CREDIT AGREEMENT

DATED AS OF

May 27, 2021

AMONG

DBM GLOBAL INC. AND THE OTHER BORROWERS,

 

THE LENDERS,

 

AND

 

UMB BANK, N.A.,

 

AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT

 

BMO HARRIS BANK N.A.,

 

AS SYNDICATION AGENT

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

This Credit Agreement (the “Agreement”), dated as of May 27, 2021, is by and among DBM GLOBAL INC., a Delaware corporation (“Holdings”), the other Borrowers listed on Schedule 1.1 hereto (together with Holdings, each a “Borrower” and collectively the “Borrowers”), the LENDERS, which are party hereto from time to time (each a “Lender” and collectively the “Lenders”) and UMB BANK, N.A., a national banking association, as Letter of Credit Issuer and as Administrative Agent. The parties hereto agree as follows:

 

PRELIMINARY STATEMENTS:

 

(1)         Contemporaneously with the making of the initial disbursement of proceeds of the Loans, the Initial Borrowers will consummate the Banker Steel Acquisition and the Banker Steel Borrowers will automatically be joined hereto as provided in Section 9.20.

 

(2)         The Borrowers have requested that the Lenders make the Loans to the Borrowers to pay existing indebtedness, for the Banker Steel Acquisition and for working capital.

 

(3)          The Lenders are willing to make the Loans, subject to and upon the terms and conditions set forth herein, and in reliance on the terms and provisions of Section 9.20.

 

ARTICLE I

 

DEFINITIONS

 

1.1          Definitions.

 

As used in this Agreement:

 

“Acquisition” means any transaction, or any series of related transactions, consummated on or after the date of this Agreement, by which a Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (i) acquires any going-concern business or all or substantially all of the assets of any firm, corporation or limited liability company, or division thereof, whether through purchase of assets, merger or otherwise or (ii) directly or indirectly acquires (in one transaction or as the most recent transaction in a series of transactions) at least a majority (in number of votes) of the securities of a corporation which have ordinary voting power for the election of directors (other than securities having such power only by reason of the happening of a contingency) or a majority (by percentage or voting power) of the outstanding ownership interests of a partnership or limited liability company.

 

“Administrative Agent” means UMB Bank, N.A., in its capacity as contractual representative of the Lenders pursuant to Article X, and not in its individual capacity as a Lender.

 

“Advance” means a borrowing hereunder of Revolving Loans or Term Loans.

 

“Affected Lender” is defined in Section 2.15.

 

“Affiliate(s)” of any Person means any other Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by or under common control with such Person, including, without limitation, such Person’s Subsidiaries. A Person shall be deemed to control another Person if the controlling Person owns 10% or more of any class of Equity Interests of the controlled Person or possesses, directly or indirectly, the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of the controlled Person, whether through ownership, by contract or otherwise.

 

“Agreement” means this Credit Agreement, as it may be amended or modified and in effect from time to time.

 

“Anti-Corruption Laws” means all laws, rules, and regulations of any jurisdiction applicable to a Borrower or its Subsidiaries from time to time concerning or relating to bribery or corruption.

 

“Authorized Officer” means any of the President or Chief Financial Officer of Holdings, acting singly.

 

“Available Aggregate Revolving Commitment” means, at any time, the Revolving Commitments then in effect minus the Revolving Exposures at such time.

 

“Banker Steel” means Banker Steel Holdco LLC.

 

“Banker Steel Acquisition” means the acquisition of Banker Steel and its subsidiaries on terms previously disclosed to the Lenders.

 

“Banker Steel Acquisition Documents” means, collectively, (a) the Banker Steel Purchase Agreement, (b) the other documents, instruments and agreements relating to the Baker Steel Acquisition.

 

“Banker Steel Borrowers” means the Borrowers identified as Banker Steel Borrowers on Schedule 1.1.

 

“Banker Steel Purchase Agreement” means the Membership Interest Purchase Agreement dated March 12, 2021 among Bridge Fabrication Banker Holdings LLC, The Banker Family Irrevocable Trust #3 U/A/D December 22, 2009, Chesley F. McPhatter, III, and Richard Plant, as the sellers, Bridge Fabrication Banker Holdings LLC, as the sellers' representative, and Holdings, as the purchaser.

 

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

 

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

 

“Borrower” and “Borrowers” shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the opening paragraph of this Agreement and shall include any other parties who may become Borrowers hereunder by joinder or otherwise.

 

“Borrower Agent” is defined in Section 9.15.

 

“Borrowing Date” means a date on which an Advance is made or a Facility Letter of Credit is issued hereunder.

 

“Borrowing Notice” is defined in Section 2.4.

 

“Business Day” means a day (other than a Saturday or Sunday) on which banks generally are open in Phoenix, Arizona for the conduct of substantially all of their commercial lending activities and interbank wire transfers can be made on the Fedwire system.

 

“Capital Expenditures” means, without duplication, any expenditures for any purchase or other acquisition of any asset which would be classified as a fixed or capital asset on a consolidated balance sheet of Holdings and its Subsidiaries prepared in accordance with GAAP.

 

“Cash Management Services” means any banking services that are provided (i) to a Borrower or any Subsidiary by a Person that is the Administrative Agent, the Letter of Credit Issuer or any other Lender (or any Affiliate of any of the foregoing) at the time such banking service is entered into, or (ii) to a Borrower or any Subsidiary by a Person at the time such Person becomes the Administrative Agent, the Letter of Credit Issuer or any other Lender (or any Affiliate of any of the foregoing), including without limitation: (a) credit cards, (b) credit card processing services, (c) debit cards, (d) purchase cards, (e) stored value cards, (f) freight payable transactions, (g) automated clearing house or wire transfer services, or (h) treasury management, including controlled disbursement, consolidated account, lockbox, overdraft, return items, sweep and interstate depository network services.

 

“Change in Control” means (a) Holdings shall cease to own directly or indirectly, free and clear of all Liens or other encumbrances, 100% of the outstanding voting Equity Interests of each other Borrower, each Guarantor and each Foreign Subsidiary; or (b) HC2 Holdings shall cease to own, directly or indirectly, free and clear of Liens and other encumbrances, at least 51% of the outstanding voting Equity Interests of Holdings, or (c) the acquisition, directly or indirectly, beneficially or of record, by any Person or group (within the meaning of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules of the SEC thereunder as in effect on the date hereof) of Equity Interests representing more than 20% of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of HC2 Holdings, other than any such Person or group holding more than 20% of such voting power on the date hereof.

 

“Change in Law” means the adoption of or change in any law, governmental or quasi- governmental rule, regulation, policy, guideline, interpretation, or directive (whether or not having the force of law) or in the interpretation, promulgation, implementation or administration thereof by any Governmental or quasi-Governmental Authority, central bank or comparable agency charged with the interpretation or administration thereof, including, notwithstanding the foregoing, all requests, rules, guidelines or directives (x) in connection with the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act or (y) promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States financial regulatory authorities, in each case of clauses (x) and (y), regardless of the date enacted, adopted, issued, promulgated or implemented, or compliance by any Lender or applicable Lending Installation or the Letter of Credit Issuer with any request or directive (whether or not having the force of law) of any such authority, central bank or comparable agency.

 

“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, reformed or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

“Collateral” means any and all Property and proceeds thereof in which a security interest or Lien is granted or is required to be granted by any Borrower or Guarantor or any Subsidiaries of Holdings to secure all or any portion of the Obligations. Notwithstanding anything herein or in any other Loan Document to the contrary, except as expressly stated below in this definition of “Collateral,” in no event shall the Collateral be deemed to include (a) any of the outstanding equity interests in a Foreign Subsidiary (i) in excess of 65% of the voting power of all classes of equity interests of such Foreign Subsidiary entitled to vote in the election of directors or other similar body of such Foreign Subsidiary, or (ii) to the extent that the pledge thereof is prohibited by the laws of the jurisdiction of such Foreign Subsidiary’s organization; (b) any equity interest in any Foreign Subsidiary that is not a first-tier Subsidiary of any one or more Borrowers or Guarantors; (c) any lease, license, contract, property rights or agreement to which a Borrower or a Guarantor is a party or any such Borrower’s or Guarantor’s rights or interests thereunder, if, and for so long as and to the extent that, the grant of the security interest would constitute or result in (i) the abandonment, invalidation or unenforceability of any material right, title or interest of such Borrower or Guarantor therein, or (ii) a breach or termination pursuant to the terms of, or a default under, any such lease, license, contract, property rights or agreement (other than to the extent that any item referenced in the foregoing clause (i) or (ii) would be rendered ineffective or would not occur pursuant to Section 9-406, 9-407, 9-408 or 9-409 of the applicable Uniform Commercial Code (or any successor provision or provisions), any other applicable law or principles of equity), provided, however, that the security interest (x) shall attach immediately when the condition causing the foregoing clause (i) or (ii) to apply is remedied, (y) shall attach immediately to any severable term of such lease, license, contract, property rights or agreement to the extent that such attachment does not result in any of the consequences specified in (i) or (ii) above, and (z) shall attach immediately to any such lease, license, contract, property rights or agreement to which the account debtor or such Borrower’s or Guarantor’s counterparty has consented to such attachment; (d) any equity interest acquired after the date hereof that is an equity interest in any entity other than a Subsidiary of any Borrower or Guarantor, if (i) the terms of the organizational documents of the issuer of such equity interests do not permit the grant of the security interest in such equity interests by the owner thereof and the applicable Borrower or Guarantor, after employing commercially reasonable efforts, has been unable to obtain any approval or consent to the creation of the security interest therein that is required under such organizational documents, (ii) such acquisition is permitted under this Agreement, and (iii) Required Lenders have consented to such organizational documents; and (e) any application to register any trademark or service mark prior to the filing under applicable law of a certified statement of use (or the equivalent) for such trademark or service mark to the extent the creation of a security interest therein or the grant of a mortgage thereon would void or invalidate such trademark or service mark. Notwithstanding that as of the Effective Date Collateral does not include any of the outstanding equity interests in a Foreign Subsidiary in excess of 65% of the voting power of all classes of equity interests of such Foreign Subsidiary entitled to vote in the election of directors or other similar body of such Foreign Subsidiary, Administrative Agent may require that such equity interests in one or more first-tier Foreign Subsidiaries of any one or more Borrowers or Guarantors be added as collateral to the extent that the pledge thereof is not prohibited by the laws of the jurisdiction of such Foreign Subsidiary’s organization and the pledge thereof will not result in adverse tax consequences to the Borrower.

 

“Collateral Documents” means, collectively, the Security Agreements, and all other agreements, instruments and documents that are intended to create, perfect or evidence Liens upon the Collateral as security for payment of the Obligations, including without limitation, all other security agreements, pledge agreements, financing statements, mortgages, assignments and deeds of trust, whether now, or hereafter executed by one or more of Borrowers, Guarantors or any Subsidiaries of Holdings and delivered to the Administrative Agent.

 

“Collateral Shortfall Amount” is defined in Section 8.1(a).

 

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

 

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

 

“Contingent Obligation” of a Person means any agreement, undertaking or arrangement by which such Person assumes, guarantees, endorses, contingently agrees to purchase or provide funds for the payment of, or otherwise becomes or is contingently liable upon, the obligation or liability of any other Person, or agrees to maintain the net worth or working capital or other financial condition of any other Person, or otherwise assures any creditor of such other Person against loss, including, without limitation, any comfort letter, operating agreement, take-or-pay contract or the obligations of any such Person as general partner of a partnership with respect to the liabilities of the partnership.

 

“Control Agreement” means an agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, among a Borrower or any Subsidiary, a banking institution holding such Person’s funds, and the Administrative Agent with respect to collection and control of all deposits and balances held in an account maintained by such Person with such banking institution.

 

“Credit Extension” means the making of an Advance or the issuance of a Facility Letter of Credit hereunder.

 

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

 

“Default” means an event which but for the lapse of time or the giving of notice, or both, would constitute an Event of Default.

 

“Defaulting Lender” means, subject to Section 2.17(b), any Lender that (a) has failed to (i) fund all or any portion of its Loans within three (3) Business Days after the date such Loans were required to be funded hereunder unless such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and Holdings in writing that such failure is the result of such Lender’s determination that one or more conditions precedent to funding (each of which conditions precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such writing) has not been satisfied or waived, or (ii) pay to the Administrative Agent or any other Lender any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder within three (3) Business Days after the date when due, (b) has notified Holdings and the Administrative Agent in writing that it does not intend to comply with its funding obligations hereunder, or has made a public statement to that effect (unless such writing or public statement relates to such Lender’s obligation to fund a Loan hereunder and 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), (c) has failed, within three (3) Business Days after written request by the Administrative Agent or Holdings, to confirm in writing to the Administrative Agent and Holdings that it will comply with its prospective funding obligations hereunder (provided that such Lender shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this clause (c) upon receipt of such written confirmation by the Administrative Agent and Holdings), or (d) has, or has a direct or indirect parent company that has, (i) become the subject of a proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, (ii) had appointed for it a receiver, custodian, conservator, trustee, administrator, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with reorganization or liquidation of its business or assets (other than an Undisclosed Administration), including the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other state or federal regulatory authority acting in such a capacity; 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. Any determination by the Administrative Agent that a Lender is a Defaulting Lender under any one or more of clauses (a) through (d) above shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error, and such Lender shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender (subject to Section 2.17(b)) upon delivery of written notice of such determination to Holdings and each Lender.

 

“Default Rate” has the meaning provided in Section 2.5.2

 

“Deposits” is defined in Section 11.1.

 

“Disposition” means a sale, transfer or other disposition of Property.

 

“Dollar” and “$” means the lawful currency of the United States of America.

 

“Dollar Amount” means, on any date of determination with respect to any amount, such amount in Dollars as determined by the Administrative Agent.

 

“Domestic Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary other than a Foreign Subsidiary.

 

“EBITDA” means, for any period, Net Income for such period plus (a) without duplication and to the extent deducted in determining Net Income for such period, the sum of (i) Interest Expense for such period, (ii) income tax expense for such period, (iii) all amounts attributable to depreciation and amortization expense for such period, and (iv) to the extent approved by Administrative Agent,  non-cash and non-recurring expenses, minus (b) without duplication and to the extent included in Net Income, (i) any cash payments made during such period in respect of non-cash charges taken in a prior period and (ii) any extraordinary gains and any non-cash items of income for such period, all calculated for Holdings and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, for purposes of this Agreement, the EBITDA of Holdings and its Subsidiaries shall be deemed to be the following amounts for the periods set forth below:

 

“ECP” means an “eligible contract participant” as defined in Section 1(a)(18) of the Commodity Exchange Act or any regulations promulgated thereunder and the applicable rules issued by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and/or the SEC.

 

“Effective Date” means the date on which the conditions specified in Section 4.1 are satisfied.

 

“Eligible Assignee” means any Person except a natural Person (or holding company, investment vehicle or trust for, or owned and operated for the primary benefit of a natural Person), a Borrower, any of a Borrower’s Affiliates or Subsidiaries or any Defaulting Lender or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

“Environmental Indemnification Agreement” means the Environmental Indemnification Agreement dated the date hereof and executed by Borrowers and Guarantors in favor of Administrative Agent, as it may be amended, restated otherwise modified from time to time.

 

“Environmental Laws” means any and all federal, state, local and foreign statutes, laws, judicial decisions, regulations, ordinances, rules, judgments, orders, decrees, plans, injunctions, permits, concessions, grants, franchises, licenses, agreements and other governmental restrictions relating to (i) the protection of the environment, (ii) personal injury or property damage relating to the release or discharge of Hazardous Materials, (iii) emissions, discharges or releases of pollutants, contaminants, hazardous substances or wastes into surface water, groundwater, land or air, or (iv) the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport or handling of pollutants, contaminants, hazardous substances or wastes or the clean-up or other remediation thereof.

 

“Equity Interests” means all shares, interests or other equivalents, however designated, of or in a corporation, limited liability company, or partnership, whether or not voting, including but not limited to common stock, member interests, partnership interests, warrants, preferred stock, convertible debentures, and all agreements, instruments and documents convertible, in whole or in part, into any one or more or all of the foregoing.

 

“ERISA Affiliate” means any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) that, together with a Borrower or Guarantor, 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) any “reportable event”, as defined in Section 4043 of ERISA or the regulations issued thereunder with respect to a Plan (other than an event for which the 30-day notice period is waived); (b) the failure with respect to any Plan to satisfy the “minimum funding standard” (as defined in Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA), whether or not waived; (c) the filing pursuant to Section 412(c) of the Code or Section 302(c) of ERISA of an application for a waiver of the minimum funding standard with respect to any Plan; (d) the incurrence by a Borrower, a Guarantor or any ERISA Affiliate of any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to the termination of any Plan; (e) the receipt by a Borrower, a Guarantor or any ERISA Affiliate from the PBGC or a plan administrator of any notice relating to an intention to terminate any Plan or Plans or to appoint a trustee to administer any Plan; (f) the incurrence by a Borrower, a Guarantor or any ERISA Affiliate of any liability with respect to the withdrawal or partial withdrawal of a Borrower, a Guarantor or any ERISA Affiliate from any Plan or Multiemployer Plan; or (g) the receipt by a Borrower, a Guarantor or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice, or the receipt by any Multiemployer Plan from a Borrower, a Guarantor or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice, concerning the imposition upon a Borrower, a Guarantor or any ERISA Affiliate of withdrawal liability under Section 4201 of ERISA or a determination that a Multiemployer Plan is, or is expected to be, insolvent, within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA.

 

“Event of Default” is defined in Article VII.

 

“Excluded Swap Obligation” means, with respect to any Borrower or Guarantor, any Swap Obligation if, and to the extent that, all or a portion of the guarantee of such Borrower or Guarantor of, or the grant by such Borrower or Guarantor of a security interest to secure, such Swap Obligation (or any guarantee thereof) is or becomes illegal under the Commodity Exchange Act or any rule, regulation or order of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (or the application or official interpretation of any thereof) by virtue of such Borrower or Guarantor’s failure for any reason to constitute an ECP at the time the guarantee of such Borrower or Guarantor or the grant of such security interest becomes or would become effective with respect to such Swap Obligation.  If a Swap Obligation arises under a master agreement governing more than one swap, such exclusion shall apply only to the portion of such Swap Obligation that is attributable to swaps for which such guarantee or security interest is or becomes illegal.

 

“Excluded Taxes” means, in the case of each Lender or applicable Lending Installation, the Letter of Credit Issuer, and the Administrative Agent, (i) Taxes imposed on its overall net income, franchise Taxes, and branch profits Taxes imposed on it, by the respective jurisdiction under the laws of which such Lender, the Letter of Credit Issuer or the Administrative Agent is incorporated or is organized or in which its principal executive office is located or, in the case of a Lender, in which such Lender’s applicable Lending Installation is located, (ii) in the case of a Non-U.S. Lender, any U.S. federal withholding Tax that is imposed on amounts payable to such Non-U.S. Lender pursuant to the laws in effect at the time such Non-U.S. Lender becomes a party to this Agreement or designates a new Lending Installation, except in each case to the extent that, pursuant to Section 3.3(a), amounts with respect to such Taxes were payable either to such Lender’s assignor immediately before such Lender became a party hereto or to such Lender immediately before it changed its Lending Installation, or is attributable to the Non-U.S. Lender’s failure to comply with Section 3.3(f), and (iii) any U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed by FATCA.

 

“Facility Letter of Credit” is defined in Section 2.14(a)

 

“Facility Letter of Credit Application” is defined in Section 2.14(c).

 

“Facility Letter of Credit Collateral Account” is defined in Section 2.14(k).

 

“FATCA” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the date of this Agreement (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof, any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code and any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules or practices adopted pursuant to any intergovernmental agreement, treaty or convention among Governmental Authorities entered into in connection with the implementation of the foregoing.

 

“Federal Funds Effective Rate” means, for any day, the rate calculated by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York based on such day’s federal funds transactions by depositary institutions, as determined in such manner as shall be set forth on the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Website from time to time, and published on the next succeeding Business Day by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York as the effective federal funds rate, provided that, if the Federal Funds Effective Rate as so determined would be less than  1.0%, such rate shall be deemed to be 1.0% for the purposes of this Agreement.

 

“Finance Lease” of a Person means any lease of Property by such Person as lessee which would be classified and accounted for as a finance lease on a balance sheet of such Person prepared in accordance with GAAP.

 

“Finance Lease Obligations” of a Person means the amount of the obligations of such Person under Finance Leases which would be shown as a liability on a balance sheet of such Person prepared in accordance with GAAP.

 

“Fixed Charges” means, for any period, without duplication, the sum of (a) cash Interest Expense, (b) scheduled principal payments on Indebtedness, (c) other payments made on Subordinated Indebtedness, (d) Finance Lease payments, and (e) Operating Lease payments, all calculated for Holdings and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.

 

“Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio” means, for any period, the ratio of (a) EBITDA minus Unfinanced Capital Expenditures minus expense for taxes paid in cash (including any amount paid under the Borrowers' tax sharing arrangement with HC2 Holdings), minus Restricted Payments paid in cash to (b) Fixed Charges, all calculated for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.

 

“Foreign Subsidiary” means each Subsidiary of a Borrower that is organized under the laws of any jurisdiction other than the United States or any state thereof or the District of Columbia and that is conducting the majority of its business outside of the United States.

 

“Fronting Exposure” means, at any time there is a Defaulting Lender, with respect to the Letter of Credit Issuer, such Defaulting Lender’s ratable share of the Letter of Credit Obligations with respect to Facility Letters of Credit issued by the Letter of Credit Issuer other than Letter of Credit 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.

 

“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles as in effect from time to time in the United States, applied in a manner consistent with that used in preparing the financial statements referred to in Section 5.4, subject at all times to Section 9.8.

 

“Governmental Authority” means the government of the United States of America or any other nation, or of any political subdivision thereof, whether state or local, and any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government (including, without limitation, any supra-national bodies such as the European Union or the European Central Bank) and any group or body charged with setting financial accounting or regulatory capital rules or standards (including, without limitation, the Financial Accounting Standards Board, the Bank for International Settlements or the Basel Committee on Banking Supervisory Practices or any successor or similar authority to any of the foregoing).

 

“Governmental Obligations” means noncallable direct general obligations of the United States of America or obligations the payment of principal of and interest on which is unconditionally guaranteed by the United States of America.

 

“Guarantor” means any guarantor which agrees to guaranty all or any portion of the Obligations of one or more Borrowers and their respective successors and assigns, including but not limited to the parties listed on Schedule 1.2 to this Agreement.

 

“Guaranty” means any guaranty executed by a Borrower or Guarantor in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Lenders, whether now existing or made in the future.

 

“Hazardous Material” means any explosive or radioactive substances or wastes, any hazardous or toxic substances, wastes or other pollutants, including petroleum or petroleum distillates, asbestos or asbestos containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls, radon gas, infectious or medical wastes, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, all “Hazardous Substances” as defined by the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, 42 USC 9601 et seq. (“CERCLA”), and any other substances or wastes of any nature regulated pursuant to any Environmental Law.

 

“HC2 Holdings” means HC2 Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

 

“Hedging Agreement” means any interest rate, currency or commodity swap agreement, cap agreement or collar agreement, and any other agreement or arrangement designed to protect a Person against fluctuations in interest rates, currency exchange rates or commodity prices.

 

“Hedging Obligation” means, with respect to any Person, any liability of such Person under any Hedging Agreement.  The amount of any Person’s obligation in respect of any Hedging Obligation will be deemed to be the incremental obligation that would be reflected in the financial statements of such Person in accordance with GAAP.

 

“Highest Lawful Rate” means, on any day, the maximum non-usurious rate of interest permitted for that day by applicable federal or state law stated as a rate per annum.

 

“Indebtedness” of a Person means such Person’s (i) obligations for borrowed money (including the Obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents), (ii) obligations representing the deferred purchase price of Property or services (other than accounts payable arising in the ordinary course of such Person’s business payable on terms customary in the trade), (iii) obligations, whether or not assumed, secured by Liens or payable out of the proceeds or production from Property now or hereafter owned or acquired by such Person, (iv) obligations which are evidenced by notes, acceptances, or other instruments, (v) obligations to purchase securities or other Property arising out of or in connection with the sale of the same or substantially similar securities or Property, (vi) Finance Lease Obligations, (vii) obligations as an account party with respect to standby and commercial Letters of Credit, (viii) Contingent Obligations of such Person, (ix) any other obligation for borrowed money or other financial accommodation which in accordance with GAAP would be shown as a liability on the consolidated balance sheet of such Person, and (x) guaranties of any of the foregoing.

 

“Indemnified Taxes” means Taxes imposed on or with respect to any payment made by or on account of any obligation of any Borrower under any Loan Document, other than Excluded Taxes and Other Taxes.

 

“Initial Borrowers” means the Borrowers identified as Initial Borrowers on Schedule 1.1.

 

“Interest Expense” means, with reference to any period, total interest expense (including that attributable to Finance Lease Obligations) of Holdings and its Subsidiaries for such period with respect to all outstanding Indebtedness of Holdings and its Subsidiaries (including all commissions, discounts and other fees and charges owed with respect to letters of credit and bankers’ acceptances and net costs under Hedging Agreements in respect of interest rates, to the extent such net costs are allocable to such period in accordance with GAAP), calculated for Holdings and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis for such period in accordance with GAAP.

 

“Investment” of a Person means (a) any loan, advance (other than commission, travel and similar advances to officers and employees made in the ordinary course of business), extension of credit (other than accounts receivable arising in the ordinary course of business on terms customary in the trade) or contribution of capital by such Person; (b) stocks, bonds, mutual funds, partnership interests, notes, debentures or other securities (including warrants or options to purchase securities) or other equity interests owned by such Person; (c) any deposit accounts and certificate of deposit owned by such Person; and (d) structured notes, derivative financial instruments and other similar instruments or contracts owned by such Person.

 

“Lenders” means the lending institutions listed on the signature pages of this Agreement and their respective successors and assigns.

 

“Lending Installation” means, with respect to a Lender, the Letter of Credit Issuer or the Administrative Agent, the office, branch, subsidiary or affiliate of such Lender, the Letter of Credit Issuer or the Administrative Agent listed on the signature pages hereof or designated pursuant to Section 2.12.

 

“Letter of Credit” means a letter of credit or similar instrument which is issued upon the application of a Person or upon which a Person is an account party or for which a Person is in any way liable.

 

“Letter of Credit Fee” is defined in Section 2.14(d).

 

“Letter of Credit Issuer” means UMB Bank, N.A. in its capacity as issuer of Facility Letters of Credit hereunder.

 

“Letter of Credit Obligations” means, at any time, the sum, without duplication, of (i) the aggregate undrawn stated amount under all Facility Letters of Credit outstanding at such time plus (ii) the aggregate unpaid amount at such time of all Reimbursement Obligations.

 

“Letter of Credit Payment Date” is defined in Section 2.14(e).

 

“Lien” means any lien (statutory or other), mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement, encumbrance or preference, priority or other security agreement or preferential arrangement of any kind or nature whatsoever (including, without limitation, the interest of a vendor or lessor under any conditional sale, Finance Lease or other title retention agreement).

 

“Loan” means a Revolving Loan or a Term Loan.

 

“Loan Documents” means this Agreement, the Facility Letter of Credit Applications, the Collateral Documents, the Environmental Indemnification Agreement, each Guaranty, each Note, each Subordination Agreement and any other document or agreement, now or in the future, executed by a Borrower or a Guarantor for the benefit of the Administrative Agent or any Lender in connection with this Agreement.

 

“Material Adverse Effect” means a material adverse effect on (i) the business, Property, liabilities (actual and contingent), operations or condition (financial or otherwise), results of operations, or prospects of Holdings and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, (ii) the ability of any Borrower or any Guarantor to perform its obligations under the Loan Documents to which it is a party, (iii) the validity or enforceability of any of the Loan Documents or the rights or remedies of the Administrative Agent, the Letter of Credit Issuer or the Lenders under the Loan Documents, or (iv) the perfection or priority of any Lien on any material portion of the Collateral.

 

“Material Indebtedness” means Indebtedness of a Borrower or any Subsidiary in an outstanding principal amount of $2,000,000.00 or more in the aggregate (or the equivalent thereof in any currency other than Dollars).

 

“Material Indebtedness Agreement” means any agreement evidencing, securing or relating to Material Indebtedness (whether or not an amount of Indebtedness constituting Material Indebtedness is outstanding thereunder).

 

“Minimum Collateral Amount” means, with respect to a Defaulting Lender, at any time, (i) with respect to cash collateral consisting of cash or deposit account balances, an amount equal to 105% of the Fronting Exposure of the Letter of Credit Issuer with respect to such Defaulting Lender for all Facility Letters of Credit issued and outstanding at such time and (ii) otherwise, an amount determined by the Administrative Agent and the Letter of Credit Issuer in their sole discretion.

 

“Modify” and “Modification” are defined in Section 2.14(a).

 

“Multiemployer Plan” means a Plan maintained pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement or any other arrangement to which a Borrower, a Guarantor or any ERISA Affiliate is a party to which more than one employer is obligated to make contributions.

 

“Net Income” means, for any period, the consolidated net income (or loss) determined for Holdings and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP; provided that there shall be excluded (a) the income (or deficit) of any Person (other than a Person acquired as part of the Banker Steel Acquisition) accrued prior to the date it becomes a Subsidiary or is merged into or consolidated with the Borrower or any Subsidiary, and (b) the income (or deficit) of any Person (other than a Subsidiary) in which the Borrower or any Subsidiary has an ownership interest, except (i) to the extent that any such income is actually received by the Borrower or such Subsidiary in the form of dividends or similar distributions on account of such Borrower's or such Subsidiary's ownership interest, or (ii) if such net income is required to be included in the consolidated net income of Holdings and its Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP, and (c) the undistributed earnings of any Subsidiary, to the extent that the declaration or payment of dividends or similar distributions by such Subsidiary is not at the time permitted by the terms of any contractual obligation (other than under any Loan Document) or requirement of law applicable to such Subsidiary.

 

“Net Proceeds” means, with respect to any event, (a) the cash proceeds received in respect of such event including (i) any cash received in respect of any non-cash proceeds (including any cash payments received by way of deferred payment of principal pursuant to a note or installment receivable or purchase price adjustment receivable or otherwise, but excluding any interest payments), but only as and when received, (ii) in the case of a casualty, insurance proceeds and (iii) in the case of a condemnation or similar event, condemnation awards and similar payments, minus (b) the sum of (i) all reasonable fees and out-of-pocket expenses paid to third parties (other than Affiliates) in connection with such event, (ii) in the case of Disposition of an asset (including pursuant to a sale and leaseback transaction or a casualty or a condemnation or similar proceeding), the amount of all payments required to be made as a result of such event to repay Indebtedness (other than Loans) secured by such asset or otherwise subject to mandatory prepayment as a result of such event and (iii) the amount of all taxes paid (or reasonably estimated to be payable) during the year that such event occurred or the next succeeding year and that are directly attributable to such event (as determined reasonably and in good faith by Borrowers).

 

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

 

“Note” means any note issued pursuant to this Agreement, including but not limited to any Revolving Loan Note or Term Note in favor of a Lender.

 

“Obligations” means all unpaid principal of and accrued and unpaid interest on the Loans, all Letter of Credit Obligations, all obligations in connection with Cash Management Services, all Hedging Obligations, all accrued and unpaid fees, and all expenses, reimbursements, indemnities and other obligations of a Borrower to the Lenders or to any Lender, the Administrative Agent or any indemnified party arising under the Loan Documents (including interest and fees accruing during the pendency of any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or other similar proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in such proceeding).  Notwithstanding the foregoing, as to each Borrower or Guarantor (including as to any Collateral Documents executed by such Borrower or Guarantor), “Obligations” shall exclude any obligation that is an Excluded Swap Obligation as to such Borrower or Guarantor.

 

“OFAC” means the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control, and any successor thereto.

 

“Operating Lease” of a Person means any lease of Property (other than a Finance Lease) by such Person as lessee.

 

“Operating Lease Obligations” means, as of any date of determination, the amount obtained by aggregating the present values, determined in the case of each particular Operating Lease by applying a discount rate (which discount rate shall equal the discount rate which would be applied under GAAP if such Operating Lease were a Finance Lease) from the date on which each fixed lease payment is due under such Operating Lease to such date of determination, of all fixed lease payments due under all Operating Leases of the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries.

 

“Other Taxes” means all present or future stamp, court or documentary, intangible, recording, filing or similar Taxes that arise from any payment made under, from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, from the receipt or perfection of a security interest under, or otherwise with respect to, any Loan Document.

 

“Participant” is defined in Section 12.2(a).

 

“Participant Register” is defined in Section12.2(c).

 

“PATRIOT Act” means the USA PATRIOT Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)), as amended from time to time, and any successor statute.

 

“Payment Date” means the last day of each calendar month, the Revolving Loan Maturity Date and the Term Loan Maturity Date, provided, that if such day is not a Business Day, the Payment Date shall be the immediately succeeding Business Day.

 

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

 

“Permitted Acquisition” means any Acquisition made by a Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, provided that, (a) as of the date of the consummation of such Acquisition, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result after giving effect to such Acquisition, and the representation and warranty contained in Section 5.11 shall be true both before and after giving effect to such Acquisition, (b) such Acquisition is consummated on a non-hostile basis pursuant to a negotiated acquisition agreement that has been (if required by the governing documents of the seller or entity to be acquired) approved by the board of directors or other applicable governing body of the seller or entity to be acquired, and no material challenge to such Acquisition (excluding the exercise of appraisal rights) shall be pending or threatened by any shareholder or director of the seller or entity to be acquired, (c) the business to be acquired in such Acquisition is in the same line of business as a Borrower’s or a Subsidiary’s line of business or incidental thereto, (d) as of the date of the consummation of such Acquisition, all material approvals required in connection therewith shall have been obtained, (e) the Borrowers shall have furnished to the Administrative Agent a certificate demonstrating in reasonable detail a pro forma compliance with the financial covenants contained in Section 6.19 for such period, in each case, calculated as if such Acquisition, including the consideration therefor, had been consummated on the first day of such period, (f) any entity acquired in such Acquisition, and the entity acquiring assets in such Acquisition, will become a Guarantor hereunder in accordance with Section 6.24, and (g) the aggregate purchase price (including deferred purchase price) for such Acquisitions does not exceed $25,000,000.00 for any single Acquisition or $35,000,000.00 for all Acquisitions during the term of this Agreement (in each case, excluding the Banker Steel Acquisition).

 

“Permitted Foreign Subsidiary Investment” means (a) loans and capital contributions to Foreign Subsidiaries made prior to the date of this Agreement, and (b) loans and capital contributions to Foreign Subsidiaries made on or after the date of this Agreement that meet the following conditions:

 

(i)  No Default or Event of Default exists and such Investment will not cause a Default or Event of Default; and

 

(ii)        Such Investments are in an aggregate amount not to exceed $5,000,000.00 at any one time; provided that such Investments may exceed $5,000,000 in the aggregate for a period of time not in excess of 120 days in any fiscal year so long as such Investments do not at any time exceed $6,000,000.00 in the aggregate.

 

“Permitted Investments” shall mean with respect to any Person:

 

(a)      Governmental Obligations;

 

(b)     Obligations of a state or commonwealth of the United States or the obligations of the District of Columbia or any possession of the United States, or any political subdivision of any of the foregoing, which are described in Section 103(a) of the Code and are graded in any of the highest three (3) major grades as determined by at least one Rating Agency; or secured, as to payments of principal and interest, by a letter of credit provided by a financial institution or insurance provided by a bond insurance company which in each case is itself or its debt is rated in one of the highest three (3) major grades as determined by at least one Rating Agency;

 

(c)     Banker’s acceptances, commercial accounts, demand deposit accounts, certificates of deposit, other time deposits or depository receipts issued by or maintained with Administrative Agent, any Lender or any Affiliate thereof, or any bank, trust company, savings and loan association, savings bank or other financial institution whose deposits are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and whose reported capital and surplus equal at least $250,000,000.00, provided that such minimum capital and surplus requirement shall not apply to demand deposit accounts maintained in the ordinary course of business;

 

(d)     Commercial paper rated at the time of purchase within the two highest classifications established by not less than two Rating Agencies, and which matures within 270 days after the date of issue;

 

(e)          Secured repurchase agreements against obligations itemized in paragraph (a) above, and executed by a bank or trust company or by members of the association of primary dealers or other recognized dealers in United States government securities, the market value of which must be maintained at levels at least equal to the amounts advanced; and

 

(f)       Any fund or other pooling arrangement which exclusively purchases and holds the investments itemized in (a) through (e) above.

 

“Permitted Liens” means the Liens permitted pursuant to Section 6.14.

 

“Person(s)” means any natural person, corporation, firm, joint venture, partnership, limited liability company, association, enterprise, trust or other entity or organization, or any government or political subdivision or any agency, department or instrumentality thereof.

 

“Plan” means an employee pension benefit plan which is covered by Title IV of ERISA or subject to the minimum funding standards under Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA as to which a Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate may have any liability.

 

“Prepayment Event” means:

 

(a) any Disposition (including pursuant to a sale and leaseback transaction) of any Property of Holdings or any Subsidiary, other than sales of inventory in the ordinary course of business; or

 

(b) any casualty or other insured damage to, or any taking under power of eminent domain or by condemnation or similar proceeding of, any Property of Holdings or any Subsidiary; or

 

(c) the issuance by Holdings of any Equity Interests, or the receipt by Holdings of any capital contribution (other than any capital contribution used to fund the Banker Steel Acquisition); or

 

(d) the incurrence by Holdings or any Subsidiary of any Indebtedness, other than Indebtedness permitted under Section 6.10.

 

“Prime Rate” means the rate of interest last quoted by The Wall Street Journal as the “Prime Rate” in the United States. Each change in the Prime Rate shall be effective from and including the date such change is publicly announced or quoted as being effective.

 

“Property” of a Person means any and all property, whether real, personal, tangible, intangible, or mixed, of such Person, or other assets owned, leased or operated by such Person.

 

“Pro Rata Share” shall mean:

 

(a) with respect to a Lender’s obligation to make Revolving Loans and receive payments of principal, interest, fees, costs and expenses with respect thereto, (x) prior to the Revolving Commitments being terminated or reduced to zero, the percentage obtained by dividing (i) such Lender’s Revolving Commitment by (ii) the total Revolving Commitment and (y) from and after the time the Revolving Commitments have been terminated or reduced to zero, the percentage obtained by dividing (i) the aggregate unpaid principal amount of such Lender’s Revolving Exposure by (ii) the aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Revolving Exposure of all Lenders;

 

(b)        with respect to a Lender’s obligation to make a Term Loan and receive payments of interest, fees, and principal with respect thereto, the percentage obtained by dividing (i) the unpaid principal amount of such Lender’s Term Loan by (ii) the unpaid principal amount of all Term Loans of all Lenders;

 

(c)        with respect to all other matters as to a particular Lender, the percentage obtained by dividing (i) such Lender’s Revolving Commitment (or if the Revolving Commitments have been terminated or reduced to zero, the aggregate unpaid principal amount of such Lender’s Revolving Exposure), plus the unpaid principal amount of such Lender’s Term Loan, by (ii) the aggregate amount of the Revolving Commitments of all Lenders (or if the Revolving Commitments have been terminated or reduced to zero, the aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Revolving Exposure of all Lenders), plus the unpaid principal amount of all Term Loans of all Lenders.

 

 “Purchasers” is defined in Section 12.3(a).

 

“Rating Agency” shall mean Moody’s Investor Services, Inc., Standard and Poor’s Ratings Services, their respective successors or any other nationally recognized statistical rating organization which is acceptable to the Administrative Agent.

 

“Register” is defined in Section 12.3(d).

 

“Regulation U” means Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System as from time to time in effect and any successor or other regulation or official interpretation of said Board of Governors relating to the extension of credit by banks for the purpose of purchasing or carrying margin stocks applicable to member banks of the Federal Reserve System.

 

“Reimbursement Obligations” means, at any time, the aggregate of all obligations of the Borrowers then outstanding under Section 2.14 to reimburse the Letter of Credit Issuer for amounts paid by the Letter of Credit Issuer in respect of any one or more drawings under Facility Letters of Credit.

 

“Related Fund” means any Person (other than a natural person) that is engaged in making, purchasing, holding or investing in bank loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course and that is administered, advised or managed by (a) a Lender, (b) an Affiliate of a Lender or (c) an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that administers, advises or manages a Lender.

 

“Reports” is defined in Section 9.6(a).

 

“Required Lenders” means (i) at least two Lenders that are not Affiliates of each other and that have greater than fifty percent of Pro Rata Share as determined pursuant to clause (c) of the definition of Pro Rata Share; provided that at any time there are two or fewer Lenders, “Required Lenders” means Lenders holding one hundred percent of Pro Rata Share as determined pursuant to clause (c) of the definition of Pro Rata Share. The Commitments and Revolving Exposure of any Defaulting Lender shall be disregarded in determining Required Lenders at any time.

 

“Restricted Payment” means any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash, securities or other Property) with respect to any Equity Interest in a Borrower or any 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, acquisition, cancellation or termination of any such Equity Interests in a Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof or any option, warrant or other right to acquire any such Equity Interest in a Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof.

 

“Revolving Commitment” means, for each Lender, the obligation, if any, of such Lender to make Revolving Loans to, and participate in Facility Letters of Credit issued upon the application of, the Borrowers, expressed as an amount representing the maximum possible aggregate amount of such Lender’s Revolving Exposure hereunder. The initial amount of each Revolving Lender’s Revolving Commitment is set forth on Schedule 2. As of the date of this Agreement, the aggregate amount of the Revolving Lenders’ Revolving Commitments is $110,000,000.00.

 

“Revolving Exposure” means, with respect to any Lender at any time, the sum of (i) the aggregate principal Dollar Amount of such Lender’s Revolving Loans outstanding at such time, plus (ii) an amount equal to its Pro Rata Share of the Letter of Credit Obligations at such time.

 

“Revolving Lender” means, as of any date of determination, a Lender with a Revolving Commitment or, if the Revolving Commitments have terminated or expired, a Lender with Revolving Exposure.

 

“Revolving Loan” means, with respect to a Lender, such Lender’s loan made pursuant to its commitment to lend set forth in Section 2.1.

 

“Revolving Loan Interest Rate” means for any day, the rate per annum set forth below opposite the applicable Level then in effect (based on the Senior Funded Indebtedness to EBITDA Ratio):

 

Any increase or decrease in the Revolving Loan Interest Rate resulting from a change in the Senior Funded Indebtedness to EBITDA Ratio shall become effective as of the first Business Day immediately following the date a Compliance Certificate is delivered pursuant to Section 6.1(c); provided, however, that if a Compliance Certificate is not delivered when due in accordance with such Section, then, upon the request of the Required Lenders, the rate set forth in Level IV shall apply, in each case as of the first Business Day after the date on which such Compliance Certificate was required to have been delivered and in each case shall remain in effect until the first Business Day following the date on which such Compliance Certificate is delivered.  In addition, at all times while the Default Rate is in effect the rate set forth in Level IV shall apply.

 

If, as a result of any restatement of or other adjustment to the financial statements of Holdings or any Subsidiary or for any other reason, the Borrowers, or the Lenders determine that (i) the Senior Funded Indebtedness to EBITDA Ratio as calculated by the Borrowers as of any applicable date was inaccurate and (ii) a proper calculation of the Senior Funded Indebtedness to EBITDA Ratio would have resulted in higher pricing for such period, the Borrowers shall immediately and retroactively be obligated to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of the applicable Lenders 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 any Borrower under the Bankruptcy Code of the United States, automatically and without further action by the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the Letter of Credit Issuer), an amount equal to the excess of the amount of interest 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, the Letter of Credit Issuer or any Lender under any provision of this Agreement to payment of interest on any Obligations at the Default Rate.  The Borrowers’ obligations under this paragraph shall survive the termination of the Commitments and the repayment of all other Obligations hereunder.

 

The initial Revolving Loan Interest Rate shall be as set forth in Level III until the first Business Day immediately following the date a Compliance Certificate is delivered pursuant to Section 6.1(c) for the fiscal quarter ending on July 3, 2021 to the Administrative Agent.

 

“Revolving Loan Maturity Date” means May 31, 2024.

 

“Revolving Loan Note” means any note or notes executed by Borrowers evidencing Revolving Loans.

 

“Risk-Based Capital Guidelines” means (i) the risk-based capital guidelines in effect in the United States on the date of this Agreement, including transition rules, and (ii) the corresponding capital regulations promulgated by regulatory authorities outside the United States, including transition rules, and, in each case, any amendments to such regulations.

 

“Sanctioned Country” means, at any time, a country, region or territory which is the subject or target of any Sanctions.

 

“Sanctioned Person” means, at any time, (a) any Person listed in any Sanctions-related list of designated Persons maintained by OFAC, the U.S. Department of State, the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, any European Union member state, Her Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom or other relevant sanctions authority, (b) any Person operating, organized or resident in a Sanctioned Country, (c) any Person owned or controlled by any such Person or Persons described in the foregoing clauses (a) or (b), or (d) any Person otherwise the subject of any Sanctions.

 

“Sanctions” means sanctions administered or enforced from time to time by the U.S. government, including those administered by OFAC or the U.S. Department of State, the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, Her Majesty’s Treasury or other relevant sanctions authority.

 

“Security Agreement” means, collectively, all Security Agreements executed by one or more of Borrowers and Guarantors in favor of the Administrative Agent, as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified, renewed or replaced from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof and thereof.

 

“Senior Funded Indebtedness” means, at any date, the aggregate principal amount of total Indebtedness of Holdings and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, including Finance Lease Obligations but excluding undrawn amounts under Letters of Credit and Operating Lease Obligations, minus the sum of (to the extent included in Indebtedness) (a) accounts payable arising from the purchase of goods and services in the ordinary course of business, (b) accrued expenses or losses, (c) deferred revenues or gains, and (d) Subordinated Indebtedness, all determined for Holdings and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis at such date, in accordance with GAAP.

 

“Senior Funded Indebtedness to EBITDA Ratio” means, at any date, the ratio of (a) Senior Funded Indebtedness for such date to (b) EBITDA for the period of four fiscal quarters ended on or most recently prior to such date.

 

“Side Letter” means the Side Letter as defined in the Subordination Agreement between Administrative Agent and The Banker Family Irrevocable Trust #3 U/A/D December 22, 2009 and the Subordination Agreement between Administrative Agent and Donald Banker,

 

“Subordination Agreements” means (a) the Subordination and Intercreditor Agreement dated the date hereof between Administrative Agent and the sellers in the Banker Steel Acquisition, (b)  the Subordination and Intercreditor Agreement dated the date hereof between Administrative Agent and The Banker Family Irrevocable Trust #3 U/A/D December 22, 2009, (c) the Subordination and Intercreditor Agreement dated the date hereof between Administrative Agent and Donald Banker, and (d) all other subordination agreements executed by a holder of Subordinated Indebtedness in favor of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders from time to time after the Effective Date, in each case in form and substance satisfactory to Administrative Agent and Required Lenders; as amended, restated or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

“Subordinated Indebtedness” of a Person means any Indebtedness of such Person the payment of which is subordinated to payment of the Obligations to the written satisfaction of the Required Lenders.  For avoidance of doubt, amounts owing under the Side Letter are Subordinated Indebtedness.

 

“Subsidiary” of a Person means (i) any corporation more than 50% of the outstanding securities having ordinary voting power of which shall at the time be owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person or by one or more of its Subsidiaries or by such Person and one or more of its Subsidiaries, or (ii) any partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture or similar business organization more than 50% of the ownership interests having ordinary voting power of which shall at the time be so owned or controlled. Unless otherwise expressly provided, all references herein to a “Subsidiary” shall mean a Subsidiary of Holdings.

 

“Swap Obligation” means any obligation to pay or perform under any agreement, contract or transaction that constitutes a "swap" within the meaning of section 1a(47) of the Commodity Exchange Act or any rules or regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

“Tangible Assets” shall mean the total of all assets appearing on the consolidated balance sheet of Holdings prepared in accordance with GAAP (with inventory being valued at the lower of cost or market), after deducting all proper reserves (including reserves for depreciation) minus the sum of (i) goodwill, patents, trademarks, prepaid expenses, deposits, deferred charges and other personal property which is classified as intangible property in accordance with GAAP, and (ii) any amounts due from shareholders, Affiliates, officers or employees of the Borrowers.

 

“Taxes” means any and all present or future taxes, duties, levies, imposts, deductions, fees, assessments, charges or withholdings, and any and all liabilities with respect to the foregoing, including interest, additions to tax and penalties applicable thereto.

 

“Term Loan” has the meaning given in Section 2.2.

 

“Term Loan Commitment” means, as to any Lender, the commitment of such Lender to make a Term Loan pursuant to Section 2.2.  The amount of each Lender’s Term Loan Commitment on the Effective Date is set forth on Schedule 2 and, on the date hereof, the aggregate amount of the Term Loan Commitments is $110,000,000.00.

 

“Term Loan Maturity Date” means May 31, 2026.

“Term Note” means any note or notes executed by Borrowers evidencing any portion of the Term Loan.

 

“Title Insurer” means Fidelity National Title Insurance Company.

 

“Transferee” is defined in Section 12.3(e).

 

“UMB Bank, N.A.” means UMB Bank, N.A., a national banking association, in its individual capacity, and its successors.

 

“Undisclosed Administration” means in relation to a Lender the appointment of an administrator, provisional liquidator, conservator, receiver, trustee, custodian or other similar official by a supervisory authority or regulator under or based on the law in the country where such Lender is subject to home jurisdiction supervision if applicable law requires that such appointment is not to be publicly disclosed.

 

“Unfinanced Capital Expenditures” means, for any period, Capital Expenditures made during such period which are not financed from the proceeds of any Indebtedness (other than the Revolving Loans or other revolving Indebtedness; it being understood and agreed that, to the extent any Capital Expenditures are financed with Revolving Loans or other revolving indebtedness, such Capital Expenditures shall be deemed Unfinanced Capital Expenditures).

 

The foregoing definitions shall be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of the defined terms.

 

1.2         Computation of Time Periods. In this Agreement, in the computation of a period of time from a specified date to a later specified date, unless otherwise stated the word “from” means “from and including” and the word “to” or “until” each means “to but excluding”.

 

1.3        Other Definitional Terms; Interpretative Provisions; Governing Decisions. The words “hereof,” “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement. References to Sections, Exhibits, schedules and like references are to this Agreement unless otherwise expressly provided. The words “include,” “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation.” The term “shall” shall have the same meaning as the term “will”. Unless the context in which used herein otherwise clearly requires, “or” has the inclusive meaning represented by the phrase “and/or.” All incorporation by reference of covenants, terms, definitions or other provisions from other agreements are incorporated into this Agreement as if such provisions were fully set forth herein, and such incorporation shall include all necessary definitions and related provisions from such other agreements but including only amendments thereto agreed to by the Lenders, and shall survive any termination of such other agreements until the Obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents are irrevocably paid in full (other than inchoate indemnity obligations and Obligations that have been cash collateralized to the satisfaction of Administrative Agent, Letter of Credit Issuer and Lenders), all Facility Letters of Credit have expired without renewal or been returned to Letter of Credit Issuer, and the Revolving Commitments are terminated. 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 any successor law or regulation. References to any document, instrument or agreement (a) shall include all exhibits, schedules and other attachments thereto, (b) shall include all documents, instruments or agreements issued or executed in replacement thereof, to the extent permitted hereby and (c) shall mean such document, instrument or agreement, or replacement or predecessor thereto, as amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time to the extent not otherwise stated herein or prohibited hereby and in effect at any given time.

 

ARTICLE II

 

THE CREDITS

 

2.1         Revolving Commitment. From and including the date of this Agreement and prior to the Revolving Loan Maturity Date, each Lender severally agrees, on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, to make Revolving Loans to the Borrowers and participate in Facility Letters of Credit issued upon the request of the Borrowers, provided that, after giving effect to the making of each such Revolving Loan and the issuance of each such Facility Letter of Credit, the Dollar Amount of such Lender’s Revolving Exposure shall not exceed its Revolving Commitment. All Revolving Loans shall be made in Dollars. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Borrowers may borrow, repay and reborrow the Revolving Loans at any time prior to the Revolving Loan Maturity Date.

 

2.2        Term Loan Commitment.  Each Lender with a Term Loan Commitment severally agrees to make a loan to Borrowers in Dollars (the “Term Loan”) on the Effective Date in the amount of such Lender’s Term Loan Commitment.  The Commitments of the Lenders to make Term Loans shall expire concurrently with the making of the Term Loan on the Effective Date.

 

2.3          Required and Optional Payments; Termination.

 

(a)          Scheduled Payments.

 

(i)         Revolving Loans.  If at any time the Dollar Amount of the aggregate Revolving Exposures exceeds the aggregate Revolving Commitments, the Borrowers shall immediately make a payment on the Loans to eliminate such excess. Unless sooner paid in full, the outstanding principal balance of the Revolving Loans and all accrued and unpaid interest on Revolving Loans shall be paid in full on the Revolving Loan Maturity Date.

 

(ii)        Term Loans.  The Term Loan of each Lender shall be paid in installments equal to such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of monthly payments of principal and interest of the Term Loan equal to $775,827.76 per month, payable on each Payment Date, commencing June 30, 2021.  Unless sooner paid in full, the outstanding principal balance of the Term Loan and all accrued and unpaid interest on the Term Loan shall be paid in full on the Term Loan Maturity Date.

 

(iii)        Maturity Dates. The outstanding balance of the Revolving Exposure and all other then outstanding Obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (other than the Term Loan) shall be paid in full by the Borrowers and all Facility Letters of Credit terminated and returned to the Letter of Credit Issuer (or cash collateralized to the satisfaction of Administrative Agent, the Letter of Credit Issuer and Lenders) on the Revolving Loan Maturity Date.  The outstanding balance of the Term Loan and all other then outstanding Obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall be paid in full by the Borrowers on the Term Loan Maturity Date.

 

(b)          Optional Prepayments. Any Borrower may from time to time (i) pay all outstanding Advances, or (ii) pay any portion of the outstanding Advances in the amount of $1,000,000.00 or a greater amount that is a multiple of $500,000.00 (or the aggregate amount of the outstanding Loans at such time), in each case upon same day notice to the Administrative Agent, provided that in connection with any prepayment of the Term Loan, Borrowers shall pay any amount required under Section 2.6.4.

 

(c)         Mandatory Prepayments.  In the event and on each occasion that any Net Proceeds are received by or on behalf of Holdings or any Subsidiary in respect of any Prepayment Event, the Borrowers shall, immediately after such Net Proceeds are received by Holdings or any Subsidiary, prepay the Obligations and cash collateralize the Letter of Credit Obligations in an aggregate amount equal to 100% of such Net Proceeds, provided that, in the case of any event described in clause (a) or (b) of the definition of the term “Prepayment Event”, if the Borrowers shall deliver to the Lender a certificate of an Authorized Officer to the effect that the Borrowers intend to apply the Net Proceeds from such event (or a portion thereof specified in such certificate), within 90 days after receipt of such Net Proceeds, to acquire (or replace or rebuild) real property, equipment or other tangible assets (excluding inventory) to be used in the business of Holdings and its Subsidiaries, and certifying that no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, then no prepayment shall be required pursuant to this paragraph in respect of the Net Proceeds specified in such certificate, provided that to the extent of any such Net Proceeds that have not been so applied by the end of such 90-day period, a prepayment shall be required at such time in an amount equal to such Net Proceeds that have not been so applied.

 

(d)          Application of Prepayments.

 

(i) All prepayments made pursuant to Section 2.3(b) (A) if made with respect to the Term Loans, shall be applied to reduce the subsequent scheduled repayments of Term Loans to be made pursuant to Section 2.3(a) in inverse order of maturity or (B) if made with respect to the Revolving Loans, to prepay such Loans in accordance with the Lender’s respective Pro Rata Share without a corresponding reduction in the Revolving Commitments and to cash collateralize outstanding Letter of Credit Obligations.

 

(ii) All prepayments required to be made pursuant to Section 2.3(c) shall be applied, first to prepay the Term Loans and shall be applied to reduce the subsequent scheduled repayments of Term Loans to be made pursuant to Section 2.3(a) in inverse order of maturity and second to prepay the Revolving Loans without a corresponding reduction in the Revolving Commitment and third to cash collateralize outstanding Letter of Credit Obligations; provided that all prepayments required to be made pursuant to Section 2.3(c) with respect to Net Proceeds arising from any casualty or other insured damage to, or any taking under power of eminent domain or by condemnation or similar proceeding, to the extent they arise from casualties or losses to cash or inventory shall be applied, first, to prepay the Revolving Loans with a corresponding reduction in the Revolving Commitment and second, to cash collateralize outstanding Letter of Credit Obligations, and third, to prepay the Term Loans (allocated and applied to subsequent scheduled repayments as set forth above).

 

2.4         Revolving Loan Borrowing; Ratable Loans. For Revolving Loans, unless otherwise agreed by Administrative Agent, Holdings, as Borrower Agent, shall give the Administrative Agent irrevocable notice in the form of Exhibit D (a “Borrowing Notice”) not later than 10:00 a.m. (Phoenix, Arizona time) on the Borrowing Date, specifying: (a) the Borrowing Date, which shall be a Business Day, of such Advance, and (b) the aggregate amount of such Advance. The aggregate amount of any Advance of a Revolving Loan shall be the amount of $1,000,000.00 or a greater amount that is a multiple of $500,000.00. Not later than 4:00 PM (Phoenix, Arizona time) on each Borrowing Date, each Lender shall make available its Revolving Loans in funds immediately available to the Administrative Agent at its address specified pursuant to Article XIII. The Administrative Agent will make the funds so received from the Lenders available to Holdings at the Administrative Agent’s aforesaid address. Each Advance of Revolving Loans shall be made from the several Revolving Lenders ratably according to their Pro Rata Shares.

 

2.5          Interest Rates.

 

2.5.1   Interest Rates.  Each Advance shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof, for each day from and including the date such Advance is made, to but excluding the date it is repaid, at a rate per annum equal to (a) in the case of Revolving Loans, the Revolving Loan Interest Rate for such day, and (b) in the case of Term Loans, 3.25%  per annum, in each case subject to Section 2.5.2.  Changes in the rate of interest on any Advance of Revolving Loans will take effect simultaneously with each change in the Revolving Loan Interest Rate.

 

2.5.2   Rates Applicable After Event of Default. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, during the continuance of an Event of Default the Required Lenders may, at their option, by notice from the Administrative Agent to Holdings (which notice may be revoked at the option of the Required Lenders notwithstanding any provision of Section 8.3 requiring unanimous consent of the Lenders to changes in interest rates), declare that each Advance shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the rate otherwise in effect from time to time plus 2.00% per annum (the “Default Rate”), and the Letter of Credit Fee shall be increased by 2.00% per annum, provided that, during the continuance of an Event of Default under Sections 7.2, 7.5 or 7.6, the interest rates set forth above shall be applicable automatically to all Advances without any election or action on the part of the Administrative Agent or any Lender. After an Event of Default has been waived, the interest rate applicable to advances and the Letter of Credit Fee shall revert to the rates applicable prior to the occurrence of an Event of Default.

 

2.6          Fees.

 

2.6.1   Upfront Fee.  The Borrowers agree to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender according to its Pro Rata Share of the Loans on the Effective Date, an upfront fee equal to 0.25% times the sum of such Lender's Revolving Commitment plus such Lender's Term Loan Commitment as of the Effective Date.

 

2.6.2  Administrative Fee.   The Borrowers agree to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of Administrative Agent on the Effective Date, an administrative fee equal to 0.10% times the aggregate Commitments as of the Effective Date.

 

2.6.3  Commitment Fee. The Borrowers agree to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender according to its Pro Rata Share of the Revolving Loans a commitment fee at a per annum rate equal to 0.25% per annum times the average daily Available Aggregate Revolving Commitment from the date hereof to and including the Revolving Loan Maturity Date, payable in arrears on each Payment Date.

 

2.6.4   Prepayment Fees.  Borrowers shall pay a prepayment fee for the benefit of the Lenders based on each Lender's Pro Rata Share of the Term Loan upon any prepayment of the Term Loan in an amount equal to the Prepayment Percentage times the principal amount prepaid.  The “Prepayment Percentage” shall equal (a) three percent (3.0%) to but excluding the first anniversary of the date of this Agreement, (b) two percent (2.0%) from and including the first anniversary of the date of this Agreement to but excluding the second anniversary of the date of this Agreement, and (c) one percent (1.0%) from and including the second anniversary of the date of this Agreement to but excluding the third anniversary of the date of this Agreement.  Such fees shall be due and payable on the date of the applicable prepayment.  For purposes of this Section 2.6.4, acceleration of the Loans following an Event of Default shall be considered a prepayment in full of the Loans; accordingly, the prepayment fee described in this Section shall be part of the Obligations and may be included by the Administrative Agent and Lenders in any judgment taken against the Borrower.  The Borrower acknowledges that the prepayment fee described in this Section is a reasonable estimate of the cost to the Lenders resulting from the prepayment or acceleration of the Loans and is not imposed as a penalty.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, no fee shall be payable under this Section 2.6.4 as a result of (x) a termination of this Agreement in connection with a restructuring or refinancing of the Commitments with Administrative Agent, (y) any prepayment made with excess cash arising from Borrower's operations, or (z) any prepayment made with proceeds of asset sales by Borrowers.

 

2.7         Method of Payment of Loans. Each Advance shall be repaid and each payment of interest thereon shall be paid in Dollars. All payments of the Obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall be made, without setoff, deduction, or counterclaim, in immediately available funds to the Administrative Agent at the Administrative Agent’s address specified pursuant to Article XIII, or at any other Lending Installation of the Administrative Agent specified in writing by the Administrative Agent to Holdings, by 12:00 noon (Phoenix, Arizona time) on the date when due and shall (except (a) in the case of Reimbursement Obligations for which the Letter of Credit Issuer has not been fully indemnified by the Lenders, or (b) as otherwise specifically required hereunder) be applied ratably by the Administrative Agent among the Lenders. Each payment delivered to the Administrative Agent for the account of any Lender shall be delivered promptly, but in any event within one (1) Business Day of receipt thereof, by the Administrative Agent to such Lender in the same type of funds that the Administrative Agent received at its address specified pursuant to Article XIII or at any Lending Installation specified in a notice received by the Administrative Agent from such Lender. The Administrative Agent is hereby authorized to charge the account of Holdings maintained with UMB Bank, N.A., for each payment of principal, interest, Reimbursement Obligations and fees as it becomes due hereunder. Each reference to the Administrative Agent in this Section 2.7 shall also be deemed to refer, and shall apply equally, to the Letter of Credit Issuer, in the case of payments required to be made by a Borrower to the Letter of Credit Issuer pursuant to Section 2.14(f).

 

2.8        Evidence of Indebtedness. Each Lender shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice an account or accounts evidencing the Indebtedness of the Borrowers to such Lender resulting from each Loan made by such Lender from time to time, including the amounts of principal and interest payable and paid to such Lender from time to time hereunder.

 

(a)          The Administrative Agent shall also maintain accounts in which it will record (i) the amount of each Loan made hereunder, (ii) the amount of any principal or interest due and payable or to become due and payable from the Borrowers to each Lender hereunder, and (iii) the original stated amount of each Facility Letter of Credit and the amount of Letter of Credit Obligations outstanding at any time, and (iv) the amount of any sum received by the Administrative Agent hereunder from the Borrowers and each Lender’s share thereof.

 

(b)          The entries maintained in the accounts maintained pursuant to this Section 2.8 shall be prima facie evidence of the existence and amounts of the Obligations therein recorded; provided, however, that the failure of the Administrative Agent or any Lender to maintain such accounts or any error therein shall not in any manner affect the obligation of the Borrowers to repay the Obligations in accordance with their terms.

 

(c)       Any Lender may request through the Administrative Agent that the Loans made by such Lender be evidenced by a promissory note, substantially in the form of Exhibit E-1 or E-2, as applicable (each a “Note”). In such event, the Borrowers shall prepare, execute and deliver to such Lender such Note or Notes payable to the order of such Lender.

 

2.9         Telephonic Notices. The Borrowers hereby authorize the Lenders and the Administrative Agent to extend Advances and to transfer funds based on telephonic notices made by any Person or Persons the Administrative Agent or any Lender in good faith believes to be acting on behalf of a Borrower, it being understood that the foregoing authorization is specifically intended to allow Borrowing Notices to be given telephonically. Each Borrower agrees to deliver promptly to the Administrative Agent a written confirmation (which may include e-mail) of each telephonic notice authenticated by an Authorized Officer. If the written confirmation differs in any material respect from the action taken by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, the records of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall govern absent manifest error. The parties agree to prepare appropriate documentation to correct any such error within ten (10) days after discovery by any party to this Agreement.

 

2.10       Calculation and Payment of Interest. Interest accrued on each Advance shall be payable on each Payment Date, commencing with the first Payment Date to occur after the Effective Date. Interest accrued pursuant to Section 2.5.2 shall be payable on demand. Interest on all Advances and fees shall be calculated for actual days elapsed on the basis of a 360-day year. Interest shall be payable for the day an Advance is made but not for the day of any payment on the amount paid if payment is received prior to 12:00 p.m. (Phoenix, Arizona time) at the place of payment. If any payment of principal of or interest on an Advance shall become due on a day which is not a Business Day, such payment shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day.

 

2.11        Notification of Advances, Interest Rates, and Prepayments. Promptly after receipt thereof, the Administrative Agent will notify each Lender of the contents of each Borrowing Notice and repayment notice received by it hereunder. Promptly after notice from the Letter of Credit Issuer, the Administrative Agent will notify each Lender of the contents of each request for issuance of a Facility Letter of Credit hereunder. The Administrative Agent will notify each Lender of the interest rate applicable to each Advance promptly upon determination of such interest rate and will give each Lender prompt notice of each change in the applicable interest rate.

 

2.12       Lending Installations. Each of the Administrative Agent, the Letter of Credit Issuer and the Lenders may designate its Lending Installation; each Lender may book its Advances and its participation in any Letter of Credit Obligations; and the Letter of Credit Issuer may book the Facility Letters of Credit at any Lending Installation selected by Administrative Agent, such Lender or the Letter of Credit Issuer, as the case may be, and may change its Lending Installation from time to time. All terms of this Agreement shall apply to any such Lending Installation and the Loans, Facility Letters of Credit, participations in Letter of Credit Obligations and any Notes issued hereunder shall be deemed held by each Lender or the Letter of Credit Issuer, as the case may be, for the benefit of any such Lending Installation. Each Lender and the Letter of Credit Issuer may, by written notice to the Administrative Agent and Holdings in accordance with Article XIII, designate replacement or additional Lending Installations through which Loans will be made by it or Facility Letters of Credit will be issued by it and for whose account Loan payments or payments with respect to Facility Letters of Credit are to be made.

 

2.13        Non-Receipt of Funds by the Administrative Agent. Unless the Borrowers or a Lender, as the case may be, notify the Administrative Agent prior to the date on which it is scheduled to make payment to the Administrative Agent of (a) in the case of a Lender, the proceeds of a Loan or (b) in the case of the Borrowers, a payment of principal, interest or fees to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders, that it does not intend to make such payment, the Administrative Agent may assume that such payment has been made. The Administrative Agent may, but shall not be obligated to, make the amount of such payment available to the intended recipient in reliance upon such assumption. If such Lender or the Borrowers, as the case may be, have not in fact made such payment to the Administrative Agent, the recipient of such payment shall, on demand by the Administrative Agent, repay to the Administrative Agent the amount so made available together with interest thereon in respect of each day during the period commencing on the date such amount was so made available by the Administrative Agent until the date the Administrative Agent recovers such amount at a rate per annum equal to (x) in the case of payment by a Lender, the Federal Funds Effective Rate for such day for the first three (3) days and, thereafter, the interest rate applicable to the relevant Loan or (y) in the case of payment by the Borrowers, the interest rate applicable to the relevant Loan.

 

2.14        Facility Letters of Credit.

 

(a)         Issuance. The Letter of Credit Issuer hereby agrees, on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, to issue Letters of Credit denominated in Dollars (each, a “Facility Letter of Credit”) and to renew, extend, increase, decrease or otherwise modify each Facility Letter of Credit (“Modify,” and each such action a “Modification”), from time to time from and including the date of this Agreement and prior to the Revolving Loan Maturity Date upon the request of the Borrowers; provided that immediately after each such Facility Letter of Credit is issued or Modified, the aggregate Dollar Amount of the outstanding Letter of Credit Obligations shall not cause (i) the aggregate amount of Letter of Credit Obligations at any time to exceed $25,000,000.00, or (ii) a Lender’s Revolving Exposure to exceed its Revolving Commitment. No Facility Letter of Credit shall have an expiry date later than the earlier to occur of (x) the fifth Business Day prior to the Revolving Loan Maturity Date and (y) one (1) year after its issuance; provided, however, that the expiry date of a Facility Letter of Credit may be up to one (1) year later than the fifth Business Day prior to the Revolving Loan Maturity Date if the Borrowers have posted on or before the fifth Business Day prior to the Revolving Loan Maturity Date cash collateral in the Facility Letter of Credit Collateral Account on terms satisfactory to the Administrative Agent in an amount equal to 105% of the Letter of Credit Obligations with respect to such Facility Letter of Credit. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Letter of Credit Issuer shall have no obligation hereunder to issue any Facility Letter of Credit the proceeds of which would be made available to any Person (i) to fund any activity or business of or with any Sanctioned Person, or in any country or territory that, at the time of such funding, is the subject of any Sanctions or (ii) in any manner that would result in a violation of any Sanctions by any party to this Agreement.

 

(b)        Participations. Upon the issuance by the Letter of Credit Issuer of a Facility Letter of Credit, the Letter of Credit Issuer shall be deemed, without further action by any party hereto, to have unconditionally and irrevocably sold to each Lender, and each Lender shall be deemed, without further action by any party hereto, to have unconditionally and irrevocably purchased from the Letter of Credit Issuer, a participation in such Facility Letter of Credit (and each Modification thereof) and the related Letter of Credit Obligations in proportion to its Pro Rata Share.

 

(c)          Notice.  The Borrowers shall give the Administrative Agent notice prior to 10:00 a.m. (Phoenix, Arizona time) at least five (5) Business Days prior to the proposed date of issuance of each Facility Letter of Credit, specifying the beneficiary, the proposed date of issuance and the expiry date of such Facility Letter of Credit, and describing the proposed terms of such Facility Letter of Credit and the nature of the transactions proposed to be supported thereby. Upon receipt of such notice, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Letter of Credit Issuer and each Lender of the contents thereof and of the amount of such Lender’s participation in such proposed Facility Letter of Credit. The issuance by the Letter of Credit Issuer of any Facility Letter of Credit shall, in addition to the conditions precedent set forth in Article IV, be subject to the conditions precedent that such Facility Letter of Credit shall be satisfactory to the Letter of Credit Issuer and that the Borrowers shall have executed and delivered such application agreement and/or such other instruments and agreements relating to such Facility Letter of Credit as the Letter of Credit Issuer shall have reasonably requested (each, a “Facility Letter of Credit Application”). The Letter of Credit Issuer shall have no independent duty to ascertain whether the conditions set forth in Article IV have been satisfied; provided, however, that the Letter of Credit Issuer shall not issue a Facility Letter of Credit if, on or before the proposed date of issuance, the Letter of Credit Issuer shall have received notice from the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders that any such condition has not been satisfied or waived. In the event of any conflict between the terms of this Agreement and the terms of any Facility Letter of Credit Application, the terms of this Agreement shall control.

 

(d)         Letter of Credit Fees. The Borrowers shall pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the Lenders ratably in accordance with their respective Pro Rata Shares, with respect to each Facility Letter of Credit, a letter of credit fee at a per annum rate equal to 1.25% on the maximum stated amount of such Facility Letter of Credit (after giving effect to any scheduled increases or decreases) for the period from the date of issuance to the scheduled expiration date of such Facility Letter of Credit, such fee to be payable on or before the date of issuance (the “Letter of Credit Fee”).

 

(e)          Administration; Reimbursement by Lenders. Upon receipt of any demand for payment under any Facility Letter of Credit from the beneficiary of such Facility Letter of Credit, the Letter of Credit Issuer shall notify the Administrative Agent and the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify Holdings and each other Lender as to the amount to be paid by the Letter of Credit Issuer as a result of such demand and the proposed payment date (the “Letter of Credit Payment Date”). The responsibility of the Letter of Credit Issuer to the Borrowers and each Lender shall be only to determine that the documents (including each demand for payment) delivered under each Facility Letter of Credit in connection with such presentment shall be in conformity in all material respects with such Facility Letter of Credit. The Letter of Credit Issuer shall endeavor to exercise the same care in the issuance and administration of the Facility Letters of Credit as it does with respect to letters of credit in which no participations are granted, it being understood that each Lender shall be unconditionally and irrevocably liable without regard to the occurrence of any Event of Default or any condition precedent whatsoever, to reimburse the Letter of Credit Issuer on demand for (i) such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the amount of each payment made by the Letter of Credit Issuer under each Facility Letter of Credit to the extent such amount is not reimbursed by the Borrowers pursuant to Section 2.14(f) below and there are not funds available in the Facility Letter of Credit Collateral Account to cover the same, plus (ii) interest on the foregoing amount to be reimbursed by such Lender, for each day from the date of the Letter of Credit Issuer’s demand for such reimbursement (or, if such demand is made after 11:00 a.m. (Phoenix, Arizona time) on such date, from the next succeeding Business Day) to the date on which such Lender pays the amount to be reimbursed by it a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation.

 

(f)          Reimbursement by Borrowers. The Borrowers shall be irrevocably and unconditionally obligated to reimburse the Letter of Credit Issuer on or before the applicable Letter of Credit Payment Date for any amounts to be paid by the Letter of Credit Issuer upon any drawing under any Facility Letter of Credit, without presentment, demand, protest or other formalities of any kind; provided that neither the Borrowers nor any Lender shall hereby be precluded from asserting any claim for direct (but not consequential) damages suffered by the Borrowers or such Lender to the extent, but only to the extent, caused by (i) the willful misconduct or gross negligence of the Letter of Credit Issuer in determining whether a request presented under any Facility Letter of Credit issued by it complied with the terms of such Facility Letter of Credit or (ii) the Letter of Credit Issuer’s failure to pay under any Facility Letter of Credit issued by it after the presentation to it of a request strictly complying with the terms and conditions of such Facility Letter of Credit. All such amounts paid by the Letter of Credit Issuer and remaining unpaid by the Borrowers shall bear interest, payable on demand, for each day until paid at a rate per annum equal to (x) the Revolving Loan Interest Rate for such day if such day falls on or before the applicable Letter of Credit Payment Date and (y) the sum of 2.00% per annum plus the Revolving Loan Interest Rate for such day if such day falls after such Letter of Credit Payment Date. The Letter of Credit Issuer will pay to each Lender ratably in accordance with its Pro Rata Share all amounts received by it from the Borrowers for application in payment, in whole or in part, of the Reimbursement Obligation in respect of any Facility Letter of Credit issued by the Letter of Credit Issuer, but only to the extent such Lender has made payment to the Letter of Credit Issuer in respect of such Facility Letter of Credit pursuant to Section 2.14(e). Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement (including without limitation the submission of a Borrowing Notice in compliance with Section 2.4 and the satisfaction of the applicable conditions precedent set forth in Article IV), the Borrowers may request an Advance hereunder for the purpose of satisfying any Reimbursement Obligation.

 

(g)        Obligations Absolute. The Borrowers’ obligations under this Section 2.14 shall be absolute and unconditional under any and all circumstances and irrespective of any setoff, counterclaim or defense to payment which the Borrowers may have or have had against the Letter of Credit Issuer, any Lender or any beneficiary of a Facility Letter of Credit. The Borrowers further agree with the Letter of Credit Issuer and the Lenders that the Letter of Credit Issuer and the Lenders shall not be responsible for, and the Borrowers’ Reimbursement Obligation in respect of any Facility Letter of Credit shall not be affected by, among other things, the validity or genuineness of documents or of any endorsements thereon, even if such documents should in fact prove to be in any or all respects invalid, fraudulent or forged, or any dispute between or among the Borrowers, any of their Affiliates, the beneficiary of any Facility Letter of Credit or any financing institution or other party to whom any Facility Letter of Credit may be transferred or any claims or defenses whatsoever of the Borrowers or of any of their Affiliates against the beneficiary of any Facility Letter of Credit or any such transferee. The Letter of Credit Issuer shall not be liable for any error, omission, interruption or delay in transmission, dispatch or delivery of any message or advice, however transmitted, in connection with any Facility Letter of Credit. The Borrowers agree that any action taken or omitted by the Letter of Credit Issuer or any Lender under or in connection with each Facility Letter of Credit and the related drafts and documents, if done without gross negligence or willful misconduct, shall be binding upon the Borrowers and shall not put the Letter of Credit Issuer or any Lender under any liability to the Borrowers.

 

(h)          Actions of Letter of Credit Issuer. The Letter of Credit Issuer shall be entitled to rely, and shall be fully protected in relying, upon any Facility Letter of Credit, draft, writing, resolution, notice, consent, certificate, affidavit, letter, cablegram, telegram, facsimile, telex, teletype or electronic mail message, statement, order or other document 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, independent accountants and other experts selected by the Letter of Credit Issuer. The Letter of Credit Issuer shall be fully justified in failing or refusing to take any action under this Agreement unless it shall first have received such advice or concurrence of the Required Lenders as it reasonably deems appropriate or it shall first be indemnified to its reasonable 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. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 2.14, the Letter of Credit Issuer shall in all cases be fully protected in acting, or in refraining from acting, under this Agreement in accordance with a request of the Required Lenders, and such request and any action taken or failure to act pursuant thereto shall be binding upon the Lenders and any future holders of a participation in any Facility Letter of Credit.

 

(i)          Indemnification. The Borrowers hereby agree to indemnify and hold harmless each Lender, the Letter of Credit Issuer and the Administrative Agent, and their respective directors, officers, agents and employees from and against any and all claims and damages, losses, liabilities, costs or expenses (including reasonable counsel fees and disbursements) which such Lender, the Letter of Credit Issuer or the Administrative Agent may incur (or which may be claimed against such Lender, the Letter of Credit Issuer or the Administrative Agent by any Person whatsoever) by reason of or in connection with the issuance, execution and delivery or transfer of or payment or failure to pay under any Facility Letter of Credit or any actual or proposed use of any Facility Letter of Credit, including, without limitation, any claims, damages, losses, liabilities, costs or expenses (including reasonable counsel fees and disbursements) which the Letter of Credit Issuer may incur (i) by reason of or in connection with the failure of any other Lender to fulfill or comply with its obligations to the Letter of Credit Issuer hereunder (but nothing herein contained shall affect any rights the Borrowers may have against any Defaulting Lender) or (ii) by reason of or on account of the Letter of Credit Issuer issuing any Facility Letter of Credit which specifies that the term “Beneficiary” included therein includes any successor by operation of law of the named Beneficiary, but which Facility Letter of Credit does not require that any drawing by any such successor Beneficiary be accompanied by a copy of a legal document, satisfactory to the Letter of Credit Issuer, evidencing the appointment of such successor Beneficiary; provided that the Borrowers shall not be required to indemnify any Lender, the Letter of Credit Issuer or the Administrative Agent for any claims, damages, losses, liabilities, costs or expenses to the extent, but only to the extent, caused by (x) the willful misconduct or gross negligence of the Letter of Credit Issuer in determining whether a request presented under any Facility Letter of Credit complied with the terms of such Facility Letter of Credit or (y) the Letter of Credit Issuer’s failure to pay under any Facility Letter of Credit after the presentation to it of a request strictly complying with the terms and conditions of such Facility Letter of Credit. Nothing in this Section 2.14(i) is intended to limit the obligations of the Borrowers under any other provision of this Agreement.

 

(j)          Lenders’ Indemnification. Each Lender shall, ratably in accordance with its Pro Rata Share, indemnify the Letter of Credit Issuer, its affiliates and their respective directors, officers, agents and employees (to the extent not reimbursed by the Borrowers) against any cost, expense (including reasonable counsel fees and disbursements), claim, demand, action, loss or liability (except such as result from such indemnitees’ gross negligence or willful misconduct or the Letter of Credit Issuer’s failure to pay under any Facility Letter of Credit after the presentation to it of a request strictly complying with the terms and conditions of the Facility Letter of Credit) that such indemnitees may suffer or incur in connection with this Section 2.14 or any action taken or omitted by such indemnitees hereunder.

 

(k)          Facility Letter of Credit Collateral Account. The Borrowers agree that they will, upon the request of the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders and until the final expiration date of any Facility Letter of Credit and thereafter as long as any amount is payable to the Letter of Credit Issuer or the Lenders in respect of any Facility Letter of Credit, maintain a special collateral account pursuant to arrangements satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (the “Facility Letter of Credit Collateral Account”), in the name of Borrowers but under the sole dominion and control of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders. The Borrowers hereby pledge, assign and grant to the Administrative Agent, on behalf of and for the ratable benefit of the Lenders and the Letter of Credit Issuer, a security interest in all of the Borrowers’ right, title and interest in and to all funds which may from time to time be on deposit in the Facility Letter of Credit Collateral Account to secure the prompt and complete payment and performance of the Obligations.

 

2.15        Replacement of Lender. If the Borrowers are required pursuant to Section 3.1 or 3.2 to make any additional payment to any Lender, or if any Lender declines to approve an amendment or waiver that is approved by the Required Lenders but that requires the consent of all Lenders or all affected Lenders to become effective, or if any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender (any Lender so affected an “Affected Lender”), the Borrowers may elect, if such amounts continue to be charged or such suspension is still effective, to replace such Affected Lender as a Lender party to this Agreement upon at least five (5) Business Days’ prior written notice to such Affected Lender, which such notice shall specify an effective date for such replacement, which date shall not be later than fifteen (15) Business Days after the date such notice is given, provided that no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of such replacement, and provided further that, concurrently with such replacement, (a) another bank or other entity which is reasonably satisfactory to the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent and, to the Borrowers’ and the Administrative Agent’s reasonable satisfaction, which other bank or entity does not suffer from and is not impacted by the issue or event causing the replacement of the Affected Lender, shall agree, as of such date, to purchase for cash at par the Advances and other Obligations due to the Affected Lender under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents pursuant to an assignment substantially in the form of Exhibit C and to become a Lender for all purposes under this Agreement and to assume all obligations of the Affected Lender to be terminated as of such date and to comply with the requirements of Section 12.3 applicable to assignments, and (b) the Borrowers shall pay to such Affected Lender in same day funds on the day of such replacement all interest, fees and other amounts then accrued but unpaid to such Affected Lender by the Borrowers hereunder to and including the date of termination, including without limitation payments due to such Affected Lender. If the Affected Lender shall refuse or fail to execute and deliver any such assignment prior to the effective date of such replacement, Administrative Agent may, but shall not be required to, execute and deliver such assignment in the name or and on behalf of Affected Lender, and irrespective of whether Administrative Agent executes and delivers such assignment, the Affected Lender shall be deemed to have executed and delivered such assignment.  A Lender shall not be required to make any such assignment or be replaced if, prior thereto, as a result of a waiver by such Lender or otherwise, the circumstances entitling the Borrowers to require such assignment and replacement cease to apply.

 

2.16       Limitation of Interest. The Borrowers, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders intend to strictly comply with all applicable laws, including applicable usury laws. Accordingly, the provisions of this Section 2.16 shall govern and control over every other provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document which conflicts or is inconsistent with this Section 2.16, even if such provision declares that it controls. As used in this Section 2.16, the term “interest” includes the aggregate of all charges, fees, benefits or other compensation which constitute interest under applicable law, provided that, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, (a) any non-principal payment shall be characterized as an expense or as compensation for something other than the use, forbearance or detention of money and not as interest, and (b) all interest at any time contracted for, reserved, charged or received shall be amortized, prorated, allocated and spread, in equal parts during the full term of this Agreement. In no event shall the Borrowers or any other Person be obligated to pay, or any Lender have any right or privilege to reserve, receive or retain, (x) any interest in excess of the maximum amount of nonusurious interest permitted under the applicable laws (if any) of the United States or of any applicable state, or (y) total interest in excess of the amount which such Lender could lawfully have contracted for, reserved, received, retained or charged had the interest been calculated for the full term of this Agreement at the Highest Lawful Rate. None of the terms and provisions contained in this Agreement or in any other Loan Document which directly or indirectly relate to interest shall ever be construed without reference to this Section 2.16, or be construed to create a contract to pay for the use, forbearance or detention of money at an interest rate in excess of the Highest Lawful Rate.

 

2.17       Defaulting Lenders.

 

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

 

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

 

(ii)         Defaulting Lender Waterfall. 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 VII or otherwise) or received by the Administrative Agent from a Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section 11.1 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 the Letter of Credit Issuer hereunder; third, to cash collateralize the Letter of Credit Issuer’s Fronting Exposure with respect to such Defaulting Lender in accordance with Section 2.17(d); 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 (including the Facility Letter of Credit Collateral 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 Letter of Credit Issuer’s future Fronting Exposure with respect to such Defaulting Lender with respect to future Facility Letters of Credit issued under this Agreement, in accordance with Section 2.17(d); sixth, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Lenders, the Letter of Credit Issuer as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by any Lender, the Letter of Credit Issuer 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; eighth, if so determined by the Administrative Agent, distributed to the Lenders other than the Defaulting Lender until the ratio of the Revolving Exposures of such Lenders to the Aggregate Outstanding Revolving Exposures of all Revolving Lenders equals such ratio immediately prior to the Defaulting Lender’s failure to fund any portion of any Loans or participations in Facility Letters of Credit; and ninth, 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 Facility Letter of Credit issuances in respect of which such Defaulting Lender has not fully funded its appropriate share, and (y) such Loans were made or the related Facility Letters of Credit were issued at a time when the conditions set forth in Section 4.2 were satisfied or waived, such payment shall be applied solely to pay the Credit Extensions of all Non-Defaulting Lenders on a pro rata basis prior to being applied to the payment of any Credit Extensions of such Defaulting Lender until such time as all Loans and funded and unfunded participations in Letter of Credit Obligations are held by the Lenders pro rata in accordance with the Commitments. 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 shall be deemed paid to and redirected by such Defaulting Lender, and each Lender irrevocably consents hereto.

 

(iii)        Certain Fees.

 

(1)         For commitment fees: No Defaulting Lender shall be entitled to receive any commitment fee for any period during which that Lender is a Defaulting Lender (and the Borrowers shall not be required to pay any such fee that otherwise would have been required to have been paid to that Defaulting Lender).

 

(2)        Each Defaulting Lender shall be entitled to receive Letter of Credit Fees for any period during which that Lender is a Defaulting Lender only to the extent allocable to its ratable share of the stated amount of Facility Letters of Credit for which it has provided cash collateral pursuant to Section 2.17(d).

 

(3)         With respect to any fee not required to be paid to any Defaulting Lender pursuant to clause (1) or (2) above, the Borrowers shall (x) pay to each Non-Defaulting Lender that portion of any such fee otherwise payable to such Defaulting Lender with respect to such Defaulting Lender’s participation in Letter of Credit Obligations that has been reallocated to such Non-Defaulting Lender pursuant to clause (iv) below, (y) pay to the Letter of Credit Issuer the amount of any such fee otherwise payable to such Defaulting Lender to the extent allocable to the Letter of Credit Issuer’s Fronting Exposure to such Defaulting Lender, and (z) not be required to pay the remaining amount of any such fee.

 

(iv)       Reallocation of Participations to Reduce Fronting Exposure. All or any part of such Defaulting Lender’s participation in Letter of Credit Obligations shall be reallocated among the Non-Defaulting Lenders in accordance with their respective Pro Rata Shares (calculated without regard to such Defaulting Lender’s Revolving Commitment) but only to the extent that (x) the conditions set forth in Section 4.2 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), and (y) such reallocation does not cause the aggregate Revolving Exposure of any Non-Defaulting Lender to exceed such Non-Defaulting Lender’s Revolving Commitment. 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.

 

(v)       Cash Collateral. If the reallocation described in clause (iv) above cannot, or can only partially, be effected, the Borrowers shall, without prejudice to any right or remedy available to it hereunder or under law, cash collateralize the Letter of Credit Issuer’s Fronting Exposure in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 2.17(d).

 

(b)        Defaulting Lender Cure. If the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent and the Letter of Credit Issuer agree in writing to allow a Defaulting Lender to cure its default hereunder (“Permission to Cure”), 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), such Lender will, to the extent applicable, purchase at par that portion of outstanding Loans of the other Lenders or take such other actions as the Administrative Agent may determine to be necessary to cause the Loans and funded and unfunded participations in Facility Letters of Credit to be held pro rata by the Lenders in accordance with the Revolving Commitments (without giving effect to Section 2.17(a)(iv)), whereupon such Lender will cease to be a Defaulting Lender; provided that no adjustments will be made retroactively with respect to fees accrued or payments made by or on behalf of the Borrowers while that Lender was a Defaulting Lender; and provided, further, that except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties, no change hereunder from Defaulting Lender to Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from that Lender’s having been a Defaulting Lender. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Defaulting Lender shall be allowed to cure its default hereunder in accordance with the foregoing requirements of this Section 2.17(b) without Permission to Cure if (i) such default arises out of such Lender’s failure to fund all or any portion of its Loans, or its failure to pay the Administrative Agent or any other Lender any amount required hereunder, within one (1) Business Day after the date due; and (ii) such default has not occurred more than twice before the pending default to be cured.

 

(c)          New Facility Letters of Credit. So long as any Lender is a Defaulting Lender, the Letter of Credit Issuer shall not be required to issue, extend, renew or increase any Facility Letter of Credit unless it is satisfied that it will have no Fronting Exposure after giving effect thereto.

 

(d)          Cash Collateral. At any time that there shall exist a Defaulting Lender, within one (1) Business Day following the written request of the Administrative Agent or the Letter of Credit Issuer (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) the Borrowers shall cash collateralize the Letter of Credit Issuer’s Fronting Exposure with respect to such Defaulting Lender (determined after giving effect to Section 2.17(a)(iv) and any cash collateral provided by such Defaulting Lender) in an amount not less than the Minimum Collateral Amount.

 

(i)          Grant of Security Interest. The Borrowers, and to the extent provided by any Defaulting Lender, such Defaulting Lender, hereby grant to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Letter of Credit Issuer, and agree to maintain, a first priority security interest in all cash collateral as security for the Defaulting Lender’s obligation to fund participations in respect of Letter of Credit Obligations, to be applied pursuant to clause (ii) below. If at any time the Administrative Agent determines that cash collateral is subject to any right or claim of any Person other than the Administrative Agent and the Letter of Credit Issuer as herein provided, or that the total amount of such cash collateral is less than the Minimum Collateral Amount, the Borrowers will, promptly upon demand by the Administrative Agent, pay or provide to the Administrative Agent additional cash collateral in an amount sufficient to eliminate such deficiency (after giving effect to any cash collateral provided by the Defaulting Lender).

 

(ii)         Application. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, cash collateral provided under this Section 2.17 in respect of Facility Letters of Credit shall be applied to the satisfaction of the Defaulting Lender’s obligation to fund participations in respect of Letter of Credit Obligations (including, as to cash collateral provided by a Defaulting Lender, any interest accrued on such obligation) for which the cash collateral was so provided, prior to any other application of such Property as may otherwise be provided for herein.

 

(iii)       Termination of Requirement. Cash collateral (or the appropriate portion thereof) provided to reduce the Letter of Credit Issuer’s Fronting Exposure shall no longer be required to be held as cash collateral pursuant to this Section 2.17(d) following (i) the elimination of the applicable Fronting Exposure (including by the termination of Defaulting Lender status of the applicable Lender), or (ii) the determination by the Administrative Agent and the Letter of Credit Issuer that there exists excess cash collateral; provided that, subject to this Section 2.17 the Person providing cash collateral and the Letter of Credit Issuer may agree that cash collateral shall be held to support future anticipated Fronting Exposure or other obligations and provided further that to the extent that such cash collateral was provided by the Borrower, such cash collateral shall remain subject to the security interest granted pursuant to the Loan Documents.

 

ARTICLE III

 

YIELD PROTECTION; TAXES

 

3.1          Yield Protection. If, on or after the date of this Agreement, there occurs any Change in Law which:

 

(a)         subjects any Lender or any applicable Lending Installation, the Letter of Credit Issuer, or the Administrative Agent to any Taxes (other than with respect to Indemnified Taxes, Excluded Taxes, and Other Taxes) on its loans, loan principal, letters of credit, commitments, or other obligations, or its deposits, reserves, other liabilities or capital attributable thereto, or

 

(b)         imposes or increases or deems applicable any reserve, assessment, insurance charge, special deposit, liquidity or similar requirement against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended by, any Lender or any applicable Lending Installation or the Letter of Credit Issuer), or

 

(c)         imposes any other condition (other than Taxes) the result of which is to increase the cost to any Lender or any applicable Lending Installation or the Letter of Credit Issuer of making, funding or maintaining its Loans, or of issuing or participating in Facility Letters of Credit, or reduces any amount receivable by any Lender or any applicable Lending Installation or the Letter of Credit Issuer in connection with its Loans, Facility Letters of Credit or participations therein, or requires any Lender or any applicable Lending Installation or the Letter of Credit Issuer to make any payment calculated by reference to the amount of Loans, Facility Letters of Credit or participations therein held or interest or Letter of Credit Fees received by it, by an amount deemed material by such Lender or the Letter of Credit Issuer as the case may be,

 

and the result of any of the foregoing is to increase the cost to such Person of making or maintaining its Loans or Revolving Commitment or of issuing or participating in Facility Letters of Credit or to reduce the amount received by such Person in connection with such Loans or Revolving Commitment, Facility Letters of Credit or participations therein, then, within fifteen (15) days after demand by such Person, the Borrowers shall pay such Person, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Person for such increased cost or reduction in amount received. Failure or delay on the part of any such Person to demand compensation pursuant to this Section 3.1 shall not constitute a waiver of such Person’s right to demand such compensation; provided that the Borrowers shall not be required to compensate a Person pursuant to this Section 3.1 for any increased costs or reductions suffered more than 270 days prior to the date that such Person notifies the Borrowers of the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions and of such Person’s intention to claim compensation therefor; provided further, that if the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions is retroactive, then the 270-day period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof.

 

3.2         Changes in Capital Adequacy Regulations. If a Lender or the Letter of Credit Issuer determines that the amount of capital or liquidity required or expected to be maintained by such Lender or the Letter of Credit Issuer, any Lending Installation of such Lender or the Letter of Credit Issuer, or any corporation or holding company controlling such Lender or the Letter of Credit Issuer is increased as a result of (a) a Change in Law or (b) any change on or after the date of this Agreement in the Risk-Based Capital Guidelines, then, within fifteen (15) days after demand by such Lender or the Letter of Credit Issuer, the Borrowers shall pay such Lender or the Letter of Credit Issuer the amount necessary to compensate for any shortfall in the rate of return on the portion of such increased capital or liquidity which such Lender or the Letter of Credit Issuer determines is attributable to this Agreement, its Term Loans, its Revolving Exposure or its Revolving Commitment to make Revolving Loans and issue or participate in Facility Letters of Credit, as the case may be, hereunder (after taking into account such Lender’s or the Letter of Credit Issuer’s policies as to capital adequacy or liquidity), in each case that is attributable to such Change in Law or change in the Risk-Based Capital Guidelines, as applicable. Failure or delay on the part of such Lender or the Letter of Credit Issuer to demand compensation pursuant to this Section 3.2 shall not constitute a waiver of such Lender’s or the Letter of Credit Issuer’s right to demand such compensation; provided that the Borrowers shall not be required to compensate any Lender or the Letter of Credit Issuer pursuant to this Section 3.2 for any shortfall suffered more than 270 days prior to the date that such Lender or the Letter of Credit Issuer notifies the Borrowers of the Change in Law or change in the Risk-Based Capital Guidelines giving rise to such shortfall and of such Lender’s or the Letter of Credit Issuer’s intention to claim compensation therefor; provided further, that if the Change in Law or change in Risk-Based Capital Guidelines giving rise to such shortfall is retroactive, then the 270-day period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof.

 

3.3          Taxes.

 

(a)          Any and all payments by or on account of any obligation of any Borrower under any Loan Document shall be made without deduction or withholding for any Taxes, except as required by applicable law. If any applicable law requires the deduction or withholding of any Tax from any such payment, then the applicable Borrower shall be entitled to make such deduction or withholding and shall timely pay the full amount deducted or withheld to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law and, if such Tax is an Indemnified Tax or Other Tax, then the sum payable by the applicable Borrower shall be increased as necessary so that after such deduction or withholding has been made (including such deductions and withholdings applicable to additional sums payable under this Section 3.3) the applicable Lender, the Letter of Credit Issuer or the Administrative Agent receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deduction or withholding been made.

 

(b)          The Borrowers shall timely pay to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law or at the option of the Administrative Agent timely reimburse it for the payment of, any Other Taxes.

 

(c)          The Borrowers shall indemnify the Lender, the Letter of Credit Issuer or the Administrative Agent, within fifteen (15) days after demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes and Other Taxes (including Indemnified Taxes and Other Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section 3.3) payable or paid by such Lender, the Letter of Credit Issuer or the Administrative Agent or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to such Lender, the Letter of Credit Issuer or the Administrative Agent and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes and Other Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority.

 

(d)        Each Lender shall severally indemnify the Administrative Agent, within fifteen (15) days after demand therefor, for (i) any Indemnified Taxes and Other Taxes attributable to such Lender (but only to the extent that any Borrower has not already indemnified the Administrative Agent for such Indemnified Taxes and Other Taxes and without limiting the obligation of the Borrowers to do so), (ii) any Taxes attributable to such Lender’s failure to comply with the provisions of Section 12.2(c) relating to the maintenance of a Participant Register, and (iii) any Excluded Taxes attributable to such Lender, in each case, that are payable or paid by the Administrative Agent in connection with any Loan Document, and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. Each Lender hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender under any Loan Document or otherwise payable by the Administrative Agent to the Lender from any other source against any amount due to the Administrative Agent under this paragraph (d).

 

(e)         As soon as practicable after any payment of Taxes by any Borrower to a Governmental Authority pursuant to this Section 3.3, such Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing such payment, a copy of the return reporting such payment or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

 

(f)         Any Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding Tax with respect to payments made under any Loan Document shall deliver to the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent, at the time or times reasonably requested by the Borrowers or the Administrative Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation reasonably requested by the Borrowers or the Administrative Agent as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate of withholding. In addition, any Lender, if reasonably requested by the Borrowers or the Administrative Agent, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by applicable law or reasonably requested by the Borrowers or the Administrative Agent as will enable the Borrowers or the Administrative Agent to determine whether or not such Lender is subject to backup withholding or information reporting requirements.

 

Without limiting the generality of the foregoing,

 

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

 

(2)         any Non-U.S. Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Non-U.S. Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrowers or the Administrative Agent), whichever of the following is applicable:

 

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

 

b)           executed copies of IRS Form W-8ECI;

 

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

 

d)          to the extent a Non-U.S. Lender is not the beneficial owner, executed copies of IRS Form W-8IMY, accompanied by IRS Form W-8ECI, IRS Form W-8BEN, IRS Form W-8BEN-E, IRS Form W-8IMY or IRS Form W-9, and/or other certification documents from each beneficial owner, as applicable.

 

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

 

(4)          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 Borrowers and the Administrative Agent at the time or times prescribed by law and at such time or times reasonably requested by the Borrowers 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 Borrowers or the Administrative Agent as may be necessary for the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent to comply with their obligations under FATCA and to determine that such Lender has complied with such Lender’s obligations under FATCA or to determine the amount, if any, to deduct and withhold from such payment. Solely for purposes of this clause (D), “FATCA” shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the date of this Agreement.

 

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

 

(g)          If any party determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that it has received a refund of any Taxes as to which it has been indemnified pursuant to this Section 3.3 (including by the payment of additional amounts pursuant to this Section 3.3), it shall pay to the indemnifying party an amount equal to such refund (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made under this Section 3.3 with respect to the Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses (including Taxes) of such indemnified party and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund). Such indemnifying party, upon the request of such indemnified party, shall repay to such indemnified party the amount paid over pursuant to this paragraph (g) (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) in the event that such indemnified party is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this paragraph (g), in no event will the indemnified party be required to pay any amount to an indemnifying party pursuant to this paragraph (g) the payment of which would place the indemnified party in a less favorable net after-Tax position than the indemnified party would have been in if the indemnification payments or additional amounts giving rise to such refund had never been paid. This paragraph shall not be construed to require any indemnified party to make available its Tax returns (or any other information relating to its Taxes that it deems confidential) to the indemnifying party or any other Person.

 

(h)          Each party’s obligations under this Section 3.3 shall survive the resignation or replacement of the Administrative Agent or any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, a Lender, the termination of the Revolving Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all obligations under any Loan Document.

 

ARTICLE IV

 

CONDITIONS PRECEDENT

 

4.1          Initial Credit Extension. The Lenders shall not be required to make the initial Credit Extension hereunder unless each of the following conditions is satisfied:

 

(a)         The Administrative Agent shall have received duly executed counterparts of all of the Loan Documents, including this Agreement, the Notes and the Collateral Documents.

 

(b)         The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate, signed by an Authorized Officer, stating that on the date of the initial Credit Extension (i) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and (ii) the representations and warranties contained in Article V are (x) with respect to any representations or warranties that contain a materiality qualifier, true and correct in all respects as of such date, except to the extent any such representation or warranty is stated to relate solely to an earlier date, in which case such representation or warranty shall have been true and correct in all respects on and as of such earlier date and (y) with respect to any representations or warranties that do not contain a materiality qualifier, true and correct in all material respects as of such date, except to the extent any such representation or warranty is stated to relate solely to an earlier date, in which case such representation or warranty shall have been true and correct in all material respects on and as of such earlier date.

 

(c)         The Administrative Agent shall have received a written opinion of the Borrowers’ counsel, in form and substance acceptable to the Administrative Agent, addressed to the Lenders, substantially covering the opinions set forth in Exhibit A and such other opinions reasonably required by the Administrative Agent. The Borrowers’ counsel shall be reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent.

 

(d)         The Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall be satisfied in all respects with (i) the terms and conditions of, and the structure of, the Banker Steel Acquisition, and (ii) the Banker Steel Acquisition Documents.

 

(e)       The Administrative Agent shall have received such documents and certificates relating to the organization, existence and good standing of each Borrower and each initial Guarantor, the authorization of the transactions contemplated hereby and any other legal matters relating to each Borrower and such Guarantors, the Loan Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby, all in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and its counsel and as further described in the list of closing documents attached as Exhibit H.

 

(f)          The Administrative Agent shall have received any and all fees, costs and expenses owing to it.

 

(g)        The Administrative Agent shall have received all fees and other amounts due and payable on or prior to the Effective Date, including, to the extent invoiced, reimbursement or payment of all out-of-pocket expenses required to be reimbursed or paid by the Borrowers hereunder.

 

(h)       There shall not have occurred a material adverse change (i) in the business, Property, liabilities (actual and contingent), operations or condition (financial or otherwise), results of operations, or prospects of the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries taken as a whole, since January 2, 2021 or (ii) in the facts and information regarding such entities as represented by such entities to date.

 

(i)       The Administrative Agent shall have received evidence of all governmental, equity holder and third party consents and approvals necessary in connection with the contemplated financing and all applicable waiting periods shall have expired without any action being taken by any authority that would be reasonably likely to restrain, prevent or impose any material adverse conditions on the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and no law or regulation shall be applicable which in the reasonable judgment of the Administrative Agent could have such effect.

 

(j)       No action, suit, investigation or proceeding is pending or, to the knowledge of Borrowers, threatened in any court or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority that would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect or which seeks to prevent, enjoin or delay the making of any Credit Extensions.

 

(k)          The Administrative Agent shall have received: (i) pro forma financial statements giving effect to the initial Credit Extensions contemplated hereby and the Banker Steel Acquisition, which demonstrate, in the Administrative Agent’s reasonable judgment, together with all other information then available to the Administrative Agent, that the Borrowers can repay their debts and satisfy their other obligations as and when they become due, and can comply with the financial covenants set forth in Section 6.19, and (ii) such information as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request to confirm the tax, legal, and business assumptions made in such pro forma financial statement.

 

(l)        The Administrative Agent shall have received evidence of current insurance coverage in form, scope and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and otherwise in compliance with the terms of Sections 5.18 and 6.6.

 

(m)        The Administrative Agent shall have received a preliminary title report issued by Title Insurer showing the condition of title of each real property listed on Schedule 5.23 hereto with such real property’s legal description, a copy of all documents listed as exceptions to said title report, and a copy of all documents that evidence the vesting of the ownership of such real property.

 

(n)         The Administrative Agent shall have received Title Insurer’s commitment to issue a Loan Policy of Title Insurance, with a liability limit of not less than the aggregate face amount of the Notes, insuring Administrative Agent’s interest under the Collateral Documents applicable to each of the real properties listed on Schedule 5.23, for the ratable benefit of Lenders, together with such reinsurance or coinsurance agreements and endorsements to said policy as Administrative Agent may require, for each of the real properties listed on Schedule 5.23.

 

(o)         The Administrative Agent shall have received a current survey of each of the real properties listed on Schedule 5.23, other than the properties governed by Section 4.3, including dimensions, delineations and locations of all easements thereto, certified to Administrative Agent and in form and substance acceptable to Administrative Agent, and satisfactory to Title Insurer if required by it.

 

(p)         The Administrative Agent shall have received Title Affidavits for each of the real properties listed on Schedule 5.23, and Survey Affidavits for each of the real properties listed on Schedule 5.23, other than the properties governed by Section 4.3, in each case in form and substance acceptable to Administrative Agent, and satisfactory to Title Insurer if required by it.

 

(q)         The Administrative Agent shall have received evidence that each of the real properties listed on Schedule 5.23 is not located in an area designated by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development as a special flood hazard area, or that flood hazard insurance coverage acceptable to Administrative Agent in its sole discretion is in place.

 

(r)         The Administrative Agent shall have received (a) copies of a Phase I report with respect to each of the real properties listed on Schedule 5.23, each prepared by an independent environmental consultant acceptable to Administrative Agent, which reports shall be addressed to Administrative Agent or accompanied by a reliance letter addressed to Administrative Agent, and (b) insurance against environmental risks with respect to the real properties listed on Schedule 5.23 in form and substance satisfactory to Administrative Agent.

 

(s)         The Administrative Agent shall have received evidence, in form and substance acceptable to Administrative Agent, and Title Insurer if required by it, that each of the real properties listed on Schedule 5.23 is properly zoned for its current and/or intended use.

 

(t)          The Administrative Agent shall have received evidence of a certificate of occupancy and all permits required for the occupancy and use of each of the real properties listed on Schedule 5.23.

 

(u)          The Administrative Agent shall have received evidence, in form and substance acceptable to Administrative Agent, and Title Insurer if required by it, that all real estate and property taxes for each of the real properties listed on Schedule 5.23 have been paid in full.

 

(v)         The Administrative Agent shall have received, for each of the real properties listed on Schedule 5.23, a written appraisal report prepared by an appraiser acceptable to Administrative Agent in its sole discretion and prepared in compliance with applicable regulatory requirements including, without limitation, the Financial Institutions Recovery, Reform and Enforcement Act of 1989, as amended from time to time, and subject to Administrative Agent’s customary independent appraisal requirements, setting forth the fair market value of the applicable real property.

 

(w)         The Administrative Agent shall have received the results of a recent lien search in each of the jurisdictions where the initial Borrowers are organized, and such search shall reveal no Liens on any of the assets of the initial Borrowers except for Liens permitted by Section 6.14 or discharged on or prior to the Effective Date pursuant to a payoff letter or other documentation satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

 

(x)          The Administrative Agent shall have received copies of all leases related to any of the real properties listed on Schedule 5.23.

 

(y)         The Administrative Agent shall have received such subordination agreements and tenant estoppel certificates as Administrative Agent may request with respect to any tenants for the real properties listed on Schedule 5.23.

 

(z)        The Administrative Agent shall have received a written appraisal report prepared by an appraiser acceptable to Administrative Agent in its sole discretion, subject to Administrative Agent’s customary independent appraisal requirements, setting forth the fair market value of all equipment owned by Borrowers.

 

(aa)      The Administrative Agent shall have received a payoff letter and UCC-3 termination statements from Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. and TCW Asset Management Company LLC, in each case acceptable to Administrative Agent in its sole discretion.

 

(bb)      Each document (including any Uniform Commercial Code financing statement) required by the Collateral Documents or under law or reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent to be filed, registered or recorded in order to create in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders, a perfected Lien on the Collateral described herein, prior and superior in right to any other Person, shall be in proper form for filing, registration or recordation.

 

(cc)       Upon the reasonable request of any Lender made at least ten days prior to the Effective Date, each Borrower must have provided to such Lender the documentation and other information so requested in connection with applicable “know your customer” and anti-money-laundering rules and regulations, including the PATRIOT Act, in each case at least five days prior to the Effective Date.

 

	ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND LENDER:
	UMB BANK, N.A., as a Lender and as Administrative Agent
	By:	/s/ Kyle McMillian
	Name:	Kyle McMillian
	Title:	Senior Vice President
	Contact:
	UMB Bank, N.A.
	2777 E. Camelback Rd., Suite 350
	Phoenix, AZ 85016
	Attn:  Kyle McMillian

	SYNDICATION AGENT AND LENDER:
	BMO HARRIS BANK N.A., as a Lender and as Syndication Agent
	By:	/s/ John Armstrong
	Name:	John Armstrong
	Title:	Managing Director
	Contact:
	BMO HARRIS BANK N.A.
	111 West Monroe, 20th Floor
	Chicago, IL 60603
	Attn:  John Armstrong

	LENDER:
	ARIZONA BANK & TRUST, as a Lender
	By:	/s/ Troy R. Norris
	Name:	Troy R. Norris
	Title:	SVP
	Contact:
	Arizona Bank & Trust
	1000 N. 54th Street
	Chandler, AZ 85286
	Attn:	Heidi Pankrin

	LENDER:
	FIFTH THIRD BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a Lender
	By:	/s/ Patrick Ray
	Name:	Patrick Ray
	Title:	Assistant Vice President, Commercial RM
	Contact:
	Fifth Third Bank, National Association
	201 N. Tryon St. Suite 2300 Charlotte, NC, 28012
	704-808-5012
	Attn:	Patrick Ray

	LENDER:
	ACADEMY BANK, as a Lender
	By:	/s/ T C Noel
	Name:	Thomas C. Noel
	Title:	Vice President

	Contact:
	Academy Bank

7733 Forsyth Blvd. Suite 110

Clayton, MO 63105

Attn:

Thomas C. Noel

AITKEN MANUFACTURING INC.
By:	/s/ Michael R. Hill
	Michael R. Hill, Vice President, Chief Financial
	Officer, Secretary, and Treasurer
DBM GLOBAL INC.
By:	/s/ Michael R. Hill
	Michael R. Hill, Vice President, Chief Financial
	Officer, Secretary, and Treasurer
DBM VIRCON SERVICES (USA) INC.
By:	/s/ Michael R. Hill
	Michael R. Hill, Chairman, President, Secretary,
	and Treasurer
GRAYWOLF INDUSTRIAL, INC.
By:	/s/ Michael R. Hill
	Michael R. Hill, Vice President
GRAYWOLF INTEGRATED CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
By:	/s/ Michael R. Hill
	Michael R. Hill, Vice President
SCHUFF STEEL MANAGEMENT COMPANY – SOUTHWEST, INC.
By:	/s/ Michael R. Hill
	Michael R. Hill, Vice President, Chief Financial
	Officer, Secretary, andTreasurer

SCHUFF STEEL COMPANY
By:	/s/ Michael R. Hill
	Michael R. Hill, Vice President, Chief Financial
	Officer, Secretary, and Treasurer
MILCO NATIONAL CONSTRUCTORS, INC.
By:	/s/ Michael R. Hill
	Michael R. Hill, Vice President
GRAYWOLF INTEGRATED CONSTRUCTION COMPANY – SOUTHEAST, INC.
By:	/s/ Michael R. Hill
	Michael R. Hill, Vice President

	BANKER STEEL BORROWERS:
	Each of the undersigned Banker Steel Borrowers hereby confirms that, immediately upon the consummation of the Banker Steel Acquisition, it hereby joins this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as more fully set forth in Section 9.20 above and is a Borrower under this Agreement.
	BANKER STEEL CO., L.L.C.
	By:	/s/ Michael R. Hill
	Michael R. Hill, Vice President and Treasurer
	BANKER STEEL HOLDCO LLC
	By:	/s/ Michael R. Hill
	Michael R. Hill, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
	BANKER STEEL SOUTH, LLC
	By:	/s/ Michael R. Hill
	Michael R. Hill, Vice President and Treasurer
	DERR AND ISBELL CONSTRUCTION, LLC
	By:	/s/ Michael R. Hill
	Michael R. Hill, Vice President and Treasurer
	INNOVATIVE ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS LLC
	By:	/s/ Michael R. Hill
	Michael R. Hill, Vice President and Treasurer

	LYNCHBURG FREIGHT & SPECIALTY LLC
	By:	/s/ Michael R. Hill
	Michael R. Hill, Vice President and Treasurer
	MEMCO LLC
	By:	/s/ Michael R. Hill
	Michael R. Hill, Vice President and Treasurer
	NYC CONSTRUCTORS, LLC
	By:	/s/ Michael R. Hill
	Michael R. Hill, Vice President and Treasurer
	NYC EQUIPMENT COMPANY, LLC
	By:	/s/ Michael R. Hill
	Michael R. Hill, Vice President and Treasurer
	NYCC CONSTRUCTION SERVICES, LLC
	By:	/s/ Michael R. Hill
	Michael R. Hill, Vice President and Treasurer
	US CONSTRUCTION SERVICES INC.
	By:	/s/ Michael R. Hill
	Michael R. Hill, Vice President and Treasurer
	US ERECTORS LLC
	By:	/s/ Michael R. Hill
	Michael R. Hill, Vice President and Treasurer

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