2.03(c)(i) may be given by telephone if immediately confirmed in writing; provided that the lack of such an immediate
confirmation shall not affect the conclusiveness or binding effect of such notice.
(ii) Each Appropriate Lender (including any Lender acting as an L/C Issuer) shall upon any notice pursuant to Section 2.03(c)(i) make funds available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the relevant L/C Issuer in Dollars at the Administrative Agent’s Office for Dollar-denominated payments in an amount equal to its Pro Rata Share or other applicable share provided for under this Agreement of the Unreimbursed Amount not later than 2:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the Business Day specified in such notice by the Administrative Agent, whereupon, subject to the provisions of Section 2.03(c)(iii), each Appropriate Lender that so makes funds available shall be deemed to have made a Revolving Credit Loan that is a Base Rate Loan, SONIA Rate Loan or Eurocurrency Rate Loan, as applicable, to the Borrower in such amount. The Administrative Agent shall promptly remit the funds so received to the relevant L/C Issuer in Dollars.
(iii) With respect to any Unreimbursed Amount that is not fully refinanced by a Revolving Credit Borrowing of Base Rate Loans, SONIA Rate Loans or Eurocurrency Rate Loans, as applicable, 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 L/C Issuer an L/C Borrowing in the amount of the Unreimbursed Amount that is not so refinanced, which L/C Borrowing shall be due and payable on demand (together with interest) and shall bear interest (which begins to accrue upon funding by the L/C Issuer) at the Default Rate for Revolving Credit Loans. In such event, each Appropriate Lender’s payment to the Administrative Agent for the account of the relevant L/C Issuer pursuant to Section 2.03(c)(ii) shall be deemed payment in respect of its participation in such L/C Borrowing and shall constitute an L/C Advance from such Lender in satisfaction of its participation obligation under this Section 2.03.
(iv) Until each Appropriate Lender funds its Revolving Credit Loan or L/C Advance pursuant to this Section 2.03(c) to reimburse the relevant L/C Issuer for any amount drawn under any Letter of Credit, interest in respect of such Lender’s Pro Rata Share or other applicable share provided for under this Agreement of such amount shall be solely for the account of the relevant L/C Issuer.
(v) Each Revolving Credit Lender’s obligation to make Revolving Credit Loans or L/C Advances to reimburse an L/C Issuer for amounts drawn under Letters of Credit, as contemplated by this Section 2.03(c), shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance, including (A) any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right which such Lender may have against the relevant L/C Issuer, the Borrower or any other Person for any reason whatsoever, (B) the occurrence or continuance of a Default, or (C) any other occurrence, event or condition, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing; provided that each Revolving Credit Lender’s obligation to make Revolving Credit Loans pursuant to this Section 2.03(c) is subject to the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 (other than delivery by the Borrower of a Committed Loan Notice). No such making of an L/C Advance shall relieve or otherwise impair the obligation of the Borrower to reimburse the relevant L/C Issuer for the amount of any payment made by such L/C Issuer under any Letter of Credit, together with interest as provided herein.
(vi) If any Revolving Credit Lender fails to make available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the relevant L/C Issuer any amount required to be paid by such Lender pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.03(c) by the time specified in Section 2.03(c)(ii), such L/C Issuer shall be entitled to recover from such Lender (acting through the Administrative Agent), on demand, such amount with interest thereon for the period from the date such payment is required to the date on which such payment is immediately available to such L/C Issuer at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate from time to time in effect, plus any reasonable administrative, processing or similar fees customarily charged by such L/C Issuer in connection with the foregoing. A certificate of the relevant L/C Issuer submitted to any Revolving Credit Lender (through the Administrative Agent) with respect to any amounts owing under this Section 2.03(c)(vi) shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
(d) Repayment of Participations.
(i) If, at any time after an L/C Issuer has made a payment under any Letter of Credit and has received from any Revolving Credit Lender such Lender’s L/C Advance in respect of such payment in accordance with Section 2.03(c), the Administrative Agent receives for the account of such L/C Issuer any payment in respect of the related Unreimbursed Amount or interest thereon (whether directly from the Borrower or otherwise, including proceeds of Cash Collateral applied thereto by the Administrative Agent), the Administrative Agent will distribute to such Lender its Pro Rata Share or other applicable share provided for under this Agreement hereof (appropriately adjusted, in the case of interest payments, to reflect the period of time during which such Lender’s L/C Advance was outstanding) in the same funds as those received by the Administrative Agent.
(ii) If any payment received by the Administrative Agent for the account of an L/C Issuer pursuant to Section 2.03(c)(i) is required to be returned under any of the circumstances described in Section 10.06 (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by such L/C Issuer in its discretion), each Appropriate Lender shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of such L/C Issuer its Pro Rata Share or other applicable share provided for under this Agreement thereof on demand of the Administrative Agent, plus interest thereon from the date of such demand to the date such amount is returned by such Lender, at a rate per annum equal to the applicable Overnight Rate, plus any reasonable administrative, processing or similar fees customarily charged by the Administrative Agent in connection with the foregoing.
(e) Obligations Absolute. The obligation of the Borrower to reimburse the relevant L/C Issuer 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:
(i) any lack of validity or enforceability of such Letter of Credit, this Agreement, or any other agreement or instrument relating thereto;
(ii) 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 L/C Issuer or any other Person, whether in connection with this Agreement, the transactions contemplated hereby or by such Letter of Credit or any agreement or instrument relating thereto, or any unrelated transaction;
(iii) any draft, demand, certificate or other document presented under such Letter of Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent, invalid or insufficient in any respect or any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any respect; or any loss or delay in the transmission or otherwise of any document required in order to make a drawing under such Letter of Credit;
(iv) any payment by the relevant L/C Issuer under such Letter of Credit against presentation of a draft or certificate that does not strictly comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit; or any payment made by the relevant L/C Issuer under such Letter of Credit to any Person purporting to be a trustee in bankruptcy, debtor-in-possession, assignee for the benefit of creditors, liquidator, receiver or other representative of or successor to any beneficiary or any transferee of such Letter of Credit, including any arising in connection with any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law;
(v) 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;
(vi) any adverse change in the relevant exchange rates or in the availability of the relevant Approved Foreign Currency to the Borrower or any Subsidiary or in the relevant currency markets generally; and
(vii) 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 L/C Issuer 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 such L/C Issuer’s gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined in a final and non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction when determining whether drafts and other documents presented under a Letter of Credit comply with the terms thereof.
(f) Role of L/C Issuers. Each Lender and the Borrower agree that, in paying any drawing under a Letter of Credit, the relevant L/C Issuer shall not have any responsibility to obtain any document (other than any sight draft, certificates and documents expressly required by the Letter of Credit) or to ascertain or inquire as to the validity or accuracy of any such document or the authority of the Person executing or delivering any such document. None of the L/C Issuers, any Agent-Related Person nor any of the respective correspondents, participants or assignees of any L/C Issuer shall be liable to any Lender for (i) any action taken or omitted in connection herewith at the request or with the approval of the Lenders or the Lenders holding a majority of the Revolving Credit Commitments, as applicable; (ii) any action taken or omitted in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined in a final and non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction; or (iii) the due execution, effectiveness, validity or enforceability of any document or instrument related to any Letter of Credit or Letter of Credit Issuance Request. 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’s pursuing such rights and remedies as it may have against the beneficiary or transferee at law or under any other agreement. None of the L/C Issuers, any Agent-Related Person, nor any of the respective correspondents, participants or assignees of any L/C Issuer, shall be liable or responsible for any of the matters described in clauses (i) through (vii) of Section 2.03(e); provided that anything in such clauses to the contrary notwithstanding, the Borrower may have a claim against an L/C Issuer, and such L/C Issuer may be liable to the Borrower, to the extent, but only to the extent, of any direct, as opposed to consequential or exemplary, damages suffered by the Borrower which the Borrower proves were caused by such L/C Issuer’s willful misconduct or gross negligence or such L/C Issuer’s willful or grossly negligent failure to pay under any Letter of Credit after the presentation to it by the beneficiary of a sight draft and certificate(s) strictly complying with the terms and conditions of a Letter of Credit, in 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 L/C Issuer may accept documents that appear on their face to be in order, without responsibility for further investigation, regardless of any notice or information to the contrary, and no L/C Issuer 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.
(g) Cash Collateral. If (i) as of the Letter of Credit Expiration Date, any Letter of Credit may for any reason remain outstanding and partially or wholly undrawn (and without limiting the requirements of Section 2.03(a)(ii)(C)), (ii) any Event of Default occurs and is continuing and the Administrative Agent or the Lenders holding a majority of the Revolving Credit Commitments, as applicable, require the Borrower to Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations pursuant to Section 8.02 or (iii) an Event of Default set forth under Section 8.01(f) occurs and is continuing, the Borrower shall Cash Collateralize the then Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations (in an amount equal to such Outstanding Amount determined as of the date of such Event of Default or the Letter of Credit Expiration Date, as the case may be), and shall do so not later than 2:00 p.m., New York City time on (x) in the case of the immediately preceding clauses (i) and (ii), (1) the Business Day that the Borrower receives notice thereof, if such notice is received on such day prior to 12:00 noon, New York City time or (2) if clause (1) above does not apply, the Business Day immediately following the day that the Borrower receives such notice and (y) in the case of the immediately preceding clause (iii), the Business Day on which an Event of Default set forth under Section 8.01(f) 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 Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or the Swing Line Lender, the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent Cash Collateral in an amount sufficient to cover all Fronting Exposure (after giving effect to Section 2.17(a)(iv) and any Cash Collateral provided by the Defaulting Lender). For purposes hereof, “Cash Collateralize” means to pledge and deposit with or deliver to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the relevant L/C Issuer and the Appropriate Lenders, as collateral for the L/C Obligations, cash or deposit account balances (“Cash Collateral”) pursuant to documentation in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the relevant L/C Issuer (which documents are hereby consented to by the Appropriate Lenders). Derivatives of such term have corresponding meanings. The Borrower hereby grants to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the L/C Issuers and the Revolving Credit Lenders of the applicable Facility, a security interest in all such cash, deposit accounts and all balances therein and all proceeds of the foregoing. Cash Collateral shall be maintained in a Cash Collateral Account and may be invested in readily available Cash Equivalents as directed by the Borrower. If at any time the Administrative Agent determines that any funds held as Cash Collateral are expressly subject to any right or claim of any Person other than the Administrative Agent (on behalf of the Secured Parties) or that the total amount of such funds is less than the aggregate Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations, the Borrower will, forthwith upon demand by the Administrative Agent, pay to the Administrative Agent, as additional funds to be deposited and held in the Cash Collateral Account, 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 Administrative 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 L/C Issuer. To the extent the amount of any Cash Collateral exceeds the then Outstanding Amount of such L/C Obligations and so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the excess shall 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(g) is cured or otherwise waived by the Required Lenders, then so long as no other Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, all Cash Collateral pledged to Cash Collateralize such Letter of Credit shall be refunded to the Borrower.
(h) Letter of Credit Fees. The Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Revolving Credit Lenders for the applicable Revolving Credit Facility (in accordance with their Pro Rata Share or other applicable share provided for under this Agreement) a Letter of Credit fee in Dollars for each Letter of Credit issued pursuant to this Agreement equal to the Applicable Rate for Revolving Credit Loans times the Dollar Equivalent of 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 increases periodically pursuant to the terms of such Letter of Credit); provided, however, any Letter of Credit fees otherwise payable for the account of a Defaulting Lender with respect to any Letter of Credit as to which such Defaulting Lender has not provided Cash Collateral satisfactory to the L/C Issuer 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 Pro Rata Shares allocable to such Letter of Credit pursuant to Section 2.17(a)(iv), with the balance of such fee, if any, payable to the L/C Issuer for its own account. Such Letter of Credit fees shall be computed on a quarterly basis in arrears. Such Letter of Credit fees shall be due and payable in Dollars on the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December, commencing with the first such date to occur after the issuance of such Letter of Credit, on the Letter of Credit Expiration Date and thereafter on demand. If there is any change in any Applicable Rate for Revolving Credit Loans during any quarter, the daily maximum amount of each Letter of Credit shall be computed and multiplied by such Applicable Rate separately for each period during such quarter that such Applicable Rate was in effect.
(i) Fronting Fee and Documentary and Processing Charges Payable to L/C Issuers. The Borrower shall pay directly to each L/C Issuer for its own account, in Dollars, a fronting fee with respect to each Letter of Credit issued by it equal to 0.125% per annum of the Dollar Equivalent of the stated amount of such Letter of Credit). Such fronting fees shall be computed on a quarterly basis in arrears. Such fronting fees shall be due and payable in Dollars on the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December, commencing with the first such date to occur after the issuance of such Letter of Credit, on the Letter of Credit Expiration Date and thereafter on demand. In addition, the Borrower shall pay directly to each L/C Issuer for its own account, in Dollars, with respect to each Letter of Credit issued by it the customary issuance, presentation, amendment and other processing fees, and other standard costs and charges, of such L/C Issuer relating to letters of credit as from time to time in effect.
Such customary fees and standard costs and charges are due and payable within ten (10) Business Days of demand and are nonrefundable.
(j) Conflict with Letter of Credit Issuance Request. Notwithstanding anything else to the contrary in this Agreement or any Letter of Credit Issuance Request, in the event of any conflict between the terms hereof and the terms of any Letter of Credit Issuance Request, the terms hereof shall control.
(k) Addition of an L/C Issuer. A Revolving Credit Lender may become an additional L/C Issuer hereunder pursuant to a written agreement among the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and such Revolving Credit Lender. The Administrative Agent shall notify the Revolving Credit Lenders of any such additional L/C Issuer.
(l) Letter of Credit Amounts. Unless otherwise specified herein, the amount of a Letter of Credit at any time shall be deemed to be the Dollar Equivalent of the stated amount of such Letter of Credit in effect at such time; provided, however, that with respect to any Letter of Credit that, by its terms or the terms of any document related thereto, provides for one or more automatic increases in the stated amount thereof, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be the Dollar Equivalent of 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.
(m) Reporting. Each L/C Issuer will report in writing to the Administrative Agent (i) on the first Business Day of each calendar month, the aggregate face amount of Letters of Credit issued by it and outstanding as of the last Business Day of the preceding calendar month (and on such other dates as the Administrative Agent may request), (ii) on or prior to each Business Day on which such L/C Issuer expects to issue, amend, renew or extend any Letter of Credit, the date of such issuance or amendment, and the aggregate face amount of Letters of Credit to be issued, amended, renewed or extended by it and outstanding after giving effect to such issuance, amendment, renewal or extension (and such L/C Issuer shall advise the Administrative Agent on such Business Day whether such issuance, amendment, renewal or extension occurred and whether the amount thereof changed), (iii) on each Business Day on which such L/C Issuer makes any L/C Disbursement, the date and amount of such L/C Disbursement and (iv) on any Business Day on which the Borrower fails to reimburse an L/C Disbursement required to be reimbursed to such L/C Issuer on such day, the date and amount of such failure.
(n) Provisions Related to Letters of Credit in respect of Extended Revolving Credit Commitments. If the Letter of Credit Expiration Date in respect of any tranche of Revolving Credit Commitments occurs prior to the expiry date of any Letter of Credit, then (i) if consented to by the L/C Issuer which issued such Letter of Credit, if one or more other tranches of Revolving Credit Commitments in respect of which the Letter of Credit 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 Credit Lenders to purchase participations therein and to make Revolving Credit Loans and payments in respect thereof pursuant to Section 2.03(c) and (d)) under (and ratably participated in by Lenders pursuant to) the Revolving Credit Commitments in respect of such non-terminating tranches up to an aggregate amount not to exceed the aggregate amount of the unutilized Revolving Credit Commitments thereunder at such time (it being understood that no partial face amount of any Letter of Credit may be so reallocated) and (ii) to the extent not reallocated pursuant to immediately preceding clause (i), the Borrower shall Cash Collateralize any such Letter of Credit in accordance with Section 2.03(g). Upon the maturity date of any tranche of Revolving Credit Commitments, the sublimit for Letters of Credit may be reduced as agreed between the L/C Issuers and the Borrower, without the consent of any other Person.
(o) Letters of Credit Issued for Subsidiaries. Notwithstanding that a Letter of Credit issued or outstanding hereunder is in support of any obligations of, or is for the account of, a Restricted Subsidiary, the Borrower shall be obligated to reimburse the applicable L/C Issuer hereunder for any and all drawings under such Letter of Credit. The Borrower hereby acknowledges that the issuance of Letters of Credit for the account of Restricted Subsidiaries inures to the benefit of the Borrower, and that the Borrower’s business derives substantial benefits from the businesses of such Restricted Subsidiaries.
(p) On
the Amendment No. 335
Effective Date, the L/C Obligations in any issued and outstanding Letters of Credit shall be reallocated so that after giving
effect thereto the Revolving Credit Lenders shall share ratably in such L/C Obligations in accordance with their Pro Rata Share of the
aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments. Thereafter, L/C Obligations in any newly-issued Letters of Credit shall be allocated in accordance
with each Revolving Credit Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments.
SECTION 2.04 Swing Line Loans.
(a) The Swing Line. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Island Branch, in its capacity as Swing Line Lender, agrees to make 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 Credit Facility in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed at any time outstanding the amount of the Swing Line Sublimit, notwithstanding the fact that such Swing Line Loans, when aggregated with the Pro Rata Share or other applicable share provided for under this Agreement of the Outstanding Amount of Revolving Credit Loans and L/C Obligations of the Lender acting as Swing Line Lender, may exceed the amount of such Swing Line Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment; provided that, after giving effect to any Swing Line Loan, (i) the Revolving Credit Exposure shall not exceed the aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments and (ii) the aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Revolving Credit Loans of any Lender, plus such Lender’s Pro Rata Share or other applicable share provided for under this Agreement of the Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations, plus such Lender’s Pro Rata Share or other applicable share provided for under this Agreement of the Outstanding Amount of all Swing Line Loans shall not exceed such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment then in effect; provided, further, that the Borrower shall not use the proceeds of any Swing Line Loan to refinance any outstanding Swing Line Loan. Within the foregoing limits, and subject to the other terms and conditions hereof, the Borrower may borrow under this Section 2.04, prepay under Section 2.05, and reborrow under this Section 2.04. Each Swing Line Loan shall be a Base Rate Loan. Immediately upon the making of a Swing Line Loan, each Revolving Credit Lender shall be deemed to, and hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to, purchase from the Swing Line Lender a risk participation in such Swing Line Loan in an amount equal to the product of such Lender’s Pro Rata Share or other applicable share provided for under this Agreement times the amount of such Swing Line Loan.
(b) Borrowing Procedures. Each Swing Line Borrowing shall be made upon the Borrower’s irrevocable notice to the Swing Line Lender and the Administrative Agent, which may be given by telephone. Each such notice must be received by the Swing Line Lender and the Administrative Agent not later than 1:00 p.m. New York City time on the requested borrowing date and shall specify (i) the principal amount to be borrowed, which principal amount shall be a minimum of $500,000 (and any amount in excess of $500,000 shall be in integral multiples of $100,000) and (ii) the requested borrowing date, which shall be a Business Day. Each such telephonic notice must be confirmed promptly by delivery to the Swing Line Lender and the Administrative Agent of a written Swing Line Loan Notice, appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower. Promptly after receipt by the Swing Line Lender of any Swing Line Loan Notice (by telephone or in writing), the Swing Line Lender will confirm with the Administrative Agent (by telephone or in writing) that the Administrative Agent has also received such Swing Line Loan Notice and, if not, the Swing Line Lender will notify the Administrative Agent (by telephone or in writing) of the contents thereof. Unless the Swing Line Lender has received notice (by telephone or in writing) from the Administrative Agent (including at the request of any Revolving Credit Lender) prior to 2:00 p.m. New York City time on the date of the proposed Swing Line Borrowing (A) directing the Swing Line Lender not to make such Swing Line Loan as a result of the limitations set forth in the first proviso to the first sentence of Section 2.04(a), or (B) 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 3:00 p.m. New York City 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 Credit 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(a)(iv)) 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’ Pro Rata Share of the outstanding Swing Line Loans.
(c) Refinancing of Swing Line Loans.
(i) The Swing Line Lender at any time in its sole and absolute discretion may request, on behalf of the Borrower (which hereby irrevocably authorizes such Swing Line Lender to so request on its behalf), that each Revolving Credit Lender make a Base Rate Loan in an amount equal to such Lender’s Pro Rata Share or other applicable share provided for under this Agreement of the amount of Swing Line Loans then outstanding. Such request shall be made in writing (which written request shall be deemed to be a Committed Loan Notice for purposes hereof) and in accordance with the requirements of Section 2.02, without regard to the minimum and multiples specified therein for the principal amount of Base Rate Loans, but subject to the unutilized portion of the aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments and 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 Administrative Agent. Each Revolving Credit Lender shall make an amount equal to its Pro Rata Share or other applicable share provided for under this Agreement of the amount specified in such Committed Loan Notice available to the Administrative Agent in Same Day Funds for the account of the Swing Line Lender at the Administrative Agent’s Office for Dollar-denominated payments not later than 1:00 p.m. New York City time on the day specified in such Committed Loan Notice, whereupon, subject to Section 2.04(c)(ii), each Revolving Credit Lender that so makes funds available shall be deemed to have made a Base Rate Loan to the Borrower in such amount. The Administrative Agent shall remit the funds so received to the Swing Line Lender.
(ii) If for any reason any Swing Line Loan cannot be refinanced by such a Revolving Credit Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.04(c)(i), the request for Base Rate Loans submitted by the Swing Line Lender as set forth herein shall be deemed to be a request by the Swing Line Lender that each of the Revolving Credit Lenders fund its risk participation in the relevant Swing Line Loan and each Revolving Credit Lender’s payment to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Swing Line Lender pursuant to Section 2.04(c)(i) shall be deemed payment in respect of such participation.
(iii) If any Revolving Credit Lender fails to make available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Swing Line Lender any amount required to be paid by the Lender pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.04(c) by the time specified in Section 2.04(c)(i), the Swing Line Lender shall be entitled to recover from such Lender (acting through the Administrative Agent), on demand, such amount with interest thereon for the period from the date such payment is required to the date on which such payment is immediately available to the Swing Line Lender at a rate per annum equal to the applicable Overnight Rate from time to time in effect, plus any reasonable administrative, processing or similar fees customarily charged by the Swing Line Lender in connection with the foregoing. A certificate of the Swing Line Lender submitted to any Lender (through the Administrative Agent) with respect to any amounts owing under this clause (iii) shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
(iv) Each Revolving Credit Lender’s obligation to make Revolving Credit Loans or to purchase and fund risk participations in Swing Line Loans pursuant to this Section 2.04(c) shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance, including (A) any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right which such Lender may have against the Swing Line Lender, the Borrower or any other Person for any reason whatsoever, (B) the occurrence or continuance of a Default, or (C) any other occurrence, event or condition, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing; provided that each Revolving Credit Lender’s obligation to make Revolving Credit Loans pursuant to this Section 2.04(c) (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 Swing Line Loans, together with interest as provided herein.
(d) Repayment of Participations.
(i) At any time after any Revolving Credit Lender has purchased and funded a risk participation in a Swing Line Loan, if the Swing Line Lender receives any payment on account of such Swing Line Loan, the Swing Line Lender will distribute to such Lender its Pro Rata Share or other applicable share provided for under this Agreement 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 the Swing Line Lender.
(ii) If any payment received by the Swing Line Lender in respect of principal or interest on any Swing Line Loan is required to be returned by the 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 Credit Lender shall pay to the Swing Line Lender its Pro Rata Share or other applicable share provided for under this Agreement thereof on demand of the Administrative Agent, plus interest thereon from the date of such demand to the date such amount is returned, at a rate per annum equal to the applicable Overnight Rate. The Administrative Agent will make such demand upon the request of the Swing Line Lender.
(e) 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 Credit Lender funds its Base Rate Loan, Eurocurrency Rate Loan, SONIA Rate Loan or risk participation pursuant to this Section 2.04 to refinance such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of any Swing Line Loan, interest in respect of such Pro Rata Share shall be solely for the account of the Swing Line Lender.
(f) Payments Directly to Swing Line Lender. The Borrower shall make all payments of principal and interest in respect of the Swing Line Loans directly to the Swing Line Lender.
(g) Provisions Related to Extended Revolving Credit Commitments. If the maturity date shall have occurred in respect of any tranche of Revolving Credit Commitments (the “Expiring Credit Commitment”) at a time when another tranche or tranches of Revolving Credit Commitments is or are in effect with a longer 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 tranche or tranches of the Non-Expiring Credit Commitments on a pro rata basis; provided that (x) 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 the amount of Swing Line Loans to be reallocated equal to such excess shall be repaid or Cash Collateralized and (y) notwithstanding the foregoing, if a Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Borrower shall still be obligated to pay Swing Line Loans allocated to the Revolving Credit 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. Upon the maturity date of any tranche of Revolving Credit Commitments, the sublimit for Swing Line Loans may be reduced as agreed between the Swing Line Lender and the Borrower, without the consent of any other Person.
SECTION 2.05 Prepayments.
(a) Optional.
(i) The
Borrower may, upon, subject to clause (iii) below, written notice to the Administrative Agent by the Borrower, at any time or from time
to time voluntarily prepay Term Loans of any Class and Revolving Credit Loans in whole or in part without premium or penalty (subject
to Section 2.05(a)(iv); provided that (1) such notice must be received by the Administrative Agent not later than 1:00 p.m. New
York City time (A) three Business Days prior to any date of prepayment of Eurocurrency Rate Loans or
four Business Days prior to any date of prepayment of SONIA Rate Loans (or, in the case of any prepayment of a Eurocurrency
Rate Initial B-2 Dollar Term Loans to be made on the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date, such shorter period of time as may be agreed to
by the Administrative Agent) and (B) one (1) Business Day prior to any prepayment of Base Rate Loans; (2) any prepayment of Eurocurrency
Rate Loans or
SONIA Rate Loan shall be in a minimum Principal Amount of $2,000,000,2,000,000
or £2,000,000 (respectively), or a whole multiple of $1,000,000 or
£1,000,000 (respectively) in excess thereof; and (3) any prepayment of Base Rate Loans shall be in a minimum Principal
Amount of $1,000,000 or a whole multiple of $500,000 in excess thereof or, in each case, if less, the entire Principal Amount thereof
then outstanding. Each such notice shall specify the date and amount of such prepayment and the Class(es) and Type(s) of Loans to be
prepaid. The Administrative 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 or other applicable share provided for under this Agreement 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 Eurocurrency Rate Loan or
SONIA Rate Loan shall be accompanied by all accrued interest thereon to such date, 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(a), 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 or other applicable share as provided for under
this Agreement.
(ii) The Borrower may, upon, subject to clause (iii) below, written notice to the Swing Line Lender (with a copy to the Administrative 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 Administrative Agent not later than 1:00 p.m. noon New York City time on the date of the prepayment, and (2) any such prepayment shall be in a minimum Principal Amount of $500,000 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. 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.
(iii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, subject to the payment of any amounts owing pursuant to Section 3.05, the Borrower may rescind any notice of prepayment under Sections 2.05(a)(i) or 2.05(a)(ii) if such prepayment would have resulted from a refinancing of all or a portion of the applicable Facility, which refinancing shall not be consummated or shall otherwise be delayed. Each prepayment of any Class of Term Loans pursuant to this Section 2.05(a) shall be applied in an order of priority to repayments thereof required pursuant to Section 2.07(a) as directed by the Borrower and, absent such direction, shall be applied in direct order of maturity to repayments thereof required pursuant to Section 2.07(a).
(iv) In the event that, on or prior to the six-month anniversary of the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date, the Borrower (x) prepays, refinances, substitutes or replaces any Initial B-3 Dollar Term Loans pursuant to a Repricing Transaction (including, for avoidance of doubt, any prepayment made pursuant to Section 2.05(b)(iv) that constitutes a Repricing Transaction), or (y) effects any amendment, amendment and restatement or other modification of this Agreement resulting in a Repricing Transaction, the Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent, for the ratable account of each of the Initial B-3 Dollar Term Lender, (I) in the case of clause (x), a prepayment premium of 1.00% of the aggregate principal amount of the Initial B-3 Dollar Term Loans so prepaid, refinanced, substituted or replaced and (II) in the case of clause (y), a fee equal to 1.00% of the aggregate principal amount of the applicable Initial B-3 Dollar Term Loans outstanding immediately prior to such amendment. If, on or prior to the six-month anniversary of the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date, any Initial B-3 Dollar Term Lender that is a Non-Consenting Lender and is replaced pursuant to Section 3.07(a) in connection with any amendment, amendment and
restatement or other modification of this Agreement resulting in a Repricing Transaction, such Initial B-3 Dollar Term Lender (and not any Person who replaces such Initial B-3 Dollar Term Lender pursuant to Section 3.07(a)) shall receive its pro rata portion (as determined immediately prior to it being so replaced) of the prepayment premium or fee described in the preceding sentence. Such amounts shall be due and payable on the date of effectiveness of such Repricing Transaction.
(v) Notwithstanding anything in any Loan Document to the contrary, so long as no Default has occurred and is continuing and, only to the extent funded at a discount, no proceeds of Revolving Credit Borrowings are applied to fund any such repayment, any Company Party may prepay the outstanding Term Loans (which shall, for the avoidance of doubt, be automatically and permanently canceled immediately upon such prepayment) (or Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries may purchase such outstanding Term Loans and immediately cancel them) on the following basis:
(A) Any Company Party shall have the right to make a voluntary prepayment of Term 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(a)(v); provided that no Company Party shall initiate any action under this Section 2.05(a)(v) in order to make a Discounted Term Loan Prepayment unless (I) at least ten (10) Business Days shall have passed since the consummation of the most recent Discounted Term Loan Prepayment as a result of a prepayment made by a Company Party on the applicable Discounted Prepayment Effective Date; or (II) at least three Business Days shall have passed since the date the Company Party was notified that no Term Lender was willing to accept any prepayment of any Term Loan at the Specified Discount, within the Discount Range or at any discount to par value, as applicable, or in the case of Borrower Solicitation of Discounted Prepayment Offers, the date of any Company Party’s election not to accept any Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offers.
(B) (1) Subject to the proviso to subsection (A) above, any Company 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 in the form of a Specified Discount Prepayment Notice; provided that (I) any such offer shall be made available, at the sole discretion of the Company Party, to (x) each Term Lender and/or (y) each Term Lender with respect to any Class of Term Loans on an individual tranche basis, (II) any such offer shall specify the aggregate principal amount offered to be prepaid (the “Specified Discount Prepayment Amount”) with respect to each applicable tranche, the tranche or tranches 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 and/or Specified Discount Prepayment Amounts may be offered with respect to different tranches 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(a)(v)(B)), (III) the Specified Discount Prepayment Amount shall be in an aggregate amount not less than $10,000,000 and whole increments of $1,000,000 in excess thereof and (IV) 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 City 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 tranches 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 Company 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 tranches 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 Company 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 Business Days following the Specified Discount Prepayment Response Date, notify (I) the relevant Company 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 tranches to be prepaid, (II) each Term Lender of the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date, and the aggregate principal amount and the tranches of Term Loans to be prepaid at the Specified Discount on such date and (III) each Discount Prepayment Accepting Lender of the Specified Discount Proration, if any, and confirmation of the principal amount, tranche 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 Company 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 Company Party shall be due and payable by such Company Party on the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date in accordance with subsection (F) below (subject to subsection (J) below).
(C) (1) Subject to the proviso to subsection (A) above, any Company Party may from time to time solicit Discount Range Prepayment Offers by providing the Auction Agent with five (5) Business Days’ notice in the form of a Discount Range Prepayment Notice; provided that (I) any such solicitation shall be extended, at the sole discretion of such Company Party, to (x) each Term Lender and/or (y) each Term Lender with respect to any Class of Term Loans on an individual tranche basis, (II) any such notice shall specify the maximum aggregate principal amount of the relevant Term Loans (the “Discount Range Prepayment Amount”), the tranche or tranches 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 tranche of Term Loans willing to be prepaid by such Company Party (it being understood that different Discount Ranges and/or Discount Range Prepayment Amounts may be offered with respect to different tranches 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(a)(v)(C)), (III) the Discount Range Prepayment Amount shall be in an aggregate amount not less than $10,000,000 and whole increments of $1,000,000 in excess thereof and (IV) each such solicitation by a Company Party shall remain outstanding through the Discount Range Prepayment Response Date. 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 Lender to the Auction Agent (or its delegate) by no later than 5:00 p.m. (New York City 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 tranche or tranches and the maximum aggregate principal amount and tranches 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 Company 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 Company Party agrees to accept on the Discount Range Prepayment Response Date all Discount Range Prepayment Offers received by 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 (I) the Discount Range Prepayment Amount and (II) 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 Company Party will prepay the respective outstanding Term Loans of each Participating Lender in the aggregate principal amount and of the tranches specified in such Lender’s Discount Range Prepayment Offer at the Applicable Discount; provided that if the Submitted Amount by all Participating Lenders offered at a discount to par greater than or equal to 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 greater than or equal to the Applicable Discount (the “Identified Participating Lenders”) shall be made pro rata among the Identified Participating Lenders in accordance with the Submitted Amount of each such Identified Participating Lender and the Auction Agent (in consultation with such Company Party and subject to rounding requirements of the Auction Agent made in its sole reasonable discretion) will calculate such proration (the “Discount Range Proration”). The Auction Agent shall promptly, and in any case within five (5) Business Days following the Discount Range Prepayment Response Date, notify (I) the relevant Company Party of the respective Term Lenders’ responses to such solicitation, the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date, the Applicable Discount, and the aggregate principal amount of the Discounted Term Loan Prepayment and the tranches to be prepaid, (II) each Term Lender of the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date, the Applicable Discount, and the aggregate principal amount and tranches of Term Loans to be prepaid at the Applicable Discount on such date, (III) each Participating Lender of the aggregate principal amount and tranches of such Term Lender to be prepaid at the Applicable Discount on such date, and (IV) 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 Company Party and Term Lenders shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes absent manifest error. The payment amount specified in such notice to the Company Party shall be due and payable by such Company Party on the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date in accordance with subsection (F) below (subject to subsection (J) below).
(D) (1) Subject to the proviso to subsection (A) above, any Company 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; provided that (I) any such solicitation shall be extended, at the sole discretion of such Company Party, to (x) each Term Lender and/or (y) each Lender with respect to any Class of Term Loans on an individual tranche basis, (II) any such notice shall specify the maximum aggregate amount of the Term Loans (the “Solicited Discounted Prepayment Amount”) and the tranche or tranches of Term Loans the Borrower is willing to prepay at a discount (it being understood that different Solicited Discounted Prepayment Amounts may be offered with respect to different tranches 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(a)(v)(D)), (III) the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Amount shall be in an aggregate amount not less than $10,000,000 and whole increments of $1,000,000 in excess thereof and (IV) each such solicitation by a Company 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 City 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 (x) be irrevocable, (y) remain outstanding until the Acceptance Date, and (z) 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 tranches 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 Company Party with a copy of all Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offers received on or before the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Response Date. Such Company Party shall review all such Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offers and select the largest of the Offered Discounts specified by the relevant responding Term Lenders in the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offers that is acceptable to the Company Party (the “Acceptable Discount”), if any. If the Company 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 Company 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 Company 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 Company Party by the Acceptance Date, such Company Party shall be deemed to have rejected all Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offers.
(3) Based upon the Acceptable Discount and the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offers received by Auction Agent by the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Response Date, within three Business Days after receipt of an Acceptance and Prepayment Notice (the “Discounted Prepayment Determination Date”), the Auction Agent will determine (in consultation with such Company Party and subject to rounding requirements of the Auction Agent made in its sole reasonable discretion) the aggregate principal amount and the tranches of Term Loans (the “Acceptable Prepayment Amount”) to be prepaid by the relevant Company Party at the Acceptable Discount in accordance with this Section 2.05(a)(v)(D). If the Company Party elects to accept any Acceptable Discount, then the Company Party agrees to accept all Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offers received by 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 Company Party will prepay outstanding Term Loans pursuant to this subsection (D) to each Qualifying Lender in the aggregate principal amount and of the tranches specified in such Lender’s Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offer at the Acceptable Discount; provided that if the aggregate Offered Amount by all Qualifying Lenders whose Offered Discount is greater than or equal to the Acceptable Discount exceeds the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Amount, prepayment of the principal amount of the Term Loans for those Qualifying Lenders whose Offered Discount is greater than or equal to the Acceptable Discount (the “Identified Qualifying Lenders”) shall be made pro rata among the Identified Qualifying Lenders in accordance with the Offered Amount of each such Identified Qualifying Lender and the Auction Agent (in consultation with such Company Party and subject to rounding requirements of the Auction Agent made in its sole reasonable discretion) will calculate such proration (the “Solicited Discount Proration”). On or prior to the Discounted Prepayment Determination Date, the Auction Agent shall promptly notify (I) the relevant Company Party of the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date and Acceptable Prepayment Amount comprising the Discounted Term Loan Prepayment and the tranches to be prepaid, (II) each Term Lender of the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date, the Acceptable Discount, and the Acceptable Prepayment Amount of all Term Loans and the tranches to be prepaid to be prepaid at the Applicable Discount on such date, (III) each Qualifying Lender of the aggregate principal amount and the tranches of such Term Lender to be prepaid at the Acceptable Discount on such date, and (IV) 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 Company Party and Term Lenders shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes absent manifest error. The payment amount specified in such notice to such Company Party shall be due and payable by such Company 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 Company Parties and the Term Lenders acknowledge and agree that the Auction Agent may require as a condition to any Discounted Term Loan Prepayment, the payment of customary fees and expenses from a Company Party in connection therewith.
(F) If any Term Loan is prepaid in accordance with paragraphs (B) through (D) above, a Company Party shall prepay such Term Loans on the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date. The relevant Company 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 11:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date and all such prepayments shall be applied to the remaining principal installments of the relevant tranche of Loans on a pro rata basis across such installments. 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(a)(v) shall be paid to the Discount Prepayment Accepting Lenders, Participating Lenders, or Qualifying Lenders, as applicable, and shall be applied to the relevant Loans of such Lenders in accordance with their respective Pro Rata Share. The aggregate principal amount of the tranches and installments of the relevant Term Loans outstanding shall be deemed reduced by the full par value of the aggregate principal amount of the tranches of Term Loans prepaid on the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date in any Discounted Term Loan Prepayment. In connection with each prepayment pursuant to this Section 2.05(a)(v), the relevant Company Party shall waive any right to bring any action against the Administrative Agent, in its capacity as such, in connection with any such 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(a)(v), established by the Auction Agent acting in its reasonable discretion and as reasonably agreed by the Borrower.
(H) Notwithstanding anything in any Loan Document to the contrary, for purposes of this Section 2.05(a)(v), 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 Business Day.
(I) Each of the Company 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(a)(v) 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(a)(v) as well as activities of the Auction Agent.
(J) Each Company 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 (and if such offer is revoked pursuant to the preceding clauses, any failure by such Company Party to make any prepayment to a Lender, as applicable, pursuant to this Section 2.05(a)(v) shall not constitute a Default or Event of Default under Section 8.01 or otherwise).
(b) Mandatory.
(i) Within five (5) Business Days after financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(a) (commencing with the fiscal year ending December 31, 2015) and the related Compliance Certificate has been delivered pursuant to Section 6.02(a), the Borrower shall cause to be offered to be prepaid in accordance with clause (b)(vi) and (ix) below, an aggregate principal amount of Term Loans in an amount equal to (A) the Applicable ECF Percentage of Excess Cash Flow, if any, for the fiscal year covered by such financial statements minus (B) the sum of (1) all voluntary prepayments of Term Loans made during such fiscal year or after year-end and prior to when such Excess Cash Flow prepayment is due (including the amount of cash actually paid in respect of Term Loans prepaid pursuant to Section 2.05(a)(v) during such time) and (2) all voluntary prepayments of Revolving Credit Loans during such fiscal year or after year-end and prior to when such Excess Cash Flow prepayment is due to the extent the Revolving Credit Commitments are permanently reduced by the amount of such payments, in the case of each of the immediately preceding clauses (1) and (2), to the extent such prepayments are funded with the internally generated cash and, without duplication of any deduction from Excess Cash Flow in any prior period.
(ii) If (x) the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower Disposes of any property or assets (other than any Disposition of any property or assets permitted by Sections 7.05 (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (g), (h), (i), (l), (m) (except to the extent such property is subject to a Mortgage), (o), (p), (q) or (s)), or (y) any Casualty Event occurs, which results in the realization or receipt by the Borrower or Restricted Subsidiary of Net Proceeds, the Borrower shall cause to be offered to be prepaid in accordance with clause (b)(vi) and (ix) below, on or prior to the date which is ten (10) Business Days after the date of the realization or receipt by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of such Net Proceeds, subject to clause (b)(xi) below, an aggregate principal amount of Term Loans in an amount equal to 100% of all Net Proceeds received; provided that if at the time that any such prepayment would be required, (I) to the extent such Net Proceeds are from the Disposition of ABL Priority Collateral or Non-U.S. ABL Facility Collateral or Casualty Event with respect to ABL Priority Collateral or Non-U.S. ABL Facility Collateral, the Borrower elects to offer to permanently reduce ABL Debt, pursuant to the terms of the documentation governing such ABL Debt, or any other Indebtedness of the Borrower or a Guarantor that is secured by a Lien on such ABL Priority Collateral that is prior to the Lien on the ABL Priority Collateral securing the Obligations or secured by a Lien on such Non-U.S. ABL Facility Collateral (and, in the case of revolving obligations, to correspondingly reduce commitments with respect thereto), then the Borrower may apply such Net Proceeds to such ABL Debt and (II) the Borrower is required to offer to repurchase any Permitted First Priority Refinancing Debt (or any Permitted Refinancing thereof that is secured on a pari passu basis with the Obligations) pursuant to the terms of the documentation governing such Indebtedness with the Net Proceeds of such Disposition or Casualty Event (such Indebtedness required to be offered to be so repurchased, “Other Applicable Indebtedness”), then the Borrower may apply such Net Proceeds on a pro rata basis (determined on the basis of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Term Loans and Other Applicable Indebtedness at such time); provided, further, that (A) the portion of such Net Proceeds allocated to the Other Applicable Indebtedness shall not exceed the amount of such Net Proceeds required to be allocated to the Other Applicable Indebtedness pursuant to the terms thereof, and the remaining amount, if any, of such Net Proceeds shall be allocated to the Term Loans in accordance with the terms hereof 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(b)(ii) shall be reduced accordingly and (B) to the extent the holders of Other Applicable Indebtedness decline to have such indebtedness repurchased or prepaid, 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 in accordance with the terms hereof. If any such Disposition provided for in the preceding sentence involves any Term Priority Collateral, then, prior to the Discharge of Senior Secured Debt Obligations of the ABL Secured Parties (each such term as defined in the ABL Intercreditor Agreement), the Net Proceeds therefrom shall be deposited by the applicable Loan Party into the Term Priority Collateral Account pending application thereof as provided in this clause (ii).
(iii) [Reserved].
(iv) If the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary incurs or issues any Indebtedness after the Closing Date (other than Indebtedness not prohibited under Section 7.03 (excluding Section 7.03(t)), the Borrower shall cause to be offered to be prepaid in accordance with clause (b)(vi) below an aggregate principal amount of Term Loans in an amount 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.
(v) If for any reason the aggregate Revolving Credit Exposures at any time exceeds the aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments then in effect (including, for the avoidance of doubt, as a result of the termination of any Class of Revolving Credit Commitments on the Maturity Date with respect thereto), the Borrower shall promptly prepay or cause to be promptly prepaid Revolving Credit Loans and Swing Line Loans and/or Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations in an aggregate amount equal to such excess; provided that the Borrower shall not be required to Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations pursuant to this Section 2.05(b)(v) unless after the prepayment in full of the Revolving Credit Loans and Swing Line Loans such aggregate Outstanding Amount exceeds the aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments then in effect.
(vi) Except with respect to Loans incurred in connection with any Refinancing Amendment, Term Loan Extension Request, Revolver Extension Request or any Incremental Amendment (which may be prepaid on a less than pro rata basis in accordance with its terms), (A) each prepayment of Term Loans pursuant to this Section 2.05(b) shall be applied ratably to each Class of Term Loans then outstanding (provided that (i) any prepayment of Term Loans with the Net Proceeds of Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness shall be applied solely to each applicable Class of Refinanced Debt, and (ii) any Class of Incremental Term Loans may specify that one or more other Classes of Term Loans and Incremental Term Loans may be prepaid prior to such Class of Incremental Term Loans); (B) with respect to each Class of Term Loans, each prepayment pursuant to clauses (i) through (iv) of this Section 2.05(b) shall be applied to the scheduled installments of principal thereof following the date of prepayment pursuant to Section 2.07(a) as directed by the Borrower; and (C) each such prepayment shall be paid to the Lenders in accordance with their respective Pro Rata Shares of such prepayment.
(vii) The Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent in writing of any mandatory prepayment of Term Loans required to be made pursuant to clauses (i) through (iv) of this Section 2.05(b) at least four (4) Business Days prior to the date of such prepayment. Each such notice shall specify the date of such prepayment and provide a reasonably detailed calculation of the amount of such prepayment. 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.
(viii) Funding Losses, Etc. All prepayments under this Section 2.05 shall be made together with, in the case of any such prepayment of a Eurocurrency Rate Loan on a date other than the last day of an Interest Period therefor, any amounts owing in respect of such Eurocurrency Rate Loan pursuant to Section 3.05. Notwithstanding any of the other provisions of Section 2.05(b), so long as no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, if any prepayment of Eurocurrency Rate Loans is required to be made under this Section 2.05(b), prior to the last day of the Interest Period therefor, the Borrower may, in its sole discretion, deposit the amount of any such prepayment otherwise required to be made thereunder 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(b). 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 this Section 2.05(b).
(ix) Term Opt-out of Prepayment. With respect to each prepayment of Term Loans required pursuant to Section 2.05(b)(i) or (ii), (A) each Lender of Term Loans will have the right to refuse such offer of prepayment by giving written notice of such refusal to the Administrative Agent within one (1) Business Day after such Lender’s receipt of notice from the Administrative Agent of such offer of prepayment (“Declined Proceeds”) (in which case the Borrower shall not prepay any Term Loans of such Lender on the date that is specified in clause (B) below) , (B) the Borrower will make all such prepayments not so refused upon the fourth Business Day after delivery of notice by the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.05(b)(vii) and (C) any Declined Proceeds may be retained by the Borrower.
(x) In connection with any mandatory prepayments by the Borrower of the Term Loans pursuant to this Section 2.05(b), such prepayments shall be applied on a pro rata basis to the then outstanding Term Loans of the applicable Class or Classes being prepaid irrespective of whether such outstanding Term Loans are Base Rate Loans or Eurocurrency Rate Loans; provided that if no Lenders exercise the right to waive a given mandatory prepayment of the Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.05(b)(ix), then, with respect to such mandatory prepayment, the amount of such mandatory prepayment within any tranche of Term Loans shall be applied first to Term Loans of such tranche that are Base Rate Loans to the full extent thereof before application to Term Loans of such tranche that are Eurocurrency Rate Loans in a manner that minimizes the amount of any payments required to be made by the Borrower pursuant to Section 3.05.
(xi) Foreign Dispositions and Excess Cash Flow. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Section 2.05, (i) to the extent that any or all of the Net Proceeds of any Disposition by a Foreign Subsidiary (“Foreign Disposition”) or Excess Cash Flow attributable to Foreign Subsidiaries are prohibited or delayed by applicable local law from being repatriated to the United States, 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 but may be retained by the applicable Foreign Subsidiary so long, but only so long, as the applicable local law will not permit repatriation to the United States (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 once such repatriation of any of such affected Net Proceeds or Excess Cash Flow that, in each case, would otherwise be required to be used to make an offer of prepayment pursuant to Sections 2.05(b)(i) or 2.05(b)(ii), is permitted under the applicable local law, such repatriation will be immediately effected and such repatriated Net Proceeds or Excess Cash Flow will be promptly (and in any event not later than two Business Days after such repatriation) applied (net of additional taxes payable or reserved against as a result thereof) to the repayment of the Term Loans pursuant to this Section 2.05 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 Disposition or Foreign Subsidiary’s Excess Cash Flow would have material adverse tax cost consequences with respect to such Net Proceeds or Excess Cash Flow, such Net Proceeds or Excess Cash Flow so affected may be retained by the applicable Foreign Subsidiary; provided that in the case of this clause (ii), on or before the date on which any such Net Proceeds so retained would otherwise have been required to be applied to reinvestments or prepayments pursuant to Section 2.05(b) or any such Excess Cash Flow would have been required to be applied to prepayments pursuant to Section 2.05(b), the Borrower applies an amount equal to such Net Proceeds or Excess Cash Flow to such reinvestments or prepayments, as applicable, as if such Net Proceeds or Excess Cash Flow had been received by the Borrower rather than such Foreign Subsidiary, less the amount of additional taxes that would have been payable or reserved against if such Net Proceeds or Excess Cash Flow had been repatriated (or, if less, the Net Proceeds or Excess Cash Flow that would be calculated if received by such Foreign Subsidiary).
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 2.05, (i) the proceeds of the Initial B-2 Euro Term Loans made on the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date shall be used to prepay the entire amount of the Initial B-1 Euro Term Loans and (ii) the proceeds of the Initial B-3 Dollar Term Loans made on the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date shall be used to prepay the entire amount of the Initial B-2 Dollar Term Loans.
SECTION 2.06 Termination or Reduction of Commitments.
(a) Optional. The Borrower may, upon written notice to the Administrative 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 (i) any such notice shall be received by the Administrative Agent three Business Days prior to the date of termination or reduction, (ii) any such partial reduction shall be in a minimum aggregate amount of $5,000,000, or any whole multiple of $1,000,000, in excess thereof or, if less, the entire amount thereof and (iii) if, after giving effect to any reduction of the Commitments, the Letter of Credit Sublimit or the Swing Line Sublimit exceeds the amount of the Revolving Credit Facility, such sublimit shall be automatically reduced by the amount of such excess. The amount of any such Commitment reduction shall not otherwise be applied to the Letter of Credit Sublimit or the Swing Line Sublimit unless otherwise specified by the Borrower. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Borrower may rescind or postpone any notice of termination of the Commitments if such termination would have resulted from a refinancing of all of the applicable Facility, which refinancing shall not be consummated or otherwise shall be delayed.
(b) Mandatory. The Initial Term Commitment of each Term Lender of each Class shall be automatically and permanently reduced to $0 upon the funding of Initial Term Loans of such Class to be made by it on the Closing Date. The Revolving Credit Commitment of each Class shall automatically and permanently terminate on the Maturity Date with respect to such Class of Revolving Credit Commitments. The Additional B-3 Dollar Term Commitment of the Additional B-3 Dollar Term Lender shall be automatically and permanently reduced to $0 upon the funding of the Initial B-3 Dollar Term Loans to be made by such Additional B-3 Dollar Term Lender on the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date.
(c) Application of Commitment Reductions; Payment of Fees. The Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Appropriate Lenders of any termination or reduction of unused portions of the Letter of Credit 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 by such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the amount by which such Commitments are reduced (other than the termination of the Commitment of any Lender as provided in Section 3.07). All facility fees accrued until the effective date of any termination of the Aggregate Commitments shall be paid on the effective date of such termination.
SECTION 2.07 Repayment of Loans.
(a) Term Loans.
(i) The Borrower shall repay to the Administrative Agent for the ratable account of the Term Lenders (i) on the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December, an aggregate principal amount equal to 0.25% of the aggregate principal amount of all Initial Term Loans of each Class outstanding on the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date (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 (ii) on the Maturity Date for the Initial Term Loans of each Class, the aggregate principal amount of all Initial B-2 Dollar Term Loans or Initial B-2 Euro Term Loans of such Class outstanding on such date. In the event that, prior to the incurrence of any Incremental Term Loans in respect of the Initial B-2 Euro Term Loans, the Initial B-2 Euro Term Loans or any existing Incremental Term Loans have scheduled amortization payments under Section 2.07(a)(i) (or other equivalent section) that are less than 0.25% of the aggregate principal amount of such existing Initial B-2 Euro Term Loans when initially incurred, then at the Borrower’s option, (x) the scheduled amortization payments of such existing Initial B-2 Euro Term Loans on the effective date of such Incremental Term Loans shall be increased to be equal quarterly installments of principal equal to 0.25% of the aggregate principal amount of such existing Initial B-2 Euro Term Loans originally incurred or (y) the scheduled amortization payment of such Incremental Term Loans shall equal such smaller percentage applicable to the existing Initial B-2 Euro Term Loans on such scheduled amortization payment date(s) (reflected as a percentage of the aggregate principal amount of such Incremental Term Loans), so long as, in the event this clause (y) is applicable, and for the avoidance of doubt, such percentage is expressly set forth in the Incremental Amendment with respect to such Incremental Term Loans. In the event any other Incremental Term Loans, Refinancing Term Loans or Extended Term Loans are made, such other Incremental Term Loans, Refinancing Term Loans or Extended Term Loans, as applicable, shall be repaid by the Borrower in the amounts and on the dates set forth in the Incremental Amendment, Refinancing Amendment or Extension Amendment with respect thereto and on the applicable Maturity Date thereof.
(ii) The Borrower shall repay to the Administrative Agent for the ratable account of the Term Lenders (i) on the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December, an aggregate principal amount equal to 0.25% of the aggregate principal amount of all Initial B-3 Dollar Term Loans of each Class outstanding on the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date (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 (ii) on the Maturity Date for the Initial B-3 Dollar Term Loans of each Class, the aggregate principal amount of all Initial B-3 Dollar Term Loans of such Class outstanding on such date. In the event that, prior to the incurrence of any Incremental Term Loans in respect of the Initial B-3 Dollar Term Loans, the Initial B-3 Dollar Term Loans or any existing Incremental Term Loans have scheduled amortization payments under Section 2.07(a)(i) (or other equivalent section) that are less than 0.25% of the aggregate principal amount of such existing Initial B-3 Dollar Term Loans when initially incurred, then at the Borrower’s option, (x) the scheduled amortization payments of such existing Initial B-3 Dollar Term Loans on the effective date of such Incremental Term Loans shall be increased to be equal quarterly installments of principal equal to 0.25% of the aggregate principal amount of such existing Initial B-3 Dollar Term Loans originally incurred or (y) the scheduled amortization payment of such Incremental Term Loans shall equal such smaller percentage applicable to the existing Initial B-3 Dollar Term Loans on such scheduled amortization payment date(s) (reflected as a percentage of the aggregate principal amount of such Incremental Term Loans), so long as, in the event this clause (y) is applicable, and for the avoidance of doubt, such percentage is expressly set forth in the Incremental Amendment with respect to such Incremental Term Loans. In the event any other Incremental Term Loans, Refinancing Term Loans or Extended Term Loans are made, such other Incremental Term Loans, Refinancing Term Loans or Extended Term Loans, as applicable, shall be repaid by the Borrower in the amounts and on the dates set forth in the Incremental Amendment, Refinancing Amendment or Extension Amendment with respect thereto and on the applicable Maturity Date thereof.
(b) Revolving Credit Loans. The Borrower shall repay to the Administrative Agent for the ratable account of the Appropriate Lenders on the applicable Maturity Date for the Revolving Credit Facilities of a given Class the aggregate principal amount of all of its Revolving Credit Loans of such Class outstanding on such date.
(c) Swing Line Loans. The Borrower shall repay each Swing Line Loan on the earlier to occur of (i) the date five (5) Business Days after such Loan is made and (ii) the Maturity Date for the Revolving Credit Facility (although Swing Line Loans may thereafter be reborrowed, in accordance with the terms and conditions hereof, if there are one or more Classes of Revolving Credit Commitments which remain in effect).
SECTION 2.08 Interest.
(a) Subject to the provisions of Section
2.08(b), (i) each Eurocurrency Rate Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof for each Interest Period at
a rate per annum equal to the either the Eurocurrency Rate or,
the EURIBO Rate or
the TIBOR Rate, as applicable, for such Interest Period plus the Applicable Rate; (ii)
each SONIA Rate Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof for
each Interest Period at a rate per annum equal to the SONIA Rate for such period plus the Applicable Rate; (iii) each Base
Rate Loan (other than a 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; and (iiiiiiiv)
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 for Revolving Credit Loans.
(b) During the continuance of a Default under Section 8.01(a), the Borrower shall pay interest on past due amounts owing by it hereunder at a fluctuating interest rate per annum at all times equal to the Default Rate to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Laws; provided that no interest at the Default Rate shall accrue or be payable to a Defaulting Lender so long as such Lender shall be a Defaulting Lender. Accrued and unpaid interest on such amounts (including interest on past due interest) shall be due and payable upon demand.
(c) Interest on each Loan shall be due and payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date applicable thereto and at such other times as may be specified herein. Interest hereunder shall be due and payable in accordance with the terms hereof before and after judgment, and before and after the commencement of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law.
SECTION 2.09 Fees.
In addition to certain fees described in Sections 2.03(h) and (i):
(a) Facility Fee. The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Revolving Credit Lender under the applicable Revolving Credit Facility in accordance with its Pro Rata Share or other applicable share provided for under this Agreement, a facility fee in Dollars equal to the Applicable Rate with respect to Revolving Credit Loan facility fees, times the actual daily amount of the aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments for the applicable Revolving Credit Facility whether drawn or undrawn (or, if the Revolving Credit Commitments shall have expired or been terminated and there is any Outstanding Amount of Revolving Credit Loans or L/C Obligations for such Facility, times the daily amount of the sum of (A) the Outstanding Amount of Revolving Credit Loans for such Facility, (B) the Outstanding Amount of L/C Obligations for such Facility and (C) the Outstanding Amount of Swing Line Loans for such Facility); provided that any facility fee accrued with respect to any of the Commitments of a Defaulting Lender during the period prior to the time such Lender became a Defaulting Lender and unpaid at such time shall not be payable by the Borrower so long as such Lender shall be a Defaulting Lender, except to the extent that such facility fee shall otherwise have been due and payable by the Borrower prior to such time; and provided, further, that no facility fee shall accrue on any of the Commitments of a Defaulting Lender so long as such Lender shall be a Defaulting Lender. The facility fee on each Revolving Credit Facility shall accrue at all times from the Closing Date until the applicable Maturity Date for the New Revolving Credit Commitments, as the case may be, 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 March, June, September and December, commencing with the first such date during the first full fiscal quarter to occur after the Closing Date and on the Maturity Date for the New Revolving Credit Commitments. The facility fee shall be calculated quarterly in arrears, and if there is any change in the Applicable Rate during any quarter, the actual daily amount shall be computed and multiplied by the Applicable Rate separately for each period during such quarter that such Applicable Rate was in effect.
(b) Closing Fees. (i) The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Term Lender on the Closing Date in accordance with its Pro Rata Share or other applicable share provided for under this Agreement, an upfront fee (which may take the form of original issue discount) in an amount equal to 1.00% of the stated principal amount of such Term Lender’s Initial Dollar Term Loans and Initial Euro Term Loans, payable to such Term Lender from the proceeds of its Initial Dollar Term Loans and Initial Euro Term Loans as and when funded on the Closing Date. Such fee will be in all respects fully earned, due and payable on the Closing Date and non-refundable and non-creditable thereafter.
(ii) The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Revolving Credit Lender in accordance with its Pro Rata Share or other applicable share provided for under this Agreement, an upfront fee in an amount equal to 0.50% of the stated principal amount of such Revolving Credit Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitments, payable to such Revolving Credit Lender from the proceeds of the Borrowings to occur on the Closing Date as and when funded on the Closing Date. Such fee will be in all respects fully earned, due and payable on the Closing Date and non-refundable and non-creditable thereafter.
(c) 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, SONIA Rate Loans and TIBOR Rate Loans shall be made on the basis of a year of three hundred sixty-five (365) days, or three hundred sixty-six (366) days, as applicable, and actual days elapsed. All other computations of fees and interest shall be made on the basis of a three hundred sixty (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(a), bear interest for one (1) day. Each determination by the Administrative Agent of an interest rate or fee hereunder shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error.
SECTION 2.11 Evidence of Indebtedness.
(a) The Credit Extensions made by each Lender shall be evidenced by one or more accounts or records maintained by such Lender and evidenced by one or more entries in the Register maintained by the Administrative 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 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 in respect of such matters, the accounts and records of the Administrative Agent shall control in the absence of manifest error. Upon the request of any Lender made through the Administrative Agent, the Borrower shall execute and deliver to such Lender (through the Administrative Agent) a Note 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 endorse thereon the date, Type (if applicable), amount, currency and maturity of its Loans and payments with respect thereto.
(b) In addition to the accounts and records referred to in Section 2.11(a), each Lender and the Administrative Agent shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice accounts or records and, in the case of the Administrative 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 and the accounts and records of any Lender in respect of such matters, the accounts and records of the Administrative Agent shall control in the absence of manifest error.
(c) Entries made in good faith by the Administrative Agent in the Register pursuant to Sections 2.11(a) and (b), and by each Lender in its account or accounts pursuant to Sections 2.11(a) and (b), shall be prima facie evidence of the amount of principal and interest due and payable or to become due and payable from the Borrower to, in the case of the Register, each Lender and, in the case of such account or accounts, such Lender, under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, absent manifest error; provided that the failure of the Administrative Agent or such Lender to make an entry, or any finding that an entry is incorrect, in the Register or such account or accounts shall not limit or otherwise affect the obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
SECTION 2.12 Payments Generally.
(a) All payments to be made by the Borrower shall be made without condition or deduction for any counterclaim, defense, recoupment or setoff. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein and except with respect to an Approved Foreign Currency, all payments by the Borrower hereunder shall be made to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the respective Lenders to which such payment is owed, at the applicable Administrative Agent’s Office for Dollar-denominated payments and in Same Day Funds not later than 1:00 p.m. New York City time on the date specified herein. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all payments by the Borrower hereunder in an Approved Foreign Currency shall be made to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the respective Lenders to which such payment is owed, at the applicable Administrative Agent’s Office in such Approved Foreign Currency and in Same Day Funds not later than 2:00 p.m. (London time) (or, if earlier, 9:00 a.m. New York city time) on the dates specified herein. The Administrative 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 applicable Lending Office. All payments received by the Administrative Agent after the time specified above shall in each case be deemed received on the next succeeding Business Day and any applicable interest or fee shall continue to accrue.
(b) Except as otherwise 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; provided that if such extension would cause payment of interest on or principal of Eurocurrency Rate Loans or SONIA Rate Loans to be made in the next succeeding calendar month, such payment shall be made on the immediately preceding Business Day.
(c) Unless the Borrower or any Lender has notified the Administrative Agent, prior to the date any payment is required to be made by it to the Administrative Agent hereunder, that the Borrower or such Lender, as the case may be, will not make such payment, the Administrative Agent may assume that the Borrower or such Lender, as the case may be, has timely made such payment and may (but shall not be so required to), in reliance thereon, make available a corresponding amount to the Person entitled thereto. If and to the extent that such payment was not in fact made to the Administrative Agent in Same Day Funds, then:
(i) if the Borrower failed to make such payment, each Lender shall forthwith on demand repay to the Administrative Agent the portion of such assumed payment that was made available to such Lender in 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 to such Lender to the date such amount is repaid to the Administrative Agent in Same Day Funds at the applicable Overnight Rate, plus any reasonable administrative, processing or similar fees customarily charged by the Administrative Agent in connection with the foregoing; and
(ii) if any Lender failed to make such payment (including, without limitation, failure to fund participations in respect of any Letter of Credit or Swing Line Loan), such Lender shall forthwith on demand pay to the Administrative 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 to the Borrower to the date such amount is recovered by the Administrative Agent (the “Compensation Period”) at a rate per annum equal to the applicable Overnight Rate, plus any reasonable administrative, processing or similar fees customarily charged by the Administrative Agent in connection with the foregoing. When such Lender makes payment to the Administrative 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 (including, without limitation, failure to fund participations in respect of any Letter of Credit or Swing Line Loan) forthwith upon the Administrative Agent’s demand therefor, the Administrative Agent may make a demand therefor upon the Borrower, and the Borrower shall pay such amount to the Administrative Agent, together with interest thereon for the Compensation Period at a rate per annum equal to the rate of interest applicable to the applicable Borrowing. Nothing herein shall be deemed to relieve any Lender from its obligation to fulfill its Commitment or to prejudice any rights which the Administrative Agent or the Borrower may have against any Lender as a result of any default by such Lender hereunder.
A notice of the Administrative Agent to any Lender or the Borrower with respect to any amount owing under this Section 2.12(c) shall be conclusive, absent manifest error.
(d) If any Lender makes available to the Administrative Agent funds for any Loan to be made by such Lender as provided in the foregoing provisions of this Article II, and such funds are not made available to the Borrower by the Administrative Agent because the conditions to the applicable Credit Extension set forth in Article IV or in the applicable Incremental Amendment, Extension Amendment or Refinancing Amendment are not satisfied or waived in accordance with the terms hereof, the Administrative Agent shall return such funds (in like funds as received from such Lender) to such Lender, without interest.
(e) The obligations of the Lenders hereunder to make Loans and to fund participations in Letters of Credit and Swing Line Loans are several and not joint. The failure of any Lender to make any Loan or to fund any such 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.
(f) Nothing herein shall be deemed to obligate any Lender to obtain the funds for any Loan in any particular place or manner or to constitute a representation by any Lender that it has obtained or will obtain the funds for any Loan in any particular place or manner.
(g) Whenever any payment received by the Administrative Agent under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents is insufficient to pay in full all amounts due and payable to the Administrative 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 and applied by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders in the order of priority set forth in Section 8.04. If the Administrative Agent receives funds for application to the Obligations of the Loan Parties under or in respect of the Loan Documents under circumstances for which the Loan Documents do not specify the manner in which such funds are to be applied, the Administrative Agent may (to the fullest extent permitted by mandatory provisions of applicable Law), 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 (a) the Outstanding Amount of all Loans outstanding at such time and (b) 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.
If, other than as expressly provided elsewhere herein, any Lender shall obtain on account of the Loans made by it, or the participations in L/C Obligations and Swing Line Loans held by it, any payment (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 (a) notify the Administrative Agent of such fact, and (b) purchase from the other Lenders such participations in the Loans made by them and/or such subparticipations in the participations in L/C Obligations or Swing Line Loans held by them, as the case may be, as shall be necessary to cause such purchasing Lender to share the excess payment in respect of such Loans or such participations, as the case may be, pro rata with each of them; provided 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 (i) the amount of such paying Lender’s required repayment to (ii) the total amount so recovered from the purchasing Lender) of any interest or other amount paid or payable by the purchasing Lender in respect of the total amount so recovered, without further interest thereon. For avoidance of doubt, the provisions of this paragraph shall not be construed to apply to (A) any payment made by the Borrower pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement as in effect from time to time (including the application of funds arising from the existence of a Defaulting Lender) or (B) 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 may, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, exercise all its rights of payment (including the right of setoff, but subject to Section 10.09) 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 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.
SECTION 2.14 Incremental Credit Extensions.
(a) Incremental Commitments. The Borrower may at any time or from time to time after the Closing Date, by notice to the Administrative Agent (an “Incremental Loan Request”), request (A) one or more new commitments which may be in the same Facility (each, an “Incremental Term Facility”) as any outstanding Term Loans of an existing Class of 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 Credit 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 Incremental Term Facility, an “Incremental Facility” and any such new commitments, collectively with any Revolving Commitment Increases, the “Incremental Revolving Credit Commitments” and the Incremental Revolving Credit Commitments, collectively with any Incremental Term Commitments, the “Incremental Commitments”), whereupon the Administrative Agent shall promptly deliver a copy to each of the Lenders.
(b) Incremental Loans. Any Incremental Commitments effected through the establishment of one or more new revolving credit commitments or new Term Loans made on an Incremental Facility Closing Date shall be designated a separate Class of Incremental Commitments for all purposes of this Agreement, except in the case of a Term Loan Increase or a Revolving Commitment Increase. 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, (i) 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 (ii) each Incremental Term Lender of such Class shall become a Lender hereunder with respect to the Incremental Term Commitment of such Class and the Incremental Term Loans of such Class made pursuant thereto. On any Incremental Facility Closing Date on which any Incremental Revolving Credit 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, (i) each Incremental Revolving Credit Lender of such Class shall make its Commitment available to the Borrower (when borrowed, an “Incremental Revolving Credit Loan” and collectively with any Incremental Term Loan, an “Incremental Loan”) in an amount equal to its Incremental Revolving Credit Commitment of such Class and (ii) each Incremental Revolving Credit Lender of such Class shall become a Lender hereunder with respect to the Incremental Revolving Credit Commitment of such Class and the Incremental Revolving Credit Loans of such Class made pursuant thereto. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Incremental Term Loans may have identical terms to any of the Term Loans and be treated as the same Class as any of such Term Loans.
(c) Incremental Loan Request. Each Incremental Loan Request from the Borrower pursuant to this Section 2.14 shall set forth the requested amount and proposed terms of the relevant Incremental Term Loans or Incremental Revolving Credit Commitments. Incremental Term Loans may be made, and Incremental Revolving Credit Commitments may be provided, by any existing Lender (but each existing Lender will not have an obligation to make any Incremental Commitment, nor will the Borrower have any obligation to approach any existing lenders to provide any Incremental Commitment) or by any other bank or other financial institution (any such other bank or other financial institution being called an “Additional Lender”) (each such existing Lender or Additional Lender providing such, an “Incremental Revolving Credit Lender” or “Incremental Term Lender,” as applicable, and, collectively, the “Incremental Lenders”); provided that (i) the Administrative Agent, each Swing Line Lender and each L/C Issuer shall have consented (not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) to such Lender’s or Additional Lender’s making such Incremental Term Loans or providing such Revolving Commitment Increases to the extent such consent, if any, would be required under Section 10.07(b) for an assignment of Loans or Revolving Credit Commitments, as applicable, to such Lender or 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(l) 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 Credit Commitments.
(d) Effectiveness of Incremental Amendment. The effectiveness of any Incremental Amendment, and the Incremental Commitments thereunder, shall be subject to the satisfaction on the date thereof (the “Incremental Facility Closing Date”) of each of the following conditions:
(i) (x) if the proceeds of such Incremental Commitments are being used to finance a Permitted Acquisition, no Event of Default under Sections 8.01(a) or (f) shall have occurred and be continuing or would exist after giving effect to such Incremental Commitments, or (y) if otherwise, no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would exist after giving effect to such Incremental Commitments;
(ii) after giving effect to such Incremental Commitments, the conditions of Sections 4.02(i) and (ii) shall be satisfied (it being understood that all references to “the date of such Credit Extension” or similar language in such Section 4.02 shall be deemed to refer to the effective date of such Incremental Amendment); provided that if the proceeds of such Incremental Commitments are being used to finance a Permitted Acquisition, (x) the reference in Section 4.02(i) to the accuracy of the representations and warranties shall refer to the accuracy of the representations and warranties that would constitute Specified Representations and (y) the reference to “Material Adverse Effect” in the Specified Representations shall be understood for this purpose to refer to “Material Adverse Effect” or similar definition as defined in the main transaction agreement governing such Permitted Acquisition;
(iii) [reserved];
(iv) each Incremental Term Commitment shall be in an aggregate principal amount that is not less than $10,000,000 and shall be in an increment of $1,000,000 (provided that such amount may be less than $10,000,000 if such amount represents all remaining availability under the limit set forth in Section 2.14(d)(v)) and each Incremental Revolving Credit Commitment shall be in an aggregate principal amount that is not less than $5,000,000 and shall be in an increment of $1,000,000 (provided that such amount may be less than $5,000,000 if such amount represents all remaining availability under the limit set forth in Section 2.14(d)(v));
(v) the aggregate principal amount of the Incremental Term Loans and the Incremental Revolving Credit Commitments shall not exceed the sum of (A) the Incremental Base Amount plus (B) all voluntary prepayments of Term Loans and all voluntary prepayments of Revolving Credit Loans accompanied by corresponding voluntary commitment reductions of Revolving Credit Commitments prior to or simultaneous with the Incremental Facility Closing Date (excluding voluntary prepayments of Incremental Term Loans and all voluntary prepayments of Revolving Credit Loans accompanied by corresponding voluntary commitment reductions of Incremental Revolving Credit Commitments, to the extent such Incremental Term Loans and Incremental Revolving Credit Commitments were obtained pursuant to clause (C) below or to the extent funded with a contemporaneous incurrence of Indebtedness), plus (C) additional amounts (including at any time prior to the utilization of amounts under clauses (A) and (B) above) so long as the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio, determined on a Pro Forma Basis as of the last day of the most recently ended period of four consecutive fiscal quarters for which financial statements are internally available, as if any Incremental Term Loans or Incremental Revolving Credit Commitments, as applicable, available under such Incremental Commitments had been outstanding on the last day of such period, and, in each case (x) with respect to any Incremental Revolving Credit Commitment, assuming a borrowing of the maximum amount of Loans available thereunder, and (y) without netting the cash proceeds of any such Incremental Loans, does not exceed 4.75 to 1.00 (the amounts under the foregoing clauses (A) and (B) are herein referred to as the “Free and Clear Incremental Amount”, and the amounts under the foregoing clause (C) are herein referred to as the “Incurrence-Based Incremental Amount” (the Free and Clear Incremental Amount, together with the Incurrence-Based Incremental Amount, less the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 7.03(q) or Section 7.03(u) at or prior to such time, are herein referred to as the “Available Incremental Amount”)); and
(vi) such other conditions as the Borrower, each Incremental Lender providing such Incremental Commitments and the Administrative Agent shall agree.
The Borrower may elect to use the Incurrence-Based Incremental Amount prior to the Free and Clear Incremental Amount or any combination thereof, and any portion of any Incremental Facility incurred in reliance on the Free and Clear Incremental Amount shall be reclassified, as the Borrower may elect from time to time, as incurred under the Incurrence-Based Incremental Amount if the Borrower meets the applicable ratio for the Incurrence-Based Incremental Amount at such time on a Pro Forma Basis, and if any applicable ratio for the Incurrence-Based Incremental Amount would be satisfied on a Pro Forma Basis as of the end of any subsequent fiscal quarter after the initial incurrence of such Incremental Facility, such reclassification shall be deemed to have automatically occurred whether or not elected by the Borrower.
For purposes of determining Pro Forma Compliance and any testing of any ratios in the Incurrence-Based Incremental Amount, (a) it shall be assumed that all commitments under any Incremental Revolving Facility then being established are fully drawn and (b) the cash proceeds of any Incremental Facility shall be excluded from any calculation of “net” Indebtedness in determining whether such Incremental Facility can be incurred (provided that the use of proceeds thereof and any other Pro Forma Adjustments shall be included) prior to, or simultaneously with, the event for which the Pro Forma Compliance determination of such ratio or other test is being made, shall be disregarded.
(e) Required Terms. The terms, provisions and documentation of the Incremental Term Loans and Incremental Term Commitments or the Incremental Revolving Credit Loans and Incremental Revolving Credit Commitments, as the case may be, of any Class 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 Term Loans or Revolving Credit Commitments, as applicable, each existing on the Incremental Facility Closing Date, shall be reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent (it being understood that to the extent any financial maintenance covenant is added for the benefit of any Incremental Term Loans and Incremental Term Commitments or the Incremental Revolving Credit Loans and Incremental Revolving Credit Commitments, no consent shall be required from the Administrative Agent or any of the Lenders to the extent that such financial maintenance covenant is also added for the benefit of any corresponding existing Facility). In any event:
(i) the Incremental Term Loans:
(A) shall rank pari passu in right of payment and of security with the Revolving Credit Loans and the Term Loans,
(B) shall not mature earlier than the Latest Maturity Date of any Term Loans outstanding at the time of incurrence of such Incremental Term Loans,
(C) shall have a Weighted Average Life to Maturity not shorter than the remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Initial Term Loans,
(D) shall have an Applicable Rate, and subject to clauses (e)(i)(B) and (e)(i)(C) above and clause (e)(iii) below, amortization determined by the Borrower and the applicable Incremental Term Lenders, and
(E) the Incremental Term Loans may participate on a pro rata basis or less than pro rata basis (but not on a greater than pro rata basis) in any voluntary or mandatory prepayments of Term Loans hereunder, as specified in the applicable Incremental Amendment.
(ii) the Incremental Revolving Credit Commitments and Incremental Revolving Credit Loans shall be identical to the Revolving Credit Commitments and the Revolving Credit Loans, other than the Maturity Date and as set forth in this Section 2.14(e)(ii); provided that notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 2.14 or otherwise:
(A) any such Incremental Revolving Credit Commitments or Incremental Revolving Credit Loans shall rank pari passu in right of payment and of security with the Revolving Credit Loans and the Term Loans,
(B) any such Incremental Revolving Credit Commitments or Incremental Revolving Credit Loans shall not mature earlier than the Latest Maturity Date of any Revolving Credit Loans outstanding at the time of incurrence of such Incremental Revolving Credit Commitments,
(C) the borrowing and repayment (except for (1) payments of interest and fees at different rates on Incremental Revolving Credit Commitments (and related outstandings), (2) repayments required upon the maturity date of the Incremental Revolving Credit Commitments and (3) repayment made in connection with a permanent repayment and termination of commitments (subject to clause (E) below)) of Loans with respect to Incremental Revolving Credit Commitments after the associated Incremental Facility Closing Date shall be made on a pro rata basis with all other Revolving Credit Commitments on the Incremental Facility Closing Date,
(D) subject to the provisions of Sections 2.03(n) and 2.04(g) to the extent dealing with Swing Line Loans and Letters of Credit which mature or expire after a maturity date when there exists Incremental Revolving Credit Commitments with a longer maturity date, all Swing Line Loans and Letters of Credit shall be participated on a pro rata basis by all Lenders with Commitments in accordance with their percentage of the Revolving Credit Commitments on the Incremental Facility Closing Date (and except as provided in Section 2.03(n) and Section 2.04(g), without giving effect to changes thereto on an earlier maturity date with respect to Swing Line Loans and Letters of Credit theretofore incurred or issued),
(E) the permanent repayment of Revolving Credit Loans with respect to, and termination of, Incremental Revolving Credit Commitments after the associated Incremental Facility Closing Date shall be made on a pro rata basis with all other Revolving Credit Commitments on the Incremental Facility Closing Date, except that the Borrower shall be permitted to permanently repay and terminate commitments of any such Class on a better than a pro rata basis as compared to any other Class with a later maturity date than such Class,
(F) assignments and participations of Incremental Revolving Credit Commitments and Incremental Revolving Credit Loans shall be governed by the same assignment and participation provisions applicable to Revolving Credit Commitments and Revolving Credit Loans on the Incremental Facility Closing Date, and
(G) any Incremental Revolving Credit Commitments may constitute a separate Class or Classes, as the case may be, of Commitments from the Classes constituting the applicable Revolving Credit Commitments prior to the Incremental Facility Closing Date; and
(iii) the amortization schedule applicable to any Incremental Loans and the All-In Yield applicable to the Incremental Term Loans or Incremental Revolving Credit Loans of each Class shall be determined by the Borrower and the applicable new Lenders and shall be set forth in each applicable Incremental Amendment; provided, however, that with respect to any Loans under Incremental Term Loan Commitments made on or prior to the date that is 18 months after the Closing Date, if the All-In Yield applicable to such Incremental Term Loans shall 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 Term Loans of any Class denominated in the same currency as such Incremental Term Loans by more than 50 basis points per annum (the amount of such excess, the “Yield Differential”) then the interest rate (together with, as provided in the proviso below, the Eurocurrency or Base Rate floor) with respect to each such Class of Term Loans denominated in such currency shall be increased by the applicable Yield Differential; provided, further, that, if any Incremental Term Loans include a Eurocurrency or Base Rate floor that is greater than the Eurocurrency or Base Rate floor applicable to any existing Class of Term Loans, such differential between interest rate floors shall be included in the calculation of All-In Yield for purposes of this clause (iii) but only to the extent an increase in the Eurocurrency or Base Rate Floor applicable to the existing Term Loans would cause an increase in the interest rate then in effect thereunder, and in such case the Eurocurrency and Base Rate floors (but not the Applicable Rate) applicable to the existing Term Loans shall be increased to the extent of such differential between interest rate floors.
(f) Incremental Amendment. Commitments in respect of Incremental Term Loans and Incremental Revolving Credit Commitment shall become Commitments (or in the case of an Incremental Revolving Credit Commitment to be provided by an existing Revolving Credit Lender, an increase in such Lender’s applicable Revolving Credit 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 Commitments and the Administrative Agent. The 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 and the Borrower, to effect the provisions of this Section 2.14. The Borrower will use the proceeds of the Incremental Term Loans and Incremental Revolving Credit Commitments for any purpose not prohibited by this Agreement. No Lender shall be obligated to provide any Incremental Term Loans or Incremental Revolving Credit Commitments, unless it so agrees.
(g) Reallocation of Revolving Credit Exposure. Upon any Incremental Facility Closing Date on which Incremental Revolving Credit Commitments are effected through an increase in the Revolving Credit Commitments pursuant to this Section 2.14, (a) if the increase relates to the Revolving Credit Facility, each of the Revolving Credit Lenders shall assign to each of the Incremental Revolving Credit Lenders, and each of the Incremental Revolving Credit Lenders shall purchase from each of the Revolving Credit Lenders, at the principal amount thereof, such interests in the Incremental Revolving Credit 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 Credit Loans will be held by existing Revolving Credit Lenders and Incremental Revolving Credit Lenders ratably in accordance with their Revolving Credit Commitments after giving effect to the addition of such Incremental Revolving Credit Commitments to the Revolving Credit Commitments, (b) each Incremental Revolving Credit Commitment shall be deemed for all purposes a Revolving Credit Commitment and each Loan made thereunder shall be deemed, for all purposes, a Revolving Credit Loan and (c) each Incremental Revolving Credit Lender shall become a Lender with respect to the Incremental Revolving Credit Commitments and all matters relating thereto. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders hereby agree that the minimum borrowing and prepayment requirements in Sections 2.02 and 2.05(a) of this Agreement shall not apply to the transactions effected pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence.
(h) This Section 2.14 shall supersede any provisions in Section 2.13 or 10.01 to the contrary.
SECTION 2.15 Refinancing Amendments.
(a) On one or more occasions after the Closing Date, the Borrower may obtain, from any Lender or any other bank, financial institution or other institutional lender or investor that agrees to provide any portion of Refinancing Term Loans or Other Revolving Credit Commitments pursuant to a Refinancing Amendment in accordance with this Section 2.15 (each, an “Additional Refinancing Lender”) (provided that (i) the Administrative Agent, each Swing Line Lender and each L/C Issuer shall have consented (not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) to such Lender’s or Additional Refinancing Lender’s making such Refinancing Term Loans or providing such Other Revolving Credit Commitments to the extent such consent, if any, would be required under Section 10.07(b) for an assignment of Loans or Revolving Credit Commitments, as applicable, to such Lender or Additional Refinancing Lender, (ii) with respect to Refinancing Term Loans, any Affiliated Lender providing Refinancing Term Loans shall be subject to the same restrictions set forth in Section 10.07(l) 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 Other Revolving Credit Commitments), Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of all or any portion of any Class of Term Loans or Revolving Credit Loans (or unused Revolving Credit Commitments) then outstanding under this Agreement, in the form of Refinancing Term Loans, Refinancing Term Commitments, Other Revolving Credit Commitments, or Other Revolving Credit Loans pursuant to a Refinancing Amendment; provided that notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 2.15 or otherwise, (1) the borrowing and repayment (except for (A) payments of interest and fees at different rates on Other Revolving Credit Commitments (and related outstandings), (B) repayments required upon the maturity date of the Other Revolving Credit Commitments and (C) repayment made in connection with a permanent repayment and termination of commitments (subject to clause (3) below)) of Loans with respect to Other Revolving Credit Commitments after the date of obtaining any Other Revolving Credit Commitments shall be made on a pro rata basis with all other Revolving Credit Commitments, (2) subject to the provisions of Section 2.03(n) and Section 2.04(g) to the extent dealing with Swing Line Loans and Letters of Credit which mature or expire after a maturity date when there exist Other Revolving Credit Commitments with a longer maturity date, all Swing Line Loans and Letters of Credit shall be participated on a pro rata basis by all Lenders with Commitments in accordance with their percentage of the Revolving Credit Commitments (and except as provided in Section 2.03(n) and Section 2.04(g), without giving effect to changes thereto on an earlier maturity date with respect to Swing Line Loans and Letters of Credit theretofore incurred or issued), (3) the permanent repayment of Revolving Credit Loans with respect to, and termination of, Other Revolving Credit Commitments after the date of obtaining any Other Revolving Credit Commitments shall be made on a pro rata basis with all other Revolving Credit Commitments, except that the Borrower shall be permitted to permanently repay and terminate commitments of any such Class on a better than a pro rata basis as compared to any other Class with a later maturity date than such Class and (4) assignments and participations of Other Revolving Credit Commitments and Other Revolving Credit Loans shall be governed by the same assignment and participation provisions applicable to Revolving Credit Commitments and Revolving Credit Loans.
(b) The effectiveness of any Refinancing Amendment shall be subject to the satisfaction on the date thereof of each of the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 and, to the extent reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, receipt by the Administrative Agent of (i) customary legal opinions, board resolutions and officers’ certificates consistent with those delivered on the Closing Date other than changes to such legal opinion resulting from a change in law, change in fact or change to counsel’s form of opinion reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and (ii) reaffirmation agreements and/or such amendments to the Collateral Documents as may be reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent in order to ensure that such Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness is provided with the benefit of the applicable Loan Documents.
(c) Each issuance of Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness under Section 2.15(a) shall be in an aggregate principal amount that is (x) not less than $10,000,000 and (y) an integral multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof.
(d) Each of the parties hereto hereby agrees that this Agreement and the other Loan Documents may be amended pursuant to a Refinancing Amendment, without the consent of any other Lenders, to the extent (but only to the extent) necessary to (i) reflect the existence and terms of the Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness incurred pursuant thereto and (ii) make such other changes to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents consistent with the provisions and intent of the third paragraph of Section 10.01 (without the consent of the Required Lenders called for therein) and (iii) effect such other 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 2.15, and the Required Lenders hereby expressly authorize the Administrative Agent to enter into any such Refinancing Amendment.
(e) This Section 2.15 shall supersede any provisions in Section 2.13 or 10.01 to the contrary.
SECTION 2.16 Extension of Term Loans; Extension of Revolving Credit Loans.
(a) Extension of Term Loans. The Borrower may at any time and from time to time request that all or a portion of the Term Loans of a given Class (each, an “Existing Term Loan Tranche”) be amended to extend the scheduled maturity date(s) with respect to all or a portion of any principal amount of such Term Loans (any such Term Loans which have been so amended, “Extended Term Loans”) and to provide for other terms consistent with this Section 2.16. In order to establish any Extended Term Loans, the Borrower shall provide a notice to the Administrative Agent (who shall provide a copy of such notice to each of the Lenders under the applicable Existing Term Loan Tranche) (each, a “Term Loan Extension Request”) setting forth the proposed terms of the Extended Term Loans to be established, which shall (x) be identical as offered to each Lender under such Existing Term Loan Tranche (including as to the proposed interest rates and fees payable) and offered pro rata to each Lender under such Existing Term Loan Tranche and (y) be identical to the Term Loans under the Existing Term Loan Tranche from which such Extended Term Loans are to be amended, except that: (i) all or any of the scheduled amortization payments of principal of the Extended Term Loans may be delayed to later dates than the scheduled amortization payments of principal of the Term Loans of such Existing Term Loan Tranche, to the extent provided in the applicable Extension Amendment; (ii) the Effective Yield with respect to the Extended Term Loans (whether in the form of interest rate margin, upfront fees, original issue discount or otherwise) may be different than the Effective Yield for the Term Loans of such Existing Term Loan Tranche, in each case, to the extent provided in the applicable Extension Amendment; (iii) the Extension Amendment may provide for other covenants and terms that apply solely to any period after the Latest Maturity Date that is in effect on the effective date of the Extension Amendment (immediately prior to the establishment of such Extended Term Loans); and (iv) Extended Term Loans may have call protection as may be agreed by the Borrower and the Lenders thereof; provided that no Extended Term Loans may be optionally prepaid prior to the date on which the Term Loans under the Existing Term Loan Tranche from which such Extended Term Loans were amended are repaid in full, unless such optional prepayment is accompanied by at least a pro rata optional prepayment of such Existing Term Loan Tranche; provided, however, that (A) no Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time a Term Loan Extension Request is delivered to Lenders, (B) in no event shall the final maturity date of any Extended Term Loans of a given Term Loan Extension Series at the time of establishment thereof be earlier than the then Latest Maturity Date of any then existing Term Loans hereunder, (C) the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of any Extended Term Loans of a given Term Loan Extension Series at the time of establishment thereof shall be no shorter (other than by virtue of amortization or prepayment of such Indebtedness prior to the time of incurrence of such Extended Term Loans) than the remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of any Existing Term Loan Tranche, (D) any such Extended Term Loans (and the Liens securing the same) shall be permitted by the terms of the Intercreditor Agreements (to the extent any Intercreditor Agreement is then in effect), (E) all documentation in respect of such Extension Amendment shall be consistent with the foregoing and (F) any Extended Term Loans may participate on a pro rata basis or less than a pro rata basis (but not greater than a pro rata basis) in any voluntary or mandatory repayments or prepayments hereunder, in each case as specified in the respective Term Loan Extension Request. Any Extended Term Loans amended 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; provided that any Extended Term Loans amended from an Existing Term Loan Tranche may, to the extent provided in the applicable Extension Amendment, be designated as an increase in any previously established Term Loan Extension Series with respect to such Existing Term Loan Tranche. Each Term Loan Extension Series of Extended Term Loans incurred under this Section 2.16 shall be in an aggregate principal amount that is not less than $10,000,000.
(b) Extension of Revolving Credit Commitments. The Borrower may at any time and from time to time request that all or a portion of the Revolving Credit Commitments of a given Class (each, an “Existing Revolver Tranche”) be amended to extend the Maturity Date with respect to all or a portion of any principal amount of such Revolving Credit Commitments (any such Revolving Credit Commitments which have been so amended, “Extended Revolving Credit Commitments”) and to provide for other terms consistent with this Section 2.16. In order to establish any Extended Revolving Credit Commitments, the Borrower shall provide a notice to the Administrative Agent (who shall provide a copy of such notice to each of the Lenders under the applicable Existing Revolver Tranche) (each, a “Revolver Extension Request”) setting forth the proposed terms of the Extended Revolving Credit Commitments to be established, which shall (x) be identical as offered to each Lender under such Existing Revolver Tranche (including as to the proposed interest rates and fees payable) and offered pro rata to each Lender under such Existing Revolver Tranche and (y) be identical to the Revolving Credit Commitments under the Existing Revolver Tranche from which such Extended Revolving Credit Commitments are to be amended, except that: (i) the Maturity Date of the Extended Revolving Credit Commitments may be delayed to a later date than the Maturity Date of the Revolving Credit Commitments of such Existing Revolver Tranche, to the extent provided in the applicable Extension Amendment; (ii) the Effective Yield with respect to extensions of credit under the Extended Revolving Credit Commitments (whether in the form of interest rate margin, upfront fees, commitment fees, original issue discount or otherwise) may be different than the Effective Yield for extensions of credit under the Revolving Credit Commitments of such Existing Revolver Tranche, in each case, to the extent provided in the applicable Extension Amendment; (iii) the Extension Amendment may provide for other covenants and terms that apply solely to any period after the Latest Maturity Date that is in effect on the effective date of the Extension Amendment (immediately prior to the establishment of such Extended Revolving Credit Commitments); and (iv) all borrowings under the applicable Revolving Credit Commitments (i.e., the Existing Revolver Tranche and the Extended Revolving Credit Commitments of the applicable Revolver Extension Series) and repayments thereunder shall be made on a pro rata basis (except for (I) payments of interest and fees at different rates on Extended Revolving Credit Commitments (and related outstandings) and (II) repayments required upon the Maturity Date of the non-extending Revolving Credit Commitments); provided, further, that (A) no Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time a Revolver Extension Request is delivered to Lenders, (B) in no event shall the final maturity date of any Extended Revolving Credit Commitments of a given Revolver Extension Series at the time of establishment thereof be earlier than the then Latest Maturity Date of any other Revolving Credit Commitments hereunder, (C) any such Extended Revolving Credit Commitments (and the Liens securing the same) shall be permitted by the terms of the Intercreditor Agreements (to the extent any Intercreditor Agreement is then in effect) and (D) all documentation in respect of such Extension Amendment shall be consistent with the foregoing. Any Extended Revolving Credit Commitments amended pursuant to any Revolver Extension Request shall be designated a series (each, a “Revolver Extension Series”) of Extended Revolving Credit Commitments for all purposes of this Agreement; provided that any Extended Revolving Credit Commitments amended from an Existing Revolver Tranche may, to the extent provided in the applicable Extension Amendment, be designated as an increase in any previously established Revolver Extension Series with respect to such Existing Revolver Tranche. Each Revolver Extension Series of Extended Revolving Credit Commitments incurred under this Section 2.16 shall be in an aggregate principal amount that is not less than $5,000,000.
(c) Extension Request. The Borrower shall provide the applicable Extension Request at least three (3) Business Days prior to the date on which Lenders under the Existing Term Loan Tranche or Existing Revolver Tranche, as applicable, are requested to respond, and shall agree to such procedures, if any, as may be established by, or acceptable to, the Administrative Agent, in each case acting reasonably to accomplish the purposes of this Section 2.16. No Lender shall have any obligation to agree to have any of its Term Loans of any Existing Term Loan Tranche amended into Extended Term Loans or any of its Revolving Credit Commitments amended into Extended Revolving Credit Commitments, as applicable, pursuant to any Extension Request. Any Lender holding a Loan under an Existing Term Loan Tranche (each, an “Extending Term Lender”) wishing to have all or a portion of its Term Loans under the Existing Term Loan Tranche subject to such Extension Request amended into Extended Term Loans and any Revolving Credit Lender (each, an “Extending Revolving Credit Lender”) wishing to have all or a portion of its Revolving Credit Commitments under the Existing Revolver Tranche subject to such Extension Request amended into Extended Revolving Credit Commitments, as applicable, shall notify the Administrative Agent (each, an “Extension Election”) on or prior to the date specified in such Extension Request of the amount of its Term Loans under the Existing Term Loan Tranche or Revolving Credit Commitments under the Existing Revolver Tranche, as applicable, which it has elected to request be amended into Extended Term Loans or Extended Revolving Credit Commitments, as applicable (subject to any minimum denomination requirements imposed by the Administrative Agent). In the event that the aggregate principal amount of Term Loans under the Existing Term Loan Tranche or Revolving Credit Commitments under the Existing Revolver Tranche, as applicable, in respect of which applicable Term Lenders or Revolving Credit Lenders, as the case may be, shall have accepted the relevant Extension Request exceeds the amount of Extended Term Loans or Extended Revolving Credit Commitments, as applicable, requested to be extended pursuant to the Extension Request, Term Loans or Revolving Credit Commitments, as applicable, subject to Extension Elections shall be amended to Extended Term Loans or Revolving Credit Commitments, as applicable, on a pro rata basis (subject to rounding by the Administrative Agent, which shall be conclusive) based on the aggregate principal amount of Term Loans or Revolving Credit Commitments, as applicable, included in each such Extension Election.
(d) Extension Amendment. Extended Term Loans and Extended Revolving Credit Commitments shall be established pursuant to an amendment (each, an “Extension Amendment”) to this Agreement among the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and each Extending Term Lender or Extending Revolving Credit Lender, as applicable, providing an Extended Term Loan or Extended Revolving Credit Commitment, as applicable, thereunder, which shall be consistent with the provisions set forth in Sections 2.16(a) or (b) above, respectively (but which shall not require the consent of any other Lender). The effectiveness of any Extension Amendment shall be subject to the satisfaction on the date thereof of each of the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 and, to the extent reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, receipt by the Administrative Agent of (i) legal opinions, board resolutions and officers’ certificates consistent with those delivered on the Closing Date other than changes to such legal opinion resulting from a change in law, change in fact or change to counsel’s form of opinion reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and (ii) reaffirmation agreements and/or such amendments to the Collateral Documents as may be reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent in order to ensure that the Extended Term Loans or Extended Revolving Credit Commitments, as applicable, are provided with the benefit of the applicable Loan Documents. The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender as to the effectiveness of each Extension Amendment. Each of the parties hereto hereby agrees that this Agreement and the other Loan Documents may be amended pursuant to an Extension Amendment, without the consent of any other Lenders, to the extent (but only to the extent) necessary to (i) reflect the existence and terms of the Extended Term Loans or Extended Revolving Credit Commitments, as applicable, incurred pursuant thereto, (ii) modify the scheduled repayments set forth in Section 2.07 with respect to any Existing Term Loan Tranche subject to an Extension Election to reflect a reduction in the principal amount of the Term Loans thereunder in an amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of the Extended Term Loans amended pursuant to the applicable Extension (with such amount to be applied ratably to reduce scheduled repayments of such Term Loans required pursuant to Section 2.07), (iii) 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, (iv) make such other changes to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents consistent with the provisions and intent of the second paragraph of Section 10.01 (without the consent of the Required Lenders called for therein) and (v) effect such other 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 2.16, and the Required Lenders hereby expressly authorize the Administrative Agent to enter into any such Extension Amendment.
(e) No conversion of Loans pursuant to any Extension in accordance with this Section 2.16 shall constitute a voluntary or mandatory payment or prepayment for purposes of this Agreement.
(f) This Section 2.16 shall supersede any provisions in Section 2.13 or 10.01 to the contrary.
SECTION 2.17 Defaulting Lenders.
(a) Adjustments. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, if any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then, until such time as that Lender is no longer a Defaulting Lender, to the extent permitted by applicable Law:
(i) Waivers and Amendments. That Defaulting Lender’s right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent with respect to this Agreement shall be restricted as set forth in Section 10.01.
(ii) Reallocation of Payments. Any payment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts received by the Administrative Agent for the account of that Defaulting Lender (whether voluntary or mandatory, at maturity, pursuant to Article VIII or otherwise), shall be applied at such time or times as may be determined by the Administrative Agent as follows: first, to the payment of any amounts owing by that Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent hereunder; second, to the payment on a pro rata basis of any amounts owing by that Defaulting Lender to L/C Issuers or Swing Line Lender hereunder; third, if so determined by the Administrative Agent or requested by any L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender, to be held as Cash Collateral for future funding obligations of that Defaulting Lender of any participation in any Swing Line Loan or Letter of Credit; fourth, as the Borrower may request (so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing), to the funding of any Loan in respect of which that Defaulting Lender has failed to fund its portion thereof as required by this Agreement, as determined by the Administrative Agent; fifth, if so determined by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, to be held in a non-interest bearing deposit account and released in order to satisfy obligations of that Defaulting Lender to fund Loans under this Agreement; sixth, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Lenders, the L/C Issuers or the Swing Line Lender as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by any Lender, any L/C Issuer or the Swing Line Lender against that Defaulting Lender as a result of that Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; seventh, so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Borrower as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by the Borrower against that Defaulting Lender as a result of that Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; and eighth, to that Defaulting Lender or as otherwise directed by a court of competent jurisdiction; provided that if (x) such payment is a payment of the principal amount of any Loans or L/C Borrowings in respect of which that Defaulting Lender has not fully funded its appropriate share and (y) such Loans or L/C Borrowings were made at a time when the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 were satisfied or waived, such payment shall be applied solely to pay the Loans of, and L/C Borrowings owed to, all Non-Defaulting Lenders on a pro rata basis prior to being applied to the payment of any Loans of, or L/C Borrowings owed to, that Defaulting Lender. Any payments, prepayments or other amounts paid or payable to a Defaulting Lender that are applied (or held) to pay amounts owed by a Defaulting Lender or to post Cash Collateral pursuant to this Section 2.17(a)(ii) shall be deemed paid to and redirected by that Defaulting Lender, and each Lender irrevocably consents hereto.
(iii) Certain Fees. That Defaulting Lender (x) shall not be entitled to receive any facility fee pursuant to Section 2.09(a) for any period during which that Lender is a Defaulting Lender (and the Borrower shall not be required to pay any such fee that otherwise would have been required to have been paid to that Defaulting Lender) and (y) shall be limited in its right to receive Letter of Credit fees as provided in Section 2.03(h).
(iv) Reallocation of Pro Rata Share to Reduce Fronting Exposure. During any period in which there is a Defaulting Lender, for purposes of computing the amount of the obligation of each Non-Defaulting Lender to acquire, refinance or fund participations in Letters of Credit or Swing Line Loans pursuant to Sections 2.03 and 2.04, the Pro Rata Share of each Non-Defaulting Lender’s Revolving Credit Loans and L/C Obligations shall be computed without giving effect to the Commitment of that Defaulting Lender; provided that (i) each such reallocation shall be given effect only if, at the date the applicable Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing; and (ii) the aggregate obligation of each Non-Defaulting Lender to acquire, refinance or fund participations in Letters of Credit and Swing Line Loans shall not exceed the positive difference, if any, of (1) the Revolving Credit Commitment of that Non-Defaulting Lender minus (2) the aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Loans of that Lender. Subject to Section 10.23, no reallocation hereunder shall constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder against a Defaulting Lender arising from that Lender having become a Defaulting Lender, including any claim of a Non-Defaulting Lender as a result of such Non-Defaulting Lender’s increased exposure following such reallocation.
(b) Defaulting Lender Cure. If the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, Swing Line Lender and the L/C Issuers agree in writing in their sole discretion that a Defaulting Lender should no longer be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender, the Administrative Agent will so notify the parties hereto, whereupon as of the effective date specified in such notice and subject to any conditions set forth therein (which may include arrangements with respect to any Cash Collateral), that Lender will, to the extent applicable, purchase that portion of outstanding Loans of the other Lenders or take such other actions as the Administrative Agent may determine to be necessary to cause the Revolving Credit Loans and funded and unfunded participations in Letters of Credit and Swing Line Loans to be held on a pro rata basis by the Lenders in accordance with their Pro Rata Share (without giving effect to Section 2.17(a)(iv)), whereupon that Lender will cease to be a Defaulting Lender; provided that no adjustments will be made retroactively with respect to fees accrued or payments made by or on behalf of the Borrower while that Lender was a Defaulting Lender; and provided, further, that except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties, no change hereunder from Defaulting Lender to Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from that Lender’s having been a Defaulting Lender.
ARTICLE III
Taxes, Increased Costs Protection and Illegality
SECTION 3.01 Taxes.
(a) Except as provided in this Section 3.01, any and all payments made by or on account of the Borrower (the term Borrower under Article III being deemed to include any Subsidiary for whose account a Letter of Credit is issued) or any Guarantor under any Loan Document shall be made free and clear of and without deduction for any and all present or future taxes, duties, levies, imposts, assessments or withholdings (including backup withholding) or similar charges imposed by any Governmental Authority including interest, penalties and additions to tax (collectively “Taxes”), except as required by applicable Law. If the Borrower, any Guarantor or other applicable withholding agent shall be required by any Laws to deduct any Taxes from or in respect of any sum payable under any Loan Document to any Agent or any Lender, (A) to the extent the Tax in question is an Indemnified Tax, the sum payable by the Borrower or such Guarantor shall be increased as necessary so that after making all required deductions (including deductions applicable to additional sums payable under this Section 3.01), each of such Agent and such Lender receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deductions been made, (B) the applicable withholding agent shall make such deductions, (C) the applicable withholding agent shall pay the full amount deducted to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable Laws, and (D) within thirty (30) days after the date of such payment (or, if receipts or evidence are not available within thirty (30) days, as soon as possible thereafter), if the Borrower or any Guarantor is the applicable withholding agent, shall furnish to such Agent or Lender (as the case may be) the original or a copy of a receipt evidencing payment thereof or other evidence reasonably acceptable to such Agent or Lender.
(b) In addition, each Loan Party agrees to pay any and all present or future stamp, court or documentary taxes and any other excise, property, intangible or mortgage recording taxes, or charges or levies of the same character, imposed by any Governmental Authority, that arise from any payment made under any Loan Document or from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, or otherwise with respect to, any Loan Document (including additions to tax, penalties and interest related thereto) excluding, in each case, such amounts that result from an Agent or Lender’s Assignment and Assumption, grant of a participation, transfer or assignment to or designation of a new applicable Lending Office or other office for receiving payments under any Loan Document (collectively, “Assignment Taxes”) to the extent such Assignment Taxes result from a connection that the Agent or Lender has with the taxing jurisdiction other than the connection arising out of the Loan Documents or the transactions therein, except for such Assignment Taxes resulting from assignment or participation that is requested or required in writing by the Borrower (all such non-excluded Taxes described in this Section 3.01(b) being hereinafter referred to as “Other Taxes”).
(c) Each Loan Party agrees to indemnify each Agent and each Lender for (i) the full amount of Indemnified Taxes imposed with respect to payments hereunder and Other Taxes payable by such Agent or such Lender and (ii) any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, in each case 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 prepared in good faith by such Agent or Lender (or by an Agent on behalf of such Lender), accompanied by a written statement thereof setting forth in reasonable detail the basis and calculation of such amounts shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
(d) Each Lender shall, at such times as are reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, provide the Borrower and the Administrative Agent with any documentation prescribed by Law 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 the Loan Documents. Each such Lender shall, whenever a lapse in time or change in circumstances renders such documentation obsolete or inaccurate in any material respect, deliver promptly to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent updated or other appropriate documentation (including any new documentation reasonably requested by the applicable withholding agent) or promptly notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent in writing of its inability to do so. Unless the applicable withholding agent has received forms or other documents satisfactory to it indicating that payments under any Loan Document to or for a Lender are not subject to withholding Tax or are subject to such Tax at a rate reduced by an applicable tax treaty, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent or other applicable withholding agent shall withhold amounts required to be withheld by applicable Law from such payments at the applicable statutory rate. Notwithstanding any other provision of this clause (d), a Lender shall not be required to deliver any form pursuant to this clause (d) that such Lender is not legally able to deliver. Without limiting the foregoing:
(A) Each Lender that is a United States person (as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code) shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent on or before the date on which it becomes a party to this Agreement two properly completed and duly signed original copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 (or any successor form) certifying that such Lender is exempt from federal backup withholding.
(B) Each Lender that is not a United States person (as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code) shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent on or before the date on which it becomes a party to this Agreement one of the following:
(I) two properly completed and duly signed original copies of Internal Revenue Service Form 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 original copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8ECI (or any successor forms),
(III) a United States Tax Compliance Certificate in the form of Exhibit N claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 881(c) of the Code, and two properly completed and duly signed original copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN-E (or any successor form) or
(IV) to the extent a Lender is not the beneficial owner (for example, where the Lender is a partnership or a participating Lender), Internal Revenue Service Form W-8IMY (or any successor forms) of the Lender, accompanied by a Form W-8ECI, W-8BEN, United States Tax Compliance Certificate, Form W-9, Form W-8IMY and/or any other required information from each beneficial owner, as applicable and to the extent required under this Section 3.01(d)(i) as if such beneficial owner were a Lender hereunder (provided that if the Lender is a partnership, and one or more beneficial partners of such Lender are claiming the portfolio interest exemption, the United States Tax Compliance Certificate may be provided by such Lender on behalf of such partner).
(i) Without limiting the provisions of clause (d)(i) of this Section 3.01, if a payment made to a Lender under any Loan Document would be subject to U.S. federal withholding Tax imposed by FATCA if such Lender were to fail to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in Section 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the Code, as applicable), such Lender shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, at the time or times prescribed by law and at such time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, such documentation prescribed by applicable Law (including as prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Code) and such additional documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as may be necessary for the Borrower and the Administrative Agent to comply with their obligations under FATCA, to determine whether such Lender has or has not complied with such Lender’s obligations under FATCA and, as necessary, to determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment. Solely for purposes of this Section 3.01(d)(ii), “FATCA” shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the Closing Date.
(e) Any Lender claiming any additional amounts payable pursuant to this Section 3.01 and Section 3.04(a) shall, if requested by the Borrower, use its reasonable efforts to change the jurisdiction of its Lending Office (or take any other measures reasonably requested by the Borrower) if such a change or other measures would reduce any such additional amounts (including any such additional amounts that may thereafter accrue) and would not, in the sole determination of such Lender, result in any unreimbursed cost or expense or be otherwise materially disadvantageous to such Lender.
(f) If any Lender or Agent receives a refund in respect of any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes as to which indemnification or additional amounts have been paid to it by any Loan Party pursuant to this Section 3.01, it shall promptly remit such refund to such Loan Party (but only to the extent of indemnification or additional amounts paid by such Loan Party under this Section 3.01 with respect to Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses (including any Taxes) of the Lender or Agent, as the case may be, and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant taxing authority with respect to such refund); provided that such Loan Party, upon the request of the Lender or Agent, as the case may be, agrees promptly to return such refund (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant taxing authority) to such party in the event such party is required to repay such refund to the relevant taxing authority. This section shall not be construed to require the Administrative Agent or any Lender to make available its tax returns (or any other information relating to Taxes that it deems confidential) to the Borrower or any other person.
(g) For the avoidance of doubt, the term “Lender” for purposes of this Section 3.01 shall include each L/C Issuer and Swing Line Lender and the term “applicable Law” shall include FATCA.
SECTION 3.02 Illegality.
If any Lender determines that any Law has made it unlawful, or that any Governmental Authority has asserted that it is unlawful, for any Lender or its applicable Lending Office to make, maintain or fund Eurocurrency Rate Loans (whether denominated in Dollars or any other Approved Currency) or SONIA Rate Loans, or to determine or charge interest rates based upon the Eurocurrency Rate or SONIA Rate, then, on notice thereof by such Lender to the Borrower through the Administrative Agent, any obligation of such Lender to make or continue Eurocurrency Rate Loans or SONIA Rate in the affected currency or currencies, or, in the case of Eurocurrency Rate Loans denominated in Dollars, to convert Base Rate Loans to Eurocurrency Rate Loans shall be suspended until such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that the circumstances giving rise to such determination no longer exist. Upon receipt of such notice, the Borrower shall, upon demand from such Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), prepay or, if applicable and such Loans are denominated in Dollars, convert all applicable Eurocurrency Rate Loans of such Lender to Base Rate Loans, either on the last day of the Interest Period therefor, if such Lender may lawfully continue to maintain such Eurocurrency Rate Loans or SONIA Rate Loans to such day, or promptly, if such Lender may not lawfully continue to maintain such Eurocurrency Rate Loans or SONIA Rate Loans. Upon any such prepayment or conversion, the Borrower shall also pay accrued interest on the amount so prepaid or converted and all amounts due, if any, in connection with such prepayment or conversion under Section 3.05. Each Lender agrees to designate a different Lending Office if such designation will avoid the need for such notice and will not, in the good faith judgment of such Lender, otherwise be materially disadvantageous to such Lender.
SECTION 3.03 Inability to Determine Rates.
If the Required Lenders determine that for any reason
adequate and reasonable means do not exist for determining the applicable Eurocurrency Rate for any
requested Interest Period with respect to a proposed Eurocurrency Rate Loan in a given Approved Currency, or that the Eurocurrency,
EURIBO Rate, TIBOR Rate or SONIA Rate for any requested
Interest Period with respect to a proposed Eurocurrency Rate Loan or
SONIA Rate Loan in a given Approved Currency, or that the Eurocurrency
Rate, EURIBO Rate, TIBOR Rate or SONIA
Rate for any requested Interest Period with respect to a proposed
Eurocurrency Rate Loan or SONIA Rate
Loan in such Approved Currency does not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders of funding such Loan, or that
deposits in the applicable Approved Currency in which such proposed Eurocurrency Rate Loan or
SONIA Rate Loan is to be denominated are not being offered to banks in the applicable offshore interbank market for the applicable
amount and the Interest Period of such Eurocurrency Rate
Loan or SONIA Rate Loan in the applicable Approved Currency,
the Administrative Agent will promptly so notify the Borrower and each Lender. Thereafter, the obligation of the Lenders to make or maintain
Eurocurrency Rate Loans or SONIA Rate
Loans in the affected Approved Currency shall be suspended until the Administrative Agent (upon the instruction of the Required
Lenders) revokes such notice. Upon receipt of such notice, the Borrower may revoke any pending request for a Borrowing of, conversion
to or continuation of Eurocurrency Rate Loans or
SONIA Rate Loans denominated in the affected Approved Currency or, failing that, will be deemed to have converted such request,
if applicable, into a request for a Borrowing of Base Rate Loan in the amount specified therein.
SECTION 3.04 Increased Cost and Reduced Return; Capital Adequacy; Reserves on Eurocurrency Rate Loans.
(a) If any Lender reasonably determines that as a result of the introduction of or any change in or in the interpretation of any Law, in each case after the Closing Date, or such Lender’s compliance therewith, there shall be any increase in the cost to such Lender of agreeing to make or making, funding or maintaining any Eurocurrency Rate Loans or (as the case may be) issuing or participating in Letters of Credit, or a reduction in the amount received or receivable by such Lender in connection with any of the foregoing (excluding for purposes of this Section 3.04(a) any such increased costs or reduction in amount resulting from (i) Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes, or any Taxes excluded from the definition of Indemnified Taxes under exceptions (i) through (v) thereof or (ii) reserve requirements contemplated by Section 3.04(c)) and the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to such Lender of making or maintaining the Eurocurrency Rate Loan (or of maintaining its obligations to make any Loan), or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Lender, 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 given in accordance with Section 3.06), the Borrower shall pay to such Lender such additional amounts as will compensate such Lender for such increased cost or reduction. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, for all purposes under this Agreement, (x) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith and (y) all requests, rules, guidelines or directives promulgated by the Bank for International settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States or foreign regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, shall in each case be deemed to be a change in law, regardless of the date enacted, adopted or issued; provided that to the extent any increased costs or reductions are incurred by any Lender as a result of any requests, rules, guidelines or directives promulgated under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act or pursuant to Basel III after the Closing Date, then such Lender shall be compensated pursuant to this Section 3.04 only if such Lender imposes such charges under other syndicated credit facilities involving similarly situated borrowers that such Lender is a lender under.
(b) If any Lender determines that the introduction of any Law regarding capital adequacy or any change therein or in the interpretation thereof, in each case after the Closing Date, or compliance by such Lender (or its Lending Office) therewith, has the effect of reducing the rate of return on the capital of such Lender or any Person controlling such Lender as a consequence of such Lender’s obligations hereunder (taking into consideration its policies with respect to capital adequacy and such Lender’s desired return on capital), 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 given in accordance with Section 3.06), the Borrower shall pay to such Lender such additional amounts as will compensate such Lender for such reduction within fifteen (15) days after receipt of such demand.
(c) The Borrower shall pay to each Lender, (i) as long as such Lender shall be required to maintain reserves, capital or liquidity with respect to liabilities or assets consisting of or including Eurocurrency funds or deposits, additional interest on the unpaid principal amount of each applicable Eurocurrency Rate Loan of the Borrower equal to the actual costs of such reserves, capital or liquidity allocated to such Loan by such Lender (as determined by such Lender in good faith, which determination shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error), and (ii) as long as such Lender shall be required to comply with any reserve ratio, capital or liquidity requirement or analogous requirement of any other central banking or financial regulatory authority imposed in respect of the maintenance of the Commitments or the funding of any Eurocurrency Rate Loans of the Borrower, such additional costs (expressed as a percentage per annum and rounded upwards, if necessary, to the nearest five decimal places) equal to the actual costs allocated to such Commitment or Loan by such Lender (as determined by such Lender in good faith, which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) which in each case shall be due and payable on each date on which interest is payable on such Loan; provided the Borrower shall have received at least fifteen (15) days’ prior notice (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) of such additional interest or cost from such Lender. If a Lender fails to give notice fifteen (15) days prior to the relevant Interest Payment Date, such additional interest or cost shall be due and payable fifteen (15) days from receipt of such notice.
(d) Failure or delay on the part of any Lender to demand compensation pursuant to this Section 3.04 shall not constitute a waiver of such Lender’s right to demand such compensation.
(e) If any Lender requests compensation under this Section 3.04, then such Lender will, if requested by the Borrower, use commercially reasonable efforts to designate another Lending Office for any Loan or Letter of Credit affected by such event; provided that such efforts are made on terms that, in the reasonable judgment of such Lender, cause such Lender and its Lending Office(s) to suffer no material economic, legal or regulatory disadvantage, and provided, further, that nothing in this Section 3.04(e) shall affect or postpone any of the Obligations of the Borrower or the rights of such Lender pursuant to Sections 3.04(a), (b), (c) or (d).
SECTION 3.05 Funding Losses.
Upon written demand of any Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) from time to time, the Borrower shall promptly compensate such Lender for and hold such Lender harmless from any loss, cost or expense actually incurred by it as a result of:
(a) any continuation, conversion, payment or prepayment of any Eurocurrency Rate Loan of the Borrower on a day other than the last day of the Interest Period for such Loan;
(b) any failure by the Borrower (for a reason other than the failure of such Lender to make a Loan) to prepay, borrow, continue or convert any Eurocurrency Rate Loan of the Borrower on the date or in the amount notified by the Borrower, including any loss or expense (excluding loss of anticipated profits) arising from the liquidation or reemployment of funds obtained by it to maintain such Loan or from fees payable to terminate the deposits from which such funds were obtained; or
(c) any failure by the Borrower to make payment of any Loan or drawing under any Letter of Credit (or interest due thereon) denominated in an Approved Foreign Currency on its scheduled due date or any payment thereof in a difference currency.
For purposes of calculating amounts payable by the Borrower to the Lenders under this Section 3.05, each Lender shall be deemed to have funded each Eurocurrency Rate Loan made by it at the Eurocurrency Rate for such Loan by a matching deposit or other borrowing in the offshore interbank market for the applicable currency for a comparable amount and for a comparable period, whether or not such Eurocurrency Rate Loan was in fact so funded.
SECTION 3.06 Matters Applicable to All Requests for Compensation.
(a) Any Agent or any Lender claiming compensation under this Article III shall deliver a certificate to the Borrower setting forth the additional amount or amounts to be paid to it hereunder which shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error. In determining such amount, such Agent or such Lender may use any reasonable averaging and attribution methods.
(b) With respect to any Lender’s claim for compensation under Sections 3.01, 3.02, 3.03 or 3.04, the Borrower shall not be required to compensate such Lender for any amount incurred more than one hundred and eighty (180) days prior to the date that such Lender notifies the Borrower of the event that gives rise to such claim; provided that if the circumstance giving rise to such claim is retroactive, then such 180-day period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof. 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), suspend the obligation of such Lender to make or continue from one Interest Period to another applicable Eurocurrency Rate Loan or SONIA Rate Loan, or, if applicable, to convert Base Rate Loans into Eurocurrency 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(c) shall be applicable); provided that such suspension shall not affect the right of such Lender to receive the compensation so requested.
(c) If the obligation of any Lender to make or continue any Eurocurrency Rate Loan or SONIA Rate Loan, or to convert Base Rate Loans into Eurocurrency Rate Loans shall be suspended pursuant to Section 3.06(b) hereof, such Lender’s applicable Eurocurrency Rate Loans or SONIA Rate Loans shall be automatically converted into Base Rate Loans (or, if such conversion is not possible, repaid) on the last day(s) of the then current Interest Period(s) for such Eurocurrency Rate Loans or SONIA Rate Loans (or, in the case of an immediate conversion required by Section 3.02, on such earlier date as required by Law) and, unless and until such Lender gives notice as provided below that the circumstances specified in Sections 3.02, 3.03 or 3.04 hereof that gave rise to such conversion no longer exist:
(i) to the extent that such Lender’s Eurocurrency Rate Loans or SONIA Rate Loans have been so converted, all payments and prepayments of principal that would otherwise be applied to such Lender’s applicable Eurocurrency Rate Loans or SONIA Rate Loans shall be applied instead to its Base Rate Loans; and
(ii) all Loans that would otherwise be made or continued from one Interest Period to another by such Lender as Eurocurrency Rate Loans or SONIA Rate Loans shall be made or continued instead as Base Rate Loans (if possible), and all Base Rate Loans of such Lender that would otherwise be converted into Eurocurrency Rate Loans or SONIA Rate Loans shall remain as Base Rate Loans.
(d) If any Lender gives notice to the
Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) that the circumstances specified in Sections 3.02, 3.03 or 3.04 hereof that gave
rise to the conversion of any of such Lender’s Eurocurrency Rate Loans or
SONIA Rate Loans pursuant to this Section 3.06 no longer exist (which such Lender agrees to do promptly upon such
circumstances ceasing to exist) at a time when Eurocurrency Rate
Loans or SONIA Rate Loans made by other Lenders
under the applicable Facility are outstanding, if applicable, 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 Eurocurrency Rate Loans or
SONIA Rate Loans, to the extent necessary so that, after giving effect thereto, all Loans held by the Lenders holding
Eurocurrency Rate Loans underor
SONIA Rate Loan sunder such Facility and by such Lender are held pro rata (as to principal amounts, interest rate basis,
and Interest Periods) in accordance with their respective Commitments for the applicable Facility.
SECTION 3.07 Replacement of Lenders under Certain Circumstances.
(a) If at any time (i) the Borrower becomes obligated to pay additional amounts or indemnity payments described in Section 3.01 (with respect to Indemnified Taxes) or Section 3.04 as a result of any condition described in such Sections or any Lender ceases to make any Eurocurrency Rate Loans or SONIA Rate Loans as a result of any condition described in Section 3.02 or Section 3.04, (ii) any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender or (iii) any Lender becomes a Non-Consenting Lender, then the Borrower may so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, at its sole cost and expense, on ten (10) Business Days’ prior written notice to the Administrative Agent and such Lender, (x) replace such Lender by causing such Lender to (and such Lender shall be obligated to) assign pursuant to Section 10.07(b) (with the assignment fee to be paid by the Borrower in such instance) all of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (in respect of any applicable Facility only in the case of clause (i) or, with respect to a Class vote, clause (iii)) to one or more Eligible Assignees; provided that neither the Administrative Agent nor any Lender shall have any obligation to the Borrower to find a replacement Lender or other such Person; and provided, further, that (A) 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 (with respect to Indemnified Taxes), such assignment will result in a reduction in such compensation or payments and (B) in the case of any such assignment resulting from a Lender becoming a Non-Consenting Lender, the applicable Eligible Assignees shall have agreed to, and shall be sufficient (together with all other consenting Lenders) to cause the adoption of, the applicable departure, waiver or amendment of the Loan Documents; or (y) terminate the Commitment of such Lender or L/C Issuer (in respect of any applicable Facility only in the case of clause (i) or clause (iii)), as the case may be, and (1) in the case of a Lender (other than an L/C Issuer), 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 and (2) in the case of an L/C Issuer, repay all Obligations of the Borrower owing to such L/C Issuer relating to the Loans and participations held by the L/C Issuer as of such termination date and cancel or backstop on terms satisfactory to such L/C Issuer any Letters of Credit issued by it; provided that in the case of any such termination of a Non-Consenting Lender such termination shall be sufficient (together with all other consenting Lenders) to cause the adoption of the applicable departure, waiver or amendment of the Loan Documents and such termination shall be in respect of any applicable Facility only in the case of clause (i) or, with respect to a Class vote, clause (iii).
(b) Any Lender being replaced pursuant to Section 3.07(a)(x) above shall (i) execute and deliver an Assignment and Assumption with respect to such Lender’s applicable Commitment and outstanding Loans and participations in L/C Obligations and Swing Line Loans in respect thereof, and (ii) deliver any Notes evidencing such Loans to the Borrower or Administrative Agent. Pursuant to such Assignment and Assumption, (A) the assignee Lender shall acquire all or a portion, as the case may be, of the assigning Lender’s Commitment and outstanding Loans and participations in L/C Obligations and Swing Line Loans, (B) all obligations of the Borrower owing to the assigning Lender relating to the Loans, Commitments and participations so assigned shall be paid in full by the assignee Lender to such assigning Lender concurrently with such Assignment and Assumption and (C) upon such payment and, if so requested by the assignee Lender, delivery to the assignee Lender of the appropriate Note or Notes executed by the Borrower, the assignee Lender 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 provisions under this Agreement, which shall survive as to such assigning Lender. In connection with any such replacement, if any such Non-Consenting Lender or Defaulting Lender does not execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent a duly executed Assignment and Assumption reflecting such replacement within five (5) Business Days of the date on which the assignee Lender executes and delivers such Assignment and Assumption to such Non-Consenting Lender or Defaulting Lender, then such Non-Consenting Lender or Defaulting Lender shall be deemed to have executed and delivered such Assignment and Assumption without any action on the part of the Non-Consenting Lender or Defaulting Lender.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained above, any Lender that acts as an L/C Issuer may not be replaced hereunder at any time that it has any Letter of Credit outstanding hereunder unless arrangements reasonably satisfactory to such L/C Issuer (including the furnishing of a backup standby letter of credit in form and substance, and issued by an issuer reasonably satisfactory to such L/C Issuer or the depositing of cash collateral into a cash collateral account in amounts and pursuant to arrangements reasonably satisfactory to such L/C Issuer) have been made with respect to each such outstanding Letter of Credit and the Lender that acts as the Administrative Agent may not be replaced hereunder except in accordance with the terms of Section 9.09.
(d) In the event that (i) the Borrower or the Administrative 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, (ii) the consent, waiver or amendment in question requires the agreement of each Lender, each affected Lender or each affected Lender of a certain Class in accordance with the terms of Section 10.01 or all the Lenders with respect to a certain Class of the Loans and (iii) the Required Lenders (or, in the case of a consent, waiver or amendment involving all affected Lenders of a certain Class, the Required Class 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.”
SECTION 3.08 Survival.
All of the Borrower’s obligations under this Article III shall survive termination of the Aggregate Commitments and repayment of all other Obligations hereunder.
ARTICLE IV
Conditions Precedent to Credit Extensions
SECTION 4.01 Conditions to Initial Credit Extension.
The obligation of each Lender to make a Credit Extension hereunder on the Closing Date is subject to satisfaction of the following conditions precedent, except as otherwise agreed between the Borrower and the Administrative Agent:
(a) The Administrative Agent’s receipt of the following, each of which shall be originals or pdf copies or other facsimiles (followed promptly by originals) unless otherwise specified, each properly executed by a Responsible Officer of the signing Loan Party each in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and its legal counsel:
(i) a Committed Loan Notice in accordance with the requirements hereof;
(ii) executed counterparts of this Agreement;
(iii) each Collateral Document set forth on Schedule 1.01B required to be executed on the Closing Date as indicated on such schedule, duly executed by each Loan Party thereto, together with (subject to the last paragraph of this Section 4.01):
(A) certificates, if any, representing the Pledged Equity in the Borrower and, to the extent received from the Seller after Holdings’ use of commercially reasonable efforts to obtain such Pledged Equity, in each wholly-owned Domestic Subsidiary (other than those described under clause (b) of the definition of “Excluded Subsidiary”) accompanied by undated stock or membership interest powers executed in blank and instruments evidencing the Pledged Debt referred to therein (including the Intercompany Note) indorsed in blank (or confirmation in lieu thereof reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent or its counsel that such certificates, powers and instruments have been sent for overnight delivery to the Collateral Agent or its counsel);
(B) copies of proper financing statements, filed or duly prepared for filing under the Uniform Commercial Code in all United States jurisdictions that the Administrative Agent may deem reasonably necessary in order to perfect and protect the Liens created under the Security Agreement on assets of Holdings, the Borrower and each Subsidiary Guarantor that is party to the Security Agreement, covering the Collateral described in the Security Agreement; and
(C) evidence that all other actions, recordings and filings required by the Collateral Documents as of the Closing Date or that the Administrative Agent may deem reasonably necessary to satisfy the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement shall have been taken, completed or otherwise provided for in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;
(iv) subject to the last paragraph of this Section 4.01 and Section 6.16, all actions necessary to establish that the Collateral Agent will have (i) a perfected first priority security interest in the Fixed Asset Collateral and (ii) a perfected second priority security interest in the ABL Priority Collateral (in each case, subject to Liens permitted under Section 7.01 which by operation of law of contract would have priority over the Liens securing the Obligations) shall have been taken;
(v) such certificates of good standing (to the extent such concept exists) from the applicable secretary of state of the state of organization of each Loan Party, certificates of resolutions or other action, incumbency certificates, certificates of incorporation and/or other certificates of Responsible Officers of each Loan Party as the Administrative Agent may reasonably require evidencing the identity, authority and capacity of each Responsible Officer thereof authorized to act as a Responsible Officer in connection with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which such Loan Party is a party or is to be a party on the Closing Date;
(vi) an opinion from Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, New York counsel to the Loan Parties;
(vii) a solvency certificate from the chief financial officer, chief accounting officer or other officer with equivalent duties of the Borrower (after giving effect to the Transactions) substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit E-2;
(viii) a certificate, dated the Closing Date and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower, confirming satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Sections 4.01(h), (i) and (j);
(ix) the Perfection Certificate, duly completed and executed by the Loan Parties; and
(x) copies of recent UCC, tax and judgment Lien searches in each jurisdiction reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, and searches of the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the United States Copyright Office with respect to the Loan Parties.
(b) The Closing Fees and all fees and expenses due to the Lead Arrangers and their Affiliates required to be paid on the Closing Date and (in the case of expenses) invoiced at least three Business Days before the Closing Date (except as otherwise reasonably agreed by the Borrower) shall have been paid from the proceeds of the initial funding under the Facilities.
(c) Prior to or substantially simultaneously with the initial Credit Extensions, the Borrower shall have received at least $1,040,000,000 in gross cash proceeds from the issuance of the Dollar Senior Notes and €235,000,000 in gross cash proceeds from the issuance of the Euro Senior Notes.
(d) The Administrative Agent shall have received reasonably satisfactory evidence that prior to or substantially simultaneously with the initial Credit Extensions the Refinancing has been consummated.
(e) The Lead Arrangers shall have received the Audited Financial Statements, the Unaudited Financial Statements and the Pro Forma Financial Statements.
(f) The Administrative Agent shall have received at least 3 Business Days prior to the Closing Date all documentation and other information about the Borrower and the Guarantors required under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the USA PATRIOT Act that has been requested by the Administrative Agent in writing at least 10 Business Days prior to the Closing Date.
(g) Prior to or substantially simultaneously with the initial Credit Extensions, the Borrower and the other parties thereto shall have entered into the ABL Credit Agreement and the ABL Credit Agreement shall be effective.
(h) Since December 31, 2013, there has been no effect, change, event, occurrence, development or circumstance that has had, or would reasonably be expected to have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect (as defined in the Purchase Agreement as in effect on April 4, 2014) on the Company.
(i) The Acquisition shall have been consummated, or shall be consummated substantially concurrently with the initial borrowing under any of the Facilities, in accordance with the terms of the Purchase Agreement. The Purchase Agreement shall not have been amended or waived in any material respect by Borrower or any of its Affiliates, nor shall Borrower or any of its Affiliates have given a material consent thereunder, in a manner materially adverse to the Lenders (in their capacity as such) without the consent of the Lead Arrangers (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned) (it being understood and agreed that any change to the definition of “Material Adverse Effect” contained in the Purchase Agreement shall be deemed to be materially adverse to the Lenders).
(j) (A) The Purchase Agreement Representations and the Specified Representations shall be true and correct in all material respects on the Closing Date (or in all respects, if any such Purchase Agreement Representation or Specified Representation is already qualified by materiality); provided that any reference to “Material Adverse Effect” in such Purchase Agreement Representations shall be deemed to refer to “Material Adverse Effect” (as defined in the Purchase Agreement as in effect on April 4, 2014); and (B) the Equity Contribution shall have been consummated and the Borrower shall have received the proceeds from the Equity Contribution.
(k) A completed “life of the loan” Federal Emergency Management Agency Standard Flood Hazard Determination with respect to each Mortgaged Property (together with a notice about special flood hazard area status and flood disaster assistance, duly executed and acknowledged by the appropriate Loan Parties, together with evidence of flood insurance, to the extent required under Section 6.07(c) hereof.
Without limiting the generality of the provisions of Section 9.03(b), 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.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, it is understood that, other than with respect to the execution and delivery of those certain Collateral Documents required to be delivered on the Closing Date pursuant to Schedule 1.01B and any UCC Filing Collateral (as defined below), to the extent any Lien on any Collateral is not provided and/or perfected on the Closing Date after Holdings’ and the Borrower’s use of commercially reasonable efforts to do so, the provision and/or perfection of a Lien on such Collateral shall not constitute a condition precedent for purposes of this Section 4.01, but instead shall be required to be delivered after the Closing Date in accordance with Sections 6.11, 6.13 and 6.16; provided that Holdings and the Borrower shall have delivered all Pledged Equity referred to in Section 4.01(a)(iii)(A). For purposes of this paragraph, “UCC Filing Collateral” means Collateral, including Collateral constituting investment property, for which a security interest can be perfected by filing a UCC-1 financing statement.
SECTION 4.02 Conditions to All Credit Extensions.
The obligation of each Lender to honor any Request for Credit Extension (other than a Committed Loan Notice requesting only a conversion of Loans to the other Type, or a continuation of Eurocurrency Rate Loans or SONIA Rate Loans and other than a Request for Credit Extension for an Incremental Facility which shall be governed by Section 2.14(d)), other than on the Closing Date, is subject to the following conditions precedent:
(i) The representations and warranties of each Loan Party set forth in Article V and in each other Loan Document shall be true and correct in all material respects (except that any representation and warranty that is qualified as to “materiality” or “Material Adverse Effect” shall be true and correct in all respects as so qualified) on and as of the date of such Credit Extension with the same effect as though made on and as of such date, except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date, in which case they shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date.
(ii) No Default shall exist or would result from such proposed Credit Extension or from the application of the proceeds therefrom.
(iii) The Administrative Agent and, if applicable, the relevant L/C Issuer or the Swing Line Lender shall have received a Request for Credit Extension in accordance with the requirements hereof.
Each Request for Credit Extension (other than a Committed Loan Notice requesting only a conversion of Loans to the other Type, or a continuation of Eurocurrency Rate Loans or SONIA Rate Loans) submitted by the Borrower shall be deemed to be a representation and warranty that the conditions specified in Sections 4.02(i) and (ii) (or, in the case of a Request for Credit Extension for an Incremental Facility, the conditions specified in Section 2.14(d)) have been satisfied on and as of the date of the applicable Credit Extension.
ARTICLE V
Representations and Warranties
The Borrower and each of the Subsidiary Guarantors party hereto represent and warrant to the Agents and the Lenders at the time of each Credit Extension that:
SECTION 5.01 Existence, Qualification and Power; Compliance with Laws.
Each Loan Party and each Restricted Subsidiary (a) is a Person duly organized or formed, validly existing and in good standing (where relevant) under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization, (b) has all requisite power and authority to (i) own or lease its assets and carry on its business as currently conducted and (ii) in the case of the Loan Parties, execute, deliver and perform its obligations under the Loan Documents to which it is a party, (c) is duly qualified and in good standing (where relevant) under the Laws of each jurisdiction where its ownership, lease or operation of properties or the conduct of its business requires such qualification, (d) is in compliance with all Laws, orders, writs and injunctions and (e) has all requisite governmental licenses, authorizations, consents and approvals to operate its business as currently conducted; except in each case, referred to in clause (a) (other than with respect to the Borrower), (b)(i) (other than with respect to the Borrower), (c), (d) and (e), to the extent that failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 5.02 Authorization; No Contravention.
The execution, delivery and performance by each Loan Party of each Loan Document to which such Person is a party, and the consummation of the Transactions, are within such Loan Party’s corporate or other powers, (a) have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or other organizational action, and (b) do not (i) contravene the terms of any of such Person’s Organization Documents, (ii) conflict with or result in any breach or contravention of, or the creation of any Lien under (other than as permitted by Section 7.01), or require any payment to be made under (x) any Contractual Obligation to which such Person is a party or affecting such Person or the properties of such Person or any of its Subsidiaries or (y) any material order, injunction, writ or decree of any Governmental Authority or any arbitral award to which such Person or its property is subject, or (iii) violate any applicable Law; except with respect to any conflict, breach or contravention or payment (but not creation of Liens) referred to in clause (b)(ii)(x), to the extent that such violation, conflict, breach, contravention or payment could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 5.03 Governmental Authorization; Other Consents.
No material approval, consent, exemption, authorization, or other action by, or notice to, or filing with, any Governmental Authority or any other Person is necessary or required in connection with (a) the execution, delivery or performance by, or enforcement against, any Loan Party of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or for the consummation of the Transactions, (b) the grant by any Loan Party of the Liens granted by it pursuant to the Collateral Documents, (c) the perfection or maintenance of the Liens created under the Collateral Documents (including the priority thereof) or (d) the exercise by the Administrative Agent or any Lender of its rights under the Loan Documents or the remedies in respect of the Collateral pursuant to the Collateral Documents, except for (i) filings, recordings and registrations with Governmental Authorities necessary to perfect the Liens on the Collateral granted by the Loan Parties in favor of the Secured Parties, (ii) the approvals, consents, exemptions, authorizations, actions, notices and filings which 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 be in full force and effect pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement) and (iii) those approvals, consents, exemptions, authorizations or other actions, notices or filings, the failure of which to obtain or make could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 5.04 Binding Effect.
This Agreement and each other Loan Document has been duly executed and delivered by each Loan Party that is a party thereto. This Agreement and each other Loan Document constitutes, a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Loan Party, enforceable against each Loan Party that is a party thereto in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by (i) Debtor Relief Laws and by general principles of equity, (ii) the need for filings, recordations and registrations necessary to create or perfect the Liens on the Collateral granted by the Loan Parties in favor of the Secured Parties and (iii) the effect of foreign Laws, rules and regulations as they relate to pledges, if any, of Equity Interests in Foreign Subsidiaries.
SECTION 5.05 Financial Statements; No Material Adverse Effect.
(a)(i) The Audited Financial Statements fairly present in all material respects the financial condition of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the dates thereof and their results of operations for the periods covered thereby in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the periods covered thereby, except as otherwise expressly noted therein.
(ii) The Unaudited Financial Statements fairly present in all material respects the financial condition of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the dates thereof and their results of operations for the periods covered thereby in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the periods covered thereby, except as otherwise expressly noted therein.
(b) The forecasts of consolidated balance sheets and consolidated statements of income and cash flow of Holdings and its Subsidiaries which have been furnished to the Administrative Agent prior to the Closing Date have been prepared in good faith on the basis of the assumptions stated therein, which assumptions were believed to be reasonable at the time of preparation of such forecasts, it being understood that actual results may vary from such forecasts and that such variations may be material.
(c) Since December 31, 2013, there has been no event or circumstance, either individually or in the aggregate, that has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(d) As of the Closing Date, none of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries has any Indebtedness or other obligations or liabilities, direct or contingent (other than (i) the liabilities reflected on Schedule 5.05, (ii) obligations arising under the Loan Documents, the ABL Credit Agreement or under the Senior Notes Documents and (iii) liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business that, either individually or in the aggregate, have not had nor could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect).
SECTION 5.06 Litigation.
Except as set forth on Schedule 5.06, there are no actions, suits, proceedings, claims or disputes pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened in writing, at law, in equity, in arbitration or before any Governmental Authority, by or against the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or against any of their properties or revenues that either individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 5.07 [Reserved].
SECTION 5.08 Ownership of Property; Liens; Real Property.
(a) The Borrower and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries has good record title 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 as set forth on Schedule 5.08 hereto and except for minor defects in title that do not materially interfere with its ability to conduct its business or to utilize such assets for their intended purposes and Liens permitted by Section 7.01 and except where the failure to have such title or other interest could not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
(b) As of the Closing Date, Schedule 7 to the Perfection Certificate dated as of the Closing Date contains a true and complete list of each Material Real Property owned by the Borrower and the Subsidiaries.
SECTION 5.09 Environmental Matters.
Except as specifically disclosed in Schedule 5.09(a) or except as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect:
(a) each Loan Party and its respective properties and operations are and, other than any matters which have been finally resolved, have been in compliance with all Environmental Laws, which includes obtaining, maintaining and complying with all applicable Environmental Permits required under such Environmental Laws to carry on the business of the Loan Parties;
(b) the Loan Parties have not received any written notice that alleges any of them is in violation of or potentially liable under any Environmental Laws and none of the Loan Parties nor any of the Real Property owned, leased, operated or licensed to a franchisee (subject to, in the case of such franchised Real Property not managed by the Loan Parties or Subsidiaries or their Affiliates, the knowledge of the Borrower) by any Loan Party or Subsidiary is the subject of any claims, investigations, liens, demands, or judicial, administrative or arbitral proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened, under or relating to any Environmental Law;
(c) there has been no Release of Hazardous Materials on, at, under or from any Real Property or facilities currently or formerly owned, leased, operated or licensed to a franchisee (subject to, in the case of such franchised Real Property not operated by the Loan Parties or Subsidiaries or their Affiliates, the knowledge of the Borrower) by any Loan Party or Subsidiary, or arising out of the conduct of the Loan Parties that could reasonably be expected to require investigation, remedial activity or corrective action or cleanup by, or on behalf of, any Loan Party or Subsidiary or could reasonably be expected to result in any Environmental Liability;
(d) there are no facts, circumstances or conditions arising out of or relating to the Loan Parties or any of their respective operations or any facilities currently or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, formerly owned, leased, operated or licensed to a franchisee (subject to, in the case of such franchised Real Property not operated by the Loan Parties or Subsidiaries or their Affiliates, the knowledge of the Borrower) by any of the Loan Parties or Subsidiaries, that could reasonably be expected to require investigation, remedial activity or corrective action or cleanup by, or on behalf of, any Loan Party or Subsidiary or could reasonably be expected to result in any Environmental Liability; and
(e) the Borrower has made available to the Administrative Agent all environmental reports, studies, assessments, audits, or other similar documents containing information regarding any Environmental Liability that are in the possession or control of the Borrower or any Loan Party or Subsidiary.
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 of the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries have filed all tax returns required to be filed, and have paid all Taxes levied or imposed upon them or their properties, that are due and payable (including in their capacity as a withholding agent), except those that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted. Except as described on Schedule 5.10, there is no proposed Tax deficiency or assessment known to any of the Loan Parties against any of the Loan Parties that would, if made, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 5.11 ERISA Compliance.
(a) Except as set forth on Schedule 5.11(a) or as would not, either individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, each Plan maintained by a Loan Party or ERISA Affiliate is in compliance with the applicable provisions of ERISA and the Code and the regulations and published interpretations thereunder and other federal or state Laws.
(b)(i) No ERISA Event has occurred during the six-year period prior to the date on which this representation is made or deemed made or is reasonably expected to occur; (ii) neither any Loan Party nor any ERISA Affiliate has incurred, or reasonably expects to incur, any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to any Pension Plan (other than premiums due and not delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA); (iii) neither any Loan Party nor any ERISA Affiliate has incurred, or reasonably expects to incur, any liability (and no event has occurred which, with the giving of notice under Section 4219 of ERISA, would result in such liability) under Sections 4201 or 4243 of ERISA with respect to a Multiemployer Plan; and (iv) neither any Loan Party nor any ERISA Affiliate 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(b), as would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(c) With respect to each Pension Plan, the adjusted funding target attainment percentage (as defined in Section 436 of the Code), as determined by the applicable Pension Plan’s Enrolled Actuary under Sections 436(j) and 430(d)(2) of the Code and all applicable regulatory guidance promulgated thereunder (“AFTAP”), would not reasonably be expected to result, individually or in the aggregate, in a Material Adverse Effect.” Neither any Loan Party nor any ERISA Affiliate maintains or contributes to a Plan that is, or is expected to be, in at-risk status (as defined in Section 303(i)(4) of ERISA or Section 430(i)(4) of the Code) in each case, except as would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 5.12 Subsidiaries; Equity Interests.
As of the Closing Date (after giving effect to the Transactions), no Loan Party has any Subsidiaries (other than Excluded Subsidiaries pursuant to clause (b) of the definition thereof) other than those specifically disclosed in Schedule 5.12, and all of the outstanding Equity Interests owned by the Loan Parties (or a Subsidiary of any Loan Party) in such material Subsidiaries have been validly issued and are fully paid and all Equity Interests owned by a Loan Party in such material Subsidiaries are owned free and clear of all Liens except (i) those created under the Collateral Documents and (ii) any Lien that is permitted under Section 7.01. As of the Closing Date, Schedules 1(a) and 9(a) to the Perfection Certificate (a) set forth the name and jurisdiction of each Domestic Subsidiary that is a Loan Party and (b) set forth the ownership interest of the Borrower and any other Guarantor in each wholly owned Subsidiary (other than Excluded Subsidiaries pursuant to clause (b) of the definition thereof), including the percentage of such ownership.
SECTION 5.13 Margin Regulations; Investment Company Act.
(a) The Borrower is not engaged nor will it engage, principally or as one of its important activities, in the business of purchasing or carrying Margin Stock, or extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying Margin Stock, and no proceeds of any Borrowings or drawings under any Letter of Credit will be used for any purpose that violates Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the United States Federal Reserve System.
(b) None of the Borrower, any Person Controlling the Borrower, or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is or is required to be registered as an “investment company” under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
SECTION 5.14 Disclosure.
To the best of the Borrower’s knowledge, no report, financial statement, certificate or other written information furnished by or on behalf of any Loan Party (other than projected financial information, pro forma financial information and information of a general economic or industry nature) to any Agent or any Lender in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and the negotiation of this Agreement or delivered hereunder or under any other Loan Document (as modified or supplemented by other information so furnished), when taken as a whole, contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein (when taken as a whole), in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not materially misleading. With respect to projected financial information and pro forma financial information, the Borrower represents that such information was prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed to be reasonable at the time of preparation; it being understood that such projections may vary from actual results and that such variances may be material.
SECTION 5.15 Labor Matters.
Except as, in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect as of the Closing Date (a) there are no strikes or other labor disputes against the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened, (b) hours worked by and payment made to employees of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries have not been in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act or any other applicable Laws, (c) the Borrower and the other Loan Parties have complied with all applicable labor laws including work authorization and immigration and (d) all payments due from the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries on account of employee health and welfare insurance have been paid or accrued as a liability on the books of the relevant party.
SECTION 5.16 [Reserved].
SECTION 5.17 Intellectual Property; Licenses, Etc.
The Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries own, license or possess the right to use all of the trademarks, service marks, trade names, domain names, copyrights, patents, patent rights, licenses, technology, software, know-how database rights, design rights and other intellectual property rights (collectively, “IP Rights”) that are reasonably necessary for the operation of their respective businesses as currently conducted, and, to the knowledge of the Borrower, such IP Rights do not conflict with the rights of any Person, except to the extent such failure to own, license or possess or such conflicts, either individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The business of any Loan Party or any of their Subsidiaries as currently conducted does not infringe upon, misappropriate or otherwise violate any IP Rights held by any Person except for such infringements, misappropriations and violations, individually or in the aggregate, which could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. No claim or litigation regarding any of the IP Rights, is filed and presently pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, presently threatened in writing against any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries, which, either individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Except pursuant to licenses and other user agreements entered into by each Loan Party in the ordinary course of business, as of the Closing Date, all registrations listed in Schedule 11 to the Perfection Certificate are valid and subsisting, except, in each case, to the extent failure of such registrations to be valid and subsisting could not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 5.18 Solvency.
On the Closing Date, after giving effect to the Transactions, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, are Solvent.
SECTION 5.19 Subordination of Junior Financing; First Lien Obligations.
The Obligations are “Senior Debt,” “Senior Indebtedness,” “Guarantor Senior Debt” or “Senior Secured Financing” (or any comparable term) under, and as defined in, any Junior Financing Documentation.
SECTION 5.20 OFAC; USA PATRIOT Act; FCPA.
(a) To the extent applicable, each of Holdings, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries is in compliance, in all material respects, with (i) the Trading with the Enemy Act, as amended, the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, as amended, and each of the foreign assets control regulations of the United States Treasury Department (31 CFR Subtitle B, Chapter V, as amended) and any other enabling legislation or executive order relating thereto and (ii) the USA PATRIOT Act.
(b) Neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries nor, to the knowledge of the Borrower and the other Loan Parties, any director, officer, employee, agent or controlled affiliate of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries is currently the subject of any Sanctions, nor is the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries located, organized or resident in any country or territory that is the subject of Sanctions.
(c) No part of the proceeds of the Loans will be used, directly or indirectly, by the Borrower (i) in violation of the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended or (ii) for the purpose of financing any activities or business of or with any Person that, at the time of such financing, is the subject of any Sanctions.
SECTION 5.21 Security Documents.
(a) Valid Liens. Each Collateral Document delivered pursuant to Section 4.01 and Sections 6.11, 6.13 and 6.16 will, upon execution and delivery thereof, be effective to create in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, legal, valid and enforceable Liens on, and security interests in, the Collateral described therein to the extent intended to be created thereby, and (i) when financing statements and other filings in appropriate form are filed in the offices specified on Schedule 6 to the Perfection Certificate and (ii) upon the taking of possession or control by the Collateral Agent of such Collateral with respect to which a security interest may be perfected only by possession or control (which possession or control shall be given to the Collateral Agent to the extent possession or control by the Collateral Agent is required by the Security Agreement), the Liens created by the Collateral Documents (other than the Mortgages) shall constitute fully perfected Liens on, and security interests in (to the extent intended to be created thereby), all right, title and interest of the grantors in such Collateral to the extent perfection can be obtained by filing financing statements or the taking of possession or control, in each case subject to no Liens other than Liens permitted by Section 7.01.
(b) PTO Filing; Copyright Office Filing. When the Intellectual Property Security Agreements are properly filed in the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the United States Copyright Office, to the extent such filings may perfect such interests, the Liens created by the Security Agreement shall constitute fully perfected Liens on, and security interests in, all right, title and interest of the grantors thereunder in Patents and Trademarks (each as defined in the Security Agreement) registered or applied for with the United States Patent and Trademark Office and Copyrights (as defined in the Security Agreement) registered or applied for with the United States Copyright Office, as the case may be, in each case subject to no Liens other than Liens permitted hereunder (it being understood that subsequent recordings in the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the United States Copyright Office may be necessary to perfect the Collateral Agent’s Lien on registered Patents, Trademarks and Copyrights acquired by the grantors thereof after the Closing Date).
(c) Mortgages. Upon recording thereof in the appropriate recording office, each Mortgage is effective to create, in favor of the Collateral Agent, for its benefit and the benefit of the Secured Parties, legal, valid and enforceable perfected Liens on, and security interest in, all of the Loan Parties’ right, title and interest in and to the Mortgaged Properties thereunder and the proceeds thereof, subject only to Liens permitted by Section 7.01 and when the Mortgages are filed in the offices specified on Schedule 6 to the Perfection Certificate dated the Closing Date (or, in the case of any Mortgage executed and delivered after the date thereof in accordance with the provisions of Sections 6.11, 6.13 and 6.16, when such Mortgage is filed in the offices specified in the local counsel opinion delivered with respect thereto in accordance with the provisions of Sections 6.11, 6.13 and 6.16), the Mortgages shall constitute fully perfected Liens on, and security interests in, all right, title and interest of the Loan Parties in the Mortgaged Properties and the proceeds thereof, in each case prior and superior in right to any other Person, other than Liens permitted by hereunder.
Notwithstanding anything herein (including this Section 5.21) or in any other Loan Document to the contrary, neither the Borrower nor any other Loan Party makes any representation or warranty as to (A) 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 or (B) 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.
ARTICLE VI
Affirmative Covenants
So long as any Lender shall have any Commitment hereunder, any Loan or other Obligation (other than obligations under Treasury Services Agreements or obligations under Secured Hedge Agreements) hereunder which is accrued and payable shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied, or any Letter of Credit shall remain outstanding (unless the Outstanding Amount of the L/C Obligations related thereto has been Cash Collateralized or a backstop letter of credit reasonably satisfactory to the applicable L/C Issuer is in place), then from and after the Closing Date, the Borrower shall, and shall (except in the case of the covenants set forth in Sections 6.01, 6.02 and 6.03) cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries to:
SECTION 6.01 Financial Statements.
(a) Deliver to the Administrative Agent for prompt further distribution to each Lender, within one hundred twenty (120) days after the end of the fiscal year ending December 31, 2014 and within ninety (90) days after the end of each subsequent fiscal year, 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 or operations, stockholders’ equity and cash flows for such fiscal year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the previous fiscal year, all in reasonable detail and prepared in accordance with GAAP, audited and accompanied by a report and opinion of Deloitte LLP or any other independent registered public accounting firm of nationally recognized standing, which report and opinion shall be prepared in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards and shall not be subject to any “going concern” or like qualification, exception or explanatory paragraph or any qualification or exception as to the scope of such audit other than any “going concern” or like qualification, exception or explanatory paragraph that is expressly resulting solely from an upcoming maturity date under the Facilities occurring within one year from the time such opinion is delivered or, solely with respect to the Revolving Credit Facility, a prospective default under Section 7.11;
(b) Deliver to the Administrative Agent for prompt further distribution to each Lender, within forty-five (45) days (or seventy-five (75) days in the case of the fiscal quarters ending on September 30, 2014, March 31, 2015 and June 30, 2015) after the end of each of the first three fiscal quarters of each fiscal year of the Borrower, a consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such fiscal quarter and the related consolidated statements of income or operations for such fiscal quarter and the portion of the fiscal year then ended, setting forth in comparative form the figures for the corresponding fiscal quarter of the previous fiscal year and the corresponding portion of the previous fiscal year, and statements of stockholders’ equity for the current fiscal quarter and consolidated statement of cash flows for the portion of the fiscal year then ended, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the corresponding portion of the previous fiscal year, all in reasonable detail and certified by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower as fairly presenting in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, stockholders’ equity and cash flows of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP, subject only to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes;
(c) [reserved]; and
(d) Deliver to the Administrative Agent with each set of consolidated financial statements referred to in Sections 6.01(a) and 6.01(b) above, supplemental financial information necessary to eliminate the accounts of Unrestricted Subsidiaries (if any) from such consolidated financial statements.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the obligations in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this Section 6.01 may be satisfied with respect to financial information of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries by furnishing (A) the applicable financial statements of the Borrower (or any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower) or (B) the Borrower’s (or any direct or indirect parent thereof), as applicable, Form 10-K or 10-Q, as applicable, filed with the SEC; provided that with respect to clauses (A) and (B), (i) to the extent such information relates to a parent of the Borrower, such information is accompanied by consolidating information that explains in reasonable detail the differences between the information relating to the Borrower (or such parent), on the one hand, and the information relating to the Borrower and the 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(a), such materials are accompanied by a report and opinion of Deloitte LLP or any other independent registered public accounting firm of nationally recognized standing, which report and opinion shall be prepared in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards and, except as permitted in Section 6.01(a), shall not be subject to any “going concern” or like qualification, exception or explanatory paragraph or any qualification or exception as to the scope of such audit.
Documents required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.01 and Sections 6.02(b) and (c) may be delivered electronically and if so delivered, shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date (i) on which the Borrower (or any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower) posts such documents, or provides a link thereto on the website on the Internet at the Borrower’s website address listed on Schedule 6.01; or (ii) 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 shall deliver paper copies of such documents to the Administrative Agent for further distribution to each Lender 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 and 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.
SECTION 6.02 Certificates; Other Information.
Deliver to the Administrative Agent for prompt further distribution to each Lender:
(a) no later than five (5) days after the earlier of (i) the actual delivery of the financial statements referred to in Sections 6.01(a) and (b) and (ii) the date such financial statements are required to be delivered pursuant to Sections 6.01(a) and (b), a duly completed Compliance Certificate signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower;
(b) promptly after the same are publicly available, copies of all annual, regular, periodic and 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 (other than amendments to any registration statement (to the extent such registration statement, in the form it became effective, is delivered), 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 hereto;
(c) promptly after the furnishing thereof, copies of any material requests or material notices received by any Loan Party (other than in the ordinary course of business) or material statements or material reports furnished to any holder of debt securities (other than in connection with any board observer rights) of any Loan Party or of any of its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to the terms of the ABL Credit Agreement, any Senior Notes Documents or any Junior Financing Documentation with a principal amount in excess of the Threshold Amount and, in each case, any Permitted Refinancing thereof, and not otherwise required to be furnished to the Lenders pursuant to any other clause of this Section 6.02;
(d) together with the delivery of each Compliance Certificate pursuant to Section 6.02(a), (i) in the case of annual Compliance Certificates only, a report setting forth the information required by sections describing the legal name and the jurisdiction of formation of each Loan Party and the location of the chief executive office of each Loan Party of the Perfection Certificate or confirming that there has been no change in such information since the later of the Closing Date or the date of the last such report, (ii) a description of each event, condition or circumstance during the last fiscal quarter covered by such Compliance Certificate requiring a mandatory prepayment under Section 2.05(b) and (iii) a list of each Subsidiary of the Borrower that identifies each Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary, an Unrestricted Subsidiary or an Excluded Subsidiary as of the date of delivery of such Compliance Certificate or confirmation that there has been no change in such information since the later of the Closing Date or the date of the last such list; and
(e) promptly, such additional information regarding the business, legal, financial or corporate affairs of the Loan Parties or any of their respective Restricted Subsidiaries, or compliance with the terms of the Loan Documents, as the Administrative Agent or any Lender through the Administrative Agent may from time to time reasonably request.
The Borrower hereby acknowledges that (a) the Administrative Agent and/or the Lead Arrangers will make available to the Lenders and the L/C Issuers materials and/or information provided by or on behalf of the Borrower hereunder (collectively, “Borrower Materials”) by posting the Borrower Materials on IntraLinks or another similar electronic system (the “Platform”) and (b) certain of the Lenders may be “public-side” Lenders (i.e., Lenders that do not wish to receive material non-public information with respect to the Borrower or its securities) (each, a “Public Lender”). The Borrower hereby agrees to make all Borrower Materials that the Borrower intends to be made available to Public Lenders clearly and conspicuously designated as “PUBLIC.” By designating Borrower Materials as “PUBLIC,” the Borrower authorizes such Borrower Materials to be made available to a portion of the Platform designated “Public Investor,” which is intended to contain only information that is either publicly available or not material information (though it may be sensitive and proprietary) with respect to the Borrower or its securities for purposes of United States federal and state securities laws. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Borrower shall not be under any obligation to mark any Borrower Materials “PUBLIC.” The Borrower agrees that (i) any Loan Documents, (ii) any financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 6.01 and (iii) any Compliance Certificates delivered pursuant to Section 6.02(a) and (iv) notices delivered pursuant to Section 6.03(a) will be deemed to be “public-side” Borrower Materials and may be made available to Public Lenders.
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 communications 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.
SECTION 6.03 Notices.
Promptly after a Responsible Officer of the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor has obtained knowledge thereof, notify the Administrative Agent:
(a) of the occurrence of any Default;
(b) of any matter that has resulted or would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; and
(c) of the filing or commencement of any action, suit, litigation or proceeding, whether at law or in equity by or before any Governmental Authority, (i) against Holdings, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries thereof that would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect or (ii) with respect to any Loan Document.
Each notice pursuant to this Section 6.03 shall be accompanied by a written statement of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower (x) that such notice is being delivered pursuant to Sections 6.03(a), (b) or (c) (as applicable) and (y) 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.
Pay, discharge or otherwise satisfy as the same shall become due and payable in the normal conduct of its business, all 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, (i) to the extent any such Tax is being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings for which appropriate reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP or (ii) if such failure to pay or discharge such obligations and liabilities would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 6.05 Preservation of Existence, Etc.
(a) Preserve, renew and maintain in full force and effect its legal existence under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its organization except (x) in a transaction permitted by Sections 7.04 or 7.05 and (y) any Restricted Subsidiary may merge or consolidate with any other Restricted Subsidiary and (b) take all reasonable action to maintain all rights, privileges (including its good standing where applicable in the relevant jurisdiction), permits, licenses and franchises necessary or desirable in the normal conduct of its business, except, in the case of (a) (other than with respect to the Borrower) or (b), (i) to the extent that failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect or (ii) pursuant to a transaction permitted by Article VII or clause (y) of this Section 6.05.
SECTION 6.06 Maintenance of Properties.
Except if the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, maintain, preserve and protect all of its material tangible or intangible properties and equipment necessary in the operation of its business in good working order, repair and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted and fire, casualty or condemnation excepted.
SECTION 6.07 Maintenance of Insurance.
(a) Generally. Maintain with financially sound and reputable insurance companies, insurance with respect to its 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 reasonable and customary for similarly situated Persons engaged in the same or similar businesses as the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries) as are customarily carried under similar circumstances by such other Persons.
(b) Requirements of Insurance. All such insurance shall (i) provide that no cancellation, material reduction in amount or material change in coverage thereof shall be effective until at least 10 days (or, to the extent reasonably available, 30 days) after receipt by the Collateral Agent of written notice thereof (the Borrower shall deliver a copy of the policy (and to the extent any such policy is cancelled or renewed, a renewal or replacement policy) or other evidence thereof to the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent, or insurance certificate with respect thereto) and (ii) name the Collateral Agent as loss payee (in the case of property insurance) or additional insured on behalf of the Secured Parties (in the case of liability insurance) (it being understood that, absent an Event of Default, any proceeds of any such property insurance shall be delivered by the insurer(s) to the Borrower or one of its Subsidiaries and applied in accordance with this Agreement), as applicable.
(c) Flood Insurance. If any portion of any Mortgaged Property is at any time located in an area identified by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (or any successor agency) as a special flood hazard area with respect to which flood insurance has been made available under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (as now or hereafter in effect or successor act thereto), then the Borrower shall, or shall cause each Loan Party to (i) maintain, or cause to be maintained, with a financially sound and reputable insurer, flood insurance in an amount and otherwise sufficient to comply with all applicable rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to the Flood Insurance Laws and (ii) deliver to the Administrative Agent evidence of such compliance in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, Following the Closing Date, the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent annual renewals of such flood insurance. In connection with any amendment to this Agreement pursuant to which any increase, extension, or renewal of Loans is contemplated, the Borrower shall cause to be delivered to the Administrative Agent for any Mortgaged Property, a completed “life of the loan” Federal Emergency Management Agency Standard Flood Hazard Determination, duly executed and acknowledged by the appropriate Loan Parties, and evidence of flood insurance, as applicable.
SECTION 6.08 Compliance with Laws.
Comply with the requirements of all Laws and all orders, writs, injunctions and decrees applicable to it or to its business or property, except if the failure to comply therewith could not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, 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 and are in conformity with GAAP consistently applied and which reflect all material financial transactions and matters involving the assets and business of the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be (it being understood and agreed that certain Foreign Subsidiaries 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 and each Lender 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, excluding any such visits and inspections during the continuation of an Event of Default, only the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders may exercise rights of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders under this Section 6.10 and the Administrative Agent shall not exercise such rights more often than two times during any calendar year 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 Lender (or any of their respective representatives or independent contractors) may do any of the foregoing at the expense of the Borrower at any time during normal business hours and upon reasonable advance notice. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall give the Borrower the opportunity to participate in any discussions with the Borrower’s independent public accountants. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 6.10, none of the Borrower nor any Restricted Subsidiary shall be required to disclose, permit the inspection, examination or making copies or abstracts of, or discussion of, any document, information or other matter that (i) constitutes non-financial trade secrets or non-financial proprietary information, (ii) in respect of which disclosure to the Administrative Agent or any Lender (or their respective representatives or contractors) is prohibited by Law or (iii) is subject to attorney-client or similar privilege or constitutes attorney work-product.
SECTION 6.11 Additional Collateral; Additional Guarantors.
At the Borrower’s expense, take all action either necessary or as reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent to ensure that the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement continues to be satisfied, including:
(a) Upon (x) the formation or acquisition of any new direct or indirect wholly owned Domestic Subsidiary (in each case, other than an Excluded Subsidiary) by the Borrower, (y) any Excluded Subsidiary ceasing to constitute an Excluded Subsidiary or (z) the designation in accordance with Section 6.14 of an existing direct or indirect wholly owned Domestic Subsidiary (other than an Excluded Subsidiary) as a Restricted Subsidiary:
(i) within sixty (60) days after such formation, acquisition, cessation or designation, or such longer period as the Administrative Agent may agree in writing in its discretion, notify the Administrative Agent thereof and:
(A) cause each such Domestic Subsidiary to duly execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent (as appropriate) joinders to this Agreement as Guarantors, Security Agreement Supplements, Intellectual Property Security Agreements, Mortgages, a counterpart of the Intercompany Note, each Intercreditor Agreement, if applicable, and other security agreements and documents (including, with respect to such Mortgages, the documents listed in (f) of the “Collateral and Guarantee Requirement”), as reasonably requested by and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (consistent with the, Security Agreement and other security agreements in effect on the Closing Date and the Mortgages delivered pursuant to Section 6.16), in each case granting Liens required by the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement;
(B) cause each such Domestic Subsidiary (and the parent of each such Domestic Subsidiary that is a Guarantor) to deliver any and all certificates representing Equity Interests (to the extent certificated) and intercompany notes (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;
(C) take and cause such Domestic Subsidiary and each direct or indirect parent of such Domestic Subsidiary to take whatever action (including the recording of Mortgages, the filing of Uniform Commercial Code financing statements and intellectual property security agreements, and delivery of stock and membership interest certificates) as may be necessary in the reasonable opinion of the Collateral Agent to vest in the Collateral Agent (or in any representative of the Collateral Agent designated by it) valid and perfected Liens to the extent required by the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement, and to otherwise comply with the requirements of the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement;
(ii) if reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, within sixty (60) days after such request (or such longer period as the Administrative Agent may agree in writing in its discretion), deliver to the Administrative Agent a signed copy of an opinion, 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(a) as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request;
(iii) as promptly as practicable after the request therefor by the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent, deliver to the Collateral Agent with respect to each Material Real Property, any existing title reports, abstracts, surveys or environmental assessment reports, to the extent available and in the possession or control of the Loan Parties or their respective Subsidiaries; provided, however, that there shall be no obligation to deliver to the Administrative Agent any existing environmental assessment report whose disclosure to the Administrative Agent would require the consent of a Person other than the Loan Parties or one of their respective Subsidiaries, where, despite the commercially reasonable efforts of the Loan Parties or their respective Subsidiaries to obtain such consent, such consent cannot be obtained; and
(iv) if reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, within sixty (60) days after such request (or such longer period as the Administrative Agent may agree in writing in its discretion), deliver to the Collateral Agent any other items necessary from time to time to satisfy the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement with respect to perfection and existence of security interests with respect to property of any Guarantor acquired after the Closing Date and subject to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement, but not specifically covered by the preceding clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) or clause (b) below.
(b) Not later than ninety (90) days after the acquisition by any Loan Party of any Material Real Property as determined by the Borrower (acting reasonably and in good faith) (or such longer period as the Administrative Agent may agree in writing in its discretion) that is required to be provided as Collateral pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement, which property would not be automatically subject to another Lien pursuant to pre-existing Collateral Documents, cause such property to be subject to a Lien and Mortgage in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties and take, or cause the relevant Loan Party to take, such actions as shall be necessary or reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent to grant and perfect or record such Lien, in each case to the extent required by, and subject to the limitations and exceptions of, the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement and to otherwise comply with the requirements of the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement.
SECTION 6.12 Compliance with Environmental Laws.
Except, in each case, to the extent that the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, comply, and take all commercially reasonable actions to cause all lessees and other Persons operating or occupying its properties to comply with all applicable Environmental Laws and Environmental Permits; obtain, maintain and renew all Environmental Permits necessary for its operations and properties; and, in each case to the extent the Loan Parties or Subsidiaries are required by Environmental Laws, conduct any investigation, remedial or other corrective action necessary to address Hazardous Materials at any property or facility in accordance with applicable Environmental Laws.
SECTION 6.13 Further Assurances.
Promptly upon reasonable request by the Administrative Agent (i) correct any material defect or error that may be discovered in the execution, acknowledgment, filing or recordation of any Intercreditor Agreement or any Collateral Document or other document or instrument relating to any Collateral, and (ii) do, execute, acknowledge, deliver, record, re-record, file, re-file, register and re-register any and all such further acts, deeds, certificates, assurances and other instruments as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request from time to time in order to carry out more effectively the purposes of any Intercreditor Agreement or the Collateral Documents, to the extent required pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement. If the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent reasonably determines that it is required by applicable Law to have appraisals prepared in respect of the Real Property of any Loan Party subject to a Mortgage constituting Collateral, the Borrower shall provide to the Administrative Agent appraisals that satisfy the applicable requirements of FIRREA.
SECTION 6.14 Designation of Subsidiaries.
The Borrower may at any time designate any Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower as an Unrestricted Subsidiary or any Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary; provided that (i) immediately before and after such designation, no Default shall have occurred and be continuing, (ii) immediately after giving effect to such designation, the Borrower shall be in compliance, on a Pro Forma Basis, with the covenant set forth in Section 7.11 (it being understood that if no Test Period cited in Section 7.11 has passed, the covenant in Section 7.11 for the first Test Period cited in such Section shall be satisfied as of the last four quarters ended) if then in effect, and, as a condition precedent to the effectiveness of any such designation, the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent a certificate setting forth in reasonable detail the calculations demonstrating such compliance, (iii) no Subsidiary may be designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary if it is a “Restricted Subsidiary” for the purpose of any Senior Notes Documents, the ABL Credit Agreement or any Junior Financing, as applicable, and (iv) no Restricted Subsidiary may be designated an Unrestricted Subsidiary if it was previously designated an Unrestricted Subsidiary. The designation of any Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary after the Closing Date shall constitute an Investment by the Borrower therein at the date of designation in an amount equal to the fair market value of the Borrower’s or its Subsidiary’s (as applicable) Investment therein. The designation of any Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary shall constitute (i) the incurrence at the time of designation of any Investment, Indebtedness or Liens of such Subsidiary existing at such time and (ii) a return on any Investment by the Borrower in Unrestricted Subsidiaries pursuant to the preceding sentence in an amount equal to the fair market value at the date of such designation of the Borrower’s or its Subsidiary’s (as applicable) Investment in such Subsidiary.
SECTION 6.15 Maintenance of Ratings.
In respect of the Borrower, use commercially reasonable efforts to (i) cause each Facility to be continuously rated (but not any specific rating) by S&P and Moody’s and (ii) maintain a public corporate rating (but not any specific rating) from S&P and a public corporate family rating (but not any specific rating) from Moody’s.
SECTION 6.16 Post-Closing Covenants.
Except as otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion, the Borrower shall, and shall cause each of the other Loan Parties to, deliver each of the documents, instruments and agreements and take each of the actions set forth on Schedule 6.16 within the time periods set forth therein (or such longer time periods as determined by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion).
ARTICLE VII
Negative Covenants
So long as any Lender shall have any Commitment hereunder, any Loan or other Obligation hereunder (other than obligations under Treasury Services Agreements or obligations under Secured Hedge Agreements) which is accrued and payable shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied, or any Letter of Credit shall remain outstanding (unless the Outstanding Amount of the L/C Obligations related thereto has been Cash Collateralized or a backstop letter of credit reasonably satisfactory to the applicable L/C Issuer is in place), then from and after the Closing Date:
SECTION 7.01 Liens.
Neither the Borrower nor the Restricted Subsidiaries shall, directly or indirectly, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon any of its property, assets or revenues, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, other than the following:
(a) Liens pursuant to any Loan Document;
(b) Liens existing on the Closing Date and listed on Schedule 7.01(b) and any modifications, replacements, renewals, refinancings or extensions thereof; provided that (i) the Lien does not extend to any additional property other than (A) after-acquired property that is affixed or incorporated into the property covered by such Lien or financed by Indebtedness permitted under Section 7.03, and (B) proceeds and products thereof, and (ii) the replacement, renewal, extension or refinancing of the obligations secured or benefited by such Liens, to the extent constituting Indebtedness, is permitted by Section 7.03;
(c) Liens for Taxes that are not overdue for a period of more than thirty (30) days or that are being contested in good faith and by appropriate actions diligently conducted, if adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the books of the applicable Person to the extent required in accordance with GAAP;
(d) statutory or common law Liens of landlords, sublandlords, carriers, warehousemen, mechanics, materialmen, repairmen, construction contractors or other like Liens that secure amounts not overdue for a period of more than forty-five (45) days or if more than forty-five (45) days overdue, that are unfiled and no other action has been taken to enforce such Lien or that are being contested in good faith and by appropriate actions diligently conducted, if adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the books of the applicable Person to the extent required in accordance with GAAP;
(e) (i) pledges or deposits in the ordinary course of business in connection with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and other social security legislation and (ii) pledges and deposits in the ordinary course of business securing liability for reimbursement or indemnification obligations of (including obligations in respect of letters of credit or bank guarantees for the benefit of) insurance carriers providing property, casualty or liability insurance to the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;
(f) deposits to secure the performance of bids, trade contracts, governmental contracts and leases (other than Indebtedness for borrowed money), statutory obligations, surety, stay, customs and appeal bonds, performance bonds and other obligations of a like nature (including (i) those to secure health, safety and environmental obligations and (ii) letters of credit and bank guarantees required or requested by any Governmental Authority in connection with any contract or Law) incurred in the ordinary course of business;
(g) easements, rights-of-way, restrictions, encroachments, protrusions and other similar encumbrances and other minor title defects affecting Real Property, and any exceptions on the final Mortgage Policies issued in connection with the Mortgaged Properties, that do not in the aggregate materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;
(h) Liens securing judgments for the payment of money not constituting an Event of Default under Section 8.01(h);
(i) leases, licenses, subleases or sublicenses granted to others in the ordinary course of business which do not (i) interfere in any material respect with the business of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole or (ii) secure any Indebtedness;
(j) Liens (i) 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 in the ordinary course of business and (ii) Liens on specific items of inventory or other goods and proceeds thereof of any Person securing such Person’s 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 in the ordinary course of business;
(k) Liens (i) of a collection bank arising under Section 4-210 of the Uniform Commercial Code on items in the course of collection, (ii) attaching to commodity trading accounts or other commodities brokerage accounts incurred in the ordinary course of business and (iii) in favor of a banking or other financial institution arising as a matter of Law or under customary general terms and conditions encumbering deposits or other funds maintained with a financial institution (including the right of set-off) and that are within the general parameters customary in the banking industry or arising pursuant to such banking institution’s general terms and conditions;
(l) Liens (i) on cash advances in favor of the seller of any property to be acquired in an Investment permitted pursuant to Sections 7.02(i) and (n) to be applied against the purchase price for such Investment, and (ii) consisting of an agreement to Dispose of any property in a Disposition permitted under Section 7.05, in each case, solely to the extent such Investment or Disposition, as the case may be, would have been permitted on the date of the creation of such Lien;
(m) Liens (i) in favor of the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary on assets of a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party securing permitted intercompany Indebtedness and (ii) in favor of the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor;
(n) any interest or title of a lessor, sublessor, licensor or sublicensor under leases, subleases, licenses or sublicenses entered into by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business;
(o) Liens arising out of conditional sale, title retention, consignment or similar arrangements for sale of goods entered into by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business permitted by this Agreement;
(p) Liens deemed to exist in connection with Investments in repurchase agreements under Section 7.02;
(q) Liens encumbering reasonable customary initial deposits and margin deposits and similar Liens attaching to commodity trading accounts or other brokerage accounts incurred in the ordinary course of business and not for speculative purposes;
(r) Liens that are contractual rights of set-off or rights of pledge (i) relating to the establishment of depository relations with banks not given in connection with the issuance of Indebtedness, (ii) relating to pooled deposit or sweep accounts of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to permit satisfaction of overdraft or similar obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or (iii) relating to purchase orders and other agreements entered into with customers of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business;
(s) Liens solely on any cash earnest money deposits made by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with any letter of intent or purchase agreement permitted hereunder;
(t) ground leases in respect of Real Property on which facilities owned or leased by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries are located;
(u) Liens to secure Indebtedness permitted under Section 7.03(e); provided that (i) such Liens are created within 365 days of the acquisition, construction, repair, lease or improvement of the property subject to such Liens, (ii) such Liens do not at any time encumber property (except for replacements, additions and accessions to such property) other than the property financed by such Indebtedness and the proceeds and products thereof and customary security deposits and (iii) with respect to Capitalized Leases, such Liens do not at any time extend to or cover any assets (except for replacements, additions and accessions to such assets) other than the assets subject to such Capitalized Leases and the proceeds and products thereof and customary security deposits; provided that individual financings of equipment provided by one lender may be cross collateralized to other financings of equipment provided by such lender;
(v) Liens on property of any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party and that does not constitute Collateral, which Liens secure Indebtedness of Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties permitted under Section 7.03;
(w) Liens existing on property at the time of its acquisition or existing on the property of any Person at the time such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary (other than by designation as a Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to Section 6.14), in each case after the Closing Date (other than Liens on the Equity Interests of any Person that becomes a Restricted Subsidiary); provided that (i) such Lien was not created in contemplation of such acquisition or such Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary, (ii) such Lien does not extend to or cover any other assets or property (other than the proceeds or products thereof and other than after-acquired property subjected to a Lien securing Indebtedness and other obligations incurred prior to such time and which Indebtedness and other obligations are permitted hereunder that require, pursuant to their terms at such time, 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 Indebtedness secured thereby is permitted under Section 7.03(g);
(x) (i) zoning, building, entitlement and other land use regulations by Governmental Authorities with which the normal operation of the business complies, and (ii) any zoning or similar law or right reserved to or vested in any Governmental Authority to control or regulate the use of any real property that does not materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;
(y) Liens arising from precautionary Uniform Commercial Code financing statement or similar filings;
(z) Liens on insurance policies and the proceeds thereof securing the financing of the premiums with respect thereto;
(aa) the modification, replacement, renewal or extension of any Lien permitted by clauses (u) and (w) of this Section 7.01; provided that (i) the Lien does not extend to any additional property, other than (A) after-acquired property that is affixed or incorporated into the property covered by such Lien and (B) proceeds and products thereof, and (ii) the renewal, extension or refinancing of the obligations secured or benefited by such Liens is permitted by Section 7.03 (to the extent constituting Indebtedness);
(bb) (i) Liens on the Collateral and any Non-U.S. ABL Facility Collateral securing Indebtedness with respect to the ABL Credit Agreement permitted to be incurred under Section 7.03(a) and (ii) Liens on the Collateral and any Non-U.S. ABL Facility Collateral securing any Swap Contract or Treasury Services Agreement incurred with any ABL Lender (or its Affiliates), in each case subject to the ABL Intercreditor Agreement;
(cc) Liens with respect to property or assets of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries securing obligations in an aggregate principal amount outstanding at any time not to exceed the greater of (i) $145,000,000 and (ii) 2.00% of Total Assets, in each case determined as of the date of incurrence;
(dd) Liens to secure Indebtedness (other than in the form of loans that are secured by the Collateral on a pari passu basis with the Obligations) permitted under Sections 7.03(q) or 7.03(s); provided that the representative of the holders of each such Indebtedness becomes party to (i) if such Indebtedness is secured by the Collateral on a pari passu basis (but without regard to the control of remedies) with the Obligations, the Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement (if any) as a “Senior Representative” (as defined in the Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement), the ABL Intercreditor Agreement and the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement and (ii) if such Indebtedness is secured by the Collateral on a junior priority basis to the liens securing the Obligations, the Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement as a “Junior Lien Representative” (as defined in the Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement);
(ee) Liens on the Collateral securing obligations in respect of Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness constituting Permitted First Priority Refinancing Debt or Permitted Junior Lien Refinancing Debt (and any Permitted Refinancing of any of the foregoing); provided that (x) any such Liens securing any Permitted Refinancing in respect of such Permitted First Priority Refinancing Debt are subject to the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement and the ABL Intercreditor Agreement and (y) any such Liens securing any Permitted Refinancing in respect of such Permitted Junior Lien Refinancing Debt are subject to the Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement;
(ff) Liens on specific items of inventory or other goods and the proceeds thereof securing such Person’s obligations in respect of documentary letters of credit or banker’s acceptances issued or created for the account of such Person to facilitate the purchase, shipment or storage of such inventory or goods;
(gg) Liens on cash paid as a benefit on the group life insurance policies securing the COLI Loans; and
(hh) Liens, including Liens on the Collateral ranking equal in priority with or junior in priority to the Liens on the Collateral securing the Obligations, securing letters of credit permitted under Section 7.03(y).
Notwithstanding the foregoing, no consensual Liens shall exist on Equity Interests that constitute Collateral other than pursuant to clauses (a), (bb), (cc), (dd) and (ee) above.
For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 7.01, (A) Liens need not be incurred solely by reference to one category of Liens permitted by this Section 7.01 but are permitted to be incurred in part under any combination thereof and of any other available exemption, (B) in the event that Lien (or any portion thereof) meets the criteria of one or more of the categories of Liens permitted by this Section 7.01, the Borrower may, in its sole discretion, classify or reclassify such Lien (or any portion thereof) in any manner that complies with this provision, (C) in the event that a portion of Indebtedness or other obligations secured by a Lien could be classified as secured in part pursuant to Section 7.01(dd) above (giving pro forma effect to the incurrence of such portion of such Indebtedness or other obligations), the Borrower, in its sole discretion, may classify such portion of such Indebtedness (and any obligations in respect thereof) as having been secured pursuant to Section 7.01(dd) above and thereafter the remainder of the Indebtedness or other obligations as having been secured pursuant to one or more of the other clauses of this Section 7.01 and if any such test would be satisfied in any subsequent fiscal quarter following the relevant date of determination, then such reclassification shall be deemed to have automatically occurred at such time and (D) with respect to any Lien securing Indebtedness that was permitted to secure such Indebtedness at the time of the incurrence of such Indebtedness, such Lien shall also be permitted to secure any amount permitted under Section 7.03(z) in respect of such Indebtedness. Any Liens in respect of the accrual of interest, the accretion of accreted value and the payment of interest in the form of additional Indebtedness, in each case in respect of any Indebtedness, shall not be deemed to be an incurrence of a Lien in respect of such Indebtedness for purposes of this Section 7.01.
SECTION 7.02 Investments.
Neither the Borrower nor the Restricted Subsidiaries shall directly or indirectly, make any Investments, except:
(a) Investments by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in assets that were Cash Equivalents when such Investment was made;
(b) loans or advances to officers, directors, managers and employees of any Loan Party (or any direct or indirect parent thereof) or any of its Subsidiaries (i) for reasonable and customary business-related travel, entertainment, relocation and analogous ordinary business purposes, (ii) in connection with such Person’s purchase of Equity Interests of Holdings or any direct or indirect parent thereof directly from such issuing entity (provided that the amount of such loans and advances shall be contributed to the Borrower in cash as common equity) and (iii) for any other purposes not described in the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii); provided that the aggregate principal amount outstanding at any time under clause (iii) above shall not exceed $15,000,000;
(c) Investments by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or any Person that will, upon such Investment become a Restricted Subsidiary; provided that (x) any Investment made by any Person that is not a Loan Party in any Loan Party pursuant to this clause (c) shall be subordinated in right of payment to the Loans and (y) any Investment made by any Loan Party in any Person that is not a Loan Party shall either (i) be made in the ordinary course of business or (ii) be evidenced by a note pledged as Collateral on a first priority basis for the benefit of the Obligations, which note shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (it being understood that an Intercompany Note shall be satisfactory to the Administrative Agent);
(d) Investments consisting of extensions of credit in the nature of accounts receivable or notes receivable arising from the grant of trade credit in the ordinary course of business, and Investments received in satisfaction or partial satisfaction thereof from financially troubled account debtors and other credits to suppliers in the ordinary course of business;
(e) Investments (excluding loans and advances made in lieu of Restricted Payments pursuant to and limited by Section 7.02(m) below) consisting of transactions permitted under Sections 7.01 (other than 7.01(p)), 7.03 (other than 7.03(c) and (d)), 7.04 (other than 7.04(c), (d) and (e)), 7.05 (other than 7.05(e)), 7.06 (other than 7.06(e) and (i)(iv)) and 7.13, respectively;
(f) Investments (i) existing or contemplated on the Closing Date and, with respect to each such Investments in an amount in excess of $2,500,000, set forth on Schedule 7.02(f) and any modification, replacement, renewal, reinvestment or extension thereof and (ii) existing on the Closing Date by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in the Borrower or any other Restricted Subsidiary and any modification, renewal or extension thereof; provided that the amount of the original Investment is not increased except by the terms of such Investment as of the Closing Date or as otherwise permitted by this Section 7.02;
(g) Investments in Swap Contracts permitted under Section 7.03;
(h) promissory notes and other non-cash consideration received in connection with Dispositions permitted by Section 7.05;
(i) any acquisition of all or substantially all the assets of a Person, or any Equity Interests in a Person that becomes a Restricted Subsidiary or a division or line of business of a Person (or any subsequent Investment made in a Person, division or line of business previously acquired in a Permitted Acquisition), in a single transaction or series of related transactions, if immediately after giving effect thereto: (i) no Event of Default under Sections 8.01(a) or (f) shall have occurred and be continuing, (ii) any acquired or newly formed Restricted Subsidiary shall not be liable for any Indebtedness except for Indebtedness otherwise permitted by Section 7.03 and (iii) to the extent required by the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement, (A) the property, assets and businesses acquired in such purchase or other acquisition shall constitute Collateral and (B) any such newly created or acquired Subsidiary (other than an Excluded Subsidiary or an Unrestricted Subsidiary) shall become a Guarantor, in each case, in accordance with Section 6.11 (any such acquisition, a “Permitted Acquisition”);
(j) so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom, the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries may make Investments in an unlimited amount so long as the Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio calculated on a Pro Forma Basis is less than or equal to 5.50 to 1.00;
(k) Investments in the ordinary course of business consisting of UCC Article 3 endorsements for collection or deposit and UCC Article 4 customary trade arrangements with customers consistent with past practices;
(l) Investments (including debt obligations and Equity Interests) received in connection with the bankruptcy or reorganization of suppliers and customers or in settlement of delinquent obligations of, or other disputes with, customers and suppliers arising in the ordinary course of business or upon the foreclosure with respect to any secured Investment or other transfer of title with respect to any secured Investment;
(m) loans and advances to the Borrower and any other direct or indirect parent of the Borrower, 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 to such parent in accordance with Sections 7.06(g), (h) or (i);
(n) other Investments in an aggregate amount outstanding pursuant to this clause (n) (valued at the time of the making thereof, and without giving effect to any write-downs or write-offs thereof) at any time not to exceed (x) the greater of (i) $290,000,000 and (ii) 4.00% of Total Assets (in each case, net of any return in respect thereof, including dividends, interest, distributions, returns of principal, profits on sale, repayments, income and similar amounts) plus (y) the portion, if any, of the Cumulative Credit on such date that the Borrower elects to apply to this clause (y);
(o) advances of payroll payments to employees in the ordinary course of business;
(p) Investments to the extent that payment for such Investments is made solely with Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Equity Interests and the Equity Contribution) of the Borrower (or any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower);
(q) Investments of a Restricted Subsidiary acquired after the Closing Date or of a Person merged or amalgamated or consolidated into the Borrower or merged, amalgamated or consolidated with a Restricted Subsidiary in accordance with Section 7.04 after the Closing Date to the extent that such Investments were not made in contemplation of or in connection with such acquisition, merger, amalgamation or consolidation and were in existence on the date of such acquisition, merger or consolidation;
(r) [reserved];
(s) Investments constituting the non-cash portion of consideration received in a Disposition permitted by Section 7.05;
(t) Guarantees by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of leases (other than Capitalized Leases) or of other obligations that do not constitute Indebtedness, in each case entered into in the ordinary course of business;
(u) Investments constituting COLI Loans;
(v) Investments in Unrestricted Subsidiaries having an aggregate fair market value, taken together with all other Investments made pursuant to this clause (v) that are at the time outstanding, without giving effect to the sale of an Unrestricted Subsidiary to the extent the proceeds of such sale do not consist of cash or marketable securities (until such proceeds are converted to Cash Equivalents), not to exceed the greater of (i) $165,000,000 and (ii) 2.25% of Total Assets at the time of such Investment (with the fair market value of each Investment being measured at the time made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value); provided that any Investment made by any Loan Party pursuant to this clause (v) shall be subordinated in right of payment to the Loans;
(w) any Investment in a Similar Business taken together with all other Investments made pursuant to this clause (w) that are at that time outstanding not to exceed the greater of (i) $290,000,000 and (ii) 4.00% of Total Assets (in each case, determined on the date such Investment is made, with the fair market value of each Investment being measured at the time made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value); provided, however, that if any Investment pursuant to this clause (w) is made in any Person that is not a Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower at the date of the making of such Investment and such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary after such date, such investment shall thereafter be deemed to have been made pursuant to clause (c) above and shall cease to have been made pursuant to this clause (w);
(x) Permitted Intercompany Activities;
(y) [reserved]
(z) Investments in joint ventures of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken together with all other Investments made pursuant to this clause (z) that are at that time outstanding, not to exceed the greater of (i) $145,000,000 and (ii) 2.00% of Total Assets (in each case, determined on the date such Investment is made, with the fair market value of each Investment being measured at the time made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value).
For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 7.02, in the event that an item of Investment meets the criteria of more than one of the categories of Investments described above, the Borrower may, in its sole discretion, classify or later divide, classify or reclassify all or a portion of such item of Investment or any portion thereof in a manner that complies with this Section 7.02 and will only be required to include the amount and type of such Investment in one or more of the above clauses. In the event that a portion of the Investments could be classified as incurred under a “ratio-based” basket (giving pro forma effect to the making of such Investments), the Borrower, in its sole discretion, may classify such portion of such Investment as having been incurred pursuant to such “ratio-based” basket and thereafter the remainder of the Investments as having been incurred pursuant to one or more of the other clauses of this Section 7.02 and if any such test would be satisfied in any subsequent fiscal quarter following the relevant date of determination, then such reclassification shall be deemed to have automatically occurred at such time.
SECTION 7.03 Indebtedness.
Neither the Borrower nor any of the Restricted Subsidiaries shall directly or indirectly, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Indebtedness, except:
(a) Indebtedness of any Loan Party under (i) the Loan Documents, (ii) the ABL Credit Agreement in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $475,000,000, (iii) the Dollar Senior Notes Documents in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $1,040,000,000 and (iv) the Euro Senior Notes Documents in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed €235,000,000 and, in the case of clause (ii), (iii) and (iv), any Permitted Refinancing thereof;
(b) (i) Indebtedness outstanding on the Closing Date and listed on Schedule 7.03(b) and any Permitted Refinancing thereof and (ii) Indebtedness owed to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary outstanding on the Closing Date and any refinancing thereof with Indebtedness owed to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in a principal amount that does not exceed the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of the intercompany Indebtedness so refinanced; provided that (x) any Indebtedness advanced by any Person that is not a Loan Party to any Loan Party pursuant to this clause (b) shall be subordinated in right of payment to the Loans and (y) any Indebtedness advanced by any Loan Party to any Person that is not a Loan Party shall either (i) be made in the ordinary course of business or (ii) be evidenced by a note pledged as Collateral on a first priority basis for the benefit of the Obligations, which note shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (it being understood that an Intercompany Note shall be satisfactory to the Administrative Agent);
(c) Guarantees by the Borrower and any Restricted Subsidiary in respect of Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower otherwise permitted hereunder; provided that (A) no Guarantee (other than Guarantees by a Foreign Subsidiary of Indebtedness of another Foreign Subsidiary) of any Senior Notes, the ABL Credit Agreement (other than Canadian Subsidiaries which guarantee Indebtedness under the ABL Credit Agreement) or any Indebtedness constituting Junior Financing with a principal amount in excess of the Threshold Amount shall be permitted unless such guaranteeing party shall have also provided a Guarantee of the Obligations on the terms set forth herein and (B) if the Indebtedness being Guaranteed is subordinated to the Obligations, such Guarantee shall be subordinated to the Guarantee of the Obligations on terms at least as favorable to the Lenders as those contained in the subordination of such Indebtedness;
(d) Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary owing to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (or issued or transferred to any direct or indirect parent of a Loan Party which is substantially contemporaneously transferred to a Loan Party or any Restricted Subsidiary of a Loan Party) to the extent constituting an Investment permitted by Section 7.02; provided that all such Indebtedness advanced by any Loan Party to any Person that is not a Loan Party shall be evidenced by an Intercompany Note and any such Indebtedness advanced by any Person that is not a Loan Party to any Loan Party shall be subordinated in right of payment to the Loans (for the avoidance of doubt, any such Indebtedness owing to a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party shall be deemed to be expressly subordinated in right of payment to the Loans unless the terms of such Indebtedness expressly provide otherwise);
(e) (i) Attributable Indebtedness and other Indebtedness (including Capitalized Leases) financing an acquisition, construction, repair, replacement, lease or improvement of a fixed or capital asset incurred by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary prior to or within 365 days after the acquisition, construction, repair, replacement, lease or improvement of the applicable asset in an aggregate amount not to exceed the greater of (i) $290,000,000 and (ii) 4.00% of Total Assets, in each case determined at the time of incurrence (together with any Permitted Refinancings thereof) at any time outstanding, (ii) Attributable Indebtedness arising out of sale-leaseback transactions permitted by Section 7.05(m) and (iii) any Permitted Refinancing of any of the foregoing;
(f) Indebtedness in respect of Swap Contracts designed to hedge against the Borrower’s or any Restricted Subsidiary’s exposure to interest rates, foreign exchange rates or commodities pricing risks incurred in the ordinary course of business and not for speculative purposes;
(g) Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary incurred or assumed in connection with any Permitted Acquisition, and any Permitted Refinancing thereof; provided that after giving pro forma effect to such Permitted Acquisition and the incurrence or assumption of such Indebtedness, the aggregate amount of such Indebtedness does not exceed (x) $100,000,000 at any time outstanding plus (y) any additional amount of such Indebtedness so long (i) if such Indebtedness is secured on a junior basis to the Facilities, (A) the Consolidated Secured Net Leverage Ratio determined on a Pro Forma Basis for the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries’ most recently ended four fiscal quarters for which internal financial statements are available immediately preceding the date on which such Indebtedness is incurred or assumed is no greater than 6.00 to 1.00 or (B) the Consolidated Secured Net Leverage Ratio determined on a Pro Forma Basis for the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries’ most recently ended four fiscal quarters for which internal financial statements are available immediately preceding the date on which such Indebtedness is incurred or assumed is no greater than the Consolidated Secured Net Leverage Ratio immediately prior to such Permitted Acquisition and the assumption of such Indebtedness, (ii) if such Indebtedness is secured on a pari passu basis with the Facilities, (A) the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio determined on a Pro Forma Basis for the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries’ most recently ended four fiscal quarters for which internal financial statements are available immediately preceding the date on which such Indebtedness is incurred or assumed is no greater than 4.75 to 1.00 or (B) the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio determined on a Pro Forma Basis for the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries’ most recently ended four fiscal quarters for which internal financial statements are available immediately preceding the date on which such Indebtedness is incurred or assumed is no greater than the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio immediately prior to such Permitted Acquisition and the assumption of such Indebtedness or (iii) if such Indebtedness is unsecured, (A) the Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio determined on a Pro Forma Basis (including a pro forma application of the net proceeds therefrom) for the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries’ most recently ended four fiscal quarters for which internal financial statements are available immediately preceding the date on which such Indebtedness is incurred or assumed would have been no greater than 6.25 to 1.00 or (B) the Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio determined on a Pro Forma Basis (including a pro forma application of the net proceeds therefrom) for the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries’ most recently ended four fiscal quarters for which internal financial statements are available immediately preceding the date on which such Indebtedness is incurred or assumed is no greater than the Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio immediately prior to such Permitted Acquisition and the assumption of such Indebtedness; provided that any such Indebtedness incurred by a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party, together with any Indebtedness incurred by a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party pursuant to Sections 7.03(q), 7.03(s), 7.03(u) or 7.03(w), does not exceed in the aggregate at any time outstanding the greater of (i) $165,000,000 and (ii) 2.25% of Total Assets, in each case determined at the time of incurrence; provided, further, that any Indebtedness incurred (but not assumed) pursuant to this clause (g) which is secured shall be subject to the requirements included in the first proviso under the definition of “Permitted Ratio Debt”;
(h) Indebtedness representing deferred compensation to employees of the Borrower (or any direct or indirect parent thereof) or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course of business;
(i) Indebtedness consisting of promissory notes issued by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to current or former officers, managers, consultants, directors and employees, their respective estates, spouses or former spouses to finance the purchase or redemption of Equity Interests of the Borrower or any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower permitted by Section 7.06;
(j) Indebtedness incurred by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in a Permitted Acquisition, any other Investment expressly permitted hereunder or any Disposition, in each case, constituting indemnification obligations or obligations in respect of purchase price (including earnouts) or other similar adjustments;
(k) Indebtedness consisting of obligations of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries under deferred compensation or other similar arrangements incurred by such Person in connection with Permitted Acquisitions or any other Investment expressly permitted hereunder;
(l) obligations in respect of Treasury Services Agreements and other Indebtedness in respect of netting services, automatic clearinghouse arrangements, overdraft protections and similar arrangements in each case in connection with deposit accounts;
(m) Indebtedness of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, in an aggregate principal amount that at the time of, and after giving effect to, the incurrence thereof, would not exceed (x) the greater of (i) $290,000,000 and (ii) 4.00% of Total Assets at any time outstanding plus (y) 200% of the cumulative amount of the net cash proceeds and Cash Equivalent proceeds from the sale of Equity Interests (other than Excluded Contributions, proceeds of Disqualified Equity Interests, Designated Equity Contributions or sales of Equity Interests to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries) of the Borrower or any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower after the Closing Date and on or prior to such time (including upon exercise of warrants or options) which proceeds have been contributed as common equity to the capital of the Borrower that has been Not Otherwise Applied;
(n) Indebtedness consisting of (a) the financing of insurance premiums or (b) take-or-pay obligations contained in supply arrangements, in each case, in the ordinary course of business;
(o) Indebtedness incurred by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of letters of credit, bank guarantees, bankers’ acceptances or similar instruments issued or created in the ordinary course of business, including in respect of workers’ compensation claims, health, disability or other employee benefits or property, casualty or liability insurance or self-insurance or other Indebtedness with respect to reimbursement-type obligations regarding workers compensation claims; provided that any reimbursement obligations in respect thereof are reimbursed within 30 Business Days following the incurrence thereof;
(p) obligations in respect of performance, bid, appeal and surety bonds and performance and completion guarantees and similar obligations provided by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries 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 past practice;
(q) Indebtedness incurred (x) and secured on a pari passu basis with the Facilities (“Incremental Equivalent First Lien Debt”) or (y) and secured on a junior Lien basis to the Facilities (“Incremental Equivalent Junior Lien Debt”), in each case and any Permitted Refinancing thereof, in an aggregate principal amount under this clause (q), when aggregated with the amount of Incremental Term Loans and Incremental Revolving Credit Commitments pursuant to Section 2.14(d)(v)(A) and Incremental Equivalent Unsecured Debt incurred pursuant to Section 7.03(u), not to exceed the Incremental Base Amount; provided that such Indebtedness shall (A) in the case of clause (x) above, have a maturity date that is after the Latest Maturity Date at the time such Indebtedness is incurred, and in the case of clause (y) above, have a maturity date that is at least ninety-one (91) days after the Latest Maturity Date at the time such Indebtedness is incurred, (B) in the case of clause (x) above, have a Weighted Average Life to Maturity not shorter than the longest remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Facilities and, in the case of clause (y) above, shall not be subject to scheduled amortization prior to maturity, (C) if such Indebtedness is incurred or guaranteed on a junior lien basis by a Loan Party with respect to Collateral, be subject to the Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement and, if the Indebtedness is secured on a pari passu basis with the Facilities, be subject to the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement and the ABL Intercreditor Agreement and (D) have terms and conditions (other than (x) pricing, rate floors, discounts, fees, premiums and optional prepayment or redemption provisions and (y) covenants or other provisions applicable only to periods after the Latest Maturity Date at the time of incurrence of such Indebtedness and to the extent any financial maintenance covenant is added for the benefit of such Incremental Equivalent First Lien Debt or Incremental Equivalent Junior Lien Debt, to the extent that such financial maintenance covenant is also added for the benefit of each Facility remaining outstanding after the incurrence or issuance of such Incremental Equivalent First Lien Debt or Incremental Equivalent Junior Lien Debt, as applicable) that (1) in the good faith determination of the Borrower are not materially less favorable (when taken as a whole) to the Borrower than the terms and conditions of the Loan Documents (when taken as a whole) or reflect market terms and conditions (taken as a whole) at the time of incurrence or issuance (provided that a certificate of the Borrower as to the satisfaction of the conditions described in this clause (D) delivered at least five (5) Business Days prior to the incurrence of such Indebtedness, together with a reasonably detailed description of the material terms and conditions of such Indebtedness or drafts of documentation relating thereto, stating that the Borrower has determined in good faith that such terms and conditions satisfy the foregoing requirements of this clause (D), shall be conclusive unless the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower within such five (5) Business Day period that it disagrees with such determination (including a description of the basis upon which it disagrees)) or (2) are otherwise as agreed between the Borrower and the lender, holder or other provider of such Indebtedness; provided, further, that any such Indebtedness incurred by a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party, together with any Indebtedness incurred by a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party pursuant to Sections 7.03(g), 7.03(s), 7.03(u) or 7.03(w), does not exceed in the aggregate at any time outstanding, the greater of (i) $165,000,000 and (ii) 2.25% of Total Assets, in each case determined at the time of incurrence and any Permitted Refinancing thereof;
(r) Indebtedness supported by a Letter of Credit or a letter of credit under the ABL Credit Agreement, in a principal amount not to exceed the face amount of such Letter of Credit or letter of credit;
(s) Permitted Ratio Debt and any Permitted Refinancing thereof;
(t) Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness;
(u) (i) unsecured (or not secured by all or any portion of the Collateral) Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in an aggregate principal amount under this clause (u), and when aggregated with the amount of Incremental Term Loans and Incremental Revolving Credit Commitments pursuant to Section 2.14(d)(v)(A) and Incremental Equivalent First Lien Debt and Incremental Equivalent Junior Lien Debt incurred pursuant to Section 7.03(q) not to exceed the Incremental Base Amount (“Incremental Equivalent Unsecured Debt”, and together with the Incremental Equivalent First Lien Debt and the Incremental Equivalent Junior Lien Debt, “Incremental Equivalent Debt”); provided that such Incremental Equivalent Unsecured Debt shall (A) have a maturity date that is at least ninety-one (91) days after the Latest Maturity Date at the time such Incremental Equivalent Unsecured Debt is incurred, (B) have a Weighted Average Life to Maturity not shorter than the longest remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Facilities and (C) have terms and conditions (other than (x) pricing, rate floors, discounts, fees, premiums and optional prepayment or redemption provisions and (y) covenants or other provisions applicable only to periods after the Latest Maturity Date at the time of incurrence of such Indebtedness and to the extent any financial maintenance covenant is added for the benefit of such Incremental Equivalent Unsecured Debt, to the extent that such financial maintenance covenant is also added for the benefit of each Facility remaining outstanding after the incurrence or issuance of such Incremental Equivalent Unsecured Debt) that (1) in the good faith determination of the Borrower are not materially less favorable (when taken as a whole) to the Borrower than the terms and conditions of the Loan Documents (when taken as a whole) or reflect market terms and conditions (taken as a whole) at the time of incurrence or issuance (provided that a certificate of the Borrower as to the satisfaction of the conditions described in this clause (1) delivered at least five Business Days prior to the incurrence of such Indebtedness, together with a reasonably detailed description of the materials terms and conditions of such Indebtedness or drafts of documentation relating thereto, stating that the Borrower has determined in good faith that such terms and conditions satisfy the foregoing requirements of this clause (C), shall be conclusive) or (2) are otherwise as agreed between the Borrower and the lender, holder or other provider of such Indebtedness; provided, further, that any such Indebtedness incurred by a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party, together with any Indebtedness incurred by a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party pursuant to Sections 7.03(g), 7.03(q), 7.03(s) or 7.03(w), does not exceed in the aggregate at any time outstanding, the greater of (i) $165,000,000 and (ii) 2.25% of Total Assets, in each case determined at the time of incurrence, and any Permitted Refinancing thereof;;
(v) Indebtedness incurred by a Foreign Subsidiary which, when aggregated with the principal amount of all other Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this clause (v) and then outstanding, does not exceed 10% of Foreign Subsidiary Total Assets;
(w) unsecured Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, so long as the Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio on a consolidated basis for the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries’ most recently ended four fiscal quarters for which internal financial statements are available immediately preceding the date on which such Indebtedness is incurred would have been no greater than 6.25 to 1.00, determined on a pro forma basis (including a pro forma application of the net proceeds therefrom), as if such Indebtedness had been incurred and the application of proceeds therefrom had occurred at the beginning of such four-quarter period and without duplication, Permitted Refinancings of such Indebtedness; provided that such Indebtedness shall (A) have a maturity date that is at least ninety-one (91) days after the Latest Maturity Date at the time such Indebtedness is incurred and (B) have a Weighted Average Life to Maturity not shorter than the longest remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Facilities; provided, further, that any such Indebtedness incurred by a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party, together with any Indebtedness incurred by a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party pursuant to Sections 7.03(g), 7.03(q), 7.03(u) or 7.03(s), does not exceed in the aggregate at any time outstanding, the greater of (i) $165,000,000 and (ii) 2.25% of Total Assets, in each case determined at the time of incurrence;
(x) Indebtedness arising from Permitted Intercompany Activities;
(y) Indebtedness in the form of letters of credit, bank guarantees or similar obligations in an aggregate face amount not to exceed $50,000,000 at any time outstanding; and
(z) all premiums (if any), interest (including post-petition interest), fees, expenses, charges and additional or contingent interest on obligations described in clauses (a) through (y) above.
For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 7.03, in the event that an item of Indebtedness meets the criteria of more than one of the categories of Indebtedness described above, the Borrower shall, in its sole discretion, classify or later divide, classify or reclassify all or a portion of such item of Indebtedness or any portion thereof (including as between the Free and Clear Incremental Amount and the Incurrence-Based Incremental Amount) in a manner that complies with this Section 7.03 and will only be required to include the amount and type of such Indebtedness in one or more of the above clauses; provided that all Indebtedness outstanding under the Loan Documents, the ABL Credit Agreement and any Senior Notes Documents and, in each case, any Permitted Refinancing thereof, will at all times be deemed to be outstanding in reliance only on the exception in Section 7.03(a) (but without limiting the right of the Borrower to classify and reclassify, or later divide, classify or reclassify, Indebtedness incurred under Section 2.14 or Sections 7.03(g), 7.03(q), 7.03(s), 7.03(u) or 7.03(w)). In the event that a portion of Indebtedness or other obligations could be classified as incurred under a “ratio-based” basket (giving pro forma effect to the incurrence of such portion of such Indebtedness or other obligations), the Borrower, in its sole discretion, may classify such portion of such Indebtedness (and any obligations in respect thereof) as having been incurred pursuant to such “ratio-based” basket and thereafter the remainder of the Indebtedness or other obligations as having been incurred pursuant to one or more of the other clauses of this Section 7.03 and if any such test would be satisfied in any subsequent fiscal quarter following the relevant date of determination, then such reclassification shall be deemed to have automatically occurred at such time. The accrual of interest, the accretion of accreted value and the payment of interest in the form of additional Indebtedness shall not be deemed to be an incurrence of Indebtedness for purposes of this Section 7.03.
SECTION 7.04 Fundamental Changes.
Neither the Borrower nor any of the Restricted Subsidiaries shall merge, dissolve, liquidate, consolidate with or into another Person, or Dispose of (whether in one transaction or in a series of transactions) all or substantially all of its assets (whether now owned or hereafter acquired) to or in favor of any Person, except that:
(a) any Restricted Subsidiary may merge, amalgamate or consolidate with (i) the Borrower (including a merger, the purpose of which is to reorganize the Borrower into a new jurisdiction); provided that the Borrower shall be the continuing or surviving Person and such merger does not result in the Borrower ceasing to be a corporation, partnership or limited liability company organized under the Laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia or (ii) one or more other Restricted Subsidiaries; provided that when any Person that is a Loan Party is merging with a Restricted Subsidiary, a Loan Party shall be the continuing or surviving Person;
(b) (i) any Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party may merge, amalgamate or consolidate with or into any other Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party and (ii) any Subsidiary may liquidate or dissolve or the Borrower or any Subsidiary may change its legal form (x) if the Borrower determines in good faith that such action is in the best interest of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries and if not materially disadvantageous to the Lenders and (y) to the extent such Restricted Subsidiary is a Loan Party, any assets or business not otherwise disposed of or transferred in accordance with Sections 7.02 (other than Section 7.02(e)) or Section 7.05 or, in the case of any such business, discontinued, shall be transferred to otherwise owned or conducted by another Loan Party after giving effect to such liquidation or dissolution (it being understood that in the case of any change in legal form, a Subsidiary that is a Guarantor will remain a Guarantor unless such Guarantor is otherwise permitted to cease being a Guarantor hereunder);
(c) any Restricted Subsidiary may Dispose of all or substantially all of its assets (upon voluntary liquidation or otherwise) to the Borrower or to another Restricted Subsidiary; provided that if the transferor in such a transaction is a Guarantor, then (i) the transferee must be a Guarantor or the Borrower or (ii) to the extent constituting an Investment, such Investment must be a permitted Investment in or Indebtedness of a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party in accordance with Sections 7.02 and 7.03, respectively;
(d) so long as no Default exists or would result therefrom, the Borrower may merge or consolidate with any other Person; provided that (i) the Borrower shall be the continuing or surviving corporation or (ii) if the Person formed by or surviving any such merger or consolidation is not the Borrower (any such Person, the “Successor Company”), (A) the Successor Company shall be an entity organized or existing under the Laws of the United States, any state thereof, the District of Columbia or any territory thereof, (B) the Successor Company shall 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, (C) each Guarantor, unless it is the other party to such merger or consolidation, shall have confirmed that its Guaranty shall apply to the Successor Company’s obligations under the Loan Documents, (D) each Guarantor, unless it is the other party to such merger or consolidation, shall have by a supplement to the Security Agreement and other applicable Collateral Documents confirmed that its obligations thereunder shall apply to the Successor Company’s obligations under the Loan Documents, (E) if requested by the Administrative Agent, each mortgagor of a Mortgaged Property, unless it is the other party to such merger or consolidation, shall have by an amendment to or restatement of the applicable Mortgage (or other instrument reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent) confirmed that its obligations thereunder shall apply to the Successor Company’s obligations under the Loan Documents, and (F) the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent an officer’s certificate and an opinion of counsel, each stating that such merger or consolidation and such supplement to this Agreement or any Collateral Document preserves the enforceability of this Agreement, the Guaranty and the Collateral Documents and the perfection of the Liens under the Collateral Documents; provided, further, that if the foregoing are satisfied, the Successor Company will succeed to, and be substituted for, the Borrower under this Agreement; and
(e) so long as no Default exists or would result therefrom (in the case of a merger involving a Loan Party), any Restricted Subsidiary may merge or consolidate with any other Person in order to effect an Investment permitted pursuant to Section 7.02; provided that the continuing or surviving Person shall be a Restricted Subsidiary or the Borrower, which together with each of its Restricted Subsidiaries, shall have complied with the requirements of Section 6.11 to the extent required pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement;
(f) so long as no Default exists or would result therefrom, a merger, dissolution, liquidation, consolidation or Disposition, the purpose of which is to effect a Disposition permitted pursuant to Section 7.05;
(g) the Borrower and its Subsidiaries may consummate Permitted Intercompany Activities; and
(h) the Borrower and its Subsidiaries may effect the formation, dissolution, liquidation or Disposition of any Subsidiary that is a Delaware Divided LLC, provided that, upon formation of such Delaware Divided LLC, the Borrower has complied with Section 6.11 to the extent applicable.
SECTION 7.05 Dispositions.
Neither the Borrower nor any of the Restricted Subsidiaries shall, directly or indirectly, make any Disposition, except:
(a) (i) Dispositions of obsolete, worn out or surplus property, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, in the ordinary course of business and Dispositions of property no longer used or useful in the conduct of the business of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and (ii) Dispositions of property no longer used or useful in the conduct of the business of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries outside the ordinary course of business (and for consideration complying with the requirements applicable to Dispositions pursuant to clause (j) below) in an aggregate amount not to exceed $25,000,000;
(b) Dispositions of inventory or goods held for sale and immaterial assets (including allowing any registrations or any applications for registration of any immaterial intellectual property to lapse or go abandoned in the ordinary course of business), in each case, in the ordinary course of business;
(c) Dispositions of property to the extent that (i) such property is exchanged for credit against the purchase price of similar replacement property or (ii) the proceeds of such Disposition are promptly applied to the purchase price of such replacement property;
(d) Dispositions of property to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary; provided that if the transferor of such property is a Loan Party, (i) the transferee thereof must be a Loan Party or (ii) if such transaction constitutes an Investment, such transaction is permitted under Section 7.02;
(e) to the extent constituting Dispositions, transactions permitted by Sections 7.01, 7.02 (other than Section 7.02(e)), 7.04 (other than Section 7.04(f)) and 7.06;
(f) Dispositions contemplated as of the Closing Date and listed on Schedule 7.05(f);
(g) Dispositions of Cash Equivalents;
(h) (i) leases, subleases, licenses or sublicenses (including the provision of software under an open source license), in each case in the ordinary course of business and which do not materially interfere with the business of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and (ii) Dispositions of intellectual property that do not materially interfere with the business of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries so long as Holdings, the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries receives a license or other ownership rights to use such intellectual property;
(i) transfers of property subject to Casualty Events upon receipt of the Net Proceeds of such Casualty Event;
(j) Dispositions of property; provided that (i) at the time of such Disposition (other than any such Disposition made pursuant to a legally binding commitment entered into at a time when no Default exists), no Default shall exist or would result from such Disposition and (ii) with respect to any Disposition pursuant to this clause (j) for a purchase price in excess of $40,000,000, the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall receive not less than 75% of such consideration in the form of cash or Cash Equivalents (in each case, free and clear of all Liens at the time received, other than nonconsensual Liens permitted by Section 7.01 and Liens permitted by Sections 7.01(a), (f), (k), (p), (q), (r)(i), (r)(ii), (dd) (only to the extent the Obligations are secured by such cash and Cash Equivalents) and (ee) (only to the extent the Obligations are secured by such cash and Cash Equivalents); provided, however, that for the purposes of this clause (j)(ii), the following shall be deemed to be cash: (A) any liabilities (as shown on the Borrower’s (or the Restricted Subsidiaries’, as applicable) most recent balance sheet provided hereunder or in the footnotes thereto) of Holdings or such Restricted Subsidiary, other than liabilities that are by their terms subordinated to the payment in cash of the Obligations, that are assumed by the transferee with respect to the applicable Disposition and for which the Borrower and all of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall have been validly released by all applicable creditors in writing, (B) any securities received by the Borrower or the applicable Restricted Subsidiary from such transferee that are converted by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary into cash or Cash Equivalents (to the extent of the cash or Cash Equivalents received) within 180 days following the closing of the applicable Disposition, and (C) aggregate non-cash consideration received by the Borrower or the applicable Restricted Subsidiary having an aggregate fair market value (determined as of the closing of the applicable Disposition for which such non-cash consideration is received) not to exceed 4.0% of Total Assets at any time (net of any non-cash consideration converted into cash and Cash Equivalents);
(k) [reserved];
(l) Dispositions or discounts without recourse of accounts receivable in connection with the compromise or collection thereof in the ordinary course of business;
(m) Dispositions of property pursuant to sale-leaseback transactions; provided that the fair market value of all property so Disposed of after the Closing Date shall not exceed $100,000,000;
(n) any swap of assets in exchange for services or other assets of comparable or greater value or usefulness to the business of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as a whole, as determined in good faith by the management of the Borrower;
(o) any issuance or sale of Equity Interests in, or Indebtedness or other securities of, an Unrestricted Subsidiary (other than Unrestricted Subsidiaries the primary assets of which are cash and/or Cash Equivalents) (or a Restricted Subsidiary which owns an Unrestricted Subsidiary so long as such Restricted Subsidiary owns no assets other than the Equity Interests of such an Unrestricted Subsidiary);
(p) the unwinding of any Swap Contract pursuant to its terms;
(q) 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;
(r) the lapse or abandonment in the ordinary course of business of any registrations or applications for registration of any immaterial IP Rights;
(s) Permitted Intercompany Activities; and
(t) Dispositions to effect the formation of any Subsidiary that is a Delaware Divided LLC, provided that upon formation of such Delaware Divided LLC, the Borrower has complied with Section 6.11, to the extent applicable;
provided that any Disposition of any property pursuant to this Section 7.05 (except pursuant to Sections 7.05(e), (i), (p), (r) and (s) and except for Dispositions from a Loan Party to any other Loan Party) shall be for no less than the fair market value of such property at the time of such Disposition. To the extent any Collateral is Disposed of as expressly permitted by this Section 7.05 to any Person other than a Loan Party, such Collateral shall be sold free and clear of the Liens created by the Loan Documents, and the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, as applicable, shall be authorized to take any actions deemed appropriate in order to effect the foregoing.
SECTION 7.06 Restricted Payments.
Neither the Borrower nor any of the Restricted Subsidiaries shall declare or make, directly or indirectly, any Restricted Payment, except:
(a) each Restricted Subsidiary may make Restricted Payments to the Borrower, and other Restricted Subsidiaries of the Borrower (and, in the case of a Restricted Payment by a non-wholly owned Restricted Subsidiary, to the Borrower and any other Restricted Subsidiary and to each other owner of Equity Interests of such Restricted Subsidiary based on their relative ownership interests of the relevant class of Equity Interests);
(b) the Borrower and each Restricted Subsidiary may declare and make Restricted Payments payable solely in the Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Equity Interests not otherwise permitted by Section 7.03) of such Person;
(c) Restricted Payments to effect the Transactions;
(d) so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom, the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries may make Restricted Payments in an unlimited amount so long as the Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio calculated on a Pro Forma Basis is less than or equal to 5.50 to 1.00;
(e) to the extent constituting Restricted Payments, the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries may enter into and consummate transactions expressly permitted by any provision of Sections 7.02 (other than Sections 7.02(e) and (m)), 7.04 or 7.08 (other than Sections 7.08(e) and (j));
(f) repurchases of Equity Interests in the Borrower (or any direct or indirect parent thereof) or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower deemed to occur upon exercise of stock options or warrants if such Equity Interests represent a portion of the exercise price of such options or warrants;
(g) the Borrower and each Restricted Subsidiary may pay (or make Restricted Payments to allow the Borrower or any other direct or indirect parent thereof to pay) for the repurchase, retirement or other acquisition or retirement for value of Equity Interests of such Restricted Subsidiary (or of the Borrower or any other such direct or indirect parent thereof) from any future, present or former employee, officer, director, manager or consultant of such Restricted Subsidiary (or the Borrower or any other direct or indirect parent of such Restricted Subsidiary) or any of its Subsidiaries upon the death, disability, retirement or termination of employment of any such Person or pursuant to any employee or director equity plan, employee, manager or director stock option plan or any other employee or director benefit plan or any agreement (including any stock subscription or shareholder agreement) with any employee, manager, director, officer or consultant of such Restricted Subsidiary (or the Borrower or any other direct or indirect parent thereof) or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; provided that the aggregate amount of Restricted Payments made pursuant to this clause (g) shall not exceed $30,000,000 in any calendar year (which shall increase to $60,000,000 subsequent to the consummation of a Qualified IPO) (with unused amounts in any calendar year being carried over to succeeding calendar years subject to a maximum of $50,000,000 in any calendar year or $100,000,000 subsequent to the consummation of a Qualified IPO, respectively); provided, further, that such amount in any calendar year may be increased by an amount not to exceed:
(i) to the extent contributed to the Borrower, the net cash proceeds from the sale of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Equity Interests or Designated Equity Contributions) of any of the Borrower’s direct or indirect parent companies, in each case to members of management, managers, directors or consultants of Holdings, the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or any of its direct or indirect parent companies that occurs after the Closing Date, to the extent net cash proceeds from the sale of such Equity Interests have been Not Otherwise Applied; plus
(ii) the net cash proceeds of key man life insurance policies received by the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries; less
(iii) the amount of any Restricted Payments previously made with the cash proceeds described in clauses (i) and (ii) of this Section 7.06(g);
(h) the Borrower may make Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount not to exceed, when combined with prepayment of Indebtedness pursuant to Section 7.13(a)(iv), (x) the greater of (i) $215,000,000 and (ii) 3.00% of Total Assets, plus (y) so long as no Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom, the portion, if any, of the Cumulative Credit on such date that the Borrower elects to apply to this paragraph; provided that, to the extent any such Restricted Payment is made by utilizing clause (b) of the definition of the Cumulative Credit, the Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio calculated on a Pro Forma Basis shall not exceed 6.00 to 1.00;
(i) the Borrower may make Restricted Payments to any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower:
(i) to pay its operating costs and expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business and other corporate overhead costs and expenses (including administrative, legal, accounting and similar expenses provided by third parties), which are reasonable and customary and incurred in the ordinary course of business and attributable to the ownership or operations of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries and, Transaction Expenses and any reasonable and customary indemnification claims made by directors, managers or officers of such parent attributable to the ownership or operations of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries;
(ii) the proceeds of which shall be used by such parent to pay franchise Taxes and other fees, Taxes and expenses required to maintain its (or any of its direct or indirect parents’) corporate existence;
(iii) for any taxable period ending after the Closing Date (A) in which the Borrower and/or any of its Subsidiaries is a member of a consolidated, combined, unitary or similar Tax group (a “Tax Group”) of which a direct or indirect parent of Borrower is the common parent or (B) in which the Borrower is treated as a disregarded entity or partnership for U.S. federal, state and/or local income tax purposes, to pay U.S. federal, state and local and foreign Taxes that are attributable to the taxable income, revenue, receipts, gross receipts, gross profits, capital or margin of the Borrower and/or its Subsidiaries; provided that for each taxable period, the amount of such payments made in respect of such taxable period in the aggregate shall not exceed the amount of such Taxes that the Borrower and its Subsidiaries would have been required to pay if they were a stand-alone Tax Group with the Borrower as the corporate common parent of such stand-alone Tax Group; provided, further, that the permitted payment pursuant to this clause (iii) with respect to any Taxes of any Unrestricted Subsidiary shall be limited to the amount actually paid with respect to such period by such Unrestricted Subsidiary to the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries for the purposes of paying such consolidated, combined unitary or similar Taxes;
(iv) to finance any Investment that would be permitted to be made pursuant to Section 7.02 if such parent were subject to such Section; provided that (A) such Restricted Payment shall be made substantially concurrently with the closing of such Investment and (B) such parent shall, immediately following the closing thereof, cause (1) all property acquired (whether assets or Equity Interests) to be contributed to the Borrower or the Restricted Subsidiaries or (2) the merger (to the extent permitted in Section 7.04) of the Person formed or acquired into the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries in order to consummate such Permitted Acquisition or Investment, in each case, in accordance with the requirements of Section 6.11;
(v) the proceeds of which shall be used to pay customary salary, bonus and other benefits payable to officers and employees of Holdings or any direct or indirect parent company of Holdings to the extent such salaries, bonuses and other benefits are attributable to the ownership or operation of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries; and
(vi) the proceeds of which shall be used by Holdings to pay (or to make Restricted Payments to allow any direct or indirect parent thereof to pay) fees and expenses (other than to Affiliates) related to any unsuccessful equity or debt offering by Holdings (or any direct or indirect parent thereof) that is directly attributable to the operations of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries;
(j) payments made or expected to be made by the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of required withholding or similar non-US Taxes with respect to any future, present or former employee, director, manager or consultant and any repurchases of Equity Interests in consideration of such payments including deemed repurchases in connection with the exercise of stock options;
(k) the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary may (i) pay cash in lieu of fractional Equity Interests in connection with any dividend, split or combination thereof or any Permitted Acquisition and (ii) honor any conversion request by a holder of convertible Indebtedness and make cash payments in lieu of fractional shares in connection with any such conversion and may make payments on convertible Indebtedness in accordance with its terms;
(l) after a Qualified IPO, (i) any Restricted Payment by the Borrower or any other direct or indirect parent of the Borrower to pay listing fees and other costs and expenses attributable to being a publicly traded company which are reasonable and customary and (ii) Restricted Payments not to exceed up to the sum of (A) up to 6% per annum of the net proceeds received by (or contributed to) the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries from such Qualified IPO and (B) Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount per annum not to exceed 7.00% of Market Capitalization;
(m) [reserved];
(n) (i) the declaration and payment of any cash dividends by the Borrower or (ii) the declaration and payment of dividends or distributions by the Borrower to, or the making of loans to, any direct or indirect parent company of the Borrower in amounts required for any direct or indirect parent company of the Borrower to declare and pay any cash dividends, in each case of subclauses (i) and (ii), pursuant to the terms of the applicable certificate of designations to holders of any class or series of preferred stock issued in exchange for Equity Interests of the Asian JV; provided, that the aggregate amount of Restricted Payments made under this clause, (A) shall be unlimited if, after giving pro forma effect to the payment of such Restricted Payment, the Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio is less than or equal to 6.00 to 1.00 and (B) shall not exceed $50.0 million in any calendar year if, after giving pro forma effect to the payment of such Restricted Payment, the Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio is greater than 6.00 to 1.00;
(o) the distribution, by dividend or otherwise, of Equity Interests of, or Indebtedness owed to the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary by an Unrestricted Subsidiary (other than Unrestricted Subsidiaries the primary assets of which are cash and/or Cash Equivalents) (or a Restricted Subsidiary that owns an Unrestricted Subsidiary; provided that such Restricted Subsidiary owns no assets other than Equity Interests of an Unrestricted Subsidiary (other than Unrestricted Subsidiaries the primary assets of which are cash and/or Cash Equivalents)); and
(p) Restricted Payments that are made in (i) an amount equal to the amount of Excluded Contributions previously received or (ii) without duplication with clause (i), in an amount equal to the Net Proceeds from a Disposition in respect of property or assets acquired after the Closing Date, if the acquisition of such property or assets was financed with Excluded Contributions.
For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 7.06, in the event that a Restricted Payment meets the criteria of more than one of the categories of Restricted Payments described above, the Borrower may, in its sole discretion, classify or later divide, classify or reclassify all or a portion of such Restricted Payment or any portion thereof in a manner that complies with this Section 7.06 and will only be required to include the amount and type of such Restricted Payment in one or more of the above clauses. In the event that a Restricted Payment or other obligations could be classified as incurred under a “ratio-based” basket (giving pro forma effect to the making of such portion of such Restricted Payment), the Borrower, in its sole discretion, may classify such portion of such Restricted Payment (and any obligations in respect thereof) as having been made pursuant to such “ratio-based” basket and thereafter the remainder of the Restricted Payment as having been made pursuant to one or more of the other clauses of this Section 7.06 and if any such test would be satisfied in any subsequent fiscal quarter following the relevant date of determination, then such reclassification shall be deemed to have automatically occurred at such time.
SECTION 7.07 Change in Nature of Business.
The Borrower shall not, nor shall the Borrower permit any of the Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, 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 reasonably related, complementary, synergistic or ancillary thereto or reasonable extensions thereof.
SECTION 7.08 Transactions with Affiliates.
The Borrower shall not, nor shall the Borrower permit any of the Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, enter into any transaction of any kind with any Affiliate of the Borrower, whether or not in the ordinary course of business, other than (a) loans and other transactions among the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries or any entity that becomes a Restricted Subsidiary as a result of such loan or other transaction to the extent permitted under this Article VII, (b) on terms substantially as favorable to the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary as would be obtainable by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary at the time in a comparable arm’s-length transaction with a Person other than an Affiliate, (c) the Transactions and the payment of Transaction Expenses as part of or in connection with the Transactions, (d) so long as no Event of Default under Sections 8.01(a) or (f) has occurred and is continuing, the payment of management, monitoring, consulting, transaction, termination and advisory fees in an aggregate amount pursuant to the Investor Management Agreement and related indemnities and reasonable expenses, (e) Restricted Payments permitted under Section 7.06 and Investments permitted under Section 7.02, (f) employment and severance arrangements between the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries and their respective officers and employees in the ordinary course of business and transactions pursuant to stock option plans and employee benefit plans and arrangements in the ordinary course of business, (g) the payment of customary fees and reasonable out of pocket costs to, and indemnities provided on behalf of, directors, managers, officers, employees and consultants of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries (or any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower) in the ordinary course of business to the extent attributable to the ownership or operation of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, (h) transactions pursuant to agreements in existence on the Closing Date and set forth on Schedule 7.08 or any amendment thereto to the extent such an amendment is not adverse to the Lenders in any material respect, (i) customary payments by the Borrower and any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to the Investors made for any financial advisory, 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 a majority of the members of the board of directors or managers or a majority of the disinterested members of the board of directors or managers of the Borrower, in good faith, (j) payments by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to any tax sharing agreements with any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower to the extent attributable to the ownership or operation of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, but only to the extent permitted by Section 7.06(i)(iii), (k) the issuance or transfer of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Equity Interests) of Holdings to any Permitted Holder or to any former, current or future director, manager, officer, employee or consultant (or any Affiliate of any of the foregoing) of the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or any direct or indirect parent thereof, (l) [reserved], (m) Permitted Intercompany Activities or (n) a joint venture which would constitute a transaction with an Affiliate solely as a result of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary owning an equity interest or otherwise controlling such joint venture or similar entity.
SECTION 7.09 Burdensome Agreements.
The Borrower shall not, nor shall the Borrower permit any of the Restricted Subsidiaries to, enter into or permit to exist any Contractual Obligation (other than this Agreement or any other Loan Document) that limits the ability of (a) any Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower that is not a Guarantor to make Restricted Payments to the Borrower or any Guarantor or to make or repay intercompany loans and advances to the Borrower or any Guarantor or (b) any Loan Party to create, incur, assume or suffer to exist Liens on property of such Person for the benefit of the Lenders with respect to the Facilities and the Obligations or under the Loan Documents; provided that the foregoing clauses (a) and (b) shall not apply to Contractual Obligations which (i)(x) exist on the Closing Date and (to the extent not otherwise permitted by this Section 7.09) are listed on Schedule 7.09 hereto and (y) to the extent Contractual Obligations permitted by clause (x) are set forth in an agreement evidencing Indebtedness, are set forth in any agreement evidencing any permitted modification, replacement, renewal, extension or refinancing of such Indebtedness so long as such modification, replacement, renewal, extension or refinancing does not expand the scope of such Contractual Obligation, (ii) are binding on a Restricted Subsidiary at the time such Restricted Subsidiary first becomes a Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower, so long as such Contractual Obligations were not entered into solely in contemplation of such Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower; provided, further, that this clause (ii) shall not apply to Contractual Obligations that are binding on a Person that becomes a Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to Section 6.14, (iii) represent Indebtedness of a Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower which is not a Loan Party which is permitted by Section 7.03, (iv) arise in connection with any Disposition permitted by Sections 7.04 or 7.05 and relate solely to the assets or Person subject to such Disposition, (v) are customary provisions in joint venture agreements and other similar agreements applicable to joint ventures permitted under Section 7.02 and applicable solely to such joint venture entered into in the ordinary course of business, (vi) are negative pledges and restrictions on Liens in favor of any holder of Indebtedness permitted under Section 7.03 but solely to the extent any negative pledge relates to the property financed by such Indebtedness, (vii) are customary restrictions on leases, subleases, licenses or asset sale agreements otherwise permitted hereby so long as such restrictions relate to the assets subject thereto, (viii) comprise restrictions imposed by any agreement relating to secured Indebtedness permitted pursuant to Section 7.03(e), (g) or (m) and to the extent that such restrictions apply only to the property or assets securing such Indebtedness or to the Restricted Subsidiaries incurring or guaranteeing such Indebtedness, (ix) are customary provisions restricting subletting or assignment of any lease governing a leasehold interest of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, (x) are customary provisions restricting assignment of any agreement entered into in the ordinary course of business, (xi) are restrictions on cash or other deposits imposed by customers under contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business, (xii) arise in connection with cash or other deposits permitted under Sections 7.01 and 7.02 and limited to such cash or deposit and (xiii) are customary restrictions contained in any Senior Notes Documents, the ABL Credit Agreement or any Permitted Refinancing thereof.
SECTION 7.10 Use of Proceeds.
The proceeds of the Initial Dollar Term Loans and Initial Euro Term Loans received on the Closing Date, together with the proceeds of the issuance of the Senior Notes received on the Closing Date and borrowings under the ABL Credit Agreement shall not be used for any purpose other than for the Transactions. The proceeds of the Revolving Credit Loans on the Closing Date in an aggregate amount not to exceed $30,000,000 will be used to finance the Transactions and fees and expenses related to the Transactions and for working capital needs, including working capital purchase price adjustments pursuant to the Purchase Agreement. After the Closing Date, the proceeds of the Revolving Credit Loans and Swing Line Loans shall be used for working capital, general corporate purposes and any other purpose not prohibited by this Agreement, including Permitted Acquisitions and other Investments. The Letters of Credit shall be used solely to support obligations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries incurred for working capital, general corporate purposes and any other purpose not prohibited by this Agreement. The proceeds of the Initial B-2 Euro Term Loans shall be applied on the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date to prepay the entire amount of the Initial B-1 Euro Term Loans. The proceeds of the Initial B-3 Dollar Term Loans shall be applied on the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date to prepay the entire amount of the Initial B-2 Dollar Term Loans.
SECTION 7.11 Financial Covenant.
The Borrower will not permit the Consolidated First
Lien Net Leverage Ratio as of the last day of a Test Period (commencing with the Test Period ending December 31, 2014) to exceed 7.157.155.75
to 1.00 (provided that the provisions of this Section 7.11 shall not be applicable to any such Test Period if on the last day of
such Test Period the aggregate principal amount of Revolving Credit Loans, Swing Line Loans and/or Letters of Credit (excluding up to
$35,000,000 of Letters of Credit and other Letters of Credit which have been Cash Collateralized or backstopped by a letter of credit
reasonably satisfactory to the applicable L/C Issuer) that are issued and/or outstanding is equal to or less than 30% of the Revolving
Credit Facility).
SECTION 7.12 Accounting Changes.
The Borrower shall not make any change in its fiscal year; provided, however, that the Borrower may, upon written notice to the Administrative Agent, change its fiscal year to any other fiscal year reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, in which case, 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 7.13 Prepayments, Etc. of Indebtedness.
(a) The Borrower shall not, nor shall the Borrower permit any of the Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, prepay, redeem, purchase, defease or otherwise satisfy prior to the scheduled maturity thereof in any manner (it being understood that payments of regularly scheduled principal and interest shall be permitted), any subordinated Indebtedness incurred under Section 7.03(g), (q), (s), (u) or (w) or any other Indebtedness that is or is required to be subordinated, in right of payment, to the Obligations pursuant to the terms of the Loan Documents or any Indebtedness secured by the Collateral on a junior priority basis to the Liens securing the Obligations (it being understood that ABL Debt will not be considered Junior Financing) (collectively, “Junior Financing”) or make any payment in violation of any subordination terms of any Junior Financing Documentation, except (i) the refinancing thereof with the Net Proceeds of any Indebtedness (to the extent such Indebtedness constitutes a Permitted Refinancing and, if such Indebtedness was originally incurred under Section 7.03(g), (q), (s), (u) or (w), is permitted pursuant to Section 7.03(g), (q), (s), (u) or (w)), to the extent not required to prepay any Loans pursuant to Section 2.05(b), (ii) the conversion of any Junior Financing to Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Equity Interests) of Holdings or any of its direct or indirect parents, (iii) the prepayment of Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to the extent not prohibited by the subordination provisions contained in the Intercompany Note and (iv) prepayments, redemptions, purchases, defeasances and other payments in respect of Junior Financings prior to their scheduled maturity in an aggregate amount not to exceed, when combined with the amount of Restricted Payments pursuant to Section 7.06(h), (x) the greater of (i) $215,000,000 and (ii) 3.00% of Total Assets plus (y) the portion, if any, of the Cumulative Credit on such date that the Borrower elects to apply to this clause (a).
(b) The Borrower shall not, nor shall it permit any of the Restricted Subsidiaries to amend, modify or change in any manner materially adverse to the interests of the Lenders any term or condition of any Junior Financing Documentation without the consent of the Administrative Agent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed).
For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 7.13, in the event that a payment meets the criteria of more than one of the categories of payments described above, the Borrower may, in its sole discretion, classify or later divide, classify or reclassify all or a portion of such payment or any portion thereof in a manner that complies with this Section 7.13 and will only be required to include the amount and type of such payment in one or more of the above clauses. In the event that a payment or other obligations could be classified as incurred under a “ratio-based” basket (giving pro forma effect to the making of such portion of such payment), the Borrower, in its sole discretion, may classify such portion of such payment (and any obligations in respect thereof) as having been made pursuant to such “ratio-based” basket and thereafter the remainder of the payment as having been made pursuant to one or more of the other clauses of this Section 7.13 and if any such test would be satisfied in any subsequent fiscal quarter following the relevant date of determination, then such reclassification shall be deemed to have automatically occurred at such time.
SECTION 7.14 Permitted Activities.
Holdings shall not engage in any material operating or business activities; provided that the following and activities incidental thereto shall be permitted in any event: (i) its ownership of the Equity Interests of Borrower and activities incidental thereto, (ii) the maintenance of its legal existence (including the ability to incur fees, costs and expenses relating to such maintenance), (iii) the performance of its obligations with respect to the Loan Documents, the Senior Notes Documents, the ABL Credit Agreement and any other Indebtedness, (iv) any public offering of its common stock or any other issuance or sale of its Equity Interests, (v) financing activities, including the issuance of securities, payment of dividends, making contributions to the capital of the Borrower, (vi) incurrence of debt and guaranteeing the obligations of the Borrower (other than as described under clause (iii) above) in an amount not to exceed $100,000,000, (vii) participating in tax, accounting and other administrative matters as owner of the Borrower, (viii) holding any cash incidental to any activities permitted under this Section 7.14, (ix) providing indemnification to officers, managers and directors, (x) in the case of Holdings I, following a Holdings II Event, its ownership of the Equity Interests of Holdings II and activities incidental thereto, (xi) its ownership of the Equity Interests in a subsidiary that holds net proceeds of a Specified IPO which Equity Interests may be contributed, directly or indirectly, to the Borrower in connection with a Specified IPO and (xii) any activities incidental to the foregoing. Holdings shall not incur any Liens on Equity Interests of the Borrower other than those for the benefit of the Obligations and ABL Debt or any comparable term in any Permitted Refinancing thereof and Holdings shall not own any Equity Interests other than those of the Borrower. Upon the occurrence of a Holdings II Event, Holdings I shall (x) cause Holdings II to (i) duly execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent a joinder to this Agreement separately, and jointly and severally, incurring the obligations of “Holdings” as a Guarantor, a Security Agreement Supplement and joinders to each applicable Intercreditor Agreement, if applicable, each in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (consistent with the Security Agreement and other applicable agreements in effect on the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date), (ii) deliver any and all certificates representing Equity Interests in the Borrower owned by Holdings II, accompanied by undated stock powers or other appropriate instruments of transfer executed in blank and (iii) take whatever action (including the filing of Uniform Commercial Code financing statements) as may be necessary in the reasonable opinion of the Collateral Agent to vest in the Collateral Agent (or in any representative of the Collateral Agent designated by it) valid and perfected Liens to the extent required by the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement, and to otherwise comply with the requirements of the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement and (y) deliver such other certificates, opinions of counsel and other documentation with respect to Holdings II as reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent.
ARTICLE VIII
Events of Default and Remedies
SECTION 8.01 Events of Default.
Any of the following from and after the Closing Date shall constitute an event of default (an “Event of Default”):
(a) Non-Payment. Any Loan Party fails to pay (i) when and as required to be paid herein, any amount of principal of any Loan, or (ii) 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
(b) Specific Covenants. The Borrower, any Restricted Subsidiary or, in the case of Section 7.14, Holdings, fails to perform or observe any term, covenant or agreement contained in any of Section 6.03(a), 6.05(a) (solely with respect to the Borrower) or 6.16 or Article VII; provided that a Default as a result of a breach of Section 7.11 (a “Financial Covenant Event of Default”) is subject to cure pursuant to Section 8.05; provided, further, that a Financial Covenant Event of Default shall not constitute an Event of Default with respect to any Term Loans unless and until the Revolving Credit Lenders have declared all amounts outstanding under the Revolving Credit Facility to be immediately due and payable and all outstanding Revolving Credit Commitments to be immediately terminated, in each case in accordance with this Agreement and such declaration has not been rescinded on or before such date (the “Term Loan Standstill Period”); or
(c) Other Defaults. Any Loan Party fails to perform or observe any other covenant or agreement (not specified in Sections 8.01(a) or (b) above) contained in any Loan Document on its part to be performed or observed and such failure continues for thirty (30) days after written notice thereof by the Administrative Agent to the Borrower; or
(d) Representations and Warranties. Any representation, warranty, certification or statement of fact made or deemed made by or on behalf of the Borrower or any other Loan Party herein, in any other Loan Document, or in any document required to be delivered in connection herewith or therewith shall be incorrect in any material respect when made or deemed made; or
(e) Cross-Default. Any Loan Party or any Restricted Subsidiary (A) fails to make any payment beyond the applicable grace period with respect thereto, if any, (whether by scheduled maturity, required prepayment, acceleration, demand, or otherwise) in respect of any Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness hereunder) having an outstanding aggregate principal amount 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 Swap Agreement, termination events or equivalent events pursuant to the terms of such Swap Agreements), 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 such Indebtedness to be made, prior to its stated maturity; provided that this clause (e)(B) 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
(f) Insolvency Proceedings, Etc. Any Loan Party or any Restricted 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
(g) Inability to Pay Debts; Attachment. (i) Any Loan Party or any Restricted Subsidiary becomes unable or admits in writing its inability or fails generally to pay its debts as they become due, or (ii) any writ or warrant of attachment or execution or similar process is issued or levied against all or any material part of the property of the Loan Parties, taken as a whole, and is not released, vacated or fully bonded within sixty (60) days after its issue or levy; or
(h) Judgments. There is entered against any Loan Party or any Restricted Subsidiary a final judgment or order for the payment of money in an aggregate amount exceeding the Threshold Amount (to the extent not covered by independent third-party insurance as to which the insurer has been notified of such judgment or order and has not denied coverage) 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
(i) Invalidity of Loan Documents. Any material provision of any Loan Document, at any time after its execution and delivery and for any reason other than as expressly permitted hereunder or thereunder (including as a result of a transaction permitted under Sections 7.04 or 7.05) or as a result of acts or omissions by the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent or any Lender or the satisfaction in full of all the Obligations, ceases to be in full force and effect; or any Loan Party contests in writing the validity or enforceability of any provision of any Loan Document or the validity or priority of a Lien as required by the Collateral Documents on a material portion of the Collateral; or any Loan Party denies in writing that it has any or further liability or obligation under any Loan Document (other than as a result of repayment in full of the Obligations and termination of the Aggregate Commitments), or purports in writing to revoke or rescind any Loan Document; or
(j) Change of Control. There occurs any Change of Control; or
(k) Collateral Documents. (i) Any Collateral Document after delivery thereof pursuant to Section 4.01 or Sections 6.11, 6.13 or 6.16 shall for any reason (other than pursuant to the terms thereof including as a result of a transaction not prohibited under this Agreement) cease to create a valid and perfected Lien, with the priority required by the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements on and security interest in any material portion of the Collateral purported to be covered thereby, subject to Liens permitted under Section 7.01, (x) except to the extent that any such perfection or priority is not required pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement or any loss thereof results solely from the failure of the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent to maintain possession of certificates actually delivered to it representing securities pledged under the Collateral Documents or to file Uniform Commercial Code continuation statements and (y) 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 (ii) any of the Equity Interests of the Borrower shall for any reason cease to be pledged pursuant to the Collateral Documents; or
(l) ERISA. (i) An ERISA Event occurs which has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in liability of a Loan Party or a Restricted Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate in an aggregate amount which could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, or (ii) a Loan Party, any Restricted Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate 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 in an aggregate amount which could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; or
(m) Junior Financing Documentation. (i) Any of the Obligations of the Loan Parties under the Loan Documents for any reason shall cease to be (A) “Senior Debt,” “Senior Indebtedness,” “Guarantor Senior Debt” or “Senior Secured Financing” (or any comparable term) under, and as defined in, any Junior Financing Documentation and (B) “First Lien Obligations” (or any comparable term) under, and as defined in, the Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement under, and as defined in any Junior Financing Documentation or (ii) the subordination provisions set forth in any Junior Financing Documentation shall, in whole or in part, cease to be effective or cease to be legally valid, binding and enforceable against the holders of any Junior Financing, if applicable.
SECTION 8.02 Remedies Upon Event of Default.
If any Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Administrative Agent may and, at the request of the Required Lenders, shall take any or all of the following actions (or, if a Financial Covenant Event of Default occurs and is continuing and prior to the expiration of the Term Loan Standstill Period, at the request of the Required Revolving Credit Lenders under the Revolving Credit Facility only, and in such case only with respect to the Revolving Credit Commitments, Revolving Credit Loans, Swing Line Loans, L/C Obligations, any Letters of Credit and L/C Credit Extensions):
(i) declare the commitment of each Lender to make Loans and any obligation of the L/C Issuers to make L/C Credit Extensions to be terminated, whereupon such commitments and obligation shall be terminated;
(ii) declare the unpaid principal amount of all outstanding Loans, all interest accrued and unpaid thereon, and all other amounts owing or payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document to be immediately due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by the Borrower;
(iii) require that the Borrower Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations (in an amount equal to the then Outstanding Amount thereof); and
(iv) 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 the Bankruptcy Code of the United States, the obligation of each Lender to make Loans and any obligation of the L/C Issuers to make L/C Credit Extensions shall automatically terminate, the unpaid principal amount of all outstanding Loans and all interest and other amounts as aforesaid shall automatically become due and payable and the obligation of the Borrower to Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations as aforesaid shall automatically become effective, in each case without further act of the Administrative Agent or any Lender.
SECTION 8.03 Exclusion of Immaterial Subsidiaries.
Solely for the purpose of determining whether a Default or Event of Default has occurred under Section 8.01(f) or (g), any reference in any such clause to any Restricted Subsidiary or Loan Party shall be deemed not to include any Restricted Subsidiary (an “Immaterial Subsidiary”) affected by any event or circumstances referred to in any such clause that did not, as of the last day of the most recent completed fiscal quarter of the Borrower, have assets with a fair market value in excess of 2.5% of Total Assets (it being agreed that all Restricted Subsidiaries affected by any event or circumstance referred to in any such clause shall be considered together, as a single consolidated Restricted Subsidiary, for purposes of determining whether the condition specified above is satisfied).
SECTION 8.04 Application of Funds.
After the exercise of remedies provided for in Section 8.02 (or after the Loans have automatically become immediately due and payable and the L/C Obligations have automatically been required to be Cash Collateralized as set forth in the proviso to Section 8.02), any amounts received on account of the Obligations shall, subject to any Intercreditor Agreements then in effect, be applied by the Administrative Agent in the following order (to the fullest extent permitted by mandatory provisions of applicable Law):
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 or the Collateral Agent in its capacity as such;
Second, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting fees, indemnities and other amounts (other than principal and interest) payable to the Lenders (including Attorney Costs payable under Section 10.04 and amounts payable under Article III), 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, and any fees, premiums and scheduled periodic payments due under Treasury Services Agreements or Secured Hedge Agreements, ratably among the Secured Parties 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), and any breakage, termination or other payments under Treasury Services Agreements or Secured Hedge 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 Borrower 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(g), amounts used to Cash Collateralize the aggregate undrawn amount of Letters of Credit pursuant to clause Fourth above shall be applied to satisfy drawings under such Letters of Credit as they occur. If any amount remains on deposit as Cash Collateral after all Letters of Credit have either been fully drawn or expired, such remaining amount shall be applied to the other Obligations, if any, in the order set forth above and, if no Obligations remain outstanding, to the Borrower as applicable. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no amounts received from any Guarantor shall be applied to any Excluded Swap Obligation of such Guarantor.
SECTION 8.05 Borrower’s Right to Cure.
(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Sections 8.01 or 8.02, if the Borrower determines that an Event of Default under the covenant set forth in Section 7.11 has occurred or may occur, during the period commencing after the beginning of the last fiscal quarter included in such Test Period and ending ten (10) Business Days after the date on which financial statements are required to be delivered hereunder with respect to such fiscal quarter, the Investors may make a Specified Equity Contribution to Holdings (a “Designated Equity Contribution”), and the amount of the net cash proceeds thereof shall be deemed to increase Consolidated EBITDA with respect to such applicable quarter; provided that such net cash proceeds (i) are actually received by the Borrower as cash common equity (including through capital contribution of such net cash proceeds to the Borrower) during the period commencing after the beginning of the last fiscal quarter included in such Test Period by the Borrower and ending ten (10) Business Days after the date on which financial statements are required to be delivered with respect to such fiscal quarter hereunder and (ii) are Not Otherwise Applied. The parties hereby acknowledge that this Section 8.05(a) may not be relied on for purposes of calculating any financial ratios other than as applicable to Section 7.11 and shall not result in any adjustment to any baskets or other amounts other than the amount of the Consolidated EBITDA for the purpose of Section 7.11.
(b)(i) In each period of four consecutive fiscal quarters, there shall be at least two fiscal quarters in which no Designated Equity Contribution is made, (ii) no more than five Designated Equity Contributions may be made in the aggregate during the term of this Agreement, (iii) the amount of any Designated Equity Contribution shall be no more than the amount required to cause the Borrower to be in Pro Forma Compliance with Section 7.11 for any applicable period and (iv) there shall be no pro forma reduction in Indebtedness with the proceeds of any Designated Equity Contribution for determining compliance with Section 7.11 for the fiscal quarter with respect to which such Designated Equity Contribution was made; provided that to the extent such proceeds are actually applied to prepay Indebtedness, such reduction may be credited in any subsequent fiscal quarter.
ARTICLE IX
Administrative Agent and Other Agents
SECTION 9.01 Appointment and Authorization of Agents.
(a) Each Lender hereby irrevocably appoints, designates and authorizes each of the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent to take such action on its behalf under the provisions of this Agreement and each other Loan Document and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to it by the terms of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained elsewhere herein or in any other Loan Document, neither the Administrative Agent nor the Collateral Agent shall have any duties or responsibilities, except those expressly set forth herein, nor shall the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent have or be deemed to have any fiduciary relationship with any Lender or Participant, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this Agreement or any other Loan Document or otherwise exist against the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, the use of the term “agent” herein and in the other Loan Documents with reference to any Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable Law. Instead, such term is used merely as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between independent contracting parties.
(b) Each L/C Issuer shall act on behalf of the Lenders with respect to any Letters of Credit issued by it and the documents associated therewith, and each such L/C Issuer shall have all of the benefits and immunities (i) provided to the Agents in this Article IX with respect to any acts taken or omissions suffered by such L/C Issuer in connection with Letters of Credit issued by it or proposed to be issued by it and the applications and agreements for letters of credit pertaining to such Letters of Credit as fully as if the term “Agent” as used in this Article IX and in the definition of “Agent-Related Person” included such L/C Issuer with respect to such acts or omissions, and (ii) as additionally provided herein with respect to such L/C Issuer.
(c) Each of the Secured Parties (by acceptance of the benefits of the Collateral Documents) hereby irrevocably appoints and authorizes the Collateral Agent to act as the agent of (and to hold any security interest created by the Collateral Documents for and on behalf of or on trust for) such Secured Party for purposes of acquiring, holding and enforcing any and all Liens on Collateral granted by the Loan Parties to secure any of the Obligations, together with such powers and discretion as are reasonably incidental thereto. In this connection, the Collateral Agent (and any co-agents, sub-agents and attorneys-in-fact appointed by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 9.02 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 Collateral Agent), shall be entitled to the benefits of all provisions of this Article IX (including Section 9.07, as though such co-agents, sub-agents and attorneys-in-fact were the Collateral Agent under the Loan Documents) as if set forth in full herein with respect thereto.
(d) Each Lender and each other Secured Party (by acceptance of the benefits of the Collateral Documents) hereby (i) acknowledges that it has received a copy of the Intercreditor Agreements, (ii) agrees that it will be bound by and will take no actions contrary to the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreements to the extent then in effect, and (iii) authorizes and instructs the Collateral Agent to enter into each Intercreditor Agreement as Collateral Agent and on behalf of such Lender or Secured Party.
(e) Except as provided in Sections 9.09 and 9.11, the provisions of this Article IX are solely for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the L/C Issuer, and neither the Borrower nor any other Loan Party shall have rights as a third-party beneficiary of any of such provisions.
SECTION 9.02 Delegation of Duties.
Each of the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent may execute any of its duties under this Agreement or any other Loan Document (including for purposes of holding or enforcing any Lien on the Collateral (or any portion thereof) granted under the Collateral Documents or of exercising any rights and remedies thereunder) by or through agents, employees or attorneys-in-fact and shall be entitled to advice of counsel and other consultants or experts concerning all matters pertaining to such duties. The Administrative Agent, the Collateral 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, the Collateral Agent and any such sub-agent, and shall apply to their respective activities in connection with the syndication of the Facilities as well as activities as Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent. The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any agent or sub-agent or attorney-in-fact that it selects in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct (as determined in the final non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction).
SECTION 9.03 Liability of Agents.
No Agent-Related Person shall (a) be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by any of them under or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the transactions contemplated hereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct, as determined by the final non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction, in connection with its duties expressly set forth herein), or (b) be responsible in any manner to any Lender or Participant for any recital, statement, representation or warranty made by any Loan Party or any officer thereof, contained herein or in any other Loan Document, or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent under or in connection with, this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or the validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, the existence, value or collectability of the Collateral, any failure to monitor or maintain any part of the Collateral, or the perfection or priority of any Lien or security interest created or purported to be created under the Collateral Documents, or for any failure of any Loan Party or any other party to any Loan Document to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder. No Agent-Related Person shall be under any obligation to any Lender or participant to ascertain or to inquire as to the observance or performance of any of the agreements contained in, or conditions of, this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or to inspect the properties, books or records of any Loan Party or any Affiliate thereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither the Administrative Agent nor the Collateral Agent shall have any duty to take any discretionary action or exercise any discretionary powers, except discretionary rights and powers expressly contemplated hereby or by the other Loan Documents that the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent (as applicable) is required to exercise as directed in writing by the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be expressly provided for herein or in the other Loan Documents); provided that the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent (as applicable) shall not be required to take any action that, in its opinion or the opinion of its counsel, may expose the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent (as applicable) 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.
SECTION 9.04 Reliance by Agents.
Each Agent shall be entitled to rely, and shall be fully protected in relying, upon any writing, communication, signature, resolution, representation, notice, consent, certificate, affidavit, letter, telegram, facsimile, telex or telephone message, electronic mail message, statement or other document or conversation believed by it to be genuine and correct and to have been signed, sent or made by the proper Person or Persons, and upon advice and statements of legal counsel (including counsel to any Loan Party), independent accountants and other experts selected by such Agent. Each Agent shall be fully justified in failing or refusing to take any action under any Loan Document unless it shall first receive such advice or concurrence of the Required Lenders as it deems appropriate and, if it so requests, it shall first be indemnified to its satisfaction by the Lenders against any and all liability and expense which may be incurred by it by reason of taking or continuing to take any such action. Each Agent shall in all cases be fully protected in acting, or in refraining from acting, under this Agreement or any other Loan Document in accordance with a request or consent of the Required Lenders (or such greater number of Lenders as may be expressly required hereby in any instance) and such request and any action taken or failure to act pursuant thereto shall be binding upon all the Lenders.
SECTION 9.05 Notice of Default.
The Administrative Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of any Default, except with respect to defaults in the payment of principal, interest and fees required to be paid to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders, unless the Administrative Agent shall have received written notice from a Lender or the Borrower referring to this Agreement, describing such Default and stating that such notice is a “notice of default.” The Administrative Agent will notify the Lenders of its receipt of any such notice. The Administrative Agent shall take such action with respect to any Event of Default as may be directed by the Required Lenders (or, if a Financial Covenant Event of Default occurs and is continuing and prior to the expiration of the Term Loan Standstill Period, the Required Revolving Credit Lenders under the Revolving Credit Facility only, and in such case only with respect to the Revolving Credit Commitments, Revolving Credit Loans, Swing Line Loans, L/C Obligations, Letters of Credit and L/C Credit Extensions) in accordance with Article VIII; provided that unless and until the Administrative Agent has received any such direction, the Administrative Agent may (but shall not be obligated to) take such action, or refrain from taking such action, with respect to such Event of Default as it shall deem advisable or in the best interest of the Lenders.
SECTION 9.06 Credit Decision; Disclosure of Information by Agents.
Each Lender acknowledges that no Agent-Related Person has made any representation or warranty to it, and that no act by any Agent hereafter taken, including any consent to and acceptance of any assignment or review of the affairs of any Loan Party or any Affiliate thereof, shall be deemed to constitute any representation or warranty by any Agent-Related Person to any Lender as to any matter, including whether Agent-Related Persons have disclosed material information in their possession. Each Lender represents to each Agent that it has, independently and without reliance upon any Agent-Related Person and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own appraisal of and investigation into the business, prospects, operations, property, financial and other condition and creditworthiness of the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries, and all applicable bank or other regulatory Laws relating to the transactions contemplated hereby, and made its own decision to enter into this Agreement and to extend credit to the Borrower hereunder. Each Lender also represents that it will, independently and without reliance upon any Agent-Related Person and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit analysis, appraisals and decisions in taking or not taking action under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and to make such investigations as it deems necessary to inform itself as to the business, prospects, operations, property, financial and other condition and creditworthiness of the Loan Parties. Except for notices, reports and other documents expressly required to be furnished to the Lenders by any Agent herein, such Agent shall not have any duty or responsibility to provide any Lender with any credit or other information concerning the business, prospects, operations, property, financial and other condition or creditworthiness of any of the Loan Parties or any of their Affiliates which may come into the possession of any Agent-Related Person.
SECTION 9.07 Indemnification of Agents.
Whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated, the Lenders shall indemnify upon demand each Agent-Related Person (to the extent not reimbursed by or on behalf of any Loan Party and without limiting the obligation of any Loan Party to do so) acting as an Agent, pro rata, and hold harmless each Agent-Related Person from and against any and all Indemnified Liabilities incurred by it; provided that no Lender shall be liable for the payment to any Agent-Related Person of any portion of such Indemnified Liabilities resulting from such Agent-Related Person’s own gross negligence or willful misconduct, as determined by the final non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction; provided that no action taken in accordance with the directions of the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be required by the Loan Documents) shall be deemed to constitute gross negligence or willful misconduct for purposes of this Section 9.07; provided, further, that any obligation to indemnify an L/C Issuer pursuant to this Section 9.07 shall be limited to Revolving Credit Lenders only. In the case of any investigation, litigation or proceeding giving rise to any Indemnified Liabilities, this Section 9.07 applies whether any such investigation, litigation or proceeding is brought by any Lender or any other Person. Without limitation of the foregoing, each Lender shall reimburse each of the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent upon demand for its ratable share of any costs or out-of-pocket expenses (including Attorney Costs) incurred by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, as the case may be, 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 or the Collateral Agent, as the case may be, is not reimbursed for such expenses by or on behalf of the Loan Parties and without limiting their obligation to do so. The undertaking in this Section 9.07 shall survive termination of the Aggregate Commitments, the payment of all other Obligations and the resignation of the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, as the case may be.
SECTION 9.08 Agents in Their Individual Capacities.
Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch and its Affiliates may make loans to, issue letters of credit for the account of, accept deposits from, acquire Equity Interests in and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust, financial advisory, underwriting or other business with the Borrower and its respective Affiliates as though Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch were not the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, Swing Line Lender or an L/C Issuer hereunder and without notice to or consent of the Lenders. The Lenders acknowledge that, pursuant to such activities, Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch or its Affiliates may receive information regarding the Borrower or its Affiliates (including information that may be subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of the Borrower or such Affiliate) and acknowledge that neither the Administrative Agent nor the Collateral Agent shall be under any obligation to provide such information to them. With respect to its Loans, Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch and its Affiliates shall have the same rights and powers under this Agreement as any other Lender and may exercise such rights and powers as though it were not the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, Swing Line Lender or an L/C Issuer, and the terms “Lender” and “Lenders” include Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch in its individual capacity. Any successor to Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch as the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent shall also have the rights attributed to Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch under this Section 9.08.
SECTION 9.09 Successor Agents.
Each of the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent may resign as the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, as applicable upon thirty (30) days’ notice to the Lenders and the Borrower and if either the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent is a Defaulting Lender, the Borrower may remove such Defaulting Lender from such role upon ten (10) days’ notice to the Lenders. If the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent resigns under this Agreement or is removed by the Borrower, the Required Lenders shall appoint from among the Lenders a successor agent for the Lenders, which successor agent shall be consented to by the Borrower at all times other than during the existence of an Event of Default under Sections 8.01(f) or (g) (which consent of the Borrower shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed). If no successor agent is appointed prior to the effective date of the resignation or removal of the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, as applicable, the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, as applicable, in the case of a resignation, and the Borrower, in the case of a removal may appoint, after consulting with the Lenders and the Borrower (in the case of a resignation), a successor agent from among the Lenders. Upon the acceptance of its appointment as successor agent hereunder, the Person acting as such successor agent shall succeed to all the rights, powers and duties of the retiring Administrative Agent or retiring Collateral Agent and the term “Administrative Agent” or “Collateral Agent” shall mean such successor administrative agent or collateral agent and/or Supplemental Agent, as the case may be, and the retiring Administrative Agent’s or Collateral Agent’s appointment, powers and duties as the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent shall be terminated. After the retiring Administrative Agent’s or the Collateral Agent’s resignation or removal hereunder as the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent, the provisions of this Article IX and the provisions of Sections 10.04 and 10.05 shall inure to its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent under this Agreement. If no successor agent has accepted appointment as the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent by the date which is thirty (30) days following the retiring Administrative Agent’s or Collateral Agent’s notice of resignation or ten (10) days following the Borrower’s notice of removal, the retiring Administrative Agent’s or the retiring Collateral Agent’s resignation shall nevertheless thereupon become effective and the Lenders shall perform all of the duties of the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent hereunder until such time, if any, as the Required Lenders appoint a successor agent as provided for above. Upon the acceptance of any appointment as the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent hereunder by a successor and 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 Section 6.11 is satisfied, the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent shall thereupon succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, discretion, privileges, and duties of the retiring Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent, and the retiring Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations under the Loan Documents. After the retiring Administrative Agent’s or Collateral Agent’s resignation hereunder as the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, the provisions of this Article IX and Sections 10.04 and 10.05 shall continue in effect for its benefit in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was acting as the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent.
SECTION 9.10 Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim.
In case of the pendency of any receivership, insolvency, liquidation, bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, composition or other judicial proceeding relative to any Loan Party, the Administrative Agent (irrespective of whether the principal of any Loan or L/C Obligation shall then be due and payable as herein expressed or by declaration or otherwise and irrespective of whether the Administrative Agent shall have made any demand on the Borrower or the Collateral Agent) shall be (to the fullest extent permitted by mandatory provisions of applicable Law) entitled and empowered, by intervention in such proceeding or otherwise:
(a) to file and prove a claim for the whole amount of the principal and interest owing and unpaid in respect of the Loans, L/C Obligations and all other Obligations that are owing and unpaid and to file such other documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Lenders, the Collateral Agent and the Administrative Agent (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Lenders, the Collateral Agent and the Administrative Agent and their respective agents and counsel and all other amounts due to the Lenders, the Collateral Agent and the Administrative Agent under Sections 2.03(h) and (i), 2.09, 10.04 and 10.05) allowed in such judicial proceeding; and
(b) to collect and receive any monies or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and to distribute the same;
and any custodian, curator, receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or other similar official in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Lender to make such payments to the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent and, in the event that the Administrative Agent shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Lenders, to pay to the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent any amount due for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Agents and their respective agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent under Sections 2.09, 10.04 and 10.05.
Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to authorize the Administrative Agent to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Lender any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Obligations or the rights of any Lender or to authorize the Administrative Agent to vote in respect of the claim of any Lender in any such proceeding.
SECTION 9.11 Collateral and Guaranty Matters.
The Lenders (including in its capacity as a counterparty to a Secured Hedge Agreement or Treasury Services Agreement) irrevocably agree:
(a) that any Lien on any property granted to or held by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent under any Loan Document shall be automatically released (i) upon termination of the Aggregate Commitments and payment in full of all Obligations (other than (x) obligations under Secured Hedge Agreements and Treasury Services Agreements not yet due and payable and (y) contingent indemnification obligations not yet accrued and payable) and the expiration or termination or cash collateralization of all Letters of Credit, (ii) at the time the property subject to such Lien is Disposed or to be Disposed as part of or in connection with any Disposition permitted hereunder or under any other Loan Document to any Person other than a Person required to grant a Lien to the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent under the Loan Documents (or, if such transferee is a Person required to grant a Lien to the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent on such asset, at the option of the applicable Loan Party, such Lien on such asset may still be released in connection with the transfer so long as (y) the transferee grants a new Lien to the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent on such asset substantially concurrently with the transfer of such asset and (z) the priority of the new Lien is the same as that of the original Lien and the Lien of the Secured Parties on such asset is not impaired or otherwise adversely affected by such release and granting of such new Lien as reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent), (iii) subject to Section 10.01, if the release of such Lien is approved, authorized or ratified in writing by the Required Lenders, (iv) to the extent such asset constitutes an Excluded Asset or (v) if the property subject to such Lien is owned by a Guarantor, upon release of such Guarantor from its obligations under its Guaranty pursuant to clause (c) below;
(b) That upon the request of the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent may release or subordinate any Lien on any property granted to or held by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent under any Loan Document to the holder of any Lien on such property that is permitted by Sections 7.01(u) or (w) (in the case of clause (w), to the extent required by the terms of the obligations secured by such Liens) pursuant to documents reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent;
(c) That any Subsidiary Guarantor shall be automatically released from its obligations under the Guaranty if such Person ceases to be a Restricted Subsidiary or becomes an Excluded Subsidiary as a result of a transaction or designation permitted hereunder; provided that no such release shall occur if such Guarantor continues to be a guarantor in respect of the Senior Notes, the ABL Credit Agreement (other than Canadian Subsidiaries which guarantee Indebtedness under the ABL Credit Agreement) or any Junior Financing with a principal amount in excess of the Threshold Amount; and
(d) the Collateral Agent may, without any further consent of any Lender, enter into (i) a ABL Intercreditor Agreement or First Lien Intercreditor Agreement with the collateral agent or other representatives of holders of Permitted Ratio Debt that is intended to be secured on a pari passu basis with the Liens securing the Obligations and/or (ii) a Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement with the collateral agent or other representatives of the holders of Indebtedness permitted under Section 7.03 that is intended to be secured on a junior basis to the Liens securing the Obligations, in each case, where such Indebtedness is secured by Liens permitted under Section 7.01. The Collateral Agent may rely exclusively on a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower as to whether any such other Liens are permitted. Any First Lien Intercreditor Agreement, ABL Intercreditor Agreement or Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement entered into by the Collateral Agent in accordance with the terms of this Agreement shall be binding on the Secured Parties.
Upon request by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent at any time, the Required Lenders will confirm in writing the Administrative Agent’s or the Collateral Agent’s authority to release or subordinate its interest in particular types or items of property, or to release any Guarantor from its obligations under the Guaranty pursuant to this Section 9.11. In each case as specified in this Section 9.11, the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent will promptly upon the request of the Borrower (and each Lender irrevocably authorizes the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent to), at the Borrower’s expense, execute and deliver to the applicable Loan Party such documents as the Borrower 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 and this Section 9.11 (and the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent may rely conclusively on a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower to that effect provided to it by any Loan Party upon its reasonable request without further inquiry). Any execution and delivery of documents pursuant to this Section shall be without recourse to or warranty by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent. For the avoidance of doubt, no release of Collateral or Guarantors effected in the manner permitted by this Section 9.11 shall require the consent of any holder of obligations under Secured Hedge Agreement or any Treasury Services Agreements.
SECTION 9.12 Other Agents; Arrangers and Managers.
None of the Lenders or other Persons identified on the facing page or signature pages of this Agreement as a “joint bookrunner,” “joint lead arranger” or “co-manager” shall have any right, power, obligation, liability, responsibility or duty under this Agreement other than those applicable to all Lenders as such. Without limiting the foregoing, none of the Lenders or other Persons so identified shall have or be deemed to have any fiduciary relationship with any Lender. Each Lender acknowledges that it has not relied, and will not rely, on any of the Lenders or other Persons so identified in deciding to enter into this Agreement or in taking or not taking action hereunder.
SECTION 9.13 Withholding Tax Indemnity.
To the extent required by any applicable Law, the Administrative Agent may withhold from any payment to any Lender an amount equivalent to any applicable withholding Tax. If the Internal Revenue Service or any other authority of the United States or other jurisdiction asserts a claim that the Administrative Agent did not properly withhold Tax from amounts paid to or for the account of any Lender for any reason (including, without limitation, because the appropriate form was not delivered or not properly executed, or because such Lender failed to notify the Administrative Agent of a change in circumstance that rendered the exemption from, or reduction of withholding Tax ineffective), such Lender shall, within 10 days after written demand therefor, indemnify and hold harmless the Administrative Agent (to the extent that the Administrative Agent has not already been reimbursed by the Borrower pursuant to Section 3.01 and Section 3.04 and without limiting or expanding the obligation of the Borrower to do so) for all amounts paid, directly or indirectly, by the Administrative Agent as Taxes or otherwise, together with all expenses incurred, including legal expenses and any other out-of-pocket expenses, whether or not such Tax was correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to any Lender by the Administrative Agent shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Each Lender hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender under this Agreement or any other Loan Document against any amount due the Administrative Agent under this Section 9.13. The agreements in this Section 9.13 shall survive the resignation and/or replacement of the Administrative Agent, any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, a Lender and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all other Obligations. For the avoidance of doubt, the term “Lender” for purposes of this Section 9.13 shall include each L/C Issuer and Swing Line Lender.
SECTION 9.14 Appointment of Supplemental Agents.
(a) 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 or the Collateral 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 and the Collateral Agent are hereby authorized to appoint an additional individual or institution selected by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral 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 Agent” and collectively as “Supplemental Agents”).
(b) In the event that the Collateral Agent appoints a Supplemental Agent with respect to any Collateral, (i) 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 Collateral Agent with respect to such Collateral shall be exercisable by and vest in such Supplemental Agent to the extent, and only to the extent, necessary to enable such Supplemental 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 Agent shall run to and be enforceable by either the Collateral Agent or such Supplemental Agent, and (ii) 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 Agent and all references therein to the Collateral Agent shall be deemed to be references to the Collateral Agent and/or such Supplemental Agent, as the context may require.
(c) Should any instrument in writing from any Loan Party be required by any Supplemental Agent so appointed by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent for more fully and certainly vesting in and confirming to him or it such rights, powers, privileges and duties, such Loan Party shall execute, acknowledge and deliver any and all such instruments promptly upon request by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent. In case any Supplemental 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 Agent, to the extent permitted by Law, shall vest in and be exercised by the Administrative Agent until the appointment of a new Supplemental Agent.
ARTICLE X
Miscellaneous
SECTION 10.01 Amendments, Etc.
Except as otherwise set forth in this Agreement, no amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, and no consent to any departure by any Loan Party therefrom, shall be effective unless in writing signed by the Required Lenders, or by the Administrative Agent with the consent of the Required Lenders, and such Loan Party and each such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given; provided that any amendment or waiver contemplated in clauses (g) or (i) below, shall only require the consent of such Loan Party and the Required Revolving Credit Lenders or the Required Facility Lenders under the applicable Facility, as applicable; provided, further, that no such amendment, waiver or consent shall:
(a) extend or increase the Commitment of any Lender without the written consent of each Lender holding such Commitment (it being understood that a waiver of any condition precedent or of any Default, mandatory prepayment or mandatory reduction of the Commitments shall not constitute an extension or increase of any Commitment of any Lender);
(b) postpone any date scheduled for, or reduce or forgive the amount of, any payment of principal or interest under Sections 2.07 or 2.08 without the written consent of each Lender holding the applicable Obligation (it being understood that the waiver of (or amendment to the terms of) any mandatory prepayment of the Term Loans shall not constitute a postponement of any date scheduled for the payment of principal or interest and it being understood that any change to the definition of “Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio,” “Consolidated Secured Net Leverage Ratio” or “Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio” or, in each case, in the component definitions thereof shall not constitute a reduction or forgiveness in any rate of interest);
(c) reduce or forgive the principal of, or the rate of interest specified herein on, any Loan, or L/C Borrowing, or (subject to clause (iii) of the third proviso to this Section 10.01) any fees or other amounts payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document (or change the timing of payments of such fees or other amounts) without the written consent of each Lender holding such Loan, L/C Borrowing or to whom such fee or other amount is owed (it being understood that any change to the definition of “Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio,” “Consolidated Secured Net Leverage Ratio” or “Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio” or, in each case, in the component definitions thereof shall not constitute a reduction or forgiveness in any rate of interest); provided that only the consent of the Required Lenders shall be necessary to amend the definition of “Default Rate” or to waive any obligation of the Borrower to pay interest at the Default Rate;
(d) change any provision of Sections 8.04 or 10.01 or the definition of “Required Revolving Credit Lenders,” “Required Lenders,” “Required Facility Lenders,” “Required Class Lenders” or any other provision specifying the number of Lenders or portion of the Loans or Commitments required to take any action under the Loan Documents, without the written consent of each Lender directly affected thereby;
(e) other than in connection with a transaction permitted under Sections 7.04 or 7.05, release all or substantially all of the Collateral in any transaction or series of related transactions, without the written consent of each Lender;
(f) other than in connection with a transaction permitted under Sections 7.04 or 7.05, release all or substantially all of the aggregate value of the Guaranty, without the written consent of each Lender;
(g) (1) waive any condition set forth in Section 4.02 as to any Credit Extension under one or more Revolving Credit Facilities or (2) amend, waive or otherwise modify any term or provision which directly affects Lenders under one or more Revolving Credit Facilities and does not directly affect Lenders under any other Facility (including any waiver, amendment or modification of Section 7.11 or the definition of “Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio” or the component definitions thereof (but only to the extent of any such component definition’s effect on the definition of “Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio” for the purposes of Section 7.11), in each case, without the written consent of the Required Facility Lenders under such applicable Revolving Credit Facility or Facilities (and in the case of multiple Facilities which are affected, with respect to any such Facility, such consent shall be effected by the Required Facility Lenders of such Facility); provided, however, that the waivers described in this clause (g) shall not require the consent of any Lenders other than the Required Facility Lenders under such Facility or Facilities;
(h) amend, waive or otherwise modify the portion of the definition of “Interest Period” that provides for one, two, three or six month intervals to automatically allow intervals in excess of six months, without the written consent of each Lender affected thereby; or
(i) amend, waive or otherwise modify any term or provision (including the availability and conditions to funding under Section 2.14 (but not the conditions to implementing Incremental Term Loans or Incremental Revolving Credit Commitments pursuant to Section 2.14(d)(v) and Section 2.14(e)) with respect to Incremental Term Loans and Incremental Revolving Credit Commitments, under Section 2.15 with respect to Refinancing Term Loans and Other Revolving Credit Commitments and under Section 2.16 with respect to Extended Term Loans or Extended Revolving Credit Commitments and, in each case, the rate of interest applicable thereto) which directly affects Lenders of one or more Incremental Term Loans, Incremental Revolving Credit Commitments, Refinancing Term Loans, Other Revolving Credit Commitments, Extended Term Loans or Extended Revolving Credit 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, Incremental Revolving Credit Commitments, Refinancing Term Loans, Other Revolving Credit Commitments, Extended Term Loans or Extended Revolving Credit Commitments (and in the case of multiple Facilities which are affected, with respect to any such Facility, such consent shall be effected by the Required Facility Lenders of such Facility); provided, however, that the waivers described in this clause (i) shall not require the consent of any Lenders other than the Required Facility Lenders under such applicable Incremental Term Loans, Incremental Revolving Credit Commitments, Refinancing Term Loans, Other Revolving Credit Commitments, Extended Term Loans or Extended Revolving Credit Commitments, as the case may be;
and provided, further, that (i) no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by each L/C Issuer in addition to the Lenders required above, affect the rights or duties of an L/C Issuer under this Agreement or any Letter of Credit Issuance Request relating to any Letter of Credit issued or to be issued by it; (ii) no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by a Swing Line Lender in addition to the Lenders required above, affect the rights or duties of such 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, the Swing Line Lender and the Borrower so long as the obligations of the Revolving Credit Lenders are not affected thereby; (iii) no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, as applicable, 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, as applicable, under this Agreement or any other Loan Document; (iv) Section 10.07(h) may not be amended, waived or otherwise modified without the consent of each Granting Lender all or any part of whose Loans are being funded by an SPC at the time of such amendment, waiver or other modification; and (v) the consent of Lenders holding more than 50% of any Class of Commitments or Loans shall be required with respect to any amendment that by its terms adversely affects the rights of such Class in respect of payments or Collateral hereunder in a manner different than such amendment affects other Classes. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no Defaulting Lender shall have any right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent hereunder (and any amendment, waiver or consent which by its terms requires the consent of all Lenders or each affected Lender may be effected with the consent of the applicable Lenders other than Defaulting Lenders), except that (x) the Commitment of any Defaulting Lender may not be increased or extended without the consent of such Lender and (y) any waiver, amendment or modification requiring the consent of all Lenders or each affected Lender that by its terms materially and adversely affects any Defaulting Lender (if such Lender were not a Defaulting Lender) to a greater extent than other affected Lenders shall require the consent of such Defaulting Lender.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Lender consent is required to effect any amendment or supplement to any First Lien Intercreditor Agreement, ABL Intercreditor Agreement, any Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement or other intercreditor agreement or arrangement permitted under this Agreement that is for the purpose of adding the holders of Permitted First Priority Refinancing Debt, or Permitted Junior Lien Refinancing Debt, as expressly contemplated by the terms of such First Lien Intercreditor Agreement, ABL Intercreditor Agreement, such Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement or such other intercreditor agreement or arrangement permitted under this Agreement, as applicable (it being understood that any such amendment 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); provided, further, that no such agreement shall amend, modify or otherwise affect the rights or duties of the Administrative Agent hereunder or under any other Loan Document without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement and any other Loan Document may be amended solely with the consent of the Administrative Agent and the Borrower without the need to obtain the consent of any other Lender if such amendment is delivered in order (x) to correct or cure ambiguities, errors, omissions or defects, (y) to effect administrative changes of a technical or immaterial nature or (z) to fix incorrect cross references or similar inaccuracies in this Agreement or the applicable Loan Document and, in each case, such amendment shall become effective without any further action or the consent of any other party to any Loan Document if the same is not objected to in writing by the Required Lenders within five (5) Business Days following receipt of notice thereof. The Collateral Documents and related documents 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, supplemented 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, supplement or waiver is delivered in order (i) to comply with local Law or advice of local counsel, (ii) to correct or cure ambiguities, omissions, mistakes or defects or (iii) to cause such Collateral Documents or other document to be consistent with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and, in each case, such amendment shall become effective without any further action or the consent of any other party to any Loan Document if the same is not objected to in writing by the Required Lenders within five (5) Business Days following receipt of notice thereof.
Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or any other Loan Document to the contrary, the Borrower and the Administrative Agent may enter into any Incremental Amendment in accordance with Section 2.14, any Refinancing Amendment in accordance with Section 2.15 and any Extension Amendment in accordance with Section 2.16 and such Incremental Amendments, Refinancing Amendments and Extension Amendments shall be effective to amend the terms of this Agreement and the other applicable Loan Documents, in each case, without any further action or consent of any other party to any Loan Document.
SECTION 10.02 Notices and Other Communications; Facsimile Copies.
(a) General. Unless otherwise expressly provided herein, all notices and other communications provided for hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall be in writing (including by facsimile transmission). All such written notices shall be mailed, faxed or delivered to the applicable address, facsimile number or electronic mail address, and all notices and other communications expressly permitted hereunder to be given by telephone shall be made to the applicable telephone number, as follows:
(i) if to the Borrower (or any other Loan Party) or the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, an L/C Issuer or the Swing Line Lender, to the address, facsimile number, electronic mail address or telephone number specified for such Person on Schedule 10.02(a) or to such other address, facsimile number, electronic mail address or telephone number as shall be designated by such party in a notice to the other parties; and
(ii) if to any other Lender, to the address, facsimile number, electronic mail address or telephone number specified in its Administrative Questionnaire or to such other address, facsimile number, electronic mail address or telephone number as shall be designated by such party in a notice to the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, each L/C Issuer and the Swing Line Lender.
All such notices and other communications shall be deemed to be given or made upon the earlier to occur of (i) actual receipt by the relevant party hereto and (ii) (A) if delivered by hand or by courier, when signed for by or on behalf of the relevant party hereto; (B) if delivered by mail, four (4) Business Days after deposit in the mails, postage prepaid; (C) if delivered by facsimile, when sent and receipt has been confirmed by telephone; and (D) if delivered by electronic mail (which form of delivery is subject to the provisions of Section 10.02(c)), when delivered; provided that notices and other communications to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, an L/C Issuer and the Swing Line Lender pursuant to Article II shall not be effective until actually received by such Person. In no event shall a voice mail message be effective as a notice, communication or confirmation hereunder. Any notice not given during normal business hours for the recipient shall be deemed to have been given at the opening of business on the next Business Day for the recipient.
(b) Effectiveness of Facsimile Documents and Signatures. Loan Documents may be transmitted and/or signed by facsimile or other electronic communication. The effectiveness of any such documents and signatures shall, subject to applicable Law, have the same force and effect as manually signed originals and shall be binding on all Loan Parties, the Agents and the Lenders.
(c) Reliance by Agents and Lenders. The Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Lenders shall be entitled to rely and act upon any notices (including telephonic Committed Loan Notices and Swing Line Loan Notices) purportedly given by or on behalf of the Borrower even if (i) such notices were not made in a manner specified herein, were incomplete or were not preceded or followed by any other form of notice specified herein, or (ii) the terms thereof, as understood by the recipient, varied from any confirmation thereof. The Borrower shall indemnify each Agent-Related Person and each Lender from all losses, costs, expenses and liabilities resulting from the reliance by such Person on each notice purportedly given by or on behalf of the Borrower in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined in a final and non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction. All telephonic notices to the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent may be recorded by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, 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 or the Collateral 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.
SECTION 10.04 Attorney Costs and Expenses.
The Borrower agrees (a) if the Closing Date occurs, to pay or reimburse the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Lead Arrangers for all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in connection with the preparation, negotiation, syndication and execution of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and any amendment, waiver, consent or other modification of the provisions hereof and thereof (whether or not the transactions contemplated thereby are consummated), and the consummation and administration of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (including all Attorney Costs, which shall be limited to Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP and one local counsel as reasonably necessary in each relevant jurisdiction material to the interests of the Lenders taken as a whole) and (b) from and after the Closing Date, to pay or reimburse the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Lead Arrangers and each Lender for all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in connection with the enforcement (whether through negotiations, legal proceedings or otherwise) 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 respective Attorney Costs which shall be limited to Attorney Costs of one counsel to the Administrative Agent and the Lead Arrangers (and one local counsel as reasonably necessary in each relevant jurisdiction material to the interests of the Lenders taken as a whole)). The foregoing costs and expenses shall include all reasonable search, filing, recording and title insurance charges and fees related thereto, and other reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses incurred by any Agent. 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) days of receipt by the Borrower of an invoice relating thereto setting forth such expenses in reasonable detail including, if requested by the Borrower and to the extent reasonably available, backup documentation supporting such reimbursement request; provided that with respect to the Closing Date, all amounts due under this Section 10.04 shall be paid on the Closing Date solely to the extent invoiced to the Borrower within three Business Days of the Closing Date. 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 in its sole discretion. For the avoidance of doubt, this Section 10.04 shall not apply to Taxes, except any Taxes that represent liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, claims, demands, actions, prepayments, suits, costs, expenses and disbursements arising from any non-Tax claims.
SECTION 10.05 Indemnification by the Borrower.
The Borrower shall indemnify and hold harmless each Agent-Related Person, each Lender and their respective Affiliates, and their respective officers, directors, employees, partners, agents, advisors and other representatives of each of the foregoing (collectively the “Indemnitees”) from and against any and all liabilities (including Environmental Liabilities), obligations, losses, damages, penalties, claims, demands, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses and disbursements (including Attorney Costs 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, one local counsel for all Indemnitees taken as a whole in each relevant jurisdiction that is material to the interests of the Lenders, and solely in the case of a conflict of interest, one additional counsel in each relevant jurisdiction to each group of similarly situated affected Indemnitees) of any kind or nature whatsoever which may at any time be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against any such Indemnitee in any way relating to or arising out of or in connection with (a) the execution, delivery, enforcement, performance or administration of any Loan Document or any other agreement, letter or instrument delivered in connection with the transactions contemplated thereby or the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby, (b) any Commitment, Loan or Letter of Credit or the use or proposed use of the proceeds therefrom including any refusal by an L/C Issuer to honor a demand for payment under a Letter of Credit if the documents presented in connection with such demand do not strictly comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit or (c) any actual or prospective claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing, whether based on contract, tort or any other theory (including any investigation of, preparation for, or defense of any pending or threatened claim, investigation, litigation or proceeding) and regardless of whether any Indemnitee is a party thereto (all the foregoing, collectively, the “Indemnified Liabilities”) in all cases, whether or not caused by or arising, in whole or in part, out of the negligence of the Indemnitee; provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available to the extent that such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, claims, demands, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements resulted from (x) the gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee or of any of its Affiliates or their respective directors, officers, employees, partners, agents, advisors or other representatives, as determined by a final non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction, (y) a material breach of any obligations under any Loan Document by such Indemnitee or of any of its Affiliates or their respective directors, officers, employees, partners, advisors or other representatives, as determined by a final non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction or (z) any dispute solely among Indemnitees (other than any claims against an Indemnitee in its capacity or in fulfilling its role as an agent or arranger or any similar role or as a letter of credit issuer or swing line bank under any Facility and other than any claims arising out of any act or omission of Holdings, the Borrower, the Investors or any of their respective Affiliates). No Indemnitee shall be liable for any damages arising from the use by others of any information or other materials obtained through IntraLinks or other similar information transmission systems in connection with this Agreement, nor shall any Indemnitee, Loan Party or any Subsidiary 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 and for any out-of-pocket expenses); it being agreed that this sentence shall not limit the indemnification obligations of Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary. 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, any Subsidiary of 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 are consummated. All amounts due under this Section 10.05 shall be paid within thirty (30) days after written demand therefor (together with backup documentation supporting such reimbursement request); provided, however, that such Indemnitee shall promptly refund the amount of any payment to the extent that there is a final judicial or arbitral determination that such Indemnitee was not entitled to indemnification rights with respect to such payment pursuant to the express terms of this Section 10.05. The agreements in this Section 10.05 shall survive the resignation or removal of the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent, the replacement of any Lender, the termination of the Aggregate Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all the other Obligations. For the avoidance of doubt, this Section 10.05 shall not apply to Taxes, except any Taxes that represent liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, claims, demands, actions, prepayments, suits, costs, expenses and disbursements arising from any non-Tax claims.
SECTION 10.06 Payments Set Aside.
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, to the fullest extent possible under provisions of applicable Law, 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 applicable Overnight Rate from time to time in effect, in the applicable currency of such recovery or payment.
SECTION 10.07 Successors and Assigns.
(a) The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, except that the Borrower may not assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of each Lender (except as permitted by Section 7.04) and no Lender may assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder except (i) to an Assignee pursuant to an assignment made in accordance with the provisions of Section 10.07(b) (such an assignee, an “Eligible Assignee”) and (A) in the case of any Assignee that, immediately prior to or upon giving effect to such assignment, is an Affiliated Lender, Section 10.07(l), (B) in the case of any Assignee that is Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries, Section 10.07(m), or (C) in the case of any Assignee that, immediately prior to or upon giving effect to such assignment, is a Debt Fund Affiliate, Section 10.07(p), (ii) by way of participation in accordance with the provisions of Section 10.07(f), (iii) by way of pledge or assignment of a security interest subject to the restrictions of Section 10.07(h) or (iv) to an SPC in accordance with the provisions of Section 10.07(i) (and any other attempted assignment or transfer by any party hereto shall be null and void); provided, however, that notwithstanding anything to the contrary, (x) no Lender may assign or transfer by participation any of its rights or obligations hereunder to (i) any Person that is a Defaulting Lender or a Disqualified Lender (it being understood that the Administrative Agent shall have no obligation or duty to monitor or track whether any Disqualified Lender shall have become an assignee or Lender hereunder), (ii) a natural Person or (iii) to Holdings, the Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries (except pursuant to Section 2.05(a)(v) or Section 10.07(m)) and (y) no Lender may assign or transfer by participation any of its rights or obligations under the Revolving Credit Facility hereunder without the consent of the Borrower (not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) unless (i) such assignment or transfer is by a Revolving Credit Lender to an Affiliate of such Revolving Credit Lender of similar creditworthiness or (ii) an Event of Default under Section 8.01(a) or, solely with respect to the Borrower, Section 8.01(f) has occurred and is continuing; provided that the Borrower shall be deemed to have consented to any assignment of Term Loans unless the Borrower shall have objected thereto within fifteen (15) Business Days after a Responsible Officer of the Borrower having received written request therefor. 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(f) and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the Indemnitees) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement.
(b)(i) Subject to the conditions set forth in paragraph (b)(ii) below, any Lender may assign to one or more assignees (“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(b), participations in L/C Obligations and in Swing Line Loans) at the time owing to it) with the prior written consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) of:
(A) the Borrower; provided that no consent of the Borrower shall be required for (i) an assignment of all or any portion of the Term Loans to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund, (ii) an assignment related to Revolving Credit Commitments or Revolving Credit Exposure by a Revolving Credit Lender to an Affiliate of such Revolving Credit Lender of similar creditworthiness, (iii) if an Event of Default under Section 8.01(a) or, solely with respect to the Borrower, Section 8.01(f) has occurred and is continuing, (iv) an assignment of all or a portion of the Loans pursuant to Section 10.07(l), Section 10.07(m) or Section 10.07(p) or (v) any assignment made in connection with the primary syndication of the Facilities to Eligible Assignees approved by the Borrower on or prior to the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date;
(B) the Administrative Agent; provided that no consent of the Administrative Agent shall be required for an assignment (i) of all or any portion of a Term Loan to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund or (ii) all or any portion of the Loans pursuant to Section 10.07(l) or Section 10.07(m);
(C) each L/C Issuer at the time of such assignment; provided that no consent of the L/C Issuers shall be required for any assignment not related to Revolving Credit Commitments or Revolving Credit Exposure; and
(D) the Swing Line Lender; provided that no consent of the Swing Line Lender shall be required for any assignment not related to Revolving Credit Commitments or Revolving Credit Exposure.
(ii) Assignments shall be subject to the following additional conditions:
(A) except in the case of an assignment to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund or an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the assigning Lender’s Commitment or Loans of any Class, the amount of the Commitment or 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) shall not be less than an amount of $2,500,000 (in the case of each Revolving Credit Loan or Revolving Credit Commitment), $1,000,000 (in the case of a Term Loan), and shall be in increments of an amount of $1,000,000 (in the case of each Revolving Credit Loan or Revolving Credit Commitment) or $1,000,000 (in the case of Term Loans) in excess thereof (provided that simultaneous assignments to or from two or more Approved Funds shall be aggregated for purposes of determining compliance with this Section 10.07(b)(ii)(A)), unless each of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent otherwise consents; provided that such amounts shall be aggregated in respect of each Lender and its Affiliates or Approved Funds, if any;
(B) the parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Assignment and Assumption via an electronic settlement system acceptable to the Administrative Agent (or if previously agreed with the Administrative Agent, manually), together with a processing and recordation fee of $3,500 (which fee may be waived or reduced in the sole discretion of the Administrative Agent); provided that only one such fee shall be payable in the event of simultaneous assignments to or from two or more Approved Funds; and
(C) other than in the case of assignments pursuant to Section 10.07(m), the Assignee, if it shall not be a Lender, shall deliver to the Administrative Agent an Administrative Questionnaire (in which the Assignee shall designate one or more credit contacts to whom all syndicate-level information (which may contain material non-public information about the Loan Parties and their Affiliates or their respective securities) will be made available and who may receive such information in accordance with the Assignee’s compliance procedures and applicable laws, including federal and state securities laws) and all applicable tax forms required pursuant to Section 3.01(d).
This paragraph (b) shall not prohibit any Lender from assigning all or a portion of its rights and obligations among separate Facilities on a non-pro rata basis among such Facilities.
In connection with any assignment of rights and obligations of any Defaulting Lender hereunder, no such assignment shall be effective unless and until, in addition to the other conditions thereto set forth herein, the parties to the assignment shall make such additional payments to the Administrative Agent in an aggregate amount sufficient, upon distribution thereof as appropriate (which may be outright payment, purchases by the assignee of participations or subparticipations, or other compensating actions, including funding, with the consent of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, the applicable pro rata share of Loans previously requested but not funded by the Defaulting Lender, to each of which the applicable assignee and assignor hereby irrevocably consent), to (x) pay and satisfy in full all payment liabilities then owed by such Defaulting Lender to the Administrative 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.
(c) Subject to acceptance and recording thereof by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Sections 10.07(d) and (e), from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Assumption, (1) other than in connection with an assignment pursuant to Section 10.07(m), the Eligible Assignee thereunder shall be a party to this Agreement and, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, have the rights and obligations of a Lender under this Agreement, and (2) 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). 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 clause (c) 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(f).
(d) The Administrative Agent, acting solely for this purpose as an agent of the Borrower, shall maintain at the Administrative Agent’s Office a copy of each Assignment and Assumption, each Affiliated Lender Assignment and Assumption delivered to it, and each notice of cancellation of any Loans delivered by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 10.07(m) 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 the Unreimbursed Amounts), L/C Borrowings and the 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 Administrative Agent 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, with respect to such Lender’s own interest only, any Lender, at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice. This Section 10.07(d) and Section 2.11 shall be construed so that all Loans are 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 Term Loans or Incremental Term Loans held by Affiliated Lenders. Upon request by the Administrative Agent, the Borrower shall (i) promptly (and in any case, not less than five (5) Business Days (or shorter period as agreed to by the Administrative Agent) prior to the proposed effective date of any amendment, consent or waiver pursuant to Section 10.01) provide to the Administrative Agent, a complete list of all Affiliated Lenders holding Term Loans or Incremental Term Loans at such time and (ii) not less than five (5) Business Days (or shorter period as agreed to by the Administrative Agent) prior to the proposed effective date of any amendment, consent or waiver pursuant to Section 10.01, provide to the Administrative Agent, a complete list of all Debt Fund Affiliates holding Term Loans or Incremental Term Loans at such time.
(e) Upon its receipt of, and consent to, a duly completed Assignment and Assumption executed by an assigning Lender and an Assignee, an Administrative Questionnaire completed in respect of the assignee (unless the Assignee shall already be a Lender hereunder), the processing and recordation fee referred to in paragraph (b) above, if applicable, and the written consent of the Administrative Agent, if required, and, if required, the Borrower, the Swing Line Lender and each L/C Issuer to such assignment and any applicable tax forms required pursuant to Section 3.01(d), the Administrative Agent shall promptly (i) accept such Assignment and Assumption and (ii) record the information contained therein in the Register. No assignment shall be effective unless it has been recorded in the Register as provided in this paragraph (e).
(f) Any Lender may at any time sell participations to any Person, subject to the proviso to Section 10.07(a) (each, a “Participant”), in all or a portion of such Lender’s rights and/or obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and/or the Loans (including such Lender’s participations in L/C Obligations and/or Swing Line Loans) owing to it); provided that (i) such Lender’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations and (iii) the Borrower, the 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. 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 the other Loan Documents; 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 second proviso to Section 10.01 that requires the affirmative vote of such Lender. Subject to Section 10.07(g), the Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 3.01, 3.04 and 3.05 (subject to the requirements and limitations of such Sections) to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to Section 10.07(c). To the extent permitted by applicable Law, each Participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 10.09 as though it were a Lender; provided that such Participant agrees to be subject to Section 2.13 as though it were a Lender. Each Lender that sells a participation shall, acting solely for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of the Borrower, maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of each Participant and the principal amounts (and stated interest) of each participant’s interest in the Loans or other obligations under this Agreement (the “Participant Register”); provided that no Lender shall have any obligation to disclose all or any portion of the Participant Register to any Person (including the identity of any Participant or any information relating to a Participant’s interest in any Commitments, Loans or Letters of Credit or its other obligations under any Loan Document) except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary in connection with an audit or other proceeding to establish that such Commitment, Loan, Letter of Credit or other obligation is in registered form under Section 5f.103-1(c) of the United States Treasury Regulations. The entries in the Participant Register shall be conclusive and such Lender shall treat each person whose name is recorded in the Participant Register as the owner of such participation for all purposes of this Agreement notwithstanding any notice to the contrary.
(g) A Participant shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Sections 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, not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed.
(h) Any Lender may, without the consent of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, 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 central bank having jurisdiction over such Lender; provided that no such pledge or assignment shall release such Lender from any of its obligations hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or assignee for such Lender as a party hereto.
(i) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, any Lender (a “Granting Lender”) may grant to a special purpose funding vehicle identified as such in writing from time to time by the Granting Lender to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower (an “SPC”) the option to provide all or any part of any Loan that such Granting Lender would otherwise be obligated to make pursuant to this Agreement; provided that (i) nothing herein shall constitute a commitment by any SPC to fund any Loan, (ii) if an SPC elects not to exercise such option or otherwise fails to make all or any part of such Loan, the Granting Lender shall be obligated to make such Loan pursuant to the terms hereof and (iii) 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 (i) an SPC shall be entitled to the benefit of Sections 3.01, 3.04 and 3.05 (subject to the requirements and the limitations of such Section), but 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 except in the case of Sections 3.01 or 3.04, to the extent that the grant to the SPC was made with the prior written consent of the Borrower (not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed; for the avoidance of doubt, the Borrower shall have reasonable basis for withholding consent if an exercise by SPC immediately after the grant would result in materially increased indemnification obligations to the Borrower at such time), (ii) no SPC shall be liable for any indemnity or similar payment obligation under this Agreement for which a Lender would be liable, and (iii) the Granting Lender shall for all purposes, including the approval of any amendment, waiver or other modification of any provision of any Loan Document, remain the lender of record hereunder. The making of a Loan by an SPC hereunder shall utilize the Commitment of the Granting Lender to the same extent, and as if, such Loan were made by such Granting Lender. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, any SPC may (i) with notice to, but without prior consent of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent and with the payment of a processing fee of $3,500, assign all or any portion of its right to receive payment with respect to any Loan to the Granting Lender and (ii) disclose on a confidential basis any non-public information relating to its funding of Loans to any Rating Agency, commercial paper dealer or provider of any surety or Guarantee or credit or liquidity enhancement to such SPC.
(j) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, without the consent of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, (1) 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 (2) 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.
(k) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, any L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender may, upon thirty (30) days’ notice to the Borrower and the Lenders, resign as an L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender, respectively; provided that on or prior to the expiration of such 30-day period with respect to such resignation, the relevant L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender shall have identified a successor L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender reasonably acceptable to the Borrower willing to accept its appointment as successor L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender, as applicable, and to assume a Letter of Credit Percentage equal to or greater than the Letter of Credit Percentage of the resigning L/C Issuer. In the event of any such resignation of an L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender, the Borrower shall be entitled to appoint from among the Lenders willing to accept such appointment a successor L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender hereunder; provided that no failure by the Borrower to appoint any such successor shall affect the resignation of the relevant L/C Issuer or the Swing Line Lender, as the case may be, except as expressly provided above. If an L/C Issuer resigns as an L/C Issuer, it shall retain all the rights and obligations of an L/C Issuer hereunder with respect to all Letters of Credit outstanding as of the effective date of its resignation as an L/C Issuer and all L/C Obligations with respect thereto (including the right to require the Lenders to make Base Rate Loans or fund risk participations in Unreimbursed Amounts pursuant to Section 2.03(c)). If 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 and outstanding as of the effective date of such resignation, including the right to require the Lenders to make Base Rate Loans, Eurocurrency Rate Loans, SONIA Rate Loans or fund risk participations in outstanding Swing Line Loans pursuant to Section 2.04(c).
(l) Any Lender may, so long as no 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 a Person who is or will become, after such assignment, an Affiliated Lender through (x) Dutch auctions open to all Lenders on a pro rata basis in accordance with procedures of the type described in Section 2.05(a)(v) or (y) open market purchases on a non-pro rata basis, in each case subject to the following limitations:
(i) 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 M-1 hereto (an “Affiliated Lender Assignment and Assumption”);
(ii) 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;
(iii) the aggregate principal amount of Term Loans held at any one time by Affiliated Lenders shall not exceed 30% of the principal amount of all Term Loans at such time outstanding (such percentage, the “Affiliated Lender Cap”); and
(iv) as a condition to each assignment pursuant to this clause (l), the Administrative Agent shall have been provided a notice in the form of Exhibit M-2 to this Agreement 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 shall waive any right to bring any action in connection with such Term Loans against the Administrative Agent, in its capacity as such.
Each Affiliated Lender agrees to notify the Administrative Agent 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 promptly (and in any event within ten (10) Business Days) if it becomes an Affiliated Lender. Such notice shall contain the type of information required and be delivered to the same addressee as set forth in Exhibit M-2.
(m) Any Lender may, so long as no Default has occurred and is continuing and, only to the extent purchased at a discount, no proceeds of Revolving Credit Borrowings are applied to fund the consideration for any such assignment, at any time, assign all or a portion of its rights and obligations with respect to Term Loans under this Agreement to Holdings or the Borrower through (x) Dutch auctions open to all Lenders on a pro rata basis in accordance with procedures of the type described in Section 2.05(a)(v) or (y) notwithstanding Sections 2.12 and 2.13 or any other provision in this Agreement, open market purchase on a non-pro rata basis; provided that in connection with assignments pursuant to clauses (x) and (y) above:
(i) if Holdings is the assignee, upon such assignment, transfer or contribution, Holdings shall automatically be deemed to have contributed 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) above), (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.
(n) Notwithstanding anything in Section 10.01 or the definition of “Required Lenders,” “Required Class Lenders,” or “Required Facility Lenders” to the contrary, for purposes of determining whether the Required Lenders, the Required Class Lenders (in respect of a Class of Term Loans) or the Required Facility 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 unless the action in question affects any Non-Debt Fund Affiliate in a disproportionately adverse manner than its effect on the other Lenders, or subject to Section 10.07(o), any plan of reorganization pursuant to the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, (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, 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:
(A) all Term Loans held by any Affiliated Lenders shall be deemed to be not outstanding for all purposes of calculating whether the Required Lenders, the Required Class Lenders (in respect of a Class of Term Loans) or the Required Facility Lenders have taken any actions; and
(B) all Term Loans held by Affiliated Lenders shall be deemed to be not outstanding for all purposes of calculating whether all Lenders have taken any action unless the action in question affects such Affiliated Lender in a disproportionately adverse manner than its effect on other Lenders.
(o) 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 to such Affiliated Lender than the proposed treatment of similar Obligations held by Term Lenders that are not Affiliated Lenders.
(p) 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 Credit Commitments and Revolving Credit Loans held by Debt Fund Affiliates may not account for more than 50% (pro rata among such Debt Fund Affiliates) of the Term Loans, Revolving Credit Commitments and Revolving Credit Loans of consenting Lenders included in determining whether the Required Lenders have consented to any action pursuant to Section 10.01.
SECTION 10.08 Confidentiality.
Each of the Agents and the Lenders agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the Information and not to disclose such information, except that Information may be disclosed (a) to its Affiliates and its Affiliates’ managers, administrators, directors, officers, employees, trustees, partners, investors, investment advisors and agents, including accountants, legal counsel and other advisors (it being understood that the Persons to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such Information and instructed to keep such Information confidential); (b) to the extent requested by any Governmental Authority or self-regulatory authority having or asserting jurisdiction over such Person (including any Governmental Authority or examiner (including the National Association of Insurance Commissioners or any other similar organization) regulating any Lender or its Affiliates); provided that the Administrative Agent or such Lender, as applicable, agrees that it will notify the Borrower as soon as practicable in the event of any such disclosure by such Person (other than at the request of a regulatory authority or examiner) unless such notification is prohibited by law, rule or regulation; (c) to the CUSIP Service Bureau or any similar agency in connection with the issuance and monitoring of CUSIP numbers with respect to the Facilities or market data collectors, similar services providers to the lending industry and service providers to the Administrative Agent in connection with the administration and management of this Agreement and the Loan Documents; (d) to the extent required by applicable Laws or regulations or by any subpoena or similar legal process; provided that the Administrative Agent or such Lender, as applicable, agrees that it will notify the Borrower as soon as practicable in the event of any such disclosure by such Person (other than at the request of a regulatory authority or examiner) unless such notification is prohibited by law, rule or regulation; (e) to any other party to this Agreement; (f) subject to an agreement containing provisions at least as restrictive as those set forth in this Section 10.08 (or as may otherwise be reasonably acceptable to the Borrower), to any pledgee referred to in Section 10.07(h), counterparty to a Swap Contract, Eligible Assignee of or Participant in, or any prospective Eligible Assignee of or Participant in any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement (provided that the disclosure of any such Information to any Lenders or Eligible Assignees or Participants shall be made subject to the acknowledgement and acceptance by such Lender, Eligible Assignee or Participant that such Information is being disseminated on a confidential basis (on substantially the terms set forth in this Section 10.08 or as otherwise reasonably acceptable to the Borrower, including, without limitation, as agreed in any Borrower Materials) in accordance with the standard processes of the Administrative Agent or customary market standards for dissemination of such type of Information; (g) with the written consent of the Borrower; (h) to the extent such Information becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section 10.08 or becomes available to the Administrative Agent, the Lead Arrangers, any Lender, the L/C Issuer or any of their respective Affiliates on a nonconfidential basis from a source other than a Loan Party or any Investor or their respective Affiliates (so long as such source is not known to the Administrative Agent, the Lead Arrangers, such Lender, such L/C Issuer or any of their respective Affiliates to be bound by confidentiality obligations to any Loan Party); (i) to any Governmental Authority or examiner (including the National Association of Insurance Commissioners or any other similar organization) regulating any Lender; (j) to any Rating Agency when required by it (it being understood that, prior to any such disclosure, such Rating Agency shall undertake to preserve the confidentiality of any Information relating to Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries received by it from such Lender) or to the CUSIP Service Bureau or any similar organization; (k) in connection with the exercise of any remedies hereunder, under any other Loan Document or the enforcement of its rights hereunder or thereunder or (l) to the extent such Information is independently developed by the Administrative Agent, the Lead Arrangers, such Lender, such L/C Issuer or any of their respective Affiliates; provided that no disclosure shall be made to any Disqualified Lender. In addition, the Agents and the Lenders may disclose the existence of this Agreement and publicly available information about this Agreement to market data collectors, similar service providers to the lending industry, and service providers to the Agents and the Lenders in connection with the administration and management of this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, the Commitments, and the Credit Extensions. For the purposes of this Section 10.08, “Information” means all information received from the Loan Parties relating to any Loan Party, its Affiliates or its Affiliates’ directors, managers, officers, employees, trustees, investment advisors or agents, relating to Holdings, the Borrower or any of their Subsidiaries or its business, other than any such information that is publicly available to any Agent, any L/C Issuer or any Lender prior to disclosure by any Loan Party other than as a result of a breach of this Section 10.08; provided that all information received after the Closing Date from Holdings, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries shall be deemed confidential unless such information is clearly identified at the time of delivery as not being confidential.
SECTION 10.09Setoff.
In addition to any rights and remedies of the Lenders provided by Law, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, each Lender and its Affiliates (and the Collateral Agent, in respect of any unpaid fees, costs and expenses payable hereunder) is authorized at any time and from time to time, without prior notice to the Borrower, any such notice being waived by the Borrower (on its own behalf and on behalf of each Loan Party and each of its Subsidiaries) 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) at any time held by, and other Indebtedness at any time owing by, such Lender and its Affiliates or the Collateral Agent to or for the credit or the account of the respective Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries against any and all Obligations owing to such Lender and its Affiliates or the Collateral Agent hereunder or under any other Loan Document, now or hereafter existing, irrespective of whether or not such Agent or such Lender or Affiliate shall have made demand under this Agreement or any other Loan Document and although such Obligations may be contingent or unmatured or denominated in a currency different from that of the applicable deposit or Indebtedness; provided that in the event that any Defaulting Lender shall exercise any such right of setoff, (x) all amounts so set off shall be paid over immediately to the Administrative Agent for further application in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.17 and, pending such payment, shall be segregated by such Defaulting Lender from its other funds and deemed held in trust for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuers, and the Lenders, and (y) the Defaulting Lender shall provide promptly to the Administrative Agent a statement describing in reasonable detail the Obligations owing to such Defaulting Lender as to which it exercised such right of setoff. Each Lender agrees promptly to notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent after any such set off and application made by such Lender; provided that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such setoff and application. The rights of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and each Lender under this Section 10.09 are in addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights of setoff) that the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and such Lender may have. No amounts set off from any Guarantor shall be applied to any Excluded Swap Obligations of such Guarantor.
SECTION 10.10Interest 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 10.11Counterparts.
This Agreement and each other Loan Document may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery by telecopier or other electronic transmission of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Agreement and each other Loan Document shall be effective as delivery of an original executed counterpart of this Agreement and such other Loan Document. The Agents may also require that any such documents and signatures delivered by telecopier or other electronic transmission be confirmed by a manually signed original thereof; provided that the failure to request or deliver the same shall not limit the effectiveness of any document or signature delivered by telecopier or other electronic transmission.
SECTION 10.12Integration; Termination.
This Agreement, together with the other Loan Documents, comprises the complete and integrated agreement of the parties on the subject matter hereof and thereof and supersedes all prior agreements, written or oral, on such subject matter. In the event of any conflict between the provisions of this Agreement and those of any other Loan Document, the provisions of this Agreement shall control; provided that the inclusion of supplemental rights or remedies in favor of the Agents or the Lenders in any other Loan Document shall not be deemed a conflict with this Agreement. Each Loan Document was drafted with the joint participation of the respective parties thereto and shall be construed neither against nor in favor of any party, but rather in accordance with the fair meaning thereof.
SECTION 10.13Survival of Representations and Warranties.
All representations and warranties made hereunder and in any other Loan Document or other document delivered pursuant hereto or thereto or in connection herewith or therewith shall survive the execution and delivery hereof and thereof. Such representations and warranties have been or will be relied upon by each Agent and each Lender, regardless of any investigation made by any Agent or any Lender or on their behalf and notwithstanding that any Agent or any Lender may have had notice or knowledge of any Default at the time of any Credit Extension, and shall continue in full force and effect as long as any Loan or any other Obligation hereunder shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied or any Letter of Credit shall remain outstanding.
SECTION 10.14Severability.
If any provision of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents is held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, the legality, validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall not be affected or impaired thereby. The invalidity of a provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. Without limiting the foregoing provisions of this Section 10.14, if and to the extent that the enforceability of any provisions in this Agreement relating to Defaulting Lenders shall be limited by Debtor Relief Laws, as determined in good faith by the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or the Swing Line Lender, as applicable, then such provisions shall be deemed to be in effect only to the extent not so limited. Without limiting the foregoing provisions of this Section 10.14, if and to the extent that the enforceability of any provisions in this Agreement relating to Defaulting Lenders shall be limited by Debtor Relief Laws, as determined in good faith by the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or the Swing Line Lender, as applicable, then such provisions shall be deemed to be in effect only to the extent not so limited.
SECTION 10.15GOVERNING LAW.
(a)THIS AGREEMENT AND EACH OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
(b)ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING UNDER ANY LOAN DOCUMENT OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH OR RELATED OR INCIDENTAL TO THE DEALINGS OF THE PARTIES HERETO OR ANY OF THEM WITH RESPECT TO ANY LOAN DOCUMENT, OR THE TRANSACTIONS RELATED THERETO, IN EACH CASE WHETHER NOW EXISTING OR HEREAFTER ARISING, SHALL BE BROUGHT IN THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SITTING IN NEW YORK CITY OR OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF SUCH STATE, AND BY EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF THIS AGREEMENT, EACH LOAN PARTY, EACH AGENT AND EACH LENDER CONSENTS, FOR ITSELF AND IN RESPECT OF ITS PROPERTY, TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THOSE COURTS AND AGREES THAT IT WILL NOT COMMENCE OR SUPPORT ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANOTHER JURISDICTION. EACH LOAN PARTY, EACH AGENT AND EACH LENDER IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY OBJECTION, INCLUDING ANY OBJECTION TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OR BASED ON THE GROUNDS OF FORUM NON CONVENIENS, WHICH IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE BRINGING OF ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN SUCH JURISDICTION IN RESPECT OF ANY LOAN DOCUMENT OR OTHER DOCUMENT RELATED THERETO. EACH PARTY HERETO IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO SERVICE OF PROCESS IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO ANY LOAN DOCUMENTS IN THE MANNER PROVIDED FOR NOTICES (OTHER THAN TELECOPIER OR OTHER ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION) IN SECTION 10.02. NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT WILL AFFECT THE RIGHT OF ANY PARTY HERETO TO SERVE PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW. NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT WILL AFFECT THE RIGHT OF ANY PARTY HERETO TO SERVE PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW. NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT OR IN ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT SHALL AFFECT ANY RIGHT THAT THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT OR ANY LENDER MAY OTHERWISE HAVE TO BRING ANY ACTION TO ENFORCE ANY AWARD OR JUDGMENT OR EXERCISE ANY RIGHT UNDER THE COLLATERAL DOCUMENTS AGAINST ANY COLLATERAL OR ANY OTHER PROPERTY OF ANY LOAN PARTY IN ANY OTHER FORUM IN ANY JURISDICTION IN WHICH COLLATERAL IS LOCATED.
SECTION 10.16WAIVER OF RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY.
TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, EACH PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT HEREBY EXPRESSLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY CLAIM, DEMAND, ACTION OR CAUSE OF ACTION ARISING UNDER ANY LOAN DOCUMENT OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH OR RELATED OR INCIDENTAL TO THE DEALINGS OF THE PARTIES HERETO OR ANY OF THEM WITH RESPECT TO ANY LOAN DOCUMENT, OR THE TRANSACTIONS RELATED THERETO, IN EACH CASE WHETHER NOW EXISTING OR HEREAFTER ARISING, AND WHETHER FOUNDED IN CONTRACT OR TORT OR OTHERWISE; AND EACH PARTY HEREBY AGREES AND CONSENTS THAT ANY SUCH CLAIM, DEMAND, ACTION OR CAUSE OF ACTION SHALL BE DECIDED BY COURT TRIAL WITHOUT A JURY, AND THAT ANY PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT MAY FILE AN ORIGINAL COUNTERPART OR A COPY OF THIS SECTION 10.16 WITH ANY COURT AS WRITTEN EVIDENCE OF THE CONSENT OF THE SIGNATORIES HERETO TO THE WAIVER OF THEIR RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY.
SECTION 10.17Binding Effect.
This Agreement shall become effective when it shall have been executed by the Loan Parties, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the L/C Issuers and the Administrative Agent shall have been notified by each Lender, the Swing Line Lender and the L/C Issuers that each Lender, the Swing Line Lender and the L/C Issuers have executed it and thereafter this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Loan Parties, each Agent and each Lender and their respective successors and assigns, in each case in accordance with Section 10.07 (if applicable) and except that no Loan Party shall have the right to assign its rights hereunder or any interest herein without the prior written consent of the Lenders except as permitted by Section 7.04.
SECTION 10.18USA 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, address and tax identification number of such Loan Party and other information regarding such Loan Party that will allow such Lender or the Administrative Agent, as applicable, to identify such Loan Party in accordance with the USA PATRIOT Act. This notice is given in accordance with the requirements of the USA PATRIOT Act and is effective as to the Lenders and the Administrative Agent.
SECTION 10.19No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility.
(a)In connection with all aspects of each transaction contemplated hereby, each Loan Party acknowledges and agrees, and acknowledges its Affiliates’ understanding, that (i) the facilities provided for hereunder and any related arranging or other services in connection therewith (including in connection with any amendment, waiver or other modification hereof or of any other Loan Document) are an arm’s- length commercial transaction between the Borrower and its Affiliates, on the one hand, and the Agents, the Lead Arrangers and the Lenders, on the other hand, and the Borrower is capable of evaluating and understanding and understands and accepts the terms, risks and conditions of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the other Loan Documents (including any amendment, waiver or other modification hereof or thereof), (ii) in connection with the process leading to such transaction, each of the Agents, the Lead Arrangers and the Lenders is and has been acting solely as a principal and is not the financial advisor, agent or fiduciary, for the Borrower or any of its Affiliates, stockholders, creditors or employees or any other Person, (iii) none of the Agents, the Lead Arrangers or the Lenders has assumed or will assume an advisory, agency or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Borrower with respect to any of the transactions contemplated hereby or the process leading thereto, including with respect to any amendment, waiver or other modification hereof or of any other Loan Document (irrespective of whether any Agent or Lender has advised or is currently advising the Borrower or any of its Affiliates on other matters) and none of the Agents, the Lead Arrangers or the Lenders has any obligation to the Borrower or any of its Affiliates with respect to the financing transactions contemplated hereby except those obligations expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents, (iv) the Agents, the Lead Arrangers and the Lenders and their respective Affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from, and may conflict with, those of the Borrower and its Affiliates, and none of the Agents, the Lead Arrangers or the Lenders has any obligation to disclose any of such interests by virtue of any advisory, agency or fiduciary relationship and (v) the Agents, the Lead Arrangers and the Lenders have not provided and will not provide any legal, accounting, regulatory or tax advice with respect to any of the transactions contemplated hereby (including any amendment, waiver or other modification hereof or of any other Loan Document) and the Loan Parties have consulted their own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent they have deemed appropriate. Each Loan Party hereby waives and releases, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any claims that it may have against the Agents, the Lead Arrangers and the Lenders with respect to any breach or alleged breach of agency or fiduciary duty under applicable law relating to agency and fiduciary obligations.
(b)Each Loan Party acknowledges and agrees that each Lender, the Lead Arrangers and any Affiliate thereof may lend money to, invest in, and generally engage in any kind of business with, any of the Borrower, Holdings, any Investor, any Affiliate thereof or any other person or entity that may do business with or own securities of any of the foregoing, all as if such Lender, the Lead Arrangers or Affiliate thereof were not a Lender, the Lead Arrangers or an Affiliate thereof (or an agent or any other person with any similar role under the Facilities) and without any duty to account therefor to any other Lender, the Lead Arrangers, Holdings, the Borrower, any Investor or any Affiliate of the foregoing. Each Lender, the Lead Arrangers and any Affiliate thereof may accept fees and other consideration from Holdings, the Borrower, any Investor or any Affiliate thereof for services in connection with this Agreement, the Facilities or otherwise without having to account for the same to any other Lender, the Lead Arrangers, Holdings, the Borrower, any Investor or any Affiliate of the foregoing. Some or all of the Lenders and the Lead Arrangers may have directly or indirectly acquired certain equity interests (including warrants) in Holdings, the Borrower, an Investor or an Affiliate thereof or may have directly or indirectly extended credit on a subordinated basis to Holdings, the Borrower, an Investor or an Affiliate thereof. Each party hereto, on its behalf and on behalf of its Affiliates, acknowledges and waives the potential conflict of interest resulting from any such Lender, the Lead Arrangers or an Affiliate thereof holding disproportionate interests in the extensions of credit under the Facilities or otherwise acting as arranger or agent thereunder and such Lender, the Lead Arrangers or any Affiliate thereof directly or indirectly holding equity interests in or subordinated debt issued by Holdings, the Borrower, an Investor or an Affiliate thereof.
SECTION 10.20Electronic Execution of Assignments.
The words “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” and words of like import in any Assignment and Assumption shall be deemed to include electronic signatures or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature or the use of a paper-based record keeping 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 10.21Effect of Certain Inaccuracies.
In the event that any financial statement or Compliance Certificate previously delivered pursuant to Section 6.02(a) was inaccurate (regardless of whether this Agreement or the Commitments are in effect when such inaccuracy is discovered), and such inaccuracy, if corrected, would have led to the application of a higher Applicable Rate for any period (an “Applicable Period”) than the Applicable Rate applied for such Applicable Period, then (i) the Borrower shall as soon as practicable deliver to the Administrative Agent a corrected financial statement and a corrected Compliance Certificate for such Applicable Period, (ii) the Applicable Rate shall be determined based on the corrected Compliance Certificate for such Applicable Period, and (iii) the Borrower shall within 15 days after the delivery of the corrected financial statements and Compliance Certificate pay to the Administrative Agent the accrued additional interest or fees owing as a result of such increased Applicable Rate for such Applicable Period. This Section 10.21 shall not limit the rights of the Administrative Agent or the Lenders with respect to Sections 2.08(b) and 8.01.
SECTION 10.22Judgment Currency.
If for the purposes of obtaining judgment in any court it is necessary to convert a sum due from the Borrower hereunder in the currency expressed to be payable herein (the “specified currency”) into another currency, the parties hereto agree, to the fullest extent that they may effectively do so, that the rate of exchange used shall be that at which in accordance with normal banking procedures any Lender could purchase the specified currency with such other currency at such Lender’s New York office on the Business Day preceding that on which final judgment is given. The obligations of the Borrower in respect of any sum due to any Lender hereunder shall, notwithstanding any judgment in a currency other than the specified currency, be discharged only to the extent that on the Business Day following receipt by such Lender of any sum adjudged to be so due in such other currency such Lender may in accordance with normal banking procedures purchase the specified currency with such other currency; if the amount of the specified currency so purchased is less than the sum originally due to such Lender in the specified currency, the Borrower agrees, to the fullest extent that it may effectively do so, as a separate obligation and notwithstanding any such judgment, to indemnify the Lender against such loss, and if the amount of the specified currency so purchased exceeds the sum originally due to such Lender in the specified currency, such Lender agrees to remit such excess to the Borrower.
SECTION 10.23Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of EEA Financial Institutions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Loan Document or in any other agreement, arrangement or understanding among any such parties, each party hereto acknowledges that any liability of any Lender that is an Affected 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 the applicable Resolution Authority and agrees and consents to, and acknowledges and agrees to be bound by:
(a) | the application of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable Resolution Authority to any such liabilities arising hereunder which may be payable to it by any party hereto to any Lender that is an Affected Financial Institution; and |
(b) | the effects of any Bail-in Action on any such liability, including, if applicable: |
(i) | a reduction in full or in part or cancellation of any such liability; |
(ii) | a conversion of all, or a portion of, such liability into shares or other instruments of ownership in such Affected Financial Institution, its parent undertaking, or a bridge institution that may be issued to it or otherwise conferred on it, and that such shares or other instruments of ownership will be accepted by it in lieu of any rights with respect to any such liability under this Agreement or any other Loan Document; or |
(iii) | the variation of the terms of such liability in connection with the exercise of the Write-Down and Conversion Powers of the applicable Resolution Authority. |
SECTION 10.24Acknowledgement Regarding any Supported QFCs. To the extent that the Loan Documents provide support, through a guarantee or otherwise, for any Swap Contract or any other agreement or instrument that is a QFC (such support, “QFC Credit Support”, and each such QFC, a “Supported QFC”), the parties acknowledge and agree as follows with respect to the resolution power of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation under the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and Title II of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (together with the regulations promulgated thereunder, the “U.S. Special Resolution Regimes”) in respect of such Supported QFC and QFC Credit Support (with the provisions below applicable notwithstanding that the 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):
(a)In the event a Covered Entity that is party to a Supported QFC (each, a “Covered Party”) becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, the transfer of such Supported QFC and the benefit of such QFC Credit Support (and any interest and obligation in or under such Supported QFC and such QFC Credit Support, and any rights in property securing such Supported QFC or such QFC Credit Support) from such Covered Party will be effective to the same extent as the transfer would be effective under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if the Supported QFC and such QFC Credit Support (and any such interest, obligation and rights in property) were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States. In the event a Covered Party or a BHC Act Affiliate of a Covered Party becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, Default Rights under the 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.
(a)As used in this Section 10.24, the following terms have the following meanings:
“BHC Act Affiliate” of a party means an “affiliate” (as such term is defined under, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. 1841(k)) of such party.
“Covered Entity” means any of the following: (i) a “covered entity” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 252.82(b); (ii) a “covered bank” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 47.3(b); or (iii) a “covered FSI” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 382.2(b).
“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.
“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).
ARTICLE XI
Guaranty
SECTION 11.01The Guaranty.
Each Guarantor hereby jointly and severally with the other Guarantors guarantees, as a primary obligor and not merely as a surety to each Secured Party and their respective successors and assigns, the prompt payment in full when due (whether at stated maturity, by required prepayment, declaration, demand, by acceleration or otherwise) of the principal of and interest (including any interest, fees, costs or charges that would accrue but for the provisions of (i) Title 11 of the United States Code after any bankruptcy or insolvency petition under Title 11 of the United States Code and (ii) any other Debtor Relief Laws) on the Loans made by the Lenders to, and the Notes held by each Lender of, the Borrower, and all other Obligations (other than with respect to any Guarantor, Excluded Swap Obligations of such Guarantor) from time to time owing to the Secured Parties by any Loan Party under any Loan Document or any Secured Hedge Agreement or any Treasury Services Agreement, in each case strictly in accordance with the terms thereof (such obligations being herein collectively called the “Guaranteed Obligations”). The Guarantors hereby jointly and severally agree that if the Borrower or other Guarantor(s) shall fail to pay in full when due (whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) any of the Guaranteed Obligations, the Guarantors will promptly pay the same in cash, without any demand or notice whatsoever, and that in the case of any extension of time of payment or renewal of any of the Guaranteed Obligations, the same will be promptly paid in full when due (whether at extended maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) in accordance with the terms of such extension or renewal.
SECTION 11.02Obligations Unconditional.
The obligations of the Guarantors under Section 11.01 shall constitute a guarantee of payment and to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, are absolute, irrevocable and unconditional, joint and several, irrespective of the value, genuineness, validity, regularity or enforceability of the Guaranteed Obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement, the Notes, if any, or any other agreement or instrument referred to herein or therein, or any substitution, release or exchange of any other guarantee of or security for any of the Guaranteed Obligations, and, irrespective of any other circumstance whatsoever that might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense of a surety or Guarantor (except for payment in full). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, it is agreed that the occurrence of any one or more of the following shall not alter or impair the liability of the Guarantors hereunder which shall remain absolute, irrevocable and unconditional under any and all circumstances as described above:
(i)at any time or from time to time, without notice to the Guarantors, to the extent permitted by Law, the time for any performance of or compliance with any of the Guaranteed Obligations shall be extended, or such performance or compliance shall be waived;
(ii)any of the acts mentioned in any of the provisions of this Agreement or the Notes, if any, or any other agreement or instrument referred to herein or therein shall be done or omitted;
(iii)the maturity of any of the Guaranteed Obligations shall be accelerated, or any of the Guaranteed Obligations shall be amended in any respect, or any right under the Loan Documents or any other agreement or instrument referred to herein or therein shall be amended or waived in any respect or any other guarantee of any of the Guaranteed Obligations or except as permitted pursuant to Section 11.10 any security therefor shall be released or exchanged in whole or in part or otherwise dealt with;
(iv)any Lien or security interest granted to, or in favor of, an L/C Issuer or any Lender or Agent as security for any of the Guaranteed Obligations shall fail to be perfected; or
(v)the release of any other Guarantor pursuant to Section 11.10.
The Guarantors hereby expressly waive diligence, presentment, demand of payment, protest and, to the extent permitted by Law, all notices whatsoever, and any requirement that any Secured Party exhaust any right, power or remedy or proceed against the Borrower under this Agreement or the Notes, if any, or any other agreement or instrument referred to herein or therein, or against any other person under any other guarantee of, or security for, any of the Guaranteed Obligations. The Guarantors waive, to the extent permitted by Law, any and all notice of the creation, renewal, extension, waiver, termination or accrual of any of the Guaranteed Obligations and notice of or proof of reliance by any Secured Party upon this Guaranty or acceptance of this Guaranty, and the Guaranteed Obligations, and any of them, shall conclusively be deemed to have been created, contracted or incurred in reliance upon this Guaranty, and all dealings between the Borrower and the Secured Parties shall likewise be conclusively presumed to have been had or consummated in reliance upon this Guaranty. This Guaranty shall be construed as a continuing, absolute, irrevocable and unconditional guarantee of payment without regard to any right of offset with respect to the Guaranteed Obligations at any time or from time to time held by Secured Parties, and the obligations and liabilities of the Guarantors hereunder shall not be conditioned or contingent upon the pursuit by the Secured Parties or any other person at any time of any right or remedy against the Borrower or against any other person which may be or become liable in respect of all or any part of the Guaranteed Obligations or against any collateral security or guarantee therefor or right of offset with respect thereto. This Guaranty shall remain in full force and effect and be binding in accordance with and to the extent of its terms upon the Guarantors and the successors and assigns thereof, and shall inure to the benefit of the Lenders, and their respective successors and assigns, notwithstanding that from time to time during the term of this Agreement there may be no Guaranteed Obligations outstanding.
SECTION 11.03Reinstatement.
The obligations of the Guarantors under this Article XI shall be automatically reinstated if and to the extent that for any reason any payment by or on behalf of the Borrower or other Loan Party in respect of the Guaranteed Obligations is rescinded or must be otherwise restored by any holder of any of the Guaranteed Obligations, whether as a result of any proceedings in insolvency, bankruptcy or reorganization or otherwise.
SECTION 11.04Subrogation; Subordination.
Each Guarantor hereby agrees that until the payment and satisfaction in full in cash of all Guaranteed Obligations (other than (x) obligations under Secured Hedge Agreements and Treasury Services Agreements not yet due and payable and (y) contingent indemnification obligations not yet accrued and payable) and the expiration or termination of the Commitments of the Lenders under this Agreement, it shall waive any claim and shall not exercise any right or remedy, direct or indirect, arising by reason of any performance by it of its guarantee in Section 11.01, whether by subrogation or otherwise, against the Borrower or any other Guarantor of any of the Guaranteed Obligations or any security for any of the Guaranteed Obligations. Any Indebtedness of any Loan Party permitted pursuant to Sections 7.03(b)(ii) or 7.03(d) shall be subordinated to such Loan Party’s Obligations in the manner set forth in the Intercompany Note evidencing such Indebtedness.
SECTION 11.05Remedies.
The Guarantors jointly and severally agree that, as between the Guarantors and the Lenders, the obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement and the Notes, if any, may be declared to be forthwith due and payable as provided in Section 8.02 (and shall be deemed to have become automatically due and payable in the circumstances provided in Section 8.02) for purposes of Section 11.01, notwithstanding any stay, injunction or other prohibition preventing such declaration (or such obligations from becoming automatically due and payable) as against the Borrower and that, in the event of such declaration (or such obligations being deemed to have become automatically due and payable), such obligations (whether or not due and payable by the Borrower) shall forthwith become due and payable by the Guarantors for purposes of Section 11.01.
SECTION 11.06Instrument for the Payment of Money.
Each Guarantor hereby acknowledges that the guarantee in this Article XI constitutes an instrument for the payment of money, and consents and agrees that any Lender or Agent, at its sole option, in the event of a dispute by such Guarantor in the payment of any moneys due hereunder, shall have the right to bring a motion-action under New York CPLR Section 3213.
SECTION 11.07Continuing Guaranty.
The guarantee in this Article XI is a continuing guarantee of payment, and shall apply to all Guaranteed Obligations whenever arising.
SECTION 11.08General Limitation on Guarantee Obligations.
In any action or proceeding involving any state corporate limited partnership or limited liability company law, or any applicable state, federal or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other Law affecting the rights of creditors generally, if the obligations of any Subsidiary Guarantor under Section 11.01 would otherwise be held or determined to be void, voidable, invalid or unenforceable, or subordinated to the claims of any other creditors, on account of the amount of its liability under Section 11.01, then, notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary, the amount of such liability shall, without any further action by such Subsidiary Guarantor, any Loan Party or any other person, be automatically limited and reduced to the highest amount (after giving effect to the right of contribution established in Section 11.11) that is valid and enforceable and not subordinated to the claims of other creditors as determined in such action or proceeding.
SECTION 11.09Information.
Each Guarantor assumes all responsibility for being and keeping itself informed of the Borrower’s financial condition and assets, and of all other circumstances bearing upon the risk of nonpayment of the Guaranteed Obligations and the nature, scope and extent of the risks that each Guarantor assumes and incurs under this Guaranty, and agrees that none of any Agent, any L/C Issuer or any Lender shall have any duty to advise any Guarantor of information known to it regarding those circumstances or risks.
SECTION 11.10Release of Guarantors.
If, in compliance with the terms and provisions of the Loan Documents, (i) all or substantially all of the Equity Interests or property of any Subsidiary Guarantor are sold or otherwise transferred (a “Transferred Guarantor”) to a person or persons, none of which is a Loan Party or (ii) any Subsidiary Guarantor becomes an Excluded Subsidiary, such Transferred Guarantor shall, upon the consummation of such sale or transfer or upon becoming an Excluded Subsidiary, be automatically released from its obligations under this Agreement (including under Section 10.05 hereof) and its obligations to pledge and grant any Collateral owned by it pursuant to any Collateral Document and, in the case of a sale of all or substantially all of the Equity Interests of the Transferred Guarantor, the pledge of such Equity Interests to the Collateral Agent pursuant to the Collateral Documents shall be automatically released, and, so long as the Borrower shall have provided the Agents such certifications or documents as any Agent shall reasonably request, the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent shall, at such Transferred Guarantor’s expense, take such actions as are necessary to effect each release described in this Section 11.10 in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Collateral Documents; provided that no such release shall occur if such Guarantor continues to be a guarantor in respect of the Senior Notes, the ABL Credit Agreement (other than Canadian Subsidiaries which guarantee Indebtedness under the ABL Credit Agreement) or any Junior Financing with a principal amount in excess of the Threshold Amount.
When all Commitments hereunder have terminated, and all Loans or other Obligation (other than obligations under Treasury Services Agreements or Secured Hedge Agreements) hereunder which are accrued and payable have been paid or satisfied, and no Letter of Credit remains outstanding (except any Letter of Credit the Outstanding Amount of which the Obligations related thereto has been Cash Collateralized or for which a backstop letter of credit reasonably satisfactory to the applicable L/C Issuer has been put in place), this Agreement, the other Loan Documents and the guarantees made herein shall terminate with respect to all Obligations, except with respect to Obligations that expressly survive such repayment pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents. The Collateral Agent shall, at each Guarantor’s expense, take such actions as are necessary to release any Collateral owned by such Guarantor in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Collateral Documents.
SECTION 11.11Right of Contribution.
Each Guarantor hereby agrees that to the extent that a Subsidiary Guarantor shall have paid more than its proportionate share of any payment made hereunder, such Subsidiary Guarantor shall be entitled to seek and receive contribution from and against any other Guarantor hereunder which has not paid its proportionate share of such payment. Each Subsidiary Guarantor’s right of contribution shall be subject to the terms and conditions of Section 11.04. The provisions of this Section 11.11 shall in no respect limit the obligations and liabilities of any Subsidiary Guarantor to the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer, the Swing Line Lender and the Lenders, and each Subsidiary Guarantor shall remain liable to the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer, the Swing Line Lender and the Lenders for the full amount guaranteed by such Subsidiary Guarantor hereunder.
SECTION 11.12Cross-Guaranty.
Each Qualified ECP Guarantor hereby jointly and severally, absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably undertakes to provide such funds or other support to each Specified Guarantor as may be needed by such Specified Guarantor from time to time to honor all of its obligations under its Guaranty and the other Loan Documents in respect of any Swap Obligation (provided, however, that each Qualified ECP Guarantor shall only be liable under this Section 11.12 for up to the maximum amount of such liability that can be hereby incurred without rendering such Qualified ECP Guarantor’s obligations and undertakings under this Section 11.12 voidable under applicable law relating to fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer, and not for any greater amount). The obligations and undertakings of each Qualified ECP Guarantor under this Section 11.12 shall remain in full force and effect until the Obligations have been indefeasibly paid and performed in full and all Commitments have been terminated. Each Qualified ECP Guarantor intends that this Section 11.12 constitute, and this Section 11.12 shall be deemed to constitute, an agreement for the benefit of each Specified Guarantor for all purposes of the Commodity Exchange Act.
Exhibit 10.2
Execution Copy
SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT
dated as of July 3, 2014,
As amended and restated on January 24, 2018
As amended and restated on November 18, 2021
among
OMAHA HOLDINGS LLC,
as Holdings,
GATES GLOBAL LLC,
as U.S. Borrower,
GATES INDUSTRIAL CANADA LTD.
(f/k/a Tomkins Automotive Canada Limited),
as Canadian Borrower
THE LENDERS FROM TIME TO TIME PARTY HERETO,
CITIBANK, N.A.,
as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent
and
CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.,
as Lead Arranger and Bookrunner
CITIBANK, N.A.,
as Second Restatement Lead Arranger and Second
Restatement Bookrunner
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS
Section 1.01 | Defined Terms | 1 |
Section 1.02 | Other Interpretive Provisions | 78 |
Section 1.03 | Accounting Terms and Determinations | 80 |
Section 1.04 | Rounding | 80 |
Section 1.05 | Times of Day | 80 |
Section 1.06 | Letter of Credit Amounts | 80 |
Section 1.07 | Currency Equivalents Generally | 80 |
Section 1.08 | References to Agreements, Laws, Etc. | 81 |
Section 1.09 | Timing of Payment or Performance | 81 |
Section 1.10 | Change of Currency | 81 |
ARTICLE II
THE COMMITMENTS AND CREDIT EXTENSIONS
Section 2.01 | The Loans | 82 |
Section 2.02 | Borrowings, Conversions and Continuations of Loans | 85 |
Section 2.03 | Letters of Credit | 87 |
Section 2.04 | Swing Line Loans | 96 |
Section 2.05 | Prepayments | 99 |
Section 2.06 | Termination or Reduction of Commitments | 101 |
Section 2.07 | Repayment of Loans | 102 |
Section 2.08 | Interest | 102 |
Section 2.09 | Fees | 103 |
Section 2.10 | Computation of Interest and Fees; Retroactive Adjustments of Applicable Rate and Applicable Fee Rate | 104 |
Section 2.11 | Evidence of Debt | 105 |
Section 2.12 | Payments Generally; Administrative Agent’s Clawback | 105 |
Section 2.13 | Sharing of Payments by Lenders | 109 |
Section 2.14 | Increase in Revolving Credit Facility | 110 |
Section 2.15 | Designation of U.S. Borrower as Borrowers’ Agent | 111 |
Section 2.16 | Defaulting Lenders | 112 |
Section 2.17 | Extension of Revolving Credit Loans | 115 |
ARTICLE III
TAXES, INCREASED COSTS PROTECTION AND ILLEGALITY
Section 3.01 | Taxes | 116 |
Section 3.02 | Illegality | 119 |
Section 3.03 | Inability to Determine Rates | 119 |
Section 3.04 | Increased Cost and Reduced Return; Capital Adequacy; Reserves on Eurodollar Rate Loans | 120 |
Section 3.05 | Funding Losses | 121 |
Section 3.06 | Matters Applicable to All Requests for Compensation | 122 |
Section 3.07 | Replacement of Lenders under Certain Circumstances | 123 |
Section 3.08 | Survival | 124 |
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ARTICLE IV
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO CREDIT EXTENSIONS
Section 4.01 | Conditions to Closing and Initial Credit Extension | 124 |
Section 4.02 | Conditions to All Credit Extensions | 126 |
ARTICLE V
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
Section 5.01 | Existence, Qualification and Power; Compliance with Laws | 127 |
Section 5.02 | Authorization; No Contravention | 127 |
Section 5.03 | Governmental Authorization; Other Consents | 127 |
Section 5.04 | Binding Effect | 128 |
Section 5.05 | Financial Statements; No Material Adverse Effect | 128 |
Section 5.06 | Litigation | 128 |
Section 5.07 | [Reserved] | 129 |
Section 5.08 | Ownership of Property; Liens; Real Property | 129 |
Section 5.09 | Environmental Matters | 129 |
Section 5.10 | Taxes | 130 |
Section 5.11 | ERISA Compliance; Canadian Pension Plans and Canadian Benefit Plans | 130 |
Section 5.12 | Subsidiaries; Equity Interests | 131 |
Section 5.13 | Margin Regulations; Investment Company Act | 131 |
Section 5.14 | Disclosure | 131 |
Section 5.15 | Labor Matters | 132 |
Section 5.16 | [Reserved] | 132 |
Section 5.17 | Intellectual Property; Licenses, Etc. | 132 |
Section 5.18 | Solvency | 132 |
Section 5.19 | Subordination of Junior Financing | 132 |
Section 5.20 | OFAC; USA PATRIOT Act; FCPA | 133 |
Section 5.21 | Security Documents | 133 |
ARTICLE VI
AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
Section 6.01 | Financial Statements; Reports | 134 |
Section 6.02 | Certificates; Other Information | 136 |
Section 6.03 | Notices | 138 |
Section 6.04 | Payment of Obligations | 138 |
Section 6.05 | Preservation of Existence, Etc. | 138 |
Section 6.06 | Maintenance of Properties | 138 |
Section 6.07 | Maintenance of Insurance | 139 |
Section 6.08 | Compliance with Laws | 139 |
Section 6.09 | Books and Records | 140 |
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Section 6.10 | Inspection Rights | 140 |
Section 6.11 | Additional Collateral; Additional Guarantors | 141 |
Section 6.12 | Compliance with Environmental Laws | 143 |
Section 6.13 | Further Assurances | 143 |
Section 6.14 | Designation of Subsidiaries | 143 |
Section 6.15 | [Reserved] | 143 |
Section 6.16 | Post-Closing Covenants | 143 |
Section 6.17 | [Reserved] | 144 |
Section 6.18 | Maintenance of Cash Management System | 144 |
ARTICLE VII
NEGATIVE COVENANTS
Section 7.01 | Liens | 145 |
Section 7.02 | Investments | 150 |
Section 7.03 | Indebtedness | 153 |
Section 7.04 | Fundamental Changes | 156 |
Section 7.05 | Dispositions | 157 |
Section 7.06 | Restricted Payments | 159 |
Section 7.07 | Change in Nature of Business | 163 |
Section 7.08 | Transactions with Affiliates | 163 |
Section 7.09 | Burdensome Agreements | 164 |
Section 7.10 | Use of Proceeds | 164 |
Section 7.11 | Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio | 165 |
Section 7.12 | Accounting Changes | 165 |
Section 7.13 | Prepayments, Etc. of Indebtedness | 165 |
Section 7.14 | Permitted Activities of Holdings | 166 |
Section 7.15 | Dominion Account | 167 |
Section 7.16 | Canadian Defined Benefit Plans | 167 |
ARTICLE VIII
EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES
Section 8.01 | Events of Default | 167 |
Section 8.02 | Remedies Upon Event of Default | 169 |
Section 8.03 | Exclusion of Immaterial Subsidiaries | 170 |
Section 8.04 | Application of Funds | 170 |
Section 8.05 | Borrowers’ Right to Cure | 172 |
ARTICLE IX
AGENTS
Section 9.01 | Appointment and Authority | 173 |
Section 9.02 | Rights as a Lender | 173 |
Section 9.03 | Exculpatory Provisions | 173 |
Section 9.04 | Reliance by Administrative Agent | 174 |
Section 9.05 | Delegation of Duties | 174 |
Section 9.06 | Resignation of Administrative Agent | 175 |
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Section 9.07 | Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent and Other Lenders | 175 |
Section 9.08 | No Other Duties, Etc. | 176 |
Section 9.09 | Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim | 176 |
Section 9.10 | Collateral and Guaranty Matters | 176 |
Section 9.11 | Cash Management Agreements and Secured Hedge Agreements | 178 |
Section 9.12 | Withholding Tax | 178 |
Section 9.13 | Québec Security | 179 |
Section 9.14 | ERISA Matters | 179 |
ARTICLE X
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 10.01 | Amendments, Etc. | 184 |
Section 10.02 | Notices; Effectiveness; Electronic Communication | 186 |
Section 10.03 | No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies; Enforcement | 188 |
Section 10.04 | Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver | 189 |
Section 10.05 | Payments Set Aside | 190 |
Section 10.06 | Successors and Assigns | 191 |
Section 10.07 | Treatment of Certain Information; Confidentiality | 195 |
Section 10.08 | Right of Setoff | 196 |
Section 10.09 | Interest Rate Limitation | 197 |
Section 10.10 | Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness | 197 |
Section 10.11 | Survival of Representations and Warranties | 197 |
Section 10.12 | Severability | 197 |
Section 10.13 | Replacement of Lenders | 197 |
Section 10.14 | Governing Law; Jurisdiction Etc. | 198 |
Section 10.15 | [Reserved] | 199 |
Section 10.16 | Waiver of Jury Trial | 199 |
Section 10.17 | No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility | 199 |
Section 10.18 | Electronic Execution of Assignments and Certain Other Documents | 200 |
Section 10.19 | USA PATRIOT Act Notice | 200 |
Section 10.20 | Intercreditor Agreements | 200 |
Section 10.21 | Lender Loss Sharing Agreement | 201 |
Section 10.22 | Judgment Currency | 203 |
Section 10.23 | Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of EEA Financial Institutions | 203 |
ARTICLE XI
U.S. LOAN GUARANTEE
Section 11.01 | The Guaranty | 205 |
Section 11.02 | Obligations Unconditional | 206 |
Section 11.03 | Reinstatement | 207 |
Section 11.04 | Subrogation; Subordination | 207 |
Section 11.05 | Remedies | 207 |
Section 11.06 | Instruments for the Payment of Money | 208 |
Section 11.07 | Continuing Guaranty | 208 |
Section 11.08 | General Limitation on Guarantee Obligations | 208 |
Section 11.09 | Information | 208 |
Section 11.10 | Release of U.S. Subsidiary Guarantors | 208 |
Section 11.11 | Right of Contribution | 209 |
Section 11.12 | Cross-Guaranty | 209 |
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ARTICLE XII
CANADIAN LOAN GUARANTY
Section 12.01 | The Guaranty | 209 |
Section 12.02 | Obligations Unconditional | 210 |
Section 12.03 | Reinstatement | 211 |
Section 12.04 | Subrogation; Subordination | 211 |
Section 12.05 | Remedies | 211 |
Section 12.06 | Instruments for the Payment of Money | 211 |
Section 12.07 | Continuing Guaranty | 211 |
Section 12.08 | General Limitation on Guarantee | 211 |
Section 12.09 | Information | 212 |
Section 12.10 | Release of Canadian Guarantors | 212 |
Section 12.11 | Right of Contribution | 212 |
Section 12.12 | Cross-Guaranty | 213 |
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Schedules:1
Schedule 1.01A | - | Collateral Documents |
Schedule 1.01B | - | Existing Letters of Credit |
Schedule 1.01C | - | Unrestricted Subsidiaries |
Schedule 2.01A | - | U.S. Revolving Credit Lenders; U.S. Revolving Credit Commitments; U.S. Applicable Percentage |
Schedule 2.01B | - | Canadian Revolving Credit Lenders; Canadian Revolving Credit Commitments; Canadian Applicable Percentage |
Schedule 5.05 | - | Certain Liabilities |
Schedule 5.06 | - | Litigation |
Schedule 5.08 | - | Ownership of Property |
Schedule 5.09(a) | - | Environmental Matters |
Schedule 5.10 | - | Taxes |
Schedule 5.11(a) | - | ERISA Compliance |
Schedule 5.11(d) | Canadian Defined Pension Plans | |
Schedule 5.12 | - | Subsidiaries and Other Equity Investments |
Schedule 6.01 | Borrower’s Website | |
Schedule 6.16 | - | Post-Closing Matters |
Schedule 7.01(b) | - | Existing Liens |
Schedule 7.02(f) | - | Existing Investments |
Schedule 7.03(b) | - | Existing Indebtedness |
Schedule 7.05(f) | - | Dispositions |
Schedule 7.08 | - | Transactions with Affiliates |
Schedule 7.09 | - | Certain Contractual Obligations |
Schedule 10.02 | - | Administrative Agent’s Office |
Schedule 10.02(a) | Notice Information |
Exhibits:
1 All Schedules and Exhibits not attached to this Agreement shall be as set forth in the Original Credit Agreement.
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SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT
This SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT (as further amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, this “Agreement”) is entered into as of November 18, 2021, among OMAHA HOLDINGS LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Holdings I”), GATES GLOBAL LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “U.S. Borrower”), GATES INDUSTRIAL CANADA LTD. (F/K/A Tomkins Automotive Canada Limited), an Ontario limited company (the “Canadian Borrower” and, together with the U.S. Borrower each a “Borrower” and collectively, the “Borrowers”), CITIBANK, N.A. (“Citibank”), as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent, the other agents listed herein and each lender from time to time party hereto (collectively, the “Lenders” and individually, a “Lender”).
WHEREAS, the Borrowers were party to an asset-based credit agreement dated as of July 3, 2014 among the Borrowers, Holdings I, the lenders party thereto and Citibank (as amended on April 7, 2017 by Amendment No. 1 and as further amended on January 19, 2018 by Amendment No. 2, the “Original Credit Agreement”), which was amended and restated on January 24, 2018 (the Original Credit Agreement as so amended and restated, the “Existing Credit Agreement”).
WHEREAS, the Holdings I and the Borrowers desire to amend and restate the Existing Credit Agreement as set forth herein, pursuant to the terms and 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, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below. Unless otherwise defined herein, all terms defined in the UCC and used but not defined in this Agreement have the meanings specified in the UCC:
“2022 Dollar Senior Notes” means the Dollar-denominated unsecured notes of the U.S. Borrower and Gates Global Co. due 2022 in an aggregate principal amount of $1,040,000,000 issued on June 26, 2014 pursuant to the Senior Notes Indenture.
“2022 Dollar Senior Notes Documents” means the Senior Notes Indenture and the other transaction documents referred to therein (including the related guarantee, the notes and the notes purchase agreement).
“2024 Euro Term Loans” means the Initial B-2 Euro Term Loans (as defined in the Cash Flow Credit Agreement as in effect on the Second Restatement Effective Date).
“2026 Dollar Senior Notes” means the Dollar-denominated 6.25% unsecured senior notes of the U.S. Borrower and Gates Corporation due January 15, 2026 in an aggregate principal amount of $568,000,000 issued on November 22, 2019 pursuant to the 2026 Dollar Senior Notes Indenture.
“2026 Dollar Senior Notes Documents” means the 2026 Senior Notes Indenture and the other transaction documents referred to therein (including the related guarantee, the notes and the notes purchase agreement).
“2026 Dollar Senior Notes Indenture” means the Indenture for the 2026 Dollar Senior Notes, dated as of November 22, 2010, among the U.S. Borrower and Gates Corporation, as co-issuers, the guarantors listed therein and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, as amended or supplemented from time to time.
“ABL Intercreditor Agreement” means an intercreditor agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit K to the Original Credit Agreement (which agreement in such form or with immaterial changes thereto the Collateral Agent is authorized to enter into) among Holdings I, the U.S. Borrower, the Domestic Subsidiaries of the U.S. Borrower from time to time party thereto, the Collateral Agent, the Cash Flow Collateral Agent and one or more collateral agents or representatives for the holders of Indebtedness that is permitted under Section 7.03 to be, and intended to be, secured on a pari passu basis with the Liens securing the Cash Flow Debt.
“ABL Priority Collateral” has the meaning given to such term in the ABL Intercreditor Agreement.
“Account(s)” means collectively (i) any right to payment of a monetary obligation arising from the provision of merchandise, goods or services by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries in the course of their respective operations, (ii) without duplication, any “account” (as that term is defined in the UCC or the PPSA, as applicable), any accounts receivable, any “payment intangibles” (as that term is defined in the UCC) and all other rights to payment and/or reimbursement of every kind and description, whether or not earned by performance, of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries in each case arising in the course of their respective operations, (iii) all accounts, contract rights, general intangibles, rights, remedies, guarantees, supporting obligations, letter of credit rights and security interests in respect of the foregoing, all rights of enforcement and collection, all books and records evidencing or related to the foregoing, and all rights under any of the Loan Documents in respect of the foregoing, (iv) all information and data compiled or derived by any Secured Party or to which any Secured Party is entitled in respect of or related to the foregoing, (v) all collateral security of any kind, given by any Account Debtor or any other Person to any Secured Party, with respect to any of the foregoing and (vi) all proceeds of the foregoing.
“Account Debtor” means a Person who is obligated under an Account, Chattel Paper or General Intangible.
“ACH” means automated clearing house transfers.
“Acquired EBITDA” means, with respect to any Acquired Entity or Business or any Converted Restricted Subsidiary for any period, the amount for such period of Consolidated EBITDA of such Acquired Entity or Business or Converted Restricted Subsidiary (determined as if references to the Borrowers and the Restricted Subsidiaries in the definition of Consolidated EBITDA were references to such Acquired Entity or Business and its Subsidiaries or to such Converted Restricted Subsidiary and its Subsidiaries), as applicable, all as determined on a consolidated basis for such Acquired Entity or Business or Converted Restricted Subsidiary, as applicable.
“Acquired Entity or Business” has the meaning set forth in the definition of the term “Consolidated EBITDA.”
“Acquisition” means the acquisition by Omaha Acquisition Inc., directly or indirectly, of all of the outstanding class A and class B shares of the Company on the terms and subject to the condition set forth in the Purchase Agreement.
“Additional L/C Issuers” means Lenders, in addition to Citibank, which have been approved by the Administrative Agent (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld) and the U.S. Borrower and that have agreed (each in its sole discretion) to act as an “L/C Issuer” hereunder.
“Adjusted Eurodollar Rate” means, for any Interest Period with respect to a Eurodollar Rate Loan, the quotient obtained (expressed as a decimal, carried out five decimal places) by dividing (i) the applicable Eurodollar Rate for such Interest Period by (ii) 1.00 minus the Eurodollar Reserve Percentage.
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“Administrative Agent” means Citibank, in its capacity as administrative agent under the Loan Documents, or any successor administrative agent.
“Administrative Agent’s Office” means the Administrative Agent’s address and, as appropriate, account as set forth on Schedule 10.02 to the Original Credit Agreement or such other address or account as the Administrative Agent may from time to time notify the U.S. Borrower and the Lenders.
“Administrative Questionnaire” means an Administrative Questionnaire substantially in the form of Exhibit C-2 to the Original Credit Agreement or in any other form approved by the Administrative Agent.
“Affected Financial Institution” means (a) any EEA Financial Institution or (b) any UK Financial Institution.
“Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, another Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls or is Controlled by or is under common Control with the Person specified. “Control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise. “Controlling” and “Controlled” have meanings correlative thereto.
“Agent Parties” has the meaning specified in Section 10.02(c).
“Agents” means, collectively, the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent.
“Aggregate Commitments” means the Revolving Credit Commitments of all the Lenders.
“Agreement” means this Credit Agreement, as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Alternative Currency” means euros, Sterling, Yen and each other currency (other than Dollars) that is approved by (a) the Administrative Agent and (b)(i) with respect to Revolving Credit Loans, each Lender and (ii) with respect to any Letter of Credit, each L/C Issuer, in each case in their sole discretion; provided that each such currency is a lawful currency that is readily available, freely transferable and not restricted and able to be converted into Dollars.
“Alternative Currency Equivalent” means, at any time, with respect to any amount denominated in Dollars, the equivalent amount thereof in the applicable Alternative Currency as determined by the Administrative Agent and, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the applicable L/C Issuer at such time on the basis of the Spot Rate (determined in respect of the most recent Revaluation Date) for the purchase of such Dollars with the applicable Alternative Currency.
“Alternative Currency Letter of Credit” means any Letter of Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency.
“Alternative Currency L/C Obligations” means any L/C Obligations denominated arising from an Alternative Currency Letter of Credit.
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“Alternative Currency Letter of Credit Sublimit” means an amount equal to $100,000,000.
“Amendment No. 1” means Amendment No. 1 to this Agreement dated as of April 7, 2017.
“Amendment No. 1 Effective Date” means April 7, 2017.
“Amendment No. 2” means Amendment No. 2 to this Agreement dated as of January 19, 2018.
“Applicable Adjusted Percentage” has the meaning specified in Section 2.12(a)(i).
“applicable Borrower(s)” or “applicable Loan Parties” means (i) with respect to any Canadian Revolving Credit Loan to the Canadian Borrower or other Canadian Obligations directly attributable to the Loan Parties in respect of such Canadian Revolving Credit Loan to the Canadian Borrower, the Canadian Borrower or the Loan Parties, respectively, (ii) with respect to any Canadian Revolving Credit Loan to the U.S. Borrower or other U.S. Obligations directly attributable to the U.S. Loan Parties in respect of such Canadian Revolving Credit Loan to the U.S. Borrower, the U.S. Borrower or the U.S. Loan Parties, respectively, and (iii) with respect to any other U.S. Obligations hereunder, the U.S. Borrower or the U.S. Loan Parties, respectively.
“Applicable Fee Rate” means (i) until the end of the first full fiscal quarter commencing after the Closing Date, 0.375% per annum and (ii) thereafter (x) so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the applicable percentage per annum set forth below determined by reference to the average daily Revolving Credit Exposure for the immediately preceding fiscal quarter:
Pricing Level | Average daily Revolving Credit Exposure (as a percentage of Revolving Credit Commitments) | Applicable Fee Rate | ||||||||
1 | <50% | 0.375 | % | |||||||
2 | >50% | 0.250 | % |
Any increase or decrease in the Applicable Fee Rate resulting from a change in the Average daily Revolving Credit Exposure shall become effective as of the first calendar day of each fiscal quarter. Average daily Revolving Credit Exposure shall be calculated by the Administrative Agent based on the Administrative Agent’s records. If the Borrowing Base Certificate (including any required financial information in support thereof) of the Borrowers is not received by the Administrative Agent by the date required pursuant to Section 6.01(v) of this Agreement, then, upon the request of the Administrative Agent, the Applicable Fee Rate shall be determined as if the Average daily Revolving Credit Exposure for the immediately preceding fiscal quarter is at Level 1 until such time as such Borrowing Base Certificate and supporting information are received.
“Applicable Percentage” means, for any Revolving Credit Lender:
(a) with respect to payments, computations and other matters relating to the U.S. Revolving Credit Commitments or U.S. Revolving Credit Loans, L/C Obligations, Protective Advances or Swing Line Loans, a percentage equal to a fraction (i) the numerator of which is the U.S. Revolving Credit Commitment of such Revolving Credit Lender and (ii) the denominator of which is the aggregate U.S. Revolving Credit Commitments of all the U.S. Revolving Credit Lenders (or, if the aggregate U.S. Revolving Credit Commitments have terminated or expired, the Applicable Percentage shall be determined based upon such Revolving Credit Lender’s share of the aggregate U.S. Revolving Credit Exposure (the “U.S. Applicable Percentage”));
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(b) with respect to payments, computations and other matters relating to the Canadian Revolving Credit Commitment or Canadian Revolving Credit Loans, Canadian Protective Advances, a percentage equal to a fraction (i) the numerator of which is the Canadian Revolving Credit Commitment of such Revolving Credit Lender and (ii) the denominator of which is the aggregate Canadian Revolving Credit Commitments of all the Canadian Revolving Credit Lenders (or, if the aggregate Canadian Revolving Credit Commitments have terminated or expired, the Applicable Percentage shall be determined based upon such Revolving Credit Lender’s share of the aggregate Canadian Revolving Credit Exposure (the “Canadian Applicable Percentage”)); and
(c) with respect to payments, computations and other matters relating to the Revolving Credit Commitments generally or to a particular Class of Commitments, a percentage equal to a fraction, the numerator of which is (i) the aggregate Revolving Credit Commitment of such Revolving Credit Lender (under such Class, if applicable) and (ii) the denominator of which is the aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments (within such Class, if applicable) of all the Revolving Credit Lenders (or, if the aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments have terminated or expired, the Applicable Percentage shall be determined based upon such Revolving Credit Lender’s share of the aggregate Revolving Credit Exposure (within such Class, if applicable)).
“Applicable Rate” means with respect to any Loan, as the case may be, the applicable rate per annum set forth in the pricing grid below under the caption “Eurodollar Rate/CDOR/SONIA Rate Loans” or “Base Rate/Canadian Prime Rate Loans,” as the case may be, based upon the daily Average Excess Availability for the most recent fiscal quarter of the U.S. Borrower:
LEVEL | AVERAGE EXCESS AVAILABILITY | EURODOLLAR RATE/CDOR/SONIA RATE LOANS | BASE RATE/ CANADIAN PRIME RATE LOANS INCLUDING SWING LINE LOANS AND PROTECTIVE ADVANCES | |||||||||||
1 | ≥66.7% | 1.25 | % | 0.25 | % | |||||||||
2 | <66.7% but ≥ 33.3% | 1.50 | % | 0.50 | % | |||||||||
3 | <33.3% | 1.75 | % | 0.75 | % |
For purposes of the foregoing, the Applicable Rate shall be determined by reference to Level 3 at any time a Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.
Any increase or decrease in the Applicable Rate resulting from a change in the Average Excess Availability shall become effective as of the first calendar day of each fiscal quarter. Average Excess Availability shall be calculated by the Administrative Agent based on the Administrative Agent’s records. If the Borrowing Base Certificate (including any required financial information in support thereof) of the Borrowers is not received by the Administrative Agent by the date required pursuant to Section 6.01(d) of this Agreement, then upon the request of the Administrative Agent, the Applicable Rate shall be determined as if the Average Excess Availability for the immediately preceding fiscal quarter is at Level 3 until such time as such Borrowing Base Certificate and supporting information are received.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this definition, the determination of the Applicable Rate for any period shall be subject to the provisions of Section 2.10(b).
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“Approved Fund” means any Person (other than a natural person) that is engaged in making, purchasing, holding or investing in commercial loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its activities and that is administered or managed by (a) a Lender, (b) an Affiliate of a Lender or (c) an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that administers or manages a Lender.
“Arrangers” means Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Goldman Sachs Bank USA, Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Macquarie Capital (USA) Inc., Wells Fargo Bank, National Association and the Second Restatement Arranger, in their respective capacities as joint lead arrangers.
“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 C-1 to the Original Credit Agreement.
“Assignment Taxes” has the meaning specified in Section 3.01(b).
“Attributable Indebtedness” means, on any date in respect of any Capitalized Lease of any Person, the capitalized amount thereof that would appear on a balance sheet of such Person prepared as of such date in accordance with GAAP.
“Audited Financial Statements” means the audited consolidated balance sheets of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of each of December 31, 2013 and 2012 and the audited consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income, cash flows and equity of the Company and its Subsidiaries for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011.
“Auto-Extension Letter of Credit” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(b)(iii).
“Availability Conditions” shall be deemed to be satisfied only if:
(i) | the U.S. Revolving Credit Exposure of each U.S. Revolving Credit Lender does not exceed such U.S. Revolving Credit Lender’s U.S. Revolving Credit Commitment; |
(ii) | the Canadian Revolving Credit Exposure of each Canadian Revolving Credit Lender does not exceed such Canadian Revolving Credit Lender’s Canadian Revolving Credit Commitment; |
(iii) | the sum of (i) the aggregate U.S. Revolving Credit Exposure plus (ii) the aggregate Canadian Revolving Credit Exposure in respect of Canadian Revolving Credit Loans to the U.S. Borrower does not exceed the U.S. Borrowing Base; and |
(iv) | the aggregate Canadian Revolving Credit Exposure in respect of Canadian Revolving Credit Loans to the Canadian Borrower does not exceed the Canadian Borrowing Base. |
“Availability Period” means the period from and including the Closing Date to the earliest of (i) the Maturity Date, (ii) the date of termination of the Revolving Credit Commitments of each Revolving Credit Lender pursuant to Section 2.06 and (iii) the date of termination of the Revolving Credit Commitments of each Revolving Credit Lender to make Revolving Credit Loans, the termination of the commitment of the Swing Line Lender to make Swing Line Loans and of the obligations of each L/C Issuer to make L/C Credit Extensions pursuant to Section 2.03.
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“Availability Reserve” means, on any date of determination and with respect to the Borrowing Base, the sum (without duplication) of: (i) reserves for deterioration in the salability of inventory; (ii) the Rent and Charges Reserve; (iii) the Bank Product Reserve; (iv) all accrued Royalties, whether or not then due and payable by a Loan Party; (v) the Canadian Priority Payables Reserve, (vi) the aggregate amount of liabilities secured by Liens upon Eligible Collateral that are senior to the Administrative Agent’s Liens (but imposition of any such reserve shall not waive an Event of Default arising therefrom); (vii) reserves representing purchase price variance, physical inventories variance, slow-moving inventory and shrinkage accrual inventory; and (viii) such additional reserves, in such amounts and with respect to such matters, as the Administrative Agent in its Credit Judgment may elect to impose from time to time; provided that, after the Closing Date, such Availability Reserve shall not be established or changed except upon not less than five Business Days’ notice to the U.S. Borrower (unless an Event of Default exists, in which event no notice shall be required). The Administrative Agent will be available during such period to discuss any such proposed Availability Reserve or change with the Borrowers and, without limiting the right of the Administrative Agent to establish or change such Availability Reserves in the Administrative Agent’s Credit Judgment, the Borrowers may take such action as may be required so that the event, condition or matter that is the basis for such Availability Reserve no longer exists, in a manner and to the extent reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent. The amount of any Availability Reserve established by the Administrative Agent shall have a reasonable relationship as determined by the Administrative Agent in its Credit Judgment to the event, condition or other matter that is the basis for the Availability Reserve. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (i) an Availability Reserve shall not be established to the extent that it would be duplicative of any specific item excluded as ineligible in the definitions of Eligible Collateral, but the Administrative Agent shall retain the right, subject to the requirements of this paragraph, to establish an Availability Reserve with respect to prospective changes in Eligible Collateral that may reasonably be anticipated and (ii) except in respect of Canadian Pension Plans, circumstances, conditions, events or contingencies arising prior to the Closing Date of which the Administrative Agent had actual knowledge prior to the Closing Date shall not be the basis for the establishment of the Availability Reserves unless the Administrative Agent establishes such Availability Reserve on the Closing Date or such circumstances, conditions, events or contingencies shall have changed since the Closing Date.
“Average Excess Availability” means, on any date of determination, the amount of Excess Availability during a stipulated consecutive Business Day period, calendar day period or fiscal quarter period divided by the number of Business Days or calendar days, as the case may be, in such period.
“Bail-In Action” means the exercise of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable Resolution Authority in respect of any liability of an Affected 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, rule, regulation 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).
“Bank Product” means any of the following products, services or facilities extended to any Loan Party or any Restricted Subsidiary: (i) Cash Management Services provided by Cash Management Banks under Cash Management Agreements and (ii) products provided by Hedge Banks under Secured Hedge Agreements; provided, however, that for any of the foregoing to be included as a “Secured Obligation” for purposes of a distribution under Section 8.04, the applicable Secured Party must have previously provided written notice to the Administrative Agent of (i) the existence of such Bank Product, (ii) the maximum dollar amount of obligations arising thereunder (the “Bank Product Amount”), (iii) whether such Bank Product constitutes Pari Passu Bank Product Obligations (in which case such notice shall be agreed to by the U.S. Borrower or the applicable Subsidiary thereof), and if so, the amount that shall be included in the Bank Product Reserve (the “Pari Passu Bank Product Amount”) and (iv) the methodology to be used by such parties in determining the Pari Passu Bank Product Obligations owing from time to time and if the Administrative Agent has received no such notice with respect to any such Bank Product, then the Administrative Agent shall be permitted to assume that no such Secured Obligations are outstanding in connection with making distributions under Section 8.04; provided, however, that no such notice from the U.S. Borrower shall be required with respect to any Bank Products provided by Citibank with respect to any Bank Products provided as of the Closing Date. The Bank Product Amount or Pari Passu Bank Product Amount may be changed from time to time upon written notice to the Administrative Agent by the applicable Secured Party and Loan Party. No Bank Product Amount or Pari Passu Bank Product may be established or increased (other than as the result of mark-to-market fluctuations) at any time that a Default or Event of Default exists and is continuing, or if the Availability Conditions would not be satisfied after giving effect thereto, and no Bank Product may be considered a “Pari Passu Bank Product Obligation” unless a Bank Product Reserve has been established in respect thereof.
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“Bank Product Amount” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Bank Product.”
“Bank Product Debt” means Indebtedness and other obligations of a Loan Party relating to Bank Products.
“Bank Product Reserve” means, with respect to the Borrowing Base, the aggregate amount of reserves established by the Administrative Agent from time to time in its Credit Judgment in respect of Bank Product Debt of Loan Parties, which shall at all times be at least equal to the Pari Passu Bank Product Amount with respect to Pari Passu Bank Product Obligations.
“Base Rate” means for any day a fluctuating rate per annum equal to the highest of (i) the Federal Funds Rate in effect on such date plus 1/2 of 1.00%, (ii) the rate of interest in effect for such day as publicly announced from time to time by Citibank as its “prime rate” and (iii) the Eurodollar Rate for deposits in Dollars for a one-month Interest Period plus 1.00% (or, if such day is not a Business Day, the immediately preceding Business Day). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Base Rate shall be deemed to not be less than 1.00% per annum. The “prime rate” is a rate set by Citibank based upon various factors including Citibank’s costs and desired return, general economic conditions and other factors, and is used as a reference point for pricing some loans, which may be priced at, above, or below such announced rate. Any change in such rate announced by Citibank shall take effect at the opening of business on the day specified in the public announcement of such change.
“Base Rate Loan” means a Loan denominated in Dollars that bears interest based on the Base Rate.
“Basel III” means, collectively, those certain agreements on capital requirements, a leverage ratio and liquidity standards contained in “Basel III: A Global Regulatory Framework for More Resilient Banks and Banking Systems,” “Basel III: International Framework for Liquidity Risk Measurement, Standards and Monitoring,” and “Guidance for National Authorities Operating the Countercyclical Capital Buffer,” each as published by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision in December 2010 (as revised from time to time).
“BBA LIBOR” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Eurodollar Rate.”
“Benchmark Discontinuation Event” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Eurodollar Rate.”
“Beneficial Ownership Certification” means a certification regarding beneficial ownership or control as required by the Beneficial Ownership Regulation.
“Beneficial Ownership Regulation” means 31 C.F.R. § 1010.230.
“Benefit Plan” means any of (a) an “employee benefit plan” (as defined in ERISA) that is subject to Title I of ERISA, (b) a “plan” as defined in Section 4975 of the Code or (c) any Person whose assets include (for purposes of ERISA Section 3(42) or otherwise for purposes of Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) the assets of any such “employee benefit plan” or “plan”.
“Bookrunners” means, collectively, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Goldman Sachs Bank USA, Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Macquarie Capital (USA) Inc., Wells Fargo Bank, National Association and the Second Restatement Bookrunner, in their respective capacities as joint bookrunners.
“Borrower” or “Borrowers” means individually or collectively, the U.S. Borrower and the Canadian Borrower, as the context may require.
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“Borrower Materials” has the meaning specified in Section 6.02.
“Borrowing” means (i) a borrowing consisting of Revolving Credit Loans under the same Facility of the same Type and currency and, in the case of Eurodollar Rate Loans or CDOR Rate Loans, having the same Interest Period, made by each of the Lenders pursuant to Section 2.01 or (ii) a Swing Line Loan.
“Borrowing Base” means, at any time, the sum of (a) the U.S. Borrowing Base at such time and (b) the Canadian Borrowing Base at such time.
“Borrowing Base Certificate” has the meaning specified in Section 6.01(d).
“Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks are authorized to close under the Laws of, or are in fact closed in, the jurisdiction where the Administrative Agent’s Office is located and:
(a) when used in Section 2.03 with respect to any action taken by or with respect to any L/C Issuer, the term “Business Day” shall not include any day on which commercial banks are authorized to close under the Laws of, or are in fact closed in, the jurisdiction where such L/C Issuer’s Lending Office is located;
(b) if such day relates 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, “Business Day” means any such day on which dealings in deposits in Dollars or an Alternative Currency are conducted by and between banks in the London interbank eurodollar market;
(c) if such day relates to any Canadian Loan, “Business Day” shall also exclude any day on which commercial banks in Toronto, Canada are authorized or required by law to remain closed;
(d) with respect to a Eurodollar Rate Loan denominated in euros, any day on which the Trans-European Automated Real-Time Gross Settlement Express Transfer (TARGET) System is open;
(e) if such day relates to any fundings, disbursements, settlements or payments in connection with a Loan or Letter of Credit denominated in Sterling and in relation to the calculation and computation for SONIA, shall exclude any day on which banks are closed for general business in London; and
(f) if such day relates to any fundings, disbursements, settlements or payments in connection with a Loan or Letter of Credit denominated in Japanese Yen and in relation to the calculation and computation for TIBOR, shall also exclude any day on which banks are closed for foreign exchange business in Tokyo, Japan.
“CAM” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.21.
“CAM Exchange” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.21.
“CAM Exchange Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.21.
“CAM Percentage” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.21.
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“Canada” means the country of Canada and any province or territory thereof.
“Canadian Applicable Adjusted Percentage” has the meaning specified in Section 2.12(a).
“Canadian Benefit Plan” means any material plan, fund, program, agreement or policy, whether oral or written, formal or informal, funded or unfunded, insured or uninsured, providing employee benefits, including medical, hospital care, dental, sickness, accident, disability, life insurance, pension, retirement or savings benefits, under which any Loan Party or any Subsidiary of any Loan Party has any liability with respect to any employee or former employee, but excluding any Canadian Pension Plans and excluding any stock option or share purchase plan.
“Canadian Borrower” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement.
“Canadian Borrowing Base” (i) prior to delivery to the Administrative Agent of the first Borrowing Base Certificate reflecting the Canadian Borrowing Base after giving effect to the amendments to the definition of “Canadian Borrowing Base” (and component definitions thereof) set forth in this Agreement, “Canadian Borrowing Base” (and component definitions thereof) has the meaning set forth in Existing Credit Agreement and (ii) thereafter, “Canadian Borrowing Base” means, on any date of determination, an amount (calculated based on the most recent Borrowing Base Certificate delivered to the Administrative Agent in accordance with this Agreement) equal to:
(a) the sum of
(i) 85.00% of the value of the Eligible Accounts (other than Eligible Investment Grade Long Dated Accounts) of the Canadian Loan Parties,
(ii) (x) 80% of the value of Eligible Investment Grade 181-270 Long Dated Accounts of the Canadian Loan Parties, and (y) 75% of the value of Eligible Investment Grade 271-360 Long Dated Accounts of the Canadian Loan Parties; and
(iii) 85.00% of the NOLV Percentage of the value of the Eligible Inventory of the Canadian Loan Parties, minus
(b) the Availability Reserve in the Administrative Agent’s Credit Judgment on such date.
“Canadian Collateral” means all of the “Collateral” and “Mortgaged Property” of the Canadian Loan Parties referred to in the Collateral Documents and all of the other property of the Canadian Loan Parties that is or is intended under the terms of the Collateral Documents to be subject to Liens in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the applicable Secured Parties.
“Canadian Commitment Fees” has the meaning specified in Section 2.09(a)(ii).
“Canadian Defined Benefit Plan” means a Canadian Pension Plan, which contains a “defined benefit provision,” as defined in subsection 147.1(1) of the ITA.
“Canadian Dollars” and “Cdn.$” means dollars in the lawful currency of Canada.
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“Canadian Economic Sanctions and Export Control Laws” means any Canadian laws, regulations or orders governing transactions in controlled goods or technologies or dealings with countries, entities, organizations, or individuals subject to economic sanctions and similar measures.
“Canadian Guaranteed Obligations” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 12.01.
“Canadian Guarantors” means, collectively, (i) the wholly owned Canadian Subsidiaries (other than any Excluded Subsidiaries), (ii) those wholly owned Canadian Subsidiaries that issue a Guaranty of the Canadian Obligations, pursuant to Section 6.11 or otherwise and (iii) solely in respect of any Secured Hedge Agreement or Cash Management Agreement to which the Canadian Borrower is not a party, the Canadian Borrower, in each case until the Guaranty thereof is released in accordance with this Agreement.
“Canadian Guaranty” means (i) the guaranty made by the Canadian Guarantors pursuant to Article XII, and (ii) each other guaranty and guaranty supplement delivered pursuant to Section 6.11 and “Canadian Guaranties” means any two or more of them, collectively.
“Canadian Intellectual Property Security Agreements” means the Grant of Security Interest in Trademarks, the Grant of Security Interest in Patents and the Grant of Security Interest in Copyrights, substantially in the form attached as Exhibits C, D and E to the Canadian Security Agreement, respectively.
“Canadian Loan Parties” means, individually and collectively as the context may require, the Canadian Borrower and each Canadian Guarantor.
“Canadian Obligations” with respect to each Canadian Loan Party, without duplication:
(i) in the case of the Canadian Borrower, all principal of and interest (including, without limitation, any interest which accrues after the commencement of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law with respect to any Loan Party, whether or not allowed or allowable as a claim in any such proceeding) on any Canadian Revolving Credit Loan made to the Canadian Borrower under, or any Canadian Revolving Credit Note of the Canadian Borrower issued pursuant to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document;
(ii) all fees, expenses, indemnification obligations and other amounts of whatever nature now or hereafter payable by such Canadian Loan Party (including, without limitation, any fees, expenses or other amounts which accrue after the commencement of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law with respect to any Loan Party, whether or not allowed or allowable as a claim in any such proceeding) pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Document;
(iii) all expenses of the Agents as to which one or more of the Agents have a right to reimbursement by such Canadian Loan Party under Section 10.04(a) of this Agreement or under any other similar provision of any other Loan Document, including, without limitation, any and all sums advanced by the Collateral Agent to preserve the Collateral or preserve its security interests in the Collateral to the extent permitted under any Loan Document or applicable Law;
(iv) all amounts paid by any Indemnitee as to which such Indemnitee has the right to reimbursement by such Canadian Loan Party under Section 10.04(b) of this Agreement or under any other similar provision of any other Loan Document;
(v) in the case of the Canadian Borrower and each Canadian Guarantor, all amounts now or hereafter payable by the Canadian Borrower or such Canadian Guarantor, including in respect of the Canadian Guaranty, and all other obligations or liabilities now existing or hereafter arising or incurred (including, without limitation, any amounts which accrue after the commencement of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law with respect to the Canadian Borrower or such Canadian Guarantor, whether or not allowed or allowable as a claim in any such proceeding) on the part of the Canadian Borrower or such Canadian Guarantor pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Document; and
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(vi) all Cash Management Obligations of a Canadian Loan Party arising under any Cash Management Agreement and all obligations of a Canadian Loan Party arising under any Secured Hedge Agreement; provided that (x) such Cash Management Obligations and obligations under an Secured Hedge Agreement shall be secured and guaranteed pursuant to the Collateral Documents and the Guaranties only to the extent that, and for so long as, the other Canadian Obligations are so secured and guaranteed and (y) notwithstanding the foregoing, Canadian Obligations of any Guarantor shall in no event include any Excluded Swap Obligations of such Guarantor.
together in each case with all renewals, modifications, consolidations or extensions thereof.
“Canadian Pension Plans” means any plan, program or arrangement that is a pension plan that is required to be registered under any applicable Canadian federal or provincial pension legislation, whether or not registered under any such laws, which is, or has been, maintained or contributed to by, or to which there is or may be an obligation to contribute by, a Loan Party or Subsidiary operating in Canada in respect of any Person's employment in Canada with such Loan Party or Subsidiary, other than plans established by statute, including the Canada Pension Plan maintained by the government of Canada and the Quebec Pension Plan maintained by the Province of Quebec.
“Canadian Prime Rate” means on any day, the greater of (a) the annual rate of interest announced from time to time by the Administrative Agent as being its reference rate then in effect for determining interest rates on Canadian Dollar-denominated commercial loans made by it in Canada and which it refers to as its prime rate (or its equivalent or analogous rate) and (b) the yearly rate of interest to which the CDOR Rate for a one-month term in effect from time to time is equivalent plus 1.00% per annum; provided that the Canadian Prime Rate shall be deemed to not be less than 0.00% per annum.
“Canadian Prime Rate Loan” means a Loan denominated in Canadian Dollars the rate of interest applicable to which is based upon the Canadian Prime Rate.
“Canadian Priority Payables” means, with respect to any Person, any amount due and payable by such Person which is secured by a Lien which ranks or is capable of ranking prior to or pari passu with the Liens created by the Collateral Documents, including amounts due and not paid for wages, vacation pay, severance pay, employee deductions, sales tax, excise tax, Tax payable pursuant to Part IX of the Excise Tax Act (Canada) (net of government sales tax input credits), income tax, workers compensation, government royalties, pension fund obligations including employee and employer pension plan contributions (including “normal cost”, “special payments” and any other payments in respect of any funding deficiencies or shortfalls), overdue rents or Taxes, and other statutory or other claims, in each case to the extent that they have or may have priority over, or rank pari passu with, such Liens created by the Collateral Documents.
“Canadian Priority Payables Reserve” means, with respect to the Canadian Borrowing Base, the aggregate amount of reserves established by the Administrative Agent from time to time in its Credit Judgment in respect of Canadian Priority Payables, which shall at all times be at least equal to the amount of Canadian Priority Payables set forth on the most recent Borrowing Base Certificate delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Agreement.
“Canadian Protective Advance Participation” has the meaning specified in Section 2.01(c).
“Canadian Required Lenders” means, as of any date of determination, Lenders holding more than 50.00% of the sum of the (i) Canadian Revolving Credit Exposure of all Canadian Revolving Credit Lenders (with the aggregate amount of each Canadian Revolving Credit Lender’s Canadian Protective Advance Participations being deemed “held” by such Canadian Revolving Credit Lender for purposes of this definition) and (ii) aggregate unused Canadian Revolving Credit Commitments; provided that the unused Canadian Revolving Credit Commitment of, and the portion of the Canadian Revolving Credit Exposure held or deemed held by, any Defaulting Lender shall be excluded for purposes of making a determination of Canadian Required Lenders.
“Canadian Revolving Credit Borrowing” means a borrowing consisting of Canadian Revolving Credit Loans of the same currency and Type and, in the case of CDOR Rate Loans or Eurodollar Rate Loans, having the same Interest Period made by each of the Canadian Revolving Credit Lenders pursuant to Section 2.01(a)(ii).
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“Canadian Revolving Credit Commitment” means as to each Canadian Revolving Credit Lender, its obligation to (a) make Canadian Revolving Credit Loans to the Borrowers pursuant to Section 2.01(a)(ii) and (b) purchase Canadian Protective Advance Participations in Protective Advances, in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding not to exceed the amount set forth, and opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule 2.01B as in effect on the Second Restatement Effective Date under the caption “Canadian Revolving Credit Commitment” or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender becomes party hereto, as applicable, as such amount may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with this Agreement. The aggregate Canadian Revolving Credit Commitments of all Canadian Revolving Credit Lenders shall be $25,000,000 on the Restatement Effective Date, as such amount may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. The aggregate Canadian Revolving Credit Commitments of all Canadian Revolving Credit Lenders shall be $25,000,000 on the Second Restatement Effective Date, as such amount may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
“Canadian Revolving Credit Exposure” means as to each Canadian Revolving Credit Lender at any time, the sum of (a) the Outstanding Amount of such Canadian Revolving Credit Lender’s Canadian Revolving Credit Loans at such time and (b) each Canadian Protective Advance Participation of such Canadian Revolving Credit Lender at such time.
“Canadian Revolving Credit Facility” means, at any time, the aggregate amount of the Canadian Revolving Credit Commitments at such time.
“Canadian Revolving Credit Lender” means, at any time, any Lender that has a Canadian Revolving Credit Commitment or holds Canadian Revolving Credit Loans at such time.
“Canadian Revolving Credit Loan” has the meaning specified in Section 2.01(a)(ii).
“Canadian Revolving Credit Note” means a promissory note of the applicable Borrower payable to any Canadian Revolving Credit Lender or its registered assigns, in substantially the form of Exhibit B-2 to the Original Credit Agreement, evidencing the aggregate Indebtedness of the applicable Borrower to such Canadian Revolving Credit Lender resulting from the Canadian Revolving Credit Loans made by such Canadian Revolving Credit Lender.
“Canadian Security Agreement” means, collectively, the security agreement executed by the Canadian Loan Parties substantially in the form of Exhibit G-1 to the Original Credit Agreement, together with each security agreement supplement executed and delivered pursuant to Section 6.11.
“Canadian Subsidiary” means any subsidiary of the Canadian Borrower that has been formed or is organized under the laws of Canada or any province or territory thereof.
“Canadian Supermajority Lenders” means, as of any date of determination, Canadian Revolving Credit Lenders holding more than 66 2/3% of the sum of the (i) Canadian Revolving Credit Exposure of all Lenders at such date (with the aggregate amount of each Canadian Revolving Credit Lender’s Canadian Protective Advance Participations being deemed “held” by such Canadian Revolving Credit Lender for purposes of this definition) and (ii) aggregate unused Canadian Revolving Credit Commitments; provided that the unused Canadian Revolving Credit Commitment of, and the portion of the Canadian Revolving Credit Exposure held or deemed held by, any Defaulting Lender shall be excluded for purposes of making a determination of Canadian Supermajority Lenders.
“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 Leases) by the Borrowers and their 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 Borrowers and their Restricted Subsidiaries.
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“Capitalized Lease Obligation” means, at the time any determination thereof is to be made, the amount of the liability in respect of a Capitalized Lease; provided that any obligations of the Borrowers or its Restricted Subsidiaries either existing on the Closing Date or created prior to any recharacterization described below (i) that were not included on the consolidated balance sheet of the Borrowers as capital lease obligations and (ii) that are subsequently recharacterized as capital lease obligations or indebtedness due to a change in accounting treatment or otherwise, shall for all purposes under this Agreement (including, without limitation, the calculation of Consolidated Net Income and Consolidated EBITDA) not be treated as capital lease obligations, Capitalized Lease Obligations or Indebtedness.
“Capitalized Leases” means all leases that have been or are required to be, in accordance with GAAP, recorded as capitalized leases; provided that for all purposes hereunder the amount of obligations under any Capitalized Lease shall be the amount thereof accounted for as a liability on a balance sheet in accordance with GAAP; provided, further, that for purposes of calculations made pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, GAAP will be deemed to treat leases in a manner consistent with its current treatment under generally accepted accounting principles as of the Closing Date, notwithstanding any modifications or interpretive changes thereto that may occur thereafter.
“Capitalized Software Expenditures” means, for any period, the aggregate of all expenditures (whether paid in cash or accrued as liabilities) by the Borrowers and the 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 the Borrowers and the Restricted Subsidiaries.
“Cash Collateralize” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(g).
“Cash Dominion Period” means (a) the period from the date Excess Availability shall have been, for five (5) consecutive Business Days, less than the greater of (i) $15,000,000 and (ii) 10.0% of the lesser of (x) the aggregate Borrowing Base and (y) the Revolving Credit Commitments to the date that Excess Availability shall have been, for thirty (30) consecutive calendar days, at least the greater of (i) $15,000,000 and (ii) 10.0% of the lesser of (x) the aggregate Borrowing Base and (y) the Revolving Credit Commitments or (b) following the occurrence of an Event of Default under Section 8.01(a), (b) (with respect to a Default under Section 7.11, 6.01(e) or 6.18 only), (c) (with respect to a Default under Section 6.01(d) only), (d) (with respect to misrepresentations in a Borrowing Base Certificate only), (e), (f) and (g) for the period during which such Event of Default shall be continuing.
“Cash Equivalents” means any of the following types of Investments, to the extent owned by the Borrowers or any Restricted Subsidiary:
(1) Dollars;
(2) (a) Canadian dollars, Sterling, Yen, euros or any national currency of any Participating Member State; or
(b) in such local currencies held by the Borrowers or any Restricted Subsidiary from time to time in the ordinary course of business;
(3) securities issued or directly and fully and unconditionally guaranteed or insured by the U.S. or Canadian 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 24 months or less from the date of acquisition;
(4) certificates of deposit, time deposits and eurodollar time deposits with maturities of 24 months or less from the date of acquisition, demand deposits, bankers’ acceptances with maturities not exceeding one year 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;
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(5) repurchase obligations for underlying securities of the types described in clauses (3), (4), (7) and (8) 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 shall be rating such obligations, an equivalent rating from another nationally recognized statistical Rating Agency) and in each case maturing within 24 months after the date of creation thereof;
(7) marketable short-term money market and similar 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 shall be rating such obligations, an equivalent rating from another nationally recognized statistical Rating Agency);
(8) readily marketable direct obligations issued by any state, commonwealth or territory of the United States, province of Canada or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof having an investment grade rating from either Moody’s or S&P (or, if at any time neither Moody’s nor S&P shall be rating such obligations, an equivalent rating from another nationally recognized statistical Rating Agency) with maturities of 24 months or less from the date of acquisition;
(9) readily marketable direct obligations issued 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 shall be rating such obligations, an equivalent rating from another nationally recognized statistical Rating Agency) with maturities of 24 months or less from the date of acquisition;
(10) Investments with average maturities of 12 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 shall be rating such obligations, an equivalent rating from another nationally recognized statistical Rating Agency);
(11) securities with maturities of 12 months or less from the date of acquisition backed by standby letters of credit issued by any financial institution or recognized securities dealer meeting the qualifications specified in clause (4) above;
(12) Indebtedness or preferred stock issued by Persons with a rating of “A” or higher from S&P or “A2” or higher from Moody’s with maturities of 24 months or less from the date of acquisition; and
(13) investment funds investing at least 90% of their assets in securities of the types described in clauses (1) through (12) above.
In the case of Investments by any Foreign Subsidiary that is a Restricted Subsidiary or Investments made in a country outside the United States of America, Cash Equivalents shall also include (a) investments of the type and maturity described in clauses (1) through (8) and clauses (10), (11), (12) and (13) 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 (b) other short-term investments utilized by such Foreign Subsidiaries that are Restricted Subsidiaries in accordance with normal investment practices for cash management in investments analogous to the foregoing investments in clauses (1) through (13) and in this paragraph.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Cash Equivalents shall include amounts denominated in currencies other than those set forth in clauses (1) and (2) above; provided that such amounts are converted into any currency listed in clauses (1) and (2) as promptly as practicable and in any event within ten (10) Business Days following the receipt of such amounts.
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For the avoidance of doubt, any items identified as Cash Equivalents under this definition will be deemed to be Cash Equivalents for all purposes regardless of the treatment of such items under GAAP.
“Cash Flow Collateral” has the meaning given to such term in the ABL Intercreditor Agreement.
“Cash Flow Collateral Agent” means Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch, and any successor, as agent under the Cash Flow Credit Agreement, or if there is no Cash Flow Credit Agreement, the “Cash Flow Collateral Agent” designated pursuant to the terms of the Cash Flow Debt.
“Cash Flow Credit Agreement” means the Cash Flow Credit Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date among the U.S. Borrower, Holdings I, certain Domestic Subsidiaries of the U.S. Borrower, the Cash Flow Collateral Agent and the other financial institutions party thereto, as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Cash Flow Debt” means (1) any Indebtedness outstanding from time to time under the Cash Flow Credit Agreement, (2) all obligations with respect to such Indebtedness and any Swap Contract incurred with any Cash Flow Lender (or its Affiliates) and secured by the Cash Flow Collateral and (3) all obligations under agreements providing for Cash Management Services incurred with any Cash Flow Lender (or its Affiliates) and secured by the Cash Flow Collateral.
“Cash Flow Lender” means any lender or holder or agent or arranger of Indebtedness under the Cash Flow Credit Agreement.
“Cash Flow Priority Collateral” has the meaning given to such term in the ABL Intercreditor Agreement.
“Cash Management Agreement” means any agreement to provide Cash Management Services; provided that such Cash Management Agreement is not secured by the Cash Flow Collateral.
“Cash Management Bank” means any Person that, at the time it enters into a Cash Management Agreement, is the Administrative Agent, a Lender or an Affiliate of the Administrative Agent or a Lender or any Person that was the Administrative Agent, a Lender or an Affiliate of the Administrative Agent or the Lender at the Closing Date, in each case in its capacity as a party to such Cash Management Agreement, in each case in respect of services provided under such Cash Management Agreement to a Loan Party.
“Cash Management Obligation” means, as applied to any Person, any direct or indirect liability, contingent or otherwise, of such Person under or in respect of a Cash Management Agreement.
“Cash Management Services” means any one or more of the following types of services or facilities provided to any Loan Party or any Restricted Subsidiary by a Cash Management Bank: (i) ACH transactions, (ii) treasury and/or cash management services, including, without limitation, controlled disbursement services, (iii) foreign exchange facilities, (iv) credit or debit cards (including commercial cards (including so-called “purchase cards,” procurement cards,” or “p-cards”)), (v) credit card processing services, (vi) stored value cards, (vii) deposit and other accounts and (viii) merchant services (other than those constituting a line of credit).
“Casualty Event” means any event that gives rise to the receipt by the U.S. 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 or to compensate such Person for the taking thereof, fixed assets or Real Property.
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“CDOR Rate” means, for the relevant Interest Period, the Canadian dealer offered rate which, in turn means on any day the annual rate of interest determined with reference to the arithmetic average of the discount rate quotations of all institutions listed in respect of the relevant Interest Period for Canadian Dollar-denominated bankers’ acceptances displayed and identified as such on CDOR page (or any applicable successor page) of Refinitiv Benchmark Services (UK) Limited (or any other Person which takes over the administration of that rate), as of 10:00 a.m., Toronto time, on such day and, if such day is not a Business Day, then on the immediately preceding Business Day (as adjusted by the Administrative Agent after 10:00 a.m., Toronto time, to reflect any error in the posted rate of interest or in the posted average annual rate of interest); provided that if such rates are not available on such CDOR page on any particular day, then the Canadian deposit offered rate component of such rate on that day shall be calculated as the cost of funds quoted by the Administrative Agent to raise Canadian Dollars for the applicable Interest Period as of 10:00 a.m., Toronto time, on such day for commercial loans or other extensions of credit to businesses of comparable credit risk; or if such day is not a Business Day, then as quoted by the Administrative Agent on the immediately preceding Business Day; provided further that if the CDOR Rate for any Interest Period shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for the purposes of this Agreement.
“CDOR Rate Loan” means a Loan that bears interest at a rate based on the applicable CDOR Rate.
“CERCLA” means the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as subsequently amended, and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Change in Law” means the occurrence, after the date of this Agreement, of any of the following: (i) the adoption or taking effect of any law, rule, regulation or treaty; (ii) any change in any law, rule, regulation or treaty or in the administration, interpretation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority; or (iii) the compliance by any Lender or L/C Issuer with any written request, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law, but if not having force of law, then being one with which the relevant party would customarily comply) by any Governmental Authority.
“Change of Control” shall be deemed to occur if:
(i) at any time prior to a Qualified IPO, any combination of Permitted Holders shall fail to own beneficially (within the meaning of Rule 13d-5 of the Exchange Act as in effect on the Closing Date), directly or indirectly, in the aggregate Equity Interests representing at least a majority of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of Holdings;
(ii) at any time after a Qualified IPO, any person or “group” (within the meaning of Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act as in effect on the Closing Date), other than any combination of the Investors or any “group” including any Permitted Holders, shall have acquired beneficial ownership of 35% or more on a fully diluted basis of the voting interest in Holdings I’s Equity Interests and the Permitted Holders shall own, directly or indirectly, less than such person or “group” on a fully diluted basis of the voting interest in Holdings’ Equity Interests;
(iii) a “change of control” (or similar event) shall occur under the Cash Flow Credit Agreement, the Senior Notes or any other Indebtedness for borrowed money permitted under Section 7.03 with an aggregate outstanding principal amount in excess of the Threshold Amount or any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of any of the foregoing with an aggregate outstanding principal amount in excess of the Threshold Amount;
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(iv) Holdings shall cease to own directly or indirectly 100% of the Equity Interests of U.S. Borrower; or
(v) Holdings shall cease to own directly or indirectly 100% of the Equity Interests of the Canadian Borrower.
“Citibank” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph hereto.
“Class” (a) when used with respect to any Lender, refers to whether such Lender has a Loan or Commitment with respect to a particular Class of Loans or Commitments, (b) when used with respect to Commitments, refers to whether such Commitments are Canadian Revolving Credit Commitments, U.S. Revolving Credit Commitments, Extended Revolving Credit Commitments of a given Extension Series or Revolving Credit Commitment Increases and (c) when used with respect to Loans or a Borrowing, refers to whether such Loans, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are Canadian Revolving Credit Loans, U.S. Revolving Credit Loans or Revolving Credit Loans under Extended Revolving Credit Commitments of a given Extension Series. Commitments (and, in each case, the Loans made pursuant to such Commitments) that have the same terms and conditions shall be construed to be in the same Class.
“Closing Date” means July 3, 2014.
“Code” means the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“COLI Loans” means those certain loans borrowed from time to time by The Gates Corporation against group life insurance policies from Mass Mutual (or any successor thereto) and the associated group life insurance policies.
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“Collateral” means the Canadian Collateral and the U.S. Collateral.
“Collateral Access Agreement” means an agreement reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Collateral Agent executed by (i) a bailee or other Person in possession of Collateral, including, without limitation, any warehouseman and (ii) a landlord of Real Property leased by any Loan Party (including, without limitation, any warehouse or distribution center), pursuant to which such Person (A) acknowledges the Collateral Agent’s Lien on the Collateral, (B) releases or subordinates such Person’s Liens in the Collateral held by such Person or located on such Real Property, (C) agrees to furnish the Collateral Agent with access to the Collateral in such Person’s possession or on Real Property for the purpose of conducting a Liquidation and (D) makes such other agreements with the Collateral Agent as the Collateral Agent may reasonably require.
“Collateral Agent” means Citibank in its capacity as collateral agent with respect to the Collateral under any of the Loan Documents, or any successor collateral agent.
“Collateral and Guarantee Requirement” means, at any time, the requirement that:
(a) the Administrative Agent shall have received each Collateral Document required to be delivered on the Closing Date pursuant to Section 4.01(a) or from time to time pursuant to Section 6.11, Section 6.13 or Section 6.16, subject to the limitations and exceptions of this Agreement, duly executed by each Loan Party party thereto;
(b) the Canadian Obligations shall have been guaranteed by the Canadian Guarantors and the U.S. Guarantors pursuant to Article XII and the U.S. Obligations shall have been guaranteed by the U.S. Guarantors pursuant to Article XI;
(c) (x) the U.S. Obligations shall have been secured pursuant to the U.S. Security Agreement by a perfected security interest, with the priority required by the ABL Intercreditor Agreement, in (i) all the Equity Interests of the U.S. Borrower and (ii) all Equity Interests of each Restricted Subsidiary (that is not an Excluded Subsidiary (other than any Restricted Subsidiary that is an Excluded Subsidiary solely pursuant to clause (d), (e), (f), (g) or (h) of the definition thereof)) directly owned by any U.S. Loan Party, subject to exceptions and limitations otherwise set forth in this Agreement and the Collateral Documents (to the extent appropriate in the applicable jurisdiction) (and the Administrative Agent (or, in the case of certificates or instruments constituting Cash Flow Priority Collateral, the Cash Flow Collateral Agent as bailee for the Collateral Agent in accordance with the ABL Intercreditor Agreement) shall have received certificates or other instruments representing all such Equity Interests (if any), together with undated stock powers or other instruments of transfer with respect thereto endorsed in blank) and (y) the Canadian Obligations shall have been secured pursuant to the Canadian Security Agreement (and, if applicable, the Quebec Security Documents) and the U.S. Security Agreement by (i) a perfected security interest in all the Equity Interests of the Canadian Borrower (with the priority required by the ABL Intercreditor Agreement) and a perfected security interest (with the priority required by the ABL Intercreditor Agreement) in all the Equity Interests of the U.S. Borrower and (ii) a perfected security interest (with the priority required by the ABL Intercreditor Agreement) in all Equity Interests of each Restricted Subsidiary (that is not an Excluded Subsidiary (other than any Restricted Subsidiary that is an Excluded Subsidiary solely pursuant to clause (d), (e), (f), (g) or (h) of the definition thereof)) directly owned by any Loan Party, subject to exceptions and limitations otherwise set forth in this Agreement and the Collateral Documents (to the extent appropriate in the applicable jurisdiction) (and the Administrative Agent (or, in the case of certificates or instruments constituting Cash Flow Priority Collateral, the Cash Flow Collateral Agent as bailee for the Collateral Agent in accordance with the ABL Intercreditor Agreement) shall have received certificates or other instruments representing all such Equity Interests (if any), together with undated stock powers or other instruments of transfer with respect thereto endorsed in blank);
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(d) subject to the terms of the ABL Intercreditor Agreement, all Pledged Debt owing to any Loan Party that is evidenced by a promissory note shall have been delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant to the applicable Security Agreement and the Administrative Agent shall have received all such promissory notes, together with undated instruments of transfer with respect thereto endorsed in blank;
(e) (x) the Canadian Obligations shall have been secured by a perfected security interest in, and Mortgages on, substantially all now owned or, in the case of real property, fee owned, or at any time hereafter acquired tangible and intangible assets of each Loan Party and (y) the U.S. Obligations shall have been secured by a perfected security interest in, and Mortgages on, substantially all now owned or, in the case of real property, fee owned, or at any time hereafter acquired, tangible and intangible assets of each U.S. Loan Party, in the case of clause (x) and (y), (i) including Equity Interests, intercompany debt, accounts, inventory, equipment, investment property, contract rights, intellectual property in, other general intangibles, Material Real Property (and proceeds of the foregoing), and (ii) subject to exceptions and limitations otherwise set forth in this Agreement and the applicable Collateral Documents (to the extent appropriate in the applicable jurisdiction), in each case with the priority required by the applicable Collateral Documents;
(f) subject to limitations and exceptions of this Agreement and the Collateral Documents, to the extent a security interest in and Mortgages on any Material Real Property are required pursuant to clause (c) above or under Sections 6.11, 6.13 or 6.16 (each, a “Mortgaged Property”), the Administrative Agent shall have received (i) counterparts of a Mortgage with respect to such Mortgaged Property duly executed and delivered by the record owner of such property, together with evidence such Mortgage has been duly executed, acknowledged and delivered by a duly authorized officer of each party thereto, in form suitable for filing or recording in all filing or recording offices that the Administrative Agent may reasonably deem necessary or desirable in order to create a valid and subsisting perfected Lien (subject only to Liens described in clause (ii) below) on the property and/or rights described therein in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the applicable Secured Parties, and evidence that all filing and recording taxes and fees have been paid or otherwise provided for in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (it being understood that if a mortgage tax will be owed on the entire amount of the indebtedness evidenced hereby, then the amount secured by the Mortgage shall be limited to 100% of the fair market value of the property at the time the Mortgage is entered into if such limitation results in such mortgage tax being calculated based upon such fair market value), (ii) in the case of any Mortgaged Property located in the U.S., fully paid American Land Title Association Lender’s policies of title insurance (or marked-up title insurance commitments having the effect of policies of title insurance) on the Mortgaged Property naming the Collateral Agent as the insured for its benefit and that of the Secured Parties and their respective successors and assigns (the “Mortgage Policies”) issued by a nationally recognized title insurance company reasonably acceptable to the Collateral Agent in form and substance and in an amount reasonably acceptable to the Collateral Agent (not to exceed 100% of the fair market value of the real properties covered thereby), insuring the Mortgages to be valid subsisting Liens on the property described therein, free and clear of all Liens other than Liens permitted pursuant to Section 7.01 or Liens otherwise consented to by the Collateral Agent, each of which shall (A) to the extent reasonably necessary, include such coinsurance and reinsurance arrangements (with provisions for direct access, if reasonably necessary) as shall be reasonably acceptable to the Collateral Agent, (B) contain a “tie-in” or “cluster” endorsement, if available under applicable law (i.e., policies which insure against losses regardless of location or allocated value of the insured property up to a stated maximum coverage amount), and (C) have been supplemented by such endorsements as shall be reasonably requested by the Collateral Agent, to the extent such endorsements are available in the applicable jurisdiction at commercially reasonable rates, (iii) opinions from local counsel in each jurisdiction (A) where a Mortgaged Property is located regarding the enforceability of the Mortgage and (B) where the applicable Loan Party granting the Mortgage on said Mortgaged Property is organized, regarding the due authorization, execution and delivery of such Mortgage, and in each case, such other matters as may be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, (iv) a completed “life of the loan” Federal Emergency Management Agency Standard Flood Hazard Determination with respect to each Mortgaged Property (together with a notice about special flood hazard area status and flood disaster assistance), duly executed and acknowledged by the appropriate Loan Parties, together with evidence of flood insurance, to the extent required under Section 6.07(c) hereof and (v) a new ALTA or such existing surveys together with no change affidavits sufficient for the title company to remove all standard survey exceptions from the Mortgage Policies and issue the endorsements required in clause (ii) above;
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(g) except as otherwise contemplated by this Agreement or any Collateral Document, all certificates, agreements, documents and instruments, including Uniform Commercial Code and PPSA financing statements (or similar documents) and filings with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, United States Copyright Office and Canadian Intellectual Property Office, required by the Collateral Documents, applicable Law or reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent to be filed, delivered, registered or recorded to create the Liens intended to be created by the Collateral Documents and perfect such Liens to the extent required by, and with the priority required by, the Collateral Documents and the other provisions of the term “Collateral and Guarantee Requirement,” shall have been filed, registered or recorded or delivered to the Administrative Agent for filing, registration or recording; and
(h) after the Closing Date, each Restricted Subsidiary of a Borrower that is not then a Guarantor and not an Excluded Subsidiary shall become a Guarantor and signatory to this Agreement pursuant to a joinder agreement in accordance with Sections 6.11 or 6.13 and a party to the applicable Collateral Documents in accordance with Section 6.11; provided that notwithstanding the foregoing provisions, any Subsidiary of a Borrower that Guarantees (other than Guarantees by a Foreign Subsidiary of Indebtedness of another Foreign Subsidiary) the Senior Notes, the Cash Flow Credit Agreement or any Junior Financing with a principal amount in excess of the Threshold Amount or any Permitted Refinancing of any of the foregoing shall be a Guarantor hereunder of the applicable Secured Obligations for so long as it Guarantees such Indebtedness.
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Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this definition or anything in this Agreement or any other Loan Document to the contrary:
(A) the foregoing definition shall not require, unless otherwise stated in this clause (A), the creation or perfection of pledges of, security interests in, Mortgages on, or the obtaining of title insurance or taking other actions with respect to the following (collectively, “Excluded Assets”): (i) any property or assets owned by any Foreign Subsidiary (other than a Canadian Subsidiary) or an Unrestricted Subsidiary, (ii) any lease, license, contract, agreement or other general intangible or any property subject to a purchase money security interest, Capitalized Lease Obligation or similar arrangement, in each case permitted under this Agreement, to the extent that a grant of a security interest therein would violate or invalidate such lease, license, contract, agreement or other general intangible, Capitalized Lease Obligations or purchase money arrangement or create a right of termination in favor of any other party thereto (other than a Loan Party) after giving effect to the applicable anti-assignment provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code, the PPSA or other applicable Law, other than proceeds and receivables thereof, the assignment of which is expressly deemed effective under the Uniform Commercial Code, the PPSA or other applicable Law notwithstanding such prohibition, (iii) any interest in fee-owned real property (other than Material Real Properties), (iv) any interest in leased real property (including any requirement to deliver landlord waivers, estoppels and Collateral Access Agreements other than to the extent required to comply with Borrowing Base requirements; provided that a failure to provide a landlord waiver, estoppel or Collateral Access Agreement shall result in the creation of a Rent and Charges Reserve and not an Event of Default), (v) motor vehicles and other assets subject to certificates of title except to the extent perfection of a security interest therein may be accomplished by filing of financing statements in appropriate form in the applicable jurisdiction under the Uniform Commercial Code or the PPSA, (vi) Margin Stock and Equity Interests of any Person other than wholly-owned Subsidiaries that are Restricted Subsidiaries (that is not an Excluded Subsidiary (other than any Restricted Subsidiary that is an Excluded Subsidiary solely pursuant to clauses (d), (e), (f), (g) or (h) of the definition thereof)), (vii) any trademark application filed in the United States Patent and Trademark Office on the basis of any applicable Loan Party’s “intent to use” such mark and for which a form evidencing use of the mark has not yet been filed with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, to the extent that granting a security interest in such trademark application prior to such filing would impair the enforceability or validity of such trademark application or any registration that issues therefrom under applicable federal Law, (viii) the creation or perfection of pledges of, or security interests in, any property or assets that would result in material adverse tax consequences to Holdings, the U.S. Borrower, or any of its Subsidiaries, as reasonably determined by the U.S. Borrower in consultation with the Administrative Agent, other than tax consequences resulting from the application of the proposed amendments to the ITA contained in Sections 37 and 38 of the Notice of Ways and Means Motion to Amend the Income Tax Act and Other Tax Legislation that accompanied the Canadian federal budget tabled by the Minister of Finance (Canada) on February 11, 2014 (or such proposal or proposals as amended or enacted or successor provisions thereto) (the “Canadian BTB Proposals”), (ix) any governmental licenses or state or local franchises, charters and authorizations, to the extent a security in any such license, franchise, charter or authorization is prohibited or restricted thereby after giving effect to the anti-assignment provision of the Uniform Commercial Code, the PPSA and other applicable Law, other than proceeds and receivables thereof, the assignment of which is expressly deemed effective under the Uniform Commercial Code, the PPSA or other applicable Law notwithstanding such prohibition or restriction, (x) pledges and security interests prohibited or restricted by applicable Law (including any requirement to obtain the consent of any governmental authority or third party (other than a Loan Party)), (xi) all commercial tort claims in an amount less than $10.0 million, (xii) [reserved], (xiii) letter of credit rights, except to the extent constituting a supporting obligation for other Collateral as to which perfection of the security interest in such other Collateral is accomplished by the filing of a Uniform Commercial Code or PPSA financing statement (or similar document) (it being understood that no actions shall be required to perfect a security interest in letter of credit rights, other than the filing of a Uniform Commercial Code or PPSA financing statement) (or similar document), (xiv) cash and Cash Equivalents (other than cash and Cash Equivalents (i) representing proceeds of Collateral, it being understood that all proceeds of Collateral shall be Collateral or (ii) that are held, carried or maintained in or otherwise credited to any deposit account or securities account (such terms as defined in the Uniform Commercial Code or the PPSA) that are subject to the requirements of Section 6.18), (xv) any particular assets if the burden, cost or consequence of creating or perfecting such pledges or security interests in such assets is excessive in relation to the benefits to be obtained therefrom by the Lenders under the Loan Documents as mutually agreed by the U.S. Borrower and the Administrative Agent and communicated in writing delivered to the Collateral Agent and (xvi) proceeds from any and all of the foregoing assets described in clauses (i) through (xv) above to the extent such proceeds would otherwise be excluded pursuant to clauses (i) through (xv) above;
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(B) (i) except to the extent set forth in Section 6.18, the foregoing definition shall not require control agreements with respect to any cash, deposit accounts or securities accounts or any other assets requiring perfection through control agreements; (ii) no actions in any non-U.S. jurisdiction or required by the laws of any non-U.S. jurisdiction shall be required in order to create any security interests in assets located or titled outside of the U.S., including any intellectual property registered in any non-U.S. jurisdiction, or to perfect such security interests, it being understood that there shall be no security agreements or pledge agreements governed under the laws of any non-U.S. jurisdiction, in each case, other than Canada and the provinces and territories thereof and (iii) except to the extent that perfection and priority may be achieved by the filing of a financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code or the PPSA with respect to a Borrower or a Guarantor, the Loan Documents shall not contain any requirements as to perfection or priority with respect to any assets or property described in clauses (i) or (ii) of this clause (B) (in each case, other than any assets or property located or titled in Canada or any province or territory thereof);
(C) the Administrative Agent in its discretion may grant extensions of time for the creation or perfection of security interests in, and Mortgages on, or obtaining of title insurance or taking other actions with respect to, particular assets (including extensions beyond the Closing Date) where it reasonably determines, in consultation with the U.S. Borrower and communicated in writing delivered to the Collateral Agent, that the creation or perfection of security interests and Mortgages on, or obtaining of title insurance or taking other actions, or any other compliance with the requirements of this definition cannot be accomplished without undue delay, burden or expense by the time or times at which it would otherwise be required by this Agreement or the Collateral Documents; provided that the Collateral Agent (or, in the case of certificates or instruments constituting Cash Flow Priority Collateral, the Cash Flow Collateral Agent as bailee for the Collateral Agent in accordance with the ABL Intercreditor Agreement) shall have received on or prior to the Closing Date (i) Uniform Commercial Code and PPSA financing statements (or similar documents) in appropriate form for filing under the Uniform Commercial Code and the PPSA, respectively, in the jurisdiction of incorporation or organization of each Loan Party (and, in the case of Canada, in each jurisdiction where such financing statement or similar document is necessary to perfect a security interest in the Collateral), (ii) filings with the United States Copyright Office and the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Canadian Intellectual Property Office and (iii) any certificates or instruments representing or evidencing Equity Interests of the Borrowers and their respective Subsidiaries (other than any Excluded Subsidiary) accompanied by instruments of transfer and stock powers undated and endorsed in blank (or confirmation in lieu thereof reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent or its counsel that such certificates, powers and instruments have been sent for overnight delivery to the Collateral Agent or its counsel or, to the extent constituting Cash Flow Priority Collateral, the Cash Flow Collateral Agent or its counsel); provided further that the Collateral Agent shall have received the items set forth on Schedule 6.16 to the Original Credit Agreement on or prior to the date(s) set forth therein; and
(D) Liens required to be granted from time to time pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement shall be subject to exceptions and limitations (if any) set forth in this Agreement and the Collateral Documents.
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“Collateral Documents” means, collectively, the Security Agreements, the Quebec Security Documents, the Canadian Intellectual Property Security Agreements, the U.S. Intellectual Property Security Agreements, any Collateral Access Agreement, any Deposit Account Control Agreement, the Mortgages, each of the mortgages, collateral assignments, Security Agreement Supplements, security agreements, pledge agreements or other similar agreements delivered to the Collateral Agent and the Lenders pursuant to Section 4.01, 6.11, 6.13 or 6.18, the Guaranties and each of the other agreements, instruments or documents that creates or purports to create a Lien or Guarantee in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties.
“Collateral Proceeds Account” has the meaning given to such term in the ABL Intercreditor Agreement.
“Commitment” means a Revolving Credit Commitment, Incremental Revolving Credit Commitment or Extended Revolving Credit Commitment of a given Extension Series, as the context may require.
“Commitment Fees” has the meaning specified in Section 2.09(a)(ii).
“Committed Loan Notice” means a notice of (i) a Borrowing, (ii) a conversion of Revolving Credit Loans from one Type to the other or (iii) a continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans, CDOR Rate Loans or SONIA Rate Loans, pursuant to Section 2.02(a), which, if in writing, shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A-1.
“Commodity Exchange Act” means the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. Section 1 et seq.), as amended from time to time, and any successor statute.
“Company” means Pinafore Holdings B.V.
“Compliance Certificate” means a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit D to the Original Credit Agreement.
“Consolidated Cash Interest Expense” means cash interest expense, net of cash interest income of the Borrowers and the Restricted Subsidiaries with respect to all outstanding Indebtedness of the Borrowers and the Restricted Subsidiaries, including all commissions, discounts and other fees and charges owed with respect to letters of credit and bankers’ acceptance financing and net costs under hedging agreements, but excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, (i) 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), (ii) non-cash interest expense attributable to the movement of the mark-to-market valuation of obligations under hedging agreements or other derivative instruments pursuant to FASB Accounting Standards Codification No. 815-Derivatives and Hedging, (iii) any one-time cash costs associated with breakage in respect of hedging agreements for interest rates, (iv) all non-recurring cash interest expense consisting of liquidated damages for failure to timely comply with registration rights obligations, (v) any amortization or write-down of deferred financing fees, debt issuance costs including original issue discount, discounted liabilities, commissions, fees and expenses, (vi) any expensing of commitment and other financing fees and (vii) penalties and interest related to Taxes, but including any cash costs otherwise excluded by the definition thereof.
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“Consolidated EBITDA” means, for any period, the Consolidated Net Income for such period:
(i) increased (without duplication) by the following, in each case (other than with respect to clauses (H) and (K)) to the extent deducted (and not added back) in determining Consolidated Net Income for such period:
(A) (x) provision for taxes based on income, profits or capital gains of the Borrowers and their Restricted Subsidiaries, including, without limitation, federal, state, provincial, franchise and similar taxes and foreign withholding taxes (including any future taxes or other levies which replace or are intended to be in lieu of such taxes and any penalties and interest related to such taxes or arising from tax examinations), (y) if any Borrower is treated as a disregarded entity or partnership for U.S. federal, state and/or local income tax purposes for such period or any portion thereof, the amount of distributions actually made to any direct or indirect parent company of such Borrower in respect of such period in accordance with Section 7.06(i) and (z) the net tax expense associated with any adjustments made pursuant to clauses (i) through (xv) of the definition of “Consolidated Net Income”; plus
(B) Fixed Charges for such period (including (x) net losses on Swap Obligations or other derivative instruments entered into for the purpose of hedging interest rate risk, (y) bank fees and other financing fees and (z) costs of surety bonds in connection with financing activities, plus amounts excluded from Consolidated Interest Expense as set forth in clauses (1)(s) through (x) in the definition thereof); plus
(C) with respect to the Borrowers for such period, the total amount of depreciation and amortization expenses and capitalized fees related to any Capitalized Software Expenditures of the Borrowers and their Restricted Subsidiaries for such period on a consolidated basis and otherwise determined in accordance with GAAP; plus
(D) the amount of any restructuring charges or reserves, equity-based or non-cash compensation charges or expenses including any such charges or expenses arising from grants of stock appreciation or similar rights, stock options, restricted stock or other rights, retention charges (including charges or expenses in respect of incentive plans), start-up or initial costs for any project or new production line, division or new line of business or other business optimization expenses or reserves including, without limitation, costs or reserves associated with improvements to information technology and accounting functions, integration and facilities opening costs or any one-time costs incurred in connection with acquisitions and investments and costs related to the closure and/or consolidation of facilities; plus
(E) any other non-cash charges, including any write-offs or write-downs reducing Consolidated Net Income for such period (provided that if any such non-cash charges represent an accrual or reserve for potential cash items in any future period, (1) the U.S. Borrower may elect not to add back such non-cash charge in the current period and (2) to the extent the U.S. Borrower elects to add back such non-cash charge, the cash payment in respect thereof 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
(F) the amount of any non-controlling interest or minority interest expense consisting of Subsidiary income attributable to minority equity interests of third parties in any non-wholly owned Subsidiary; plus
(G) the amount of management, monitoring, consulting, advisory fees and other fees (including termination fees) and indemnities and expenses paid or accrued in such period under the Investor Management Agreement (and related agreements or arrangements) or otherwise to the Investors to the extent otherwise permitted under Section 7.08; plus
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(H) the amount of (x) “run rate” cost savings, operating expense reductions and synergies related to the Transactions that are reasonably identifiable and factually supportable and projected by the Borrowers in good faith to result from actions that have been taken or with respect to which substantial steps have been taken or are expected to be taken (in the good faith determination of the U.S. Borrower) within 36 months after the Closing Date, net the amount of actual benefits realized during such period from such actions, and (y) “run rate” cost savings, operating expense reductions and synergies related to mergers and other business combinations, acquisitions, divestitures, restructurings, cost savings initiatives and other similar initiatives consummated after the Closing Date that are reasonably identifiable and factually supportable and projected by the Borrowers in good faith to result from actions that have been taken or with respect to which substantial steps have been taken or are expected to be taken (in the good faith determination of the U.S. Borrower) within 24 months after a merger or other business combination, acquisition, divestiture, restructuring, cost savings initiative or other initiative is consummated, net the amount of actual benefits realized during such period from such actions, in each case, calculated on a pro forma basis as though such cost savings, operating expense reductions and synergies had been realized on the first day of such period for which Consolidated EBITDA is being determined and as if such cost savings, operating expense reductions and synergies were realized during the entirety of such period; plus;
(I) [reserved]; plus
(J) any costs or expense incurred by the Borrowers or a Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to any management equity plan or stock option plan or any other management or employee benefit plan or agreement or any stock subscription or shareholder agreement, to the extent that such cost or expenses are funded with cash proceeds contributed to the capital of the Borrowers or net cash proceeds of an issuance of Equity Interest of the Borrowers (other than Disqualified Equity Interest); plus
(K) cash receipts (or any netting arrangements resulting in reduced cash expenditures) not representing Consolidated EBITDA or Consolidated Net Income in any period to the extent non-cash gains relating to such income were deducted in the calculation of Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to clause (ii) below for any previous period and not added back; plus
(L) any net loss from disposed, abandoned or discontinued operations;
(ii) 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 increasing Consolidated Net Income of the Borrowers for such period, excluding any non-cash gains to the extent they represent the reversal of an accrual or reserve for a potential cash item that reduced Consolidated EBITDA in any prior period and any non-cash gains with respect to cash actually received in a prior period so long as such cash did not increase Consolidated EBITDA in such prior period; plus
(b) any net income from disposed, abandoned or discontinued operations.
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There shall be included in determining Consolidated EBITDA for any period, without duplication, (A) the Acquired EBITDA of any Person, property, business or asset acquired by a Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary during such period (but not the Acquired EBITDA of any related Person, property, business or assets to the extent not so acquired), to the extent not subsequently sold, transferred or otherwise disposed by such Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary during such period (each such Person, property, business or asset acquired and not subsequently so disposed of, an “Acquired Entity or Business”) and the Acquired EBITDA of any Unrestricted Subsidiary that is converted into a Restricted Subsidiary during such period (each, a “Converted Restricted Subsidiary”), based on the actual Acquired EBITDA of such Acquired Entity or Business or Converted Restricted Subsidiary for such period (including the portion thereof occurring prior to such acquisition) and (B) for the purposes of compliance with the covenant set forth in Section 7.11 and the calculation of the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, an adjustment in respect of each Acquired Entity or Business equal to the amount of the Pro Forma Adjustment with respect to such Acquired Entity or Business for such period (including the portion thereof occurring prior to such acquisition) as specified in a certificate executed by a Responsible Officer and delivered to the Lenders and the Administrative Agent. There shall be excluded in determining Consolidated EBITDA for any period the Disposed EBITDA of any Person, property, business or asset (other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary) sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of or, closed or classified as discontinued operations (but if such operations are classified as discontinued due to the fact that they are subject to an agreement to dispose of such operations, only when and to the extent such operations are actually disposed of) by a Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary during such period (each such Person, property, business or asset so sold or disposed of, a “Sold Entity or Business”) and the Disposed EBITDA of any Restricted Subsidiary that is converted into an Unrestricted Subsidiary during such period (each a “Converted Unrestricted Subsidiary”), based on the actual Disposed EBITDA of such Sold Entity or Business or Converted Unrestricted Subsidiary for such period (including the portion thereof occurring prior to such sale, transfer or disposition).
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, for purposes of determining Consolidated EBITDA under this Agreement for any period that includes any of the fiscal quarters ended June 30, 2013, September 30, 2013, December 31, 2013 and March 31, 2014, Consolidated EBITDA for such fiscal quarters shall be $158.8 million, $149.2 million, $142.1 million and $149.5 million, respectively, in each case, as may be subject to any adjustment set forth in the immediately preceding paragraph for the applicable Test Period with respect to any acquisitions, dispositions or conversions occurring after the Closing Date.
“Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio” means, with respect to the Borrowers and their Restricted Subsidiaries for any period, the ratio of (a)(i) Consolidated EBITDA for such period minus (ii) Capital Expenditures (other than Capital Expenditures to the extent financed with proceeds of long-term Indebtedness (other than the Loans) or Qualified Equity Interests) minus (iii) taxes for such period based on income, profits or capital, including federal, foreign, state, franchise, excise and similar taxes (including with respect to repatriated funds) of the Borrowers and the Restricted Subsidiaries, net of cash funds received, paid in cash to the (b) Fixed Charges for such period. In the event that any Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary incurs, assumes, guarantees, redeems, repays, retires or extinguishes any Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness incurred or repaid under any revolving credit facility unless such Indebtedness has been permanently repaid and has not been replaced) or issues or redeems Disqualified Equity Interests or preferred stock subsequent to the commencement of the period for which the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio is being calculated but prior to or simultaneously with the event for which the calculation of the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio is made (the “Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio Calculation Date”), then the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio shall be calculated giving Pro Forma Effect to such incurrence, assumption, guarantee, redemption, repayment, retirement or extinguishment of Indebtedness, or such issuance or redemption of Disqualified Equity Interests or preferred stock, as if the same had occurred at the beginning of the applicable four-quarter period.
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For purposes of making the computation referred to above, Investments, acquisitions, Dispositions, mergers, amalgamations, consolidations and discontinued operations (as determined in accordance with GAAP) that have been made by a Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries during the four-quarter reference period or subsequent to such reference period and on or prior to or simultaneously with the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio Calculation Date shall be calculated on a Pro Forma Basis assuming that all such Investments, acquisitions, Dispositions, mergers, amalgamations, consolidations and discontinued operations (and the change in any associated fixed charge obligations and the change in Consolidated EBITDA resulting therefrom) had occurred on the first day of the four-quarter reference period. If since the beginning of such period any Person that subsequently became a Restricted Subsidiary or was merged with or into a Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries since the beginning of such period shall have made any Investment, acquisition, Disposition, merger, amalgamation, consolidation or discontinued operation that would have required adjustment pursuant to this definition, then the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio shall be calculated giving Pro Forma Effect thereto for such period as if such Investment, acquisition, Disposition, merger, amalgamation, consolidation or discontinued operation had occurred at the beginning of the applicable four-quarter period.
“Consolidated Interest Expense” means, for any period, the sum, without duplication, of:
(i) consolidated interest expense of the Borrowers and their Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, to the extent such expense was deducted (and not added back) in computing Consolidated Net Income (including (a) amortization of original issue discount resulting from the issuance of Indebtedness at less than par, (b) all commissions, discounts and other fees and charges owed with respect to letters of credit or bankers acceptances, (c) non-cash interest payments (but excluding any non-cash interest expense attributable to the movement in the mark to market valuation of Swap Obligations or other derivative instruments pursuant to GAAP), (d) the interest component of Capitalized Lease Obligations, and (e) net payments, if any made (less net payments, if any, received), pursuant to interest rate Swap Obligations with respect to Indebtedness, and excluding (r) any additional interest with respect to failure to comply with any registration rights agreement owing with respect to the Senior Notes or other securities, (s) costs associated with obtaining Swap Obligations, (t) any expense resulting from the discounting of any Indebtedness in connection with the application of recapitalization accounting or, if applicable, purchase accounting in connection with the Transactions or any acquisition, (u) penalties and interest relating to taxes, (v) any “additional interest” or “liquidated damages” with respect to other securities for failure to timely comply with registration rights obligations, (w) amortization or expensing of deferred financing fees, amendment and consent fees, debt issuance costs, commissions, fees and expenses and discounted liabilities, (x) any expensing of bridge, commitment and other financing fees and any other fees related to the Transactions or any acquisitions after the Closing Date, (y) any accretion of accrued interest on discounted liabilities and any prepayment premium or penalty and (z) the interest component associated with COLI Loans); plus
(ii) consolidated capitalized interest of the Borrowers and their Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, whether paid or accrued; less
(iii) interest income of the Borrowers and their Restricted Subsidiaries for such period.
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For purposes of this definition, interest on a Capitalized Lease Obligation shall be deemed to accrue at an interest rate reasonably determined by the U.S. Borrower to be the rate of interest implicit in such Capitalized Lease Obligation in accordance with GAAP.
“Consolidated Net Income” means, for any period, the net income (loss) of the Borrowers and the Restricted Subsidiaries for such period determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP; provided, however, that, without duplication,
(i) any after-tax effect of extraordinary, non-recurring or unusual gains or losses (less all fees and expenses relating thereto), charges or expenses (including relating to any multi-year strategic initiatives), Transaction Expenses, restructuring and duplicative running costs, relocation costs, integration costs, facility consolidation and closing costs, severance costs and expenses, one-time compensation charges, costs relating to pre-opening and opening costs for facilities, signing, retention and completion bonuses, costs incurred in connection with any strategic initiatives, transition costs, costs incurred in connection with acquisitions and non-recurring product and intellectual property development, other business optimization expenses (including costs and expenses relating to business optimization programs and new systems design, retention charges, system establishment costs and implementation costs) and operating expenses attributable to the implementation of cost-savings initiatives, and curtailments or modifications to pension and post-retirement employee benefit plans shall be excluded;
(ii) the cumulative after tax effect of a change in accounting principles and changes as a result of the adoption or modification of accounting policies during such period shall be excluded;
(iii) any net after-tax effect of gains or losses on disposal, abandonment or discontinuance of disposed, abandoned or discontinued operations, as applicable, shall be excluded;
(iv) any net after-tax effect of gains or losses (less all fees, expenses and charges relating thereto) attributable to asset dispositions (including, for the avoidance of doubt, bulk subscriber contract sales) or abandonments or the sale or other disposition of any Equity Interests of any Person other than in the ordinary course of business shall be excluded;
(v) the net income for such period of any Person that is not a Subsidiary of a Borrower, or is an Unrestricted Subsidiary, or that is accounted for by the equity method of accounting shall be excluded; provided that Consolidated Net Income of the Borrowers shall be increased by the amount of dividends or distributions or other payments (other than Excluded Contributions) that are actually paid in cash (or to the extent converted into cash) to a Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary thereof in respect of such period;
(vi) [reserved];
(vii) effects of adjustments (including the effects of such adjustments pushed down to a Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries) in the Borrowers’ consolidated financial statements pursuant to GAAP (including in the inventory (including any impact of changes to inventory valuation policy methods, including changes in capitalization of variances), property and equipment, software, goodwill, intangible assets, in-process research and development, deferred revenue and debt line items thereof) resulting from the application of recapitalization accounting or purchase accounting, as the case may be, in relation to the Transactions or any consummated acquisition or joint venture investment or the amortization or write-off or write-down of any amounts thereof, net of taxes, shall be excluded;
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(viii) any after-tax effect of income (loss) from the early extinguishment or conversion of (i) Indebtedness, (ii) Swap Obligations or (iii) other derivative instruments shall be excluded;
(ix) any impairment charge or asset write-off or write-down, including impairment charges or asset write-offs or write-downs related to intangible assets, long-lived assets, investments in debt and equity securities and investments recorded using the equity method or as a result of a change in law or regulation, in each case, pursuant to GAAP, and the amortization of intangibles arising pursuant to GAAP shall be excluded;
(x) any equity-based or non-cash compensation charge or expense including any such charge or expense arising from grants of stock appreciation or similar rights, stock options, restricted stock, profits interests or other rights or equity or equity-based incentive programs (“equity incentives”), any one-time cash charges associated with the equity incentives or other long-term incentive compensation plans (including under the Borrowers’ deferred compensation arrangements), roll-over, acceleration, or payout of Equity Interests by management, other employees or business partners of any Borrower or any of its direct or indirect parent companies, shall be excluded;
(xi) any fees, expenses or charges incurred during such period, or any amortization thereof for such period, in connection with any acquisition, recapitalization, investment, disposition, incurrence or repayment of Indebtedness (including such fees, expenses or charges related to the offering and issuance of the Senior Notes and other securities and the syndication and incurrence of the Cash Flow Credit Agreement and the Revolving Credit Facility), issuance of Equity Interests, refinancing transaction or amendment or modification of any debt instrument (including any amendment or other modification of the Senior Notes and other securities and the Cash Flow Credit Agreement and the Revolving Credit Facility) and including, in each case, any such transaction consummated on or 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 or consummated (including, for the avoidance of doubt the effects of expensing all transaction related expenses in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification 805), shall be excluded;
(xii) accruals and reserves that are established or adjusted within twelve months after the Closing Date that are so required to be established or adjusted as a result of the Transactions (or within twelve months after the closing of any acquisition that are so required to be established as a result of such acquisition) in accordance with GAAP or changes as a result of modifications of accounting policies shall be excluded;
(xiii) any expenses, charges or losses to the extent covered by insurance or indemnity and actually reimbursed, or, so long as the U.S. Borrower has made a determination that there exists reasonable evidence that such amount will in fact be reimbursed by the insurer or indemnifying party and only to the extent that such amount is in fact reimbursed within 365 days of the date of the insurable or indemnifiable event (net of any amount so added back in any prior period to the extent not so reimbursed within the applicable 365-day period), shall be excluded;
(xiv) any non-cash compensation expense resulting from the application of Accounting Standards Codification Topic No. 718, Compensation—Stock Compensation, shall be excluded;
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(xv) the following items shall be excluded:
(a) any net unrealized gain or loss (after any offset) resulting in such period from Swap Obligations and the application of Accounting Standards Codification Topic No. 815, Derivatives and Hedging,
(b) any net unrealized gain or loss (after any offset) resulting in such period from currency translation gains or losses including those related to currency remeasurements of Indebtedness (including any net loss or gain resulting from Swap Obligations for currency exchange risk) and any other foreign currency translation gains and losses, to the extent such gain or losses are non-cash items,
(c) any adjustments resulting for the application of Accounting Standards Codification Topic No. 460, Guarantees, or any comparable regulation,
(d) effects of adjustments to accruals and reserves during a prior period relating to any change in the methodology of calculating reserves for returns, rebates and other chargebacks, and
(e) earn-out and contingent consideration obligations (including to the extent accounted for as bonuses or otherwise) and adjustments thereof and purchase price adjustments; and
(xvi) if such Person is treated as a disregarded entity or partnership for U.S. federal, state and/or local income tax purposes for such period or any portion thereof, the amount of distributions actually made to any direct or indirect parent company of such Person in respect of such period in accordance with Section 7.06(i)(iii) shall be included in calculating Consolidated Net Income as though such amounts had been paid as taxes directly by such Person for such period.
In addition, to the extent not already included in the Consolidated Net Income of the Borrowers and their Restricted Subsidiaries, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing, Consolidated Net Income shall include the amount of proceeds received from business interruption insurance and reimbursements of any expenses and charges 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.
“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.
“Control” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Affiliate.”
“Converted Restricted Subsidiary” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Consolidated EBITDA.”
“Converted Unrestricted Subsidiary” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Consolidated EBITDA.”
“Covered Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.24(a).
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“Credit Extension” means each of the following: (i) a Borrowing, and (ii) an L/C Credit Extension.
“Credit Judgment” means the Administrative Agent’s commercially reasonable judgment exercised in good faith, based upon its consideration of any factor that it reasonably believes (i) could materially adversely affect the quantity, quality, mix or value of Collateral (including any applicable Laws that may inhibit collection of an Account), the enforceability or priority of the Administrative Agent’s Liens, or the amount that the Administrative Agent and the Lenders could receive in liquidation of any Collateral; (ii) that any collateral report or financial information delivered by any Loan Party is incomplete, inaccurate or misleading in any material respect; (iii) materially increases the likelihood of any Insolvency Proceeding involving a Loan Party; or (iv) creates or could result in an Event of Default. In exercising such judgment, the Administrative Agent may consider any factors that could materially increase the credit risk of lending to the Borrowers on the security of the Collateral.
“DDAs” means any checking or other demand deposit account maintained by the Loan Parties (other than any Collateral Proceeds Account). All funds in such DDAs shall be conclusively presumed to be Collateral and proceeds of Collateral, and the Agents or the Lenders shall have no duty to inquire as to the source of the amounts on deposit in the DDAs.
“Debtor Relief Laws” means the Bankruptcy Code of the United States, the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (Canada), the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (Canada), the Civil Code of Quebec 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, including any applicable Canadian corporate legislation as now or hereafter in effect.
“Default” means any event or condition that constitutes an Event of Default or that, with the giving of any notice, the passage of time, or both, would be an Event of Default.
“Default Rate” means an interest rate equal to (a) the Base Rate plus (b) the Applicable Rate, if any, applicable to Revolving Credit Loans that are Base Rate Loans plus (c) 2.0% per annum; provided that with respect to the overdue principal or interest in respect of a Eurodollar Rate Loan, Canadian Prime Rate Loan, CDOR Rate Loan or SONIA Rate Loan, the Default Rate shall be an interest rate equal to the interest rate (including any Applicable Rate) otherwise applicable to such Loan plus 2.00% per annum, in each case, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Laws.
“Defaulted Amount” has the meaning specified in Section 2.12(b)(iii).
“Defaulting Lender” means a Lender during the period and only for so long as a Lender Default is in effect with respect to such Lender.
“Delaware Divided LLC” means any Delaware LLC which has been formed upon the consummation of a Delaware LLC Division.
“Delaware LLC” means any limited liability company organized or formed under the laws of the State of Delaware.
“Delaware LLC Division” means the statutory division of any Delaware LLC into two or more Delaware LLCs pursuant to Section 18-217 of the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act.
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“Deposit Account Control Agreements” has the meaning specified in the applicable Security Agreement.
“Disposed EBITDA” means, with respect to any Sold Entity or Business or any Converted Unrestricted Subsidiary for any period, the amount for such period of Consolidated EBITDA of such Sold Entity or Business (determined as if references to the Borrowers and their Restricted Subsidiaries in the definition of Consolidated EBITDA (and in the component definitions used therein) were references to such Sold Entity or Business and its Subsidiaries or such Converted Unrestricted Subsidiary and its Subsidiaries) or such Converted Unrestricted Subsidiary, all as determined on a consolidated basis for such Sold Entity or Business or such Converted Unrestricted Subsidiary.
“Disposition” or “Dispose” means the sale, transfer, license, lease or other disposition (including any sale and leaseback transaction and any sale or issuance of Equity Interests in a Restricted Subsidiary) of any property by any Person, including any sale, assignment, transfer or other disposal, with or without recourse, of any notes or accounts receivable or any rights and claims associated therewith; provided that “Disposition” and “Dispose” shall not be deemed to include any issuance by Holdings of any of its Equity Interests to another Person.
“Disqualified Equity Interests” means any Equity Interest that, by its terms (or by the terms of any security or other Equity Interests into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable), or upon the happening of any event or condition (a) matures or is mandatorily redeemable (other than solely for Qualified Equity Interests), pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise (except as a result of a change of control or asset sale so long as any rights of the holders thereof upon the occurrence of a change of control or asset sale event shall be subject to the prior repayment in full of the Loans and all other Secured Obligations that are accrued and payable and the termination of the Revolving Credit Commitments and the termination or expiration of all outstanding Letters of Credit (unless the Outstanding Amount of the L/C Obligations related thereto has been Cash Collateralized, backstopped by a letter of credit reasonably satisfactory to the applicable L/C Issuer or deemed reissued under another agreement reasonably acceptable to the applicable L/C Issuer)), (b) is redeemable at the option of the holder thereof (other than solely for Qualified Equity Interests and other than as a result of a change of control or asset sale so long as any rights of the holders thereof upon the occurrence of a change of control or asset sale event shall be subject to the prior repayment in full of the Loans and all other Secured Obligations that are accrued and payable and the termination of the Revolving Credit Commitments and the expiration or termination of all outstanding Letters of Credit (unless the Outstanding Amount of the L/C Obligations related thereto has been Cash Collateralized, backstopped by a letter of credit reasonably satisfactory to the applicable L/C Issuer or deemed reissued under another agreement reasonably acceptable to the applicable L/C Issuer)), in whole or in part, (c) provides for the scheduled payments of dividends in cash, or (d) is or becomes convertible into or exchangeable for Indebtedness or any other Equity Interests that would constitute Disqualified Equity Interests, in each case, prior to the date that is ninety-one (91) days after the Latest Maturity Date at the time of issuance of such Equity Interests; provided that if such Equity Interests are issued pursuant to a plan for the benefit of employees of Holdings (or any direct or indirect parent thereof), the Borrowers or their Restricted Subsidiaries or by any such plan to such employees, such Equity Interests shall not constitute Disqualified Equity Interests solely because it may be required to be repurchased by either of the Borrowers or their Restricted Subsidiaries in order to satisfy applicable statutory or regulatory obligations.
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“Disqualified Lenders” means (i) those persons identified by the U.S. Borrower (or one of its Affiliates) or the Sponsor to the Administrative Agent in writing on or prior to April 4, 2014, (ii) competitors of the Borrowers identified by the U.S. Borrower to the Administrative Agent in writing from time to time before or after the Closing Date and (iii) any Affiliate of any Person described in clause (i) or (ii) that is reasonably identifiable by name as an Affiliate of such Person, other than bona fide debt fund Affiliates of such Person (it being understood that (i) any such supplement shall not apply retroactively to disqualify any Person that (1) previously acquired an assignment or participation of Loans or Commitments, (2) has entered into a trade for an assignment or participation of Loans or Commitments or (3) becomes a competitor of the Borrowers before such Person is added to the list of Disqualified Lenders and (ii) any supplement will not become effective until one Business Day after receipt by the Administrative Agent). The list of Disqualified Lenders shall be made available to any Lender upon request to the Administrative Agent.
“Distribution Payment Conditions” shall mean prior to and after giving effect to the relevant action as to which the satisfaction of the Distribution Payment Conditions is being determined, (a) no Event of Default then exists or would arise as a result of the entering into of such transaction or the making of such payment; (b) on a pro forma basis after giving effect to such transaction or payment and any incurrence or repayment of Indebtedness in connection therewith, Excess Availability on such date and for the 30 consecutive day period preceding such transaction or payment and any incurrence or repayment of Indebtedness is equal to or greater than the greater of (x) $25,000,000 and (y) 15.0% of the lesser of (1) the Revolving Credit Commitments and (2) the aggregate Borrowing Base; and (c) on a pro forma basis after giving effect to such transaction or payment and any incurrence or repayment of Indebtedness in connection therewith, the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio (with such Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio to be tested as of the most recently ended Test Period) is at least 1.00 to 1.00, provided that the condition set forth in this clause (c) shall not apply if Excess Availability on such date and for the 30 consecutive day period preceding such transaction or payment and any incurrence or repayment of Indebtedness is equal to or greater than the greater of (x) $35,000,000 and (y) 20.0% of the lesser of (1) the Revolving Credit Commitments and (2) the aggregate Borrowing Base; provided, that, in each case, the Borrowers shall have delivered an officer’s certificate to the Administrative Agent certifying to compliance with the conditions above, including a reasonably detailed calculation of such Excess Availability and, if applicable, the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio.
“Dollar” and “$” mean lawful money of the United States.
“Dollar Equivalent” has the meaning given in Section 1.07.
“Dollar Senior Notes” means the 2022 Dollar Senior Notes and the 2026 Dollar Senior Notes.
“Dollar Senior Notes Documents” means the 2022 Dollar Senior Notes Documents and the 2026 Dollar Senior Notes Documents.
“Domestic Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary that is organized under the Laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia.
“Dominion Account” means any DDA (other than an Excluded Account) of a Loan Party at Citibank or its Affiliates or branches or another bank reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, in each case which is subject to a Deposit Account Control Agreement; provided, that, there shall be a separate Dominion Account for U.S. Obligations and Canadian Obligations.
“Drawing” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(c)(i).
“EEA Financial Institution” means (a) any credit institution or investment firm established in any EEA Member Country which is subject to the supervision of an EEA Resolution Authority, (b) any entity established in an EEA Member Country which is a parent of an institution described in clause (a) of this definition, or (c) any financial institution established in an EEA Member Country which is a subsidiary of an institution described in clauses (a) or (b) of this definition and is subject to consolidated supervision with its parent.
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“EEA Member Country” means any of the member states of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway.
“EEA Resolution Authority” means any public administrative authority or any person entrusted with public administrative authority of any EEA Member Country (including any delegee) having responsibility for the resolution of any EEA Financial Institution.
“Eligible Accounts” means Accounts of a Borrower or a Subsidiary Guarantor subject to the Lien of the Collateral Documents, the value of which shall be determined by taking into consideration, among other factors, their book value determined in accordance with GAAP, net of any returns, rebates, discounts (calculated on the shortest terms), credits, allowances or Taxes (including sales, excise or other taxes) that have been or could be claimed by the Account Debtor or any other Person; provided, however, that, subject to the ability of the Administrative Agent to establish other criteria of ineligibility in its Credit Judgment or modify the criteria established below, none of the following classes of Accounts shall be deemed to be Eligible Accounts:
(i) Accounts that do not arise out of sales of goods or rendering of services in the ordinary course of such Borrower’s or the relevant Subsidiary Guarantor’s business;
(ii) Accounts payable other than in Dollars or Canadian Dollars or that are otherwise on terms other than those normal or customary in such Borrower’s or the relevant Subsidiary Guarantor’s business;
(iii) Accounts arising out of a sale made or services rendered by any Borrower to a Subsidiary of any Borrower or an Affiliate of any Borrower or to a Person controlled by an Affiliate of any Borrower (including any employees of such Borrower) other than, in each case, solely by reason of being an Affiliate of Blackstone Inc. to the extent such Affiliate would not be an Affiliate of a Borrower or a Subsidiary Guarantor if Equity Interests of Holdings or U.S. Borrower were not owned, directly or indirectly, by Blackstone Inc.;
(iv) (i) except for Eligible Long Dated Accounts, Eligible Investment Grade Long Dated Accounts and Eligible NAPA Accounts, (x) Accounts that are invoiced but unpaid for more than 60 days past the original due date, and (y) Accounts with respect to which the scheduled due date is not more than 180 days after the date of the original invoice therefor, (ii) with respect to Eligible Long Dated Accounts, Eligible Investment Grade Long Dated Accounts and Eligible NAPA Accounts, Accounts that are invoiced but unpaid for more than 1 day past the original due date, and (iii) except for Eligible NAPA Accounts, Accounts that arise from sales with original payment terms in excess of one year past the invoice date;
(v) Accounts owing from any Person from which an aggregate amount of more than 50.00% of the Accounts owing therefrom are not Eligible Accounts pursuant to the foregoing clause (iv);
(vi) any net credit balances relating to Accounts that are not Eligible Accounts pursuant to the foregoing clause (iv), where the net credit balance is unused by the Account Debtor within 90 days from the date the net credit balance was created;
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(vii) (A) Eligible Investment Grade Accounts (other than Eligible Investment Grade Long Dated Accounts) owing from any Person and its Affiliates if the Eligible IG Accounts Availability exceeds 20% of the Eligible Accounts Availability, (B) Eligible Investment Grade Long Dated Accounts owing from any Person and its Affiliates if the Eligible IG Long Dated Accounts Availability exceeds 20% of the Eligible Accounts Availability, (C) Eligible Non-Investment Grade Accounts owing from any Person and its Affiliates, if the Eligible Non-IG Accounts Availability exceeds 10% of the Eligible Accounts Availability and (D) Eligible NAPA/Motion Accounts if the Eligible NAPA/Motion Accounts Availability exceeds 45% of the Eligible Accounts Availability, but in each case of clauses (A), (B), (C) and (D), only to the extent of such excess; it being understood that (x) each concentration limit set forth in clauses (A), (C) and (D) above shall be an individual Account Debtor concentration limit and (y) the concentration limit set forth in clause (B) shall be an aggregate concentration limit for all Account Debtors;
(viii) Accounts owing from any Person that (A) has disputed liability for any Account owing from such Person or has been placed on credit hold due to past due balances or (B) has otherwise asserted any claim, demand or liability against a Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, whether by action, suit, counterclaim or otherwise;
(ix) Accounts owing from any Person that shall take or be the subject of any action or proceeding of a type described in Section 8.01(f) or (g);
(x) Accounts (A) owing from any Person that is also a supplier to or creditor of a Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries unless such Person has waived any right of setoff in a manner reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, (B) representing any manufacturer’s or supplier’s credits, discounts, incentive plans or similar arrangements entitling a Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries to discounts on future purchase therefrom or (C) in respect of which the related invoice(s) has been reversed;
(xi) Accounts arising out of sales to Account Debtors outside the United States and Canada that are in excess of 5% of the total Eligible Accounts unless such Accounts are fully backed by an irrevocable letter of credit on terms, and issued by a financial institution, reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and such irrevocable letter of credit is in the possession of the Administrative Agent;
(xii) Accounts arising out of sales on a bill-and-hold, cash in advance or cash on delivery payment terms, guaranteed sale, sale-or-return, sale on approval or consignment basis or subject to any right of return, setoff or charge back or Accounts representing any unapplied cash, the book accruals for warranty, stock adjustments, cash discounts, credit memos, rebates, pricing, customer issues and any other setoff accruals;
(xiii) Accounts owing from an Account Debtor that is an agency, department or instrumentality of the United States or any state thereof or Canada or any province or territory thereof that are in excess of 5% of the total Eligible Accounts unless such Accounts are not subject to the Assignment of Claims Act of 1940 or the Financial Administration Act (Canada) and any similar state, provincial or territorial legislation or the applicable Borrower or its relevant Subsidiary shall have satisfied the requirements of the Assignment of Claims Act of 1940 or the Financial Administration Act (Canada) and any similar national, state, provincial or territorial legislation and, in each case, the Administrative Agent is reasonably satisfied as to the absence of setoffs, counterclaims and other defenses on the part of such account debtor;
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(xiv) Accounts with respect to which the representations and warranties set forth in the Security Agreement applicable to Accounts are not correct in any material respect;
(xv) Accounts in respect of which the applicable Security Agreement, after giving effect to the related filings of UCC and/or PPSA financing statements (or similar documents) that have then been made, if any, does not or has ceased to create a valid and perfected first priority lien or security interest in favor of the Collateral Agent on behalf of the applicable Secured Parties, securing the applicable Secured Obligations or Accounts that are subject to a Lien that has priority over the Lien of the Collateral Agent (other than inchoate or other Liens (including tax Liens) arising by operation of law so long as the Administrative Agent has established a Reserve in respect thereof in its Credit Judgment);
(xvi) Accounts representing deferred revenue on rental equipment for rentals that extend over a month-end period;
(xvii) Accounts with respect to which (i) the goods giving rise to such Account have not been shipped and billed to the Account Debtor, or (ii) the services giving rise to such Account have not been performed and billed to the Account Debtor;
(xviii) Accounts with respect to which the Account Debtor is a Sanctioned Person or Sanctioned Entity; or
(xix) Accounts in the aggregate in excess of $30,000,000 acquired in connection with a Permitted Acquisition, until the completion of an appraisal and field examination, in each case, reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent (which appraisal and field examination may be conducted prior to the closing of such Permitted Acquisition).
If the Administrative Agent deems Accounts ineligible in its Credit Judgment (and not based upon the criteria set forth above), then the Administrative Agent shall give the U.S. Borrower five Business Days’ prior notice thereof (unless an Event of Default exists, in which event no notice shall be required); provided that (i) any modification of the eligibility criteria set forth above shall have a reasonable relationship to circumstances, conditions, events or contingencies which are the basis for such eligibility criteria, as determined by the Administrative Agent in its Credit Judgment and (ii) circumstances, conditions, events or contingencies arising prior to the Closing Date of which the Administrative Agent had actual knowledge prior to the Closing Date shall not be the basis for any such modification unless the Administrative Agent establishes such eligibility criteria on the Closing Date or such circumstances, conditions, events or contingencies shall have changed since the Closing Date.
For purposes of this definition, an Eligible Account shall constitute an “Eligible Long Dated Account” on and after the date that is one hundred eighty (180) days prior to the due date of such Account.
“Eligible Accounts Availability” means the total amount of Eligible Accounts available under the Borrowing Base, which shall be equal to the sum of (x) the amounts under clauses (a)(i) and (a)(ii) of the definition of “Canadian Borrowing Base” plus (y) the amounts under clauses (a)(i) and (a)(ii) of the definition of “U.S. Borrowing Base” (for the avoidance of doubt, in each case, after giving effect to the advance rates set forth under each such clauses), minus any applicable Availability Reserves.
“Eligible IG Accounts Availability” means the total amount of Eligible Investment Grade Accounts (other than Eligible Investment Grade Long Dated Accounts) available under the Borrowing Base, which shall be equal to 85.00% of the value of the Eligible Investment Grade Accounts (other than Eligible Investment Grade Long Dated Accounts) of the Loan Parties, minus any applicable Availability Reserves.
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“Eligible IG Long Dated Accounts Availability” means the total amount of Eligible Investment Grade Long Dated Accounts available under the Borrowing Base, which shall be equal to the sum of (x) 80% of the value of Eligible Investment Grade 181-270 Long Dated Accounts of the Loan Parties, plus (y) 75% of the value of Eligible Investment Grade 271-360 Long Dated Accounts of the Loan Parties, minus any applicable Availability Reserves.
“Eligible NAPA/Motion Account” means an Eligible Account (i) owing from National Automotive Parts Associations, Motion Industries or any of their respective Affiliates and (ii) that constitutes an Eligible Investment Grade Account.
“Eligible NAPA/Motion Accounts Availability” means the total amount of Eligible NAPA/Motion Accounts available under the Borrowing Base, which shall be equal to the sum of (i) 85.00% of the value of the Eligible NAPA/Motion Accounts (other than Eligible Investment Grade Long Dated Accounts owing from National Automotive Parts Associations, Motion Industries or any of their respective Affiliates) of the Loan Parties, plus (ii) (x) 80% of the value of Eligible Investment Grade 181-270 Long Dated Accounts of the Loan Parties owing from National Automotive Parts Associations, Motion Industries or any of their respective Affiliates, and (y) 75% of the value of Eligible Investment Grade 271-360 Long Dated Accounts of the Loan Parties owing from National Automotive Parts Associations, Motion Industries or any of their respective Affiliates, minus any applicable Availability Reserves.
“Eligible Non-Investment Grade Accounts Availability” means the total amount of Eligible Non-Investment Grade Accounts available under the Borrowing Base, which shall be equal to 85.00% of the value of the Eligible Non-Investment Grade Accounts of the Loan Parties, minus any applicable Availability Reserves.
“Eligible Assignee” means any Person that meets the requirements to be an assignee under Section 10.06(b)(iii), (v) and (vi) (subject to such consents, if any, as may be required under Section 10.06(b)(iii)).
“Eligible Collateral” means, collectively, Eligible Inventory and Eligible Accounts.
“Eligible Inventory” means Inventory of a Borrower or a Subsidiary Guarantor subject to the Lien of the Collateral Documents, the value of which shall be determined by taking into consideration, among other factors, the lower of its cost and its book value determined in accordance with GAAP and excluding any portion of cost attributable to intercompany profit among the Loan Parties and their Affiliates; provided, however, that, subject to the ability of the Administrative Agent to establish other criteria of ineligibility in its Credit Judgment or modify the criteria established below, none of the following classes of Inventory shall be deemed to be Eligible Inventory:
(i) Inventory that is obsolete, unusable, defective or otherwise unavailable or unfit for sale and the related book accruals;
(ii) Inventory consisting of promotional, marketing, packaging or shipping materials and supplies;
(iii) Inventory that fails to meet all applicable material standards imposed by any Governmental Authority having regulatory authority over such Inventory or its use or sale;
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(iv) Inventory that is subject to any licensing, patent, royalty, trademark, trade name or copyright agreement with any third party from which the Borrowers or any of their Subsidiaries have received notice of a dispute in respect of any such agreement;
(v) Inventory located outside the United States or Canada;
(vi) Inventory that is located on premises owned, leased or rented by a customer of any Borrower or a Subsidiary Guarantor, or is placed on consignment;
(vii) Inventory that is not reflected in the details of a current inventory report;
(viii) Inventory with respect to which the representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.02 of the Security Agreement applicable to Inventory are not correct in any material respect;
(ix) Inventory in respect of which the applicable Security Agreement, after giving effect to the related filings of UCC and/or PPSA financing statements (or similar documents) that have then been made, if any, does not or has ceased to create a valid and perfected first priority Lien or security interest in favor of the Collateral Agent, on behalf of the applicable Secured Parties, securing the applicable Secured Obligations or Inventory that is subject to a Lien that has priority over the Lien of the Collateral Agent (other than inchoate or other Liens (including tax Liens) arising by operation of law so long as the Administrative Agent has established a Reserve in respect thereof in its Credit Judgment);
(x) Inventory at locations with less than $100,000 of Inventory on-hand;
(xi) the portion of Eligible Inventory that represents intercompany profit;
(xii) to the extent that the value of such Eligible Inventory is increased due to favorable capitalized variance adjustments (but only to the extent of such increase);
(xiii) Inventory in transit which is greater than 5% of the Borrowing Base;
(xiv) Inventory that is not subject to any (i) warehouse receipt unless the warehouseman has delivered a Collateral Access Agreement or with respect to which an appropriate Rent and Charges Reserve has been established or (ii) negotiable Document (as defined in the UCC) unless the Administrative Agent has control over such Documents;
(xv) Inventory that is subject to any licensing, patent, royalty, trademark, trade name or copyright agreement with any third parties, which agreement restricts the ability of Administrative Agent or any Lender to sell or otherwise dispose of such Inventory and for which Administrative Agent has not received a licensor consent executed by the applicable licensor in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent;
(xvi) Inventory that is not located on leased premises or in the possession of a warehouseman, repairman, mechanic, shipper, freight forwarder or other Person, unless the lessor or such Person has delivered a Collateral Access Agreement or with respect to which an appropriate Rent and Charges Reserve has been established or in the possession of a processor;
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(xvii) Inventory that consists of goods returned or rejected by a Borrower’s customers (other than Inventory returned or rejected due to a Loan Parties’ error in delivering the appropriate Inventory which was ordered);
(xviii) Inventory that consists of goods that are slow moving, restrictive or custom items or goods that constitute spare parts, bill and hold goods, “seconds,” or Inventory acquired on consignment; or
(xix) Inventory in excess of $30,000,000 in the aggregate that was acquired in connection with a Permitted Acquisition, until the completion of an appraisal and field examination of such Inventory, in each case, reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent (which appraisal and field examination may be conducted prior to the closing of such Permitted Acquisition).
If the Administrative Agent deems Inventory ineligible in its Credit Judgment (and not based upon the criteria set forth above), then the Administrative Agent shall give the U.S. Borrower five Business Days’ prior notice thereof (unless an Event of Default exists, in which event no notice shall be required); provided that (i) any modification of the eligibility criteria set forth above shall have a reasonable relationship to circumstances, conditions, events or contingencies which are the basis for such eligibility criteria, as determined by the Administrative Agent in its Credit Judgment and (ii) circumstances, conditions, events or contingencies arising prior to the Closing Date of which the Administrative Agent had actual knowledge prior to the Closing Date shall not be the basis for any such modification unless the Administrative Agent establishes such eligibility criteria on the Closing Date or such circumstances, conditions, events or contingencies shall have changed since the Closing Date.
“Eligible Investment Grade 181-270 Long Dated Account” means an Eligible Investment Grade Account (i) with respect to which the scheduled due date is (A) more than 180 days after the date of the original invoice therefor and (B) not more than 270 days after the date of the original invoice therefor, (ii) which is not unpaid after the original due date, and (iii) which has not been written off the books of the applicable Loan Party or otherwise designated as uncollectible.
“Eligible Investment Grade 271-360 Long Dated Account” means an Eligible Investment Grade Account (i) with respect to which the scheduled due date is (A) more than 270 days after the date of the original invoice therefor and (B) not more than 360 days after the date of the original invoice therefor, (ii) which is not unpaid after the original due date, and (iii) which has not been written off the books of the applicable Loan Party or otherwise designated as uncollectible.
“Eligible Investment Grade Account” means an Eligible Account with an Account Debtor that has an Investment Grade Rating from each Rating Agency that rates such Account Debtor as of the relevant date of calculation of the Borrowing Base.
“Eligible Investment Grade Long Dated Accounts” means Eligible Investment Grade 181-270 Long Dated Accounts and/or Eligible Investment Grade 271-360 Long Dated Accounts.
“Eligible NAPA Account” means an Eligible Account owing from National Automotive Parts Associations and its Affiliates (provided, that, Motion Industries shall not be deemed an Affiliate of National Automotive Parts Association) which (i) does not have a scheduled due date longer than 380 days after the date of the original invoice therefor, (ii) is not unpaid after the original due date and (iii) has not been written off the books of the applicable Loan Party or otherwise designated as uncollectible.
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“Eligible Long Dated NAPA Account” means an Eligible NAPA Account with a scheduled due date longer than 360 days after the date of the original invoice therefor that will be included in the Borrowing Base on and after the date that is three hundred and sixty (360) days prior to the scheduled due date of such Account; provided that,
(A) for purposes of clause (a) of each of the definitions of “Canadian Borrowing Base” and “U.S. Borrowing Base”,
(1) an Eligible Long Dated NAPA Account shall constitute an “Eligible Investment Grade 271-360 Long Dated Account” from and after the date that is 360 days prior to the scheduled due date of such Account until the date that is 271 days prior to the scheduled due date of such Account (such period, the “First NAPA Accounts Inclusion Period”) and, for the avoidance of doubt, during such First NAPA Accounts Inclusion Period, the advance rate applicable to such Eligible Long Dated NAPA Accounts shall be 75% pursuant to clause (a)(ii)(y) of each of the definitions of “Canadian Borrowing Base” and “U.S. Borrowing Base”,
(2) an Eligible Long Dated NAPA Account shall constitute an “Eligible Investment Grade 181-270 Long Dated Account” from and after the date that is 270 days prior to the scheduled due date of such Account until the date that is 181 days prior to the scheduled due date of such Account (such period, the “Second NAPA Accounts Inclusion Period”) and, for the avoidance of doubt, during such Second NAPA Accounts Inclusion Period, the advance rate applicable to such Eligible Long Dated NAPA Accounts shall be 80% pursuant to clause (a)(ii)(x) of each of the definitions of “Canadian Borrowing Base” and “U.S. Borrowing Base”;
(3) an Eligible Long Dated NAPA Account shall constitute an “Eligible Account”, and will no longer be an “Eligible Investment Grade Long Dated Account”, from and after the date that is 180 days prior to the scheduled due date of such Account until the scheduled due date of such Account (such period, the “Third NAPA Accounts Inclusion Period”) and, for the avoidance of doubt, during such Third NAPA Accounts Inclusion Period, the advance rate applicable to such Eligible Long Dated NAPA Accounts shall be 85% pursuant to clause (a)(i) under each of the definitions of “Canadian Borrowing Base” and “U.S. Borrowing Base”; and
(B) for purposes of clause (vii) of the definition of “Eligible Accounts”,
(1) an Eligible Long Dated NAPA Account shall constitute an “Eligible Investment Grade Long Dated Account” during the First NAPA Accounts Inclusion Period and the Second NAPA Accounts Inclusion Period and shall be subject to the 20% concentration cap set forth in clause (vii)(B) of the definition of “Eligible Accounts”, and
(2) during the Third NAPA Accounts Inclusion Period, an Eligible Long Dated NAPA Account shall constitute an “Eligible Account”, and will no longer be an “Eligible Investment Grade Long Dated Account”, and shall be subject to the 20% concentration cap set forth in clause (vii)(A) of the definition of “Eligible Accounts”.
“Eligible Non-Investment Grade Account” means an Eligible Account with an Account Debtor that does not have an Investment Grade Rating from any Rating Agency that rates such Account Debtor as of the relevant date of calculation of the Borrowing Base.
“Environment” means indoor air, ambient air, surface water, groundwater, drinking water, land surface, subsurface strata and natural resources such as wetlands, flora and fauna.
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“Environmental Laws” means any applicable Law relating to pollution, protection of the Environment and natural resources, pollutants, contaminants, or chemicals or any toxic or otherwise hazardous substances, wastes or materials, or the protection of human health and safety as it relates to any of the foregoing, including any applicable provisions of CERCLA.
“Environmental Liability” means any liability, contingent or otherwise (including any liability for damages, costs of investigation and remediation, fines, penalties or indemnities), of or relating to the Loan Parties or any of their respective Subsidiaries directly or indirectly resulting from or based upon (a) violation of, or liability under or relating to any Environmental Law, (b) the generation, use, handling, transportation, storage, treatment or disposal of any Hazardous Materials, (c) exposure to any Hazardous Materials, (d) the actual or alleged presence, Release or threatened Release of any Hazardous Materials or (e) any contract, agreement or other consensual arrangement pursuant to which liability is assumed or imposed with respect to any of the foregoing.
“Environmental Permit” means any permit, approval, identification number, license or other authorization required under any Environmental Law.
“Equity Contribution” means the direct or indirect contribution by the Investors and certain other Persons (including the Management Stockholders) to the Borrowers of an aggregate amount of cash and rollover equity in Holdings (or another direct or indirect parent company of the U.S. Borrower) (which, to the extent in respect of any equity of Holdings other than common stock, shall be on terms reasonably acceptable to the Arrangers and which, to the extent in respect of any equity of the Borrowers, shall be in the form of common stock) that represents not less than 22.5% of the sum of (1) the aggregate gross proceeds received from Loans borrowed hereunder, if any, on the Closing Date, excluding any loans to fund working capital needs on the Closing Date, (2) the aggregate gross proceeds received from the borrowings under the Cash Flow Credit Agreement on the Closing Date, (3) the aggregate gross proceeds received from Revolving Credit Borrowings, if any, made on the Closing Date, excluding any loans to fund working capital needs on the Closing Date, (4) the aggregate gross proceeds received from the Senior Notes issued on the Closing Date, excluding any increase in funded debt to fund original issue discount or upfront fees added to the Senior Notes on the Closing Date, (5) the aggregate principal amount of any other Indebtedness for borrowed money incurred to fund any portion of (or assumed in connection with) the Transactions and (6) the amount of such cash contribution by the Investors and such other Persons and the fair market value of the equity of management and existing shareholders of the Company rolled over or invested, in each case on the Closing Date.
“Equity Interests” means, with respect to any Person, all of the shares, interests, rights, participations or other equivalents (however designated) of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests or units in) such Person and all of the warrants, options or other rights for the purchase, acquisition or exchange from such Person of any of the foregoing (including through convertible securities).
“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 a Loan Party or any Restricted Subsidiary, is treated as a single employer under Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code, or solely for purposes of Section 302 of ERISA and Section 412 of the Code, is treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code.
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“ERISA Event” means (i) a Reportable Event with respect to a Pension Plan; (ii) a withdrawal by a Loan Party, any Restricted Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate from a Pension Plan subject to Section 4063 of ERISA during a plan year in which it was a substantial employer (as defined in Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA) or a cessation of operations that is treated as such a withdrawal under Section 4062(e) of ERISA; (iii) a complete or partial withdrawal by a Loan Party, any Restricted Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate from a Multiemployer Plan or a notification or determination that a Multiemployer Plan is in reorganization; (iv) the filing by the PBGC of a notice of intent to terminate any Pension Plan, the treatment of a Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan amendment as a termination under Sections 4041 or 4041A of ERISA, respectively, or the commencement of proceedings by the PBGC to terminate a Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan; (v) appointment of a trustee to administer any Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan; (vi) with respect to a Pension Plan, the failure to satisfy the minimum funding standard of Section 412 of the Code or Section 302, 303 or 304 of ERISA, whether or not waived; (vii) any Foreign Benefit Event; or (viii) the imposition of any liability under Title IV of ERISA, other than for PBGC premiums due but not delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA, upon a Loan Party, any Restricted Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate.
“Erroneous Payment” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 9.15(a).
“Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 9.15(d)(i).
“Erroneous Payment Impacted Class” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 9.15(d)(i).
“Erroneous Payment Return Deficiency” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 9.15(d)(i).
“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.
“EURIBO Rate” means, with respect to any Eurodollar Rate Loan denominated in Euro for any Interest Period, the rate per annum equal to the European Money Markets Institute EURIBO Rate (“BFEA EURIBOR”), as published by Reuters (or another commercially available source providing quotations of BFEA EURIBOR as designated by the Administrative Agent from time to time) at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two TARGET Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period, for deposits in Euro (for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period) with a term equivalent to such Interest Period (the “EURIBOR Screen Rate”); provided that to the extent that an interest rate is not ascertainable pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this definition, the “EURIBO Rate” shall be the interest rate per annum determined by the Administrative Agent to be the average of the rates per annum at which deposits in Euro are offered for such relevant Interest Period to major banks in the European interbank market by the Administrative Agent at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) on the date that is two TARGET Days prior to the beginning of such Interest Period; provided that the EURIBO Rate shall be deemed to not be less than 0.00% per annum in all cases.
“EURIBOR Screen Rate” has the meaning provided in the definition of “EURIBO Rate.”
“Euro Senior Notes” means the euro-denominated unsecured notes of the U.S. Borrower and Gates Global Co. due 2022 in an aggregate principal amount of €235,000,000 issued on June 26, 2014 pursuant to the Senior Notes Indenture.
“Euro Senior Notes Documents” means the Senior Notes Indenture and the other transaction documents referred to therein (including the related guarantee, the notes and the notes purchase agreement).
“Euro Sublimit” means the Dollar Equivalent of euros equal to $50,000,000.
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“Eurodollar Rate” means, with respect to any Eurodollar Rate Loan denominated in Dollars, or any Alternative Currency other than Euros, Yen or Sterling, for any Interest Period, the rate per annum determined by the Administrative Agent at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, on the date that is two (2) Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period by reference to the ICE Benchmark Administration London Interbank Offered Rate for deposits in such currency (as set forth by any service selected by the Administrative Agent that has been nominated by the British Bankers’ Association (or the successor thereto if the ICE Benchmark Administration is no longer making a LIBOR rate available) as an authorized information vendor for the purpose of displaying such rates) for a period equal to such Interest Period (the “LIBO Screen Rate”); provided that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, in the definition of “EURIBO Rate”, the definition of “TIBOR Rate”, the definition of “SONIA Rate” or this Agreement, if (i) the U.S. Borrower and the Administrative Agent reasonably determine in good faith that an interest rate (including, without limitation, the Eurodollar Rate, the EURIBO Rate, the TIBOR Rate or the SONIA Rate) is not ascertainable pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Agreement and the inability to ascertain such rate is unlikely to be temporary or (ii) the circumstances set forth in the preceding clause (i) have not arisen but the supervisor for the administrator of the Relevant Screen Rate or a Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over the Administrative Agent has made a public statement identifying a specific date after which the Relevant Screen Rate shall no longer be made available or used for determining interest rates for loans, the Administrative Agent shall so notify the Lenders in writing (the occurrence of either of the foregoing conditions, a “Benchmark Discontinuation Event”) and the “Eurodollar Rate”, the “EURIBO Rate”, the “TIBOR Rate” and/or the “SONIA Rate”, as applicable, shall be an alternate benchmark floating rate of interest established by the Administrative Agent and the U.S. Borrower that is generally accepted as the then prevailing market convention for determining a rate of interest for syndicated revolving credit loans in the United States that are similar to the term loans outstanding under the Cash Flow Credit Agreement at such time and shall include (A) the spread or method for determining a spread or other adjustment or modification that is generally accepted as the then prevailing market convention for determining such spread, method, adjustment or modification and (B) other adjustments to such alternate term rate and this Agreement (x) to not increase or decrease pricing in effect for the Interest Period on the Business Day immediately preceding the Business Day on which such alternate rate is selected pursuant to this provision (but for the avoidance of doubt which would not reduce the Applicable Rate) and (y) other changes necessary to reflect the available interest periods for such alternate rate) for similar syndicated leveraged loans of this type in the United States at such time (any such rate, the “Successor Benchmark Rate”), and the Administrative Agent and the U.S. Borrower shall enter into an amendment to this Agreement to reflect such alternate rate of interest and such other related changes to this Agreement as may be applicable and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 10.01, such amendment shall become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement; provided, further that if a Successor Benchmark Rate has not been established pursuant to the immediately preceding proviso after the U.S. Borrower and the Administrative Agent have reached such a determination, the U.S. Borrower and the Required Lenders may select a different alternate rate as long as it is reasonably practicable for the Administrative Agent to administer such different rate and, upon not less than 15 Business Days’ prior written notice to the Administrative Agent, such Required Lenders and the U.S. Borrower shall enter into an amendment to this Agreement to reflect such alternate rate of interest and such other related changes to this Agreement as may be applicable and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 10.01, such amendment shall become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Eurodollar Rate and any applicable Successor Benchmark Rate shall be deemed to not be less than 0% per annum. For the avoidance of doubt, if a Benchmark Discontinuation Event occurs, the Applicable Rate for any Loan shall be determined in accordance with Section 3.06(c) until the date a Successor Benchmark Rate or other alternate term rate determined pursuant to the proviso above has been established in accordance with the requirements of this definition.
“Eurodollar Rate Loan” means a Loan that bears interest at a rate based on any of the Eurodollar Rate, the EURIBO Rate or the TIBOR Rate, as applicable.
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“Eurodollar Reserve Percentage” means for any day during any Interest Period the reserve percentage (expressed as a decimal, carried out to five decimal places) in effect on such day, whether or not applicable to any Lender, under regulations issued from time to time by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (or any other entity succeeding to the functions currently performed thereby) for determining the maximum reserve requirement (including any emergency, supplemental or other marginal reserve requirement) with respect to Eurodollar funding (currently referred to as “Eurodollar liabilities”). The Adjusted Eurodollar Rate for each outstanding Eurodollar Rate Loan shall be adjusted automatically on and as of the effective date of any change in the Eurodollar Reserve Percentage.
“euro” means the single currency of Participating Member States of the economic and monetary union in accordance with the Treaty of Rome 1957, as amended by the Single European Act 1986, the Maastricht Treaty of 1992 and the Amsterdam Treaty of 1998.
“Euros Outstanding” means the Outstanding Amount of all Revolving Credit Loans, L/C Obligations and Swing Line Loans, in each case, to the extent denominated in euros.
“Event of Default” has the meaning specified in Section 8.01.
“Excess Availability” means, at any time, the difference between (i) the lesser of (A) the Revolving Credit Facility and (B) the Borrowing Base at such time, as determined from the most recent Borrowing Base Certificate delivered by the U.S. Borrower to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 6.01(d) hereof, minus (ii) the Total Revolving Credit Outstandings.
“Excluded Accounts” means (i) any deposit account, securities account, commodities account or other account of any Loan Party (and all cash, Cash Equivalents and other securities or investments held therein) exclusively used for all or any of the following purposes: payroll, employee benefits, taxes, third party escrow, customs, other fiduciary purposes or compliance with legal requirements, to the extent such legal requirements prohibit the granting of a Lien thereon, (ii) cash accounts of any Loan Party with an average daily balance in any month which does not exceed more than the Dollar Equivalent of $1,000,000 at any time for any single account and no more than the Dollar Equivalent of $5,000,000 at any time in the aggregate and (iii) accounts designated by the U.S. Borrower to solely contain identifiable proceeds of assets of Holdings or any Subsidiary constituting Cash Flow Priority Collateral.
“Excluded Assets” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Collateral and Guarantee Requirement.”
“Excluded Contribution” means net cash proceeds, marketable securities or Qualified Proceeds received by the Borrowers or any Restricted Subsidiary from:
(1) contributions to its common equity capital;
(2) the sale (other than to a Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary) of the Equity Interests of an Unrestricted Subsidiary or any minority investments;
(3) any dividend or other distribution by an Unrestricted Subsidiary or received in respect of any minority investment;
(4) any interest, returns of principal payments and similar payments by an Unrestricted Subsidiary or received in respect of any minority investments; and
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(5) the sale (other than to a Subsidiary of any Borrower or to any management equity plan or stock option plan or any other management or employee benefit plan or agreement of the Borrowers) of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Equity Interests, the Equity Contribution and preferred stock) of the U.S. Borrower (or any direct or indirect parent of the U.S. Borrower to the extent contributed as common Equity Interests to the U.S. Borrower);
in each case to the extent designated as Excluded Contributions by the U.S. Borrower within 180 days of the date such capital contributions are made, such dividends, distributions, fees or other payments are paid, or the date such Equity Interests are sold, as the case may be.
“Excluded Subsidiary” means (a) any Subsidiary that is not a wholly owned Subsidiary of any Borrower or a Guarantor, (b) any Subsidiary of a Guarantor that does not have total assets in excess of 1.0% of Total Assets, individually or in the aggregate with all other Subsidiaries excluded via this clause (b), (c) any special purpose entity, (d) any Subsidiary that is prohibited by applicable Law or Contractual Obligations existing on the Closing Date (or, in the case of any newly acquired Subsidiary, in existence at the time of acquisition but not entered into in contemplation thereof) from guaranteeing the Secured Obligations or if guaranteeing the Secured Obligation would require governmental (including regulatory) consent, approval, license or authorization (unless such consent, approval, license or authorization has been obtained), (e) any other Subsidiary with respect to which, in the reasonable judgment of the Administrative Agent, in consultation with the U.S. Borrower, the burden or cost or other consequences (including any material adverse tax consequences other than tax consequences resulting from the application of the Canadian BTB Proposals) of providing a Guarantee shall be excessive in view of the benefits to be obtained by the Lenders therefrom, (f) any direct or indirect Foreign Subsidiary of the Borrowers other than a Canadian Subsidiary, (g) any Subsidiary with respect to which the provision of a guarantee by it would result in material adverse tax consequences to Holdings, any Borrower, or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries, as reasonably determined by the U.S. Borrower in consultation with the Administrative Agent, (h) any not-for-profit Subsidiaries, (i) any Unrestricted Subsidiaries and (j) any captive insurance subsidiaries.
“Excluded Swap Obligation” means, with respect to any Guarantor, (a) any Swap Obligation if, and to the extent that, all or a portion of the Guaranty of such Guarantor of, or the grant by such Guarantor of a security interest to secure, such Swap Obligation (or any Guaranty thereof) is or becomes illegal under the Commodity Exchange Act or any rule, regulation, or order of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (or the application or official interpretation of any thereof) (i) by virtue of such Guarantor’s failure to constitute an “eligible contract participant,” as defined in the Commodity Exchange Act and the regulations thereunder (determined after giving effect to Section 11.12 and any other applicable agreement for the benefit of such Guarantor and any and all applicable guarantees of such Guarantor’s Swap Obligations by other Loan Parties), at the time the guarantee of (or grant of such security interest by, as applicable) such Guarantor becomes or would become effective with respect to such Swap Obligation or (ii) 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 Guarantor 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 Guarantor becomes or would become effective with respect to such Swap Obligation or (b) any other Swap Obligation designated as an “Excluded Swap Obligation” of such Guarantor as specified in any agreement between the relevant Loan Parties and the Hedge Bank 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 the Swap for which such guarantee or security interest is or becomes excluded in accordance with the first sentence of this definition.
“Existing Credit Agreement” has the meaning provided in the recitals hereto.
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“Existing Lender” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.24(c).
“Existing Letters of Credit” means the letters of credit listed on Schedule 1.01B to the Original Credit Agreement and outstanding on the Closing Date.
“Existing Loans” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.24(c).
“Existing Tranche” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.17(a).
“Exiting Lender” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01(b).
“Extended Revolving Credit Commitments” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.17(a).
“Extended Revolving Credit Loans” means one or more Classes of Revolving Credit Loans that result from an Extension Amendment.
“Extending Revolving Credit Lender” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.17(b).
“Extension” means the establishment of an Extension Series by amending a Loan pursuant to Section 2.17 and the applicable Extension Amendment.
“Extension Amendment” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.17(c).
“Extension Election” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.17(b).
“Extension Request” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.17(a).
“Extension Series” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.17(a).
“Facility” means a U.S. Revolving Credit Facility or a Canadian Revolving Credit Facility, as the context may require.
“Facility Increase” has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(a).
“Failed Loan” has the meaning specified in Section 2.12(b)(ii)
“Federal Funds Rate” means, for any day, the rate per annum (expressed, as a decimal, rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next higher 1/100 of 1.00%) equal to the weighted average of the rates on overnight federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by federal funds brokers on such day, as published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on the Business Day next succeeding such day; provided that (i) if such day is not a Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be such rate on such transactions on the next preceding Business Day as so published on the next succeeding Business Day, and (ii) if no such rate is so published on such next succeeding Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be the average rate charged to Citibank, on such day on such transactions as determined by the Administrative Agent.
“Field Examination Trigger Period” means the period (a) commencing on any date on which Excess Availability is less than 20% of the lesser of (x) the aggregate Borrowing Base and (y) the Revolving Credit Commitments; and (b) continuing until the date on which Excess Availability for each day has been greater than 20% of the lesser of (x) the aggregate Borrowing Base and (y) the Revolving Credit Commitments, for a period of five (5) consecutive calendar days.
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“Financial Covenant Trigger Event” has the meaning specified in Section 7.11.
“Fixed Charges” means, with respect to the Borrowers and their Restricted Subsidiaries for any period, the sum of, without duplication:
(i) Consolidated Cash Interest Expense for such period, plus (ii) the aggregate amount of all scheduled principal payments of Indebtedness of the type described in clause (a) of the definition thereof paid in cash during such period, plus (iii) all Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 7.06 and paid in cash during such period, plus (iv) any voluntary prepayment of any Junior Financing (other than in connection with a Permitted Refinancing) paid in cash during such period.
“Flood Insurance Laws” means, collectively, (i) the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto, (ii) the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statue thereto, (iii) the National Flood Insurance Reform Act of 1994 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto, (iv) the Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2004 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto and (v) the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto.
“Foreign Benefit Event” means, with respect to any Foreign Pension Plan, (a) the existence of unfunded liabilities in excess of the amount permitted under any applicable Law or in excess of the amount that would be permitted absent a waiver from applicable Governmental Authority or (b) the failure to make the required contributions or payments, under any applicable Law, on or before the due date for such contributions or payments.
“Foreign Pension Plan” means any benefit plan other than a Canadian Pension Plan that under applicable Law is required to be funded through a trust or other funding vehicle other than a trust or funding vehicle maintained exclusively by a Governmental Authority.
“Foreign Subsidiary” means any direct or indirect Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrowers that is not a Domestic Subsidiary.
“Foreign Subsidiary Total Assets” means the total assets of the Foreign Subsidiaries, as determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP in good faith by a Responsible Officer.
“FRB” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States.
“Fronting Exposure” means, at any time there is a Defaulting Lender, (a) with respect to any L/C Issuer, such Defaulting Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the outstanding L/C Obligations with respect to Letters of Credit issued by such L/C Issuer other than L/C Obligations as to which such Defaulting Lender’s participation obligation has been reallocated to other Lenders or Cash Collateralized in accordance with the terms hereof, and (b) with respect to any Swing Line Lender, such Defaulting Lender’s Applicable Percentage of outstanding Swing Line Loans made by such Swing Line Lender other than Swing Line Loans as to which such Defaulting Lender’s participation obligation has been reallocated to other Lenders.
“Fund” means any Person (other than a natural person) that is engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course.
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“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States, as in effect from time to time; provided, however, that (i) if the U.S. Borrower notifies the Administrative Agent that the U.S. Borrower requests an amendment to any provision hereof to eliminate the effect of any change occurring after the Closing Date in GAAP or in the application thereof on the operation of such provision (or if the Administrative Agent notifies the U.S. Borrower that the Required Lenders request an amendment to any provision hereof for such purpose), regardless of whether any such notice is given before or after such change in GAAP or in the application thereof, then such provision shall be interpreted on the basis of GAAP as in effect and applied immediately before such change shall have become effective until such notice shall have been withdrawn or such provision amended in accordance herewith, (ii) GAAP shall be construed, and all computations of amounts and ratios referred to herein shall be made, without giving effect to any election under FASB ASC Topic 825 (or any other Financial Accounting Standard having a similar result or effect) to value any Indebtedness or other liabilities of the U.S. Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries at “fair value,” as defined therein, and Indebtedness shall be measured at the aggregate principal amount thereof, and (iii) the accounting for operating leases and capital leases under GAAP as in effect on the Closing Date (including, without limitation, Accounting Standards Codification 840) shall apply for the purposes of determining compliance with the provisions of this Agreement, including the definition of Capitalized Leases and obligations in respect thereof.
“General Intangibles” has the meaning assigned to such term in the applicable Security Agreement.
“Governmental Authority” means any nation or government, any state, provincial or other political subdivision thereof, any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, administrative tribunal, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government.
“Granting Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 10.06(g).
“Guarantee” means, as to any Person, without duplication, (i) any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of such Person guaranteeing or having the economic effect of 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 (ii) 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 customary and reasonable indemnity obligations in effect on the Closing Date or entered into in connection with 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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“Guaranties” means the U.S. Guaranties and the Canadian Guaranties.
“Guarantors” means, collectively, the Canadian Guarantors and the U.S. Guarantors.
“Guaranty” means the U.S. Guaranty and Canadian Guaranty.
“Hazardous Materials” means all materials, pollutants, contaminants, chemicals, compounds, constituents, substances or wastes, including petroleum or petroleum distillates, asbestos or asbestos-containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls, lead, radon gas, pesticides, fungicides, fertilizers, or toxic mold that are regulated pursuant to, or which could give rise to liability under, applicable Environmental Law.
“Hedge Bank” means any Person that is the Administrative Agent, a Lender or an Affiliate of the foregoing at the time it enters into a Hedge Agreement, or is the Administrative Agent, a Lender or an Affiliate of the Administrative Agent or a Lender and is party to a Hedge agreement as of the Closing Date, in its capacity as a party thereto.
“Holdings” means Holdings I, or, after giving effect to the occurrence of a Holdings II Event and unless the context requires otherwise, Holdings I and Holdings II, collectively, in which case Holdings I and Holdings II shall together own 100% of the issued and outstanding Equity Interests in the U.S. Borrower.
“Holdings I” means Omaha Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, if it is the direct parent of the U.S. Borrower, or, if not, any Domestic Subsidiary of Omaha Holdings LLC that (other than in the case of a Holdings II Event) directly owns 100% of the issued and outstanding Equity Interests in the U.S. Borrower and issues a Guarantee of the Secured Obligations and agrees to assume the obligations of “Holdings” pursuant to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents pursuant to one or more instruments in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
“Holdings II” means, a direct Subsidiary of Holdings I, 100% owned by Holdings I and any direct or indirect parent company of Holdings I, organized under the Laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia, which is designated in writing to the Administrative Agent by Holdings I or the U.S. Borrower as “Holdings II” and issues a Guarantee of the Secured Obligations and agrees to separately, and jointly and severally, incur the obligations of “Holdings” pursuant to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents pursuant to one or more instruments in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, in each case in accordance with the last sentence of Section 7.14 (the occurrence thereof, a “Holdings II Event”).
“Honor Date” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(c)(i).
“IBA” shall mean the ICE Benchmark Administration, the administrator of the London interbank offered rate.
“Immaterial Subsidiary” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.03.
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“Indebtedness” means, as to any Person at a particular time, without duplication, all of the following:
(i) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money and all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes, loan agreements or other similar instruments;
(ii) the maximum amount (after giving effect to any prior drawings or reductions which may have been reimbursed) of all outstanding letters of credit (including standby and commercial), bankers’ acceptances, bank guaranties, surety bonds, performance bonds and similar instruments issued or created by or for the account of such Person;
(iii) net obligations of such Person under any Swap Contract;
(iv) all obligations of such Person to pay the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than (i) trade accounts and accrued expenses payable in the ordinary course of business and (ii) any earn-out obligation until such obligation becomes a liability on the balance sheet of such Person in accordance with GAAP and (iii) accruals for payroll and other liabilities accrued in the ordinary course);
(v) indebtedness (excluding prepaid interest thereon) secured by a Lien on property owned or being purchased by such Person (including indebtedness arising under conditional sales or other title retention agreements and mortgage, industrial revenue bond, industrial development bond and similar financings), whether or not such indebtedness shall have been assumed by such Person or is limited in recourse;
(vi) all Attributable Indebtedness;
(vii) all obligations of such Person in respect of Disqualified Equity Interests;
if and to the extent that the foregoing would constitute indebtedness or a liability in accordance with GAAP; provided that Indebtedness of any direct or indirect parent of a Borrower appearing on the balance sheet of the Borrowers solely by reason of push-down accounting under GAAP shall be excluded; and
(viii) to the extent not otherwise included above, all Guarantees of such Person in respect of any of the foregoing.
For all purposes hereof, the Indebtedness of any Person shall (i) include the Indebtedness of any partnership or joint venture (other than a joint venture that is itself a corporation or limited liability company) in which such Person is a general partner or a joint venturer, except to the extent such Person’s liability for such Indebtedness is otherwise expressly limited and only to the extent such Indebtedness would be Indebtedness for borrowed money of such Person in accordance with GAAP, (ii) in the case of the Borrowers and their Restricted Subsidiaries, exclude all intercompany Indebtedness having a term not exceeding 364 days (inclusive of any roll-over or extensions of terms) and made in the ordinary course of business, (iii) exclude obligations under or in respect of operating leases or sale lease back transactions (except any resulting Capitalized Lease Obligations) and (iv) exclude COLI Loans. The amount of any net obligation under any Swap Contract on any date shall be deemed to be the Swap Termination Value thereof as of such date. The amount of Indebtedness of any Person for purposes of clause (v) shall be deemed to be equal to the lesser of (A) the aggregate unpaid amount of such Indebtedness and (B) the fair market value of the property encumbered thereby as determined by such Person in good faith. Notwithstanding anything in this definition to the contrary, Indebtedness shall be calculated without giving effect to the effects of Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification 815 and related interpretations to the extent such effects would otherwise increase or decrease an amount of Indebtedness for any purpose hereunder as a result of accounting for any embedded derivatives created by the terms of such Indebtedness.
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“Indemnified Taxes” means, with respect to any Agent or any Lender, all Taxes other than (i) Taxes imposed on or measured by its net income, however denominated, and franchise (and similar) Taxes imposed in lieu of net income Taxes by a jurisdiction (A) as a result of such recipient being organized in or having its principal office (or, in the case of any Lender, its applicable Lending Office) in such jurisdiction (or any political subdivision thereof), or (B) as a result of any other connection between such Lender or Agent and such jurisdiction other than any connections arising from executing, delivering, being a party to, engaging in any transactions pursuant to, performing its obligations under, receiving payments under, or enforcing, any Loan Document, (ii) Taxes attributable to the failure by any Agent or Lender to deliver the documentation required to be delivered pursuant to Section 3.01(d), (iii) any branch profits Taxes imposed by the United States or any similar Tax, imposed by any jurisdiction described in clause (i) above, (iv) (A) in the case of any Lender to the U.S. Borrower (other than an assignee pursuant to a request by the U.S. Borrower under Section 3.07), any U.S. federal withholding Tax and (B) in the case of any Lender to the Canadian Borrower (other than an assignee pursuant to a request by the Canadian Borrower under Section 3.07), any Canadian withholding tax, in either case, that is imposed pursuant to a law in effect on the date such Lender acquires an interest in a Loan or Commitment, or designates a new Lending Office, except to the extent such Lender (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 with respect to such withholding Tax pursuant to Section 3.01, (v) any withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA, (vi) any Taxes imposed on a payment by or on account of any obligation of a Loan Party hereunder (A) to a person with which the Loan Party does not deal at arm’s length (for the purposes of the ITA) at the time of making such payment or (B) in respect of a debt or other obligation to pay an amount to a person with whom the Loan Party is not dealing at arm’s length (for the purposes of the ITA) at the time of such payment and (vii) any Taxes imposed on a Lender Party by reason of such Lender Party being a “specified shareholder” (as defined in subsection 18(5) of the ITA) of any Loan Party or not dealing at arm’s length (for the purposes of the ITA) with a “specified shareholder” (as defined in subsection 18(5) of the ITA) of any Loan Party. For the avoidance of doubt, the term “Lender” for purposes of this definition shall include each L/C Issuer and Swing Line Lender.
“Indemnitee” has the meaning specified in Section 10.04(b).
“Information” has the meaning specified in Section 10.07.
“Insolvency Proceeding” means any case or proceeding commenced by or against a Person under any state, provincial, federal or foreign law for, or any agreement of such Person to, (i) the entry of an order for relief under Debtor Relief Laws, or the initiation by any Person of any proceeding or filing under any other insolvency, debtor relief debt adjustment law or corporate law (including the making of a proposal or the filing of a notice of intention to make a proposal under such law); (ii) the appointment of a receiver, interim receiver, trustee, liquidator, administrator, monitor, conservator or other custodian for such Person or any part of its property; or (iii) an assignment or trust mortgage for the benefit of creditors.
“Intellectual Property” has the meaning assigned to such term in the U.S. Security Agreement or the Canadian Security Agreement, as the context may require.
“Intercompany Note” means a promissory note substantially in the form of Exhibit F to the Original Credit Agreement.
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“Intercreditor Agreements” means the ABL Intercreditor Agreement and the Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement, collectively, in each case to the extent in effect.
“Interest Payment Date” means (i) as to any Eurodollar Rate Loan, CDOR Rate Loan or SONIA Rate Loan, the last day of each Interest Period applicable to such Loan and the Maturity Date; provided that if any Interest Period for a Eurodollar Rate Loan or CDOR 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 (ii) as to any Base Rate Loan or Canadian Prime Rate Loan, the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December and the Maturity Date.
“Interest Period” means, (a) 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 or three months or, to the extent available (as determined by each Lender of such Eurodollar Rate Loan) to all Lenders making such Eurodollar Rate Loan, one week or nine or twelve months thereafter (in each case, subject to the availability of the applicable Relevant Rate for the applicable currency), (b) as to each CDOR Rate Loan, the period commencing on the date such CDOR Rate Loan is disbursed or converted to or continued as a CDOR Rate Loan and ending on the date one, two or three months or, to the extent available (as determined by each Lender of such CDOR Rate Loan) to all Lenders making such CDOR Rate Loan, such shorter or longer period as agreed to by the Borrower and all Lenders making such CDOR Rate Loan; and (c) as to each SONIA Rate Loan, the applicable SONIA Interest Period, in each case, as selected by applicable Borrower in its Committed Loan Notice or such other period that is twelve months or less requested by the applicable Borrower and consented to by all Lenders making such Eurodollar Rate Loan or CDOR Rate Loan; provided that:
(i) any Interest Period that would otherwise end on a day that is not a Business Day shall, subject to clause (iii) below, 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 next preceding Business Day;
(ii) any Interest Period that begins on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period; and
(iii) no Interest Period shall extend beyond the Maturity Date.
“Inventory” has the meaning specified in the UCC or the PPSA, as applicable, and shall include all goods intended for sale or lease by a Borrower or a Subsidiary Guarantor, or for display or demonstration, all work in process, all raw materials, and other materials and supplies of every nature and description used or which might be used in connection with the manufacture, printing, packing, shipping, advertising, selling, leasing or furnishing such goods or otherwise used or consumed in such Borrower’s or Subsidiary Guarantor’s business.
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“Investment” means, as to any Person, any direct or indirect acquisition or investment by such Person, whether by means of (i) the purchase or other acquisition of Equity Interests or debt or other securities of another Person, (ii) a loan, advance or capital contribution to, Guarantee or assumption of Indebtedness of, or purchase or other acquisition of any other debt or equity participation or interest in, another Person, including any partnership or joint venture interest in such other Person (excluding, in the case of the Borrowers and their Restricted Subsidiaries, intercompany loans, advances or Indebtedness having a term not exceeding 364 days (inclusive of any roll-over or extensions of terms) and made in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice) or (iii) the purchase or other acquisition (in one transaction or a series of transactions) of all or substantially all of the property and assets or business of another Person or assets constituting a business unit, line of business or division of such Person. For purposes of covenant compliance, the amount of any Investment at any time shall be the amount actually invested (measured at the time made), without adjustment for subsequent increases or decreases in the value of such Investment.
“Investment Grade Rating” means a rating equal to or higher than Baa3 (or the equivalent) by Moody’s, BBB- (or the equivalent) by S&P, or an equivalent rating by any other nationally recognized statistical rating agency that rates an applicable Account Debtor.
“Investment Payment Conditions” shall mean prior to and after giving effect to the relevant action as to which the satisfaction of the Investment Payment Conditions is being determined, (a) no Event of Default then exists or would arise as a result of the entering into of such transaction or the making of such payment; (b) on a pro forma basis after giving effect to such transaction or payment and any incurrence or repayment of Indebtedness in connection therewith, Excess Availability on such date and for the 30 consecutive day period preceding such transaction or payment and any incurrence or repayment of Indebtedness is equal to or greater than the greater of (x) $20,000,000 and (y) 12.5% of the lesser of (1) the Revolving Credit Commitments and (2) the aggregate Borrowing Base; and (c) on a pro forma basis after giving effect to such transaction or payment and any incurrence or repayment of Indebtedness in connection therewith, the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio (with such Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio to be tested as of the most recently ended Test Period) is at least 1.00 to 1.00, provided that the condition set forth in this clause (c) shall not apply if Excess Availability on such date and for the 30 consecutive day period preceding such transaction or payment and any incurrence or repayment of Indebtedness is equal to or greater than the greater of (x) $30,000,000 and (y) 17.5% of the lesser of (1) the Revolving Credit Commitments and (2) the aggregate Borrowing Base; provided, that, in each case, the Borrowers shall have delivered an officer’s certificate to the Administrative Agent certifying to compliance with the conditions above, including a reasonably detailed calculation of such Excess Availability and, if applicable, the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio.
“Investor Management Agreement” means an agreement among the U.S. Borrower and/or Holdings (or any direct or indirect parent entity of Holdings) and Affiliates of (or management entities associated with) one or more of the Investors, as in effect from time to time and as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified in a manner not materially adverse to the Lenders; provided that any management, monitoring, consulting and advisory fees payable by the U.S. Borrower and/or Holdings and its Subsidiaries for any fiscal year shall not exceed an amount equal to 2.0% of Consolidated EBITDA for such fiscal year.
“Investors” means one or more investment funds, investment partnerships or managed accounts controlled or managed by Blackstone Inc. or one of its Affiliates (other than any portfolio operating companies) or any of their respective successors.
“IP Rights” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.17.
“ISP” means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the “International Standby Practices 1998” published by the Institute of International Banking Law & Practice, Inc. (or such later version thereof as may be in effect at the time of issuance).
“Issuer Documents” means with respect to any Letter of Credit, the Letter of Credit Application, and any other document, agreement and instrument entered into by an L/C Issuer and a Borrower (or any Subsidiary) or in favor of such L/C Issuer and relating to such Letter of Credit.
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“ITA” means the Income Tax Act (Canada), as amended.
“Junior Financing” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.13(a).
“Junior Financing Documentation” means any documentation governing any Junior Financing.
“Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement” means an intercreditor agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent and U.S. Borrower, between the Collateral Agent and one or more collateral agents or representatives for the holders of Indebtedness issued or incurred or that are intended to be secured on a basis junior to the Liens securing the Secured Obligations. Wherever in this Agreement, a representative of holders of such Indebtedness is required to become party to the Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement, if the related Indebtedness is the initial Indebtedness incurred by the Borrowers or any Restricted Subsidiary to be secured by a Lien on a basis junior to the Liens securing the Secured Obligations, then the Borrowers, Holdings, the Subsidiary Guarantors, the Collateral Agent and the representative of holders of such Indebtedness shall execute and deliver the Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement.
“Latest Maturity Date” means, at any date of determination, the latest Maturity Date applicable to any Revolving Credit Facility hereunder at such time, including the latest Maturity Date of any Extended Revolving Credit Commitments or Incremental Revolving Credit Commitments, in each case as extended in accordance with this Agreement from time to time.
“Laws” means, collectively, all international, foreign, federal, state, provincial and local statutes, treaties, rules, guidelines, regulations, ordinances, codes and administrative or judicial precedents, orders, decrees, injunctions or authorities, including the interpretation or administration thereof by any Governmental Authority charged with the enforcement, interpretation or administration thereof, and all applicable administrative orders, directed duties, requests, licenses, authorizations and permits of, and agreements with, any Governmental Authority.
“L/C Advance” means, with respect to each Revolving Credit Lender, such Revolving Credit Lender’s funding of its L/C Participation in any L/C Borrowing.
“L/C Borrowing” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(c)(iii).
“L/C Commitment” means the commitment of each L/C Issuer to issue Letters of Credit under the U.S. Revolving Credit Facility pursuant to Section 2.03, as such commitment is set forth on Schedule 2.01A as in effect on the Second Restatement Effective Date, or if an L/C Issuer has entered into an Assignment and Assumption, the amount set forth for such L/C Issuer as its L/C Commitment in the Register maintained by the Administrative Agent.
“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 Issuer” means, collectively, (i) each of Citibank, Morgan Stanley Senior Funding Inc., Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch, Goldman Sachs Lending Partners LLC, PNC Bank, National Association and Bank of America, N.A., in its capacity as an issuer of Letters of Credit under Section 2.03(b) and its successor or successors in such capacity and (ii) each Additional L/C Issuer. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, unless separately agreed with the Borrowers, the L/C Issuers shall only be required to issue standby letters of credit.
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“L/C Obligations” means, as at any date of determination, the aggregate amount (or Alternative Currency Equivalent of such amount in respect of any Alternative Currency Letter of Credit) available to be drawn under all outstanding Letters of Credit plus the aggregate of all Unreimbursed Amounts, including all L/C Borrowings. For purposes of computing the amount available to be drawn under any Letter of Credit, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be determined in accordance with Section 1.06. For all purposes of this Agreement, if on any date of determination a Letter of Credit has expired by its terms but any amount may still be drawn thereunder by reason of the operation of Rule 3.14 of the ISP, such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be “outstanding” in the amount (or Alternative Currency Equivalent of such amount in respect any Alternative Currency Letter of Credit) so remaining available to be drawn.
“L/C Participation” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(b)(ii).
“L/C Reimbursement Percentage” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(c)(i).
“LCA Election” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.02.
“LCA Test Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.02.
“Lease” means any agreement pursuant to which a Loan Party is entitled to the use or occupancy of any space in a structure, land, improvements or premises for any period of time.
“Lender” means (a) immediately prior to the Second Restatement Effective Date, each bank or other lending institution listed on Schedules 2.01A and 2.01B to the Existing Credit Agreement, each as in effect immediately prior to the Second Restatement Effective Date and (b) on and after the Second Restatement Effective Date, each bank or other lending institution listed on Schedules 2.01A and 2.01B to this Agreement, each as in effect on the Second Restatement Effective Date, each Eligible Assignee that becomes a Lender pursuant to Section 10.06(b), and their respective permitted successors and shall include, as the context may require, each L/C Issuer and/or the Swing Line Lender in such capacity.
“Lender Default” means, with respect to any Lender, that (i) such Lender has failed (or provided written notification to the Administrative Agent of its intent to fail) to fund any portion of the Revolving Credit Loans, L/C Participations (including by way of L/C Advances or Revolving Credit Loans), Swing Line Participations or Protective Advance Participations required to be funded by it hereunder within two Business Days of the date required to be funded by it hereunder, unless the subject of a good faith dispute (or a good faith dispute that is subsequently cured by the making of the required funding), (ii) such Lender has otherwise failed to pay over to the Administrative Agent or any other Lender any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder within two Business Days of the date when due, unless the subject of a good faith dispute (or a good faith dispute that is subsequently cured by the making of the required payment), (iii) such Lender has become the subject of a bankruptcy or insolvency or other conservatorship or receivership proceeding or other event or circumstance referred to in Section 8.01(f) or (g) (with references to the Loan Parties and the Restricted Subsidiaries being deemed to be to such Lender for such purpose) or is Controlled by a Person who has become the subject of a bankruptcy or insolvency or other conservatorship or receivership proceeding (with references to the Loan Parties and the Restricted Subsidiaries being deemed to be to such Person for such purpose) provided that a Lender shall not be a Defaulting Lender solely by virtue of the ownership or acquisition of any equity interest in that Lender or any direct or indirect parent company thereof by a Governmental Authority so long as such ownership interest does not result in or provide such Lender with immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within the United States or from the enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment on its assets or permit such Lender (or such Governmental Authority) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts or agreements made with such Lender, (iv) such Lender has made a public statement to the effect that it does not intend to comply with its obligations under one or more other syndicated credit facilities (unless such Lender states that such position is based on such Lender’s determination that a condition precedent to funding (which condition precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such writing or public statement) cannot be satisfied) or such Lender has defaulted in fulfilling its obligations under one or more other syndicated credit facilities or (v) a Lender has become the subject of a Bail-In Action.
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“Lender Party” means each Lender, each L/C Issuer, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, each co-agent or sub-agent appointed by the Administrative Agent from time to time pursuant to Section 9.05 and designated by the Administrative Agent as a “Lender Party”, and each Indemnitee and their respective successors and assigns, and “Lender Parties” means any two or more of them, collectively.
“Lending Office” means (i) with respect to any Lender and for each Type of Loan, the “Lending Office” of such Lender (or of an Affiliate of such Lender) designated for such Type of Loan in such Lender’s Administrative Questionnaire or in any applicable Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender became a Lender hereunder or such other office of such Lender (or of an Affiliate of such Lender) as such Lender may from time to time specify to the Administrative Agent and the U.S. Borrower as the office by which its Loans of such Type are to be made and maintained and (ii) with respect to any L/C Issuer and for each Letter of Credit, the “Lending Office” of such L/C Issuer (or of an Affiliate of such L/C Issuer) designated on the signature pages hereto or such other office of such L/C Issuer (or of an Affiliate of such L/C Issuer) as such L/C Issuer may from time to time specify to the Administrative Agent and the U.S. Borrower as the office by which its Letters of Credit are to be issued and maintained.
“Letter of Credit” means any letter of credit issued hereunder and shall include the Existing Letters of Credit. A Letter of Credit may be a commercial letter of credit or a standby letter of credit and may be issued in any Alternative Currency.
“Letter of Credit Application” means an application and agreement for the issuance or amendment of a Letter of Credit in the form from time to time in use by an L/C Issuer.
“Letter of Credit Expiration Date” means the day that is five days prior to the Maturity Date (or, if such day is not a Business Day, the next preceding Business Day).
“Letter of Credit Fees” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(i).
“Letter of Credit Sublimit” means an amount equal to $150,000,000. The Letter of Credit Sublimit is part of, and not in addition to, the Revolving Credit Facility.
“LIBO Screen Rate” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Eurodollar Rate”.
“License” means any license or agreement with a third party under which a Loan Party is authorized to use IP Rights in connection with any manufacture, marketing, distribution or disposition of Collateral, any use of property or any other conduct of its business.
“Licensor” means any Person from whom a Loan Party obtains the right to use any Intellectual Property.
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“Lien” means any mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement, encumbrance, lien (statutory or other), charge, or preference, priority or other security interest or preferential arrangement of any kind or nature whatsoever (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any easement, right of way or other encumbrance on title to Real Property, and any Capitalized Lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing).
“Lien Waiver” means an agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, by which: (i) for any Collateral located on leased premises, the lessor waives or subordinates any Lien it may have on the Collateral, and agrees to permit the Administrative Agent to enter upon the premises and remove the Collateral or to use the premises for an agreed upon period of time to store or dispose of the Collateral; (ii) for any Collateral held by a warehouseman, processor, shipper, customs broker or freight forwarder, such Person waives or subordinates any Lien it may have on the Collateral, agrees to hold any documents in its possession relating to the Collateral as agent for the Collateral Agent, and agrees to deliver the Collateral to the Collateral Agent upon request; (iii) for any Collateral held by a repairman, mechanic or bailee, such Person acknowledges the Collateral Agent’s Lien, waives or subordinates any Lien it may have on the Collateral, and agrees to deliver the Collateral to the Collateral Agent upon request; and (iv) for any Collateral subject to a Licensor’s IP Rights, the Licensor grants to the Administrative Agent the right, vis-a-vis such Licensor, to enforce the Collateral Agent’s Liens with respect to the Collateral, including the right to dispose of it with the benefit of the IP Rights, whether or not a default exists under any applicable License.
“Limited Condition Acquisition” means any acquisition, including by way of merger, amalgamation or consolidation, by one or more of the Borrowers and their Restricted Subsidiaries of any assets, business or Person permitted by this Agreement whose consummation is not conditioned on the availability of, or on obtaining, third party acquisition financing and which is designated as a Limited Condition Acquisition by the U.S. Borrower in writing to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the date the definitive agreements for such acquisition are entered into.
“Liquidation” means the exercise by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent of those rights and remedies accorded to the Administrative Agent and/or the Collateral Agent under the Loan Documents and applicable Law as a creditor of the Loan Parties, including (after the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default) the conduct by any or all of the Loan Parties, acting with the consent of the Administrative Agent, of any public, private or “Going-Out-Of-Business Sale” or other Disposition of Collateral for the purpose of liquidating the Collateral. Derivations of the word “Liquidation” (such as “Liquidate”) are used with like meaning in this Agreement.
“Loan” means an extension of credit by a Lender to a Borrower under Article II in the form of a Revolving Credit Loan or a Swing Line Loan (including any extensions of credit under any Facility Increases) or a Protective Advance.
“Loan Documents” means, collectively, (i) this Agreement, (ii) the Notes, (iii) the Guaranties, (iv) each Intercreditor Agreement to the extent then in effect, (v) the Collateral Documents and (vi) except for purposes of Section 10.01, each Issuer Document.
“Loan Parties” means, collectively, (i) U.S. Borrower, (ii) the Canadian Borrower, (iii) the Canadian Guarantors and (iv) the U.S. Guarantors.
“Local Time” means, with respect to any borrowings and payments in any Alternative Currency, the local time in the place of settlement for such Alternative Currency as may be determined by the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, to be necessary for timely settlement on the relevant date in accordance with normal banking procedures in the place of payment.
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“Management Stockholders” means the members of management of Holdings, the U.S. Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries who are investors in Holdings or any direct or indirect parent thereof.
“Margin Stock” has the meaning set forth in Regulation U issued by the FRB.
“Master Agreement” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Swap Contract.”
“Material Adverse Effect” means (i) a material adverse effect on the business, operations, assets, liabilities (actual or contingent) or financial condition of the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; (ii) a material adverse effect on the ability of the Loan Parties (taken as a whole) to fully and timely perform any of their payment obligations under any Loan Document to which the Borrowers or any of the Loan Parties is a party; or (iii) a material adverse effect on the rights and remedies available to the Lenders or any Agent under any Loan Document.
“Material Real Property” means any fee owned real property located in the United States that is owned by any Loan Party with a fair market value in excess of $7,500,000 (at the Closing Date or, with respect to real property acquired after the Closing Date, at the time of acquisition, in each case, as reasonably estimated by the U.S. Borrower in good faith).
“Maturity Date” means the date that is the earliest of (x) the fifth anniversary of the Second Restatement Effective Date, (y) if greater than $500 million in aggregate principal amount of the 2024 Euro Term Loans are outstanding on December 31, 2023, December 31, 2023 and (z) if greater than $500 million in aggregate principal amount of the 2026 Dollar Senior Notes are outstanding on October 16, 2025, October 16, 2025; provided that, in each case, if such day is not a Business Day, the Maturity Date shall be the next succeeding Business Day.
“Maximum Rate” has the meaning specified in Section 10.09.
“Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. and any successor thereto.
“Mortgage Amendment” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.16(b)(i).
“Mortgage Policies” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Collateral and Guarantee Requirement.”
“Mortgaged Properties” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Collateral and Guarantee Requirement.”
“Mortgages” means collectively, the deeds of trust, trust deeds, deeds to secure debt, hypothecs and mortgages made by the Loan Parties in favor or for the benefit of the Collateral Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties creating and evidencing a Lien on a Mortgaged Property in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent with such terms and provisions as may be required by the applicable Laws of the relevant jurisdiction, and any other mortgages executed and delivered pursuant to Sections 4.01(a)(iii), 6.11, 6.13 and 6.16, in each case, as the same may from time to time be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified.
“Multiemployer Plan” means any employee benefit plan of the type described in Sections 3(37) or 4001(a)(3) of ERISA, to which any Borrower, any Restricted Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate makes or is obligated to make contributions, or during the preceding six years, has made or been obligated to make contributions.
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“NOLV Percentage” means the net orderly liquidation value of Inventory, expressed as a percentage, expected to be realized at an orderly, negotiated sale held within a reasonable period of time, net of all liquidation expenses, as determined from the most recent appraisal of the Borrowers’ and Subsidiary Guarantors’ Inventory performed by an appraiser and on terms reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
“Non-Consenting Lender” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.07(d).
“Non-Defaulting Lender” means, at any date, a Lender which is not a Defaulting Lender at such date.
“Non-Guarantors Payment Conditions” shall mean prior to and after giving effect to the relevant action as to which the satisfaction of the Investment in Non-Guarantor Payment Conditions is being determined, (a) no Event of Default then exists or would arise as a result of the entering into of such transaction or the making of such payment and (b) on a pro forma basis after giving effect to such transaction or payment and any incurrence or repayment of Indebtedness in connection therewith, Excess Availability on such date and for the 30 consecutive day period preceding such transaction or payment and any incurrence or repayment of Indebtedness is equal to or greater than the greater of (x) $15,000,000 and (y) 10.0% of the lesser of (1) the Revolving Credit Commitments and (2) the aggregate Borrowing Base; provided, that, in each case, the Borrowers shall have delivered an officer’s certificate to the Administrative Agent certifying to compliance with the conditions above, including a reasonably detailed calculation of such Excess Availability.
“Not Otherwise Applied” means, with reference to any amount of proceeds of any transaction or event, that such amount has not previously been (and is not concurrently being) applied to anything other than that particular use or transaction.
“Notes” means, collectively, (i) Revolving Credit Notes and (ii) the Swing Line Note.
“OFAC” means the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the United States Department of the Treasury.
“Organization Documents” means: (i) 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); (ii) with respect to any limited liability company, the certificate or articles of formation or organization and operating or limited liability company agreement; and (iii) 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 Credit Agreement” has the meaning provided in the recitals hereto.
“Other Taxes” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.01(b).
“Outstanding Amount” means (i) with respect to Revolving Credit Loans, Swing Line Loans and Protective Advances on any date, the aggregate outstanding principal amount thereof after giving effect to any borrowings and prepayments or repayments of Revolving Credit Loans, Swing Line Loans and Protective Advances, as the case may be, occurring on such date; and (ii) with respect to any L/C Obligations on any date, the amount (or Alternative Currency Equivalent of such amount in respect of any Alternative Currency Letter of Credit) of such L/C Obligations on such date after giving effect to any L/C Credit Extension occurring on such date and any other changes in the aggregate amount (or Alternative Currency Equivalent of such amount in respect of any Alternative Currency Letter of Credit) of the L/C Obligations as of such date, including as a result of any reimbursements by a Borrower of Unreimbursed Amounts.
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“Pari Passu Bank Product Obligations” shall mean Bank Product Obligations in respect of Pari Passu Bank Products.
“Pari Passu Bank Products” means Bank Products designated by a Borrower as a “Pari Passu Bank Product” pursuant to the definition of “Bank Product”, which shall in any event include all Bank Products provided by Citibank or any of its Affiliates to any Loan Party or Subsidiary.
“Participant” has the meaning specified in Section 10.06(d).
“Participating Member State” means any member state of the European Union that has the euro as its lawful currency in accordance with legislation of the European Union relating to Economic and Monetary Union.
“Payment Conditions” means, collectively, the Distribution Payment Conditions, the Investment Payment Conditions and the Non-Guarantors Payment Conditions.
“Payment Recipient” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 9.15(a).
“PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.
“Pension Plan” means any “employee pension benefit plan” (as such term is defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA), other than a Multiemployer Plan, that is subject to Title IV of ERISA and is sponsored or maintained by any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate or to which any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate contributes or has an obligation to contribute, or in the case of a multiple employer or other plan described in Section 4064(a) of ERISA, has made contributions at any time during the immediately preceding six years.
“Perfection Certificate” means the certificate in the form of Exhibit G-3 to the Original Credit Agreement or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent, as the same shall be supplemented from time to time.
“Permitted Acquisition” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.02(i).
“Permitted Holders” means each of (x) the Investors and (y) the Management Stockholders (provided that if the Management Stockholders own beneficially or of record more than fifteen percent (15%) of the outstanding voting stock of Holdings I in the aggregate, they shall be treated as Permitted Holders of only fifteen percent (15%) of the outstanding voting stock of Holdings I at such time).
“Permitted Intercompany Activities” means any transactions between or among a Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries that are entered into in the ordinary course of business of such Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries and, in the good faith judgment of such Borrower are necessary or advisable in connection with the ownership or operation of the business of such Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, including, but not limited to, (i) payroll, cash management, purchasing, insurance and hedging arrangements and (ii) management, technology and licensing arrangements.
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“Permitted Refinancing” means, with respect to any Person, any modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal, replacement or extension of any Indebtedness of such Person; provided that (i) the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) thereof does not exceed the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of the Indebtedness so modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed, replaced or extended except by an amount equal to unpaid accrued interest and premium thereon plus other reasonable amounts paid, and fees and expenses reasonably incurred, in connection with such modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal, replacement or extension and by an amount equal to any existing commitments unutilized thereunder, (ii) other than with respect to a Permitted Refinancing in respect of Indebtedness permitted pursuant to Section 7.03(e), such modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal, replacement or extension has a final maturity date equal to or later than the final maturity date of, and has a Weighted Average Life to Maturity equal to or greater than the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of, the Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed, replaced or extended, (iii) other than with respect to a Permitted Refinancing in respect of Indebtedness permitted pursuant to Section 7.03(e), at the time thereof, no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and (iv) if such Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed, replaced or extended is Junior Financing, (A) to the extent such Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed, replaced or extended is subordinated in right of payment to the Secured Obligations, such modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal, replacement or extension is subordinated in right of payment to the Secured Obligations on terms at least as favorable to the Lenders as those contained in the documentation governing the Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed, replaced or extended, (B) such modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal, replacement or extension is incurred by the Person who is the obligor of the Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed, replaced or extended and (C) if the Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed, replaced or extended was subject to an Intercreditor Agreement, the holders of such modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed, replaced or extended Indebtedness (if such Indebtedness is secured) or their representative on their behalf shall become party to such Intercreditor Agreement.
“Person” means any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, association, company, partnership, Governmental Authority or other entity.
“Plan” means any “employee benefit plan” (as such term is defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA) sponsored, maintained or contributed to by any Loan Party or, with respect to any such plan that is subject to Section 412 of the Code or Title IV of ERISA, any ERISA Affiliate.
“Platform” has the meaning specified in Section 6.02.
“Pledged Debt” has the meaning set forth in the Canadian Security Agreement or the U.S. Security Agreement, as the context requires.
“Pledged Equity” has the meaning set forth in the Canadian Security Agreement or the U.S. Security Agreement, as the context requires.
“Post-Acquisition Period” means, with respect to any Permitted Acquisition or the conversion of any Unrestricted Subsidiary into a Restricted Subsidiary, the period beginning on the date such Permitted Acquisition or conversion is consummated and ending on the last day of the sixth full consecutive fiscal quarter immediately following the date on which such Permitted Acquisition or conversion is consummated.
“PPSA” means the Personal Property Security Act (Ontario), including the regulations thereto, provided that if perfection or the effect of perfection or non-perfection or the priority of any Lien created hereunder or under any other Loan Document on the Collateral is governed by the personal property security legislation or other applicable legislation with respect to personal property security in effect in a jurisdiction in Canada other than the Province of Ontario, “PPSA” means the Personal Property Security Act or such other applicable legislation (including the Civil Code of Quebec) in effect from time to time in such other jurisdiction in Canada for purposes of the provisions hereof relating to such perfection, effect of perfection or non-perfection or priority.
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“Pro Forma Adjustment” means, for any Test Period that includes all or any part of a fiscal quarter included in any Post-Acquisition Period, with respect to the Acquired EBITDA of the applicable Acquired Entity or Business or Converted Restricted Subsidiary, or the Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrowers, the pro forma increase or decrease in such Acquired EBITDA or such Consolidated EBITDA, as the case may be, projected by the U.S. Borrower in good faith as a result of (i) actions taken during such Post-Acquisition Period for the purposes of realizing reasonably identifiable and factually supportable cost savings or (ii) any additional costs incurred during such Post-Acquisition Period, in each case in connection with the combination of the operations of such Acquired Entity or Business or Converted Restricted Subsidiary with the operations of the Borrowers and the Restricted Subsidiaries; provided that (A) at the election of the U.S. Borrower, such Pro Forma Adjustment shall not be required to be determined for any Acquired Entity or Business or Converted Restricted Subsidiary to the extent the aggregate consideration paid in connection with such acquisition was less than $25,000,000, and (B) so long as such actions are taken during such Post-Acquisition Period or such costs are incurred during such Post-Acquisition Period, as applicable, for purposes of projecting such pro forma increase or decrease to such Acquired EBITDA or such Consolidated EBITDA, as the case may be, it may be assumed that such cost savings will be realizable during the entirety of such Test Period, or such additional costs, as applicable, will be incurred during the entirety of such Test Period; provided, further, that any such pro forma increase or decrease to such Acquired EBITDA or such Consolidated EBITDA, as the case may be, shall be without duplication for cost savings or additional costs already included in such Acquired EBITDA or such Consolidated EBITDA, as the case may be, for such Test Period.
“Pro Forma Basis”, “Pro Forma Compliance” and “Pro Forma Effect” mean, with respect to compliance with any test hereunder, that (i) to the extent applicable, the Pro Forma Adjustment shall have been made and (ii) all Specified Transactions and the following transactions in connection therewith shall be deemed to have occurred as of the first day of the applicable period of measurement in such test: (A) income statement items (whether positive or negative) attributable to the property or Person subject to such Specified Transaction, (1) in the case of a Disposition of all or substantially all Equity Interests in any Subsidiary of the U.S. Borrower, any other Borrower or any division, product line, or facility used for operations of the U.S. Borrower, any other Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, shall be excluded, and (2) in the case of a Permitted Acquisition or Investment described in the definition of “Specified Transaction,” shall be included, (B) any retirement of Indebtedness, and (C) any Indebtedness incurred or assumed by the U.S. Borrower, any other Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries in connection therewith and if such Indebtedness has a floating or formula rate, shall have an implied rate of interest for the applicable period for purposes of this definition determined by utilizing the rate which is or would be in effect with respect to such Indebtedness as at the relevant date of determination; provided that, without limiting the application of the Pro Forma Adjustment pursuant to (i) above, the foregoing pro forma adjustments may be applied to any such test solely to the extent that such adjustments are consistent with the definition of Consolidated EBITDA and give effect to events (including operating expense reductions) that are (as determined by the U.S. Borrower in good faith) (i) (x) directly attributable to such transaction, (y) expected to have a continuing impact on the U.S. Borrower, the other Borrowers and the Restricted Subsidiaries and (z) factually supportable or (ii) otherwise consistent with the definition of “Pro Forma Adjustment.” In the event any fixed “baskets” are intended to be utilized together with any incurrence-based “baskets” (excluding any Payment Conditions basket) within the same covenant in a single transaction or series of related transactions, (i) compliance with or satisfaction of any applicable financial ratios or tests for the portion of Indebtedness or any other applicable transaction or action to be incurred under any incurrence-based “baskets” (excluding any Payment Conditions basket) shall first be calculated without giving effect to amounts being utilized pursuant to any fixed “baskets”, but giving full pro forma effect to all applicable and related transactions (including, subject to the foregoing with respect to fixed “baskets”, any incurrence and repayments of Indebtedness) and all other permitted Pro Forma Adjustments (except that the incurrence of any Indebtedness prior to or in connection therewith shall be disregarded), and (ii) thereafter, incurrence of the portion of such Indebtedness or other applicable transaction or action to be incurred under any fixed “baskets” shall be calculated.
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“Projections” has the meaning specified in Section 6.01(c).
“Protective Advances” has the meaning specified in Section 2.01(c).
“Protective Advance Participation” has the meaning specified in Section 2.01(c).
“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 Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 6.02.
“Purchase Agreement” means that certain Share Purchase Agreement, dated April 4, 2014 (together with all exhibits and schedules thereto).
“Purchase Agreement Representations” means the representations and warranties made by the U.S. Borrower in the Purchase Agreement as are material to the interests of the Lenders, but only to the extent that any Borrower (or any Borrower’s applicable Affiliates) have the right (taking into account any applicable cure provisions) to terminate such Borrower’s (or such Affiliates’) obligations under the Purchase 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 representations and warranties.
“QFC Credit Support” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.24.
“Qualified ECP Guarantor” means, in respect of any Swap Obligation, each Guarantor that, at the time the relevant Guaranty (or grant of the relevant security interest, as applicable) becomes or would become effective with respect to such Swap Obligation, has total assets exceeding $10,000,000 or otherwise constitutes an “eligible contract participant” under the Commodity Exchange Act and which may cause another person to qualify as an “eligible contract participant” with respect to such Swap Obligation at such time by entering into an agreement pursuant to the Commodity Exchange Act.
“Qualified Equity Interests” means any Equity Interests that are not Disqualified Equity Interests.
“Qualified IPO” means the issuance by Holdings I or any direct or indirect parent of Holdings of its common Equity Interests in an underwritten primary public offering (other than a public offering pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-8) pursuant to an effective registration statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in accordance with the Securities Act (whether alone or in connection with a secondary public offering).
“Qualified Proceeds” means the fair market value of assets that are used or useful in, or Equity Interests of any Person engaged in, a Similar Business.
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“Quebec Security Documents” means each hypothecation, bond, pledge of bond and other security document executed and delivered by any Loan Party, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, as may be necessary for the purpose of creating and preserving in the Province of Quebec the Liens on the Collateral located in or otherwise subject to the Laws of the Province of Quebec.
“Rating Agency” means each of Moody’s, S&P or any other nationally recognized statistical rating organization that rates an applicable Account Debtor.
“Real Property” means, collectively, all right, title and interest (including any leasehold, mineral or other estate) in and to any and all parcels of or interests in real property owned or leased by any Person, whether by lease, license or other means, together with, in each case, all easements, hereditaments and appurtenances relating thereto, all improvements and appurtenant fixtures and equipment, all general intangibles and contract rights and other property and rights incidental to the ownership, lease or operation thereof.
“Refinancing” means the repayment in full of all third party Indebtedness of a Borrower and its Subsidiaries existing prior to the consummation of the Transactions (other than existing ordinary course working capital facilities and ordinary course capital leases, purchase money debt and equipment financings and any Indebtedness of a Borrower and its Subsidiaries set forth on Schedule 7.03(b) to the Original Credit Agreement) with the proceeds of the Loans, the loans available under the Cash Flow Credit Agreement, the Senior Notes and the termination and release of all commitments, security interests and guarantees in connection therewith.
“Register” has the meaning specified in Section 10.06(c).
“Related Parties” means, with respect to any Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the partners, directors, officers, employees, agents, trustees and advisors of such Person and of such Person’s Affiliates.
“Release” means any spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying, discharging, injecting, escaping, leaching, dumping, disposing or migrating in into, onto or through the Environment.
“Relevant Rate” shall mean (i) with respect to any Eurodollar Borrowing denominated in Dollars, the Eurodollar Rate, (ii) with respect to any SONIA Rate Borrowing denominated in Sterling, the SONIA Rate, (iii) with respect to any Eurodollar Borrowing denominated in Japanese Yen, the TIBOR Rate and (iv) with respect to any Eurodollar Borrowing denominated in Euros, the EURIBO Rate.
“Relevant Screen Rate” means (i) with respect to any Eurodollar Borrowing denominated in Dollars, the LIBO Screen Rate, (ii) with respect to any SONIA Rate Borrowing denominated in Sterling, SONIA, (iii) with respect to any Eurodollar Borrowing denominated in Japanese Yen, TIBOR Screen Rate and (iv) with respect to any Eurodollar Borrowing denominated in Euros, the EURIBOR Screen Rate.
“Rent and Charges Reserve” means, the aggregate of (i) all past due rent and other amounts owing by a Loan Party to any landlord, warehouseman, processor, repairman, mechanic, shipper, freight forwarder, broker or other Person who possesses any Eligible Inventory or could assert a Lien on any Eligible Inventory and (ii) a reserve equal to two months’ rent that could be payable to any such Person unless it has executed a Lien Waiver.
“Reportable Event” means any of the events set forth in Section 4043(c) of ERISA or the regulations issued thereunder, other than events for which the 30-day notice period has been waived.
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“Request for Credit Extension” means (i) with respect to a Borrowing, conversion or continuation of Revolving Credit Loans, a Committed Loan Notice, (ii) with respect to an L/C Credit Extension, a Letter of Credit Application and (iii) with respect to a Swing Line Loan, a Swing Line Loan Notice.
“Required Lenders” mean, as of any date of determination, Lenders holding more than 50.00% of the sum of the (i) Total Revolving Credit Outstandings (with the aggregate amount of each Revolving Credit Lender’s L/C Participations and Swing Line Participations being deemed “held” by such Revolving Credit Lender for purposes of this definition) and (ii) aggregate unused Revolving Credit Commitments; provided that the unused Revolving Credit Commitments of, and the portion of the Total Revolving Credit Outstandings held or deemed held by, any Defaulting Lender shall be excluded for purposes of making a determination of Required Lenders.
“Resolution Authority” means an EEA Resolution Authority or, with respect to any UK Financial Institution, a UK Resolution Authority.
“Responsible Officer” means the chief executive officer, president, vice president, chief financial officer, treasurer or assistant treasurer or other similar officer of a Loan Party and, as to any document delivered on the Closing Date, 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, limited liability company, partnership and/or other action on the part of such Loan Party and such Responsible Officer shall be conclusively presumed to have acted on behalf of such Loan Party.
“Restatement Effective Date” means the date on which the conditions precedent set forth in Section 4.01 of the Existing Credit Agreement are satisfied or waived, which date was January 29, 2018.
“Restricted Payment” means any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash, securities or other property) with respect to any Equity Interest of any Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, or any payment (whether in cash, securities or other property), including any sinking fund or similar deposit, on account of the purchase, redemption, retirement, defeasance, acquisition, cancellation or termination of any such Equity Interest, or on account of any return of capital to any Borrower’s or a Restricted Subsidiary’s stockholders, partners or members (or the equivalent Persons thereof).
“Restricted Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of Holdings, or the Borrowers other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary.
“Revaluation Date” means, (a) with respect to any Revolving Credit Loan denominated in an Alternative Currency, each of the following: (i) each date of a Revolving Credit Borrowing of a Eurodollar Rate Loan denominated in an Alternative Currency, (ii) each date of a continuation of a Eurodollar Rate Loan denominated in an Alternative Currency pursuant to Section 2.02 and (iii) such additional dates as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request or the Required Lenders in respect of the Revolving Credit Facility shall require, so long as such additional dates occur no less frequently than monthly and (b) with respect to any Letter of Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency, each of the following: (i) each date of issuance of an Alternative Currency Letter of Credit, (ii) each date of an amendment of any such Alternative Currency Letter of Credit having the effect of increasing the amount thereof (solely with respect to the increased amount) and (iii) such additional dates as the Administrative Agent or the applicable L/C Issuer shall reasonably determine or the Required Lenders shall reasonably require, so long as such additional dates occur no less frequently than monthly at any time an Alternative Currency Letter of Credit is issued or outstanding or any Alternative Currency L/C Obligations exist.
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“Revolving Credit Borrowing” means, collectively, the U.S. Revolving Credit Borrowing and the Canadian Revolving Credit Borrowing and shall be deemed to include any Protective Advance made hereunder.
“Revolving Credit Commitment” means (a) immediately prior to the Second Restatement Effective Date, with respect to each Lender, the “U.S. Revolving Credit Commitments” and the “Canadian Revolving Credit Commitments” as defined under the Existing Credit Agreement as in effect immediately prior to the Second Restatement Effective Date, and (b) on and after the Second Restatement Effective Date with respect to each Lender, collectively, the U.S. Revolving Credit Commitments and the Canadian Revolving Credit Commitments.
“Revolving Credit Exposure” means the U.S. Revolving Credit Exposure and the Canadian Revolving Credit Exposure.
“Revolving Credit Facility” means, at any time, the aggregate amount of the U.S. Revolving Credit Commitments and the Canadian Revolving Credit Commitments at such time.
“Revolving Credit Increase Effective Date” has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(d).
“Revolving Credit Lender” means, at any time, any U.S. Revolving Credit Lender or Canadian Revolving Credit Lender, as applicable.
“Revolving Credit Loan” means a U.S. Revolving Credit Loan or a Canadian Revolving Credit Loan, as applicable and shall be deemed to include any Protective Advance made hereunder.
“Revolving Credit Notes” means, collectively, the U.S. Revolving Credit Notes and the Canadian Revolving Credit Notes.
“Royalties” means all royalties, fees, expense reimbursement and other amounts payable by a Loan Party under a License.
“S&P” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., and any successor thereto.
“Sanction(s)” means any international economic sanction administered or enforced by the United States government (including without limitation, OFAC), the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, Her Majesty’s Treasury, by any government of Canada pursuant to Canadian Economic Sanctions and Export Control Laws.
“Sanctioned Person” means a person named on the list of Specially Designated Nationals maintained by OFAC.
“Sanctioned Entity” means (a) a country or a government of a country or (b) an agency of the government of a country, in each case, that is subject to a country sanctions program administered and enforced by OFAC.
“SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any Governmental Authority succeeding to any of its principal functions.
“Second Restatement Arranger” means Citibank, N.A, in its capacity as sole lead arranger.
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“Second Restatement Bookrunner” means Citibank, N.A., in its capacity as sole bookrunner.
“Second Restatement Effective Date” means the date on which the conditions precedent set forth in Section 4.01 of this Agreement are satisfied or waived, which date shall be November 18, 2021.
“Second Restatement Effective Date Lender” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.25(c).
“Secured Hedge Agreement” means any Swap Contract permitted under Section 7.03(f) that is entered into by and between any Loan Party or any Restricted Subsidiary and any Hedge Bank and designated as a “Secured Hedge Agreement” under this Agreement; provided that such Swap Contract is not secured by the Cash Flow Collateral.
“Secured Obligations” means, collectively, the U.S. Obligations and the Canadian Obligations.
“Secured Parties” means (i) each Lender Party, (ii) each Cash Management Bank, (iii) each Hedge Bank, (iv) the beneficiaries of each indemnification obligation undertaken by any Loan Party under any Loan Document, and (v) the successors and, subject to any limitations contained in this Agreement, assigns of each of the foregoing.
“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933.
“Security Agreement Supplement” has the meaning specified in the applicable Security Agreement.
“Security Agreements” means the U.S. Security Agreement and Canadian Security Agreement.
“Senior Notes” means the Dollar Senior Notes and the Euro Senior Notes.
“Senior Notes Documents” means the Dollar Senior Notes Documents and the Euro Senior Notes Documents.
“Senior Notes Indenture” means the Indenture for the Dollar Senior Notes and Euro Senior Notes, dated as of June 26, 2014, among the U.S. Borrower and Gates Global Co., as co-issuers, the guarantors listed therein U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, escrow agent, dollar transfer agent, dollar registrar and dollar paying agent, Elavon Financial Services Limited, UK Branch, as euro paying agent and euro transfer agent and Elavon Financial Services Limited, as euro registrar, as amended or supplemented from time to time.
“Similar Business” means (1) any business conducted or proposed to be conducted by the Borrowers or any of their Restricted Subsidiaries on the Closing Date, and any reasonable extension thereof, or (2) any business or other activities that are reasonably similar, ancillary, incidental, complementary or related to, or a reasonable extension, development or expansion of, the businesses in which the Borrowers and their Restricted Subsidiaries are engaged or propose to be engaged on the Closing Date.
“Sold Entity or Business” has the meaning set forth in the definition of the term “Consolidated EBITDA”.
“Solvency Certificate” means the certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit H or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent and the U.S. Borrower.
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“Solvent” and “Solvency” mean, with respect to any Person on any date of determination, that on such date (i) the fair value of the assets of such Person and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, exceeds, on a consolidated basis, their debts and liabilities, subordinated, contingent or otherwise, (ii) the present fair saleable value of the property of such Person and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, is greater than the amount that will be required to pay the probable liability, on a consolidated basis, of their debts and other liabilities, subordinated, contingent or otherwise, as such debts and other liabilities become absolute and matured, (iii) such Person and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, are able to pay their debts and liabilities, subordinated, contingent or otherwise, as such liabilities become absolute and matured and (iv) such Person and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, are not engaged in, and are not about to engage in, business for which they have 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.
“SONIA” shall mean, with respect to any Business Day, a rate per annum equal to the Sterling Overnight Index Average for such Business Day published by the SONIA Administrator on the SONIA Administrator’s Website on the immediately succeeding Business Day.
“SONIA Administrator” shall mean the Bank of England (or any successor administrator of the Sterling Overnight Index Average).
“SONIA Administrator’s Website” shall mean the Bank of England’s website, currently at http://www.bankofengland.co.uk, or any successor source for the Sterling Overnight Index Average identified as such by the SONIA Administrator from time to time.
“SONIA Interest Period” shall mean, with respect to any SONIA Rate Borrowing, the period beginning on (and including) the date on which such SONIA Rate Borrowing is made or continued to (but excluding) the date which is one month thereafter; provided that (a) if any SONIA Interest Period would end on a day other than a Business Day, such SONIA Interest Period shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless such next succeeding Business Day would fall in the next calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the immediately preceding Business Day, (b) any SONIA Interest Period that commences on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the last calendar month of such SONIA Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of the last calendar month at the end of such SONIA Interest Period and (c) no SONIA Interest Period shall extend beyond the Maturity Date. For purposes hereof, the date of a Borrowing initially shall be the date on which such Borrowing is made and thereafter shall be the effective date of the most recent conversion or continuation of such Borrowing.
“SONIA Rate” shall mean, for any day (a “SONIA Interest Day”), SONIA for the day that is the fifth Business Day prior to (A) if SONIA Interest Day is a Business Day, such SONIA Interest Day or (B) if such SONIA Interest Day is not a Business Day, the Business Day immediately preceding SONIA Interest Day; provided that if the SONIA Rate shall be less than zero, the SONIA Rate shall be deemed to be zero. Any change in the SONIA Rate due to a change in SONIA shall be effective from and including the effective date of such change in SONIA without notice to the Borrowers. If by 5:00 pm (London time) on the second (2nd) Business Day immediately following any day “i”, SONIA in respect of such day “i” has not been published on the SONIA Administrator’s Website and a Benchmark Replacement Date with respect to SONIA has not occurred, then SONIA for such day “i” will be SONIA as published in respect of the first preceding Business Day for which SONIA was published on the SONIA Administrator’s Website; provided that SONIA determined pursuant to this sentence shall be utilized for purposes of calculation of the SONIA Rate for no more than three (3) consecutive Business Days.
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“SONIA Rate Loans” shall mean any Loan bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the SONIA Rate.
“SPC” has the meaning specified in Section 10.06(g).
“Specified Equity Contribution” means any cash contribution to the common equity of Holdings and/or any purchase or investment in an Equity Interest of Holdings other than Disqualified Equity Interests.
“Specified Guarantor” means any Guarantor that is not an “eligible contract participant” under the Commodity Exchange Act (determined prior to giving effect to Section 11.12).
“Specified Representations” means those representations and warranties made by the Borrowers in Sections 5.01(a), 5.01(b)(ii), 5.02(a), 5.02(b)(i), 5.04, 5.13, 5.18, 5.20(a), 5.20(c) and 5.21.
“Specified Transaction” means any Investment, Disposition, incurrence or repayment of Indebtedness, Restricted Payment, Subsidiary designation, in respect of which the terms of this Agreement require any test to be calculated on a “Pro Forma Basis” or after giving “Pro Forma Effect”.
“Spot Rate” has the meaning specified in Section 1.07.
“Stated Amount” means at any time the maximum amount for which a Letter of Credit may be honored.
“Sterling” and “£” mean freely transferable lawful money of the United Kingdom (expressed in pounds sterling).
“Sterling Outstanding” means the Outstanding Amount of all Revolving Credit Loans, L/C Obligations and Swing Line Loans, in each case, to the extent denominated in Sterling.
“Sterling Sublimit” means the Dollar Equivalent of Sterling equal to $50,000,000.
“Subsidiary” of a Person means a corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company or other business entity of which (i) a majority of the shares of securities or other interests having ordinary voting power for the election of directors or other governing body (other than securities or interests having such power only by reason of the happening of a contingency) are at the time beneficially owned, (ii) more than half of the issued share capital is at the time beneficially owned or (iii) the management of which is otherwise controlled, directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, or both, by such Person. Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to a “Subsidiary” or to “Subsidiaries” shall refer to a Subsidiary or Subsidiaries of the Borrowers. For the avoidance of doubt, any entity that is owned at a 50.0% or less level (as described above) shall not be a “Subsidiary” for any purpose under this Agreement, regardless of whether such entity is consolidated on Holdings’ or any Restricted Subsidiary’s financial statements.
“Subsidiary Guarantors” means, collectively, the Canadian Guarantors and the U.S. Subsidiary Guarantors.
“Successor Company” has the meaning specified in Section 7.04(d).
“Supported QFC” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.24.
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“Supermajority Lenders” means, as of any date of determination, Lenders holding more than 66 2/3% of the sum of the (i) Total Revolving Credit Outstandings (with the aggregate amount of each Revolving Credit Lender’s L/C Participations and Swing Line Participations being deemed “held” by such Revolving Credit Lender for purposes of this definition) and (ii) aggregate unused Revolving Credit Commitments; provided that the unused Revolving Credit Commitment of, and the portion of the Total Revolving Credit Outstandings held or deemed held by, any Defaulting Lender shall be excluded for purposes of making a determination of Supermajority Lenders.
“Swap” means, any agreement, contract, or transaction that constitutes a “swap” within the meaning of Section 1a(47) of the Commodity Exchange Act.
“Swap Contract” means (i) 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 (ii) any and all transactions of any kind, and the related confirmations, which are subject to the terms and conditions of, or governed by, any form of master agreement published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc., any International Foreign Exchange Master Agreement, or any other master agreement (any such master agreement, together with any related schedules, a “Master Agreement”), including any such obligations or liabilities under any Master Agreement.
“Swap Obligations” of any Person means all obligations (including, without limitation, any amounts which accrue after the commencement of any bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding with respect to such Person, whether or not allowed or allowable as a claim under any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law) of such Person in respect of any Swap Contract, excluding any amounts which such Person is entitled to set-off against its obligations under applicable Law.
“Swap Termination Value” means, in respect of any one or more Swap Contracts, after taking into account the effect of any legally enforceable netting agreement relating to such Swap Contracts, (i) for any date on or after the date such Swap Contracts have been closed out and termination value(s) determined in accordance therewith, such termination value(s), and (ii) for any date prior to the date referenced in clause (i), the amount(s) determined as the mark-to-market value(s) for such Swap Contracts, as determined by the Hedge Bank in accordance with the terms thereof and in accordance with customary methods for calculating mark-to-market values under similar arrangements by the Hedge Bank.
“Swing Line Borrowing” means a borrowing of a Swing Line Loan pursuant to Section 2.04.
“Swing Line Lender” means Citibank, in its capacity as lender of Swing Line Loans hereunder to the Borrowers hereunder.
“Swing Line Loan” has the meaning specified in Section 2.04.
“Swing Line Loan Notice” means a notice of a Swing Line Borrowing pursuant to Section 2.04(b) which, if in writing, shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A-2 to the Original Credit Agreement.
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“Swing Line Loan Sublimit” means an amount equal to the lesser of (i) $20,000,000 and (ii) the U.S. Revolving Credit Facility. The Swing Line Loan Sublimit is part of, and not in addition to, the U.S. Revolving Credit Facility.
“Swing Line Note” means the promissory notes of the Borrowers payable to any Lender or its registered assigns, substantially in the form of Exhibit B-3 to the Original Credit Agreement, evidencing the aggregate Indebtedness of the Borrowers to such Swing Line Lender resulting from Swing Line Loans made by such Swing Line Lender to the Borrowers.
“Swing Line Participation” has the meaning specified in Section 2.04(b).
“Swing Line Reimbursement Percentage” has the meaning specified in Section 2.04(c).“Tax Group” has the meaning specified in Section 7.06(i)(iii).
“Taxes” means all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, withholdings (including backup withholding), assessments, remittances, fees or other charges imposed by any Governmental Authority, including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.
“Test Period” means, for any date of determination under this Agreement, the latest four consecutive fiscal quarters of the U.S. Borrower for which financial statements have been delivered to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the Closing Date and/or for which financial statements are required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.01, as applicable.
“Threshold Amount” means $100,000,000.
“TIBOR Rate” shall mean, for any Eurocurrency Borrowing denominated in Japanese Yen and for any Interest Period, the rate per annum equal to the Tokyo Interbank Offered Rate as administered by the Ippan Shadan Hojin JBA TIBOR Administration (or any other Person that takes over the administration of such rate) for a period equal in length to such Interest Period, as displayed on the applicable Reuters page (or on any successor or substitute page or service providing such quotations as determined by the Administrative Agent from time to time) at approximately 11:00 a.m. (Tokyo time) two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period (the “TIBOR Screen Rate”); provided that the TIBOR Rate shall be deemed to not be less than 0.00% per annum in all cases.
“TIBOR Screen Rate” shall have the meaning specified in the definition of “TIBOR”.
“Total Assets” means the total assets of the Borrowers and the Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, as shown on the most recent balance sheet of the Borrowers delivered pursuant to Sections 6.01(a) or (b).
“Total Revolving Credit Outstandings” means the aggregate Outstanding Amount of all Revolving Credit Loans, Protective Advances, Swing Line Loans and L/C Obligations.
“Transaction Expenses” means any fees or expenses incurred or paid by the Investors, Holdings, any Borrower or any of its (or their) Subsidiaries in connection with the Transactions (including expenses in connection with hedging transactions related to the Facilities or the Cash Flow Credit Agreement and any original issue discount or upfront fees), the Investor Management Agreement (to the extent accrued on or prior to the Closing Date), this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.
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“Transactions” means collectively, (a) the execution and delivery of Loan Documents entered into on the Closing Date and the funding of any Loans hereunder on the Closing Date, (b) the Refinancing, (c) the issuance of the Senior Notes, (d) the entrance into of the Cash Flow Credit Agreement and the initial funding of a portion of the loans thereunder, (e) the making of the Equity Contribution and (f) the payment of Transaction Expenses.
“Type” as to any Loan or Borrowing, shall refer to whether the rate of interest on such Loan, or on the Loans comprising such Borrowing, is determined by reference to the LIBO Screen Rate, the Base Rate, the EURIBO Rate, the SONIA Rate, the TIBOR Rate or the CDOR Rate, as applicable.
“UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code as the same may from time to time be in effect in the State of New York or the Uniform Commercial Code (or similar code or statute) of another jurisdiction, to the extent it may be required to apply to any item or items of Collateral.
“UK Financial Institutions” 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.
“Unaudited Financial Statements” means the unaudited consolidated balance sheets of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of March 31, 2014 and related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income, cash flows and equity of the Company and its Subsidiaries for the year to date period ended March 31, 2014.
“United States” and “U.S.” mean the United States of America.
“Unpaid L/C Lender Amount” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.03(c)(vi).
“Unpaid Swing Line Loan Amount” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.04(c)(iii).
“Unreimbursed Amount” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(c)(i).
“Unrestricted Subsidiaries” means (i) as of the Closing Date, each Subsidiary of a Borrower listed on Schedule 1.01C to the Original Credit Agreement, (ii) any Subsidiary of a Borrower designated by the board of managers of the U.S. Borrower as an Unrestricted Subsidiary pursuant to Section 6.14 subsequent to the Closing Date and (iii) any Subsidiary of an Unrestricted Subsidiary.
“USA PATRIOT Act” means the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001, Public Law 10756, as amended or modified from time to time.
“U.S. Applicable Adjusted Percentage” has the meaning specified in Section 2.12(a).
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“U.S. Available Commitments” means, at any time, an amount equal to (i) the lesser of (a) the aggregate U.S. Revolving Credit Commitments at such time and (b) the U.S. Borrowing Base at such time minus (ii) U.S. Revolving Credit Exposure of all U.S. Revolving Credit Lenders at such time.
“U.S. Borrowing Base” (i) prior to delivery to the Administrative Agent of the first Borrowing Base Certificate reflecting the U.S. Borrowing Base after giving effect to the amendments to the definition of “U.S. Borrowing Base” (and component definitions thereof) set forth in this Agreement, “U.S. Borrowing Base” (and component definitions thereof) has the meaning set forth in Existing Credit Agreement and (ii) thereafter, “U.S. Borrowing Base” means, on any date of determination, an amount (calculated based on the most recent Borrowing Base Certificate delivered to the Administrative Agent in accordance with this Agreement) equal to:
(a) the sum of
(i) 85.00% of the value of the Eligible Accounts (other than Eligible Investment Grade Long Dated Accounts) of the U.S. Loan Parties,
(ii) (x) 80% of the value of Eligible Investment Grade 181-270 Long Dated Accounts of the U.S. Loan Parties, and (y) 75% of the value of Eligible Investment Grade 271-360 Long Dated Accounts of the U.S. Loan Parties; and
(iii) 85.00% of the NOLV Percentage of the value of the Eligible Inventory of the U.S. Loan Parties,
minus
(b) the Availability Reserve in the Administrative Agent’s Credit Judgment on such date.
“U.S. Collateral” means all of the “Collateral” and “Mortgaged Property” of the U.S. Loan Parties referred to in the Collateral Documents and all of the other property of the U.S. Loan Parties that is or is intended under the terms of the Collateral Documents to be subject to Liens in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties.
“U.S. Commitment Fees” has the meaning specified in Section 2.09(a)(i).
“U.S. Guaranteed Obligations” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 11.01.
“U.S. Guarantors” means (i) Holdings, (ii) the wholly owned Domestic Subsidiaries of the U.S. Borrower (other than any Excluded Subsidiary), (iii) those wholly owned Domestic Subsidiaries of the U.S. Borrower that issue a Guaranty of the Secured Obligations after the Closing Date pursuant to Section 6.11 or otherwise, (iv) solely in respect of any Canadian Obligations of the Canadian Borrower, the U.S. Borrower and (v) solely in respect of any Secured Hedge Agreement or Cash Management Agreement to which the U.S. Borrower is not a party, the U.S. Borrower, in each case, until the Guaranty thereof is released in accordance with this Agreement.
“U.S. Guaranty” means (i) the guaranty made by the U.S. Guarantors pursuant to Article XI, and (ii) each other guaranty and guaranty supplement delivered pursuant to Section 6.11 and “U.S. Guaranties” means any two or more of them, collectively.
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“U.S. Intellectual Property Security Agreements” means the Grant of Security Interest in Trademarks, the Grant of Security Interest in Patents and the Grant of Security Interest in Copyrights, substantially in the form attached as Exhibits C, D and E to the U.S. Security Agreement, respectively.
“U.S. Loan Parties” means, collectively, the U.S. Borrower, in its capacity as a borrower under the U.S. Revolving Credit Facility, and the U.S. Guarantors.
“U.S. Obligations” with respect to each U.S. Loan Party, without duplication:
(i) in the case of the U.S. Borrower, all principal of and interest (including, without limitation, any interest which accrues after the commencement of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law with respect to any Loan Party, whether or not allowed or allowable as a claim in any such proceeding) on any Loan or L/C Obligation under, or any Note issued pursuant to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document;
(ii) all fees, expenses, indemnification obligations and other amounts of whatever nature now or hereafter payable by such U.S. Loan Party (including, without limitation, any fees, expenses, indemnification obligations and other amounts which accrue after the commencement of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law with respect to any Loan Party, whether or not allowed or allowable as a claim in any such proceeding) pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Document;
(iii) all expenses of the Agents as to which one or more of the Agents have a right to reimbursement by such U.S. Loan Party under Section 10.04(a) of this Agreement or under any other similar provision of any other Loan Document, including, without limitation, any and all sums advanced by the Collateral Agent to preserve the Collateral or preserve its security interests in the Collateral to the extent permitted under any Loan Document or applicable Law;
(iv) all amounts paid by any Indemnitee as to which such Indemnitee has the right to reimbursement by such U.S. Loan Party under Section 10.04(b) of this Agreement or under any other similar provision of any other Loan Document;
(v) in the case of the U.S. Borrower and each U.S. Guarantor, all amounts now or hereafter payable by the U.S. Borrower or such U.S. Guarantor and all other obligations or liabilities now existing or hereafter arising or incurred (including, without limitation, any amounts which accrue after the commencement of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law with respect to any Loan Party, whether or not allowed or allowable as a claim in any such proceeding) on the part of the U.S. Borrower or such U.S. Guarantor pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Document; and
(vi) all Cash Management Obligations of a U.S. Loan Party arising under any Cash Management Agreement and all obligations of a U.S. Loan Party arising under any Secured Hedge Agreement; provided that (x) such Cash Management Obligations and obligations under an Secured Hedge Agreement shall be secured and guaranteed pursuant to the Collateral Documents and the Guaranties only to the extent that, and for so long as, the other U.S. Obligations are so secured and guaranteed and (y) notwithstanding the foregoing, U.S. Obligations of any Guarantor shall in no event include any Excluded Swap Obligations of such Guarantor.
together in each case with all renewals, modifications, consolidations or extensions thereof.
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“U.S. Required Lenders” means, as of any date of determination, Lenders holding more than 50.00% of the sum of the (i) U.S. Revolving Credit Exposure of all U.S. Revolving Credit Lenders (with the aggregate amount of each U.S. Revolving Credit Lender’s U.S. Protective Advance Participations being deemed “held” by such U.S. Revolving Credit Lender for purposes of this definition) and (ii) aggregate unused U.S. Revolving Credit Commitments; provided that the unused U.S. Revolving Credit Commitment of, and the portion of the U.S. Revolving Credit Exposure held or deemed held by, any Defaulting Lender shall be excluded for purposes of making a determination of U.S. Required Lenders.
“U.S. Revolving Credit Borrowing” means a borrowing consisting of U.S. Revolving Credit Loans of the same Type and, in the case of Eurodollar Rate Loans, having the same Interest Period made by each of the U.S. Revolving Credit Lenders pursuant to Section 2.01(a)(i).
“U.S. Revolving Credit Commitment” means, as to each U.S. Revolving Credit Lender, its obligation to (a) make U.S. Revolving Credit Loans to the U.S. Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(a)(i), (b) purchase L/C Participations in respect of Letters of Credit, (c) purchase Swing Line Participations in respect of Swing Line Loans and (d) purchase Protective Advance Participations in respect of Protective Advances, in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding not to exceed the amount set forth, and opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule 2.01A as in effect on the Second Restatement Effective Date under the caption “U.S. Revolving Credit Commitment” or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender becomes a party hereto, as applicable, as such amount may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with this Agreement. The aggregate U.S. Revolving Credit Commitments of all U.S. Revolving Credit Lenders shall be $300,000,000 on the Restatement Effective Date, as such amount may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, including pursuant to any applicable Facility Increase. The aggregate U.S. Revolving Credit Commitments of all U.S. Revolving Credit Lenders shall be $225,000,000 on the Second Restatement Effective Date, as such amount may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, including pursuant to any applicable Facility Increase.
“U.S. Revolving Credit Exposure” means as to each U.S. Revolving Credit Lender at any time, the sum of (a) the Outstanding Amount of such Revolving Credit Lender’s U.S. Revolving Credit Loans at such time, (b) the Outstanding Amount of each L/C Participation of such U.S. Revolving Credit Lender outstanding at such time (except to the extent such L/C Participation shall have been funded as an L/C Advance or a U.S. Revolving Credit Loan as of such time), (c) the Outstanding Amount of each L/C Advance of such U.S. Revolving Credit Lender outstanding at such time, (d) each Swing Line Participation of such U.S. Revolving Credit Lender at such time (except to the extent such Swing Line Participation shall have been funded as a U.S. Revolving Credit Loan or pursuant to Section 2.04(c)(ii) as of such time), (e) all amounts outstanding that have been funded pursuant to Section 2.04(c)(ii) at such time and (f) each U.S. Protective Advance Participation of such U.S. Revolving Credit Lender at such time.
“U.S. Revolving Credit Facility” means, at any time, the aggregate amount of the U.S. Revolving Credit Commitments at such time.
“U.S. Revolving Credit Lender” means, at any time, any Lender that has a U.S. Revolving Credit Commitment or holds U.S. Revolving Credit Loans at such time.
“U.S. Revolving Credit Loan” has the meaning specified in Section 2.01(a)(i).
“U.S. Revolving Credit Note” means a promissory note of the U.S. Borrower payable to any U.S. Revolving Credit Lender or its registered assigns, in substantially the form of Exhibit B-1 to the Original Credit Agreement, evidencing the aggregate Indebtedness of the U.S. Borrower to such U.S. Revolving Credit Lender resulting from the U.S. Revolving Credit Loans made by such U.S. Revolving Credit Lender.
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“U.S. Security Agreement” means, collectively, the security agreement executed by the applicable Loan Parties substantially in the form of Exhibit G-2 to the Original Credit Agreement, together with each other security agreement supplement executed and delivered pursuant to Section 6.11.
“U.S. Special Resolution Regimes” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.24.
“U.S. Subsidiary Guarantors” means, collectively, the U.S. Guarantors referred to in clauses (ii) and (iii) of the definition “U.S. Guarantors”.
“U.S. Supermajority Lenders” means, as of any date of determination, U.S. Revolving Credit Lenders holding more than 66 2/3% of the sum of the (i) U.S. Revolving Credit Exposure of all U.S. Revolving Credit Lenders (with the aggregate amount of each U.S. Revolving Credit Lender’s L/C Participations, Swing Line Participations and Protective Advance Participations being deemed “held” by such U.S. Revolving Credit Lender for purposes of this definition) and (ii) aggregate unused U.S. Revolving Credit Commitments; provided that the unused U.S. Revolving Credit Commitment of, and the portion of the U.S. Revolving Credit Exposure held or deemed held by, any Defaulting Lender shall be excluded for purposes of making a determination of U.S. Supermajority Lenders.
“Weighted Average Life to Maturity” means, when applied to any Indebtedness at any date, the number of years obtained by dividing: (i) the sum of the products obtained by multiplying (a) the amount of each then remaining installment, sinking fund, serial maturity or other required payments of principal, including payment at final maturity, in respect thereof, by (b) the number of years (calculated to the nearest one-twelfth) that will elapse between such date and the making of such payment; by (ii) the then outstanding principal amount of such Indebtedness.
“wholly owned” means, with respect to a Subsidiary of a Person, a Subsidiary of such Person all of the outstanding Equity Interests of which (other than (x) director’s qualifying shares and (y) shares issued to foreign nationals to the extent required by applicable Law) are owned by such Person and/or by one or more wholly owned Subsidiaries of such Person.
“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” and “¥” mean lawful money of Japan.
“Yen Outstanding” means the Outstanding Amount of all Revolving Credit Loans, L/C Obligations and Swing Line Loans, in each case, to the extent denominated in Yen.
“Yen Sublimit” means the Dollar Equivalent of Yen equal to $20,000,000.
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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:
(a) The definitions of terms herein shall apply equally to the singular and plural forms of the terms defined. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms. The words “include,” “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation.” The word “will” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word “shall.” Unless the context requires otherwise, (i) any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument or other document (including any Organization Document) shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as from time to time amended, supplemented or otherwise modified (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, supplements or modifications set forth herein or in any other Loan Document), (ii) any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns, (iii) the words “herein,” “hereof” and “hereunder,” and words of similar import when used in any Loan Document shall be construed to refer to such Loan Document in its entirety and not to any particular provision thereof, (iv) all references in a Loan Document to Articles, Sections, Preliminary Statements, Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed to refer to Articles and Sections of, and Preliminary Statements, Exhibits and Schedules to, the Loan Document in which such references appear, (v) any reference to any Law shall include all statutory and regulatory provisions consolidating, amending, replacing or interpreting such Law and any reference to any law or regulation shall, unless otherwise specified, refer to such Law or regulation as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time and (vi) the words “asset” and “property” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect and to refer to any and all tangible and intangible assets and properties, including cash, securities, accounts and contract rights.
(b) 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.”
(c) 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.
(d) In connection with any action being taken solely in connection with a Limited Condition Acquisition, for purposes of:
(x) determining compliance with any provision of this Agreement which requires the calculation of the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio; or
(y) testing availability under baskets set forth in this Agreement (including baskets measured as a percentage of Total Assets, if any);
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in each case, at the option of the U.S. Borrower (the U.S. Borrower’s election to exercise such option in connection with any Limited Condition Acquisition, an “LCA Election”), the date of determination of whether any such action is permitted hereunder (including determinations with respect to compliance with the Payment Conditions, but excluding determinations with respect to compliance with (x) Excess Availability requirements thereunder and (y) the Availability Conditions for purposes of Credit Extensions) shall be deemed to be the date the definitive agreements for such Limited Condition Acquisition are entered into (the “LCA Test Date”), and if, after giving pro forma effect to the Limited Condition Acquisition and the other transactions to be entered into in connection therewith (including any incurrence of Indebtedness and the use of proceeds thereof) as if they had occurred at the beginning of the most recent four consecutive fiscal quarters ending prior to the LCA Test Date for which consolidated financial statements of the U.S. Borrower are available, the Borrowers could have taken such action on the relevant LCA Test Date in compliance with such ratio or basket, such ratio or basket shall be deemed to have been complied with. For the avoidance of doubt, if the U.S. Borrower has made an LCA Election and any of the ratios or baskets for which compliance was determined or tested as of the LCA Test Date are exceeded as a result of fluctuations in any such ratio or basket, including due to fluctuations in Total Assets of the U.S. Borrower or the Person subject to such Limited Condition Acquisition, at or prior to the consummation of the relevant transaction or action, such baskets or ratios will not be deemed to have been exceeded as a result of such fluctuations. If the U.S. Borrower has made an LCA Election for any Limited Condition Acquisition, then in connection with any subsequent calculation of any ratio or basket availability with respect to the incurrence of Indebtedness or Liens, or the making of Restricted Payments, mergers, the conveyance, lease or other transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Borrowers, the prepayment, redemption, purchase, defeasance or other satisfaction of Indebtedness, or the designation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary on or following the relevant LCA Test Date and prior to the earlier of the date on which such Limited Condition Acquisition is consummated or the definitive agreement for such Limited Condition Acquisition is terminated or expires without consummation of such Limited Condition Acquisition, any such ratio or basket shall be tested by calculating the availability under such ratio or basket on a pro forma basis assuming such Limited Condition Acquisition and other transactions in connection therewith have been consummated (including any incurrence of Indebtedness and the use of proceeds thereof).
In connection with any action being taken in connection with a Limited Condition Acquisition, for purposes of determining compliance with any provision of this Agreement which requires that no Default, Event of Default or specified Event of Default, as applicable, has occurred, is continuing or would result from any such action, as applicable, such condition shall, at the option of the U.S. Borrower, be deemed satisfied, so long as no Default, Event of Default or specified Event of Default, as applicable, exists on the date the definitive agreements for such Limited Condition Acquisition are entered into. For the avoidance of doubt, if the U.S. Borrower has exercised its option under this clause (h), and any Default or Event of Default occurs following the date the definitive agreements for the applicable Limited Condition Acquisition were entered into and prior to the consummation of such Limited Condition Acquisition, any such Default or Event of Default shall be deemed to not have occurred or be continuing for purposes of determining whether any action being taken in connection with such Limited Condition Acquisition is permitted hereunder.
(a) For purposes of any assets, liabilities or entities located in the Province of Québec and for all other purposes pursuant to which the interpretation or construction of this Agreement may be subject to the laws of the Province of Québec or a court or tribunal exercising jurisdiction in the Province of Québec, (i) “personal property” shall include “movable property”, (ii) “real property” or “real estate” shall include “immovable property”, (iii) “tangible property” shall include “corporeal property”, (iv) “intangible property” shall include “incorporeal property”, (v) “security interest”, “mortgage” and “lien” shall include a “hypothec”, “right of retention”, “prior claim” and a “resolutory clause”, (vi) all references to filing, perfection, priority, remedies, registering or recording under the PPSA shall include publication under the Civil Code of Québec, (vii) all references to “perfection” of or “perfected” liens or security interest shall include a reference to an “opposable” or “set up” lien or security interest as against third parties, (viii) any “right of offset”, “right of setoff” or similar expression shall include a “right of compensation”, (ix) “goods” shall include “corporeal movable property” other than chattel paper, documents of title, instruments, money and securities, (x) an “agent” shall include a “mandatary”, (xi) “construction liens” shall include “legal hypothecs”, (xii) “joint and several” shall include “solidary”, (xiii) “gross negligence or willful misconduct” shall be deemed to be “intentional or gross fault”, (xiv) “beneficial ownership” shall include “ownership on behalf of another as mandatary”, (xv) “easement” shall include “servitude”, (xvi) “priority” shall include “prior claim”, (xvii) “survey” shall include “certificate of location and plan”, (xviii) “fee simple title” shall include “absolute ownership”, and (xix) “accounts” shall include “claims”.
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Section 1.03 Accounting Terms and Determinations.
(a) Generally. All accounting terms not specifically or completely defined herein shall be construed in conformity with, and all financial data (including financial ratios and other financial calculations) required to be submitted pursuant to this Agreement shall be prepared in conformity with, GAAP, applied in a manner consistent with that used in preparing the Audited Financial Statements, except as otherwise specifically prescribed herein.
(b) Computation of Certain Financial Covenants. Unless otherwise specified herein, all defined financial terms (and all other definitions used to determine such terms) shall be to those determined and computed in respect of the Borrowers and their Restricted Subsidiaries.
Section 1.04 Rounding. Any financial ratios required to be maintained or satisfied by the Borrowers or any of their respective Subsidiaries pursuant to this Agreement (or required to be satisfied in order for a specific action to be permitted under this Agreement) shall be calculated by dividing the appropriate component by the other component, carrying the result to one place more than the number of places by which such ratio is expressed herein and rounding the result up or down to the nearest number (with a rounding-up if there is no nearest number).
Section 1.05 Times of Day. Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to times of day shall be references to Eastern time (daylight or standard, as applicable).
Section 1.06 Letter of Credit Amounts. Unless otherwise specified herein, the amount of a Letter of Credit at any time shall be deemed to be the stated amount of such Letter of Credit in effect at such time; provided, however, that with respect to any Letter of Credit that, by its terms or the terms of any Issuer Document related thereto, provides for one or more automatic increases in the stated amount thereof, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be the maximum stated amount of such Letter of Credit after giving effect to all such increases, whether or not such maximum stated amount is in effect at such time.
Section 1.07 Currency Equivalents Generally.
(a) Any amount specified in this Agreement (other than in Articles II, IX and X) or any of the other Loan Documents to be in Dollars shall also include the equivalent of such amount in any currency other than Dollars, such equivalent amount to be determined by the Administrative Agent or L/C Issuer, as the case may be, at such time on the basis of the Spot Rate (as defined below) for the purchase of such currency with Dollars. The “Dollar Equivalent” of a currency other than Dollars shall be the equivalent amount of such other currency stated in Dollars as determined by the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, at such time on the basis of the Spot Rate (determined in respect of the most recent Revaluation Date) for the purchase of Dollars with such Alternative Currency. For purposes of this Section 1.07, the “Spot Rate” for a currency means the rate determined by the Administrative Agent or an L/C Issuer, as applicable, to be the rate quoted by the Person acting in such capacity as the spot rate for the purchase by such Person of such currency with another currency through its principal foreign exchange trading office at approximately 11:00 a.m., New York time, on the date two Business Days prior to the date of such determination; provided that the Administrative Agent or L/C Issuer, as applicable, may obtain such spot rate from another financial institution designated by the Administrative Agent or L/C Issuer, as applicable, if the Person acting in such capacity does not have as of the date of determination a spot buying rate for any such Alternative Currency.
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(b) Whenever in this Agreement in connection with the (a) making or continuing of any Revolving Credit Loan denominated in an Alternative Currency or (b) issuance, amendment or extension of an Alternative Currency Letter of Credit, an amount, such as a required minimum or multiple amount, is expressed in Dollars, but such Revolving Credit Loan or Alternative Currency Letter of Credit is denominated in an Alternative Currency, such amount, other than in cases where a Dollar Equivalent is expressly included, shall be the relevant Alternative Currency Equivalent of such Dollar Equivalent (rounded to the nearest unit of such Alternative Currency, with 0.5 of a unit being rounded upward), as determined by the Administrative Agent and if applicable, the applicable L/C Issuer.
Section 1.08 References to Agreements, Laws, Etc.
Unless otherwise expressly provided herein, (a) references to Organization Documents, agreements (including the Loan Documents) and other contractual instruments shall be deemed to include all subsequent amendments, restatements, extensions, supplements and other modifications thereto, but only to the extent that such amendments, restatements, extensions, supplements and other modifications are permitted by the Loan Documents; and (b) references to any Law shall include all statutory and regulatory provisions consolidating, amending, replacing, supplementing or interpreting such Law.
Section 1.09 Timing of Payment or Performance.
When the payment of any obligation or the performance of any covenant, duty or obligation is stated to be due or performance required on a day which is not a Business Day, the date of such payment (other than as described in the definition of Interest Period) or performance shall extend to the immediately succeeding Business Day.
Section 1.10 Change of Currency
(a) Each obligation of the Borrowers to make a payment denominated in the national currency unit of any Participating Member State of the European Union that adopts the euro as its lawful currency after the Closing Date shall be redenominated into euro at the time of such adoption. If, in relation to the currency of any such Participating Member State, the basis of accrual of interest expressed in this Agreement in respect of that currency shall be inconsistent with any convention or practice in the London interbank market for the basis of accrual of interest in respect of the euro, such expressed basis shall be replaced by such convention or practice with effect from the date on which such Participating Member State adopts the euro as its lawful currency; provided that if any Borrowing in the currency of such Participating Member State is outstanding immediately prior to such date, such replacement shall take effect, with respect to such Borrowing, at the end of the then current Interest Period.
(b) Each provision of this Agreement shall be subject to such reasonable changes of construction as the Administrative Agent may from time to time specify to be appropriate to reflect the adoption of the euro by any Participating Member State of the European Union and any relevant market conventions or practices relating to the euro.
(c) Each provision of this Agreement also shall be subject to such reasonable changes of construction as the Administrative Agent may from time to time specify to be appropriate to reflect a change in currency of any other country and any relevant market conventions or practices relating to the change in currency.
(d) The Administrative Agent shall use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly advise the applicable Borrower of any changes of construction pursuant to clauses (b) and (c) hereof, but any failure to do so shall not limit the Administrative Agent’s rights or any changes made under such clauses.
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Section 1.11 Divisions.
For all purposes under the Loan Documents, in connection with any Delaware LLC Division: (a) if any asset, right, obligation or liability of any Person becomes the asset, right, obligation or liability of a different Person, then it shall be deemed to have been transferred from the original Person to the subsequent Person, and (b) if any new Person comes into existence, such new Person shall be deemed to have been organized on the first date of its existence by the holders of its Equity Interests at such time.
Section 1.12 Interest Rates.
The Administrative Agent and the Borrowers do not warrant, or accept responsibility for, and shall not have any liability with respect to (a) the continuation of, administration of, submission of, calculation of or any other matter related to any reference rate referred to herein, any component definition thereof or rates referenced in the definition thereof or any alternative, successor or replacement rate thereto (including any Successor Benchmark Rate), including whether the composition or characteristics of any such alternative, successor or replacement rate (including any Successor Benchmark Rate) will be similar to, or produce the same value or economic equivalence of, or have the same volume or liquidity as, such reference rate referred to herein or any other benchmark prior to its discontinuance or unavailability, or (b) the effect, implementation or composition of any benchmark replacement conforming changes. The Administrative Agent and its affiliates or other related entities may engage in transactions that affect the calculation of any reference rate referred to herein, any alternative, successor or replacement rate (including any Successor Benchmark Rate) or any relevant adjustments thereto, in each case, in a manner adverse to the Borrowers. The Administrative Agent and the Borrowers may select information sources or services in their reasonable discretion to ascertain any reference rate referred to herein or any alternative, successor or replacement rate (including, without limitation, any Successor Benchmark Rate), any component definition thereof or rates referenced in the definition thereof, in each case pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, and shall have no liability to the Borrowers (in the case of the Administrative Agent), the Administrative Agent (in the case of the Borrowers), any Lender or any other person or entity for damages of any kind, including direct or indirect, special, punitive, incidental or consequential damages, costs, losses or expenses (whether in tort, contract or otherwise and whether at law or in equity), for any error or calculation of any such rate (or component thereof) provided by any such information source or service; provided that the foregoing shall not apply to any liability arising out of the gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of the Administrative Agent.
ARTICLE II
THE COMMITMENTS AND CREDIT EXTENSIONS
Section 2.01 The Loans. On the Second Restatement Effective Date, in accordance with, and upon the terms and conditions set forth herein, the entire amount of the existing Revolving Credit Commitments of each Revolving Credit Lender outstanding on such date shall continue hereunder and be reclassified as Revolving Credit Commitments on such date in an amount as set forth on Schedule 2.01A and 2.01B, each as in effect on the Second Restatement Effective Date, under the caption “Revolving Credit Commitments”.
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(a) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein,
(i) Each U.S. Revolving Credit Lender severally agrees to make loans denominated in Dollars or an Alternative Currency to the U.S. Borrower as elected by the U.S. Borrower pursuant to Section 2.02 (each such loan, a “U.S. Revolving Credit Loan”) from time to time, during the Availability Period, in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed at any time outstanding the amount of such Lender’s U.S. Revolving Credit Commitment; provided that after giving effect to any U.S. Revolving Credit Borrowing, the Availability Conditions would be satisfied;
(ii) each Canadian Revolving Credit Lender severally agrees to make loans denominated in Dollars, Canadian Dollars or an Alternative Currency to the U.S. Borrower or in Canadian Dollars to the Canadian Borrower as elected by the U.S. Borrower pursuant to Section 2.02 (each such loan, a “Canadian Revolving Credit Loan”) from time to time, during the Availability Period, in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed at any time outstanding the amount of such Lender’s Canadian Revolving Credit Commitment; provided that after giving effect to any Canadian Revolving Credit Borrowing, the Availability Conditions would be satisfied;
(iii) within the limits of each Lender’s U.S. Revolving Credit Commitment or Canadian Revolving Credit Commitment, as applicable, and subject to the other terms and conditions hereof, the Borrowers may borrow under this Section 2.01(a), prepay under Section 2.05 and reborrow under this Section 2.01(a). Loans denominated in (a) Dollars may be Base Rate Loans or Eurodollar Rate Loans, (b) euros shall be EURIBO Rate Loans, (c) Sterling shall be SONIA Rate Loans, (d) Yen shall be TIBOR Rate Loans and (e) Canadian Dollars may be Canadian Prime Rate Loans or CDOR Rate Loans, as further provided herein;
(iv) (A) the Euros Outstanding shall not exceed the Euro Sublimit, (B) the Sterling Outstanding shall not exceed the Sterling Sublimit and (C) the Yen Outstanding shall not exceed the Yen Sublimit at any time.
(b) For the avoidance of doubt, any Lender prior to the Second Restatement Effective Date that does not execute this Credit Agreement and does not have any Revolving Commitments set forth on Schedule 2.01A or 2.01B (each, an “Exiting Lender”) shall not be deemed a Lender on and after the Second Restatement Effective Date.
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(c) Protective Advances. The Administrative Agent shall be authorized, in its discretion, at any time that any conditions in Section 4.02 are not satisfied, to make loans in Dollars (any such loans made pursuant to this Section 2.01(c), “Protective Advances”) under the U.S. Revolving Credit Facility or the Canadian Revolving Credit Facility (a) up to an aggregate amount not to exceed the lesser of (x) (i) $10,000,000 and (y) 10.00% of the Borrowing Base outstanding at any time, if the Administrative Agent reasonably deems such Protective Advances necessary or desirable to preserve or protect Collateral, or to enhance the collectability or repayment of Secured Obligations; or (b) to pay any other amounts chargeable to Loan Parties under any Loan Documents, including costs, fees and expenses. Protective Advances shall constitute Secured Obligations secured by the Collateral and shall be entitled to all of the benefits of the Loan Documents. Immediately upon the making of a Protective Advance, each applicable Revolving Credit Lender shall be deemed to, and hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to, purchase from the Administrative Agent a risk participation in such Protective Advance as follows (x) with respect to a Protective Advance made under the Canadian Revolving Credit Facility (a “Canadian Protective Advance”), each Canadian Revolving Credit Lender shall purchase a risk participation in such Protective Advance in an amount equal to the product of such Canadian Revolving Credit Lender’s Canadian Applicable Adjusted Percentage times the principal amount of such Canadian Protective Advance (a “Canadian Protective Advance Participation”) and (y) with respect to a Protective Advance made under the U.S. Revolving Credit Facility (“a U.S. Protective Advance”), each U.S. Revolving Credit Lender shall purchase a risk participation in such U.S. Protective Advance in an amount equal to the product of such U.S. Revolving Credit Lender’s U.S. Applicable Adjusted Percentage times the principal amount of such U.S. Protective Advance (a “U.S. Protective Advance Participation” and together with the Canadian Protective Advance Participations, the “Protective Advance Participations”). The Required Lenders may at any time revoke the Administrative Agent’s authority to make further Protective Advances by written notice to the Administrative Agent. Absent such revocation, the Administrative Agent’s determination that funding of a Protective Advance is appropriate shall be conclusive. In no event shall a U.S. Protective Advance be made if, after giving effect thereto, the U.S. Revolving Credit Exposure of any U.S. Revolving Credit Lender would exceed the U.S. Revolving Credit Commitment of such Lender. In no event shall a Canadian Protective Advance be made if, after giving effect thereto, the Canadian Revolving Credit Exposure of any Canadian Revolving Credit Lender would exceed such Canadian Revolving Credit Lender’s Canadian Revolving Credit Commitment. In no event shall a Protective Advance be made if, after giving effect thereto, (a) the Euros Outstanding shall exceed the Euro Sublimit, (b) the Sterling Outstanding shall exceed the Sterling Sublimit and (c) the Yen Outstanding shall exceed the Yen Sublimit.
(d) At any time that any U.S. Protective Advance is outstanding, the proceeds of any U.S. Revolving Credit Loan or Swing Line Loan that is made shall first be applied to the repayment of such U.S. Protective Advance upon the making of such U.S. Revolving Credit Loan or Swing Line Loan (and otherwise, each U.S. Revolving Credit Lender shall, upon request from the Administrative Agent, fund its U.S. Protective Advance Participation).
(e) At any time that any Canadian Protective Advance is outstanding, the proceeds of any Canadian Revolving Credit Loan that is made shall first be applied to the repayment of such Canadian Protective Advance upon the making of such Canadian Revolving Credit Loan (and otherwise, each Canadian Revolving Credit Lender shall, upon request from the Administrative Agent, fund its Canadian Protective Advance Participation).
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Section 2.02 Borrowings, Conversions and Continuations of Loans.
(a) Each Revolving Credit Borrowing, each conversion of Revolving Credit Loans from one Type to the other, and each continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans, CDOR Rate Loans or SONIA Rate Loans shall be made upon the applicable Borrower’s irrevocable notice to the Administrative Agent, which may be given by telephone. Each such notice must be received by the Administrative Agent (i) with respect to U.S. Revolving Credit Loans and Canadian Revolving Credit Loans denominated in Dollars or an Alternative Currency, not later than 2:00 p.m., Local Time, three Business Days prior to the requested date of any Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans or of any conversion of Eurodollar Rate Loans to Base Rate Loans, in each case other than Eurodollar Rate Loans denominated in Yen, (ii) with respect to Canadian Revolving Credit Loans denominated in Canadian Dollars, not later than 2:00 p.m., Toronto time, three Business Days prior to the requested date of any Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of CDOR Rate Loans or of any conversion of CDOR Rate Loans to Canadian Prime Rate Loans, (iii) with respect to Yen-denominated Borrowings, no later than 1:00 p.m., Local Time, five Business Days prior to the requested date of any Borrowing or continuation of TIBOR Rate Loans denominated in Yen or any conversion of Base Rate Loans to TIBOR Rate Loans denominated in Yen (it being understood that TIBOR Rate Loans may only be requested on or after December 20, 2021), and (iv) 1:00 p.m., Local Time, four Business Days prior to the requested date of any Borrowing or continuation of SONIA Rate Loans denominated in Sterling or any conversion of Base Rate Loans to SONIA Rate Loans denominated in Sterling. Each notice must be received by the Administrative Agent (i) with respect to U.S. Revolving Credit Loans and Canadian Revolving Credit Loans denominated in Dollars, not later than 12:00 noon, New York time, on the requested date of any Borrowing of Base Rate Loans (but with respect to the initial Credit Extension, one Business Day prior to the requested date of any Borrowing of Base Rate Loans) and (ii) with respect to Canadian Revolving Credit Loans denominated in Canadian Dollars, not later than 10:00 a.m., Toronto time, one Business Day prior to the requested date of any Borrowing of Canadian Prime Rate Loans; provided, however, that (i) if the U.S. Borrower wishes to request Eurodollar Rate Loans having an Interest Period other than one, two, three or six months in duration as provided in the definition of “Interest Period,” the applicable notice must be received by the Administrative Agent not later than 2:00 p.m., Local Time, four Business Days prior to the requested date of such Borrowing, conversion or continuation and (ii) if the Canadian Borrower wishes to request CDOR Rate Loans having an Interest Period other than one, two, three or six months in duration as provided in the definition of “Interest Period,” the applicable notice must be received by the Administrative Agent not later than 2:00 p.m., Toronto time, four Business Days prior to the requested date of such Borrowing, conversion or continuation whereupon the Administrative Agent shall give prompt notice to the Revolving Credit Lenders of such request and determine whether the requested Interest Period is acceptable to all of them. Not later than (i) with respect to U.S. Revolving Credit Loans and Canadian Revolving Credit Loans denominated in Dollars or an Alternative Currency, 11:00 a.m., Local Time, three Business Days before the requested date of such Borrowing, conversion or continuation and (ii) with respect to Canadian Revolving Credit Loans denominated in Canadian Dollars, 11:00 a.m., Toronto time, three Business Days before the requested date of such Borrowing, conversion or continuation, the Administrative Agent shall notify the U.S. Borrower (which notice may be by telephone) whether or not the requested Interest Period has been consented to by all the Revolving Credit Lenders. Each telephonic notice by the applicable Borrower pursuant to this Section 2.02(a) must be confirmed promptly by delivery to the Administrative Agent of a written Committed Loan Notice, appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of the applicable Borrower. Each Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans, CDOR Rate Loans or SONIA Rate Loans shall be in an amount of the Dollar Equivalent of $1,000,000 or a whole multiple of the Dollar Equivalent of $500,000 in excess thereof. Except as provided in Sections 2.03(c) and 2.04(c), each Borrowing of or conversion to Base Rate Loans or Canadian Prime Loans shall be in a principal amount of $500,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof. Each Committed Loan Notice (whether telephonic or written) shall specify (i) whether the applicable Borrower is requesting a U.S. Revolving Credit Borrowing, a Canadian Revolving Credit Borrowing, a conversion of Revolving Credit Loans from one Type to the other, or a continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans, CDOR Rate Loan or SONIA Rate Loans, (ii) the requested date of the Borrowing, conversion or continuation, as the case may be (which shall be a Business Day), (iii) the principal amount of Loans to be borrowed, converted or continued, (iv) the Type of Loans to be borrowed or to which existing Revolving Credit Loans are to be converted, (v) if applicable, the duration of the Interest Period with respect thereto and (vi) the currency of the Loan. If the applicable Borrower fails to specify the currency of a Loan in a Committed Loan Notice, such Loan shall be made in Dollars. If the applicable Borrower fails to specify a Type of Loan in a Committed Loan Notice or if the applicable Borrower fails to give a timely notice requesting a conversion or continuation, then the applicable Revolving Credit Loans shall be made as, or converted to (x) in the case of Loans denominated in Dollars, Base Rate Loans, (y) in the case of Loans denominated in Canadian Dollars, Canadian Prime Rate Loans and (z) in the case of any Loan denominated in an Alternative Currency (other than Canadian Dollars), Eurodollar Rate Loans or SONIA Rate Loans in the applicable Alternative Currency having an interest period of one month. Any such automatic conversion to Base Rate Loans, Canadian Prime Rate Loans or one-month Eurodollar Loans, as applicable, shall be effective as of the last day of the Interest Period then in effect with respect to the applicable Eurodollar Rate Loans, CDOR Rate Loans or SONIA Rate Loans, respectively. If the applicable Borrower requests a Borrowing of, conversion to, or continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans, CDOR Rate Loans or SONIA Rate Loans, as applicable, in any such Committed Loan Notice, but fails to specify an Interest Period, it will be deemed to have specified an Interest Period of one month. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, (i) a Swing Line Loan may not be converted to a Eurodollar Rate Loan, (ii) a Eurodollar Rate Loan that is denominated in an Alternative Currency may not be converted into a Base Rate Loan and (iii) no Loan may be converted or continued as a Loan denominated in another currency, but instead must be prepaid in the original currency or reborrowed in Dollars or another Alternative Currency.
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(b) Following receipt of a Committed Loan Notice, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify (x) each U.S. Revolving Credit Lender, in the case of a Committed Loan Notice with respect to U.S. Revolving Credit Loans, of the amount of its U.S. Applicable Percentage under the U.S. Revolving Credit Facility of the applicable U.S. Revolving Credit Loans and (y) each Canadian Revolving Credit Lender, in the case of a Committed Loan Notice with respect to Canadian Revolving Credit Loans, of the amount of its Canadian Applicable Percentage under the Canadian Revolving Credit Facility of the applicable Canadian Revolving Credit Loans, and if no timely notice of a conversion or continuation is provided by the applicable Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall notify each applicable Revolving Credit Lender of the details of any automatic conversion to Base Rate Loans or Canadian Prime Rate Loans described in Section 2.02(a). In the case of a U.S. Revolving Credit Borrowing or a Canadian Revolving Credit Borrowing denominated in Dollars, each U.S. Revolving Credit Lender shall make the amount of its Loan available to the Administrative Agent in immediately available funds at the Administrative Agent’s Office in Dollars not later than 2:00 p.m., New York time, on the Business Day specified in the applicable Committed Loan Notice. In the case of a U.S. Revolving Credit Borrowing or a Canadian Revolving Credit Borrowing denominated in an Alternative Currency, each U.S. Revolving Credit Lender shall make the amount of its Loan available to the Administrative Agent in immediately available funds at the Administrative Agent’s Office in such Alternative Currency not later than 2:00 p.m., Local Time, on the Business Day specified in the applicable Committed Loan Notice. In the case of a Canadian Revolving Credit Borrowing denominated in Canadian Dollars, each Canadian Revolving Credit Lender shall make the amount of its Loan available to the Administrative Agent in immediately available funds at the Administrative Agent’s Office in Canadian Dollars not later than 2:00 p.m., Toronto time, on the Business Day specified in the applicable Committed Loan Notice. Upon satisfaction of the applicable conditions set forth in Section 4.02 (and, if such Borrowing is the initial Credit Extension, Section 4.01), the Administrative Agent shall make all funds so received available to the applicable Borrower in like funds as received by the Administrative Agent either by (i) crediting the account of the applicable Borrower on the books of Citibank with the amount of such funds or (ii) wire transfer of such funds, in each case in accordance with instructions provided to (and reasonably acceptable to) the Administrative Agent by the applicable Borrower; provided, however, that if, on the date a Committed Loan Notice with respect to a U.S. Revolving Credit Loan is given by the U.S. Borrower, there are L/C Borrowings outstanding, then the proceeds thereof shall be applied to the payment in full of any L/C Borrowing and second, shall be made available to the U.S. Borrower as provided above.
(c) Except as otherwise provided herein, a Eurodollar Rate Loan or SONIA Rate Loan may be continued or converted only on the last day of an Interest Period for such Eurodollar Rate Loan or SONIA Rate Loan. During the existence of a Default, no Loans may be requested as, converted to or continued as Eurodollar Rate Loans or SONIA Rate Loans, as applicable, without the consent of the Required Lenders and during the existence of an Event Default the Required Lenders may demand that any or all of the then outstanding Eurodollar Rate Loans or SONIA Rate Loans, as applicable, denominated in an Alternative Currency be prepaid, or redenominated into Dollars in the amount of the Dollar Equivalent thereof, on the last day of the then current Interest Period with respect thereto. Except as otherwise provided herein, a CDOR Rate Loan may be continued or converted only on the last day of an Interest Period for such CDOR Rate Loan. During the existence of a Default, no Loans may be requested as, converted to or continued as CDOR Rate Loans without the consent of the Required Lenders.
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(d) The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the U.S. Borrower and the Revolving Credit Lenders of the interest rate applicable to any Interest Period for Eurodollar Rate Loans or SONIA Rate Loans upon determination of such interest rate. At any time that Base Rate Loans are outstanding, the Administrative Agent shall notify the U.S. Borrower and the Revolving Credit Lenders of any change in Administrative Agent’s prime rate used in determining the Base Rate promptly following the public announcement of such change. The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Canadian Borrower and the Revolving Credit Lenders of the interest rate applicable to any Interest Period for CDOR Rate Loans upon determination of such interest rate. At any time that Canadian Prime Rate Loans are outstanding, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Canadian Borrower and the Revolving Credit Lenders of any change in Administrative Agent’s prime rate used in determining the Canadian Prime Rate promptly following the public announcement of such change.
(e) After giving effect to all Revolving Credit Borrowings, all conversions of Revolving Credit Loans from one Type to the other, and all continuations of Revolving Credit Loans as the same Type, there shall not be more than fifteen (15) Interest Periods in effect in respect of any Revolving Credit Loans.
Section 2.03 Letters of Credit.
(a) The Letter of Credit Commitment.
(i) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, (A) each L/C Issuer agrees, in reliance upon the agreements of the U.S. Revolving Credit Lenders set forth in this Section 2.03, (1) from time to time on any Business Day during the period from the Closing Date until the Letter of Credit Expiration Date, to issue Letters of Credit under the U.S. Revolving Credit Facility up to its L/C Commitment for the account of the U.S. Borrower (or to the U.S. Borrower for the benefit of a Subsidiary), and to amend or extend Letters of Credit previously issued by it, in accordance with Section 2.03(b), and (2) to honor drawings under the Letters of Credit; and (B) the U.S. Revolving Credit Lenders severally agree to participate in Letters of Credit issued for the account of the U.S. Borrower (or to the U.S. Borrower for the benefit of a Subsidiary) and any drawings thereunder (pro rata in accordance with the Applicable Adjusted Percentage of such Revolving Credit Lenders); provided that after giving effect to any L/C Credit Extension with respect to any Letter of Credit, (A) the Availability Conditions shall be satisfied, (B) the Outstanding Amount of the L/C Obligations shall not exceed the Letter of Credit Sublimit and (C) the Outstanding Amount of the Alternative Currency L/C Obligations shall not exceed the Alternative Currency Letter of Credit Sublimit; provided, further, that (A) the Euros Outstanding shall not exceed the Euro Sublimit, (B) the Sterling Outstanding shall not exceed the Sterling Sublimit and (C) the Yen Outstanding shall not exceed the Yen Sublimit at any time. Each request by the U.S. Borrower for the issuance or amendment of a Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be a representation by the U.S. Borrower that the L/C Credit Extension so requested complies with the conditions set forth in the proviso to the preceding sentence. Within the foregoing limits, and subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the U.S. Borrower’s ability to obtain Letters of Credit shall be fully revolving, and accordingly the U.S. Borrower may, during the foregoing period, obtain Letters of Credit to replace Letters of Credit that have expired or that have been drawn upon and reimbursed. All Existing Letters of Credit shall be deemed to have been issued pursuant hereto as Letters of Credit, and from and after the Closing Date shall be subject to and governed by the terms and conditions hereof.
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(ii) No L/C Issuer shall issue any Letter of Credit if:
(A) subject to Section 2.03(b)(iii), the expiry date of such requested Letter of Credit would occur more than twelve months after the date of issuance or last extension, unless the Administrative Agent and such L/C Issuer have approved such expiry date (which may be delivered electronically); or
(B) the expiry date of such requested Letter of Credit would occur after the Letter of Credit Expiration Date, unless all the U.S. Revolving Credit Lenders (excluding Defaulting Lenders) and such L/C Issuer have approved such expiry date.
(C) Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 2.03(a)(ii)(A), the Administrative Agent has permitted the U.S. Borrower to issue a letter of credit in the amount of MXN 34,173,688.16, for benefit of its subsidiary Industrias Atlas Hydraulics, S. de R.L. de C.V., in support of such subsidiary’s obligations to Banco Nacional de Mexico, S.A., member of the Banamax Financial Group, with an expiry date of February 21, 2019.
(iii) No L/C Issuer shall be under any obligation to issue any Letter of Credit if:
(A) any order, judgment or decree of any Governmental Authority or arbitrator shall by its terms purport to enjoin or restrain such L/C Issuer from issuing such Letter of Credit, or any Law applicable to such L/C Issuer or any request or directive (whether or not having the force of law, but if not having the force of law, then being one with which the L/C Issuer would customarily comply) from any Governmental Authority with jurisdiction over such L/C Issuer shall prohibit, or request that such L/C Issuer refrain from, the issuance of letters of credit generally or such Letter of Credit in particular or shall impose upon such L/C Issuer with respect to such Letter of Credit any restriction, reserve or capital requirement (for which such L/C Issuer is not otherwise compensated hereunder) not in effect on the Closing Date, or shall impose upon such L/C Issuer any unreimbursed loss, cost or expense which was not applicable on the Closing Date and which such L/C Issuer in good faith deems material to it;
(B) the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate one or more policies of such L/C Issuer applicable to letters of credit generally;
(C) except as otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent and the applicable L/C Issuer, such Letter of Credit is in an initial stated amount less than the Dollar Equivalent of $500,000, in the case of a commercial Letter of Credit, or the Dollar Equivalent of $2,000,000, in the case of a standby Letter of Credit;
(D) such Letter of Credit is to be denominated in a currency other than Dollars or an Alternative Currency; or
(E) a default of any U.S. Revolving Credit Lender’s obligations to fund under Section 2.03(c) exists or any U.S. Revolving Credit Lender is at such time a Defaulting Lender hereunder, unless the applicable L/C Issuer has entered into satisfactory arrangements with the U.S. Borrower or such U.S. Revolving Credit Lender to eliminate such L/C Issuer’s risk with respect to such U.S. Revolving Credit Lender.
(iv) The applicable L/C Issuer shall not amend any Letter of Credit if such L/C Issuer would not be permitted at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its amended form under the terms hereof.
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(v) The applicable L/C Issuer shall be under no obligation to amend any Letter of Credit if (A) such L/C Issuer would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its amended form under the terms hereof, or (B) the beneficiary of such Letter of Credit does not accept the proposed amendment to such Letter of Credit.
(vi) Each L/C Issuer shall act on behalf of the U.S. Revolving Credit Lenders with respect to any Letters of Credit issued by it and the documents associated therewith, and such L/C Issuer shall have all of the benefits and immunities (A) provided to the Administrative Agent in Article IX with respect to any acts taken or omissions suffered by such L/C Issuer in connection with Letters of Credit issued by it or proposed to be issued by it and Issuer Documents pertaining to such Letters of Credit as fully as if the term “Administrative Agent” as used in Article IX included such L/C Issuer with respect to such acts or omissions, and (B) as additionally provided herein with respect to such L/C Issuer.
(vii) Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 2.03(a)(iii), no L/C Issuer who was not an L/C Issuer prior to the Second Restatement Effective Date is required to issue commercial Letters of Credit without the prior consent of such L/C Issuer (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed).
(b) Procedures for Issuance and Amendment of Letters of Credit; Auto-Extension Letters of Credit.
(i) Each Letter of Credit shall be issued or amended, as the case may be, upon the request of the U.S. Borrower delivered to the applicable L/C Issuer (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) in the form of a Letter of Credit Application, appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of the U.S. Borrower. Such Letter of Credit Application must be received by such L/C Issuer and the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m., Local Time, at least two Business Days (or such later date and time as the Administrative Agent and such L/C Issuer may agree in a particular instance in their sole discretion) prior to the proposed issuance date or date of amendment, as the case may be. In the case of a request for an initial issuance of a Letter of Credit, such Letter of Credit Application shall specify in form and detail satisfactory to the applicable L/C Issuer: (A) the proposed issuance date of the requested Letter of Credit (which shall be a Business Day); (B) the amount and currency thereof; (C) the expiry date thereof; (D) the name and address of the beneficiary thereof; (E) the documents to be presented by such beneficiary in case of any drawing thereunder; (F) the full text of any certificate to be presented by such beneficiary in case of any drawing thereunder; (G) the purpose and nature of the requested Letter of Credit; and (H) such other matters as the applicable L/C Issuer may reasonably require. In the case of a request for an amendment of any outstanding Letter of Credit, such Letter of Credit Application shall specify in form and detail satisfactory to the applicable L/C Issuer: (1) the Letter of Credit to be amended; (2) the proposed date of amendment thereof (which shall be a Business Day); (3) the nature of the proposed amendment; and (4) such other matters as the applicable L/C Issuer may reasonably require. Additionally, the U.S. Borrower shall furnish to the applicable L/C Issuer and the Administrative Agent such other documents and information pertaining to such requested Letter of Credit issuance or amendment, including any Issuer Documents, as the applicable L/C Issuer or the Administrative Agent may reasonably require.
(ii) Promptly after receipt of any Letter of Credit Application, the applicable L/C Issuer will confirm with the Administrative Agent (by telephone or in writing) that the Administrative Agent has received a copy of such Letter of Credit Application from the U.S. Borrower and, if not, the applicable L/C Issuer will provide the Administrative Agent with a copy thereof. Unless the applicable L/C Issuer has received written notice from any U.S. Revolving Credit Lender, the Administrative Agent or any Loan Party, at least one Business Day prior to the requested date of issuance or amendment of the applicable Letter of Credit, that one or more applicable conditions contained in Article IV shall not then be satisfied, then, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, such L/C Issuer shall, on the requested date, issue a Letter of Credit for the account of the U.S. Borrower (or to the U.S. Borrower for the benefit of the applicable Subsidiary) or enter into the applicable amendment, as the case may be, in each case in accordance with such L/C Issuer’s usual and customary business practices. Such L/C Issuer shall issue any such Letters of Credit for the account of the U.S. Borrower (or to the U.S. Borrower for the benefit of the applicable Subsidiary) or enter into the applicable amendments, as the case may be, in each case in accordance with such L/C Issuer’s usual and customary business practices. Immediately upon the issuance or increase of each Letter of Credit in accordance with the above restrictions (including Section 2.03(a)(i) and the proviso thereto), each U.S. Revolving Credit Lender shall be deemed to, and hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to, purchase from the applicable L/C Issuer a risk participation in such Letter of Credit (or, in the case of an increase of a Letter of Credit, in the amount so increased) in an amount equal to the product of such U.S. Revolving Credit Lender’s U.S. Applicable Adjusted Percentage times the amount of such Letter of Credit (or, in the case of an increase to a Letter of Credit, the amount of such increase) to the extent such purchase does not cause the U.S. Available Commitments to decrease below zero (an “L/C Participation”). The renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit in accordance with the provisions of this Section 2.03 shall not relieve any Revolving Credit Lender of its L/C Participations therein.
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(iii) If the U.S. Borrower so requests in any applicable Letter of Credit Application, the applicable L/C Issuer may, in its sole and absolute discretion, agree that a Letter of Credit shall automatically be extended for one or more additional successive periods not to exceed twelve months each, unless the applicable L/C Issuer, in its sole and absolute discretion, elects not to extend for any such additional periods (each, an “Auto-Extension Letter of Credit”). Unless otherwise directed by the applicable L/C Issuer, the U.S. Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to the applicable L/C Issuer for any such extension. Once an Auto-Extension Letter of Credit has been issued, the Revolving Credit Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the applicable L/C Issuer to permit the extension of such Letter of Credit at any time to an expiry date not later than the Letter of Credit Expiration Date; provided, however, that no L/C Issuer shall permit any such extension if on or before the date that is 30 days prior to the date on which such L/C Issuer is obligated to provide notice of non-renewal of such Auto-Extension Letter of Credit to the beneficiary thereof (A) such L/C Issuer has determined that it would not be permitted at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its revised form (as extended) under the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions of clause (ii) or (iii) of Section 2.03(a) or otherwise), or (B) it has received written notice (1) from the Administrative Agent that the U.S. Required Lenders have elected not to permit such extension or (2) from the Administrative Agent that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 4.02 is not then satisfied, and in each such case directing the applicable L/C Issuer not to permit such extension.
(iv) Promptly after its delivery of any Letter of Credit or any amendment to a Letter of Credit to an advising bank with respect thereto or to the beneficiary thereof, the applicable L/C Issuer will also deliver to the U.S. Borrower and the Administrative Agent a true and complete copy of such Letter of Credit or amendment.
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(c) Drawings and Reimbursements; Funding of Participations.
(i) Upon receipt from the beneficiary of any Letter of Credit of any notice of a drawing under such Letter of Credit, the applicable L/C Issuer shall examine the drawing documents within the period stipulated by the terms and conditions of the applicable Letter of Credit. After such examination, and provided the drawing documents are compliant, the applicable L/C Issuer shall notify the U.S. Borrower and the Administrative Agent thereof. Not later than the later of (A) 11:00 a.m., Local Time, on the date of any payment by the applicable L/C Issuer under a Letter of Credit (each such date, an “Honor Date”) or (B) 11:00 a.m., Local Time, on the Business Day immediately following the date that notice is given pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence, the U.S. Borrower shall reimburse such L/C Issuer through the Administrative Agent in an amount equal to the amount of such drawing (a “Drawing”). In the case of a Letter of Credit denominated in Dollars, the U.S. Borrower shall reimburse such L/C Issuer in Dollars. In the case of a Letter of Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency, the U.S. Borrower shall reimburse such L/C Issuer in such Alternative Currency, unless (x) such L/C Issuer (at its option) shall have specified in such notice that it will require reimbursement in Dollars, or (y) in the absence of any such requirement for reimbursement in Dollars, the U.S. Borrower shall have notified such L/C Issuer promptly following receipt of the notice of drawing that the U.S. Borrower will reimburse such L/C Issuer in Dollars. In the case of any such reimbursement in Dollars of a drawing as of the applicable Revaluation Date under a Letter of Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency, such L/C Issuer shall notify the U.S. Borrower of the Dollar Equivalent of the amount of the drawing promptly following the determination thereof. If the U.S. Borrower fails to so reimburse the applicable L/C Issuer in Dollars or the Dollar Equivalent thereof in the case of an Alternative Currency by such time, such L/C Issuer shall notify the Administrative Agent who shall promptly notify each U.S. Revolving Credit Lender of the Honor Date, the Dollar Equivalent amount of the unreimbursed drawing (the “Unreimbursed Amount”), and the Dollar Equivalent amount of such U.S. Revolving Credit Lender’s U.S. Applicable Adjusted Percentage of all such L/C Participations outstanding at such time (such U.S. Revolving Credit Lender’s “L/C Reimbursement Percentage”). In such event, the U.S. Borrower shall be deemed to have requested a U.S. Revolving Credit Borrowing of Base Rate Loans to be disbursed on the Honor Date in an aggregate 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, Eurodollar Rate Loans or SONIA Rate Loans, as applicable, but subject to the amount of the unutilized portion of the U.S. Available Commitments and the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 (other than the delivery of a Committed Loan Notice). Any notice given by an L/C Issuer or the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section 2.03(c)(i) may be given by telephone if immediately confirmed in writing; provided that the lack of such an immediate confirmation shall not affect the conclusiveness or binding effect of such notice. If an L/C Issuer shall make any Drawing, then, unless the U.S. Borrower shall have reimbursed such Drawing in full on the date such Drawing is made, the unpaid amount thereof shall bear interest payable on demand, for each day from and including the date such Drawing is made to and including the Honor Date, at the interest rate then in effect for Base Rate Loans to the extent the U.S. Available Commitments would not be less than zero if such Drawing were a Base Rate Loan, and thereafter, at the rate per annum determined pursuant to Section 2.08(b) for Base Rate Loans or until (but excluding) the date that the U.S. Borrower reimburses such Drawing. Interest accrued pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence shall be for the account of the applicable L/C Issuer, except that interest accrued on and after the date of payment by any Revolving Credit Lender pursuant to Section 2.03(c)(ii) or (iii) to reimburse the applicable L/C Issuer shall be for the account of such U.S. Revolving Credit Lender to the extent of such payment.
(ii) Each U.S. Revolving Credit Lender shall upon any notice pursuant to Section 2.03(c)(i) make funds in Dollars or in the case of an Alternative Currency, the Dollar Equivalent thereof, available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the applicable L/C Issuer at the Administrative Agent’s Office in an amount equal to its L/C Reimbursement Percentage of the Unreimbursed Amount not later than 1:00 p.m., Local Time, on the Business Day specified in such notice by the Administrative Agent (provided, that with respect to the participation in any Alternative Currency Letter of Credit, such participation shall occur on each Revaluation Date), whereupon, subject to the provisions of Section 2.03(c)(iii), each such U.S. Revolving Credit Lender that so makes funds available shall be deemed to have made a U.S. Revolving Credit Loan that is a Base Rate Loan, Eurodollar Rate Loan or SONIA Rate Loan, as applicable, to the U.S. Borrower in such amount. The Administrative Agent shall remit the funds so received to the applicable L/C Issuer.
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(iii) With respect to any Unreimbursed Amount that is not fully refinanced by a U.S. Revolving Credit Borrowing of Base Rate Loans, Eurodollar Rate Loans or SONIA Rate Loans because the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 cannot be satisfied or for any other reason, the U.S. Borrower shall be deemed to have incurred from the applicable L/C Issuer (x) to the extent the U.S. Available Commitments would not be less than zero (after giving effect to the decrease in the U.S. Available Commitments referred to later in this clause), an extension of credit in the amount of such L/C Participations (an “L/C Borrowing”), which shall decrease the U.S. Available Commitments by the amount of such L/C Borrowing, which shall decrease the U.S. Available Commitments by the amount of such L/C Borrowing, to the extent the Unreimbursed Amount that is not so refinanced, which L/C Borrowings shall be due and payable on demand (together with interest) and shall bear interest at the Default Rate for Base Rate Loans. In such event, each U.S. Revolving Credit Lender’s payment to the Administrative Agent for the account of the applicable L/C Issuer pursuant to Section 2.03(c)(ii) shall be deemed payment in respect of its L/C Participation, in such L/C Borrowing in satisfaction of its participation obligation under this Section 2.03 and shall constitute an L/C Advance from such U.S. Revolving Credit Lender in satisfaction of its participation obligation under this Section 2.03.
(iv) Until each U.S. Revolving Credit Lender funds its U.S. Revolving Credit Loan or L/C Advance pursuant to this Section 2.03(c) to reimburse the applicable L/C Issuer for any amount drawn under any Letter of Credit, interest in respect of such U.S. Revolving Credit Lender’s Applicable Adjusted Percentage of such amount shall be solely for the account of such L/C Issuer.
(v) Each U.S. Revolving Credit Lender’s obligation to make U.S. Revolving Credit Loans or fund L/C Advances to reimburse the applicable L/C Issuer for amounts drawn under Letters of Credit, as contemplated by this Section 2.03(c), shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance, including (A) any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right which such U.S. Revolving Credit Lender may have against the applicable L/C Issuer, the U.S. Borrower or any other Person for any reason whatsoever; (B) the occurrence or continuance of a Default, or (C) any other occurrence, event or condition, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing. No such funding of an L/C Advance or U.S. Revolving Credit Loan shall relieve or otherwise impair the obligation of the U.S. Borrower to reimburse the applicable L/C Issuer for the amount of any payment made by such L/C Issuer under any Letter of Credit, together with interest as provided herein.
(vi) If any U.S. Revolving Credit Lender fails to make available to the Administrative Agent for the account of any L/C Issuer any amount required to be paid by such U.S. Revolving Credit Lender pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.03(c) by the time specified in Section 2.03(c)(ii) (an “Unpaid L/C Lender Amount”), the applicable L/C Issuer shall be entitled to recover from such U.S. Revolving Credit Lender (acting through the Administrative Agent), on demand, such Unpaid L/C Lender Amount with interest thereon for the period from the date such payment is required to the date on which such payment is immediately available to such L/C Issuer at a rate per annum equal to the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by such L/C Issuer in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation, plus any administrative, processing or similar fees customarily charged by such L/C Issuer in connection with the foregoing. If such U.S. Revolving Credit Lender pays such Unpaid L/C Lender Amount (with interest and fees as aforesaid), the amount so paid shall constitute such U.S. Revolving Credit Lender’s U.S. Revolving Credit Loan in the case of L/C Participations, included in the relevant Borrowing or L/C Advance, as the case may be. A certificate of the applicable L/C Issuer submitted to any U.S. Revolving Credit Lender (through the Administrative Agent) with respect to any amounts owing under this Section 2.03(c)(vi) shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
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(d) Repayment of Participations.
(i) At any time after an L/C Issuer has made a payment under any Letter of Credit and has received from any U.S. Revolving Credit Lender such U.S. Revolving Credit Lender’s funding of its L/C Advance in respect of such payment in accordance with Section 2.03(c), if the Administrative Agent receives for the account of such L/C Issuer any payment in respect of the related Unreimbursed Amount or interest thereon (whether directly from the U.S. Borrower or otherwise, including proceeds of Cash Collateral applied thereto by the Administrative Agent), the Administrative Agent will distribute to such U.S. Revolving Credit Lender in the same proportion as to which such U.S. Revolving Credit Lender funded such Unreimbursed Amount in the same funds as those received by the Administrative Agent.
(ii) If any payment received by the Administrative Agent for the account of the applicable L/C Issuer pursuant to Section 2.03(c)(i) is required to be returned under any of the circumstances described in Section 10.05 (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by such L/C Issuer in its discretion), each U.S. Revolving Credit Lender shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of such L/C Issuer, the U.S. Applicable Adjusted Percentage thereof, on demand of the Administrative Agent, plus interest thereon from the date of such demand to the date such amount is returned by such U.S. Revolving Credit Lender, at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate from time to time in effect. The obligations of the U.S. Revolving Credit Lenders under this clause (ii) shall survive the payment in full of the U.S. Secured Obligations and the termination of this Agreement.
(e) Obligations Absolute. The obligation of the U.S. Borrower to reimburse each L/C Issuer for each drawing under each Letter of Credit and to repay each L/C Borrowing shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable, and shall be paid strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement under all circumstances, including the following:
(i) any lack of validity or enforceability of such Letter of Credit, this Agreement, or any other Loan Document;
(ii) the existence of any claim, counterclaim, setoff, defense or other right that the U.S. Borrower or any Subsidiary may have at any time against any beneficiary or any transferee of such Letter of Credit (or any Person for whom any such beneficiary or any such transferee may be acting), the applicable L/C Issuer or any other Person, whether in connection with this Agreement, the transactions contemplated hereby or by such Letter of Credit or any agreement or instrument relating thereto, or any unrelated transaction;
(iii) any draft, demand, certificate or other document presented under such Letter of Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent, invalid or insufficient in any respect or any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any respect; or any loss or delay in the transmission or otherwise of any document required in order to make a drawing under such Letter of Credit;
(iv) any payment by the applicable L/C Issuer under such Letter of Credit against presentation of a draft or certificate that does not strictly comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit; or any payment made by such L/C Issuer under such Letter of Credit to any Person purporting to be a trustee in bankruptcy, debtor-in-possession, assignee for the benefit of creditors, liquidator, receiver or other representative of or successor to any beneficiary or any transferee of such Letter of Credit, including any arising in connection with any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law;
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(v) any other circumstance or happening whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing, including any other circumstance that might otherwise constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, the U.S. Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries; provided that the U.S. Borrower shall not be obligated to reimburse the applicable L/C Issuer for any wrongful payment made by such L/C Issuer as a result of acts or omissions constituting willful misconduct or gross negligence on the part of such L/C Issuer; or
(vi) any adverse change in the relevant exchange rates or in the availability of the relevant Alternative Currency to the U.S. Borrower or any Subsidiary or in the relevant currency markets generally.
The U.S. Borrower shall promptly examine a copy of each Letter of Credit and each amendment thereto that is delivered to it and, in the event of any claim of noncompliance with the U.S. Borrower’s instructions or other irregularity, the U.S. Borrower will immediately notify the applicable L/C Issuer.
(f) Role of L/C Issuers. Each U.S. Revolving Credit Lender and the U.S. Borrower agree that, in paying any drawing under a Letter of Credit, no L/C Issuer shall have any responsibility to obtain any document (other than any sight draft, certificates and documents expressly required by the Letter of Credit) or to ascertain or inquire as to the validity or accuracy of any such document or the authority of the Person executing or delivering any such document. None of the L/C Issuers, the Administrative Agent, any of their respective Related Parties nor any correspondent, participant or assignee of any L/C Issuer shall be liable to any U.S. Revolving Credit Lender for: (i) any action taken or omitted in connection herewith at the request or with the approval of the U.S. Revolving Credit Lenders; (ii) any action taken or omitted in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct; or (iii) the due execution, effectiveness, validity or enforceability of any document or instrument related to any Letter of Credit or Issuer Document. The Borrowers hereby assume all risks of the acts or omissions of any beneficiary or transferee with respect to its use of any Letter of Credit; provided, however, that this assumption is not intended to, and shall not, preclude the Borrowers’ pursuing such rights and remedies as it may have against the beneficiary or transferee at law or under any other agreement. None of the L/C Issuers, the Administrative Agent, any of their respective Related Parties nor any correspondent, participant or assignee of any L/C Issuer shall be liable or responsible for any of the matters described in clauses (i) through (v) of Section 2.03(e); provided, however, that anything in such clauses to the contrary notwithstanding, the U.S. Borrower may have a claim against an L/C Issuer, and such L/C Issuer may be liable to the U.S. Borrower, to the extent, but only to the extent, of any direct, as opposed to consequential or exemplary, damages suffered by the Borrowers which the U.S. Borrower proves were caused by such L/C Issuer’s willful misconduct or gross negligence or such L/C Issuer’s willful failure to pay under any Letter of Credit after the presentation to it by the beneficiary of a sight draft and certificate(s) strictly complying with the terms and conditions of a Letter of Credit. In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, any L/C Issuer may accept documents that appear on their face to be in order, without responsibility for further investigation, regardless of any notice or information to the contrary, and such L/C Issuer shall not be responsible for the validity or sufficiency of any instrument transferring or assigning or purporting to transfer or assign a Letter of Credit or the rights or benefits thereunder or proceeds thereof, in whole or in part, which may prove to be invalid or ineffective for any reason.
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(g) Cash Collateral. Upon the request of the Administrative Agent, if, as of the Letter of Credit Expiration Date, any L/C Obligation for any reason remains outstanding, the U.S. Borrower shall, in each case, immediately Cash Collateralize the then Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations. Sections 2.05 and 8.02(iii) set forth certain additional requirements to deliver Cash Collateral hereunder. For purposes of this Section 2.03, Section 2.05 and Section 8.02(iii), “Cash Collateralize” means to pledge and deposit with or deliver to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the applicable L/C Issuer and the U.S. Revolving Credit Lenders with L/C Participations, as collateral for the applicable L/C Obligations, cash or deposit account balances pursuant to documentation in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and such L/C Issuer (which documents are hereby consented to by the U.S. Revolving Credit Lenders with L/C Participations). Derivatives of such term have corresponding meanings. The Borrowers hereby grant to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of each L/C Issuer and the U.S. Revolving Credit Lenders, a security interest in all such cash, deposit accounts and all balances therein and all proceeds of the foregoing. Cash Collateral shall be maintained in blocked, non-interest bearing deposit accounts at Citibank. If at any time the Administrative Agent reasonably determines that any funds held as Cash Collateral are subject to any right or claim of any Person other than the Administrative Agent or that the total amount of such funds is less than the aggregate Outstanding Amount of all such L/C Obligations, the U.S. Borrower will, forthwith upon demand by the Administrative Agent, pay to the Administrative Agent, as additional funds to be deposited as Cash Collateral, an amount equal to the excess of (x) such aggregate Outstanding Amount over (y) the total amount of such funds, if any, then held as Cash Collateral that the Administrative Agent 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 Laws, to reimburse the applicable L/C Issuer. If on any Revaluation Date and solely as a result of changes in Spot Rates, the Alternative Currency L/C Obligations would exceed the Alternative Currency L/C Sublimit, immediate prepayment or Cash Collateralization of amounts owing in respect of outstanding Alternative Currency Letters of Credit will be made on or in respect of such Alternative Currency L/C Obligations in an amount equal to the difference.
(h) Applicability of ISP and UCP. Unless otherwise expressly agreed by the applicable L/C Issuer and the U.S. Borrower when a Letter of Credit is issued (including any such agreement applicable to an Existing Letter of Credit), (i) the rules of the ISP shall apply to each standby Letter of Credit, and (ii) the rules of the Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits, as most recently published by the International Chamber of Commerce at the time of issuance, shall apply to each commercial Letter of Credit.
(i) Letter of Credit Fees. The U.S. Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each U.S. Revolving Credit Lender in accordance with the proportion its L/C Participations represent of all amounts available to be drawn under all Letters of Credit a Letter of Credit fee (the “Letter of Credit Fee”) for each Letter of Credit equal to the Applicable Rate for Eurodollar Rate/CDOR Rate Loans times the daily amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit. For purposes of computing the daily amount available to be drawn under any Letter of Credit, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be determined in accordance with Section 1.06. Letter of Credit Fees shall be (i) due and payable on the first Business Day after the end of each March, June, September and December, commencing with the first such date to occur after the issuance of such Letter of Credit, on the Letter of Credit Expiration Date and thereafter on demand and (ii) computed on a quarterly basis in arrears. If there is any change in the Applicable Rate for Eurodollar Rate/CDOR Rate Loans during any quarter, the daily amount available to be drawn under each standby Letter of Credit shall be computed and multiplied by the Applicable Rate for Eurodollar Rate/CDOR Rate Loans separately for each period during such quarter that such Applicable Rate was in effect. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, upon the request of the U.S. Required Lenders, while any Event of Default exists, all Letter of Credit Fees shall accrue at the Default Rate for LIBOR Rate Loans.
(j) Fronting Fee and Documentary and Processing Charges to L/C Issuers. The U.S. Borrower shall pay directly to each L/C Issuer for its own account a fronting fee with respect to each Letter of Credit, at the rate per annum equal to 0.125%, computed on the daily amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit on a quarterly basis in arrears. Such fronting fee shall be due and payable on the tenth calendar day after the end of each March, June, September and December in respect of the most recently-ended quarterly period (or portion thereof, in the case of the first payment), commencing with the first such date to occur after the issuance of such Letter of Credit, on the Letter of Credit Expiration Date and thereafter on demand. For purposes of computing the daily amount available to be drawn under any Letter of Credit, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be determined in accordance with Section 1.06. In addition, the U.S. Borrower shall pay directly to each L/C Issuer for its own account the customary issuance, presentation, amendment and other processing fees, and other standard costs and charges, of such L/C Issuer relating to letters of credit as from time to time in effect. Such customary fees and standard costs and charges are due and payable on demand and are nonrefundable.
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(k) Conflict with Issuer Documents. In the event of any conflict between the terms hereof and the terms of any Issuer Document, the terms hereof shall control.
(l) Letters of Credit Issued for Subsidiaries. Notwithstanding that a Letter of Credit issued or outstanding hereunder is in support of any obligations of, or is for the account of, a Subsidiary, the U.S. Borrower shall be obligated to reimburse each L/C Issuer hereunder for any and all drawings under such Letter of Credit. The U.S. Borrower hereby acknowledges that the issuance of Letters of Credit for the account of Subsidiaries inures to the benefit of the U.S. Borrower, and that the U.S. Borrower’s business derives substantial benefits from the businesses of such Subsidiaries.
(m) Reporting. Each L/C Issuer will report in writing to the Administrative Agent (i) on the first Business Day of each week, the aggregate face amount of Letters of Credit issued by it and outstanding as of the last Business Day of the preceding week, (ii) on or prior to each Business Day on which such L/C Issuer expects to issue, amend, renew or extend any Letter of Credit, the date of such issuance or amendment, and the aggregate face amount of Letters of Credit to be issued, amended, renewed or extended by it and outstanding after giving effect to such issuance, amendment, renewal or extension (and such L/C Issuer shall advise the Administrative Agent on such Business Day whether such issuance, amendment, renewal or extension occurred and whether the amount thereof changed), (iii) on each Business Day on which such L/C Issuer funds any L/C Participation, the date and amount of such L/C Participation and (iv) on any Business Day on which the U.S. Borrower fails to reimburse an L/C Participation required to be reimbursed to such L/C Issuer on such day, the date and amount of such failure.
Section 2.04 Swing Line Loans.
(a) The Swing Line. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Swing Line Lender may, in its sole and absolute discretion and in reliance upon the agreements of the other U.S. Lenders set forth in this Section 2.04, make loans in Dollars (each such loan, a “Swing Line Loan”) to the U.S. Borrower in connection with the U.S. Revolving Credit Facility from time to time on any Business Day during the Availability Period in an aggregate amount not to exceed at any time outstanding the amount of the Swing Line Loan Sublimit, notwithstanding the fact that such Swing Line Loans, when aggregated with the Applicable Adjusted Percentage of the Outstanding Amount of Revolving Credit Loans and L/C Obligations of the Lender acting as Swing Line Lender, may exceed the amount of such Lender’s U.S. Revolving Credit Commitment; provided, however, that after giving effect to the making of any Swing Line Loan (other than Protective Advances) the Availability Conditions would be satisfied; provided, further, that after giving effect to the making of any Swing Line Loan, (A) the Euros Outstanding shall not exceed the Euro Sublimit, (B) the Sterling Outstanding shall not exceed the Sterling Sublimit and (C) the Yen Outstanding shall not exceed the Yen Sublimit at any time; provided, further, that the U.S. Borrower shall not use the proceeds of any Swing Line Loan to refinance any outstanding Swing Line Loan. Within the foregoing limits, and subject to the other terms and conditions hereof, the U.S. Borrower may borrow under this Section 2.04, prepay under Section 2.05, and reborrow under this Section 2.04. Each Swing Line Loan shall bear interest only at a rate based on the Base Rate. Immediately upon the making of a Swing Line Loan, each Revolving Credit Lender shall be deemed to, and hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to, purchase from the Swing Line Lender risk participations in such Swing Line Loan as Swing Line Participations in the manner set forth in Section 2.04(b).
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(b) Borrowing Procedures. Each Swing Line Borrowing shall be made upon the U.S. Borrower’s irrevocable notice to the Swing Line Lender and the Administrative Agent, which may be given by telephone. Each such notice must be received by the Swing Line Lender and the Administrative Agent not later than 2:00 p.m., New York time, on the requested borrowing date, and shall specify (i) the amount to be borrowed, which shall be a minimum of $100,000, and (ii) the requested borrowing date, which shall be a Business Day. Each such telephonic notice must be confirmed promptly by delivery to the Swing Line Lender and the Administrative Agent of a written Swing Line Loan Notice, appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of the U.S. Borrower. Promptly after receipt by the Swing Line Lender of any telephonic Swing Line Loan Notice, the Swing Line Lender will confirm with the Administrative Agent (by telephone or in writing) that the Administrative Agent has also received such Swing Line Loan Notice and, if not, the Swing Line Lender will notify the Administrative Agent (by telephone or in writing) of the contents thereof. If the Swing Line Lender determines, acting in its sole and absolute discretion, that it shall make such requested Swing Line Loan to the U.S. Borrower in accordance with the Swing Line Loan Notice, and unless the Swing Line Lender has received notice (by telephone or in writing) from the Administrative Agent (including at the request of any Revolving Credit Lender) prior to 2:00 p.m., New York time, on the date of the proposed Swing Line Borrowing (A) 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(a), or (B) that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Article IV is not then satisfied, then, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, (I) the Swing Line Lender will, not later than 3:00 p.m., New York time, on the borrowing date specified in such Swing Line Loan Notice make a Swing Line Loan, in the requested amount and (II) each Revolving Credit 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 U.S. Revolving Credit Lender’s U.S. Applicable Adjusted Percentage times the principal amount of such Swing Line Loan to the extent such purchase does not cause the U.S. Available Commitments to decrease below zero (a “Swing Line Participation”).
(c) Refinancing of Swing Line Loans.
(i) The Swing Line Lender at any time (but no less frequently than once a week) in its sole and absolute discretion may request, on behalf of the U.S. Borrower (which hereby irrevocably authorizes the Swing Line Lender to so request on its behalf), that each U.S. Revolving Credit Lender make a Base Rate Loan as a U.S. Revolving Credit Loan in an amount equal to (I) such U.S. Revolving Credit Lender’s U.S. Applicable Adjusted Percentage of the amount of all U.S. Swing Line Participations then outstanding (such U.S. Revolving Credit Lender’s “Swing Line Reimbursement Percentage”). Each such request shall be made in writing (which written request shall be deemed to be a Committed Loan Notice for purposes hereof) and in accordance with the requirements of Section 2.02, without regard to the minimum and multiples specified therein for the principal amount of Base Rate Loans, but subject to the unutilized portion of the Revolving Credit Facility, the unutilized portion of the U.S. Revolving Credit Commitments, and the conditions set forth in Section 4.02. The Swing Line Lender shall furnish the U.S. Borrower with a copy of the applicable Committed Loan Notice promptly after delivering such notice to the Administrative Agent. Each U.S. Revolving Credit Lender shall make available to the Administrative Agent an amount equal to its Swing Line Reimbursement Percentage of the amount specified in such Committed Loan Notice and in immediately available funds for the account of the Swing Line Lender at the Administrative Agent’s Office not later than 1:00 p.m., New York time, on the day specified in such Committed Loan Notice, whereupon, subject to Section 2.04(c)(ii), each such Revolving Credit Lender that so makes funds available shall be deemed to have made a Base Rate Loan to the U.S. Borrower in such amount as a U.S. Revolving Credit Loan. The Administrative Agent shall remit the funds so received to the Swing Line Lender.
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(ii) If for any reason any Swing Line Loan cannot be refinanced by such a Revolving Credit Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.04(c)(i), the request for Base Rate Loans submitted by the Swing Line Lender as set forth herein shall be deemed to be a request by the Swing Line Lender that each U.S. Revolving Credit Lender fund its respective Swing Line Participation in the relevant Swing Line Loan and each such Revolving Credit Lender’s payment to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Swing Line Lender pursuant to Section 2.04(c)(i) shall be deemed payment in respect of such Swing Line Participations.
(iii) If any U.S. Revolving Credit Lender fails to make available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Swing Line Lender any amount required to be paid by such Revolving Credit Lender pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.04(c) by the time specified in Section 2.04(c)(i) (an “Unpaid Swing Line Loan Amount”), the Swing Line Lender shall be entitled to recover from such U.S. Revolving Credit Lender (acting through the Administrative Agent), on demand, such Unpaid Swing Line Loan 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 greater of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by the Swing Line Lender in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation, plus any administrative, processing or similar fees customarily charged by the Swing Line Lender in connection with the foregoing. If any such U.S. Revolving Credit Lender pays such Unpaid Swing Line Loan Amount (with interest and fees as aforesaid), the Unpaid Swing Line Loan Amount so paid shall constitute U.S. Revolving Credit Lender’s U.S. Revolving Credit Loans, included in the relevant Borrowing or funded Swing Line Participation in the relevant Swing Line Loan. A certificate of the Swing Line Lender submitted to any such Revolving Credit Lender (through the Administrative Agent) with respect to any Unpaid Swing Line Loan Amount owing under this clause (iii) shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
(iv) Each Revolving Credit Lender’s obligation to make Revolving Credit Loans or to purchase and fund Swing Line Participations pursuant to this Section 2.04(c) shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance, including (A) any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right which such Revolving Credit Lender may have against the Swing Line Lender, the U.S. Borrower or any other Person for any reason whatsoever, (B) the occurrence or continuance of a Default or (C) any other occurrence, event or condition, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing; provided, however, that each Revolving Credit Lender’s obligation to make Revolving Credit Loans pursuant to this Section 2.04(c) is subject to the conditions set forth in Section 4.02.
(d) Repayment of Participations.
(i) At any time after any U.S. Revolving Credit Lender, has purchased and funded a Swing Line Participation, if the Swing Line Lender receives any payment on account of such Swing Line Loan, the Swing Line Lender will distribute to such U.S. Revolving Credit Lender its U.S. Applicable Percentage thereof in the same funds as those received by the Swing Line Lender.
(ii) If any payment received by the Swing Line Lender in respect of principal or interest on any Swing Line Loan is required to be returned by the Swing Line Lender under any of the circumstances described in Section 10.05 (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by the Swing Line Lender in its discretion), each U.S. Revolving Credit Lender, shall pay to the Swing Line Lender its U.S. Applicable Adjusted Percentage thereof on demand of the Administrative Agent, plus interest thereon from the date of such demand to the date such amount is returned, at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate. The Administrative Agent will make such demand upon the request of the Swing Line Lender. The obligations of the U.S. Revolving Credit Lenders under this clause shall survive the payment in full of the Secured Obligations and the termination of this Agreement.
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(e) Interest for Account of Swing Line Lender. The Swing Line Lender shall be responsible for invoicing the U.S. Borrower for interest on the Swing Line Loans. Until each U.S. Revolving Credit Lender funds its Base Rate Loan, Eurodollar Rate Loan or SONIA Rate Loan as a U.S. Revolving Credit Loan or risk participation pursuant to this Section 2.04 to refinance such Revolving Credit Lender’s Applicable Percentage of any Swing Line Participation, interest in respect of such U.S. Applicable Percentage shall be solely for the account of the Swing Line Lender.
(f) Payments Directly to Swing Line Lender. The U.S. Borrower shall make all payments of principal and interest in respect of the Swing Line Loans directly to the Swing Line Lender. At any time a Swing Line Loan is outstanding and the U.S. Borrower requests a Revolving Credit Borrowing, the Administrative Agent may require the U.S. Borrower to (i) utilize a portion of the requested Revolving Credit Borrowing in an amount of such outstanding Swing Line Loan to repay such Swing Line Loan or (ii) at the U.S. Borrower’s option, but subject to compliance with Section 2.01, to increase the amount of the requested U.S. Revolving Credit Borrowing by up to an amount of such outstanding Swing Line Loan and utilize such increase to repay such Swing Line Loan. The Administrative Agent shall apply the relevant portion of the requested U.S. Revolving Credit Borrowing to repayment of such Swing Line Loan as specified above.
Section 2.05 Prepayments.
(a) Optional.
(i) Subject to the penultimate sentence of this Section 2.05(a)(i), the Borrowers may, upon notice by the applicable Borrower to the Administrative Agent, at any time or from time to time voluntarily prepay Revolving Credit Loans in whole or in part without premium or penalty; provided that: (A) such notice must be received by the Administrative Agent not later than 2:00 p.m., New York time, (1) three Business Days prior to any date of prepayment of Eurodollar Rate Loans (other than TIBOR Rate Loans), (2) four Business Days prior to any date of prepayment of SONIA Rate Loans, (3) five Business Days prior to any date of prepayment of TIBOR Rate Loans and (4) on the date of prepayment of Base Rate Loans; (B) such notice must be received by the Administrative Agent not later than 10:00 a.m., Toronto time, (1) three Business Days prior to any date of prepayment of CDOR Rate Loans and (2) on the date of prepayment of Canadian Prime Rate Loans (C) any prepayment of Eurodollar Rate Loans or SONIA Rate Loans shall be in a principal amount of the Dollar Equivalent of $2,500,000 or a whole multiple of the Dollar Equivalent of $500,000 in excess thereof (D) any prepayment of CDOR Rate Loans shall be in a principal amount of the Dollar Equivalent of $2,500,000 or a whole multiple of the Dollar Equivalent of $500,000 in excess thereof; (E) any prepayment of Base Rate Loans shall be in a principal amount of the Dollar Equivalent of $500,000 or a whole multiple of the Dollar Equivalent of $100,000 in excess thereof or, in each case, if less, the entire principal amount thereof then outstanding and (F) any prepayment of Canadian Prime Rate Loans shall be in a principal amount of the Dollar Equivalent of $500,000 or a whole multiple of the Dollar Equivalent of $100,000 in excess thereof or, in each case, if less, the entire principal amount thereof then outstanding. Each such notice shall specify the date and amount of such prepayment, the Type(s) of Loans to be prepaid, the character of Loans to be prepaid (as U.S. Revolving Credit Loans or Canadian Revolving Credit Loans) and, if Eurodollar Rate Loans, CDOR Rate Loans or SONIA Rate Loans are to be prepaid, the Interest Period(s) of such Loans. The Administrative Agent will promptly (x) notify each U.S. Revolving Credit Lender, in the case of U.S. Revolving Credit Loans of its receipt of each such notice and of the amount of such U.S. Revolving Credit Lender’s ratable portion of such prepayment (based on such U.S. Revolving Credit Lender’s U.S. Applicable Percentage in respect of the U.S. Revolving Credit Facility) and (y) notify each Canadian Revolving Credit Lender, in the case of Canadian Revolving Credit Loans of its receipt of each such notice and of the amount of such Canadian Revolving Credit Lender’s ratable portion of such prepayment (based on such Canadian Revolving Credit Lender’s Canadian Applicable Percentage in respect of the Canadian Revolving Credit Facility). Each such notice shall be revocable subject to Section 3.05. Any prepayment of a Eurodollar Rate Loan, CDOR Rate Loans or SONIA Rate Loans shall be accompanied by all accrued interest on the amount prepaid, together with any additional amounts required pursuant to Section 3.05.
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(ii) The Borrowers may, upon notice by the U.S. Borrower to the Swing Line Lender (with a copy to the Administrative 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 (A) such notice must be received by the Swing Line Lender and the Administrative Agent not later than 1:00 p.m., New York time, on the date of the prepayment and (B) any such prepayment shall be in a minimum principal amount of $100,000. Each such notice shall specify the date and amount of such prepayment. Each such notice shall be revocable subject to Section 3.05.
(b) Mandatory.
(i) Excess Outstandings. If for any reason the Availability Conditions fail to be satisfied (except as the result of the making of a Protective Advance unless requested by the Administrative Agent), then the applicable Borrower(s) shall promptly prepay Loans, L/C Borrowings and L/C Advances and Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations (other than L/C Borrowings) in the order of priority set forth below in Section 2.05(b)(ii) (it being understood that the L/C Obligations (other than L/C Borrowings) will not be deemed to be outstanding for the purposes of this Section 2.05(b)(i) to the extent they are Cash Collateralized to the extent necessary so that the Availability Conditions are satisfied).
(ii) Application to Revolving Credit Facility. Subject to Section 2.12(b), prepayments of either Facility made pursuant to Section 2.05(b)(i) first, shall be applied ratably to pay accrued and unpaid interest in respect of the outstanding (A) L/C Borrowings, (B) Swing Line Loans (to the extent there are any Swing Line Participations in such Swing Line Loans) and (C) Protective Advances (to the extent there are any Protective Advance Participations in such Protective Advances) in respect of such Facility, in each case to the extent such L/C Borrowings, Swing Line Loans and Protective Advances are required to be prepaid in order to ensure any excesses referred to in Section 2.05(b)(i) are cured, second, shall be applied ratably to prepay the principal of any outstanding (A) L/C Borrowing, (B) Swing Line Loans (to the extent there are any Swing Line Participations in such Swing Line Loans) and (C) Protective Advances (to the extent there are any Protective Advance Participations in such Protective Advances) in respect of such Facility, in each case to the extent such L/C Borrowings, Swing Line Loans and Protective Advances are required to be prepaid in order to ensure any excesses referred to in clauses (1) and (2) of Section 2.05(b)(i) are cured (and any Unpaid L/C Lender Amounts and Unpaid Swing Line Loan Amounts relating to such L/C Borrowings and Swing Line Loans shall be paid ratably with the foregoing amounts referred to in this clause second), third, shall be applied ratably to the outstanding principal of (A) Revolving Credit Loans and (B) L/C Advances owing to Revolving Credit Lenders in their capacity as such, and any accrued and unpaid interest on the foregoing in respect of such Facility, in each case to the extent such Revolving Credit Loans and L/C Advances are required to be prepaid in order to ensure any excesses referred to in clauses (1) and (2) of Section 2.05(b)(i) are cured, fourth, shall be used to Cash Collateralize any L/C Obligations not covered by clause first, second or third of this Section 2.05(b)(ii) (to the extent there are any L/C Participations therein) in respect of such Facility, to the extent such L/C Obligations are required to be Cash Collateralized in order to ensure any excesses referred to in clauses (1) and (2) of Section 2.05(b)(i) are cured, fifth, shall be applied ratably to any remaining outstanding Loans in respect of such Facility, to the extent such Loans are required to be prepaid in order to ensure any excesses referred to in clauses (1) and (2) of Section 2.05(b)(i) are cured, and the amount remaining after clauses first through fifth, if any, may be retained by the Borrowers for use in the ordinary course of its business; provided that, upon the drawing of any Letter of Credit that has been Cash Collateralized, the funds held as Cash Collateral shall be applied (without any further action by or notice to or from any Borrower or any other Loan Party) to reimburse the applicable L/C Issuer or the applicable Revolving Credit Lenders, as applicable. All prepayments of U.S. Revolving Credit Loans shall be applied ratably to all outstanding U.S. Revolving Credit Loans without regard to whether such U.S. Revolving Credit Loans are U.S. Revolving Credit Loans or U.S. Revolving Credit Loans of an additional Extension Series, and all reductions or terminations of Canadian Revolving Credit Loans shall be applied ratably to all outstanding Canadian Revolving Credit Loans without regard to whether such Canadian Revolving Credit Loans are Canadian Revolving Credit Loans or Canadian Revolving Credit Loans of an additional Extension Series.
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Section 2.06 Termination or Reduction of Commitments.
(a) Optional. The U.S. Borrower may, upon notice to the Administrative Agent, terminate the Revolving Credit Facility, the U.S. Revolving Credit Commitments, the Canadian Revolving Credit Commitments, the Letter of Credit Sublimit or the Swing Line Loan Sublimit, or from time to time permanently reduce the Revolving Credit Facility, the U.S. Revolving Credit Commitments, the Canadian Revolving Credit Commitments, the Letter of Credit Sublimit or the Swing Line Loan Sublimit; provided that (i) any such notice shall be received by the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m., New York time, five Business Days prior to the date of termination or reduction, (ii) any such partial reduction shall be in an aggregate amount of the Dollar Equivalent of $5,000,000 or any whole multiple of the Dollar Equivalent of $1,000,000 in excess thereof and (iii) the U.S. Borrower shall not terminate or reduce (A) the U.S. Revolving Credit Commitments if, after giving effect thereto and to any concurrent prepayments hereunder, the U.S. Revolving Credit Exposure of all U.S. Revolving Credit Lenders would exceed the U.S. Revolving Credit Commitments, (B) the Canadian Revolving Credit Commitments if, after giving effect thereto and to any concurrent prepayments hereunder, the Canadian Revolving Credit Exposure of all Canadian Revolving Credit Lenders would exceed the Canadian Revolving Credit Commitments, (C) the Letter of Credit Sublimit if, after giving effect thereto, the Outstanding Amount of L/C Obligations not fully Cash Collateralized hereunder would exceed the Letter of Credit Sublimit or (D) the Swing Line Loan Sublimit if, after giving effect thereto and to any concurrent prepayments hereunder, the Outstanding Amount of Swing Line Loans would exceed the Swing Line Loan Sublimit.
(b) Mandatory. If, after giving effect to any reduction or termination of U.S. Revolving Credit Commitments or Canadian Revolving Credit Commitments under this Section 2.06, the Letter of Credit Sublimit or the Swing Line Loan Sublimit exceeds the aggregate amount of the U.S. Revolving Credit Facility or Canadian Revolving Credit Facility at such time, the Letter of Credit Sublimit or the Swing Line Loan Sublimit, as the case may be, shall be automatically reduced by the amount of such excess.
(c) Application of Commitment Reductions; Payment of Fees. The Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Lenders of any termination or reduction of the Letter of Credit Sublimit, Swing Line Loan Sublimit or the Revolving Credit Commitments under this Section 2.06. Upon any reduction of the U.S. Revolving Credit Commitments, the U.S. Revolving Credit Commitments of each U.S. Revolving Credit Lender shall be reduced by such U.S. Revolving Credit Lender’s U.S. Applicable Percentage of such reduction amount. Upon any reduction of the Canadian Revolving Credit Commitments, the Canadian Revolving Credit Commitments of each Canadian Revolving Credit Lender shall be reduced by such Canadian Revolving Credit Lender’s Canadian Applicable Percentage of such reduction amount. All fees in respect of the Revolving Credit Facility accrued until the effective date of any termination of the Revolving Credit Facility shall be paid on the effective date of such termination. All reductions or terminations of U.S. Revolving Credit Commitments shall be applied ratably to all outstanding U.S. Revolving Credit Commitments without regard to whether such U.S. Revolving Credit Commitments are U.S. Revolving Credit Commitments or U.S. Revolving Credit Commitments of an additional Extension Series, and all reductions or terminations of Canadian Revolving Credit Commitments shall be applied ratably to all outstanding Canadian Revolving Credit Commitments without regard to whether such Canadian Revolving Credit Commitments are Canadian Revolving Credit Commitments or Canadian Revolving Credit Commitments of an additional Extension Series.
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Section 2.07 Repayment of Loans.
(a) Revolving Credit Loans. Each Borrower shall repay to the Revolving Credit Lenders of a given Class on the Maturity Date the aggregate principal amount of all Revolving Credit Loans of such Class outstanding to such Borrower on such date.
(b) Swing Line Loans. The U.S. Borrower shall repay each Swing Line Loan on the earlier to occur of (i) the date ten Business Days after such Loan is made and (ii) the Maturity Date for the Revolving Credit Facility (although Swing Line Loans may thereafter be reborrowed, in accordance with the terms and conditions hereof, if there are one or more Classes of Revolving Credit Commitments which remain in effect).
(c) Protective Advances. Each Borrower shall repay each Protective Advance to such Borrower no later than the Maturity Date.
Section 2.08 Interest.
(a) Stated Interest. Subject to the provisions of Section 2.08(b): (i) each U.S. Revolving Credit Loan that is a Eurodollar Rate Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof for each Interest Period at a rate per annum equal to either the Adjusted Eurodollar Rate, the EURIBO Rate or the TIBOR Rate, as applicable, for such Interest Period plus the Applicable Rate for such Eurodollar Rate Loans, EURIBO Rate Loans or TIBOR Rate Loans, as applicable; (ii) each Canadian Revolving Credit Loan that is a Eurodollar Rate Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof for each Interest Period at a rate per annum equal to Adjusted Eurodollar Rate for such Interest Period plus the Applicable Rate for such Eurodollar Rate Loans; (iii) each Canadian Revolving Credit Loan that is a CDOR Rate Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof for each Interest Period at a rate per annum equal to the CDOR Rate for such Interest Period plus the Applicable Rate for such CDOR Rate Loans; (iv) each U.S. Revolving Credit Loan that is a Base Rate Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof from the applicable borrowing or conversion date at a rate per annum equal to the Base Rate plus the Applicable Rate for such Base Rate Loan; (v) each Canadian Revolving Credit Loan that is a Base Rate Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof from the applicable borrowing or conversion date at a rate per annum equal to the Base Rate plus the Applicable Rate for such Base Rate Loan; (vi) each Canadian Revolving Credit Loan that is a Canadian Prime Rate Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof from the applicable borrowing or conversion date at a rate per annum equal to the Canadian Prime Rate plus the Applicable Rate for such Canadian Prime Rate Loan, (vii) each SONIA Rate Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof for each Interest Period at a rate per annum equal to the SONIA Rate for such Interest Period plus the Applicable Rate; and (viii) each Swing Line Loan and Protective Advance shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof from the applicable borrowing date at a rate per annum equal to the Base Rate plus the Applicable Rate for Base Rate Loans and Protective Advances.
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(b) Default Interest.
(i) If any amount of principal of any Loan (other than Loans of a Defaulting Lender) or Drawing is not paid when due (without regard to any applicable grace periods), whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, such amount shall thereafter bear interest at a fluctuating interest rate per annum at all times equal to the Default Rate to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Laws.
(ii) If any amount (other than principal of any Loan) payable by the Borrowers under any Loan Document is not paid when due (without regard to any applicable grace periods) (other than to Defaulting Lenders), whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, such amount shall thereafter bear interest at a fluctuating interest rate per annum at all times equal to the Default Rate to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Laws.
(iii) Accrued and unpaid interest on past due amounts (including interest on past due interest) shall be due and payable upon demand.
(c) Payments of Interest. 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. In addition to certain fees described in Sections 2.03(i) and (j):
(a) Commitment Fee.
(i) The U.S. Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of each U.S. Revolving Credit Lender (other than to any Defaulting Lender for any period during which it is a Defaulting Lender) in accordance with its U.S. Applicable Percentage, a commitment fee (the “U.S. Commitment Fee”) equal to the Applicable Fee Rate times the average daily amount by which the aggregate amount of the U.S. Revolving Credit Commitment of such U.S. Revolving Credit Lender exceeds the U.S. Revolving Credit Exposure of such U.S. Revolving Credit Lender (excluding when calculating such U.S. Revolving Credit Exposure, the aggregate Outstanding Amount of U.S. Swing Line Participations and the aggregate Outstanding Amount of U.S. Protective Advance Participations of such U.S. Revolving Credit Lender); and
(ii) The Borrowers shall pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of each Canadian Revolving Credit Lender (other than to any Defaulting Lender for any period during which it is a Defaulting Lender) in accordance with its Canadian Applicable Percentage, a commitment fee (the “Canadian Commitment Fee”, and together with the U.S. Commitment Fee, the “Commitment Fees”) equal to the Applicable Fee Rate times the average daily amount by which the aggregate amount of the Canadian Revolving Credit Commitment of such Canadian Revolving Credit Lender exceeds the Canadian Revolving Credit Exposure of such Canadian Revolving Credit Lender (excluding when calculating such Canadian Revolving Credit Exposure and the aggregate Outstanding Amount of Canadian Protective Advance Participations of such Canadian Revolving Credit Lender).
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The commitment fees shall accrue at all times during the Availability Period, 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 tenth calendar day after the end of each March, June, September and December in respect of the most recently-ended quarterly period (or portion thereof, in the case of the first payment), commencing with the first such date to occur after the Second Restatement Effective Date, and on the last day of the Availability Period. The commitment fees shall be calculated quarterly in arrears, and if there is any change in the Applicable Fee Rate during any quarter, the actual daily amount shall be computed and multiplied by the Applicable Fee Rate separately for each period during such quarter that such Applicable Fee Rate was in effect.
(b) Other Fees.
(i) The Borrowers shall pay to the Bookrunners and the Administrative Agent for their own respective accounts fees in the amounts and at the times specified in the Fee Letter. Such fees shall be fully earned when paid and shall not be refundable for any reason whatsoever.
(ii) The Borrowers shall pay to the Lenders 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.
Section 2.10 Computation of Interest and Fees; Retroactive Adjustments of Applicable Rate and Applicable Fee Rate.
(a) All computations of interest for Base Rate Loans, SONIA Rate Loans and TIBOR Rate Loans shall be made on the basis of a year of 365 days (or 366 days in a leap year), and actual days elapsed. All computations of interest for Canadian Prime Rate Loans and CDOR Rate Loans shall be made on the basis of a year of 365 or 366 days, as the case may be, and actual days elapsed. All other computations of fees and interest shall be made on the basis of a 360-day year and actual days elapsed (which results in more fees or interest, as applicable, being paid than if computed on the basis of a 365-day year). Interest shall accrue on each Loan for the day on which the Loan is made, and shall not accrue on a Loan, or any portion thereof, for the day on which the Loan or such portion is paid, provided that any Loan that is repaid on the same day on which it is made shall, subject to Section 2.12(a), bear interest for one day. Each determination by the Administrative Agent of an interest rate or fee hereunder shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error.
(b) If, as a result of any restatement of or other adjustment to the financial statements of any Loan Party or for any other reason, the U.S. Borrower or the Administrative Agent determine that (i) the Average Excess Availability as calculated by the U.S. Borrower as of any applicable date was inaccurate and (ii) a proper calculation of the Average Excess Availability would have resulted in higher pricing for such period, the U.S. Borrower shall immediately and retroactively be obligated to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of the applicable Lenders or the L/C Issuers, as the case may be, promptly on demand by the Administrative Agent (or, after the occurrence of an actual or deemed entry of an order for relief with respect to the U.S. Borrower under the Debtor Relief Laws, automatically and without further action by the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any L/C Issuer), an amount equal to the excess of the amount of interest and fees that should have been paid for such period over the amount of interest and fees actually paid for such period. This paragraph shall not limit the rights of the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any L/C Issuer, as the case may be, under Section 2.03(c)(iii), 2.03(i) or 2.08(b) or under Article VIII. The U.S. Borrower’s obligations under this paragraph shall survive the termination of the Aggregate Commitments and the repayment of all other Secured Obligations hereunder.
(c) Interest Act (Canada). For purposes of disclosure pursuant to the Interest Act (Canada), the annual rates of interest or fees to which the rates of interest or fees provided in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (and stated herein or therein, as applicable, to be computed on the basis of 360 days or any other period of time less than a calendar year) are equivalent to the rates so determined multiplied by the actual number of days in the applicable calendar year and divided by 360 or such other period of time, respectively.
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Section 2.11 Evidence of Debt.
(a) 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, acting solely for the purposes of Treasury Regulation Section 5f.1031(c), as agent for the Borrowers, in each case, in the ordinary course of business. The accounts or records maintained in good faith by the Administrative 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 Borrowers 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 Borrowers hereunder to pay any amount owing with respect to the Secured Obligations. In the event of any conflict between the accounts and records maintained by any Lender and the accounts and records of the Administrative Agent in respect of such matters, the accounts and records of the Administrative Agent shall control in the absence of manifest error. Upon the request of any Lender made through the Administrative Agent, the Borrowers shall execute and deliver to such Lender (through the Administrative 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 endorse thereon the date, Type (if applicable), amount, currency and maturity of its Loans and payments with respect thereto.
(b) In addition to the accounts and records referred to in Section 2.11(a), each Lender and the Administrative Agent shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice accounts or records and, in the case of the Administrative Agent, entries in the Register evidencing the purchases and sales by such Lender of participations in Letters of Credit, Swing Line Loans and Protective Advances. In the event of any conflict between the accounts and records maintained by the Administrative Agent and the accounts and records of any Lender in respect of such matters, the accounts and records of the Administrative Agent shall control in the absence of manifest error.
(c) Entries made in good faith by the Administrative Agent in the Register pursuant to Sections 2.11(a) and (b), and by each Lender in its account or accounts pursuant to Sections 2.11(a) and (b), shall be prima facie evidence of the amount of principal and interest due and payable or to become due and payable from the Borrowers to, in the case of the Register, each Lender and, in the case of such account or accounts, such Lender, under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, absent manifest error; provided that the failure of the Administrative Agent or such Lender to make an entry, or any finding that an entry is incorrect, in the Register or such account or accounts shall not limit or otherwise affect the obligations of the Borrowers under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
Section 2.12 Payments Generally; Administrative Agent’s Clawback.
(a) General. All payments to be made by the Borrowers shall be made without condition or deduction for any counterclaim, defense, recoupment or setoff. Except as otherwise expressly provided for herein, all payments by the Borrowers hereunder shall be made to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the respective Lenders to which such payment is owed, at the Administrative Agent’s Office in the applicable currency in which such Loan was originally made and in immediately available funds not later than 2:00 p.m., Local Time, on the date specified herein. Subject to clause (b) below, the Administrative Agent will promptly distribute (x) to each U.S. Revolving Credit Lender, in the case of payments with respect to the U.S. Revolving Credit Facility, its U.S. Applicable Percentage in respect of the U.S. Revolving Credit Facility (or other applicable share as provided herein) of such payment and (y) to each Canadian Revolving Credit Lender, in the case of payments with respect to the Canadian Revolving Credit Facility, its Canadian Applicable Percentage in respect of the Canadian Revolving Credit Facility (or other applicable share as provided herein) of such payment, in each case in like funds as received by wire transfer to such Lender’s Lending Office. All payments received by the Administrative Agent after 2:00 p.m., New York time, shall be deemed received on the next succeeding Business Day and any applicable interest or fee shall continue to accrue. If any payment to be made by the Borrowers 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.
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(i) For purposes of this Agreement, “Applicable Adjusted Percentage” means, with respect to any Revolving Credit Lender at any time, its percentage of the Revolving Credit Facility (or applicable Class thereof) computed as set forth in the definition of “Applicable Percentage” but with reference only to the Revolving Credit Commitments of all Non-Defaulting Lenders at such time. Absent the existence of one or more Defaulting Lenders at any time of determination, the Applicable Adjusted Percentage of each Revolving Credit Lender shall equal its Applicable Percentage. The Applicable Adjusted Percentage of each Revolving Credit Lender shall adjust automatically whenever a Lender Default occurs or ceases to exist.
(ii) For purposes of this Agreement, “U.S. Applicable Adjusted Percentage” means, with respect to any U.S. Revolving Credit Lender at any time, its percentage of the U.S. Revolving Credit Facility (or applicable Class thereof) computed as set forth in the definition of “Applicable Percentage” but with reference only to the U.S. Revolving Credit Commitments of all Non-Defaulting Lenders at such time. Absent the existence of one or more Defaulting Lenders at any time of determination, the U.S. Applicable Adjusted Percentage of each U.S. Revolving Credit Lender shall equal its U.S. Applicable Percentage. The U.S. Applicable Adjusted Percentage of each U.S. Revolving Credit Lender shall adjust automatically whenever a Lender Default occurs or ceases to exist.
(iii) For purposes of this Agreement, “Canadian Applicable Adjusted Percentage” means, with respect to any Canadian Revolving Credit Lender at any time, its percentage of the Canadian Revolving Credit Facility (or applicable Class thereof) computed as set forth in the definition of “Applicable Percentage” but with reference only to the Canadian Revolving Credit Commitments of all Non-Defaulting Lenders at such time. Absent the existence of one or more Defaulting Lenders at any time of determination, the Canadian Applicable Adjusted Percentage of each Canadian Revolving Credit Lender shall equal its Canadian Applicable Percentage. The Canadian Applicable Adjusted Percentage of each Canadian Revolving Credit Lender shall adjust automatically whenever a Lender Default occurs or ceases to exist.
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(b) Funding and Payments; Presumptions.
(i) Funding by Lenders; Presumption by Administrative Agent. Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from a Lender prior to the proposed date of any Borrowing of Eurodollar Rate Loans or CDOR Rate Loans (or, in the case of any Borrowing of (A) Base Rate Loans, prior to 12:00 noon, New York time, on the date of such Borrowing) or (B) Canadian Prime Rate Loans, prior to 10:00 a.m., Toronto time, that such Lender will not make available to the Administrative Agent such Lender’s share of such Borrowing, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has made such share available on such date in accordance with Section 2.02 (or, in the case of a Borrowing of Base Rate Loans or Canadian Prime Rate Loans, that such Lender has made such share available in accordance with and at the time required by Section 2.02) and may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the Borrowers a corresponding amount. In such event, if a Lender has not in fact made its share of the applicable Borrowing available to the Administrative Agent, then the applicable Lender and the Borrowers severally agree to pay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand such corresponding amount in immediately available funds with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is made available to the Borrowers to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at (A) in the case of a payment to be made by such Lender, the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation, plus any administrative, processing or similar fees customarily charged by the Administrative Agent in connection with the foregoing, and (B) in the case of a payment to be made by the Borrowers, the interest rate applicable to Base Rate Loans or Canadian Prime Rate Loans, as applicable. If the Borrowers and such Lender shall pay such interest to the Administrative Agent for the same or an overlapping period, the Administrative Agent shall promptly remit to the U.S. Borrower the amount of such interest paid by the Borrowers for such period. If such Lender pays its share of the applicable Borrowing to the Administrative Agent, then the amount so paid shall constitute such Lender’s Loan included in such Borrowing. Any payment by the Borrowers shall be without prejudice to any claim the Borrowers may have against a Lender that shall have failed to make such payment to the Administrative Agent.
(ii) Failed Loans. If any Revolving Credit Lender shall fail to make any Loan (a “Failed Loan”) which such Revolving Credit Lender is otherwise obligated hereunder to make to a Borrower on the date of Borrowing thereof, and the Administrative Agent shall not have received notice from such Borrower or such Lender that any condition precedent to the making of the Failed Loan has not been satisfied, then, until such Revolving Credit Lender shall have made or be deemed to have made (pursuant to the last sentence of this subsection (b)(ii)) the Failed Loan in full or the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from such Borrower or such Revolving Credit Lender that any condition precedent to the making of the Failed Loan was not satisfied at the time the Failed Loan was to have been made, whenever the Administrative Agent shall receive any amount from or for the account of the Borrowers on account of any Borrowing of the Revolving Credit Loans, (i) the amount so received will, upon receipt by the Administrative Agent, be distributed in the following order of priority: first, to the Revolving Credit Lenders on account of the Revolving Credit Loans made by them as part of the Borrowing that would have included the Failed Loan had the relevant Revolving Credit Lender not failed to fund its Failed Loan, ratably among such Revolving Credit Lenders in accordance with the respective Revolving Credit Loans made by them as part of such Borrowing, second, to all other Revolving Credit Loans made by the Revolving Credit Lenders other than the Defaulting Lenders, ratably among such Revolving Credit Lenders in accordance with the respective Revolving Credit Loans made by them, and third, to the Revolving Credit Loans made by the Defaulting Lenders; provided, however, that with respect to any voluntary prepayment of the Revolving Credit Loans, unless the application of such voluntary prepayment according to the order of payments specified above would not result in any Borrower becoming subject to compensation requirements pursuant to Section 3.05, the U.S. Borrower may specifically designate in its prepayment notice delivered in accordance with the terms hereof that the amount received by the Administrative Agent as the result of such voluntary prepayment shall be applied to an outstanding Borrowing that does not include a Failed Loan, in which case such amount shall be applied to such prior Borrowing prior to being applied to the Borrowing that includes the Failed Loan.
(iii) Defaulted Amounts. If any Revolving Credit Lender shall fail to make any payment (the “Defaulted Amount”) to any Agent, any L/C Issuer, the Swing Line Lender or any other Lender, whether on account of a Protective Advance Participation, Swing Line Participation or L/C Participation or otherwise, whenever the Administrative Agent shall receive any amount from or for the account of the Borrowers for the account of such Revolving Credit Lender (other than as described in clause (ii) of this Section 2.12(b)), the amount so received will, upon receipt by the Administrative Agent, be distributed in the following order of priority: first, the Agents for any Defaulted Amounts then owing to them (other than on account of any Protective Advances), in their capacities as such, ratably in accordance with such respective Defaulted Amounts then owing to the Agents, second, to the Administrative Agent (on account of any Protective Advances), the L/C Issuers and the Swing Line Lender for any Defaulted Amounts then owing to them, in their capacities as such, ratably in accordance with such respective Defaulted Amounts then owing to such Lenders, and third, to any other Lenders for any Defaulted Amounts then owing to such other Lenders, ratably in accordance with such respective Defaulted Amounts then owing to such other Lenders. Any portion of such amount paid by the Borrowers for the account of such Defaulting Lender remaining, after giving effect to the amount applied by the Administrative Agent pursuant to this clause (iii), shall be applied or held by the Administrative Agent as specified in clause (iv) of this Section 2.12(b).
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(iv) Distribution of Certain Amounts. If any Revolving Credit Lender shall be a Defaulting Lender that (x) does not, at any time owe a Failed Loan or a Defaulted Amount or (y) does owe a Failed Loan but the amount received from or for the account of the Borrowers referred to below is designated by the U.S. Borrower (in accordance with clause (ii) above) for application to a Borrowing that does not include a Failed Loan, in each case whenever the Administrative Agent shall receive any amount from or for the account of the Borrowers for the account of such Defaulting Lender, the amount so received will, upon receipt by the Administrative Agent, be held without interest by the Administrative Agent and applied from time to time to the extent necessary to make any Revolving Credit Loans required to be made by such Defaulting Lender and to pay any amount payable by such Defaulting Lender hereunder and under the other Loan Documents to any Agent, any L/C Issuer, the Swing Line Lender or any other Lender, as and when such Revolving Credit Loans or amounts are required to be made or paid. If the amount so held shall at any time be insufficient to make and pay all such Revolving Credit Loans and amounts required to be made or paid at such time, the Administrative Agent shall apply such held funds in the following order of priority: first, to the Agents for any amounts then due and payable by such Defaulting Lender to them hereunder (other than on account of any Protective Advances), in their capacities as such, ratably in accordance with such respective amounts then due and payable to the Agents, second, to the Administrative Agent (on account of any outstanding Protective Advances) L/C Issuers and the Swing Line Lender for any amounts then due and payable to them hereunder, in their capacities as such, by such Defaulting Lender, ratably in accordance with such respective amounts then due and payable to such Lenders, and third, to any other Lenders for any amount then due and payable by such Defaulting Lender to such other Lenders hereunder, ratably in accordance with such respective amounts then due and payable to such other Lenders. In the event that any Defaulting Lender ceases to be a Defaulting Lender, any funds held by the Administrative Agent in escrow at such time with respect to such Lender shall be distributed by the Administrative Agent to such Lender and applied by such Lender Party to the Secured Obligations owing to such Lender at such time under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents ratably in accordance with the respective amounts of such Secured Obligations outstanding at such time.
(v) Payments by Borrowers; Presumptions by Administrative Agent. Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from the U.S. Borrower prior to the time at which any payment is due to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders or the L/C Issuers hereunder that the Borrowers will not make such payment, the Administrative Agent may assume that the Borrowers have made such payment on such date in accordance herewith and may, in reliance upon such assumption, distribute to the Lenders or the applicable L/C Issuer, as the case may be, the amount due. In such event, if the Borrowers have not in fact made such payment, then each of the Lenders or the applicable L/C Issuer, as the case may be, severally agrees to repay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand the amount so distributed to such Lender or such L/C Issuer, in immediately available funds with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is distributed to it to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation.
A notice of the Administrative Agent to any Lender or the U.S. Borrower with respect to any amount owing under this subsection (b) shall be conclusive, absent manifest error.
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(c) Failure to Satisfy Conditions Precedent. If any Lender makes available to the Administrative Agent funds for any Loan to be made by such Lender as provided in the foregoing provisions of this Article II, and such funds are not made available to the Borrowers by the Administrative Agent because the conditions to the applicable Credit Extension set forth in Article IV are not satisfied or waived in accordance with the terms hereof, the Administrative Agent shall return such funds (in like funds as received from such Lender) to such Lender without interest.
(d) Obligations of Lenders Several. The obligations of the Lenders hereunder to make Revolving Credit Loans, to fund L/C Participations, Swing Line Participations and Protective Advance Participations and to make payments pursuant to Section 10.04(c) are several and not joint. The failure of any Lender to make any Loan, to fund any such participation or to make any payment under Section 10.04(c) on any date required hereunder shall not relieve any other Lender of its corresponding obligation to do so on such date, and no Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to so make its Loan, to purchase its participation or to make its payment under Section 10.04(c).
(e) Funding Source. 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) Insufficient Funds. If at any time insufficient funds are received by and available to the Administrative Agent to pay fully all amounts of principal, L/C Borrowings, interest and fees then due hereunder, such funds shall be applied (i) first, toward payment of interest and fees then due hereunder (other than in respect of Bank Product Debt), ratably among the parties entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of interest and fees then due to such parties, (ii) second, toward payment of principal amount of any L/C Borrowings, Swing Line Loans and any Protective Advances ratably among the parties entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of principal then due to such parties and (iii) third, toward payment of principal and Bank Product Debt then due hereunder, ratably among the parties entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of principal and L/C Borrowings then due to such parties; provided that (i) amounts received from any Canadian Loan Party shall be applied solely to the Canadian Obligations (as specified above) and (ii) amounts received from any U.S. Loan Party shall be applied to the Secured Obligations described above that are not Canadian Obligations prior to being applied to any Secured Obligations described above that are Canadian Obligations.
Section 2.13 Sharing of Payments by Lenders. If, other than as expressly provided elsewhere herein, any Lender shall, by exercising any right of setoff or counterclaim or otherwise, obtain payment in respect of (i) Secured Obligations due and payable to such Lender hereunder and under the other Loan Documents at such time in excess of its ratable share (according to the proportion of (x) the amount of such Secured Obligations due and payable to such Lender at such time to (y) the aggregate amount of the Secured Obligations due and payable to all Lenders hereunder and under the other Loan Documents at such time) of payments on account of the Secured Obligations due and payable to all Lenders hereunder and under the other Loan Documents at such time obtained by all the Lenders at such time or (ii) Secured Obligations owing (but not due and payable) to such Lender hereunder and under the other Loan Documents at such time in excess of its ratable share (according to the proportion of (x) the amount of such Secured Obligations owing (but not due and payable) to such Lender at such time to (y) the aggregate amount of the Secured Obligations owing (but not due and payable) to all Lenders hereunder and under the other Loan Parties at such time) of payment on account of the Secured Obligations owing (but not due and payable) to all Lenders hereunder and under the other Loan Documents at such time obtained by all of the Lenders at such time then the Lender receiving such greater proportion shall (A) notify the Administrative Agent of such fact, and (B) purchase (for cash at face value) participations in the Loans and subparticipations in L/C Obligations, Swing Line Loans and Protective Advances of the other Lenders, or make such other adjustments as shall be equitable, so that the benefit of all such payments shall be shared by the Lenders ratably in accordance with the aggregate amount of Secured Obligations then due and payable to the Lenders or owing (but not due and payable) to the Lenders, as the case may be, provided that:
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(i) if any such participations or subparticipations are purchased and all or any portion of the payment giving rise thereto is recovered, such participations or subparticipations shall be rescinded and the purchase price restored to the extent of such recovery, without interest; and
(ii) the provisions of this Section 2.13 shall not be construed to apply to (A) any payment made by the Borrowers pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement, (B) any payment obtained pursuant to Section 2.12(b) or (C) any payment obtained by a Lender as consideration for the assignment of or sale of a participation in any of its Loans or subparticipations in L/C Obligations, Swing Line Loans or Protective Advances to any assignee or participant, other than to the U.S. Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof (as to which the provisions of this Section 2.13 shall apply).
Each Loan Party consents to the foregoing and agrees, to the extent it may effectively do so under applicable Law, that any Lender acquiring a participation pursuant to the foregoing arrangements may exercise against such Loan Party rights of setoff and counterclaim with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were a direct creditor of such Loan Party in the amount of such participation.
Section 2.14 Increase in Revolving Credit Facility.
(a) Request for Increase. Provided no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would exist after giving effect thereto, upon notice to the Administrative Agent (which shall promptly notify the Lenders under the applicable Facility), the applicable Borrower may from time to time, request an increase (each a “Facility Increase”) in the Revolving Credit Commitments by an amount (for all such requests) not exceeding $150,000,000 provided that, the Canadian Revolving Credit Commitment may not be increased by more than $50,000,000 in the aggregate; provided further that (i) any such request for a Facility Increase shall be in a minimum amount of $5,000,000 and (ii) the Borrowers may make a maximum of eight (8) such requests. At the time of sending such notice, the applicable Borrower (in consultation with the Administrative Agent) shall specify the time period within which each Lender is requested to respond (which shall in no event be less than ten Business Days from the date of delivery of such notice to the Lenders). All Revolving Credit Loans made pursuant to any such Facility Increase (i) are herein referred to herein as “Additional Loans” and (ii) shall have identical terms as the Class of existing U.S. Revolving Credit Loans, Swing Line Participations, U.S. Protective Advance Participations and/or Canadian Revolving Credit Loans, as applicable, maturing on the Latest Maturity Date.
(b) Lender Elections to Increase. Each Lender shall notify the Administrative Agent within such time period whether or not it agrees to increase its U.S. Revolving Credit Commitment or Canadian Revolving Credit Commitment, as applicable, and, if so, whether by an amount equal to, greater than, or less than its U.S. Applicable Adjusted Percentage or Canadian Applicable Adjusted Percentage, as applicable of the requested Facility Increase. Any Lender not responding within such time period shall be deemed to have declined to increase its U.S. Revolving Credit Commitment or Canadian Revolving Credit Commitment, as applicable.
(c) Notification by Administrative Agent; Additional Lenders. The Administrative Agent shall notify the applicable Borrower and each Lender of the Lenders’ responses to each request made hereunder. To achieve the full amount of a requested increase, and subject to any necessary approval of the Administrative Agent, each L/C Issuer and the Swing Line Lender (which approvals shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), the applicable Borrower may also invite additional Eligible Assignees to become Lenders pursuant to a joinder agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and its counsel.
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(d) Effective Date and Allocations. If the U.S. Revolving Credit Commitments or Canadian Revolving Credit Commitments are increased in accordance with this Section, the Administrative Agent and the applicable Borrower shall determine the effective date (the “Revolving Credit Increase Effective Date”) and the final allocation of such increase. The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the applicable Borrower and the Lenders of the final allocation of such increase and the Revolving Credit Increase Effective Date.
(e) Conditions to Effectiveness of Increase. As a condition precedent to any Facility Increase: (i) the conditions precedent set forth in Section 4.02 shall have been satisfied both before and after giving effect to such Facility Increase and the Additional Loans provided thereby (it being understood that all references to “the obligation of any Lender to make a Loan on the occasion of any Borrowing” shall be deemed to refer to the effectiveness of the Facility Increase whether or not the initial funding of the Facility Increase occurs on such date); (ii) the terms of any Facility Increase shall be identical with the existing U.S. Revolving Credit Loans, Swing Line Borrowings, U.S. Protective Advance Participations and/or Canadian Revolving Credit Loans, as applicable; (iii) all fees and expenses owing in respect of such increase to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders shall have been paid; and (iv) the applicable Borrower shall have delivered such legal opinions and resolutions in connection therewith as the Administrative Agent shall have reasonably requested. The Additional Loans shall be made by the Lenders participating therein pursuant to the procedures set forth in Section 2.02.
(f) Conflicting Provisions. This Section shall supersede any provisions in Section 2.13 or 10.01 to the contrary.
Section 2.15 Designation of U.S. Borrower as Borrowers’ Agent.
(a) Each Borrower hereby irrevocably designates and appoints the U.S. Borrower as such Borrower’s agent to obtain Loans and Letters of Credit, the proceeds of which shall be available to each Borrower for such uses as are permitted under this Agreement. As the disclosed principal for its agent, each Borrower shall be obligated to the Administrative Agent and each Lender on account of Loans so made and Letters of Credit so issued as if made directly by the Lenders to such Borrower, notwithstanding the manner by which such Loans and Letters of Credit are recorded on the books and records of the U.S. Borrower and of any other Borrower.
(b) Each Borrower represents to the Secured Parties that it is an integral part of a consolidated enterprise, and that each Loan Party will receive direct and indirect benefits from the availability of the joint credit facility provided for herein, and from the ability to access the collective credit resources of the consolidated enterprise which the Loan Parties comprise. Each Borrower recognizes that credit available to it hereunder is in excess of and on better terms than it otherwise could obtain on and for its own account and that one of the reasons therefor is its joining in the credit facility contemplated herein with all other Borrowers. Consequently, each Borrower hereby assumes and agrees to discharge all Secured Obligations of each of the other Borrowers as if the Borrower which is so assuming and agreeing were each of the other Borrowers.
(c) The U.S. Borrower shall act as a conduit for each Borrower (including itself, as a Borrower) on whose behalf the U.S. Borrower has requested a Loan. None of the Agents nor any other Secured Party shall have any obligation to see to the application of such proceeds.
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(d) The authority of the U.S. Borrower to request Loans and Letters of Credit on behalf of, and to bind, the Borrowers, shall continue unless and until the Administrative Agent actually receives written notice of: (i) the termination of such authority, (ii) the subsequent appointment of a successor U.S. Borrower, which notice is signed by the respective Responsible Officers of each Borrower and (iii) written notice from such successive U.S. Borrower accepting such appointment and acknowledging that from and after the date of such appointment, the newly appointed U.S. Borrower shall be bound by the terms hereof, and that as used herein, the term “U.S. Borrower” shall mean and include the newly appointed U.S. Borrower.
Section 2.16 Defaulting Lenders.
Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, if any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then the following provisions shall apply for so long as such Lender is a Defaulting Lender:
(a) the commitment fee pursuant to Section 2.09(a) shall cease to accrue on the Revolving Credit Commitment of such Lender so long as it is a Defaulting Lender (except to the extent it is payable to an L/C Issuer pursuant to clause (b)(v) below);
(b) if any Swing Line Loans, L/C Obligations or Protective Advance Participations exist at the time a Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender then:
(i) all or any part of such Swing Line Loans, L/C Obligations and Protective Advance Participations shall be reallocated among the non-Defaulting Lenders to the extent that the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 are satisfied at the time of such reallocation (and unless the Borrowers shall have otherwise notified the Administrative Agent at such time, the Borrowers shall be deemed to have represented and warranted that such conditions are satisfied at such time) as follows:
(A) all or any part of such Defaulting Lender’s U.S. Swing Line Participations, U.S. L/C Participations and U.S. Protective Advance Participations shall be reallocated among the non-Defaulting Lenders in accordance with their respective U.S. Applicable Adjusted Percentages, but only to the extent that (1) the sum of all non-Defaulting Lenders’ U.S. Revolving Credit Exposures plus such Defaulting Lender’s U.S. Swing Line Participations, U.S. L/C Participations and U.S. Protective Advance Participations does not exceed the total of all non-Defaulting Lenders’ U.S. Revolving Credit Commitments and (2) the sum of each non-Defaulting Lender’s U.S. Revolving Credit Exposures plus that non-Defaulting Lender’s U.S. Applicable Adjusted Percentage of such Defaulting Lender’s (x) U.S. Swing Line Participations (y) U.S. L/C Participations and (z) U.S. Protective Advance Participations does not exceed the amount of such non-Defaulting Lender’s U.S. Revolving Credit Commitments; and
(B) all or any part of such Defaulting Lender’s Canadian Protective Advance Participations shall be reallocated among the non-Defaulting Lenders in accordance with their respective Canadian Applicable Adjusted Percentages, but only to the extent that (1) the sum of all non-Defaulting Lenders’ Canadian Revolving Credit Exposures and Canadian Protective Advance Participations does not exceed the total of all non-Defaulting Lenders’ Canadian Revolving Credit Commitments and (2) the sum of each non-Defaulting Lender’s Canadian Revolving Credit Exposures plus that non-Defaulting Lender’s Canadian Applicable Adjusted Percentage of such Defaulting Lender’s Canadian Protective Advance Participations does not exceed the amount of such non-Defaulting Lender’s Canadian Revolving Credit Commitments;
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(ii) if the reallocation described in clause (i) above cannot, or can only partially, be effected, the U.S. Borrower shall within one Business Day following notice by the Administrative Agent without prejudice for any right or remedy available to it hereunder or under law (x) first, prepay such Defaulting Lender’s Swing Line Participations and Protective Advance Participations and (y) second, Cash Collateralize such Defaulting Lender’s L/C Participations (after giving effect to any partial reallocation pursuant to clause (i) above) in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer;
(iii) if any portion of such Defaulting Lender’s L/C Obligations is Cash Collateralized pursuant to clause (ii) above, the U.S. Borrower shall not be required to pay the Letter of Credit Fee with respect to such portion of such Defaulting Lender’s L/C Obligations so long as it is Cash Collateralized;
(iv) if any portion of such Defaulting Lender’s L/C Obligations is reallocated to the non-Defaulting Lenders pursuant to clause (i) above, then the Letter of Credit Fee with respect to such portion shall be allocated among the non-Defaulting Lenders in accordance with their U.S. Applicable Adjusted Percentages; or
(v) if any portion of such Defaulting Lender’s L/C Obligations is neither Cash Collateralized nor reallocated pursuant to this Section 2.16(b), then, without prejudice to any rights or remedies of any L/C Issuer or any Lender hereunder, the Letter of Credit Fee payable with respect to such Defaulting Lender’s L/C Obligations shall be payable to the applicable L/C Issuer until such L/C Obligations are Cash Collateralized and/or reallocated;
(vi) Notwithstanding the foregoing, subject to Section 10.23, no reallocation hereunder shall constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder against a Defaulting Lender arising from that Lender having become a Defaulting Lender, including any claim of a Non-Defaulting Lender as a result of such Non-Defaulting Lender’s increased exposure following such reallocation;
(c) In the event that the Administrative Agent, the U.S. Borrower, the L/C Issuers or the Swing Line Lender, as the case may be, each agrees that a Defaulting Lender has adequately remedied all matters that caused such Lender to be a Defaulting Lender, then the Swing Line Participations, L/C Participations and Protective Advance Participations of the Lenders shall be readjusted to reflect the inclusion of such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment and on such date such Lender shall purchase at par such of the Loans, Swing Line Participations, L/C Participations and Protective Advance Participations of the other Lenders as the Administrative Agent shall determine may be necessary in order for such Lender to hold such Loans in accordance with its Applicable Adjusted Percentage. The rights and remedies against a Defaulting Lender under this Section 2.16 are in addition to other rights and remedies that Borrowers, the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuers, the Swing Line Lender and the non-Defaulting Lenders may have against such Defaulting Lender. The arrangements permitted or required by this Section 2.16 shall be permitted under this Agreement, notwithstanding any limitation on Liens or the pro rata sharing provisions or otherwise.
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(d) Any payment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts received by the Administrative Agent for the account of such Defaulting Lender (whether voluntary or mandatory, at maturity, pursuant to Article VIII or otherwise) or received by the Administrative Agent from a Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section 10.08 shall be applied at such time or times as may be determined by the Administrative Agent as follows: first, to the payment of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent hereunder; second, to the payment on a pro rata basis of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to any L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender hereunder; third, to Cash Collateralize the L/C Issuers’ Fronting Exposure with respect to such Defaulting Lender in accordance with Section 2.03(g); fourth, as the Borrowers may request (so long as no Default or Event of Default exists), to the funding of any Loan in respect of which such Defaulting Lender has failed to fund its portion thereof as required by this Agreement, as determined by the Administrative Agent; fifth, if so determined by the Administrative Agent and the Borrowers, to be held in a deposit account and released pro rata in order to (x) satisfy such Defaulting Lender’s potential future funding obligations with respect to Loans under this Agreement and (y) Cash Collateralize the L/C Issuers’ future Fronting Exposure with respect to such Defaulting Lender with respect to future Letters of Credit issued under this Agreement, in accordance with Section 2.03(g); sixth, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Lenders, the L/C Issuers or Swing Line Lenders as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by any Lender, the L/C Issuers or Swing Line Lenders against such Defaulting Lender as a result of such Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; seventh, so long as no Default or Event of Default exists, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Borrowers as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by the Borrowers against such Defaulting Lender as a result of such Defaulting Lender's breach of its obligations under this Agreement; and eighth, to such Defaulting Lender or as otherwise directed by a court of competent jurisdiction; provided that if (x) such payment is a payment of the principal amount of any Loans or L/C Obligations in respect of which such Defaulting Lender has not fully funded its appropriate share, and (y) such Loans were made or the related Letters of Credit were issued at a time when the conditions set forth in Section 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 Obligations owed to, such Defaulting Lender until such time as all Loans and funded and unfunded participations in L/C Obligations and Swing Line Loans are held by the Lenders pro rata in accordance with the Revolving Credit Commitments under the applicable Facility without giving effect to Section 2.16(b)(i). 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 2.16(d) shall be deemed paid to and redirected by such Defaulting Lender, and each Lender irrevocably consents hereto.
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Section 2.17 Extension of Revolving Credit Loans.
(a) The U.S. Borrower may at any time and from time to time request that all or a portion of the Revolving Credit Commitments of a given Class (each, an “Existing Tranche”) be amended to extend the Maturity Date with respect to all or a portion of any principal amount of such Revolving Credit Commitments (any such Revolving Credit Commitments which have been so amended, “Extended Revolving Credit Commitments”) and to provide for other terms consistent with this Section 2.17. In order to establish any Extended Revolving Credit Commitments, the U.S. Borrower shall provide a notice to the Administrative Agent (who shall provide a copy of such notice to each of the Lenders under the applicable Existing Tranche) (each, an “Extension Request”) setting forth the proposed terms of the Extended Revolving Credit Commitments to be established, which shall (x) be identical as offered to each Lender under such Existing Tranche (including as to the proposed interest rates and fees payable) and offered pro rata to each Lender under such Existing Tranche and (y) be identical to the Revolving Credit Commitments under the Existing Tranche from which such Extended Revolving Credit Commitments are to be amended, except that: (i) the Maturity Date of the Extended Revolving Credit Commitments may be delayed to a later date than the Maturity Date of the Revolving Credit Commitments of such Existing Tranche, to the extent provided in the applicable Extension Amendment; (ii) the Effective Yield with respect to extensions of credit under the Extended Revolving Credit Commitments (whether in the form of interest rate margin, upfront fees, commitment fees, original issue discount or otherwise) may be different than the Effective Yield for extensions of credit under the Revolving Credit Commitments of such Existing Tranche, in each case, to the extent provided in the applicable Extension Amendment; (iii) the Extension Amendment may provide for other covenants and terms that apply solely to any period after the Latest Maturity Date that is in effect on the effective date of the Extension Amendment (immediately prior to the establishment of such Extended Revolving Credit Commitments); and (iv) all borrowings under the applicable Revolving Credit Commitments (i.e., the Existing Tranche and the Extended Revolving Credit Commitments of the applicable Extension Series) and repayments thereunder shall be made on a pro rata basis (except for (I) payments of interest and fees at different rates on Extended Revolving Credit Commitments (and related outstandings) and (II) repayments required upon the Maturity Date of the non-extending Revolving Credit Commitments); provided, further, that (A) no Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time an Extension Request is delivered to Lenders, (B) in no event shall the final maturity date of any Extended Revolving Credit Commitments of a given Extension Series at the time of establishment thereof be earlier than the then Latest Maturity Date of any other Revolving Credit Commitments hereunder, (C) any such Extended Revolving Credit Commitments (and the Liens securing the same) shall be permitted by the terms of the Intercreditor Agreements (to the extent any Intercreditor Agreement is then in effect) and (D) all documentation in respect of such Extension Amendment shall be consistent with the foregoing. Any Extended Revolving Credit Commitments amended pursuant to any Extension Request shall be designated a series (each, an “Extension Series”) of Extended Revolving Credit Commitments for all purposes of this Agreement; provided that any Extended Revolving Credit Commitments amended from an Existing Tranche may, to the extent provided in the applicable Extension Amendment, be designated as an increase in any previously established Extension Series with respect to such Existing Tranche. Each Extension Series of Extended Revolving Credit Commitments incurred under this Section 2.17 shall be in an aggregate principal amount that is not less than $5,000,000.
(b) Extension Request. The U.S. Borrower shall provide the applicable Extension Request at least three (3) Business Days prior to the date on which Lenders under the Existing Tranche, as applicable, are requested to respond, and shall agree to such procedures, if any, as may be established by, or acceptable to, the Administrative Agent, in each case acting reasonably to accomplish the purposes of this Section 2.17. No Lender shall have any obligation to agree to have any of its Revolving Credit Commitments amended into Extended Revolving Credit Commitments pursuant to any Extension Request. Any Revolving Credit Lender (each, an “Extending Revolving Credit Lender”) wishing to have all or a portion of its Revolving Credit Commitments under the Existing Tranche subject to such Extension Request amended into Extended Revolving Credit Commitments, as applicable, shall notify the Administrative Agent (each, an “Extension Election”) on or prior to the date specified in such Extension Request of the amount of its Revolving Credit Commitments under the Existing Tranche, which it has elected to request be amended into Extended Revolving Credit Commitments (subject to any minimum denomination requirements imposed by the Administrative Agent). Any Revolving Credit Lender that does not respond to an Extension Request shall be deemed to have declined such Extension Request. In the event that the aggregate principal amount of Revolving Credit Commitments under the Existing Tranche, in respect of which applicable Revolving Credit Lenders shall have accepted the relevant Extension Request exceeds the amount of Extended Revolving Credit Commitments requested to be extended pursuant to the Extension Request, Revolving Credit Commitments, subject to Extension Elections shall be amended to Revolving Credit Commitments on a pro rata basis (subject to rounding by the Administrative Agent, which shall be conclusive) based on the aggregate principal amount of Revolving Credit Commitments included in each such Extension Election.
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(c) Extension Amendment. Extended Revolving Credit Commitments shall be established pursuant to an amendment (each, an “Extension Amendment”) to this Agreement among the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent and each Extending Revolving Credit Lender providing an Extended Revolving Credit Commitment thereunder, which shall be consistent with the provisions set forth in Sections 2.17(a) above (but which shall not require the consent of any other Lender). The effectiveness of any Extension Amendment shall be subject to the satisfaction on the date thereof of each of the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 and, to the extent reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, receipt by the Administrative Agent of (i) legal opinions, board resolutions and officers’ certificates consistent with those delivered on the Closing Date other than changes to such legal opinion resulting from a change in law, change in fact or change to counsel’s form of opinion reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and (ii) reaffirmation agreements and/or such amendments to the Collateral Documents as may be reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent in order to ensure that the Extended Revolving Credit Commitments are provided with the benefit of the applicable Loan Documents. The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender as to the effectiveness of each Extension Amendment. Each of the parties hereto hereby agrees that this Agreement and the other Loan Documents may be amended pursuant to an Extension Amendment, without the consent of any other Lenders, to the extent (but only to the extent) necessary to (i) reflect the existence and terms of the Extended Revolving Credit Commitments incurred pursuant thereto and (ii) effect such other 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 Borrowers, to effect the provisions of this Section 2.17, and the Required Lenders hereby expressly authorize the Administrative Agent to enter into any such Extension Amendment.
(d) No conversion of Loans pursuant to any Extension in accordance with this Section 2.17 shall constitute a voluntary or mandatory payment or prepayment for purposes of this Agreement.
(e) This Section 2.17 shall supersede any provisions in Section 2.13 or 10.01 to the contrary.
ARTICLE III
TAXES, INCREASED COSTS PROTECTION AND ILLEGALITY
Section 3.01 Taxes.
(a) Except as provided in this Section 3.01, any and all payments made by or on account of a Borrower (the term Borrower under Article III being deemed to include any Subsidiary for whose account a Letter of Credit is issued) or any Guarantor under any Loan Document shall be made free and clear of and without deduction for any and all Taxes, except as required by applicable Law. If a Borrower, any Guarantor or other applicable withholding agent shall be required by any Laws to deduct any Taxes from or in respect of any sum payable under any Loan Document to any Agent or any Lender, (A) to the extent the Tax in question is an Indemnified Tax, the sum payable by the applicable Borrower or such Guarantor shall be increased as necessary so that after making all required deductions (including deductions applicable to additional sums payable under this Section 3.01), each of such Agent and such Lender receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deductions been made, (B) the applicable withholding agent shall make such deductions, (C) the applicable withholding agent shall pay the full amount deducted to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable Laws, and (D) within thirty (30) days after the date of such payment (or, if receipts or evidence are not available within thirty (30) days, as soon as possible thereafter), if a Borrower or any Guarantor is the applicable withholding agent, it shall furnish to such Agent or Lender (as the case may be) the original or a copy of a receipt evidencing payment thereof or other evidence reasonably acceptable to such Agent or Lender.
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(b) In addition, each Loan Party agrees to pay any and all present or future stamp, court and documentary taxes and any other excise, property, intangible or mortgage recording taxes, or charges or levies of the same character, imposed by any Governmental Authority, that arise from any payment made under any Loan Document or from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, or otherwise with respect to, any Loan Document (including additions to tax, penalties and interest related thereto) excluding, in each case, such amounts that result from an Agent or Lender’s Assignment and Assumption, grant of a participation, transfer or assignment to or designation of a new applicable Lending Office or other office for receiving payments under any Loan Document (collectively, “Assignment Taxes”) to the extent such Assignment Taxes result from a connection that the Agent or Lender has with the taxing jurisdiction other than the connection arising out of the Loan Documents or the transactions therein, except for such Assignment Taxes resulting from assignment or participation that is requested or required in writing by a Borrower (all such non-excluded Taxes described in this Section 3.01(b) being hereinafter referred to as “Other Taxes”).
(c) Each Loan Party agrees to indemnify each Agent and each Lender for (i) the full amount of Indemnified Taxes imposed with respect to payments hereunder and Other Taxes payable by such Agent or such Lender and (ii) any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, in each case 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 prepared in good faith by such Agent or Lender (or by an Agent on behalf of such Lender), accompanied by a written statement thereof setting forth in reasonable detail the basis and calculation of such amounts shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
(d) Each Lender shall, at such times as are reasonably requested by the U.S. Borrower or the Administrative Agent, provide the U.S. Borrower and the Administrative Agent with any documentation prescribed by Law 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 the Loan Documents. Each such Lender shall, whenever a lapse in time or change in circumstances renders such documentation obsolete or inaccurate in any material respect, deliver promptly to the U.S. Borrower and the Administrative Agent updated or other appropriate documentation (including any new documentation reasonably requested by the applicable withholding agent) or promptly notify the U.S. Borrower and the Administrative Agent in writing of its inability to do so. Unless the applicable withholding agent has received forms or other documents satisfactory to it indicating that payments under any Loan Document to or for a Lender are not subject to withholding Tax or are subject to such Tax at a rate reduced by an applicable tax treaty, the U.S. Borrower, the Administrative Agent or other applicable withholding agent shall withhold amounts required to be withheld by applicable Law from such payments at the applicable statutory rate. Notwithstanding any other provision of this clause (d), a Lender shall not be required to deliver any form pursuant to this clause (d) that such Lender is not legally able to deliver. Without limiting the foregoing:
(i) Each Lender that is a United States person (as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code) shall deliver to the U.S. Borrower and the Administrative Agent on or before the date on which it becomes a party to this Agreement two properly completed and duly signed original copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 (or any successor form) certifying that such Lender is exempt from federal backup withholding.
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(ii) Each Lender that is not a United States person (as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code) shall deliver to the U.S. Borrower and the Administrative Agent on or before the date on which it becomes a party to this Agreement one of the following:
(I) two properly completed and duly signed original copies of Internal Revenue Service Form 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 original copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8ECI (or any successor forms),
(III) a United States Tax Compliance Certificate in the form of Exhibit J to the Original Credit Agreement claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 881(c) of the Code, and two properly completed and duly signed original copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN-E (or any successor form), or
(IV) to the extent a Lender is not the beneficial owner (for example, where the Lender is a partnership or a participating Lender), Internal Revenue Service Form W-8IMY (or any successor forms) of the Lender, accompanied by a Form W-8ECI, W-8BEN, United States Tax Compliance Certificate, Form W-9, Form W-8IMY and/or any other required information from each beneficial owner, as applicable and to the extent required under this Section 3.01(d)(i) as if such beneficial owner were a Lender hereunder (provided that if the Lender is a partnership, and one or more beneficial partners of such Lender are claiming the portfolio interest exemption, the United States Tax Compliance Certificate may be provided by such Lender on behalf of such partner).
(iii) Without limiting the provisions of clause (d)(i) of this Section 3.01, if a payment made to a Lender under any Loan Document would be subject to U.S. federal withholding Tax imposed by FATCA if such Lender were to fail to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in Section 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the Code, as applicable), such Lender shall deliver to the U.S. Borrower and the Administrative Agent, at the time or times prescribed by law and at such time or times reasonably requested by the U.S. Borrower or the Administrative Agent, such documentation prescribed by applicable Law (including as prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Code) and such additional documentation reasonably requested by the U.S. Borrower or the Administrative Agent as may be necessary for the U.S. Borrower and the Administrative Agent to comply with their obligations under FATCA, to determine whether such Lender has or has not complied with such Lender’s obligations under FATCA and, as necessary, to determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment. Solely for purposes of this Section 3.01(d)(ii), “FATCA” shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the Closing Date.
(iv) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, a Lender with respect to a Canadian Loan Party shall, if it is legally eligible to do so, deliver to the U.S. Borrower and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies reasonably requested by U.S. Borrower and the Administrative Agent) on or prior to the date on which such Lender becomes a party hereto or, where the Canadian Loan Party is a Guarantor, the date when the Guarantee is called upon, duly completed and executed copies of Form NR301, NR302 or NR303, as applicable, to the extent the Lender is for purposes of the ITA a non-resident of Canada, or a partnership that is not a “Canadian partnership,” and is, or whose partners are, claiming benefits of an income tax treaty to which Canada is a party.
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(e) Any Lender claiming any additional amounts payable pursuant to this Section 3.01 and Section 3.04(a) shall, if requested by a Borrower, use its reasonable efforts to change the jurisdiction of its Lending Office (or take any other measures reasonably requested by a Borrower) if such a change or other measures would reduce any such additional amounts (including any such additional amounts that may thereafter accrue) and would not, in the sole determination of such Lender, result in any unreimbursed cost or expense or be otherwise materially disadvantageous to such Lender.
(f) If any Lender or Agent receives a refund in respect of any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes as to which indemnification or additional amounts have been paid to it by any Loan Party pursuant to this Section 3.01, it shall promptly remit such refund to such Loan Party (but only to the extent of indemnification or additional amounts paid by such Loan Party under this Section 3.01 with respect to Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses (including any Taxes) of the Lender or Agent, as the case may be, and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant taxing authority with respect to such refund); provided that such Loan Party, upon the request of the Lender or Agent, as the case may be, agrees promptly to return such refund (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant taxing authority) to such party in the event such party is required to repay such refund to the relevant taxing authority. This section shall not be construed to require the Administrative Agent or any Lender to make available its tax returns (or any other information relating to Taxes that it deems confidential) to a Borrower or any other person.
(g) For the avoidance of doubt, the term “Lender” for purposes of this Section 3.01 shall include each L/C Issuer and Swing Line Lender and the term “applicable Law” shall include FATCA.
Section 3.02 Illegality.
If any Lender determines that any Law has made it unlawful, or that any Governmental Authority has asserted that it is unlawful, for any Lender or its applicable Lending Office to make, maintain or fund Eurodollar Rate Loans, CDOR Rate Loans or SONIA Rate Loans, or to determine or charge interest rates based upon the Eurodollar Rate, CDOR Rate or SONIA Rate Loans, then, on notice thereof by such Lender to the Borrowers through the Administrative Agent, any obligation of such Lender to make or continue Eurodollar Rate Loans, CDOR Rate Loans or SONIA Rate Loans in the affected currency or currencies, or, in the case of Eurodollar Rate Loans denominated in Dollars, to convert Base Rate Loans to Eurodollar Rate Loans, shall be suspended until such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Borrowers that the circumstances giving rise to such determination no longer exist. Upon receipt of such notice, the Borrowers shall, upon demand from such Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), prepay or, if applicable and such Loans are denominated in Dollars, convert all applicable Eurodollar Rate Loans of such Lender to Base Rate Loans, either on the last day of the Interest Period therefor, if such Lender may lawfully continue to maintain such Eurodollar Rate Loans, CDOR Rate Loans or SONIA Rate Loans to such day, or promptly, if such Lender may not lawfully continue to maintain such Eurodollar Rate Loans, CDOR Rate Loans or SONIA Rate Loans. Upon any such prepayment or conversion, the Borrowers shall also pay accrued interest on the amount so prepaid or converted and all amounts due, if any, in connection with such prepayment or conversion under Section 3.05. Each Lender agrees to designate a different Lending Office if such designation will avoid the need for such notice and will not, in the good faith judgment of such Lender, otherwise be materially disadvantageous to such Lender.
Section 3.03 Inability to Determine Rates.
If the Required Lenders determine that for any reason adequate and reasonable means do not exist for determining the applicable Eurodollar Rate, CDOR Rate, EURIBO Rate, TIBOR Rate or SONIA Rate for any requested Interest Period with respect to a proposed Eurodollar Rate Loan, CDOR Rate Loan or SONIA Rate Loan in a given Approved Currency, or that the Eurodollar Rate, CDOR Rate, EURIBO Rate, TIBOR Rate or SONIA Rate for any requested Interest Period does not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders of funding such Loan, or that deposits in the applicable currency in which such proposed Eurodollar Rate Loan, CDOR Rate Loan or SONIA Rate Loan is to be denominated are not being offered to banks in the applicable offshore interbank market for the applicable amount and the Interest Period of such Eurodollar Rate Loan, CDOR Rate Loan or SONIA Rate Loan in the applicable currency, the Administrative Agent will promptly so notify the Borrowers and each Lender. Thereafter, the obligation of the Lenders to make or maintain Eurodollar Rate Loans, CDOR Rate Loans or SONIA Rate Loans shall be suspended until the Administrative Agent (upon the instruction of the Required Lenders) revokes such notice. Upon receipt of such notice, the Borrowers may revoke any pending request for a Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans, CDOR Rate Loans or SONIA Rate Loans or, failing that, will be deemed to have converted such request, if applicable, into a request for a Borrowing of Base Rate Loan or Canadian Prime Rate Loan, as the case may be, in the amount specified therein.
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Section 3.04 Increased Cost and Reduced Return; Capital Adequacy; Reserves on Eurodollar Rate Loans.
(a) If any Lender reasonably determines that as a result of the introduction of or any Change in Law, in each case after the Closing Date, or such Lender’s compliance therewith, there shall be any increase in the cost to such Lender of agreeing to make or making, funding or maintaining any Eurodollar Rate Loans or CDOR Rate Loans or (as the case may be) issuing or participating in Letters of Credit, or a reduction in the amount received or receivable by such Lender in connection with any of the foregoing (excluding for purposes of this Section 3.04(a) any such increased costs or reduction in amount resulting from (i) Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes, or any Taxes excluded from the definition of Indemnified Taxes under exceptions (i) through (v) thereof or (ii) reserve requirements contemplated by Section 3.04(c)) and the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to such Lender of making or maintaining the Eurodollar Rate Loan (or of maintaining its obligations to make any Loan), or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Lender, 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 given in accordance with Section 3.06), the applicable Borrower shall pay to such Lender such additional amounts as will compensate such Lender for such increased cost or reduction. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, for all purposes under this Agreement, (x) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith and (y) all requests, rules, guidelines or directives promulgated by the Bank for International settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States or foreign regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, shall in each case be deemed to be a change in law, regardless of the date enacted, adopted or issued; provided that to the extent any increased costs or reductions are incurred by any Lender as a result of any requests, rules, guidelines or directives promulgated under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act or pursuant to Basel III after the Second Restatement Effective Date, then such Lender shall be compensated pursuant to this Section 3.04 only if such Lender imposes such charges under other syndicated credit facilities involving similarly situated borrowers that such Lender is a lender under.
(b) If any Lender determines that the introduction of any Law regarding capital adequacy or any change therein or in the interpretation thereof, in each case after the Closing Date, or compliance by such Lender (or its Lending Office) therewith, has the effect of reducing the rate of return on the capital of such Lender or any Person controlling such Lender as a consequence of such Lender’s obligations hereunder (taking into consideration its policies with respect to capital adequacy and such Lender’s desired return on capital), 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 given in accordance with Section 3.06), the applicable Borrower shall pay to such Lender such additional amounts as will compensate such Lender for such reduction within fifteen (15) days after receipt of such demand.
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(c) The applicable Borrower shall pay to each Lender, (i) as long as such Lender shall be required to maintain reserves, capital or liquidity with respect to liabilities or assets consisting of or including Eurodollar funds or deposits, additional interest on the unpaid principal amount of each applicable Eurodollar Rate Loan and CDOR Rate Loan of the Borrowers equal to the actual costs of such reserves, capital or liquidity allocated to such Loan by such Lender (as determined by such Lender in good faith, which determination shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error), and (ii) as long as such Lender shall be required to comply with any reserve ratio, capital or liquidity requirement or analogous requirement of any other central banking or financial regulatory authority imposed in respect of the maintenance of the Revolving Credit Commitments or the funding of any Eurodollar Rate Loans or CDOR Rate Loans of the Borrowers, such additional costs (expressed as a percentage per annum and rounded upwards, if necessary, to the nearest five decimal places) equal to the actual costs allocated to such Revolving Credit Commitment or Loan by such Lender (as determined by such Lender in good faith, which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) which in each case shall be due and payable on each date on which interest is payable on such Loan; provided the Borrowers shall have received at least fifteen (15) days’ prior notice (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) of such additional interest or cost from such Lender. If a Lender fails to give notice fifteen (15) days prior to the relevant Interest Payment Date, such additional interest or cost shall be due and payable fifteen (15) days from receipt of such notice.
(d) Failure or delay on the part of any Lender to demand compensation pursuant to this Section 3.04 shall not constitute a waiver of such Lender’s right to demand such compensation.
(e) If any Lender requests compensation under this Section 3.04, then such Lender will, if requested by a Borrower, use commercially reasonable efforts to designate another Lending Office for any Loan or Letter of Credit affected by such event; provided that such efforts are made on terms that, in the reasonable judgment of such Lender, cause such Lender and its Lending Office(s) to suffer no material economic, legal or regulatory disadvantage, and provided, further, that nothing in this Section 3.04(e) shall affect or postpone any of the Secured Obligations of the Borrowers or the rights of such Lender pursuant to Sections 3.04(a), (b), (c) or (d).
Section 3.05 Funding Losses.
Upon written demand of any Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) from time to time, the Borrowers shall promptly compensate such Lender for and hold such Lender harmless from any loss, cost or expense actually incurred by it as a result of:
(a) any continuation, conversion, payment or prepayment of any Eurodollar Rate Loan or CDOR Rate Loan of the Borrowers on a day other than the last day of the Interest Period for such Loan;
(b) any failure by a 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 or CDOR Rate Loan of such Borrower on the date or in the amount notified by such Borrower, including any loss or expense (excluding loss of anticipated profits) arising from the liquidation or reemployment of funds obtained by it to maintain such Loan or from fees payable to terminate the deposits from which such funds were obtained; or
(c) any failure by a Borrower to make payment of any Loan or drawing under any Letter of Credit (or interest due thereon) on its scheduled due date or any payment thereof in a different currency.
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For purposes of calculating amounts payable by the Borrowers to the Lenders under this Section 3.05, each Lender shall be deemed to have funded each Eurodollar Rate Loan or CDOR Rate Loan made by it at the Eurodollar Rate or CDOR Rate for such Loan by a matching deposit or other borrowing in the offshore interbank market for the applicable currency for a comparable amount and for a comparable period, whether or not such Eurodollar Rate Loan or CDOR Rate Loan was in fact so funded.
Section 3.06 Matters Applicable to All Requests for Compensation.
(a) Any Agent or any Lender claiming compensation under this Article III shall deliver a certificate to the U.S. Borrower setting forth the additional amount or amounts to be paid to it hereunder which shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error. In determining such amount, such Agent or such Lender may use any reasonable averaging and attribution methods.
(b) With respect to any Lender’s claim for compensation under Sections 3.01, 3.02, 3.03 or 3.04, the Borrowers shall not be required to compensate such Lender for any amount incurred more than one hundred and eighty (180) days prior to the date that such Lender notifies the U.S. Borrower of the event that gives rise to such claim; provided that if the circumstance giving rise to such claim is retroactive, then such 180-day period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof. If any Lender requests compensation by the Borrowers under Section 3.04, the Borrowers may, by notice to such Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), suspend the obligation of such Lender to make or continue from one Interest Period to another applicable Eurodollar Rate Loan, CDOR Rate Loan or SONIA Rate Loan, or, if applicable, to convert Base Rate Loans into Eurodollar Rate Loans or Canadian Prime Rate Loans into CDOR 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(c) shall be applicable); provided that such suspension shall not affect the right of such Lender to receive the compensation so requested.
(c) If the obligation of any Lender to make or continue any Eurodollar Rate Loan, CDOR Rate Loans or SONIA Rate Loans, or to convert Base Rate Loans into Eurodollar Rate Loans or Canadian Prime Rate Loans into CDOR Rate Loans shall be suspended pursuant to Section 3.06(b) hereof, such Lender’s applicable Eurodollar Rate Loans, CDOR Rate Loans or SONIA Rate Loans shall be automatically converted into Base Rate Loans or Canadian Prime Rate Loans (or, if such conversion is not possible, repaid) on the last day(s) of the then current Interest Period(s) for such Eurodollar Rate Loans, CDOR Rate Loans or SONIA Rate Loans (or, in the case of an immediate conversion required by Section 3.02, on such earlier date as required by Law) and, unless and until such Lender gives notice as provided below that the circumstances specified in Sections 3.02, 3.03 or 3.04 hereof that gave rise to such conversion no longer exist:
(i) to the extent that such Lender’s Eurodollar Rate Loans, CDOR Rate Loans or SONIA Rate Loans have been so converted, all payments and prepayments of principal that would otherwise be applied to such Lender’s applicable Eurodollar Rate Loans, CDOR Rate Loans or SONIA Rate Loans shall be applied instead to its Base Rate Loans or Canadian Prime Rate Loans; and
(ii) all Loans that would otherwise be made or continued from one Interest Period to another by such Lender as Eurodollar Rate Loans, CDOR Rate Loans or SONIA Rate Loans shall be made or continued instead as Base Rate Loans or Canadian Prime Rate Loans (if possible), and all Base Rate Loans or Canadian Prime Rate Loans of such Lender that would otherwise be converted into Eurodollar Rate Loans, CDOR Rate Loans or SONIA Rate Loans shall remain as Base Rate Loans or Canadian Prime Rate Loans.
(d) If any Lender gives notice to the U.S. Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) that the circumstances specified in Sections 3.02, 3.03 or 3.04 hereof that gave rise to the conversion of any of such Lender’s Eurodollar Rate Loans, CDOR Rate Loans or SONIA Rate Loans pursuant to this Section 3.06 no longer exist (which such Lender agrees to do promptly upon such circumstances ceasing to exist) at a time when Eurodollar Rate Loans, CDOR Rate Loans or SONIA Rate Loans made by other Lenders under the applicable Facility are outstanding, if applicable, such Lender’s Base Rate Loans or Canadian Prime Rate Loans shall be automatically converted, on the first day(s) of the next succeeding Interest Period(s) for such outstanding Eurodollar Rate Loans, CDOR Rate Loans or SONIA Rate Loans, to the extent necessary so that, after giving effect thereto, all Loans held by the Lenders holding Eurodollar Rate Loans, CDOR Rate Loans or SONIA Rate Loans under such Facility and by such Lender are held pro rata (as to principal amounts, interest rate basis, and Interest Periods) in accordance with their respective Revolving Credit Commitments for the applicable Facility.
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Section 3.07 Replacement of Lenders under Certain Circumstances.
(a) If at any time (i) a Borrower becomes obligated to pay additional amounts or indemnity payments described in Section 3.01 (with respect to Indemnified Taxes) or Section 3.04 as a result of any condition described in such Sections or any Lender ceases to make any Eurodollar Rate Loans or SONIA Rate Loans as a result of any condition described in Section 3.02 or Section 3.04, (ii) any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender or (iii) any Lender becomes a Non-Consenting Lender, then the applicable Borrower may so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, at its sole cost and expense, on ten (10) Business Days’ prior written notice to the Administrative Agent and such Lender, (x) replace such Lender by causing such Lender to (and such Lender shall be obligated to) assign pursuant to Section 10.06(b) (with the assignment fee to be paid by the Borrowers in such instance) all of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (in respect of any applicable Facility only in the case of clause (i) or, clause (iii)) to one or more Eligible Assignees; provided that neither the Administrative Agent nor any Lender shall have any obligation to the Borrowers to find a replacement Lender or other such Person; and provided, further, that (A) 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 (with respect to Indemnified Taxes), such assignment will result in a reduction in such compensation or payments and (B) in the case of any such assignment resulting from a Lender becoming a Non-Consenting Lender, the applicable Eligible Assignees shall have agreed to, and shall be sufficient (together with all other consenting Lenders) to cause the adoption of, the applicable departure, waiver or amendment of the Loan Documents; or (y) terminate the Revolving Credit Commitment of such Lender or L/C Issuer (in respect of any applicable Facility only in the case of clause (i) or clause (iii)), as the case may be, and (1) in the case of a Lender (other than an L/C Issuer), repay all Secured Obligations of the Borrowers owing to such Lender relating to the Loans and participations held by such Lender as of such termination date and (2) in the case of an L/C Issuer, repay all Secured Obligations of the Borrowers owing to such L/C Issuer relating to the Loans and participations held by the L/C Issuer as of such termination date and cancel or backstop on terms satisfactory to such L/C Issuer any Letters of Credit issued by it; provided that in the case of any such termination of a Non-Consenting Lender such termination shall be sufficient (together with all other consenting Lenders) to cause the adoption of the applicable departure, waiver or amendment of the Loan Documents and such termination shall be in respect of any applicable Facility only in the case of clause (i) or, clause (iii).
(b) Any Lender being replaced pursuant to Section 3.07(a)(x) above shall (i) execute and deliver an Assignment and Assumption with respect to such Lender’s applicable Revolving Credit Commitment and outstanding Loans and participations in L/C Obligations and Swing Line Loans in respect thereof, and (ii) deliver any Notes evidencing such Loans to the applicable Borrowers or Administrative Agent. Pursuant to such Assignment and Assumption, (A) the assignee Lender shall acquire all or a portion, as the case may be, of the assigning Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment and outstanding Loans and participations in L/C Obligations and Swing Line Loans, (B) all obligations of the applicable Borrowers owing to the assigning Lender relating to the Loans, Revolving Credit Commitments and participations so assigned shall be paid in full by the assignee Lender to such assigning Lender concurrently with such Assignment and Assumption and (C) upon such payment and, if so requested by the assignee Lender, delivery to the assignee Lender of the appropriate Note or Notes executed by the applicable Borrowers, the assignee Lender shall become a Lender hereunder and the assigning Lender shall cease to constitute a Lender hereunder with respect to such assigned Loans, Revolving Credit Commitments and participations, except with respect to indemnification provisions under this Agreement, which shall survive as to such assigning Lender. In connection with any such replacement, if any such Non-Consenting Lender or Defaulting Lender does not execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent a duly executed Assignment and Assumption reflecting such replacement within five (5) Business Days of the date on which the assignee Lender executes and delivers such Assignment and Assumption to such Non-Consenting Lender or Defaulting Lender, then such Non-Consenting Lender or Defaulting Lender shall be deemed to have executed and delivered such Assignment and Assumption without any action on the part of the Non-Consenting Lender or Defaulting Lender.
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(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained above, any Lender that acts as an L/C Issuer may not be replaced hereunder at any time that it has any Letter of Credit outstanding hereunder unless arrangements reasonably satisfactory to such L/C Issuer (including the furnishing of a backup standby letter of credit in form and substance, and issued by an issuer reasonably satisfactory to such L/C Issuer or the depositing of cash collateral into a cash collateral account in amounts and pursuant to arrangements reasonably satisfactory to such L/C Issuer) have been made with respect to each such outstanding Letter of Credit and the Lender that acts as the Administrative Agent may not be replaced hereunder except in accordance with the terms of Section 9.09.
(d) In the event that (i) a Borrower or the Administrative 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, (ii) the consent, waiver or amendment in question requires the agreement of each Lender, each affected Lender or each affected Lender under a certain Facility in accordance with the terms of Section 10.01 or all the Lenders under a certain Facility and (iii) the Required Lenders (or, in the case of a consent, waiver or amendment involving all affected Lenders under a certain Facility, the U.S. Required Lenders or the Canadian Required 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.”
Section 3.08 Survival. All of the Borrowers’ obligations under this Article III shall survive termination of the Aggregate Commitments and repayment of all other Secured Obligations hereunder.
ARTICLE IV
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO SECOND RESTATEMENT EFFECTIVE DATE
Section 4.01 Conditions to Second Restatement Effective Date. The effectiveness of this Agreement on the Second Restatement Effective Date is subject to satisfaction of the following conditions precedent, except as otherwise agreed between the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent:
(i) The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received from (i) the Administrative Agent, (ii) Lenders constituting the Required Lenders prior to the Second Restatement Effective Date, (iii) Lenders who have a Revolving Commitment as set forth on Schedules 2.01A and 2.01B and (iv) the U.S. Borrower and the Canadian Borrower, (x) a counterpart of this Agreement signed on behalf of such party or (y) written evidence satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (which may include a telecopy or other electronic transmission of a signed signature page of this Agreement) that such party has signed a counterpart of this Agreement.
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(ii) The representations and warranties of each Loan Party set forth in Article V of this Agreement and in each other Loan Document shall be true and correct in all material respects (except that any representation and warranty that is qualified as to “materiality” or “Material Adverse Effect” shall be true and correct in all respects as so qualified) as of the Second Restatement Effective Date, with the same effect as though made on and as of such date, except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date, in which case they shall be true and correct in all material respects (except that any representation and warranty that is qualified as to “materiality” or “Material Adverse Effect” shall be true and correct in all respects as so qualified) as of such earlier date.
(iii) Immediately after giving effect to this Agreement, no Default or Event of Default exists under this Agreement.
(iv) The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate, dated the Second Restatement Effective Date and signed by a Responsible Officer of the U.S. Borrower, confirming compliance with the conditions set forth in paragraphs (ii) and (iii) of this Section 4.01.
(v) The Administrative Agent shall have received a customary written opinion (addressed to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders and dated the Second Restatement Effective Date) of (i) Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, New York counsel for the Loan Parties, and (ii) Stikeman Elliott LLP, Canadian counsel to the Loan Parties. Each of the Borrowers and Holdings I hereby instruct such counsel to deliver such legal opinions.
(vi) [Reserved].
(vii) The Administrative Agent shall have received such certificates of good standing (to the extent such concept exists) from the applicable secretary of state of the state of organization of each Loan Party, certificates of resolutions or other action, incumbency certificates, certificates of incorporation (or confirmation of no change since the Restatement Effective Date) and/or other certificates of Responsible Officers of each Loan Party as the Administrative Agent may reasonably require evidencing the identity, authority and capacity of each Responsible Officer thereof authorized to act as a Responsible Officer in connection with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which such Loan Party is a party or is to be a party on the Second Restatement Effective Date.
(viii) The Borrowers shall have paid to the Administrative Agent all fees and expenses due to the Administrative Agent and the Second Restatement Arranger, as separately agreed in writing, on the Second Restatement Effective Date. All out-of-pocket and documented reasonable costs and expenses (including, without limitation, the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of U.S. counsel and Canadian counsel for the Administrative Agent) of the Administrative Agent and Second Restatement Arranger in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby shall have been paid, to the extent invoiced.
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(ix) With respect to each Mortgaged Property, the Collateral Agent shall have received a completed “life-of-loan” Federal Emergency Management Agency standard flood hazard determination, and, to the extent any improved Mortgaged Property is located in an area determined by the Federal Emergency Management Agency to be a special flood hazard area, shall have received (i) a notice about special flood hazard area status and flood disaster assistance duly executed by the U.S. Borrower and (ii) evidence of flood insurance as required by Section 6.07(c).
(x) All amounts (if any) owing to each Exiting Lender under the Existing Credit Agreement have been paid in full in cash.
(xi) The Administrative Agent shall have received, no later than three (3) Business Days in advance of the Second Restatement Effective Date, all documentation and other information about the Loan Parties as shall have been reasonably requested in writing at least seven (7) Business Days prior to the Second Restatement Effective Date by the Lenders through the Administrative Agent that is required by regulatory authorities under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including without limitation the Patriot Act and, with respect to the Borrowers, to the extent the Borrowers qualify as “legal entity customers” under the Beneficial Ownership Regulation, the Beneficial Ownership Certification (provided that, upon the execution and delivery by such Lender of its signature page to this Agreement, the condition set forth in this clause (xi) shall be deemed to be satisfied).
(i) Without limiting the generality of the provisions 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 Second Restatement Effective Date specifying its objection thereto.
Section 4.02 Conditions to All Credit Extensions. The obligation of each Lender to honor any Request for Credit Extension (excluding a Committed Loan Notice requesting only a conversion of Loans to the other Type, or a continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans, CDOR Rate Loans or SONIA Rate Loans and other than a Request for a Facility Increase which shall be governed by Section 2.14(a)) and of each L/C Issuer to issue, extend or increase each Letter of Credit is subject to the following conditions precedent:
(a) The representations and warranties of the Borrowers and each other Loan Party contained in Article V and in each other Loan Document shall be true and correct in all material respects (except that any representation and warranty that is qualified as to “materiality” or “Material Adverse Effect” shall be true and correct in all respects as so qualified) on and as of the date of such Credit Extension with the same effect as though made on and as of such date, except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date, in which case they shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date.
(b) No Default shall exist or would result from such proposed Credit Extension or from the application of the proceeds therefrom.
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(c) The Administrative Agent and, if applicable, the relevant L/C Issuer or the Swing Line Lender shall have received a Request for Credit Extension (or with respect to Letters of Credit, such other notice required hereunder) in accordance with the requirements hereof.
Each Request for Credit Extension (other than a Committed Loan Notice requesting only a conversion of Loans to the other Type or a continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans, CDOR Rate Loans or SONIA Rate Loans) submitted by the U.S. Borrower shall be deemed to be a representation and warranty that the conditions specified in Sections 4.02(a) and (b) (or, in the case of a Request for a Facility Increase, the conditions specified in Section 2.14(a)) have been satisfied on and as of the date of the applicable Credit Extension and that after giving effect to such Credit Extension, the Availability Conditions shall be satisfied.
ARTICLE V
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
Each Loan Party party hereto represents and warrants to the Agents and the Lenders that at the time of each Credit Extension that:
Section 5.01 Existence, Qualification and Power; Compliance with Laws. Each Loan Party and each Restricted Subsidiary (i) is a Person duly organized or formed, validly existing and in good standing (where relevant) under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization, (ii) has all requisite 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, (iii) is duly qualified and in good standing (where relevant) under the Laws of each jurisdiction where its ownership, lease or operation of properties or the conduct of its business requires such qualification, (iv) is in compliance with all Laws, orders, writs and injunctions and (v) has all requisite governmental licenses, authorizations, consents and approvals to operate its business as currently conducted; except in each case, referred to in clause (i) (other than with respect to the Borrowers), (ii)(A) (other than with respect to the Borrowers), (iii), (iv) and (v), to the extent that failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 5.02 Authorization; No Contravention. The execution, delivery and performance by each Loan Party of each Loan Document to which such Person is a party, and the consummation of the Transactions, are within such Loan Party’s corporate or other powers, (i) have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or other organizational action, and (ii) do not (a) contravene the terms of any of such Person’s Organization Documents, (b) conflict with or result in any breach or contravention of, or the creation of any Lien under (other than as permitted by Section 7.01), or require any payment to be made under (x) any Contractual Obligation to which such Person is a party or affecting such Person or the properties of such Person or any of its Subsidiaries or (y) any material order, injunction, writ or decree of any Governmental Authority or any arbitral award to which such Person or its property is subject, or (c) violate any applicable Law; except with respect to any conflict, breach or contravention or payment (but not creation of Liens) referred to in clause (ii)(b)(x), to the extent that such violation, conflict, breach, contravention or payment could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 5.03 Governmental Authorization; Other Consents. No material approval, consent, exemption, authorization, or other action by, or notice to, or filing with, any Governmental Authority or any other Person is necessary or required in connection with (i) the execution, delivery or performance by, or enforcement against, any Loan Party of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or for the consummation of the Transactions, (ii) the grant by any Loan Party of the Liens granted by it pursuant to the Collateral Documents, (iii) the perfection or maintenance of the Liens created under the Collateral Documents (including the priority thereof) or (iv) the exercise by the Administrative Agent or any Lender of its rights under the Loan Documents or the remedies in respect of the Collateral pursuant to the Collateral Documents, except for (A) filings, recordings and registrations with Governmental Authorities necessary to perfect the Liens on the Collateral granted by the Loan Parties in favor of the Secured Parties, (B) the approvals, consents, exemptions, authorizations, actions, notices and filings which 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 be in full force and effect pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement)and (C) those approvals, consents, exemptions, authorizations or other actions, notices or filings, the failure of which to obtain or make could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
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Section 5.04 Binding Effect. This Agreement and each other Loan Document has been duly executed and delivered by each Loan Party that is a party thereto. This Agreement and each other Loan Document constitutes, a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Loan Party, enforceable against each Loan Party that is a party thereto in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by (i) Debtor Relief Laws and by general principles of equity, (ii) the need for filings, recordations and registrations necessary to create or perfect the Liens on the Collateral granted by the Loan Parties in favor of the Secured Parties and (iii) the effect of foreign Laws, rules and regulations as they relate to pledges, if any, of Equity Interests in Foreign Subsidiaries.
Section 5.05 Financial Statements; No Material Adverse Effect.
(a) (i) The Audited Financial Statements fairly present in all material respects the financial condition of the U.S. Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the dates thereof and their results of operations for the periods covered thereby in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the periods covered thereby, except as otherwise expressly noted therein.
(ii) The Unaudited Financial Statements fairly present in all material respects the financial condition of the U.S. Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the dates thereof and their results of operations for the periods covered thereby in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the periods covered thereby, except as otherwise expressly noted therein.
(b) The forecasts of consolidated balance sheets and consolidated statements of income and cash flow of Holdings and its Subsidiaries which have been furnished to the Administrative Agent prior to the Closing Date have been prepared in good faith on the basis of the assumptions stated therein, which assumptions were believed to be reasonable at the time of preparation of such forecasts, it being understood that actual results may vary from such forecasts and that such variations may be material.
(c) Since December 31, 2020, there has been no event or circumstance, either individually or in the aggregate, that has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(d) As of the Second Restatement Effective Date, none of the U.S. Borrower and its Subsidiaries has any Indebtedness or other obligations or liabilities, direct or contingent (other than (i) the liabilities reflected on Schedule 5.05 to the Original Credit Agreement, (ii) obligations arising under the Loan Documents, the Cash Flow Credit Agreement or under the Senior Notes Documents and (iii) liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business that, either individually or in the aggregate, have not had nor could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect).
Section 5.06 Litigation. Except as set forth on Schedule 5.06 to the Original Credit Agreement, there are no actions, suits, proceedings, claims or disputes pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrowers, threatened in writing, at law, in equity, in arbitration or before any Governmental Authority, by or against the Borrowers or any of their respective Restricted Subsidiaries or against any of their properties or revenues that either individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
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Section 5.07 [Reserved].
Section 5.08 Ownership of Property; Liens; Real Property.
(a) The Borrowers and each of their Restricted Subsidiaries has good record title 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 as set forth on Schedule 5.08 to the Original Credit Agreement and except for minor defects in title that do not materially interfere with its ability to conduct its business or to utilize such assets for their intended purposes and Liens permitted by Section 7.01 and except where the failure to have such title or other interest could not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
(b) As of the Closing Date, Schedule 7 to the Perfection Certificate dated as of the Closing Date contains a true and complete list of each Material Real Property owned by the Borrowers and the Subsidiaries.
Section 5.09 Environmental Matters.
Except as specifically disclosed in Schedule 5.09(a) to the Original Credit Agreement or except as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect:
(a) each Loan Party and its respective properties and operations are and, other than any matters which have been finally resolved, have been in compliance with all Environmental Laws, which includes obtaining, maintaining and complying with all applicable Environmental Permits required under such Environmental Laws to carry on the business of the Loan Parties;
(b) the Loan Parties have not received any written notice that alleges any of them is in violation of or potentially liable under any Environmental Laws and none of the Loan Parties nor any of the Real Property owned, leased, operated or licensed to a franchisee (subject to, in the case of such franchised Real Property not managed by the Loan Parties or Subsidiaries or their Affiliates, the knowledge of the U.S. Borrower) by any Loan Party or Subsidiary is the subject of any claims, investigations, liens, demands, or judicial, administrative or arbitral proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of the U.S. Borrower, threatened, under or relating to any Environmental Law;
(c) there has been no Release of Hazardous Materials on, at, under or from any Real Property or facilities currently or formerly owned, leased, operated or licensed to a franchisee (subject to, in the case of such franchised Real Property not operated by the Loan Parties or Subsidiaries or their Affiliates, the knowledge of the Borrowers) by any Loan Party or Subsidiary, or arising out of the conduct of the Loan Parties that could reasonably be expected to require investigation, remedial activity or corrective action or cleanup by, or on behalf of, any Loan Party or Subsidiary or could reasonably be expected to result in any Environmental Liability;
(d) there are no facts, circumstances or conditions arising out of or relating to the Loan Parties or any of their respective operations or any facilities currently or, to the knowledge of the Borrowers, formerly owned, leased, operated or licensed to a franchisee (subject to, in the case of such franchised Real Property not operated by the Loan Parties or Subsidiaries or their Affiliates, the knowledge of the Borrowers) by any of the Loan Parties or Subsidiaries, that could reasonably be expected to require investigation, remedial activity or corrective action or cleanup by, or on behalf of, any Loan Party or Subsidiary or could reasonably be expected to result in any Environmental Liability; and
(e) the Borrowers have made available to the Administrative Agent all environmental reports, studies, assessments, audits, or other similar documents containing information regarding any Environmental Liability that are in the possession or control of any Borrower or any Loan Party or Subsidiary.
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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 of the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries have filed all tax returns required to be filed, and have paid all Taxes levied or imposed upon them or their properties, that are due and payable (including in their capacity as a withholding agent), except those that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted. Except as described on Schedule 5.10 to the Original Credit Agreement, there is no proposed Tax deficiency or assessment known to any of the Loan Parties against any of the Loan Parties that would, if made, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 5.11 ERISA Compliance; Canadian Pension Plans and Canadian Benefit Plans.
(a) Except as set forth on Schedule 5.11(a) to the Original Credit Agreement or as would not, either individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, each Plan maintained by a Loan Party or ERISA Affiliate is in compliance with the applicable provisions of ERISA and the Code and the regulations and published interpretations thereunder and other federal or state Laws.
(b) (i) No ERISA Event has occurred during the six-year period prior to the date on which this representation is made or deemed made or is reasonably expected to occur; (ii) neither any Loan Party nor any ERISA Affiliate has incurred, or reasonably expects to incur, any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to any Pension Plan (other than premiums due and not delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA); (iii) neither any Loan Party nor any ERISA Affiliate has incurred, or reasonably expects to incur, any liability (and no event has occurred which, with the giving of notice under Section 4219 of ERISA, would result in such liability) under Sections 4201 or 4243 of ERISA with respect to a Multiemployer Plan; (iv) neither any Loan Party nor any ERISA Affiliate 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(b), as would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to result in a Material Adverse Effect; and (v) the hours worked by and payments made to employees of the Canadian Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries have not been in violation of the Employee Standards Act (Ontario) or any other applicable Law dealing with such matters and (vi) all payments due from the Canadian Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, or for which any claim may be made against the Canadian Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, on account of wages and employee health and welfare insurance and other benefits, have been paid or accrued as a liability on the books of the Canadian Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary to the extent required by GAAP.
(c) With respect to each Pension Plan, the adjusted funding target attainment percentage (as defined in Section 436 of the Code), as determined by the applicable Pension Plan’s Enrolled Actuary under Sections 436(j) and 430(d)(2) of the Code and all applicable regulatory guidance promulgated thereunder (“AFTAP”), would not reasonably be expected to result, individually or in the aggregate, in a Material Adverse Effect. Neither any Loan Party nor any ERISA Affiliate maintains or contributes to a Plan that is, or is expected to be, in at-risk status (as defined in Section 303(i)(4) of ERISA or Section 430(i)(4) of the Code) in each case, except as would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect.
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(d) Except as would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect, (i) the Canadian Pension Plans are duly registered under the ITA and all other applicable laws which require registration; (ii) the Canadian Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries has complied with and performed all of its obligations under and in respect of the Canadian Pension Plans and Canadian Benefit Plans under the terms thereof, any funding agreements and all applicable laws (including any fiduciary, funding, investment and administration obligations); (iii) there have been no improper withdrawals or applications of the assets of the Canadian Pension Plans or the Canadian Benefit Plans; and (iv) to the knowledge of the Loan Parties, no facts or circumstances have occurred or exist that could result, or be reasonably anticipated to result, in the declaration of a termination or wind-up of any Canadian Pension Plan in whole or in part by any Governmental Authority under applicable laws. None of the Canadian Pension Plans is a “multi-employer pension plan”, as defined in the Pension Benefits Act (Ontario) or an equivalent plan under the pension standards legislation of any other applicable jurisdiction in Canada. All employer and employee payments, contributions or premiums to be remitted, paid to or in respect of each Canadian Pension Plan have been paid in a timely fashion in accordance with the terms thereof, any funding agreement and all applicable laws. Except as set forth in Schedule 5.11(d) to the Original Credit Agreement, none of the Canadian Pension Plans is a Canadian Defined Benefit Plan. The Loan Parties have delivered to the Administrative Agent copies of the most recent actuarial valuation reports and financial statements filed with any applicable Governmental Authority in respect of each Canadian Defined Benefit Plan.
Section 5.12 Subsidiaries; Equity Interests. As of the Closing Date (after giving effect to the Transactions), no Loan Party has any Subsidiaries (other than Excluded Subsidiaries pursuant to clause (b) of the definition thereof) other than those specifically disclosed in Schedule 5.12 to the Original Credit Agreement, and all of the outstanding Equity Interests owned by the Loan Parties (or a Subsidiary of any Loan Party) in such material Subsidiaries have been validly issued and are fully paid and all Equity Interests owned by a Loan Party in such material Subsidiaries are owned free and clear of all Liens except (i) those created under the Collateral Documents and (ii) any Lien that is permitted under Section 7.01. As of the Closing Date, Schedules 1(a) and 9(a) to the Perfection Certificate (a) set forth the name and jurisdiction of each Subsidiary that is a Loan Party and (b) set forth the ownership interest of the Borrowers and any Loan Party in each wholly owned Subsidiary (other than Excluded Subsidiaries pursuant to clause (b) of the definition thereof), including the percentage of such ownership.
Section 5.13 Margin Regulations; Investment Company Act.
(a) No Borrower is engaged nor will it engage, principally or as one of its important activities, in the business of purchasing or carrying Margin Stock, or extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying Margin Stock, and no proceeds of any Borrowings or drawings under any Letter of Credit will be used for any purpose that violates Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the United States Federal Reserve System.
(b) None of the Borrowers, any Person Controlling either of the Borrowers, or any of their Restricted Subsidiaries is or is required to be registered as an “investment company” under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
Section 5.14 Disclosure. To the best of the Borrowers’ knowledge, no report, financial statement, certificate or other written information furnished by or on behalf of any Loan Party (other than projected financial information, pro forma financial information and information of a general economic or industry nature) to any Agent or any Lender in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and the negotiation of this Agreement or delivered hereunder or under any other Loan Document (as modified or supplemented by other information so furnished), when taken as a whole, contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein (when taken as a whole), in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not materially misleading. With respect to projected financial information and pro forma financial information, the Borrowers represent that such information was prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed to be reasonable at the time of preparation; it being understood that such projections may vary from actual results and that such variances may be material.
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Section 5.15 Labor Matters. Except as, in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect as of the Closing Date (a) there are no strikes or other labor disputes against any Borrower or any of their Restricted Subsidiaries pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrowers, threatened, (b) hours worked by and payment made to employees of the Borrowers or any of their Restricted Subsidiaries have not been in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act or any other applicable Laws, (c) the Borrowers and the other Loan Parties have complied with all applicable employment and labor laws including work authorization and immigration and (d) all payments due from any Borrower or any of their Restricted Subsidiaries on account of employee health and welfare insurance have been paid or accrued as a liability on the books of the relevant party.
Section 5.16 [Reserved].
Section 5.17 Intellectual Property; Licenses, Etc.. The Borrowers and their Restricted Subsidiaries own, license or possess the right to use all of the trademarks, service marks, trade names, domain names, copyrights, patents, patent rights, licenses, technology, software, know-how database rights, design rights and other intellectual property rights (collectively, “IP Rights”) that are reasonably necessary for the operation of their respective businesses as currently conducted, and, to the knowledge of the Borrowers, such IP Rights do not conflict with the rights of any Person, except to the extent such failure to own, license or possess or such conflicts, either individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The business of any Loan Party or any of their Subsidiaries as currently conducted does not infringe upon, misappropriate or otherwise violate any IP Rights held by any Person except for such infringements, misappropriations and violations, individually or in the aggregate, which could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. No claim or litigation regarding any of the IP Rights, is filed and presently pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrowers, presently threatened in writing against any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries, which, either individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Except pursuant to licenses and other user agreements entered into by each Loan Party in the ordinary course of business, as of the Closing Date, all registrations listed in Schedule 11 to the Perfection Certificate are valid and subsisting, except, in each case, to the extent failure of such registrations to be valid and subsisting could not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect
Section 5.18 Solvency. On the Closing Date after giving effect to the Transactions, the U.S. Borrower and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, are Solvent.
Section 5.19 Subordination of Junior Financing. The Secured Obligations are “Senior Debt,” “Senior Indebtedness,” “Guarantor Senior Debt” or “Senior Secured Financing” (or any comparable term) under, and as defined in, any Junior Financing Documentation.
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Section 5.20 OFAC; USA PATRIOT Act; FCPA.
(a) To the extent applicable, each of Holdings, the Borrowers and their respective Subsidiaries is in compliance, in all material respects, with (i) the Trading with the Enemy Act, as amended, the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, as amended, and each of the foreign assets control regulations of the United States Treasury Department (31 CFR Subtitle B, Chapter V, as amended) and any other enabling legislation or executive order relating thereto, (ii) the USA PATRIOT Act and (iii) the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act (Canada).
(b) No Borrower nor any of their respective Subsidiaries nor, to the knowledge of any Borrower and the other Loan Parties, any director, officer, employee, agent or controlled affiliate of any Borrower or any Subsidiary is currently the subject of any Sanctions, nor is any Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries located, organized or resident in any country or territory that is the subject of Sanctions.
(c) No part of the proceeds of the Loans or Letters of Credit will be used, directly or indirectly, by any Borrower (i) in violation of the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, (ii) for the purpose of financing any activities or business of or with any Person that, at the time of such financing, is the subject of any Sanctions or (iii) in violation of the Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act (Canada).
Section 5.21 Security Documents.
(a) Valid Liens. Each Collateral Document delivered pursuant to Section 4.01 and Sections 6.11, 6.13 and 6.16 will, upon execution and delivery thereof, be effective to create in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the applicable Secured Parties, legal, valid and enforceable Liens on, and security interests in, the Collateral described therein to the extent intended to be created thereby, and (i) when financing statements and other filings in appropriate form are filed in the offices specified on Schedule 6 to the Perfection Certificate and (ii) upon the taking of possession or control by the Collateral Agent (or, to the extent constituting Cash Flow Priority Collateral, the Cash Flow Collateral Agent as bailee for the Collateral Agent pursuant to the ABL Intercreditor Agreement) of such Collateral with respect to which a security interest may be perfected only by possession or control (which possession or control shall be given to the Collateral Agent to the extent possession or control by the Collateral Agent is required by a Security Agreement), the Liens created by the Collateral Documents (other than the Mortgages) shall constitute fully perfected Liens on, and security interests in (to the extent intended to be created thereby), all right, title and interest of the grantors in such Collateral to the extent perfection can be obtained by filing financing statements or the taking of possession or control, in each case subject to no Liens other than Liens permitted by Section 7.01.
(b) PTO Filing; Copyright Office Filing. When the U.S. Intellectual Property Security Agreements are properly filed in the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the United States Copyright Office, to the extent such filings may perfect such interests, the Liens created by the U.S. Security Agreement shall constitute fully perfected Liens on, and security interests in, all right, title and interest of the grantors thereunder in Patents and Trademarks (each as defined in the U.S. Security Agreement) registered or applied for with the United States Patent and Trademark Office and Copyrights (as defined in the U.S. Security Agreement) registered or applied for with the United States Copyright Office, as the case may be, in each case subject to no Liens other than Liens permitted hereunder (it being understood that subsequent recordings in the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the United States Copyright Office may be necessary to perfect the Collateral Agent’s Lien on registered Patents, Trademarks and Copyrights acquired by the grantors thereof after the Closing Date).
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(c) Mortgages. Upon recording thereof in the appropriate recording office, each Mortgage is effective to create, in favor of the Collateral Agent, for its benefit and the benefit of the Secured Parties, legal, valid and enforceable perfected Liens on, and security interest in, all of the Loan Parties’ right, title and interest in and to the Mortgaged Properties thereunder and the proceeds thereof, subject only to Liens permitted by Section 7.01 and when the Mortgages are filed in the offices specified on Schedule 6 to the Perfection Certificate dated the Closing Date (or, in the case of any Mortgage executed and delivered after the date thereof in accordance with the provisions of Sections 6.11, 6.13 and 6.16, when such Mortgage is filed in the offices specified in the local counsel opinion delivered with respect thereto in accordance with the provisions of Sections 6.11, 6.13 and 6.16), the Mortgages shall constitute fully perfected Liens on, and security interests in, all right, title and interest of the Loan Parties in the Mortgaged Properties and the proceeds thereof, in each case prior and superior in right to any other Person, other than Liens permitted by hereunder.
(d) Notwithstanding anything herein (including this Section 5.21) or in any other Loan Document to the contrary, no Loan Party makes any representation or warranty as to (A) 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 (other than the Canadian Borrower or a Canadian Subsidiary), or as to the rights and remedies of the Agents or any Lender with respect thereto, under foreign Law (other than Canadian Law) or (B) 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.
ARTICLE VI
AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
So long as any Lender shall have any Revolving Credit Commitment hereunder, any Loan or other Secured Obligation (other than obligations under Cash Management Agreements or obligations under Secured Hedge Agreements) hereunder which is accrued and payable shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied, or any Letter of Credit shall remain outstanding (unless the Outstanding Amount of the L/C Obligations related thereto has been Cash Collateralized or a backstop letter of credit reasonably satisfactory to the applicable L/C Issuer is in place), then from and after the Closing Date, the Borrowers shall, and shall (except in the case of the covenants set forth in Sections 6.01, 6.02 and 6.03) cause each of their Restricted Subsidiaries to:
Section 6.01 Financial Statements; Reports.
(b) Deliver to the Administrative Agent for prompt further distribution to each Lender, within one hundred twenty (120) days after the end of the fiscal year ending December 31, 2014 and within ninety (90) days after the end of each subsequent fiscal year, a consolidated balance sheet of the U.S. Borrower and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such fiscal year, and the related consolidated statements of income or operations, stockholders’ equity and cash flows for such fiscal year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the previous fiscal year, all in reasonable detail and prepared in accordance with GAAP, audited and accompanied by a report and opinion of Deloitte LLP or any other independent registered public accounting firm of nationally recognized standing, which report and opinion shall be prepared in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards and shall not be subject to any “going concern” or like qualification, exception or explanatory paragraph or any qualification or exception as to the scope of such audit other than any “going concern” or like qualification, exception or explanatory paragraph that is expressly resulting solely from an upcoming maturity date hereunder or under the Cash Flow Credit Agreement occurring within one year from the time such opinion is delivered or, a prospective default under Section 7.11;
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(c) Deliver to the Administrative Agent for prompt further distribution to each Lender, within forty-five (45) days (or seventy-five (75) days in the case of the fiscal quarters ending on September 30, 2014, March 31, 2015 and June 30, 2015) after the end of each of the first three fiscal quarters of each fiscal year of the U.S. Borrower, a consolidated balance sheet of the U.S. Borrower and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such fiscal quarter and the related consolidated statements of income or operations for such fiscal quarter and the portion of the fiscal year then ended, setting forth in comparative form the figures for the corresponding fiscal quarter of the previous fiscal year and the corresponding portion of the previous fiscal year, and statements of stockholders’ equity for the current fiscal quarter and consolidated statement of cash flows for the portion of the fiscal year then ended, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the corresponding portion of the previous fiscal year, all in reasonable detail and certified by a Responsible Officer of the U.S. Borrower as fairly presenting in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, stockholders’ equity and cash flows of the U.S. Borrower and its Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP, subject only to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes;
(d) [Reserved];
(e) Deliver to the Administrative Agent for prompt further distribution to each Lender, on the 15th Business Day of each fiscal month (i) a certificate in the form of Exhibit I showing the U.S. Borrowing Base and the Canadian Borrowing Base as of the close of business for the immediately preceding fiscal month to be certified as complete and correct in all material respects on behalf of the Borrowers by a Responsible Officer of the U.S. Borrower (a “Borrowing Base Certificate”); provided that if a Cash Dominion Period shall have occurred and be continuing, such Borrowing Base Certificate shall be furnished on Wednesday of each week (or, if Wednesday is not a Business Day, on the next succeeding Business Day), as of the close of business on the immediately preceding Friday; and provided, further, that after any Disposition or Casualty Event with respect to Collateral having a fair market value in excess of $5,000,000 (other than sales of inventory in the ordinary course of business), the Borrowers shall promptly (and in any event prior to the next Borrowing) deliver a revised Borrowing Base Certificate reflecting such Disposition or Casualty Event, as the case may be;
(f) Deliver to the Administrative Agent for prompt further distribution to each Lender, as soon as available, and in any event no later than 25 days after the end of each fiscal month of the Borrowers for which the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio is required to be tested pursuant to Section 7.11, an unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries that is internally available and, if different, the Borrowers and their Restricted Subsidiaries, in each case as at the end of such fiscal month, and the related (A) consolidated statements of income or operations for such fiscal month and for the portion of the fiscal year then ended that is internally available and (B) a consolidated statement of cash flows for the portion of the fiscal year then ended that is internally available (or, in lieu of such unaudited financial statements for the Borrowers and their Restricted Subsidiaries, a reconciliation that is internally available, reflecting such financial information for the Borrowers and their Restricted Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries, on the other hand), all in reasonable detail and certified by a Responsible Officer of the Borrowers as fairly presenting in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, stockholders’ equity and cash flows of the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries and the Borrowers and their Restricted Subsidiaries, as applicable, in accordance with GAAP, subject only to normal year-end adjustments and the absence of footnotes; and
(g) Deliver to the Administrative Agent with each set of consolidated financial statements referred to in Sections 6.01(a) and 6.01(b) above, supplemental financial information necessary to eliminate the accounts of Unrestricted Subsidiaries (if any) from such consolidated financial statements.
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, the obligations in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this Section 6.01 may be satisfied with respect to financial information of the Borrowers and the Subsidiaries by furnishing (A) the applicable financial statements of the Borrowers (or any direct or indirect parent of the U.S. Borrower) or (B) the Borrowers’ (or any direct or indirect parent thereof), as applicable, Form 10-K or 10-Q, as applicable, filed with the SEC; provided that with respect to clauses (A) and (B), (i) to the extent such information relates to a parent of the U.S. Borrower, such information is accompanied by consolidating information that explains in reasonable detail the differences between the information relating to the Borrowers (or such parent), on the one hand, and the information relating to the Borrowers and the 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(a), such materials are accompanied by a report and opinion of Deloitte LLP or any other independent registered public accounting firm of nationally recognized standing, which report and opinion shall be prepared in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards and, except as permitted in Section 6.01(a), shall not be subject to any “going concern” or like qualification, exception or explanatory paragraph or any qualification or exception as to the scope of such audit.
Documents required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.01 and Sections 6.02(b) and (c) may be delivered electronically and if so delivered, shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date (i) on which the Borrowers (or any direct or indirect parent of the U.S. Borrower) posts such documents, or provides a link thereto on the website on the Internet at the U.S. Borrower’s website address listed on Schedule 6.01 to the Original Credit Agreement; or (ii) on which such documents are posted on the U.S. 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 Borrowers shall deliver paper copies of such documents to the Administrative Agent for further distribution to each Lender until a written request to cease delivering paper copies is given by the Administrative Agent; and (ii) the Borrowers shall notify (which may be by facsimile or electronic mail) the Administrative Agent of the posting of any such documents and 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.
Section 6.02 Certificates; Other Information. Deliver to the Administrative Agent for prompt further distribution to each Lender:
(a) no later than five (5) days after the earlier of (i) the actual delivery of the financial statements referred to in Sections 6.01(a), (b) and (e) and (ii) the date such financial statements are required to be delivered pursuant to Sections 6.01(a), (b) and (e), a duly completed Compliance Certificate signed by a Responsible Officer of the U.S. Borrower;
(b) promptly after the same are publicly available, copies of all annual, regular, periodic and special reports and registration statements which Holdings, any Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary files with the SEC or with any Governmental Authority that may be substituted therefor (other than amendments to any registration statement (to the extent such registration statement, in the form it became effective, is delivered), 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 hereto;
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(c) promptly after the furnishing thereof, copies of any material requests or material notices received by any Loan Party (other than in the ordinary course of business) or material statements or material reports furnished to any holder of debt securities (other than in connection with any board observer rights) of any Loan Party or of any of its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to the terms of the Cash Flow Credit Agreement, any Senior Notes Documents or any Junior Financing Documentation with a principal amount in excess of the Threshold Amount and, in each case, any Permitted Refinancing thereof and not otherwise required to be furnished to the Lenders pursuant to any other clause of this Section 6.02;
(d) together with the delivery of each Compliance Certificate pursuant to Section 6.02(a), (i) in the case of annual Compliance Certificates only, a report setting forth the information required by sections of the Perfection Certificate describing the legal name and the jurisdiction of formation of each Loan Party, the location of the chief executive office of each Loan Party, or confirming that there has been no change in such information since the later of the Closing Date or the date of the last such report, and (ii) a list of each Subsidiary of each Borrower that identifies each Subsidiary as a Loan Party, a Restricted Subsidiary, an Unrestricted Subsidiary or an Excluded Subsidiary as of the date of delivery of such Compliance Certificate or confirmation that there has been no change in such information since the later of the Closing Date or the date of the last such list; and
(e) promptly, such additional information regarding the business, legal, financial or corporate affairs of the Loan Parties or any of their respective Restricted Subsidiaries, or compliance with the terms of the Loan Documents, as the Administrative Agent or any Lender through the Administrative Agent may from time to time reasonably request.
The Borrowers hereby acknowledge that (a) the Administrative Agent and/or the Arrangers will make available to the Lenders and the L/C Issuers materials and/or information provided by or on behalf of the Borrowers hereunder (collectively, “Borrower Materials”) by posting the Borrower Materials on IntraLinks or another similar electronic system (the “Platform”) and (b) certain of the Lenders may be “public-side” Lenders (i.e., Lenders that do not wish to receive material non-public information with respect to a Borrower or its securities) (each, a “Public Lender”). The Borrowers hereby agree to make all Borrower Materials that the Borrowers intend to be made available to Public Lenders clearly and conspicuously designated as “PUBLIC.” By designating Borrower Materials as “PUBLIC,” the Borrowers authorize such Borrower Materials to be made available to a portion of the Platform designated “Public Investor,” which is intended to contain only information that is either publicly available or not material information (though it may be sensitive and proprietary) with respect to the Borrowers or their securities for purposes of United States federal and state securities laws. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Borrowers shall not be under any obligation to mark any Borrower Materials “PUBLIC.” The Borrowers agree that (i) any Loan Documents, (ii) any financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 6.01 and (iii) any Compliance Certificates delivered pursuant to Section 6.02(a) and (iv) notices delivered pursuant to Section 6.03(a) will be deemed to be “public-side” Borrower Materials and may be made available to Public Lenders.
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 communications 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 Borrowers or their securities for purposes of United States federal or state securities laws.
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Section 6.03 Notices. Promptly after a Responsible Officer of a Borrower or any Guarantor has obtained knowledge thereof, notify the Administrative Agent:
(a) of the occurrence of any Default;
(b) of any matter that has resulted or would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;
(c) of the filing or commencement of any action, suit, litigation or proceeding, whether at law or in equity by or before any Governmental Authority, (i) against Holdings, a Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries thereof that would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect or (ii) with respect to any Loan Document; and
(d) any casualty or other insured damage to any portion of the Collateral subject to the Borrowing Base in excess of $17,500,000, or the commencement of any action or proceeding for the taking of any interest in a portion of the Collateral subject to either Borrowing Base in excess of $17,500,000 or any part thereof or interest therein under power of eminent domain or by condemnation or similar proceedings.
Each notice pursuant to this Section 6.03 shall be accompanied by a written statement of a Responsible Officer of the U.S. Borrower (x) that such notice is being delivered pursuant to Sections 6.03(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as applicable) and (y) setting forth details of the occurrence referred to therein and stating what action the Borrowers have taken and propose to take with respect thereto.
Section 6.04 Payment of Obligations. Pay, discharge or otherwise satisfy as the same shall become due and payable in the normal conduct of its business, all 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, (i) to the extent any such Tax is being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings for which appropriate reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP or (ii) if such failure to pay or discharge such obligations and liabilities would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 6.05 Preservation of Existence, Etc. (a) Preserve, renew and maintain in full force and effect its legal existence under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its organization except (x) in a transaction permitted by Sections 7.04 or 7.05 and (y) any Restricted Subsidiary may merge or consolidate with any other Restricted Subsidiary and (b) take all reasonable action to maintain all rights, privileges (including its good standing where applicable in the relevant jurisdiction), permits, licenses and franchises necessary or desirable in the normal conduct of its business, except, in the case of (a) (other than with respect to a Borrower) or (b), (i) to the extent that failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect or (ii) pursuant to a transaction permitted by Article VII or clause (y) of this Section 6.05.
Section 6.06 Maintenance of Properties. Except if the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, maintain, preserve and protect all of its material tangible or intangible properties and equipment necessary in the operation of its business in good working order, repair and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted and fire, casualty or condemnation excepted.
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Section 6.07 Maintenance of Insurance.
(a) Generally. Maintain with financially sound and reputable insurance companies, insurance with respect to its 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 reasonable and customary for similarly situated Persons engaged in the same or similar businesses as the Borrowers and the Restricted Subsidiaries) as are customarily carried under similar circumstances by such other Persons.
(b) Requirements of Insurance. All such insurance shall (i) provide that no cancellation, material reduction in amount or material change in coverage thereof shall be effective until at least 10 days (or, to the extent reasonably available, 30 days) after receipt by the Collateral Agent of written notice thereof (the Borrowers shall deliver a copy of the policy (and to the extent any such policy is cancelled or renewed, a renewal or replacement policy) or other evidence thereof to the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent, or insurance certificate with respect thereto) and (ii) name the Collateral Agent as loss payee (in the case of property insurance) or additional insured on behalf of the Secured Parties (in the case of liability insurance) (it being understood that, absent an Event of Default or Cash Dominion Period, any proceeds of any such property insurance shall be delivered by the insurer(s) to the Borrowers or one of their Subsidiaries and applied in accordance with this Agreement), as applicable.
(c) Flood Insurance. If any portion of any Mortgaged Property is at any time located in an area identified by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (or any successor agency) as a special flood hazard area with respect to which flood insurance has been made available under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (as now or hereafter in effect or successor act thereto), then the Borrowers shall, or shall cause each Loan Party to (i) maintain, or cause to be maintained, with a financially sound and reputable insurer, flood insurance in an amount and otherwise sufficient to comply with all applicable rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to the Flood Insurance Laws and (ii) deliver to the Administrative Agent evidence of such compliance in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, Following the Closing Date, the Borrowers shall deliver to the Administrative Agent annual renewals of such flood insurance. In connection with any amendment to this Agreement pursuant to which any increase, extension, or renewal of Loans is contemplated, the Borrowers shall cause to be delivered to the Administrative Agent for any Mortgaged Property, a completed “life of the loan” Federal Emergency Management Agency Standard Flood Hazard Determination, duly executed and acknowledged by the appropriate Loan Parties, and evidence of flood insurance, as applicable.
Section 6.08 Compliance with Laws.
(a) Comply with the requirements of all Laws and all orders, writs, injunctions and decrees applicable to it or to its business or property, except if the failure to comply therewith could not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
(b) For each existing, or hereafter adopted, Canadian Pension Plan, each Loan Party will, and will cause each Subsidiary to, in a timely fashion comply with and perform in all material respects all of its obligations under and in respect of such Canadian Pension Plan, including under any funding agreements and all applicable laws (including any fiduciary, funding, investment and administration obligations).
(c) All employer or employee payments, contributions or premiums required to be remitted, paid to or in respect of each Canadian Pension Plan shall be paid or remitted by each Loan Party and each Subsidiary of each Loan Party in a timely fashion in accordance with the terms thereof, any funding agreements and all applicable Laws.
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(d) Furnish to the Administrative Agent (i) promptly after the filing thereof with any Governmental Authority, copies of each actuarial valuation report and financial statement with respect to each Canadian Defined Benefit Plan, (ii) promptly after becoming aware of any failure to withhold, make, remit or pay any employee or employer payments, contributions or premiums to any Canadian Pension Plan on a timely basis or the occurrence or forthcoming occurrence of any event in each case which could reasonably be expected to result in a partial or full termination or wind-up of any Canadian Pension Plan, written notice thereof, together with an explanation of the actions taken or proposed to be taken by the applicable Loan Party with respect thereto, and (iii) upon request by the Administrative Agent, copies of any notifications or remittances or similar documents prepared and delivered to the trustee or custodian of any Canadian Pension Plan pursuant to section 56.1 of the Pension Benefits Act (Ontario) or similar applicable legislation in another jurisdiction in Canada.
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 and are in conformity with GAAP consistently applied and which reflect all material financial transactions and matters involving the assets and business of a Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be (it being understood and agreed that certain Foreign Subsidiaries 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 and each Lender 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 Borrowers and at such reasonable times during normal business hours and as often as may be reasonably desired, upon reasonable advance notice to the Borrowers; provided that, excluding any such visits and inspections during the continuation of an Event of Default, except as provided below, only the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders may exercise rights of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders under this Section 6.10 and the Administrative Agent shall not exercise such rights more often than two times during any calendar year and only one (1) such time shall be at the Borrowers’ expense; provided, further, that when an Event of Default exists, the Administrative Agent or any Lender (or any of their respective representatives or independent contractors) may do any of the foregoing at the expense of the Borrowers at any time during normal business hours and upon reasonable advance notice. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall give the Borrowers the opportunity to participate in any discussions with the Borrowers’ independent public accountants. In addition, the Borrowers will permit the Administrative Agent to conduct, in each case, at the sole cost and expense of the Borrowers, field audits and examinations of receivables and inventory, and appraisals of inventory; provided, that, (a) such field audits and examinations may be conducted not more than once per any twelve-month period and (b) such appraisals may be conducted not more than once per any twelve-month period; (except, that, during a Field Examination Trigger Period, the Administrative Agent shall be entitled to an additional field audit and examination and appraisal during any twelve-month period, and during the existence and continuance of an Event of Default, there shall be no limit on the number of additional field audits and examinations and appraisals that shall be permitted at the Administrative Agent’s reasonable request and at the Borrowers’ expense). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 6.10, none of the Borrowers nor any Restricted Subsidiary shall be required to disclose, permit the inspection, examination or making copies or abstracts of, or discussion of, any document, information or other matter that (i) constitutes non-financial trade secrets or non-financial proprietary information, (ii) in respect of which disclosure to the Administrative Agent or any Lender (or their respective representatives or contractors) is prohibited by Law or (iii) is subject to attorney-client or similar privilege or constitutes attorney work-product.
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Section 6.11 Additional Collateral; Additional Guarantors. At the Borrowers’ expense, take all action either necessary or as reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent to ensure that the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement continues to be satisfied, including:
(a) Upon (i) (x) the formation or acquisition of any new direct or indirect wholly owned Domestic Subsidiary (in each case, other than an Excluded Subsidiary) by the U.S. Borrower, (y) any Excluded Subsidiary that is a Domestic Subsidiary ceasing to constitute an Excluded Subsidiary or (z) the designation in accordance with Section 6.14 of an existing direct or indirect wholly owned Domestic Subsidiary (other than an Excluded Subsidiary) as a Restricted Subsidiary or (ii) (x) the formation or acquisition of any new direct or indirect wholly owned Canadian Subsidiary (in each case, other than an Excluded Subsidiary) by the U.S. Borrower or the Canadian Borrower, (y) any Excluded Subsidiary that is a Canadian Subsidiary ceasing to constitute an Excluded Subsidiary or (z) the designation in accordance with Section 6.14 of an existing direct or indirect wholly owned Canadian Subsidiary (other than an Excluded Subsidiary) as a Restricted Subsidiary:
(i) within sixty (60) days after such formation, acquisition, cessation or designation, or such longer period as the Administrative Agent may agree in writing in its discretion, notify the Administrative Agent thereof and:
(A) cause (i) each such Domestic Subsidiary to duly execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent (as appropriate) joinders to this Agreement as U.S. Guarantors, Security Agreement Supplements to the U.S. Security Agreement, U.S. Intellectual Property Security Agreements, Mortgages, a counterpart of the Intercompany Note, joinders to each Intercreditor Agreement, if applicable, and other security agreements and documents (including, with respect to such Mortgages, the documents listed in (f) of the “Collateral and Guarantee Requirement”), as reasonably requested by and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (consistent with the U.S. Security Agreement and other security agreements in effect on the Closing Date with respect to the U.S. Loan Parties and the Mortgages delivered pursuant to Section 6.16), in each case granting Liens required by the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement and (ii) each such Canadian Subsidiary to duly execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent (as appropriate) joinders to this Agreement as Canadian Guarantors, Security Agreement Supplements to the Canadian Security Agreement, Canadian Intellectual Property Security Agreements, Mortgages, Quebec Security Documents, if applicable, a counterpart of the Intercompany Note, joinders to each Intercreditor Agreement, if applicable, and other security agreements and documents (including, with respect to such Mortgages, the documents listed in (f) of the “Collateral and Guarantee Requirement”), as reasonably requested by and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (consistent with the Canadian Security Agreement and other security agreements in effect on the Closing Date with respect to the Canadian Loan Parties and the Mortgages delivered pursuant to Section 6.16), in each case granting Liens required by the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement;
(B) cause each such Domestic Subsidiary and/or Canadian Subsidiary (and the parent of each such Subsidiary that is a Guarantor) to deliver to the Collateral Agent (or, to the extent constituting Cash Flow Priority Collateral, the Cash Flow Collateral Agent acting as bailee for the Collateral Agent pursuant to the ABL Intercreditor Agreement) any and all certificates representing Equity Interests (to the extent certificated) and intercompany notes (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;
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(C) take and cause such Domestic Subsidiary and/or Canadian Subsidiary and each direct or indirect parent of such Subsidiary to take whatever action (including the recording of Mortgages, the filing of Uniform Commercial Code financing statements, PPSA financing statements (or similar documents) and Intellectual Property Security Agreements, and delivery of stock and membership interest certificates) as may be necessary in the reasonable opinion of the Collateral Agent to vest in the Collateral Agent (or in any representative of the Collateral Agent designated by it) valid and perfected Liens to the extent required by the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement, and to otherwise comply with the requirements of the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement;
(ii) if reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, within sixty (60) days after such request (or such longer period as the Administrative Agent may agree in writing in its discretion), deliver to the Administrative Agent a signed copy of an opinion, 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(a) as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request;
(iii) as promptly as practicable after the request therefor by the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent, deliver to the Collateral Agent with respect to each Material Real Property, any existing title reports, abstracts, surveys or environmental assessment reports, to the extent available and in the possession or control of the Loan Parties or their respective Subsidiaries; provided, however, that there shall be no obligation to deliver to the Administrative Agent any existing environmental assessment report whose disclosure to the Administrative Agent would require the consent of a Person other than the Loan Parties or one of their respective Subsidiaries, where, despite the commercially reasonable efforts of the Loan Parties or their respective Subsidiaries to obtain such consent, such consent cannot be obtained; and
(iv) if reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, within sixty (60) days after such request (or such longer period as the Administrative Agent may agree in writing in its discretion), deliver to the Collateral Agent any other items necessary from time to time to satisfy the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement with respect to perfection and existence of security interests with respect to property of any Guarantor acquired after the Closing Date and subject to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement, but not specifically covered by the preceding clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) or clause (b) below.
(b) Not later than ninety (90) days after the acquisition by any Loan Party of any Material Real Property as determined by the U.S. Borrower (acting reasonably and in good faith) (or such longer period as the Administrative Agent may agree in writing in its discretion) that is required to be provided as Collateral pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement, which property would not be automatically subject to another Lien pursuant to pre-existing Collateral Documents, cause such property to be subject to a Lien and Mortgage in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the applicable Secured Parties and take, or cause the relevant Loan Party to take, such actions as shall be necessary or reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent to grant and perfect or record such Lien, in each case to the extent required by, and subject to the limitations and exceptions of, the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement and to otherwise comply with the requirements of the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement.
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Section 6.12 Compliance with Environmental Laws. Except, in each case, to the extent that the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, comply, and take all commercially reasonable actions to cause all lessees and other Persons operating or occupying its properties to comply with all applicable Environmental Laws and Environmental Permits; obtain, maintain and renew all Environmental Permits necessary for its operations and properties; and, in each case to the extent the Loan Parties or Subsidiaries are required by Environmental Laws, conduct any investigation, remedial or other corrective action necessary to address Hazardous Materials at any property or facility in accordance with applicable Environmental Laws.
Section 6.13 Further Assurances . Promptly upon reasonable request by the Administrative Agent (i) correct any material defect or error that may be discovered in the execution, acknowledgment, filing or recordation of any Intercreditor Agreement or any Collateral Document or other document or instrument relating to any Collateral, and (ii) do, execute, acknowledge, deliver, record, re-record, file, re-file, register and re-register any and all such further acts, deeds, certificates, assurances and other instruments as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request from time to time in order to carry out more effectively the purposes of any Intercreditor Agreement or the Collateral Documents, to the extent required pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement. If the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent reasonably determines that it is required by applicable Law to have appraisals prepared in respect of the Real Property of any Loan Party subject to a Mortgage constituting Collateral, the Borrowers shall provide to the Administrative Agent appraisals that satisfy the applicable requirements of FIRREA.
Section 6.14 Designation of Subsidiaries. The U.S. Borrower may at any time designate any Restricted Subsidiary of a Borrower (other than the Canadian Borrower) as an Unrestricted Subsidiary or any Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary; provided that (i) immediately before and after such designation, no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, (ii) immediately after giving effect to such designation, the Investment Payment Conditions are met, (iii) no Subsidiary may be designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary if it is a “Restricted Subsidiary” for the purpose of any Senior Notes Documents, the Cash Flow Credit Agreement or any Junior Financing, as applicable, and (iv) no Restricted Subsidiary may be designated an Unrestricted Subsidiary if it was previously designated an Unrestricted Subsidiary. For the avoidance of doubt, no assets of any Unrestricted Subsidiary may at any time be included in the Borrowing Base calculation, and upon the designation of any Loan Party as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, the Borrowers shall concurrently provide an updated Borrowing Base Certificate if such designation would result in the Borrowing Base decreasing by more than $17,500,000. The designation of any Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary after the Closing Date shall constitute an Investment by a Borrower therein at the date of designation in an amount equal to the fair market value of such Borrower’s or its Subsidiary’s (as applicable) Investment therein. The designation of any Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary shall constitute (i) the incurrence at the time of designation of any Investment, Indebtedness or Liens of such Subsidiary existing at such time and (ii) a return on any Investment by a Borrower in Unrestricted Subsidiaries pursuant to the preceding sentence in an amount equal to the fair market value at the date of such designation of a Borrower’s or its Subsidiary’s (as applicable) Investment in such Subsidiary.
Section 6.15 [Reserved].
Section 6.16 Post-Closing Covenants. Within ninety (90) days of the Second Restatement Effective Date (unless waived or extended by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion), the Collateral Agent shall have received with respect to each Mortgaged Property, in each case in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, either:
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(a) written or e-mail confirmation from local counsel in the jurisdiction in which the Mortgaged Property is located substantially to the effect that: (i) the recording of the existing Mortgage is the only filing or recording necessary to give constructive notice to third parties of the Lien created by such mortgage as security for the Secured Obligations, including the Secured Obligations evidenced by this Agreement and the other documents executed in connection herewith, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and (ii) no other documents, instruments, filings, recordings, re-recordings, re-filings or other actions, including, without limitation, the payment of any mortgage recording taxes or similar taxes are necessary or appropriate under applicable law in order to maintain the continued enforceability, validity or priority of the Lien created by such mortgage as security for the Secured Obligations, including the Secured Obligations evidenced by this Agreement and the other documents executed in connection herewith, for the benefit of the Secured Parties; or
(b) (i) an
amendment to the existing Mortgage (the “Mortgage Amendment”) to
reflect the matters set forth in this Agreement, duly executed and acknowledged by the applicable Loan Party, and in form for recording
in the recording office where such Mortgage was recorded, together with such certifications, affidavits, questionnaires or returns as
shall be required in connection with the recording or filing thereof under applicable law;
(ii) a favorable opinion, addressed to the Collateral Agent and the Secured Parties
covering the enforceability of the applicable Mortgage as amended by the Mortgage Amendment;
(iii) a date down endorsement (or other title product where a date down endorsement
is not available in the applicable jurisdiction) to the existing Mortgage policy, which shall reasonably assure the Collateral Agent as of the date of such endorsement (or other title product) that the real property subject to the lien of such Mortgage is free and clear of all defects and encumbrances except for Liens permitted pursuant to Section 7.01 or Liens otherwise consented to by the Administrative Agent
(iv) evidence of payment by the U.S. Borrower of all escrow charges and related
charges, mortgage recording taxes, fees, charges and costs and expenses required for the recording of the Mortgage Amendment referred to above; and
(v) such affidavits, certificates, information and instruments of indemnification as
shall be required to induce the title company to issue the endorsement (or other title product) contemplated above and evidence of payment of all applicable title insurance premiums, search and examination charges, and related charges required for the issuance of the endorsement.
Section 6.17 [Reserved].
Section 6.18 Maintenance of Cash Management System. The Loan Parties will establish and maintain the cash management system described below:
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(a) Schedule 13 to the Perfection Certificate sets forth all DDAs maintained by the Loan Parties, including all Dominion Accounts. On or prior to the date that is 90 days after the Closing Date (or, unless a Cash Dominion Period or Event of Default has occurred, such later date as may be agreed to by the Administrative Agent (such agreement not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed)), each Loan Party shall take all actions necessary to establish the Collateral Agent’s control of and Lien on each such DDA (other than an Excluded Account). Each Loan Party shall be the sole account holder of each DDA (other than an Excluded Account) and shall not allow any other Person (other than the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or the Cash Flow Collateral Agent) to have control over or a Lien on a DDA (other than an Excluded Account) or any property deposited therein. The U.S. Borrower shall not, and shall not cause or permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, accumulate or maintain cash (other than (i) cash that is not proceeds of any Collateral, (ii) cash that is identifiable proceeds of Cash Flow Priority Collateral and deposited into a Collateral Proceeds Account and (iii) nominal amounts which are required to be maintained in such DDA under the terms of the Borrowers’ arrangements with the bank at which such DDAs are maintained, which nominal amounts shall not exceed $500,000 as to any individual DDA or $2,000,000 in the aggregate for all DDAs at any time) in the Excluded Accounts as of any date of determination in excess of checks outstanding against such Accounts as of the date and amounts necessary to meet minimum balance, near-term funding requirements or near-term operating requirements.
(b) Within 90 days after the Closing Date (or, unless a Cash Dominion Period or an Event of Default has occurred, such later date as may be agreed to by the Administrative Agent (such agreement not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed)), the Loan Parties shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent Deposit Account Control Agreements for all of the DDAs of the Loan Parties (other than Excluded Accounts), in each case duly executed by each applicable Loan Party and the applicable depositary bank and opinion of counsel (which may contain customary qualifications and exclusions) with respect thereto in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent.
(c) Upon the occurrence and during the continuation of a Cash Dominion Period, the Loan Parties shall cause any and all funds and financial assets constituting Collateral (other than cash that is identifiable proceeds of Cash Flow Priority Collateral and deposited into a Collateral Proceeds Account) held in or credited to each DDA to be swept into the Dominion Account on a daily basis (or less frequently as agreed by the Administrative Agent).
ARTICLE VII
NEGATIVE COVENANTS
So long as any Lender shall have any Revolving Credit Commitment hereunder, any Loan or other Secured Obligation hereunder (other than obligations under Cash Management Agreements or obligations under Secured Hedge Agreements) which is accrued and payable shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied, or any Letter of Credit shall remain outstanding (unless the Outstanding Amount of the L/C Obligations related thereto has been Cash Collateralized or a backstop letter of credit reasonably satisfactory to the applicable L/C Issuer is in place), then from and after the Closing Date:
Section 7.01 Liens. No Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries shall, directly or indirectly, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon any of its property, assets or revenues, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, other than the following:
(a) Liens pursuant to any Loan Document;
(b) Liens existing on the Closing Date and listed on Schedule 7.01(b) to the Original Credit Agreement and any modifications, replacements, renewals, refinancings or extensions thereof; provided that (i) the Lien does not extend to any additional property other than (A) after-acquired property that is affixed or incorporated into the property covered by such Lien or financed by Indebtedness permitted under Section 7.03, and (B) proceeds and products thereof, and (ii) the replacement, renewal, extension or refinancing of the obligations secured or benefited by such Liens, to the extent constituting Indebtedness, is permitted by Section 7.03;
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(c) Liens for Taxes that are not overdue for a period of more than thirty (30) days or that are being contested in good faith and by appropriate actions diligently conducted, if adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the books of the applicable Person to the extent required in accordance with GAAP;
(d) statutory or common law Liens of landlords, sublandlords, carriers, warehousemen, mechanics, materialmen, repairmen, construction contractors or other like Liens that secure amounts not overdue for a period of more than forty-five (45) days or if more than forty-five (45) days overdue, that are unfiled and no other action has been taken to enforce such Lien or that are being contested in good faith and by appropriate actions diligently conducted, if adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the books of the applicable Person to the extent required in accordance with GAAP;
(e) (i) pledges or deposits in the ordinary course of business in connection with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and other social security legislation and (ii) pledges and deposits in the ordinary course of business securing liability for reimbursement or indemnification obligations of (including obligations in respect of letters of credit or bank guarantees for the benefit of) insurance carriers providing property, casualty or liability insurance to a Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;
(f) (i) deposits to secure the performance of bids, trade contracts, governmental contracts and leases (other than Indebtedness for borrowed money), statutory obligations, surety, stay, customs and appeal bonds, performance bonds and other obligations of a like nature (including (i) those to secure health, safety and environmental obligations and (ii) letters of credit and bank guarantees required or requested by any Governmental Authority in connection with any contract or Law) incurred in the ordinary course of business;
(g) easements, rights-of-way, restrictions, encroachments, protrusions and other similar encumbrances and other minor title defects affecting Real Property, and any exceptions on the final Mortgage Policies issued in connection with the Mortgaged Properties, that do not in the aggregate materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of a Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;
(h) Liens securing judgments for the payment of money not constituting an Event of Default under Section 8.01(h);
(i) leases, licenses, subleases or sublicenses granted to others in the ordinary course of business which do not (i) interfere in any material respect with the business of any Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole or (ii) secure any Indebtedness;
(j) Liens (i) 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 in the ordinary course of business and (ii) Liens on specific items of inventory or other goods and proceeds thereof of any Person securing such Person’s 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 in the ordinary course of business;
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(k) Liens (i) of a collection bank arising under Section 4-210 of the Uniform Commercial Code on items in the course of collection, (ii) attaching to commodity trading accounts or other commodities brokerage accounts incurred in the ordinary course of business and (iii) in favor of a banking or other financial institution arising as a matter of Law or under customary general terms and conditions encumbering deposits or other funds maintained with a financial institution (including the right of set-off) and that are within the general parameters customary in the banking industry or arising pursuant to such banking institution’s general terms and conditions;
(l) Liens (i) on cash advances in favor of the seller of any property to be acquired in an Investment permitted pursuant to Sections 7.02(i) and (n) to be applied against the purchase price for such Investment, and (ii) consisting of an agreement to Dispose of any property in a Disposition permitted under Section 7.05, in each case, solely to the extent such Investment or Disposition, as the case may be, would have been permitted on the date of the creation of such Lien;
(m) Liens (i) in favor of any Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary on assets of a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party securing permitted intercompany Indebtedness and (ii) in favor of any Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor;
(n) any interest or title of a lessor, sublessor, licensor or sublicensor under leases, subleases, licenses or sublicenses entered into by a Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business;
(o) Liens arising out of conditional sale, title retention, consignment or similar arrangements for sale of goods entered into by a Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business permitted by this Agreement;
(p) Liens deemed to exist in connection with Investments in repurchase agreements under Section 7.02;
(q) Liens encumbering reasonable customary initial deposits and margin deposits and similar Liens attaching to commodity trading accounts or other brokerage accounts incurred in the ordinary course of business and not for speculative purposes;
(r) Liens that are contractual rights of set-off or rights of pledge (i) relating to the establishment of depository relations with banks not given in connection with the issuance of Indebtedness, (ii) relating to pooled deposit or sweep accounts of a Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to permit satisfaction of overdraft or similar obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business of a Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or (iii) relating to purchase orders and other agreements entered into with customers of a Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business;
(s) Liens solely on any cash earnest money deposits made by a Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with any letter of intent or purchase agreement permitted hereunder;
(t) ground leases in respect of Real Property on which facilities owned or leased by a Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries are located;
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(u) Liens to secure Indebtedness permitted under Section 7.03(e); provided that (i) such Liens are created within 365 days of the acquisition, construction, repair, lease or improvement of the property subject to such Liens, (ii) such Liens do not at any time encumber property (except for replacements, additions and accessions to such property) other than the property financed by such Indebtedness and the proceeds and products thereof and customary security deposits and (iii) with respect to Capitalized Leases, such Liens do not at any time extend to or cover any assets (except for replacements, additions and accessions to such assets) other than the assets subject to such Capitalized Leases and the proceeds and products thereof and customary security deposits; provided that individual financings of equipment provided by one lender may be cross collateralized to other financings of equipment provided by such lender;
(v) Liens on property of any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party and that does not constitute Collateral, which Liens secure Indebtedness of Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties permitted under Section 7.03;
(w) Liens existing on property at the time of its acquisition or existing on the property of any Person at the time such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary (other than by designation as a Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to Section 6.14), in each case after the Closing Date (other than Liens on the Equity Interests of any Person that becomes a Restricted Subsidiary); provided that (i) such Lien was not created in contemplation of such acquisition or such Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary, (ii) such Lien does not extend to or cover any other assets or property (other than the proceeds or products thereof and other than after-acquired property subjected to a Lien securing Indebtedness and other obligations incurred prior to such time and which Indebtedness and other obligations are permitted hereunder that require, pursuant to their terms at such time, 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), (iii) the Indebtedness secured thereby is permitted under Section 7.03(g) and (iv) if such Liens attach to any ABL Priority Collateral, such Liens shall rank junior to the Liens on the ABL Priority Collateral securing the Secured Obligations pursuant to the ABL Intercreditor Agreement and/or the Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement and the representative of the holders of such Indebtedness shall become party to the ABL Intercreditor Agreement and/or Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement;
(x) (i) zoning, building, entitlement and other land use regulations by Governmental Authorities with which the normal operation of the business complies, and (ii) any zoning or similar law or right reserved to or vested in any Governmental Authority to control or regulate the use of any real property that does not materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of the Borrowers and their Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;
(y) Liens arising from precautionary Uniform Commercial Code or PPSA financing statement or similar filings;
(z) Liens on insurance policies and the proceeds thereof securing the financing of the premiums with respect thereto;
(aa) the modification, replacement, renewal or extension of any Lien permitted by clauses (u) and (w) of this Section 7.01; provided that (i) the Lien does not extend to any additional property, other than (A) after-acquired property that is affixed or incorporated into the property covered by such Lien and (B) proceeds and products thereof, and (ii) the renewal, extension or refinancing of the obligations secured or benefited by such Liens is permitted by Section 7.03 (to the extent constituting Indebtedness);
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(bb) (i) Liens on the Collateral securing Indebtedness with respect to the Cash Flow Credit Agreement and any “Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness” permitted to be incurred under Section 7.03(a) and (ii) Liens on the Collateral securing any Swap Contract or Cash Management Agreement (as defined in the Cash Flow Credit Agreement) incurred with the Cash Flow Administrative Agent (as defined in the Cash Flow Credit Agreement) or any Cash Flow Lender or of their respective Affiliates, in each case subject to the ABL Intercreditor Agreement;
(cc) Liens with respect to property or assets of a Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries securing obligations in an aggregate principal amount outstanding at any time not to exceed the greater of (i) $145,000,000 and (ii) 2.00% of Total Assets, in each case determined as of the date of incurrence; provided, that, if such Liens attach to any ABL Priority Collateral, such Liens shall rank junior to the Liens on the ABL Priority Collateral securing the Secured Obligations pursuant to the ABL Intercreditor Agreement and/or the Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement and the representative of the holders of such Indebtedness shall become party to the ABL Intercreditor Agreement and/or Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement;
(dd) Liens to secure Indebtedness (with only the priority permitted below) permitted under Section 7.03(q); provided that the representative of the holders of each such Indebtedness becomes party to (i) if such Indebtedness is secured by the Collateral on a pari passu basis (but without regard to the control of remedies) with the Cash Flow Debt and the ABL Intercreditor Agreement and (ii) if such Indebtedness is secured by the Collateral on a junior priority basis to the liens securing the Secured Obligations, the Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement as a “Junior Lien Representative” (as defined in the Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement);
(ee) Liens, including Liens on the Collateral ranking junior in priority to the Liens on the Collateral securing the Obligations, securing letters of credit permitted under Section 7.03(s);
(ff) Liens on specific items of inventory or other goods and the proceeds thereof securing such Person’s obligations in respect of documentary letters of credit or banker’s acceptances issued or created for the account of such Person to facilitate the purchase, shipment or storage of such inventory or goods; and
(gg) Liens on cash paid as a benefit on the group life insurance policies securing the COLI Loans.
(hh) Notwithstanding the foregoing, no consensual Liens shall exist on Equity Interests that constitute Collateral other than pursuant to clauses (a), (bb), (cc) and (dd) above.
(ii) For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 7.01, (A) Liens need not be incurred solely by reference to one category of Liens permitted by this Section 7.01 but are permitted to be incurred in part under any combination thereof and of any other available exemption, (B) in the event that a Lien (or any portion thereof) meets the criteria of one or more of the categories of Liens permitted by this Section 7.01, the U.S. Borrower may, in its sole discretion, classify or reclassify such Lien (or any portion thereof) in any manner that complies with this provision, (C) in the event that a portion of Indebtedness or other obligations secured by a Lien could be classified as secured in part pursuant to Section 7.01(dd) above (giving pro forma effect to the incurrence of such portion of such Indebtedness or other obligations), the U.S. Borrower, in its sole discretion, may classify such portion of such Indebtedness (and any obligations in respect thereof) as having been secured pursuant to Section 7.01(dd) above and thereafter the remainder of the Indebtedness or other obligations as having been secured pursuant to one or more of the other clauses of this Section 7.01 and if any such test would be satisfied in any subsequent fiscal quarter following the relevant date of determination, then such reclassification shall be deemed to have automatically occurred at such time and (D) with respect to any Lien securing Indebtedness that was permitted to secure such Indebtedness at the time of the incurrence of such Indebtedness, such Lien shall also be permitted to secure any amount permitted under Section 7.03(x) in respect of such Indebtedness. Any Liens in respect of the accrual of interest, the accretion of accreted value and the payment of interest in the form of additional Indebtedness, in each case in respect of any Indebtedness, shall not be deemed to be an incurrence of a Lien in respect of such Indebtedness for purposes of this Section 7.01.
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Section 7.02 Investments. No Borrower nor any of the Restricted Subsidiaries shall directly or indirectly, make any Investments, except:
(a) Investments by a Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in assets that were Cash Equivalents when such Investment was made;
(b) loans or advances to officers, directors, managers and employees of any Loan Party (or any direct or indirect parent thereof) or any of its Subsidiaries (i) for reasonable and customary business-related travel, entertainment, relocation and analogous ordinary business purposes, (ii) in connection with such Person’s purchase of Equity Interests of Holdings or any direct or indirect parent thereof directly from such issuing entity (provided that the amount of such loans and advances shall be contributed to the U.S. Borrower in cash as common equity) and (iii) for any other purposes not described in the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii); provided that the aggregate principal amount outstanding at any time under clause (iii) above shall not exceed $15,000,000;
(c) Investments by the U.S. Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the U.S. Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or any Person that will, upon such Investment become a Restricted Subsidiary; provided that (x) any Investment made by any Person that is not a Loan Party in any Loan Party pursuant to this clause (c) shall be subordinated in right of payment to the Loans and (y) any Investment made by any Loan Party in any Person that is not a Loan Party shall either (i) be made in the ordinary course of business or (ii) (A) be evidenced by a note pledged as Collateral on a first priority basis for the benefit of the Secured Obligations, which note shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (it being understood that an Intercompany Note shall be satisfactory to the Administrative Agent) and (B) be made only at a time when the Non-Guarantors Payment Conditions are met;
(d) Investments consisting of extensions of credit in the nature of accounts receivable or notes receivable arising from the grant of trade credit in the ordinary course of business, and Investments received in satisfaction or partial satisfaction thereof from financially troubled account debtors and other credits to suppliers in the ordinary course of business;
(e) Investments (excluding loans and advances made in lieu of Restricted Payments pursuant to and limited by Section 7.02(m) below) consisting of transactions permitted under Sections 7.01 (other than 7.01(p)), 7.03 (other than 7.03(c) and (d)), 7.04 (other than 7.04(c), (d) and (e)), 7.05 (other than 7.05(e)), 7.06 (other than 7.06(e) and (i)(iv)) and 7.13, respectively;
(f) Investments (i) existing or contemplated on the Closing Date and, with respect to each such Investments in an amount in excess of $2,500,000, set forth on Schedule 7.02(f) to the Original Credit Agreement and any modification, replacement, renewal, reinvestment or extension thereof and (ii) existing on the Closing Date by any Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in any Borrower or any other Restricted Subsidiary and any modification, renewal or extension thereof; provided that the amount of the original Investment is not increased except by the terms of such Investment as of the Closing Date or as otherwise permitted by this Section 7.02;
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(g) Investments in Swap Contracts permitted under Section 7.03;
(h) promissory notes and other non-cash consideration received in connection with Dispositions permitted by Section 7.05;
(i) any acquisition of all or substantially all the assets of a Person, or any Equity Interests in a Person that becomes a Restricted Subsidiary or a division or line of business of a Person (or any subsequent Investment made in a Person, division or line of business previously acquired in a Permitted Acquisition), in a single transaction or series of related transactions, if immediately after giving effect thereto: (i) any acquired or newly formed Restricted Subsidiary shall not be liable for any Indebtedness except for Indebtedness otherwise permitted by Section 7.03, (ii) to the extent required by the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement, (A) the property, assets and businesses acquired in such purchase or other acquisition shall constitute Collateral and (B) any such newly created or acquired Subsidiary (other than an Excluded Subsidiary or an Unrestricted Subsidiary) shall become a Guarantor, in each case, in accordance with Section 6.11 (any such acquisition, a “Permitted Acquisition”) and (iii) the Investment Payment Conditions are met;
(j) the Borrowers and their Restricted Subsidiaries may make Investments in an unlimited amount so long as immediately before and after giving pro forma effect to any such Investment, the Investment Payment Conditions are met;
(k) Investments in the ordinary course of business consisting of UCC Article 3 endorsements for collection or deposit and UCC Article 4 customary trade arrangements with customers consistent with past practices;
(l) Investments (including debt obligations and Equity Interests) received in connection with the bankruptcy or reorganization of suppliers and customers or in settlement of delinquent obligations of, or other disputes with, customers and suppliers arising in the ordinary course of business or upon the foreclosure with respect to any secured Investment or other transfer of title with respect to any secured Investment;
(m) loans and advances to the U.S. Borrower and any direct or indirect parent of the U.S. Borrower, 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 to such parent in accordance with Sections 7.06(g), (h) or (i);
(n) other Investments in an aggregate amount outstanding pursuant to this clause (n) (valued at the time of the making thereof, and without giving effect to any write-downs or write-offs thereof) at any time not to exceed the greater of (i) $290,000,000 and (ii) 4.00% of Total Assets (in each case, net of any return in respect thereof, including dividends, interest, distributions, returns of principal, profits on sale, repayments, income and similar amounts);
(o) advances of payroll payments to employees in the ordinary course of business;
(p) Investments to the extent that payment for such Investments is made solely with Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Equity Interests and the Equity Contribution) of any Borrower (or any direct or indirect parent of any Borrower);
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(q) Investments of a Restricted Subsidiary acquired after the Closing Date or of a Person merged or amalgamated or consolidated into any Borrower or merged, amalgamated or consolidated with a Restricted Subsidiary in accordance with Section 7.04 after the Closing Date to the extent that such Investments were not made in contemplation of or in connection with such acquisition, merger, amalgamation or consolidation and were in existence on the date of such acquisition, merger or consolidation;
(r) [Reserved];
(s) Investments constituting the non-cash portion of consideration received in a Disposition permitted by Section 7.05;
(t) Guarantees by a Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of leases (other than Capitalized Leases) or of other obligations that do not constitute Indebtedness, in each case entered into in the ordinary course of business;
(u) Investments constituting COLI Loans;
(v) Investments in Unrestricted Subsidiaries having an aggregate fair market value, taken together with all other Investments made pursuant to this clause (v) that are at the time outstanding, without giving effect to the sale of an Unrestricted Subsidiary to the extent the proceeds of such sale do not consist of cash or marketable securities (until such proceeds are converted to Cash Equivalents), not to exceed the greater of (i) $165,000,000 and (ii) 2.25% of Total Assets at the time of such Investment (with the fair market value of each Investment being measured at the time made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value); provided that any Investment made by any Loan Party pursuant to this clause (v) shall be subordinated in right of payment to the Loans; provided, that, immediately before and after giving pro forma effect to any such Investment, the Non-Guarantors Payment Conditions are met;
(w) any Investment in a Similar Business taken together with all other Investments made pursuant to this clause (w) that are at that time outstanding not to exceed the greater of (i) $290,000,000 and (ii) 4.00% of Total Assets (in each case, determined on the date such Investment is made, with the fair market value of each Investment being measured at the time made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value); provided, however, that if any Investment pursuant to this clause (w) is made in any Person that is not a Restricted Subsidiary of a Borrower at the date of the making of such Investment and such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary after such date, such investment shall thereafter be deemed to have been made pursuant to clause (c) above and shall cease to have been made pursuant to this clause (w); provided, that, immediately before and after giving pro forma effect to any such Investment, the Non-Guarantor Payment Conditions are met;
(x) Permitted Intercompany Activities;
(y) [Reserved]; and
(z) Investments in joint ventures of a Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken together with all other Investments made pursuant to this clause (z) that are at that time outstanding, not to exceed the greater of (i) $145,000,000 and (ii) 2.00% of Total Assets (in each case, determined on the date such Investment is made, with the fair market value of each Investment being measured at the time made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value); provided, that, immediately before and after giving pro forma effect to any such Investment, the Non-Guarantor Payment Conditions are met.
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For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 7.02, in the event that an item of Investment meets the criteria of more than one of the categories of Investments described above, the U.S. Borrower may, in its sole discretion, classify or later divide, classify or reclassify all or a portion of such item of Investment or any portion thereof in a manner that complies with this Section 7.02 and will only be required to include the amount and type of such Investment in one or more of the above clauses. In the event that a portion of the Investments could be classified as incurred under a Payment Conditions basket (giving pro forma effect to the making of such Investments), the U.S. Borrower, in its sole discretion, may classify such portion of such Investment as having been incurred pursuant to such Payment Conditions basket and thereafter the remainder of the Investments as having been incurred pursuant to one or more of the other clauses of this Section 7.02 and if any such test would be satisfied in any subsequent fiscal quarter following the relevant date of determination, then such reclassification shall be deemed to have automatically occurred at such time.
Section 7.03 Indebtedness. No Borrower nor any of the Restricted Subsidiaries shall directly or indirectly, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Indebtedness, except:
(a) Indebtedness of any Loan Party under (i) the Loan Documents, (ii) the Cash Flow Credit Agreement (including any Incremental Facility permitted to be incurred thereunder pursuant to Section 2.14 thereof as in effect on the Second Restatement Effective Date), and any “Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness” (as defined therein on the Second Restatement Effective Date) in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $3,480,000,000, (iii) the 2026 Dollar Senior Notes Documents in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $568,000,000, and (iv) the Euro Senior Notes Documents in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed €235,000,000 and, in the case of clause (ii), (iii) and (iv) , any Permitted Refinancing thereof;
(b) (i) Indebtedness outstanding on the Closing Date and listed on Schedule 7.03(b) to the Original Credit Agreement and any Permitted Refinancing thereof and (ii) Indebtedness owed to a Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary outstanding on the Closing Date and any refinancing thereof with Indebtedness owed to a Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in a principal amount that does not exceed the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of the intercompany Indebtedness so refinanced; provided that (x) any Indebtedness advanced by any Person that is not a Loan Party to any Loan Party pursuant to this clause (b) shall be subordinated in right of payment to the Loans and (y) any Indebtedness advanced by any Loan Party to any Person that is not a Loan Party shall either (i) be made in the ordinary course of business or (ii) be evidenced by a note pledged as Collateral for the benefit of the Secured Obligations subject to the terms of the ABL Intercreditor Agreement, which note shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (it being understood that an Intercompany Note shall be satisfactory to the Administrative Agent);
(c) Guarantees by a Borrower and any Restricted Subsidiary in respect of Indebtedness of a Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of a Borrower otherwise permitted hereunder; provided that (A) no Guarantee (other than Guarantees by a Foreign Subsidiary of Indebtedness of another Foreign Subsidiary) of any Senior Notes, the Cash Flow Credit Agreement or any Indebtedness constituting Junior Financing with a principal amount in excess of the Threshold Amount shall be permitted unless such guaranteeing party shall have also provided a Guarantee of the Secured Obligations on the terms set forth herein and (B) if the Indebtedness being Guaranteed is subordinated to the Secured Obligations, such Guarantee shall be subordinated to the Guarantee of the Secured Obligations on terms at least as favorable to the Lenders as those contained in the subordination of such Indebtedness;
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(d) Indebtedness of a Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary owing to a Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (or issued or transferred to any direct or indirect parent of a Loan Party which is substantially contemporaneously transferred to a Loan Party or any Restricted Subsidiary of a Loan Party) to the extent constituting an Investment permitted by Section 7.02; provided that all such Indebtedness advanced by any Loan Party to any Person that is not a Loan Party shall be evidenced by an Intercompany Note and any such Indebtedness advanced by any Person that is not a Loan Party to any Loan Party shall be subordinated in right of payment to the Loans (for the avoidance of doubt, any such Indebtedness owing to a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party shall be deemed to be expressly subordinated in right of payment to the Loans unless the terms of such Indebtedness expressly provide otherwise);
(e) (i) Attributable Indebtedness and other Indebtedness (including Capitalized Leases) financing an acquisition, construction, repair, replacement, lease or improvement of a fixed or capital asset incurred by a Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary prior to or within 365 days after the acquisition, construction, repair, replacement, lease or improvement of the applicable asset in an aggregate amount not to exceed the greater of (i) $290,000,000 and (ii) 4.00% of Total Assets, in each case determined at the time of incurrence (together with any Permitted Refinancings thereof) at any time outstanding, (ii) Attributable Indebtedness arising out of sale-leaseback transactions permitted by Section 7.05(m) and (iii) any Permitted Refinancing of any of the foregoing;
(f) Indebtedness in respect of Swap Contracts designed to hedge against a Borrower’s or any Restricted Subsidiary’s exposure to interest rates, foreign exchange rates or commodities pricing risks incurred in the ordinary course of business and not for speculative purposes;
(g) Indebtedness of a Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary incurred or assumed in connection with any Permitted Acquisition, and any Permitted Refinancing thereof; provided such Indebtedness is permitted pursuant to Section 7.03(g) of the Cash Flow Credit Agreement as in effect on the Second Restatement Effective Date; provided further that any such Indebtedness incurred by a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party, together with any Indebtedness incurred by a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party pursuant to Sections 7.03(q) and 7.03(v), does not exceed in the aggregate at any time outstanding the greater of (i) $165,000,000 and (ii) 2.25% of Total Assets, in each case determined at the time of incurrence;
(h) Indebtedness representing deferred compensation to employees of a Borrower (or any direct or indirect parent thereof) or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course of business;
(i) Indebtedness consisting of promissory notes issued by a Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to current or former officers, managers, consultants, directors and employees, their respective estates, spouses or former spouses to finance the purchase or redemption of Equity Interests of a Borrower or any direct or indirect parent of a Borrower permitted by Section 7.06;
(j) Indebtedness incurred by a Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in a Permitted Acquisition, any other Investment expressly permitted hereunder or any Disposition, in each case, constituting indemnification obligations or obligations in respect of purchase price (including earnouts) or other similar adjustments;
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(k) Indebtedness consisting of obligations of a Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries under deferred compensation or other similar arrangements incurred by such Person in connection with Permitted Acquisitions or any other Investment expressly permitted hereunder;
(l) obligations in respect of Cash Management Agreements and other Indebtedness in respect of netting services, automatic clearinghouse arrangements, overdraft protections and similar arrangements in each case in connection with deposit accounts;
(m) Indebtedness of the Borrowers or any of their Restricted Subsidiaries, in an aggregate principal amount that at the time of, and after giving effect to, the incurrence thereof, would not exceed (x) the greater of (i) $290,000,000 and (ii) 4.00% of Total Assets at any time outstanding plus (y) 200% of the cumulative amount of the net cash proceeds and Cash Equivalent proceeds from the sale of Equity Interests (other than Excluded Contributions, proceeds of Disqualified Equity Interests, Specified Equity Contributions or sales of Equity Interests to a Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries) of a Borrower or any direct or indirect parent of a Borrower after the Closing Date and on or prior to such time (including upon exercise of warrants or options) which proceeds have been contributed as common equity to the capital of a Borrower that has been Not Otherwise Applied;
(n) Indebtedness consisting of (a) the financing of insurance premiums or (b) take-or-pay obligations contained in supply arrangements, in each case, in the ordinary course of business;
(o) Indebtedness incurred by a Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of letters of credit, bank guarantees, bankers’ acceptances or similar instruments issued or created in the ordinary course of business, including in respect of workers’ compensation claims, health, disability or other employee benefits or property, casualty or liability insurance or self-insurance or other Indebtedness with respect to reimbursement-type obligations regarding workers compensation claims; provided that any reimbursement obligations in respect thereof are reimbursed within 30 Business Days following the incurrence thereof;
(p) obligations in respect of performance, bid, appeal and surety bonds and performance and completion guarantees and similar obligations provided by a Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries 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 past practice;
(q) Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 7.03(q), (s) or (u) of the Cash Flow Credit Agreement as in effect on the Second Restatement Effective Date; provided, that any such Indebtedness incurred by a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party, together with any Indebtedness incurred by a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party pursuant to Sections 7.03(g) and 7.03(v), does not exceed in the aggregate at any time outstanding, the greater of (i) $165,000,000 and (ii) 2.25% of Total Assets, in each case determined at the time of incurrence;
(r) Indebtedness supported by a Letter of Credit or any letter of credit issued under the Cash Flow Credit Agreement, in a principal amount not to exceed the face amount of such Letter of Credit or letter of credit;
(s) Indebtedness in the form of letters of credit, bank guarantees or similar obligations in an aggregate face amount not to exceed $50,000,000 at any time outstanding;
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(t) [Reserved];
(u) Indebtedness incurred by a Foreign Subsidiary that is not a Canadian Subsidiary which, when aggregated with the principal amount of all other Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this clause (u) and then outstanding, does not exceed 10% of Foreign Subsidiary Total Assets;
(v) unsecured Indebtedness of a Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary; provided that any such Indebtedness owed by a Person that is not a Loan Party is permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 7.03(w) of the Cash Flow Credit Agreement as in effect on the Second Restatement Effective Date; provided, that any such Indebtedness incurred by a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party, together with any Indebtedness incurred by a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party pursuant to Sections 7.03(g) or 7.03(q) does not exceed in the aggregate at any time outstanding, the greater of (i) $165,000,000 and (ii) 2.25% of Total Assets, in each case determined at the time of incurrence;
(w) Indebtedness arising from Permitted Intercompany Activities;
(x) all premiums (if any), interest (including post-petition interest), fees, expenses, charges and additional or contingent interest on obligations described in clauses (a) through (w) above.
For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 7.03, in the event that an item of Indebtedness meets the criteria of more than one of the categories of Indebtedness described in clauses (a) through (x) above, the U.S. Borrower shall, in its sole discretion, classify or later divide, classify or reclassify all or any portion of such item of Indebtedness (or any portion thereof) in a manner that complies with this Section 7.03 and will only be required to include the amount and type of such Indebtedness in one or more of the above clauses; provided that all Indebtedness outstanding under the Loan Documents, the Cash Flow Credit Agreement and any Senior Notes Documents and, in each case, any Permitted Refinancing thereof, will at all times be deemed to be outstanding in reliance only on the exception in Section 7.03(a). In the event that a portion of Indebtedness or other obligations could be classified as incurred under a “ratio-based” basket (giving pro forma effect to the incurrence of such portion of such Indebtedness or other obligations), the U.S. Borrower, in its sole discretion, may classify such portion of such Indebtedness (and any obligations in respect thereof) as having been incurred pursuant to such “ratio-based” basket and thereafter the remainder of the Indebtedness or other obligations as having been incurred pursuant to one or more of the other clauses of this Section 7.03 and if any such test would be satisfied in any subsequent fiscal quarter following the relevant date of determination, then such reclassification shall be deemed to have automatically occurred at such time. The accrual of interest, the accretion of accreted value and the payment of interest in the form of additional Indebtedness shall not be deemed to be an incurrence of Indebtedness for purposes of this Section 7.03.
Section 7.04 Fundamental Changes. No Borrower nor any of the Restricted Subsidiaries shall merge, amalgamate, dissolve, liquidate, consolidate with or into another Person, or Dispose of (whether in one transaction or in a series of transactions) all or substantially all of its assets (whether now owned or hereafter acquired) to or in favor of any Person, except that:
(a) any Restricted Subsidiary (other than the Canadian Borrower) may merge, amalgamate or consolidate with (i) any Borrower (including a merger, the purpose of which is to reorganize such Borrower into a new jurisdiction); provided that such Borrower shall be the continuing or surviving Person and such merger does not result in the U.S. Borrower ceasing to be a corporation, partnership or limited liability company organized under the Laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia, or in the case of the Canadian Borrower, Canada or any province or territory thereof or (ii) one or more other Restricted Subsidiaries; provided that when any Person that is a Loan Party is merging or amalgamating with a Restricted Subsidiary, a Loan Party shall be the continuing or surviving Person; and an updated Borrowing Base Certificate shall have been delivered if the Borrowing Base after giving effect to such transaction would decrease by more than $17,500,000.
(b) (i) any Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party may merge, amalgamate or consolidate with or into any other Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party and (ii) any Subsidiary may liquidate or dissolve or any Borrower or any Subsidiary may change its legal form (x) if such Borrower determines in good faith that such action is in the best interest of such Borrower and its Subsidiaries and if not materially disadvantageous to the Lenders and (y) to the extent such Restricted Subsidiary is a Loan Party, any assets or business not otherwise disposed of or transferred in accordance with Sections 7.02 (other than Section 7.02(e)) or Section 7.05 or, in the case of any such business, discontinued, shall be transferred to otherwise owned or conducted by another Loan Party after giving effect to such liquidation or dissolution (it being understood that in the case of any change in legal form, a Subsidiary that is a Guarantor will remain a Guarantor unless such Guarantor is otherwise permitted to cease being a Guarantor hereunder);
(c) any Restricted Subsidiary may Dispose of all or substantially all of its assets (upon voluntary liquidation or otherwise) to a Borrower or to another Restricted Subsidiary; provided that if the transferor in such a transaction is a Guarantor, then (i) the transferee must be a Guarantor or a Borrower or (ii) to the extent constituting an Investment, such Investment must be a permitted Investment in or Indebtedness of a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party in accordance with Sections 7.02 and 7.03, respectively;
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(d) so long as no Default exists or would result therefrom, any Borrower may merge, amalgamate or consolidate with any other Person; provided that (i) such Borrower shall be the continuing or surviving corporation or (ii) if the Person formed by or surviving any such merger or consolidation is not such Borrower (any such Person, the “Successor Company”), (A) a Successor Company to the U.S. Borrower shall be an entity organized or existing under the Laws of the United States, any state thereof, the District of Columbia or any territory thereof and a Successor Company to the Canadian Borrower shall be an entity organized or existing under the Laws of Canada or any province or territory thereof, (B) the Successor Company shall expressly assume all the obligations of such Borrower under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which such Borrower is a party pursuant to a supplement hereto or thereto in form reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, (C) each applicable Guarantor, unless it is the other party to such merger, amalgamation or consolidation, shall have confirmed that its Guaranty shall apply to the Successor Company’s obligations under the Loan Documents, (D) each applicable Guarantor, unless it is the other party to such merger, amalgamation or consolidation, shall have by a supplement to the Security Agreement and other applicable Collateral Documents confirmed that its obligations thereunder shall apply to the Successor Company’s obligations under the Loan Documents, (E) if requested by the Administrative Agent, each mortgagor of a Mortgaged Property, unless it is the other party to such merger, amalgamation or consolidation, shall have by an amendment to or restatement of the applicable Mortgage (or other instrument reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent) confirmed that its obligations thereunder shall apply to the Successor Company’s obligations under the Loan Documents, if applicable and (F) the Borrowers shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent an officer’s certificate and an opinion of counsel, each stating that such merger, amalgamation or consolidation and such supplement to this Agreement or any Collateral Document preserves the enforceability of this Agreement, the Guaranty and the Collateral Documents and the perfection of the Liens under the Collateral Documents; provided, further, that if the foregoing are satisfied, the Successor Company will succeed to, and be substituted for, the applicable Borrower under this Agreement; and
(e) so long as no Default exists or would result therefrom (in the case of a merger involving a Loan Party), any Restricted Subsidiary may merge, amalgamate or consolidate with any other Person in order to effect an Investment permitted pursuant to Section 7.02; provided that the continuing or surviving Person shall be a Restricted Subsidiary or a Borrower, which together with each of its Restricted Subsidiaries, shall have complied with the requirements of Section 6.11 to the extent required pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement;
(f) so long as no Default exists or would result therefrom, a merger, amalgamation dissolution, liquidation, consolidation or Disposition, the purpose of which is to effect a Disposition permitted pursuant to Section 7.05;
(g) any Borrower and its respective Subsidiaries may consummate Permitted Intercompany Activities; and
(h) the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries may effect the formation, dissolution, liquidation or Disposition of any Subsidiary that is a Delaware Divided LLC, provided that, upon formation of such Delaware Divided LLC, the Borrowers have complied with Section 6.11 to the extent applicable.
Section 7.05 Dispositions. No Borrower, nor any of the Restricted Subsidiaries shall, directly or indirectly, make any Disposition, except:
(a) (i) Dispositions of obsolete, worn out or surplus property, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, in the ordinary course of business and Dispositions of property no longer used or useful in the conduct of the business of the Borrowers or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and (ii) Dispositions of property no longer used or useful in the conduct of the business of the Borrowers and their Restricted Subsidiaries outside the ordinary course of business (and for consideration complying with the requirements applicable to Dispositions pursuant to clause (j) below) in an aggregate amount not to exceed $25,000,000;
(b) Dispositions of inventory or goods held for sale and immaterial assets (including allowing any registrations or any applications for registration of any immaterial intellectual property to lapse or go abandoned in the ordinary course of business), in each case, in the ordinary course of business;
(c) Dispositions of property to the extent that (i) such property is exchanged for credit against the purchase price of similar replacement property or (ii) the proceeds of such Disposition are promptly applied to the purchase price of such replacement property;
(d) Dispositions of property to the Borrowers or any Restricted Subsidiary; provided that if the transferor of such property is a Loan Party, (i) the transferee thereof must be a Loan Party or (ii) if such transaction constitutes an Investment, such transaction is permitted under Section 7.02;
(e) to the extent constituting Dispositions, transactions permitted by Sections 7.01, 7.02 (other than Section 7.02(e)), 7.04 (other than Section 7.04(f)) and 7.06;
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(f) Dispositions contemplated as of the Closing Date and listed on Schedule 7.05(f) to the Original Credit Agreement;
(g) Dispositions of Cash Equivalents;
(h) (i) leases, subleases, licenses or sublicenses (including the provision of software under an open source license), in each case in the ordinary course of business and which do not materially interfere with the business of the Borrowers or any of their Restricted Subsidiaries and (ii) Dispositions of intellectual property that do not materially interfere with the business of the Borrowers or any of their Restricted Subsidiaries so long as Holdings, the Borrowers or any of their Restricted Subsidiaries receives a license or other ownership rights to use such intellectual property;
(i) transfers of property subject to Casualty Events upon receipt of the net proceeds of such Casualty Event;
(j) Dispositions of property; provided that (i) at the time of such Disposition (other than any such Disposition made pursuant to a legally binding commitment entered into at a time when no Default exists), no Default shall exist or would result from such Disposition, (ii) with respect to any Disposition pursuant to this clause (j) for a purchase price in excess of $40,000,000, the Borrowers or any of their Restricted Subsidiaries shall receive not less than 75% of such consideration in the form of cash or Cash Equivalents (in each case, free and clear of all Liens at the time received, other than nonconsensual Liens permitted by Section 7.01 and Liens permitted by Sections 7.01(a), (f), (k), (p), (q), (r)(i), (r)(ii) and (dd) (only to the extent the Secured Obligations are secured by such cash and Cash Equivalents) and (iii) if any ABL Priority Collateral with an aggregate value of greater than $17,500,000 is Disposed of, an updated Borrowing Base Certificate shall have been delivered and the Borrowing Base shall immediately be deemed recalculated in reliance thereon; provided, however, that for the purposes of this clause (j)(ii), the following shall be deemed to be cash: (A) any liabilities (as shown on such Borrower’s (or the Restricted Subsidiaries’, as applicable) most recent balance sheet provided hereunder or in the footnotes thereto) of Holdings or such Restricted Subsidiary, other than liabilities that are by their terms subordinated to the payment in cash of the Secured Obligations, that are assumed by the transferee with respect to the applicable Disposition and for which the such Borrower and all of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall have been validly released by all applicable creditors in writing, (B) any securities received by such Borrower or the applicable Restricted Subsidiary from such transferee that are converted by such Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary into cash or Cash Equivalents (to the extent of the cash or Cash Equivalents received) within 180 days following the closing of the applicable Disposition, and (C) aggregate non-cash consideration received by such Borrower or the applicable Restricted Subsidiary having an aggregate fair market value (determined as of the closing of the applicable Disposition for which such non-cash consideration is received) not to exceed 4.0% of Total Assets at any time (net of any non-cash consideration converted into cash and Cash Equivalents);
(k) [Reserved];
(l) Dispositions or discounts without recourse of accounts receivable in connection with the compromise or collection thereof in the ordinary course of business;
(m) Dispositions of property pursuant to sale-leaseback transactions; provided that the fair market value of all property so Disposed of after the Closing Date shall not exceed $100,000,000;
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(n) any swap of assets in exchange for services or other assets of comparable or greater value or usefulness to the business of a Borrower and its Subsidiaries as a whole, as determined in good faith by the management of such Borrower;
(o) any issuance or sale of Equity Interests in, or Indebtedness or other securities of, an Unrestricted Subsidiary (other than Unrestricted Subsidiaries the primary assets of which are cash and/or Cash Equivalents) (or a Restricted Subsidiary which owns an Unrestricted Subsidiary so long as such Restricted Subsidiary owns no assets other than the Equity Interests of such an Unrestricted Subsidiary);
(p) the unwinding of any Swap Contract pursuant to its terms;
(q) 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;
(r) the lapse or abandonment in the ordinary course of business of any registrations or applications for registration of any immaterial IP Rights;
(s) Permitted Intercompany Activities; and
(t) Dispositions to effect the formation of any Subsidiary that is a Delaware Divided LLC, provided that upon formation of such Delaware Divided LLC, the Borrowers have complied with Section 6.11, to the extent applicable.
provided that any Disposition of any property pursuant to this Section 7.05 (except pursuant to Sections 7.05(e), (i), (p), (r) and (s) and except for Dispositions from a Loan Party to any other Loan Party) shall be for no less than the fair market value of such property at the time of such Disposition. To the extent any Collateral is Disposed of as expressly permitted by this Section 7.05 to any Person other than a Loan Party, such Collateral shall be sold free and clear of the Liens created by the Loan Documents, and the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, as applicable, shall be authorized to take any actions deemed appropriate in order to effect the foregoing.
Section 7.06 Restricted Payments. No Borrower nor any of the Restricted Subsidiaries shall declare or make, directly or indirectly, any Restricted Payment, except:
(a) each Restricted Subsidiary may make Restricted Payments to the Borrowers and other Restricted Subsidiaries (and, in the case of a Restricted Payment by a non-wholly owned Restricted Subsidiary that is not wholly-owned directly or indirectly by the U.S. Borrower, to the U.S. Borrower and any other Restricted Subsidiary and to each other owner of Equity Interests of such Restricted Subsidiary based on their relative ownership interests of the relevant class of Equity Interests);
(b) the Borrowers and the Restricted Subsidiaries may declare and make Restricted Payments payable solely in the Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Equity Interests not otherwise permitted by Section 7.03) of such Person;
(c) Restricted Payments to effect the Transactions;
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(d) the Borrowers may make additional Restricted Payments so long as, on a pro forma basis after giving effect thereto, the Distribution Payment Conditions are satisfied at such time;
(e) to the extent constituting Restricted Payments, the Borrowers and the Restricted Subsidiaries may enter into and consummate transactions expressly permitted by any provision of Sections 7.02 (other than Sections 7.02(e) and (m)), 7.04 or 7.08 (other than Sections 7.08(e) and (j));
(f) repurchases of Equity Interests in the Borrowers (or any direct or indirect parent thereof) or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrowers deemed to occur upon exercise of stock options or warrants if such Equity Interests represent a portion of the exercise price of such options or warrants;
(g) the Borrowers and the Restricted Subsidiaries may pay (or make Restricted Payments to allow such Borrower or any other direct or indirect parent thereof to pay) for the repurchase, retirement or other acquisition or retirement for value of Equity Interests of such Restricted Subsidiary (or of a Borrower or any other such direct or indirect parent thereof) from any future, present or former employee, officer, director, manager or consultant of such Restricted Subsidiary (or such Borrower or any other direct or indirect parent of such Restricted Subsidiary) or any of its Subsidiaries upon the death, disability, retirement or termination of employment of any such Person or pursuant to any employee or director equity plan, employee, manager or director stock option plan or any other employee or director benefit plan or any agreement (including any stock subscription or shareholder agreement) with any employee, manager, director, officer or consultant of such Restricted Subsidiary (or such Borrower or any other direct or indirect parent thereof) or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; provided that the aggregate amount of Restricted Payments made pursuant to this clause (g) shall not exceed $30,000,000 in any calendar year (which shall increase to $60,000,000 subsequent to the consummation of a Qualified IPO) (with unused amounts in any calendar year being carried over to succeeding calendar years subject to a maximum of $50,000,000 in any calendar year or $100,000,000 subsequent to the consummation of a Qualified IPO, respectively); provided, further, that such amount in any calendar year may be increased by an amount not to exceed:
(i) to the extent contributed to a Borrower, the net cash proceeds from the sale of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Equity Interests or Specified Equity Contributions) of any of such Borrower’s direct or indirect parent companies, in each case to members of management, managers, directors or consultants of Holdings, such Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or any of its direct or indirect parent companies that occurs after the Closing Date, to the extent net cash proceeds from the sale of such Equity Interests have been Not Otherwise Applied; plus
(ii) the net cash proceeds of key man life insurance policies received by the Borrowers or their Restricted Subsidiaries; less
(iii) the amount of any Restricted Payments previously made with the cash proceeds described in clauses (i) and (ii) of this Section 7.06(g);
(h) the Borrowers may make Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount not to exceed, when combined with prepayment of Indebtedness pursuant to Section 7.13(a)(iv), the greater of (i) $215,000,000 and (ii) 3.00% of Total Assets;
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(i) the Borrowers may make Restricted Payments to any direct or indirect parent of the U.S. Borrower:
(i) to pay its operating costs and expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business and other corporate overhead costs and expenses (including administrative, legal, accounting and similar expenses provided by third parties), which are reasonable and customary and incurred in the ordinary course of business and attributable to the ownership or operations of the U.S. Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries and, Transaction Expenses and any reasonable and customary indemnification claims made by directors, managers or officers of such parent attributable to the ownership or operations of the Borrowers and their Restricted Subsidiaries;
(ii) the proceeds of which shall be used by such parent to pay franchise Taxes and other fees, Taxes and expenses required to maintain its (or any of its direct or indirect parents’) corporate existence;
(iii) for any taxable period ending after the Closing Date (A) in which a Borrower and/or any of its Subsidiaries is a member of a consolidated, combined, unitary or similar Tax group (a “Tax Group”) of which a direct or indirect parent of a Borrower is the common parent or (B) in which a Borrower is treated as a disregarded entity or partnership for U.S. federal, state and/or local income tax purposes, to pay U.S. federal, state and local and foreign Taxes that are attributable to the taxable income, revenue, receipts, gross receipts, gross profits, capital or margin of such Borrower and/or its Subsidiaries; provided that for each taxable period, the amount of such payments made in respect of such taxable period in the aggregate shall not exceed the amount of such Taxes that the such Borrower and its Subsidiaries would have been required to pay if they were a stand-alone Tax Group with the such Borrower as the corporate common parent of such stand-alone Tax Group; provided, further, that the permitted payment pursuant to this clause (iii) with respect to any Taxes of any Unrestricted Subsidiary shall be limited to the amount actually paid with respect to such period by such Unrestricted Subsidiary to such Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries for the purposes of paying such consolidated, combined unitary or similar Taxes;
(iv) to finance any Investment that would be permitted to be made pursuant to Section 7.02 if such parent were subject to such Section; provided that (A) such Restricted Payment shall be made substantially concurrently with the closing of such Investment and (B) such parent shall, immediately following the closing thereof, cause (1) all property acquired (whether assets or Equity Interests) to be contributed to the U.S. Borrower or the Restricted Subsidiaries or (2) the merger (to the extent permitted in Section 7.04) of the Person formed or acquired into the U.S. Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries in order to consummate such Permitted Acquisition or Investment, in each case, in accordance with the requirements of Section 6.11;
(v) the proceeds of which shall be used to pay customary salary, bonus and other benefits payable to officers and employees of Holdings or any direct or indirect parent company of Holdings to the extent such salaries, bonuses and other benefits are attributable to the ownership or operation of the U.S. Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries; and
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(vi) the proceeds of which shall be used by Holdings to pay (or to make Restricted Payments to allow any direct or indirect parent thereof to pay) fees and expenses (other than to Affiliates) related to any unsuccessful equity or debt offering by Holdings (or any direct or indirect parent thereof) that is directly attributable to the operations of the U.S. Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries;
(j) the Borrowers or any Restricted Subsidiary may (i) pay cash in lieu of fractional Equity Interests in connection with any dividend, split or combination thereof or any Permitted Acquisition and (ii) honor any conversion request by a holder of convertible Indebtedness and make cash payments in lieu of fractional shares in connection with any such conversion and may make payments on convertible Indebtedness in accordance with its terms;
(k) after a Qualified IPO, (i) any Restricted Payment by the Borrowers or any other direct or indirect parent of any Borrower to pay listing fees and other costs and expenses attributable to being a publicly traded company which are reasonable and customary and (ii) Restricted Payments not to exceed up to the sum of (A) up to 6% per annum of the net proceeds received by (or contributed to) any Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries from such Qualified IPO and (B) the amount of Restricted Payments permitted by Section 7.06(l)(ii)(B) under the Cash Flow Credit Agreement (as in effect on the Second Restatement Effective Date); provided, that, immediately before and after giving pro forma effect to any such Restricted Payment pursuant to clause (B), the Non-Guarantor Payment Conditions are met;
(l) payments made or expected to be made by a Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of required withholding or similar non-US Taxes with respect to any future, present or former employee, director, manager or consultant and any repurchases of Equity Interests in consideration of such payments including deemed repurchases in connection with the exercise of stock options;
(m) Restricted Payments permitted by Section 7.06(n) under the Cash Flow Credit Agreement (as in effect on the Second Restatement Effective Date); provided, that, immediately before and after giving pro forma effect to any such Restricted Payment, the Non-Guarantor Payment Conditions are met;
(n) the distribution, by dividend or otherwise, of Equity Interests of, or Indebtedness owed to the Borrowers or a Restricted Subsidiary by an Unrestricted Subsidiary (other than Unrestricted Subsidiaries the primary assets of which are cash and/or Cash Equivalents) (or a Restricted Subsidiary that owns an Unrestricted Subsidiary; provided that such Restricted Subsidiary owns no assets other than Equity Interests of an Unrestricted Subsidiary (other than Unrestricted Subsidiaries the primary assets of which are cash and/or Cash Equivalents)); and
(o) Restricted Payments that are made (i) in an amount equal to the amount of Excluded Contributions previously received and Not Otherwise Applied and (ii) without duplication with clause (i), in an amount equal to the net proceeds from a Disposition in respect of property or assets acquired after the Closing Date, if the acquisition of such property or assets was financed with Excluded Contributions.
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For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 7.06, in the event that a Restricted Payment meets the criteria of more than one of the categories of Restricted Payments described above, the U.S. Borrower may, in its sole discretion, classify or later divide, classify or reclassify all or a portion of such Restricted Payment or any portion thereof in a manner that complies with this Section 7.06 and will only be required to include the amount and type of such Restricted Payment in one or more of the above clauses. In the event that a Restricted Payment or other obligations could be classified as incurred under a Payment Conditions basket (giving pro forma effect to the making of such portion of such Restricted Payment), the U.S. Borrower, in its sole discretion, may classify such portion of such Restricted Payment (and any obligations in respect thereof) as having been made pursuant to such Payment Conditions basket and thereafter the remainder of the Restricted Payment as having been made pursuant to one or more of the other clauses of this Section 7.06 and if any such test would be satisfied in any subsequent fiscal quarter following the relevant date of determination, then such reclassification shall be deemed to have automatically occurred at such time.
Section 7.07 Change in Nature of Business. The Borrowers shall not, nor shall the Borrowers permit any of the Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, engage in any material line of business substantially different from those lines of business conducted by the Borrowers and the Restricted Subsidiaries on the Closing Date or any business reasonably related, complementary, synergistic or ancillary thereto or reasonable extensions thereof.
Section 7.08 Transactions with Affiliates. The Borrowers shall not, nor shall the Borrowers permit any of the Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, enter into any transaction of any kind with any Affiliate of a Borrower, whether or not in the ordinary course of business, other than (a) loans and other transactions among the Borrowers and their Restricted Subsidiaries or any entity that becomes a Restricted Subsidiary as a result of such loan or other transaction to the extent permitted under this Article VII, (b) on terms substantially as favorable to such Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary as would be obtainable by such Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary at the time in a comparable arm’s-length transaction with a Person other than an Affiliate, (c) the Transactions and the payment of Transaction Expenses as part of or in connection with the Transactions, (d) so long as no Event of Default under Sections 8.01(a) or (f) has occurred and is continuing, the payment of management, monitoring, consulting, transaction, termination and advisory fees in an aggregate amount pursuant to the Investor Management Agreement and related indemnities and reasonable expenses, (e) Restricted Payments permitted under Section 7.06 and Investments permitted under Section 7.02, (f) employment and severance arrangements between a Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries and their respective officers and employees in the ordinary course of business and transactions pursuant to stock option plans and employee benefit plans and arrangements in the ordinary course of business, (g) the payment of customary fees and reasonable out of pocket costs to, and indemnities provided on behalf of, directors, managers, officers, employees and consultants of a Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries (or any direct or indirect parent of such Borrower) in the ordinary course of business to the extent attributable to the ownership or operation of a Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, (h) transactions pursuant to agreements in existence on the Closing Date and set forth on Schedule 7.08 to the Original Credit Agreement or any amendment thereto to the extent such an amendment is not adverse to the Lenders in any material respect, (i) customary payments by a Borrower and any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to the Investors made for any financial advisory, 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 a majority of the members of the board of directors or managers or a majority of the disinterested members of the board of directors or managers of a Borrower, in good faith, (j) payments by a Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to any tax sharing agreements with any direct or indirect parent of such Borrower to the extent attributable to the ownership or operation of such Borrower and the Subsidiaries, but only to the extent permitted by Section 7.06(i)(iii), (k) the issuance or transfer of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Equity Interests) of Holdings to any Permitted Holder or to any former, current or future director, manager, officer, employee or consultant (or any Affiliate of any of the foregoing) of a Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or any direct or indirect parent thereof, (l) [Reserved], (m) Permitted Intercompany Activities or (n) a joint venture which would constitute a transaction with an Affiliate solely as a result of any Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary owning an equity interest or otherwise controlling such joint venture or similar entity.
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Section 7.09 Burdensome Agreements. The Borrowers shall not, nor shall the Borrowers permit any of the Restricted Subsidiaries to, enter into or permit to exist any Contractual Obligation (other than this Agreement or any other Loan Document) that limits the ability of (a) any Restricted Subsidiary of a Borrower that is not a Guarantor to make Restricted Payments to a Borrower or any Guarantor or to make or repay intercompany loans and advances to a Borrower or any Guarantor or (b) any Loan Party to create, incur, assume or suffer to exist Liens on property of such Person for the benefit of the Lenders with respect to the Facilities and the Secured Obligations or under the Loan Documents; provided that the foregoing clauses (a) and (b) shall not apply to Contractual Obligations which (i)(x) exist on the Closing Date and (to the extent not otherwise permitted by this Section 7.09) are listed on Schedule 7.09 to the Original Credit Agreement and (y) to the extent Contractual Obligations permitted by clause (x) are set forth in an agreement evidencing Indebtedness, are set forth in any agreement evidencing any permitted modification, replacement, renewal, extension or refinancing of such Indebtedness so long as such modification, replacement, renewal, extension or refinancing does not expand the scope of such Contractual Obligation, (ii) are binding on a Restricted Subsidiary at the time such Restricted Subsidiary first becomes a Restricted Subsidiary of a Borrower, so long as such Contractual Obligations were not entered into solely in contemplation of such Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary of a Borrower; provided, further, that this clause (ii) shall not apply to Contractual Obligations that are binding on a Person that becomes a Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to Section 6.14, (iii) represent Indebtedness of a Restricted Subsidiary of a Borrower which is not a Loan Party which is permitted by Section 7.03, (iv) arise in connection with any Disposition permitted by Sections 7.04 or 7.05 and relate solely to the assets or Person subject to such Disposition, (v) are customary provisions in joint venture agreements and other similar agreements applicable to joint ventures permitted under Section 7.02 and applicable solely to such joint venture entered into in the ordinary course of business, (vi) are negative pledges and restrictions on Liens in favor of any holder of Indebtedness permitted under Section 7.03 but solely to the extent any negative pledge relates to the property financed by such Indebtedness, (vii) are customary restrictions on leases, subleases, licenses or asset sale agreements otherwise permitted hereby so long as such restrictions relate to the assets subject thereto, (viii) comprise restrictions imposed by any agreement relating to secured Indebtedness permitted pursuant to Section 7.03(e), (g) or (m) and to the extent that such restrictions apply only to the property or assets securing such Indebtedness or to the Restricted Subsidiaries incurring or guaranteeing such Indebtedness, (ix) are customary provisions restricting subletting or assignment of any lease governing a leasehold interest of a Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, (x) are customary provisions restricting assignment of any agreement entered into in the ordinary course of business, (xi) are restrictions on cash or other deposits imposed by customers under contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business, (xii) arise in connection with cash or other deposits permitted under Sections 7.01 and 7.02 and limited to such cash or deposit and (xiii) are customary restrictions contained in any Senior Notes Documents, the Cash Flow Credit Agreement or any Permitted Refinancing thereof.
Section 7.10 Use of Proceeds. The proceeds of the Loans shall be used on and after the Closing Date for working capital, general corporate purposes and any other purpose not prohibited by this Agreement, including Permitted Acquisitions and other Investments. The Letters of Credit shall be used solely to support obligations of the U.S. Borrower and its Subsidiaries incurred for working capital, general corporate purposes and any other purpose not prohibited by this Agreement.
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Section 7.11 Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio. If Excess Availability shall be less than the greater of (a) $15,000,000 and (b) 10% of the lesser of (x) the Revolving Credit Commitments and (y) the Borrowing Base (a “Financial Covenant Trigger Event”), the Borrowers will not permit the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio to be less than 1.0 to 1.0 as of the immediately preceding fiscal quarter end for which financial statements are available, and as of each subsequent fiscal quarter end thereafter; provided that (i) subject to clause (ii), a breach of such covenant when so tested shall not be cured by a subsequent increase of Excess Availability above the applicable limit set forth above and (ii) if Excess Availability on each day during any period of 30 consecutive calendar days commencing after the date of such Financial Covenant Trigger Event is at least the greater of (a) $15,000,000 and (b) 10% of the lesser of (x) the Revolving Credit Commitments and (y) the aggregate Borrowing Base, the requirement to comply with the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio shall not apply unless a subsequent Financial Covenant Trigger Event occurs; provided, further, that after any Financial Covenant Trigger Event, unless and until the U.S. Borrower has demonstrated its compliance with the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio requirement set forth above by delivery to the Administrative Agent of the financial statements for the fiscal quarter, as applicable, specified above and the related Compliance Certificate, the Borrowers shall not be permitted to request any Loans or the issuance, increase, extension or amendment of any Letters of Credit.
Section 7.12 Accounting Changes. The Borrowers shall not make any change in fiscal year; provided, however, that any Borrower may, upon written notice to the Administrative Agent, change its fiscal year to any other fiscal year reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, in which case, the Borrowers 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 7.13 Prepayments, Etc. of Indebtedness.
(a) The Borrowers shall not, nor shall the Borrowers permit any of the Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, prepay, redeem, purchase, defease or otherwise satisfy prior to the scheduled maturity thereof in any manner (it being understood that payments of regularly scheduled principal and interest shall be permitted), any subordinated Indebtedness incurred under Section 7.03(g), (q) or (v) or any other Indebtedness that is or is required to be subordinated, in right of payment, to the Secured Obligations pursuant to the terms of the Loan Documents or any Indebtedness secured by the Collateral on a junior priority basis to the Liens securing the Secured Obligations (it being understood that Cash Flow Debt will not be considered Junior Financing) (collectively, “Junior Financing”) or make any payment in violation of any subordination terms of any Junior Financing Documentation, except (i) the refinancing thereof with the net proceeds of any Indebtedness (to the extent such Indebtedness constitutes a Permitted Refinancing and, if such Indebtedness was originally incurred under Section 7.03(g), (q) or (v), is permitted pursuant to Section 7.03(g), (q) or (v)), (ii) the conversion of any Junior Financing to Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Equity Interests) of Holdings or any of its direct or indirect parents, (iii) the prepayment of Indebtedness of any Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to any Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to the extent not prohibited by the subordination provisions contained in the Intercompany Note, (iv) prepayments, redemptions, purchases, defeasances and other payments in respect of Junior Financings prior to their scheduled maturity in an aggregate amount not to exceed, when combined with the amount of Restricted Payments pursuant to Section 7.06(h), (x) the greater of (i) $215,000,000 and (ii) 3.00% of Total Assets plus (y) Excluded Contributions that the U.S. Borrower elects to apply to this clause (a) Excluded Contributions that are Not Otherwise Applied and (v) such prepayments at any time when the Distribution Payment Conditions are met.
(b) The Borrowers shall not, nor shall either permit any of the Restricted Subsidiaries to amend, modify or change in any manner materially adverse to the interests of the Lenders any term or condition of any Junior Financing Documentation without the consent of the Administrative Agent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed).
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For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 7.13, in the event that a payment meets the criteria of more than one of the categories of payments described above, the U.S. Borrowers may, in its sole discretion, classify or later divide, classify or reclassify all or a portion of such payment or any portion thereof in a manner that complies with this Section 7.13 and will only be required to include the amount and type of such payment in one or more of the above clauses. In the event that a payment or other obligations could be classified as incurred under a Payment Conditions basket (giving pro forma effect to the making of such portion of such payment), the U.S. Borrower, in its sole discretion, may classify such portion of such payment (and any obligations in respect thereof) as having been made pursuant to such Payment Conditions basket and thereafter the remainder of the payment as having been made pursuant to one or more of the other clauses of this Section 7.13 and if any such test would be satisfied in any subsequent fiscal quarter following the relevant date of determination, then such reclassification shall be deemed to have automatically occurred at such time.
Section 7.14 Permitted Activities of Holdings. Holdings shall not engage in any material operating or business activities; provided that the following and activities incidental thereto shall be permitted in any event: (i) its ownership of the Equity Interests of the U.S. Borrower and activities incidental thereto, (ii) the maintenance of its legal existence (including the ability to incur fees, costs and expenses relating to such maintenance), (iii) the performance of its obligations with respect to the Loan Documents, the Senior Notes Documents, the Cash Flow Credit Agreement and any other Indebtedness permitted hereunder, (iv) any public offering of its common stock or any other issuance or sale of its Equity Interests, (v) financing activities, including the issuance of securities, payment of dividends, making contributions to the capital of the U.S. Borrower, (vi) incurrence of debt and guaranteeing the obligations of the Borrowers (other than as described under clause (iii) above) in an amount not to exceed $100,000,000, (vii) participating in tax, accounting and other administrative matters as owner of the Borrowers, (viii) holding any cash incidental to any activities permitted under this Section 7.14, (ix) providing indemnification to officers, managers and directors, (x) in the case of Holdings I, following a Holdings II Event, its ownership of the Equity Interests of Holdings II and activities incidental thereto, (xi) its ownership of the Equity Interests in a subsidiary that holds net proceeds of a Qualified IPO which Equity Interests may be contributed, directly or indirectly, to the U.S. Borrower in connection with a Qualified IPO and (xii) any activities incidental to the foregoing. Holdings shall not incur any Liens on Equity Interests of the U.S. Borrower other than those for the benefit of the Secured Obligations and Cash Flow Loan Obligations and any Pari Term Debt Obligations or any comparable term in any Permitted Refinancing thereof and Holdings shall not own any Equity Interests other than those of the U.S. Borrower. Upon the occurrence of a Holdings II Event, Holdings I shall (x) cause Holdings II to (i) duly execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent a joinder to this Agreement separately, and jointly and severally, incurring the obligations of “Holdings” as a Guarantor, a Security Agreement Supplement and joinders to each applicable Intercreditor Agreement, if applicable, each in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (consistent with the Security Agreement and other applicable agreements in effect on the Second Restatement Effective Date), (ii) deliver any and all certificates representing Equity Interests in the U.S. Borrower owned by Holdings II, accompanied by undated stock powers or other appropriate instruments of transfer executed in blank and (iii) take whatever action (including the filing of Uniform Commercial Code financing statements) as may be necessary in the reasonable opinion of the Collateral Agent to vest in the Collateral Agent (or in any representative of the Collateral Agent designated by it) valid and perfected Liens to the extent required by the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement, and to otherwise comply with the requirements of the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement and (y) deliver such other certificates, opinions of counsel and other documentation with respect to Holdings II as reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent.
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Section 7.15 Dominion Account. After the occurrence and during the continuance of a Cash Dominion Period, use the funds on deposit in the Dominion Account for any purposes other than (i) as set forth in Section 6.18(c), and to the extent there remains funds after the application referred to in this clause (i), toward (ii) the payment of operating expenses incurred by the Loan Parties in the ordinary course of business (including payments of interest when due on account of the Senior Notes), and to the extent there remains funds after the application referred to in this clause (ii), toward (iii) such other ordinary course purposes as the Loan Parties deem appropriate.
Section 7.16 Canadian Defined Benefit Plans. The Loan Parties shall not (i) contribute to or participate in or assume an obligation to contribute to or participate in any Canadian Defined Benefit Plan other than any listed in Schedule 5.11(d) to the Original Credit Agreement, without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent, (ii) acquire an interest in any Person if such Person sponsors, maintains or contributes to a Canadian Defined Benefit Plan, without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent; or (iii) wind-up or take any action or steps that would allow any Governmental Authority to wind-up any Canadian Defined Benefit Plan, in whole or in part, unless it has obtained written advice from the actuary for such plan that the plan (or part thereof in the case of a partial windup) is fully funded or has no unfunded liability at the effective date of the windup, without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent.
ARTICLE VIII
EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES
Section 8.01 Events of Default. Any of the following from and after the Closing Date shall constitute an event of default (an “Event of Default”):
(a) Non-Payment. Any Loan Party fails to pay (i) when and as required to be paid herein, any amount of principal of any Loan or (ii) within five 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.
(b) Specific Covenants. A Borrower, any Restricted Subsidiary or, in the case of Section 7.14, Holdings, fails to perform or observe any term, covenant or agreement contained in any of Section 6.03(a), 6.05(a) (solely with respect to a Borrower), 6.16, 6.18 or Article VII; provided that a Default as a result of a breach of Section 7.11 is subject to cure pursuant to Section 8.05; or
(c) Other Defaults. Any Loan Party fails to perform or observe any other covenant or agreement (not specified in Sections 8.01(a) or (b) above) contained in any Loan Document on its part to be performed or observed and such failure continues for (i) thirty (30) days, or (ii) in the case of a failure to timely deliver a Borrowing Base Certificate pursuant to Section 6.01(d), six (6) Business Days, in each case, after written notice thereof by the Administrative Agent to the Borrowers; provided, that, if a Cash Dominion Period shall have occurred and be continuing, the time period specified in clause (ii) above shall be one (1) Business Day; or
(d) Representations and Warranties. Any representation, warranty, certification or statement of fact made or deemed made by or on behalf of the Borrowers or any Loan Party herein, in any other Loan Document, or in any document required to be delivered in connection herewith or therewith shall be incorrect in any material respect when made or deemed made; or
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(e) Cross-Default. Any Loan Party or any Restricted Subsidiary (i) fails to make any payment beyond the applicable grace period with respect thereto, if any (whether by scheduled maturity, required prepayment, acceleration, demand, or otherwise) in respect of any Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness hereunder) having an outstanding aggregate principal amount of not less than the Threshold Amount, or (ii) 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 Swap Agreements, termination events or equivalent events pursuant to the terms of such Swap Agreements), 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 such Indebtedness to be made, prior to its stated maturity; provided that this clause (e)(ii) shall not apply to secured Indebtedness that becomes due as a result of the voluntary sale or transfer of the property or assets securing such Indebtedness, if such sale or transfer is permitted hereunder and under the documents providing for such Indebtedness.
(f) Insolvency Proceedings, Etc. Any Loan Party or any Restricted Subsidiary institutes or consents to the institution of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law (including the making of a proposal or the filing of a notice of intention to make a proposal), or makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors; or applies for or consents to the appointment of any receiver, interim receiver, trustee, custodian, conservator, liquidator, rehabilitator, administrator, monitor, administrative receiver or similar officer for it or for all or any material part of its property; or any receiver, interim receiver, trustee, custodian, conservator, liquidator, rehabilitator, administrator, monitor, 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
(g) Inability to Pay Debts; Attachment. (i) Any Loan Party or any Restricted Subsidiary becomes unable or admits in writing its inability or fails generally to pay its debts as they become due, or (ii) any writ or warrant of attachment or execution or similar process is issued or levied against all or any material part of the property of the Loan Parties, taken as a whole, and is not released, vacated or fully bonded within sixty (60) days after its issue or levy; or
(h) Judgments. There is entered against any Loan Party or any Restricted Subsidiary a final judgment or order for the payment of money in an aggregate amount exceeding the Threshold Amount (to the extent not covered by independent third-party insurance as to which the insurer has been notified of such judgment or order and has not denied or failed to acknowledge coverage) 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
(i) Invalidity of Loan Documents. Any material provision of any Loan Document, at any time after its execution and delivery and for any reason other than as expressly permitted hereunder or thereunder (including as a result of a transaction permitted under Section 7.04 or 7.05) or as a result of acts or omissions by the Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent or any Lender or the satisfaction in full of all the Secured Obligations, ceases to be in full force and effect; or any Loan Party contests in writing the validity or enforceability of any provision of any Loan Document or the validity or priority of a Lien as required by the Collateral Documents on a material portion of the Collateral; or any Loan Party denies in writing that it has any or further liability or obligation under any Loan Document (other than as a result of repayment in full of the Secured Obligations and termination of the Aggregate Commitments), or purports in writing to revoke or rescind any Loan Document; or
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(j) Change of Control. There occurs any Change of Control; or
(k) Collateral Documents. (i) Any Collateral Document after delivery thereof pursuant to Section 4.01 or Sections 6.11, 6.13, 6.16 or 6.18 shall for any reason (other than pursuant to the terms thereof including as a result of a transaction not prohibited under this Agreement) cease to create a valid and perfected Lien, with the priority required by the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements on and security interest in any material portion of the Collateral purported to be covered thereby, subject to Liens permitted under Section 7.01, (x) except to the extent that any such perfection or priority is not required pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement or any loss thereof results solely from the failure of the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent to maintain possession of certificates actually delivered to it representing securities pledged under the Collateral Documents or to file Uniform Commercial Code or PPSA continuation statements and (y) 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 (ii) any of the Equity Interests of any Borrower shall for any reason cease to be pledged pursuant to the Collateral Documents; or
(l) ERISA; Canadian Pension Plans. (i) An ERISA Event occurs which has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in liability of a Loan Party or a Restricted Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate in an aggregate amount which could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) a Loan Party, any Restricted Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate 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 in an aggregate amount which could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect or (iii) the termination or wind-up, in whole or in part, of a Canadian Pension Plan or any other event with respect to any Canadian Pension Plan which, when taken together with all other terminations and wind-ups of Canadian Pension Plans and other events with respect to Canadian Pension Plans that have occurred, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; or
(m) Junior Financing Documentation. (i) Any of the Secured Obligations of the Loan Parties under the Loan Documents for any reason shall cease to be (A) “Senior Debt,” “Senior Indebtedness,” “Guarantor Senior Debt” or “Senior Secured Financing” (or any comparable term) under, and as defined in, any Junior Financing Documentation and (B) “First Lien Obligations” (or any comparable term) under, and as defined in, the Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement under, and as defined in any Junior Financing Documentation or (ii) the subordination provisions set forth in any Junior Financing Documentation shall, in whole or in part, cease to be effective or cease to be legally valid, binding and enforceable against the holders of any Junior Financing, if applicable.
Section 8.02 Remedies Upon Event of Default. If any Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Administrative Agent may and, at the request of the Required Lenders, shall take any or all of the following actions:
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(i) declare the Revolving Credit Commitment of each Lender to make Loans and any obligation of the L/C Issuers to issue Letters of Credit to be terminated, whereupon such commitments and obligation shall be terminated;
(ii) declare the unpaid principal amount of all outstanding Loans, all interest accrued and unpaid thereon, and all other amounts owing or payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document to be immediately due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by the Borrowers;
(iii) require that the Borrowers Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations (in an amount equal to 100% (or 103% with respect to Alternative Currency Letter of Credits) of the then Stated Amount of outstanding Letters of Credit plus 101.50% (or 103% with respect to Alternative Currency Letter of Credits) of then unreimbursed amounts due to the L/C Issuers); and
(iv) 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 Borrowers under Debtor Relief Laws, the obligation of each Lender to make Loans and any obligation of the L/C Issuers to issue Letters of Credit shall automatically terminate, the unpaid principal amount of all outstanding Loans and all interest and other amounts as aforesaid shall automatically become due and payable and the obligations of the Borrowers to Cash Collateralize the amount of the L/C Obligations as aforesaid shall automatically become effective, in each case, without further act of the Administrative Agent or any Lender.
Section 8.03 Exclusion of Immaterial Subsidiaries. Solely for the purpose of determining whether a Default or Event of Default has occurred under Section 8.01(f) or (g), any reference in any such clause to any Restricted Subsidiary or Loan Party shall be deemed not to include any Restricted Subsidiary (an “Immaterial Subsidiary”) affected by any event or circumstances referred to in any such clause that did not, as of the last day of the most recent completed fiscal quarter of the Borrowers, have assets with a fair market value in excess of 2.5% of Total Assets (it being agreed that all Restricted Subsidiaries affected by any event or circumstance referred to in any such clause shall be considered together, as a single consolidated Restricted Subsidiary, for purposes of determining whether the condition specified above is satisfied).
Section 8.04 Application of Funds. After the exercise of remedies provided for in Section 8.02 (or after the Loans have automatically become immediately due and payable and the L/C Obligations have automatically been required to be Cash Collateralized as set forth in the proviso to Section 8.02), any amounts received on account of the Secured Obligations shall, subject to any Intercreditor Agreements then in effect, be applied by the Administrative Agent in the following order (to the fullest extent permitted by mandatory provisions of applicable Law) subject to the final proviso of this Section 8.04:
First, to the payment of all reasonable costs and out-of-pocket expenses, fees, commissions and taxes of such sale, collection or other realization including, without limitation, compensation to the Administrative Agent and its agents and counsel, and all expenses, liabilities and advances made or incurred by the Administrative Agent in connection therewith due from the Loan Parties;
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Second, to the payment of all other reasonable costs and out-of-pocket expenses of such sale, collection or other realization including, without limitation, costs and expenses and all costs, liabilities and advances made or incurred by the other Secured Parties in connection therewith due from the Loan Parties;
Third, pro rata to interest then due and payable on the Swing Line Loans and Protective Advances;
Fourth, pro rata to the principal balance of the Swing Line Loans and Protective Advances outstanding until the same has been prepaid in full;
Fifth, pro rata to interest then due and payable on Revolving Credit Loans and other amounts due pursuant to Sections 3.01, 3.04 and 3.05;
Sixth, pro rata to Cash Collateralize all outstanding L/C Obligations (to the extent not otherwise Cash Collateralized pursuant to the terms hereof) plus any accrued and unpaid interest thereon, the principal balance of Revolving Credit Loans then outstanding, and all Secured Obligations on account of Pari Passu Bank Product Obligations to the extent of the Bank Product Reserve taken with respect thereto;
Seventh, to all other Secured Obligations pro rata; and
Eighth, the balance, if any, as required by the Intercreditor Agreements or, in the absence of any such requirement, to the Person lawfully entitled thereto (including the applicable Loan Party or its successors or assigns);
provided that:
(i) | any proceeds of U.S. Collateral or amounts received from any U.S. Loan Party shall be applied to all Secured Obligations that are not Canadian Obligations (including any guarantee thereof by any U.S. Loan Party) described in (x) any of clauses First through Sixth above prior to being applied to any Secured Obligations described in any of clauses First through Sixth above that are such Secured Obligations in respect of the Canadian Obligations and (y) clause Seventh above prior to being applied to any Secured Obligations described in clause Seventh above that are such Secured Obligations in respect of the Canadian Obligations; |
(ii) | proceeds of Canadian Collateral and amounts received from Canadian Loan Parties shall only be applied to Secured Obligations described above that are Canadian Obligations; |
(iii) | amounts used to Cash Collateralize the aggregate undrawn amount of Letters of Credit pursuant to clause Sixth above shall be applied to satisfy drawings under such Letters of Credit as they occur and, if any amount remains on deposit as Cash Collateral after all Letters of Credit Cash Collateralized thereby have either been fully drawn or expired, such remaining amount shall be applied to the other Secured Obligations, if any, in the order set forth above; |
(iv) | amounts distributed with respect to any Pari Passu Bank Product Obligations shall be the lesser of the maximum Bank Product Amount last reported to the Administrative Agent or the actual Pari Passu Bank Product Obligations as calculated by the methodology reported to the Administrative Agent for determining the amount due (it being understood that the Administrative Agent shall have no obligation to calculate the amount to be distributed with respect to any Pari Passu Bank Product Obligations and, if a Secured Party has not delivered such calculation, the Administrative Agent may assume the amount to be distributed is zero); and |
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(v) | Excluded Swap Obligations with respect to any Guarantor shall not be paid with amounts received from such Guarantor or its assets, but appropriate adjustments shall be made with respect to payments from other Loan Parties (subject to the previous provisions set forth in this proviso) to preserve the allocation to Secured Obligations otherwise set forth above in this Section 8.04. |
Section 8.05 Borrowers’ Right to Cure.
(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Sections 8.01 or 8.02, if the U.S. Borrower determines that an Event of Default under the covenant set forth in Section 7.11 has occurred or may occur, during the period commencing after the beginning of the preceding fiscal quarter included in such Test Period and ending ten (10) Business Days after the later of (i) the date on which financial statements are required to be delivered hereunder with respect to such fiscal quarter and (ii) the occurrence of an Event of Default under the covenant set forth in Section 7.11, the Investors may make a Specified Equity Contribution, and the amount of the net cash proceeds thereof shall be deemed to increase Consolidated EBITDA with respect to such applicable quarter in an amount that, if added to the Consolidated EBITDA for the relevant quarter, would have been sufficient to cause compliance with the covenant under Section 7.11 (the “Equity Cure”); provided that such net cash proceeds (i) are actually received by a Borrower as cash common equity (including through capital contribution of such net cash proceeds to a Borrower) during the period commencing after the beginning of the preceding fiscal quarter included in such Test Period and ending ten (10) Business Days after the later of (i) the date on which financial statements are required to be delivered hereunder with respect to such fiscal quarter and (ii) the occurrence of an Event of Default under the covenant set forth in Section 7.11 and (ii) are Not Otherwise Applied. The parties hereby acknowledge that this Section 8.05(a) may not be relied on for purposes of calculating any financial ratios other than as applicable to Section 7.11 and shall not result in any adjustment to any baskets or other amounts other than the amount of the Consolidated EBITDA for the purpose of Section 7.11.
(b) (i) In each period of four consecutive fiscal quarters, there shall be at least two fiscal quarters in which no Specified Equity Contribution is made, (ii) no more than five Specified Equity Contributions may be made in the aggregate during the term of this Agreement, (iii) the amount of any Specified Equity Contribution shall be no more than the amount required to cause the Borrowers to be in Pro Forma Compliance with Section 7.11 for any applicable period, (iv) no Borrowings shall be permitted hereunder until such Equity Cure shall have been actually received by a Borrower and (v) there shall be no pro forma reduction in Indebtedness with the proceeds of any Specified Equity Contribution for determining compliance with Section 7.11 for the fiscal quarter with respect to which such Specified Equity Contribution was made; provided that to the extent such proceeds are actually applied to prepay Indebtedness, such reduction may be credited in any subsequent fiscal quarter.
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ARTICLE IX
AGENTS
Section 9.01 Appointment and Authority.
(a) Administrative Agent. Each of the Lenders and each L/C Issuer hereby irrevocably appoints Citibank to act on its behalf as the Administrative Agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such actions on its behalf and to exercise such powers as are delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms hereof or thereof, together with such actions and powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The provisions of this Article are solely for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the L/C Issuers, and neither any Borrower nor any other Loan Party shall have rights as a third party beneficiary of any of such provisions.
(b) Collateral Agent. The Administrative Agent shall also act as the Collateral Agent under the Loan Documents, and each of the Lenders (including in its capacities as a potential Hedge Bank and a potential Cash Management Bank) and the L/C Issuers hereby irrevocably appoint and authorize the Administrative Agent to act as the agent of such Lender and such L/C Issuer for purposes of acquiring, holding and enforcing any and all Liens on Collateral granted by any of the Loan Parties to secure any of the Secured Obligations, together with such powers and discretion as are reasonably incidental thereto. In this connection, the Administrative Agent, as Collateral Agent and any co-agents, sub-agents and attorneys-in-fact appointed by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 9.05 for purposes of holding or enforcing any Lien on the Collateral (or any portion thereof) granted under the Collateral Documents, or for exercising any rights and remedies thereunder at the direction of the Administrative Agent, shall be entitled to the benefits of all provisions of this Article IX and Article X (including Section 10.04(c), as though such co-agents, sub-agents and attorneys-in-fact were the Collateral Agent under the Loan Documents) as if set forth in full herein with respect thereto.
Section 9.02 Rights as a Lender. The Person serving as the Administrative Agent hereunder shall have the same rights and powers in its capacity as a Lender as any other Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not the Administrative Agent and the term “Lender” or “Lenders” shall, unless otherwise expressly indicated or unless the context otherwise requires, include the Person serving as the Administrative Agent hereunder in its individual capacity. Such Person and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to, act as the financial advisor or in any other advisory capacity for and generally engage in any kind of business with the Borrowers or any Subsidiary or other Affiliate thereof as if such Person were not the Administrative Agent hereunder and without any duty to account therefor to the Lenders.
Section 9.03 Exculpatory Provisions. The Administrative Agent shall not have any duties or obligations except those expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Administrative Agent:
(i) shall not be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of whether a Default has occurred and is continuing;
(ii) shall not have any duty to take any discretionary action or exercise any discretionary powers, except discretionary rights and powers expressly contemplated hereby or by the other Loan Documents that the Administrative Agent is required to exercise as directed in writing by the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be expressly provided for herein or in the other Loan Documents); provided that the Administrative Agent shall not be required to take any action that, in its opinion or the opinion of its counsel, may expose the Administrative Agent to liability or that is contrary to any Loan Document or applicable Law; and
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(iii) 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 Borrowers or any of their Affiliates that is communicated to or obtained by the Person serving as the Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates in any capacity.
The Administrative Agent shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it (i) with the consent or at the request of the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary, or as the Administrative Agent shall believe in good faith shall be necessary, under the circumstances as provided in Sections 10.01 and 8.02) or (ii) in the absence of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct. The Administrative Agent shall be deemed not to have knowledge of any Default unless and until notice describing such Default as such is given to the Administrative Agent by the U.S. Borrower, a Lender or an L/C Issuer.
The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain or inquire into (i) any statement, warranty or representation made in or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document, (ii) the contents of any certificate, report or other document delivered hereunder or thereunder or in connection herewith or therewith, (iii) the performance or observance of any of the covenants, agreements or other terms or conditions set forth herein or therein or the occurrence of any Default, (iv) the validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any other agreement, instrument or document, (v) the value or the sufficiency of any Collateral or (vi) the satisfaction of any condition set forth in Article IV or elsewhere herein, other than to confirm receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent.
Section 9.04 Reliance by Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely upon, and shall not incur any liability for relying upon, any notice, request, certificate, consent, statement, instrument, document or other writing (including any electronic message, Internet or intranet website posting or other distribution) believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed, sent or otherwise authenticated by the proper Person. The Administrative Agent also may rely upon any statement made to it orally or by telephone and believed by it to have been made by the proper Person, and shall not incur any liability for relying thereon. In determining compliance with any condition hereunder to the making of a Loan, or the issuance of a Letter of Credit, that by its terms must be fulfilled to the satisfaction of a Lender or a L/C Issuer, the Administrative Agent may presume that such condition is satisfactory to such Lender or L/C Issuer unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice to the contrary from such Lender or L/C Issuer prior to the making of such Loan or the issuance of such Letter of Credit. The Administrative Agent may consult with legal counsel (who may be counsel for the U.S. 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 9.05 Delegation of Duties. The Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers hereunder or under any other Loan Document by or through any one or more sub-agents appointed by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, as applicable. The Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent and any such sub-agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers by or through their respective Related Parties. The exculpatory provisions of this Article shall apply to any such sub-agent and to the Related Parties of the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, as applicable, and any such sub-agent, and shall apply to their respective activities in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein as well as activities as Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent.
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Section 9.06 Resignation of Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent may at any time give notice of its resignation to the Lenders, the L/C Issuers and the U.S. Borrower. Upon receipt of any such notice of resignation, the Required Lenders shall have the right, in consultation with the U.S. Borrower, to appoint a successor, which shall be (i) a bank with an office in the United States, or an Affiliate of any such bank with an office in the United States and (ii) either a Lender or any other Person reasonably acceptable to the U.S. Borrower. If no such successor shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment within 30 days after the retiring Administrative Agent gives notice of its resignation, then the retiring Administrative Agent may on behalf of the Lenders and the L/C Issuers, appoint a successor Administrative Agent meeting the qualifications set forth above; provided that if the Administrative Agent shall notify the U.S. Borrower, the Lenders and the L/C Issuers that no qualifying Person has accepted such appointment, then such resignation shall nonetheless become effective in accordance with such notice and (i) the retiring Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder and under the other Loan Documents (except that in the case of any collateral security held by the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders or the L/C Issuers under any of the Loan Documents, the retiring Administrative Agent shall continue to hold such collateral security until such time as a successor Administrative Agent is appointed) and (ii) all payments, communications and determinations provided to be made by, to or through the Administrative Agent shall instead be made by or to each Lender and L/C Issuer directly, until such time as the Required Lenders appoint a successor Administrative Agent as provided for above in this Section 9.06. Upon the acceptance of a successor’s appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder, such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring (or retired) Administrative Agent, and the retiring Administrative Agent shall be discharged from all of its duties and obligations hereunder or under the other Loan Documents (if not already discharged therefrom as provided above in this Section 9.06). The fees payable by the Borrowers to a successor Administrative Agent shall be the same as those payable to its predecessor unless otherwise agreed between the U.S. Borrower and such successor. After the retiring Administrative Agent’s resignation hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, the provisions of this Article IX and Section 10.04 shall continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring Administrative Agent, its sub-agents and their respective Related Parties in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by any of them while the retiring Administrative Agent was acting as Administrative Agent.
Any resignation by Citibank as Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section shall also constitute its resignation as an L/C Issuer and as the Swing Line Lender. Upon the acceptance of a successor’s appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder, (i) such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of Citibank as a retiring L/C Issuer and as the Swing Line Lender, (ii) Citibank, as a retiring L/C Issuer and as the Swing Line Lender, shall be discharged from all of its duties and obligations in such capacities hereunder or under the other Loan Documents and (iii) a successor L/C Issuer shall issue letters of credit in substitution for the Letters of Credit, if any, issued by Citibank outstanding at the time of such succession or make other arrangements satisfactory to Citibank as a retiring L/C Issuer to effectively assume the obligations of Citibank as issuer of such Letters of Credit.
Section 9.07 Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent and Other Lenders. Each Lender and L/C Issuer acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender or any of their Related Parties and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement. Each Lender and L/C Issuer also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender or any of their Related Parties and based on such documents and information as it shall from time to time deem appropriate, continue to make its own decisions in taking or not taking action under or based upon this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any related agreement or any document furnished hereunder or thereunder.
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Section 9.08 No Other Duties, Etc. Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, none of the Bookrunners, Arrangers or other 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, Collateral Agent, a Lender or an L/C Issuer hereunder. Without limiting the foregoing, none of the Bookrunners, the Arrangers, or other agents listed on the cover page hereof in their respective capacities as such, shall by reason of any Loan Document, have any fiduciary relationship in respect of any Loan Party, Lender or any other Person.
Section 9.09 Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim. In case of the pendency of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law or any other judicial proceeding relative to any Loan Party, the Administrative Agent (irrespective of whether the principal of any Loan or L/C Obligation shall then be due and payable as herein expressed or by declaration or otherwise and irrespective of whether the Administrative Agent shall have made any demand on the Borrowers) shall be entitled and empowered, by intervention in such proceeding or otherwise:
(i) to file and prove a claim for the whole amount of the principal and interest owing and unpaid in respect of the Loans, L/C Obligations and all other Secured Obligations that are owing and unpaid and to file such other documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Lenders, the Collateral Agent and the Administrative Agent (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Lenders, the Collateral Agent and the Administrative Agent and their respective agents and counsel and all other amounts due to the Lenders, the L/C Issuers and the Administrative Agent under Sections 2.03(i) and (j), 2.09 and 10.04) allowed in such judicial proceeding; and
(ii) to collect and receive any monies or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and to distribute the same;
and any custodian, curator, receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or other similar official in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Lender to make such payments to the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent and, in the event that the Administrative Agent shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Lenders, to pay to the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent any amount due for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Agents and their respective agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent under Sections 2.09, 10.04 and 10.05.
Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to authorize the Administrative Agent to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Lender any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Secured Obligations or the rights of any Lender or to authorize the Administrative Agent to vote in respect of the claim of any Lender in any such proceeding.
Section 9.10 Collateral and Guaranty Matters. Each of the Lenders (including in its capacities as a potential Cash Management Bank and a potential Hedge Bank) and the L/C Issuers irrevocably agree to (and authorize the Administrative Agent to act in accordance with) the following:
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(i) any Lien on any property granted to or held by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent under any Loan Document shall be automatically released (A) upon termination of the Aggregate Commitments and payment in full of all Secured Obligations (other than (x) contingent indemnification obligations and (y) unmatured obligations and liabilities under Cash Management Agreements and Secured Hedge Agreements) and the expiration or termination of all Letters of Credit (other than Letters of Credit as to which other arrangements reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuers shall have been made), (B) at the time the property subject to such Lien is Disposed or to be Disposed as part of or in connection with any Disposition permitted hereunder or under any other Loan Document to any Person other than a Person required to grant a Lien to the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent under the Loan Documents (or, if such transferee is a Person required to grant a Lien to the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent on such asset, at the option of the applicable Loan Party, such Lien on such asset may still be released in connection with the transfer so long as (y) the transferee grants a new Lien to the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent on such asset substantially concurrently with the transfer of such asset and (z) the priority of the new Lien is the same as that of the original Lien and the Lien of the Secured Parties on such asset is not impaired or otherwise adversely affected by such release and granting of such new Lien as reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent), (C) subject to Section 10.01, if the release of such Lien is approved, authorized or ratified in writing by the Required Lenders, (D) to the extent such asset constitutes an Excluded Asset or (E) if the property subject to such Lien is owned by a Guarantor, upon release of such Guarantor from its obligations under its Guaranty pursuant to clause (c) below;
(ii) upon the request of the U.S. Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent may release or subordinate any Lien on any property granted to or held by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent under any Loan Document to the holder of any Lien on such property that is permitted by Sections 7.01(u) or (w) (in the case of clause (w), to the extent required by the terms of the obligations secured by such Liens) pursuant to documents reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent;
(iii) any Subsidiary Guarantor shall be automatically released from its obligations under the Guaranty if such Person ceases to be a Restricted Subsidiary or becomes an Excluded Subsidiary as a result of a transaction or designation permitted hereunder; provided that no such release shall occur if such Guarantor continues to be a guarantor in respect of the Senior Notes, the Cash Flow Credit Agreement or any Junior Financing;
(iv) the Collateral Agent may, without any further consent of any Lender, enter into (i) the ABL Intercreditor Agreement and/or (ii) a Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement with the collateral agent or other representatives of the holders of Indebtedness permitted under Section 7.03 that is intended to be secured on a junior basis to the Liens on the Collateral securing the Secured Obligations, in each case, where such Indebtedness is secured by Liens permitted under Section 7.01. The Collateral Agent may rely exclusively on a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the U.S. Borrower as to whether any such other Liens are permitted. Any ABL Intercreditor Agreement or Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement entered into by the Collateral Agent in accordance with the terms of this Agreement shall be binding on the Secured Parties.
Upon request by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent at any time, the Required Lenders will confirm in writing the Administrative Agent’s or the Collateral Agent’s authority to release or subordinate its interest in particular types or items of property, or to release any Guarantor from its obligations under the Guaranty pursuant to this Section 9.10. In each case as specified in this Section 9.10, the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent will promptly upon the request of a Borrower (and each Lender irrevocably authorizes the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent to), at the Borrowers’ expense, execute and deliver to the applicable Loan Party such documents as a Borrower 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 and this Section 9.10 (and the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent may rely conclusively on a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrowers to that effect provided to it by any Loan Party upon its reasonable request without further inquiry). Any execution and delivery of documents pursuant to this Section shall be without recourse to or warranty by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent. For the avoidance of doubt, no release of Collateral or Guarantors effected in the manner permitted by this Section 9.10 shall require the consent of any holder of obligations under Secured Hedge Agreements or any Cash Management Agreements.
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Section 9.11 Cash Management Agreements and Secured Hedge Agreements. No Cash Management Bank or Hedge Bank that obtains the benefits of Section 8.04, 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, Secured Obligations arising under Cash Management Agreements and Secured Hedge Agreements unless the Administrative Agent has received written notice of such Secured 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 9.12 Withholding Tax. To the extent required by any applicable Law, the Administrative Agent may withhold from any payment to any Lender, Swing Line Lender or the L/C Issuer an amount equal to any applicable withholding Tax. If the Internal Revenue Service, Canada Revenue Agency or any other authority of the United States, Canada or other jurisdiction asserts a claim that the Administrative Agent did not properly withhold Tax from any amount paid to or for the account of any Lender, Swing Line Lender or the L/C Issuer for any reason (including because the appropriate form was not delivered or was not properly executed, or because such Lender, Swing Line Lender or the L/C Issuer failed to notify the Administrative Agent of a change in circumstances that rendered the exemption from, or reduction of, withholding Tax ineffective), such Lender, Swing Line Lender or the L/C Issuer shall indemnify and hold harmless the Administrative Agent (to the extent that the Administrative Agent has not already been reimbursed by a Borrower and without limiting or expanding the obligation of any Borrower to do so) for all amounts paid, directly or indirectly, by the Administrative Agent as Tax or otherwise, including any penalties, additions to Tax or interest thereon, together with all expenses incurred, including legal expenses and any out-of-pocket expenses, whether or not such Tax was 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, Swing Line Lender or the L/C Issuer by the Administrative Agent shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Each Lender, Swing Line Lender and the L/C Issuer hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender, Swing Line Lender or the L/C Issuer under this Agreement or any other Loan Document against any amount due to the Administrative Agent under this Article IX. The agreements in this Article IX shall survive the resignation and/or replacement of the Administrative Agent, any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, a Lender, Swing Line Lender or the L/C Issuer, the termination of the Loans and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all obligations under this Agreement. Unless required by applicable Laws, at no time shall the Administrative Agent have any obligation to file for or otherwise pursue on behalf of a Lender, Swing Line Lender or the L/C Issuer any refund of Taxes withheld or deducted from funds paid for the account of such Lender, Swing Line Lender or the L/C Issuer.
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Section 9.13 Québec Security.
(a) For greater certainty, and without limiting the powers of the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, each of the Secured Parties hereby irrevocably constitutes Citibank as the holder of an irrevocable power of attorney (fondé de pouvoir within the meaning of Article 2692 of the Civil Code of Québec) in order to hold hypothecs and security granted by any Loan Party on property pursuant to the laws of the Province of Québec in order to secure obligations of any Loan Party under any bond, debenture or other title of indebtedness, issued by any Loan Party, and hereby agrees that the Collateral Agent may act as the holder and mandatary (i.e. agent) with respect to any shares, capital stock or other securities or any bond, debenture or other title of indebtedness that may be issued by any Loan Party and pledged in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties. The execution by Citibank, acting as fondé de pouvoir and the Collateral Agent acting as mandatary prior to the execution of this Agreement or any Collateral Document of any deeds of hypothec or other security documents is hereby ratified and confirmed.
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 32 of An Act respecting the special powers of legal persons (Quebec), the Collateral Agent may acquire and be the holder of any bond or debenture issued by any Loan Party (i.e. the fondé de pouvoir may acquire and hold the first bond issued under any deed of hypothec by any Loan Party).
(c) The constitution of Citibank as fondé de pouvoir, and of the Collateral Agent as mandatary and holder with respect to any bond, debenture, shares, capital stock or other securities that may be issued and pledged from time to time to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, shall be deemed to have been ratified and confirmed by each Person accepting an assignment of, or a participation in or an arrangement in respect of, all or any portion of any Secured Parties’ rights and obligations under this Agreement or any Collateral Document by the execution of an assignment, including an assignment agreement or a joinder or other agreement pursuant to which it becomes such assignee or participant, and by each successor Collateral Agent by the execution of an assignment agreement or other agreement, or by the compliance with other formalities, as the case may be, pursuant to which it becomes a successor Collateral Agent under this Agreement and the Collateral Documents.
(d) Citibank as fondé de pouvoir shall have the same rights, powers, immunities, indemnities and exclusions from liability as are prescribed in favor of the Collateral Agent in this Agreement and the other Collateral Documents, which shall apply mutatis mutandis to Citibank acting as fondé de pouvoir.
Section 9.14 ERISA Matters.
(a) Each Lender (x) represents and warrants, as of the date such Person became a Lender party hereto, to, and (y) covenants, from the date such Person became a Lender party hereto to the date such Person ceases being a Lender party hereto, for the benefit of, the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers and their respective Affiliates that at least one of the following is and will be true:
(i) such Lender is not using “plan assets” (within the meaning of 29 CFR § 2510.3-101, as modified by Section 3(42) of ERISA) of one or more Benefit Plans in connection with the Loans, the Letters of Credit or the Commitments,
(ii) the transaction exemption set forth in one or more PTEs, such as PTE 84-14 (a class exemption for certain transactions determined by independent qualified professional asset managers), PTE 95-60 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving insurance company general accounts), PTE 90-1 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving insurance company pooled separate accounts), PTE 91-38 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving bank collective investment funds) or PTE 96-23 (a class exemption for certain transactions determined by in-house asset managers), is applicable with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement and the conditions for exemptive relief thereunder have been satisfied in connection therewith,
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(iii) (A) such Lender is an investment fund managed by a “Qualified Professional Asset Manager” (within the meaning of Part VI of PTE 84-14), (B) such Qualified Professional Asset Manager made the investment decision on behalf of such Lender to enter into, participate in, administer and perform the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement, (C) the entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement satisfies the requirements of sub-sections (b) through (g) of Part I of PTE 84-14 and (D) to the best knowledge of such Lender, the requirements of subsection (a) of Part I of PTE 84-14 are satisfied with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement, or
(iv) such other representation, warranty and covenant as may be agreed in writing between the Administrative Agent, in its sole discretion, and such Lender.
(b) In addition, unless sub-clause (i) in the immediately preceding clause (a) is true with respect to a Lender or such Lender has provided another representation, warranty and covenant as provided in sub-clause (iv) in the immediately preceding clause (a), such Lender further (x) represents and warrants, as of the date such Person became a Lender party hereto, to, and (y) covenants, from the date such Person became a Lender party hereto to the date such Person ceases being a Lender party hereto, for the benefit of, the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers and their respective Affiliates that:
(i) none of the Administrative Agent or the Arrangers or any of their respective Affiliates is a fiduciary with respect to the assets of such Lender (including in connection with the reservation or exercise of any rights by the Administrative Agent under this Agreement, any Loan Document or any documents related hereto or thereto),
(ii) the Person making the investment decision on behalf of such Lender with respect to the entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement is independent (within the meaning of 29 CFR § 2510.3-21) and is a bank, an insurance carrier, an investment adviser, a broker-dealer or other person that holds, or has under management or control, total assets of at least $50 million, in each case as described in 29 CFR § 2510.3-21(c)(1)(i)(A)-(E),
(iii) the Person making the investment decision on behalf of such Lender with respect to the entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement is capable of evaluating investment risks independently, both in general and with regard to particular transactions and investment strategies (including in respect of the Secured 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 Arrangers or any of 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 and the Arrangers hereby inform 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 9.15 Erroneous Payments.
(a) If the Administrative Agent (x) notifies a Lender, L/C Issuer or Secured Party, or any Person who has received funds on behalf of a Lender, L/C Issuer or Secured Party (any such Lender, L/C Issuer, Secured Party or other recipient (and each of their respective successors and assigns), but in any event excluding the Loan Parties and their Affiliates, a “Payment Recipient”) that the Administrative Agent has determined in its sole discretion (whether or not after receipt of any notice under immediately succeeding clause (b)) that any funds (as set forth in such notice from the Administrative Agent) received by such Payment Recipient from the Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates were erroneously or mistakenly transmitted to, or otherwise erroneously or mistakenly received by, such Payment Recipient (whether or not known to such Lender, L/C Issuer, Secured Party or other Payment Recipient on its behalf) (any such funds, whether transmitted or received as a payment, prepayment or repayment of principal, interest, fees, distribution or otherwise, individually and collectively, an “Erroneous Payment”) and (y) demands in writing the return of such Erroneous Payment (or a portion thereof), such Erroneous Payment shall at all times remain the property of the Administrative Agent pending its return or repayment as contemplated below in this Section 9.15 and held in trust for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, and such Lender, L/C Issuer or Secured Party shall (or, with respect to any Payment Recipient who received such funds on its behalf, shall cause such Payment Recipient to) promptly, but in no event later than two Business Days thereafter (or such later date as the Administrative Agent may, in its sole discretion, specify in writing), return to the Administrative Agent the amount of any such Erroneous Payment (or portion thereof) as to which such a demand was made, in same day funds (in the currency so received), together with interest thereon (except to the extent waived in writing by the Administrative Agent) in respect of each day from and including the date such Erroneous Payment (or portion thereof) was received by such Payment Recipient to the date such amount is repaid to the Administrative Agent in same day funds at the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation from time to time in effect. A notice of the Administrative Agent to any Payment Recipient under this clause (a) shall be conclusive, absent manifest error.
(b) Without limiting immediately preceding clause (a), each Payment Recipient agrees that if it receives a payment, prepayment or repayment (whether received as a payment, prepayment or repayment of principal, interest, fees, distribution or otherwise) from the Administrative Agent (or any of its Affiliates) (x) that is in a different amount than, or on a different date from, that specified in this Agreement or in a notice of payment, prepayment or repayment sent by the Administrative Agent (or any of its Affiliates) with respect to such payment, prepayment or repayment, (y) that was not preceded or accompanied by a notice of payment, prepayment or repayment sent by the Administrative Agent (or any of its Affiliates), or (z) that such Lender, L/C Issuer or Secured Party, or other Payment Recipient, otherwise becomes aware was transmitted, or received, in error or by mistake (in whole or in part), then in each such case:
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(i) | it acknowledges and agrees that (A) in the case of immediately preceding clauses (x) or (y), an error and mistake shall be presumed to have been made (absent written confirmation from the Administrative Agent to the contrary) or (B) an error and mistake has been made (in the case of immediately preceding clause (z)), in each case, with respect to such payment, prepayment or repayment; and |
(ii) | such Lender, L/C Issuer or Secured Party shall (and shall cause any other recipient that receives funds on its respective behalf to) promptly (and, in all events, within one Business Day of its knowledge of the occurrence of any of the circumstances described in immediately preceding clauses (x), (y) and (z)) notify the Administrative Agent of its receipt of such payment, prepayment or repayment, the details thereof (in reasonable detail) and that it is so notifying the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section 9.15(b). |
For the avoidance of doubt, the failure to deliver a notice to the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section 9.15(b) shall not have any effect on a Payment Recipient’s obligations pursuant to Section 9.15(a) or on whether or not an Erroneous Payment has been made.
(c) Each Lender, L/C Issuer or Secured Party hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to set off, net and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender, L/C Issuer or Secured Party under any Loan Document, or otherwise payable or distributable by the Administrative Agent to such Lender, L/C Issuer or Secured Party under any Loan Document with respect to any payment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts, against any amount that the Administrative Agent has demanded to be returned under immediately preceding clause (a).
(d) (i) In the event that an Erroneous Payment (or portion thereof) is not recovered by the Administrative Agent for any reason, after demand therefor in accordance with immediately preceding clause (a), from any Lender that has received such Erroneous Payment (or portion thereof) (and/or from any Payment Recipient who received such Erroneous Payment (or portion thereof) on its respective behalf) (such unrecovered amount, an “Erroneous Payment Return Deficiency”), upon the Administrative Agent’s notice to such Lender at any time, then effective immediately (with the consideration therefor being acknowledged by the parties hereto), (A) such Lender shall be deemed to have assigned its Loans (but not its Commitments) of the relevant Class with respect to which such Erroneous Payment was made (the “Erroneous Payment Impacted Class”) in an amount equal to the Erroneous Payment Return Deficiency (or such lesser amount as the Administrative Agent may specify) (such assignment of the Loans (but not Commitments) of the Erroneous Payment Impacted Class, the “Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment”) (on a cashless basis and such amount calculated at par plus any accrued and unpaid interest (with the assignment fee to be waived by the Administrative Agent in such instance)), and is hereby (together with the Borrowers) deemed to execute and deliver an Assignment and Assumption (or, to the extent applicable, an agreement incorporating an Assignment and Assumption by reference pursuant to an approved electronic platform as to which the Administrative Agent and such parties are participants) with respect to such Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment, and such Lender shall deliver any Notes evidencing such Loans to the Borrowers or the Administrative Agent (but the failure of such Person to deliver any such Notes shall not affect the effectiveness of the foregoing assignment), (B) the Administrative Agent as the assignee Lender shall be deemed to have acquired the Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment, (C) upon such deemed acquisition, the Administrative Agent as the assignee Lender shall become a Lender, as applicable, hereunder with respect to such Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment and the assigning Lender shall cease to be a Lender, as applicable, hereunder with respect to such Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment, excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, its obligations under the indemnification provisions of this Agreement and its applicable Commitments which shall survive as to such assigning Lender, (D) the Administrative Agent and the Borrowers shall each be deemed to have waived any consents required under this Agreement to any such Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment, and (E) the Administrative Agent will reflect in the Register its ownership interest in the Loans subject to the Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment. For the avoidance of doubt, no Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment will reduce the Commitments of any Lender and such Commitments shall remain available in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
(ii) An Erroneous Payment Return Deficiency owing by the applicable Lender (x) shall be reduced by the proceeds of prepayments or repayments of principal and interest, or other distribution in respect of principal and interest, received by the Administrative Agent on or with respect to any such Loans acquired from such Lender pursuant to an Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment (to the extent that any such Loans are then owned by the Administrative Agent) and (y) may, in the sole discretion of the Administrative Agent, be reduced by any amount specified by the Administrative Agent in writing to the applicable Lender from time to time.
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(e) The parties hereto agree that (x) irrespective of whether the Administrative Agent may be equitably subrogated, in the event that an Erroneous Payment (or portion thereof) is not recovered from any Payment Recipient that has received such Erroneous Payment (or portion thereof) for any reason, the Administrative Agent shall be subrogated to all the rights and interests of such Payment Recipient (and, in the case of any Payment Recipient who has received funds on behalf of a Lender, L/C Issuer or Secured Party, to the rights and interests of such Lender, L/C Issuer or Secured Party, as the case may be) under the Loan Documents with respect to such amount and (y) an Erroneous Payment shall not pay, prepay, repay, discharge or otherwise satisfy any Secured Obligations owed by the Borrowers or any other Loan Party; provided that this Section 9.15 shall not be interpreted to increase (or accelerate the due date for), or have the effect of increasing (or accelerating the due date for), the Obligations of the Borrowers relative to the amount (and/or timing for payment) of the Obligations that would have been payable had such Erroneous Payment not been made by the Administrative Agent; provided, further, that for the avoidance of doubt, immediately preceding clauses (x) and (y) shall not apply to the extent any such Erroneous Payment is, and solely with respect to the amount of such Erroneous Payment that is, comprised of funds received by the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any of their respective Affiliates from a Borrower for the purpose of prepaying, repaying, discharging or otherwise satisfying any Obligations owed by such Borrower or any other Loan Party.
(f) To the extent permitted by applicable law, no Payment Recipient shall assert any right or claim to an Erroneous Payment, and hereby waives, and is deemed to waive, any claim, counterclaim, defense or right of set-off or recoupment with respect to any demand, claim or counterclaim by the Administrative Agent for the return of any Erroneous Payment received, including, without limitation, any defense based on “discharge for value” or any similar doctrine.
(g) Each party’s obligations, agreements and waivers under this Section 9.15 shall survive the resignation or replacement of the Administrative Agent, any transfer of rights or obligations by, or the replacement of, a Lender or L/C Issuer, the termination of the Commitments and/or the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all Secured Obligations (or any portion thereof) under any Loan Document.
(h) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, no Loan Party nor any of their respective Affiliates shall have any obligations or liabilities directly or indirectly arising out of this Section 9.15 in respect of any Erroneous Payment (other than having consented to the assignment referenced in Section 9.15(d) above).
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ARTICLE X
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 10.01 Amendments, Etc. No amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, and no consent to any departure by any Borrower or any other Loan Party therefrom, shall be effective unless in writing signed by the Required Lenders (or by the Administrative Agent with the consent or ratification of the Required Lenders or such other number or percentage of Lenders as may be specified herein) and the U.S. Borrower or the applicable Loan Party, as the case may be, and acknowledged by the Administrative Agent (it being understood that such acknowledgement is ministerial in nature and must be made to the extent such amendment, waiver or consent otherwise complies with the requirements of this Section 10.01), and each such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given; provided that (x) the Administrative Agent and the U.S. Borrower may, without the consent of the Lenders, amend, modify or supplement this Agreement and any other Loan Document to cure any ambiguity, typographical error, defect or inconsistency if such amendment, modification or supplement does not adversely affect the rights of any Agent, any Lender or any L/C Issuer, (y) any amendment, waiver or consent to any Intercreditor Agreement shall only require the consent of any Loan Party to the extent expressly set forth therein and (z) no such amendment, waiver or consent shall:
(i) amend the provisions hereof to permit Interest Periods in excess of 6 months without the written consent of each Lender affected thereby;
(ii) extend or increase the Revolving Credit Commitment of any Lender (or reinstate any Revolving Credit Commitment terminated pursuant to Section 8.02) without the written consent of such Lender (it being understood that a waiver of any condition precedent set forth in Section 4.02 or the waiver of any Default, mandatory prepayment or mandatory reduction of the Revolving Credit Commitments shall not constitute an extension or increase of any Revolving Credit Commitment of any Lender);
(iii) postpone any date fixed by this Agreement or any other Loan Document for any payment (excluding mandatory prepayments) of principal, interest, fees or other amounts due to the Lenders (or any of them) hereunder or under such other Loan Document without the written consent of each Lender entitled to such payment, it being understood that the waiver of (or amendment to the terms of) any mandatory prepayment of the Loans shall not constitute a postponement of any date scheduled for the payment of principal or interest;
(iv) reduce or forgive the principal of, or the rate of interest specified herein on, any Loan, L/C Borrowing or L/C Advance, or any fees or other amounts payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document without the written consent of each Lender entitled to such amount (it being understood that (i) any change effected pursuant to clause (ix) or (x) below shall not constitute such reduction and (ii) the waiver of any Default shall not constitute a reduction of interest); provided, however, that (A) only the consent of the Required Lenders shall be necessary to amend the definition of “Default Rate”, (B) only the consent of the U.S. Required Lenders shall be necessary to waive any obligation of the Borrowers to pay interest or Letter of Credit Fees at the Default Rate with respect to the U.S. Revolving Credit Facility and (C) only the consent of the Canadian Required Lenders shall be necessary to waive any obligation of the Borrowers to pay interest at the Default Rate with respect to the Canadian Revolving Credit Facility;
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(v) change (A) Section 8.04 in a manner that would alter the application of payments required thereby without the written consent of each Lender or (B) the order of application of any reduction in the Revolving Credit Commitments or any prepayment of Loans from the application thereof set forth in the applicable provisions of Section 2.05(b) or 2.06(b),” respectively, in any manner that adversely affects the Lenders without the written consent of each Lender adversely affected thereby;
(vi) change any provision of this Section 10.01 or the definition of “Required Lenders”, “U.S. Required Lenders”, “Canadian Required Lenders”, “Supermajority Lenders”, “U.S. Supermajority Lenders” or “Canadian Supermajority Lenders” or any other provision hereof specifying the number or percentage of Lenders required to amend, waive or otherwise modify any rights hereunder or make any determination or grant any consent hereunder without the written consent of each Lender affected thereby;
(vii) other than in a transaction permitted under Section 7.04 or Section 7.05, release all or substantially all of the Collateral in any transaction or series of related transactions or subordinate the Secured Parties’ Lien with respect to the Collateral without the written consent of each Lender adversely affected thereby; provided that the Collateral Agent may, without consent from any Revolving Credit Lender, release any Collateral that is sold or transferred by a Loan Party, in each case in compliance with Sections 7.04 or 7.05 or released in compliance with Section 9.10(i), (ii) or (iii) (in which case such release shall be made by the Administrative Agent and/or the Collateral Agent acting alone);
(viii) other than in a transaction permitted under Section 7.04 or Section 7.05, release all or substantially all of the value of the Guaranties, without the written consent of each Lender adversely affected thereby, except to the extent the release of any Subsidiary from the Guaranty is permitted pursuant to Section 9.10 (in which case such release shall be made by the Administrative Agent acting alone);
(ix) (A) change the advance rates set forth in the definition of “U.S. Borrowing Base” in a manner that is intended to increase the availability under the U.S. Borrowing Base in any material respect or (B) change the advance rates set forth in the definition of “Canadian Borrowing Base” in a manner that is intended to increase the availability under the Canadian Borrowing Base in any material respect, in each case, without the written consent of all Lenders; or
(x) (A) change or otherwise modify the eligibility criteria, eligible asset classes, reserves, sublimits in respect of the Borrowing Base, or add new asset categories to the Borrowing Base, including, without limitation, “Eligible Accounts”, “Eligible Investment Grade Long Dated Accounts”, “Eligible Long Dated NAPA Accounts” and “Eligible Inventory”, if such change, modification or addition is intended to increase availability under the Borrowing Base in any material respect, in each case without the written consent of the Supermajority Lenders; provided that this clause (x) shall not limit the discretion of the Administrative Agent to change, establish or eliminate any reserves, to add assets acquired in an Acquisition to the Borrowing Base or to otherwise exercise its discretion or Credit Judgment in respect of any determination expressly provided hereunder to be made by the Administrative Agent in its discretion or Credit Judgment, all to the extent otherwise set forth herein;
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and provided, further, that: (i) no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by each applicable L/C Issuer in addition to the Lenders required above, affect the rights or duties of such L/C Issuer under this Agreement or any Issuer Document relating to any Letter of Credit issued or to be issued by it; (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; (iii) no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by the Administrative Agent in addition to the Lenders required above, affect the rights or duties of the Administrative Agent under this Agreement or any other Loan Document; (iv) Section 10.06(g) 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; (v) no amendment, waiver or consent which would require the consent of a Lender but for the fact that it is a Defaulting Lender shall be enforced against it without its consent if such amendment, waiver or consent affects such Defaulting Lender in a disproportionate manner; and (vi) no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by the Collateral Agent in addition to the Lenders required above, affect the rights or duties of the Collateral Agent under this Agreement or any other Loan Document. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no Defaulting Lender shall have any right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent hereunder, except that the Revolving Credit Commitment of such Lender may not be increased or extended without the consent of such Lender (it being understood that any Revolving Credit Commitments or Loans held or deemed held by any Defaulting Lender shall be excluded from a vote of the Lenders hereunder requiring any consent of the Lenders).
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 10.01, guarantees, collateral security documents and related documents executed by Subsidiaries in connection with this Agreement may be in a form reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent and may be, together with this Agreement, amended, supplemented and waived with the consent of the Administrative Agent at the request of the U.S. Borrower without the need to obtain the consent of any other Lender if such amendment, supplement or waiver is delivered in order (i) to comply with local Law or advice of local counsel, (ii) to cure ambiguities, omissions, mistakes or defects or (iii) to cause such guarantee, collateral security document or other document to be consistent with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
If any Lender does not consent to a proposed amendment, waiver, consent or release with respect to any Loan Document that requires the consent of each Lender and that has been approved by the Required Lenders, the U.S. Borrower may replace such non-consenting Lender in accordance with Section 10.13.
Section 10.02 Notices; Effectiveness; Electronic Communication.
(a) Notices Generally. Except in the case of notices and other communications expressly permitted to be given by telephone (and except as provided in subsection (b) 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 telecopier 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:
(i) if to any Loan Party, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, an L/C Issuer or the Swing Line Lender, to the address, telecopier number, electronic mail address or telephone number specified for such Person on Schedule 10.02(a) to the Original Credit Agreement; and
(ii) if to any other Lender, to the address, telecopier 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 telecopier shall be deemed to have been given when sent (except that, if not given during normal business hours for the recipient, shall be deemed to have been given at the opening of business on the next business day for the recipient). Notices and other communications delivered through electronic communications to the extent provided in subsection (b) below, shall be effective as provided in such subsection (b).
(b) Electronic Communications. Notices and other communications to the Lenders and the L/C Issuers 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; provided that the foregoing shall not apply to notices to any Lender or L/C Issuer pursuant to Article II if such Lender or L/C Issuer, as applicable, has notified the Administrative Agent that it is incapable of receiving notices under such Article by electronic communication. The Administrative Agent or the U.S. 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.
Unless the Administrative Agent otherwise prescribes, (i) notices and other communications sent to an e-mail address shall be deemed received when sent; provided that if such notice or other communication is not sent during the normal business hours of the recipient, such notice or communication shall be deemed to have been sent at the opening of business on the next business day for the recipient, and (ii) notices or communications posted to an Internet or intranet website shall be deemed received upon the deemed receipt by the intended recipient at its e-mail address as described in the foregoing clause (i) of notification that such notice or communication is available and identifying the website address therefor.
(c) The Platform. THE PLATFORM IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE.” THE AGENT PARTIES (AS DEFINED BELOW) DO NOT WARRANT THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE BORROWER MATERIALS OR THE ADEQUACY OF THE PLATFORM AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM LIABILITY FOR ERRORS IN OR OMISSIONS FROM THE BORROWER MATERIALS. NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS OR FREEDOM FROM VIRUSES OR OTHER CODE DEFECTS, IS MADE BY ANY AGENT PARTY IN CONNECTION WITH THE BORROWER MATERIALS OR THE PLATFORM. In no event shall the Administrative Agent or any of its Related Parties (collectively, “Agent Parties”) have any liability to any Borrower, any Lender, any L/C Issuer or any other Person for losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses of any kind (whether in tort, contract or otherwise) arising out of any Loan Party’s or the Administrative Agent’s transmission of Borrower Materials through electronic telecommunications or other information transmission systems, except for direct or “economic” (as such term is used in Title 18, United States Code, Section 1030(g)) (as opposed to special, indirect, consequential or punitive) losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses (x) are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by a final and nonappealable judgment to have resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Agent Party or (y) result from a claim brought by any Borrower or any other Loan Party against an Indemnitee for material breach of such Indemnitee’s obligations hereunder or under any other Loan Document in respect of Borrower Materials made available through electronic telecommunications or other information transmission systems, if such Borrower or such Loan Party has obtained a final and nonappealable judgment in its favor on such claim as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction; provided, however, that in no event shall any Agent Party have any liability to any Borrower, any Lender, any L/C Issuer or any other Person for indirect, special, incidental, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to such direct or “economic” damages).
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(d) Change of Address, Etc. Each of the Loan Parties, the Administrative Agent, each L/C Issuer and the Swing Line Lender may change its address, telecopier or telephone number for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the other parties hereto. Each other Lender may change its address, telecopier or telephone number for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the U.S. Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuers and the Swing Line Lender. In addition, each Lender agrees to notify the Administrative Agent from time to time to ensure that the Administrative Agent has on record (i) an effective address, contact name, telephone number, telecopier number and electronic mail address to which notices and other communications may be sent and (ii) accurate wire instructions for such Lender. Furthermore, each Public Lender agrees to cause at least one individual at or on behalf of such Public Lender to at all times have selected the “Private Side Information” or similar designation on the content declaration screen of the Platform in order to enable such Public Lender or its delegate, in accordance with such Public Lender’s compliance procedures and applicable Law, including United States Federal 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 Borrowers or their securities for purposes of United States Federal or state securities laws.
(e) Reliance by Administrative Agent, L/C Issuers and Lenders. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall be entitled to rely and act upon any notices (including telephonic notices) purportedly given by or on behalf of the Borrowers or any other Loan Party even if (i) such notices were not made in a manner specified herein, were incomplete or were not preceded or followed by any other form of notice specified herein or (ii) the terms thereof, as understood by the recipient, varied from any confirmation thereof. The U.S. Borrower shall indemnify the Administrative Agent, each L/C Issuer, each Lender and the Related Parties of each of them from all losses, costs, expenses and liabilities resulting from the reliance by such Person on each notice purportedly given by or on behalf of the Borrowers in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct. All telephonic notices to and other communications with the Administrative Agent may be recorded by the Administrative Agent, and each of the parties hereto hereby consents to such recording.
Section 10.03 No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies; Enforcement. No failure by any Lender or L/C Issuer or by the Administrative Agent to exercise, and no delay by any such Person in exercising, any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege. The rights, remedies, powers and privileges herein provided are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights, remedies, powers and privileges provided by Law.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any other Loan Document, the authority to enforce rights and remedies hereunder and under the other Loan Documents against the Loan Parties or any of them shall be vested exclusively in, and all actions and proceedings at law in connection with such enforcement shall be instituted and maintained exclusively by, the Administrative Agent in accordance with Section 8.02 for the benefit of all the Lenders and the L/C Issuer; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not prohibit (i) 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, (ii) any L/C Issuer or the Swing Line Lender from exercising the rights and remedies that inure to its benefit (solely in its capacity as L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender, as the case may be) hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, (iii) any Lender from exercising setoff rights in accordance with Section 10.08 (subject to the terms of Section 2.13) or (iv) any Lender from filing proofs of claim or appearing and filing pleadings on its own behalf during the pendency of a proceeding relative to any Loan Party under any Debtor Relief Law; and provided, further, that if at any time there is no Person acting as Administrative Agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, then (x) the Required Lenders shall have the rights otherwise ascribed to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 8.02 and (y) in addition to the matters set forth in clauses (ii), (iii) and (iv) 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 Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver.
(a) Costs and Expenses. Holdings and the U.S. Borrower jointly and severally agree to pay (i) all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent and its Affiliates (including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of counsel for the Administrative Agent), in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein, the preparation, negotiation, execution, delivery and administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents or any amendments, modifications or waivers of the provisions hereof or thereof (whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby shall be consummated), (ii) all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by any L/C Issuer in connection with the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit or any demand for payment thereunder and (iii) all out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any L/C Issuer (including the fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any L/C Issuer) in connection with the enforcement or protection of its rights (A) in connection with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, including its rights under this Section, or (B) in connection with the Loans made or Letters of Credit issued hereunder, including all such out-of-pocket expenses incurred during any workout, restructuring or negotiations in respect of such Loans or Letters of Credit; provided that Holdings and the U.S. Borrower shall not be required to reimburse the legal fees and expenses of more than one outside counsel (in addition to any special counsel and up to one local counsel in each applicable local jurisdiction) for all Persons indemnified under this subsection (a) unless, in the opinion of counsel, representation of all such indemnified persons would be inappropriate due to the existence of an actual or potential conflict of interest.
(b) Indemnification. Holdings and the U.S. Borrower, jointly and severally, shall indemnify the Administrative Agent (and any sub-agent thereof), each Lender each L/C Issuer, and each Related Party of any of the foregoing Persons (each such Person being called an “Indemnitee”) against, and hold each Indemnitee harmless from, any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and reasonably related expenses (including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for any Indemnitee) incurred by any Indemnitee or asserted against any Indemnitee by any third party or by any Borrower or any other Loan Party arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of (i) the execution or delivery of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby, the performance by the parties hereto of their respective obligations hereunder or thereunder or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby or, in the case of the Administrative Agent (and any sub-agent thereof) and its Related Parties only, the administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, (ii) any Loan or Letter of Credit or the use or proposed use of the proceeds therefrom (including any refusal by an L/C Issuer to honor a demand for payment under a Letter of Credit if the documents presented in connection with such demand do not strictly comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit), (iii) any actual or alleged presence or release of Hazardous Materials on or from any property owned or operated by the U.S. Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or any Environmental Liability of the U.S. Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or (iv) any actual or prospective claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing brought by a third party or by any Borrower or any other Loan Party or any of such Borrower’s or such Loan Party’s directors, shareholders or creditors, and regardless of whether any Indemnitee is a party thereto; provided that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or related expenses (x) are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and nonappealable judgment to have resulted from the gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee or (y) result from a claim brought by any Borrower or any other Loan Party against an Indemnitee for breach in bad faith of such Indemnitee’s obligations hereunder or under any other Loan Document, if such Borrower or such Loan Party has obtained a final and nonappealable judgment in its favor on such claim as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction.
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(c) Reimbursement by Lenders. To the extent that Holdings and the U.S. Borrower for any reason fail indefeasibly to pay any amount required under subsection (a) or (b) of this Section 10.04 to be paid by it or them to the Administrative Agent (or any sub-agent thereof), any L/C Issuer or any Related Party of any of the foregoing (and without limiting their obligation to do so), each Lender severally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent (or any such sub-agent), each L/C Issuer or such Related Party, as the case may be, such Lender’s Applicable Adjusted Percentage (determined as of the time that the applicable unreimbursed expense or indemnity payment is sought) of such unpaid amount; provided that the unreimbursed expense or indemnified loss, claim, damage, liability or related expense, as the case may be, was incurred by or asserted against the Administrative Agent (or any such sub-agent) or an L/C Issuer in its capacity as such, or against any Related Party of any of the foregoing acting for the Administrative Agent (or any such sub-agent) or an L/C Issuer in connection with such capacity. The obligations of the Lenders under this subsection (c) are subject to the provisions of Section 2.12(d). For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Section 10.04(c) shall relieve Holdings or the U.S. Borrower from its obligations under Section 10.04(b).
(d) Waiver of Consequential Damages. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, no Borrower or Indemnitee shall assert, and each Borrower and Indemnitee hereby waives, any claim, on any theory of liability, for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages) arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of, this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby, the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, any Loan or Letter of Credit or the use of the proceeds thereof. No Indemnitee referred to in subsection (b) above shall be liable for any damages arising from the use by unintended recipients of any information or other materials distributed by it through telecommunications, electronic or other information transmission systems in connection with this Agreement or the other Loan Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby other than for direct or actual damages resulting from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee as determined by a final and nonappealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction.
(e) Payments. All amounts due under this Section 10.04 shall be payable not later than ten Business Days after demand therefor; provided, however, that such Indemnitee shall promptly refund such amount to the extent that there is a final judicial or arbitral determination that such Indemnitee was not entitled to indemnification or contribution rights with respect to such payment pursuant to the express terms of this Section 10.04.
(f) Survival. The agreements in this Section shall survive the resignation of the Administrative Agent, any L/C Issuer and the Swing Line Lender, the replacement of any Lender, the termination of the Aggregate Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all the other Secured Obligations.
Section 10.05 Payments Set Aside. To the extent that any payment by or on behalf of any Borrower or any other Loan Party is made to the Administrative Agent, any L/C Issuer or any Lender, or the Administrative Agent, any L/C Issuer or any Lender exercises its right of set-off, and such payment or the proceeds of such set-off or any part thereof is subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside or required (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by the Administrative Agent, such L/C Issuer 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 (i) 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 set-off had not occurred, and (ii) each Lender and L/C Issuer severally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent upon demand its applicable share of any amount so recovered from or repaid by the Administrative Agent, plus interest thereon from the date of such demand to the date such payment is made at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate from time to time in effect. The obligations of the Lenders and the L/C Issuers under clause (ii) of the preceding sentence shall survive the payment in full of the Secured Obligations and the termination of this Agreement.
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Section 10.06 Successors and Assigns.
(a) Successors and Assigns Generally. The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, except that neither the U.S. Borrower nor any other Loan Party may 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 except (i) to an assignee in accordance with the provisions of Section 10.06(b), (ii) by way of participation in accordance with the provisions of Section 10.06(d), (iii) by way of pledge or assignment of a security interest subject to the restrictions of Section 10.06(f), or (iv) to an SPC in accordance with the provisions of Section 10.06(g) (and any other attempted assignment or transfer by any party hereto shall be null and void). Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, is intended to confer, shall be construed to confer, or shall confer upon any Person (other than the parties hereto, their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, Participants to the extent provided in subsection (d) of this Section 10.06 and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the Related Parties of each of the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuers and the Lenders) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement.
(b) Assignments by Lenders. Any Lender may at any time assign to one or more assignees all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Revolving Credit Commitment(s) and the Loans (including for purposes of this Section 10.06(b), L/C Participations, Swing Line Participations and Protective Advance Participations) at the time owing to it); provided that any such assignment shall be subject to the following conditions:
(i) Minimum Amounts.
(A) in the case of an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the assigning Lender’s Revolving Credit 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
(B) in any case not described in subsection (b)(i)(A) of this Section 10.06, the aggregate amount of the Revolving Credit Commitment (which for this purpose includes Loans, L/C Participations, Swing Line Participations and Protective Advance Participations outstanding thereunder) or, if the Revolving Credit Commitment is not then in effect, the principal outstanding balance of the Loans of the assigning Lender subject to each such assignment, determined as of the date the Assignment and Assumption with respect to such assignment is delivered to the Administrative Agent or, if “Trade Date” is specified in the Assignment and Assumption, as of the Trade Date, shall not be less than $5,000,000 unless each of the Administrative Agent and, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the U.S. Borrower otherwise consents (each such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed); provided, however, that concurrent assignments to members of an Assignee Group and concurrent assignments from members of an Assignee Group to a single Eligible Assignee (or to an Eligible Assignee and members of its Assignee Group) will be treated as a single assignment for purposes of determining whether such minimum amount has been met.
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(ii) Proportionate Amounts. Each partial assignment shall be made as an assignment of a proportionate part of all the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement with respect to the Loans or the Revolving Credit Commitment assigned, except that this clause (ii) shall not apply to the Swing Line Lender’s rights and obligations in respect of Swing Line Loans.
(iii) Required Consents. No consent shall be required for any assignment except to the extent required by subsection (b)(i)(B) of this Section 10.06 and, in addition:
(A) the consent of the U.S. Borrower (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required unless (1) an Event of Default under clause (a), or clause (f) or (g) (with respect to a Borrower only) of Section 8.01 has occurred and is continuing at the time of such assignment or (2) such assignment is to a Lender (other than a Defaulting Lender), an Affiliate of a Lender (other than a Defaulting Lender) of similar creditworthiness or an Approved Fund;
(B) the consent of the Administrative Agent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required for assignments in respect of any Revolving Credit Commitment if such assignment is to a Defaulting Lender or to a Person that is not a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund;
(C) the consent of each L/C Issuer (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required for any assignment to a Defaulting Lender or that increases the obligation of the assignee to participate in exposure under one or more Letters of Credit (whether or not then outstanding); and
(D) the consent of the Swing Line Lender (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required for any assignment to a Defaulting Lender or in respect of the Revolving Credit Facility.
(iv) Assignment and Assumption. The parties to each assignment shall execute (except as otherwise contemplated in the penultimate sentence of Section 10.13) and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Assignment and Assumption, together with a processing and recordation fee in the amount of $3,500; provided, however, that the Administrative Agent may, in its sole discretion, elect to waive such processing and recordation fee in the case of any assignment. The assignee, if it is not a Lender, shall deliver to the Administrative Agent an Administrative Questionnaire.
(v) No Assignment to Certain Persons. No such assignment shall be made to (i) the U.S. Borrower or any of the U.S. Borrower’s Subsidiaries or Affiliates or (ii) any Person that is a Disqualified Lender (it being understood that the Administrative Agent shall have no obligation or duty to monitor or track whether any Disqualified Lender shall have become an assignee or Lender hereunder).
(vi) No Assignment to Natural Persons. No such assignment shall be made to a natural person.
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Subject to acceptance and recording thereof by the Administrative Agent pursuant to subsection (c) of this Section, from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Assumption, 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 the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Assumption covering all of the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto but shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Sections 3.01, 3.04, 3.05 and 10.04 with respect to facts and circumstances occurring prior to the effective date of such assignment). Upon request, and the surrender by the assigning Lender of its Notes, the U.S. 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 10.06(d).
(c) Register. The Administrative Agent, acting solely for this purpose as an agent of the U.S. Borrower, shall maintain at the Administrative Agent’s Office a copy of each Assignment and Assumption delivered to it and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders, and the Revolving Credit Commitments of, and principal and interest amounts of the Loans and L/C Obligations owing to, each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the “Register”). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive, absent manifest error, and each Borrower, the Administrative Agent 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 U.S. Borrower and with respect to such Lender’s own interest only, any Lender, at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice. In addition, at any time that a request for a consent for a material or other substantive change to the Loan Documents is pending, any Lender may request and receive from the Administrative Agent a copy of the Register. This Section 10.06(c) and Section 2.11 shall be construed so that all Loans are 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).
(d) Participations. Any Lender may at any time, without the consent of, or notice to, any Borrower or the Administrative Agent, sell participations to any Person (other than a natural person, the U.S. Borrower or any of the U.S. Borrower’s Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any Disqualified Lender (it being understood the Administrative Agent shall have no duty to monitor or track whether a Disqualified Lender has become a Participant hereunder)) (each, a “Participant”) in all or a portion of such Lender’s rights and/or obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Revolving Credit Commitment and/or the Loans (including such Lender’s participations in L/C Obligations, Swing Line Loans and/or Protective Advances) owing to it); provided that (i) such Lender’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations and (iii) the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the L/C Issuers shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement. 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 the other Loan Documents; 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 clause (y) of the first proviso to Section 10.01 that directly affects such Participant. Subject to subsection (e) of this Section 10.06, the Borrowers agree that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 3.01, 3.04 and 3.05 (subject to the requirements and limitations of those Sections, including Section 3.01(e)) to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to Section 10.06(b). To the extent permitted by Law, each Participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 10.08 as though it were a Lender, provided such Participant agrees to be subject to Section 2.13 as though it were a Lender. Each Lender that sells a participation shall, acting solely for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of the applicable Borrower, maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of each Participant and the principal amounts (and stated interest) of each Participant’s interest in the Loans or other obligations under this Agreement (the “Participant Register”); provided that no Lender shall have any obligation to disclose all or any portion of the Participant Register to any Person (including the identity of any Participant or any information relating to a Participant’s interest in any Commitments, Loans or Letters of Credit or its other obligations under any Loan Document) except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary in connection with an audit or other proceeding to establish that such Commitment, Loan, Letter of Credit or other obligation is in registered form under Section 5f.103-1(c) of the United States Treasury Regulations. The entries in the Participant Register shall be conclusive and such Lender (and the applicable Borrower, to the extent that the Participant requests payment from such 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.
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(e) Limitation Upon Participant Rights. A Participant shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Section 3.01 or 3.04 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 U.S. Borrower’s prior written consent, not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed.
(f) Certain Pledges. Any Lender may at any time pledge or assign a security interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement (including under its Note, if any) to secure obligations of such Lender, including any pledge or assignment to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank; provided that no such pledge or assignment shall release such Lender from any of its obligations hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or assignee for such Lender as a party hereto.
(g) Special Purpose Funding Vehicles. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, any Lender (a “Granting Lender”) may grant to a special purpose funding vehicle identified as such in writing from time to time by the Granting Lender to the Administrative Agent and the U.S. Borrower (an “SPC”) the option to provide all or any part of any Loan that such Granting Lender would otherwise be obligated to make pursuant to this Agreement; provided that (i) nothing herein shall constitute a commitment by any SPC to fund any Loan, and (ii) if an SPC elects not to exercise such option or otherwise fails to make all or any part of such Loan, the Granting Lender shall be obligated to make such Loan pursuant to the terms hereof or, if it fails to do so, to make such payment to the Administrative Agent as is required under Section 2.12(b)(i). Subject to the provisions of this subsection (g), the Loan Parties agree that each SPC shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 3.01, 3.04 and 3.05 (subject to the requirements and limitations of those sections) to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to subsection (b) of this Section. Each party hereto hereby agrees that (i) neither the grant to any SPC nor the exercise by any SPC of such option shall increase the costs or expenses or otherwise increase or change the obligations of the Borrowers under this Agreement (including its obligations under Section 3.04), (ii) no SPC shall be liable for any indemnity or similar payment obligation under this Agreement for which a Lender would be liable, and (iii) the Granting Lender shall for all purposes, including the approval of any amendment, waiver or other modification of any provision of any Loan Document, remain the lender of record hereunder. The making of a Loan by an SPC hereunder shall utilize the Revolving Credit Commitment of the Granting Lender to the same extent, and as if, such Loan were made by such Granting Lender. In furtherance of the foregoing, each party hereto hereby agrees (which agreement shall survive the termination of this Agreement) that, prior to the date that is one year and one day after the payment in full of all outstanding commercial paper or other senior debt of any SPC, it will not institute against, or join any other Person in instituting against, such SPC any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency, or liquidation proceeding under the laws of the United States or any State thereof. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, any SPC may (i) with notice to, but without prior consent of the U.S. Borrower and the Administrative Agent, assign all or any portion of its right to receive payment with respect to any Loan to the Granting Lender and (ii) disclose on a confidential basis any non-public information relating to its funding of Loans to any rating agency, commercial paper dealer or provider of any surety or guaranty or credit or liquidity enhancement to such SPC.
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(h) Resignation as an L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender after Assignment. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, if at any time any L/C Issuer assigns all of its Revolving Credit Commitment and Revolving Credit Loans pursuant to Section 10.06(b), such L/C Issuer may, (i) upon 30 days’ notice to the U.S. Borrower and the Lenders, resign as an L/C Issuer and/or (ii) upon 30 days’ notice to the U.S. Borrower, resign as Swing Line Lender. In the event of any such resignation as an L/C Issuer or the Swing Line Lender, the U.S. Borrower shall be entitled to appoint from among the Lenders a successor L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender hereunder; provided, however, that no failure by the U.S. Borrower to appoint any such successor shall affect the resignation of an L/C Issuer or a Swing Line Lender, as the case may be. If any L/C Issuer resigns as an L/C Issuer, it shall retain all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of an L/C Issuer hereunder with respect to all Letters of Credit issued by it which remain outstanding as of the effective date of its resignation as an L/C Issuer and all L/C Obligations with respect thereto (including the right to require the Lenders to make Base Rate Loans, Eurodollar Rate Loans, SONIA Rate Loans or fund L/C Participations). If any Swingline Lender resigns as the 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 and outstanding as of the effective date of such resignation, including the right to require the Lenders to make Base Rate Loans, Eurodollar Rate Loans, SONIA Rate Loans or fund risk participations in outstanding Swing Line Loans pursuant to Section 2.04(c). Upon the appointment of a successor L/C Issuer and/or Swing Line Lender, (i) such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender, as the case may be, and (ii) such successor L/C Issuer shall issue letters of credit in substitution for the Letters of Credit, if any, issued by the retiring L/C Issuer and remaining outstanding at the time of such succession or make other arrangements satisfactory to the retiring L/C Issuer to effectively assume the obligations of said L/C Issuer with respect to such Letters of Credit.
Section 10.07 Treatment of Certain Information; Confidentiality. Each of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the L/C Issuers agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the Information (as defined below) and not to disclose such information, except that Information may be disclosed: (i) to its Affiliates and to it and its Affiliates’ respective partners, directors, officers, employees, agents, trustees, advisors and representatives (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); (ii) 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) in which case the Administrative Agent or such Lender or L/C Issuer, as applicable, shall notify the U.S. Borrower prior to such disclosure, in any case, to the extent legally permissible; provided, that no notice shall be required to the extent requested by such regulatory authority for the purpose of conducting audits in the ordinary course; (iii) to the extent required by applicable Laws or regulations or by any subpoena or similar legal process; (iv) to any other party hereto; (v) in connection with the exercise of any remedies hereunder or under any other Loan Document or any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the enforcement of rights hereunder or thereunder; (vi) subject to an agreement containing provisions at least as restrictive as those of this Section, to (A) any assignee of or Participant in, or any prospective assignee of or Participant in, any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement or any Eligible Assignee invited to be a Lender pursuant to Section 2.14(c) or (B) any actual or prospective counterparty (or its advisors) to any swap or derivative transaction relating to any Borrower and its obligations; (vii) with the consent of the U.S. Borrower; or (viii) to the extent such Information (A) becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section or (B) becomes available to the Administrative Agent, any Lender, any L/C Issuer or any of their respective Affiliates on a nonconfidential basis from a source other than the U.S. Borrower.
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For purposes of this Section, “Information” means all information received from Holdings, the U.S. Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or Related Parties relating to Holdings or the U.S. Borrower or any Subsidiary or Related Party or any of their respective businesses, other than any such information that is available to the Administrative Agent or any Lender or L/C Issuer on a nonconfidential basis prior to disclosure by Holdings or the U.S. Borrower or any Subsidiary other than by breach of this Section 10.07; provided that, in the case of information received from Holdings or the U.S. Borrower or any Subsidiary after the Closing Date, such information is clearly identified at the time of delivery as confidential or is delivered pursuant to Section 6.01, 6.02 or 6.03 hereof. Any Person required to maintain the confidentiality of Information as provided in this Section 10.07 shall be considered to have complied with its obligation to do so if such Person has exercised the same degree of care to maintain the confidentiality of such Information as such Person would accord to its own confidential information. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Agent and any Lender may place advertisements in financial and other newspapers and periodicals or on a home page or similar place for dissemination of information on the Internet or worldwide web as it may choose, and circulate similar promotional materials, after the closing of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement in the form of a “tombstone” or otherwise describing the names of the Loan Parties, or any of them, and the amount, type and closing date of such transactions, all at their sole expense.
Each of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the L/C Issuers acknowledge that (i) the Information may include material non-public information concerning Holdings, the U.S. Borrower or one or more Subsidiaries, as the case may be, (ii) it has developed compliance procedures regarding the use of material non-public information and (iii) it will handle such material non-public information in accordance with applicable Laws, including Federal, state and provincial securities Laws.
Section 10.08 Right of Setoff. If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, each Lender and each L/C Issuer and each of their respective Affiliates is hereby authorized at any time and from time to time, 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, L/C Issuer or any such Affiliate to or for the credit or the account of any Borrower or any other Loan Party against any and all of the obligations of such Borrower or such Loan Party now or hereafter existing under this Agreement or any other Loan Document to such Lender or an L/C Issuer, irrespective of whether or not such Lender or L/C Issuer shall have made any demand under this Agreement or any other Loan Document and although such obligations of such Borrower or such Loan Party may be contingent or unmatured or are owed to a branch or office of such Lender or L/C Issuer different from the branch or office holding such deposit or obligated on such indebtedness. The rights of each Lender, the L/C Issuers and their respective Affiliates under this Section are in addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights of setoff) that such Lender, the L/C Issuers or their respective Affiliates may have. Each Lender and each L/C Issuer agrees to notify the U.S. Borrower and the Administrative 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 10.09 Interest Rate Limitation. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any Loan Document, the interest paid or agreed to be paid under the Loan Documents shall not exceed the maximum rate of non-usurious interest permitted by applicable Law (the “Maximum Rate”). If the Administrative 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 U.S. Borrower. In determining whether the interest contracted for, charged, or received by the Administrative Agent or a Lender exceeds the Maximum Rate, such Person may, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, (i) characterize any payment that is not principal as an expense, fee, or premium rather than interest, (ii) exclude voluntary prepayments and the effects thereof and (iii) amortize, prorate, allocate, and spread in equal or unequal parts the total amount of interest throughout the contemplated term of the Secured Obligations hereunder.
Section 10.10 Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness. This Agreement 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 when the Administrative 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 telecopy or other electronic imaging means shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement.
Section 10.11 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 and each Lender, regardless of any investigation made by any Agent or any Lender or on their behalf and notwithstanding that the Agent or any Lender may have had notice or knowledge of any Default or Event of Default at the time of any Credit Extension, and shall continue in full force and effect as long as any Loan or any other Secured Obligation shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied or any Letter of Credit shall remain outstanding.
Section 10.12 Severability. If any provision of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents is held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, (i) 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 (ii) 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 10.13 Replacement of Lenders. If any Lender requests compensation under Section 3.04, or if any 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, if any Lender’s obligations to make, continue or convert to Eurodollar Rate Loans has been suspended pursuant to Section 3.02, if any Lender is a Defaulting Lender or if any other circumstance exists hereunder that gives the U.S. Borrower the right to replace a Lender as a party hereto (including but not limited to the last paragraph of Section 10.01), then the U.S. Borrower may, at its sole expense and effort, upon notice to such Lender and the Administrative Agent, require such Lender to assign and delegate, without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in, and consents required by, Section 10.06), all of its interests, rights and obligations under this Agreement and the related Loan Documents to an assignee that shall assume such obligations (which assignee may be another Lender, if a Lender accepts such assignment), provided that:
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(i) the U.S. Borrower shall have paid to the Administrative Agent the assignment fee specified in Section 10.06(b);
(ii) such Lender shall have received payment of an amount equal to the outstanding principal of its Loans and L/C Advances, 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) from the assignee (to the extent of such outstanding principal and accrued interest and fees) or the applicable Borrower (in the case of all other amounts);
(iii) in the case of any 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; and
(iv) such assignment does not conflict with applicable Laws; and
(v) in the case of any replacement of Lenders under the circumstances described in last paragraph of Section 10.01, the applicable amendment, waiver, discharge or termination that the U.S. Borrower has requested shall become effective upon giving effect to such replacement (and any related Assignment and Assumptions required to be effected in connection therewith in accordance with this Section 10.13).
In connection with the replacement of a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this Section 10.13, no signature of such Defaulting Lender to the Assignment and Assumption shall be required to properly effect the assignment of Loans held by such Defaulting 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 U.S. Borrower to require such assignment and delegation cease to apply.
Section 10.14 Governing Law; Jurisdiction Etc.
(a) Governing Law. THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS (OTHER THAN LETTERS OF CREDIT AND OTHER THAN AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN SUCH OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS) AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER AND THEREUNDER SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, SECTION 5-1401 OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK). EACH LETTER OF CREDIT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OR RULES DESIGNATED IN SUCH LETTER OF CREDIT AND, AS TO MATTERS NOT GOVERNED BY SUCH DESIGNATED LAWS OR RULES, THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, SECTION 5-1401 OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK).
(b) Submission to Jurisdiction. EACH PARTY HERETO 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 COUNTY AND OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT OF THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, AND ANY APPELLATE COURT FROM ANY THEREOF, IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR 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. NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT OR IN ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT SHALL AFFECT ANY RIGHT THAT THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, ANY LENDER OR ANY L/C ISSUER MAY OTHERWISE HAVE TO BRING ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT AGAINST ANY BORROWER OR ANY OTHER LOAN PARTY OR ITS PROPERTIES IN THE COURTS OF ANY JURISDICTION.
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(c) Waiver of Venue. EACH PARTY HERETO IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY OBJECTION THAT IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT IN ANY COURT REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH (b) OF THIS SECTION. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE DEFENSE OF AN INCONVENIENT FORUM TO THE MAINTENANCE OF SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT.
(d) 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 10.15 [Reserved].
Section 10.16 Waiver of Jury Trial. 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.
Section 10.17 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 U.S. Borrower and Holdings acknowledges and agrees, and acknowledges its Affiliates’ understanding, that: (i) (A) the arranging and other services regarding this Agreement provided by the Administrative Agent, the Bookrunners and the Lenders are arm’s-length commercial transactions between the U.S. Borrower, Holdings and their respective Affiliates, on the one hand, and the Administrative Agent, the Bookrunners and the Lenders, on the other hand, (B) each of the U.S. Borrower and Holdings has consulted its own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it has deemed appropriate, and (C) each of the U.S. 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; (ii) (A) the Administrative Agent, each Bookrunner 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 U.S. Borrower, Holdings or any of their respective Affiliates, or any other Person and (B) none of the Administrative Agent, any Bookrunner nor any Lender in their capacities as Administrative Agent, Bookrunner or Lender has any obligation to the Borrowers, 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 (iii) the Administrative Agent, each Bookrunner, each Lender and their respective Affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Borrowers, Holdings and their respective Affiliates, and none of the Administrative Agent, any Bookrunner nor any Lender has any obligation to disclose any of such interests to the Borrowers, Holdings or any of their respective Affiliates. To the fullest extent permitted by law, each of the U.S. Borrower and Holdings hereby waives and releases any claims that it may have against the Administrative Agent, any Bookrunner 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 10.18 Electronic Execution of Assignments and Certain Other Documents. The words “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” and words of like import in any Assignment and Assumption or in any amendment or other modification hereof (including waivers and consents) shall be deemed to include electronic signatures or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for in any applicable law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act, or any other similar state laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act.
Section 10.19 USA PATRIOT Act Notice. Each Lender that is subject to the USA PATRIOT Act and other applicable anti-money laundering, anti-terrorist financing, government sanction and “know your client” Laws and the Administrative Agent (for itself and not on behalf of any Lender) hereby notifies the Borrowers that pursuant to the requirements of the USA PATRIOT Act or such other Laws, it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies the Borrowers, which information includes the name and address of each Borrower and other information that will allow such Lender or the Administrative Agent, as applicable, to identify each Borrower in accordance with the USA PATRIOT Act and such other Laws. Each 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 reasonably requests in order to comply with its ongoing obligations under applicable anti-money laundering, anti-terrorist financing, government sanction and “know your client” Laws, including the USA PATRIOT Act and the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act (Canada).
Section 10.20 Intercreditor Agreements. Each Lender and L/C Issuer hereunder (on behalf of itself and any Secured Parties that may be its Affiliate): (a) consents to the subordination of Liens provided for in the Intercreditor Agreements, (b) agrees that it will be bound by and will take no actions contrary to the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreements and (c) authorizes and instructs the Collateral Agent and/or the Administrative Agent to enter into the Intercreditor Agreements as the ABL Agent (as such term or similar term is defined in the Intercreditor Agreements) on behalf of such Lender and L/C Issuer. The foregoing provisions are intended as an inducement to the Cash Flow Secured Parties (as defined in the ABL Intercreditor Agreement) to enter into the arrangements contemplated by the Cash Flow Documents (as defined in the ABL Intercreditor Agreement) are intended third party beneficiaries of such provisions and the provisions of the ABL Intercreditor Agreement.
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Section 10.21 Lender Loss Sharing Agreement.
(a) Definitions. As used in this Section, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
(i) “CAM” means the mechanism for the allocation and exchange of interests in the Loans, participations in Letters of Credit and collections thereunder established under Section 10.21(b).
(ii) “CAM Exchange” means the exchange of the Revolving Lenders’ interests provided for in Section 10.21(b).
(iii) “CAM Exchange Date” means the first date after the Closing Date on which there shall occur (a) any event described in paragraph (f) or (g) of Section 8.01 with respect to any Loan Party or (b) an acceleration of Loans and termination of the Revolving Credit Commitments pursuant to Article VIII.
(iv) “CAM Percentage” means, as to each Revolving Credit Lender, a fraction, expressed as a decimal, of which (a) the numerator shall be the aggregate Dollar Equivalent of the Revolving Credit Exposure owed to such Revolving Lender (whether or not at the time due and payable) and (b) the denominator shall be the aggregate Dollar Equivalent (as so determined) of the Credit Exposure owed to all the Revolving Credit Lenders (whether or not at the time due and payable).
(v) “Designated Obligations” means all Secured Obligations of the Borrowers with respect to (a) principal and interest under the Loans, (b) Unreimbursed Amounts and interest thereon and (c) fees under Section 2.09.
(b) CAM Exchange.
(i) On the CAM Exchange Date,
(A) the Canadian Commitments and the U.S. Commitments shall terminate in accordance with Article VIII;
(B) each U.S. Revolving Lender shall fund in Dollars its participation in any outstanding Protective Advances and Swing Line Loans in accordance with Section 2.01(c) and Section 2.04 of this Agreement;
(C) each Canadian Revolving Lender shall fund in Dollars at par the Dollar Equivalent of its participation in any outstanding Protective Advances in accordance with Section 2.01(c) of this Agreement;
(D) each U.S. Revolving Lender shall fund in Dollars its participation in any Unreimbursed Amount, and
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(E) the Lenders shall purchase in Dollars at par interests in the Designated Obligations under each Facility (pro rata in respect of the obligations of the U.S. Borrower and the Canadian Borrower, respectively, in the case of the Canadian Facility) (and shall make payments in Dollars to the Administrative Agent for reallocation to other Lenders to the extent necessary to give effect to such purchases) and shall assume the obligations to reimburse the applicable L/C Issuers for Unreimbursed Amounts such that, in lieu of the interests of each Lender in the Designated Obligations under the Facility in which it shall have participated immediately prior to the CAM Exchange Date, such Lender shall own an interest equal to such Lender’s CAM Percentage in each component of the Designated Obligations of the Canadian Borrower and the U.S. Borrower immediately following the CAM Exchange.
(ii) Each Lender and each Person acquiring a participation from any Lender as contemplated by this Section 10.21 hereby consents and agrees to the CAM Exchange. Each Borrower agrees from time to time to execute and deliver to the Lenders all such promissory notes and other instruments and documents as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request to evidence and confirm the respective interests and obligations of the Lenders after giving effect to the CAM Exchange, and each Lender agrees to surrender any promissory notes originally received by it in connection with its Loans under this Agreement to the applicable Administrative Agent against delivery of any promissory notes so executed and delivered; provided that the failure of any Lender to deliver or accept any such promissory note, instrument or document shall not affect the validity or effectiveness of the CAM Exchange.
(iii) As a result of the CAM Exchange, from and after the CAM Exchange Date, each payment received by the Administrative Agent pursuant to any Loan Document in respect of any of the Designated Obligations shall be distributed to the Lenders, pro rata in accordance with their respective CAM Percentages.
(iv) In the event that on or after the CAM Exchange Date, the aggregate amount of the Designated Obligations shall change as a result of the making of a disbursement under a Letter of Credit by an L/C Issuer that is not reimbursed by the applicable Borrower, then each Lender shall promptly reimburse such L/C Issuer in Dollars for its CAM Percentage of such unreimbursed payment in the Dollar Amount thereof.
(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 10.21, the Administrative Agent and each Lender agree that if the Administrative Agent or a Lender is required under applicable law or practice of a Governmental Authority to withhold or deduct any Taxes or other amounts from payments made by it hereunder or as a result hereof, such Person shall be entitled to withhold or deduct such amounts and pay over such Taxes or other amounts to the applicable Governmental Authority imposing such Tax without any obligation to indemnify such Administrative Agent or any Lender with respect to such amounts and without any other obligation of gross up or offset with respect thereto and there shall be no recourse whatsoever by the Administrative Agent or any Lender subject to such withholding to the Administrative Agent or any other Lender making such withholding and paying over such amounts, but without diminution of the rights of the Administrative Agent or such Lender subject to such withholding as against the Borrowers and the other Loan Parties to the extent (if any) provided in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. Any amounts so withheld or deducted shall be treated, for the purpose of this Section 10.21, as having been paid to the Administrative Agent or such Lender with respect to which such withholding or deduction was made. The parties hereto do not intend for a CAM Exchange to result in a settlement, extinguishment or substitution of indebtedness by any Borrower.
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Section 10.22 Judgment Currency.
If for the purposes of obtaining judgment in any court it is necessary to convert a sum due from the Borrowers hereunder in the currency expressed to be payable herein (the “specified currency”) into another currency, the parties hereto agree, to the fullest extent that they may effectively do so, that the rate of exchange used shall be that at which in accordance with normal banking procedures any Lender could purchase the specified currency with such other currency at such Lender’s New York office on the Business Day preceding that on which final judgment is given. The obligations of the Borrowers in respect of any sum due to any Lender hereunder shall, notwithstanding any judgment in a currency other than the specified currency, be discharged only to the extent that on the Business Day following receipt by such Lender of any sum adjudged to be so due in such other currency such Lender may in accordance with normal banking procedures purchase the specified currency with such other currency; if the amount of the specified currency so purchased is less than the sum originally due to such Lender in the specified currency, the Borrowers agree, to the fullest extent that it may effectively do so, as a separate obligation and notwithstanding any such judgment, to indemnify the Lender against such loss, and if the amount of the specified currency so purchased exceeds the sum originally due to such Lender in the specified currency, such Lender agrees to remit such excess to the Borrowers.
Section 10.23 Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of Affected Financial Institutions.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Loan Document or in any other agreement, arrangement or understanding among any such parties, each party hereto acknowledges that any liability of any Lender that is an Affected 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 the applicable Resolution Authority and agrees and consents to, and acknowledges and agrees to be bound by:
(a) | the application of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable Resolution Authority to any such liabilities arising hereunder which may be payable to it by any party hereto to any Lender that is an Affected Financial Institution; and |
(b) | the effects of any Bail-in Action on any such liability, including, if applicable: |
(i) | a reduction in full or in part or cancellation of any such liability; |
(ii) | a conversion of all, or a portion of, such liability into shares or other instruments of ownership in such Affected Financial Institution, its parent undertaking, or a bridge institution that may be issued to it or otherwise conferred on it, and that such shares or other instruments of ownership will be accepted by it in lieu of any rights with respect to any such liability under this Agreement or any other Loan Document; or |
(iii) | the variation of the terms of such liability in connection with the exercise of the Write-Down and Conversion Powers of the applicable Resolution Authority. |
Section 10.24 Acknowledgement Regarding Any Supported QFCs.
To the extent that the Loan Documents provide support, through a guarantee or otherwise, for any Swap Contract or any other agreement or instrument that is a QFC (such support, “QFC Credit Support”, and each such QFC, a “Supported QFC”), the parties acknowledge and agree as follows with respect to the resolution power of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation under the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and Title II of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (together with the regulations promulgated thereunder, the “U.S. Special Resolution Regimes”) in respect of such Supported QFC and QFC Credit Support (with the provisions below applicable notwithstanding that the 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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(a) In the event a Covered Entity that is party to a Supported QFC (each, a “Covered Party”) becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, the transfer of such Supported QFC and the benefit of such QFC Credit Support (and any interest and obligation in or under such Supported QFC and such QFC Credit Support, and any rights in property securing such Supported QFC or such QFC Credit Support) from such Covered Party will be effective to the same extent as the transfer would be effective under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if the Supported QFC and such QFC Credit Support (and any such interest, obligation and rights in property) were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States. In the event a Covered Party or a BHC Act Affiliate of a Covered Party becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, Default Rights under the 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.
(b) As used in this Section 10.24, the following terms have the following meanings:
“BHC Act Affiliate” of a party means an “affiliate” (as such term is defined under, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. 1841(k)) of such party.
“Covered Entity” means any of the following: (i) a “covered entity” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 252.82(b); (ii) a “covered bank” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 47.3(b); or (iii) a “covered FSI” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 382.2(b).
“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.
“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).
Section 10.25 Amendment and Restatement of the Existing Credit Agreement.
(a) This Agreement does not extinguish the obligations for the payment of money outstanding under the Existing Credit Agreement or discharge or release the obligations under the Existing Credit Agreement. Nothing herein contained shall be construed as a substitution or novation of the obligations outstanding under the Existing Credit Agreement or instruments securing the same, which shall remain in full force and effect, except as modified hereby or by instruments executed concurrently herewith. Nothing expressed or implied in this Agreement shall be construed as a release or other discharge of any Loan Parties under the Existing Credit Agreement from any of its obligations and liabilities thereunder, as modified hereby. Each Loan Party hereby confirms and agrees that, except as modified or amended and restated hereby or by a Loan Document or other instruments executed concurrently herewith, each “Loan Document” (as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement) to which it is a party is, and shall continue to be, in full force and effect and is hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects except that on and after the Second Restatement Effective Date all references in any such Loan Document to the “Agreement,” “thereto,” “thereof,” “thereunder” or words of like import referring to the Existing Credit Agreement shall mean this Agreement.
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(b) Each Loan Party (a) consents to the amendment and restatement of the Existing Credit Agreement by this Agreement; (b) acknowledges and agrees that its obligations under each of the “Loan Documents” (as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement) owing to each lender thereunder that is also a Lender hereunder shall be in respect of the obligations of the Borrowers under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents; (c) reaffirms all of its obligations under each “Loan Document” (as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement) and each other Loan Document and all other Secured Obligations, reaffirms its grants of Liens on the Collateral to secure the Secured Obligations and with respect to each of the Guarantors, its guarantee of the Secured Obligations; and (d) agrees that, except as expressly amended, restated or modified hereby or by any Loan Document or other instrument executed concurrently herewith, each of the “Loan Documents” (as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement) to which it is a party is and shall remain in full force and effect. Each Loan Party hereby expressly acknowledges that the amendment and restatement of the Existing Credit Agreement by this Agreement does not (i) impair the validity, effectiveness or priority of the Liens granted pursuant to any Loan Document, and such Liens continue unimpaired with the same priority to secure repayment of all Secured Obligations, whether heretofore or hereafter incurred; or (ii) require that any new filings be made or other action taken to perfect or to maintain the perfection of such Liens, except as set forth in Sections 6.11. Each Loan Party hereby confirms and agrees that all outstanding principal, interest and fees and other obligations under the Existing Credit Agreement immediately prior to the Second Restatement Effective Date shall, to the extent not paid on the Second Restatement Effective Date, from and after the Second Restatement Effective Date, be, without duplication, Secured Obligations owing and payable pursuant to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as in effect from time to time, shall accrue interest thereon as specified in this Agreement, and shall be secured by this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
(c) On the Second Restatement Effective Date, each Lender party to the Existing Credit Agreement immediately prior to the Second Restatement Effective Date (each, an “Existing Lender”) will automatically and without further act be deemed to have assigned to each Lender party to this Agreement as of the Second Restatement Effective Date (each, a “Second Restatement Effective Date Lender”), and each such Second Restatement Effective Date Lender will automatically and without further act be deemed to have assumed, a portion of such Existing Lender’s Loans outstanding immediately prior to the Second Restatement Effective Date (“Existing Loans”) and participations under the Existing Credit Agreement in outstanding Letters of Credit (if any are outstanding on the Restatement Effective Date) and Swing Line Loans (if any are outstanding on the Second Restatement Effective Date) such that, after giving effect to each such deemed assignment and assumption of Existing Loans and participations, the percentage of the aggregate outstanding (i) Loans, (ii) participations under this Agreement in Letters of Credit and (iii) participations under this Agreement in Swing Line Loans held by each Lender (including each such Second Restatement Effective Date Lender) will equal the percentage of the aggregate Commitments of all Lenders represented by such Lender’s Commitment as of the Second Restatement Effective Date.
ARTICLE XI
U.S. LOAN GUARANTEE
Section 11.01 The Guaranty. Each U.S. Guarantor hereby jointly and severally with the other U.S. Guarantors guarantees (and, solely in the case of the Canadian Obligations, with the Canadian Guarantors pursuant to the Canadian Guaranty), as a primary obligor and not merely as a surety to each Secured Party and their respective successors and assigns, the prompt payment in full when due (whether at stated maturity, by required prepayment, declaration, demand, by acceleration or otherwise) of the principal of and interest (including any interest, fees, costs or charges that would accrue but for the provisions of (i) Title 11 of the United States Code after any bankruptcy or insolvency petition under Title 11 of the United States Code and (ii) any other Debtor Relief Laws) on the Loans made by the Lenders to, and the Notes held by each Lender of, the Borrowers, and all other Secured Obligations (other than with respect to any U.S. Guarantor, Excluded Swap Obligations of such U.S. Guarantor) from time to time owing to the Secured Parties by any Loan Party under any Loan Document or any Secured Hedge Agreement or any Cash Management Agreement, in each case strictly in accordance with the terms thereof (such obligations being herein collectively called the “U.S. Guaranteed Obligations”). The U.S. Guarantors hereby jointly and severally (or, solely in the case of the Canadian Obligations, jointly and severally with the other U.S. Guarantors and the Canadian Guarantors) agree that if any Borrower or other U.S. Guarantor(s) (or, solely in the case of the Canadian Obligations, any Canadian Guarantor pursuant to the Canadian Guaranty) shall fail to pay in full when due (whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) any of the U.S. Guaranteed Obligations, the U.S. Guarantors will promptly pay the same in cash, without any demand or notice whatsoever, and that in the case of any extension of time of payment or renewal of any of the U.S. Guaranteed Obligations, the same will be promptly paid in full when due (whether at extended maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) in accordance with the terms of such extension or renewal.
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Section 11.02 Obligations Unconditional. The obligations of the U.S. Guarantors under Section 11.01 shall constitute a guarantee of payment and to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, are absolute, irrevocable and unconditional, joint and several, irrespective of the value, genuineness, validity, regularity or enforceability of the U.S. Guaranteed Obligations of the Borrowers under this Agreement, the Notes, if any, or any other agreement or instrument referred to herein or therein, or any substitution, release or exchange of any other guarantee of or security for any of the U.S. Guaranteed Obligations, and, irrespective of any other circumstance whatsoever that might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense of a surety or U.S. Guarantor (except for payment in full). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, it is agreed that the occurrence of any one or more of the following shall not alter or impair the liability of the U.S. Guarantors hereunder which shall remain absolute, irrevocable and unconditional under any and all circumstances as described above:(a)at any time or from time to time, without notice to the U.S. Guarantors, to the extent permitted by Law, the time for any performance of or compliance with any of the U.S. Guaranteed Obligations shall be extended, or such performance or compliance shall be waived;
(b) any of the acts mentioned in any of the provisions of this Agreement or the Notes, if any, or any other agreement or instrument referred to herein or therein shall be done or omitted;
(c) the maturity of any of the U.S. Guaranteed Obligations shall be accelerated, or any of the U.S. Guaranteed Obligations shall be amended in any respect, or any right under the Loan Documents or any other agreement or instrument referred to herein or therein shall be amended or waived in any respect or any other guarantee of any of the U.S. Guaranteed Obligations or except as permitted pursuant to Section 11.10 any security therefor shall be released or exchanged in whole or in part or otherwise dealt with;
(d) any Lien or security interest granted to, or in favor of, an L/C Issuer or any Lender or Agent as security for any of the U.S. Guaranteed Obligations shall fail to be perfected; or
(e) the release of any other U.S. Guarantor pursuant to Section 11.10 or, solely in the case of the Canadian Obligations, release of a Canadian Guarantor pursuant to Section 12.10.
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The U.S. Guarantors hereby expressly waive diligence, presentment, demand of payment, protest and, to the extent permitted by Law, all notices whatsoever, and any requirement that any Secured Party exhaust any right, power or remedy or proceed against the U.S. Borrower under this Agreement or the Notes, if any, or any other agreement or instrument referred to herein or therein, or against any other person under any other guarantee of, or security for, any of the U.S. Guaranteed Obligations. The U.S. Guarantors waive, to the extent permitted by Law, any and all notice of the creation, renewal, extension, waiver, termination or accrual of any of the U.S. Guaranteed Obligations and notice of or proof of reliance by any Secured Party upon this U.S. Guaranty or acceptance of this U.S. Guaranty, and the U.S. Guaranteed Obligations, and any of them, shall conclusively be deemed to have been created, contracted or incurred in reliance upon this U.S. Guaranty, and all dealings between the U.S. Borrower and the Secured Parties shall likewise be conclusively presumed to have been had or consummated in reliance upon this U.S. Guaranty. This U.S. Guaranty shall be construed as a continuing, absolute, irrevocable and unconditional guarantee of payment without regard to any right of offset with respect to the U.S. Guaranteed Obligations at any time or from time to time held by Secured Parties, and the obligations and liabilities of the U.S. Guarantors hereunder shall not be conditioned or contingent upon the pursuit by the Secured Parties or any other person at any time of any right or remedy against the Borrowers or against any other person which may be or become liable in respect of all or any part of the U.S. Guaranteed Obligations or against any collateral security or guarantee therefor or right of offset with respect thereto. This Guaranty shall remain in full force and effect and be binding in accordance with and to the extent of its terms upon the U.S. Guarantors and the successors and assigns thereof, and shall inure to the benefit of the Lenders, and their respective successors and assigns, notwithstanding that from time to time during the term of this Agreement there may be no U.S. Guaranteed Obligations outstanding
Section 11.03 Reinstatement. The obligations of the U.S. Guarantors under this Article XI shall be automatically reinstated if and to the extent that for any reason any payment by or on behalf of the U.S. Borrower or other Loan Party in respect of the U.S. Guaranteed Obligations is rescinded or must be otherwise restored by any holder of any of the U.S. Guaranteed Obligations, whether as a result of any proceedings in insolvency, bankruptcy or reorganization or otherwise.
Section 11.04 Subrogation; Subordination. Each U.S. Guarantor hereby agrees that until the payment and satisfaction in full in cash of all U.S. Guaranteed Obligations (other than (x) obligations under Secured Hedge Agreements and Cash Management Agreements not yet due and payable and (y) contingent indemnification obligations not yet accrued and payable), the expiration or termination of the Revolving Credit Commitments of the Lenders under this Agreement and the termination or expiration of all Letters of Credit (except any Letter of Credit the Outstanding Amount of which the Secured Obligations related thereto has been Cash Collateralized or for which a backstop letter of credit reasonably satisfactory to the applicable L/C Issuer has been put in place), it shall waive any claim and shall not exercise any right or remedy, direct or indirect, arising by reason of any performance by it of its guarantee in Section 11.01, whether by subrogation or otherwise, against the U.S. Borrower or any other Guarantor of any of the U.S. Guaranteed Obligations or any security for any of the U.S. Guaranteed Obligations. Any Indebtedness of any Loan Party permitted pursuant to Sections 7.03(b)(ii) or 7.03(d) shall be subordinated to such Loan Party’s Secured Obligations in the manner set forth in the Intercompany Note evidencing such Indebtedness.
Section 11.05 Remedies. The U.S. Guarantors jointly and severally agree that, as between the U.S. Guarantors and the Lenders, the obligations of the Borrowers under this Agreement and the Notes, if any, may be declared to be forthwith due and payable as provided in Section 8.02 (and shall be deemed to have become automatically due and payable in the circumstances provided in Section 8.02) for purposes of Section 11.01, notwithstanding any stay, injunction or other prohibition preventing such declaration (or such obligations from becoming automatically due and payable) as against the U.S. Borrower or the Canadian Borrower and that, in the event of such declaration (or such obligations being deemed to have become automatically due and payable), such obligations (whether or not due and payable by the U.S. Borrower or the Canadian Borrower) shall forthwith become due and payable by the U.S. Guarantors for purposes of Section 11.01
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Section 11.06 Instruments for the Payment of Money. Each U.S. Guarantor hereby acknowledges that the guarantee in this Article XI constitutes an instrument for the payment of money, and consents and agrees that any Lender or Agent, at its sole option, in the event of a dispute by such U.S. Guarantor in the payment of any moneys due hereunder, shall have the right to bring a motion-action under New York CPLR Section 3213.
Section 11.07 Continuing Guaranty. The guarantee in this Article XI is a continuing guarantee of payment, and shall apply to all U.S. Guaranteed Obligations whenever arising.
Section 11.08 General Limitation on Guarantee Obligations. In any action or proceeding involving any state corporate limited partnership or limited liability company law, or any applicable state, federal or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other Law affecting the rights of creditors generally, if the obligations of any U.S. Guarantor under Section 11.01 would otherwise be held or determined to be void, voidable, invalid or unenforceable, or subordinated to the claims of any other creditors, on account of the amount of its liability under Section 11.01, then, notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary, the amount of such liability shall, without any further action by such U.S. Guarantor, any other Loan Party or any other person, be automatically limited and reduced to the highest amount (after giving effect to the right of contribution established in Section 11.11) that is valid and enforceable and not subordinated to the claims of other creditors as determined in such action or proceeding.
Section 11.09 Information. Each U.S. Guarantor assumes all responsibility for being and keeping itself informed of the Borrowers’ financial condition and assets, and of all other circumstances bearing upon the risk of nonpayment of the U.S. Guaranteed Obligations and the nature, scope and extent of the risks that each U.S. Guarantor assumes and incurs under this U.S. Guaranty, and agrees that none of any Agent, any L/C Issuer or any Lender shall have any duty to advise any U.S. Guarantor of information known to it regarding those circumstances or risks.
Section 11.10 Release of U.S. Subsidiary Guarantors. If, in compliance with the terms and provisions of the Loan Documents, (i) all or substantially all of the Equity Interests or property of any U.S. Subsidiary Guarantor are sold or otherwise transferred (a “Transferred Guarantor”) to a person or persons, none of which is a Loan Party or (ii) any U.S. Subsidiary Guarantor becomes an Excluded Subsidiary, such Transferred Guarantor shall, upon the consummation of such sale or transfer or upon becoming an Excluded Subsidiary, be automatically released from its obligations under this Agreement (including under Section 10.05 hereof) and its obligations to pledge and grant any Collateral owned by it pursuant to any Collateral Document and, in the case of a sale of all or substantially all of the Equity Interests of the Transferred Guarantor, the pledge of such Equity Interests to the Collateral Agent pursuant to the Collateral Documents shall be automatically released, and, so long as the U.S. Borrower shall have provided the Agents such certifications or documents as any Agent shall reasonably request, the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent shall, at such Transferred Guarantor’s expense, take such actions as are necessary to effect each release described in this Section 11.10 in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Collateral Documents. When all Revolving Credit Commitments hereunder have terminated or expired, and all Loans or other Secured Obligations (other than (x) obligations under Secured Hedge Agreements and Cash Management Agreements not yet due and payable and (y) contingent indemnification obligations not yet accrued and payable) which are accrued and payable have been paid or satisfied in full in cash, and no Letter of Credit remains outstanding (except any Letter of Credit the Outstanding Amount of which the Secured Obligations related thereto has been Cash Collateralized or for which a backstop letter of credit reasonably satisfactory to the applicable L/C Issuer has been put in place), this Agreement, the other Loan Documents and the U.S. Guaranty made herein shall terminate with respect to all Secured Obligations, except with respect to Secured Obligations that expressly survive such repayment pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents. The Collateral Agent shall, at each Guarantor’s expense, take such actions as are necessary to release any Collateral owned by such U.S. Guarantor in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Collateral Documents.
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Section 11.11 Right of Contribution. Each U.S. Guarantor hereby agrees that to the extent that a U.S. Guarantor shall have paid more than its proportionate share of any payment made hereunder, such U.S. Guarantor shall be entitled to seek and receive contribution from and against any other U.S. Guarantor (or, solely in the case of Canadian Obligations, any Canadian Guarantor) hereunder which has not paid its proportionate share of such payment. Each U.S. Guarantor’s right of contribution shall be subject to the terms and conditions of Section 11.04. The provisions of this Section 11.11 shall in no respect limit the obligations and liabilities of any U.S. Guarantor to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent the L/C Issuer, the Swing Line Lender and the Lenders, and each U.S. Guarantor shall remain liable to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent the L/C Issuer, the Swing Line Lender and the Lenders for the full amount guaranteed by such U.S. Guarantor hereunder.
Section 11.12 Cross-Guaranty. Each Qualified ECP Guarantor hereby jointly and severally, absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably undertakes to provide such funds or other support to each Specified Guarantor as may be needed by such Specified Guarantor from time to time to honor all of its obligations under its Guaranty and the other Loan Documents in respect of any Swap Obligation (provided, however, that each Qualified ECP Guarantor shall only be liable under this Section 11.12 for up to the maximum amount of such liability that can be hereby incurred without rendering such Qualified ECP Guarantor’s obligations and undertakings under this Section 11.12 voidable under applicable law relating to fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer, and not for any greater amount). The obligations and undertakings of each Qualified ECP Guarantor under this Section 11.12 shall remain in full force and effect until the Secured Obligations have been indefeasibly paid and performed in full and all Revolving Credit Commitments have been terminated. Each Qualified ECP Guarantor intends that this Section 11.12 constitute, and this Section 11.12 shall be deemed to constitute, an agreement for the benefit of each Specified Guarantor for all purposes of the Commodity Exchange Act.
ARTICLE XII
CANADIAN LOAN GUARANTY
Section 12.01 The Guaranty. Each Canadian Guarantor hereby jointly and severally with the other Canadian Guarantors guarantees (and jointly and severally with the U.S. Guarantors pursuant to the U.S. Guaranty), as a primary obligor and not merely as a surety to each Secured Party and their respective successors and assigns, the prompt payment in full when due (whether at stated maturity, by required prepayment, declaration, demand, by acceleration or otherwise) of the principal of and interest (including any interest, fees, costs or charges that would accrue but for the provisions of (i) Title 11 of the United States Code after any bankruptcy or insolvency petition under Title 11 of the United States Code and (ii) any other Debtor Relief Laws) on the Canadian Revolving Credit Loans made by the Canadian Revolving Credit Lenders to, and the Canadian Revolving Credit Notes held by each Canadian Revolving Credit Lender of, the Canadian Borrower, and all other Canadian Obligations (other than with respect to any Canadian Guarantor, Excluded Swap Obligations of such Canadian Guarantor) from time to time owing to the Secured Parties by any Canadian Loan Party under any Loan Document or any Secured Hedge Agreement or any Cash Management Agreement, in each case strictly in accordance with the terms thereof (such obligations being herein collectively called the “Canadian Guaranteed Obligations”). The Canadian Guarantors hereby jointly and severally agree with the other Canadian Guarantors and the U.S. Guarantors that if the Canadian Borrower or other Canadian Guarantor(s) or U.S. Guarantor shall fail to pay in full when due (whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) any of the Canadian Guaranteed Obligations, the Canadian Guarantors, together with the U.S. Guarantors pursuant to the U.S. Guaranty, will promptly pay the same in cash, without any demand or notice whatsoever, and that in the case of any extension of time of payment or renewal of any of the Canadian Guaranteed Obligations, the same will be promptly paid in full when due (whether at extended maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) in accordance with the terms of such extension or renewal.
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Section 12.02 Obligations Unconditional. The obligations of the Canadian Guarantors under Section 12.01 shall constitute a guarantee of payment and to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, are absolute, irrevocable and unconditional, joint and several, irrespective of the value, genuineness, validity, regularity or enforceability of the Canadian Guaranteed Obligations of the Canadian Borrower under this Agreement, the Canadian Revolving Credit Notes, if any, or any other agreement or instrument referred to herein or therein, or any substitution, release or exchange of any other guarantee of or security for any of the Canadian Guaranteed Obligations, and, irrespective of any other circumstance whatsoever that might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense of a surety or Canadian Guarantor (except for payment in full). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, it is agreed that the occurrence of any one or more of the following shall not alter or impair the liability of the Canadian Guarantors hereunder which shall remain absolute, irrevocable and unconditional under any and all circumstances as described above: (a) at any time or from time to time, without notice to the Canadian Guarantors, to the extent permitted by Law, the time for any performance of or compliance with any of the Canadian Guaranteed Obligations shall be extended, or such performance or compliance shall be waived;
(b) any of the acts mentioned in any of the provisions of this Agreement or the Canadian Revolving Credit Notes, if any, or any other agreement or instrument referred to herein or therein shall be done or omitted;
(c) the maturity of any of the Canadian Guaranteed Obligations shall be accelerated, or any of the Canadian Guaranteed Obligations shall be amended in any respect, or any right under the Loan Documents or any other agreement or instrument referred to herein or therein shall be amended or waived in any respect or any other guarantee of any of the Canadian Guaranteed Obligations or except as permitted pursuant to Section 11.10 any security therefor shall be released or exchanged in whole or in part or otherwise dealt with;
(d) any Lien or security interest granted to, or in favor of, an L/C Issuer or any Lender or Agent as security for any of the Canadian Guaranteed Obligations shall fail to be perfected; or
(e) the release of any other Canadian Guarantor pursuant to Section 12.10 or any U.S. Guarantor pursuant to Section 11.10.
The Canadian Guarantors hereby expressly waive diligence, presentment, demand of payment, protest and, to the extent permitted by Law, all notices whatsoever, and any requirement that any Secured Party exhaust any right, power or remedy or proceed against the Canadian Borrower under this Agreement or the Canadian Revolving Credit Notes, if any, or any other agreement or instrument referred to herein or therein, or against any other person under any other guarantee of, or security for, any of the Canadian Guaranteed Obligations. The Canadian Guarantors waive, to the extent permitted by Law, any and all notice of the creation, renewal, extension, waiver, termination or accrual of any of the Canadian Guaranteed Obligations and notice of or proof of reliance by any Secured Party upon this Canadian Guaranty or acceptance of this Canadian Guaranty, and the Canadian Guaranteed Obligations, and any of them, shall conclusively be deemed to have been created, contracted or incurred in reliance upon this Canadian Guaranty, and all dealings between the Canadian Borrower and the Secured Parties shall likewise be conclusively presumed to have been had or consummated in reliance upon this Guaranty. This Canadian Guaranty shall be construed as a continuing, absolute, irrevocable and unconditional guarantee of payment without regard to any right of offset with respect to the Canadian Guaranteed Obligations at any time or from time to time held by Secured Parties, and the obligations and liabilities of the Canadian Guarantors hereunder shall not be conditioned or contingent upon the pursuit by the Secured Parties or any other person at any time of any right or remedy against the Canadian Borrower or against any other person which may be or become liable in respect of all or any part of the Canadian Guaranteed Obligations or against any collateral security or guarantee therefor or right of offset with respect thereto. This Canadian Guaranty shall remain in full force and effect and be binding in accordance with and to the extent of its terms upon the Canadian Guarantors and the successors and assigns thereof, and shall inure to the benefit of the Lenders, and their respective successors and assigns, notwithstanding that from time to time during the term of this Agreement there may be no Canadian Guaranteed Obligations outstanding.
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Section 12.03 Reinstatement. The obligations of the Canadian Guarantors under this Article XI shall be automatically reinstated if and to the extent that for any reason any payment by or on behalf of the Canadian Borrower or other Loan Party in respect of the Canadian Guaranteed Obligations is rescinded or must be otherwise restored by any holder of any of the Canadian Guaranteed Obligations, whether as a result of any proceedings in insolvency, bankruptcy or reorganization or otherwise.
Section 12.04 Subrogation; Subordination. Each Canadian Guarantor hereby agrees that until the payment and satisfaction in full in cash of all Canadian Guaranteed Obligations (other than (x) obligations under Secured Hedge Agreements and Cash Management Agreements not yet due and payable and (y) contingent indemnification obligations not yet accrued and payable) and the expiration or termination of the Canadian Revolving Credit Commitments of the Canadian Revolving Credit Lenders under this Agreement, it shall waive any claim and shall not exercise any right or remedy, direct or indirect, arising by reason of any performance by it of its guarantee in Section 12.01, whether by subrogation or otherwise, against the Canadian Borrower or any other Canadian Guarantor or any U.S. Guarantor of any of the Canadian Guaranteed Obligations or any security for any of the Canadian Guaranteed Obligations. Any Indebtedness of any Loan Party permitted pursuant to Sections 7.03(b)(ii) or 7.03(d) shall be subordinated to such Loan Party’s Secured Obligations in the manner set forth in the Intercompany Note evidencing such Indebtedness.
Section 12.05 Remedies. The Canadian Guarantors jointly and severally agree that, as between the Canadian Guarantors and the Canadian Revolving Credit Lenders, the obligations of the Canadian Borrower under this Agreement and the Canadian Revolving Credit Notes, if any, may be declared to be forthwith due and payable as provided in Section 8.02 (and shall be deemed to have become automatically due and payable in the circumstances provided in Section 8.02) for purposes of Section 12.01, notwithstanding any stay, injunction or other prohibition preventing such declaration (or such obligations from becoming automatically due and payable) as against the Canadian Borrower and that, in the event of such declaration (or such obligations being deemed to have become automatically due and payable), such obligations (whether or not due and payable by the Canadian Borrower) shall forthwith become due and payable by the Canadian Guarantors for purposes of Section 12.01.
Section 12.06 Instruments for the Payment of Money. Each Canadian Guarantor hereby acknowledges that the guarantee in this Article XI constitutes an instrument for the payment of money, and consents and agrees that any Canadian Revolving Credit Lender or Agent, at its sole option, in the event of a dispute by such Canadian Guarantor in the payment of any moneys due hereunder, shall have the right to bring a motion-action under New York CPLR Section 3213
Section 12.07 Continuing Guaranty. The guarantee in this Article XI is a continuing guarantee of payment, and shall apply to all Canadian Guaranteed Obligations whenever arising.
Section 12.08 General Limitation on Guarantee. In any action or proceeding involving any state corporate limited partnership or limited liability company law, or any applicable Debtor Relief Law, if the obligations of any Canadian Guarantor under Section 11.01 would otherwise be held or determined to be void, voidable, invalid or unenforceable, or subordinated to the claims of any other creditors, on account of the amount of its liability under Section 11.01, then, notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary, the amount of such liability shall, without any further action by such Canadian Guarantor, any Loan Party or any other person, be automatically limited and reduced to the highest amount (after giving effect to the right of contribution established in Section 11.11) that is valid and enforceable and not subordinated to the claims of other creditors as determined in such action or proceeding.
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Section 12.09 Information. Each Canadian Guarantor assumes all responsibility for being and keeping itself informed of the Canadian Borrower’s financial condition and assets, and of all other circumstances bearing upon the risk of nonpayment of the Canadian Guaranteed Obligations and the nature, scope and extent of the risks that each Canadian Guarantor assumes and incurs under this Canadian Guaranty, and agrees that none of any Agent or any Canadian Revolving Credit Lender shall have any duty to advise any Canadian Guarantor of information known to it regarding those circumstances or risks.
Section 12.10 Release of Canadian Guarantors. If, in compliance with the terms and provisions of the Loan Documents, (i) all or substantially all of the Equity Interests or property of any Canadian Guarantor are sold or otherwise transferred (a “Transferred Guarantor”) to a person or persons, none of which is a Loan Party or (ii) any Canadian Guarantor becomes an Excluded Subsidiary, such Transferred Guarantor shall, upon the consummation of such sale or transfer or upon becoming an Excluded Subsidiary, be automatically released from its obligations under this Agreement (including under Section 10.05 hereof) and its obligations to pledge and grant any Collateral owned by it pursuant to any Collateral Document and, in the case of a sale of all or substantially all of the Equity Interests of the Transferred Guarantor, the pledge of such Equity Interests to the Collateral Agent pursuant to the Collateral Documents shall be automatically released, and, so long as the Canadian Borrower shall have provided the Agents such certifications or documents as any Agent shall reasonably request, the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent shall, at such Transferred Guarantor’s expense, take such actions as are necessary to effect each release described in this Section 12.10 in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Collateral Documents. When all Canadian Revolving Credit Commitments hereunder have terminated, and all Canadian Revolving Credit Loans or other Canadian Guaranteed Obligations (other than (x) obligations under Secured Hedge Agreements and Cash Management Agreements not yet due and payable and (y) contingent indemnification obligations not yet accrued and payable) hereunder which are accrued and payable have been paid or satisfied in full in cash, this Agreement, the Canadian Collateral Documents and the Canadian Guaranty made herein shall terminate with respect to all Canadian Guaranteed Obligations, except with respect to Canadian Guaranteed Obligations that expressly survive such repayment pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents. The Collateral Agent shall, at each Canadian Guarantor’s expense, take such actions as are necessary to release any Canadian Collateral owned by such Canadian Guarantor in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Canadian Collateral Documents.
Section 12.11 Right of Contribution. Each Canadian Guarantor hereby agrees that to the extent that a Canadian Guarantor shall have paid more than its proportionate share of any payment made hereunder, such Canadian Guarantor shall be entitled to seek and receive contribution from and against any other Canadian Guarantor hereunder (or any U.S. Guarantor pursuant to its U.S. Guaranty of the Canadian Obligations) which has not paid its proportionate share of such payment. Each Canadian Guarantor’s right of contribution shall be subject to the terms and conditions of Section 11.04. The provisions of this Section 12.11 shall in no respect limit the obligations and liabilities of any Canadian Guarantor to the Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent and the Canadian Revolving Credit Lenders, and each Canadian Guarantor shall remain liable to the Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent and the Canadian Revolving Credit Lenders for the full amount guaranteed by such Canadian Guarantor hereunder.
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Section 12.12 Cross-Guaranty. Each Qualified ECP Guarantor hereby jointly and severally, absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably undertakes to provide such funds or other support to each Specified Guarantor as may be needed by such Specified Guarantor from time to time to honor all of its obligations under its Guaranty and the other Loan Documents in respect of any Swap Obligation (provided, however, that each Qualified ECP Guarantor shall only be liable under this Section 12.12 for up to the maximum amount of such liability that can be hereby incurred without rendering such Qualified ECP Guarantor’s obligations and undertakings under this Section 12.12 voidable under applicable law relating to fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer, and not for any greater amount). The obligations and undertakings of each Qualified ECP Guarantor under this Section 12.12 shall remain in full force and effect until the Secured Obligations have been indefeasibly paid and performed in full and all Revolving Credit Commitments have been terminated. Each Qualified ECP Guarantor intends that this Section 12.12 constitute, and this Section 12.12 shall be deemed to constitute, an agreement for the benefit of each Specified Guarantor for all purposes of the Commodity Exchange Act.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed and delivered by their respective duly authorized officers as of the date and year first above written.
GATES GLOBAL LLC,
as U.S. Borrower |
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By: | /s/ Nathan A. Rogers | ||
Name: | Nathan A. Rogers | ||
Title: | Treasurer |
[Signature Page to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement]
GATES INDUSTRIAL CANADA LTD. (F/K/A TOMKINS AUTOMOTIVE CANADA LIMITED, | |||
as Canadian Borrower | |||
By: | /s/ Nathan A. Rogers | ||
Name: | Nathan A. Rogers | ||
Title: | Treasurer | ||
OMAHA HOLDINGS LLC, | |||
as Holdings | |||
By: | /s/ Nathan A. Rogers | ||
Name: | Nathan A. Rogers | ||
Title: | Treasurer | ||
GATES GLOBAL CO. | |||
OMAHA ACQUISITION INC. | |||
GATES INVESTMENTS, LLC | |||
GATES ADMINISTRATION CORP. | |||
PHILIPS HOLDING CORPORATION | |||
TOMKINS BP US HOLDING CORP. | |||
GATES E&S NORTH AMERICA, INC. | |||
GATES TPU, INC. | |||
ATLAS HYDRAULICS INC. | |||
ATLAS HYDRAULICS LLC | |||
each as a Guarantor | |||
By: | /s/ Nathan A. Rogers | ||
Name: | Nathan A. Rogers | ||
Title: | Treasurer |
[Signature Page to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement]
GATES CANADA
INC.,
as a Guarantor |
||
By: | /s/ Nathan A. Rogers | |
Name: Nathan A. Rogers | ||
Title: Treasurer | ||
GATES CORPORATION,
as a Guarantor |
||
By: | /s/ Nathan A. Rogers | |
Name: Nathan A. Rogers | ||
Title: Treasurer | ||
GATES INTERNATIONAL
HOLDINGS LLC,
as a Guarantor |
||
By GATES
CORPORATION,
its sole member |
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By: | /s/ Nathan A. Rogers | |
Name: Nathan A. Rogers | ||
Title: Treasurer | ||
GATES HOLDINGS
1 LLC,
as a Guarantor |
||
By OMAHA HOLDINGS
LLC,
its Member |
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By: | /s/ Nathan A. Rogers | |
Name: Nathan A. Rogers | ||
Title: Treasurer |
[Signature Page to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement]
CITIBANK, N.A.,
as Administrative Agent, Lender, L/C Issuer and Swing Line Lender |
|
/s/ Shane Azzara | |
Name: Shane Azzara | |
Title: Vice President & Managing Director |
[Signature Page to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement]
SANTANDER BANK, N.A., as a Lender | ||
/s/ John T. Ruotolo | ||
Name: | John T. Ruotolo | |
Title: | Senior Vice President | |
/s/ Jennifer Baydian | ||
Name: | Jennifer Baydian | |
Title: | Senior Vice President |
[Signature Page to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement]
Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch, as a Lender and L/C Issuer | |||
By: | /s/ Judith Smith | ||
Name: | Judith Smith | ||
Title: | Authorized Signatory | ||
By: | /s/ Cassandra Droogan | ||
Name: | Cassandra Droogan | ||
Title: | Authorized Signatory |
[Signature Page to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement]
Morgan Stanley Senior Funding Inc., as a Lender | |||
By: | /s/ Michael King | ||
Name: | Michael King | ||
Title: | Vice President |
[Signature Page to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement]
siemens financial services, inc., as a Lender | |||
By: | /s/ Mark B. Schafer | ||
Name: | Mark B. Schafer | ||
Title: | Vice President | ||
If a second signature is necessary: | |||
By: | /s/ William Pope | ||
Name: | William Pope | ||
Title: | Sr. Loan Closer | ||
[Signature Page to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement]
GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA, as a Lender | |||
By: | /s/ Rebecca Kratz | ||
Name: | Rebecca Kratz | ||
Title: | Authorized Signatory |
[Signature Page to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement]
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA, as a Lender | |||
By: | /s/ Stuart Coulter | ||
Name: | Stuart Coulter | ||
Title: | Authorized Signatory |
[Signature Page to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement]
BARCLAYS BANK PLC, as a Lender | |||
By: | /s/ Craig Malloy | ||
Name: | Craig Malloy | ||
Title: | Director |
[Signature Page to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement]
PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a Lender and L/C Issuer | |||
By: | /s/ Dana Kerpsack | ||
Name: | Dana Kerpsack | ||
Title: | Vice President |
[Signature Page to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement]
PNC Bank Canada Branch, as Lender | |||
By: | /s/ Caroline Stade | ||
Name: | Caroline M. Stade | ||
Title: | Senior Vice President |
[Signature Page to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement]
HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a Lender | |||
By: | /s/ Brett Callanan | ||
Name: | Brett Callanan | ||
Title: | Vice President |
[Signature Page to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement]
KEYBANK ASSOCIATION, as a Lender | |||
By: | /s/ Paul Steiger | ||
Name: | Paul Steiger | ||
Title: | Vice President |
[Signature Page to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement]
CIBC BANK USA, as a Lender | |||
By: | /s/ James Belletire | ||
Name: | James Belletire | ||
Title: | Managing Director |
[Signature Page to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement]
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Lender and L/C Issuer | |||
By: | /s/ Ajay Jagsi | ||
Name: | Ajay Jagsi | ||
Title: | Vice President |
[Signature Page to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement]
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. (acting through its Canada Branch), as Lender | |||
By: | /s/ Sylwia Durkiewicz | ||
Name: | Sylwia Durkiewicz | ||
Title: | Vice President |
[Signature Page to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement]
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as a Lender | |||
By: | /s/ Kenneth Wong | ||
Name: | Kenneth Wong | ||
Title: | Vice President |
[Signature Page to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement]
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., TORONTO BRANCH, as Lender | |||
By: | /s/ Auggie Marchetti | ||
Name: | Auggie Marchetti | ||
Title: | Authorized Officer |
[Signature Page to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement]
THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, as Lender | |||
By: | /s/ Frans Braniotis | ||
Name: | Frans Braniotis | ||
Title: | Managing Director |
[Signature Page to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement]
Schedule 2.01A
U.S. Revolving Credit Lenders; U.S. Revolving Credit Commitments; U.S. Applicable Percentage; L/C Commitment
U.S. Revolving Credit Lender | U.S. Revolving Credit Commitment |
U.S.
Applicable
Percentage |
L/C Commitment | |||||||||
Citibank, N.A. | $ | 20,250,000.00 | 9.00 | % | $ | 60,000,000.00 | ||||||
Santander Bank, N.A. | $ | 19,390,500.00 | 8.62 | % | N/A | |||||||
Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch | $ | 15,790,500.00 | 7.02 | % | $ | 5,500,000.00 | ||||||
Morgan Stanley Senior Funding Inc. | $ | 15,790,500.00 | 7.02 | % | $ | 46,000,000.00 | ||||||
Siemens Financial Services, Inc. | $ | 15,790,500.00 | 7.02 | % | N/A | |||||||
Goldman Sachs Bank USA | $ | 15,790,500.00 | 7.02 | % | $ | 13,000,000.00 | ||||||
Royal Bank of Canada | $ | 15,790,500.00 | 7.02 | % | N/A | |||||||
Barclays Bank PLC | $ | 15,790,500.00 | 7.02 | % | N/A | |||||||
PNC Bank, National Association | $ | 15,790,500.00 | 7.02 | % | $ | 15,500,000.00 | ||||||
HSBC Bank USA, National Association | $ | 15,790,500.00 | 7.02 | % | N/A | |||||||
KeyBank National Association | $ | 15,790,500.00 | 7.02 | % | N/A | |||||||
CIBC Bank USA | $ | 15,790,500.00 | 7.02 | % | N/A | |||||||
Bank of America, N.A. | $ | 9,227,250.00 | 4.10 | % | $ | 10,000,000.00 | ||||||
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. | $ | 9,227,250.00 | 4.10 | % | N/A | |||||||
The Bank of Nova Scotia | $ | 9,000,000.00 | 4.00 | % | N/A | |||||||
Total | $ | 225,000,000.00 | 100.00 | % | $ | 150,000,000.00 |
Schedule 2.01B
Canadian Revolving Credit Lenders; Canadian Revolving Credit Commitments; Canadian Applicable Percentage; L/C Commitment
Canadian Revolving Credit Lender |
Canadian
Revolving Credit
Commitment |
Canadian
Applicable Percentage |
L/C Commitment | |||||||
Citibank, N.A. | $ | 2,250,000.00 | 9.00 | % | N/A | |||||
Santander Bank, N.A. | $ | 2,154,500.00 | 8.62 | % | N/A | |||||
Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch | $ | 1,754,500.00 | 7.02 | % | N/A | |||||
Morgan Stanley Senior Funding Inc. | $ | 1,754,500.00 | 7.02 | % | N/A | |||||
Siemens Financial Services, Inc. | $ | 1,754,500.00 | 7.02 | % | N/A | |||||
Goldman Sachs Bank USA | $ | 1,754,500.00 | 7.02 | % | N/A | |||||
Royal Bank of Canada | $ | 1,754,500.00 | 7.02 | % | N/A | |||||
Barclays Bank PLC | $ | 1,754,500.00 | 7.02 | % | N/A | |||||
PNC Bank, National Association | $ | 1,754,500.00 | 7.02 | % | N/A | |||||
HSBC Bank USA, National Association | $ | 1,754,500.00 | 7.02 | % | N/A | |||||
KeyBank National Association | $ | 1,754,500.00 | 7.02 | % | N/A | |||||
CIBC Bank USA | $ | 1,754,500.00 | 7.02 | % | N/A | |||||
Bank of America, N.A. | $ | 1,025,250.00 | 4.10 | % | N/A | |||||
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. | $ | 1,025,250.00 | 4.10 | % | N/A | |||||
The Bank of Nova Scotia | $ | 1,000,000.00 | 4.00 | % | N/A | |||||
Total | $ | 25,000,000.00 | 100.00 | % | N/A |