UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549



 

FORM 10-Q



 

 
(Mark One)
x   QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the Quarterly Period Ended June 30, 2015

OR

 
o   TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the Transition Period from             to            

Commission File Number: 001-32384



 

MACQUARIE INFRASTRUCTURE CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)



 

 
Delaware   43-2052503
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)
  (IRS Employer
Identification No.)

125 West 55 th Street
New York, New York 10019

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(212) 231-1000

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

(Former Name, Former Address and Former Fiscal Year if Changed Since Last Report): N/A



 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.Yes x No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Website, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).Yes x No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

     
Large Accelerated Filer x   Accelerated Filer o   Non-accelerated Filer o   Smaller Reporting Company o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).Yes o No x

There were 79,590,014 shares of common stock, with $0.001 par value, outstanding at July 31, 2015.

 

 


 
 

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MACQUARIE INFRASTRUCTURE CORPORATION
 
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
 
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations     1  
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk     29  
Controls and Procedures     29  
Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2015 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2014     31  
Consolidated Condensed Statements of Operations for the Quarters and Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 (Unaudited)     33  
Consolidated Condensed Statements of Comprehensive (Loss) Income for the Quarters and Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 (Unaudited)     34  
Consolidated Condensed Statements of Cash Flows for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 (Unaudited)     35  
Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements (Unaudited)     37  
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
 

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings

    61  

Item 1A.

Risk Factors

    61  

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

    61  

Item 3.

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

    61  

Item 4.

Mine Safety Disclosures

    61  

Item 5.

Other Information

    61  

Item 6.

Exhibits

    61  

Macquarie Infrastructure Corporation is not an authorized deposit-taking institution for the purposes of the Banking Act 1959 (Commonwealth of Australia) and its obligations do not represent deposits or other liabilities of Macquarie Bank Limited ABN 46 008 583 542 (MBL). MBL does not guarantee or otherwise provide assurance in respect of the obligations of Macquarie Infrastructure Corporation.

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Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

In addition to historical information, this quarterly report on Form 10-Q (the “Quarterly Report”) contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act. Forward-looking statements may appear throughout this Quarterly Report, including without limitation, the “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” section. We use words such as “believe,” “intend,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “plan,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “estimate,” “potential,” “project” and similar expressions to identify forward-looking statements. Such statements include, among others, those concerning our expected financial performance and strategic and operational plans, as well as all assumptions, expectations, predictions, intentions or beliefs about future events. You are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and that a number of risks and uncertainties could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to the risks identified in our Annual Report on the Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014, and in other reports we file from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).

Given the risks and uncertainties surrounding forward-looking statements, you should not place undue reliance on these statements. Many of these factors are beyond our ability to control or predict. Our forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this Quarterly Report. Other than as required by law, we undertake no obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

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PART I
 
FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The following discussion of the financial condition and results of operations of Macquarie Infrastructure Corporation should be read in conjunction with the consolidated condensed financial statements and the notes to those statements included elsewhere herein.

Macquarie Infrastructure Corporation, a Delaware corporation, is the successor to Macquarie Infrastructure Company LLC (“MIC LLC”) pursuant to the conversion (the “Conversion”) of MIC LLC into a corporation on May 21, 2015. MIC LLC was formed on April 13, 2004.

Except as otherwise specified, all references in this Form 10-Q to “MIC,” “we,” “us,” and “our” refer (i) from and after the time of the Conversion, to Macquarie Infrastructure Corporation and its subsidiaries and (ii) prior to the Conversion, to our predecessor MIC LLC and its subsidiaries. Except as otherwise specified, all references in this Form 10-Q to “common stock” or “shares” refer (i) from and after the time of the Conversion, to common stock and (ii) prior to the Conversion, LLC interests. Macquarie Infrastructure Management (USA) Inc., which we refer to as our Manager, is part of the Macquarie Group, comprised of Macquarie Group Limited and its subsidiaries and affiliates worldwide.

We own, operate and invest in a diversified group of infrastructure businesses that provide services to businesses and individuals primarily in the U.S. The businesses we own and operate include:

International-Matex Tank Terminals (“IMTT”) :  a bulk liquid terminals business that provides bulk liquid storage, handling and other services at ten marine terminals in the United States and two in Canada and is one of the larger participants in this industry in the U.S., based on storage capacity;
Atlantic Aviation :  a network of aviation fixed-base operations (“FBOs”) that provide fuel, terminal, aircraft hangaring and other services primarily to owners and operators of general aviation (“GA”) aircraft at 69 airports in the U.S.;
Contracted Power and Energy (“CP&E”) Segment :  controlling interests in solar, wind and gas-fired power generation facilities in the U.S.; and
Hawaii Gas :  a gas energy company processing and distributing gas and providing related services in Hawaii.

Our businesses generally operate in sectors of infrastructure with barriers to entry including high initial development and construction costs, long-term contracts or the requirement to obtain government approvals and a lack of immediate cost-effective alternatives to the services provided. Overall they tend to generate sustainable, stable and growing cash flows over the long term.

Overview

In analyzing the financial condition and results of operations of our businesses, we focus primarily on cash generation and our ability to distribute cash to shareholders in particular. The ability of our businesses to generate cash, broadly, is tied to their ability to effectively manage the volume of products sold or services provided and the margin earned on those transactions. Offsetting that cash generation capability are required payments on debt facilities, cash taxes, capital expenditures necessary to maintain the productivity of the fixed assets of the businesses and pension contributions, among other items.

At IMTT, we focus on providing bulk liquid storage for customers who place a premium on ease of access and operational flexibility. The substantial majority of IMTT’s revenue is generated pursuant to “take-or-pay” contracts providing access to storage tank capacity and ancillary services.

At Atlantic Aviation, our focus is on attracting and maintaining relationships with GA aircraft owners and pilots and encouraging them to purchase refueling and other services from our FBOs. Atlantic Aviation’s revenue is correlated with the number of GA flight movements in the U.S. and the business’ ability to service a portion of the aircrafts involved in those operations.

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The businesses that comprise our CP&E segment generate revenue pursuant primarily to long-dated power purchase agreements (“PPAs”) and tolling agreements with creditworthy power off-takers.

At Hawaii Gas, we focus on the provision of gas services to businesses and residential customers throughout the islands of Hawaii and seek to grow by increasing the number of customers served, the volume of gas sold and the margins achieved on gas sales. Hawaii Gas actively markets its products and services in an effort to develop new customers throughout Hawaii.

Dividends

Since January 1, 2014, MIC has paid or declared the following dividends:

       
Declared   Period Covered   $ per Share   Record Date   Payable Date
July 30, 2015
    Second quarter 2015     $ 1.11       August 13, 2015       August 18, 2015  
April 30, 2015
    First quarter 2015     $  1.07       May 14, 2015       May 19, 2015  
February 17, 2015
    Fourth quarter 2014     $ 1.02       March 2, 2015       March 5, 2015  
October 27, 2014
    Third quarter 2014     $ 0.98       November 10, 2014       November 13, 2014  
July 3, 2014
    Second quarter 2014     $ 0.95       August 11, 2014       August 14, 2014  
April 28, 2014
    First quarter 2014     $ 0.9375       May 12, 2014       May 15, 2014  
February 18, 2014
    Fourth quarter 2013     $ 0.9125       March 3, 2014       March 6, 2014  

We intend to maintain, and where possible, increase our quarterly cash dividend to our shareholders. The MIC Board has authorized a quarterly cash dividend of $1.11 per share for the quarter ended June 30, 2015, or a 3.74% increase over the dividend for the quarter ended March 31, 2015. In determining whether to adjust the amount of our quarterly dividend, our Board will take into account such matters as the state of the capital markets and general business conditions, the Company’s financial condition, results of operations, capital requirements, capital opportunities and any contractual, legal and regulatory restrictions on the payment of dividends by the Company to its shareholders or by its subsidiaries to the Company, and any other factors that it deems relevant, subject to maintaining a prudent level of reserves and without creating undue volatility in the amount of such dividends where possible. Moreover, the Company’s senior secured credit facility and the debt commitments at our businesses contain restrictions that may limit the Company’s ability to pay dividends. Although historically we have declared cash dividends on our shares, any one of these or other factors could result in the modification of our dividend policy, or the reduction, modification or elimination of our dividend in the future.

The payment of a dividend is supported by the Free Cash Flow generated by our businesses. We define Free Cash Flow as cash from operating activities, which reflects cash paid for interest, taxes and pension contributions, less maintenance capital expenditures, which includes principal repayments on capital lease obligations used to fund maintenance capital expenditures, and excludes changes in working capital. For the avoidance of doubt, any base management fees and performance fees, if any, are excluded from the calculation of Free Cash Flow whether paid in cash or stock. Over the long term, we believe we will distribute between 75% and 85% of the Free Cash Flow generated by our businesses as a cash dividend.

See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations —  Results of Operations — Consolidated — Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (EBITDA) excluding non-cash items and Free Cash Flow ” and “ Summary of Our Proportionately Combined Results ” for further information on our calculation of Free Cash Flow and our proportionately combined financial measures in Part I of this Form 10-Q.

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Recent Developments

Conversion to C-Corporation (“Conversion”)

On May 21, 2015, we completed the Conversion from a Delaware limited liability company to a Delaware corporation. The Conversion had no impact on the business or management of our company and has been treated as a tax-free exchange under relevant Internal Revenue Service regulations. Investors’ limited liability company interests were automatically converted to shares of common stock at the time of the Conversion. We undertook the Conversion in an effort to become eligible for consideration for inclusion in various stock indices and to permit investment by investors who may be precluded from investing in limited liability companies, or LLCs.

CP&E — Bayonne Energy Center (“BEC”) Acquisition

On April 1, 2015, we completed the acquisition of a 100% interest in BEC for a purchase price of $724.3 million (subject to post-closing working capital adjustments), which consisted of $215.2 million in cash and the assumption of $509.1 million of debt, excluding transaction costs. In addition, we incurred approximately $9.1 million in acquisition-related costs. We funded the cash consideration for the acquisition by drawing on the MIC senior secured revolving credit facility and using cash on hand. BEC is a 512 megawatt gas-fired power generating facility located in Bayonne, New Jersey, adjacent to IMTT’s Bayonne terminal. BEC has tolling agreements with a creditworthy off-taker for 62.5% of its power generating capacity and power produced is delivered to New York City via a dedicated transmission cable under New York Harbor. At June 30, 2015, tolling agreements have a megawatt-weighted average remaining life of approximately 12 years.

Results of Operations

Consolidated

Key Factors Affecting Operating Results:

contributions from acquisitions during 2014 and 2015, primarily the acquisition of the remaining 50% interest in IMTT (“IMTT Acquisition”);
improved gross profit primarily at Atlantic Aviation; and
improved terminal operations at IMTT (excluding heating); offset by;
performance fees incurred in 2015;
increased cash interest expense; and
decreased spill response activity at IMTT.

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Results of Operations: Consolidated  – (continued)

Our consolidated results of operations are as follows:

               
  Quarter Ended
June 30,
  Change
Favorable/
(Unfavorable)
  Six Months Ended
June 30,
  Change
Favorable/
(Unfavorable)
     2015   2014   $   %   2015   2014   $   %
     ($ In Thousands) (Unaudited)
Revenue
                                                                       
Service revenue   $ 327,809     $ 205,269       122,540       59.7     $ 653,811     $ 407,708       246,103       60.4  
Product revenue     95,880       74,964       20,916       27.9       168,376       147,973       20,403       13.8  
Financing and equipment lease income           710       (710 )       (100.0 )             1,457       (1,457 )       (100.0 )  
Total revenue     423,689       280,943       142,746       50.8       822,187       557,138       265,049       47.6  
Costs and expenses
                                                                       
Cost of services     148,417       115,497       (32,920 )       (28.5 )       281,834       228,451       (53,383 )       (23.4 )  
Cost of product sales     45,247       50,597       5,350       10.6       84,374       100,836       16,462       16.3  
Gross profit     230,025       114,849       115,176       100.3       455,979       227,851       228,128       100.1  
Selling, general and administrative     81,064       56,836       (24,228 )       (42.6 )       151,717       112,300       (39,417 )       (35.1 )  
Fees to manager–related party     154,559       14,495       (140,064 )       NM       319,832       23,489       (296,343 )       NM  
Depreciation     51,801       12,428       (39,373 )       NM       109,223       24,582       (84,641 )       NM  
Amortization of intangibles     17,902       9,456       (8,446 )       (89.3 )       65,873       18,221       (47,652 )       NM  
Loss on disposal of assets     104       866       762       88.0       649       866       217       25.1  
Total operating expenses     305,430       94,081       (211,349 )       NM       647,294       179,458       (467,836 )       NM  
Operating (loss) income     (75,405 )       20,768       (96,173 )       NM       (191,315 )       48,393       (239,708 )       NM  
Other income (expense)
                                                                       
Dividend income     267             267       NM       798             798       NM  
Interest income     7       31       (24 )       (77.4 )       13       95       (82 )       (86.3 )  
Interest expense (1)     (22,342 )       (17,945 )       (4,397 )       (24.5 )       (53,863 )       (31,956 )       (21,907 )       (68.6 )  
Equity in earnings and amortization charges of investee           10,799       (10,799 )       (100.0 )             25,086       (25,086 )       (100.0 )  
Other income, net     425       1,576       (1,151 )       (73.0 )       1,471       2,257       (786 )       (34.8 )  
Net (loss) income before income taxes     (97,048 )       15,229       (112,277 )       NM       (242,896 )       43,875       (286,771 )       NM  
Benefit (provision) for income taxes     33,531       (5,485 )       39,016       NM       88,864       (13,971 )       102,835       NM  
Net (loss) income   $ (63,517 )     $ 9,744       (73,261 )       NM     $ (154,032 )     $ 29,904       (183,936 )       NM  
Less: net (loss) income attributable to noncontrolling interests     (421 )       44       465       NM       (1,934 )       (162 )       1,772       NM  
Net (loss) income attributable to MIC   $ (63,096 )     $ 9,700       (72,796 )       NM     $ (152,098 )     $ 30,066       (182,164 )       NM  

NM — Not meaningful

(1) Interest expense includes gains on derivative instruments of $3.1 million and losses on derivative instruments of $9.8 million for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2015, respectively. For the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2014, interest expense includes losses on derivative instruments of $8.6 million and $13.9 million, respectively.

Gross Profit

Consolidated gross profit increased for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2015 compared with the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2014 primarily reflecting the consolidation of IMTT’s results, improved results at Atlantic Aviation including the contribution from acquired FBOs and the contribution from the acquisition of BEC and wind power generation facilities. Consolidated gross profit also increased for the six month period due to improved results at Hawaii Gas resulting from an increase in gas sales. These increases were offset by the sale of the district energy business in August 2014.

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

Selling, general and administrative expenses increased for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2015 compared with the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2014 primarily as a result of the consolidation of IMTT’s results, the contributions from the 2015 and 2014 acquisitions at CP&E and Atlantic Aviation and costs associated with the Conversion.

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Results of Operations: Consolidated  – (continued)

Fees to Manager

Our Manager is entitled to a monthly base management fee based primarily on our market capitalization, and potentially a quarterly performance fee, based on the performance of our shares relative to a U.S. utilities index. For the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2015, we incurred base management fees of $18.9 million and $35.5 million, respectively, and performance fees of $135.6 million and $284.4 million, respectively. For the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2014, we incurred base management fees of $9.5 million and $18.5 million, respectively, and a performance fee of $5.0 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2014. In all of these periods, excluding the performance fee for the quarter ended June 30, 2015, our Manager elected to reinvest these fees in additional shares.

The unpaid portion of the base management fees and performance fees, if any, at the end of each reporting period is included in due to manager-related party in the consolidated condensed balance sheets. The following table shows our Manager’s election to reinvest its base management fees and performance fees, if any, in additional shares, except as noted:

     
Period   Base Management
Fee Amount
($ in thousands)
  Performance Fee
Amount
($ in thousands)
  Shares
Issued
2015 Activities:
                          
Second quarter 2015   $ 18,918     $ 135,641       223,827 (1)  
First quarter 2015     16,545       148,728       2,068,038  
2014 Activities:
                          
Fourth quarter 2014   $ 14,192     $       208,122  
Third quarter 2014     13,915       116,586       947,583 (2)  
Second quarter 2014     9,535       4,960       243,329  
First quarter 2014     8,994             164,546  

(1) In July 2015, our Board requested, and our Manager agreed, that $67.8 million of the performance fee for the quarter ended June 30, 2015 would be and was settled in cash in July 2015 to minimize dilution. The remainder of the fee will be reinvested in our common stock in July 2016 using the June 2016 monthly volume weighted average price. We issued 223,827 shares, of which 73,986 shares were issued in July 2015 for the June 2015 base management fee.
(2) In October 2014, our Board requested, and our Manager agreed, that $65.0 million of the performance fee for the quarter ended September 30, 2014 be settled in cash using the proceeds from the sale of the district energy business to minimize dilution. The remainder of the fee of $51.6 million was reinvested in additional shares of MIC.

Depreciation

Depreciation expense increased for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2015 compared with the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2014 primarily as a result of fixed assets acquired in conjunction with the IMTT Acquisition and the depreciation associated with other businesses acquired during 2015 and 2014.

Atlantic Aviation’s depreciation expense increased during the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2015 due to the reassessment of the useful lives of its leasehold and land improvements related to leases at certain airports to generally match these useful lives with the remaining lease terms plus extensions under Atlantic Aviation’s control. This change will generally accelerate depreciation expense at the affected sites. As a result of this reassessment, the business recorded an impairment of $2.8 million during the quarter ended March 31, 2015. The change in useful life also resulted in increased depreciation expense of $2.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015.

In addition, during the first quarter of 2015, an impairment charge of $4.2 million was recorded due to a change in the current lease contract at one of the sites.

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Results of Operations: Consolidated  – (continued)

Amortization of Intangibles

Amortization of intangibles increased for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2015 compared with the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2014 primarily at Atlantic Aviation and from the intangibles acquired in conjunction with the IMTT Acquisition.

The increase in amortization expense at Atlantic Aviation is attributable to the reassessment of the useful lives of its contractual arrangements related to leases at certain airports to generally match these useful lives with the remaining lease terms plus extensions under Atlantic Aviation’s control. This change will generally accelerate amortization expense at the affected sites. As a result of this reassessment, the business recorded an impairment of $13.5 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2015. The change in useful life also resulted in increased amortization expense of $9.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015.

In addition, during the first quarter of 2015, an impairment charge of $17.8 million was recorded due to a change in the current lease contract at one of the sites.

Interest Expense and Gain (Loss) on Derivative Instruments

Interest expense includes gains on derivative instruments of $3.1 million and losses on derivative instruments of $9.8 million for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2015, respectively, compared with losses on derivative instruments of $8.6 million and $13.9 million for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2014, respectively. Gains and losses on derivatives recorded in interest expense are attributable to the change in fair value of interest rate hedging instruments. For the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2014, losses on derivatives also included the reclassification of amounts from accumulated other comprehensive loss into earnings. Excluding the derivative adjustments, interest expense for quarter and six months ended June 30, 2015 compared with the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2014 increased primarily due to the consolidation of IMTT, higher average debt balance at Atlantic Aviation and CP&E and interest expense associated with the convertible senior notes that were issued in July 2014.

As part of the refinancing of the IMTT debt in May 2015, IMTT paid $31.4 million in interest rate swap breakage fees associated with the termination of out-of-the-money interest rate swap contracts related to prior debt facilities. See further discussion in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations —  Liquidity and Capital Resources ”.

Equity in Earnings and Amortization Charges of Investee

The decrease in equity in earnings for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2015 compared with the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2014 is due to the consolidation of IMTT’s results from July 16, 2014 and thereafter compared with the equity method of accounting for IMTT’s results prior to the acquisition date.

Income Taxes

We file a consolidated federal income tax return that includes the financial results for IMTT, Atlantic Aviation, BEC, Hawaii Gas and our allocable share of the taxable income (loss) from our solar and wind power generation facilities which are treated as partnerships for tax purposes. For 2015, we expect to incur federal taxable losses which will increase our net operating loss (“NOL”) carryforward balance at MIC. Notwithstanding MIC’s NOLs, each business records federal taxes on a standalone basis. The current portion of the federal income taxes recorded by the businesses are eliminated upon consolidation with MIC’s NOLs.

We believe that we will be able to utilize all of our federal prior year NOLs, which will begin to expire after 2021 and completely expire after 2034. Our federal NOL balance at December 31, 2014 was revised from $250.7 million to $286.7 million, which is available to offset future taxable income, if any. The revision relates to approximately $36.0 million for the election of bonus deprecation at IMTT for 2014. See “ Results of Operations — IMTT — Income Taxes ” below for further discussions. As a result of having federal NOL carryforwards, we do not expect to make regular federal tax payments until the second half of 2019.

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Results of Operations: Consolidated  – (continued)

The change from income tax expense for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2014 to income tax benefit for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2015 is primarily due to the performance fees incurred during 2015.

For 2015, we expect our businesses to pay state income taxes of approximately $870,000. In calculating our consolidated state income tax provision, we have provided a valuation allowance for certain state income tax NOL carryforwards.

Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (EBITDA) excluding non-cash items and Free Cash Flow

We have disclosed EBITDA excluding non-cash items for our Company and each of our operating segments in Note 10, “Reportable Segments”, in our consolidated condensed financial statements, as a key performance metric relied on by management in evaluating our performance. EBITDA excluding non-cash items is defined as earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization and non-cash items, which includes impairments, derivative gains and losses and adjustments for other non-cash items reflected in the statements of operations. EBITDA excluding non-cash items also excludes any base management fees and performance fees, if any, whether paid in cash or stock. We believe EBITDA excluding non-cash items provides additional insight into the performance of our operating businesses relative to each other and to similar businesses without regard to their capital structure, and to their ability to service or reduce debt, fund capital expenditures and/or support distributions to the holding company.

We also disclose Free Cash Flow, as defined by us, as a means of assessing the amount of cash generated by our businesses and supplementing other information provided in accordance with GAAP. We define Free Cash Flow as cash from operating activities, which includes cash paid for interest, taxes and pension contributions, less maintenance capital expenditures, which includes principal repayments on capital lease obligations used to fund maintenance capital expenditures, and excludes changes in working capital.

We believe that reporting Free Cash Flow will provide our investors with additional insight into our future ability to deploy cash, as GAAP metrics such as net income and cash from operating activities do not reflect all of the items that our management considers in estimating the amount of cash generated by our operating entities. In this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, we have disclosed Free Cash Flow for our consolidated results and for each of our operating segments.

We note that Free Cash Flow does not fully reflect our ability to freely deploy generated cash, as it does not reflect required payments to be made on our indebtedness and other fixed obligations or the other cash items excluded when calculating Free Cash Flow. We also note that Free Cash Flow may be calculated in a different manner by other companies, which limits its usefulness as a comparative measure. Therefore, our Free Cash Flow should be used as a supplemental measure and not in lieu of our financial results reported under GAAP.

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Results of Operations: Consolidated  – (continued)

A reconciliation of net (loss) income attributable to MIC to EBITDA excluding non-cash items and EBITDA excluding non-cash items to Free Cash Flow, on a consolidated basis, is provided below.

               
  Quarter Ended
June 30,
  Change
Favorable/
(Unfavorable)
  Six Months Ended
June 30,
  Change
Favorable/
(Unfavorable)
     2015   2014   $   %   2015   2014   $   %
     ($ In Thousands) (Unaudited)
Net (loss) income attributable to
MIC (1)
  $ (63,096 )     $ 9,700                       $ (152,098 )     $ 30,066                    
Interest expense, net (2)     22,335       17,914                         53,850       31,861                    
(Benefit) provision for income taxes     (33,531 )       5,485                         (88,864 )       13,971                    
Depreciation (3)     51,801       12,428                         109,223       24,582                    
Depreciation – cost of services (3)           1,707                               3,411                    
Amortization of intangibles (4)     17,902       9,456                         65,873       18,221                             
Loss on disposal of assets     95       816                         548       816                    
Equity in earnings and amortization charges of investee           (10,799 )                               (25,086 )                    
Equity distributions from investee (5)           16,959                               25,086                    
Fees to manager-related party (6)     154,559       14,495                         319,832       23,489                    
Other non-cash expense (income), net     1,917       (828 )                      (1,138 )       (292 )                 
EBITDA excluding non-cash items   $ 151,982     $ 77,333       74,649       96.5     $ 307,226     $ 146,125       161,101       110.2  
EBITDA excluding non-cash items   $ 151,982     $ 77,333                       $ 307,226     $ 146,125                    
Interest expense, net (2)     (22,335 )       (17,914 )                         (53,850 )       (31,861 )                    
Adjustments to derivative instruments recorded in interest expense (2)     (12,387 )       4,273                         (7,034 )       5,367                    
Amortization of debt financing
costs (2)
    2,951       1,100                         4,566       2,141                    
Interest rate swap breakage fees     (31,385 )                               (31,385 )                          
Equipment lease receivable, net           1,032                               2,028                    
Benefit/provision for income taxes, net of changes in deferred taxes     357       (1,894 )                         (448 )       (3,941 )                    
Pension contribution           (825 )                               (1,135 )                    
Changes in working capital (6)     (12,255 )       9,153                   (25,131 )       12,611              
Cash provided by operating activities     76,928       72,258                         193,944       131,335                    
Changes in working capital (6)     12,255       (9,153 )                         25,131       (12,611 )                    
Maintenance capital expenditures     (11,390 )       (3,638 )                      (17,505 )       (6,463 )                 
Free cash flow   $ 77,793     $ 59,467       18,326       30.8     $ 201,570     $ 112,261       89,309       79.6  

(1) Net (loss) income attributable to MIC excludes net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests of $421,000 and $1.9 million for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2015, respectively, and net income attributable to noncontrolling interests of $44,000 and net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests of $162,000 for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2014, respectively.
(2) Interest expense, net, includes adjustment to derivative instruments and non-cash amortization of deferred financing fees. For the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2015, interest expense also includes non-cash write-off of deferred financing costs related to the May 2015 refinancing at IMTT.
(3) Depreciation — cost of services includes depreciation expense for our previously owned district energy business, a component of CP&E segment, which is reported in cost of services in our consolidated condensed statements of operations. Depreciation and Depreciation — cost of services does not include acquisition-related step-up depreciation expense $2.0 million and $3.9 million for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2014, respectively, in connection with our previous 50% investment in IMTT, which is reported in equity in earnings and amortization charges of investee in our consolidated condensed statements of operations.
(4) Amortization of intangibles does not include acquisition-related step-up amortization expense of $85,000 and $171,000 for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2014, respectively, in connection with our previous 50% investment in IMTT, which is reported in equity in earnings and amortization charges of investee in our consolidated condensed statements of operations.

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(5) Equity distributions from investee in the above table includes distributions we received only up to our share of the earnings recorded in the calculation for EBITDA excluding non-cash items.
(6) In July 2015, our Board requested, and our Manager agreed, that $67.8 million of the performance fee for the second quarter of 2015 would be and was settled in cash in July 2015 to minimize dilution. The remainder of the fee will be reinvested in our common stock in July 2016 using the June 2016 monthly volume weighted average price.

Reconciliation from Consolidated Free Cash Flow to Proportionately Combined Free Cash Flow

The following table is a reconciliation from Free Cash Flow on a consolidated basis to Free Cash Flow on a proportionately combined basis (in proportion to our interests). See “Results of Operations —  Consolidated ” above for a reconciliation of Free Cash Flow — Consolidated basis to cash provided by operating activities, the most comparable GAAP measure. See “Results of Operations” below for each of our segments for a reconciliation of Free Cash Flow for each segment to cash provided by (used in) operating activities for such segment. See “Results of Operations —  Summary of Our Proportionately Combined Results ” for further discussions on Free Cash Flow and our proportionately combined financial measures in Part I of this Form 10-Q.

               
  Quarter Ended
June 30,
  Change
Favorable/
(Unfavorable)
  Six Months Ended
June 30,
  Change
Favorable/
(Unfavorable)
     2015   2014   $   %   2015   2014   $   %
     ($ In Thousands) (Unaudited)
Free Cash Flow-Consolidated basis   $ 77,793     $ 59,467       18,326       30.8     $ 201,570     $ 112,261       89,309       79.6  
Equity distributions from
investee (1)
          (16,959 )                               (25,086 )                    
100% of CP&E Free Cash Flow included in consolidated Free Cash Flow     (4,341 )       (4,048 )                         (7,030 )       (6,823 )                    
MIC's share of IMTT Free Cash Flow (2)           16,111                               37,527                    
MIC's share of CP&E Free Cash Flow     2,863       2,128                      4,456       3,740                 
Free Cash Flow – Proportionately Combined basis   $ 76,315     $ 56,699       19,616       34.6     $ 198,996     $ 121,619       77,377       63.6  

(1) Equity distributions from investee represent the portion of distributions received from IMTT that are recorded in cash from operating activities prior to the IMTT Acquisition on July 16, 2014.
(2) Represents our proportionate share of IMTT's Free Cash Flow prior to the IMTT Acquisition on July 16, 2014.

Results of Operations: IMTT

Prior to July 16, 2014, we accounted for our 50% interest in IMTT using the equity method of accounting. As of July 16, 2014, we have consolidated IMTT on a 100% basis. To enable meaningful analysis of IMTT’s performance across periods, IMTT’s overall performance is discussed below, rather than IMTT’s contribution to our consolidated results for the first six months of 2014.

Key Factors Affecting Operating Results:

gross profit increased primarily due to:
a decrease in operating expenses; and
an increase in revenue from firm commitments; partially offset by
a decrease in gross profit from heating charges; and
a decrease in levels of spill response activity.

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  Quarter Ended
June 30,
  Change
Favorable/
(Unfavorable)
  Six Months Ended
June 30,
  Change
Favorable/
(Unfavorable)
     2015   2014   2015   2014
     $   $   $   %   $   $   $   %
     ($ In Thousands) (Unaudited)
Revenues     142,384       142,518       (134 )       (0.1 )       280,445       290,596       (10,151 )       (3.5 )  
Cost of services     61,052       65,472       4,420       6.8       114,643       128,559       13,916       10.8  
Gross Profit     81,332       77,046       4,286       5.6       165,802       162,037       3,765       2.3  
General and administrative expenses     8,302       10,497       2,195       20.9       16,006       18,363       2,357       12.8  
Depreciation and amortization     31,673       19,646       (12,027 )       (61.2 )       67,552       37,920       (29,632 )       (78.1 )  
Operating income     41,357       46,903       (5,546 )       (11.8 )       82,244       105,754       (23,510 )       (22.2 )  
Interest expense, net (1)     (6,263 )       (8,813 )       2,550       28.9       (13,169 )       (15,946 )       2,777       17.4  
Other income, net     769       1,377       (608 )       (44.2 )       1,401       1,871       (470 )       (25.1 )  
Provision for income taxes     (14,659 )       (15,455 )       796       5.2       (28,748 )       (36,557 )       7,809       21.4  
Noncontrolling interest     (108 )       (9 )       (99 )       NM       (358 )       (138 )       (220 )       (159.4 )  
Net income (2)     21,096       24,003       (2,907 )       (12.1 )       41,370       54,984       (13,614 )       (24.8 )  
Reconciliation of net income to EBITDA excluding non-cash items and cash provided by operating activities to Free Cash Flow:
                                                                       
Net income (2)     21,096       24,003                         41,370       54,984                    
Interest expense, net (1)     6,263       8,813                         13,169       15,946                    
Provision for income taxes     14,659       15,455                         28,748       36,557                    
Depreciation and amortization     31,673       19,646                         67,552       37,920                    
Other non-cash expenses     1,957       1,518                      3,213       3,501                 
EBITDA excluding non-cash items     75,648       69,435       6,213       8.9       154,052       148,908       5,144       3.5  
EBITDA excluding non-cash items     75,648       69,435                         154,052       148,908                    
Interest expense, net (1)     (6,263 )       (8,813 )                         (13,169 )       (15,946 )                    
Adjustments to derivative instruments recorded in interest expense (1)     (3,955 )       (2,513 )                         (6,334 )       (6,649 )                    
Amortization of debt financing costs (1)     1,416       843                         1,529       1,687                    
Interest rate swap breakage fees     (31,385 )                               (31,385 )                          
Provision for income taxes, net of changes in deferred taxes     473       (11,612 )                         (104 )       (26,721 )                    
Changes in working capital     (6,741 )       (10,189 )                   (18,353 )       (4,941 )              
Cash provided by operating
activities
    29,193       37,151                         86,236       96,338                    
Changes in working capital     6,741       10,189                         18,353       4,941                    
Maintenance capital expenditures     (6,043 )       (15,119 )                      (8,514 )       (26,226 )                 
Free cash flow     29,891       32,221       (2,330 )       (7.2 )       96,075       75,053       21,022       28.0  

NM  — Not meaningful

(1) Interest expense, net, includes adjustments to derivative instruments and non-cash amortization of deferred financing fees. For the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2015, interest expense also includes non-cash write-off of deferred financing costs related to the May 2015 refinancing.
(2) Corporate allocation expense, intercompany fees and the tax effect have been excluded from the above table as they are eliminated on consolidation.

Revenue

For the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2015, revenue decreased as a result of reduced spill response activity and heating revenues compared with the prior comparable periods, partially offset by increased firm commitments primarily attributable to higher utilization rates. OMI Environmental Solutions was involved in smaller emergency response projects in the first half of 2015 compared with the first half of 2014 resulting in a reduction in revenue of approximately $8.3 million. Heating revenue and gross profit was $1.0 million and $580,000 lower for the quarter ended June 30, 2015, respectively, compared to $6.1 million and $4.5 million lower for the six months ended June 30, 2015, respectively. The extreme weather conditions in the 2014 period, commonly known as the Polar Vortex, benefited heating revenue and gross profit in the first six months of 2014.

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IMTT generates the majority of its revenue from contracts that typically comprise a fixed monthly charge (that escalates annually with inflation) for access to or use of IMTT’s infrastructure. We refer to revenues generated from such charges as firm commitments.

Capacity utilization was 94.5% for the quarter ended June 30, 2015 compared with 91.6% for the quarter ended June 30, 2014 as tanks came back into service following scheduled cleaning and inspection. Capacity utilization remained consistent with historical levels.

The inflation adjustment provisions in IMTT’s “take-or-pay” storage contracts continued to drive overall pricing higher during the second quarter of 2015. However, the ongoing volatility in commodity prices saw customers seek contracts with shorter durations in both the quarter and year to date periods.

Costs

For the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2015, costs were 8.7% and 11.1% lower, respectively, compared with the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2014. The reduction in costs was primarily the result of improved cost controls and the realization of efficiencies following the IMTT Acquisition, reduced spill response activity, and lower costs associated with heating heavy products. The reduced level of spill response activity contributed $565,000 and $4.8 million, respectively, to the cost improvement while heating costs were down $455,000 and $1.7 million, respectively, for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2015 compared with the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2014.

Depreciation and Amortization

Depreciation and amortization expense increased for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2015 compared with the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2014 primarily due to remeasuring the fixed assets and intangible assets to fair value in connection with the IMTT Acquisition in July 2014.

Interest Expense, Net

Interest expense includes gains on derivative instruments of $811,000 and losses on derivative instruments of $1.3 million for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2015, respectively, and losses on derivative instruments of $2.1 million and $2.5 million for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2014, respectively. The weighted average interest rate on all outstanding debt facilities, including any interest rate swaps, was 3.46% at June 30, 2015.

Cash interest paid totaled $6.3 million and $15.5 million for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2015, respectively, compared with $10.3 million and $20.5 million for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2014, respectively. Excluding the derivative adjustments, interest expense and cash interest paid decreased during the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2015 compared with the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2014 due to lower average debt balances. MIC used excess cash on hand to reduce IMTT’s revolving credit balance prior to refinancing IMTT's entire debt facility in May 2015.

As part of the refinancing of the IMTT debt in May 2015, IMTT paid $31.4 million in interest rate swap breakage fees associated with the termination of out-of-the-money interest rate swap contracts related to prior debt facilities. See further discussion in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations —  Liquidity and Capital Resources ”.

Income Taxes

Subsequent to July 16, 2014, IMTT has been part of our consolidated federal taxpayer group. The business will continue to file state income tax returns in the states in which it operates. For the six months ended June 30, 2015, the tax provision in the table above includes both state taxes and the portion of the consolidated federal tax liability attributable to the business. For the year ending December 31, 2015, the business expects to pay $208,000 in state income taxes. The “Provision for income taxes, net of changes in deferred taxes” of $104,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2015 in the table above, relates entirely to state income taxes. We do not believe that IMTT will have a current federal income tax liability in 2015. Future current federal taxable income attributable to IMTT is eligible to be offset upon consolidation with MIC’s NOLs.

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In December 2014, the Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014 (the “2014 Tax Act”) was signed and became a law. The 2014 Tax Act retroactively extends several tax provisions applicable to corporations, including the extension of 50% bonus depreciation for certain assets placed in service in 2014. During the quarter ended March 31, 2015, IMTT determined that it will elect to apply the 50% bonus depreciation for eligible assets placed in service in 2014. The election resulted in an increase in MIC’s consolidated NOL balance by $36.0 million to $286.7 million at December 31, 2014.

Maintenance Capital Expenditures

For the six months ended June 30, 2015, IMTT incurred maintenance capital expenditures of $8.5 million and $6.9 million on an accrual basis and cash basis, respectively. This is compared to $26.2 million and $29.4 million on an accrual basis and cash basis, respectively, for the six months ended June 30, 2014.

The decrease in the accrued basis from the six months ended June 30, 2014 to the six months ended June 30, 2015 primarily reflects improved controls and processes and the timing of projects. Notwithstanding the reduced expenditure in the first half of 2015, IMTT expects to deploy approximately $40.0 million to $45.0 million during 2015 on maintenance projects, depending on the timing of certain projects.

Results of Operations: Atlantic Aviation

Key Factors Affecting Operating Results:

increases in same store gross profit; and
contribution from acquired FBOs; partially offset by
higher selling, general and administrative expenses primarily related to acquired FBOs; and
higher cash interest expense.

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  Quarter Ended June 30,   Change
Favorable/
(Unfavorable)
  Six Months Ended
June 30,
  Change
Favorable/
(Unfavorable)
     2015   2014   2015   2014
     $   $   $   %   $   $   $   %
     ($ In Thousands) (Unaudited)
Revenues     185,425       193,212       (7,787 )       (4.0 )       373,366       387,173       (13,807 )       (3.6 )  
Cost of services     87,365       106,752       19,387       18.2       167,191       213,504       46,313       21.7  
Gross Profit     98,060       86,460       11,600       13.4       206,175       173,669       32,506       18.7  
Selling, general and administrative expenses     50,037       47,067       (2,970 )       (6.3 )       102,046       94,310       (7,736 )       (8.2 )  
Depreciation and amortization     21,810       15,607       (6,203 )       (39.7 )       81,525       30,540       (50,985 )       (166.9 )  
Loss on disposal of assets     104       866       762       88.0       649       866       217       25.1  
Operating income     26,109       22,920       3,189       13.9       21,955       47,953       (25,998 )       (54.2 )  
Interest expense, net (1)     (5,605 )       (13,352 )       7,747       58.0       (18,690 )       (22,917 )       4,227       18.4  
Other income (expense)     39       (15 )       54       NM       12       (13 )       25       192.3  
(Provision) benefit for income
taxes
    (8,335 )       (3,855 )       (4,480 )       (116.2 )       7,304       (8,770 )       16,074       183.3  
Net income (2)     12,208       5,698       6,510       114.3       10,581       16,253       (5,672 )       (34.9 )  
Reconciliation of net income to EBITDA excluding non-cash items and cash provided by operating activities to Free Cash Flow:
                                                                       
Net income (2)     12,208       5,698                         10,581       16,253                    
Interest expense, net (1)     5,605       13,352                         18,690       22,917                    
Provision (benefit) for income
taxes
    8,335       3,855                         (7,304 )       8,770                    
Depreciation and amortization     21,810       15,607                         81,525       30,540                    
Loss on disposal of assets     95       816                         548       816                    
Other non-cash expenses     653       88                      925       156                 
EBITDA excluding non-cash items     48,706       39,416       9,290       23.6       104,965       79,452       25,513       32.1  
EBITDA excluding non-cash items     48,706       39,416                         104,965       79,452                    
Interest expense, net (1)     (5,605 )       (13,352 )                         (18,690 )       (22,917 )                    
Adjustments to derivative instruments recorded in interest expense (1)     (2,485 )       5,679                         2,581       8,305                    
Amortization of debt financing costs (1)     806       785                         1,614       1,516                    
Provision/benefit for income taxes, net of changes in deferred taxes     (278 )       (882 )                         (633 )       (2,126 )                    
Changes in working capital     2,412       (1,274 )                   (1,794 )       (2,245 )              
Cash provided by operating
activities
    43,556       30,372                         88,043       61,985                    
Changes in working capital     (2,412 )       1,274                         1,794       2,245                    
Maintenance capital expenditures     (3,558 )       (1,182 )                      (6,181 )       (1,999 )                 
Free cash flow     37,586       30,464       7,122       23.4       83,656       62,231       21,425       34.4  

NM — Not meaningful

(1) Interest expense, net, includes adjustments to derivative instruments and non-cash amortization of deferred financing fees.
(2) Corporate allocation expense, intercompany fees and the tax effect have been excluded from the above table as they are eliminated on consolidation.

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Revenue and Gross Profit

The majority of the revenue and gross profit earned by Atlantic Aviation is generated through fueling GA aircraft at facilities located at 69 U.S. airports at which Atlantic Aviation operates. The business generally pursues a strategy of maintaining and, where appropriate, increasing dollar-based margins. Generally, fluctuations in the cost of fuel are passed through to the customer. Revenues decreased for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2015 compared with the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2014 as a result of a significant decline in the cost of fuel. Revenue and gross profit are driven by the volume of fuel sold and the dollar-based margin/fee per gallon on those sales.

Atlantic Aviation completed the acquisition of six FBOs on April 30, 2014 and an additional FBO on January 26, 2015. These acquisitions have performed in-line with expectations and increased gross profit and costs in the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2015 compared with the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2014. On a same store basis, excluding the acquisitions, gross profit increased 8.8% for both the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2015 compared with the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2014, driven by increases in fuel gross profit and rental revenue.

Atlantic Aviation seeks to extend FBO leases prior to their maturity and to increase the portfolio’s weighted average lease life. The weighted average lease life decreased to 18.4 years at June 30, 2015 from 19.5 years at June 30, 2014.

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

Selling, general and administrative expenses increased for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2015 compared with the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2014 primarily due to incremental selling, general and administrative expenses associated with acquired FBOs.

On a same store basis, costs were 2.6% and 2.7% higher for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2015, respectively, primarily due to increased salaries and benefit costs, rent and utility expenses.

Depreciation and Amortization

During the first quarter of 2015, Atlantic Aviation reassessed the useful lives of its contractual arrangements and leasehold and land improvements related to leases at certain airports to generally match these useful lives with the remaining lease terms plus extensions under Atlantic Aviation’s control. This change will generally accelerate depreciation and amortization expense at the affected sites. As a result of this reassessment, the business performed an impairment analysis related to its contractual arrangements and leasehold and land improvements and recorded an impairment of $16.3 million during the quarter ended March 31, 2015. In addition, the change in useful life resulted in increased depreciation and amortization expense of $11.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015.

In addition, during the first quarter of 2015, an impairment charge of $22.0 million was recorded due to a change in the current lease contract at one of the bases. This amount is included in depreciation and amortization expense for the six months ended June 30, 2015.

Interest Expense, Net

Interest expense includes gains on derivative instruments of $371,000 and losses on derivative instruments of $6.8 million for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2015, respectively, and losses on derivative instruments of $7.6 million and $12.1 million for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2014, respectively. Excluding the derivative adjustments, interest expense increased due to higher average debt levels for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2015. The weighted average interest rate on all outstanding debt facilities, including any interest rate swaps, was 4.63% at June 30, 2015. Cash interest paid was $7.4 million and $14.7 million for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2015, respectively, and $7.0 million and $13.2 million for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2014, respectively.

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Income Taxes

Income generated by Atlantic Aviation is included in our consolidated federal income tax return. The business files state income tax returns in the states in which it operates. The tax expense in the table above includes both state taxes and the portion of the consolidated federal tax liability attributable to the business.

For 2015, the business expects to pay state income taxes of approximately $672,000. The “Provision/benefit for income taxes, net of changes in deferred taxes” of $633,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2015 in the above table, includes $342,000 of state income taxes payable by the business and $291,000 representing the current federal income taxes eliminated upon consolidation with MIC’s NOLs.

Maintenance Capital Expenditures

For the six months ended June 30, 2015, Atlantic Aviation incurred maintenance capital expenditures of $6.2 million and $6.4 million on an accrual basis and cash basis, respectively. This is compared to $2.0 million and $2.1 million on an accrual basis and cash basis, respectively, for the six months ended June 30, 2014. Maintenance capital expenditures for the periods presented were primarily to fund replacement of equipment at existing locations.

Results of Operations: Contracted Power and Energy

Key Factors Affecting Operating Results:

contributions from BEC acquired on April 1, 2015; and
contributions from the wind power generation facilities acquired during the second half of 2014; partially offset by
acquisition costs related to BEC; and
sale of the district energy business in August 2014.

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  Quarter Ended
June 30,
  Change
Favorable/
(Unfavorable)
  Six Months Ended June 30,   Change
Favorable/
(Unfavorable)
     2015   2014   2015   2014
     $   $   $   %   $   $   $   %
     ($ In Thousands) (Unaudited)
Service revenues           12,057       (12,057 )       (100.0 )             20,535       (20,535 )       (100.0 )  
Product revenues     36,121       5,830       30,291       NM       47,953       9,488       38,465       NM  
Finance lease revenues           710       (710 )       (100.0 )             1,457       (1,457 )       (100.0 )  
Total revenues     36,121       18,597       17,524       94.2       47,953       31,480       16,473       52.3  
Cost of revenue – service (1)           8,745       8,745       100.0             14,947       14,947       100.0  
Cost of revenue – product     5,136       863       (4,273 )       NM       7,783       1,723       (6,060 )       NM  
Cost of revenue – total     5,136       9,608       4,472       46.5       7,783       16,670       8,887       53.3  
Gross profit     30,985       8,989       21,996       NM       40,170       14,810       25,360       171.2  
Selling, general and administrative expenses     14,170       2,765       (11,405 )       NM       16,808       4,317       (12,491 )       NM  
Depreciation and amortization     13,854       3,982       (9,872 )       NM       21,299       7,710       (13,589 )       (176.3 )  
Operating income     2,961       2,242       719       32.1       2,063       2,783       (720 )       (25.9 )  
Interest expense, net (2)     (4,945 )       (2,690 )       (2,255 )       (83.8 )       (11,283 )       (5,335 )       (5,948 )       (111.5 )  
Other income           1,648       (1,648 )       (100.0 )       1,116       2,409       (1,293 )       (53.7 )  
Provision for income taxes     (3,683 )       (616 )       (3,067 )       NM       (2,865 )       (1,215 )       (1,650 )       (135.8 )  
Noncontrolling interest     529       570       (41 )       (7.2 )       2,292       1,097       1,195       108.9  
Net (loss) income (3)     (5,138 )       1,154       (6,292 )       NM       (8,677 )       (261 )       (8,416 )       NM  
Reconciliation of net (loss) income to EBITDA excluding non-cash items and cash (used in) provided by operating activities to Free Cash Flow:
                                                                       
Net (loss) income (3)     (5,138 )       1,154                         (8,677 )       (261 )                    
Interest expense, net (2)     4,945       2,690                         11,283       5,335                    
Provision for income taxes     3,683       616                         2,865       1,215                    
Depreciation and amortization (1)     13,854       5,689                         21,299       11,121                    
Other non-cash income     (2,099 )       (2,125 )                      (5,040 )       (2,890 )                 
EBITDA excluding non-cash items     15,245       8,024       7,221       90.0       21,730       14,520       7,210       49.7  
EBITDA excluding non-cash items     15,245       8,024                         21,730       14,520                    
Interest expense, net (2)     (4,945 )       (2,690 )                         (11,283 )       (5,335 )                    
Adjustments to derivative instruments recorded in interest expense (2)     (5,939 )       (1,559 )                         (3,412 )       (3,084 )                    
Amortization of debt financing costs (2)     31       194                         48       386                    
Equipment lease receivable, net           1,032                               2,028                    
Provision for income taxes, net of changes in deferred taxes           (630 )                         (2 )       (1,019 )                    
Changes in working capital     (6,441 )       9,698                   (4,698 )       22,121              
Cash (used in) provided by operating
activities
    (2,049 )       14,069                         2,383       29,617                    
Changes in working capital     6,441       (9,698 )                         4,698       (22,121 )                    
Maintenance capital expenditures     (51 )       (323 )                      (51 )       (673 )                 
Free cash flow     4,341       4,048       293       7.2       7,030       6,823       207       3.0  

NM — Not meaningful

(1) Includes depreciation expense of $1.7 million and $3.4 million related to the district energy business for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2014, respectively.
(2) Interest expense, net, includes adjustments to derivative instruments and non-cash amortization of deferred financing fees.
(3) Corporate allocation expense, intercompany fees and the tax effect have been excluded from the above table as they are eliminated on consolidation.

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Revenue and Gross Profit

Total revenue and gross profit increased for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2015 compared with the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2014 as a result of the acquisition of BEC on April 1, 2015 and wind power generation facilities acquired during the second half of 2014, partially offset by the sale of the district energy business on August 21, 2014.

Selling, General and Administrative Expense

Selling, general and administrative expenses are primarily comprised of transaction-related fees, legal and other professional fees and management and incentive costs. The increase in selling, general and administrative expenses for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2015 compared with the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2014 was primarily driven by transaction-related fees related to the BEC acquisition, as well as selling, general and administrative expenses associated with BEC and the wind power generation facilities, partially offset by the sale of the district energy business on August 21, 2014.

Depreciation and Amortization

Depreciation and amortization expense increased for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2015 compared with the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2014 primarily as a result of depreciation associated with BEC and the wind power generation facilities.

Interest Expense, Net

Interest expense includes gains on derivative instruments of $2.5 million and net losses on derivative instruments of $428,000 for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2015, respectively, and losses on derivative instruments of $293,000 and $580,000 for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2014, respectively. Excluding the derivative adjustments, interest expense increased for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2015 compared with the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2014 due to the outstanding debt balance assumed from the BEC acquisition and one of the 2014 wind power generation facilities, partially offset by the absence of the outstanding debt balance at the district energy business. The weighted average interest rate on all outstanding debt facilities, including any interest rate swaps, was 5.975% at June 30, 2015. Cash interest paid totaled $12.4 million and $14.7 million for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2015, respectively, and $5.3 million and $7.7 million for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2014, respectively.

During the quarter ended June 30, 2015, the Company repaid $257.6 million of principal on the BEC term loan debt. At June 30, 2015, the outstanding balance on BEC’s debt facilities totaled $251.5 million and in July 2015, the Company fully repaid the outstanding balance.

Income Taxes

The solar and wind power generation facilities are held in LLCs and treated as partnerships for tax purposes. As such, these facilities do not pay federal or state income taxes on a standalone basis, but each partner pays federal and state income taxes based on their allocated taxable income. For 2015, MIC expects its allocated share of the taxable income from these facilities to be a loss of approximately $1.0 million. For 2014, MIC’s allocated share of the taxable income from the solar and wind power generation facilities was a loss of $1.5 million.

On April 1, 2015, we acquired 100% of BEC. BEC is included in our consolidated federal income tax return and is subject to New York state income taxes. For 2015, the business does not expect to pay state income taxes.

The “Provision for income taxes, net of changes in deferred taxes” of $2,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2015 in the above table, represents state income taxes payable by the business. We do not believe that CP&E will have a current federal income tax liability in 2015. Future current federal taxable income attributable to CP&E is eligible to be offset upon consolidation with MIC’s NOLs.

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Maintenance Capital Expenditures

For the quarter ended June 30, 2015, BEC incurred maintenance capital expenditures of $51,000 both on an accrual basis and cash basis. For the six months ended June 30, 2014, the district energy business incurred maintenance capital expenditures of $673,000 and $724,000 on an accrual basis and cash basis, respectively. The district energy business was sold on August 21, 2014.

We do not expect to incur substantial capital expenditures at our solar and wind generation facilities as most upgrades, replenishments and repairs are covered under the respective O&M contract for each site.

Results of Operations: Hawaii Gas

Key Factors Affecting Operating Results:

increase in gross profit primarily due to increase in volume; partially offset by
higher selling, general and administrative costs for the quarter ended June 30, 2015.

               
  Quarter Ended
June 30,
  Change
Favorable/
(Unfavorable)
  Six Months Ended June 30,   Change
Favorable/
(Unfavorable)
     2015   2014   2015   2014
     $   $   $   %   $   $   $   %
     ($ In Thousands) (Unaudited)
Revenues     59,759       69,134       (9,375 )       (13.6 )       120,423       138,485       (18,062 )       (13.0 )  
Cost of product sales     40,111       49,734       9,623       19.3       76,591       99,113       22,522       22.7  
Gross profit     19,648       19,400       248       1.3       43,832       39,372       4,460       11.3  
Selling, general and administrative expenses     4,862       4,771       (91 )       (1.9 )       10,218       10,394       176       1.7  
Depreciation and amortization     2,366       2,295       (71 )       (3.1 )       4,720       4,553       (167 )       (3.7 )  
Operating income     12,420       12,334       86       0.7       28,894       24,425       4,469       18.3  
Interest expense, net (1)     (1,806 )       (1,891 )       85       4.5       (3,749 )       (3,678 )       (71 )       (1.9 )  
Other expense     (116 )       (57 )       (59 )       (103.5 )       (260 )       (139 )       (121 )       (87.1 )  
Provision for income taxes     (4,068 )       (4,092 )       24       0.6       (9,600 )       (8,119 )       (1,481 )       (18.2 )  
Net income (2)     6,430       6,294       136       2.2       15,285       12,489       2,796       22.4  
Reconciliation of net income to EBITDA excluding non-cash items and cash provided by operating activities to Free Cash Flow:
                                                                       
Net income (2)     6,430       6,294                         15,285       12,489                    
Interest expense, net (1)     1,806       1,891                         3,749       3,678                    
Provision for income taxes     4,068       4,092                         9,600       8,119                    
Depreciation and amortization     2,366       2,295                         4,720       4,553                    
Other non-cash expenses (income)     1,219       408                      (611 )       1,132                 
EBITDA excluding non-cash items     15,889       14,980       909       6.1       32,743       29,971       2,772       9.2  
EBITDA excluding non-cash items     15,889       14,980                         32,743       29,971                    
Interest expense, net (1)     (1,806 )       (1,891 )                         (3,749 )       (3,678 )                    
Adjustments to derivative instruments recorded in interest expense (1)     (8 )       153                         131       146                    
Amortization of debt financing costs (1)     120       121                         241       239                    
Provision for income taxes, net of changes in deferred taxes           (2,625 )                               (5,336 )                    
Pension contribution           (825 )                               (1,135 )                    
Changes in working capital     (3,169 )       1,711                   (646 )       (3,777 )              
Cash provided by operating
activities
    11,026       11,624                         28,720       16,430                    
Changes in working capital     3,169       (1,711 )                         646       3,777                    
Maintenance capital expenditures     (1,738 )       (2,133 )                      (2,759 )       (3,791 )                 
Free cash flow     12,457       7,780       4,677       60.1       26,607       16,416       10,191       62.1  

(1) Interest expense, net, includes adjustments to derivative instruments related to interest rate swaps and non-cash amortization of deferred financing fees.
(2) Corporate allocation expense, intercompany fees and the tax effect have been excluded from the above table as they are eliminated on consolidation.

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Gross Profit and Operating Income

Volume increased by 3.7% for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2015 compared with the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2014. On an underlying basis, adjusting for changes in customer inventory primarily related to the timing of foreign shipments, volume increased by 3.8% and 3.3% for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2015, respectively. Gross profit per therm, excluding the impact of unrealized commodity hedges, increased for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2015 compared with the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2014 as a result of lower commodity cost, partially offset by customer price decreases. During the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2015, the business significantly increased its supply of propane from off-island sources while decreasing its supply from Hawaii Independent Energy.

Selling, general and administrative expenses for the quarter ended June 30, 2015 increased slightly as a result of additional legal costs associated with progressing the business’ bulk Liquefied Natural Gas (“LNG”) program. For the six months ended June 30, 2015, selling, general and administrative expenses decreased driven by lower sales and promotion costs, partially offset by an increase in LNG program costs.

In October 2014, the business filed an application with the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission, (“HPUC”) seeking approval to invest $12.8 million in its utility business for a smaller-scale containerized LNG import project to provide natural gas as a replacement for up to 30% of its synthetic natural gas demand. In the second quarter of 2015, the Consumer Advocate issued its Statement of Position recommending that the HPUC approve the application, with conditions, and the docket is now before the HPUC for a final ruling.

Hawaii Gas continues to work with stakeholders throughout the state regarding a larger-scale statewide LNG import, storage and distribution program to supply multiple end markets including power generation and ground and marine transportation. In November 2014, Hawaii Gas launched its Invitation to Bid to more than 55 companies with relevant experience in larger-scale bulk LNG. During the second quarter of 2015, the business selected final round bidders and is in the process of evaluating binding bids.

Interest Expense, Net

Interest expense includes losses on derivative instruments of $577,000 and $1.3 million for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2015, respectively, and losses on derivative instruments of $695,000 and $1.3 million for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2014, respectively. Excluding the derivative adjustments, interest expense remained flat during the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2015 compared with the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2014. The weighted average interest rate on all outstanding debt facilities, including any interest rate swaps, was 3.63% at June 30, 2015. Cash interest paid totaled $630,000 and $3.4 million for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2015, respectively, and $585,000 and $3.3 million for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2014, respectively.

Income Taxes

Income from Hawaii Gas is included in our consolidated federal income tax return, and is subject to Hawaii state income taxes. The tax expense in the table above includes both state taxes and the portion of the consolidated federal tax liability attributable to the business. For the year ending December 31, 2015, the business does not expect to pay state or current federal income taxes. Any future current federal taxable income attributable to Hawaii Gas is eligible to be offset upon consolidation with MIC’s NOLs.

Maintenance Capital Expenditures

For the six months ended June 30, 2015, Hawaii Gas incurred maintenance capital expenditures of $2.8 million and $6.0 million on an accrual basis and cash basis, respectively. This is compared with $3.8 million and $4.2 million on an accrual basis and cash basis, respectively, for the six months ended June 30, 2014. Maintenance capital expenditures for the periods presented were primarily for transmission line modifications and vehicle replacements.

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Results of Operations: Corporate and Other

The financial results below reflect Corporate and Other’s performance during the periods below.

               
  Quarter Ended
June 30,
  Change
Favorable/
(Unfavorable)
  Six Months Ended June 30,   Change
Favorable/
(Unfavorable)
     2015   2014   2015   2014
     $   $   $   %   $   $   $   %
     ($ In Thousands) (Unaudited)
Fees to manager-related party     154,559       14,495       (140,064 )       NM       319,832       23,489       (296,343 )       NM  
Selling, general and administrative expenses     3,693       2,233       (1,460 )       (65.4 )       6,639       3,279       (3,360 )       (102.5 )  
Operating loss     (158,252 )       (16,728 )       (141,524 )       NM       (326,471 )       (26,768 )       (299,703 )       NM  
Interest (expense) income, net (1)     (3,716 )       19       (3,735 )       NM       (6,959 )       69       (7,028 )       NM  
Benefit for income taxes     64,276       3,078       61,198       NM       122,773       4,133       118,640       NM  
Noncontrolling interest           (614 )       614       100.0             (935 )       935       100.0  
Net loss (2)     (97,692 )       (14,245 )       (83,447 )       NM       (210,657 )       (23,501 )       (187,156 )       NM  
Reconciliation of net loss to EBITDA excluding non-cash items and cash used in operating activities to Free Cash Flow:
                                                                       
Net loss (2)     (97,692 )       (14,245 )                         (210,657 )       (23,501 )                    
Interest expense (income), net (1)     3,716       (19 )                         6,959       (69 )                    
Benefit for income taxes     (64,276 )       (3,078 )                         (122,773 )       (4,133 )                    
Fees to manager-related party (3)     154,559       14,495                         319,832       23,489                    
Other non-cash expense     187       801                      375       1,310                 
EBITDA excluding non-cash items     (3,506 )       (2,046 )       (1,460 )       (71.4 )       (6,264 )       (2,904 )       (3,360 )       (115.7 )  
EBITDA excluding non-cash items     (3,506 )       (2,046 )                         (6,264 )       (2,904 )                    
Interest (expense) income, net (1)     (3,716 )       19                         (6,959 )       69                    
Amortization of debt financing costs (1)     578                               1,134                          
Benefit for income taxes, net of changes in deferred taxes     162       2,243                         291       4,540                    
Changes in working capital (3)     1,684       (982 )                   360       (3,488 )              
Cash used in operating activities     (4,798 )       (766 )                         (11,438 )       (1,783 )                    
Changes in working capital (3)     (1,684 )       982                      (360 )       3,488                 
Free cash flow     (6,482 )       216       (6,698 )       NM       (11,798 )       1,705       (13,503 )       NM  

NM — Not meaningful

(1) Interest (expense) income, net, includes non-cash amortization of deferred financing fees.
(2) Corporate allocation expense, intercompany fees and the tax effect have been excluded from the above table as they are eliminated on consolidation.
(3) In July 2015, our Board requested, and our Manager agreed, that $67.8 million of the performance fee for the second quarter of 2015 would be and was settled in cash in July 2015 to minimize dilution. The remainder of the fee will be reinvested in our common stock in July 2016 using the June 2016 monthly volume weighted average price.

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Summary of Our Proportionately Combined Results

The proportionately combined financial measures below are those attributable to MIC’s ownership interest in each of our operating businesses and MIC Corporate. Given the nature of the businesses we own and our varied ownership levels of these businesses, management believes that GAAP measures such as net income and cash from operating activities do not fully reflect all of the items that our management considers in assessing the amount of cash generated by our ownership interest in our businesses. We note that proportionately combined metrics used by us may be calculated in a different manner by other companies, which may limit their usefulness as a comparative measure. Therefore, our proportionately combined metrics should be used as a supplement to, and not in lieu of, our financial results reported under GAAP. See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” for a reconciliation of EBITDA excluding non-cash items to net income (loss), and a reconciliation of Free Cash Flow to cash provided by (used in) operating activities for each of our operating businesses and MIC Corporate ($ in thousands) (unaudited).

             
  For the Quarter Ended June 30, 2015   Contracted Power and Energy 100%
     IMTT 100% (1)   Atlantic Aviation   Contracted Power and Energy (2)   Hawaii Gas   MIC Corporate   Proportionately Combined (3)
Gross profit     81,332       98,060       28,247       19,648       N/A       227,287       30,985  
EBITDA excluding non-cash items     75,648       48,706       12,799       15,889       (3,506 )       149,536       15,245  
Free cash flow     29,891       37,586       2,863       12,457       (6,482 )       76,315       4,341  

               
  For the Quarter Ended June 30, 2014   IMTT 100% (5)   Contracted Power and Energy 100%
     IMTT 50% (4)   Atlantic Aviation   Contracted Power and Energy (2)   Hawaii Gas   MIC Corporate   Proportionately Combined (3)
Gross profit     38,523       86,460       5,681       19,400       N/A       150,064       77,046       8,989  
EBITDA excluding non-cash items     34,718       39,416       4,544       14,980       (2,046 )       91,611       69,435       8,024  
Free cash flow     16,111       30,464       2,128       7,780       216       56,699       32,221       4,048  

             
  For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2015   Contracted Power and Energy 100%
     IMTT 100% (1)   Atlantic Aviation   Contracted Power and Energy (2)   Hawaii Gas   MIC Corporate   Proportionately Combined (3)
Gross profit     165,802       206,175       35,067       43,832       N/A       450,876       40,170  
EBITDA excluding non-cash items     154,052       104,965       17,250       32,743       (6,264 )       302,746       21,730  
Free cash flow     96,075       83,656       4,456       26,607       (11,798 )       198,996       7,030  

               
  For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2014   IMTT 100% (5)   Contracted Power and Energy 100%
     IMTT 50% (4)   Atlantic Aviation   Contracted Power and Energy (2)   Hawaii Gas   MIC Corporate   Proportionately Combined (3)
Gross profit     81,019       173,669       9,248       39,372       N/A       303,308       162,037       14,810  
EBITDA excluding non-cash items     74,454       79,452       8,422       29,971       (2,904 )       189,395       148,908       14,520  
Free cash flow     37,527       62,231       3,740       16,416       1,705       121,619       75,053       6,823  

N/A — Not applicable.

(1) Represents our 100% ownership interest in IMTT subsequent to July 16, 2014. IMTT owns 66.7% of its Quebec marine terminal in Canada. The remainder is owned by one other party. IMTT consolidates the results of the Quebec terminal in its financial statements and adjusts the portion that it does not own through noncontrolling interest. The above table shows 100% of IMTT, including the 33.3% portion of the Quebec terminal that it does not own, which is not significant. Both MIC’s and IMTT’s EBITDA excluding non-cash items and Free Cash Flow reflects 100% of the results of the Quebec terminal.
(2) Proportionately combined Free Cash Flow for Contracted Power and Energy is equal to MIC's controlling ownership interest in its solar and wind power generation businesses and the district energy business, up to August 21, 2014, date of sale. As of April 1, 2015, Contracted Power and Energy also includes 100% of BEC, a gas-fired power generation facility.

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(3) Proportionately combined Free Cash Flow is equal to the sum of Free Cash Flow attributable to MIC's ownership interest in each of its operating businesses and MIC Corporate.
(4) Our proportionate interest in IMTT prior to the acquisition of the remaining 50% interest on July 16, 2014.
(5) Represents 100% of IMTT as a stand-alone business.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

General

Our primary cash requirements include normal operating expenses, debt service, debt principal payments, payments of dividends and capital expenditures. Our primary source of cash is operating activities, although we may draw on credit facilities for capital expenditures, issue additional shares or sell assets to generate cash.

At June 30, 2015, our consolidated debt outstanding totaled $2,811.1 million, our consolidated cash balances totaled $168.2 million and consolidated total available capacity under our revolving credit facilities totaled $1,089.2 million.

The following table shows MIC’s proportionate ownership interest of debt profile at June 30, 2015 ($ in thousands).

         
Business   Debt   Weighted Average
Remaining
Life (in years)
  Balance Outstanding (1)   Weighted Average Rate (2)   Undrawn Amount
MIC              4.0                             
       Convertible Notes                349,975       2.88 %           
       Revolving Facility (3)                                  360,000  
IMTT (4)              9.0                             
       Senior Notes                600,000       3.97 %           
       Tax-Exempt Bonds                508,975       2.79 %           
       Revolving Facility (5)                797       2.62 %       599,203  
Atlantic Aviation (6)              4.9                             
       Term Loan                603,575       4.63 %           
       Revolving Facility                                  70,000  
CP&E                                             
       Renewables       15.7       218,410       4.75 %           
       BEC (3)       6.1       251,500       7.44 %           
Hawaii Gas              4.9                             
       Term Loan                80,000       2.89 %           
       Senior Notes                100,000       4.22 %           
       Revolving Facility                                  60,000  
Total           7.5     $ 2,713,232       4.12 %     $ 1,089,203  

(1) Proportionate to MIC's ownership interest.
(2) Reflects annualized cost associated with interest on all facilities including interest rate hedges. Excludes non-cash deferred financing costs and commitments fees.
(3) As of August 3, 2015, $191.0 million was drawn on the MIC revolving credit facility which was used, together with cash on hand, to fully repay the outstanding balance at BEC.
(4) Excludes loans from prior owners of $19.6 million.
(5) Weighted average interest rate of 2.62% represents the Canadian revolving credit facility outstanding at June 30, 2015. The interest rate on the U.S. revolving credit facility, which remained undrawn, was LIBOR plus 1.625% at June 30, 2015.
(6) Excludes $4.4 million of stand-alone debt facilities used to fund construction at certain FBOs.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources – (continued)

We will, in general, apply available cash to the repayment of revolving debt balances as a means of minimizing interest expense and draw on those facilities to fund growth projects and for general corporate purposes.

We use revolving credit facilities at each of our operating companies and the holding company as a means of maintaining access to sufficient liquidity to meet future requirements, including servicing long-term debt obligations and funding growth projects. We base our assessment of the sufficiency of our liquidity and capital resources on the assumptions that:

our businesses overall generate, and are expected to continue to generate, significant operating cash flows;
the ongoing capital expenditures associated with our businesses are readily funded from their respective operating cash flows or available debt facilities; and
we will be able to refinance, extend and/or repay the principal amount of maturing long-term debt on terms that can be supported by our businesses.

We are capitalized in large part using floating rate bank debt with a medium-term maturity of between five and seven years. We hedge a portion of the floating rate exposure for the majority of the term of these facilities using interest rate derivative instruments.

We also use longer dated private placement debt and other forms of capital, including bank, bond or hybrid debt instruments. In general, the debt facilities at our businesses are non-recourse to MIC and there are no cross-collateralization or cross-guarantee provisions in these facilities.

Recent Transactions Affecting Liquidity

At the Market (“ATM”) Program

On June 24, 2015, we entered into an equity distribution agreement providing for the sale by the Company, from time to time, of shares of our common stock having an aggregate gross offering price not to exceed $400.0 million. We expect to raise relatively small amounts of capital from time to time through the ATM program to fund growth projects including bolt-on acquisitions.

IMTT Refinancing

On May 21, 2015, IMTT entered into credit agreements that provide the business with a $325.0 million tranche of ten-year senior notes, a $275.0 million tranche of twelve-year senior notes and a five-year $600.0 million revolving credit facility. IMTT’s entire portfolio of $509.0 million of tax-exempt bond debt was repurchased and reissued with a seven year maturity. The floating rate on the tax-exempt bonds has been fixed using interest rate swap contracts. Concurrent with entering into these new facilities, the business paid $31.4 million in interest rate swap breakage fees associated with the termination of out-of-the-money interest rate swap contracts related to prior debt facilities.

MIC Revolver Upsize

On May 1, 2015, we increased the aggregate commitments under our MIC senior secured revolving credit facility from $250.0 million to $360.0 million with all terms remaining the same. On April 1, 2015, $155.0 million was drawn to fund a portion of the BEC acquisition and was subsequently repaid in full in May 2015. In July 2015, the Company drew down $191.0 million and, together with cash on hand, fully repaid the outstanding balance of $251.5 million of term loan debt at BEC.

MIC Equity Underwritten Offering

On March 2, 2015, we completed an underwritten public offering of 5,312,500 shares pursuant to our shelf registration statement dated April 8, 2013. On March 12, 2015, an additional 796,875 shares were issued pursuant to the exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option. The net proceeds from the offering of $471.6 million were used, in part, to fund the acquisition of BEC on April 1, 2015 and for general corporate purposes.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources – (continued)

The following section discusses our sources and uses of cash on a consolidated basis. All intercompany activities such as corporate allocations, capital contributions to our businesses and distributions from our businesses have been excluded from the tables as these transactions are eliminated on consolidation.

Analysis of Consolidated Historical Cash Flows from Operations

       
  Six Months Ended
June 30,
  Change
Favorable/
(Unfavorable)
     2015   2014
($ In Thousands)   $   $   $   %
Cash provided by operating activities     193,944       131,335       62,609       47.7  
Cash used in investing activities     (286,459 )       (256,657 )       (29,802 )       (11.6 )  
Cash provided by (used in) financing activities     212,983       (23,468 )       236,451       NM  

NM — Not meaningful

Operating Activities

Cash provided by (used in) operating activities is generally comprised of EBITDA excluding non-cash items (as defined by us), less cash interest, tax and pension payments, and changes in working capital. See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations —  Results of Operations ” for discussions around the components of EBITDA excluding non-cash items on a consolidated basis and for each of our businesses.

The increase in consolidated cash provided by operating activities for the six months ended June 30, 2015 compared with the six months ended June 30, 2014 was primarily due to:

the consolidation of IMTT results on July 16, 2014; and
improved EBITDA excluding non-cash items; partially offset by
increase in cash interest expense; and
interest rate swap breakage fees paid at IMTT in connection with the IMTT refinancing.

Through July 15, 2014, results for IMTT were accounted for using the equity method of accounting and distributions from IMTT were reflected in our consolidated cash provided by operating activities up to our cumulative 50% share of IMTT’s earnings recorded since the date of our investment in IMTT. Distributions from IMTT in excess of this were reflected in our consolidated cash from investing activities as a return of investment in unconsolidated business. From July 16, 2014, results for IMTT have been consolidated with those of our other businesses and distributions from IMTT are eliminated on consolidation.

Investing Activities

The drivers of cash provided by investing activities primarily include proceeds from divestitures of businesses and fixed assets. The drivers of cash used in investing activities primarily include acquisitions of businesses in new and existing segments and capital expenditures. Acquisitions of businesses are generally funded by raising additional equity and/or drawings on credit facilities.

Maintenance capital expenditures are generally funded by cash from operating activities and growth capital expenditures are generally funded by drawing on our available credit facilities or with equity capital. We may fund maintenance capital expenditures from credit facilities or equity capital and growth capital expenditures from operating activities from time to time. See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations —  Results of Operations ” for maintenance capital expenditures for each of our businesses.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources – (continued)

The increase in consolidated cash used in investing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2015 compared with the six months ended June 30, 2014 was primarily due to:

the acquisition of BEC on April 1, 2015;
the consolidation of IMTT’s capital expenditures and distributions that were previously accounted for under the equity method of accounting; partially offset by
the acquisition of Galaxy on April 30, 2014.

Growth Capital Expenditures

We invested $32.1 million and $29.0 million of growth capital expenditures in our existing businesses during the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

We continuously evaluate opportunities to deploy capital in both growth projects and in acquisitions of additional businesses, whether through our existing businesses or in new lines of business. These opportunities may be significant, such as our recent acquisition of the remaining 50% interest in IMTT, or they may be incremental and not individually significant, such as our acquisitions of BEC in April 2015 and a single FBO in January 2015. In aggregate, we anticipate deploying approximately $250.0 million in these types of activities in 2015.

In addition, we maintain a backlog of projects that we expect to complete in subsequent periods. We consider projects to be a part of our backlog when we have committed to the deployment of capital for the underlying project, and have, where relevant, received all requisite approvals/authorizations for the deployment of such capital. The inclusion of a project in our backlog does not guarantee that the project will commence, be completed or ultimately generate revenue. As of June 30, 2015, our backlog includes and we anticipate deploying approximately $90.0 million of growth capital in 2016.

Financing Activities

The drivers of cash provided by financing activities primarily include debt financing of acquisitions and capital expenditures, debt refinancing and equity offerings. The drivers of cash used in financing activities primarily include repayment of debt principal balances on maturing debt and dividends to our shareholders.

The change in cash provided by financing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2015 compared with the cash used in financing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2014 was primarily due to:

net cash proceeds from the equity offering completed in March 2015; and
net borrowing on IMTT credit facilities upon refinancing its debt in May 2015; partially offset by
repayment of term loan debt at BEC;
net borrowing at Atlantic Aviation to partially fund the Galaxy Acquisitions in April 2014; and
increase in dividends paid to shareholders during 2015.

IMTT

At June 30, 2015, IMTT had $1.1 billion of debt outstanding consisting of $600.0 million of senior notes, $509.0 million of tax-exempt bonds, $19.6 million of loans from prior owners and $797,000 of revolving credit facility drawn.

On May 21, 2015, IMTT replaced its existing debt, in part, with new senior notes, a new revolver and reissued tax-exempt bonds. In conjunction with the refinancing, Standard and Poor’s and Fitch assigned IMTT an investment grade rating of BBB- with a stable outlook to the notes and the issuer.

IMTT entered into a note purchase agreement pursuant to which ITT Holdings LLC (“ITT LLC”), a subsidiary of IMTT Holdings LLC (“IMTT”), issued $325.0 million of ten-year senior notes and $275.0 million of twelve-year senior notes. The notes bear interest at a weighted average rate of 3.97%.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources – (continued)

IMTT entered into a new $600.0 million revolving credit facility of which, $550.0 million is U.S. dollar denominated and $50.0 million is Canadian dollar denominated. The interest rate on the revolver varies according to IMTT’s leverage. As at June 30, 2015 and until September 30, 2015, the interest rate is LIBOR plus 1.625% with a commitment fee of 0.3125% for undrawn capacity. The floating rate component of the facility’s interest rate is unhedged. Commencing on September 30, 2015, IMTT has the option for the margin to be based on IMTT’s published credit rating, which would result in an interest rate of LIBOR plus 1.50% using IMTT’s current credit rating.

IMTT repurchased and reissued its portfolio of $509.0 million of tax-exempt bonds. These bonds feature a right by holders to require IMTT to repurchase the bonds at par after seven years. The effective interest rate on these tax-exempt bonds is one-month LIBOR plus the applicable margin under the revolving credit facility plus 0.625%, all multiplied by 70.9%. The one-month LIBOR interest rate has been fully hedged for a period of six years starting on June 1, 2015 at 1.677%. This results in a weighted average interest rate on the tax exempt bonds of 2.79% at June 30, 2015.

Concurrent with entering into these new facilities, the business paid $31.4 million in interest rate swap breakage fees associated with the termination of out-of-the-money interest rate swap contracts related to the prior debt facilities.

The weighted average interest rate on the outstanding debt facilities, including interest rate swaps, was 3.46% at June 30, 2015. Cash interest paid was $15.5 million and $20.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

At June 30, 2015, IMTT was in compliance with its financial covenants.

Atlantic Aviation

At June 30, 2015, Atlantic Aviation had total debt outstanding of $608.0 million comprised of $603.6 million of senior secured, first lien term loan facilities and $4.4 million of stand-alone debt facilities used to fund construction of certain FBOs. Atlantic Aviation also has access to a $70.0 million senior secured, first lien revolving credit facility which is currently undrawn. The weighted average interest rate on all outstanding debt facilities, including interest rate swaps, was 4.63% at June 30, 2015. Cash interest paid was $14.7 million and $13.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

At June 30, 2015, Atlantic Aviation was in compliance with its financial covenants.

CP&E

At June 30, 2015, the CP&E segment had $543.8 million in term loan debt. The weighted average interest rate on the term loan debt, including the interest rate swap, was 5.975% at June 30, 2015. Cash interest paid was $14.7 million and $7.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively. At June 30, 2015, all of the CP&E credit facilities were compliant with their respective financial covenants.

On June 3, 2015, the wind power generation business located in Idaho amended its term loan facility to reduce the cost of borrowings. The margin on the floating interest rate decreased from 2.75% to 1.625% with all other terms remaining substantially unchanged. The floating interest rate on the amortizing debt balance has been fixed at a weighted average rate of 4.755% using interest rate swap contracts.

On April 1, 2015, as part of the BEC acquisition, we assumed $509.1 million of outstanding debt. The financing was a Term Loan B with comparatively high leverage to the existing MIC portfolio and had a high cash flow sweep provision which significantly limited distributions available from BEC. During the quarter ended June 30, 2015, we repaid $257.6 million of term loan debt. At June 30, 2015, the outstanding balance on BEC’s debt facilities totaled $251.5 million. Due to the suboptimal Term Loan B structure, in July 2015, we fully repaid the outstanding balance of $251.5 million of term loan debt with a combination of drawings on the MIC senior secured revolving credit facility and cash on hand.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources – (continued)

Hawaii Gas

At June 30, 2015, Hawaii Gas had total debt outstanding of $180.0 million in term loan and senior secured note borrowings and a revolving credit facility of $60.0 million that was undrawn. The weighted average interest rate on the outstanding debt facilities, including the interest rate swap, was 3.63% at June 30, 2015. Cash interest paid was $3.4 million and $3.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively. At June 30, 2015, Hawaii Gas was in compliance with its financial covenants.

MIC Corporate

At June 30, 2015, we had $350.0 million in convertible senior notes outstanding that bear interest at 2.875% and a $360.0 million senior secured revolving credit facility that was undrawn. The revolving credit facility bears interest at LIBOR plus 1.75%. We drew down $155.0 million on the revolving credit facility on April 1, 2015 to partially fund the acquisition of BEC and subsequently repaid in full on May 27, 2015. In July 2015, we drew down $191.0 million, and together with cash on hand, fully repaid the outstanding balance of $251.5 million of term loan debt at BEC.

At June 30, 2015, MIC was in compliance with its financial covenants.

For a description of the material terms and debt covenants of MIC and its businesses, see Note 8, “Long-Term Debt”, in Part II, Item 8, of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014.

Commitments and Contingencies

On April 1, 2015, we funded the cash consideration of the purchase price for the BEC acquisition by drawing down $155.0 million on our senior secured revolving credit facility and with cash on hand. The drawn balance on our senior secured revolving credit facility was subsequently repaid in May 2015 and the balance remained undrawn at June 30, 2015. In July 2015, we drew $191.0 million, which together with cash on hand, fully repaid the outstanding balance of $251.5 million of term loan debt at BEC.

On May 1, 2015, we increased the aggregate commitments under the MIC senior secured revolving credit facility from $250.0 million to $360.0 million with all terms remaining the same.

On May 21, 2015, IMTT entered into credit agreements that provide the business with a $325.0 million tranche of ten-year senior notes, a $275.0 million tranche of twelve-year senior notes and a five-year $600.0 million revolving credit facility. IMTT’s entire portfolio of $509.0 million of tax-exempt bond debt was repurchased and reissued with a seven year maturity. The floating rate on the tax-exempt bonds has been fixed using interest rate swap contracts. Concurrent with entering into these new facilities, the business paid $31.4 million in interest rate swap breakage fees associated with the termination of out-of-the-money interest rate swap contracts related to prior debt facilities.

Except as noted above, at June 30, 2015, there have been no material changes in our commitments and contingencies compared with our commitments and contingencies at December 31, 2014. At June 30, 2015, we did not have any material purchase obligations. For a discussion of our other future obligations, due by period, under the various contractual obligations, off-balance sheet arrangements and commitments, please see “Liquidity and Capital Resources — Commitments and Contingencies” in Part II, Item 7 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014, filed with the SEC on February 18, 2015.

At June 30, 2015, we did not have any material reserves for contingencies. We have other contingencies occurring in the normal course of business, including pending legal and administrative proceedings that are not reflected at this time as they are not ascertainable.

Our sources of cash to meet these obligations include:

cash generated from our operations (see “Operating Activities” in “Liquidity and Capital Resources”);
refinancing of our current credit facilities on or before maturity (see “Financing Activities” in “Liquidity and Capital Resources”); and
cash available from our undrawn credit facilities (see “Financing Activities” in “Liquidity and Capital Resources”).

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Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

For critical accounting policies and estimates, see “Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates” in Part II, Item 7 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014. Our critical accounting policies and estimates have not changed materially from the description contained in our Annual Report, except for the reassessment of the useful lives for its contractual arrangements and leasehold and land improvements related to leases at certain airports to generally match these useful lives with the remaining lease terms plus extensions under Atlantic Aviation’s control. This change will generally accelerate depreciation and amortization expense at the affected sites.

Business Combinations

Our acquisitions of businesses that we control are accounted for under the purchase method of accounting. The amounts assigned to the identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed in connection with acquisitions are based on estimated fair values as of the date of the acquisition, with the remainder, if any, recorded as goodwill. The fair values are determined by our management, taking into consideration information supplied by the management of acquired entities and other relevant information. Such information includes valuations supplied by independent appraisal experts for significant business combinations. The valuations are generally based upon future cash flow projections for the acquired assets, discounted to present value. The determination of fair values require significant judgment both by management and outside experts engaged to assist in this process.

Goodwill, Intangible Assets and Property, Plant and Equipment

Significant assets acquired in connection with our acquisition of businesses include contract rights, customer relationships, non-compete agreements, trademarks, property and equipment and goodwill.

Trademarks are generally considered to be indefinite life intangibles. Trademarks and goodwill are not amortized in most circumstances. It may be appropriate to amortize some trademarks. However, for unamortized intangible assets, we are required to perform annual impairment reviews and more frequently in certain circumstances.

ASU No. 2011-08, Intangibles — Goodwill and Other (Topic 350) : Testing Goodwill for Impairment, permits an entity to make a qualitative assessment of whether it is more likely than not that a reporting unit’s fair value is less than its carrying amount before applying the two-step goodwill impairment test, as discussed below. If an entity concludes it is not more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, it need not perform the two-step impairment test.

If an entity concludes that it is more likely than not that the fair value of reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, it needs to perform the two-step impairment test. This requires management to make judgments in determining what assumptions to use in the calculation. The first step of the process consists of estimating the fair value of each reporting unit based on a discounted cash flow model using revenue and profit forecasts and comparing those estimated fair values with the carrying values, which includes the allocated goodwill. If the estimated fair value is less than the carrying value, a second step is performed to compute the amount of the impairment by determining an “implied fair value” of goodwill. The determination of a reporting unit’s “implied fair value” of goodwill requires the allocation of the estimated fair value of the reporting unit to the assets and liabilities of the reporting unit. Any unallocated fair value represents the “implied fair value” of goodwill, which is compared with its corresponding carrying value. IMTT, Atlantic Aviation, CP&E and Hawaii Gas are separate reporting units for purposes of this analysis. The impairment test for trademarks, which are not amortized, requires the determination of the fair value of such assets. If the fair value of the trademarks is less than their carrying value, an impairment loss is recognized in an amount equal to the difference. We cannot predict the occurrence of certain future events that might adversely affect the reported value of goodwill and/or intangible assets. Such events include, but are not limited to, strategic decisions made in response to economic and competitive conditions, the impact of the economic environment on our customer base, or material negative change in relationship with significant customers.

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Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates – (continued)

Property and equipment is initially stated at cost. Depreciation on property and equipment is computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the property and equipment after consideration of historical results and anticipated results based on our current plans. Our estimated useful lives represent the period the asset remains in service assuming normal routine maintenance. We review the estimated useful lives assigned to property and equipment when our business experience suggests that they do not properly reflect the consumption of economic benefits embodied in the property and equipment nor result in the appropriate matching of cost against revenue. Factors that lead to such a conclusion may include physical observation of asset usage, examination of realized gains and losses on asset disposals and consideration of market trends such as technological obsolescence or change in market demand.

Significant intangibles, including contract rights, customer relationships, non-compete agreements and technology are amortized using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the intangible asset after consideration of historical results and anticipated results based on our current plans. With respect to contractual rights at Atlantic Aviation, the useful lives will generally match the remaining lease terms plus extensions under the business’ control.

We perform impairment reviews of property and equipment and intangibles subject to amortization, when events or circumstances indicate that assets are less than their carrying amount and the undiscounted cash flows estimated to be generated by those assets are less than the carrying amount of those assets. In this circumstance, the impairment charge is determined based upon the amount by which the net book value of the assets exceeds their fair market value. Any impairment is measured by comparing the fair value of the asset to its carrying value.

The “implied fair value” of reporting units and fair value of property and equipment and intangible assets is determined by our management and is generally based upon future cash flow projections for the acquired assets, discounted to present value. We use outside valuation experts when management considers that it is appropriate to do so.

We test for goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets annually as of October 1 st or when there is an indicator of impairment.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

For quantitative and qualitative disclosures about market risk, see Part II, Item 7A “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014. Our exposure to market risk has not changed materially since February 18, 2015, the filing date for our Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Under the direction and with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, we evaluated our disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined under Rule 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act) as of the end of the period covered by this report. The purpose of disclosure controls is to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed with or submitted to the SEC under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls are also designed to ensure that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Based on this evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of June 30, 2015.

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Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

On July 16, 2014, we completed the acquisition of the remaining 50% interest in IMTT that we did not previously own and consolidated the financial results of IMTT effective as of such date. Prior to the acquisition, we had a 50% investment in IMTT, which was accounted for under the equity method, and we did not directly manage the day to day operations of IMTT. The Company is evaluating changes to processes, information technology systems and other components of internal controls over financial reporting as part of its ongoing integration activities, and as a result, controls will be periodically changed. See Part II, Item 7, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and Note 4, “Acquisitions and Disposition”, in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014. There have not been any other changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) of the Exchange Act) that occurred during the quarter ended June 30, 2015 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS
($ in Thousands, Except Share Data)

   
  June 30,
2015
  December 31, 2014
     (Unaudited)
ASSETS
                 
Current assets:
                 
Cash and cash equivalents   $ 168,184     $ 48,014  
Restricted cash     21,060       21,282  
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $1,513 and $771, respectively     115,019       96,885  
Inventories     31,025       28,080  
Prepaid expenses     15,019       14,276  
Deferred income taxes     25,412       25,412  
Other     28,209       22,941  
Total current assets     403,928       256,890  
Property, equipment, land and leasehold improvements, net     4,037,977       3,362,585  
Investment in unconsolidated business     9,166       9,773  
Goodwill     2,019,204       1,996,259  
Intangible assets, net     960,076       959,634  
Deferred financing costs, net of accumulated amortization     42,541       32,037  
Other     19,780       8,010  
Total assets   $ 7,492,672     $ 6,625,188  
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
                 
Current liabilities:
                 
Due to manager-related party   $ 142,169     $ 4,858  
Accounts payable     53,507       49,733  
Accrued expenses     72,810       77,248  
Current portion of long-term debt     28,346       27,655  
Fair value of derivative instruments     24,846       32,111  
Other     33,126       32,727  
Total current liabilities     354,804       224,332  
Long-term debt, net of current portion     2,782,737       2,364,866  
Deferred income taxes     812,312       904,108  
Fair value of derivative instruments     23,689       27,724  
Tolling agreements – noncurrent     73,800        
Other     141,812       133,990  
Total liabilities     4,189,154       3,655,020  
Commitments and contingencies            

 
 
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CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS – (continued)
($ in Thousands, Except Share Data)

   
  June 30,
2015
  December 31, 2014
     (Unaudited)
Stockholders’ equity:
                 
Preferred stock ($0.001 par value; 100,000,000 authorized; no shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2015) (1) ;   $     $  
Special stock ($0.001 par value; 100 authorized; 100 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2015) (1) ;            
Common stock ($0.001 par value; 500,000,000 authorized; 79,501,783 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2015) (1) ;     79        
LLC interests (no par value; 71,089,590 LLC interests issued and outstanding at December 31, 2014) (1) ;           1,942,745  
Additional paid in capital (1)     2,455,851       21,447  
Accumulated other comprehensive loss     (23,975 )       (21,550 )  
Retained earnings     692,423       844,521  
Total stockholders’ equity     3,124,378       2,787,163  
Noncontrolling interests     179,140       183,005  
Total equity     3,303,518       2,970,168  
Total liabilities and equity   $ 7,492,672     $ 6,625,188  

(1) See Note 9, “Stockholders' Equity”, for discussions on preferred stock, special stock, common stock, LLC interests and additional paid in capital.

 
 
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CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)
($ in Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Data)

       
  Quarter Ended   Six Months Ended
     June 30,
2015
  June 30,
2014
  June 30,
2015
  June 30,
2014
Revenue
                                   
Service revenue   $ 327,809     $ 205,269     $ 653,811     $ 407,708  
Product revenue     95,880       74,964       168,376       147,973  
Financing and equipment lease income           710             1,457  
Total revenue     423,689       280,943       822,187       557,138  
Costs and expenses
                                   
Cost of services     148,417       115,497       281,834       228,451  
Cost of product sales     45,247       50,597       84,374       100,836  
Selling, general and administrative     81,064       56,836       151,717       112,300  
Fees to manager-related party     154,559       14,495       319,832       23,489  
Depreciation     51,801       12,428       109,223       24,582  
Amortization of intangibles     17,902       9,456       65,873       18,221  
Loss on disposal of assets     104       866       649       866  
Total operating expenses     499,094       260,175       1,013,502       508,745  
Operating (loss) income     (75,405 )       20,768       (191,315 )       48,393  
Other income (expense)
                                   
Dividend income     267             798        
Interest income     7       31       13       95  
Interest expense (1)     (22,342 )       (17,945 )       (53,863 )       (31,956 )  
Equity in earnings and amortization charges of investee           10,799             25,086  
Other income, net     425       1,576       1,471       2,257  
Net (loss) income before income taxes     (97,048 )       15,229       (242,896 )       43,875  
Benefit (provision) for income taxes (2)     33,531       (5,485 )       88,864       (13,971 )  
Net (loss) income   $ (63,517 )     $ 9,744     $ (154,032 )     $ 29,904  
Less: net (loss) income attributable to noncontrolling interests     (421 )       44       (1,934 )       (162 )  
Net (loss) income attributable to MIC   $ (63,096 )     $ 9,700     $ (152,098 )     $ 30,066  
Basic (loss) income per common stock attributable to MIC   $ (0.80 )     $ 0.17     $ (2.00 )     $ 0.53  
Weighted average number of common stock outstanding: basic     79,246,069       56,559,924       76,214,929       56,465,136  
Diluted (loss) income per common stock attributable to MIC   $ (0.80 )     $ 0.17     $ (2.00 )     $ 0.53  
Weighted average number of common stock outstanding: diluted     79,246,069       56,572,519       76,214,929       56,477,888  
Cash dividends declared per common stock   $ 1.11     $ 0.95     $ 2.18     $ 1.8875  

(1) Interest expense includes gains on derivative instruments of $3.1 million and losses on derivative instruments of $9.8 million for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2015, respectively. For the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2014, interest expense includes losses on derivative instruments of $8.6 million and $13.9 million, respectively, of which net losses of $269,000 and $508,000, respectively, were reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss.
(2) Includes $107,000 and $202,000 of benefit for income taxes from accumulated other comprehensive loss reclassifications for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2014, respectively.

 
 
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CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS) INCOME
(Unaudited)
($ in Thousands)

       
  Quarter Ended   Six Months Ended
     June 30,
2015
  June 30,
2014
  June 30,
2015
  June 30,
2014
Net (loss) income   $ (63,517 )     $ 9,744     $ (154,032 )     $ 29,904  
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes:
                                   
Reclassification of realized losses of derivatives into earnings (1)           171             321  
Translation adjustment (2)           289       (4,051 )       4  
Other comprehensive income (loss)           460       (4,051 )       325  
Comprehensive (loss) income   $ (63,517 )     $ 10,204     $ (158,083 )     $ 30,229  
Less: comprehensive (loss) income attributable to noncontrolling interests     (421 )       125       (3,560 )       (9 )  
Comprehensive (loss) income attributable to MIC   $ (63,096 )     $ 10,079     $ (154,523 )     $ 30,238  

(1) Reclassification of realized losses of derivatives is composed of (i) pre-tax derivative losses into interest expense of $269,000 and $508,000, respectively, and the related tax benefit of $107,000 and $202,000, respectively, recorded in the consolidated condensed statements of operations; and (ii) pre-tax derivative losses of $13,000 and $23,000, respectively, as an adjustment to investment in unconsolidated business and an adjustment to deferred taxes of $4,000 and $8,000, respectively, recorded in the consolidated condensed balance sheet for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2014, respectively.
(2) Translation adjustment is presented net of taxes of $1.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015. For the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2014, translation adjustment is presented net of taxes of $156,000 and $2,000, respectively.

 
 
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CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
($ in Thousands)

   
  Six Months Ended
     June 30,
2015
  June 30,
2014
Operating activities
                 
Net (loss) income   $ (154,032 )     $ 29,904  
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash provided by operating activities:
                 
Depreciation and amortization of property and equipment     109,223       27,993  
Amortization of intangible assets     65,873       18,221  
Loss on disposal of assets     548       816  
Equity in earnings and amortization charges of investee           (25,086 )  
Equity distributions from investee           25,086  
Amortization of debt financing costs     4,566       2,141  
Adjustments to derivative instruments     (40,465 )       5,367  
Fees to manager–related party     252,012       23,489  
Equipment lease receivable, net           2,028  
Deferred rent     885       189  
Deferred taxes     (89,312 )       10,030  
Other non-cash expenses (income), net     1,957       (319 )  
Changes in other assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:
                 
Restricted cash     2,071       25,262  
Accounts receivable     (13,081 )       (10,851 )  
Inventories     (152 )       (1,227 )  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets     3,580       877  
Due to manager–related party     67,813       (51 )  
Accounts payable and accrued expenses     (10,489 )       270  
Income taxes payable     (5,461 )       (313 )  
Pension contribution           (1,135 )  
Other, net     (1,592 )       (1,356 )  
Net cash provided by operating activities     193,944       131,335  
Investing activities
                 
Acquisitions of businesses and investments, net of cash acquired     (236,956 )       (232,947 )  
Return of investment in unconsolidated business           12,297  
Purchases of property and equipment     (50,025 )       (36,053 )  
Other, net     522       46  
Net cash used in investing activities     (286,459 )       (256,657 )  

 
 
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CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS – (continued)
(Unaudited)
($ in Thousands)

   
  Six Months Ended
     June 30,
2015
  June 30,
2014
Financing activities
                 
Proceeds from long-term debt   $ 1,654,569     $ 104,884  
Payment of long-term debt     (1,744,761 )       (16,726 )  
Proceeds from the issuance of common stock     487,937        
Dividends paid to common stockholders     (162,967 )       (104,502 )  
Contributions received from noncontrolling interests     532        
Distributions paid to noncontrolling interests     (1,238 )       (1,406 )  
Offering and equity raise costs paid     (16,540 )       (17 )  
Debt financing costs paid     (14,293 )       (2,317 )  
Proceeds from the issuance of common stock pursuant to MIC Direct     188       130  
Change in restricted cash     10,975       (2,599 )  
Payment of capital lease obligations     (1,419 )       (915 )  
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities     212,983       (23,468 )  
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents     (298 )        
Net change in cash and cash equivalents     120,170       (148,790 )  
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period     48,014       233,373  
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period   $ 168,184     $ 84,583  
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information
                 
Non-cash investing and financing activities:
                 
Accrued equity offering costs   $ 168     $ 286  
Accrued financing costs   $ 887     $ 322  
Accrued purchases of property and equipment   $ 16,359     $ 2,501  
Acquisition of equipment through capital leases   $ 398     $  
Issuance of common stock to manager   $ 182,513     $ 18,100  
Issuance of common stock to independent directors   $ 750     $ 750  
Conversion of convertible senior notes to common stock   $ 25     $  
Conversion of LLC interests to common stock (1)   $ 79     $  
Conversion of LLC interests to additional paid in capital (1)   $ 2,428,334     $  
Conversion of construction loan to term loan   $     $ 60,360  
Distributions payable to noncontrolling interests   $ 39     $ 406  
Taxes paid   $ 5,909     $ 4,254  
Interest paid   $ 54,038     $ 24,173  

(1) See Note 9, “Stockholders' Equity”, for discussion on presentation of common stock, LLC interests and additional paid in capital.

 
 
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(Unaudited)

1. Organization and Description of Business

Macquarie Infrastructure Corporation, a Delaware corporation, is the successor to Macquarie Infrastructure Company LLC (“MIC LLC”) pursuant to the conversion (the “Conversion”) of MIC LLC into a corporation on May 21, 2015. MIC LLC was formed on April 13, 2004. Except as otherwise specified, all references in this Form 10-Q to “MIC” or the “Company,” refer (i) from and after the time of the Conversion, to Macquarie Infrastructure Corporation and its subsidiaries and (ii) prior to the Conversion, to the predecessor MIC LLC and its subsidiaries. Except as otherwise specified, all references in this Form 10-Q to “common stock” or “shares” refer (i) from and after the time of the Conversion, to common stock and (ii) prior to the Conversion, LLC interests.

The Company owns, operates and invests in a diversified group of infrastructure businesses in the United States. Macquarie Infrastructure Management (USA) Inc. is the Company’s manager and is referred to in these financial statements as the Manager. The Manager is a wholly-owned subsidiary within the Macquarie Group of companies, which is comprised of Macquarie Group Limited and its subsidiaries and affiliates worldwide. Macquarie Group Limited is headquartered in Australia and is listed on the Australian Stock Exchange. MIC is a non-operating holding company with a Board of Directors and other corporate governance responsibilities. MIC is treated as a corporation for tax purposes.

The Company owns its businesses through its direct wholly-owned subsidiary MIC Ohana Corporation, the successor to Macquarie Infrastructure Company Inc. pursuant to the Conversion on May 21, 2015. The Company’s businesses operate predominantly in the United States and consist of the following:

International-Matex Tank Terminals (“IMTT”) : a bulk liquid terminals business that provides bulk liquid storage, handling and other services at ten marine terminals in the United States and two in Canada and is one of the larger participants in this industry in the U.S., based on storage capacity;
Atlantic Aviation : a network of aviation fixed-base operations (“FBOs”) that provide fuel, terminal, aircraft hangaring and other services primarily to owners and operators of general aviation (“GA”) aircraft at 69 airports in the U.S.;
Contracted Power and Energy (“CP&E”) Segment : controlling interests in solar, wind and gas-fired power generation facilities in the U.S.; and
Hawaii Gas : a gas energy company processing and distributing gas and providing related services in Hawaii.

2. Basis of Presentation

The unaudited consolidated condensed financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) and in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X for interim financial information. Certain information or footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed or omitted, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC for interim financial reporting. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and notes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included.

The consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2014 has been derived from audited financial statements but does not include all of the information and notes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. Certain reclassifications were made to the financial statements for the prior period to conform to current period presentation.

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(Unaudited)

2. Basis of Presentation  – (continued)

The interim financial information contained herein should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto for the year ended December 31, 2014 included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, as filed with the SEC on February 18, 2015. Operating results for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2015 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2015 or for any future interim periods.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of unaudited consolidated condensed financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure related thereto at the date of the unaudited consolidated condensed financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Management evaluates these estimates and assumptions on an ongoing basis.

Making estimates requires management to exercise significant judgment. It is at least reasonably possible that the estimate of the effect of a condition, situation or set of circumstances that existed at the date of the unaudited interim consolidated condensed financial statements, which management considered in formulating its estimate, could change in the near term due to one or more future confirming events. Accordingly, the actual results could differ significantly from estimates.

Recently Issued Accounting Standards

On July 22, 2015, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2015-11, Inventory (Topic 330): Simplifying the Measurement of Inventory, which changes the measurement principle for inventory from the lower of cost or market to lower of cost and net realizable value. The ASU defines net realizable value as the “estimated selling prices in the ordinary course of business, less reasonably predictable costs of completion, disposal, and transportation”. The ASU will not apply to inventories that are measured by using either the last-in, first-out (LIFO) method or the retail inventory method. The guidance in the ASU is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2016. Early adoption is allowed. The Company has not yet selected a transition method nor has it determined the effect of the standard on its ongoing financial reporting.

On April 7, 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-03, Interest — Imputation of Interest (Subtopic 835-30): Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs , which requires that debt issuance costs related to a recognized debt liability be presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of that debt liability, consistent with debt discounts. The recognition and measurement guidance for debt issuance costs are not affected by the amendments. The guidance in the ASU is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2015. Early adoption is allowed. The standard must be applied retrospectively to all prior periods presented. The Company will include appropriate disclosures related to debt issuance costs in accordance with the standard when it adopts the provisions of this ASU.

On February 18, 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-02, Consolidation (Topic 810): Amendments to the Consolidation Analysis , which changes the way reporting enterprises evaluate whether (a) they should consolidate limited partnerships and similar entities, (b) fees paid to a decision maker or service provider are variable interests in a variable interest entity (“VIE”), and (c) variable interests in a VIE held by related parties of the reporting enterprise require the reporting enterprise to consolidate the VIE. The ASU significantly changes how to evaluate voting rights for entities that are not similar to limited partnerships when determining whether the entity is a VIE, which may affect entities for which the decision making rights are conveyed through a contractual arrangement. The ASU is effective for annual and interim periods in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2015. Early adoption is allowed, including early adoption in an interim period. A reporting enterprise may apply a modified retrospective approach or full retrospective application. The Company has not yet determined the effect of the standard on its ongoing financial reporting.

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(Unaudited)

2. Basis of Presentation  – (continued)

On May 28, 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers , which requires an entity to recognize the amount of revenue to which it expects to be entitled for the transfer of promised goods or services to customers. The ASU will replace most existing revenue recognition guidance in U.S. GAAP when it becomes effective. The new standard is effective for the Company on January 1, 2018. Early application is permitted to the original effective date of January 1, 2017. The standard permits the use of either the retrospective or cumulative effect transition method. The Company is evaluating the effect that ASU 2014-09 will have on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures. The Company has not yet selected a transition method nor has it determined the effect of the standard on its ongoing financial reporting.

3. (Loss) Income per Share

Following is a reconciliation of the basic and diluted number of shares of common stock used in computing (loss) income per share:

       
  Quarter Ended
June 30,
  Six Months Ended
June 30,
     2015   2014   2015   2014
Weighted average number of shares outstanding: basic     79,246,069       56,559,924       76,214,929       56,465,136  
Dilutive effect of restricted stock unit grants and convertible senior notes           12,595             12,752  
Weighted average number of shares outstanding: diluted     79,246,069       56,572,519       76,214,929       56,477,888  

Restricted stock unit grants totaling 8,660 provided to the independent directors on June 18, 2015, which will vest during the second quarter of 2016, and the 12,525 provided to the independent directors on May 21, 2014, which vested during the second quarter of 2015, and the convertible senior notes that were issued on July 15, 2014 were anti-dilutive due to the Company’s net loss for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2015. As such, the following represents the weighted average potential dilutive shares of common stock that were excluded from the diluted (loss) income per share calculation:

       
  Quarter Ended
June 30,
  Six Months Ended
June 30,
     2015   2014   2015   2014
Restricted stock unit grants     7,843             10,172        
Convertible senior notes     4,238,274             —       4,183,427             —  
Total     4,246,117             4,193,599        

The effect of potentially dilutive shares for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2014 is calculated assuming that the 12,525 restricted stock unit grants provided to the independent directors on May 21, 2014, which vested during the second quarter of 2015, and the 12,910 restricted stock unit grants provided to the independent directors on May 20, 2013, which vested during the second quarter of 2014, had been fully converted to shares on those grant dates.

4. Acquisitions

CP&E — Bayonne Energy Center (“BEC”) Acquisition

On April 1, 2015, the Company completed the acquisition of a 100% interest in BEC for a purchase price of $724.3 million (subject to post-closing working capital adjustments), which consisted of $215.2 million in cash and the assumption of $509.1 million of debt, excluding transaction costs. The Company funded the cash consideration for the acquisition by drawing on the MIC senior secured revolving credit facility and using cash on hand.

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(Unaudited)

4. Acquisitions  – (continued)

BEC is a 512 megawatt gas-fired power generating facility located in Bayonne, New Jersey, adjacent to IMTT’s Bayonne terminal. BEC has tolling agreements with a creditworthy off-taker for 62.5% of its power generating capacity and power produced is delivered to New York City via a dedicated transmission cable under New York Harbor.

The acquisition has been accounted for as a business combination. Accordingly, the results of operations of BEC are included in the consolidated condensed statement of operations and as a component of the Company’s CP&E segment since April 1, 2015. The preliminary allocation of the purchase price for BEC’s assets acquired and liabilities assumed was as follows ($ in thousands):

 
Restricted cash   $ 12,440  
Accounts receivable     5,471  
Inventories     3,155  
Prepaid expenses     1,835  
Other current assets     479  
Total current assets     23,380  
Property, equipment and leasehold improvements     719,990  
Intangible assets – contractual arrangements (1)     61,463  
Goodwill (2)     26,462  
Total assets acquired   $ 831,295  
Accounts payable   $ 1,926  
Accrued expenses     1,084  
Current portion of long-term debt     5,250  
Fair value of derivative instruments – current     6,196  
Tolling agreements – current (3)     6,368  
Other current liabilities     179  
Total current liabilities     21,003  
Long-term debt, net of current portion     503,827  
Tolling agreements – noncurrent (3)     75,392  
Fair value of derivative instruments – non-current     15,279  
Other noncurrent liabilities     538  
Total liabilities assumed     616,039  
Net assets acquired   $ 215,256  

(1) Contractual arrangements are being amortized over a seventeen year period.
(2) Goodwill is deductible for tax purposes.
(3) Tolling agreements represent agreements with an off-taker where BEC agreed to sell 62.5% of its capacity, energy and ancillary services for fixed monthly tolling and capacity payments and monthly variable operation and maintenance fees (“O&M”). Fixed payments received under these contracts were below prevailing market rates at the date of acquisition. The difference between the present value of the fixed payments and the present value of the market rates at the date of acquisition is recorded as a liability on the consolidated condensed balance sheet as part of purchase accounting. This liability will be amortized over the weighted average life of the tolling agreements of approximately thirteen years.

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process of reviewing the valuation of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed and expect such process to be completed by September 30, 2015. Had the acquisition occurred as of January 1, 2015, the consolidated results of operations would not have been materially different. For the six months ended June 30, 2015, the Company incurred acquisition costs of approximately $9.1 million in connection with this acquisition, which are included in selling, general, and administrative expenses.

CP&E — 2014 Wind Power Generation Facilities Acquisition

In 2014, the Company acquired controlling interests in wind power generation facilities, consisting of Brahms Wind, LLC, Exergy Idaho Holdings, LLC and Idaho Wind Partners 1, LLC (collectively the “2014 wind power generation facilities”), for a combined purchase price of $106.1 million. These wind farms have a total of 134 turbines located in New Mexico and Idaho and have a total wind power generation capacity of 203 megawatts of electricity. The Company entered into LLC agreements with the noncontrolling interest co-investors whose interests in these projects are reflected in noncontrolling interests in the consolidated condensed financial statements.

During the six months ended June 30, 2015, the Company completed the purchase price allocation associated with the acquisitions. Substantially all of the purchase price has been allocated to the wind turbines, which have a fair value of $316.2 million, and is primarily offset by $163.9 million of amortizing term loan debt and noncontrolling interests. The fair value was determined using various valuation techniques, including the market approach, income approach and/or cost approach.

For the year ended December 31, 2014, the Company recorded transaction related costs of $2.0 million in selling, general and administrative expenses for these investments. Had the acquisitions occurred as of January 1, 2014, the consolidated results of operations would not have been materially different.

5. Property, Equipment, Land and Leasehold Improvements

Property, equipment, land and leasehold improvements at June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 consist of the following ($ in thousands):

   
  June 30,
2015
  December 31,
2014
Land   $ 271,521     $ 272,110  
Easements     131       131  
Buildings     40,986       40,730  
Leasehold and land improvements     562,859       439,962  
Machinery and equipment     3,423,823       2,810,531  
Furniture and fixtures     28,984       28,664  
Construction in progress     103,908       72,241  
       4,432,212       3,664,369  
Less: accumulated depreciation     (394,235 )       (301,784 )  
Property, equipment, land and leasehold improvements, net   $ 4,037,977     $ 3,362,585  

As discussed in Note 4, “Acquisitions”, the Company acquired $720.0 million in property, equipment and leasehold improvements from the acquisition of BEC on April 1, 2015.

During the quarter ended March 31, 2015, Atlantic Aviation reassessed the useful lives of its leasehold and land improvements related to leases at certain airports to generally match these useful lives with the remaining lease terms plus extensions under Atlantic Aviation’s control. This change will generally accelerate depreciation expense at the affected sites. During the quarter ended March 31, 2015, as a result of this reassessment, the business performed an impairment analysis related to its leasehold and land improvements

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and recorded an impairment of $2.8 million, which was included in depreciation expense. The change in useful life also resulted in increased depreciation expense of $2.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015.

In addition, during the quarter ended March 31, 2015, an impairment charge of $4.2 million was recorded due to a change in the current lease contract at one of the bases. This amount was included in depreciation expense.

6. Intangible Assets

Intangible assets at June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 consist of the following ($ in thousands):

   
  June 30,
2015
  December 31, 2014
Contractual arrangements   $ 891,988     $ 873,406  
Non-compete agreements     9,665       9,665  
Customer relationships     341,457       342,232  
Leasehold rights     350       350  
Trade names     16,091       16,091  
Technology     8,760       8,760  
       1,268,311       1,250,504  
Less: accumulated amortization     (308,235 )       (290,870 )  
Intangible assets, net   $ 960,076     $ 959,634  

As discussed in Note 4, “Acquisitions”, the Company acquired $61.5 million in contractual arrangements from the acquisition of BEC on April 1, 2015.

During the quarter ended March 31, 2015, Atlantic Aviation reassessed the useful lives of its contractual arrangements related to leases at certain airports to generally match these useful lives with the remaining lease terms plus extensions under Atlantic Aviation’s control. This change will generally accelerate amortization expense at the affected sites. During the quarter ended March 31, 2015, as a result of this reassessment, the business performed an impairment analysis related to its contractual arrangements and recorded an impairment of $13.5 million, which was included in amortization expense. The change in useful life also resulted in increased amortization expense of $9.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015.

In addition, during the quarter ended March 31, 2015, an impairment charge of $17.8 million was recorded due to a change in the current lease contract at one of the bases. This amount was included in amortization expense.

The goodwill balance as of June 30, 2015 is comprised of the following ($ in thousands):

 
Goodwill acquired in business combinations, net of disposals, at December 31, 2014   $ 2,120,424  
Less: accumulated impairment charges     (123,200 )  
Less: other     (965 )  
Balance at December 31, 2014     1,996,259  
Add: goodwill related to 2015 acquisitions     29,906  
Less: purchase accounting adjustments related to 2014 acquisitions     (6,241 )  
Less: other     (720 )  
Balance at June 30, 2015   $ 2,019,204  

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The Company tests for goodwill impairment at the reporting unit level on an annual basis on October 1 st of each year and between annual tests if a triggering event indicates impairment. There were no triggering events indicating impairment for the six months ended June 30, 2015.

7. Long-Term Debt

At June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the Company’s consolidated long-term debt comprised the following ($ in thousands):

   
  June 30,
2015
  December 31,
2014
IMTT   $ 1,129,322     $ 953,061  
Atlantic Aviation     607,972       611,328  
CP&E     543,814       298,132  
Hawaii Gas     180,000       180,000  
MIC Corporate     349,975       350,000  
Total     2,811,083       2,392,521  
Less: current portion     (28,346 )       (27,655 )  
Long-term portion   $ 2,782,737     $ 2,364,866  

The total undrawn capacity on the revolving credit facilities at IMTT, Atlantic Aviation, Hawaii Gas and MIC Corporate were $1.1 billion at June 30, 2015.

MIC Corporate

On April 1, 2015, the Company drew down $155.0 million on the MIC senior secured revolving credit facility to partially fund the BEC acquisition. This amount was subsequently repaid in May 2015 and the balance remained undrawn at June 30, 2015. On May 1, 2015, MIC increased the aggregate commitments under its revolving credit facility from $250.0 million to $360.0 million with all terms remaining the same. In July 2015, the Company drew $191.0 million, and together with cash on hand, fully repaid the outstanding balance of $251.5 million of term loan debt at BEC.

As a result of the Conversion, holders of the Company’s $350.0 million of outstanding convertible senior notes that chose to convert those securities into the Company’s shares from May 21, 2015, the effective date of the Conversion, until the close of business on June 18, 2015, were entitled to an increased conversion rate of 12.7836 shares (from the initial conversion rate of 11.7942 shares) per $1,000 face amount of the notes. During this period, $23,000 face amount of the notes were converted into shares of common stock of the Company. To date, $25,000 face amount of the notes have been converted into shares of common stock of the Company.

IMTT

Effective May 21, 2015, ITT Holdings LLC (“ITT LLC”), a direct subsidiary of IMTT Holdings LLC and an indirect subsidiary of the Company, entered into a Credit Agreement (the “Credit Agreement”), among ITT LLC, IMTT – Quebec Inc. and IMTT – NTL, LTD. as Canadian borrowers, Sun Trust Bank as administrative agent and the lenders thereto. The Credit Agreement provides for (a) a $550.0 million unsecured revolving credit facility for ITT LLC and (b) the Canadian dollar equivalent of a $50.0 million unsecured revolving credit facility for the Canadian borrowers. In addition, ITT LLC entered into a Note Purchase Agreement for the issuance of $325.0 million aggregate principal amount of 3.92% Guaranteed Senior Notes, Series A due 2025 (the “Series A Notes”) and $275.0 million aggregate principal amount of 4.02% of Guaranteed Senior Notes, Series B due 2027 (the “Series B Notes” and, together with the Series A Notes, the “Notes”). The Notes are unsecured. Proceeds of the Notes issuance and the revolving credit

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facility borrowings were used to repay all amounts under the existing IMTT credit agreement and will be used to finance working capital needs, capital expenditures, acquisitions, dividends and distributions and for other general corporate purposes.

In connection with this refinancing, $509.0 million of IMTT’s outstanding Gulf Opportunity Zone Bonds (“GO Zone Bonds”) and New Jersey Economic Development Authority Bonds (“NJ Bonds” and, together with the Go Zone Bonds, the “Tax Exempt Bonds”) were repurchased. The GO Zone Bonds were reissued and sold to certain lenders under the Credit Agreement. The NJ Bonds were financed with a new issuance of tax exempt bonds and sold to certain lenders under the Credit Agreement.

Revolving Credit Facility

The revolving credit facility will be used primarily to fund IMTT’s growth capital expenditures in the U.S. and Canada and for general corporate purposes. The terms of IMTT’s U.S. dollar and Canadian dollar portion of its revolving credit facility at June 30, 2015 are summarized in the table below.

   
Facility Terms   USD Revolving Credit Facility   CAD Revolving Credit Facility
Total Committed Amount   $550.0 million   $50.0 million
Amount Outstanding at June 30, 2015   Undrawn   $797,000
Maturity   May 21, 2020   May 21, 2020
Amortization   Revolving, payable at maturity   Revolving, payable at maturity
Interest Rate   LIBOR plus 1.625% at June 30, 2015   Bankers’ Acceptances (BA) Rate plus 1.625% at June 30, 2015
Commitment Fees   0.3125% at June 30, 2015   0.3125% at June 30, 2015
Security   Unsecured   Unsecured

Senior Notes

The key terms of the senior notes at June 30, 2015 are summarized in the table below.

   
Facility Terms   Senior Notes, Series A   Senior Notes, Series B
Amount Outstanding at June 30, 2015   $325.0 million   $275.0 million
Maturity   May 21, 2025   May 21, 2027
Amortization   Payable at maturity   Payable at maturity
Interest Rate   3.92% per annum   4.02% per annum
Security   Unsecured   Unsecured

Louisiana Public Facilities Authority Bonds and Ascension Parish Bonds (“LA Bonds”)

The key terms of the LA Bonds at June 30, 2015 are summarized in the table below.

         
Facility Terms   Louisiana Public Facilities Authority Revenue Bonds, Series 2007   The Industrial Development Board of the Parish of Ascension, Louisiana Revenue Bonds, Series 2007   Louisiana Public Facilities Authority Gulf Opportunity Zone Revenue Bonds, Series 2010   Louisiana Public Facilities Authority Revenue Bonds, Series 2010A   Louisiana Public Facilities Authority Revenue Bonds, Series 2010B
Amount Outstanding at June 30, 2015   $50.0 million   $165.0 million   $85.0 million   $90.9 million   $81.8 million
Maturity   June 2043   June 2043   August 2046   December 2040   December 2040
Amortization   Payable at maturity, subject to tender in May 2022   Payable at maturity, subject to tender in May 2022   Payable at maturity, subject to tender in May 2022   Payable at maturity, subject to tender in May 2022   Payable at maturity, subject to tender in May 2022
Interest Rate   One-month LIBOR plus Revolving Credit Facility margin plus 0.625% multiplied
by 75%
  One-month LIBOR plus Revolving Credit Facility margin plus 0.625% multiplied
by 75%
  One-month LIBOR plus Revolving Credit Facility margin plus 0.625% multiplied
by 67%
  One-month LIBOR plus Revolving Credit Facility margin plus 0.625% multiplied
by 67%
  One-month LIBOR plus Revolving Credit Facility margin plus 0.625% multiplied by 67%
Security   Unsecured   Unsecured   Unsecured   Unsecured   Unsecured

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New Jersey Economic Development Authority Bond (“NJEDA Bond”)

The key terms of the NJEDA Bond at June 30, 2015 are summarized in the table below.

 
Facility Terms   New Jersey Economic Development Authority
Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2015
Amount Outstanding at June 30, 2015   $36.3 million
Maturity   December 2027
Amortization   Payable at maturity, subject to tender in May 2022
Interest Rate   One-month LIBOR plus Revolving Credit Facility margin plus 0.625% multiplied by 75%
Security   Unsecured

IMTT entered into two monthly LIBOR swaps, maturing in June 2021, with a total notional amount of $361.1 million. These swaps hedge the floating LIBOR interest rate risk associated with the tax-exempt bonds for six years at 1.677%.

In addition to the debt facilities discussed above, the key terms of IMTT’s loans from its previous shareholders, other than MIC, remains unchanged. The shareholder loans have a fixed interest rate of 5.5% and are repaid over 15 years by IMTT Holdings Inc. with equal quarterly amortization that commenced March 31, 2008. Shareholder loans of $19.6 million were outstanding as of June 30, 2015.

CP&E

On June 3, 2015, the wind power generation facility located in Idaho amended its term loan facility to reduce the cost of borrowings. The margin on the floating interest rate decreased from 2.75% to 1.625% with all other terms remaining substantially unchanged. The floating interest rate on the amortizing debt balance has been fixed using interest rate swap contracts. A portion of the interest rate swap contracts were amended increasing the fixed rate by 0.20%. The weighted average rate fixed with the interest rate swap contracts and margin was 4.755%.

On April 1, 2015, the Company acquired BEC and assumed $509.1 million of amortizing term loan debt. BEC also has a $30.0 million revolving credit facility which can be utilized for the issuance of letters of credit and for general corporate purposes. As of the date of the acquisition, $19.0 million of the revolving credit facility capacity was utilized for a letter of credit issued to fulfill debt service reserve requirements under the debt agreements. The remainder of the facility was unutilized. Both the term loan facility and any drawn amounts under the revolving credit facility bear interest of LIBOR plus 4.0%, with a 1.0% LIBOR floor. Letters of credit issued under the revolving credit facility bear fees of 4.125% per annum. The revolving credit facility matures in August 2019 and the term loan facility matures in August 2021.

BEC has three interest rate swaps for a majority of its floating interest rate exposure through the maturity of the term loan at a fixed rate of 3.455% (through December 31, 2016) with periodic step-ups in the fixed rate to 3.705% (through December 31, 2018) and 3.955% (through August 18, 2021). As of June 30, 2015, the interest rate swaps have a notional amount of $249.9 million.

During the quarter ended June 30, 2015, the Company repaid $257.6 million of principal on the term loan debt through mandatory and voluntary payments. At June 30, 2015, the outstanding balance on BEC’s debt facilities totaled $251.5 million. In July 2015, the Company drew $191.0 million from the MIC senior secured revolving credit facility, and together with cash on hand, fully repaid the outstanding balance of $251.5 million of term loan debt at BEC. Concurrently, the Company paid $19.2 million in interest rate swap breakage fees.

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8. Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities

Interest Rate Swap Contracts

The Company and certain of its businesses have in place variable-rate debt. Management believes that it is prudent to limit the variability of the business’ interest payments. To meet this objective, the Company enters into interest rate swap agreements to manage fluctuations in cash flows resulting from interest rate risk on a portion of its debt with a variable-rate component. These swaps change the variable-rate cash flow exposure on the debt obligations to fixed cash flows. Under the terms of the interest rate swaps, the Company receives variable interest rate payments and makes fixed interest rate payments, thereby creating the equivalent of fixed-rate debt for the portion of the debt that is swapped. At June 30, 2015, the Company had $2.8 billion of current and long-term debt, $1.5 billion of which was economically hedged with interest rate contracts, $1.2 billion fixed rate debt and $150.2 million of which was unhedged.

The Company elected to discontinue hedge accounting in 2009. In prior periods, when the Company applied hedge accounting, changes in the fair value of derivatives that effectively offset the variability of cash flows on the Company’s debt interest obligations were recorded in other comprehensive income or loss. From the dates that hedge accounting was discontinued, all movements in the fair value of the interest rate swaps are recorded directly through earnings. As interest payments were made, a portion of the other comprehensive loss recorded under hedge accounting was also reclassified into earnings. At December 31, 2014, the other comprehensive loss was fully amortized.

The following discussion represents new or amended interest rate swap contracts that were entered into during the six months ended June 30, 2015.

On June 1, 2015, IMTT, as part of the IMTT refinancing in May 2015, entered into two monthly LIBOR swaps, maturing in June 2021, with a total notional amount of $361.1 million. These swaps hedge the floating LIBOR interest rate risk associated with the tax-exempt bonds for six years at 1.677%. Concurrent with the refinancing, IMTT paid $31.4 million in interest rate swap breakage fees associated with the termination of out-of-the-money interest rate swap contracts related to prior debt facilities.

On June 3, 2015, the wind power generation facility located in Idaho amended its term loan facility to reduce the cost of borrowings. The margin on the floating interest rate decreased from 2.75% to 1.625% with all other terms remaining substantially unchanged. The floating interest rate on the amortizing debt balance has been fixed using interest rate swap contracts. A portion of the interest rate swap contracts were amended increasing the fixed rate by 0.20%. The weighted average rate fixed with the interest rate swap contracts and margin was 4.755%.

On April 1, 2015, the Company acquired BEC and assumed $509.1 million of amortizing term loan debt and interest rate swaps with a fair value of $21.5 million. The amortizing interest rate swaps had a notional of $255.1 million that matures with the term loan debt in August 2021. The term loan facility bears interest of LIBOR plus 4.0%, with a 1.0% LIBOR floor. BEC has three interest rates swaps for a majority of its floating interest rate exposure through the maturity of the term loan at a fixed rate of 3.455% (through December 31, 2016) with periodic step-ups in the fixed rate to 3.705% (through December 31, 2018) and 3.955% (through August 18, 2021). As of June 30, 2015, the interest rate swaps had a notional amount of $249.9 million and a fair value of $19.0 million recorded in the consolidated condensed balance sheet.

Commodity Price Hedges

The risk associated with fluctuations in the prices Hawaii Gas pays for propane is principally a result of market forces reflecting changes in supply and demand for propane and other energy commodities. Hawaii Gas’s gross profit is sensitive to changes in propane supply costs and Hawaii Gas may not always be able to pass through product cost increases fully or on a timely basis, particularly when product costs rise rapidly. In order to reduce the volatility of the business’ propane market price risk, Hawaii Gas had used and expects to continue to use over-the-counter commodity derivative instruments including price swaps. Hawaii Gas does

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not use commodity derivative instruments for speculative or trading purposes. Over-the-counter commodity derivative instruments utilized by Hawaii Gas to hedge forecasted purchases of propane are generally settled at expiration of the contract.

Financial Statement Location Disclosure for Derivative Instruments

The Company measures derivative instruments at fair value using the income approach which discounts the future net cash settlements expected under the derivative contracts to a present value. These valuations utilize primarily observable (“level 2”) inputs, including contractual terms, interest rates and yield curves observable at commonly quoted intervals.

The Company’s fair value measurements of its derivative instruments and the related location of the assets and liabilities associated with the hedging instruments within the consolidated condensed balance sheets at June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 were as follows ($ in thousands):

   
  Assets (Liabilities) at
Fair Value (1)
     Derivative Contracts
Not Designated as
Hedging Instruments
Balance Sheet Location   June 30,
2015
  December 31,
2014
Fair value of derivative instruments – non-current assets (2) (3)   $ 8,276     $ 584  
Total derivative contracts – assets (2) (3)   $ 8,276     $ 584  
Fair value of derivative instruments – current liabilities (2) (3)   $ (24,846 )     $ (32,111 )  
Fair value of derivative instruments – non-current liabilities (2)     (23,689 )       (27,724 )  
Total derivative contracts – liabilities (2) (3)   $ (48,535 )     $ (59,835 )  

(1) Fair value measurements at reporting date were made using significant other observable inputs (“level 2”).
(2) Derivative contracts include interest rate swaps.
(3) Derivative contracts include commodity hedges.

The Company’s hedging activities for the quarters and six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 and the related location within the consolidated condensed statements of operations were as follows ($ in thousands):

       
  Derivative Contracts Not Designated as Hedging Instruments
     Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Consolidated Condensed Statements of Operations for the Quarter
Ended June 30,
  Amount of Loss Recognized in Consolidated Condensed Statements of Operations for the Six Months
Ended June 30,
Financial Statement Account   2015   2014   2015   2014
Interest expense – Interest rate cap   $     $     $     $ (1 )  
Interest expense – Interest rate swaps (1)     3,087       (8,618 )       (9,832 )       (13,950 )  
Cost of product sales – Commodity swaps     (952 )             (970 )        
Total   $ 2,135     $ (8,618 )     $ (10,802 )     $ (13,951 )  

(1) Interest expense for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2014 includes $8.3 million and $13.4 million, respectively, of derivative losses and $269,000 and $508,000, respectively, for amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss for the interest rate swap contracts.

All of the Company’s derivative instruments are collateralized by the assets of the respective businesses.

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9. Stockholders’ Equity

Classes of Stock

The Company is authorized to issue (i) 500,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, (ii) 100 shares of special stock, par value $0.001 per share and (iii) 100,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share. At June 30, 2015, the Company had 79,501,783 shares of common stock issued and outstanding and 100 shares of special stock issued and outstanding. There was no preferred stock issued or outstanding at June 30, 2015. Each outstanding share of common stock of the Company is entitled to one vote on any matter with respect to which holders of shares are entitled to vote.

Upon consummation of the Conversion on May 21, 2015, each issued and outstanding LLC interest of MIC LLC was converted into one share of common stock of the Company. The Company also issued to its Manager 100 shares of special stock. The sole purpose for the issuance of special stock to the Manager was to preserve the Manager’s previously-existing right to appoint one director to serve as the chairman of the board of directors, which right would otherwise have been lost upon the Conversion. The special stock is not listed on any stock exchange and is non-transferable. Holders of special stock are not entitled to any dividends or to share in any distribution of assets upon the liquidation or dissolution of the Company.

At May 21, 2015, upon consummation of the Conversion, the Company made a non-cash reclassification of $79,000 from LLC interests to common stock, par value $0.001 per share, with the remaining balance of LLC interests reclassified to additional paid in capital for the presentation of the consolidated condensed balance sheet.

At the Market (“ATM”) Program

On June 24, 2015, the Company entered into an equity distribution agreement providing for the sale by the Company, from time to time, of shares of its common stock having an aggregate gross offering price of up to $400.0 million. Sales of shares, if any, will be made in privately negotiated transactions and/or any other method permitted by law, including sales deemed to be an “at the market” offering, which includes sales made directly on the New York Stock Exchange or sales made to or through a market maker other than on an exchange. Under the terms of the equity distribution agreement, the Company may also sell shares to any sales agent as principal for its own account. The Company is under no obligation to sell shares under the ATM Program. The Company did not sell any shares under the ATM Program during the quarter ended June 30, 2015.

MIC Direct

The Company maintains a dividend reinvestment/direct share purchase program, named “MIC Direct”, that allows for the issuance of up to 1.0 million additional shares of common stock to participants in this program. At June 30, 2015, 992,405 shares of common stock remained unissued under MIC Direct. The Company may also choose to fill requests for reinvestment of dividends or share purchases through MIC Direct via open market purchases.

Equity Offerings

On May 21, 2015, in connection with the Conversion, the Company filed a post-effective amendment to the automatic shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (“shelf”) originally filed by MIC LLC with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 8, 2013 to issue and sell an indeterminate amount of its shares of common and preferred stock and debt securities in one or more future offerings.

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On July 15, 2014, the Company completed an underwritten public offering of 10,000,000 shares pursuant to the shelf and an additional 1,500,000 shares pursuant to the exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option. The Company received proceeds from the offering of $739.2 million, net of underwriting fees and expenses, which were used to partially fund the acquisition of the remaining 50% interest of IMTT that it did not previously own (“IMTT Acquisition”) and for general corporate purposes.

On March 2, 2015, the Company completed an underwritten public offering of 5,312,500 shares pursuant to the shelf. On March 12, 2015, an additional 796,875 shares were offered pursuant to the exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option. The proceeds from the offering of $471.6 million, net of underwriting fees and expenses, were partially used to fund the acquisition of BEC on April 1, 2015 and for general corporate purposes.

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

The following represents the changes and balances to the components of accumulated other comprehensive loss for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 ($ in thousands):

           
  Cash Flow
Hedges, net
of taxes (1)
  Post-Retirement
Benefit Plans,
net of taxes
  Translation
Adjustment,
net of taxes (2)
  Total
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Loss, net of
taxes
  Noncontrolling
Interests
  Total
Stockholders’
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Loss, net of
taxes
Balance at December 31, 2013   $ (636 )     $ (8,021 )     $ (46 )     $ (8,703 )     $ 258     $ (8,445 )  
Reclassification of realized losses of derivatives into earnings     321                   321       (153 )       168  
Translation adjustment                 4       4             4  
Balance at June 30, 2014   $ (315 )     $ (8,021 )     $ (42 )     $ (8,378 )     $ 105     $ (8,273 )  
Balance at December 31, 2014   $     $ (18,837 )     $ (4,859 )     $ (23,696 )     $ 2,146     $ (21,550 )  
Translation adjustment                 (4,051 )       (4,051 )       1,626       (2,425 )  
Balance at June 30, 2015   $     $ (18,837 )     $ (8,910 )     $ (27,747 )     $ 3,772     $ (23,975 )  

(1) For the six months ended June 30, 2014, reclassification of realized losses of derivatives is composed of (i) pre-tax derivative losses into interest expense of $508,000 and the related tax benefit of $202,000 recorded in the consolidated condensed statement of operations; and (ii) pre-tax derivative losses of $23,000 as an adjustment to investment in unconsolidated business and an adjustment to deferred taxes of $8,000 recorded in the consolidated condensed balance sheet.
(2) Translation adjustment is presented net of taxes of $1.7 million and $2,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

10. Reportable Segments

At June 30, 2015, the Company’s businesses consist of four reportable segments: IMTT, Atlantic Aviation, CP&E and Hawaii Gas. Prior to July 16, 2014, the Company had a 50% investment in IMTT, which was accounted for under the equity method of accounting. Effective July 16, 2014, the date of the IMTT Acquisition, the Company consolidated the financial results of IMTT and IMTT became a reportable segment.

For the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2014, the results of IMTT had been accounted for under the equity method of accounting. The Company recorded equity in earnings and amortization charges of investee of $10.8 million and $25.1 million for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2014, respectively. This comprises the Company’s 50% share of IMTT’s net income offset by step-up depreciation and amortization charges in connection with the initial 50% investment in IMTT in May 2006.

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The unaudited pro forma selected consolidated financial data set forth below gives effect to the IMTT Acquisition as if it had occurred as of January 1, 2014. The pro forma adjustments give effect to the IMTT Acquisition based upon the acquisition method of accounting in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The selected unaudited pro forma consolidated financial data is presented for illustrative purposes only and is not necessarily indicative of the results of operations of future periods or results of operations that actually would have been realized had the Company and IMTT been consolidated during the period presented ($ in thousands):

   
  Quarter Ended June 30, 2014   Six Months Ended June 30, 2014
Revenue   $ 423,461     $ 847,734  
Net income attributable to MIC (1)     18,859       52,172  

(1) The tax rate used to calculate net income attributable to MIC was 35.0%.

Financial information for IMTT’s business as a whole for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2014, prior to the IMTT Acquisition, is presented below ($ in thousands):

   
  As of, and for the
    
Quarter Ended
June 30, 2014 (1)
  Six Months Ended
June 30, 2014 (1)
Revenue   $ 142,518     $ 290,596  
Net income   $ 24,003     $ 54,984  
Interest expense, net     8,813       15,946  
Provision for income taxes     15,455       36,557  
Depreciation and amortization     19,646       37,920  
Other non-cash expense     1,518       3,501  
EBITDA excluding non-cash items (2)   $ 69,435     $ 148,908  
Capital expenditures paid   $ 24,272     $ 53,893  
Property, equipment, land and leasehold improvements, net     1,285,148       1,285,148  
Total assets     1,386,959       1,386,959  

(1) Amounts represent financial position of IMTT business prior to July 16, 2014, the date of the IMTT Acquisition.
(2) EBITDA consists of earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. Non-cash items that are excluded consist of impairments, derivative gains and losses and all other non-cash income and expense items.

IMTT

IMTT provides bulk liquid terminal and handling services in North America through ten terminals located in the United States and partially owned terminals in Quebec and Newfoundland, Canada. IMTT derives the majority of its revenue from storage and handling of petroleum products, various chemicals, renewable fuels, and vegetable and animal oils. Based on storage capacity, IMTT operates one of the larger third-party bulk liquid terminals businesses in the United States. Revenue from IMTT is included in service revenue.

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Atlantic Aviation

Atlantic Aviation derives the majority of its revenues from fuel delivery services and from other airport services, including de-icing and aircraft hanger rental. All of the revenue of Atlantic Aviation is generated at airports in the U.S. At June 30, 2015, the business operates at 69 locations. Revenue from Atlantic Aviation is included in service revenue.

CP&E

The CP&E business segment derives revenue from the contracted power generation, comprised of solar, wind and gas-fired power generation facilities, and, through the date it was sold, the district energy business. Revenues from the solar, wind and gas-fired power generation facilities are included in product revenue and prior to August 21, 2014, the district energy business recorded revenues in service revenue and financing and equipment lease income. As of June 30, 2015, the Company has invested in five utility-scale solar photovoltaic power generation facilities, two wind power generation facilities and a gas-fired power generation facility located in the United States.

The solar and wind power generation facilities have an aggregate generating capacity of 260 megawatts of wholesale electricity to utilities. These facilities sell substantially all of the electricity generated, subject to agreed upon pricing formulas, to electric utilities pursuant to long-term (typically 20 – 25 years) power purchase agreements (“PPAs”). These projects are held in LLCs, treated as partnerships for income tax purposes, with co-investors. The acquisition price on these projects can vary depending on, among other things, factors such as the size of the project, PPA contract terms, eligibility for tax incentives, debt package, operating cost structure and development stage. A completed project takes out all of the construction risk, testing and costs associated with construction contracts.

The Company has certain rights to make decisions over the management and operations of the five solar power generation facilities and the two wind power generation facilities located in the U.S. The Company has determined that it is appropriate to consolidate these projects, with the co-investors’ interest reflected as “noncontrolling interest” in the consolidated condensed financial statements.

As discussed in Note 4, “Acquisitions”, on April 1, 2015, the Company acquired 100% of BEC. As a result of this transaction, the financial results of BEC have been consolidated as part of CP&E segment since the acquisition date. BEC is a 512 megawatt gas-fired power generating facility located in Bayonne, New Jersey, adjacent to IMTT’s Bayonne facility. BEC has tolling agreements with a creditworthy off-taker for 62.5% of its power generating capacity and power produced is delivered to New York City via a dedicated transmission cable under New York Harbor.

Hawaii Gas

Revenue from Hawaii Gas is included in product revenue. Revenue is generated from the distribution and sales of synthetic natural gas (“SNG”), liquefied petroleum gas (“LPG”) and liquefied natural gas (“LNG”). Revenue is primarily a function of the volume of SNG, LPG and LNG consumed by customers and the price per thermal unit or gallon charged to customers. Because both SNG and LPG are derived from petroleum, revenue levels, without organic growth, will generally track global oil prices.

All of the business segments are managed separately and management has chosen to organize the Company around the distinct products and services offered.

Selected information by segment is presented in the following tables. The tables include financial data of IMTT for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2015 but do not include financial data of the Company’s equity investment in IMTT for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2014.

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Revenue from external customers for the Company’s consolidated reportable segments was as follows ($ in thousands):

         
  Quarter Ended June 30, 2015
     IMTT   Atlantic
Aviation
  Contracted
Power and
Energy
  Hawaii
Gas
  Total
Reportable
Segments
Service revenue   $ 142,384     $ 185,425     $     $     $ 327,809  
Product revenue                 36,121       59,759       95,880  
Total revenue   $ 142,384     $ 185,425     $ 36,121     $ 59,759     $ 423,689  

       
  Quarter Ended June 30, 2014
     Atlantic
Aviation
  Contracted
Power and
Energy
  Hawaii
Gas
  Total
Reportable
Segments
Service revenue   $ 193,212     $ 12,057     $     $ 205,269  
Product revenue           5,830       69,134       74,964  
Financing and equipment lease income           710             710  
Total revenue   $ 193,212     $ 18,597     $ 69,134     $ 280,943  

         
  Six Months Ended June 30, 2015
     IMTT   Atlantic
Aviation
  Contracted
Power and
Energy
  Hawaii
Gas
  Total
Reportable
Segments
Service revenue   $ 280,445     $ 373,366     $     $     $ 653,811  
Product revenue                 47,953       120,423       168,376  
Total revenue   $ 280,445     $ 373,366     $ 47,953     $ 120,423     $ 822,187  

       
  Six Months Ended June 30, 2014
     Atlantic
Aviation
  Contracted
Power and
Energy
  Hawaii
Gas
  Total
Reportable
Segments
Service revenue   $ 387,173     $ 20,535     $     $ 407,708  
Product revenue           9,488       138,485       147,973  
Financing and equipment lease income           1,457             1,457  
Total revenue   $ 387,173     $ 31,480     $ 138,485     $ 557,138  

In accordance with FASB ASC 280 Segment Reporting , the Company has disclosed earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”) excluding non-cash items as a key performance metric relied on by management in the evaluation of the Company’s performance. Non-cash items include impairments, derivative gains and losses and adjustments for other non-cash items reflected in the statements of operations. EBITDA excluding non-cash items also excludes any base management fees and performance fees, if any, whether paid in cash or stock. The Company believes EBITDA excluding non-cash items provides additional insight into the performance of the operating businesses relative to each other and similar businesses without regard to their capital structure, and their ability to service or reduce debt, fund capital expenditures and/or support distributions to the holding company. EBITDA excluding non-cash items is reconciled to net income or loss.

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EBITDA excluding non-cash items for the Company’s consolidated reportable segments is shown in the tables below ($ in thousands). Allocations of corporate expenses, intercompany fees and the tax effect have been excluded as they are eliminated on consolidation.

         
  Quarter Ended June 30, 2015
     IMTT   Atlantic
Aviation
  Contracted
Power and
Energy
  Hawaii
Gas
  Total
Reportable
Segments
Net income (loss)   $ 21,096     $ 12,208     $ (5,138 )     $ 6,430     $ 34,596  
Interest expense, net     6,263       5,605       4,945       1,806       18,619  
Provision for income taxes     14,659       8,335       3,683       4,068       30,745  
Depreciation     28,907       8,013       12,772       2,109       51,801  
Amortization of intangibles     2,766       13,797       1,082       257       17,902  
Loss on disposal of assets           95                   95  
Other non-cash expense (income)     1,957       653       (2,099 )       1,219       1,730  
EBITDA excluding non-cash items   $ 75,648     $ 48,706     $ 15,245     $ 15,889     $ 155,488  

       
  Quarter Ended June 30, 2014
     Atlantic
Aviation
  Contracted
Power and
Energy
  Hawaii
Gas
  Total
Reportable
Segments
Net income   $ 5,698     $ 1,154     $ 6,294     $ 13,146  
Interest expense, net     13,352       2,690       1,891       17,933  
Provision for income taxes     3,855       616       4,092       8,563  
Depreciation (1)     6,789       5,363       1,983       14,135  
Amortization of intangibles     8,818       326       312       9,456  
Loss on disposal of assets     816                   816  
Other non-cash expense (income)     88       (2,125 )       408       (1,629 )  
EBITDA excluding non-cash items   $ 39,416     $ 8,024     $ 14,980     $ 62,420  

(1) Depreciation includes depreciation expense for the district energy business, a component of the CP&E segment prior to the Company’s divestiture of the business on August 21, 2014, which was reported in cost of services in the consolidated condensed statements of operations.

         
  Six Months Ended June 30, 2015
     IMTT   Atlantic
Aviation
  Contracted
Power and
Energy
  Hawaii
Gas
  Total
Reportable
Segments
Net income (loss)   $ 41,370     $ 10,581     $ (8,677 )     $ 15,285     $ 58,559  
Interest expense, net     13,169       18,690       11,283       3,749       46,891  
Provision (benefit) for income taxes     28,748       (7,304 )       2,865       9,600       33,909  
Depreciation     62,022       23,012       20,038       4,151       109,223  
Amortization of intangibles     5,530       58,513       1,261       569       65,873  
Loss on disposal of assets           548                   548  
Other non-cash expense (income)     3,213       925       (5,040 )       (611 )       (1,513 )  
EBITDA excluding non-cash items   $ 154,052     $ 104,965     $ 21,730     $ 32,743     $ 313,490  

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  Six Months Ended June 30, 2014
     Atlantic
Aviation
  Contracted
Power and
Energy
  Hawaii
Gas
  Total
Reportable
Segments
Net income (loss)   $ 16,253     $ (261 )     $ 12,489     $ 28,481  
Interest expense, net     22,917       5,335       3,678       31,930  
Provision for income taxes     8,770       1,215       8,119       18,104  
Depreciation (1)     13,591       10,473       3,929       27,993  
Amortization of intangibles     16,949       648       624       18,221  
Loss on disposal of assets     816                   816  
Other non-cash expense (income)     156       (2,890 )       1,132       (1,602 )  
EBITDA excluding non-cash items   $ 79,452     $ 14,520     $ 29,971     $ 123,943  

(1) Depreciation includes depreciation expense for the district energy business, a component of the CP&E segment prior to the Company’s divestiture of the business on August 21, 2014, which was reported in cost of services in the consolidated condensed statements of operations.

Reconciliation of total reportable segments’ EBITDA excluding non-cash items to consolidated net (loss) income before income taxes are as follows ($ in thousands):

       
  Quarter Ended
June 30,
  Six Months Ended
June 30,
     2015   2014   2015   2014
Total reportable segments EBITDA excluding non-cash items (1)   $ 155,488     $ 62,420     $ 313,490     $ 123,943  
Interest income     7       31       13       95  
Interest expense     (22,342 )       (17,945 )       (53,863 )       (31,956 )  
Depreciation (2)     (51,801 )       (14,135 )       (109,223 )       (27,993 )  
Amortization of intangibles     (17,902 )       (9,456 )       (65,873 )       (18,221 )  
Loss on disposal of assets     (95 )       (816 )       (548 )       (816 )  
Selling, general and administrative - corporate     (3,693 )       (2,233 )       (6,639 )       (3,279 )  
Fees to manager–related party     (154,559 )       (14,495 )       (319,832 )       (23,489 )  
Equity in earnings and amortization charges of
investee (1)
          10,799             25,086  
Other (expense) income, net     (2,151 )       1,059       (421 )       505  
Total consolidated net (loss) income before income
taxes
  $ (97,048 )     $ 15,229     $ (242,896 )     $ 43,875  

(1) For the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2015, total reportable segments’ EBITDA excluding non-cash items includes the results of IMTT’s EBITDA excluding non-cash items. Prior to July 16, 2014, the date of the IMTT Acquisition, MIC accounted for its 50% investment in IMTT under the equity method of accounting. As such, MIC’s 50% share of IMTT’s net income was reported in equity in earnings and amortization charges of investee in the above table for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2014.
(2) Depreciation includes depreciation expense for the district energy business, a component of the CP&E segment prior to the Company’s divestiture of the business on August 21, 2014, which was reported in cost of services in the consolidated condensed statements of operations.

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Capital expenditures for the Company’s reportable segments were as follows ($ in thousands):

       
  Quarter Ended
June 30,
  Six Months Ended
June 30,
     2015   2014   2015   2014
IMTT   $ 8,350     $     $ 20,219     $  
Atlantic Aviation     10,919       7,947       19,142       16,672  
Contracted Power and Energy     308       2,077       308       11,400  
Hawaii Gas     4,967       4,416       10,356       7,981  
Total   $ 24,544     $ 14,440     $ 50,025     $ 36,053  

Property, equipment, land and leasehold improvements, goodwill and total assets for the Company’s reportable segments as of June 30 th were as follows ($ in thousands):

           
  Property, Equipment,
Land and Leasehold
Improvements
  Goodwill   Total Assets
     2015   2014   2015   2014   2015   2014
IMTT   $ 2,229,637     $     $ 1,411,629     $     $ 4,135,842     $  
Atlantic Aviation     332,320       314,628       460,920       458,488       1,484,589       1,575,588  
Contracted Power and Energy     1,272,499       390,101       26,462       17,946       1,428,412       482,547  
Hawaii Gas     203,521       189,936       120,193       120,193       384,085       403,681  
Total   $ 4,037,977     $ 894,665     $ 2,019,204     $ 596,627     $ 7,432,928     $ 2,461,816  

Reconciliation of reportable segments’ total assets to consolidated total assets ($ in thousands):

   
  As of June 30,
     2015   2014
Total assets of reportable segments   $ 7,432,928     $ 2,461,816  
Investment in unconsolidated business           71,434  
Corporate and other     59,744       9,255  
Total consolidated assets   $ 7,492,672     $ 2,542,505  

11. Related Party Transactions

Management Services

At June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the Manager held 5,054,755 and 4,667,105 shares, respectively, of the Company. Pursuant to the terms of the management services agreement, or Management Agreement, the Manager may sell these shares at any time. On May 27, 2015, the Manager sold 1,900,000 shares of the Company’s shares and received proceeds of $160.4 million, net of underwriting fees and expenses. Under the Management Agreement, the Manager, at its option, may reinvest performance fees and base management fees in shares of the Company.

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Since January 1, 2014, the Company paid the Manager cash dividends on shares held for the following periods:

         
          Declared   Period Covered   $ per
Share
  Record Date   Payable Date   Cash Paid
to Manager
(in thousands)
July 30, 2015     Second quarter 2015     $ 1.11       August 13, 2015       August 18, 2015     $    (1)     
April 30, 2015     First quarter 2015     $ 1.07       May 14, 2015       May 19, 2015     $ 7,281  
February 17, 2015     Fourth quarter 2014     $ 1.02       March 2, 2015       March 5, 2015     $ 4,905  
October 27, 2014     Third quarter 2014     $ 0.98       November 10, 2014       November 13, 2014     $ 4,438  
July 3, 2014     Second quarter 2014     $ 0.95       August 11, 2014       August 14, 2014     $ 3,402  
April 28, 2014     First quarter 2014     $ 0.9375       May 12, 2014       May 15, 2014     $ 3,180  
February 18, 2014     Fourth quarter 2013     $ 0.9125       March 3, 2014       March 6, 2014     $ 2,945  

(1) The amount of dividend payable to the Manager for the second quarter of 2015 will be determined on August 13, 2015, the record date.

Under the Management Agreement, the Manager manages the Company’s day-to-day operations and oversees the management teams of the Company’s operating businesses. In addition, the Manager has the right to appoint the Chairman of the Board of the Company, subject to minimum equity ownership, and to assign, or second, to the Company, two of its employees to serve as chief executive officer and chief financial officer of the Company and seconds or makes other personnel available as required.

In accordance with the Management Agreement, the Manager is entitled to a monthly base management fee based primarily on the Company’s market capitalization, and potentially a quarterly performance fee, based on the performance of the Company’s common stock relative to a U.S. utilities index. For the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2015, the Company incurred base management fees of $18.9 million and $35.5 million, respectively, and performance fees of $135.6 million and $284.4 million, respectively, payable to the Manager. For the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2014, the Company incurred base management fees of $9.5 million and $18.5 million, respectively, and a performance fee of $5.0 million for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2014 payable to the Manager. In all of these periods, excluding the performance fee for the second quarter ended June 30, 2015, the Manager elected to reinvest these fees in additional shares of the Company.

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The unpaid portion of the base management fees and performance fees, if any, at the end of each reporting period is included in due to manager-related party in the consolidated condensed balance sheets. The following table shows the Manager’s election to reinvest its base management fees and performance fees, if any, in additional shares of the Company, except as noted:

     
Period   Base Management
Fee Amount
($ in thousands)
  Performance
Fee Amount
($ in thousands)
  Shares
Issued
2015 Activities:
                          
Second quarter 2015   $ 18,918     $ 135,641       223,827 (1)  
First quarter 2015     16,545       148,728       2,068,038  
2014 Activities:
                          
Fourth quarter 2014   $ 14,192     $       208,122  
Third quarter 2014     13,915       116,586       947,583 (2)  
Second quarter 2014     9,535       4,960       243,329  
First quarter 2014     8,994             164,546  

(1) In July 2015, the Board requested, and the Manager agreed, that $67.8 million of the performance fee for the second quarter ended June 30, 2015 would be and was settled in cash in July 2015 to minimize dilution. The remainder of the fee will be reinvested in shares of MIC common stock in July 2016 using the June 2016 monthly volume weighted average price. The Company issued 223,827 shares, of which 73,986 shares were issued in July 2015 for the June 2015 base management fee.
(2) In October 2014, the Board requested, and the Manager agreed, that $65.0 million of the performance fee for the third quarter ended September 30, 2014 be settled in cash using the proceeds from the sale of the district energy business to minimize dilution. The remainder of the fee of $51.6 million was reinvested in additional shares of MIC.

The Manager is not entitled to any other compensation and all costs incurred by the Manager, including compensation of seconded staff, are paid by the Manager out of its base management fee. However, the Company is responsible for other direct costs including, but not limited to, expenses incurred in the administration or management of the Company and its subsidiaries, income taxes, audit and legal fees, acquisitions and dispositions and its compliance with applicable laws and regulations. During the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2015, the Manager charged the Company $169,000 and $257,000, respectively, for reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses compared with $136,000 and $208,000 for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2014, respectively. The unpaid portion of the out-of-pocket expenses at the end of the reporting period is included in due to manager-related party in the consolidated condensed balance sheets.

Third Amended and Restated Management Service Agreement

On May 21, 2015, to give effect to the Conversion, Macquarie Infrastructure Corporation entered into a Third Amended and Restated Management Services Agreement (the “Amended Agreement”), among the Company, MIC Ohana Corporation and Macquarie Infrastructure Management (USA) Inc. (the “Manager”). Concurrently with the Conversion, the Manager was issued 100 shares of a new series of special stock of the Company in order to induce the Manager to enter into the Amended Agreement. The sole purpose for the issuance of shares of special stock to the Manager was to preserve the Manager’s existing right to appoint one director who served as the chairman of the board of directors of MIC pursuant to the terms of MIC’s operating agreement, which right would otherwise have been lost upon consummation of the Conversion. Following the Conversion and the issuance of special stock, the Manager’s right to elect one director who serves as chairman remains the same as was in effect prior to the Conversion. The Company did not grant any additional rights to the Manager through the special stock issuance.

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On May 21, 2015, the Company entered into an amended and restated registration rights agreement with the Manager to give effect to the Conversion.

Other Services

The Company utilizes the resources of the Macquarie Group with respect to a range of advisory, procurement, insurance, hedging, lending and other services. Engagements involving members of the Macquarie Group are reviewed and approved by the Audit Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors. Macquarie Group affiliates are engaged on an arm’s length basis and frequently as a member of syndicate of providers whose other members establish the terms of the interaction.

Advisory Services

The Macquarie Group, and wholly-owned subsidiaries within the Macquarie Group, including Macquarie Bank Limited, or MBL, and Macquarie Capital (USA) Inc., or MCUSA, have provided various advisory and other services and incurred expenses in connection with the Company’s equity raising activities, acquisitions and debt structuring for the Company and its businesses. Underwriting fees are recorded in stockholders’ equity as a direct cost of equity offerings. Advisory fees and out-of-pocket expenses relating to acquisitions are expensed as incurred. Debt arranging fees are deferred and amortized over the term of the credit facility.

On June 24, 2015, the Company commenced the ATM program where the Company may offer and sell shares of its common stock, par value $0.001 per share, from time to time having an aggregate gross offering price of up to $400.0 million. These sales, if any, will be made pursuant to the terms of an equity distribution agreement entered into between the Company and the sales agents, with MCUSA being one of the sales agents. Under the terms of the equity distribution agreement, the Company may also sell shares to any sales agent as principal for its own account at a price agreed upon at the time of the sale. For the quarter ended June 30, 2015, the Company did not engage MCUSA for such activities.

In March 2015 and July 2014, the Company completed underwritten public offerings of 6,109,375 shares and 11,500,000 shares, respectively. In both offerings, MCUSA served as a joint book-running manager and an underwriter and received $2.3 million and $3.0 million, respectively, from the Company for such services.

The district energy business’ credit facility was scheduled to mature in September 2014. The Company engaged MCUSA to assist in identifying and analyzing various alternatives for paying these obligations prior to maturity and obtaining other credit facilities. In August 2014, the Company paid $1.6 million to MCUSA for such services upon closing of the sale of district energy business.

In July 2014, the Company also completed underwritten public offering of $350.0 million aggregate principal amount of convertible senior notes. MCUSA served as a joint book-running manager and an underwriter and received $1.1 million from the Company for such services.

On January 22, 2014, Atlantic Aviation entered into an incremental $100.0 million term loan facility under the AA Credit Agreement. The Company engaged MCUSA as Joint Bookrunner and paid $16,000 in fees during January 2014.

In December 2013, Atlantic Aviation entered into an equity bridge loan for $70.0 million, of which $35.0 million was provided by MIHI LLC, an entity within the Macquarie Group. The Company engaged MCUSA as Joint Bookrunner and Joint Lead Arranger. This equity bridge loan was never drawn by the business and subsequently cancelled. During the quarter ended March 31, 2014, Atlantic Aviation incurred and paid $88,000 in commitment fees to MCUSA related to this equity bridge loan.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

11. Related Party Transactions  – (continued)

Long-Term Debt and Derivatives

On April 1, 2015, in conjunction with the acquisition of BEC, the Company assumed the existing revolving credit facility of BEC, of which $7.5 million was committed by MIHI LLC. For the quarter ended June 30, 2015, the Company incurred and paid commitment fees of $5,000 related to MIHI LLC’s portion of the revolving credit facility. BEC had an interest rate swap contract with MBL that fixed the floating rate at 3.455% as of June 30, 2015. At June 30, 2015, the notional on the interest rate swap was $63.8 million. During the quarter ended June 30, 2015, BEC had paid interest of $396,000 to MBL in connection with the swap settlement.

Atlantic Aviation’s $70.0 million revolving credit facility is provided by various financial institutions, including MBL which provides $15.7 million. At June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the revolving credit facility remained undrawn. For the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2015, Atlantic Aviation incurred $28,000 and $56,000, respectively, in commitment fees related to MBL’s portion of the revolving credit facility, compared with $26,000 and $52,000 for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2014, respectively.

In July 2014, the Company entered into a credit agreement at the holding company that provides a five-year, $250.0 million senior secured first lien revolving credit facility, of which $50.0 million is committed by MIHI LLC. Upon closing, the Company paid MIHI LLC $250,000 in fees. As discussed in Note 7, “Long-Term Debt”, the Company increased the aggregate commitments under its revolving credit facility from $250.0 million to $360.0 million with all terms remaining the same. MIHI LLC’s commitment of $50.0 million remained unchanged.

During the quarter ended June 30, 2015, the Company drew down and repaid $155.0 million from this revolving credit facility and incurred and paid $80,000 in interest expense related to MIHI LLC’s portion of the $155.0 million drawn. For the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2015, the Company incurred $24,000 and $58,000, respectively, in commitment fees related to MIHI LLC’s portion of the revolving credit facility. The Company had $24,000 and $36,000, respectively, payable in accrued interest at June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 in the consolidated condensed balance sheets related to these commitment fees.

Other Transactions

Macquarie, through the Macquarie Insurance Facility (“MIF”), has an aggregated insurance buying program. By combining the insurance premiums of Macquarie owned and managed funds, MIF has been able to deliver very competitive terms to businesses that participate in the facility. MIF earns a commission from the insurers. No payments were made to MIF by the Company during the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014. In February 2015, the Company renewed its Directors and Officers liability insurance utilizing several of the MIF insurers.

IMTT, Atlantic Aviation, CP&E and Hawaii Gas purchase and renew property and casualty insurance coverage on an ongoing basis from insurance underwriters who then pay commissions to MIF. For the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, no payments were made directly to MIF for property and casualty insurance.

Macquarie Energy North America Trading, Inc., a subsidiary of Macquarie Group Limited, entered into contracts with IMTT to lease a total of 154,000 barrels of capacity during six months ended June 30, 2015. The revenue recognized pursuant to these agreements during the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2015 was $212,000. At June 30, 2015, IMTT had $10,000 recorded in accounts receivable in the consolidated condensed balance sheet.

During the first quarter of 2015, Macquarie Capital Markets Canada Ltd, an indirect subsidiary of Macquarie Group Limited, used Atlantic Aviation’s charter jet business and incurred $18,000 for this service. This amount was subsequently collected by Atlantic Aviation.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

11. Related Party Transactions  – (continued)

In July 2014, in connection with the acquisition of the remaining interest of IMTT, the Company purchased insurance from an insurance underwriter who then paid commission to MIF. No payments were made directly to MIF for representations and warranties insurance.

Atlantic Aviation entered into a copiers lease agreement with Macquarie Equipment Finance (“MEF”), an indirect subsidiary of Macquarie Group Limited. For the quarter ended March 31, 2015, Atlantic Aviation incurred $2,000, in lease expense on these copiers, compared with $6,000 and $12,000 for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2014. As of March 31, 2015, the contract with MEF expired and there were no amounts due to MEF.

Hawaii Gas entered into licensing agreements with Utility Service Partners, Inc. and America’s Water Heater Rentals, LLC, both indirect subsidiaries of Macquarie Group Limited, to enable these entities to offer products and services to Hawaii Gas’s customer base. No payments were made under these arrangements during the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014.

In addition, the Company and several of its subsidiaries have entered into a licensing agreement with the Macquarie Group related to the use of the Macquarie name and trademark. The Macquarie Group does not charge the Company any fees for this license.

12. Income Taxes

The Company expects to incur a federal consolidated taxable loss for the year ending December 31, 2015, which will increase the net operating loss (“NOL”) carryforward. The Company believes that it will be able to utilize all of its federal prior year NOLs, which will begin to expire after 2021 and completely expire after 2034. During the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2015, the Company recorded an increase of approximately $800,000 and $1.4 million, respectively, to the valuation allowance attributable to certain state NOLs.

13. Legal Proceedings and Contingencies

The Company and its subsidiaries are subject to legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business. In management’s opinion, the Company has adequate legal defenses and/or insurance coverage with respect to the eventuality of such actions, and does not believe the outcome of any pending legal proceedings will be material to the Company’s financial position or result of operations.

14. Subsequent Events

Dividend

On July 30, 2015, the Board of Directors declared a dividend of $1.11 per share for the quarter ended June 30, 2015, which is expected to be paid on August 18, 2015 to holders of record on August 13, 2015.

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PART II
 
OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

There have been no changes to legal proceedings set forth under Part I, Item 3 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014, filed with the SEC on February 18, 2015.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

There have been no material changes to the risk factors set forth under Part I, Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014, filed with the SEC on February 18, 2015, except for the following:

We may issue preferred stock with rights, preferences and privileges that may be superior to the common stock, and could have other negative consequences to holders of common stock.

We may issue shares of preferred stock in one or more financing transactions. We could also use the authorized preferred stock for potential strategic transactions, including, among other things, acquisitions, strategic partnerships, joint ventures, restructurings, business combinations and investments, although we have no immediate plans to do so. There are no assurances that any such transactions will be consummated on favorable terms or at all, that they will enhance shareholder value, or that they will not adversely affect our business or the trading price of the common stock. Any shares of preferred stock could be issued with rights, preferences and privileges that may be superior to those of the common stock. In addition, preferred stock could be issued for capital raising, financing and acquisition needs or opportunities that have the effect of making an acquisition of our Company more difficult or costly, as could also be the case if the board of directors were to issue additional common stock.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

None.

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

None.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

Not Applicable.

Item 5. Other Information

None.

Item 6. Exhibits

An exhibit index has been filed as part of this Report on page E- 1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

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SIGNATURES

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

 
  MACQUARIE INFRASTRUCTURE CORPORATION
(Registrant)
Dated: August 3, 2015  

By:

/s/ James Hooke

Name: James Hooke
Title:   Chief Executive Officer

Dated: August 3, 2015  

By:

/s/ Liam Stewart

Name: Liam Stewart
Title:   Chief Financial Officer

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Number   Description
 2.1   Plan of Conversion dated April 10, 2015 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 of the Registrant’s Registration Statement Form S-4 (Reg. No. 333-202162).
 3.1   Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 21, 2015).
 3.2   Bylaws of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 21, 2015).
 4.1   Second supplemental indenture, dated as of May 21, 2015, by and between Macquarie Infrastructure Corporation and Wells Fargo, National Association, as Trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 of the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 21, 2015).
10.1   Third Amended and Restated Management Services Agreement by and among the Registrant,
MIC Ohana Corporation and Macquarie Infrastructure Management (USA) Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 21, 2015).
10.2   Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement between the Registrant and Macquarie Infrastructure Management (USA) Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 of the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 21, 2015).
 10.3*   First Incremental Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of May 1, 2015, among the Registrant, Macquarie Infrastructure Company Inc. (the “Guarantor”), JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as administrative agent (the “Agent”) and the incremental lenders party thereto, to the Credit Agreement, dated as of July 7, 2014, among the Registrant, the Guarantor, the Agent and the lenders party thereto.
 10.4*   Credit Agreement, dated as of May 21, 2015, among ITT Holdings LLC, IMTT-Quebec Inc. and IMTT-NTL Ltd., SunTrust Bank as administrative agent and the lenders party thereto.
 10.5*   Note Purchase Agreement, dated May 8, 2015, among ITT Holdings LLC and the purchasers named therein, with respect to the issuance of 3.92% Guaranteed Senior Notes, Series A, due 2025 and 4.02% Guaranteed Senior Notes, Series B, due 2027.
 10.6*   Memorandum of Agreement, dated July 17, 2015, among the Registrant, MIC Ohana Corporation and Macquarie Infrastructure Management (USA) Inc.
 10.7*   Amended and Restated Loan Agreement, dated as of May 1, 2015, among Louisiana Public Facilities Authority and IMTT-Finco, LLC and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee. (Series 2010A)
 10.8*   Amended and Restated Loan Agreement, dated as of May 1, 2015, among Louisiana Public Facilities Authority and IMTT-Finco, LLC and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee. (Series 2010)
 10.9*   Amended and Restated Loan Agreement, dated as of May 1, 2015, among Louisiana Public Facilities Authority and IMTT-Finco, LLC and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee. (Series 2010B)
  10.10*   Amended and Restated Loan Agreement, dated as of May 1, 2015, among Louisiana Public Facilities Authority and International-Matex Tank Terminals and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee. (Series 2007)
  10.11*   Amended and Restated Lease Agreement, dated as of May 1, 2015, among The Industrial Development Board of the Parish of Ascension, Louisiana, Inc. and IMTT-Geismar and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee.
  10.12*   Loan Agreement, dated as of May 1, 2015, among New Jersey Economic Development Authority and Bayonne Industries, Inc., IMTT-Bayonne and IMTT-BC and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee.

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Number   Description
 31.1*   Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of the Chief Executive Officer
 31.2*   Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of the Chief Financial Officer
  32.1**   Section 1350 Certification of Chief Executive Officer
  32.2**   Section 1350 Certification of Chief Financial Officer
101.0*   The following materials from the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Macquarie Infrastructure Corporation for the quarter ended June 30, 2015, filed on August 3, 2015, formatted in Extensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL): (i) the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2015 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2014, (ii) the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Operations for the quarters and six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 (Unaudited), (iii) the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Comprehensive (Loss) Income for the quarters and six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 (Unaudited), (iv) the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Cash Flows for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 (Unaudited) and (v) the Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements (Unaudited).

* Filed herewith.
** Furnished herewith.

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Exhibit 10.3

EXECUTION VERSION

 

FIRST INCREMENTAL Amendment to Credit Agreement

 

FIRST INCREMENTAL Amendment TO CREDIT AGREEMENT , dated as of May 1, 2015 (this “ First Amendment ”), by and among MACQUARIE INFRASTRUCTURE COMPANY LLC (the “ Borrower ”), MACQUARIE INFRASTRUCTURE COMPANY INC. (the “ Guarantor ” and together with the Borrower, collectively, the “ Loan Parties ”), JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent (the “ Administrative Agent ”) under the Credit Agreement (as defined below), and each lender party hereto as a Lender or Additional Lender of Commitment Increases (as defined below; such lenders in such capacity, collectively, the “ Incremental Lenders ”). Unless otherwise indicated, all capitalized terms used herein (including in this preamble and in the recitals hereto) and not otherwise defined shall have the respective meanings provided such terms in the Credit Agreement referred to below. The rules of construction specified in Sections 1.02 through 1.04 of the Credit Agreement shall apply to this First Amendment including the terms defined in the preamble and recitals hereto.

 

RECITALS:

 

WHEREAS , the Borrower, the Guarantor, the Administrative Agent, and the lenders from time to time party thereto (the “ Lenders ”) have previously entered into that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of July 7, 2014 (the “ Credit Agreement ”);

 

WHEREAS , the Borrower hereby notifies the Administrative Agent that it is requesting a Commitment Increase pursuant to Section 2.21 of the Credit Agreement;

 

WHEREAS , pursuant to Section 2.21 of the Credit Agreement, the Borrower may establish Commitment Increases by, among other things, entering into an Incremental Amendment pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Credit Agreement (it being the intent that this First Amendment is an Incremental Amendment) with each Commitment Increase Lender and/or Additional Lender agreeing to provide such Commitment Increases as set forth herein;

 

WHEREAS , the Borrower has requested that the Incremental Lenders extend credit to the Borrower in the form of Commitment Increases in an aggregate principal amount of $110,000,000 (the “ Commitment Increases ”); and

 

WHEREAS , each Incremental Lender has indicated its willingness to provide its Commitment Increase on the terms and subject to the conditions herein contained.

 

 
 

 

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

 

1.            Commitment Increases. (a) Effective as of the Incremental Effective Date, (i) each Incremental Lender hereby agrees to provide its Commitment Increase in the amount set forth opposite its name under the column entitled “Commitment Increase” on Schedule I attached hereto and (ii) each Incremental Lender which is an Additional Lender hereby agrees to become a party to the Credit Agreement as a Lender and to be bound by all of the terms and provisions thereof. The Administrative Agent hereby consents to each such Incremental Lender providing its Commitment Increase (to the extent such consent is required pursuant to Section 2.21 of the Credit Agreement). The parties hereto hereby agree that on the Incremental Effective Date (after giving effect to the Commitment Increases effected hereby), (i) the Commitment of each Incremental Lender which is an existing Lender will increase by the amount of its Commitment Increase effected hereby, (ii) each Incremental Lender which is an Additional Lender shall become a Lender party to the Credit Agreement with a Commitment equal to its Commitment Increase effected hereby, (iii) the total Commitments under the Credit Agreement shall increase by the aggregate principal amount of the Commitment Increases of the Incremental Lenders effected hereby and (iv) there shall be an automatic adjustment to the Applicable Percentage of each Lender in the aggregate outstanding LC Exposure to reflect the new Applicable Percentage of each Lender in the aggregate outstanding LC Exposure resulting from the Commitment Increases as provided in Section 2.21 of the Credit Agreement.

 

(b)          The Commitment Increases effected hereby shall (i) become a part of the Commitments for all purposes of the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents and (ii) together with all related Loans and LC Exposure, be subject to the same Applicable Percentage, prepayment provisions, Maturity Date and other terms and conditions applicable to the Commitments, Loans and LC Exposure under the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

 

(c)          If, on the Incremental Effective Date, there are any Revolving Loans outstanding (the “ Existing Revolving Loans ”), such Existing Revolving Loans shall on the Incremental Effective Date be prepaid from the proceeds of additional Revolving Loans (deemed to be made after giving effect to the Commitment Increase), which prepayment shall be accompanied by accrued interest on the Revolving Loans being prepaid and any costs incurred by any Lender in accordance with Section 2.16 of the Credit Agreement, such that after giving effect to such prepayment and such new Revolving Loans, all Revolving Loans will be held by existing Lenders and the Incremental Lenders ratably in accordance with their Applicable Percentages after give effect to the Incremental Effective Date and the Commitment Increase.

 

2.            Conditions to Effectiveness . This First Amendment shall become effective on the date (the “ Incremental Effective Date ”) when each of the following conditions shall have been satisfied:

 

(i) this First Amendment shall have been executed and delivered by the Borrower, the Guarantor, the Incremental Lenders and the Administrative Agent;

 

(ii) the representations and warranties set forth in Article III of the Credit Agreement and in each other Loan Document shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date hereof with the same effect as though made on and as of the date hereof, except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date, in which case they shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date;

 

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(iii) all of the conditions specified in Section 2.21 of the Credit Agreement applicable to the Commitment Increases shall have been satisfied;

 

(iv) no Event of Default shall have occurred or be continuing on the date hereof immediately after giving effect to the Commitment Increases;

 

(v) the Borrower shall have paid all fees and other amounts due and payable to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, including, (a) to the extent invoiced, reimbursement or payment of reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses in connection with this First Amendment and any other out-of pocket expenses of the Administrative Agent, including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of counsel for the Administrative Agent, in each case as required to be paid or reimbursed pursuant to the Credit Agreement and (b) all fees that are due and payable under any fee letter entered into in connection with this First Amendment;

 

(vi) the Administrative Agent and each Incremental Lender shall have received a certificate of the Borrower executed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower (i) attaching resolutions approving and authorizing the execution and delivery of this First Amendment and certifying on behalf of itself and each of the other Loan Parties that the organizational documents of each Loan Party have not been amended or otherwise modified since the Effective Date, (ii) representing that the Borrower is Solvent after giving effect to this First Amendment and (iii) demonstrating that after giving effect to the incurrence of the requested Commitment Increase, the Borrower’s Senior Secured Net Leverage Ratio (assuming such Commitment Increase is fully drawn and otherwise on a Pro Forma Basis as of the then most recently ended Test Period) shall not exceed 2.00:1.00;

 

(vii) each Incremental Lender and the Administrative Agent shall have received, in form reasonably satisfactory to the Incremental Lenders, a legal opinion of White & Case LLP addressed to the Incremental Lenders party hereto with respect to each Loan Party’s corporate existence, requisite corporate power and authority, and the due execution and delivery of, and enforceability against such Loan Party of, this First Amendment; and

 

(viii) the Additional Lender shall have received, at least three Business Days prior to the Incremental Effective Date, all documentation and other information about the Loan Parties and Subsidiaries that it shall have reasonably determined is required by regulatory authorities under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including without limitation the USA Patriot Act.

 

3.            Borrower Covenants . By its execution of this First Amendment, the Borrower hereby covenants and agrees that any proceeds of Loans and LC Exposure with respect to the Commitment Increases shall be used by the Borrower pursuant to the terms and provisions of the Credit Agreement.

 

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4.           Acknowledgments . Each Loan Party hereby expressly acknowledges the terms of this First Amendment and reaffirms, as of the date hereof, (i) the covenants and agreements contained in each Loan Document to which it is a party, including, in each case, such covenants and agreements as in effect immediately after giving effect to this First Amendment and the transactions contemplated hereby, (ii) in the case of the Guarantor, its guarantee of the Secured Obligations (including any additional Secured Obligations incurred pursuant to this First Amendment) under the Guarantee Agreement and (iii) in the case of the Borrower, its grant of Liens on the Pledged Collateral to secure the Secured Obligations pursuant to the Pledge Agreement.

 

5.           Amendment, Modification and Waiver . This First Amendment may not be amended, modified or waived except in accordance with Section 9.02 of the Credit Agreement.

 

6.           Entire Agreement . This First Amendment, the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents constitute the entire agreement among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof and supersede all other prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof. It is understood and agreed that each reference in each Loan Document to the Credit Agreement, whether direct or indirect, shall hereafter be deemed to be a reference to the Credit Agreement as amended hereby and that this First Amendment is a Loan Document.

 

7.           Effect of Amendment . (a) Except as expressly set forth in this First Amendment or in the Credit Agreement, this First Amendment shall not by implication or otherwise limit, impair, constitute a waiver of or otherwise affect the rights and remedies of the Lenders or the Administrative Agent under the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, and shall not alter, modify, amend or in any way affect any of the terms, conditions, obligations, covenants or agreements contained in the Credit Agreement or any other provision of the Credit Agreement or of any other Loan Document, all of which are ratified and affirmed in all respects and shall continue in full force and effect. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Security Documents and all of the Collateral described therein do and shall continue to secure the payment of all Obligations of the Loan Parties under the Loan Documents (including all Obligations incurred pursuant to this First Amendment), in each case, as amended by this First Amendment. Nothing herein shall be deemed to entitle the Borrower to a consent to, or a waiver, amendment, modification or other change of, any of the terms, conditions, obligations, covenants or agreements contained in the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document in similar or different circumstances.

 

(b)          On and after the Incremental Effective Date, each reference in the Credit Agreement to “this Agreement”, “hereunder”, “hereof”, “herein”, or words of like import, and each reference to the Credit Agreement in any other Loan Document, shall be deemed a reference to the Credit Agreement as modified by this First Amendment. This First Amendment shall constitute a “Loan Document” for all purposes of the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

 

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(c)          The Guarantor agrees that nothing in the Credit Agreement, this First Amendment or any other Loan Document shall be deemed to require the consent of the Guarantor to any future amendment to the Credit Agreement.

 

8.           Costs and Expenses . The Borrower hereby agrees to reimburse the Administrative Agent for its reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses in connection with this First Amendment, including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of counsel for the Administrative Agent, in each case, as required to be reimbursed pursuant to the Credit Agreement.

 

9.           GOVERNING LAW. THIS FIRST AMENDMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. SECTIONS 9.09(b), (c) and (d) AND 9.10 OF THE CREDIT AGREEMENT ARE HEREBY INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE INTO THIS FIRST AMENDMENT.

 

10.          Severability. Section 9.07 of the Credit Agreement is hereby incorporated by reference into this First Amendment and shall apply to this First Amendment.

 

11.          Headings . Section headings used herein are for convenience of reference only, are not part of this First Amendment and shall not affect the construction of, or be taken into consideration in interpreting, this First Amendment.

 

12.          Counterparts . This First Amendment may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery by telecopier or other electronic means (including “.pdf” or “.tif” format) of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this First Amendment shall be effective as delivery of an original executed counterpart of this First Amendment.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , each of the undersigned has caused its duly authorized officer to execute and deliver this First Amendment as of the date first written above.

 

  JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent
   
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

[MIC First Amendment]

 

 
 

   

  REGIONS BANK , as an Incremental Lender
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:
     

 

[MIC First Amendment]

 

 
 

  

  Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank , as an Incremental Lender
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

[MIC First Amendment]

 

 
 

  

  AMERICAN SAVINGS BANK, F.S.B. , as an  Incremental Lender
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

[MIC First Amendment]

 

 
 

 

 

 

MACQUARIE INFRASTRUCTURE COMPANY LLC, as Borrower
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:
     
  MACQUARIE INFRASTRUCTURE COMPANY INC., as Guarantor
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

[MIC First Amendment]

 

 
 

  

SCHEDULE I

 

Incremental Lenders and Commitments

 

Incremental Lender   Commitment Increase  
       
Regions Bank   $ 50,000,000  
         
Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank   $ 50,000,000  
         
American Savings Bank, F.S.B.   $ 10,000,000  

 

[MIC First Amendment]

  

 

 

Exhibit 10.4

 

Execution Copy

 

 

 

 

 

CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

dated as of May 21, 2015

 

among

 

ITT Holdings LLC 

as US Borrower,

 

IMTT-QUEBEC INC. and IMTT-NTL, LTD.  

as Canadian Borrowers

 

THE LENDERS FROM TIME TO TIME PARTY HERETO,

 

Branch Banking and Trust Co., Compass Bank, JPMorganChase Bank, N.A.,

Regions Bank, and Wells Fargo BANK, N.A.  

as Co-Syndication Agents,

 

KeyBank National associatioN, Royal Bank of Canada and TD Bank, N.A.  

as Co-Documentation Agents,

 

and

 

SUNTRUST BANK  

as Administrative Agent

 

 

 

SUNTRUST ROBINSON HUMPHREY, INC., SUNTRUST BANK, Branch Banking and Trust Co., Compass Bank, JPMorganChase Bank, N.A., Regions Bank, and Wells Fargo SECURITIES, LLC

as Joint Lead Arrangers and Co-Book Runners

 

 
 

  

ARTICLE I        DEFINITIONS; CONSTRUCTION 1
     
Section 1.1. Definitions 1
Section 1.2. Classifications of Loans, Bonds and Borrowings 37
Section 1.3. Accounting Terms and Determination 38
Section 1.4. Terms Generally 38
     
ARTICLE II         AMOUNT AND TERMS OF THE us COMMITMENTS 39
     
Section 2.1. General Description of US Facilities 39
Section 2.2. US Revolving Loans 39
Section 2.3. Procedure for US Revolving Borrowings . 39
Section 2.4. Swingline Commitment . 40
Section 2.5. US Letters of Credit . 41
Section 2.6. Bond Purchase Commitments . 45
Section 2.7. Funding of US Borrowings . 46
Section 2.8. Interest Elections . 47
Section 2.9. Extension of Stated Revolver Maturity Date . 48
     
ARTICLE III        AMOUNT AND TERMS OF THE CANADIAN REVOLVING COMMITMENTS 49
     
Section 3.1. General Description of Canadian Facilities 49
Section 3.2. Canadian Revolving Loans 49
Section 3.3. Procedure for Canadian Prime Rate Borrowings 49
Section 3.4. Bankers’ Acceptances 50
Section 3.5. Canadian LC Commitment . 55
Section 3.6. Exchange Rate Recalculation 58
Section 3.7. Interest Act 59
     
ARTICLE IV        COMMITMENTS AND CREDIT EXTENSIONS 59
     
Section 4.1. Optional Reduction and Termination of Commitments . 59
Section 4.2. Repayment of Loans; Bond Put Right . 60
Section 4.3. Evidence of Indebtedness 61
Section 4.4. Voluntary Prepayments; Repurchases of Bonds 61
Section 4.5. Mandatory Prepayments 62
Section 4.6. Interest on Loans ; Acceptance Fees. 63
Section 4.7. Fees . 64
Section 4.8. Computation of Interest and Fees 66
Section 4.9. Inability to Determine Interest Rates 66
Section 4.10. Illegality 66
Section 4.11. Increased Costs . 67
Section 4.12. Funding Indemnity 68
Section 4.13. Taxes . 68
Section 4.14. Residency of Canadian Lenders and Canadian Funding Agent 71
Section 4.15. Payments Generally; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of Set-offs . 72
Section 4.16. Waterfall 74
Section 4.17. Increase of Commitments; Additional Lenders . 76

 

 
 

 

Section 4.18. Mitigation of Obligations; Replacement of Lenders 78
Section 4.19. Reallocation and Cash Collateralization of Defaulting Lender Commitment . 79
Section 4.20. Borrower Representative 80
     
ARTICLE V        CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO LOANS, PURCHASE OF BONDS AND LETTERS OF CREDIT 80
     
Section 5.1. Conditions To Effectiveness 80
Section 5.2. Each Credit Event 83
Section 5.3. Delivery of Documents 84
Section 5.4. Closing Date 84
     
ARTICLE VI         REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES 85
     
Section 6.1. Existence; Power 85
Section 6.2. Organizational Power; Authorization 85
Section 6.3. Governmental Approvals; No Conflicts 85
Section 6.4. Financial Statements 85
Section 6.5. Litigation and Environmental Matters . 86
Section 6.6. Compliance with Laws and Agreements 86
Section 6.7. Investment Company Act, Etc 86
Section 6.8. Taxes 86
Section 6.9. Margin Regulations 86
Section 6.10. ERISA 87
Section 6.11. Ownership of Property 87
Section 6.12. Disclosure 87
Section 6.13. Labor Relations 87
Section 6.14. Subsidiaries 88
Section 6.15. Insolvency 88
Section 6.16. OFAC 88
Section 6.17. Patriot Act 88
Section 6.18. Existing Indebtedness 89
Section 6.19. Purchased Bonds 89
     
ARTICLE VII         AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS 89
     
Section 7.1. Financial Statements and Other Information 89
Section 7.2. Notices of Material Events 91
Section 7.3. Existence; Conduct of Business 91
Section 7.4. Compliance with Laws, Etc. 92
Section 7.5. Payment of Obligations 92
Section 7.6. Books and Records 92
Section 7.7. Visitation, Inspection, Etc 92
Section 7.8. Maintenance of Properties; Insurance 93
Section 7.9. Use of Proceeds and Letters of Credit 93
Section 7.10. Additional Subsidiaries 93
     
ARTICLE VIII         FINANCIAL COVENANTS 94
     
Section 8.1. Leverage Ratio 94

 

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Section 8.2. Interest Coverage Ratio 94
Section 8.3. Project EBITDA Adjustments 95
Section 8.4. Restricted Subsidiaries Test . 95
     
ARTICLE IX         NEGATIVE COVENANTS 95
     
Section 9.1. Indebtedness and Preferred Equity 95
Section 9.2. Negative Pledge 96
Section 9.3. Fundamental Changes . 97
Section 9.4. Investments, Loans, Etc 99
Section 9.5. Restricted Payments 101
Section 9.6. Transactions with Affiliates 101
Section 9.7. Restrictive Agreements 102
Section 9.8. Sale and Leaseback Transactions 102
Section 9.9. Hedging Transactions 102
Section 9.10. Amendments to Partnership Agreements 102
Section 9.11. Accounting Changes; Fiscal Year 102
     
ARTICLE X         EVENTS OF DEFAULT 103
     
Section 10.1. Events of Default 103
     
ARTICLE XI         THE AGENTS and ISSUING BANKS 105
     
Section 11.1. Appointment of Agents and Issuing Banks . 105
Section 11.2. Nature of Duties of Agents 106
Section 11.3. Lack of Reliance on the Agents 107
Section 11.4. Certain Rights of the Agents 107
Section 11.5. Reliance by Agents 107
Section 11.6. The Agents in their Individual Capacity 107
Section 11.7. Successor Agents . 107
Section 11.8. Withholding Tax 109
Section 11.9. Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim . 109
Section 11.10. Authorization to Execute other Loan Documents 110
Section 11.11. Syndication and Documentation Agents 110
     
ARTICLE XII        CO-BORROWER GUARANTIES 110
     
Section 12.1. Guaranty Obligations 110
Section 12.2. Guaranty Absolute 111
Section 12.3. Waivers 112
Section 12.4. Contribution Rights 113
Section 12.5. Subordination of Subrogation 114
Section 12.6. Savings Clause. 114
Section 12.7. Release. 115
     
ARTICLE XIII        MISCELLANEOUS 115
     
Section 13.1. Notices . 115
Section 13.2. Waiver; Amendments . 118
Section 13.3. Expenses; Indemnification . 120

 

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Section 13.4. Successors and Assigns . 122
Section 13.5. Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process . 126
Section 13.6. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL 126
Section 13.7. Right of Setoff 127
Section 13.8. Counterparts; Integration 127
Section 13.9. Survival 127
Section 13.10. Severability 128
Section 13.11. Confidentiality 128
Section 13.12. Interest Rate Limitation 128
Section 13.13. Waiver of Effect of Corporate Seal 129
Section 13.14. Patriot Act 129
Section 13.15. No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility 129
Section 13.16. Location of Closing 130
Section 13.17. Currency Provisions . 130
Section 13.18. Release of Subsidiary Guarantors from Guaranty Agreement . 131

 

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Schedules

 

Schedule I - A - Leverage-Based Pricing Grid
Schedule I - B - Ratings-Based Pricing Grid
Schedule II - Commitments
Schedule III - Purchased Bonds
Schedule IV - List of Bond Indentures
Schedule 2.5 - Existing US Letters of Credit
Schedule 3.5 - Existing Canadian Letters of Credit
Schedule 6.5 - Environmental Matters
Schedule 6.14 - Subsidiaries
Schedule 6.18 - Existing Restrictions
Schedule 9.1 - Outstanding Indebtedness
Schedule 9.2 - Existing Liens
Schedule 9.4 - Existing Investments

 

Exhibits

 

Exhibit A   Form of Assignment and Acceptance
Exhibit 2.3 - Form of Notice of US Revolving Borrowing
Exhibit 2.4(b) - Form of Notice of Swingline Loan Borrowing
Exhibit 2.8(b) - Form of Notice of US Conversion/Continuation
Exhibit 3.3(a) - Form of Notice of Canadian Prime Rate Borrowing
Exhibit 3.4(a) - Form of Notice of Bankers’ Acceptances
Exhibit 3.4(e) - Form of Notice of Conversion of Bankers’ Acceptances to Canadian Prime Rate Loans
Exhibit 5.1(c) - Form of Investment Letter
Exhibit 7.1(c) - Form of Compliance Certificate

 

 
 

 

CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

THIS CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”) is made and entered into as of May 21, 2015 by and among ITT Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ US Borrower ”) and a wholly-owned direct Subsidiary of IMTT Holdings LLC, IMTT-QUEBEC INC. a Canadian corporation and IMTT-NTL, LTD., a Canadian corporation (together with IMTT-Quebec Inc., each a “ Canadian Borrower ” and collectively, the “ Canadian Borrowers ”, and together with the US Borrower, the “ Borrowers ”), the several banks and other financial institutions and lenders from time to time party hereto (the “ Lenders ”), and SUNTRUST BANK, in its capacity as administrative agent for the Lenders (the “ Administrative Agent ”) and as swingline lender, the US issuing banks from time to time party hereto (each, a “ US Issuing Bank ”) and Royal Bank of Canada, as Canadian funding agent for the Canadian Lenders (the “ Canadian Funding Agent ”) and as the Canadian issuing bank (the “ Canadian Issuing Bank ”, and together with the US Issuing Banks, the “ Issuing Banks ”).

 

WITNESSETH:

 

WHEREAS, in connection with the refinancing of the existing senior credit facilities under that certain Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of February 15, 2013, by and among International-Matex Tank Terminals, a Delaware general partnership, IMTT Bayonne, a Delaware general partnership, IMTT-Quebec, Inc. and IMTT-NTL, Ltd. the lenders party thereto from time to time and SunTrust Bank as administrative agent (as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time immediately prior to the date hereof, the “ Existing Credit Agreement ”) and the purchase of the Bonds, the Borrowers have requested that the Lenders establish (a) a US$550,000,000 revolving credit facility in favor of the US Borrower, (b) the Canadian Dollar Equivalent of a US$50,000,000 revolving credit facility in favor of the Canadian Borrowers and (c) a US$508,975,000 bond purchase facility in favor of the US Borrower; each on terms and conditions set forth herein;

 

WHEREAS , subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Lenders, the Issuing Banks and the Swingline Lender, to the extent of their respective Commitments as defined herein, are willing severally to establish the requested revolving credit facilities, letter of credit subfacility and swingline subfacility in favor of the Borrowers and severally to make the bond purchase facility available to the US Borrower;

 

NOW, THEREFORE , in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants herein contained, the Borrowers, the Lenders, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks and the Swingline Lender agree as follows:

 

ARTICLE I

 

DEFINITIONS; CONSTRUCTION

 

Section 1.1.           Definitions . In addition to the other terms defined herein, the following terms used herein shall have the meanings herein specified (to be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of the terms defined):

 

Acceptance Date ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.4 .

 

 
 

 

Acceptance Fee ” shall mean a fee payable by the applicable Canadian Borrower with respect to the acceptance of a Bankers’ Acceptance under this Agreement, as set forth in Section 4.6(d) .

  

Additional Commitment Amount ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.17 .

 

Additional Lender ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.17 .

 

Adjusted LIBO Rate ” shall mean, with respect to each Interest Period for a Eurodollar Borrowing, the rate per annum obtained by dividing (i) LIBOR for such Interest Period by (ii) a percentage equal to 1.00 minus the Eurodollar Reserve Percentage.

 

Administrative Agent ” shall have the meaning set forth in the opening paragraph hereof.

 

Administrative Questionnaire ” shall mean, with respect to each Lender, an administrative questionnaire in the form provided by the Administrative Agent and submitted to the Administrative Agent duly completed by such Lender.

 

Affiliate ” shall mean, as to any Person, any other Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls, is Controlled by, or is under common Control with, such Person. For the purposes of this definition, “ Control ” shall mean the power, directly or indirectly, either to (i) vote 10% or more of the securities having ordinary voting power for the election of directors (or persons performing similar functions) of a Person or (ii) direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by control or otherwise. The terms “ Controlling ”, “ Controlled by ”, and “ under common Control with” have the meanings correlative thereto. Unless the context otherwise clearly requires, any reference to an “Affiliate” is a reference to an Affiliate of the Borrowers. For the avoidance of doubt, with respect to Macquarie Terminal Holdings LLC, the term Affiliate shall mean only Macquarie Infrastructure Company LLC and its direct and indirect Subsidiaries.

 

Agents ” shall mean, collectively, the Administrative Agent and the Canadian Funding Agent.

 

Aggregate Bond Purchase Commitments ” shall mean, collectively, all Bond Purchase Commitments of all Lenders at any time outstanding.

 

Aggregate Canadian Commitment Amount ” shall mean the aggregate principal amount of the Aggregate Canadian Revolving Commitments from time to time. On the Closing Date, the Aggregate Canadian Commitment Amount is the Canadian Dollar Equivalent of US$50,000,000.

 

Aggregate Canadian Revolving Commitments ” shall mean, collectively, all Canadian Revolving Commitments of all Lenders at any time outstanding.

 

Aggregate Revolving Commitment Amount ” shall mean the sum of the Aggregate Canadian Commitment Amount plus the Aggregate US Revolving Commitment Amount.

 

Aggregate US Revolving Commitment Amount ” shall mean the aggregate principal amount of the Aggregate US Revolving Commitments from time to time. On the Closing Date, the Aggregate US Revolving Commitment Amount is $550,000,000.

 

Aggregate US Revolving Commitments ” shall mean, collectively, all US Revolving Commitments of all Lenders at any time outstanding.

 

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Agreement ” shall have the meaning set forth in the opening paragraph hereof.

  

Anti-Corruption Laws ” shall mean all laws, rules, and regulations of any jurisdiction applicable to Borrowers, or any of their Subsidiaries from time to time concerning or relating to bribery or corruption.

 

Anti-Terrorism Order ” shall mean Executive Order 13224, signed by President George W. Bush on September 23, 2001.

 

Applicable Lending Office ” shall mean, for each Lender and for each Class and Type of Loan, the “Lending Office” of such Lender (or an Affiliate of such Lender) designated for such Type of Loan in the Administrative Questionnaire submitted by such Lender or such other office of such Lender (or an Affiliate of such Lender) as such Lender may from time to time specify to the Administrative Agent, the Canadian Funding Agent (with respect to any lending office of any Canadian Lender) and the Borrower Representative as the office by which its Loans of such Class and Type are to be made and maintained.

 

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Applicable Margin ” shall mean, as of any date, with respect to interest on all Loans outstanding on any date and with respect to the letter of credit fees, a percentage per annum determined by reference to, at the election of the Borrower Representative, the applicable Leverage Ratio or Credit Ratings in effect on such date as set forth in the Leverage-Based Pricing Grid or the Ratings-Based Pricing Grid, as applicable; provided , that (i) until the later of (A) September 30, 2015 and (B) the US Borrower obtains published Credit Ratings of at least two of the following three Credit Ratings: a Credit Rating of at least Baa3 by Moody’s, a Credit Rating of at least BBB- by S&P and a Credit Rating of at least BBB- by Fitch (in each case on a stable basis) and shall have notified the Administrative Agent in writing of such Credit Ratings, the Borrower Representative shall not have the option to elect the Applicable Margin to be based on the Ratings-Based Pricing Grid, and the Applicable Margin shall be based on the Leverage-Based Pricing Grid as set forth herein until the second Business Day after the receipt by the Administrative Agent of the written notice from the Borrower Representative in respect of the two published Credit Ratings the US Borrower has obtained from the three applicable rating agencies and the Borrower Representative’s election of the Ratings-Based Pricing Grid for determining the Applicable Margin; (ii) if the US Borrower’s Credit Ratings fall within different levels as set forth in the Ratings-Based Pricing Grid, the applicable level shall be based on the higher of the two Credit Ratings unless one of the two Credit Ratings is two or more grades lower than the other (with each ratings distinction comprising a separate grade, such that e.g., BB+ is two grades lower than BBB), in which case the applicable level shall be determined by reference to a rating a single grade below the higher of the two ratings; if the US Borrower’s Credit Ratings are available from each of S&P, Moody’s and Fitch and there is a split among such ratings, then (1) if any two of such ratings are in the same level, such level shall apply or (2) if each of such ratings is in a different level, the level that is between the levels of the other two ratings agencies shall apply; and (iii) if any of Moody’s or S&P or Fitch withdraws their rating (other than by reason of the circumstances referred to in the last sentence of this definition), the Credit Rating of the US Borrower from such withdrawing rating agency for purposes herein shall be deemed to be Ba1 by Moody’s or BB+ by S&P or BB+ by Fitch, as applicable; provided further , that (1) a change in the Applicable Margin resulting from a change in the Leverage Ratio shall be effective on the second Business Day after the receipt by the Administrative Agent of the financial statements required by Section 7.1(a ) or ( b ) and the Compliance Certificate required by Section 7.1(c ), (2) a change in the Applicable Margin resulting from a change in the Credit Ratings shall be effective on the second Business Day after the receipt by the Administrative Agent of the written notice from the Borrower Representative in respect of the Credit Ratings, and (3) a change in the Applicable Margin resulting from the Borrower Representative’s election of the Leverage-Based Pricing Grid or the Ratings-Based Pricing Grid shall be effective on the second Business Day after the receipt by the Administrative Agent of the written notice from the Borrower Representative in respect of its such election; provided further , that if at any time the Borrowers shall have failed to deliver such financial statements and such Compliance Certificate when so required the Applicable Margin shall be at Level VI as set forth in the Leveraged-Based Pricing Grid until such time as such financial statements and Compliance Certificate are received by the Administrative Agent, at which time the Applicable Margin shall be determined as provided above. Any such change in the Applicable Margin shall not apply to outstanding Loans consisting of Bankers’ Acceptances until such Bankers’ Acceptances are converted to Canadian Prime Rate Loans or continued as additional Bankers’ Acceptances. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Applicable Margin from the Closing Date until the date by which the financial statements and Compliance Certificate for the Fiscal Quarter ending on June 30, 2015 are delivered shall be set at the applicable Level in the Leveraged-Based Pricing Grid based on the Leverage Ratio as of the Closing Date (after giving effect to the incurrence of debt and the other transactions contemplated to occur on the Closing Date) as supported by the compliance certificate delivered on the Closing Date and the financial statements attached thereto. In the event that any financial statement or Compliance Certificate delivered pursuant to Section 7.1(a) , (b) or (c) is shown to be inaccurate (regardless of whether this Agreement or the Commitments are in effect when such inaccuracy is discovered), and such inaccuracy, if corrected, would have led to the application of a higher Applicable Margin based upon the Leveraged-Based Pricing Grid (the “ Corrected Applicable Margin ”), for any period that such financial statement or Compliance Certificate covered, then (i) the Borrowers shall immediately deliver to the Administrative Agent a correct financial statement or Compliance Certificate, as the case may be, for such period, (ii) the Applicable Margin for such period shall be adjusted retroactively such that after giving effect to the corrected financial statement or Compliance Certificate, as the case may be, the Applicable Margin shall be reset to the Corrected Applicable Margin based upon the Leveraged-Based Pricing Grid, and (iii) the Borrowers shall immediately pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the US Lenders, and to the Canadian Funding Agent, for the account of the Canadian Lenders, the accrued additional interest owing as a result of such increased Applicable Margin for such period. In the event that the Borrower Representative shall fail to notify the Administrative Agent of a change to the Credit Ratings that would have led to the application of a higher Applicable Margin based upon the Ratings-Based Pricing Grid, for any period commencing from the actual date of such change to the Credit Ratings prior to the day that a further change becomes effective, (i) the Applicable Margin shall be at Level V as set forth in the Ratings-Based Pricing Grid for such period, and (ii) the Borrowers shall immediately pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the US Lenders, and to the Canadian Funding Agent, for the account of the Canadian Lenders, the accrued additional interest owing as a result of such increased Applicable Margin for such period. The provisions of this definition shall not limit the rights of the Agents and the Lenders with respect to Section 4.6(e) or Article X . If the rating system of Moody’s or S&P or Fitch shall change, or if any such rating agency shall cease to be in the business of rating corporate debt obligations, the Borrowers and the Required Lenders shall negotiate in good faith to amend this definition to reflect such changed rating system or the unavailability of ratings from such rating agency and, pending the effectiveness of any such amendment, the Applicable Margin shall be determined by reference to the rating most recently in effect prior to such change or cessation.

 

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Applicable Percentage ” shall mean, as of any date, with respect to the commitment fees, the percentage per annum determined by reference to, at the election of the Borrower Representative, the applicable Leverage Ratio or Credit Ratings in effect on such date as set forth in the Leverage-Based Pricing Grid or the Ratings-Based Pricing Grid, as applicable; provided , that (i) until the later of (A) September 30, 2015 and (B) the US Borrower obtains published Credit Ratings of at least two of the following three Credit Ratings: a Credit Rating of at least Baa3 by Moody’s, a Credit Rating of at least BBB- by S&P and a Credit Rating of at least BBB- by Fitch (in each case on a stable basis) and shall have notified the Administrative Agent in writing of such Credit Ratings, the Borrower Representative shall not have the option to elect the Applicable Percentage to be based on the Ratings-Based Pricing Grid, and the Applicable Percentage shall be based on the Leverage-Based Pricing Grid as set forth herein until the second Business Day after the receipt by the Administrative Agent of the written notice from the Borrower Representative in respect of the two published Credit Ratings the US Borrower has obtained from the applicable rating agencies and the Borrower Representative’s election of the Ratings-Based Pricing Grid for determining the Applicable Percentage; (ii) if the Credit Ratings fall within different levels as set forth in the Ratings-Based Pricing Grid, the applicable level shall be based on the higher of the two Credit Ratings unless one of the two Credit Ratings is two or more grades lower than the other (with each ratings distinction comprising a separate grade, such that e.g., BB+ is two grades lower than BBB), in which case the applicable level shall be determined by reference to a rating a single grade below the higher of the two ratings ; if the US Borrower’s Credit Ratings are available from each of S&P, Moody’s and Fitch and there is a split among such ratings, then (1) if any two of such ratings are in the same level, such level shall apply or (2) if each of such ratings is in a different level, the level that is between the levels of the other two ratings agencies shall apply; and (iii) if any of Moody’s or S&P or Fitch withdraws their rating (other than by reason of the circumstances referred to in the last sentence of this definition), the Credit Rating of the US Borrower from such withdrawing rating agency for purposes herein shall be deemed to be Ba1 by Moody’s or BB+ by S&P or BB+ by Fitch, as applicable; provided further , that (1) a change in the Applicable Percentage resulting from a change in the Leverage Ratio shall be effective on the second Business Day after the receipt by the Administrative Agent of the financial statements required by Section 7.1(a ) or ( b ) and the Compliance Certificate required by Section 7.1(c ), and (2) a change in the Applicable Percentage resulting from a change in the Credit Ratings shall be effective on the second Business Day after the receipt by the Administrative Agent of the written notice from the Borrower Representative in respect of the Credit Ratings; provided further , that if at any time the Borrowers shall have failed to deliver such financial statements and such Compliance Certificate the Applicable Percentage shall be at Level VI as set forth in the Leveraged-Based Pricing Grid, in each case until such time as such financial statements and Compliance Certificate are delivered, at which time the Applicable Percentage shall be determined as provided above. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Applicable Percentage for the commitment fees from the Closing Date until the date by which the financial statements and Compliance Certificate for the Fiscal Quarter ending June 30, 2015 are required to be delivered shall be at Level V as set forth in the Leveraged-Based Pricing Grid. In the event that any financial statement or Compliance Certificate delivered pursuant to Section 7.1(a) , (b) or (c) is shown to be inaccurate (regardless of whether this Agreement or the Commitments are in effect when such inaccuracy is discovered), and such inaccuracy, if corrected, would have led to the application of a higher Applicable Percentage based upon the Leveraged-Based Pricing Grid (the “ Corrected Applicable Percentage ”), for any period that such financial statement or Compliance Certificate covered, then (i) the Borrowers shall immediately deliver to the Administrative Agent a correct financial statement or Compliance Certificate, as the case may be, for such period, (ii) the Applicable Percentage for such period shall be adjusted retroactively such that after giving effect to the corrected financial statement or Compliance Certificate, as the case may be, the Applicable Percentage shall be reset to the Corrected Applicable Percentage based upon the Leveraged-Based Pricing Grid, and (iii) the Borrowers shall immediately pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the US Lenders and to the Canadian Funding Agent, on behalf of the Canadian Lenders, the accrued additional fee owing as a result of such increased Applicable Percentage for such period. In the event that the Borrower Representative shall fail to notify the Administrative Agent of a change to the Credit Ratings that would have led to the application of a higher Applicable Percentage based upon the Ratings -Based Pricing Grid, for any period commencing from the actual date of such change to the Credit Ratings prior to the day that a further change becomes effective, (i) the Applicable Percentage shall be at Level V as set forth in the Ratings -Based Pricing Grid for such period, and (ii) the Borrowers shall immediately pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the US Lenders, and to the Canadian Funding Agent, for the account of the Canadian Lenders, the accrued additional interest owing as a result of such increased Applicable Percentage for such period. The provisions of this definition shall not limit the rights of the Agents and the Lenders with respect to Section 4.6(e) or Article X . If the rating system of Moody’s or S&P or Fitch shall change, or if any such rating agency shall cease to be in the business of rating corporate debt obligations, the Borrowers and the Required Lenders shall negotiate in good faith to amend this definition to reflect such changed rating system or the unavailability of ratings from such rating agency and, pending the effectiveness of any such amendment, the Applicable Percentage shall be determined by reference to the rating most recently in effect prior to such change or cessation.

 

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Approved Fund ” shall mean any Person (other than a natural Person) that is (or will be) engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its business and that is administered or managed by (i) a Lender, (ii) an Affiliate of a Lender or (iii) an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that administers or manages a Lender.

 

Assignment and Acceptance ” shall mean an assignment and acceptance entered into by a Lender and an assignee (with the consent of any party whose consent is required by Section 13.4(b) ) and accepted by the Administrative Agent, in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower Representative.

 

Available Proceeds shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.4 .

 

Bank Product Amount ” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of “ Bank Product Provider ”.

 

Bank Product Obligations ” shall mean, collectively, all obligations and other liabilities of any Loan Party to any Bank Product Provider arising with respect to any Bank Products.

 

Bank Product Provider ” means any Person that, at the time it provides any Bank Products to any Loan Party, (i) is a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender and (ii) except when the Bank Product Provider is SunTrust Bank and its Affiliates, has provided prior written notice to the Administrative Agent which has been acknowledged by the Borrowers of (x) the existence of such Bank Product, (y) the maximum dollar amount of obligations arising thereunder (the “ Bank Product Amount ”) and (z) the methodology to be used by such parties in determining the obligations under such Bank Product from time to time. In no event shall any Bank Product Provider acting in such capacity be deemed a Lender for purposes hereof to the extent of and as to Bank Products except that each reference to the term “Lender” in Article XI and Section 13.3 shall be deemed to include such Bank Product Provider and in no event shall the approval of any such person in its capacity as Bank Product Provider be required in connection with the release or termination of any security interest or Lien of the Administrative Agent. The Bank Product Amount may be changed from time to time upon written notice to the Administrative Agent by the applicable Bank Product Provider. No Bank Product Amount may be established at any time that a Default or Event of Default exists.

 

Bank Products ” shall mean any of the following services provided to any Loan Party by any Bank Product Provider: (a) any treasury or other cash management services, including deposit accounts, automated clearing house (ACH) origination and other funds transfer, depository (including cash vault and check deposit), zero balance accounts and sweeps, return items processing, controlled disbursement accounts, positive pay, lockboxes and lockbox accounts, account reconciliation and information reporting, payables outsourcing, payroll processing, trade finance services, investment accounts and securities accounts, and (b) card services, including credit card (including purchasing card and commercial card), prepaid cards, including payroll, stored value and gift cards, merchant services processing, and debit card services.

 

Bankers’ Acceptance ” and “ B/A ” each shall mean, as applicable, a bill of exchange within the meaning of the Bills of Exchange Act (Canada) denominated in Canadian Dollars, drawn by a Canadian Borrower and accepted by a Canadian Lender, and a depository bill issued in accordance with the Depository Act, as amended from time to time.

 

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Bankruptcy Code ” shall mean any of the United States Bankruptcy Code of 1978 (11 U.S.C. § 101 et seq .), the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (Canada) and the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (Canada), each as amended and in-effect from time to time.

 

Base Rate ” shall mean a rate per annum equal to the highest of (i) the per annum rate which the Administrative Agent publicly announces from time to time to be its prime lending rate, as in effect from time to time, (ii) the Federal Funds Rate, as in effect from time to time, plus one-half of one percent (0.50%) per annum and (iii) the Adjusted LIBO Rate determined on a daily basis for an Interest Period of one (1) month, plus one percent (1.00%) per annum; and when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, bears interest at a rate determined by reference to such rate per annum. The Administrative Agent’s prime lending rate is a reference rate and does not necessarily represent the lowest or best rate charged to customers. The Administrative Agent may make commercial loans or other loans at rates of interest at, above or below the Administrative Agent’s prime lending rate. Each change in the Administrative Agent’s prime lending rate shall be effective from and including the date such change is publicly announced as being effective.

 

Bond Default ” shall mean any default, event of default or other similar occurrence or circumstance under any Bond Indenture or the other applicable Bond Documents.

 

Bond Documents ” shall mean the Bonds, the Bond Indentures, the Bond Loan Agreements, and any other agreement or instrument or document executed in connection therewith.

 

Bond Indenture Trustee ” shall mean with respect to any Bonds, the indenture trustee under the Bond Indenture governing such Bonds.

 

Bond Indentures ” shall mean the indentures as described on Schedule IV in connection with the Bonds, as such may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

Bond Issuer ” shall mean the applicable issuer in respect of each of the Bonds.

 

Bond Loan Agreements ” shall mean the loan agreements and lease agreements, as applicable, related to each series of Bonds, by and among the applicable Bond Issuer, the US Borrower and the applicable Subsidiary of the US Borrower.

 

Bond Mandatory Put Date ” shall mean the earlier of (i) May 21, 2022 and (ii) the date on which the Administrative Agent, by notice to the Borrower Representative, takes any of the remedy actions set forth in Section 10.1 or all the amounts under this Agreement have automatically become due and payable (whether by acceleration or otherwise).

 

Bond Purchase Commitment ” shall mean any Tranche A Bond Purchase Commitment or any Tranche B Bond Purchase Commitment, as the case may be.

 

Bond Purchase Obligation ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.2(b) .

 

Bond Purchasers ” shall mean, collectively, the Lenders purchasing and holding Bonds from time to time (it being understood and agreed that a Lender with a Bond Purchase Commitment may designate its Affiliate or Approved Fund to purchase and hold Bonds from time to time).

 

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Bond Put Right ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.2(b) .

 

Bond Repurchase Price ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.2(b) .

  

Bonds ” shall mean all Tranche A Bonds and Tranche B Bonds, in the aggregate or any of them, as the context shall require.

 

Borrower Representative ” shall mean the US Borrower.

 

Borrowers ” shall have the meaning set forth in the opening paragraph hereof.

 

Borrowing shall mean a borrowing consisting of (i) Loans of the same Class and Type, made, converted or continued on the same date, Bonds of the same Class, and in the case of Eurodollar Loans, as to which a single Interest Period is in effect, and in the case of Bankers’ Acceptances, as to which a single Canadian Contract Period is in effect, or (ii) a Swingline Loan.

 

Business Day ” shall mean (i) with respect to any borrowing, payment or rate selection of Loans, a day (other than a Saturday or Sunday) on which banks generally are open in New York, New York for the conduct of substantially all of their commercial lending activities and, with respect to Eurodollar Loans, on which dealings in US Dollars are carried on in the London interbank market, (ii) with respect to any borrowing, payment or rate selection of Loans under the Aggregate Canadian Revolving Commitments, a day (other than a Saturday, Sunday and any other day which is a statutory holiday in Toronto, Ontario or Montreal, Quebec) on which chartered banks are open for over-the-counter business in Toronto, Ontario and Montreal, Quebec and (iii) for all other purposes, a day (other than a Saturday or Sunday) on which banks generally are open in New York, New York for the conduct of substantially all of their commercial lending activities.

 

Canadian Allocable Amount ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 12.4(b) .

 

Canadian Borrower Guaranteed Obligations ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 12.1(b) .

 

Canadian Borrowers ” shall have the meaning set forth in the opening paragraph hereof.

 

Canadian Commitment ” shall mean, collectively, the Canadian Revolving Commitment and the Canadian LC Commitment.

 

Canadian Contract Period ” shall mean, for any Bankers’ Acceptances, the period selected by a Canadian Borrower in accordance with Section 3.4 commencing on the date such Bankers’ Acceptances are issued or extended, and expiring on a Business Day, subject to the terms of Section 3.4(g) or 3.6 with respect to Bankers’ Acceptances.

 

Canadian Dollar Equivalent ” shall mean, on any date, (i) with respect to any amount denominated in Canadian Dollars, such amount and (ii) with respect to any amount denominated in US Dollars, the amount of Canadian Dollars that would be required to purchase the amount of such US Dollars on such date based upon the Exchange Rate as of the applicable date of determination.

 

Canadian Dollars ” or “ Cdn $ ” shall mean the lawful currency of Canada.

 

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Canadian Funding Agent ” shall have the meaning set forth in the opening paragraph hereof.

 

Canadian Guarantor Payment ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 12.4(b) .

 

Canadian Issuing Bank ” shall have the meaning set forth in the opening paragraph hereof.

  

Canadian LC Commitment ” shall mean that portion of the Canadian Revolving Commitment that may be used by the Canadian Borrowers for the issuance of Canadian Letters of Credit in an aggregate face amount not to exceed the Canadian Dollar Equivalent of US $5,000,000.

 

Canadian LC Disbursement ” shall mean a payment made by or on behalf of the Canadian Issuing Bank pursuant to a Canadian Letter of Credit.

 

Canadian LC Documents ” shall mean the Canadian Letters of Credit and all applications, agreements and instruments relating to the Canadian Letters of Credit.

 

Canadian LC Exposure ” shall mean, at any time, the US Dollar Equivalent of the sum of (i) the aggregate undrawn amount of all outstanding Canadian Letters of Credit at such time, plus (ii) the aggregate amount of all Canadian LC Disbursements that have not been reimbursed by or on behalf of the Canadian Borrowers at such time. The Canadian LC Exposure of any Canadian Lender at any time shall be its Pro Rata Share of the total Canadian LC Exposure at such time.

 

Canadian Lenders ” shall mean those Lenders that have committed Canadian Revolving Commitments to the Canadian Borrowers and shall include, where appropriate, each applicable Additional Lender providing a Canadian Revolving Commitment that joins this Agreement pursuant to Section 4.17 .

 

Canadian Letter of Credit ” shall mean any letter of credit issued pursuant to Section 3.5 by the Canadian Issuing Bank for the account of the Canadian Borrowers pursuant to the Canadian LC Commitment and the Existing Canadian Letters of Credit.

 

Canadian Loans ” shall mean Canadian Revolving Loans plus Canadian LC Exposure.

 

Canadian Obligations ” shall mean all amounts owing by the Canadian Borrowers to the Agents, the Canadian Issuing Bank and the Canadian Lenders pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document, including without limitation, all principal, interest (including any interest accruing after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy or the commencement of any insolvency, reorganization or like proceeding relating to any Canadian Borrower, whether or not a claim for post-filing or post-petition interest is allowed in such proceeding), all reimbursement obligations, fees, expenses, indemnification and reimbursement payments, costs and expenses (including all fees and expenses of counsel to the Agents and the Canadian Lenders incurred pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Document), whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, liquidated or unliquidated, now existing or hereafter arising hereunder or thereunder, all Hedging Obligations owed by the Canadian Borrowers to any Lender-Related Hedge Provider, and all Bank Product Obligations owed by the Canadian Borrowers, and all obligations and liabilities incurred in connection with collecting and enforcing the foregoing, together with all renewals, extensions, modifications or refinancings thereof. For the avoidance of doubt, with respect to any Guarantor, or with respect to the US Borrower or the Canadian Borrowers under Section 12.1 , Canadian Obligations shall not include any Excluded Swap Obligations with respect to such Guarantor or such US Borrower or Canadian Borrower.

 

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Canadian Prime Rate Loan ” shall mean a Loan which is denominated in Canadian Dollars and in respect of which a Canadian Borrower is obligated to pay interest based upon the Canadian Prime Rate.

 

Canadian Prime Rate ” shall mean, with respect to a Loan or a Borrowing, on any day, the greater of:

  

(a) the annual rate of interest announced from time to time by the Canadian Funding Agent as being its reference rate in effect on such day for determining interest rates on Canadian Dollar denominated commercial loans made by it in Canada; or

 

(b) the One-Month BA Rate for such day plus 50 basis points per annum.

 

Canadian Qualified Lender ” means a Lender that is (i) not a non-resident of Canada for the purpose of the ITA, (ii) an "authorized foreign bank" as defined in subsection 248(1) of the ITA, that is not subject to the restrictions and requirements referred to in subsection 524(2) of the Bank Act (Canada) and that will receive all amounts paid or credited to it under this Agreement in respect of its "Canadian banking business" as defined in subsection 248(1) of the ITA for the purposes of paragraph 212(13.3)(a) of the ITA, or (iii) able to establish to the satisfaction of the Administrative Agent and the Canadian Borrowers based on applicable law (including, for greater certainty, any applicable income Tax convention) in effect on the date on which it becomes a Lender that such Lender is not subject to deduction or withholding of income or similar Taxes imposed by Canada (or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein) with respect to any payments to such Lender of interest, fees, commission, or any other amount payable by the Canadian Borrowers under this Agreement.

 

Canadian Recipient ” shall mean the Canadian Funding Agent, the Canadian Issuing Bank and any Canadian Lenders.

 

Canadian Revolving Commitment ” shall mean, with respect to each Canadian Lender, the commitment of such Lender to make Canadian Revolving Loans to the Canadian Borrowers and to acquire participations in Canadian Letters of Credit in an aggregate principal amount not exceeding the amount set forth for such Canadian Lender on Schedule II directly below the column entitled “Canadian Revolving Commitment Amount”, as such schedule may be amended pursuant to Section 4.17 , or in the case of a Person becoming the Canadian Lender after the Closing Date, the amount of the assigned “Canadian Revolving Commitment” as provided in the Assignment and Acceptance executed by such Person as an assignee, or the joinder executed by such Person, in each case as such commitment may subsequently be increased or decreased pursuant to terms hereof.

 

Canadian Revolving Credit Exposure ” shall mean, with respect to any Canadian Lender, at any time, the US Dollar Equivalent of the sum of the outstanding principal amount of such Lender’s Canadian Revolving Loans and Canadian LC Exposure.

 

Canadian Revolving Loan ” shall mean a loan made by a Canadian Lender to the Canadian Borrowers under its Canadian Revolving Commitment, which may either be a Canadian Prime Rate Loan or a Bankers’ Acceptance.

 

Capital Lease Obligations ” of any Person shall mean all obligations of such Person to pay rent or other amounts under any lease (or other arrangement conveying the right to use) of real or personal property, or a combination thereof, which obligations are required to be classified and accounted for as capital leases on a balance sheet of such Person under GAAP, and the amount of such obligations shall be the capitalized amount thereof determined in accordance with GAAP; provided that leases that are or would be treated as operating leases in accordance with GAAP as in effect on December 31, 2014 will continue to be accounted for as operating leases (but not Capital Lease Obligations) regardless of any change in GAAP after December 31, 2014 that would otherwise require any of the obligations of the lessee thereunder to be treated as Capital Lease Obligations.

 

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Cash Collateralize ” shall mean, in respect of any obligations, to provide and pledge (as a first priority perfected security interest) cash collateral for such obligations in Dollars or in Canadian Dollars, as applicable, with the Administrative Agent pursuant to documentation in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (and “ Cash Collateralization ” has a corresponding meaning).

 

Change in Control ” shall mean any event the result of which would be that (i) the US Borrower shall fail to own and control, beneficially and of record, directly or indirectly, at least 80% of the outstanding Equity Interests (including without limitation both general and limited partnership interests and limited liability company membership interests) of each of the Specified Guarantors, (ii) so long as any Canadian Revolving Commitment is in place, the US Borrower shall fail to own and control, beneficially and of record, directly or indirectly, 100% of the outstanding Equity Interests of IMTT-NTL, LTD. or at least 66 2/3% of the outstanding Equity Interests of IMTT-Quebec Inc., or (iii) the Macquarie Group or any part thereof shall fail to own and control, beneficially and of record, directly or indirectly, 100% of the outstanding Equity Interests in both the US Borrower and IMTT Holdings (in each case on a fully diluted basis in accordance with GAAP).

 

Change in Law ” shall mean (i) the adoption of any applicable law, rule or regulation after the date of this Agreement, (ii) any change in any applicable law, rule or regulation, or any change in the interpretation or application thereof, by any Governmental Authority after the date of this Agreement, or (iii) compliance by any Lender (or its Applicable Lending Office) or any Issuing Bank (or for purposes of Section 4.11(b) , by such Lender’s or such Issuing Bank’s Parent Company, if applicable) with any request, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) of any Governmental Authority made or issued after the date of this Agreement provided, that for purposes of this Agreement, (x) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines or directives in connection therewith and (y) all requests, rules, guidelines or directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States or foreign regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, shall in each case be deemed to be a “Change in Law”, regardless of the date enacted, adopted or issued.

 

Charges ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 13.12 .

 

Class ”, when used in reference to any Loan, Bonds or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, Bond or the Loans or Bonds comprising such Borrowing, are US Revolving Loans, Canadian Revolving Loans, Swingline Loans, Tranche A Bonds or Tranche B Bonds, and when used in reference to any Commitment, refers to whether such Commitment is a US Revolving Commitment, a Canadian Revolving Commitment, the Swingline Commitment, a Tranche A Bond Purchase Commitment or a Tranche B Bond Purchase Commitment. Commitments (and in each case, the Loans made pursuant to such Commitments) that have different terms and conditions shall be construed to be in different Classes.

 

Closing Date ” shall mean the first date on which each of the conditions specified in Sections 5.1 , 5.2 and 5.3 are satisfied (or waived in writing in accordance with Section 13.2 ).

 

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Closing Date Existing Debt ” shall mean the Indebtedness of the Loan Parties and their affiliates outstanding on the Closing Date under or in connection with (a) the Existing Credit Agreement, (b) the Amended and Restated BB&T Guaranty and Credit Agreement dated as of February 15, 2013 among the Loan Parties party thereto, Branch Banking and Trust Company as administrative agent, the lenders and other parties party thereto, as such may have been amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time immediately prior to the date hereof, and (c) the Bank of Nova Scotia Letter of Credit Agreement dated December 4, 2013 by and among International-Matex Tank Terminals and The Bank of Nova Scotia, as such may have been amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time immediately prior to the date hereof.

 

Co-Documentation Agents ” shall, collectively, refer to KeyBank National Association, Royal Bank of Canada and TD Bank, N.A..

 

Co-Syndication Agents ” shall, collectively, refer to Branch Banking and Trust Company, Compass Bank, JPMorganChase Bank, N.A., Regions Bank, and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A..

 

Code ” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder from time to time.

 

Commercial Operation Date ” shall mean the date on which a Material Project is substantially complete and commercially operable.

 

Commitments ” shall mean, as applicable, the US Commitments and the Canadian Commitments.

 

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

 

Compliance Certificate ” shall mean a certificate from the chief financial officer, chief accounting officer or chief banking officer (or any other officer having substantially the same duties as any of the foregoing) of the Borrower Representative in the form of, and containing the certifications set forth in, the certificate attached hereto as Exhibit 7.1(c).

 

Consolidated Acquisition EBITDA Adjustments ” means, for the Loan Parties for any period, Consolidated EBITDA for such period attributable to any other Person that is acquired by, and itself becomes, a Loan Party, or all or substantially all of the business or assets of any other Person or operating division or business unit of any other Person acquired by a Loan Party, in each case during such period for a purchase price of at least $15,000,000 (as reasonably diligenced by the Loan Parties).

 

Consolidated EBITDA ” shall mean, for the Loan Parties for any period, an amount equal to the sum of (i) Consolidated Net Income for such period plus (ii) to the extent deducted in determining Consolidated Net Income for such period, (A) Consolidated Interest Expense, (B) income tax expense determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, (C) depreciation and amortization determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, (D) all other non-cash charges (excluding write-offs and reserves for bad debt and accounts receivable), and (E) any management fee and other fees paid in cash or accrued during such period pursuant to the terms of the Management Agreement to the extent such payment or accrual is permitted to be made under Section 9.5 herein, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, in each case for such period. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, all interest income, rental income, interest expense and rental expense related to Intercompany Taxable Bonds and Intercompany Taxable Bond Obligations shall be excluded for purposes of calculating Consolidated EBITDA for all purposes of this Agreement.

 

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Consolidated Interest Expense ” shall mean, for the Loan Parties for any period determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, the sum of (i) total interest expense, including without limitation the interest component of any payments in respect of Capital Lease Obligations during such period (whether or not actually paid during such period) plus (ii) the net amount payable (or minus the net amount receivable) with respect to Hedging Transactions during such period (whether or not actually paid or received during such period). Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, all interest income, rental income, interest expense and rental expense related to Intercompany Taxable Bonds and Intercompany Taxable Bond Obligations shall be excluded for purposes of calculating Consolidated Interest Expense for all purposes of this Agreement.

  

Consolidated Material Project EBITDA Adjustments ” means, with respect to each Material Project:

 

(i)          prior to the Commercial Operation Date of a Material Project (but including the Fiscal Quarter in which such Commercial Operation Date occurs), a percentage (based on the then-current completion percentage of such Material Project) of an amount determined by the US Borrower in its reasonable, good faith judgment, with the approval of the Administrative Agent (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld), as the projected Consolidated EBITDA for any period attributable to such Material Project for the first 12-month period following the scheduled Commercial Operation Date of such Material Project (such amount to be determined based on customer contracts relating to such Material Project, the creditworthiness of the other parties to such contracts, and projected revenues from such contracts, tariffs, capital costs and expenses, scheduled Commercial Operation Date, commodity price assumptions and other factors deemed appropriate by US Borrower in its reasonable, good faith judgment, with the approval of the Administrative Agent (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld)), which may, at the option of the Borrowers, be added to actual Consolidated EBITDA for any period for the Fiscal Quarter in which construction of such Material Project commences and for each Fiscal Quarter thereafter until the Commercial Operation Date of such Material Project (including the Fiscal Quarter in which such Commercial Operation Date occurs, but net of any actual Consolidated EBITDA attributable to such Material Project following such Commercial Operation Date); provided that if the actual Commercial Operation Date does not occur by the scheduled Commercial Operation Date, then the foregoing amount shall be reduced, for quarters ending after the scheduled Commercial Operation Date to (but excluding) the first full quarter after its Commercial Operation Date, by the following percentage amounts depending on the period of delay (based on the period of actual delay or then-estimated delay, whichever is longer): (i) 90 days or less, 0%, (ii) longer than 90 days, but not more than 180 days, 25%, (iii) longer than 180 days but not more than 270 days, 50%, and (iv) longer than 270 days, 100%; and

 

(ii)         beginning with the first full Fiscal Quarter following the Commercial Operation Date of a Material Project and for the two immediately succeeding Fiscal Quarters, an amount determined by the US Borrower in its reasonable, good faith judgment, with the approval of the Administrative Agent (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld), as the projected Consolidated EBITDA attributable to such Material Project (determined in the same manner as set forth in clause (i) above) for the balance of the four full Fiscal Quarter period following such Commercial Operation Date, which may, at the Borrowers’ option, be added to actual Consolidated EBITDA for such Fiscal Quarters.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing:

 

(x)          no such additions shall be allowed with respect to any Material Project unless (a) the Borrower Representative shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent written pro forma projections of Consolidated EBITDA for any period attributable to such Material Project, and (b) the Administrative Agent shall have approved such projections (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld) and shall have received such other information and documentation as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request, all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;

 

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(y)          Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower Representative no later than 30 days after receipt of such projections as to whether any proposed Consolidated Material Project EBITDA Adjustment is approved; and

 

(z)          the aggregate amount of all Consolidated Material Project EBITDA Adjustments during any period shall be limited to 20% of the total Consolidated EBITDA for such period.

 

Consolidated Net Income ” shall mean, for any period, the net income (or loss) of the Loan Parties for such period determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, excluding therefrom (to the extent otherwise included therein) (i) any extraordinary gains or losses in accordance with GAAP, (ii) any gains attributable to write-ups of assets, (iii) any income (or loss) of any Person accrued prior to the date it becomes a Loan Party or is merged into or consolidated with any Loan Party on the date that such Person’s assets are acquired by any Loan Party (except as provided in clause (y) below) and (iv) any equity interest of the Loan Parties in the unremitted earnings of any Person that is not a Loan Party, but including without limitation (x) all cash dividends, distributions, interest and fees actually received by the Loan Parties from Persons (other than Loan Parties, but including Unrestricted Subsidiaries) where the investments therein are accounted for using the equity method and (y) the net income (or loss) of any Person that was an Unrestricted Subsidiary on the first day of such period and becomes a Loan Party during such period. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, all interest income, rental income, interest expense and rental expense related to Intercompany Taxable Bonds and Intercompany Taxable Bond Obligations shall be excluded for purposes of calculating Consolidated Net Income for all purposes of this Agreement.

 

Consolidated Total Funded Debt ” shall mean, as of any date, (i) all Indebtedness of the Loan Parties measured on a consolidated basis as of such date, including without limitation the Obligations, but excluding (w) Indebtedness of the type described in subsection (xi) of the definition thereto, (x) Intercompany Taxable Bond Obligations and (y) reimbursement obligations in connection with performance or surety bonds or guaranties or letters of credit (including any Letters of Credit) and other obligations of a like nature entered into in the ordinary course of business in an aggregate amount under this clause (y) not to exceed $15,000,000, less (ii) unrestricted, unencumbered cash and cash equivalents of the Loan Parties in an aggregate amount under this clause (ii) not to exceed $75,000,000.

 

Contractual Currency ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 13.17(a) .

 

Contractual Obligation ” of any Person shall mean any provision of any security issued by such Person or of any agreement, instrument or undertaking under which such Person is obligated or by which it or any of the property in which it has an interest is bound.

 

“Corrected Applicable Margin” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of “Applicable Margin”.

 

“Corrected Applicable Percentage” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of “Applicable Percentage”.

 

Credit Rating ” shall mean a non-credit enhanced, senior unsecured long-term debt credit rating as determined and published by Moody's, S&P and/or Fitch, as applicable.

 

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Currency Conversion Date ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 13.17(a).

 

Declining Lender ” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2.9(a) .

 

Default ” shall mean any condition or event that, with the giving of notice or the lapse of time or both, would constitute an Event of Default.

 

Default Interest ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.6(e).

 

Defaulting Lender ” shall mean, at any time, subject to Section 4.19(b) , (i) any US Lender that has failed for two (2) or more Business Days to comply with its obligations under this Agreement to make a Loan, to make a payment to any Issuing Bank in respect of a Letter of Credit or to the Swingline Lender in respect of a Swingline Loan or to make any other payment due hereunder (each a “ funding obligation ”), unless such US Lender has notified the Administrative Agent and the Borrower Representative in writing that such failure is the result of such US Lender’s determination that one or more conditions precedent to funding has not been satisfied (which conditions precedent, together with any applicable Default, will be specifically identified in such writing), (ii) any US Lender that has notified the Administrative Agent in writing, or has stated publicly, that it does not intend to comply with any such funding obligation hereunder, unless such writing or public statement states that such position is based on such US Lender’s determination that one or more conditions precedent to funding cannot be satisfied (which conditions precedent, together with any applicable Default, will be specifically identified in such writing or public statement), (iii) any US Lender that has, for three (3) or more Business Days after written request of the Administrative Agent or the Borrower Representative, failed to confirm in writing to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower Representative that it will comply with its prospective funding obligations hereunder ( provided that such Lender will cease to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this clause (iii) upon the Administrative Agent’s and the Borrower Representative’s receipt of such written confirmation), or (iv) any US Lender with respect to which a Lender Insolvency Event has occurred and is continuing. Any determination by the Administrative Agent that a US Lender is a Defaulting Lender will be conclusive and binding, absent manifest error, and such US Lender shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender (subject to Section 4.19(b) ) upon notification of such determination by the Administrative Agent to the Borrower Representative, the Issuing Banks, the Swingline Lender and the US Lenders.

 

Depository Act ” shall mean Depository Bills and Notes Act (Canada).

 

Discount Notes ” shall mean all depository bills for deposit with The Canadian Depository for Securities Limited pursuant to the Depository Act.

 

Discount Price ” shall mean, for any Bankers’ Acceptance issued hereunder, an amount calculated on any applicable date, by dividing

 

(a)          1

 

by

 

(b)          the sum of one plus the product of:

 

(i)          the Discount Rate applicable to the Bankers’ Acceptance, and

 

(ii)         a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days in the applicable Canadian Contract Period and the denominator of which is 365,

 

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with the product being rounded up or down to the fifth decimal place and .00005 being rounded up.

 

Discount Proceeds ” shall mean, for any Bankers’ Acceptance issued hereunder, an amount calculated by multiplying the face amount of the Bankers’ Acceptance by the Discount Price for such Bankers’ Acceptance.

 

Discount Rate ” shall mean, with respect to an issue of Bankers’ Acceptances or Discount Notes with the same maturity date, (A) the average B/A discount rate for the appropriate term as quoted on Reuters Screen CDOR Page determined at or about 10:00 a.m. (Toronto time) on that day or, (B) if the discount rate for a particular term is not quoted on Reuters Screen CDOR Page, the arithmetic average of the actual discount rates for B/As or Discount Notes, as applicable, for such term quoted by the Canadian Lender but not to exceed the actual rate of discount applicable to B/As or Discount Notes quoted by the Canadian Lender for the same B/A or Discount Note issue.

 

Disqualified Institutions ” shall mean any of the following (the list of all such Persons, the “ Disqualified Institutions List ”): (i) those Persons specifically identified in writing by the Borrower Representative to the Administrative Agent prior to March 28, 2015, (ii) those Persons who are competitors of the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries that are separately and specifically identified in writing by the Borrower Representative to the Administrative Agent from time to time and (iii) in the case of clauses (i) and (ii), any of their Affiliates which are controlled, controlling or under common control (other than, in the case of clause (ii) above, any such Affiliate that is a bona fide debt fund or investment vehicle, that is not itself an operating company and that is engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of business and whose managers have fiduciary duties to third party investors in such fund or investment vehicle independent of or in addition to their duties to such affiliated competitor identified pursuant to clause (ii) above) that are either separately and specifically identified in writing by the Borrower Representative from time to time or clearly identifiable on the basis of such Affiliate’s name. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (1) any such Disqualified Institutions List (or any update or supplement or modification thereto) shall not become effective until two (2) Business Days after delivery to the Administrative Agent, and shall not apply retroactively to disqualify an assignment of a Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement that was effective prior to the effective date of such Disqualified Institutions List (or any update or supplement or modification thereto); (2) other than any Person specifically named by the Borrower’s Representative on any such Disqualified Institutions List, the Administrative Agent or any assigning Lender shall not have any obligation to inquire as to whether any potential assignee is a competitor (or an Affiliate of a competitor) of the Borrowers or their Subsidiaries and may conclusively rely on the Borrower’s Representative’s designation or a representation by the potential assignee that it is not a competitor (or an Affiliate of a competitor) of the Borrowers in the applicable Assignment and Acceptance; and (3) Disqualified Institutions shall exclude any Person that the Borrower’s Representative has designated as no longer being a Disqualified Institution by written notice to the Administrative Agent from time to time. The term “competitor” used herein means any Person that is an operating company directly and primarily engaged in substantially similar business operations as the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries.

 

Disqualified Institutions List ” has the meaning as set forth in the definition of Disqualified Institutions.

 

Environmental Laws ” shall mean all laws, rules, regulations, codes, ordinances, orders, decrees, judgments, injunctions, notices or binding agreements issued, promulgated or entered into by or with any Governmental Authority, relating in any way to the environment, preservation or reclamation of natural resources, the management, Release or threatened Release of any Hazardous Material or to health and safety matters.

 

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Environmental Liability ” shall mean any liability, contingent or otherwise (including any liability for damages, costs of environmental investigation and remediation, costs of administrative oversight, fines, natural resource damages, penalties or indemnities), of any Loan Party directly or indirectly resulting from or based upon (i) any actual or alleged violation of any Environmental Law, (ii) the generation, use, handling, transportation, storage, treatment or disposal of any Hazardous Materials, (iii) any actual or alleged exposure to any Hazardous Materials, (iv) the Release or threatened Release of any Hazardous Materials or (v) any contract, agreement or other consensual arrangement pursuant to which liability is assumed or imposed with respect to any of the foregoing.

  

Equity Interests ” shall mean, for any Person, any non-redeemable capital stock, partnership interests, limited liability company interests or other equity interest of such Person, whether common or preferred, and of any class.

 

ERISA ” shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time, and any successor statute, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder from time to time.

 

ERISA Affiliate ” shall mean any trade or business (whether or not incorporated), which, together with the Loan Parties, is treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code.

 

ERISA Event shall mean (i) 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); (ii) the existence with respect to any Plan of an “accumulated funding deficiency” (as defined in Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA), whether or not waived; (iii) the filing pursuant to Section 412(d) of the Code or Section 303(d) of ERISA of an application for a waiver of the minimum funding standard with respect to any Plan; (iv) the incurrence by any Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to the termination of any Plan; (v) the receipt by any Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate from the PBGC or a plan administrator appointed by the PBGC of any notice relating to an intention to terminate any Plan or Plans or to appoint a trustee to administer any Plan; (vi) the incurrence by any Borrower or any ERISA Affiliates of any liability with respect to the withdrawal or partial withdrawal from any Plan or Multiemployer Plan; (vii) the receipt by any Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice, or the receipt by any Multiemployer Plan from any Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice, concerning the imposition of Withdrawal Liability or a determination that a Multiemployer Plan is, or is expected to be, insolvent or in reorganization, within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA; or (viii) the incurrence by any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate of any liability under Title I of ERISA or the penalty or excise tax provisions of the Code.

 

Eurodollar ” when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, bears interest at a rate determined by reference to the Adjusted LIBO Rate.

 

Eurodollar Reserve Percentage ” shall mean the aggregate of the maximum reserve percentages (including, without limitation, any emergency, supplemental, special or other marginal reserves) expressed as a decimal (rounded upwards to the next 1/100 th of 1%) in effect on any day to which the Administrative Agent is subject with respect to the Adjusted LIBO Rate pursuant to regulations issued by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (or any Governmental Authority succeeding to any of its principal functions) with respect to eurocurrency funding (currently referred to as “eurocurrency liabilities” under Regulation D). Eurodollar Loans shall be deemed to constitute eurocurrency funding and to be subject to such reserve requirements without benefit of or credit for proration, exemptions or offsets that may be available from time to time to any Lender under Regulation D. The Eurodollar Reserve Percentage shall be adjusted automatically on and as of the effective date of any change in any reserve percentage.

 

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Event of Default ” shall have the meaning set forth in Article X .

 

Exchange Rate ” shall mean on any day, (i) for purposes of converting Canadian Dollars to US Dollars, the Bank of Canada spot rate at noon (Toronto, Ontario time), or if such rate is unavailable, the offered rate at which Canadian Dollars may be exchanged into US Dollars, as set forth at approximately noon (Toronto, Ontario time) on such day on the Reuters NFX Page (or if such page is not available or the rate does not appear on such page, the comparable page on the Telerate or Bloomberg Service) for such currency and (ii) for purposes of converting US Dollars to Canadian Dollars, the offered rate at which US Dollars may be exchanged into Canadian Dollars, as set forth at approximately 11:00 a.m. on such day on the Reuters NFX Page (or if such page is not available or the rate does not appear on such page, the comparable page on the Telerate or Bloomberg Service) for such currency. In the event that any such rate does not appear on the applicable page of any such services, the “Exchange Rate” shall be determined by reference to such other publicly available services for displaying exchange rates as may be agreed upon by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower Representative, or, in the absence of such agreement, such Exchange Rate shall instead be the offered spot rate of exchange of the Administrative Agent or, if the Administrative Agent shall so determine, one of its affiliates in the market where its foreign currency exchange operations in respect of such currency are then being conducted, at or about 10:00 a.m., local time, on such date for the sale or purchase, as applicable, for delivery two (2) Business Days later; provided that if at the time of any such determination, for any reason, no such spot rate is being quoted, the Administrative Agent, after consultation with the Borrower Representative, may use any reasonable method it deems appropriate to determine such rate, and such determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

 

Excluded Swap Obligation ” means, with respect to any Guarantor, any Swap Obligation if, and to the extent that, all or a portion of the Guarantee of such Guarantor of, or the grant by such 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 Guarantor’s failure for any reason not to constitute an “eligible contract participant” as defined in the Commodity Exchange Act at the time the Guarantee of such Guarantor becomes effective with respect to such related Swap Obligation.

 

Excluded Taxes shall mean, (i) with respect to any US Recipient of any payment to be made by or on account of any obligation of the US Borrower hereunder, (a) Taxes imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated), franchise Taxes and branch profits Taxes, in each case, (x) imposed as a result of such Recipient being organized under the laws of, or having its principal office or, in the case of any Lender, its Applicable Lending Office located in, the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (or any political subdivision thereof) or (y) that are Other Connection Taxes, and (b) any U.S. federal withholding Taxes that (x) are imposed on amounts payable to such Recipient pursuant to a law in effect on the date on which such Recipient becomes a US Recipient under this Agreement or designates a new lending office, except in each case to the extent that amounts with respect to such Taxes were payable either (A) to such Recipient’s assignor immediately before such Recipient became a US Recipient under this Agreement, or (B) to such Recipient immediately before it designated a new lending office, (y) are attributable to such US Recipient’s failure to comply with Section 4.13(f) , or (z) are imposed as a result of a failure by such US Recipient to satisfy the conditions for avoiding withholding under FATCA and (ii) with respect to any Canadian Recipient of any payment to be made by or on account of any obligation of any Canadian Borrower hereunder, (a) any Taxes imposed on its net income or capital by any Governmental Authority as a result of such Canadian Recipient (1) carrying on a trade or business or having a permanent establishment in any jurisdiction or political subdivision of Canada, (2) being organized under the laws of such jurisdiction or any political subdivision of Canada, or (3) being or being deemed to be resident in such jurisdiction or political subdivision of Canada, (b) any withholding tax (including any Taxes payable as a result of non-residency in Canada of any Lender) imposed by the ITA on a payment made to such Canadian Recipient, except to the extent that a Canadian Borrower is required to make deductions or withholdings for or on account of such withholding tax as a result of a change in or an amendment to any applicable law, which change or amendment is announced after the Closing Date, (c) any other Taxes resulting from the Canadian Recipient changing the residency of any relevant branch or undergoing any reorganization, recapitalization or other change in its corporate status after the Closing Date and (d) any withholding taxes that are imposed as a result of a failure by the Canadian Recipient to satisfy the conditions for avoiding withholding under FATCA.

 

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Existing Canadian Letters of Credit ” shall mean collectively those outstanding letters of credit issued by the Canadian Issuing Bank for the account of any Loan Party as set forth in Schedule 3.5 . Such letters of credit shall be deemed issued under the Canadian Revolving Commitments pursuant to Section 3.5 as of the Closing Date.

 

Existing Credit Agreement ” has the meaning ascribed to such term in the recitals herein.

 

Existing US Letters of Credit ” shall mean, collectively, those outstanding letters of credit issued by SunTrust Bank for the account of any Loan Party as set forth in Schedule 2.5 . Such letters of credit shall be deemed issued under the US Revolving Commitments pursuant to Section 2.5 as of the Closing Date.

 

Extending Lender ” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2.9(a) .

 

Extension Effective Date ” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2.9(a) .

 

Extension Request Date ” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2.9(a) .

 

Facility ” means a given Class of Bonds, Loans or Commitments, as the context may require.

 

FATCA ” shall mean Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code as of the date of this Agreement (known as the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act), 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 or guidance thereof, any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b) of the Code and any intergovernmental agreements entered into in connection with the implementation of such Sections of the Code and any laws or regulations imposing any such intergovernmental agreement.

 

Federal Funds Rate ” shall mean, for any day, the rate per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/100 th of 1%) equal to the weighted average of the rates on overnight Federal funds transactions with member banks of the Federal Reserve System arranged by Federal funds brokers, as published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on the next succeeding Business Day or if such rate is not so published for any Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be the average rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/100th of 1% of the quotations for such day on such transactions received by the Administrative Agent from three Federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by the Administrative Agent.

 

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Fee Letter ” shall mean that certain fee letter, dated as of May 21, 2015, by and among SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc., SunTrust Bank and the US Borrower.

 

Fiscal Quarter ” shall mean any fiscal quarter of the Borrowers.

 

Fiscal Year ” shall mean any fiscal year of the Borrowers.

 

“Fitch” means Fitch Ratings Inc.

 

Foreign Person shall mean any Person that is not a U.S. Person.

 

Funds Disbursement Letter ” shall mean that certain funds disbursement letter dated as of the Closing Date, by the Borrowers.

 

GAAP ” shall mean generally accepted accounting principles in the United States applied on a consistent basis and subject to the terms of Section 1.3 .

 

Governmental Authority ” shall mean the government of the United States of America, Canada, any other nation or any political subdivision thereof, whether state, provincial, territorial or local, and any municipality, 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.

 

Guarantee ” of or by any Person (the “ guarantor ”) shall mean any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of the guarantor guaranteeing or having the economic effect of guaranteeing any Indebtedness or other obligation of any other Person (the “ primary obligor ”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly and including any obligation, direct or indirect, of the guarantor (i) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness or other obligation or to purchase (or to advance or supply funds for the purchase of) any security for the payment thereof, (ii) to purchase or lease property, securities or services for the purpose of assuring the owner of such Indebtedness or other obligation of the payment thereof, (iii) to maintain working capital, equity capital or any other financial statement condition or liquidity of the primary obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such Indebtedness or other obligation, (iv) as an account party in respect of any letter of credit or letter of guaranty issued in support of such Indebtedness or obligation, or (v) otherwise to assure the owner of such indebtedness or obligation against loss in respect thereof; provided , that the term “Guarantee” shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business. In any computation of the indebtedness or other liabilities of the obligor under any Guarantee, the indebtedness or other obligations that are the subject of such Guarantee shall be assumed to be direct obligations of such obligor. The term “Guarantee” used as a verb has a corresponding meaning.

 

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Guarantor ” shall mean each of (i) on the date hereof, International-Matex Tank Terminals, a Delaware general partnership, IMTT Bayonne, a Delaware general partnership, IMTT-Virginia, a Delaware general partnership, IMTT-Gretna, a Delaware general partnership, IMTT-BC, a Delaware general partnership, IMTT-Pipeline, a Delaware general partnership, IMTT-BX, a Delaware general partnership, IMTT-Richmond-CA, a Delaware general partnership, IMTT-Illinois, a Delaware general partnership, IMTT-Petroleum Management, a Delaware general partnership, IMTT-Geismar, a Delaware general partnership, IMTT-Finco, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, St. Rose Nursery LLC, a Louisiana limited liability company, East Jersey Railroad and Terminal Company, a New Jersey corporation, Bayonne Industries, Inc., a New Jersey corporation, Oil Mop, L.L.C., a Louisiana limited liability company, ITT-Storage, Inc., a Louisiana corporation, ITT-Bayonne Storage, Inc., a Louisiana corporation, ITT-BX Storage, Inc., a Louisiana corporation, ITT-Pipeline Partner, Inc., a Louisiana corporation, ITT-Interterminal Pipeline, Inc., a Louisiana corporation, ITT-Gretna Storage, Inc., a Louisiana corporation, ITT-Virginia Storage, Inc., a Louisiana corporation, ITT-Richmond-CA Storage, Inc., a Louisiana corporation, ITT-Illinois Storage, Inc., a Louisiana corporation, ITT-SPR Partner, Inc., a Louisiana corporation, ITT-Geismar Storage, Inc., a Louisiana corporation, ITT-IEP Partner, Inc., a Louisiana corporation, International Tank Terminals, LLC, a Louisiana limited liability company, International Tank Bayonne, Inc., a Louisiana corporation, ITT-BX, Inc., a Louisiana corporation, ITT-Pipeline, Inc., a Louisiana corporation, ITT-BC, Inc., a Louisiana corporation, ITT-Gretna, LLC, a Louisiana limited liability company, ITT-Virginia, Inc., a Louisiana corporation, ITT-Richmond-CA. Inc., a Louisiana corporation, ITT-Illinois, Inc., a Louisiana corporation, ITT-Petroleum Management, Inc., a Louisiana corporation, ITT-Geismar, LLC, a Louisiana limited liability company, International Environmental Services, Inc., a Louisiana corporation, (ii) ITT NTL, Inc., a Louisiana corporation, and (iii) any other Person that executes or becomes a party to the Guaranty Agreement (or, in the case of a Canadian Subsidiary, a supplement to this Agreement to become a Guarantor of the Canadian Borrower Guarantor Obligations; it being understood and agreed that for purposes of the Loan Documents, ITT NTL, Inc., a Louisiana corporation, shall be deemed to be a Canadian Subsidiary to the extent it remains as a U.S. Subsidiary substantially all of the direct and indirect assets of which consist of Stock of IMTT-NTL, Ltd., a Canadian corporation) in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent; provided that any Guarantor released pursuant to Section 13.18 shall not be Guarantor, from and after the date of such release, for the purposes of this Agreement and any other Loan Document.

 

Guaranty Agreement ” shall mean that certain Guaranty Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, executed by each Person named in clause (i) of the definition of Guarantor, together with future Subsidiaries of the Loan Parties (other than Unrestricted Subsidiaries) created, formed or acquired after the Closing Date, in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Agents, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders.

 

Hazardous Materials ” shall mean all explosive or radioactive substances or wastes and all 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 and all other substances or wastes of any nature regulated pursuant to any Environmental Law.

 

Hedging Obligations ” of any Person shall mean any and all obligations of such Person, whether absolute or contingent and howsoever and whensoever created, arising, evidenced or acquired under (i) any and all Hedging Transactions, (ii) any and all cancellations, buy backs, reversals, terminations or assignments of any Hedging Transactions and (iii) any and all renewals, extensions and modifications of any Hedging Transactions and any and all substitutions for any Hedging Transactions.

 

Hedging Transaction ” of any Person shall mean (a) any transaction (including an agreement with respect to any such transaction) now existing or hereafter entered into by such Person that is a rate swap transaction, swap option, basis swap, forward rate transaction, commodity swap, commodity option, equity or equity index swap or option, bond option, interest rate option, foreign exchange transaction, cap transaction, floor transaction, collar transaction, currency swap transaction, cross-currency rate swap transaction, currency option, spot transaction, credit protection transaction, credit swap, credit default swap, credit default option, total return swap, credit spread transaction, repurchase transaction, reverse repurchase transaction, buy/sell-back transaction, securities lending transaction, or any other similar transaction (including any option with respect to any of these transactions) or any combination thereof, whether or not any such transaction is governed by or subject to any master agreement, and (b) any and all transactions of any kind, and the related confirmations, which are subject to the terms and conditions of, or governed by, any form of master agreement published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc., any International Foreign Exchange Master Agreement, or any other master agreement (any such master agreement, together with any related schedules, a “ Master Agreement ”), including any such obligations or liabilities under any Master Agreement.

 

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IMTT Holdings ” means IMTT Holdings LLC (f/k/a IMTT Holdings Inc.), a Delaware limited liability company.

 

Incremental Bond Interest ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.6(b) .

 

Indebtedness ” of any Person shall mean, without duplication (i) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money, (ii) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or other similar instruments, (iii) all obligations of such Person in respect of the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than (a) obligations in respect of customer advances received and held in the ordinary course of business, and (b) trade payables incurred in the ordinary course of business; provided , that for purposes of Section 10.1(f) , trade payables overdue by more than 120 days shall be included in this definition except to the extent that any of such trade payables are being disputed in good faith and by appropriate measures), (iv) all obligations of such Person under any conditional sale or other title retention agreement(s) relating to property acquired by such Person, (v) all Capital Lease Obligations of such Person, (vi) all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such Person in respect of letters of credit (except letters of credit that support Indebtedness described in clauses (i) through (v) of this definition), acceptances or similar extensions of credit, (vii) all Guarantees of such Person of the type of Indebtedness described in clauses (i) through (vi) above (without duplication of such Indebtedness), (viii) all Indebtedness of a third party secured by any Lien on property owned by such Person, whether or not such Indebtedness has been assumed by such Person, (ix) all obligations of such Person, contingent or otherwise, to purchase, redeem, retire or otherwise acquire for value any common stock of such Person, (x) Off-Balance Sheet Liabilities and (xi) any Hedging Obligations. The Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of any partnership or joint venture in which such Person is a general partner or a joint venturer, except to the extent that the terms of such Indebtedness expressly provide that such Person is not liable therefor. Indebtedness of any Person shall include all obligations of such Person of the character described in clauses (i) through (xi) to the extent such Person remains legally liable in respect thereof notwithstanding that any such obligation is deemed to be extinguished under GAAP.

 

Indemnified Taxes ” shall mean Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes, imposed on or with respect to any payment made by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party under any Loan Document.

 

Indemnitee ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 13.3(c) .

 

Information Memorandum ” shall mean the Confidential Executive Summary dated April 2015 relating to the Borrowers and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

 

Intercompany Loan ” means collectively, (a) the $198,000,000 promissory note, dated July 31, 2014, of International Tank Terminal LLC payable to the order of Macquarie Terminal Holdings LLC and (b) the $2,000,000 promissory note, dated July 31, 2014, of ITT-Storage Inc. payable to the order of Macquarie Terminal Holdings LLC.

 

Intercompany Taxable Bond Obligations ” shall mean the lease or loan obligations of any Borrower or Guarantor owed to any Governmental Authority that has issued Intercompany Taxable Bonds, to the extent that all of the Intercompany Taxable Bonds are owned beneficially and of record by any of the Borrowers and/or the Guarantors.

 

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Intercompany Taxable Bonds ” shall mean bonds issued by any Governmental Authority, the proceeds of which are applied to finance the purchase or development of any property that is owned by, or leased to, a Borrower or Guarantor from time to time, so long as such bonds are owned beneficially and of record by the Borrowers and/or the Guarantors and are for the purpose of obtaining ad valorem property tax exemptions and the amounts payable to the Loan Parties in respect thereof along with the timing of such payments are in all material respects commensurate with the amounts payable to such Governmental Authority and the timing thereof.

 

Interest Coverage Ratio ” shall mean, as of any date, the ratio of (i) Consolidated EBITDA for the four consecutive Fiscal Quarters ending on or immediately prior to such date, to (ii) Consolidated Interest Expense for the four consecutive Fiscal Quarters ending on or immediately prior to such date.

 

Interest Period ” shall mean with respect to any Eurodollar Borrowing, a period of one, two, three, six or, to the extent available to all relevant affected Lenders, twelve months; provided , that:

 

(i)           the initial Interest Period for such Borrowing shall commence on the date of such Borrowing (including the date of any conversion from a Borrowing of another Type), and each Interest Period occurring thereafter in respect of such Borrowing shall commence on the day on which the next preceding Interest Period expires;

 

(ii)          if any Interest Period would otherwise end on a day other than a Business Day, such Interest Period shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day, unless such Business Day falls in another calendar month, in which case such Interest Period would end on the next preceding Business Day;

 

(iii)         any Interest Period which begins on the last Business Day of a calendar month or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period shall end on the last Business Day of such calendar month; and

 

(iv)         no Interest Period may extend beyond the Revolving Commitment Termination Date.

 

Investments ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.4 .

 

Issuing Banks ” shall have the meaning set forth in the opening paragraph hereof.

 

ITA ” shall mean the Income Tax Act (Canada), as amended, and any successor thereto, and any regulations promulgated thereunder, as in effect on the Closing Date.

 

Joint Lead Arrangers ” shall mean, collectively, SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc. (with respect to the Revolving Commitments), SunTrust Bank (with respect to the Bond Purchase Commitments), Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Branch Banking and Trust Company, Regions Bank, Compass Bank, and JPMorganChase Bank, N.A..

 

LC Disbursements ” shall mean, collectively, the US LC Disbursements and Canadian LC Disbursements.

 

LC Exposure ” shall mean, collectively, the US LC Exposure and Canadian LC Exposure.

 

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Lender Insolvency Event ” shall mean that (i) a Lender or its Parent Company is insolvent, or is generally unable to pay its debts as they become due, or admits in writing its inability to pay its debts as they become due, or makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors, (ii) a Lender or its Parent Company is the subject of a bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, liquidation or similar proceeding, or a receiver, trustee, conservator, custodian or similar Person charged with reorganization or liquidation of its business or assets, including the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other state or federal regulatory authority acting in such capacity, has been appointed for such Lender or its Parent Company, or such Lender or its Parent Company has taken any action in furtherance of or indicating its consent to or acquiescence in any such proceeding or appointment, or (iii) a Lender or its Parent Company has been adjudicated as, or determined by any Governmental Authority having regulatory authority over such Person or its assets to be, insolvent; provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, a Lender Insolvency Event shall not be deemed to have occurred  solely by virtue of the ownership or acquisition of any equity interest in or control of a Lender or a Parent Company thereof by a Governmental Authority or an instrumentality thereof so long as such ownership or acquisition 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.

 

Lender-Related Hedge Provider ” means any Person that, at the time it enters into a Hedging Transaction with any Loan Party, (i) is a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender and (ii) except when the Lender-Related Hedge Provider is SunTrust Bank and its Affiliates, has provided prior written notice to the Administrative Agent which has been acknowledged by the Borrowers of (x) the existence of such Hedging Transaction, and (y) the methodology to be used by such parties in determining the obligations under such Hedging Transaction from time to time. In no event shall any Lender-Related Hedge Provider acting in such capacity be deemed a Lender for purposes hereof to the extent of and as to Hedging Obligations except that each reference to the term “Lender” in Article XI and Section 13.3 shall be deemed to include such Lender-Related Hedge Provider. In no event shall the approval of any such Person in its capacity as Lender-Related Hedge Provider be required in connection with the release or termination of any security interest or Lien of the Administrative Agent

 

Lenders ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the opening paragraph of this Agreement and shall include, where appropriate, the Swingline Lender, the Bond Purchasers and each Additional Lender that joins this Agreement pursuant to Section 4.17 .

 

Letters of Credit ” shall mean, collectively, the Canadian Letters of Credit and the US Letters of Credit.

 

Leverage Ratio ” shall mean, as of any date, the ratio of (i) Consolidated Total Funded Debt as of such date to (ii) the sum of (A) Consolidated EBITDA, plus (B) any Consolidated Material Project EBITDA Adjustments, plus (C) any Consolidated Acquisition EBITDA Adjustments, in each case for the four consecutive Fiscal Quarters ending on or immediately prior to such date.

 

Leverage Ratio Increase Election ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.1 .

 

Leverage-Based Pricing Grid ” shall mean the “Leverage-Based Pricing Grid” set forth on Schedule I - A attached hereto.

 

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LIBOR ” shall mean, for any applicable Interest Period with respect to any Eurodollar Loan, the higher of (a) 0.0% per annum and (b) the rate per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the nearest 1/100 of 1%) appearing on Reuters Screen LIBOR01 Page (or any successor page) as the London interbank offered rate for deposits in US Dollars at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London, England time), two Business Days prior to the first day of such Interest Period for a term comparable to such Interest Period; provided , that if the Administrative Agent determines that the relevant foregoing sources are unavailable for the relevant Interest Period, LIBOR shall mean the rate of interest determined by the Administrative Agent to be the average (rounded upward, if necessary, to the nearest 1/100 th of 1%) of the rates per annum at which deposits in US Dollars are offered to the Administrative Agent two (2) Business Days preceding the first day of such Interest Period by leading banks in the London interbank market as of 10:00 a.m. (New York time) for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period, for the number of days comprised therein and in an amount comparable to the amount of the Eurodollar Loan of the Administrative Agent.

 

Lien ” shall mean with respect to any Person, any mortgage, pledge, security interest, hypothec, lien (statutory or otherwise), charge, encumbrance, hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement, or other arrangement having the practical effect of the foregoing or any preference, priority or other security agreement or preferential arrangement of any kind or nature whatsoever (including any interest or title of any vendor, lessor, lender or other secured party to or of such Person under any conditional sale or other title retention agreement and any capital lease having the same economic effect as any of the foregoing), upon or with respect to any property or asset of such Person (including in the case of stock, stockholder agreements, voting trust agreements and all similar arrangements). A negative pledge is not a Lien.

 

Liquidation Currency ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 13.17(b) .

 

Loan Documents ” shall mean, collectively, this Agreement, the US LC Documents, the Canadian LC Documents, the Fee Letter, the Guaranty Agreement, all Notices of Borrowing, all Notices of US Conversion/Continuation, all Compliance Certificates, any promissory notes executed pursuant to Section 4.3 and any and all other instruments, agreements, documents and writings executed in connection with any of the foregoing.

 

Loan Parties ” shall mean the Borrowers and the Guarantors. For purposes of clarity, Unrestricted Subsidiaries shall not be Loan Parties.

 

Loans ” shall mean all Revolving Loans, all Swingline Loans, in the aggregate or any of them, as the context shall require.

 

Macquarie Group ” shall mean Macquarie Terminal Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and any affiliate thereof.

 

Management Agreement ” shall mean that certain Services Agreement, dated as of (or prior to) the Closing Date, by and among, inter alios , Macquarie Infrastructure Company LLC, Macquarie Infrastructure Company Inc. and certain Loan Parties party thereto, in the form delivered to the Lenders on May 7, 2015 with such changes thereto as are not materially adverse to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, and, thereafter, as amended to the extent permitted pursuant to Section 9.10 .

 

Master Agreement ” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of “ Hedging Transaction ”.

 

Material Acquisition ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.1 .

 

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Material Adverse Effect ” shall mean, with respect to any event, act, condition or occurrence of whatever nature (including any adverse determination in any litigation, arbitration, or governmental investigation or proceeding), whether singularly or in conjunction with any other event or events, act or acts, condition or conditions, occurrence or occurrences whether or not related, resulting in a material adverse change in, or a material adverse effect on, (i) the business, operations, financial condition, affairs, assets or liabilities of the Loan Parties taken as a whole, (ii) the ability of the Loan Parties taken as a whole to perform their respective obligations under any of the Loan Documents, (iii) the rights and remedies of the Agents, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders under any of the Loan Documents or the Bond Documents or (iv) the legality, validity or enforceability of any of the Loan Documents or the Bond Documents.

 

Material Credit Facility means, as to the Loan Parties, (a) the Senior Notes, including any renewals, extensions, amendments, supplements, restatements, replacements or refinancing thereof; and (b) if there are no Senior Notes, any other agreement(s) creating or evidencing indebtedness for borrowed money entered into on or after the Closing Date by any Loan Party, or in respect of which any Loan Party is an obligor or otherwise provides a Guarantee or other credit support ( “Credit Facility” ), in a principal amount outstanding or available for borrowing equal to or greater than $100,000,000 (or the equivalent of such amount in the relevant currency of payment, determined as of the date of the closing of such facility based on the exchange rate of such other currency); and if no Credit Facility or Credit Facilities equal or exceed such amounts, then the largest Credit Facility shall be deemed to be a Material Credit Facility .

 

Material Indebtedness ” shall mean Indebtedness (other than the Loans, Bond Purchase Obligations and Letters of Credit) and Hedging Obligations of any Loan Party, individually or in an aggregate principal amount exceeding $20,000,000. For purposes of determining the amount of attributed Indebtedness from Hedging Obligations, the “principal amount” of any Hedging Obligations at any time shall be the Net Mark-to-Market Exposure of such Hedging Obligations.

 

Material Project ” means the construction or expansion of any capital project of the Loan Parties, the aggregate capital cost of which exceeds $10,000,000.

 

Maximum Rate ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 13.12(a) .

 

Moody’s ” shall mean Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.

 

Multiemployer Plan ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA.

 

Net Mark-to-Market Exposure ” of any Person shall mean, as of any date of determination with respect to any Hedging Obligations, the excess (if any) of all unrealized losses over all unrealized profits of such Person arising under such Hedging Obligation. “Unrealized losses” shall mean the fair market value of the cost to settle or terminate the Hedging Transaction giving rise to such final settlement obligation as of the date of determination (assuming the Hedging Transaction were to be terminated as of that date), and “unrealized profits” means the fair market value of the gain in settling or terminating such Hedging Transaction as of the date of determination (assuming such Hedging Transaction were to be terminated as of that date).

 

New Lender ” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2.9(a) .

 

Non-Consenting Lender ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.18(b) .

 

Non-Defaulting Lender ” shall mean, at any time, a US Lender that is not a Defaulting Lender.

 

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Notice of Bankers’ Acceptances ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.4(a) .

 

Notice of Borrowing ” shall mean any Notice of US Revolving Borrowing, Notice of Swingline Loan Borrowing, Notice of Bankers’ Acceptances, Notice of Canadian Prime Rate Borrowing or Notice of Conversion of Bankers’ Acceptances to Canadian Prime Rate Loans.

 

Notice of Canadian Prime Rate Borrowing ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.3(a) .

 

Notice of Conversion of Banker’s Acceptances to Canadian Prime Rate Loans ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.4(e) .

 

Notice of Swingline Loan Borrowing shall have the meaning as set forth in Section 2.4(b) .

 

Notice of US Conversion/Continuation shall mean the notice given by the Borrower Representative to the Administrative Agent in respect of the conversion or continuation of an outstanding US Revolving Borrowing as provided in Section 2.8(b ).

 

Notice of US Revolving Borrowing ” shall have the meaning as set forth in Section 2.3 .

 

Obligations ” shall mean, collectively, the US Obligations and the Canadian Obligations.

 

OFAC ” shall mean the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control.

 

Off-Balance Sheet Liabilities ” of any Person shall mean (i) any repurchase obligation or liability of such Person with respect to accounts or notes receivable sold by such Person, (ii) any liability of such Person under any sale and leaseback transactions that do not create a liability on the balance sheet of such Person, (iii) any Synthetic Lease Obligation or (iv) any obligation arising with respect to any other transaction which is the functional equivalent of or takes the place of borrowing but which does not constitute a liability on the balance sheet of such Person.

 

One-Month BA Rate ” means, on any day, the annual rate of interest which is the arithmetic average of the “ BA 1 month ” rates applicable to Canadian Dollar bankers’ acceptances identified as such on the Reuters Screen CDOR Page at approximately 10:00 a.m. on such day (as adjusted by the Canadian Funding Agent after 10:00 a.m. to reflect any error in any posted rate or in the posted average annual rate). If the rate does not appear on the Reuters Screen CDOR Page as contemplated above, then the One-Month BA Rate on any day shall be calculated as the arithmetic average of the 30 day discount rates applicable to Canadian Dollar bankers’ acceptances quoted by the Canadian Funding Agent for the purchase of its own B/As as of 10:00 a.m., or if the day is not a Business Day, then on the immediately preceding Business Day.

 

OSHA ” shall mean the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, as amended from time to time, and any successor statute.

 

Other Connection Taxes ” shall mean, with respect to any Recipient, Taxes imposed as a result of a present or former connection between such Recipient and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than connections arising from such Recipient having executed, delivered, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, engaged in any other transaction pursuant to or enforced any Loan Document, or sold or assigned an interest in any Loan or Loan Document).

 

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

 

Parent Company ” shall mean, with respect to a Lender, the bank holding company (as defined in Regulation Y), if any, of such Lender, and/or any Person owning, beneficially or of record, directly or indirectly, a majority of the shares of such Lender.

 

Participant ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 13.4(d ).

 

Participant Register ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 13.4(e) .

 

Patriot Act ” shall mean the USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Pub. L. 109-177 (signed into law March 9, 2006)), as amended and in effect from time to time.

 

Payment Office ” shall mean, (i) with respect to payments of principal, interest, fees or other amounts relating to the US Obligations, the office of the Administrative Agent located at 303 Peachtree St., NE, Atlanta, Georgia 30308, or such other location as to which the Administrative Agent shall have given written notice to the Borrower Representative and the US Lenders, which office must be in the United States of America or (ii) with respect to payments of principal, interest, fees or other amounts relating to the Canadian Obligations, the office of the Canadian Funding Agent located at 700 Place d'Youville, Quebec, (Quebec), Canada G1R 3P2, Attention: Marie-José Marceau, Telecopy number: 418-692-8578, or such other location as to which the Canadian Funding Agent shall have given written notice to the Borrower Representative, the Administrative Agent and the Canadian Lenders, which office must be in Canada.

 

PBGC shall mean the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation referred to and defined in ERISA, and any successor entity performing similar functions.

 

Permitted Encumbrances ” shall mean:

 

(i)           Liens imposed by law for Taxes that are not yet delinquent or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted and with respect to which adequate reserves are being maintained in accordance with GAAP;

 

(ii)          statutory law Liens of landlords, carriers, warehousemen, mechanics, customs, construction contractors, materialmen and similar Liens arising by operation of law in the ordinary course of business for amounts not overdue for a period of more than 60 days or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and with respect to which adequate reserves are being maintained in accordance with GAAP;

 

(iii)         pledges and deposits made in the ordinary course of business (a) in compliance with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and other social security laws or regulations or (b) to secure reimbursement or indemnities in favor of providers of insurance in the ordinary course of business in connection with insurance (including self-insurance);

 

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(iv)         deposits to secure the performance of bids, tenders, trade contracts, leases, governmental contracts, statutory obligations, surety, stay, customs, bid and appeal bonds, performance and return of money bonds, performance and completion guarantees, agreements with utilities and other obligations of a like nature (including those to secure health, safety and environmental obligations), in each case in the ordinary course of business;

 

(v)          judgment and attachment liens not giving rise to an Event of Default or Liens created by or existing from any litigation or legal proceeding that are currently being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and with respect to which adequate reserves are being maintained in accordance with GAAP;

 

(vi)         customary rights of set-off, revocation, refund or chargeback under deposit agreements or under the Uniform Commercial Code or common law of banks or other financial institutions where any Loan Party maintains deposits (other than deposits intended as cash collateral) in the ordinary course of business;

 

(vii)        easements, servitudes, rights-of-way, restrictions (including zoning, building and similar restrictions), encroachments, protrusions, covenants, variations in area of measurement, declarations on or with respect to the use of property, matters of record affecting title, liens restricting or prohibiting access to or from lands abutting on controlled access highways or covenants affecting the use to which lands may be put, and other similar encumbrances and title defects affecting real property that, individually or in the aggregate, do not materially detract from the value of the affected property or materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of the Loan Parties taken as a whole or the use of the property for its intended purpose;

 

(viii)       Liens arising from precautionary Uniform Commercial Code financing statement filings regarding operating leases entered into in the ordinary course of business;

 

(ix)          (1) licenses, sublicenses, leases or subleases granted by any Loan Party or a subsidiary to other Persons and which do not materially interfere with the conduct of the business of the Loan Parties taken as a whole and (2) any interest or title of a lessor, sublessor or licensor under any lease or license agreement permitted by this Agreement to which any Loan Party is a party; and

 

(x)           Liens on earnest money deposits not to exceed $250,000 in the aggregate at any time outstanding made in connection with any letter of intent or purchase agreement in respect of an anticipated acquisition permitted under this Agreement.

 

provided , that the term “Permitted Encumbrances” shall not include any Lien securing Indebtedness (other than any bank guaranties or letters of credit expressly permitted above).

 

Permitted Investments ” shall mean:

 

(i)          direct obligations of, or obligations the principal of and interest on which are unconditionally guaranteed by, the United States or Canada (or by any agency thereof to the extent such obligations are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States or Canada), in each case maturing within one year from the date of acquisition thereof;

 

(ii)         commercial paper having a rating of at least A1 or P1, at the time of acquisition thereof, by S&P or Moody’s and in either case maturing within 270 days from the date of acquisition thereof;

 

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(iii)        certificates of deposit, bankers’ acceptances and time deposits maturing within 180 days of the date of acquisition thereof issued or guaranteed by or placed with, and money market deposit accounts issued or offered by, any domestic office of any commercial bank organized under the laws of the United States or any state thereof or Canada which has a combined capital and surplus and undivided profits of not less than $500,000,000 or the Canadian Dollar Equivalent thereof;

 

(iv)        fully collateralized repurchase agreements with a term of not more than 30 days for securities described in clause (i) above and entered into with a financial institution satisfying the criteria described in clause (iii) above; and

 

(v)         mutual funds investing solely in any one or more of the Permitted Investments described in clauses (i) through (iv) above.

 

Person ” shall mean any individual, partnership, firm, corporation, association, joint venture, limited liability company, trust or other entity, or any Governmental Authority.

 

Plan ” shall mean an “employee benefit plan” (as defined in section 3(3) of ERISA) subject to Title I of ERISA that is or, within the preceding five years, has been established or maintained, or to which contributions are or, within the preceding five years, have been made or required to be made, by any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate or with respect to which any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate may have any liability.

 

Pro Rata Share ” shall mean (i) with respect to any Commitment of any Lender at any time, a percentage, the numerator of which shall be such Lender’s Commitment (or if the Revolving Commitments have been terminated or expired or the Loans have been declared to be due and payable and the Bond Mandatory Put Date has occurred, such Lender’s Revolving Credit Exposure or Bonds, as applicable, and the denominator of which shall be the sum of such Commitments of all Lenders (or if the Revolving Commitments have been terminated or expired or the Loans have been declared to be due and payable and the Bond Mandatory Put Date has occurred, all Revolving Credit Exposure and Bonds, as applicable, of all Lenders) and (ii) with respect to all Commitments of any Lender at any time, the numerator of which shall be the sum of such Lender’s Commitments (or if such Lender’s Revolving Commitment has been terminated or expired or the Loans have been declared to be due and payable and the Bond Mandatory Put Date has occurred, such Lender’s Revolving Credit Exposure, or if such Lender’s Bond Purchase Commitment has been terminated or expired, the Bonds) and the denominator of which shall be the sum of all Lenders’ Commitments (or if the Revolving Commitments have been terminated or expired or the Loans have been declared to be due and payable and the Bond Mandatory Put Date has occurred, all Revolving Credit Exposure of all Lenders funded under such Commitments, and if the Bond Purchase Commitments have terminated, all Bonds).

 

Ratings-Based Pricing Grid ” shall mean the “Ratings-Based Pricing Grid” set forth on Schedule I - B attached hereto.

 

Received Currency ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 13.17(a) .

 

Recipient ” shall mean any of the Canadian Recipients and the US Recipients.

 

Register ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 13.4(c) .

 

Regulation D ” shall mean Regulation D of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, as the same may be in effect from time to time, and any successor regulations.

 

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Regulation T ” shall mean Regulation T of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, as the same may be in effect from time to time, and any successor regulations.

 

Regulation U shall mean Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, as the same may be in effect from time to time, and any successor regulations.

 

Regulation X ” shall mean Regulation X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, as the same may be in effect from time to time, and any successor regulations.

 

Regulation Y ” shall mean Regulation Y of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, as the same may be in effect from time to time, and any successor regulations.

 

Related Parties ” shall mean, with respect to any specified Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the respective directors, officers, employees, agents and advisors of such Person and such Person’s Affiliates.

 

Release ” shall mean any release, spill, emission, leaking, dumping, injection, pouring, deposit, disposal, discharge, dispersal, leaching or migration into the environment of any substance (including ambient air, surface water, groundwater, land surface or subsurface strata) or within any building, structure, facility or fixture.

 

Required Canadian Lenders ” shall mean (i) at any time on or prior to the Revolving Commitment Termination Date, Lenders holding more than 50% of the aggregate outstanding Canadian Commitments; and (ii) at any time after the Revolving Commitment Termination Date, Lenders holding more than 50% of the Canadian Revolving Credit Exposure.

 

Required Lenders ” shall mean (i) at any time on or prior to the Revolving Commitment Termination Date, Lenders holding more than 50% of the aggregate principal amount of the Revolving Commitments and Bonds; and (ii) at any time after the Revolving Commitment Termination Date, Lenders holding more than 50% of the then aggregate outstanding principal amount of all Revolving Credit Exposure and Bonds; provided , that to the extent that any Lender is a Defaulting Lender, such Defaulting Lender and all of its Revolving Commitments and Revolving Credit Exposure shall be excluded for purposes of determining Required Lenders.

 

Required Revolving Lenders ” shall mean, at any time, Lenders holding more than 50% of the aggregate outstanding Revolving Commitments at such time or, if the Lenders have no Revolving Commitments outstanding, then Lenders holding more than 50% of the aggregate Revolving Credit Exposure; provided that to the extent that any Lender is a Defaulting Lender, such Defaulting Lender and all of its Revolving Commitments and Revolving Credit Exposure shall be excluded for purposes of determining Required Revolving Lenders.

 

Required Tranche A Bond Lenders ” shall mean, at any time, Lenders holding a majority of the Tranche A Bonds outstanding at such time.

 

Required Tranche B Bond Lenders ” shall mean, at any time, Lenders holding a majority of the Tranche B Bonds outstanding at such time.

 

Required US Lenders ” shall mean (i) at any time on or prior to the Revolving Commitment Termination Date, Lenders holding more than 50% of the aggregate principal amount of the US Revolving Commitments and Bonds; and (ii) at any time after the Revolving Commitment Termination Date, Lenders holding more than 50% of the then aggregate outstanding principal amount of all US Revolving Credit Exposure and Bonds; provided , that to the extent that any such Lender is a Defaulting Lender, such Defaulting Lender and all of its US Revolving Commitments, US Revolving Credit Exposure and Bonds shall be excluded for purposes of determining Required US Lenders.

 

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Required US Revolving Lenders ” shall mean (i) at any time on or prior to the Revolving Commitment Termination Date, Lenders holding more than 50% of the aggregate principal amount of the US Revolving Commitments; and (ii) at any time after the Revolving Commitment Termination Date, Lenders holding more than 50% of the then aggregate outstanding principal amount of all US Revolving Credit Exposure; provided , that to the extent that any Lender is a Defaulting Lender, such Defaulting Lender and all of its US Revolving Commitments and US Revolving Credit Exposure shall be excluded for purposes of determining  Required US Revolving Lenders.

 

Requirement of Law ” for any Person shall mean the articles or certificate of incorporation, bylaws, partnership certificate and agreement, or limited liability company certificate of organization and agreement, as the case may be, and other organizational and governing documents of such Person, and any law, treaty, rule or regulation, or determination of a Governmental Authority, in each case applicable to or binding upon such Person or any of its property or to which such Person or any of its property is subject.

 

Reset Date ” shall mean (i) the date that any Canadian Loan is made or Canadian Letter of Credit is issued hereunder, (ii) the date that any payment or prepayment is made by any Canadian Borrower pursuant to the Loan Documents, (iii) the date that any remedy is exercised under the Loan Documents and (iv) any other date that either Agent, the Canadian Borrowers or the Required Lenders request that the Exchange Rate be reset; provided that the Canadian Borrowers and the Required Lenders must give one (1) Business Day notice prior to a Reset Date and shall not have the right to request that the Exchange Rate be reset within 15 days of another Reset Date.

 

Responsible Officer ” shall mean any of the president, the chief executive officer, the chief operating officer, the chief financial officer, the treasurer or a vice president of any Borrower or such other representative of the Borrowers as may be designated in writing by any one of the foregoing with the consent of the Administrative Agent; and, with respect to the financial covenants only, the chief financial officer or the treasurer of each Borrower.

 

Restricted Payment ” shall mean, for any Person, any dividend or distribution on any class of its Equity Interests, or any payment on account of, or set apart assets for a sinking or other analogous fund for, the purchase, redemption, retirement, defeasance or other acquisition of, any shares of its Equity Interests, any Indebtedness subordinated to the Obligations or any Guarantee thereof or any options, warrants, or other rights to purchase such Equity Interests or such Indebtedness, whether now or hereafter outstanding, or any payment of the management fee, service fee, consulting fee or other fees under the Management Agreement or otherwise.

 

Restricted Subsidiaries ” shall mean Subsidiaries of a Loan Party other than the Unrestricted Subsidiaries.

 

Reuters Screen ” shall mean, when used in connection with any designated page for LIBOR, the display page so designated on the Reuter Monitor Money Rates Service (or such other page as may replace that page on that service for the purpose of displaying rates comparable to LIBOR).

 

Reuters Screen CDOR Page ” shall mean the display designated as page CDOR on the Reuters Monitor Money Rates Service or other page as may, from time to time, replace that page on that service for the purpose of displaying bid quotations for bankers’ acceptances accepted by leading Canadian banks.

 

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Revolving Availability Period ” shall mean the period from the Closing Date to but excluding the Revolving Commitment Termination Date.

 

Revolving Commitment Termination Date ” shall mean the earliest of (i) the Stated Revolver Maturity Date, (ii) the date on which the Revolving Commitments are terminated pursuant to Section 4.1 and (iii) the date on which all amounts outstanding under this Agreement have been declared or have automatically become due and payable (whether by acceleration or otherwise).

 

Revolving Commitments ” shall mean, collectively, the US Revolving Commitments and the Canadian Revolving Commitments.

 

Revolving Credit Exposure ” shall mean, collectively, the US Revolving Credit Exposure and the Canadian Revolving Credit Exposure.

 

Revolving Loans ” shall mean, collectively, the US Revolving Loans and the Canadian Revolving Loans.

 

S&P ” shall mean Standard & Poor’s, a Division of the McGraw-Hill Companies.

 

Sale/Leaseback" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.8 .

 

Sanctioned Country ” shall mean, at any time, a country or territory which is itself the subject or target of any Sanctions (at the time of this Agreement, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan and Syria).

 

Sanctioned Person ” shall mean, at any time, (a) any Person listed in any Sanctions-related list of designated Persons maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the U.S. Department of State, or by the United Nations Security Council, the European Union or any European Union member state, (b) any Person operating, organized or resident in a Sanctioned Country or (c) any Person owned or controlled by any such Person or Persons described in the foregoing clauses (a) or (b).

 

Sanctions ” shall mean economic or financial sanctions or trade embargoes imposed, administered or enforced from time to time by (a) the U.S. government, including those administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury or the U.S. Department of State, or (b) the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, any European Union member state or Her Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom.

 

Senior Note Documents ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.1(c)(xvi) .

 

Senior Notes ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.1(c)(xvi) .

 

Specified Guarantors ” shall mean collectively, International-Matex Tank Terminals, IMTT-Bayonne, IMTT-BX, IMTT-BC, Bayonne Industries, Inc. and IMTT Geismar.

 

Stated Revolver Maturity Date ” shall mean May 21, 2020, or such later date as extended pursuant to the terms and conditions in Section 2.9.

 

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Subsidiary ” shall mean, with respect to any Person (the “ parent ”), any corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, association or other entity the accounts of which would be consolidated with those of the parent in the parent’s consolidated financial statements if such financial statements were prepared in accordance with GAAP as of such date, as well as any other corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, association or other entity (i) of which securities or other Equity Interests representing more than 50% of the equity or more than 50% of the ordinary voting power, or in the case of a partnership, more than 50% of the general partnership interests are, as of such date, owned, controlled or held, or (ii) that is, as of such date, otherwise controlled, by the parent or one or more subsidiaries of the parent or by the parent and one or more subsidiaries of the parent. Unless otherwise indicated, all references to “Subsidiary” hereunder shall mean a Subsidiary of the Loan Parties.

 

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

 

Swingline Commitment ” shall mean the commitment of the Swingline Lender to make Swingline Loans in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding not to exceed $35,000,000.

 

Swingline Exposure ” shall mean, with respect to each US Lender, the principal amount of the Swingline Loans in which such US Lender is legally obligated either to refinance by making a Base Rate Loan or to purchase a participation in accordance with Section 2.4 , which shall equal such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of all outstanding Swingline Loans.

 

Swingline Lender ” shall mean SunTrust Bank or any subsequent US Lender that may agree to make Swingline Loans hereunder.

 

Swingline Loans ” shall mean, collectively, the loans made to the US Borrower by the Swingline Lender pursuant to the Swingline Commitment.

 

Synthetic Lease ” shall mean, at any time, any lease (including leases that may be terminated by the lessee at any time) of any property (a) that is accounted for as an operating lease under GAAP and (b) in respect of which the lessee retains or obtains ownership of the property so leased for U.S. federal income tax purposes, other than any such lease under which such Person is the lessor.

 

Synthetic Lease Obligations ” shall mean, with respect to any Person, the sum of (i) all remaining rental obligations of such Person as lessee under Synthetic Leases which are attributable to principal and, without duplication, and (ii) all rental and purchase price payment obligations of such Person under such Synthetic Leases assuming such Person exercises the option to purchase the lease property at the end of the lease term.

 

Tax-Exempt Bond Obligations ” shall mean the lease or loan obligations of any Borrower or Guarantor owed to any Governmental Authority that has issued Tax-Exempt Bonds.

 

Tax-Exempt Bonds ” shall mean tax-exempt bonds issued by any Governmental Authority and supported by a Letter of Credit issued hereunder (or purchased and held by the Lenders under this Agreement in lieu of such Letter of Credit), the proceeds of which are applied to finance the purchase or development of any property that is owned by, or leased back to, a Borrower or Guarantor.

 

Taxes ” shall mean any and all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions withholdings (including backup withholding), assessments, fees or other charges imposed by any Governmental Authority, including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.

 

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Trading with the Enemy Act ” shall mean the Trading with the Enemy Act of the United States of America (50 U.S.C. App. §§ 1 et seq.), as amended and in effect from time to time

 

Tranche A Bond Purchase Commitment ” shall mean a commitment of a Lender to purchase (or have an Affiliate or Approved Fund thereof to purchase) a portion of the Tranche A Bonds as set forth on Schedule II.

 

Tranche A Bonds ” shall mean those certain tax-exempt bonds listed on Schedule III under the heading “Tranche A Bonds” purchased and held by Bond Purchasers hereunder, as such schedule may be updated from time to time.

 

Tranche B Bond Purchase Commitment ” shall mean a commitment of a Lender to purchase (or have an Affiliate or Approved Fund thereof to purchase) a portion of the Tranche B Bonds as set forth on Schedule II.

 

Tranche B Bonds ” shall mean those certain tax-exempt bonds listed on Schedule III under the heading “Tranche B Bonds” purchased and held by Bond Purchasers hereunder, as such schedule may be updated from time to time.

 

Type ”, when used in reference to a Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether the rate of interest on such Loan, or on the Loans comprising such Borrowing, is determined by reference to the Adjusted LIBO Rate, the Base Rate or Canadian Prime Rate .

 

United States ” or “ U.S. ” shall mean the United States of America.

 

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

 

U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.13(f)(ii)(C) .

 

Unrestricted Subsidiary ” shall mean any Subsidiary of a Loan Party that has been designated in writing by the Borrower Representative to the Administrative Agent as an “Unrestricted Subsidiary”. As of the Closing Date, there are no Unrestricted Subsidiaries.

 

US Avoidance Provisions ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 12.6(a) .

 

US Borrower ” shall have the meaning set forth in the opening paragraph hereof.

 

US Borrower Guaranteed Bond Obligations ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 12.1(c).

 

US Borrower Guaranteed Obligations ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 12.1(a) .

 

US Borrowing shall mean a Borrowing by a US Borrower consisting of (i) Loans or Bonds of the same Class and Type, made, converted or continued on the same date and in the case of Eurodollar Loans, as to which a single Interest Period is in effect or (ii) a Swingline Loan.

 

US Commitments ” shall mean, collectively, the US Revolving Commitments, the US LC Commitment, the Swingline Commitment and the Bond Purchase Commitments.

 

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US Default Interest ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.6(e) .

 

US Dollar ”, “ Dollar ” and the sign “ $ ” shall mean lawful money of the United States of America.

 

US Dollar Equivalent ” shall mean, on any date, (i) with respect to any amount denominated in US Dollars, such amount and (ii) with respect to any amount denominated in Canadian Dollars, the amount of US Dollars that would be required to purchase the amount of Canadian Dollars on such date based upon the Exchange Rate as of the applicable date of determination.

 

US Issuing Bank ” shall mean each of SunTrust Bank and each other US Lender designated by the US Borrower (with the written approval of the Administrative Agent (such approval not to be withheld unreasonably) that agrees to act as a US Issuing Bank in respect of a US Letter of Credit requested by the US Borrower to be issued under this Agreement.

 

US LC Commitment ” shall mean a portion of the US Revolving Commitments that may be used by the Loan Parties for the issuance of US Letters of Credit in an aggregate face amount not to exceed the Aggregate US Revolving Commitment Amount.

 

US LC Disbursement ” shall mean a payment made by or on behalf of any US Issuing Bank pursuant to a US Letter of Credit.

 

US LC Documents ” shall mean all applications, agreements and instruments relating to the US Letters of Credit.

 

US LC Exposure ” shall mean, at any time, the sum of (i) the aggregate undrawn amount of all outstanding US Letters of Credit at such time, plus (ii) the aggregate amount of all US LC Disbursements that have not been reimbursed by or on behalf of the US Borrower at such time. The US LC Exposure of any US Lender at any time shall be its Pro Rata Share of the total US LC Exposure at such time.

 

US Lenders ” shall mean those Lenders that have committed US Commitments to the US Borrower and shall include, where appropriate, the Swingline Lender and each applicable Additional Lender that joins this Agreement pursuant to Section 4.17 .

 

US Letter of Credit ” shall mean the Existing US Letters of Credit and any letter of credit issued pursuant to Section 2.5 by any US Issuing Bank for the account of the US Borrower pursuant to the US LC Commitment.

 

US Loan Party ” shall mean all Loan Parties organized under the laws of the United States or any state thereof.

 

US Loans ” shall mean, collectively, all US Revolving Loans and Swingline Loans in the aggregate or either of them, as the context shall require.

 

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US Obligations ” shall mean all amounts owing by the US Borrower to the Administrative Agent, any US Issuing Bank or any US Lender (including the Swingline Lender) pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document, including without limitation, all principal, interest (including any interest accruing after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy or the commencement of any insolvency, reorganization or like proceeding relating to the US Borrower, whether or not a claim for post-filing or post-petition interest is allowed in such proceeding), all reimbursement obligations, all bond purchase obligations (including the Bond Purchase Obligation), fees, expenses, indemnification and reimbursement payments, costs and expenses (including all fees and expenses of counsel to the Administrative Agent, any US Issuing Bank and any US Lender (including the Swingline Lender) incurred pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Document), whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, liquidated or unliquidated, now existing or hereafter arising hereunder or thereunder, all Hedging Obligations owed by any Loan Party (excluding the Canadian Borrowers) to any Lender-Related Hedge Provider, and all Bank Product Obligations owed by any Loan Party (excluding the Canadian Borrowers), together with all renewals, extensions, modifications or refinancings of any of the foregoing, and all obligations and liabilities incurred in connection with collecting and enforcing the foregoing, together with all renewals, extensions, modifications or refinancings thereof. For the avoidance of doubt, with respect to any Guarantor, or with respect to the US Borrower under Section 12.1 , US Obligations shall not include any Excluded Swap Obligations with respect to such Guarantor or the US Borrower.

 

US Recipient ” shall mean, as applicable, the Administrative Agent, the US Issuing Banks and any US Lenders.

 

US Revolving Commitment ” shall mean, with respect to each Lender, the commitment of such Lender to make US Revolving Loans to the US Borrower and to acquire participations in US Letters of Credit and Swingline Loans in an aggregate principal amount not exceeding the amount set forth with respect to such US Lender on Schedule II , as such schedule may be amended pursuant to Section 4.17 , or in the case of a Person becoming a Lender after the Closing Date, the amount of the assigned “US Revolving Commitment” as provided in the Assignment and Acceptance executed by such Person as an assignee, or the joinder executed by such Person, in each case as such commitment may subsequently be increased or decreased pursuant to terms hereof.

 

US Revolving Credit Exposure ” shall mean, with respect to any Lender, at any time, the sum of the outstanding principal amount of such Lender’s US Revolving Loans, US LC Exposure and Swingline Exposure.

 

US Revolving Lenders ” shall mean those Lenders with a US Revolving Commitment or US Revolving Credit Exposure.

 

US Revolving Loan ” shall mean a loan made by a US Lender (other than the Swingline Lender) to the US Borrower under such Lender’s US Revolving Commitment, made pursuant to Section 2.2.

 

Wholly-Owned Subsidiary ” means, at any time, any Subsidiary all of the equity interests (except directors’ qualifying shares) and voting interests of which are owned by any one or more of a Loan Party and the Loan Party’s other Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries at such time.

 

Withdrawal Liability ” shall mean liability to a Multiemployer Plan as a result of a complete or partial withdrawal from such Multiemployer Plan, as such terms are defined in Part I of Subtitle E of Title IV of ERISA.

 

Withholding Agent ” shall mean the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any Agent, as applicable.

 

Section 1.2.           Classifications of Loans, Bonds and Borrowings . For purposes of this Agreement, Loans and Bonds may be classified and referred to by Class (e.g. a “US Revolving Loan” or “Canadian Revolving Loan” or “Tranche A Bonds” or “Tranche B Bonds”) or by Type (e.g. a “Eurodollar Loan” or “Base Rate Loan”) or any combination thereof. Borrowings also may be classified and referred to by Class (e.g. “US Revolving Borrowing”) or by Type (e.g. “Eurodollar Borrowing”) or by any combination thereof.

 

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Section 1.3.           Accounting Terms and Determination . Unless otherwise defined or specified herein, all accounting terms used herein shall be interpreted, all accounting determinations hereunder shall be made, and all financial statements required to be delivered hereunder shall be prepared, in accordance with GAAP as in effect from time to time, applied on a basis consistent with the most recent audited consolidated financial statement of the Loan Parties delivered pursuant to Section 7.1(a ); provided , that if the Borrowers notify the Administrative Agent that the Borrowers wish to amend any covenant in Article VIII to eliminate the effect of any change in GAAP on the operation of such covenant (or if the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower Representative that the Required Lenders wish to amend Article VIII for such purpose), then compliance by the Borrowers with such covenant shall be determined on the basis of GAAP in effect immediately before the relevant change in GAAP became effective, until either such notice is withdrawn or such covenant is amended in a manner satisfactory to the Borrowers and the Required Lenders. Notwithstanding any other provision contained herein, all terms of an accounting or financial nature used herein shall be construed, and all computations of amounts and ratios referred to herein shall be made, without giving effect to any election under Accounting Standards Codification Section 825-10 (or any other financial accounting standard having a similar result or effect) to value any Indebtedness of any Loan Party or any Subsidiary of any Loan Party at “fair value”, as defined therein. It is understood and agreed that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in GAAP or set forth herein, where reference is made to the Loan Parties on a consolidated basis or the US Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis or similar language, such consolidation shall not include any Unrestricted Subsidiary for purposes of the calculations of financial covenants or any ratio tests (except with respect to the covenant and tests under Section 8.4 that will be measured based on the Consolidated Net Income and total assets of the US Borrower and all of its Subsidiaries as more fully described therein).

 

Section 1.4.           Terms Generally . The definitions of terms herein shall apply equally to the singular and plural forms of the terms defined. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms. The words “include”, “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation”. The word “will” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word “shall”. In the computation of periods of time from a specified date to a later specified date, the word “from” means “from and including” and the word “to” means “to but excluding”. Unless the context requires otherwise (i) any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument or other document herein shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as it was originally executed or as it may from time to time be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, supplements or modifications set forth herein), (ii) any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and permitted assigns, (iii) the words “hereof”, “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import shall be construed to refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision hereof, (iv) all references to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed to refer to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules to this Agreement and (v) all references to a specific time shall be construed to refer to the time in the city and state of the Administrative Agent’s principal office, unless otherwise indicated.

 

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ARTICLE II

AMOUNT AND TERMS OF THE us COMMITMENTS

 

Section 2.1.           General Description of US Facilities . Subject to and upon the terms and conditions herein set forth, (i) the US Lenders hereby establish in favor of the US Borrower a revolving credit facility pursuant to which each US Lender severally agrees (to the extent of its US Revolving Commitment) to make US Revolving Loans to the US Borrower in accordance with Section 2.2(a) , (ii) each US Issuing Bank agrees to issue US Letters of Credit in accordance with Section 2.5 , (iii) the Swingline Lender agrees to make Swingline Loans in accordance with Section 2.4, (iv) each US Lender agrees to purchase a participation interest in the US Letters of Credit and the Swingline Loans pursuant to the terms and conditions hereof; provided , that in no event shall the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding US Revolving Loans, Swingline Loans and outstanding US LC Exposure exceed at any time the Aggregate US Revolving Commitment Amount from time to time in effect, (v) each Tranche A Bond Purchaser severally agrees to purchase a pro rata share of all series of Tranche A Bonds in an aggregate principal amount not exceeding such Bond Purchaser’s Tranche A Bond Purchase Commitment on the Closing Date; and (vi) each Tranche B Bond Purchaser severally agrees to purchase a pro rata share of all series of Tranche B Bonds in an aggregate principal amount not exceeding such Bond Purchaser’s Tranche B Bond Purchase Commitment on the Closing Date.

 

Section 2.2.           US Revolving Loans . Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each US Lender severally agrees to make US Revolving Loans, ratably in proportion to its Pro Rata Share based on its US Revolving Commitment and the Aggregate US Revolving Commitment Amount, to the US Borrower, from time to time during the Revolving Availability Period, in an aggregate principal amount outstanding at any time that will not result in (a) such Lender’s US Revolving Credit Exposure exceeding such Lender’s US Revolving Commitment or (b) the aggregate US Revolving Credit Exposure of all Lenders exceeding the Aggregate US Revolving Commitment Amount. During the Revolving Availability Period, the US Borrower shall be entitled to borrow, prepay and reborrow US Revolving Loans in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement; provided , that the US Borrower may not borrow or reborrow should there exist a Default or Event of Default.

 

Section 2.3.           Procedure for US Revolving Borrowings .

 

The Borrower Representative shall give the Administrative Agent written notice (or telephonic notice promptly confirmed in writing) of each US Revolving Borrowing substantially in the form of Exhibit 2.3 (a “ Notice of US Revolving Borrowing ”) (x) prior to 11:00 a.m. (New York time) on the requested Business Day of each Base Rate Borrowing and (y) prior to 11:00 a.m. (New York time) three (3) Business Days prior to the requested date of each Eurodollar Borrowing. Each Notice of US Revolving Borrowing shall be irrevocable and shall specify: (i) the aggregate principal amount of such Borrowing, (ii) the date of such Borrowing (which shall be a Business Day), (iii) the Type of such US Revolving Loan comprising such Borrowing, (iv) the account of the US Borrower to which the proceeds of such US Revolving Borrowing shall be credited and (v) in the case of a Eurodollar Borrowing, the duration of the initial Interest Period applicable thereto (subject to the provisions of the definition of Interest Period). Each US Revolving Borrowing shall consist entirely of Base Rate Loans or Eurodollar Loans, as the Borrower Representative may request. The aggregate principal amount of each Eurodollar Borrowing shall be not less than $2,000,000 or a larger multiple of $1,000,000, and the aggregate principal amount of each Base Rate Borrowing shall not be less than $1,000,000 or a larger multiple of $100,000; provided , that Base Rate Loans made pursuant to Section 2.4 or Section 2.5(d ) may be made in lesser amounts as provided therein. At no time shall the total number of Eurodollar Borrowings under the US Revolving Commitments outstanding at any time exceed twelve. Promptly following the receipt of a Notice of US Revolving Borrowing in accordance herewith, the Administrative Agent shall advise each US Lender of the details thereof and the Pro Rata Share of such US Lender of such US Revolving Borrowing.

 

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Section 2.4.          Swingline Commitment .

 

(a)          Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Swingline Lender agrees to make Swingline Loans to the US Borrower, from time to time during the Revolving Availability Period, in an aggregate principal amount outstanding at any time not to exceed the lesser of (i) the Swingline Commitment then in effect and (ii) the Aggregate US Revolving Commitment Amount less the aggregate US Revolving Credit Exposure of all US Lenders immediately prior to giving effect to such Swingline Loan. During the Revolving Availability Period, the US Borrower shall be entitled to borrow, repay and reborrow Swingline Loans in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

 

(b)          The Borrower Representative shall give the Administrative Agent written notice (or telephonic notice promptly confirmed in writing) of each Swingline Loan Borrowing substantially in the form of Exhibit 2.4(b) attached hereto (“ Notice of Swingline Loan Borrowing ”) prior to 12:00 noon (New York time) on the requested date of each Swingline Loan Borrowing. Each Notice of Swingline Loan Borrowing shall be irrevocable and shall specify: (i) the US Borrower, (ii) the principal amount of such Swingline Loan, (iii) the date of such Swingline Loan (which shall be a Business Day) and (iv) the account of the US Borrower to which the proceeds of such Swingline Loan should be credited. The Administrative Agent will promptly advise the Swingline Lender of each Notice of Swingline Loan Borrowing. Each Swingline Loan shall accrue interest at the Base Rate plus the Applicable Margin for US Revolving Loans. The Swingline Lender will make the proceeds of each Swingline Loan available in US Dollars in immediately available funds to the US Borrower and the account specified by the Borrower Representative in the applicable Notice of Swingline Loan Borrowing not later than 2:00 p.m. (New York time) on the requested date of such Swingline Loan.

 

(c)          The Swingline Lender, at any time and from time to time in its sole discretion, may, but in no event no less frequently than once each calendar week shall, on behalf of the US Borrower (which hereby irrevocably authorizes and directs the Swingline Lender to act on its behalf), give a Notice of US Revolving Borrowing to the Administrative Agent requesting the US Lenders (including the Swingline Lender) to make Base Rate Loans in an amount equal to the unpaid principal amount of any Swingline Loan. Each US Lender will make the proceeds of its Base Rate Loan included in such Borrowing available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Swingline Lender in accordance with Section 2.7 , which will be used solely for the repayment of such Swingline Loan.

 

(d)          If for any reason a Base Rate Borrowing may not be (as determined in the sole discretion of the Administrative Agent), or is not, made in accordance with the foregoing provisions, then each US Lender (other than the Swingline Lender) shall purchase an undivided participating interest in such Swingline Loan in an amount equal to its Pro Rata Share thereof (based on its US Revolving Commitment and the Aggregate US Revolving Commitment Amount) on the date that such Base Rate Borrowing should have occurred. On the date of such required purchase, each US Lender shall promptly transfer, in immediately available funds, the amount of its participating interest to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Swingline Lender. If such Swingline Loan bears interest at a rate other than the Base Rate, such Swingline Loan shall automatically become a Base Rate Loan on the effective date of any such participation and interest shall become payable on demand.

 

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(e)          Each US Lender’s obligation to make a Base Rate Loan pursuant to Section 2.4(c ) or to purchase the participating interests pursuant to Section 2.4(d ) shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance, including without limitation (i) any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right that such US Lender or any other Person may have or claim against the Swingline Lender, any Borrower or any other Person for any reason whatsoever, (ii) the existence of a Default or an Event of Default or the termination of any US Revolving Commitment, (iii) the existence (or alleged existence) of any event or condition which has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (iv) any breach of this Agreement or any other Loan Document by any Loan Party, the Administrative Agent or any Lender or (v) any other circumstance, happening or event whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing. If such amount is not in fact made available to the Swingline Lender by any US Lender, the Swingline Lender shall be entitled to recover such amount on demand from such US Lender, together with accrued interest thereon for each day from the date of demand thereof (i) at the Federal Funds Rate until the second Business Day after such demand and (ii) at the Base Rate at all times thereafter. Until such time as such US Lender makes its required payment, the Swingline Lender shall be deemed to continue to have outstanding Swingline Loans in the amount of the unpaid participation for all purposes of the Loan Documents. In addition, such US Lender shall be deemed to have assigned any and all payments made of principal and interest on its Loans and any other amounts due to it hereunder, to the Swingline Lender to fund the amount of such US Lender’s participation interest in such Swingline Loans that such US Lender failed to fund pursuant to this Section 2.4 , until such amount has been purchased in full.

 

Section 2.5.          US Letters of Credit .

 

(a)          During the Revolving Availability Period, each US Issuing Bank, in reliance upon the agreements of the US Lenders pursuant to Section 2.5(d ), agrees to issue, at the request of the Borrower Representative, US Letters of Credit for the account of any Loan Party (excluding the Canadian Borrowers) on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth; provided , that each US Letter of Credit shall expire on the date that is two (2) Business Days prior to the Revolving Commitment Termination Date; and the US Borrower may not request any US Letter of Credit, if, after giving effect to such issuance (A) the aggregate US LC Exposure would exceed the US LC Commitment or (B) the aggregate US Revolving Credit Exposure of all US Lenders would exceed the Aggregate US Revolving Commitment Amount. Upon the issuance of each US Letter of Credit, each US Lender shall be deemed to, and hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to, purchase from the relevant US Issuing Bank without recourse a participation in such US Letter of Credit equal to such US Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the aggregate amount available to be drawn under such US Letter of Credit. Each issuance of a US Letter of Credit shall be deemed to utilize the US Revolving Commitment of each US Lender by an amount equal to the amount of such participation. As of the Closing Date, each of the Existing US Letters of Credit shall be deemed to have been issued under the US Revolving Commitments pursuant to this Section and each US Lender is deemed to have purchased a participation in all Existing US Letters of Credit in accordance with this Section 2.5 .

 

(b)          To request the issuance of a US Letter of Credit (or any amendment, renewal or extension of an outstanding US Letter of Credit), the Borrower Representative shall give the relevant US Issuing Bank and the Administrative Agent irrevocable written notice at least three (3) Business Days prior to the requested date of such issuance specifying the date (which shall be a Business Day) such US Letter of Credit is to be issued (or amended, extended or renewed, as the case may be), the expiration date of such US Letter of Credit, the amount of such US Letter of Credit, the name and address of the beneficiary thereof and such other information as shall be necessary to prepare, amend, renew or extend such US Letter of Credit. In addition to the satisfaction of the conditions in Article V , the issuance of such US Letter of Credit (or any amendment which increases the amount of such US Letter of Credit) will be subject to the further conditions that such US Letter of Credit shall be in such form and contain such terms as the relevant US Issuing Bank shall approve and that the US Borrower shall have executed and delivered any additional applications, agreements and instruments relating to such US Letter of Credit as the relevant US Issuing Bank shall reasonably require; provided , that in the event of any conflict between such applications, agreements or instruments and this Agreement, the terms of this Agreement shall control.

 

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(c)          At least two (2) Business Days prior to the issuance of any US Letter of Credit, the relevant US Issuing Bank will confirm with the Administrative Agent (by telephone or in writing) that the Administrative Agent has received such notice and if not, the relevant US Issuing Bank will provide the Administrative Agent with a copy thereof. Unless the relevant US Issuing Bank has received notice from the Administrative Agent on or before the Business Day immediately preceding the date such US Issuing Bank is to issue the requested US Letter of Credit directing such US Issuing Bank not to issue the US Letter of Credit because such issuance is not then permitted hereunder because of the limitations set forth in Section 2.5(a ) or that one or more conditions specified in Article V are not then satisfied, then, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the relevant US Issuing Bank shall, on the requested date, issue such US Letter of Credit in accordance with the relevant US Issuing Bank’s usual and customary business practices.

 

(d)          Each US Issuing Bank shall examine all documents purporting to represent a demand for payment under a US Letter of Credit promptly following its receipt thereof. Each US Issuing Bank shall notify the Borrower Representative and the Administrative Agent of such demand for payment and whether such US Issuing Bank has made or will make a US LC Disbursement thereunder; provided, that any failure to give or delay in giving such notice shall not relieve the US Borrower of its obligation to reimburse such US Issuing Bank and the US Lenders with respect to such US LC Disbursement. The US Borrower shall be irrevocably and unconditionally obligated to reimburse each US Issuing Bank for any US LC Disbursements paid by such US Issuing Bank in respect of such drawing, without presentment, demand or other formalities of any kind and regardless of who the account beneficiary of such Letter of Credit is. Unless the Borrower Representative shall have notified the relevant US Issuing Bank and the Administrative Agent prior to 11:00 a.m. (New York time) on the Business Day immediately prior to the date on which any drawing under a Letter of Credit is honored, that the US Borrower intends to reimburse such US Issuing Bank for the amount of such drawing in funds other than from the proceeds of US Revolving Loans, the Borrower Representative shall be deemed to have timely given a Notice of US Revolving Borrowing to the Administrative Agent requesting the US Lenders to make a Base Rate Borrowing on the date on which such drawing is honored in an exact amount due to such US Issuing Bank; provided , that for purposes solely of such Borrowing, the conditions precedent set forth in Section 5.2 shall not be applicable. The Administrative Agent shall notify the US Lenders of such Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.3 , and each US Lender shall make the proceeds of its Base Rate Loan included in such Borrowing available to the Administrative Agent for the account of such US Issuing Bank in accordance with this Section 2.5 . The proceeds of such Borrowing shall be applied directly by the Administrative Agent to reimburse such US Issuing Bank for such US LC Disbursement.

 

(e)          If for any reason a Base Rate Borrowing may not be (as determined in the sole discretion of the Administrative Agent), or is not, made in accordance with the foregoing provisions, then each US Lender (other than the relevant US Issuing Bank) shall be obligated to fund the participation that such US Lender purchased pursuant to subsection (a) in an amount equal to its Pro Rata Share of such US LC Disbursement on and as of the date which such Base Rate Borrowing should have occurred. Each US Lender’s obligation to fund its participation shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance, including without limitation (i) any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right that such Lender or any other Person may have against the relevant US Issuing Bank or any other Person for any reason whatsoever, (ii) the existence of a Default or an Event of Default or the termination of any Commitment, (iii) any adverse change in the condition (financial or otherwise) of the Loan Parties or their Subsidiaries, (iv) any breach of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents by any Loan Party or any other Lender, (v) any amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit or (vi) any other circumstance, happening or event whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing. On the date that such participation is required to be funded, each US Lender shall promptly transfer, in immediately available funds, the amount of its participation to the Administrative Agent for the account of the relevant US Issuing Bank. Whenever, at any time after any US Issuing Bank has received from any such US Lender the funds for its participation in a US LC Disbursement, such US Issuing Bank (or the Administrative Agent on its behalf) receives any payment on account thereof, the Administrative Agent or such US Issuing Bank, as the case may be, will distribute to the US Lender its Pro Rata Share of such payment; provided , that if such payment is required to be returned for any reason to any Borrower or to a trustee, receiver, liquidator, custodian or similar official in any bankruptcy proceeding, such US Lender will return to the Administrative Agent or such US Issuing Bank any portion thereof previously distributed by the Administrative Agent or such US Issuing Bank to it.

 

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(f)          To the extent that any US Lender shall fail to pay any amount required to be paid pursuant to paragraphs (d) or (e) of this Section on the due date therefor, such US Lender shall pay interest to the relevant US Issuing Bank (through the Administrative Agent) on such amount from such due date to the date such payment is made at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate; provided , that if such US Lender shall fail to make such payment to the relevant US Issuing Bank within three (3) Business Days of such due date, then, retroactively to the due date, such US Lender shall be obligated to pay interest on such amount at the rate set forth in Section 4.6(e) .

 

(g)          If any Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, on the Business Day that the Borrower Representative receives notice from the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders demanding the deposit of cash collateral pursuant to this paragraph, the US Borrower shall deposit in an account with the Administrative Agent, in the name of the Administrative Agent and for the benefit of the US Issuing Banks and the US Lenders, an amount in cash equal to the US LC Exposure as of such date plus any accrued and unpaid fees thereon; provided , that the obligation to deposit such cash collateral shall become effective immediately, and such deposit shall become immediately due and payable, without demand or notice of any kind, upon the occurrence of any Event of Default with respect to the US Borrower described in clause (g) or (h) of Section 10.1 . Such deposit shall be held by the Administrative Agent as collateral for the payment and performance of the obligations of the US Borrower under this Agreement. The Administrative Agent shall have exclusive dominion and control, including the exclusive right of withdrawal, over such account. The US Borrower agrees to execute any documents and/or certificates to effectuate the intent of this paragraph. Such deposits shall be invested solely at the election, as well as the risk and expense, of the Borrower Representative, and if so elected shall be invested solely in interest-bearing deposit accounts by the Administrative Agent. All interest resulting from such investment shall accumulate in such account. Moneys in such account shall be applied by the Administrative Agent to reimburse each US Issuing Bank for US LC Disbursements for which it had not been reimbursed and to the extent so applied, shall be held for the satisfaction of the reimbursement obligations of the US Borrower for the US LC Exposure at such time or, if the maturity of the US Loans has been accelerated be applied to satisfy other obligations of the US Borrower under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. If the US Borrower is required to provide an amount of cash collateral hereunder as a result of the occurrence of an Event of Default, such amount (to the extent not so applied as aforesaid) shall be returned to the US Borrower within three (3) Business Days after all Events of Default have been cured or waived.

 

(h)          The US Borrower’s obligation to reimburse US LC Disbursements hereunder shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable and shall be performed strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement under all circumstances whatsoever and irrespective of any of the following circumstances:

 

(i)           Any lack of validity or enforceability of any US Letter of Credit or this Agreement;

 

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(ii)          The existence of any claim, set-off, defense or other right which any Loan Party or any Subsidiary or Affiliate of any Loan Party may have at any time against a beneficiary or any transferee of any US Letter of Credit (or any Persons or entities for whom any such beneficiary or transferee may be acting), any US Lender (including the relevant US Issuing Bank) or any other Person, whether in connection with this Agreement or the US Letter of Credit or any document related hereto or thereto or any unrelated transaction;

 

(iii)         Any draft or other document presented under a US Letter of Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent or invalid in any respect or any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any respect;

 

(iv)         Payment by any US Issuing Bank under a US Letter of Credit against presentation of a draft or other document to such US Issuing Bank that does not comply with the terms of such US Letter of Credit;

 

(v)          Any other event or circumstance whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing, that might, but for the provisions of this Section 2.5 , constitute a legal or equitable discharge of, or provide a right of setoff against, the US Borrower’s obligations hereunder; or

 

(vi)         The existence of a Default or an Event of Default.

 

Neither the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks, the Lenders nor any Related Party of any of the foregoing shall have any liability or responsibility by reason of or in connection with the issuance or transfer of any US Letter of Credit or any payment or failure to make any payment thereunder (irrespective of any of the circumstances referred to above), or any error, omission, interruption, loss or delay in transmission or delivery of any draft, notice or other communication under or relating to any US Letter of Credit (including any document required to make a drawing thereunder), any error in interpretation of technical terms or any consequence arising from causes beyond the control of the relevant US Issuing Bank; provided , that the foregoing shall not be construed to excuse any US Issuing Bank from liability to the US Borrower to the extent of any actual direct damages (as opposed to special, indirect (including claims for lost profits or other consequential damages), or punitive damages, claims in respect of which are hereby waived by the US Borrower to the extent permitted by applicable law) suffered by the US Borrower that are caused by such US Issuing Bank’s failure to exercise due care when determining whether drafts or other documents presented under a US Letter of Credit comply with the terms thereof. The parties hereto expressly agree, that in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of any US Issuing Bank (as finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction), such US Issuing Bank shall be deemed to have exercised due care in each such determination. In furtherance of the foregoing and without limiting the generality thereof, the parties agree that, with respect to documents presented that appear on their face to be in substantial compliance with the terms of a US Letter of Credit, any US Issuing Bank may, in its sole discretion, either accept and make payment upon such documents without responsibility for further investigation, regardless of any notice or information to the contrary, or refuse to accept and make payment upon such documents if such documents are not in strict compliance with the terms of such US Letter of Credit.

 

(i)          Unless otherwise expressly agreed by the relevant US Issuing Bank and the US Borrower when a US Letter of Credit is issued and subject to applicable laws, performance under US Letters of Credit by any US Issuing Bank, its correspondents, and the beneficiaries thereof will be governed by (i) either (x) the rules of the “International Standby Practices 1998” (ISP98) (or such later revision as may be published by the Institute of International Banking Law & Practice on any date any US Letter of Credit may be issued) or (y) the rules of the “Uniform Customs and Practices for Documentary Credits” (1993 Revision), International Chamber of Commerce Publication No. 500 (or such later revision as may be published by the International Chamber of Commerce on any date any Letter of Credit may be issued) and (ii) to the extent not inconsistent therewith, the governing law of this Agreement set forth in Section 13.5 .

 

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(j)          The outstanding principal amount of any Borrowing made pursuant to this Section 2.5 (together with accrued and unpaid interest thereon) shall be due and payable in full on the Revolving Commitment Termination Date.

 

Section 2.6.          Bond Purchase Commitments .

 

(a)          On the Closing Date, (i) the US Borrower agrees to sell (or cause to sell) to each Tranche A Bond Purchaser, and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Tranche A Bond Purchaser severally agrees to purchase, Tranche A Bonds at par in an aggregate face amount equal to such Tranche A Bond Purchaser’s Tranche A Bond Purchase Commitment on the Closing Date, ratably with all other Tranche A Bond Purchasers in accordance with their respective Pro Rata Share of the Aggregate Bond Purchase Commitments of the same Class on the Closing Date, allocated ratably across all series of the Tranche A Bonds; and (ii) the US Borrower agrees to sell (or cause to sell) to each Tranche B Bond Purchaser, and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Tranche B Bond Purchaser severally agrees to purchase, Tranche B Bonds at par in an aggregate face amount equal to such Tranche B Bond Purchaser’s Tranche B Bond Purchase Commitment on the Closing Date, ratably with all other Tranche B Bond Purchasers in accordance with their respective Pro Rata Share of the Aggregate Bond Purchase Commitments of the same Class on the Closing Date, allocated ratably across all series of the Tranche B Bonds. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the US Borrower and the satisfaction or waiver of all conditions precedent pursuant to Section 5.1 shall be deemed to constitute the US Borrower’s request for the Bond Purchasers to purchase the Bonds on the Closing Date. On the Closing Date, the US Borrower will deliver (or cause to deliver) to each Bond Purchaser at the offices of King & Spalding, 1185 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York, a ratable share of all Bonds of each Class registered in its name, evidencing the aggregate principal amount of such Bonds to be purchased by such Bond Purchaser, and in the denomination or denominations specified with respect to such Bond Purchaser as set forth on Schedule III , against payment of the purchase price thereof in accordance with the Funds Disbursement Letter delivered pursuant to Section 5.1(c)(vi) . No Bond Purchaser shall be responsible for any default by any other Bond Purchaser in its obligations hereunder, and each Bond Purchaser shall be obligated to purchase Bonds up to its Bond Purchase Commitment, regardless of the failure of any other Bond Purchaser to purchase Bonds in accordance with its Bond Purchase Commitments.

 

(b)          The Administrative Agent may assume that each Bond Purchase Lender has made available to the Administrative Agent the full purchase price of the Bonds it is purchasing on the Closing Date, and the Administrative Agent, in reliance on such assumption, may make available to the applicable Bond Indenture Trustees the aggregate purchase price for all Bonds on the Closing Date.  If such corresponding amount is not in fact made available to the Administrative Agent by such Bond Purchase Lender on the Closing Date, the Administrative Agent shall be entitled to recover such corresponding amount on demand from such Bond Purchase Lender, together with interest at the Federal Funds Rate until the second Business Day after such demand and thereafter at the Base Rate.  If such Bond Purchase Lender does not pay such corresponding amount forthwith upon the Administrative Agent’s demand therefor, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Borrower Representative, and the US Borrower shall immediately pay such corresponding amount to the Administrative Agent together with interest at the rate specified for such Bonds.  Nothing in this subsection shall be deemed to relieve any Bond Purchase Lender from its obligation to fund its Bond Purchase Commitment hereunder or to prejudice any rights which the US Borrower may have against any Bond Purchase Lender as a result of any default by such Bond Purchase Lender hereunder.  To the extent that the Administrative Agent is not reimbursed in accordance with the foregoing, the Bonds that should have been purchased by such Bond Purchase Lender will be titled in the name of the Administrative Agent for its own account.

 

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(c)          Unless specifically set forth otherwise in this Agreement, the Bonds shall be governed in all respects by the respective Bond Documents applicable thereto, including without limitation with respect to the payment of principal and interest on such Bonds. Subject to Section 4.6(b) , all calculation of interest rates and the payment of principal and interest on the Bonds shall be as set forth in the respective Bond Documents. Except as expressly set forth herein, the Administrative Agent shall have no duties, liabilities or obligations with respect to the Bonds, the Bond Indentures or to any holder of any Bond or any Bond Indenture Trustee, whether under or pursuant to any Bond, any Bond Indenture or otherwise. Except as expressly set forth in this Agreement and the Guaranty Agreement, each Bond purchased by the Bond Purchasers will be payable from the loan, lease or installment payments to be received under an agreement between the applicable Bond Issuer and the applicable US Loan Party in respect of such Bond.

 

Section 2.7.          Funding of US Borrowings .

 

(a)          Each US Lender will make available each US Loan to be made by it hereunder on the proposed date thereof by wire transfer in immediately available funds by 2:00 p.m. (New York time) to the Administrative Agent at the Payment Office; provided , that the Swingline Loans will be made as set forth in Section 2.4 . The Administrative Agent will make such US Revolving Loans available to the US Borrower designated by the Borrower Representative to the Administrative Agent by promptly crediting the amounts that it receives, in like funds by the close of business on such proposed date, to an account maintained by the US Borrower with the Administrative Agent or at the Borrower Representative’s option, by effecting a wire transfer of such amounts to an account designated by the Borrower Representative to the Administrative Agent.

 

(b)          Unless the Administrative Agent shall have been notified by any US Lender prior to 5:00 p.m. (New York time) one (1) Business Day prior to the date of a US Revolving Borrowing in which such US Lender is to participate that such US Lender will not make available to the Administrative Agent such US Lender’s share of such US Revolving Borrowing, the Administrative Agent may assume that such US Lender has made such amount available to the Administrative Agent on such date, and the Administrative Agent, in reliance on such assumption, may make available to the US Borrower on such date a corresponding amount. If such corresponding amount is not in fact made available to the Administrative Agent by such US Lender on the date of such US Revolving Borrowing, the Administrative Agent shall be entitled to recover such corresponding amount on demand from such US Lender together with interest at the Federal Funds Rate until the second Business Day after such demand and thereafter at the Base Rate. If such US Lender does not pay such corresponding amount forthwith upon the Administrative Agent’s demand therefor, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Borrower Representative, and the US Borrower shall immediately pay such corresponding amount to the Administrative Agent together with interest at the rate specified for such Borrowing. Nothing in this subsection shall be deemed to relieve any US Lender from its obligation to fund its Pro Rata Share of any US Revolving Borrowing hereunder or to prejudice any rights which the US Borrower may have against any Lender as a result of any default by such US Lender hereunder.

 

(c)          All US Revolving Borrowings shall be made by the US Lenders on the basis of their respective Pro Rata Shares of the US Revolving Commitments. No US Lender shall be responsible for any default by any other US Lender in its obligations hereunder, and each US Lender shall be obligated to make its US Revolving Loans provided to be made by it hereunder, regardless of the failure of any other US Lender to make its US Revolving Loans hereunder.

 

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Section 2.8.          Interest Elections .

 

(a)          Each US Revolving Borrowing initially shall be of the Type specified in the applicable Notice of US Revolving Borrowing and, in the case of a Eurodollar Borrowing, shall have an initial Interest Period as specified in such Notice of US Revolving Borrowing. Thereafter, the Borrower Representative may elect to convert such Revolving Borrowing into a different Type or to continue such US Revolving Borrowing and, in the case of a Eurodollar Borrowing, may elect Interest Periods therefor, all as provided in this Section 2.8 . The Borrower Representative may elect different options with respect to different portions of the affected Borrowing, in which case each such portion shall be allocated ratably among the Lenders holding Loans comprising such Borrowing, and the US Revolving Loans comprising each such portion shall be considered a separate Borrowing. This Section 2.8 shall not apply to Swingline Loan Borrowings, which may not be converted or continued.

 

(b)          Pursuant to this Section 2.8 , the Borrower Representative shall give the Administrative Agent written notice (or telephonic notice promptly confirmed in writing) of each US Revolving Borrowing substantially in the form of Exhibit 2.8(b) attached hereto (a “ Notice of US Conversion/Continuation ”) that is to be converted or continued, as the case may be, (x) prior to 10:00 a.m. (New York time) one (1) Business Day prior to the requested date of a conversion of a US Revolving Borrowing into a Base Rate Borrowing and (y) prior to 11:00 a.m. (New York time) three (3) Business Days prior to a continuation of or conversion of a US Borrowing into a Eurodollar Borrowing. Each Notice of US Conversion/Continuation shall be irrevocable and shall specify (i) the Borrowing to which such Notice of US Continuation/Conversion applies and if different options are being elected with respect to different portions thereof, the portions thereof that are to be allocated to each resulting Borrowing (in which case the information to be specified pursuant to clauses (iii) and (iv) shall be specified for each resulting Borrowing); (ii) the effective date of the election made pursuant to such Notice of US Continuation/Conversion, which shall be a Business Day, (iii) whether any resulting US Revolving Borrowing is to be a Base Rate Borrowing or a Eurodollar Borrowing; (iv) if the resulting Borrowing is to be a Eurodollar Borrowing, the Interest Period applicable thereto after giving effect to such election, which shall be a period contemplated by the definition of “Interest Period”. The principal amount of any resulting Borrowing shall satisfy the minimum borrowing amount set forth in Section 2.3 .

 

(c)          If, on the expiration of any Interest Period in respect of any Eurodollar Borrowing, the Borrower Representative shall have failed to deliver a Notice of US Conversion/ Continuation, then, unless such Borrowing is repaid as provided herein, the Borrower Representative shall be deemed to have elected to convert any such US Revolving Borrowing to a Base Rate Borrowing. No Borrowing may be converted into, or continued as, a Eurodollar Borrowing if a Default or an Event of Default exists, unless the Administrative Agent and each of the US Lenders shall have otherwise consented in writing. No conversion of any Eurodollar Loans shall be permitted except on the last day of the Interest Period in respect thereof.

 

(d)          Upon receipt of any Notice of US Conversion/Continuation, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each applicable US Lender, of the details thereof and of such US Lender’s portion of each resulting US Revolving Borrowing.

 

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Section 2.9.          Extension of Stated Revolver Maturity Date .

 

(a)          From time to time after the first anniversary of the Closing Date, but at least 45 days prior to the scheduled Stated Revolver Maturity Date then in effect, the Borrowers may, by written notice from the Borrower Representative to the Administrative Agent, request that the scheduled Stated Revolver Maturity Date then in effect be extended by one calendar year, effective as of a date selected by the Borrowers (the “ Extension Effective Date ”); provided, that (i) the Borrowers may only make one such request in any calendar year and no more than two such requests during the term of this Agreement and (ii) the Extension Effective Date shall be at least 45 days, but not more than 60 days, after the date such extension request is received by the Administrative Agent (the “ Extension Request Date ”). Upon receipt of the extension request, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender of such request. If a Lender agrees, in its sole discretion, to so extend the Stated Revolver Maturity Date applicable to its Revolving Commitment (an “ Extending Lender ”), it shall deliver to the Administrative Agent a written notice of its agreement to do so no later than 15 days after the Extension Request Date (or such later date to which the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent shall agree), and the Administrative Agent shall promptly thereafter notify the Borrowers of such Extending Lender's agreement to extend the Stated Revolver Maturity Date applicable to such Lender’s Revolving Commitment (and such agreement shall be irrevocable until the Extension Effective Date). The Revolving Commitment of any Lender that fails to accept or respond to the Borrowers’ request for extension of the Stated Revolver Maturity Date (a “ Declining Lender ”) shall be terminated on the Stated Revolver Maturity Date then in effect for such Lender (without regard to any extension by other Lenders) and on such Stated Revolver Maturity Date the Borrowers shall pay in full the unpaid principal amount of all Revolving Loans owing to such Declining Lender, together with all accrued and unpaid interest thereon and all accrued and unpaid fees owing to such Declining Lender under this Agreement to the date of such payment of principal and all other amounts due to such Declining Lender under this Agreement.

 

(b)          The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Extending Lender of the aggregate Revolving Commitments of the Declining Lenders. Each Extending Lender may offer to increase its respective Revolving Commitment by an amount not to exceed the aggregate amount of the Declining Lenders' Revolving Commitments, and such Extending Lender shall deliver to the Administrative Agent a notice of its offer to so increase its Revolving Commitment no later than 30 days after the Extension Request Date (or such later date to which the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent shall agree), and such offer shall be irrevocable until the Extension Effective Date. To the extent the aggregate amount of additional Revolving Commitments that the Extending Lenders offer pursuant to the preceding sentence exceeds the aggregate amount of the Declining Lenders' Revolving Commitments, such additional Revolving Commitments shall be reduced on a pro rata basis. To the extent the aggregate amount of Revolving Commitments that the Extending Lenders have so offered to extend is less than the aggregate amount of Revolving Commitments that the Borrowers have so requested to be extended, the Borrowers shall have the right to seek additional Commitments from other Persons. Once the Borrowers have obtained offers to provide the full amount of any Declining Lender’s Commitments (whether from Extending Lenders or other Persons), the Borrowers shall have the right but not the obligation to require any Declining Lender to (and any such Declining Lender shall) assign in full its rights and obligations under this Agreement to one or more banks or other financial institutions (which may be, but need not be, one or more of the Extending Lenders) which at the time agree to, in the case of any such Person that is an Extending Lender, increase its Revolving Commitment and in the case of any other such Person (a “ New Lender ”) become a party to this Agreement; provided that (i) such assignment is otherwise in compliance with Section 13.4 , (ii) such Declining Lender receives payment in full of the unpaid principal amount of all Revolving Loans owing to such Declining Lender, together with all accrued and unpaid interest thereon and all fees accrued and unpaid under this Agreement to the date of such payment of principal and all other amounts due to such Declining Lender under this Agreement and (iii) any such assignment shall be effective on the date on or before such Extension Effective Date as may be specified by the Borrowers and agreed to by the respective New Lenders and Extending Lenders, as the case may be, and the Administrative Agent.

 

(c)          If, but only if, Extending Lenders and New Lenders, as the case may be, have agreed to provide Revolving Commitments in an aggregate amount greater than 50% of the aggregate amount of the Revolving Commitments outstanding immediately prior to such Extension Effective Date and the conditions precedent in Section 5.2 are met, the Stated Revolver Maturity Date in effect with respect to the Revolving Commitments of such Extending Lenders and New Lenders shall be extended by twelve months.

 

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ARTICLE III

AMOUNT AND TERMS OF THE CANADIAN REVOLVING COMMITMENTS

 

Section 3.1.          General Description of Canadian Facilities . Subject to and upon the terms and conditions herein set forth, (i) the Canadian Lenders hereby establish in favor of the Canadian Borrowers a revolving credit facility pursuant to which each Canadian Lender severally agrees (to the extent of its Canadian Revolving Commitment) to make Canadian Revolving Loans to the Canadian Borrowers in accordance with Section 3.2 ; provided , that in no event shall the US Dollar Equivalent of the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Canadian Revolving Loans exceed at any time the Aggregate Canadian Commitment Amount from time to time in effect.

 

Section 3.2.          Canadian Revolving Loans . Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Canadian Lender severally agrees to make Canadian Revolving Loans, ratably in proportion to its Pro Rata Share, to the Canadian Borrowers, from time to time during the Revolving Availability Period, in an aggregate principal amount outstanding at any time that will not result in (a) such Lender’s Canadian Revolving Credit Exposure exceeding such Lender’s Canadian Revolving Commitment or (b) the aggregate Canadian Revolving Credit Exposures of all Canadian Lenders exceeding the Aggregate Canadian Commitment Amount. During the Revolving Availability Period, the Canadian Borrowers shall be entitled to issue Bankers’ Acceptances and to borrow, prepay and reborrow Canadian Prime Rate Loans in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement; provided , that the Canadian Borrowers may not borrow or reborrow or issue Bankers’ Acceptances should there exist a Default or Event of Default. All Bankers’ Acceptances and Canadian Prime Rate Loans shall be made in Canadian Dollars.

 

Section 3.3.          Procedure for Canadian Prime Rate Borrowings .

 

(a)          The Borrower Representative shall give the Canadian Funding Agent written notice (or telephonic notice promptly confirmed in writing) of each Borrowing of Canadian Prime Rate Loans to be made under the Canadian Revolving Commitments substantially in the form of Exhibit 3.3(a) (a “ Notice of Canadian Prime Rate Borrowing ”) prior to 11:00 a.m. (New York time) on the requested date of each Canadian Prime Rate Loan. Each Notice of Canadian Prime Rate Borrowing shall be irrevocable and shall specify: (i) the aggregate principal amount of any Canadian Prime Rate Borrowing, (ii) the date of such Borrowing or issuance (which shall be a Business Day), and (iii) the account of the applicable Canadian Borrower to which the proceeds of such Canadian Prime Rate Loan should be credited. The aggregate principal amount of each Canadian Prime Rate Loan shall be not less than Cdn $100,000 or a larger multiple thereof; provided , that Canadian Prime Rate Loans made pursuant to Section 3.5(e ) may be made in lesser amounts as provided therein. Promptly following the receipt of a Notice of Canadian Prime Rate Borrowing in accordance herewith, the Canadian Funding Agent shall advise each Canadian Lender of the details thereof and such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the requested Borrowing.

 

(b)          Each Canadian Lender will make available each Canadian Prime Rate Loan to be made by it hereunder on the proposed date thereof by wire transfer in immediately available funds by 2:00 p.m. (New York time) to the Canadian Funding Agent at the Payment Office. The Canadian Funding Agent will make such Canadian Prime Rate Loans available to the applicable Canadian Borrower designated by the Borrower Representative to the Canadian Funding Agent by promptly crediting the amounts that it receives, in like funds by the close of business on such proposed date, to an account maintained by such Canadian Borrower with the Canadian Funding Agent or at the Borrower Representative’s option, by effecting a wire transfer of such amounts to an account designated by the Borrower Representative to the Canadian Funding Agent.

 

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(c)          Unless the Canadian Funding Agent shall have been notified by any Canadian Lender prior to 5:00 p.m. (New York time) one (1) Business Day prior to the date of a Canadian Revolving Borrowing in which such Canadian Lender is to participate that such Canadian Lender will not make available to the Canadian Funding Agent such Canadian Lender’s share of such Borrowing, the Canadian Funding Agent may assume that such Canadian Lender has made such amount available to the Canadian Funding Agent on such date, and the Canadian Funding Agent, in reliance on such assumption, may make available to the applicable Canadian Borrower on such date a corresponding amount. If such corresponding amount is not in fact made available to the Canadian Funding Agent by such Canadian Lender on the date of such Canadian Prime Rate Borrowing, the Canadian Funding Agent shall be entitled to recover such corresponding amount on demand from such Canadian Lender together with interest at the One-Month BA Rate until the second Business Day after such demand and thereafter at the Canadian Prime Rate. If such Canadian Lender does not pay such corresponding amount forthwith upon the Canadian Funding Agent’s demand therefor, the Canadian Funding Agent shall promptly notify the Borrower Representative, and the applicable Canadian Borrower shall immediately pay such corresponding amount to the Canadian Funding Agent together with interest at the rate specified for such Borrowing. Nothing in this subsection shall be deemed to relieve any Canadian Lender from its obligation to fund its Pro Rata Share of any Canadian Prime Rate Borrowing hereunder or to prejudice any rights which the applicable Canadian Borrower may have against any Canadian Lender as a result of any default by such Canadian Lender hereunder.

 

(d)          All Canadian Prime Rate Borrowings shall be made by the Canadian Lenders on the basis of their respective Pro Rata Shares of the Canadian Revolving Commitments. No Canadian Lender shall be responsible for any default by any other Canadian Lender in its obligations hereunder, and each Canadian Lender shall be obligated to make its Canadian Prime Rate Loans provided to be made by it hereunder, regardless of the failure of any other Canadian Lender to make its Canadian Prime Rate Loans hereunder.

 

Section 3.4.          Bankers’ Acceptances .

 

(a)          At any time during the Revolving Availability Period, by notice in writing to the Canadian Funding Agent substantially in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit 3.4(a) (“ Notice of Bankers’ Acceptance ”) given at least one (1) Business Day prior to the date of the requested issuance of Bankers’ Acceptances (for the purposes of this Section 3.4 called the “ Acceptance Date ”) and before 1:00 p.m. (Toronto, Ontario time), the Canadian Borrowers may request that Bankers’ Acceptances be issued, that Canadian Prime Rate Loans be converted into one or more Bankers’ Acceptances or that Bankers’ Acceptances or any part thereof be extended, as the case may be. Bankers’ Acceptances shall be issued on each Acceptance Date, in a minimum amount of Cdn $500,000 or integral multiples of Cdn $100,000, with respect to each Canadian Contract Period, and shall have a Canadian Contract Period of one, two, three or six months, and shall, in no event, mature on a date after the Revolving Commitment Termination Date. No Bankers’ Acceptances shall be issued if a Default or an Event of Default exists, unless the Canadian Funding Agent and each of the Canadian Lenders shall have otherwise consented in writing.

 

(b)           B/A Request . Prior to making any request for Bankers’ Acceptances, the Canadian Borrowers shall deliver:

 

(i)           to the Canadian Lenders, in the name of each Canadian Lender which is a bank that accepts bankers’ acceptances or depository bills (as defined in the Depository Act), bills of exchange or depository bills in form and substance acceptable to the Canadian Funding Agent and the Canadian Lenders; and

 

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(ii)          to the Canadian Lenders, in the name of each Canadian Lender which is not a bank or does not accept bankers’ acceptances or depository bills (as defined in the Depository Act), Discount Notes;

 

completed and executed by its authorized signatories in sufficient quantity for the Bankers’ Acceptances requested and in appropriate denominations to facilitate the sale of the Bankers’ Acceptances in the financial markets. No Canadian Lender shall be responsible or liable for its failure to accept a Bankers’ Acceptance hereunder if such failure is due, in whole or in part, to the failure of the applicable Canadian Borrower to give appropriate instructions to the Canadian Funding Agent on a timely basis, nor shall the Canadian Funding Agent or any Canadian Lender be liable for any damage, loss or other claim arising by reason of any loss or improper use of any such instrument except a loss or improper use arising by reason of the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Canadian Funding Agent, such Canadian Lender, or their respective employees. In order to facilitate issuances of Bankers’ Acceptances pursuant hereto, in accordance with the instructions given from time to time by the Canadian Borrowers, the Canadian Borrowers hereby authorize each Canadian Lender, and for this purpose appoints each Canadian Lender its lawful attorney, to complete and sign Bankers' Acceptances on behalf of the Canadian Borrowers, in handwritten or facsimile or mechanical signature or otherwise, and once so completed, signed and endorsed, and following acceptance of them as Bankers’ Acceptances, to provide the Available Proceeds (as defined in Section 3.4(c) ) to the Canadian Funding Agent in accordance with the provisions hereof. Drafts so completed, signed, endorsed and negotiated on behalf of the Canadian Borrowers by any Canadian Lender shall bind the Canadian Borrowers as fully and effectively as if so performed by an authorized officer of the Canadian Borrowers. No Canadian Lender shall be liable for any damage, loss or other claim arising by reason of any loss of improper use of any such instrument except the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Canadian Lender. Each Canadian Lender shall maintain a record with respect to such instruments (i) received by it hereunder, (ii) voided by it for any reason, (iii) accepted by it hereunder and (iv) cancelled at their respective maturities. Each Canadian Lender agrees to provide such records to the Canadian Borrowers promptly upon request and, at the request of the Canadian Borrowers, to cancel such instruments which have been so completed and executed and which are held by such Canadian Lender and have not yet been issued hereunder.

 

(c)           Acceptance Procedure . With respect to any Loan comprised of Bankers’ Acceptances:

 

(i)           The Canadian Funding Agent shall promptly notify in writing each Canadian Lender of the details of the proposed issue, specifying:

 

(a)          For each Canadian Lender which is a bank that accepts bankers’ acceptances or depository bills (as defined in the Depository Act), (i) the principal amount of the Bankers’ Acceptances to be accepted by such Canadian Lender, and (ii) the Canadian Contract Period of such Bankers’ Acceptances; and

 

(b)          For each Canadian Lender which is not a bank or does not accept bankers’ acceptances or depository bills (as defined in the Depository Act), (i) the principal amount of the Discount Notes to be issued to such Canadian Lender, and (ii) the Canadian Contract Period of such Discount Notes.

 

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(ii)          The Canadian Funding Agent shall establish the Discount Rate at or about 12:00 p.m. (Toronto, Ontario time) on the Acceptance Date, and the Canadian Funding Agent shall promptly determine the amount of the Discount Proceeds.

 

(iii)         Forthwith, and in any event not later than 1:30 p.m. (Toronto, Ontario time) on the Acceptance Date, the Canadian Funding Agent shall indicate in writing to each Canadian Lender:

 

(a)          the Discount Rate;

 

(b)          the amount of the Acceptance Fees applicable to those Bankers’ Acceptances to be accepted by such Canadian Lender on the Acceptance Date, calculated in accordance with Section 4.6(d) , any such Canadian Lender being authorized by the Canadian Borrowers to collect the Acceptance Fees out of the Discount Proceeds of those Bankers’ Acceptances;

 

(c)          the Discount Proceeds of the Bankers’ Acceptances to be purchased by such Canadian Lender on such Acceptance Date; and

 

(d)          the amount obtained (the “ Available Proceeds ”) by subtracting the Acceptance Fees from the Discount Proceeds;

 

(iv)         Not later than 3:00 p.m. (Toronto, Ontario time) on the Acceptance Date, each Canadian Lender shall make available to the Canadian Funding Agent its Available Proceeds.

 

(v)          Not later than 4:00 p.m. (Toronto, Ontario time) on the Acceptance Date, the Canadian Funding Agent shall transfer the Available Proceeds to the Canadian Borrowers and shall notify the Canadian Borrowers on such day either by telex, fax or telephone (if by telephone, to be confirmed subsequently in writing) of the details of the issue.

 

(d)           Purchase of Bankers’ Acceptances and Discount Notes . Before giving value to the Canadian Borrowers, the Canadian Lenders which:

 

(i)           are banks that accept bankers’ acceptances or depository bills (as defined in the Depository Act) shall, on the Acceptance Date, accept the Bankers’ Acceptances by inserting the appropriate principal amount, Acceptance Date and maturity date in accordance with the Notice of Bankers’ Acceptance relating thereto and affixing their acceptance stamps thereto, and shall purchase or sell same; and

 

(ii)          are not banks or do not accept bankers’ acceptances or depository bills (as defined in the Depository Act) shall, on the Acceptance Date, complete the Discount Notes by inserting the appropriate principal amount, Acceptance Date and maturity date in accordance with the Notice of Bankers’ Acceptance relating thereto.

 

(e)           Maturity Date of Bankers’ Acceptances . The Canadian Borrowers shall no later than 10:00 a.m. (Toronto, Ontario time), one (1) Business Day prior to the end of the Canadian Contract Period of each Bankers’ Acceptance then outstanding and reaching maturity,

 

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(i)           Notify the Canadian Funding Agent in the form of Exhibit 3.4(e) requesting that that the Canadian Lenders convert all or any part of the Loan consisting of Bankers’ Acceptances then maturing be converted into a Canadian Prime Rate Loan in an amount equal to the face amount of the maturing Bankers’ Acceptances (a “ Notice of Conversion of Bankers’ Acceptances to Canadian Prime Rate Loans ”); or

 

(ii)          Notify the Canadian Funding Agent in the form of Exhibit 3.4(a), requesting that the Canadian Lenders extend all or any part of the Loan consisting of Bankers’ Acceptances then maturing by issuing new Bankers’ Acceptances, subject to compliance with the provisions of Exhibit 3.4(a) with respect to the minimum amounts; or

 

(iii)         Notify the Canadian Funding Agent that it intends to deposit in its account for the account of the Canadian Lenders on the last day of such Canadian Contract Period an amount equal to the face amount of each such Bankers’ Acceptance.

 

(f)           Deemed Conversions on the Maturity Date . If the Canadian Borrowers do not deliver to the Canadian Funding Agent one or more of the notices contemplated by Section 3.4(e) or make the deposit contemplated by Section 3.4(e)(iii) , the Canadian Borrowers shall be deemed to have requested that the part of the Loan consisting of Bankers’ Acceptances then maturing be converted into a Canadian Prime Rate Loan in an amount equal to the face amount of the maturing Bankers’ Acceptances.

 

(g)           Conversion and Extension Mechanism

 

(i)           If under the conditions of Section 3.4(e)(i ) and 3.4(f) , the Canadian Borrowers request or are deemed to have requested, as the case may be, that the Canadian Funding Agent convert the portion of the Loan consisting of Bankers’ Acceptances then maturing into Canadian Prime Rate Loans, the Canadian Lenders shall pay the Bankers’ Acceptances which are outstanding and maturing. Such payments by the Canadian Lenders will constitute a Canadian Prime Rate Loan within the meaning of this Agreement and the interest thereon shall be calculated and payable as the Canadian Borrowers may request or may be deemed to have requested; or

 

(ii)          If under the conditions of Section 3.4(e)(iii) , a Canadian Borrower makes a deposit in its account, each Canadian Borrower hereby expressly and irrevocably authorizes the Canadian Funding Agent to make any debits necessary in its account in order to pay the Bankers’ Acceptances which are outstanding and maturing.

 

(h)           Prepayment of Bankers’ Acceptances Notwithstanding any provision hereof, the Canadian Borrowers may not prepay any Bankers’ Acceptance other than on its maturity date; however, this provision shall not prevent any Canadian Borrower from acquiring, in its discretion but subject to the other provisions of this Agreement, any Bankers’ Acceptance in circulation from time to time. Alternatively, the Canadian Borrowers may provide to the Canadian Funding Agent cash collateral in an amount equal to the face amount of the Bankers' Acceptances that it wishes to prepay, which cash collateral shall be held by the Canadian Funding Agent in an interest bearing account and used to repay same at maturity.

 

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(i)           Apportionment Amongst the Canadian Lenders The Canadian Funding Agent is authorized by each Canadian Borrower and each Canadian Lender to allocate amongst the Canadian Lenders the Bankers’ Acceptances to be issued in such manner and amounts as the Canadian Funding Agent may, in its sole discretion, but acting reasonably, consider necessary, so as to ensure that no Canadian Lender is required to accept a Bankers’ Acceptance for a fraction of Cdn $10,000, and in such event, the Canadian Lenders’ respective participations in any such Bankers’ Acceptances and repayments thereof shall be altered accordingly. Further, the Canadian Funding Agent is authorized by each Canadian Borrower and each Canadian Lender to cause the proportionate share of one or more Canadian Lender’s Canadian Loans (calculated based on its Pro Rata Share) to be exceeded by no more than Cdn $10,000 each as a result of such allocations provided that the principal amount of outstanding Canadian Loans, including Bankers’ Acceptances, shall not thereby exceed the maximum amount of the Canadian Commitment of each Canadian Lender. Any resulting amount by which the requested face amount of any such Bankers’ Acceptance shall have been so reduced shall be advanced, converted or continued, as the case may be, as a Canadian Prime Rate Loan, to be made contemporaneously with the Bankers’ Acceptance.

 

(j)           Days of Grace No Canadian Borrower shall claim from the Canadian Lenders any days of grace for the payment at maturity of any Bankers’ Acceptances presented and accepted by the Canadian Lenders pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement. Further, each Canadian Borrower waives any defense to payment which might otherwise exist if for any reason a Bankers’ Acceptance shall be held by any Canadian Lender in its own right at the maturity thereof.

 

(k)           Obligations Absolute . The obligations of the Canadian Borrowers with respect to Bankers’ Acceptances shall be unconditional and irrevocable and shall be paid strictly in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement under all circumstances, including the following circumstances:

 

(i)           any lack of validity or enforceability of any draft accepted by any Canadian Lender as a Bankers’ Acceptance; or

 

(ii)          the existence of any claim, set-off, defense or other right which any Canadian Borrower may have at any time against the holder of a Bankers’ Acceptance, the Canadian Lenders, or any other Person or entity, whether in connection with this Agreement or otherwise.

 

(l)          If at any time or from time to time there no longer exists a market for Bankers’ Acceptances for a selected Canadian Contract Period, a Canadian Lender shall so advise the Canadian Funding Agent and such Canadian Lender shall not be obliged to accept drafts of the Canadian Borrowers presented to such Canadian Lender pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement nor to honor any Notices of Bankers’ Acceptance.

 

(m)          If a notice has been given by the Canadian Funding Agent in accordance with Section 3.4(l) , the Loan comprised of Bankers’ Acceptance shall not be made, converted or extended by the Canadian Lenders and the right of the Canadian Borrowers to request the issuance, conversion to or extension of Bankers’ Acceptances shall be suspended until such time as the Canadian Funding Agent has determined that the circumstances having given rise to such suspension no longer exist, in respect of which determination the Canadian Funding Agent shall advise the Canadian Borrowers within a reasonable time period.

 

(n)          Bankers’ Acceptances may be issued in the form of a depository bill and deposited with a clearing house, both terms as defined in the Depository Act. The Canadian Funding Agent and the Canadian Borrowers shall agree to the procedures to be followed, acting reasonably. The Canadian Lenders are also authorized at such time to issue depository bills as replacements for previously issued Bankers’ Acceptances, on the same terms as those replaced, and deposit them with a clearing house against cancellation of the previously issued Bankers’ Acceptances.

 

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(o)           Waiver of Presentment and Other Conditions . Each Canadian Borrower waives presentment for payment and any other defense to payment of any amounts due to the Canadian Lender in respect of a Bankers’ Acceptance accepted by it pursuant to this Agreement which might exist solely by reason of the Bankers’ Acceptance being held, at the maturity thereof, by the Canadian Lender in its own right and each Canadian Borrower agrees not to claim any days of grace if the Canadian Lenders as holder sues each Canadian Borrower on the Bankers’ Acceptance for payment of the amount payable by such Canadian Borrower thereunder.

 

Section 3.5.          Canadian LC Commitment .

 

(a)          During the Revolving Availability Period, the Canadian Issuing Bank, in reliance upon the agreements of the other Canadian Lenders pursuant to Section 3.5(e ), agrees to issue, at the request of the Canadian Borrowers, Canadian Letters of Credit for the account of any Canadian Borrower on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth; provided , that (i) each Canadian Letter of Credit shall expire on the date that is two (2) Business Days prior to the Revolving Commitment Termination Date; (ii) each Canadian Letter of Credit shall be in a stated amount of at least Cdn $100,000; and (iii) the Canadian Borrowers may not request any Canadian Letter of Credit, if, after giving effect to such issuance (A) the aggregate Canadian LC Exposure would exceed the Canadian LC Commitment or (B) the aggregate Canadian Revolving Credit Exposure of all Canadian Lenders would exceed the Aggregate Canadian Commitment Amount. Upon the issuance of each Canadian Letter of Credit, each Canadian Lender shall be deemed to, and hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to, purchase from the Canadian Issuing Bank without recourse a participation in such Canadian Letter of Credit equal to such Canadian Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the aggregate amount available to be drawn under such Canadian Letter of Credit. Each issuance of a Canadian Letter of Credit shall be deemed to utilize the Canadian Revolving Commitment of each Canadian Lender by an amount equal to the amount of such participation.

 

(b)          To request the issuance of a Canadian Letter of Credit under the Canadian Revolving Commitment (or any amendment, renewal or extension of an outstanding Letter of Credit), the Canadian Borrowers shall give the Canadian Issuing Bank and the Canadian Funding Agent irrevocable written notice at least three (3) Business Days prior to the requested date of such issuance specifying the date (which shall be a Business Day) such Canadian Letter of Credit is to be issued (or amended, extended or renewed, as the case may be), the expiration date of such Canadian Letter of Credit, the amount of such Canadian Letter of Credit, the name and address of the beneficiary thereof and such other information as shall be necessary to prepare, amend, renew or extend such Canadian Letter of Credit. In addition to the satisfaction of the conditions in Article V, the issuance of such Canadian Letter of Credit (or any amendment which increases the amount of such Canadian Letter of Credit) will be subject to the further conditions that such Canadian Letter of Credit shall be in such form and contain such terms as the Canadian Issuing Bank shall approve and that the Canadian Borrowers shall have executed and delivered any additional applications, agreements and instruments relating to such Canadian Letter of Credit as the Canadian Issuing Bank shall reasonably require; provided , that in the event of any conflict between such applications, agreements or instruments and this Agreement, the terms of this Agreement shall control.

 

(c)          At least two (2) Business Days prior to the issuance of any Canadian Letter of Credit, the Canadian Issuing Bank will confirm with the Canadian Funding Agent (by telephone or in writing) that the Canadian Funding Agent has received such notice and if not, the Canadian Issuing Bank will provide the Canadian Funding Agent with a copy thereof. Unless the Canadian Issuing Bank has received notice from either the Canadian Funding Agent on or before the Business Day immediately preceding the date the Canadian Issuing Bank is to issue the requested Canadian Letter of Credit (1) directing the Canadian Issuing Bank not to issue the Canadian Letter of Credit because such issuance is not then permitted hereunder because of the limitations set forth in Section 3.5(a ) or (2) that one or more conditions specified in Article V are not then satisfied, then, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Canadian Issuing Bank shall, on the requested date, issue such Canadian Letter of Credit in accordance with the Canadian Issuing Bank’s usual and customary business practices.

 

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(d)          The Canadian Issuing Bank shall examine all documents purporting to represent a demand for payment under a Canadian Letter of Credit promptly following its receipt thereof. The Canadian Issuing Bank shall notify the Canadian Borrowers and the Canadian Funding Agent of such demand for payment and whether the Canadian Issuing Bank has made or will make a Canadian LC Disbursement thereunder; provided , that any failure to give or delay in giving such notice shall not relieve any Canadian Borrower of its obligation to reimburse the Canadian Issuing Bank and the Canadian Lenders with respect to such Canadian LC Disbursement. Each Canadian Borrower shall be irrevocably and unconditionally obligated to reimburse the Canadian Issuing Bank for any Canadian LC Disbursements paid by the Canadian Issuing Bank in respect of such drawing, without presentment, demand or other formalities of any kind. Unless the applicable Canadian Borrower shall have notified the Canadian Issuing Bank and the Canadian Funding Agent prior to 11:00 a.m. (New York time) on the Business Day immediately prior to the date on which such drawing is honored that such Canadian Borrower intends to reimburse the Canadian Issuing Bank for the amount of such drawing in funds other than from the proceeds of Canadian Loans, the Canadian Borrowers shall be deemed to have timely given a Notice of Canadian Prime Rate Borrowing to the Canadian Funding Agent requesting the Canadian Lenders to make a Canadian Prime Rate Loan on the date on which such drawing is honored in an exact amount due to the Canadian Issuing Bank; provided , that for purposes solely of such Borrowing, the conditions precedent set forth in Section 5.2 shall not be applicable. The Canadian Funding Agent shall notify the Canadian Lenders of such Borrowing in accordance with Section 3.3 , and each Canadian Lender shall make the proceeds of its Canadian Prime Rate Loan included in such Borrowing available to the Canadian Funding Agent for the account of the Canadian Issuing Bank in accordance with Section 3.3 . The proceeds of such Borrowing shall be applied directly by the Canadian Funding Agent to reimburse the Canadian Issuing Bank for such Canadian LC Disbursement and any such Borrowing shall constitute timely repayment of such Canadian LC Disbursement .

 

(e)          If for any reason a Canadian Prime Rate Loan may not be (as determined in the sole discretion of the Canadian Funding Agent), or is not, made in accordance with the foregoing provisions, then each Canadian Lender (other than the Canadian Issuing Bank) shall be obligated to fund the participation that such Canadian Lender purchased pursuant to subsection (a) in an amount equal to its Pro Rata Share of such Canadian LC Disbursement on and as of the date which such Canadian Prime Rate Loan should have occurred. Each Canadian Lender’s obligation to fund its participation shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance, including without limitation (i) any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right that such Lender or any other Person may have against the Canadian Issuing Bank or any other Person for any reason whatsoever, (ii) the existence of a Default or an Event of Default or the termination of the Commitments, (iii) any adverse change in the condition (financial or otherwise) of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries, (iv) any breach of this Agreement by any Borrower or any other Lender, (v) any amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit or (vi) any other circumstance, happening or event whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing. On the date that such participation is required to be funded, each Canadian Lender shall promptly transfer, in immediately available funds in the currency of the subject Letter of Credit, the amount of its participation to the Canadian Funding Agent for the account of the Canadian Issuing Bank. Whenever, at any time after the Canadian Issuing Bank has received from any such Lender the funds for its participation in a Canadian LC Disbursement, the Canadian Issuing Bank (or the Canadian Funding Agent on its behalf) receives any payment on account thereof, the Canadian Funding Agent or the Canadian Issuing Bank, as the case may be, will distribute to such Canadian Lender its Pro Rata Share of such payment; provided , that if such payment is required to be returned for any reason to any Canadian Borrower or to a trustee, receiver, liquidator, custodian or similar official in any bankruptcy proceeding, such Canadian Lender will return to the Canadian Funding Agent or the Canadian Issuing Bank any portion thereof previously distributed by the Canadian Funding Agent or the Canadian Issuing Bank to it.

 

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(f)          To the extent that any Canadian Lender shall fail to pay any amount required to be paid pursuant to paragraph (d) on the due date therefor, such Canadian Lender shall pay interest to the Canadian Issuing Bank (through the Canadian Funding Agent) on such amount from such due date to the date such payment is made at a rate per annum equal to the One-Month BA Rate; provided , that if such Canadian Lender shall fail to make such payment to the Canadian Issuing Bank within three (3) Business Days of such due date, then, retroactively to the due date, such Canadian Lender shall be obligated to pay interest on such amount as set forth in Section 4.6(e) .

 

(g)          If any Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, on the Business Day that any Canadian Borrower receives notice from the Canadian Funding Agent or the Required Canadian Lenders demanding the deposit of cash collateral pursuant to this paragraph, the Canadian Borrowers shall deposit in an account with the Canadian Funding Agent, in the name of the Canadian Funding Agent and for the benefit of the Canadian Issuing Bank and the Canadian Lenders, an amount in cash equal to the Canadian LC Exposure as of such date plus any accrued and unpaid fees thereon; provided , that the obligation to deposit such cash collateral shall become effective immediately, and such deposit shall become immediately due and payable, without demand or notice of any kind, upon the occurrence of any Event of Default with respect to any Borrower described in Section 10.1(g) or (h) . Such deposit shall be held by the Canadian Funding Agent as collateral for the payment and performance of the obligations of the Canadian Borrowers under this Agreement. The Canadian Funding Agent shall have exclusive dominion and control, including the exclusive right of withdrawal, over such account. The Canadian Borrowers agree to execute any documents and/or certificates to effectuate the intent of this paragraph. Such deposits shall be invested solely at the election, as well as the risk and expense, of the Borrower Representative, and if so elected shall be invested solely in interest-bearing deposit accounts by the Canadian Issuing Bank. All interest resulting from such investment shall accumulate in such account. Moneys in such account shall be applied by the Canadian Funding Agent to reimburse the Canadian Issuing Bank for Canadian LC Disbursements for which it had not been reimbursed and to the extent so applied, shall be held for the satisfaction of the reimbursement obligations of the Canadian Borrowers for the Canadian LC Exposure at such time or, if the maturity of the Loans has been accelerated, with the consent of the Required Canadian Lenders, be applied to satisfy other obligations of the Canadian Borrowers under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. If any Canadian Borrower is required to provide an amount of cash collateral hereunder as a result of the occurrence of an Event of Default, such amount (to the extent not so applied as aforesaid) shall be returned to such Canadian Borrower within three (3) Business Days after all Events of Default have been cured or waived.

 

(h)          A Canadian Borrower’s obligation to reimburse Canadian LC Disbursements hereunder shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable and shall be performed strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement under all circumstances whatsoever and irrespective of any of the following circumstances:

 

(i)           Any lack of validity or enforceability of any Letter of Credit or this Agreement;

 

(ii)          The existence of any claim, set-off, defense or other right which any Borrower or any Subsidiary or Affiliate of any Borrower may have at any time against a beneficiary or any transferee of any Letter of Credit (or any Persons or entities for whom any such beneficiary or transferee may be acting), any Lender (including the Canadian Issuing Bank) or any other Person, whether in connection with this Agreement or the Letter of Credit or any document related hereto or thereto or any unrelated transaction;

 

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(iii)         Any draft or other document presented under a Letter of Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent or invalid in any respect or any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any respect;

 

(iv)         Payment by the Canadian Issuing Bank under a Letter of Credit against presentation of a draft or other document to the Canadian Issuing Bank that does not comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit;

 

(v)          Any other event or circumstance whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing, that might, but for the provisions of this Section, constitute a legal or equitable discharge of, or provide a right of setoff against, the Canadian Borrower’s obligations hereunder; or

 

(vi)         The existence of a Default or an Event of Default.

 

Neither the Agents, the Issuing Banks, the Lenders nor any Related Party of any of the foregoing shall have any liability or responsibility by reason of or in connection with the issuance or transfer of any Canadian Letter of Credit or any payment or failure to make any payment thereunder (irrespective of any of the circumstances referred to above), or any error, omission, interruption, loss or delay in transmission or delivery of any draft, notice or other communication under or relating to any Letter of Credit (including any document required to make a drawing thereunder), any error in interpretation of technical terms or any consequence arising from causes beyond the control of the Canadian Issuing Bank; provided , that the foregoing shall not be construed to excuse the Canadian Issuing Bank from liability to any Canadian Borrower to the extent of any actual direct damages (as opposed to special, indirect (including claims for lost profits or other consequential damages), or punitive damages, claims in respect of which are hereby waived by each Canadian Borrower to the extent permitted by applicable law) suffered by such Canadian Borrower that are caused by the Canadian Issuing Bank’s failure to exercise due care when determining whether drafts or other documents presented under a Letter of Credit comply with the terms thereof. The parties hereto expressly agree, that in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of the Canadian Issuing Bank (as finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction), the Canadian Issuing Bank shall be deemed to have exercised due care in each such determination. In furtherance of the foregoing and without limiting the generality thereof, the parties agree that, with respect to documents presented that appear on their face to be in substantial compliance with the terms of a Letter of Credit, the Canadian Issuing Bank may, in its sole discretion, either accept and make payment upon such documents without responsibility for further investigation, regardless of any notice or information to the contrary, or refuse to accept and make payment upon such documents if such documents are not in strict compliance with the terms of such Letter of Credit.

 

(i)          Each Canadian Letter of Credit shall be subject to the Uniform Customs and Practices for Documentary Credits (1993 Revision), International Chamber of Commerce Publication No. 500, as the same may be amended from time to time, and, to the extent not inconsistent therewith, the governing law of this Agreement set forth in Section 13.5 .

 

Section 3.6.          Exchange Rate Recalculation . Not later than 12:00 noon (Toronto, Ontario time) on each Reset Date, the Canadian Funding Agent shall (A) determine the Exchange Rate of US Dollars to Canadian Dollars and the aggregate outstanding Canadian Revolving Credit Exposure (after giving effect to any Canadian Prime Rate Loans, Bankers’ Acceptances or Canadian Letters of Credit being made, issued, repaid, or cancelled or reduced on such date), and (B) notify the Administrative Agent, the Canadian Lenders and the Canadian Borrowers thereof. The Exchange Rate as so determined shall become effective on the first Business Day immediately following the Reset Date, shall remain effective until the next succeeding Reset Date, and shall for all purposes of this Agreement, other than as provided in Section 13.17(a) or (b) , be the Exchange Rate employed in determining the US Dollar Equivalent of any amount measured in Canadian Dollars.

 

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Section 3.7.         Interest Act . For the purposes of the Interest Act of Canada, any amount of interest or fees calculated on the Canadian Revolving Commitments using 360, 365 or 366 days per year and expressed as an annual rate is equal to the said rate of interest or fees multiplied by the actual number of days comprised within the calendar year, divided by 360, 365 or 366, as the case may be. The parties agree that all interest under the Canadian Revolving Commitments will be calculated using the nominal rate method and not the effective rate method, and that the deemed re-investment principle shall not apply to such calculations. In addition, the parties acknowledge that there is a material distinction between the nominal and effective rates of interest and that they are capable of making the calculations necessary to compare such rates.

 

ARTICLE IV

COMMITMENTS AND CREDIT EXTENSIONS

 

Section 4.1.          Optional Reduction and Termination of Commitments .

 

(a)          Unless previously terminated, all Revolving Commitments shall terminate on the Revolving Commitment Termination Date. All Bond Purchase Commitments shall terminate on the Closing Date immediately after the Bond Purchasers purchase the applicable Bonds.

 

(b)          Upon at least three (3) Business Days’ prior written notice (or telephonic notice promptly confirmed in writing) to the Administrative Agent (which notice shall be irrevocable), the Borrowers may reduce the Revolving Commitments in part or terminate the Revolving Commitments in whole, in each case without premium or penalty, other than amounts due pursuant to Section 4.12; provided , that (i) any partial reduction of the US Revolving Commitments shall apply to reduce proportionately and permanently the US Revolving Commitment of each US Lender, (ii) any partial reduction of the Canadian Revolving Commitments shall apply to reduce proportionately and permanently the Canadian Revolving Commitment of each Canadian Lender, (iii) any partial reduction of the US Revolving Commitments pursuant to this Section 4.1 shall be in an amount of at least $5,000,000 and any larger multiple of $1,000,000, (iv) any partial reduction of the Canadian Revolving Commitments pursuant to this Section 4.1(c) shall be in an amount of at least $500,000 and any larger multiple of $100,000, (v) no such reduction shall be permitted which would reduce the Aggregate US Revolving Commitments to an amount less than the outstanding US Revolving Credit Exposures of all US Lenders, (vi) no such reduction shall be permitted which would reduce the Aggregate Canadian Revolving Commitments to an amount less than the outstanding Canadian Revolving Credit Exposures of all Canadian Lenders. Any such reduction in the Aggregate US Revolving Commitment Amount below the sum of the principal amount of the Swingline Commitment and the US LC Commitment shall result in a dollar for dollar reduction in the Swingline Commitment and the US LC Commitment. Any such reduction in the Aggregate Canadian Commitment Amount below the principal amount of the Canadian LC Commitment shall result in a dollar for dollar reduction in the Canadian LC Commitment.         

 

(c)          With the written approval of the Administrative Agent, the Borrowers may terminate (on a non-ratable basis) the unused amount of the US Revolving Commitment of a Defaulting Lender, and in such event the provisions of Section 4.19 will apply to all amounts thereafter paid by any Borrower for the account of any such Defaulting Lender under this Agreement (whether on account of principal, interest, fees, indemnity or other amounts), provided that such termination will not be deemed to be a waiver or release of any claim the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent, any US Issuing Bank, the Swingline Lender or any US Lender may have against such Defaulting Lender.

 

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(d)          Notice of reduction or termination of Revolving Commitments given by the Borrowers pursuant to Section 4.1(b) above shall be irrevocable unless such notice expressly conditions such reduction or termination upon consummation of a transaction which is contemplated to result in such reduction or termination of the Revolving Commitments, in which event such notice may be conditioned upon such consummation.         

 

Section 4.2.          Repayment of Loans; Bond Put Right .

 

(a)          The outstanding principal amount of all Revolving Loans and the Swingline Loans shall be due and payable in full (together with accrued and unpaid interest thereon) on the Revolving Commitment Termination Date.

 

(b)          On the Bond Mandatory Put Date, the US Borrower shall purchase all of the Bonds at par by wiring the aggregate principal amount of such Bonds plus all accrued and unpaid interest thereon (collectively, the “ Bond Repurchase Price ”) in immediately available funds to the account specified at such time by the Administrative Agent. Upon receipt of the Bond Repurchase Price as set forth in the preceding sentence, each Lender holding Bonds will tender such Bonds to the US Borrower at its address set forth herein or such other address as the US Borrower shall specify in writing. The right of the Lenders holding Bonds to have the Bonds repurchased on the Bond Mandatory Put Date shall be referred to as the “ Bond Put Right ”; the obligation of the US Borrower to purchase the Bonds in accordance with this subsection (b) shall be referred to as the “ Bond Purchase Obligation ”). The US Borrower may satisfy its Bond Purchase Obligation by causing one or more of its Subsidiaries or a third party to purchase or repurchase the Bonds in accordance with the terms set forth herein. The Bond Purchase Obligation shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable and shall be performed strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement under all circumstances whatsoever and irrespective of any of the following circumstances: (i) any lack of validity or enforceability of this Agreement, any Bond, any other Bond Document or any Loan Document; (ii) the existence of any claim, set-off, defense or other right which any Loan Party or any Subsidiary or Affiliate of any Loan Party may have at any time against a holder or transferee of any Bond (or any Persons or entities for whom any such holder or transferee may be acting), any Lender (including the relevant Bond Purchasers) or any other Person, whether in connection with this Agreement, the Bonds, any Bond Documents or any other document related hereto or thereto or any unrelated transaction; (iii) any Bond proving to be forged, fraudulent or invalid in any respect or any statement in any Bond Document being untrue or inaccurate in any respect; (iv) any Bond Issuer being insolvent or bankrupt or otherwise subject to proceeding or petition seeking liquidation, reorganization, moratorium, or similar relief under any federal, state, provincial or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in effect; (v) any other event or circumstance whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing, that might, but for the provisions of this Section 4.2 , constitute a legal or equitable discharge of, or provide a right of setoff against, the Bond Purchase Obligation hereunder; or (v) the existence of a Default or an Event of Default.

 

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Section 4.3.        Evidence of Indebtedness . Each Lender shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice appropriate records evidencing the Indebtedness of each Borrower to such Lender resulting from each Loan made by such Lender from time to time, including the amounts of principal and interest payable thereon and paid to such Lender from time to time under this Agreement. The Administrative Agent shall maintain appropriate records in which shall be recorded (i) the US Revolving Commitments of each Lender, (ii) the amount of each Loan made hereunder by each US Lender, the applicable Borrower, the Class and Type thereof and the Interest Period applicable thereto, the date of each continuation thereof pursuant to Section 2.8 , the date of each conversion of all or a portion thereof to another Type pursuant to Section 2.8 , (iii) the date and amount of any principal or interest due and payable or to become due and payable from the US Borrower to each US Lender hereunder in respect of such Loans and (iv) both the date and amount of any sum received by the Administrative Agent hereunder from the US Borrower in respect of the Loans, each Lender’s Pro Rata Share thereof. The Administrative Agent shall maintain appropriate records in which shall be recorded (i) the principal amount of each series of Bonds purchased and held by Lenders hereunder and (ii) the Incremental Bond Interest. The Canadian Funding Agent shall maintain appropriate records in which shall be recorded (i) the Canadian Revolving Commitments of each Lender, (ii) the amount of each Loan made hereunder by each Canadian Lender, the applicable Canadian Borrower, the Class and Type thereof and the Interest Period applicable thereto, (iii) the date of each continuation thereof pursuant to Section 3.3 or Section 3.4 (iv) the date of each conversion of all or a portion thereof to another Type pursuant to Section 3.3 or Section 3.4 , (v) the date and amount of any principal or interest due and payable or to become due and payable from each Canadian Borrower to each Canadian Lender hereunder in respect of such Canadian Loans and (vi) both the date and amount of any sum received by the Canadian Funding Agent hereunder from each Canadian Borrower in respect of the Canadian Loans and each Canadian Lender’s Pro Rata Share thereof. The entries made in such records shall be prima facie evidence of the existence and amounts of the obligations of the Borrowers therein recorded; provided , that the failure or delay of any Lender or any Agent in maintaining or making entries into any such record or any error therein shall not in any manner affect the obligation of the Borrowers to repay the Loans and purchase the Bonds (both principal and unpaid accrued interest) of such Lender in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

 

(a)          This Agreement shall evidence all Loans, Bond Purchase Obligations and other Obligations extended or incurred hereunder and shall be considered a “note-less” credit agreement. However, at the request of any Lender (including the Swingline Lender) at any time, the Borrowers agree that they will jointly and severally execute and deliver to such Lender a promissory note in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent evidencing the applicable Revolving Commitment of such Lender and the applicable Loans made by such Lender to the Borrowers, such promissory note to be payable to the order of such Lender.

 

Section 4.4.         Voluntary Prepayments; Repurchases of Bonds . ((a) The Borrowers shall have the right at any time and from time to time to prepay any Borrowing (other than Bankers’ Acceptances and the Bonds), in whole or in part, without premium or penalty, other than amounts due pursuant to Section 4.12, by giving irrevocable written notice (or telephonic notice promptly confirmed in writing) to the Administrative Agent (with respect to US Borrowings) or the Canadian Funding Agent (with respect to Canadian Revolving Loans) no later than 12:00 noon (New York time) (i) in the case of prepayment of any Eurodollar Borrowing, not less than three (3) Business Days prior to any such prepayment, (ii) in the case of any prepayment of any Base Rate Borrowing or Canadian Prime Rate Borrowing, not less than one (1) Business Day prior to the date of such prepayment, and (iii) in the case of Swingline Loan Borrowings, on the date of such prepayment. Each such notice shall be irrevocable and shall specify the proposed date of such prepayment and the principal amount of each Borrowing or portion thereof to be prepaid, if any. Upon receipt of any such notice, the applicable Agent shall promptly notify each affected Lender of the contents thereof and of such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of any such prepayment. If such notice is given, the aggregate amount specified in such notice shall be due and payable on the date designated in such notice, together with accrued interest to such date on the amount so prepaid in accordance with Section 4.6(c ); provided , that if a Eurodollar Borrowing is prepaid on a date other than the last day of an Interest Period applicable thereto, the Borrowers shall also pay all amounts required pursuant to Section 4.12 . No Bankers’ Acceptances may be prepaid. Each partial prepayment of any Loan shall be in an amount that would be permitted in the case of an advance of a Revolving Borrowing of the same Type pursuant to Section 2.2 . Each prepayment of a Borrowing shall be applied ratably to the Loans comprising such Borrowing. Any prepayment of a Eurodollar Rate Loan, shall be accompanied by all accrued interest on the amount prepaid, together with any additional amounts required pursuant to Section 4.12 . Notice of prepayment by the Borrowers pursuant to Section 4.4(a) above shall be irrevocable unless such notice expressly conditions such prepayment upon consummation of a transaction which is contemplated to result in the prepayment and concurrent permanent termination or permanent reduction of corresponding Revolving Commitments, in which event such notice may be conditioned upon such consummation.

 

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(b)          The Bonds shall be subject to redemption, repurchase or conversion in accordance with the terms of the applicable Bond Documents; provided that (x) notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Bond Documents, each of the Loan Parties and the Lenders holding any of the Bonds hereby agrees that none of the Bonds may be tendered, redeemed, repurchased or converted, except for redemption, repurchase or conversion on a ratable basis across all the series of the Bonds of the same Class (unless otherwise agreed by the Required Revolving Lenders, the Required Tranche A Bond Lenders and the Required Tranche B Bond Lenders), (y) any Bonds so redeemed, repurchased or converted in accordance with the terms of the applicable Bond Documents shall cease to constitute a portion of the Bonds for purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and (z) the proceeds of any such repurchase, redemption or conversion of any Bonds during the continuance of an Event of Default received by any Lender shall be shared ratably among all Lenders in accordance with Section 4.15 .

 

Section 4.5.          Mandatory Prepayments .

 

(a)          If at any time the US Revolving Credit Exposure of all Lenders exceeds the Aggregate US Revolving Commitment Amount, as reduced pursuant to Section 4.1 or otherwise, the US Borrower shall immediately repay US Revolving Loans in an amount equal to such excess, together with all accrued and unpaid interest on such excess amount and any amounts due under Section 4.12 . Each prepayment of US Revolving Loans shall be applied first to the Swingline Loans to the full extent thereof, second to the Base Rate Loans to the full extent thereof, and finally to Eurodollar Loans to the full extent thereof. If after giving effect to prepayment of all Swingline Loans and US Revolving Loans, the US Revolving Credit Exposure of all Lenders exceeds the Aggregate US Revolving Commitment Amount, the US Borrower shall Cash Collateralize its reimbursement obligations with respect to US Letters of Credit by depositing cash collateral in an amount equal to such excess plus any accrued and unpaid fees thereon to be held as collateral for the US LC Exposure. Such account shall be administered in accordance with Section 2.5(g) .

 

(b)          If at any time the Canadian Revolving Credit Exposure of all Lenders exceeds the Aggregate Canadian Commitment Amount, as reduced pursuant to Section 4.1 , as a result of fluctuation in the Exchange Rates or otherwise, the Canadian Borrowers shall immediately prepay Canadian Revolving Loans in an amount equal to such excess, together with all accrued and unpaid interest on such excess amount and any amounts due under Section 4.12 . Each such prepayment shall be applied first to the Canadian Prime Rate Loans to the full extent thereof, and then to the repurchase of Bankers’ Acceptances. If after giving effect to such prepayment of Canadian Revolving Loans, the Canadian Revolving Credit Exposure of all Lenders continues to exceed the Aggregate Canadian Commitment Amount, the Canadian Borrowers shall deposit in an account with the Canadian Funding Agent, in the name of the Canadian Funding Agent and for the benefit of the Canadian Issuing Bank and the Canadian Lenders, an amount in Canadian Dollars equal to such excess plus any accrued and unpaid fees thereon to be held as collateral for the Canadian LC Exposure. Such account shall be administered in accordance with Section 3.5(g) .

 

(c)          The applicable Bonds shall be subject to the mandatory principal payments on such dates and in such amounts as set forth and pursuant to the terms of the applicable Bond Documents.

 

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Section 4.6.          Interest on Loans ; Acceptance Fees.

 

(a)          The US Borrower shall pay interest (i) on each Base Rate Revolving Loan and Swingline Loan at the Base Rate in effect from time to time plus the Applicable Margin in effect from time to time and (ii) on each Eurodollar Revolving Loan at the Adjusted LIBO Rate for the applicable Interest Period in effect for such US Loan plus the Applicable Margin in effect from time to time.

 

(b)           The Bonds shall bear interest at the “Bank Rate” (as defined in the applicable Bond Indenture for such Bonds) in accordance with the terms of the applicable Bond Documents, and interest on the Bonds shall be payable to the Lenders holding Bonds in accordance with the terms of such Bond Documents; provided, however that in the event that interest on the Bonds calculated at such “Bank Rate” shall, at any time, exceed the “Maximum Rate” (as defined in the applicable Bond Indenture for such Bonds), the US Borrower hereby agrees to pay to each such Lender holding such Bonds additional amounts, calculated by each such Lender, sufficient to assure that such Lender shall receive, on an after-tax basis, the full amount that would have been payable to each Lender at the “Bank Rate” for such period without giving effect to such “Maximum Rate” (such amount being referred to as the “ Incremental Bond Interest ”).  A certificate of each such Lender setting forth the amount of the Incremental Bond Interest necessary to provide for payment in full of the interest at the “Bank Rate”, on an after-tax basis, without giving effect to such “Maximum Rate”, shall be delivered to the Borrower Representative and shall be conclusive, absent manifest error.

 

(c)          The Canadian Borrowers shall jointly and severally pay interest on each Canadian Prime Rate Loan at the Canadian Prime Rate in effect from time to time plus the Applicable Margin in effect from time to time.

 

(d)          Upon acceptance of Bankers’ Acceptances by the Canadian Lenders, the applicable Canadian Borrower shall pay to the Canadian Funding Agent for the benefit of the Canadian Lenders a fee (the “ Acceptance Fee ”) calculated on the face amount of the Bankers’ Acceptances at a rate per annum equal to the Applicable Margin on the basis of the number of days in the Canadian Contract Period for the Bankers’ Acceptances and a year of 365 days.

 

(e)          While an Event of Default exists or after acceleration, at the option of the Required Lenders, the US Borrower shall pay interest (“ US Default Interest ”) on all outstanding Obligations hereunder (A) with respect to all Eurodollar Revolving Loans, at the rate otherwise applicable for the then-current Interest Period plus an additional 2% per annum until the last day of such Interest Period, and thereafter in accordance with clause (B) and (B) with respect to all Base Rate Revolving Loans and all other US Obligations hereunder (other than US Revolving Loans and the Bonds), at the rate in effect for Base Rate Loans, plus an additional 2% per annum. While an Event of Default exists or after acceleration, at the option of the Required Lenders, the Canadian Borrowers shall jointly and severally pay interest (together with the US Default Interest, “ Default Interest ”) (i) on the principal amount of any outstanding Bankers’ Acceptance at 2% per annum until the last day of the applicable Canadian Contract Period, at which time such Bankers’ Acceptance shall be converted to a Canadian Prime Rate Loan and (ii) on all Canadian Prime Rate Loans and all other Canadian Obligations hereunder (other than Canadian Prime Rate Loans), at the rate in effect for Canadian Prime Rate Loans, plus an additional 2% per annum.

 

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(f)          Interest on the principal amount of all Loans (excluding Loans comprised of Bankers’ Acceptances) shall accrue from and including the date such Loans are made to but excluding the date of any repayment thereof. Interest on all outstanding Base Rate Loans, Swingline Loans and Canadian Prime Rate Loans shall be payable (i) quarterly in arrears on the last day of each March, June, September and December and (ii) on the Revolving Commitment Termination Date. Interest on all outstanding Eurodollar Revolving Loans shall be payable on the last day of each Interest Period applicable thereto, and in the case of any Eurodollar Revolving Loans having an Interest Period in excess of three months on each day which occurs every three months after the initial date of such Interest Period. Interest on any US Revolving Loan or Swingline Loan which is converted into a US Loan of another Type or which is repaid or prepaid shall be payable on the date of such conversion or on the date of any such repayment or prepayment (on the amount repaid or prepaid) thereof. Interest on any Canadian Prime Rate Loan which is converted into a Loan consisting of Bankers’ Acceptances or which is repaid or prepaid shall be payable on the date of such conversion or on the date of any such repayment or prepayment (on the amount repaid or prepaid) thereof. Interest on the Bonds shall accrue from the date hereof until the date such Bonds are repaid, redeemed or repurchased in full and shall be payable on the dates set forth in the applicable Bond Document governing such Bonds, which as of the Closing Date is the first Business Day of each calendar month, on the Bond Mandatory Put Date and on the applicable maturity date of the Bonds. Incremental Bond Interest shall be payable on the first Business Day of each calendar month, on the Bond Mandatory Put Date and on the applicable maturity date of the Bonds. All Default Interest shall be payable on demand.

 

(g)          The Administrative Agent shall determine each interest rate applicable to the US Loans hereunder and shall promptly notify the Borrower Representative and the Lenders of such rate in writing (or by telephone, promptly confirmed in writing). The Canadian Funding Agent shall determine each interest rate and fees applicable to the Canadian Loans hereunder and shall promptly notify the Borrower Representative and the Canadian Lenders of such rate in writing (or by telephone, promptly confirmed in writing). Any such determination shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error.

 

Section 4.7.          Fees .

 

(a)          The US Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent for its own account fees in the amounts and at the times previously agreed upon in writing by the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent.

 

(b)          The US Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each US Lender a commitment fee, which shall accrue at the Applicable Percentage per annum (determined daily in accordance with Schedule I-A and Schedule I-B ) on the daily amount of the unused US Revolving Commitment of such Lender during the Revolving Availability Period. For purposes of computing commitment fees with respect to the US Revolving Commitments the US Revolving Commitment of each US Lender shall be deemed used to the extent of the outstanding US Revolving Loans and US LC Exposure, but not Swingline Exposure, of such Lender.

 

(c)          The Canadian Borrowers jointly and severally agree to pay to the Canadian Funding Agent for the account of each Canadian Lender a commitment fee, which shall accrue at the Applicable Percentage per annum (determined daily in accordance with Schedule I-A and Schedule I-B ) on the daily amount of the unused Canadian Revolving Commitment of such Lender during the Revolving Availability Period. For purposes of computing commitment fees with respect to the Canadian Revolving Commitments, the Canadian Revolving Commitment of each Canadian Lender shall be deemed used to the extent of the outstanding Canadian Revolving Loans and Canadian LC Exposure of such Lender.

 

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(d)          The US Borrower agrees to pay (i) to the Administrative Agent, for the account of each US Lender, a letter of credit fee with respect to its participation in each US Letter of Credit, which shall accrue at a rate per annum equal to (x) the Applicable Margin for Eurodollar Loans then in effect on the average daily amount of such Lender’s US LC Exposure attributable to such US Letter of Credit during the period from and including the date of issuance of such US Letter of Credit to but excluding the date on which such US Letter of Credit expires or is drawn in full (including without limitation any US LC Exposure that remains outstanding after the Revolving Commitment Termination Date), less (y) 50% of the Applicable Margin for Eurodollar Loans then in effect on the average daily amount of cash collateral in which the US Borrower has granted a first priority perfected Lien to the Administrative Agent to secure US LC Exposure (excluding cash collateral posted pursuant to Section 4.19(a) ), and (ii) to each Issuing Bank for its own account a fronting fee, which shall accrue at the rate of 0.125% per annum on the average daily amount of the US LC Exposure (excluding any portion thereof attributable to unreimbursed US LC Disbursements) during the Revolving Availability Period (or until the date that such US Letter of Credit is irrevocably cancelled, whichever is later), as well as each US Issuing Bank’s standard fees with respect to issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of any US Letter of Credit or processing of drawings thereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Required Lenders elect to increase the interest rate on the Loans to the Default Interest pursuant to Section 4.6(e) , the rate per annum used to calculate the letter of credit fee pursuant to clause (i) above shall automatically be increased by an additional 2% per annum.

 

(e)          The Canadian Borrowers jointly and severally agree to pay (i) to the Canadian Funding Agent, for the account of each Canadian Lender, a letter of credit fee with respect to its participation in each Canadian Letter of Credit, which shall accrue at a rate per annum equal to the Applicable Margin for Bankers’ Acceptances then in effect on the average daily amount of such Lender’s Canadian LC Exposure attributable to such Canadian Letters of Credit during the period from and including the date of issuance of such Canadian Letters of Credit to but excluding the date on which such Canadian Letter of Credit expires or is drawn in full (including without limitation any Canadian LC Exposure that remains outstanding after the Revolving Commitment Termination Date), and (ii) to the Canadian Issuing Bank for its own account a fronting fee, which shall accrue at the rate of 0.125% per annum on the average daily amount of the Canadian LC Exposure (excluding any portion thereof attributable to unreimbursed Canadian LC Disbursements) during the Revolving Availability Period (or until the date that such Canadian Letter of Credit is irrevocably cancelled, whichever is later), as well as the Canadian Issuing Bank’s standard fees with respect to issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of any Canadian Letter of Credit or processing of drawings thereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Required Lenders elect to increase the interest rate on the Loans to the Default Interest pursuant to Section 4.6(e) , the rate per annum used to calculate the letter of credit fee pursuant to clause (i) above shall automatically be increased by an additional 2% per annum.

 

(f)          The Borrowers agree to pay to the Administrative Agent, for the ratable benefit of each Lender or other party entitled thereto, the additional fees and other amounts previously agreed upon by the Borrowers in the Fee Letter, which shall be due and payable on the Closing Date and payable in accordance with the terms of the Fee Letter.

 

(g)          The Canadian Borrowers jointly and severally agree to pay to the Canadian Funding Agent, for the benefit of each Canadian Lender, the upfront fee previously agreed upon by the Canadian Borrowers and the Canadian Funding Agent, which shall be due and payable on the Closing Date.

 

(h)          Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, during such period as a US Lender is a Defaulting Lender, such Defaulting Lender will not be entitled to commitment fees accruing with respect to its US Revolving Commitment during such period pursuant to Section 4.7(b) or letter of credit fees accruing during such period pursuant to Section 4.7(d), (without prejudice to the rights of the US Lenders other than Defaulting Lenders in respect of such fees), provided that (a) to the extent that a portion of the US LC Exposure of such Defaulting Lender is reallocated to the Non-Defaulting Lenders pursuant to Section 4.19 , such fees that would have accrued for the benefit of such Defaulting Lender will instead accrue for the benefit of and be payable to such Non-Defaulting Lenders, pro rata in accordance with their respective US Revolving Commitments and (b) to the extent any portion of such US LC Exposure cannot be so reallocated, such fees will instead accrue for the benefit of and be payable to the relevant US Issuing Bank. The pro rata payment provisions of Section 4.15 shall automatically be deemed adjusted to reflect the provisions of this subsection (h).

 

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(i)          Accrued fees under paragraphs (b) through (e) above shall be payable quarterly in arrears on the last day of each March, June, September and December, commencing on June 30, 2015, on the Revolving Commitment Termination Date (and if later, the date the Loans and the LC Exposure shall be repaid in their entirety); provided further , that any such fees accruing after the Revolving Commitment Termination Date shall be payable on demand.

 

Section 4.8.          Computation of Interest and Fees . Except as otherwise provided herein, interest hereunder based on the Administrative Agent’s prime lending rate or the Canadian Prime Rate shall be computed on the basis of a year of 365 days (or 366 days in a leap year) and paid for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day). All other interest and all fees shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days and paid for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day). Each determination by any Agent of an interest amount or fee hereunder shall be made in good faith and, except for manifest error, shall be final, conclusive and binding for all purposes.

 

Section 4.9.          Inability to Determine Interest Rates . If prior to the commencement of any Interest Period for any Eurodollar Borrowing,

 

(a)          the Administrative Agent shall have determined (which determination shall be conclusive and binding upon the Borrowers) that, by reason of circumstances affecting the relevant interbank market, adequate means do not exist for ascertaining LIBOR for such Interest Period, or

 

(b)          the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from the Required US Lenders that the Adjusted LIBO Rate does not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such US Lenders (or Lender, as the case may be) of making, funding or maintaining their (or its, as the case may be) Eurodollar Loans for such Interest Period,

 

the Administrative Agent shall give written notice (or telephonic notice, promptly confirmed in writing) to the Borrower Representative and to the US Lenders as soon as practicable thereafter. Until the Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower Representative and the US Lenders that the circumstances giving rise to such notice no longer exist, (i) the obligations of the US Lenders to make Eurodollar Revolving Loans or to continue or convert outstanding Base Rate Loans as or into Eurodollar Loans shall be suspended and (ii) all such affected Loans shall be converted into Base Rate Loans on the last day of the then current Interest Period applicable thereto unless the US Borrower prepays such Loans in accordance with this Agreement. Unless the Borrower Representative notifies the Administrative Agent at least one (1) Business Day before the date of any Eurodollar Revolving Borrowing for which a Notice of US Revolving Borrowing has previously been given that the US Borrower elects not to borrow on such date, then such Revolving Borrowing shall be made as a Base Rate Borrowing.

 

Section 4.10.        Illegality . If any Change in Law shall make it unlawful or impossible for any US Lender to make, maintain or fund any Eurodollar Loan and such Lender shall so notify the Administrative Agent, the Administrative Agent shall promptly give notice thereof to the Borrower Representative and the other US Lenders, whereupon until such US Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Borrower Representative that the circumstances giving rise to such suspension no longer exist, the obligation of such US Lender to make Eurodollar Revolving Loans, or to continue or convert outstanding US Loans as or into Eurodollar Loans, shall be suspended. In the case of the making of a Eurodollar Revolving Borrowing, such US Lender’s Revolving Loan shall be made as a Base Rate Loan as part of the same Revolving Borrowing for the same Interest Period and if the affected Eurodollar Loan is then outstanding, such US Loan shall be converted to a Base Rate Loan either (i) on the last day of the then current Interest Period applicable to such Eurodollar Loan if such US Lender may lawfully continue to maintain such Loan to such date or (ii) immediately if such US Lender shall determine that it may not lawfully continue to maintain such Eurodollar Loan to such date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the affected US Lender shall, prior to giving such notice to the Administrative Agent, designate a different Applicable Lending Office if such designation would avoid the need for giving such notice and if such designation would not otherwise be disadvantageous to such US Lender in the good faith exercise of its discretion.

 

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Section 4.11.        Increased Costs .

 

(a)          If any Change in Law shall:

 

(i)           impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit or similar requirement that is not otherwise included in the determination of the Adjusted LIBO Rate hereunder against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended by, any Lender (except any such reserve requirement reflected in the Adjusted LIBO Rate) or any Issuing Bank;

 

(ii)          impose on any Lender or on any Issuing Bank or the eurodollar interbank market any other condition affecting this Agreement, the Bonds or any Eurodollar Loans made by such Lender or any Letter of Credit or any participation therein; or

 

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

 

and the result of any of the foregoing is to increase the cost to such Lender of making, converting into, continuing or maintaining a Eurodollar Loan or holding the Bonds or to increase the cost to such Lender or such Issuing Bank of participating in or issuing any Letter of Credit or to reduce the amount received or receivable by such Lender or such Issuing Bank hereunder (whether of principal, interest or any other amount), then from time to time, within five (5) Business Days after receipt by the Borrower Representative of written notice and demand by such Lender or Issuing Bank (with a copy of such notice and demand to the Administrative Agent), the US Borrower shall indemnify any such US Lender or such US Issuing Bank, and the Canadian Borrowers shall jointly and severally indemnify any such Canadian Issuing Bank, for such additional amount or amounts sufficient to compensate such Lender or such Issuing Bank, as the case may be, for such additional costs incurred or reduction suffered.

 

(b)          If any Lender or any Issuing Bank shall have determined that on or after the date of this Agreement any Change in Law regarding capital or liquidity requirements has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lender’s or such Issuing Bank’s capital (or on the capital of such Lender’s or such Issuing Bank’s Parent Company) as a consequence of its obligations hereunder or under or in respect of any Letter of Credit to a level below that which such Lender or such Issuing Bank or such Lender’s or such Issuing Bank’s Parent Company could have achieved but for such Change in Law (taking into consideration such Lender’s or such Issuing Bank’s policies or the policies of such Lender’s or such Issuing Bank’s Parent Company with respect to capital adequacy) then, from time to time, within five (5) Business Days after receipt by the Borrower Representative of written demand by such Lender (with a copy thereof to the Administrative Agent), the US Borrower shall indemnify any such US Lender or the US Issuing Bank, and the Canadian Borrowers shall jointly and severally indemnify any such Canadian Issuing Bank, for such additional amounts as will compensate such Lender or such Issuing Bank or such Lender’s or such Issuing Bank’s Parent Company for any such reduction suffered.

 

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(c)          A certificate of a Lender or an Issuing Bank setting forth the amount or amounts necessary to compensate such Lender or such Issuing Bank or such Lender’s or such Issuing Bank’s Parent Company, as the case may be, specified in paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section 4.11 , and containing a reasonably detailed calculation of such compensation, shall be delivered to the Borrower Representative (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) and shall be conclusive, absent manifest error.

 

(d)          Failure or delay on the part of any Lender or any Issuing Bank to demand compensation pursuant to this Section 4.11 shall not constitute a waiver of such Lender’s or such Issuing Bank’s right to demand such compensation; provided that the US Borrower shall not be required to compensate any such US Lender or the US Issuing Bank, and the Canadian Borrowers shall not be required to indemnify any such Canadian Issuing Bank, under this Section 4.11 for any increased costs or reductions incurred more than 180 days prior to the date that such Lender or the Issuing Bank notifies the applicable Borrower of such increased costs or reductions and of such Lender’s or the Issuing Bank’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 such six-month period shall be extended to include the period of such retroactive effect.

 

(e)          Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Bond Documents, in the event of any conflict between this Section 4.11 and the Bond Documents with respect to the obligations of the Loan Parties with respect to the compensation for increased costs and other matters which are the subject of this Section 4.11, the applicable terms and conditions of this Agreement shall control. For the avoidance of doubt, this Section 4.11 is not intended to, and shall not, override the provisions set forth in Section 4.13, including without limitation Section 4.13(i).

 

Section 4.12.        Funding Indemnity . In the event of (a) the payment of any principal of a Eurodollar Loan other than on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto (including as a result of an Event of Default), (b) the conversion or continuation of a Eurodollar Loan other than on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto, or (c) the failure by the US Borrower to borrow, prepay, convert or continue any Eurodollar Loan on the date specified in any applicable notice (regardless of whether such notice is withdrawn or revoked), then, in any such event, the US Borrower shall compensate each US Lender, within five (5) Business Days after written demand from such US Lender, for any loss (other than loss of applicable margin or profit), cost or expense attributable to such event. In the case of a Eurodollar Loan, such loss, cost or expense shall be deemed to include an amount determined by such US Lender to be the excess, if any, of (A) the amount of interest that would have accrued on the principal amount of such Eurodollar Loan if such event had not occurred at the Adjusted LIBO Rate applicable to such Eurodollar Loan for the period from the date of such event to the last day of the then current Interest Period therefor (or in the case of a failure to borrow, convert or continue, for the period that would have been the Interest Period for such Eurodollar Loan) over (B) the amount of interest that would accrue on the principal amount of such Eurodollar Loan for the same period if the Adjusted LIBO Rate were set on the date such Eurodollar Loan was prepaid or converted or the date on which the US Borrower failed to borrow, convert or continue such Eurodollar Loan. A certificate as to any additional amount payable under this Section 4.12 submitted to the Borrower Representative by any US Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), containing a reasonably detailed calculation of such compensation, shall be conclusive, absent manifest error.

 

Section 4.13.        Taxes .

 

(a)          For purposes of this Section 4.13 , the term “Lender” includes any Issuing Bank and the term “applicable law” includes FATCA.

 

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(b)          Any and all payments by or on account of any obligation of the Borrowers or any other Loan Party hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall be made without deduction or withholding for any Taxes; provided that if any applicable law requires the deduction or withholding of any Tax from any such payment, then the applicable Withholding Agent shall make such deduction or withholding and 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 Borrowers or other Loan Party, as applicable, shall be increased as necessary so that after making all required deductions and withholdings (including deductions and withholdings applicable to additional sums payable under this Section) the applicable Recipient shall receive an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deductions or withholdings been made.

 

(c)          In addition, without limiting the provisions of subsection (a) of this Section, 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.

 

(d)          The US Borrower shall indemnify each US Recipient and the Canadian Borrowers shall jointly and severally indemnify each Canadian Recipient, in each case within five (5) Business Days after written demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes paid or payable by such Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to such Recipient (including Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section) and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to the applicable Borrowers by the applicable Recipient (with a copy to the Administrative Agent in the case of a Recipient other than the Administrative Agent) shall be conclusive, absent manifest error.

 

(e)          As soon as practicable after any payment of Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes by any Borrower or any other Loan Party to a Governmental Authority, the Borrowers or other Loan Party, as applicable, shall deliver to the applicable Agent the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing such payment, a copy of the return reporting such payment or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory to such Agent.

 

(f)           Tax Forms .

 

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

 

(ii)          Any Lender that is a Foreign Person and that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding tax under the Code or any treaty to which the United States is a party with respect to payments under this Agreement shall deliver to the Borrower Representative and the Administrative Agent, at the time or times prescribed by applicable law, such properly completed and executed documentation prescribed by applicable law or 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. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Lender that is a Foreign Person shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, (w) on or prior to the date such Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement, (x) on or prior to the date on which any such form or certification expires or becomes obsolete, (y) after the occurrence of any event requiring a change in the most recent form or certification previously delivered by it pursuant to this subsection, and (z) from time to time upon the reasonable request by the Borrowers or the Administrative Agent, deliver to the Borrower Representative and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the Borrowers or the Administrative Agent), whichever of the following is applicable:

 

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(A)         if such Lender is claiming eligibility for 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, duly executed originals of IRS Form W-8BEN-E, or any successor form thereto, 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, duly executed originals of IRS Form W-8BEN-E, or any successor form thereto, 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)         duly executed originals of IRS Form W-8ECI, or any successor form thereto, certifying that the payments received by such Lender are effectively connected with such Lender’s conduct of a trade or business in the United States;

 

(C)         if such Lender is claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 871(h) or Section 881(c) of the Code, duly executed originals of IRS Form W-8BEN-E, or any successor form thereto, together with a certificate (a “ U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate ”) upon which such Lender certifies that (1) such Lender is not a bank for purposes of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, or the obligation of the Borrowers hereunder is not, with respect to such Lender, a loan agreement entered into in the ordinary course of its trade or business, within the meaning of that Section, (2) such Lender is not a 10% shareholder of the Borrowers within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3) or Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code, (3) such Lender is not a controlled foreign corporation that is related to the Borrowers within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code, and (4) the interest payments in question are not effectively connected with a U.S. trade or business conducted by such Lender; or

 

(D)         if such Lender is not the beneficial owner (for example, a partnership or a participating Lender granting a typical participation), duly executed originals of IRS Form W-8IMY, or any successor form thereto, accompanied by IRS Form W-9, IRS Form W-8ECI, IRS Form W-8BEN-E, a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate, and/or other certification documents from each beneficial owner, as applicable.

 

(iii)         Each Lender agrees that if any form or certification it previously delivered under this Section expires or becomes obsolete or inaccurate in any respect and such Lender is not legally entitled to provide an updated form or certification, it shall promptly notify the Borrower Representative and the Administrative Agent of its inability to update such form or certification.

 

(g)          If a payment made to a Lender under any Loan Document would be subject to U.S. federal withholding tax imposed by FATCA if such Lender were to fail to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in Section 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the Code, as applicable), such Lender shall deliver to the Borrower Representative 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 to deduct and withhold from such payment.

 

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(h)          For purposes of determining withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA, from and after the Closing Date, the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent shall treat (and the Lenders party hereto hereby authorize the Administrative Agent to treat) the US Revolving Loans outstanding and the US Revolving Commitments in effect on the Closing Date as not qualifying as a “grandfathered obligation” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.1471-2T(b)(2)(i)(A)(1).

 

(i)          Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 4.13, in the event of any conflict between this Section 4.13 and the Bond Documents with respect to the obligations of the Loan Parties with respect to the payment or indemnification of Taxes, Other Taxes and Indemnified Taxes and other matters which are the subject of this Section 4.13, the applicable terms and conditions of the Bond Documents shall control.

 

Section 4.14.        Residency of Canadian Lenders and Canadian Funding Agent

 

(a)          Each Canadian Lender represents and warrants to the Canadian Borrowers, the Administrative Agent, and the Canadian Funding Agent that it is (i) resident in Canada for purposes of the ITA or (ii) deemed to be resident in Canada for purposes of Part XIII of the ITA in respect of any amounts paid or credited to it under this Agreement. Each Canadian Lender further represents and warrants to the Canadian Borrowers and the Agents that in respect of any amounts paid or credited to it under this Agreement, such Canadian Lender will be entitled to receive such amount free and clear of, and without any obligation on the part of the Canadian Borrowers to make any withholding or deduction for or on account of any taxes imposed by Canada or any subdivision or taxing authority thereof. Each Canadian Lender covenants and agrees to promptly advise the Canadian Borrowers and the Agents if either representation becomes incorrect in any material respect, to cooperate with the Canadian Borrowers and the Agents and to provide information necessary to determine the amount of any deduction or withholding of taxes in respect of payments made to such Canadian Lender as contemplated in Section 4.13 . A Canadian Lender shall no longer be entitled to receive any payment under Section 4.13 if (i) no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and (ii) such Canadian Lender ceases to be (i) resident in Canada for purposes of the ITA or (ii) deemed to be resident in Canada for purposes of Part XIII of the ITA in respect of any amounts paid or credited to it under this Agreement.

 

(b)          The Canadian Funding Agent represents and warrants to the Canadian Borrowers and the Administrative Agent that it is (i) resident in Canada for purposes of the ITA or (ii) deemed to be resident in Canada for purposes of Part XIII of the ITA in respect of any amounts paid or credited to it under this Agreement. The Canadian Funding Agent further represents and warrants to the Canadian Borrowers and the Administrative Agent that in respect of any amounts paid or credited to it under this Agreement, the Canadian Funding Agent will be entitled to receive such amount free and clear of, and without any obligation on the part of the Canadian Borrowers to make any withholding or deduction for or on account of any taxes imposed by Canada or any subdivision or taxing authority thereof. The Canadian Funding Agent covenants and agrees to promptly advise the Canadian Borrowers and the Administrative Agent if either representation becomes incorrect in any material respect, and to cooperate with the Canadian Borrowers and to provide information necessary to determine the amount of any deduction or withholding of taxes in respect of payments made to such Canadian Lender as contemplated in Section 4.13 . The Canadian Funding Agent shall no longer be entitled to receive any payment under Section 4.13 if it ceases to be (i) resident in Canada for purposes of the ITA or (ii) deemed to be resident in Canada for purposes of Part XIII of the ITA in respect of any amounts paid or credited to it under this Agreement.

 

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Section 4.15.        Payments Generally; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of Set-offs .

 

(a)          The Borrowers shall make each payment required to be made by them hereunder (whether of principal, interest, fees, bond purchase obligations or reimbursement of LC Disbursements, or of amounts payable under Sections 4.11 , 4.12 or 4.13 , or otherwise) prior to 12:00 noon (New York time) on the date when due, in immediately available funds, free and clear of any defenses, rights of set-off, counterclaim, or withholding or deduction of taxes. Any amounts received after such time on any date may, in the discretion of the applicable Agent, be deemed to have been received on the next succeeding Business Day for purposes of calculating interest thereon. All such payments shall be made to the applicable Agent at its Payment Office, except payments to be made directly to any Issuing Bank or Swingline Lender as expressly provided herein and except that payments pursuant to Sections 4.11 , 4.12 and 4.13 and 13.3 shall be made directly to the Persons entitled thereto. Each Agent shall distribute any such payments received by it for the account of any other Person to the appropriate recipient promptly following receipt thereof. If any payment hereunder shall be due on a day that is not a Business Day, the date for payment shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day, and, in the case of any payment accruing interest, interest thereon shall be made payable for the period of such extension. All payments with respect to the principal, interest and fees related to the US Commitments shall be made in US Dollars. All payments with respect to the principal, interest and fees related to the Canadian Revolving Commitments shall be made in Canadian Dollars.

 

(b)          If any US Lender shall, by exercising any right of set-off or counterclaim or otherwise, obtain payment in respect of any principal of or interest on any of its US Loans, any principal of or interest on any Bonds or Bond Purchase Obligations, or participations in US LC Disbursements or Swingline Loans that would result in such US Lender receiving payment of a greater proportion of the aggregate amount of its Revolving Credit Exposure and Bonds (taken together for the purposes of this Section 4.15(b) ), as applicable, and accrued interest and fees thereon than the proportion received by any other Lender with respect to its Revolving Credit Exposure and Bonds (taken together for the purposes of this Section 4.15(b) ), as applicable, then the US Lender receiving such greater proportion shall: (x) purchase (for cash at face value) Bonds owned by (or participations in the Bonds owned by), and participations in the Revolving  Credit Exposure of, such other US Lenders and (y) make a payment on behalf of the Canadian Borrowers to the Canadian Funding Agent  for the benefit of the Canadian Lenders, in each case to the extent necessary so that the benefit of all such payments shall be shared by the Lenders ratably in accordance with the aggregate amount of principal of and accrued interest on their respective Revolving Credit Exposure and Bonds (taken together for the purposes of this Section 4.15(b) ); provided , that (i) if any such Bonds or participations are purchased or payments are made and all or any portion of the payment giving rise thereto is recovered, such purchases and payments shall be rescinded and the purchase price  and payments restored to the extent of such recovery, without interest, (ii) the provisions of this paragraph shall not be construed to apply to any payment made by the US Borrower pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement, any payment or any payment obtained by a US Lender as consideration for the assignment of or sale of a participation in any of its US  Revolving Credit Exposure and Bonds to any assignee or participant, other than to any Loan Party or any Subsidiary or Affiliate thereof (as to which the provisions of this paragraph shall apply) and (iii) notwithstanding the foregoing, the US Revolving Credit Exposure and Bonds of the US Lender who exercised such right of set-off or counterclaim shall not be reduced by the amount so allocated to the  payment of the Canadian Revolving Credit Exposure. The Borrowers acknowledge and consent to the foregoing.  The US Borrower agrees, to the extent  it may effectively do so under applicable law, that any US Lender acquiring a participation pursuant to the foregoing arrangements may exercise against the US  Borrower rights of set-off and counterclaim with respect to such participation as fully as if such US Lender were a direct creditor of the US Borrower in the amount of such participation.

 

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(c)          If any Canadian Lender shall, by exercising any right of set-off or counterclaim or otherwise, obtain payment in respect of any principal of or interest on any of its Canadian Revolving Loans or participations in Canadian LC Disbursements that would result in such Canadian Lender receiving payment of a greater proportion of the aggregate amount of its Canadian Revolving Loans and participations in Canadian LC Disbursements and accrued interest thereon than the proportion received by any other Canadian Lender, then the Canadian Lender receiving such greater proportion shall purchase (for cash at face value) participations in the Canadian Revolving Loans and participations in Canadian LC Disbursements of such other Canadian Lenders to the extent necessary so that the benefit of all such payments shall be shared by the Canadian Lenders ratably in accordance with the aggregate amount of principal of and accrued interest on their respective Canadian Revolving Loans and participations in Canadian LC Disbursements; provided , that (i) if any such participations are purchased and all or any portion of the payment giving rise thereto is recovered, such participations shall be rescinded and the purchase price restored to the extent of such recovery, without interest, and (ii) the provisions of this paragraph shall not be construed to apply to any payment made by the Canadian Borrowers pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement or any payment obtained by a Canadian Lender as consideration for the assignment of or sale of a participation in any of its Canadian Loans or participations in Canadian LC Disbursements to any assignee or participant, other than to any Loan Party or any Subsidiary or Affiliate thereof (as to which the provisions of this paragraph shall apply). Each of the Canadian Borrowers consent to the foregoing and agrees, to the extent it may effectively do so under applicable law, that any Canadian Lender acquiring a participation pursuant to the foregoing arrangements may exercise against the Canadian Borrowers rights of set-off and counterclaim with respect to such participation as fully as if such Canadian Lender were a direct creditor of the Borrowers in the amount of such participation.

 

(d)          Unless the Agents shall have received notice from the Borrower Representative prior to the date on which any payment is due to either Agent for the account of the Lenders or the Issuing Banks hereunder that the Borrowers will not make such payment, the Agents may assume that the Borrowers have made such payment on such date in accordance herewith and may, in reliance upon such assumption, distribute to the Lenders or the Issuing Banks, as the case may be, the amount or amounts due. In such event, if the Borrowers have not in fact made such payment, then each of the Lenders or the Issuing Banks, as the case may be, severally agrees to repay to the applicable Agent forthwith on demand the amount so distributed to such Lender or such Issuing Bank with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is distributed to it to but excluding the date of payment to the applicable Agent, at the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by the applicable Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation.

 

(e)          If any Lender shall fail to make any payment required to be made by it pursuant to Section 2.4(c) , 2.4(d) , 2.5(d ), 2.5(e ), 2.7(a ), 3.5(d) , 3.5(e) , 4.15(c ) or 13.3(d ), then the Administrative Agent may, in its discretion (notwithstanding any contrary provision hereof), apply any amounts thereafter received by the Administrative Agent for the account of such Lender to satisfy such Lender’s obligations under such Sections until all such unsatisfied obligations are fully paid.

 

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(f)          Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, any amount paid by the Borrowers for the account of a Defaulting Lender with a US Revolving Commitment under this Agreement (whether on account of principal, interest, fees, reimbursement of LC Disbursements, indemnity payments or other amounts) will be retained by the Administrative Agent in a segregated non-interest bearing account until the Revolving Commitment Termination Date applicable to such Defaulting Lender at which time the funds in such account will be applied by the Administrative Agent, to the fullest extent permitted by law, in the following order of priority: first to the payment of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent under this Agreement, second to the payment of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to any US Issuing Bank and the Swingline Lender under this Agreement, third to the payment of interest due and payable to the US Lenders hereunder that are not Defaulting Lenders, ratably among them in accordance with the amounts of such interest then due and payable to them, fourth to the payment of fees then due and payable to the US Lenders hereunder that are not Defaulting Lenders, ratably among them in accordance with the amounts of such fees then due and payable to them, fifth to pay principal and unreimbursed US LC Disbursements then due and payable to the US Lenders hereunder that are not Defaulting Lenders, ratably in accordance with the amounts thereof then due and payable to them, sixth to the ratable payment of other amounts then due and payable to the US Lenders hereunder that are not Defaulting Lenders, seventh to reimburse the Borrowers for any expenses related to the Cash Collateralization of the unreallocation portion (as such term is defined below) of the US LC Exposure and Swingline Exposure of such Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section 4.19(a)(2) , and eighth to pay amounts owing under this Agreement to such Defaulting Lender or as a court of competent jurisdiction may otherwise direct.

 

(g)          Except to the extent otherwise set forth in this Agreement, all payments to be made on the Bonds shall be made at such times and to such Persons as set forth in the applicable Bond Indenture(s) and the other applicable Bond Documents and shall be governed thereby for all purposes.

 

Section 4.16.        Waterfall

 

(a)          Subject to the provisions of this Agreement, all payments made by or on behalf of the US Borrower before the exercise of any rights arising under Article X shall be applied by the Administrative Agent in each instance in the following order:

 

(i)           first, in payment of any amounts due and payable as and by way of recoverable expenses hereunder;

 

(ii)          second, in payment of any interest, default interest or fees then due and payable on or in respect of the US Loans and Incremental Bond Interest;

 

(iii)         third, in repayment of any principal amounts of the US Loans; and

 

(iv)         fourth, in payment of any other US Obligations then due and payable by the Borrowers hereunder or in connection herewith.

 

(b)          Subject to the provisions of this Agreement, all payments made with respect to Canadian Loans before the exercise of any rights arising under Article X shall be applied by the Canadian Funding Agent in each instance in the following order:

 

(i)           first, in payment of any amounts due and payable as and by way of recoverable expenses hereunder;

 

(ii)          second, in payment of any interest, default interest or fees then due and payable on or in respect of the Canadian Loans;

 

(iii)         third, in repayment of any principal amounts of the Canadian Loans; and

 

(iv)         fourth, in payment of any other Canadian Obligations then due and payable by the Borrowers hereunder or in connection herewith.

 

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(c)          Subject to the provisions of this Agreement, all payments made with respect to the Bonds before the exercise of any rights arising under Article X shall be applied by the applicable Bond Indenture Trustee in accordance with the terms of the Bond Documents.

 

(d)          All payments made by or on behalf of the US Borrower after the exercise of any rights arising under Article X shall be applied by the Administrative Agent in each instance in the following order:

 

(i)           first, in payment of the reasonable costs and expenses of any realization against the US Borrower or of its property and assets, including the reasonable out-of-pocket expenses of the Agents, the Issuing Banks and Lenders and the reasonable fees and out-of-pocket expenses of counsel, consultants and other advisers employed in connection therewith and in payment of all costs and expenses incurred by the Agents, the Issuing Banks and Lenders in connection with the administration and enforcement of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, to the extent that those funds, costs and expenses shall not have been reimbursed to the Agents, the Issuing Banks and Lenders;

 

(ii)          second, in payment of any interest, default interest or fees then due and payable on or in respect of the Loans, and any interest or default interest then due and payable on or in respect of the Bond Purchase Obligations;

 

(iii)         third, to the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Loans, the US LC Exposure, the principal component of the Bond Purchase Obligations, the Bank Product Obligations and the Net Mark-to-Market Exposure of the Hedging Obligations that constitute Obligations, until the same shall have been paid in full, allocated pro rata among the holders of the applicable Obligations based on their respective pro rata shares of the aggregate amount of such Loans, US LC Exposure, Bond Purchase Obligations, Bank Product Obligations and Net Mark-to-Market Exposure of such Hedging Obligations;

 

(iv)         fourth, to the payment of any other Obligations outstanding under this Agreement and all other Loan Documents; and

 

(v)          fifth, the return of the balance, if any, to the US Borrower or such other person or persons who may be entitled at law or, in each case, their respective successors or assigns, or as a court of competent jurisdiction may otherwise direct.

 

(e)          All payments made by or on behalf of the Canadian Borrowers after the exercise of any rights arising under Article X shall be applied by the Canadian Funding Agent in each instance in the following order:

 

(i)           first, in payment of the reasonable costs and expenses of any realization against a Canadian Borrower or of its property and assets, including the reasonable out-of-pocket expenses of the Canadian Funding Agent, the Canadian Issuing and Canadian Lenders and the reasonable fees and out-of-pocket expenses of counsel, consultants and other advisers employed in connection therewith and in payment of all costs and expenses incurred by the Canadian Funding Agent, the Canadian Issuing Bank and the Canadian Lenders in connection with the administration and enforcement of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, to the extent that those funds, costs and expenses shall not have been reimbursed to the Canadian Funding Agent, the Canadian Issuing Bank and the Canadian Lenders;

 

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(ii)          second, in payment of any interest, default interest or fees then due and payable on or in respect of the Canadian Loans;

 

(iii)         third, in repayment of any principal amounts of the Canadian Loans;

 

(iv)         fourth, to the payment of any other Canadian Obligations outstanding under this Agreement and under any other agreements applicable to outstanding Canadian Loans by a Canadian Borrower; and

 

(v)          fifth, the return of the balance, if any, to a Canadian Borrower or such other person or persons who may be entitled at law or, in each case, their respective successors or assigns, or as a court of competent jurisdiction may otherwise direct.

 

Section 4.17.        Increase of Commitments; Additional Lenders .

 

(a)          At any time before (x) the Revolving Commitment Termination Date or (y) the Bond Mandatory Put Date, as applicable, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Borrower Representative may, upon at least 30 days’ written notice to the Administrative Agent (or such shorter period as the Administrative Agent may consent in its sole discretion), propose to increase the Revolving Commitments and/or Bond Purchase Commitments by an aggregate amount not to exceed $500,000,000 (the amount of any such increase, the “ Additional Commitment Amount ”), of which up to $50,000,000 may be applied to increase the Canadian Revolving Commitments. No Lender (or any successor thereto) shall have any obligation to increase its Commitments or its other obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and any decision by a Lender to increase its Commitments shall be made in its sole discretion independently from any other Lender.

 

(b)          The Borrower Representative may designate the banks and other financial institutions (which may be, but need not be, one or more of the existing Lenders) to provide the incremental Commitments; provided , however , that any new bank or financial institution that is not already a Lender (each, an “ Additional Lender ”) must be acceptable to the Administrative Agent, and, in the case of an increase in the Canadian Revolving Commitments, the Canadian Issuing Bank and the Canadian Funding Agent, and in the case of an increase in the US Revolving Commitments, the Swingline Lender and the US Issuing Bank, which acceptances will not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. The sum of the increases in the Commitments of the existing Lenders pursuant to this subsection (b) plus the Commitments of the Additional Lenders shall not in the aggregate exceed the unsubscribed amount of the Additional Commitment Amount.

 

(c)          An increase in the aggregate amount of the Commitments pursuant to this Section 4.17 shall be subject to the following conditions:

 

(i)           the receipt by the Administrative Agent of a supplement or joinder in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent executed by the Borrowers, by each Additional Lender and by each other Lender whose Commitment is to be increased, setting forth the new Commitments of such Lenders and setting forth the agreement of each Additional Lender to become a party to this Agreement and to be bound by all the terms and provisions hereof, and such evidence of appropriate corporate authorization on the part of the Borrowers with respect to the increase in the Commitments and such opinions of counsel for the Loan Parties with respect to the increase in the Commitments as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request;

 

(ii)          the satisfaction of all conditions to each credit event set forth in Section 5.2 ; and

 

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(iii)         the Borrowers shall be in compliance with each of the financial covenants set forth in Article VIII after giving pro forma effect to such increase in Commitments (assuming such incremental Commitments are fully funded for purposes of this clause).

 

(d)          Any Additional Commitment Amount in respect of Revolving Commitments shall be on the same terms (including as to pricing and maturity dates) as the Revolving Commitments in effect on the Closing Date, except that upfront fees on such additional Revolving Commitments may be different than the upfront fees on the Revolving Commitments in effect on the Closing Date. Any Additional Commitment Amount in respect of a Bond Purchase Commitment shall be on terms consistent with the Bond Purchase Commitments in effect on the Closing Date, except that (x) upfront fees on such additional Bond Purchase Commitment may be different than the upfront fees on the Bond Purchase Commitments in effect on the Closing Date, and interest rates on such additional Bonds shall not exceed the equivalent amounts applicable to the Bonds of the equivalent type purchased on the Closing Date by more than 0.50% per annum, (y) the final Bond Mandatory Put Date for any new series of Bonds purchased thereunder may be later than the Bond Mandatory Put Date for the Bonds purchased on the Closing Date and (z) the weighted average life to maturity of any new series of Bonds purchased thereunder may be later than the weighted average life to maturity of the Bonds purchased on the Closing Date. The proceeds of such additional Bond Purchase Commitment must be used to purchase additional Tax-Exempt Bonds acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the Bond Purchasers in respect of such additional Bond Purchase Commitment. Each such Additional Commitment Amount, shall, on the date of the effectiveness of the applicable increase, be added to the then existing Commitments, and, except as provided in this clause (d), all extensions of credit pursuant thereto shall have the same terms as those that apply to the extensions of credit pursuant to the existing Commitments.

 

(e)          Upon the acceptance of any such supplement or joinder referred to in clause (c) above by the Administrative Agent, the Aggregate Revolving Commitment Amount or Aggregate Bond Purchase Commitment Amount shall automatically be increased by the amount of the Commitments added through such supplement or joinder, and Schedule II shall automatically be deemed amended to reflect the Commitments of all Lenders after giving effect to the addition of such Commitments (and upon request of any party, the Administrative Agent will promptly circulate the updated Schedule II to all parties hereto).

 

(f)          Upon any increase in the aggregate amount of the US Revolving Commitments pursuant to this Section 4.17 that is not pro rata among all US Revolving Lenders, (x) within five (5) Business Days, in the case of any Base Rate Loans then outstanding, and at the end of the then current Interest Period with respect thereto, in the case of any Eurodollar Loans then outstanding, the US Borrower shall prepay such Loans in their entirety and, to the extent the US Borrower elects to do so and subject to the conditions specified in Article V , the US Borrower shall reborrow US Revolving Loans from the US Lenders in proportion to its respective US Revolving Commitments after giving effect to such increase, until such time as all outstanding US Revolving Loans are held by the US Revolving Lenders in proportion to their respective US Revolving Commitments after giving effect to such increase and (y) effective upon such increase, the amount of the participations held by each US Revolving Lender in each US Letter of Credit then outstanding shall be adjusted automatically such that, after giving effect to such adjustments, the US Revolving Lenders shall hold participations in each such US Letter of Credit in proportion to their respective US Revolving Commitments.

 

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(g)          Upon any increase in the aggregate amount of the Canadian Revolving Commitments pursuant to this Section 4.17 that is not pro rata among all Canadian Lenders, (x) within five (5) Business Days, in the case of any Canadian Prime Rate Loans then outstanding, the Canadian Borrowers shall prepay such Loans in their entirety and, to the extent the Canadian Borrowers elect to do so and subject to the conditions specified in Article V, the Canadian Borrowers shall reborrow Loans from the Canadian Lenders in proportion to their respective Canadian Revolving Commitments after giving effect to such increase, until such time as all outstanding Canadian Prime Rate Loans are held by the Canadian Lenders in proportion to their respective Canadian Revolving Commitments after giving effect to such increase and (y) effective upon such increase, the amount of the participations held by each Canadian Lender in each Canadian Letter of Credit then outstanding shall be adjusted automatically such that, after giving effect to such adjustments, the Canadian Lenders shall hold participations in each such Canadian Letter of Credit in proportion to their respective Canadian Revolving Commitments.

 

Section 4.18.       Mitigation of Obligations; Replacement of Lenders . If any Lender requests compensation under Section 4.11 , or if any Borrower is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 4.13 , then such Lender shall use reasonable efforts to designate a different Applicable Lending Office for funding or booking its Loans hereunder or to assign its rights and obligations hereunder to another of its offices, branches or affiliates, if, in the sole judgment of such Lender, such designation or assignment (i) would eliminate or reduce amounts payable under Section 4.11 or Section 4.13 , as the case may be, in the future and (ii) would not subject such Lender to any unreimbursed cost or expense and would not otherwise be disadvantageous to such Lender. The Borrowers jointly and severally agree to pay all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by any Lender in connection with such designation or assignment.

 

If (i) any Lender requests compensation under Section 4.11 , or (ii) if the Borrowers are required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 4.13 , or (iii) in connection with any proposed amendment, modification, termination, waiver or consent with respect to any of the provisions hereof as contemplated by Section 13.2 , the consent of Required Lenders shall have been obtained but the consent of one or more of such other Lenders (each a “ Non-Consenting Lender ”) whose consent is required shall not have been obtained, then the Borrowers may, at their sole expense and effort, upon notice from the Borrower Representative to such Lender and the Administrative Agent, require such Lender to assign and delegate, without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions set forth in Section 13.4 ), all of its interests, rights (other than its existing rights to payments pursuant to Section 4.11 or 4.13 , as applicable) and obligations under this Agreement to an assignee permitted under Section 13.4 that shall assume such obligations (which assignee may be another Lender) (a “ Replacement Lender ”); provided that (i) such Lender shall have received payment in full of the unpaid principal amount of all Loans and Bonds owed to or held by it, all accrued and unpaid interest thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts payable to it hereunder and under the Bond Documents, (ii) in the case of any assignment resulting from a claim for compensation under Section 4.11 or payments required to be made pursuant to Section 4.13 , such assignment will result in a reduction in such compensation or payments, (iii) in the case of a Non-Consenting Lender, each Replacement Lender shall consent, at the time of such assignment, to each matter in respect of which such terminated Lender was a Non-Consenting Lender and (iv) such assignment does not conflict with applicable law. A Lender shall not be required to make any such assignment and delegation if, prior thereto, as a result of a waiver by such Lender or otherwise, the circumstances entitling the Borrowers to require such assignment and delegation cease to apply. Each Lender agrees that if it is replaced pursuant to this Section 4.18 , it shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Assignment and Acceptance to evidence such sale and purchase and shall deliver to the Administrative Agent any promissory note (if the assigning Lender’s Loans are evidenced by promissory notes) and Bonds subject to such Assignment and Acceptance; provided that the failure of any Lender replaced pursuant to this Section 4.18 to execute an Assignment and Acceptance or deliver such promissory notes or Bonds shall not render such sale and purchase (and the corresponding assignment) invalid and such assignment shall be recorded in the Re g ister and the promissory notes and Bonds (to the extent permitted under the terms of the Bond Documents) shall be deemed cancelled upon such failure. Each Lender hereby irrevocably appoints the Administrative Agent (such appointment being coupled with an interest) as such Lender’s attorney-in-fact, with full authority in the place and stead of such Lender and in the name of such Lender, from time to time in the Administrative Agent’s discretion, with prior written notice to such Lender, to take any action and to execute any such Assignment and Acceptance or other instrument that the Administrative Agent may deem reasonably necessary to carry out the provisions of this clause (b) .

 

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Section 4.19.        Reallocation and Cash Collateralization of Defaulting Lender Commitment .

 

(a)          If a US Revolving Lender becomes, and during the period it remains, a Defaulting Lender, the following provisions shall apply, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement:

 

(1)         the US LC Exposure and Swingline Exposure of such Defaulting Lender will, subject to the limitation in the proviso below, automatically be reallocated (effective on the day such US Revolving Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender) among the Non-Defaulting Lenders pro rata in accordance with their respective US Revolving Commitments (calculated as if the Defaulting Lender’s US Revolving Commitment was reduced to zero and each Non-Defaulting Lender’s US Revolving Commitment had been increased proportionately); provided that (a) the sum of each Non-Defaulting Lender’s total US Revolving Credit Exposure may not in any event exceed the US Revolving Commitment of such Non-Defaulting Lender as in effect at the time of such reallocation, (b) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and (c) neither such reallocation nor any payment by a Non-Defaulting Lender pursuant thereto will constitute a waiver or release of any claim the US Borrower, the Administrative Agent, any US Issuing Bank, the Swingline Lender or any other Lender may have against such Defaulting Lender or cause such Defaulting Lender to be a Non-Defaulting Lender; and

 

(2)         to the extent that any portion (the “ unreallocated portion ”) of the US LC Exposure and Swingline Exposure of any Defaulting Lender cannot be reallocated pursuant to clause (1) for any reason, the US Borrower will, not later than two (2) Business Days after demand by the Administrative Agent (at the direction of the applicable US Issuing Bank and/or the Swingline Lender), (a) Cash Collateralize the obligations of the US Borrower to such Issuing Bank or Swingline Lender in respect of such US LC Exposure or Swingline Exposure, as the case may be, in an amount at least equal to the aggregate amount of the unreallocated portion of the US LC Exposure and Swingline Exposure of such Defaulting Lender, or (b) in the case of such Swingline Exposure, prepay and/or Cash Collateralize in full the unreallocated portion thereof, or (c) make other arrangements satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, the US Issuing Banks and the Swingline Lender in their sole discretion to protect them against the risk of non-payment by such Defaulting Lender.

 

(b)          If the US Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the US Issuing Banks and the Swingline Lender agree in writing in their discretion that any Defaulting Lender has ceased to be a Defaulting Lender, the Administrative Agent will so notify the parties hereto, whereupon as of the effective date specified in such notice and subject to any conditions set forth therein, the US LC Exposure and the Swingline Exposure of the other US Lenders shall be readjusted to reflect the inclusion of such Lender’s Commitment, and such US Lender will purchase at par such portion of outstanding US Revolving Loans of the other US Lenders and/or make such other adjustments as the Administrative Agent may determine to be necessary to cause the US Revolving Credit Exposure of the US Lenders to be on a pro rata basis in accordance with their respective US Revolving Commitments, whereupon such US Lender will cease to be a Defaulting Lender and will be a Non-Defaulting Lender (and such US Revolving Credit Exposure of each US Lender will automatically be adjusted on a prospective basis to reflect the foregoing). If any cash collateral has been posted with respect to the US LC Exposure or Swingline Exposure of such Defaulting Lender, the Administrative Agent will promptly return such cash collateral to the US Borrower; provided that no adjustments will be made retroactively with respect to fees accrued or payments made by or on behalf of the US Borrower while such US 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 Non-Defaulting Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from such US Lender’s having been a Defaulting Lender.

 

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Section 4.20.      Borrower Representative . Each Borrower hereby designates the Borrower Representative as its representative and agent on its behalf for the purposes of (a) issuing any borrowing notices and conversion/continuation notices, and delivering certificates required under the Loan Documents, (b) giving instructions with respect to the disbursement of the proceeds of the Loans and the Bonds, (c) selecting interest rate options, (d) giving and receiving all other notices and consents hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents and (e) taking all other actions (including in respect of compliance with covenants) on behalf of any Borrower or Borrowers under the Loan Documents. The Borrower Representative hereby accepts such appointment. Each Agent and each Lender may regard any notice or other communication pursuant to any Loan Document from the Borrower Representative as a notice or communication from each and all Borrowers, and may give any notice or communication required or permitted to be given to any Borrower or Borrowers hereunder to the Borrower Representative on behalf of such Borrower or Borrowers. Each Borrower agrees that each notice, election, representation and warranty, covenant, agreement and undertaking made on its behalf by the Borrower Representative shall be deemed for all purposes to have been made by such Borrower and shall be binding upon and enforceable against such Borrower to the same extent as if the same had been made directly by such Borrower.

 

ARTICLE V

CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO LOANS, PURCHASE OF BONDS AND LETTERS OF CREDIT

 

Section 5.1.         Conditions To Effectiveness . The obligations of the Lenders (including the Swingline Lender) to make Loans and purchase Bonds and provide any other credit accommodation hereunder and the obligation of the Issuing Banks to issue any Letters of Credit hereunder shall not become effective until the date on which each of the following conditions is satisfied (or waived in writing in accordance with Section 13.2 ).

 

(a)          The Administrative Agent shall have received payment of all fees and other amounts due and payable on or prior to the Closing Date, including reimbursement or payment of other fees and all out-of-pocket expenses of the Administrative Agent and the Joint Lead Arrangers (including reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to the Administrative Agent and one counsel to the Canadian Funding Agent) required to be reimbursed or paid by the Borrowers hereunder, under the Fee Letter or under any other Loan Document and under any agreement with the Administrative Agent or the Joint Lead Arrangers.

 

(b)          (x) No Default or Event of Default shall exist under any of the Loan Documents or the Bond Documents, (y) all representations and warranties of each Loan Party set forth in the Loan Documents are true and correct and (z) since December 31, 2014, there shall have been no change which has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(c)          The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received the following, each in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent:

 

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(i)           a counterpart of this Agreement signed by or on behalf of the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent, the Canadian Funding Agent, and the Lenders, or written evidence satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (which may include telecopy or electronic mail transmission of a signed signature page of this Agreement or such amendment, as the case may be) that such party has signed a counterpart of this Agreement or such amendment, as the case may be;

 

(ii)          the Fee Letter, duly executed by the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent and SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc.

 

(iii)         the Guaranty Agreement duly executed by the Guarantors on the date hereof; and a supplement to this Agreement by ITT NTL, Inc. to become a Guarantor of the Canadian Borrower Guarantor Obligations;

 

(iv)         the Notice of Borrowing duly executed by the Borrowers;

 

(v)          the Funds Disbursement Letter duly executed by the Borrowers;

 

(vi)         the Closing Date Existing Debt shall have been repaid and/or terminated in full to the satisfaction of the Administrative Agent and the Administrative Agent shall have received executed payoff letters and other documents reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent in respect of the foregoing, including cancellation and return of letters of credit issued under the Existing Credit Agreement that backstop any Bonds to be purchased hereunder, concurrently with closing;

 

(vii)        a certificate of the Secretary or Assistant Secretary of each Loan Party, attaching and certifying copies of its bylaws and of the resolutions of its board of directors, or partnership agreement or limited liability company agreement, or comparable organizational documents and authorizations, authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of the Loan Documents and Bond Documents to which it is a party and certifying the name, title and true signature of each officer of such Loan Party executing the Loan Documents and Bond Documents to which it is a party;

 

(viii)       certified copies of the articles or certificate of incorporation, certificate of organization or limited partnership, or other registered organizational documents of each Loan Party, together with a certificate of good standing or existence, as may be available from the Secretary of State (or equivalent) of the jurisdiction of organization of such Loan Party;

 

(ix)          a favorable written opinion of White & Case LLP, primary counsel to the Loan Parties, a favorable written opinion of McCarthy Tétrault LLP, Canadian counsel to the Canadian Borrowers, a favorable written opinion of Adams and Reese LLP, bond counsel to the Loan Parties, a favorable written opinion of McCarter & English, LLP, bond counsel to the Loan Parties, a favorable written opinion of Coleman, Johnson, Artigues & Jurisich, LLC, Louisiana counsel to the Loan Parties, a favorable written opinion of Phelps Dunbar, LLP, Louisiana counsel to the Loan Parties, in each case addressed to the Administrative Agent, Issuing Banks and each of the Lenders, and covering such matters relating to the Loan Parties, the Loan Documents, the Bond Documents and the transactions contemplated therein as the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders shall reasonably request;

 

(x)           an officer’s certificate, dated the Closing Date and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Loan Parties, certifying that the conditions set forth in Section 5.1(b), Section 5.1(c)(xvii) and Section 5.2 have been satisfied;

 

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(xi)          certified copies of all consents, approvals, authorizations, registrations and filings and orders required or advisable to be made or obtained under any Requirement of Law, or by any Contractual Obligation of each Loan Party, in connection with the execution, delivery, performance, validity and enforceability of the Loan Documents, the Bond Documents or any of the transactions contemplated thereby, and such consents, approvals, authorizations, registrations, filings and orders shall be in full force and effect and all applicable waiting periods shall have expired or been terminated, and no investigation or inquiry by any Governmental Authority regarding the Commitments or any transaction being financed with the proceeds thereof shall be ongoing, or certification that no such consents, approvals, authorizations, registrations and filings and orders are required;

 

(xii)         copies of (A) the internally prepared quarterly financial statements of the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis for each Fiscal Quarter ended after December 31, 2014 and at least 45 days prior to the Closing Date, (B) the audited pro forma consolidated financial statements for the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries for the Fiscal Years ending December 31, 2012, December 31, 2013, and December 31, 2014 and (C) and financial projections in reasonable detail prepared on an annual basis for the Fiscal Years 2015 through 2020;

 

(xiii)        receipt by the Administrative Agent and Bond Purchasers of executed Bonds issued in the names of the Bond Purchasers in the increments set forth on Schedule III which Bonds shall have been authenticated by the applicable Bond Trustees and delivered to the Bond Purchasers (and all conditions set forth in the Bond Documents with respect thereto shall have been satisfied in all respects), together with copies of the Bond Indentures, all supplements thereto executed in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, all bill of sale and transfer documents with respect to transfer of the Bonds from the third parties holding such Bonds prior to the Closing Date, and all other Bond Documents, in each case, in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Joint Lead Arrangers and certified by a Responsible Officer of the US Borrower (including the Bond Indentures and the other applicable Bond Documents shall permit the Bonds to be issued in denominations of $250,000 (or such lesser amount as the Joint Lead Arrangers shall determine));

 

(xiv)       receipt by the Joint Lead Arrangers of executed copies of investment letters from each Bond Purchaser addressed to the Industrial Development Board of the Parish of Ascension, Louisiana, the Louisiana Public Facilities Authority or the New Jersey Economic Development Authority, as applicable, and the applicable Subsidiaries of the US Borrower substantially in form of Exhibit 5.1(c) or otherwise agreed to by the Administrative Agent;

 

(xv)        receipt by the Administrative Agent of a copy of the Management Agreement certified by a Responsible Officer of the US Borrower;

 

(xvi)       issuance of $600,000,000 of privately placed senior unsecured notes (the “ Senior Notes ”) by the US Borrower pursuant to a senior note purchase agreement and related definitive documentation (collectively, the “ Senior Note Documents ”), that contains terms (including representations and warranties, covenants and events of default) that are not more restrictive to the US Borrower and its Subsidiaries than the terms under this Agreement and which is not more favorable to the noteholders than this Agreement is to the Lenders (excluding matters related to pricing or amortization); and receipt by the Administrative Agent of executed copies of such senior note purchase agreement and related definitive documentation in connection with such issuance, certified by a Responsible Officer of the US Borrower;

 

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(xvii)      the consummation of contribution of all the Capital Stock that IMTT Holdings holds in each and all of its existing direct and indirect Subsidiaries (other than ITT Holdings LLC) from IMTT Holdings to ITT Holdings LLC;

 

(xviii)     the interests of Macquarie Terminal Holdings LLC in the Intercompany Loan shall be transferred to US Borrower pursuant to documentation satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, with the effect that all obligations of International Tank Terminal LLC and ITT-Storage Inc. (and any other Loan Party) under the Intercompany Loan shall be due and owing to the US Borrower; and

 

(xix)        all documentation and other information that the Administrative Agent requests in order to comply with its ongoing obligations under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the USA PATRIOT Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)).

 

Without limiting the generality of the provisions of this Section 5.1 , for purposes of determining compliance with the conditions specified in this Section 5.1 , each Lender that executes this Agreement shall be deemed to have consented to, approved or accepted or to be satisfied with, each document or other matter required thereunder to be consented to or approved by or acceptable or satisfactory to a Lender unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from such Lender prior to the proposed Closing Date specifying its objection thereto.

 

Section 5.2.         Each Credit Event . The obligation of each Lender to make a Loan, to purchase any Bonds or to provide any other credit accommodation and of the Issuing Banks to issue, amend, renew or extend any Letter of Credit is subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions:

 

(a)          at the time of and immediately after giving effect to such Borrowing or the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of such Letter of Credit, as applicable, no Default or Event of Default shall exist;

 

(b)          at the time of and immediately after giving effect to such Borrowing or the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of such Letter of Credit, as applicable, all representations and warranties of each Loan Party set forth in the Loan Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date of such Borrowing or the date of issuance, amendment, extension or renewal of such Letter of Credit, in each case before and after giving effect thereto, other than representations or warranties which relate to an earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties shall have been true and correct on such earlier date; and

 

(c)          with respect to any Borrowing under the Revolving Commitments, the applicable Borrower shall have delivered the required Notice of US Revolving Borrowing or Notice of Canadian Prime Rate Borrowing.

 

Each Borrowing and each issuance, amendment, extension or renewal of any Letter of Credit shall be deemed to constitute a representation and warranty by the Borrowers on the date thereof as to the matters specified in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of this Section 5.2 .

 

In addition to the other conditions precedent herein set forth, if any US Lender is a Defaulting Lender at the time of and immediately after giving effect to such Borrowing or the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of such Letter of Credit, as applicable, set forth in this Section 5.2 , no US Issuing Bank will be required to issue, amend or increase any US Letter of Credit and the Swingline Lender will not be required to make any Swingline Loans, unless they are satisfied that 100% of the related US LC Exposure and Swingline Exposure is fully covered or eliminated by any combination satisfactory to the relevant US Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender, as the case may be, of the following:

 

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(i)           in the case of a Defaulting Lender, the US LC Exposure and Swingline Exposure of such Defaulting Lender is reallocated, as to outstanding and future US Letters of Credit and Swingline Exposure, to the Non-Defaulting Lenders as provided in Section 4.19(a)(1) above; and

 

(ii)          in the case of a Defaulting Lender, without limiting the provisions of Section 4.19(a)(2) , the US Borrower Cash Collateralizes its reimbursement obligations in respect of such US Letter of Credit or Swingline Loan in an amount at least equal to the aggregate amount of the unreallocated obligations (contingent or otherwise) of such Defaulting Lender in respect of such Letter of Credit or Swingline Loan, or the US Borrower makes other arrangements satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, the US Issuing Banks and the Swingline Lender, as the case may be, in their sole discretion to protect them against the risk of non-payment by such Defaulting Lender or potential Defaulting Lender;

 

(iii)         in the case of a Defaulting Lender, the US Borrower agrees that the face amount of such requested US Letter of Credit or the principal amount of such requested Swingline Loan will be reduced by an amount equal to the unreallocated, non-Cash Collateralized portion thereof as to which such Defaulting Lender would otherwise be liable, in which case the obligations of the Non-Defaulting Lenders in respect of such US Letter of Credit or such Swingline Loan will, subject to the limitation in the proviso below, be on a pro rata basis in accordance with the Revolving Commitments of the Non-Defaulting Lenders, and the pro rata payment provisions of Section 4.15 will be deemed adjusted to reflect this provision; provided that the sum of each Non-Defaulting Lender’s total US Revolving Credit Exposure may not in any event exceed the US Revolving Commitment of such Non-Defaulting Lender as in effect at the time of such reduction

 

provided , however that (a) the sum of each Non-Defaulting Lender’s Revolving Credit Exposure may not in any event exceed its Revolving Commitment, and (b) neither any such reallocation nor any payment by a Non-Defaulting Lender pursuant thereto nor any such Cash Collateralization or reduction will constitute a waiver or release of any claim the US Borrower, the Administrative Agent, any US Issuing Bank, the Swingline Lender or any other US Lender may have against such Defaulting Lender, or cause such Defaulting Lender to be a Non-Defaulting Lender.

 

Section 5.3.          Delivery of Documents . All of the Loan Documents, Bond Documents, certificates, legal opinions and other documents and papers referred to in this Article V , unless otherwise specified, shall be delivered to the Administrative Agent for the account of each of the Lenders and in sufficient counterparts or copies for each of the Lenders and shall be in form and substance satisfactory in all respects to the Administrative Agent.

 

Section 5.4.         Closing Date . It is understood and agreed that notwithstanding anything to the contrary, if the Closing Date does not occur prior to May 31, 2015, this Agreement, including the Commitments, Lenders’ obligations to make a Loan, to purchase any Bond or to provide any other credit accommodation and Issuing Banks’ obligations to issue, amend, renew or extend any Letter of Credit, shall automatically terminate and be of no further force and effect, all without any requirement of notice or other action by any Person; provided that the provisions of this Agreement expressed in Section 13.9 as surviving the termination shall survive such termination and remain in full force and effect.

 

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ARTICLE VI

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

The Borrowers represent and warrant to the Agents and each Lender as follows:

 

Section 6.1.          Existence; Power . Each of the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries (i) is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing as a corporation, partnership or limited liability company under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, (ii) has all requisite power and authority to carry on its business as now conducted, and (iii) is duly qualified to do business, and is in good standing, in each jurisdiction where such qualification is required, except where a failure to be so qualified could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Each Loan Party has the corporate, limited liability company, or partnership power and authority to own or hold under lease the properties it purports to own or hold under lease, and to transact the business it transacts and proposes to transact.

 

Section 6.2.          Organizational Power; Authorization . The execution, delivery and performance by each Loan Party of the Loan Documents and Bond Documents to which it is a party are within such Loan Party’s organizational powers and have been duly authorized by all necessary organizational and, if required, shareholder, partner or member, action. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Borrowers, and constitutes, and each other Loan Document and each other Bond Document to which any Loan Party is a party, when executed and delivered by such Loan Party, will constitute, valid and binding obligations of the Borrowers or such Loan Party (as the case may be), enforceable against it in accordance with their respective terms, except as may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity.

 

Section 6.3.          Governmental Approvals; No Conflicts . The execution, delivery and performance by the Borrowers of this Agreement, and by each Loan Party of the other Loan Documents and Bond Documents to which it is a party (a) do not require any consent or approval of, registration or filing with, or any action by, any Governmental Authority, except those as have been obtained or made and are in full force and effect, or where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (b) will not violate any Requirements of Law applicable to any Loan Parties or any judgment, order or ruling of any Governmental Authority except where any such violation, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (c) will not violate or result in a default under any indenture, material agreement or other material instrument binding on any Loan Parties or any of their assets or give rise to a right thereunder to require any payment to be made by any Loan Parties except where any such violation or default, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (d) will not result in the creation or imposition of any Lien on any asset of any Loan Party and (e) will not contravene, result in any breach of, or constitute a default under any limited liability company or corporate charter, operating agreement or by-laws or any other legal entity organizational documents or members or shareholders agreement or similar agreement.

 

Section 6.4.          Financial Statements . The Borrowers have furnished to each Lender the audited consolidated balance sheet of the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2014 and the related consolidated statements of income, shareholders’ equity and cash flows for the Fiscal Year then ended audited by KPMG, LLP, certified by a Responsible Officer. Such financial statements fairly present in all material respects the consolidated financial condition of the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries as of such dates and the consolidated results of operations for such periods in conformity with GAAP consistently applied. As of the Closing Date, the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries do not have any material liabilities that are not disclosed in such financial statements for the periods covered thereunder or has otherwise been disclosed to the Joint Lead Arrangers prior to the date hereof.

 

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Section 6.5.          Litigation and Environmental Matters .

 

(a)          No litigation, investigation or proceeding of or before any arbitrators or Governmental Authorities is pending against or, to the knowledge of the Borrowers, threatened against or affecting any Loan Parties (i) as to which there is a reasonable possibility of an adverse determination that could reasonably be expected to have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect or (ii) which in any manner draws into question the validity or enforceability of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any Bond Document.

 

(b)          Except for the matters set forth on Schedule 6.5 , none of the Loan Parties (i) has failed to comply with any Environmental Law or to obtain, maintain or comply with any permit, license or other approval required under any Environmental Law, (ii) has become subject to any Environmental Liability, (iii) has received notice of any claim with respect to any Environmental Liability or (iv) knows of any basis for any Environmental Liability, in each case with respect to Environmental Liabilities that could reasonably be expected to have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

 

Section 6.6.          Compliance with Laws and Agreements . The Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries are in compliance with all Requirements of Law and all judgments, decrees and orders of any Governmental Authority except where non-compliance, either singly or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. The Loan Parties are in compliance with all indentures, agreements or other instruments binding upon it or its properties, except where non-compliance, either singly or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

Section 6.7.          Investment Company Act, Etc. None of the Loan Parties is (a) an “investment company”, as such term is defined in, or subject to regulation under, the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, or the Federal Power Act, as amended, or (b) otherwise subject to any other regulatory scheme (x) limiting its ability to incur debt or requiring any approval or consent from or registration or filing with, any Governmental Authority in connection therewith or (y) which may otherwise render any of the Loan Documents or all or any portion of the Obligations unenforceable.

 

Section 6.8.          Taxes . The Loan Parties and each other Person for whose taxes any Loan Party could become liable have timely filed or caused to be filed all Federal income tax returns and all other material tax returns that are required to be filed by them, and have paid all taxes shown to be due and payable on such returns or on any assessments made against it or its property and all other taxes, fees or other charges imposed on it or any of its property by any Governmental Authority, except where the same are currently being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which such Loan Party has set aside on its books adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP or where failure to do so would not be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The charges, accruals and reserves on the books of the Loan Parties in respect of such taxes are adequate, and no tax liabilities that could have a Material Adverse Effect are anticipated. As of the Closing Date, the U.S. federal income tax liabilities of the Loan Parties have been finally determined (whether by reason of completed audits or the statute of limitations having run) for all fiscal years up to and including the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010.

 

Section 6.9.          Margin Regulations . None of the proceeds of any of the Loans, the Bonds or Letters of Credit will be used, directly or indirectly, for “purchasing” or “carrying” any “margin stock” with the respective meanings of each of such terms under Regulation U or for any purpose that violates the provisions of the Regulation U. None of the Loan Parties is engaged principally, or as one of its important activities, in the business of extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying “margin stock.”

 

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Section 6.10.        ERISA . No ERISA Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur that, when taken together with all other such ERISA Events for which liability is reasonably expected to occur, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. The present value of all accumulated benefit obligations under each Plan (based on the assumptions used for purposes of Statement of Financial Standards No. 87) did not, as of the date of the most recent financial statements reflecting such amounts, exceed the fair market value of the assets of such Plan by more than $50,000,000, and the present value of all accumulated benefit obligations of all underfunded Plans (based on the assumptions used for purposes of Statement of Financial Standards No. 87) did not, as of the date of the most recent financial statements reflecting such amounts, exceed the fair market value of the assets of all such underfunded Plans by more than $50,000,000.

 

Section 6.11.       Ownership of Property . Each of the Loan Parties has good title to, or valid leasehold interests in, all its real and personal property, free and clear of Liens prohibited by this Agreement, that are material to the business of the Loan Parties taken as a whole, except where the failure to have such title or interests, as applicable, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Each of the Loan Parties owns, is licensed to use, or otherwise has the right to use, all licenses, permits, franchises, authorizations, trademarks, tradenames, copyrights, patents and other intellectual property, free and clear of Liens prohibited by this Agreement, that are material to the business of the Loan Parties taken as a whole, and the use thereof by the Loan Parties does not infringe upon the rights of any other Person, except for any such infringements that, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. To the knowledge of the US Borrower, no product or service of the Loan Parties infringes any license, permit, franchise, authorization, patent, copyright, proprietary software, service mark, trademark, trade name or other right owned by any other Person, except for those infringements that, individually or in the aggregate, would not have a Material Adverse Effect. The properties of the Loan Parties are insured with financially sound and reputable insurance companies which are not Affiliates thereof, in such amounts with such deductibles and covering such risks as are customarily carried by companies engaged in similar businesses and owning similar properties in localities where the Loan Parties operate.

 

Section 6.12.       Disclosure . Neither the Information Memorandum nor any of the reports (including without limitation all reports that the Loan Parties are required to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission), financial statements, certificates or other information furnished by or on behalf of the Loan Parties to the Administrative Agent or any Lender in connection with the negotiation or syndication of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or delivered hereunder or thereunder (as modified or supplemented by any other information so furnished) taken as a whole contains any material misstatement of fact or omits to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, taken as a whole, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided, that with respect to projected financial information, the Borrowers represent only that such information was prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed to be reasonable at the time, it being understood that such projections may vary from actual results and that such variances may be material. Since December 31, 2014, there shall have been no change which has had or could, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

Section 6.13.       Labor Relations . As of the Closing Date, there are no strikes, lockouts or other labor disputes or grievances against the Loan Parties having a Material Adverse Effect, or, to the knowledge of any Borrower, threatened against or affecting the Loan Parties, and no significant unfair labor practice, charges or grievances are pending against the Loan Parties, or to the knowledge of the Borrowers, threatened against any of them before any Governmental Authority. As of the Closing Date, all payments due from the Loan Parties pursuant to the provisions of any collective bargaining agreement have been paid or accrued as a liability on the books of any Loan Party, except where the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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Section 6.14.       Subsidiaries . Schedule 6.14 sets forth the name of, the Equity Interests of the Loan Parties in, the jurisdiction of incorporation or organization of, and the type of, each Subsidiary and identifies each Subsidiary that is a Loan Party or Unrestricted Subsidiary, in each case as of the Closing Date. As of the Closing Date, all of the outstanding shares of Equity Interests of each Loan Party and Subsidiary shown in Schedule 5.4 as being owned by the US Borrower and its Subsidiaries have been validly issued, are fully paid and non-assessable (as applicable) and are owned by the US Borrower or another Subsidiary free and clear of any Lien that is prohibited by this Agreement. As of the Closing Date, no Subsidiary is subject to any legal, regulatory or contractual restriction (other than the agreements listed on Schedule 6.14 and customary limitations imposed by corporate law or similar statutes) restricting the ability of such Subsidiary to pay dividends out of profits or make any other similar distributions of profits to the US Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries that owns outstanding shares of capital stock or similar equity interests of such Subsidiary.

 

Section 6.15.       Insolvency . On the Closing Date, after giving effect to the execution and delivery of the Loan Documents and Bond Documents and the making of the Loans and incurrence of the Bond Purchase Obligations under this Agreement, none of the Loan Parties will be “insolvent,” within the meaning of such term as defined in § 101 of Title 11 of the United States Code, as amended from time to time, or be unable to pay its debts generally as such debts become due, or have an unreasonably small capital to engage in any business or transaction, whether current or contemplated. With respect to each Person becoming a Loan Party after the Closing Date, on the date of, and after giving effect to, the execution and delivery of the Guaranty Agreement, such Person is not “insolvent,” within the meaning of such term as defined in § 101 of Title 11 of the United States Code, as amended from time to time, or be unable to pay its debts generally as such debts become due, or have an unreasonably small capital to engage in any business or transaction, whether current or contemplated.

 

Section 6.16.       OFAC . Each Loan Party has implemented and maintains in effect policies and procedures designed to ensure compliance by such Loan Party, its Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents with Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions, and such Loan Party, its Subsidiaries and their respective officers and employees and to the knowledge of such Loan Party its directors and agents, are in compliance with applicable Anti-Corruption Laws and Sanctions in all material respects and are not knowingly engaged in any activity that would reasonably be expected to result in any of the Canadian Borrowers being designated as a Sanctioned Person. None of the Loan Parties, any Subsidiary, or to the knowledge of the applicable Loan Party or such Subsidiary, any of their respective directors, officers or employees, or to the knowledge of the US Borrower, any agent of a Loan Party or any Subsidiary that will act in any capacity in connection with or benefit from the credit facilities established hereby, is a Sanctioned Person. No borrowing or Letter of Credit, use of proceeds or any other transaction contemplated by this Agreement will violate any applicable Anti-Corruption Law or Sanctions.

 

Section 6.17.       Patriot Act . Neither any Loan Party nor any of its Subsidiaries is an “enemy” or an “ally of the enemy” within the meaning of Section 2 of the Trading with the Enemy Act or any enabling legislation or executive order relating thereto. Neither any Loan Party nor any of its Subsidiaries is in violation of (a) the Trading with the Enemy Act, (b) any of the foreign assets control regulations of the United States Treasury Department (31 C.F.R., Subtitle B, Chapter V, as amended) or any enabling legislation or executive order relating thereto or (c) the Patriot Act. None of the Loan Parties (i) is a blocked person described in Section 1 of the Anti-Terrorism Order or (ii) to the best of its knowledge, engages in any dealings or transactions, or is otherwise associated, with any such blocked person.

 

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Section 6.18.       Existing Indebtedness . (a) As of the Closing Date, none of the Loan Parties is in default on any Indebtedness that is outstanding in an aggregate principal amount in excess of $20,000,000 (or its equivalent in the relevant currency of payment) beyond any period of grace provided with respect thereto and no waiver of any such default is currently in effect, in the payment of any principal or interest on any such Indebtedness of any Loan Party and no event or condition exists with respect to any such Indebtedness of any Loan Party that would permit (or that with notice or the lapse of time, or both, would permit) one or more Persons to cause such Indebtedness to become due and payable before its stated maturity or before its regularly scheduled dates of payment.

 

(b)          As of the Closing Date, none of the Loan Parties is a party to, or otherwise subject to any provision contained in, any instrument evidencing Indebtedness of such Loan Party that is outstanding in an aggregate principal amount in excess of $20,000,000, any agreement relating thereto or any other material agreement (including, but not limited to, its charter or any other organizational document) which limits the amount of, or otherwise imposes restrictions on the incurring of, Indebtedness of the Loan Parties, except as disclosed in Schedule 6.18.

 

Section 6.19.       Purchased Bonds . As of the Closing Date, (a) each of the Bond Issuers and the applicable Loan Parties has full right, power and authority to sell (or cause to sell) to the Bond Purchasers all of the Bonds being purchased on the Closing Date, and the applicable Bond Issuers and Loan Parties own such Bonds free of any Lien or claim of any other Person, (b) there are no offsets, defenses or counterclaims against the enforcement of the Bonds or the rights of any holders of the Bonds under the Bond Indentures or the other Bond Documents regardless of whether such Bonds are held by the applicable Loan Parties or the Bond Purchasers, (c) the Bond Indentures, Bond Loan Agreements and the other Bond Documents are in full force and effect, and no event has occurred and is continuing which, with the passage of time or the giving of notice, or both, would constitute a default or an event of default under any of the Bond Documents, (d) the outstanding principal balance of the Bonds is as set forth on Schedule III hereto, (e) no approval, consent, exemption or authorization of, or other action by, or notice to, or filing with, any Governmental Authority, any Bond Indenture Trustee or any other person that has not been obtained is or will be required to be made or obtained pursuant to the provisions of any Bond Document or any material Requirement of Law in connection with the issuance and sale of the Bonds by the applicable Bond Issuer to the Bond Purchasers or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Bond Documents, (f) the Bonds have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the applicable Bond Issuers to the Bond Purchasers and duly authenticated by the applicable Bond Indenture Trustees pursuant to the terms of the applicable Bond Indentures, (g) no release or subordination relating to the Bonds has occurred since their respective dates of original issuance, (h) all representations and warranties of each applicable Loan Party in each Bond Document to which it is a party are true and correct in all material respects, except to the extent that any such representation or and warranty specifically refers to an earlier date in which case such representation or warranty was true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date and (i) there have been no amendments or modifications to the Bond Indentures, the Bonds or any other Bond Document and there have been no waivers with respect to any Bond Document or any right, title or interest of any Bondholder thereunder.

 

ARTICLE VII

AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

 

The Borrowers covenant and agree that so long as any Lender has a Commitment hereunder or any Obligation remains unpaid or outstanding:

 

Section 7.1.         Financial Statements and Other Information . The Borrowers will deliver to the Administrative Agent and each Lender:

 

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(a)          as soon as available and in any event within 90 days after the end of each Fiscal Year of Borrowers (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the Fiscal Year ending on December 31, 2014), a copy of the annual audited report for such Fiscal Year for the Loan Parties, containing consolidated balance sheets of (A) the Loan Parties and (B) the US Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the end of such Fiscal Year and the related consolidated statements of income, consolidated ownership equity and cash flows (together with all footnotes thereto) of (A) the Loan Parties and (B) the US Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such Fiscal Year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the previous Fiscal Year, all in reasonable detail and reported on by KPMG, LLP or other independent public accountants of nationally recognized standing (without a “going concern” or like qualification, exception or explanation and without any qualification or exception as to scope of such audit) to the effect that such financial statements present fairly in all material respects the financial condition and the results of operations of (A) the Loan Parties and (B) the US Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such Fiscal Year on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP and that the examination by such accountants in connection with such consolidated financial statements has been made in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards;

 

(b)          as soon as available and in any event within 45 days after the end of each Fiscal Quarter of the Borrowers (other than the fourth Fiscal Quarter of each Fiscal Year), an unaudited consolidated balance sheet of (A) the Loan Parties and (B) the US Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the end of such Fiscal Quarter and the related unaudited consolidated statements of income and cash flows of (A) the Loan Parties and (B) the US Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such Fiscal Quarter and the then elapsed portion of such Fiscal Year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the corresponding Fiscal Quarter and the corresponding portion of Borrowers’ previous Fiscal Year;

 

(c)          concurrently with the delivery of the financial statements referred to in clauses (a) and (b) above, a Compliance Certificate signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower Representative;

 

(d)          promptly after the same become available, copies of (i) each financial statement, report, material notice or proxy statement sent by any Loan Party to its principal lending banks or lenders as a whole under the Material Credit Facility (for the avoidance of doubt, excluding information sent to such banks or lenders in the ordinary course of administration of a credit facility, such as information relating to pricing, borrowing or issuance notices, and borrowing availability) or to its public securities holders generally, and (ii) all periodic and other reports, proxy statements and other materials filed by the Loan Parties with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any Governmental Authority succeeding to any or all functions of said Commission, or with any national securities exchange, or distributed by the Loan Parties to their equity holders generally, as the case may be;

 

(e)          promptly following an acquisition for which the Borrowers wish to include Consolidated Acquisition EBITDA Adjustments for purposes of calculating the Leverage Ratio required under Section 8.1 , quarterly financial statements demonstrating in reasonable detail the historical Consolidated EBITDA for the trailing four-quarter period attributable to any Person that is acquired by, and itself becomes, a Loan Party, or the business or assets of any Person or operating division or business unit of any Person acquired by a Loan Party; and

 

(f)          promptly following any request therefor, such other information regarding the results of operations, business affairs and financial condition of any Loan Party or any Subsidiary or relating to the ability of any Loan Party to perform its obligations hereunder and under any other Loan Documents, as the Administrative Agent or any Lender may reasonably request.

 

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Section 7.2.         Notices of Material Events . Promptly, and in any event within five Business Days after a Responsible Officer becoming aware thereof (except with respect to Section 7.2(g)), notify the Administrative Agent, the Canadian Funding Agent and each Lender of the following:

 

(a)          the occurrence of any Default, Event of Default or Bond Default or that any Person has given any notice or taken any action with respect to a default of the type referred to in Section 10.1(f) ;

 

(b)          the filing or commencement of, or any material development in, any action, suit or proceeding by or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority against or, to the knowledge of the Borrowers, affecting any Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof which, if adversely determined, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;

 

(c)          the occurrence of any event or any other development by which any Loan Party (i) fails to comply with any Environmental Law or to obtain, maintain or comply with any permit, license or other approval required under any Environmental Law, (ii) becomes subject to any Environmental Liability, (iii) receives notice of any claim with respect to any Environmental Liability, or (iv) becomes aware of any basis for any Environmental Liability and in each of the preceding clauses, which individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;

 

(d)          the occurrence of any ERISA Event that alone, or together with any other ERISA Events that have occurred, could reasonably be expected to result in liability to the Loan Parties in an aggregate amount exceeding $50,000,000;

 

(e)          the occurrence of any default or event of default, or the receipt by any Loan Party of any written notice of a default or event of default, in respect of any Material Indebtedness of any Loan Party;

 

(f)          any other development that results in, or could reasonably be expected to result in, a Material Adverse Effect;

 

(g)          within ten Business Days following the date on which any Borrower’s auditors resign or any Borrower elects to change auditors, as the case may be, notification thereof, together with such supporting information as the Administrative Agent may request; and

 

(h)          any change to any of the Credit Ratings of the US Borrower.         

 

Each notice delivered under this Section 7.2 shall be accompanied by a written statement of a Responsible Officer setting forth the details of the event or development requiring such notice and any action taken or proposed to be taken with respect thereto.

 

Section 7.3.          Existence; Conduct of Business . The Borrowers will, and will cause each of the Loan Parties to, do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve, renew and maintain in full force and effect its legal existence and its respective rights, licenses, permits, privileges, franchises, patents, copyrights, trademarks and trade names material to the conduct of its business and will continue to engage in the same business as presently conducted or such other businesses that are reasonably related thereto, except to the extent that (other than with respect to the preservation of existence of the Borrowers) failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; provided , that nothing in this Section 7.3 shall prohibit any merger, consolidation, liquidation or dissolution permitted under Section 9.3 .

 

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Section 7.4.          Compliance with Laws, Etc. The Borrowers will, and will cause each of the Loan Parties to, comply with all laws, rules, regulations and requirements of any Governmental Authority applicable to its business and properties, including without limitation, all Environmental Laws, ERISA and OSHA, except where the failure to do so, either individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

Section 7.5.         Payment of Obligations . The Borrowers will, and will cause each of the Loan Parties to, to file or cause to be filed all Federal income tax returns and all other material tax returns that are required to be filed by them, and pay and discharge at or before maturity, all of its obligations and liabilities (including without limitation all U.S. federal income tax, other material income and other taxes, assessments and other governmental charges, levies and all other claims that could result in a statutory Lien) before the same shall become delinquent or in default or might result in a Lien on properties or assets of any Loan Party, except where (a) the validity or amount thereof is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, and such Loan Party has set aside on its books adequate reserves with respect thereto in accordance with GAAP or (b) the failure to make payment pending such contest could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

Section 7.6.         Books and Records . The Borrowers will, and will cause each of the Loan Parties to, keep proper books of record and account in which full, true and correct entries shall be made of all dealings and transactions in relation to its business and activities to the extent necessary to prepare the consolidated financial statements of the Loan Parties in conformity with GAAP. The Borrowers will, and will cause each of the Loan Parties to, keep books, records and accounts which, in reasonable detail, accurately reflect all transactions and dispositions of assets. The Loan Parties have devised a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurances that their respective books, records, and accounts accurately reflect all transactions and dispositions of assets and the Borrowers will, and will cause each of the other Loan Parties to, continue to maintain such system.

 

Section 7.7.         Visitation, Inspection, Etc . The Borrowers will, and will cause each of the Loan Parties to, permit any representative of the Administrative Agent, to visit and inspect its properties, to examine its books and records and to make copies and take extracts therefrom, and to discuss its affairs, finances and accounts with any of its officers and with its independent certified public accountants (provided that such Loan Party may, if it so chooses be present at or participate in any such discussion), all at such reasonable times during normal business hours and as often as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request after reasonable prior notice to the Borrower Representative; provided, however , if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, no prior notice shall be required; provided further , that the Loan Parties shall only be obligated to reimburse the Administrative Agent for the expenses of one visit and inspection per year or more frequently if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing; and that any Lender or Lenders may accompany the Administrative Agent or any of its representatives in connection with any inspection at such Lender’s expense. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, neither the Borrowers nor any of their respective Subsidiaries shall be required to disclose, permit the inspection, examination or making of copies or abstracts of, or any discussion of, any document, information or other matter (i) that constitutes non-financial trade secrets or non-financial proprietary information, (ii) in respect of which disclosure to the Administrative Agent (or its representatives) is prohibited by applicable law or (iii) that is subject to attorney-client or similar privilege or constitutes attorney work product; provided that promptly after determining that any of the Borrowers or their Subsidiaries is not permitted to disclose any such information as a result of items (i) , (ii) or (iii) set forth above, the Borrower Representative shall provide the Administrative Agent with an officer’s certificate describing the circumstances under which such Borrower or Subsidiary is not permitted to disclose such information, provided further that the Responsible Officer delivering such officer’s certificate may rely upon the advice of counsel (which may be provided by in-house counsel of the Borrower Representative) as to matters of law, rule or regulation with respect to any information that such Borrower or Subsidiary is prohibited from disclosing under any of the circumstances described in this Section 7.7 .

 

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Section 7.8.          Maintenance of Properties; Insurance . The Borrowers will, and will cause each of the Loan Parties to, (a) keep and maintain all property material to the conduct of its business in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted, except where the failure to do so, either individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, and (b) maintain with financially sound and reputable insurance companies, insurance with respect to its properties and business, against loss or damage of the kinds customarily insured against by companies in the same or similar businesses operating in the same or similar locations.

 

Section 7.9.          Use of Proceeds and Letters of Credit . The Borrowers will use the proceeds of all Loans made and Bonds purchased on the Closing Date to refinance Indebtedness outstanding under the Existing Credit Agreement in full on the Closing Date, to finance working capital needs, capital expenditures, acquisitions, dividends and distributions and for other general corporate purposes of the Borrowers and their Restricted Subsidiaries. Letters of Credit may be issued for general corporate purposes of the Borrowers and the Loan Parties. The proceeds of the Bond Purchase Commitments will fund the purchase of the Bonds on the Closing Date, with an immediate transfer of such Bonds to the Bond Purchasers. No part of the proceeds of any Loan, the Letters of Credit, the Bankers’ Acceptances or the Bond Purchase Commitments will be used, whether directly or indirectly, for any purpose that would violate any rule or regulation of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, including Regulations T, U or X.

 

Section 7.10.        Additional Subsidiaries .

 

(a)          If any Subsidiary is acquired or formed by a Loan Party after the Closing Date, the Borrower Representative will promptly notify the Administrative Agent and, within thirty (30) days after any such Subsidiary is acquired or formed, either (x) the Borrower Representative will designate such Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary in a written notice to the Administrative Agent or (y) the Borrowers will, or will cause the applicable Loan Party to, cause such Subsidiary to become a Guarantor in accordance with Section 7.10(c) . If and when ITT NTL, Inc., a Louisiana corporation, ceases to be a U.S. Subsidiary substantially all of the direct and indirect assets of which consist of Stock of IMTT-NTL, Ltd., a Canadian corporation, ITT NTL, Inc. shall become a Guarantor under the Guaranty Agreement in accordance with Section 7.10(c) .

 

(b)          If IMTT Holdings (or any Subsidiary of IMTT Holdings that is not a Loan Party) has, acquires or forms a Subsidiary that is not a direct or indirect Subsidiary of the US Borrower, the Borrowers may also, at their sole option, declare such Subsidiary to be a Guarantor (and a Loan Party) by causing such Subsidiary to become a Guarantor in accordance with Section 7.10(c) . As of the Closing Date, each Subsidiary of IMTT Holdings is a Loan Party.

 

(c)          A Subsidiary shall become an additional Guarantor by executing and delivering to the Administrative Agent a supplement to the Guaranty Agreement (or, in the case of a Canadian Subsidiary, a supplement to this Agreement to become a Guarantor of the Canadian Borrower Guarantor Obligations) in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, accompanied by (i) all other Loan Documents related thereto, (ii) certified copies of certificates or articles of incorporation or organization, by-laws, membership operating agreements, and other organizational documents, certificates of continuing existence and good standing, and appropriate authorizing resolutions of the board of directors of such Subsidiaries, and opinions of counsel comparable to those delivered pursuant to Section 5.1(d) or otherwise reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, and (iii) such other documents as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request. No Subsidiary that becomes a Guarantor shall thereafter cease to be a Guarantor or be entitled to be released or discharged from its obligations under the Guaranty Agreement (except as provided in Section 12.7 or Section 13.18 , as applicable).

 

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(d)          The Borrowers will cause each of their Subsidiaries that guarantees or otherwise becomes liable at any time, whether as a borrower or an additional or co-borrower or otherwise, for or in respect of any Indebtedness of any Loan Party or any Subsidiary under any Material Credit Facility to concurrently therewith become a Subsidiary Guarantor in accordance with Section 7.10(c) .

 

(e)          Once a Person becomes a Loan Party, it cannot thereafter be declared an Unrestricted Subsidiary.

 

(f)          If either (i) the Borrower Representative designates a Subsidiary to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary pursuant to Section 7.10(a) , or (ii) IMTT Holdings (or any Subsidiary of IMTT Holdings that is not a Loan Party) has, acquires or forms a Subsidiary that is not a direct or indirect Subsidiary of the US Borrower and that does not become a Guarantor pursuant to Section 7.10(b), (1) such Subsidiary shall not be a Loan Party, (2) the affirmative and negative covenants set forth in Articles VII and IX shall not apply to such Subsidiary and (3) the Equity Interests in any such Subsidiary may be pledged to lenders of such Subsidiary.

 

ARTICLE VIII

FINANCIAL COVENANTS

 

The Borrowers covenant and agree that so long as any Lender has a Commitment hereunder or any Obligation remains unpaid or outstanding:

 

Section 8.1.          Leverage Ratio . The Loan Parties will maintain, as of the end of each Fiscal Quarter, commencing with the Fiscal Quarter ending June 30, 2015, a Leverage Ratio of not greater than 5.00:1.00; provided , that to the extent that any Loan Party or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (i) consummates (A) during any Fiscal Quarter, an individual acquisition for which the aggregate consideration is $50,000,000 or more (to the extent that the Borrowers make a Leverage Ratio Increase Election (as defined below) in respect thereof, a “ Material Acquisition ”) or (B) in any twelve-month period, one or more acquisitions (excluding Material Acquisitions) for which the aggregate consideration is $100,000,000 or more and (ii) within 30 days of making such acquisition or acquisitions referred to in clause (i), the Borrower Representative notifies the Administrative Agent that the Borrowers elect to increase the maximum Leverage Ratio threshold as a result thereof (a “ Leverage Ratio Increase Election ”), then the maximum Leverage Ratio threshold for such Fiscal Quarter in which such individual acquisition described in clause (i)(A) occurred or in which the aggregate consideration for such acquisitions described in clause (i)(B) equaled or exceeded $100,000,000 (the “ Subject Quarter ”) and the immediately two following Fiscal Quarters shall be increased to 5.50:1.00; provided further , for the third Fiscal Quarter following the Subject Quarter, the maximum Leverage Ratio threshold shall be reduced to 5:00:1:00, and the Borrowers may not make any Leverage Ratio Increase Election during such third Fiscal Quarter.

 

Section 8.2.          Interest Coverage Ratio . The Loan Parties will maintain, as of the end of each Fiscal Quarter, commencing with the Fiscal Quarter ending June 30, 2015, an Interest Coverage Ratio of not less than 3.00:1.00; provided that the foregoing covenant shall be suspended and of no force or effect at any time that the US Borrower maintains a Credit Rating of at least Baa2 by Moody’s or at least BBB by S&P, in each case on a stable basis.

 

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Section 8.3.          Project EBITDA Adjustments . To include Consolidated Material Project EBITDA Adjustments for purposes of the Leverage Ratio set forth in Section 8.1 , the Loan Parties shall deliver to the Administrative Agent, at least 60 days prior to the date on which the Loan Parties expect to include any Consolidated Material Project EBITDA Adjustment for purposes of calculating the Leverage Ratio, projections in reasonable detail setting forth such Consolidated Material Project EBITDA Adjustment for each of the following four consecutive Fiscal Quarters.

 

Section 8.4.          Restricted Subsidiaries Test .

 

The US Borrower will not permit at any time, when calculated for the 12-month period ending on the most recently ended Fiscal Quarter (and such calculation shall be made as of 90 days after the end of each Fiscal Year and as of 45 days after the end of each Fiscal Quarter (other than the last Fiscal Quarter of each Fiscal Year), (i) the Consolidated Net Income of the US Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries to be less than 80% of the Consolidated Net Income of the US Borrower and all of its Subsidiaries and (ii) the total assets of the US Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries to be less than 80% of the total assets of the US Borrower and all of its Subsidiaries (in each of the foregoing cases, as the same would be shown in the consolidated financial statements of the US Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries or the US Borrower and all of its Subsidiaries, as the case may be, prepared in accordance with GAAP).

 

ARTICLE IX

NEGATIVE COVENANTS

 

The Borrowers covenant and agree that so long as any Lender has a Commitment hereunder or any Obligation remains outstanding:

 

Section 9.1.         Indebtedness and Preferred Equity . The Borrowers will not, and will not permit any of the other Loan Parties to, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Indebtedness, except:

 

(a)          Indebtedness created, incurred or acquired pursuant to or under the Loan Documents, including the Bond Purchase Obligations;

 

(b)          (x) the Senior Notes issued on the Closing Date in the aggregate principal amount of $600,000,000 pursuant to the Senior Note Documents and (y) other Indebtedness of the Loan Parties existing on the date hereof and set forth on Schedule 9.1 and extensions, renewals and replacements of any such Indebtedness to the extent (1) the principal amount thereof is not increased except by an amount equal to unpaid accrued interest and premiums (including tender premiums) thereon plus underwriting discounts, other reasonable and customary fees and commissions (including upfront fees, original issue discount or initial yield payments) incurred in connection with the relevant refinancing, extension or renewal (including extensions, renewals or replacements of guarantees in respect of such Indebtedness as so refinanced, extended or renewed), (2) the weighted average life to maturity (measured as of the date of such refinancing or extension) and maturity thereof is no shorter than that of the Indebtedness being refinanced or extended, (3) it is not secured by a Lien on any assets , (4) the obligors thereof are the same as the obligors of the Indebtedness being refinanced or extended, (5) if subordinated, it is subordinated to the Obligations at least to the same extent and in the same manner as the Indebtedness being refinanced or extended, and (6) it is otherwise on terms no less favorable to the Loan Parties and Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, than those of the Indebtedness being refinanced or extended.

 

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(c)          Indebtedness of any Loan Party owed to any other Loan Party; provided, however, that Indebtedness of any Canadian Borrower or any Canadian Subsidiary owed to a US Loan Party shall be subject to the limitations described in Section 9.4(n) ;

 

(d)          Guarantees by any Loan Party of Indebtedness owed by any other Loan Party; provided, however, that Guarantees by any US Loan Party of Indebtedness of any Canadian Borrower or any Canadian Subsidiary shall be subject to the limitations described in Section 9.4(n) ;

 

(e)          Indebtedness of any Person which becomes a Loan Party after the date of this Agreement; provided , that such Indebtedness exists at the time that such Person becomes a Loan Party and is not created in contemplation of or in connection with such Person becoming a Loan Party;

 

(f)          Hedging Obligations permitted by Section 9.9 ;

 

(g)          Intercompany Taxable Bond Obligations issued after the Closing Date in an aggregate amount not to exceed $350,000,000 at any one time outstanding;

 

(h)          Tax-Exempt Bond Obligations issued after the Closing Date in an aggregate amount not to exceed $300,000,000 at any one time outstanding;

 

(i)          (w) reimbursement obligations in connection with performance or surety bonds or guaranties or letters of credit and other obligations of a like nature entered into in the ordinary course of business in an aggregate amount not to exceed $15,000,000, (x) Indebtedness arising from the honoring by a bank or other financial institution of a check, draft or similar instrument drawn against insufficient funds in the ordinary course of business, so long as such Indebtedness is extinguished within four Business Days of its incurrence, (y) Indebtedness consisting of (i) the financing of insurance premiums or (ii) take-or-pay obligations contained in supply arrangements, in each case, incurred in the ordinary course of business or (z) Indebtedness representing deferred compensation to employees of the Loan Parties incurred in the ordinary course of business; and

 

(j)          other Indebtedness of the Loan Parties to the extent that after giving effect to the incurrence of such Indebtedness, the Borrowers would be in compliance with Section 8.1 ; provided , however , that no more than $50,000,000 of the principal amount of such Indebtedness may be secured by Liens permitted under Section 9.2(i) .

 

Section 9.2.          Negative Pledge . The Borrowers will not, and will not permit any of the other Loan Parties to, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien on any of its assets or property now owned or hereafter acquired, except:

 

(a)          Permitted Encumbrances;

 

(b)          Lien on cash collateral securing any US Letters of Credit or Canadian Letters of Credit or Bankers’ Acceptance;

 

(c)          any Liens on any property or asset of the Loan Parties existing on the Closing Date set forth on Schedule 9.2 ; provided , that such Lien shall not apply to any other property or asset of the Loan Parties;

 

(d)          any Lien (i) existing on any asset of any Person at the time such Person becomes a Loan Party, (ii) existing on any asset of any Person at the time such Person is merged with or into any Loan Party as permitted under this Agreement, or (iii) existing on any asset prior to the acquisition thereof by any Loan Party; provided , that any such Lien was not created in the contemplation of any of the foregoing and any such Lien secures only those obligations which it secures on the date that such Person becomes a Loan Party or the date of such merger or such acquisition;

 

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(e)          extensions, renewals, or replacements of any Lien referred to in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this Section 9.2 ; provided , that the principal amount of the Indebtedness secured thereby is not increased and that any such extension, renewal or replacement is limited to the assets originally encumbered thereby;

 

(f)          Liens on the Equity Interests of Unrestricted Subsidiaries owned by Loan Parties to secure Indebtedness owed by such Unrestricted Subsidiaries;

 

(g)          Liens on infrastructure improvements made on the property of the Loan Parties in an aggregate amount not to exceed $75,000,000 ,  to the extent covered by the terminalling agreements between the Loan Parties on the one hand and their customers on the other hand, which infrastructure improvements are legally owned by customers of the Borrowers during the duration of the terminalling agreements but treated as assets of the Loan Parties under GAAP;

 

(h)          Liens (including capital leases) in favor of the Governmental Authorities issuing Tax Exempt Bonds permitted under Section 9.1(h) so long as such Liens only apply to the improvements or facility financed with the proceeds from the issuance of such Tax Exempt Bonds, and capital leases of improvements or facilities by the Loan Parties from Governmental Authorities that issue Intercompany Taxable Bonds permitted under Section 9.1(g) solely to the extent such improvements and facilities are required to be owned by such Governmental Authorities in order to obtain the related ad valorem property tax exemptions; and

 

(i)          Liens on the assets of Loan Parties securing other Indebtedness of the Loan Parties permitted under Section 9.1(j) in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $50,000,000 at any time.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Borrowers shall not, and shall not permit any other Loan Parties or any of its Subsidiaries (including Unrestricted Subsidiaries) to, secure any Indebtedness outstanding under or pursuant to any Material Credit Facility unless and until the Obligations (and any Guarantee delivered in connection therewith) shall concurrently be secured equally and ratably with such Indebtedness pursuant to documentation reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, in substance and in form, including, without limitation, an intercreditor agreement and opinions of counsel to the Loan Parties, as the case may be, from counsel that is reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent.

 

Section 9.3.          Fundamental Changes .

 

(a)          The Borrowers will not, and will not permit any of the other Loan Parties to, merge into, amalgamate with or consolidate into any other Person, or permit any other Person to merge into, amalgamate with or consolidate with it, or sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of (in a single transaction or a series of transactions) all or substantially all of the assets of the Loan Parties taken as a whole (in each case, whether now owned or hereafter acquired) or liquidate or dissolve; provided , that if at the time thereof and immediately after giving effect thereto, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing (i) any Loan Party may sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of any assets to the US Borrower, and may merge with the US Borrower as long as the US Borrower is the surviving Person, (ii) any Guarantor may sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of any assets to, and may merge with, another Guarantor, (iii) any Canadian Borrower may sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of any assets to, and may merge with, another Canadian Borrower, (iv) any Loan Party may merge with any Person that is not a Loan Party so long as a Loan Party is the surviving Person and after giving pro forma effect to such merger, no Default or Event of Default would have occurred or be continuing, and (v) any Subsidiary (other than the Borrowers or any Specified Guarantor) may liquidate or dissolve, and the US Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries may change its legal form, in each case if the US Borrower determines in good faith that such actions is in the best interest of the US Borrower and its Subsidiaries;

 

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(b)          The Borrowers will not, and will not permit any of the other Loan Parties to make any disposition of assets, other than

 

(i)           dispositions of inventory in the ordinary course of business;

 

(ii)          dispositions in the ordinary course of business of equipment, fixtures or other property no longer required and used in the operation of the business of the Loan Parties or that are obsolete, worn out or surplus property;

 

(iii)         dispositions among Loan Parties, provided that dispositions of all or any portion of the Bayonne, Geismar and St. Rose facilities pursuant to this clause (iii) may only be made among Specified Guarantors;

 

(iv)         dispositions in the ordinary course of business of Permitted Investments, delinquent receivables and property subject to casualty or condemnation;

 

(v)          to the extent constituting dispositions that are permitted as such by the express terms thereof, Liens expressly permitted pursuant to Section 9.2 (but, for the avoidance of doubt, not the exercise of right of lienholder with respect thereto), Investments expressly permitted pursuant to Section 9.4 and Restricted Payments expressly permitted pursuant to Section 9.5 ;

 

(vi)         dispositions of assets to the extent in exchange for or replaced by other assets of equivalent or superior value, if the exchange or replacement is substantially contemporaneous and, if the aggregate net book value thereof exceeds $1,000,000, is accompanied by a fairness opinion from an investment bank that such exchange or replacement and all related transactions, taken as a whole, are fair from a financial point of view; provided that in no event shall all or a material portion of the assets or property of the Bayonne, Geismar and St. Rose facilities be exchanged or replaced pursuant to this clause (vi);

 

(vii)        disposition of assets (excluding assets or property of the Geismar, St. Rose or Bayonne facilities) so long as the book value (net of depreciation and amortization) of such assets subject to dispositions in any Fiscal Year in the aggregate does not exceed 10% of the consolidated total assets of the Loan Parties as of the last day of the prior Fiscal Year for which financial statements have been delivered; provided that immediately before and after giving pro forma effect thereto, no Event of Default shall exist or would result therefrom and the Borrowers shall be in compliance with Section 8.1 as of the last day of the most recently ended Fiscal Quarter for which financial statements have been delivered; and

 

(viii)       disposition of assets or property of the Geismar, St. Rose or Bayonne facilities so long as the book value (net of depreciation and amortization) of such assets subject to dispositions during the term of this Agreement in the aggregate does not exceed 10% of the consolidated total assets of the Loan Parties as of the last day of the most recently ended Fiscal Year for which financial statements have been delivered; provided that immediately before and after giving pro forma effect thereto, no Event of Default shall exist or would result therefrom and the Borrowers shall be in compliance with Section 8.1 as of the last day of the most recently ended Fiscal Quarter for which financial statements have been delivered.

 

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Notwithstanding the foregoing, the restrictions in this clause (b) shall be suspended and of no force or effect at any time that the US Borrower maintains at least two of the following three Credit Ratings: a Credit Rating of at least Baa3 by Moody’s, at least BBB- by S&P and at least BBB- by Fitch, in each case on a stable basis.

 

(c)          The Borrowers will not, and will not permit any of the other Loan Parties to, engage in any business other than businesses of the type conducted by the Loan Parties on the Closing Date and businesses reasonably related or incidental thereto, or reasonable extensions thereof.

 

(d)          The Borrowers will not, and will not permit any of the other Loan Parties, to create, form, acquire or permit to exist any Subsidiary other than (i) Subsidiaries that become Loan Parties, or (ii) Subsidiaries that have been designated as “Unrestricted Subsidiary” in a written notification to the Administrative Agent, in accordance with Section 7.10 .

 

Section 9.4.          Investments, Loans, Etc . The Borrowers will not, and will not permit any of the other Loan Parties to, purchase, hold or acquire (including pursuant to any merger with any Person that was not a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary prior to such merger), any common stock, evidence of Indebtedness or other securities (including any option, warrant, or other right to acquire any of the foregoing) of, make or permit to exist any loans or advances to, Guarantee any obligations of, or make or permit to exist any investment or any other interest in, any other Person (all of the foregoing being collectively called “ Investments ”), or purchase or otherwise acquire (in one transaction or a series of transactions) any assets of any other Person that constitute a business unit, except:

 

(a)          Permitted Investments;

 

(b)          Investments existing on the Closing Date and described on Schedule 9.4 ;

 

(c)          (i) Investments in or to (or for the benefit of, with respect to any Guarantee) any US Loan Party and (ii) in the case of any Canadian Borrower, Investments in or to (or for the benefit of, with respect to any Guarantee) the other Canadian Borrower;

 

(d)          loans or advances to employees, officers or directors of the Loan Parties in the ordinary course of business for travel, relocation and related expenses; provided, however , that the aggregate amount of all such loans and advances does not exceed $2,000,000 at any time;

 

(e)          Hedging Transactions permitted by Section 9.9 and Guarantees of Indebtedness permitted by Section 9.1 ;

 

(f)          acquisitions by Loan Parties of assets owned by, or all or a majority of the Equity Interests of, a Person that is not a Loan Party, so long as (i) the acquired business is in the same line of business as the Loan Parties or a business reasonably related thereto, (ii) after giving pro forma effect thereto, Borrowers are in compliance with Section 8.1 and Section 8.2 , which shall be recomputed as of the day of the most recently ended Fiscal Quarter (for which financial statements are required to have been delivered) as if such acquisition has occurred as of the first day of each relevant period for testing compliance, and the Borrowers shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent a certificate of the chief financial officer or treasurer to such effect, (iii) before and after giving effect thereto, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom and all representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all material respects (other than those given only as of an earlier date), (iv) the board of directors (or the equivalent thereof) of such Person whose assets or stock is being acquired has approved the acquisition and (v) the Person so acquired becomes a Loan Party, or the assets so acquired are held by a Loan Party;

 

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(g)          Investments consisting of extensions of credit in the nature of accounts receivable or notes receivable arising from the grant of trade credit in the ordinary course of business, and Investments received in satisfaction or partial satisfaction thereof and other credits to suppliers, in each case, in the ordinary course of business;

 

(h)          Investments in the ordinary course of business consisting of Uniform Commercial Code Article 3 endorsements for collection or deposit (or similar provisions of Requirements of Law) and Article 4 customary trade arrangements with customers consistent with past practices (or similar provisions of Requirements of Law);

 

(i)          Investments (including debt obligations and Equity Interests) received (i) in connection with the bankruptcy workout, recapitalization or reorganization of suppliers and customers or in settlement of delinquent obligations of, or other disputes with or judgments against, customers and suppliers arising in the ordinary course of business, (ii) upon the foreclosure with respect to any secured Investment that is permitted hereunder, or (iii) as a result of the settlement, compromise or resolution of litigation, arbitration or other disputes;

 

(j)          loans and advances to IMTT Holdings (or any direct or indirect parent thereof) in lieu of, and not in excess of the amount of (after giving effect to any other loans, advances or Restricted Payments in respect thereof), Restricted Payments to the extent permitted to be made to IMTT Holdings (or such direct or indirect parent) in accordance with Section 9.5 (it being understood and agreed that each applicable provision of Section 9.5 shall be deemed utilized by the outstanding aggregate principal amount of such loans and advances made in reliance on this clause (j));

 

(k)          advances of payroll payments to directors, officers and employees in the ordinary course of business;

 

(l)          Investments to the extent funded solely with the net cash proceeds of equity issuances of IMTT Holdings (or any direct or indirect parent thereof) that are contributed and received by the US Borrower, if and to the extent immediately before and after giving pro forma effect to such Investment, no Event of Default shall exist or would result therefrom and the Borrowers shall be in compliance with Section 8.1 as of the last day of the most recently ended Fiscal Quarter for which financial statements have been delivered;

 

(m)          Investments held by Subsidiaries acquired after the Closing Date, to the extent such Investment were not made in contemplation of or in connection with such acquisition, merger or consolidation and were in existence on the date of such acquisition, merger or consolidation;

 

(n)          other Investments made after the Closing Date which in the aggregate do not exceed $150,000,000 at cost at any time during the term of this Agreement; provided , however , that Investments in Persons that are not U.S. Loan Parties under this clause (n) shall not exceed $100,000,000 at cost in the aggregate at any time during the term of this Agreement; and

 

(o)          Investments in Intercompany Taxable Bonds;

 

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provided that the restrictions in this Section 9.4 shall be suspended and of no force or effect at any time that (i) the US Borrower maintains a Credit Rating of at least Baa3 by Moody’s or at least BBB- by S&P, in each case on a stable basis and, at such time, no Default or Event of Default then exists and is continuing, and (ii) immediately prior to and after giving effect to the proposed Investment, no Default or Event of Default as a result of breach of any provisions of the Loan Documents (other than this Section 9.4 ) shall exist or would result therefrom.

 

Section 9.5.          Restricted Payments . The Borrowers will not, and will not permit any of the other Loan Parties to, declare or make, or agree to pay or make, directly or indirectly, any Restricted Payment, except for the following:

 

(a)          Restricted Payments made to any Loan Party,

 

(b)          Restricted Payments made to IMTT Holdings or its direct or indirect owners (i) with respect to U.S. federal, state, local or foreign income, franchise and other taxes payable by IMTT Holdings or its direct or indirect owners in an amount necessary to pay such taxes that are attributable to (or arising as a result of) the income and/or assets or operations of the US Borrower and its Subsidiaries; provided, however , that the amount payable by the US Borrower or any Loan Party pursuant to this subclause (i) shall not exceed the amount of such taxes the US Borrower and its Subsidiaries would have been required to pay in respect of U.S. federal, state, local or foreign taxes, as the case may be, in respect of such year if the US Borrower and its Subsidiaries had paid such taxes directly as a stand-alone group with the US Borrower as the parent of such combined or consolidated group and with its first taxable year beginning on the date hereof, and taking into account any net operating loss carryforwards attributable to the US Borrower or its Subsidiaries, as the case may be; or (ii) with respect to customary overhead, accounting and similar costs and expenses of IMTT Holdings in the ordinary course of business, attributable to the activities of the US Borrower and its Subsidiaries (but not for the activities of any other Subsidiaries of IMTT Holdings (excluding the US Borrower and its Subsidiaries)), and

 

(c)           other Restricted Payments so long as for purposes of this clause (c): at the time such Restricted Payment is declared (if and to the extent such Restricted Payment is made within 15 days following such declaration), or if not declared, at the time such Restricted Payment is made, (1) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom and (2) after giving pro forma effect to the payment of such Restricted Payment, the Loan Parties would be in pro forma compliance with the Leverage Ratio required as of the last day of the most recently ended Fiscal Quarter for which financial statements have been delivered.

 

Section 9.6.         Transactions with Affiliates . The Borrowers will not, and will not permit any of the other Loan Parties to, sell, lease or otherwise transfer any property or assets to, or purchase, lease or otherwise acquire any property or assets from, or otherwise engage in any other transactions with, any of its Affiliates, except (a) in the ordinary course of business at prices and on terms and conditions not less favorable to the Loan Parties than could be obtained on an arm’s-length basis from unrelated third parties (for the avoidance of doubt, including costs allocated pursuant to the Management Agreement), (b) transactions between or among the US Loan Parties not involving any other Affiliates, (c) transactions between or among the Canadian Borrowers not involving any other Affiliates or (d) transactions expressly permitted under Sections 9.1 , 9.2 , 9.3 , 9.4 or 9.5 .

 

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Section 9.7.          Restrictive Agreements . The Borrowers will not, and will not permit any of the other Loan Parties to, directly or indirectly, enter into, incur or permit to exist any agreement that prohibits, restricts or imposes any condition upon (a) the ability of any Loan Party to create, incur or permit any Lien upon any of its assets or properties, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, to secure the Obligations, or to transfer any of its property or assets to the Loan Parties, or (b) the ability of any Loan Party to pay dividends or other distributions with respect to its Equity Interests, to make or repay loans or advances to the Loan Parties, or to Guarantee Indebtedness of the Loan Parties; provided , that (i) the foregoing shall not apply to restrictions or conditions imposed by law, this Agreement or any other Loan Document, any Bond Document or any Senior Note Document, (ii) the foregoing shall not apply to customary restrictions and conditions contained in agreements relating to the sale of a Loan Party (or an asset) pending such sale, provided such restrictions and conditions apply only to the Loan Party (or such asset) that is to be sold and such sale is permitted hereunder, (iii) clause (a) shall not apply to restrictions or conditions imposed by (w) documentation for any other Indebtedness that would permit the Obligations to be secured on a pari passu or senior basis to such Indebtedness, (x) any agreement relating to Liens or secured Indebtedness permitted by this Agreement if such restrictions and conditions apply only to the property or assets subject to such Lien or securing such Indebtedness, (y) provisions limiting the disposition or distribution of assets or property in leases, joint venture agreements, sale-leaseback agreements, stock sale agreements and other similar agreements, which limitation is applicable only to the assets that are the subject of such agreements and (z) customary provisions in leases and other contracts restricting the assignment thereof and (iv) clauses (a) and (b) shall not apply to restrictions on pledging or transferring Equity Interests of Unrestricted Subsidiaries.

 

Section 9.8.          Sale and Leaseback Transactions . The Borrowers will not, and will not permit any of the other Loan Parties to, enter into any arrangement, directly or indirectly, whereby it shall sell or transfer any property, real or personal, used or useful in its business, whether now owned or hereinafter acquired, and thereafter rent or lease such property or other property that it intends to use for substantially the same purpose or purposes as the property sold or transferred (such arrangement, a “ Sale/Leaseback ”), other than (i) the sale of property of a Borrower or Guarantor to a Governmental Authority that issues Tax Exempt Bonds or Intercompany Taxable Bonds permitted hereunder and leases said property back to a Borrower or Guarantor in connection with the issuance of such Tax Exempt Bonds or Intercompany Taxable Bonds; and (ii) Sale/Leaseback that involve the sale of up to $20,000,000 of assets in the aggregate. For the avoidance of doubt, lease transactions entered into in connection with the issuance of Indebtedness (without the involvement of an asset sale) do not constitute Sale/Leaseback transactions.

 

Section 9.9.          Hedging Transactions . The Borrowers will not, and will not permit any of the other Loan Parties to, enter into any Hedging Transaction, other than Hedging Transactions entered into in the ordinary course of business to hedge or mitigate risks to which the Loan Parties are exposed in the conduct of their business or the management of their liabilities, and not for speculative purposes. For the avoidance of doubt, a Hedging Transaction entered into (i) in connection with the purchase by any third party of any common stock or any Indebtedness or (ii) as a result of changes in the market value of any common stock or any Indebtedness) is not a Hedging Transaction entered into in the ordinary course of business to hedge or mitigate risks.

 

Section 9.10.        Amendments to Partnership Agreements . The Borrowers will not, and will not permit any of the other Loan Parties to, amend or modify (i) the partnership agreements, certificates of incorporation, bylaws and other organizational documents of the Loan Parties or (ii) the Management Agreement, in a manner materially adverse to the Administrative Agent, the Canadian Funding Agent or the Lenders (in their capacities as such); provided that the foregoing clause (i) shall not apply to amendments or modifications required in connection with the consummation of transactions permitted by Section 9.3.

 

Section 9.11.       Accounting Changes; Fiscal Year . The Borrowers will not, and will not permit any of the other Loan Parties to, make any significant change in accounting treatment or reporting practices, except as required or permitted by GAAP, or change the fiscal year of the Loan Parties.

 

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ARTICLE X

EVENTS OF DEFAULT

 

Section 10.1.        Events of Default . If any of the following events (each an “ Event of Default ”) shall occur:

 

(a)          Any Loan Party shall fail to pay any principal of any Loan (including principal in respect of Bond Purchase Obligations) or of any reimbursement obligation in respect of any LC Disbursement when and as the same shall become due and payable, whether at the due date thereof or at a date fixed for prepayment or otherwise; or any payment default with respect to any Bond shall occur; or

 

(b)          Any Loan Party shall fail to pay any interest on any Loan or any fee or any other amount (other than an amount payable under clause (a) of this Section 10.1 ) payable under this Agreement or any other Loan Document, when and as the same shall become due and payable, and such failure shall continue unremedied for a period of three (3) Business Days; or any Bond Issuer fails to pay any obligations it owes to any Lender as holder of the Bonds in accordance with the terms of the applicable Bond Documents; or

 

(c)          any representation or warranty made or deemed made by or on behalf of any Loan Party in or in connection with this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any Bond Document (including the Schedules attached thereto) and any amendments or modifications hereof or waivers hereunder, or in any certificate, report, financial statement or other document submitted to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders by any Loan Party or any representative of any Loan Party pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any Bond Document shall prove to be incorrect in any material respect when made or deemed made or submitted; or

 

(d)          (A) Any Loan Party shall fail to observe or perform any covenant or agreement contained in Section 7.2 (other than Section 7.2(g) or Section 7.2(h) ) , or Section 7.3 (with respect to the existence of the Borrowers) or Article VIII or Article IX ; or (B) any Loan Party shall fail to observe or perform any covenant or agreement contained in Section 7.1 or Section 7.2(g) or Section 7.2(h) and such failure shall continue unremedied for a period of fifteen (15) days; or

 

(e)          any Loan Party shall fail to observe or perform any covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement (other than those referred to in clauses (a), (b) and (d) above) or any other Loan Document, and such failure shall remain unremedied for 30 days after the earlier of (i) any officer of any Borrower becomes aware of such failure, or (ii) notice thereof shall have been given to the Borrower Representative by the Administrative Agent or any Lender; or

 

(f)          any Loan Party (whether as primary obligor or as guarantor or other surety) shall fail to pay any principal of, or premium or interest on, any Material Indebtedness that is outstanding, when and as the same shall become due and payable (whether at scheduled maturity, required prepayment, acceleration, demand or otherwise), and such failure shall continue after any required notice has been given and any applicable grace period, in each case as specified in the agreement or instrument evidencing or governing such Indebtedness; or any other event shall occur or condition shall exist under any agreement or instrument relating to such Indebtedness and shall continue after any required notice has been given and any applicable grace period, in each case as specified in the agreement or instrument evidencing or governing such Indebtedness, if the effect of such event or condition is to accelerate, or permit the acceleration of, the maturity of such Indebtedness; or any such Indebtedness shall be declared to be due and payable, or required to be prepaid or redeemed (other than by a regularly scheduled required prepayment or redemption), purchased or defeased, or any offer to prepay, redeem, purchase or defease such Indebtedness shall be required to be made, in each case prior to the stated maturity thereof; or

 

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(g)          any Loan Party shall (i) commence a voluntary case or other proceeding, or file any petition seeking liquidation, reorganization or other relief under any federal, state, provincial or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in effect or seeking the appointment of a custodian, trustee, receiver, liquidator or other similar official of it or any substantial part of its property, (ii) consent to the institution of, or fail to contest in a timely and appropriate manner, any proceeding or petition described in clause (i) of this Section 10.1 , (iii) apply for or consent to the appointment of a custodian, trustee, receiver, liquidator or other similar official for such Loan Party or for a substantial part of its assets, (iv) file an answer admitting the material allegations of a petition filed against it in any such proceeding, (v) make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors, or (vi) take any action for the purpose of effecting any of the foregoing; or

 

(h)          an involuntary proceeding shall be commenced or an involuntary petition shall be filed seeking (i) liquidation, reorganization or other relief in respect of any Loan Party or such Person’s debts, or any substantial part of such Person’s assets, under any federal, provincial, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in effect or (ii) the appointment of a custodian, trustee, receiver, liquidator or other similar official for any Loan Party or for a substantial part of such Person’s assets, and in any such case, such proceeding or petition shall remain undismissed for a period of 60 days or an order or decree approving or ordering any of the foregoing shall be entered; or

 

(i)          any Loan Party shall become unable to pay, shall admit in writing its inability to pay, or shall fail to pay, its debts as they become due; or

 

(j)          an ERISA Event shall have occurred that, when taken together with other ERISA Events that have occurred and are continuing, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; or

 

(k)          any judgment or order for the payment of money in excess of $30,000,000 in the aggregate shall be rendered against any Loan Party, and either (i) enforcement proceedings shall have been commenced by any creditor upon such judgment or order or (ii) there shall be a period of 30 consecutive days during which a stay of enforcement of such judgment or order, by reason of a pending appeal or otherwise, shall not be in effect; or

 

(l)          any non-monetary judgment or order shall be rendered against any Loan Party that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and there shall be a period of 30 consecutive days during which a stay of enforcement of such judgment or order, by reason of a pending appeal or otherwise, shall not be in effect; or

 

(m)          a Change in Control shall occur or exist; or

 

(n)          any provision of the Guaranty Agreement shall for any reason cease to be valid and binding on, or enforceable against, any Guarantor, or any Guarantor shall so state in writing, or any Guarantor shall seek to terminate its Guaranty Agreement;

 

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then, and in every such event (other than an event with respect to any Borrower described in clause (g) or (h) of this Section 10.1 ) and at any time thereafter during the continuance of such event, the Administrative Agent may, and upon the written request of the Required Lenders shall, by notice to the Borrower Representative, take any or all of the following actions, at the same or different times: (i) (A) terminate the Commitments, whereupon the Commitment of each Lender shall terminate immediately, (B) declare the principal of and any accrued interest on the Loans, and all other Obligations owing hereunder, to be, whereupon the same shall become, due and payable immediately, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by the Borrowers, and (C) exercise the Bond Put Right to sell the Bonds to the US Borrower as provided in Section 4.2 ; provided that to the extent that the Bond Put Right is exercised, the Commitments shall automatically be deemed to terminate in accordance with clause (i)(A) above and the Loans and all other Obligations shall automatically be deemed to be accelerated in accordance with clause (i)(B) above, (ii) exercise all other remedies contained in any other Loan Document or any Bond Document, including electing to declare, approve or otherwise authorize the occurrence of any “event of default” under any Bonds Documents, and (iii) exercise any other remedies available at law or in equity; and that, if an Event of Default specified in either clause (g) or (h) shall occur, the Commitments shall automatically terminate and the principal of the Loans then outstanding, together with accrued interest thereon, and all fees, and all other Obligations (including Bond Purchase Obligation) shall automatically become due and payable and the Bond Mandatory Put Date shall automatically occur, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by the Borrowers. If the Administrative Agent exercises or is authorized to exercise the Bond Put Right, the Commitments shall automatically be deemed to terminate in accordance with clause (i)(A) above and the Loans and all other Obligations shall automatically be deemed to be accelerated in accordance with clause (i)(B) above. If the Administrative Agent terminates the Commitments or accelerates any of the Loans or other Obligations above, then the Bond Purchase Right shall automatically be deemed exercised in accordance with clause (i)(C) above.

 

ARTICLE XI

THE AGENTS and ISSUING BANKS

 

Section 11.1.        Appointment of Agents and Issuing Banks .

 

(a)          Each Lender irrevocably appoints SunTrust Bank as the Administrative Agent and authorizes it to take such actions on its behalf and to exercise such powers as are delegated to the Administrative Agent under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, together with all such actions and powers that are reasonably incidental thereto. The Administrative Agent may perform any of its duties hereunder or under the other Loan Documents by or through any one or more sub-agents or attorneys-in-fact appointed by the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent or attorney-in-fact may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers through their respective Related Parties. The exculpatory provisions set forth in this Article shall apply to any such sub-agent or attorney-in-fact and the Related Parties of the Administrative Agent, any such sub-agent and any such attorney-in-fact and shall apply to their respective activities in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein as well as activities as Administrative Agent.

 

(b)          Each US Issuing Bank shall act on behalf of the US Lenders with respect to any US Letters of Credit issued by it and the documents associated therewith until such time and except for so long as the Administrative Agent may agree at the request of the Required US Lenders to act for each US Issuing Bank with respect thereto; provided, that each US Issuing Bank shall have all the benefits and immunities (i) provided to the Administrative Agent in this Article with respect to any acts taken or omissions suffered by such US Issuing Bank in connection with US Letters of Credit issued by it or proposed to be issued by it and the application and agreements for letters of credit pertaining to the US Letters of Credit as fully as if the term “Administrative Agent” as used in this Article included each US Issuing Bank with respect to such acts or omissions and (ii) as additionally provided in this Agreement with respect to each US Issuing Bank.

 

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(c)          Each Canadian Lender irrevocably appoints Royal Bank of Canada as the Canadian Funding Agent and authorizes it to take such actions on its behalf and to exercise such powers as are delegated to the Canadian Funding Agent under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, together with all such actions and powers that are reasonably incidental thereto. The Canadian Funding Agent may perform any of its duties hereunder or under the other Loan Documents by or through any one or more sub-agents or attorneys-in-fact appointed by the Canadian Funding Agent. The Canadian Funding Agent and any such sub-agent or attorney-in-fact may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers through their respective Related Parties. The exculpatory provisions set forth in this Article shall apply to any such sub-agent or attorney-in-fact and the Related Parties of the Canadian Funding Agent, any such sub-agent and any such attorney-in-fact and shall apply to their respective activities in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein as well as activities as Canadian Funding Agent.

 

(d)          The Canadian Issuing Bank shall act on behalf of the Canadian Lenders with respect to any Canadian Letters of Credit issued by it and the documents associated therewith until such time and except for so long as the Canadian Funding Agent may agree at the request of the Required Canadian Lenders to act for the Canadian Issuing Bank with respect thereto; provided, that the Canadian Issuing Bank shall have all the benefits and immunities (i) provided to the Canadian Funding Agent in this Article with respect to any acts taken or omissions suffered by the Canadian Issuing Bank in connection with Canadian Letters of Credit issued by it or proposed to be issued by it and the application and agreements for letters of credit pertaining to the Canadian Letters of Credit as fully as if the term “Canadian Funding Agent” as used in this Article included the Canadian Issuing Bank with respect to such acts or omissions and (ii) as additionally provided in this Agreement with respect to the Canadian Issuing Bank.

 

Section 11.2.       Nature of Duties of Agents . The Agents shall not have any duties or obligations except those expressly set forth in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, (a) the Agents shall not be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of whether a Default or an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, (b) the Agents shall not have any duty to take any discretionary action or exercise any discretionary powers, except those discretionary rights and powers expressly contemplated by the Loan Documents that the Administrative Agent is required to exercise in writing by the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary under the circumstances as provided in Section 13.2 ) or that the Canadian Funding Agent is required to exercise in writing by the Canadian Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Canadian Lenders as shall be necessary), and (c) except as expressly set forth in the Loan Documents, the Agents shall not have any duty to disclose, and shall not be liable for the failure to disclose, any information relating to the Loan Parties or their Subsidiaries that is communicated to or obtained by any Agent or any of its Affiliates in any capacity. No Agent shall be liable for any action taken or not taken by it, its sub-agents or attorneys-in-fact with the consent or at the request of the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary under the circumstances as provided in Section 13.2 ) or in the absence of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct. No Agent shall be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any sub-agents or attorneys-in-fact selected by it with reasonable care. No Agent shall be deemed to have knowledge of any Default or Event of Default unless and until written notice thereof (which notice shall include an express reference to such event being a “Default” or “Event of Default” hereunder) is given to such Agent by the Borrower Representative or any Lender, and no Agent shall be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain or inquire into (i) any statement, warranty or representation made in or in connection with any Loan Document, (ii) the contents of any certificate, report or other document delivered hereunder or thereunder or in connection herewith or therewith, (iii) the performance or observance of any of the covenants, agreements, or other terms and conditions set forth in any Loan Document, (iv) the validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of any Loan Document or any other agreement, instrument or document, or (v) the satisfaction of any condition set forth in Article V or elsewhere in any Loan Document, other than to confirm receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to any Agent. The Agents may consult with legal counsel (including counsel for the Borrowers) concerning all matters pertaining to such duties.

 

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Section 11.3.       Lack of Reliance on the Agents . Each of the Agents, the Lenders, the Swingline Lender and the Issuing Banks acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance upon any Agent, any Issuing Bank or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement. Each of the Agents, the Lenders, the Swingline Lender and the Issuing Banks also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon any Agent, any Issuing Bank or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, continue to make its own decisions in taking or not taking of any action under or based on this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any related agreement or any document furnished hereunder or thereunder.

 

Section 11.4.       Certain Rights of the Agents . If any Agent shall request instructions from the Required Lenders, the Required Canadian Lenders or the Required US Lenders, as applicable, with respect to any action or actions (including the failure to act) in connection with this Agreement, such Agent shall be entitled to refrain from such act or taking such act, unless and until it shall have received instructions from such Lenders; and such Agent shall not incur liability to any Person by reason of so refraining. Without limiting the foregoing, no Lender shall have any right of action whatsoever against any Agent as a result of such Agent acting or refraining from acting hereunder in accordance with the instructions of the Required Lenders, the Required Canadian Lenders or the Required US Lenders, as applicable, where required by the terms of this Agreement.

 

Section 11.5.       Reliance by Agents . The Agents shall be entitled to rely upon, and shall not incur any liability for relying upon, any notice, request, certificate, consent, statement, instrument, document or other writing (including any electronic message, posting or other distribution) believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed, sent or made by the proper Person. The Agents may also rely upon any statement made to it orally or by telephone and believed by it to be made by the proper Person and shall not incur any liability for relying thereon. The Agents may consult with legal counsel (including counsel for the Borrowers), independent public accountants and other experts selected by it and shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it in accordance with the advice of such counsel, accountants or experts.

 

Section 11.6.       The Agents in their Individual Capacity . The banks serving as the Administrative Agent and the Canadian Funding Agent shall have the same rights and powers under this Agreement and any other Loan Document in its capacity as a Lender as any other Lender and may exercise or refrain from exercising the same as though it were not an Agent; and the terms “Lenders”, “Required Lenders”, or any similar terms shall, unless the context clearly otherwise indicates, include such Agent in their individual capacity. The bank acting as the Administrative Agent and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to, and generally engage in any kind of business with any Loan Party or any Subsidiary or Affiliate thereof as if it were not an Agent hereunder.

 

Section 11.7.        Successor Agents .

 

(a)          The Administrative Agent may resign at any time by giving notice thereof to the Lenders and the Borrower Representative. Upon any such resignation, the Required US Lenders shall have the right to appoint a successor Administrative Agent, subject to the approval by the Borrower Representative provided that no Default or Event of Default shall exist at such time. If no successor Administrative Agent shall have been so appointed, and shall have accepted such appointment within 30 days after the retiring Administrative Agent gives notice of resignation, then the retiring Administrative Agent may, on behalf of the Lenders and the Issuing Banks, appoint a successor Administrative Agent, which shall be a commercial bank organized under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof or a bank which maintains an office in the United States, having a combined capital and surplus of at least $500,000,000.

 

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(b)          Upon the acceptance of its appointment as the Administrative Agent hereunder by a successor, such successor Administrative Agent shall thereupon succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Administrative Agent, and the retiring Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. If within 45 days after written notice is given of the retiring Administrative Agent’s resignation under this Section 11.7 no successor Administrative Agent shall have been appointed and shall have accepted such appointment, then on such 45 th day (i) the retiring Administrative Agent’s resignation shall become effective, (ii) the retiring Administrative Agent shall thereupon be discharged from its duties and obligations under the Loan Documents and (iii) the Required US Lenders shall thereafter perform all duties of the retiring Administrative Agent under the Loan Documents until such time as the Required US Lenders appoint a successor Administrative Agent as provided above. After any retiring Administrative Agent’s resignation hereunder, the provisions of this Article shall continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring Administrative Agent and its representatives and agents in respect of any actions taken or not taken by any of them while it was serving as the Administrative Agent.

 

(c)          The Canadian Funding Agent may resign at any time by giving notice thereof to the Canadian Lenders, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower Representative. Upon any such resignation, the Required Canadian Lenders shall have the right to appoint a successor Canadian Funding Agent, subject to the approval by the Borrower Representative provided that no Default or Event of Default shall exist at such time. If no successor Canadian Funding Agent shall have been so appointed, and shall have accepted such appointment within 30 days after the retiring Canadian Funding Agent gives notice of resignation, then the retiring Canadian Funding Agent may, on behalf of the Canadian Lenders and the Canadian Issuing Bank, appoint a successor Canadian Funding Agent, which shall be a commercial bank organized under the laws of Canada or a bank which maintains an office in Canada, having a combined capital and surplus of at least $500,000,000.

 

(d)          Upon the acceptance of its appointment as the Canadian Funding Agent hereunder by a successor, such successor Canadian Funding Agent shall thereupon succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Canadian Funding Agent, and the retiring Canadian Funding Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. If within 45 days after written notice is given of the retiring Canadian Funding Agent’s resignation under this Section 11.7 no successor Canadian Funding Agent shall have been appointed and shall have accepted such appointment, then on such 45 th day (i) the retiring Canadian Funding Agent’s resignation shall become effective, (ii) the retiring Canadian Funding Agent shall thereupon be discharged from its duties and obligations under the Loan Documents and (iii) the Required Canadian Lenders shall thereafter perform all duties of the retiring Canadian Funding Agent under the Loan Documents until such time as the Required Canadian Lenders appoint a successor Canadian Funding Agent as provided above. After any retiring Canadian Funding Agent’s resignation hereunder, the provisions of this Article shall continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring Canadian Funding Agent and its representatives and agents in respect of any actions taken or not taken by any of them while it was serving as the Canadian Funding Agent.

 

(e)          In addition to the foregoing, if a Lender becomes, and during the period it remains, a Defaulting Lender, and if any Default has arisen from a failure of the US Borrower to comply with Section 4.19 , then each US Issuing Bank and the Swingline Lender may, upon prior written notice to the Borrower Representative and the Administrative Agent, resign as any US Issuing Bank or as Swingline Lender, as the case may be, effective at the close of business New York time on a date specified in such notice (which date may not be less than five (5) Business Days after the date of such notice).

 

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Section 11.8.        Withholding Tax .

 

(a)          To the extent required by any applicable law, the Administrative Agent may withhold from any interest payment to any Lender an amount equivalent to any applicable withholding tax. If the Internal Revenue Service or any authority of the United States or any other jurisdiction asserts a claim that the Administrative Agent did not properly withhold tax from amounts paid to or for the account of any Lender (because the appropriate form was not delivered or was not properly executed, or because such Lender failed to notify the Administrative Agent of a change in circumstances that rendered the exemption from, or reduction of, withholding tax ineffective, or for any other reason), such Lender shall indemnify the Administrative Agent (to the extent that the Administrative Agent has not already been reimbursed by the Borrowers and without limiting the obligation of the Borrowers to do so) fully for all amounts paid, directly or indirectly, by the Administrative Agent as tax or otherwise, including penalties and interest, together with all expenses incurred, including legal expenses, allocated staff costs and any out of pocket expenses.

 

(b)          Without duplication of any indemnity provided under subsection (a) of this Section, each Lender shall also indemnify the Administrative Agent, within 10 days after demand therefor, for (i) any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes attributable to such Lender (to the extent that the Administrative Agent has not already been reimbursed by the Borrowers 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 13.4(e) relating to the maintenance of a Participant Register and (iii) any Excluded Taxes attributable to such Lender, in each case, that are payable or paid by the Administrative Agent in connection with any Loan Document, and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to any Lender by the Administrative Agent shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Each Lender hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender under any Loan Document or otherwise payable by the Administrative Agent to the Lender from any other source against any amount due to the Administrative Agent under this subsection.

 

Section 11.9.        Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim .

 

(a)          In case of the pendency of any receivership, insolvency, liquidation, bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, composition or other judicial proceeding relative to any Loan Party, the Administrative Agent (irrespective of whether the principal of any Loan or any Revolving Credit Exposure shall then be due and payable as herein expressed or by declaration or otherwise and irrespective of whether the Administrative Agent shall have made any demand on the Borrower) shall be entitled and empowered, by intervention in such proceeding or otherwise:

 

(i)          to file and prove a claim for the whole amount of the principal and interest owing and unpaid in respect of the Loans, Revolving Credit Exposure, Bonds, Bond Purchase Obligations and all other Obligations that are owing and unpaid and to file such other documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Lenders, the Issuing Banks and the Administrative Agent (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Lenders, the Issuing Banks and the Administrative Agent and its agents and counsel and all other amounts due the Lenders, the Issuing Banks and the Administrative Agent under Section 13.3 ) allowed in such judicial proceeding; and

 

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(ii)         to collect and receive any monies or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and to distribute the same.

 

(b)          Any custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or other similar official in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Lender and each Issuing Bank to make such payments to the Administrative Agent and, if the Administrative Agent shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Lenders and the Issuing Bank, to pay to the Administrative Agent any amount due for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Administrative Agent and its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Administrative Agent under Section 13.3 .

 

Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to authorize the Administrative Agent to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Lender or any Issuing Bank any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Obligations or the rights of any Lender or to authorize the Administrative Agent to vote in respect of the claim of any Lender in any such proceeding.

 

Section 11.10.     Authorization to Execute other Loan Documents . Each Lender hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to execute on behalf of all Lenders all Loan Documents other than this Agreement.

 

Section 11.11.     Syndication and Documentation Agents . Each Lender hereby designates Branch Banking and Trust Company, Compass Bank, JPMorganChase Bank, N.A., Regions Bank, and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. as Co-Syndication Agents and agrees that the Co-Syndication Agents shall have no duties or obligations under any Loan Documents to any Lender, any Issuing Bank, any Agent or any Loan Party. Each Lender hereby designates KeyBank National Association, Royal Bank of Canada and TD Bank, N.A., as Co-Documentation Agents and agrees that the Co-Documentation Agents shall have no duties or obligations under any Loan Documents to any Lender, any Issuing Bank, any Agent or any Loan Party.

 

ARTICLE XII

CO-BORROWER GUARANTIES

 

Section 12.1.        Guaranty Obligations .

 

(a)          The US Borrower hereby irrevocably and unconditionally guarantees the full and prompt payment when due, whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, and performance of all Obligations owing by each other Borrower to the Agents, the Swingline Lender, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders, or any of them, under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, including all renewals, extensions, modifications and refinancings thereof, now or hereafter owing, whether for principal, interest, premiums, fees, expenses or otherwise (collectively, the “ US Borrower Guaranteed Obligations ”). Any and all payments by the US Borrower hereunder shall be made free and clear of and without deduction for any set-off, counterclaim, or withholding so that, in each case, the Agents, the Swingline Lender, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders will receive, after giving effect to any Taxes, the full amount that it would otherwise be entitled to receive with respect to the US Borrower Guaranteed Obligations. The US Borrower acknowledges and agrees that this is a continuing guaranty of payment when due and performance, and not of collection, and that this guaranty may be enforced up to the full amount of the US Borrower Guaranteed Obligations without proceeding against any other Borrower, against any security for the Obligations or under any other guaranty covering any portion of the Obligations.

 

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(b)          Each Canadian Borrower hereby irrevocably and unconditionally, jointly and severally, guarantees the full and prompt payment when due, whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, and performance of all Canadian Obligations owing by each other Canadian Borrower to the Administrative Agent, the Canadian Funding Agent, the Canadian Issuing Bank and the Canadian Lenders, or any of them, under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, including all renewals, extensions, modifications and refinancings thereof, now or hereafter owing, whether for principal, interest, premiums, fees, expenses or otherwise (collectively, the “ Canadian Borrower Guaranteed Obligations ”). Any and all payments by any Canadian Borrower hereunder shall be made free and clear of and without deduction for any set-off, counterclaim, or withholding so that, in each case, the Administrative Agent, the Canadian Issuing Bank and the Canadian Lenders will receive, after giving effect to any Taxes, the full amount that it would otherwise be entitled to receive with respect to the Canadian Borrower Guaranteed Obligations. Each Canadian Borrower acknowledges and agrees that this is a continuing guaranty of payment when due and performance, and not of collection, and that this guaranty may be enforced up to the full amount of the Canadian Borrower Guaranteed Obligations without proceeding against any other Canadian Borrower, against any security for the Canadian Obligations or under any other guaranty covering any portion of the Canadian Obligations.

 

(c)          The US Borrower hereby irrevocably and unconditionally guarantees the full and prompt payment when due, whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, and performance of all Bonds and the other obligations owing by each applicable Bond Issuer and each applicable Subsidiary of the US Borrower party to the applicable Bond Loan Agreements to the Lenders holding Bonds, under the Bond Documents, including all renewals, extensions, modifications and refinancings thereof, now or hereafter owing, whether for principal, interest, premiums, fees, expenses or otherwise (collectively, the “ US Borrower Guaranteed Bond Obligations ”). Any and all payments by the US Borrower hereunder shall be made free and clear of and without deduction for any set-off, counterclaim, or withholding so that, in each case, the Lenders holding Bonds will receive, after giving effect to any Taxes, the full amount that it would otherwise be entitled to receive with respect to the US Borrower Guaranteed Bond Obligations. The US Borrower acknowledges and agrees that this is a continuing guaranty of payment when due and performance, and not of collection, and that this guaranty may be enforced up to the full amount of the US Borrower Guaranteed Bond Obligations without proceeding against any other Loan Party or any Bond Issuer, against any security for any portion of the US Borrower Guaranteed Bond Obligations or under any other guaranty covering any portion of the US Borrower Guaranteed Bond Obligations.

 

Section 12.2.        Guaranty Absolute .

 

(a)          The US Borrower guarantees that the US Borrower Guaranteed Obligations will be paid strictly in accordance with the terms of the Loan Documents, and the US Borrower Guaranteed Bond Obligations will be paid strictly in accordance with the terms of the Bond Documents, and where applicable, the applicable terms of the Loan Documents. Each Canadian Borrower guarantees that the Canadian Borrower Guaranteed Obligations will be paid strictly in accordance with the terms of the Loan Documents. The liability of each Borrower under its guaranty in this Article XII shall be absolute and unconditional in accordance with their terms and shall remain in full force and effect without regard to, and shall not be released, suspended, discharged, terminated or otherwise affected by, any circumstance or occurrence whatsoever, including, without limitation, the following (whether or not any Borrower consents thereto or has notice thereof):

 

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(i)           the genuineness, validity, regularity, enforceability or any future amendment of, or change in, the Obligations or obligations of the primary obligor under this Agreement, any other Loan Document, any Bond Document or any other agreement, document or instrument to which such primary obligor is or may become a party;

 

(ii)          the absence of any action to enforce this Agreement (including this Article XII ), any other Loan Document, any Bond Document or the waiver or consent by any guaranteed party with respect to any of the provisions thereof;

 

(iii)         the existence, value or condition of, or failure to perfect its Lien against, any security for the Obligations or any of the US Borrower Guaranteed Bond Obligations or any action, or the absence of any action, by any Lender in respect thereof (including the release of any such security);

 

(iv)         the primary obligor or any Bond Issuer being insolvent or bankrupt or otherwise subject to proceeding or petition seeking liquidation, reorganization, moratorium, or similar relief under any federal, state, provincial or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in effect; or

 

(v)          any other action or circumstances which might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense of a surety or guarantor.

 

(b)          The US Borrower shall be regarded, and shall be in the same position, as principal debtor with respect to the US Borrower Guaranteed Obligations and the US Borrower Guaranteed Bond Obligations. Each Canadian Borrower shall be regarded, and shall be in the same position, as principal debtor with respect to the Canadian Borrower Guaranteed Obligations.

 

Section 12.3.        Waivers .

 

(a)          Each Borrower expressly waives all rights it may now or in the future have under any statute, at common law, at law or in equity or otherwise, to compel the Administrative Agent, the Canadian Funding Agent, any Swingline Lender, any Issuing Bank or any Lender to marshal assets or to proceed in respect of the Obligations or the US Borrower Guaranteed Bond Obligations against any other Borrower, any Guarantor or any other Person before proceeding against, or as a condition to proceeding against, such Borrower. The US Borrower further expressly waives and agrees not to assert or take advantage of any defense based upon the failure of any Agent, the Swingline Lender, any Issuing Bank or any Lender to commence an action in respect of the Obligations or the US Borrower Guaranteed Bond Obligations against any other Borrower, any Guarantor or any other Person. Each Canadian Borrower further expressly waives and agrees not to assert or take advantage of any defense based upon the failure of any Agent, the Canadian Issuing Bank or any Canadian Lender to commence an action in respect of the Canadian Obligations against any other Canadian Borrower, any Guarantor or any other Person. Each Borrower agrees that any notice or directive given at any time to any Agent, any Issuing Bank, any Swingline Lender or any Lender which is inconsistent with the waivers in this paragraph shall be null and void and may be ignored by such Agent, such Issuing Bank, such Swingline Lender or such Lender, and may not be pleaded or introduced as evidence in any litigation relating to the Obligations of such Borrower or the US Borrower Guaranteed Bond Obligations of the US Borrower, unless the Required Lenders have specifically agreed otherwise in writing. The foregoing waivers are of the essence of the transaction contemplated by the Loan Documents and the Bond Documents and, but for the provisions of this Section 12.3 and such waivers, the Lenders would decline to make the Loans and purchase the Bonds.

 

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(b)          Each Borrower waives diligence, presentment and demand (whether for non-payment or protest or of acceptance, maturity, extension of time, change in nature or form of the Obligations or US Borrower Guaranteed Bond Obligations, acceptance of security, release of security, composition or agreement arrived at as to the amount of, or the terms of, the Obligations or US Borrower Guaranteed Bond Obligations, notice of adverse change in any other borrower’s financial condition or any other fact which might materially increase the risk to such Borrower) with respect to any of the Obligations or US Borrower Guaranteed Bond Obligations or all other demands whatsoever, except to the extent specifically set forth herein or in the other Loan Documents. To the extent permitted by applicable law, each Borrower waives the benefit of all provisions of law which are in conflict with the terms of this Agreement. Each Borrower represents, warrants and agrees that its Obligations and the US Borrower Guaranteed Bond Obligations, are not and shall not be subject to any counterclaims, offsets or defenses of any kind against the Administrative Agent, the Canadian Funding Agent, any Issuing Bank, any Swingline Lender or any Lender, any other Borrower or any other Loan Party now existing or which may arise in the future.

 

Section 12.4.        Contribution Rights .

 

(a)          [Reserved].

 

(b)          To the extent that any Canadian Borrower shall make a payment under this Section 12.4 of all or any of the Canadian Obligations (other than Loans made to that Canadian Borrower for which it is primarily liable) (a “ Canadian Guarantor Payment ”) that, taking into account all other Canadian Guarantor Payments then previously or concurrently made by any other Canadian Borrower, exceeds the amount that such Canadian Borrower would otherwise have paid if each Canadian Borrower had paid the aggregate Canadian Obligations satisfied by such Canadian Guarantor Payment in the same proportion that such Canadian Borrower’s “Canadian Allocable Amount” (as defined below) (as determined immediately prior to such Canadian Guarantor Payment) bore to the aggregate Canadian Allocable Amounts of each of the Canadian Borrowers as determined immediately prior to the making of such Canadian Guarantor Payment, then, following indefeasible payment in full in cash of the Canadian Obligations and termination of the Canadian Commitments, such Canadian Borrower shall be entitled to receive contribution and indemnification payments from, and be reimbursed by, each other Canadian Borrower for the amount of such excess, pro rata based upon their respective Canadian Allocable Amounts in effect immediately prior to such Canadian Guarantor Payment. As of any date of determination, the “ Canadian Allocable Amount ” of any Canadian Borrower shall be equal to the maximum amount of the claim that could then be recovered from such Canadian Borrower under this Article XII without rendering such claim voidable or avoidable under any applicable section of the Bankruptcy Code or under any similar statute or common law.

 

(c)          This Section 12.4 is intended only to define the relative rights of Borrowers and nothing set forth in this Section 12.4 is intended to or shall impair the obligations of Borrowers, jointly and severally, to pay any amounts as and when the same shall become due and payable in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, including Section 12.1 . Nothing contained in this Section 12.4 shall limit the liability of any Borrower to pay the Loans made directly or indirectly to that Borrower, and Bonds purchased directly or indirectly to that Borrower, and accrued interest, fees and expenses with respect thereto for which such Borrower shall be primarily liable. The parties hereto acknowledge that the rights of contribution and indemnification hereunder shall constitute assets of the Borrowers to which such contribution and indemnification is owing. The rights of the indemnifying Borrowers against other Loan Parties under this Section 12.4 shall be exercisable upon the full and indefeasible payment of the Obligations and the termination of the Commitments.

 

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Section 12.5.       Subordination of Subrogation . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or in any other Loan Document, the US Borrower hereby expressly and irrevocably subordinates to payment of the Obligations any and all rights at law or in equity to subrogation, reimbursement, exoneration, contribution, indemnification or set off and any and all defenses available to a surety, guarantor or accommodation co-obligor until the Obligations are indefeasibly paid in full in cash and the Commitments have been terminated. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or in any other Loan Document, each Canadian Borrower hereby expressly and irrevocably subordinates to payment of the Canadian Obligations any and all rights at law or in equity to subrogation, reimbursement, exoneration, contribution, indemnification or set off and any and all defenses available to a surety, guarantor or accommodation co-obligor until the Canadian Obligations are indefeasibly paid in full in cash and the Canadian Commitments have been terminated. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or in any other Loan Document or any Bond Document, the US Borrower hereby expressly and irrevocably subordinates to payment of the US Borrower Guaranteed Bond Obligations any and all rights at law or in equity to subrogation, reimbursement, exoneration, contribution, indemnification or set off and any and all defenses available to a surety, guarantor or accommodation co-obligor until the US Borrower Guaranteed Bond Obligations are indefeasibly paid in full in cash. Each Borrower acknowledges and agrees that this subordination is intended to benefit the Lenders and shall not limit or otherwise affect such Borrower’s liability hereunder or the enforceability of this Article XII , and that the Lenders and their respective successors and assigns are intended third party beneficiaries of the waivers and agreements set forth in this Article XII .

 

Section 12.6.        Savings Clause.

 

(a)          It is the intent of the Lenders, the Agents, the Issuing Banks, the Swingline Lender and the US Borrower that the US Borrower’s liability under this Article XII (which liability is in any event in addition to amounts for which such Borrower is primarily liable under this Agreement) shall be limited to an amount not to exceed as of any date of determination the greater of:

 

(i)           the net amount of all Loans advanced to, and Bonds purchased from, any other Borrowers under this Agreement and then re-loaned or otherwise transferred to, or for the benefit of, the US Borrower; and

 

(ii)          the amount that could be claimed by the Lenders, the Agents, the Issuing Banks, the Swingline Lender and the US Borrowers from the US Borrower under this Article XII without rendering such claim voidable or avoidable under Section 548 of Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code or under any applicable state Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act, Uniform Fraudulent Conveyance Act or similar statute or common law after taking into account, among other things, the US Borrower’s right of contribution and indemnification from each other Borrowers under Section 12.4 .

 

The substantive laws under which the possible avoidance or unenforceability of the Obligations shall be determined in any such case or proceeding shall hereinafter be referred to as the “ US Avoidance Provisions ”.

 

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(b)          To the end set forth in clause (a) above, but only to the extent that the Obligations of the US Borrower would otherwise be subject to avoidance under any US Avoidance Provisions if the US Borrower is not deemed to have received valuable consideration, fair value or reasonably equivalent value for such Obligations, and if such Obligations would render the US Borrower insolvent, leave the US Borrower with an unreasonably small capital to conduct its business or cause the US Borrower to have incurred debts (or to have intended to have incurred debts) beyond its ability to pay such debts as they mature, in each case as of the time any of the Obligations are deemed to have been incurred under the US Avoidance Provisions, then the maximum liability of the US Borrower under this Article XII (which liability is in any event in addition to amounts for which the US Borrower is primarily liable under this Agreement) shall be reduced to that amount which, after giving effect thereto, would not cause the Obligations, as so reduced, to be subject to avoidance under the US Avoidance Provisions. This Section 12.6(b) is intended solely to preserve the rights of the Agents, the Issuing Banks, the Swingline Lender and the Lenders hereunder and under the other Loan Documents to the maximum extent that would not cause the Obligations to be subject to avoidance under the US Avoidance Provisions, and neither the US Borrower nor any other Person shall have any right or claim under this Section 12.6(b) as against any Agent, any Issuing Bank, the Swingline Lender or any Lender that would not otherwise be available to such Person under the US Avoidance Provisions.

 

Section 12.7.        Release.

 

(a)          To the extent all the Canadian Revolving Commitments are terminated in full: each Canadian Borrower shall be released (i) if such Canadian Borrower ceases to be a Subsidiary of the US Borrower as a result of a transaction (x) permitted by this Agreement and no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom or (y) that has been consented to in accordance with Section 13.2 of this Agreement, and in either case a Responsible Officer of such Canadian Borrower shall have delivered an officer’s certificate in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent certifying such compliance or (ii) under the circumstances described in clause (b) below.

 

(b)          At such time as (i) the Loans and all Canadian Obligations of the Canadian Borrowers shall have been paid in full in cash, (ii) the Canadian Commitments shall have been terminated, (iii) all Canadian Letters of Credit shall be terminated (or cash collateralized or backstopped in a manner satisfactory to each Canadian Issuing Bank) and (iv) to the extent the Canadian Funding Agent or the Administrative Agent shall have so requested, the Canadian Funding Agent or the Administrative Agent shall have received releases from the Canadian Borrowers each in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Canadian Funding Agent or the Administrative Agent as applicable, the Canadian Borrowers shall be released from their obligations under this Guarantee, all without delivery of any instrument or performance of any act by any Person.

 

ARTICLE XIII

MISCELLANEOUS

 

Section 13.1.        Notices .

 

(a)           Written Notices .

 

(i)           Except in the case of notices and other communications expressly permitted to be given by telephone, all notices and other communications to any party herein to be effective shall be in writing and shall be delivered by hand or overnight courier service, mailed by certified or registered mail or sent by telecopy, as follows:

 

To any of the Borrowers: c/o ITT Holdings LLC

 

321 St. Charles Avenue 

New Orleans, Louisiana 70130 

Attention: John Siragusa 

Telecopy Number: (504) 525-9537

 

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With a copy to: 

Coleman, Johnson, Artigues & Jurisich 

321 St. Charles Avenue 

New Orleans, Louisiana 70130 

Attention: Senior Partner 

Telecopy Number: (504) 525-9464

 

and

 

White & Case LLP 

1155 Avenue of the Americas 

New York, New York 10036 

Attention: Gregory M. Owens 

Telecopy Number: (212) 354-8113

 

To the Administrative Agent or Swingline Lender: SunTrust Bank

3333 Peachtree Road 

Atlanta, Georgia 30326 

Attention: David Edge 

Telecopy Number: (404) 439-7470

 

With a copy to: SunTrust Bank

Agency Services 

303 Peachtree Street, N. E./ 25 th Floor 

Atlanta, Georgia 30308

Attention: Agency Services 

Telecopy Number: (404) 495-2170

 

and 

 

King & Spalding LLP 

1180 Peachtree Street, N.W. 

Atlanta, Georgia 30309 

Attention: Carolyn Z. Alford 

Telecopy Number: (404) 572-5100 

 

To SunTrust Bank as a US Issuing Bank: SunTrust Bank

25 Park Place, N.E. / Mail Code 3706 / 16 th Floor
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
Attention: Standby Letter of Credit Dept.
Telecopy Number: (404) 588-8129

 

To the Swingline Lender: SunTrust Bank

Agency Services 

303 Peachtree Street, N.E./25 th Floor 

Atlanta, Georgia 30308

Attention: Agency Services 

Telecopy Number: (404) 495-2170

 

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  To the Canadian Funding Agent or the Canadian Issuing Bank:

Royal Bank of Canada

1 Place Ville Marie

Montreal, Quebec

Canada H3C 3A9

Attention: Sandya Benoist

Telecopy number: 514 874-3896

     
  To any other Lender: the address set forth in the Administrative Questionnaire or the Assignment and Acceptance executed by such Lender

 

Any party hereto may change its address or telecopy number for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the other parties hereto. All such notices and other communications shall, when transmitted by overnight delivery, or faxed, be effective when delivered for overnight (next-day) delivery, or transmitted in legible form by facsimile machine, respectively, or if mailed, upon the third Business Day after the date deposited into the mail or if delivered, upon delivery; provided, that notices delivered to any Agent, any Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender shall not be effective until actually received by such Person at its address specified in this Section 13.1 .

 

(ii)          Any agreement of the Agents, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders herein to receive certain notices by telephone or facsimile is solely for the convenience and at the request of the Borrower Representative. The Agents, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders shall be entitled to rely on the authority of any Person purporting to be a Person authorized by the Borrower Representative to give such notice and the Agents, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders shall not have any liability to the Loan Parties or any other Person on account of any action taken or not taken by the Agents, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders in reliance upon such telephonic or facsimile notice. The obligation of the Borrowers to repay the Loans, to purchase the Bonds and all other Obligations hereunder shall not be affected in any way or to any extent by any failure of the Agents, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders to receive written confirmation of any telephonic or facsimile notice or the receipt by the Agents, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders of a confirmation which is at variance with the terms understood by the Agents, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders to be contained in any such telephonic or facsimile notice.

 

(b)           Electronic Communications .

 

(i)           Notices and other communications to the Lenders and the Issuing Banks hereunder may be delivered or furnished by electronic communication (including e-mail and Internet or intranet websites) pursuant to procedures approved by the Administrative Agent, provided that the foregoing shall not apply to notices to any Lender or any Issuing Bank pursuant to Article 2 unless such Lender or such Issuing Bank, as applicable, and the Administrative Agent have agreed to receive notices under such Section by electronic communication and have agreed to the procedures governing such communications. The Administrative Agent or the Borrowers may, in their discretion, agree to accept notices and other communications to it hereunder by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by it; provided that approval of such procedures may be limited to particular notices or communications.

 

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(ii)          Unless the Administrative Agent otherwise prescribes, (i) notices and other communications sent to an e-mail address shall be deemed received upon the sender’s receipt of an acknowledgement from the intended recipient (such as by the “return receipt requested” function, as available, return e-mail or other written acknowledgement); provided that if such notice or other communication is not sent during the normal business hours of the recipient, such notice or communication shall be deemed to have been sent at the opening of business on the next Business Day for the recipient, and (ii) notices or communications posted to an Internet or intranet website shall be deemed received upon the deemed receipt by the intended recipient at its e-mail address as described in the foregoing clause (i) of notification that such notice or communication is available and identifying the website address therefor.

 

Section 13.2.        Waiver; Amendments .

 

(a)          No failure or delay by any Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender in exercising any right or power hereunder or any other Loan Document or Bond Document, and no course of dealing between any Loan Party, any Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender , shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right or power or any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce such right or power, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or power hereunder or thereunder. The rights and remedies of the Agents, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders hereunder and under the other Loan Documents and the Bond Documents are cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights or remedies provided by law. No waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or any Bond Document or consent to any departure by the Loan Parties therefrom shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be permitted by paragraph (b) of this Section 13.2 , and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the purpose for which given. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the making of a Loan or the issuance of a Letter of Credit shall not be construed as a waiver of any Default or Event of Default, regardless of whether any Agent, any Lender or any Issuing Bank may have had notice or knowledge of such Default or Event of Default at the time.

 

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(b)          No amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents (excluding the Fee Letter, the US LC Documents and the Canadian LC Documents), nor consent to any departure by the Loan Parties therefrom, shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the Borrowers and the Required Lenders or the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent with the consent of the Required Lenders and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given; provided , that no amendment or waiver shall: (i) increase the Commitment of any Lender without the written consent of such Lender, (ii) reduce the principal amount of any Loan or LC Disbursement or reduce the rate of interest thereon, or reduce any fees payable hereunder, without the written consent of each Lender affected thereby, (iii) postpone the date fixed for any payment of any principal of, or interest on, any Loan or LC Disbursement or interest thereon or Incremental Bond Interest or any fees hereunder or reduce the amount of, waive or excuse any such payment, postpone the scheduled date for the termination or reduction of any Commitment, or amend the definition of “Bond Mandatory Put Date”, without the written consent of each Lender affected thereby, (iv) change Section 4.15(b) or (c) or 4.16 in a manner that would alter the pro rata sharing of payments required thereby, without the written consent of each Lender, (v) change any of the provisions of this Section 13.2 or the definition of “Required Lenders” or any other provision hereof specifying the number or percentage of Lenders which are required to waive, amend or modify any rights hereunder or make any determination or grant any consent hereunder, without the consent of each Lender; (vi) release all or substantially all guarantors or limit the liability of all or substantially all guarantors of the Obligations, without the written consent of each Lender; (vii) release all or substantially all collateral (if any) securing any of the Obligations, without the written consent of each Lender; or (viii) release the US Borrower from any of its Obligations, without the written consent of each Lender affected thereby; provided further , that (v) no such agreement shall amend, modify or otherwise affect the rights, duties or obligations of any Agent, the Swingline Lender or any Issuing Bank without the prior written consent of such Person; (w) no amendment or waiver shall be made or provided without the written consent of the Required Canadian Lenders if such amendment or waiver would (i) impair or reduce the rights and remedies of the Canadian Lenders under the Loan Documents without similarly impairing or reducing the rights and remedies of the US Lenders holding US Revolving Commitments under the Loan Documents, (ii) otherwise alter the pari passu treatment of the Canadian Revolving Credit Exposure, the US Revolving Credit Exposure and the Bond Purchase Obligations, either as to guarantees or collateral, or (iii) waive or amend conditions to making a Canadian Revolving Loan or issuing, amending or extending a Canadian Letter of Credit; (x) no amendment or waiver shall be made or provided without the written consent of the Required US Revolving Lenders if such amendment or waiver would (i) impair or reduce the rights and remedies of the US Revolving Lenders under the Loan Documents without similarly impairing or reducing the rights and remedies of the other Lenders under the Loan Documents, (ii) otherwise alter the pari passu treatment of the Canadian Revolving Credit Exposure, the US Revolving Credit Exposure, the Bond Purchase Obligations, either as to guarantees or collateral, or (iii) waive or amend conditions to making a US Revolving Loan or issuing, amending or extending a US Letter of Credit, or relate solely to the terms of the US Revolving Loans or US Revolving Commitment; (y) no amendment or waiver shall be made or provided without the written consent of the Bond Purchasers holding a majority of the Bonds if such amendment or waiver would (i) impair or reduce the rights and remedies of the Bond Purchasers under the Loan Documents without similarly impairing or reducing the rights and remedies of the other Lenders under the Loan Documents, (ii) otherwise alter the pari passu treatment of the Canadian Revolving Credit Exposure, the US Revolving Credit Exposure, the Bond Purchase Obligations, either as to guarantees or collateral or (iii) relate solely to the terms of the Bond Purchase Commitments, the Bond Purchase Obligations or Bonds (including, without limitation, requirements in respect of legal opinions of bond counsel); and (z) if and to the extent that the Bond Documents impose any additional voting or approval requirements in addition to this Section 13.2, no such amendment, waiver, or consent shall be effective unless the applicable terms of the Bond Documents shall have been complied with.

 

(c)          Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, this Agreement may be amended and restated without the consent of any Lender (but with the consent of the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent) if, upon giving effect to such amendment and restatement, such Lender shall no longer be a party to this Agreement (as so amended and restated), the Commitments of such Lender shall have terminated (but such Lender shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Sections 4.11 , 4.12 , 4.13 and 13.3 ), such Lender shall have no other commitment or other obligation hereunder and shall have been paid in full all principal, interest and other amounts owing to it or accrued for its account under this Agreement.

 

(d)          Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no Defaulting Lender shall have any right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent hereunder, except that the Commitment of such Lender may not be increased or extended, and amounts payable to such Lender hereunder may not be permanently reduced, without the consent of such Lender (other than reductions in fees and interest in which such reduction does not disproportionately affect such Lender).

 

(e)          Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 13.2 , no Loan Parties or their Subsidiaries and no Lenders shall enter into any amendment, modification or waiver of the Bond Documents without the written consent of the Required Tranche A Bond Lenders, the Required Tranche B Bond Lenders and the Required Revolving Lenders hereunder, and any amendment, modification or waiver of the Bond Documents shall otherwise require the consent of the parties specified therein.

 

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If the Administrative Agent and the US Borrower shall have jointly identified an obvious error (including, but not limited to, an incorrect cross-reference) or any error or omission of a technical or immaterial nature, in each case, in any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any exhibit, schedule or other attachment to any Loan Document), then the Administrative Agent (acting in its sole discretion) and the US Borrower or any other relevant Loan Party shall be permitted to amend such provision and such amendment shall become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to any Loan Document. Notification of such amendment shall be made by the Administrative Agent to the Lenders promptly upon such amendment becoming effective.

 

Section 13.3.        Expenses; Indemnification .

 

(a)          The US Borrower shall pay (i) all reasonable and documented, out-of-pocket costs and expenses of the Administrative Agent and its Affiliates , including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of counsel for the Administrative Agent and its Affiliates, in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein, the preparation and administration of the Loan Documents and the Bond Documents and any amendments, modifications or waivers thereof (whether or not the transactions contemplated in this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any Bond Document shall be consummated), (ii) all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses incurred by any US Issuing Bank in connection with the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of any US Letter of Credit or any demand for payment thereunder and (iii) all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including, without limitation, the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of outside counsel (but limited to one primary counsel, one local counsel in each applicable jurisdiction, any necessary regulatory counsel and, solely, in the event of a conflict of interest, one additional counsel for each group subject to such conflict of interest)) incurred by the Administrative Agent, any US Issuing Bank or any US Lender in connection with the enforcement or protection of its rights in connection with this Agreement, the other Loan Documents or the Bond Documents, including its rights under this Section 13.3 , or in connection with the Loans made, Bonds purchased or any US Letters of Credit issued hereunder, including all such out-of-pocket expenses incurred during any workout, restructuring or negotiations in respect of such Loans, Bonds or Letters of Credit.

 

(b)          The Canadian Borrowers shall jointly and severally pay (i) all reasonable and documented, out-of-pocket costs and expenses of the Canadian Funding Agent and its Affiliates , including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of counsel for the Canadian Funding Agent and its Affiliates, in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein, the preparation and administration of the Loan Documents and any amendments, modifications or waivers thereof (whether or not the transactions contemplated in this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be consummated), (ii) all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses incurred by any Canadian Issuing Bank in connection with the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of any Canadian Letter of Credit or any demand for payment thereunder and (iii) all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including, without limitation, the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of outside counsel (but limited to one primary counsel, one local counsel in each applicable jurisdiction, any necessary regulatory counsel and, solely, in the event of a conflict of interest, one additional counsel for each group subject to such conflict of interest)) incurred by the Canadian Funding Agent, the Canadian Issuing Bank or any Canadian Lender in connection with the enforcement or protection of its rights in connection with this Agreement, including its rights under this Section 13.3 , or in connection with the Loans made, Bonds purchased or any Canadian Letters of Credit issued hereunder, including all such out-of-pocket expenses incurred during any workout, restructuring or negotiations in respect of such Loans, Bonds or Letters of Credit.

 

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(c)          The Borrowers shall jointly and severally indemnify each Agent (and any sub-agent thereof), each Lender and each Issuing Bank, and each Related Party of any of the foregoing Persons (each such Person being called an “ Indemnitee ”) against, and hold each Indemnitee harmless from, any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and out-of-pocket expenses (including the reasonable and documented fees, charges and disbursements of counsel but limited to the reasonable and documented out-of-pocket fees, disbursements and other charges of one primary counsel to all Indemnitees taken as a whole, any necessary regulatory counsel, one local counsel for all Indemnitees taken as a whole in each relevant jurisdiction, and solely in the case of a conflict of interest, one additional counsel for each group of the affected Indemnitees similarly situated), and shall indemnify and hold harmless each Indemnitee from all fees and time charges and disbursements for attorneys who may be employees of any Indemnitee, incurred by any Indemnitee or asserted against any Indemnitee by any third party or by any Loan Party arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of (i) the execution or delivery of this Agreement, any other Loan Document, any Bond Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby, the performance by the parties hereto of their respective obligations hereunder or thereunder or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, (ii) any Loan, Bond or Letter of Credit or the use or proposed use of the proceeds therefrom (including any refusal by any Issuing Bank to honor a demand for payment under a Letter of Credit if the documents presented in connection with such demand do not strictly comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit), (iii) any actual or alleged presence or Release of Hazardous Materials on or from any property owned or operated by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries, or any Environmental Liability related in any way to any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries, or (iv) any actual or prospective claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing, whether based on contract, tort or any other theory, whether brought by a third party or by any Loan Party, and regardless of whether any Indemnitee is a party thereto, provided that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or related expenses (x) are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and nonappealable judgment to have resulted from the gross negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith of such Indemnitee or (y) result from a claim brought by any Loan Party against an Indemnitee for breach in bad faith of such Indemnitee’s obligations hereunder or under any other Loan Document or Bond Document, if such Loan Party has obtained a final and nonappealable judgment in its favor on such claim as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction.

 

(d)          The US Borrower shall pay, and hold the Administrative Agent, each US Issuing Bank, the Swingline Lender and the US Lenders harmless from and against, any and all present and future stamp, documentary, and other similar taxes with respect to this Agreement and any other Loan Documents, any collateral described therein, or any payments due thereunder, and save the Administrative Agent, each US Issuing Bank, the Swingline Lender and the US Lenders harmless from and against any and all liabilities with respect to or resulting from any delay or omission to pay such taxes. The Canadian Borrowers shall jointly and severally pay, and hold the Canadian Funding Agent, the Canadian Issuing Bank, and the Canadian Lenders harmless from and against, any and all present and future stamp, documentary, and other similar taxes with respect to this Agreement and any other Loan Documents, any collateral described therein, or any payments due thereunder, and save the Canadian Funding Agent, the Canadian Issuing Bank, and the Canadian Lenders harmless from and against any and all liabilities with respect to or resulting from any delay or omission to pay such taxes.

 

(e)          To the extent that the Borrowers fail to pay any amount required to be paid to the Administrative Agent under clauses (a), (b), (c) or (d) hereof, each Lender severally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent such Lender’s Pro Rata Share (determined as of the time that the unreimbursed expense or indemnity payment is sought based on all Commitments) of such unpaid amount; provided , that the unreimbursed expense or indemnified payment, claim, damage, liability or related expense, as the case may be, was incurred by or asserted against the Administrative Agent in its capacity as such. To the extent that the Borrowers fail to pay any amount required to be paid to any US Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender under clauses (a), (b), (c) or (d) hereof, each US Lender severally agrees to pay to such US Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender, as the case may be, such US Lender’s Pro Rata Share (determined as of the time that the unreimbursed expense or indemnity payment is sought based upon the US Revolving Commitments) of such unpaid amount; provided , that the unreimbursed expense or indemnified payment, claim, damage, liability or related expense, as the case may be, was incurred by or asserted against such US Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender in its capacity as such. To the extent that the Borrowers fail to pay any amount required to be paid to the Canadian Funding Agent or the Canadian Issuing Bank under clauses (a), (b), (c) or (d) hereof, each Canadian Lender severally agrees to pay to the Canadian Funding Agent and the Canadian Issuing Bank such Lender’s Pro Rata Share (determined as of the time that the unreimbursed expense or indemnity payment is sought based upon the Canadian Revolving Commitments) of such unpaid amount; provided , that the unreimbursed expense or indemnified payment, claim, damage, liability or related expense, as the case may be, was incurred by or asserted against the Canadian Funding Agent or the Canadian Issuing Bank in its capacity as such.

 

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(f)          To the extent permitted by applicable law, no Borrower shall assert, and each Borrower hereby waives, any claim against any Indemnitee, on any theory of liability, for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to actual or direct damages) arising out of, in connection with or as a result of, this Agreement, any other Loan Document, Bond Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby, the transactions contemplated therein, any Loan, any Bond or any Letter of Credit or the use of proceeds thereof.

 

(g)          All amounts due under this Section 13.3 shall be payable promptly after written demand therefor.

 

Section 13.4.        Successors and Assigns .

 

(a)          The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, except that the Borrowers may not assign or otherwise transfer any of their rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and each Lender, and no Lender may assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder except (i) to an assignee in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (b) of this Section, (ii) by way of participation in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (d) of this Section or (iii) by way of pledge or assignment of a security interest subject to the restrictions of paragraph (f) of this Section (and any other attempted assignment or transfer by any party hereto shall be null and void). Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, shall be construed to confer upon any Person (other than the parties hereto, their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, Participants to the extent provided in paragraph (d) of this Section and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the Related Parties of each of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement.

 

(b)          Any Lender may at any time assign to one or more assignees all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitments, Bonds and the Revolving Credit Exposure at the time owing to it); provided that any such assignment shall be subject to the following conditions:

 

(i)           Minimum Amounts .

 

(A)         in the case of an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the assigning Lender’s Commitments, Bonds and the Revolving Credit Exposure at the time owing to it or in the case of an assignment to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund, no minimum amount need be assigned; and

 

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(B)         in any case not described in paragraph (b)(i)(A) of this Section, the aggregate amount of the Commitment being assigned (which for this purpose includes Revolving Credit Exposure and Bonds outstanding thereunder) or, if the applicable Commitment is not then in effect, the principal outstanding balance of the Loans, Bonds and/or Revolving Credit Exposure of the assigning Lender subject to each such assignment (determined as of the date the Assignment and Acceptance with respect to such assignment is delivered to the Administrative Agent or, if “Trade Date” is specified in the Assignment and Acceptance, as of the Trade Date) shall not be less than $5,000,000, unless each of the Administrative Agent and, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Borrower Representative otherwise consents (each such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed);

 

(ii)          Proportionate Amounts . Each partial assignment shall be made as an assignment of a proportionate part of all the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement with respect to the Revolving Credit Exposure, Bonds or the Commitment assigned; provided that any assignment of any portion of Bonds held by any Lender hereunder shall be a sale and assignment of a ratable share of all Series of Bonds of the same Class then held by such Lender.

 

(iii)         Required Consents . No consent shall be required for any assignment except to the extent required by paragraph (b)(i)(B) of this Section and, in addition:

 

(A)         the consent of the Borrower Representative (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) shall be required unless (x) an Event of Default under Section 10.1(a), (b), (g), (h) or (i) has occurred and is continuing at the time of such assignment or (y) such assignment is to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund or (z) a Person is taking delivery of an assignment in connection with physical settlement of a credit derivatives transaction; provided , that , the Borrower Representative shall be deemed to have consented to any such assignment unless it shall object thereto by written notice to the Administrative Agent within ten (10) days after having received notice thereof;

 

(B)         the consent of the Administrative Agent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required for assignments to a Person that is not a Lender;

 

(C)         the consent of each US Issuing Bank and the Swingline Lender (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required for any assignment in respect of the US Revolving Commitments, and the consent of the Canadian Issuing Bank and Canadian Funding Agent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required for any assignment in respect of the Canadian Revolving Commitments.

 

(iv)         Assignment and Acceptance . The parties to each assignment shall deliver to the Administrative Agent (A) a duly executed Assignment and Acceptance, (B) a processing and recordation fee of $3,500 , (C) an Administrative Questionnaire unless the assignee is already a Lender and (D) the documents required under Section 4.13(f) .

 

(v)          No Assignment to Loan Parties . No such assignment shall be made to any Loan Party or any Affiliates or Subsidiaries thereof or any direct or indirect subsidiaries of Macquarie Group Limited or any funds or similar investment vehicles managed thereby.

 

(vi)         No Assignment to Natural Persons or a Disqualified Institution . No such assignment shall be made to a natural person or a Disqualified Institution. The Administrative Agent shall have the right, and the Borrowers hereby expressly authorize the Administrative Agent, to provide the Disqualified Institutions List (and any update or supplement or modification thereto) to each Lender requesting the same.

 

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(vii)        Canadian Qualifying Lender Assignment . No assignment shall be made to any assignee that is not a Canadian Qualified Lender, unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, in which case such restrictions shall no longer apply.

 

Subject to acceptance and recording thereof by the Administrative Agent pursuant to paragraph (c) of this Section 13.4 , from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Acceptance, the assignee thereunder shall be a party to this Agreement and, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Acceptance, have the rights and obligations of a Lender under this Agreement but shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Section 4.11 and Section 4.13 than the assigning Lender thereunder would have been entitled to receive with respect to such assigned interest and the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Acceptance, be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Acceptance covering all of the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto) but shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Sections  4.11 , 4.12, 4.13 and 13.3 with respect to facts and circumstances occurring prior to the effective date of such assignment. Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this paragraph shall be treated for purposes of this Agreement as a sale by such Lender of a participation in such rights and obligations in accordance with paragraph (d) of this Section 13.4 . If the consent of the Borrower Representative to an assignment is required hereunder (including a consent to an assignment which does not meet the minimum assignment thresholds specified above), the Borrower Representative shall be deemed to have given its consent ten (10) days after the date notice thereof has actually been delivered by the assigning Lender (through the Administrative Agent) to the Borrower Representative, unless such consent is expressly refused by the Borrower Representative prior to such tenth day.

 

(c)          The Administrative Agent, acting solely for this purpose as an agent of the Borrowers, shall maintain at one of its offices in Atlanta, Georgia a copy of each Assignment and Acceptance delivered to it and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders, and the Commitments of, and principal amount of the Loans and US Revolving Credit Exposure owing to, and the principal amount of Bonds purchased hereunder by, each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the “ Register ”). Information contained in the Register with respect to any Lender shall be available for inspection by such Lender at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice; information contained in the Register shall also be available for inspection by the Borrower Representative at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice. In establishing and maintaining the Register, Administrative Agent shall serve as the agent of the Borrowers solely for tax purposes and solely with respect to the actions described in this Section , and the Borrowers jointly and severally agree that, to the extent SunTrust Bank serves in such capacity, SunTrust Bank and its officers, directors, employees, agents, sub-agents and affiliates shall constitute “Indemnitees.”

 

(d)          Without the consent of, or notice to, any Agent, the Swingline Lender or any Issuing Bank, but with the consent of the Borrower Representative (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), any Lender may at any time sell participations to any Person (other than a natural person, a Disqualified Institution, the Loan Parties or any of the Affiliates or Subsidiaries thereof) (each, a “ Participant ”) in all or a portion of such Lender’s rights and/or obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and/or the Loans and Bonds owing to it); provided that (i) such Lender’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations, (iii) the Borrowers, the Agents, the Lenders, Issuing Banks and Swingline Lender shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement and (iv) no consent of the Borrower Representative shall be required at any time that a Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or in connection with the sale of a participation to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund.

 

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(e)          Any agreement or instrument pursuant to which a Lender sells such a participation shall provide that such Lender shall retain the sole right to enforce this Agreement and to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement; provided that such agreement or instrument may provide that such Lender will not, without the consent of the Participant, agree to any amendment, modification or waiver with respect to the following to the extent affecting such Participant: (i) increase the Commitment of such Lender, (ii) reduce the principal amount of any Loan or LC Disbursement or reduce the rate of interest thereon, or reduce any fees payable hereunder, (iii) postpone the date fixed for any payment of any principal of, or interest on, any Loan or LC Disbursement or any fees hereunder or reduce the amount of, waive or excuse any such payment, or postpone the scheduled date for the termination or reduction of any Commitment, (iv) change Section 4.15(b) or (c) in a manner that would alter the pro rata sharing of payments required thereby, without the written consent of each Lender, (v) change any of the provisions of this Section 13.4 or the definition of “Required Lenders” or any other provision hereof specifying the number or percentage of Lenders which are required to waive, amend or modify any rights hereunder or make any determination or grant any consent hereunder; (vi) release all or substantially all of the guarantors, or limit the liability of such guarantors, under any guaranty agreement guaranteeing any of the Obligations; or (vii) release all or substantially all collateral (if any) securing any of the Obligations. Subject to paragraph (e) of this Section 13.4 , the Borrowers agree that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 4.11 , 4.12 , and 4.13 to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to paragraph (b) of this Section 13.4 , provided that such Participant agrees to be subject to Section 4.18 as though it were a Lender. To the extent permitted by law, each Participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 13.7 as though it were a Lender, provided such Participant agrees to be subject to Section 4.15 as though it were a Lender.

 

Each Lender that sells a participation shall, acting solely for this purpose as an agent of the Borrowers, maintain a register in the United States on which it enters the name and address of each Participant and the principal amounts (and stated interest) of each Participant’s interest in the Loans, Bond Purchase Obligations or other obligations under the Loan Documents (the “ Participant Register ”); provided that no Lender shall have any obligation to disclose all or any portion of the Participant Register to any Person (including the identity of any Participant or any information relating to a Participant’s interest in any commitments, loans, letters of credit or other obligations under any Loan Document) except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish that such commitment, loan, letter of credit or other obligation is in registered form under Section 5f.103-1(c) of the United States Treasury Regulations. The entries in the Participant Register shall be conclusive, absent manifest error, and such Lender shall treat each person whose name is recorded in the Participant Register as the owner of such participation for all purposes of this Agreement notwithstanding any notice to the contrary.

 

(f)          A Participant shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Section 4.11 and Section 4.13 than the applicable Lender would have been entitled to receive with respect to the participation sold to such Participant, unless the sale of the participation to such Participant is made with the Borrower Representative’s prior written consent. A Participant that is a Foreign Person shall not be entitled to the benefits of Section 4.13 unless the Borrower Representative is notified of the participation sold to such Participant and such Participant agrees, for the benefit of the Borrowers, to comply with Section 4.13(f) and (g) as though it were a Lender.

 

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(g)          Any Lender may at any time pledge or assign a security interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement to secure obligations of such Lender, including without limitation any pledge or assignment to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank; provided that no such pledge or assignment shall release such Lender from any of its obligations hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or assignee for such Lender as a party hereto.

 

Section 13.5.        Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process .

 

(a)          This Agreement and the other Loan Documents and any claim, controversy, dispute or cause of action (whether in contract or tort or otherwise) based upon, arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document (except, as to any other Loan Document, as expressly set forth therein) and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby shall be construed in accordance with and be governed by the laws of the State of New York.

 

(b)          Each Borrower, Agent and Lender hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and its property, to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the United States District Court of the Southern District of New York, the Supreme Court of the State of New York sitting in New York county and any appellate court from any thereof, in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement, any other Loan Document, or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, or for recognition or enforcement of any judgment, and each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that all claims in respect of any such action or proceeding may be heard and determined in such New York state court or, to the extent permitted by applicable law, such Federal court. Each of the parties hereto agrees that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law. Nothing in this Agreement, any other Loan Document shall affect any right that any Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender may otherwise have to bring any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement, any other Loan Document against any Borrower or its properties in the courts of any jurisdiction.

 

(c)          Each Borrower, Agent and Lender irrevocably and unconditionally waives any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any such suit, action or proceeding described in paragraph (b) of this Section 13.5 and brought in any court referred to in paragraph (b) of this Section 13.5 . Each of the parties hereto irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such court.

 

(d)          Each party to this Agreement irrevocably consents to the service of process in the manner provided for notices in Section 13.1 . Nothing in this Agreement, in any other Loan Document or in any Bond Document will affect the right of any party hereto to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.

 

Section 13.6.       WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL . EACH PARTY HERETO IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT, ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT, ANY BOND DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER, AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT, THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS AND THE BOND DOCUMENTS BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION.

 

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Section 13.7.        Right of Setoff . In addition to any rights now or hereafter granted under applicable law and not by way of limitation of any such rights, each Lender and each Issuing Bank shall have the right, at any time or from time to time upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, without prior notice to the Borrowers, any such notice being expressly waived by each Borrower to the extent permitted by applicable law, to set off and apply against all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final) of the Borrowers at any time held or other obligations at any time owing by such Lender or Issuing Bank to or for the credit or the account of any Borrower against any and all Obligations held by such Lender or Issuing Bank, as the case may be, irrespective of whether such Lender or Issuing Bank shall have made demand hereunder and although such Obligations may be unmatured. Each Lender and each Issuing Bank agree promptly to notify the Administrative Agent and the Borrower Representative after any such set-off and any application made by such Lender or Issuing Bank, as the case may be; provided , that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such set-off and application. Each Lender and each Issuing Bank agrees to apply all amounts collected from any such set-off to the Obligations before applying such amounts to any other Indebtedness or other obligations owed by the Loan Parties to such Lender or Issuing Bank.

 

Section 13.8.        Counterparts; Integration . This Agreement may be executed by one or more of the parties to this Agreement on any number of separate counterparts (including by telecopy), and all of said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument. This Agreement, the Fee Letter, the other Loan Documents, the Bond Document, and any separate letter agreement(s) relating to any fees payable to the Administrative Agent constitute the entire agreement among the parties hereto and thereto regarding the subject matters hereof and thereof and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, oral or written, regarding such subject matters. Delivery of executed signature pages to any Loan Document or Bond Document by facsimile or electronic mail transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart thereof.

 

Section 13.9.        Survival . All covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made by the Loan Parties herein and in the certificates or other instruments delivered in connection with or pursuant to this Agreement shall be considered to have been relied upon by the other parties hereto and shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the making of any Loans , the purchase of any Bonds, and issuance of any Letters of Credit, regardless of any investigation made by any such other party or on its behalf and notwithstanding that any Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender may have had notice or knowledge of any Default or incorrect representation or warranty at the time any credit is extended hereunder, and shall continue in full force and effect as long as the principal of or any accrued interest on any Loan or any fee or any other amount payable under this Agreement is outstanding and unpaid or any Letter of Credit is outstanding and so long as the Commitments have not expired or terminated. The provisions of Sections 4.11 , 4.12 , 4.13 , and 13.3 and Article XI shall survive and remain in full force and effect regardless of the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, the repayment of the Loans, the purchase of the Bonds, the expiration or termination of the Letters of Credit and the Commitments or the termination of this Agreement or any provision hereof. All representations and warranties made herein, in the certificates, reports, notices, and other documents delivered pursuant to this Agreement shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Bond Documents and the other Loan Documents, and the making of the Loans, the purchase of the Bonds and the issuance of the Letters of Credit.

 

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Section 13.10.     Severability . Any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such illegality, invalidity or unenforceability without affecting the legality, validity or enforceability of the remaining provisions hereof or thereof; and the illegality, invalidity or unenforceability of a particular provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.

 

Section 13.11.     Confidentiality . Each of the Agents, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders agrees to take normal and reasonable precautions to maintain the confidentiality of any information designated in writing as confidential and provided to it by the Loan Parties, except that such information may be disclosed (i) to any Related Party of any Agent, any Issuing Bank or any such Lender, including without limitation accountants, legal counsel and other advisors, (ii) to the extent required by applicable laws or regulations or by any subpoena or similar legal process, (iii) to the extent requested by any regulatory agency or authority, (iv) to the extent that such information becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section 13.11 , or which becomes available to any Agent, any Issuing Bank, any Lender or any Related Party of any of the foregoing on a non-confidential basis from a source other than the Loan Parties, (v) in connection with the exercise of any remedy hereunder or any suit, action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or the enforcement of rights hereunder, and (vi) subject to provisions substantially similar to this Section 13.11 , to any actual or prospective assignee or Participant, or (vii) with the consent of the Borrower Representative. Any Person required to maintain the confidentiality of any information as provided for in this Section 13.11 shall be considered to have complied with its obligation to do so if such Person has exercised the same degree of care to maintain the confidentiality of such information as such Person would accord its own confidential information.

 

Section 13.12.     Interest Rate Limitation . (a) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at any time the interest rate applicable to any US Loan, together with all fees, charges and other amounts which may be treated as interest on such Loan under applicable law (collectively, the “ Charges ”), shall exceed the maximum lawful rate of interest (the “ Maximum Rate ”) which may be contracted for, charged, taken, received or reserved by a US Lender holding such Loan in accordance with applicable law, the rate of interest payable in respect of such Loan hereunder, together with all Charges payable in respect thereof, shall be limited to the Maximum Rate and, to the extent lawful, the interest and Charges that would have been payable in respect of such Loan but were not payable as a result of the operation of this Section 13.12(a) shall be cumulated and the interest and Charges payable to such Lender in respect of other US Loans or periods shall be increased (but not above the Maximum Rate therefor) until such cumulated amount, together with interest thereon at the Federal Funds Rate to the date of repayment (to the extent permitted by applicable law), shall have been received by such Lender.

 

(b)           Criminal Rate of Interest . Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, in no event shall any Loan Document require the payment or permit the collection of interest or other amounts in an amount or at a rate in excess of the amount or rate that is permitted by law or in an amount or at a rate that would result in the receipt by the Lenders or the Agents of interest at a criminal rate, as the terms “interest” and “criminal rate” are defined under the Criminal Code (Canada). Where more than one such law is applicable to any Loan Party, such Loan Party shall not be obliged to make payment in an amount or at a rate higher than the lowest amount or rate permitted by such laws. If from any circumstances whatever, fulfillment or any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall involve transcending the limit of validity prescribed by any applicable law for the collection or charging of interest, the obligation to be fulfilled shall be reduced to the limit of such validity, and if from any such circumstances the Canadian Funding Agent or the Canadian Lenders shall ever receive anything of value as interest or deemed interest under this Agreement or any Loan Document in an amount that would exceed the highest lawful rate of interest permitted by any applicable law, such amount that would be excessive interest shall be applied to the reduction of the principal amount of the relevant Commitment, and not to the payment of interest, or if such excessive interests exceeds the unpaid principal balance of the relevant Commitment, the amount exceeding the unpaid balance shall be refunded to the applicable Loan Party. In determining whether or not the interest paid or payable under any specified contingency exceeds the highest lawful rate, the Loan Parties, the Canadian Funding Agent or the Canadian Lenders shall, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law (a) characterize any non-principal payment as an expense, fee or premium rather than as interest, (b) exclude voluntary prepayments and the effects thereof, (c) amortize, prorate, allocate and spread the total amount of interest throughout the term of such indebtedness so that interest thereon does not exceed the maximum amount permitted by applicable law, or (d) allocate interest between portions of such indebtedness to the extent that no such portion shall bear interest at a rate greater than that permitted by applicable law.

 

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Section 13.13.     Waiver of Effect of Corporate Seal . Each of the Borrowers represents and warrants that neither it nor any other Loan Party is required to affix its corporate seal to this Agreement or any other Loan Document pursuant to any requirement of law or regulation, agrees that this Agreement is delivered by the Loan Parties under seal and waives any shortening of the statute of limitations that may result from not affixing the corporate seal to this Agreement or such other Loan Documents.

 

Section 13.14.     Patriot Act . The Administrative Agent and each Lender hereby notifies the Loan Parties that, pursuant to the requirements of the Patriot Act, it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies each Loan Party, which information includes the name and address of such Loan Party and other information that will allow such Lender or the Administrative Agent, as applicable, to identify such Loan Party in accordance with the Patriot Act. Each Borrower shall, and shall cause each other Loan Party to, provide such information and take such other actions as are reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent or any Lender in order to assist the Administrative Agent and the Lenders in maintaining compliance with the Patriot Act.

 

Section 13.15.     No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility . In connection with all aspects of each transaction contemplated hereby (including in connection with any amendment, waiver or other modification hereof, of any other Loan Document or any Bond Document), the Borrowers and each other Loan Party acknowledges and agrees and acknowledges its Affiliates’ understanding that (i) (A) the services regarding this Agreement  provided by the Administrative Agent and/or the Lenders are arm’s-length commercial transactions between  the Borrowers, each other Loan Party and their respective Affiliates, on the one hand, and the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, on the other hand, (B) each of the Borrowers and the other Loan Parties have consulted their own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent they have deemed appropriate, and (C) the Borrowers and each other Loan Party is capable of evaluating and understanding, and understands and accepts, the terms, risks and conditions of the transactions contemplated hereby and  by the other Loan Documents or Bond Documents; (ii) (A) each of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders is and has been acting solely as a principal and, except as expressly agreed in writing by the relevant parties, has not been, is not, and will not be acting as an advisor, agent or fiduciary for the Borrowers, any other Loan Party or any of their respective Affiliates, or any other Person, and (B) neither the Administrative Agent nor any Lender has any obligation to the Borrowers, any other Loan Party or any of their Affiliates  with respect to the transaction contemplated hereby except those obligations expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents; and (iii)  the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and their respective Affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Borrowers, the other Loan Parties and their respective Affiliates, and each of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders has no obligation to disclose any of such interests to  the Borrowers, any other Loan Party or any of their respective Affiliates.  To the fullest extent permitted by law, each of the Borrowers and the other Loan Parties hereby waives and releases  any claims that it may have against  the Administrative Agent or any Lender with respect to any breach or alleged breach of agency or fiduciary duty in connection with any aspect of any transaction contemplated hereby

 

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Section 13.16.     Location of Closing . Each Lender acknowledges and agrees that it has delivered, with the intent to be bound, its executed counterparts of this Agreement to the Administrative Agent, c/o King & Spalding LLP, 1185 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10036. The Borrowers acknowledge and agree that they have delivered, with the intent to be bound, the executed counterparts of this Agreement, the Bond Documents and each other Loan Document, together with all other documents, instruments, opinions, certificates and other items required under Section 7.1 , to the Administrative Agent, c/o King & Spalding LLP, 1185 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10036. All parties agree that closing of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement has occurred in New York.

 

Section 13.17.     Currency Provisions .

 

(a)          If payment is not made in the currency due under this Agreement (the “ Contractual Currency ”) or if any court or tribunal shall render a judgment or order for the payment of amounts due hereunder or under any promissory notes issued pursuant hereto and such judgment is expressed in a currency other than the Contractual Currency, the relevant Borrower shall indemnify and hold the relevant Lenders harmless against any deficiency incurred by such Lenders with respect to the amount received by such Lenders to the extent the rate of exchange at which the Contractual Currency is convertible into the currency actually received or the currency in which the judgment is expressed (the “ Received Currency ”) is not the reciprocal of the rate of exchange at which the Administrative Agent would be able to purchase the Contractual Currency with the Received Currency, in each case on the Business Day following receipt of the Received Currency in accordance with normal banking procedures. If the court or tribunal has fixed the date on which the rate of exchange is determined for the conversion of the judgment currency into the Contractual Currency (the “ Currency Conversion Date ”) and if there is a change in the rate of exchange prevailing between the Currency Conversion Date and the date of receipt by the relevant Lenders, then the relevant Borrower will, notwithstanding such judgment or order, pay such additional amount (if any) as may be necessary to ensure that the amount paid in the Received Currency when converted at the rate of exchange prevailing on the date of receipt will produce the amount then due to the relevant Lenders from such Borrower hereunder in the Contractual Currency.

 

(b)          If a Borrower shall wind up, liquidate, dissolve or become a debtor in bankruptcy while there remains outstanding: (i) any amounts owing to the Lenders hereunder or under the other Loan Documents, (ii) any damages owing to the Lenders in respect of a breach of any of the terms hereof, or (iii) any judgment or order rendered in respect of such amounts or damages, such Borrower shall indemnify and hold the Lenders harmless against any deficiency with respect to the Contractual Currency in the amounts received by the Lenders arising or resulting from any variation as between: (i) the rate of exchange at which the Contractual Currency is converted into another currency (the “ Liquidation Currency ”) for purposes of such winding-up, liquidation, dissolution or bankruptcy with regard to the amount in the Contractual Currency due or contingently due hereunder, under the other Loan Documents or under any judgment or order to which the relevant obligations hereunder or under the other Loan Documents shall have been merged and (ii) the rate of exchange at which Administrative Agent would, in accordance with normal banking procedures, be able to purchase the Contractual Currency with the Liquidation Currency at the earlier of (A) the date of payment of such amounts or damages and (B) the final date or dates for the filing of proofs of a claim in a winding-up, liquidation, dissolution or bankruptcy. As used in the preceding sentence, the “final date” or dates for the filing of proofs of a claim in a winding-up, liquidation, dissolution or bankruptcy shall be the date fixed by the liquidator under the applicable law as being the last practicable date as of which the liabilities of such Borrower may be ascertained for such winding-up, liquidation, dissolution or bankruptcy before payment by the liquidator or other appropriate Person in respect thereof.

 

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Section 13.18.     Release of Subsidiary Guarantors from Guaranty Agreement .

 

(a)          If, in compliance with the terms and provisions of the Loan Documents, all or substantially all of the Equity Interests or property of any Guarantor are sold or otherwise transferred to a Person or Persons none of which is a Loan Party in a transaction permitted hereunder and a Responsible Officer of the US Borrower shall have delivered an officer’s certificate in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent certifying such compliance and such other customary matters, such Guarantor shall, upon the consummation of such sale or transfer or other transaction and delivery of such certificate, be automatically released from its obligations under this Agreement, the Guaranty Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

 

(b)          Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any other Loan Document, the Administrative Agent is hereby irrevocably authorized by each Lender (without requirement of notice to or consent of any Lender except as expressly required by Section 13.2 ) to take any action reasonably requested by the US Borrower having the effect of releasing the guarantee obligations of any of its Subsidiaries under the Guaranty Agreement (i) if such Person ceases to be a Subsidiary as a result of a transaction permitted by this Agreement or that has been consented to in accordance with Section 13.2 or (ii) under the circumstances described in Section 13.18(c) below.

 

(c)           At such time as (i) the Loans and all Obligations shall have been paid in full in cash, (ii) the Commitments have been terminated, (iii) all Letters of Credit shall be terminated (or cash collateralized or backstopped in a manner satisfactory to each Issuing Bank) and (iv) to the extent the Administrative Agent shall have so requested, the Administrative Agent shall have received releases from the Guarantors each in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, the Guarantors shall be released from their obligations under the Guaranty Agreement, all without delivery of any instrument or performance of any act by any Person.

 

(d)          Upon request by the Administrative Agent at any time, the Required Lenders will confirm in writing the Administrative Agent’s authority to release any Subsidiary Guarantor from its obligations under the Guaranty Agreement pursuant to this Section 13.18 .

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed and delivered by their respective duly authorized officers as of the date first above written.

 

  BORROWERS:
   
  ITT HOLDINGS LLC
   
  By  
    Name:
    Title:

 

  By  
    Name:
    Title:
   
  IMTT-QUEBEC INC.
   
  By  
    Name:
    Title:
     
  By  
    Name
    Title:
   
  IMTT-NTL, LTD.
   
  By  
    Name:
    Title:
     
  By  
    Name:
    Title:

 

ITT Holdings LLC

Signature Page

Credit Agreement

 

 
 

 

  SunTrust bank ,
  as the Administrative Agent, as a US Issuing Bank, as Swingline Lender and as a Lender
   
  By  
    Name:
    Title:
   
  STI Institutional and Government Inc. ,
  as a Lender
   
  By  
    Name:
    Title:

 

ITT Holdings LLC

Signature Page

Credit Agreement

 

 
 

 

  Royal Bank of Canada ,
  as Canadian Funding Agent, Canadian Issuing Bank and as a Canadian Lender
   
  By  
    Name:
    Title:

 

ITT Holdings LLC

Signature Page

Credit Agreement

 

 
 

 

  WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. ,
  as a Lender
   
  By  
    Name:
    Title:
     
  Wells fargo municipal capital strategies, llc ,
  as a Lender
   
  By  
    Name:
    Title:

 

ITT Holdings LLC

Signature Page

Credit Agreement

 

 
 

 

  branch banking and trust company ,
  as a Lender
     
  By  
    Name:
    Title:

 

ITT Holdings LLC

Signature Page

Credit Agreement

 

 
 

 

  Regions Bank ,
  as a Lender
   
  By  
    Name:
    Title:

 

ITT Holdings LLC

Signature Page

Credit Agreement

 

 
 

 

  COMPASS BANK ,
  as a Lender
   
  By  
    Name:
    Title:
   
  Compass Mortgage Corporation ,
  as a Lender
   
  By  
    Name:
    Title:

 

ITT Holdings LLC

Signature Page

Credit Agreement

 

 
 

 

  JPMorganChase Bank, N.a. ,
  as a Lender
   
  By  
    Name:
    Title:

 

ITT Holdings LLC

Signature Page

Credit Agreement

 

 
 

 

  TD Bank, N.A. ,
  as a Lender
   
  By  
    Name:
    Title:

 

ITT Holdings LLC

Signature Page

Credit Agreement

 

 
 

 

  KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION ,
  as a Lender
     
  By  
    Name:
    Title:
     
  Key Government Finance, Inc. ,
  as a Lender
     
  By  
    Name:
    Title:

 

ITT Holdings LLC

Signature Page

Credit Agreement

 

 
 

 

  Bank of America, n.a. ,
  as a Lender
   
  By  
    Name:
    Title:

 

ITT Holdings LLC

Signature Page

Credit Agreement

 

 
 

 

  Whitney Bank ,
  as a Lender
   
  By  
    Name:
    Title:

 

ITT Holdings LLC

Signature Page

Credit Agreement

 

 
 

 

  U.s. Bank national association ,
  as a Lender
   
  By  
    Name:
    Title:

 

ITT Holdings LLC

Signature Page

Credit Agreement

 

 
 

 

  first tennessee bank national association ,
  as a Lender
   
  By  
    Name:
    Title:

 

ITT Holdings LLC

Signature Page

Credit Agreement

 

 
 

 

  amegy bank national association ,
  as a Lender
   
  By  
    Name:
    Title:

 

ITT Holdings LLC

Signature Page

Credit Agreement

 

 
 

 

  American Savings Bank, F.S.B. ,
  as a Lender
   
  By  
    Name:
    Title:

 

ITT Holdings LLC

Signature Page

Credit Agreement

 

 
 

 

Schedule I-A

 

Leverage-Based Pricing Grid

   

Pricing 
Level
  Leverage
Ratio
  Applicable Margin for
Eurodollar Loans and 
Bankers’ Acceptances
  Applicable Margin for 
Base Rate Loans and 
Canadian Prime Rate 
Loans
  Applicable 
Percentage for

Commitment Fee
I   < 2.00:1.0   1.00% per annum   0.00% per annum  

0.25% per annum 

II  

> 2.00:1.0

but

< 2.50:1.0

  1.25% per annum   0.25% per annum   0.25% per annum
III  

> 2.50:1.0

but

< 3.00:1.0

  1.50% per annum   0.50% per annum   0.25% per annum
IV  

> 3.00:1.0

but

< 3.50:1.0

  1.625% per annum   0.625% per annum   0.3125% per annum
V  

> 3.50:1.0

but

< 4.00:1.0

  1.75% per annum   0.75% per annum   0.375% per annum
VI    > 4.00:1.0   2.00% per annum   1.00% per annum   0.375% per annum

 

 
 

  

Schedule I-B

 

Ratings-Based Pricing Grid

 

Pricing 
Level
  Ratings   Applicable Margin for
Eurodollar Loans and
Bankers’ Acceptances
  Applicable Margin for
Base Rate Loans and
Canadian Prime Rate
Loans
  Applicable
Percentage for
Commitment Fee
I   > A3 / A- / A-   1.00% per annum   0.00% per annum  

0.10% per annum 

II   Baa1/BBB+/BBB+   1.125% per annum   0.125% per annum   0.125% per annum
III   Baa2/BBB/BBB   1.25% per annum   0.25% per annum   0.175% per annum
IV   Baa3/BBB-/BBB-   1.50% per annum   0.50% per annum   0.225% per annum
V   ≤ Ba1/BB+/BB+   1.75% per annum   0.75% per annum   0.275% per annum

  

 
 

 

Schedule II

 

COMMITMENTS

 

    Revolving Commitments     Bond Purchase Commitments  
Lenders  

US Revolving

Commitments

   

Canadian Revolving

Commitments 

   

Tranche A Bond Purchase

Commitments 

   

Tranche B Bond Purchase

Commitments

 
SunTrust Bank   $ 88,000,000       N/A       N/A       N/A  
STI Institutional and Government Inc.     N/A       N/A     $ 18,645,000     $ 17,330,000  
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association   $ 25,000,000       N/A       N/A       N/A  
Wells Fargo Municipal Capital Strategies, LLC     N/A       N/A     $ 49,245,000     $ 45,755,000  
Branch Banking and Trust Company   $ 36,500,000       N/A       N/A     $ 83,500,000  
Regions Bank   $ 36,500,000       N/A     $ 43,280,000     $ 40,220,000  
Compass Bank   $ 61,500,000       N/A       N/A     $ 28,175,000  
Compass Mortgage Corporation     N/A       N/A     $ 30,325,000       N/A  
JPMorganChase Bank, N.A.   $ 120,000,000       N/A       N/A       N/A  
TD Bank, N.A.   $ 37,500,000       N/A     $ 19,440,000     $ 18,060,000  
KeyBank National Association   $ 25,000,000       N/A       N/A       N/A  
Key Government Finance, Inc.     N/A       N/A     $ 50,000,000       N/A  
Royal Bank of Canada     N/A     $ 50,000,000       N/A       N/A  
Bank of America   $ 60,000,000       N/A       N/A       N/A  
Whitney Bank   $ 10,000,000       N/A     $ 30,000,000       N/A  
U.S. Bank   $ 30,000,000       N/A       N/A       N/A  
First Tennessee Bank National Association   $ 10,000,000       N/A       N/A     $ 15,000,000  
Amegy Bank National Association     N/A       N/A     $ 10,365,000     $ 9,635,000  
American Savings of Hawaii   $ 10,000,000       N/A       N/A       N/A  
Total   $ 550,000,000     $ 50,000,000     $ 251,300,000     $ 257,675,000  
                                 
    $600,000,000     $508,975,000  

 

 
 

 

 

Schedule III

 

Purchased Bonds

 

 

Tranche A Bonds   Tranche B Bonds  
Lender   The Industrial
Development
Board of the
Parish of
Ascension,
Louisiana
Revenue Bonds
(IMTT-Geismar
Project), Series
2007
    Louisiana
Public
Facilities
Authority
revenue
Bonds, Series
2007
    New Jersey
Economic
Development
Authority,
Revenue
Refunding
Bonds (IMTT-
Bayonne
Project),
Series 2015
    Totals 
(Tranche A
Bonds)
    Louisiana
Public Facilities
Authority Gulf
Opportunity
Zone Revenue
Bonds
(International
Matex Tank
Terminals
Project), Series
2010
    Louisiana
Public Facilities
Authority
Revenue Bonds,
2010A
    Louisiana
Public Facilities
Authority
Revenue Bonds,
2010B
    Totals 
(Tranche B
Bonds)
 
STI Institutional and Government Inc.   $ 12,240,000     $ 3,710,000     $ 2,695,000     $ 18,645,000     $ 5,715,000     $ 6,115,000     $ 5,500,000     $ 17,330,000  
Wells Fargo Municipal Capital Strategies, LLC   $ 32,335,000     $ 9,800,000     $ 7,110,000     $ 49,245,000     $ 15,095,000     $ 16,140,000     $ 14,520,000     $ 45,755,000  
Branch Banking and Trust Company     N/A       N/A       N/A       N/A     $ 27,545,000     $ 29,455,000     $ 26,500,000     $ 83,500,000  
Regions Bank   $ 28,415,000     $ 8,610,000     $ 6,255,000     $ 43,280,000     $ 13,265,000     $ 14,190,000     $ 12,765,000     $ 40,220,000  
Compass Bank     N/A       N/A       N/A       N/A     $ 9,295,000     $ 9,935,000     $ 8,945,000     $ 28,175,000  
Compass Mortgage Corporation   $ 19,910,000     $ 6,035,000     $ 4,380,000     $ 30,325,000       N/A       N/A       N/A       N/A  
TD Bank, N.A.   $ 12,765,000     $ 3,865,000     $ 2,810,000     $ 19,440,000     $ 5,960,000     $ 6,370,000     $ 5,730,000     $ 18,060,000  
Key Government Finance, Inc.   $ 32,830,000     $ 9,950,000     $ 7,220,000     $ 50,000,000       N/A       N/A       N/A       N/A  
Whitney Bank   $ 19,700,000     $ 5,970,000     $ 4,330,000     $ 30,000,000       N/A       N/A       N/A       N/A  
First Tennessee Bank National Association     N/A       N/A       N/A       N/A     $ 4,950,000     $ 5,290,000     $ 4,760,000     $ 15,000,000  
Amegy Bank National Association   $ 6,805,000     $ 2,060,000     $ 1,500,000     $ 10,365,000     $ 3,175,000     $ 3,400,000     $ 3,060,000     $ 9,635,000  
Totals   $ 165,000,000     $ 50,000,000     $ 36,300,000     $ 251,300,000     $ 85,000,000     $ 90,895,000     $ 81,780,000     $ 257,675,000  

 

 

 
 

 

Schedule IV

 

list of bond indentures

 

1. Amended and Restated Indenture of Trust, dated as of May 1, 2015, between the Industrial Development Board of the Parish of Ascension, Louisiana and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, relating to $165,000,000 The Industrial Development Board of the Parish of Ascension, Louisiana Revenue Bonds (IMTT-Geismar Project), Series 2007

 

2. Amended and Restated Indenture of Trust, dated as of May 1, 2015, between the Louisiana Public Facilities Authority and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, relating to $85,000,000 Louisiana Public Facilities Authority Gulf Opportunity Zone Revenue Bonds (International Matex Tank Terminals Project), Series 2010

 

3. Indenture of Trust, dated as of May 1, 2015, between the New Jersey Economic Development Authority and U.S. Bank, National Association, as trustee, relating to $36,300,000 New Jersey Economic Development Authority Revenue Refunding Bonds (IMTT-Bayonne Project), Series 2015

 

4. Amended and Restated Indenture of Trust, dated as of May 1, 2015, between the Louisiana Public Facilities Authority and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, relating to $50,000,000 Louisiana Public Facilities Authority Revenue Bonds, Series 2007

 

5. Amended and Restated Indenture of Trust, dated as of May 1, 2015, between the Louisiana Public Facilities Authority and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee, relating to $100,000,000 Louisiana Public Facilities Authority Revenue Bonds, Series 2010A

 

6. Amended and Restated Indenture of Trust, dated as of May 1, 2015, between the Louisiana Public Facilities Authority and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee, relating to $90,000,000 Louisiana Public Facilities Authority Revenue Bonds, Series 2010B

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.5

 

Execution Version

 

 

ITT Holdings LLC

 

$325,000,000 3.92% Guaranteed Senior Notes, Series A, due May 21, 2025

$275,000,000 4.02% Guaranteed Senior Notes, Series B, due May 21, 2027

 

 

 

Note Purchase Agreement

 

 

 

Dated May 8, 2015

 

 

 
ITT Holdings LLC Note Purchase Agreement

 

Table of Contents

 

Section Heading Page
     
Section 1. Authorization of Notes 5
     
Section 2. Sale and Purchase of Notes 5
     
Section 2.1. Sale and Purchase of Notes 5
Section 2.2. Subsidiary Guaranty 6
     
Section 3. Closing 6
     
Section 4. Conditions to Closing 6
     
Section 4.1. Representations and Warranties 6
Section 4.2. Performance; No Default 7
Section 4.3. Compliance Certificates 7
Section 4.4. Opinions of Counsel 7
Section 4.5. Purchase Permitted By Applicable Law, Etc 8
Section 4.6. Sale of Other Notes 8
Section 4.7. Payment of Special Counsel Fees 8
Section 4.8. Private Placement Number 8
Section 4.9. Changes in Corporate Structure 8
Section 4.10. Funding Instructions 8
Section 4.11. Subsidiary Guaranties 8
Section 4.12. Intercompany Loan 9
Section 4.13. Credit Rating 9
Section 4.14. Proceedings and Documents 9
     
Section 5. Representations and Warranties of the Company 9
     
Section 5.1. Organization; Power and Authority 9
Section 5.2. Authorization, Etc 9
Section 5.3. Disclosure 10
Section 5.4. Organization and Ownership of Shares of Subsidiaries; Affiliates 10
Section 5.5. Financial Statements; Material Liabilities 11
Section 5.6. Compliance with Laws, Other Instruments, Etc 11
Section 5.7. Governmental Authorizations, Etc 11
Section 5.8. Litigation; Observance of Agreements, Statutes and Orders 11
Section 5.9. Taxes 12
Section 5.10. Title to Property; Leases 12
Section 5.11. Licenses, Permits, Etc 12
Section 5.12. Compliance with ERISA 12
Section 5.13. Private Offering by the Company 13

 

 
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Section 5.14. Use of Proceeds; Margin Regulations 13
Section 5.15. Existing Indebtedness; Future Liens 14
Section 5.16. Foreign Assets Control Regulations, Etc 14
Section 5.17. Status under Certain Statutes 16
Section 5.18. Environmental Matters 16
Section 5.19. Insurance 16
Section 5.20. Labor Relations 16
     
Section 6. Representations of the Purchasers 17
     
Section 6.1. Purchase for Investment 17
Section 6.2. Source of Funds 17
     
Section 7. Information as to Company 19
     
Section 7.1. Financial and Business Information 19
Section 7.2. Officer’s Certificate 21
Section 7.3. Visitation 21
Section 7.4. Electronic Delivery 22
     
Section 8. Payment and Prepayment of the Notes 23
     
Section 8.1. Maturity 23
Section 8.2. Optional Prepayments with Make-Whole Amount 23
Section 8.3. Allocation of Partial Prepayments 23
Section 8.4. Maturity; Surrender, Etc. 23
Section 8.5. Purchase of Notes 24
Section 8.6. Make-Whole Amount 24
Section 8.7. Payments Due on Non-Business Days 25
Section 8.8 Prepayments Upon a Change of Control 26
Section 8.9. Prepayments of Notes in Connection with Asset Dispositions 27
     
Section 9. Affirmative Covenants 27
     
Section 9.1. Compliance with Law 27
Section 9.2. Insurance 28
Section 9.3. Maintenance of Properties 28
Section 9.4. Payment of Taxes and Claims 28
Section 9.5. Corporate Existence, Etc 28
Section 9.6. Books and Records 29
Section 9.7. Additional Subsidiaries, Subsidiary Guarantors and Release of Subsidiary Guarantors 29
Section 9.8. Maintenance of a Rating 30
     
Section 10. Negative Covenants 30
     
Section 10.1. Indebtedness 30
Section 10.2. Negative Pledge 32

 

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Section 10.3. Fundamental Changes 34
Section 10.4. Investments, Loans, Etc. 35
Section 10.5. Restricted Payments 38
Section 10.6. Transactions with Affiliates 38
Section 10.7. Hedging Transactions 39
Section 10.8. Amendments to Partnership Agreements and Bond Documents 39
Section 10.9. Terrorism Sanctions Regulations 39
Section 10.10. Financial Covenants 39
     
Section 11. Events of Default 41
     
Section 12. Remedies on Default, Etc 43
     
Section 12.1. Acceleration 43
Section 12.2. Other Remedies 43
Section 12.3. Rescission 43
Section 12.4. No Waivers or Election of Remedies, Expenses, Etc 44
     
Section 13. Registration; Exchange; Substitution of Notes 44
     
Section 13.1. Registration of Notes 44
Section 13.2. Transfer and Exchange of Notes 44
Section 13.3. Replacement of Notes 45
     
Section 14. Payments on Notes 45
     
Section 14.1. Place of Payment 45
Section 14.2. Home Office Payment 46
Section 14.3. Reporting Requirements and Backup Withholding 46
     
Section 15. Expenses, Etc 46
     
Section 15.1. Transaction Expenses 46
Section 15.2. Survival 47
     
Section 16. Survival of Representations and Warranties; Entire Agreement 47
     
Section 17. Amendment and Waiver 47
     
Section 17.1. Requirements 47
Section 17.2. Solicitation of Holders of Notes 48
Section 17.3. Binding Effect, etc 48
Section 17.4. Notes Held by Company, etc 49
     
Section 18. Notices 49

 

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Section 19. Reproduction of Documents 49
     
Section 20. Confidential Information 50
     
Section 21. Substitution of Purchaser 51
     
Section 22. Miscellaneous 51
     
Section 22.1. Successors and Assigns 51
Section 22.2. Accounting Terms 51
Section 22.3. Severability 52
Section 22.4. Construction, etc 52
Section 22.5. Counterparts 52
Section 22.6. Governing Law 52
Section 22.7. Jurisdiction and Process; Waiver of Jury Trial 52
     
Signature  

 

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ITT Holdings LLC

321 St. Charles Avenue

New Orleans, Louisiana 70130

 

$325,000,000 3.92% Guaranteed Senior Notes, Series A, due May 21, 2025

$275,000,000 4.02% Guaranteed Senior Notes, Series B, due May 21, 2027

 

May 8, 2015

 

To Each of the Purchasers Listed in

Schedule B Hereto :

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

ITT Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (together with any successor thereto that becomes a party hereto pursuant to Section 10.2, the “Company” ) and agrees with each of the Purchasers as follows:

 

Section 1.          Authorization of Notes .

 

The Company will authorize the issue and sale of (a) $325,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 3.92% Guaranteed Senior Notes, Series A, due May 21, 2025 (the “Series A Notes” ) and (b) $275,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 4.02% Guaranteed Senior Notes, Series B, due May 21, 2027 (the “Series B Notes” and together with the Series A Notes, each as amended, restated or otherwise modified from time to time pursuant to Section 17 and including any such notes issued in substitution therefor pursuant to Section 13, the “Notes” ). The Notes shall be substantially in the form set out in Schedule 1-A and Schedule 1-B, respectively. Certain capitalized and other terms used in this Agreement are defined in Schedule A. References to a “Schedule” are references to a Schedule attached to this Agreement unless otherwise specified. References to a “Section” are references to a Section of this Agreement unless otherwise specified.

 

Section 2.          Sale and Purchase of Notes .

 

Section 2.1.          Sale and Purchase of Notes . Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Company will issue and sell to each Purchaser and each Purchaser will purchase from the Company, at the Closing provided for in Section 3, Notes in the principal amount and Series specified opposite such Purchaser’s name in Schedule B at the purchase price of 100% of the principal amount thereof. The Purchasers’ obligations hereunder are several and not joint obligations and no Purchaser shall have any liability to any Person for the performance or non-performance of any obligation by any other Purchaser hereunder.

 

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Section 2.2.          Subsidiary Guaranty . The payment by the Company of all amounts due with respect to the Notes and the performance by the Company of its obligations under this Agreement will be guaranteed by the Subsidiary Guarantors pursuant to the Subsidiary Guaranty on the terms set forth therein.

 

Section 3.          Closing .

 

The sale and purchase of the Notes to be purchased by each Purchaser shall occur at the offices of Greenberg Traurig, LLP, 77 West Wacker Drive, Suite 3100, Chicago, Illinois 60601, at 9:00 a.m., Chicago time, at a closing (the “Closing” ) on May 21, 2015 or on such other Business Day thereafter on or prior to May 25, 2015 as may be agreed upon by the Company and the Purchasers. At the Closing the Company will deliver to each Purchaser the Notes of the Series to be purchased by such Purchaser in the form of a single Note (or such greater number of Notes in denominations of at least $100,000 as such Purchaser may request) dated the date of the Closing and registered in such Purchaser’s name (or in the name of its nominee), against delivery by such Purchaser to the Company or its order of immediately available funds in the amount of the purchase price therefor by wire transfer of immediately available funds for the account of the Company to account number 47558449 at Whitney Bank, 228 St. Charles Ave., New Orleans, LA 70130, ABA #065 400153, Account Name: ITT Holdings LLC. If at the Closing the Company shall fail to tender such Notes to any Purchaser as provided above in this Section 3, or any of the conditions specified in Section 4 shall not have been fulfilled to such Purchaser’s satisfaction, such Purchaser shall, at its election, be relieved of all further obligations under this Agreement, without thereby waiving any rights such Purchaser may have by reason of any of the conditions specified in Section 4 not having been fulfilled to such Purchaser’s satisfaction or such failure by the Company to tender such Notes.

 

Section 4.          Conditions to Closing .

 

Each Purchaser’s obligation to purchase and pay for the Notes to be sold to such Purchaser at the Closing is subject to the fulfillment to such Purchaser’s satisfaction, prior to or at the Closing, of the following conditions:

 

Section 4.1.          Representations and Warranties .

 

(a)           Representations and Warranties of the Company. The representations and warranties of the Company in this Agreement shall be correct when made and at the Closing.

 

(b)           Representations and Warranties of the Subsidiary Guarantors. The representations and warranties of the Subsidiary Guarantors in the Subsidiary Guaranty shall be correct when made and at the Closing.

 

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Section 4.2.          Performance; No Default . The Company and each Subsidiary Guarantor shall have performed and complied with all agreements and conditions contained in this Agreement and the Subsidiary Guaranty, as applicable, required to be performed or complied with by it prior to or at the Closing and from the date of this Agreement to the Closing assuming that Sections 9 and 10 are applicable from the date of this Agreement. From the date of this Agreement until the Closing, before and after giving effect to the issue and sale of the Notes (and the application of the proceeds thereof as contemplated by Section 5.14), no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary shall have entered into any transaction since the date of the Memorandum that would have been prohibited by Section 10 had such Section applied since such date.

 

Section 4.3.          Compliance Certificates .

 

(a)           Officer’s Certificate of the Company . The Company shall have delivered to such Purchaser an Officer’s Certificate, dated the date of the Closing, certifying that the conditions specified in Sections 4.1(a), 4.2, 4.9 and 4.12 have been fulfilled.

 

(b)           Secretary’s Certificate of the Company . The Company shall have delivered to such Purchaser a certificate of its Secretary or Assistant Secretary, dated the date of the Closing, certifying as to (i) the resolutions attached thereto and other corporate proceedings relating to the authorization, execution and delivery of the Notes and this Agreement and (ii) the Company’s organizational documents as then in effect.

 

(c)           Officer’s Certificate of the Subsidiary Guarantors . Each Subsidiary Guarantor shall have delivered to such Purchaser an Officer’s Certificate, dated the date of the Closing, certifying that the conditions specified in Sections 4.1(b) and 4.2 have been fulfilled.

 

(d)           Secretary’s Certificate of the Subsidiary Guarantors . Each Subsidiary Guarantor shall have delivered to such Purchaser a certificate of its Secretary or Assistant Secretary, dated the date of the Closing, certifying as to (i) the resolutions attached thereto and other corporate, limited liability company or partnership (as the case may be) proceedings relating to the authorization, execution and delivery of the Subsidiary Guaranty and (ii) such Subsidiary Guarantor’s organizational documents as then in effect.

 

Section 4.4.          Opinions of Counsel . Such Purchaser shall have received opinions in form and substance satisfactory to such Purchaser, dated the date of the Closing (a) from White & Case LLP, New York counsel for the Company and the Obligor Parties organized under the laws of Delaware, covering the matters set forth in Schedule 4.4(a) and covering such other matters incident to the transactions contemplated hereby as such Purchaser or its counsel may reasonably request (and the Company hereby instructs its counsel to deliver such opinion to the Purchasers), (b) Coleman, Johnson, Artigues & Jurisich, LLC, Louisiana counsel to the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors organized under the laws of Delaware and Louisiana, covering certain of the matters set forth in Schedule 4.4(b) and covering such other matters incident to the transactions contemplated hereby as such Purchaser or its counsel may reasonably request (and the Company hereby instructs its counsel to deliver such opinion to the Purchasers), (c) Phelps Dunbar LLP, Louisiana counsel to the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors organized under the laws of Louisiana, covering certain of the matters set forth in Schedule 4.4(b) and covering such other matters incident to the transactions contemplated hereby as such Purchaser or its counsel may reasonably request (and the Company hereby instructs its counsel to deliver such opinion to the Purchasers) and (d) from Greenberg Traurig, LLP, the Purchasers’ special counsel in connection with such transactions, substantially in the form set forth in Schedule 4.4(c) and covering such other matters incident to such transactions as such Purchaser may reasonably request.

 

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Section 4.5.          Purchase Permitted By Applicable Law, Etc . On the date of the Closing such Purchaser’s purchase of Notes shall (a) be permitted by the laws and regulations of each jurisdiction to which such Purchaser is subject, without recourse to provisions (such as section 1405(a)(8) of the New York Insurance Law) permitting limited investments by insurance companies without restriction as to the character of the particular investment, (b) not violate any applicable law or regulation (including, without limitation, Regulation T, U or X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System) and (c) not subject such Purchaser to any tax, penalty or liability under or pursuant to any applicable law or regulation, which law or regulation was not in effect on the date hereof. If requested by such Purchaser, such Purchaser shall have received an Officer’s Certificate certifying as to such matters of fact as such Purchaser may reasonably specify to enable such Purchaser to determine whether such purchase is so permitted.

 

Section 4.6.          Sale of Other Notes . Contemporaneously with the Closing the Company shall sell to each other Purchaser and each other Purchaser shall purchase the Notes to be purchased by it at the Closing as specified in Schedule B.

 

Section 4.7.          Payment of Special Counsel Fees . Without limiting Section 15.1, the Company shall have paid on or before the date of this Agreement and the Closing the fees, charges and disbursements of the Purchasers’ special counsel referred to in Section 4.4 to the extent reflected in a statement of such counsel rendered to the Company at least one Business Day prior to the date of this Agreement and the Closing, as applicable.

 

Section 4.8.          Private Placement Number . A Private Placement Number issued by Standard & Poor’s CUSIP Service Bureau (in cooperation with the SVO) shall have been obtained for the Notes.

 

Section 4.9.          Changes in Corporate Structure . The Company shall not have changed its jurisdiction of incorporation or organization, as applicable, or been a party to any merger or consolidation or succeeded to all or any substantial part of the liabilities of any other entity, at any time following the date of the most recent financial statements referred to in Schedule 5.5.

 

Section 4.10.         Funding Instructions . At least three Business Days prior to the date of the Closing, each Purchaser shall have received written instructions signed by a Responsible Officer on letterhead of the Company confirming the information specified in Section 3 including (i) the name and address of the transferee bank, (ii) such transferee bank’s ABA number and (iii) the account name and number into which the purchase price for the Notes is to be deposited.

 

Section 4.11.         Subsidiary Guaranties . As to each Subsidiary (other than an Excluded Subsidiary) which on or before the date hereof is a guarantor of, or is a borrower under, any Material Credit Facility, the Company will cause each such Subsidiary to, at the Closing, enter into a Subsidiary Guaranty.

 

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Section 4.12.         Intercompany Loan . The interests of Macquarie Terminal Holdings LLC in the Intercompany Loan shall be transferred to the Company pursuant to documentation satisfactory to the Administrative Agent under the Credit Agreement, with the effect that all obligations of International Tank Terminal LLC and ITT-Storage Inc. (and any other Obligor Party) under the Intercompany Loan shall be due and owing to the Company.

 

Section 4.13.         Credit Rating . Such Purchaser shall have received a final ratings letter provided by Fitch that the Notes, when issued, will be rated at least “BBB-”.

 

Section 4.14.         Proceedings and Documents . All corporate and other proceedings in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and all documents and instruments incident to such transactions shall be satisfactory to such Purchaser and its special counsel, and such Purchaser and its special counsel shall have received all such counterpart originals or certified or other copies of such documents as such Purchaser or such special counsel may reasonably request.

 

Section 5.          Representations and Warranties of the Company .

 

The Company represents and warrants to each Purchaser that:

 

Section 5.1.          Organization; Power and Authority . The Company is a limited liability company duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of its formation, and is duly qualified as a foreign limited liability company and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is required by law, other than those jurisdictions as to which the failure to be so qualified or in good standing could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company has the limited liability company power and authority to own or hold under lease the properties it purports to own or hold under lease, to transact the business it transacts and proposes to transact, to execute and deliver this Agreement and the Notes and to perform the provisions hereof and thereof.

 

Section 5.2.          Authorization, Etc . This Agreement and the Notes have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Company, and this Agreement constitutes, and upon execution and delivery thereof each Note will constitute, a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by (i) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and (ii) general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).

 

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Section 5.3.          Disclosure . The Company, through its agent, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, has delivered to each Purchaser a copy of a Private Placement Memorandum, dated April 2015 (the “Memorandum” ), relating to the transactions contemplated hereby. This Agreement, the Memorandum, the financial statements listed in Schedule 5.5 and the documents, certificates or other writings delivered to the Purchasers by or on behalf of the Company prior to April 23, 2015 in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and identified in Schedule 5.3 (this Agreement, the Memorandum and such documents, certificates or other writings and such financial statements delivered to each Purchaser being referred to, collectively, as the “Disclosure Documents” ), taken as a whole, do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in light of the circumstances under which they were made; provided, that with respect to projected financial information, the Company represents only that such information was prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed to be reasonable at the time, it being understood that such projections may vary from actual results and that such variances may be material. Except as disclosed in the Disclosure Documents, since December 31, 2014, there has been no change in the financial condition, operations, business or properties of the Company or any Subsidiary except changes that could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

Section 5.4.          Organization and Ownership of Shares of Subsidiaries . (a) Schedule 5.4 contains (except as noted therein) complete and correct lists of the Company’s Subsidiaries, showing, as to each Subsidiary, the name thereof, the jurisdiction of its organization, the percentage of shares of each class of its capital stock or similar equity interests outstanding owned by the Company and each other Subsidiary and whether such Subsidiary is a Subsidiary Guarantor or an Unrestricted Subsidiary as of the date of Closing.

 

(b)          All of the outstanding shares of capital stock or similar equity interests of each Subsidiary shown in Schedule 5.4 as being owned by the Company and its Subsidiaries have been validly issued, are fully paid and non-assessable and are owned by the Company or another Subsidiary free and clear of any Lien that is prohibited by this Agreement.

 

(c)          Each Subsidiary listed in Schedule 5.4 is a corporation or other legal entity duly organized, validly existing and, where applicable, in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization, and is duly qualified as a foreign corporation or other legal entity and, where applicable, is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is required by law, other than those jurisdictions as to which the failure to be so qualified or in good standing could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Each such Subsidiary has the corporate or other power and authority to own or hold under lease the properties it purports to own or hold under lease and to transact the business it transacts and proposes to transact.

 

(d)          No Subsidiary is subject to any legal, regulatory or contractual restriction (other than the agreements listed on Schedule 5.4 and customary limitations imposed by corporate law or similar statutes) restricting the ability of such Subsidiary to pay dividends out of profits or make any other similar distributions of profits to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that owns outstanding shares of capital stock or similar equity interests of such Subsidiary.

 

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Section 5.5.          Financial Statements; Material Liabilities . The Company has delivered to each Purchaser copies of the financial statements of the Company and its Subsidiaries listed on Schedule 5.5. All of such financial statements (including in each case the related schedules and notes) fairly present in all material respects the consolidated financial position of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of the respective dates specified in such Schedule and the consolidated results of their operations and cash flows for the respective periods so specified and have been prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the periods involved except as set forth in the notes thereto (except, in the case of any interim financial statements, for the absence of footnotes and subject to normal year-end adjustments). The Company and its Subsidiaries do not have any Material liabilities that are not disclosed in the Disclosure Documents.

 

Section 5.6.          Compliance with Laws, Other Instruments, Etc . The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement and the Notes will not (i) contravene, result in any breach of, or constitute a default under any (a) indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan, purchase or credit agreement, lease or any other agreement or instrument to which the Company or any Subsidiary is bound or by which the Company or any Subsidiary or any of their respective properties may be bound or affected or (b) limited liability company or corporate charter, operating agreement or by-laws or any other legal entity organizational documents or members or shareholders agreement or similar agreement or (ii) result in the creation of any Lien in respect of any property of the Company or any Subsidiary under any of the agreements, instruments or documents described in the foregoing clause (i) or (iii) conflict with or result in a breach of any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any order, judgment, decree or ruling of any court, arbitrator or Governmental Authority applicable to the Company or any Subsidiary or (iv) violate any provision of any statute or other rule or regulation of any Governmental Authority applicable to the Company or any Subsidiary, except in each case (excluding clauses (i)(b) and (ii) herein) that could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

Section 5.7.          Governmental Authorizations, Etc . No consent, approval or authorization of, or registration, filing or declaration with, any Governmental Authority is required in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by the Company of this Agreement or the Notes except in each case that could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

Section 5.8.          Litigation; Observance of Agreements, Statutes and Orders . (a) There are no actions, suits, investigations or proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against or affecting the Company or any Subsidiary or any property of the Company or any Subsidiary in any court or before any arbitrator of any kind or before or by any Governmental Authority that could, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(b)          Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is (i) in default under any agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it is bound, (ii) in violation of any order, judgment, decree or ruling of any court, arbitrator or Governmental Authority or (iii) in violation of any applicable law, ordinance, rule or regulation of any Governmental Authority (including, without limitation, Environmental Laws, the USA PATRIOT Act or any of the other laws and regulations that are referred to in Section 5.16), which default or violation could, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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Section 5.9.          Taxes . The Company and its Subsidiaries have filed all U.S. federal income tax returns and all other material tax returns that are required to have been filed in any jurisdiction, and have paid all taxes shown to be due and payable on such returns and all other taxes and assessments levied upon them or their properties, assets, income or franchises, to the extent such taxes and assessments have become due and payable and before they have become delinquent, except for any taxes and assessments (i)  where the failure to do so would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or (ii) the amount, applicability or validity of which is currently being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and with respect to which the Company or a Subsidiary, as the case may be, has established adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP. The charges, accruals and reserves on the books of the Company and its Subsidiaries in respect of U.S. federal, state or other taxes are adequate and no tax liabilities that could have a Material Adverse Effect are anticipated. The U.S. federal income tax liabilities of the Company and its Subsidiaries have been finally determined (whether by reason of completed audits or the statute of limitations having run) for all fiscal years up to and including the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010.

 

Section 5.10.         Title to Property; Leases . The Company and its Subsidiaries have good and sufficient title to their respective material properties, including all such properties reflected in the most recent audited balance sheet referred to in Section 5.5 or purported to have been acquired by the Company or any Subsidiary after such date (except as sold or otherwise disposed of in the ordinary course of business), in each case free and clear of Liens prohibited by this Agreement, except for those defects in title that, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

Section 5.11.         Licenses, Permits, Etc . (a) The Company and its Subsidiaries own, possess or otherwise have the right to use all licenses, permits, franchises, authorizations, patents, copyrights, proprietary software, service marks, trademarks and trade names, or rights thereto, that individually or in the aggregate are material, without known conflict with the rights of others, except in each case that, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(b)          To the knowledge of the Company, no product or service of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries infringes any license, permit, franchise, authorization, patent, copyright, proprietary software, service mark, trademark, trade name or other right owned by any other Person, except for those infringements that, individually or in the aggregate, would not have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

Section 5.12.         Compliance with ERISA . (a) No ERISA Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur that, when taken together with all other such ERISA Events for which liability is reasonably expected to occur, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect..

 

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(b)          The present value of the accumulated benefit liabilities under each of the Plans (other than Multiemployer Plans), determined as of the end of such Plan’s most recently ended plan year on the basis of the actuarial assumptions specified for funding purposes in such Plan’s most recent actuarial valuation report, did not exceed the aggregate value of the assets of such Plan by more than $50,000,000 in the case of any single Plan and by more than $50,000,000 in the aggregate for all underfunded Plans. The term “benefit liabilities” has the meaning specified in section 4001 of ERISA and the terms “current value” and “present value” have the meaning specified in section 3 of ERISA

 

(c)          The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the issuance and sale of the Notes hereunder will not involve any transaction that is subject to the prohibitions of section 406 of ERISA or in connection with which a tax could be imposed pursuant to section 4975(c)(1)(A)-(D) of the Code. The representation by the Company to each Purchaser in the first sentence of this Section 5.12(c) is made in reliance upon and subject to the accuracy of such Purchaser’s representation in Section 6.2 as to the sources of the funds to be used to pay the purchase price of the Notes to be purchased by such Purchaser.

 

Section 5.13.         Private Offering by the Company . Neither the Company nor anyone acting on its behalf has offered the Notes or any similar Securities for sale to, or solicited any offer to buy the Notes or any similar Securities from, or otherwise approached or negotiated in respect thereof with, any Person other than the Purchasers and not more than 11 other Institutional Investors, each of which has been offered the Notes at a private sale for investment. Neither the Company nor anyone acting on its behalf has taken, or will take, any action that would subject the issuance or sale of the Notes to the registration requirements of section 5 of the Securities Act or to the registration requirements of any Securities or blue sky laws of any applicable jurisdiction.

 

Section 5.14.         Use of Proceeds; Margin Regulations . The Company will apply the proceeds of the sale of the Notes hereunder as set forth in Section 1 of the Memorandum. No part of the proceeds from the sale of the Notes hereunder will be used, directly or indirectly, (i) for the purpose of buying or carrying any margin stock within the meaning of Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (12 CFR 221), or (ii) for the purpose of buying or carrying or trading in any Securities under such circumstances as to involve the Company in a violation of Regulation X of said Board (12 CFR 224) or (iii) assuming that no Purchaser is a broker or dealer (as defined under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934), in a violation of Regulation T of said Board (12 CFR 220). Margin stock does not constitute more than 5% of the value of the consolidated assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries and the Company does not have any present intention that margin stock will constitute more than 5% of the value of such assets. As used in this Section, the terms “margin stock” and “purpose of buying or carrying” shall have the meanings assigned to them in said Regulation U.

 

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Section 5.15.         Existing Indebtedness. . (a) Except as described therein, Schedule 5.15 sets forth a complete and correct list of all outstanding Indebtedness of the Company and its Subsidiaries expected as of the date of the Closing provided for in Section 3, assuming consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the Credit Agreement and the related financing transactions (including descriptions of the obligors and obligees, principal amounts outstanding, any collateral therefor and any Guarantees thereof) and there has been no change in the principal amounts, interest rates, sinking funds, installment payments or maturities of the Indebtedness of the Company or its Subsidiaries other than as disclosed to the Purchasers on or prior to the date of the Closing in the Officer’s Certificate delivered pursuant to Section 4.3(a), and after giving effect thereto on the date of the Closing the Company shall be in compliance with this Agreement, including without limitation Sections 10.3 and 10.10.  Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is in default and no waiver of default is currently in effect, in the payment of any principal or interest on any Indebtedness of the Company or such Subsidiary and no event or condition exists with respect to any Indebtedness of the Company or any Subsidiary the outstanding principal amount of which exceeds $20,000,000 that would permit (or that with notice or the lapse of time, or both, would permit) one or more Persons to cause such Indebtedness to become due and payable before its stated maturity or before its regularly scheduled dates of payment.

 

(b)          Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is a party to, or otherwise subject to any provision contained in, any instrument evidencing Indebtedness of the Company or such Subsidiary that is outstanding in an aggregate principal amount in excess of $20,000,000, any agreement relating thereto or any other Material agreement (including, but not limited to, its charter or any other organizational document) which limits the amount of, or otherwise imposes restrictions on the incurring of, Indebtedness of the Company, except as disclosed in Schedule 5.15.

 

Section 5.16.         Foreign Assets Control Regulations, Etc . (a) Neither the Company nor any Controlled Entity is (i) a Person whose name appears on the list of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons published by the Office of Foreign Assets Control, United States Department of the Treasury ( “OFAC” ) (an “OFAC Listed Person” ), (ii) an agent, department, or instrumentality of, or is otherwise beneficially owned by, controlled by or acting on behalf of, directly or indirectly, (x) any OFAC Listed Person or (y) any Person, entity, organization, foreign country or regime that is subject to any OFAC Sanctions Program, or (iii) otherwise blocked, subject to sanctions under or engaged in any activity in violation of other United States economic sanctions, including but not limited to, the Trading with the Enemy Act, the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability and Divestment Act (“ CISADA ”) or any similar law or regulation with respect to Iran or any other country, the Sudan Accountability and Divestment Act, any OFAC Sanctions Program, or any economic sanctions regulations administered and enforced by the United States or any enabling legislation or executive order relating to any of the foregoing (collectively, “U.S. Economic Sanctions” ) (each OFAC Listed Person and each other Person, entity, organization and government of a country described in clause (i), clause (ii) or clause (iii), a “Sanctioned Person” ); provided that the Company’s representation in this clause (iii) solely as to its parent company is being made to its knowledge. Neither the Company, any Subsidiary nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any other Controlled Entity has been notified that its name appears or may in the future appear on a state list of Persons that engage in investment or other commercial activities in Iran or any other country that is subject to U.S. Economic Sanctions.

 

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(b)          No part of the proceeds from the sale of the Notes hereunder constitutes or will constitute funds obtained on behalf of any Sanctioned Person or will otherwise be used by the Company, any Subsidiary or, to the knowledge of the Company, any other Controlled Entity, directly or indirectly, (i) in connection with any investment in, or any transactions or dealings with, any Sanctioned Person in violation of U.S. Economic Sanctions, (ii) for any purpose that would cause any Purchaser to be in violation of any U.S. Economic Sanctions or (iii) otherwise in violation of U.S. Economic Sanctions.

 

(c)          Neither the Company, any Subsidiary nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any other Controlled Entity (i) has been found in violation of, charged with, or convicted of, money laundering, drug trafficking, terrorist-related activities or other money laundering predicate crimes under the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970 (otherwise known as the Bank Secrecy Act), the USA PATRIOT Act or any other United States law or regulation governing such activities (collectively, “Anti-Money Laundering Laws” ) or any U.S. Economic Sanctions violations, (ii) to the Company’s actual knowledge after making due inquiry, is under investigation by any Governmental Authority for possible violation of Anti-Money Laundering Laws or any U.S. Economic Sanctions violations, (iii) has been assessed civil penalties under any Anti-Money Laundering Laws or any U.S. Economic Sanctions, or (iv) has had any of its funds seized or forfeited in an action under any Anti-Money Laundering Laws. The Company has established procedures and controls which it reasonably believes are adequate (and otherwise comply with applicable law) to ensure that the Company and each Subsidiary is and will continue to be in compliance with all applicable current and future Anti-Money Laundering Laws and U.S. Economic Sanctions.

 

(d)          (1)         Neither the Company, any Subsidiary nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any other Controlled Entity (i) has been charged with, or convicted of bribery or any other anti-corruption related activity under any applicable law or regulation in a U.S. or any non-U.S. country or jurisdiction, including but not limited to, the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the U.K. Bribery Act 2010 (collectively, “Anti-Corruption Laws” ), (ii) has been assessed civil or criminal penalties under any Anti-Corruption Laws or (iii) has been or is the target of sanctions imposed by the United Nations or the European Union. Neither the Company nor any Controlled Entity, to the Company’s actual knowledge after making due inquiry, is under investigation by any U.S. or non-U.S. Governmental Authority for possible violation of Anti-Corruption Laws;

 

(2)         To the Company’s actual knowledge after making due inquiry, neither the Company nor any Controlled Entity has, within the last five years, directly or indirectly offered, promised, given, paid or authorized the offer, promise, giving or payment of anything of value to a Governmental Official or a commercial counterparty for the purposes of: (i) influencing any act, decision or failure to act by such Government Official in his or her official capacity or such commercial counterparty, (ii) inducing a Governmental Official to do or omit to do any act in violation of the Governmental Official’s lawful duty, or (iii) inducing a Governmental Official or a commercial counterparty to use his or her influence with a government or instrumentality to affect any act or decision of such government or entity; in each case in order to obtain, retain or direct business or to otherwise secure an improper advantage in violation of any applicable law or regulation or which would cause any holder to be in violation of any law or regulation applicable to such holder; and

 

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(3)         No part of the proceeds from the sale of the Notes hereunder will be used, directly or indirectly, for any improper payments, including bribes, to any Governmental Official or commercial counterparty in order to obtain, retain or direct business or obtain any improper advantage. The Company has established procedures and controls which it reasonably believes are adequate (and otherwise comply with applicable law) to ensure that the Company and each Subsidiary is and will continue to be in compliance with all applicable current and future Anti-Corruption Laws.

 

Section 5.17.         Status under Certain Statutes . Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is (a) subject to regulation under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, or the Federal Power Act, as amended or (b) otherwise subject to any other regulatory scheme (x) limiting its ability to incur debt or requiring any approval or consent from or registration or filing with, any Governmental Authority in connection therewith or (y) which may otherwise render this Agreement or all or any portion of the Notes unenforceable.

 

Section 5.18.         Environmental Matters . (a) Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has knowledge of any claim or has received any notice of any claim and no proceeding has been instituted asserting any claim against the Company or any Subsidiary or any of their respective Subsidiaries or any of their respective real properties or other assets now or formerly owned, leased or operated by any of them, alleging any damage to the environment or violation of any Environmental Laws, except, in each case, such as could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(b)          Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has knowledge of any facts which would give rise to any claim, public or private, of violation of Environmental Laws or damage to the environment emanating from, occurring on or in any way related to real properties now or formerly owned, leased or operated by any of them or to other assets or their use, except, in each case, such as could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(c)          Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary (i) has become subject to any Environmental Liability, (ii) has received notice of any claim with respect to any Environmental Liability or (iii) knows of any basis for any Environmental Liability, in each case with respect to Environmental Liabilities that could reasonably be expected to have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect .

 

Section 5. 19.         Insurance . The property of the Company and its Subsidiaries  is insured with financially sound and reputable insurance companies which are not Affiliates, in such amounts with such deductibles and covering such risks as are customarily carried by companies engaged in similar businesses and owning similar properties in localities where the Company and the Subsidiaries operate.

 

Section 5.20         Labor Relations . There are no strikes, lockouts or other labor disputes or grievances against the Company or any Subsidiary that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, or to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against or affecting the Company or any Subsidiary, and no significant unfair labor practice, charges or grievances are pending against the Company or any Subsidiary, or to the knowledge of the Company threatened against any of them before any Governmental Authority. All payments due from the Company and its Subsidiaries pursuant to the provisions of any collective bargaining agreement have been paid or accrued as a liability on the books of the Company and its Subsidiaries, except where the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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Section 6.          Representations of the Purchasers .

 

Section 6.1.          Purchase for Investment . Each Purchaser severally represents that it is an “accredited investor” (as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) of Regulation D under the Securities Act) and it is purchasing the Notes for its own account or for one or more separate accounts (which are also “accredited investors”) maintained by such Purchaser or for the account of one or more pension or trust funds (which are also “accredited investors”) and not with a view to the distribution thereof, provided that the disposition of such Purchaser’s or their property shall at all times be within such Purchaser’s or their control. Each Purchaser understands that the Notes have not been registered under the Securities Act and may be resold only if registered pursuant to the provisions of the Securities Act or if an exemption from registration is available, except under circumstances where neither such registration nor such an exemption is required by law, and that the Company is not required to register the Notes.

 

Section 6.2.          Source of Funds . Each Purchaser severally represents that at least one of the following statements is an accurate representation as to each source of funds (a “Source” ) to be used by such Purchaser to pay the purchase price of the Notes to be purchased by such Purchaser hereunder:

 

(a)          the Source is an “insurance company general account” (as the term is defined in the United States Department of Labor’s Prohibited Transaction Exemption ( “PTE” ) 95-60) in respect of which the reserves and liabilities (as defined by the annual statement for life insurance companies approved by the NAIC (the “NAIC Annual Statement” )) for the general account contract(s) held by or on behalf of any employee benefit plan together with the amount of the reserves and liabilities for the general account contract(s) held by or on behalf of any other employee benefit plans maintained by the same employer (or affiliate thereof as defined in PTE 95-60) or by the same employee organization in the general account do not exceed 10% of the total reserves and liabilities of the general account (exclusive of separate account liabilities) plus surplus as set forth in the NAIC Annual Statement filed with such Purchaser’s state of domicile; or

 

(b)          the Source is a separate account that is maintained solely in connection with such Purchaser’s fixed contractual obligations under which the amounts payable, or credited, to any employee benefit plan (or its related trust) that has any interest in such separate account (or to any participant or beneficiary of such plan (including any annuitant)) are not affected in any manner by the investment performance of the separate account; or

 

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(c)          the Source is either (i) an insurance company pooled separate account, within the meaning of PTE 90-1 or (ii) a bank collective investment fund, within the meaning of the PTE 91-38 and, except as disclosed by such Purchaser to the Company in writing pursuant to this clause (c), no employee benefit plan or group of plans maintained by the same employer or employee organization beneficially owns more than 10% of all assets allocated to such pooled separate account or collective investment fund; or

 

(d)          the Source constitutes assets of an “investment fund” (within the meaning of Part VI of PTE 84-14 (the “QPAM Exemption” )) managed by a “qualified professional asset manager” or “QPAM” (within the meaning of Part VI of the QPAM Exemption), no employee benefit plan’s assets that are managed by the QPAM in such investment fund, when combined with the assets of all other employee benefit plans established or maintained by the same employer or by an affiliate (within the meaning of Part VI(c)(1) of the QPAM Exemption) of such employer or by the same employee organization and managed by such QPAM, represent more than 20% of the total client assets managed by such QPAM, the conditions of Part I(c) and (g) of the QPAM Exemption are satisfied, neither the QPAM nor a person controlling or controlled by the QPAM maintains an ownership interest in the Company that would cause the QPAM and the Company to be “related” within the meaning of Part VI(h) of the QPAM Exemption and (i) the identity of such QPAM and (ii) the names of any employee benefit plans whose assets in the investment fund, when combined with the assets of all other employee benefit plans established or maintained by the same employer or by an affiliate (within the meaning of Part VI(c)(1) of the QPAM Exemption) of such employer or by the same employee organization, represent 10% or more of the assets of such investment fund, have been disclosed to the Company in writing pursuant to this clause (d);or

 

(e)          the Source constitutes assets of a “plan(s)” (within the meaning of Part IV(h) of PTE 96-23 (the “INHAM Exemption” )) managed by an “in-house asset manager” or “INHAM” (within the meaning of Part IV(a) of the INHAM Exemption), the conditions of Part I(a), (g) and (h) of the INHAM Exemption are satisfied, neither the INHAM nor a person controlling or controlled by the INHAM (applying the definition of “control” in Part IV(d)(3) of the INHAM Exemption) owns a 10% or more interest in the Company and (i) the identity of such INHAM and (ii) the name(s) of the employee benefit plan(s) whose assets constitute the Source have been disclosed to the Company in writing pursuant to this clause (e); or

 

(f)          the Source is a governmental plan; or

 

(g)          the Source is one or more employee benefit plans, or a separate account or trust fund comprised of one or more employee benefit plans, each of which has been identified to the Company in writing pursuant to this clause (g); or

 

(h)          the Source does not include assets of any employee benefit plan, other than a plan exempt from the coverage of ERISA.

 

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As used in this Section 6.2, the terms “employee benefit plan,” “governmental plan,” and “separate account” shall have the respective meanings assigned to such terms in section 3 of ERISA.

 

Section 7.          Information as to Company

 

Section 7.1.          Financial and Business Information . The Company shall deliver to each holder of a Note that is an Institutional Investor:

 

(a)           Quarterly Statements — within 45 days after the end of each quarterly fiscal period in each fiscal year of the Obligor Parties (other than the last quarterly fiscal period of each such fiscal year), duplicate copies of,

 

(i)          an unaudited consolidated balance sheet of (A) the Obligor Parties and (B) the Company and its Subsidiaries, as at the end of such quarter, and

 

(ii)         unaudited consolidated statements of income, changes in shareholders’ equity and cash flows of (A) the Obligor Parties and (B) the Company and its Subsidiaries, for such quarter and (in the case of the second and third quarters) for the portion of the fiscal year ending with such quarter,

 

setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the corresponding periods in the previous fiscal year, all in reasonable detail, prepared in accordance with GAAP applicable to quarterly financial statements generally, and certified by a Senior Financial Officer as fairly presenting, in all material respects, the financial position of the companies being reported on and their results of operations and cash flows, subject to changes resulting from year-end adjustments;

 

(b)           Annual Statements — within 90 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Company, duplicate copies of

 

(i)          a consolidated balance sheet of (A) the Obligor Parties and (B) the Company and its Subsidiaries, as at the end of such year, and

 

(ii)         consolidated statements of income, changes in shareholders’ equity and cash flows of (A)  the Obligor Parties and (B) the Company and its Subsidiaries for such year,

 

setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the previous fiscal year, all in reasonable detail, prepared in accordance with GAAP, and accompanied by an opinion thereon (without a “going concern” or similar qualification, exception or explanation and without any qualification or exception as to the scope of the audit (other than due to the pending maturity of any Material Credit Facility) of independent public accountants of recognized national standing, which opinion shall state that such financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the companies being reported upon and their results of operations and cash flows and have been prepared in conformity with GAAP, and that the examination of such accountants in connection with such financial statements has been made in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards, and that such audit provides a reasonable basis for such opinion in the circumstances;

 

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(c)           SEC and Other Reports — promptly upon their becoming available, one copy of (i) each financial statement, report, material notice or proxy statement sent by any Obligor Party to its principal lending banks as a whole under the Material Credit Facility (for the avoidance of doubt, excluding information sent to such banks in the ordinary course of administration of a bank facility, such as information relating to pricing, borrowing or issuance notices, and borrowing availability) or to its public Securities holders generally, and (ii) each regular or periodic report, each registration statement (without exhibits except as expressly requested by such Purchaser or holder), and each prospectus and all amendments thereto filed by any Obligor Party with the SEC and of all press releases and other statements made available generally by any Obligor Party to the public concerning developments that are Material;

 

(d)           Notice of Default or Event of Default — promptly, and in any event within five Business Days after a Responsible Officer becoming aware of (i) the existence of any Default or Event of Default or (ii) that any Person has given any notice or taken any action with respect to a claimed default hereunder or (iii) that any Person has given any notice or taken any action with respect to a claimed default of the type referred to in Section 11(f), a written notice specifying the nature and period of existence thereof and what action the Company is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto;

 

(e)           ERISA Matters — promptly, and in any event within five Business Days after a Responsible Officer becoming aware of the occurrence of any ERISA Event that alone, or together with any other ERISA Events that have occurred, could reasonably be expected to result in liability to the Obligor Parties in an aggregate amount exceeding $50,000,000, a written notice setting forth the nature thereof and the action, if any, that the Company or an ERISA Affiliate proposes to take with respect thereto;

 

(f)           Notices from Governmental Authority — promptly, and in any event within 30 days of receipt thereof, copies of any material notice to any Obligor Party from any federal or state Governmental Authority relating to any order, ruling, statute or other law or regulation that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;

 

(g)           Resignation or Replacement of Auditors — within ten Business Days following the date on which the Company’s auditors resign or the Company elects to change auditors, as the case may be, notification thereof, together with such supporting information as the Required Holders may request;

 

(h)           Leverage Ratio Spikes – promptly following an acquisition for which the Company wishes to include Consolidated Acquisition EBITDA Adjustments for purposes of calculating the Leverage Ratio under Section 10.10(a), quarterly financial statements that demonstrate in reasonable detail the historical Consolidated EBITDA for the trailing four-quarter period attributable to any Person that is acquired by, and itself becomes, an Obligor Party, or the business or assets of any Person or operating division or business unit of any Person acquired by an Obligor Party;

 

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(i)           Credit Ratings — with reasonable promptness, notification of any change to any of the Credit Ratings of the Company; and

 

(j)           Requested Information — with reasonable promptness, such other data and information relating to the business, operations, affairs, financial condition, assets or properties of any Obligor Party or relating to the ability of the Company to perform its obligations hereunder and under the Notes or any Subsidiary Guarantor to perform its obligations under the Subsidiary Guaranty, as from time to time may be reasonably requested by any such holder of a Note.

 

Section 7.2.          Officer’s Certificate . Each set of financial statements delivered to a holder of a Note pursuant to Section 7.1(a) or Section 7.1(b) shall be accompanied by a certificate of a Senior Financial Officer:

 

(a)           Covenant Compliance — setting forth the information from such financial statements that is required in order to establish whether the Company was in compliance with the requirements of Section 10 during the quarterly or annual period covered by the statements then being furnished, (including with respect to each such provision that involves mathematical calculations, the information from such financial statements that is required to perform such calculations) and detailed calculations of the maximum or minimum amount, ratio or percentage, as the case may be, permissible under the terms of such Section, and the calculation of the amount, ratio or percentage then in existence. In the event that any Obligor Party has made an election to measure any financial liability using fair value (which election is being disregarded for purposes of determining compliance with this Agreement pursuant to Section 22.2) as to the period covered by any such financial statement, such Senior Financial Officer’s certificate as to such period shall include a reconciliation from GAAP with respect to such election; and

 

(b)           Event of Default — certifying that such Senior Financial Officer has reviewed the relevant terms hereof and has made, or caused to be made, under his or her supervision, a review of the transactions and conditions of the Obligor Parties from the beginning of the quarterly or annual period covered by the statements then being furnished to the date of the certificate and that such review shall not have disclosed the existence of any condition or event that constitutes a Default or an Event of Default or, if any such condition or event exists, specifying the nature and what action the Company shall have taken or proposes to take with respect thereto.

 

Section 7.3.          Visitation . The Company shall permit the representatives of each holder of a Note that is an Institutional Investor:

 

(a)           No Default — if no Event of Default then exists, at the expense of such holder and upon reasonable prior notice to the Company, to visit the principal executive office of the Company, to discuss the affairs, finances and accounts of the Obligor Parties with the Company’s officers, and (with the consent of the Company, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld) its independent public accountants (provided that the Company may, if it so chooses, be present at or participate in any such discussion), and (with the consent of the Company, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld) to visit the other offices and properties of the Obligor Parties, all at such reasonable times and as often as may be reasonably requested in writing; and

 

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(b)           Default — if an Event of Default then exists, at the expense of the Company to visit and inspect any of the offices or properties of the Company or any Subsidiary, to examine all their respective books of account, records, reports and other papers, to make copies and extracts therefrom, and to discuss their respective affairs, finances and accounts with their respective officers and independent public accountants (and by this provision the Company authorizes said accountants to discuss the affairs, finances and accounts of the Company and its Subsidiaries), all at such times and as often as may be requested.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall be required to disclose, permit the inspection, examination or making of copies or abstracts of, or any discussion of, any document, information or other matter (i) that constitutes non-financial trade secrets or non-financial proprietary information, (ii) in respect of which disclosure to such Institutional Investor (or its representatives) is prohibited by applicable law or (iii) that is subject to attorney-client or similar privilege or constitutes attorney work product, provided that promptly after determining that the Company is not permitted to disclose any such information as a result of items (i) , (ii) or (iii), the Company shall provide each of the holders with an Officer’s Certificate describing the circumstances under which the Company is not permitted to disclose such information, provided further that the Responsible Officer delivering such Officer’s Certificate may rely upon the advice of counsel (which may be provided by in-house counsel of the Company) as to matters of law, rule or regulation with respect to any information that the Company is prohibited from disclosing under any of the circumstances described in this Section 7.3.

 

Section 7.4.          Electronic Delivery . Financial statements, opinions of independent certified public accountants, other information and Officer’s Certificates that are required to be delivered by the Company pursuant to Sections 7.1(a) or (b) and Section 7.2 shall be deemed to have been delivered if the Company satisfies any of the following requirements with respect thereto:

 

(i)          such financial statements satisfying the requirements of Section 7.1(a) or (b) and related Officer’s Certificate satisfying the requirements of Section 7.2 are delivered to each holder of a Note by e-mail; or

 

(ii)         such financial statements satisfying the requirements of Section 7.1(a) or Section 7.1(b) and related Officer’s Certificate(s) satisfying the requirements of Section 7.2 are timely posted by or on behalf of the Company on IntraLinks or on any other similar website to which each holder of Notes has free access;

 

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provided however, that in the case of any of clauses (ii), the Company shall have given each holder of a Note prior written notice, which may be by e-mail or in accordance with Section 18, of such posting or filing in connection with each delivery, provided further, that upon request of any holder to receive paper copies of such forms, financial statements and Officer’s Certificates or to receive them by e-mail, the Company will promptly e-mail them or deliver such paper copies, as the case may be, to such holder.

 

Section 8.          Payment and Prepayment of the Notes .

 

Section 8.1.          Maturity . As provided therein, the entire unpaid principal balance of each Note shall be due and payable on the Maturity Date thereof.

 

Section 8.2.          Optional Prepayments with Make-Whole Amount . The Company may, at its option, upon notice as provided below, prepay at any time all, or from time to time any part of, the Notes, in an amount not less than 10% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding in the case of a partial prepayment, at 100% of the principal amount so prepaid, and the Make-Whole Amount determined for the prepayment date with respect to such principal amount. The Company will give each holder of Notes written notice of each optional prepayment under this Section 8.2 not less than ten days and not more than 60 days prior to the date fixed for such prepayment unless the Company and the Required Holders agree to another time period pursuant to Section 17. Each such notice shall specify such date (which shall be a Business Day), the aggregate principal amount of the Notes to be prepaid on such date, the principal amount of each Note held by such holder to be prepaid (determined in accordance with Section 8.3), and the interest to be paid on the prepayment date with respect to such principal amount being prepaid, and shall be accompanied by a certificate of a Senior Financial Officer as to the estimated Make-Whole Amount due in connection with such prepayment (calculated as if the date of such notice were the date of the prepayment), setting forth the details of such computation. Two Business Days prior to such prepayment, the Company shall deliver to each holder of Notes a certificate of a Senior Financial Officer specifying the calculation of such Make-Whole Amount as of the specified prepayment date.

 

Section 8.3.          Allocation of Partial Prepayments . In the case of each partial prepayment of the Notes pursuant to Section 8.2, the principal amount of the Notes to be prepaid shall be allocated among all of the Notes at the time outstanding in proportion, as nearly as practicable, to the respective unpaid principal amounts thereof not theretofore called for prepayment.

 

Section 8.4.          Maturity; Surrender, Etc . In the case of each optional prepayment of Notes pursuant to this Section 8, the principal amount of each Note to be prepaid shall mature and become due and payable on the date fixed for such prepayment, together with interest on such principal amount accrued to such date and the applicable Make-Whole Amount, if any. From and after such date, unless the Company shall fail to pay such principal amount when so due and payable, together with the interest and Make-Whole Amount, if any, as aforesaid, interest on such principal amount shall cease to accrue. Any Note paid or prepaid in full shall be surrendered to the Company and cancelled and shall not be reissued, and no Note shall be issued in lieu of any prepaid principal amount of any Note.

 

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Section 8.5.          Purchase of Notes . The Company will not and will not permit any Affiliate to purchase, redeem, prepay or otherwise acquire, directly or indirectly, any of the outstanding Notes except (a) upon the payment or prepayment of the Notes in accordance with this Agreement and the Notes or (b) pursuant to an offer to purchase made by the Company or such Affiliate pro rata to the holders of all Notes at the time outstanding upon the same terms and conditions. Any such offer shall provide each holder with sufficient information to enable it to make an informed decision with respect to such offer, and shall remain open for at least 20 Business Days. If the holders of more than 33% of the principal amount of the Notes then outstanding accept such offer, the Company shall promptly notify the remaining holders of such fact and the expiration date for the acceptance by holders of Notes of such offer shall be extended by the number of days necessary to give each such remaining holder at least 10 Business Days from its receipt of such notice to accept such offer. The Company will promptly cancel all Notes acquired by it or any Affiliate pursuant to any payment or prepayment of Notes pursuant to this Agreement and no Notes may be issued in substitution or exchange for any such Notes.

 

Section 8.6.          Make-Whole Amount .

 

“Make-Whole Amount” means, with respect to any Note, an amount equal to the excess, if any, of the Discounted Value of the Remaining Scheduled Payments with respect to the Called Principal of such Note over the amount of such Called Principal, provided that the Make-Whole Amount may in no event be less than zero. For the purposes of determining the Make-Whole Amount, the following terms have the following meanings:

 

“Called Principal” means, with respect to any Note, the principal of such Note that is to be prepaid pursuant to Section 8.2 or has become or is declared to be immediately due and payable pursuant to Section 12.1, as the context requires.

 

“Discounted Value” means, with respect to the Called Principal of any Note, the amount obtained by discounting all Remaining Scheduled Payments with respect to such Called Principal from their respective scheduled due dates to the Settlement Date with respect to such Called Principal, in accordance with accepted financial practice and at a discount factor (applied on the same periodic basis as that on which interest on the Notes is payable) equal to the Reinvestment Yield with respect to such Called Principal.

 

“Reinvestment Yield” means, with respect to the Called Principal of any Note, 0.50% over the yield to maturity implied by the ask-side yield(s) reported as of 10:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the second Business Day preceding the Settlement Date with respect to such Called Principal, on the display designated as “Page PX1” (or such other display as may replace Page PX1) on Bloomberg Financial Markets for the most recently issued actively traded on-the-run U.S. Treasury securities (“Reported”) having a maturity equal to the Remaining Average Life of such Called Principal as of such Settlement Date. If there are no such U.S. Treasury securities Reported having a maturity equal to such Remaining Average Life, then such implied yield to maturity will be determined by (a) converting U.S. Treasury bill quotations to bond equivalent yields in accordance with accepted financial practice and (b) interpolating linearly between the yields Reported for the applicable most recently issued actively traded on-the-run U.S. Treasury securities with the maturities (1) closest to and greater than such Remaining Average Life and (2) closest to and less than such Remaining Average Life. The Reinvestment Yield shall be rounded to the number of decimal places as appears in the interest rate of the applicable Note.

 

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If such yields are not Reported or the yields Reported as of such time are not ascertainable (including by way of interpolation), then “Reinvestment Yield” means, with respect to the Called Principal of any Note, 0.50% over the yield to maturity implied by the U.S. Treasury constant maturity yields reported, for the latest day for which such yields have been so reported as of the second Business Day preceding the Settlement Date with respect to such Called Principal, in Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15 (or any comparable successor publication) for the U.S. Treasury constant maturity having a term equal to the Remaining Average Life of such Called Principal as of such Settlement Date. If there is no such U.S. Treasury constant maturity having a term equal to such Remaining Average Life, such implied yield to maturity will be determined by interpolating linearly between (1) the U.S. Treasury constant maturity so reported with the term closest to and greater than such Remaining Average Life and (2) the U.S. Treasury constant maturity so reported with the term closest to and less than such Remaining Average Life. The Reinvestment Yield shall be rounded to the number of decimal places as appears in the interest rate of the applicable Note.

 

“Remaining Average Life” means, with respect to any Called Principal, the number of years obtained by dividing (i) such Called Principal into (ii) the sum of the products obtained by multiplying (a) the principal component of each Remaining Scheduled Payment with respect to such Called Principal by (b) the number of years, computed on the basis of a 360-day year composed of twelve 30-day months and calculated to two decimal places, that will elapse between the Settlement Date with respect to such Called Principal and the scheduled due date of such Remaining Scheduled Payment.

 

“Remaining Scheduled Payments” means, with respect to the Called Principal of any Note, all payments of such Called Principal and interest thereon that would be due after the Settlement Date with respect to such Called Principal if no payment of such Called Principal were made prior to its scheduled due date, provided that if such Settlement Date is not a date on which interest payments are due to be made under the Notes, then the amount of the next succeeding scheduled interest payment will be reduced by the amount of interest accrued to such Settlement Date and required to be paid on such Settlement Date pursuant to Section 8.4 or Section 12.1.

 

“Settlement Date” means, with respect to the Called Principal of any Note, the date on which such Called Principal is to be prepaid pursuant to Section 8.2 or has become or is declared to be immediately due and payable pursuant to Section 12.1, as the context requires.

 

Section 8.7.          Payments Due on Non-Business Days . Anything in this Agreement or the Notes to the contrary notwithstanding, (x) subject to clause (y), any payment of interest on any Note that is due on a date that is not a Business Day shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day without including the additional days elapsed in the computation of the interest payable on such next succeeding Business Day; and (y) any payment of principal of or Make-Whole Amount on any Note (including principal due on the Maturity Date of such Note) that is due on a date that is not a Business Day shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day and shall include the additional days elapsed in the computation of interest payable on such next succeeding Business Day.

 

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Section 8.8.          Prepayments Upon a Change of Control .

 

(a)           Notice of Change of Control. The Company will, at least 30 days prior to any Change of Control, give written notice of such Change of Control to each holder of the Notes. Such notice shall contain and constitute an offer to prepay the Notes as described in Section 8.8(b) and shall be accompanied by the certificate described in Section 8.8(f).

 

(b)           Offer to Prepay Notes. The offer to prepay Notes contemplated by Section 8.8(a) shall be an offer to prepay, in accordance with and subject to this Section 8.8, all, but not less than all, of the Notes held by each holder (in this case only, “holder” in respect of any Note registered in the name of a nominee for a disclosed beneficial owner shall mean such beneficial owner) at the time of the occurrence of the Change of Control (the “ Change of Control Proposed Prepayment Date ”).

 

(c)           Notice of Acceptance of Offer under Section 8.8(a). If the Company shall at any time receive an acceptance to an offer to prepay Notes under Section 8.8(a) from some, but not all, of the holders of the Notes, then the Company will, within two (2) Business Days after the receipt of such acceptance, give written notice of such acceptance to each other holder of the Notes.

 

(d)           Acceptance; Rejection. A holder of Notes may accept the offer to prepay made pursuant to this Section 8.8 by causing a notice of such acceptance to be delivered to the Company at least ten (10) days prior to the Change of Control Proposed Prepayment Date. A failure by a holder of Notes to respond to an offer to prepay made pursuant to this Section 8.8 shall be deemed to constitute a rejection of such offer by such holder.

 

(e)           Prepayment. Prepayment of the Notes to be prepaid pursuant to this Section 8.8 shall be at 100% of the principal amount of such Notes, together with interest on such Notes accrued to the date of prepayment, and without any Make-Whole Amount, with respect thereto. The prepayment shall be made on the Change of Control Proposed Prepayment Date.

 

(f)           Officer’s Certificate. Each offer to prepay the Notes pursuant to this Section 8.5 shall be accompanied by a certificate, executed by a Senior Financial Officer of the Obligors and dated the date of such offer, specifying: (i) the Change of Control Proposed Prepayment Date; (ii) that such offer is made pursuant to this Section 8.8; (iii) the principal amount of each Note offered to be prepaid; (iv) the interest that would be due on each Note offered to be prepaid, accrued to the Change of Control Proposed Prepayment Date; (v) that the conditions of this Section 8.8 have been fulfilled; and (vi) in reasonable detail, the nature and date or proposed date of the Change of Control.

 

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Section 8.9.          Prepayments of Notes in Connection with Asset Dispositions

 

(a)           Notice and Offer .  If the Company is required to offer to prepay Notes in accordance with Section 10.3(b)(vii), the Company will give written notice thereof to the holders of all Notes then outstanding. Such written notice shall contain, and such written notice shall constitute, an irrevocable offer to prepay, at the election of each holder, each outstanding Note held by such holder in a principal amount which equals the Ratable Portion of such Note on a date specified in such notice (which date shall be a Business Day) that is not less than 30 days and not more than 60 days after the date of such notice (the “ Disposition Prepayment Date ”), together with interest on the amount to be so prepaid accrued to the prepayment date (but, for the avoidance of doubt, without any premium, penalty or Make-Whole Amount).  If the Disposition Prepayment Date shall not be specified in such offer, the Disposition Prepayment Date shall be the first Business Day which is at least 45 days after the date of such offer.

 

(b)           Acceptance and Payment . A failure of a holder of Notes to respond to a prepayment offer pursuant to this Section 8.9 in writing on or prior to a date at least ten (10) Business Days prior to the Disposition Prepayment Date (such date ten (10) Business Days prior to the Disposition Prepayment Date being the “ Disposition Response Date ”), shall be deemed to constitute a rejection of the offer. To accept such offer, a holder of Notes shall cause a notice of such acceptance to be delivered to the Company not later than the Disposition Response Date.  Prepayment of the Notes to be made pursuant to this Section 8.9 shall be made at 100% of the principal amount of such Notes being so prepaid, together with interest on such principal amount then being prepaid accrued to the date of prepayment (but, for the avoidance of doubt, without any premium, penalty or Make-Whole Amount). The prepayment shall be made on the Disposition Prepayment Date determined for prepayment pursuant to Section 8.9(a).

 

(c)           Officer’s Certificate . Each offer to prepay the Notes pursuant to this Section 8.9 shall be accompanied by a certificate, executed by a Responsible Officer of the Company and dated the date of such offer, specifying (i) the Disposition Prepayment Date and the Disposition Response Date, (ii) the net proceeds in respect of the applicable disposition, (iii) that such offer is being made pursuant to this Section 8.9 and Section 10.3(b)(vii), (iv) the Ratable Portion of each Note offered to be prepaid, (v) the interest that would be due on each Note offered to be prepaid, accrued to the prepayment date and (vi) in reasonable detail, the nature of such disposition.

 

Section 9.          Affirmative Covenants .

 

From the date of this Agreement, until the Closing and thereafter, so long as any of the Notes are outstanding, the Company covenants that:

 

Section 9.1.          Compliance with Laws . Without limiting Section 10.9, the Company will, and will cause each of the Obligor Parties to, comply with all laws, ordinances or governmental rules or regulations to which each of them is subject, including, without limitation, ERISA, Environmental Laws, the USA PATRIOT Act and the other laws and regulations that are referred to in Section 5.16, and will obtain and maintain in effect all licenses, certificates, permits, franchises and other governmental authorizations necessary to the ownership of their respective properties or to the conduct of their respective businesses, in each case to the extent necessary to ensure that non-compliance with such laws, ordinances or governmental rules or regulations or failures to obtain or maintain in effect such licenses, certificates, permits, franchises and other governmental authorizations could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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Section 9.2.          Insurance . The Company will, and will cause each of the Obligor Parties to, maintain, with financially sound and reputable insurers, insurance with respect to their respective properties and businesses against such casualties and contingencies, of such types, on such terms and in such amounts (including deductibles, co-insurance and self-insurance, if adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP are maintained with respect thereto) as is customary in the case of entities of established reputations engaged in the same or a similar business and similarly situated.

 

Section 9.3.          Maintenance of Properties . The Company will, and will cause each of the Obligor Parties to, maintain and keep, or cause to be maintained and kept, their respective material properties in good working order and condition (other than ordinary wear and tear), so that the business carried on in connection therewith may be properly conducted at all times, except where the failure to do so could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

Section 9.4.          Payment of Taxes and Claims . The Company will, and will cause each of the Obligor Parties to file or cause to be filed all Federal income tax returns and all other material tax returns that are required to be filed by them, and pay all U.S. federal income tax and other material income and other taxes, assessments, governmental charges, or levies imposed on them or any of their properties, assets, income or franchises, in each case to the extent the same have become due and payable and before they have become delinquent and all claims for which sums have become due and payable that have or might become a Lien on properties or assets of any Obligor Party, provided that an Obligor Party need not pay any such income or other tax, assessment, charge, levy or claim if (i) the amount, applicability or validity thereof is contested by such Obligor Party on a timely basis in good faith and in appropriate proceedings, and such Obligor Party has established adequate reserves therefor in accordance with GAAP on the books of such Obligor Party or (ii) the nonpayment of all such taxes, assessments, charges, levies and claims could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

Section 9.5.          Corporate Existence, Etc . Subject to Section 10.3, the Company will at all times preserve and keep its limited liability company existence in full force and effect. Subject to Sections 10.3 the Company will at all times preserve and keep in full force and effect the corporate or other legal existence of each of the other Obligor Parties (unless merged into the Company or another Obligor Party) and all rights and franchises of the Obligor Parties unless, in the good faith judgment of the Company, the termination of or failure to preserve and keep in full force and effect such corporate existence, right or franchise could not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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Section  9.6.          Books and Records . The Company will, and will cause each of the Obligor Parties to, maintain proper books of record and account in conformity with GAAP and all applicable requirements of any Governmental Authority having legal or regulatory jurisdiction over the Company or such Obligor Party, as the case may be. The Company will, and will cause each of the Obligor Parties to, keep books, records and accounts which, in reasonable detail, accurately reflect all transactions and dispositions of assets. The Company and the Obligor Parties have devised a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurances that their respective books, records, and accounts accurately reflect all transactions and dispositions of assets and the Company will, and will cause each of the Obligor Parties to, continue to maintain such system.

 

Section 9.7           Additional Subsidiaries, Subsidiary Guarantors and Release of Subsidiary Guarantors . (a) If any Subsidiary is acquired or formed by an Obligor Party after the date of Closing, the Company shall, within thirty (30) days after any such Subsidiary is acquired or formed, either (x) designate such Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary in a written notice to the holders, (y) other than in the case of an Excluded Subsidiary, cause such Subsidiary to become a Subsidiary Guarantor in accordance with Section 9.7(d) or (z) in the case of an Excluded Subsidiary, designate such Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary in a written notice to the holders.

 

(b)          If the Company (or any Subsidiary of the Company that is not an Obligor Party) has, acquires or forms a Subsidiary, the Company may also, at its sole option, declare such Subsidiary to be a Subsidiary Guarantor (and an Obligor Party) by causing such Subsidiary to become a Subsidiary Guarantor in accordance with Section 9.7(d).

 

(c)          The Company will cause each of its Subsidiaries that guarantees or otherwise becomes liable at any time, whether as a borrower or an additional or co-borrower or otherwise, for or in respect of any Indebtedness under any Material Credit Facility to concurrently therewith become a Subsidiary Guarantor in accordance with Section 9.7(d), in each case, other than where an Excluded Subsidiary is a sole borrower or co-borrower or guarantor in respect of Indebtedness of another Excluded Subsidiary.

 

(d)          A Subsidiary shall become a Subsidiary Guarantor by executing and delivering to each holder of a Note a Guaranty Supplement, accompanied by (i) certified copies of certificates or articles of incorporation or organization, by-laws, membership operating agreements and other organizational documents, certificates of continuing existence and good standing, and appropriate authorizing resolutions of the board of directors of such Subsidiaries regarding the execution and delivery of such Guaranty Supplement and the performance by such Subsidiary of its obligations under the Subsidiary Guaranty and (ii) an opinion of counsel relating to such Subsidiary and such Guaranty Supplement and Subsidiary Guaranty comparable to the opinion of counsel delivered pursuant to Section 4.4(a) or otherwise reasonably satisfactory to the Required Holders. No Subsidiary that becomes a Subsidiary Guarantor shall thereafter cease to be a Subsidiary Guarantor or be entitled to be released or discharged from its obligations under the Subsidiary Guaranty (other than in accordance with the terms hereof).

 

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(e)          Once a Subsidiary becomes a Subsidiary Guarantor or, in the case of an Excluded Subsidiary, a Restricted Subsidiary, it cannot thereafter be declared an Unrestricted Subsidiary.

 

(f)          If the Company designates a Subsidiary to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary pursuant to Section 9.7(a), then (1) such Subsidiary shall not be an Obligor Party, (2) the affirmative and negative covenants set forth in Sections 9 and 10 shall not apply to such Subsidiary and (3) the Equity Interests in any such Subsidiary may be pledged to lenders of such Subsidiary.

 

(g)          If, in compliance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement, all or substantially all of the Equity Interests or property of any Subsidiary Guarantor are sold or otherwise transferred to a Person or Persons none of which is an Obligor Party in a transaction permitted under this Agreement and a Responsible Officer of the Company shall have delivered an Officer’s Certificate to the holders of Notes certifying such compliance, such Subsidiary Guarantor shall, upon the consummation of such sale or transfer or other transaction and delivery of such certificate, be automatically released from its obligations under the Subsidiary Guaranty.

 

Section 9.8           Maintenance of a Rating .  On a date in the year 2016 that is not later than the anniversary of the date of Closing and on or within sixty (60) days prior to such date in each year thereafter, for so long as any Notes shall remain outstanding, the Company shall submit an application and take all other commercially reasonable steps to obtain a letter from an NRSRO confirming that such NRSRO assigns a rating to the Notes and specifying the rating then so assigned to the Notes and shall furnish a copy of such letter to the holders of Notes in accordance with Section 18.

 

Although it will not be a Default or an Event of Default if the Company fails to comply with any provision of Section 9 on or after the date of this Agreement and prior to the Closing, if such a failure occurs, then any of the Purchasers may elect not to purchase the Notes on the date of Closing that is specified in Section 3.

 

Section 10.         Negative Covenants .

 

From the date of this Agreement until the Closing and thereafter, so long as any of the Notes are outstanding, the Company covenants that:

 

Section 10.1.          Indebtedness . The Company will not, and will not permit any other Obligor Party to, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Indebtedness, except:

 

(a) Indebtedness under the Notes;

 

(b) (x) Indebtedness under the Credit Agreement (up to the commitments in effect on the date hereof), (y) other Indebtedness expected as of the date of the Closing and set forth on Schedule 5.15 and (z) other Indebtedness existing on the date of this Agreement which shall be repaid in full on or prior to the date of the Closing;

 

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(c) Indebtedness of any Obligor Party owed to another Obligor Party, provided that any Indebtedness of a Foreign Obligor Party owed to a US Obligor Party shall be subject to the limitations set forth in Section 10.4(n);

 

(d) Guarantees by any Obligor Party of Indebtedness owed by any other Obligor Party; provided that any Guarantee by any US Obligor Party of Indebtedness of any Foreign Obligor Party shall be subject to the limitations set forth in Section 10.4(n);

 

(e) Indebtedness of any Person that becomes an Obligor Party after the date of this Agreement, provided that such Indebtedness exists at the time that such Person becomes an Obligor Party and is not created in contemplation of or in connection with such Person becoming an Obligor Party;

 

(f) Hedging Obligations permitted under Section 10.7;

 

(g) Intercompany Taxable Bond Obligations issued after the date of Closing in an aggregate amount not to exceed $350,000,000 at any one time outstanding;

 

(h) Tax-Exempt Bond Obligations issued after the date of Closing in an aggregate amount not to exceed $300,000,000 at any one time outstanding;

 

(i) (w) reimbursement obligations in connection with performance or surety bonds or guaranties or letters of credit and other obligations of a like nature entered into in the ordinary course of business in an aggregate amount not to exceed $15,000,000, (x) Indebtedness arising from the honoring by a bank or other financial institution of a check, draft or similar instrument drawn against insufficient funds in the ordinary course of business, so long as such Indebtedness is extinguished within four Business Days of its incurrence, (y) Indebtedness consisting of (i) the financing of insurance premiums or (ii) take-or-pay obligations contained in supply arrangements, in each case, incurred in the ordinary course of business and (z) Indebtedness representing deferred compensation to employees of the Obligor Parties incurred in the ordinary course of business;

 

(j) other Indebtedness of the Obligor Parties to the extent that after giving effect to the incurrence of such Indebtedness, the Company would be in compliance with Section 10.10(a) and (c); provided that with respect to any increase in the revolving commitments under the Credit Agreement after the date hereof, the Company shall be in compliance with Section 10.10(a) and (c), in each case, after giving pro forma effect to such increase in commitments (assuming such incremental commitments are fully funded for purposes of this clause) solely on the date of the effectiveness of such increase; and

 

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(k) refinancings, extensions or renewals of any of the foregoing Indebtedness incurred pursuant to clause (b) to the extent (1) the principal amount thereof is not increased except by (A) an amount equal to unpaid accrued interest and premiums (including tender premiums) thereon plus underwriting discounts, other reasonable and customary fees and commissions (including upfront fees, original issue discount or initial yield payments) incurred in connection with the relevant refinancing, extension or renewal (including extensions, renewals or replacements of guarantees in respect of such Indebtedness as so refinanced, extended or renewed), (2) has a weighted average life to maturity (measured as of the date of such refinancing or extension) and maturity no shorter than that of the Indebtedness being refinanced or extended, (3) is not secured by a Lien on any assets other than the collateral securing the Indebtedness being refinanced or extended, (4) the obligors of which are the same as the obligors of the Indebtedness being refinanced or extended, (5) if subordinated, it is subordinated to the Notes at least to the same extent and in the same manner as the Indebtedness being refinanced or extended, and (6) is otherwise on terms no less favorable to the Obligor Parties and Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, than those of the Indebtedness being refinanced or extended.

 

Section 10.2.          Negative Pledge . The Company will not, and will not permit any other Obligor Party to, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien on any of its assets or property now owned or hereafter acquired, except:

 

(a) Permitted Encumbrances;

 

(b) Liens on cash collateral securing any letter of credit or bankers’ acceptance issued under the Credit Agreement, provided that such cash collateral shall only be granted (i) substantially concurrently with the voluntary cancellation by the Obligor Parties of the lending commitments and the termination of the Credit Agreement for which letters of credit or bankers’ acceptance were issued thereunder and remain outstanding after such termination or (ii) to cover a defaulting lender’s participation in any issued and outstanding letter of credit or bankers’ acceptance (in each case, in accordance with the terms of the Credit Agreement in effect on the date hereof);

 

(c) (x) any Liens on any property or asset of the Obligor Parties expected as of the date of the Closing and described on Schedule 5.15, provided that such Liens shall not apply to any other property or asset of the Obligor Parties and (y) Liens on any property or asset of the Obligor Parties existing on the date of this Agreement; provided that the obligations with respect thereto shall be repaid in full on or prior to the date of the Closing;

 

(d) any Lien (i) existing on any asset of any Person at the time such Person becomes an Obligor Party, (ii) existing on any asset of any Person at the time such Person is merged with or into any Obligor Party as permitted under this Agreement, (iii) existing on any asset prior to the acquisition thereof by any Obligor Party; provided that any such Lien was not created in contemplation of any of the foregoing and any such Lien secures only those obligations which it secures on the date that such Person becomes an Obligor Party or the date of such merger or such acquisition;

 

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(e) extensions, renewals, or replacements of any Lien referred to in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this Section 10.2; provided that the principal amount of the Indebtedness secured thereby is not increased and that any such extension, renewal or replacement is limited to the assets originally encumbered thereby;

 

(f) Liens on Equity Interests of Unrestricted Subsidiaries owned by the Obligor Parties to secure Indebtedness owed by such Unrestricted Subsidiaries;

 

(g) Liens on infrastructure improvements made on the property of the Obligor Parties in an aggregate amount not to exceed $75,000,000, to the extent covered by the terminalling agreements between the Obligor Parties on the one hand and their customers on the other hand, which infrastructure improvements are legally owned by customers of the Obligor Parties during the duration of the terminalling agreements but treated as assets of the Obligor Parties under GAAP;

 

(h) Liens (including Capital Leases) in favor of the Governmental Authorities issuing Tax Exempt Bonds permitted under Section 10.1(h) so long as such Liens only apply to the improvements or facility financed with the proceeds from such issuance of such Tax Exempt Bonds, and Capital Leases of improvements or facilities by the Obligor Parties from Governmental Authorities that issue Intercompany Taxable Bonds permitted under Section 10.1(g) solely to the extent such improvements and facilities are required to be owned by such Governmental Authorities in order to obtain the related ad valorem property tax exemptions; and

 

(i) other Liens securing Indebtedness of the Obligor Parties not otherwise permitted by the foregoing clauses (a) through (h), provided that the Indebtedness secured thereby is permitted by Section 10.10(a) and (c).

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries (other than in the case where an Excluded Subsidiary is a sole borrower or co-borrower or guarantor in respect of Indebtedness of another Excluded Subsidiary) to, secure any Indebtedness outstanding under or pursuant to any Material Credit Facility unless and until the Notes (and any Guarantee delivered in connection therewith) shall concurrently be secured equally and ratably with such Indebtedness pursuant to documentation reasonably acceptable to the Required Holders in substance and in form, including, without limitation, an intercreditor agreement and opinions of counsel to the Company and/or any such Subsidiary, as the case may be, from counsel that is reasonably acceptable to the Required Holders.

 

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Section 10.3.          Fundamental Changes . (a) The Company will not, and will not permit any of the other Obligor Parties to, merge into, amalgamate with or consolidate into any other Person, or permit any other Person to merge into, amalgamate with or consolidate with it, or sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of (in a single transaction or a series of transactions) all or substantially all of the assets of the Obligor Parties taken as a whole (in each case, whether now owned or hereafter acquired) or liquidate or dissolve; provided, that if at the time thereof and immediately after giving effect thereto, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing (i) any Obligor Party may sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of any assets to the Company, and may merge with the Company as long as the Company is the surviving Person, (ii) any Subsidiary Guarantor (other than any Specified Guarantor) may sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of any assets to, and may merge with, another Subsidiary Guarantor, and any Specified Guarantor may sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of any assets to, and may merge with, another Specified Guarantor, (iii) any Foreign Obligor Party (y) may merge with any Person that is not an Obligor Party so long as such Foreign Obligor Party is the surviving Person and after giving pro forma effect to such merger, no Default or Event of Default would have occurred or be continuing or (z) may sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of any assets to, and may merge with, another Foreign Obligor Party, (iv) any Obligor Party may merge with any Person that is not a Obligor Party so long as a Obligor Party is the surviving Person and after giving pro forma effect to such merger, no Default or Event of Default would have occurred or be continuing, and (v) any Subsidiary (other than any Specified Guarantor) may liquidate or dissolve, and the Company or any of its Subsidiaries may change its legal form, in each case if the Company determines in good faith that such actions is in the best interest of the Company and its Subsidiaries;

 

(b)          The Company will not, and will not permit any of the other Obligor Parties to make any disposition of assets, other than

 

(i)          dispositions of inventory in the ordinary course of business;

 

(ii)         dispositions in the ordinary course of business of equipment, fixtures or other property no longer required and used in the operation of the business of the Obligor Parties or that are obsolete, worn out or surplus property;

 

(iii)        dispositions among Obligor Parties, provided that dispositions of all or any portion of the Bayonne, Geismar and St. Rose facilities pursuant to this clause (iii) may only be made among Specified Guarantors;

 

(iv)        dispositions of Permitted Investments, delinquent receivables and property subject to casualty or condemnation;

 

(v)         to the extent constituting dispositions that are permitted as such by the express terms thereof, Liens expressly permitted pursuant to Section 10.2 (but, for the avoidance of doubt, not the exercise of rights of lienholders with respect thereto), Investments expressly permitted pursuant to Section 10.4 and Restricted Payments expressly permitted pursuant to Section 10.5;

 

(vi)        dispositions of assets to the extent in exchange for or replaced by other assets of equivalent or superior value, if the exchange or replacement is substantially contemporaneous and, if the aggregate net book value thereof exceeds $1,000,000, is accompanied by a fairness opinion from an investment bank that such exchange or replacement and all related transactions, taken as a whole, are fair from a financial point of view; provided that in no event shall all or a material portion of the assets or property of the Bayonne, Geismar and St. Rose facilities be exchanged or replaced pursuant to this clause (vi); and

 

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(vii)       disposition of assets so long as the aggregate net book value of such assets in any Fiscal Year does not exceed 10% of the consolidated total assets of the Company as of the last day of the prior Fiscal Year; provided that dispositions of assets shall not be taken into account in the calculation of whether such 10% threshold is exceeded under this clause (vii) where the net proceeds thereof are applied within 365 days of the date of such disposition to (i) the permanent repayment of senior Indebtedness of the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor, other than Indebtedness between or among the Company and its Subsidiaries or Affiliates (and in connection with any such repayment of senior Indebtedness, the Company shall offer to apply a pro rata amount of the net proceeds to the prepayment of the Notes, pro rata with all other such Indebtedness then being repaid, in accordance with Section 8.9; and for purposes of this clause (vii) the offer to prepay the Notes shall constitute repayment of such Notes whether or not such offer is accepted by the holders of the Notes in accordance with Section 8.9); or (ii) the direct or indirect acquisition of assets (including the acquisition of equity in a Person that will become a Subsidiary Guarantor) to be used in the ordinary course of business of the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor; provided, further , that immediately before and after giving pro forma effect to any asset disposition under this clause (vii), no Event of Default shall exist or would result therefrom and the Company shall be in compliance with Section 10.10(a) as of the last day of the most recently ended Fiscal Quarter for which financial statements have been delivered.

 

(c)          The Company will not, and will not permit any of the other Obligor Parties to, engage in any business other than businesses of the type conducted by the Obligor Parties on the date of Closing as described in the Memorandum and businesses reasonably related or incidental thereto, or reasonable extensions thereof.

 

(d)          The Company will not, and will not permit any of the other Obligor Parties, to create, form, acquire or permit to exist any Subsidiary other than (i) Subsidiaries that become Obligor Parties, or (ii) Subsidiaries that have been designated as “Unrestricted Subsidiary” in a written notification to the holders, in accordance with Section 9.7.

 

Section 10.4.          Investments, Loans, Etc . The Company will not, and will not permit any of the other Obligor Parties to, purchase, hold or acquire (including pursuant to any merger with any Person that was not a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary prior to such merger), any common stock, evidence of Indebtedness or other securities (including any option, warrant, or other right to acquire any of the foregoing), of, make or permit to exist any loans or advances to, Guarantee any obligations of or make or permit to exist any investment or any other interest in, any other Person (all of the foregoing being collectively called “ Investments ”) or purchase or otherwise acquire (in one transaction or a series of transactions) any assets of any other Persons that constitute a business unit, except:

 

(a) Permitted Investments;

 

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(b) Investments existing on the date of this Agreement and described in Schedule 10.4;

 

(c) Investments in or to (or for the benefit of, with respect to any Guarantee) any US Obligor Party and (ii) in the case of any Foreign Obligor Party, Investments in or to (or for the benefit of, with respect to any Guarantee) any other Foreign Obligor Party;

 

(d) Loans or advances to employees, officers or directors of the Obligor Parties in the ordinary course of business for travel, relocation and related expenses, provided that the aggregate amount of all such loans and advances shall not exceed $2,000,000 at any time;

 

(e) Hedging Transactions permitted by Section 10.7 and Guarantees of Indebtedness permitted by Section 10.1;

 

(f) acquisitions by the Obligor Parties of assets owned by, or all or a majority of the Equity Interests of, any Person that it not an Obligor Party, so long as (i) the acquired business is in the same line of business as the Obligor Parties or is a business reasonably related thereto, (ii) after giving pro forma effect thereto, the Company is in compliance with Section 10.10(a) and (b), which shall be recomputed as of the day of the most recently ended Fiscal Quarter (for which financial statements are required to have been delivered) as if such acquisition has occurred as of the first day of each relevant period for testing compliance, and the Company shall have delivered to the holders of Notes an Officer’s Certificate to that effect, (iii) before and after giving effect thereto no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom, (iv) the board of directors (or equivalent thereof) of such Person whose assets or stock is being acquired has approved the acquisition and (v) the Person so acquired becomes an Obligor Party, or the assets so acquired are held by an Obligor Party;

 

(g) Investments consisting of extensions of credit in the nature of accounts receivable or notes receivable arising from the grant of trade credit in the ordinary course of business, and Investments received in satisfaction or partial satisfaction thereof and other credits to suppliers, in each case, in the ordinary course of business;

 

(h) Investments in the ordinary course of business consisting of Uniform Commercial Code Article 3 endorsements for collection or deposit (or similar provisions of requirements of law) and Article 4 customary trade arrangements with customers consistent with past practices (or similar provisions of requirements of law);

 

(i) Investments (including debt obligations and Equity Interests) received (i) in connection with the bankruptcy workout, recapitalization or reorganization of suppliers and customers or in settlement of delinquent obligations of, or other disputes with or judgments against, customers and suppliers arising in the ordinary course of business, (ii) upon the foreclosure with respect to any secured Investment that is permitted hereunder, or (iii) as a result of the settlement, compromise or resolution of litigation, arbitration or other disputes;

 

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(j) loans and advances to IMTT Holdings (or any direct or indirect parent thereof) in lieu of, and not in excess of the amount of (after giving effect to any other loans, advances or Restricted Payments in respect thereof), Restricted Payments to the extent permitted to be made to IMTT Holdings (or such direct or indirect parent) in accordance with Section 10.5 (it being understood and agreed that each applicable provision of Section 10.5 shall be deemed utilized by the outstanding aggregate principal amount of such loans and advances made in reliance on this clause (j));

 

(k) advances of payroll payments to directors, officers and employees in the ordinary course of business;

 

(l) Investments to the extent funded solely with the net cash proceeds of equity issuances of IMTT Holdings (or any direct or indirect parent thereof) that are contributed and received by the Company, if and to the extent immediately before and after giving pro forma effect to such Investment, no Event of Default shall exist or would result therefrom and the Company shall be in compliance with Section 10.10(a) as of the last day of the most recently ended Fiscal Quarter for which financial statements have been delivered;

 

(m) Investments held by Subsidiaries that are acquired after the date of Closing, to the extent such Investment were not made in contemplation of or in connection with such acquisition, merger or consolidation and were in existence on the date of such acquisition, merger or consolidation;

 

(n) other Investments made after the date of this Agreement, which in the aggregate do not exceed $150,000,000 at cost at any time during the term of this Agreement, provided that Investments in Persons that are not Obligor Parties under this clause (n) shall not exceed $100,000,000 at cost in the aggregate at any time during the term of this Agreement; and

 

(o) Investments in Intercompany Taxable Bonds;

 

provided , that the restrictions in this Section 10.4 shall be suspended and of no force or effect at any time that (i) the Company maintains a Credit Rating of at least Baa3 by Moody’s or at least BBB- by S&P, in each case on a stable basis, (ii) immediately prior to the proposed Investment, no Default or Event of Default as a result of breach of this Section 10.4 shall exist and is continuing, and (iii) immediately prior to and after giving effect to the proposed Investment, no Default or Event of Default as a result of breach of any provisions of the Loan Documents (other than this Section 10.4) shall exist or would result therefrom.

 

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Section 10.5.           Restricted Payments. . The Company will not, and will not permit any of the other Obligor Parties to, declare or make, or agree to pay or make, directly or indirectly, any Restricted Payment, except for the following:

 

(a) Restricted Payments made to any Obligor Party,

 

(b) Restricted Payments made to IMTT Holdings or its direct or indirect owners (i) with respect to US federal, state, local or foreign income, franchise and other taxes payable to IMTT Holdings or its direct or indirect owners in an amount necessary to pay such taxes that are attributable (or arising as a result of) the income and/or assets of or operations of the US Obligor Parties; provided that the amount payable by any Obligor Party pursuant to this subclause (i) shall not exceed the amount of such taxes the US Obligor Parties would have been required to pay in respect of U.S. federal, state, local or foreign taxes, as the case may be, in respect of such year if the US Obligor Parties had paid such taxes directly as a stand-alone group with the Company as the parent of such combined or consolidated group and with its first taxable year beginning on the date hereof, and taking into account any net operating loss carryforwards attributable to the US Obligor Parties, as the case may be; or (ii) with respect to customary overhead, accounting and similar costs and expenses of IMTT Holdings in the ordinary course of business, attributable to the activities of the Company and its Subsidiaries (but not for the activities of any other Subsidiaries of IMTT Holdings (excluding the Company and its Subsidiaries)), and

 

(c) other Restricted Payments so long as for purposes of this clause (c): at the time such Restricted Payment is declared (if and to the extent such Restricted Payment is made within 15 days following such declaration), or if not declared, at the time such Restricted Payment is made, (1) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom and (2) after giving pro forma effect to the payment of such Restricted Payment, the Obligor Parties would be in pro forma compliance with the Leverage Ratio required as of the last day of the most recently ended Fiscal Quarter for which financial statements have been delivered.

 

Section 10.6.          Transactions with Affiliates . The Company will not, and will not permit any of the other Obligor Parties to, sell, lease or otherwise transfer any property or assets to, or purchase, lease or otherwise acquire any property or assets from, or otherwise engage in any other transactions with, any of its Affiliates, except (a) in the ordinary course of business at prices and on terms and conditions not less favorable to the Obligor Parties than could be obtained on an arm’s-length basis from unrelated third parties (for the avoidance of doubt, including costs allocated pursuant to the Management Agreement), (b) transactions between or among the US Obligor Parties not involving any other Affiliates, (c) transactions between or among the Foreign Obligor Parties not involving any other Affiliates or (d) transactions expressly permitted under Sections 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, 10.4 or 10.5.

 

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Section 10.7.           Hedging Transactions . The Company will not, and will not permit any of the other Obligor Parties to, enter into any Hedging Transaction, other than Hedging Transactions entered into in the ordinary course of business to hedge or mitigate risks to which the Obligor Parties are exposed in the conduct of their business or the management of their liabilities, and not for speculative purposes. For the avoidance of doubt, a Hedging Transaction entered into (i) in connection with the purchase by any third party of any common stock or any Indebtedness or (ii) as a result of changes in the market value of any common stock or any Indebtedness is not a Hedging Transaction entered into in the ordinary course of business to hedge or mitigate risks.

 

Section 10.8.           Amendments to Partnership Agreements and Bond Documents . The Company will not, and will not permit any of the other Obligor Parties to, amend or modify the partnership agreements, certificates of incorporation, bylaws and other organizational documents of the Obligor Parties or the Management Agreement in a manner materially adverse to the holders of Notes; provided that the foregoing shall not apply to amendments or modific a tions required in connection with the consummation of transactions permitted by Section 10.3.

 

Section 10.9.          Terrorism Sanctions Regulations . The Company will not and will not permit any Controlled Entity (a) to become (including by virtue of being owned or controlled by a Sanctioned Person), own or control a Sanctioned Person or any Person that is the target of sanctions imposed by the United Nations or by the European Union, or (b) directly or indirectly to have any investment in or engage in any dealing or transaction (including, without limitation, any investment, dealing or transaction involving the proceeds of the Notes) with any Person if such investment, dealing or transaction (i) would cause any holder to be in violation of or subject to sanctions under any law or regulation applicable to such holder, or (ii) is prohibited by or subject to sanctions under any U.S. Economic Sanctions.

 

Section 10.10.          Financial Covenants.

 

(a) Leverage Ratio . The Company will maintain, as of the end of each Fiscal Quarter, commencing with the Fiscal Quarter ending June 30, 2015, a Leverage Ratio of not greater than 5.00 to 1.00, provided that to the extent that the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (i) consummates (A) during any Fiscal Quarter, an individual acquisition for which the aggregate consideration is $50,000,000 or more (to the extent that the Company makes a Leverage Ratio Increase Election in respect thereof, a “Material Acquisition” ) or (B) in any twelve-month period, one or more acquisitions (excluding Material Acquisitions) for which the aggregate consideration is $100,000,000 or more, and (ii) within 30 days of making such acquisition or acquisitions referred to in clause (i), the Company notifies the holders that it elects to increase the maximum Leverage Ratio threshold as a result thereof (an “ Leverage Ratio Increase Election ”), then the maximum Leverage Ratio threshold for such Fiscal Quarter in which such individual acquisition described in clause (A) occurred or in which the aggregate consideration for such acquisitions described in clause (B) equaled or exceeded $100,000,000 (the “ Subject Quarter ”) and the immediately two following Fiscal Quarters shall be increased to 5.50:1.00; provided further , for the third Fiscal Quarter following the Subject Quarter, the maximum Leverage Ratio threshold shall be reduced to 5:00:1:00, and the Company may not make any Leverage Ratio Increase Election during such third Fiscal Quarter.

 

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(b) Interest Coverage Ratio . The Company will maintain, as of the end of each Fiscal Quarter, an Interest Coverage Ratio of not less than 3.00 to 1.00, provided that the foregoing covenant shall be suspended and of no force or effect at any time that the Company maintains a Credit Rating of at least Baa2 by Moody’s and/or at least BBB by S&P, in each case on a stable basis.

 

(c) Priority Indebtedness . The Company will not permit Priority Indebtedness (excluding Indebtedness repaid on or prior to the date of the Closing) at any time to exceed 10% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets (calculated as of the end of the most recently ended Fiscal Quarter for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 7.1).

 

(d) Restricted Subsidiaries Test . The Company will not permit at any time, when calculated for the 12-month period ending on the most recently ended Fiscal Quarter (and such calculation shall be made as of 90 days after the end of each Fiscal Year and as of 45 days after the end of each Fiscal Quarter (other than the last Fiscal Quarter of each Fiscal Year) , (i) the net income of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries to be less than 80% of the consolidated net income of the Company and all of its Subsidiaries and (ii) the total assets of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries to be less than 80% of the total assets of the Company and all of its Subsidiaries (in each of the foregoing cases, as the same would be shown in the consolidated financial statements of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries or the Company and all of its Subsidiaries, as the case may be, prepared in accordance with GAAP).

 

(e) Project EBITDA Adjustments . The Company may elect to include Consolidated Material Project EBITDA Adjustments for purposes of calculation of the Leverage Ratio in Section 10.10(a), so long as the Company has provided to the holders at least 60 days’ notice of such election prior to the date on which the Company expects to include any Consolidated Material Project EBITDA Adjustment for purposes of calculating the Leverage Ratio, which notice shall include projections in reasonable detail setting forth such Consolidated Material Project EBITDA Adjustment for each of the following four consecutive Fiscal Quarters.

 

Although it will not be a Default or an Event of Default if the Company fails to comply with any provision of Section 10 on or after the date of this Agreement and prior to the Closing, if such a failure occurs, then any of the Purchasers may elect not to purchase the Notes on the date of Closing that is specified in Section 3.

 

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Section 11.         Events of Default .

 

An “Event of Default” shall exist if any of the following conditions or events shall occur and be continuing:

 

(a)          the Company defaults in the payment of any principal or Make-Whole Amount, if any, on any Note when the same becomes due and payable, whether at maturity or at a date fixed for prepayment or by declaration or otherwise; or

 

(b)          the Company defaults in the payment of any interest on any Note for more than five Business Days after the same becomes due and payable; or

 

(c)          the Company defaults in the performance of or compliance with any term contained in Section 7.1(d)(i) or Section 10 (other than Section 10.9); or

 

(d)          the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor defaults in the performance of or compliance with any term contained herein (other than those referred to in Sections 11(a), (b) and (c)) or in any Subsidiary Guaranty and such default is not remedied within 30 days after the earlier of (i) a Responsible Officer obtaining actual knowledge of such default and (ii) the Company receiving written notice of such default from any holder of a Note (any such written notice to be identified as a “notice of default” and to refer specifically to this Section 11(d)); or

 

(e)          (i) any representation or warranty made in writing by or on behalf of the Company or by any officer of the Company in this Agreement or any writing furnished in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby proves to have been false or incorrect in any material respect on the date as of which made, or (ii) any representation or warranty made in writing by or on behalf of any Subsidiary Guarantor or by any officer of such Subsidiary Guarantor in any Subsidiary Guaranty or any writing furnished in connection with such Subsidiary Guaranty proves to have been false or incorrect in any material respect on the date as of which made; or

 

(f)          (i) any Obligor Party is in default (as principal or as guarantor or other surety) in the payment of any principal of or premium or make-whole amount or interest on any Indebtedness that is outstanding in an aggregate principal amount in excess of $20,000,000 (or its equivalent in the relevant currency of payment) beyond any required notice or any applicable grace period provided with respect thereto, or (ii) any Obligor Party is in default in the performance of or compliance with any term of any evidence of any Indebtedness in an aggregate outstanding principal amount in excess of $20,000,000 (or its equivalent in the relevant currency of payment) or of any mortgage, indenture or other agreement relating thereto or any other condition exists, and as a consequence of such default or condition such Indebtedness has become, or has been declared (or one or more Persons are entitled to declare such Indebtedness to be), due and payable before its stated maturity or before its regularly scheduled dates of payment, or (iii) as a consequence of the occurrence or continuation of any event or condition (other than the passage of time or the right of the holder of Indebtedness to convert such Indebtedness into equity interests), (x) any Obligor Party has become obligated to purchase or repay Indebtedness before its regular maturity or before its regularly scheduled dates of payment in an aggregate outstanding principal amount in excess of $20,000,000 (or its equivalent in the relevant currency of payment), or (y) one or more Persons have the right to require any Obligor Party so to purchase or repay such Indebtedness; or

 

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(g)          any Obligor Party (i) is generally not paying, or admits in writing its inability to pay, its debts as they become due, (ii) files, or consents by answer or otherwise to the filing against it of, a petition for relief or reorganization or arrangement or any other petition in bankruptcy, for liquidation or to take advantage of any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar law of any jurisdiction, (iii) makes an assignment for the benefit of its creditors, (iv) consents to the appointment of a custodian, receiver, trustee or other officer with similar powers with respect to it or with respect to any substantial part of its property, (v) is adjudicated as insolvent or to be liquidated, or (vi) takes corporate action for the purpose of any of the foregoing; or

 

(h)          a court or other Governmental Authority of competent jurisdiction enters an order appointing, without consent by any Obligor Party, a custodian, receiver, trustee or other officer with similar powers with respect to it or with respect to any substantial part of its property, or constituting an order for relief or approving a petition for relief or reorganization or any other petition in bankruptcy or for liquidation or to take advantage of any bankruptcy or insolvency law of any jurisdiction, or ordering the dissolution, winding-up or liquidation of any Obligor Party, or any such petition shall be filed against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and such petition shall not be dismissed within 60 days; or

 

(i)          one or more final judgments or orders for the payment of money aggregating in excess of $30,000,000, including, without limitation, any such final order enforcing a binding arbitration decision, are rendered against any Obligor Party and which judgments are not, within 60 days after entry thereof, bonded, discharged or stayed pending appeal, or are not discharged within 60 days after the expiration of such stay; or

 

(j)          an ERISA Event shall have occurred that, when taken together with other ERISA Events that have occurred and are continuing, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; or

 

(k)          any Subsidiary Guaranty shall cease to be in full force and effect, any Subsidiary Guarantor or any Person acting on behalf of any Subsidiary Guarantor shall contest in any manner the validity, binding nature or enforceability of any Subsidiary Guaranty, or the obligations of any Subsidiary Guarantor under any Subsidiary Guaranty are not or cease to be legal, valid, binding and enforceable in accordance with the terms of such Subsidiary Guaranty.

 

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Section 12.         Remedies on Default, Etc .

 

Section 12.1.          Acceleration . (a) If an Event of Default with respect to the Company described in Section 11(g) or (h) (other than an Event of Default described in clause (i) of Section 11(g) or described in clause (vi) of Section 11(g) by virtue of the fact that such clause encompasses clause (i) of Section 11(g)) has occurred, all the Notes then outstanding shall automatically become immediately due and payable.

 

(b)          If any other Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, any holder or holders of more than 50% in principal amount of the Notes at the time outstanding may at any time at its or their option, by notice or notices to the Company, declare all the Notes then outstanding to be immediately due and payable.

 

(c)          If any Event of Default described in Section 11(a) or (b) has occurred and is continuing, any holder or holders of Notes at the time outstanding affected by such Event of Default may at any time, at its or their option, by notice or notices to the Company, declare all the Notes held by it or them to be immediately due and payable.

 

Upon any Notes becoming due and payable under this Section 12.1, whether automatically or by declaration, such Notes will forthwith mature and the entire unpaid principal amount of such Notes, plus (x) all accrued and unpaid interest thereon (including, but not limited to, interest accrued thereon at the Default Rate) and (y) the Make-Whole Amount determined in respect of such principal amount (to the full extent permitted by applicable law), shall all be immediately due and payable, in each and every case without presentment, demand, protest or further notice, all of which are hereby waived. The Company acknowledges, and the parties hereto agree, that each holder of a Note has the right to maintain its investment in the Notes free from repayment by the Company (except as herein specifically provided for) and that the provision for payment of a Make-Whole Amount by the Company in the event that the Notes are prepaid or are accelerated as a result of an Event of Default, is intended to provide compensation for the deprivation of such right under such circumstances.

 

Section 12.2.          Other Remedies . If any Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, and irrespective of whether any Notes have become or have been declared immediately due and payable under Section 12.1, the holder of any Note at the time outstanding may proceed to protect and enforce the rights of such holder by an action at law, suit in equity or other appropriate proceeding, whether for the specific performance of any agreement contained herein or in any Note or Subsidiary Guaranty, or for an injunction against a violation of any of the terms hereof or thereof, or in aid of the exercise of any power granted hereby or thereby or by law or otherwise.

 

Section 12.3.          Rescission . At any time after any Notes have been declared due and payable pursuant to Section 12.1(b) or (c), the holders of not less than 51% in principal amount of the Notes then outstanding, by written notice to the Company, may rescind and annul any such declaration and its consequences if (a) the Company has paid all overdue interest on the Notes, all principal of and Make-Whole Amount, if any, on any Notes that are due and payable and are unpaid other than by reason of such declaration, and all interest on such overdue principal and Make-Whole Amount, if any, and (to the extent permitted by applicable law) any overdue interest in respect of the Notes, at the Default Rate, (b) neither the Company nor any other Person shall have paid any amounts which have become due solely by reason of such declaration, (c) all Events of Default and Defaults, other than non-payment of amounts that have become due solely by reason of such declaration, have been cured or have been waived pursuant to Section 17, and (d) no judgment or decree has been entered for the payment of any monies due pursuant hereto or to the Notes. No rescission and annulment under this Section 12.3 will extend to or affect any subsequent Event of Default or Default or impair any right consequent thereon.

 

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Section 12.4.          No Waivers or Election of Remedies, Expenses, Etc . No course of dealing and no delay on the part of any holder of any Note in exercising any right, power or remedy shall operate as a waiver thereof or otherwise prejudice such holder’s rights, powers or remedies. No right, power or remedy conferred by this Agreement, any Subsidiary Guaranty or any Note upon any holder thereof shall be exclusive of any other right, power or remedy referred to herein or therein or now or hereafter available at law, in equity, by statute or otherwise. Without limiting the obligations of the Company under Section 15, the Company will pay to the holder of each Note on demand such further amount as shall be sufficient to cover all costs and expenses of such holder incurred in any enforcement or collection under this Section 12, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees, expenses and disbursements.

 

Section 13.         Registration; Exchange; Substitution of Notes .

 

Section 13.1.          Registration of Notes . The Company shall keep at its principal executive office a register for the registration and registration of transfers of Notes. The name and address of each holder of one or more Notes, each transfer thereof and the name and address of each transferee of one or more Notes shall be registered in such register. If any holder of one or more Notes is a nominee, then (a) the name and address of the beneficial owner of such Note or Notes shall also be registered in such register as an owner and holder thereof and (b) at any such beneficial owner’s option, either such beneficial owner or its nominee may execute any amendment, waiver or consent pursuant to this Agreement. Prior to due presentment for registration of transfer, the Person(s) in whose name any Note(s) shall be registered shall be deemed and treated as the owner and holder thereof for all purposes hereof, and the Company shall not be affected by any notice or knowledge to the contrary. The Company shall give to any holder of a Note that is an Institutional Investor promptly upon request therefor, a complete and correct copy of the names and addresses of all registered holders of Notes.

 

Section 13.2.          Transfer and Exchange of Notes . Upon surrender of any Note to the Company at the address and to the attention of the designated officer (all as specified in Section 18(iii)), for registration of transfer or exchange (and in the case of a surrender for registration of transfer accompanied by a written instrument of transfer duly executed by the registered holder of such Note or such holder’s attorney duly authorized in writing and accompanied by the relevant name, address and other information for notices of each transferee of such Note or part thereof), within ten Business Days thereafter, the Company shall execute and deliver, at the Company’s expense (except as provided below), one or more new Notes (as requested by the holder thereof) in exchange therefor, in an aggregate principal amount equal to the unpaid principal amount of the surrendered Note. Each such new Note shall be payable to such Person as such holder may request and shall be substantially in the form of Schedule 1-A or 1-B, as applicable. Each such new Note shall be dated and bear interest from the date to which interest shall have been paid on the surrendered Note or dated the date of the surrendered Note if no interest shall have been paid thereon. The Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any stamp tax or governmental charge imposed in respect of any such transfer of Notes. Notes shall not be transferred in denominations of less than $100,000, provided that if necessary to enable the registration of transfer by a holder of its entire holding of Notes, one Note may be in a denomination of less than $100,000. Any transferee, by its acceptance of a Note registered in its name (or the name of its nominee), shall be deemed to have made the representation set forth in Section 6.2 and to have agreed to the provisions set forth in Section 14.2 and 20. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no holder of a Note shall be permitted to transfer a Note, nor assign or participate any interest in a Note, to any Disqualified Institution, without the prior written consent of the Company (in its sole discretion).

 

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Section 13.3.          Replacement of Notes . Upon receipt by the Company at the address and to the attention of the designated officer (all as specified in Section 18(iii)) of evidence reasonably satisfactory to it of the ownership of and the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of any Note (which evidence shall be, in the case of an Institutional Investor, notice from such Institutional Investor of such ownership and such loss, theft, destruction or mutilation), and

 

(a)          in the case of loss, theft or destruction, of indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it (provided that if the holder of such Note is, or is a nominee for, an original Purchaser or another holder of a Note with a minimum net worth of at least $50,000,000 or a Qualified Institutional Buyer, such Person’s own unsecured agreement of indemnity shall be deemed to be satisfactory), or

 

(b)          in the case of mutilation, upon surrender and cancellation thereof,

 

within ten Business Days thereafter, the Company at its own expense shall execute and deliver, in lieu thereof, a new Note, dated and bearing interest from the date to which interest shall have been paid on such lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated Note or dated the date of such lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated Note if no interest shall have been paid thereon.

 

Section 14.         Payments on Notes .

 

Section 14.1.          Place of Payment . Subject to Section 14.2, payments of principal, Make-Whole Amount, if any, and interest becoming due and payable on the Notes shall be made in New York, New York at the principal office of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. in such jurisdiction. The Company may at any time, by notice to each holder of a Note, change the place of payment of the Notes so long as such place of payment shall be either the principal office of the Company in such jurisdiction or the principal office of a bank or trust company in such jurisdiction.

 

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Section 14.2.          Home Office Payment . So long as any Purchaser or its nominee shall be the holder of any Note, and notwithstanding anything contained in Section 14.1 or in such Note to the contrary, the Company will pay all sums becoming due on such Note for principal, Make-Whole Amount, if any, interest and all other amounts becoming due hereunder by the method and at the address specified for such purpose below such Purchaser’s name in Schedule B, or by such other reasonable method or at such other address as such Purchaser shall have from time to time specified to the Company in writing for such purpose, without the presentation or surrender of such Note or the making of any notation thereon, except that upon written request of the Company made concurrently with or reasonably promptly after payment or prepayment in full of any Note, such Purchaser shall surrender such Note for cancellation, reasonably promptly after any such request, to the Company at its principal executive office or at the place of payment most recently designated by the Company pursuant to Section 14.1. Prior to any sale or other disposition of any Note held by a Purchaser or its nominee, such Purchaser will, at its election, either endorse thereon the amount of principal paid thereon and the last date to which interest has been paid thereon or surrender such Note to the Company in exchange for a new Note or Notes pursuant to Section 13.2. The Company will afford the benefits of this Section 14.2 to any Institutional Investor that is the direct or indirect transferee of any Note purchased by a Purchaser under this Agreement and that has made the same agreement relating to such Note as the Purchasers have made in this Section 14.2.

 

Section 14.3.          Reporting Requirements and Backup Withholding . In general, under Section 6049 of the Code, IRS information reporting requirements will apply to certain payments of principal, interest and premium paid on Notes, and to the proceeds paid on the sale of Notes, to a United States holder that is not an exempt recipient (exempt recipients include, inter alia, corporations and foreign entities). Under Section 3406 of the Code, backup withholding tax (currently at a rate of 28%) will apply to such payments if the holder fails to provide a correct taxpayer identification number or certification of foreign or other exempt status or fails to certify that such holder has not been notified by the IRS that such holder is subject to backup withholding for failure to report interest or dividend payments. Any amounts withheld from a payment to a United States holder under the backup withholding rules are allowed as a credit against the holder’s United States federal income tax liability and may entitle the United States holder to a refund, provided that the required information is furnished to the IRS.

 

Section 15.         Expenses, Etc .

 

Section 15.1.          Transaction Expenses . Whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated, the Company will pay all reasonable and documented, out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees of a special counsel and, if reasonably required by the Required Holders, one local counsel in each applicable jurisdiction and, solely, in the event of a conflict of interest, one additional counsel for each group subject to such conflict of interest) incurred by the Purchasers and each other holder of a Note in connection with such transactions. In addition, the Company will pay all costs and expenses (including attorneys’ fees of a special counsel and, if reasonably required by the Required Holders, local or other counsel) incurred by the each holder of a Note in connection with any amendments, waivers or consents under or in respect of this Agreement, any Subsidiary Guaranty or the Notes (whether or not such amendment, waiver or consent becomes effective), including, without limitation: (a) the costs and expenses incurred in enforcing or defending (or determining whether or how to enforce or defend) any rights under this Agreement, any Subsidiary Guaranty or the Notes or in responding to any subpoena or other legal process or informal investigative demand issued in connection with this Agreement, any Subsidiary Guaranty or the Notes, or by reason of being a holder of any Note, (b) the costs and expenses, including financial advisors’ fees, incurred in connection with the insolvency or bankruptcy of the Company or any Subsidiary or in connection with any work-out or restructuring of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the Notes and any Subsidiary Guaranty and (c) the costs and expenses incurred in connection with the initial filing of this Agreement and all related documents and financial information with the SVO provided, that such costs and expenses under this clause (c) shall not exceed $3,500. The Company will pay, and will save each Purchaser and each other holder of a Note harmless from, (i) all claims in respect of any fees, costs or expenses, if any, of brokers and finders (other than those, if any, retained by a Purchaser or other holder in connection with its purchase of the Notes) and (ii) any and all wire transfer fees that any bank deducts from any payment under such Note to such holder or otherwise charges to a holder of a Note with respect to a payment under such Note.

 

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Section 15.2.          Survival . The obligations of the Company under this Section 15 will survive the payment or transfer of any Note, the enforcement, amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement, any Subsidiary Guaranty or the Notes, and the termination of this Agreement.

 

Section 16.         Survival of Representations and Warranties; Entire Agreement .

 

All representations and warranties contained herein shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Notes, the purchase or transfer by any Purchaser of any Note or portion thereof or interest therein and the payment of any Note, and may be relied upon by any subsequent holder of a Note, regardless of any investigation made at any time by or on behalf of such Purchaser or any other holder of a Note. All statements contained in any certificate or other instrument delivered by or on behalf of the Company pursuant to this Agreement shall be deemed representations and warranties of the Company under this Agreement. Subject to the preceding sentence, this Agreement, the Notes and any Subsidiary Guaranties embody the entire agreement and understanding between each Purchaser and the Company and supersede all prior agreements and understandings relating to the subject matter hereof.

 

Section 17.         Amendment and Waiver .

 

Section 17.1.          Requirements . This Agreement and the Notes may be amended, and the observance of any term hereof or of the Notes may be waived (either retroactively or prospectively), only with the written consent of the Company and the Required Holders, except that:

 

(a)          no amendment or waiver of any of Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or 21 hereof, or any defined term (as it is used therein), will be effective as to any Purchaser unless consented to by such Purchaser in writing;

 

(b)           no amendment or waiver may, without the written consent of each Purchaser and the holder of each Note at the time outstanding, (i) subject to Section 12 relating to acceleration or rescission, change the amount or time of any prepayment or payment of principal of, or reduce the rate or change the time of payment or method of computation of (x) interest on the Notes or (y) the Make-Whole Amount, (ii) change the percentage of the principal amount of the Notes the holders of which are required to consent to any amendment or waiver, or (iii) amend any of Sections 8 ( except as set forth in the second sentence of Section 8.2 and Section 17.1(c) ) , 11(a), 11(b), 12, 17 or 20.

 

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Section 17.2.          Solicitation of Holders of Notes .

 

(a)           Solicitation. The Company will provide each holder of a Note with sufficient information, sufficiently far in advance of the date a decision is required, to enable such holder to make an informed and considered decision with respect to any proposed amendment, waiver or consent in respect of any of the provisions hereof or of the Notes or any Subsidiary Guaranty. The Company will deliver executed or true and correct copies of each amendment, waiver or consent effected pursuant to this Section 17 or any Subsidiary Guaranty to each holder of a Note promptly following the date on which it is executed and delivered by, or receives the consent or approval of, the requisite holders of Notes.

 

(b)           Payment. The Company will not directly or indirectly pay or cause to be paid any remuneration, whether by way of supplemental or additional interest, fee or otherwise, or grant any security or provide other credit support, to any holder of a Note as consideration for or as an inducement to the entering into by such holder of any waiver or amendment of any of the terms and provisions hereof or of any Subsidiary Guaranty or any Note unless such remuneration is concurrently paid, or security is concurrently granted or other credit support concurrently provided, on the same terms, ratably to each holder of a Note even if such holder did not consent to such waiver or amendment.

 

(c)           Consent in Contemplation of Transfer . Any consent given pursuant to this Section 17 or any Subsidiary Guaranty by a holder of a Note that has transferred or has agreed to transfer its Note to the Company, any Subsidiary or any Affiliate of the Company in connection with such consent shall be void and of no force or effect except solely as to such holder, and any amendments effected or waivers granted or to be effected or granted that would not have been or would not be so effected or granted but for such consent (and the consents of all other holders of Notes that were acquired under the same or similar conditions) shall be void and of no force or effect except solely as to such holder.

 

Section 17.3.          Binding Effect, etc . Any amendment or waiver consented to as provided in this Section 17 or any Subsidiary Guaranty applies equally to all holders of Notes and is binding upon them and upon each future holder of any Note and upon the Company without regard to whether such Note has been marked to indicate such amendment or waiver. No such amendment or waiver will extend to or affect any obligation, covenant, agreement, Default or Event of Default not expressly amended or waived or impair any right consequent thereon. No course of dealing between the Company and any holder of a Note and no delay in exercising any rights hereunder or under any Note or Subsidiary Guaranty shall operate as a waiver of any rights of any holder of such Note.

 

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Section 17.4.          Notes Held by Company, etc . Solely for the purpose of determining whether the holders of the requisite percentage of the aggregate principal amount of Notes then outstanding approved or consented to any amendment, waiver or consent to be given under this Agreement, any Subsidiary Guaranty or the Notes, or have directed the taking of any action provided herein or in any Subsidiary Guaranty or the Notes to be taken upon the direction of the holders of a specified percentage of the aggregate principal amount of Notes then outstanding, Notes directly or indirectly owned by the Company or any of its Affiliates shall be deemed not to be outstanding.

 

Section 18.         Notices .

 

Except to the extent otherwise provided in Section 7.4, all notices and communications provided for hereunder shall be in writing and sent (a) by telecopy if the sender on the same day sends a confirming copy of such notice by an internationally recognized overnight delivery service (charges prepaid), or (b) by registered or certified mail with return receipt requested (postage prepaid), or (c) by an internationally recognized overnight delivery service (with charges prepaid). Any such notice must be sent:

 

(i)          if to any Purchaser or its nominee, to such Purchaser or nominee at the address specified for such communications in Schedule B, or at such other address as such Purchaser or nominee shall have specified to the Company in writing,

 

(ii)         if to any other holder of any Note, to such holder at such address as such other holder shall have specified to the Company in writing, or

 

(iii)        if to the Company, to the Company at its address set forth at the beginning hereof to the attention of John Siragusa, or at such other address as the Company shall have specified to the holder of each Note in writing.

 

Notices under this Section 18 will be deemed given only when actually received.

 

Section 19.         Reproduction of Documents .

 

This Agreement and all documents relating thereto, including, without limitation, (a) consents, waivers and modifications that may hereafter be executed, (b) documents received by any Purchaser at the Closing (except the Notes themselves), and (c) financial statements, certificates and other information previously or hereafter furnished to any Purchaser, may be reproduced by such Purchaser by any photographic, photostatic, electronic, digital, or other similar process and such Purchaser may destroy any original document so reproduced. The Company agrees and stipulates that, to the extent permitted by applicable law, any such reproduction shall be admissible in evidence as the original itself in any judicial or administrative proceeding (whether or not the original is in existence and whether or not such reproduction was made by such Purchaser in the regular course of business) and any enlargement, facsimile or further reproduction of such reproduction shall likewise be admissible in evidence. This Section 19 shall not prohibit the Company or any other holder of Notes from contesting any such reproduction to the same extent that it could contest the original, or from introducing evidence to demonstrate the inaccuracy of any such reproduction.

 

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Section 20.         Confidential Information .

 

For the purposes of this Section 20, “Confidential Information” means information delivered to any Purchaser by or on behalf of the Company or any Subsidiary in connection with the transactions contemplated by or otherwise pursuant to this Agreement that is proprietary in nature and that was clearly marked or labeled or otherwise adequately identified when received by such Purchaser as being confidential information of the Company or such Subsidiary, provided that such term does not include information that (a) was publicly known or otherwise known to such Purchaser prior to the time of such disclosure, (b) subsequently becomes publicly known through no act or omission by such Purchaser or any Person acting on such Purchaser’s behalf, (c) otherwise becomes known to such Purchaser other than through disclosure by the Company or any Subsidiary or (d) constitutes financial statements delivered to such Purchaser under Section 7.1 that are otherwise publicly available. Each Purchaser will maintain the confidentiality of such Confidential Information in accordance with procedures adopted by such Purchaser in good faith to protect confidential information of third parties delivered to such Purchaser, provided that such Purchaser may deliver or disclose Confidential Information to (i) its directors, officers, employees, agents, attorneys, trustees and affiliates (to the extent such disclosure reasonably relates to the administration of the investment represented by its Notes), (ii) its auditors, financial advisors and other professional advisors who agree to hold confidential the Confidential Information substantially in accordance with this Section 20, (iii) any other holder of any Note, (iv) any Institutional Investor to which it sells or offers to sell such Note or any part thereof or any participation therein (if such Person has agreed in writing prior to its receipt of such Confidential Information to be bound by this Section 20), (v) any Person from which it offers to purchase any Security of the Company (if such Person has agreed in writing prior to its receipt of such Confidential Information to be bound by this Section 20), (vi) any federal or state regulatory authority having jurisdiction over such Purchaser, (vii) the NAIC or the SVO or, in each case, any similar organization, or any nationally recognized rating agency that requires access to information about such Purchaser’s investment portfolio, or (viii) any other Person to which such delivery or disclosure may be necessary or appropriate (w) to effect compliance with any law, rule, regulation or order applicable to such Purchaser, (x) in response to any subpoena or other legal process, (y) in connection with any litigation to which such Purchaser is a party or (z) if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, to the extent such Purchaser may reasonably determine such delivery and disclosure to be necessary or appropriate in the enforcement or for the protection of the rights and remedies under such Purchaser’s Notes, this Agreement or any Subsidiary Guaranty. Each holder of a Note, by its acceptance of a Note, will be deemed to have agreed to be bound by and to be entitled to the benefits of this Section 20 as though it were a party to this Agreement. On reasonable request by the Company in connection with the delivery to any holder of a Note of information required to be delivered to such holder under this Agreement or requested by such holder (other than a holder that is a party to this Agreement or its nominee), such holder will enter into an agreement with the Company embodying this Section 20.

 

In the event that as a condition to receiving access to information relating to the Company or its Subsidiaries in connection with the transactions contemplated by or otherwise pursuant to this Agreement, any Purchaser or holder of a Note is required to agree to a confidentiality undertaking (whether through IntraLinks, another secure website, a secure virtual workspace or otherwise) which is different from this Section 20, this Section 20 shall not be amended thereby and, as between such Purchaser or such holder and the Company, this Section 20 shall supersede any such other confidentiality undertaking.

 

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Section 21.         Substitution of Purchaser .

 

Each Purchaser shall have the right to substitute any one of its Affiliates or another Purchaser or any one of such other Purchaser’s Affiliates (a “Substitute Purchaser” ) as the purchaser of the Notes that it has agreed to purchase hereunder, by written notice to the Company, which notice shall be signed by both such Purchaser and such Substitute Purchaser, shall contain such Substitute Purchaser’s agreement to be bound by this Agreement and shall contain a confirmation by such Substitute Purchaser of the accuracy with respect to it of the representations set forth in Section 6. Upon receipt of such notice, any reference to such Purchaser in this Agreement (other than in this Section 21), shall be deemed to refer to such Substitute Purchaser in lieu of such original Purchaser. In the event that such Substitute Purchaser is so substituted as a Purchaser hereunder and such Substitute Purchaser thereafter transfers to such original Purchaser all of the Notes then held by such Substitute Purchaser, upon receipt by the Company of notice of such transfer, any reference to such Substitute Purchaser as a “Purchaser” in this Agreement (other than in this Section 21), shall no longer be deemed to refer to such Substitute Purchaser, but shall refer to such original Purchaser, and such original Purchaser shall again have all the rights of an original holder of the Notes under this Agreement.

 

Section 22.         Miscellaneous .

 

Section 22.1.          Successors and Assigns . All covenants and other agreements contained in this Agreement by or on behalf of any of the parties hereto bind and inure to the benefit of their respective successors and assigns (including, without limitation, any subsequent holder of a Note) whether so expressed or not.

 

Section 22.2.          Accounting Terms . All accounting terms used herein which are not expressly defined in this Agreement have the meanings respectively given to them in accordance with GAAP. Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, (i) all computations made pursuant to this Agreement shall be made in accordance with GAAP, and (ii) all financial statements shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP. For purposes of determining compliance with this Agreement (including, without limitation, Section 9, Section 10 and the definition of “Indebtedness”), any election by the Company to measure any financial liability using fair value (as permitted by Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic No. 825-10-25 – Fair Value Option, International Accounting Standard 39 – Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement or any similar accounting standard) shall be disregarded and such determination shall be made as if such election had not been made.

 

It is understood and agreed that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in GAAP or set forth herein, where reference is made to the Obligor Parties on a consolidated basis or the Company and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis or similar language, such consolidation shall not include any Unrestricted Subsidiary for purposes of the calculations of financial covenants or any ratio tests.

 

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Section 22.3.          Severability . Any provision of this Agreement that is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall (to the full extent permitted by law) not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.

 

Section 22.4.          Construction, etc . Each covenant contained herein shall be construed (absent express provision to the contrary) as being independent of each other covenant contained herein, so that compliance with any one covenant shall not (absent such an express contrary provision) be deemed to excuse compliance with any other covenant. Where any provision herein refers to action to be taken by any Person, or which such Person is prohibited from taking, such provision shall be applicable whether such action is taken directly or indirectly by such Person.

 

Section 22.5.          Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original but all of which together shall constitute one instrument. Each counterpart may consist of a number of copies hereof, each signed by less than all, but together signed by all, of the parties hereto. Delivery of executed signature facsimile or electronic mail transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart thereof.

 

Section 22.6.          Governing Law . This Agreement and any claim, controversy, dispute or cause of action (whether in contract or tort or otherwise) based upon, arising out of or relating out of this Agreement, the Notes or the Subsidiary Guaranty and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby shall be construed and enforced in accordance with, and the rights of the parties shall be governed by, the laws of the State of New York.

 

Section 22.7.          Jurisdiction and Process; Waiver of Jury Trial . (a) Each party hereto irrevocably submits for itself and its property to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of any New York State or federal court sitting in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, over any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the Notes. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, each party hereto irrevocably waives and agrees not to assert, by way of motion, as a defense or otherwise, any claim that it is not subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the laying of the venue of any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court and any claim that any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum.

 

(b)          The Company consents to process being served by or on behalf of any holder of Notes in any suit, action or proceeding of the nature referred to in Section 22.7(a) by mailing a copy thereof by registered or certified mail (or any substantially similar form of mail), postage prepaid, return receipt requested, to it at its address specified in Section 18 or at such other address of which such holder shall then have been notified pursuant to said Section. The Company agrees that such service upon receipt (i) shall be deemed in every respect effective service of process upon it in any such suit, action or proceeding and (ii) shall, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, be taken and held to be valid personal service upon and personal delivery to it. Notices hereunder shall be conclusively presumed received as evidenced by a delivery receipt furnished by the United States Postal Service or any reputable commercial delivery service.

 

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(c)          Nothing in this Section 22.7 shall affect the right of any holder of a Note to serve process in any manner permitted by law, or limit any right that the holders of any of the Notes may have to bring proceedings against the Company in the courts of any appropriate jurisdiction or to enforce in any lawful manner a judgment obtained in one jurisdiction in any other jurisdiction.

 

(d)           The parties hereto hereby waive trial by jury in any action brought on or with respect to this Agreement, the Notes or any other document executed in connection herewith or therewith.

 

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If you are in agreement with the foregoing, please sign the form of agreement on a counterpart of this Agreement and return it to the Company, whereupon this Agreement shall become a binding agreement between you and the Company.

 

  Very truly yours,
   
  ITT Holdings LLC
     
  By   
    Name:
    Title:
     
  By  
    Name:
    Title:

 

 
ITT Holdings LLC Note Purchase Agreement

 

This Agreement is hereby

accepted and agreed to as

of the date hereof.

 

  REDACTED

 

 
 

 

Defined Terms

 

As used herein, the following terms have the respective meanings set forth below or set forth in the Section hereof following such term:

 

“Administrative Agent” means SunTrust Bank (or its assigns or successors thereunder), in its capacity as administrative agent for the lenders under the Credit Agreement or, upon the repayment in full of all amounts outstanding thereunder and the termination thereof, the Person holding the title of administrative agent (or other title with substantially the same or similar duties thereunder) under the Material Credit Facility (or, if more than one Material Credit Facility then exists, the administrative agent under the largest Material Credit Facility (such largest Material Credit Facility as determined by the principal amount of the lending commitments thereunder)).

 

“Affiliate” means, at any time, and with respect to any Person, any other Person that at such time directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries Controls, or is Controlled by, or is under common Control with, such first Person, and, with respect to the Company, shall include any Person beneficially owning or holding, directly or indirectly, 10% or more of any class of voting or equity interests of the Company or any Subsidiary or any Person of which the Company and its Subsidiaries beneficially own or hold, in the aggregate, directly or indirectly, 10% or more of any class of voting or equity interests. As used in this definition, “Control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise. Unless the context otherwise clearly requires, any reference to an “Affiliate” is a reference to an Affiliate of the Company. For the avoidance of doubt, with respect to Macquarie Terminal Holdings LLC, the term Affiliate shall mean only Macquarie Infrastructure Company LLC and its direct and indirect Subsidiaries.

 

“Agreement” means this Agreement, including all Schedules attached to this Agreement, as it may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

“Anti-Corruption Laws” is defined in Section 5.16(d)(1).

 

“Anti-Money Laundering Laws” is defined in Section 5.16(c).

 

“Business Day” means (a) for the purposes of Section 8.6 only, any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which commercial banks in New York City are required or authorized to be closed, and (b) for the purposes of any other provision of this Agreement, any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which commercial banks in New York, New York are required or authorized to be closed.

 

Canadian Subsidiary Existing Indebtedness ” means the Indebtedness under the Credit Agreement of IMTT-Quebec Inc., a Canadian corporation, and IMTT-NTL, Ltd., a Canadian corporation, in an aggregate amount not to exceed the current “Canadian Commitment” (as defined in the Credit Agreement) of $50,000,000 in existence as of the date of this Agreement.

 

Schedule A
(to Note Purchase Agreement) 

 
 

  

Capital Lease Obligations ” of any Person means all obligations of such Person to pay rent or other amounts under any lease (or other arrangement conveying the right to use) of real or personal property, or a combination thereof, which obligations are required to be classified and accounted for as capital leases on a balance sheet of such Person under GAAP, and the amount of such obligations shall be the capitalized amount thereof determined in accordance with GAAP, provided that leases that are or would be treated as operating leases in accordance with GAAP as in effect on December 31, 2014, shall continue to be accounted for as operating leases (but not Capital Lease Obligations) regardless of any changes in GAAP after December 31, 2014 that would otherwise require any of the obligations of the lessee thereunder to be treated as Capital Lease Obligations.

 

Change of Control ” means any event the result of which would be that (i) the Company shall fail to own and control, beneficially and of record, directly or indirectly, at least 80% of the outstanding Equity Interests (including without limitation both general and limited partnership interests and limited liability company membership interests) of International-Matex Tank Terminals, IMTT-Bayonne, IMTT-BX, IMTT-BC, Bayonne Industries, Inc. and IMTT Geismar (the “ Specified Guarantors ”), (ii) so long as any “Canadian Revolving Commitment” (as defined in the Credit Agreement) is in place under the Credit Agreement, the Company shall fail to own and control, beneficially and of record, 100% of the outstanding Equity Interests of IMTT-NTL Ltd. or at least 66 2/3% of the outstanding Equity Interests of IMTT-Quebec Inc., or (iii) the Macquarie Group or any part thereof shall fail to own and control, beneficially and of record, directly or indirectly, 100% of the Equity Interests in the Company or in IMTT Holdings Inc. (in each case in a fully diluted basis in accordance with GAAP).

 

“CISADA” means the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability and Divestment Act.

 

“Closing” is defined in Section 3.

 

“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder from time to time.

 

“Commercial Operation Date ” shall mean the date on which a Material Project is substantially complete and commercially operable.

 

“Company” means ITT Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company or any successor that becomes such in the manner prescribed in Section 10.2.

 

“Confidential Information” is defined in Section 20.

 

Consolidated Acquisition EBITDA Adjustments ” means, for the Obligor Parties for any period, Consolidated EBITDA for such period attributable to any other Person that is acquired by, and itself becomes, an Obligor Party, or all or substantially all of the business or assets of any other Person or operating division or business unit of any other Person acquired by an Obligor Party, in each case during such period for a purchase price of at least $15,000,000 (as reasonably diligenced by the Obligor Parties).

 

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Consolidated EBITDA ” means, for the Obligor Parties for any period, an amount equal to the sum of (i) Consolidated Net Income for such period plus (ii) to the extent deducted in determining Consolidated Net Income for such period, (A) Consolidated Interest Expense, (B) income tax expense determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, (C) depreciation and amortization determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, (D) all other non-cash charges (excluding write-offs and reserves for bad debt and accounts receivable) and (E) any management fee paid in cash or accrued during such period pursuant to the terms of the Management Agreement to the extent such payment or accrual is permitted to be made under Section 10.5, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, in each case for such period. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, all interest income, rental income, interest expense and rental expense related to Intercompany Taxable Bonds and Intercompany Taxable Bond Obligations shall be excluded for purposes of calculating Consolidated EBITDA for all purposes of this Agreement.

 

Consolidated Interest Expense ” means, for the Obligor Parties for any period determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, the sum of (i) total interest expense, including without limitation the interest component of any payments in respect of Capital Lease Obligations during such period (whether or not actually paid during such period) plus (ii) the net amount payable (or minus the net amount receivable) with respect to Hedging Transactions during such period (whether or not actually paid or received during such period). Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, all interest income, rental income, interest expense and rental expense related to Intercompany Taxable Bonds and Intercompany Taxable Bond Obligations shall be excluded for purposes of calculating Consolidated Interest Expense for all purposes of this Agreement.

 

Consolidated Material Project EBITDA Adjustments ” means, with respect to each Material Project:

(i)          prior to the Commercial Operation Date of a Material Project (but including the Fiscal Quarter in which such Commercial Operation Date occurs), a percentage (based on the then-current completion percentage of such Material Project) of an amount determined by the Company in its reasonable, good faith judgment (and as approved by the Administrative Agent), as the projected Consolidated EBITDA for any period attributable to such Material Project for the first 12-month period following the scheduled Commercial Operation Date of such Material Project (such amount to be determined based on customer contracts relating to such Material Project, the creditworthiness of the other parties to such contracts, and projected revenues from such contracts, tariffs, capital costs and expenses, scheduled Commercial Operation Date, commodity price assumptions and other factors deemed appropriate by the Company in its reasonable, good faith judgment (and as approved by the Administrative Agent)), which may, at the option of the Company, be added to actual Consolidated EBITDA for any period for the Fiscal Quarter in which construction of such Material Project commences and for each Fiscal Quarter thereafter until the Commercial Operation Date of such Material Project (including the Fiscal Quarter in which such Commercial Operation Date occurs, but net of any actual Consolidated EBITDA attributable to such Material Project following such Commercial Operation Date); provided that if the actual Commercial Operation Date does not occur by the scheduled Commercial Operation Date, then the foregoing amount shall be reduced, for quarters ending after the scheduled Commercial Operation Date to (but excluding) the first full quarter after its Commercial Operation Date, by the following percentage amounts depending on the period of delay (based on the period of actual delay or then-estimated delay, whichever is longer): (i) 90 days or less, 0%, (ii) longer than 90 days, but not more than 180 days, 25%, (iii) longer than 180 days but not more than 270 days, 50%, and (iv) longer than 270 days, 100%; and

 

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(ii)         beginning with the first full Fiscal Quarter following the Commercial Operation Date of a Material Project and for the two immediately succeeding fiscal quarters, an amount determined by the Company in its reasonable, good faith judgment (and as approved by the Administrative Agent), equal to the projected Consolidated EBITDA attributable to such Material Project (determined in the same manner as set forth in clause (i) above) for the balance of the four full Fiscal Quarter period following such Commercial Operation Date, which may, at the Company’s option, be added to actual Consolidated EBITDA for such Fiscal Quarters.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing:

 

(w)          no such additions shall be allowed with respect to any Material Project unless (a) the Company shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent under the Credit Agreement (with a copy to the holders of Notes) written pro forma projections of Consolidated EBITDA for any period attributable to such Material Project, and (b) the Administrative Agent shall have approved such projections and shall have received such other information and documentation as the Administrative Agent may request (with copies thereof to the holders of Notes);

 

(x)          the holders of Notes shall have been promptly, and in any event not later than 5 days thereof, notified of the approval of the Administrative Agent;

 

(y)          the aggregate amount of all Consolidated Material Project EBITDA Adjustments during any period shall be limited to 20% of the total Consolidated EBITDA for such period; and

 

(z)          in each case where the approval of the Administrative Agent is required or requested, if at any time the Material Credit Facility shall be terminated, the leverage ratio test (in which this definition is used) in the Material Credit Facility has been amended, waived or removed, in each case where the leverage ratio test is no longer in force under the Material Credit Facility in effect as of the date of this Agreement or the Administrative Agent shall otherwise be unable to undertake or otherwise be prohibited from undertaking such approval duties, then any such approval or consent shall be required from the Required Holders.

 

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Consolidated Net Income ” means, for any period, the net income (or loss) of the Obligor Parties for such period determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, excluding therefrom (to the extent otherwise included therein): (i) any extraordinary gains or losses in accordance with GAAP, (ii) any gains attributable to write-ups of assets, (iii) any income (or loss) of any Person accrued prior to the date it becomes an Obligor Party or is merged into or combined with an Obligor Party on the date that such Person’s assets are acquired by an Obligor Party (except as provided in clause (y) below) and (iv) any equity interest of the Obligor Parties in the unremitted earnings of any Person that is not an Obligor Party, but including without limitation (x) all cash dividends, distributions, interest and fees actually received by the Obligor Parties from Persons (other than the Obligor Parties, but including Unrestricted Subsidiaries) where the investments therein are accounted for using the equity method and (y) the net income (or loss) of any Person that was an Unrestricted Subsidiary on the first day of such period and becomes an Obligor Party during such period. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, all interest income, rental income, interest expense and rental expense related to Intercompany Taxable Bonds and Intercompany Taxable Bond Obligations shall be excluded for purposes of calculating Consolidated Net Income for all purposes of this Agreement.

 

“Consolidated Net Tangible Assets” means, at any date, t he net book value of all assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, after deducting any reserves applicable thereto, which would be treated as intangible assets under GAAP, including, without limitation, good will, trademarks, trade names, service marks, brand names, copyrights, patents and unamortized debt discount and expense, organizational expenses and the excess of the equity in any Restricted Subsidiary over the cost of the investment in such Restricted Subsidiary.

 

Consolidated Total Funded Debt ” means, as of any date, (i) all Indebtedness of the Obligor Parties measured on a consolidated basis as of such date, including without limitation the outstanding principal amount of the Notes, but excluding (w) Indebtedness of the type described in subsection (xi) of the definition thereto, (x) Intercompany Taxable Bond Obligations and (y) reimbursement obligations in connection with performance or surety bonds or guaranties or letters of credit (including any letters of credit under the Credit Agreement) and other obligations of a like nature entered into in the ordinary course of business in an aggregate amount not to exceed $15,000,000, less (ii) unrestricted, unencumbered cash or cash equivalents of the Obligor Parties in an aggregate amount not to exceed $75,000,000.

 

“Controlled Entity” means (i) any of the Subsidiaries of the Company and any of their or the Company’s respective Controlled Affiliates and (ii) if the Company has a parent company, such parent company and its direct and indirect parent companies. As used in this definition, “Control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.

 

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Credit Agreement ” means that certain Credit Agreement dated on or about May 21, 2015, as amended, amended and restated, modified, supplemented, revised or replaced from time to time among the Company, IMTT-Quebec, IMTT-NTL, Ltd., the Administrative Agent and the other financial institutions party thereto.

 

“Credit Rating” means a non-credit enhanced, senior unsecured long-term debt credit rating, as determined and published by either or both of Moody's and S&P.

 

“DBRS” means Dominion Bond Rating Service (Company)

 

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

 

“Default Rate” means that rate of interest that is the greater of (i) 2.0% per annum above the rate of interest stated in clause (a) of the first paragraph of the Notes or (ii) 2.0% over the rate of interest publicly announced by JPMorgan Chase bank, N.A., in New York, New York as its “base” or “prime” rate.

 

“Disclosure Documents” is defined in Section 5.3.

 

“Disposition Repayment Date” is defined in Section 8.9.

 

“Disposition Response Date” is defined in Section 8.9.

 

Disqualified Institutions ” shall mean any of the following (the list of all such Persons, the “ Disqualified Institutions List ”): (i) those Persons specifically identified in writing by the Company to the Holders prior to May 21, 2015, (ii) those Persons who are competitors of the Company and its Subsidiaries that are separately and specifically identified in writing by the Company to the holders from time to time and (iii) in the case of clauses (i) and (ii), any of their Affiliates which are controlled, controlling or under common control (other than, in the case of clause (ii) above, any such Affiliate that is a bona fide debt fund or investment vehicle, that is not itself an operating company and that is engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of business and whose managers have fiduciary duties to third party investors in such fund or investment vehicle independent of or in addition to their duties to such affiliated competitor identified pursuant to clause (ii) above) that are either separately and specifically identified in writing by the Company from time to time or clearly identifiable on the basis of such Affiliate’s name; provided that: (a) the provision of investment advisory services by a Person to a Plan which is owned or controlled by a Person which would otherwise be a Disqualified Institution shall not of itself cause the Person providing such services to be deemed to be a Disqualified Institution if such Person has established procedures which will prevent confidential information supplied to such Person by the Company from being transmitted or otherwise made available to such Plan or Person owning or controlling such Plan; and (b) in no event shall an Institutional Investor which maintains passive investments in any Person which is a Disqualified Institution be deemed a Disqualified Institution solely as a result of that passive investment, it being understood that the normal administration of such investments and the enforcement thereof shall be deemed to be part of the maintenance of passive investments.

 

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Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (1) any such Disqualified Institutions List (or any update or supplement or modification thereto) shall not become effective until two (2) Business Days after delivery to the holders, and shall not apply retroactively to disqualify a transfer under this Agreement that was effective prior to the effective date of such Disqualified Institutions List (or any update or supplement or modification thereto); (2) other than any Person specifically named by the Company on any such Disqualified Institutions List, any transferring holder shall not have any obligation to inquire as to whether any potential assignee is a competitor (or an Affiliate of a competitor) of the Company or its Subsidiaries and may conclusively rely on the Company’s designation or a representation by the potential transferee that it is not a competitor (or an Affiliate of a competitor) of the Company in the applicable agreement of transfer; and (3) Disqualified Institutions shall exclude any Person that the Company has designated as no longer being a Disqualified Institution by written notice to the holders from time to time. The term “competitor” used herein means any Person that is an operating company directly and primarily engaged in substantially similar business operations as the Company or its Subsidiaries.

 

Disqualified Institutions List ” has the meaning as set forth in the definition of Disqualified Institutions.

 

“Domestic Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary incorporated, organized or otherwise formed under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia.

 

“EDGAR” means the SEC’s Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval System or any successor SEC electronic filing system for such purposes.

 

“Environmental Laws” means any and all federal, state, local, and foreign statutes, laws, regulations, ordinances, rules, judgments, orders, decrees, permits, concessions, grants, franchises, licenses, agreements or governmental restrictions relating to pollution and the protection of the environment or the release of any materials into the environment, including but not limited to those related to Hazardous Materials.

 

Environmental Liability” shall mean any liability, contingent or otherwise (including any liability for damages, costs of environmental investigation and remediation, costs of administrative oversight, fines, natural resource damages, penalties or indemnities), of any Obligor Party directly or indirectly resulting from or based upon (i) any actual or alleged violation of any Environmental Law, (ii) the generation, use, handling, transportation, storage, treatment or disposal of any Hazardous Materials, (iii) any actual or alleged exposure to any Hazardous Materials, (iv) the Release or threatened Release of any Hazardous Materials or (v) any contract, agreement or other consensual arrangement pursuant to which liability is assumed or imposed with respect to any of the foregoing.

 

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Equity Interests ” shall mean, for any Person, any non-redeemable capital stock, partnership interests, limited liability company interests or other equity interest of such Person, whether common or preferred, and of any class.

 

“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder from time to time in effect.

 

“ERISA Affiliate” means any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) that is treated as a single employer together with the Company under section 414 of the Code.

 

“ERISA Event” shall mean (i) 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); (ii) the existence with respect to any Plan of an “accumulated funding deficiency” (as defined in Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA), whether or not waived; (iii) the filing pursuant to Section 412(d) of the Code or Section 303(d) of ERISA of an application for a waiver of the minimum funding standard with respect to any Plan; (iv) the incurrence by the Company or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to the termination of any Plan; (v) the receipt by the Company or any ERISA Affiliate from the PBGC or a plan administrator appointed by the PBGC of any notice relating to an intention to terminate any Plan or Plans or to appoint a trustee to administer any Plan; (vi) the incurrence by the Company or any ERISA Affiliates of any liability with respect to the withdrawal or partial withdrawal from any Plan or Multiemployer Plan; (vii) the receipt by the Company or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice, or the receipt by any Multiemployer Plan from the Company or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice, concerning the imposition of Withdrawal Liability or a determination that a Multiemployer Plan is, or is expected to be, insolvent or in reorganization, within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA; or (viii) the incurrence by the Company or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any liability under Title I of ERISA or the penalty or excise tax provisions of the Code.

 

“Event of Default” is defined in Section 11.

 

“Excluded Domestic Holdco” means a Domestic Subsidiary all or substantially all of the direct and indirect assets of which consist of Equity Interests of one or more Excluded Foreign Subsidiaries.

 

“Excluded Domestic Subsidiary” means any Domestic Subsidiary that is (a) a direct or indirect Subsidiary of an Excluded Foreign Subsidiary or (b) an Excluded Domestic Holdco.

 

“Excluded Foreign Subsidiary” means a Foreign Subsidiary which is (a) a controlled foreign corporation (as defined in the Code) or (b) a Foreign Subsidiary owned by a Foreign Subsidiary described in clause (a).

 

“Excluded Subsidiary” means any (a) Foreign Subsidiary or (b) Excluded Domestic Subsidiary.

 

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“Fiscal Quarter” means any fiscal quarter of the Company.

 

“Fiscal Year” means any fiscal year of the Company.

 

“Fitch Ratings” means Fitch Ratings, Inc.

 

“Foreign Obligor Party” means any Excluded Subsidiary on the date of this Agreement and any future Excluded Subsidiary appointed as a Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to Section 9.7(a).

 

“Foreign Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, a Subsidiary of such Person, which Subsidiary is not a Domestic Subsidiary.

 

“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles as in effect from time to time in the United States of America.

 

“Governmental Authority” means

 

(a)          the government of

 

(i)          the United States of America or any state or other political subdivision thereof, or

 

(ii)         any other jurisdiction in which the Company or any Subsidiary conducts all or any part of its business, or which asserts jurisdiction over any properties of the Company or any Subsidiary, or

 

(b)          any entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of, or pertaining to, any such government.

 

“Governmental Official” means any governmental official or employee, employee of any government-owned or government-controlled entity, political party, any official of a political party, candidate for political office, official of any public international organization or anyone else acting in an official capacity.

 

“Guarantee” means, with respect to any Person, any obligation (except the endorsement in the ordinary course of business of negotiable instruments for deposit or collection) of such Person guaranteeing or in effect guaranteeing any indebtedness, dividend or other obligation of any other Person in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, including (without limitation) obligations incurred through an agreement, contingent or otherwise, by such Person:

 

(a)          to purchase such indebtedness or obligation or any property constituting security therefor;

 

(b)          to advance or supply funds (i) for the purchase or payment of such indebtedness or obligation, or (ii) to maintain any working capital or other balance sheet condition or any income statement condition of any other Person or otherwise to advance or make available funds for the purchase or payment of such indebtedness or obligation;

 

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(c)          to lease properties or to purchase properties or services primarily for the purpose of assuring the owner of such indebtedness or obligation of the ability of any other Person to make payment of the indebtedness or obligation; or

 

(d)          otherwise to assure the owner of such indebtedness or obligation against loss in respect thereof.

 

In any computation of the indebtedness or other liabilities of the obligor under any Guarantee, the indebtedness or other obligations that are the subject of such Guarantee shall be assumed to be direct obligations of such obligor.

 

“Guaranty Supplement” means the guaranty supplement in the form attached as Exhibit A to the Subsidiary Guaranty.

 

“Hazardous Materials” means any and all pollutants, toxic or hazardous wastes or other substances that might pose a hazard to health and safety, the removal of which may be required or the generation, manufacture, refining, production, processing, treatment, storage, handling, transportation, transfer, use, disposal, release, discharge, spillage, seepage or filtration of which is or shall be restricted, prohibited or penalized by any applicable law including, but not limited to, asbestos, urea formaldehyde foam insulation, polychlorinated biphenyls, petroleum, petroleum products, lead based paint, radon gas or similar restricted, prohibited or penalized substances.

 

Hedging Obligations ” of any Person means any and all obligations of such Person, whether absolute or contingent and howsoever and whensoever created, arising, evidenced or acquired under (i) any and all Hedging Transactions, (ii) any and all cancellations, buy backs, reversals, terminations or assignments of any Hedging Transactions and (iii) any and all renewals, extensions and modifications of any Hedging Transactions and any and all substitutions for any Hedging Transactions.

 

Hedging Transaction ” of any Person means (a) any transaction (including an agreement with respect to any such transaction) now existing or hereafter entered into by such Person that is a rate swap transaction, swap option, basis swap, forward rate transaction, commodity swap, commodity option, equity or equity index swap or option, bond option, interest rate option, foreign exchange transaction, cap transaction, floor transaction, collar transaction, currency swap transaction, cross-currency rate swap transaction, currency option, spot transaction, credit protection transaction, credit swap, credit default swap, credit default option, total return swap, credit spread transaction, repurchase transaction, reverse repurchase transaction, buy/sell-back transaction, securities lending transaction, or any other similar transaction (including any option with respect to any of these transactions) or any combination thereof, whether or not any such transaction is governed by or subject to any master agreement, and (b) any and all transactions of any kind, and the related confirmations, which are subject to the terms and conditions of, or governed by, any form of master agreement published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc., any International Foreign Exchange Master Agreement, or any other master agreement (any such master agreement, together with any related schedules, a “ Master Agreement ”), including any such obligations or liabilities under any Master Agreement.

 

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“holder” means, with respect to any Note, the Person in whose name such Note is registered in the register maintained by the Company pursuant to Section 13.1, provided, however, that if such Person is a nominee, then for the purposes of Sections 7, 12, 17.2 and 18 and any related definitions in this Schedule B, “holder” shall mean the beneficial owner of such Note whose name and address appears in such register.

 

IMTT Holdings ” means IMTT Holdings LLC (f/k/a IMTT Holdings Inc.), a Delaware limited liability company.

 

“INHAM Exemption” is defined in Section 6.2(e).

 

“Indebtedness” of any Person means, without duplication:

 

(i)          all obligations of such Person for borrowed money;

 

(ii)         all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or other similar instruments;

 

(iii)        all obligations of such Person in respect of the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than (a) obligations in respect of customer advances received and held in the ordinary course of business and (b) trade payables incurred in the ordinary course of business; provided , that for purposes of Section 11(f), trade payables overdue by more than 120 days shall be included in this definition except to the extent that any of such trade payables are being disputed in good faith and by appropriate measures);

 

(iv)        all obligations of such Person under any conditional sale or other title retention agreement(s) relating to property acquired by such Person;

 

(v)         all Capital Lease Obligations of such Person;

 

(vi)        all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such Person in respect of letters of credit (except letters of credit that support Indebtedness described in clauses (i) through (v) of this definition), acceptances or similar extensions of credit;

 

(vii)       all Guarantees of such Person of the type of Indebtedness described in clauses (i) through (vi) above (without duplication of such Indebtedness);

 

(viii)      all Indebtedness of a third party secured by any Lien on property owned by such Person, whether or not such Indebtedness has been assumed by such Person;

 

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(ix)         all obligations of such Person, contingent or otherwise, to purchase, redeem, retire or otherwise acquire for value any common stock of such Person;

 

(x)          Off-Balance Sheet Liabilities; and

 

(xi)         any Hedging Obligations.

 

The Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of any partnership or joint venture in which such Person is a general partner or a joint venturer, except to the extent that the terms of such Indebtedness expressly provide that such Person is not liable therefor. Indebtedness of any Person shall include all obligations of such Person of the character described in clauses (i) through (xi) to the extent such Person remains legally liable in respect thereof notwithstanding that any such obligation is deemed to be extinguished under GAAP.

 

“Institutional Investor” means (a) any Purchaser of a Note, (b) any holder of a Note holding (together with one or more of its affiliates) more than 5% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding, (c) any bank, trust company, savings and loan association or other financial institution, any pension plan, any investment company, any insurance company, any broker or dealer, or any other similar financial institution or entity, regardless of legal form, and (d) any Related Fund of any holder of any Note.

 

Intercompany Loan ” means, collectively, (a) the $198,000,000 promissory note, dated July 31, 2014, of International Tank Terminal LLC payable to the order of Macquarie Terminal Holdings LLC and (b) the $2,000,000 promissory note, dated July 31, 2014, of ITT-Storage Inc. payable to the order of Macquarie Terminal Holdings LLC.

 

Intercompany Taxable Bond Obligations ” means the lease or loan obligations of the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor owed to any Governmental Authority that has issued Intercompany Taxable Bonds, to the extent that all of the Intercompany Taxable Bonds are owned beneficially and of record by the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor.

 

Intercompany Taxable Bonds ” means bonds issued by any Governmental Authority, the proceeds of which are applied to finance the purchase or development of any property that is owned by, or leased to, the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor from time to time, so long as such bonds are owned beneficially and of record by the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor and are for the purpose of obtaining ad valorem property tax exemptions and the amounts payable to the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor in respect thereof along with the timing of such payments are in all material respects commensurate with the amounts payable to such Governmental Authority and the timing thereof.

 

Interest Coverage Ratio ” means, as of any date, the ratio of (i) Consolidated EBITDA for the four consecutive Fiscal Quarters ending on or immediately prior to such date, to (ii) Consolidated Interest Expense for the four consecutive Fiscal Quarters ending on or immediately prior to such date.

 

Investments ” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.4.

 

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Leverage Ratio ” means, as of any date, the ratio of (i) Consolidated Total Funded Debt as of such date to (ii) the sum of (A) Consolidated EBITDA, plus (B) any Consolidated Material Project EBITDA Adjustments, plus (C) any Consolidated Acquisition EBITDA Adjustments, in each case for the four consecutive Fiscal Quarters ending on or immediately prior to such date.

 

“Leverage Ratio Increase Election” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.10(a).

 

“Lien” means, with respect to any Person, any mortgage, lien (statutory or otherwise), hypthec, pledge, charge, security interest, hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement or other encumbrance having the practical effect of the foregoing, or any interest or title of any vendor, lessor, lender or other secured party to or of such Person under any conditional sale or other title retention agreement or Capital Lease Obligations, upon or with respect to any property or asset of such Person (including in the case of stock, stockholder agreements, voting trust agreements and all similar arrangements). A negative pledge is not a Lien.

 

Macquarie Group ” means Macquarie Terminal Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and any affiliate thereof.

 

“Make-Whole Amount” is defined in Section 8.6.

 

Management Agreement ” means the Services Agreement dated and effective as of January 1, 2015 by and among Macquarie Infrastructure Corporation, Macquarie Infrastructure Company LLC and their subsidiaries (as defined therein), as in effect on the date of Closing.

 

“Material Acquisition” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.10(a).

 

“Material” means material in relation to the business, operations, affairs, financial condition, assets or properties of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole.

 

“Material Adverse Effect” means a material adverse effect on (a) the business, operations, affairs, financial condition, assets or properties of the Obligor Parties taken as a whole, (b) the ability of the Obligor Parties taken as a whole to perform their obligations under this Agreement, the Notes and the Subsidiary Guaranty or (c) the validity or enforceability of this Agreement, the Notes or any Subsidiary Guaranty.

 

“Material Credit Facility” means, as to the Company and its Subsidiaries,

 

(a)          the Credit Agreement, including any renewals, extensions, amendments, supplements, restatements, replacements or refinancing thereof; and

 

(b)          if there is no Credit Agreement, any other agreement(s) creating or evidencing indebtedness for borrowed money entered into on or after the date of Closing by any Obligor Party, or in respect of which any Obligor Party is an obligor or otherwise provides a Guarantee or other credit support ( “Credit Facility” ), in a principal amount outstanding or available for borrowing equal to or greater than $100,000,000 (or the equivalent of such amount in the relevant currency of payment, determined as of the date of the closing of such facility based on the exchange rate of such other currency); and if no Credit Facility or Credit Facilities equal or exceed such amounts, then the largest Credit Facility shall be deemed to be a Material Credit Facility .

 

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Material Project ” means the construction or expansion of any capital project of the Obligor Parties, the aggregate capital cost of which exceeds $10,000,000.

 

“Maturity Date” is defined in the first paragraph of each Note.

 

“Memorandum” is defined in Section 5.3.

 

Moody’s ” means Moody’s Investors Services, Inc.

 

“Multiemployer Plan” means any Plan that is a “multiemployer plan” (as such term is defined in section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA).

 

“NAIC” means the National Association of Insurance Commissioners or any successor thereto.

 

Net Mark-to-Market Exposure ” of any Person means, as of any date of determination with respect to any Hedging Obligations, the excess (if any) of all unrealized losses over all unrealized profits of such Person arising under such Hedging Obligation. “ Unrealized losses ” means the fair market value of the cost to settle or terminate the Hedging Transaction giving rise to such final settlement obligation as of the date of determination (assuming the Hedging Transaction were to be terminated as of that date), and “ unrealized profits ” means the fair market value of the gain in settling or terminating such Hedging Transaction as of the date of determination (assuming such Hedging Transaction were to be terminated as of that date).

 

“Notes” is defined in Section 1.

 

"NRSRO" means S&P, Moody's, Fitch Ratings or DBRS.

 

Obligor Parties ” means the Company, Subsidiary Guarantors and the Foreign Obligor Parties. For purposes of clarity, Unrestricted Subsidiaries shall not be Obligor Parties.

 

“OFAC” is defined in Section 5.16(a).

 

“OFAC Listed Person” is defined in Section 5.16(a).

 

“OFAC Sanctions Program” means any economic or trade sanction that OFAC is responsible for administering and enforcing. A list of OFAC Sanctions Programs may be found at http://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/sanctions/Programs/Pages/Programs.aspx.

 

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“Off-Balance Sheet Liabilities” of any Person means (i) any repurchase obligation or liability of such Person with respect to accounts or notes receivable sold by such Person, (ii) any liability of such Person under any sale and leaseback transactions that do not create a liability on the balance sheet of such Person, (iii) any Synthetic Lease Obligation or (iv) any obligation arising with respect to any other transaction which is the functional equivalent of or takes the place of borrowing but which does not constitute a liability on the balance sheet of such Person.

 

“Officer’s Certificate” means a certificate of a Senior Financial Officer or of any other officer of the Company whose responsibilities extend to the subject matter of such certificate.

 

“PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation referred to and defined in ERISA or any successor thereto.

 

“Person” means an individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, association, trust, unincorporated organization, business entity or Governmental Authority.

 

Permitted Encumbrances ” means:

 

(i)           Liens imposed by law for taxes not yet delinquent or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted and with respect to which adequate reserves are being maintained in accordance with GAAP;

 

(ii)          statutory law Liens of landlords, carriers, warehousemen, mechanics, customs, construction contractors, materialmen and similar Liens arising by operation of law in the ordinary course of business for amounts not yet overdue for more than 60 days or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and with respect to which adequate reserves are being maintained in accordance with GAAP;

 

(iii)         pledges and deposits made in the ordinary course of business (a) in compliance with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and other social security laws or regulations or (b) to secure reimbursement or indemnities in favor of providers of insurance in the ordinary course of business in connection with insurance (including self-insurance);

 

(iv)         deposits to secure the performance of bids, tenders, trade contracts, leases, governmental contracts, statutory obligations, surety, stays, customs, bids and appeal bonds, performance and return money bonds, performance and completion guarantees, agreements with utilities and other obligations of a like nature (including those to secure health, safety and environmental obligations), in each case in the ordinary course of business;

 

(v)          judgment and attachment liens not giving rise to an Event of Default or Liens created by or existing from any litigation or legal proceeding that are currently being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and with respect to which adequate reserves are being maintained in accordance with GAAP;

 

(vi)         customary rights of set-off, revocation, refund or chargeback under deposit agreements or under the Uniform Commercial Code or common law of banks or other financial institutions where any Obligor Party maintains deposits (other than deposits intended as cash collateral) in the ordinary course of business; and

 

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(vii)        easements, servitudes, rights-of-way, restrictions (including zoning, building and similar restrictions) encroachments, protrusions, covenants, variations in area of measurement, declarations on or with respect to the use of property, matters of record affecting title, liens restricting or prohibiting access to or form lands abutting on controlled access highways or covenants affecting the use to which lands may be put, and other similar encumbrances and title defects affecting real property that, individually or in the aggregate, do not materially detract from the value of the affected property or materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of the Obligor Parties taken as a whole or the use of the property for its intended purpose;

 

(viii)       Liens arising from precautionary Uniform Commercial Code financing statement filings regarding operating leases entered into in the ordinary course of business;

 

(ix)          (y) licenses, sublicenses, leases or subleases granted by any Obligor Party to another Person, and which do not materially interfere with the conduct of the business of the Obligor Parties taken as a whole and (z) any interest or title of a lessor, sublessor or licensor made under any lease or license agreement permitted by this Agreement to which any Obligor Party is a party; and

 

(x)           Liens on earnest money deposits not to exceed $250,000 in the aggregate at any time outstanding made in connection with any letter of intent or purchase agreement in respect of an anticipated acquisition permitted under this Agreement.

 

provided , that the term “Permitted Encumbrances” shall not include any Lien securing Indebtedness (other than any bank guarantees or letters of credit expressly permitted above).

 

“Permitted Investments” means:

 

(i)          direct obligations of, or obligations the principal of and interest on which are unconditionally guaranteed by, the United States or Canada (or by any agency thereof to the extent such obligations are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States or Canada), in each case maturing within one year from the date of acquisition thereof;

 

(ii)         commercial paper having a rating of at least A1 or P1, at the time of acquisition thereof, by S&P or Moody’s and in either case maturing within 270 days from the date of acquisition thereof;

 

(iii)        certificates of deposit, bankers’ acceptances and time deposits maturing within 180 days of the date of acquisition thereof issued or guaranteed by or placed with, and money market deposit accounts issued or offered by, any domestic office of any commercial bank organized under the laws of the United States or any state thereof or Canada which has a combined capital and surplus and undivided profits of not less than $500,000,000 or the Canadian Dollar Equivalent thereof;

 

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(iv)        fully collateralized repurchase agreements with a term of not more than 30 days for securities described in clause (i) above and entered into with a financial institution satisfying the criteria described in clause (iii) above; and

 

(v)         mutual funds investing solely in any one or more of the Permitted Investments described in clauses (i) through (iv) above.

 

“Plan” means an “employee benefit plan” (as defined in section 3(3) of ERISA) subject to Title I of ERISA that is or, within the preceding five years, has been established or maintained, or to which contributions are or, within the preceding five years, have been made or required to be made, by the Company or any ERISA Affiliate or with respect to which the Company or any ERISA Affiliate may have any liability.

 

“Priority Indebtedness” means (without duplication), as of the date of any determination thereof, the sum of (i) all Indebtedness of Subsidiaries (excluding (x) Indebtedness owing to any Obligor Party, (y) Indebtedness of any US Obligor Party and (z) the Canadian Subsidiary Existing Indebtedness), and (ii) all Indebtedness of the Obligor Parties secured by Liens other than Indebtedness secured by Liens permitted by clauses (a) through (h), inclusive, of Section 10.2.

 

“property” or “properties” means, unless otherwise specifically limited, real or personal property of any kind, tangible or intangible, choate or inchoate.

 

“PTE” is defined in Section 6.2(a).

 

“Purchaser” or “Purchasers” means each of the purchasers that has executed and delivered this Agreement to the Company and such Purchaser’s successors and assigns (so long as any such assignment complies with Section 13.2), provided, however, that any Purchaser of a Note that ceases to be the registered holder or a beneficial owner (through a nominee) of such Note as the result of a transfer thereof pursuant to Section 13.2 shall cease to be included within the meaning of “Purchaser” of such Note for the purposes of this Agreement upon such transfer.

 

“Qualified Institutional Buyer” means any Person who is a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of such term as set forth in Rule 144A(a)(1) under the Securities Act.

 

“QPAM Exemption” is defined in Section 6.2(d).

 

“Ratable Portion” means, in respect of any Note, an amount equal to the product of (x) the net available amount being applied to the repayment or prepayment of unsubordinated Indebtedness of the Company and its Subsidiaries multiplied by (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the principal amount of such Note then outstanding and the denominator of which is the aggregate principal amount of all unsubordinated Indebtedness of the Company and its Subsidiaries then outstanding (including the Notes) that will be reduced or repaid with the net available amount (calculated prior to such reduction or repayment).

 

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“Related Fund” means, with respect to any holder of any Note, any fund or entity that (i) invests in Securities or bank loans, and (ii) is advised or managed by such holder, the same investment advisor as such holder or by an affiliate of such holder or such investment advisor.

 

“Release” shall mean any release, spill, emission, leaking, dumping, injection, pouring, deposit, disposal, discharge, dispersal, leaching or migration into the environment of any substance (including ambient air, surface water, groundwater, land surface or subsurface strata) or within any building, structure, facility or fixture.

 

“Required Holders” means at any time on or after the Closing, the holders of more than 50% in principal amount of the Notes at the time outstanding (exclusive of Notes then owned by the Company or any of its Affiliates).

 

“Responsible Officer” means any Senior Financial Officer and any other officer of the Company with responsibility for the administration of the relevant portion of this Agreement.

 

Restricted Payment ” means, for any Person, any dividend or distribution on any class of its Equity Interests, or any payment on account of, or set apart assets for a sinking or other analogous fund for, the purchase, redemption, retirement, defeasance or other acquisition of, any shares of its Equity Interests, any Indebtedness subordinated to the Notes or any Guarantee thereof or any options, warrants, or other rights to purchase such Equity Interests or such Indebtedness, whether now or hereafter outstanding, or any payment of the management fee, service fee, consulting fee or other similar fees under the Management Agreement.

 

“Restricted Subsidiaries” means Subsidiaries of the Company other than the Unrestricted Subsidiaries.

 

S&P ” means Standard & Poor’s, a Division of the McGraw-Hill Companies.

 

Sanctioned Person ” is defined in Section 5.16(a).

 

“SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission of the United States, or any successor thereto.

 

“Securities” or “Security” shall have the meaning specified in section 2(1) of the Securities Act.

 

“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to time, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder from time to time in effect.

 

“Senior Financial Officer” means the chief financial officer, chief accounting officer or chief banking officer, (or any other officer having substantially the same duties as any of the foregoing) of the Company.

 

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“Series” means each of the Series A Notes and Series B Notes.

 

“Series A Notes” is defined in Section 1.

 

“Series B Notes” is defined in Section 1.

 

“Source” is defined in Section 6.2.

 

Specified Guarantors ” has the meaning set forth in the definition of Change in Control.

 

“Subject Quarter” is defined in Section 10.10(a)

 

“Subsidiary” means, as to any Person, any other Person in which such first Person or one or more of its Subsidiaries or such first Person and one or more of its Subsidiaries owns sufficient equity or voting interests to enable it or them (as a group) ordinarily, in the absence of contingencies, to elect a majority of the directors (or Persons performing similar functions) of such second Person, and any partnership or joint venture if more than a 50% interest in the profits or capital thereof is owned by such first Person or one or more of its Subsidiaries or such first Person and one or more of its Subsidiaries (unless such partnership or joint venture can and does ordinarily take major business actions without the prior approval of such Person or one or more of its Subsidiaries). Unless the context otherwise clearly requires, any reference to a “Subsidiary” is a reference to a Subsidiary of the Company.

 

“Subsidiary Guarantor” means each Subsidiary that executes and delivers a Subsidiary Guaranty. For the avoidance of doubt, no Excluded Subsidiary shall be required to enter into any Subsidiary Guaranty.

 

“Subsidiary Guaranty” means the Subsidiary Guaranty executed and delivered on the date of Closing substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 9.7.

 

“Substitute Purchaser” is defined in Section 21.

 

“SVO” means the Securities Valuation Office of the NAIC or any successor to such Office.

 

“Synthetic Lease” means, at any time, any lease (including leases that may be terminated by the lessee at any time) of any property (a) that is accounted for as an operating lease under GAAP and (b) in respect of which the lessee retains or obtains ownership of the property so leased for U.S. federal income tax purposes, other than any such lease under which such Person is the lessor.

 

Synthetic Lease Obligations ” means, with respect to any Person, the sum of (i) all remaining rental obligations of such Person as lessee under Synthetic Leases which are attributable to principal and, without duplication, and (ii) all rental and purchase price payment obligations of such Person under such Synthetic Leases assuming such Person exercises the option to purchase the lease property at the end of the lease term.

 

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Tax-Exempt Bond Obligations ” means the lease or loan obligations of the Company or a Subsidiary Guarantor owed to any Governmental Authority that has issued Tax-Exempt Bonds.

 

Tax-Exempt Bonds ” means tax-exempt bonds issued by any Governmental Authority and supported by a letter of credit issued under the Credit Agreement (or purchased and held by the lenders under the Credit Agreement in lieu of a letter of credit), the proceeds of which are applied to finance the purchase or development of any property that is owned by, or leased back to, the Company or a Subsidiary Guarantor.

 

Unrestricted Subsidiary ” means any Subsidiary of the Company that has been designated in writing by the Company as an “Unrestricted Subsidiary.” As of the date of Closing, there is no Unrestricted Subsidiary.

 

“USA PATRIOT Act” means United States Public Law 107-56, Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT ACT) Act of 2001, as amended from time to time, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder from time to time in effect.

 

“U.S. Economic Sanctions” is defined in Section 5.16(a).

 

“US Obligor Party” means any Obligor Party organized under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof.

 

“Wholly-Owned Subsidiary” means, at any time, any Subsidiary all of the equity interests (except directors’ qualifying shares) and voting interests of which are owned by any one or more of the Company and the Company’s other Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries at such time.

 

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Schedule B

 

Information Relating to Purchasers

 


Name and Address of Purchaser
Principal Amount and Series of
Notes to be Purchased
     

 

REDACTED

 

Schedule B
(to Note Purchase Agreement)

 
 

 

[Form of Series A Note]

 

ITT Holdings LLC

 

3.92% Guaranteed Senior Notes, Series A, Due May 21, 2025

 

No. RA-[_] May 21, 2015
$[_______] PPN: 46574* AA7

 

For Value Received , the undersigned, ITT Holdings LLC (herein called the “Company” ), a limited liability company organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware, hereby promises to pay to [____________], or registered assigns, the principal sum of [_____________________] Dollars (or so much thereof as shall not have been prepaid) on May 21, 2025 (the “Maturity Date” ), with interest (computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months) (a) on the unpaid balance hereof at the rate of 3.92% per annum from the date hereof, payable semiannually, on the 21 st day of May and November in each year, commencing with the May or November next succeeding the date hereof, and on the Maturity Date, until the principal hereof shall have become due and payable, and (b) to the extent permitted by law, (x) on any overdue payment of interest and (y) during the continuance of an Event of Default, on such unpaid balance and on any overdue payment of any Make-Whole Amount, at a rate per annum from time to time equal to the greater of (i) 5.92% or (ii) 2.00% over the rate of interest publicly announced by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. from time to time in New York, New York as its “base” or “prime” rate, payable semiannually as aforesaid (or, at the option of the registered holder hereof, on demand).

 

Payments of principal of, interest on and any Make-Whole Amount with respect to this Note are to be made in lawful money of the United States of America at JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. in New York, New York or at such other place as the Company shall have designated by written notice to the holder of this Note as provided in the Note Purchase Agreement referred to below.

 

This Note is one of a series of Senior Notes (herein called the “Notes” ) issued pursuant to the Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of May 8, 2015 (as from time to time amended, the “Note Purchase Agreement” ), between the Company and the respective Purchasers named therein and is entitled to the benefits thereof. Each holder of this Note will be deemed, by its acceptance hereof, to have (i) agreed to the confidentiality provisions set forth in Section 20 of the Note Purchase Agreement and (ii) made the representation set forth in Section 6.2 of the Note Purchase Agreement. Unless otherwise indicated, capitalized terms used in this Note shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in the Note Purchase Agreement.

 

This Note is a registered Note and, as provided in the Note Purchase Agreement, upon surrender of this Note for registration of transfer accompanied by a written instrument of transfer duly executed, by the registered holder hereof or such holder’s attorney duly authorized in writing, a new Note for a like principal amount will be issued to, and registered in the name of, the transferee. Prior to due presentment for registration of transfer, the Company may treat the person in whose name this Note is registered as the owner hereof for the purpose of receiving payment and for all other purposes, and the Company will not be affected by any notice to the contrary.

 

Schedule 1-A
(to Note Purchase Agreement)

 
 

 

This Note is subject to optional prepayment, in whole or from time to time in part, at the times and on the terms specified in the Note Purchase Agreement, but not otherwise .

 

If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the principal of this Note may be declared or otherwise become due and payable in the manner, at the price (including any applicable Make-Whole Amount) and with the effect provided in the Note Purchase Agreement.

 

This Note shall be construed and enforced in accordance with, and the rights of the Company and the holder of this Note shall be governed by, the law of the State of New York excluding choice-of-law principles of the law of such State that would permit the application of the laws of a jurisdiction other than such State.

 

  ITT Holdings LLC
   
  By  
    [Title]
     
  By:  
    [Title]

 

 
 

 

[Form of Series B Note]

 

ITT Holdings LLC

 

4.02% Guaranteed Senior Notes, Series B, Due May 21, 2027

 

No. RB-[_] May 21, 2015
$[_______] PPN: 46574* AB5

 

For Value Received , the undersigned, ITT Holdings LLC (herein called the “Company” ), a limited liability company organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware, hereby promises to pay to [____________], or registered assigns, the principal sum of [_____________________] Dollars (or so much thereof as shall not have been prepaid) on May 21, 2027 (the “Maturity Date” ), with interest (computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months) (a) on the unpaid balance hereof at the rate of 4.02% per annum from the date hereof, payable semiannually, on the 21 st day of May and November in each year, commencing with the May or November next succeeding the date hereof, and on the Maturity Date, until the principal hereof shall have become due and payable, and (b) to the extent permitted by law, (x) on any overdue payment of interest and (y) during the continuance of an Event of Default, on such unpaid balance and on any overdue payment of any Make-Whole Amount, at a rate per annum from time to time equal to the greater of (i) 6.02% or (ii) 2.00% over the rate of interest publicly announced by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. from time to time in New York, New York as its “base” or “prime” rate, payable semiannually as aforesaid (or, at the option of the registered holder hereof, on demand).

 

Payments of principal of, interest on and any Make-Whole Amount with respect to this Note are to be made in lawful money of the United States of America at JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. in New York, New York or at such other place as the Company shall have designated by written notice to the holder of this Note as provided in the Note Purchase Agreement referred to below.

 

This Note is one of a series of Senior Notes (herein called the “Notes” ) issued pursuant to the Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of May 8, 2015 (as from time to time amended, the “Note Purchase Agreement” ), between the Company and the respective Purchasers named therein and is entitled to the benefits thereof. Each holder of this Note will be deemed, by its acceptance hereof, to have (i) agreed to the confidentiality provisions set forth in Section 20 of the Note Purchase Agreement and (ii) made the representation set forth in Section 6.2 of the Note Purchase Agreement. Unless otherwise indicated, capitalized terms used in this Note shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in the Note Purchase Agreement.

 

This Note is a registered Note and, as provided in the Note Purchase Agreement, upon surrender of this Note for registration of transfer accompanied by a written instrument of transfer duly executed, by the registered holder hereof or such holder’s attorney duly authorized in writing, a new Note for a like principal amount will be issued to, and registered in the name of, the transferee. Prior to due presentment for registration of transfer, the Company may treat the person in whose name this Note is registered as the owner hereof for the purpose of receiving payment and for all other purposes, and the Company will not be affected by any notice to the contrary.

 

Schedule 1-B
(to Note Purchase Agreement)

 
 

 

This Note is subject to optional prepayment, in whole or from time to time in part, at the times and on the terms specified in the Note Purchase Agreement, but not otherwise .

 

If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the principal of this Note may be declared or otherwise become due and payable in the manner, at the price (including any applicable Make-Whole Amount) and with the effect provided in the Note Purchase Agreement.

 

This Note shall be construed and enforced in accordance with, and the rights of the Company and the holder of this Note shall be governed by, the law of the State of New York excluding choice-of-law principles of the law of such State that would permit the application of the laws of a jurisdiction other than such State.

 

  ITT Holdings LLC
   
  By  
    [Title]
     
  By:  
    [Title]

 

 
 

 

Form of Subsidiary Guaranty

 

[Attached]

 

Exhibit 9.7
(to Note Purchase Agreement) 

 
 

 

Subsidiary Guaranty Agreement

 

Dated as of May 21, 2015

 

of

 

[Name of Guarantors ] 1

 

 

 

 

 

1 List of Subsidiary Guarantors to be completed by Company.

 

 
 

 

Table of Contents

 

Section Heading Page
     
Section 1. Guaranty 2
     
Section 2. Obligations Absolute 3
     
Section 3. Waiver 4
     
Section 4. Obligations Unimpaired 4
     
Section 5. Subrogation and Subordination 5
     
Section 6. Reinstatement of Guaranty 6
     
Section 7. Rank of Guaranty 6
     
Section 8. Intentionally Omitted 6
     
Section 9. Representations and Warranties of Each Guarantor 6
     
Section 9.1. Organization; Power and Authority 6
Section 9.2. Authorization, Etc 6
Section 9.4. Compliance with Laws, Other instruments, Etc 7
Section 9.5. Governmental Authorizations, Etc 7
Section 9.14. Information regarding the Company 7
Section 9.15. Solvency 7
     
Section 11. Term of Guaranty Agreement 8
     
Section 12. Survival of Representations and Warranties; Entire Agreement 8
     
Section 13. Amendment and  Waiver 8
     
Section 13.1. Requirements 8
Section 13.2. Solicitation of Holders of Notes 8
Section 13.3. Binding Effect 9
Section 13.4. Notes Held by Company, Etc. 9

 

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Section 14. Notices 9
     
Section 15. Miscellaneous 10
     
Section 15.1. Successors and Assigns; Joinder 10
Section 15.2. Severability 10
Section 15.3. Construction 10
Section 15.4. Further Assurances 10
Section 15.5. Governing Law 11
Section 15.6. Jurisdiction and Process; Waiver of Jury Trial 11
Section 15.7. Intentionally Omitted 11
Section 15.8. Reproduction of Documents; Execution 11

 

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Subsidiary Guaranty Agreement

 

THIS SUBSIDIARY GUARANTY AGREEMENT, dated as of May 21, 2015 (this “Guaranty Agreement” ), is made by each of the undersigned (each a “Guarantor” and, together with each of the other signatories hereto and any other entities from time to time parties hereto pursuant to Section 15.1 hereof, the “Guarantors” ) in favor of the Purchasers (as defined below) and the other holders from time to time of the Notes (as defined below). The Purchasers and such other holders are herein collectively called the “holders” and individually a “holder.”

 

Preliminary Statements:

 

I.           ITT Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Company” ), has entered into a Note Purchase Agreement dated as of May 8, 2015 (as amended, modified, supplemented or restated from time to time, the “Note Agreement” ) with the Persons listed on the signature pages thereto (the “ Purchasers” ). Capitalized terms used herein have the meanings specified in the Note Agreement unless otherwise defined herein.

 

II.          The Company has authorized the issuance, pursuant to the Note Agreement, of (a) $325,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 3.92% Guaranteed Senior Notes, Series A, due May 21, 2025 (the Series A Notes” ) and (b) $275,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 4.02% Guaranteed Senior Notes, Series B, due May 21, 2027 (the “Series B Notes” and together with the Series A Notes, the “Initial Notes” ). The Initial Notes and any other Notes that may from time to time be issued pursuant to the Note Agreement (including any notes issued in substitution for any of the Notes) are herein collectively called the “Notes” and individually a “Note”.

 

III.         It is a condition to the Agreement of the Purchasers to purchase the Notes that this Guaranty Agreement shall have been executed and delivered by each Guarantor and shall be in full force and effect. Therefore and pursuant to the Note Agreement, the Company is required to cause each Guarantor to deliver this Guaranty Agreement to the Purchasers.

 

IV.          Each Guarantor will receive direct and indirect benefits from the financing arrangements contemplated by the Note Agreement. Each Guarantor has determined that the incurrence of such obligations is in the best interests of such Guarantor.

 

NOW THEREFORE, in compliance with the Note Agreement and in order to induce the purchase of the Notes by each of the Purchasers, each Guarantor hereby covenants and agrees with, and represents and warrants to each of the holders as follows:

 

 
 

 

Section 1.          Guaranty.

 

Each Guarantor hereby irrevocably, unconditionally and jointly and severally with the other Guarantors guarantees to each holder, the (a) due and punctual payment in full of (i) the principal of, Make-Whole Amount, if any, and interest on (including, without limitation, interest accruing after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy, or the commencement of any insolvency, reorganization or like proceeding, whether or not a claim for post-filing or post-petition interest is allowed in such proceeding), and any other amounts due under, the Notes when and as the same shall become due and payable (whether at stated maturity or by required or optional prepayment or by acceleration or otherwise) and (ii) any other sums which may become due under the terms and provisions of the Notes, the Note Agreement or any other instrument referred to therein) and (b) the performance of all of the Company’s obligations under the Note Agreement, all such obligations described in clauses (a) and (b) above are herein called the “Guaranteed Obligations” ). The guaranty in the preceding sentence is an absolute, present and continuing guaranty of payment and not of collectibility and is in no way conditional or contingent upon any attempt to collect from the Company or any other guarantor of the Notes (including, without limitation, any other Guarantor hereunder) or upon any other action, occurrence or circumstance whatsoever. In the event that the Company shall fail so to pay any of such Guaranteed Obligations, each Guarantor agrees to pay the same when due to the holders entitled thereto, without demand, presentment, protest or notice of any kind, in lawful money of the United States of America, pursuant to the requirements for payment specified in the Notes and the Note Agreement. Each default in payment of any of the Guaranteed Obligations shall give rise to a separate cause of action hereunder and separate suits may be brought hereunder as each cause of action arises. Each Guarantor agrees that the Notes issued in connection with the Note Agreement may (but need not) make reference to this Guaranty Agreement.

 

Each Guarantor agrees to pay and to indemnify and save each holder harmless from and against any damage, loss, cost or expense (including attorneys’ fees) which such holder may incur or be subject to as a consequence, direct or indirect, of (x) any breach by such Guarantor, by any other Guarantor or by the Company of any warranty, covenant, term or condition in, or the occurrence of any default under, this Guaranty Agreement, the Notes, the Note Agreement or any other instrument referred to therein, together with all expenses resulting from the compromise or defense of any claims or liabilities arising as a result of any such breach or default, (y) any legal action commenced to challenge the validity or enforceability of this Guaranty Agreement, the Notes, the Note Agreement or any other instrument referred to therein and (z) enforcing or defending (or determining whether or how to enforce or defend) the provisions of this Guaranty Agreement.

 

Each Guarantor hereby acknowledges and agrees that such Guarantor’s liability hereunder is joint and several with the other Guarantors and any other Person(s) who may guarantee the obligations and Indebtedness under and in respect of the Notes and the Note Agreement.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions or any other provision of this Guaranty Agreement, the Purchasers (on behalf of themselves and their successors and assigns) and each Guarantor hereby agree that if at any time the Guaranteed Obligations exceed the Maximum Guaranteed Amount determined as of such time with regard to such Guarantor, then this Guaranty Agreement shall be automatically amended to reduce the Guaranteed Obligations to the Maximum Guaranteed Amount. Such amendment shall not require the written consent of any Guarantor or any holder and shall be deemed to have been automatically consented to by each Guarantor and each holder. Each Guarantor agrees that the Guaranteed Obligations may at any time exceed the Maximum Guaranteed Amount without affecting or impairing the obligation of such Guarantor. “Maximum Guaranteed Amount” means as of the date of determination with respect to a Guarantor, the lesser of (a) the amount of the Guaranteed Obligations outstanding on such date and (b) the maximum amount that would not render such Guarantor’s liability under this Guaranty Agreement subject to avoidance under Section 548 of the United States Bankruptcy Code (or any successor provision) or any comparable provision of applicable state law.

 

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Section 2.          Obligations Absolute.

 

The obligations of each Guarantor hereunder shall be primary, absolute, irrevocable and unconditional, irrespective of the validity or enforceability of the Notes, the Note Agreement or any other instrument referred to therein, shall not be subject to any counterclaim, setoff, deduction or defense based upon any claim such Guarantor may have against the Company or any holder or otherwise, and, except as specifically provided in Section 11 hereof, shall remain in full force and effect without regard to, and shall not be released, discharged or in any way affected by, any circumstance or condition whatsoever (whether or not such Guarantor shall have any knowledge or notice thereof), including, without limitation: (a) any amendment to, modification of, supplement to or restatement of the Notes, the Note Agreement or any other instrument referred to therein (it being agreed that the obligations of each Guarantor hereunder shall apply to the Notes, the Note Agreement or any such other instrument as so amended, modified, supplemented or restated) or any assignment or transfer of any thereof or of any interest therein, or any furnishing, acceptance or release of any security for the Notes or the addition, substitution or release of any other Guarantor or any other entity or other Person primarily or secondarily liable in respect of the Guaranteed Obligations; (b) any waiver, consent, extension, indulgence or other action or inaction under or in respect of the Notes, the Note Agreement or any other instrument referred to therein; (c) any bankruptcy, insolvency, arrangement, reorganization, readjustment, composition, liquidation or similar proceeding with respect to the Company or its property; (d) any merger, amalgamation or consolidation of any Guarantor or of the Company into or with any other Person or any sale, lease or transfer of any or all of the assets of any Guarantor or of the Company to any Person; (e) any failure on the part of the Company for any reason to comply with or perform any of the terms of any other agreement with any Guarantor; (f) any failure on the part of any holder to obtain, maintain, register or otherwise perfect any security; or (g) any other event or circumstance which might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense of a guarantor (whether or not similar to the foregoing), and in any event however material or prejudicial it may be to any Guarantor or to any subrogation, contribution or reimbursement rights any Guarantor may otherwise have. Each Guarantor covenants that its obligations hereunder will not be discharged except by indefeasible payment in full in cash of all of the Guaranteed Obligations and all other obligations hereunder.

 

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Section 3.          Waiver.

 

Each Guarantor unconditionally waives to the fullest extent permitted by law, (a) notice of acceptance hereof, of any action taken or omitted in reliance hereon and of any default by the Company in the payment of any amounts due under the Notes, the Note Agreement or any other instrument referred to therein, and of any of the matters referred to in Section 2 hereof, (b) all notices which may be required by statute, rule of law or otherwise to preserve any of the rights of any holder against such Guarantor, including, without limitation, presentment to or demand for payment from the Company or any Guarantor with respect to any Note, notice to the Company or to any Guarantor of default or protest for nonpayment or dishonor and the filing of claims with a court in the event of the bankruptcy of the Company, (c) any right to require any holder to enforce, assert or exercise any right, power or remedy including, without limitation, any right, power or remedy conferred in the Note Agreement or the Notes, (d) any requirement for diligence on the part of any holder and (e) any other act or omission or thing or delay in doing any other act or thing which might in any manner or to any extent vary the risk of such Guarantor or otherwise operate as a discharge of such Guarantor or in any manner lessen the obligations of such Guarantor hereunder.

 

Section 4.          Obligations Unimpaired.

 

Each Guarantor authorizes the holders, without notice or demand to such Guarantor or any other Guarantor and without affecting its obligations hereunder, from time to time: (a) to renew, compromise, extend, accelerate or otherwise change the time for payment of, all or any part of the Notes, the Note Agreement or any other instrument referred to therein; (b) to change any of the representations, covenants, events of default or any other terms or conditions of or pertaining to the Notes, the Note Agreement or any other instrument referred to therein, including, without limitation, decreases or increases in amounts of principal, rates of interest, the Make-Whole Amount or any other obligation; (c) to take and hold security for the payment of the Notes, the Note Agreement or any other instrument referred to therein, for the performance of this Guaranty Agreement or otherwise for the Indebtedness guaranteed hereby and to exchange, enforce, waive, subordinate and release any such security; (d) to apply any such security and to direct the order or manner of sale thereof as the holders in their sole discretion may determine; (e) to obtain additional or substitute endorsers or guarantors or release any other Guarantor or any other Person or entity primarily or secondarily liable in respect of the Guaranteed Obligations; (f) to exercise or refrain from exercising any rights against the Company, any Guarantor or any other Person; and (g) to apply any sums, by whomsoever paid or however realized, to the payment of the Guaranteed Obligations and all other obligations owed hereunder. The holders shall have no obligation to proceed against any additional or substitute endorsers or guarantors or to pursue or exhaust any security provided by the Company, such Guarantor or any other Guarantor or any other Person or to pursue any other remedy available to the holders.

 

If an event permitting the acceleration of the maturity of the principal amount of any Notes shall exist and such acceleration shall at such time be prevented or the right of any holder to receive any payment on account of the Guaranteed Obligations shall at such time be delayed or otherwise affected by reason of the pendency against the Company, any Guarantor or any other guarantors of a case or proceeding under a bankruptcy or insolvency law, such Guarantor agrees that, for purposes of this Guaranty Agreement and its obligations hereunder, the maturity of such principal amount shall be deemed to have been accelerated with the same effect as if the holder thereof had accelerated the same in accordance with the terms of the Note Agreement, and such Guarantor shall forthwith pay such accelerated Guaranteed Obligations.

 

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Section 5.          Subrogation and Subordination.

 

(a)          Each Guarantor will not exercise any rights which it may have acquired by way of subrogation under this Guaranty Agreement, by any payment made hereunder or otherwise, or accept any payment on account of such subrogation rights, or any rights of reimbursement, contribution or indemnity or any rights or recourse to any security for the Notes or this Guaranty Agreement unless and until all of the Guaranteed Obligations shall have been indefeasibly paid in full in cash.

 

(b)          Each Guarantor hereby subordinates the payment of all Indebtedness and other obligations of the Company or any other guarantor of the Guaranteed Obligations owing to such Guarantor, whether now existing or hereafter arising, including, without limitation, all rights and claims described in clause (a) of this Section 5, to the indefeasible payment in full in cash of all of the Guaranteed Obligations. If the Required Holders so request, any such Indebtedness or other obligations shall be enforced and performance received by such Guarantor as trustee for the holders and the proceeds thereof shall be paid over to the holders promptly, in the form received (together with any necessary endorsements) to be applied to the Guaranteed Obligations, whether matured or unmatured, as may be directed by the Required Holders, but without reducing or affecting in any manner the liability of any Guarantor under this Guaranty Agreement.

 

(c)          If any amount or other payment is made to or accepted by any Guarantor in violation of any of the preceding clauses (a) and (b) of this Section 5, such amount shall be deemed to have been paid to such Guarantor for the benefit of, and held in trust for the benefit of, the holders and shall be paid over to the holders promptly, in the form received (together with any necessary endorsements) to be applied to the Guaranteed Obligations, whether matured or unmatured, as may be directed by the Required Holders, but without reducing or affecting in any manner the liability of such Guarantor under this Guaranty Agreement.

 

(d)          Each Guarantor acknowledges that it will receive direct and indirect benefits from the financing arrangements contemplated by the Note Agreement and that its agreements set forth in this Guaranty Agreement (including this Section 5) are knowingly made in contemplation of such benefits.

 

(e)          Each Guarantor hereby agrees that, to the extent that a Guarantor shall have paid an amount hereunder to any holder that is greater than the net value of the benefits received, directly or indirectly, by such paying Guarantor as a result of the issuance and sale of the Notes (such net value, its “Proportionate Share” ), such paying Guarantor shall, subject to Section 5(a) and 5(b), be entitled to contribution from any Guarantor that has not paid its Proportionate Share of the Guaranteed Obligations. Any amount payable as a contribution under this Section 5(e) shall be determined as of the date on which the related payment is made by such Guarantor seeking contribution and each Guarantor acknowledges that the right to contribution hereunder shall constitute an asset of such Guarantor to which such contribution is owed. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the provisions of this Section 5(e) shall in no respect limit the obligations and liabilities of any Guarantor to the holders of the Notes hereunder or under the Notes, the Note Agreement or any other document, instrument or agreement executed in connection therewith, and each Guarantor shall remain jointly and severally liable for the full payment and performance of the Guaranteed Obligations.

 

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Section 6.          Reinstatement of Guaranty.

 

This Guaranty Agreement shall continue to be effective, or be reinstated, as the case may be, if and to the extent at any time payment, in whole or in part, of any of the sums due to any holder on account of the Guaranteed Obligations is rescinded or must otherwise be restored or returned by a holder upon the insolvency, bankruptcy, dissolution, liquidation or reorganization of the Company or any other guarantors, or upon or as a result of the appointment of a custodian, receiver, trustee or other officer with similar powers with respect to the Company or any other guarantors or any part of its or their property, or otherwise, all as though such payments had not been made.

 

Section 7.          Rank of Guaranty.

 

Each Guarantor will ensure that its payment obligations under this Guaranty Agreement will at all times rank at least pari passu , without preference or priority, with all other unsecured and unsubordinated Indebtedness of such Guarantor now or hereafter existing.

 

Section 8.          [ Intentionally Omitted ].

 

Section 9.          Representations and Warranties of Each Guarantor.

 

Each Guarantor represents and warrants to each holder as follows:

 

Section 9.1.          Organization; Power and Authority . Such Guarantor is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction, and is duly qualified as a foreign entity and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is required by law, other than those jurisdictions as to which the failure to be so qualified or in good standing could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Such Guarantor has the power and authority to own or hold under lease the properties it purports to own or hold under lease, to transact the business it transacts and proposes to transact, to execute and deliver this Guaranty Agreement and to perform the provisions hereof.

 

Section 9.2.          Authorization, Etc . This Guaranty Agreement has been duly authorized by all necessary company action on the part of such Guarantor, and this Guaranty Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Guarantor enforceable against such Guarantor in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by (a) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and (b) general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).

 

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Section 9.3.          Compliance with Laws, Other instruments, Etc . The execution, delivery and performance by such Guarantor of this Guaranty Agreement will not (a) contravene, result in any breach of, or constitute a default under any (i) indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan, purchase or credit agreement, lease or any other agreement or instrument to which such Guarantor is bound or by which such Guarantor or any of their respective properties may be bound or affected or (ii) limited liability company or corporate charter, operating agreement or by-laws or any other legal entity organizational documents or members or shareholders agreement or similar agreement or (b) result in the creation of any Lien in respect of any property of such Guarantor under any of the agreements, instruments or documents described in the foregoing clause (a) or (b) conflict with or result in a breach of any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any order, judgment, decree or ruling of any court, arbitrator or Governmental Authority applicable to such Guarantor or (iv) violate any provision of any statute or other rule or regulation of any Governmental Authority applicable to such Guarantor, except in each case (excluding clauses (a)(i) and (ii) herein) that could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

Section 9.4.          Governmental Authorizations, Etc . No consent, approval or authorization of, or registration, filing or declaration with, any Governmental Authority is required in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by such Guarantor of this Guaranty Agreement, except in each case that could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

Section 9.5.          Information regarding the Company. Such Guarantor now has and will continue to have independent means of obtaining information concerning the affairs, financial condition and business of the Company. No holder shall have any duty or responsibility to provide such Guarantor with any credit or other information concerning the affairs, financial condition or business of the Company which may come into possession of the holders. Such Guarantor has executed and delivered this Guaranty Agreement without reliance upon any representation by the holders including, without limitation, with respect to (a) the due execution, validity, effectiveness or enforceability of any instrument, document or agreement evidencing or relating to any of the Guaranteed Obligations or any loan or other financial accommodation made or granted to the Company, (b) the validity, genuineness, enforceability, existence, value or sufficiency of any property securing any of the Guaranteed Obligations or the creation, perfection or priority of any lien or security interest in such property or (c) the existence, number, financial condition or creditworthiness of other guarantors or sureties, if any, with respect to any of the Guaranteed Obligations.

 

Section 9.6.          Solvency . Upon the execution and delivery hereof, such Guarantor will be solvent, will be able to pay its debts as they mature, and will have capital sufficient to carry on its business.

 

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Section 10.         [ Intentionally Omitted. ]

 

Section 11.         Term of Guaranty Agreement.

 

This Guaranty Agreement and all guarantees, covenants and agreements of the Guarantors contained herein shall continue in full force and effect and shall not be discharged until such time as all of the Guaranteed Obligations and all other obligations hereunder shall be indefeasibly paid in full in cash and shall be subject to reinstatement pursuant to Section 6, provided that if, in compliance with the terms and provisions of the Note Agreement, all or substantially all of the Equity Interests or property of any Guarantor are sold or otherwise transferred to a Person or Persons none of which is an Obligor Party in a transaction permitted under the Note Agreement and a Responsible Officer of the Company shall have delivered an Officer’s Certificate to the holders of Notes certifying such compliance, such Guarantor shall, upon the consummation of such sale or transfer or other transaction and delivery of such certificate, be automatically released from its obligations under this Guaranty Agreement.

 

Section 12.         Survival of Representations and Warranties; Entire Agreement.

 

All representations and warranties contained herein shall survive the execution and delivery of this Guaranty Agreement and may be relied upon by any subsequent holder, regardless of any investigation made at any time by or on behalf of any Purchaser or any other holder. All statements contained in any certificate or other instrument delivered by or on behalf of a Guarantor pursuant to this Guaranty Agreement shall be deemed representations and warranties of such Guarantor under this Guaranty Agreement. Subject to the preceding sentence, this Guaranty Agreement embodies the entire agreement and understanding between each holder and the Guarantors and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings relating to the subject matter hereof.

 

Section 13.         Amendment and Waiver.

 

Section 13.1.          Requirements . Except as otherwise provided in the fourth paragraph of Section 1 of this Guaranty Agreement, this Guaranty Agreement may be amended, and the observance of any term hereof may be waived (either retroactively or prospectively), with (and only with) the written consent of each Guarantor and the Required Holders, except that no amendment or waiver (a) of any of the first three paragraphs of Section 1 or any of the provisions of Section 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 11 or 13 hereof, or any defined term (as it is used therein), or (b) which results in the limitation of the liability of any Guarantor hereunder (except to the extent provided in the fourth paragraph of Section 1 of this Guaranty Agreement) will be effective as to any holder unless consented to by such holder in writing.

 

Section 13.2.          Solicitation of Holders of Notes .

 

(a)           Solicitation. Each Guarantor will provide each holder of the Notes (irrespective of the amount of Notes then owned by it) with sufficient information, sufficiently far in advance of the date a decision is required, to enable such holder to make an informed and considered decision with respect to any proposed amendment, waiver or consent in respect of any of the provisions hereof. Each Guarantor will deliver executed or true and correct copies of each amendment, waiver or consent effected pursuant to the provisions of this Section 13.2 to each holder promptly following the date on which it is executed and delivered by, or receives the consent or approval of, the requisite holders of Notes.

 

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(b)           Payment. The Guarantors will not directly or indirectly pay or cause to be paid any remuneration, whether by way of supplemental or additional interest, fee or otherwise, or grant any security or provide other credit support, to any holder as consideration for or as an inducement to the entering into by any holder of any waiver or amendment of any of the terms and provisions hereof unless such remuneration is concurrently paid, or security is concurrently granted or other credit support concurrently provided, on the same terms, ratably to each holder even if such holder did not consent to such waiver or amendment.

 

(c)  Consent in Contemplation of Transfer . Any consent made pursuant to this Section 13 by a holder that has transferred or has agreed to transfer its Notes to the Company, any Subsidiary or any Affiliate (including any Guarantor) of the Company and has provided or has agreed to provide such written consent as a condition to such transfer shall be void and of no force or effect except solely as to such holder, and any amendments effected or waivers granted or to be effected or granted that would not have been or would not be so effected or granted but for such consent (and the consents of all other holders of Notes that were acquired under the same or similar conditions) shall be void and of no force or effect except solely as to such holder.

 

Section 13.3.          Binding Effect . Any amendment or waiver consented to as provided in this Section 13 applies equally to all holders and is binding upon them and upon each future holder and upon each Guarantor without regard to whether any Note has been marked to indicate such amendment or waiver. No such amendment or waiver will extend to or affect any obligation, covenant or agreement not expressly amended or waived or impair any right consequent thereon. No course of dealing between a Guarantor and the holder nor any delay in exercising any rights hereunder or under any Note shall operate as a waiver of any rights of any holder. As used herein, the term “this Guaranty Agreement” and references thereto shall mean this Guaranty Agreement as it may be amended, modified, supplemented or restated from time to time.

 

Section 13.4.          Notes Held by Company, Etc . Solely for the purpose of determining whether the holders of the requisite percentage of the aggregate principal amount of Notes then outstanding approved or consented to any amendment, waiver or consent to be given under this Guaranty Agreement, or have directed the taking of any action provided herein to be taken upon the direction of the holders of a specified percentage of the aggregate principal amount of Notes then outstanding, Notes directly or indirectly owned by any Guarantor, the Company or any of their respective Affiliates shall be deemed not to be outstanding.

 

Section 14.         Notices.

 

All notices and communications provided for hereunder shall be in writing and sent (a) by telecopy if the sender on the same day sends a confirming copy of such notice by a recognized overnight delivery service (charges prepaid), or (b) by registered or certified mail with return receipt requested (postage prepaid), or (c) by a recognized overnight delivery service (with charges prepaid). Any such notice must be sent:

 

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(a)          if to any Guarantor, to [__________________________________], or such other address as such Guarantor shall have specified to the holders in writing, or

 

(b)          if to any holder, to such holder at the addresses specified for such communications set forth in Schedule B to the Note Agreement, or such other address as such holder shall have specified to the Guarantors in writing.

 

Section 15.         Miscellaneous.

 

Section 15.1.          Successors and Assigns; Joinder . All covenants and other agreements contained in this Guaranty Agreement by or on behalf of any of the parties hereto bind and inure to the benefit of their respective successors and assigns whether so expressed or not. It is agreed and understood that any Person may become a Guarantor hereunder by executing a Guarantor Supplement substantially in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto and delivering the same to the Holders. Any such Person shall thereafter be a “Guarantor” for all purposes under this Guaranty Agreement.

 

Section 15.2.          Severability . Any provision of this Guaranty Agreement that is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall (to the full extent permitted by law), not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.

 

Section 15.3.          Construction . Each covenant contained herein shall be construed (absent express provision to the contrary) as being independent of each other covenant contained herein, so that compliance with any one covenant shall not (absent such express contrary provision) be deemed to excuse compliance with any other covenant. Whether any provision herein refers to action to be taken by any Person, or which such Person is prohibited from taking, such provision shall be applicable whether such action is taken directly or indirectly by such Person.

 

The section and subsection headings in this Guaranty Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall neither be deemed to be a part of this Guaranty Agreement nor modify, define, expand or limit any of the terms or provisions hereof. All references herein to numbered sections, unless otherwise indicated, are to sections of this Guaranty Agreement. Words and definitions in the singular shall be read and construed as though in the plural and vice versa, and words in the masculine, neuter or feminine gender shall be read and construed as though in either of the other genders where the context so requires.

 

Section 15.4.          Further Assurances . Each Guarantor agrees to execute and deliver all such instruments and take all such action as the Required Holders may from time to time reasonably request in order to effectuate fully the purposes of this Guaranty Agreement.

 

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Section 15.5.          Governing Law . This Guaranty Agreement shall be construed and enforced in accordance with, and the rights of the parties shall be governed by, the law of the State of New York, excluding choice-of-law principles of the law of such State that would permit the application of the laws of a jurisdiction other than such State.

 

Section 15.6.          Jurisdiction and Process; Waiver of Jury Trial . (a) Each Guarantor irrevocably submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of any New York State or federal court sitting in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, over any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Guaranty Agreement. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, each Guarantor irrevocably waives and agrees not to assert, by way of motion, as a defense or otherwise, any claim that it is not subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the laying of the venue of any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court and any claim that any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum.

 

(b)          Each Guarantor consents to process being served by or on behalf of any holder in any suit, action or proceeding of the nature referred to in Section 15.6(a) by mailing a copy thereof by registered or certified mail (or any substantially similar form of mail), postage prepaid, return receipt requested, to it at its address specified in Section 14 or at such other address of which such holder shall then have been notified pursuant to Section 14. Each Guarantor agrees that such service upon receipt (i) shall be deemed in every respect effective service of process upon it in any such suit, action or proceeding and (ii) shall, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, be taken and held to be valid personal service upon and personal delivery to it. Notices hereunder shall be conclusively presumed received as evidenced by a delivery receipt furnished by the United States Postal Service or any reputable commercial delivery service.

 

(c)          Nothing in this Section 15.6 shall affect the right of any holder to serve process in any manner permitted by law, or limit any right that the holders may have to bring proceedings against any Guarantor in the courts of any appropriate jurisdiction or to enforce in any lawful manner a judgment obtained in one jurisdiction in any other jurisdiction.

 

(d)           The Guarantors and the Holders hereby waive trial by jury in any action brought on or with respect to this Guaranty Agreement or other document executed in connection herewith.

 

Section 15.7.           [ Intentionally Omitted. ].

 

Section 15.8.          Reproduction of Documents; Execution . This Guaranty Agreement may be reproduced by any holder by any photographic, photo static, electronic, digital, or other similar process and such holder may destroy any original document so reproduced. Each Guarantor agrees and stipulates that, to the extent permitted by applicable law, any such reproduction shall be admissible in evidence as the original itself in any judicial or administrative proceeding (whether or not the original is in existence and whether or not such reproduction was made by such holder in the regular course of business) and any enlargement, facsimile or further reproduction of such reproduction shall likewise be admissible in evidence. This Section 15.8 shall not prohibit any Guarantor or any other holder of Notes from contesting any such reproduction to the same extent that it could contest the original, or from introducing evidence to demonstrate the inaccuracy of any such reproduction. A facsimile or electronic transmission of the signature page of a Guarantor shall be as effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof and shall be admissible into evidence for all purposes.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Guarantor has caused this Guaranty Agreement to be duly executed and delivered as of the date and year first above written.

 

  [ Name of Guarantor ]
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:
     
  Notice Address for such Guarantor
     
     
     
     
  [NAME OF GUARANTOR]
   
  [ Name of Guarantor ]
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:
     
  Notice Address for such Guarantor
   
   
   
   

 

 
 

 

Exhibit A

 

Guarantor Supplement

 

This Guarantor Supplement (the “Guarantor Supplement” ), dated as of [__________, 20__] is made by [__________], a [____________] (the “Additional Guarantor” ), in favor of the holders from time to time of the Notes issued pursuant to the Note Agreement described below:

 

Preliminary Statements:

 

I.           Pursuant to the Note Purchase Agreement dated as of May 8, 2015 (as amended, modified, supplemented or restated from time to time, the “Note Agreement” ), by and among ITT Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Company” ), and the Persons listed on the signature pages thereto (the “Purchasers” ), the Company has issued and sold of (a) $325,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 3.92% Guaranteed Senior Notes, Series A, due May 21, 2025 (the Series A Notes” ) and (b) $275,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 4.02% Guaranteed Senior Notes, Series B, due May 21, 2027 (the “Series B Notes” and together with the Series A Notes, the “Initial Notes” ). The Initial Notes and any other Notes that may from time to time be issued pursuant to the Note Agreement (including any notes issued in substitution for any of the Notes) are herein collectively called the “Notes” and individually a “Note”.

 

II.          The Company is required pursuant to the Note Agreement to cause the Additional Guarantor to deliver this Guarantor Supplement in order to cause the Additional Guarantor to become a Guarantor under the Guaranty Agreement dated as of May 21, 2015 executed by certain Subsidiaries of the Company (together with each entity that from time to time becomes a party thereto by executing a Guarantor Supplement pursuant to Section 15.1 thereof, collectively, the “Guarantors” ) in favor of each holder from time to time of any of the Notes (as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Guaranty Agreement” ).

 

III.         The Additional Guarantor has received and will receive substantial direct and indirect benefits from the Company’s compliance with the terms and conditions of the Note Agreement and the Notes issued thereunder.

 

IV.          Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein have the definitions set forth in the Note Agreement.

 

Now therefore, in consideration of the funds advanced to the Company by the Purchasers under the Note Agreement and to enable the Company to comply with the terms of the Note Agreement, the Additional Guarantor hereby covenants, represents and warrants to the holders as follows:

 

 
 

 

The Additional Guarantor hereby becomes a Guarantor (as defined in the Guaranty Agreement) for all purposes of the Guaranty Agreement. Without limiting the foregoing, the Additional Guarantor hereby (a) jointly and severally with the other Guarantors under the Guaranty Agreement, guarantees to the holders from time to time of the Notes the prompt payment in full when due (whether at sated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) and the full and prompt performance and observance of all Guaranteed Obligations ( as defined in Section 1 of the Guaranty Agreement) in the same manner and to the same extent as is provided in the Guaranty Agreement, (b) accepts and agrees to perform and observe all of the covenants set forth therein, (c) waives the rights set forth in Section 3 of the Guaranty Agreement, (d)  makes the representations and warranties set forth in Section 9 of the Guaranty Agreement and (e) waives the rights, submits to jurisdiction, and waives service of process as described in Section 15.6 of the Guaranty Agreement.

 

Notice of acceptance of this Guarantor Supplement and of the Guaranty Agreement, as supplemented hereby, is hereby waived by the Additional Guarantor.

 

The address for notices and other communications to be delivered to the Additional Guarantor pursuant to Section 14 of the Guaranty Agreement is set forth below.

 

In Witness Whereof, the Additional Guarantor has caused this Guarantor Supplement to be duly executed and delivered as of the date and year first above written.

 

  [ Name of Guarantor ]
   
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:
     
  Notice Address for such Guarantor
   
   
   
   

 

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Exhibit 10.6

 

MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT

Performance Fee for the Fiscal Quarter Ended June 30, 2015

 

Reference is hereby made to the Third Amended and Restated Management Services Agreement (the “MSA”), dated as of May 21, 2015, among Macquarie Infrastructure Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), MIC Ohana Corporation, a Delaware corporation, and Macquarie Infrastructure Management (USA) Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Manager”). Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the MSA.

 

At the request of the Company, and following discussions between the Manager and the Company, the Manager and the Company hereby agree on the following provisions with respect to the settlement of the Performance Fee payable by the Company to the Manager pursuant to Section 7.3 of the MSA for the Fiscal Quarter ended June 30, 2015 (the “2015 2 nd Quarter Performance Fee”):

 

1. The Company shall to pay to the Manager fifty percent (50%) of the 2015 2 nd Quarter Performance Fee ($67,820,744.78) in cash on the date that the 2015 2 nd Quarter Performance Fee is required to be paid pursuant to the terms of the MSA.

 

2. Payment of the remaining fifty percent (50%) of the 2015 2 nd Quarter Performance Fee ($67,820,744.78) (the “Remaining Amount”) shall be deferred for a period of one year and shall be paid by the Company to the Manager on the date that the Performance Fee for the Fiscal Quarter ending June 30, 2016, if any, would be required to be paid, pursuant to the terms of the MSA. The Remaining Amount will be re-invested by the Manager in shares of Company Common Stock as contemplated by Section 7.3 of the MSA, using the Performance Fee VWAP applicable to the Fiscal Quarter ending June 30, 2016.

 

3. If, on the date any Performance Fee is required pursuant to the terms of the MSA to be paid with respect to the Fiscal Quarter ending June 30, 2016, the Company is not then permitted by applicable law or regulation to issue shares of Company Common Stock to the Manager as reinvestment of the Remaining Amount, then the Remaining Amount shall be payable to the Manager in cash.

 

4. All other terms and provisions of the MSA shall remain in full force and effect.

 

5. This memorandum of agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York. This memorandum of agreement may be signed in any number of counterparts, all of which shall form the same agreement.

 

 
 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has caused this memorandum of agreement to be executed on the 17th day of July, 2015.

 

    Macquarie Infrastructure Management (USA) Inc.
     
  By:  
    Name:  James Hooke
    Title:  President
     
  By:  
    Name:  Michael Kernan
    Title:  General Counsel
     
    Macquarie Infrastructure Corporation
     
  By:  
    Name:  James Hooke
    Title:  CEO
     
  By:  
    Name:  Liam Stewart
    Title:  CFO
     
    MIC Ohana Corporation
     
  By:  
    Name:  James Hooke
    Title: CEO
     
  By:  
    Name:  Michael Kernan
    Title:  General Counsel

 

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Exhibit 10.7

 

EXECUTION COPY

 

 

 

 

 

LOUISIANA PUBLIC FACILITIES AUTHORITY

 

AND

 

IMTT-FINCO, LLC

 

 

 

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED LOAN AGREEMENT

 

 

 

 

Relating to

 

$90,895,000

Louisiana Public Facilities Authority

Gulf Opportunity Zone Revenue Bonds

(International-Matex Tank Terminals Project)

Series 2010A

(issued in the original aggregate principal amount of $100,000,000)

 

 

 

Dated as of May 1, 2015

 

The interest of the LOUISIANA PUBLIC FACILITIES AUTHORITY (the “Issuer”) in this Amended and Restated Loan Agreement has been assigned (except for “Reserved Rights” defined in this Amended and Restated Loan Agreement) pursuant to the Amended and Restated Indenture of Trust dated as of the date hereof from the Issuer to WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as trustee (the “Trustee”), and is subject to the security interest of the Trustee thereunder.

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED LOAN AGREEMENT

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

(This Table of Contents is not a part of the Amended and Restated Loan Agreement and is only for convenience of reference.)

 

ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS 2
     
Section 1.01 Definitions. 2
Section 1.02 Uses of Phrases. 3
     
ARTICLE II REPRESENTATIONS, COVENANTS AND WARRANTIES 4
     
Section 2.01 Representations, Covenants and Warranties of the Issuer. 4
Section 2.02 Representations, Covenants and Warranties of the Company. 4
Section 2.03 Tax-Exempt Status of the Bonds. 5
Section 2.04 Notice of Determination of Taxability. 5
Section 2.05 State Bond Commission Reporting Requirements. 5
     
ARTICLE III ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE PROJECT; ISSUANCE OF THE BONDS 6
     
Section 3.01 Agreement to Acquire, Construct, Improve and Equip the Project. 6
Section 3.02 Agreement to Issue the Bonds; Application of Bond Proceeds. 6
Section 3.03 Disbursements from the Project Fund. 6
Section 3.04 Furnishing Documents to the Trustee. 6
Section 3.05 Establishment of Completion Date. 7
Section 3.06 Company Required to Pay in Event Project Fund Insufficient. 7
Section 3.07 Special Arbitrage Certifications. 8
     
ARTICLE IV LOAN PROVISIONS; SUBSTITUTE CREDIT FACILITY 9
     
Section 4.01 Loan of Proceeds. 9
Section 4.02 Amounts Payable. 9
Section 4.03 Obligations of Company Unconditional. 12
Section 4.04 Substitute Credit Facility. 13
Section 4.05 Substitute Confirming Letter of Credit. 13
     
ARTICLE V PREPAYMENT AND REDEMPTION 14
     
Section 5.01 Prepayment and Redemption. 14
     
ARTICLE VI SPECIAL COVENANTS 15
     
Section 6.01 No Warranty of Condition or Suitability by Issuer. 15
Section 6.02 Access to the Project. 15
Section 6.03 Further Assurances and Corrective Instruments. 15
Section 6.04 Issuer and Company Representatives. 15
Section 6.05 Financing Statements. 15
Section 6.06 Covenant to Provide Ongoing Disclosure. 16
Section 6.07 Notice of Control. 16

 

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Section 6.08 Acknowledgement and Covenant Regarding Commercial Paper or Long Term Period. 16
Section 6.09 Environmental Matters. 16
     
ARTICLE VII ASSIGNMENT, SELLING, LEASING; INDEMNIFICATION; REDEMPTION 17
     
Section 7.01 Assignment, Selling and Leasing. 17
Section 7.02 Release and Indemnification Covenants. 17
Section 7.03 Issuer to Grant Security Interest to Trustee. 18
Section 7.04 Indemnification of Trustee. 18
     
ARTICLE VIII DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES 19
     
Section 8.01 Defaults Defined. 19
Section 8.02 Remedies on Default. 20
Section 8.03 No Remedy Exclusive. 21
Section 8.04 Agreement to Pay Attorneys’ Fees and Expenses. 21
Section 8.05 No Additional Waiver Implied by One Waiver. 21
     
ARTICLE IX MISCELLANEOUS 22
     
Section 9.01 Term of Agreement. 22
Section 9.02 Notices. 22
Section 9.03 Binding Effect. 23
Section 9.04 Severability. 23
Section 9.05 Amounts Remaining in Funds. 23
Section 9.06 Amendments, Changes and Modifications. 23
Section 9.07 Execution in Counterparts. 23
Section 9.08 Applicable Law. 23
Section 9.09 Captions. 23

 

EXHIBIT A - Project Description

EXHIBIT B - Form of Requisition

EXHIBIT C - Certificate of Completion

 

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AMENDED AND RESTATED LOAN AGREEMENT

 

THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED LOAN AGREEMENT , dated as of May 1, 2015 (this “Agreement”), between the Louisiana Public Facilities Authority , a public trust and public corporation of the State of Louisiana created and existing under the Constitution and Laws of the State of Louisiana (the “Issuer”) and IMTT-FINCO, LLC , a limited liability company organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “Company”);

 

WITNESSETH :

 

WHEREAS , the Issuer is empowered pursuant to Chapter 2-A of Title 9 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended (the “Act”) to issue its revenue bonds for the purpose of industrial, manufacturing and other economic development facilities and activities; and

 

WHEREAS , in furtherance of the public purpose for which the Issuer was created, the Issuer, pursuant to that certain Indenture of Trust dated as of November 1, 2010, as amended by that certain First Amendment to Indenture of Trust dated as of February 1, 2013 (the “Original Indenture”), each by and between the Issuer and the Trustee, has issued $100,000,000 in original aggregate principal amount of its Gulf Opportunity Zone Revenue Bonds (International-Matex Tank Terminals Project) Series 2010A (the “Bonds”), to finance the expansion of liquid logistics centers located in St. Rose, Louisiana , and Geismar, Louisiana (the “Project”), each of which is owned or leased by an affiliate of the Company; and has loaned the proceeds of the sale of the Bonds to the Company pursuant to that certain Loan Agreement dated as of November 1, 2010, as amended by that certain First Amendment to Loan Agreement dated as of February 1, 2013 (the “Original Agreement”), each by and between the Issuer and the Company; and

 

WHEREAS , the Company has requested that the Issuer and the Trustee amend and restate the Original Indenture and the Original Agreement for the purpose of allowing for a bank rate mode and making certain related changes; and

 

WHEREAS , Section 12.02 of the Original Indenture and Section 9.06 of the Original Agreement provide that the Owners of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Bonds may, under certain conditions, consent to any modification of the Original Agreement; and

 

WHEREAS , a copy of the written consent of the Owners is attached to the Indenture as Exhibit D ; and

 

WHEREAS , pursuant to this Agreement, the Company has agreed to pay the Issuer amounts sufficient for the payment of the principal of and interest on the Bonds, certain other payments thereunder; and

 

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NOW, THEREFORE, THIS AGREEMENT WITNESSETH:

 

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

 

Section 1.01    Definitions .

 

All capitalized, undefined terms used herein shall have the same meanings as used in Article I of the hereinafter defined Indenture. In addition, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings:

 

“Administrative Agent” means Suntrust Bank, or its permitted assigns and successors, as Administrative Agent under the Revolving Credit Agreement.

 

Confirming Bank ” means the provider of a Confirming Letter of Credit or a Substitute Confirming Letter of Credit.

 

Confirming Letter of Credit ” means a letter of credit issued by a Confirming Bank to the Trustee relating to the Bonds, including any Substitute Confirming Letter of Credit provided by the Company in accordance with Section 4.05 of the Agreement.

 

“Cost” with respect to the Project shall be deemed to include all items permitted to be financed under the provisions of the Code and the Act.

 

“Default” means any Default under this Agreement as specified in and defined by Section 8.01 hereof.

 

“Indenture” means the Amended and Restated Indenture of Trust dated as of even date hereof between the Issuer and the Trustee, pursuant to which the Bonds are authorized to be reissued, and any amendments and supplements thereto.

 

“Issuance Costs” means all costs that are treated as costs of issuing or carrying the Bonds under existing Treasury Department regulations and rulings, including, but not limited to, (a) commitment and origination fees payable to the Bondholders; (b) counsel fees (including bond counsel, Issuer’s counsel, Bondholder’s counsel, Administrative Agent’s counsel and Company counsel, as well as any other specialized counsel fees incurred in connection with the issuance of the Bonds); (c) financial advisory fees incurred in connection with the issuance of the Bonds; (d) Trustee fees incurred in connection with the issuance of the Bonds; (e) paying agent and certifying and authenticating agent fees related to issuance of the Bonds; (f) accountant fees related to the issuance of the Bonds; (g) printing costs of the Bonds; (h) publication costs associated with the financing proceedings; and (i) costs of engineering and feasibility studies necessary to the reissuance of the Bonds.

 

“Net Proceeds” means the proceeds of the Bonds reduced by amounts in a reasonably required reserve or replacement fund.

 

“Project” means the facilities described in Exhibit A hereto.

 

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“Qualified Project Costs” means Costs and expenses of the Project which constitute land costs or costs for property of a character subject to the allowance for depreciation excluding specifically working capital and inventory costs, provided, however, that (i) costs or expenses paid (a) prior to the date of Hurricane Katrina, or (b) on or after December 31, 2009, and more than sixty (60) days prior to the adoption by the Issuer of its resolution on May 11, 2010, declaring its intent to reimburse Project expenditures with Bond proceeds, shall not be deemed to be Qualified Project Costs; (ii) Issuance Costs shall not be deemed to be Qualified Project Costs; (iii) interest during the Construction Period shall be allocated between Qualified Project Costs and other Costs and expenses to be paid from the proceeds of the Bonds; (iv) interest following the Construction Period shall not constitute a Qualified Project Cost; (v) letter of credit fees and municipal bond insurance premiums which represent a transfer of credit risk shall be allocated between Qualified Project Costs and other costs and expenses to be paid from the proceeds of the Bonds; and (vi) letter of credit fees and municipal bond insurance premiums which do not represent a transfer of credit risk shall not constitute Qualified Project Costs.

 

“Requisition” means a written request for a disbursement from the Project Fund, signed by a Company Representative, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B and satisfactorily completed as contemplated by said form.

 

“Reserved Rights” means amounts payable to the Issuer under Sections 4.02(b), 6.09, 7.02 and 8.04 hereof.

 

“Revolving Credit Agreement” means the Credit Agreement dated as of May 21, 2015, by and among ITT Holdings LLC, an affiliate of the Company, as US borrower thereunder, IMTT-Quebec Inc. and IMTT-NTL, Ltd. as Canadian borrowers thereunder, the lenders party thereto and the Administrative Agent, as amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

“State” means the State of Louisiana.

 

Substitute Confirming Letter of Credit ” means a letter of credit, line of credit, insurance policy or other credit facility securing the payment of the principal and Purchase Price of, redemption premium (if any) and interest on the Bonds, delivered to the Trustee in accordance with Section 4.05 hereof.

 

“Term of Agreement” means the term of this Agreement as specified in Section 9.01 hereof.

 

Section 1.02 Uses of Phrases.

 

Words of the masculine gender shall be deemed and construed to include correlative words of the feminine and neuter genders. Unless the context shall otherwise indicate, the words “Bond,” “Bondholder,” “Owner,” “registered owner” and “person” shall include the plural as well as the singular number, and the word “person” shall include corporations and associations, including public bodies, as well as persons. Any percentage of Bonds, specified herein for any purpose, is to be figured on the unpaid principal amount thereof then Outstanding. All references herein to specific Sections of the Code refer to such Sections of the Code and all successor or replacement provisions thereto.

 

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ARTICLE II

 

REPRESENTATIONS, COVENANTS AND WARRANTIES

 

Section 2.01    Representations, Covenants and Warranties of the Issuer.

 

The Issuer represents, covenants and warrants that:

 

(a) The Issuer is a public trust and public corporation of the State of Louisiana. Under the provisions of the Act, the Issuer is authorized to enter into the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Indenture and to carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder. The Issuer has been duly authorized to execute and deliver this Agreement and the Indenture.

 

(b) The Issuer covenants that it will not pledge the amounts derived from this Agreement other than as contemplated by the Indenture.

 

Section 2.02 Representations, Covenants and Warranties of the Company.

 

The Company represents, covenants and warrants that:

 

(a) The Company is a limited liability company duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the State of Delaware. The Company is not in violation of any provision of its articles of organization, has the power to enter into this Agreement, and has duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Agreement, and is qualified to do business and is in good standing under the laws of the State of Louisiana.

 

(b) The Company agrees that during the Term of Agreement it will maintain its existence, will not dissolve or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its assets and will not consolidate with or merge into another legal entity or permit one or more other legal entities to consolidate with or merge into it, without (i) the prior written consent of the Credit Provider (during any Credit Facility Period), the Administrative Agent (during any Bank Rate Period) or the Trustee (during any Interest Period that is not a Credit Facility Period or a Bank Rate Period) and (ii) an opinion of Bond Counsel to the effect that such action, in and of itself, will not adversely affect the excludability of interest on the Bonds from gross income for federal income tax purposes.

 

(c) Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement, nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, nor the fulfillment of or compliance with the terms and conditions hereof or thereof conflicts with or results in a breach of the terms, conditions, or provisions of any agreement or instrument to which the Company is now a party or by which the Company is bound, or constitutes a default under any of the foregoing, or results in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance whatsoever upon any of the property or assets of the Company under the terms of any such instrument or agreement.

 

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(d) There is no action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation, at law or in equity, before or by any court, public board or body, known to be pending or threatened against or affecting the Company or any of its officers, nor to the best knowledge of the Company is there any basis therefor, wherein an unfavorable decision, ruling, or finding would materially adversely affect the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or which would adversely affect, in any way, the validity or enforceability of the Bonds, this Agreement, or any agreement or instrument to which the Company is a party, used or contemplated for use in the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

(e) The Project is of the type authorized and permitted by the Act, and its estimated Cost is not less than $100,000,000.

 

(f) The proceeds from the sale of the Bonds will be used only for payment of Costs of the Project.

 

(g) The Company will use due diligence to cause the Project to be operated in accordance with the laws, rulings, regulations and ordinances of the State and the departments, agencies and political subdivisions thereof. The Company has obtained or will obtain all requisite approvals of the State and of other federal, state, regional and local governmental bodies for the acquisition, construction, improving and equipping of the Project.

 

(h) The Company will fully and faithfully perform all the duties and obligations which the Issuer has covenanted and agreed in the Indenture to cause the Company to perform and any duties and obligations which the Company is required in the Indenture to perform. The foregoing shall not apply to any duty or undertaking of the Issuer which by its nature cannot be delegated or assigned.

 

Section 2.03    Tax-Exempt Status of the Bonds.

 

The Company hereby represents, warrants and agrees that the Tax Regulatory Agreement executed and delivered by the Company concurrently with the reissuance and delivery of the Bonds is true, accurate and complete in all material respects as of the date on which executed and delivered.

 

Section 2.04    Notice of Determination of Taxability.

 

Promptly after the Company first becomes aware of any Determination of Taxability, the Company shall give written notice thereof to the Issuer, the Administrative Agent and the Trustee.

 

Section 2.05    State Bond Commission Reporting Requirements.

 

The Company hereby covenants and agrees that it shall furnish to the Issuer and Bond Counsel such information as is necessary to satisfy the reporting requirements of L.S.A. R.S. 39:1405.4, as amended from time to time. This information shall be delivered to the Issuer and Bond Counsel not less than five (5) Business Days prior to the date such information is required to be reported to the Louisiana State Bond Commission .

 

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ARTICLE III

ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION
OF THE PROJECT;
ISSUANCE OF THE BONDS

 

Section 3.01    Agreement to Acquire, Construct, Improve and Equip the Project.

 

The Company agrees to make or cause to be made all contracts and do or cause to be done all things necessary for the acquisition, construction, improving, and equipping of the Project. The Company further agrees that it will, or will cause a related entity to, acquire, construct, improve, and equip the Project with all reasonable dispatch and use its best efforts to cause acquisition, construction, improving, equipping, and occupancy of the Project to be completed by December 15, 2013, or as soon thereafter as may be practicable, delays caused by force majeure as defined in Section 8.01 hereof only excepted; but if for any reason such acquisition, construction, improving and equipping is not completed by said date there shall be no resulting liability on the part of the Company and no diminution in or postponement of the payments required in Section 4.02 hereof to be paid by the Company.

 

Section 3.02    Agreement to Issue the Bonds; Application of Bond Proceeds.

 

In order to provide funds for the payment of the Cost of the Project, the Issuer, concurrently with the execution of this Agreement, will issue, sell, and deliver the Bonds and deposit the net proceeds thereof with the Trustee in the Project Fund.

 

Section 3.03    Disbursements from the Project Fund.

 

The Issuer has, in the Indenture, authorized and directed the Trustee to make disbursements from the Project Fund to pay the Costs of the Project, or to reimburse the Company for any Cost of the Project paid by the Company. Except with respect to payment of Issuance Costs on the date of issuance of the Bonds, the Trustee shall not make any disbursement from the Project Fund until the Company shall have provided the Trustee with a Requisition.

 

Section 3.04    Furnishing Documents to the Trustee.

 

The Company agrees to cause such Requisitions to be directed to the Trustee as may be necessary to effect payments out of the Project Fund in accordance with Section 3.03 hereof.

 

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Section 3.05    Establishment of Completion Date.

 

(a) The Completion Date shall be evidenced to the Issuer and the Trustee by a certificate signed by a Company Representative, as attached as Exhibit C hereto stating that, except for amounts retained by the Trustee at the Company’s direction to pay any Cost of the Project not then due and payable, (i) construction of the Project has been completed and all costs of labor, services, materials and supplies used in such construction have been paid, (ii) all equipment for the Project has been installed, such equipment so installed is suitable and sufficient for the operation of the Project, and all costs and expenses incurred in the acquisition and installation of such equipment have been paid, and (iii) all other facilities necessary in connection with the Project have been acquired, constructed, improved, and equipped and all costs and expenses incurred in connection therewith have been paid. Notwithstanding the foregoing, such certificate shall state that it is given without prejudice to any rights against third parties which exist at the date of such certificate or which may subsequently come into being. Forthwith upon completion of the acquisition, construction, improving, and equipping of the Project, the Company agrees to cause such certificate to be furnished to the Issuer and the Trustee. Upon receipt of such certificate, the Trustee shall retain in the Project Fund a sum equal to the amounts necessary for payment of the Costs of the Project not then due and payable according to such certificate. If any such amounts so retained are not subsequently used, prior to any transfer of said amounts to the Bond Fund as provided below, the Trustee shall give notice to the Company of the failure to apply said funds for payment of the Costs of the Project. Any amount not to be retained in the Project Fund for payment of the Costs of the Project, and all amounts so retained but not subsequently used, shall be transferred by the Trustee into the Bond Fund.

 

(b) If at least ninety-five percent (95%) of the Net Proceeds of the Bonds have not been used to pay Qualified Project Costs, any amount (exclusive of amounts retained by the Trustee in the Project Fund for payment of Costs of the Project not then due and payable) remaining in the Project Fund shall be transferred by the Trustee into the Bond Fund and used by the Trustee (i) to redeem, or to cause the redemption of, Bonds on the earliest redemption date permitted by the Indenture without a premium, or (ii) for any other purpose, provided that the Trustee is furnished with an opinion of Bond Counsel to the effect that such use is lawful under the Act and will not require that interest on the Bonds be included in gross income for federal income tax purposes. Until used for one or more of the foregoing purposes, such segregated amount may be invested as permitted by the Indenture provided that prior to any such investment the Trustee is provided with an opinion of Bond Counsel to the effect that such investment will not require that interest on the Bonds be included in gross income for federal income tax purposes.

 

Section 3.06    Company Required to Pay in Event Project Fund Insufficient.

 

In the event the moneys in the Project Fund available for payment of the Costs of the Project should not be sufficient to pay the Costs of the Project in full, the Company agrees to complete the Project or cause the Project to be completed and to pay that portion of the Costs of the Project in excess of the moneys available therefor in the Project Fund. The Issuer does not make any warranty, either express or implied, that the moneys paid into the Project Fund and available for payment of the Costs of the Project will be sufficient to pay all of the Costs of the Project. The Company agrees that if after exhaustion of the moneys in the Project Fund, the Company should pay any portion of the Costs of the Project pursuant to the provisions of this Section, the Company shall not be entitled to any reimbursement therefor from the Issuer, the Trustee or the Owners of any of the Bonds, nor shall the Company be entitled to any diminution of the amounts payable under Section 4.02 hereof.

 

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Section 3.07    Special Arbitrage Certifications.

 

The Company and the Issuer covenant not to cause or direct any moneys on deposit in any fund or account to be used in a manner which would cause the Bonds to be classified as “arbitrage bonds” within the meaning of Section 148 of the Code, and the Company certifies and covenants to and for the benefit of the Issuer and the Owners of the Bonds that so long as there are any Bonds Outstanding, moneys on deposit in any fund or account in connection with the Bonds, whether such moneys were derived from the proceeds of the sale of the Bonds or from any other sources, will not be used in a manner which will cause the Bonds to be classified as “arbitrage bonds” within the meaning of Section 148 of the Code.

 

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ARTICLE IV

LOAN PROVISIONS; SUBSTITUTE
CREDIT FACILITY

 

Section 4.01    Loan of Proceeds.

 

The Issuer agrees, upon the terms and conditions contained in this Agreement and the Indenture, to lend to the Company the proceeds received by the Issuer from the sale of the Bonds. Such proceeds shall be disbursed to or on behalf of the Company as provided in Section 3.03 hereof.

 

Section 4.02    Amounts Payable.

 

(a) The Company hereby covenants and agrees to repay the loan, as follows: on or before any Interest Payment Date for the Bonds or any other date that any payment of interest, premium, if any, or principal or Purchase Price is required to be made in respect of the Bonds pursuant to the Indenture, until the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Bonds shall have been fully paid or provision for the payment thereof shall have been made in accordance with the Indenture, in immediately available funds, a sum which, together with any other moneys available for such payment in any account of the Bond Fund, will enable the Trustee to pay the amount payable on such date as Purchase Price or principal of (whether at maturity or upon redemption or acceleration or otherwise), premium, if any, and interest on the Bonds as provided in the Indenture; provided, however, that the obligation of the Company to make any payment hereunder shall be deemed satisfied and discharged to the extent of the corresponding payment made by a Credit Provider (if any) to the Trustee under a Credit Facility (if any) or by the Confirming Bank (if any) under the Confirming Letter of Credit (if any). While the Bonds bear interest at a Bank Rate, each of the Company and ITT Holdings LLC agrees to pay (or cause to pay) the Purchase Price on the Bonds when due pursuant to Sections 4.01 and 4.02 of the Indenture.

 

It is understood and agreed that all payments payable by or on behalf of the Company under subsection (a) of this Section 4.02 are assigned by the Issuer to the Trustee for the benefit of the Owners of the Bonds. Each of the Company and ITT Holdings LLC assents to such assignment. The Issuer hereby directs the Company and ITT Holdings LLC and the Company and ITT Holdings LLC hereby agree, to pay to the Trustee at the Principal Office of the Trustee all payments payable by or on behalf of the Company and/or ITT Holdings LLC pursuant to this subsection.

 

(b) Each of the Company and ITT Holdings LLC agrees that it will also pay:

 

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(i) All of the Issuer’s reasonable actual out-of-pocket expenses and costs of issuance in connection with the Bonds and an annual administrative payment payable directly to the Issuer on June 1 of each year in an annual amount equal to 1/10 th of 1% of the principal amount of all Bonds Outstanding on January 2 of each year. The administrative payments shall be used for purposes of paying administrative and related costs of the Issuer, but shall not include Trustee fees incurred by the Issuer, and the Issuer agrees that it will notify the Company in writing prior to March 20 th of each calendar year hereafter if it shall not waive such administrative payments for such year and, if these fees are not waived, such written notice shall advise the Company of the amount that is to be paid (not to exceed 1/10 of 1% per annum) the date on which the payment is due, and where such payment is to be remitted. In the event the Company should fail to pay such administrative expenses then due, the payment shall continue as an obligation of the Company until the amount shall have been fully paid, and the company agrees to pay the same with interest thereon (to the extent legally enforceable) at a rate per annum equal to the interest rate in effect from time to time on the Bonds, until paid; and

 

(ii) the reasonable fees and expenses of such accountants, consultants, attorneys and other experts as may be engaged by the Issuer, the Administrative Agent or the Trustee to prepare such audits, financial statements or opinions or provide such other services as are reasonably required under this Agreement, the Indenture or the Tax Regulatory Agreement; and

 

(iii) all taxes and assessments of any type or character charged to the Issuer, the Administrative Agent or to the Trustee affecting the amount available to the Issuer, the Administrative Agent or the Trustee from payments to be received hereunder or in any way arising due to the transactions contemplated hereby (including taxes and assessments assessed or levied by any public agency or governmental authority of whatever character having power to levy taxes or assessments) but excluding any taxes based upon the capital and/or income of the Trustee, the Administrative Agent or any other person other than the Company; provided, however, that the Company shall have the right to protest any such taxes or assessments assessed or levied upon them and that the Company shall have the right to withhold payment of any such taxes or assessments pending disposition of any such protest or contest unless such withholding, protest or contest would materially adversely affect the rights or interests of the Issuer, the Administrative Agent or the Trustee.

 

The forgoing payments shall be billed to the Company and/or ITT Holdings LLC by the Issuer, the Administrative Agent or the Trustee from time to time, together with (x) a statement executed by a duly authorized officer or agent of the Issuer, the Administrative Agent or the Trustee, as the case may be, certifying that the amount billed has been incurred or paid by the Issuer, the Administrative Agent or the Trustee for one or more of the above items, and (y) a copy of the invoice or statement for the amount so incurred or paid. Amounts so billed shall be paid by the Company and ITT Holdings LLC within thirty (30) days after receipt of the bill by the Company or ITT Holdings LLC unless, in the case of expenditures described under clause (iii) above, the Company or ITT Holdings LLC is contesting such amounts in good faith.

 

(c) The Company and ITT Holdings LLC will also pay the reasonable fees and expenses of the Trustee under the Indenture and all other amounts which may be payable to the Trustee under Section 10.02 of the Indenture, such amounts to be paid directly to the Trustee for the Trustee’s own account as and when such amounts become due and payable.

 

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(d)   Each of the Company and ITT Holdings LLC covenants, for the benefit of the Owners of the Bonds, to pay or cause to be paid, to the Trustee, such amounts as shall be necessary to enable the Trustee to pay the Purchase Price of Bonds delivered to it for purchase, all as more particularly described in Sections 4.01 and 4.02 of the Indenture; provided , however, that the obligation of the Company and ITT Holdings LLC to make any such payment under this Section 4.02(d) shall be reduced by the amount of moneys available for such payment described in Section 4.03(a) of the Indenture; and provided , further , that the obligation of the Company and ITT Holdings LLC to make any payment under this subsection (d) shall be deemed to be satisfied and discharged to the extent of the corresponding payment made by a Credit Provider (if any) under a Credit Facility (if any) or by the Confirming Bank (if any) under the Confirming Letter of Credit (if any).

 

(e)   The Company shall promptly notify the Owners and any Prior Owners of any Determination of Taxability. Each of the Company and ITT Holdings LLC covenants, for the benefit of the Owners of the Bonds, to pay or cause to be paid to the Trustee when due any other amounts payable under the Bonds, including, but not limited to the following while the Bonds bear interest at a Bank Rate:

 

(i)          In the event of a Determination of Taxability (as defined in the Indenture), and upon demand of the Owner or any prior Owner, the Company and ITT Holdings LLC shall pay or cause to be paid to the Trustee such additional amount as shall be necessary to provide that interest on the Bonds shall have been payable at the Taxable Adjusted LIBOR Rate (as defined in the Indenture) from the Date of Taxability (as defined in the Indenture). The Company shall promptly notify the Owners and any Prior Owners of any Determination of Taxability.

 

(ii)        Upon a Determination of Non De Minimis Exception Status (as defined in the Indenture), and upon demand of the Owner or any prior Owner, the Company shall pay or cause to be paid to the Trustee such additional amounts as shall be necessary to provide that interest on the Bonds shall have been payable at the Adjusted Non De Minimis Exception Status (as defined in the Indenture).

 

(iii)        Upon a Determination of Taxability or a Determination of Non de Minimis Exception Status, the Company and ITT Holdings LLC shall also pay or cause to be paid to the Trustee upon demand of such Owner or prior Owner any taxes, interest, penalties or other charges assessed against or payable by such Owner or prior Owner and attributable to such Determination of Taxability or a determination of Non De Minimis Exception Status and all reasonable administrative, out of pocket and other expenses incurred by such Owner or prior Owner which are attributable to such event, including, without limitation, the costs incurred by such Owner or prior Owner to amend any of its tax returns, notwithstanding the repayment of the entire principal amount of the Bonds or any transfer or assignment of the Bonds.

 

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(iv)        If there is any Change in Law (as defined in the Revolving Credit Agreement) that increases the cost to the Bank holding the Bonds, then the Company and ITT Holdings LLC shall pay or cause to be paid to the Trustee such additional costs incurred or reduction suffered in accordance with Section 4.11 of the Revolving Credit Agreement, which section is incorporated herein by reference.

 

(v)         Reserved.

 

(vi)        The Company and ITT Holdings LLC will pay or cause to be paid to the Trustee on demand all amounts required under the Bonds to be paid during any contest of a Determination of Taxability.

 

(vii)       The obligations of the Company and ITT Holdings LLC contained in this subparagraph (e) shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the payment in full of the Bonds.

 

(f)          In the event the Company or ITT Holdings LLC should fail to make any of the payments required in this Section 4.02 , the item or installment so in default shall continue as an obligation of the Company or ITT Holdings LLC as applicable, until the amount in default shall have been fully paid, and each of the Company and ITT Holdings LLC agrees to pay the same with interest thereon, to the extent permitted by law, from the date when such payment was due, at the rate of interest equal to the Default Rate.

 

Section 4.03         Obligations of Company Unconditional.

 

The obligations of the Company and ITT Holdings LLC to make the payments required in Section 4.02 and to perform and observe the other agreements contained herein shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be subject to any defense or any right of setoff, counterclaim or recoupment arising out of any breach by the Issuer, the Administrative Agent, the Owner or the Trustee of any obligation to the Company or ITT Holdings LLC, whether hereunder or otherwise, or out of any indebtedness or liability at any time owing to the Company or ITT Holdings LLC by the Issuer, the Administrative Agent, the Owner or the Trustee, and, until such time as the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Bonds shall have been fully paid or provision for the payment thereof shall have been made in accordance with the Indenture, the Company and ITT Holdings LLC (i) will not suspend or discontinue any payments provided for in Section 4.02 hereof, (ii) will perform and observe all other agreements contained in this Agreement and (iii) except as otherwise provided herein, will not terminate the Term of Agreement for any cause, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, failure of the Company to complete the acquisition, construction, improving and equipping of the Project, the occurrence of any acts or circumstances that may constitute failure of consideration, eviction or constructive eviction, destruction of or damage to the Project, the taking by eminent domain of title to or temporary use of any or all of the Project, commercial frustration of purpose, any change in the tax or other laws of the United States of America or of the State or any political subdivision of either thereof or any failure of the Issuer, the Administrative Agent, the Owner or the Trustee to perform and observe any agreement, whether express or implied, or any duty, liability or obligation arising out of or connected with this Agreement. Nothing contained in this Section shall be construed to release the Issuer from the performance of any of the agreements on its part herein contained, and in the event the Issuer or the Trustee should fail to perform any such agreement on its part, the Company may institute such action against the Issuer or the Trustee as the Company may deem necessary to compel performance so long as such action does not abrogate the obligations of the Company or ITT Holdings LLC contained in the first sentence of this Section.

 

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Section 4.04         Substitute Credit Facility.

 

Subject to the conditions set forth in this Section 4.04 , the Company may provide for the delivery to the Trustee of a Substitute Credit Facility. The Company shall furnish written notice to the Trustee, not less than twenty days prior to the Mandatory Purchase Date, (a) notifying the Trustee that the Company is exercising its option to provide for the delivery of a Substitute Credit Facility to the Trustee, (b) setting forth the Mandatory Purchase Date in connection with the delivery of such Substitute Credit Facility, which shall in any event be an Interest Payment Date that is not less than two Business Days prior to the expiration date of the Credit Facility then in effect with respect to the Bonds, and (c) instructing the Trustee to furnish notice to the Bondholders regarding the Mandatory Purchase Date at least fifteen days prior to the Mandatory Purchase Date, as more fully described in Section 4.01(b) of the Indenture and Exhibit B thereto. Any Substitute Credit Facility shall be delivered to the Trustee prior to such Mandatory Purchase Date and shall be effective on and after such Mandatory Purchase Date. On or before the date of such delivery of a Substitute Credit Facility to the Trustee, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee (a) a written opinion of Bond Counsel stating that the delivery of such Substitute Credit Facility will not adversely affect the exclusion from gross income of interest on the Bonds for federal income tax purposes; and (b) a written opinion of counsel to the Substitute Credit Provider to the effect that the Substitute Credit Facility is a legal, valid, binding and enforceable obligation of the Substitute Credit Provider in accordance with its terms.

 

Section 4.05         Substitute Confirming Letter of Credit.

 

Subject to the conditions set forth in this Section 4.05 , the Company may provide for the delivery to the Trustee of a Substitute Confirming Letter of Credit. The Company shall furnish written notice to the Trustee, not less than twenty days prior to the Mandatory Purchase Date, (a) notifying the Trustee that the Company is exercising its option to provide for the delivery of a Substitute Confirming Letter of Credit to the Trustee, (b) setting forth the Mandatory Purchase Date in connection with the delivery of such Substitute Confirming Letter of Credit, which shall in any event be an Interest Payment Date that is not less than two Business Days prior to the expiration date of the Confirming Letter of Credit then in effect with respect to the Bonds, and (c) instructing the Trustee to furnish notice to the Bondholders regarding the Mandatory Purchase Date at least fifteen days prior to the Mandatory Purchase Date, as more fully described in Section 4.01(b) of the Indenture and Exhibit B thereto. Any Substitute Confirming Letter of Credit shall be delivered to the Trustee prior to such Mandatory Purchase Date and shall be effective on and after such Mandatory Purchase Date. On or before the date of such delivery of a Substitute Confirming Letter of Credit to the Trustee, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee (a) a written opinion of Bond Counsel stating that the delivery of such Substitute Confirming Letter of Credit will not adversely affect the exclusion from gross income of interest on the Bonds for federal income tax purposes; and (b) a written opinion of counsel to the Substitute Confirming Letter of Credit Provider to the effect that the Substitute Confirming Letter of Credit is a legal, valid, binding and enforceable obligation of the Substitute Confirming Letter of Credit Provider in accordance with its terms.

 

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ARTICLE V

PREPAYMENT AND REDEMPTION

 

Section 5.01         Prepayment and Redemption.

 

The Company and ITT Holdings LLC shall have the option to prepay its obligations hereunder at the times and in the amounts as necessary to exercise its option to cause the Bonds to be redeemed in whole or in part as set forth in the Indenture and in the Bonds. Each of the Company and ITT Holdings LLC hereby agrees that it shall prepay its obligations hereunder at the times and in the amounts as necessary to accomplish the mandatory redemption of the Bonds as set forth in the Indenture and in the Bonds. The Issuer, at the request of the Company, shall forthwith take all steps (other than the payment of the money required for such redemption) necessary under the applicable redemption provisions of the Indenture to effect redemption of all or part of the Outstanding Bonds, as may be specified by the Company or ITT Holdings LLC, on the date established for such redemption.

 

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ARTICLE VI

 

SPECIAL COVENANTS

 

Section 6.01         No Warranty of Condition or Suitability by Issuer.

 

THE ISSUER MAKES NO WARRANTY, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO THE PROJECT OR THE CONDITION THEREOF, OR THAT THE PROJECT WILL BE SUITABLE FOR THE PURPOSES OR NEEDS OF THE COMPANY. THE ISSUER MAKES NO REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, THAT THE COMPANY WILL HAVE QUIET AND PEACEFUL POSSESSION OF THE PROJECT. THE ISSUER MAKES NO REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, WITH RESPECT TO THE MERCHANTABILITY, CONDITION OR WORKMANSHIP OF ANY PART OF THE PROJECT OR ITS SUITABILITY FOR THE COMPANY’S PURPOSES.

 

Section 6.02         Access to the Project.

 

The Company agrees that the Issuer, the Credit Provider (if any) and the Trustee and their duly authorized agents, attorneys, experts, engineers, accountants and representatives shall have the right to inspect the Project at all reasonable times and on reasonable notice. The Issuer, the Credit Provider (if any) and the Trustee and their duly authorized agents shall also be permitted, at all reasonable times, to examine the books and records of the Company with respect to the Project.

 

Section 6.03         Further Assurances and Corrective Instruments.

 

The Issuer and the Company agree that they will, from time to time, execute, acknowledge and deliver, or cause to be executed, acknowledged and delivered, such supplements hereto and such further instruments as may reasonably be required for carrying out the expressed intention of this Agreement.

 

Section 6.04         Issuer and Company Representatives.

 

Whenever under the provisions of this Agreement the approval of the Issuer or the Company is required or the Issuer or the Company is required to take some action at the request of the other, such approval or such request shall be given for the Issuer by an Issuer Representative and for the Company by a Company Representative. The Trustee shall be authorized to act on any such approval or request.

 

Section 6.05         Financing Statements.

 

The Company agrees to execute and file or cause to be executed and filed any and all financing statements or amendments thereof or continuation statements necessary to perfect and continue the perfection of the security interests granted in the Indenture. The Company shall pay all costs of filing such instruments. If the Company fails to file such statements, then the Trustee shall make such filings.

 

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Section 6.06         Covenant to Provide Ongoing Disclosure.

 

The Company hereby covenants and agrees that, in the event the hereinafter defined Rule becomes applicable to the Bonds, the Company shall enter into a written undertaking for the benefit of the holders of the Bonds, as required by Section (b)(5)(i) of Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 15c2-12 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (17 CFR Part 240, §240.15c2-12) (the “Rule”); provided, however, that the Company shall not be obligated to enter into such written undertaking if the Company shall furnish to the Trustee, prior to the exercise of the Conversion Option, an opinion of Bond Counsel that, notwithstanding such election by the Company, the Rule is not applicable to the Bonds.

 

Section 6.07         Notice of Control.

 

The Company shall provide written notice to the Trustee and the Remarketing Agent (if any) 30 days prior to the consummation of any transaction that would result in the Company controlling the Credit Provider (if any) or the Confirming Bank (if any) or being controlled by the Credit Provider (if any) or the Confirming Bank (if any) within the meaning of Section 2(a)(9) of the Investment Company Act of 1940.

 

Section 6.08         Acknowledgement and Covenant Regarding Commercial Paper or Long Term Period.

 

The Company acknowledges that the Bonds shall initially be rated only while the Interest Period for the Bonds is a Daily Period, a Two-Day Period or a Weekly Period. Further, the Company acknowledges that in the event that it shall select a Commercial Paper Period or Long Term Period as the Interest Period, it shall be required to provide a Substitute Credit Facility or an amendment to the Credit Facility in accordance with Section 2.08 of the Indenture. The Company covenants that, in the event that it shall select a Commercial Paper Period or Long Term Period, it shall amend or cause the amendment of, and supplement or cause the supplementation of, this Agreement and the Indenture, respectively, such that the Bonds shall continue to be rated as investment grade by Moody’s, Fitch or S&P.

 

Section 6.09         Environmental Matters.

 

The Company shall be solely responsible for, and shall indemnify and hold harmless the Issuer, the Owners and the Trustee from and against, any loss, damage, costs, expense, or liability, directly or indirectly, arising out of or attributable to the use, generation, storage, release, threatened release, discharge, disposal, or presence of Hazardous Material on, under or about the Project, including without limitation: (i) all foreseeable consequential damages; (ii) the cost of any required or necessary repair, clean-up or detoxification of the Project, and the preparation and implementation of any closure, remedial, or other required plans; and (iii) all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by the Issuer and the Trustee in connection with clauses (i) and (ii), including but not limited to reasonable attorney’s fees. The Company shall, at its expense, take all necessary remedial action(s) in response to the presence of any Hazardous Material on, under or about the Project.

 

The said release and indemnification covenants of the Company shall apply equally to the officers and employees of the Issuer and to its Board of Directors.

 

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ARTICLE VII

ASSIGNMENT, SELLING, LEASING;
INDEMNIFICATION; REDEMPTION

 

Section 7.01         Assignment, Selling and Leasing.

 

The Project may be sold or leased, as a whole or in part, with the prior written consent of the Credit Provider (during any Credit Facility Period), the Administrative Agent (during any Bank Rate Period) or the Trustee (during any period other than a Credit Facility Period or a Bank Rate Period); provided, further, that no such sale or lease shall, in the opinion of Bond Counsel, result in interest on any of the Bonds becoming includable in gross income for federal income tax purposes, or shall otherwise violate any provisions of the Act; provided further , however, that no such sale or lease shall relieve the Company or ITT Holdings LLC of any of their respective obligations under this Agreement unless such obligations shall have been legally and validly assumed by the acquiring party.

 

Section 7.02         Release and Indemnification Covenants.

 

(a)          The Company shall and hereby agrees to indemnify and save the Issuer and the Trustee harmless against and from all expenses, damages and claims by or on behalf of any person, firm, corporation or other legal entity arising from the conduct or management of, or from any work or thing done on, the Project, or any reason whatsoever in connection with the Project and/or the Bonds, including without limitation, (i) any condition of the Project, (ii) any breach or default on the part of the Company in the performance of any of its obligations under this Agreement, (iii) any act or negligence of the Company or of any of its agents, contractors, servants, employees or licensees or (iv) any act or negligence of any assignee or lessee of the Company, or of any agents, contractors, servants, employees or licensees of any assignee or lessee of the Company. The Company shall indemnify and save the Issuer and the Trustee harmless from any such claim arising as aforesaid, or in connection with any action or proceeding brought thereon, and upon notice from the Issuer or the Trustee, the Company shall defend them or either of them in any such action or proceeding.

 

(b)          Notwithstanding the fact that it is the intention of the parties hereto that the Issuer shall not incur any pecuniary liability by reason of the terms of this Agreement or the undertakings required of the Issuer hereunder, by reason of the issuance of the Bonds, by reason of the execution of the Indenture or by reason of the performance of any act requested of the Issuer by the Company, including all claims, liabilities or losses arising in connection with the violation of any statutes or regulation pertaining to the foregoing; nevertheless, if the Issuer should incur any such pecuniary liability, then in such event the Company shall indemnify and hold the Issuer harmless against all claims, demands or causes of action whatsoever, by or on behalf of any person, firm or corporation or other legal entity arising out of the same or out of any offering statement or lack of offering statement in connection with the sale or resale of the Bonds and all costs and expenses incurred in connection with any such claim or in connection with any action or proceeding brought thereon, and upon notice from the Issuer, the Company shall defend the Issuer in any such action or proceeding. All references to the Issuer in this Section 7.02 shall be deemed to include its trustees, directors, officers, employees, and agents.

 

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(c)          The provisions of this Section 7.02 shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the redemption of the Bonds.

 

Section 7.03         Issuer to Grant Security Interest to Trustee.

 

The parties hereto agree that pursuant to the Indenture, the Issuer shall assign to the Trustee, in order to secure payment of the Bonds, all of the Issuer’s right, title and interest in and to this Agreement, except for Reserved Rights.

 

Section 7.04         Indemnification of Trustee.

 

The Company shall and hereby agrees to indemnify the Trustee for, and hold the Trustee harmless against, any loss, liability or expense (including the costs and expenses of defending against any claim of liability) incurred without gross negligence or willful misconduct by the Trustee and arising out of or in connection with its acting as Trustee under the Indenture.

 

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ARTICLE VIII


DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES

 

Section 8.01         Defaults Defined.

 

The following shall be “Defaults” under this Agreement and the term “Default” shall mean, whenever it is used in this Agreement, any one or more of the following events:

 

(a)          Failure by the Company or ITT Holdings LLC, as applicable, to pay any amount required to be paid under Section 4.02(a), (d) or (e) hereof.

 

(b)          At any time other than a Credit Facility Period or a Bank Rate Period, failure by the Company to observe and perform any covenant, condition or agreement on its part to be observed or performed, other than as referred to in Section 8.01(a) hereof, for a period of thirty (30) days after written notice specifying such failure and requesting that it be remedied shall have been given to the Company by the Issuer or the Trustee, unless the Issuer and the Trustee shall agree in writing to an extension of such time prior to its expiration; provided , however, if the failure stated in the notice cannot be corrected within the applicable period, the Issuer and the Trustee will not unreasonably withhold their consent to an extension of such time if corrective action is instituted by the Company within the applicable period and diligently pursued until such failure is corrected.

 

(c)          At any time other than a Credit Facility Period or a Bank Rate Period, the dissolution or liquidation of the Company, except as authorized by Section 2.02 hereof, or the voluntary initiation by the Company of any proceeding under any federal or state law relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, arrangement, reorganization, readjustment of debt or any other form of debtor relief, or the initiation against the Company of any such proceeding which shall remain undismissed for sixty (60) days, or failure by the Company to promptly have discharged any execution, garnishment or attachment of such consequence as would impair the ability of the Company to carry on its operations at the Project, or assignment by the Company for the benefit of creditors, or the entry by the Company into an agreement of composition with its creditors or the failure generally by the Company to pay its debts as they become due.

 

(d)          The occurrence of a Default under the Indenture.

 

(e)          At any time during any Credit Facility Period, the occurrence of any “Default” or “Event of Default” under any Credit Agreement.

 

(f)          At any time during any Bank Rate Period, the occurrence of an “Event of Default” (as defined thereunder) under the Revolving Credit Agreement and the receipt by the Trustee of written notice thereof from the Administrative Agent (at the direction of the requisite lenders pursuant to the terms of the Revolving Credit Agreement).

 

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The provisions of subsection (b) of this Section are subject to the following limitation: if by reason of force majeure the Company is unable in whole or in part to carry out any of its agreements contained herein (other than its obligations contained in Article IV hereof), the Company shall not be deemed in Default during the continuance of such inability. The term “ force   majeure ” as used herein shall mean, without limitation, the following: acts of God; strikes or other industrial disturbances; acts of public enemies; orders or restraints of any kind of the government of the United States of America or of the State or of any of their departments, agencies or officials, or of any civil or military authority; insurrections; riots; landslides; earthquakes; fires; storms; droughts; floods; explosions; breakage or accident to machinery, transmission pipes or canals; and any other cause or event not reasonably within the control of the Company. The Company agrees, however, to remedy with all reasonable dispatch the cause or causes preventing the Company from carrying out its agreement, provided that the settlement of strikes and other industrial disturbances shall be entirely within the discretion of the Company and the Company shall not be required to settle strikes, lockouts and other industrial disturbances by acceding to the demands of the opposing party or parties when such course is in the judgment of the Company unfavorable to the Company.

 

Section 8.02         Remedies on Default.

 

Whenever any Default referred to in Section 8.01 hereof shall have happened and be continuing, the Trustee, or the Issuer with the written consent of the Trustee, may take one or any combination of the following remedial steps:

 

(a)          If the Trustee has declared the Bonds immediately due and payable pursuant to Section 9.02 of the Indenture, by written notice to the Company, declare an amount equal to all amounts then due and payable on the Bonds and hereunder, whether by acceleration of maturity (as provided in the Indenture) or otherwise, to be immediately due and payable as liquidated damages under this Agreement and not as a penalty, whereupon the same shall become immediately due and payable;

 

(b)          Have reasonable access to and inspect, examine and make copies of the books and records and any and all accounts, data and income tax and other tax returns of the Company during regular business hours of the Company if reasonably necessary in the opinion of the Trustee; or

 

(c)          Take whatever action at law or in equity as may appear necessary or desirable to collect the amounts then due and thereafter to become due, or to enforce performance and observance of any obligation, agreement or covenant of the Company under this Agreement.

 

Any amounts collected pursuant to action taken under this Section shall be paid into the Bond Fund and applied in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture.

 

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Section 8.03         No Remedy Exclusive.

 

Subject to Section 9.02 of the Indenture, no remedy herein conferred upon or reserved to the Issuer or the Trustee is intended to be exclusive of any other available remedy or remedies, but each and every such remedy shall be cumulative and shall be in addition to every other remedy given under this Agreement or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity. No delay or omission to exercise any right or power accruing upon any Default shall impair any such right or power or shall be construed to be a waiver thereof, but any such right or power may be exercised from time to time and as often as may be deemed expedient. In order to entitle the Issuer or the Trustee to exercise any remedy reserved to it in this Article, it shall not be necessary to give any notice, other than such notice as may be required in this Article. Such rights and remedies as are given the Issuer hereunder shall also extend to the Trustee, and the Trustee and the Owners of the Bonds, subject to the provisions of the Indenture, shall be entitled to the benefit of all covenants and agreements herein contained.

 

Section 8.04         Agreement to Pay Attorneys’ Fees and Expenses.

 

In the event the Company should default under any of the provisions of this Agreement and the Issuer or the Trustee should employ attorneys or incur other expenses for the collection of payments required hereunder or the enforcement of performance or observance of any obligation or agreement on the part of the Company herein contained, the Company agrees that it will on demand therefor pay to the Issuer and the Trustee the reasonable fee of such attorneys and such other expenses so incurred by the Issuer.

 

Section 8.05         No Additional Waiver Implied by One Waiver.

 

In the event any agreement contained in this Agreement should be breached by either party and thereafter waived by the other party, such waiver shall be limited to the particular breach so waived and shall not be deemed to waive any other breach hereunder.

 

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ARTICLE IX
MISCELLANEOUS

 

Section 9.01         Term of Agreement.

 

This Agreement shall remain in full force and effect from the date hereof to and including December 1, 2040, or until such time as all of the Bonds and the fees and expenses of the Issuer, the Administrative Agent and the Trustee shall have been fully paid or provision made for such payments, whichever is later; provided , however, that this Agreement may be terminated prior to such date pursuant to Article V of this Agreement, but in no event before all of the obligations and duties of the Company and ITT Holdings LLC hereunder have been fully performed, including, without limitation, the payments of all costs and fees mandated hereunder.

 

Section 9.02         Notices.

 

All notices, certificates or other communications hereunder shall be sufficiently given and shall be deemed given when delivered or mailed by registered mail, postage prepaid, addressed as follows:

 

If to the Issuer: Louisiana Public Facilities Authority
  2237 South Acadian Thruway, Suite 650
  Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70808
  Attention: President and CEO
   
If to the Trustee: Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
  750 N. S. Paul Place, Suite 1750
  MAC T5303-022
  Dallas, Texas  75201
  Attention: Corporate Trust, Municipal and Escrow Solutions
  Telephone:  214-756-7418
  Fax:  212-756-7401
   
If to the Company: IMTT-Finco, LLC
  321 St. Charles Ave.
  New Orleans, Louisiana 70130
  Attention:  John Siragusa

 

A duplicate copy of each notice, certificate or other communication given hereunder by the Issuer or the Company or ITT Holdings LLC shall also be given to the Trustee and the Credit Provider (if any). The Issuer, the Company, ITT Holdings LLC, the Trustee, the Credit Provider (if any) and the Confirming Bank (if any), may, by written notice given hereunder, designate any further or different addresses to which subsequent notices, certificates or other communications shall be sent.

 

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Section 9.03         Binding Effect.

 

This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and shall be binding upon the Issuer, the Company, ITT Holdings LLC the Credit Provider (if any), the Confirming Bank (if any), the Trustee, the Administrative Agent, the Owners of Bonds and their respective successors and assigns, subject, however, to the limitations contained in Section 2.02(b) hereof.

 

Section 9.04         Severability.

 

In the event any provision of this Agreement shall be held invalid or unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not invalidate or render unenforceable any other provision hereof.

 

Section 9.05         Amounts Remaining in Funds.

 

Subject to the provisions of Section 6.11 of the Indenture, it is agreed by the parties hereto that any amounts remaining in any account of the Bond Fund, the Project Fund, or any other fund (other than the Rebate Fund) created under the Indenture upon expiration or earlier termination of this Agreement, as provided in this Agreement, after payment in full of the Bonds (or provision for payment thereof having been made in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture) and the fees and expenses of the Trustee in accordance with the Indenture, shall belong to and be paid to the Company by the Trustee.

 

Section 9.06         Amendments, Changes and Modifications.

 

Subsequent to the issuance of Bonds and prior to their payment in full (or provision for the payment thereof having been made in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture), and except as otherwise herein expressly provided, this Agreement may not be effectively amended, changed, modified, altered or terminated without the written consent of the Trustee and, prior to a Credit Facility Termination Date (if any) and payment of all amounts payable to the Credit Provider (if any) under a Credit Agreement (if any), the consent of the Credit Provider (if any), in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture.

 

Section 9.07         Execution in Counterparts.

 

This Agreement may be simultaneously executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be an original and all of which shall constitute but one and the same instrument.

 

Section 9.08         Applicable Law.

 

This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State.

 

Section 9.09         Captions.

 

The captions and headings in this Agreement are for convenience only and in no way define, limit or describe the scope or intent of any provisions or Sections of this Agreement.

 

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[signature page to Amended and Restated Loan Agreement]

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Issuer has caused this Agreement to be executed in its name and its corporate seal to be hereunto affixed and attested by its duly authorized officer, all as of the date first above written.

 

(SEAL) LOUISIANA PUBLIC FACILITIES AUTHORITY
     
Attest: By:  
    Chairman
     
By:        
  Assistant Secretary      

 

(Signature Page - Loan Agreement)

 

 
 

  

[signature page to Amended and Restated Loan Agreement]

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Agreement to be executed in its name and its corporate seal to be hereunto affixed by its duly authorized officers, all as of the date first above written.

 

  IMTT-FINCO, LLC
     
  By:  
  Name: John Siragusa
  Title: Chief Banking Officer
     
  By:  
  Name: James May
  Title: Senior Vice President-Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer

 

JOINDER OF ITT HOLDINGS LLC

 

ITT HOLDINGS LLC executes this Joinder solely for the purposes of agreeing to the agreements, covenants and terms contained in this Agreement where it is expressly referenced.

 

  ITT HOLDINGS LLC
     
  By:  
  Name:  
  Title:  
     
  By:  
  Name:  
  Title:  

 

(Signature Page - Loan Agreement)

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.8

 

EXECUTION COPY

  

 

 

 

 

LOUISIANA PUBLIC FACILITIES AUTHORITY

 

AND

 

IMTT-FINCO, LLC

 

 

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED LOAN AGREEMENT

 

 

 

Relating to

 

$85,000,000

Louisiana Public Facilities Authority

Gulf Opportunity Zone Revenue Bonds

(International-Matex Tank Terminals Project)

Series 2010

 

 

 

Dated as of May 1, 2015

 

The interest of the LOUISIANA PUBLIC FACILITIES AUTHORITY (the “Issuer”) in this Amended and Restated Loan Agreement has been assigned (except for “Reserved Rights” defined in this Amended and Restated Loan Agreement) pursuant to the Amended and Restated Indenture of Trust dated as of the date hereof from the Issuer to U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as trustee (the “Trustee”), and is subject to the security interest of the Trustee thereunder.

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

  

AMENDED AND RESTATED LOAN AGREEMENT

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

(This Table of Contents is not a part of the Amended and Restated Loan Agreement and is only for convenience of reference.)

 

ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS 2
     
Section 1.01 Definitions. 2
Section 1.02 Uses of Phrases. 3
     
ARTICLE II REPRESENTATIONS, COVENANTS AND WARRANTIES 4
     
Section 2.01 Representations, Covenants and Warranties of the Issuer. 4
Section 2.02 Representations, Covenants and Warranties of the Company. 4
Section 2.03 Tax-Exempt Status of the Bonds. 5
Section 2.04 Notice of Determination of Taxability. 5
Section 2.05 State Bond Commission Reporting Requirements. 5
     
ARTICLE III ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE PROJECT; ISSUANCE OF THE BONDS 6
     
Section 3.01 Agreement to Acquire, Construct, Improve and Equip the Project. 6
Section 3.02 Agreement to Issue the Bonds; Application of Bond Proceeds. 6
Section 3.03 Disbursements from the Project Fund. 6
Section 3.04 Furnishing Documents to the Trustee. 6
Section 3.05 Establishment of Completion Date. 7
Section 3.06 Company Required to Pay in Event Project Fund Insufficient. 7
Section 3.07 Special Arbitrage Certifications. 8
     
ARTICLE IV LOAN PROVISIONS; SUBSTITUTE CREDIT FACILITY 9
     
Section 4.01 Loan of Proceeds. 9
Section 4.02 Amounts Payable. 9
Section 4.03 Obligations of Company Unconditional. 12
Section 4.04 Substitute Credit Facility. 13
Section 4.05 Substitute Confirming Letter of Credit. 13
     
ARTICLE V PREPAYMENT AND REDEMPTION 14
     
Section 5.01 Prepayment and Redemption. 14
     
ARTICLE VI SPECIAL COVENANTS 15
     
Section 6.01 No Warranty of Condition or Suitability by Issuer. 15
Section 6.02 Access to the Project. 15
Section 6.03 Further Assurances and Corrective Instruments. 15
Section 6.04 Issuer and Company Representatives. 15
Section 6.05 Financing Statements. 15
Section 6.06 Covenant to Provide Ongoing Disclosure. 16
Section 6.07 Notice of Control. 16

  

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Section 6.08 Acknowledgement and Covenant Regarding Commercial Paper or Long Term Period. 16
Section 6.09 Environmental Matters. 16
     
ARTICLE VII ASSIGNMENT, SELLING, LEASING; INDEMNIFICATION; REDEMPTION 17
     
Section 7.01 Assignment, Selling and Leasing. 17
Section 7.02 Release and Indemnification Covenants. 17
Section 7.03 Issuer to Grant Security Interest to Trustee. 18
Section 7.04 Indemnification of Trustee. 18
     
ARTICLE VIII DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES 19
     
Section 8.01 Defaults Defined. 19
Section 8.02 Remedies on Default. 20
Section 8.03 No Remedy Exclusive. 21
Section 8.04 Agreement to Pay Attorneys’ Fees and Expenses. 21
Section 8.05 No Additional Waiver Implied by One Waiver. 21
     
ARTICLE IX MISCELLANEOUS 22
     
Section 9.01 Term of Agreement. 22
Section 9.02 Notices. 22
Section 9.03 Binding Effect. 22
Section 9.04 Severability. 23
Section 9.05 Amounts Remaining in Funds. 23
Section 9.06 Amendments, Changes and Modifications. 23
Section 9.07 Execution in Counterparts. 23
Section 9.08 Applicable Law. 23
Section 9.09 Captions. 23

 

EXHIBIT A -  Project Description  
EXHIBIT B -  Form of Requisition  
EXHIBIT C -  Certificate of Completion  

 

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AMENDED AND RESTATED LOAN AGREEMENT

 

THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED LOAN AGREEMENT , dated as of ___________ 1, 2015 (this “Agreement”), between the Louisiana Public Facilities Authority , a public trust and public corporation of the State of Louisiana created and existing under the Constitution and Laws of the State of Louisiana (the “Issuer”) and IMTT-FINCO, LLC , a limited liability company organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “Company”);

 

WITNESSETH :

 

WHEREAS , the Issuer is empowered pursuant to Chapter 2-A of Title 9 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended (the “Act”) to issue its revenue bonds for the purpose of industrial, manufacturing and other economic development facilities and activities; and

 

WHEREAS , in furtherance of the public purpose for which the Issuer was created, the Issuer, pursuant to that certain Indenture of Trust dated as of August 1, 2010 (the “Original Indenture”), by and between the Issuer and the Trustee, has issued $85,000,000 in original aggregate principal amount of its Gulf Opportunity Zone Revenue Bonds (International-Matex Tank Terminals Project) Series 2010 (the “Bonds”), to finance the expansion of liquid logistics centers located in St. Rose, Louisiana , and Geismar, Louisiana (the “Project”), each of which is owned or leased by an affiliate of the Company; and has loaned the proceeds of the sale of the Bonds to the Company pursuant to that certain Loan Agreement dated as of August 1, 2010 (the “Original Agreement”), by and between the Issuer and the Company; and

 

WHEREAS , the Company has requested that the Issuer and the Trustee amend and restate the Original Indenture and the Original Agreement for the purpose of allowing for a bank rate mode and making certain related changes; and

 

WHEREAS , Section 12.02 of the Original Indenture and Section 9.06 of the Original Agreement provide that, with the prior written consent of the Owners of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Bonds, the Issuer and the Trustee may, under certain conditions, consent to any modification of the Original Agreement required to enter into an indenture supplemental to the Original Indenture; and

 

WHEREAS , a copy of the written consent of the Company, as Owner of all of the Outstanding Bonds, is attached to the Indenture as Exhibit D ; and

 

WHEREAS , pursuant to this Agreement, the Company has agreed to pay the Issuer amounts sufficient for the payment of the principal of and interest on the Bonds, certain other payments thereunder; and

 

NOW, THEREFORE, THIS AGREEMENT WITNESSETH:

 

 
 

  

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

 

Section 1.01 Definitions .

 

All capitalized, undefined terms used herein shall have the same meanings as used in Article I of the hereinafter defined Indenture. In addition, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings:

 

“Administrative Agent” means Suntrust Bank, or its permitted assigns and successors, as Administrative Agent under the Revolving Credit Agreement.

 

Confirming Bank ” means the provider of a Confirming Letter of Credit or a Substitute Confirming Letter of Credit.

 

Confirming Letter of Credit ” means a letter of credit issued by a Confirming Bank to the Trustee relating to the Bonds, including any Substitute Confirming Letter of Credit provided by the Company in accordance with Section 4.05 of the Agreement.

 

“Cost” with respect to the Project shall be deemed to include all items permitted to be financed under the provisions of the Code and the Act.

 

“Default” means any Default under this Agreement as specified in and defined by Section 8.01 hereof.

 

“Indenture” means the Amended and Restated Indenture of Trust dated as of even date hereof between the Issuer and the Trustee, pursuant to which the Bonds are authorized to be reissued, and any amendments and supplements thereto.

 

“Issuance Costs” means all costs that are treated as costs of issuing or carrying the Bonds under existing Treasury Department regulations and rulings, including, but not limited to, (a) commitment and origination fees payable to the Bondholders; (b) counsel fees (including bond counsel, Issuer’s counsel, Bondholder’s counsel, Administrative Agent’s counsel and Company counsel, as well as any other specialized counsel fees incurred in connection with the issuance of the Bonds); (c) financial advisory fees incurred in connection with the issuance of the Bonds; (d) Trustee fees incurred in connection with the issuance of the Bonds; (e) paying agent and certifying and authenticating agent fees related to issuance of the Bonds; (f) accountant fees related to the issuance of the Bonds; (g) printing costs of the Bonds; (h) publication costs associated with the financing proceedings; and (i) costs of engineering and feasibility studies necessary to the reissuance of the Bonds.

 

“Net Proceeds” means the proceeds of the Bonds reduced by amounts in a reasonably required reserve or replacement fund.

 

“Project” means the facilities described in Exhibit A hereto.

 

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“Qualified Project Costs” means Costs and expenses of the Project which constitute land costs or costs for property of a character subject to the allowance for depreciation excluding specifically working capital and inventory costs, provided, however, that (i) costs or expenses paid (a) prior to the date of Hurricane Katrina, or (b) on or after December 31, 2009, and more than sixty (60) days prior to the adoption by the Issuer of its resolution on May 11, 2010, declaring its intent to reimburse Project expenditures with Bond proceeds, shall not be deemed to be Qualified Project Costs; (ii) Issuance Costs shall not be deemed to be Qualified Project Costs; (iii) interest during the Construction Period shall be allocated between Qualified Project Costs and other Costs and expenses to be paid from the proceeds of the Bonds; (iv) interest following the Construction Period shall not constitute a Qualified Project Cost; (v) letter of credit fees and municipal bond insurance premiums which represent a transfer of credit risk shall be allocated between Qualified Project Costs and other costs and expenses to be paid from the proceeds of the Bonds; and (vi) letter of credit fees and municipal bond insurance premiums which do not represent a transfer of credit risk shall not constitute Qualified Project Costs.

 

“Requisition” means a written request for a disbursement from the Project Fund, signed by a Company Representative, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B and satisfactorily completed as contemplated by said form.

 

“Reserved Rights” means amounts payable to the Issuer under Sections 4.02(b), 6.09, 7.02 and 8.04 hereof.

 

“Revolving Credit Agreement” means the Credit Agreement dated as of May 21, 2015, by and among ITT Holdings LLC, an affiliate of the Company, as US borrower thereunder, IMTT-Quebec Inc. and IMTT-NTL, Ltd. as Canadian borrowers thereunder, the lenders party thereto and the Administrative Agent, as amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

“State” means the State of Louisiana.

 

Substitute Confirming Letter of Credit ” means a letter of credit, line of credit, insurance policy or other credit facility securing the payment of the principal and Purchase Price of, redemption premium (if any) and interest on the Bonds, delivered to the Trustee in accordance with Section 4.05 hereof.

 

“Term of Agreement” means the term of this Agreement as specified in Section 9.01 hereof.

 

Section 1.02 Uses of Phrases.

 

Words of the masculine gender shall be deemed and construed to include correlative words of the feminine and neuter genders. Unless the context shall otherwise indicate, the words “Bond,” “Bondholder,” “Owner,” “registered owner” and “person” shall include the plural as well as the singular number, and the word “person” shall include corporations and associations, including public bodies, as well as persons. Any percentage of Bonds, specified herein for any purpose, is to be figured on the unpaid principal amount thereof then Outstanding. All references herein to specific Sections of the Code refer to such Sections of the Code and all successor or replacement provisions thereto.

 

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ARTICLE II

REPRESENTATIONS, COVENANTS AND WARRANTIES

 

Section 2.01    Representations, Covenants and Warranties of the Issuer.

 

The Issuer represents, covenants and warrants that:

 

(a) The Issuer is a public trust and public corporation of the State of Louisiana. Under the provisions of the Act, the Issuer is authorized to enter into the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Indenture and to carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder. The Issuer has been duly authorized to execute and deliver this Agreement and the Indenture.

 

(b) The Issuer covenants that it will not pledge the amounts derived from this Agreement other than as contemplated by the Indenture.

 

Section 2.02    Representations, Covenants and Warranties of the Company.

 

The Company represents, covenants and warrants that:

 

(a) The Company is a limited liability company duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the State of Delaware. The Company is not in violation of any provision of its Articles of Incorporation, has the power to enter into this Agreement, and has duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Agreement, and is qualified to do business and is in good standing under the laws of the State of Louisiana.

 

(b) The Company agrees that during the Term of Agreement it will maintain its existence, will not dissolve or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its assets and will not consolidate with or merge into another legal entity or permit one or more other legal entities to consolidate with or merge into it, without (i) the prior written consent of the Credit Provider (during any Credit Facility Period), the Administrative Agent (during any Bank Rate Period) or the Trustee (during any Interest Period that is not a Credit Facility Period or a Bank Rate Period) and (ii) an opinion of Bond Counsel to the effect that such action, in and of itself, will not adversely affect the excludability of interest on the Bonds from gross income for federal income tax purposes.

 

(c) Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement, nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, nor the fulfillment of or compliance with the terms and conditions hereof or thereof conflicts with or results in a breach of the terms, conditions, or provisions of any agreement or instrument to which the Company is now a party or by which the Company is bound, or constitutes a default under any of the foregoing, or results in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance whatsoever upon any of the property or assets of the Company under the terms of any such instrument or agreement.

 

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(d) There is no action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation, at law or in equity, before or by any court, public board or body, known to be pending or threatened against or affecting the Company or any of its officers, nor to the best knowledge of the Company is there any basis therefor, wherein an unfavorable decision, ruling, or finding would materially adversely affect the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or which would adversely affect, in any way, the validity or enforceability of the Bonds, this Agreement, or any agreement or instrument to which the Company is a party, used or contemplated for use in the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

(e) The Project is of the type authorized and permitted by the Act, and its estimated Cost is not less than $85,000,000.

 

(f) The proceeds from the sale of the Bonds will be used only for payment of Costs of the Project.

 

(g) The Company will use due diligence to cause the Project to be operated in accordance with the laws, rulings, regulations and ordinances of the State and the departments, agencies and political subdivisions thereof. The Company has obtained or will obtain all requisite approvals of the State and of other federal, state, regional and local governmental bodies for the acquisition, construction, improving and equipping of the Project.

 

(h) The Company will fully and faithfully perform all the duties and obligations which the Issuer has covenanted and agreed in the Indenture to cause the Company to perform and any duties and obligations which the Company is required in the Indenture to perform. The foregoing shall not apply to any duty or undertaking of the Issuer which by its nature cannot be delegated or assigned.

 

Section 2.03    Tax-Exempt Status of the Bonds.

 

The Company hereby represents, warrants and agrees that the Tax Regulatory Agreement executed and delivered by the Company concurrently with the reissuance and delivery of the Bonds is true, accurate and complete in all material respects as of the date on which executed and delivered.

 

Section 2.04    Notice of Determination of Taxability.

 

Promptly after the Company first becomes aware of any Determination of Taxability, the Company shall give written notice thereof to the Issuer, the Administrative Agent and the Trustee.

 

Section 2.05    State Bond Commission Reporting Requirements.

 

The Company hereby covenants and agrees that it shall furnish to the Issuer and Bond Counsel such information as is necessary to satisfy the reporting requirements of L.S.A. R.S. 39:1405.4, as amended from time to time. This information shall be delivered to the Issuer and Bond Counsel not less than five (5) Business Days prior to the date such information is required to be reported to the Louisiana State Bond Commission .

 

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ARTICLE III

ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION
OF THE PROJECT;
ISSUANCE OF THE BONDS

 

Section 3.01    Agreement to Acquire, Construct, Improve and Equip the Project.

 

The Company agrees to make or cause to be made all contracts and do or cause to be done all things necessary for the acquisition, construction, improving, and equipping of the Project. The Company further agrees that it will, or will cause a related entity to, acquire, construct, improve, and equip the Project with all reasonable dispatch and use its best efforts to cause acquisition, construction, improving, equipping, and occupancy of the Project to be completed by August 25, 2013, or as soon thereafter as may be practicable, delays caused by force majeure as defined in Section 8.01 hereof only excepted; but if for any reason such acquisition, construction, improving and equipping is not completed by said date there shall be no resulting liability on the part of the Company and no diminution in or postponement of the payments required in Section 4.02 hereof to be paid by the Company.

 

Section 3.02    Agreement to Issue the Bonds; Application of Bond Proceeds.

 

In order to provide funds for the payment of the Cost of the Project, the Issuer, concurrently with the execution of this Agreement, will issue, sell, and deliver the Bonds and deposit the net proceeds thereof with the Trustee in the Project Fund.

 

Section 3.03    Disbursements from the Project Fund.

 

The Issuer has, in the Indenture, authorized and directed the Trustee to make disbursements from the Project Fund to pay the Costs of the Project, or to reimburse the Company for any Cost of the Project paid by the Company. Except with respect to payment of Issuance Costs on the date of issuance of the Bonds, the Trustee shall not make any disbursement from the Project Fund until the Company shall have provided the Trustee with a Requisition.

 

Section 3.04    Furnishing Documents to the Trustee.

 

The Company agrees to cause such Requisitions to be directed to the Trustee as may be necessary to effect payments out of the Project Fund in accordance with Section 3.03 hereof.

 

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Section 3.05    Establishment of Completion Date.

 

(a) The Completion Date shall be evidenced to the Issuer and the Trustee by a certificate signed by a Company Representative, as attached as Exhibit C hereto stating that, except for amounts retained by the Trustee at the Company’s direction to pay any Cost of the Project not then due and payable, (i) construction of the Project has been completed and all costs of labor, services, materials and supplies used in such construction have been paid, (ii) all equipment for the Project has been installed, such equipment so installed is suitable and sufficient for the operation of the Project, and all costs and expenses incurred in the acquisition and installation of such equipment have been paid, and (iii) all other facilities necessary in connection with the Project have been acquired, constructed, improved, and equipped and all costs and expenses incurred in connection therewith have been paid. Notwithstanding the foregoing, such certificate shall state that it is given without prejudice to any rights against third parties which exist at the date of such certificate or which may subsequently come into being. Forthwith upon completion of the acquisition, construction, improving, and equipping of the Project, the Company agrees to cause such certificate to be furnished to the Issuer and the Trustee. Upon receipt of such certificate, the Trustee shall retain in the Project Fund a sum equal to the amounts necessary for payment of the Costs of the Project not then due and payable according to such certificate. If any such amounts so retained are not subsequently used, prior to any transfer of said amounts to the Bond Fund as provided below, the Trustee shall give notice to the Company of the failure to apply said funds for payment of the Costs of the Project. Any amount not to be retained in the Project Fund for payment of the Costs of the Project, and all amounts so retained but not subsequently used, shall be transferred by the Trustee into the Bond Fund.

 

(b) If at least ninety-five percent (95%) of the Net Proceeds of the Bonds have not been used to pay Qualified Project Costs, any amount (exclusive of amounts retained by the Trustee in the Project Fund for payment of Costs of the Project not then due and payable) remaining in the Project Fund shall be transferred by the Trustee into the Bond Fund and used by the Trustee (i) to redeem, or to cause the redemption of, Bonds on the earliest redemption date permitted by the Indenture without a premium, or (ii) for any other purpose, provided that the Trustee is furnished with an opinion of Bond Counsel to the effect that such use is lawful under the Act and will not require that interest on the Bonds be included in gross income for federal income tax purposes. Until used for one or more of the foregoing purposes, such segregated amount may be invested as permitted by the Indenture provided that prior to any such investment the Trustee is provided with an opinion of Bond Counsel to the effect that such investment will not require that interest on the Bonds be included in gross income for federal income tax purposes.

 

Section 3.06    Company Required to Pay in Event Project Fund Insufficient.

 

In the event the moneys in the Project Fund available for payment of the Costs of the Project should not be sufficient to pay the Costs of the Project in full, the Company agrees to complete the Project or cause the Project to be completed and to pay that portion of the Costs of the Project in excess of the moneys available therefor in the Project Fund. The Issuer does not make any warranty, either express or implied, that the moneys paid into the Project Fund and available for payment of the Costs of the Project will be sufficient to pay all of the Costs of the Project. The Company agrees that if after exhaustion of the moneys in the Project Fund, the Company should pay any portion of the Costs of the Project pursuant to the provisions of this Section, the Company shall not be entitled to any reimbursement therefor from the Issuer, the Trustee or the Owners of any of the Bonds, nor shall the Company be entitled to any diminution of the amounts payable under Section 4.02 hereof.

 

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Section 3.07    Special Arbitrage Certifications.

 

The Company and the Issuer covenant not to cause or direct any moneys on deposit in any fund or account to be used in a manner which would cause the Bonds to be classified as “arbitrage bonds” within the meaning of Section 148 of the Code, and the Company certifies and covenants to and for the benefit of the Issuer and the Owners of the Bonds that so long as there are any Bonds Outstanding, moneys on deposit in any fund or account in connection with the Bonds, whether such moneys were derived from the proceeds of the sale of the Bonds or from any other sources, will not be used in a manner which will cause the Bonds to be classified as “arbitrage bonds” within the meaning of Section 148 of the Code.

 

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ARTICLE IV

 
LOAN PROVISIONS; SUBSTITUTE
CREDIT FACILITY

 

Section 4.01    Loan of Proceeds.

 

The Issuer agrees, upon the terms and conditions contained in this Agreement and the Indenture, to lend to the Company the proceeds received by the Issuer from the sale of the Bonds. Such proceeds shall be disbursed to or on behalf of the Company as provided in Section 3.03 hereof.

 

Section 4.02    Amounts Payable.

 

(a) The Company hereby covenants and agrees to repay the loan, as follows: on or before any Interest Payment Date for the Bonds or any other date that any payment of interest, premium, if any, or principal or Purchase Price is required to be made in respect of the Bonds pursuant to the Indenture, until the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Bonds shall have been fully paid or provision for the payment thereof shall have been made in accordance with the Indenture, in immediately available funds, a sum which, together with any other moneys available for such payment in any account of the Bond Fund, will enable the Trustee to pay the amount payable on such date as Purchase Price or principal of (whether at maturity or upon redemption or acceleration or otherwise), premium, if any, and interest on the Bonds as provided in the Indenture; provided, however, that the obligation of the Company to make any payment hereunder shall be deemed satisfied and discharged to the extent of the corresponding payment made by a Credit Provider (if any) to the Trustee under a Credit Facility (if any) or by the Confirming Bank (if any) under the Confirming Letter of Credit (if any). While the Bonds bear interest at a Bank Rate, each of the Company and ITT Holdings LLC agrees to pay (or cause to pay) the Purchase Price on the Bonds when due pursuant to Sections 4.01 and 4.02 of the Indenture.

 

It is understood and agreed that all payments payable by or on behalf of the Company under subsection (a) of this Section 4.02 are assigned by the Issuer to the Trustee for the benefit of the Owners of the Bonds. Each of the Company and ITT Holdings LLC assents to such assignment. The Issuer hereby directs the Company and ITT Holdings LLC and the Company and ITT Holdings LLC hereby agree, to pay to the Trustee at the Principal Office of the Trustee all payments payable by or on behalf of the Company and/or ITT Holdings LLC pursuant to this subsection.

 

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(b) Each of the Company and ITT Holdings LLC agrees that it will also pay:

 

(i) All of the Issuer’s reasonable actual out-of-pocket expenses and costs of issuance in connection with the Bonds and an annual administrative payment payable directly to the Issuer on June 1 of each year in an annual amount equal to 1/10 th of 1% of the principal amount of all Bonds Outstanding on January 2 of each year. The administrative payments shall be used for purposes of paying administrative and related costs of the Issuer, but shall not include Trustee fees incurred by the Issuer, and the Issuer agrees that it will notify the Company in writing prior to March 20 th of each calendar year hereafter if it shall not waive such administrative payments for such year and, if these fees are not waived, such written notice shall advise the Company of the amount that is to be paid (not to exceed 1/10 of 1% per annum) the date on which the payment is due, and where such payment is to be remitted. In the event the Company should fail to pay such administrative expenses then due, the payment shall continue as an obligation of the Company until the amount shall have been fully paid, and the company agrees to pay the same with interest thereon (to the extent legally enforceable) at a rate per annum equal to the interest rate in effect from time to time on the Bonds, until paid; and

 

(ii) the reasonable fees and expenses of such accountants, consultants, attorneys and other experts as may be engaged by the Issuer, the Administrative Agent or the Trustee to prepare such audits, financial statements or opinions or provide such other services as are reasonably required under this Agreement, the Indenture or the Tax Regulatory Agreement; and

 

(iii) all taxes and assessments of any type or character charged to the Issuer, the Administrative Agent or to the Trustee affecting the amount available to the Issuer, the Administrative Agent or the Trustee from payments to be received hereunder or in any way arising due to the transactions contemplated hereby (including taxes and assessments assessed or levied by any public agency or governmental authority of whatever character having power to levy taxes or assessments) but excluding any taxes based upon the capital and/or income of the Trustee, the Administrative Agent or any other person other than the Company; provided, however, that the Company shall have the right to protest any such taxes or assessments assessed or levied upon them and that the Company shall have the right to withhold payment of any such taxes or assessments pending disposition of any such protest or contest unless such withholding, protest or contest would materially adversely affect the rights or interests of the Issuer, the Administrative Agent or the Trustee.

 

The forgoing payments shall be billed to the Company and/or ITT Holdings LLC by the Issuer, the Administrative Agent or the Trustee from time to time, together with (x) a statement executed by a duly authorized officer or agent of the Issuer, the Administrative Agent or the Trustee, as the case may be, certifying that the amount billed has been incurred or paid by the Issuer, the Administrative Agent or the Trustee for one or more of the above items, and (y) a copy of the invoice or statement for the amount so incurred or paid. Amounts so billed shall be paid by the Company and ITT Holdings LLC within thirty (30) days after receipt of the bill by the Company or ITT Holdings LLC unless, in the case of expenditures described under clause (iii) above, the Company or ITT Holdings LLC is contesting such amounts in good faith.

 

(c) The Company and ITT Holdings LLC will also pay the reasonable fees and expenses of the Trustee under the Indenture and all other amounts which may be payable to the Trustee under Section 10.02 of the Indenture, such amounts to be paid directly to the Trustee for the Trustee’s own account as and when such amounts become due and payable.

 

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(d) Each of the Company and ITT Holdings LLC covenants, for the benefit of the Owners of the Bonds, to pay or cause to be paid, to the Trustee, such amounts as shall be necessary to enable the Trustee to pay the Purchase Price of Bonds delivered to it for purchase, all as more particularly described in Sections 4.01 and 4.02 of the Indenture; provided , however, that the obligation of the Company and ITT Holdings LLC to make any such payment under this Section 4.02(d) shall be reduced by the amount of moneys available for such payment described in Section 4.03(a) of the Indenture; and provided , further , that the obligation of the Company and ITT Holdings LLC to make any payment under this subsection (d) shall be deemed to be satisfied and discharged to the extent of the corresponding payment made by a Credit Provider (if any) under a Credit Facility (if any) or by the Confirming Bank (if any) under the Confirming Letter of Credit (if any).

 

(e) The Company shall promptly notify the Owners and any Prior Owners of any Determination of Taxability. Each of the Company and ITT Holdings LLC covenants, for the benefit of the Owners of the Bonds, to pay or cause to be paid to the Trustee when due any other amounts payable under the Bonds, including, but not limited to the following while the Bonds bear interest at a Bank Rate:

 

(i)          In the event of a Determination of Taxability (as defined in the Indenture), and upon demand of the Owner or any prior Owner, the Company and ITT Holdings LLC shall pay or cause to be paid to the Trustee such additional amount as shall be necessary to provide that interest on the Bonds shall have been payable at the Taxable Adjusted LIBOR Rate (as defined in the Indenture) from the Date of Taxability (as defined in the Indenture). The Company shall promptly notify the Owners and any Prior Owners of any Determination of Taxability.

 

(ii)        Upon a Determination of Non De Minimis Exception Status (as defined in the Indenture), and upon demand of the Owner or any prior Owner, the Company shall pay or cause to be paid to the Trustee such additional amounts as shall be necessary to provide that interest on the Bonds shall have been payable at the Adjusted Non De Minimis Exception Status (as defined in the Indenture).

 

(iii)       Upon a Determination of Taxability or a Determination of Non de Minimis Exception Status, the Company and ITT Holdings LLC shall also pay or cause to be paid to the Trustee upon demand of such Owner or prior Owner any taxes, interest, penalties or other charges assessed against or payable by such Owner or prior Owner and attributable to such Determination of Taxability or a determination of Non De Minimis Exception Status and all reasonable administrative, out of pocket and other expenses incurred by such Owner or prior Owner which are attributable to such event, including, without limitation, the costs incurred by such Owner or prior Owner to amend any of its tax returns, notwithstanding the repayment of the entire principal amount of the Bonds or any transfer or assignment of the Bonds.

 

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(iv)        If there is any Change in Law (as defined in the Revolving Credit Agreement) that increases the cost to the Bank holding the Bonds, then the Company and ITT Holdings LLC shall pay or cause to be paid to the Trustee such additional costs incurred or reduction suffered in accordance with Section 4.11 of the Revolving Credit Agreement, which section is incorporated herein by reference.

 

(v)          Reserved.

 

(vi)        The Company and ITT Holdings LLC will pay or cause to be paid to the Trustee on demand all amounts required under the Bonds to be paid during any contest of a Determination of Taxability.

 

(vii)        The obligations of the Company and ITT Holdings LLC contained in this subparagraph (e) shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the payment in full of the Bonds.

 

(f) In the event the Company or ITT Holdings LLC should fail to make any of the payments required in this Section 4.02 , the item or installment so in default shall continue as an obligation of the Company or ITT Holdings LLC as applicable, until the amount in default shall have been fully paid, and each of the Company and ITT Holdings LLC agrees to pay the same with interest thereon, to the extent permitted by law, from the date when such payment was due, at the rate of interest equal to the Default Rate.

 

Section 4.03    Obligations of Company Unconditional.

 

The obligations of the Company and ITT Holdings LLC to make the payments required in Section 4.02 and to perform and observe the other agreements contained herein shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be subject to any defense or any right of setoff, counterclaim or recoupment arising out of any breach by the Issuer, the Administrative Agent, the Owner or the Trustee of any obligation to the Company or ITT Holdings LLC, whether hereunder or otherwise, or out of any indebtedness or liability at any time owing to the Company or ITT Holdings LLC by the Issuer, the Administrative Agent, the Owner or the Trustee, and, until such time as the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Bonds shall have been fully paid or provision for the payment thereof shall have been made in accordance with the Indenture, the Company and ITT Holdings LLC (i) will not suspend or discontinue any payments provided for in Section 4.02 hereof, (ii) will perform and observe all other agreements contained in this Agreement and (iii) except as otherwise provided herein, will not terminate the Term of Agreement for any cause, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, failure of the Company to complete the acquisition, construction, improving and equipping of the Project, the occurrence of any acts or circumstances that may constitute failure of consideration, eviction or constructive eviction, destruction of or damage to the Project, the taking by eminent domain of title to or temporary use of any or all of the Project, commercial frustration of purpose, any change in the tax or other laws of the United States of America or of the State or any political subdivision of either thereof or any failure of the Issuer, the Administrative Agent, the Owner or the Trustee to perform and observe any agreement, whether express or implied, or any duty, liability or obligation arising out of or connected with this Agreement. Nothing contained in this Section shall be construed to release the Issuer from the performance of any of the agreements on its part herein contained, and in the event the Issuer or the Trustee should fail to perform any such agreement on its part, the Company may institute such action against the Issuer or the Trustee as the Company may deem necessary to compel performance so long as such action does not abrogate the obligations of the Company or ITT Holdings LLC contained in the first sentence of this Section.

 

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Section 4.04    Substitute Credit Facility.

 

Subject to the conditions set forth in this Section 4.04 , the Company may provide for the delivery to the Trustee of a Substitute Credit Facility. The Company shall furnish written notice to the Trustee, not less than twenty days prior to the Mandatory Purchase Date, (a) notifying the Trustee that the Company is exercising its option to provide for the delivery of a Substitute Credit Facility to the Trustee, (b) setting forth the Mandatory Purchase Date in connection with the delivery of such Substitute Credit Facility, which shall in any event be an Interest Payment Date that is not less than two Business Days prior to the expiration date of the Credit Facility then in effect with respect to the Bonds, and (c) instructing the Trustee to furnish notice to the Bondholders regarding the Mandatory Purchase Date at least fifteen days prior to the Mandatory Purchase Date, as more fully described in Section 4.01(b) of the Indenture and Exhibit B thereto. Any Substitute Credit Facility shall be delivered to the Trustee prior to such Mandatory Purchase Date and shall be effective on and after such Mandatory Purchase Date. On or before the date of such delivery of a Substitute Credit Facility to the Trustee, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee (a) a written opinion of Bond Counsel stating that the delivery of such Substitute Credit Facility will not adversely affect the exclusion from gross income of interest on the Bonds for federal income tax purposes; and (b) a written opinion of counsel to the Substitute Credit Provider to the effect that the Substitute Credit Facility is a legal, valid, binding and enforceable obligation of the Substitute Credit Provider in accordance with its terms.

 

Section 4.05    Substitute Confirming Letter of Credit.

 

Subject to the conditions set forth in this Section 4.05 , the Company may provide for the delivery to the Trustee of a Substitute Confirming Letter of Credit. The Company shall furnish written notice to the Trustee, not less than twenty days prior to the Mandatory Purchase Date, (a) notifying the Trustee that the Company is exercising its option to provide for the delivery of a Substitute Confirming Letter of Credit to the Trustee, (b) setting forth the Mandatory Purchase Date in connection with the delivery of such Substitute Confirming Letter of Credit, which shall in any event be an Interest Payment Date that is not less than two Business Days prior to the expiration date of the Confirming Letter of Credit then in effect with respect to the Bonds, and (c) instructing the Trustee to furnish notice to the Bondholders regarding the Mandatory Purchase Date at least fifteen days prior to the Mandatory Purchase Date, as more fully described in Section 4.01(b) of the Indenture and Exhibit B thereto. Any Substitute Confirming Letter of Credit shall be delivered to the Trustee prior to such Mandatory Purchase Date and shall be effective on and after such Mandatory Purchase Date. On or before the date of such delivery of a Substitute Confirming Letter of Credit to the Trustee, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee (a) a written opinion of Bond Counsel stating that the delivery of such Substitute Confirming Letter of Credit will not adversely affect the exclusion from gross income of interest on the Bonds for federal income tax purposes; and (b) a written opinion of counsel to the Substitute Confirming Letter of Credit Provider to the effect that the Substitute Confirming Letter of Credit is a legal, valid, binding and enforceable obligation of the Substitute Confirming Letter of Credit Provider in accordance with its terms.

 

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ARTICLE V

PREPAYMENT AND REDEMPTION

 

Section 5.01    Prepayment and Redemption.

 

The Company and ITT Holdings LLC shall have the option to prepay its obligations hereunder at the times and in the amounts as necessary to exercise its option to cause the Bonds to be redeemed in whole or in part as set forth in the Indenture and in the Bonds. Each of the Company and ITT Holdings LLC hereby agrees that it shall prepay its obligations hereunder at the times and in the amounts as necessary to accomplish the mandatory redemption of the Bonds as set forth in the Indenture and in the Bonds. The Issuer, at the request of the Company, shall forthwith take all steps (other than the payment of the money required for such redemption) necessary under the applicable redemption provisions of the Indenture to effect redemption of all or part of the Outstanding Bonds, as may be specified by the Company or ITT Holdings LLC, on the date established for such redemption.

 

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ARTICLE VI

SPECIAL COVENANTS

 

Section 6.01    No Warranty of Condition or Suitability by Issuer.

 

THE ISSUER MAKES NO WARRANTY, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO THE PROJECT OR THE CONDITION THEREOF, OR THAT THE PROJECT WILL BE SUITABLE FOR THE PURPOSES OR NEEDS OF THE COMPANY. THE ISSUER MAKES NO REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, THAT THE COMPANY WILL HAVE QUIET AND PEACEFUL POSSESSION OF THE PROJECT. THE ISSUER MAKES NO REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, WITH RESPECT TO THE MERCHANTABILITY, CONDITION OR WORKMANSHIP OF ANY PART OF THE PROJECT OR ITS SUITABILITY FOR THE COMPANY’S PURPOSES.

 

Section 6.02    Access to the Project.

 

The Company agrees that the Issuer, the Credit Provider (if any) and the Trustee and their duly authorized agents, attorneys, experts, engineers, accountants and representatives shall have the right to inspect the Project at all reasonable times and on reasonable notice. The Issuer, the Credit Provider (if any) and the Trustee and their duly authorized agents shall also be permitted, at all reasonable times, to examine the books and records of the Company with respect to the Project.

 

Section 6.03    Further Assurances and Corrective Instruments.

 

The Issuer and the Company agree that they will, from time to time, execute, acknowledge and deliver, or cause to be executed, acknowledged and delivered, such supplements hereto and such further instruments as may reasonably be required for carrying out the expressed intention of this Agreement.

 

Section 6.04    Issuer and Company Representatives.

 

Whenever under the provisions of this Agreement the approval of the Issuer or the Company is required or the Issuer or the Company is required to take some action at the request of the other, such approval or such request shall be given for the Issuer by an Issuer Representative and for the Company by a Company Representative. The Trustee shall be authorized to act on any such approval or request.

 

Section 6.05    Financing Statements.

 

The Company agrees to execute and file or cause to be executed and filed any and all financing statements or amendments thereof or continuation statements necessary to perfect and continue the perfection of the security interests granted in the Indenture. The Company shall pay all costs of filing such instruments. If the Company fails to file such statements, then the Trustee shall make such filings.

 

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Section 6.06    Covenant to Provide Ongoing Disclosure.

 

The Company hereby covenants and agrees that, in the event the hereinafter defined Rule becomes applicable to the Bonds, the Company shall enter into a written undertaking for the benefit of the holders of the Bonds, as required by Section (b)(5)(i) of Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 15c2-12 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (17 CFR Part 240, §240.15c2-12) (the “Rule”); provided, however, that the Company shall not be obligated to enter into such written undertaking if the Company shall furnish to the Trustee, prior to the exercise of the Conversion Option, an opinion of Bond Counsel that, notwithstanding such election by the Company, the Rule is not applicable to the Bonds.

 

Section 6.07    Notice of Control.

 

The Company shall provide written notice to the Trustee and the Remarketing Agent (if any) 30 days prior to the consummation of any transaction that would result in the Company controlling the Credit Provider (if any) or the Confirming Bank (if any) or being controlled by the Credit Provider (if any) or the Confirming Bank (if any) within the meaning of Section 2(a)(9) of the Investment Company Act of 1940.

 

Section 6.08    Acknowledgement and Covenant Regarding Commercial Paper or Long Term Period.

 

The Company acknowledges that the Bonds shall initially be rated only while the Interest Period for the Bonds is a Daily Period, a Two-Day Period or a Weekly Period. Further, the Company acknowledges that in the event that it shall select a Commercial Paper Period or Long Term Period as the Interest Period, it shall be required to provide a Substitute Credit Facility or an amendment to the Credit Facility in accordance with Section 2.08 of the Indenture. The Company covenants that, in the event that it shall select a Commercial Paper Period or Long Term Period, it shall amend or cause the amendment of, and supplement or cause the supplementation of, this Agreement and the Indenture, respectively, such that the Bonds shall continue to be rated as investment grade by Moody’s, Fitch or S&P.

 

Section 6.09    Environmental Matters.

 

The Company shall be solely responsible for, and shall indemnify and hold harmless the Issuer, the Owners and the Trustee from and against, any loss, damage, costs, expense, or liability, directly or indirectly, arising out of or attributable to the use, generation, storage, release, threatened release, discharge, disposal, or presence of Hazardous Material on, under or about the Project, including without limitation: (i) all foreseeable consequential damages; (ii) the cost of any required or necessary repair, clean-up or detoxification of the Project, and the preparation and implementation of any closure, remedial, or other required plans; and (iii) all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by the Issuer and the Trustee in connection with clauses (i) and (ii), including but not limited to reasonable attorney’s fees. The Company shall, at its expense, take all necessary remedial action(s) in response to the presence of any Hazardous Material on, under or about the Project.

 

The said release and indemnification covenants of the Company shall apply equally to the officers and employees of the Issuer and to its Board of Directors.

 

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ARTICLE VII

ASSIGNMENT, SELLING, LEASING;
INDEMNIFICATION; REDEMPTION

 

Section 7.01    Assignment, Selling and Leasing.

 

The Project may be sold or leased, as a whole or in part, with the prior written consent of the Credit Provider (during any Credit Facility Period), the Administrative Agent (during any Bank Rate Period) or the Trustee (during any period other than a Credit Facility Period or a Bank Rate Period); provided, further, that no such sale or lease shall, in the opinion of Bond Counsel, result in interest on any of the Bonds becoming includable in gross income for federal income tax purposes, or shall otherwise violate any provisions of the Act; provided further , however, that no such sale or lease shall relieve the Company or ITT Holdings LLC of any of their respective obligations under this Agreement unless such obligations shall have been legally and validly assumed by the acquiring party.

 

Section 7.02    Release and Indemnification Covenants.

 

(a) The Company shall and hereby agrees to indemnify and save the Issuer and the Trustee harmless against and from all expenses, damages and claims by or on behalf of any person, firm, corporation or other legal entity arising from the conduct or management of, or from any work or thing done on, the Project, or any reason whatsoever in connection with the Project and/or the Bonds, including without limitation, (i) any condition of the Project, (ii) any breach or default on the part of the Company in the performance of any of its obligations under this Agreement, (iii) any act or negligence of the Company or of any of its agents, contractors, servants, employees or licensees or (iv) any act or negligence of any assignee or lessee of the Company, or of any agents, contractors, servants, employees or licensees of any assignee or lessee of the Company. The Company shall indemnify and save the Issuer and the Trustee harmless from any such claim arising as aforesaid, or in connection with any action or proceeding brought thereon, and upon notice from the Issuer or the Trustee, the Company shall defend them or either of them in any such action or proceeding.

 

(b) Notwithstanding the fact that it is the intention of the parties hereto that the Issuer shall not incur any pecuniary liability by reason of the terms of this Agreement or the undertakings required of the Issuer hereunder, by reason of the issuance of the Bonds, by reason of the execution of the Indenture or by reason of the performance of any act requested of the Issuer by the Company, including all claims, liabilities or losses arising in connection with the violation of any statutes or regulation pertaining to the foregoing; nevertheless, if the Issuer should incur any such pecuniary liability, then in such event the Company shall indemnify and hold the Issuer harmless against all claims, demands or causes of action whatsoever, by or on behalf of any person, firm or corporation or other legal entity arising out of the same or out of any offering statement or lack of offering statement in connection with the sale or resale of the Bonds and all costs and expenses incurred in connection with any such claim or in connection with any action or proceeding brought thereon, and upon notice from the Issuer, the Company shall defend the Issuer in any such action or proceeding. All references to the Issuer in this Section 7.02 shall be deemed to include its trustees, directors, officers, employees, and agents.

 

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(c) The provisions of this Section 7.02 shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the redemption of the Bonds.

 

Section 7.03    Issuer to Grant Security Interest to Trustee.

 

The parties hereto agree that pursuant to the Indenture, the Issuer shall assign to the Trustee, in order to secure payment of the Bonds, all of the Issuer’s right, title and interest in and to this Agreement, except for Reserved Rights.

 

Section 7.04    Indemnification of Trustee.

 

The Company shall and hereby agrees to indemnify the Trustee for, and hold the Trustee harmless against, any loss, liability or expense (including the costs and expenses of defending against any claim of liability) incurred without gross negligence or willful misconduct by the Trustee and arising out of or in connection with its acting as Trustee under the Indenture.

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ARTICLE VIII

DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES

 

Section 8.01    Defaults Defined.

 

The following shall be “Defaults” under this Agreement and the term “Default” shall mean, whenever it is used in this Agreement, any one or more of the following events:

 

(a) Failure by the Company or ITT Holdings LLC, as applicable, to pay any amount required to be paid under Section 4.02(a), (d) or (e) hereof.

 

(b) At any time other than a Credit Facility Period or a Bank Rate Period, failure by the Company to observe and perform any covenant, condition or agreement on its part to be observed or performed, other than as referred to in Section 8.01(a) hereof, for a period of thirty (30) days after written notice specifying such failure and requesting that it be remedied shall have been given to the Company by the Issuer or the Trustee, unless the Issuer and the Trustee shall agree in writing to an extension of such time prior to its expiration; provided , however, if the failure stated in the notice cannot be corrected within the applicable period, the Issuer and the Trustee will not unreasonably withhold their consent to an extension of such time if corrective action is instituted by the Company within the applicable period and diligently pursued until such failure is corrected.

 

(c) At any time other than a Credit Facility Period or a Bank Rate Period, the dissolution or liquidation of the Company, except as authorized by Section 2.02 hereof, or the voluntary initiation by the Company of any proceeding under any federal or state law relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, arrangement, reorganization, readjustment of debt or any other form of debtor relief, or the initiation against the Company of any such proceeding which shall remain undismissed for sixty (60) days, or failure by the Company to promptly have discharged any execution, garnishment or attachment of such consequence as would impair the ability of the Company to carry on its operations at the Project, or assignment by the Company for the benefit of creditors, or the entry by the Company into an agreement of composition with its creditors or the failure generally by the Company to pay its debts as they become due.

 

(d) The occurrence of a Default under the Indenture.

 

(e) At any time during any Credit Facility Period, the occurrence of any “Default” or “Event of Default” under any Credit Agreement.

 

(f) At any time during any Bank Rate Period, the occurrence of an “Event of Default” (as defined thereunder) under the Revolving Credit Agreement and the receipt by the Trustee of written notice thereof from the Administrative Agent (at the direction of the requisite lenders pursuant to the terms of the Revolving Credit Agreement).

 

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The provisions of subsection (b) of this Section are subject to the following limitation: if by reason of force majeure the Company is unable in whole or in part to carry out any of its agreements contained herein (other than its obligations contained in Article IV hereof), the Company shall not be deemed in Default during the continuance of such inability. The term “ force   majeure ” as used herein shall mean, without limitation, the following: acts of God; strikes or other industrial disturbances; acts of public enemies; orders or restraints of any kind of the government of the United States of America or of the State or of any of their departments, agencies or officials, or of any civil or military authority; insurrections; riots; landslides; earthquakes; fires; storms; droughts; floods; explosions; breakage or accident to machinery, transmission pipes or canals; and any other cause or event not reasonably within the control of the Company. The Company agrees, however, to remedy with all reasonable dispatch the cause or causes preventing the Company from carrying out its agreement, provided that the settlement of strikes and other industrial disturbances shall be entirely within the discretion of the Company and the Company shall not be required to settle strikes, lockouts and other industrial disturbances by acceding to the demands of the opposing party or parties when such course is in the judgment of the Company unfavorable to the Company.

 

Section 8.02    Remedies on Default.

 

Whenever any Default referred to in Section 8.01 hereof shall have happened and be continuing, the Trustee, or the Issuer with the written consent of the Trustee, may take one or any combination of the following remedial steps:

 

(a) If the Trustee has declared the Bonds immediately due and payable pursuant to Section 9.02 of the Indenture, by written notice to the Company, declare an amount equal to all amounts then due and payable on the Bonds and hereunder, whether by acceleration of maturity (as provided in the Indenture) or otherwise, to be immediately due and payable as liquidated damages under this Agreement and not as a penalty, whereupon the same shall become immediately due and payable;

 

(b) Have reasonable access to and inspect, examine and make copies of the books and records and any and all accounts, data and income tax and other tax returns of the Company during regular business hours of the Company if reasonably necessary in the opinion of the Trustee; or

 

(c) Take whatever action at law or in equity as may appear necessary or desirable to collect the amounts then due and thereafter to become due, or to enforce performance and observance of any obligation, agreement or covenant of the Company under this Agreement.

 

Any amounts collected pursuant to action taken under this Section shall be paid into the Bond Fund and applied in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture.

 

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Section 8.03    No Remedy Exclusive.

 

Subject to Section 9.02 of the Indenture, no remedy herein conferred upon or reserved to the Issuer or the Trustee is intended to be exclusive of any other available remedy or remedies, but each and every such remedy shall be cumulative and shall be in addition to every other remedy given under this Agreement or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity. No delay or omission to exercise any right or power accruing upon any Default shall impair any such right or power or shall be construed to be a waiver thereof, but any such right or power may be exercised from time to time and as often as may be deemed expedient. In order to entitle the Issuer or the Trustee to exercise any remedy reserved to it in this Article, it shall not be necessary to give any notice, other than such notice as may be required in this Article. Such rights and remedies as are given the Issuer hereunder shall also extend to the Trustee, and the Trustee and the Owners of the Bonds, subject to the provisions of the Indenture, shall be entitled to the benefit of all covenants and agreements herein contained.

 

Section 8.04    Agreement to Pay Attorneys’ Fees and Expenses.

 

In the event the Company should default under any of the provisions of this Agreement and the Issuer or the Trustee should employ attorneys or incur other expenses for the collection of payments required hereunder or the enforcement of performance or observance of any obligation or agreement on the part of the Company herein contained, the Company agrees that it will on demand therefor pay to the Issuer and the Trustee the reasonable fee of such attorneys and such other expenses so incurred by the Issuer.

 

Section 8.05    No Additional Waiver Implied by One Waiver.

 

In the event any agreement contained in this Agreement should be breached by either party and thereafter waived by the other party, such waiver shall be limited to the particular breach so waived and shall not be deemed to waive any other breach hereunder.

 

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ARTICLE IX

MISCELLANEOUS

 

Section 9.01    Term of Agreement.

 

This Agreement shall remain in full force and effect from the date hereof to and including August 1, 2046, or until such time as all of the Bonds and the fees and expenses of the Issuer, the Administrative Agent and the Trustee shall have been fully paid or provision made for such payments, whichever is later; provided , however, that this Agreement may be terminated prior to such date pursuant to Article V of this Agreement, but in no event before all of the obligations and duties of the Company and ITT Holdings LLC hereunder have been fully performed, including, without limitation, the payments of all costs and fees mandated hereunder.

 

Section 9.02    Notices.

 

All notices, certificates or other communications hereunder shall be sufficiently given and shall be deemed given when delivered or mailed by registered mail, postage prepaid, addressed as follows:

 

If to the Issuer: Louisiana Public Facilities Authority
  2237 South Acadian Thruway, Suite 650
  Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70808
  Attention: President and CEO
   
If to the Trustee: US Bank National Association
  1349 West Peachtree, NW
  Two Midtown Plaza, Suite 1050
  Atlanta, Georgia  30309
  Attention:  Corporate Trust Department
   
If to the Company and ITT Holdings LLC: IMTT-Finco, LLC
  321 St. Charles Ave.
  New Orleans, Louisiana 70130
  Attention:  John Siragusa

 

A duplicate copy of each notice, certificate or other communication given hereunder by the Issuer or the Company or ITT Holdings LLC shall also be given to the Trustee and the Credit Provider (if any). The Issuer, the Company, ITT Holdings LLC, the Trustee, the Credit Provider (if any) and the Confirming Bank (if any), may, by written notice given hereunder, designate any further or different addresses to which subsequent notices, certificates or other communications shall be sent.

 

Section 9.03    Binding Effect.

 

This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and shall be binding upon the Issuer, the Company, ITT Holdings LLC the Credit Provider (if any), the Confirming Bank (if any), the Trustee, the Administrative Agent, the Owners of Bonds and their respective successors and assigns, subject, however, to the limitations contained in Section 2.02(b) hereof.

 

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Section 9.04    Severability.

 

In the event any provision of this Agreement shall be held invalid or unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not invalidate or render unenforceable any other provision hereof.

 

Section 9.05    Amounts Remaining in Funds.

 

Subject to the provisions of Section 6.11 of the Indenture, it is agreed by the parties hereto that any amounts remaining in any account of the Bond Fund, the Project Fund, or any other fund (other than the Rebate Fund) created under the Indenture upon expiration or earlier termination of this Agreement, as provided in this Agreement, after payment in full of the Bonds (or provision for payment thereof having been made in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture) and the fees and expenses of the Trustee in accordance with the Indenture, shall belong to and be paid to the Company by the Trustee.

 

Section 9.06    Amendments, Changes and Modifications.

 

Subsequent to the issuance of Bonds and prior to their payment in full (or provision for the payment thereof having been made in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture), and except as otherwise herein expressly provided, this Agreement may not be effectively amended, changed, modified, altered or terminated without the written consent of the Trustee and, prior to a Credit Facility Termination Date (if any) and payment of all amounts payable to the Credit Provider (if any) under a Credit Agreement (if any), the consent of the Credit Provider (if any), in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture.

 

Section 9.07    Execution in Counterparts.

 

This Agreement may be simultaneously executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be an original and all of which shall constitute but one and the same instrument.

 

Section 9.08    Applicable Law.

 

This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State.

 

Section 9.09    Captions.

 

The captions and headings in this Agreement are for convenience only and in no way define, limit or describe the scope or intent of any provisions or Sections of this Agreement.

 

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[signature page to Amended and Restated Loan Agreement]

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Issuer has caused this Agreement to be executed in its name and its corporate seal to be hereunto affixed and attested by its duly authorized officer, all as of the date first above written.

 

(SEAL) LOUISIANA PUBLIC FACILITIES AUTHORITY
       
Attest: By:  
      Chairman
       
By:      
  Assistant Secretary    

 

(Signature Page - Loan Agreement)

 

 
 

 

[signature page to Amended and Restated Loan Agreement]

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Agreement to be executed in its name and its corporate seal to be hereunto affixed by its duly authorized officers, all as of the date first above written.

   

  IMTT-FINCO, LLC
     
  By:  
  Name: John Siragusa
  Title: Chief Banking Officer
     
  By:  
  Name: James May
  Title: Senior Vice President-Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer

 

JOINDER OF ITT HOLDINGS LLC

 

ITT HOLDINGS LLC executes this Joinder solely for the purposes of agreeing to the agreements, covenants and terms contained in this Agreement where it is expressly referenced.

 

  ITT HOLDINGS LLC
     
  By:  
  Name:  
  Title:  
     
  By:  
  Name:  
  Title:  

 

(Signature Page - Loan Agreement)

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.9

 

EXECUTION COPY

  

 

 

 

 

LOUISIANA PUBLIC FACILITIES AUTHORITY

 

AND

 

IMTT-FINCO, LLC

 

 

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED LOAN AGREEMENT

 

 

 

Relating to

 

$81,780,000

Louisiana Public Facilities Authority

Gulf Opportunity Zone Revenue Bonds

(International-Matex Tank Terminals Project)

Series 2010B

(issued in the original aggregate principal amount of $90,000,000)

 

 

 

Dated as of May 1, 2015

 

The interest of the LOUISIANA PUBLIC FACILITIES AUTHORITY (the “Issuer”) in this Amended and Restated Loan Agreement has been assigned (except for “Reserved Rights” defined in this Amended and Restated Loan Agreement) pursuant to the Amended and Restated Indenture of Trust dated as of the date hereof from the Issuer to WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as trustee (the “Trustee”), and is subject to the security interest of the Trustee thereunder.

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED LOAN AGREEMENT

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

(This Table of Contents is not a part of the Amended and Restated Loan Agreement and is only for convenience of reference.)

 

ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS 2
     
Section 1.01 Definitions. 2
Section 1.02 Uses of Phrases. 3
     
ARTICLE II REPRESENTATIONS, COVENANTS AND WARRANTIES 4
     
Section 2.01 Representations, Covenants and Warranties of the Issuer. 4
Section 2.02 Representations, Covenants and Warranties of the Company. 4
Section 2.03 Tax-Exempt Status of the Bonds. 5
Section 2.04 Notice of Determination of Taxability. 5
Section 2.05 State Bond Commission Reporting Requirements. 5
     
ARTICLE III ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE PROJECT; ISSUANCE OF THE BONDS 6
     
Section 3.01 Agreement to Acquire, Construct, Improve and Equip the Project. 6
Section 3.02 Agreement to Issue the Bonds; Application of Bond Proceeds. 6
Section 3.03 Disbursements from the Project Fund. 6
Section 3.04 Furnishing Documents to the Trustee. 6
Section 3.05 Establishment of Completion Date. 7
Section 3.06 Company Required to Pay in Event Project Fund Insufficient. 7
Section 3.07 Special Arbitrage Certifications. 8
     
ARTICLE IV LOAN PROVISIONS; SUBSTITUTE CREDIT FACILITY 9
     
Section 4.01 Loan of Proceeds. 9
Section 4.02 Amounts Payable. 9
Section 4.03 Obligations of Company Unconditional. 12
Section 4.04 Substitute Credit Facility. 13
Section 4.05 Substitute Confirming Letter of Credit. 13
     
ARTICLE V PREPAYMENT AND REDEMPTION 14
     
Section 5.01 Prepayment and Redemption. 14
     
ARTICLE VI SPECIAL COVENANTS 15
     
Section 6.01 No Warranty of Condition or Suitability by Issuer. 15
Section 6.02 Access to the Project. 15
Section 6.03 Further Assurances and Corrective Instruments. 15
Section 6.04 Issuer and Company Representatives. 15
Section 6.05 Financing Statements. 15
Section 6.06 Covenant to Provide Ongoing Disclosure. 16
Section 6.07 Notice of Control. 16

 

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Section 6.08 Acknowledgement and Covenant Regarding Commercial Paper or Long Term Period. 16
Section 6.09 Environmental Matters. 16
     
ARTICLE VII ASSIGNMENT, SELLING, LEASING; INDEMNIFICATION; REDEMPTION 17
     
Section 7.01 Assignment, Selling and Leasing. 17
Section 7.02 Release and Indemnification Covenants. 17
Section 7.03 Issuer to Grant Security Interest to Trustee. 18
Section 7.04 Indemnification of Trustee. 18
     
ARTICLE VIII DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES 19
     
Section 8.01 Defaults Defined. 19
Section 8.02 Remedies on Default. 20
Section 8.03 No Remedy Exclusive. 21
Section 8.04 Agreement to Pay Attorneys’ Fees and Expenses. 21
Section 8.05 No Additional Waiver Implied by One Waiver. 21
     
ARTICLE IX MISCELLANEOUS 22
     
Section 9.01 Term of Agreement. 22
Section 9.02 Notices. 22
Section 9.03 Binding Effect. 23
Section 9.04 Severability. 23
Section 9.05 Amounts Remaining in Funds. 23
Section 9.06 Amendments, Changes and Modifications. 23
Section 9.07 Execution in Counterparts. 23
Section 9.08 Applicable Law. 23
Section 9.09 Captions. 23

 

EXHIBIT A - Project Description  
EXHIBIT B - Form of Requisition  
EXHIBIT C - Certificate of Completion  

 

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AMENDED AND RESTATED LOAN AGREEMENT

 

THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED LOAN AGREEMENT , dated as of May 1, 2015 (this “Agreement”), between the Louisiana Public Facilities Authority , a public trust and public corporation of the State of Louisiana created and existing under the Constitution and Laws of the State of Louisiana (the “Issuer”) and IMTT-FINCO, LLC , a limited liability company organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “Company”);

 

WITNESSETH :

 

WHEREAS , the Issuer is empowered pursuant to Chapter 2-A of Title 9 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended (the “Act”) to issue its revenue bonds for the purpose of industrial, manufacturing and other economic development facilities and activities; and

 

WHEREAS , in furtherance of the public purpose for which the Issuer was created, the Issuer, pursuant to that certain Indenture of Trust dated as of December 1, 2010, as amended by that certain First Amendment to Indenture of Trust dated as of February 1, 2013 (the “Original Indenture”), each by and between the Issuer and the Trustee, has issued $90,000,000 in original aggregate principal amount of its Gulf Opportunity Zone Revenue Bonds (International-Matex Tank Terminals Project) Series 2010B (the “Bonds”), to finance the expansion of liquid logistics centers located in St. Rose, Louisiana, Harvey, Louisiana and Geismar, Louisiana (the “Project”), each of which is owned or leased by an affiliate of the Company; and has loaned the proceeds of the sale of the Bonds to the Company pursuant to that certain Loan Agreement dated as of December 1, 2010, as amended by that certain First Amendment to Loan Agreement dated as of February 1, 2013 (the “Original Agreement”), each by and between the Issuer and the Company; and

 

WHEREAS , the Company has requested that the Issuer and the Trustee amend and restate the Original Indenture and the Original Agreement for the purpose of allowing for a bank rate mode and making certain related changes; and

 

WHEREAS , Section 12.02 of the Original Indenture and Section 9.06 of the Original Agreement provide that the Owners of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Bonds may, under certain conditions, consent to any modification of the Original Agreement; and

 

WHEREAS , a copy of the written consent of the Owners is attached to the Indenture as Exhibit D ; and

 

WHEREAS , pursuant to this Agreement, the Company has agreed to pay the Issuer amounts sufficient for the payment of the principal of and interest on the Bonds, certain other payments thereunder; and

 

NOW, THEREFORE, THIS AGREEMENT WITNESSETH:

 

 
 

  

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

 

Section 1.01   Definitions .

 

All capitalized, undefined terms used herein shall have the same meanings as used in Article I of the hereinafter defined Indenture. In addition, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings:

 

“Administrative Agent” means Suntrust Bank, or its permitted assigns and successors, as Administrative Agent under the Revolving Credit Agreement.

 

Confirming Bank ” means the provider of a Confirming Letter of Credit or a Substitute Confirming Letter of Credit.

 

Confirming Letter of Credit ” means a letter of credit issued by a Confirming Bank to the Trustee relating to the Bonds, including any Substitute Confirming Letter of Credit provided by the Company in accordance with Section 4.05 of the Agreement.

 

“Cost” with respect to the Project shall be deemed to include all items permitted to be financed under the provisions of the Code and the Act.

 

“Default” means any Default under this Agreement as specified in and defined by Section 8.01 hereof.

 

“Indenture” means the Amended and Restated Indenture of Trust dated as of even date hereof between the Issuer and the Trustee, pursuant to which the Bonds are authorized to be reissued, and any amendments and supplements thereto.

 

“Issuance Costs” means all costs that are treated as costs of issuing or carrying the Bonds under existing Treasury Department regulations and rulings, including, but not limited to, (a) commitment and origination fees payable to the Bondholders; (b) counsel fees (including bond counsel, Issuer’s counsel, Bondholder’s counsel, Administrative Agent’s counsel and Company counsel, as well as any other specialized counsel fees incurred in connection with the issuance of the Bonds); (c) financial advisory fees incurred in connection with the issuance of the Bonds; (d) Trustee fees incurred in connection with the issuance of the Bonds; (e) paying agent and certifying and authenticating agent fees related to issuance of the Bonds; (f) accountant fees related to the issuance of the Bonds; (g) printing costs of the Bonds; (h) publication costs associated with the financing proceedings; and (i) costs of engineering and feasibility studies necessary to the reissuance of the Bonds.

 

“Net Proceeds” means the proceeds of the Bonds reduced by amounts in a reasonably required reserve or replacement fund.

 

“Project” means the facilities described in Exhibit A hereto.

 

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“Qualified Project Costs” means Costs and expenses of the Project which constitute land costs or costs for property of a character subject to the allowance for depreciation excluding specifically working capital and inventory costs, provided, however, that (i) costs or expenses paid (a) prior to the date of Hurricane Katrina, or (b) on or after December 31, 2009, and more than sixty (60) days prior to the adoption by the Issuer of its resolution on May 11, 2010, declaring its intent to reimburse Project expenditures with Bond proceeds, shall not be deemed to be Qualified Project Costs; (ii) Issuance Costs shall not be deemed to be Qualified Project Costs; (iii) interest during the Construction Period shall be allocated between Qualified Project Costs and other Costs and expenses to be paid from the proceeds of the Bonds; (iv) interest following the Construction Period shall not constitute a Qualified Project Cost; (v) letter of credit fees and municipal bond insurance premiums which represent a transfer of credit risk shall be allocated between Qualified Project Costs and other costs and expenses to be paid from the proceeds of the Bonds; and (vi) letter of credit fees and municipal bond insurance premiums which do not represent a transfer of credit risk shall not constitute Qualified Project Costs.

 

“Requisition” means a written request for a disbursement from the Project Fund, signed by a Company Representative, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B and satisfactorily completed as contemplated by said form.

 

“Reserved Rights” means amounts payable to the Issuer under Sections 4.02(b), 6.09, 7.02 and 8.04 hereof.

 

“Revolving Credit Agreement” means the Credit Agreement dated as of May 21, 2015, by and among ITT Holdings LLC, an affiliate of the Company, as US borrower thereunder, IMTT-Quebec Inc. and IMTT-NTL, Ltd. as Canadian borrowers thereunder, the lenders party thereto and the Administrative Agent, as amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

“State” means the State of Louisiana.

 

Substitute Confirming Letter of Credit ” means a letter of credit, line of credit, insurance policy or other credit facility securing the payment of the principal and Purchase Price of, redemption premium (if any) and interest on the Bonds, delivered to the Trustee in accordance with Section 4.05 hereof.

 

“Term of Agreement” means the term of this Agreement as specified in Section 9.01 hereof.

 

Section 1.02   Uses of Phrases.

 

Words of the masculine gender shall be deemed and construed to include correlative words of the feminine and neuter genders. Unless the context shall otherwise indicate, the words “Bond,” “Bondholder,” “Owner,” “registered owner” and “person” shall include the plural as well as the singular number, and the word “person” shall include corporations and associations, including public bodies, as well as persons. Any percentage of Bonds, specified herein for any purpose, is to be figured on the unpaid principal amount thereof then Outstanding. All references herein to specific Sections of the Code refer to such Sections of the Code and all successor or replacement provisions thereto.

 

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ARTICLE II

REPRESENTATIONS, COVENANTS AND WARRANTIES

 

Section 2.01   Representations, Covenants and Warranties of the Issuer.

 

The Issuer represents, covenants and warrants that:

 

(a) The Issuer is a public trust and public corporation of the State of Louisiana. Under the provisions of the Act, the Issuer is authorized to enter into the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Indenture and to carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder. The Issuer has been duly authorized to execute and deliver this Agreement and the Indenture.

 

(b) The Issuer covenants that it will not pledge the amounts derived from this Agreement other than as contemplated by the Indenture.

 

Section 2.02 Representations, Covenants and Warranties of the Company.

 

The Company represents, covenants and warrants that:

 

(a) The Company is a limited liability company duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the State of Delaware. The Company is not in violation of any provision of its articles of organization, has the power to enter into this Agreement, and has duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Agreement, and is qualified to do business and is in good standing under the laws of the State of Louisiana.

 

(b) The Company agrees that during the Term of Agreement it will maintain its existence, will not dissolve or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its assets and will not consolidate with or merge into another legal entity or permit one or more other legal entities to consolidate with or merge into it, without (i) the prior written consent of the Credit Provider (during any Credit Facility Period), the Administrative Agent (during any Bank Rate Period) or the Trustee (during any Interest Period that is not a Credit Facility Period or a Bank Rate Period) and (ii) an opinion of Bond Counsel to the effect that such action, in and of itself, will not adversely affect the excludability of interest on the Bonds from gross income for federal income tax purposes.

 

(c) Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement, nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, nor the fulfillment of or compliance with the terms and conditions hereof or thereof conflicts with or results in a breach of the terms, conditions, or provisions of any agreement or instrument to which the Company is now a party or by which the Company is bound, or constitutes a default under any of the foregoing, or results in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance whatsoever upon any of the property or assets of the Company under the terms of any such instrument or agreement.

 

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(d) There is no action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation, at law or in equity, before or by any court, public board or body, known to be pending or threatened against or affecting the Company or any of its officers, nor to the best knowledge of the Company is there any basis therefor, wherein an unfavorable decision, ruling, or finding would materially adversely affect the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or which would adversely affect, in any way, the validity or enforceability of the Bonds, this Agreement, or any agreement or instrument to which the Company is a party, used or contemplated for use in the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

(e) The Project is of the type authorized and permitted by the Act, and its estimated Cost is not less than $90,000,000.

 

(f) The proceeds from the sale of the Bonds will be used only for payment of Costs of the Project.

 

(g) The Company will use due diligence to cause the Project to be operated in accordance with the laws, rulings, regulations and ordinances of the State and the departments, agencies and political subdivisions thereof. The Company has obtained or will obtain all requisite approvals of the State and of other federal, state, regional and local governmental bodies for the acquisition, construction, improving and equipping of the Project.

 

(h) The Company will fully and faithfully perform all the duties and obligations which the Issuer has covenanted and agreed in the Indenture to cause the Company to perform and any duties and obligations which the Company is required in the Indenture to perform. The foregoing shall not apply to any duty or undertaking of the Issuer which by its nature cannot be delegated or assigned.

 

Section 2.03   Tax-Exempt Status of the Bonds.

 

The Company hereby represents, warrants and agrees that the Tax Regulatory Agreement executed and delivered by the Company concurrently with the reissuance and delivery of the Bonds is true, accurate and complete in all material respects as of the date on which executed and delivered.

 

Section 2.04   Notice of Determination of Taxability.

 

Promptly after the Company first becomes aware of any Determination of Taxability, the Company shall give written notice thereof to the Issuer, the Administrative Agent and the Trustee.

 

Section 2.05   State Bond Commission Reporting Requirements.

 

The Company hereby covenants and agrees that it shall furnish to the Issuer and Bond Counsel such information as is necessary to satisfy the reporting requirements of L.S.A. R.S. 39:1405.4, as amended from time to time. This information shall be delivered to the Issuer and Bond Counsel not less than five (5) Business Days prior to the date such information is required to be reported to the Louisiana State Bond Commission .

 

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ARTICLE III

ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION
OF THE PROJECT;
ISSUANCE OF THE BONDS

 

Section 3.01   Agreement to Acquire, Construct, Improve and Equip the Project.

 

The Company agrees to make or cause to be made all contracts and do or cause to be done all things necessary for the acquisition, construction, improving, and equipping of the Project. The Company further agrees that it will, or will cause a related entity to, acquire, construct, improve, and equip the Project with all reasonable dispatch and use its best efforts to cause acquisition, construction, improving, equipping, and occupancy of the Project to be completed by December 15, 2013, or as soon thereafter as may be practicable, delays caused by force majeure as defined in Section 8.01 hereof only excepted; but if for any reason such acquisition, construction, improving and equipping is not completed by said date there shall be no resulting liability on the part of the Company and no diminution in or postponement of the payments required in Section 4.02 hereof to be paid by the Company.

 

Section 3.02   Agreement to Issue the Bonds; Application of Bond Proceeds.

 

In order to provide funds for the payment of the Cost of the Project, the Issuer, concurrently with the execution of this Agreement, will issue, sell, and deliver the Bonds and deposit the net proceeds thereof with the Trustee in the Project Fund.

 

Section 3.03   Disbursements from the Project Fund.

 

The Issuer has, in the Indenture, authorized and directed the Trustee to make disbursements from the Project Fund to pay the Costs of the Project, or to reimburse the Company for any Cost of the Project paid by the Company. Except with respect to payment of Issuance Costs on the date of issuance of the Bonds, the Trustee shall not make any disbursement from the Project Fund until the Company shall have provided the Trustee with a Requisition.

 

Section 3.04   Furnishing Documents to the Trustee.

 

The Company agrees to cause such Requisitions to be directed to the Trustee as may be necessary to effect payments out of the Project Fund in accordance with Section 3.03 hereof.

 

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Section 3.05   Establishment of Completion Date.

 

(a) The Completion Date shall be evidenced to the Issuer and the Trustee by a certificate signed by a Company Representative, as attached as Exhibit C hereto stating that, except for amounts retained by the Trustee at the Company’s direction to pay any Cost of the Project not then due and payable, (i) construction of the Project has been completed and all costs of labor, services, materials and supplies used in such construction have been paid, (ii) all equipment for the Project has been installed, such equipment so installed is suitable and sufficient for the operation of the Project, and all costs and expenses incurred in the acquisition and installation of such equipment have been paid, and (iii) all other facilities necessary in connection with the Project have been acquired, constructed, improved, and equipped and all costs and expenses incurred in connection therewith have been paid. Notwithstanding the foregoing, such certificate shall state that it is given without prejudice to any rights against third parties which exist at the date of such certificate or which may subsequently come into being. Forthwith upon completion of the acquisition, construction, improving, and equipping of the Project, the Company agrees to cause such certificate to be furnished to the Issuer and the Trustee. Upon receipt of such certificate, the Trustee shall retain in the Project Fund a sum equal to the amounts necessary for payment of the Costs of the Project not then due and payable according to such certificate. If any such amounts so retained are not subsequently used, prior to any transfer of said amounts to the Bond Fund as provided below, the Trustee shall give notice to the Company of the failure to apply said funds for payment of the Costs of the Project. Any amount not to be retained in the Project Fund for payment of the Costs of the Project, and all amounts so retained but not subsequently used, shall be transferred by the Trustee into the Bond Fund.

 

(b) If at least ninety-five percent (95%) of the Net Proceeds of the Bonds have not been used to pay Qualified Project Costs, any amount (exclusive of amounts retained by the Trustee in the Project Fund for payment of Costs of the Project not then due and payable) remaining in the Project Fund shall be transferred by the Trustee into the Bond Fund and used by the Trustee (i) to redeem, or to cause the redemption of, Bonds on the earliest redemption date permitted by the Indenture without a premium, or (ii) for any other purpose, provided that the Trustee is furnished with an opinion of Bond Counsel to the effect that such use is lawful under the Act and will not require that interest on the Bonds be included in gross income for federal income tax purposes. Until used for one or more of the foregoing purposes, such segregated amount may be invested as permitted by the Indenture provided that prior to any such investment the Trustee is provided with an opinion of Bond Counsel to the effect that such investment will not require that interest on the Bonds be included in gross income for federal income tax purposes.

 

Section 3.06   Company Required to Pay in Event Project Fund Insufficient.

 

In the event the moneys in the Project Fund available for payment of the Costs of the Project should not be sufficient to pay the Costs of the Project in full, the Company agrees to complete the Project or cause the Project to be completed and to pay that portion of the Costs of the Project in excess of the moneys available therefor in the Project Fund. The Issuer does not make any warranty, either express or implied, that the moneys paid into the Project Fund and available for payment of the Costs of the Project will be sufficient to pay all of the Costs of the Project. The Company agrees that if after exhaustion of the moneys in the Project Fund, the Company should pay any portion of the Costs of the Project pursuant to the provisions of this Section, the Company shall not be entitled to any reimbursement therefor from the Issuer, the Trustee or the Owners of any of the Bonds, nor shall the Company be entitled to any diminution of the amounts payable under Section 4.02 hereof.

 

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Section 3.07   Special Arbitrage Certifications.

 

The Company and the Issuer covenant not to cause or direct any moneys on deposit in any fund or account to be used in a manner which would cause the Bonds to be classified as “arbitrage bonds” within the meaning of Section 148 of the Code, and the Company certifies and covenants to and for the benefit of the Issuer and the Owners of the Bonds that so long as there are any Bonds Outstanding, moneys on deposit in any fund or account in connection with the Bonds, whether such moneys were derived from the proceeds of the sale of the Bonds or from any other sources, will not be used in a manner which will cause the Bonds to be classified as “arbitrage bonds” within the meaning of Section 148 of the Code.

 

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ARTICLE IV

LOAN PROVISIONS; SUBSTITUTE
CREDIT FACILITY

 

Section 4.01   Loan of Proceeds.

 

The Issuer agrees, upon the terms and conditions contained in this Agreement and the Indenture, to lend to the Company the proceeds received by the Issuer from the sale of the Bonds. Such proceeds shall be disbursed to or on behalf of the Company as provided in Section 3.03 hereof.

 

Section 4.02   Amounts Payable.

 

(a) The Company hereby covenants and agrees to repay the loan, as follows: on or before any Interest Payment Date for the Bonds or any other date that any payment of interest, premium, if any, or principal or Purchase Price is required to be made in respect of the Bonds pursuant to the Indenture, until the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Bonds shall have been fully paid or provision for the payment thereof shall have been made in accordance with the Indenture, in immediately available funds, a sum which, together with any other moneys available for such payment in any account of the Bond Fund, will enable the Trustee to pay the amount payable on such date as Purchase Price or principal of (whether at maturity or upon redemption or acceleration or otherwise), premium, if any, and interest on the Bonds as provided in the Indenture; provided, however, that the obligation of the Company to make any payment hereunder shall be deemed satisfied and discharged to the extent of the corresponding payment made by a Credit Provider (if any) to the Trustee under a Credit Facility (if any) or by the Confirming Bank (if any) under the Confirming Letter of Credit (if any). While the Bonds bear interest at a Bank Rate, each of the Company and ITT Holdings LLC agrees to pay (or cause to pay) the Purchase Price on the Bonds when due pursuant to Sections 4.01 and 4.02 of the Indenture.

 

It is understood and agreed that all payments payable by or on behalf of the Company under subsection (a) of this Section 4.02 are assigned by the Issuer to the Trustee for the benefit of the Owners of the Bonds. Each of the Company and ITT Holdings LLC assents to such assignment. The Issuer hereby directs the Company and ITT Holdings LLC and the Company and ITT Holdings LLC hereby agree, to pay to the Trustee at the Principal Office of the Trustee all payments payable by or on behalf of the Company and/or ITT Holdings LLC pursuant to this subsection.

 

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(b) Each of the Company and ITT Holdings LLC agrees that it will also pay:

 

(i) All of the Issuer’s reasonable actual out-of-pocket expenses and costs of issuance in connection with the Bonds and an annual administrative payment payable directly to the Issuer on June 1 of each year in an annual amount equal to 1/10 th of 1% of the principal amount of all Bonds Outstanding on January 2 of each year. The administrative payments shall be used for purposes of paying administrative and related costs of the Issuer, but shall not include Trustee fees incurred by the Issuer, and the Issuer agrees that it will notify the Company in writing prior to March 20 th of each calendar year hereafter if it shall not waive such administrative payments for such year and, if these fees are not waived, such written notice shall advise the Company of the amount that is to be paid (not to exceed 1/10 of 1% per annum) the date on which the payment is due, and where such payment is to be remitted. In the event the Company should fail to pay such administrative expenses then due, the payment shall continue as an obligation of the Company until the amount shall have been fully paid, and the company agrees to pay the same with interest thereon (to the extent legally enforceable) at a rate per annum equal to the interest rate in effect from time to time on the Bonds, until paid; and

 

(ii) the reasonable fees and expenses of such accountants, consultants, attorneys and other experts as may be engaged by the Issuer, the Administrative Agent or the Trustee to prepare such audits, financial statements or opinions or provide such other services as are reasonably required under this Agreement, the Indenture or the Tax Regulatory Agreement; and

 

(iii) all taxes and assessments of any type or character charged to the Issuer, the Administrative Agent or to the Trustee affecting the amount available to the Issuer, the Administrative Agent or the Trustee from payments to be received hereunder or in any way arising due to the transactions contemplated hereby (including taxes and assessments assessed or levied by any public agency or governmental authority of whatever character having power to levy taxes or assessments) but excluding any taxes based upon the capital and/or income of the Trustee, the Administrative Agent or any other person other than the Company; provided, however, that the Company shall have the right to protest any such taxes or assessments assessed or levied upon them and that the Company shall have the right to withhold payment of any such taxes or assessments pending disposition of any such protest or contest unless such withholding, protest or contest would materially adversely affect the rights or interests of the Issuer, the Administrative Agent or the Trustee.

 

The forgoing payments shall be billed to the Company and/or ITT Holdings LLC by the Issuer, the Administrative Agent or the Trustee from time to time, together with (x) a statement executed by a duly authorized officer or agent of the Issuer, the Administrative Agent or the Trustee, as the case may be, certifying that the amount billed has been incurred or paid by the Issuer, the Administrative Agent or the Trustee for one or more of the above items, and (y) a copy of the invoice or statement for the amount so incurred or paid. Amounts so billed shall be paid by the Company and ITT Holdings LLC within thirty (30) days after receipt of the bill by the Company or ITT Holdings LLC unless, in the case of expenditures described under clause (iii) above, the Company or ITT Holdings LLC is contesting such amounts in good faith.

 

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(c) The Company and ITT Holdings LLC will also pay the reasonable fees and expenses of the Trustee under the Indenture and all other amounts which may be payable to the Trustee under Section 10.02 of the Indenture, such amounts to be paid directly to the Trustee for the Trustee’s own account as and when such amounts become due and payable.

 

(d) Each of the Company and ITT Holdings LLC covenants, for the benefit of the Owners of the Bonds, to pay or cause to be paid, to the Trustee, such amounts as shall be necessary to enable the Trustee to pay the Purchase Price of Bonds delivered to it for purchase, all as more particularly described in Sections 4.01 and 4.02 of the Indenture; provided , however, that the obligation of the Company and ITT Holdings LLC to make any such payment under this Section 4.02(d) shall be reduced by the amount of moneys available for such payment described in Section 4.03(a) of the Indenture; and provided , further , that the obligation of the Company and ITT Holdings LLC to make any payment under this subsection (d) shall be deemed to be satisfied and discharged to the extent of the corresponding payment made by a Credit Provider (if any) under a Credit Facility (if any) or by the Confirming Bank (if any) under the Confirming Letter of Credit (if any).

 

(e)   The Company shall promptly notify the Owners and any Prior Owners of any Determination of Taxability. Each of the Company and ITT Holdings LLC covenants, for the benefit of the Owners of the Bonds, to pay or cause to be paid to the Trustee when due any other amounts payable under the Bonds, including, but not limited to the following while the Bonds bear interest at a Bank Rate:

 

(i)   In the event of a Determination of Taxability (as defined in the Indenture), and upon demand of the Owner or any prior Owner, the Company and ITT Holdings LLC shall pay or cause to be paid to the Trustee such additional amount as shall be necessary to provide that interest on the Bonds shall have been payable at the Taxable Adjusted LIBOR Rate (as defined in the Indenture) from the Date of Taxability (as defined in the Indenture). The Company shall promptly notify the Owners and any Prior Owners of any Determination of Taxability.

 

(ii)   Upon a Determination of Non De Minimis Exception Status (as defined in the Indenture), and upon demand of the Owner or any prior Owner, the Company shall pay or cause to be paid to the Trustee such additional amounts as shall be necessary to provide that interest on the Bonds shall have been payable at the Adjusted Non De Minimis Exception Status (as defined in the Indenture).

 

(iii)   Upon a Determination of Taxability or a Determination of Non de Minimis Exception Status, the Company and ITT Holdings LLC shall also pay or cause to be paid to the Trustee upon demand of such Owner or prior Owner any taxes, interest, penalties or other charges assessed against or payable by such Owner or prior Owner and attributable to such Determination of Taxability or a determination of Non De Minimis Exception Status and all reasonable administrative, out of pocket and other expenses incurred by such Owner or prior Owner which are attributable to such event, including, without limitation, the costs incurred by such Owner or prior Owner to amend any of its tax returns, notwithstanding the repayment of the entire principal amount of the Bonds or any transfer or assignment of the Bonds.

 

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(iv)   If there is any Change in Law (as defined in the Revolving Credit Agreement) that increases the cost to the Bank holding the Bonds, then the Company and ITT Holdings LLC shall pay or cause to be paid to the Trustee such additional costs incurred or reduction suffered in accordance with Section 4.11 of the Revolving Credit Agreement, which section is incorporated herein by reference.

 

(v)   Reserved.

 

(vi)   The Company and ITT Holdings LLC will pay or cause to be paid to the Trustee on demand all amounts required under the Bonds to be paid during any contest of a Determination of Taxability.

 

(vii)   The obligations of the Company and ITT Holdings LLC contained in this subparagraph (e) shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the payment in full of the Bonds.

 

(f) In the event the Company or ITT Holdings LLC should fail to make any of the payments required in this Section 4.02 , the item or installment so in default shall continue as an obligation of the Company or ITT Holdings LLC as applicable, until the amount in default shall have been fully paid, and each of the Company and ITT Holdings LLC agrees to pay the same with interest thereon, to the extent permitted by law, from the date when such payment was due, at the rate of interest equal to the Default Rate.

 

Section 4.03   Obligations of Company Unconditional.

 

The obligations of the Company and ITT Holdings LLC to make the payments required in Section 4.02 and to perform and observe the other agreements contained herein shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be subject to any defense or any right of setoff, counterclaim or recoupment arising out of any breach by the Issuer, the Administrative Agent, the Owner or the Trustee of any obligation to the Company or ITT Holdings LLC, whether hereunder or otherwise, or out of any indebtedness or liability at any time owing to the Company or ITT Holdings LLC by the Issuer, the Administrative Agent, the Owner or the Trustee, and, until such time as the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Bonds shall have been fully paid or provision for the payment thereof shall have been made in accordance with the Indenture, the Company and ITT Holdings LLC (i) will not suspend or discontinue any payments provided for in Section 4.02 hereof, (ii) will perform and observe all other agreements contained in this Agreement and (iii) except as otherwise provided herein, will not terminate the Term of Agreement for any cause, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, failure of the Company to complete the acquisition, construction, improving and equipping of the Project, the occurrence of any acts or circumstances that may constitute failure of consideration, eviction or constructive eviction, destruction of or damage to the Project, the taking by eminent domain of title to or temporary use of any or all of the Project, commercial frustration of purpose, any change in the tax or other laws of the United States of America or of the State or any political subdivision of either thereof or any failure of the Issuer, the Administrative Agent, the Owner or the Trustee to perform and observe any agreement, whether express or implied, or any duty, liability or obligation arising out of or connected with this Agreement. Nothing contained in this Section shall be construed to release the Issuer from the performance of any of the agreements on its part herein contained, and in the event the Issuer or the Trustee should fail to perform any such agreement on its part, the Company may institute such action against the Issuer or the Trustee as the Company may deem necessary to compel performance so long as such action does not abrogate the obligations of the Company or ITT Holdings LLC contained in the first sentence of this Section.

 

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Section 4.04   Substitute Credit Facility.

 

Subject to the conditions set forth in this Section 4.04 , the Company may provide for the delivery to the Trustee of a Substitute Credit Facility. The Company shall furnish written notice to the Trustee, not less than twenty days prior to the Mandatory Purchase Date, (a) notifying the Trustee that the Company is exercising its option to provide for the delivery of a Substitute Credit Facility to the Trustee, (b) setting forth the Mandatory Purchase Date in connection with the delivery of such Substitute Credit Facility, which shall in any event be an Interest Payment Date that is not less than two Business Days prior to the expiration date of the Credit Facility then in effect with respect to the Bonds, and (c) instructing the Trustee to furnish notice to the Bondholders regarding the Mandatory Purchase Date at least fifteen days prior to the Mandatory Purchase Date, as more fully described in Section 4.01(b) of the Indenture and Exhibit B thereto. Any Substitute Credit Facility shall be delivered to the Trustee prior to such Mandatory Purchase Date and shall be effective on and after such Mandatory Purchase Date. On or before the date of such delivery of a Substitute Credit Facility to the Trustee, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee (a) a written opinion of Bond Counsel stating that the delivery of such Substitute Credit Facility will not adversely affect the exclusion from gross income of interest on the Bonds for federal income tax purposes; and (b) a written opinion of counsel to the Substitute Credit Provider to the effect that the Substitute Credit Facility is a legal, valid, binding and enforceable obligation of the Substitute Credit Provider in accordance with its terms.

 

Section 4.05   Substitute Confirming Letter of Credit.

 

Subject to the conditions set forth in this Section 4.05 , the Company may provide for the delivery to the Trustee of a Substitute Confirming Letter of Credit. The Company shall furnish written notice to the Trustee, not less than twenty days prior to the Mandatory Purchase Date, (a) notifying the Trustee that the Company is exercising its option to provide for the delivery of a Substitute Confirming Letter of Credit to the Trustee, (b) setting forth the Mandatory Purchase Date in connection with the delivery of such Substitute Confirming Letter of Credit, which shall in any event be an Interest Payment Date that is not less than two Business Days prior to the expiration date of the Confirming Letter of Credit then in effect with respect to the Bonds, and (c) instructing the Trustee to furnish notice to the Bondholders regarding the Mandatory Purchase Date at least fifteen days prior to the Mandatory Purchase Date, as more fully described in Section 4.01(b) of the Indenture and Exhibit B thereto. Any Substitute Confirming Letter of Credit shall be delivered to the Trustee prior to such Mandatory Purchase Date and shall be effective on and after such Mandatory Purchase Date. On or before the date of such delivery of a Substitute Confirming Letter of Credit to the Trustee, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee (a) a written opinion of Bond Counsel stating that the delivery of such Substitute Confirming Letter of Credit will not adversely affect the exclusion from gross income of interest on the Bonds for federal income tax purposes; and (b) a written opinion of counsel to the Substitute Confirming Letter of Credit Provider to the effect that the Substitute Confirming Letter of Credit is a legal, valid, binding and enforceable obligation of the Substitute Confirming Letter of Credit Provider in accordance with its terms.

 

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ARTICLE V

PREPAYMENT AND REDEMPTION

 

Section 5.01   Prepayment and Redemption.

 

The Company and ITT Holdings LLC shall have the option to prepay its obligations hereunder at the times and in the amounts as necessary to exercise its option to cause the Bonds to be redeemed in whole or in part as set forth in the Indenture and in the Bonds. Each of the Company and ITT Holdings LLC hereby agrees that it shall prepay its obligations hereunder at the times and in the amounts as necessary to accomplish the mandatory redemption of the Bonds as set forth in the Indenture and in the Bonds. The Issuer, at the request of the Company, shall forthwith take all steps (other than the payment of the money required for such redemption) necessary under the applicable redemption provisions of the Indenture to effect redemption of all or part of the Outstanding Bonds, as may be specified by the Company or ITT Holdings LLC, on the date established for such redemption.

 

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ARTICLE VI

SPECIAL COVENANTS

 

Section 6.01   No Warranty of Condition or Suitability by Issuer.

 

THE ISSUER MAKES NO WARRANTY, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO THE PROJECT OR THE CONDITION THEREOF, OR THAT THE PROJECT WILL BE SUITABLE FOR THE PURPOSES OR NEEDS OF THE COMPANY. THE ISSUER MAKES NO REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, THAT THE COMPANY WILL HAVE QUIET AND PEACEFUL POSSESSION OF THE PROJECT. THE ISSUER MAKES NO REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, WITH RESPECT TO THE MERCHANTABILITY, CONDITION OR WORKMANSHIP OF ANY PART OF THE PROJECT OR ITS SUITABILITY FOR THE COMPANY’S PURPOSES.

 

Section 6.02    Access to the Project.

 

The Company agrees that the Issuer, the Credit Provider (if any) and the Trustee and their duly authorized agents, attorneys, experts, engineers, accountants and representatives shall have the right to inspect the Project at all reasonable times and on reasonable notice. The Issuer, the Credit Provider (if any) and the Trustee and their duly authorized agents shall also be permitted, at all reasonable times, to examine the books and records of the Company with respect to the Project.

 

Section 6.03    Further Assurances and Corrective Instruments.

 

The Issuer and the Company agree that they will, from time to time, execute, acknowledge and deliver, or cause to be executed, acknowledged and delivered, such supplements hereto and such further instruments as may reasonably be required for carrying out the expressed intention of this Agreement.

 

Section 6.04    Issuer and Company Representatives.

 

Whenever under the provisions of this Agreement the approval of the Issuer or the Company is required or the Issuer or the Company is required to take some action at the request of the other, such approval or such request shall be given for the Issuer by an Issuer Representative and for the Company by a Company Representative. The Trustee shall be authorized to act on any such approval or request.

 

Section 6.05    Financing Statements.

 

The Company agrees to execute and file or cause to be executed and filed any and all financing statements or amendments thereof or continuation statements necessary to perfect and continue the perfection of the security interests granted in the Indenture. The Company shall pay all costs of filing such instruments. If the Company fails to file such statements, then the Trustee shall make such filings.

 

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Section 6.06    Covenant to Provide Ongoing Disclosure.

 

The Company hereby covenants and agrees that, in the event the hereinafter defined Rule becomes applicable to the Bonds, the Company shall enter into a written undertaking for the benefit of the holders of the Bonds, as required by Section (b)(5)(i) of Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 15c2-12 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (17 CFR Part 240, §240.15c2-12) (the “Rule”); provided, however, that the Company shall not be obligated to enter into such written undertaking if the Company shall furnish to the Trustee, prior to the exercise of the Conversion Option, an opinion of Bond Counsel that, notwithstanding such election by the Company, the Rule is not applicable to the Bonds.

 

Section 6.07    Notice of Control.

 

The Company shall provide written notice to the Trustee and the Remarketing Agent (if any) 30 days prior to the consummation of any transaction that would result in the Company controlling the Credit Provider (if any) or the Confirming Bank (if any) or being controlled by the Credit Provider (if any) or the Confirming Bank (if any) within the meaning of Section 2(a)(9) of the Investment Company Act of 1940.

 

Section 6.08    Acknowledgement and Covenant Regarding Commercial Paper or Long Term Period.

 

The Company acknowledges that the Bonds shall initially be rated only while the Interest Period for the Bonds is a Daily Period, a Two-Day Period or a Weekly Period. Further, the Company acknowledges that in the event that it shall select a Commercial Paper Period or Long Term Period as the Interest Period, it shall be required to provide a Substitute Credit Facility or an amendment to the Credit Facility in accordance with Section 2.08 of the Indenture. The Company covenants that, in the event that it shall select a Commercial Paper Period or Long Term Period, it shall amend or cause the amendment of, and supplement or cause the supplementation of, this Agreement and the Indenture, respectively, such that the Bonds shall continue to be rated as investment grade by Moody’s, Fitch or S&P.

 

Section 6.09    Environmental Matters.

 

The Company shall be solely responsible for, and shall indemnify and hold harmless the Issuer, the Owners and the Trustee from and against, any loss, damage, costs, expense, or liability, directly or indirectly, arising out of or attributable to the use, generation, storage, release, threatened release, discharge, disposal, or presence of Hazardous Material on, under or about the Project, including without limitation: (i) all foreseeable consequential damages; (ii) the cost of any required or necessary repair, clean-up or detoxification of the Project, and the preparation and implementation of any closure, remedial, or other required plans; and (iii) all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by the Issuer and the Trustee in connection with clauses (i) and (ii), including but not limited to reasonable attorney’s fees. The Company shall, at its expense, take all necessary remedial action(s) in response to the presence of any Hazardous Material on, under or about the Project.

 

The said release and indemnification covenants of the Company shall apply equally to the officers and employees of the Issuer and to its Board of Directors.

 

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ARTICLE VII

ASSIGNMENT, SELLING, LEASING;
INDEMNIFICATION; REDEMPTION

 

Section 7.01    Assignment, Selling and Leasing.

 

The Project may be sold or leased, as a whole or in part, with the prior written consent of the Credit Provider (during any Credit Facility Period), the Administrative Agent (during any Bank Rate Period) or the Trustee (during any period other than a Credit Facility Period or a Bank Rate Period); provided, further, that no such sale or lease shall, in the opinion of Bond Counsel, result in interest on any of the Bonds becoming includable in gross income for federal income tax purposes, or shall otherwise violate any provisions of the Act; provided further , however, that no such sale or lease shall relieve the Company or ITT Holdings LLC of any of their respective obligations under this Agreement unless such obligations shall have been legally and validly assumed by the acquiring party.

 

Section 7.02    Release and Indemnification Covenants.

 

(a) The Company shall and hereby agrees to indemnify and save the Issuer and the Trustee harmless against and from all expenses, damages and claims by or on behalf of any person, firm, corporation or other legal entity arising from the conduct or management of, or from any work or thing done on, the Project, or any reason whatsoever in connection with the Project and/or the Bonds, including without limitation, (i) any condition of the Project, (ii) any breach or default on the part of the Company in the performance of any of its obligations under this Agreement, (iii) any act or negligence of the Company or of any of its agents, contractors, servants, employees or licensees or (iv) any act or negligence of any assignee or lessee of the Company, or of any agents, contractors, servants, employees or licensees of any assignee or lessee of the Company. The Company shall indemnify and save the Issuer and the Trustee harmless from any such claim arising as aforesaid, or in connection with any action or proceeding brought thereon, and upon notice from the Issuer or the Trustee, the Company shall defend them or either of them in any such action or proceeding.

 

(b) Notwithstanding the fact that it is the intention of the parties hereto that the Issuer shall not incur any pecuniary liability by reason of the terms of this Agreement or the undertakings required of the Issuer hereunder, by reason of the issuance of the Bonds, by reason of the execution of the Indenture or by reason of the performance of any act requested of the Issuer by the Company, including all claims, liabilities or losses arising in connection with the violation of any statutes or regulation pertaining to the foregoing; nevertheless, if the Issuer should incur any such pecuniary liability, then in such event the Company shall indemnify and hold the Issuer harmless against all claims, demands or causes of action whatsoever, by or on behalf of any person, firm or corporation or other legal entity arising out of the same or out of any offering statement or lack of offering statement in connection with the sale or resale of the Bonds and all costs and expenses incurred in connection with any such claim or in connection with any action or proceeding brought thereon, and upon notice from the Issuer, the Company shall defend the Issuer in any such action or proceeding. All references to the Issuer in this Section 7.02 shall be deemed to include its trustees, directors, officers, employees, and agents.

 

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(c) The provisions of this Section 7.02 shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the redemption of the Bonds.

 

Section 7.03    Issuer to Grant Security Interest to Trustee.

 

The parties hereto agree that pursuant to the Indenture, the Issuer shall assign to the Trustee, in order to secure payment of the Bonds, all of the Issuer’s right, title and interest in and to this Agreement, except for Reserved Rights.

 

Section 7.04    Indemnification of Trustee.

 

The Company shall and hereby agrees to indemnify the Trustee for, and hold the Trustee harmless against, any loss, liability or expense (including the costs and expenses of defending against any claim of liability) incurred without gross negligence or willful misconduct by the Trustee and arising out of or in connection with its acting as Trustee under the Indenture.

 

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ARTICLE VIII

DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES

 

Section 8.01    Defaults Defined.

 

The following shall be “Defaults” under this Agreement and the term “Default” shall mean, whenever it is used in this Agreement, any one or more of the following events:

 

(a) Failure by the Company or ITT Holdings LLC, as applicable, to pay any amount required to be paid under Section 4.02(a), (d) or (e) hereof.

 

(b) At any time other than a Credit Facility Period or a Bank Rate Period, failure by the Company to observe and perform any covenant, condition or agreement on its part to be observed or performed, other than as referred to in Section 8.01(a) hereof, for a period of thirty (30) days after written notice specifying such failure and requesting that it be remedied shall have been given to the Company by the Issuer or the Trustee, unless the Issuer and the Trustee shall agree in writing to an extension of such time prior to its expiration; provided , however, if the failure stated in the notice cannot be corrected within the applicable period, the Issuer and the Trustee will not unreasonably withhold their consent to an extension of such time if corrective action is instituted by the Company within the applicable period and diligently pursued until such failure is corrected.

 

(c) At any time other than a Credit Facility Period or a Bank Rate Period, the dissolution or liquidation of the Company, except as authorized by Section 2.02 hereof, or the voluntary initiation by the Company of any proceeding under any federal or state law relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, arrangement, reorganization, readjustment of debt or any other form of debtor relief, or the initiation against the Company of any such proceeding which shall remain undismissed for sixty (60) days, or failure by the Company to promptly have discharged any execution, garnishment or attachment of such consequence as would impair the ability of the Company to carry on its operations at the Project, or assignment by the Company for the benefit of creditors, or the entry by the Company into an agreement of composition with its creditors or the failure generally by the Company to pay its debts as they become due.

 

(d) The occurrence of a Default under the Indenture.

 

(e) At any time during any Credit Facility Period, the occurrence of any “Default” or “Event of Default” under any Credit Agreement.

 

(f) At any time during any Bank Rate Period, the occurrence of an “Event of Default” (as defined thereunder) under the Revolving Credit Agreement and the receipt by the Trustee of written notice thereof from the Administrative Agent (at the direction of the requisite lenders pursuant to the terms of the Revolving Credit Agreement).

 

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The provisions of subsection (b) of this Section are subject to the following limitation: if by reason of force majeure the Company is unable in whole or in part to carry out any of its agreements contained herein (other than its obligations contained in Article IV hereof), the Company shall not be deemed in Default during the continuance of such inability. The term “ force   majeure ” as used herein shall mean, without limitation, the following: acts of God; strikes or other industrial disturbances; acts of public enemies; orders or restraints of any kind of the government of the United States of America or of the State or of any of their departments, agencies or officials, or of any civil or military authority; insurrections; riots; landslides; earthquakes; fires; storms; droughts; floods; explosions; breakage or accident to machinery, transmission pipes or canals; and any other cause or event not reasonably within the control of the Company. The Company agrees, however, to remedy with all reasonable dispatch the cause or causes preventing the Company from carrying out its agreement, provided that the settlement of strikes and other industrial disturbances shall be entirely within the discretion of the Company and the Company shall not be required to settle strikes, lockouts and other industrial disturbances by acceding to the demands of the opposing party or parties when such course is in the judgment of the Company unfavorable to the Company.

 

Section 8.02    Remedies on Default.

 

Whenever any Default referred to in Section 8.01 hereof shall have happened and be continuing, the Trustee, or the Issuer with the written consent of the Trustee, may take one or any combination of the following remedial steps:

 

(a) If the Trustee has declared the Bonds immediately due and payable pursuant to Section 9.02 of the Indenture, by written notice to the Company, declare an amount equal to all amounts then due and payable on the Bonds and hereunder, whether by acceleration of maturity (as provided in the Indenture) or otherwise, to be immediately due and payable as liquidated damages under this Agreement and not as a penalty, whereupon the same shall become immediately due and payable;

 

(b) Have reasonable access to and inspect, examine and make copies of the books and records and any and all accounts, data and income tax and other tax returns of the Company during regular business hours of the Company if reasonably necessary in the opinion of the Trustee; or

 

(c) Take whatever action at law or in equity as may appear necessary or desirable to collect the amounts then due and thereafter to become due, or to enforce performance and observance of any obligation, agreement or covenant of the Company under this Agreement.

 

Any amounts collected pursuant to action taken under this Section shall be paid into the Bond Fund and applied in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture.

 

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Section 8.03    No Remedy Exclusive.

 

Subject to Section 9.02 of the Indenture, no remedy herein conferred upon or reserved to the Issuer or the Trustee is intended to be exclusive of any other available remedy or remedies, but each and every such remedy shall be cumulative and shall be in addition to every other remedy given under this Agreement or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity. No delay or omission to exercise any right or power accruing upon any Default shall impair any such right or power or shall be construed to be a waiver thereof, but any such right or power may be exercised from time to time and as often as may be deemed expedient. In order to entitle the Issuer or the Trustee to exercise any remedy reserved to it in this Article, it shall not be necessary to give any notice, other than such notice as may be required in this Article. Such rights and remedies as are given the Issuer hereunder shall also extend to the Trustee, and the Trustee and the Owners of the Bonds, subject to the provisions of the Indenture, shall be entitled to the benefit of all covenants and agreements herein contained.

 

Section 8.04    Agreement to Pay Attorneys’ Fees and Expenses.

 

In the event the Company should default under any of the provisions of this Agreement and the Issuer or the Trustee should employ attorneys or incur other expenses for the collection of payments required hereunder or the enforcement of performance or observance of any obligation or agreement on the part of the Company herein contained, the Company agrees that it will on demand therefor pay to the Issuer and the Trustee the reasonable fee of such attorneys and such other expenses so incurred by the Issuer.

 

Section 8.05    No Additional Waiver Implied by One Waiver.

 

In the event any agreement contained in this Agreement should be breached by either party and thereafter waived by the other party, such waiver shall be limited to the particular breach so waived and shall not be deemed to waive any other breach hereunder.

 

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ARTICLE IX

MISCELLANEOUS

 

Section 9.01    Term of Agreement.

 

This Agreement shall remain in full force and effect from the date hereof to and including December 1, 2040, or until such time as all of the Bonds and the fees and expenses of the Issuer, the Administrative Agent and the Trustee shall have been fully paid or provision made for such payments, whichever is later; provided , however, that this Agreement may be terminated prior to such date pursuant to Article V of this Agreement, but in no event before all of the obligations and duties of the Company and ITT Holdings LLC hereunder have been fully performed, including, without limitation, the payments of all costs and fees mandated hereunder.

 

Section 9.02    Notices.

 

All notices, certificates or other communications hereunder shall be sufficiently given and shall be deemed given when delivered or mailed by registered mail, postage prepaid, addressed as follows:

 

If to the Issuer: Louisiana Public Facilities Authority
  2237 South Acadian Thruway, Suite 650
  Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70808
  Attention: President and CEO
   
If to the Trustee: Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
  750 N. S. Paul Place, Suite 1750
  MAC T5303-022
  Dallas, Texas  75201
  Attention: Corporate Trust, Municipal and Escrow Solutions
  Telephone:  214-756-7418
  Fax:  212-756-7401
   
If to the Company: IMTT-Finco, LLC
  321 St. Charles Ave.
  New Orleans, Louisiana 70130
  Attention:  John Siragusa

 

A duplicate copy of each notice, certificate or other communication given hereunder by the Issuer or the Company or ITT Holdings LLC shall also be given to the Trustee and the Credit Provider (if any). The Issuer, the Company, ITT Holdings LLC, the Trustee, the Credit Provider (if any) and the Confirming Bank (if any), may, by written notice given hereunder, designate any further or different addresses to which subsequent notices, certificates or other communications shall be sent.

  

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Section 9.03    Binding Effect.

 

This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and shall be binding upon the Issuer, the Company, ITT Holdings LLC the Credit Provider (if any), the Confirming Bank (if any), the Trustee, the Administrative Agent, the Owners of Bonds and their respective successors and assigns, subject, however, to the limitations contained in Section 2.02(b) hereof.

 

Section 9.04    Severability.

 

In the event any provision of this Agreement shall be held invalid or unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not invalidate or render unenforceable any other provision hereof.

 

Section 9.05    Amounts Remaining in Funds.

 

Subject to the provisions of Section 6.11 of the Indenture, it is agreed by the parties hereto that any amounts remaining in any account of the Bond Fund, the Project Fund, or any other fund (other than the Rebate Fund) created under the Indenture upon expiration or earlier termination of this Agreement, as provided in this Agreement, after payment in full of the Bonds (or provision for payment thereof having been made in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture) and the fees and expenses of the Trustee in accordance with the Indenture, shall belong to and be paid to the Company by the Trustee.

 

Section 9.06    Amendments, Changes and Modifications.

 

Subsequent to the issuance of Bonds and prior to their payment in full (or provision for the payment thereof having been made in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture), and except as otherwise herein expressly provided, this Agreement may not be effectively amended, changed, modified, altered or terminated without the written consent of the Trustee and, prior to a Credit Facility Termination Date (if any) and payment of all amounts payable to the Credit Provider (if any) under a Credit Agreement (if any), the consent of the Credit Provider (if any), in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture.

 

Section 9.07    Execution in Counterparts.

 

This Agreement may be simultaneously executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be an original and all of which shall constitute but one and the same instrument.

 

Section 9.08    Applicable Law.

 

This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State.

 

Section 9.09    Captions.

 

The captions and headings in this Agreement are for convenience only and in no way define, limit or describe the scope or intent of any provisions or Sections of this Agreement.

 

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[signature page to Amended and Restated Loan Agreement]

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Issuer has caused this Agreement to be executed in its name and its corporate seal to be hereunto affixed and attested by its duly authorized officer, all as of the date first above written.

 

(SEAL) LOUISIANA PUBLIC FACILITIES AUTHORITY
       
Attest: By:  
      Chairman
       
By:      
  Assistant Secretary    
       

 

(Signature Page - Loan Agreement)

   

 
 

 

[signature page to Amended and Restated Loan Agreement]

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Agreement to be executed in its name and its corporate seal to be hereunto affixed by its duly authorized officers, all as of the date first above written.

   

  IMTT-FINCO, LLC
     
  By:  
  Name:  John Siragusa
  Title: Chief Banking Officer
     
  By:  
  Name:  James May
  Title: Senior Vice President-Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer

 

JOINDER OF ITT HOLDINGS LLC

 

ITT HOLDINGS LLC executes this Joinder solely for the purposes of agreeing to the agreements, covenants and terms contained in this Agreement where it is expressly referenced.

 

  ITT HOLDINGS LLC
     
  By:  
  Name:   
  Title:  
     
  By:  
  Name:  
  Title:  

 

(Signature Page - Loan Agreement)

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.10

 

EXECUTION COPY

 

 

 

 

 

LOUISIANA PUBLIC FACILITIES AUTHORITY

 

AND

 

INTERNATIONAL-MATEX TANK TERMINALS

 

 

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED LOAN AGREEMENT

  

 

 

Relating to

 

$50,000,000

Louisiana Public Facilities Authority

Revenue Bonds

(International-Matex Tank Terminals Project)

Series 2007

 

 

 

Dated as of May 1, 2015

 

The interest of the LOUISIANA PUBLIC FACILITIES AUTHORITY (the “Issuer”) in this Amended and Restated Loan Agreement has been assigned (except for “Reserved Rights” defined in this Amended and Restated Loan Agreement) pursuant to the Amended and Restated Indenture of Trust dated as of the date hereof from the Issuer to U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as trustee (the “Trustee”), and is subject to the security interest of the Trustee thereunder.

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED LOAN AGREEMENT

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

(This Table of Contents is not a part of the Amended and Restated Loan Agreement and is only for convenience of reference.)

 

ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS 2
   
Section 1.01   Definitions. 2
Section 1.02   Uses of Phrases. 3
   
ARTICLE II REPRESENTATIONS, COVENANTS AND WARRANTIES 4
   
Section 2.01   Representations, Covenants and Warranties of the Issuer. 4
Section 2.02   Representations, Covenants and Warranties of the Company. 4
Section 2.03   Tax-Exempt Status of the Bonds. 5
Section 2.04   Notice of Determination of Taxability. 5
Section 2.05   State Bond Commission Reporting Requirements. 5
   
ARTICLE III ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE PROJECT; ISSUANCE OF THE BONDS 6
   
Section 3.01   Agreement to Acquire, Construct, Improve and Equip the Project. 6
Section 3.02   Agreement to Issue the Bonds; Application of Bond Proceeds. 6
Section 3.03   Disbursements from the Project Fund. 6
Section 3.04   Furnishing Documents to the Trustee. 6
Section 3.05   Establishment of Completion Date. 7
Section 3.06   Company Required to Pay in Event Project Fund Insufficient. 7
Section 3.07   Special Arbitrage Certifications. 8
   
ARTICLE IV LOAN PROVISIONS; SUBSTITUTE CREDIT FACILITY 9
   
Section 4.01   Loan of Proceeds. 9
Section 4.02   Amounts Payable. 9
Section 4.03   Obligations of Company Unconditional. 12
Section 4.04   Substitute Credit Facility. 13
Section 4.05   Substitute Confirming Letter of Credit. 13
   
ARTICLE V PREPAYMENT AND REDEMPTION 14
   
Section 5.01 Prepayment and Redemption. 14
   
ARTICLE VI SPECIAL COVENANTS 15
   
Section 6.01   No Warranty of Condition or Suitability by Issuer. 15
Section 6.02   Access to the Project. 15
Section 6.03   Further Assurances and Corrective Instruments. 15
Section 6.04   Issuer and Company Representatives. 15
Section 6.05   Financing Statements. 15
Section 6.06   Covenant to Provide Ongoing Disclosure. 16
Section 6.07   Notice of Control. 16

 

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Section 6.08   Acknowledgement and Covenant Regarding Commercial Paper or Long Term Period. 16
Section 6.09   Environmental Matters. 16
   
ARTICLE VII ASSIGNMENT, SELLING, LEASING; INDEMNIFICATION; REDEMPTION 17
   
Section 7.01   Assignment, Selling and Leasing. 17
Section 7.02   Release and Indemnification Covenants. 17
Section 7.03   Issuer to Grant Security Interest to Trustee. 18
Section 7.04   Indemnification of Trustee. 18
   
ARTICLE VIII DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES 19
   
Section 8.01   Defaults Defined. 19
Section 8.02   Remedies on Default. 20
Section 8.03   No Remedy Exclusive. 21
Section 8.04   Agreement to Pay Attorneys’ Fees and Expenses. 21
Section 8.05   No Additional Waiver Implied by One Waiver. 21
   
ARTICLE IX MISCELLANEOUS 22
   
Section 9.01   Term of Agreement. 22
Section 9.02   Notices. 22
Section 9.03   Binding Effect. 22
Section 9.04   Severability. 23
Section 9.05   Amounts Remaining in Funds. 23
Section 9.06   Amendments, Changes and Modifications. 23
Section 9.07   Execution in Counterparts. 23
Section 9.08   Applicable Law. 23
Section 9.09   Captions. 23

 

EXHIBIT A - Project Description
EXHIBIT B - Form of Requisition
EXHIBIT C - Certificate of Completion

 

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AMENDED AND RESTATED LOAN AGREEMENT

 

THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED LOAN AGREEMENT , dated as of May 1, 2015 (this “Agreement”), between the Louisiana Public Facilities Authority , a public trust and public corporation of the State of Louisiana created and existing under the Constitution and Laws of the State of Louisiana (the “Issuer”) and INTERNATIONAL-MATEX TANK TERMINALS , a partnership organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “Company”);

 

WITNESSETH :

 

WHEREAS , the Issuer is empowered pursuant to Chapter 2-A of Title 9 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended (the “Act”) to issue its revenue bonds for the purpose of industrial, manufacturing and other economic development facilities and activities; and

 

WHEREAS , in furtherance of the public purpose for which the Issuer was created, the Issuer, pursuant to that certain Indenture of Trust dated as of June 1, 2007, as amended and restated by that certain Amended and Restated Indenture of Trust dated as of September 1, 2009 (the “Original Indenture”), by and between the Issuer and the Trustee, has issued $50,000,000 in original aggregate principal amount of its Revenue Bonds (International-Matex Tank Terminals Project) Series 2007 (the “Bonds”), to finance the expansion of a liquid logistics center in St. Rose, Louisiana (the “Project”), owned or leased by International-Matex Tank Terminals, a Delaware partnership (the “Company”); and has loaned the proceeds of the sale of the Bonds to the Company pursuant to that certain Loan Agreement dated as of June 1, 2007, as amended by that certain First Amendment to Loan Agreement dated as of September 1, 2009 (collectively, the “Original Agreement”), by and between the Issuer and the Company; and

 

WHEREAS , the Company has requested that the Issuer and the Trustee amend and restate the Original Indenture and the Original Agreement for the purpose of allowing for a bank rate mode and making certain related changes; and

 

WHEREAS , Section 12.02 of the Original Indenture and Section 9.06 of the Original Agreement provide that, with the prior written consent of the Owners of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Bonds, the Issuer and the Trustee may, under certain conditions, consent to any modification of the Original Agreement required to enter into an indenture supplemental to the Original Indenture; and

 

WHEREAS , a copy of the written consent of the Company, as Owner of all of the Outstanding Bonds, is attached to the Indenture as Exhibit D ; and

 

WHEREAS , pursuant to this Agreement, the Company has agreed to pay the Issuer amounts sufficient for the payment of the principal of and interest on the Bonds, certain other payments thereunder; and

 

NOW, THEREFORE, THIS AGREEMENT WITNESSETH:

 

 
 

 

ARTICLE I

 

DEFINITIONS

 

Section 1.01   Definitions .

 

All capitalized, undefined terms used herein shall have the same meanings as used in Article I of the hereinafter defined Indenture. In addition, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings:

 

“Administrative Agent” means Suntrust Bank, or its permitted assigns and successors, as Administrative Agent under the Revolving Credit Agreement.

 

Confirming Bank ” means the provider of a Confirming Letter of Credit or a Substitute Confirming Letter of Credit.

 

Confirming Letter of Credit ” means a letter of credit issued by a Confirming Bank to the Trustee relating to the Bonds, including any Substitute Confirming Letter of Credit provided by the Company in accordance with Section 4.05 of the Agreement.

 

“Cost” with respect to the Project shall be deemed to include all items permitted to be financed under the provisions of the Code and the Act.

 

“Default” means any Default under this Agreement as specified in and defined by Section 8.01 hereof.

 

“Indenture” means the Amended and Restated Indenture of Trust dated as of even date hereof between the Issuer and the Trustee, pursuant to which the Bonds are authorized to be reissued, and any amendments and supplements thereto.

 

“Issuance Costs” means all costs that are treated as costs of issuing or carrying the Bonds under existing Treasury Department regulations and rulings, including, but not limited to, (a) commitment and origination fees payable to the Bondholders; (b) counsel fees (including bond counsel, Issuer’s counsel, Bondholder’s counsel, Administrative Agent’s counsel and Company counsel, as well as any other specialized counsel fees incurred in connection with the issuance of the Bonds); (c) financial advisory fees incurred in connection with the issuance of the Bonds; (d) Trustee fees incurred in connection with the issuance of the Bonds; (e) paying agent and certifying and authenticating agent fees related to issuance of the Bonds; (f) accountant fees related to the issuance of the Bonds; (g) printing costs of the Bonds; (h) publication costs associated with the financing proceedings; and (i) costs of engineering and feasibility studies necessary to the reissuance of the Bonds.

 

“Net Proceeds” means the proceeds of the Bonds reduced by amounts in a reasonably required reserve or replacement fund.

 

“Project” means the facilities described in Exhibit A hereto.

 

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“Qualified Project Costs” means Costs and expenses of the Project which constitute land costs or costs for property of a character subject to the allowance for depreciation excluding specifically working capital and inventory costs, provided, however, that (i) costs or expenses paid (a) prior to the date of Hurricane Katrina, or (b) on or after December 31, 2009, and more than sixty (60) days prior to the adoption by the Issuer of its resolution on May 11, 2010, declaring its intent to reimburse Project expenditures with Bond proceeds, shall not be deemed to be Qualified Project Costs; (ii) Issuance Costs shall not be deemed to be Qualified Project Costs; (iii) interest during the Construction Period shall be allocated between Qualified Project Costs and other Costs and expenses to be paid from the proceeds of the Bonds; (iv) interest following the Construction Period shall not constitute a Qualified Project Cost; (v) letter of credit fees and municipal bond insurance premiums which represent a transfer of credit risk shall be allocated between Qualified Project Costs and other costs and expenses to be paid from the proceeds of the Bonds; and (vi) letter of credit fees and municipal bond insurance premiums which do not represent a transfer of credit risk shall not constitute Qualified Project Costs.

 

“Requisition” means a written request for a disbursement from the Project Fund, signed by a Company Representative, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B and satisfactorily completed as contemplated by said form.

 

“Reserved Rights” means amounts payable to the Issuer under Sections 4.02(b), 6.09, 7.02 and 8.04 hereof.

 

“Revolving Credit Agreement” means the Credit Agreement dated as of May 21, 2015, by and among ITT Holdings LLC, an affiliate of the Company, as US borrower thereunder, IMTT-Quebec Inc. and IMTT-NTL, Ltd. as Canadian borrowers thereunder, the lenders party thereto and the Administrative Agent, as amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

“State” means the State of Louisiana.

 

Substitute Confirming Letter of Credit ” means a letter of credit, line of credit, insurance policy or other credit facility securing the payment of the principal and Purchase Price of, redemption premium (if any) and interest on the Bonds, delivered to the Trustee in accordance with Section 4.05 hereof.

 

“Term of Agreement” means the term of this Agreement as specified in Section 9.01 hereof.

 

Section 1.02   Uses of Phrases.

 

Words of the masculine gender shall be deemed and construed to include correlative words of the feminine and neuter genders. Unless the context shall otherwise indicate, the words “Bond,” “Bondholder,” “Owner,” “registered owner” and “person” shall include the plural as well as the singular number, and the word “person” shall include corporations and associations, including public bodies, as well as persons. Any percentage of Bonds, specified herein for any purpose, is to be figured on the unpaid principal amount thereof then Outstanding. All references herein to specific Sections of the Code refer to such Sections of the Code and all successor or replacement provisions thereto.

 

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ARTICLE II

 

REPRESENTATIONS, COVENANTS AND WARRANTIES

 

Section 2.01    Representations, Covenants and Warranties of the Issuer.

 

The Issuer represents, covenants and warrants that:

 

(a)  The Issuer is a public trust and public corporation of the State of Louisiana. Under the provisions of the Act, the Issuer is authorized to enter into the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Indenture and to carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder. The Issuer has been duly authorized to execute and deliver this Agreement and the Indenture.

 

(b)  The Issuer covenants that it will not pledge the amounts derived from this Agreement other than as contemplated by the Indenture.

 

Section 2.02   Representations, Covenants and Warranties of the Company.

 

The Company represents, covenants and warrants that:

 

(a)  The Company is a partnership duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the State of Delaware. The Company is not in violation of any provision of its partnership agreement, has the power to enter into this Agreement, and has duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Agreement, and is qualified to do business and is in good standing under the laws of the State of Louisiana.

 

(b)  The Company agrees that during the Term of Agreement it will maintain its existence, will not dissolve or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its assets and will not consolidate with or merge into another legal entity or permit one or more other legal entities to consolidate with or merge into it, without (i) the prior written consent of the Credit Provider (during any Credit Facility Period), the Administrative Agent (during any Bank Rate Period) or the Trustee (during any Interest Period that is not a Credit Facility Period or a Bank Rate Period) and (ii) an opinion of Bond Counsel to the effect that such action, in and of itself, will not adversely affect the excludability of interest on the Bonds from gross income for federal income tax purposes.

 

(c)  Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement, nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, nor the fulfillment of or compliance with the terms and conditions hereof or thereof conflicts with or results in a breach of the terms, conditions, or provisions of any agreement or instrument to which the Company is now a party or by which the Company is bound, or constitutes a default under any of the foregoing, or results in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance whatsoever upon any of the property or assets of the Company under the terms of any such instrument or agreement.

 

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(d)  There is no action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation, at law or in equity, before or by any court, public board or body, known to be pending or threatened against or affecting the Company or any of its officers, nor to the best knowledge of the Company is there any basis therefor, wherein an unfavorable decision, ruling, or finding would materially adversely affect the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or which would adversely affect, in any way, the validity or enforceability of the Bonds, this Agreement, or any agreement or instrument to which the Company is a party, used or contemplated for use in the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

(e)  The Project is of the type authorized and permitted by the Act, and its estimated Cost is not less than $50,000,000.

 

(f)  The proceeds from the sale of the Bonds will be used only for payment of Costs of the Project.

 

(g)  The Company will use due diligence to cause the Project to be operated in accordance with the laws, rulings, regulations and ordinances of the State and the departments, agencies and political subdivisions thereof. The Company has obtained or will obtain all requisite approvals of the State and of other federal, state, regional and local governmental bodies for the acquisition, construction, improving and equipping of the Project.

 

(h)  The Company will fully and faithfully perform all the duties and obligations which the Issuer has covenanted and agreed in the Indenture to cause the Company to perform and any duties and obligations which the Company is required in the Indenture to perform. The foregoing shall not apply to any duty or undertaking of the Issuer which by its nature cannot be delegated or assigned.

 

Section 2.03   Tax-Exempt Status of the Bonds.

 

The Company hereby represents, warrants and agrees that the Tax Regulatory Agreement executed and delivered by the Company concurrently with the reissuance and delivery of the Bonds is true, accurate and complete in all material respects as of the date on which executed and delivered.

 

Section 2.04   Notice of Determination of Taxability.

 

Promptly after the Company first becomes aware of any Determination of Taxability, the Company shall give written notice thereof to the Issuer, the Administrative Agent and the Trustee.

 

Section 2.05   State Bond Commission Reporting Requirements.

 

The Company hereby covenants and agrees that it shall furnish to the Issuer and Bond Counsel such information as is necessary to satisfy the reporting requirements of L.S.A. R.S. 39:1405.4, as amended from time to time. This information shall be delivered to the Issuer and Bond Counsel not less than five (5) Business Days prior to the date such information is required to be reported to the Louisiana State Bond Commission .

 

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ARTICLE III

 

ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION
OF THE PROJECT;
ISSUANCE OF THE BONDS

 

Section 3.01   Agreement to Acquire, Construct, Improve and Equip the Project.

 

The Company agrees to make or cause to be made all contracts and do or cause to be done all things necessary for the acquisition, construction, improving, and equipping of the Project. The Company further agrees that it will, or will cause a related entity to, acquire, construct, improve, and equip the Project with all reasonable dispatch and use its best efforts to cause acquisition, construction, improving, equipping, and occupancy of the Project to be completed by December 15, 2010, or as soon thereafter as may be practicable, delays caused by force majeure as defined in Section 8.01 hereof only excepted; but if for any reason such acquisition, construction, improving and equipping is not completed by said date there shall be no resulting liability on the part of the Company and no diminution in or postponement of the payments required in Section 4.02 hereof to be paid by the Company.

 

Section 3.02   Agreement to Issue the Bonds; Application of Bond Proceeds.

 

In order to provide funds for the payment of the Cost of the Project, the Issuer, concurrently with the execution of this Agreement, will issue, sell, and deliver the Bonds and deposit the net proceeds thereof with the Trustee in the Project Fund.

 

Section 3.03   Disbursements from the Project Fund.

 

The Issuer has, in the Indenture, authorized and directed the Trustee to make disbursements from the Project Fund to pay the Costs of the Project, or to reimburse the Company for any Cost of the Project paid by the Company. Except with respect to payment of Issuance Costs on the date of issuance of the Bonds, the Trustee shall not make any disbursement from the Project Fund until the Company shall have provided the Trustee with a Requisition.

 

Section 3.04   Furnishing Documents to the Trustee.

 

The Company agrees to cause such Requisitions to be directed to the Trustee as may be necessary to effect payments out of the Project Fund in accordance with Section 3.03 hereof.

 

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Section 3.05   Establishment of Completion Date.

 

(a)  The Completion Date shall be evidenced to the Issuer and the Trustee by a certificate signed by a Company Representative, as attached as Exhibit C hereto stating that, except for amounts retained by the Trustee at the Company’s direction to pay any Cost of the Project not then due and payable, (i) construction of the Project has been completed and all costs of labor, services, materials and supplies used in such construction have been paid, (ii) all equipment for the Project has been installed, such equipment so installed is suitable and sufficient for the operation of the Project, and all costs and expenses incurred in the acquisition and installation of such equipment have been paid, and (iii) all other facilities necessary in connection with the Project have been acquired, constructed, improved, and equipped and all costs and expenses incurred in connection therewith have been paid. Notwithstanding the foregoing, such certificate shall state that it is given without prejudice to any rights against third parties which exist at the date of such certificate or which may subsequently come into being. Forthwith upon completion of the acquisition, construction, improving, and equipping of the Project, the Company agrees to cause such certificate to be furnished to the Issuer and the Trustee. Upon receipt of such certificate, the Trustee shall retain in the Project Fund a sum equal to the amounts necessary for payment of the Costs of the Project not then due and payable according to such certificate. If any such amounts so retained are not subsequently used, prior to any transfer of said amounts to the Bond Fund as provided below, the Trustee shall give notice to the Company of the failure to apply said funds for payment of the Costs of the Project. Any amount not to be retained in the Project Fund for payment of the Costs of the Project, and all amounts so retained but not subsequently used, shall be transferred by the Trustee into the Bond Fund.

 

(b)  If at least ninety-five percent (95%) of the Net Proceeds of the Bonds have not been used to pay Qualified Project Costs, any amount (exclusive of amounts retained by the Trustee in the Project Fund for payment of Costs of the Project not then due and payable) remaining in the Project Fund shall be transferred by the Trustee into the Bond Fund and used by the Trustee (i) to redeem, or to cause the redemption of, Bonds on the earliest redemption date permitted by the Indenture without a premium, or (ii) for any other purpose, provided that the Trustee is furnished with an opinion of Bond Counsel to the effect that such use is lawful under the Act and will not require that interest on the Bonds be included in gross income for federal income tax purposes. Until used for one or more of the foregoing purposes, such segregated amount may be invested as permitted by the Indenture provided that prior to any such investment the Trustee is provided with an opinion of Bond Counsel to the effect that such investment will not require that interest on the Bonds be included in gross income for federal income tax purposes.

 

Section 3.06   Company Required to Pay in Event Project Fund Insufficient.

 

In the event the moneys in the Project Fund available for payment of the Costs of the Project should not be sufficient to pay the Costs of the Project in full, the Company agrees to complete the Project or cause the Project to be completed and to pay that portion of the Costs of the Project in excess of the moneys available therefor in the Project Fund. The Issuer does not make any warranty, either express or implied, that the moneys paid into the Project Fund and available for payment of the Costs of the Project will be sufficient to pay all of the Costs of the Project. The Company agrees that if after exhaustion of the moneys in the Project Fund, the Company should pay any portion of the Costs of the Project pursuant to the provisions of this Section, the Company shall not be entitled to any reimbursement therefor from the Issuer, the Trustee or the Owners of any of the Bonds, nor shall the Company be entitled to any diminution of the amounts payable under Section 4.02 hereof.

 

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Section 3.07   Special Arbitrage Certifications.

 

The Company and the Issuer covenant not to cause or direct any moneys on deposit in any fund or account to be used in a manner which would cause the Bonds to be classified as “arbitrage bonds” within the meaning of Section 148 of the Code, and the Company certifies and covenants to and for the benefit of the Issuer and the Owners of the Bonds that so long as there are any Bonds Outstanding, moneys on deposit in any fund or account in connection with the Bonds, whether such moneys were derived from the proceeds of the sale of the Bonds or from any other sources, will not be used in a manner which will cause the Bonds to be classified as “arbitrage bonds” within the meaning of Section 148 of the Code.

 

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ARTICLE IV

 

LOAN PROVISIONS; SUBSTITUTE
CREDIT FACILITY

 

Section 4.01   Loan of Proceeds.

 

The Issuer agrees, upon the terms and conditions contained in this Agreement and the Indenture, to lend to the Company the proceeds received by the Issuer from the sale of the Bonds. Such proceeds shall be disbursed to or on behalf of the Company as provided in Section 3.03 hereof.

 

Section 4.02   Amounts Payable.

 

(a)  The Company hereby covenants and agrees to repay the loan, as follows: on or before any Interest Payment Date for the Bonds or any other date that any payment of interest, premium, if any, or principal or Purchase Price is required to be made in respect of the Bonds pursuant to the Indenture, until the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Bonds shall have been fully paid or provision for the payment thereof shall have been made in accordance with the Indenture, in immediately available funds, a sum which, together with any other moneys available for such payment in any account of the Bond Fund, will enable the Trustee to pay the amount payable on such date as Purchase Price or principal of (whether at maturity or upon redemption or acceleration or otherwise), premium, if any, and interest on the Bonds as provided in the Indenture; provided, however, that the obligation of the Company to make any payment hereunder shall be deemed satisfied and discharged to the extent of the corresponding payment made by a Credit Provider (if any) to the Trustee under a Credit Facility (if any) or by the Confirming Bank (if any) under the Confirming Letter of Credit (if any). While the Bonds bear interest at a Bank Rate, each of the Company and ITT Holdings LLC agrees to pay (or cause to pay) the Purchase Price on the Bonds when due pursuant to Sections 4.01 and 4.02 of the Indenture.

 

It is understood and agreed that all payments payable by or on behalf of the Company under subsection (a) of this Section 4.02 are assigned by the Issuer to the Trustee for the benefit of the Owners of the Bonds. Each of the Company and ITT Holdings LLC assents to such assignment. The Issuer hereby directs the Company and ITT Holdings LLC and the Company and ITT Holdings LLC hereby agree, to pay to the Trustee at the Principal Office of the Trustee all payments payable by or on behalf of the Company and/or ITT Holdings LLC pursuant to this subsection.

 

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(b) Each of the Company and ITT Holdings LLC agrees that it will also pay:

 

(i) All of the Issuer’s reasonable actual out-of-pocket expenses and costs of issuance in connection with the Bonds and an annual administrative payment payable directly to the Issuer on June 1 of each year in an annual amount equal to 1/10 th of 1% of the principal amount of all Bonds Outstanding on January 2 of each year. The administrative payments shall be used for purposes of paying administrative and related costs of the Issuer, but shall not include Trustee fees incurred by the Issuer, and the Issuer agrees that it will notify the Company in writing prior to March 20 th of each calendar year hereafter if it shall not waive such administrative payments for such year and, if these fees are not waived, such written notice shall advise the Company of the amount that is to be paid (not to exceed 1/10 of 1% per annum) the date on which the payment is due, and where such payment is to be remitted. In the event the Company should fail to pay such administrative expenses then due, the payment shall continue as an obligation of the Company until the amount shall have been fully paid, and the company agrees to pay the same with interest thereon (to the extent legally enforceable) at a rate per annum equal to the interest rate in effect from time to time on the Bonds, until paid; and

 

(ii) the reasonable fees and expenses of such accountants, consultants, attorneys and other experts as may be engaged by the Issuer, the Administrative Agent or the Trustee to prepare such audits, financial statements or opinions or provide such other services as are reasonably required under this Agreement, the Indenture or the Tax Regulatory Agreement; and

 

(iii) all taxes and assessments of any type or character charged to the Issuer, the Administrative Agent or to the Trustee affecting the amount available to the Issuer, the Administrative Agent or the Trustee from payments to be received hereunder or in any way arising due to the transactions contemplated hereby (including taxes and assessments assessed or levied by any public agency or governmental authority of whatever character having power to levy taxes or assessments) but excluding any taxes based upon the capital and/or income of the Trustee, the Administrative Agent or any other person other than the Company; provided, however, that the Company shall have the right to protest any such taxes or assessments assessed or levied upon them and that the Company shall have the right to withhold payment of any such taxes or assessments pending disposition of any such protest or contest unless such withholding, protest or contest would materially adversely affect the rights or interests of the Issuer, the Administrative Agent or the Trustee.

 

The forgoing payments shall be billed to the Company and/or ITT Holdings LLC by the Issuer, the Administrative Agent or the Trustee from time to time, together with (x) a statement executed by a duly authorized officer or agent of the Issuer, the Administrative Agent or the Trustee, as the case may be, certifying that the amount billed has been incurred or paid by the Issuer, the Administrative Agent or the Trustee for one or more of the above items, and (y) a copy of the invoice or statement for the amount so incurred or paid. Amounts so billed shall be paid by the Company and ITT Holdings LLC within thirty (30) days after receipt of the bill by the Company or ITT Holdings LLC unless, in the case of expenditures described under clause (iii) above, the Company or ITT Holdings LLC is contesting such amounts in good faith.

 

(c)  The Company and ITT Holdings LLC will also pay the reasonable fees and expenses of the Trustee under the Indenture and all other amounts which may be payable to the Trustee under Section 10.02 of the Indenture, such amounts to be paid directly to the Trustee for the Trustee’s own account as and when such amounts become due and payable.

 

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(d)  Each of the Company and ITT Holdings LLC covenants, for the benefit of the Owners of the Bonds, to pay or cause to be paid, to the Trustee, such amounts as shall be necessary to enable the Trustee to pay the Purchase Price of Bonds delivered to it for purchase, all as more particularly described in Sections 4.01 and 4.02 of the Indenture; provided , however, that the obligation of the Company and ITT Holdings LLC to make any such payment under this Section 4.02(d) shall be reduced by the amount of moneys available for such payment described in Section 4.03(a) of the Indenture; and provided , further , that the obligation of the Company and ITT Holdings LLC to make any payment under this subsection (d) shall be deemed to be satisfied and discharged to the extent of the corresponding payment made by a Credit Provider (if any) under a Credit Facility (if any) or by the Confirming Bank (if any) under the Confirming Letter of Credit (if any).

 

(e)  The Company shall promptly notify the Owners and any Prior Owners of any Determination of Taxability. Each of the Company and ITT Holdings LLC covenants, for the benefit of the Owners of the Bonds, to pay or cause to be paid to the Trustee when due any other amounts payable under the Bonds, including, but not limited to the following while the Bonds bear interest at a Bank Rate:

 

(i)   In the event of a Determination of Taxability (as defined in the Indenture), and upon demand of the Owner or any prior Owner, the Company and ITT Holdings LLC shall pay or cause to be paid to the Trustee such additional amount as shall be necessary to provide that interest on the Bonds shall have been payable at the Taxable Adjusted LIBOR Rate (as defined in the Indenture) from the Date of Taxability (as defined in the Indenture). The Company shall promptly notify the Owners and any Prior Owners of any Determination of Taxability.

 

(ii)   Reserved.

 

(iii)     Upon a Determination of Taxability, the Company and ITT Holdings LLC shall also pay or cause to be paid to the Trustee upon demand of such Owner or prior Owner any taxes, interest, penalties or other charges assessed against or payable by such Owner or prior Owner and attributable to such Determination of Taxability and all reasonable administrative, out of pocket and other expenses incurred by such Owner or prior Owner which are attributable to such event, including, without limitation, the costs incurred by such Owner or prior Owner to amend any of its tax returns, notwithstanding the repayment of the entire principal amount of the Bonds or any transfer or assignment of the Bonds.

 

(iv)   If there is any Change in Law (as defined in the Revolving Credit Agreement) that increases the cost to the Bank holding the Bonds, then the Company and ITT Holdings LLC shall pay or cause to be paid to the Trustee such additional costs incurred or reduction suffered in accordance with Section 4.11 of the Revolving Credit Agreement, which section is incorporated herein by reference.

 

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(v)     Reserved.

 

(vi)    The Company and ITT Holdings LLC will pay or cause to be paid to the Trustee on demand all amounts required under the Bonds to be paid during any contest of a Determination of Taxability.

 

(vii)    The obligations of the Company and ITT Holdings LLC contained in this subparagraph (e) shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the payment in full of the Bonds.

 

(f)  In the event the Company or ITT Holdings LLC should fail to make any of the payments required in this Section 4.02 , the item or installment so in default shall continue as an obligation of the Company or ITT Holdings LLC as applicable, until the amount in default shall have been fully paid, and each of the Company and ITT Holdings LLC agrees to pay the same with interest thereon, to the extent permitted by law, from the date when such payment was due, at the rate of interest equal to the Default Rate.

 

Section 4.03   Obligations of Company Unconditional.

 

The obligations of the Company and ITT Holdings LLC to make the payments required in Section 4.02 and to perform and observe the other agreements contained herein shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be subject to any defense or any right of setoff, counterclaim or recoupment arising out of any breach by the Issuer, the Administrative Agent, the Owner or the Trustee of any obligation to the Company or ITT Holdings LLC, whether hereunder or otherwise, or out of any indebtedness or liability at any time owing to the Company or ITT Holdings LLC by the Issuer, the Administrative Agent, the Owner or the Trustee, and, until such time as the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Bonds shall have been fully paid or provision for the payment thereof shall have been made in accordance with the Indenture, the Company and ITT Holdings LLC (i) will not suspend or discontinue any payments provided for in Section 4.02 hereof, (ii) will perform and observe all other agreements contained in this Agreement and (iii) except as otherwise provided herein, will not terminate the Term of Agreement for any cause, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, failure of the Company to complete the acquisition, construction, improving and equipping of the Project, the occurrence of any acts or circumstances that may constitute failure of consideration, eviction or constructive eviction, destruction of or damage to the Project, the taking by eminent domain of title to or temporary use of any or all of the Project, commercial frustration of purpose, any change in the tax or other laws of the United States of America or of the State or any political subdivision of either thereof or any failure of the Issuer, the Administrative Agent, the Owner or the Trustee to perform and observe any agreement, whether express or implied, or any duty, liability or obligation arising out of or connected with this Agreement. Nothing contained in this Section shall be construed to release the Issuer from the performance of any of the agreements on its part herein contained, and in the event the Issuer or the Trustee should fail to perform any such agreement on its part, the Company may institute such action against the Issuer or the Trustee as the Company may deem necessary to compel performance so long as such action does not abrogate the obligations of the Company or ITT Holdings LLC contained in the first sentence of this Section.

 

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Section 4.04   Substitute Credit Facility.

 

Subject to the conditions set forth in this Section 4.04 , the Company may provide for the delivery to the Trustee of a Substitute Credit Facility. The Company shall furnish written notice to the Trustee, not less than twenty days prior to the Mandatory Purchase Date, (a) notifying the Trustee that the Company is exercising its option to provide for the delivery of a Substitute Credit Facility to the Trustee, (b) setting forth the Mandatory Purchase Date in connection with the delivery of such Substitute Credit Facility, which shall in any event be an Interest Payment Date that is not less than two Business Days prior to the expiration date of the Credit Facility then in effect with respect to the Bonds, and (c) instructing the Trustee to furnish notice to the Bondholders regarding the Mandatory Purchase Date at least fifteen days prior to the Mandatory Purchase Date, as more fully described in Section 4.01(b) of the Indenture and Exhibit B thereto. Any Substitute Credit Facility shall be delivered to the Trustee prior to such Mandatory Purchase Date and shall be effective on and after such Mandatory Purchase Date. On or before the date of such delivery of a Substitute Credit Facility to the Trustee, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee (a) a written opinion of Bond Counsel stating that the delivery of such Substitute Credit Facility will not adversely affect the exclusion from gross income of interest on the Bonds for federal income tax purposes; and (b) a written opinion of counsel to the Substitute Credit Provider to the effect that the Substitute Credit Facility is a legal, valid, binding and enforceable obligation of the Substitute Credit Provider in accordance with its terms.

 

Section 4.05   Substitute Confirming Letter of Credit.

 

Subject to the conditions set forth in this Section 4.05 , the Company may provide for the delivery to the Trustee of a Substitute Confirming Letter of Credit. The Company shall furnish written notice to the Trustee, not less than twenty days prior to the Mandatory Purchase Date, (a) notifying the Trustee that the Company is exercising its option to provide for the delivery of a Substitute Confirming Letter of Credit to the Trustee, (b) setting forth the Mandatory Purchase Date in connection with the delivery of such Substitute Confirming Letter of Credit, which shall in any event be an Interest Payment Date that is not less than two Business Days prior to the expiration date of the Confirming Letter of Credit then in effect with respect to the Bonds, and (c) instructing the Trustee to furnish notice to the Bondholders regarding the Mandatory Purchase Date at least fifteen days prior to the Mandatory Purchase Date, as more fully described in Section 4.01(b) of the Indenture and Exhibit B thereto. Any Substitute Confirming Letter of Credit shall be delivered to the Trustee prior to such Mandatory Purchase Date and shall be effective on and after such Mandatory Purchase Date. On or before the date of such delivery of a Substitute Confirming Letter of Credit to the Trustee, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee (a) a written opinion of Bond Counsel stating that the delivery of such Substitute Confirming Letter of Credit will not adversely affect the exclusion from gross income of interest on the Bonds for federal income tax purposes; and (b) a written opinion of counsel to the Substitute Confirming Letter of Credit Provider to the effect that the Substitute Confirming Letter of Credit is a legal, valid, binding and enforceable obligation of the Substitute Confirming Letter of Credit Provider in accordance with its terms.

 

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ARTICLE V

 

PREPAYMENT AND REDEMPTION

 

Section 5.01   Prepayment and Redemption.

 

The Company and ITT Holdings LLC shall have the option to prepay its obligations hereunder at the times and in the amounts as necessary to exercise its option to cause the Bonds to be redeemed in whole or in part as set forth in the Indenture and in the Bonds. Each of the Company and ITT Holdings LLC hereby agrees that it shall prepay its obligations hereunder at the times and in the amounts as necessary to accomplish the mandatory redemption of the Bonds as set forth in the Indenture and in the Bonds. The Issuer, at the request of the Company, shall forthwith take all steps (other than the payment of the money required for such redemption) necessary under the applicable redemption provisions of the Indenture to effect redemption of all or part of the Outstanding Bonds, as may be specified by the Company or ITT Holdings LLC, on the date established for such redemption.

 

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ARTICLE VI

 

SPECIAL COVENANTS

 

Section 6.01   No Warranty of Condition or Suitability by Issuer.

 

THE ISSUER MAKES NO WARRANTY, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO THE PROJECT OR THE CONDITION THEREOF, OR THAT THE PROJECT WILL BE SUITABLE FOR THE PURPOSES OR NEEDS OF THE COMPANY. THE ISSUER MAKES NO REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, THAT THE COMPANY WILL HAVE QUIET AND PEACEFUL POSSESSION OF THE PROJECT. THE ISSUER MAKES NO REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, WITH RESPECT TO THE MERCHANTABILITY, CONDITION OR WORKMANSHIP OF ANY PART OF THE PROJECT OR ITS SUITABILITY FOR THE COMPANY’S PURPOSES.

 

Section 6.02    Access to the Project.

 

The Company agrees that the Issuer, the Credit Provider (if any) and the Trustee and their duly authorized agents, attorneys, experts, engineers, accountants and representatives shall have the right to inspect the Project at all reasonable times and on reasonable notice. The Issuer, the Credit Provider (if any) and the Trustee and their duly authorized agents shall also be permitted, at all reasonable times, to examine the books and records of the Company with respect to the Project.

 

Section 6.03    Further Assurances and Corrective Instruments.

 

The Issuer and the Company agree that they will, from time to time, execute, acknowledge and deliver, or cause to be executed, acknowledged and delivered, such supplements hereto and such further instruments as may reasonably be required for carrying out the expressed intention of this Agreement.

 

Section 6.04    Issuer and Company Representatives.

 

Whenever under the provisions of this Agreement the approval of the Issuer or the Company is required or the Issuer or the Company is required to take some action at the request of the other, such approval or such request shall be given for the Issuer by an Issuer Representative and for the Company by a Company Representative. The Trustee shall be authorized to act on any such approval or request.

 

Section 6.05   Financing Statements.

 

The Company agrees to execute and file or cause to be executed and filed any and all financing statements or amendments thereof or continuation statements necessary to perfect and continue the perfection of the security interests granted in the Indenture. The Company shall pay all costs of filing such instruments. If the Company fails to file such statements, then the Trustee shall make such filings.

 

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Section 6.06   Covenant to Provide Ongoing Disclosure.

 

The Company hereby covenants and agrees that, in the event the hereinafter defined Rule becomes applicable to the Bonds, the Company shall enter into a written undertaking for the benefit of the holders of the Bonds, as required by Section (b)(5)(i) of Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 15c2-12 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (17 CFR Part 240, §240.15c2-12) (the “Rule”); provided, however, that the Company shall not be obligated to enter into such written undertaking if the Company shall furnish to the Trustee, prior to the exercise of the Conversion Option, an opinion of Bond Counsel that, notwithstanding such election by the Company, the Rule is not applicable to the Bonds.

 

Section 6.07   Notice of Control.

 

The Company shall provide written notice to the Trustee and the Remarketing Agent (if any) 30 days prior to the consummation of any transaction that would result in the Company controlling the Credit Provider (if any) or the Confirming Bank (if any) or being controlled by the Credit Provider (if any) or the Confirming Bank (if any) within the meaning of Section 2(a)(9) of the Investment Company Act of 1940.

 

Section 6.08    Acknowledgement and Covenant Regarding Commercial Paper or Long Term Period.

 

The Company acknowledges that the Bonds shall initially be rated only while the Interest Period for the Bonds is a Daily Period, a Two-Day Period or a Weekly Period. Further, the Company acknowledges that in the event that it shall select a Commercial Paper Period or Long Term Period as the Interest Period, it shall be required to provide a Substitute Credit Facility or an amendment to the Credit Facility in accordance with Section 2.08 of the Indenture. The Company covenants that, in the event that it shall select a Commercial Paper Period or Long Term Period, it shall amend or cause the amendment of, and supplement or cause the supplementation of, this Agreement and the Indenture, respectively, such that the Bonds shall continue to be rated as investment grade by Moody’s, Fitch or S&P.

 

Section 6.09   Environmental Matters.

 

The Company shall be solely responsible for, and shall indemnify and hold harmless the Issuer, the Owners and the Trustee from and against, any loss, damage, costs, expense, or liability, directly or indirectly, arising out of or attributable to the use, generation, storage, release, threatened release, discharge, disposal, or presence of Hazardous Material on, under or about the Project, including without limitation: (i) all foreseeable consequential damages; (ii) the cost of any required or necessary repair, clean-up or detoxification of the Project, and the preparation and implementation of any closure, remedial, or other required plans; and (iii) all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by the Issuer and the Trustee in connection with clauses (i) and (ii), including but not limited to reasonable attorney’s fees. The Company shall, at its expense, take all necessary remedial action(s) in response to the presence of any Hazardous Material on, under or about the Project.

 

The said release and indemnification covenants of the Company shall apply equally to the officers and employees of the Issuer and to its Board of Directors.

 

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ARTICLE VII

 

ASSIGNMENT, SELLING, LEASING;
INDEMNIFICATION; REDEMPTION

 

Section 7.01   Assignment, Selling and Leasing.

 

The Project may be sold or leased, as a whole or in part, with the prior written consent of the Credit Provider (during any Credit Facility Period), the Administrative Agent (during any Bank Rate Period) or the Trustee (during any period other than a Credit Facility Period or a Bank Rate Period); provided, further, that no such sale or lease shall, in the opinion of Bond Counsel, result in interest on any of the Bonds becoming includable in gross income for federal income tax purposes, or shall otherwise violate any provisions of the Act; provided further , however, that no such sale or lease shall relieve the Company or ITT Holdings LLC of any of their respective obligations under this Agreement unless such obligations shall have been legally and validly assumed by the acquiring party.

 

Section 7.02   Release and Indemnification Covenants.

 

(a)  The Company shall and hereby agrees to indemnify and save the Issuer and the Trustee harmless against and from all expenses, damages and claims by or on behalf of any person, firm, corporation or other legal entity arising from the conduct or management of, or from any work or thing done on, the Project, or any reason whatsoever in connection with the Project and/or the Bonds, including without limitation, (i) any condition of the Project, (ii) any breach or default on the part of the Company in the performance of any of its obligations under this Agreement, (iii) any act or negligence of the Company or of any of its agents, contractors, servants, employees or licensees or (iv) any act or negligence of any assignee or lessee of the Company, or of any agents, contractors, servants, employees or licensees of any assignee or lessee of the Company. The Company shall indemnify and save the Issuer and the Trustee harmless from any such claim arising as aforesaid, or in connection with any action or proceeding brought thereon, and upon notice from the Issuer or the Trustee, the Company shall defend them or either of them in any such action or proceeding.

 

(b)  Notwithstanding the fact that it is the intention of the parties hereto that the Issuer shall not incur any pecuniary liability by reason of the terms of this Agreement or the undertakings required of the Issuer hereunder, by reason of the issuance of the Bonds, by reason of the execution of the Indenture or by reason of the performance of any act requested of the Issuer by the Company, including all claims, liabilities or losses arising in connection with the violation of any statutes or regulation pertaining to the foregoing; nevertheless, if the Issuer should incur any such pecuniary liability, then in such event the Company shall indemnify and hold the Issuer harmless against all claims, demands or causes of action whatsoever, by or on behalf of any person, firm or corporation or other legal entity arising out of the same or out of any offering statement or lack of offering statement in connection with the sale or resale of the Bonds and all costs and expenses incurred in connection with any such claim or in connection with any action or proceeding brought thereon, and upon notice from the Issuer, the Company shall defend the Issuer in any such action or proceeding. All references to the Issuer in this Section 7.02 shall be deemed to include its trustees, directors, officers, employees, and agents.

 

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(c)     The provisions of this Section 7.02 shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the redemption of the Bonds.

 

Section 7.03   Issuer to Grant Security Interest to Trustee.

 

The parties hereto agree that pursuant to the Indenture, the Issuer shall assign to the Trustee, in order to secure payment of the Bonds, all of the Issuer’s right, title and interest in and to this Agreement, except for Reserved Rights.

 

Section 7.04   Indemnification of Trustee.

 

The Company shall and hereby agrees to indemnify the Trustee for, and hold the Trustee harmless against, any loss, liability or expense (including the costs and expenses of defending against any claim of liability) incurred without gross negligence or willful misconduct by the Trustee and arising out of or in connection with its acting as Trustee under the Indenture.

 

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ARTICLE VIII

 

DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES

 

Section 8.01   Defaults Defined.

 

The following shall be “Defaults” under this Agreement and the term “Default” shall mean, whenever it is used in this Agreement, any one or more of the following events:

 

(a)  Failure by the Company or ITT Holdings LLC, as applicable, to pay any amount required to be paid under Section 4.02(a), (d) or (e) hereof.

 

(b)  At any time other than a Credit Facility Period or a Bank Rate Period, failure by the Company to observe and perform any covenant, condition or agreement on its part to be observed or performed, other than as referred to in Section 8.01(a) hereof, for a period of thirty (30) days after written notice specifying such failure and requesting that it be remedied shall have been given to the Company by the Issuer or the Trustee, unless the Issuer and the Trustee shall agree in writing to an extension of such time prior to its expiration; provided , however, if the failure stated in the notice cannot be corrected within the applicable period, the Issuer and the Trustee will not unreasonably withhold their consent to an extension of such time if corrective action is instituted by the Company within the applicable period and diligently pursued until such failure is corrected.

 

(c)  At any time other than a Credit Facility Period or a Bank Rate Period, the dissolution or liquidation of the Company, except as authorized by Section 2.02 hereof, or the voluntary initiation by the Company of any proceeding under any federal or state law relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, arrangement, reorganization, readjustment of debt or any other form of debtor relief, or the initiation against the Company of any such proceeding which shall remain undismissed for sixty (60) days, or failure by the Company to promptly have discharged any execution, garnishment or attachment of such consequence as would impair the ability of the Company to carry on its operations at the Project, or assignment by the Company for the benefit of creditors, or the entry by the Company into an agreement of composition with its creditors or the failure generally by the Company to pay its debts as they become due.

 

(d)  The occurrence of a Default under the Indenture.

 

(e)  At any time during any Credit Facility Period, the occurrence of any “Default” or “Event of Default” under any Credit Agreement.

 

(f)  At any time during any Bank Rate Period, the occurrence of an “Event of Default” (as defined thereunder) under the Revolving Credit Agreement and the receipt by the Trustee of written notice thereof from the Administrative Agent (at the direction of the requisite lenders pursuant to the terms of the Revolving Credit Agreement).

 

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The provisions of subsection (b) of this Section are subject to the following limitation: if by reason of force majeure the Company is unable in whole or in part to carry out any of its agreements contained herein (other than its obligations contained in Article IV hereof), the Company shall not be deemed in Default during the continuance of such inability. The term “ force   majeure ” as used herein shall mean, without limitation, the following: acts of God; strikes or other industrial disturbances; acts of public enemies; orders or restraints of any kind of the government of the United States of America or of the State or of any of their departments, agencies or officials, or of any civil or military authority; insurrections; riots; landslides; earthquakes; fires; storms; droughts; floods; explosions; breakage or accident to machinery, transmission pipes or canals; and any other cause or event not reasonably within the control of the Company. The Company agrees, however, to remedy with all reasonable dispatch the cause or causes preventing the Company from carrying out its agreement, provided that the settlement of strikes and other industrial disturbances shall be entirely within the discretion of the Company and the Company shall not be required to settle strikes, lockouts and other industrial disturbances by acceding to the demands of the opposing party or parties when such course is in the judgment of the Company unfavorable to the Company.

 

Section 8.02   Remedies on Default.

 

Whenever any Default referred to in Section 8.01 hereof shall have happened and be continuing, the Trustee, or the Issuer with the written consent of the Trustee, may take one or any combination of the following remedial steps:

 

(a)  If the Trustee has declared the Bonds immediately due and payable pursuant to Section 9.02 of the Indenture, by written notice to the Company, declare an amount equal to all amounts then due and payable on the Bonds and hereunder, whether by acceleration of maturity (as provided in the Indenture) or otherwise, to be immediately due and payable as liquidated damages under this Agreement and not as a penalty, whereupon the same shall become immediately due and payable;

 

(b)  Have reasonable access to and inspect, examine and make copies of the books and records and any and all accounts, data and income tax and other tax returns of the Company during regular business hours of the Company if reasonably necessary in the opinion of the Trustee; or

 

(c)  Take whatever action at law or in equity as may appear necessary or desirable to collect the amounts then due and thereafter to become due, or to enforce performance and observance of any obligation, agreement or covenant of the Company under this Agreement.

 

Any amounts collected pursuant to action taken under this Section shall be paid into the Bond Fund and applied in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture.

 

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Section 8.03   No Remedy Exclusive.

 

Subject to Section 9.02 of the Indenture, no remedy herein conferred upon or reserved to the Issuer or the Trustee is intended to be exclusive of any other available remedy or remedies, but each and every such remedy shall be cumulative and shall be in addition to every other remedy given under this Agreement or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity. No delay or omission to exercise any right or power accruing upon any Default shall impair any such right or power or shall be construed to be a waiver thereof, but any such right or power may be exercised from time to time and as often as may be deemed expedient. In order to entitle the Issuer or the Trustee to exercise any remedy reserved to it in this Article, it shall not be necessary to give any notice, other than such notice as may be required in this Article. Such rights and remedies as are given the Issuer hereunder shall also extend to the Trustee, and the Trustee and the Owners of the Bonds, subject to the provisions of the Indenture, shall be entitled to the benefit of all covenants and agreements herein contained.

 

Section 8.04   Agreement to Pay Attorneys’ Fees and Expenses.

 

In the event the Company should default under any of the provisions of this Agreement and the Issuer or the Trustee should employ attorneys or incur other expenses for the collection of payments required hereunder or the enforcement of performance or observance of any obligation or agreement on the part of the Company herein contained, the Company agrees that it will on demand therefor pay to the Issuer and the Trustee the reasonable fee of such attorneys and such other expenses so incurred by the Issuer.

 

Section 8.05   No Additional Waiver Implied by One Waiver.

 

In the event any agreement contained in this Agreement should be breached by either party and thereafter waived by the other party, such waiver shall be limited to the particular breach so waived and shall not be deemed to waive any other breach hereunder.

 

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ARTICLE IX

 

MISCELLANEOUS

 

Section 9.01   Term of Agreement.

 

This Agreement shall remain in full force and effect from the date hereof to and including June 1, 2043, or until such time as all of the Bonds and the fees and expenses of the Issuer, the Administrative Agent and the Trustee shall have been fully paid or provision made for such payments, whichever is later; provided , however, that this Agreement may be terminated prior to such date pursuant to Article V of this Agreement, but in no event before all of the obligations and duties of the Company and ITT Holdings LLC hereunder have been fully performed, including, without limitation, the payments of all costs and fees mandated hereunder.

 

Section 9.02    Notices.

 

All notices, certificates or other communications hereunder shall be sufficiently given and shall be deemed given when delivered or mailed by registered mail, postage prepaid, addressed as follows:

 

If to the Issuer: Louisiana Public Facilities Authority
  2237 South Acadian Thruway, Suite 650
  Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70808
  Attention: President and CEO
   
If to the Trustee: US Bank National Association
  1349 West Peachtree, NW
  Two Midtown Plaza, Suite 1050
  Atlanta, Georgia  30309
  Attention:  Corporate Trust Department
   
If to the Company and ITT Holdings LLC: International-Matex Tank Terminals
  321 St. Charles Ave.
  New Orleans, Louisiana 70130
  Attention:  John Siragusa

 

A duplicate copy of each notice, certificate or other communication given hereunder by the Issuer or the Company or ITT Holdings LLC shall also be given to the Trustee and the Credit Provider (if any). The Issuer, the Company, ITT Holdings LLC, the Trustee, the Credit Provider (if any) and the Confirming Bank (if any), may, by written notice given hereunder, designate any further or different addresses to which subsequent notices, certificates or other communications shall be sent.

 

Section 9.03   Binding Effect.

 

This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and shall be binding upon the Issuer, the Company, ITT Holdings LLC the Credit Provider (if any), the Confirming Bank (if any), the Trustee, the Administrative Agent, the Owners of Bonds and their respective successors and assigns, subject, however, to the limitations contained in Section 2.02(b) hereof.

 

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Section 9.04   Severability.

 

In the event any provision of this Agreement shall be held invalid or unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not invalidate or render unenforceable any other provision hereof.

 

Section 9.05   Amounts Remaining in Funds.

 

Subject to the provisions of Section 6.11 of the Indenture, it is agreed by the parties hereto that any amounts remaining in any account of the Bond Fund, the Project Fund, or any other fund (other than the Rebate Fund) created under the Indenture upon expiration or earlier termination of this Agreement, as provided in this Agreement, after payment in full of the Bonds (or provision for payment thereof having been made in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture) and the fees and expenses of the Trustee in accordance with the Indenture, shall belong to and be paid to the Company by the Trustee.

 

Section 9.06    Amendments, Changes and Modifications.

 

Subsequent to the issuance of Bonds and prior to their payment in full (or provision for the payment thereof having been made in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture), and except as otherwise herein expressly provided, this Agreement may not be effectively amended, changed, modified, altered or terminated without the written consent of the Trustee and, prior to a Credit Facility Termination Date (if any) and payment of all amounts payable to the Credit Provider (if any) under a Credit Agreement (if any), the consent of the Credit Provider (if any), in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture.

 

Section 9.07   Execution in Counterparts.

 

This Agreement may be simultaneously executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be an original and all of which shall constitute but one and the same instrument.

 

Section 9.08   Applicable Law.

 

This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State.

 

Section 9.09   Captions.

 

The captions and headings in this Agreement are for convenience only and in no way define, limit or describe the scope or intent of any provisions or Sections of this Agreement.

 

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[signature page to Amended and Restated Loan Agreement]

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Issuer has caused this Agreement to be executed in its name and its corporate seal to be hereunto affixed and attested by its duly authorized officer, all as of the date first above written.

 

(SEAL) LOUISIANA PUBLIC FACILITIES AUTHORITY

 

Attest:   By:  
        Chairman
         
By:        
  Assistant Secretary      

 

(Signature Page - Loan Agreement)

 

 
 

  

[signature page to Amended and Restated Loan Agreement]

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Agreement to be executed in its name and its corporate seal to be hereunto affixed by its duly authorized officers, all as of the date first above written.

 

  INTERNATIONAL-MATEX TANK TERMINALS
     
  By:  
  Name:  John Siragusa
  Title: Chief Banking Officer
     
  By:  
  Name: James May
  Title: Senior Vice President-Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer

 

JOINDER OF ITT HOLDINGS LLC

 

ITT HOLDINGS LLC executes this Joinder solely for the purposes of agreeing to the agreements, covenants and terms contained in this Agreement where it is expressly referenced.

 

  ITT HOLDINGS LLC
     
  By:  
  Name:   
  Title:  
     
  By:  
  Name:  
  Title:  

 

(Signature Page - Loan Agreement)

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.11

 

EXECUTION COPY

 

 

 

 

 

THE Industrial Development Board

of the Parish of Ascension, Louisiana, Inc.

 

AND

 

IMTT-GEISMAR

 

 

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED LEASE AGREEMENT

 

 

 

Dated as of May 1, 2015

 

The interest of THE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT BOARD OF THE PARISH OF ASCENSION, LOUISIANA, INC. (the “Issuer”) in this Amended and Restated Lease Agreement has been assigned (except for “Reserved Rights” defined in this Amended and Restated Lease Agreement) pursuant to the Amended and Restated Indenture of Trust dated as of the date hereof from the Issuer to U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as trustee (the “Trustee”), and is subject to the security interest of the Trustee thereunder.

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

  

AMENDED AND RESTATED LEASE AGREEMENT

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

(This Table of Contents is not a part of the Amended and Restated Lease Agreement and is only for convenience of reference.)

 

ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS 1
     
Section 1.01 Definitions. 1
Section 1.02 Uses of Phrases. 2
     
ARTICLE II REPRESENTATIONS, COVENANTS AND WARRANTIES 3
     
Section 2.01 Representations, Covenants and Warranties of the Issuer. 3
Section 2.02 Representations, Covenants and Warranties of the Company. 3
Section 2.03 Tax-Exempt Status of the Bonds. 4
Section 2.04 Notice of Determination of Taxability. 4
Section 2.05 State Bond Commission Reporting Requirements. 5
     
ARTICLE III ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE PROJECT; ISSUANCE OF THE BONDS 6
     
Section 3.01 Agreement to Acquire, Construct, Improve and Equip the Project. 6
Section 3.02 Agreement to Issue the Bonds; Application of Bond Proceeds. 6
Section 3.03 Disbursements from the Project Fund. 6
Section 3.04 Furnishing Documents to the Trustee. 6
Section 3.05 Establishment of Completion Date. 7
Section 3.06 Company Required to Pay in Event Project Fund Insufficient. 8
Section 3.07 Special Arbitrage Certifications. 8
     
ARTICLE IV LEASE PROVISIONS; SUBSTITUTE CREDIT FACILITY 9
     
Section 4.01 Agreement to Acquire and Lease the Project. 9
Section 4.02 Rental Payments. 9
Section 4.03 Obligations of Company and ITT Holdings LLC Unconditional. 12
Section 4.04 Substitute Credit Facility. 13
Section 4.05 Exemption From Ad Valorem Tax. 13
Section 4.06 Removal of Property. 13
Section 4.07 Additional Property Constituting a Part of the Project. 14
Section 4.08 Authority to Act on Behalf of the Issuer. 14
Section 4.09 Substitute Confirming Letter of Credit. 15
     
ARTICLE V PREPAYMENT AND REDEMPTION 16
     
a.                 Prepayment and Redemption. 16
     
ARTICLE VI SPECIAL COVENANTS 17
     
Section 6.01 No Warranty of Condition or Suitability by Issuer. 17
Section 6.02 Access to the Project. 17
Section 6.03 Further Assurances and Corrective Instruments. 17

 

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Section 6.04 Issuer and Company Representatives. 17
Section 6.05 Financing Statements. 17
Section 6.06 Covenant to Provide Ongoing Disclosure. 18
Section 6.07 Notice of Control. 18
Section 6.08 Acknowledgement and Covenant Regarding Commercial Paper or Long Term Period. 18
Section 6.09 Environmental Matters. 18
     
ARTICLE VII ASSIGNMENT, SELLING, LEASING; INDEMNIFICATION; REDEMPTION 19
     
Section 7.01 Assignment, Selling and Leasing. 19
Section 7.02 Release and Indemnification Covenants. 19
Section 7.03 Issuer to Grant Security Interest to Trustee. 20
Section 7.04 Indemnification of Trustee. 20
     
ARTICLE VIII DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES 21
     
Section 8.01 Defaults Defined. 21
Section 8.02 Remedies on Default. 22
Section 8.03 No Remedy Exclusive. 23
Section 8.04 Agreement to Pay Attorneys’ Fees and Expenses. 23
Section 8.05 No Additional Waiver Implied by One Waiver. 23
     
ARTICLE IX MISCELLANEOUS 24
     
Section 9.01 Term of Agreement. 24
Section 9.02 Notices. 24
Section 9.03 Binding Effect. 25
Section 9.04 Severability. 26
Section 9.05 Amounts Remaining in Funds. 26
Section 9.06 Amendments, Changes and Modifications. 26
Section 9.07 Execution in Counterparts. 26
Section 9.08 Applicable Law. 26
Section 9.09 Captions. 26

 

EXHIBIT A - Project Description

EXHIBIT B - Form of Requisition

EXHIBIT C - Certificate of Completion

 

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AMENDED AND RESTATED LEASE AGREEMENT

 

THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED LEASE AGREEMENT , dated as of May 1, 2015, between The Industrial Development Board of the Parish of Ascension, Louisiana, Inc. , a public body corporate and politic and an instrumentality of the State of Louisiana created and existing under the Constitution and Laws of the State of Louisiana (the “Issuer”) and IMTT- Geismar , a partnership organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “Company”);

 

WITNESSETH :

 

WHEREAS , the Issuer is authorized and empowered under the laws of the State of Louisiana, including particularly Chapter 7 of Title 51 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended (the “Act”), and other constitutional and statutory authority supplemental thereto, to acquire, own, lease, rent, repair, renovate, improve, finance, sell, and dispose of properties to the end that it may be able to promote industry and develop trade by inducing manufacturing, industrial, commercial, and other enterprises to locate in the State of Louisiana and further the use of its agricultural products and natural resources; and to acquire, own, lease, rent, repair, renovate, improve, finance, sell, and dispose of properties to the end that it may be able to attract and retain business and commercial enterprises to maintain and expand employment and the economy of the Parish of Ascension, Louisiana; and

 

WHEREAS , pursuant to the Act, the Issuer is authorized to issue its bonds to finance any land, easement, servitude, leasehold interest, or other interest or right in land, and any building or other facility or improvement thereon, including a single or multiple occupant office building or building complex, and all movable and immovable properties deemed necessary in connection therewith, including parking garages, whether or not now in existence, which shall be suitable for use by the following or by any combination of two or more thereof: any industry for the manufacturing, processing, or assembling of any raw, agricultural, semi-manufactured, or manufactured products; any commercial enterprise in storing, warehousing, distributing, or selling any products of agriculture, fishing, forestry, mining, or industry; business or professional offices; hotels; and any international, national, regional, or state offices of business or industry, or any other facility that is determined by the Issuer to be instrumental to the removal of blight or the redevelopment of distressed areas, or to promote economic development through the creation of jobs, or to enhance the tax base through the construction, renovation, or rehabilitation of improvements and to pledge the revenues and receipts therefrom or from any source thereof to secure such bonds; and

 

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WHEREAS , in furtherance of the public purpose for which the Issuer was created, the Issuer issued its $165,000,000 in principal amount of its Revenue Bonds (IMTT-Geismar Project) Series 2007 (the “Bonds”) pursuant to the Indenture of Trust dated as of June 1, 2007 between the Issuer and the Trustee, as amended and restated by the Amended and Restated Indenture of Trust dated as of September 1, 2009 (collectively, the “Original Indenture”), to finance the acquisition, construction and equipping of a liquid logistics center to be located in the Parish of Ascension (the “Project”) and has leased the Project to IMTT-Geismar, a partnership organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “Company”); and

 

WHEREAS, the Issuer originally issued the Bonds on July 10, 2007 and such Bonds are currently outstanding in the aggregate principal amount of $165,000,000; and

 

WHEREAS , in connection with the issuance of the Bonds, the Issuer acquired title to the Project from the Company and leased the Project back to the Company pursuant to a Lease Agreement dated as of June 1, 2007, as amended by the First Amendment to Lease Agreement dated as of September 1, 2009 (the “Original Agreement”), as amended and restated by this Agreement, pursuant to which the Company agreed to make specified rental payments as described herein; and

 

WHEREAS , the Company has requested that the Issuer and the Trustee amend and restate the Original Indenture and the Original Agreement for the purpose of allowing for a bank rate mode and making certain related changes; and

 

WHEREAS , Section 12.02 of the Original Indenture and Section 9.06 of the Original Agreement provide that the Owners of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Bonds may, under certain conditions, consent to any modification of the Original Agreement; and

 

WHEREAS , a copy of the written consent of the Owners is attached to the Indenture as Exhibit D ; and

 

WHEREAS , pursuant to this Agreement, the Company has agreed to pay the Issuer amounts sufficient for the payment of the principal of and interest on the Bonds, certain other payments thereunder; and

 

NOW, THEREFORE, THIS AGREEMENT WITNESSETH:

 

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ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

 

Section 1.01         Definitions .

 

All capitalized, undefined terms used herein shall have the same meanings as used in Article I of the hereinafter defined Indenture. In addition, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings:

 

“Administrative Agent” means Suntrust Bank, or its permitted assigns and successors, as Administrative Agent under the Revolving Credit Agreement.

 

Confirming Bank ” means the provider of a Confirming Letter of Credit or a Substitute Confirming Letter of Credit.

 

Confirming Letter of Credit ” means a letter of credit issued by a Confirming Bank to the Trustee relating to the Bonds, including any Substitute Confirming Letter of Credit provided by the Company in accordance with Section 4.05 of the Agreement.

 

“Cost” with respect to the Project shall be deemed to include all items permitted to be financed under the provisions of the Code and the Act.

 

“Default” means any Default under this Agreement as specified in and defined by Section 8.01 hereof.

 

“Indenture” means the Amended and Restated Indenture of Trust dated as of even date hereof between the Issuer and the Trustee, pursuant to which the Bonds are authorized to be reissued, and any amendments and supplements thereto.

 

“Issuance Costs” means all costs that are treated as costs of issuing or carrying the Bonds under existing Treasury Department regulations and rulings, including, but not limited to, (a) commitment and origination fees payable to the Bondholders; (b) counsel fees (including bond counsel, Issuer’s counsel, Bondholder’s counsel, Administrative Agent’s counsel and Company counsel, as well as any other specialized counsel fees incurred in connection with the issuance of the Bonds); (c) financial advisory fees incurred in connection with the issuance of the Bonds; (d) Trustee fees incurred in connection with the issuance of the Bonds; (e) paying agent and certifying and authenticating agent fees related to issuance of the Bonds; (f) accountant fees related to the issuance of the Bonds; (g) printing costs of the Bonds; (h) publication costs associated with the financing proceedings; and (i) costs of engineering and feasibility studies necessary to the reissuance of the Bonds.

 

“Net Proceeds” means the proceeds of the Bonds reduced by amounts in a reasonably required reserve or replacement fund.

 

“Project” means the facilities described in Exhibit A hereto.

 

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“Qualified Project Costs” means Costs and expenses of the Project which constitute land costs or costs for property of a character subject to the allowance for depreciation excluding specifically working capital and inventory costs, provided, however, that (i) costs or expenses paid (a) prior to the date of Hurricane Katrina, or (b) on or after December 31, 2009, and more than sixty (60) days prior to the adoption by the Issuer of its resolution on May 11, 2010, declaring its intent to reimburse Project expenditures with Bond proceeds, shall not be deemed to be Qualified Project Costs; (ii) Issuance Costs shall not be deemed to be Qualified Project Costs; (iii) interest during the Construction Period shall be allocated between Qualified Project Costs and other Costs and expenses to be paid from the proceeds of the Bonds; (iv) interest following the Construction Period shall not constitute a Qualified Project Cost; (v) letter of credit fees and municipal bond insurance premiums which represent a transfer of credit risk shall be allocated between Qualified Project Costs and other costs and expenses to be paid from the proceeds of the Bonds; and (vi) letter of credit fees and municipal bond insurance premiums which do not represent a transfer of credit risk shall not constitute Qualified Project Costs.

 

“Requisition” means a written request for a disbursement from the Project Fund, signed by a Company Representative, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B and satisfactorily completed as contemplated by said form.

 

“Reserved Rights” means amounts payable to the Issuer under Sections 4.02(b), 6.09, 7.02 and 8.04 hereof.

 

“Revolving Credit Agreement” means the Credit Agreement dated as of May 21, 2015, by and among ITT Holdings LLC, an affiliate of the Company, as US borrower thereunder, IMTT-Quebec Inc. and IMTT-NTL, Ltd. as Canadian borrowers thereunder, the lenders party thereto and the Administrative Agent, as amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

“State” means the State of Louisiana.

 

Substitute Confirming Letter of Credit ” means a letter of credit, line of credit, insurance policy or other credit facility securing the payment of the principal and Purchase Price of, redemption premium (if any) and interest on the Bonds, delivered to the Trustee in accordance with Section 4.05 hereof.

 

“Term of Agreement” means the duration of the leasehold interest created hereby as specified in Section 9.01 hereof.

  

Section 1.02         Uses of Phrases.

 

Words of the masculine gender shall be deemed and construed to include correlative words of the feminine and neuter genders. Unless the context shall otherwise indicate, the words “Bond,” “Bondholder,” “Owner,” “registered owner” and “person” shall include the plural as well as the singular number, and the word “person” shall include corporations and associations, including public bodies, as well as persons. Any percentage of Bonds, specified herein for any purpose, is to be figured on the unpaid principal amount thereof then Outstanding. All references herein to specific Sections of the Code refer to such Sections of the Code and all successor or replacement provisions thereto.

 

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ARTICLE II

REPRESENTATIONS, COVENANTS AND WARRANTIES

 

Section 2.01         Representations, Covenants and Warranties of the Issuer.

 

The Issuer represents, covenants and warrants that:

 

(a)          The Issuer is a public body corporate and politic and an instrumentality of the Parish of Ascension, State of Louisiana. Under the provisions of the Act, the Issuer is authorized to enter into the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Indenture and to carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder. The Issuer has been duly authorized to execute and deliver this Agreement and the Indenture.

 

(b)          The Issuer covenants that it will not pledge the amounts derived from this Agreement other than as contemplated by the Indenture.

 

Section 2.02         Representations, Covenants and Warranties of the Company.

 

The Company represents, covenants and warrants that:

 

(a)          The Company is a general partnership duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the State of Delaware. The Company is not in violation of any provision of its Articles of Partnership, as amended, has the power to enter into this Agreement, and has duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Agreement, and is qualified to do business and is in good standing under the laws of the State.

 

(b)          The Company agrees that during the Term of Agreement it will maintain its existence, will not dissolve or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its assets and will not consolidate with or merge into another legal entity or permit one or more other legal entities to consolidate with or merge into it, without (i) the prior written consent of the Credit Provider (during any Credit Facility Period), the Administrative Agent (during any Bank Rate Period) or the Trustee (during any Interest Period that is not a Credit Facility Period or a Bank Rate Period) and (ii) an opinion of Bond Counsel to the effect that such action, in and of itself, will not adversely affect the excludability of interest on the Bonds from gross income for federal income tax purposes.

 

(c)          Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement, nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, nor the fulfillment of or compliance with the terms and conditions hereof or thereof conflicts with or results in a breach of the terms, conditions, or provisions of any agreement or instrument to which the Company is now a party or by which the Company is bound, or constitutes a default under any of the foregoing, or results in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance whatsoever upon any of the property or assets of the Company under the terms of any such instrument or agreement.

 

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(d)          There is no action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation, at law or in equity, before or by any court, public board or body, known to be pending or threatened against or affecting the Company or any of its officers, nor to the best knowledge of the Company is there any basis therefor, wherein an unfavorable decision, ruling, or finding would materially adversely affect the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or which would adversely affect, in any way, the validity or enforceability of the Bonds, this Agreement, or any agreement or instrument to which the Company is a party, used or contemplated for use in the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

(e)          The Project is of the type authorized and permitted by the Act, and its estimated Cost is not less than $165,000,000.

 

(f)          The proceeds from the sale of the Bonds will be used only for payment of Costs of the Project.

 

(g)          The Company will use due diligence to cause the Project to be operated in accordance with the laws, rulings, regulations and ordinances of the State and the departments, agencies and political subdivisions thereof. The Company has obtained or will obtain all requisite approvals of the State and of other federal, state, regional and local governmental bodies for the acquisition, construction, improving and equipping of the Project.

 

(h)          The Company will fully and faithfully perform all the duties and obligations which the Issuer has covenanted and agreed in the Indenture to cause the Company to perform and any duties and obligations which the Company is required in the Indenture to perform. The foregoing shall not apply to any duty or undertaking of the Issuer which by its nature cannot be delegated or assigned.

 

(i)          The issuance of the Bonds by the Issuer to finance the acquisition, construction and installation of the Project has induced the Company to locate the Project in the Parish of Ascension, Louisiana which will directly result in an increase in employment opportunities in such Parish.

 

Section 2.03         Tax-Exempt Status of the Bonds.

 

The Company hereby represents, warrants and agrees that the Tax Regulatory Agreement executed and delivered by the Company concurrently with the reissuance and delivery of the Bonds is true, accurate and complete in all material respects as of the date on which executed and delivered.

 

Section 2.04         Notice of Determination of Taxability.

 

Promptly after the Company first becomes aware of any Determination of Taxability, the Company shall give written notice thereof to the Issuer, the Administrative Agent and the Trustee.

 

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Section 2.05         State Bond Commission Reporting Requirements.

 

The Company hereby covenants and agrees that it shall furnish to the Issuer and Bond Counsel such information as is necessary to satisfy the reporting requirements of L.S.A. R.S. 39:1405.4, as amended from time to time. This information shall be delivered to the Issuer and Bond Counsel not less than five (5) Business Days prior to the date such information is required to be reported to the Louisiana State Bond Commission .

 

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ARTICLE III

ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION
OF THE PROJECT;
ISSUANCE OF THE BONDS

 

Section 3.01         Agreement to Acquire, Construct, Improve and Equip the Project.

 

The Company agrees to make or cause to be made all contracts and do or cause to be done all things necessary for the acquisition, construction, improving, and equipping of the Project. The Company further agrees that it will, or will cause a related entity to, acquire, construct, improve, and equip the Project with all reasonable dispatch and use its best efforts to cause acquisition, construction, improving, equipping, and occupancy of the Project. The Company expects the Project to be completed by December 31, 2008, or as soon thereafter as may be practicable, delays caused by force majeure as defined in Section 8.01 hereof only excepted; but if for any reason such acquisition, construction, improving and equipping is not completed by said date there shall be no resulting liability on the part of the Company and no diminution in or postponement of the payments required in Section 4.02 hereof to be paid by the Company.

 

Section 3.02         Agreement to Issue the Bonds; Application of Bond Proceeds.

 

In order to provide funds for the payment of the Cost of the Project, the Issuer, concurrently with the execution of this Agreement, will issue, sell, and deliver the Bonds and deposit the net proceeds thereof with the Trustee in the Project Fund.

 

Section 3.03         Disbursements from the Project Fund.

 

The Issuer has, in the Indenture, authorized and directed the Trustee to make disbursements from the Project Fund to pay the Costs of the Project, or to reimburse the Company for any Cost of the Project paid by the Company. Except with respect to payment of Issuance Costs on the date of issuance of the Bonds, the Trustee shall not make any disbursement from the Project Fund until the Company shall have provided the Trustee with a Requisition.

 

Section 3.04         Furnishing Documents to the Trustee.

 

The Company agrees to cause such Requisitions to be directed to the Trustee as may be necessary to effect payments out of the Project Fund in accordance with Section 3.03 hereof.

 

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Section 3.05         Establishment of Completion Date.

 

(a)          The Completion Date shall be evidenced to the Issuer and the Trustee by a certificate signed by a Company Representative, as attached as Exhibit C hereto stating that, except for amounts retained by the Trustee at the Company’s direction to pay any Cost of the Project not then due and payable, (i) construction of the Project has been completed and all costs of labor, services, materials and supplies used in such construction have been paid, (ii) all equipment for the Project has been installed, such equipment so installed is suitable and sufficient for the operation of the Project, and all costs and expenses incurred in the acquisition and installation of such equipment have been paid, and (iii) all other facilities necessary in connection with the Project have been acquired, constructed, improved, and equipped and all costs and expenses incurred in connection therewith have been paid. Notwithstanding the foregoing, such certificate shall state that it is given without prejudice to any rights against third parties which exist at the date of such certificate or which may subsequently come into being. Forthwith upon completion of the acquisition, construction, improving, and equipping of the Project, the Company agrees to cause such certificate to be furnished to the Issuer and the Trustee. Upon receipt of such certificate, the Trustee shall retain in the Project Fund a sum equal to the amounts necessary for payment of the Costs of the Project not then due and payable according to such certificate. If any such amounts so retained are not subsequently used, prior to any transfer of said amounts to the General Account of the Bond Fund as provided below, the Trustee shall give notice to the Company of the failure to apply said funds for payment of the Costs of the Project. Any amount not to be retained in the Project Fund for payment of the Costs of the Project, and all amounts so retained but not subsequently used, shall be transferred by the Trustee into the General Account of the Bond Fund.

 

(b)          If at least ninety-five percent (95%) of the Net Proceeds of the Bonds have not been used to pay Qualified Project Costs, any amount (exclusive of amounts retained by the Trustee in the Project Fund for payment of Costs of the Project not then due and payable) remaining in the Project Fund shall be transferred by the Trustee into the General Account of the Bond Fund and used by the Trustee (i) to redeem, or to cause the redemption of, Bonds on the earliest redemption date permitted by the Indenture without a premium, or (ii) for any other purpose, provided that the Trustee is furnished with an opinion of Bond Counsel to the effect that such use is lawful under the Act and will not require that interest on the Bonds be included in gross income for federal income tax purposes. Until used for one or more of the foregoing purposes, such segregated amount may be invested as permitted by the Indenture provided that prior to any such investment the Trustee is provided with an opinion of Bond Counsel to the effect that such investment will not require that interest on the Bonds be included in gross income for federal income tax purposes.

 

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Section 3.06         Company Required to Pay in Event Project Fund Insufficient.

 

In the event the moneys in the Project Fund available for payment of the Costs of the Project should not be sufficient to pay the Costs of the Project in full, the Company agrees to complete the Project or cause the Project to be completed and to pay that portion of the Costs of the Project in excess of the moneys available therefor in the Project Fund. The Issuer does not make any warranty, either express or implied, that the moneys paid into the Project Fund and available for payment of the Costs of the Project will be sufficient to pay all of the Costs of the Project. The Company agrees that if after exhaustion of the moneys in the Project Fund, the Company should pay any portion of the Costs of the Project pursuant to the provisions of this Section, the Company shall not be entitled to any reimbursement therefor from the Issuer, the Trustee or the Owners of any of the Bonds, nor shall the Company be entitled to any diminution of the amounts payable under Section 4.02 hereof.

 

Section 3.07         Special Arbitrage Certifications.

 

The Company and the Issuer covenant not to cause or direct any moneys on deposit in any fund or account to be used in a manner which would cause the Bonds to be classified as “arbitrage bonds” within the meaning of Section 148 of the Code, and the Company certifies and covenants to and for the benefit of the Issuer and the Owners of the Bonds that so long as there are any Bonds Outstanding, moneys on deposit in any fund or account in connection with the Bonds, whether such moneys were derived from the proceeds of the sale of the Bonds or from any other sources, will not be used in a manner which will cause the Bonds to be classified as “arbitrage bonds” within the meaning of Section 148 of the Code.

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ARTICLE I

ARTICLE IV

LEASE PROVISIONS; SUBSTITUTE
CREDIT FACILITY

 

Section 4.01         Agreement to Acquire and Lease the Project.

 

The Company has sold the Project to the Issuer for and in consideration of the Issuer, issuing the Bonds and making the proceeds available to pay the cost of the Project. The Issuer hereby demises and leases to the Company, and the Company hereby leases from the Issuer, for and during the term of the Agreement, the Project, including the building, the Project Equipment and the Project Land, described in Exhibit A hereto.

 

Section 4.02         Rental Payments.

 

(a)          The Company hereby covenants and agrees to pay base rental for the use and occupancy of the Project, as follows: on or before any Interest Payment Date for the Bonds or any other date that any payment of interest, premium, if any, or principal or Purchase Price is required to be made in respect of the Bonds pursuant to the Indenture, until the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Bonds shall have been fully paid or provision for the payment thereof shall have been made in accordance with the Indenture, in immediately available funds, a sum which, together with any other moneys available for such payment in any account of the Bond Fund, will enable the Trustee to pay the amount payable on such date as Purchase Price or principal of (whether at maturity or upon redemption or acceleration or otherwise), premium, if any, and interest on the Bonds as provided in the Indenture; provided, however, that the obligation of the Company to make any rental payment hereunder shall be deemed satisfied and discharged to the extent of the corresponding payment made by the Credit Provider (if any) to the Trustee under the Credit Facility (if any) or by the Confirming Bank (if any) under the Confirming Letter of Credit (if any). While the Bonds bear interest at a Bank Rate, each of the Company and ITT Holdings LLC agrees to pay (or cause to pay) the Purchase Price on the Bonds when due pursuant to Sections 4.01 and 4.02 of the Indenture.

 

It is understood and agreed that all payments payable by or on behalf of the Company under subsection (a) of this Section 4.02 are assigned by the Issuer to the Trustee for the benefit of the Owners of the Bonds. Each of the Company and ITT Holdings LLC assents to such assignment. The Issuer hereby directs the Company and ITT Holdings LLC and the Company and ITT Holdings LLC hereby agree, to pay to the Trustee at the Principal Office of the Trustee all payments payable by or on behalf of the Company and/or ITT Holdings LLC pursuant to this subsection.

 

(b)          Each of the Company and ITT Holdings LLC agrees that it will also pay:

 

(i)          on or before the effective date of this Agreement, the sum of $25,000 for its closing fee. The Company shall also pay all of the Issuer’s reasonable actual out-of-pocket expenses and costs of issuance in connection with the Bonds. In the event the Company should fail to pay such administrative expenses then due, the payment shall continue as an obligation of the Company until the amount shall have been fully paid, and the company agrees to pay the same with interest thereon (to the extent legally enforceable) at a rate per annum equal to the interest rate in effect from time to time on the Bonds, until paid; and

 

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(ii)         the reasonable fees and expenses of such accountants, consultants, attorneys and other experts as may be engaged by the Issuer, the Administrative Agent or the Trustee to prepare such audits, financial statements or opinions or provide such other services as are reasonably required under this Agreement, the Indenture or the Tax Regulatory Agreement; and

 

(iii)        all taxes and assessments of any type or character charged to the Issuer, the Administrative Agent or to the Trustee affecting the amount available to the Issuer, the Administrative Agent or the Trustee from payments to be received hereunder or in any way arising due to the transactions contemplated hereby (including taxes and assessments assessed or levied by any public agency or governmental authority of whatever character having power to levy taxes or assessments) but excluding any taxes based upon the capital and/or income of the Trustee, the Administrative Agent or any other person other than the Company; provided, however, that the Company shall have the right to protest any such taxes or assessments assessed or levied upon them and that the Company shall have the right to withhold payment of any such taxes or assessments pending disposition of any such protest or contest unless such withholding, protest or contest would materially adversely affect the rights or interests of the Issuer, the Administrative Agent or the Trustee.

 

The forgoing payments shall be billed to the Company and/or ITT Holdings LLC by the Issuer, the Administrative Agent or the Trustee from time to time, together with (x) a statement executed by a duly authorized officer or agent of the Issuer, the Administrative Agent or the Trustee, as the case may be, certifying that the amount billed has been incurred or paid by the Issuer, the Administrative Agent or the Trustee for one or more of the above items, and (y) a copy of the invoice or statement for the amount so incurred or paid. Amounts so billed shall be paid by the Company and ITT Holdings LLC within thirty (30) days after receipt of the bill by the Company or ITT Holdings LLC unless, in the case of expenditures described under clause (iii) above, the Company or ITT Holdings LLC is contesting such amounts in good faith.

 

(c)          Each of the Company and ITT Holdings LLC will also pay the reasonable fees and expenses of the Trustee under the Indenture and all other amounts which may be payable to the Trustee under Section 10.02 of the Indenture, such amounts to be paid directly to the Trustee for the Trustee’s own account as and when such amounts become due and payable.

 

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(d)          Each of the Company and ITT Holdings LLC covenants, for the benefit of the Owners of the Bonds, to pay or cause to be paid, to the Trustee, such amounts as shall be necessary to enable the Trustee to pay the Purchase Price of Bonds delivered to it for purchase, all as more particularly described in Sections 4.01 and 4.02 of the Indenture; provided , however, that the obligation of the Company and ITT Holdings LLC to make any such payment under this Section 4.02(d) shall be reduced by the amount of moneys available for such payment described in Section 4.03(a) of the Indenture; and provided , further , that the obligation of the Company and ITT Holdings LLC to make any payment under this subsection (d) shall be deemed to be satisfied and discharged to the extent of the corresponding payment made by a Credit Provider (if any) under a Credit Facility (if any) or by the Confirming Bank (if any) under the Confirming Letter of Credit (if any).

 

(e)          The Company shall promptly notify the Owners and any Prior Owners of any Determination of Taxability. Each of the Company and ITT Holdings LLC covenants, for the benefit of the Owners of the Bonds, to pay or cause to be paid to the Trustee when due any other amounts payable under the Bonds, including, but not limited to the following while the Bonds bear interest at a Bank Rate:

 

(i)          In the event of a Determination of Taxability (as defined in the Indenture), and upon demand of the Owner or any prior Owner, the Company and ITT Holdings LLC shall pay or cause to be paid to the Trustee such additional amount as shall be necessary to provide that interest on the Bonds shall have been payable at the Taxable Adjusted LIBOR Rate (as defined in the Indenture) from the Date of Taxability (as defined in the Indenture). The Company shall promptly notify the Owners and any Prior Owners of any Determination of Taxability.

 

(ii)         Reserved.

 

(iii)        Upon a Determination of Taxability, the Company and ITT Holdings LLC shall also pay or cause to be paid to the Trustee upon demand of such Owner or prior Owner any taxes, interest, penalties or other charges assessed against or payable by such Owner or prior Owner and attributable to such Determination of Taxability and all reasonable administrative, out of pocket and other expenses incurred by such Owner or prior Owner which are attributable to such event, including, without limitation, the costs incurred by such Owner or prior Owner to amend any of its tax returns, notwithstanding the repayment of the entire principal amount of the Bonds or any transfer or assignment of the Bonds.

 

(iv)        If there is any Change in Law (as defined in the Revolving Credit Agreement) that increases the cost to the Bank holding the Bonds, then the Company and ITT Holdings LLC shall pay or cause to be paid to the Trustee such additional costs incurred or reduction suffered in accordance with Section 4.11 of the Revolving Credit Agreement, which section is incorporated herein by reference.

 

(v)         Reserved.

 

(vi)        The Company and ITT Holdings LLC will pay or cause to be paid to the Trustee on demand all amounts required under the Bonds to be paid during any contest of a Determination of Taxability.

 

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(vii)       The obligations of the Company and ITT Holdings LLC contained in this subparagraph (e) shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the payment in full of the Bonds.

 

(f)          In the event the Company or ITT Holdings LLC should fail to make any of the payments required in this Section 4.02 , the item or installment so in default shall continue as an obligation of the Company or ITT Holdings LLC as applicable, until the amount in default shall have been fully paid, and each of the Company and ITT Holdings LLC agrees to pay the same with interest thereon, to the extent permitted by law, from the date when such payment was due, at the rate of interest equal to the Default Rate.

 

(g)          The Company shall pay as additional rent any amounts due and payable under Section 4.05 hereof.

 

(h)          In addition to all other rentals provided hereunder, the Company shall make a payment annually directly to the Issuer on or before December 31 of each year, commencing December 31, 2015, in the amount of $25,000 to be used by the Issuer to further economic development efforts in Ascension Parish, Louisiana

 

Section 4.03         Obligations of Company and ITT Holdings LLC Unconditional.

 

The obligations of the Company and ITT Holdings LLC to make the payments required in Section 4.02 and to perform and observe the other agreements contained herein shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be subject to any defense or any right of setoff, counterclaim or recoupment arising out of any breach by the Issuer, the Administrative Agent, the Owner or the Trustee of any obligation to the Company or ITT Holdings LLC, whether hereunder or otherwise, or out of any indebtedness or liability at any time owing to the Company or ITT Holdings LLC by the Issuer, the Administrative Agent, the Owner or the Trustee, and, until such time as the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Bonds shall have been fully paid or provision for the payment thereof shall have been made in accordance with the Indenture, the Company and ITT Holdings LLC (i) will not suspend or discontinue any payments provided for in Section 4.02 hereof, (ii) will perform and observe all other agreements contained in this Agreement and (iii) except as otherwise provided herein, will not terminate the Term of Agreement for any cause, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, failure of the Company to complete the acquisition, construction, improving and equipping of the Project, the occurrence of any acts or circumstances that may constitute failure of consideration, eviction or constructive eviction, destruction of or damage to the Project, the taking by eminent domain of title to or temporary use of any or all of the Project, commercial frustration of purpose, any change in the tax or other laws of the United States of America or of the State or any political subdivision of either thereof or any failure of the Issuer, the Administrative Agent, the Owner or the Trustee to perform and observe any agreement, whether express or implied, or any duty, liability or obligation arising out of or connected with this Agreement. Nothing contained in this Section shall be construed to release the Issuer from the performance of any of the agreements on its part herein contained, and in the event the Issuer or the Trustee should fail to perform any such agreement on its part, the Company may institute such action against the Issuer or the Trustee as the Company may deem necessary to compel performance so long as such action does not abrogate the obligations of the Company or ITT Holdings LLC contained in the first sentence of this Section.

 

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Section 4.04         Substitute Credit Facility.

 

Subject to the conditions set forth in this Section 4.04 , the Company may provide for the delivery to the Trustee of a Substitute Credit Facility. The Company shall furnish written notice to the Trustee, not less than twenty days prior to the Mandatory Purchase Date, (a) notifying the Trustee that the Company is exercising its option to provide for the delivery of a Substitute Credit Facility to the Trustee, (b) setting forth the Mandatory Purchase Date in connection with the delivery of such Substitute Credit Facility, which shall in any event be an Interest Payment Date that is not less than two Business Days prior to the expiration date of the Credit Facility then in effect with respect to the Bonds, and (c) instructing the Trustee to furnish notice to the Bondholders regarding the Mandatory Purchase Date at least fifteen days prior to the Mandatory Purchase Date, as more fully described in Section 4.01(b) of the Indenture and Exhibit B thereto. Any Substitute Credit Facility shall be delivered to the Trustee prior to such Mandatory Purchase Date and shall be effective on and after such Mandatory Purchase Date. On or before the date of such delivery of a Substitute Credit Facility to the Trustee, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee (a) a written opinion of Bond Counsel stating that the delivery of such Substitute Credit Facility will not adversely affect the exclusion from gross income of interest on the Bonds for federal income tax purposes; and (b) a written opinion of counsel to the Substitute Credit Provider to the effect that the Substitute Credit Facility is a legal, valid, binding and enforceable obligation of the Substitute Credit Provider in accordance with its terms.

 

Section 4.05         Exemption From Ad Valorem Tax.

 

It is the intent and agreement of the Company and Issuer that the Project shall be owned by the Issuer and exempt from ad valorem taxes and that the Company make payments in lieu of taxes related to the Project, aggregating a capital expenditure of up to $500,000,000, in the manner described in Section 3 of the Agreement to Issue Bonds dated September 15, 2009 by and between the Issuer and the Company which provisions are hereby incorporated and made a part hereof.

 

Section 4.06         Removal of Property.

 

The Issuer shall not be under any obligation to renew, repair or replace any item of inadequate, obsolete, worn out, unsuitable, undesirable or unnecessary equipment, fixtures or furnishings comprising a part of the Project. In any instance where the Company in its sound discretion determines that any items of the Project have become inadequate, obsolete, worn out, unsuitable, undesirable or unnecessary, the Company may remove such items of the Project, and (on behalf of the Issuer) sell, trade-in, exchange or otherwise dispose of them (as a whole or in part) without any responsibility or accountability to the Issuer or the Trustee therefor.

  

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The removal of any portion of the Project pursuant to the provisions of this Section shall not entitle the Company to any abatement or diminution of the rents payable under Section 4.02 hereof.

 

Section 4.07         Additional Property Constituting a Part of the Project.

 

Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, the Company may elect to have any real or personal property, machinery, equipment, furniture or fixtures acquired at the sole cost of the Company included as part of the Project by delivering to the Trustee and the Issuer written notice of the Company’s election to have such property included as part of the Project. Upon the filing of such written notice with the Trustee and the Issuer, such property specified in said notice shall become a part of the Project, up to a total aggregate cost of $500,000,000.

 

Section 4.08         Authority to Act on Behalf of the Issuer.

 

The Company shall, without further consent of or action by the Issuer, have the full right and authority to act for and on behalf of, and in the name, place and stead of Issuer, as the Company in its sole discretion may deem appropriate or necessary in the connection with the Company's use, occupancy and/or operation of the Project, including, without limitation:

 

(i)          exercise of all rights at law in the capacity of owner of the Project;

 

(ii)         contract with third parties in the capacity of owner of the Project;

 

(iii)        execute and deliver, in the capacity of owner of the Project, any and all applications, requests, consents and /or understandings with all governmental and regulatory authorities having jurisdiction over the Project;

 

(iv)        appear, in the capacity of owner of the Project, before all boards, authorities and other governmental and regulatory bodies having jurisdiction over the Project; and

 

(v)         generally to do and perform all and every other act, matter and thing in the capacity of owner of the Project as fully and effectively, and to all intents and purposes with the same validity, as if all and every such act, matter or thing, were or had been particularly stated, expressed and specifically provided herein, or as the Issuer could or might do if acting on its own behalf.

 

Provided, however; in its exercise of the rights granted hereunder, the Company shall take no action in derogation or violation of this Agreement, the Remarketing Agreement and/or the Credit Agreement, nor shall the Company create any additional liability or responsibility for or on behalf of the Issuer beyond that presently imposed upon the Issuer by this Agreement, the Remarketing Agreement and/or the Credit Agreement.

 

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Section 4.09         Substitute Confirming Letter of Credit.

 

Subject to the conditions set forth in this Section 4.09 , the Company may provide for the delivery to the Trustee of a Substitute Confirming Letter of Credit. The Company shall furnish written notice to the Trustee, not less than twenty days prior to the Mandatory Purchase Date, (a) notifying the Trustee that the Company is exercising its option to provide for the delivery of a Substitute Confirming Letter of Credit to the Trustee, (b) setting forth the Mandatory Purchase Date in connection with the delivery of such Substitute Confirming Letter of Credit, which shall in any event be an Interest Payment Date that is not less than two Business Days prior to the expiration date of the Confirming Letter of Credit then in effect with respect to the Bonds, and (c) instructing the Trustee to furnish notice to the Bondholders regarding the Mandatory Purchase Date at least fifteen days prior to the Mandatory Purchase Date, as more fully described in Section 4.01(b) of the Indenture and Exhibit B thereto. Any Substitute Confirming Letter of Credit shall be delivered to the Trustee prior to such Mandatory Purchase Date and shall be effective on and after such Mandatory Purchase Date. On or before the date of such delivery of a Substitute Confirming Letter of Credit to the Trustee, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee (a) a written opinion of Bond Counsel stating that the delivery of such Substitute Confirming Letter of Credit will not adversely affect the exclusion from gross income of interest on the Bonds for federal income tax purposes; and (b) a written opinion of counsel to the Substitute Confirming Letter of Credit Provider to the effect that the Substitute Confirming Letter of Credit is a legal, valid, binding and enforceable obligation of the Substitute Confirming Letter of Credit Provider in accordance with its terms.

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ARTICLE V

PREPAYMENT AND REDEMPTION

 

Section 5.01         Prepayment and Redemption.

 

The Company and ITT Holdings LLC shall have the option to prepay its obligations hereunder at the times and in the amounts as necessary to exercise its option to cause the Bonds to be redeemed in whole or in part as set forth in the Indenture and in the Bonds. Each of the Company and ITT Holdings LLC hereby agrees that it shall prepay its obligations hereunder at the times and in the amounts as necessary to accomplish the mandatory redemption of the Bonds as set forth in the Indenture and in the Bonds. The Issuer, at the request of the Company, shall forthwith take all steps (other than the payment of the money required for such redemption) necessary under the applicable redemption provisions of the Indenture to effect redemption of all or part of the Outstanding Bonds, as may be specified by the Company or ITT Holdings LLC, on the date established for such redemption.

 

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ARTICLE VI

SPECIAL COVENANTS

 

Section 6.01         No Warranty of Condition or Suitability by Issuer.

 

THE ISSUER MAKES NO WARRANTY, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO THE PROJECT OR THE CONDITION THEREOF, OR THAT THE PROJECT WILL BE SUITABLE FOR THE PURPOSES OR NEEDS OF THE COMPANY. THE ISSUER MAKES NO REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, THAT THE COMPANY WILL HAVE QUIET AND PEACEFUL POSSESSION OF THE PROJECT. THE ISSUER MAKES NO REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, WITH RESPECT TO THE MERCHANTABILITY, CONDITION OR WORKMANSHIP OF ANY PART OF THE PROJECT OR ITS SUITABILITY FOR THE COMPANY’S PURPOSES.

 

Section 6.02         Access to the Project.

 

The Company agrees that the Issuer, the Credit Provider (if any) and the Trustee and their duly authorized agents, attorneys, experts, engineers, accountants and representatives shall have the right to inspect the Project at all reasonable times and on reasonable notice. The Issuer, the Credit Provider (if any) and the Trustee and their duly authorized agents shall also be permitted, at all reasonable times, to examine the books and records of the Company with respect to the Project.

 

Section 6.03         Further Assurances and Corrective Instruments.

 

The Issuer and the Company agree that they will, from time to time, execute, acknowledge and deliver, or cause to be executed, acknowledged and delivered, such supplements hereto and such further instruments as may reasonably be required for carrying out the expressed intention of this Agreement.

 

Section 6.04         Issuer and Company Representatives.

 

Whenever under the provisions of this Agreement the approval of the Issuer or the Company is required or the Issuer or the Company is required to take some action at the request of the other, such approval or such request shall be given for the Issuer by an Issuer Representative and for the Company by a Company Representative. The Trustee shall be authorized to act on any such approval or request.

 

Section 6.05         Financing Statements.

 

The Company agrees to execute and file or cause to be executed and filed any and all financing statements or amendments thereof or continuation statements necessary to perfect and continue the perfection of the security interests granted in the Indenture. The Company shall pay all costs of filing such instruments. If the Company fails to file such statements, then the Trustee shall make such filings.

 

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Section 6.06         Covenant to Provide Ongoing Disclosure.

 

The Company hereby covenants and agrees that, in the event the hereinafter defined Rule becomes applicable to the Bonds, the Company shall enter into a written undertaking for the benefit of the holders of the Bonds, as required by Section (b)(5)(i) of Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 15c2-12 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (17 CFR Part 240, §240.15c2-12) (the “Rule”); provided, however, that the Company shall not be obligated to enter into such written undertaking if the Company shall furnish to the Trustee, prior to the exercise of the Conversion Option, an opinion of Bond Counsel that, notwithstanding such election by the Company, the Rule is not applicable to the Bonds.

 

Section 6.07         Notice of Control.

 

The Company shall provide written notice to the Trustee and the Remarketing Agent (if any) 30 days prior to the consummation of any transaction that would result in the Company controlling the Credit Provider (if any) or the Confirming Bank (if any) or being controlled by the Credit Provider (if any) or the Confirming Bank (if any) within the meaning of Section 2(a)(9) of the Investment Company Act of 1940.

 

Section 6.08         Acknowledgement and Covenant Regarding Commercial Paper or Long Term Period.

 

The Company acknowledges that the Bonds shall initially be rated only while the Interest Period for the Bonds is a Daily Period, a Two-Day Period or a Weekly Period. Further, the Company acknowledges that in the event that it shall select a Commercial Paper Period or Long Term Period as the Interest Period, it shall be required to provide a Substitute Credit Facility or an amendment to the Credit Facility in accordance with Section 2.08 of the Indenture. The Company covenants that, in the event that it shall select a Commercial Paper Period or Long Term Period, it shall amend or cause the amendment of, and supplement or cause the supplementation of, this Agreement and the Indenture, respectively, such that the Bonds shall continue to be rated as investment grade by Moody’s, Fitch or S&P.

 

Section 6.09         Environmental Matters.

 

The Company shall be solely responsible for, and shall indemnify and hold harmless the Issuer, the Owners and the Trustee from and against, any loss, damage, costs, expense, or liability, directly or indirectly, arising out of or attributable to the use, generation, storage, release, threatened release, discharge, disposal, or presence of Hazardous Material on, under or about the Project, including without limitation: (i) all foreseeable consequential damages; (ii) the cost of any required or necessary repair, clean-up or detoxification of the Project, and the preparation and implementation of any closure, remedial, or other required plans; and (iii) all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by the Issuer and the Trustee in connection with clauses (i) and (ii), including but not limited to reasonable attorney’s fees. The Company shall, at its expense, take all necessary remedial action(s) in response to the presence of any Hazardous Material on, under or about the Project.

  

The said release and indemnification covenants of the Company shall apply equally to the officers and employees of the Issuer and to its Board of Directors.

 

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ARTICLE VII

ASSIGNMENT, SELLING, LEASING;
INDEMNIFICATION; REDEMPTION

 

Section 7.01         Assignment, Selling and Leasing.

 

This Agreement may be assigned and the Project may be sold or leased, as a whole or in part, with the prior written consent of the Credit Provider (during any Credit Facility Period), the Administrative Agent (during any Bank Rate Period) or the Trustee (during any period other than a Credit Facility Period or a Bank Rate Period); provided, further, that no such sale or lease shall, in the opinion of Bond Counsel, result in interest on any of the Bonds becoming includable in gross income for federal income tax purposes, or shall otherwise violate any provisions of the Act; provided further , however, that no such sale or lease shall relieve the Company or ITT Holdings LLC of any of their respective obligations under this Agreement unless such obligations shall have been legally and validly assumed by the acquiring party.

 

Section 7.02         Release and Indemnification Covenants.

 

(a)          The Company shall and hereby agrees to indemnify and save the Issuer and the Trustee harmless against and from all expenses, damages and claims by or on behalf of any person, firm, corporation or other legal entity arising from the conduct or management of, or from any work or thing done on, the Project, or any reason whatsoever in connection with the Project and/or the Bonds, including without limitation, (i) any condition of the Project, (ii) any breach or default on the part of the Company in the performance of any of its obligations under this Agreement, (iii) any act or negligence of the Company or of any of its agents, contractors, servants, employees or licensees or (iv) any act or negligence of any assignee or lessee of the Company, or of any agents, contractors, servants, employees or licensees of any assignee or lessee of the Company. The Company shall indemnify and save the Issuer and the Trustee harmless from any such claim arising as aforesaid, or in connection with any action or proceeding brought thereon, and upon notice from the Issuer or the Trustee, the Company shall defend them or either of them in any such action or proceeding.

 

(b)          Notwithstanding the fact that it is the intention of the parties hereto that the Issuer shall not incur any pecuniary liability by reason of the terms of this Agreement or the undertakings required of the Issuer hereunder, by reason of the issuance of the Bonds, by reason of the execution of the Indenture or by reason of the performance of any act requested of the Issuer by the Company, including all claims, liabilities or losses arising in connection with the violation of any statutes or regulation pertaining to the foregoing; nevertheless, if the Issuer should incur any such pecuniary liability, then in such event the Company shall indemnify and hold the Issuer harmless against all claims, demands or causes of action whatsoever, by or on behalf of any person, firm or corporation or other legal entity arising out of the same or out of any offering statement or lack of offering statement in connection with the sale or resale of the Bonds and all costs and expenses incurred in connection with any such claim or in connection with any action or proceeding brought thereon, and upon notice from the Issuer, the Company shall defend the Issuer in any such action or proceeding. All references to the Issuer in this Section 7.02 shall be deemed to include its trustees, directors, officers, employees, and agents.

 

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(c)           The provisions of this Section 7.02 shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the redemption of the Bonds.

 

Section 7.03         Issuer to Grant Security Interest to Trustee.

 

The parties hereto agree that pursuant to the Indenture, the Issuer shall assign to the Trustee, in order to secure payment of the Bonds, all of the Issuer’s right, title and interest in and to this Agreement, except for Reserved Rights.

 

Section 7.04         Indemnification of Trustee.

 

The Company shall and hereby agrees to indemnify the Trustee for, and hold the Trustee harmless against, any loss, liability or expense (including the costs and expenses of defending against any claim of liability) incurred without gross negligence or willful misconduct by the Trustee and arising out of or in connection with its acting as Trustee under the Indenture.

 

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ARTICLE VIII

DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES

 

Section 8.01         Defaults Defined.

 

The following shall be “Defaults” under this Agreement and the term “Default” shall mean, whenever it is used in this Agreement, any one or more of the following events:

 

(a)           Failure by the Company or ITT Holdings LLC, as applicable, to pay any amount required to be paid under Section 4.02(a), (d) or (e) hereof.

 

(b)           At any time other than a Credit Facility Period or a Bank Rate Period, failure by the Company to observe and perform any covenant, condition or agreement on its part to be observed or performed, other than as referred to in Section 8.01(a) hereof, for a period of thirty (30) days after written notice specifying such failure and requesting that it be remedied shall have been given to the Company by the Issuer or the Trustee, unless the Issuer and the Trustee shall agree in writing to an extension of such time prior to its expiration; provided , however, if the failure stated in the notice cannot be corrected within the applicable period, the Issuer and the Trustee will not unreasonably withhold their consent to an extension of such time if corrective action is instituted by the Company within the applicable period and diligently pursued until such failure is corrected.

 

(c)           At any time other than a Credit Facility Period or a Bank Rate Period, the dissolution or liquidation of the Company, except as authorized by Section 2.02 hereof, or the voluntary initiation by the Company of any proceeding under any federal or state law relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, arrangement, reorganization, readjustment of debt or any other form of debtor relief, or the initiation against the Company of any such proceeding which shall remain undismissed for sixty (60) days, or failure by the Company to promptly have discharged any execution, garnishment or attachment of such consequence as would impair the ability of the Company to carry on its operations at the Project, or assignment by the Company for the benefit of creditors, or the entry by the Company into an agreement of composition with its creditors or the failure generally by the Company to pay its debts as they become due.

 

i.            The occurrence of a Default under the Indenture.

 

ii.         At any time during any Credit Facility Period, the occurrence of any “Default” or “Event of Default” under any Credit Agreement.

 

iii.         At any time during any Bank Rate Period, the occurrence of an “Event of Default” (as defined thereunder) under the Revolving Credit Agreement and the receipt by the Trustee of written notice thereof from the Administrative Agent (at the direction of the requisite lenders pursuant to the terms of the Revolving Credit Agreement).

 

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The provisions of subsection (b) of this Section are subject to the following limitation: if by reason of force majeure the Company is unable in whole or in part to carry out any of its agreements contained herein (other than its obligations contained in Article IV hereof), the Company shall not be deemed in Default during the continuance of such inability. The term “ force   majeure ” as used herein shall mean, without limitation, the following: acts of God; strikes or other industrial disturbances; acts of public enemies; orders or restraints of any kind of the government of the United States of America or of the State or of any of their departments, agencies or officials, or of any civil or military authority; insurrections; riots; landslides; earthquakes; fires; storms; droughts; floods; explosions; breakage or accident to machinery, transmission pipes or canals; and any other cause or event not reasonably within the control of the Company. The Company agrees, however, to remedy with all reasonable dispatch the cause or causes preventing the Company from carrying out its agreement, provided that the settlement of strikes and other industrial disturbances shall be entirely within the discretion of the Company and the Company shall not be required to settle strikes, lockouts and other industrial disturbances by acceding to the demands of the opposing party or parties when such course is in the judgment of the Company unfavorable to the Company.

 

Section 8.02         Remedies on Default.

 

Whenever any Default referred to in Section 8.01 hereof shall have happened and be continuing, the Trustee, or the Issuer with the written consent of the Trustee, may take one or any combination of the following remedial steps:

 

(a)          If the Trustee has declared the Bonds immediately due and payable pursuant to Section 9.02 of the Indenture, by written notice to the Company, declare an amount equal to all amounts then due and payable on the Bonds and hereunder, whether by acceleration of maturity (as provided in the Indenture) or otherwise, to be immediately due and payable as liquidated damages under this Agreement and not as a penalty, whereupon the same shall become immediately due and payable;

 

(b)          Have reasonable access to and inspect, examine and make copies of the books and records and any and all accounts, data and income tax and other tax returns of the Company during regular business hours of the Company if reasonably necessary in the opinion of the Trustee; or

 

(c)          Take whatever action at law or in equity as may appear necessary or desirable to collect the amounts then due and thereafter to become due, or to enforce performance and observance of any obligation, agreement or covenant of the Company under this Agreement.

 

Any amounts collected pursuant to action taken under this Section shall be paid into the Bond Fund and applied in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture.

 

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Section 8.03         No Remedy Exclusive.

 

Subject to Section 9.02 of the Indenture, no remedy herein conferred upon or reserved to the Issuer or the Trustee is intended to be exclusive of any other available remedy or remedies, but each and every such remedy shall be cumulative and shall be in addition to every other remedy given under this Agreement or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity. No delay or omission to exercise any right or power accruing upon any Default shall impair any such right or power or shall be construed to be a waiver thereof, but any such right or power may be exercised from time to time and as often as may be deemed expedient. In order to entitle the Issuer or the Trustee to exercise any remedy reserved to it in this Article, it shall not be necessary to give any notice, other than such notice as may be required in this Article. Such rights and remedies as are given the Issuer hereunder shall also extend to the Trustee, and the Trustee and the Owners of the Bonds, subject to the provisions of the Indenture, shall be entitled to the benefit of all covenants and agreements herein contained.

 

Section 8.04         Agreement to Pay Attorneys’ Fees and Expenses.

 

In the event the Company should default under any of the provisions of this Agreement and the Issuer or the Trustee should employ attorneys or incur other expenses for the collection of payments required hereunder or the enforcement of performance or observance of any obligation or agreement on the part of the Company herein contained, the Company agrees that it will on demand therefor pay to the Issuer and the Trustee the reasonable fee of such attorneys and such other expenses so incurred by the Issuer.

 

Section 8.05         No Additional Waiver Implied by One Waiver.

 

In the event any agreement contained in this Agreement should be breached by either party and thereafter waived by the other party, such waiver shall be limited to the particular breach so waived and shall not be deemed to waive any other breach hereunder.

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ARTICLE IXMISCELLANEOUS

 

Section 9.01         Term of Agreement.

 

This Agreement shall remain in full force and effect from the date hereof to and including June 1, 2043, or until such time as all of the Bonds and the fees and expenses of the Issuer, the Administrative Agent and the Trustee shall have been fully paid or provision made for such payments, whichever is later; provided , however, that this Agreement may be terminated prior to such date pursuant to Article V of this Agreement, but in no event before all of the obligations and duties of the Company and ITT Holdings LLC hereunder have been fully performed, including, without limitation, the payments of all costs and fees mandated hereunder.

 

If the Company pays the rentals herein required, or if provision is made for payment of the Bonds in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture, the Company shall have the right and option, herein granted by the Issuer, to purchase the Project from the Issuer at any time during the term of the Agreement after or simultaneously with payment (or provision for payment in accordance with the Indenture) in full of the principal of and the interest and premium (if any) on the Bonds and all fees, charges and disbursements of the Trustee, accrued and to accrue until the date of such full payment, at and for a purchase price of $1000 plus the related costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) incurred by the Issuer in connection with the Company’s exercise of such option. To exercise any such purchase option, the Company shall notify the Issuer in writing not less than thirty (30) days prior to the date on which it proposes to effect such purchase and, on the date of such purchase, shall pay the aforesaid purchase price to the Issuer in cash, whereupon the Issuer will, by bills of sale and deed or other appropriate instruments, transfer and convey the Project (in its then condition, whatever that may be) to the Company, subject only to such liens, encumbrances and exceptions to which title thereto was subject when this Agreement was delivered, those to the creation or suffering of which the Company consented (except for this Agreement and the Indenture) and those resulting from the failure of the Company to perform or observe any of the agreements or covenants on its part herein contained. Nothing herein contained shall be construed to give the Company any right to any rebate to or refund of any rental paid by it hereunder prior to the exercise by it of the purchase option hereinabove granted, even though such rental may have been wholly or partially prepaid.

 

Section 9.02         Notices.

 

All notices, certificates or other communications hereunder shall be sufficiently given and shall be deemed given when delivered or mailed by registered mail, postage prepaid, addressed as follows:

 

If to the Issuer: The Industrial Development Board of the

Parish of Ascension, Louisiana, Inc.

6967 Highway 22-A

Sorrento, Louisiana 70778

Attention: President

 

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If to the Trustee: US Bank National Association

1349 West Peachtree, NW

Two Midtown Plaza, Suite 1050

Atlanta, Georgia 30309

Attention: Corporate Trust Department

 

If to the Company: IMTT-Geismar

321 St. Charles Ave.

New Orleans, Louisiana 70130

Attention: John Siragusa

 

If to the Administrative Agent: SunTrust Bank

333 Peachtree Road, NE

Atlanta, Georgia 30326

Attention: David Edge

 

If to Fitch: Fitch, Inc.One State Street Plaza

New York, New York 10004

Attention: Structured Finance

 

If to Moody’s: Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.

99 Church Street

New York, New York 10007

Attention: Corporate Department, Structured Finance Group

 

  If to S&P: Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC business

55 Water Street

New York, New York 10041

Attention: Corporate Finance Department

 

A duplicate copy of each notice, certificate or other communication given hereunder by the Issuer or the Company or ITT Holdings LLC shall also be given to the Trustee and the Credit Provider (if any). The Issuer, the Company, ITT Holdings LLC, the Trustee, the Credit Provider (if any) and the Confirming Bank (if any), may, by written notice given hereunder, designate any further or different addresses to which subsequent notices, certificates or other communications shall be sent.

 

Section 9.03         Binding Effect.

 

This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and shall be binding upon the Issuer, the Company, ITT Holdings LLC the Credit Provider (if any), the Confirming Bank (if any), the Trustee, the Administrative Agent, the Owners of Bonds and their respective successors and assigns, subject, however, to the limitations contained in Section 2.02(b) hereof.

 

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Section 9.04         Severability.

 

In the event any provision of this Agreement shall be held invalid or unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not invalidate or render unenforceable any other provision hereof.

 

Section 9.05         Amounts Remaining in Funds.

 

Subject to the provisions of Section 6.11 of the Indenture, it is agreed by the parties hereto that any amounts remaining in any account of the Bond Fund, the Project Fund, or any other fund (other than the Rebate Fund) created under the Indenture upon expiration or earlier termination of this Agreement, as provided in this Agreement, after payment in full of the Bonds (or provision for payment thereof having been made in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture) and the fees and expenses of the Trustee in accordance with the Indenture, shall belong to and be paid to the Company by the Trustee.

 

Section 9.06         Amendments, Changes and Modifications.

 

Subsequent to the issuance of Bonds and prior to their payment in full (or provision for the payment thereof having been made in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture), and except as otherwise herein expressly provided, this Agreement may not be effectively amended, changed, modified, altered or terminated without the written consent of the Trustee and, prior to a Credit Facility Termination Date (if any) and payment of all amounts payable to the Credit Provider (if any) under a Credit Agreement (if any), the consent of the Credit Provider (if any), in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture.

 

Section 9.07         Execution in Counterparts.

 

This Agreement may be simultaneously executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be an original and all of which shall constitute but one and the same instrument.

 

Section 9.08         Applicable Law.

 

This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State.

 

Section 9.09         Captions.

 

The captions and headings in this Agreement are for convenience only and in no way define, limit or describe the scope or intent of any provisions or Sections of this Agreement.

 

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[signature page to Amended and Restated Lease Agreement]

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Issuer and the Company have caused this Agreement to be executed in their respective corporate names and their respective corporate seals to be hereunto affixed and attested by their duly authorized officers, all as of the date first above written.

 

(SEAL) THE Industrial Development Board of the Parish of Ascension, Louisiana, Inc.
       
Attest:      
    By:  
      President
     
By:      
  Secretary-Treasurer    
  IMTT-GEISMAR
     
    By:  
    Name:   John Siragusa
    Title: Chief Banking Officer
       
       
    By:  
    Name: James May
    Title: Senior Vice President-Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer

 

JOINDER OF ITT HOLDINGS LLC

 

ITT HOLDINGS LLC executes this Joinder solely for the purposes of agreeing to the agreements, covenants and terms contained in this Agreement where it is expressly referenced.

 

  ITT HOLDINGS LLC
   
  By:  
  Name:  
  Title:  
   
  By:  
  Name:  
  Title  

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.12

 

 

 

  

NEW JERSEY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY

 

AND

 

BAYONNE INDUSTRIES, INC.,
IMTT-BAYONNE, AND
IMTT-BC

 

 

 

LOAN AGREEMENT

 

 

 

Relating to

 

$36,300,000

New Jersey Economic Development Authority

Revenue Refunding Bonds

(IMTT-Bayonne Project)

Series 2015

 

 

 

Dated as of May 1, 2015

 

The interest of the NEW JERSEY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (the “Authority”) in this Loan Agreement has been assigned (except for “Reserved Rights” defined in this Loan Agreement) pursuant to the Indenture of Trust dated as of the date hereof from the Authority to U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as trustee (the “Trustee”), and is subject to the security interest of the Trustee thereunder.

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

LOAN AGREEMENT

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

(This Table of Contents is not a part of the Loan Agreement and is only for convenience of reference.)

 

ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS 3
     
Section 1.01 Definitions. 3
Section 1.02 Uses of Phrases. 8
     
ARTICLE II REPRESENTATIONS, COVENANTS AND WARRANTIES 9
     
Section 2.01 Representations, Covenants and Warranties of the Authority. 9
Section 2.02 Representations, Covenants and Warranties of the Company. 10
Section 2.03 Tax-Exempt Status of the Bonds. 12
Section 2.04 Notice of Determination of Taxability. 12
     
ARTICLE III ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE PROJECT; ISSUANCE OF THE BONDS 13
     
Section 3.01 Agreement to Refund the Refunded Bonds. 13
Section 3.02 Agreement to Issue the Bonds; Application of Bond Proceeds. 13
Section 3.03 Disbursements from the Project Fund. 13
Section 3.04 Furnishing Documents to the Trustee. 14
Section 3.05 Company Required to Pay in Event Project Fund Insufficient. 14
Section 3.06 Special Arbitrage Certifications. 15
     
ARTICLE IV LOAN PROVISIONS; SUBSTITUTE CREDIT FACILITY 16
     
Section 4.01 Loan of Proceeds. 16
Section 4.02 Amounts Payable. 16
Section 4.03 Obligations of Company Unconditional. 19
Section 4.04 Assignment to Trustee. 20
Section 4.05 Additional Amounts Payable by the Company. 20
Section 4.06 Limitation of Liability. 20
Section 4.07 Substitute Credit Facility. 21
Section 4.08 Substitute Confirming Letter of Credit. 21
     
ARTICLE V PREPAYMENT AND REDEMPTION 22
     
Section 5.01 Prepayment and Redemption. 22
     
ARTICLE VI SPECIAL COVENANTS 23
     
Section 6.01 Condition of the Prior Project. 23
Section 6.02 Access to the Project. 24
Section 6.03 Further Assurances and Corrective Instruments. 24
Section 6.04 Authority and Company Representatives. 24
Section 6.05 Financing Statements. 24
Section 6.06 Covenant to Provide Ongoing Disclosure. 24

 

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Section 6.07 Notice of Control. 24
Section 6.08 Acknowledgement and Covenant Regarding Commercial Paper or Long Term Period. 25
Section 6.09 Environmental Matters. 25
Section 6.10 Tax Covenants. 25
Section 6.11 Public Purpose Covenants. 29
Section 6.12 Agreement Not to Change the Prior Project. 29
Section 6.13 Certificates of No Default and Other Information. 30
Section 6.14 Costs and Expenses. 30
Section 6.15 Maintain Existence; Covenant Against Sale and Removal. 31
Section 6.16 Governmental Approvals. 31
Section 6.17 Prohibited Facilities. 31
Section 6.18 Compliance with Authority Requests. 31
Section 6.19 Project Occupant Applications. 32
Section 6.20 Project Sign. 32
Section 6.21 Advances by Authority. 32
Section 6.22 Affirmative Action and Prevailing Wage Regulations. 32
Section 6.23 Relocation of the Prior Project. 34
Section 6.24 Compliance with Laws. 34
     
ARTICLE VII ASSIGNMENT, SELLING, LEASING; INDEMNIFICATION; REDEMPTION 35
     
Section 7.01 Assignment, Selling and Leasing. 35
Section 7.02 Release and Indemnification Covenants. 35
Section 7.03 Authority to Grant Security Interest to Trustee. 36
Section 7.04 Property Insurance Required. 37
Section 7.05 Liability Coverages Required. 37
Section 7.06 General Insurance Provisions. 38
Section 7.07 Damage, Destruction or Condemnation. 39
Section 7.08 Indemnification of Trustee. 40
     
ARTICLE VIII DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES 41
     
Section 8.01 Defaults Defined. 41
Section 8.02 Remedies on Default. 42
Section 8.03 Additional Authority Remedies on Default. 43
Section 8.04 No Remedy Exclusive. 43
Section 8.05 Agreement to Pay Attorneys’ Fees and Expenses. 44
Section 8.06 No Additional Waiver Implied by One Waiver. 44
Section 8.07 Default by Authority - Limited Liability. 44
     
ARTICLE IX MISCELLANEOUS 46
     
Section 9.01 Term of Agreement. 46
Section 9.02 Notices. 46
Section 9.03 Binding Effect. 47
Section 9.04 Severability. 47
Section 9.05 Amounts Remaining in Funds. 47
Section 9.06 Amendments, Changes and Modifications. 47

 

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Section 9.07 Execution in Counterparts. 47
Section 9.08 Applicable Law. 47
Section 9.09 Captions. 47
Section 9.10 Survival of Authority Reserved Rights. 48
Section 9.11 Company Representative. 48
Section 9.12 Intention of Parties. 48
Section 9.13 Company to Perform Certain Covenants Under Indenture. 48
Section 9.14 Amendments to Law. 48
Section 9.15 Right to Cure Defaults Under Indenture. 49
Section 9.16 Application of New Jersey Contractual Liability Act. 49

 

EXHIBIT A – [Reserved]

EXHIBIT B – Form of Requisition

EXHIBIT C – Addendum to Construction Contract

EXHIBIT D – Contractor’s Certificate and Agreement

EXHIBIT E – Contractor’s Completion Certificate

 

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LOAN AGREEMENT

 

THIS LOAN AGREEMENT , dated as of May 1, 2015 (this “Agreement”), among the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (the “Authority”), a public body corporate and politic constituting an instrumentality of the State of New Jersey (the “State”), and BAYONNE INDUSTRIES, INC. (“BI”), a New Jersey corporation, IMTT-BAYONNE (“IBA”), a Delaware partnership, and IMTT-BC (“IBC”), a Delaware partnership, a partnership organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (jointly, severally and collectively, the “Company”);

 

WITNESSETH :

 

WHEREAS , the New Jersey Economic Development Authority Act, constituting Chapter 80 of the Pamphlet Laws of 1974 of the State, approved on August 7, 1974, as amended and supplemented (the “Act”), declares it to be in the public interest and to be the policy of the State to foster and promote the economy of the State, increase opportunities for gainful employment and improve living conditions, assist in the economic development or redevelopment of political subdivisions within the State, and otherwise contribute to the prosperity, health and general welfare of the State and its inhabitants by inducing manufacturing, industrial, commercial, recreational, retail, service and other employment promoting enterprises by making available financial assistance to locate, remain or expand within the State; and

 

WHEREAS , the Authority, to accomplish the purposes of the Act, is empowered to extend credit to such employment promoting enterprises by making loans upon such terms and conditions and in such manner as it may deem proper for such consideration and upon such terms and conditions as the Authority may determine to be reasonable; and

 

WHEREAS, t he Authority previously issued its (i) Variable Rate Demand Revenue Refunding Bonds (El Dorado Terminals Company Project) Series 1999B (the “1999 Bonds”); and (ii) Dock Facility Revenue Refunding Bonds (Bayonne/IMTT-Bayonne Project), Series 1993A, Dock Facility Revenue Refunding Bonds (Bayonne/IMTT-Bayonne Project), Series 1993B and Dock Facility Revenue Refunding Bonds (Bayonne/IMTT-Bayonne Project), Series 1993C (collectively the “1993 Bonds” and, together with the 1999 Bonds, the “Refunded Bonds”); and

 

WHEREAS, the Authority loaned the proceeds of the Refunded Bonds to one or more of BI, IBA and IBC, such proceeds having been used by the Company (i) in the case of the 1999 Bonds, as part of a series of refundings of Authority bond issues that originally financed the costs of certain dock and wharf facilities which comprise a storage and distribution terminal for chemical products consisting of storage tanks, a warehouse, an office building and ancillary equipment needed to safely unload, store and load products from and to ships, barges, drums, tanks, railroad cars and trucks, and (ii) in the case of the 1993 Bonds, to finance the acquisition, construction and rehabilitation of the dock and wharf facilities and related infrastructure, including the improvement and repair of storage tanks for petroleum products, all located in the City of Bayonne, in the County of Hudson, New Jersey (collectively, the “Prior Project”); and

 

 
 

 

WHEREAS, in furtherance of the purposes of the Act and as an inducement to the Company to undertake a project (the “Project”) consisting of the current refunding of the Refunded Bonds, the Authority has duly accepted the application of the Company, dated November 14, 2014 (the “Application”), for assistance in the financing of the Project by resolution duly adopted by the Authority on December 9, 2014 (the “Bond Resolution”); and

 

WHEREAS , in order to finance a portion of the costs of the Project, the Authority has duly authorized the issuance of its Revenue Refunding Bonds (IMTT-Bayonne Project), Series 2015 (the “Bonds”) pursuant to (i) the Act, (ii) the Bond Resolution, and (iii) the Indenture, dated as of May 1, 2015 (the “Indenture”), by and between the Authority and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”); and

 

WHEREAS , the proceeds of the Bonds will be applied towards the costs of the Project incurred by the Company; and

 

WHEREAS , the proceeds of the Bonds will be loaned by the Authority to the Company, jointly and severally, pursuant to the terms of this Agreement; and

 

WHEREAS , the principal, redemption price, purchase price, and interest on the Bonds and other amounts due under the Indenture shall be payable from loan repayments and all additional sums payable jointly and severally by the Company pursuant to, and secured by, this Agreement; and

 

WHEREAS , contemporaneously with the issuance of the Bonds, the Authority will assign its rights under this Agreement to the Trustee, subject to the Reserved Rights (as hereinafter defined); and

 

WHEREAS , the Bonds shall be special, limited obligations of the Authority, payable solely from the revenues or other receipts, funds or moneys to be derived by the Authority under this Agreement, and from the earnings on all of the amounts held by the Trustee under the Indenture (except the Rebate Fund); and

 

WHEREAS , the execution and delivery of this Agreement have been duly authorized by the Authority and the Company and all conditions, acts and things necessary and required by the Constitution and statutes of the State or otherwise, to exist, to have happened, or to have been performed precedent to and in the execution and delivery of this Agreement and in the issuance of the Bonds authorized in the Indenture, do exist, have happened and have been performed in regular form, time and manner.

 

NOW, THEREFORE , for and in consideration of the premises and of the mutual representations, covenants and agreements herein set forth, the Authority and the Company, each binding itself, its successors and assigns, do mutually promise, covenant and agree as follows, provided that in the performance of the agreements of the Authority herein contained, any obligation it may incur for the payment of money shall not be an obligation, debt or liability of the State or any political subdivision thereof and neither the State nor any such political subdivision shall be liable on any obligation so incurred, but any such obligation shall be payable solely out of the revenues or other receipts, funds or moneys to be derived by the Authority under this Agreement or the Indenture, and from the earnings on all amounts held by the Trustee under the Indenture (except the Rebate Fund) or as otherwise limited by the terms of the Indenture:

 

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ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

 

Section 1.01   Definitions .

 

All capitalized, undefined terms used herein shall have the same meanings as used in Article I of the hereinafter defined Indenture or in the recitals to this Agreement, as applicable. In addition, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings:

 

“Administrative Agent” means SunTrust Bank, or its permitted assigns and successors, as Administrative Agent under the Revolving Credit Agreement.

 

“Affirmative Action Program” means the provisions of the Act, the resolutions, rules and regulations of the Authority, as adopted, amended and supplemented from time to time to the Date of Issuance, requiring that the Company and all contractors make a good faith effort to hire minority workers or to cause minority workers to be hired, for the performance of construction contracts in fulfillment of the minority employment goals fixed by the Authority, and that the Company and all contractors file such certificates, reports and records and do other prescribed acts as are necessary to demonstrate and assure compliance.

 

“Application” means the Company’s Application for Refunding Bonds submitted to the Authority, as amended.

 

“Bond Documents” means the Indenture, this Agreement, the Representation Letter and the Arbitrage Certificate.

 

“Company Representative” means (a) the Person or Persons authorized to act on behalf of the Company by the governing body of the Company as set forth in a written certificate furnished to the Authority and the Trustee on or prior to the Date of Issuance, or (b) such other Person at the time and from time to time designated by written certificate furnished to the Authority and the Trustee, in each case, containing the specimen signature of such Person and signed on behalf of the Company by a Company Representative. Such certificate may designate an alternate or alternates who may act as a Company Representative.

 

“Company’s Completion Certificate” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.06(ii) of the Indenture.

 

“Completion Date” means the date of substantial completion of the construction of any rebuilding, replacement, repair or restoration of the Prior Project as such date shall be certified as provided in Section 6.06(ii) of the Indenture.

 

Confirming Bank ” means the provider of a Confirming Letter of Credit or a Substitute Confirming Letter of Credit.

 

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Confirming Letter of Credit ” means a letter of credit issued by a Confirming Bank to the Trustee relating to the Bonds, including any Substitute Confirming Letter of Credit provided by the Company in accordance with Section 4.05 of the Agreement.

 

“Construction Contracts” means the construction contracts and such other agreements between the Company and third parties for the construction of the rebuilding, replacement, repair or restoration of the Prior Project, and for purposes of the Prevailing Wage Provision, any contract or subcontract in the amount of $2,000 or more for construction, reconstruction, demolition, alteration, repair, or maintenance work, including painting, undertaken in connection with the rebuilding, replacement, repair or restoration of the Prior Project and shall mean, for purposes of the Affirmative Action Program, any contract or subcontract for construction, reconstruction, renovation or rehabilitation undertaken in connection with the rebuilding, replacement, repair or restoration of the Prior Project.

 

“Contractor’s Certificate and Agreement” means the instrument executed by any contractor in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit D, wherein a contractor agrees to undertake or perform such obligations, and certifies as to such matters, as the Authority shall reasonably require, including, without limitation, that for purposes of the Prevailing Wage Provision all workers engaged in the performance of Construction Contracts shall be paid a wage rate not less than the prevailing wage rate and that all Construction Contracts will so provide and that for purposes of the Affirmative Action Program the contractor will make a good faith effort to hire or cause to be hired minority workers so as to meet the minority employment goals of the Affirmative Action Program and that all Construction Contracts will so provide.

 

“Contractor’s Completion Certificate” means the certificate or certificates executed by the contractor and any subcontractors, upon substantial completion of Construction, in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit E, wherein the Contractor certifies as to such matters as the Authority shall reasonably require, including, without limitation, that the contractor has made a good faith effort to satisfy the minority employment goals established in the Affirmative Action Program and that the contractor has submitted all certificates, reports, and records required by the Authority.

 

“Cost” with respect to the Project shall be deemed to include all items permitted to be financed under the provisions of the Code and the Act.

 

“Default” means any Default under this Agreement as specified in and defined by Section 8.01 hereof.

 

“Indenture” means the Indenture of Trust dated as of even date hereof between the Authority and the Trustee, pursuant to which the Bonds are authorized to be reissued, and any amendments and supplements thereto.

 

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“Issuance Costs” means all costs that are treated as costs of issuing or carrying the Bonds under existing Treasury Department regulations and rulings, including, but not limited to, (a) commitment and origination fees payable to the Bondholders; (b) counsel fees (including bond counsel, Authority’s counsel, Bondholder’s counsel, Administrative Agent’s counsel and Company counsel, as well as any other specialized counsel fees incurred in connection with the issuance of the Bonds); (c) financial advisory fees incurred in connection with the issuance of the Bonds; (d) Trustee fees incurred in connection with the issuance of the Bonds; (e) paying agent and certifying and authenticating agent fees related to issuance of the Bonds; (f) accountant fees related to the issuance of the Bonds; (g) printing costs of the Bonds; (h) publication costs associated with the financing proceedings; and (i) costs of engineering and feasibility studies necessary to the reissuance of the Bonds.

 

“Net Proceeds” means the proceeds of the Bonds reduced by amounts in a reasonably required reserve or replacement fund.

 

“Prevailing Wage Provision” means the provisions of the Act and the resolutions, rules and regulations of the Authority, as adopted, amended and supplemented from time to time, requiring that workers engaged in Construction Contracts be paid a wage rate not less than the Prevailing Wage Rate, and that the Company and all contractors file such certificates, reports and records and do other prescribed acts as are necessary to demonstrate or assure compliance.

 

“Prevailing Wage Rate” means the prevailing wage rate established by the Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Labor and Industry from time to time in accordance with the provisions of N.J.S.A. 34:11-56.30 for the locality in which the project is located.

 

“Qualified Project Costs” means Costs and expenses of the Project which constitute land costs or costs for property of a character subject to the allowance for depreciation excluding specifically working capital and inventory costs, provided, however, that (i) Issuance Costs shall not be deemed to be Qualified Project Costs; (ii) interest during the Construction Period shall be allocated between Qualified Project Costs and other Costs and expenses to be paid from the proceeds of the Bonds; (iii) interest following the Construction Period shall not constitute a Qualified Project Cost; (iv) letter of credit fees and municipal bond insurance premiums which represent a transfer of credit risk shall be allocated between Qualified Project Costs and other costs and expenses to be paid from the proceeds of the Bonds; and (v) letter of credit fees and municipal bond insurance premiums which do not represent a transfer of credit risk shall not constitute Qualified Project Costs.

 

“Rebate Amount” means with respect to a series of Bonds, the amount required to be rebated to the United States pursuant to Section 148(f)(2) of the Code or successor provisions applicable to the Bonds .

 

“Rebate Expert” means any of the following chosen by the Company: (i) Bond Counsel, (ii) any national firm of certified public accountants approved by the Authority, (iii) any reputable firm which offers to the tax-exempt bond industry rebate calculation services, holds itself out as having expertise in that area and is approved by the Authority, or (iv) such other person approved by Bond Counsel, which may include an employee of the Company.

 

“Representation Letter” means the Company’s certificate delivered on the Date of Issuance to enable Bond Counsel to determine that interest on the Bonds is excluded from gross income for federal income tax purposes.

 

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“Requisition” means a written request for a disbursement from the Project Fund, signed by a Company Representative, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit “B” and satisfactorily completed as contemplated by said form.

 

“Reserved Rights” means the following rights and remedies of the Authority under this Agreement which the Authority has assigned to the Trustee under the Indenture, but which are also held and retained by the Authority along with the Trustee whether or not the Trustee shall have exercised or purported to exercise such rights and remedies, without limiting the obligation of the Trustee to do so (unless otherwise indicated herein as solely a right or remedy of the Authority in which case they may be enforced only by the Authority):

 

(a)          To require insurance coverage for the Authority pursuant to Article VII hereof;

 

(b)          To enforce the Company’s obligation to operate or cause the Prior Project to be operated as an authorized “project” for a purpose consistent with the Act pursuant to Sections 2.02(f) and 6.12 hereof and to cause the Company to prepay the Loan Repayments in accordance with Section 5.01 hereof and as set forth in Article III of the Indenture; this is solely a right of the Authority;

 

(c)          To obtain the payment of all of the Authority’s fees and expenses pursuant to Sections 4.02(c) and 6.14 hereof and the Note; this is solely a right of the Authority;

 

(d)          To receive certifications, reports and other information and to inspect the Prior Project pursuant to Sections 6.02 and 6.13 hereof;

 

(e)          To enforce the restrictions on encumbrances, sales, leases, dispositions, etc. of the Prior Project pursuant to Section 6.15 hereof; this is solely a right of the Authority;

 

(f)           To require the payment of all attorneys’ fees and expenses of the Authority in the event of default by the Company pursuant to Section 8.05 hereof; this is solely a right of the Authority;

 

(g)          To enforce the restriction on assignment of this Agreement by the Company pursuant to Sections 6.15 and 7.01 hereof; this is solely a right of the Authority;

 

(h)          To enforce the Company’s representations and/or covenants under Sections 2.02(k) (regarding the financial assistance of the Authority as an inducement to undertake the Project), 6.01 and 6.12 (regarding the nature of the Prior Project), 6.10 (regarding the excludability of interest from gross income and arbitrage rebate), 6.02 (regarding inspection of the Prior Project), 6.11 (regarding public purpose covenants), 6.13(c) (regarding its annual tax compliance certification), 6.15 (regarding maintenance of corporate existence of the Company), 6.20 (regarding the project sign), 6.22 (regarding affirmative action and prevailing wage regulations), and 6.24 (regarding compliance with laws);

 

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(i)          To agree, or not to agree, in its sole discretion to any amendments, modifications or supplements to this Agreement or the Indenture in its capacity as a party to such agreements; this is solely a right of the Authority;

 

(j)          To receive all notices required to be given to the Authority under this Agreement and the Indenture;

 

(k)          To indemnification of the Authority pursuant to Section 7.02 hereof; this is solely a right of the Authority;

 

(l)          To enforcement of the covenant by the Company concerning disclosure as described in Sections 2.02(e) and 6.08 hereof;

 

(m)         To enforcement of the covenant by the Company not to relocate the Prior Project or any Authority-financed assets out of the State as set forth in Section 6.23 hereof; this is solely a right of the Authority;

 

(n)          To give all approvals and consents required by the Authority pursuant to this Agreement and the Indenture;

 

(o)          To pursue all rights and remedies under Article VIII with respect to the foregoing rights under this Agreement;

 

(p)          To the survival of covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made by or on behalf of the Company herein or made in certificates delivered pursuant hereto so long as the obligations hereunder are outstanding and unpaid, and the binding of any successor or assign to the Company thereto, and inurement to the benefit of the Authority or its successors and assigns as described in Section 9.10;

 

(q)          To the Company’s timely payment of all sums and amounts as will enable the Authority to meet all its obligations under the Bonds or the Indenture pursuant to Section 4.02 hereof;

 

(r)           To the Company’s agreement to pay the balance of the cost of any rebuilding, replacement, repair or restoration of the Prior Project if the Authority Loan is not sufficient to pay all costs of such Project pursuant to Section 3.05 hereof; and

 

(s)          To the agreement regarding application of the New Jersey Contractual Liability Act set forth in Section 9.16 hereof.

 

“Revolving Credit Agreement” means the Credit Agreement dated as of May 21, 2015, by and among ITT Holdings LLC, an affiliate of the Company, as US borrower thereunder, IMTT-Quebec Inc. and IMTT-NTL, Ltd. as Canadian borrowers thereunder, the lenders party thereto and the Administrative Agent, as amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

“State” means the State of New Jersey.

 

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Substitute Confirming Letter of Credit ” means a letter of credit, line of credit, insurance policy or other credit facility securing the payment of the principal and Purchase Price of, redemption premium (if any) and interest on the Bonds, delivered to the Trustee in accordance with Section 4.05 hereof.

 

“Tax Covenants” means the covenants of the Company contained in Section 6.10 of this Agreement.

 

“Term of Agreement” means the term of this Agreement as specified in Section 9.01 hereof.

 

Section 1.02   Uses of Phrases.

 

Words of the masculine gender shall be deemed and construed to include correlative words of the feminine and neuter genders. Unless the context shall otherwise indicate, the words “Bond,” “Bondholder,” “Owner,” “registered owner” and “person” shall include the plural as well as the singular number, and the word “person” shall include corporations and associations, including public bodies, as well as persons. Any percentage of Bonds, specified herein for any purpose, is to be figured on the unpaid principal amount thereof then Outstanding. All references herein to specific Sections of the Code refer to such Sections of the Code and all successor or replacement provisions thereto.

 

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ARTICLE II

 

REPRESENTATIONS, COVENANTS AND WARRANTIES

 

Section 2.01   Representations, Covenants and Warranties of the Authority.

 

The Authority represents, covenants and warrants that:

 

(a)  The Authority is a public body corporate and politic and is authorized under the Act to enter into the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Indenture and to carry out its obligations herein and therein. The Authority has duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Indenture and all other documents and instruments to be delivered by the Authority in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and will do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve and keep such authorizations in full force and effect. The Prior Project constitutes a “project” within the meaning of the Act. To the best knowledge of the Authority, the Authority has duly complied with the provisions of the Act in connection with the authorization and issuance of the Bonds.

 

(b)  To finance the Cost of the Project, the Authority proposes to issue $36,300,000 aggregate principal amount of its Bonds which will mature and bear interest as set forth in Article II of the Indenture and which will be subject to redemption and repurchase as set forth in Article III of the Indenture. The Bonds will be issued under the Indenture, pursuant to which the Authority’s interest in this Agreement (except its rights under Sections 4.02(c), 4.05, 6.10, 6.14, 6.21, 7.02, and 8.05 hereof and the right of the Authority at its option to enforce its Reserved Rights, without limiting the right of the Trustee with respect thereto) will be pledged and assigned to the Trustee in order to provide for the payment of the principal of, redemption price, if any, and interest on the Bonds; provided, however that the Authority has not assigned to the Trustee the right to grant or withhold consent pursuant to Sections 6.15 and 7.01 hereof or the additional remedies set forth in Section 8.03 hereof. The issuance of the Bonds and the execution of this Agreement and the Indenture have been approved by the Authority at a duly constituted meeting.

 

(c)  Except as provided herein and in the Indenture, the Authority has not and shall not assign, encumber, convey or otherwise dispose of its rights hereunder.

 

(d)  The Authority shall not sell, assign, encumber (other than pursuant to the granting clauses of the Indenture), convey or otherwise dispose of its interest in this Agreement and in the amounts payable hereunder during the term of this Agreement, except as set forth in this Section, without the prior written consent of the Company and the Trustee and any purported disposition without such consent shall be void.

 

(e)  Based upon the information provided to the Authority, the Authority hereby finds and determines that the financing of the Project through the issuance of the Bonds will further the public purposes of the Act.

 

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(f)  The Authority hereby covenants to comply with the provisions of the Code applicable to the Bonds as in effect on the Date of Issuance and not to take any action or fail to take any action which would cause the interest on the Bonds to lose the exclusion from gross income for purposes of federal income taxation (except any Bond for any period during which such Bond is held by a “substantial user” of a facility refinanced with the proceeds of the Bonds or a “related person” as such terms are defined in Section 147(a) of the Code). The Authority agrees that it shall at all times do and perform all acts and things necessary under the Code as in effect on the Date of Issuance in order to assure that interest paid on the Bonds (except any Bond for any period during which such Bond is held by a “substantial user” of a facility refinanced with the proceeds of the Bonds or a “related person” as such terms are defined in Section 147(a) of the Code) shall, for purposes of federal income taxation, be and remain excludable from the gross income of the recipients thereof under the Code as in effect on the Date of Issuance and that it will refrain from doing or performing any act or thing that will cause such interest not to be so excludable. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section to the contrary, the Authority shall not have any liability to the Owners, the Trustee or otherwise as a result of its failure to comply with the provisions of this Section.

 

Section 2.02   Representations, Covenants and Warranties of the Company.

 

The Company represents, covenants and warrants that:

 

(a)  The Company is (i) with respect to BI, a corporation duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the State, and (ii) with respect to each of IBA and IBC, a partnership duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the State of Delaware. The Company is not in violation of any provision of its certificate of incorporations, by-laws or partnership agreement, as applicable, has the power to enter into this Agreement, and has duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Agreement, and is qualified to do business and is in good standing under the laws of the State of New Jersey.

 

(b)  The Company agrees that during the Term of Agreement it will maintain its existence, will not dissolve or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its assets and will not consolidate with or merge into another legal entity or permit one or more other legal entities to consolidate with or merge into it, without (i) the prior written consent of the Credit Provider (during any Credit Facility Period), the Administrative Agent (during any Bank Rate Period), the Trustee (during any Interest Period that is not a Credit Facility Period or a Bank Rate Period) and, unless otherwise permitted pursuant to Section 6.15 hereof, the Authority, and (ii) an opinion of Bond Counsel to the effect that such action, in and of itself, will not adversely affect the excludability of interest on the Bonds from gross income for federal income tax purposes.

 

(c)  Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement, nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, nor the fulfillment of or compliance with the terms and conditions hereof or thereof conflicts with or results in a breach of the terms, conditions, or provisions of any agreement or instrument to which the Company is now a party or by which the Company is bound, or constitutes a default under any of the foregoing, or results in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance whatsoever upon any of the property or assets of the Company under the terms of any such instrument or agreement.

 

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(d)  There is no action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation, at law or in equity, before or by any court, public board or body, known to be pending or threatened against or affecting the Company or any of its officers, nor to the best knowledge of the Company is there any basis therefor, wherein an unfavorable decision, ruling, or finding would materially adversely affect the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or which would adversely affect, in any way, the validity or enforceability of the Bonds, this Agreement, or any agreement or instrument to which the Company is a party, used or contemplated for use in the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

(e)  The Project is of the type authorized and permitted by the Act, and its estimated Cost is not greater than $50,000,000.

 

(f)  The proceeds from the sale of the Bonds will be used only for payment of Costs of the Project.

 

(g)  The Company will use due diligence to cause the Project to be operated in accordance with the laws, rulings, regulations and ordinances of the State and the departments, agencies and political subdivisions thereof. The Company has obtained or will obtain all requisite approvals of the State and of other federal, state, regional and local governmental bodies for the acquisition, construction, improving and equipping of the Project.

 

(h)  The Company will fully and faithfully perform all the duties and obligations which the Authority has covenanted and agreed in the Indenture to cause the Company to perform and any duties and obligations which the Company is required in the Indenture to perform. The foregoing shall not apply to any duty or undertaking of the Authority which by its nature cannot be delegated or assigned.

 

(i)  No written factual information heretofore or contemporaneously furnished, relating to the Company, the Project, the Prior Project or the Bond Documents, which has been supplied by or at the direction of the Company to the Trustee, the Authority or any purchaser of the Bonds, when taken as a whole, (i) is untrue, incorrect or incomplete in any material respect, (ii) contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in light of the circumstances under which they were made or (iii) omits to state a material fact necessary to make the statements contained therein not misleading or incomplete in light of the circumstances under which they were made. All written factual information hereafter furnished by or on behalf of the Company, to the Trustee, the Authority or any Owner of any Bonds, when taken as a whole, will be true and accurate in every material respect on the date as of which such information is dated or certified and such information shall not be incomplete by omitting to state any material information necessary to make such information not misleading in light of the circumstances under which they were made. The Company acknowledges that the Trustee, the Authority and the purchasers of the Bonds are relying on such information. The Company understands that all such information has been relied upon as an inducement by the Authority to issue the Bonds.

 

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(j)  The Company has maintained all necessary approvals, licenses and permits from any and all governmental agencies requisite to operation of the Prior Project.

 

(k)  The availability of the financial assistance from the Authority as provided for herein has been an important inducement to the Company to undertake the Project and to continue to operate the Prior Project in the State.

 

(l)  The Company represents that it has complied in all material respects with the affirmative action and prevailing wage requirements of the Authority with respect to and that were in effect at the time of the initial construction of the Prior Project.

 

Section 2.03   Tax-Exempt Status of the Bonds.

 

(a)  The Company hereby represents, warrants and agrees that the Representation Letter is true, accurate, and, to the knowledge of the Company, complete in all material respects as of the date on which executed and delivered.

 

(b)  The Company hereby represents, warrants and agrees that it has not taken and does not intend to take any action or omit to take any action, and knows of no action that any other person, firm or corporation has taken or intends to take, which would cause interest on the Bonds to be includable in the gross income of the recipients thereof for federal income tax purposes (except any Bond for any period during which such Bond is held by a “substantial user” of a facility refinanced with the proceeds of the Bonds or a “related person” as such terms are defined in Section 147(a) of the Code).

 

Section 2.04   Notice of Determination of Taxability.

 

Promptly after the Company first becomes aware of any Determination of Taxability, the Company shall give written notice thereof to the Authority, the Administrative Agent and the Trustee.

 

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ARTICLE III

 

ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION

OF THE PROJECT;

ISSUANCE OF THE BONDS

 

Section 3.01   Agreement to Refund the Refunded Bonds.

 

The Company agrees to make all contracts and do all things necessary for the refunding of the Refunded Bonds.

 

Section 3.02   Agreement to Issue the Bonds; Application of Bond Proceeds.

 

In order to provide funds for the payment of the Cost of the Project, the Authority, concurrently with the execution of this Agreement, will issue, sell, and deliver the Bonds and cause the entirety of the proceeds of the Bonds, in the amount of $36,300,000, to be transferred to U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee for the Refunded Bonds, and applied to the redemption of the Refunded Bonds on May 21, 2015.

 

Section 3.03   Disbursements from the Project Fund.

 

(a)  The Company shall construct and equip any rebuilding, replacement, repair or restoration of the Prior Project or cause the same to be constructed and equipped, and to that end will enter into contracts providing for completion of all work, improvements and personal property included in such rebuilding, replacement, repair or restoration of the Prior Project. Payments shall be made by the Trustee under the Indenture for the Costs of construction, and all such payments shall be made at the times, to the persons, subject to the conditions and in accordance with the procedures set forth in the Indenture. The proceeds of any Bonds which are deposited in the Project Fund shall be expended only for the Cost of construction or for payment of such Bonds as provided in the Indenture. No part of the Authority’s funds for any rebuilding, replacement, repair or restoration of the Prior Project shall be subject to attachment or levy in the suit of any creditor of the Company or any agent, manufacturer, supplier, contractor or subcontractor.

 

(b)  The Company shall cause any rebuilding, replacement, repair or restoration of the Prior Project to be undertaken and completed in all material respects in compliance with all present and future laws, acts, rules, regulations, orders and requirements made and applicable thereto. In connection with any rebuilding, replacement, repair or restoration of the Prior Project, the Company further agrees that: (i) it has entered into or shall enter into the Construction Contracts as it deems necessary or advisable for any acquisition, installation, equipping, constructing, renovations and conversions relating to such Project; and (ii) it shall cause such Project to be completed in accordance with the Construction Contracts, if any, therefor and shall enforce all such Construction Contracts in a commercially reasonable manner.

 

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(c)  The Company further agrees that it shall not permit or consent to any material amendments, modifications, supplements, changes and deletions (“Change Order”) relating to the rebuilding, replacement, repair or restoration of the Prior Project which are included in the Construction Contracts or any estimate, schedule or plans and specifications therefor (collectively, the “amendments”) if such Change Order will adversely affect the exclusion of interest on the Bonds from gross income for federal income tax purposes or the Project from qualifying as an “authorized project” under the Act.

 

(d)  The Company further agrees during the term of the Construction Contract to maintain or cause the contractor or its subcontractors to maintain reasonable and customary insurance coverage for any rebuilding, replacement, repair or restoration of the Prior Project. To the extent construction is not complete, the Company shall request the contractor or its subcontractor to name the Authority as an additional insured under each such policy.

 

(e)  The Company shall with all reasonable dispatch proceed to construct any rebuilding, replacement, repair or restoration of the Prior Project and will use reasonable efforts to cause construction of any rebuilding, replacement, repair or restoration of the Prior Project to be completed on or before a date certain. Completion shall be evidenced by the Company’s Completion Certificate which shall comply with the requirements of Section 6.06 of the Indenture; provided that failure to complete any rebuilding, replacement, repair or restoration of the Prior Project by such date shall not constitute a Default hereunder if the Company shall have used reasonable efforts.

 

Section 3.04   Furnishing Documents to the Trustee.

 

The Company agrees to cause such Requisitions to be directed to the Trustee as may be necessary to effect payments out of the Project Fund in accordance with Section 3.03 hereof.

 

Section 3.05   Company Required to Pay in Event Project Fund Insufficient.

 

In the event the moneys in the Project Fund available for payment of the Costs of the rebuilding, replacement, repair or restoration of the Prior Project should not be sufficient to pay the Costs of such rebuilding, replacement, repair or restoration of the Prior Project in full, the Company agrees to complete such rebuilding, replacement, repair or restoration of the Prior Project and to pay that portion of the Costs thereof in excess of the moneys available therefor in the Project Fund or shall otherwise satisfy the requirements of Section 7.07 hereof. The Authority does not make any warranty, either express or implied, that the moneys paid into the Project Fund and available for payment of the Costs of the rebuilding, replacement, repair or restoration of the Prior Project will be sufficient to pay all of the Costs of such Project. The Company agrees that if after exhaustion of the moneys in the Project Fund, the Company should pay any portion of the Costs of the rebuilding, replacement, repair or restoration of the Prior Project pursuant to the provisions of this Section, the Company shall not be entitled to any reimbursement therefor from the Authority, the Trustee or the Owners of any of the Bonds, nor shall the Company be entitled to any diminution of the amounts payable under Section 4.02 hereof.

 

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Section 3.06   Special Arbitrage Certifications.

 

The Company and the Authority covenant not to cause or direct any moneys on deposit in any fund or account to be used in a manner which would cause the Bonds to be classified as “arbitrage bonds” within the meaning of Section 148 of the Code, and the Company certifies and covenants to and for the benefit of the Authority and the Owners of the Bonds that so long as there are any Bonds Outstanding, moneys on deposit in any fund or account in connection with the Bonds, whether such moneys were derived from the proceeds of the sale of the Bonds or from any other sources, will not be used in a manner which will cause the Bonds to be classified as “arbitrage bonds” within the meaning of Section 148 of the Code.

 

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ARTICLE IV

 

LOAN PROVISIONS; SUBSTITUTE
CREDIT FACILITY

 

Section 4.01   Loan of Proceeds.

 

The Authority agrees, upon the terms and conditions contained in this Agreement and the Indenture, to lend to the Company the proceeds received by the Authority from the sale of the Bonds. Such proceeds shall be disbursed to or on behalf of the Company as provided in Section 3.03 hereof.

 

Section 4.02   Amounts Payable.

 

(a)  The Company hereby covenants and agrees to repay the loan, as follows: on or before any Interest Payment Date for the Bonds or any other date that any payment of interest, premium, if any, or principal or Purchase Price is required to be made in respect of the Bonds pursuant to the Indenture, until the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Bonds shall have been fully paid or provision for the payment thereof shall have been made in accordance with the Indenture, in immediately available funds, a sum which, together with any other moneys available for such payment in any account of the Bond Fund, will enable the Trustee to pay the amount payable on such date as Purchase Price or principal of (whether at maturity or upon redemption or acceleration or otherwise), premium, if any, and interest on the Bonds as provided in the Indenture; provided, however, that the obligation of the Company to make any payment hereunder shall be deemed satisfied and discharged to the extent of the corresponding payment made by a Credit Provider (if any) to the Trustee under a Credit Facility (if any) or by the Confirming Bank (if any) under the Confirming Letter of Credit (if any). While the Bonds bear interest at a Bank Rate, each of the Company and ITT Holdings LLC agrees to pay (or cause to pay) the Purchase Price on the Bonds when due pursuant to Sections 4.01 and 4.02 of the Indenture.

 

It is understood and agreed that all payments payable by or on behalf of the Company under subsection (a) of this Section 4.02 are assigned by the Authority to the Trustee for the benefit of the Owners of the Bonds. Each of the Company and ITT Holdings LLC assents to such assignment. The Authority hereby directs the Company and ITT Holdings LLC and the Company and ITT Holdings LLC hereby agree to pay to the Trustee at the Principal Office of the Trustee all payments payable by or on behalf of the Company and/or ITT Holdings LLC pursuant to this subsection.

 

(b) Each of the Company and ITT Holdings LLC agrees that it will also pay:

 

(i) All of the Authority’s reasonable actual out-of-pocket expenses and costs of issuance in connection with the issuance of the Bonds and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and any advances incurred and any advances made by the Authority pursuant to Section 6.21 hereof, and all reasonable Administration Expenses.; and

 

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(ii) the reasonable fees and expenses of such accountants, consultants, attorneys and other experts as may be engaged by the Authority, the Administrative Agent or the Trustee to prepare such audits, financial statements or opinions or provide such other services as are reasonably required under this Agreement, the Indenture or the Tax Regulatory Agreement; and

 

(iii) all taxes and assessments of any type or character charged to the Authority, the Administrative Agent or to the Trustee affecting the amount available to the Authority, the Administrative Agent or the Trustee from payments to be received hereunder or in any way arising due to the transactions contemplated hereby (including taxes and assessments assessed or levied by any public agency or governmental authority of whatever character having power to levy taxes or assessments) but excluding any taxes based upon the capital and/or income of the Trustee, the Administrative Agent or any other person other than the Company; provided, however, that the Company shall have the right to protest any such taxes or assessments assessed or levied upon them and that the Company shall have the right to withhold payment of any such taxes or assessments pending disposition of any such protest or contest unless such withholding, protest or contest would materially adversely affect the rights or interests of the Authority, the Administrative Agent or the Trustee.

 

The forgoing payments shall be billed to the Company and/or ITT Holdings LLC by the Authority, the Administrative Agent or the Trustee from time to time, together with (x) a statement executed by a duly authorized officer or agent of the Authority, the Administrative Agent or the Trustee, as the case may be, certifying that the amount billed has been incurred or paid by the Authority, the Administrative Agent or the Trustee for one or more of the above items, and (y) a copy of the invoice or statement for the amount so incurred or paid. Amounts so billed shall be paid by the Company and ITT Holdings LLC within thirty (30) days after receipt of the bill by the Company or ITT Holdings LLC unless, in the case of expenditures described under clause (iii) above, the Company or ITT Holdings LLC is contesting such amounts in good faith.

 

(c)  The Company and ITT Holdings LLC will also pay the reasonable fees and expenses of the Trustee under the Indenture and all other amounts which may be payable to the Trustee under Section 10.02 of the Indenture, such amounts to be paid directly to the Trustee for the Trustee’s own account as and when such amounts become due and payable.

 

(d)  Each of the Company and ITT Holdings LLC covenants, for the benefit of the Owners of the Bonds, to pay or cause to be paid, to the Trustee, such amounts as shall be necessary to enable the Trustee to pay the Purchase Price of Bonds delivered to it for purchase, all as more particularly described in Sections 4.01 and 4.02 of the Indenture; provided , however, that the obligation of the Company and ITT Holdings LLC to make any such payment under this Section 4.02(d) shall be reduced by the amount of moneys available for such payment described in Section 4.03(a) of the Indenture; and provided , further , that the obligation of the Company and ITT Holdings LLC to make any payment under this subsection (d) shall be deemed to be satisfied and discharged to the extent of the corresponding payment made by a Credit Provider (if any) under a Credit Facility (if any) or by the Confirming Bank (if any) under the Confirming Letter of Credit (if any).

 

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(e)  The Company shall promptly notify the Owners and any Prior Owners of any Determination of Taxability. Each of the Company and ITT Holdings LLC covenants, for the benefit of the Owners of the Bonds, to pay or cause to be paid to the Trustee when due any other amounts payable under the Bonds, including, but not limited to the following while the Bonds bear interest at a Bank Rate:

 

(i)         In the event of a Determination of Taxability (as defined in the Indenture), and upon demand of the Owner or any prior Owner, the Company and ITT Holdings LLC shall pay or cause to be paid to the Trustee such additional amount as shall be necessary to provide that interest on the Bonds shall have been payable at the Taxable Adjusted LIBOR Rate (as defined in the Indenture) from the Date of Taxability (as defined in the Indenture). The Company shall promptly notify the Owners and any Prior Owners of any Determination of Taxability.

 

(ii)         Reserved.

 

(iii)        Upon a Determination of Taxability, the Company and ITT Holdings LLC shall also pay or cause to be paid to the Trustee upon demand of such Owner or prior Owner any taxes, interest, penalties or other charges assessed against or payable by such Owner or prior Owner and attributable to such Determination of Taxability and all reasonable administrative, out of pocket and other expenses incurred by such Owner or prior Owner which are attributable to such event, including, without limitation, the costs incurred by such Owner or prior Owner to amend any of its tax returns, notwithstanding the repayment of the entire principal amount of the Bonds or any transfer or assignment of the Bonds.

 

(iv)        If there is any Change in Law (as defined in the Revolving Credit Agreement) that increases the cost to the Bank holding the Bonds, then the Company and ITT Holdings LLC shall pay or cause to be paid to the Trustee such additional costs incurred or reduction suffered in accordance with Section 4.11 of the Revolving Credit Agreement, which section is incorporated herein by reference.

 

(v)         Reserved.

 

(vi)        The Company and ITT Holdings LLC will pay or cause to be paid to the Trustee on demand all amounts required under the Bonds to be paid during any contest of a Determination of Taxability.

 

(vii)       The obligations of the Company and ITT Holdings LLC contained in this subparagraph (e) shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the payment in full of the Bonds.

 

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(f)  In the event the Company or ITT Holdings LLC should fail to make any of the payments required in this Section 4.02 , the item or installment so in default shall continue as an obligation of the Company or ITT Holdings LLC, as applicable, until the amount in default shall have been fully paid, and each of the Company and ITT Holdings LLC agrees to pay the same with interest thereon, to the extent permitted by law, from the date when such payment was due, at the rate of interest equal to the Default Rate.

 

Section 4.03   Obligations of Company Unconditional.

 

The obligations of the Company and ITT Holdings LLC to make the payments required in Section 4.02 and to perform and observe the other agreements contained herein shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be subject to any defense or any right of setoff, counterclaim or recoupment arising out of any breach by the Authority, the Administrative Agent, the Owner or the Trustee of any obligation to the Company or ITT Holdings LLC, whether hereunder or otherwise, or out of any indebtedness or liability at any time owing to the Company or ITT Holdings LLC by the Authority, the Administrative Agent, the Owner or the Trustee, and, until such time as the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Bonds shall have been fully paid or provision for the payment thereof shall have been made in accordance with the Indenture, the Company and ITT Holdings LLC (i) will not suspend or discontinue any payments provided for in Section 4.02 hereof, (ii) will perform and observe all other agreements contained in this Agreement and (iii) except as otherwise provided herein, will not terminate the Term of Agreement for any cause, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, failure of the Company to complete the acquisition, construction, improving and equipping of the Project, the occurrence of any acts or circumstances that may constitute failure of consideration, eviction or constructive eviction, destruction of or damage to the Project, the taking by eminent domain of title to or temporary use of any or all of the Project, commercial frustration of purpose, any change in the tax or other laws of the United States of America or of the State or any political subdivision of either thereof or any failure of the Authority, the Administrative Agent, the Owner or the Trustee to perform and observe any agreement, whether express or implied, or any duty, liability or obligation arising out of or connected with this Agreement. Nothing contained in this Section shall be construed to release the Authority from the performance of any of the agreements on its part herein contained, and in the event the Authority or the Trustee should fail to perform any such agreement on its part, the Company may institute such action against the Authority or the Trustee as the Company may deem necessary to compel performance so long as such action does not abrogate the obligations of the Company or ITT Holdings LLC contained in the first sentence of this Section.

 

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Section 4.04   Assignment to Trustee.

 

The Authority hereby notifies the Company and the Company acknowledges that the Authority’s rights in this Agreement (except the right to receive payments, if any, under Sections 4.02(c), 4.05, 6.10, 6.14, 6.21, 7.02 and 8.05 hereof and the right of the Authority, at its option, to enforce its Reserved Rights, without limiting the right of the Trustee with respect thereto) are being assigned to the Trustee to provide a source of payment of principal, redemption price, if any, and interest owing by the Authority to the Owners of the Bonds pursuant to the terms of the Indenture; provided, however that the Authority has not assigned to the Trustee the right to grant or withhold consent pursuant to Sections 6.15 and 7.01 hereof or the additional remedies set forth in Section 8.03 hereof. The Company hereby consents to such assignment and agrees that the Trustee, as assignee of the Authority, shall have the right to enforce all of the covenants, agreements, obligations and duties of the Company contained herein except the Reserved Rights which are exclusively the rights of the Authority. The Authority hereby directs the Company to make all payments (except the payments due to the Authority, if any, under Sections 4.02(c), 4.05, 6.10, 6.14, 6.21, 7.02 and 8.05 hereof) due hereunder to the Trustee (other than as provided in Section 6.09) instead of to the Authority, and the Company hereby agrees to do so. All such payments shall be made in lawful money of the United States directly to the Trustee, as assignee of the Authority, at the location specified by the Trustee and shall be applied in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture. The Company acknowledges that the Reserved Rights (except the right of the Authority to receive certain payments) are also held and retained by the Authority on a parity with the Trustee.

 

Section 4.05   Additional Amounts Payable by the Company.

 

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Company shall make payments or cause payments to be made at such times and in such amounts as will enable the Authority to meet all of its obligations under this Agreement, the Bonds and the Indenture, including any payment required to be made to the Rebate Fund under the Indenture or to any other funds under the Indenture and any payment due on any acceleration of the Bonds’ maturity pursuant to the terms thereof, the fees and expenses and indemnity of the Authority required to be made pursuant hereto and the fees and expenses and indemnity of the Trustee required to be made pursuant to the Indenture (excluding any indemnity that Bondholders are required to post for remedial action). Accordingly, the Company agrees (but such agreement shall not limit the generality of the preceding sentence) that if any additional amounts become payable by the Authority to the Owners of the Bonds pursuant to the terms of the Indenture then additional amounts shall be due and payable by the Company as loan repayments to the Authority hereunder equal to any additional amounts that may be so payable by the Authority, whether before or after payment of principal on the Bonds, all of which amounts shall be paid by the Company on the date that the comparable amounts are due by the Authority to the Owners of the Bonds. In addition, the Company’s obligation to make loan repayments shall survive any termination of this Agreement for so long as any Bonds are outstanding under the Indenture.

 

Section 4.06   Limitation of Liability.

 

The Authority shall have no obligation, responsibility or liability in the performance of this Agreement or otherwise to the Company or any other person and no claim shall be made against the properties of the Authority generally, or against its properties in respect of any other of its projects. This Agreement does not pledge the general credit of the Authority, nor the general credit or taxing powers of the State or any political subdivision thereof. No recourse shall be had for any claim based on this Agreement against any member, officer or employee, past, present or future, of the Authority or of any successor body as such, either directly or through the Authority or any successor body, under any constitutional provision, statute or rule of law or by the enforcement of any assessment or penalty or otherwise.

 

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Section 4.07   Substitute Credit Facility.

 

Subject to the conditions set forth in this Section 4.07 , the Company may provide for the delivery to the Trustee of a Substitute Credit Facility. The Company shall furnish written notice to the Trustee, not less than twenty days prior to the Mandatory Purchase Date, (a) notifying the Trustee that the Company is exercising its option to provide for the delivery of a Substitute Credit Facility to the Trustee, (b) setting forth the Mandatory Purchase Date in connection with the delivery of such Substitute Credit Facility, which shall in any event be an Interest Payment Date that is not less than two Business Days prior to the expiration date of the Credit Facility then in effect with respect to the Bonds, and (c) instructing the Trustee to furnish notice to the Bondholders regarding the Mandatory Purchase Date at least fifteen days prior to the Mandatory Purchase Date, as more fully described in Section 4.01(b) of the Indenture and Exhibit “B” thereto. Any Substitute Credit Facility shall be delivered to the Trustee prior to such Mandatory Purchase Date and shall be effective on and after such Mandatory Purchase Date. On or before the date of such delivery of a Substitute Credit Facility to the Trustee, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee (a) a written opinion of Bond Counsel stating that the delivery of such Substitute Credit Facility will not adversely affect the exclusion from gross income of interest on the Bonds for federal income tax purposes; and (b) a written opinion of counsel to the Substitute Credit Provider to the effect that the Substitute Credit Facility is a legal, valid, binding and enforceable obligation of the Substitute Credit Provider in accordance with its terms.

 

Section 4.08   Substitute Confirming Letter of Credit.

 

Subject to the conditions set forth in this Section 4.08 , the Company may provide for the delivery to the Trustee of a Substitute Confirming Letter of Credit. The Company shall furnish written notice to the Trustee, not less than twenty days prior to the Mandatory Purchase Date, (a) notifying the Trustee that the Company is exercising its option to provide for the delivery of a Substitute Confirming Letter of Credit to the Trustee, (b) setting forth the Mandatory Purchase Date in connection with the delivery of such Substitute Confirming Letter of Credit, which shall in any event be an Interest Payment Date that is not less than two Business Days prior to the expiration date of the Confirming Letter of Credit then in effect with respect to the Bonds, and (c) instructing the Trustee to furnish notice to the Bondholders regarding the Mandatory Purchase Date at least fifteen days prior to the Mandatory Purchase Date, as more fully described in Section 4.01(b) of the Indenture and Exhibit “B” thereto. Any Substitute Confirming Letter of Credit shall be delivered to the Trustee prior to such Mandatory Purchase Date and shall be effective on and after such Mandatory Purchase Date. On or before the date of such delivery of a Substitute Confirming Letter of Credit to the Trustee, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee (a) a written opinion of Bond Counsel stating that the delivery of such Substitute Confirming Letter of Credit will not adversely affect the exclusion from gross income of interest on the Bonds for federal income tax purposes; and (b) a written opinion of counsel to the Substitute Confirming Letter of Credit Provider to the effect that the Substitute Confirming Letter of Credit is a legal, valid, binding and enforceable obligation of the Substitute Confirming Letter of Credit Provider in accordance with its terms.

 

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ARTICLE V

 

PREPAYMENT AND REDEMPTION

 

Section 5.01   Prepayment and Redemption.

 

The Company and ITT Holdings LLC shall have the option to prepay its obligations hereunder at the times and in the amounts as necessary to exercise its option to cause the Bonds to be redeemed in whole or in part as set forth in the Indenture and in the Bonds. Each of the Company and ITT Holdings LLC hereby agrees that it shall prepay its obligations hereunder at the times and in the amounts as necessary to accomplish the mandatory redemption of the Bonds as set forth in the Indenture and in the Bonds. The Authority, at the request of the Company, shall forthwith take all steps (other than the payment of the money required for such redemption) necessary under the applicable redemption provisions of the Indenture to effect redemption of all or part of the Outstanding Bonds, as may be specified by the Company or ITT Holdings LLC, on the date established for such redemption.

 

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ARTICLE VI

 

SPECIAL COVENANTS

 

Section 6.01   Condition of the Prior Project.

 

(a)  The Company shall at all times preserve and protect the Prior Project in good repair, working order and safe condition, and from time to time will make, or will cause to be made, all needed and proper repairs, renewals, replacements, betterments and improvements thereto including those required after a casualty loss, to the extent required by this Agreement. The Company shall pay or cause to be paid all operating costs, utility charges and other costs and expenses arising out of the ownership, possession, use or operation of the Prior Project.

 

(b)  The Authority shall have no obligation and makes no warranties respecting the condition or operation of the Prior Project. THE AUTHORITY HAS MADE AND MAKES NO REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY WHATSOEVER, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, WITH RESPECT TO THE MERCHANTABILITY, CONDITION, FITNESS, DESIGN, OPERATION OR WORKMANSHIP OF ANY PART OF THE PRIOR PROJECT, THEIR FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE, THE QUALITY OR CAPACITY OF THE MATERIALS USED THEREIN, OR THE SUITABILITY THEREOF FOR THE PURPOSES OR NEEDS OF THE COMPANY. THE COMPANY IS SATISFIED THAT THE PRIOR PROJECT IS SUITABLE AND FIT FOR ITS PURPOSES. THE AUTHORITY SHALL NOT BE LIABLE IN ANY MANNER WHATSOEVER TO THE COMPANY OR ANY OTHER PERSON FOR ANY LOSS, DAMAGE OR EXPENSE OF ANY KIND OR NATURE CAUSED, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, BY THE PRIOR PROJECT OR THE USE OR MAINTENANCE THEREOF OR THE FAILURE OF OPERATION THEREOF, OR THE REPAIR, SERVICE OR ADJUSTMENT THEREOF, OR BY ANY DELAY OR FAILURE TO PROVIDE ANY SUCH MAINTENANCE, REPAIR, SERVICE OR ADJUSTMENT, OR BY ANY INTERRUPTION OF SERVICE OR LOSS OF USE THEREOF OF FOR ANY LOSS OF BUSINESS HOWEVER CAUSED.

 

(c)  The Company will not use as a basis for contesting any assessment or levy of any tax the financing under this Agreement or the issuance of the Bonds by the Authority and, if any administrative body or court of competent jurisdiction shall hold for any reason that the Prior Project is exempt from taxation by reason of the financing under this Agreement or the issuance of the Bonds by the Authority or other Authority action in respect thereto, the Company covenants to make payments in lieu of all such taxes in an amount equal to such taxes and, if applicable, interest and penalties. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company reserves any other defenses available to it in connection with any such tax matters.

 

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Section 6.02   Access to the Project.

 

The Company agrees that the Authority, the Credit Provider (if any) and the Trustee and their duly authorized agents, attorneys, experts, engineers, accountants and representatives shall have the right to inspect the Project at all reasonable times and on reasonable notice, including, without limitation, for the purpose of assuring that the Prior Project has been constructed and is being operated as a qualified “project” under the Act consistent with the purposes set forth herein and in accordance with the provisions of the Act. The Authority, the Credit Provider (if any) and the Trustee and their duly authorized agents shall also be permitted, at all reasonable times, to examine the books and records of the Company with respect to the Project.

 

Section 6.03   Further Assurances and Corrective Instruments.

 

The Authority and the Company agree that they will, from time to time, execute, acknowledge and deliver, or cause to be executed, acknowledged and delivered, such supplements hereto and such further instruments as may reasonably be required for carrying out the expressed intention of this Agreement.

 

Section 6.04   Authority and Company Representatives.

 

Whenever under the provisions of this Agreement the approval of the Authority or the Company is required or the Authority or the Company is required to take some action at the request of the other, such approval or such request shall be given for the Authority by an Authority Representative and for the Company by a Company Representative. The Trustee shall be authorized to act on any such approval or request.

 

Section 6.05   Financing Statements.

 

The Company agrees to execute and file or cause to be executed and filed any and all financing statements or amendments thereof or continuation statements necessary to perfect and continue the perfection of the security interests granted in the Indenture. The Company shall pay all costs of filing such instruments. If the Company fails to file such statements, then the Trustee shall make such filings.

 

Section 6.06   Covenant to Provide Ongoing Disclosure.

 

The Company hereby covenants and agrees that, in the event the hereinafter defined Rule becomes applicable to the Bonds, the Company shall enter into a written undertaking for the benefit of the holders of the Bonds, as required by Section (b)(5)(i) of Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 15c2-12 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (17 CFR Part 240, §240.15c2-12) (the “Rule”); provided, however, that the Company shall not be obligated to enter into such written undertaking if the Company shall furnish to the Trustee, prior to the exercise of the Conversion Option, an opinion of Bond Counsel that, notwithstanding such election by the Company, the Rule is not applicable to the Bonds.

 

Section 6.07   Notice of Control.

 

The Company shall provide written notice to the Trustee and the Remarketing Agent (if any) 30 days prior to the consummation of any transaction that would result in the Company controlling the Credit Provider (if any) or the Confirming Bank (if any) or being controlled by the Credit Provider (if any) or the Confirming Bank (if any) within the meaning of Section 2(a)(9) of the Investment Company Act of 1940.

 

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Section 6.08   Acknowledgement and Covenant Regarding Commercial Paper or Long Term Period.

 

The Company acknowledges that the Bonds shall initially be rated only while the Interest Period for the Bonds is a Daily Period, a Two-Day Period or a Weekly Period. Further, the Company acknowledges that in the event that it shall select a Commercial Paper Period or Long Term Period as the Interest Period, it shall be required to provide a Substitute Credit Facility or an amendment to the Credit Facility in accordance with Section 2.08 of the Indenture. The Company covenants that, in the event that it shall select a Commercial Paper Period or Long Term Period, it shall amend or cause the amendment of, and supplement or cause the supplementation of, this Agreement and the Indenture, respectively, such that the Bonds shall continue to be rated as investment grade by Moody’s, Fitch or S&P.

 

Section 6.09   Environmental Matters.

 

The Company shall be solely responsible for, and shall indemnify and hold harmless the Authority, the Owners and the Trustee from and against, any loss, damage, costs, expense, or liability, directly or indirectly, arising out of or attributable to the use, generation, storage, release, threatened release, discharge, disposal, or presence of Hazardous Material on, under or about the Project, including without limitation: (i) all foreseeable consequential damages; (ii) the cost of any required or necessary repair, clean-up or detoxification of the Project, and the preparation and implementation of any closure, remedial, or other required plans; and (iii) all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by the Authority and the Trustee in connection with clauses (i) and (ii), including but not limited to reasonable attorney’s fees. The Company shall, at its expense, take all necessary remedial action(s) in response to the presence of any Hazardous Material on, under or about the Project.

 

The said release and indemnification covenants of the Company shall apply equally to the officers and employees of the Authority and to its Board of Directors.

 

Section 6.10   Tax Covenants.

 

The Company hereby covenants to comply with the provisions of the Code applicable to the Bonds as in effect on the Date of Issuance. The Company will not take any action or fail to take any action which would cause the interest on the Bonds to be includable in gross income for federal income tax purposes under the Code as in effect on the Date of Issuance (except any Bond for any period during which such Bond is held by a “substantial user” of a facility refinanced with the proceeds of the Bonds or a “related person” to such “substantial user” as such terms are defined in Section 147(a) of the Code). The Company agrees that it shall at all times do and perform all acts and things necessary under the Code as in effect on the Date of Issuance in order to assure that interest paid on the Bonds (except any Bond for any period during which such Bond is held by a “substantial user” of a facility refinanced with the proceeds of the Bonds or a “related person” to such “substantial user” as such terms are defined in Section 147(a) of the Code), for purposes of federal income taxation, shall be excludable from the gross income of the recipients thereof under the Code as in effect on the Date of Issuance and that it will refrain from doing or performing any act or thing that will cause such interest not to be so excludable. Notwithstanding anything contained in this paragraph to the contrary, the Authority shall not have any liability to the Owners, the Trustee or otherwise as a result of a failure by such party to comply with the provisions of this paragraph.

 

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The Company hereby covenants that it will not make any investment or other use of the proceeds (as that term is defined in Section 148 of the Code and all applicable regulations promulgated thereunder) of the Bonds which would cause the Bonds to be “arbitrage bonds” (as that term is defined in Section 148 of the Code and all applicable regulations promulgated thereunder), and that it will comply with the requirements of such Code section and regulations throughout the term of the Bonds. All of the representations and warranties of the Authority and the Company contained in the Arbitrage Certificate and the Representation Letter are incorporated herein by reference with the same force and effect as if set out in full herein.

 

Without limiting the generality or application of the covenants contained in the foregoing paragraphs of this Section 6.10, the Company hereby agrees to comply with and be bound by the following additional covenants:

 

(a)          The Company hereby covenants all of the net proceeds of the Bonds will be used to pay principal of the Refunded Bonds. For purposes of this paragraph, “net proceeds” means the net proceeds as defined in Section 150(a)(3) of the Code, i.e., proceeds of the Bonds, reduced by amounts deposited in any reasonably required reserve or replacement fund (if any) for the Bonds .

 

(b)          The Company hereby covenants in connection with the Bonds that, except as permitted in subsection (h) hereof, it will comply with the requirement for payment of the Rebate Amount to the United States set forth in the Letter of Instructions. The Company acknowledges and agrees that the calculation of the Rebate Amount and the payment of the Rebate Amount to the United States shall be the responsibility of the Company and that neither the Authority nor the Trustee shall have any obligation therefor. The Company agrees to indemnify the Authority and the Trustee against any loss, liability or expense incurred in connection with the Company’s failure to pay the Rebate Amount to the United States as required by this Section.

 

(c)          Within forty-five (45) days subsequent to the end of each fifth Bond Year and the retirement of the last Bond of each issue, the Company shall become knowledgeable of the rebate requirements and shall calculate, or shall engage a Rebate Expert to calculate, the Rebate Amount in respect of the Bonds under Section 148(f) of the Code. The Rebate Expert must be experienced in calculations of Rebate Amount and must be acceptable to the Authority. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not be required to calculate, or to engage a Rebate Expert to calculate, the Rebate Amount if it establishes to the satisfaction of the Authority that all of the Gross Proceeds (as defined in Treasury Regulations Section 1.148-1(b)) of the Bonds are exempt from arbitrage rebate by virtue of expenditure of proceeds within a spending exception, in accordance with the provisions of Treasury Regulations Sections 1.148-7. In the event only a portion of the Gross Proceeds of the Bonds are exempt from arbitrage rebate by virtue of any one of such exceptions, the Company shall be required to, or to engage a Rebate Expert to, calculate the Rebate Amount or otherwise provide an opinion to the effect that no rebate payment is owed.

 

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(d)          Within forty-five (45) days after each fifth Bond Year and the retirement of the last Bond of each issue, the Company shall give the Trustee a written summary of a calculation, prepared by the Company or the Rebate Expert, of the Rebate Amount as of the end of the fifth Bond Year or as of the date of such retirement, together with funds, or instructions to transfer funds, sufficient to increase the amount in the Rebate Fund to the Rebate Amount. The Company shall give the Authority copies of the summary and the funds transmittal or transfer instructions.

 

(e)          At least fifteen (15) days prior to the due date of any payment, the Company shall give the Trustee written instructions as to the amount, date, and manner of payments which the Trustee is to make from the Rebate Fund to the Federal government to comply with the requirements of Section 148(f) of the Code, including payments of installments of at least 90% of the Rebate Amount within sixty (60) days after the end of each fifth Bond Year, payment of all the Rebate Amount within sixty (60) days after retirement of the last Bond of each issue, and payment of unspent proceeds penalties by the dates falling ninety (90) days after each six month period. The Company shall give the Authority a copy of the instructions.

 

(f)          The amounts in the Rebate Fund shall be applied at the times and in the amounts required under the Code solely for the purpose of paying the United States of America in accordance with Section 148(f) of the Code.

 

(g)          With respect to the Bonds, the Company covenants and agrees that it will comply with the requirements of the Code relating to arbitrage rebate, unspent proceeds penalty and proceeds investment restrictions in respect of the Bonds. It further agrees to pay to the Trustee any interest or penalties which are payable by reason of the failure of the Company timely to perform its obligations with respect to the computation and payment of Rebate Amount or the unspent proceeds penalty.

 

(h)          The Authority shall have the right at any time and in its sole and absolute discretion to obtain from the Company and the Trustee the information necessary to determine the amount to be paid to the United States. Additionally, the Authority may, with prior written notice to the Company, (i) review or cause to be reviewed any determination of the amount to be paid to the United States made by or on behalf of the Company and (ii) make or retain a Rebate Expert to make the determination of the amount to be paid to the United States. The Company hereby agrees to be bound by any such review or determination, to pay the costs of such review, including without limitation the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel or a Rebate Expert retained by the Authority, and to pay to the Trustee any additional amounts for deposit in the Rebate Fund required as the result of any such review or determination.

 

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(i)          Notwithstanding any provision of this Section 6.10 or the Indenture to the contrary, the Company shall be liable, and shall indemnify and hold the Authority and the Trustee harmless against any liability, for payments due to the United States pursuant to Section 148(f) of the Code. Further, the Company specifically agrees that (i) the Authority shall not be held liable, or in any way responsible, and the Company shall indemnify and hold harmless the Authority against any liability, for any mistake or error in the filing of the payment or the determination of the amount due to the United States or for any consequences resulting from any such mistake or error and (ii) the Trustee shall not be held liable, or in any way responsible, and the Company shall indemnify and hold harmless the Trustee against any liability, for any mistake or error by the Company in the filing of the payment or the determination of the amount due to the United States or for any consequences resulting from any such mistake or error by the Company. The provisions of this paragraph (i) shall survive termination of this Agreement. This paragraph (i) shall not constitute a waiver by the Company of any rights which it may have against any party other than the Authority and the Trustee for any liability referred to in this paragraph (i).

 

(j)          The Company will adopt and implement written tax compliance procedures to assure compliance with its Tax Covenants sufficient (i) to monitor the requirements of Section 148 of the Code; and (ii) to ensure that all nonqualified bonds are remediated in accordance with requirements of the Code and the regulations thereunder.

 

(k)          The Company shall follow its tax procedures adopted pursuant to Section 6.10(j) hereof in order to satisfy its Tax Covenants.

 

(l)          The Company shall notify the Authority and the Trustee of a Determination of Taxability by reason of an Event Notice as soon as practicable after the determination that a violation of a Tax Covenant has occurred.

 

(m)          If pursuant to the Company’s procedures the Company determines that it must take remedial action to cure a violation of a Tax Covenant, it will promptly notify the Authority as to the action to be taken.

 

(n)          In the event the Authority becomes aware of a possible violation of a Tax Covenant, the Authority shall have the right, upon notice to the Company, to conduct its own investigation, and at the sole cost of expense of the Company, to retain Bond Counsel to determine any and all actions required to remediate such violation.

 

(o)          The Authority, the Trustee and the Company recognize that the provisions of this Section 6.10 are intended to comply with Section 148(f) of the Code and the regulations thereunder and if as a result of a change in such Section of the Code or the regulations thereunder or in the interpretation thereof, a change in this Section 6.10 shall be permitted or necessary to assure continued compliance with Section 148(f) of the Code and the regulations thereunder, then with written notice to the Trustee, the Authority and the Company shall be empowered to so amend this Section 6.10 and the Authority may require, by written notice to the Company and the Trustee, the Company to so amend this Section 6.10, and the Company hereby agrees to consent to, comply with and be bound by any such amendment to this Section 6.10 to the extent necessary or desirable to assure compliance with the provisions of Section 148(f) of the Code and the regulations thereunder; provided that either the Authority or the Trustee shall require, prior to any such amendment becoming effective, at the sole cost and expense of the Company, a written Opinion of Bond Counsel satisfactory to the Authority to the effect that either (i) such amendment is required to maintain the exclusion from gross income under Section 103 of the Code of interest paid and payable on the Bonds or (ii) such amendment shall not adversely affect the exclusion from gross income under Section 103 of the Code of interest paid or payable on the Bonds.

 

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(p)          Notwithstanding anything herein or in the Indenture to the contrary, the obligations of the Company under the provisions of this Section 6.10 shall survive the payment, redemption or defeasance of the Bonds, the resignation or removal of the Trustee for any reason, and termination of this Agreement.

 

(q)          In the event the amount in the Project Fund is insufficient to fund the Rebate Fund, the Company shall within ten (10) days of receipt of the report furnished by the Rebate Expert pursuant to paragraph (c) above, pay or cause to be paid to the Trustee for deposit into the Rebate Fund the difference between the amount therein and the amount required to fund the Rebate Amount. If the Company fails to make or cause any payment required pursuant to this paragraph (q) to be made when due, the Authority shall have the right, but shall not be required, to make such payment to the Trustee on behalf of the Company. Any amount advanced by the Authority pursuant to this paragraph (q) shall be added to the moneys owing by the Company under this Agreement and shall be payable on demand with interest as provided in Section 6.21 hereof.

 

(r)          Each payment of the Rebate Amount to be paid to the United States shall be filed with the Internal Revenue Service Center at such address that may be specified by the Internal Revenue Service. Each payment shall be accompanied by Form 8038-T (or such other form required by the Internal Revenue Service furnished by the Company or the Authority), executed by the Authority, and a statement identifying the Authority, the date of the issue, the CUSIP number for the Bonds with the longest maturity (if available) and a copy of the applicable Form 8038.

 

Section 6.11   Public Purpose Covenants.

 

The Company covenants that it will throughout the term of this Agreement operate and maintain the Prior Project in the manner provided in this Agreement, and will maintain and preserve the Prior Project as an authorized project under the Act.

 

Section 6.12   Agreement Not to Change the Prior Project.

 

The Company agrees that it will not change the Prior Project if any such change would make inaccurate, in any material respect, the description of the Prior Project set forth in the documents executed at the time of delivery of the Refunded Bonds unless (i) the Authority and the Trustee receive an opinion of Bond Counsel to the effect that such change is permitted by the Act, the Indenture and this Agreement, and will not for purposes of federal income taxation adversely affect the exclusion from gross income of interest on the Bonds; and (ii) the Prior Project as changed will continue to be a “project” authorized to be financed by the Act as evidenced in writing by the Authority.

 

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Section 6.13   Certificates of No Default and Other Information.

 

The Company shall deliver within 120 days after the close of its Fiscal Year and, with respect to Section 6.13(d) hereof, on the Date of Issuance to the Authority and the Trustee the following:

 

(a)          a certificate executed by a Company Representative to the effect that (i) it is not aware of any condition, event or act which constitutes a Default and (ii) it is not aware of any condition, event or act which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute such a Default, or, in either case, if any such condition, event or act exists, specifying the same;

 

(b)          a written description of the present use of the Prior Project and a description of any anticipated material change in the use of the Prior Project or in the number of employees employed thereat by the Company and the number of employees employed thereat by any of its affiliates;

 

(c)          a certification to the effect that it is in compliance with its Tax Covenants; and

 

(d)          certificates evidencing that the insurance or self-insurance program required pursuant to this Agreement (including, without limitation, Article VII), is in full force and effect, together with copies of any applicable insurance policies, if requested by the Authority or the Trustee.

 

The Company also hereby agrees to furnish to the Authority all material information and materials related to the public purposes of the Prior Project or the Company, including, without limitation, by way of example, changes in ownership of the Prior Project, changes in the nature of the Prior Project and employment related matters, that the Authority reasonably requests from time to time.

 

Section 6.14   Costs and Expenses.

 

All reasonable expenses in connection with the preparation, execution, delivery, recording and filing of the Indenture, this Agreement, the Bonds and any other documents in connection therewith, and in connection with the preparation, issuance and delivery of the Bonds, the Authority’s fees, the reasonable fees and expenses of McCarter & English, LLP, and the fees and expenses of the Trustee as set forth in the Indenture shall be paid directly by the Company. The Company shall also pay throughout the term of the Bonds the Authority’s fees and expenses incurred pursuant to the terms of the Bond Documents.

 

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Section 6.15   Maintain Existence; Covenant Against Sale and Removal.

 

The Company shall maintain its existence as a legal entity and shall not sell, assign, lease, encumber, transfer or otherwise dispose of (whether in one transaction or in a series of transactions) substantially all of its assets without the prior written consent of the Authority, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld; provided however that the Company may merge with or into or consolidate with any other entity, and this Agreement may be transferred pursuant to such merger or consolidation without obtaining such consent and without violating this Section 6.15 provided that with respect to a merger or consolidation with such other entity (i) the Company causes the proposed surviving, resulting or transferee company to furnish the Authority and the Trustee with a Change of Ownership Information Form; (ii) the net worth of the surviving, resulting or transferee company following the merger, consolidation or transfer is at least 95% of the net worth of the Company immediately preceding the merger, consolidation or transfer; (iii) any litigation or investigation in which the surviving, resulting or transferee company or its officers and directors are involved, and any court, administrative or other orders to which the surviving, resulting or transferee company or its officers and directors are subject, relate to matters assumed from the Company (except in the case where the Authority is an adverse party) or arising in the ordinary course of business; (iv) the Authority receives an opinion of Bond Counsel to the effect that such merger or consolidation is permitted by the Act, the Indenture and this Agreement, will not for purposes of federal income taxation adversely affect the exclusion from gross income of interest on the Bonds and will not cause a reissuance of the Bonds; (v) the surviving, resulting or transferee company assumes in writing or by operation of law the obligations of the Company under this Agreement and the Note; (vi) after the merger, consolidation or transfer, the Prior Project shall be operated as an authorized project under the Act; and (vii) no Default has occurred and is continuing.

 

Section 6.16   Governmental Approvals.

 

The Company covenants that it will obtain or cause to be obtained all necessary approvals and permits from any and all governmental agencies requisite to the operation of the Prior Project.

 

Section 6.17   Prohibited Facilities.

 

No proceeds of the Bonds will be used to provide, or to refinance, an airplane, skybox or other private luxury box, any facility primarily used for gambling, or any store the principal business of which is the sale of alcoholic beverages for consumption off premises, land to be used for farming purposes or any health club facility.

 

Section 6.18   Compliance with Authority Requests.

 

The Company shall file or record or cause to be filed or recorded all financing statements that are required in order to fully protect and preserve the security interests and the priority thereof and the rights and powers of the Trustee in connection therewith, including without limitation, all continuation statements for the purpose of continuing without lapse the effectiveness of (i) those financing statements which shall have been filed at or prior to the Date of Issuance in connection with the security for the Bonds pursuant to the authority of the applicable Uniform Commercial Code and (ii) any previously filed continuation statements that shall have been filed as required herein. Upon the filing of any such financing statement or continuation statement, the Company shall promptly notify the Trustee that the same has been accomplished. The Company shall promptly, if requested in writing, furnish to the Trustee prior to or contemporaneously with the filing or recording of any financing statements and any continuation statements as required hereunder, an opinion of counsel to the effect that such filings are sufficient to maintain perfection and priority of the security interests granted in this Indenture.

 

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Section 6.19   Project Occupant Applications.

 

Upon the request of the Authority, prior to leasing, subleasing or consenting to the subleasing or assignment of any lease of all or any part of the Prior Project comprised of more than 10% of the total Prior Project, the Company shall cause a Project Occupant Information Form to be submitted to the Authority by any such lessee, sublessee or lease assignee of the Prior Project. The Company shall not permit any such leasing, subleasing or assigning of leases that would impair the excludability of interest paid on the Bonds from gross income for purposes of federal income taxation, or that would impair the ability of the Company to operate the Prior Project or cause the Prior Project not to be operated as an authorized project under the Act.

 

Section 6.20   Project Sign.

 

If requested by the Authority (but subject to governmental rules and regulations applicable thereto), the Company shall cause to be posted and maintained at the site of the Prior Project a sign, three feet in width and five feet in length, reading as follows:

 

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR THIS PROJECT PROVIDED BY THE

NEW JERSEY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY

Chris Christie, Governor

Alfred C. Koeppe, Chairman

 

Section 6.21   Advances by Authority.

 

In the event the Company fails to take out or maintain the full insurance coverage required by Section 7.04 or 7.05 of this Agreement or fails to pay the charges required to be paid hereunder at or prior to the time they are required to be paid, the Authority may (but shall not be obligated to) take out such required policies of insurance and pay the premiums on the same, and pay such charges or such other amounts as are necessary to perform the Company’s obligations hereunder. In the event that the Authority takes any of the foregoing actions, the Authority shall notify the Company and the Trustee in writing. All amounts so advanced therefor by the Authority shall become an additional obligation of the Company to the Authority, which amounts, together with interest thereon at the rate equal to the interest rate on the Bonds from the date advanced, the Company agrees to pay on demand. Any remedy vested in the Authority for the collection of loan repayments hereunder shall also be available to the Authority for the collection of all such amounts so advanced.

 

Section 6.22   Affirmative Action and Prevailing Wage Regulations.

 

For any rebuilding, replacement, repair or restoration of the Prior Project, the Company shall comply with the Authority’s Affirmative Action Program and Prevailing Wage Rate Provisions and to that end shall:

 

(a)  Insert in all construction bid specifications for any Construction Contract the following provisions:

 

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(i)  Construction of this project is subject to an Affirmative Action Program of the New Jersey Economic Development Authority which program establishes hiring goals for minority and female workers. Any contractor or subcontractor must agree to make every effort to meet the established goals and to submit certified reports and records required by the Authority. Copies of the Affirmative Action Program may be obtained by writing to: Office of Affirmative Action; New Jersey Economic Development Authority, Gateway One, Suite 2403, Newark, New Jersey 07102; and

 

(ii)  Submission of a bid signifies that the bidder knows the requirements of the Affirmative Action Program and signifies the bidder’s intention to comply therewith. Construction of this project is subject to N.J.A.C. 19:30 3.1 et seq. Workers employed in construction of this project must be paid at a rate not less than the Prevailing Wage Rate established by the New Jersey Commissioner of Labor;

 

(b)  Include in all Construction Contracts those provisions which are set forth in the Addendum to Construction Contract annexed hereto as Exhibit C or any amendments thereto as may be authorized and approved by the Authority;

 

(c)  Obtain from all contractors and submit to the Authority a Contractor’s Certificate and Agreement in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit D within 3 days of the execution of any Construction Contract;

 

(d)  Create an office of Company Affirmative Action and maintain in that office until the Completion Date an individual having responsibility to coordinate compliance by the Company with the Authority’s Affirmative Action Program and to act as liaison with the Authority’s Office of Affirmative Action;

 

(e)  Submit to the Authority and the Trustee on the Completion Date, a Contractor’s Completion Certificate in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit E;

 

(f)  Furnish to the Authority all other reports and certificates required under the Authority’s Affirmative Action Program and Prevailing Wage Rate Provisions; and

 

(g)  Include or cause to be included in all Construction Contracts for any rebuilding, replacement, repair or restoration of the Prior Project, a provision, term or condition authorizing and allowing a holdback equal to either (i) if the Construction Contract is less than fifty percent (50%) complete as determined by the Company, ten per centum (10%), and (ii) if the Construction Contract is equal to or greater than fifty percent (50%) complete but less than ninety percent (90%) complete as determined by the Company, five per centum (5%), of the total amount agreed to be paid to the contractor for the work done pursuant to any such Construction Contract and subject to the Affirmative Action Program which amount is to represent the retainage for the purpose of assuring contractor compliance with the Affirmative Action Program of the Authority, said sum to be disbursed to the contractor only upon compliance with the terms and conditions of Section 6.06 of the Indenture and (1) the execution and filing of the Contractor’s Completion Certificate; (2) the execution and filing of the Company’s Completion Certificate; and (3) receipt by the Company of a written notice issued by the Authority’s Office of Affirmative Action that the contractor has complied with the requirements of the Affirmative Action Program.

 

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(h)  Notwithstanding the above provisions of this Section 6.22, in the event that a court of competent jurisdiction finally determines that the Affirmation Action Program or any provision thereof or the Prevailing Wage Rate Provisions or any provision thereof is legally invalid or unenforceable, the Company shall have no obligation to comply with the invalid or unenforceable provision or provisions.

 

Section 6.23   Relocation of the Prior Project.

 

The Company shall not relocate the Prior Project or any part thereof out of the State. The Company shall not relocate the Prior Project or any part thereof within the State without the prior written consent of an Authority Representative and an Opinion of Bond Counsel that the relocation of the Prior Project within the State will not adversely affect the tax-exempt status of the Bonds.

 

Section 6.24   Compliance with Laws.

 

The Company shall comply in all material respects with all laws, ordinances and regulations, including, without limitation, all zoning and environmental laws, ordinances and regulations, of any duly constituted authority which if not complied with, could reasonably be expected to materially adversely affect the Prior Project or the use thereof. The Company shall have the right in good faith to contest or appeal from such laws, ordinances and regulations and any decision adverse to the Company based thereon, but all costs, fees and expenses incurred in connection with such proceedings shall be borne by the Company; provided, however, the Company must first give the Authority written notice of any such contest. The Company agrees that it shall not discriminate or permit any discrimination in the use of the Prior Project against any person on the grounds of race, color, religion, gender, age or national origin in any manner prohibited by the laws of the United States or the State, and shall provide the State with all information required by law concerning employment practices and procedures.

 

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ARTICLE VII

 

ASSIGNMENT, SELLING, LEASING;
INDEMNIFICATION; REDEMPTION

 

Section 7.01   Assignment, Selling and Leasing.

 

To the extent permitted by Section 6.15 hereof, this Agreement may be assigned and the Prior Project may be sold or leased, as a whole or in part, with the prior written consent of the Credit Provider (during any Credit Facility Period), the Administrative Agent (during any Bank Rate Period) or the Trustee (during any period other than a Credit Facility Period or a Bank Rate Period); provided, further, that no such sale or lease shall, in the opinion of Bond Counsel, result in interest on any of the Bonds becoming includable in gross income for federal income tax purposes, or shall otherwise violate any provisions of the Act; provided further , however, that no such sale or lease shall relieve the Company or ITT Holdings LLC of any of their respective obligations under this Agreement unless such obligations shall have been legally and validly assumed by the acquiring party.

 

Section 7.02   Release and Indemnification Covenants.

 

(a)         The Company agrees to and does hereby indemnify and hold harmless the Authority, any person who “controls” the Authority (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended), the Trustee and any member, principal, officer, director, official, agent, employee, and attorney thereof or of the Authority, the Trustee or the State (collectively, the “Indemnified Parties”) against any and all losses, claims, damages or liabilities (including all costs, expenses and reasonable counsel fees incurred in investigating or defending such claim) suffered by any of the Indemnified Parties to the extent caused by, relating to, arising out of, resulting from, or in any way connected with (i) the condition, use, ownership, possession, conduct, management, planning, design, acquisition, construction, installation, financing or sale of the Prior Project or any part thereof including the payment of the Rebate Amount to the federal government; (ii) any untrue statement of a material fact contained in information provided by the Company with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby; (iii) any omission by the Company of a material fact necessary to be stated therein in order to make such statement not misleading or incomplete; or (iv) the acceptance or administration by the Authority without gross negligence or willful misconduct of its duties under the Indenture or this Agreement. In case any action shall be brought against one or more of the Indemnified Parties based upon any of the above and in respect to which indemnity may be sought against the Company, such Indemnified Party shall promptly notify the Company in writing, and except where the Company is the claimant the Company shall assume the defense thereof, including the employment of counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Party, the payment of all reasonable costs and expenses and the right to negotiate and consent to settlement. Any one or more of the Indemnified Parties shall have the right to employ separate counsel (reasonably satisfactory to the Company) at the Company’s expense in any such action and to participate in the defense thereof if, in the reasonable opinion of the Indemnified Party, a conflict of interest could arise out of the representation of the parties by the same counsel. The Company shall not be liable for any settlement of any such action effected without the Company’s consent, but if settled with the consent of the Company, or if there is a final judgment for the claimant on any such action, the Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Indemnified Parties from and against any loss or liability by reason of such settlement or judgment.

 

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(b)          The Company agrees to and does hereby indemnify and hold harmless the Indemnified Parties against any and all losses, claims, damages or liabilities (including all costs, expenses, and reasonable counsel fees incurred in investigating or defending such claim) suffered by any of the Indemnified Parties and caused by, relating to, arising out of, resulting from, or in any way connected to an examination, investigation, audit or litigation by the Internal Revenue Service with respect to the tax-exempt status of interest on the Bonds or investigation by the Securities Exchange Commission or other state or federal agency with respect to the sale or distribution of the Bonds. In the event of such examination, investigation, audit, or litigation, the Indemnified Parties shall promptly notify the Company in writing thereof and shall have the right to employ counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Company at the Company’s expense, provided that any one or more of the Indemnified Parties shall have the right to employ separate counsel (reasonably satisfactory to the Company) at the Company’s expense in any such action and to participate in the defense thereof if, in the reasonable opinion of the Indemnified Party, a conflict of interest could arise out of the representation of the parties by the same counsel. In such event, the Company shall assume the primary role in responding to and negotiating with the Internal Revenue Service, but shall inform the Indemnified Parties of the status of the investigation. In the event the Company fails to respond adequately and promptly to any such examination, investigation, audit, or litigation, the Authority shall have the right to assume the primary role in responding to and negotiating with the Internal Revenue Service and shall have the right to enter into a closing agreement or settlement, for which the Company shall be liable.

 

(c)          Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary which may limit recourse to the Company or may otherwise purport to limit the Company’s liability, the provisions of this Section shall control the Company’s obligations and shall survive repayment of the Bonds.

 

(d)          The Authority and Trustee shall be protected in its or their acting upon any paper or documents (whether in their original or facsimile form) reasonably believed by it or them to be genuine, and it or they may conclusively rely upon the advice of counsel and may (but need not) require further evidence of any fact or matter before taking any action. No recourse shall be had by the Company for any claim based on the Indenture or this Agreement against any member, officer, employee or agent of the Authority or the Trustee alleging personal liability on the part of such person.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Company shall have no liability to indemnify an Indemnified Party against losses, claims, damages or liabilities to the extent resulting from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnified Party.

 

Section 7.03   Authority to Grant Security Interest to Trustee.

 

The parties hereto agree that pursuant to the Indenture, the Authority shall assign to the Trustee, in order to secure payment of the Bonds, all of the Authority’s right, title and interest in and to this Agreement, except for Reserved Rights.

 

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Section 7.04   Property Insurance Required.

 

The Company agrees, at its sole cost and expense, to keep all buildings, structures, improvements and personal property related to the Prior Project (hereinafter the “Property”) insured at all times throughout the term of this Agreement against loss or damage by fire, lightning, windstorm, explosion, riot, riot attending a strike, civil commotion, damage from aircraft and vehicles, and smoke damage and loss or damage from such hazards as are presently included in so-called “extended coverage” and against vandalism and malicious mischief and against such other insurable hazards as, under good insurance practices, from time to time are insured against for similar properties in the State. Such insurance shall be in a minimum amount at least equal to the greater of (i) outstanding principal amount of the Bonds and (ii) the replacement value thereof (but with regard to the peril of earthquake, such minimum amount need not exceed $5,000,000), and shall name the Trustee and the Authority as additional insureds.

 

Section 7.05   Liability Coverages Required.

 

The Company at its own cost and expense will provide and keep in force during the term of this Agreement and until payment of the Bonds in full shall have occurred comprehensive general liability insurance with respect to bodily injury and property damage with a combined single limit of not less than $1,000,000 per occurrence and not less than $2,000,000 annual aggregate, together with not less than $5,000,000 excess liability coverage, and not less than the amount required by law with respect to workmen’s compensation insurance, and such other liability insurance as is customarily maintained by responsible persons or entities owning and operating properties similar to the Prior Project. In addition, the Company, at its sole expense, shall provide and keep in force whenever construction is or major alterations to the Property are being performed, policies of contingent public liability insurance. Such contingent liability insurance shall be a public liability policy covering at least the hazards of all phases of the construction being performed by the Company or its contractors, the hazards arising from the ownership and possession of the Property, and the hazards of any operations, other than construction, being carried on by the Company on any part of the Prior Project during the construction period.

 

The proceeds of all public liability insurance shall be applied to the payment of any judgment, settlement or liability incurred for risks covered by such insurance.

 

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Section 7.06   General Insurance Provisions.

 

All policies of insurance and renewals thereof required under this Agreement shall contain provisions complying with the requirements hereof and shall be issued by such insurer or insurers as shall be financially responsible, qualified to do business in the State and of recognized standing. The Company shall have the right to carry the insurance provided for in this Agreement or any portion thereof under blanket policies. All insurance as to form, amount and insurance broker shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Authority. All policies shall require that no less than thirty (30) days’ written notice of cancellation or material change will be given to the Authority and the Trustee. All cost of insurance shall be borne by the Company. On or prior to the Date of Issuance, the Company will deliver to the Authority certificates of insurance evidencing the insurance which is required by this Agreement. Any certificate of insurance furnished pursuant hereto shall set forth the amounts of insurance and coverage, shall evidence that such amounts are at least equal to the amounts required by this Article VII and shall evidence that the related policy or policies of insurance insure against the risks set forth hereinabove, cannot be adversely modified or canceled without thirty (30) days’ prior written notice to the Trustee and the Authority, and have a replacement cost endorsement meeting the requirements hereof. All insurance is required commencing from the date hereof and is to be continued throughout the term of this Agreement. All property and liability insurance shall be so written or endorsed as to make the Authority and the Trustee additional insureds under such policies as their interests may appear. The Company shall not violate or permit to be violated any of the conditions of the policies of insurance required to be maintained hereunder.

 

All liability insurance policies covering the Prior Project shall provide, inter alia , that the Authority and the Trustee shall not be subject to defenses otherwise available to the insurer against the insured thereunder.

 

With respect to all policies of insurance which the Company is hereinabove required to carry:

 

(a)          In the event the Company shall fail to maintain the insurance coverage required by this Agreement, the Authority or the Trustee may (but shall be under no obligation to), after ten (10) days written notice to the Company unless cured within such ten (10) days, contract for the required policies of insurance and pay the premiums on the same and the Company agrees to reimburse the Authority or the Trustee, as the case may be, to the extent of the amounts so advanced with interest thereon at the maximum rate permitted by law;

 

(b)          In the event of loss with respect to the Prior Project or an event which would constitute loss with respect to the Prior Project, under any policy, the Company shall give prompt notice thereof to the Authority and the Trustee, and the Authority and the Trustee may make proof of loss if not made promptly by the Company;

 

(c)          Each insurance carrier is hereby authorized and directed to make payments under each respective insurance policy directly to the Trustee instead of to the Company or to the Trustee and the Company jointly, and the Company appoints the Trustee, irrevocably and coupled with an interest, as the Company’s attorney-in-fact to endorse any draft therefor and make the deposits required by this Agreement;

 

(d)          Each policy of insurance and all renewals thereof are hereby assigned to the Authority and the Trustee as their interests may appear as additional security for payment of the indebtedness hereby secured, and the Company hereby agrees that any values available thereunder upon cancellation or termination of any of said policies or renewals, whether in the form of return of premiums or otherwise, shall be payable to the Authority and the Trustee as assignee thereof; and

 

(e)          If the Authority or the Trustee becomes the owner of the Prior Project or any part thereof by foreclosure or otherwise, each such insurance policy, including all right, title and interest of the Company thereunder, to the extent related to the Prior Project, shall become the absolute property of the Authority or the Trustee.

 

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(f)          The Company may satisfy the insurance requirements of this Section and Section 7.04 and 7.05 hereof with a program of self-insurance in accordance with standard industry practice.

 

Section 7.07   Damage, Destruction or Condemnation.

 

(a)          Unless provided otherwise in the Credit Agreement or Revolving Credit Agreement, in the event that at any time during the term of this Agreement the whole or part of the Prior Project shall be damaged or destroyed, or taken or condemned by a competent authority for any public use or purpose, or by agreement between the Company and those authorized to exercise such right, or if the temporary use of the Prior Project shall be so taken by condemnation or agreement (a “Loss Event”);

 

(i)          the Authority shall have no right or obligation to rebuild, replace, repair or restore the Prior Project,

 

(ii)         the Company shall have no obligation to rebuild, replace, repair or restore the Prior Project,

 

(iii)        there shall be no abatement, postponement or reduction in the amounts payable by the Company under this Agreement, and

 

(iv)        the Company will promptly give written notice of a material Loss Event to the Authority and the Trustee, generally describing the nature and extent thereof.

 

(b)          In the event that the whole or a part of the Prior Project is damaged or destroyed or taken or condemned by a competent authority and the Company does not rebuild, replace, repair or restore the Prior Project, the Company shall cause the Bonds to be redeemed pursuant to Section 3.01(i) of the Indenture unless it receives an opinion of Bond Counsel that the Prior Project would still constitute an exempt facility within the meaning of Section 103(b)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended, or that failure to rebuild would not cause the interest on the Bonds to be includable in gross income for Federal income tax purposes.

 

In the event that the whole or a part of the Prior Project is damaged or destroyed or taken or condemned by a competent authority and the Company rebuilds, replaces, repairs or restores the Prior Project, the Company shall do so at its own cost and expense (including, without limitation, from amounts deposited into the Project Fund). The Company shall not by reason of payment of any such excess costs be entitled to any reimbursement from the Authority, the Trustee or any Bondholder, nor shall the amounts payable by the Company under this Agreement be abated, postponed or reduced. Any such rebuilding, replacement, repair, restoration or substitution shall:

 

(i)          to the extent the Company rebuilds, replaces, repairs, restores or substitutes for the Prior Project as a result of such Loss Event, such rebuilding, replacement, repair, restoration or substitution shall automatically be deemed to be included in the Prior Project for all purposes under the Bond Documents;

 

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(ii)         not change the nature of the Prior Project as an authorized project as defined in and as contemplated by the Act, nor change the nature of the Prior Project so that it would not constitute an exempt facility within the meaning of Section 103(b)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended; and

 

(iii)        be effected with due diligence in a good and workmanlike manner, in compliance with all applicable legal requirements and be promptly and fully paid for by the Company in accordance with the terms of the applicable contract(s) therefor.

 

(c)          The Authority and the Company shall cooperate and consult with each other in all matters pertaining to the settlement, compromise, arbitration or adjustment of any claim or demand on account of any Loss Event, but the settlement, compromise, arbitration or adjustment of any such claim or demand shall be subject to the approval only of the Company.

 

(d)          Any proceeds received by or payable to the Company or the Authority as a result of a Loss Event (whether from insurance, as a condemnation award or otherwise) shall, unless used to redeem Bonds, be deposited into the Project Fund.

 

Section 7.08   Indemnification of Trustee.

 

The Company shall and hereby agrees to indemnify the Trustee for, and hold the Trustee harmless against, any loss, liability or expense (including the costs and expenses of defending against any claim of liability) incurred without gross negligence or willful misconduct by the Trustee and arising out of or in connection with its acting as Trustee under the Indenture.

 

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ARTICLE VIII

 

DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES

 

Section 8.01   Defaults Defined.

 

The following shall be “Defaults” under this Agreement and the term “Default” shall mean, whenever it is used in this Agreement, any one or more of the following events:

 

(a)  Failure by the Company or ITT Holdings LLC, as applicable, to pay any amount required to be paid under Section 4.02(a), (d) or (e) hereof.

 

(b)  At any time other than a Credit Facility Period or a Bank Rate Period, failure by the Company to observe and perform any covenant, condition or agreement on its part to be observed or performed, other than as referred to in Section 8.01(a) hereof, for a period of thirty (30) days after written notice specifying such failure and requesting that it be remedied shall have been given to the Company by the Authority or the Trustee, unless the Authority and the Trustee shall agree in writing to an extension of such time prior to its expiration; provided , however, if the failure stated in the notice cannot be corrected within the applicable period, the Authority and the Trustee will not unreasonably withhold their consent to an extension of such time if corrective action is instituted by the Company within the applicable period and diligently pursued until such failure is corrected.

 

(c)  At any time other than a Credit Facility Period or a Bank Rate Period, the dissolution or liquidation of the Company, except as authorized by Section 2.02 hereof, or the voluntary initiation by the Company of any proceeding under any federal or state law relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, arrangement, reorganization, readjustment of debt or any other form of debtor relief, or the initiation against the Company of any such proceeding which shall remain undismissed for sixty (60) days, or failure by the Company to promptly have discharged any execution, garnishment or attachment of such consequence as would impair the ability of the Company to carry on its operations at the Project, or assignment by the Company for the benefit of creditors, or the entry by the Company into an agreement of composition with its creditors or the failure generally by the Company to pay its debts as they become due.

 

(d)  The occurrence of a Default under the Indenture.

 

(e)  At any time during any Credit Facility Period, the occurrence of any “Default” or “Event of Default” under any Credit Agreement.

 

(f)  At any time during any Bank Rate Period, the occurrence of an “Event of Default” (as defined thereunder) under the Revolving Credit Agreement and the receipt by the Trustee of written notice thereof from the Administrative Agent (at the direction of the requisite lenders pursuant to the terms of the Revolving Credit Agreement).

 

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The provisions of subsection (b) of this Section are subject to the following limitation: if by reason of force majeure the Company is unable in whole or in part to carry out any of its agreements contained herein (other than its obligations contained in Article IV hereof), the Company shall not be deemed in Default during the continuance of such inability. The term “ force   majeure ” as used herein shall mean, without limitation, the following: acts of God; strikes or other industrial disturbances; acts of public enemies; orders or restraints of any kind of the government of the United States of America or of the State or of any of their departments, agencies or officials, or of any civil or military authority; insurrections; riots; landslides; earthquakes; fires; storms; droughts; floods; explosions; breakage or accident to machinery, transmission pipes or canals; and any other cause or event not reasonably within the control of the Company. The Company agrees, however, to remedy with all reasonable dispatch the cause or causes preventing the Company from carrying out its agreement, provided that the settlement of strikes and other industrial disturbances shall be entirely within the discretion of the Company and the Company shall not be required to settle strikes, lockouts and other industrial disturbances by acceding to the demands of the opposing party or parties when such course is in the judgment of the Company unfavorable to the Company.

 

Section 8.02   Remedies on Default.

 

Whenever any Default referred to in Section 8.01 hereof shall have happened and be continuing, the Trustee, or the Authority with the written consent of the Trustee, may take one or any combination of the following remedial steps:

 

(a)  If the Trustee has declared the Bonds immediately due and payable pursuant to Section 9.02 of the Indenture, by written notice to the Company, declare an amount equal to all amounts then due and payable on the Bonds and hereunder, whether by acceleration of maturity (as provided in the Indenture) or otherwise, to be immediately due and payable as liquidated damages under this Agreement and not as a penalty, whereupon the same shall become immediately due and payable;

 

(b)  Have reasonable access to and inspect, examine and make copies of the books and records and any and all accounts, data and income tax and other tax returns of the Company during regular business hours of the Company if reasonably necessary in the opinion of the Trustee; or

 

(c)  Take whatever action at law or in equity as may appear necessary or desirable to collect the amounts then due and thereafter to become due, or to enforce performance and observance of any obligation, agreement or covenant of the Company under this Agreement.

 

Any amounts collected pursuant to action taken under this Section (other than moneys collected in connection with the Authority’s Reserved Rights, which amounts may be paid directly to the Authority) shall be paid into the Bond Fund and applied in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture.

 

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Section 8.03   Additional Authority Remedies on Default.

 

In addition to the remedies permitted by Section 8.02 hereof and by law, the following shall constitute additional and, with respect to Section 8.03(a), exclusive, remedies of the Authority:

 

(a)         upon the occurrence of any of the following, the Company shall, at the direction of the Authority, prepay all amounts due hereunder in full together with interest accrued and to accrue to the redemption date, so as to effect the mandatory redemption of the Bonds pursuant to Section 3.01(b) of the Indenture: (i) the Company ceases to operate the Prior Project or ceases to cause the Prior Project to be operated as an authorized project under the Act, in either case, for twelve (12) consecutive months, without first obtaining the written consent of the Authority, or (ii) any representation or warranty of the Company in this Agreement or in any other document furnished in connection with this Agreement proves to have been false or misleading in any material respect when made. The Authority shall give notice to the Company, the Trustee and, if applicable, any Credit Facility Provider, Bank or Administrative Agent in place with respect to the Bonds, of any such occurrence, whereupon the Trustee shall give notice to the Bondholders of the redemption of the Bonds pursuant to the terms of the 3.01(b) of the Indenture and will set a redemption date pursuant to the terms of the Indenture, but in no event later than 60 days after the Authority gives notice to the Trustee of the occurrence. The prepayment of all amounts due hereunder shall be due and payable on the second Business Day next preceding the redemption date for the Bonds. Prepayment by the Company pursuant to this Section shall be in an amount sufficient, together with other funds on deposit with the Trustee which are available for such purpose, to redeem the Bonds then Outstanding and to pay (i) all other amounts due hereunder, (ii) all Administration Expenses accrued and to accrue through the redemption date and (iii) any other expenses and fees required to satisfy and discharge the Indenture.

 

(b)         in addition to the remedy specified in paragraph (a) above, if the Company commits a breach or threatens to commit a breach of any of the provisions of this Agreement or of any of the other Bond Documents, the Authority shall have the right and remedy, without posting bond or other security, to have the provisions of this Agreement specifically enforced by any court having equity jurisdiction, it being acknowledged and agreed that any such breach or threatened breach will cause immediate and irreparable injury to the Authority and that money damages will not provide an adequate remedy therefor.

 

The exercise of rights under Section 8.03(b) shall not preclude the Authority’s exercise of rights under Section 8.03(a) above and shall not diminish the Trustee’s right to enforce specific performance, if appropriate, of the Bond Documents.

 

Section 8.04   No Remedy Exclusive.

 

Subject to Section 9.02 of the Indenture, no remedy herein conferred upon or reserved to the Authority or the Trustee is intended to be exclusive of any other available remedy or remedies, but each and every such remedy shall be cumulative and shall be in addition to every other remedy given under this Agreement or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity. No delay or omission to exercise any right or power accruing upon any Default shall impair any such right or power or shall be construed to be a waiver thereof, but any such right or power may be exercised from time to time and as often as may be deemed expedient. In order to entitle the Authority or the Trustee to exercise any remedy reserved to it in this Article, it shall not be necessary to give any notice, other than such notice as may be required in this Article or by applicable law. Such rights and remedies as are given the Authority hereunder shall also extend to the Trustee, and the Trustee and the Owners of the Bonds, subject to the provisions of the Indenture, shall be entitled to the benefit of all covenants and agreements herein contained.

 

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Section 8.05   Agreement to Pay Attorneys’ Fees and Expenses.

 

In the event the Company should default under any of the provisions of this Agreement and the Authority or the Trustee should employ attorneys or incur other expenses for the collection of payments required hereunder or the enforcement of performance or observance of any obligation or agreement on the part of the Company herein contained, the Company agrees that it will on demand therefor pay to the Authority and the Trustee the reasonable fee of such attorneys and such other expenses so incurred by the Authority.

 

Section 8.06   No Additional Waiver Implied by One Waiver.

 

In the event any agreement contained in this Agreement should be breached by either party and thereafter waived by the other party, such waiver shall be limited to the particular breach so waived and shall not be deemed to waive any other breach hereunder.

 

Section 8.07   Default by Authority - Limited Liability.

 

Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, no provision of this Agreement shall be construed so as to give rise to a pecuniary liability of the Authority or its members or to give rise to a charge upon the general credit of the Authority or such members; the liability of the Authority hereunder shall be limited to its interest in this Agreement and the lien of any judgment shall be restricted thereto. There shall be no other recourse against the Authority or any other property now or hereafter owned by it. No recourse shall be had or any claim based on this Agreement or the Bonds or any document delivered pursuant to this Agreement or the Bonds against any member, officer or employee, past, present or future, of the Authority or of any successor body, either directly or through the Authority or any such successor body, under any constitutional provision, statute or rule of law or by the enforcement of any assessment or penalty or otherwise. This Section 8.07 shall not relieve the Company of any liability or obligation under any instrument relating to this Agreement, the Indenture, or any other Bond Document. In the performance of the agreements of the Authority herein contained, any obligation it may incur for the payment of money shall not be a debt or obligation of the State or any political subdivision thereof. The Authority does not assume general liability for the repayment of the Bonds or for the costs, fees, penalties, taxes, interest, charges, insurance or any other payments recited herein, but shall be obligated to pay the same only out of the amounts payable by the Company hereunder. The Authority shall not be required to do any act whatsoever or exercise any diligence whatsoever to mitigate the damages to the Company if a Default shall occur hereunder. Nothing herein shall preclude the Company from proceeding against the Authority for specific performance (or other equitable remedy in the nature of specific performance) of the Authority’s obligations hereunder.

 

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THE STATE IS NOT OBLIGATED TO PAY, AND NEITHER THE FAITH AND CREDIT NOR TAXING POWER OF THE STATE IS PLEDGED TO THE PAYMENT OF, THE PRINCIPAL, REDEMPTION PRICE, IF ANY, OR PURCHASE PRICE, IF ANY, OF OR INTEREST ON THE BONDS. THE BONDS ARE SPECIAL, LIMITED OBLIGATIONS OF THE AUTHORITY, PAYABLE SOLELY OUT OF THE REVENUES OR OTHER RECEIPTS, FUNDS OR MONEYS OF THE AUTHORITY PLEDGED UNDER THE INDENTURE AND FROM ANY AMOUNTS OTHERWISE AVAILABLE UNDER THE INDENTURE FOR THE PAYMENT OF THE BONDS. THE BONDS DO NOT NOW AND SHALL NEVER CONSTITUTE A CHARGE AGAINST THE GENERAL CREDIT OF THE AUTHORITY. THE AUTHORITY HAS NO TAXING POWER.

 

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ARTICLE IX

 

MISCELLANEOUS

 

Section 9.01   Term of Agreement.

 

This Agreement shall remain in full force and effect from the date hereof to and including December 2, 2027, or until such time as all of the Bonds and the fees and expenses of the Authority, the Administrative Agent and the Trustee shall have been fully paid or provision made for such payments, whichever is later; provided , however, that this Agreement may be terminated prior to such date pursuant to Article V of this Agreement, but in no event before all of the obligations and duties of the Company and ITT Holdings hereunder have been fully performed, including, without limitation, the payments of all costs and fees mandated hereunder.

 

Section 9.02   Notices.

 

All notices, certificates or other communications hereunder shall be sufficiently given and shall be deemed given when delivered or mailed by registered mail, postage prepaid, addressed as follows:

 

If to the Authority: New Jersey Economic Development Authority
  P.O. Box 990
  36 West State Street
  Trenton, New Jersey  08625
  Attention: Director - Bonds and Incentives
   
If to the Trustee: U.S. Bank National Association
  1349 West Peachtree, NW
  Two Midtown Plaza, Suite 1050
  Atlanta, Georgia 30309
  Attention:  Corporate Trust Department
   
If to the Company and/or  
ITT Holdings LLC: Bayonne Industries, Inc. IMTT-Bayonne,
  and IMTT-BC
  321 St. Charles Ave.
  New Orleans, Louisiana 70130
  Attention:  John Siragusa

 

A duplicate copy of each notice, certificate or other communication given hereunder by the Authority or the Company or ITT Holdings LLC shall also be given to the Trustee and the Credit Provider (if any). The Authority, the Company, ITT Holdings LLC, the Trustee, the Credit Provider (if any) and the Confirming Bank (if any), may, by written notice given hereunder, designate any further or different addresses to which subsequent notices, certificates or other communications shall be sent.

 

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Section 9.03   Binding Effect.

 

This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and shall be binding upon the Authority, the Company, ITT Holdings LLC, the Credit Provider (if any), the Confirming Bank (if any), the Trustee, the Administrative Agent, the Owners of Bonds and their respective successors and assigns, subject, however, to the limitations contained in Section 2.02(b) hereof.

 

Section 9.04   Severability.

 

In the event any provision of this Agreement shall be held invalid or unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not invalidate or render unenforceable any other provision hereof.

 

Section 9.05   Amounts Remaining in Funds.

 

Subject to the provisions of Section 6.11 of the Indenture, it is agreed by the parties hereto that any amounts remaining in any account of the Bond Fund, the Project Fund, or any other fund (other than the Rebate Fund) created under the Indenture upon expiration or earlier termination of this Agreement, as provided in this Agreement, after payment in full of the Bonds (or provision for payment thereof having been made in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture) and the fees and expenses of the Authority in accordance with this Agreement and the Trustee in accordance with the Indenture, shall belong to and be paid to the Company by the Trustee.

 

Section 9.06   Amendments, Changes and Modifications.

 

Subsequent to the issuance of Bonds and prior to their payment in full (or provision for the payment thereof having been made in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture), and except as otherwise herein expressly provided, this Agreement may not be effectively amended, changed, modified, altered or terminated without the written consent of the Trustee and, prior to a Credit Facility Termination Date (if any) and payment of all amounts payable to the Credit Provider (if any) under a Credit Agreement (if any), the consent of the Credit Provider (if any), in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture.

 

Section 9.07   Execution in Counterparts.

 

This Agreement may be simultaneously executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be an original and all of which shall constitute but one and the same instrument.

 

Section 9.08   Applicable Law.

 

This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State.

 

Section 9.09   Captions.

 

The captions and headings in this Agreement are for convenience only and in no way define, limit or describe the scope or intent of any provisions or Sections of this Agreement.

 

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Section 9.10   Survival of Authority Reserved Rights.

 

The Reserved Rights and the Authority’s ability to enforce the Reserved Rights will survive the termination of this Agreement so long as the Bonds are Outstanding.

 

Section 9.11   Company Representative.

 

Whenever under the provisions of this Agreement the approval of the Company is required or the Authority or the Trustee is required to take some action at the request of the Company, such approval or such request shall be given for the Company by the Company Representative, and the Authority or Trustee may rely upon the approval of such Authorized the Company Representative or act upon such request and neither party hereto shall have any complaint against the other or against the Trustee as a result of any such action taken.

 

Section 9.12   Intention of Parties.

 

It is the express intention of the parties hereto that the purchase, sale or transfer of any Bonds, as provided in the Indenture, shall not constitute or be construed to be the extinguishment of any Bonds or the indebtedness represented thereby (except to the extent any such Bonds may be canceled pursuant to the Indenture) or the reissuance of any Bonds or the refunding of any indebtedness represented thereby.

 

Section 9.13   Company to Perform Certain Covenants Under Indenture.

 

The Company acknowledges that it has received an executed copy of the Indenture, and that it is familiar with its provisions, and agrees to be bound to the fullest extent permitted by law to all provisions thereof directly or indirectly relating to it, and that, as the Company under this Agreement, it will take all such actions as are required or contemplated of it under the Indenture to preserve and protect the rights of the Trustee and of the Bondholders thereunder and that it will not take or effect any action which would cause a default thereunder or jeopardize such rights. It is agreed by the Company and the Authority that any redemption of Bonds prior to maturity shall be effected as provided in the Indenture.

 

Section 9.14   Amendments to Law.

 

A reference herein to a statute or to a regulation issued by a governmental authority includes the statute or regulation in force as of the date hereof, together with all amendments and supplements thereto and any statute or regulation substituted for such statute or regulation, unless the specific language or the context of the reference herein clearly includes only the statute or regulation in force as of the date hereof. A reference herein to a governmental authority, department, board, commission or other public body or to a public officer includes an entity or officer which or who succeeds to substantially the same functions as those performed by such public body or officer as of the date hereof, unless the specific language or the context of the reference herein clearly includes only such public body or public officer as of the date hereof.

 

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Section 9.15   Right to Cure Defaults Under Indenture.

 

With regard to any default under the Indenture concerning which notice is given to the Authority and the Company under the provisions of the Indenture, the Authority hereby grants the Company full authority for the account of the Authority to perform any covenant or obligation alleged in said notice to constitute such default, in the name and stead of the Authority with full power to do any and all things and acts to the same extent that the Authority could do and perform any such things and acts and with power of substitution.

 

Section 9.16   Application of New Jersey Contractual Liability Act.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the foregoing is subject to the limitations of the provisions of the New Jersey Contractual Liability Act, N.J.S.A. 59:13-1 et seq. and the New Jersey Tort Claims Act, N.J.S.A. 59:2-1, et seq. While the New Jersey Contractual Liability Act, N.J.S.A. 59:13-1, et seq. is not applicable by its terms to claims arising under contracts with the Authority, the Company hereby agrees that such statute (except N.J.S.A. 59:13-9) shall be applied to all claims arising against the Authority under this Agreement.

 

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[signature page to Loan Agreement]

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Authority has caused this Agreement to be executed in its name and its corporate seal to be hereunto affixed and attested by its duly authorized officer, all as of the date first above written.

 

(SEAL) NEW JERSEY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
     
Attest: By:  
    John J. Rosenfeld
    Director – Bonds and Incentives

 

By:    
  Richard T. LoCascio  
  Assistant Secretary  

 

(Signature Page - Loan Agreement)

 

 
 

 

[signature page to Loan Agreement]

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Agreement to be executed in its name and its corporate seal to be hereunto affixed by its duly authorized officers, all as of the date first above written.

 

  BAYONNE INDUSTRIES, INC.
     
  By:  
  Name: John Siragusa
  Title: Chief Banking Officer
     
  By:  
  Name: James May
  Title: Senior Vice President-Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
     
  IMTT-BAYONNE
     
  By:  
  Name: John Siragusa
  Title: Chief Banking Officer
     
  By:  
  Name: James May
  Title: Senior Vice President-Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
     
  IMTT-BC
     
  By:  
  Name: John Siragusa
  Title: Chief Banking Officer
     
  By:  
  Name: James May
  Title: Senior Vice President-Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer

 

(Signature Page - Loan Agreement)

 

 
 

 

JOINDER OF ITT HOLDINGS LLC

 

ITT HOLDINGS LLC executes this Joinder solely for the purposes of agreeing to the agreements, covenants and terms contained in this Agreement where it is expressly referenced.

 

  ITT HOLDINGS LLC
   
  By:  
  Name:
  Title:
   
  By:  
  Name:
  Title:

 

(Signature Page - Loan Agreement)

 

 

 

Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a)

I, James Hooke, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Macquarie Infrastructure Corporation (the “registrant”);
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 
Dated: August 3, 2015  

By:

/s/ James Hooke

James Hooke
Chief Executive Officer


Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a)

I, Liam Stewart, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Macquarie Infrastructure Corporation (the “registrant”);
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 
Dated: August 3, 2015  

By:

/s/ Liam Stewart

Liam Stewart
Chief Financial Officer


Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Macquarie Infrastructure Corporation (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2015, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, James Hooke, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best of my knowledge and belief:

(1) the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and
(2) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
By: /s/ James Hooke

James Hooke
Chief Executive Officer
August 3, 2015

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.


Exhibit 32.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Macquarie Infrastructure Corporation (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2015, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Liam Stewart, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best of my knowledge and belief:

(1) the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and
(2) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
By: /s/ Liam Stewart

Liam Stewart
Chief Financial Officer
August 3, 2015

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.