UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event report): April 17, 2013
EVERTEC, INC.
(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)
Puerto Rico | 001-35872 | 66-0783622 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(Commission file number) |
(I.R.S. employer identification number) |
Cupey Center Building, Road 176 Kilometer 1.3, San Juan, Puerto Rico |
00926 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(787) 759-9999
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
Not applicable
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
General
On April 17, 2013, EVERTEC Group, LLC (EVERTEC, LLC), which is a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of EVERTEC, Inc. (EVERTEC or the Company), entered into a credit agreement (the Credit Agreement) governing the senior secured credit facilities, consisting of a $300.0 million term loan A facility which matures on April 17, 2018, a $400.0 million term loan B facility which matures on April 17, 2020 and a $100.0 million revolving credit facility which matures on April 17, 2018, with a syndicate of lenders and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, collateral agent swingline lender and L/C issuer. The material terms and conditions of the senior secured credit facilities are summarized below. The description of the Credit Agreement, and guarantees and collateral arrangements thereunder, contained herein is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Credit Agreement, Guarantee Agreement and Collateral Agreement, which are attached hereto as Exhibits 10.1, 10.2 and 10.3.
Scheduled Amortization Payments
The term loan A facility amortizes on a basis of 1.25% during each of the first twelve quarters starting from the quarter ending September 30, 2013, 1.875% during each of the four subsequent quarters and 2.50% during each of the final three quarters, with the balance payable on the final maturity date.
The term loan B facility provides for quarterly amortization payments totaling 1.00% per annum of the original principal amount of the term loan B facility, with the balance payable on the final maturity date.
Voluntary Prepayments and Reduction and Termination of Commitments
The terms of the senior secured credit facilities allow EVERTEC, LLC to prepay loans and permanently reduce the loan commitments under the senior secured credit facilities at any time, subject to the payment of customary LIBOR breakage costs, if any, provided that, in connection with certain refinancing or repricing of the term loan B facility on or prior to the one year anniversary of the closing date of the Credit Agreement, a prepayment premium of 1.00% will be required.
Interest
The interest rates with respect to loans to EVERTEC, LLC under the term loan A facility and revolving credit facility are based on, at EVERTEC, LLCs option, (a) (x) adjusted LIBOR plus (y) an interest margin of 2.50% or (b) (x) the greater of the higher of the Federal Funds Effective Rate plus 0.5% and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.As prime rate (ABR) plus (y) an interest margin of 1.50%. The interest rates with respect to loans to EVERTEC, LLC under the term loan B facility are based on, at EVERTEC, LLCs option, (a) (x) the greater of adjusted LIBOR and 0.75% plus (y) an interest margin of 2.75% or (b) (x) the greater of ABR and 1.75% plus (y) an interest margin of 1.75%. The interest margins under the senior secured credit facilities are subject to reduction based on achievement of specified first lien secured leverage ratios.
Guarantees and Collateral
EVERTEC, LLCs obligations under the senior secured credit facilities and under any cash management, interest rate protection or other hedging arrangements entered into with a lender or any affiliate thereof are guaranteed by EVERTEC Intermediate Holdings, LLC (Holdings), which is a direct wholly owned subsidiary of EVERTEC, and each of EVERTEC, LLCs existing and subsequently acquired or organized wholly-owned subsidiaries, subject to certain exceptions.
Subject to certain exceptions, the senior secured credit facilities are secured to the extent legally permissible by substantially all of the assets of (1) Holdings, including a perfected pledge of all of the limited liability company interests of EVERTEC, LLC, and (2) EVERTEC, LLC and the subsidiary guarantors, including but not limited to: (a) a pledge of substantially all capital stock held by EVERTEC, LLC or any guarantor and (b) a perfected security interest in substantially all tangible and intangible assets of EVERTEC, LLC and each guarantor.
Covenants
The senior secured credit facilities contain affirmative and negative covenants that the Company believes are usual and customary for a senior secured credit agreement. The negative covenants in the senior secured credit facilities include, among other things, limitations (subject to exceptions) on the ability of EVERTEC, LLCs and its restricted subsidiaries to:
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declare dividends and make other distributions; |
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redeem or repurchase capital stock; |
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grant liens; |
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make loans or investments (including acquisitions); |
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merge or enter into acquisitions; |
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sell assets; |
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enter into any sale or lease-back transactions; |
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incur additional indebtedness; |
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prepay, redeem or repurchase certain indebtedness; |
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modify the terms of certain debt; |
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restrict dividends from subsidiaries; |
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change the business of EVERTEC, LLC or its subsidiaries; and |
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enter into transactions with their affiliates. |
In addition, the term loan A facility and the revolving credit facility (to the extent that more than 30.00% of the revolving credit facility is outstanding (including outstanding swingline loans and letters of credit)) require EVERTEC, LLC to maintain a maximum first lien secured leverage ratio.
Events of Default
The events of default under the senior secured credit facilities include, without limitation, nonpayment, material misrepresentation, breach of covenants, insolvency, bankruptcy, certain judgments, change of control (as defined in the Credit Agreement governing the senior secured credit facilities) and cross-events of default on material indebtedness.
Item 1.02 Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement.
Termination of Existing Senior Secured Credit Facilities
On April 17, 2013, the net proceeds received by EVERTEC, LLC from the senior secured credit facilities under the Credit Agreement, together with other cash available to EVERTEC, LLC, were used to, among other things, refinance EVERTEC, LLCs previous senior secured credit facilities, which consisted of a $355.0 million term loan facility and a $50.0 million revolving credit facility, under the credit agreement, dated as of September 30, 2010 and as subsequently amended, among Holdings, EVERTEC, LLC, Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent and collateral agent, and the lenders party thereto.
Termination of Consulting Agreements
On April 17, 2013, EVERTEC entered into a termination agreement with Holdings, EVERTEC, LLC and Popular, Inc. (Popular) and a termination agreement with Holdings, EVERTEC, LLC and Apollo Management VII, L.P. (Apollo Management) in connection with the initial public offering (the Initial Public Offering) of the Companys common stock (the Termination Agreements). The Termination Agreements terminated the consulting agreements (the Consulting Agreements), each dated September 30, 2010, entered into by Holdings and EVERTEC, LLC with each of Popular and Apollo Management, pursuant to which Holdings and EVERTEC, LLC received certain advisory services from each of Popular and Apollo Management. The Consulting Agreements were terminated in their entirety upon payment of termination fees of approximately $8.5 million to Apollo Management and $8.2 million to Popular, in each case, plus any unreimbursed expenses payable in accordance with the terms of the Termination Agreements. The description of the Termination Agreements contained herein is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Termination Agreements, which are attached hereto as Exhibits 10.4 and 10.5.
Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture
On March 29, 2013, EVERTEC, LLC provided notice to Wilmington Trust, National Association (the Trustee) pursuant to the Indenture, dated as of September 30, 2010 (as supplemented by Supplemental Indenture No. 1, dated as of April 17, 2012, Supplemental Indenture No. 2, dated as of May 7, 2012 and Supplemental Indenture No. 3, dated as of May 7, 2012) between EVERTEC, LLC and EVERTEC Finance Corp. (together, the Co-Issuers), the Guarantors named therein and the Trustee (the Indenture), that the Co-Issuers had elected to (i) redeem $91.0 million principal amount of their outstanding 11% Senior Notes due 2018 issued under the Indenture (the Notes), at a redemption price of 111.0%, plus accrued and unpaid interest, on April 29, 2013 (the Partial Redemption) and (ii) redeem all of their outstanding Notes (after giving effect to the redemption of $91.0 million principal amount of the Notes described in clause (i)) at a redemption price of 100% plus a make-whole premium, plus accrued and unpaid interest, on April 30, 2013 (the Full Redemption). On April 17, 2013, the Co-Issuers and the Trustee entered into a Satisfaction and Discharge Agreement whereby EVERTEC, LLC caused to be irrevocably deposited with the Trustee, to satisfy and to discharge the Co-Issuers obligations under the Indenture, (a) a portion of the net cash proceeds received by the Company from its Initial Public Offering, which was contributed by the Company to Holdings, which contributed such proceeds to EVERTEC, LLC, in an amount sufficient to effect the Partial Redemption on April 29, 2013 and (b) proceeds from the Credit Agreement described in Item 1.01 above in an amount sufficient to effect the Full Redemption on April 30, 2013.
The description of the Satisfaction and Discharge Agreement contained herein is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Satisfaction and Discharge Agreement, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.6.
Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
The information set forth under Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation
On April 16, 2013, the Company filed with the Secretary of State of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico an Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, which became effective as of 9:00 a.m. Puerto Rico time on April 17, 2013. The description of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation set forth in the section entitled Description of Capital Stock in the Companys Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended (File No. 333-186487), filed with the SEC (the Registration Statement) is incorporated herein by reference and attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. The description of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation contained herein is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1.
Amended and Restated Bylaws
On April 17, 2013, the Companys Amended and Restated Bylaws became effective upon effectiveness of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation. The description of the Amended and Restated Bylaws set forth in the section entitled Description of Capital Stock in the Registration Statement is incorporated herein by reference and attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. The description of the Amended and Restated Bylaws contained herein is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Amended and Restated Bylaws, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.2.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
Exhibit Number |
Description |
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3.1 | Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of EVERTEC, Inc. | |
3.2 | Amended and Restated Bylaws of EVERTEC, Inc. | |
10.1 | Credit Agreement, dated April 17, 2013, among EVERTEC Intermediate Holdings, LLC, EVERTEC Group, LLC, the lenders party thereto from time to time, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, collateral agent swingline lender and L/C issuer, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Goldman Sachs Bank USA, as joint lead arrangers, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Goldman Sachs Bank USA, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as joint bookrunners, Goldman Sachs Bank USA, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as co-syndication agents, and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC and UBS Securities LLC, as co-documentation agents | |
10.2 | Guarantee Agreement, dated as of April 17, 2013, by and among EVERTEC Group, LLC, the loan parties identified on the signature pages thereof and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent and collateral agent | |
10.3 | Collateral Agreement, dated as of April 17, 2013, among EVERTEC Intermediate Holdings, LLC, EVERTEC Group, LLC and each subsidiary of EVERTEC Group, LLC identified therein and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as collateral agent | |
10.4 | Termination Agreement for Apollo Consulting Agreement, dated as of April 17, 2013 | |
10.5 | Termination Agreement for Popular Consulting Agreement, dated as of April 17, 2013 | |
10.6 | Satisfaction and Discharge Agreement, dated April 17, 2013, by and among EVERTEC Group, LLC, EVERTEC Finance Corp., and Wilmington Trust, National Association | |
99.1 | Copy of Description of Capital Stock from the Registration Statement |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
EVERTEC, Inc. (Registrant) |
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Date: April 23, 2013 | By: |
/s/ Juan J. Román |
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Name: | Juan J. Román | |||||
Title: | Chief Financial Officer |
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
Exhibit Number |
Description |
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3.1 | Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of EVERTEC, Inc. | |
3.2 | Amended and Restated Bylaws of EVERTEC, Inc. | |
10.1 | Credit Agreement, dated April 17, 2013, among EVERTEC Intermediate Holdings, LLC, EVERTEC Group, LLC, the lenders party thereto from time to time, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, collateral agent swingline lender and L/C issuer, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Goldman Sachs Bank USA, as joint lead arrangers, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Goldman Sachs Bank USA, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as joint bookrunners, Goldman Sachs Bank USA, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as co-syndication agents, and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC and UBS Securities LLC, as co-documentation agents | |
10.2 | Guarantee Agreement, dated as of April 17, 2013, by and among EVERTEC Group, LLC, the loan parties identified on the signature pages thereof and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent and collateral agent | |
10.3 | Collateral Agreement, dated as of April 17, 2013, among EVERTEC Intermediate Holdings, LLC, EVERTEC Group, LLC and each subsidiary of EVERTEC Group, LLC identified therein and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as collateral agent | |
10.4 | Termination Agreement for Apollo Consulting Agreement, dated as of April 17, 2013 | |
10.5 | Termination Agreement for Popular Consulting Agreement, dated as of April 17, 2013 | |
10.6 | Satisfaction and Discharge Agreement, dated April 17, 2013, by and among EVERTEC Group, LLC, EVERTEC Finance Corp., and Wilmington Trust, National Association | |
99.1 | Copy of Description of Capital Stock from the Registration Statement |
Exhibit 3.1
COMMONWEALTH OF PUERTO RICO
CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT AND RESTATEMENT
OF CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
OF
EVERTEC, INC.
REGISTRY NUMBER: 206,131
EVERTEC, Inc., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (the Corporation ), does hereby certify as follows:
1. This Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (this Certificate ) was duly adopted by the board of directors (the Board ) of the Corporation and the stockholders of the Corporation in accordance with the provisions of Article 8.02(b)(1) of the General Corporations Law of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico of 2009 (the General Corporations Law ) (14 L.P.R.A. §§ 3682(b)(1) and 3685).
2. This Certificate restates, integrates and further amends provisions of the original certificate of incorporation of the Corporation, which was filed with the Department of State of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico on April 13, 2012 (as amended on September 19, 2012 and April 1, 2013, the Original Certificate ).
3. Prior to the adoption of this Certificate, the board of directors of the Corporation caused the automatic conversion of each share of Class B Non-Voting Common Stock of the Corporation into one share of Class A Voting Common Stock of the Corporation (the Old Common Stock ). Effective as of 9:00 a.m. Puerto Rico time on April 17, 2013 (the Effective Time ), each share of Old Common Stock is hereby renamed Common Stock . Any certificate or certificates representing Old Common Stock (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any certificate representing Class A Voting Common Stock or Class B Non-Voting Common Stock ) shall, from and after the Effective Time, be deemed to represent the number of shares of Common Stock into which the shares of Old Common Stock have been renamed. Each holder of record of a certificate or certificates representing outstanding shares of Old Common Stock shall be entitled to receive upon surrender of such certificate or certificates to the Corporation for cancellation, a certificate or certificates representing the number of shares of Common Stock into which the shares of Old Common Stock have been renamed.
4. The text of the Original Certificate is hereby amended and restated to read in its entirety as follows:
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AMENDED AND RESTATED
CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
OF
EVERTEC, INC.
THE duly elected BOARD OF DIRECTORS of the below named corporation, a corporation organized and existing under and in accordance with the General Corporations Law of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico of 2009, as amended (the General Corporations Law ), has duly adopted, with the express consent of the stockholders of the corporation as required by the provisions of Section 8.05 of the General Corporations Law (14 L.P.R.A. §3685), the following Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (this Certificate ) for such corporation:
ARTICLE I
NAME
The name of the corporation is EVERTEC, Inc. (the Corporation ).
ARTICLE II
PURPOSE
The nature of the business of the corporation, to the extent permitted by applicable law, will be to invest, acquire, maintain, hold, re-invest, transact, sell, exchange, pledge, assign, transfer, convey, deal in shares, private or public, equity, participations and other interests in any entity, corporation, partnership, limited liability companies, limited liability partnerships, and other forms of legal entities, and any other lawful business authorized by the General Corporations Law and other applicable laws.
ARTICLE III
REGISTERED AGENT
The street address of the registered office of the Corporation in Puerto Rico is Carretera 176, Km. 1.3, Cupey Bajo, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00926, and the name of the Corporations initial resident agent at such address is EVERTEC, Inc.
ARTICLE IV
CAPITALIZATION
Section 4.1 Authorized Capital Stock .
(a) The total number of shares of capital stock that the Corporation is authorized to issue is 208,000,000 shares, consisting of 206,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the Common Stock ), and, subject to Section 4.2 hereof, 2,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share (the Preferred Stock ).
(b) The number of authorized shares of any class or classes of stock of the Corporation may be increased or decreased (but not to less than the number of shares
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then outstanding) by (i) the affirmative vote of holders of a majority of the Common Stock of the Corporation entitled to vote and (ii) for so long as any Principal Stockholders Proportionate Percentage is at least 20%, the prior written consent of such Principal Stockholder. The powers, preferences and relative, participating, optional and other special rights of the respective classes of the Corporations capital stock or the holders thereof and the qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof are set forth in this ARTICLE IV .
Section 4.2 Preferred Stock . Shares of Preferred Stock may be issued in one or more series from time to time, with each such series to consist of such number of shares and to have such voting powers, full or limited, or no voting powers, and such designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights, and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, as shall be stated in the resolution or resolutions providing for the issuance of such series adopted by the board of directors of the Corporation (the Board ) and included in a certificate of designations (a Preferred Stock Designation ), and, the Board is hereby expressly vested with the authority, to the full extent now or hereafter provided by law, to adopt any such resolution or resolutions, provided that no such series of preferred may be authorized, and no such Shares of Preferred Stock may be issued, without the prior approval of the terms of the Preferred Stock Designation and of the terms of the issuance by at least one Director nominated by each Principal Stockholder whose Proportionate Percentage is 10% or more and who has the right to nominate a Director pursuant to Section 2 of the Stockholder Agreement.
Section 4.3 Common Stock . The terms of the Common Stock set forth below shall be subject to the express terms of any series of Preferred Stock.
(a) Voting Rights . The holders of shares of Common Stock shall be entitled to one vote for each such share on each matter properly submitted to the stockholders on which the holders of shares of Common Stock are entitled to vote. Except as otherwise required by law or this Certificate (including any Preferred Stock Designation), at any annual or special meeting of the stockholders the Common Stock shall have the exclusive right to vote on all matters properly submitted to a vote of the stockholders in accordance with the provisions of this Certificate and the Bylaws of the Corporation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, except as otherwise required by law or this Certificate (including a Preferred Stock Designation), holders of Common Stock shall not be entitled to vote on any amendment to this Certificate (including any amendment to any Preferred Stock Designation) that relates solely to the terms of one or more outstanding series of Preferred Stock if the holders of such affected series are entitled, either separately or together with the holders of one or more other such series, to vote thereon pursuant to this Certificate (including any Preferred Stock Designation).
(b) Dividends and Other Distributions . Dividends shall be paid in accordance with the General Corporations Law. Subject to the rights of the holders of Preferred Stock, if any, as provided in the General Corporations Law, this Certificate (as amended from time to time) or any resolution or resolutions approved thereon by the Board in connection with the issuance of Preferred Stock (any such resolution or resolution of the Board being subject to the prior approval of at least one Director nominated by each Principal Stockholder whose Proportionate Percentage is 10% or more and who has the
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right to nominate a Director pursuant to Section 2 of the Stockholder Agreement), the record holders of shares of Common Stock shall be entitled to receive such dividends and other distributions (payable in cash, property or capital stock of the Corporation) when, as and if declared thereon by the Board from time to time out of any assets or funds of the Corporation legally available therefor and shall share equally on a per share basis in all such dividends and distributions.
(c) Liquidation . In the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Corporation, after payment or provision for payment of the debts and other liabilities of the Corporation, subject to the rights of holders of Preferred Stock, if any, in respect thereof, the holders of shares of Common Stock shall be entitled to receive all the remaining assets of the Corporation available for distribution to its stockholders, ratably in proportion to the number of shares of Common Stock held by them.
(d) Rights, Powers, Restrictions and Limitations . As required by the General Corporations Law, while the Corporation is entitled to issue more than one class of stock or more than one series of any class, any information consisting of the number of shares, voting powers, full or limited, or no voting powers, and such designations, preferences and relative participating, optional or other special rights, and the qualifications, conditions, limitations or restrictions of such preferences and rights as approved by resolution or resolutions of the Board shall either be entered in full or summarized on the face or back of the certificate or certificates issued by the Corporation to represent such stock, or a statement shall be inserted therein to the effect that the Corporation will provide, without charge to each stockholder who so requests, a list of such powers, rights, designations and preferences, and the qualifications, conditions, limitations or restrictions thereof.
ARTICLE V
DIRECTORS
Section 5.1 Board Powers . The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by, or under the direction of, the Board. In addition to the powers and authority expressly conferred upon the Board by statute, this Certificate or the Bylaws of the Corporation (the Bylaws ), the Board is hereby empowered to exercise all such powers and do all such acts and things as may be exercised or done by the Corporation, subject, nevertheless, to the provisions of (a) the General Corporations Law, (b) this Certificate, (c) any Bylaws adopted in accordance with this Certificate and (d) the Stockholder Agreement; provided , however , that, no Bylaws hereafter adopted shall invalidate any prior act of the Board that would have been valid if such Bylaws had not been adopted.
Section 5.2 Election, Removal and Replacement . Unless and except to the extent that the Bylaws shall so require, the election of Directors need not be by written ballot. Subject to applicable law, Directors shall be elected, removed and/or replaced in compliance with the provisions set forth in Section 2 of the Stockholder Agreement. This Section 5.2 may not be amended, modified or repealed without the prior written consent of each Principal Stockholder
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and Partial Rights Transferee entitled to nominate a Director pursuant to Section 2 of the Stockholder Agreement.
Section 5.3 Number of Directors . The Board shall consist of nine Directors.
ARTICLE VI
BYLAWS
The Bylaws may be adopted, amended, altered or repealed by the Board, subject to (a) any limitations that may be contained in such Bylaws (including, without limitation, Section 8.7 thereof) and (b) the prior written consent of each Principal Stockholder having been obtained for so long as such Principal Stockholders Proportionate Percentage is at least 10%. Any Bylaws so adopted by the Board may be amended, modified or repealed by the affirmative vote of the holders holding at least a majority of the Common Stock and entitled to vote thereon, subject to (i) any limitations that may be contained in such Bylaws (including, without limitation, Section 8.7 thereof) and (ii) the prior written consent of each Principal Stockholder having been obtained for so long as such Principal Stockholders Proportionate Percentage is at least 10%. For so long as a Principal Stockholders Proportionate Percentage is at least 10%, this ARTICLE VI may not be amended, modified or repealed without the prior written consent of such Principal Stockholders.
ARTICLE VII
CORPORATE OPPORTUNITIES
Section 7.1 If any (a) Director nominated by a Principal Stockholder or Partial Rights Transferee (other than a Management Director), (b) Principal Stockholder or Partial Rights Transferee, (c) Affiliate (other than the Corporation and its Subsidiaries) of any Person described in clause (b) of this Section 7.1 or (d) portfolio company (other than the Corporation and its Subsidiaries) of any Person described in clauses (b) or (c) of this Section 7.1 (i) acquires knowledge of a potential transaction or matter which may be an investment or business opportunity or prospective economic or competitive advantage in which the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries could have an interest or expectancy (a Competitive Opportunity ) or (ii) otherwise is then exploiting any Competitive Opportunity, neither the Corporation nor any of its Subsidiaries will have any interest in, or expectation that, such Competitive Opportunity be offered to it. Any such interest or expectation is hereby renounced so that each such Director, Principal Stockholder, Partial Rights Transferee, Affiliate or portfolio company shall (x) have no duty to communicate or present such Competitive Opportunity to the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries and (y) have the right to either hold any such Competitive Opportunity for such Directors, Principal Stockholders, Partial Rights Transferees, Affiliates or portfolio companys own account and benefit or to recommend, assign or otherwise transfer such Competitive Opportunity to Persons other than the Corporation or any Subsidiary of the Corporation.
Section 7.2 Any Person purchasing or otherwise acquiring any interest in any shares of capital stock of the Corporation shall be deemed to have notice of and to have consented to the provisions of this ARTICLE VII .
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Section 7.3 This ARTICLE VII may not be amended, modified or repealed (a) with respect to Apollo or any of its Affiliates or any of its or its Affiliates portfolio companies (other than the Corporation and its Subsidiaries), without the prior written consent of Apollo, (b) with respect to Popular or any of its Affiliates or any of its or its Affiliates portfolio companies (other than the Corporation and its Subsidiaries), without the prior written consent of Popular, (c) with respect to any Complete Rights Transferee or any of its Affiliates or any of its or its Affiliates portfolio companies (other than the Corporation and its Subsidiaries), without the prior written consent of such Complete Rights Transferee or (d) with respect to any Partial Rights Transferee or any of its Affiliates or any of its or its Affiliates portfolio companies (other than the Corporation and its Subsidiaries), without the prior written consent of such Partial Rights Transferee.
ARTICLE VIII
LIMITATION OF DIRECTOR LIABILITY;
INDEMNIFICATION AND ADVANCEMENT OF EXPENSES
Section 8.1 Limitation of Director Liability . To the fullest extent that the General Corporations Law or any other law of Puerto Rico as the same exists or is hereafter amended permits the limitation or elimination of the liability of directors, no person who is or was a Director of the Corporation shall be personally liable to the Corporation or any of its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a Director, except to the extent that such exemption from liability or limitation thereof is not permitted under the General Corporations Law or any other law of Puerto Rico as the same exists or is hereafter amended. Any repeal, modification or amendment of this Section 8.1 by the stockholders of the Corporation or by changes in law, or the adoption of any other provision of this Certificate inconsistent with this Section 8.1 , will, unless otherwise required by law, be prospective only (except to the extent such amendment or change in law permits the Corporation to further limit or eliminate the liability of Directors and the Corporation does so) and shall not adversely affect any right or protection of a Director of the Corporation existing at the time of such repeal or amendment or adoption of such inconsistent provision with respect to acts or omissions occurring prior to such repeal or amendment or adoption of such inconsistent provision.
Section 8.2 Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses .
(a) To the fullest extent permitted by the General Corporations Law or any other applicable law of Puerto Rico, as the same exists or may hereafter be amended, the Corporation shall indemnify and hold harmless each person who is or was made a party or is threatened to be made a party to or is otherwise involved in any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (a proceeding ) by reason of the fact that he or she is or was an incorporator, agent, resident agent, Director or officer of the Corporation or, while an incorporator, agent, resident agent, Director or officer of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as an incorporator, resident agent, Director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust, other enterprise or nonprofit entity, including service with respect to an employee benefit plan (an indemnitee ), whether the basis of such proceeding is alleged action in an official capacity as a Director, officer, employee or agent, or in any other capacity
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while serving as a Director, officer, employee or agent, against all liability and loss suffered by such indemnitee and all expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys fees and expenses, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes and penalties and amounts paid in settlement) incurred in a reasonable manner by such indemnitee in connection with such proceeding if such indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner such indemnitee deemed to be reasonable and consistent with the best interests of the Corporation and not opposed thereto, and with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe such indemnitees conduct was unlawful. The termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that such indemnitee (i) did not act in good faith and in a manner that such indemnitee deemed to be reasonable and consistent with the best interests of the Corporation and not opposed thereto, and (ii) with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that such indemnitees conduct was unlawful. The right to indemnification conferred by this Section 8.2 shall include the right to be paid by the Corporation for the expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys fees and expenses) incurred in defending, testifying or otherwise participating in any such proceeding in advance of its final disposition; provided , however , that, if the General Corporations Law requires, an advancement of expenses shall be made only upon delivery to the Corporation of an undertaking, by or on behalf of the indemnitee, to repay all amounts so advanced if it shall ultimately be determined by final judicial decision from which there is no further right to appeal that the indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified for the expenses under this Section 8.2 or otherwise. The rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses conferred by this Section 8.2 shall be contract rights, and such rights shall continue as to an indemnitee who has ceased to be an incorporator, agent, resident agent, Director or officer and shall inure to the benefit of his or her heirs, executors and administrators. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 8.2 , except for proceedings to enforce rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses, the Corporation shall indemnify and advance expenses to an indemnitee in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such indemnitee only if such proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized by the Board.
(b) The rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses conferred on any indemnitee by this Section 8.2 shall not be exclusive of any other rights that any indemnitee may have or hereafter acquire under law, this Certificate, the Bylaws, an agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested Directors, or otherwise.
(c) Any repeal or amendment of this Section 8.2 by the stockholders of the Corporation or by changes in law, or the adoption of any other provision of this Certificate inconsistent with this Section 8.2 , shall, unless otherwise required by law, be prospective only (except to the extent such amendment or change in law permits the Corporation to provide broader indemnification rights on a retroactive basis than permitted prior thereto) and shall not in any way diminish or adversely affect any right or protection existing at the time of such repeal or amendment or adoption of such inconsistent provision in respect of any act or omission occurring prior to such repeal or amendment or adoption of such inconsistent provision.
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(d) This Section 8.2 shall not limit the right of the Corporation, to the extent and in the manner authorized or permitted by law, to indemnify and to advance expenses to persons other than indemnitees.
(e) The Corporation hereby acknowledges that an indemnitee may have certain rights to indemnification, insurance and/or advancement of expenses provided by one or more Persons who employ such indemnitee or of which such indemnitee is a partner or member or with such Persons respective affiliated investment funds, managed funds and management companies, if applicable, or such Persons respective affiliates (collectively, the Secondary Indemnitors ). The Corporation hereby agrees (i) that it is the indemnitor of first resortmeaning that, its obligations under this Section 8.2 are primary and any obligation of the Secondary Indemnitors to advance expenses and provide indemnification for the same expenses and liabilities incurred by any such indemnitee are secondary, (ii) that it shall be required to advance the full amount of expenses incurred by any such indemnitee and shall be liable for the full amount of any losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys fees, judgments, fines, penalties and amounts paid in settlement) to the extent legally permitted and as required by this Certificate, the Bylaws or any other agreement between the Corporation and such indemnitee, without regard to any rights that such indemnitee may have against the Secondary Indemnitors and (iii) that it irrevocably waives, relinquishes and releases the Secondary Indemnitors from any and all claims that it has or may have against the Secondary Indemnitors for contribution, subrogation or any other recovery of any kind in respect thereof. The Corporation further agrees that no advancement or payment by the Secondary Indemnitors shall affect the foregoing and that the Secondary Indemnitors shall be subrogated to the extent of such advancement or payment to all of the rights of recovery of any such indemnitee against the Corporation. The Corporation and each indemnitee agree that Secondary Indemnitors are express third-party beneficiaries of this Section 8.2 .
ARTICLE IX
STOCKHOLDER RIGHTS PLAN
Notwithstanding anything in this Certificate or the Stockholder Agreement to the contrary, the adoption of any stockholder rights plan, rights agreement or any other form of poison pill that is designed to or has the effect of making an acquisition of large holdings of the Corporations Common Stock more difficult or expensive ( Stockholder Rights Plan ) or the amendment of any such Stockholder Rights Plan that has the effect of extending the term of a Stockholder Rights Plan or any rights or options provided thereunder, shall require the affirmative vote of (i) a majority of the entire Board and (ii) for so long as any Principal Stockholders Proportionate Percentage is at least 5%, at least one Director nominated by such Principal Stockholder.
ARTICLE X
DURATION
This Certificate will become effective at 9:00 a.m. Puerto Rico time on April 17, 2013. The term of existence of the Corporation will be perpetual.
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ARTICLE XI
SEVERABILITY
If any provision or provisions of this Certificate shall be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable for any reason whatsoever: (i) the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Certificate (including, without limitation, each portion of the paragraph of this Certificate containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that is not itself held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby; and (ii) to the fullest extent possible, the provisions of this Certificate (including, without limitation, each portion of the paragraph of this Certificate containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that is not itself held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall be construed so as to give effect to the intent manifested by the provision held invalid, illegal or unenforceable.
ARTICLE XII
AMENDMENT OF CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
The Corporation reserves the right to amend, alter, change or repeal any provision contained in this Certificate by (a) the affirmative vote of the stockholders holding at least a majority of the Common Stock then outstanding and entitled to vote and (b) for so long as any Principal Stockholders Proportionate Percentage is at least 20%, the written consent of such Principal Stockholder, in the case of any such amendment, alteration, change or repeal, subject to the limitations on amending, altering, changing and repealing contained in Section 5.2 , ARTICLE VI , ARTICLE VII and ARTICLE XIII . All rights, preferences and privileges herein conferred upon stockholders, Directors or any other persons by and pursuant to this Certificate in its present form or as hereafter amended are granted subject to the rights reserved in this ARTICLE XII . Any Person purchasing or otherwise acquiring any interest in any shares of the capital stock of the Corporation shall be deemed to have notice of and to have consented to the provisions of this ARTICLE XII .
ARTICLE XIII
CONFLICT WITH STOCKHOLDER AGREEMENT
The Corporation is a party to the Stockholder Agreement and governed by the provisions thereof. Subject to applicable law, to the extent that the terms of this Certificate and the terms of the Stockholder Agreement are inconsistent, the terms of the Stockholder Agreement shall control. Neither this ARTICLE VII nor any reference in this Certificate to the Stockholder Agreement may be amended, modified or repealed without the prior written consent of each Principal Stockholder. Any Person purchasing or otherwise acquiring any interest in any shares of the capital stock of the Corporation shall be deemed to have notice of and to have consented to the provisions of this ARTICLE XIII and the Stockholder Agreement. The Corporation will, upon written request, furnish a copy of the Stockholder Agreement to any Person holding any shares of the capital stock of the Corporation.
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ARTICLE XIV
DEFINITIONS
Defined terms in this Certificate, and in the Appendices and Annexes to this Certificate, which may be identified by the capitalization of the first letter of each principal word thereof, have the meanings assigned to them in Appendix A . Other terms may be defined elsewhere in the text of this Agreement and, unless otherwise indicated, shall have such meaning throughout this Certificate and the Appendices and Annexes hereto.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned hereby swears that the facts herein stated are true, this 17 day of April, 2013.
/s/ Peter Harrington |
Certificate of Incorporation of EVERTEC, Inc.
Appendix A
In this Appendix, and in this Certificate and the Annexes hereto, the following terms shall have the meanings assigned below, and the terms listed in the chart below shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Section of this Certificate set forth opposite of such term.
Term: |
Section: |
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Board | Section 4.2 | |
Bylaws | Section 5.1 | |
Certificate | Preamble | |
Common Stock | Section 4.1 | |
Competitive Opportunity | Section 7.1 | |
Corporation | ARTICLE I | |
General Corporations Law | Preamble | |
indemnitee | Section 8.2(a) | |
Preferred Stock | Section 4.1 | |
Preferred Stock Designation | Section 4.2 | |
proceeding | Section 8.2(a) | |
Secondary Indemnitors | Section 8.2(e) | |
Stockholder Rights Plan | ARTICLE IX |
Adoption Agreement means an Adoption Agreement in the form attached as Exhibit A to the Stockholder Agreement.
Affiliate means, with respect to any Person, any other Person, directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, Controlling, Controlled by, or under common Control with, such Person. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) with respect to Apollo, the term Affiliate shall (x) include any investment fund with respect to which Apollo Global Management LLC or its Controlled Affiliates (including its and their respective successors) are the sole, or if not sole, primary investment managers and, subject to clause (y) below, each of their Subsidiaries and (y) not include portfolio companies of Apollo Global Management LLC or its Controlled Affiliates and, (ii) with respect to Popular (to the extent that at the time of determination it is engaged in a private equity or similar business), the term Affiliate shall not include portfolio companies of Popular or its Controlled Affiliates.
Apollo means AP Carib Holdings, Ltd., an exempted company organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands.
Assignment in Part has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 10 of the Stockholder Agreement.
Assignment in Whole has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 10 of the Stockholder Agreement.
beneficially owned , beneficial ownership and similar phrases have the same meanings as such terms have under Rule 13d-3 (or any successor rule then in effect) under the Exchange Act, except that in calculating the beneficial ownership of any stockholder, such stockholder shall be deemed to have beneficial ownership of all securities that such stockholder has the right to acquire, whether such right is currently exercisable or is exercisable upon the occurrence of a subsequent event. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no stockholder shall be deemed to beneficially own any Common Stock beneficially owned by another Person who is not a Controlled Affiliate of such stockholders Ultimate Parent Entity (disregarding solely for the purposes of determining Common Stock beneficially owned by such Person (i) application of this sentence to any Common Stock that has been Transferred (other than in the form of a pledge, hypothecation or similar grant of a security interest only and which shall not involve the grant of a proxy or other right with respect to the voting of such Common Stock) to such Person in compliance with this Agreement and (ii) any Group Common Stock with respect to such Person), including without limitation, another Principal Stockholder, Partial Rights Transferee or other stockholder, in each case, that is not a Controlled Affiliate of such stockholders Ultimate Parent Entity.
Business Day means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which banks in New York, New York or San Juan, Puerto Rico are authorized or obligated by Law or executive order to close.
Change of Control means, with respect to any Person, any:
(i) merger, consolidation or other business combination of such Person (or any Subsidiary or Subsidiaries that alone or together represent all or substantially all of such Persons consolidated business at that time) or any successor or other entity holding all or substantially all the assets of such Person and its Subsidiaries that results in the stockholders of such Person (or such Subsidiary or Subsidiaries) or any successor or other entity holding all or substantially all the assets of such Person and its Subsidiaries or the surviving entity thereof, as applicable, immediately before the consummation of such transaction or a series of related transactions (or, in the case of the Corporation, the Principal Stockholders and the Controlled Affiliates of their respective Ultimate Parent Entities), holding, directly or indirectly, less than 50% of the voting power of such Person (or such Subsidiary or Subsidiaries) or any successor, other entity or the surviving entity thereof, as applicable, immediately following the consummation of such transaction or series of related transactions, provided that for the purpose of the second sentence of Section 3(c) of the Stockholder Agreement, this clause (i) shall not be deemed applicable to any merger, consolidation or other business combination, if, as a result of any such merger, consolidation or other business combination, no Person or Group of Persons shall have obtained control of Popular, as such term is defined under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956;
(ii) Transfer (other than in the form of a pledge, hypothecation or similar grant of a security interest only and which shall not involve the grant of a proxy or other right
with respect to the voting of such equity), in one or a series of related transactions, of equity representing 50% or more of the voting power of such Person (or any Subsidiary or Subsidiaries of such Person that alone or together represent all or substantially all of such Persons consolidated business at that time) or any successor or other entity holding all or substantially all the assets of such Person and its Subsidiaries to a Person or Group of Persons (other than, in the case of the Corporation, a Transfer of such equity to Apollos Ultimate Parent Entity or any of its Controlled Affiliates or Popular or any of its Controlled Affiliates);
(iii) transaction in which a majority of the board of directors or equivalent governing body of such Person (or any successor or other entity holding all or substantially all the assets of such Person and its Subsidiaries) immediately following or as a proximate cause of such transaction is comprised of persons who were not members of the board of directors or equivalent governing body of such Person (or such successor or other entity) immediately prior to such transaction (or, in the case of the Corporation, are not designees of Apollo or Popular (or their respective Affiliates)) except, with respect to the Corporation, (X) resulting from the compliance, at the time of the Initial Public Offering, with the listing requirements, listed company manual or similar rules or regulations of the securities exchange on which the Corporations equity securities will be listed pursuant to its Initial Public Offering, (Y) if a majority of the Board is not independent under the rules of the applicable securities exchange on the date following such Initial Public Offering upon which the Corporation first ceases to be a controlled company (or similar status) under the rules and regulations of such exchange, resulting from compliance with the rules and regulations of such exchange that first apply upon the Corporation ceasing to be a controlled company (or similar status) or (Z) the loss of directors pursuant to Section 2 of the Stockholder Agreement that does not result in another Person or Group of Persons having the right or ability to appoint a majority of the Board as a result of such transaction; provided, that, for the avoidance of doubt, this clause (Z) shall only apply to the resignation and initial replacement of such directors and not to any subsequent replacement of such directors (whether in connection with another transaction or otherwise); or
(iv) sale or other disposition in one or a series of related transactions of all or substantially all of the assets of such Person and its Subsidiaries (or any successor or other entity holding all or substantially all the assets of such Person and its Subsidiaries).
Complete Rights Transferee means (i) any Person to whom Apollo or Popular, as the case may be, (A) Transfers 80% or more of the Common Stock held by it and its Affiliates as of the date of September 30, 2010 and (B) has made or is making an Assignment in Whole and (ii) any Person to whom a Complete Rights Transferee (A) Transfers 100% of the Common Stock acquired by such Complete Rights Transferee in connection with an Assignment in Whole pursuant to which such Complete Rights Transferee became a Complete Rights Transferee and (B) has made or is making an Assignment in Whole; provided , that, in each case, such Transferee (x) has acquired such Common Stock in one or more Transfers of Common Stock which are in compliance with the terms and conditions of the Stockholder Agreement, including the requirements set forth in Section 4 of the Stockholder Agreement and (y) has executed and delivered an Adoption Agreement to each party to the Stockholder Agreement.
Control , and its correlative meanings, Controlling and Controlled , means the possession, direct or indirect, 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.
Director means a member of the Board.
Encumbrances means any direct or indirect encumbrances, lien, pledge, security interest, claim, charges, option, right of first refusal or offer, mortgage, deed of trust, easement or any other restriction or third-party right, including restrictions on the right to vote equity interests.
ERISA means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, as amended.
Government Entity means any federal, national, supranational, state, provincial, Commonwealth, local or foreign or similar government, governmental subdivision, regulatory or administrative body or other governmental or quasi-governmental agency, tribunal, commission, court, judicial or arbitral body or other entity with competent jurisdiction.
Group Common Stock means any Common Stock beneficially owned by a Person solely as a result of the Stockholder Agreement and, for the avoidance of doubt, that have not been Transferred to such Persons Ultimate Parent Entity or any of its Controlled Affiliates.
Group of Persons means a group of Persons that would constitute a group as determined pursuant to Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
Holders mean the holders of Common Stock who are parties to the Stockholder Agreement.
Indebtedness and its correlative meaning, Indebted , means, with respect to any Person, (a) all indebtedness of such Person, whether or not contingent, for borrowed money and (b) all obligations of such Person evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures or other similar debt instruments.
Initial Public Offering means the consummation of an initial underwritten public offering of Common Stock pursuant to an effective registration statement filed by the Corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission (other than on Forms S-4 or S-8 or successors to such forms) under the Securities Act.
Initial Requesting Holder has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 5(a) of the Stockholder Agreement.
Law means any federal, national, supranational, state, provincial, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, local or foreign or similar law, statute, ordinance, rule, regulation, code, order, writ, judgment, injunction, directive, guideline or decree enacted, issued, promulgated, enforced or entered by a Government Entity or Self-Regulatory Organization (including, for the sake of
clarity, any policy statement or interpretation that has the force of law with respect to any of the foregoing, and including common law).
Management Director means a Director of the Corporation that is also the individual holding the office of Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation from time to time.
Management Holder means Holders who are employed by, or serve as consultants or directors, to the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries; provided, that, in no event shall Apollo, Popular or any of their respective Affiliates be deemed a Management Holder.
Non-Controlled Public Entity means a Person that has equity securities listed on a national stock exchange and which the Affiliates of such Person do not beneficially own securities representing the majority of the voting power to elect the members of the board of directors or other governing body of such Person.
Partial Rights Transferee means (i) any Person to whom a Principal Stockholder (A) Transfers 20% or more of the Common Stock held by Apollo or Popular as of the date of this Agreement and (B) has made or is making an Assignment in Part and, except as set forth in Section 10(d) to the Stockholder Agreement, solely to the extent of such Assignment in Part and (ii) any Person to whom a Partial Rights Transferee (A) Transfers 100% of the Common Stock acquired by such Partial Rights Transferee in connection with the Assignment in Part pursuant to which such Partial Rights Transferee became a Partial Rights Transferee and (B) has made or is making an Assignment in Part of all rights assigned to such Partial Rights Transferee and, except as set forth in Section 10(d) to the Stockholder Agreement, solely to the extent of such Assignment in Part; provided , that, in each case, (x) such Transferee (1) has acquired such Common Stock in one or more Transfers of Common Stock that are in compliance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, including the requirements set forth in Section 4 of the Stockholder Agreement and (2) has agreed in writing to comply with the terms and conditions of this Agreement applicable to Partial Rights Transferees, (y) in the case of an Assignment in Part by a Principal Stockholder involving the assignment of a 5% Board Right or 10% Board Right (in each case as defined in the Stockholder Agreement), such Principal Stockholder shall not make such Assignment in Part unless it and such Transferee have agreed (and set forth such agreement in the Adoption Agreement entered into in connection with such Transfer) whether the Director(s) nominated by such Principal Stockholder or such Transferee shall resign from the Board in the event such Principal Stockholder loses its right under Section 2 to the Stockholder Agreement to nominate one or more Directors and (z) in the case of an Assignment in Part by a Partial Rights Transferee, such Partial Rights Transferee shall not make such Assignment in Part until such Transferee has agreed (and set forth such agreement in the Adoption Agreement entered into in connection with such Transfer) to be bound by the agreement in respect of the resignation of Directors set forth in clause (y) above between such Partial Rights Transferee and the Principal Stockholder who made the initial Assignment in Part giving rise to such rights.
Person shall be construed broadly and shall include, without limitation, an individual, a partnership, a limited liability company, a corporation, an association, a joint stock company, a trust, a joint venture, an unincorporated organization and a Governmental Entity or any department, agency or political subdivision thereof.
Popular means Popular, Inc., a corporation organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
Principal Stockholder means Apollo, Popular and each of their respective Complete Rights Transferees.
Proportionate Percentage means, with respect to any Person at the time of an event, a fraction (expressed as a percentage), the numerator of which is the total number of outstanding shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by such Persons Ultimate Parent Entity or any of its Controlled Affiliates, in each case at such time, and the denominator of which is the total number of outstanding shares of Common Stock at such time.
Securities Act means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Self-Regulatory Organization means the FINRA, the American Stock Exchange, the National Futures Association, the Chicago Board of Trade, the NYSE, any national securities exchange (as defined in the Exchange Act), any other securities exchange, futures exchange, contract market, any other exchange or corporation or similar self-regulatory body or organization.
SPV Affiliate means, with respect to any Principal Stockholder, any Controlled Affiliate of such Principal Stockholders Ultimate Parent Entity whose direct or indirect interest in the Common Stock constitutes more than 30% (by value) of the equity securities portfolio of such Controlled Affiliate.
Stockholder Agreement means that certain Stockholder Agreement, dated as of April 17, 2012, by and among the Corporation, Apollo, Popular, EVERTEC Intermediate Holdings, LLC (f.k.a. Carib Holdings, Inc.) and the Holders, as amended on March 27, 2013, as it may be further amended or supplemented from time to time.
Subsidiary means, with respect to any Person, any corporation, association, partnership, limited liability company or other business entity of which 50% or more of the total voting power or equity interests (including partnership interests) entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of Directors, managers, representatives or trustees thereof is at the time owned or Controlled, directly or indirectly, by (a) such Person, (b) such Person and one or more Subsidiaries of such Person or (c) one or more Subsidiaries of such Person.
Transfer means any direct or indirect sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance, gift, bequest by will or under intestacy laws, pledge, hypothecation or other Encumbrance, or any other disposition, of the stated security (or any interest therein or right thereto, including the issuance of any total return swap or other derivative whose economic value is primarily based upon the value of the stated security) or of all or part of the voting power (other than the granting of a revocable proxy) associated with the stated security (or any interest therein) whatsoever, or any other transfer of beneficial ownership of the stated security, with or without consideration and whether voluntarily or involuntarily (including by operation of law). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in the Stockholder Agreement, (i) each of (x) a Transfer of equity interests of Popular and (y) a Change of Control of Popular shall be deemed not to
constitute a Transfer of any Common Stock beneficially owned by Popular; (ii) each of (x) a Transfer of equity interests of Apollos Ultimate Parent Entity or any of its Controlled Affiliates that is not an SPV Affiliate and (y) a Change of Control of Apollos Ultimate Parent Entity or any of its Controlled Affiliates that is not an SPV Affiliate shall be deemed not to constitute a Transfer of any Common Stock beneficially owned by Apollos Ultimate Parent Entity or such Controlled Affiliate, as applicable; and (iii) each of (x) a Transfer of equity interests of any Complete Rights Transferees Ultimate Parent Company or any of its Controlled Affiliates that is not an SPV Affiliate and (y) a Change of Control of any Complete Rights Transferees Ultimate Parent Company or any of its Controlled Affiliates that is not an SPV Affiliate shall be deemed not to constitute a Transfer of any Common Shares beneficially owned by such Complete Rights Transferees Ultimate Parent Company or such Controlled Affiliate, as applicable; provided , that, for the avoidance of doubt, subject to clause (i) above, any Change of Control of an SPV Affiliate shall be deemed to constitute a Transfer of the Common Stock beneficially owned by such SPV Affiliate.
Transferee means any Person to whom a stockholder has transferred Common Stock pursuant to a Transfer.
Ultimate Parent Entity means (i) with respect to Apollo, Apollo Global Management LLC and its successors, (ii) with respect to Popular, Popular and its successors and (iii) with respect to any other stockholder, (x) the Person which (A)(i) Controls such stockholder or (ii) if no Person Controls such stockholder, the beneficial owner of a majority of the voting power of such stockholder and (B) is not itself Controlled by any other Person that is an Ultimate Parent Entity of such stockholder or (y) if no such Person exists, the stockholder; provided , that, with respect to determining an Ultimate Parent Entity (i) the Control of any entity by a natural person shall be disregarded and (ii) the Control of any Non-Controlled Public Entity by any Person shall be disregarded.
Exhibit 3.2
AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS
OF
EVERTEC, INC.
a Puerto Rico corporation
(the Company )
(Adopted as of April 12, 2013, and effective as of April 17, 2013)
AMENDED AND RESTATED
BYLAWS
OF
EVERTEC, INC.
ARTICLE I.
OFFICES
Section 1.1 Registered Office . The registered office of the Company within the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico shall be located at either (i) the principal place of business of the Company in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or (ii) the office of the corporation or individual acting as the Companys registered agent in Puerto Rico.
Section 1.2 Additional Offices . The Company may, in addition to its registered office in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, have such other offices and places of business, both within and outside of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, as the Board of Directors of the Company (the Board ) may from time to time determine or as the business and affairs of the Company may require.
ARTICLE II.
STOCKHOLDERS MEETINGS
Section 2.1 Annual Meetings . Annual meetings of stockholders shall be held on such date, and at such time and place, either within or without the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or may not be held at any place, but may instead be held solely by means of remote communication, in each case as may be fixed by resolution of the Board of Directors of the Company and stated in the notice of the meeting, at which the stockholders shall elect the directors of the Company and transact such other business as may properly be brought before the meeting.
Section 2.2 Special Meetings . Special meetings of the stockholders, for any purpose or purposes, unless otherwise prescribed by law or by the Certificate of Incorporation, (i) may be called by the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer or the President and (ii) shall be called by the Chief Executive Officer, the President or Secretary at the request in writing of a majority of the Board, any Principal Stockholder or stockholders owning capital stock of the Company representing a majority of the votes of all capital stock of the Company entitled to vote thereat. Such request of the Board or the stockholders shall state the purpose or purposes of the proposed meeting.
Section 2.3 Notices . Written notice of each stockholders meeting stating the place, date and hour of the meeting shall be given to each stockholder entitled to vote thereat by or at the direction of the officer calling such meeting not less than ten nor more than 60 days before the date of the meeting. Any such notice shall be given either personally, by electronic transmission in the manner provided in Section 7.21 of the General Corporations Law of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico of 2009 (the General Corporations Law ) (14 L.P.R.A. §3661) (except to the extent prohibited by Section 7.21(E) of the General Corporations Law) (14
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L.P.R.A. § 3661(e)) or by mail, to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at such meeting. If mailed, such notice shall be deemed to be delivered when deposited in the United States mail with postage thereon prepaid, addressed to the stockholder at his or her address as it appears on the stock transfer books of the Company. If notice is given by electronic transmission, such notice shall be deemed to be given at the times provided in the General Corporations Law. If said notice is for a stockholders meeting other than an annual meeting, it also shall state the purpose or purposes for which said meeting is called, and the business transacted at such meeting shall be limited to the matters so stated in said notice and any matters reasonably related thereto. Attendance of a person at a meeting or the participation thereof therein shall constitute a waiver of the notice of such meeting, except when a person attends a meeting for the express purpose of objecting at the commencement of the meeting that the same was not called nor commenced in accordance with Section 7.18 of the General Corporations Law (14 L.P.R.A. §3658).
Section 2.4 Quorum . Except as otherwise provided by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, a quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting of the stockholders shall consist of (i) holders of a majority of the total amount of Common Stock outstanding and entitled to vote at such meeting and (ii) for so long as the Proportionate Percentage of a Principal Stockholder or Partial Rights Transferee, as applicable, is at least 20%, each such Principal Stockholder or Partial Rights Transferee; provided , that, in the event a meeting of the stockholders is adjourned for a lack of a quorum because a Principal Stockholder or its applicable Partial Rights Transferee has not appeared at a duly called meeting for which such Principal Stockholder or its applicable Partial Rights Transferee received proper notice, the absence of such Principal Stockholder or its applicable Partial Rights Transferee shall not prevent a quorum at a Reconvened Meeting at which holders of a majority of the total amount of Common Stock outstanding and entitled to vote at such meeting are in attendance. At a Reconvened Meeting at which a quorum shall be present or represented, any business may be transacted that might have been transacted at the meeting as originally notified. If a quorum shall not be present or represented at any meeting of the stockholders, a majority of the stockholders entitled to vote thereat, present in person or represented by proxy, shall have power to adjourn the meeting from time to time, without notice other than announcement at the meeting, until a quorum shall be present or represented. If the adjournment is for more than 30 days, or if after the adjournment a new record date is fixed for the Reconvened Meeting, a notice of said meeting shall be given to each stockholder entitled to vote at said meeting. The stockholders present at a duly convened meeting may continue to transact business until adjournment, notwithstanding the withdrawal of enough stockholders to leave less than a quorum.
Section 2.5 Notice of Stockholder Business and Nominations .
Section 2.5.1 Annual Meetings of Stockholders .
(a) At any annual meeting of the stockholders, only such nominations of persons for election to the Board and only other business shall be considered or conducted, as shall have been properly brought before the meeting in compliance with the procedures set forth in this Section 2.5 to the extent applicable. For nominations to be properly made at an annual meeting, and proposals of other business to be properly brought before an annual meeting, nominations and proposals of other business must be: (i) pursuant to the Companys notice of meeting, (ii) by
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or at the direction of the Board or (iii) by any stockholder of the Company who (A) was a stockholder of record at the time of giving of notice provided for in this Section 2.5 and at the time of the annual meeting, (B) is entitled to vote at the meeting and (C) complies with the notice procedures set forth in this Section 2.5 as to such business or nomination. Except as set forth in Section 2 of the Stockholder Agreement, clause (iii) of the immediately preceding sentence shall be the exclusive means for a stockholder (other than a Principal Stockholder or Partial Rights Transferee) to make nominations or submit other business (other than matters properly brought under Rule 14a-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act ) and included in the Companys notice of meeting) before an annual meeting of stockholders.
(b) Without qualification or limitation, for any nominations or any other business to be properly brought before an annual meeting by a stockholder pursuant to Section 2.5.1(a)(iii) of these Bylaws, the stockholder must have given timely notice thereof in writing to the Secretary and such other business must otherwise be a proper matter for stockholder action. To be timely, a stockholders notice shall be delivered to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Company not earlier than the close of business on the 120th day and not later than the close of business on the 90th day prior to the first anniversary of the preceding years annual meeting; provided , however , that in the event that (and only if) the date of the annual meeting is more than 30 days before or more than 60 days after such anniversary date, to be timely, notice by the stockholder must be so delivered (i) not earlier than the close of business on the 120th day prior to the date of such annual meeting and not later than the close of business on the 90th day prior to the date of such annual meeting or (ii) if the first public announcement of the date of such annual meeting is less than 100 days prior to the date of such annual meeting, the 10th day following the date on which public announcement of the date of such meeting is first made by the Company. In no event shall any adjournment or postponement of an annual meeting or the announcement thereof commence a new time period for the giving of a stockholders notice as described above. In addition, to be timely, a stockholders notice shall further be updated and supplemented, if necessary, so that the information provided or required to be provided in such notice shall be true and correct as of the record date for the meeting and as of the date that is ten business days prior to the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof. Such update and supplement shall be delivered to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Company not later than (i) five business days after the record date for the meeting in the case of the update and supplement required to be made as of the record date, and (ii) not later than eight business days prior to the date for the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof in the case of the update and supplement required to be made as of ten business days prior to the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof. To be in proper form, a stockholders notice (whether given pursuant to this Section 2.5.1(b) or Section 2.5.2) to the Secretary must: (i) set forth, as to the stockholder giving the notice and the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the nomination or proposal is made (A) the name and address of such stockholder, as they appear on the Companys books, the name and address of such beneficial owner, if any, and the name and address of their respective affiliates or associates or others acting in concert therewith, (B) (1) the class or series and number of shares of the Company which are, directly or indirectly, owned beneficially and of record by such stockholder, such beneficial owner, and of their respective affiliates or associates or others acting in concert therewith, (2) any option, warrant, convertible security, stock appreciation right, or similar right with an exercise or conversion privilege or a settlement payment or mechanism at a price related to any class or series of shares of the Company or with a value derived in whole or in part from the value of any class or series
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of shares of the Company, any derivative or synthetic arrangement having the characteristics of a long position in any class or series of shares of the Company, or any contract, derivative, swap or other transaction or series of transactions designed to produce economic benefits and risks that correspond substantially to the ownership of any class or series of shares of the Company, including due to the fact that the value of such contract, derivative, swap or other transaction or series of transactions is determined by reference to the price, value or volatility of any class or series of shares of the Company, whether or not such instrument, contract or right shall be subject to settlement in the underlying class or series of capital stock of the Company or otherwise, through the delivery of cash or other property, or otherwise, and without regard of whether the stockholder of record, the beneficial owner, if any, or any affiliates or associates or others acting in concert therewith, may have entered into transactions that hedge or mitigate the economic effect of such instrument, contract or right, or and any other direct or indirect opportunity to profit or share in any profit derived from any increase or decrease in the value of shares of the Company (any of the foregoing, a Derivative Instrument ) directly or indirectly owned beneficially by such stockholder, the beneficial owner, if any, or any affiliates or associates or others acting in concert therewith, (3) any proxy, contract, arrangement, understanding, or relationship pursuant to which such stockholder has a right to vote any shares of any security of the Company, (4) any contract, arrangement, understanding, relationship or otherwise, including any repurchase or similar so-called stock borrowing agreement or arrangement, engaged in, directly or indirectly, by such stockholder, the purpose or effect of which is to mitigate loss to, reduce the economic risk (of ownership or otherwise) of any class or series of the shares of the Company by, manage the risk of share price changes for, or increase or decrease the voting power of, such stockholder with respect to any class or series of the shares of the Company, or which provides, directly or indirectly, the opportunity to profit or share in any profit derived from any decrease in the price or value of any security of the Company (any of the foregoing, a Short Interest ), (5) any rights to dividends on the shares of the Company owned beneficially by such stockholder that are separated or separable from the underlying shares of the Company, (6) any proportionate interest in shares of the Company or Derivative Instruments held, directly or indirectly, by a general or limited partnership in which such stockholder is a general partner or, directly or indirectly, beneficially owns an interest in a general partner of such general or limited partnership, (7) any performance-related fees (other than an asset-based fee) that such stockholder is entitled to based on any increase or decrease in the value of shares of the Company or Derivative Instruments, if any, as of the date of such notice, including without limitation any such interests held by members of such stockholders immediate family sharing the same household, (8) any significant equity interests or any Derivative Instruments or Short Interests in any principal competitor of the Company held by such stockholder, and (9) any direct or indirect interest of such stockholder in any contract with the Company, any affiliate of the Company or any principal competitor of the Company (including, in any such case, any employment agreement, collective bargaining agreement or consulting agreement), and (C) any other information relating to such stockholder and beneficial owner, if any, that would be required to be disclosed in a proxy statement and form of proxy or other filings required to be made in connection with solicitations of proxies for, as applicable, the proposal and/or for the election of directors in a contested election pursuant to Section 14 of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder; (ii) if the notice relates to any business other than a nomination of a director or directors that the stockholder proposes to bring before the meeting, set forth (A) a brief description of the business desired to be brought before the meeting, the
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reasons for conducting such business at the meeting and any material interest of such stockholder and beneficial owner, if any, in such business, (B) the text of the proposal or business (including the text of any resolutions proposed for consideration) and (C) a description of all agreements, arrangements and understandings between such stockholder and beneficial owner, if any, and any other person or persons (including their names) in connection with the proposal of such business by such stockholder; (iii) set forth, as to each person, if any, whom the stockholder proposes to nominate for election or reelection to the Board (A) all information relating to such person that would be required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filings required to be made in connection with solicitations of proxies for election of directors in a contested election pursuant to Section 14 of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (including such persons written consent to being named in the proxy statement as a nominee and to serving as a director if elected) and (B) a description of all direct and indirect compensation and other material monetary agreements, arrangements and understandings during the past three years, and any other material relationships, between or among such stockholder and beneficial owner, if any, and their respective affiliates and associates, or others acting in concert therewith, on the one hand, and each proposed nominee, and his or her respective affiliates and associates, or others acting in concert therewith, on the other hand, including, without limitation all information that would be required to be disclosed pursuant to Rule 404 promulgated under Regulation S-K if the stockholder making the nomination and any beneficial owner on whose behalf the nomination is made, if any, or any affiliate or associate thereof or person acting in concert therewith, were the registrant for purposes of such rule and the nominee were a director or executive officer of such registrant; and (iv) with respect to each nominee for election or reelection to the Board, include a completed and signed questionnaire, representation and agreement required by Section 2.5.4 of these Bylaws. The Company may require any proposed nominee to furnish such other information as may reasonably be required by the Company to determine the eligibility of such proposed nominee to serve as an independent director of the Company or that could be material to a reasonable stockholders understanding of the independence, or lack thereof, of such nominee.
(c) Notwithstanding anything in the second sentence of Section 2.5.1(b) of these Bylaws to the contrary, in the event that the number of directors to be elected to the Board is increased and there is no public announcement by the Company naming all of the nominees for director or specifying the size of the increased Board at least 100 days prior to the first anniversary of the preceding years annual meeting, a stockholders notice required by this Section 2.5 shall also be considered timely, but only with respect to nominees for any new positions created by such increase, if it shall be delivered to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Company not later than the close of business on the 10th day following the day on which such public announcement is first made by the Company.
Section 2.5.2 Special Meetings of Stockholders . Only such business shall be conducted at a special meeting of stockholders as shall have been brought before the meeting pursuant to the Companys notice of meeting or reasonable related thereto. Nominations of persons for election to the Board may be made at a special meeting of stockholders at which directors are to be elected pursuant to the Companys notice of meeting (a) by or at the direction of the Board in accordance with Section 2 of the Stockholder Agreement, (b) by a Principal Stockholder or Partial Rights Transferee in accordance with such Principal Stockholders or Partial Rights Transferees Director Nomination Right or (c) provided that the Board has
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determined that directors shall be elected at such meeting, by any stockholder of the Company who (i) is a stockholder of record at the time of giving of notice provided for in this Section 2.5 and at the time of the special meeting, (ii) is entitled to vote at the meeting, and (iii) complies with the notice procedures set forth in this Section 2.5 as to such nomination. Except as set forth in Section 2 of the Stockholder Agreement, the immediately preceding sentence shall be the exclusive means for a stockholder (other than a Principal Stockholder or Partial Rights Transferee pursuant to a Director Nomination Right) to make nominations (other than matters properly brought under Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act and included in the Companys notice of meeting) before a special meeting of stockholders. In the event the Company calls a special meeting of stockholders for the purpose of electing one or more directors to the Board, any such stockholder may nominate a person or persons (as the case may be) for election to such position(s) as specified in the Companys notice of meeting, if the stockholders notice required by Section 2.5.1(b) of these Bylaws with respect to any nomination (including the completed and signed questionnaire, representation and agreement required by Section 2.5.4 of these Bylaws) shall be delivered to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Company not earlier than the close of business on the 120th day prior to the date of such special meeting and not later than the close of business on the later of the 90th day prior to the date of such special meeting or, if the first public announcement of the date of such special meeting is less than 100 days prior to the date of such special meeting, the 10th day following the day on which public announcement is first made of the date of the special meeting and of the nominees proposed by the Board to be elected at such meeting. In no event shall any adjournment or postponement of a special meeting or the announcement thereof commence a new time period for the giving of a stockholders notice as described above.
Section 2.5.3 General .
(a) Only such persons who are nominated in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 2 of the Stockholder Agreement or in this Section 2.5 shall be eligible to serve as directors and only such business shall be conducted at a meeting of stockholders as shall have been brought before the meeting in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 2.5. Except as otherwise provided by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, the chairman of the meeting shall have the power and duty to determine whether a nomination or any business proposed to be brought before the meeting was made or proposed, as the case may be, in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section and, if any proposed nomination or business is not in compliance with this Section 2.5, to declare that such defective proposal or nomination shall be disregarded. Unless otherwise required by law, if the stockholder (or a qualified representative of the stockholder) does not appear at the annual or special meeting of stockholders of the Company to make a nomination or present a proposal of other business, such nomination shall be disregarded and such proposed business shall not be transacted, notwithstanding that proxies in respect of such vote may have been received by the Company. For purposes of this Section 2.5, to be considered a qualified representative of the stockholder, a person must be authorized by a writing executed by such stockholder or an electronic transmission delivered by such stockholder to act for such stockholder as proxy at the meeting of stockholders and such person must produce such writing or electronic transmission, or a reliable reproduction of the writing or electronic transmission, at the meeting of stockholders.
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(b) For purposes of this Section 2.5, public announcement shall mean disclosure in a press release reported by a national news service or in a document publicly filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.5, a stockholder shall also comply with all applicable requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder with respect to the matters set forth in this Section 2.5; provided , however , that any references in these Bylaws to the Exchange Act or the rules promulgated thereunder are not intended to and shall not limit the requirements applicable to nominations or proposals as to any other business to be considered pursuant to Section 2.5.1(a)(iii) or Section 2.5.2 of these Bylaws. Nothing in this Section 2.5 shall be deemed to affect any rights (i) of stockholders to request inclusion of proposals in the Companys proxy statement pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act, (ii) of any Principal Stockholder or Partial Rights Transferee under the Stockholder Agreement or (iii) of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock if and to the extent provided for under law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws. Subject to Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act, nothing in these Bylaws shall be construed to permit any stockholder, or give any stockholder the right, to include or have disseminated or described in the Companys proxy statement any nomination of director or directors or any other business proposal.
Section 2.5.4 Submission of Questionnaire, Representation and Agreement . To be eligible to be a nominee for election or reelection as a director of the Company, a person must deliver (in accordance with the time periods prescribed for delivery of notice under this Section 2.5) to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Company a written questionnaire with respect to the background and qualification of such person and the background of any other person or entity on whose behalf the nomination is being made (which questionnaire shall be provided by the Secretary upon written request) and a written representation and agreement (in the form provided by the Secretary upon written request) that such person (a) is not and will not become a party to (i) any agreement, arrangement or understanding with, and has not given any commitment or assurance to, any person or entity as to how such person, if elected as a director of the Company, will act or vote on any issue or question (a Voting Commitment ) that has not been disclosed to the Company or (ii) any Voting Commitment that could limit or interfere with such persons ability to comply, if elected as a director of the Company, with such persons fiduciary duties under applicable law, (b) is not and will not become a party to any agreement, arrangement or understanding with any person or entity other than the Company with respect to any direct or indirect compensation, reimbursement or indemnification in connection with service or action as a director that has not been disclosed therein and (c) in such persons individual capacity and on behalf of any person or entity on whose behalf the nomination is being made, would be in compliance, if elected as a director of the Company, and will comply with all applicable publicly disclosed corporate governance, conflict of interest, confidentiality and stock ownership and trading policies and guidelines of the Company.
Section 2.5.5 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the provisions set forth in this Section 2.5 shall not apply to (i) the nomination of any Director Nominee by any Principal Stockholder or Partial Rights Transferee in accordance with a Director Nomination Right or (ii) any business included in a notice of a meeting delivered in accordance with these Bylaws at the request of a Principal Stockholder if, at the time of such request and at
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the time of the annual or special meeting for which such notice has been delivered, the Principal Stockholders aggregate Proportionate Percentage is greater than 50%.
Section 2.6 Voting of Shares .
Section 2.6.1 Voting Lists . The officer or agent who has charge of the stock ledger of the Company shall prepare, at least ten days before every meeting of stockholders, a complete list of the stockholders entitled to vote thereat arranged in alphabetical order and showing the address and the number of shares registered in the name of each stockholder. Such list shall be open to the examination of any such stockholder for any purpose germane to the meeting during ordinary business hours for a period of at least ten days prior to the meeting, either at a place within the city where the meeting is to be held, which place shall be specified in the notice of the meeting, or, if not so specified, at the place where the meeting is to be held. The list also shall be produced and kept at the time and place of the meeting during the whole time thereof and may be inspected by any stockholder who is present. The original stock transfer books shall be prima facie evidence as to who are the stockholders entitled to examine such list or transfer books or to vote at any meeting of stockholders. Failure to comply with the requirements of this section shall not affect the validity of any action taken at said meeting.
Section 2.6.2 Votes Per Share . Except as otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation, each stockholder entitled to vote at the meeting or with respect to the matter under consideration shall be entitled to one vote in person or by proxy at every stockholders meeting for each share of capital stock held by such stockholder.
Section 2.6.3 Proxies . Every stockholder entitled to vote at a meeting or to express consent or dissent without a meeting or a stockholders duly authorized attorney-in-fact may authorize another person or persons to act for him by proxy. Each proxy shall be in writing, executed by the stockholder giving the proxy or by his duly authorized attorney. No proxy shall be voted on or after three years from its date, unless the proxy provides for a longer period. Unless and until voted, every proxy shall be revocable at the pleasure of the person who executed it, or his legal representatives or assigns, except in those cases where an irrevocable proxy permitted by statute has been given.
Section 2.6.4 Required Vote . When a quorum is present at any meeting, the vote of the holders, present in person or represented by proxy, of capital stock of the Company representing a majority of the votes of capital stock of the Company entitled to vote thereon present in person or by proxy at the meeting shall decide any question brought before such meeting, unless the question is one upon which, by express provision of law, the Certificate of Incorporation, these Bylaws or the Stockholder Agreement, a different vote is required, in which case such express provision shall govern and control the decision of such question.
Section 2.6.5 Inspectors of Elections; Opening and Closing the Polls . The Board of Directors by resolution shall appoint one or more inspectors, which inspector or inspectors may include individuals who serve the Company in other capacities, including, without limitation, as officers, employees, agents or representatives, to act at the meetings of stockholders and make a written report thereof. One or more persons may be designated as
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alternate inspectors to replace any inspector who fails to act. If no inspector or alternate has been appointed to act or is able to act at a meeting of stockholders, the chairman of the meeting shall appoint one or more inspectors to act at the meeting. Each inspector, before discharging his or her duties, shall take and sign an oath faithfully to execute the duties of inspector with strict impartiality and according to the best of his or her ability. The inspectors shall have the duties prescribed by law. The chairman of the meeting shall fix and announce at the meeting the date and time of the opening and the closing of the polls for each matter upon which the stockholders will vote at a meeting. No ballot, proxy or vote, nor any revocation thereof or change thereto, shall be accepted by the inspectors after the closing of the polls. In determining the validity and counting of proxies and ballots, the inspectors shall be limited to an examination of the proxies, any envelopes submitted therewith, any information provided by a stockholder who submits a proxy by telegram, cablegram, or other electronic transmission from which it can be determined that the proxy was authorized by the stockholder, any written ballot or, if authorized by the Board, a ballot submitted by electronic transmission together with any information from which it can be determined that the electronic transmission was authorized by the stockholder, any information provided in a record of a vote if such vote was taken at the meeting by means of remote communication along with any information used to verify that any person deemed present and permitted to vote at the meeting by means of remote communication is a stockholder, ballots and the regular books and records of the corporation, and they may also consider other reliable information for the limited purpose of reconciling proxies and ballots submitted by or on behalf of banks, brokers, their nominees or similar persons which represent more votes than the holder of a proxy is authorized by the record owner to cast or more votes than the stockholder holds of record. If the inspectors consider other reliable information for such purpose, they shall, at the time they make their certification, specify the precise information considered by them, including the person or persons from whom they obtained the information, when the information was obtained, the means by which the information was obtained and the basis for the inspectors belief that such information is accurate and reliable.
Section 2.6.6 Consents in Lieu of Meeting . Any action required to be or which may be taken at any meeting of stockholders may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote, if a consent in writing, setting forth the action so taken, shall be signed by all of the holders of outstanding shares entitled to vote thereon.
Section 2.6.7 Remote Meetings . If authorized by the Board of Directors in its sole discretion, and subject to such guidelines and procedures as the Board of Directors may adopt, stockholders and proxyholders not physically present at a meeting of stockholders may, by means of remote communication: (a) participate in a meeting of stockholders; and (b) be deemed present in person and vote at a meeting of stockholders whether such meeting is to be held at a designated place or solely by means of remote communication; provided , that (i) the Company shall implement reasonable measures to verify that each person deemed present and permitted to vote at the meeting by means of remote communication is a stockholder or proxyholder, (ii) the Company shall implement reasonable measures to provide such stockholders and proxyholders a reasonable opportunity to participate in the meeting and to vote on matters submitted to the stockholders, including an opportunity to read or hear the proceedings of the meeting substantially concurrently with such proceedings, and (iii) if any stockholder or proxyholder votes or takes other action at the meeting by means of remote communication, a record of such vote or other action shall be maintained by the Company. In the
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case of any annual meeting of stockholders or any special meeting of stockholders called upon order of the Board of Directors, the Board of Directors may, in its sole discretion, determine that the meeting shall not be held at any place, but may instead be held solely by means of remote communications as authorized by this Section 2.6.7 .
ARTICLE III.
DIRECTORS
Section 3.1 Purpose . The business of the Company shall be managed by or under the direction of the Board, which may exercise all of the powers of the Company and do all such lawful acts and things as are not by law, the Certificate of Incorporation, these Bylaws or the Stockholder Agreement directed or required to be exercised or done by the stockholders and/or the Principal Stockholders. Directors need not be stockholders or residents of Puerto Rico.
Section 3.2 Number . The Board shall consist of nine directors.
Section 3.3 Election . The directors will be elected at any annual or special meeting of the stockholders (or by written consent in lieu of a meeting of the stockholders). Subject to applicable law, directors may be elected only in compliance with the provisions set forth in Section 2 of the Stockholder Agreement. Each director shall hold office until his successor has been duly elected and qualified pursuant to the terms of Section 2 of the Stockholder Agreement and applicable law or until his earlier death, disability, resignation or removal (with or without cause).
Section 3.4 Vacancies . Subject to applicable law, vacancies may be filled only in compliance with the procedures set forth in Section 2 of the Stockholder Agreement. Except as provided for in Section 2 of the Stockholder Agreement, a vacancy created by any former director who was nominated by a Holder pursuant to a Director Nomination Right may, subject to applicable law, only be filled by a nominee of the Holder who was entitled to nominate such former director pursuant to the procedures set forth in Section 2 of the Stockholder Agreement. Subject to applicable law, the Company and the Holders shall fill any vacancies on the Board in accordance with procedures set forth in Section 2 of the Stockholder Agreement, as soon as practicable following the date such vacancy is created.
Section 3.5 Removal . Subject to applicable law, directors may be removed and/or replaced only in compliance with the provisions set forth in Section 2 of the Stockholder Agreement. Except as provided for in Section 2 of the Stockholder Agreement and subject to applicable law, no director who was nominated by a Holder pursuant to a Director Nomination Right may be removed without the consent of the Holder who was entitled to nominate such individual as a director pursuant to the terms of Section 2 of the Stockholder Agreement and subject to applicable law. Except as provided for in Section 2 of the Stockholder Agreement, a director who was nominated by a Holder pursuant to a Director Nomination Right may only be removed at the direction of the Holder that was entitled to nominate such director pursuant to the terms of Section 2 of the Stockholder Agreement. The Company will, as promptly as practicable, take all necessary and desirable actions within its control (including, without limitation, calling special meetings of the Board and the stockholders), so that each director who was nominated by
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a Holder pursuant to a Director Nomination Right shall be removed as directed by the Holder entitled to nominate such director pursuant to Section 2 of the Stockholder Agreement.
Section 3.6 Compensation . Unless otherwise restricted by the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, the Board shall have the authority to fix the compensation of directors. The directors may be reimbursed their expenses, if any, of attendance at each meeting of the Board and may be paid either a fixed sum for attendance at each meeting of the Board or a stated salary as director. No such payment shall preclude any director from serving the Company in any other capacity and receiving compensation therefor. Members of committees of the Board may be allowed like compensation for attending committee meetings.
ARTICLE IV.
BOARD MEETINGS
Section 4.1 Annual Meetings . The Board shall meet as soon as practicable after the adjournment of each annual stockholders meeting at the place of the annual stockholders meeting. No notice to the directors shall be necessary to legally convene this meeting, provided a quorum is present.
Section 4.2 Regular Meetings . Regular meetings of the Board shall be held within 60 days of the end of each fiscal year and at least once every fiscal quarter, in each case at such times and places as shall from time to time be determined by resolution of the Board and communicated to all directors. Written notice of each regular meeting of the Board shall be given to each director at least five business days before the date of such meeting.
Section 4.3 Special Meetings . Special meetings of the Board (i) may be called by the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer or the President and (ii) shall be called by the Chief Executive Officer, the President or Secretary on the written request of two or more directors. Notice of each special meeting of the Board shall be given, either personally or as hereinafter provided, to each director at least 48 hours before the meeting if such notice is delivered personally or by means of telephone, telegram, telex, email or facsimile transmission and delivery; four days before the meeting if such notice is delivered by a recognized express overnight delivery service; and seven days before the meeting if such notice is delivered through the United States mail. Subject to the last sentence of this Section 4.3 , any and all business may be transacted at a special meeting which may be transacted at a regular meeting of the Board. Except as may be otherwise expressly provided by law, the Certificate of Incorporation, these Bylaws, or a resolution approved by (x) a majority of the directors then in office and (y) for so long as a Principal Stockholders Proportionate Percentage is 20% or more, at least one director nominated by such Principal Stockholder, the notice for any special meeting of the Board shall also state the purpose or purposes for which said meeting is called, and the business transacted at such meeting shall be limited to the matters so stated in said notice and any matters reasonably related thereto.
Section 4.4 Quorum; Required Vote . A quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting of the Board shall consist of (i) a majority of the total number of directors then in office and (ii) for so long as a Principal Stockholders Proportionate Percentage is at least 5%, at least one director nominated by such Principal Stockholder; provided , that, in the event a
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meeting of the Board is adjourned for a lack of a quorum because a director nominated by such a Principal Stockholder has not appeared at a duly called meeting for which such director received proper notice, the absence of such director shall not prevent a quorum at a Reconvened Meeting at which a majority of the total number of directors then in office are in attendance. The act of a majority of the directors present at any meeting at which there is a quorum shall be the act of the Board, except as may be otherwise specifically provided by law, the Certificate of Incorporation, these Bylaws or the Stockholder Agreement. If a quorum shall not be present at any meeting, a majority of the directors present may adjourn the meeting from time to time, without notice other than announcement at the meeting, until a quorum is present.
Section 4.5 Consent in Lieu of Meeting . Unless otherwise restricted by the Certificate of Incorporation, these Bylaws or the Stockholder Agreement, any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the Board or any committee thereof may be taken without a meeting, if all members of the Board or committee, as the case may be, consent thereto in writing and the writing or writings are filed with the minutes of proceedings of the Board or committee.
ARTICLE V.
COMMITTEES OF DIRECTORS
Section 5.1 Establishment; Standing Committees . The Board may by resolution establish, name or dissolve one or more committees, each committee to consist of three or more of the directors and be comprised of such members of the Board as required by the Stockholder Agreement. Each committee shall keep regular minutes of its meetings and report the same to the Board when required.
Section 5.2 Available Powers . Any committee established pursuant to Section 5.1 hereof, but only to the extent provided in the resolution of the Board establishing such committee or otherwise delegating specific power and authority to such committee and as limited by law, the Certificate of Incorporation, these Bylaws and the Stockholder Agreement, shall have and may exercise all the powers and authority of the Board in the management of the business and affairs of the Company and may authorize the seal of the Company to be affixed to all papers which may require it.
Section 5.3 Unavailable Powers . No committee of the Board shall have the power or authority to (i) amend the Certificate of Incorporation; (ii) amend the Bylaws of the Company; (iii) adopt an agreement of merger or consolidation; (iv) recommend to the stockholders (a) the sale, lease or exchange of all or substantially all of the Companys property and assets or (b) a dissolution of the Company or a revocation of such a dissolution; or (v) unless the resolution establishing such committee or the Certificate of Incorporation expressly so provides, declare a dividend, authorize the issuance of stock or adopt a certificate of ownership and merger. Without limiting the foregoing, such committee may, but only to the extent authorized in the resolution or resolutions providing for the issuance of shares of stock adopted by the Board (such resolution or resolutions subject to the approval of at least one Director nominated by a Principal Stockholder for so long as such Principal Stockholders Proportionate Percentage is 10% or more and such Principal Stockholder has the right to nominate a Director pursuant to Section 2 of the Stockholder Agreement) and as provided in Section 4.01(c)(2) of the
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General Corporations Law (14 L.P.R.A. §3561(c)(2)), fix any of the preferences or rights of such shares relating to dividends, redemption, dissolution, any distribution of assets of the Company or the conversion into, or the exchange of such shares for, shares of any other class or classes or any other series of the same or any other class or classes of stock of the Company.
Section 5.4 Alternate Members . The Board may designate one or more directors as alternate members of any committee, who may replace any absent or disqualified member at any meeting of such committee. If any Principal Stockholder or its Partial Rights Transferee has any director designation rights pursuant to Section 2 of the Stockholder Agreement, an alternate member of any director designated by such Principal Stockholder or Partial Rights Transferee shall be designated by such Principal Stockholder or Partial Rights Transferee.
Section 5.5 Procedures . The time, place and notice, if any, of meetings of a committee shall be determined by such committee. At meetings of a committee, a majority of the number of members designated by the Board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. The act of a majority of the members present at any meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the committee, except as otherwise specifically provided by law, the Certificate of Incorporation, these Bylaws or the Stockholder Agreement. If a quorum is not present at a meeting of a committee, the members present may adjourn the meeting from time to time, without notice other than an announcement at the meeting, until a quorum is present.
ARTICLE VI.
OFFICERS
Section 6.1 Elected Officers . The Board shall elect a Chief Executive Officer, a President, a Secretary and a Treasurer (collectively, the Required Officers ) having the respective duties enumerated below and may elect such other officers having the titles and duties set forth below that are not reserved for the Required Officers or such other titles and duties as the Board may by resolution from time to time establish.
Section 6.1.1 Chairman of the Board . The Chairman of the Board shall preside when present at all meetings of the stockholders and of the Board. The Chairman of the Board shall advise and counsel the Chief Executive Officer, the President and other officers and shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as shall be assigned to or required of the Chairman of the Board from time to time by the Board or these Bylaws.
Section 6.1.2 Chief Executive Officer . The Chief Executive Officer (i) shall have general supervision of the affairs of the Company and general control of all of its business, subject to the ultimate authority of the Board and (ii) shall be responsible for the execution of the policies of the Board. In the absence (or inability or refusal to act) of the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer (if he or she shall be a director) shall preside when present at all meetings of the stockholders and of the Board. If no Chief Executive Officer has been elected or is duly serving, the President shall serve as the Chief Executive Officer.
Section 6.1.3 President . The President (i) shall be the chief operating officer of the Company, (ii) shall, subject to the authority of the Chief Executive Officer and the Board,
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have general management and control of the day-to-day business operations of the Company and (iii) shall consult with and report to the Chief Executive Officer. The President shall put into operation the business policies of the Company as determined by the Chief Executive Officer and the Board and as communicated to the President by the Chief Executive Officer and the Board. The President shall make recommendations to the Chief Executive Officer on all operational matters that normally would be reserved for the final executive responsibility of the Chief Executive Officer. In the absence (or inability or refusal to act) of the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, the President (if he or she shall be a director) shall preside when present at all meetings of the stockholders and of the Board.
Section 6.1.4 Vice Presidents . In the absence (or inability or refusal to act) of the President, the Vice President (or, in the event there be more than one Vice President, the Vice Presidents in the order designated by the Board) shall perform the duties and have the powers of the President. Any one or more of the Vice Presidents may be given an additional designation of rank or function.
Section 6.1.5 Secretary . The Secretary shall attend all meetings of the stockholders, the Board and (as required) committees of the Board and shall record the proceedings of such meetings in books to be kept for that purpose. The Secretary shall give, or cause to be given, notice of all meetings of the stockholders and special meetings of the Board and shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the Board, the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer or the President. The Secretary shall have custody of the corporate seal of the Company and the Secretary, or any Assistant Secretary, shall have authority to affix the same to any instrument requiring it, and when so affixed, it may be attested by his or her signature or by the signature of such Assistant Secretary. The Board may give general authority to any other officer to affix the seal of the Company and to attest the affixing thereof by his or her signature. The Secretary shall keep, or cause to be kept, at the principal executive office of the Company or at the office of the Companys transfer agent or registrar, if one has been appointed, a stock ledger, or duplicate stock ledger, showing the names of the stockholders and their addresses, the number and classes of shares held by each and, with respect to certificated shares, the number and date of certificates issued for the same and the number and date of certificates cancelled.
Section 6.1.6 Assistant Secretaries . The Assistant Secretary (or, if there be more than one, the Assistant Secretaries in the order designated by the Board) shall, in the absence (or inability or refusal to act) of the Secretary, perform the duties and have the powers of the Secretary.
Section 6.1.7 Treasurer . The Treasurer shall perform all duties commonly incident to that office, including, without limitation, the care and custody of the funds and securities of the Company that from time to time may come into the Treasurers hands and the deposit of the funds of the Company in such banks or trust companies as the Board, the Chief Executive Officer or the President may authorize.
Section 6.1.8 Assistant Treasurers . The Assistant Treasurer (or, if there shall be more than one, the Assistant Treasurers in the order designated by the Board) shall, in the
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absence (or inability or refusal to act) of the Treasurer, perform the duties and exercise the powers of the Treasurer.
Section 6.1.9 Divisional Officers . Each division of the Company, if any, may have a president, secretary, treasurer or controller and one or more vice presidents, assistant secretaries, assistant treasurers and other assistant officers. Any number of such offices may be held by the same person. Such divisional officers will be appointed by, report to and serve at the pleasure of the Board and such other officers that the Board may place in authority over them. The officers of each division shall have such authority with respect to the business and affairs of that division as may be granted from time to time by the Board, and in the regular course of business of such division may sign contracts and other documents in the name of the division where so authorized; provided , that, in no case and under no circumstances shall an officer of one division have authority to bind any other division of the Company except as necessary in the pursuit of the normal and usual business of the division of which he is an officer.
Section 6.2 Election . All elected officers shall serve until their successors are duly elected and qualified or until their earlier death, disqualification, retirement, resignation or removal from office.
Section 6.3 Appointed Officers . The Board may also appoint or delegate the power to appoint such other officers, assistant officers and agents and may also remove such officers and agents or delegate the power to remove the same, as it shall from time to time deem necessary, and the titles and duties of such appointed officers may be as described in Section 6.1 hereof for elected officers; provided , that, the officers and any officer possessing authority over or responsibility for any functions of the Board shall be elected officers.
Section 6.4 Multiple Officeholders, Stockholder and Director Officers . Any number of offices may be held by the same person, unless the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws otherwise provide. Officers need not be stockholders or residents of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Officers, such as the Chairman of the Board, possessing authority over or responsibility for any function of the Board must be directors.
Section 6.5 Compensation; Vacancies . The compensation of elected officers shall be set by the Board. The Board also shall fill any vacancy in an elected office, subject to any requirements set forth in the Stockholder Agreement. The compensation of appointed officers and the filling of vacancies in appointed offices may be delegated by the Board to the same extent as permitted by these Bylaws for the initial filling of such offices.
Section 6.6 Additional Powers and Duties . In addition to the foregoing especially enumerated powers and duties, the several elected and appointed officers of the Company shall perform such other duties and exercise such further powers as may be provided by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws or as the Board may from time to time determine or as may be assigned to them by any competent committee or superior officer.
Section 6.7 Removal . Any officer may be removed, either with or without cause, by a majority vote of the directors in office at the time at any regular or special meeting of the Board.
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ARTICLE VII.
SHARE CERTIFICATES
Section 7.1 Entitlement to Certificates . The shares of the Company shall be represented by certificates, provided that, subject to any requirements set forth in the Stockholder Agreement, the Board may provide by resolution or resolutions that some or all of any or all classes or series of its stock shall be uncertificated shares that, inter alia, may be evidenced by a book-entry system maintained by the duly appointed registrar of such stock. If shares are represented by certificates, such certificates shall be in a form, other than bearer form, approved by the Board. Any such resolution shall not apply to shares represented by a certificate until such certificate is surrendered to the Company.
Section 7.2 Multiple Classes of Stock . Subject to the approval of at least one Director nominated by a Principal Stockholder for so long as such Principal Stockholders Proportionate Percentage is 10% or more and such Principal Stockholder has the right to nominate a Director pursuant to Section 2 of the Stockholder Agreement, if the Company shall be authorized to issue more than one class of capital stock or more than one series of any class, a statement of the powers, designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights of each class of stock or series thereof and the qualification, limitations or restrictions of such preferences and/or rights shall, unless the Board shall by resolution provide that such class or series of stock shall be uncertificated, be set forth in full or summarized on the face or back of the certificate which the Company shall issue to represent such class or series of stock; provided that, to the extent allowed by law, in lieu of such statement, the face or back of such certificate may state that the Company will furnish a copy of such statement without charge to each requesting stockholder.
Section 7.3 Signatures . Each certificate representing capital stock of the Company shall be signed by or in the name of the Company by (i) the Chairman of the Board, the President or a Vice President; and (ii) the Treasurer, an Assistant Treasurer, the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Company. The signatures of the officers of the Company may be facsimiles. In case any officer or duly appointed transfer agent or registrar who has signed or whose facsimile signature has been placed upon a certificate shall have ceased to hold such office before such certificate is issued, it may be issued by the Company with the same effect as if he held such office on the date of issue.
Section 7.4 Issuance and Payment . Subject to the provisions of law, the Certificate of Incorporation, these Bylaws and the Stockholder Agreement, shares may be issued for such consideration and to such persons as the Board may determine from time to time. Shares may not be issued until the full amount of the consideration has been paid, unless upon the face or back of each certificate issued to represent any partly paid shares of capital stock there shall have been set forth the total amount of the consideration to be paid therefor and the amount paid thereon up to and including the time said certificate is issued.
Section 7.5 Lost Certificates . The Board may direct a new certificate or certificates to be issued in place of any certificate or certificates theretofore issued by the Company alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by the person claiming the certificate of stock to be lost, stolen or destroyed. When
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authorizing such issue of a new certificate or certificates, the Board may, in its discretion and as a condition precedent to the issuance thereof, require the owner of such lost, stolen or destroyed certificate or certificates, or his legal representative, to advertise the same in such manner as it shall require and/or to give the Company a bond in such sum as it may direct as indemnity against any claim that may be made against the Company with respect to the certificate alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed.
Section 7.6 Transfer of Stock . Transfers of stock shall be made on the books of the Company only by the holder of record thereof, by such persons attorney lawfully constituted in writing and, in the case of certificated shares, upon surrender to the Company or its transfer agent, if any, of a certificate for shares duly endorsed or accompanied by proper evidence of succession, assignation or authority to transfer and of the payment of all taxes applicable to the transfer of said shares. In the case of certificated shares, upon transfer the Company shall be obligated to issue a new certificate to the person entitled thereto, cancel the old certificate and record the transaction upon its books; provided , however , that, the Company shall not be so obligated unless such transfer was made in compliance with applicable state and federal securities laws and shall not do so unless said transfer was made in compliance with the provisions of Section 4 of the Stockholder Agreement.
Section 7.7 Registered Stockholders . The Company shall be entitled to recognize the exclusive right of a person registered on its books as the owner of shares to receive dividends, vote and be held liable for calls and assessments and shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to or interest in such share or shares on the part of any person other than such registered owner, whether or not it shall have express or other notice thereof, except as otherwise provided by law.
Section 7.8 Transfer Agents and Registrars . The Board may appoint, or authorize any officer or officers to appoint, one or more transfer agents and one or more registrars.
ARTICLE VIII.
INDEMNIFICATION
Section 8.1 Right to Indemnification . To the fullest extent that the General Corporations Law or any other applicable law as the same exists or is hereafter amended permits, each person who was or is made a party or is threatened to be made a party to or is otherwise involved in any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (hereinafter a proceeding ), by reason of the fact that he or she is or was an incorporator, resident agent, director or officer of the Company or, while an incorporator, resident agent, director or officer of the Company, is or was serving at the request of the Company as such an incorporator, resident agent, director or officer, or as an employee or agent of another corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust, other enterprise or nonprofit entity, including service with respect to an employee benefit plan (hereinafter a Covered Person ), whether the basis of such proceeding is alleged action in an official capacity as an incorporator, resident agent, director, officer, employee or agent, or in any other capacity while serving as a director, officer, employee or agent, shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Company to the fullest extent authorized or permitted by the General Corporations Law or
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other applicable law, as the same exists or may hereafter be amended, against all liability and loss suffered by such Covered Person and all expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys fees and expenses, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes and penalties and amounts paid in settlement) incurred in a reasonable manner by such Covered Person in connection with such proceeding if such Covered Person acted in good faith and in a manner such Covered Person deemed to be reasonable and consistent with the best interests of the Company and not opposed thereto and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe such Covered Persons conduct was unlawful. The termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that such person (i) did not act in good faith and in a manner that such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company and (ii) with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that such persons conduct was unlawful; provided , however , that, except as provided in Section 8.3 with respect to proceedings to enforce rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses, the Company shall indemnify a Covered Person in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such Covered Person only if such proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized by the Board.
Section 8.2 Right to Advancement of Expenses . In addition to the right to indemnification conferred in Section 8.1 , a Covered Person also shall have the right to be paid by the Company for the expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys fees and expenses) incurred in defending, testifying or otherwise participating in any such proceeding in advance of its final disposition (hereinafter an advancement of expenses ); provided , however , that, if the General Corporations Law requires, an advancement of expenses incurred by a Covered Person in his or her capacity as a director or officer of the Company (and not in any other capacity in which service was or is rendered by such Covered Person, including, without limitation, service to an employee benefit plan) shall be made only upon delivery to the Company of an undertaking (hereinafter an undertaking ), by or on behalf of such Covered Person, to repay all amounts so advanced if it shall ultimately be determined by final judicial decision from which there is no further right to appeal (hereinafter a final adjudication ) that such Covered Person is not entitled to be indemnified for such expenses under this Article VIII or otherwise.
Section 8.3 Right of Indemnitee to Bring Suit . If a claim under Section 8.1 or Section 8.2 is not paid in full by the Company within 60 days after a written claim therefor has been received by the Company, except in the case of a claim for an advancement of expenses, in which case the applicable period shall be 20 days, the Covered Person may at any time thereafter bring suit against the Company to recover the unpaid amount of the claim. If successful in whole or in part in any such suit, or in a suit brought by the Company to recover an advancement of expenses pursuant to the terms of an undertaking, the Covered Person also shall be entitled to be paid the expense of prosecuting or defending such suit. In any suit brought by (a) the Covered Person to enforce a right to indemnification hereunder (but not in a suit brought by a Covered Person to enforce a right to an advancement of expenses) it shall be a defense that, and (b) the Company to recover an advancement of expenses pursuant to the terms of an undertaking, the Company shall be entitled to recover such expenses upon a final adjudication that, the Covered Person has not met any applicable standard for indemnification set forth in the General Corporations Law. Neither the failure of the Company (including its directors who are not parties to such action, a committee of such directors, independent legal counsel, or its stockholders) to have made a determination prior to the commencement of such suit that indemnification of the Covered Person is proper in the circumstances because the Covered Person has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in the General Corporations Law, nor an actual determination by the Company (including a determination by its directors who are not parties to such action, a committee of such directors, independent legal counsel, or its
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stockholders) that the Covered Person has not met such applicable standard of conduct, shall create a presumption that the Covered Person has not met the applicable standard of conduct or, in the case of such a suit brought by the Covered Person, shall be a defense to such suit. In any suit brought by the Covered Person to enforce a right to indemnification or to an advancement of expenses hereunder, or by the Company to recover an advancement of expenses pursuant to the terms of an undertaking, the burden of proving that the Covered Person is not entitled to be indemnified, or to such advancement of expenses, under this Article VIII or otherwise shall be on the Company.
Section 8.4 Non-Exclusivity of Rights . The rights provided to Covered Persons pursuant to this Article VIII shall not be exclusive of any other right that any Covered Person may have or hereafter acquire under the General Corporations Law, other applicable law, the Certificate of Incorporation, these Bylaws, the Stockholder Agreement, any other agreement, a vote of stockholders or disinterested directors, or otherwise.
Section 8.5 Insurance . The Company may maintain insurance, at its expense, to protect itself and/or any director, officer, employee or agent of the Company or another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against any expense, liability or loss, whether or not the Company would have the power to indemnify such person against such expense, liability or loss under the General Corporations Law.
Section 8.6 Indemnification of Other Persons . This Article VIII shall not limit the right of the Company to the extent and in the manner authorized or permitted by law to indemnify and to advance expenses to persons other than Covered Persons. Without limiting the foregoing, the Company may, to the extent authorized from time to time by the Board, grant rights to indemnification and to the advancement of expenses to any employee or agent of the Company and to any other person who is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, including service with respect to an employee benefit plan, to the fullest extent of the provisions of this Article VIII with respect to the indemnification and advancement of expenses of Covered Persons under this Article VIII .
Section 8.7 Amendments . Any repeal or amendment of this Article VIII by the Board or the stockholders of the Company or by changes in applicable law or the adoption of any other provision of these Bylaws inconsistent with this Article VIII , shall, to the extent permitted by applicable law, be prospective only (except to the extent such amendment or change in applicable law permits the Company to provide broader indemnification rights to Covered Persons on a retroactive basis than permitted prior thereto) and will not in any way diminish or adversely affect any right or protection existing hereunder in respect of any act or omission occurring prior to such repeal or amendment or adoption of such inconsistent provision.
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Section 8.8 Certain Definitions . For purposes of this Article VIII , (a) references to other enterprise shall include any employee benefit plan; (b) references to fines shall include any excise taxes assessed on a person with respect to an employee benefit plan; (c) references to serving at the request of the Company shall include any service that imposes duties on, or involves services by, a person with respect to any employee benefit plan, its participants, or beneficiaries; and (d) a person who acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in the interest of the participants and beneficiaries of an employee benefit plan shall be deemed to have acted in a manner not opposed to the best interest of the Company for purposes of Section 4.08(i) of the General Corporations Law (14 L.P.R.A. §3568(i)).
Section 8.9 Contract Rights . The rights provided to Covered Persons pursuant to this Article VIII (a) shall be contract rights based upon good and valuable consideration, pursuant to which a Covered Person may bring suit as if the provisions of this Article VIII were set forth in a separate written contract between the Covered Person and the Company, (b) shall fully vest at the time the Covered Person first assumes his or her position as a director or officer of the Company, (c) are intended to be retroactive and shall be available with respect to any act or omission occurring prior to the adoption of this Article VIII , (d) shall continue as to a Covered Person who has ceased to be a director or officer of the Company, and (e) shall inure to the benefit of the Covered Persons heirs, executors and administrators.
Section 8.10 Severability . If any provision or provisions of this Article VIII shall be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable for any reason whatsoever: (a) the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Article VIII shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby; and (b) to the fullest extent possible, the provisions of this Article VIII (including, without limitation, each such portion of this Article VIII containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall be construed so as to give effect to the intent manifested by the provision held invalid, illegal or unenforceable.
Section 8.11 Indemnitor of First Resort . The Company hereby acknowledges that Covered Persons may have certain rights to indemnification, insurance and/or advancement of expenses provided by one or more Persons who employ Covered Persons or of which any Covered Person is a partner or member or with such Persons respective affiliated investment funds, managed funds and management companies, if applicable, or such Persons respective affiliates (collectively, the Secondary Indemnitors ). The Company hereby agrees (i) that it is the indemnitor of first resortmeaning that, its obligations under this Article VIII are primary and any obligation of the Secondary Indemnitors to advance expenses and provide indemnification for the same expenses and liabilities incurred by Covered Persons are secondary, (ii) that it shall be required to advance the full amount of expenses incurred by Covered Persons and shall be liable for the full amount of any losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys fees and expenses, judgments, fines, penalties and amounts paid in settlement) to the extent legally permitted and as required by the terms of these Bylaws, the Certificate of Incorporation, the Stockholder Agreement or any other agreement between the Company and any Covered Persons, without regard to any rights that Covered Persons may have against the Secondary Indemnitors and (iii) that it irrevocably waives, relinquishes and releases the Secondary Indemnitors from any and all claims that it has or may have against the Secondary Indemnitors for contribution, subrogation or any other recovery of
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any kind in respect thereof. The Company further agrees that no advancement or payment by the Secondary Indemnitors shall affect the foregoing and that the Secondary Indemnitors shall be subrogated to the extent of such advancement or payment to all of the rights of recovery of such Covered Persons against the Company. The Company and each Covered Person agree that Secondary Indemnitors are express third-party beneficiaries of this Article VIII .
ARTICLE IX.
INTERESTED DIRECTORS, OFFICERS AND STOCKHOLDERS
Section 9.1 Validity . Any contract or other transaction between the Company and any of its directors, officers or stockholders (or any corporation or firm in which any of them are directly or indirectly interested) shall be valid for all purposes notwithstanding the presence of such director, officer or stockholder at the meeting authorizing such contract or transaction or his participation or vote in such meeting or authorization.
Section 9.2 Disclosure; Approval . The foregoing shall, however, apply only if the material facts of the relationship or the interest of each such director, officer or stockholder is known or disclosed:
(a) to the Board and it nevertheless in good faith authorizes or ratifies the contract or transaction by a majority of the directors present, each such interested director to be counted in determining whether a quorum is present but not in calculating the majority necessary to carry the vote; or
(b) to the stockholders and they nevertheless in good faith authorize or ratify the contract or transaction by a majority of the shares present, each such interested person to be counted in determining whether a quorum is present but not in calculating the majority necessary to carry the vote.
Section 9.3 Nonexclusive . This provision shall not be construed to invalidate any contract or transaction that would be valid in the absence of this provision.
ARTICLE X.
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 10.1 Definitions . Defined terms in these Bylaws, and in the Appendices and Annexes to these Bylaws, which may be identified by the capitalization of the first letter of each principal word thereof, have the meanings assigned to them in Appendix A . Other terms may be defined elsewhere in the text of these Bylaws and, unless otherwise indicated, shall have such meaning throughout these Bylaws and the Appendices and Annexes hereto.
Section 10.2 Place of Meetings . All stockholders, directors and committee meetings shall be held at such place or places, within or outside of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, as shall be designated from time to time by the Board or such committee and stated in the notices thereof. If no such place is so designated, said meetings shall be held at the principal business office of the Company.
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Section 10.3 Fixing Record Dates .
(a) In order that the Company may determine the stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of stockholders or any adjournment thereof, the Board may fix, in advance, a record date, that shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board, which record date shall not be more than 60 nor less than ten days prior to any such action. If no record date is fixed by the Board, the record date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall be at the close of business on the day next preceding the day notice is given or, if notice is waived, at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which the meeting is held. A determination of stockholders of record entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall apply to any adjournment of the meeting; provided , however , that, the Board may fix a new record date for the adjourned meeting.
(b) In order that the Company may determine the stockholders entitled to consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting, the Board may fix a record date, which record date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board and which record date shall not be more than ten days after the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board. If no record date has been fixed by the Board, the record date for determining stockholders entitled to consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting, when no prior action by the Board is otherwise required, shall be the first date on which a signed written consent setting forth the action taken or proposed to be taken is delivered to the Company by delivery to its registered office in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, its principal place of business or to an officer or agent of the Company having custody of the book in which proceedings of meetings of stockholders are recorded. Delivery made to the Companys registered office shall be by hand delivery or by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested. If no record date has been fixed by the Board and prior action by the Board is required, the record date for determining stockholders entitled to consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting shall be at the close of business on the day on which the Board adopts the resolution taking such prior action.
(c) In order that the Company may determine the stockholders entitled to receive payment of any dividend or other distribution or allotment of any rights or the stockholders entitled to exercise any rights in respect of any change, conversion or exchange of stock, or for the purpose of any other lawful action, the Board may fix a record date, which record date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted and which record date shall be not more than 60 days prior to such action. If no record date is fixed, the record date for determining stockholders for any such purpose shall be at the close of business on the day on which the Board adopts the resolution relating thereto.
Section 10.4 Means of Giving Notice . Whenever under law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, notice is required to be given to any director or stockholder, such notice may be given in writing and delivered personally, through the United States mail, by a recognized express delivery service (such as Federal Express) or by means of telegram, telex or facsimile transmission, addressed to such director or stockholder at his address or telex or facsimile transmission number, as the case may be, appearing on the records of the Company, with postage and fees thereon prepaid. Such notice shall be deemed to be given at the time when
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the same shall be deposited in the United States mail or with an express delivery service or when transmitted, as the case may be. Notice of any meeting of the Board may be given to a director by telephone and shall be deemed to be given when actually received by the director.
Section 10.5 Waiver of Notice . Except as otherwise provided in these Bylaws, whenever any notice is required to be given under law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, a written waiver of such notice, signed before or after the date of such meeting by the person or persons entitled to said notice, shall be deemed equivalent to such required notice. All such waivers shall be filed with the corporate records. Attendance at a meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except where a person attends for the express purpose of objecting to the transaction of any business on the ground that the meeting is not lawfully called or convened.
Section 10.6 Attendance via Communications Equipment . Unless otherwise restricted by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, members of the Board, any committee thereof or, if done in accordance with Section 2.6.7 , the stockholders may hold a meeting by means of telephone conference or other communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can effectively communicate with each other. Such participation in a meeting shall constitute presence in person at the meeting, except where a person participates in the meeting for the express purpose of objecting to the transaction of any business on the ground that the meeting is not lawfully called or convened. The Board shall make such communications equipment available upon the request of any director.
Section 10.7 Dividends . Dividends on the capital stock of the Company, paid in cash, property or securities of the Company and as may be limited by the General Corporations Law, other applicable law and applicable provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation (if any) may be declared by the Board at any regular or special meeting.
Section 10.8 Reserves . Before payment of any dividend, there may be set aside out of any funds of the Company available for dividends such sum or sums as the Board from time to time, in its absolute discretion, deems proper as a reserve or reserves to meet contingencies, for equalizing dividends, for repairing or maintaining any property of the Company or for such other purpose as the Board shall determine to be in the best interest of the Company. The Board may modify or abolish any such reserve in the manner in which it was created.
Section 10.9 Reports to Stockholders . The Board shall present at each annual meeting of stockholders, and at any special meeting of stockholders when called for by vote of the stockholders, a statement of the business and condition of the Company.
Section 10.10 Contracts and Negotiable Instruments . Except as otherwise provided by law or these Bylaws, any contract or other instrument relative to the business of the Company may be executed and delivered in the name of the Company and on its behalf by the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer or the President. The Board may authorize any other officer or agent of the Company to enter into any contract or execute and deliver any contract in the name and on behalf of the Company, and such authority may be general or confined to specific instances as the Board may by resolution determine. All bills, notes, checks
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or other instruments for the payment of money shall be signed or countersigned by such officer, officers, agent or agents and in such manner as are permitted by these Bylaws and/or as, from time to time, may be prescribed by resolution (whether general or special) of the Board. Unless authorized so to do by these Bylaws or by the Board, no officer, agent or employee shall have any power or authority to bind the Company by any contract or engagement, or to pledge its credit, or to render it liable pecuniarily for any purpose or any amount.
Section 10.11 Fiscal Year . The fiscal year of the Company shall end on December 31 of each calendar year.
Section 10.12 Seal . The seal of the Company shall be in such form as shall from time to time be adopted by the Board. The seal may be used by causing it or a facsimile thereof to be impressed, affixed or otherwise reproduced. Whenever the Company is permitted or required to affix its seal to a document, it shall be sufficient to meet the requirements of any law, rule or regulation relating to a seal to place the word (SEAL) adjacent to the signature of the person authorized to execute the document on behalf of the Company.
Section 10.13 Books and Records . The Company shall keep correct and complete books and records of account and shall keep minutes of the proceedings of its stockholders, Board and committees and shall keep at its registered office or principal place of business in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. The Company shall keep a record of its stockholders at its registered office or principal place of business or at the office of its transfer agent or registrar, stating the names and addresses of all stockholders and the number and class of the shares held by each.
Section 10.14 Resignation . Any director, committee member, officer or agent may resign by giving written notice to the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President or the Secretary. The resignation shall take effect at the time specified therein or, if no time is specified, immediately. Unless otherwise specified therein, the acceptance of such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective.
Section 10.15 Surety Bonds . Such officers and agents of the Company (if any) as the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President or the Board may direct, from time to time, shall be bonded for the faithful performance of their duties and for the restoration to the Company, in case of their death, resignation, retirement, disqualification or removal from office, of all books, papers, vouchers, money and other property of whatever kind in their possession or under their control belonging to the Company, in such amounts and by such surety companies as the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President or the Board may determine. The premiums on such bonds shall be paid by the Company and the bonds so furnished shall be in the custody of the Secretary.
Section 10.16 Proxies in Respect of Securities of Other Corporations . The Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, any Vice President or the Secretary may from time to time appoint an attorney or attorneys or an agent or agents for the Company to exercise, in the name and on behalf of the Company, the powers and rights that the Company may have as the holder of stock or other securities in any other corporation to vote or consent in respect of such stock or other securities. The Chairman of the Board, the Chief
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Executive Officer, the President, any Vice President or the Secretary may instruct such person or persons as to the manner of exercising such powers and rights. The Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, any Vice President or the Secretary may execute or cause to be executed, in the name and on behalf of the Company and under its corporate seal or otherwise, all such written proxies or other instruments as he may deem necessary or proper in order that the Company may exercise such powers and rights.
Section 10.17 Conflict with Stockholder Agreement . The Company is a party to the Stockholder Agreement. To the extent that the terms of these Bylaws and the terms of the Stockholder Agreement are inconsistent, the terms of the Stockholder Agreement shall control.
Section 10.18 Amendments . These Bylaws may be amended, altered, changed or repealed or new Bylaws may be adopted only in accordance with Article VII of the Certificate of Incorporation.
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Appendix A
In this Appendix, and in these Bylaws and the Annexes hereto, the following terms shall have the meanings assigned below, and the terms listed in the chart below shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Section of these Bylaws set forth opposite of such term.
Term: |
Section: |
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advancement of expenses | Section 8.2 | |
Board | Section 1.2 | |
Covered Person | Section 8.1 | |
Derivative Instrument | Section 2.5.1(b) | |
Exchange Act | Section 2.5.1(a) | |
final adjudication | Section 8.2 | |
General Corporations Law | Section 2.3 | |
Proceeding | Section 8.1 | |
Required Officers | Section 6.1 | |
Secondary Indemnitors | Section 8.11 | |
Short Interest | Section 2.5.1(b) | |
undertaking | Section 8.2 | |
Voting Commitment | Section 2.5.4 |
Affiliate means, with respect to any Person, any other Person, directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, Controlling, Controlled by, or under common Control with, such Person. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) with respect to Apollo, the term Affiliate shall (x) include any investment fund with respect to which Apollo Global Management LLC or its Controlled Affiliates (including its and their respective successors) are the sole or, if not sole, primary investment managers and, subject to clause (y) below, each of their Subsidiaries and (y) not include portfolio companies of Apollo Global Management LLC or its Controlled Affiliates and, (ii) with respect to Popular (to the extent that at the time of determination it is engaged in a private equity or similar business), the term Affiliate shall not include portfolio companies of Popular or its Controlled Affiliates.
Apollo means AP Carib Holdings, Ltd., an exempted company organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands.
Certificate of Incorporation shall mean the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, dated as of April 17, 2013, as amended from time to time.
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Common Stock shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Certificate of Incorporation.
Complete Rights Transferees shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Certificate of Incorporation.
Control , and its correlative meanings, Controlling and Controlled , means the possession, direct or indirect, 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.
Director Nomination Right means the right of a Principal Stockholder or Partial Rights Transferee to nominate one or more Directors in accordance with Section 2 of the Stockholder Agreement.
Director Nominee means a Director nominated by a Principal Stockholder or Partial Rights Transferee pursuant to a Director Nomination Right.
Government Entity means any federal, national, supranational, state, provincial, Commonwealth, local or foreign or similar government, governmental subdivision, regulatory or administrative body or other governmental or quasi-governmental agency, tribunal, commission, court, judicial or arbitral body or other entity with competent jurisdiction.
Holders mean the holders of Common Stock who are parties to the Stockholder Agreement.
Partial Rights Transferee shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Certificate of Incorporation.
Person shall be construed broadly and shall include, without limitation, an individual, a partnership, a limited liability company, a corporation, an association, a joint stock company, a trust, a joint venture, an unincorporated organization and a Governmental Entity or any department, agency or political subdivision thereof.
Popular means Popular, Inc., a corporation organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
Principal Stockholder means Apollo, Popular and each of their respective Complete Rights Transferees.
Proportionate Percentage shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Certificate of Incorporation.
Reconvened Meeting means a meeting of the Board or the stockholders, as the case may be, that (i) has been properly called in accordance with these Bylaws (including by given proper notice of such meeting in accordance with Section 2.3 or Section 4.4 , as applicable) as if such meeting was not an adjourned meeting and (ii) has the same agenda as a previously convened meeting that was adjourned due to the lack of a quorum.
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Stockholder Agreement means that certain Stockholder Agreement, dated as of April 17, 2012, among the Company, Apollo, Popular, EVERTEC Intermediate Holdings, LLC (f.k.a. Carib Holdings, Inc.) and each of the Holders, as amended on March 27, 2013, as it may be further amended or supplemented from time to time.
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Exhibit 10.1
$800,000,000
CREDIT AGREEMENT
Dated as of April 17, 2013
Among
EVERTEC INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS, LLC
(formerly known as CARIB HOLDINGS, LLC),
as Holdings,
EVERTEC GROUP, LLC
(formerly known as EVERTEC, LLC),
as Borrower,
The Several Lenders
from Time to Time Parties Hereto,
and
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
as Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent, Swingline Lender and L/C Issuer
J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC and
GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA,
as Joint Lead Arrangers,
J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC,
GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA,
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED,
DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC. and
MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC.
as Joint Bookrunners,
GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA,
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED,
DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC. and
MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC.
as Co-Syndication Agents,
and
CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (USA) LLC and
UBS SECURITIES LLC
as Co-Documentation Agents
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page | ||||||
ARTICLE I | ||||||
DEFINITIONS | ||||||
SECTION 1.01. |
Defined Terms |
1 | ||||
SECTION 1.02. |
Terms Generally |
45 | ||||
SECTION 1.03. |
Effectuation of Transactions |
45 | ||||
SECTION 1.04. |
Exchange Rates; Currency Equivalents |
45 | ||||
SECTION 1.05. |
Additional Alternative Currencies |
46 | ||||
SECTION 1.06. |
Change of Currency |
46 | ||||
SECTION 1.07. |
Times of Day |
47 | ||||
SECTION 1.08. |
Letter of Credit Amounts |
47 | ||||
ARTICLE II | ||||||
THE CREDITS | ||||||
SECTION 2.01. |
Commitments |
47 | ||||
SECTION 2.02. |
Loans and Borrowings |
48 | ||||
SECTION 2.03. |
Requests for Borrowings |
48 | ||||
SECTION 2.04. |
Swingline Loans |
49 | ||||
SECTION 2.05. |
The Letter of Credit Commitment |
51 | ||||
SECTION 2.06. |
[Reserved] |
58 | ||||
SECTION 2.07. |
Funding of Borrowings |
59 | ||||
SECTION 2.08. |
Interest Elections |
59 | ||||
SECTION 2.09. |
Termination and Reduction of Commitments |
60 | ||||
SECTION 2.10. |
Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt |
61 | ||||
SECTION 2.11. |
Repayment of Term Loans and Revolving Facility Loans |
61 | ||||
SECTION 2.12. |
Prepayment of Loans |
63 | ||||
SECTION 2.13. |
Fees |
65 | ||||
SECTION 2.14. |
Interest |
66 | ||||
SECTION 2.15. |
Alternate Rate of Interest |
67 | ||||
SECTION 2.16. |
Increased Costs |
67 | ||||
SECTION 2.17. |
Break Funding Payments |
68 | ||||
SECTION 2.18. |
Taxes |
69 | ||||
SECTION 2.19. |
Payments Generally; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of Set-offs |
70 | ||||
SECTION 2.20. |
Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders |
71 | ||||
SECTION 2.21. |
Illegality |
72 | ||||
SECTION 2.22. |
Incremental Commitments |
73 | ||||
SECTION 2.23. |
Refinancing Term Loans |
74 | ||||
SECTION 2.24. |
[Reserved] |
75 | ||||
SECTION 2.25. |
Replacement Revolving Facility Commitments |
75 | ||||
ARTICLE III | ||||||
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES | ||||||
SECTION 3.01. |
Organization; Powers |
77 | ||||
SECTION 3.02. |
Authorization |
77 | ||||
SECTION 3.03. |
Enforceability |
77 | ||||
SECTION 3.04. |
Governmental Approvals |
78 |
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SECTION 3.05. |
Financial Statements |
78 | ||||
SECTION 3.06. |
No Material Adverse Effect |
78 | ||||
SECTION 3.07. |
Title to Properties; Possession Under Leases |
78 | ||||
SECTION 3.08. |
Subsidiaries |
79 | ||||
SECTION 3.09. |
Litigation; Compliance with Laws |
79 | ||||
SECTION 3.10. |
Federal Reserve Regulations |
79 | ||||
SECTION 3.11. |
Investment Company Act |
79 | ||||
SECTION 3.12. |
Use of Proceeds |
79 | ||||
SECTION 3.13. |
Taxes |
80 | ||||
SECTION 3.14. |
No Material Misstatements |
80 | ||||
SECTION 3.15. |
Employee Benefit Plans |
80 | ||||
SECTION 3.16. |
Environmental Matters |
81 | ||||
SECTION 3.17. |
Security Documents |
81 | ||||
SECTION 3.18. |
Location of Real Property and Leased Premises |
82 | ||||
SECTION 3.19. |
Solvency |
82 | ||||
SECTION 3.20. |
Labor Matters |
83 | ||||
SECTION 3.21. |
No Default |
83 | ||||
SECTION 3.22. |
Intellectual Property; Licenses, Etc. |
83 | ||||
SECTION 3.23. |
Senior Debt |
83 | ||||
SECTION 3.24. |
Insurance |
83 | ||||
SECTION 3.25. |
Anti-Money Laundering and Economic Sanctions Laws |
83 | ||||
SECTION 3.26. |
Anti-Corruption Laws |
84 | ||||
ARTICLE IV | ||||||
CONDITIONS OF LENDING | ||||||
SECTION 4.01. |
All Credit Events |
84 | ||||
SECTION 4.02. |
First Credit Event |
85 | ||||
ARTICLE V | ||||||
AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS | ||||||
SECTION 5.01. |
Existence; Businesses and Properties |
87 | ||||
SECTION 5.02. |
Insurance |
87 | ||||
SECTION 5.03. |
Taxes |
88 | ||||
SECTION 5.04. |
Financial Statements, Reports, etc. |
88 | ||||
SECTION 5.05. |
Litigation and Other Notices |
90 | ||||
SECTION 5.06. |
Compliance with Laws |
90 | ||||
SECTION 5.07. |
Maintaining Records; Access to Properties and Inspections |
90 | ||||
SECTION 5.08. |
Use of Proceeds |
91 | ||||
SECTION 5.09. |
Compliance with Environmental Laws |
91 | ||||
SECTION 5.10. |
Further Assurances; Additional Security |
91 | ||||
SECTION 5.11. |
Rating |
93 | ||||
ARTICLE VI | ||||||
NEGATIVE COVENANTS | ||||||
SECTION 6.01. |
Indebtedness |
94 | ||||
SECTION 6.02. |
Liens |
98 | ||||
SECTION 6.03. |
Sale and Lease-Back Transactions |
101 | ||||
SECTION 6.04. |
Investments, Loans and Advances |
102 | ||||
SECTION 6.05. |
Mergers, Consolidations, Sales of Assets and Acquisitions |
105 |
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SECTION 6.06. |
Restricted Payments |
107 | ||||
SECTION 6.07. |
Transactions with Affiliates |
109 | ||||
SECTION 6.08. |
Business of Holdings, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries |
111 | ||||
SECTION 6.09. |
Limitation on Payments and Modifications of Indebtedness; Modifications of Certificate of Incorporation, By-Laws and Certain Other Agreements; etc. |
111 | ||||
SECTION 6.10. |
Financial Performance Covenant |
114 | ||||
SECTION 6.11. |
[Reserved] |
114 | ||||
SECTION 6.12. |
No Other Designated Senior Debt |
114 | ||||
SECTION 6.13. |
Changes in Fiscal Year |
114 | ||||
ARTICLE VII | ||||||
EVENTS OF DEFAULT | ||||||
SECTION 7.01. |
Events of Default |
114 | ||||
SECTION 7.02. |
Right to Cure |
116 | ||||
ARTICLE VIII | ||||||
THE AGENTS | ||||||
SECTION 8.01. |
Appointment |
117 | ||||
SECTION 8.02. |
Delegation of Duties |
118 | ||||
SECTION 8.03. |
Exculpatory Provisions |
118 | ||||
SECTION 8.04. |
Reliance by Agents |
119 | ||||
SECTION 8.05. |
Notice of Default |
119 | ||||
SECTION 8.06. |
Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent and Other Lenders |
119 | ||||
SECTION 8.07. |
Indemnification |
120 | ||||
SECTION 8.08. |
Agents in their Individual Capacity |
120 | ||||
SECTION 8.09. |
Successor Agents |
120 | ||||
SECTION 8.10. |
Payments Set Aside |
121 | ||||
SECTION 8.11. |
Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim |
121 | ||||
SECTION 8.12. |
Collateral and Guaranty Matters |
122 | ||||
SECTION 8.13. |
Additional Agents |
122 | ||||
SECTION 8.14. |
Intercreditor Agreements and Collateral Matters |
122 | ||||
SECTION 8.15. |
Withholding Taxes |
122 | ||||
ARTICLE IX | ||||||
MISCELLANEOUS | ||||||
SECTION 9.01. |
Notices; Communications |
123 | ||||
SECTION 9.02. |
Survival of Agreement |
124 | ||||
SECTION 9.03. |
Effectiveness |
124 | ||||
SECTION 9.04. |
Successors and Assigns |
124 | ||||
SECTION 9.05. |
Expenses; Indemnity |
128 | ||||
SECTION 9.06. |
Right of Set-off |
130 | ||||
SECTION 9.07. |
Applicable Law |
130 | ||||
SECTION 9.08. |
Waivers; Amendment |
130 | ||||
SECTION 9.09. |
Interest Rate Limitation |
133 | ||||
SECTION 9.10. |
Entire Agreement |
133 | ||||
SECTION 9.11. |
WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL |
133 | ||||
SECTION 9.12. |
Severability |
133 | ||||
SECTION 9.13. |
Counterparts |
133 | ||||
SECTION 9.14. |
Headings |
134 |
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SECTION 9.15. |
Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process |
134 | ||||
SECTION 9.16. |
Confidentiality |
135 | ||||
SECTION 9.17. |
Platform; Borrower Materials |
135 | ||||
SECTION 9.18. |
Release of Liens, Guarantees and Pledges |
136 | ||||
SECTION 9.19. |
Judgment Currency |
136 | ||||
SECTION 9.20. |
USA PATRIOT Act Notice |
137 | ||||
SECTION 9.21. |
No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility |
137 | ||||
SECTION 9.22. |
Affiliated Lenders |
137 |
Exhibits and Schedules
Exhibit A | Agreed Security Principles | |
Exhibit B | Form of Assignment and Acceptance | |
Exhibit C | Auction Procedures | |
Exhibit D | Form of Borrowing Request/Interest Rate Request | |
Exhibit E | Form of Swingline Borrowing Request | |
Exhibit F-1 | Form of Non-Debt Fund Affiliate Assignment and Acceptance | |
Exhibit F-2 | Form of Debt Fund Affiliate Assignment Notice | |
Exhibit G | Form of Guarantee Agreement | |
Exhibit H | Form of Collateral Agreement |
Schedule 1.01A | Closing Date Security Documents | |
Schedule 1.01B | Subsidiary Loan Parties | |
Schedule 2.01 | Commitments | |
Schedule 3.01 | Organization and Good Standing | |
Schedule 3.04 | Governmental Approvals | |
Schedule 3.07(b) | Possession under Leases | |
Schedule 3.07(c) | Intellectual Property | |
Schedule 3.08(a) | Subsidiaries | |
Schedule 3.08(b) | Subscriptions | |
Schedule 3.09(a) | Litigation | |
Schedule 3.09(b) | Compliance with Laws | |
Schedule 3.16 | Environmental Matters | |
Schedule 3.20 | Labor Matters | |
Schedule 3.22 | Intellectual Property | |
Schedule 3.24 | Insurance | |
Schedule 3.25 | Anti-Money Laundering, Economic Sanctions Laws | |
Schedule 4.02(b) | Local Counsel | |
Schedule 5.10(h) | Certain Collateral Matters | |
Schedule 6.01 | Indebtedness | |
Schedule 6.02(a) | Liens | |
Schedule 6.04 | Investments | |
Schedule 6.07 | Transactions with Affiliates | |
Schedule 9.01 | Notice Information |
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CREDIT AGREEMENT dated as of April 17, 2013 (this Agreement ), among EVERTEC INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS, LLC (formerly known as CARIB HOLDINGS, LLC), a Puerto Rico limited liability company ( Holdings ), EVERTEC GROUP, LLC (formerly known as EVERTEC, LLC), a Puerto Rico limited liability company ( Borrower ), the Lenders party hereto from time to time and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as administrative agent and collateral agent for the Lenders, Swingline Lender and L/C Issuer.
WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested the Lenders to extend (a) tranche A term loans on the Closing Date, in an aggregate principal amount not in excess of $300 million, (b) tranche B term loans on the Closing Date, in an aggregate principal amount not in excess of $400 million and (c) revolving credit loans, swingline loans and letters of credit in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding not in excess of $100 million;
NOW, THEREFORE, the Lenders are willing to extend such credit to the Borrower on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein. Accordingly the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
SECTION 1.01. Defined Terms .
As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings specified below:
2010 Merger shall mean the merger of the Borrower pursuant to the 2010 Merger Agreement.
2010 Merger Agreement shall mean the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of June 30, 2010 by and among the Borrower, Popular, Inc., AP Carib Holdings, Ltd. and Carib Acquisition, Inc.
2010 Merger Transactions shall mean, collectively, (a) the consummation of the 2010 Merger, the distribution to Popular in connection therewith and the other related transactions; (b) the execution and delivery of the Existing Credit Agreement and the initial borrowings hereunder; (c) the sale and issuance of the Senior Unsecured Notes; and (d) the payment of all fees and expenses paid in connection with the foregoing.
ABR shall mean, for any day, a fluctuating rate per annum equal to the higher of (a) the Federal Funds Rate plus 1/2 of 1% and (b) the rate of interest in effect for such day as announced from time to time by JPMorgan as its prime rate; provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the ABR for any Term B Loan at any time be less than 1.75% per annum. The prime rate is a rate set by JPMorgan based upon various factors including JPMorgans costs and desired return, general economic conditions and other factors, and is used as a reference point for pricing some loans, which may be priced at, above, or below such announced rate. Any change in such rate announced by JPMorgan shall take effect at the opening of business on the day specified in the public announcement of such change.
ABR Borrowing shall mean a Borrowing comprised of ABR Loans.
ABR Loan shall mean any ABR Term Loan, ABR Revolving Loan or Swingline Loan.
ABR Revolving Facility Borrowing shall mean a Borrowing comprised of ABR Revolving Loans.
ABR Revolving Loan shall mean any Revolving Facility Loan bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the ABR in accordance with the provisions of Article II.
ABR Term Loan shall mean any Term Loan bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the ABR in accordance with the provisions of Article II.
Accepting Lender shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.12(e).
Additional Agents shall mean the persons identified as the Joint Lead Arrangers, Joint Bookrunners, Co-Syndication Agents and Co-Documentation Agents on the cover page of this Agreement.
Adjustment Date shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of Pricing Grid.
Administrative Agent shall mean JPMorgan in its capacity as administrative agent under any of the Loan Documents or any successor administrative agent.
Administrative Agent Fees shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.13(d).
Administrative Agents Office shall mean, with respect to any currency, the Administrative Agents address and, as appropriate, account as set forth on Schedule 9.01 with respect to such currency, or such other address or account with respect to such currency as the Administrative Agent may from time to time notify to the Borrower and the Lenders.
Administrative Questionnaire shall mean an Administrative Questionnaire in a form supplied by the Administrative Agent.
Affiliate shall mean, when used with respect to a specified person, another person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls or is Controlled by or is under common Control with the person specified.
Affiliated Lender shall mean, at any time, any Lender that is a Sponsor or an Affiliate thereof (other than Evertec or any of its subsidiaries) at such time.
Agent Parties shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.17.
Agents shall mean the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent.
Agreed Security Principles shall mean the principles set forth on Exhibit A .
Agreement shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement.
Alternative Currency shall mean any currency (other than Dollars) that is approved in accordance with Section 1.05.
Alternative Currency Equivalent shall mean, at any time, with respect to any amount denominated in Dollars, the equivalent amount thereof in the applicable Alternative Currency as determined by the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, at such time on the basis of the Spot Rate (determined in respect of the most recent Revaluation Date) for the purchase of such Alternative Currency with Dollars.
Anti-Money Laundering Laws shall mean any and all laws, judgments, orders, executive orders, decrees, ordinances, rules, regulations, statutes, case law or treaties applicable to a Loan Party, its Subsidiaries or Affiliates, related to terrorism financing or money laundering including any applicable provision of the USA PATRIOT Act and The Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act (also known as the Bank Secrecy Act, 31 U.S.C. §§ 5311-5330 and 12 U.S.C. §§ 1818(s), 1820(b) and 1951-1959), as amended from time to time and any successors thereto.
Applicable Commitment Fee shall mean for any day 0.375% per annum; provided , that on and after the first Adjustment Date occurring after delivery of the financial statements and certificates required by Section 5.04 upon the completion of one full fiscal quarter of the Borrower after the Closing Date, the Applicable Commitment Fee will be determined pursuant to the Pricing Grid.
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Applicable Margin shall mean for any day (i) with respect to any Term A Loan, 2.50% per annum in the case of any Eurocurrency Loan and 1.50% per annum in the case of any ABR Loan, (ii) with respect to any Term B Loan, 2.75% per annum in the case of any Eurocurrency Loan and 1.75% per annum in the case of any ABR Loan and (iii) with respect to any Revolving Facility Loan, (A) 2.50% per annum in the case of any Eurocurrency Loan and (B) 1.50% per annum in the case of any ABR Loan and (iii) with respect to Swingline Loans, 1.50% per annum; provided, that on and after the first Adjustment Date occurring after delivery of the financial statements and certificates required by Section 5.04 upon the completion of one full fiscal quarter of the Borrower after the Closing Date, the Applicable Margin will be determined pursuant to the Pricing Grid.
Applicable Period means an Excess Cash Flow Period or an Excess Cash Flow Interim Period, as the case may be.
Applicable Percentage shall mean, with respect to any Applicable Period, 100%; provided , that (a) if the Senior Secured Leverage Ratio at the end of the Applicable Period is greater than 4.25:1.00 but less than or equal to 4.75:1.00, such percentage shall be 75%, and (b) if the Senior Secured Leverage Ratio at the end of the Applicable Period is greater than 4.75:1.00, such percentage shall be 50%.
Applicable Time shall mean, with respect to any borrowings and payments in any Alternative Currency, the local time in the place of settlement for such Alternative Currency as may be determined by the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, to be necessary for timely settlement on the relevant date in accordance with normal banking procedures in the place of payment.
Approved Fund shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.04(b).
Asset Sale shall mean any loss, damage, destruction or condemnation of, or any sale, transfer or other disposition (including any sale and leaseback of assets) to any person of any asset or assets of the Borrower or any Subsidiary.
Assignee shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.04(b).
Assignment and Acceptance shall mean an assignment and acceptance entered into by a Lender and an Assignee, and accepted by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower (if required by Section 9.04), in the form of Exhibit B or such other form as shall be approved by the Administrative Agent and reasonably satisfactory to the Borrower.
Auction shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.12(g).
Auction Manager shall mean either of the Joint Lead Arrangers or another investment bank of recognized standing selected by the Borrower and reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent that will manage the Auction Prepayment Offer.
Auction Notice shall mean an auction notice given by the Borrower in accordance with the Auction Procedures with respect to an Auction Prepayment Offer.
Auction Prepayment shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.12(g).
Auction Prepayment Offer shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.12(g).
Auction Procedures shall mean the auction procedures with respect to Auction Prepayment Offers set forth in Exhibit C hereto.
Auto-Extension Letter of Credit shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.05(b).
Auto-Reinstatement Letter of Credit shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.05(b).
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Availability Period shall mean the period from and including the Closing Date to but excluding the earlier of the Revolving Facility Maturity Date and, in the case of each of the Revolving Facility Loans, Revolving Facility Borrowings, Swingline Loans, Swingline Borrowings and Letters of Credit, the date of termination of the Revolving Facility Commitments.
Available Unused Commitment shall mean, with respect to a Revolving Facility Lender at any time, an amount equal to the Dollar Equivalent of the amount by which (a) the Revolving Facility Commitment of such Revolving Facility Lender at such time exceeds (b) the Revolving Facility Credit Exposure of such Revolving Facility Lender at such time.
Bank of America shall mean Bank of America, N.A.
Bankruptcy Code shall mean Title 11 of the United State Code, as amended, or any similar federal or state law for the relief of debtors.
Board shall mean the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States of America.
Board of Directors shall mean, with respect to any Person, (i) in the case of any corporation, the board of directors of such Person, (ii) in the case of any limited liability company, the board of managers of such Person, (iii) in the case of any partnership, the Board of Directors of the general partner of such Person and (iv) in any other case, the functional equivalent of the foregoing or, in each case, any duly authorized committee of such body.
Borrower shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble hereto, together with its permitted successors and assigns.
Borrowing shall mean a group of Loans of a single Type in a single currency under a single Facility and made on a single date and, in the case of Eurocurrency Loans, as to which a single Interest Period is in effect.
Borrowing Minimum shall mean $1.0 million.
Borrowing Multiple shall mean $1.0 million.
Borrowing Request shall mean a request by the Borrower in accordance with the terms of Section 2.03 and substantially in the form of Exhibit D .
Budget shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.04(e).
Business Day shall mean any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks are authorized to close under the laws of, or are in fact closed in the state where the Administrative Agents Office with respect to Loans denominated in Dollars is located and:
(a) if such day relates to any interest rate settings as to a Eurocurrency Loan denominated in Dollars, any fundings, disbursements, settlements and payments in Dollars in respect of any such Eurocurrency Loan, or any other dealings in Dollars to be carried out pursuant to this Agreement in respect of any such Eurocurrency Loan, means any such day on which dealings in deposits in Dollars are conducted by and between banks in the London interbank eurodollar market;
(b) if such day relates to any interest rate settings as to a Eurocurrency Loan denominated in Euro, any fundings, disbursements, settlements and payments in Euro in respect of any such Eurocurrency Loan, or any other dealings in Euro to be carried out pursuant to this Agreement in respect of any such Eurocurrency Loan, means a TARGET Day;
(c) if such day relates to any interest rate settings as to a Eurocurrency Loan denominated in a currency other than Dollars or Euro, means any such day on which dealings in deposits in the relevant currency are conducted by and between banks in the London or other applicable offshore interbank market for such currency; and
(d) if such day relates to any fundings, disbursements, settlements and payments in a currency other than Dollars or Euro in respect of a Eurocurrency Loan denominated in a currency other than Dollars or Euro, or any other dealings in any currency other than Dollars or Euro to be carried out pursuant to this Agreement in respect of any such Eurocurrency Loan (other than any interest rate settings), means any such day on which banks are open for foreign exchange business in the principal financial center of the country of such currency.
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Capital Expenditures shall mean, for any person in respect of any period, the aggregate of all expenditures incurred by such person during such period that, in accordance with GAAP, are or should be included in additions to property, plant or equipment or similar items reflected in the statement of cash flows of such person; provided , however , that Capital Expenditures for the Borrower and the Subsidiaries shall not include:
(a) expenditures to the extent made with proceeds of the issuance of Qualified Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of Holdings or capital contributions to Holdings or funds that would have constituted Net Proceeds under clause (a) of the definition of the term Net Proceeds (but that will not constitute Net Proceeds as a result of the first or second proviso to such clause (a)); provided , that (i) this clause (a) shall exclude expenditures made with the proceeds of Permitted Cure Securities, proceeds of Equity Interests referred to in Section 6.01(gg), proceeds from sales of Equity Interests financed as contemplated by Section 6.04(e)(iii), proceeds of Equity Interests used to make Investments pursuant to Section 6.04(z), proceeds of Equity Interests used to make a Restricted Payment in reliance on clause (x) of the proviso to Section 6.06(c) and any proceeds used to finance the payments or distributions in respect of any Junior Financing pursuant to Section 6.09(b)(i)(C) and (D) and (ii) such proceeds are not included in any determination of the Cumulative Credit;
(b) expenditures of proceeds of insurance settlements, condemnation awards and other settlements in respect of lost, destroyed, damaged or condemned assets, equipment or other property to the extent such expenditures are made to replace or repair such lost, destroyed, damaged or condemned assets, equipment or other property or otherwise to acquire, maintain, develop, construct, improve, upgrade or repair assets or properties useful in the business of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries to the extent such proceeds are not then required to be applied to prepay Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.12(b);
(c) interest capitalized during such period;
(d) expenditures that are accounted for as capital expenditures of such person and that actually are paid for by a third party (excluding Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary) and for which none of Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary has provided or is required to provide or incur, directly or indirectly, any consideration or obligation to such third party or any other person (whether before, during or after such period);
(e) the book value of any asset owned by such person prior to or during such period to the extent that such book value is included as a capital expenditure during such period as a result of such person reusing or beginning to reuse such asset during such period without a corresponding expenditure actually having been made in such period; provided that (i) any expenditure necessary in order to permit such asset to be reused shall be included as a Capital Expenditure during the period that such expenditure actually is made and (ii) such book value shall have been included in Capital Expenditures when such asset was originally acquired;
(f) the purchase price of equipment purchased during such period to the extent that the consideration therefor consists of any combination of (i) used or surplus equipment traded in at the time of such purchase and (ii) the proceeds of a concurrent sale of used or surplus equipment, in each case, in the ordinary course of business;
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(g) Investments in respect of a Permitted Business Acquisition; or
(h) the purchase of property, plant or equipment made with proceeds from any Asset Sale to the extent such proceeds are not then required to be applied to prepay Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.12(b).
Capital Lease Obligations of any person shall mean the obligations of such person to pay rent or other amounts under any lease of (or other similar arrangement conveying the right to use) 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, for purposes hereof, the amount of such obligations at any time shall be the capitalized amount thereof at such time determined in accordance with GAAP.
Capitalized Software Expenditures shall mean, for any period, the aggregate of all expenditures (whether paid in cash or accrued as liabilities) by a person during such period in respect of licensed or purchased software or internally developed software and software enhancements that, in accordance with GAAP, are or are required to be reflected as capitalized costs on the consolidated balance sheet of such person and its subsidiaries.
Cash Collateralize shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.05(g).
Cash Interest Expense shall mean, with respect to the Borrower and the Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis for any period, Interest Expense for such period to the extent such amounts are paid in cash for such period, excluding, without duplication, in any event (a) pay in kind Interest Expense or other non-cash Interest Expense (including as a result of the effects of purchase accounting), (b) to the extent included in Interest Expense, the amortization and write-off of any debt issuance costs, commissions, financing fees paid by, or on behalf of, the Borrower or any Subsidiary, including such fees paid in connection with the Transactions, and the expensing of any bridge, commitment or other financing fees, including those paid in connection with the Transactions, or any amendment of this Agreement, (c) the amortization of debt discounts, if any, or fees in respect of Swap Agreements and (d) any other expenses included in Interest Expense not paid in cash.
A Change in Control shall be deemed to occur if:
(a) any person or group (within the meaning of Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act as in effect on the Closing Date), other than any combination of the Permitted Holders, shall have beneficial ownership (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act) of Voting Stock of the Borrower representing 50% or more of the voting power of the Voting Stock of the Borrower entitled to vote for the election of directors of the Borrower; provided that no Change in Control shall be deemed to occur under this clause (a) if at such time the Permitted Holders in the aggregate own, directly or indirectly, Voting Stock of the Borrower representing a greater percentage of the voting power of the Voting Stock of the Borrower; or
(b) Holdings shall cease to directly or indirectly own 100% of the Equity Interests of Borrower.
Change in Law shall mean (a) the adoption of any law, rule or regulation after the Closing Date, (b) any change in law, rule or regulation or in the interpretation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority after the Closing Date or (c) compliance by any Lender or L/C Issuer (or, for purposes of Section 2.05(a)(iii)(A) or 2.16(b), by any Lending Office of such Lender or by such Lenders or L/C Issuers holding company, if any) with any written request, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) of any Governmental Authority made or issued after the Closing Date; provided that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (x) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith and (y) all requests, rules, guidelines or directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States 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.
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Charges shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.09.
Class when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, shall refer to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are Revolving Facility Loans, Term A Loans, Term B Loans, Incremental Term Loans, Swingline Loans, Refinancing Term Loans, or Replacement Revolving Loans and, when used in reference to any Commitment, refers to whether such Commitment is a Revolving Facility Commitment, Term A Loan Commitment, Term B Loan Commitment, an Incremental Term Loan Commitment, a Swingline Commitment, or a Replacement Revolving Facility Commitment.
Closing Date shall mean April 17, 2013.
Code shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, and any successor thereto.
Collateral shall mean all the Collateral (or equivalent term) as defined in any Security Document and shall also include the Mortgaged Properties and all other property that is now or hereafter subject to any Lien in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties pursuant to any Security Documents and which has not been released from such Lien in accordance with the Loan Documents at the time of determination.
Collateral Agent shall mean, with respect to references to such term in this Agreement, JPMorgan in its capacity as collateral agent for the Secured Parties under this Agreement in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, and with respect to references to such term in the Security Documents, JPMorgan in its capacity as collateral agent for the First Lien Secured Parties under the Security Documents in accordance with the terms of the Security Documents, or any successor collateral agent pursuant to any such document.
Collateral Agreement shall mean the Collateral Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, among Holdings, the Borrower, EVERTEC Finance Corp. and the Collateral Agent, as amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, substantially in the form of Exhibit H .
Collateral Requirement shall mean the requirement that (in each case subject to Section 5.10(g) and the Agreed Security Principles):
(a) on the Closing Date, the Collateral Agent shall have received (x) the Security Documents set forth on Schedule 1.01A from the parties set forth thereon and (y) from each of Holdings, the Borrower and each Subsidiary Loan Party, a counterpart of the Guarantee Agreement duly executed and delivered on behalf of such person;
(b) on the Closing Date, (i) the Collateral Agent shall have received a pledge of all the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of (x) the Borrower and (y) each Subsidiary owned on the Closing Date directly by the Borrower or any Subsidiary Loan Party and (ii) the Collateral Agent shall have received all certificates or other instruments (if any) representing such Equity Interests, together with stock powers or other instruments of transfer with respect thereto endorsed in blank (to the extent appropriate in the applicable jurisdiction);
(c) (i) on the Closing Date and at all times thereafter, all Indebtedness of the Borrower and each Subsidiary having, in the case of each instance of Indebtedness, an aggregate principal amount in excess of $5.0 million (other than (A) intercompany current liabilities in connection with the cash management operations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries or (B) to the extent that a pledge of such promissory note or instrument would violate applicable law) that is owing to Holdings, the Borrower or a Subsidiary Loan Party shall be evidenced by a promissory note or an instrument and shall have been pledged pursuant to the Collateral Agreement (or other applicable Security Document as reasonably required by the Collateral Agent), and (ii) the Collateral Agent shall have received all such promissory notes or instruments, together with note powers or other instruments of transfer with respect thereto endorsed in blank (to the extent appropriate in the applicable jurisdiction);
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(d) in the case of any person that becomes a Subsidiary after the Closing Date, subject to Section 5.10(g) and the Agreed Security Principles, the Collateral Agent shall have received (i) a supplement to the applicable Guarantee Agreement and (ii) a supplement to the Collateral Agreement (or other applicable Security Document as reasonably required by the Collateral Agent), as applicable, in the form specified therein or otherwise reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, duly executed and delivered on behalf of such Subsidiary;
(e) after the Closing Date, (i) all the outstanding Equity Interests of (A) any person that becomes a Subsidiary Loan Party after the Closing Date and (B) subject to Section 5.10(g) and the Agreed Security Principles, all the Equity Interests that are acquired by the Borrower or a Subsidiary Loan Party after the Closing Date, shall have been pledged pursuant to the Collateral Agreement (or other applicable Security Document as reasonably required by the Collateral Agent) and (ii) the Collateral Agent shall have received all certificates or other instruments (if any) representing such Equity Interests, together with stock powers or other instruments of transfer with respect thereto endorsed in blank (to the extent appropriate in the applicable jurisdiction);
(f) on the Closing Date and at all times thereafter, except as otherwise contemplated by any Security Document, all documents and instruments, including Uniform Commercial Code financing statements or equivalent filings in foreign jurisdictions, required by law or reasonably requested by the Collateral Agent to be filed, registered or recorded to create the Liens intended to be created by the Security Documents (in each case, including any supplements thereto) and perfect such Liens to the extent required by, and with the priority required by, the Security Documents, shall have been filed, registered or recorded or delivered to the Collateral Agent for filing, registration or the recording concurrently with, or promptly following, the execution and delivery of each such Security Document;
(g) after the Closing Date (solely to the extent required by Section 5.10(c) or 5.10(d)), the Collateral Agent shall have received (i) counterparts of each Mortgage to be entered into with respect to each Mortgaged Property duly executed and delivered by the record owner of such Mortgaged Property and suitable for recording or filing and (ii) such other documents including, but not limited to, any consents, agreements and confirmations of third parties, as the Collateral Agent may reasonably request with respect to any such Mortgage or Mortgaged Property and evidence that all filing and recording taxes and fees have been paid or otherwise provided for in a manner reasonably acceptable to the Collateral Agent;
(h) after the Closing Date, the Collateral Agent shall have received (i) in the case of any Mortgaged Property located in the United States or any territory thereof, or any foreign jurisdiction with respect to which title insurance is available and customarily obtained in connection with transactions similar to the Transactions, a policy or policies or marked up unconditional binder of title insurance or the foreign equivalent thereof, as applicable, paid for by the Borrower or its Subsidiaries, issued by one or more title insurance companies reasonably acceptable to the Collateral Agent insuring the Liens of each Mortgage as a valid first lien on the Mortgaged Property described therein, free of other Liens except Permitted Liens, together, with such customary endorsements (to the extent available in the subject jurisdiction and including zoning endorsements where reasonably appropriate and available) as the Collateral Agent may reasonably request or (ii) in any foreign jurisdiction to the extent title insurance is not so available and customarily obtained, but a title opinion is customarily obtained (and can be so obtained at a commercially reasonable cost), a title opinion covering the matters customarily covered in title opinions in the applicable jurisdiction, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Collateral Agent;
(i) after the Closing Date (solely to the extent a Mortgage on such property is required by Section 5.10(c) or 5.10(d)), the Collateral Agent shall have received a completed Life-of-Loan Federal Emergency Management Agency Standard Flood Hazard Determination with respect to each Mortgaged Property located in the United States (together with a notice about special flood hazard area status and flood disaster assistance) duly executed by the Borrower and/or each Subsidiary Loan Party relating thereto;
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(j) after the Closing Date (solely to the extent required by Section 5.10(c) or 5.10(d)), the Administrative Agent shall have received a copy of, or a certificate as to coverage under, the insurance policies required by Section 5.02 and any applicable provisions of the Security Documents, including, without limitation, flood insurance policies, each of which shall be endorsed or otherwise amended to include a standard or New York lenders loss payable or mortgagee endorsement or other similar endorsement in each applicable jurisdiction (to the extent applicable) and shall name the Collateral Agent as loss payee, mortgagee, and/or additional insured, as applicable, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;
(k) on the Closing Date, the Collateral Agent shall have received evidence of the insurance required by the terms of this Agreement and the Mortgages;
(l) except as otherwise contemplated by this Agreement or any Security Document, each Loan Party shall have obtained all consents and approvals required to be obtained by it in connection with (i) the execution and delivery of all Security Documents (or supplements thereto) to which it is a party and the granting by it of the Liens thereunder and (ii) the performance of its obligations thereunder; and
(m) after the Closing Date, the Collateral Agent shall have received (i) such other Security Documents as may be required to be delivered pursuant to Section 5.10, and (ii) upon reasonable request by the Collateral Agent, evidence of compliance with any other requirements of Section 5.10.
Commitment Fee shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.13(a).
Commitments shall mean (a) with respect to any Lender, such Lenders Revolving Facility Commitment, Incremental Revolving Facility Commitment, Replacement Revolving Facility Commitment, Term A Loan Commitment, Term B Loan Commitment and/or Incremental Term Loan Commitment and (b) with respect to any Swingline Lender, its Swingline Commitment.
Commodity Exchange Act shall mean the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. § 1 et seq. ), as amended from time to time, and any successor thereto.
Conduit Lender shall mean any special purpose entity organized and administered by any Lender for the purpose of making Loans otherwise required to be made by such Lender and designated by such Lender in a written instrument; provided , that the designation by any Lender of a Conduit Lender shall not relieve the designating Lender of any of its obligations to fund a Loan under this Agreement if, for any reason, its Conduit Lender fails to fund any such Loan, and the designating Lender (and not the Conduit Lender) shall have the sole right and responsibility to deliver all consents and waivers required or requested under this Agreement with respect to its Conduit Lender; provided , further , that a Conduit Lender shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.16, 2.17, 2.18 and 9.05 (subject to the limitations and requirements of those Sections) to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to Section 9.04(b) but no Conduit Lender shall (a) be entitled to receive any greater amount pursuant to Section 2.16, 2.17, 2.18 or 9.05 than the designating Lender would have been entitled to receive in respect of the extensions of credit made by such Conduit Lender unless the designation of such Conduit Lender was made with the prior written consent of the Borrower (not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) and the Conduit Lender complies with the requirements those Sections or (b) be deemed to have any Commitment.
Consolidated Debt at any date shall mean the sum of (without duplication) all Indebtedness (other than letters of credit or bank guarantees, to the extent undrawn) consisting of Capital Lease Obligations, Indebtedness for borrowed money and Disqualified Stock of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries determined on a consolidated basis on such date.
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Consolidated Net Income shall mean, with respect to any person for any period, the aggregate of the Net Income of such person and its subsidiaries for such period, on a consolidated basis; provided , however , that, without duplication,
(i) any net after tax extraordinary, nonrecurring or unusual gains or losses or income or expense or charge (less all fees and expenses relating thereto), including, without limitation, any severance, relocation or other restructuring expenses, any expenses related to any reconstruction, decommissioning, recommissioning or reconfiguration of fixed assets for alternative uses, fees, expenses or charges relating to facilities closing costs, curtailments or modifications to pension and post-retirement employee benefit plans, excess pension charges, acquisition integration costs, facilities opening costs, project start-up costs, business optimization costs, signing, retention or completion bonuses, costs and transition expenses incurred by the Borrower as a direct result of the transition of the Borrower to an independent operating company in connection with the 2010 Merger Transactions and of Evertec to a public company in connection with the Transactions and expenses or charges related to any offering of Equity Interests or debt securities of the Borrower, Holdings or any Parent, any Investment, acquisition, disposition, recapitalization or issuance, repayment, refinancing, amendment or modification of Indebtedness (in each case, whether or not successful), any costs associated with separation of Venezuela operations from the business conducted by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on the Closing Date (whether or not such costs are incurred before, on or after the Closing Date) and any fees, expenses, charges or change in control payments related to the Transactions, in each case, shall be excluded,
(ii) any net after-tax income or loss from disposed, abandoned, transferred, closed or discontinued operations and any net after-tax gain or loss on disposal of disposed, abandoned, transferred, closed or discontinued operations, shall be excluded;
(iii) any net after-tax gain or loss (less all fees and expenses or charges relating thereto) attributable to business dispositions or asset dispositions other than in the ordinary course of business (as determined in good faith by the Borrower) shall be excluded,
(iv) any net after-tax income or loss (less all fees and expenses or charges relating thereto) attributable to the early extinguishment of indebtedness, Swap Agreements or other derivative instruments shall be excluded,
(v) (A) the Net Income for such period of any person that is not a Subsidiary of such person, or is an Unrestricted Subsidiary or that is accounted for by the equity method of accounting, shall be included only to the extent of the amount of dividends or distributions or other payments paid in cash (or to the extent converted into cash) to the referent person or a Subsidiary thereof (other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary of such referent person) in respect of such period and (B) the Net Income for such period shall include any ordinary course dividend, distribution or other payment in cash received from any person in excess of the amounts included in clause (A) which is distributed within six months of the end of the fiscal year in which it is earned,
(vi) Consolidated Net Income for such period shall not include the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles during such period,
(vii) effects of purchase accounting adjustments (including the effects of such adjustments pushed down to such person and its Subsidiaries) in component amounts required or permitted by GAAP, resulting from the application of purchase accounting in relation to the 2010 Merger Transactions or any consummated acquisition or the amortization or write-off of any amounts thereof, net of taxes, shall be excluded,
(viii) any impairment charges or asset write-offs (other than write-offs of inventory and accounts receivable), in each case pursuant to GAAP, and the amortization of intangibles arising pursuant to GAAP, shall be excluded,
(ix) any (a) non-cash compensation charges or expenses, (b) costs and expenses after the Closing Date related to employment of terminated employees that have been terminated prior to or on the Closing Date, or (c) costs or expenses realized in connection with or resulting from stock appreciation or similar rights, stock options or other rights shall be excluded,
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(x) accruals and reserves that are established or adjusted within twelve months after the Closing Date and that are so required to be established or adjusted in accordance with GAAP or as a result of adoption or modification of accounting policies shall be excluded,
(xi) non-cash gains, losses, income and expenses resulting from fair value accounting required by the applicable standard under GAAP and related interpretations shall be excluded,
(xii) any currency translation gains and losses related to currency remeasurements, including but not limited to, Indebtedness, and any net loss or gain resulting from Swap Agreements for currency exchange risk, shall be excluded,
(xiii) the non-cash portion of straight-line rent expense shall be excluded, and the cash portion of straight-line rent expense which exceeds the amount expensed in respect of such rent expense shall be included,
(xiv) to the extent covered by insurance and actually reimbursed, or, so long as such person has made a determination that there exists reasonable evidence that such amount will in fact be reimbursed by the insurer and only to the extent that such amount is (A) not denied by the applicable carrier in writing within 180 days and (B) in fact reimbursed within 365 days of the date of such evidence (with a deduction for any amount so added back to the extent not so reimbursed within 365 days), expenses with respect to liability or casualty events or business interruption shall be excluded,
(xv) [Reserved];
(xvi) non-cash charges for deferred tax asset valuation allowances shall be excluded,
(xvii) any expenses attributable to costs paid by any person (other than the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries) on behalf of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or expenses that are reimbursed by such person to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, in each case, to the extent specifically contemplated in the 2010 Merger Agreement, shall be excluded, and
(xviii) the Net Income for such period of any subsidiary of such person shall be excluded to the extent that the declaration or payment of dividends or similar distributions by such subsidiary of its Net Income is not at the date of determination permitted without any prior governmental approval (which has not been obtained) or, directly or indirectly, by the operation of the terms of its charter or any agreement, instrument, judgment, decree, order, statute, rule or governmental regulation applicable to such subsidiary or its equityholders, unless such restrictions with respect to the payment of dividends or similar distributions have been legally waived; provided that the Consolidated Net Income of such person shall be increased by the amount of dividends or other distributions or other payments actually paid in cash (or converted into cash) by any such subsidiary to such person, to the extent not already included therein.
Consolidated Total Assets shall mean, as of any date, the total assets of the Borrower and the consolidated Subsidiaries without giving effect to any amortization or write-off of the amount of intangible assets (including, without limitation, goodwill) since the Closing Date (or with respect to assets acquired after the Closing Date, the date such assets were acquired by the Borrower or a consolidated Subsidiary), determined in accordance with GAAP, as set forth on the consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower as of such date.
Control shall mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise, and Controls and Controlled shall have meanings correlative thereto.
Credit Event shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Article IV.
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Cumulative Credit shall mean, at any date, an amount, not less than zero in the aggregate, determined on a cumulative basis equal to, without duplication (and without duplication of amounts that otherwise increased the amount available for Investments pursuant to Section 6.04):
(a) the Cumulative Excess Cash Flow Amount on such date of determination, plus
(b) the cumulative amount of proceeds (including cash and the fair market value (as determined in good faith by the Borrower) of property other than cash) from the sale of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of Holdings or any Parent Entity after the Closing Date and on or prior to such time (including upon exercise of warrants or options) which proceeds have been contributed as common equity to the capital of the Borrower and common Equity Interests of the Borrower issued upon conversion of Indebtedness incurred after the Closing Date of the Borrower or any Subsidiary owed to a person other than the Borrower or a Subsidiary not previously applied for a purpose other than use in the Cumulative Credit; provided , that this clause (b) shall exclude any proceeds of the Evertec IPO, Permitted Cure Securities and the proceeds thereof, proceeds of Equity Interests referred to in Section 6.01(gg), sales of Equity Interests financed as contemplated by Section 6.04(e)(iii), proceeds of Equity Interests used to make Investments pursuant to Section 6.04(z), proceeds of Equity Interests used to make a Restricted Payment in reliance on clause (x) of the proviso to Section 6.06(c) and any amounts used to finance the payments or distributions in respect of any Junior Financing pursuant to Section 6.09(b)(i)(C) and (D), the proceeds of Equity Interests that are used to make expenditures as contemplated in clause (a) of the definition of Capital Expenditures, plus
(c) 100% of the aggregate amount of contributions to the common capital of the Borrower received in cash (and the fair market value (as determined in good faith by the Borrower) of property other than cash) after the Closing Date (subject to the same exclusions as are applicable to clause (b) above), plus
(d) 100% of the aggregate principal amount of any Indebtedness (including the liquidation preference or maximum fixed repurchase price, as the case may be, of any Disqualified Stock) of the Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof issued after the Closing Date (other than Indebtedness issued to a Subsidiary), which has been converted into or exchanged for Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) in the Borrower, Holdings or any Parent Entity; provided that this clause (d) shall exclude the conversion or exchange of any Junior Financing to Equity Interest pursuant to Section 6.09(b)(i)(D), plus
(e) 100% of the aggregate amount received by the Borrower or any Subsidiary in cash (and the fair market value (as determined in good faith by the Borrower) of property other than cash received by the Borrower or any Subsidiary) after the Closing Date from:
(A) the sale (other than to the Borrower or any Subsidiary) of the Equity Interests of an Unrestricted Subsidiary, or
(B) any dividend or other distribution by an Unrestricted Subsidiary, plus
(f) in the event any Unrestricted Subsidiary has been redesignated as a Subsidiary or has been merged, consolidated or amalgamated with or into, or transfers or conveys its assets to, or is liquidated into, the Borrower or any Subsidiary, the fair market value (as determined in good faith by the Borrower) of the Investments of the Borrower or any Subsidiary in such Unrestricted Subsidiary at the time of such redesignation, combination or transfer (or of the assets transferred or conveyed, as applicable), plus
(g) an amount equal to any returns (including dividends, interest, distributions, returns of principal, profits on sale, repayments, income and similar amounts) actually received by the Borrower or any Subsidiary in respect of any Investments made pursuant to Section 6.04(j), minus
(h) any amounts thereof used to make Investments pursuant to Section 6.04(b) and 6.04(j)(ii) after the Closing Date prior to such time, minus
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(i) any amounts thereof used to make Restricted Payments pursuant to Section 6.06(e) after the Closing Date prior to such time, minus
(j) any amounts thereof used to make payments or distributions in respect of Junior Financings pursuant to Section 6.09(b)(i)(E), minus
(k) the amount of dividends paid pursuant to Section 6.06(h) or (n).
Cumulative Excess Cash Flow Amount shall mean, at any date, the sum of (a) $6,100,000 1 , and (b) an amount, not less than zero in the aggregate, determined on a cumulative basis equal to (1) the aggregate cumulative sum of the Applicable Percentage of Excess Cash Flow for each Excess Cash Flow Period ending after the Closing Date and prior to such date for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 5.04(a), plus (2) an amount equal to the Applicable Percentage of Excess Cash Flow for the Excess Cash Flow Interim Period last ended prior to such date and after the latest Excess Cash Flow Period (or, if the first Excess Cash Flow Period after the Closing Date has not occurred, for the Excess Cash Flow Interim Period last ended prior to such date and after the Closing Date), for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 5.04(b), minus (3) the cumulative amount of all Excess Cash Flow Overages as of such date.
Cure Amount shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 7.02.
Cure Right shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 7.02.
Current Assets shall mean, with respect to the Borrower and the Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis at any date of determination, all assets (other than cash and Permitted Investments or other cash equivalents) that would, in accordance with GAAP, be classified on a consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries as current assets at such date of determination, other than amounts related to current or deferred Taxes based on income or profits.
Current Liabilities shall mean, with respect to the Borrower and the Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis at any date of determination, all liabilities that would, in accordance with GAAP, be classified on a consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries as current liabilities at such date of determination, other than (a) the current portion of any Indebtedness, (b) accruals of Interest Expense (excluding Interest Expense that is due and unpaid), (c) accruals for current or deferred Taxes based on income or profits, (d) accruals, if any, of transaction costs resulting from the Transactions, (e) accruals of any costs or expenses related to (i) severance or termination of employees prior to the Closing Date or (ii) bonuses, pension and other post-retirement benefit obligations, and (f) accruals for add-backs to EBITDA included in clauses (a)(iv) through (a)(vi) of the definition of such term.
Debt Fund Affiliate shall mean any Affiliate of Holdings that is a bona fide diversified debt fund identified by such Affiliate to the Administrative Agent and reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent.
Debt Service shall mean, with respect to the Borrower and the Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis for any period, Cash Interest Expense of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries for such period plus scheduled principal amortization of Consolidated Debt of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries for such period.
Debtor Relief Laws shall mean the Bankruptcy Code of the United States, and all other liquidation, conservatorship, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors, moratorium, rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, reorganization, or similar debtor relief laws of the United States or other applicable jurisdictions from time to time in effect and affecting the rights of creditors generally.
Declined Proceeds shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.12(e).
1 | Amount to equal the Cumulative Retained ECF amount under the Existing Credit Agreement immediately prior to the Closing Date. |
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Default shall mean any event or condition which, but for the giving of notice, lapse of time or both would constitute an Event of Default.
Defaulting Lender shall mean any Lender with respect to which a Lender Default is in effect.
Designated Non-Cash Consideration shall mean the fair market value (as determined in good faith by the Borrower) of non-cash consideration received by the Borrower or one of its Subsidiaries in connection with an Asset Sale that is so designated as Designated Non-Cash Consideration pursuant to a certificate of a Responsible Officer, setting forth the basis of such valuation, less the amount of cash or cash equivalents received in connection with a subsequent sale of such Designated Non-Cash Consideration.
Disinterested Director shall mean, with respect to any person and transaction, a member of the Board of Directors of such person who does not have any material direct or indirect financial interest in or with respect to such transaction.
Disqualified Stock shall mean, with respect to any person, any Equity Interests of such person that, by its terms (or by the terms of any security or other Equity Interests into which it is convertible or for which it is redeemable or exchangeable), or upon the happening of any event or condition (a) matures or is mandatorily redeemable (other than solely for Qualified Equity Interests), pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise (except as a result of a change of control or asset sale so long as any rights of the holders thereof upon the occurrence of a change of control or asset sale event shall be subject to the prior repayment in full of the Loans and all other Obligations that are accrued and payable and the termination of the Commitments), (b) is redeemable at the option of the holder thereof (other than solely for Qualified Equity Interests), in whole or in part, (c) provides for the scheduled payments of dividends in cash or (d) at the option of the holders thereof, is or becomes convertible into or exchangeable for Indebtedness or any other Equity Interests that would constitute Disqualified Stock, in each case, prior to the date that is ninety-one (91) days after the earlier of (x) the then Latest Maturity Date and (y) the date on which the Loans and all other Obligations that are accrued and payable are repaid in full and the Commitments are terminated; provided , however , that only the portion of the Equity Interests that so mature or are mandatorily redeemable, are so convertible or exchangeable or are so redeemable at the option of the holder thereof prior to such date shall be deemed to be Disqualified Stock; provided further , however , that if such Equity Interests are issued to any employee or to any plan for the benefit of employees of the Borrower or the Subsidiaries or by any such plan to such employees, such Equity Interests shall not constitute Disqualified Stock solely because they may be required to be repurchased by the Borrower in order to satisfy applicable statutory or regulatory obligations or as a result of such employees termination, death or disability; provided further , however , that any class of Equity Interests of such person that by its terms authorizes such person to satisfy its obligations thereunder by delivery of Equity Interests that are not Disqualified Stock shall not be deemed to be Disqualified Stock.
Dollar Equivalent shall mean, at any time, (a) with respect to any amount denominated in Dollars, such amount, and (b) with respect to any amount denominated in any Alternative Currency, the equivalent amount thereof in Dollars as determined by the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, at such time on the basis of the Spot Rate (determined in respect of the most recent Revaluation Date) for the purchase of Dollars with such Alternative Currency.
Dollars or $ shall mean lawful money of the United States of America.
EBITDA shall mean, with respect to the Borrower and the Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis for any period, the Consolidated Net Income of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries for such period plus (a) the sum of (in each case without duplication and to the extent the respective amounts described in subclauses (i) through (x) of this clause (a) otherwise reduced such Consolidated Net Income for the respective period for which EBITDA is being determined):
(i) provision for Taxes based on income, profits or capital of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries for such period, including, without limitation, state, franchise and similar taxes and foreign withholding taxes (including penalties and interest related to taxes or arising from tax examinations),
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(ii) Interest Expense (and to the extent not included in Interest Expense, (x) all cash dividend payments (excluding items eliminated in consolidation) on any series of preferred stock or Disqualified Stock and (y) costs of surety bonds in connection with financing activities) of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries for such period (net of interest income of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such period),
(iii) depreciation and amortization expenses of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries for such period including, without limitation, the amortization of intangible assets, deferred financing fees and Capitalized Software Expenditures and amortization of unrecognized prior service costs and actuarial gains and losses related to pensions and other post-employment benefits,
(iv) any expenses or charges (other than depreciation or amortization expense as described in the preceding clause (iii)) related to any issuance of Equity Interests, Investment, acquisition, disposition, recapitalization or the incurrence, modification or repayment of Indebtedness permitted to be incurred by the Existing Credit Agreement and this Agreement (including a refinancing thereof) (whether or not successful), including (x) such fees, expenses or charges related to the offering of the Senior Unsecured Notes, and the incurrence of the obligations under the Existing Credit Agreement and the Obligations and (y) any amendment or other modification of the Obligations or other Indebtedness,
(v) business optimization expenses and other restructuring charges or reserves (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall include, without limitation, the effect of inventory optimization programs, facility closure, facility consolidations, retention, severance, systems establishment costs, contract termination costs, future lease commitments and excess pension charges),
(vi) any other non-cash charges (excluding the write off of any receivables or inventory); provided , that, for purposes of this subclause (vi) of this clause (a), any non-cash charges or losses shall be treated as cash charges or losses in any subsequent period during which cash disbursements attributable thereto are made (but excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, amortization of a prepaid cash item that was paid in a prior period),
(vii) the amount of management, consulting, monitoring, transaction and advisory fees and related expenses paid to the Sponsors (or any accruals related to such fees and related expenses) during such period,
(viii) [Reserved],
(ix) any costs or expense incurred pursuant to any management equity plan or stock option plan or any other management or employee benefit plan or agreement or any stock subscription or shareholder agreement, to the extent that such cost or expenses are funded with cash proceeds contributed to the capital of the Borrower or a Subsidiary Loan Party or net cash proceeds of an issuance of Equity Interests of the Borrower (other than Disqualified Stock) solely to the extent that such net cash proceeds are excluded from the calculation of the Cumulative Credit, and
(x) any deductions (less any additions) attributable to minority interests except, in each case, to the extent of cash paid (or received),
minus (b) the sum of (without duplication and to the extent the amounts described in this clause (c) increased such Consolidated Net Income for the respective period for which EBITDA is being determined) non-cash items increasing Consolidated Net Income of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries for such period (but excluding the recognition of deferred revenue or any such items (A) in respect of which cash was received in a prior period or will be received in a future period or (B) which represent the reversal of any accrual of, or cash reserve for, anticipated cash charges that reduced EBITDA in any prior period).
For purposes of determining EBITDA under this Agreement, EBITDA for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2012 shall be deemed to be $40,920,000, EBITDA for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2012 shall be deemed to be $38,400,000 and EBITDA for the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2012 shall be deemed to be $51,760,000.
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Economic Sanctions Laws means (i) the Trading with the Enemy Act (50 U.S.C. App. §§ 5(b) and 16, as amended), the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, (50 U.S.C. §§ 1701-1706, as amended), Executive Order 13224 (effective September 24, 2001), as amended from time to time and any successor thereto, and the regulations administered and enforced by OFAC and (ii) any and all other laws, judgments, orders, executive orders, decrees, ordinances, rules, regulations, statutes, case law or treaties applicable to a Loan Party, its Subsidiaries or Affiliates relating to economic sanctions and terrorism financing.
Embargoed Person shall mean (i) any country or territory that is the subject of a comprehensive sanctions program administered by OFAC, Syria, and North Korea or (ii) any Person that (x) is publicly identified on the most current list of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons published by the U.S. Treasury Departments Office of Foreign Assets Control ( OFAC ) or (y) resides, is organized or chartered, or has a place of business in a country or territory that is the subject of a comprehensive sanctions program administered by OFAC. As of the Closing Date, comprehensive sanctions programs administered by OFAC are the Iran, Sudan, and Cuba sanctions programs.
EMU shall mean the economic and monetary union in accordance with the Treaty of Rome 1957, as amended by the Single European Act 1986, the Maastricht Treaty of 1992 and the Amsterdam Treaty of 1998.
EMU Legislation shall mean the legislative measures of the European Council for the introduction of, changeover to or operation of a single or unified European currency.
Environment shall mean ambient and indoor air, surface water and groundwater (including potable water), the land surface or subsurface strata, natural resources such as flora and fauna , and wetlands, the workplace or as otherwise defined in any Environmental Law.
Environmental Laws shall mean all applicable laws (including common law), rules, regulations, codes, ordinances, orders, decrees or judgments, promulgated or entered into by any Governmental Authority, relating in any way to the Environment, the generation, management, Release or threatened Release of, or exposure to, any Hazardous Material or to human health and safety (to the extent relating to the Environment or Hazardous Materials).
Equity Interests of any person shall mean any and all shares, interests, rights to purchase or otherwise acquire, warrants, options, participations or other equivalents of or interests in (however designated) equity or ownership of such person, including any preferred stock, any limited or general partnership interest and any limited liability company membership interest, and any securities or other rights or interests convertible into or exchangeable for any of the foregoing.
ERISA shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as the same may be amended from time to time and any final regulations promulgated and the rulings issued thereunder.
ERISA Affiliate shall mean any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) that, together with the Borrower or a Subsidiary, is treated as a single employer under Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code, or, solely for purposes of Section 302 of ERISA and Section 412 of the Code, is treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code.
ERISA Event shall mean (a) any Reportable Event or the requirements of Section 4043(b) of ERISA apply with respect to a Plan; (b) the failure to meet the minimum funding standard under Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA with respect to a Plan, whether or not waived; (c) the filing pursuant to Section 412(c) of the Code or Section 302(c) of ERISA of an application for a waiver of the minimum funding standard with respect to any Plan, the failure to make by its due date a required installment under Section 430(j) of the Code with respect to any Plan or the failure to make any required contribution to a Multiemployer Plan; (d) the incurrence by Holdings, any of its Subsidiaries or any ERISA Affiliate of any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to the termination of any Plan or Multiemployer Plan; (e) the receipt by Holdings, any of its Subsidiaries or any ERISA Affiliate from the PBGC or a plan administrator of any notice relating to an intention to terminate any Plan or to appoint a trustee to administer any Plan under Section 4042 of ERISA; (f) the incurrence by Holdings, any of its Subsidiaries or any ERISA Affiliate of any liability with respect to the withdrawal or partial withdrawal from any Plan (including a cessation of operations that is treated as a withdrawal under Section 4062(e) of ERISA) or Multiemployer Plan; (g) the receipt by Holdings, any of its Subsidiaries or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice, or the receipt by any Multiemployer Plan from Holdings, any of its Subsidiaries
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or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice, concerning the impending 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; (h) the conditions for imposition of a lien under Section 303(k) of ERISA shall have been met with respect to any Plan; or (i) the adoption of an amendment to a Plan requiring the provision of security to such Plan pursuant to Section 307 of ERISA (as in effect prior to the effective date of the Pension Act).
Euro shall mean the lawful currency of the Participating Member States introduced in accordance with the EMU Legislation.
Eurocurrency Borrowing shall mean a Borrowing comprised of Eurocurrency Loans.
Eurocurrency Loan shall mean any Eurocurrency Term Loan or Eurocurrency Revolving Loan.
Eurocurrency Rate shall mean, for any Interest Period with respect to a Eurocurrency Loan, the rate appearing on Reuters BBA Libor Rates Page 3750 (or on any successor or substitute page of such page) ( BBA LIBOR ) providing rate quotations comparable to those currently provided on such page of such page, as determined by the Administrative Agent from time to time for purposes of providing quotations of interest rates applicable to dollar deposits in the London interbank market) at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period, for deposits in the relevant currency (for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period) with a term equivalent to such Interest Period; provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the Eurocurrency Rate for any Term B Loan at any time be less than 0.75% per annum. If such rate is not available at such time for any reason, then the Eurocurrency Rate for such Interest Period shall be the rate at which dollar deposits of $5,000,000 and for a maturity comparable to such Interest Period are offered by the principal London office of the Administrative Agent in immediately available funds in the London interbank market at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period.
Eurocurrency Revolving Facility Borrowing shall mean a Borrowing comprised of Eurocurrency Revolving Loans.
Eurocurrency Revolving Loan shall mean any Revolving Facility Loan bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the Eurocurrency Rate in accordance with the provisions of Article II.
Eurocurrency Term Loan shall mean any Term Loan bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the Eurocurrency Rate in accordance with the provisions of Article II.
Event of Default shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 7.01.
Evertec shall mean EVERTEC, Inc., a Puerto Rico corporation.
Evertec IPO shall mean the initial public offering of Evertecs common stock.
Evertec Latino shall mean EVERTEC Latinoamerica, S.A., a Costa Rican corporation.
Excess Cash Flow shall mean, with respect to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis for any Applicable Period, EBITDA of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis for such Applicable Period, minus , without duplication,
(a) Debt Service for such Applicable Period,
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(b) the amount of cash paid to prepay the principal of Term Loans pursuant to an Auction Prepayment and any voluntary prepayment permitted hereunder of term Indebtedness during such Applicable Period (other than any voluntary prepayment of the Loans), so long as the amount of such prepayment is not already included in Debt Service,
(c) (i) Capital Expenditures by the Borrower and the Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis during such Applicable Period that are paid in cash (other than Capital Expenditures that reduced Excess Cash Flow under the Existing Credit Agreement for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012 (in the amount of $8,118,499) pursuant to clause (d) of the definition of Excess Cash Flow in the Existing Credit Agreement) and (ii) the aggregate consideration paid in cash during the Applicable Period in respect of Permitted Business Acquisitions and other Investments permitted hereunder less any amounts received in respect thereof as a return of capital,
(d) Capital Expenditures or Permitted Business Acquisitions that the Borrower or any Subsidiary shall, during such Applicable Period, become obligated to make in cash but that are not made during such Applicable Period (to the extent permitted under this Agreement); provided , that (i) the Borrower shall deliver a certificate to the Administrative Agent not later than 90 days after the end of such Applicable Period, signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower and certifying that such Capital Expenditures or Permitted Business Acquisitions will be made in cash in the following Applicable Period, and (ii) any amount so deducted shall not be deducted again in a subsequent Applicable Period,
(e) Taxes paid in cash by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis during such Applicable Period or that will be paid within six months after the close of such Applicable Period; provided , that with respect to any such amounts to be paid after the close of such Applicable Period, (i) any amount so deducted shall not be deducted again in a subsequent Applicable Period, and (ii) appropriate reserves shall have been established in accordance with GAAP,
(f) an amount equal to any increase in Working Capital of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such Applicable Period,
(g) cash expenditures made in respect of Swap Agreements during such Applicable Period, to the extent not reflected in the computation of EBITDA or Interest Expense,
(h) permitted Restricted Payments made in cash by the Borrower during such Applicable Period and permitted Restricted Payments made by any Subsidiary to any person other than the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries during such Applicable Period, in each case in accordance with Section 6.06 (other than Section 6.06(e), except to the extent such Restricted Payments were financed with internally generated cash flow of the Borrower or any Subsidiary),
(i) amounts paid in cash during such Applicable Period on account of (A) items that were accounted for as non-cash reductions of Net Income in determining Consolidated Net Income or as non-cash reductions of Consolidated Net Income in determining EBITDA of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in a prior Applicable Period and (B) reserves or accruals established in purchase accounting,
(j) to the extent not deducted in the computation of Net Proceeds in respect of any asset disposition or condemnation giving rise thereto, the amount of any mandatory prepayment of Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness created hereunder or under any other Loan Document), together with any interest, premium or penalties required to be paid (and actually paid) in connection therewith, and
(k) the amount related to items that were added to or not deducted from Net Income in calculating Consolidated Net Income or were added to or not deducted from Consolidated Net Income in calculating EBITDA to the extent such items represented a cash payment (which had not reduced Excess Cash Flow upon the accrual thereof in a prior Applicable Period), or an accrual for a cash payment, by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries or did not represent cash received by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, in each case on a consolidated basis during such Applicable Period,
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plus , without duplication,
(l) an amount equal to any decrease in Working Capital for such Applicable Period,
(m) all amounts referred to in clauses (b), (c) and (d) above to the extent funded with the proceeds of the issuance or the incurrence of Indebtedness (including Capital Lease Obligations and purchase money Indebtedness, but excluding, solely as relating to Capital Expenditures, proceeds of Revolving Facility Loans), the sale or issuance of any Equity Interests (including any capital contributions) and any loss, damage, destruction or condemnation of, or any sale, transfer or other disposition (including any sale and leaseback of assets and any mortgage or lease of Real Property) to any person of any asset or assets, in each case to the extent there is a corresponding deduction from Excess Cash Flow above,
(n) to the extent any permitted Capital Expenditures or Permitted Business Acquisitions referred to in clause (d) above do not occur in the following Applicable Period of the Borrower specified in the certificate of the Borrower provided pursuant to clause (d) above, the amount of such Capital Expenditures or Permitted Business Acquisitions that were not so made in such following Applicable Period,
(o) cash payments received in respect of Swap Agreements during such Applicable Period to the extent (i) not included in the computation of EBITDA or (ii) such payments do not reduce Cash Interest Expense,
(p) any extraordinary or nonrecurring gain realized in cash during such Applicable Period (except to the extent such gain consists of Net Proceeds subject to Section 2.12(b)),
(q) to the extent deducted in the computation of EBITDA, cash interest income, and
(r) the amount related to items that were deducted from or not added to Net Income in connection with calculating Consolidated Net Income or were deducted from or not added to Consolidated Net Income in calculating EBITDA to the extent either (i) such items represented cash received by the Borrower or any Subsidiary or (ii) such items do not represent cash paid by the Borrower or any Subsidiary, in each case on a consolidated basis during such Applicable Period.
Excess Cash Flow Interim Period shall mean, for any Excess Cash Flow Period, each period commencing with the first day of such Excess Cash Flow Period and ending on the last day of each fiscal quarter (other than the last fiscal quarter) within such Excess Cash Flow Period.
Excess Cash Flow Overage shall mean, at any time, in respect of any Excess Cash Flow Period, the amount, if any, by which the portion of the Cumulative Credit attributable to the Applicable Percentage of Excess Cash Flow for all Excess Cash Flow Interim Periods used in such Excess Cash Flow Period exceeds the actual Applicable Percentage of Excess Cash Flow for such Excess Cash Flow Period.
Excess Cash Flow Period shall mean each fiscal year of the Borrower, commencing with the fiscal year ending December 31, 2013.
Exchange Act shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time and any successor thereto.
Excluded Contributions shall mean the cash and Permitted Investments received by the Borrower (other than any proceeds of the Evertec IPO) after the Closing Date from:
(a) contributions to its common Equity Interests, and
(b) the sale (other than to a Subsidiary of the Borrower or to any Subsidiary management equity plan or stock option plan or any other management or employee benefit plan or agreement) of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Borrower,
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in each case designated as Excluded Contributions pursuant to an officers certificate on or promptly after the date such capital contributions are made or the date such Equity Interests is sold, as the case may be. Excluded Contributions shall not be counted toward any purpose under the Loan Documents (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any basket, the Cure Right or the Cumulative Credit) other than Section 6.06(m).
Excluded Indebtedness shall mean all Indebtedness not incurred in violation of Section 6.01 (other than clause (i) of Section 6.01(w)).
Excluded Taxes shall mean, with respect to the Administrative Agent, any Lender, any Swingline Lender, any L/C Issuer or any other recipient of any payment to be made by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party hereunder or under any other Loan Document, the following Taxes:
(a) Taxes imposed on (or measured by) its net income or franchise Taxes imposed on (or measured by) its overall gross income by the jurisdiction under the laws of which such recipient is organized or in which its principal office is located or, in the case of any Lender, in which its applicable Lending Office is located or as a result of any other present or former connection with such jurisdiction (including as a result of such Lender engaging in a trade or business in (or being resident in) such jurisdiction for tax purposes but excluding any connection with such jurisdiction arising solely from such recipient having executed, delivered, enforced, become a party to, performed its obligations, received payments, received or perfected a security interest under, and/or engaged in any other transaction pursuant to, any Loan Document), in each case including any political subdivision thereof,
(b) any Taxes in the nature of the branch profits tax imposed by Section 884(a) of the Code that is imposed by any jurisdiction described in clause (a) above, and
(c) any withholding Tax that is attributable to a Lenders, Swingline Lenders or L/C Issuers failure to comply with Section 2.18(e) and (f).
Existing Credit Agreement shall mean the Credit Agreement, dated as of September 30, 2010, as amended prior to the date hereof, among the Borrower, Holdings, the lenders party thereto and Bank of America, as administrative agent and collateral agent for such lenders.
Facility shall mean the respective facility and commitments utilized in making Loans and credit extensions hereunder, it being understood that as of the date of this Agreement there are three Facilities, i.e ., the Term A Facility, the Term B Facility and the Revolving Facility (and no Incremental Term Facility or Incremental Revolving Facility), and thereafter, may include any Incremental Term Facility, any Incremental Revolving Facility, any Refinancing Term Facility and any Replacement Revolving Facility.
FCPA means the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended from time to time, and the rules and regulations thereunder, and any successor thereto.
Federal Funds Rate shall mean, for any day, the rate per annum equal to the weighted average of the rates on overnight Federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by Federal funds brokers on such day, as published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on the Business Day next succeeding such day; provided , that (a) if such day is not a Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be such rate on such transactions on the next preceding Business Day as so published on the next succeeding Business Day, and (b) if no such rate is so published on such next succeeding Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be the average rate (rounded upward, if necessary, to a whole multiple of 1/100 of 1%) charged to JPMorgan on such day on such transactions as determined by the Administrative Agent.
Fee Letter shall mean that certain Fee Letter dated April 17, 2013 by and among the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.
Fees shall mean the Commitment Fees, the L/C Participation Fees, the L/C Issuer Fees and the Administrative Agent Fees.
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Financial Officer of any person shall mean the Chief Financial Officer, principal accounting officer, Treasurer, Assistant Treasurer or Controller of such person.
Financial Performance Covenant shall mean the covenant of the Borrower set forth in Section 6.10.
FIRREA shall mean the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989, as amended.
First Lien Intercreditor Agreement shall mean an intercreditor agreement among the holders of First Lien Obligations or their representatives, substantially in the form of Exhibit III to the Collateral Agreement.
First Lien Obligations shall mean the Obligations and the Other First Lien Obligations.
First Lien Secured Parties shall mean the Secured Parties and the Other First Lien Secured Parties.
Flood Insurance Laws shall mean, collectively, (i) the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto, (ii) the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto, (iii) the National Flood Insurance Reform Act of 1994 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto and (iv) the Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2004 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto.
Foreign Lender shall mean any Lender, Swingline Lender or L/C Issuer, as the case may be, that is considered foreign pursuant to Section 1411(5) of the PR Code or that is not considered a resident individual pursuant to Section 1411(25) of the PR Code.
Fronting Exposure shall mean at any time there is a Defaulting Lender, (a) with respect to the L/C Issuer, such Defaulting Lenders Revolving Facility Percentage of the outstanding L/C Obligations other than L/C Obligations as to which such Defaulting Lenders participation obligation has been reallocated to other Lenders or Cash Collateralized in accordance with the terms hereof, and (b) with respect to the Swingline Lender, such Defaulting Lenders Revolving Facility Percentage of Swingline Loans other than Swingline Loans as to which such Defaulting Lenders participation obligation has been reallocated to other Lenders or Cash Collateralized in accordance with the terms hereof.
GAAP shall mean generally accepted accounting principles in effect from time to time in the United States, applied on a consistent basis, subject to the provisions of Section 1.02.
Governmental Authority shall mean any federal, state, commonwealth, provincial, municipality, local or foreign court or governmental agency, authority, instrumentality or regulatory or legislative body (for the avoidance of doubt, Governmental Authority shall include any court or governmental agency, authority, instrumentality or regulatory or legislative body of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and any subdivision thereof).
Guarantee of or by any person (the guarantor ) shall mean (a) any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of the guarantor guaranteeing or having the economic effect of guaranteeing any Indebtedness or other monetary obligation payable or performable by another person (the primary obligor ) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, and including any obligation of the guarantor, direct or indirect, (i) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness or other obligation, (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 or (iv) entered into for the purpose of assuring in any other manner the holders of such Indebtedness or other obligation of the payment thereof or to protect such holders against loss in respect thereof (in whole or in part), or (b) any Lien on any assets of the guarantor securing any Indebtedness (or any existing right, contingent or otherwise, of the holder of Indebtedness to be secured by such a Lien) of any other person, whether or not such Indebtedness or other obligation is assumed by the guarantor; provided , however , the term Guarantee shall not include endorsements for deposit or collection in the ordinary course of business or customary and reasonable indemnity obligations in effect on the
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Closing Date or entered into in connection with any acquisition or disposition of assets permitted by this Agreement (other than such obligations with respect to Indebtedness). The amount of any Guarantee shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the Indebtedness in respect of which such Guarantee is made or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof (assuming such person is required to perform thereunder) as determined by such person in good faith.
Guarantee Agreement shall mean (i) the Guarantee Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, among Holdings, the Borrower, each Subsidiary Loan Party party thereto and the Collateral Agent, substantially in the form of Exhibit G , and (ii) any additional guarantee agreement governed by the laws of a non-U.S. jurisdiction in accordance with the Agreed Security Principles, in each case, as amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
Guarantors shall mean, collectively, (a) Holdings, (b) the Subsidiary Loan Parties and (c) with respect to the payment and performance by each Loan Party of its obligations under its Guarantee Agreement with respect to all Swap Obligations, the Borrower.
guarantor shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of the term Guarantee.
Hazardous Materials shall mean all pollutants, contaminants, wastes, chemicals, materials, substances and constituents, including, without limitation, explosive or radioactive substances or petroleum or petroleum distillates, asbestos or asbestos containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls or radon gas, of any nature subject to regulation, or which can give rise to liability under, any Environmental Law.
Holdings shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement, together with its permitted successors and assigns.
Honor Date shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.05(c)(i).
Immaterial Subsidiary shall mean any subsidiary that (a) did not, as of the last day of the fiscal quarter of the Borrower most recently ended, have assets with a value in excess of 4.0% of the Consolidated Total Assets or EBITDA (on an individual basis) representing in excess of 4.0% of EBITDA (for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis) as of such date for the Test Period most recently ended and (b) taken together with all Immaterial Subsidiaries as of the last day of the fiscal quarter of the Borrower most recently ended, did not have assets with a value in excess of 20.0% of Consolidated Total Assets or EBITDA representing in excess of 20.0% of EBITDA (for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis) as of such date for the Test Period most recently ended.
Increased Amount Date shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.22(a).
Incremental Amount shall mean, on or after the Closing Date, the greater of (a) $200 million and (b) the maximum principal amount of Indebtedness that may be incurred at such time that would not cause the Senior Secured Leverage Ratio on a Pro Forma Basis to exceed 4.25 to 1.00; provided that in calculating the Senior Secured Leverage Ratio for purposes of this definition only, (i) all Indebtedness (whether or not unsecured or secured on a pari passu basis with the Liens securing the Obligations or by a junior Lien) incurred or being incurred pursuant to Section 6.01(bb) shall be included in Total First Lien Senior Secured Debt, (ii) any Incremental Revolving Facility Commitments being implemented shall be assumed to be fully drawn and (iii) the cash proceeds of any Incremental Revolving Facility or any Incremental Term Facility shall be excluded in the calculation of the Senior Secured Leverage Ratio.
Incremental Assumption Agreement shall mean an Incremental Assumption Agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent among the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and one or more Incremental Term Lenders and/or Incremental Revolving Facility Lenders entered into pursuant to Section 2.22.
Incremental Request Notice shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.22(a).
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Incremental Revolving Facility shall mean the Incremental Revolving Facility Commitments and the Incremental Revolving Loans made thereunder.
Incremental Revolving Facility Commitment shall mean any increased or incremental Revolving Facility Commitment provided pursuant to Section 2.22.
Incremental Revolving Facility Lender shall mean a Lender with a Revolving Facility Commitment or an outstanding Revolving Facility Loan as a result of an Incremental Revolving Facility Commitment.
Incremental Revolving Loans shall mean Revolving Facility Loans made by one or more Lenders to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.22. Incremental Revolving Loans may be made in the form of additional Revolving Facility Loans or, to the extent permitted by Section 2.22 and provided for in the relevant Incremental Assumption Agreement, Other Revolving Loans.
Incremental Term A Loan means any term loans made pursuant to Section 2.22 and the Incremental Term A Loan Commitment and designated in the applicable Incremental Request Notice as Incremental Term A Loan.
Incremental Term A Loan Commitment shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.22(a).
Incremental Term B Loan means any term loans made pursuant to Section 2.22 and the Incremental Term B Loan Commitment and designated in the applicable Incremental Request Notice as Incremental Term B Loan.
Incremental Term B Loan Commitment shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.22(a).
Incremental Term Facility shall mean the Incremental Term Loan Commitments and the Incremental Term Loans made hereunder.
Incremental Term Facility Maturity Date shall mean, with respect to any series or tranche of Incremental Term Loans established pursuant to an Incremental Assumption Agreement, the maturity date for such series or tranche as set forth in such Incremental Assumption Agreement.
Incremental Term Lender shall mean a Lender with an Incremental Term Loan Commitment or an outstanding Incremental Term Loan.
Incremental Term Loan Commitment shall mean Incremental Term A Loan Commitment, Incremental Term B Loan Commitment and the commitment of any Lender, established pursuant to Section 2.22, to make Incremental Term Loans to the Borrower.
Incremental Term Loan Installment Date shall have, with respect to any series or tranche of Incremental Term Loans established pursuant to an Incremental Assumption Agreement, the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.11(a)(iii).
Incremental Term Loans shall mean Term Loans made by one or more Lenders to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.22. Incremental Term Loans may be made in the form of additional Term A Loans, Term B Loans or, to the extent permitted by Section 2.22 and provided for in the relevant Incremental Assumption Agreement, Other Term Loans.
Indebtedness of any person shall mean, if and to the extent (other than with respect to clause (h) below) the same would constitute indebtedness or a liability in accordance with GAAP, without duplication, (a) all obligations of such person for borrowed money, (b) all obligations of such person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments, (c) all obligations of such person issued or assumed as the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than such obligations accrued in the ordinary course), to the extent the same would be required to be shown as a long-term liability on a balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP, (d) all Capital Lease
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Obligations of such person, (e) all net payments that such person would have to make in the event of an early termination, on the date Indebtedness of such person is being determined, in respect of outstanding Swap Agreements, (f) the principal component of all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such person as an account party in respect of letters of credit, (g) the principal component of all obligations of such person in respect of bankers acceptances, (h) all Guarantees by such person of Indebtedness described in clauses (a) to (g) above and (i) the amount of all obligations of such person with respect to the redemption, repayment or other repurchase of any Disqualified Stock (excluding accrued dividends that have not increased the liquidation preference of such Disqualified Stock); provided , that Indebtedness shall not include (A) trade payables, accrued expenses and intercompany liabilities arising in the ordinary course of business, (B) prepaid or deferred revenue arising in the ordinary course of business, (C) purchase price holdbacks arising in the ordinary course of business in respect of a portion of the purchase prices of an asset to satisfy unperformed obligations of the seller of such asset or (D) earn-out obligations until such obligations become a liability on the balance sheet of such person in accordance with GAAP. The Indebtedness of any person shall include the Indebtedness of any partnership in which such person is a general partner, other than to the extent that the instrument or agreement evidencing such Indebtedness expressly limits the liability of such person in respect thereof.
Indemnified Taxes shall mean all Taxes other than Excluded Taxes.
Indemnitee shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.05(a).
Ineligible Institution shall mean the persons identified in writing to the Joint Lead Arrangers by the Borrower on or prior to the Closing Date, and as may be identified in writing to the Administrative Agent by the Borrower from time to time thereafter, with the consent of the Administrative Agent (not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed), by delivery of a notice thereof to the Administrative Agent setting forth such person or persons (or the person or persons previously identified to the Administrative Agent that are to be no longer considered Ineligible Institutions).
Information shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.14(a).
Information Memorandum shall mean the Confidential Information Memorandum dated March 21, 2013, as modified or supplemented prior to the Closing Date.
Intellectual Property Right shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.22.
Interest Election Request shall mean a request by the Borrower to convert or continue a Term Borrowing or Revolving Facility Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.08.
Interest Expense shall mean, with respect to any person for any period, the sum of (a) gross interest expense of such person for such period on a consolidated basis, including (i) the amortization of debt discounts, (ii) the amortization of all fees (including fees with respect to interest rate Swap Agreements) payable in connection with the incurrence of Indebtedness to the extent included in interest expense and (iii) the portion of any payments or accruals with respect to Capital Lease Obligations allocable to interest expense and (b) capitalized interest of such person. For purposes of the foregoing, gross interest expense shall be determined after giving effect to any net payments made or received and costs incurred by the Borrower and the Subsidiaries with respect to interest rate Swap Agreements, and interest on a Capital Lease Obligation shall be deemed to accrue at an interest rate reasonably determined by the Borrower to be the rate of interest implicit in such Capital Lease Obligation in accordance with GAAP; provided that, for purposes of calculating Interest Expense, no effect shall be given to the discount and/or premium resulting from the bifurcation of derivatives under FASB ASC 815 and related interpretations as a result of the terms of the Indebtedness to which such Interest Expense relates.
Interest Payment Date shall mean, (a) as to any Eurocurrency Loan, the last day of each Interest Period applicable to such Loan and the scheduled maturity date of such Loan; provided , however , that if any Interest Period for a Eurocurrency Loan exceeds three months, the respective dates that fall every three months after the beginning of such Interest Period shall also be Interest Payment Dates; and (b) as to any ABR Loan (including a Swingline Loan), the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December and the scheduled maturity date of such Loan.
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Interest Period shall mean, as to each Eurocurrency Loan, the period commencing on the date such Eurocurrency Loan is disbursed or converted to or continued as a Eurocurrency Loan and ending on the date one, two, three or six months (or nine or twelve months if agreed to by each applicable Lender or such period of shorter than one month (i) if agreed to by each applicable Lender in the case of any Revolving Facility Loan or (ii) as may be consented to by the Administrative Agent in the case of any Term Loan) thereafter, as selected by the Borrower; provided that:
(a) any Interest Period that would otherwise end on a day that is not a Business Day shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless such Business Day falls in another calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day;
(b) any Interest Period that begins on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period; and
(c) no Interest Period for any Loan shall extend beyond the maturity date of such Loan.
Interest shall accrue from and including the first day of an Interest Period to but excluding the last day of such Interest Period.
Investment shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.04.
ISP shall mean, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the International Standby Practices 1998 published by the Institute of International Banking Law & Practice (or such later version thereof as may be in effect at the time of issuance).
Issuer Documents shall mean, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the Letter of Credit Application, and any other document, agreement and instrument entered into by the L/C Issuer and the Borrower (or any Subsidiary) or in favor of the L/C Issuer and relating to such Letter of Credit.
Joint Lead Arrangers shall mean J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Goldman, Sachs & Co. in their capacities as joint lead arrangers.
JPMorgan shall mean JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
Junior Financing shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.09(b).
Junior Liens shall mean Liens (other than Liens securing the Obligations) that are subordinated to the Liens granted under the Loan Documents on customary terms pursuant to an intercreditor agreement reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (it being understood that Junior Liens are not required to be pari passu with other Junior Liens, and that Indebtedness secured by Junior Liens may have Liens that are senior in priority to, or pari passu with, or junior in priority to, other Liens constituting Junior Liens).
Latest Maturity Date shall mean, at any time of determination, the latest of (i) Revolving Facility Maturity Date, (ii) the Term A Facility Maturity Date, (iii) the Term B Facility Maturity Date, (iv) any Incremental Term Facility Maturity Date, (v) the maturity date of any Refinancing Term Loans and (vi) the maturity date of any Replacement Revolving Facility Commitments.
L/C Advance shall mean, with respect to each Lender, such Lenders funding of its participation in any L/C Borrowing in accordance with its Revolving Facility Percentage. All L/C Advances shall be denominated in Dollars.
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L/C Borrowing shall mean an extension of credit resulting from a drawing under any Letter of Credit which has not been reimbursed on the date when made or refinanced as an ABR Revolving Loan. All L/C Borrowings shall be denominated in Dollars.
L/C Credit Extension shall mean, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the issuance thereof or extension of the expiry date thereof, or the increase of the amount thereof.
L/C Issuer shall mean JPMorgan, each other L/C Issuer designated pursuant to Section 2.05(k) and any Replacement L/C Issuer, in each case in its capacity as an issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder, and its successors in such capacity as provided in Section 8.09. An L/C Issuer may, in its discretion, arrange for one or more Letters of Credit to be issued by Affiliates of such L/C Issuer, in which case the term L/C Issuer shall include any such Affiliate with respect to Letters of Credit issued by such Affiliate. In the event that there is more than one L/C Issuer at any time, references herein and in the other Loan Documents to the L/C Issuer shall be deemed to refer to the L/C Issuer in respect of the applicable Letter of Credit or to all L/C Issuers, as the context requires.
L/C Issuer Fees shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.13(b).
L/C Obligations shall mean, as at any date of determination, the aggregate amount available to be drawn under all outstanding Letters of Credit plus the aggregate of all Unreimbursed Amounts, including all L/C Borrowings. For purposes of computing the amount available to be drawn under any Letter of Credit, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be determined in accordance with Section 1.08. For all purposes of this Agreement, if on any date of determination a Letter of Credit has expired by its terms but any amount may still be drawn thereunder by reason of the operation of Rule 3.14 of the ISP, such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be outstanding in the amount so remaining available to be drawn.
L/C Participation Fee shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.13(b).
Lender shall mean each financial institution listed on Schedule 2.01 (other than any such person that has ceased to be a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Acceptance in accordance with Section 9.04), as well as any person that becomes a Lender hereunder pursuant to Section 9.04, 2.22, 2.23 or 2.25.
Lender Default shall mean (i) the refusal (which has not been retracted), or failure for two (2) or more Business Days, of a Lender to make available its portion of any Borrowing required to be funded by it hereunder, to acquire participations in a Swingline Loan pursuant to Section 2.04(c) or to fund its portion of any unreimbursed payment under Section 2.05(c), (ii) a Lender having notified in writing to the Borrower and/or the Administrative Agent that it does not intend to comply with its obligations under Section 2.04, 2.05 or 2.07, (iii) a Lender has admitted in writing that it is insolvent or such Lender becomes subject to a Lender-Related Distress Event, (iv) any Lender has failed, within three (3) Business Days after written request by the Administrative Agent, to confirm that it will comply with the terms of this Agreement relating to its obligations to fund prospective borrowings and participations in then outstanding Letters of Credit and/or Swingline Loans, provided that a Lender Default shall cease to exist under this clause (iv) upon receipt of such confirmation or (v) any Lender has otherwise failed to pay over to the Administrative Agent or any other Lender any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder within five (5) Business Days of the date when due.
Lender-Related Distress Event shall mean, with respect to any Lender or any person that directly or indirectly controls such Lender (each, a Distressed Person ), as the case may be, a voluntary or involuntary case with respect to such Distressed Person under any Debtor Relief Law, or a custodian, conservator, receiver or similar official is appointed for such Distressed Person or any substantial part of such Distressed Persons assets, or such Distressed Person or any person that directly or indirectly controls such Distressed Person is subject to a forced liquidation, or such Distressed Person makes a general assignment for the benefit of creditors or is otherwise adjudicated as, or determined by any governmental authority having regulatory authority over such Distressed Person or its assets to be, insolvent or bankrupt; provided that a Lender-Related Distress Event shall not be deemed to have occurred solely by virtue of the ownership or acquisition of any Equity Interest in any Lender or any person that directly or indirectly controls such Lender by a Governmental Authority or an instrumentality thereof.
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Lending Office shall mean, as to any Lender or Swingline Lender, the applicable branch, office or Affiliate of such Lender or Swingline Lender designated by such Lender or Swingline Lender to make Loans or Swingline Loans to the Borrower.
Letter of Credit shall mean any letter of credit issued hereunder. A Letter of Credit may be a commercial letter of credit or a standby letter of credit. Letters of Credit shall be issued in Dollars or in an Alternative Currency.
Letter of Credit Application shall mean an application and agreement for the issuance or amendment of a Letter of Credit in the form from time to time in use by the L/C Issuer.
Letter of Credit Commitment shall mean, with respect to each L/C Issuer, the commitment of such L/C Issuer to issue Letters of Credit pursuant to Section 2.05.
Letter of Credit Expiration Date shall mean the day that is five days prior to the Revolving Facility Maturity Date then in effect (or, if such day is not a Business Day, the next preceding Business Day).
Letter of Credit Sublimit shall mean an amount equal to the lesser of (a) $40 million and (b) the aggregate amount of the Revolving Facility Commitments. The Letter of Credit Sublimit is part of, and not in addition to, the Revolving Facility.
Lien shall mean, with respect to any asset, (a) any mortgage, preferred mortgage, deed of trust, lien, notice of claim of lien, hypothecation, pledge, charge, security interest or similar encumbrance in or on such asset and (b) the interest of a vendor or a lessor under any conditional sale agreement, capital lease or title retention agreement (or any financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing) relating to such asset; provided that in no event shall an operating lease or an agreement to sell be deemed to constitute a Lien.
Loan Documents shall mean this (i) Agreement, (ii) the Guarantee Agreements, (iii) the Letters of Credit, (iv) each Issuer Document, (v) the Security Documents, (vi) any Notes issued under Section 2.10(e) and (vii) amendments and joinders to the Loan Documents.
Loan Parties shall mean Holdings, the Borrower and the Subsidiary Loan Parties.
Loans shall mean the Term A Loans, the Term B Loans, the Incremental Term Loans (if any), the Refinancing Term Loans (if any), the Replacement Term A Loans (if any), Replacement Term B Loan (if any), the Revolving Facility Loans, the Incremental Revolving Loans (if any), the Replacement Revolving Loans (if any) and the Swingline Loans.
Local Time shall mean, with respect to a Loan or Borrowing made to the Borrower, New York City time (daylight or standard, as applicable).
Majority Covenant Lenders shall mean, at any time, the Lenders under the Facilities with respect to which the Financial Covenant is applicable at such time having Loans and unused Commitments under such Facilities that are Term Facilities and Revolving Credit Commitments under such Facilities that are Revolving Facilities (and, if the Revolving Facility Commitments under any such Facility that is a Revolving Facility have been terminated, Lenders having Revolving Credit Exposures under such Facility) representing more than 50% of all Loans and unused Commitments under such Facilities that are Term Facilities and Revolving Credit Commitments under such Facilities that are Revolving Credit Facilities (and, if the Revolving Facility Commitments under any such Facility that is a Revolving Facility have been terminated, all Revolving Credit Exposures under such Facility).
Majority Lenders shall mean, at any time, (i) with respect to any Term Facility, Lenders having Loans and unused Commitments under such Term Facility representing more than 50% of the sum of all Loans and unused Commitments under such Term Facility at such time and (ii) with respect to any Revolving Facility, Lenders having Revolving Facility Commitments under such Revolving Facility representing more than 50% of all Revolving Credit Commitments under such Revolving Facility at such time (and, if the Revolving Facility Commitments under such Revolving Facility have been terminated, Lenders having Revolving Credit Exposures under such Revolving Facility representing more than 50% of all Revolving Credit Exposures under such Revolving Facility at such time).
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Management Group shall mean the group consisting of the directors, executive officers and other management personnel of Holdings, the Borrower and their Subsidiaries, as the case may be, on the Closing Date together with (x) any new directors whose election by such boards of directors or whose nomination for election by the shareholders of the Borrower or Holdings, as the case may be, was approved by a vote of a majority of the directors of the Borrower or Holdings, as the case may be, then still in office who were either directors on the Closing Date or whose election or nomination was previously so approved and (y) executive officers and other management personnel of the Borrower, Holdings and their Subsidiaries, as the case may be, hired at a time when the directors on the Closing Date together with the directors so approved constituted a majority of the directors of the Borrower or Holdings, as the case may be.
Margin Stock shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Regulation U.
Material Adverse Effect shall mean a material adverse effect on the business, property, operations or condition of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or the validity and enforceability of any of the material Loan Documents or the rights and remedies of the Agents and the Lenders thereunder.
Material Indebtedness shall mean Indebtedness (other than Loans and Letters of Credit) of any one or more of Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary in an aggregate principal amount exceeding $50 million.
Material Subsidiary shall mean any Subsidiary other than Immaterial Subsidiaries.
Maximum Rate shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.09.
Merchant Agreement shall mean any contract entered into with a merchant relating to the provision of Merchant Services.
Merchant Services shall mean services provided to merchants relating to the authorization, transaction capture, settlement, chargeback handling and Internet-based transaction processing of credit, debit, stored-value and loyalty card and other payment transactions (including provision of point of service devices and other equipment necessary to capture merchant transactions and other ancillary services).
Moodys shall mean Moodys Investors Service, Inc.
Mortgaged Properties shall mean the Owned Real Properties owned by the Borrower or any Subsidiary Loan Party that are encumbered by a Mortgage pursuant to Section 5.10(c) or 5.10(d).
Mortgages shall mean, collectively, the mortgages, trust deeds, deeds of trust, deeds to secure debt, assignments of leases and rents, charges and other security documents delivered with respect to Mortgaged Properties in a form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
MSA shall mean that certain Amended and Restated Master Service Agreement dated as of September 30, 2010, Popular, Banco Popular de Puerto Rico and the Borrower, as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
Multiemployer Plan shall mean a multiemployer plan as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA to which the Borrower or any Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate (other than one considered an ERISA Affiliate only pursuant to subsection (m) or (o) of Code Section 414) is making or accruing an obligation to make contributions, or has within any of the preceding six plan years made or accrued an obligation to make contributions.
Net Income shall mean, with respect to any person, the net income (loss) of such person, determined in accordance with GAAP and before any reduction in respect of preferred stock dividends.
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Net Proceeds shall mean:
(a) 100% of the cash proceeds actually received by the Borrower or any Subsidiary (including any cash payments received by way of deferred payment of principal pursuant to a note or installment receivable or purchase price adjustment receivable or otherwise and including casualty insurance settlements and condemnation awards, but only as and when received) from any Asset Sale (other than those pursuant to Section 6.05(a), (b), (c) (except as contemplated by clause (b)(ii) of the proviso to Section 6.03), (d), (e), (g), (h), (i) or (l)), net of (i) attorneys fees, accountants fees, investment banking fees, survey costs, title insurance premiums, and related search and recording charges, transfer taxes, deed or mortgage recording taxes, required debt payments and required payments of other obligations relating to the applicable asset to the extent such debt or obligations are secured by a Lien permitted hereunder (other than pursuant to the Loan Documents) on such asset which Lien ranks prior to the Liens securing the Obligations, other customary expenses and brokerage, consultant and other customary fees actually incurred in connection therewith, (ii) Taxes paid or payable as a result thereof, and (iii) the amount of any reasonable reserve established in accordance with GAAP against any adjustment to the sale price or any liabilities (other than any taxes deducted pursuant to clause (i) above) (x) related to any of the applicable assets and (y) retained by the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries including, without limitation, pension and other post-employment benefit liabilities and liabilities related to environmental matters or against any indemnification obligations (however, the amount of any subsequent reduction of such reserve (other than in connection with a payment in respect of any such liability) shall be deemed to be cash proceeds of such Asset Sale occurring on the date of such reduction); provided , that, if the Borrower shall deliver a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower to the Administrative Agent promptly following receipt of any such proceeds setting forth the Borrowers intention to use any portion of such proceeds, to acquire, maintain, develop, construct, improve, upgrade or repair assets useful in the business of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries or to make investments in Permitted Business Acquisitions, in each case within 12 months of such receipt, such portion of such proceeds shall not constitute Net Proceeds except to the extent not, within 12 months of such receipt, so used or contractually committed to be so used (it being understood that if any portion of such proceeds are not so used within such 12-month period but within such 12-month period are contractually committed to be used, then such remaining portion if not so used within 18 months of such receipt shall constitute Net Proceeds as of such date without giving effect to this proviso); provided , further , that (x) no net cash proceeds calculated in accordance with the foregoing realized in any fiscal year shall constitute Net Proceeds in such fiscal year until the aggregate amount of all such net cash proceeds in such fiscal year shall exceed $15 million (and thereafter only net cash proceeds in excess of such amount shall constitute Net Proceeds) and (y) no net cash proceeds calculated in accordance with the foregoing realized in a single transaction or series of related transactions shall constitute Net Proceeds unless such net cash proceeds shall exceed $5 million; and
(b) 100% of the cash proceeds from the incurrence, issuance or sale by the Borrower or any Subsidiary of any Indebtedness (other than Excluded Indebtedness), net of all taxes and fees (including investment banking fees), commissions, costs and other expenses, in each case incurred in connection with such issuance or sale.
New York Courts shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.15.
Non-Consenting Lender shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.20(c).
Non-Debt Fund Affiliate shall mean an Affiliate of the Borrower that is not a Debt Fund Affiliate.
Non-Extension Notice Date shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.05(b).
Non-Reinstatement Deadline shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.05(b).
Note shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.10(e).
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Obligations shall mean the Loan Document Obligations as defined in the Collateral Agreement, including any interest, fees and other amounts accruing after commencement of any bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding with respect to any Loan Party whether or not allowed in such proceeding.
OFAC shall have meaning set forth in the definition of Embargoed Person.
OID shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.22(a).
Other First Lien Obligations shall mean the Other First Lien Obligations as defined in the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement, including any interest accruing after commencement of any bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding with respect to any holder of Other First Lien Obligations whether or not allowed in such proceeding.
Other First Lien Secured Parties shall mean the Other First Lien Secured Parties as defined in the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement.
Other First Liens shall mean Liens on the Collateral securing loans or notes on a pari passu basis with the Liens securing the Obligations (such loans or notes, the Other First Lien Debt ), which may be granted under the Loan Documents to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the holders of such Other First Lien Debt or under separate security documents to a collateral agent for the benefit of the holders of the Other First Lien Debt and, in each case, shall be subject to the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement.
Other Revolving Loans shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.22(a)
Other Taxes shall mean any and all present or future stamp, recording, filing or documentary Taxes or any other excise or property Taxes, charges or similar levies arising from any payment made hereunder or from the execution, delivery or enforcement of, or otherwise with respect to the Loan Documents.
Other Term Loans shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.22(a).
Outstanding Amount shall mean (i) with respect to any Loans on any date, the Dollar Equivalent amount of the aggregate outstanding principal amount thereof after giving effect to any borrowings and prepayments or repayments of such Loans occurring on such date; (ii) with respect to Swingline Loans on any date, the aggregate outstanding principal amount thereof after giving effect to any borrowings and prepayments or repayments of such Swingline Loans occurring on such date; and (iii) with respect to any L/C Obligations on any date, the Dollar Equivalent amount of the aggregate outstanding amount of such L/C Obligations on such date after giving effect to any L/C Credit Extension occurring on such date and any other changes in the aggregate amount of the L/C Obligations as of such date, including as a result of any reimbursements by the Borrower of Unreimbursed Amounts.
Overnight Rate shall mean, for any day, (a) with respect to any amount denominated in Dollars, the greater of (i) the Federal Funds Rate and (ii) an overnight rate determined by the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer, or the Swingline Lender, as the case may be, in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation, and (b) with respect to any amount denominated in an Alternative Currency, the rate of interest per annum at which overnight deposits in the applicable Alternative Currency, in an amount approximately equal to the amount with respect to which such rate is being determined, would be offered for such day by a branch or Affiliate of JPMorgan in the applicable offshore interbank market for such currency to major banks in such interbank market.
Owned Real Property shall mean each parcel of Real Property that is owned in fee by the Borrower or any Subsidiary Loan Party that has an individual fair market value (as determined by the Borrower in good faith) of at least $10 million ( provided that such $10 million threshold shall not be applicable in the case of Real Property that is integrally related to the ownership or operation of a Mortgaged Property or otherwise necessary for such Mortgaged Property to be in compliance with all requirements of law applicable to such Mortgaged Property); provided that, with respect to any Real Property that is partially owned in fee and partially leased by the Borrower or any Subsidiary Loan Party, Owned Real Property will include only that portion of such Real Property that is owned in fee and only if (i) such portion that is owned in fee has an individual fair market value (as determined by the Borrower in good faith) of at least $10 million ( provided that such $10 million threshold shall not be applicable in the
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case of Real Property that is integrally related to the ownership or operation of a Mortgaged Property or otherwise necessary for such Mortgaged Property to be in compliance with all requirements of law applicable to such Mortgaged Property) and (ii) a mortgage in favor of the Collateral Agent (for the benefit of the Secured Parties) is permitted on such portion of Real Property owned in fee by applicable law and by the terms of any lease, or other applicable document governing any leased portion of such Real Property.
Parent shall mean any Person that, directly or indirectly, owns 100% of the Equity Interests of Borrower.
Parent Entity shall mean any entity that, directly or indirectly, owns or Controls 10% or more of the Voting Stock of Holdings.
Participant shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.04(c)(i).
Participating Member State shall mean each state so described in any EMU Legislation.
PBGC shall mean the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation referred to and defined in ERISA.
Pension Act shall mean the Pension Protection Act of 2006, as amended from time to time and any successor thereto.
Perfection Certificate shall mean the Perfection Certificate with respect to the Borrower and the other Loan Parties in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
Permitted Business Acquisition shall mean any acquisition by the Borrower or any Subsidiary of all or substantially all of the assets of, or 80% of all the Equity Interests (other than directors qualifying shares) in, or merger, consolidation or amalgamation with, a person or division or line of business of a person (or any subsequent investment made in a person, division or line of business previously acquired in a Permitted Business Acquisition), if immediately after giving effect thereto: (i) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom; (ii) all transactions related thereto shall be consummated in accordance with applicable laws; (iii) any acquired or newly formed Subsidiary shall not be liable for any Indebtedness except for Indebtedness permitted by Section 6.01; (iv) to the extent required by Section 5.10, any person acquired in such acquisition, if acquired by the Borrower or a Subsidiary Loan Party, shall be merged into the Borrower or a Subsidiary Loan Party or become, following the consummation of such acquisition in accordance with Section 5.10 and subject to the Agreed Security Principles, a Subsidiary Loan Party; and (v) the aggregate amount of such acquisitions and investments in assets that are not owned by Holdings, the Borrower or Subsidiary Loan Parties or in Equity Interests in persons that are not Subsidiary Loan Parties or do not become Subsidiary Loan Parties following the consummation of such acquisition shall not exceed the greater of (X) $150 million and (Y) at the time of any such acquisition, 100% of the EBITDA on a Pro Forma Basis for the Test Period most recently ended.
Permitted Cure Securities shall mean any equity securities of the Borrower, Holdings or a Parent issued pursuant to the Cure Right other than Disqualified Stock.
Permitted Holder shall mean each of (i) the Sponsors, (ii) the Management Group, with respect to not more than 10% of the Voting Stock of the Borrower, (iii) any Person (x) that has no material assets other than the capital stock of the Borrower, (y) that, directly or indirectly, holds or acquires beneficial ownership of 100% on a fully diluted basis of the Voting Stock of the Borrower, and (z) of which, no other Person or group (within the meaning of Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act as in effect on the Closing Date) other than any of the other Permitted Holders specified in clauses (i) and (ii), beneficially owns Voting Stock of such Person representing more than the greater of (A) 50% and (B) the percentage beneficially owned by the Permitted Holders specified in clauses (i) and (ii)) of the voting power of the Voting Stock thereof, and (iv) any group (within the meaning of Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act as in effect on the Closing Date) the members of which include any of the other Permitted Holders specified in clauses (i) and (ii) and that, directly or indirectly, hold or acquire beneficial ownership of the Voting Stock of the Borrower (a Permitted Holder Group ), so long as (1) each member of the Permitted Holder Group has voting rights proportional to the percentage of ownership interests held or acquired by such member, and (2) no other Person or group (within the meaning of Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the
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Exchange Act as in effect on the Closing Date) other than any of the other Permitted Holders specified in clauses (i) and (ii), beneficially owns Voting Stock of the Borrower representing more than the greater of (A) 50% of the Voting Stock of the Borrower and (B) the percentage of the Voting Stock of the Borrower beneficially owned by the Permitted Holders specified in clauses (i) and (ii)) of the Voting Stock held by the Permitted Holder Group. Beneficial ownership has the meaning given in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act.
Permitted Investments shall mean:
(a) direct obligations of the United States of America or any member of the European Union or any agency thereof or obligations guaranteed by the United States of America or any member of the European Union or any agency thereof, in each case with maturities not exceeding two years;
(b) time deposit accounts, certificates of deposit and money market deposits maturing within 180 days of the date of acquisition thereof issued by a bank or trust company that is organized under the laws of the United States of America, any state thereof or any foreign country recognized by the United States of America having capital, surplus and undivided profits in excess of $250 million and whose long-term debt, or whose parent holding companys long-term debt, is rated A (or such similar equivalent rating or higher by at least one nationally recognized statistical rating organization (as defined in Rule 436 under the Securities Act));
(c) repurchase obligations with a term of not more than 180 days for underlying securities of the types described in clause (a) above entered into with a bank meeting the qualifications described in clause (b) above;
(d) commercial paper, maturing not more than one year after the date of acquisition, issued by a corporation (other than an Affiliate of the Borrower) organized and in existence under the laws of the United States of America or any foreign country recognized by the United States of America with a rating at the time as of which any investment therein is made of P-1 (or higher) according to Moodys, or A-1 (or higher) according to S&P (or such similar equivalent rating or higher by at least one nationally recognized statistical rating organization (as defined in Rule 436 under the Securities Act));
(e) securities with maturities of two years or less from the date of acquisition issued or fully guaranteed by any State, commonwealth or territory of the United States of America, or by any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof, and rated at least A by S&P or A by Moodys (or such similar equivalent rating or higher by at least one nationally recognized statistical rating organization (as defined in Rule 436 under the Securities Act));
(f) shares of mutual funds whose investment guidelines restrict 95% of such funds investments to those satisfying the provisions of clauses (a) through (e) above;
(g) money market funds that (i) comply with the criteria set forth in Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, (ii) are rated AAA by S&P and Aaa by Moodys and (iii) have portfolio assets of at least $5,000 million; and
(h) time deposit accounts, certificates of deposit and money market deposits in an aggregate face amount not in excess of 0.5% of the total assets of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, as of the end of the Borrowers most recently completed fiscal year; and
(i) instruments equivalent to those referred to in clauses (a) through (h) above denominated in any foreign currency comparable in credit quality and tenor to those referred to above and commonly used by corporations for cash management purposes in any jurisdiction outside the United States to the extent reasonably required in connection with any business conducted by any Subsidiary organized in such jurisdiction.
Permitted Liens shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.02.
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Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness shall mean any Indebtedness issued in exchange for, or the net proceeds of which are used to extend, refinance, renew, replace, defease or refund (collectively, to Refinance ), the Indebtedness being Refinanced (or previous refinancings thereof constituting Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness) (and, in the case of revolving Indebtedness being Refinanced, to effect a corresponding reduction in the commitments with respect to such revolving Indebtedness being Refinanced); provided , that with respect to any Indebtedness being Refinanced: (a) the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness does not exceed the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of the Indebtedness so Refinanced ( plus unpaid accrued interest and premium (including tender premiums) thereon and underwriting discounts, defeasance costs, fees, commissions and expenses), (b) except with respect to Section 6.01(i), the weighted average life to maturity of such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness is greater than or equal to the shorter of (i) the weighted average life to maturity of the Indebtedness being Refinanced and (ii) the weighted average life to maturity that would result if all payments of principal on the Indebtedness being Refinanced that were due on or after the date that is one year following the then Latest Maturity Date were instead due on the date that is one year following the then Latest Maturity Date, (c) if the Indebtedness being Refinanced is subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations under this Agreement, such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness shall be subordinated in right of payment to such Obligations on terms at least as favorable to the Lenders as those contained in the documentation governing the Indebtedness being Refinanced, (d) if the Indebtedness being Refinanced is Indebtedness of the Borrower or a Subsidiary Loan Party, such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness shall not be incurred by Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties and (e) no Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness shall have greater guarantees or security than the Indebtedness being Refinanced; provided that any Indebtedness secured by a Junior Lien may be Refinanced with Indebtedness that is secured by other Junior Liens that are senior in priority to the Junior Liens securing such Indebtedness being Refinanced, so long as the Liens securing such refinancing Indebtedness are subject to intercreditor terms that, vis-à-vis the Obligations, are no less favorable to the Lenders than those set forth in the intercreditor agreement governing such Indebtedness being Refinanced.
person or Person shall mean any natural person, corporation, business trust, joint venture, association, company, partnership, limited liability company or government, individual or family trusts, or any agency or political subdivision thereof.
Plan shall mean any employee pension benefit plan (other than a Multiemployer Plan) that is, (i) subject to the provisions of Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA, and (ii) sponsored or maintained (at the time of determination or at any time within the five years prior thereto) by Holdings, any of its Subsidiaries or any ERISA Affiliate, and (iii) in respect of which Holdings, any of its Subsidiaries or any ERISA Affiliate is (or, if such plan were terminated, would under Section 4069 of ERISA be deemed to be) an employer as defined in Section 3(5) of ERISA.
Platform shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.17(a).
Pledged Collateral shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Collateral Agreement.
Popular shall mean Popular, Inc., a Puerto Rico corporation.
PR Code shall mean the Puerto Rico Internal Revenue Code of 2011, as amended from time to time and the regulations promulgated and rulings issued thereunder.
Pricing Grid shall mean, with respect to the Term A Loans, Term B Loans, Revolving Facility Loans and the Applicable Commitment Fee, the table set forth below:
Term A Loans and Revolving Facility Loans :
Senior Secured Leverage Ratio |
Applicable Margin
for Eurocurrency Loans |
Applicable
Margin for ABR Loans |
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Greater than 3.50 to 1.00 |
2.50 | % | 1.50 | % | ||||
Less than or equal to 3.50 to 1.00 and greater than 3.00 to 1.00 |
2.25 | % | 1.25 | % | ||||
Less than or equal to 3.00 to 1.00 |
2.00 | % | 1.00 | % |
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Term B Loans :
Senior Secured Leverage Ratio |
Applicable Margin
for Eurocurrency Loans |
Applicable
Margin for ABR Loans |
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Greater than 3.50 to 1.00 |
2.75 | % | 1.75 | % | ||||
Less than or equal to 3.50 to 1.00 |
2.50 | % | 1.50 | % |
Applicable Commitment Fee :
Senior Secured Leverage Ratio |
Applicable
Commitment Fee |
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Greater than 3.75 to 1.00 |
0.375 | % | ||
Less than or equal to 3.75 to 1.00 and greater than 3.25 to 1.00 |
0.250 | % | ||
Less than or equal to 3.25 to 1.00 |
0.125 | % |
For the purposes of the Pricing Grid, changes in the Applicable Margin and Applicable Commitment Fee resulting from changes in the Senior Secured Leverage Ratio shall become effective on the date (the Adjustment Date ) of delivery of the relevant financial statements pursuant to Section 5.04 for the first full fiscal quarter of the Borrower after the Closing Date, and shall remain in effect until the next change to be effected pursuant to this paragraph. If any financial statements referred to above are not delivered within the time periods specified in Section 5.04, then, at the option of the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders, until the date that is three Business Days after the date on which such financial statements are delivered, the pricing level that is one pricing level higher than the pricing level theretofore in effect shall apply as of the first Business Day after the date on which such financial statements were to have been delivered but were not delivered. Each determination of the Senior Secured Leverage Ratio pursuant to the Pricing Grid shall be made in a manner consistent with the determination thereof pursuant to Section 6.10 (but not, for the avoidance of doubt, including any Cure Amount).
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained above in this definition or elsewhere in this Agreement, if it is subsequently determined that the Senior Secured Leverage Ratio set forth in any compliance certificate delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 5.04(c) is inaccurate as a result of any fraud, intentional misrepresentation or willful misconduct of the Borrower or any officer thereof and the result is that the Lenders received interest or fees for any period based on an Applicable Margin and the Applicable Commitment Fee that is less than that which would have been applicable had the Senior Secured Leverage Ratio been accurately determined, then, for all purposes of this Agreement, the Applicable Margin and the Applicable Commitment Fee for any day occurring within the period covered by such compliance certificate shall retroactively be deemed to be the relevant percentage as based upon the accurately determined Senior Secured Leverage Ratio for such period, and any shortfall in the interest or fees theretofore paid by the Borrower for the relevant period pursuant to this Agreement as a result of the miscalculation of the Senior Secured Leverage Ratio shall be deemed to be (and shall be) due and
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payable under the relevant provisions of this Agreement, as applicable, at the time the interest or fees for such period were required to be paid pursuant to said Section (and shall remain due and payable until paid in full, together with all amounts owing under Section 2.14, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement), but shall be paid for the ratable account of the Lenders at the time that such determination is made.
primary obligor shall have the meaning given such term in the definition of the term Guarantee.
Pro Forma Basis shall mean, as to any person, for any events as described below that occur subsequent to the commencement of a period for which the financial effect of such events is being calculated, and giving effect to the events for which such calculation is being made, such calculation as will give pro forma effect to such events as if such events occurred on the first day of the four consecutive fiscal quarter period ended on or before the occurrence of such event (the Reference Period ): (i) in making any determination of EBITDA, effect shall be given to any Asset Sale, any acquisition, Investment, disposition, merger, amalgamation, consolidation (or any similar transaction or transactions not otherwise permitted under Section 6.04 or 6.05 that require a waiver or consent of the Required Lenders and such waiver or consent has been obtained), any dividend, distribution or other similar payment, any designation of any Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary and any Subsidiary Redesignation, and any restructurings of the business of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries that the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries has made and/or has determined to make during the Reference Period or subsequent to such Reference Period and on or prior to or simultaneously with the date of calculation of EBITDA and are expected to have a continuing impact and are factually supportable, which would include cost savings resulting from head count reduction, closure of facilities and similar operational and other cost savings, which adjustments the Borrower determines are reasonable as set forth in a certificate of a Financial Officer of the Borrower (the foregoing, together with any transactions related thereto or in connection therewith, the relevant transactions ), in each case that occurred during the Reference Period (or, in the case of determinations made pursuant to the definition of the term Pro Forma Compliance or pursuant to Sections 2.12(g), 6.01, 6.02, 6.03, 6.04, 6.05, 6.06 and 6.09, occurring during the Reference Period or thereafter and through and including the date upon which the respective Permitted Business Acquisition or relevant transaction is consummated), (ii) in making any determination of Total Secured Leverage Ratio and Senior Secured Leverage Ratio on a Pro Forma Basis, all Indebtedness (including Indebtedness issued, incurred or assumed as a result of, or to finance, any relevant transactions and for which the financial effect is being calculated, whether incurred under this Agreement or otherwise, but excluding normal fluctuations in revolving Indebtedness incurred for working capital purposes, in each case not to finance any acquisition) issued, incurred, assumed or permanently repaid during the Reference Period (or, in the case of determinations made pursuant to the definition of the term Pro Forma Compliance or pursuant to Sections 2.12(g), 6.01, 6.02, 6.03, 6.04, 6.05, 6.06 and 6.09, occurring during the Reference Period or thereafter and through and including the date upon which the respective Permitted Business Acquisition or relevant transaction is consummated) shall be deemed to have been issued, incurred, assumed or permanently repaid at the beginning of such period, and (iii) (A) any Subsidiary Redesignation then being designated, effect shall be given to such Subsidiary Redesignation and all other Subsidiary Redesignations after the first day of the relevant Reference Period and on or prior to the date of the respective Subsidiary Redesignation then being designated, collectively, and (B) any designation of a Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, effect shall be given to such designation and all other designations of Subsidiaries as Unrestricted Subsidiaries after the first day of the relevant Reference Period and on or prior to the date of the then applicable designation of a Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, collectively.
Pro forma calculations made pursuant to the definition of the term Pro Forma Basis shall be determined in good faith by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower and may include, (i) for any fiscal period ending on or prior to the first anniversary of any relevant pro forma event (but not for any fiscal period ending after such first anniversary), adjustments to reflect (1) operating expense reductions and other operating improvements, synergies or cost savings reasonably expected to result from such relevant pro forma event and (2) all adjustments used in connection with the calculation of Adjusted EBITDA as set forth in the Information Memorandum to the extent such adjustments, without duplication, continue to be applicable. The Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent a certificate of a Financial Officer of the Borrower setting forth such demonstrable or additional operating expense reductions and other operating improvements, synergies or cost savings and information and calculations supporting them in reasonable detail.
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For purposes of this definition, any amount in a currency other than Dollars will be converted to Dollars based on the average exchange rate for such currency for the most recent twelve month period immediately prior to the date of determination in a manner consistent with that used in calculating EBITDA for the applicable period.
Pro Forma Compliance shall mean, at any date of determination, that the Borrower and its Subsidiaries shall be in compliance, on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect on a Pro Forma Basis to the relevant transactions (including the assumption, the issuance, incurrence and permanent repayment of Indebtedness), with the Financial Performance Covenant recomputed as at the last day of the most recently ended fiscal quarter of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for which the financial statements and certificates required pursuant to Section 5.04 have been or were required to have been delivered ( provided , that prior to delivery of financial statements for the first full fiscal quarter ended after the Closing Date, such covenant shall be deemed to have applied to the Borrowers most recently completed fiscal quarter).
Projections shall mean the projections of Holdings, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries included in the Information Memorandum and any other projections and any forward-looking statements (including statements with respect to booked business) of such entities furnished to the Lenders or the Administrative Agent by or on behalf of Holdings, the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries prior to the Closing Date.
Public Lender shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.17.
Qualified Equity Interests shall mean any Equity Interests of Holdings, the Borrower or any Parent Entity other than Disqualified Stock.
Real Property shall mean, collectively, all right, title and interest (including, without limitation, any leasehold estate) in and to any and all parcels of or interests in real property owned in fee or leased by the Borrower or any Subsidiary Loan Party, together with, in each case, all easements, hereditaments and appurtenances relating thereto, and all improvements situated, placed or constructed upon, or fixed to or incorporated into, or which becomes a component part of or which is permanently moored to, such real property, and appurtenant fixtures incidental to the ownership or lease thereof.
Reference Period shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of the term Pro Forma Basis.
Refinance shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of the term Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness, Refinancing and Refinanced shall have a meaning correlative thereto.
Refinancing Effective Date shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.23(a).
Refinancing Term Lender shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.23(b).
Refinancing Term Loan Amendment shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.23(c).
Refinancing Term Loan Installment Date shall have, with respect to any series or tranche of Incremental Term Loans established pursuant to a Refinancing Term Loan Amendment, the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.11(a)(ii)
Refinancing Term Loans shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.23(a).
Register shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.04(b)(iv).
Regulation U shall mean Regulation U of the Board as from time to time in effect and all official rulings and interpretations thereunder or thereof.
Regulation X shall mean Regulation X of the Board as from time to time in effect and all official rulings and interpretations thereunder or thereof.
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Related Fund shall mean, with respect to any Lender that is a fund that invests in bank or commercial loans and similar extensions of credit, any other fund that invests in bank or commercial loans and similar extensions of credit and is advised or managed by (a) such Lender, (b) an Affiliate of such Lender or (c) an entity (or an Affiliate of such entity) that administers, advises or manages such Lender.
Related Parties shall mean, with respect to any specified person, such persons Affiliates and the respective directors, trustees, officers, employees, agents and advisors of such person and such persons Affiliates.
Release shall mean any spilling, leaking, seepage, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying, discharging, injecting, escaping, leaching, dumping, disposing, depositing, emanating or migrating in, into, onto or through the Environment.
Replaced Term A Loans shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.08(e).
Replaced Term B Loans shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.08(f).
Replacement L/C Issuer shall mean, with respect to any Replacement Revolving Facility, any Replacement Revolving Lender thereunder from time to time designated by the Borrower as the Replacement L/C Issuer under such Replacement Revolving Facility with the consent of such Replacement Revolving Lender and the Administrative Agent.
Replacement L/C Obligations shall mean, at any time with respect to any Replacement Revolving Facility, an amount equal to the sum of (a) the then aggregate undrawn and unexpired amount of the then outstanding Replacement Letters of Credit under such Replacement Revolving Facility and (b) the aggregate amount of drawings under the Replacement Letters of Credit under such Replacement Revolving Facility that have not then been reimbursed.
Replacement Revolving Credit Percentage shall mean, as to any Replacement Revolving Lender at any time under any Replacement Revolving Facility, the percentage which such Lenders Replacement Revolving Facility Commitment under such Replacement Revolving Facility then constitutes of the aggregate Replacement Revolving Facility Commitments under such Replacement Revolving Facility (or, at any time after such Replacement Revolving Facility Commitments shall have expired or terminated, the percentage which the aggregate amount of such Lenders Replacement Revolving Extensions of Credit then outstanding pursuant to such Replacement Revolving Facility constitutes of the amount of the aggregate Replacement Revolving Extensions of Credit then outstanding pursuant to such Replacement Revolving Facility).
Replacement Revolving Extensions of Credit shall mean, as to any Replacement Revolving Lender at any time under any Replacement Revolving Facility, an amount equal to the sum of (a) the aggregate principal amount of all Replacement Revolving Loans made by such Lender pursuant to such Replacement Revolving Facility then outstanding, (b) such Lenders Replacement Revolving Credit Percentage of the outstanding Replacement L/C Obligations under any Replacement Letters of Credit under such Replacement Revolving Facility and (c) such Lenders Replacement Revolving Credit Percentage of the Replacement Swingline Loans then outstanding under such Replacement Revolving Facility.
Replacement Revolving Facility shall mean each Replacement Revolving Commitment Series of Replacement Revolving Facility Commitments and the Replacement Revolving Extensions of Credit made hereunder.
Replacement Revolving Facility Amendment shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.25(c).
Replacement Revolving Facility Commitment shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.25(a).
Replacement Revolving Facility Effective Date shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.25(a).
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Replacement Revolving Lender shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.25(b).
Replacement Revolving Loans shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.25(a).
Replacement Swingline Lender shall mean, with respect to any Replacement Revolving Facility, any Replacement Revolving Lender thereunder from time to time designated by the Borrower as the Replacement Swingline Lender under such Replacement Revolving Facility with the consent of such Replacement Revolving Lender and the Administrative Agent.
Replacement Swingline Loans shall mean any swingline loan made to the Borrower pursuant to a Replacement Revolving Facility.
Replacement Term A Loans shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.08(e).
Replacement Term B Loans shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.08(f).
Reportable Event shall mean any reportable event as defined in Section 4043(c) of ERISA or the regulations issued thereunder, other than those events as to which the 30-day notice period referred to in Section 4043(c) of ERISA has been waived, with respect to a Plan (other than a Plan maintained by an ERISA Affiliate that is considered an ERISA Affiliate only pursuant to subsection (m) or (o) of Section 414 of the Code).
Repricing Transaction means the prepayment or refinancing of all or a portion of the Term Loans with the incurrence by any Loan Party of any long-term bank debt financing incurred to repay, refinance, substitute or replace the Term Loans (other than in connection with a Change in Control, excluding a Change in Control as a result of Holdings failure to directly or indirectly own 100% of the Equity Interests of the Borrower) and having an effective interest cost or weighted average yield (as determined by the Administrative Agent consistent with generally accepted financial practice and, in any event, excluding any arrangement or commitment fees in connection therewith) that is less than the interest rate for or weighted average yield (as determined by the Administrative Agent on the same basis) of the Term Loans, including, without limitation, as may be effected through any Incremental Term Loans or any other new or additional loans under this Agreement or by an amendment of any provisions of this Agreement relating to the Applicable Margin for, or weighted average yield of, the Term Loans.
Required Lenders shall mean, at any time, Lenders having Term Loans and Commitments (and, if the Revolving Facility Commitments have been terminated, Revolving Facility Credit Exposures) that, taken together, represent more than 50% of the sum of all Term Loans and Commitments (and, if the Revolving Facility Commitments have been terminated, Revolving Facility Credit Exposures) at such time. The Loans, Commitments and Revolving Facility Credit Exposures of any Defaulting Lender shall be disregarded in determining Required Lenders at any time.
Required Prepayment Date shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.12(e).
Responsible Officer of any person shall mean any executive officer or Financial Officer of such person and any other officer or similar official thereof responsible for the administration of the obligations of such person in respect of this Agreement.
Restricted Payments shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.06.
Revaluation Date shall mean (a) with respect to any Loan denominated in an Alternative Currency, each of the following: (i) each date of a Borrowing of a Eurocurrency Revolving Loan denominated in an Alternative Currency, (ii) each date of a continuation of a Eurocurrency Revolving Loan denominated in an Alternative Currency pursuant to Section 2.08, and (iii) such additional dates as the Administrative Agent shall determine or the Majority Lenders under the Revolving Facility shall require; and (b) with respect to any Letter of Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency, each of the following: (i) each date of issuance of any such Letter of Credit, (ii) each date of an amendment of any such Letter of Credit having the effect of increasing the amount thereof, (iii) each date of any payment by the L/C Issuer under any such Letter of Credit, and (iv) such additional dates as the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer shall determine or the Majority Lenders under the Revolving Facility shall require.
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Revolving Facility shall mean the Revolving Facility Commitments (including any Incremental Revolving Facility Commitments and any Replacement Revolving Facility Commitments) and the extensions of credit made hereunder by the Revolving Facility Lenders.
Revolving Facility Borrowing shall mean a Borrowing comprised of Revolving Facility Loans.
Revolving Facility Commitment shall mean, with respect to any Revolving Facility Lender, the commitment of such Revolving Facility Lender to make Revolving Facility Loans pursuant to Section 2.01(c), as such commitment may be (a) reduced from time to time pursuant to Section 2.09, (b) reduced or increased from time to time pursuant to assignments by or to such Lender under Section 9.04, and (c) increased as provided under Section 2.22. The initial amount of each Revolving Facility Lenders Revolving Facility Commitment is set forth on Schedule 2.01 , or in the Assignment and Acceptance or Incremental Assumption Agreement pursuant to which such Lender shall have assumed its Revolving Facility Commitment (or Incremental Revolving Facility Commitment), as applicable. The initial aggregate amount of the Revolving Facility Lenders Revolving Facility Commitment (prior to any Incremental Revolving Facility Commitments) is $100 million.
Revolving Facility Credit Exposure shall mean, with respect to any Revolving Facility Lender, the sum of (a) the aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Revolving Facility Loans at such time, (b) the Outstanding Amount of Swingline Loans at such time and (c) the Outstanding Amount of the L/C Obligations at such time. The Revolving Facility Credit Exposure of any Lender at any time shall be the product of (x) such Revolving Facility Lenders Revolving Facility Percentage and (y) the aggregate Revolving Facility Credit Exposure of all Revolving Facility Lenders, collectively, at such time.
Revolving Facility Lender shall mean a Lender (including an Incremental Revolving Facility Lender) with a Revolving Facility Commitment or with outstanding Revolving Facility Loans.
Revolving Facility Loans shall mean loans made by a Lender pursuant to Section 2.01(c), any Incremental Revolving Loans and any Replacement Revolving Loans. Each Revolving Facility Loan shall be a Eurocurrency Loan or an ABR Loan.
Revolving Facility Maturity Date shall mean the date that is five years after the Closing Date.
Revolving Facility Percentage shall mean, with respect to any Revolving Facility Lender, the percentage of the total Revolving Facility Commitments representing such Lenders Revolving Facility Commitment. If the Revolving Facility Commitments have terminated or expired, the Revolving Facility Percentages shall be determined based upon the Revolving Facility Commitments most recently in effect, giving effect to any assignments pursuant to Section 9.04.
S&P shall mean Standard & Poors Ratings Group, Inc.
Sale and Lease-Back Transaction shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.03.
Same Day Funds shall mean (a) with respect to disbursements and payments in Dollars, immediately available funds, and (b) with respect to disbursements and payments in an Alternative Currency, same day or other funds as may be determined by the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, to be customary in the place of disbursement or payment for the settlement of international banking transactions in the relevant Alternative Currency.
SEC shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission or any successor thereto.
Secured Parties shall mean the Secured Parties as defined in the Collateral Agreement.
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Securities Act shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to time and any successor thereto.
Security Documents shall mean collectively, the Collateral Agreement, the Mortgages granted by Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary Loan Party and each of the security agreements and other instruments and documents executed and delivered pursuant to any of the foregoing or pursuant to Section 4.02 or 5.10 and subject to the Agreed Security Principles.
Senior Secured Leverage Ratio shall mean, on any date, the ratio of (a) Total First Lien Senior Secured Debt as of the last day of the Test Period most recently ended as of such date to (b) EBITDA for the Test Period most recently ended as of such date, all determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP; provided , that the Senior Secured Leverage Ratio shall be determined for the relevant Test Period on a Pro Forma Basis.
Senior Unsecured Notes shall mean the 11% Senior Notes due 2018 issued pursuant to the Senior Unsecured Notes Indenture.
Senior Unsecured Notes Indenture shall mean the Indenture dated as of September 30, 2010, among the Borrower, certain of the Subsidiaries party thereto and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee.
Series shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.23(b).
Settlement shall mean the transfer of cash or other property with respect to any credit, charge or debit card charge, check or other instrument, electronic funds transfer, or other type of paper-based or electronic payment, transfer or charge transaction for which a person acts as a processor, remitter, funds recipient or funds transmitter in the ordinary course of business.
Settlement Assets shall mean any cash, receivable or other property, including a Settlement Receivable, due or conveyed to a person in consideration for a Settlement made or arranged, or to be made or arranged, by such person or an Affiliate of such person.
Settlement Indebtedness shall mean any payment or reimbursement obligation in respect of a Settlement Payment.
Settlement Lien shall mean any Lien relating to any Settlement or Settlement Indebtedness (and may include, for the avoidance of doubt, the grant of a Lien in or other assignment of a Settlement Asset in consideration of a Settlement Payment, Lien securing intraday and overnight overdraft and automated clearinghouse exposure, and similar Liens)
Settlement Payment shall mean the transfer, or contractual undertaking (including by automated clearinghouse transaction) to effect a transfer, of cash or other property to effect a Settlement.
Settlement Receivable shall mean any general intangible, payment intangible, or instrument representing or reflecting an obligation to make payments to or for the benefit of a person in consideration for and in the amount of a Settlement made or arranged, or to be made or arranged, by such person.
Similar Business shall mean a business, the majority of whose revenues are derived from the activities of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the Closing Date or any business or activity that is reasonably similar or complementary thereto or a reasonable extension, development or expansion thereof or ancillary thereto.
Specified Prepayment Debt shall mean any senior unsecured, senior secured or subordinated loans and/or notes of the Borrower or any Subsidiary Loan Party, no part of the principal of which is required to be paid (whether by way of mandatory sinking fund, mandatory redemption, mandatory prepayment or otherwise), prior to the date that is six months after the then Latest Maturity Date (it being understood that any required offer to purchase such Indebtedness as a result of a change of control or asset sale shall not violate the foregoing restriction) and the terms and conditions of which (other than with respect to pricing, amortization, final maturity and collateral), taken as a
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whole, are not materially less favorable to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries than, in the case of loans, this Agreement or, in the case of notes, the Senior Unsecured Notes or, in each case, are otherwise reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent; provided that, in respect of any senior secured Indebtedness with Liens on the Collateral (which may be Liens that are pari passu with, or junior to, the Liens on the Collateral securing the Obligations) such Liens shall be Other First Liens or Junior Liens; provided further that, in respect of any subordinated Indebtedness, such Indebtedness shall be subject to customary subordination provisions reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
Sponsors shall mean any of Apollo Global Management, LLC, Popular or any of their respective Affiliates (but not including, however, any of their respective portfolio companies).
Spot Rate for a currency shall mean the rate determined by the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer, as applicable, to be the rate quoted by the person acting in such capacity as the spot rate for the purchase by such person of such currency with another currency through its principal foreign exchange trading office at approximately 11:00 a.m. on the date two Business Days prior to the date as of which the foreign exchange computation is made; provided that the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer may obtain such spot rate from another financial institution designated by the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer if the person acting in such capacity does not have as of the date of determination a spot buying rate for any such currency; provided , further , that the L/C Issuer may use such spot rate quoted on the date as of which the foreign exchange computation is made in the case of any Letter of Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency.
Subordinated Intercompany Debt shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.01(e).
subsidiary shall mean, with respect to any Person (1) any corporation, association or other business entity (other than a partnership, joint venture or limited liability company) of which more than 50% of the total voting power of the Voting Stock is at the time of determination owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination thereof, (2) any partnership, joint venture or limited liability company of which (x) more than 50% of the capital accounts, distribution rights, total equity and voting interests or general and limited partnership interests, as applicable, are owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination thereof, whether in the form of membership, general, special or limited partnership interests or otherwise, and (y) such Person or any Subsidiary of such Person is a controlling general partner or otherwise Controls such entity and (3) any Person that is consolidated in the consolidated financial statements of the specified Person in accordance with GAAP.
Subsidiary shall mean, unless the context otherwise requires, a subsidiary of the Borrower. Notwithstanding the foregoing (and except for purposes of the definition of Unrestricted Subsidiary contained herein), an Unrestricted Subsidiary shall be deemed not to be a Subsidiary of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries for purposes of this Agreement.
Subsidiary Loan Party shall mean (a) each Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the Borrower on the Closing Date and (b) each Subsidiary of the Borrower that becomes, or is required pursuant to Section 5.10 to become, a party to a Guarantee Agreement after the Closing Date, in each case, until released from such Guarantee Agreement in accordance with the Loan Documents. The Subsidiary Loan Parties on the Closing Date are set forth on Schedule 1.01B .
Subsidiary Redesignation shall have the meaning provided in the definition of Unrestricted Subsidiary contained in this Section 1.01.
Swap Agreement shall mean any agreement with respect to any swap, forward, future or derivative transaction or option or similar agreement involving, or settled by reference to, one or more rates, currencies, commodities, equity or debt instruments or securities, or economic, financial or pricing indices or measures of economic, financial or pricing risk or value or any similar transaction or any combination of these transactions; provided , that no phantom stock or similar plan providing for payments only on account of services provided by current or former directors, officers, employees or consultants of Holdings, the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries shall be a Swap Agreement.
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Swap Obligations shall mean 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 Borrowing shall mean a Borrowing comprised of Swingline Loans.
Swingline Borrowing Request shall mean a request by the Borrower substantially in the form of Exhibit E .
Swingline Commitment shall mean, with respect to each Swingline Lender, the commitment of such Swingline Lender to make Swingline Loans pursuant to Section 2.04. The aggregate amount of the Swingline Commitments on the Closing Date is $20 million. The Swingline Commitment is part of, and not in addition to, the Revolving Facility Commitments.
Swingline Lender shall mean JPMorgan, in its capacity as a lender of Swingline Loans and its successors in such capacity.
Swingline Loans shall mean the swingline loans made to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.04.
TARGET Day shall mean any day on which the Trans European Automated Real time Gross Settlement Express Transfer (TARGET) payment system (or, if such payment system ceases to be operative, such other payment system (if any) determined by the Administrative Agent to be a suitable replacement) is open for the settlement of payments in Euro.
Taxes shall mean any and all present or future sales, use, income, gross receipts, volume of business, excise and property and other taxes, levies, imposts, duties (including stamp duties), deductions, charges (including ad valorem charges) or withholdings imposed by any Governmental Authority and any and all interest, additions to tax and penalties related thereto.
Term A Loan Commitment shall mean with respect to each Lender, the commitment of such Lender to make Term A Loans as set forth in Section 2.01. The initial amount of each Lenders Term A Loan Commitment is set forth on Schedule 2.01 , or in the Assignment and Acceptance pursuant to which such Lender shall have assumed its Term A Loan Commitment, as applicable. The aggregate amount of the Term A Loan Commitments on the Closing Date is $300 million.
Term A Facility shall mean the Term A Loan Commitments and the Term A Loans made hereunder.
Term A Facility Maturity Date shall mean the date that is five years after the Closing Date.
Term A Lenders shall mean a Lender with a Term A Loan Commitment or an outstanding Term A Loan.
Term A Loan Installment Date shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.11(a)(i).
Term A Loans shall mean the term loans made by the Lenders to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(a) and any Incremental Term Loans in the form of Term A Loans made by the Incremental Term Lenders pursuant to Section 2.01(d).
Term B Loan Commitment shall mean with respect to each Lender, the commitment of such Lender to make Term B Loans as set forth in Section 2.01. The initial amount of each Lenders Term B Loan Commitment is set forth on Schedule 2.01 , or in the Assignment and Acceptance pursuant to which such Lender shall have assumed its Term B Loan Commitment, as applicable. The aggregate amount of the Term B Loan Commitments on the Closing Date is $400 million.
Term B Facility shall mean the Term B Loan Commitments and the Term B Loans made hereunder.
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Term B Facility Maturity Date shall mean the date that is seven years after the Closing Date.
Term B Lenders shall mean a Lender with a Term B Loan Commitment or an outstanding Term B Loan.
Term B Loan Installment Date shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.11(a)(ii).
Term B Loans shall mean the term loans made by the Lenders to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(b) and any Incremental Term Loans in the form of Term B Loans made by the Incremental Term Lenders pursuant to Section 2.01(d).
Term Borrowing shall mean a Borrowing comprised of Term Loans.
Term Facility shall mean the Term A Facility, Term B Facility and/or any or all of the Incremental Term Facilities and Refinancing Term Facilities.
Term Facility Maturity Date shall mean (i) with respect to the Term A Facility, the Term A Facility Maturity Date, (ii) with respect to the Term B Facility, the Term B Facility Maturity Date and (iii) with respect to any Incremental Term Facility, any Incremental Term Facility Maturity Date.
Term Lender shall mean a Lender with a Term Loan Commitment or an outstanding Term Loan.
Term Loan Commitment shall mean any Term A Loan Commitment, any Term B Loan Commitment or any Incremental Term Loan Commitment.
Term Loan Installment Date shall mean any Term A Loan Installment Date, Term B Loan Installment Date, any Refinancing Term Loan Installment Date or any Incremental Term Loan Installment Date.
Term Loans shall mean the Term A Loans, the Term B Loans, the Incremental Term Loans and/or the Refinancing Term Loans.
Test Period shall mean, on any date of determination, the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Borrower then most recently ended (taken as one accounting period) for which financial statements have been (or were required to be) delivered pursuant to Section 5.04(a) or 5.04(b).
Total First Lien Senior Secured Debt at any date shall mean the aggregate principal amount of Consolidated Debt of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries outstanding at such date that consists of, without duplication, (i) Capital Lease Obligations and (ii) other Indebtedness that in each case is then secured by Liens on property or assets of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries (other than (x) property or assets held in a defeasance or similar trust or arrangement for the benefit of the Indebtedness secured thereby and (y) Liens that are expressly subordinated to the Liens securing the Obligations), less unrestricted cash and cash equivalents (determined in accordance with GAAP) of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on such date.
Total Secured Leverage Ratio shall mean, on any date, the ratio of (a) Total Secured Debt as of the last day of the Test Period most recently ended as of such date to (b) EBITDA for the Test Period most recently ended as of such date, all determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP; provided that the Total Secured Leverage Ratio shall be determined for the relevant Test Period on a Pro Forma Basis.
Total Secured Debt at any date shall mean the aggregate principal amount of Consolidated Debt of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries outstanding at such date that consists of, without duplication, (i) Capital Lease Obligations and (ii) other Indebtedness that in each case is then secured by Liens on property or assets of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries (other than property or assets held in a defeasance or similar trust or arrangement for the benefit of the Indebtedness secured thereby), less unrestricted cash and cash equivalents (determined in accordance with GAAP) of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on such date.
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Transactions shall mean, collectively, (a) the consummation of the Evertec IPO; (b) the execution and delivery of the Loan Documents, the creation of the Liens pursuant to the Security Documents, and the initial borrowings hereunder; (c) the redemption in full of the Senior Unsecured Notes and the discharge of the Senior Unsecured Notes Indenture; (d) the repayment in full of all loans under the Existing Credit Agreement and the termination of the commitments thereunder; and (e) the payment of all fees and expenses to be paid in connection with the foregoing.
Type shall mean, when used in respect of any Loan or Borrowing, the rate by reference to which interest on such Loan or on the Loans comprising such Borrowing is determined.
Unfunded Pension Liability shall mean, as of the most recent valuation date for the applicable Plan, the excess of (1) the Plans actuarial present value (determined on the basis of reasonable assumptions employed by the independent actuary for such Plan for purposes of Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA) of its benefit liabilities (as defined in Section 4001(a)(16) of ERISA) over (2) the fair market value of the assets of such Plan.
Uniform Commercial Code shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as the same may from time to time be in effect in the State of New York or the Uniform Commercial Code (or similar code or statute) of another jurisdiction, to the extent it may be required to apply to any item or items of Collateral.
United States shall mean the United States of America, including, for the avoidance of doubt, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
Unreimbursed Amount shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.05(c).
Unrestricted Subsidiary shall mean (1) any Subsidiary of the Borrower (other than the Borrower) designated by the Borrower after the Closing Date as an Unrestricted Subsidiary hereunder by written notice to the Administrative Agent; provided , that the Borrower shall only be permitted to so designate a Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary so long as (a) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom, (b) immediately after giving effect to such designation, the Borrower shall be in Pro Forma Compliance, (c) such Unrestricted Subsidiary shall be capitalized (to the extent capitalized by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries) through Investments as permitted by, and in compliance with, Section 6.04, (d) without duplication of clause (c), the designation shall be treated as an Investment, with the fair market value of such Unrestricted Subsidiary at the time of the initial designation thereof being treated as the amount of such Investment, and shall be permitted only if such Investment would be permitted pursuant to Section 6.04 and (e) such Subsidiary shall not have been previously designated an Unrestricted Subsidiary and (2) any subsidiary of an Unrestricted Subsidiary. The Borrower may designate any Unrestricted Subsidiary to be a Subsidiary for purposes of this Agreement (each, a Subsidiary Redesignation ); provided , that (i) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom, (ii) immediately after giving effect to such Subsidiary Redesignation, the Borrower shall be in Pro Forma Compliance and (iii) the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent an officers certificate executed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower, certifying to the best of such officers knowledge, compliance with the requirements of preceding clauses (i) and (ii), and containing the calculations and information required by the preceding clause (ii).
USA PATRIOT Act shall mean the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (Title III of Pub. L. No. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)), as amended from time to time and any successor thereto.
Voting Stock shall mean for any Person, Equity Interests of that Person generally entitled to vote for the election of the Board of Directors of such Person.
Waivable Mandatory Prepayment shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.12(e).
Weighted Average Life to Maturity when applied to any Indebtedness at any date, shall mean the number of years obtained by dividing (1) the sum of the products obtained by multiplying (a) the amount of each then remaining installment, sinking fund, serial maturity or other required payment of principal, including payment at final maturity, in respect thereof by (b) the number of years (calculated to the nearest one-twelfth) that will elapse between such date and the making of such payment by (2) the then outstanding principal amount of such Indebtedness.
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Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of any person shall mean a subsidiary of such person, all of the Equity Interests of which (other than directors qualifying shares or nominee or other similar shares required pursuant to applicable law) are owned by such person or another Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of such person.
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.
Working Capital shall mean, with respect to the Borrower and the Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis at any date of determination, Current Assets at such date of determination minus Current Liabilities at such date of determination; provided , that, for purposes of calculating Excess Cash Flow, increases or decreases in Working Capital shall be calculated without regard to any changes in Current Assets or Current Liabilities as a result of (a) any reclassification in accordance with GAAP of assets or liabilities, as applicable, between current and noncurrent or (b) the effects of purchase accounting.
SECTION 1.02. Terms Generally .
The definitions set forth or referred to in Section 1.01 shall apply equally to both 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. All references herein to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules shall be deemed references to Articles and Sections of, and Exhibits and Schedules to, this Agreement unless the context shall otherwise require. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, any reference in this Agreement to any Loan Document shall mean such document as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all terms of an accounting or financial nature shall be construed in accordance with GAAP, as in effect from time to time; provided , that, if the Borrower notifies the Administrative Agent that the Borrower requests an amendment to any provision hereof to eliminate the effect of any change occurring after the Closing Date in GAAP or in the application thereof on the operation of such provision (or if the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower that the Required Lenders request an amendment to any provision hereof for such purpose), regardless of whether any such notice is given before or after such change in GAAP or in the application thereof, then such provision shall be interpreted on the basis of GAAP as in effect and applied immediately before such change shall have become effective until such notice shall have been withdrawn or such provision amended in accordance herewith. Notwithstanding any other provision contained herein, (i) 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 Statement of Financial Accounting Standards 159 (or any other Financial Accounting Standard having a similar result or effect) to value any Indebtedness or other liabilities of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries at fair value, as defined therein and (ii) the accounting for operating leases and capital leases under GAAP as in effect on the date hereof (including Accounting Standards Codification 840) shall apply for the purposes of determining compliance with the provisions of this Agreement, including the definition of Capital Lease Obligations.
SECTION 1.03. Effectuation of Transactions .
Each of the representations and warranties of Holdings and the Borrower contained in this Agreement (and all corresponding definitions) are made after giving effect to the Transactions, unless the context otherwise requires.
SECTION 1.04. Exchange Rates; Currency Equivalents .
(a) The Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer, as applicable, shall determine the Spot Rates as of each Revaluation Date to be used for calculating Dollar Equivalent amounts and Outstanding Amounts denominated in Alternative Currencies. Such Spot Rates shall become effective as of such Revaluation Date and shall be the Spot Rates employed in converting any amounts between the applicable currencies until the next Revaluation Date to occur. Except for purposes of financial statements delivered by Loan Parties hereunder or calculating financial covenants
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hereunder or except as otherwise provided herein, the applicable amount of any currency (other than Dollars) for purposes of the Loan Documents shall be such Dollar Equivalent amount as so determined by the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer, as applicable. No Default or Event of Default shall arise as a result of any limitation or threshold set forth in Dollars in Article VI or paragraph (f) or (j) of Section 7.01 being exceeded solely as a result of changes in currency exchange rates from those rates applicable on the first day of the fiscal quarter in which such determination occurs or in respect of which such determination is being made.
(b) Wherever in this Agreement in connection with a Borrowing, conversion, continuation or prepayment of a Eurocurrency Loan or the issuance, amendment or extension of a Letter of Credit, an amount, such as a required minimum or multiple amount, is expressed in Dollars, but such Borrowing, Eurocurrency Loan or Letter of Credit is denominated in an Alternative Currency, such amount shall be the relevant Alternative Currency Equivalent of such Dollar amount (rounded to the nearest unit of such Alternative Currency, with 0.5 of a unit being rounded upward), as determined by the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be.
SECTION 1.05. Additional Alternative Currencies .
(a) The Borrower may from time to time request that Eurocurrency Revolving Loans be made and/or Letters of Credit be issued in a currency other than Dollars; provided that such requested currency is a lawful currency (other than Dollars) that is readily available and freely transferable and convertible into Dollars. In the case of any such request with respect to the making of Eurocurrency Revolving Loans, such request shall be subject to the approval of the Administrative Agent; and in the case of any such request with respect to the issuance of Letters of Credit, such request shall be subject to the approval of the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer.
(b) Any such request shall be made to the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m., 20 Business Days prior to the date of the desired Credit Event (or such other time or date as may be agreed by the Administrative Agent and, in the case of any such request pertaining to Letters of Credit, the L/C Issuer, in its or their sole discretion). In the case of any such request pertaining to Eurocurrency Loans, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Revolving Facility Lender thereof; and in the case of any such request pertaining to Letters of Credit, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the L/C Issuer thereof. Each Revolving Facility Lender (in the case of any such request pertaining to Eurocurrency Loans) or the L/C Issuer (in the case of a request pertaining to Letters of Credit) shall notify the Administrative Agent, not later than 11:00 a.m., 10 Business Days after receipt of such request whether it consents, in its sole discretion, to the making of Eurocurrency Loans or the issuance of Letters of Credit, as the case may be, in such requested currency.
(c) Any failure by a Revolving Facility Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, to respond to such request within the time period specified in the preceding sentence shall be deemed to be a refusal by such Revolving Facility Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, to permit Eurocurrency Loans to be made or Letters of Credit to be issued in such requested currency. If the Administrative Agent and all the Revolving Facility Lenders consent to making Eurocurrency Loans in such requested currency, the Administrative Agent shall so notify the Borrower and such currency shall thereupon be deemed for all purposes to be an Alternative Currency hereunder for purposes of any Borrowings of Eurocurrency Revolving Loans; and if the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer consent to the issuance of Letters of Credit in such requested currency, the Administrative Agent shall so notify the Borrower and such currency shall thereupon be deemed for all purposes to be an Alternative Currency hereunder for purposes of any Letter of Credit issuances. If the Administrative Agent shall fail to obtain consent to any request for an additional currency under this Section 1.05, the Administrative Agent shall promptly so notify the Borrower.
SECTION 1.06. Change of Currency .
(a) Each obligation of the Borrower to make a payment denominated in the national currency unit of any member state of the European Union that adopts the Euro as its lawful currency after the date hereof shall be redenominated into Euro at the time of such adoption (in accordance with the EMU Legislation). If, in relation to the currency of any such member state, the basis of accrual of interest expressed in this Agreement in respect of that currency shall be inconsistent with any convention or practice in the London interbank market for the basis of accrual of interest in respect of the Euro, such expressed basis shall be replaced by such convention or practice with effect from the date on which such member state adopts the Euro as its lawful currency; provided that if any Borrowing in the currency of such member state is outstanding immediately prior to such date, such replacement shall take effect, with respect to such Borrowing, at the end of the then current Interest Period.
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(b) Each provision of this Agreement shall be subject to such reasonable changes of construction as the Administrative Agent may from time to time specify to be appropriate to reflect the adoption of the Euro by any member state of the European Union and any relevant market conventions or practices relating to the Euro.
(c) Each provision of this Agreement also shall be subject to such reasonable changes of construction as the Administrative Agent may from time to time specify to be appropriate to reflect a change in currency of any other country and any relevant market conventions or practices relating to the change in currency.
SECTION 1.07. Times of Day .
Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to times of day shall be references to Local Time.
SECTION 1.08. Letter of Credit Amounts .
Unless otherwise specified herein, the amount of a Letter of Credit at any time shall be deemed to be the Dollar Equivalent of the stated amount of such Letter of Credit in effect at such time; provided , however , that with respect to any Letter of Credit that, by its terms or the terms of any Issuer Document related thereto, provides for one or more automatic increases in the stated amount thereof, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be the Dollar Equivalent of the maximum stated amount of such Letter of Credit after giving effect to all such increases, whether or not such maximum stated amount is in effect at such time.
ARTICLE II
THE CREDITS
SECTION 2.01. Commitments .
Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein:
(a) each Term A Lender agrees to make Term A Loans to the Borrower on the Closing Date in a principal amount not to exceed such Lenders Term A Loan Commitment;
(b) each Term B Lender agrees to make Term B Loans to the Borrower on the Closing Date in a principal amount not to exceed such Lenders Term B Loan Commitment;
(c) each Revolving Facility Lender agrees to make Revolving Facility Loans to the Borrower from time to time during the Availability Period in Dollars in an aggregate principal amount that will not result in (i) such Lenders Revolving Facility Credit Exposure exceeding such Lenders Revolving Facility Commitment or (ii) the total Revolving Facility Credit Exposure exceeding the total Revolving Facility Commitment. Within the foregoing limits and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Borrower may borrow, prepay and reborrow the Revolving Facility Loans;
(d) each Lender having an Incremental Term Loan Commitment or an Incremental Revolving Facility Commitment agrees, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the applicable Incremental Assumption Agreement, to make Incremental Term Loans and/or Incremental Revolving Facility Loans to the Borrower in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed its Incremental Term Loan Commitment and/or Incremental Revolving Facility Commitment, as the case may be; and
(e) within the foregoing limits and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Borrower may borrow, prepay and reborrow Revolving Facility Loans. Amounts repaid in respect of Term Loans may not be reborrowed.
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SECTION 2.02. Loans and Borrowings .
(a) Each Revolving Facility Loan and Term Loan shall be made as part of a Borrowing consisting of Loans under the same Facility and of the same Type made by the Lenders ratably in accordance with their respective Commitments under the applicable Facility. The failure of any Lender to make any Loan required to be made by it shall not relieve any other Lender of its obligations hereunder; provided , that the Commitments of the Lenders are several and no Lender shall be responsible for any other Lenders failure to make Loans as required.
(b) Subject to Section 2.15, each Borrowing (other than a Swingline Borrowing) shall be comprised entirely of ABR Loans or Eurocurrency Loans as the Borrower may request in accordance herewith. Each Swingline Borrowing shall be an ABR Borrowing. Each Lender at its option may make any ABR Loan or Eurocurrency Loan by causing any domestic or foreign branch or Affiliate of such Lender to make such Loan; provided , that any exercise of such option shall not affect the obligation of the Borrower to repay such Loan in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and such Lender shall not be entitled to any amounts payable under Section 2.16 or 2.18 solely in respect of increased costs resulting from such exercise and existing at the time of such exercise.
(c) At the commencement of each Interest Period for any Eurocurrency Borrowing, such Borrowing shall be in an aggregate amount not less than the Borrowing Minimum and, in the case of a Eurocurrency Revolving Facility Borrowing, that is an integral multiple of the Borrowing Multiple. Subject to Section 2.04(c) and Section 2.05(c), at the time that each Term Borrowing or Revolving Facility Borrowing is made, such Borrowing shall be in an aggregate amount that is not less than the Borrowing Minimum and, in the case of a Eurocurrency Revolving Facility Borrowing, that is an integral multiple of the Borrowing Multiple; provided , that an ABR Revolving Facility Borrowing may be in an aggregate amount that is equal to the entire unused balance of the Commitments. Borrowings of more than one Type and under more than one Facility may be outstanding at the same time; provided , that there shall not at any time be more than a total of (i) 5 Eurocurrency Borrowings outstanding under any Term Facility and (ii) 5 Eurocurrency Borrowings outstanding under any Revolving Facility.
SECTION 2.03. Requests for Borrowings .
To request a Revolving Facility Borrowing and/or a Term Borrowing, the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of such request by telephone (a) in the case of a Eurocurrency Borrowing, not later than 10:00 a.m. (x) three Business Days before the date of any proposed Borrowing denominated in Dollars and (y) four Business Days before the date of any proposed Borrowing denominated in an Alternative Currency or (b) in the case of an ABR Borrowing, not later than 10:00 a.m., on the date of the proposed Borrowing. Each such telephonic Borrowing Request shall be irrevocable and shall be confirmed promptly by hand delivery or telecopy to the Administrative Agent of a written Borrowing Request in a form approved by the Administrative Agent and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower. Each such telephonic and written Borrowing Request shall specify the following information in compliance with Section 2.02:
(i) whether such Borrowing is to be a Borrowing of Revolving Facility Loans, Term A Loans, Term B Loans, Other Term Loans or Other Revolving Loans;
(ii) the aggregate amount of the requested Borrowing;
(iii) the date of such Borrowing, which shall be a Business Day;
(iv) whether such Borrowing is to be an ABR Borrowing or a Eurocurrency Borrowing;
(v) in the case of a Eurocurrency Borrowing, the initial Interest Period to be applicable thereto, which shall be a period contemplated by the definition of the term Interest Period;
(vi) in the case of a Eurocurrency Revolving Facility Borrowing, the currency in which such Borrowing is to be denominated (which shall be Dollars or an Alternative Currency); and
(vii) the location and number of the Borrowers account to which funds are to be disbursed.
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If no election as to the currency of any Revolving Facility Borrowing is made, then the requested Borrowing shall be made in Dollars. If no election as to the Type of Revolving Facility Borrowing or Term Borrowing is specified, then the requested Borrowing shall be (x) an ABR Borrowing in the case of Loans denominated in Dollars or (y) a Eurocurrency Borrowing with an Interest Period of one months duration in the case of Revolving Facility Loans denominated in an Alternative Currency. If no Interest Period is specified with respect to any requested Eurocurrency Borrowing, then the Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one months duration. Promptly following receipt of a Borrowing Request in accordance with this Section, the Administrative Agent shall advise each applicable Lender of the details thereof and of the amount of such Lenders Loan to be made as part of the requested Borrowing.
SECTION 2.04. Swingline Loans .
(a) The Swingline . Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Swingline Lender may, in its sole discretion, agree, in reliance upon the agreements of the other Revolving Facility Lenders set forth in this Section 2.04, to make loans in Dollars (each such loan, a Swingline Loan ) to the Borrower from time to time on any Business Day during the Availability Period in an aggregate amount not to exceed at any time outstanding the aggregate amount of the Swingline Commitments, notwithstanding the fact that such Swingline Loans, when aggregated with the Revolving Facility Percentage of the Outstanding Amount of Revolving Facility Loans and L/C Obligations of the Revolving Facility Lender acting as Swingline Lender, may exceed the amount of such Lenders Revolving Facility Commitment; provided , however , that after giving effect to any Swingline Loan, (i) the Revolving Facility Credit Exposure shall not exceed the total Revolving Facility Commitments, and (ii) the aggregate Revolving Facility Credit Exposure of any Revolving Facility Lender (other than the Swingline Lender) shall not exceed such Revolving Facility Lenders Revolving Facility Commitment, and provided , further , that the Borrower shall not use the proceeds of any Swingline Loan to refinance any outstanding Swingline Loan. Within the foregoing limits, and subject to the other terms and conditions hereof, the Borrower may borrow under this Section 2.04, prepay under Section 2.12, and reborrow under this Section 2.04. Each Swingline Loan shall be an ABR Loan. Immediately upon the making of a Swingline Loan, each Revolving Facility Lender shall be deemed to, and hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to, purchase from the Swingline Lender a risk participation in such Swingline Loan in an amount equal to the product of such Lenders Revolving Facility Percentage times the amount of such Swingline Loan.
(b) Borrowing Procedures . Each Swingline Borrowing shall be made upon the Borrowers irrevocable notice to the Swingline Lender and the Administrative Agent, which may be given by telephone. Each such notice must be received by the Swingline Lender and the Administrative Agent not later than 1:00 p.m. on the requested borrowing date, and shall specify (i) the amount to be borrowed, which shall be a minimum of $100,000 and (ii) the requested borrowing date, which shall be a Business Day. Each such telephonic notice must be confirmed promptly by delivery to the Swingline Lender and the Administrative Agent of a written Swingline Borrowing Request, appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower. Promptly after receipt by the Swingline Lender of any telephonic Swingline Loan request, the Swingline Lender will confirm with the Administrative Agent (by telephone or in writing) that the Administrative Agent has also received such Swingline Loan request and, if not, the Swingline Lender will notify the Administrative Agent (by telephone or in writing) of the contents thereof. Unless the Swingline Lender has received notice (by telephone or in writing) from the Administrative Agent (including at the request of any Lender) prior to 2:00 p.m. on the date of the proposed Swingline Borrowing (A) directing the Swingline Lender not to make such Swingline Loan as a result of the limitations set forth in the provisos to the first sentence of Section 2.04(a), or (B) that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 4.01 is not then satisfied, then, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Swingline Lender will, not later than 3:00 p.m. on the borrowing date specified in such Swingline Borrowing Request, make the amount of its Swingline Loan available to the Borrower at the account of the Borrower specified in such Swingline Borrowing Request.
(c) Refinancing of Swingline Loans .
(i) The Swingline Lender at any time in its sole and absolute discretion may request, on behalf of the Borrower (which hereby irrevocably authorizes the Swingline Lender to so request on its behalf), that each Revolving Facility Lender make an ABR Revolving Loan in an amount equal to such Revolving Facility Lenders Revolving
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Facility Percentage of the amount of Swingline Loans then outstanding. Such request shall be made in writing (which written request shall be deemed to be a Borrowing Request for purposes hereof) and in accordance with the requirements of Section 2.02, without regard to the Borrowing Minimum and Borrowing Multiples, but subject to the unutilized portion of the Revolving Facility Commitments and the conditions set forth in Section 4.01. The Swingline Lender shall furnish the Borrower with a copy of the applicable Borrowing Request promptly after delivering such notice to the Administrative Agent. Each Revolving Facility Lender shall make an amount equal to its Revolving Facility Percentage of the amount specified in such Borrowing Request available to the Administrative Agent in Same Day Funds for the account of the Swingline Lender at the Administrative Agents Office for Dollar-denominated payments not later than 1:00 p.m. on the day specified in such Borrowing Request, whereupon, subject to Section 2.04(c)(ii), each Revolving Facility Lender that so makes funds available shall be deemed to have made an ABR Revolving Loan to the Borrower in such amount. The Administrative Agent shall remit the funds so received to the Swingline Lender.
(ii) If for any reason any Swingline Loan cannot be refinanced by such an ABR Revolving Facility Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.04(c)(i), the request for ABR Revolving Loans submitted by the Swingline Lender as set forth herein shall be deemed to be a request by the Swingline Lender that each of the Revolving Facility Lenders fund its risk participation in the relevant Swingline Loan and each Revolving Facility Lenders payment to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Swingline Lender pursuant to Section 2.04(c)(i) shall be deemed payment in respect of such participation.
(iii) If any Revolving Facility Lender fails to make available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Swingline Lender any amount required to be paid by such Revolving Facility Lender pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.04(c) by the time specified in Section 2.04(c)(i), the Swingline Lender shall be entitled to recover from such Revolving Facility Lender (acting through the Administrative Agent), on demand, such amount with interest thereon for the period from the date such payment is required to the date on which such payment is immediately available to the Swingline Lender at a rate per annum equal to the applicable Overnight Rate from time to time in effect, plus any administrative, processing or similar fees customarily charged by the Swingline Lender in connection with the foregoing. If such Revolving Facility Lender pays such amount (with interest and fees as aforesaid), the amount so paid shall constitute such Lenders ABR Revolving Loan included in the relevant ABR Revolving Facility Borrowing or funded participation in the relevant Swingline Loan, as the case may be. A certificate of the Swingline Lender submitted to any Revolving Facility Lender (through the Administrative Agent) with respect to any amounts owing under this clause (iii) shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
(iv) Each Revolving Facility Lenders obligation to make ABR Revolving Loans or to purchase and fund risk participations in Swingline Loans pursuant to Section 2.04(c)(i) shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance, including (A) any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right which such Lender may have against the Swingline Lender, the Borrower or any other person for any reason whatsoever, (B) the occurrence or continuance of a Default, or (C) any other occurrence, event or condition, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing; provided , however , that each Lenders obligation to make ABR Revolving Loans pursuant to this Section 2.04(c) is subject to the conditions set forth in Section 4.01. No such funding of risk participations shall relieve or otherwise impair the obligation of the Borrower to repay Swingline Loans, together with interest as provided herein.
(d) Repayment of Participations .
(i) At any time after any Revolving Facility Lender has purchased and funded a risk participation in a Swingline Loan, if the Swingline Lender receives any payment on account of such Swingline Loan, the Swingline Lender will distribute to such Revolving Facility Lender its Revolving Facility Percentage thereof in the same funds as those received by the Swingline Lender.
(ii) If any payment received by the Swingline Lender in respect of principal or interest on any Swingline Loan is required to be returned by the Swingline Lender under any of the circumstances described in Section 8.10 (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by the Swingline Lender in its discretion), each Revolving Facility Lender shall pay to the Swingline Lender its Revolving Facility Percentage thereof on demand of the Administrative Agent, plus interest thereon from the date of such demand to the date such amount is returned, at a rate
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per annum equal to the applicable Overnight Rate. The Administrative Agent will make such demand upon the request of the Swingline Lender. The obligations of the Revolving Facility Lenders under this clause shall survive the payment in full of the Obligations and the termination of this Agreement.
(e) Interest for Account of Swingline Lender . The Swingline Lender shall be responsible for invoicing the Borrower for interest on the Swingline Loans. Until each Revolving Facility Lender funds its ABR Revolving Loan or risk participation pursuant to this Section 2.04 to refinance such Revolving Facility Lenders Revolving Facility Percentage of any Swingline Loan, interest in respect of such Revolving Facility Percentage shall be solely for the account of the Swingline Lender.
(f) Payments Directly to Swingline Lender . The Borrower shall make all payments of principal and interest in respect of the Swingline Loans directly to the Swingline Lender.
SECTION 2.05. The Letter of Credit Commitment .
(a) General .
(i) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, (A) the L/C Issuer agrees, in reliance upon the agreements of the Revolving Facility Lenders set forth in this Section 2.05, (1) from time to time on any Business Day during the period from and including the Closing Date until the Letter of Credit Expiration Date, to issue Letters of Credit denominated in Dollars or in one or more Alternative Currencies for the account of the Borrower or any Subsidiary, and to amend or extend Letters of Credit previously issued by it, in accordance with Section 2.05(b), and (2) to honor drawings under the Letters of Credit; and (B) the Revolving Facility Lenders severally agree to participate in Letters of Credit issued for the account of the Borrower or any Subsidiary and any drawings thereunder; provided that after giving effect to any L/C Credit Extension with respect to any Letter of Credit, (x) the Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations shall not exceed the Letter of Credit Sublimit, (y) the total Revolving Facility Credit Exposure shall not exceed the total Revolving Facility Commitments and (z) no Lenders Revolving Facility Credit Exposure shall exceed such Lenders Revolving Facility Commitments. Each request by the Borrower for the issuance or amendment of a Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be a representation by the Borrower that the L/C Credit Extension so requested complies with the conditions set forth in the proviso to the preceding sentence. Within the foregoing limits, and subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Borrowers ability to obtain Letters of Credit shall be fully revolving, and accordingly the Borrower or any Subsidiary may, during the foregoing period, obtain Letters of Credit to replace Letters of Credit that have expired or that have been drawn upon and reimbursed.
(ii) The L/C Issuer shall not issue any Letter of Credit, if:
(A) subject to Section 2.05(b)(iii), the expiry date of such requested Letter of Credit would occur more than twelve months after the date of issuance or last extension, unless the L/C Issuer and the Majority Lenders under the Revolving Facility have approved such expiry date (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed); or
(B) the expiry date of such requested Letter of Credit would occur after the Letter of Credit Expiration Date, unless (x) the L/C Issuer and all the Revolving Facility Lenders have approved such expiry date or (y) the L/C Issuer agrees and such Letter of Credit is cash collateralized or backstopped on terms and pursuant to arrangements satisfactory to the L/C Issuer.
(iii) The L/C Issuer shall not be under any obligation to issue any Letter of Credit if:
(A) any order, judgment or decree of any Governmental Authority or arbitrator shall by its terms purport to enjoin or restrain the L/C Issuer from issuing such Letter of Credit, or any Change in Law shall prohibit, or request that the L/C Issuer refrain from, the issuance of letters of credit generally or such Letter of Credit in particular or shall impose upon the L/C Issuer with respect to such Letter of Credit any restriction, reserve or capital requirement (for which the L/C Issuer is not otherwise compensated hereunder) not in effect on the Closing Date, or shall impose upon the L/C Issuer any unreimbursed loss, cost or expense which was not applicable on the Closing Date and which the L/C Issuer in good faith deems material to it;
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(B) the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate one or more policies of the L/C Issuer applicable to letters of credit generally;
(C) except as otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer, such Letter of Credit is in an initial stated amount less than $100,000, in the case of a commercial Letter of Credit, or $100,000, in the case of a standby Letter of Credit;
(D) except as otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer, such Letter of Credit is to be denominated in a currency other than Dollars or an Alternative Currency;
(E) such Letter of Credit contains any provisions for automatic reinstatement of the stated amount after any drawing thereunder; or
(F) a default of any Revolving Facility Lenders obligations to fund under Section 2.05(c) exists or any Revolving Facility Lender is at such time a Defaulting Lender hereunder, unless the L/C Issuer has entered into satisfactory arrangements with the Borrower or such Revolving Facility Lender to eliminate the L/C Issuers risk with respect to such Revolving Facility Lender, including the delivery of Cash Collateral, satisfactory to the L/C Issuer (in its sole discretion) with the Borrower or such Lender to eliminate the L/C Issuers actual or potential Fronting Exposure (after giving effect to Section 2.05(l)) with respect to the Defaulting Lender arising from either the Letter of Credit then proposed to be issued or that Letter of Credit and all other L/C Obligations as to which the L/C Issuer has actual or potential Fronting Exposure, as it may elect in its sole discretion.
(iv) The L/C Issuer shall not amend any Letter of Credit if the L/C Issuer would not be permitted at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its amended form under the terms hereof.
(v) The L/C Issuer shall be under no obligation to amend any Letter of Credit if (A) the L/C Issuer would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its amended form under the terms hereof, or (B) the beneficiary of such Letter of Credit does not accept the proposed amendment to such Letter of Credit.
(vi) The L/C Issuer shall act on behalf of the Revolving Facility Lenders with respect to any Letters of Credit issued by it and the documents associated therewith, and the L/C Issuer shall have all of the benefits and immunities (A) provided to the Administrative Agent in Article VIII with respect to any acts taken or omissions suffered by the L/C Issuer in connection with Letters of Credit issued by it or proposed to be issued by it and Issuer Documents pertaining to such Letters of Credit as fully as if the term Administrative Agent as used in Article VIII included the L/C Issuer with respect to such acts or omissions, and (B) as additionally provided herein with respect to the L/C Issuer.
(b) Procedures for Issuance and Amendment of Letters of Credit; Auto-Extension Letters of Credit .
(i) Each Letter of Credit shall be issued or amended, as the case may be, upon the request of the Borrower delivered to the L/C Issuer (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) in the form of a Letter of Credit Application, appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower. Such Letter of Credit Application must be received by the L/C Issuer and the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m. at least two Business Days (or such later date and time as the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer may agree in a particular instance in their sole discretion) prior to the proposed issuance date or date of amendment, as the case may be. In the case of a request for an initial issuance of a Letter of Credit, such Letter of Credit Application shall specify in form and detail satisfactory to the L/C Issuer: (A) the proposed issuance date of the requested Letter of Credit (which shall be a Business Day); (B) the amount and currency thereof; (C) the expiry date thereof; (D) the name and address of the beneficiary thereof; (E) the documents to be presented by such beneficiary in case of any drawing thereunder; (F) the full text of any certificate to be presented by such beneficiary in case of any drawing thereunder; (G) the amount and currency of each Letter of Credit that is, to the Borrowers knowledge, outstanding immediately
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prior to such request; and (H) such other matters as the L/C Issuer may reasonably request. In the case of a request for an amendment of any outstanding Letter of Credit, such Letter of Credit Application shall specify in form and detail satisfactory to the L/C Issuer (A) the Letter of Credit to be amended; (B) the proposed date of amendment thereof (which shall be a Business Day); (C) the nature of the proposed amendment; and (D) such other matters as the L/C Issuer may reasonably request. Additionally, the Borrower shall furnish to the L/C Issuer and the Administrative Agent such other documents and information pertaining to such requested Letter of Credit issuance or amendment, including any Issuer Documents, as the L/C Issuer or the Administrative Agent may reasonably request.
(ii) Promptly after receipt of any Letter of Credit Application, the L/C Issuer will confirm with the Administrative Agent (by telephone or in writing) that the Administrative Agent has received a copy of such Letter of Credit Application from the Borrower and, if not, the L/C Issuer will provide the Administrative Agent with a copy thereof. Unless the L/C Issuer has received written notice from any Revolving Facility Lender, the Administrative Agent or any Loan Party, at least one Business Day prior to the requested date of issuance or amendment of the applicable Letter of Credit, that one or more applicable conditions contained in Section 4.01 shall not then be satisfied, then, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the L/C Issuer shall, on the requested date, issue a Letter of Credit for the account of the Borrower (or the applicable Subsidiary) or enter into the applicable amendment, as the case may be, in each case in accordance with the L/C Issuers usual and customary business practices. Immediately upon the issuance of each Letter of Credit, each Revolving Facility Lender shall be deemed to, and hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to, purchase from the L/C Issuer, without recourse or warranty, a risk participation in such Letter of Credit in an amount equal to the product of such Lenders Revolving Facility Percentage times the amount of such Letter of Credit. Upon any change in the Revolving Facility Commitments pursuant to Section 9.04, there shall be an automatic adjustment to the risk participation in all outstanding Letters of Credit and all L/C Obligations to reflect the adjusted Revolving Facility Commitments of the assigning and assignee Lenders or of all Lenders having Revolving Facility Commitments, as the case may be.
(iii) If the Borrower so requests in any applicable Letter of Credit Application, the L/C Issuer may, in its sole and absolute discretion, agree to issue a Letter of Credit that has automatic extension provisions (each, an Auto-Extension Letter of Credit ); provided that any such Auto-Extension Letter of Credit must permit the L/C Issuer to prevent any such extension at least once in each twelve-month period (commencing with the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day (the Non-Extension Notice Date ) in each such twelve-month period to be agreed upon at the time such Letter of Credit is issued. Unless otherwise directed by the L/C Issuer, the Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to the L/C Issuer for any such extension. Once an Auto-Extension Letter of Credit has been issued, the Revolving Facility Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the L/C Issuer to permit the extension of such Letter of Credit at any time to an expiry date not later than the Letter of Credit Expiration Date; provided , however , that the L/C Issuer shall not permit any such extension if (A) the L/C Issuer has determined that it would not be permitted at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its revised form (as extended) under the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions of 2.05(a)(ii) or otherwise), or (B) it has received notice (which may be by telephone or in writing) on or before the day that is five Business Days before the Non-Extension Notice Date (1) from the Administrative Agent that the Majority Lenders under the Revolving Facility have elected not to permit such extension or (2) from the Administrative Agent, any Revolving Facility Lender or the Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 4.01 is not then satisfied, and in each such case directing the L/C Issuer not to permit such extension.
(iv) If the Borrower so requests in any applicable Letter of Credit Application, the L/C Issuer may, in its sole and absolute discretion, agree to issue a Letter of Credit that permits the automatic reinstatement of all or a portion of the stated amount thereof after any drawing thereunder (each, an Auto-Reinstatement Letter of Credit ). Unless otherwise directed by the L/C Issuer, the Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to the L/C Issuer to permit such reinstatement. Once an Auto-Reinstatement Letter of Credit has been issued, except as provided in the following sentence, the Revolving Facility Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the L/C Issuer to reinstate all or a portion of the stated amount thereof in accordance with the provisions of such Letter of Credit. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if such Auto-Reinstatement Letter of Credit permits the L/C Issuer to decline to reinstate all or any portion of the stated amount thereof after a drawing thereunder by giving notice of such non-reinstatement within a specified number of days after such drawing (the Non-Reinstatement Deadline ), the L/C Issuer shall not permit such reinstatement if it has received a notice (which may be by telephone or in
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writing) on or before the day that is five Business Days before the Non-Reinstatement Deadline (A) from the Administrative Agent that the Majority Lenders under the Revolving Facility have elected not to permit such reinstatement or (B) from the Administrative Agent, any Revolving Facility Lender or the Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 4.01 is not then satisfied (treating such reinstatement as an L/C Credit Extension for purposes of this clause) and, in each case, directing the L/C Issuer not to permit such reinstatement.
(v) Promptly after its delivery of any Letter of Credit or any amendment to a Letter of Credit to an advising bank with respect thereto or to the beneficiary thereof, the L/C Issuer will also deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent a true and complete copy of such Letter of Credit or amendment.
(c) Drawings and Reimbursements; Funding of Participations .
(i) Upon receipt from the beneficiary of any Letter of Credit of any notice of a drawing under such Letter of Credit, the L/C Issuer shall notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent thereof. In the case of a Letter of Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency, the Borrower shall reimburse the L/C Issuer in Dollars, unless the L/C Issuer shall have specified in such notice that it will accept reimbursement in the Alternative Currency in which such Letter of Credit was so denominated. In the case of any such reimbursement in Dollars of a drawing under a Letter of Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency, the L/C Issuer shall notify the Borrower of the Dollar Equivalent of the amount of the drawing promptly following the determination thereof. Not later than (1) 1:00 p.m. on the date that the L/C Issuer provides notice to the Borrower of any payment by the L/C Issuer under a Letter of Credit denominated in Dollars or the Applicable Time in the case of any Letter of Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency (if such notice is provided by 10:00 a.m. on such date) or (2) 11:00 a.m. on the next succeeding Business Day or the Applicable Time on such next succeeding Business Day, as the case may be (if such notice is provided after 10:00 a.m. on the date such notice is given) (each such applicable date, an Honor Date ), the Borrower shall reimburse the L/C Issuer (and the L/C Issuer shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent of any failure by the Borrower to so reimburse the L/C Issuer by such time) in an amount equal to the amount of such drawing and in the applicable currency. If the Borrower fails to so reimburse the L/C Issuer by such time, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Revolving Facility Lender of the Honor Date, the amount of the unreimbursed drawing (expressed in Dollars in the amount of the Dollar Equivalent thereof in the case of a Letter of Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency) (the Unreimbursed Amount ), and the amount of such Lenders Revolving Facility Percentage thereof. In such event, the Borrower shall be deemed to have requested a Borrowing of ABR Revolving Loans to be disbursed on the Honor Date in an amount equal to the Unreimbursed Amount, without regard to the minimum Borrowing Minimums or Borrowing Multiples, but subject to the amount of the unutilized portion of the applicable Revolving Facility Commitments and the conditions set forth in Section 4.01 (other than the delivery of a Borrowing Request). Any notice given by the L/C Issuer or the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section 2.05(c)(i) may be given by telephone if immediately confirmed in writing; provided that the lack of such an immediate confirmation shall not affect the conclusiveness or binding effect of such notice.
(ii) Each Revolving Facility Lender shall upon any notice pursuant to Section 2.05(c)(i) make funds available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C Issuer, in Dollars, at the Administrative Agents Office for Dollar-denominated payments in an amount equal to its Revolving Facility Percentage of the Unreimbursed Amount not later than 1:00 p.m. on the Business Day specified in such notice by the Administrative Agent, whereupon, subject to the provisions of Section 2.05(c)(iii), each Revolving Facility Lender that so makes funds available shall be deemed to have made an ABR Revolving Loan to the Borrower in such amount. The Administrative Agent shall remit the funds so received to the L/C Issuer in Dollars.
(iii) With respect to any Unreimbursed Amount that is not fully refinanced by a Borrowing of ABR Revolving Loans because the conditions set forth in Section 4.01 cannot be satisfied or for any other reason, the Borrower shall be deemed to have incurred from the L/C Issuer an L/C Borrowing in the amount of the Unreimbursed Amount that is not so refinanced, which L/C Borrowing shall be due and payable on demand (together with interest) and shall bear interest at the rate specified in Section 2.14(c). In such event, each Revolving Facility Lenders payment to the Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C Issuer pursuant to Section 2.05(c)(ii) shall be deemed payment in respect of its participation in such L/C Borrowing and shall constitute an L/C Advance from such Revolving Facility Lender in satisfaction of its participation obligation under this Section 2.05.
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(iv) Until each Revolving Facility Lender funds its ABR Revolving Loan or L/C Advance pursuant to this Section 2.05(c) to reimburse the L/C Issuer for any amount drawn under any Letter of Credit, interest in respect of such Lenders Revolving Facility Percentage of such amount shall be solely for the account of the L/C Issuer.
(v) Each Revolving Facility Lenders obligation to make ABR Revolving Loans or L/C Advances to reimburse the L/C Issuer for amounts drawn under Letters of Credit, as contemplated by this Section 2.05(c), shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance, including (A) any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right which such Revolving Facility Lender may have against the L/C Issuer, the Borrower, any Subsidiary, or any other person for any reason whatsoever; (B) the occurrence or continuance of a Default, or (C) any other occurrence, event or condition, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing; provided , however , that each Lenders obligation to make ABR Revolving Loans pursuant to this Section 2.05(c) is subject to the conditions set forth in Section 4.01 (other than delivery by the Borrower of a Borrowing Request). No such making of an L/C Advance shall relieve or otherwise impair the obligation of the Borrower to reimburse the L/C Issuer for the amount of any payment made by the L/C Issuer under any Letter of Credit, together with interest as provided herein.
(vi) If any Revolving Facility Lender fails to make available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C Issuer any amount required to be paid by such Lender pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.05(c) by the time specified in Section 2.05(c)(ii), the L/C Issuer shall be entitled to recover from such Lender (acting through the Administrative Agent), on demand, such amount with interest thereon for the period from the date such payment is required to the date on which such payment is immediately available to the L/C Issuer at a rate per annum equal to the applicable Overnight Rate from time to time in effect, plus any administrative, processing or similar fees customarily charged by the L/C Issuer in connection with the foregoing. Any payment made by any Lender after 3:00 pm on any Business Day shall be deemed for purposes of the preceding sentence to have been made on the next succeeding Business Day. If such Lender pays such amount (with interest and fees as aforesaid), the amount so paid shall constitute such Lenders ABR Revolving Loan included in the relevant Borrowing or L/C Advance in respect of the relevant L/C Borrowing, as the case may be. A certificate of the L/C Issuer submitted to any Revolving Facility Lender (through the Administrative Agent) with respect to any amounts owing under this clause (vi) shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
(d) Repayment of Participations .
(i) At any time after the L/C Issuer has made a payment under any Letter of Credit and has received from any Revolving Facility Lender such Revolving Facility Lenders L/C Advance in respect of such payment in accordance with Section 2.05(c), if the Administrative Agent receives for the account of the L/C Issuer any payment in respect of the related Unreimbursed Amount or interest thereon (whether directly from the Borrower or otherwise, including proceeds of Cash Collateral applied thereto by the Administrative Agent), the Administrative Agent will distribute to such Revolving Facility Lender its Revolving Facility Percentage in Dollars and in the same funds as those received by the Administrative Agent.
(ii) If any payment received by the Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C Issuer pursuant to Section 2.05(c)(i) is required to be returned under any of the circumstances described in Section 8.10 (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by the L/C Issuer in its discretion), each Revolving Facility Lender shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C Issuer its Revolving Facility Percentage thereof on demand of the Administrative Agent, plus interest thereon from the date of such demand to the date such amount is returned by such Revolving Facility Lender, at a rate per annum equal to the applicable Overnight Rate from time to time in effect. The obligations of the Revolving Facility Lenders under this clause shall survive the payment in full of the Obligations and the termination of this Agreement.
(e) Obligations Absolute . The obligation of the Borrower to reimburse the L/C Issuer for each drawing under each Letter of Credit and to repay each L/C Borrowing shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable, and shall be paid strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement under all circumstances, including the following:
(i) any lack of validity or enforceability of such Letter of Credit, this Agreement, or any other Loan Document;
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(ii) the existence of any claim, counterclaim, setoff, defense or other right that the Borrower or any Subsidiary may have at any time against any beneficiary or any transferee of such Letter of Credit (or any person for whom any such beneficiary or any such transferee may be acting), the L/C Issuer or any other person, whether in connection with this Agreement, the transactions contemplated hereby or by such Letter of Credit or any agreement or instrument relating thereto, or any unrelated transaction;
(iii) any draft, demand, certificate or other document presented under such Letter of Credit that appears on its face to be valid proving to be forged, fraudulent, invalid or insufficient in any respect or any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any respect; or any loss or delay in the transmission or otherwise of any document required in order to make a drawing under such Letter of Credit;
(iv) any payment by the L/C Issuer under such Letter of Credit against presentation of a draft or certificate that does not strictly comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit; or any payment made by the L/C Issuer under such Letter of Credit to any person purporting to be a trustee in bankruptcy, debtor-in-possession, assignee for the benefit of creditors, liquidator, receiver or other representative of or successor to any beneficiary or any transferee of such Letter of Credit, including any arising in connection with any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law;
(v) any adverse change in the relevant exchange rates or in the availability of the relevant Alternative Currency to the Borrower or any Subsidiary or in the relevant currency markets generally;
(vi) any other circumstance or happening whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing, including any other circumstance that might otherwise constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, the Borrower or any Subsidiarys obligations hereunder;
(vii) any amendment or waiver of or any consent to departure from all or any of the provisions of this Agreement, any Letter of Credit or any other Loan Document; or
(viii) the use which may be made of the Letter of Credit by, or any acts or omission of, a beneficiary of a Letter of Credit (or any Person for whom the beneficiary may be acting).
The Borrower shall promptly examine a copy of each Letter of Credit and each amendment thereto that is delivered to it and, in the event of any claim of noncompliance with the Borrowers instructions or other irregularity, the Borrower will immediately notify the L/C Issuer. The Borrower shall be conclusively deemed to have waived any such claim against the L/C Issuer and its correspondents unless such notice is given as aforesaid.
(f) Role of L/C Issuer . Each Revolving Facility Lender and the Borrower agree that, in paying any drawing under a Letter of Credit, the L/C Issuer shall not have any responsibility to obtain any document (other than any sight draft, certificates and documents expressly required by the Letter of Credit) or to ascertain or inquire as to the validity or accuracy of any such document or the authority of the person executing or delivering any such document. None of the L/C Issuer, the Administrative Agent, any of their respective Related Parties nor any correspondent, participant or assignee of the L/C Issuer shall be liable to any Lender for (i) any action taken or omitted in connection herewith at the request or with the approval of the Revolving Facility Lenders or the Majority Lenders under the Revolving Facility, as applicable; (ii) any action taken or omitted in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final nonappealable judgment; or (iii) the due execution, effectiveness, validity or enforceability of any document or instrument related to any Letter of Credit or Issuer Document. The Borrower hereby assumes all risks of the acts or omissions of any beneficiary or transferee with respect to their use of any Letter of Credit; provided , however , that this assumption is not intended to, and shall not, preclude the Borrower from pursuing such rights and remedies as it may have against the beneficiary or transferee at law or under any other agreement. None of the L/C Issuer, the Administrative Agent, any of their respective Related Parties nor any correspondent, participant or assignee of the L/C Issuer shall be liable or responsible for any of the matters described in clauses (i) through (v) of Section 2.05(e); provided , however , that anything in such clauses
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to the contrary notwithstanding, the Borrower may have a claim against the L/C Issuer, and the L/C Issuer may be liable to the Borrower, to the extent, but only to the extent, of any direct, as opposed to consequential or exemplary, damages suffered by the Borrower which are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final nonappealable judgment to have been caused by the L/C Issuers willful misconduct or gross negligence or the L/C Issuers willful failure to pay under any Letter of Credit after the presentation to it by the beneficiary of a sight draft and certificate(s) strictly complying with the terms and conditions of a Letter of Credit. In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, the L/C Issuer may accept documents that appear on their face to be in order, without responsibility for further investigation, regardless of any notice or information to the contrary, and the L/C Issuer shall not be responsible for the validity or sufficiency of any instrument transferring or assigning or purporting to transfer or assign a Letter of Credit or the rights or benefits thereunder or proceeds thereof, in whole or in part, which may prove to be invalid or ineffective for any reason.
(g) Cash Collateral .
(i) Upon the request of the Administrative Agent if, as of the Letter of Credit Expiration Date, any L/C Obligation for any reason remains outstanding, the Borrower shall promptly Cash Collateralize the then Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations.
(ii) Sections 2.12(d) and 7.01 set forth certain additional requirements to deliver Cash Collateral hereunder. For purposes of this Section 2.05, Section 2.12(d) and Section 7.01, Cash Collateralize means to pledge and deposit with or deliver to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the L/C Issuer and the Revolving Facility Lenders, as collateral for the L/C Obligations, cash or deposit account balances pursuant to documentation in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer (which documents are hereby consented to by the Lenders). Derivatives of such term have corresponding meanings. The Borrower hereby grants to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the L/C Issuer and the Revolving Facility Lenders, a security interest in all such cash, deposit accounts and all balances therein and all proceeds of the foregoing. Except as otherwise agreed to by the Administrative Agent, Cash Collateral shall be maintained in blocked, non-interest bearing deposit accounts at JPMorgan. Such deposit shall be held by the Collateral Agent as collateral for the payment and performance of the L/C Obligations. The Collateral Agent shall have exclusive dominion and control, including the exclusive right of withdrawal, over such account. Moneys in such account shall be applied by the Collateral Agent to reimburse the L/C Issuer immediately for drawings under the applicable Letters of Credit and, if the maturity of the Loans has been accelerated, to satisfy the L/C Obligations. If the Borrower is required to provide an amount of cash collateral hereunder as a result of an Event of Default, such amount (to the extent not applied as aforesaid) shall be returned to the Borrower within three Business Days after all Events of Default have been cured or waived. If the Borrower is required to provide an amount of cash collateral hereunder pursuant to this Section 2.05 or Section 2.12(d), such amount (to the extent not applied as aforesaid) shall be returned to the Borrower upon demand; provided that, after giving effect to such return, (i) the aggregate amount of Revolving Facility Credit Exposure shall not exceed the amount of Revolving Facility Commitments and (ii) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing. If the Borrower is required to deposit an amount of cash collateral hereunder pursuant to Section 2.12(d) interest or profits thereon (to the extent not applied as aforesaid) shall be returned to the Borrower after the full amount of such deposit has been applied by the Collateral Agent to reimburse the L/C Issuer for drawings under Letters of Credit. The Borrower hereby pledges and assigns to the Collateral Agent, for its benefit and the benefit of the Secured Parties, the cash collateral account established hereunder (and all monies and investments held therein) to secure the Obligations.
(h) Applicability of ISP and UCP . Unless otherwise expressly agreed by the L/C Issuer and the Borrower when a Letter of Credit is issued, (i) the rules of the ISP shall apply to each standby Letter of Credit, and (ii) the rules of the Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits, as most recently published by the International Chamber of Commerce at the time of issuance shall apply to each commercial Letter of Credit.
(i) Conflict with Issuer Documents . In the event of any conflict between the terms hereof and the terms of any Issuer Document, the terms hereof shall control.
(j) Letters of Credit Issued for Subsidiaries . Notwithstanding that a Letter of Credit issued or outstanding hereunder is in support of any obligations of, or is for the account of, a Subsidiary, the Borrower shall be
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obligated to reimburse the L/C Issuer hereunder for any and all drawings under such Letter of Credit. The Borrower hereby acknowledges that the issuance of Letters of Credit for the account of Subsidiaries inures to the benefit of the Borrower, and that the Borrowers business derives substantial benefits from the businesses of such Subsidiaries.
(k) Additional L/C Issuers . From time to time, the Borrower may by notice to the Administrative Agent with the consent of the Administrative Agent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) and the applicable Revolving Facility Lender designate such Revolving Facility Lender (in addition to JPMorgan) to act as an L/C Issuer hereunder. In the event that there shall be more than one L/C Issuer hereunder, each reference to the L/C Issuer hereunder with respect to any L/C Issuer shall refer to the person that issued such Letter of Credit and each such additional L/C Issuer shall be entitled to the benefits of this Agreement as an L/C Issuer to the same extent as if it had been originally named as the L/C Issuer hereunder. Promptly after its delivery of any Letter of Credit or any amendment to a Letter of Credit to an advising bank with respect thereto or to the beneficiary thereof, each L/C Issuer (other than JPMorgan) will also deliver to the Administrative Agent a true and complete copy of such Letter of Credit or amendment. On the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December (and on such other dates as the Administrative Agent may request), each L/C Issuer shall provide the Administrative Agent a list of all Letters of Credit issued by it that are outstanding at such time together with such other information as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request.
(l) Reallocation of Applicable Percentages to Reduce Fronting Exposure . During any period in which there is a Defaulting Lender, for purposes of computing the amount of the obligation of each non-Defaulting Lender to acquire, refinance or fund participations in Swingline Loans or Letters of Credit pursuant to Sections 2.04 and 2.05, the Revolving Facility Percentage of each non-Defaulting Lender shall be computed without giving effect to the Commitment of that Defaulting Lender; provided , that, (i) each such reallocation shall be given effect only if, at the date the applicable Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, no Default or Event of Default exists; and (ii) the aggregate obligation of each non-Defaulting Lender to acquire, refinance or fund participations in Letters of Credit and Swingline Loans shall not exceed the positive difference, if any, of (1) the Commitment of that non-Defaulting Lender minus (2) the aggregate principal amount of Loans and L/C Advances of that Lender.
(m) Reporting . Each L/C Issuer will report in writing to the Administrative Agent (i) on the first Business Day of each month, the aggregate face amount of Letters of Credit issued by it and outstanding as of the last Business Day of the preceding month, (ii) on or prior to each Business Day on which such L/C Issuer expects to issue, amend, renew or extend any Letter of Credit, the date of such issuance or amendment, and the aggregate face amount of Letters of Credit to be issued, amended, renewed or extended by it and outstanding after giving effect to such issuance, amendment, renewal or extension (and such L/C Issuer shall advise the Administrative Agent on such Business Day whether such issuance, amendment, renewal or extension occurred and whether the amount thereof changed), (iii) on each Business Day on which such L/C Issuer makes any L/C disbursement, the date and amount of such L/C disbursement and (iv) on any Business Day on which the Borrower fails to reimburse an L/C disbursement required to be reimbursed to such L/C Issuer on such day, the date and amount of such failure.
(n) Defaulting Lender Cure . If the Borrower and the Administrative Agent agree in writing that a Lender should no longer be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender (provided that, solely with respect to a Defaulting Lender that is a Revolving Facility Lender, the Swingline Lender and each L/C Issuer must also so agree in writing), the Administrative Agent will so notify the parties hereto, whereupon as of the effective date specified in such notice and subject to any conditions set forth therein (which may include arrangements with respect to any Cash Collateral), such Lender will, to the extent applicable, purchase that portion of outstanding Loans of the other Lenders or take such other actions as the Administrative Agent may determine to be necessary to cause the Loans and funded and unfunded participations in Letters of Credit and Swingline Loans to be held on a pro rata basis by the Lenders in accordance with their Applicable Percentages (without giving effect to Section 2.05(l)), whereupon that Lender will cease to be a Defaulting Lender; provided that no adjustments will be made retroactively with respect to fees accrued or payments made by or on behalf of the Borrower while that Lender was a Defaulting Lender; provided , further , that except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties, no change hereunder from Defaulting Lender to non-Defaulting Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from that Lenders having been a Defaulting Lender.
SECTION 2.06. [Reserved] .
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SECTION 2.07. Funding of Borrowings .
(a) Each Lender shall make each Term Loan or Revolving Facility Loan to be made by it hereunder available to the Administrative Agent in Same Day Funds at the Administrative Agents Office for the applicable currency not later than 1:00 p.m., in the case of any Loan denominated in Dollars, and not later than the Applicable Time specified by the Administrative Agent in the case of any Revolving Facility Loan denominated in an Alternative Currency, in each case on the Business Day specified in the applicable Borrowing Request. The Administrative Agent will make such Loans available to the Borrower by promptly crediting the amounts so received, in like funds, to an account of the Borrower as specified in the Borrowing Request; provided , however , that if, on the date the Borrowing Request with respect to a Revolving Facility Borrowing denominated in Dollars is given by the Borrower, there are L/C Borrowings outstanding, then the proceeds of such Borrowing, first, shall be applied to the payment in full of any such L/C Borrowings, and, second, shall be made available to the Borrower as provided above.
(b) Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from a Lender prior to the proposed date of any Borrowing of Eurocurrency Loans (or, in the case of any Borrowing of ABR Loans, prior to 12:00 noon on the date of such Borrowing) that such Lender will not make available to the Administrative Agent such Lenders share of such Borrowing, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has made such share available on such date in accordance with Section 2.07(a) (or, in the case of a Borrowing of ABR Loans, that such Lender has made such share available in accordance with and at the time required by Section 2.07(a)) and may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the Borrower a corresponding amount. In such event, if a Lender has not in fact made its share of the applicable Borrowing available to the Administrative Agent, then the applicable Lender and the Borrower severally agree to pay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand such corresponding amount in Same Day Funds with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is made available to the Borrower to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at (A) in the case of a payment to be made by such Lender, the Overnight Rate, plus any administrative, processing or similar fees customarily charged by the Administrative Agent in connection with the foregoing, and (B) in the case of a payment to be made by the Borrower, the interest rate applicable to ABR Loans under the applicable Facility. If the Borrower and such Lender shall pay such interest to the Administrative Agent for the same or an overlapping period, the Administrative Agent shall promptly remit to the Borrower the amount of such interest paid by the Borrower for such period. If such Lender pays its share of the applicable Borrowing to the Administrative Agent, then the amount so paid shall constitute such Lenders Loan included in such Borrowing. Any payment by the Borrower shall be without prejudice to any claim the Borrower may have against a Lender that shall have failed to make such payment to the Administrative Agent.
SECTION 2.08. Interest Elections .
(a) Each Borrowing of Revolving Facility Loans or Term Loans initially shall be of the Type specified in the applicable Borrowing Request and, in the case of a Eurocurrency Borrowing, shall have an initial Interest Period as specified in such Borrowing Request. Thereafter, the Borrower may elect to convert such Borrowing to a different Type or to continue such Borrowing and, in the case of a Eurocurrency Borrowing, may elect Interest Periods therefor, all as provided in this Section; provided , that except as otherwise provided herein, a Eurocurrency Loan may be continued or converted only on the last day of an Interest Period for such Eurocurrency Loan. The Borrower may elect different options with respect to different portions of the affected Revolving Facility Borrowing or Term Borrowing, in which case each such portion shall be allocated ratably among the Lenders holding the Loans comprising such Borrowing, and the Loans comprising each such portion shall be considered a separate Borrowing. This Section shall not apply to Swingline Borrowings, which may not be converted or continued.
(b) To make an election pursuant to this Section, the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of such election by telephone by the time that a Borrowing Request would be required under Section 2.03 if such Borrower were requesting a Borrowing of the Type resulting from such election to be made on the effective date of such election. Each such telephonic Interest Election Request shall be irrevocable and shall be confirmed promptly by hand delivery or telecopy to the Administrative Agent of a written Interest Election Request in the form of Exhibit D and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower.
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(c) Each telephonic and written Interest Election Request shall be irrevocable and shall specify the following information in compliance with Section 2.02:
(i) the Borrowing to which such Interest Election Request applies and, if different options are being elected with respect to different portions thereof, the portions thereof to be allocated to each resulting Borrowing (in which case the information to be specified pursuant to clauses (iii) and (iv) below shall be specified for each resulting Borrowing);
(ii) the effective date of the election made pursuant to such Interest Election Request, which shall be a Business Day;
(iii) whether the resulting Borrowing is to be an ABR Borrowing, or a Eurocurrency Borrowing; and
(iv) if the resulting Borrowing is a Eurocurrency Borrowing, the Interest Period to be applicable thereto after giving effect to such election, which shall be a period contemplated by the definition of the term Interest Period.
If any such Interest Election Request requests a Eurocurrency Borrowing but does not specify an Interest Period, then the Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one months duration.
(d) Promptly following receipt of an Interest Election Request, the Administrative Agent shall advise each Lender to which such Interest Election Request relates of the details thereof and of such Lenders portion of each resulting Borrowing.
(e) If the Borrower fails to deliver a timely Interest Election Request with respect to a Eurocurrency Borrowing prior to the end of the Interest Period applicable thereto, then, unless such Borrowing is repaid as provided herein, at the end of such Interest Period such Borrowing shall be converted to an ABR Borrowing; provided , that any Loan denominated in an Alternative Currency shall instead be continued as a Eurocurrency Borrowing with an Interest Period of one months duration. Notwithstanding any contrary provision hereof, if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and the Administrative Agent, at the written request (including a request through electronic means) of the Required Lenders, so notifies the Borrower, then, so long as an Event of Default is continuing (i) no outstanding Borrowing may be converted to or continued as a Eurocurrency Borrowing and (ii) unless repaid, each Eurocurrency Borrowing shall (A) in the case of such a Borrowing made in Dollars, be converted to an ABR Borrowing at the end of the Interest Period applicable thereto and (B) in the case of such a Borrowing made in an Alternative Currency be continued as a Eurocurrency Revolving Facility Borrowing with an Interest Period of one months duration.
SECTION 2.09. Termination and Reduction of Commitments .
(a) Unless previously terminated, (i) the Revolving Facility Commitments shall terminate on the Revolving Facility Maturity Date, (ii) Term A Loan Commitments shall be automatically and permanently reduced to $0 upon the funding of the Term A Loans on the Closing Date, and (iii) the Term B Loan Commitments shall be automatically and permanently reduced to $0 upon the funding of the Term B Loans on the Closing Date.
(b) The Borrower may at any time terminate, or from time to time reduce the Revolving Facility Commitments; provided , that (i) each such reduction shall be in an amount that is an integral multiple of $1.0 million and not less than $5.0 million (or, if less, the remaining amount of the Revolving Facility Commitments) and (ii) the Borrower shall not terminate or reduce the Revolving Facility Commitments if, after giving effect to any concurrent prepayment of the Revolving Facility Loans in accordance with Section 2.12, the total Revolving Facility Credit Exposure would exceed the total Revolving Facility Commitments.
(c) The Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of any election to terminate or reduce the Revolving Facility Commitments under clause (b) of this Section at least three Business Days prior to the effective date of such termination or reduction, specifying such election and the effective date thereof. Promptly following receipt
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of any notice, the Administrative Agent shall advise the applicable Lenders of the contents thereof. Each notice delivered by the Borrower pursuant to this Section shall be irrevocable; provided , that a notice of termination of the Revolving Facility Commitments delivered by the Borrower may state that such notice is conditioned upon the effectiveness of other credit facilities, in which case such notice may be revoked by the Borrower (by notice to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the specified effective date) if such condition is not satisfied. Any termination or reduction of the Commitments shall be permanent. Each reduction of the Commitments shall be made ratably among the applicable Lenders in accordance with their respective Commitments.
SECTION 2.10. Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt .
(a) The Borrower hereby unconditionally promises to pay (i) to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Revolving Facility Lender the then unpaid principal amount of each Revolving Facility Loan to the Borrower on the Revolving Facility Maturity Date, (ii) to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender the then unpaid principal amount of each Term Loan of such Lender as provided in Section 2.11, and (iii) to the Swingline Lender the then unpaid principal amount of each Swingline Loan on the Revolving Facility Maturity Date.
(b) Each Lender shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice an account or accounts evidencing the indebtedness of the Borrower to such Lender resulting from each Loan made, including the amounts of principal and interest payable and paid to such Lender from time to time hereunder.
(c) The Administrative Agent shall maintain accounts in which it shall record (i) the amount and currency of each Loan made hereunder, the Facility and Type thereof, the Interest Period (if any) applicable thereto, (ii) the amount of any principal or interest due and payable or to become due and payable from the Borrower to each Lender hereunder and (iii) any amount received by the Administrative Agent hereunder for the account of the Lenders and each Lenders share thereof.
(d) The entries made in the accounts maintained pursuant to paragraph (b) or (c) of this Section shall be prima facie evidence of the existence and amounts of the obligations recorded therein; provided , that the failure of any Lender or the Administrative Agent to maintain such accounts or any error therein shall not in any manner affect the obligation of the Borrower to repay the Loans in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
(e) Any Lender may request that Loans made by it be evidenced by a promissory note (a Note ). In such event, the Borrower shall prepare, execute and deliver to such Lender a promissory note payable to such Lender (or, if requested by such Lender, to such Lender and its registered assigns) and in a form approved by the Administrative Agent and reasonably acceptable to the Borrower. Thereafter, unless otherwise agreed to by the applicable Lender, the Loans evidenced by such promissory note and interest thereon shall at all times (including after assignment pursuant to Section 9.04) be represented by one or more promissory notes in such form payable to the payee named therein (or, if such promissory note is a registered note, to such payee and its registered assigns).
SECTION 2.11. Repayment of Term Loans and Revolving Facility Loans .
(a) Subject to the other paragraphs of this Section,
(i) The Borrower shall repay to the Administrative Agent, in Dollars, for the ratable account of the Term A Lenders, (A) on the last Business Day of each month set forth in the table below (each, a Term A Loan Installment Date ), the principal amount of Term A Loans equal to the product of (x) the original aggregate principal amount of Term A Loans multiplied by (y) the percentage set forth in the table below opposite the applicable Term A Loan Installment Date and (B) on the Term A Facility Maturity Date, the remaining outstanding principal amount of all Term A Loans:
Term A Loan Installment Date: |
Percentage: | |||
September 2013 |
1.250 | % | ||
December 2013 |
1.250 | % | ||
March 2014 |
1.250 | % |
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(ii) The Borrower shall repay to the Administrative Agent, in Dollars, for the ratable account of the Term B Lenders, (A) on the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December, commencing with the September 30, 2013 (each, a Term B Loan Installment Date ), a principal amount in respect of the Term B Loans equal to 0.25% of the original aggregate principal amount of Term B Loans and (B) on the Term B Facility Maturity Date, the remaining outstanding principal amount of all Term B Loans;
(iii) in the event that any Incremental Term Loans are made on an Increased Amount Date, the Borrower shall repay such Incremental Term Loans on the dates and in the amounts set forth in the Incremental Assumption Agreement (each such date being referred to as an Incremental Term Loan Installment Date );
(iv) in the event that any Refinancing Term Loans are made on a Refinancing Effective Date, the Borrower shall repay such Refinancing Term Loans on the dates and in the amounts set forth in the Refinancing Term Loan Amendment (each such date being referred to as a Refinancing Term Loan Installment Date ); and
(v) the Refinancing Term Loans of any Series shall mature as provided in the applicable Refinancing Term Loan Amendment.
(b) To the extent not previously paid, outstanding Revolving Facility Loans shall be due and payable on the Revolving Facility Maturity Date.
(c) (i) Any mandatory prepayment of Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.12(b) shall be applied so that the aggregate amount of such prepayment is allocated among each Class of Term Loans pro rata based on the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Term Loans, irrespective of whether such outstanding Term Loans are ABR Loans or Eurocurrency Loans, with the application of such mandatory prepayment within each Class of Term Loans applied to the remaining installments of such Class as the Borrower may direct; provided that if no Lenders exercise the right to waive a given mandatory prepayment of the Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.12(e), then, with respect to such mandatory prepayment, prior to the repayment of any Term Loan, the Borrower may select the Borrowing or Borrowings to be repaid and shall notify the Administrative Agent by telephone (confirmed by telecopy) of such selection not later than 1:00 p.m. (i) in the case of an ABR Borrowing, one Business Day before the scheduled date of such repayment and (ii) in the case of a Eurocurrency Borrowing, three Business Days before the scheduled date of such repayment; and
(ii) Any optional prepayments of the Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.12(a) shall be applied to the remaining installments of the Term Loans as the Borrower may direct under the applicable Class or Classes as the Borrower may direct.
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SECTION 2.12. Prepayment of Loans .
(a) The Borrower shall have the right at any time and from time to time to prepay any Loan in whole or in part, without premium or penalty (except as set forth in this Section and Section 2.17), in an aggregate principal amount that is an integral multiple of the Borrowing Multiple and not less than the Borrowing Minimum or, if less, the amount outstanding, upon prior notice to the Administrative Agent by telephone (confirmed by telecopy) (x) in the case of an ABR Loan, not less than one Business Day prior to the date of prepayment, (y) in the case of Eurocurrency Loans denominated in Dollars, not less than three Business Days prior to the date of prepayment and (z) in the case of a Eurocurrency Revolving Loan denominated in an Alternative Currency, not less than four Business Days prior to the date of prepayment, which notice shall be irrevocable except to the extent conditioned on a refinancing of all or any portion of the Facilities. Each such notice shall be signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower and shall specify the date and amount of such prepayment and the Class(es) and the Type(s) of Loans to be prepaid and, if Eurocurrency Loans are to be prepaid, the Interest Period(s) of such Loans; provided that in the event that, on or prior to the date which is twelve months after the Closing Date, the Borrower makes any prepayment or amendment of Term B Loans in connection with any Repricing Transaction, the Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent, for the ratable account of the Term B Lenders, a prepayment premium of 1% of the amount of the Term B Loans being so prepaid, refinanced, substituted or replaced or amended. The Administrative Agent will promptly notify each applicable Lender of its receipt of each such notice, and of the amount of such Lenders pro rata share of such prepayment.
(b) Subject to Section 2.12(e) and (f), the Borrower shall apply 100% of all Net Proceeds promptly upon receipt thereof to prepay Loans in accordance with clause (c) of Section 2.11; provided that, with respect to Net Proceeds from Asset Sales, the Borrower may use a portion of such Net Proceeds to prepay or repurchase Other First Lien Debt (to the extent required by the terms of such Other First Lien Debt) in an amount not to exceed the product of (x) the amount of such Net Proceeds multiplied by (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the outstanding principal amount of the Other First Lien Debt and the denominator of which is the sum of the outstanding principal amount of such Other First Lien Debt and the outstanding principal amount of Term Loans.
(c) [Reserved].
(d) If the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower at any time (including, without limitation, any Revaluation Date) that the Revolving Facility Credit Exposure at such time exceeds an amount equal to 105% of the Revolving Facility Commitments then in effect, then, within two Business Days after receipt of such notice, the Borrower shall prepay the Revolving Facility Loans and/or the Swingline Loans and/or the Borrower shall Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations in an aggregate amount (allocated among the Revolving Facility Loans, Swingline Loans and/or L/C Obligations as selected by the Borrower) sufficient to reduce the Revolving Facility Credit Exposure as of such date of payment to an amount not to exceed 100% of the Revolving Facility Commitments then in effect. The Administrative Agent may, at any time and from time to time after any such initial deposit of such Cash Collateral, request that additional Cash Collateral be provided in order to protect against the results of further exchange rate fluctuations.
(e) Anything contained herein to the contrary notwithstanding, in the event the Borrower is required to make any mandatory prepayment (a Waivable Mandatory Prepayment ) of the Term Loans, not less than three Business Days prior to the date (the Required Prepayment Date ) on which the Borrower elects (or is otherwise required) to make such Waivable Mandatory Prepayment, the Borrower shall notify Administrative Agent of the amount of such prepayment, and Administrative Agent will promptly thereafter notify each Lender holding an outstanding Term Loan of the amount of such Lenders pro rata share of such Waivable Mandatory Prepayment and such Lenders option to refuse such amount. Each such Lender may exercise such option by giving written notice to the Administrative Agent of its election to do so on or before the second Business Day prior to the Required Prepayment Date (it being understood that any Lender which does not notify the Administrative Agent of its election to exercise such option on or before the first Business Day prior to the Required Prepayment Date shall be deemed to
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have elected, as of such date, not to exercise such option). On the Required Prepayment Date, the Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent the amount of the Waivable Mandatory Prepayment less the amount of the Declined Proceeds, which amount shall be applied by the Administrative Agent to prepay the Term Loans of those Lenders that have elected to accept such Waivable Mandatory Prepayment (each, an Accepting Lender ) (which prepayment shall be applied to the scheduled installments of principal of the Term Loans in the applicable Class(es) of Term Loans in accordance with paragraphs (c) and (d) of Section 2.11), and (ii) the Borrower may retain a portion of the Waivable Mandatory Prepayment in an amount equal to that portion of the Waivable Mandatory Prepayment otherwise payable to those Lenders that have elected to exercise such option and decline such Waivable Mandatory Prepayment (such declined amounts, the Declined Proceeds ). Such Declined Proceeds retained by the Borrower may be used for any purpose not otherwise prohibited by this Agreement.
(f) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Section 2.12 to the contrary, (i) to the extent that any Net Proceeds of any Asset Sale by a Subsidiary is prohibited or delayed by applicable local law from being repatriated to Puerto Rico, the portion of such Net Proceeds so affected will not be required to be applied to repay Term Loans at the times provided in Section 2.12(b) but may be retained by the applicable Subsidiary so long, but only so long, as the applicable local law will not permit repatriation to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (the Borrower hereby agreeing to cause the applicable Subsidiary to promptly use commercially reasonable efforts to take all actions reasonably required by the applicable local law to permit such repatriation), and once such repatriation of any of such affected Net Proceeds is permitted under the applicable local law, such repatriation will be effected and such repatriated Net Proceeds will be promptly applied (net of additional taxes payable or reserved against as a result thereof) to the repayment of the Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.12(b), to the extent provided herein and (ii) to the extent that the Borrower has determined in good faith that repatriation of any or all of such Net Proceeds would have a material adverse tax cost consequence with respect to such Net Proceeds, the Net Proceeds so affected may be retained by the applicable Subsidiary; provided that, in the case of this clause (ii), on or before the date on which any Net Proceeds so retained would otherwise have been required to be applied to prepayments pursuant to Section 2.12(b), (x) the Borrower applies an amount equal to such Net Proceeds to such prepayments as if such Net Proceeds had been received by the Borrower rather than such Subsidiary, less the amount of additional taxes that would have been payable or reserved against if such Net Proceeds had been repatriated (or, if less, Net Proceeds that would be calculated if received by such Subsidiary) or (y) such Net Proceeds is applied to the permanent repayment of Indebtedness of a Subsidiary.
(g) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 2.12 or any other provision of this Agreement, the Borrower may prepay any Class or Classes of outstanding Term Loans (each, an Auction Prepayment Offer ) at a discount to par pursuant to one or more auctions (each, an Auction ) on the following basis (any such prepayment, an Auction Prepayment ):
(i) All Term Lenders (other than Defaulting Lenders) of the applicable Class or Classes shall be permitted (but not required) to participate in each Auction. Any such Lender who elects to participate in an Auction may choose to offer all or part of such Lenders Term Loans of the applicable Class for prepayment. Each Term Lender shall notify the Administrative Agent at least five days prior to each Auction of its decision whether or not to participate in such Auction.
(ii) Each Auction Prepayment shall be subject to the conditions that (A) the Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate to the effect that (I) immediately prior to and after giving effect to the Auction Prepayment and on the date of any delivery of an Auction Notice (as defined in Exhibit C ), no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, (II) as of the date of the Auction Notice, the Borrower is not in possession of any material non-public information with respect to Evertec or any of its subsidiaries that (x) has not been disclosed to the Lenders (other than Lenders that do not wish to receive material non-public information with respect to Evertec or any of its subsidiaries) prior to such date and (y) if not disclosed to the Lenders, could reasonably be expected to have a material effect (whether negative or positive) upon, or otherwise be material to, (1) a Lenders decision to participate in any Auction or (2) the market price of the Term Loans subject to such Auction, (III) each of the conditions to such Auction Prepayment has been satisfied and (IV) the Borrower shall be in Pro Forma Compliance after giving effect to the Auction Prepayment, (B) immediately prior to and after giving effect to the Auction Prepayment, the sum of the unused Revolving Facility Commitments plus unrestricted cash and cash equivalents held by
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Loan Parties shall not be less than $25 million, (C) each offer of prepayment made pursuant to this Section 2.12(g) must be in an amount not less than $1.0 million in principal amount of Term Loans, calculated on the face amount thereof unless another amount is agreed to by the Administrative Agent, (D) no Auction Prepayment shall be made from the proceeds of any Revolving Facility Loan or Swingline Loan, (E) any Auction Prepayment shall be offered to all Lenders with Term Loans on a pro rata basis, (F) all Term Loans so prepaid by the Borrower shall automatically be canceled and retired by the Borrower on the applicable settlement date (and for the avoidance of doubt, may not be reborrowed) and (G) no more than one Auction Prepayment Offer may be ongoing at any one time and no more than five Auction Prepayment Offers may be made in any one fiscal year (unless the Administrative Agent consents in its reasonable discretion).
(iii) The Borrower must terminate any Auction Prepayment Offer if it fails to satisfy one or more of the conditions set forth above in Section 2.12(g)(ii) that are required to be met at the time at which the Term Loans would have been prepaid pursuant to such Auction Prepayment Offer. If the Borrower commences any Auction Prepayment Offer (and all relevant requirements set forth above that are required to be satisfied at the time of the commencement of such Auction Prepayment Offer have in fact been satisfied), and if at such time of commencement the Borrower reasonably believes that all required conditions set forth above that are required to be satisfied at the time of the consummation of such Auction Prepayment Offer shall be satisfied, then the Borrower shall have no liability to any Term Lender or any other person for any termination of such Auction Prepayment Offer as a result of its failure to satisfy one or more of the conditions set forth above that are required to be met at the time that otherwise would have been the time of consummation of such Auction Prepayment Offer, and any such failure shall not result in any Default or Event of Default hereunder. All Term Loans prepaid by the Borrower pursuant to this Section 2.12(g) shall be accompanied by all accrued interest on the par principal amount so prepaid to, but not including, the date of the Auction Prepayment. The par principal amount of Term Loans prepaid pursuant to this Section 2.12(g) shall be applied to reduce the final installment payment of principal thereof pursuant to Section 2.11(a)(i), (ii), (iii) or (iv), as applicable.
(iv) Each Auction shall comply with the Auction Procedures and any such other procedures established by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion and agreed to by the Borrower.
(v) The Auction Manager (as defined in Exhibit C ) acting in its capacity as such hereunder shall be entitled to the benefits of the provisions of Article VIII and Section 9.05 to the same extent as if each reference therein to the Administrative Agent were a reference to the Auction Manager, and the Administrative Agent shall cooperate with the Auction Manager as reasonably requested by the Auction Manager in order to enable it to perform its responsibilities and duties in connection with each Auction Prepayment Offer.
(vi) This Section 2.12(g) shall neither (A) require the Borrower to undertake any Auction nor (B) limit or restrict the Borrower from making voluntary prepayments of Term Loans in accordance with Section 2.12(a).
SECTION 2.13. Fees .
(a) The Borrower agrees to pay (the Commitment Fee ) to each Revolving Facility Lender (other than any Defaulting Lender), through the Administrative Agent, on the date that is one Business Day after the last Business Day of March, June, September and December in each year, and the date on which the Revolving Facility Commitments of all the Revolving Facility Lenders shall be terminated as provided herein, a commitment fee in Dollars on the daily amount of the Available Unused Commitment of such Lender under the Revolving Facility during the preceding quarter (or other period commencing with the Closing Date or ending with the date on which the last of the Revolving Facility Commitments of such Lender shall be terminated) at a rate equal to the Applicable Commitment Fee. All Commitment Fees shall be computed on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed in a year of 360 days. For the purpose of calculating any Revolving Facility Lenders Commitment Fee, the outstanding Swingline Loans during the period for which such Revolving Facility Lenders Commitment Fee is calculated shall be deemed to be zero. The Commitment Fee due to each Revolving Facility Lender shall commence to accrue on the Closing Date and shall cease to accrue on the date on which the last of the Commitments of such Revolving Facility Lender shall be terminated as provided herein.
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(b) The Borrower from time to time agrees to pay (i) to each Revolving Facility Lender (other than any Defaulting Lender), through the Administrative Agent, one Business Day after the last day of March, June, September and December of each year and on the date on which the Revolving Facility Commitments of all the Lenders shall be terminated as provided herein, a fee in Dollars (an L/C Participation Fee ) on such Lenders Revolving Facility Percentage of the daily aggregate Outstanding Amount of L/C Obligations (excluding the portion thereof attributable to Unreimbursed Amounts in respect of Letters of Credit) during the preceding quarter (or shorter period commencing with the Closing Date or ending with the Revolving Facility Maturity Date or the date on which the applicable Revolving Facility Commitments shall be terminated) at the rate per annum equal to the Applicable Margin for Eurocurrency Revolving Facility Borrowings effective for each day in such period; provided , however , any L/C Participation Fee otherwise payable for the account of a Defaulting Lender with respect to any Letter of Credit as to which such Defaulting Lender has not provided Cash Collateral satisfactory to the L/C Issuer, shall be payable, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, to the other Lenders in accordance with the upward adjustments in their respective Revolving Facility Percentage allocable to such Letter of Credit pursuant to Section 2.05(l), with the balance of such fee, if any, payable to the L/C Issuer for its own account and (ii) to each L/C Issuer, for its own account (x) three Business Days after the last Business Day of March, June, September and December of each year and on the date on which the Revolving Facility Commitments of all the Lenders shall be terminated as provided herein, a fronting fee in Dollars in respect of each Letter of Credit issued by such L/C Issuer for the period from and including the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit to and including the termination of such Letter of Credit, computed at a rate equal to 1/4 of 1% per annum of the Dollar Equivalent of the daily stated amount of such Letter of Credit), plus (y) in connection with the issuance, amendment or transfer of any such Letter of Credit or any drawing thereunder, such L/C Issuers customary documentary and processing fees and charges (collectively, L/C Issuer Fees ). All L/C Participation Fees and L/C Issuer Fees shall be computed on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed in a year of 360 days.
(c) During the period commencing at the time any Lender became a Defaulting Lender until such time, if any, as such Lender is no longer a Defaulting Lender, no Commitment Fee shall accrue with respect to any of the applicable Revolving Facility Commitments of such Defaulting Lender. Any Commitment Fees owing to any Defaulting Lender which accrued during the period prior to the time such Lender became a Defaulting Lender and unpaid at such time shall be deferred and shall be payable only if and when such Lender is no longer a Defaulting Lender.
(d) The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the Administrative Agent, the agency fees set forth in the Fee Letter, as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, at the times specified therein (the Administrative Agent Fees ).
(e) All Fees shall be paid on the dates due, in immediately available funds, to the Administrative Agent for distribution, if and as appropriate, among the Lenders, except that L/C Issuer Fees shall be paid directly to the applicable L/C Issuers and Administrative Agent Fees shall be for the account of the Administrative Agent. Once paid, none of the Fees shall be refundable under any circumstances.
SECTION 2.14. Interest .
(a) The Revolving Facility Loans (including each Swingline Loan), the Term A Loans and the Term B Loans comprising each ABR Borrowing shall bear interest at (i) the ABR plus (ii) the Applicable Margin.
(b) The Revolving Facility Loans (including each Swingline Loan), the Term A Loans and Term B Loans comprising each Eurocurrency Borrowing shall bear interest at (i) the Eurocurrency Rate for the Interest Period in effect for such Borrowing plus (ii) the Applicable Margin.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any principal of or interest on any Loan or any Fees or other amount payable by the Borrower hereunder is not paid when due, whether at stated maturity, upon acceleration or otherwise, such overdue amount shall bear interest, after as well as before judgment, at a rate per annum equal to (i)
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in the case of overdue principal of any Loan, 2.00% plus the rate otherwise applicable to such Loan as provided in the preceding paragraphs of this Section or (ii) in the case of any other amount, 2.00% plus the rate applicable to ABR Loans as provided in paragraph (a) of this Section; provided , that this paragraph (c) shall not apply to any Event of Default that has been waived by the Lenders pursuant to Section 9.08.
(d) Accrued interest on each Loan shall be payable in arrears (i) on each Interest Payment Date for such Loan, (ii) in the case of Revolving Facility Loans, upon termination of the applicable Revolving Facility Commitments and (iii) in the case of the Term Loans, on the applicable Term Facility Maturity Date; provided , that (x) interest accrued pursuant to Section 2.14(c) shall be payable on demand, and (y) in the event of any repayment or prepayment of any Loan (other than a prepayment of an ABR Loan (including any Swingline Loan) prior to the end of the Availability Period), accrued interest on the principal amount repaid or prepaid shall be payable on the date of such repayment or prepayment.
(e) Except as otherwise specifically provided for herein, all interest hereunder shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days, except that (i) interest computed by reference to the ABR at times when the ABR is based on the prime rate shall be computed on the basis of a year of 365 days (or 366 days in a leap year) and (ii) in the case of interest in respect of Eurocurrency Loans denominated in Alternative Currencies as to which market practice (as reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent) differs from the foregoing, such interest will be calculated in accordance with such market practice, and in each case shall be payable for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day). The applicable ABR or Eurocurrency Rate shall be determined by the Administrative Agent, and such determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
SECTION 2.15. Alternate Rate of Interest .
If prior to the commencement of any Interest Period for a Eurocurrency Borrowing:
(a) the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) that adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the Eurocurrency Rate for such Interest Period; or
(b) the Administrative Agent is advised by the Required Lenders or the Majority Lenders under the Revolving Facility that the Eurocurrency Rate for such Interest Period will not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders of making or maintaining their Loans included in such Borrowing for such Interest Period;
then the Administrative Agent shall give notice thereof to the Borrower and the applicable Lenders by telephone or telecopy as promptly as practicable thereafter and, until the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower and the applicable Lenders that the circumstances giving rise to such notice no longer exist, (i) any Interest Election Request that requests the conversion of any Borrowing to, or continuation of any Borrowing as, a Eurocurrency Borrowing denominated in the applicable currency shall be ineffective and (A) in the case of any Borrowing denominated in Dollars, on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto such Borrowing shall be converted to or continued as an ABR Borrowing and (B) in the case of any Borrowing denominated in an Alternative Currency, such Borrowing shall be repaid at the end of the then current Interest Period, and (ii) if any Borrowing Request requests a Eurocurrency Borrowing in Dollars, such Borrowing shall be made as an ABR Borrowing.
SECTION 2.16. Increased Costs .
(a) If any Change in Law shall:
(i) impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit, compulsory loan, insurance charge or similar requirement against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended by, any Lender (except any such reserve requirement reflected in the Eurocurrency Rate) or L/C Issuer; or
(ii) subject such Lender (or its applicable lending office) or L/C Issuer to any Tax (other than any Excluded Taxes of such Lender or L/C Issuer or any Indemnified Tax or Other Tax that is covered under
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Section 2.18) with respect to this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents or any of its obligations hereunder or thereunder or any payments to such lender (or its applicable lending office) or L/C Issuer of principal, interest, fees or any other amount payable hereunder; or
(iii) impose on any Lender or the L/C Issuer or the London interbank market any other condition affecting this Agreement or Eurocurrency Loans made by such Lender or any Letter of Credit or participation therein; and
the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to such Lender of making, continuing, converting to or maintaining any Eurocurrency Loan (or any Loan in the case of clause (ii) above) or of maintaining its obligation to make any such Loan or to increase the cost to such Lender or L/C Issuer of participating in, issuing or maintaining any Letter of Credit or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Lender or L/C Issuer hereunder (whether of principal, interest or otherwise), then the Borrower will pay to such Lender or L/C Issuer, as applicable, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or L/C Issuer, as applicable, for such additional costs incurred or reduction suffered.
(b) If any Lender or L/C Issuer determines that any Change in Law regarding capital or liquidity requirements has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lenders or L/C Issuers capital or on the capital of such Lenders or L/C Issuers holding company, if any, as a consequence of this Agreement or the Loans made by, or participations in Letters of Credit or Swingline Loans held by, such Lender, or the Letters of Credit issued by such L/C Issuer, to a level below that which such Lender or such L/C Issuer or such Lenders or such L/C Issuers holding company could have achieved but for such Change in Law (taking into consideration such Lenders or such L/C Issuers policies and the policies of such Lenders or such L/C Issuers holding company with respect to capital adequacy), then from time to time the Borrower shall pay to such Lender or such L/C Issuer, as applicable, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or such L/C Issuer or such Lenders or such L/C Issuers holding company for any such reduction suffered.
(c) A certificate of a Lender or an L/C Issuer setting forth the amount or amounts necessary to compensate such Lender or L/C Issuer or its holding company, as applicable, as specified in paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section shall be delivered to the Borrower and shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The Borrower shall pay such Lender or L/C Issuer, as applicable, the amount shown as due on any such certificate within 10 days after receipt thereof.
(d) Promptly after any Lender or any L/C Issuer has determined that it will make a request for increased compensation pursuant to this Section 2.16, such Lender or L/C Issuer shall notify the Borrower thereof. Failure or delay on the part of any Lender or L/C Issuer to demand compensation pursuant to this Section shall not constitute a waiver of such Lenders or L/C Issuers right to demand such compensation; provided , that the Borrower shall not be required to compensate a Lender or an L/C Issuer pursuant to this Section for any increased costs or reductions incurred more than 180 days prior to the date that such Lender or L/C Issuer, as applicable, notifies the Borrower of the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions and of such Lenders or L/C Issuers intention to claim compensation therefor; provided , further , that if the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions is retroactive, then the 180-day period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof.
SECTION 2.17. Break Funding Payments .
In the event of (a) the payment of any principal of any Eurocurrency Loan (including in connection with any Auction Prepayment) other than on the last day of an Interest Period applicable thereto (including as a result of an Event of Default), (b) the failure to borrow, convert, continue or prepay any Eurocurrency Loan on the date specified in any notice delivered pursuant hereto or (c) the assignment of any Eurocurrency Loan other than on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto as a result of a request by the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.20, then, in any such event, the Borrower shall compensate each Lender for the loss, cost and expense attributable to such event. In the case of a Eurocurrency Loan, such loss, cost or expense to any Lender shall be deemed to be the amount determined by such Lender (it being understood that the deemed amount shall not exceed the actual amount) to be the excess, if any, of (i) the amount of interest which would have accrued on the principal amount of such
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Loan had such event not occurred, at the Eurocurrency Rate that would have been applicable to such 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 a Eurocurrency Loan, for the period that would have been the Interest Period for such Loan), over (ii) the amount of interest which would accrue on such principal amount for such period at the interest rate which such Lender would bid were it to bid, at the commencement of such period, for deposits in dollars of a comparable amount and period from other banks in the Eurocurrency market. A certificate of any Lender setting forth any amount or amounts that such Lender is entitled to receive pursuant to this Section shall be delivered to the Borrower and shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The Borrower shall pay such Lender the amount shown as due on any such certificate within 10 days after receipt thereof.
SECTION 2.18. Taxes .
(a) Unless otherwise required by applicable laws, any and all payments by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party hereunder or under any other Loan Documents shall be made free and clear of and without deduction for any Taxes; provided , that if the applicable withholding agent shall be required to deduct any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes from such payments, then (i) the sum payable by the applicable Loan Party shall be increased as necessary so that after all required deductions (including deductions applicable to additional sums payable under this Section) have been made, the Administrative Agent, any Lender, any Swingline Lender or any L/C Issuer, as applicable, receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deductions been made, (ii) the applicable withholding agent shall make such deductions and (iii) the applicable withholding agent shall timely pay the full amount deducted to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law.
(b) In addition, the Borrower shall pay any Other Taxes to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law.
(c) The Borrower shall indemnify the Administrative Agent, each Lender, each Swingline Lender and each L/C Issuer, within 10 days after written demand therefor or 5 Business Days before any such Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes are due (whichever is later), for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes payable by the Administrative Agent, such Lender, such Swingline Lender or such L/C Issuer, as applicable, with respect to any Loan Document (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 Borrower by a Lender, a Swingline Lender or an L/C Issuer, or by the Administrative Agent on its own behalf, on behalf of another Agent or on behalf of a Lender, a Swingline Lender or an L/C Issuer, shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
(d) As soon as practicable after any payment of Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes by a Loan Party to a Governmental Authority, such Loan Party shall deliver to the Administrative Agent the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing such payment, a copy of the return reporting such payment or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
(e) Any Foreign Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding Tax under the law of the jurisdiction in which the Borrower is located, or any treaty to which such jurisdiction is a party, with respect to payments under this Agreement shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent at any time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation prescribed by applicable law as may reasonably be requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent to permit such payments to be made without such withholding Tax or at a reduced rate.
(f) Any Lender, Swingline Lender or L/C Issuer shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent on or prior to the date on which such Lender, Swingline Lender or L/C Issuer becomes a Lender, Swingline Lender or L/C Issuer under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter as prescribed by applicable law or upon the request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), duly executed and properly completed copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 or W-8, as applicable, certifying that it is not subject to U.S. federal backup withholding.
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(g) If the Administrative Agent, a Lender, a Swingline Lender or an L/C Issuer determines, in its sole discretion, that it has received a refund of any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes as to which it has been indemnified by a Loan Party or with respect to which such Loan Party has paid additional amounts pursuant to this Section 2.18, it shall pay over such refund to such Loan Party (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made, or additional amounts paid, by such Loan Party under this Section 2.18 with respect to the Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses of the Administrative Agent, such Lender, such Swingline Lender or such L/C Issuer (including any Taxes imposed with respect to such refund) as is determined by the Administrative Agent, Lender, Swingline Lender or L/C Issuer in good faith and in its sole discretion, and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund); provided , that such Loan Party, upon the request of the Administrative Agent, such Lender, such Swingline Lender or such L/C Issuer agrees to repay as soon as reasonably practicable the amount paid over to such Loan Party (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) to the Administrative Agent, such Lender, such Swingline Lender or such L/C Issuer in the event the Administrative Agent, such Lender, such Swingline Lender or such L/C Issuer is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. This Section shall not be construed to require the Administrative Agent or any Lender, Swingline Lender or L/C Issuer to make available its Tax returns (or any other information relating to its Taxes which it deems confidential) to the Loan Parties or any other person. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 2.18(g), in no event will the Administrative Agent, a Lender, a Swingline Lender or an L/C Issuer be required to pay any amount to any Loan Party pursuant to this Section 2.18(g) the payment of which would place the Administrative Agent, such Lender, such Swingline Lender or such L/C Issuer (as applicable) in a less favorable net after-Tax position than the Administrative Agent, such Lender, such Swingline Lender or such L/C Issuer (as applicable) would have been in if the Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes giving rise to such refund had not been deducted, withheld or otherwise imposed and the indemnification payments or additional amounts with respect to such Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes had never been paid.
SECTION 2.19. Payments Generally; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of Set-offs .
(a) The Borrower shall make each payment required to be made by it hereunder (whether of principal, interest, fees or reimbursement of drawings under Letters of Credit, or of amounts payable under Section 2.16, 2.17, or 2.18, or otherwise) without condition or deduction for any defense, recoupment, set-off or counterclaim. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein and except with respect to principal of and interest on Revolving Facility Loans denominated in an Alternative Currency, all payments by the Borrower hereunder shall be made to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the respective Lenders to which such payment is owed, at the applicable Administrative Agents Office in Dollars and in Same Day Funds not later than 2:00 p.m. on the date specified herein. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all payments by the Borrower hereunder with respect to principal and interest on Loans denominated in an Alternative Currency shall be made to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the respective Lenders to which such payment is owed, at the applicable Administrative Agents Office in such Alternative Currency and in Same Day Funds not later than the Applicable Time specified by the Administrative Agent on the dates specified herein. Any amounts received after such time on any date may, in the discretion of the Administrative 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 Administrative Agent to the applicable account designated to the Borrower by the Administrative Agent, except payments to be made directly to the applicable L/C Issuer or the Swingline Lender as expressly provided herein and except that payments pursuant to Sections 2.16, 2.17, 2.18 and 9.05 shall be made directly to the persons entitled thereto. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Administrative Agent may require that any payments due under this Agreement be made in the continental United States. The Administrative 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 payable for the period of such extension. Any payment required to be made by the Administrative Agent hereunder shall be deemed to have been made by the time required if the Administrative Agent shall, at or before such time, have taken the necessary steps to make such payment in accordance with the regulations or operating procedures of the clearing or settlement system used by the Administrative Agent to make such payment.
(b) If at any time insufficient funds are received by and available to the Administrative Agent from the Borrower to pay fully all amounts of principal, Unreimbursed Amounts, interest and fees then due from the Borrower
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hereunder, such funds shall be applied (i) first, towards payment of interest and fees then due from the Borrower hereunder, ratably among the parties entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of interest and fees then due to such parties and (ii) second, towards payment of principal of Loans, and Unreimbursed Amounts then due from the Borrower hereunder, ratably among the parties entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of principal, and Unreimbursed Amounts then due to such parties.
(c) If any 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 Term Loans, Revolving Facility Loans, or participations in Letters of Credit or Swingline Loans resulting in such Lender receiving payment of a greater proportion of the aggregate amount of its Term Loans, Revolving Facility Loans, and participations in Letters of Credit and Swingline Loans and accrued interest thereon than the proportion received by any other Lender, then the Lender receiving such greater proportion shall purchase participations in the Term Loans, Revolving Facility Loans, and participations in Letters of Credit and Swingline Loans of other Lenders 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 Term Loans, Revolving Facility Loans, and participations in Letters of Credit and Swingline Loans; 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 (c) shall not be construed to apply to any payment made by the Borrower pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement (including, without limitation, Sections 2.12(g), 2.23 and 2.25) or any payment obtained by a Lender as consideration for the assignment of or sale of a participation in any of its Loans or participations in Letters of Credit to any assignee or participant. The Borrower consents to the foregoing and agrees, to the extent it may effectively do so under applicable law, that any Lender acquiring a participation pursuant to the foregoing arrangements may exercise against the Borrower rights of set-off and counterclaim with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were a direct creditor of the Borrower in the amount of such participation.
(d) Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from the Borrower prior to the date on which any payment is due to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders or the applicable L/C Issuer hereunder that the Borrower will not make such payment, the Administrative Agent may assume that the Borrower has made such payment on such date in accordance herewith and may, in reliance upon such assumption, distribute to the Lenders or the applicable L/C Issuer, as applicable, the amount due. In such event, if the Borrower has not in fact made such payment, then each of the Lenders or the applicable L/C Issuer, as applicable, severally agrees to repay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand the amount so distributed to such Lender or L/C Issuer with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is distributed to it to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at the Overnight Rate.
(e) If any Lender shall fail to make any payment required to be made by it pursuant to Section 2.04(c), 2.05(c), 2.07 or 2.19(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 Lenders obligations under such Sections until all such unsatisfied obligations are fully paid.
SECTION 2.20. Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders .
(a) If any Lender requests compensation under Section 2.16, or if the Borrower is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 2.18, then such Lender shall use reasonable efforts to designate a different Lending Office for funding or booking its Loans hereunder or to assign its rights and obligations hereunder to another of its offices, branches or Affiliates, if, in the reasonable judgment of such Lender, such designation or assignment (i) would eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant to Section 2.16 or 2.18, as applicable, in the future and (ii) would not subject such Lender to any material unreimbursed cost or expense and would not otherwise be disadvantageous to such Lender in any material respect. The Borrower hereby agrees to pay all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by any Lender in connection with any such designation or assignment.
(b) If any Lender requests compensation under Section 2.16, or if the Borrower is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section
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2.18, or if any Lender is a Defaulting Lender, then the Borrower may, at its sole expense and effort, upon notice to such Lender and the Administrative Agent, require such Lender to assign and delegate, without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in Section 9.04), all its interests, rights and obligations under this Agreement to an assignee that shall assume such obligations (which assignee may be another Lender, if a Lender accepts such assignment); provided , that (i) the Borrower shall have received the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent (and, if in respect of any Revolving Facility Commitment or Revolving Facility Loan, the Swingline Lender and the L/C Issuer), which consent shall not unreasonably be withheld, (ii) such Lender shall have received payment of an amount equal to the outstanding principal of its Loans, and participations in L/C Obligations and Swingline Loans, accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts payable to it hereunder, from the assignee (to the extent of such outstanding principal and accrued interest and fees) or the Borrower (in the case of all other amounts) and (iii) in the case of any such assignment resulting from a claim for compensation under Section 2.16 or payments required to be made pursuant to Section 2.18, such assignment will result in a reduction in such compensation or payments. Nothing in this Section 2.20 shall be deemed to prejudice any rights that the Borrower may have against any Lender that is a Defaulting Lender. No action by or consent of the removed Lender shall be necessary in connection with such assignment, which shall be immediately and automatically effective upon payment of such purchase price. In connection with any such assignment the Borrower, Administrative Agent, such removed Lender and the replacement Lender shall otherwise comply with Section 9.04; provided , that if such removed Lender does not comply with Section 9.04 within one Business Day after the Borrowers request, compliance with Section 9.04 shall not be required to effect such assignment.
(c) If any Lender (such Lender, a Non-Consenting Lender ) has failed to consent to a proposed amendment, waiver, discharge or termination which pursuant to the terms of Section 9.08 requires the consent of all of the Lenders affected and with respect to which the Required Lenders shall have granted their consent, then the Borrower shall have the right (unless such Non-Consenting Lender grants such consent) at its sole expense (including with respect to the processing and recordation fee referred to in Section 9.04(b)(ii)(B)) to replace such Non-Consenting Lender by deeming such Non-Consenting Lender to have assigned its Loans, and its Commitments hereunder to one or more assignees reasonably acceptable to (i) the Administrative Agent (unless, in the case of an assignment of Term Loans, such assignee is a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund) and (ii) if in respect of any Revolving Facility Commitment or Revolving Facility Loan, the Swingline Lender and the L/C Issuer; provided , that (without duplication): such Lender shall have received payment of an amount equal to the outstanding principal of its Loans, and funded participations in L/C Obligations and Swingline Loans, accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts payable to it hereunder including the amount equal to any premium payable pursuant to Section 2.12(a) if such replacement of a Non-Consenting Lender is in connection with a Repricing Transaction as if such assignment were a prepayment, from the assignee (to the extent of such outstanding principal and accrued interest and fees) or the Borrower (in the case of all other amounts). No action by or consent of the Non-Consenting Lender shall be necessary in connection with such assignment, which shall be immediately and automatically effective upon payment of such purchase price. In connection with any such assignment the Borrower, Administrative Agent, such Non-Consenting Lender and the replacement Lender shall otherwise comply with Section 9.04; provided , that if such Non-Consenting Lender does not comply with Section 9.04 within one Business Day after the Borrowers request, compliance with Section 9.04 shall not be required to effect such assignment.
SECTION 2.21. Illegality .
If any Lender reasonably determines that any change in law has made it unlawful, or that any Governmental Authority has asserted after the Closing Date that it is unlawful, for any Lender or its applicable Lending Office to make or maintain any Eurocurrency Loans in any currency, then, on notice thereof by such Lender to the Borrower through the Administrative Agent, any obligations of such Lender to make or continue Eurocurrency Loans in such currency or to convert ABR Borrowings to Eurocurrency Borrowings shall be suspended until such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that the circumstances giving rise to such determination no longer exist. Upon receipt of such notice, the Borrower shall upon demand from such Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), either (i) in the case of Loans denominated in Dollars if the affected Lender may lawfully continue to maintain such Loans as Eurocurrency Loans until the last day of such Interest Period, convert all Eurocurrency Loans of such Lender to ABR Loans on the last day of such Interest Period (or, otherwise, immediately convert such Eurocurrency Loans to ABR Loans) or (ii) prepay such Eurocurrency Loans. Upon any such prepayment or conversion, the Borrower shall also pay accrued interest on the amount so prepaid or converted.
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SECTION 2.22. Incremental Commitments .
(a) The Borrower may, by written notice to the Administrative Agent (the Incremental Request Notice ) from time to time, request Incremental Term Loan Commitments and/or Incremental Revolving Facility Commitments, as applicable, in an amount not to exceed the Incremental Amount, in the aggregate, from one or more Incremental Term Lenders and/or Incremental Revolving Facility Lenders (which may include any existing Lender) willing to provide such Incremental Term Loans and/or Incremental Revolving Facility Commitments, as the case may be, in their own discretion, provided that each Incremental Term Lender and/or Incremental Revolving Facility shall be subject to the approval of (x) the Administrative Agent (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld) unless no consent of the Administrative Agent would be required for an assignment to such person pursuant to Section 9.04(b)(i)(B) and (y) the L/C Issuer and the Swingline Lender (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld) unless no consent of the L/C Issuer and the Swingline Lender would be required for an assignment to such person pursuant to Section 9.04(b)(i)(C); provided , further , that any existing Lender approached to provide all or a portion of such Incremental Term Loan Commitments and/or Incremental Revolving Facility Commitments may elect or decline, in its sole discretion, to provide such Commitments. The Incremental Request Notice shall set forth (i) the amount of the Incremental Term Loan Commitments and/or Incremental Revolving Facility Commitments being requested (which shall be in minimum increments of $5 million and a minimum amount of $25 million or equal to the remaining Incremental Amount), (ii) the date on which such Incremental Term Loan Commitments and/or Incremental Revolving Facility Commitments are requested to become effective (the Increased Amount Date ), and (iii) (a) in the case of Incremental Term Loan Commitments, whether such Incremental Term Loan Commitments are to be Term A Loan Commitments (the Incremental Term A Loan Commitment ), Term B Loan Commitments (the Incremental Term B Loan Commitment ) or commitments to make term loans with interest rates and/or amortization and/or maturity and/or other terms different from the Term A Loans or the Term B Loans ( Other Term Loans ) and/or (b) whether such Incremental Revolving Facility Commitments are to be Revolving Facility Commitments or commitments to make revolving loans with pricing different from the Revolving Facility Loans ( Other Revolving Loans ).
(b) The Borrower and each Incremental Term Lender and/or Incremental Revolving Facility Lender shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Incremental Assumption Agreement and such other documentation as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably specify to evidence the Incremental Term Loan Commitment of such Incremental Term Lender and/or Incremental Revolving Facility Commitment of such Incremental Revolving Facility Lender. Each Incremental Assumption Agreement shall specify the terms of the applicable Incremental Term Loans and/or Incremental Revolving Facility Commitments; provided , that (i) except as to pricing, amortization and final maturity date (which shall, subject to clause (ii) and (iii) of this proviso, be determined by the Borrower and the Incremental Term Lenders in their sole discretion), the Other Term Loans shall have (x) the same terms as the Term B Loans or (y) such other terms as shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, (ii) the final maturity date of any Incremental Term A Loan shall be no earlier than the Term A Facility Maturity Date and the final maturity date of any Incremental Term B Loan or Other Term Loans shall be no earlier than the Term B Facility Maturity Date, (iii) the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of any Incremental Term A Loan shall not be shorter than the remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the existing Term A Loans and the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of any Incremental Term B Loan or Other Term Loans shall not be shorter than the remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the existing Term B Loans, and (iv) except as to pricing (which shall be determined by the Borrower and the Incremental Revolving Facility Lenders in their sole discretion), the Other Revolving Loans shall have (x) the same terms as the Revolving Facility or (y) such other terms as shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and (v) until the date that is eighteen (18) months after the Closing Date, in the event that the Applicable Margin (at any analogous point in the Pricing Grid) for any Incremental Term B Loans or Other Term Loans is greater than the Applicable Margin for the existing Term B Loans by more than 25 basis points, then the Applicable Margin for the existing Term B Loans shall be increased to the extent necessary so that the Applicable Margin (at each analogous point in the Pricing Grid) for the Incremental Term B Loans or Other Term Loans is 25 basis points higher than the Applicable Margin for the existing Term B Loans; provided , further , that in determining the Applicable Margin applicable to the existing Term B Loans and the Incremental Term B Loans or Other Term Loans, (x) original issue discount or upfront or similar fees (collectively, OID ) payable by the Borrower to the Lenders of the existing Term B Loans or the Incremental Term B Loans or Other Term Loans, in the primary syndication thereof shall be included (with OID being equated to interest based on an assumed four-year life to maturity), (y) customary arrangement or commitment fees payable to arrangers (or their
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respective affiliates) shall be excluded; and (z) if the ABR or Eurocurrency Rate floor for the Incremental Term B Loans or Other Term Loans is greater than the ABR or Eurocurrency Rate floor, respectively, for the existing Term B Loans the difference between such floor for the Incremental Term B Loans or Other Term Loans and the existing Term B Loans shall be equated to an increase in the Applicable Margin for purposes of this clause (v). The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender as to the effectiveness of each Incremental Assumption Agreement. Each of the parties hereto hereby agrees that, upon the effectiveness of any Incremental Assumption Agreement, this Agreement shall be amended to the extent (but only to the extent) necessary to reflect the existence and terms of the Incremental Term Loan Commitments and/or Incremental Revolving Facility Commitments evidenced thereby as provided for in Section 9.08(g). Any such deemed amendment may be memorialized in writing by the Administrative Agent with the Borrowers consent (not to be unreasonably withheld) and furnished to the other parties hereto.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Incremental Term Loan Commitment or Incremental Revolving Facility Commitment shall become effective under this Section 2.22 unless on the date of such effectiveness, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom.
(d) Each of the parties hereto hereby agrees that the Administrative Agent may take any and all action as may be reasonably necessary to ensure that (i) all Incremental Term Loans (other than Other Term Loans) in the form of additional Term A Loans or Term B Loans, when originally made, are included in each Borrowing of outstanding Term A Loans or Term B Loans, as applicable, on a pro rata basis, and (ii) all Revolving Facility Loans in respect of Incremental Revolving Facility Commitments that are Revolving Facility Commitments, when originally made, are included in each Borrowing of outstanding Revolving Facility Loans on a pro rata basis. The Borrower agrees that Section 2.17 shall apply to any conversion of Eurocurrency Loans to ABR Loans reasonably required by the Administrative Agent to effect the foregoing.
(e) The Incremental Term Loans and Incremental Revolving Loans shall rank pari passu or junior in right of payment and of security with the Term Loans and Revolving Facility Loans.
SECTION 2.23. Refinancing Term Loans .
(a) The Borrower may by written notice to the Administrative Agent elect to request the establishment of one or more additional tranches of term loans denominated in Dollars under this Agreement ( Refinancing Term Loans ), which Refinances any Term Loan under this Agreement. Each such notice shall specify the date (each, a Refinancing Effective Date ) on which such Borrower proposes that the Refinancing Term Loans shall be made, which shall be a date not less than five Business Days after the date on which such notice is delivered to the Administrative Agent; provided that:
(i) before and after giving effect to the borrowing of such Refinancing Term Loans on the Refinancing Effective Date each of the conditions set forth in Section 4.01 shall be satisfied;
(ii) the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of such Refinancing Term Loans shall not be shorter than the then remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Term Loans so Refinanced at the time of such refinancing (or if longer, shall have a minimum Weighted Average Life to Maturity required pursuant to any previously established Refinancing Term Loan Amendment);
(iii) all other terms applicable to such Refinancing Term Loans (other than provisions relating to original issue discount, upfront fees and interest rates which shall be as agreed between the Borrower and the Lenders providing such Refinancing Term Loans) shall be substantially identical to, or less favorable to the Lenders providing such Refinancing Term Loans than, those applicable to the then outstanding Term Loans so Refinanced except to the extent such covenants and other terms apply solely to any period after the then Latest Maturity Date. Each of the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent shall have the right (but not the obligation) to seek the advice or concurrence of the Required Lenders with respect to the manner in which the amendments contemplated by this Section 2.23 are drafted and implemented and, if either the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent seeks such advice or concurrence, it shall be permitted to enter into such amendments with the Borrower in accordance with any instructions actually received
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by such Required Lenders and shall also be entitled to refrain from entering into such amendments with the Borrower unless and until it shall have received such advice or concurrence, it being understood that this provision relates solely to the manner of implementation; provided , however , that whether or not there has been a request by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent for any such advice or concurrence, all such amendments entered into with the Borrower by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent hereunder shall be binding and conclusive on the Lenders; and
(iv) the Loan Parties and the Collateral Agent shall enter into such amendments to the Security Documents as may be requested by the Collateral Agent (which shall not require any consent from any Lender) in order to ensure that the Refinancing Term Loans are provided with the benefit of the applicable Security Documents on a pari passu basis with the other Obligations and shall deliver such other documents, certificates and opinions of counsel in connection therewith as may be reasonably requested by the Collateral Agent.
(b) The Borrower may approach any Lender or any other Person that would be a permitted Assignee pursuant to Section 9.04 to provide all or a portion of the Refinancing Term Loans (a Refinancing Term Lender ); provided that any Lender offered or approached to provide all or a portion of the Refinancing Term Loans may elect or decline, in its sole discretion, to provide a Refinancing Term Loan. Any Refinancing Term Loans made on any Refinancing Effective Date shall be designated a series (a Series ) of Refinancing Term Loans for all purposes of this Agreement; provided that any Refinancing Term Loans may, to the extent provided in the applicable Refinancing Term Loan Amendment, be designated as an increase in any previously established Series of Refinancing Term Loans made to the Borrower.
(c) The Refinancing Term Loans shall be established pursuant to an amendment to this Agreement among Holdings, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Refinancing Term Lenders providing such Refinancing Term Loans (a Refinancing Term Loan Amendment ) which shall be consistent with the provisions set forth in paragraph (a) above (for which the Administrative Agent may seek direction from the Required Lenders but such Refinancing Term Loan Amendment shall not require the consent of any other Lender). Each Refinancing Term Loan Amendment shall be binding on the Lenders, the Loan Parties and the other parties hereto.
SECTION 2.24. [Reserved] .
SECTION 2.25. Replacement Revolving Facility Commitments .
(a) The Borrower may by written notice to Administrative Agent elect to request the establishment of one or more additional Facilities providing for revolving commitments ( Replacement Revolving Facility Commitments and the revolving loans thereunder Replacement Revolving Loans ). Each such notice shall specify the date (each, a Replacement Revolving Facility Effective Date ) on which such Borrower proposes that the Replacement Revolving Facility Commitments shall become effective, which shall be a date not less than ten Business Days after the date on which such notice is delivered to the Administrative Agent; provided that:
(i) before and after giving effect to the establishment of such Replacement Revolving Facility Commitments on the Replacement Revolving Facility Effective Date each of the conditions set forth in Section 4.01 shall be satisfied;
(ii) after giving effect to the establishment of any Replacement Revolving Facility Commitments and the concurrent reduction in the aggregate amount of any other Revolving Facility Commitments, the aggregate amount of Revolving Facility Commitments shall not exceed the aggregate amount of the Revolving Facility Commitments outstanding on the Closing Date;
(iii) no Replacement Revolving Facility Commitments shall have a scheduled termination date prior to Revolving Facility Maturity Date (or if later, the date required pursuant to any Replacement Revolving Facility Amendment);
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(iv) all other terms applicable to such Replacement Revolving Facility (other than provisions relating to (x) fees and interest rates which shall be as agreed between the Borrower and the Lenders providing such Replacement Revolving Facility Commitments and (y) the amount of any letter of credit sublimit and swingline commitment under such Replacement Revolving Facility which shall be as agreed between the Borrower, the Lenders providing such Replacement Revolving Facility Commitments, the Administrative Agent and the Replacement L/C Issuer and Replacement Swingline Lender, if any, under such Replacement Revolving Facility Commitments) shall be substantially identical to, or less favorable to the Lenders providing such Replacement Revolving Facility Commitments than, those applicable to the Revolving Facility;
(v) there shall be no more than three Revolving Facilities in the aggregate of the Borrower in effect at any time; and
(vi) the Loan Parties and the Collateral Agent shall enter into such amendments to the Security Documents as may be reasonably requested by the Collateral Agent (which shall not require any consent from any Lender) in order to ensure that the Replacement Revolving Loans are provided with the benefit of the applicable Security Documents on a pari passu basis with the other Obligations and shall deliver such other documents, certificates and opinions of counsel in connection therewith as may be reasonably requested by the Collateral Agent.
(b) The Borrower may approach any Lender or any other Person that would be a permitted Assignee of a Revolving Facility Commitment pursuant to Section 9.04 to provide all or a portion of the Replacement Revolving Facility Commitments (a Replacement Revolving Lender ); provided that any Lender offered or approached to provide all or a portion of the Replacement Revolving Facility Commitments may elect or decline, in its sole discretion, to provide a Replacement Revolving Facility Commitment and the selection of Replacement Revolving Lender shall be subject to any consent that would be required pursuant to Section 9.04. Any Replacement Revolving Facility Commitment made on any Replacement Revolving Facility Effective Date shall be designated a series (a Replacement Revolving Commitment Series ) of Replacement Revolving Facility Commitments for all purposes of this Agreement; provided that any Replacement Revolving Facility Commitments may, to the extent provided in the applicable Replacement Revolving Facility Amendment, be designated as an increase in any previously established Replacement Revolving Commitment Series.
(c) The Replacement Revolving Facility Commitments shall be established pursuant to an amendment to this Agreement among Holdings, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Replacement Revolving Lenders providing such Replacement Revolving Loans and any Replacement L/C Issuer and/or Replacement Swingline Lender thereunder (a Replacement Revolving Facility Amendment ) which shall be consistent with the provisions set forth in paragraph (a) above. Each of the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent shall have the right (but not the obligation) to seek the advice or concurrence of the Required Lenders with respect to the manner in which the amendments contemplated by this Section 2.25 are drafted and implemented and, if either the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent seeks such advice or concurrence, it shall be permitted to enter into such amendments with the Borrower in accordance with any instructions actually received by such Required Lenders and shall also be entitled to refrain from entering into such amendments with the Borrower unless and until it shall have received such advice or concurrence, it being understood that this provision relates solely to the manner of implementation; provided , however , that whether or not there has been a request by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent for any such advice or concurrence, all such amendments entered into with the Borrower by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent hereunder shall be binding and conclusive on the Lenders.
(d) On any Replacement Revolving Facility Effective Date, subject to the satisfaction of the foregoing terms and conditions, each of the Replacement Revolving Lenders with Replacement Revolving Facility Commitments of such Replacement Revolving Commitment Series shall purchase from each of the other Lenders with Replacement Revolving Facility Commitments of such Replacement Revolving Commitment Series, at the principal amount thereof and in the applicable currencies, such interests in the Replacement Revolving Loans under such Replacement Revolving Facility Series outstanding on such Replacement Revolving Facility Date as shall be necessary in order that, after giving effect to all such assignments and purchases, the Replacement Revolving Loans of such Replacement Revolving Facility Series will be held by Replacement Revolving Lenders thereunder ratably in accordance with their Replacement Revolving Credit Percentages.
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ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
On the date of each Credit Event, each of Holdings and the Borrower represents and warrants to each of the Lenders that:
SECTION 3.01. Organization; Powers .
Except as set forth on Schedule 3.01 , each of Holdings, the Borrower and each of the Material Subsidiaries and, in the case of clause (d) below, each of the Subsidiary Loan Parties (a) is a partnership, limited liability company, unlimited liability company or corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing (or, if applicable in a foreign jurisdiction, enjoys the equivalent status under the laws of any jurisdiction of organization outside the United States) under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, (b) has all requisite power and authority to own its property and assets and to carry on its business as now conducted, (c) is qualified to do business in each jurisdiction where such qualification is required, except where the failure so to qualify would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and (d) has the power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under each of the Loan Documents and each other agreement or instrument contemplated thereby to which it is or will be a party and, in the case of the Borrower, to borrow and otherwise obtain credit hereunder.
SECTION 3.02. Authorization .
The execution, delivery and performance by Holdings, the Borrower and each of the Loan Parties of each of the Loan Documents to which it is a party, and the borrowings hereunder and the transactions forming a part of the Transactions (a) have been duly authorized by all corporate, stockholder, partnership, limited liability company or other organizational action required to be obtained by Holdings, the Borrower and such Loan Parties and (b) will not (i) violate (A) the certificate or articles of incorporation or other constitutive documents (including any partnership, limited liability company or operating agreements) or by-laws of Holdings, the Borrower or any such Loan Party, (B) any provision of law, statute, rule or regulation, or any applicable order of any court or any rule, regulation or order of any Governmental Authority or (C) any provision of any indenture, agreement or other instrument to which Holdings, the Borrower or any such Loan Party is a party or by which any of them or any of their property is or may be bound, (ii) be in conflict with, result in a breach of or constitute (alone or with notice or lapse of time or both) a default under, give rise to a right of or result in any cancellation or acceleration of any right or obligation (including any payment) or to a loss of a material benefit under any such indenture, agreement or other instrument, where any such conflict, violation, breach or default (other than in respect of clause (b)(i)(A) of this Section 3.02) would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, or (iii) result in the creation or imposition of any Lien upon or with respect to any property or assets now owned or hereafter acquired by Holdings, the Borrower or any such Loan Party, other than the Liens created by the Loan Documents and Permitted Liens.
SECTION 3.03. Enforceability .
This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Holdings and the Borrower and constitutes, and each other Loan Document when executed and delivered by each Loan Party that is party thereto will constitute, a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Loan Party enforceable against each such Loan Party in accordance with its terms, subject to (i) the effects of bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, reorganization, fraudulent conveyance or other similar laws affecting creditors rights generally, (ii) general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) and (iii) implied covenants of good faith and fair dealing.
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SECTION 3.04. Governmental Approvals .
No action, consent or approval of, registration or filing with or any other action by any Governmental Authority is or will be required in connection with the Transactions, the perfection or maintenance of the Liens created under the Security Documents or the exercise by any Agent or any Lender of its rights under the Loan Documents or the remedies in respect of the Collateral, except for (a) the filing of Uniform Commercial Code financing statements and equivalent filings in the non-U.S. jurisdictions, (b) filings with the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the United States Copyright Office and comparable offices in foreign jurisdictions and equivalent filings in non-U.S. jurisdictions, (c) recordation of the Mortgages and equivalent recordation in non-U.S. jurisdictions, (d) such as have been made or obtained and are in full force and effect, (e) such actions, consents and approvals the failure of which to be obtained or made would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and (f) filings or other actions listed on Schedule 3.04 .
SECTION 3.05. Financial Statements .
(a) [Reserved].
(b) The audited consolidated balance sheets of the Borrower as at December 31, 2011 and 2012, and the related audited consolidated statements of income, stockholders equity and cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2011 and 2012, present fairly in all material respects and in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the periods covered thereby the consolidated financial position of the Borrower as at such dates and the consolidated results of operations, changes in stockholders equity and cash flows of the Borrower for the years then ended.
SECTION 3.06. No Material Adverse Effect .
Since December 31, 2012, there has been no event or circumstance that has had or would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 3.07. Title to Properties; Possession Under Leases .
(a) Each of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries has valid fee simple title to, or valid leasehold interests in, or easements or other limited property interests in, all its Real Properties (including all Mortgaged Properties) and has valid title to its personal property and assets, in each case, except for Permitted Liens and except for defects in title that do not materially interfere with its ability to conduct its business as currently conducted or to utilize such properties and assets for their intended purposes and except where the failure to have such title would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. All such properties and assets are free and clear of Liens, other than Permitted Liens.
(b) None of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries are in default under any leases to which it is a party, except for such defaults as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. All of the Borrowers or Subsidiaries leases are in full force and effect, except leases in respect of which the failure to be in full force and effect would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.07(b) , the Borrower and each of the Subsidiaries enjoys peaceful and undisturbed possession under all such leases, other than leases in respect of which the failure to enjoy peaceful and undisturbed possession would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
(c) Each of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries owns or possesses, or is licensed to use, all patents, trademarks, service marks, trade names and copyrights, all applications for any of the foregoing and all licenses and rights with respect to the foregoing necessary for the present conduct of its business, without any conflict (of which the Borrower has been notified in writing) with the rights of others, and free from any burdensome restrictions on the present conduct of the Borrower, except where such conflicts and restrictions would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect or except as set forth on Schedule 3.07(c) .
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SECTION 3.08. Subsidiaries .
(a) Schedule 3.08(a) sets forth as of the Closing Date the name and jurisdiction of incorporation, formation or organization of each subsidiary of the Borrower and, as to each such subsidiary, the percentage of each class of Equity Interests owned by the Borrower or by any such subsidiary.
(b) As of the Closing Date, there are no outstanding subscriptions, options, warrants, calls, rights or other agreements or commitments (other than stock options granted to employees or directors and directors qualifying shares) of any nature relating to any Equity Interests of the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries, except rights of employees to purchase Equity Interests as set forth on Schedule 3.08(b) .
SECTION 3.09. Litigation; Compliance with Laws .
(a) Except as set forth on Schedule 3.09(a) , there are no actions, suits or proceedings at law or in equity or by or on behalf of any Governmental Authority or in arbitration now pending, or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened in writing against or affecting Holdings, the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries or any business, property or rights of any such person which would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
(b) Except as set forth on Schedule 3.09(b) , none of Holdings, the Borrower, the Subsidiaries and their respective properties or assets is in violation of (nor will the continued operation of their material properties and assets as currently conducted violate) any law (including the USA PATRIOT Act), rule or regulation (including any zoning, building, ordinance, code or approval or any building permit, but excluding any Environmental Laws, which are subject to Section 3.16) or any restriction of record or agreement affecting any Mortgaged Property, or is in default with respect to any judgment, writ, injunction or decree of any Governmental Authority, where such violation or default would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 3.10. Federal Reserve Regulations .
(a) None of Holdings, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries is engaged principally, or as one of its important activities, in the business of extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying Margin Stock.
(b) No part of the proceeds of any Loan will be used, whether directly or indirectly, and whether immediately, incidentally or ultimately, (i) to purchase or carry Margin Stock or to extend credit to others for the purpose of purchasing or carrying Margin Stock or to refund indebtedness originally incurred for such purpose, or (ii) for any purpose that entails a violation of, or that is inconsistent with, the provisions of the Regulations of the Board, including Regulation U or Regulation X.
SECTION 3.11. Investment Company Act .
None of Holdings, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries is an investment company as defined in, or subject to regulation under, the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
SECTION 3.12. Use of Proceeds .
The Borrower will use the proceeds of the Revolving Facility Loans and Swingline Loans, and may request the issuance of Letters of Credit, solely for general corporate purposes (including, without limitation, for Permitted Business Acquisitions) and, in the case of Revolving Facility Loans made on the Closing Date, for the purposes set forth in the following sentence. The Borrower will use the proceeds of the Term Loans made on the Closing Date, together with the net cash proceeds to Evertec from the Evertec IPO, to refinance Indebtedness under the Existing Credit Agreement and the Senior Unsecured Notes and for the payment of fees and expenses payable in connection with the Transactions.
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SECTION 3.13. Taxes .
Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect:
(a) Each of Holdings, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries (i) has filed or caused to be filed all Tax returns required to have been filed by it and each such Tax return is true and correct; and (ii) has timely paid or caused to be timely paid all Taxes shown to be due and payable by it on such Tax returns and all other Taxes (or made adequate provision in accordance with GAAP for the payment of all Taxes not yet due) with respect to all periods or portions thereof ending on or before the Closing Date, including in its capacity as a withholding agent, except in each case for Taxes that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings in accordance with Section 5.03 and for which Holdings, the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries, as the case may be, has set aside on its books adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP; and
(b) As of the Closing Date, with respect to each of Holdings, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries, there are no claims being asserted in writing with respect to any Taxes.
SECTION 3.14. No Material Misstatements .
(a) All written information (other than the Projections, estimates and information of a general economic nature or general industry nature) (the Information ) concerning Holdings, the Borrower, the Subsidiaries, the Transactions and any other transactions contemplated hereby included in the Information Memorandum or otherwise prepared by or on behalf of the foregoing or their representatives and made available to any Lenders or the Administrative Agent in connection with the Transactions or the other transactions contemplated hereby, when taken as a whole, was true and correct in all material respects, as of the date such Information was furnished to the Lenders and as of the Closing Date and did not, taken as a whole, as of any such date contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements contained therein, taken as a whole, not materially misleading in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made.
(b) The Projections and estimates and information of a general economic nature prepared by or on behalf of the Borrower or any of its representatives and that have been made available to any Lenders or the Administrative Agent in connection with the Transactions or the other transactions contemplated hereby (i) have been prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed by the Borrower to be reasonable as of the date thereof (it being understood that actual results may vary materially from the Projections), as of the date such Projections and estimates were furnished to the Lenders and as of the Closing Date, and (ii) as of the Closing Date, have not been modified in any material respect by the Borrower.
SECTION 3.15. Employee Benefit Plans .
(a) Except as would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect: (i) each Plan is in compliance with the applicable provisions of ERISA and the Code; (ii) no Reportable Event has occurred during the past five years as to which Holdings, the Borrower, any of their Subsidiaries or any ERISA Affiliate was required to file a report with the PBGC, other than reports that have been filed; (iii) as of the most recent valuation date preceding the date of this Agreement, no Plan has any Unfunded Pension Liability; (iv) no ERISA Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur; (v) none of Holdings, the Borrower, their Subsidiaries and the ERISA Affiliates (A) has received any written notification that any Multiemployer Plan is in reorganization or has been terminated within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA, or has knowledge that any Multiemployer Plan is reasonably expected to be in reorganization or to be terminated or (B) has incurred or is reasonably expected to incur any withdrawal liability to any Multiemployer Plan; and (vi) none of Holdings, the Borrower or their Subsidiaries has engaged in a prohibited transaction (as defined in Section 406 of ERISA and Code Section 4975) in connection with any employee pension benefit plan (as defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA) that would subject Holdings, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries to tax.
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(b) Each of Holdings, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries is in compliance (i) with all applicable provisions of law and all applicable regulations and published interpretations thereunder with respect to any employee pension benefit plan or other employee benefit plan governed by the laws of a jurisdiction other than the United States and (ii) with the terms of any such plan, except, in each case, for such noncompliance that would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(c) Except as would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, there are no pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened claims (other than claims for benefits in the normal course), sanctions, actions or lawsuits, asserted or instituted against any Plan or any person as fiduciary or sponsor of any Plan that would reasonably be expected to result in liability to Holdings, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries.
SECTION 3.16. Environmental Matters .
Except as set forth in Schedule 3.16 and except as to matters that would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect: (i) no written notice has been received by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries, and there are no judicial, administrative or other actions, suits or proceedings pending or, to the Borrowers knowledge, threatened which allege a violation of or liability under any Environmental Laws, in each case relating to Holdings, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) each of Holdings and its Subsidiaries and their respective operations and properties are in compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws and each of them has all environmental permits, licenses and other approvals necessary for its operations to comply with all applicable Environmental Laws and is in compliance with the terms of such permits, licenses and other approvals, (iii) there has been no Release or threat of Release of any Hazardous Material at, on, under or from any property currently owned, operated or leased or, to the Borrowers knowledge, formerly owned, operated or leased, by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries that could reasonably be expected to give rise to any cost, liability or obligation of Holdings, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries under any Environmental Laws, and Holdings, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries have not disposed of or arranged for disposal or treatment, or arranged for transport for disposal or treatment, of any Hazardous Materials at any location in a manner that would reasonably be expected to give rise to any liability of Holdings, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries under any Environmental Laws and (iv) neither Holdings, the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party or subject to any order, decree or agreement which imposes any obligation or liability under any Environmental Laws.
SECTION 3.17. Security Documents .
(a) Each Security Document is effective to create in favor of the Collateral Agent (for the benefit of the Secured Parties) a legal, valid and enforceable security interest in the Collateral described therein and proceeds thereof to the fullest extent permitted under applicable law. In the case of the Pledged Collateral described in a Security Document and to the extent appropriate in the applicable jurisdictions, when certificates or promissory notes, as applicable, representing such Pledged Collateral are delivered to the Collateral Agent, and in the case of the other Collateral described in such Security Document (other than the Intellectual Property (as defined in the Collateral Agreement)), except as otherwise provided in the Collateral Agreement, when financing statements and other filings specified in the Perfection Certificate are filed in the offices specified in the Perfection Certificate, the Collateral Agent (for the benefit of the Secured Parties) shall have a perfected Lien on, and security interest in, all right, title and interest of the Loan Parties in such Collateral and, subject to Section 9-315 of the New York Uniform Commercial Code, the proceeds thereof, as security for the Obligations to the extent perfection in such Collateral can be obtained by filing Uniform Commercial Code financing statements, in each case prior and superior in right to the Lien of any other person (except for Permitted Liens).
(b) When the Collateral Agreement or a summary thereof is properly filed in the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the United States Copyright Office or the Trademark Division of the Puerto Rico State Department, and, with respect to Collateral in which a security interest cannot be perfected by such filings, upon the proper filing of the financing statements referred to in paragraph (a) above, the Collateral Agent (for the benefit of the Secured Parties) shall have a fully perfected Lien on, and security interest in, all right, title and interest of the Loan Parties thereunder in the Intellectual Property filed with the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the United States Copyright Office or the Trademark Division of the Puerto Rico State Department, in each case prior
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and superior in right to the Lien of any other person, except for Permitted Liens (it being understood that subsequent recordings in the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the United States Copyright Office or the Trademark Division of the Puerto Rico State Department may be necessary to perfect a Lien on registered trademarks and patents, trademark and patent applications and registered copyrights acquired by the grantors after the Closing Date).
(c) The Mortgages executed and delivered after the Closing Date pursuant to Section 5.10 will be, effective to create in favor of the Collateral Agent (for the benefit of the Secured Parties) a legal, valid and enforceable Lien on all of the applicable Loan Parties right, title and interest in and to the Mortgaged Property thereunder and the proceeds thereof (to the extent feasible in the applicable jurisdiction), and when such Mortgages are filed or recorded in the proper real estate filing or recording offices, and all relevant mortgage taxes and recording charges are duly paid, the Collateral Agent (for the benefit of the Secured Parties) shall have a perfected Lien on, and security interest in, all right, title, and interest of the applicable Loan Parties in such Mortgaged Property and, to the extent applicable, subject to Section 9-315 of the Uniform Commercial Code, the proceeds thereof (to the extent feasible in the applicable jurisdiction), in each case prior and superior in right to the Lien of any other person, except for Permitted Liens.
(d) Notwithstanding anything herein (including this Section 3.17) or in any other Loan Document to the contrary, other than to the extent set forth in a pledge agreement (if any), neither the Borrower nor any other Loan Party makes any representation or warranty as to the effects of perfection or non-perfection, the priority or the enforceability of any pledge of or security interest in any Equity Interests of any Subsidiary, or as to the rights and remedies of the Agents or any Lender with respect thereto, under foreign law.
SECTION 3.18. Location of Real Property and Leased Premises .
(a) The Perfection Certificate completely and correctly identifies, in all material respects, as of the Closing Date all material Real Property owned by Holdings, the Borrower and the Subsidiary Loan Parties. As of the Closing Date, Holdings, the Borrower and the Subsidiary Loan Parties own in fee simple title all the Real Property set forth as being owned by them in the Perfection Certificate.
(b) The Perfection Certificate lists correctly in all material respects, as of the Closing Date, all material Real Property that is leased by Holdings, the Borrower and the Subsidiary Loan Parties as the lessee and the addresses thereof. As of the Closing Date, Holdings, the Borrower and the Subsidiary Loan Parties have in all material respects valid leases in all the Real Property set forth as being leased by them as the lessee in the Perfection Certificate.
SECTION 3.19. Solvency .
(a) On the Closing Date, immediately after giving effect to the Transactions that occur on the Closing Date, (i) the fair value of the assets of Holdings, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, at a fair valuation, will exceed the debts and liabilities, direct, subordinated, contingent or otherwise, of Holdings, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis; (ii) the present fair saleable value of the property of Holdings, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis will be greater than the amount that will be required to pay the probable liability of Holdings, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis on their debts and other liabilities, direct, subordinated, contingent or otherwise, as such debts and other liabilities become absolute and matured; (iii) Holdings, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis will be able to pay their debts and liabilities, direct, subordinated, contingent or otherwise, as such debts and liabilities become absolute and matured; and (iv) Holdings, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis will not have unreasonably small capital with which to conduct the businesses in which they are engaged as such businesses are now conducted and are proposed to be conducted following the Closing Date.
(b) On the Closing Date, neither Holdings or the Borrower intends to, or believes that it or any of its subsidiaries will, incur debts beyond its ability to pay such debts as they mature, taking into account the timing and amounts of cash to be received by it or any such subsidiary and the timing and amounts of cash to be payable on or in respect of its Indebtedness or the Indebtedness of any such subsidiary.
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SECTION 3.20. Labor Matters .
Except as, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or except as set forth on Schedule 3.20 : (a) there are no strikes or other labor disputes pending or threatened against Holdings, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries; (b) the hours worked and payments made to employees of Holdings, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries have not been in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act or any other applicable law dealing with such matters; and (c) all payments due from Holdings, the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries or for which any claim may be made against Holdings, the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries, on account of wages and employee health and welfare insurance and other benefits have been paid or accrued as a liability on the books of Holdings, the Borrower or such Subsidiary to the extent required by GAAP. Except as, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, the consummation of the Transactions will not give rise to a right of termination or right of renegotiation on the part of any union under any material collective bargaining agreement to which Holdings, the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries (or any predecessor) is a party or by which Holdings, the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries (or any predecessor) is bound.
SECTION 3.21. No Default .
No Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result from the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any other Loan Document.
SECTION 3.22. Intellectual Property; Licenses, Etc .
Except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and except as set forth in Schedule 3.22 , (a) Holdings, the Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries owns, or possesses the right to use, all of the patents, registered trademarks, registered service marks or trade names, registered copyrights or mask works, domain names, applications and registrations for any of the foregoing (collectively, Intellectual Property Rights ) that are reasonably necessary for the operation of their respective businesses, without conflict with the rights of any other person, (b) to the best knowledge of Holdings, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries are not interfering with, infringing upon, misappropriating or otherwise violating Intellectual Property Rights of any person, and (c) no claim or litigation regarding any of the foregoing is pending or, to the best knowledge of the Borrower, threatened.
SECTION 3.23. Senior Debt .
The Obligations constitute Senior Debt (or the equivalent thereof) and Designated Senior Debt (or the equivalent thereof, if any) under the documentation governing any subordinated Indebtedness permitted to be incurred hereunder or any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof constituting subordinated Indebtedness.
SECTION 3.24. Insurance .
Schedule 3.24 sets forth a true, complete and correct description, in all material respects, of all material insurance maintained by the Borrower as of the Closing Date. Except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, all insurance maintained by the Borrower is in full force and effect, all premiums have been duly paid and the Borrower has not received notice of violation or cancellation thereof.
SECTION 3.25. Anti-Money Laundering and Economic Sanctions Laws .
(a) As of the Closing Date, to the knowledge of senior management of each Loan Party, no Loan Party, none of its Subsidiaries, none of its controlled Affiliates and none of the respective officers, directors, brokers or agents of such Loan Party, such Subsidiary or controlled Affiliate has violated or is in violation of any applicable Anti-Money Laundering Law.
(b) To the knowledge of senior management of each Loan Party, no Loan Party, none of its Subsidiaries, none of its controlled Affiliates and none of the respective officers, directors, brokers or agents of such Loan Party, such Subsidiary or such controlled Affiliate that is acting or benefiting in any capacity in connection with the
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Loans (i) is an Embargoed Person or (ii) except as otherwise authorized by OFAC, otherwise permitted for U.S. persons by a U.S. Governmental Authority or by any rule, regulation or order of a U.S. Governmental Authority, will use any proceeds of the Loans or Letters of Credit, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any Person for the purpose of financing the activities of or with any Person or in any country or territory that, at the time of funding or facilitation, is an Embargoed Person.
SECTION 3.26. Anti-Corruption Laws .
Neither Holdings nor any of its subsidiaries nor any director, officer, agent, employee or controlled Affiliate thereof is aware of or has taken any action, directly or indirectly, that would result in a violation by such persons of the FCPA or any other applicable anti-corruption laws, including, without limitation, knowingly making use of the mails or any means or instrumentality of interstate commerce corruptly in furtherance of an illegal offer, payment, promise to pay or authorization or approval of the payment of any money, or other property, gift, promise to give or authorization of the giving of anything of value, directly or indirectly, to any foreign official (as such term is defined in the FCPA) or any foreign political party or official thereof or any candidate for foreign political office in contravention of the FCPA or any other applicable anti-corruption laws. Holdings and its subsidiaries and their respective controlled Affiliates have conducted their businesses in compliance with applicable anti-corruption laws and the FCPA and will maintain policies and procedures designed to promote and achieve compliance with such laws and with the representation and warranty contained herein.
ARTICLE IV
CONDITIONS OF LENDING
The obligations of (a) the Lenders (including the Swingline Lender) to make Loans and (b) any L/C Issuer to permit any L/C Credit Extension hereunder (each, a Credit Event ) are subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions:
SECTION 4.01. All Credit Events .
On the date of each Borrowing (including the Closing Date) and on the date of each L/C Credit Extension (including the Closing Date):
(a) The Administrative Agent shall have received, in the case of a Borrowing, a Borrowing Request as required by Section 2.03 or, in the case of an L/C Credit Extension, the applicable L/C Issuer and the Administrative Agent shall have received a Letter of Credit Application as required by Section 2.05(b).
(b) The representations and warranties set forth in the Loan Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such date, as applicable, with the same effect as though made on and as of such date, except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date (in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date).
(c) At the time of and immediately after such Borrowing or L/C Credit Extension, as applicable, no Event of Default or Default shall have occurred and be continuing.
Each such Borrowing (subject to the immediately preceding paragraph) and each L/C Credit Extension shall be deemed to constitute a representation and warranty by the Borrower on the date of such Borrowing or L/C Credit Extension as to the matters specified in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this Section 4.01.
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SECTION 4.02. First Credit Event .
On the Closing Date:
(a) The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received from each party hereto either (i) a counterpart of this Agreement signed on behalf of such party or (ii) written evidence satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (which may include telecopy transmission of a signed signature page of this Agreement) that such party has signed a counterpart of this Agreement.
(b) The Administrative Agent shall have received, on behalf of itself, the Collateral Agent, the Lenders and each L/C Issuer on the Closing Date, a written opinion of (i) Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, LLP, counsel for the Loan Parties, and (ii) each local or foreign counsel specified on Schedule 4.02(b) , in each case (A) dated the Closing Date, (B) addressed to each L/C Issuer on the Closing Date, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Lenders and (C) in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
(c) The Administrative Agent shall have received in the case of each Loan Party each of the items referred to in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) below:
(i) a copy of the certificate or articles of incorporation, certificate of limited partnership, certificate of formation or other equivalent organizational documents, including all amendments thereto, of each Loan Party, (A) in the case of a corporation, certified as of a recent date by the Secretary of State (or other similar official) of the jurisdiction of its organization, and a certificate as to the good standing (to the extent such concept or a similar concept exists under the laws of such jurisdiction) of each such Loan Party as of a recent date from such Secretary of State (or other similar official) or (B) in the case of a partnership or limited liability company, certified by the Secretary or Assistant Secretary of each such Loan Party;
(ii) a certificate of the Secretary or Assistant Secretary or similar officer of each Loan Party dated the Closing Date and certifying
(A) that attached thereto is a true and complete copy of the by-laws (or partnership agreement, limited liability company agreement or other equivalent governing documents) of such Loan Party as in effect on the Closing Date and at all times since a date prior to the date of the resolutions described in clause (B) below,
(B) that attached thereto is a true and complete copy of resolutions duly adopted by the Board of Directors of such Loan Party (or its managing general partner, managing member or equivalent) authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of the Loan Documents to which such person is a party and, in the case of the Borrower, the borrowings hereunder, and that such resolutions have not been modified, rescinded or amended and are in full force and effect on the Closing Date,
(C) that the certificate or articles of incorporation, certificate of limited partnership, articles of incorporation, certificate of formation or other equivalent organizational documents of such Loan Party has not been amended since the date of the last amendment thereto disclosed pursuant to clause (i) above,
(D) as to the incumbency and specimen signature of each officer executing any Loan Document or any other document delivered in connection herewith on behalf of such Loan Party and
(E) as to the absence of any pending proceeding for the dissolution or liquidation of such Loan Party; and
(iii) a certificate of a director or an officer as to the incumbency and specimen signature of the Secretary or Assistant Secretary or similar officer executing the certificate pursuant to clause (ii) above.
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(d) Except for matters to be completed following the Closing Date in accordance with Section 5.10(h), the elements of the Collateral Requirement required to be satisfied on the Closing Date shall have been satisfied and the Administrative Agent shall have received a completed Perfection Certificate dated the Closing Date and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower, together with all attachments contemplated thereby, and the results of a search of the Uniform Commercial Code (or equivalent), tax and judgment lien filings made with respect to the Loan Parties in the jurisdictions contemplated by the Perfection Certificate, lien searches with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, United States Copyright Office and the Trademark Division of the Puerto Rico State Department and copies of the financing statements (or similar documents) disclosed by such search and evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent that the Liens indicated by such financing statements (or similar documents) are Permitted Liens or have been released concurrently with the closing of the Transactions on the Closing Date.
(e) The Evertec IPO shall have been, or shall be substantially concurrently with the initial borrowing hereunder, consummated, and the net cash proceeds thereof to Evertec shall have been, or shall be substantially concurrently with the initial borrowing hereunder, contributed to Holdings and then by Holdings to the Borrower for the purposes specified in Section 3.12.
(f) All Indebtedness under the Existing Credit Agreement shall have been, or shall be substantially concurrently with the initial borrowing hereunder, repaid and all commitments thereunder terminated, and the Administrative Agent shall have received a customary payoff letter evidencing such repayment and termination. All of the Senior Unsecured Notes shall have been called for redemption, the redemption price therefor shall have been, or shall be substantially concurrently with the initial borrowing hereunder, deposited with the Trustee for the Senior Unsecured Notes and the Senior Unsecured Notes Indenture shall have been, or shall be substantially concurrently with the initial borrowing hereunder, discharged, and the Administrative Agent shall have received or shall substantially concurrently with the initial borrowing hereunder receive evidence of such discharge.
(g) The Lenders shall have received a customary solvency certificate signed by the Chief Financial Officer of the Borrower confirming the solvency of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis after giving effect to the Transactions on the Closing Date.
(h) The Agents shall have received all fees payable thereto or to any Lender on or prior to the Closing Date and, to the extent invoiced, all other amounts due and payable pursuant to the Loan Documents on or prior to the Closing Date, including, to the extent invoiced, reimbursement or payment of all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses (including reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP ) required to be reimbursed or paid by the Loan Parties hereunder or under any Loan Document.
(i) The Administrative Agent shall have received all documentation and other information required by regulatory authorities under applicable know your customer and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including without limitation, the USA PATRIOT Act that has been requested not less than five (5) Business Days prior to the Closing Date.
For purposes of determining compliance with the conditions specified in this Section 4.02, each Lender 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 the Lenders unless an officer of the Administrative Agent responsible for the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents shall have received notice from such Lender prior to the Closing Date specifying its objection thereto and such Lender shall not have made available to the Administrative Agent such Lenders ratable portion of the initial Borrowing.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, it is understood that to the extent any security interest in the intended Collateral or any deliverable related to the perfection of security interests in the intended Collateral (other than any Collateral the security interest in which may be perfected by the filing of a UCC financing statement or possession of the certificated securities (if any) evidencing the Borrowers and the Subsidiary Loan Parties equity and the security agreement giving rise to the security interest) is not provided on the Closing Date after the Borrowers
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and each Subsidiary Loan Partys use of commercially reasonable efforts to do so, the provision of such security interest(s) or deliverable shall not constitute a condition precedent to the availability of the Facilities on the Closing Date but shall be delivered after the Closing Date in accordance with Section 5.10(h).
ARTICLE V
AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
The Borrower covenants and agrees with each Lender that so long as this Agreement shall remain in effect (other than in respect of contingent indemnification and expense reimbursement obligations for which no claim has been made) and until the Commitments have been terminated and the principal of and interest on each Loan, all Fees and all other expenses or amounts payable under any Loan Document shall have been paid in full and all Letters of Credit have been canceled or have expired and all amounts drawn or paid thereunder have been reimbursed in full, unless the Required Lenders shall otherwise consent in writing, the Borrower will, and will cause each of the Subsidiaries to:
SECTION 5.01. Existence; Businesses and Properties .
(a) Do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve, renew and keep in full force and effect its legal existence, except, in the case of a Subsidiary, where the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and except as otherwise permitted under Section 6.05; provided that the Borrower may liquidate or dissolve one or more Subsidiaries if the assets of such Subsidiaries (to the extent they exceed estimated liabilities) are acquired by the Borrower or a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the Borrower in such liquidation or dissolution, except that Subsidiary Loan Parties may not be liquidated into Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties (except in each case as otherwise permitted under Section 6.05).
(b) Except where the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, do or cause to be done all things necessary to (i) lawfully obtain, preserve, renew, extend and keep in full force and effect the permits, franchises, authorizations, patents, trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights, licenses and rights with respect thereto necessary to the normal conduct of its business, and (ii) at all times maintain and preserve all property necessary to the normal conduct of its business and keep such property in good repair, working order and condition and from time to time make, or cause to be made, all needful and proper repairs, renewals, additions, improvements and replacements thereto necessary in order that the business carried on in connection therewith, if any, may be properly conducted at all times (in each case except as expressly permitted by this Agreement).
SECTION 5.02. Insurance .
(a) Maintain, with financially sound and reputable insurance companies, insurance (subject to customary deductibles and retentions) in such amounts and against such risks as are customarily maintained by similarly situated companies engaged in the same or similar businesses operating in the same or similar locations and cause the Borrower and the Subsidiary Loan Parties to be listed as insured and the Collateral Agent to be listed as a co-loss payee on property and property casualty policies and as an additional insured on liability policies. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries may self-insure with respect to such risks with respect to which companies of established reputation engaged in the same general line of business in the same general area usually self-insure.
(b) If any portion of any Mortgaged Property is at any time located in an area specifically identified by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (or any successor agency) as a Special Flood Hazard Area with respect to which flood insurance has been made available under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (as now or hereafter in effect or successor act thereto), then the Borrower shall, or shall cause each applicable Subsidiary Loan Party to (i) maintain, or cause to be maintained, with a financially sound and reputable insurer, flood insurance in an amount and otherwise sufficient to comply with all applicable rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to Flood Insurance Laws and (ii) deliver to the Administrative Agent evidence of such compliance in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent.
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(c) In connection with the covenants set forth in this Section 5.02, it is understood and agreed that:
(i) none of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, the L/C Issuer and their respective agents or employees shall be liable for any loss or damage insured by the insurance policies required to be maintained under this Section 5.02, it being understood that (A) the Loan Parties shall look solely to their insurance companies or any other parties other than the aforesaid parties for the recovery of such loss or damage and (B) such insurance companies shall have no rights of subrogation against the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, any L/C Issuer or their agents or employees. If, however, the insurance policies, as a matter of the internal policy of such insurer, do not provide waiver of subrogation rights against such parties, as required above, then the Borrower, on behalf of itself and behalf of each of its Subsidiaries, hereby agrees, to the extent permitted by law, to waive, and further agrees to cause each of their Subsidiaries to waive, its right of recovery, if any, against the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, any L/C Issuer and their agents and employees; and
(ii) the designation of any form, type or amount of insurance coverage by the Administrative Agent under this Section 5.02 shall in no event be deemed a representation, warranty or advice by the Administrative Agent or the Lenders that such insurance is adequate for the purposes of the business of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries or the protection of their properties.
SECTION 5.03. Taxes .
Pay and discharge promptly when due all Taxes imposed upon it or upon its income or profits or in respect of its property, before the same shall become delinquent or in default, as well as all lawful claims which, if unpaid, might give rise to a Lien (other than a Permitted Lien) upon such properties or any part thereof; provided , however , that such payment and discharge shall not be required with respect to any such Tax, assessment, charge, levy or claim so long as (a) the validity or amount thereof shall be contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, (b) Holdings, the Borrower or the affected Subsidiary, as applicable, shall have set aside on its books reserves in accordance with GAAP with respect thereto, and (c) the failure to make such payment and discharge could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 5.04. Financial Statements, Reports, etc .
Furnish to the Administrative Agent (which will promptly furnish such information to the Lenders):
(a) Within 105 days following the end of each fiscal year (commencing with the fiscal year ending December 31, 2013), a consolidated balance sheet and related statements of operations, cash flows and stockholders equity showing the financial position of Evertec and its subsidiaries as of the close of such fiscal year and the consolidated results of its operations during such year and setting forth in comparative form the corresponding figures for the prior fiscal year, which consolidated balance sheet and related statements of operations, cash flows and stockholders equity shall be audited by independent public accountants of recognized national standing and accompanied by an opinion of such accountants (which shall not be qualified as to scope of audit or as to the status of Evertec, the Borrower or any Material Subsidiary as a going concern) to the effect that such consolidated financial statements fairly present, in all material respects, the financial position and results of operations of Evertec and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP (it being understood that the delivery by Evertec of annual reports on Form 10-K of Evertec and its consolidated Subsidiaries shall satisfy the requirements of this Section 5.04(a) to the extent such annual reports include the information specified herein);
(b) Within 45 days, following the end of each of the first three fiscal quarters of each fiscal year (commencing with the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2013), a consolidated balance sheet and related statements of operations and cash flows showing the financial position of Evertec and its subsidiaries as of the close of such fiscal quarter and the consolidated results of its operations during such fiscal quarter and the then-elapsed portion of the fiscal year and setting forth in comparative form the corresponding figures for the corresponding periods of the prior fiscal year, all of which shall be in reasonable detail and which consolidated balance sheet and related statements of operations and cash flows shall be certified by a Financial
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Officer of Evertec, Holdings or the Borrower as fairly presenting, in all material respects, the financial position and results of operations of Evertec and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP (subject to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes) (it being understood that the delivery by Evertec of quarterly reports on Form 10-Q of Evertec and its consolidated subsidiaries shall satisfy the requirements of this Section 5.04(b) to the extent such quarterly reports include the information specified herein);
(c) (x) concurrently with any delivery of financial statements under paragraphs (a) or (b) above, a certificate of a Financial Officer of the Borrower (i) certifying that no Event of Default or Default has occurred or, if such an Event of Default or Default has occurred, specifying the nature and extent thereof and any corrective action taken or proposed to be taken with respect thereto, (ii) commencing with the first full fiscal quarter ending after the Closing Date, setting forth computations in reasonable detail satisfactory to the Administrative Agent demonstrating compliance with the Financial Performance Covenant, (y) concurrently with any delivery of financial statements under paragraph (a) above, if the accounting firm is not restricted from providing such a certificate by its policies, a certificate of the accounting firm opining on or certifying such statements stating whether they obtained knowledge during the course of their examination of such statements of any Default or Event of Default (which certificate may be limited to accounting matters and disclaim responsibility for legal interpretations) and (z) concurrently with any delivery of financial statements under paragraphs (a) or (b) above, a copy of managements discussion and analysis with respect to such financial statements, all of which shall be in form and detail reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (it being understood that the delivery by Evertec of reports on Form 10-Q or Form 10-K of Evertec and its consolidated Subsidiaries shall satisfy the requirements of this Section 5.04(c)(z) to the extent such reports include such managements discussion and analysis) and (iii) setting forth the calculation of Excess Cash Flow for Applicable Period then ended and the Applicable Percentage of such Excess Cash Flow and any changes in the Cumulative Credit since the last delivery of a certificate under this paragraph (c) or since the Closing Date in the case of the first such certificate;
(d) promptly after the same become publicly available, copies of all periodic and other publicly available reports, proxy statements and, to the extent requested by the Administrative Agent, other materials filed by Evertec with the SEC or distributed to its stockholders generally; provided , however , that such reports, proxy statements, filings and other materials required to be delivered pursuant to this paragraph (d) shall be deemed delivered for purposes of this Agreement when posted to the website of Evertec;
(e) within 75 days after the beginning of each fiscal year, a reasonably detailed consolidated annual budget for such fiscal year (including a projected consolidated balance sheet of Evertec and its Subsidiaries, and the related consolidated statements of projected cash flow and projected income), including a description of underlying assumptions with respect thereto (collectively, the Budget ), which Budget shall in each case be accompanied by the statement of a Financial Officer of the Borrower to the effect that, the Budget is based on assumptions believed by such Financial Officer to be reasonable as of the date of delivery thereof;
(f) upon the reasonable request of the Administrative Agent, an updated Perfection Certificate (or, to the extent such request relates to specified information contained in the Perfection Certificate, such information) reflecting all changes since the date of the information most recently received pursuant to this paragraph (f) or Section 5.10(f);
(g) promptly, from time to time, such other information regarding the operations, business affairs and financial condition of Evertec, Holdings, the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries (including without limitation with respect to compliance with the USA PATRIOT Act), or compliance with the terms of any Loan Document, as in each case the Administrative Agent may reasonably request (for itself or on behalf of the Lenders);
(h) consolidating information that explains in reasonable detail the differences between the information relating to Evertec and its subsidiaries pursuant to Section 5.04(a), (b) and (c) other than Holdings and its subsidiaries, on the one hand, and the information relating to Holdings and its subsidiaries on a
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stand alone basis, on the other hand, and if there are any Unrestricted Subsidiaries, setting forth consolidating information for Holdings and its subsidiaries other than Unrestricted Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and Unrestricted Subsidiaries, on the other hand; and
(i) within 10 days of the delivery of financial statements under paragraph (a) above, the amount of total revenue attributable to each jurisdiction in which the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries operate during the fiscal year covered by such financial statements, and such other information that the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent reasonably requests from time to time in order to make determinations in respect of the Agreed Security Principles.
SECTION 5.05. Litigation and Other Notices .
Furnish to the Administrative Agent (which will promptly thereafter furnish to the Lenders) written notice of the following promptly after any Responsible Officer of Holdings or the Borrower obtains actual knowledge thereof:
(a) any Event of Default or Default, specifying the nature and extent thereof and the corrective action (if any) proposed to be taken with respect thereto;
(b) the filing or commencement of, or any written threat or notice of intention of any person to file or commence, any action, suit or proceeding, whether at law or in equity or by or before any Governmental Authority or in arbitration, against the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries as to which an adverse determination is reasonably probable and which, if adversely determined, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;
(c) any other development specific to the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries that is not a matter of general public knowledge and that has had, or would reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect; and
(d) the development or occurrence of any ERISA Event that, together with all other ERISA Events that have developed or occurred, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 5.06. Compliance with Laws .
Comply with all laws, rules, regulations and orders of any Governmental Authority applicable to it or its property (including the Economic Sanctions Laws), except that the Borrower and its Subsidiaries need not comply with any laws, rules, regulations and orders of any Governmental Authority then being contested by any of them in good faith by appropriate proceedings, and except where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; provided that this Section 5.06 shall not apply to Environmental Laws, which are the subject of Section 5.09, or to laws related to Taxes, which are the subject of Section 5.03.
SECTION 5.07. Maintaining Records; Access to Properties and Inspections .
Maintain all financial records in accordance with GAAP and permit any persons designated by the Administrative Agent or, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, any Lender to visit and inspect the financial records and the properties of the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries at reasonable times, upon reasonable prior notice to the Borrower, and as often as reasonably requested and to make extracts from and copies of such financial records, and permit any persons designated by the Administrative Agent or, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, any Lender upon reasonable prior notice to the Borrower to discuss the affairs, finances and condition of the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries with the officers thereof and independent accountants therefor (subject to reasonable requirements of confidentiality, including requirements imposed by law or by contract).
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SECTION 5.08. Use of Proceeds .
Use the proceeds of the Loans in the manner set forth in Section 3.12.
SECTION 5.09. Compliance with Environmental Laws .
Comply, and make reasonable efforts to cause all lessees and other persons occupying its properties to comply, with all Environmental Laws applicable to its operations and properties; and obtain and renew all material authorizations and permits required pursuant to Environmental Law for its operations and properties, in each case in accordance with Environmental Laws, except, in each case with respect to this Section 5.09, to the extent the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 5.10. Further Assurances; Additional Security .
Subject to the Agreed Security Principles:
(a) Execute any and all further documents, financing statements, agreements and instruments, and take all such further actions (including the filing and recording of financing statements, fixture filings, Mortgages and other documents and recordings of Liens in stock registries), that the Collateral Agent may reasonably request, to satisfy the Collateral Requirement and to cause the Collateral Requirement to be and remain satisfied, all at the expense of the Loan Parties and provide to the Collateral Agent, from time to time upon reasonable request, evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent as to the perfection and priority of the Liens created or intended to be created by the Security Documents, subject in each case to paragraph (g) below. If the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent reasonably determines (in consultation with the Borrower) that it is a requirement of applicable law to have appraisals prepared in respect of the Mortgaged Property of any Loan Party that is located in the United States, the Borrower shall provide to the Administrative Agent such appraisals to the extent required by, and in reasonably satisfactory compliance with, any applicable requirements of the Real Estate Appraisal Reform Amendments of FIRREA.
(b) If any asset (other than Real Property which is covered by paragraph (c) below) that has an individual fair market value (as determined in good faith by the Borrower) in an amount greater than $5.0 million is acquired by Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary Loan Party after the Closing Date (in each case other than (x) assets constituting Collateral under a Security Document that become subject to the Lien of such Security Document upon acquisition thereof, or (y) assets that are not required to become subject to Liens in favor of the Collateral Agent pursuant to Section 5.10(g) or the Security Documents) will (i) promptly as practicable (and in any event within 60 days of their acquisition) notify the Collateral Agent thereof and (ii) take or cause the Subsidiary Loan Parties to take such actions as shall be reasonably requested by the Collateral Agent to grant and perfect such Liens, including actions described in paragraph (a) of this Section 5.10, all at the expense of the Loan Parties, subject to paragraph (g) below.
(c) Promptly notify the Administrative Agent of the acquisition (which for this clause (c) shall include the improvement of any Real Property that was not Owned Real Property that results in it qualifying as Owned Real Property) of and within 60 days after such acquisition will grant and cause each of the Subsidiary Loan Parties to grant to the Collateral Agent security interests and mortgages in such Owned Real Property of the Borrower or any such Subsidiary Loan Parties as are not covered by any then-existing Mortgages (other than assets that (i) are subject to permitted secured financing arrangements containing restrictions permitted by Section 6.09(c), pursuant to which a Lien on such assets securing the Obligations is not permitted or (ii) are not required to become subject to the Liens of the Collateral Agent pursuant to Section 5.10(g) or the Security Documents), to the extent acquired after the Closing Date and having a value or purchase price at the time of acquisition in excess of $10 million, pursuant to a Mortgage constituting valid and enforceable Liens subject to no other Liens except Permitted Liens at the time of perfection thereof, record or file, and cause each such Subsidiary Loan Party to record or file, the Mortgage or instruments related thereto in such manner and in such places as is required by law to establish, perfect, preserve and protect the Liens in favor of the Collateral Agent required to be granted pursuant to the Mortgages and pay,
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and cause each such Subsidiary Loan Party to pay, in full, all Taxes, fees and other charges payable in connection therewith, in each case subject to paragraph (g) below. Unless otherwise waived by the Collateral Agent, with respect to each such Mortgage, the Borrower shall comply with the Collateral Requirements applicable to Mortgages and Mortgaged Property. With respect to each Mortgage for a Mortgaged Property located in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Loan Party owning such Mortgaged Property shall, if so requested by the Administrative Agent, execute and deliver in pledge to the Collateral Agent a demand bearer mortgage note in a principal amount equal to 110% of the fair market value of such Mortgaged Property (based on purchase price, appraisal or other valuation method reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent), which mortgage note will be secured by such Mortgage and shall be pledged to the Collateral Agent pursuant to a supplement to the Collateral Agreement, and which mortgage note and supplement to the Collateral Agreement shall be in form and substance satisfactory to the Collateral Agent and accompanied by such other documentation as may be reasonably requested by the Collateral Agent in connection with the recording and filing thereof.
(d) If any additional direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Borrower is formed or acquired after the Closing Date (with any Subsidiary Redesignation resulting in an Unrestricted Subsidiary becoming a Subsidiary being deemed to constitute the acquisition of a Subsidiary) and if such Subsidiary is a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary or is a Subsidiary acquired pursuant to a Permitted Business Acquisition (in each case, other than, at the Borrowers option, any Immaterial Subsidiary), within ten (10) Business Days after the date such Subsidiary is formed or acquired, notify the Collateral Agent thereof and, within sixty (60) days after the date such Subsidiary is formed or acquired or such longer period as the Collateral Agent shall agree, cause the Collateral Requirement to be satisfied with respect to such Subsidiary and with respect to any Equity Interest in or Indebtedness of such Subsidiary owned by or on behalf of the Borrower or any Subsidiary Loan Party, subject in each case to paragraph (g) below and Agreed Security Principles.
(e) Following the delivery of information required by Section 5.04(i), deliver such additional guarantee or security agreements and/or take such other action in order to create and/or perfect a security interest in additional property of the Loan Parties or additional Loan Parties in any jurisdiction, as requested by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent in accordance with the Agreed Security Principles, within 60 days of such request (or such later date as is agreed to by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, consistent with the Agreed Security Principles).
(f) Furnish to the Collateral Agent promptly (and in any event within 30 days after such change) written notice of any change (A) in any Loan Partys corporate or organization name, (B) in any Loan Partys identity or organizational structure, (C) in any Loan Partys organizational identification number, (D) in any Loan Partys jurisdiction of organization or (E) with respect to any Loan Party organized under the laws of Puerto Rico or possessing collateral in Puerto Rico, any change in its location within the meaning of the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; provided , that the Borrower shall not effect or permit any such change unless all filings have been made, or will have been made within any statutory period, under the Uniform Commercial Code or otherwise that are required in order for the Collateral Agent to continue at all times following such change to have a valid, legal and perfected security interest in all the Collateral for the benefit of the Secured Parties with the same priority as prior to such change.
(g) The Collateral Requirement and the other provisions of this Section 5.10 and the other provisions of the Loan Documents with respect to Collateral need not be satisfied with respect to (i) any Real Property held by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries as a lessee under a lease or any Real Property owned in fee that is not Owned Real Property, (ii) any vehicle, (iii) cash, deposit accounts and securities accounts (it being understood and agreed (1) that the Lien of the Collateral Agent may extend to such assets pursuant to the terms of the Collateral Agreement, but that such Lien need not be perfected to the extent perfection requires any action other than the filing of customary financing statements (and all representations, warranties, covenants and other terms of the Loan Documents with respect to Collateral shall be construed accordingly) and (2) that there shall be no lockbox arrangements nor any control agreements relating to the Borrowers and its subsidiaries bank accounts), (iv) any Equity Interests owned on or acquired after the Closing Date (other than, in the case of shareholder agreements or other contractual obligations, (x) Equity
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Interests in the Borrower or (y) in the case of any person which is a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary, Equity Interests in such person) in accordance with this Agreement if, and to the extent that, and for so long as doing so would violate applicable law or regulation or a shareholder agreement or other contractual obligation (in each case, after giving effect to Section 9-406(d), 9-407(a), 9-408 or 9-409 of the Uniform Commercial Code in effect in the State of New York and other applicable law or similar provisions in similar codes, statutes or laws in other jurisdictions (the Anti-Non-Assignment Clauses )) binding on such Equity Interests, (v) to the extent that, and for so long as, taking such actions would violate applicable law or regulation or, in the case of assets acquired after the Closing Date, an enforceable contractual obligation binding on such assets that existed at the time of the acquisition thereof and was not created or made binding on such assets in contemplation or in connection with the acquisition of such assets (except in the case of assets acquired after the Closing Date with Indebtedness of the type permitted pursuant to Section 6.01(i) that is secured by a Permitted Lien) permitted by this Agreement, in each case, after giving effect to the Anti-Non-Assignment Clauses, (vi) any lease, license or other agreement or any property subject to a purchase money security interest or similar arrangement to the extent that a grant of a security interest therein would violate or invalidate such lease, license or agreement or purchase money arrangement or create a right of termination in favor of any other party thereto (other than the Borrower or a Subsidiary), after giving effect to the Anti-Non-Assignment Clauses, other than proceeds and receivables thereof or (vii) those assets as to which the Borrower and the Administrative Agent shall reasonably determine in writing that the costs of obtaining or perfecting such a security interest are excessive in relation to the value of the security to be afforded thereby. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Collateral Agreement, or any other Loan Document, (i) the Administrative Agent may grant extensions of time and/or waive the requirement for the creation or perfection of security interests in or the obtaining of insurance (including title insurance) or surveys with respect to particular assets (including extensions beyond the Closing Date for the perfection of security interests in the assets of the Loan Parties on such date) where it reasonably determines, in consultation with the Borrower, that perfection or obtaining of such items cannot be accomplished without undue effort or expense on the terms or by the time or times at which it would otherwise be required by this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, and (ii) Liens required to be granted from time to time pursuant to, or any other requirements of, the Collateral Requirement and the Security Documents shall be subject to exceptions and limitations set forth in the Security Documents and the Agreed Security Principles.
(h) The Borrower shall or shall cause the applicable Subsidiary Loan Party to take such actions set forth on Schedule 5.10(h) within the timeframes set forth for the taking of such actions on Schedule 5.10(h) (or within such longer timeframes as the Administrative Agent shall permit in its reasonable discretion) (it being understood and agreed that all representations, warranties and covenants of the Loan Documents with respect to the taking of such actions are qualified by the non-completion of such actions until such time as they are completed or required to be completed in accordance with this Section 5.10(h)).
SECTION 5.11. Rating .
Exercise commercially reasonable efforts to maintain ratings from each of Moodys and S&P for the Term A Loans and the Term B Loans.
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ARTICLE VI
NEGATIVE COVENANTS
Each of Holdings (solely with respect to Section 6.08(b) and Section 6.09) and the Borrower covenants and agrees with each Lender that, on and after the Closing Date, so long as this Agreement shall remain in effect (other than in respect of contingent indemnification and expense reimbursement obligations for which no claim has been made) and until the Commitments have been terminated and the principal of and interest on each Loan, all Fees and all other expenses or amounts payable under any Loan Document have been paid in full and all Letters of Credit have been canceled or have expired and all amounts drawn thereunder have been reimbursed in full, unless the Required Lenders shall otherwise consent in writing, each of Holdings (solely with respect to Section 6.08(b) and Section 6.09) and the Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to:
SECTION 6.01. Indebtedness .
Incur, create, assume or permit to exist any Indebtedness, except:
(a) (i) Indebtedness existing on the Closing Date ( provided that any Indebtedness that is in excess of $2.0 million individually or $10.0 million in the aggregate shall only be permitted under this clause (a)(i) to the extent such Indebtedness is set forth on Schedule 6.01 ) and any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness incurred to Refinance such Indebtedness (other than intercompany indebtedness Refinanced with Indebtedness owed to a person not affiliated with Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary) and (ii) intercompany Indebtedness existing on the Closing Date; provided that any Indebtedness of the Borrower or a Subsidiary Loan Party to any Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Loan Party shall be subordinated to the Obligations on terms reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;
(b) Indebtedness created hereunder and under the other Loan Documents and any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness incurred to Refinance such Indebtedness;
(c) Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Subsidiary pursuant to Swap Agreements not entered into for speculative purposes;
(d) Indebtedness owed to (including obligations in respect of letters of credit or bank guarantees or similar instruments for the benefit of) any person providing workers compensation, health, disability or other employee benefits or property, casualty or liability insurance to Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary, pursuant to reimbursement or indemnification obligations to such person, in each case in the ordinary course of business; provided , that upon the incurrence of Indebtedness with respect to reimbursement obligations regarding workers compensation claims, such obligations are reimbursed not later than 30 days following such incurrence;
(e) Indebtedness of the Borrower to any Subsidiary and of any Subsidiary to Holdings, the Borrower or any other Subsidiary; provided , that other than in the case of intercompany current liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business in connection with the cash management, tax and accounting operations of Holdings, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries, (i) Indebtedness of any Subsidiary that is not the Borrower or a Subsidiary Loan Party owing to Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary Loan Party shall be subject to Section 6.04(b) or (bb) and (ii) Indebtedness of the Borrower to any Subsidiary and Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Subsidiary Loan Party to any Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Loan Party (the Subordinated Intercompany Debt ) shall be subordinated to the Obligations on terms reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;
(f) Indebtedness in respect of performance bonds, bid bonds, appeal bonds, surety bonds and completion guarantees and similar obligations, in each case outstanding on the Closing Date or otherwise provided in the ordinary course of business (whether or not consistent with past practices) of the Borrower (including, prior to the Closing Date, by Popular for the benefit of the Borrower), including those incurred to secure health, safety and environmental obligations in the ordinary course of business;
(g) Indebtedness arising from the honoring by a bank or other financial institution of a check, draft or similar instrument drawn against insufficient funds in the ordinary course of business or other cash management services in the ordinary course of business;
(h) (i) Indebtedness of a Subsidiary acquired after the Closing Date or an entity merged into or consolidated with the Borrower or any Subsidiary after the Closing Date and Indebtedness assumed in connection with the acquisition of assets after the Closing Date, which Indebtedness in each case exists at the time of such acquisition, merger, consolidation or amalgamation and is not created in contemplation of such event and where such acquisition, merger, consolidation or amalgamation is permitted by this Agreement and (ii) any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness incurred to Refinance such Indebtedness; provided , (X) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom and (Y) after giving effect to the incurrence or assumption of such Indebtedness, the Senior Secured Leverage Ratio on a Pro Forma Basis would not exceed 7.00 to 1.00;
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(i) mortgage financings and other purchase money Indebtedness incurred by the Borrower or any Subsidiary prior to or within 270 days after the acquisition, lease, construction, repair, replacement or improvement of the respective property (real or personal, and whether through the direct purchase of property or the Equity Interests of any person owning such property) permitted under this Agreement in order to finance such acquisition, lease, construction, repair, replacement or improvement and Capital Lease Obligations of the Borrower or any Subsidiary, in each case, so long as (A) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom and (B) after giving effect to the incurrence or assumption of such Indebtedness, the Senior Secured Leverage Ratio on a Pro Forma Basis would not exceed 7.00 to 1.00;
(j) Capital Lease Obligations incurred by the Borrower or any Subsidiary in respect of any Sale and Lease-Back Transaction that is permitted under Section 6.03, and any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof;
(k) other Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Subsidiary (other than Evertec Latino) in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding that does not exceed the greater of (X) $150 million and (Y) at the time of any incurrence under this paragraph (k), 100% of the EBITDA on a Pro Forma Basis for the Test Period most recently ended;
(l) [Reserved];
(m) Guarantees (i) by the Borrower or any Subsidiary Loan Party of any Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Subsidiary Loan Party permitted to be incurred under this Agreement, (ii) by the Borrower or any Subsidiary Loan Party of Indebtedness otherwise permitted hereunder of any Subsidiary that is not the Borrower or a Subsidiary Loan Party to the extent such Guarantees are permitted by Section 6.04 (other than Section 6.04(u)), and (iii) by any Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Loan Party of Indebtedness of another Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Loan Party; provided , that Guarantees by the Borrower or any Subsidiary Loan Party under this paragraph (m) of any other Indebtedness of a person that is subordinated to other Indebtedness of such person shall be subordinated to the Obligations to at least the same extent such other Indebtedness is so subordinated;
(n) Indebtedness arising from agreements of the Borrower or any Subsidiary providing for indemnification, adjustment of purchase or acquisition price or similar obligations, in each case, incurred or assumed in connection with any Permitted Business Acquisition or the disposition of any business, assets or a Subsidiary not prohibited by this Agreement, other than Guarantees of Indebtedness incurred by any person acquiring all or any portion of such business, assets or a Subsidiary for the purpose of financing such acquisition; provided , that in respect of the disposition of any business, assets or a Subsidiary, such Indebtedness shall not exceed the proceeds of such disposition;
(o) Indebtedness in respect of letters of credit, bank guarantees, warehouse receipts or similar instruments issued to support performance obligations and trade letters of credit (other than obligations in respect of other Indebtedness) in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice or industry practice;
(p) Indebtedness supported by a Letter of Credit, in a principal amount not in excess of the stated amount of such Letter of Credit;
(q) Indebtedness consisting of (i) the financing of insurance premiums or (ii) take-or-pay obligations contained in supply arrangements, in each case, in the ordinary course of business;
(r) other Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Subsidiary so long as (A) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom, and (B) after giving effect to
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the issuance, incurrence or assumption of such Indebtedness, the Total Secured Leverage Ratio on a Pro Forma Basis shall not be greater than 5.50 to 1.00; provided , however that Indebtedness of Subsidiaries that are not Subsidiary Loan Parties that is outstanding pursuant to clause (r) shall not at any time exceed $50 million in the aggregate;
(s) Indebtedness of Subsidiaries that are not Subsidiary Loan Parties in an aggregate amount not to exceed at any time outstanding the greater of (X) $40 million and (Y) at the time of any incurrence under this paragraph (s), 4.0% of the Consolidated Total Assets as of the end of the fiscal quarter immediately prior to the date of such incurrence for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 5.04;
(t) unsecured Indebtedness constituting obligations of the Borrower or any Subsidiary to pay the deferred purchase price of goods or services or progress payments in connection with such goods and services; provided , that such obligations are incurred in connection with open accounts extended by suppliers on customary trade terms (which require that all such payments be made within 90 days after the incurrence of the related obligations) in the ordinary course of business and not in connection with the borrowing of money or any Swap Agreements;
(u) Indebtedness representing deferred compensation to employees of Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary incurred in the ordinary course of business;
(v) (i) Indebtedness of Subsidiary Loan Parties under local lines of credit in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practices and (ii) Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course of business under overdraft facilities (including, but not limited to, intraday, ACH and purchasing card/T&E services), in each case, extended by one or more financial institutions reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent or by one or more of the Lenders or their Affiliates and (in each case) established for Holdings, the Borrowers and the Subsidiaries ordinary course of operations;
(w) (i) Specified Prepayment Debt the Net Proceeds of which are applied solely to the prepayment of Loans in accordance with Section 2.12(b) and (ii) any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof;
(x) [Reserved];
(y) Indebtedness consisting of Indebtedness issued by the Borrower or any Subsidiary to current or former officers, directors and employees, their respective estates, spouses or former spouses to finance the purchase or redemption of Equity Interests of Holdings or any Parent permitted by Section 6.06;
(z) Indebtedness consisting of obligations of the Borrower or any Subsidiary under deferred compensation or other similar arrangements incurred by such person in connection with the 2010 Merger Transactions, the Transactions and Permitted Business Acquisitions or any other Investment permitted hereunder;
(aa) Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Subsidiary to any joint venture (regardless of the form of legal entity) that is not a Subsidiary arising in the ordinary course of business in connection with the cash management operations (including with respect to intercompany self insurance arrangements) of Holdings, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries;
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(bb) Indebtedness incurred by the Borrower or any Subsidiary Loan Party that is either unsecured or secured by Liens ranking junior to or pari passu with the Liens securing the Obligations and the aggregate principal amount of which does not exceed the Incremental Amount available at the time of such incurrence and any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness incurred to Refinance such Indebtedness; provided that
(i) the Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower stating that other than in the case of any such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness, the Borrower has elected to decrease the Incremental Amount as a result of the incurrence of such Indebtedness as contemplated by the definition of Incremental Amount; and
(ii) (1) the terms of such Indebtedness do not provide for any scheduled repayment, mandatory redemption or sinking fund obligations prior to the date that is six months following the then Latest Maturity Date (other than customary offers to repurchase upon a change of control, asset sale or event of loss and customary acceleration rights after an event of default) and (2) the covenants, events of default, guarantees and other terms of such Indebtedness (other than pricing, redemption premiums and maturity), taken as a whole, are not more restrictive to the Borrower and the Subsidiaries than those set forth in this Agreement; provided that a certificate of the Chief Financial Officer of the Borrower delivered to the Administrative Agent in good faith at least three Business Days (or such shorter period as the Administrative Agent may reasonably agree) prior to the incurrence of such Indebtedness, together with a reasonably detailed description of the material terms and conditions of such Indebtedness or drafts of the documentation relating thereto, stating that the Borrower has determined in good faith that such terms and conditions satisfy the foregoing requirement shall be conclusive evidence that such terms and conditions satisfy the foregoing requirement;
(cc) [Reserved];
(dd) (x) Indebtedness of joint ventures and/or, without duplication, Indebtedness incurred on behalf of, or representing guarantees of Indebtedness of, joint ventures, of the Borrower or any Subsidiary not in excess, at any one time outstanding, of the greater of (X) $150 million and (Y) at the time of any incurrence pursuant to this paragraph (dd), 100% of the EBITDA on a Pro Forma Basis for the Test Period most recently ended;
(ee) [Reserved];
(ff) Settlement Indebtedness;
(gg) Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock of the Borrower or any Subsidiaries not otherwise permitted hereunder in an aggregate principal amount or liquidation preference not greater than 100.0% of the net cash proceeds received by the Borrower from (x) the issuance or sale of its Qualified Equity Interests or (y) a contribution to its common equity by Holdings with the net cash proceeds from the issuance and sale by Holdings of its Qualified Equity Interests or a contribution to its common equity (in each case, other than proceeds from the sale of Equity Interests to, or contributions from, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries and other than any proceeds from the Evertec IPO), to the extent such net cash proceeds are not included in the Cumulative Credit, are not used for exercise of the Cure Rights, are not used for purposes of clause (a) of the definition of Capital Expenditures, do not constitute Excluded Contributions, are not included in net proceeds for purposes of Section 6.06(c) and are not used to finance the payments or distributions in respect of any Junior Financing pursuant to Section 6.09(b)(i)(C);
(hh) Customer deposits and advance payments received in the ordinary course of business from customers for goods and services purchased in the ordinary course of business; and
(ii) all premium (if any, including tender premiums), expenses, defeasance costs, interest (including post-petition interest), fees, expenses, charges and additional or contingent interest on obligations described in paragraphs (a) through (hh) above.
For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 6.01, the amount of any Indebtedness denominated in any currency other than Dollars shall be calculated based on customary currency exchange rates in effect, in the case of such Indebtedness incurred (in respect of term Indebtedness) or committed (in respect of revolving Indebtedness) on or prior to the Closing Date, on the Closing Date and, in the case of such Indebtedness incurred (in
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respect of term Indebtedness) or committed (in respect of revolving Indebtedness) after the Closing Date, on the date that such Indebtedness was incurred (in respect of term Indebtedness) or committed (in respect of revolving Indebtedness); provided that if such Indebtedness is incurred to refinance other Indebtedness denominated in a currency other than Dollars (or in a different currency from the Indebtedness being refinanced), and such refinancing would cause the applicable Dollar-denominated restriction to be exceeded if calculated at the relevant currency exchange rate in effect on the date of such refinancing, such Dollar-denominated restriction shall be deemed not to have been exceeded so long as the principal amount of such refinancing Indebtedness does not exceed (i) the outstanding or committed principal amount, as applicable, of such Indebtedness being refinanced plus (ii) the aggregate amount of fees, underwriting discounts, premiums (including tender premiums), defeasance costs and other costs and expenses incurred in connection with such refinancing.
SECTION 6.02. Liens .
Create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Lien on any property or assets (including stock or other securities of any person, including any Subsidiary) at the time owned by it or on any income or revenues or rights in respect of any thereof, except the following (collectively, Permitted Liens ):
(a) Liens on property or assets of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries existing on the Closing Date ( provided that any Liens securing Indebtedness in excess of $2.0 million individually or $10.0 million in the aggregate shall only be permitted under this paragraph (a) to the extent such Lien is set forth on Schedule 6.02(a) ), and any modifications, replacements, renewals or extensions thereof; provided , that such Liens shall secure only those obligations that they secure on the Closing Date (and any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of such obligations permitted by Section 6.01(a)) and shall not subsequently apply to any other property or assets of the Borrower or any Subsidiary other than (A) after-acquired property that is affixed or incorporated into the property covered by such Lien, and (B) proceeds and products thereof;
(b) (i) Liens securing the Loan Document Obligations and (ii) Liens on Collateral securing Indebtedness permitted by Section 6.01(b), (c), (v)(i) ( provided that such Lien only applies to the property or assets of the applicable obligors under such facility), (v)(ii) or (bb); provided that the Liens permitted by clause (ii) shall be either (A) pari passu with the Liens securing the Loan Document Obligations and subject to the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement or (B) Junior Liens;
(c) any Lien on any property or asset of the Borrower or any Subsidiary securing Indebtedness or Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness permitted by Section 6.01(h); provided , that such Lien (i) does not apply to any other property or assets of the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries not securing such Indebtedness at the date of the acquisition of such property or asset (other than after acquired property subjected to a Lien securing Indebtedness and other obligations incurred prior to such date and which Indebtedness and other obligations are permitted hereunder and require a pledge of after acquired property, it being understood that such requirement shall not be permitted to apply to any property to which such requirement would not have applied but for such acquisition) and (ii) such Lien is not created in contemplation of or in connection with such acquisition;
(d) Liens for Taxes, assessments or other governmental charges or levies not yet delinquent or that are being contested in compliance with Section 5.03;
(e) Liens imposed by law, including landlords, carriers, warehousemens, mechanics, materialmens, repairmens, construction or other like Liens, securing obligations that are not overdue by more than 30 days or that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and in respect of which, if applicable, the Borrower or any Subsidiary shall have set aside on its books reserves in accordance with GAAP;
(f) (i) pledges and deposits and other Liens made in the ordinary course of business in compliance with the Federal Employers Liability Act or any other workers compensation, unemployment insurance and other social security laws or regulations and deposits securing liability to insurance carriers
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under insurance or self-insurance arrangements in respect of such obligations and (ii) pledges and deposits and other Liens securing liability for reimbursement or indemnification obligations of (including obligations in respect of letters of credit or bank guarantees for the benefit of) insurance carriers providing property, casualty or liability insurance to Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary;
(g) deposits and other Liens to secure the performance of bids, trade contracts (other than for Indebtedness), leases (other than Capital Lease Obligations), statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds, performance and return of money bonds, bids, leases, government contracts, trade contracts, agreements with utilities, and other obligations of a like nature (including letters of credit in lieu of any such bonds or to support the issuance thereof) outstanding on the Closing Date or incurred in the ordinary course of business (whether or not consistent with past practices), including those incurred to secure health, safety and environmental obligations in the ordinary course of business;
(h) zoning restrictions, survey exceptions and such matters as an accurate survey would disclose, easements, trackage rights, leases (other than Capital Lease Obligations), licenses, special assessments, rights-of-way, covenants, conditions, restrictions and declarations on or with respect to the use of Real Property, servicing agreements, development agreements, site plan agreements and other similar encumbrances incurred in the ordinary course of business and title defects or irregularities that are of a minor nature and that, in the aggregate, do not interfere in any material respect with the ordinary conduct of the business of Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary;
(i) Liens securing Indebtedness and Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness permitted by Section 6.01(i) (in each case limited to the assets financed with such Indebtedness and any accessions thereto and the proceeds and products thereof and related property; provided that individual financings provided by one lender may be cross-collateralized to other financings provided by such lender and incurred under Sections 6.01(i));
(j) Liens arising out of capitalized lease transactions permitted under Section 6.03, so long as such Liens attach only to the property sold and being leased in such transaction and any accessions thereto or proceeds and products thereof and related property;
(k) Liens securing judgments that do not constitute an Event of Default under Section 7.01(j) and notices of lis pendens and associated rights related to litigation being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings;
(l) Liens not securing borrowed money disclosed by the title insurance policies, title opinions or equivalent foreign documentation delivered pursuant to Section 5.10 and any replacement, extension or renewal of any such Lien; provided , that such replacement, extension or renewal Lien shall not cover any property other than the property that was subject to such Lien prior to such replacement, extension or renewal; provided , further , that the Indebtedness and other obligations secured by such replacement, extension or renewal Lien are permitted by this Agreement;
(m) any interest or title of a lessor or sublessor under any leases or subleases entered into by the Borrower or any Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business;
(n) Liens that are contractual rights of set-off (i) relating to the establishment of depository relations with banks and other financial institutions not given in connection with the issuance of Indebtedness, (ii) relating to pooled deposits, sweep accounts, reserve accounts or similar accounts of the Borrower or any Subsidiary to permit satisfaction of overdraft or similar obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business of Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary, including with respect to credit card chargebacks and similar obligations or (iii) relating to purchase orders and other agreements entered into with customers, suppliers or service providers of the Borrower or any Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business;
(o) Liens arising solely by virtue of any statutory or common law provision relating to bankers liens, rights of set-off or similar rights;
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(p) Liens securing obligations in respect of trade-related letters of credit, bank guarantees or similar obligations permitted under Section 6.01(f) or (o) and covering the property (or the documents of title in respect of such property) financed by such letters of credit, bank guarantees or similar obligations and the proceeds and products thereof;
(q) leases or subleases, licenses or sublicenses (including with respect to intellectual property and software) granted to others in the ordinary course of business not interfering in any material respect with the business of Holdings, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;
(r) Liens in favor of customs and revenue authorities arising as a matter of law to secure payment of customs duties in connection with the importation of goods;
(s) Liens solely on any cash earnest money deposits made by the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries in connection with any letter of intent or purchase agreement in respect of any Investment permitted hereunder;
(t) Liens with respect to property or assets of any Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party securing Indebtedness of a Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party permitted under Section 6.01;
(u) other Liens with respect to property or assets of the Borrower or any Subsidiary; provided that (i) at the time of the incurrence of such Lien and after giving effect thereto, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom, (ii) the Indebtedness or other obligations secured by such Lien are otherwise permitted by this Agreement, and (iii) if such Liens extend to all or any portion of the Collateral, such Liens shall be Junior Liens;
(v) the prior rights of consignees and their lenders under consignment arrangements entered into in the ordinary course of business;
(w) Liens arising from precautionary Uniform Commercial Code financing statements or consignments entered into in connection with any transaction otherwise permitted under this Agreement;
(x) Liens on Equity Interests in joint ventures;
(y) Liens on securities that are the subject of repurchase agreements constituting Permitted Investments under clause (c) of the definition thereof;
(z) Liens on goods or inventory the purchase, shipment or storage price of which is financed by a documentary letter of credit, bank guarantee or bankers acceptance issued or created for the account of the Borrower or any Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business; provided that such Lien secures only the obligations of the Borrower or such Subsidiaries in respect of such letter of credit, bank guarantee or bankers acceptance to the extent permitted under Section 6.01;
(aa) Liens securing insurance premiums financing arrangements; provided , that such Liens are limited to the applicable unearned insurance premiums;
(bb) Liens in favor of the Borrower or any Subsidiary Loan Party; provided , that if any such Lien shall cover any Collateral, the holder of such Lien shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent a subordination agreement in the form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;
(cc) Liens securing Specified Prepayment Debt permitted by Section 6.01(w) and any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof; provided that, (i) if such Liens are (or are intended to be) junior to the Liens securing the Obligations, such Liens shall be Junior Liens and (ii) if such Liens are (or are intended to be) pari passu with the Liens securing the Obligations, such Liens shall be Other First Liens;
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(dd) other Liens with respect to property or assets of the Borrower or any Subsidiary securing obligations in an aggregate principal amount outstanding at any time not to exceed $90.0 million; provided that if such Liens extend to all or any portion of the Collateral, such Liens shall be Junior Liens;
(ee) any amounts held by a trustee in the funds and accounts under an indenture securing any revenue bonds issued for the benefit of the Borrower or any Subsidiary;
(ff) Liens on cash and Permitted Investments on deposit with Lenders and Affiliates of Lenders securing obligations owing to such Persons under any treasury, depository, overdraft or other cash management services agreements or arrangements with Holdings, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries;
(gg) [Reserved];
(hh) Liens (i) of a collection bank arising under Section 4-210 of the Uniform Commercial Code in effect in the State of New York or similar provisions in similar codes, statutes or laws in other jurisdictions on items in the course of collection, (ii) attaching to commodity trading accounts or other commodity brokerage accounts incurred in the ordinary course of business, and (iii) in favor of banking institutions arising as a matter of law encumbering deposits (including the right of set-off) and which are within the general parameters customary in the banking industry;
(ii) Liens encumbering reasonable customary initial deposits and margin deposits and similar Liens attaching to commodity trading accounts or other brokerage accounts incurred in the ordinary course of business and not for speculative purposes;
(jj) Settlement Liens;
(kk) [Reserved];
(ll) non-consensual Liens (not incurred in connection with borrowed money) on equipment of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries granted in the ordinary course of business to the Borrowers or such Subsidiarys client at which such equipment is located;
(mm) Liens arising out of conditional sale, title retention, consignment or similar arrangements for the sale of goods entered into in the ordinary course of business; and
(nn) Liens incurred to secure cash management services or to implement cash pooling arrangements in the ordinary course of business.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, no Loan Party shall create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Lien pursuant to clauses (b), (u), (x) (to the extent securing borrowed money), (cc) or (dd) of this Section 6.02 (other than Liens securing Indebtedness not in excess of $30.0 million in the aggregate) on any property or assets of such Loan Party a security interest in which is not granted to secure the Obligations or a security interest therein to secure the Obligations is not perfected or not first priority due to operation of the Agreed Security Principles.
SECTION 6.03. Sale and Lease-Back Transactions .
Enter into any arrangement, directly or indirectly, with any person whereby it shall sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of any property, real or personal, used or useful in its business, whether now owned or hereafter 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 being sold or transferred (a Sale and Lease-Back Transaction ); provided that a Sale and Lease-Back Transaction shall be permitted (a) with respect to property owned (i) by the Borrower or any Subsidiary Loan Party that is acquired after the Closing Date so long as such Sale and Lease-Back Transaction is consummated within 270 days of the acquisition of such property or (ii) by any Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Loan Party regardless of when such property was acquired and (b) with respect to any property owned by the Borrower or any Subsidiary Loan Party, (i) if at the time the lease in connection therewith is entered into, (A) no Default
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or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom and (B) after giving effect to the entering into of such lease, the Borrower shall be in Pro Forma Compliance, and (ii) if such Sale and Lease-Back Transaction is of property owned by the Borrower or any Subsidiary Loan Party as of the Closing Date, the Net Proceeds therefrom are used to prepay the Term Loans to the extent required by Section 2.12(b); provided , further , that the Borrower or the applicable Subsidiary Loan Party shall receive at least fair market value (as determined by the Borrower in good faith) for any property disposed of in any Sale and Lease-Back Transaction pursuant to clause (a)(i) or (b) of this Section 6.03 (as approved by the Board of Directors of Evertec, Holdings or the Borrower in any case of any property with a fair market value in excess of $20 million).
SECTION 6.04. Investments, Loans and Advances .
Purchase, hold or acquire (including pursuant to any merger, consolidation or amalgamation with a person that is not a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary immediately prior to such merger, consolidation or amalgamation) any Equity Interests, evidences of Indebtedness or other securities of, make or permit to exist any loans or advances to or Guarantees of the obligations of, or make or permit to exist any investment or any other interest in (each, an Investment ), any other person, except:
(a) the Transactions;
(b) (i) Investments by the Borrower or any Subsidiary in the Equity Interests of the Borrower or any Subsidiary; (ii) intercompany loans from the Borrower or any Subsidiary to the Borrower or any Subsidiary; and (iii) Guarantees by the Borrower or any Subsidiary of Indebtedness otherwise permitted hereunder of the Borrower or any Subsidiary; provided , that the aggregate amount at any time outstanding of (A) Investments made after the Closing Date by the Borrower or any Subsidiary Loan Party pursuant to clause (i) in Subsidiaries that are not Subsidiary Loan Parties, (B) intercompany loans made after the Closing Date by the Borrower or any Subsidiary Loan Party to Subsidiaries that are not Subsidiary Loan Parties pursuant to clause (ii) and (C) Guarantees after the Closing Date by the Borrower or any Subsidiary Loan Party of Indebtedness of Subsidiaries that are not Subsidiary Loan Parties pursuant to clause (iii) shall not exceed at any time outstanding (1) the greater of (X) $80 million and (Y) at the time of any incurrence under this clause (1), 8.0% of the Consolidated Total Assets as of the end of the fiscal quarter immediately prior to the date of such incurrence for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 5.04, plus (2) the portion, if any, of the Cumulative Credit on the date of such election that the Borrower elects to apply to this paragraph (b); provided further , that notwithstanding the foregoing, Investments made after the Closing Date by the Borrower or any Subsidiary Loan Party in Evertec Latino are not subject to the limitations set forth in the preceding provision (and shall not be a use of any basket described herein) as long as such Investments are made in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practice;
(c) Permitted Investments and Investments that were Permitted Investments when made;
(d) Investments arising out of the receipt by the Borrower or any Subsidiary of noncash consideration for the sale of assets permitted under Section 6.05 (other than Section 6.05(g));
(e) loans and advances to officers, directors, employees or consultants of Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary (i) in the ordinary course of business not to exceed $15 million in the aggregate at any time outstanding (calculated without regard to write downs or write offs thereof), (ii) in respect of payroll payments and expenses in the ordinary course of business and (iii) in connection with such persons purchase of Equity Interests of Holdings, the Borrower or any Parent solely to the extent that the amount of such loans and advances shall be contributed to the Borrower in cash as common equity;
(f) accounts receivable, security deposits and prepayments arising and trade credit granted in the ordinary course of business and any assets or securities received in satisfaction or partial satisfaction thereof from financially troubled account debtors to the extent reasonably necessary in order to prevent or limit loss and any prepayments and other credits to suppliers made in the ordinary course of business;
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(g) Swap Agreements that are not entered into for speculative purposes;
(h) Investments existing on, or contractually committed as of, the Closing Date consisting of intercompany loans or as set forth on Schedule 6.04 and any extensions, renewals or reinvestments thereof, so long as the aggregate amount of all Investments pursuant to this paragraph (h) is not increased at any time above the amount of such Investment existing or committed on the Closing Date (other than pursuant to an increase as required by the terms of any such Investment as in existence on the Closing Date);
(i) Investments resulting from pledges and deposits under Sections 6.02(f), (g), (k), (r), and (s);
(j) other Investments by the Borrower or any Subsidiary in an aggregate amount (valued at the time of the making thereof, and without giving effect to any write-downs or write-offs thereof) not to exceed (i) the greater of (X) $150 million and (Y) at the time of any Investment pursuant to this paragraph (j), 100% of the EBITDA on a Pro Forma Basis for the Test Period most recently ended ( plus any returns actually received by the respective investor in respect of investments theretofore made by it pursuant to this paragraph (j)) plus (ii) the portion, if any, of the Cumulative Credit on the date of such election that the Borrower elects to apply to this Section 6.04(j)(ii), such election to be specified in a written notice of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower calculating in reasonable detail the amount of Cumulative Credit immediately prior to such election and the amount thereof elected to be so applied; provided that if any Investment pursuant to this paragraph (j) is made in any person that is not a Subsidiary of the Borrower at the date of the making of such Investment and such person becomes a Subsidiary Loan Party after such date, such Investment shall thereafter be deemed to have been made pursuant to paragraph (b) above and shall cease to have been made pursuant to this paragraph (j) for so long as such person continues to be a Subsidiary Loan Party;
(k) Investments constituting Permitted Business Acquisitions;
(l) Investments received in connection with the bankruptcy or reorganization of, or settlement of delinquent accounts and disputes with or judgments against, customers and suppliers, in each case in the ordinary course of business or Investments acquired by the Borrower or a Subsidiary as a result of a foreclosure by the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries with respect to any secured Investments or other transfer of title with respect to any secured Investment in default;
(m) Investments of a Subsidiary acquired after the Closing Date or of an entity merged into the Borrower or merged into or consolidated with a Subsidiary after the Closing Date, in each case, (i) to the extent such acquisition, merger or consolidation was or is permitted under this Section 6.04 or Section 6.05 and (ii) to the extent that such Investments were not made in contemplation of or in connection with such acquisition, merger, consolidation or amalgamation and were in existence on the date of such acquisition, merger, consolidation or amalgamation;
(n) acquisitions by the Borrower of obligations of one or more officers or other employees of any Parent, Holdings, the Borrower or its Subsidiaries in connection with such officers or employees acquisition of Equity Interests of Holdings or any Parent, so long as no cash is actually advanced by the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries to such officers or employees in connection with the acquisition of any such obligations;
(o) Guarantees by the Borrower or any Subsidiary of operating leases (other than Capital Lease Obligations) or of other obligations that do not constitute Indebtedness, in each case entered into by the Borrower or any Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business;
(p) Investments to the extent that payment for such Investments is made with Qualified Equity Interests of Holdings or any Parent;
(q) [Reserved];
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(r) Investments consisting of Restricted Payments permitted by Section 6.06;
(s) Investments in the ordinary course of business consisting of Uniform Commercial Code Article 3 endorsements for collection or deposit and Uniform Commercial Code Article 4 customary trade arrangements with customers consistent with past practices;
(t) [Reserved];
(u) Guarantees permitted under Section 6.01 (except to the extent such Guarantee is expressly subject to Section 6.04);
(v) advances in the form of a prepayment of expenses, so long as such expenses are being paid in accordance with customary trade terms of the Borrower or such Subsidiary;
(w) Investments by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, including loans and advances to any direct or indirect parent of Holdings, if the Borrower or any other Subsidiary would otherwise be permitted to make a Restricted Payment in such amount ( provided that the amount of any such Investment shall also be deemed to be a Restricted Payment under the appropriate paragraph of Section 6.06 for all purposes of this Agreement);
(x) Investments consisting of the licensing or contribution of intellectual property pursuant to joint marketing arrangements with other persons;
(y) purchases and acquisitions of inventory, supplies, materials and equipment or purchases of contract rights or licenses or leases of intellectual property in each case in the ordinary course of business, to the extent such purchases and acquisitions constitute Investments;
(z) Investments received substantially contemporaneously in exchange for Qualified Equity Interests of Holdings, the Borrower or any Parent Entity; provided that such Investments are not included in any determination of the Cumulative Credit;
(aa) Investments in joint ventures not in excess of $100 million in the aggregate at any time outstanding ( plus any returns actually received by the respective investor in respect of investments theretofore made by it pursuant to this paragraph (aa)); provided that if any Investment pursuant to this paragraph (aa) is made in any person that is not a Subsidiary of Holdings at the date of the making of such Investment and such person becomes a Subsidiary Loan Party after such date, such Investment shall thereafter be deemed to have been made pursuant to paragraph (b) above and shall cease to have been made pursuant to this paragraph (aa) for so long as such person continues to be a Subsidiary Loan Party;
(bb) any Investment (i) deemed to exist as a result of a Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party distributing a note or other intercompany debt to a parent of such Subsidiary that is a Loan Party (to the extent there is no cash consideration or services rendered for such note), and (ii) consisting of intercompany current liabilities in connection with the cash management, tax and accounting operations of Holdings, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries;
(cc) Investments in a Similar Business in an aggregate amount (valued at the time of the making thereof, and without giving effect to any write downs or write offs thereof) not to exceed the greater of (X) $100 million and (Y) at the time of any Investment pursuant to this paragraph (cc), 10.0% of the Consolidated Total Assets as of the end of the fiscal quarter immediately prior to the date of such Investment for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 5.04 (plus any returns actually received by the respective investor in respect of investments theretofore made by it pursuant to this paragraph (cc)); provided that if any Investment pursuant to this paragraph (cc) is made in any person that is not a Subsidiary of Holdings at the date of the making of such Investment and such person becomes a Subsidiary Loan Party after such date, such Investment shall thereafter be deemed to have been made pursuant to paragraph (b) above and shall cease to have been made pursuant to this paragraph (cc) for so long as such person continues to be a Subsidiary Loan Party; and
(dd) Investments arising in the ordinary course of business as a result of any Settlement, including Investments in and of Settlement Assets.
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Any Investment in any person other than the Borrower or a Subsidiary Loan Party that is otherwise permitted by this Section 6.04 may be made through intermediate Investments in Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties and such intermediate Investments shall be disregarded for purposes of determining the outstanding amount of Investments pursuant to any clause set forth above.
SECTION 6.05. Mergers, Consolidations, Sales of Assets and Acquisitions .
Merge into, or consolidate or amalgamate with any other person, or permit any other person to merge into or consolidate with it, or sell, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of (in one transaction or in a series of transactions) all or any part of its assets (whether now owned or hereafter acquired), or issue, sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of any Equity Interests of any Subsidiary, or purchase, lease or otherwise acquire (in one transaction or a series of transactions) all or any substantial part of the assets of any other person, except that this Section shall not prohibit:
(a) (i) the purchase and sale of inventory, or the sale of receivables pursuant to non-recourse factoring arrangements, in each case in the ordinary course of business by the Borrower or any Subsidiary, (ii) the acquisition or lease (pursuant to an operating lease) of any other asset in the ordinary course of business by the Borrower or any Subsidiary or, with respect to operating leases, otherwise for fair market value on market terms (as determined in good faith by the Borrower), (iii) the sale of surplus, obsolete, damaged or worn out equipment or other property in the ordinary course of business by the Borrower or any Subsidiary or (iv) the sale or disposition of Permitted Investments in the ordinary course of business;
(b) if at the time thereof and immediately after giving effect thereto no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom, (i) the merger, consolidation or amalgamation of any Subsidiary into or with the Borrower in a transaction in which the Borrower is the survivor, (ii) the merger, consolidation or amalgamation of any Subsidiary into or with any Subsidiary Loan Party in a transaction in which the surviving or resulting entity is or becomes a Subsidiary Loan Party and, in the case of each of clauses (i) and (ii), no person other than the Borrower or a Subsidiary Loan Party receives any consideration, (iii) the merger, consolidation or amalgamation of any Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Loan Party into or with any other Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Loan Party, (iv) the liquidation or dissolution or change in form of entity of any Subsidiary if the Borrower determines in good faith that such liquidation, dissolution or change in form is in the best interests of the Borrower and is not materially disadvantageous to the Lenders or (v) any Subsidiary may merge, consolidate or amalgamate into or with any other person in order to effect an Investment permitted pursuant to Section 6.04 so long as the continuing or surviving person shall be a Subsidiary, which shall be a Loan Party if the merging, consolidating or amalgamating Subsidiary was a Loan Party and which together with each of its Subsidiaries shall have complied with the requirements of Section 5.10;
(c) Sale and Lease-Back Transactions permitted by Section 6.03;
(d) Investments permitted by Section 6.04, Permitted Liens, and Restricted Payments permitted by Section 6.06;
(e) the sale of defaulted receivables in the ordinary course of business and not as part of an accounts receivables financing transaction;
(f) sales, transfers, leases, licenses or other dispositions of assets not otherwise permitted by this Section 6.05; provided , that (1) no Default or Event of Default exists or would result therefrom, (2) immediately after giving effect thereto, the Borrower shall be in Pro Forma Compliance, and (3) the Net Proceeds thereof are applied in accordance with Section 2.12(b);
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(g) Permitted Business Acquisitions (including any merger, consolidation or amalgamation in order to effect a Permitted Business Acquisition); provided , that following any such merger, consolidation or amalgamation involving the Borrower, the Borrower is the surviving entity, as applicable;
(h) leases, licenses, or subleases or sublicenses of any real or personal property in the ordinary course of business;
(i) sales, leases or other dispositions of inventory of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries determined by the management of the Borrower to be no longer useful or necessary in the operation of the business of the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries;
(j) [Reserved];
(k) any exchange of assets for services and/or other assets of comparable or greater value; provided , that (i) at least 90% of the consideration received by the transferor consists of assets that will be used in a business or business activity permitted hereunder, (ii) in the event of a swap with a fair market value (as determined in good faith by the Borrower) in excess of $20 million, the Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate from a Responsible Officer of the Borrower with respect to such fair market value and (iii) in the event of a swap with a fair market value (as determined in good faith by the Borrower) in excess of $50 million, such exchange shall have been approved by at least a majority of the Board of Directors of Evertec, Holdings or the Borrower; provided , further , that (A) no Default or Event of Default exists or would result therefrom, (B) immediately after giving effect thereto, the Borrower shall be in Pro Forma Compliance, and (C) the Net Proceeds, if any, thereof are applied in accordance with Section 2.12(b);
(l) any disposition of Equity Interests of a Subsidiary pursuant to an agreement or other obligation with or to a person (other than the Borrower and its Subsidiaries) from whom such Subsidiary was acquired or from whom such Subsidiary acquired its business and assets (having been newly formed in connection with such acquisition), made as part of such acquisition and in each case comprising all or a portion of the consideration in respect of such sale or acquisition;
(m) [Reserved]; and
(n) any disposition in the ordinary course of business, including disposition in connection with any Settlement, dispositions of Settlement Assets, Merchant Agreements and dispositions of Investments in joint ventures to the extent required by, or made pursuant to buy/sell arrangements between the joint venture parties set forth in joint venture arrangements and similar binding arrangements.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained above in this Section 6.05, (i) no sale, transfer or other disposition of assets shall be permitted by this Section 6.05 (other than sales, transfers, leases, licenses or other dispositions to Loan Parties or pursuant to Section 6.05(d)) unless such disposition is for fair market value (as determined in good faith by the Borrower) and (ii) no sale, transfer or other disposition of assets in excess of $10 million shall be permitted by paragraph (a), (c) or (f) of this Section 6.05 (except to Loan Parties) unless such disposition is for at least 75% cash consideration; provided , that for purposes of clause (ii), (a) the amount of any liabilities (as shown on the Borrowers or any Subsidiarys most recent balance sheet or in the notes thereto) the Borrower or any Subsidiary (other than liabilities that are by their terms subordinated to the Obligations) that are assumed by the transferee of any such assets, (b) any notes or other obligations or other securities or assets received by the Borrower or such Subsidiary from such transferee that are converted by the Borrower or such Subsidiary into cash within 180 days of the receipt thereof (to the extent of the cash received), (c) any Designated Non-Cash Consideration received by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in such Asset Sale having an aggregate fair market value (as determined in good faith by the Borrower), taken together with all other Designated Non-Cash Consideration received pursuant to this paragraph (c) that is at that time outstanding, not to exceed, at the time of receipt of such consideration, 3.75% of the Consolidated Total Assets as of the end of the fiscal quarter immediately prior to the date of such receipt for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 5.04 (with the fair market value of each item of Designated Non-Cash Consideration being measured at the time received and without giving effect to subsequent changes
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in value) and (d) with respect to any lease of assets by the Borrower or a Subsidiary that constitutes a disposition, receipt of lease payments over time on market terms (as determined in good faith by the Borrower) where the payment consideration is at least 75% cash consideration shall, in each case, be deemed to be cash. To the extent any Collateral is sold or disposed of in a transaction expressly permitted by this Section 6.05 to any person other than the Borrower or any Subsidiary Loan Party, such Collateral shall be sold or disposed of free and clear of the Liens created by the Loan Documents ( provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, with respect to any disposal consisting of an operating lease or license, the underlying property retained by the Borrower or such Subsidiary Loan Party will not be so released), and the Administrative Agent shall take, and is hereby authorized by each Lender to take, any actions reasonably requested by the Borrower in order to evidence the foregoing.
SECTION 6.06. Restricted Payments .
Declare or pay any dividend or make any other distribution (by reduction of capital or otherwise), whether in cash, property, securities or a combination thereof, with respect to any of its Equity Interests (other than dividends and distributions on Equity Interests payable solely by the issuance of additional Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of the person paying such dividends or distributions) or directly or indirectly redeem, purchase, retire or otherwise acquire for value (or permit any Subsidiary to purchase or acquire) any of its Equity Interests or set aside any amount for any such purpose (other than through the issuance of additional Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of the person redeeming, purchasing, retiring or acquiring such shares) (the foregoing, Restricted Payments ); provided , however , that:
(a) any Subsidiary of the Borrower may make Restricted Payments to the Borrower or to any Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the Borrower (or, in the case of non-Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries, to the Borrower or any Subsidiary that is a direct or indirect parent of such Subsidiary and to each other owner of Equity Interests of such Subsidiary on a pro rata basis (or more favorable basis from the perspective of the Borrower or such Subsidiary) based on their relative ownership interests);
(b) (x) the Borrower may make Restricted Payments in respect of (i) overhead, legal, accounting and other professional fees and expenses of Holdings or any Parent, (ii) fees and expenses related to any public offering or private placement of debt or equity securities of Holdings or any Parent whether or not consummated, (iii) franchise taxes and similar taxes, fees or expenses, in connection with the maintenance of its (and any Parents) existence, (iv) payments permitted by Section 6.07(b) (other than clauses (vii), (xxii)(2) and (xxiv) thereof), and (v) customary salary, bonus and other benefits payable to, and indemnities provided on behalf of, officers, directors and employees of Holdings or any Parent, in each case in order to permit Holdings or any Parent to make such payments; provided , that in the case of clauses (i), (ii) and (iii), the amount of such Restricted Payments shall not exceed the portion of any amounts referred to in such clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) that are allocable to Holdings, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries;
(c) the Borrower may make Restricted Payments to Holdings or any Parent the proceeds of which are used to purchase or redeem the Equity Interests of Holdings or any Parent (including related stock appreciation rights or similar securities) held by then present or former directors, consultants, officers or employees of any Parent, Holdings, the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries or by any Plan or any shareholders agreement then in effect upon such persons death, disability, retirement or termination of employment or under the terms of any such Plan or any other agreement under which such shares of stock or related rights were issued; provided , that the aggregate amount of such purchases or redemptions under this paragraph (c) shall not exceed in any fiscal year (1) $15 million, plus (2) (x) the amount of net proceeds contributed to Holdings that were received by Holdings or any Parent during such calendar year from sales of Equity Interests of Holdings or any Parent to directors, consultants, officers or employees of Holdings, any Parent, the Borrower or any Subsidiary in connection with permitted employee compensation and incentive arrangements, and (y) the amount of net proceeds of any key-man life insurance policies received during such calendar year which, if not used in any year, may be carried forward to any subsequent calendar year, subject, with respect to unused amounts from clause (1) of this proviso that are carried forward, to an overall limit in any fiscal year of $25 million; and provided , further , that cancellation of Indebtedness owing to Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary from members of management of Holdings, any Parent, the Borrower or its Subsidiaries in connection with a repurchase of Equity Interests of Holdings or any Parent will not be deemed to constitute a Restricted Payment for purposes of this Section 6.06;
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(d) noncash repurchases of Equity Interests deemed to occur upon exercise of stock options if such Equity Interests represent a portion of the exercise price of such options;
(e) Restricted Payments may be made in an aggregate amount equal to the portion, if any, of the Cumulative Credit on such date that the Borrower elects to apply to this Section 6.06(e), such election to be specified in a written notice of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower calculating in reasonable detail the amount of Cumulative Credit immediately prior to such election and the amount thereof elected to be so applied; provided , that no Default or Event of Default shall exist or shall result therefrom;
(f) the Borrower may make Restricted Payments to Holdings or any Parent in an amount necessary to enable Holdings or Parent to pay taxes of a consolidated, combined, unitary or affiliated tax group of which the Holdings, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries are members ( Parent group ) to the extent such taxes attributable to the operations of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries, provided that the amount of such Restricted Payments shall not exceed the lesser of (i) the tax liabilities that the Borrower and the Subsidiaries would be required to pay in respect of such taxes were the Borrower and the Subsidiaries to pay such taxes as stand-alone taxpayers less any tax payable directly by the Borrower or any Subsidiary or (ii) the actual liabilities of the Parent group less any tax payable directly by the Borrower or any Subsidiary; provided further, any Restricted Payment made by the Borrower with respect to tax attributable to any Unrestricted Subsidiary shall be limited to the actual payment of tax made by such Unrestricted Subsidiary directly or indirectly to the Borrower;
(g) the Borrower may make Restricted Payments to Holdings, the Borrower or any Parent to make payments in cash, in lieu of the issuance of fractional shares, upon the exercise of warrants or upon the conversion or exchange of Equity Interests of any such person;
(h) the Borrower may make Restricted Payments to Holdings or any Parent so that Holdings or any Parent may make Restricted Payments to its equity holders in an amount equal to $7.0 million per annum; provided that no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom;
(i) the Borrower may make additional Restricted Payments, after the Closing Date, in an aggregate amount with all other Restricted Payments made pursuant to this Section 6.06(i) not to exceed $70.0 million; provided that no Default or Event of Default shall exist or shall result therefrom;
(j) the Borrower may make Restricted Payments to Holdings or any Parent to finance any Investment permitted to be made pursuant to Section 6.04; provided that (A) such Restricted Payment shall be made substantially concurrently with the closing of such Investment and (B) such parent shall, immediately following the closing thereof, cause (1) all property acquired (whether assets or Equity Interests) to be contributed to the Borrower or a Subsidiary Loan Party (or, to the extent permitted by Section 6.04, a Subsidiary) or (2) the merger, consolidation or amalgamation (to the extent permitted in Section 6.05) of the person formed or acquired into the Borrower or a Subsidiary in order to consummate such Permitted Business Acquisition or Investment, in each case, in accordance with the requirements of Section 5.10;
(k) the payment of Restricted Payments within 60 days after the date of declaration thereof, if at the date of declaration such payment would have complied with the provisions of this Section 6.06;
(l) the declaration and payment of dividends or distributions to holders of any class or series of Disqualified Stock of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries issued or incurred in accordance with Section 6.01;
(m) Restricted Payments that are made with Excluded Contributions; and
(n) Restricted Payments in amounts required for any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower to pay interest and/or principal on Indebtedness the proceeds of which have been contributed to the common equity of Borrower and that has been guaranteed by, or is otherwise considered Indebtedness of, the Borrower incurred in accordance with Section 6.01.
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SECTION 6.07. Transactions with Affiliates .
(a) Sell or transfer any property or assets to, or purchase or acquire any property or assets from, or otherwise engage in any other transaction with, any of its Affiliates or any known direct or indirect holder of 10% or more of any class of Equity Interests of Holdings in a transaction involving aggregate consideration in excess of $20 million or make payment of, monitoring, consulting, management, transaction, advisory or similar fees to any Sponsor, unless such transaction is (i) otherwise required under this Agreement or (ii) upon terms no less favorable to the Borrower or such Subsidiary, as applicable, than would be obtained in a comparable arms-length transaction with a person that is not an Affiliate. For purposes of this Section 6.07, any transaction with any Affiliate or any such 10% holder shall be deemed to have satisfied the standard set forth in clause (ii) of the immediately preceding sentence if such transaction is so determined and approved by a majority of the Disinterested Directors of the Board of Directors of Evertec, Holdings or the Borrower.
(b) The foregoing paragraph (a) shall not prohibit, to the extent otherwise permitted under this Agreement:
(i) any issuance of Qualified Equity Interests, or other payments, awards or grants in cash, Qualified Equity Interests or otherwise pursuant to, or the funding of, employment arrangements, equity purchase agreements, stock options and stock ownership plans approved by the Board of Directors of Holdings or of the Borrower;
(ii) loans or advances to employees or consultants of Holdings, any Parent, the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries in accordance with Section 6.04(e);
(iii) transactions among Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary or any entity that becomes a Subsidiary as a result of such transaction (including via merger, consolidation or amalgamation in which a Subsidiary is the surviving entity);
(iv) the payment of fees, reasonable out-of-pocket costs and indemnities to directors, officers, consultants and employees of Holdings, any Parent, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business (limited, in the case of any Parent, to the portion of such fees and expenses that are allocable to Holdings, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries);
(v) subject to the limitations set forth in Section 6.07(b)(xiv), if applicable, transactions pursuant to agreements and arrangements in existence on the Closing Date or any amendment thereto to the extent such amendment is not adverse to the Lenders when taken as a whole in any material respect (as determined in good faith by the Borrower) and other transactions, agreements and arrangements described on Schedule 6.07 ( provided that any transactions involving aggregate consideration in excess of $5 million shall only be permitted under this clause (v) to the extent such transaction is described on Schedule 6.07 ), and any amendment thereto or similar transactions, agreements or arrangements entered into by Holdings, the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries to the extent such amendment is not adverse to the Lenders when taken as a whole in any material respect (as determined in good faith by the Borrower);
(vi) (A) any employment agreements entered into by Holdings, the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business, (B) any subscription agreement or similar agreement pertaining to the repurchase of Equity Interests pursuant to put/call rights or similar rights with employees, officers or directors, and (C) any employee compensation, benefit plan or arrangement, any health, disability or similar insurance plan which covers employees, and any reasonable employment contract and transactions pursuant thereto;
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(vii) Restricted Payments permitted under Section 6.06, including payments to Holdings (and any Parent Entity);
(viii) any purchase by Holdings of the Equity Interests of the Borrower; provided , that any Equity Interests of the Borrower purchased by Holdings shall be pledged to the Collateral Agent on behalf of the Lenders pursuant to the Collateral Agreement;
(ix) payments by the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries to any Sponsor made for any financial advisory, financing, underwriting or placement services or in respect of other investment banking activities, including in connection with acquisitions or divestitures, which payments are approved by the majority of the Board of Directors of the Borrower, or a majority of the Disinterested Directors of the Borrower, in good faith;
(x) transactions with Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries for the purchase or sale of goods, products, parts and services entered into in the ordinary course of business in a manner consistent with past practice;
(xi) any transaction in respect of which the Borrower delivers to the Administrative Agent (for delivery to the Lenders) a letter addressed to the Board of Directors of the Borrower from an accounting, appraisal or investment banking firm, in each case of nationally recognized standing that is (A) in the good faith determination of the Borrower qualified to render such letter and (B) reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, which letter states that (i) such transaction is on terms that are no less favorable to the Borrower or such Subsidiary, as applicable, than would be obtained in a comparable arms-length transaction with a person that is not an Affiliate or (ii) such transaction is fair to the Borrower or such Subsidiary, as applicable, from a financial point of view;
(xii) if applicable, the payment of all fees, expenses, bonuses and awards related to the 2010 Merger Transactions and Transactions, including fees to the Sponsor;
(xiii) transactions with joint ventures for the purchase or sale of goods, equipment and services entered into in the ordinary course of business;
(xiv) [Reserved];
(xv) [Reserved];
(xvi) [Reserved];
(xvii) [Reserved];
(xviii) [Reserved];
(xix) payments or loans (or cancellation of loans) to employees or consultants that are (i) approved by a majority of the Disinterested Directors of the Board of Directors of Holdings or the Borrower in good faith, (ii) made in compliance with applicable law and (iii) otherwise permitted under this Agreement;
(xx) transactions with customers, clients, suppliers, or purchasers or sellers of goods or services, in each case in the ordinary course of business and otherwise in compliance with the terms of this Agreement that are fair to the Borrower or the Subsidiaries;
(xxi) transactions between Holdings, the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries and any person, a director of which is also a director of the Borrower or any Parent, provided , however , that (A) such director abstains from voting as a director of the Borrower or such Parent, as the case may be, on any matter involving such other person and (B) such person is not an Affiliate of Holdings, the Borrower for any reason other than such directors acting in such capacity;
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(xxii) transactions permitted by, and complying with, the provisions of (1) Section 6.04(b), 6.04(h), 6.04(n), 6.04(w) or 6.05(b) or (2) Section 6.06;
(xxiii) transactions undertaken in good faith (in the reasonable opinion of the Borrower) for the purpose of improving the consolidated tax efficiency of the Borrower, Holdings and the Subsidiaries ( provided that such transactions, taken as a whole, are not materially adverse to Holdings, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries);
(xxiv) investments by the Sponsor in securities of Holdings, the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries so long as (A) the investment is being offered generally to other investors on the same or more favorable terms and (B) the investment constitutes less than 5.0% of the outstanding issue amount of such class of securities;
(xxv) the formation and maintenance of any consolidated group or subgroup for tax, accounting or cash pooling or management purposes in the ordinary course of business; and
(xxvi) transactions with Popular, Inc. and its Affiliates contemplated under any contract or agreement as in effect as of the Closing Date and described on Schedule 6.07 , any service addendum, statement of work or any written instructions entered into from time to time to provide services pursuant to the MSA and any service riders entered into from time to time to provide optional services pursuant to the Amended and Restated ATH Network Participation Agreement dated as of September 30, 2010 between the Borrower and Popular, and any amendment thereto or similar agreements which may be entered into from time to time thereafter; provided , however , any future amendment to any such existing agreement or under any similar agreement entered into after the Closing Date shall only be permitted by this clause (xxvi) to the extent that (x) such amendment or similar agreements are entered into in the ordinary course of business, (y) the terms of any such amendment or similar agreements are on terms that are no less favorable to the Borrower or such Subsidiary, as applicable, than would be obtained in a comparable arms-length transaction with a person that is not an Affiliate or (z) the terms of any such existing agreement together with all amendments thereto, taken as a whole, or new agreements are not otherwise more disadvantageous to the Lenders in any material respect than the original agreement as in effect on the Closing Date.
SECTION 6.08. Business of Holdings, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries .
Notwithstanding any other provisions hereof, engage at any time in any business or business activity other than: (a) in the case of the Borrower or any Subsidiary, any business or business activity conducted by any of them on the Closing Date and any business or business activities incidental or related thereto, or any business or activity that is reasonably similar or complementary thereto or a reasonable extension, development or expansion thereof or ancillary thereto; and (b) in the case of Holdings, (i) ownership of the Equity Interests in the Borrower, together with activities directly related thereto; (ii) performance of its obligations under and in connection with the Loan Documents, the 2010 Merger Agreement and the other agreements contemplated by the 2010 Merger Agreement; (iii) issuance of Equity Interests; (iv) as otherwise required by law; and (v) holding any cash received in accordance with the terms hereof and investing such proceeds in Permitted Investments. Holdings shall (x) own no assets other than the Equity Interests of the Borrower, its books and records, deposit accounts of Holdings, all cash deposits held therein, and cash paid to Holdings in accordance with the terms hereof, (y) incur no Indebtedness for borrowed money other than guarantees of Indebtedness of the Borrower and Subsidiaries permitted hereunder and (z) grant no Lien on any of its assets other than Liens created pursuant to the Loan Documents and ordinary course Liens incurred under customary deposit account agreements entered into by Holdings with respect to deposit accounts.
SECTION 6.09. Limitation on Payments and Modifications of Indebtedness; Modifications of Certificate of Incorporation, By-Laws and Certain Other Agreements; etc .
(a) Amend or modify in any manner materially adverse to the Lenders taken as a whole (as determined in good faith by the Borrower), or grant any waiver or release under or terminate in any manner (if such granting or termination shall be materially adverse to the Lenders taken as a whole (as determined in good faith by the Borrower)), the articles or certificate of incorporation, by-laws, limited liability company operating agreement, partnership agreement or other organizational documents of any Loan Party.
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(b) (i) Make, or agree or offer to pay or make, directly or indirectly, any payment or other distribution (whether in cash, securities or other property) of or in respect of principal of or interest on the loans under any Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Subsidiary that is expressly subordinate to the Obligations or any Indebtedness that refinances the foregoing pursuant to subclause (A) below ( Junior Financing ), or any payment or other distribution (whether in cash, securities or other property), including any sinking fund or similar deposit, on account of the purchase, redemption, retirement, acquisition, cancellation or termination in respect of any Junior Financing except for (A) Refinancings with (1) Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness permitted by Section 6.01 and/or (2) Indebtedness constituting Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness other than in respect of clause (d) of the definition of Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness, so long as such Indebtedness is secured by a Junior Lien permitted by Section 6.02, (B) payments of regularly scheduled interest and fees due thereunder, other non-accelerated and non-principal payments thereunder, scheduled payments thereon necessary to avoid the Junior Financing to constitute applicable high yield discount obligations within the meaning of Section 163(i)(1) of the Code, and payment of principal on the scheduled maturity date of any Junior Financing, (C) payments or distributions in respect of all or any portion of the Junior Financing with the proceeds contributed to the Borrower by Holdings or any Parent Entity from the issuance, sale or exchange by Holdings or any Parent Entity of Qualified Equity Interests made within twelve months prior thereto, (D) the conversion or exchange of any Junior Financing to Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of Holdings or to Equity Interests of any Parent Entity, and (E) so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom, payments or distributions in respect of Junior Financings prior to their scheduled maturity made, in an aggregate amount, not to exceed (x) $55 million plus (y) the portion, if any, of the Cumulative Credit on the date of such election that the Borrower elects to apply to this Section 6.09(b)(i)(E), such election to be specified in a written notice of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower calculating in reasonable detail the amount of Cumulative Credit immediately prior to such election and the amount thereof elected to be applied; or
(ii) Amend or modify, or permit the amendment or modification of, any provision of Junior Financing that constitutes Material Indebtedness or any agreement, document or instrument evidencing or relating thereto, other than amendments or modifications that (A) are not materially adverse to Lenders taken as a whole (as determined in good faith by the Borrower) and that do not affect the subordination or payment provisions thereof (if any) in a manner adverse to the Lenders taken as a whole (as determined in good faith by the Borrower) or (B) otherwise comply with the definition of Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness.
(c) Permit any Material Subsidiary to enter into any agreement or instrument that by its terms restricts (i) the payment of dividends or distributions or the making of cash advances to the Borrower or any Subsidiary that is a direct or indirect parent of such Subsidiary or (ii) the granting of Liens by Holdings, the Borrower or such Material Subsidiary pursuant to the Security Documents, in each case other than those arising under any Loan Document, except, in each case, restrictions existing by reason of:
(A) restrictions imposed by applicable law;
(B) contractual encumbrances or restrictions in effect on the Closing Date under Indebtedness existing on the Closing Date and set forth on Schedule 6.01 , or any agreements related to any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of any such Indebtedness that does not materially expand the scope of any such encumbrance or restriction;
(C) any restriction on a Subsidiary imposed pursuant to an agreement entered into for the sale or disposition of the Equity Interests or assets of a Subsidiary;
(D) customary provisions in joint venture agreements and other similar agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business;
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(E) any restrictions imposed by any agreement relating to secured Indebtedness permitted by this Agreement to the extent that such restrictions apply only to the property or assets securing such Indebtedness;
(F) any restrictions imposed by any agreement relating to Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Sections 6.01(k) or 6.01(r) or Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof, in each case, to the extent such restrictions are not more restrictive, taken as a whole, than the restrictions contained in the Loan Documents;
(G) customary provisions contained in leases or licenses of intellectual property and other similar agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business;
(H) customary provisions restricting subletting or assignment of any lease governing a leasehold interest;
(I) customary provisions restricting assignment of any agreement entered into in the ordinary course of business;
(J) customary restrictions and conditions contained in any agreement relating to the sale, transfer, lease or other disposition of any asset permitted under Section 6.05 pending the consummation of such sale, transfer, lease or other disposition;
(K) customary restrictions and conditions contained in the document relating to any Lien, so long as (1) such Lien is a Permitted Lien and such restrictions or conditions relate only to the specific asset subject to such Lien and (2) such restrictions and conditions are not created for the purpose of avoiding the restrictions imposed by this Section 6.09;
(L) customary net worth provisions contained in Real Property leases entered into by Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary so long as the Borrower has determined in good faith that such net worth provisions would not reasonably be expected to impair the ability of Holdings, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries to meet their ongoing obligations;
(M) any agreement in effect at the time such subsidiary becomes a Subsidiary, so long as such agreement was not entered into in contemplation of such person becoming a Subsidiary;
(N) restrictions in agreements representing Indebtedness permitted under Section 6.01 of a Subsidiary of Holdings, the Borrower that is not a Subsidiary Loan Party;
(O) customary restrictions on leases, subleases, licenses or Equity Interests or asset sale agreements otherwise permitted hereby as long as such restrictions relate to the Equity Interests and assets subject thereto;
(P) restrictions on cash or other deposits imposed by customers under contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business;
(Q) [Reserved];
(R) restrictions contained in any agreements related to a Project Financing;
(S) restrictions in Specified Prepayment Debt so long as such restrictions are not more onerous, taken as a whole, to Holdings, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (as determined in good faith by the Borrower) than the terms of this Agreement; or
(T) any encumbrances or restrictions of the type referred to in Sections 6.09(c)(i) and 6.09(c)(ii) above imposed by any amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, increases, supplements,
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refundings, replacements or refinancings of the contracts, instruments or obligations referred to in clauses (A) through (S) above; provided that such amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, increases, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings are, in the good faith judgment of the Borrower, no more restrictive with respect to such dividend and other payment restrictions than those contained in the dividend or other payment restrictions prior to such amendment, modification, restatement, renewal, increase, supplement, refunding, replacement or refinancing.
SECTION 6.10. Financial Performance Covenant .
With respect to Term A Loans and Revolving Facility Loans only, permit the Senior Secured Leverage Ratio on the last day of any fiscal quarter (beginning with the first full fiscal quarter ending after the Closing Date) to exceed 6.60 to 1.00; provided that, solely with respect to Revolving Facility Loans, the provisions of this Section 6.10 shall not be applicable with respect to any such last day if on such day the Outstanding Amount of Revolving Facility Loans and Swing Line Loans and the aggregate Outstanding Amount of the L/C Obligations (excluding such Outstanding Amount of the L/C Obligations with respect thereto that have been cash collateralized at 102% of the maximum amount available to be drawn thereunder) is equal to or less than 30% of the Revolving Facility Commitments of all Revolving Facility Lenders.
SECTION 6.11. [Reserved] .
SECTION 6.12. No Other Designated Senior Debt .
Designate, or permit the designation of, any Indebtedness as Designated Senior Debt or any other similar term for the purpose of the definition of the same or the subordination provisions contained in any indenture governing any senior subordinated notes permitted to be incurred hereunder that constitute Material Indebtedness other than (a) the Obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, (b) any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness thereof and (c) any series of Other First Lien Debt.
SECTION 6.13. Changes in Fiscal Year .
Permit the fiscal year of the Borrower to end on a day other than December 31; provided , however , that the Borrower may, upon written notice to the Administrative Agent, change its fiscal year to end on any other day reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, in which either case, the Borrower and the Administrative Agent will, and are hereby authorized by the Lenders to, make any adjustments to this Agreement that are necessary to reflect such change in fiscal year.
ARTICLE VII
EVENTS OF DEFAULT
SECTION 7.01. Events of Default .
In case of the happening of any of the following events (each, an Event of Default ):
(a) any representation or warranty made or deemed made by any Loan Party herein or in any other Loan Document or any certificate or document delivered pursuant hereto or thereto shall prove to have been false or misleading in any material respect when so made or deemed made;
(b) default shall be made in the payment of any principal of any Loan when and as the same shall become due and payable, whether at the due date thereof or at a date fixed for prepayment thereof or by acceleration thereof or otherwise;
(c) default shall be made in the payment of any interest on any Loan or the reimbursement with respect to any L/C Obligation or in the payment of any Fee or any other amount (other than an amount referred to in (b) above) due under any Loan Document, when and as the same shall become due and payable, and such default shall continue unremedied for a period of five Business Days;
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(d) default shall be made in the due observance or performance by Holdings or the Borrower of any covenant, condition or agreement contained in 5.01(a), 5.05(a) or 5.08 or in Article VI; provided further that any Event of Default under Section 6.10 shall not constitute an Event of Default with respect to the Term B Loans (unless Term A Loans and Revolving Facility Loans have been accelerated and the Revolving Facility Commitments have been terminated);
(e) default shall be made in the due observance or performance by the Borrower or any other Loan Party of any covenant, condition or agreement contained in any Loan Document (other than those specified in paragraphs (b), (c) and (d) above) and such default shall continue unremedied for a period of 30 days after notice thereof from the Administrative Agent to the Borrower;
(f) (i) any event or condition occurs that (A) results in any Material Indebtedness becoming due prior to its scheduled maturity or (B) enables or permits (with all applicable grace periods having expired) the holder or holders of any Material Indebtedness or any trustee or agent on its or their behalf to cause any Material Indebtedness to become due, or to require the prepayment, repurchase, redemption or defeasance thereof, prior to its scheduled maturity; or (ii) the Borrower or any of the Material Subsidiaries shall fail to pay the principal of any Material Indebtedness at the stated final maturity thereof; provided that this clause (f) shall not apply to secured Indebtedness that becomes due as a result of the voluntary sale or transfer of the property or assets securing such Indebtedness if such sale or transfer is permitted hereunder and under the documents providing for such Indebtedness;
(g) there shall have occurred a Change in Control;
(h) an involuntary proceeding shall be commenced or an involuntary petition shall be filed in a court of competent jurisdiction seeking (i) relief in respect of Holdings, the Borrower or any Material Subsidiary, or of a substantial part of the property or assets of Holdings, the Borrower or any Material Subsidiary, under Title 11 of the United States Code, as now constituted or hereafter amended, or any other federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar law, (ii) the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or similar official for Holdings, the Borrower or any Material Subsidiary or for a substantial part of the property or assets of Holdings, the Borrower or any Material Subsidiary or (iii) the winding-up or liquidation of Holdings, the Borrower or any Material Subsidiary (other than as permitted hereunder); and such proceeding or petition shall continue undismissed for 60 days or an order or decree approving or ordering any of the foregoing shall be entered;
(i) Holdings, the Borrower or any Material Subsidiary shall (i) voluntarily commence any proceeding or file any petition seeking relief under Title 11 of the United States Code, as now constituted or hereafter amended, or any other federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar law, (ii) consent to the institution of, or fail to contest in a timely and appropriate manner, any proceeding or the filing of any petition described in paragraph (h) above, (iii) apply for or consent to the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or similar official for Holdings, the Borrower or any Material Subsidiary or for a substantial part of the property or assets of Holdings, the Borrower or any Material Subsidiary, (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) become unable or admit in writing its inability or fail generally to pay its debts as they become due;
(j) the failure by the Borrower or any Material Subsidiary to pay one or more final judgments aggregating in excess of $50 million (to the extent not covered by insurance), which judgments are not discharged or effectively waived or stayed for a period of 60 consecutive days, or any action shall be legally taken by a judgment creditor to levy upon assets or properties of the Borrower or any Material Subsidiary to enforce any such judgment;
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(k) (i) a trustee shall be appointed by a United States district court to administer any Plan, (ii) an ERISA Event or ERISA Events shall have occurred with respect to any Plan or Multiemployer Plan, (iii) the PBGC shall institute proceedings (including giving notice of intent thereof) to terminate any Plan or Plans, (iv) Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries or any ERISA Affiliate shall have been notified by the sponsor of a Multiemployer Plan that such Multiemployer Plan is in reorganization or is being terminated, within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA or (v) Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries shall engage in any prohibited transaction (as defined in Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) involving any Plan that would subject Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries to tax; and in each case in clauses (i) through (v) above, such event or condition, together with all other such events or conditions, if any, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;
(l) (i) any material provision of any Loan Document shall for any reason be asserted in writing by Holdings, the Borrower or any Loan Party not to be a legal, valid and binding obligation of any party thereto, (ii) any security interest purported to be created by any Security Document and to extend to assets that are material to Holdings, the Borrower and the other Loan Parties on a consolidated basis shall cease to be, or shall be asserted in writing by Holdings, the Borrower or any other Loan Party not to be, a valid and perfected security interest (perfected as or having the priority required by this Agreement or the relevant Security Document and subject to such limitations and restrictions as are set forth herein and therein) in the securities, assets or properties covered thereby, except to the extent that any such loss of perfection or priority results from the limitations of foreign laws, rules and regulations as they apply to pledges of Equity Interests in Subsidiaries or the application thereof, or except from the failure of the Collateral Agent to maintain possession of certificates actually delivered to it representing securities pledged under the Collateral Agreement or (iii) any Guarantee Agreement shall cease to be in full force and effect (other than in accordance with the terms thereof), or shall be asserted in writing by any Loan Party not to be in effect or not to be legal, valid and binding obligations (other than in accordance with the terms thereof); or
(m) there shall have occurred an EVERTEC Change of Control (as defined in the MSA) that results in the termination of the MSA by Popular and Banco Popular de Puerto Rico in accordance with the terms of Section 1.31 thereof;
then, and in every such event (other than an event with respect to the Borrower described in paragraph (h) or (i) above), and at any time thereafter during the continuance of such event, the Administrative Agent, at the request of the Required Lenders (or, in the case of an Event of Default under Section 6.10, by the Majority Covenant Lenders), shall, by notice to the Borrower, take any or all of the following actions, at the same or different times: (i) terminate forthwith the Commitments, (ii) declare the Loans then outstanding to be forthwith due and payable in whole or in part, whereupon the principal of the Loans so declared to be due and payable, together with accrued interest thereon and any unpaid accrued Fees and all other liabilities of the Borrower accrued hereunder and under any other Loan Document, shall become forthwith due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or any other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by the Borrower, anything contained herein or in any other Loan Document to the contrary notwithstanding and (iii) if the Loans have been declared due and payable pursuant to clause (ii) above, demand cash collateral pursuant to Section 2.05(g); and in any event with respect to the Borrower described in paragraph (h) or (i) above, the Commitments shall automatically terminate, the principal of the Loans then outstanding, together with accrued interest thereon and any unpaid accrued Fees and all other liabilities of the Borrower accrued hereunder and under any other Loan Document, shall automatically become due and payable and the Administrative Agent shall be deemed to have made a demand for Cash Collateral to the full extent permitted under Section 2.05(g), without presentment, demand, protest or any other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by the Borrower, anything contained herein or in any other Loan Document to the contrary notwithstanding.
SECTION 7.02. Right to Cure .
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Section 7.01, in the event that the Borrower fails (or, but for the operation of this Section 7.02, would fail) to comply with the Financial Performance Covenant as of the last day of any fiscal quarter, at any time after such last day until the day that is 20 days after the date the certificate calculating the Financial Performance Covenant for such fiscal quarter is required to be delivered pursuant to
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Section 5.04(c), any Parent Entity and/or Holdings shall have the right to issue Permitted Cure Securities for cash or otherwise receive cash contributions to the capital of any Parent Entity and/or Holdings (collectively, the Cure Right ), which cash shall be contributed as common equity to the Borrower (such contributed amount, the Cure Amount ), such Financial Performance Covenant shall be recalculated by increasing EBITDA with respect to such fiscal quarter and any four-quarter period that contains such fiscal quarter, solely for the purpose of measuring the Financial Performance Covenant and not for any other purpose under this Agreement (including any baskets or the Pricing Grid), by an amount equal to the Cure Amount; provided , that, (i) in each four-fiscal-quarter period there shall be at least two fiscal quarters in which the Cure Right is not exercised, (ii) no more than five Cure Rights will be exercised in the aggregate during the term of this Agreement, (iii) for purposes of this Section 7.02, the Cure Amount shall be no greater than the amount required for purposes of complying with the Financial Performance Covenant and (iv) for the avoidance of doubt, in recalculating the Financial Performance Covenant by increasing EBITDA as set forth above, there shall be no pro forma effect given to any reduction of Indebtedness with the Cure Amount in such recalculation of the Financial Performance Covenant. If, after giving effect to the adjustments in this paragraph, the Borrower shall then be in compliance with the requirements of the Financial Performance Covenant, the Borrower shall be deemed to have satisfied the requirements of the Financial Performance Covenant as of the relevant date of determination with the same effect as though there had been no failure to comply therewith at such date, and the applicable breach or default of the Financial Performance Covenant that had occurred shall be deemed cured for the purposes of this Agreement.
ARTICLE VIII
THE AGENTS
SECTION 8.01. Appointment .
(a) Each Lender and each L/C Issuer hereby irrevocably designates and appoints the Administrative Agent as the agent of such Lender under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and irrevocably authorizes the Administrative Agent, in such capacity, to take such action on its behalf under the provisions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, together with such other powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. In addition, to the extent required under the laws of any jurisdiction other than the United States, each of the Lenders and the L/C Issuers hereby grants to the Collateral Agent any powers of attorney required to execute any Security Document governed by the laws of such jurisdiction on such Lenders or L/C Issuers behalf. Each Lender and each L/C issuer hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to file, on its behalf, with the Puerto Rico Treasury Department periodic filings relating to the Facilities as and to the extent required by or advisable to comply with Section 1063.07 of the Internal Revenue Code of 2011 of Puerto Rico (the Puerto Rico Filings ) of certain of the Borrowers information provided by the Borrower hereunder. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary elsewhere in this Agreement, the Administrative Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities, except those expressly set forth herein, or any fiduciary relationship with any Lender, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this Agreement or any other Loan Document or otherwise exist against the Administrative Agent.
(b) The Administrative Agent, each Lender, the Swingline Lender and each L/C Issuer hereby irrevocably designate and appoint the Collateral Agent as the agent with respect to the Collateral, and each of the Administrative Agent, each Lender, the Swingline Lender and each L/C Issuer irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent, in such capacity, to take such action on its behalf under the provisions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to the Collateral Agent by the terms of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, together with such other powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary elsewhere in this Agreement, the Collateral Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities except those expressly set forth herein, or any fiduciary relationship with any of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, the Swingline Lender or any L/C Issuers, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this Agreement or any other Loan Document or otherwise exist against the Collateral Agent.
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SECTION 8.02. Delegation of Duties .
Each Agent may each execute any of its duties under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents by or through agents, sub-agents or attorneys-in-fact and shall be entitled to advice of counsel concerning all matters pertaining to such duties. No Agent shall be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any agents or attorneys-in-fact selected by it with reasonable care. The exculpatory provisions of this Article shall apply to any such sub-agent and to the Related Parties of each Agent and any such sub-agent, and shall apply to their respective activities in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein as well as activities as Agent.
SECTION 8.03. Exculpatory Provisions .
No Agent shall have any duties or obligations except those expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, no Agent:
(i) shall be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of whether a Default has occurred and is continuing;
(ii) shall have any duty to take any discretionary action or exercise any discretionary powers, except discretionary rights and powers expressly contemplated hereby or by the other Loan Documents that such Agent is required to exercise as directed in writing by the Required Lenders (or such other number of percentage of the Lenders as shall be expressly provided for herein or in the other Loan Documents, or as such Agent shall believe in good faith shall be necessary under the circumstances as provided in Sections 7.01 and 9.08), provided that such Agent shall not be required to take any action that, in its judgment or the judgment of its counsel, may expose such Agent to liability or that is contrary to any Loan Document or applicable Law; and
(iii) shall, except as expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents, have any duty to disclose, and shall not be liable for the failure to disclose, any information relating to the Borrower or any of its Affiliates that is communicated to or obtained by the Person serving as such Agent or any of its Affiliates in any capacity.
No Agent shall be liable for any action taken or not taken by it (i) with the consent or at the request of the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary, or as such Agent shall believe in good faith shall be necessary, under the circumstances as provided in Sections 7.01 and 9.08), (ii) in connection with making the Puerto Rico Filings on behalf of each Lender as authorized by such Lender under Section 8.01(a) hereof or (ii) in the absence of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and non-appealable judgment. No Agent shall be deemed to have knowledge of any Default unless and until notice describing such Default is given to such Agent by the Borrower, a Lender or an L/C Issuer.
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 this Agreement or any other Loan Document, (ii) the contents of any certificate, report or other document delivered hereunder or thereunder or in connection herewith or therewith, (iii) the performance or observance of any of the covenants, agreements or other terms or conditions set forth herein or therein or the occurrence of any Default, (iv) the validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any other agreement, instrument or document or (v) the satisfaction of any condition set forth in Article IV or elsewhere herein, other than to confirm receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to such Agent. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the use of the term agent in this Agreement with reference to any Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable law. Instead, such term is used merely as a matter of market custom and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between independent contracting parties.
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SECTION 8.04. Reliance by Agents .
Each Agent shall be entitled to rely, and shall be fully protected in, and shall not incur any liability for, relying upon, upon any instrument, writing, resolution, notice, consent, certificate, affidavit, letter, telecopy, telex or teletype message, statement, order or other document or instruction believed by it to be genuine and correct and to have been signed, sent or made by the proper person or persons and upon advice and statements of legal counsel (including counsel to the Borrower), independent accountants and other experts selected by such Agent. Each Agent may also rely upon any statement made to it orally or by telephone and believed by it to have been made by the proper person or persons, and shall not incur any liability for relying thereon. Each Agent may deem and treat the Lender specified in the Register with respect to any amount owing hereunder as the owner thereof for all purposes unless a written notice of assignment, negotiation or transfer thereof shall have been filed with the Administrative Agent. Each Agent shall be fully justified in failing or refusing to take any action under this Agreement or any other Loan Document unless it shall first receive such advice or concurrence of the Required Lenders as it deems appropriate or it shall first be indemnified to its satisfaction by the Lenders against any and all liability and expense that may be incurred by it by reason of taking or continuing to take any such action. Each Agent shall in all cases be fully protected in acting, or in refraining from acting, under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents in accordance with a request of the Required Lenders, and such request and any action taken or failure to act pursuant thereto shall be binding upon all the Lenders and all future holders of the Loans. In determining compliance with any condition hereunder to the making of a Loan, or the issuance of a Letter of Credit, that by its terms must be fulfilled to the satisfaction of a Lender or an L/C Issuer, the Administrative Agent may presume that such condition is satisfactory to such Lender or L/C Issuer unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice to the contrary from such Lender or the L/C Issuer prior to the making of such Loan or the issuance of such Letter of Credit.
SECTION 8.05. Notice of Default .
No Agent shall be deemed to have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default hereunder unless such Agent has received notice from a Lender or the Borrower referring to this Agreement, describing such Default or Event of Default and stating that such notice is a notice of default. In the event that the Administrative Agent receives such a notice, it shall give notice thereof to the Lenders and the Collateral Agent. The Administrative Agent shall take such action with respect to such Default or Event of Default as shall be reasonably directed by the Required Lenders, provided that unless and until the Administrative Agent shall have received such directions, the Administrative Agent may (but shall not be obligated to) take such action, or refrain from taking such action, with respect to such Default or Event of Default as it shall deem advisable in the best interests of the Lenders except to the extent that this Agreement requires that such action be taken only with the approval of the Required Lenders or each of the Lenders, as applicable.
SECTION 8.06. Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent and Other Lenders .
Each Lender expressly acknowledges that no Agent nor any of its officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys-in-fact or Affiliates has made any representations or warranties to it and that no act by the any Agent hereinafter taken, including any review of the affairs of the Borrower or any other Loan Party, shall be deemed to constitute any representation or warranty by such Agent to any Lender, the Swingline Lender or any L/C Issuer. Each Lender, the Swingline Lender and each L/C Issuer represents to such Agent that it has, independently and without reliance upon any Agent or any other Lender, and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own appraisal of and investigation into the business, operations, property, financial and other condition and creditworthiness of the Borrower and other Loan Parties and made its own decision to make its Loans hereunder and enter into this Agreement. Each Lender also represents that it will, independently and without reliance upon any Agent or any other Lender, and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit analysis, appraisals and decisions in taking or not taking action under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and to make such investigation as it deems necessary to inform itself as to the business, operations, property, financial and other condition and creditworthiness of the Borrower and the other Loan Parties. Except for notices, reports and other documents expressly required to be furnished to the Lenders by the Administrative Agent hereunder, no Agent shall have any duty or responsibility to provide any Lender with any credit or other information concerning the business, assets, operations, properties, financial condition, prospects or creditworthiness of the Borrower or any other Loan Party that may come into the possession of any Agent any of its officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys-in-fact or Affiliates.
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SECTION 8.07. Indemnification .
The Lenders agree to indemnify each Agent, each in its capacity as such (to the extent not reimbursed by the Borrower and without limiting the obligation of the Borrower to do so), ratably according to their respective portions of the total Term Loans and Revolving Facility Commitments (or, if the Revolving Facility Commitments shall have terminated, in accordance the Revolving Facility Commitments in effect immediately prior to such termination) held on the date on which indemnification is sought, from and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind whatsoever that may at any time (including at any time following the payment of the Loans) be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against such Agent in any way relating to or arising out of the Commitments, this Agreement, any of the other Loan Documents, or any documents (including any intercreditor agreement) contemplated by or referred to herein or therein, the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby or any action taken or omitted by such Agent under or in connection with any of the foregoing, including any action or inaction taken by the Administrative Agent in making the Puerto Rico Filings; provided that no Lender shall be liable for the payment of any portion of such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements resulting from such Agents gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined by a final non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction. The agreements in this Section 8.07 shall survive the payment of the Loans and all other amounts payable hereunder.
SECTION 8.08. Agents in their Individual Capacity .
Each Agent and its Affiliates may make loans to, accept deposits from and generally engage in any kind of business with the Borrower and any other Loan Party as though such persons were not an Agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents. With respect to the Loans made by it, each Agent shall have the same rights and powers under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as any Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not an Agent, and the terms Lender and Lenders shall include the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent in their individual capacities.
SECTION 8.09. Successor Agents .
Each Agent may at any time give notice of its resignation to the Lenders, the L/C Issuer and the Borrower. Upon receipt of any such notice of resignation, the Required Lenders shall have the right, subject to the reasonable consent of the Borrower so long as no Event of Default under Section 7.01(h) or (i) is continuing, to appoint a successor, which shall be a bank with an office in the United States, or an Affiliate of any such bank with an office in the United States. If no such successor shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment within 30 days after the retiring Agent gives notice of its resignation, then the retiring Agent may, on behalf of the Lenders and the L/C Issuer, appoint a successor Agent meeting the qualifications set forth above; provided that if the retiring Agent shall notify the Borrower and the Lenders that no qualifying person has accepted such appointment, then such resignation shall nonetheless become effective in accordance with such notice and (1) the retiring Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder and under the other Loan Documents (except in the case of the Collateral Agent holding collateral security on behalf of any Secured Parties, the retiring Collateral Agent shall continue to hold such collateral security as nominee until such time as a successor Collateral Agent is appointed) and (2) all payments, communications and determinations provided to be made by, to or through such Agent shall instead be made by or to each Lender and the L/C Issuer directly, until such time as the Required Lenders appoint a successor Agent as provided for above in this Section. Upon the acceptance of a successors appointment as an Agent hereunder, such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring (or retired) Agent, and the retiring Agent shall be discharged from all of its duties and obligations hereunder or under the other Loan Documents (if not already discharged therefrom as provided above in this Section). The fees payable by the Borrower (following the effectiveness of such appointment) to such Agent shall be the same as those payable to its predecessor unless otherwise agreed between the Borrower and such successor. After the retiring Agents resignation hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, the provisions of this Article VIII and Section 9.05 shall continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring Agent, its sub-agents and their respective Related Parties in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by any of them while the retiring Agent was acting as an Agent.
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Any resignation by JPMorgan as Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section shall also constitute its resignation as L/C Issuer and Swingline Lender. The retiring L/C Issuer and Swingline Lender shall be discharged from all of their respective duties and obligations under the Loan Documents. Upon such resignation, JPMorgan shall retain all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the L/C Issuer hereunder with respect to all Letters of Credit outstanding as of the effective date of its resignation as L/C Issuer and all L/C Obligations with respect thereto (including the right to require the Lenders to make LIBOR Daily Floating Rate Loans or fund risk participations in Unreimbursed Amounts pursuant to Section 2.05(c)).Upon the acceptance of a successors appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder, (a) such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring L/C Issuer and Swingline Lender and (b) the successor L/C Issuer shall issue letters of credit in substitution for the Letters of Credit, if any, outstanding at the time of such succession or make other arrangements satisfactory to the retiring L/C Issuer to effectively assume the obligations of the retiring L/C Issuer with respect to such Letters of Credit.
SECTION 8.10. Payments Set Aside .
To the extent that any payment by or on behalf of the Borrower is made to the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or any Lender, or the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or any Lender exercises its right of setoff, and such payment or the proceeds of such setoff or any part thereof is subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside or required (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or such Lender in its discretion) to be repaid to a trustee, receiver or any other party, in connection with any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law or otherwise, then (a) to the extent of such recovery, the obligation or part thereof originally intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continued in full force and effect as if such payment had not been made or such setoff had not occurred, and (b) each Lender and the L/C Issuer severally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent upon demand its applicable share (without duplication) of any amount so recovered from or repaid by the Administrative Agent, plus interest thereon from the date of such demand to the date such payment is made at a rate per annum equal to the applicable Overnight Rate from time to time in effect, in the applicable currency of such recovery or payment. The obligations of the Lenders and the L/C Issuer under clause (b) of the preceding sentence shall survive the payment in full of the Obligations and the termination of this Agreement.
SECTION 8.11. Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim .
In case of the pendency of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law or any other judicial proceeding relative to any Loan Party, the Administrative Agent (irrespective of whether the principal of any Loan or L/C Obligation shall then be due and payable as herein expressed or by declaration or otherwise and irrespective of whether the Administrative Agent shall have made any demand on the Borrower) shall be entitled and empowered, by intervention in such proceeding or otherwise
(i) to file and prove a claim for the whole amount of the principal and interest owing and unpaid in respect of the Loans, L/C Obligations and all other Obligations that are owing and unpaid and to file such other documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Lenders, the L/C Issuer and the Administrative Agent (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Lenders, the L/C Issuer and the Administrative Agent and their respective agents and counsel and all other amounts due the Lenders, the L/C Issuer and the Administrative Agent under Article II or Section 9.05) allowed in such judicial proceeding; and
(ii) to collect and receive any monies or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and to distribute the same;
and any custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or other similar official in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Lender and the L/C Issuer 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
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L/C Issuer, 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 Article II and Section 9.05.
Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to authorize the Administrative Agent to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Lender or the L/C Issuer any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Obligations or the rights of any Lender or the L/C Issuer to authorize the Administrative Agent to vote in respect of the claim of any Lender or the L/C Issuer or in any such proceeding.
SECTION 8.12. Collateral and Guaranty Matters .
The Lenders and the L/C Issuer irrevocably authorize the Collateral Agent, at its option and in its discretion, (a) to release (i) any Guarantor from its obligations under the Guarantee Agreement and (ii) any Lien on any property granted to or held by the Collateral Agent under any Loan Document if approved, authorized or ratified in writing in accordance with Section 9.08, or pursuant to Section 9.18, and (b) to subordinate any Lien on any property granted to or held by the Collateral Agent under any Loan Document to the holder of any Lien on such property that is permitted by Section 6.02(i) or (j). Upon request by the Collateral Agent at any time, the Required Lenders will confirm in writing the Collateral Agents authority to release a Guarantor from the Guarantee Agreement or its interest in particular types or items of property in accordance with this Section. The Lenders and the L/C Issuer irrevocably agree that (x) the Collateral Agent may, without any further consent of any Lender, enter into or amend (i) the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement and/or (ii) any intercreditor agreement with the collateral agent or other representatives of the holders of Indebtedness that is permitted to be secured by a Junior Lien on the Collateral that is permitted under this Agreement, (y) the Collateral Agent may rely exclusively on a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower as to whether any such other Liens are permitted and (z) any such intercreditor agreement referred to in clause (x) above, entered into by the Collateral Agent, shall be binding on the Secured Parties.
SECTION 8.13. Additional Agents .
None of the Additional Agents shall have any duties or responsibilities hereunder in its capacity as such, but shall be entitled to the indemnities and exculpatory provisions of the Administrative Agent set forth in Section 8.03, 8.06, 8.07 and 8.08 as if such provisions referred to the Additional Agents mutatis mutandis. The Additional Agents are express third party beneficiaries of the Loan Documents to the extent applicable.
SECTION 8.14. Intercreditor Agreements and Collateral Matters .
The Lenders hereby agree that JPMorgan (and any successor Collateral Agent under the Security Documents) shall be permitted to serve as Collateral Agent for both the Secured Parties and the Other First Lien Secured Parties under the Security Documents and the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement. Each Lender hereby consents to JPMorgan and any successor serving in such capacity and agrees not to assert any claim (including as a result of any conflict of interest) against JPMorgan, or any such successor, arising from the role of the Collateral Agent under the Security Documents or the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement so long as the Collateral Agent is either acting in accordance with the express terms of such documents or otherwise has not engaged in gross negligence or willful misconduct.
SECTION 8.15. Withholding Taxes .
To the extent required by any applicable law, the Administrative Agent may withhold from any payment to any Lender, Swingline Lender or L/C Issuer an amount equivalent to any applicable withholding Tax. Without limiting or expanding the provisions of Section 2.18(a) or (c), each Lender, Swingline Lender and L/C Issuer shall, and does hereby, indemnify the Administrative Agent against, and shall make payable in respect thereof within 30 days after demand therefor, any and all Taxes and any and all related losses, claims, liabilities and expenses (including fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for the Administrative Agent) incurred by or asserted against the Administrative Agent by the Internal Revenue Service or any other Governmental Authority as a result of the failure of the Administrative Agent to properly withhold Tax from amounts paid to or for the account of any Lender, Swingline Lender or L/C Issuer for any reason (including, without limitation, because the appropriate form was not
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delivered or not properly executed, or because such Lender failed to notify the Administrative Agent of a change in circumstance that rendered the exemption from, or reduction of withholding Tax ineffective). A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to any Lender, Swingline Lender or L/C Issuer by the Administrative Agent shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Each Lender, Swingline Lender and L/C Issuer hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender, Swingline Lender or L/C Issuer under this Agreement or any other Loan Document against any amount due the Administrative Agent under this Section 8.15. The agreements in this Section 8.15 shall survive the resignation and/or replacement of the Administrative Agent, any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, a Lender, Swingline Lender or L/C Issuer, the termination of the Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all other Obligations.
ARTICLE IX
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 9.01. Notices; Communications .
(a) Except in the case of notices and other communications expressly permitted to be given by telephone (and except as provided in Section 9.01(b) below), all notices and other communications provided for herein shall be in writing and shall be delivered by hand or overnight courier service, mailed by certified or registered mail or sent by telecopier as follows, and all notices and other communications expressly permitted hereunder to be given by telephone shall be made to the applicable telephone number, as follows:
(i) if to any Loan Party, the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or the Swingline Lender, to the address, telecopier number, electronic mail address or telephone number specified for such person on Schedule 9.01 ; and
(ii) if to any other Lender, to the address, telecopier number, electronic mail address or telephone number specified in its Administrative Questionnaire.
(b) Notices and other communications to the Lenders and the L/C Issuer 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 the L/C Issuer pursuant to Article II if such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as applicable, has notified the Administrative Agent that it is incapable of receiving notices under such Article by electronic communication. The Administrative Agent or the Borrower may, in its discretion, agree to accept notices and other communications to it hereunder by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by it; provided that approval of such procedures may be limited to particular notices or communications.
(c) Notices sent by hand or overnight courier service, or mailed by certified or registered mail, shall be deemed to have been given when received. Notices sent by telecopier shall be deemed to have been given when sent (except that, if not given during normal business hours for the recipient, shall be deemed to have been given at the opening of business on the next business day for the recipient). Notices or communications (i) sent to an e-mail address shall be deemed received when delivered and (ii) 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 therefore.
(d) Any party hereto may change its address or telecopy number for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the other parties hereto. In addition, each Lender agrees to notify the Administrative Agent from time to time to ensure that the Administrative Agent has on record (i) an effective address, contact name, telephone number, telecopier number and electronic mail address to which notices and other communications may be sent and (ii) accurate wire instructions for such Lender.
(e) Documents required to be delivered pursuant to Section 5.04 may be delivered electronically (including as set forth in Section 9.17) and if so delivered, shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date (i) on which the Borrower posts such documents, or provides a link thereto on the Borrowers website on the Internet at
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the website address listed on Schedule 9.01 , or (ii) on which such documents are posted on the Borrowers behalf on an Internet or intranet website, if any, to which each Lender and the Administrative Agent have access (whether a commercial, third-party website or whether sponsored by the Administrative Agent); provided , that (A) the Borrower shall deliver paper copies of such documents to the Administrative Agent or any Lender that requests the Borrower to deliver such paper copies until a written request to cease delivering paper copies is given by the Administrative Agent or such Lender, and (B) the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent (by telecopier or electronic mail) of the posting of any such documents and provide to the Administrative Agent by electronic mail electronic versions ( i.e ., soft copies) of such documents. Except for certificates required by Section 5.04(c), the Administrative Agent shall have no obligation to request the delivery or to maintain copies of the documents referred to above, and in any event shall have no responsibility to monitor compliance by the Borrower with any such request for delivery, and each Lender shall be solely responsible for requesting delivery to it and maintaining its copies of such documents.
SECTION 9.02. Survival of Agreement .
All covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made by the Loan Parties herein, in the other Loan Documents and in the certificates or other instruments prepared or delivered in connection with or pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be considered to have been relied upon by the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and each L/C Issuer and shall survive the making by the Lenders of the Loans, the execution and delivery of the Loan Documents and the issuance of the Letters of Credit, regardless of any investigation made by such persons or on their behalf, and notwithstanding that the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer 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 L/C Obligation or any Fee or any other amount payable under this Agreement or any other Loan Document is outstanding and unpaid or any Letter of Credit is outstanding and so long as the Commitments have not been terminated. Without prejudice to the survival of any other agreements contained herein, indemnification and reimbursement obligations contained herein (including pursuant to Sections 2.16, 2.18, 8.07 and 9.05) shall survive the payment in full of the principal and interest hereunder, any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, a Lender, the expiration of the Letters of Credit and the termination of the Commitments or this Agreement.
SECTION 9.03. Effectiveness .
This Agreement shall become effective when it shall have been executed by the parties hereto and when the Administrative Agent shall have received copies hereof which, when taken together, bear the signatures of each of the other parties hereto.
SECTION 9.04. Successors and Assigns .
(a) The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto, the Indemnitees and their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby (including any Affiliate of the L/C Issuer that issues any Letter of Credit), except that (i) the Borrower may not assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent, each L/C Issuer and each Lender (and any attempted assignment or transfer by the Borrower without such consent shall be null and void) and (ii) no Lender may assign or otherwise transfer its rights or obligations hereunder except in accordance with this Section 9.04. 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 (including any Affiliate of the L/C Issuer that issues any Letter of Credit), Participants (to the extent provided in clause (c) of this Section 9.04), and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the Related Parties of each of the Agents, the L/C Issuer and the Lenders) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents.
(b) (i) Subject to the conditions set forth in clause (b)(ii) below, any Lender may assign to one or more assignees (each, an Assignee ) all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitments and the Loans at the time owing to it) with the prior written consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) of:
(A) the Borrower; provided , that no consent of the Borrower shall be required for an assignment to a Lender, an affiliate of a Lender, an Approved Fund (as defined below) or, if an Event of Default under Section 7.01(b), (c), (h) or (i) has occurred and is continuing, any other person; provided , further that notwithstanding anything in this Section 9.04 to the contrary, if the Borrower has not given the Administrative Agent written notice of its objection to such assignment within ten (10) Business Days after written notice to the Borrower, the Borrower shall be deemed to have consented to such assignment;
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(B) the Administrative Agent; provided , that no consent of the Administrative Agent shall be required for an assignment of all or any portion of a Term Loan to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund; and
(C) the L/C Issuer and the Swingline Lender; provided , that no consent of the L/C Issuer and the Swingline Lender shall be required for an assignment of all or any portion of a Term Loan.
(ii) Assignments shall be subject to the following additional conditions:
(A) except in the case of an assignment to a Lender, an affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund or an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the assigning Lenders Commitments or Loans under any Facility, the amount of the Commitments or Loans 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) shall not be less than (x) $1.0 million in the case of Term Loans (and shall be in an amount of an integral multiple thereof) and (y) $5.0 million in the case of Revolving Facility Loans or Revolving Facility Commitments, unless each of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent otherwise consent; provided , that (1) no such consent of the Borrower shall be required if an Event of Default under Section 7.01(b), (c), (h) or (i) has occurred and is continuing and (2) such amounts shall be aggregated in respect of each Lender and its Affiliates or Approved Funds (with simultaneous assignments to or by two or more Related Funds shall be treated as one assignment), if any;
(B) the parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Assignment and Acceptance via an electronic settlement system acceptable to the Administrative Agent (or, if required by the Administrative Agent, manually), and shall pay to the Administrative Agent a processing and recordation fee of $3,500 (which fee may be waived or reduced in the sole discretion of the Administrative Agent);
(C) the Assignee, if it shall not be a Lender, shall deliver to the Administrative Agent an Administrative Questionnaire and any tax forms required to be delivered pursuant to Section 2.18;
(D) each partial assignment shall be made as an assignment of a proportionate part of all the assigning Lenders rights and obligations under this Agreement with respect to the Loans or the Commitment assigned, except that this clause (ii) shall not apply to the Swingline Lenders rights and obligations in respect of Swingline Loans;
(E) no assignment to Evertec or any of its subsidiaries or to a natural person shall be permitted; and
(F) if the assignment is to any Affiliated Lender or a person that upon effectiveness of such assignment would be an Affiliated Lender, such Affiliated Lender shall, as a condition to such assignment, give notice to the Administrative Agent in the form of Exhibit F-2 pursuant to which such Affiliated Lender shall waive any right to bring any action (in its capacity as a Lender) in connection with such Term Loans against any Agent, in its capacity as such.
For the purposes of this Section 9.04, Approved Fund means any person (other than a natural person) that is engaged in making, purchasing, holding or investing in bank loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its business and that is administered or managed by (a) a Lender, (b) an Affiliate of a Lender or (c) an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that administers or manages a Lender.
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(iii) Subject to acceptance and recording thereof pursuant to paragraph (b)(v) below, from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Acceptance the Assignee thereunder shall be a party hereto and, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Acceptance, have the rights and obligations of a Lender under this Agreement, and the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Acceptance, be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Acceptance covering all of the assigning Lenders 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 2.16, 2.17, 2.18 and 9.05 (subject to the limitations and requirements of those Sections). Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this Section 9.04 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 clause (c) of this Section 9.04.
(iv) The Administrative Agent, acting for this purpose as an agent of the Borrower, shall maintain at one of its offices 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 L/C Obligations owing to, each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the Register ). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive, and the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer and the Lenders shall treat each person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement, notwithstanding notice to the contrary. The Register shall be available for inspection by any Lender (with respect to such Lenders own interests only), the Borrower and the L/C Issuer at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.
(v) Upon its receipt of a duly completed Assignment and Acceptance executed by an assigning Lender and an Assignee, the Assignees completed Administrative Questionnaire (unless the Assignee shall already be a Lender hereunder), all applicable tax forms, the processing and recordation fee referred to in clause (b)(ii)(B) of this Section and any written consent to such assignment required by clause (b)(i) of this Section, the Administrative Agent promptly shall accept such Assignment and Acceptance and record the information contained therein in the Register. No assignment, whether or not evidenced by a promissory note, shall be effective for purposes of this Agreement unless it has been recorded in the Register as provided in this clause (b)(v).
(c) (i) Any Lender, the L/C Issuer or the Swingline Lender may, without the consent of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, sell participations to one or more banks or other entities (a Participant ) in all or a portion of such Lenders, L/C Issuers or Swingline Lenders rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitments and the Loans owing to it); provided that (A) such Lenders obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (B) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations and (C) the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer and the other Lenders shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lenders rights and obligations under this Agreement. Any agreement pursuant to which a Lender sells such a participation shall provide that such Lender shall retain the sole right to enforce this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents; provided , that (x) such agreement may provide that such Lender will not, without the consent of the Participant, agree to any amendment, modification or waiver that (1) requires the consent of each Lender directly affected thereby pursuant to clause (i), (ii) or (iii) of the first proviso to Section 9.08(b) and (2) directly affects such Participant (but, for the avoidance of doubt, not any waiver of any Default or Event of Default other than any payment Default or Event of Default) and (y) no other agreement with respect to amendment, modification or waiver may exist between such Lender and such Participant. Subject to paragraph (c)(ii) of this Section 9.04, the Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.16, 2.17 and 2.18 (subject to the limitations and requirements of those Sections) to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to paragraph (b) of this Section 9.04. To the extent permitted by law, each Participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 9.06 as though it were a Lender; provided such Participant agrees to be subject to Section 2.19(c) as though it were a Lender.
(ii) A Participant shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Section 2.16, 2.17 or 2.18 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 Borrowers prior written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed).
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(d) Any Lender may at any time pledge or assign a security interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement to secure obligations of such Lender, including any pledge or assignment to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank and in the case of any Lender that is an Approved Fund, any pledge or assignment to any holders of obligations owed, or securities issued, by such Lender, including to any trustee for, or any other representative of, such holders, and this Section 9.04 shall not apply to any such pledge or assignment of a security interest; provided , that no such pledge or assignment of a security interest shall release a Lender from any of its obligations hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or Assignee for such Lender as a party hereto.
(e) The Borrower, at its expense and upon receipt of written notice from the relevant Lender, agrees to issue Notes to any Lender requiring Notes to facilitate transactions of the type described in paragraph (d) above.
(f) Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Conduit Lender may assign any or all of the Loans it may have funded hereunder to its designating Lender without the consent of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent. Each of Holdings, the Borrower, each Lender and the Administrative Agent hereby confirms that it will not institute against a Conduit Lender or join any other person in instituting against a Conduit Lender any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency or liquidation proceeding under any state bankruptcy or similar law, for one year and one day after the payment in full of the latest maturing commercial paper note issued by such Conduit Lender; provided , however , that each Lender designating any Conduit Lender hereby agrees to indemnify, save and hold harmless each other party hereto and each Loan Party for any loss, cost, damage or expense arising out of its inability to institute such a proceeding against such Conduit Lender during such period of forbearance.
(g) If the Borrower wishes to replace the Loans or Commitments under any Facility with ones having different terms, it shall have the option, with the consent of the Administrative Agent and subject to at least three Business Days advance notice to the Lenders under such Facility, instead of prepaying the Loans or reducing or terminating the Commitments to be replaced, to (i) require the Lenders under such Facility to assign such Loans or Commitments to the Administrative Agent or its designees and (ii) amend the terms thereof in accordance with Section 9.08 (with such replacement, if applicable, being deemed to have been made pursuant to Section 9.08(d)). Pursuant to any such assignment, all Loans and Commitments to be replaced shall be purchased at par (allocated among the Lenders under such Facility in the same manner as would be required if such Loans were being optionally prepaid or such Commitments were being optionally reduced or terminated by the Borrower), accompanied by payment of any accrued interest and fees thereon and any amounts owing pursuant to Section 9.05(a). By receiving such purchase price, the Lenders under such Facility shall automatically be deemed to have assigned the Loans or Commitments under such Facility pursuant to the terms of the form of Assignment and Acceptance attached hereto as Exhibit B , and accordingly no other action by such Lenders shall be required in connection therewith. The provisions of this paragraph (g) are intended to facilitate the maintenance of the perfection and priority of existing security interests in the Collateral during any such replacement.
(h) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no assignment may be made or, to the extent a list of Ineligible Institutions has been made available to all Lenders, participation sold to an Ineligible Institution. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, neither the Administrative Agent nor any Additional Agent shall have any responsibility or liability for monitoring the list of or processing assignments to Ineligible Institutions or compliance with the terms of any of the provisions set forth herein with respect to Ineligible Institutions.
(i) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, any Lender may assign all or any portion of its Term Loans hereunder to any Non-Debt Fund Affiliate; provided that:
(A) no Default or Event of Default has occurred or is continuing or would result therefrom;
(B) the assigning Lender and Non-Debt Fund Affiliate purchasing such Lenders Term Loans, as applicable, shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an assignment agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit F-1 hereto (a Non-Debt Fund Affiliate Assignment and Acceptance ) in lieu of an Assignment and Acceptance;
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(C) for the avoidance of doubt, Lenders shall not be permitted to assign Revolving Facility Commitments or Revolving Facility Loans to any Non-Debt Fund Affiliate;
(D) no Term Loan may be assigned to a Non-Debt Fund Affiliate pursuant to this Section 9.04(i) if, after giving effect to such assignment, Non-Debt Fund Affiliates in the aggregate would own Term Loans with a principal amount in excess of 30% of the principal amount of all Term Loans then outstanding; and
(E) the Non-Debt Fund Affiliate purchasing such Term Loans represents and covenants as of the date of any assignment to such Non-Debt Fund Affiliate that it does not have any material non-public information with respect to the Borrower that (a) has not been disclosed to the Lenders (other than Lenders that do not wish to receive material non-public information with respect to Holdings, the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates) prior to such time and (b) could reasonably be expected to have a material effect upon, or otherwise be material, (i) to a Lenders decision to participate in any assignment pursuant to this Section 9.04(i) or (ii) to the market price of the Term Loans.
Non-Debt Fund Affiliates will be subject to the restrictions specified in Section 9.22.
SECTION 9.05. Expenses; Indemnity .
(a) The Borrower agrees to pay (i) all reasonable documented out-of-pocket expenses (including Other Taxes) incurred by the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Joint Lead Arrangers in connection with the preparation of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, or, with respect to the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent, in connection with the syndication of commitments or administration of this Agreement and any amendments, modifications or waivers of the provisions hereof or thereof, including expenses incurred in connection with due diligence, the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP , counsel for the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Joint Lead Arrangers, and the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of one local counsel per jurisdiction, (ii) all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the L/C Issuer in connection with the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit or any demand for payment thereunder and (iii) all out-of-pocket expenses (including Other Taxes) incurred by the Agents or any Lender in connection with the enforcement of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents in connection with the Loans made or Letters of Credit issued hereunder, including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of counsel for the Agents and the Lenders (including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP , counsel for the Agents and the Joint Lead Arrangers, and, if necessary, the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of one local counsel per jurisdiction and one additional counsel for the affected persons, taken as a whole, to the extent of any actual conflict of interest).
The Borrower agrees to indemnify the Agents, the Additional Agents, each L/C Issuer, each Lender, each of their respective Affiliates and each of their respective directors, partners, officers, employees, agents, trustees and advisors (each such person being called an Indemnitee ) against, and to hold each Indemnitee harmless from, any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and related expenses, including reasonable counsel fees, charges and disbursements (limited to one counsel to the Agents and their Related Parties and one local counsel to the Agents and their Related Parties in each applicable jurisdiction and, solely in the event of an actual conflict of interest, one additional counsel in each applicable material jurisdiction to the other Indemnitees) (except the allocated costs of in-house counsel), incurred by or asserted against any Indemnitee arising out of, in any way connected with, or as a result of (i) the execution or delivery of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby, the performance by the parties hereto and thereto of their respective obligations thereunder or the consummation of or otherwise relating to the Transactions and the other transactions contemplated hereby and the administration of the Loan Documents, including any required filings with the Puerto Rico Treasury Department, (ii) any Loan or Letter of Credit or the use of the proceeds therefrom (including any refusal by the L/C Issuer to honor a demand for payment under a Letter of Credit if the documents presented in connection with such demand do not strictly comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit), (iii) any actual or prospective
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claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing, whether based on contract, tort or any other theory and regardless of whether any Indemnitee is a party thereto and regardless of whether such matter is initiated by a third party or by Holdings, the Borrower or any of their subsidiaries or Affiliates; provided that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or related expenses are determined by a final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from (1) the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee (for purposes this proviso only, each Agent, each Additional Agent, any L/C Issuer or any Lender shall be treated as several and separate Indemnitees, but each of them together with its respective Related Parties (other than advisors), shall be treated as a single Indemnitee) or (2) any material breach of any Loan Document by such Indemnitee. Subject to and without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, the Borrower agrees to indemnify each Indemnitee against, and hold each Indemnitee harmless from, any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and related expenses, including reasonable counsel or consultant fees, charges and disbursements (limited to one counsel to the Agents and their Related Parties and one local counsel to the Agents and their Related Parties in each applicable jurisdiction and, solely in the event of an actual conflict of interest, one additional counsel in each applicable material jurisdiction to the other Indemnitees) (except the allocated costs of in-house counsel), incurred by or asserted against any Indemnitee arising out of, in any way connected with, or as a result of (A) any claim related in any way to Environmental Laws and Holdings or any of its subsidiaries, or (B) any actual or alleged presence, Release or threatened Release of Hazardous Materials at, under, on, from or to any property currently or formerly owned, operated or leased by any of them; provided , that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or related expenses are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and nonappealable judgment to have resulted from (1) the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee or any of its Related Parties (for purposes this proviso only, each Agent, each Additional Agent, any L/C Issuer or any Lender shall be treated as several and separate Indemnitees, but each of them together with its respective Related Parties (other than advisors), shall be treated as a single Indemnitee) or (2) any material breach of any Loan Document by such Indemnitee. None of the Indemnitees (or any of their respective affiliates) shall be responsible or liable to the Sponsor, Holdings, the Borrower or any of their respective subsidiaries, Affiliates or stockholders or any other person or entity for any special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages, which may be alleged as a result of the Facilities or the Transactions. The provisions of this Section 9.05 shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of the expiration of the term of this Agreement, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, the repayment of any of the Obligations, the invalidity or unenforceability of any term or provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or any investigation made by or on behalf of any Agent, any Additional Agent, any L/C Issuer or any Lender. All amounts due under this Section 9.05 shall be payable on written demand therefor accompanied by reasonable documentation with respect to any reimbursement, indemnification or other amount requested.
(b) Except as expressly provided in Section 9.05(a) with respect to Other Taxes, which shall not be duplicative of any amounts paid pursuant to Section 2.18, this Section 9.05 shall not apply to Taxes, except Taxes that represent damages or losses resulting from a non-Tax claim.
(c) To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, Holdings and the Borrower shall not assert, and hereby waive, any claim against any Indemnitee, on any theory of liability, for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages) arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of, this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby, the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, any Loan or Letter of Credit or the use of the proceeds thereof. No Indemnitee shall be liable for any damages arising from the use by unintended recipients of any information or other materials distributed by it through telecommunications, electronic or other information transmission systems in connection with this Agreement or the other Loan Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby.
(d) The agreements in this Section 9.05 shall survive the resignation of the Administrative Agent, any L/C Issuer, the replacement of any Lender, the termination of the Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all the other Obligations and the termination of this Agreement.
(e) All amounts due under this Section shall be payable as promptly as practicable.
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SECTION 9.06. Right of Set-off .
If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, each Lender and each L/C Issuer is hereby authorized at any time and from time to time, to the fullest extent permitted by law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final) at any time held and other indebtedness at any time owing by such Lender or such L/C Issuer to or for the credit or the account of Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary against any of and all the obligations of Holdings or the Borrower now or hereafter existing under this Agreement or any other Loan Document held by such Lender or such L/C Issuer, irrespective of whether or not such Lender or such L/C Issuer shall have made any demand under this Agreement or such other Loan Document and although the obligations may be unmatured. The rights of each Lender and each L/C Issuer under this Section 9.06 are in addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights of set-off) that such Lender or such L/C Issuer may have.
SECTION 9.07. Applicable Law .
THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS (OTHER THAN AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS) SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
SECTION 9.08. Waivers; Amendment .
(a) No failure or delay of any Agent, any L/C Issuer or any Lender in exercising any right or power hereunder or under any Loan Document shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right or power, or any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce such a right or power, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or power. The rights and remedies of each Agent, each L/C Issuer and the Lenders hereunder and under the other Loan Documents are cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights or remedies that they would otherwise have. No waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or consent to any departure by Holdings, the Borrower or any other Loan Party therefrom shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be permitted by clause (b) below, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the purpose for which given. No notice or demand on Holdings, the Borrower or any other Loan Party in any case shall entitle such person to any other or further notice or demand in similar or other circumstances. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the making of a Loan or issuance of a Letter of Credit shall not be construed as a waiver of any Default, regardless of whether the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the L/C Issuer may have had notice or knowledge of such Default at the time.
(b) Neither this Agreement nor any other Loan Document nor any provision hereof or thereof may be waived, amended or modified except (x) as provided in Sections 2.22, 2.23, 2.25 and 6.13, (y) in the case of this Agreement, pursuant to an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by Holdings, the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (and consented to by the Required Lenders or, in the case of a waiver of the Financial Covenant, the Majority Covenant Lenders or, in the case of an amendment or modification of the Financial Covenant as it applies to any Facility, the Majority Lenders of such Facility) and (z) in the case of any other Loan Document, pursuant to an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by each party thereto and consented to by the Required Lenders; provided , however , that no such agreement shall:
(i) decrease or forgive the principal amount of, or extend the final maturity of, or decrease the rate of interest on, any Loan or any L/C Obligation, extend the stated expiration of any Letter of Credit beyond the Revolving Facility Maturity Date or reduce the premium payable in the event of a Repricing Transaction, without the prior written consent of each Lender directly adversely affected thereby (which, notwithstanding the foregoing, such consent of such Lender directly adversely affected thereby shall be the only consent required hereunder to make such modification); provided , that any amendment to the financial covenant definitions in this Agreement shall not constitute a reduction in the rate of interest for purposes of this clause (i),
(ii) (x) increase or extend the Commitment of any Lender or (y) decrease the Commitment Fees or L/C Participation Fees or other fees of any Lender without the prior written consent of such Lender
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(which, notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of clause (y), such consent of such Lender shall be the only consent required hereunder to make such modification) (it being understood that waivers or modifications of conditions precedent, covenants, Defaults or Events of Default shall not constitute an increase of the Commitments of any Lender),
(iii) extend or waive any Term Loan Installment Date, reduce the amount due on any Term Loan Installment Date, or extend any date on which payment of interest on any Loan or any L/C Obligation or any Fees is due, without the prior written consent of each Lender adversely affected thereby (which, notwithstanding the foregoing, such consent of such Lender directly adversely affected thereby shall be the only consent required hereunder to make such modification),
(iv) amend the provisions of Section 4.02 of the Collateral Agreement, or any analogous provision of any other Security Document, in a manner that would by its terms alter the pro rata sharing of payments required thereby, without the prior written consent of each Lender adversely affected thereby,
(v) reduce the voting rights of any Lender under this Section 9.08 or any other provision hereof specifying the number or percentage of Lenders required to waive, amend or modify any rights hereunder or make any determination or grant any consent hereunder, without the prior written consent of such Lender (it being understood that, with the consent of the Required Lenders, additional extensions of credit pursuant to this Agreement may be included in the determination of the Required Lenders on substantially the same basis as the Loans and Commitments are included on the Closing Date),
(vi) release all or substantially all the Collateral or release all or substantially all of the value of the guarantees by the Subsidiary Loan Parties under the Guarantee Agreements, unless, in each case, to the extent sold or otherwise disposed of in a transaction permitted by this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, without the prior written consent of each Lender; or
(vii) effect any waiver, amendment or modification that by its terms adversely affects the rights in respect of payments or collateral of Lenders participating in any Facility differently from those of Lenders participating in another Facility, without the consent of the Majority Lenders participating in the adversely affected Facility (it being agreed that the Required Lenders may waive, in whole or in part, any prepayment required by Section 2.12 so long as the application of any prepayment still required to be made is not changed);
provided , further , that (A) no such amendment shall amend, modify or otherwise affect the rights or duties of any Agent, Swingline Lender or an L/C Issuer hereunder without the prior written consent of such Agent, Swingline Lender or such L/C Issuer acting as such at the effective date of such amendment, as applicable and (B) no amendment, waiver or consent shall amend, modify or waive any condition precedent to any extension of credit under the Revolving Facility set forth in Section 4.01 without the written consent of the Majority Lenders under such Revolving Facility (it being understood that (i) amendments, modifications or waivers of any other provision of any Loan Document, including any representation or warranty, any covenant or any Default or Event of Default, shall be deemed to be effective for purposes of determining whether the conditions precedent set forth in Section 4.01 have been satisfied regardless of whether the Majority Lenders under the Revolving Facility shall have consented to such amendment, modification or waiver and (ii) such consent of the Majority Lenders under the applicable Revolving Facility shall be the only consent required hereunder to make such modifications to the conditions precedent set forth in Section 4.01 for extensions of credit under the Revolving Facility). Notwithstanding the foregoing, no consent of any Defaulting Lender shall be required for any waiver, amendment or modification requiring the consent of all Lenders or each affected Lender unless such waiver, amendment or modification by its terms would affect such Defaulting Lender differently than other Affected Lenders. The Commitment of any Defaulting Lender may not be increased or extended without the consent of such Lender, and no principal or interest owing to any Defaulting Lender may be reduced, or the date on which payment of such principal or interest is due extended, without the consent of such Lender. Each Lender shall be bound by any waiver, amendment or modification authorized by this Section 9.08 and any consent by any Lender pursuant to this Section 9.08 shall bind any successor or assignee of such Lender.
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(c) Without the consent of any Lender or L/C Issuer, the Loan Parties and the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent may (in their respective sole discretion, or shall, to the extent required by any Loan Document) enter into any amendment, modification or waiver of any Loan Document, or enter into any new agreement or instrument, to effect the granting, perfection, protection, expansion or enhancement of any security interest in any Collateral or additional property to become Collateral for the benefit of the Secured Parties, to include the Other First Lien Secured Parties in the benefit of the Security Documents in connection with the incurrence of any Other First Lien Debt, or as required by local law to give effect to, or protect any security interest for the benefit of the Secured Parties, in any property or so that the security interests therein comply with applicable law or this Agreement in all cases subject to the Agreed Security Principles or in each case to otherwise enhance the rights or benefits of any Lender under any Loan Document.
(d) Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement may be amended (or amended and restated) with the written consent of the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent, Holdings and the Borrower (i) to add one or more additional credit or debt facilities to this Agreement and to permit the extensions of credit from time to time outstanding thereunder and the accrued interest and fees in respect thereof to share ratably in the benefits of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents with the Term Loans and the Revolving Facility Loans and the accrued interest and fees in respect thereof and (ii) to include appropriately the Lenders holding such credit or debt facilities in any determination of the Required Lenders or Majority Lenders.
(e) Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement may be amended with the written consent of Holdings, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders providing the relevant Replacement Term A Loans (as defined below) to permit the refinancing of all outstanding Term A Loans ( Replaced Term A Loans ) with one or more replacement term loan tranche(s) hereunder ( Replacement Term A Loans ) provided that (a) the aggregate principal amount of such Replacement Term A Loans shall not exceed the aggregate principal amount of such Replaced Term A Loans, (b) the Applicable Margin for such Replacement Term A Loans shall not be higher than the Applicable Margin for such Replaced Term A Loans, (c) the weighted average life to maturity of such Replacement Term A Loans shall not be shorter than the weighted average life to maturity of such Replaced Term A Loans at the time of such refinancing and (d) all other terms applicable to such Replacement Term A Loans shall be substantially identical to, or less favorable to the Lenders providing such Replacement Term A Loans than, those applicable to such Replaced Term A Loans, except to the extent necessary to provide for covenants and other terms applicable to any period after the latest final maturity of the Term A Loans in effect immediately prior to such refinancing.
(f) Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement may be amended with the written consent of Holdings, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders providing the relevant Replacement Term B Loans (as defined below) to permit or the refinancing of all outstanding Term B Loans ( Replaced Term B Loans ) with one or more replacement B term loan tranche(s) hereunder ( Replacement Term B Loans ), provided that (a) the aggregate principal amount of such Replacement Term B Loans shall not exceed the aggregate principal amount of such Replaced Term Loans, (b) the Applicable Margin for such Replacement Term B Loans shall not be higher than the Applicable Margin for such Replaced Term B Loans, (c) the weighted average life to maturity of such Replacement Term B Loans shall not be shorter than the weighted average life to maturity of such Replaced Term B Loans at the time of such refinancing and (d) all other terms applicable to such Replacement Term Loans shall be substantially identical to, or less favorable to the Lenders providing such Replacement Term B Loans than, those applicable to such Replaced Term B Loans, except to the extent necessary to provide for covenants and other terms applicable to any period after the latest final maturity of the Term Loans in effect immediately prior to such refinancing.
(g) Notwithstanding the foregoing, technical and conforming modifications to the Loan Documents may be made with the consent of Holdings, the Borrower and the Administrative Agent to the extent necessary (A) to integrate any Incremental Term Loan Loans, any Incremental Revolving Loans, any Refinancing Term Loans or any Replacement Revolving Loans on substantially the same basis as the Term Loans or Revolving Facility Loans, as applicable, (B) to integrate any Other First Lien Debt or (C) to cure any ambiguity, omission, defect or inconsistency.
(h) Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement may be amended, with the written consent of each Revolving Facility Lender, the Administrative Agent, Holdings and the Borrower to the extent necessary to integrate any Alternative Currency.
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SECTION 9.09. Interest Rate Limitation .
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at any time the applicable interest rate, together with all fees and charges that are treated as interest under applicable law (collectively, the Charges ), as provided for herein or in any other document executed in connection herewith, or otherwise contracted for, charged, received, taken or reserved by any Lender or any L/C Issuer, shall exceed the maximum lawful rate (the Maximum Rate ) that may be contracted for, charged, taken, received or reserved by such Lender in accordance with applicable law, the rate of interest payable hereunder, together with all Charges payable to such Lender or such L/C Issuer, shall be limited to the Maximum Rate; provided , that such excess amount shall be paid to such Lender or such L/C Issuer on subsequent payment dates to the extent not exceeding the legal limitation.
SECTION 9.10. Entire Agreement .
This Agreement, the other Loan Documents and the agreements regarding certain Fees referred to herein constitute the entire contract between the parties relative to the subject matter hereof. Any previous agreement among or representations from the parties or their Affiliates with respect to the subject matter hereof is superseded by this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Fee Letter shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and remain in full force and effect. Nothing in this Agreement or in the other Loan Documents, expressed or implied, is intended to confer upon any party other than the parties hereto and thereto and the Indemnitees any rights, remedies, obligations or liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents.
SECTION 9.11. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL .
EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR ANY OF THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS (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 AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS, AS APPLICABLE, BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 9.11.
SECTION 9.12. Severability .
In the event any one or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement or in any other Loan Document should be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein and therein shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby. The parties shall endeavor in good-faith negotiations to replace the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions.
SECTION 9.13. Counterparts .
This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original but all of which, when taken together, shall constitute but one contract, and shall become effective as provided in Section 9.03. Delivery of an executed counterpart to this Agreement by facsimile transmission (or other electronic transmission pursuant to procedures approved by the Administrative Agent) shall be as effective as delivery of a manually signed original.
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SECTION 9.14. Headings .
Article and Section headings and the Table of Contents used herein are for convenience of reference only, are not part of this Agreement and are not to affect the construction of, or to be taken into consideration in interpreting, this Agreement.
SECTION 9.15. Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process .
(a) Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and its property, to the jurisdiction of any New York State court or federal court of the United States of America sitting in New York City in the borough of Manhattan, and any appellate court from any thereof (collectively, New York Courts ), in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the other Loan Documents (other than as expressly set forth in other Loan Documents), 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 or, to the extent permitted by law, in such federal court. Each of the parties hereto agrees that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law. Nothing in this Agreement shall affect any right that any party may otherwise have to bring any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents in the courts of any jurisdiction, except that each of the Loan Parties agrees that (a) it will not bring any such action or proceeding in any court other than New York Courts (it being acknowledged and agreed by the Loan Parties that any other forum would be inconvenient and inappropriate in view of the fact that more of the Lenders who would be affected by any such action or proceeding have contacts with the State of New York than any other jurisdiction), and (b) in any such action or proceeding brought against any Loan Party in any other court, it will not assert any cross-claim, counterclaim or set-off, or seek any other affirmative relief, except to the extent that the failure to assert the same will preclude such Loan Party from asserting or seeking the same in the New York Courts.
(b) Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent it may legally and effectively do so, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the other Loan Documents in any New York Court. Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such court.
(c) By the execution and delivery of this Agreement, each Loan Party (i) acknowledges that it has, by separate written instrument, designated and appointed CT Corporation System, with an office at 111 Eighth Avenue, New York, New York 10011 ( CT ) (and any successor entity), as its authorized agent upon which process may be served in any suit or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement that may be instituted in New York Courts, and acknowledges that CT has accepted such designation, (ii) submits to the jurisdiction of any such court in any such suit or proceeding and (iii) agrees that service of process upon CT and written notice of said service to any Loan Party in accordance with the manner provided for notices in Section 9.01 shall be deemed in every respect effective service of process upon such Loan Party, in any such suit or proceeding. Each Loan Party further agrees to take any and all action, including the execution and filing of any and all such documents and instruments, as may be necessary to continue such designation and appointment of CT in full force and effect so long as this Agreement is in effect; provided that each Loan Party, with respect to such Loan Party, may and to the extent CT ceases to be able to be served on the basis contemplated herein shall, by written notice to the Administrative Agent, designate such additional or alternative agent for service of process under this paragraph (c) that (i) maintains an office located in the Borough of Manhattan, City of New York, State of New York and (ii) is either (x) counsel for the Borrower or (y) a corporate service company which acts as agent for service of process for other persons in the ordinary course of its business. Such written notice shall identify the name of such agent for service of process and the address of the office of such agent for service of process in the Borough of Manhattan, City of New York, State of New York. To the extent that any Loan Party has or hereafter may acquire any immunity from jurisdiction of any court of (i) any jurisdiction in which it owns or leases property or assets, (ii) the United States or the State of New York or (iii) the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or any political subdivision thereof or from any legal process (whether through service of notice, attachment prior to judgment, attachment in aid of execution, execution or otherwise) with respect to itself or its property and assets or this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents or actions to enforce
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judgments in respect of any thereof, such Loan Party hereby irrevocably waives such immunity in respect of its obligations under the above-referenced documents, to the extent permitted by law. Nothing in this Agreement, any other Loan Document will affect the right of any party to this Agreement to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.
SECTION 9.16. Confidentiality .
Each of the Lenders, each L/C Issuer and each of the Agents agrees that it shall maintain in confidence any information relating to any Parent, Holdings, the Borrower and any Subsidiary furnished to it by or on behalf of any Parent, Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary (other than information that (a) has become available to the public other than as a result of a disclosure by such party in breach of this Section 9.16, (b) has been independently developed by such Lender, such L/C Issuer or such Agent without violating this Section 9.16 or (c) was or becomes available to such Lender, such L/C Issuer or such Agent from a third party which, to such persons knowledge, had not breached an obligation of confidentiality to any Parent, Holdings, the Borrower or any other Loan Party) and shall not reveal the same other than to its affiliates, directors, trustees, officers, employees and advisors with a need to know or to any person that approves or administers the Loans on behalf of such Lender (so long as each such person shall have been instructed to keep the same confidential), except: (A) to the extent necessary to comply with law or any legal process or the requirements of any Governmental Authority, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners or of any securities exchange on which securities of the disclosing party or any Affiliate of the disclosing party are listed or traded, (B) as part of normal reporting or review procedures to, or examinations by, Governmental Authorities or self regulatory authorities, including the National Association of Insurance Commissioners or the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, (C) in order to enforce its rights under any Loan Document in a legal proceeding, (D) to any pledgee under Section 9.04(d) or any other prospective assignee of, or prospective Participant in, any of its rights under this Agreement (so long as such person shall have been instructed to keep the same confidential in accordance with this Section 9.16 or terms substantially similar to this Section), (E) to its and its Affiliates directors, officers, employees and agents, including accountants, legal counsel and other advisors (it being understood that the Persons to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such information and instructed to keep such information confidential), (F) to any direct or indirect contractual counterparty in Swap Agreements or such contractual counterpartys professional advisor (so long as such contractual counterparty or professional advisor to such contractual counterparty agrees to be bound by the provisions of this Section 9.16 or terms substantially similar to this Section), (G) if required by any rating agency; provided that prior to any such disclosure, such rating agency shall have agreed to maintain the confidentiality of such Information and (H) to the CUSIP Service Bureau or any similar agency in connection with the issuance and monitoring of CUSIP numbers with respect to the Loans on a confidential basis.
SECTION 9.17. Platform; Borrower Materials .
The Borrower hereby acknowledges that (a) the Administrative Agent and/or the Joint Lead Arrangers will make available to the Lenders and the L/C Issuer materials and/or information provided by or on behalf of the Borrower hereunder (collectively, Borrower Materials ) by posting the Borrower Materials on IntraLinks®, SyndTrak® or another similar electronic system (the Platform ), and (b) certain of the Lenders may be public-side Lenders ( i.e ., Lenders that do not wish to receive material non-public information with respect to Evertec, any of its subsidiaries or any of their respective securities) (each, a Public Lender ). The Borrower hereby agrees that it will use commercially reasonable efforts to identify that portion of the Borrower Materials that may be distributed to the Public Lenders and that (i) all such Borrower Materials shall be clearly and conspicuously marked PUBLIC which, at a minimum, shall mean that the word PUBLIC shall appear prominently on the first page thereof, (ii) by marking Borrower Materials PUBLIC, the Borrower shall be deemed to have authorized the Administrative Agent, the Joint Lead Arrangers, the L/C Issuer and the Lenders to treat such Borrower Materials as either publicly available information or not material information (although it may be sensitive and proprietary) with respect to Evertec, any of its subsidiaries or any of their respective securities for purposes of United States Federal and state securities laws, (iii) all Borrower Materials marked PUBLIC are permitted to be made available through a portion of the Platform designated Public Investor and (iv) the Administrative Agent and the Joint Lead Arrangers shall be entitled to treat any Borrower Materials that are not marked PUBLIC as being suitable only for posting on a portion of the Platform not designated Public Investor.
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THE PLATFORM IS PROVIDED AS IS AND AS AVAILABLE. THE AGENT PARTIES (AS DEFINED BELOW) DO NOT WARRANT THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE BORROWER MATERIALS OR THE ADEQUACY OF THE PLATFORM, AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM LIABILITY FOR ERRORS IN OR OMISSIONS FROM THE BORROWER MATERIALS. NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS OR FREEDOM FROM VIRUSES OR OTHER CODE DEFECTS, IS MADE BY ANY AGENT PARTY IN CONNECTION WITH THE BORROWER MATERIALS OR THE PLATFORM. In no event shall the Administrative Agent or any of its Related Parties (collectively, the Agent Parties ) have any liability to the Borrower, any Lender, the L/C Issuer or any other Person for losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses of any kind (whether in tort, contract or otherwise) arising out of the Borrowers or the Administrative Agents transmission of Borrower Materials through the Internet, except to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by a final and nonappealable judgment to have resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Agent Party; provided , however , that in no event shall any Agent Party have any liability to the Borrower, any Lender, the L/C Issuer or any other person for indirect, special, incidental, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages).
SECTION 9.18. Release of Liens, Guarantees and Pledges .
In the event that any Loan Party conveys, sells, leases, assigns, transfers or otherwise disposes of all or any portion of any Equity Interests or assets to a person that is not (and is not required to become) a Loan Party in a transaction not prohibited by Section 6.05, any Liens created by any Loan Document in respect of such Equity Interests or assets shall be automatically released ( provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, with respect to any disposal consisting of an operating lease or license, the underlying property retained by such Loan Party will not be so released) and each Agent shall promptly (and the Lenders hereby authorize each Agent to) take such action and execute any such documents as may be reasonably requested by Holdings, the Borrower or the Borrower and at the Borrowers expense in connection with the release of any Liens created by any Loan Document in respect of such Equity Interests or assets, and, in the case of a disposition of the Equity Interests of any Subsidiary Loan Party in a transaction not prohibited by Section 6.05 and as a result of which such Subsidiary Loan Party would cease to be a Subsidiary, such Subsidiary Loan Partys obligations under the Loan Documents shall be automatically terminated and each Agent shall promptly (and the Lenders hereby authorize each Agent to) take such action and execute any such documents as may be reasonably requested by Holdings or the Borrower to terminate such Subsidiary Loan Partys obligations under the Loan Documents. In addition, the Administrative Agent agrees to take such actions as are reasonably requested by Holdings or the Borrower and at the Borrowers expense to terminate the Liens and security interests created by the Loan Documents when all the Obligations (other than contingent indemnification Obligations and expense reimbursement claims to the extent no claim therefor has been made) are paid in full, all Commitments have been terminated and all Letters of Credit have been terminated or expired (excluding such Letters of Credit that have been cash collateralized or backstopped pursuant to Section 2.05(a)(ii)(B)).
SECTION 9.19. Judgment Currency .
If, for the purposes of obtaining judgment in any court, it is necessary to convert a sum due hereunder or any other Loan Document in one currency into another currency, the rate of exchange used shall be that at which in accordance with normal banking procedures the Administrative Agent could purchase the first currency with such other currency on the Business Day preceding that on which final judgment is given. The obligation of the Borrower in respect of any such sum due from it to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders hereunder or under the other Loan Documents shall, notwithstanding any judgment in a currency (the Judgment Currency ) other than that in which such sum is denominated in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Agreement (the Agreement Currency ), be discharged only to the extent that on the Business Day following receipt by the Administrative Agent of any sum adjudged to be so due in the Judgment Currency, the Administrative Agent may in accordance with normal banking procedures purchase the Agreement Currency with the Judgment Currency. If the amount of the Agreement Currency so purchased is less than the sum originally due to the Administrative Agent from the Borrower in the Agreement Currency, such Borrower agrees, as a separate obligation and notwithstanding any such judgment, to indemnify the Administrative Agent or the person to whom such obligation was owing against such loss. If the amount of the Agreement Currency so purchased is greater than the sum originally due to the Administrative Agent in such currency, the Administrative Agent agrees to return the amount of any excess to such Borrower (or to any other person who may be entitled thereto under applicable law).
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SECTION 9.20. USA PATRIOT Act Notice .
Each Lender that is subject to the USA PATRIOT Act and the Administrative Agent (for itself and not on behalf of any Lender) hereby notifies the Borrower that pursuant to the requirements of the USA PATRIOT Act, it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies each Loan Party, which information includes the name and address of each Loan Party and other information that will allow such Lender or the Administrative Agent, as applicable, to identify each Loan Party in accordance with the USA PATRIOT Act.
SECTION 9.21. No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility .
In connection with all aspects of each transaction contemplated hereby, Holdings and the Borrower acknowledge and agree that: (i) the credit facilities provided for hereunder and any related arranging or other services in connection therewith (including in connection with any amendment, waiver or other modification hereof or of any other Loan Document) are an arms-length commercial transaction between the Borrower, the other Loan Parties and their respective Affiliates, on the one hand, and the Agents, the Additional Agents and the Lenders, on the other hand, and the Borrower and the other Loan Parties are capable of evaluating and understanding and understand and accept the terms, risks and conditions of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the other Loan Documents (including any amendment, waiver or other modification hereof or thereof); (ii) in connection with the process leading to such transaction, each Agent, each Additional Agent and each Lender is and has been acting solely as a principal and is not the financial advisor, agent or fiduciary, for the Borrower, any Loan Party or any of their respective Affiliates, stockholders, creditors or employees or any other person; (iii) none of the Agents, any Additional Agent or any Lender has assumed or will assume an advisory, agency or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Borrower or any other Loan Party with respect to any of the transactions contemplated hereby or the process leading thereto, including with respect to any amendment, waiver or other modification hereof or of any other Loan Document (irrespective of whether any Agent, any Additional Agent or any Lender has advised or is currently advising the Borrower or any other Loan Party or their respective Affiliates on other matters) and none of the Agents, any Additional Agent or any Lender has any obligation to the Borrower, the other Loan Parties or their respective Affiliates with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby except those obligations expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents; (iv) the Agents, the Additional Agents, the Lenders and their respective Affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Borrower and the other Loan Parties and their respective Affiliates, and none of the Agents, any Additional Agent or any Lender has any obligation to disclose any of such interests by virtue of any advisory, agency or fiduciary relationship; and (v) the Agents, the Additional Agents and the Lenders have not provided and will not provide any legal, accounting, regulatory or tax advice with respect to any of the transactions contemplated hereby (including any amendment, waiver or other modification hereof or of any other Loan Document) and the Borrower and the other Loan Parties have consulted their own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent they deemed appropriate. Holdings and the Borrower each hereby waives and releases, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any claims that it may have against the Agents, the Additional Agents and the Lenders with respect to any breach or alleged breach of agency or fiduciary duty.
SECTION 9.22. Affiliated Lenders .
(a) Subject to clause (b) below, each Non-Debt Fund Affiliate, in connection with any (i) consent (or decision not to consent) to any amendment, modification, waiver, consent or other action with respect to any of the terms of any Loan Document or any departure by an Loan Party therefrom, (ii) other action on any matter related to any Loan Document or (iii) direction to any Agent or any Lender to undertake any action (or refrain from taking any action) with respect to or under any Loan Document, agrees that, except with respect to any amendment, modification, waiver, consent or other action described in clause (i), (ii) or (iii) of the first proviso of Section 9.08(b) or that adversely affects such Non-Debt Fund Affiliate in any material respect as compared to other Lenders, shall be deemed to have voted its interest as a Lender without discretion in such proportion as the allocation of voting with respect to such matter by Lenders who are not Non-Debt Fund Affiliates. Subject to clause (b) below, the Borrower and each Non-Debt Fund Affiliate hereby agrees that if a case under Title 11 of the United States Code is commenced
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against the Borrower, the Borrower, with respect to any plan of reorganization that does not adversely affect any Non-Debt Fund Affiliate in any material respect as compared to other Lenders, shall seek (and each Non-Debt Fund Affiliate shall consent) to designate the vote of any Non-Debt Fund Affiliate and the vote of any Non-Debt Fund Affiliate with respect to any such plan of reorganization of the Borrower or any Affiliate of the Borrower shall not be counted. Subject to clause (b) below, each Non-Debt Fund Affiliate hereby irrevocably appoints the Administrative Agent (such appointment being coupled with an interest) as such Non-Debt Fund Affiliates attorney-in-fact, with full authority in the place and stead of such Non-Debt Fund Affiliate and in the name of such Non-Debt Fund Affiliate, from time to time in the Administrative Agents discretion to take any action and to execute any instrument that the Administrative Agent may deem reasonably necessary to carry out the provisions of this clause (a).
(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, no Non-Debt Fund Affiliate shall have any right to (i) attend (including by telephone) any meeting or discussions (or portion thereof) among the Administrative Agent or any Lender to which representatives of the Borrower are not then present, (ii) receive any information or material prepared by Administrative Agent or any Lender or any communication by or among Administrative Agent and/or one or more Lenders, except to the extent such information or materials have been made available to the Borrower or its representatives, or (iii) make or bring (or participate in, other than as a passive participant in or recipient of its pro rata benefits of) any claim, in its capacity as a Lender, against any Agent, the L/C Issuer or any other Lender with respect to any duties or obligations or alleged duties or obligations of such Agent or any other such Lender under the Loan Documents.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized officers as of the day and year first written above.
EVERTEC INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS, LLC | ||||
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/s/ Peter L. Harrington |
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Name: | Peter L. Harrington | |||
Title: | President and Chief Executive Officer | |||
EVERTEC GROUP, LLC | ||||
By: |
/s/ Peter L. Harrington |
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Name: | Peter L. Harrington | |||
Title: | President and Chief Executive Officer |
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JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., | ||||
as Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent, Lender, L/C Issuer and Swing Line Lender | ||||
By: |
/s/ Ann B. Kerns |
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Name: | Ann B. Kerns | |||
Title: | Vice President |
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GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA, | ||||
as Term A Lender and Revolving Facility Lender | ||||
By: |
/s/ Robert Ehudin |
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Name: | Robert Ehudin | |||
Title: | Authorized Signatory | |||
MORGAN STANLEY BANK, N.A., as Term A Lender and Revolving Facility Lender |
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By: |
/s/ Justin Kotzin |
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Name: | Justin Kotzin | |||
Title: | Authorized Signatory | |||
DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH, as Term A Lender and Revolving Facility Lender |
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By: |
/s/ Anca Trifan |
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Name: | Anca Trifan | |||
Title: | Managing Director | |||
By: |
/s/ Michael Getz |
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Name: | Michael Getz | |||
Title: | Vice President | |||
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Term A Lender and Revolving Facility Lender |
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By: |
/s/ James B. Meanor II |
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Name: | James B. Meanor II | |||
Title: | Managing Director | |||
CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH, as Term A Lender and Revolving Facility Lender |
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By: |
/s/ Kevin Buddhdew |
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Name: | Kevin Buddhdew | |||
Title: | Vice President | |||
By: |
/s/ Patrick L. Freytag |
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Name: | Patrick L. Freytag | |||
Title: | Associate |
[Signature Page to Credit Agreement]
UBS LOAN FINANCE LLC, | ||||
as Term A Lender and Revolving Facility Lender | ||||
By: |
/s/ Lana Gifas |
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Name: | Lana Gifas | |||
Title: | Director | |||
By: |
/s/ Joselin Fernandes |
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Name: | Joselin Fernandes | |||
Title: | Associate Director |
[Signature Page to Credit Agreement]
SCOTIABANK DE PUERTO RICO, | ||||
as a Lender | ||||
By: |
/s/ Sara M. Salvá |
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Name: | Sara M. Salvá | |||
Title: | Vice President | |||
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California First National Bank, | ||||
as a Term A Lender | ||||
By: |
/s/ D.N. Lee |
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Name: | D.N. Lee | |||
Title: | S.V.P.O. |
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EXHIBIT A
AGREED SECURITY PRINCIPLES
The Principles: | The guarantees and security to be provided by foreign subsidiaries of the Borrower in support of the Facilities will be given in accordance with the agreed security principles set out below. | |
Potential restrictions on credit support: | The Agreed Security Principles recognize there may be legal and practical difficulties in obtaining security from Holdings, the Borrower and the Subsidiary Loan Parties (collectively, the Obligors ) in jurisdictions outside the United States. In particular: | |
(a) general statutory limitations, financial assistance, corporate benefit, fraudulent preference, thin capitalization rules, retention of title claims and similar principles may limit the ability of Holdings, the Borrower and its subsidiaries (collectively, the Group ) to provide a guarantee or grant security or may require that its guarantee be limited in amount or scope. Holdings will use commercially reasonable efforts to assist in demonstrating that adequate corporate benefit accrues to the Obligor; |
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(b) the guarantees and collateral (and extent of its perfection) shall exclude such guarantees and collateral as to which the parties shall reasonably determine that the costs of obtaining such guarantees and collateral are excessive in relation to the value of the guarantee and collateral to be afforded thereby); and |
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(c) members of the Group will not be required to give guarantees or enter into security documents if doing so would conflict with the fiduciary duties of their directors or contravene any legal prohibition or result in a material risk of personal or criminal liability on the part of any officer, provided that the relevant Group member must use commercially reasonable efforts to overcome any such obstacle. |
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Guarantees: | To the extent legally permitted and subject to paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) above, each guarantee and security will be |
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an upstream, cross-stream and downstream guarantee and each guarantee and security will be for all liabilities of the Obligors under the Loan Documents. A Subsidiary Loan Party formed or acquired by the Borrower after the Closing Date and organized outside the United States in a jurisdiction other than any jurisdiction in which a Subsidiary Loan Party on the Closing Date is organized, shall execute and deliver a guarantee agreement governed by the laws of its jurisdiction of organization, in form and substance substantially similar to the Guarantee Agreement and otherwise reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, to the extent the Administrative Agent determines that such guarantee agreement is more likely to be enforced against such Subsidiary Loan Party in such jurisdiction than the Guarantee Agreement entered into on the Closing Date. | ||
Security Perfection: | Perfection of security (when required) and other legal formalities will be completed as soon as practicable and, in any event, within the time periods specified by applicable law in order to ensure due perfection. Perfection of security will not be required if it would have a material adverse effect on the ability of the relevant Obligor to conduct its operations and business in the ordinary course as permitted by the Loan Documents. No notice of receivables security may be given to third party debtors until an Event of Default has occurred (and for so long as it is continuing). The Collateral Agent may only register security interests in intellectual property rights in respect of material intellectual property and in jurisdictions to be agreed upon. | |
Security Enforcement: | The security documents and other transaction documents will allow the Lenders to enforce their security without any restriction from (i) the constitutional documents of the relevant Obligor or (ii) any company which is or whose assets are the subject of such security document (but subject to any inalienable statutory rights which the Borrower may have to challenge such enforcement) or (iii) any shareholders of the foregoing not party to the relevant security document. | |
Terms of Security Documents: | The following principles will be reflected in the terms of any security taken as part of this transaction: | |
(a) the security will be first ranking, if commercially feasible |
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(b) security will not be enforceable until an Event of Default has occurred; |
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(c) in respect of the share pledges, customary limitations on the exercise of voting rights by the pledgor to protect the validity and enforceability of the security over shares shall apply; |
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(d) until an Event of Default occurs, (i) the pledgor shall retain and exercise voting rights to any shares pledged in a manner that does not adversely affect the validity or enforceability of the security or cause an Event of Default to occur, (ii) the pledgor will be permitted to pay dividends upstream to the extent permitted under the Loan Documents with the proceeds to be available to Holdings, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, and (iii) notice will not be given to banks where bank accounts have been charged or otherwise secured or to any other counterparty in respect of creation of a security interest; and |
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(e) the Lenders shall only be able to exercise a power of attorney following the occurrence of a an Event of Default that is continuing or if the relevant Obligor has failed to comply with a further assurance or perfection obligation. |
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EXHIBIT B
ASSIGNMENT AND ACCEPTANCE
This Assignment and Acceptance (this Assignment and Acceptance ) is dated as of the Effective Date set forth below and is entered into by and between [the][each] 1 Assignor identified in item 1 below ([the][each, an] Assignor ) and [the][each] 2 Assignee identified in item 2 below ([the][each, an] Assignee ). [It is understood and agreed that the rights and obligations of [the Assignors][the Assignees] 3 hereunder are several and not joint.] 4 Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement identified below (the Credit Agreement ), receipt of a copy of which is hereby acknowledged by the Assignee. The Standard Terms and Conditions set forth in Annex 1 attached hereto are hereby agreed to and incorporated herein by reference and made a part of this Assignment and Acceptance as if set forth herein in full.
For an agreed consideration, [the][each] Assignor hereby irrevocably sells and assigns to [the Assignee][the respective Assignees], and [the][each] Assignee hereby irrevocably purchases and assumes from [the Assignor][the respective Assignors], subject to and in accordance with the Standard Terms and Conditions and the Credit Agreement, as of the Effective Date inserted by the Administrative Agent as contemplated below (i) all of [the Assignors][the respective Assignors] rights and obligations in [its capacity as a Lender][their respective capacities as Lenders] under the Credit Agreement and any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto to the extent related to the amount and percentage interest identified below of all of such outstanding rights and obligations of [the Assignor][the respective Assignors] under the respective facilities identified below (including, without limitation, the Letters of Credit and the Swingline Loans included in such facilities 5 ) and (ii) to the extent permitted to be assigned under applicable law, all claims, suits, causes of action and any other right of [the Assignor (in its capacity as a Lender)][the respective Assignors (in their respective capacities as Lenders)] against any Person, whether known or unknown, arising under or in connection with the Credit Agreement, any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto or the loan transactions governed thereby or in any way based on or related to any of the foregoing, including, but not limited to, contract claims, tort claims, malpractice claims, statutory claims and all other claims at law or in equity related to the rights and obligations sold and assigned pursuant to clause (i) above (the rights and obligations sold and assigned by [the][any] Assignor to [the][any] Assignee pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii) above being referred to herein collectively as [the][an] Assigned
1 | For bracketed language here and elsewhere in this form relating to the Assignor(s), if the assignment is from a single Assignor, choose the first bracketed language. If the assignment is from multiple Assignors, choose the second bracketed language. |
2 | For bracketed language here and elsewhere in this form relating to the Assignee(s), if the assignment is to a single Assignee, choose the first bracketed language. If the assignment is to multiple Assignees, choose the second bracketed language. |
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4 | Include bracketed language if there are either multiple Assignors or multiple Assignees. |
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Interest ). Each such sale and assignment is without recourse to [the][any] Assignor and, except as expressly provided in this Assignment and Acceptance, without representation or warranty by [the][any] Assignor.
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3. | Borrower(s) : | EVERTEC Group, LLC |
4. | Administrative Agent : JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as the administrative agent under the Credit Agreement. |
5. | Credit Agreement : Credit Agreement, dated as of April 17, 2013, among EVERTEC Intermediate Holdings, LLC (formerly known as Carib Holdings, LLC), EVERTEC Group, LLC (formerly known as EVERTEC, LLC), the Lenders from time to time party thereto, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent, L/C Issuer, and Swing Line Lender. |
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6 | List each Assignor, as appropriate. |
7 | List each Assignee, as appropriate. |
8 | Fill in the appropriate terminology for the types of facilities under the Credit Agreement that are being assigned under this Assignment (e.g. Revolving Facility Commitment, Term A Loan Commitment, Term B Loan Commitment, etc.). |
9 | Amounts in this column and in the column immediately to the right to be adjusted by the counterparties to take into account any payments or prepayments made between the Trade Date and the Effective Date. |
10 | Set forth, to at least 9 decimals, as a percentage of the Commitment/Loans of all Lenders thereunder. |
11 | To be completed if the Assignor and the Assignee intend that the minimum assignment amount is to be determined as of the Trade Date. |
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Effective Date: , 20 [TO BE INSERTED BY ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND WHICH SHALL BE THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF RECORDATION OF TRANSFER IN THE REGISTER THEREFOR.]
The terms set forth in this Assignment and Acceptance are hereby agreed to:
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12 | To be added only if the consent of the Administrative Agent is required by the terms of the Credit Agreement. |
13 | To be added only if the consent of the Borrower is required by the terms of the Credit Agreement. |
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14 | To be added only if the consent of other parties ( e.g. Swing Line Lender, L/C Issuer) is required by the terms of the Credit Agreement. |
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ANNEX 1 TO ASSIGNMENT AND ACCEPTANCE
EVERTEC GROUP, LLC. CREDIT AGREEMENT
STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR
ASSIGNMENT AND ACCEPTANCE
1. Representations and Warranties .
1.1. Assignor . [The][Each] Assignor (a) represents and warrants that (i) it is the legal and beneficial owner of [the][[the relevant] Assigned Interest, (ii) [the][such] Assigned Interest is free and clear of any lien, encumbrance or other adverse claim and (iii) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Assignment and Acceptance and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby; and (b) assumes no responsibility with respect to (i) any statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, (ii) the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of the Loan Documents or any collateral thereunder, (iii) the financial condition of the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any other Person obligated in respect of any Loan Document or (iv) the performance or observance by the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any other Person of any of their respective obligations under any Loan Document.
1.2. Assignee . [The][Each] Assignee (a) represents and warrants that (i) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Assignment and Acceptance and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and to become a Lender under the Credit Agreement, (ii) it meets all the requirements to be an assignee under Section 9.04(b) of the Credit Agreement (subject to such consents, if any, as may be required under Section 9.04(b) of the Credit Agreement), (iii) from and after the Effective Date, it shall be bound by the provisions of the Credit Agreement as a Lender thereunder and, to the extent of [the][the relevant] Assigned Interest, shall have the obligations of a Lender thereunder, (iv) it is sophisticated with respect to decisions to acquire assets of the type represented by [the][such] Assigned Interest and either it, or the Person exercising discretion in making its decision to acquire [the][such] Assigned Interest, is experienced in acquiring assets of such type, (v) it has received a copy of the Credit Agreement, and has received or has been accorded the opportunity to receive copies of the most recent financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 5.04 thereof, as applicable, and such other documents and information as it deems appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Assignment and Acceptance and to purchase [the][such] Assigned Interest, (vi) it has, independently and without reliance upon any Agent, the L/C Issuer 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 Assignment and Acceptance and to purchase [the][such] Assigned Interest, and (vii) if it is a Foreign Lender, attached hereto is the documentation required to be delivered by it pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement, duly completed and executed by [the][such] Assignee; and (b) agrees that (i) it will, independently and without reliance upon any Agent, [the][any] Assignor or any other Lender, and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under the Loan Documents, and (ii) it will perform in accordance with their terms all of the obligations which by the terms of the Loan Documents are required to be performed by it as a Lender.
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2. Payments . From and after the Effective Date, the Administrative Agent shall make all payments in respect of [the][each] Assigned Interest (including payments of principal, interest, fees and other amounts) to [the][the relevant] Assignor for amounts which have accrued to but excluding the Effective Date and to [the][the relevant] Assignee for amounts which have accrued from and after the Effective Date.
3. General Provisions . This Assignment and Acceptance shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. This Assignment and Acceptance may be executed in any number of counterparts, which together shall constitute one instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Assignment and Acceptance by telecopy or electronic mail shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Assignment and Acceptance. This Assignment and Acceptance shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law of the State of New York.
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EXHIBIT C
FORM OF
LOAN AUCTION PROCEDURES
This Exhibit C is intended to summarize certain basic terms of the modified Dutch auction procedures pursuant to and in accordance with the terms and conditions of Section 2.12(g) of the Credit Agreement (as defined below), of which this Exhibit C is a part. It is not intended to be a definitive statement of all of the terms and conditions of a modified Dutch auction, the definitive terms and conditions for which shall be set forth in the Auction Notice (as defined below). None of the Administrative Agent, the Auction Manager, or any of their respective Affiliates makes any recommendation pursuant to any Auction Notice as to whether or not any Lender should participate in an Auction Prepayment Offer, nor shall the decision by the Administrative Agent or the Auction Manager (or any of their respective Affiliates) in its capacity as a Lender to participate in an Auction Prepayment Offer be deemed to constitute such a recommendation. Each Lender should make its own decision as to whether to participate in an Auction Prepayment Offer and as to the price to be sought for such Term Loans. In addition, each Lender should consult its own attorney, business advisor or tax advisor as to legal, business, tax and related matters concerning each Auction Prepayment Offer and the Auction Notice. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this Exhibit C have the meanings assigned to them in the Credit Agreement, dated as of April 17, 2013, among EVERTEC Group, LLC (formerly known as EVERTEC, LLC, the Borrower ), EVERTEC Intermediate Holdings, LLC (formerly known as Carib Holdings, LLC, Holdings ), the lenders party thereto from time to time and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent and collateral agent (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the Credit Agreement ).
(a) Notice Procedures . In connection with each Auction Prepayment Offer, the Borrower will provide notification to the Auction Manager for distribution to the Lenders of the Term Loans (each, an Auction Notice ). Each Auction Notice shall contain (i) the aggregate amount of the Term Loans that the Borrower offers to prepay in such Auction Prepayment Offer (the Auction Amount ), which may be expressed at the election of the Borrower as either (A) the total par principal amount of the Class or Classes of Term Loans offered to be prepaid or (B) the total cash amount offered to be paid pursuant to the Auction; (ii) the range of discounts to par (the Discount Range ), expressed as a range of prices per $1,000, at which the Borrower would be willing to prepay Term Loans in such Auction Prepayment Offer; provided that the par principal amount of the Term Loans offered to be prepaid in each Auction shall be in a minimum aggregate amount of $1,000,000 and with minimum increments of $100,000 (it being understood that the par principal amount of Term Loans actually prepaid may be less than the minimum amount in the event that the aggregate par principal amount of Term Loans actually offered to be available for prepayment by Lenders in such Auction is less than the minimum amount); (iii) the date on which such Auction Prepayment Offer will conclude, on which date Return Bids (as defined below) will be due by 1:00 p.m. (as such date and time may be extended by the Auction Manager, the Expiration Time ); and (iv) any other conditions specified by the Borrower that must be satisfied for the Borrower to be obligated to consummate such Auction Prepayment Offer. Such Expiration Time may be extended upon notice by the Borrower to the Auction Manager received not less than 24 hours before the original Expiration Time. The terms of the Auction Notice may be amended upon notice by the Borrower to the Auction Manager received not less than 24 hours before the original Expiration Time. An Auction Prepayment Offer shall be regarded as a failed auction prepayment offer in the event that either (x) the Borrower withdraws such Auction Prepayment Offer in accordance with the terms hereof or as set forth in Section 2.12(g)(iii) of the Credit Agreement or (y) the Expiration Time occurs with no Qualifying Bids having been received. In the event of a failed Auction Prepayment Offer,
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the Borrower shall not be permitted to deliver a new Auction Notice prior to the date occurring three Business Days after such withdrawal or Expiration Time, as the case may be. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Borrower shall not initiate any Auction Prepayment Offer by delivering an Auction Notice to the Auction Manager until after the conclusion (whether successful or failed) of the previous Auction Prepayment Offer (if any), whether such conclusion occurs by withdrawal of such previous Auction Prepayment Offer or the occurrence of the Expiration Time of such previous Auction Prepayment Offer.
(b) Reply Procedures . In connection with any Auction Prepayment Offer, each Lender wishing to participate in such Auction Prepayment Offer shall, prior to the Expiration Time, provide the Auction Manager with a notice of participation, in the form included in the Auction Notice (each, a Return Bid ) which shall specify (i) a discount to par that must be expressed as a price per $1,000 in principal amount of Term Loans (the Reply Price ) of each Class within the applicable Discount Range and (ii) the par principal amount of Term Loans of each Class that such Lender accepts for prepayment at its Reply Price, which must be in increments of $100,000 (the Reply Amount ). The minimum incremental amount requirements described above shall not apply if Lender submits a Reply Amount equal to such Lenders entire remaining amount of its applicable Class or Classes of Term Loans. Lenders may only submit one Return Bid per Class per Auction Prepayment Offer, but each Return Bid may contain up to three component bids (or such larger number of component bids as may be specified in the Auction Notice), each of which may result in a separate Qualifying Bid and each of which will not be contingent on any other component bid submitted by such Lender resulting in a Qualifying Bid. In addition to the Return Bid, the participating Lender must execute and deliver, to be held in escrow by the Auction Manager, an assignment and acceptance in the form included in the Auction Notice (each, an Auction Assignment and Assumption ). The Borrower will not prepay any Term Loans at a price that is outside of the applicable Discount Range, nor will any Return Bids (including any component bids specified therein) submitted at a price that is outside such applicable Discount Range be considered in any calculation of the Applicable Threshold Price (as defined below). Any Lender with outstanding Term Loans whose Return Bid is not received by the Auction Manager by the Expiration Time shall be deemed to have declined to accept any Auction Prepayment of any of its Term Loans at any discount to their par value within the Discount Range.
(c) Acceptance Procedures . Based on the Reply Prices and Reply Amounts received by the Auction Manager, the Auction Manager, in consultation with the Borrower, will calculate the lowest purchase price (the Applicable Threshold Price ) for such Auction Prepayment Offer within the Discount Range for such Auction Prepayment Offer that will allow the Borrower to complete the Auction Prepayment Offer by prepaying the full Auction Amount (or such lesser amount of Term Loans for which the Borrower has received Qualifying Bids). The Borrower shall prepay Term Loans of each Lender whose Return Bid is within the Discount Range and contains a Reply Price that is equal to or less than the Applicable Threshold Price (each, a Qualifying Bid ). All Term Loans included in Qualifying Bids (including multiple component Qualifying Bids contained in a single Return Bid) received at a Reply Price lower than the Applicable Threshold Price will be prepaid at the Applicable Threshold Price, subject to proration as set forth in paragraph (d) below. Each participating Lender will receive notice of a Qualifying Bid as soon as reasonably practicable but in no case later than five business days from the date of the Expiration Time.
(d) Proration Procedures . If the aggregate principal amount of all Term Loans for which Qualifying Bids have been submitted in any given Auction Prepayment Offer at or below the Applicable Threshold Price would exceed the remaining portion of the Auction Amount, the Borrower shall prepay such Loans ratably based on the relative principal amounts offered by each Lender in an aggregate amount equal to the amount necessary to complete the prepayment of the Auction Amount. No Return Bids or any component thereof will be accepted above the Applicable Threshold Price.
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(e) Notification Procedures . The Auction Manager will calculate the Applicable Threshold Price and post the Applicable Threshold Price and proration factor onto an internet or intranet site (including an IntraLinks®, SyndTrak® or other electronic workspace) in accordance with the Auction Managers standard dissemination practices by 4:00 p.m., on the Business Day after which the Expiration Time occurs; provided that the failure to post such Applicable Threshold Price and proration factor by such time shall not affect the validity of such Auction Prepayment Offer. The Auction Manager will insert the principal amount of Term Loans of the applicable Class to be prepaid and the applicable settlement date.
(f) Prepayment Notice . Each Auction Notice shall contain the following representations and warranties by the Borrower:
No Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing on the date of the delivery of this Auction Notice and at the time of prepayment of any Term Loans pursuant hereto or would result from this Auction Prepayment Offer or from the application of the proceeds thereof.
The Borrower is not in possession of any material non-public information with respect to Evertec or any of its subsidiaries that (x) has not been disclosed to the Lenders (other than Lenders that do not wish to receive material non-public information with respect to Evertec or any of its subsidiaries) prior to such date and (y) if not disclosed to the Lenders, could reasonably be expected to have a material effect (whether negative or positive) upon, or otherwise be material to, (1) a Lenders decision to participate in any Auction or (2) the market price of the Term Loans subject to such Auction.
(g) Additional Procedures . Once initiated by an Auction Notice, the Borrower must, in accordance with Section 2.12(g)(iii) of the Credit Agreement, terminate any Auction Prepayment Offer if it reasonably believes that it will fail to satisfy one or more of the conditions set forth in Section 2.12(g)(ii) of the Credit Agreement which are required to be met at the time which otherwise would have been the time of prepayment of Term Loans pursuant to such Auction Prepayment Offer. Any Return Bid (including any component bid thereof) delivered to the Auction Manager may not be withdrawn, modified, revoked, terminated or cancelled by a Lender. However, an Auction Prepayment Offer may become void if the conditions to the prepayment set forth in Section 2.12 of the Credit Agreement are not met. The Borrower shall pay the aggregate purchase price in respect of all Qualifying Bids for which prepayment by the Borrower is required in accordance with the foregoing provisions to the Administrative Agent for the account of the applicable Lenders not later than 2:00 p.m. on a settlement date as determined jointly by the Borrower and the Auction Manager (which shall be not later than ten Business Days after the date Return Bids are due). All questions as to the form of documents and eligibility of Term Loans that are the subject of an Auction Prepayment Offer will be determined by the Auction Manager, in consultation with the Borrower, and their determination will be final and binding so long as such determination is not inconsistent with the terms of Section 2.12(g) of the Credit Agreement or this Exhibit C . The Auction Managers interpretation of the terms and conditions of the Auction Notice, in consultation with the Borrower, will be final and binding so long as such interpretation is not inconsistent with the terms of Section 2.12(g) of the Credit Agreement or this Exhibit C . None of the Administrative Agent, the Auction Manager or any of their respective Affiliates assumes any responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of the information concerning the Borrower, the Loan Parties, or any of their Affiliates (whether contained in an Auction Notice or otherwise) or for any failure to disclose events that may have occurred and may affect the significance or accuracy of such information. This Exhibit C shall not require the Borrower to initiate any Auction Prepayment Offer.
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EXHIBIT D
FORM OF BORROWING REQUEST/INTEREST RATE REQUEST
Date: ,
To: | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Reference is made to that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of April 17, 2013 (as amended, restated, extended, supplemented or otherwise modified in writing from time to time, the Credit Agreement ; the terms defined therein being used herein as therein defined), among EVERTEC Intermediate Holdings, LLC (formerly known as Carib Holdings, LLC), a Puerto Rican limited liability company ( Holdings ), EVERTEC Group, LLC (formerly known as EVERTEC, LLC), a Puerto Rican limited liability company (the Borrower ), the Lenders from time to time party thereto, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent, L/C Issuer and Swing Line Lender.
The undersigned hereby requests (select one):
¨ A Borrowing of [Revolving Facility][Term A][Term B] Loans
¨ A conversion or continuation of [Revolving Facility][Term A][Term B] Loans
1. | On (a Business Day). | |
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[Type of Loan requested (ABR or Eurocurency)] | ||
4. | For Eurocurrency Loans: with an Interest Period of months. |
[The Revolving Facility Borrowing requested herein complies with Section 2.01(c) of the Credit Agreement.] 15
15 | Include this sentence in the case of a Revolving Facility Borrowing. |
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The Borrower hereby represents and warrants that the conditions specified in Sections 4.01(a), (b) and (c) shall be satisfied on and as of the date of the applicable Credit Event.
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EXHIBIT E
FORM OF SWING LINE BORROWING REQUEST
Date: ,
To: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Swing Line Lender
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Reference is made to that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of April 17, 2013 (as amended, restated, extended, supplemented or otherwise modified in writing from time to time, the Credit Agreement ; the terms defined therein being used herein as therein defined), among EVERTEC Intermediate Holdings, LLC (formerly known as Carib Holdings, LLC), a Puerto Rican limited liability company ( Holdings ), EVERTEC Group, LLC (formerly known as EVERTEC, LLC), a Puerto Rican limited liability company (the Borrower ), the Lenders from time to time party thereto, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent, L/C Issuer and Swing Line Lender.
The undersigned hereby requests a Swing Line Loan:
1. | On (a Business Day). |
2. | In the amount of $ . |
The Swing Line Borrowing requested herein complies with the requirements of the provisos to the first sentence of Section 2.04(a) of the Agreement.
The Borrower hereby represents and warrants that the conditions specified in Sections 4.01(a), (b) and (c) shall be satisfied on and as of the date of the applicable Credit Event.
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EXHIBIT F-1
[FORM OF]
NON-DEBT FUND AFFILIATE ASSIGNMENT AND ACCEPTANCE
1. This Non-Debt Fund Affiliate Assignment and Acceptance (this Assignment and Acceptance ) is dated as of the Effective Date set forth below and is entered into by and between [the][each] 1 Assignor identified in item 1 below ([the][each, an] Assignor ) and [the][each] 2 Assignee identified in item 2 below ([the][each, an] Assignee ). [It is understood and agreed that the rights and obligations of [the Assignors][the Assignees] 3 hereunder are several and not joint.] 4 Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement identified below (the Credit Agreement ), receipt of a copy of which is hereby acknowledged by the Assignee. The Standard Terms and Conditions set forth in Annex 1 attached hereto are hereby agreed to and incorporated herein by reference and made a part of this Assignment and Acceptance as if set forth herein in full.
2. For an agreed consideration, [the][each] Assignor hereby irrevocably sells and assigns to [the Assignee][the respective Assignees], and [the][each] Assignee hereby irrevocably purchases and assumes from [the Assignor][the respective Assignors], subject to and in accordance with the Standard Terms and Conditions and the Credit Agreement, as of the Effective Date inserted by the Administrative Agent as contemplated below (i) all of [the Assignors][the respective Assignors] rights and obligations in [its capacity as a Lender][their respective capacities as Lenders] under the Credit Agreement and any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto to the extent related to the amount and percentage interest identified below of all of such outstanding rights and obligations of [the Assignor][the respective Assignors] under the respective facilities identified below and (ii) to the extent permitted to be assigned under applicable law, all claims, suits, causes of action and any other right of [the Assignor (in its capacity as a Lender)][the respective Assignors (in their respective capacities as Lenders)] against any Person, whether known or unknown, arising under or in connection with the Credit Agreement, any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto or the loan transactions governed thereby or in any way based on or related to any of the foregoing, including, but not limited to, contract claims, tort claims, malpractice claims, statutory claims and all other claims at law or in equity related to the rights and obligations sold and assigned pursuant to clause (i) above (the rights and obligations sold and assigned by [the][any] Assignor to [the][any] Assignee pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii) above being referred to herein collectively as [the][an] Assigned Interest ). Each such sale and assignment is without recourse to [the][any] Assignor and, except as expressly provided in this Assignment and Acceptance, without representation or warranty by [the][any] Assignor.
1 | For bracketed language here and elsewhere in this form relating to the Assignor(s), if the assignment is from a single Assignor, choose the first bracketed language. If the assignment is from multiple Assignors, choose the second bracketed language. |
2 | For bracketed language here and elsewhere in this form relating to the Assignee(s), if the assignment is to a single Assignee, choose the first bracketed language. If the assignment is to multiple Assignees, choose the second bracketed language. |
3 | Select as appropriate. |
4 | Include bracketed language if there are either multiple Assignors or multiple Assignees. |
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c. | Borrower : EVERTEC Group, LLC | |||||
d. | Administrative Agent : JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as the administrative agent under the Credit Agreement | |||||
e. | Credit Agreement : Credit Agreement, dated as of April 17, 2013, among EVERTEC Intermediate Holdings, LLC (formerly known as Carib Holdings, LLC), EVERTEC Group, LLC (formerly known as EVERTEC, LLC), the Lenders from time to time party thereto, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent, L/C Issuer, and Swing Line Lender. | |||||
1. | Assigned Interest : |
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Effective Date: , , 20 . [TO BE INSERTED BY ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND WHICH SHALL BE THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF RECORDATION OF TRANSFER IN THE REGISTER THEREFOR.]
5 | Assignee must be a Non-Debt Fund Affiliate. |
6 | List each Assignor, as appropriate. |
7 | List each Assignee, as appropriate. |
8 | Fill in the appropriate terminology for the types of facilities under the Credit Agreement that are being assigned under this Assignment, which shall not include Revolving Facility Commitments or Revolving Facility Loans. |
9 | Amounts in this column and in the column immediately to the right to be adjusted by the counterparties to take into account any payments or prepayments made between the Trade Date and the Effective Date. |
10 | Set forth, to at least 9 decimals, as a percentage of the Commitment/Loans of all Lenders thereunder. |
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The terms set forth in this Assignment and Acceptance are hereby agreed to:
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ANNEX 1
STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR
ASSIGNMENT AND ACCEPTANCE
1. Representations and Warranties
1.1 Assignor . [The][Each] Assignor (a) represents and warrants that (i) it is the legal and beneficial owner of [the][[the relevant] Assigned Interest, (ii) [the][such] Assigned Interest is free and clear of any lien, encumbrance or other adverse claim and (iii) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Assignment and Acceptance and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby; and (b) assumes no responsibility with respect to (i) any statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, (ii) the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of the Loan Documents or any collateral thereunder, (iii) the financial condition of the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any other Person obligated in respect of any Loan Document or (iv) the performance or observance by the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any other Person of any of their respective obligations under any Loan Document.
1.2 Assignee . [The][Each] Assignee (a) represents and warrants that (i) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Assignment and Acceptance and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and to become a Lender under the Credit Agreement, (ii) it meets all the requirements to be an assignee under Section 9.04(b) of the Credit Agreement (subject to such consents, if any, as may be required under Section 9.04(b) of the Credit Agreement), (iii) it is a Non-Debt Fund Affiliate and acknowledges that it is bound by and agrees to be subject to Section 9.22 of the Credit Agreement, (iv) no Default or Event of Default has occurred or is continuing or would result from the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Assignment and Acceptance, (v) after giving effect to this Assignment and Acceptance, the aggregate principal amount of all Term Loans held by all Non-Debt Fund Affiliates constitutes less than 30% of the aggregate principal amount of all Term Loans then outstanding, (vi) from and after the Effective Date, it shall be bound by the provisions of the Credit Agreement as a Lender thereunder and, to the extent of [the] [the relevant] Assigned Interest, shall have the obligations of a Lender thereunder, (vii) it is sophisticated with respect to decisions to acquire assets of the type represented by [the][such] Assigned Interest and either it, or the Person exercising discretion in making its decision to acquire [the][such] Assigned Interest, is experienced in acquiring assets of such type, (viii) does not have any material non-public information with respect to the Borrower that (a) has not been disclosed to the Lenders (other than Lenders that do not wish to receive material non-public information with respect to Holdings, the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates) prior to the date hereof and (b) could reasonably be expected to have a material effect upon, or otherwise be material, (x) to a Lenders decision to participate in any assignment pursuant to Section 9.04(i) of the Credit Agreement or (y) to the market price of the Term Loans and (ix) it has received a copy of the Credit Agreement, received or has been accorded the opportunity to receive copies of the most recent financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 5.04 thereof, as applicable, and such other documents and information as it deems appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Assignment and Acceptance and to purchase [the][such] Assigned Interest, (x) it has, independently and without reliance upon any Agent, the L/C Issuer 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 Assignment and Acceptance and to purchase [the][such] Assigned Interest, and (vii) if it
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is a Foreign Lender, attached hereto is the documentation required to be delivered by it pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement, duly completed and executed by [the][such] Assignee; and (b) agrees that (i) it will, independently and without reliance upon any Agent, [the][any] Assignor or any other Lender, and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under the Loan Documents, and (ii) it will perform in accordance with their terms all of the obligations which by the terms of the Loan Documents are required to be performed by it as a Lender. For the avoidance of doubt, Lenders shall not be permitted to assign Revolving Facility Commitments or Revolving Facility Loans to any Affiliated Lender.
2. Payments . From and after the Effective Date, the Administrative Agent shall make all payments in respect of [the][each] Assigned Interest (including payments of principal, interest, fees and other amounts) to [the][the relevant] Assignor for amounts which have accrued to but excluding the Effective Date and to [the][the relevant] Assignee for amounts which have accrued from and after the Effective Date.
3. General Provisions . This Assignment and Acceptance shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. This Assignment and Acceptance may be executed in any number of counterparts, which together shall constitute one instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Assignment and Acceptance by telecopy or electronic mail shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Assignment and Acceptance. This Assignment and Acceptance shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law of the State of New York.
Form of Non-Debt Fund Affiliate Assignment and Acceptance
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EXHIBIT F-2
FORM OF DEBT FUND AFFILIATE ASSIGNMENT NOTICE
[Date]
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
as Administrative Agent under the Credit Agreement
referred to below
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
383 Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10179
Attention: [ ]
Telephone: [ ]
Facsimile: [ ]
Re: | Credit Agreement, dated as of April 17, 2013 (the Credit Agreement ), among among EVERTEC Intermediate Holdings, LLC (formerly known as Carib Holdings, LLC), EVERTEC Group, LLC (formerly known as EVERTEC, LLC) (the Borrower ), the Lenders from time to time party thereto, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent, L/C Issuer, and Swing Line Lender. |
Dear Sir:
The undersigned (the Proposed Affiliate Assignee ) hereby gives you notice, pursuant to Section 9.04(b)(ii)(F) of the Credit Agreement, that
(a) it has entered into an agreement to purchase via assignment a portion of the Term Loans under the Credit Agreement,
(b) the assignor in the proposed assignment is [ ],
(c) immediately after giving effect to such assignment, the Proposed Affiliate Assignee will be an Affiliated Lender,
(d) the principal amount (or Dollar Equivalent principal amount, as applicable) of Term Loans to be purchased by such Proposed Affiliate Assignee in the assignment contemplated hereby is $ ,
(e) the aggregate principal amount of all Term Loans held by such Proposed Affiliate Assignee and each other Affiliated Lender (other than Debt Fund Affiliates) after giving effect to the assignment hereunder (if accepted) is $[ ] 26 ,
(f) the Proposed Affiliate Assignee [is] [is not] a Debt Fund Affiliate,
26 | Include only for Affiliated Lenders that are not Debt Fund Affiliates. |
Form of Debt Fund Affiliate Assignment Notice
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(f) it, in its capacity as a Term Lender under the Credit Agreement, hereby waives any right to bring any action against the Administrative Agent with respect to the Term Loans that are the subject of the proposed assignment hereunder, and
(g) the proposed effective date of the assignment contemplated hereby is [ , 201 ].
Form of Debt Fund Affiliate Assignment Notice
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Very truly yours, | ||
[EXACT LEGAL NAME OF PROPOSED AFFILIATE ASSIGNEE] | ||
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Phone Number: | ||
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EXHIBIT G
[FORM OF]
GUARANTEE AGREEMENT
[PROVIDED SEPARATELY]
Form of Guaranty Agreement
G-1
EXHIBIT H
[FORM OF]
COLLATERAL AGREEMENT
[PROVIDED SEPARATELY]
Form of Collateral Agreement
H-1
Schedule 1.01A
Closing Date Security Documents
1. | Collateral Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, between EVERTEC Group, LLC, EVERTEC Intermediate Holdings, LLC, EVERTEC Finance Corp, EVERTEC Costa Rica, S.A. and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral Agent. |
2. | U.S. Trademark Security Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, between EVERTEC Group, LLC and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral Agent. |
3. | U.S. Patent Security Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, between EVERTEC Group, LLC. and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral Agent. |
4. | U.S. Copyright Security Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, between EVERTEC Group, LLC and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral Agent. |
Schedule 1.01B
Subsidiary Loan Parties
1. | EVERTEC Costa Rica, S.A. |
2. | EVERTEC Panamá, S.A. |
3. | EVERTEC Dominicana, SAS |
4. | EVERTEC México Servicios de Procesamiento S.A. de C.V. |
5. | EVERTEC Finance Corp. |
6. | Tarjetas Inteligentes Internacionales, S.A. |
7. | EVERTEC Guatemala, S.A. |
Schedule 2.01
Commitments
Revolving Facility Commitments
Revolving Facility Lender |
Revolving
Facility Commitment |
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JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. |
$ | 25,000,000 | ||
GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA |
$ | 25,000,000 | ||
MORGAN STANLEY BANK, N.A. |
$ | 13,000,000 | ||
DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH |
$ | 13,000,000 | ||
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. |
$ | 8,000,000 | ||
CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH |
$ | 8,000,000 | ||
UBS LOAN FINANCE LLC |
$ | 8,000,000 | ||
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Total |
$ | 100,000,000 | ||
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Term A Loan Commitment
Term A Lender |
Term A Loan
Commitment |
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JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. |
$ | 66,250,000 | ||
GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA |
$ | 66,250,000 | ||
MORGAN STANLEY BANK, N.A. |
$ | 34,450,000 | ||
DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH |
$ | 34,450,000 | ||
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. |
$ | 21,200,000 | ||
CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH |
$ | 21,200,000 | ||
UBS LOAN FINANCE LLC |
$ | 21,200,000 | ||
SCOTIABANK DE PUERTO RICO |
$ | 30,000,000 | ||
CALIFORNIA FIRST NATIONAL BANK |
$ | 5,000,000 | ||
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Total |
$ | 300,000,000 | ||
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Term B Loan Commitment
Term B Lender |
Term B Loan
Commitment |
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JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. |
$ | 400,000,000 | ||
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Total |
$ | 400,000,000 | ||
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Schedule 3.01
Organization and Good Standing
None.
Schedule 3.04
Government Approvals
None.
Schedule 3.07(b)
Possession Under Leases
None.
Schedule 3.07(c)
Intellectual Property
Consent Agreement by and between Evertek Computer Corporation and Popular, Inc. dated 12/5/2005 whereby the parties agree permit each partys respective USPTO registered marks to co-exist.
Schedule 3.08(a)
Subsidiaries
Name |
Jurisdiction |
Direct Owner |
Ownership
Interest |
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EVERTEC Costa Rica, S. A. |
Costa Rica |
EVERTEC Group, LLC |
100 | % | ||||
EVERTEC Panamá, S.A. |
Panama |
EVERTEC Costa Rica, S.A. |
100 | % | ||||
EVERTEC Dominicana, SAS |
Dominican Republic |
EVERTEC Group, LLC |
99.99 | % | ||||
EVERTEC Panama, S.A. |
0.01 | % | ||||||
EVERTEC Latinoamerica, S.A. |
Costa Rica |
EVERTEC Group, LLC |
99.98 | % | ||||
EVERTEC México Servicios de Procesamiento S.A. de C.V. |
Mexico |
EVERTEC Costa Rica, S.A. |
99.99 | % | ||||
Tarjetas Inteligentes Internacionales, S.A. |
0.01 | % | ||||||
EVERTEC Finance Corp. |
Puerto Rico |
EVERTEC Group, LLC |
100 | % | ||||
Tarjetas Inteligentes Internacionales, S.A. |
Costa Rica |
EVERTEC Group, LLC |
100 | % | ||||
EVERTEC Guatemala, S.A. |
Guatemala |
EVERTEC Group, LLC |
50 | % | ||||
Tarjetas Inteligentes Internacionales, S.A. |
50 | % |
Schedule 3.08(b)
Subscriptions
None.
Schedule 3.09(a)
Litigation
None.
Schedule 3.09(b)
Compliance with Laws
Borrower and subsidiaries (the Companies) are committed to compliance with the economic sanctions regulations administered by the U.S. Treasury Departments Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). From December 2007 until the date hereof, the Companies have agreed with OFAC to submit on a monthly basis to OFAC reports of rejected transactions in which the merchant seeking payment is located in Cuba, Iran or Sudan as countries subject to comprehensive OFAC sanctions. The Companies also maintain a filter for Sanctioned Country transactions (Burma, Cuba, Iran and Sudan referred to as the Sanctioned Countries).
In furtherance of the Companies commitment to compliance with OFAC sanctions, the Companies voluntarily approached OFAC for guidance about specific compliance matters in December 2007. The Companies do not directly do business with any Sanctioned Country. None of their bank clients reside in Sanctioned Countries, and none of their bank clients are targets of OFAC Sanctions that are listed on OFACs List of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons (the SDN List). Additionally, to the Companies knowledge, the Companies clients do not issue cards to consumers or establish acquiring bank relationships with merchants outside their country of residence. Accordingly, the Companies do not believe that they directly support either (i) cards issued to residents of Sanctioned Countries or (ii) the acquiring banks of merchants located in Sanctioned Countries.
The Card Associations do not prohibit the use of non-U.S. issued cards in a Sanctioned Country, and the Companies lack the commercial power to require their non-U.S. banking clients to decline transactions made in a Sanctioned Country. Thus, persons who are issued cards by a bank client of the Companies may travel to a Sanctioned Country and attempt to make a purchase using a debit or credit card. At that point, transaction information is routed through the merchants acquiring bank (which is not a client of the Companies) to the relevant Card Association, and then, to one of the Companies for processing and approval on behalf of the issuing banks client.
The transaction information that is presented to the Companies includes: (i) credit card number; (ii) date and amount of transaction; (iii) name of the Card Association; and (iv) merchant name and address (i.e., country of origination). The Companies do not receive from the Card Association information about the cardholder, such as name, address, birthdate and tax identification number, or information about the acquiring bank, but may have access to this information after the fact due to relationships with its customers.
In July 2008, the Companies voluntarily submitted a report to OFAC regarding their serious concern that rejection and reporting of card transactions involving merchants in Sanctioned Countries, in particular Cuba, may subject the Companies and their employees to civil and criminal liability in countries in which they operate. Most of the Companies bank clients are non-U.S. financial institutions that are not subject to OFAC rules.
On June 25, 2010, the Company identified 91 transactions originating in Cuba that had not been rejected. Of this total, five transactions are attributable to a bank client located in Haiti, for
which the rejection filter had been previously in place but was subsequently disabled. The remaining eighty six transactions are attributable to a new client from Belize, for which the rejection filter had not been enabled. The Company took the steps necessary to enable the filters to reject such transactions immediately when the issue was discovered. The Company made a preliminary disclosure to OFAC in July 2010 and a full disclosure to OFAC regarding these issues in September, 2010. In addition, the Company submitted a preliminary disclosure in September 2010 regarding certain transactions processed by its Costa Rican and Venezuelan entities. In November, 2010, the Company filed a final voluntary disclosure to OFAC regarding 2,289 transactions involving Cuba that were processed by its Costa Rican entity, and 4,040 transactions involving Cuba that were processed by its Venezuelan entity due to concerns regarding conflicts between local law and U.S. sanctions law. The Companys Costa Rican entity has since terminated all processing services for transactions involving Cuba, and the Company has divested all interest in the Venezuelan entity.
As of the date hereof, OFAC has taken no action to penalize the Company or otherwise regarding the matters disclosed in July, September and November 2010. No other transactions by the Companies involving Sanctioned Countries have been identified.
Currently, the Company has an OFAC license that allows its foreign branches and subsidiaries to do business with Cuban nationals that reside outside of Cuba, subject to compliance with its terms and conditions.
Schedule 3.16
Environmental Matters
None.
Schedule 3.20
Labor Matters
None.
Schedule 3.22
Intellectual Property
Consent Agreement by and between Evertek Computer Corporation and Popular, Inc. dated 12/5/2005 whereby the parties agree permit each partys respective USPTO registered marks to co-exist.
Schedule 3.24
Insurance
Type of Coverage |
Policy No. |
Insurance Company |
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Property | 30-CF8-005016502-2/000 | Triple SSS Propiedad | ||
Property | 08-10-PR-000042628-2/00 | Ace Insurance Company | ||
Property | CIM0920951RC I | AGCS Marine Insurance Company | ||
Mechanical Breakdown | M5J-BM21-7403L005-COF-12 | Travelers Corp. | ||
General Liability | 08-41-PR-000017272-2/00 | Ace Insurance Company | ||
Auto | 30-CA4-006071651-2/000 | Triple SSS Propiedad | ||
Umbrella | 47PR-701179 | Ace Insurance Company | ||
Directors & Officers | DOC 5817000 00 | Steadfast Insurance Company (Zurich) | ||
ELU129475-13 | XL Specialty Insurance Company | |||
DA 0278471 13 | Hartford Fire Insurance Company | |||
024-1001951 | AIG Insurance Company Puerto Rico | |||
NY13DOL309014IV | Navigators Insurance Company | |||
FD1380953 | Liberty Mutual Insurance Europe Limited / CVS 1919 / Berkshire Hathaway International Insurance Limited | |||
592383538 | Continental Casualty Company | |||
18007958 | Gemini Insurance Company (Berkley) | |||
FD1380955 | Liberty Mutual Insurance Europe Limited / CVS 1919 / Berkshire Hathaway International Insurance Limited | |||
Fiduciary Liability | DO2703 | Ace Insurance Company | ||
Crime | FID669255601 | Zurich | ||
Special Crime | SCC-01402000 | Lloyds of London | ||
Cybertech Liability | 287377381 | Columbia Casualty Company | ||
Employment Practices Liability | 024-001001805-01-000000 | Chartis Insurance Company | ||
Travel & Accident | 58PR4020 | Ace Insurance Company | ||
Cash Depot (Federal Reserve Vault) | B080121585P12 | Lloyds of London / Willis Limited |
Schedule 4.02(b)
Local Counsel
Local Counsel |
Jurisdiction |
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Goldman Antonetti & Córdova, P.S.C. | Puerto Rico | |
Aleman, Cordero, Galindo & Lee | Panama | |
Consortium Laclé & Gutiérrez | Costa Rica | |
Consortium Rodríguez, Archila, Castellanos, Solares & Aguilar, S.C. | Guatemala | |
Creel, Garcia-Cuéllar, Aiza y Enríquez | Mexico | |
Pereyra & Asociados | Dominican Republic |
Schedule 5.10(h)
Certain Collateral Matters
1. | Within 90 days of the Closing Date (or such longer period of time agreed to by the Agent), the Borrower, Tarjetas Inteligentes Internacionales, S.A. and the Collateral Agent shall enter into an Agreement of Security Interest with Possession on Shares with respect to the shares in EVERTEC Guatemala, S.A., accompanied with opinion of counsel, and provide a copy of an updated inscription on the share registry and updated stock certificates of EVERTEC Guatemala, S.A., in each case, in the form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent; |
2. | Within 90 days of the Closing Date (or such longer period of time agreed to by the Agent), the Borrower shall enter into trademark security documents, in the form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Collateral Agent, to grant a security interest, in favor of the Agent, in the trademarks registered in Mexico, accompanied with opinion of counsel in the form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, and submit or cause to be submitted filings necessary for the recordation at the government offices in Mexico of the pledge of such intellectual property of the Borrower; |
3. | Within 90 days of the Closing Date (or such longer period of time agreed to by the Agent), EVERTEC México Servicios de Procesamiento, S.A. de C.V. shall enter into a Floating Lien Pledge Agreement between EVERTEC México Servicios de Procesamiento, S.A. de C.V. and Collateral Agent, accompanied with opinion of counsel in the form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, and evidence of registration of such agreement with the Sole Registry of Liens over Movable Assets; |
4. | Within 90 days of the Closing Date (or such longer period of time agreed to by the Agent), EVERTEC Costa Rica, S.A. shall enter into a Stock Pledge Agreement between EVERTEC Costa Rica, S.A. and Collateral Agent, relating to the shares of EVERTEC México Servicios de Procesamiento S.A. de C.V., accompanied with opinion of counsel in the form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, deliver an updated stock certificate of EVERTEC México Servicios de Procesamiento S.A. de C.V. and enter an entry on the stock registry of EVERTEC México Servicios de Procesamiento S.A. de C.V. evidencing such pledge; |
5. | Within 60 days of the Closing Date (or such longer period of time agreed to by the Agent), the Borrower shall enter into a Share Pledge Agreement between the Borrower and Collateral Agent and a Share Pledge Agreement between EVERTEC Panamá, SA and Collateral Agent relating to the shares of EVERTEC Dominicana, SAS, accompanied with opinion of counsel in the form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, deliver updated stock certificates of EVERTEC Dominicana, SAS and enter an entry on such updated stock certificates and stock registry of EVERTEC Dominicana, SAS to evidence such pledges and deliver evidence of a filing of such pledges at the Secretariat; |
6. | Within 90 days of the Closing Date (or such longer period of time agreed to by the Agent), the Borrower shall enter into trademark security documents, in the form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Collateral Agent, to grant a security interest, in favor of the Collateral Agent, in the trademarks registered in Dominican Republic (other than any trademarks that are being abandoned), accompanied with opinion of counsel in the form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, and submit or cause to be submitted filings necessary for the recordation at the government offices in Dominican Republic of the pledge of such intellectual property of the Borrower; |
7. | Within 90 days of the Closing Date (or such longer period of time agreed to by the Agent), the Borrower shall enter into trademark security documents (including a Guaranty Trust Agreement), in the form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Collateral Agent, to grant a security interest, in favor of the Agent, in the trademarks registered in Costa Rica (other than any trademarks that are being abandoned), accompanied with opinion of counsel in the form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, and submit or cause to be submitted filings necessary for the recordation at the government offices in Costa Rica of the pledge of such intellectual property of the Borrower; and |
8. | Within 60 days of the Closing Date (or such longer period of time agreed to by the Agent), the Borrower shall deliver updated stock certificates of EVERTEC Latinoamérica, S.A. and Tarjetas Intelligentes Internacionales, S.A. and provide a copy of the shareholders registry book of EVERTEC Latinoamérica, S.A., EVERTEC Costa Rica, S.A and Tarjetas Intelligentes Internacionales, S.A. reflecting the pledge of their stock to the Collateral Agent pursuant to the Collateral Agreement, accompanied with opinion of counsel in the form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent. |
9. | Within 45 days of the Closing Date (or such longer period of time agreed to by the Agent), the Borrower shall deliver an updated stock certificate of EVERTEC Panamá, S.A. |
10. | Within 90 days of the Closing Date (or such longer period of time agreed to by the Agent), the Borrower shall deliver evidence reasonably acceptable to the Collateral Agent that all documents terminating the existing liens granted to Bank of America, N.A., as agent under the Existing Credit Agreement, have been filed or all existing liens granted to Bank of America, N.A., as agent under the Existing Credit Agreement, have been terminated. |
11. | As soon as reasonably practicable after receipt thereof by the Borrower (i) from the United States Copyright Office, the Borrower shall deliver to the Agent a copy of the certificate of recordation of the Borrowers name change with the United States Copyright Office, and (ii) from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the Borrower shall deliver to the Agent a copy of the notice of recordation of the Borrowers name change with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. |
Schedule 6.01
Indebtedness
1. | The maximum amount that may be incurred under the revolving credit facility of $1.05 million (in USD or local currency) provided by Banco Lafise to EVERTEC Costa Rica, S.A. and guaranteed by EVERTEC Latinoamerica, S.A. and Tarjetas Inteligentes Internacionales, S.A. and the renewal thereof. 1 |
2. | The maximum amount that may be incurred under the revolving credit facility of $350,000 (in USD or local currency) provided by Banco Lafise to EVERTEC Latinoamerica, S.A. and guaranteed by EVERTEC Costa Rica, S.A. and Tarjetas Inteligentes Internacionales, S.A. and the renewal thereof. 2 |
3. | Performance bonds, surety bonds, bid bonds, completion guarantees and similar instruments existing on the date hereof and the reimbursement obligations to the issuer and/or to Popular, Inc. or its Affiliates in connection with the indemnity with respect thereto. |
4. | Obligations in respect of letter of credit in the face amount of approximately $3.6 million in favor of Visa International Service Association issued relating to EVERTEC Costa Rica, S.A. and the reimbursement obligations to the issuer and/or to Popular, Inc. or its Affiliates in connection therewith. |
5. | The maximum amount that may be incurred under certain credit facility of $1.2 million provided by Banco Popular de Puerto Rico (BPPR) in connection with corporate credit card and the renewal thereof (the EVERTEC Credit Card ). |
6. | The maximum amount that may be incurred under the credit line of approximately $3.6 million provided by BPPR under certain Credit Agreement, dated as of November 3, 2008, as amended on September 30, 2010, April 27, 2012 and February 9, 2013, between EVERTEC Group, LLC , BPPR and Popular, Inc. and the renewal thereof (the ATH BPPR Line ) |
7. | Financing in the approximate amount of $13M provided by IBM Credit LLC in connection with certain equipment and services purchased from IBM in December, 2012 (the balance now due is $8M). |
1 | It is currently being renewed. The amount of the credit line may be increased, but the resulting sum of both #1 and #2 should not exceed $2 million. For purposes of Section 6.01(a), the aggregate amount of this item #1 shall be deemed to be an amount after giving effect to the renewal. |
2 | It is currently being renewed. The amount of the credit line may be increased, but the resulting sum of both #1 and #2 should not exceed $2 million. For purposes of Section 6.01(a), the aggregate amount of this item #2 shall be deemed to be an amount after giving effect to the renewal. |
Schedule 6.02(a)
Liens
1. | Deposit securing the EVERTEC Credit Card. |
2. | Deposit of $500K securing the Independent Sales Organization Sponsorship and Services Agreement, as amended, between the Borrower and BPPR. |
3. | Deposit of $700K securing the credit line for EVERTEC Costa Rica, S.A. |
Schedule 6.04
Investments
Equity ownership interest by EVERTEC Group, LLC in Consorcio de Tarjetas Dominicanas, S.A.
Schedule 6.07
Transactions with Affiliates
1. Transition Service Agreement, dated as of September 30, 2010, between Popular, Inc. and EVERTEC Group, LLC, as amended on September 28, 2011, January 31, 2012 and December 30, 2012.
2. Amended and Restated ATH Network Participation Agreement, dated as of September 30, 2010, between Banco Popular de Puerto Rico and EVERTEC Group, LLC (and Service Riders and Schedules thereto).
3. Amended and Restated Master Service Agreement, dated as of September 30, 2010, among Popular, Inc., Banco Popular de Puerto Rico and EVERTEC Group, LLC (and Exhibits and Schedules thereto and Service Addenda, Statements of Work and other written instructions for the provision of Services).
4. Letter Agreement, dated as of September 30, 2010, among Popular, Inc., Banco Popular de Puerto Rico and EVERTEC Group, LLC.
5. Technology Agreement, dated as of September 30, 2010, between Popular, Inc. and EVERTEC Group, LLC.
6. Third Party Master Beneficiary Escrow Service Agreement, dated as of September 30, 2010, among Popular, Inc., EVERTEC Group, LLC and Iron Mountain Intellectual Property Management, Inc.
7. ATH Support Agreement, dated as of September 30, 2010, between Banco Popular de Puerto Rico and EVERTEC Group, LLC.
8. Amended and Restated Independent Sales Organization Sponsorship and Services Agreement, dated as of September 30, 2010, between Banco Popular de Puerto Rico and EVERTEC Group, LLC (the ISO Agreement), as amended as of June 15, 2011.
9. Merchant Agreements for Card Services entered into from time to time pursuant to the ISO Agreement, among EVERTEC Group, LLC, Banco Popular de Puerto Rico and Merchants (as defined in the ISO Agreement).
10. Virgin Islands Services Agreement, dated as of September 15, 2010, between EVERTEC Group, LLC and Banco Popular de Puerto Rico
11. Senorial Office Lease, dated as of September 30, 2010, between Banco Popular de Puerto Rico and EVERTEC Group, LLC.
12. Agreement and Plan of Reorganization, dated as of May 17, 2010, among Popular, Inc., Banco Popular de Puerto Rico, EVERTEC Group, LLC, and Popular International Bank, as amended on June 30, 2010 and September 15, 2010.
13. Merchant and Ticketpop Business Transfer and Reorganization Agreement, dated as of June 30, 2010, between Banco Popular de Puerto Rico and EVERTEC Group, LLC, as amended on September 15, 2010.
14. BPPR IP Transfer Agreement, dated as of June 30, 2010, between Banco Popular de Puerto Rico and EVERTEC Group, LLC, as amended on September 15, 2010.
15. Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of June 30, 2010, among Popular, Inc., AP Carib Holdings, Ltd., Carib Acquisitions, Inc. and EVERTEC Group, LLC, as amended on August 5, 2010, August 8, 2010, September 15, 2010 and September 30, 2010.
16. IP Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated as of June 30, 2010, among Popular, Inc. (and Affiliates and Subsidiaries) and EVERTEC Group, LLC and any subsequent joinder thereto.
17. Master Lease Agreement (Cupey), dated as of April 1, 2004, between Banco Popular de Puerto Rico and EVERTEC Group, LLC, as amended on January 1, 2006, April 23, 2010 and September 30, 2010.
18. Sublease Agreement (Tres Monjitas), dated as of January 1, 2004, between EVERTEC Group, LLC and Banco Popular de Puerto Rico, as amended on August 23, 2007, January 1, 2008, February 9, 2010 and September 30, 2010.
19. Subcontracting Agreement (Cash Depot), dated as of January 1, 2010, between Banco Popular de Puerto Rico and EVERTEC Group, LLC, as amended on June 2, 2010 and April 1, 2012.
20. Master Indirect Processor Agreement, dated as of September 26, 2005, among Banco Popular de Puerto Rico, EVERTEC Group, LLC and First Data Merchant Services Corporation.
21. Master Indirect Processor Agreement, dated as of June 19, 2007, among Banco Popular de Puerto Rico, EVERTEC Group, LLC and eFunds Corporation.
22. Master Indirect Processor Agreement, dated as of September 21, 2004, among Banco Popular de Puerto Rico, EVERTEC Group, LLC and Fifth Third Bank.
23. Master Indirect Processor Agreement, dated as of March 29, 2004, among Banco Popular de Puerto Rico, EVERTEC Group, LLC and National Processing Company, LLC.
24. Consulting Agreement, dated as of September 30, 2010, between Carib Holdings, Inc., EVERTEC Group, LLC and Apollo Management VII, L.P.
25. Consulting Agreement, dated as of September 30, 2010, between Carib Holdings, Inc., EVERTEC Group, LLC and Popular, Inc.
26. FCC Side Letter dated as of September 30, 2010, between EVERTEC Group, LLC and Popular, Inc.
27. Reimbursement Agreement, effective as of September 30, 2010, between EVERTEC Group, LLC and Popular, Inc. in connection with performance bonds.
28. EVERTEC Credit Card.
29. ATH BPPR Line.
30. Bill of Sale, Assignment and Assumption Agreement, dated as of September 29, 2010, among, EVERTEC Group, LLC, Popular International Bank, Inc. and EVERTEC de Venezuela, C.A. and any subsequent assignments in connection therewith.
31. Bill of Sale, Assignment and Assumption Agreement, dated as of September 29, 2010, between EVERTEC Group, LLC and EVERTEC de Venezuela, C.A. and any subsequent assignments in connection therewith.
32. Venezuela Transition Services Agreement, dated as of September 29, 2010, between EVERTEC Group, LLC and Tarjetas y Transacciones en Red TRANRED, C.A. (formerly EVERTEC de Venezuela, C.A.), as amended on July 1, 2011 and March 9, 2012.
33. Agreement and Plan of Reorganization, dated as of September 15, 2010, among Popular, Inc., EVERTEC Group, LLC, Popular International Bank, Inc. and EVERTEC de Venezuela, C.A., as amended on September 29, 2010.
34. Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of September 30, 2010, between EVERTEC Group, LLC, as debtor, Banco Popular de Puerto Rico, as creditor, and Popular, Inc., as amended on April 27, 2012 and February 9, 2013.
35. Joinder and Amendment, dated as of September 30, 2010, among Popular, Inc., EVERTEC Group, LLC, Banco Popular de Puerto Rico, Popular Auto, Inc., Popular Insurance, Inc., and Popular Mortgage, Inc.
36. IP Assignment and Assumption Agreement, dated as of September 30, 2010, among Popular, Inc., certain affiliates of Popular, Inc. party thereto from time to time, and EVERTEC Group, LLC.
37. Assignment and Assumption Agreement, dated as of September 30, 2010, between Popular, Inc. and EVERTEC Group, LLC.
38. Assignment and Assumption Agreement, dated as of September 30, 2010, between Banco Popular de Puerto Rico and EVERTEC Group, LLC.
39. Trademark License Agreement, dated as of September 30, 2010, between EVERTEC Group, LLC and Popular, Inc.
Schedule 9.01
Notice Information
Loan Party:
EVERTEC Group, LLC
Hwy. 176, Km 1.3
Río Piedras, PR 00926
Attn: Juan J. Román
Chief Financial Officer
Tel: (787) 771-2012
Fax: (787) 281-5818
Email: jjroman@evertecinc.com
With a copy to: Legal Division (same address)
Tel: (787) 281-5202
Fax: (787) 766-4585
Administrative Agent :
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
500 Stanton Christiana Road, Ops 2, Floor 03
Newark, Delaware 19713-2107
Attn: Kevin T Laurinaitis
Tel: (302) 634-1324
Fax: (302) 634-3301
Email: kevin.t.laurinaitis@jpmorgan.com
With a copy to:
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
383 Madison Avenue, Floor 24
New York, New York 10179
Attn: Ann B. Kerns
Tel: (212) 270-8916
Fax: (212) 270-5127
Email: Ann.B.Kerns@jpmorgan.com
Exhibit 10.2
GUARANTEE AGREEMENT
This GUARANTEE AGREEMENT (this Guarantee ), dated as of April 17, 2013, by and among the Borrower (as defined herein), the other Loan Parties identified as such on the signature pages hereof (each, a Guarantor and collectively, the Guarantors ), and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as administrative agent and collateral agent (in such capacity, the Agent ).
W I T N E S S E T H :
WHEREAS, EVERTEC Intermediate Holdings, LLC (formerly known as Carib Holdings, LLC), a Puerto Rico limited liability company ( Holdings ), EVERTEC Group, LLC (formerly known as EVERTEC, LLC), a Puerto Rico limited liability company (the Borrower ), the Lenders party thereto from time to time, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent and collateral agent for the Lenders and the other parties party thereto, have entered into a Credit Agreement, dated as of April 17, 2013 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the Credit Agreement );
WHEREAS, it is a condition precedent to the obligation of the Lenders to make their respective Loans to, and the L/C Issuers to issue certain Letters of Credit for the account of, the Borrower under the Credit Agreement that the Guarantors shall have executed and delivered this Guarantee to the Agent for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties (as hereinafter defined); and
WHEREAS, each Guarantor will obtain benefits from the incurrence of Loans by, and the issuance of Letters of Credit for the account of, the Borrower, and accordingly desires to execute this Guarantee in order to satisfy the condition described in the preceding paragraph and to induce the Lenders to make Loans to, and the L/C Issuers to issue Letters of Credit for the account of, the Borrower.
1. | DEFINITIONS . |
Capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Credit Agreement, unless otherwise defined herein. References to this Guarantee shall mean this Guarantee, including all amendments, modifications and supplements and any annexes, exhibits and schedules to any of the foregoing, and shall refer to this Guarantee as the same may be in effect at the time such reference becomes operative. The following terms shall have the following meanings:
Excluded Swap Obligations has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.
Guaranteed Obligations has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.
Secured Obligations means Secured Obligations as defined in the Collateral Agreement.
Qualified ECP Loan Party has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.
Secured Parties means Secured Parties as defined in the Collateral Agreement.
Specified Loan Party has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.
Swap Obligations has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.
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2. | THE GUARANTEE . |
(a) Guarantee of Guaranteed Obligations . Each Guarantor unconditionally guarantees, jointly and severally (solidariamente) with the other Guarantors and the Borrower, as a primary obligor and not merely as a surety, the due and punctual payment and performance of the Secured Obligations (subject to the proviso in this sentence, the Guaranteed Obligations ); provided that the Guaranteed Obligations of such Guarantor shall exclude 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 (7 U.S.C. § 1 et seq.), as amended from time to time, and any successor statute (the Commodity Exchange Act ) (the Swap Obligations ) if, and to the extent that, all or a portion of this Guarantee, or the grant by the 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 Guarantors failure for any reason to constitute an eligible contract participant as defined in the Commodity Exchange Act (determined after giving effect to Section 2 hereof and any and all guarantees of such Guarantors Swap Obligations by the Borrower and any other Guarantor) at the time this Guarantee, or a grant by such Guarantor of a security interest becomes effective with respect to such Swap Obligation; provided that if a Swap Obligation arises under a master agreement governing more than one swap, such exclusion shall apply only to the portion of such Swap Obligation that is attributable to swaps for which this Guarantee or security interest becomes illegal (such excluded Swap Obligations, the Excluded Swap Obligations ). Each Guarantor further agrees that the Guaranteed Obligations may be extended or renewed, in whole or in part, without notice to or further assent from it, and that it will remain bound upon its guarantee notwithstanding any extension or renewal of any Guaranteed Obligation. Each Guarantor waives presentment to, demand of payment from and protest to the Borrower or any other Guarantor of any of the Guaranteed Obligations, and also waives notice of acceptance of its guarantee and notice of protest for nonpayment.
(b) Guarantee of Payment . Each Guarantor further agrees that its guarantee hereunder constitutes a guarantee of payment when due and not of collection, and waives any right to require that any resort be had by the Agent or any other Secured Party to any security held for the payment of the Guaranteed Obligations or to any balance of any deposit account or credit on the books of the Agent or any other Secured Party in favor of the Borrower or any other person, or any other asset of the Borrower.
(c) No Limitations . Except for termination of a Guarantors obligations hereunder as expressly provided for in Section 6(f) or, with respect to any Subsidiary that becomes a party hereto pursuant to Section 13 or otherwise, in any supplement to this Guarantee, the obligations of each Guarantor hereunder shall not be subject to any reduction, limitation, impairment or termination for any reason, including any claim of waiver, release, surrender, alteration or compromise, and shall not be subject to any defense or setoff, counterclaim, recoupment or termination whatsoever by reason of the invalidity, illegality or unenforceability of the Guaranteed Obligations or otherwise (other than defense of payment or performance). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the obligations of each Guarantor hereunder shall not be discharged or impaired or otherwise affected by:
(i) the failure of the Agent or any other Secured Party to assert any claim or demand or to exercise or enforce any right or remedy under the provisions of any Loan Document or otherwise;
(ii) any rescission, waiver, amendment or modification of, or any release from any of the terms or provisions of, any Loan Document or any other agreement, including with respect to any other Guarantor under this Guarantee;
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(iii) the release of, or the failure to perfect any security interest in, or the exchange, substitution, release or any impairment of, any security held by the Agent or any other Secured Party for the Guaranteed Obligations;
(iv) any default, failure or delay, willful or otherwise, in the performance of the Guaranteed Obligations;
(v) any other act or omission that may or might in any manner or to any extent vary the risk of any Guarantor or otherwise operate as a discharge of any Guarantor as a matter of law or equity (other than the payment in full in cash or immediately available funds of all the Guaranteed Obligations);
(vi) any illegality, lack of validity or unenforceability of any Guaranteed Obligation;
(vii) any change in the corporate existence, structure or ownership of the Borrower, or any insolvency, bankruptcy, reorganization or other similar proceeding affecting the Borrower or its assets or any resulting release or discharge of any Guaranteed Obligation (other than the payment in full in cash or immediately available funds of all the Guaranteed Obligations);
(viii) the existence of any claim, set-off or other rights that the Guarantor may have at any time against the Borrower, the Agent, any other Secured Party or any other corporation or person, whether in connection herewith or any unrelated transactions, provided that nothing herein will prevent the assertion of any such claim by separate suit or compulsory counterclaim; and
(ix) any other circumstance (including, without limitation, any statute of limitations) or any existence of or reliance on any representation by the Agent or any other Secured Party that might otherwise constitute a defense to, or a legal or equitable discharge of, the Borrower or any Guarantor or any other guarantor or surety.
Each Guarantor expressly authorizes the Secured Parties to take and hold security for the payment and performance of the Guaranteed Obligations, to exchange, waive or release any or all such security (with or without consideration), to enforce or apply such security and direct the order and manner of any sale thereof in their sole discretion or to release or substitute any one or more other guarantors or obligors upon or in respect of the Guaranteed Obligations, all without affecting the obligations of any Guarantor hereunder. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, each Guarantor waives (A) any defense based on or arising out of any defense of any other Loan Party or the unenforceability of the Guaranteed Obligations or any part thereof from any cause, or the cessation from any cause of the liability (including any act or omission of any Secured Party) of any other Loan Party, other than the payment in full in cash or immediately available funds of all the Guaranteed Obligations (other than contingent or unliquidated obligations or liabilities to the extent no claim therefor has been made); (B) any defense arising by reason of any disability or other defense of the Borrower or any other Guarantor; (C) any defense based on any claim that the Guarantors obligations exceed or are more burdensome than those of the Borrower; (D) any right to proceed against the Borrower, proceed against or exhaust any security for the Guaranteed Obligations, or pursue any other remedy in the power of any Secured Party whatsoever; (E) any benefit of and any right to participate in any security now or hereafter held by any Secured Party; and (F) any and all other defenses or benefits that may be derived from or afforded by applicable law limiting the liability of or exonerating guarantors or sureties. The Agent and the other Secured Parties may, at their election, foreclose on any security held by one or more of them by one or more judicial or nonjudicial sales, accept an assignment of any such security in lieu of foreclosure, compromise or adjust any part of the Guaranteed Obligations, make any other accommodation with the Borrower or any other Guarantor or
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exercise any other right or remedy available to them against the Borrower or any other Guarantor, without affecting or impairing in any way the liability of any Guarantor hereunder except to the extent the Guaranteed Obligations (other than contingent or unliquidated obligations or liabilities to the extent no claim therefor has been made) have been paid in full in cash or immediately available funds. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, each Guarantor waives any defense arising out of any such election even though such election operates, pursuant to applicable law, to impair or to extinguish any right of reimbursement or subrogation or other right or remedy of such Guarantor against any other Loan Party, as the case may be, or any security.
(d) Reinstatement . Each Guarantor agrees that its guarantee hereunder shall continue to be effective or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time payment, or any part thereof, of any Guaranteed Obligation is rescinded or must otherwise be restored by the Agent or any other Secured Party upon the bankruptcy or reorganization of the Borrower, any Guarantor or otherwise.
(e) Agreement To Pay; Subrogation . In furtherance of the foregoing and not in limitation of any other right that the Agent or any other Secured Party has at law or in equity against any Guarantor by virtue hereof, upon the failure of the Borrower or any Guarantor to pay any Guaranteed Obligation when and as the same shall become due, whether at maturity, by acceleration, after notice of prepayment or otherwise, each Guarantor hereby promises to and will forthwith pay, or cause to be paid, to the Agent for distribution to the applicable Secured Party in cash the amount of such unpaid Guaranteed Obligation. Upon payment by any Guarantor of any sums to the Agent as provided above, all rights of such Guarantor against the Borrower or applicable Guarantor arising as a result thereof by way of right of subrogation, contribution, reimbursement, indemnity or otherwise shall in all respects be subject to Section 7(c) hereof.
(f) Information . Each Guarantor assumes all responsibility for being and keeping itself informed of the financial condition and assets of the Borrower and each other Guarantor, and of all other circumstances bearing upon the risk of nonpayment of the Guaranteed Obligations and the nature, scope and extent of the risks that such Guarantor assumes and incurs hereunder, and agrees that neither the Agent nor any other Secured Party will have any duty to advise such Guarantor of information known to it or any of them regarding such circumstances or risks.
(g) Maximum Liability . Each Guarantor, and by its acceptance of this Guarantee, the Agent for itself and on behalf of each Secured Party hereby confirms that it is the intention of all such persons that this Guarantee and the Guaranteed Obligations of each Guarantor hereunder not constitute a fraudulent transfer or conveyance for purposes of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code or any other federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar law, the Uniform Fraudulent Conveyance Act, the Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act or any similar foreign, federal or state law to the extent applicable to this Guarantee and the Guaranteed Obligations of each Guarantor hereunder. To effectuate the foregoing intention, the Agent, for itself and on behalf of each Lender, and the Guarantors hereby irrevocably agree that the Guaranteed Obligations of each Guarantor under this Guarantee at any time shall be limited to the maximum amount as will result in the Guaranteed Obligations of such Guarantor under this Guarantee not constituting a fraudulent transfer or conveyance.
(h) Obligations Independent . The obligations of each Guarantor hereunder are those of primary obligor, and not merely as surety, and are independent of the Guaranteed Obligations and the obligations of any other guarantor, and a separate action may be brought against the Guarantor to enforce this Guarantee whether or not the Borrower or any other person or entity is joined as a party.
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3. | KEEPWELL . |
Each Qualified ECP Loan Party (as defined below) at the time the guarantee under this Guarantee by any Specified Loan Party (as defined below), or the grant by such Specified Loan Party of a security interest to secure such guarantee, becomes effective with respect to any Swap Obligation, hereby jointly and severally, absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably undertakes to provide such funds or other support to each Specified Loan Party with respect to such Swap Obligation as may be needed by such Specified Loan Party from time to time to honor all of its obligations under this Guarantee and the other Loan Documents in respect of such Swap Obligation (but, in each case, only up to the maximum amount of such liability that can be hereby incurred without rendering such Qualified ECP Loan Partys obligations and undertakings under this Guarantee voidable under applicable law relating to fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer, and not for any greater amount). The obligations and undertakings of each Qualified ECP Loan Party under this Section 3 shall remain in full force and effect until the Secured Obligations have been indefeasibly paid and performed in full. Each Qualified ECP Loan Party intends this Section to constitute, and this Section 3 shall be deemed to constitute, a guarantee of the obligations of, and a keepwell, support, or other agreement for the benefit of, each Specified Loan Party for all purposes of the Commodity Exchange Act. For purposes hereof (i) Qualified ECP Loan Party shall mean, at any time, each Loan Party with total assets exceeding $10,000,000 or that qualifies at such time as an eligible contract participant under the Commodity Exchange Act and can cause another person to qualify as an eligible contract participant at such time under §1a(18)(A)(v)(II) of the Commodity Exchange Act and (ii) Specified Loan Party shall mean any Loan Party that is not an eligible contract participant under the Commodity Exchange Act (determined prior to giving effect to this Section 3).
4. | FURTHER ASSURANCES . |
Each Guarantor agrees, upon the written request of the Agent, to execute and deliver to the Agent, from time to time, any additional instruments or documents reasonably considered necessary by the Agent to cause this Guarantee to be, become or remain valid and effective in accordance with its terms.
5. | PAYMENTS FREE AND CLEAR OF TAXES . |
Each Guarantor agrees that such Guarantor will perform or observe all of the terms, covenants and agreements that Section 2.18 of the Credit Agreement requires such Guarantor to perform or observe, subject to the qualifications set forth therein.
6. | OTHER TERMS . |
(a) Headings . The headings in this Guarantee are for convenience of reference only and are not to affect the construction hereof or be taken into consideration in the interpretation hereof.
(b) Severability . Any provision of this Guarantee which 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 not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.
(c) Notices . All communications and notices hereunder shall (except as otherwise expressly permitted herein) be given in the manner as set forth in Section 9.01 of the Credit Agreement.
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(d) Successors and Assigns . Whenever in this Guarantee any Guarantor is referred to, such reference shall be deemed to include the permitted successors and assigns of such party (in accordance with the terms of the Credit Agreement); and all covenants, promises and agreements by any Guarantor that are contained in this Guarantee shall bind and inure to the benefit of its respective permitted successors and assigns.
(e) No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies; Amendments . Neither the Agent nor any Secured Party shall by any act (except by a written instrument permitted by this Section 6(e)) be deemed to have waived any right or remedy hereunder. No failure to exercise, nor any delay in exercising, on the part of the Agent or any Secured Party any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof. No single or partial exercise of any right, power or privilege hereunder shall preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege. A waiver by the Agent or any Secured Party of any right or remedy hereunder on any one occasion shall not be construed as a bar to any right or remedy which the Agent or such Secured Party would otherwise have on any future occasion. The rights and remedies herein provided are cumulative, may be exercised singly or concurrently and are not exclusive of any other rights or remedies provided by law. Neither this Guarantee nor any provision hereof may be waived, amended or modified except pursuant to an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by the Agent and the Guarantor or Guarantors with respect to which such waiver, amendment or modification is to apply, subject to any consent required in accordance with Section 9.08 of the Credit Agreement.
(f) Termination . This Guarantee and the guarantees made herein shall terminate when all the Guaranteed Obligations (other than contingent or unliquidated obligations or liabilities to the extent no claim therefor has been made) have been paid in full in cash or immediately available funds and the Lenders have no further commitment to lend under the Credit Agreement, the Revolving Facility Credit Exposure has been reduced to zero (or; in the case of outstanding Letters of Credit, they have been cash collateralized or supported by back-to-back letters of credit in form and substance and from an issuing bank satisfactory to the applicable L/C Issuer) and each L/C Issuer has no further obligations to issue Letters of Credit under the Credit Agreement; provided that, upon payment in full of the Guaranteed Obligations (other than contingent or unliquidated obligations or liabilities to the extent no claim therefor has been made), the Agent may assume that no Secured Obligations are outstanding unless otherwise advised in writing by Holdings and/or the Borrower.
A Guarantor shall automatically be released from its guarantee and its obligations hereunder, without delivery of any instrument or performance of any act by any party, upon (i) the consummation of any transaction permitted by the Credit Agreement, as a result of which such Guarantor ceases to be a Subsidiary, (ii) the effectiveness of any written consent to the release of a Guarantor pursuant to Section 9.08 of the Credit Agreement or (iii) with respect to EVERTEC, Inc. only, otherwise provided in the instrument referred to in Section 14 hereof.
In connection with any termination or release pursuant to this Section 6(f), the Agent shall execute and deliver to the Borrower, at the Borrowers expense, evidence of such release and all documents to evidence such termination or release as reasonably requested by the Borrower in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent, subject to receipt by the Agent of such certifications of Borrower as it may reasonably request regarding compliance of such release with this Section 6(f). Any execution and delivery of documents pursuant to this Section 6(f) shall be without recourse to or warranty by the Agent.
(g) Counterparts . This Guarantee may be executed in any number of separate counterparts, and all of said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed signature page of this Guarantee by facsimile transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof.
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(h) Stay of Acceleration . In the event that acceleration of the time for payment of any of the Guaranteed Obligations is stayed, in connection with any case commenced by or against any Guarantor or the Borrower under any Debtor Relief Laws, or otherwise, all such amounts shall nonetheless be payable by each Guarantor immediately upon demand by the Secured Parties.
(i) Expenses . The parties hereto shall pay all out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Agent or any Lender in connection with the enforcement of this Guarantee and the other Loan Documents in connection with the enforcement or protection of its rights under this Guarantee, including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of counsel for the Agent and the Lenders (including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP , counsel for the Agent and the Joint Lead Arrangers, and, if necessary, the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of one local counsel per jurisdiction and one additional counsel for the affected persons, taken as a whole, to the extent of any actual conflict of interest). The agreements in this paragraph shall survive the resignation of the Agent, the replacement of any Lender, the termination of the Guarantee and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all the other Guaranteed Obligations.
7. | INDEMNITY, SUBROGATION AND SUBORDINATION . |
(a) Indemnity and Subrogation . In addition to all such rights of indemnity and subrogation as the Guarantors may have under applicable law (but subject to Section 7(c)), the Borrower agrees that (i) in the event a payment shall be made by any Guarantor under this Guarantee in respect of any Guaranteed Obligation of the Borrower, the Borrower shall indemnify such Guarantor for the full amount of such payment and such Guarantor shall be subrogated to the rights of the person to whom such payment shall have been made to the extent of such payment and (ii) in the event any assets of any Guarantor shall be sold pursuant to this Guarantee or any other Security Document to satisfy in whole or in part a Guaranteed Obligation of the Borrower, the Borrower shall indemnify such Guarantor in an amount equal to the greater of the book value or the fair market value of the assets so sold.
(b) Contribution and Subrogation . Each Guarantor (a Contributing Guarantor ) agrees (subject to Section 7(c)) that, in the event a payment shall be made by any other Guarantor hereunder in respect of any Guaranteed Obligation or assets of any other Guarantor shall be sold pursuant to any Security Document to satisfy any Guaranteed Obligation owed to any Secured Party and such other Guarantor (the Claiming Guarantor ) shall not have been fully indemnified by the Borrower as provided in Section 7(a), the Contributing Guarantor shall indemnify the Claiming Guarantor in an amount equal to the amount of such payment or the greater of the book value or the fair market value of such assets, as applicable, in each case multiplied by a fraction of which the numerator shall be the net worth of such Contributing Guarantor on the date hereof and the denominator shall be the aggregate net worth of all the Guarantors on the date hereof (or, in the case of any Guarantor becoming a party hereto pursuant to Section 5.10(d) of the Credit Agreement, the date of the supplement hereto executed and delivered by such Guarantor). Any Contributing Guarantor making any payment to a Claiming Guarantor pursuant to this Section 7(b) shall be subrogated to the rights of such Claiming Guarantor under Section 7(a) to the extent of such payment.
(c) Subordination .
Notwithstanding any provision of this Guarantee to the contrary, all rights of the Guarantors under Sections 7(a) and 7(b) and all other rights of indemnity, contribution or subrogation of any Guarantor under applicable law or otherwise shall be fully subordinated to the payment in full in cash or immediately available funds of the Guaranteed Obligations (other than contingent or unliquidated obligations or liabilities to the extent no claim therefor has been made). No failure on the part of the
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Borrower or any Guarantor to make the payments required by Sections 7(a) and 7(b) (or any other payments required under applicable law or otherwise) shall in any respect limit the obligations and liabilities of any Guarantor with respect to its obligations hereunder, and each Guarantor shall remain liable for the full amount of the obligations of such Guarantor hereunder.
Each Guarantor hereby agrees that all Indebtedness and other monetary obligations owed by it to any other Guarantor or any Subsidiary shall be fully subordinated to the payment in full in cash or immediately available funds of the Guaranteed Obligations (other than contingent or unliquidated obligations or liabilities).
8. | SECURITY . |
To secure payment of each Guarantors obligations under this Guarantee, concurrently with the execution of this Guarantee, certain Guarantors have entered into certain Security Documents or may enter into certain other Security Documents pursuant to which each such Guarantor has granted to the Agent for the benefit of the Lenders and the other Secured Parties, a security interest in the Collateral described therein.
9. | APPLICABLE LAW . |
THIS GUARANTEE SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
10. | CONSENT TO JURISDICTION . |
(a) Each party to this Guarantee hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and its property, to the jurisdiction of any New York State court or federal court of the United States of America sitting in New York City in the borough of Manhattan, and any appellate court from any thereof, in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Guarantee or any other Loan Documents to which it is a party (unless, in the case of any other Loan Document, otherwise expressly provided in such other Loan Document), 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 or, to the extent permitted by law, in such federal court. Each of the parties hereto agrees that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law. Nothing in this Guarantee shall affect any right that any party may otherwise have to bring any action or proceeding relating to this Guarantee or any of the other Loan Documents in the courts of any jurisdiction, except that each of the Guarantors agrees that (a) it will not bring any such action or proceeding in any court other than New York Courts (it being acknowledged and agreed by the Loan Parties that any other forum would be inconvenient and inappropriate in view of the fact that more of the Lenders who would be affected by any such action or proceeding have contacts with the State of New York than any other jurisdiction), and (b) in any such action or proceeding brought against any Guarantor in any other court, it will not assert any cross-claim, counterclaim or setoff, or seek any other affirmative relief, except to the extent that the failure to assert the same will preclude such Guarantor from asserting or seeking the same in the New York Courts.
(b) Each party to this Guarantee hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent it may legally and effectively do so, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Guarantee or any other Loan Document in any New York State or federal court of the United States of America sitting in
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New York County, and any appellate court from any thereof. Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such court.
(c) By the execution and delivery of this Guarantee, each party to this Guarantee (i) acknowledges that it has, by separate written instrument, designated and appointed CT Corporation System, with an office at 111 Eighth Avenue, New York, New York 10011 ( CT ) (and any successor entity), as its authorized agent upon which process may be served in any suit or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Guarantee that may be instituted in any federal or state court in The City of New York, Borough of Manhattan, State of New York or brought under federal or state securities laws, and acknowledges that CT has accepted such designation, (ii) submits to the jurisdiction of any such court in any such suit or proceeding and (iii) agrees that service of process upon CT and written notice of said service to any party to this Guarantee in accordance with the manner provided for notices in Section 6(c) above shall be deemed in every respect effective service of process upon such party to this Guarantee, in any such suit or proceeding. Each party to this Guarantee further agrees to take any and all action, including the execution and filing of any and all such documents and instruments, as may be necessary to continue such designation and appointment of CT in full force and effect so long as this Guarantee is in effect; provided that each party to the Guarantee, with respect to such party, may and to the extent CT ceases to be able to be served on the basis contemplated herein shall, by written notice to the Agent, designate such additional or alternative agent for service of process under this paragraph (c) that (i) maintains an office located in the Borough of Manhattan, City of New York, State of New York and (ii) is either (x) counsel for the Borrower or (y) a corporate service company which acts as agent for service of process for other persons in the ordinary course of its business. Such written notice shall identify the name of such agent for service of process and the address of the office of such agent for service of process in the Borough of Manhattan, City of New York, State of New York. To the extent that any party to the Guarantee has or hereafter may acquire any immunity from jurisdiction of any court of (i) any jurisdiction in which it owns or leases property or assets, (ii) the United States or the State of New York or (iii) the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or any political subdivision thereof or from any legal process (whether through service of notice, attachment prior to judgment, attachment in aid of execution, execution or otherwise) with respect to itself or its property and assets or this Guarantee or any of the other Loan Documents or actions to enforce judgments in respect of any thereof, such party to the Guarantee hereby irrevocably waives such immunity in respect of its obligations under the above-referenced documents, to the extent permitted by law. Nothing in this Guarantee, any other Loan Document will affect the right of any party to this Guarantee to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.
11. | WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL . |
EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS GUARANTEE OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS. EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS GUARANTEE BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 11.
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12. | RIGHT OF SET OFF . |
If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, each Lender, the Agent and each L/C Issuer is hereby authorized at any time and from time to time, to the fullest extent permitted by law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final) at any time held and other obligations at any time owing by such Lender, the Agent or such L/C Issuer to or for the credit or the account of any Guarantor against any and all of the obligations of such Guarantor now or hereafter existing under this Guarantee owed to such Lender, the Agent or such L/C Issuer irrespective of whether or not such Lender, the Agent or such L/C Issuer shall have made any demand under this Guarantee and although such obligations may be unmatured. The rights of each Lender, the Agent and L/C Issuer under this Section 12 are in addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights of set-off) that such Lender, the Agent and such L/C Issuer may have.
13. | ADDITIONAL SUBSIDIARIES . |
Upon execution and delivery by the Agent and any Subsidiary that is required to become a party hereto by Section 5.10 of the Credit Agreement (or otherwise elects to become a party hereto) of an instrument in the form of Exhibit I hereto, such Subsidiary shall become a Guarantor hereunder with the same force and effect as if originally named as a Guarantor herein. The execution and delivery of any such instrument shall not require the consent of any other party to this Guarantee. The rights and obligations of each party to this Guarantee shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding the addition of any new party to this Guarantee.
14. | EVERTEC, INC. |
Upon execution and delivery by the Agent and EVERTEC, Inc. to the extent it elects to become a party thereto of an instrument in the form of Exhibit II hereto, EVERTEC, Inc. shall become a Guarantor hereunder with the same force and effect as if originally named as a Guarantor herein. The execution and delivery of any such instrument shall not require the consent of any other party to this Guarantee. The rights and obligations of each party to this Guarantee shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding the addition of any new party to this Guarantee.
15. | JUDGMENT CURRENCY . |
If, for the purposes of obtaining judgment in any court, it is necessary to convert a sum due hereunder or any other Loan Document in one currency into another currency, the rate of exchange used shall be that at which in accordance with normal banking procedures the Agent could purchase the first currency with such other currency on the Business Day preceding that on which final judgment is given. The obligation of each Guarantor and the Borrower in respect of any such sum due from it to the Agent or the Lenders hereunder or under the other Loan Documents shall, notwithstanding any judgment in a currency (the Judgment Currency ) other than that in which such sum is denominated in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Agreement (the Agreement Currency ), be discharged only to the extent that on the Business Day following receipt by the Agent of any sum adjudged to be so due in the Judgment Currency, the Agent may in accordance with normal banking procedures purchase the Agreement Currency with the Judgment Currency. If the amount of the Agreement Currency so purchased is less than the sum originally due to the Agent from the applicable Guarantor or the Borrower in the Agreement Currency, such party to this Guarantee agrees, as a separate obligation and notwithstanding any such judgment, to indemnify the Agent or the person to whom such obligation was owing against such loss. If the amount of the Agreement Currency so purchased is greater than the sum originally due to the Agent in such currency, the Agent agrees to return the amount of any excess to such party to this Guarantee (or to any other person who may be entitled thereto under applicable law).
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Guarantor has caused this Guarantee to be executed and delivered as of the date first above written.
[Signature Page to EVERTEC Guarantee Agreement]
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Accepted and Agreed to: | ||
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Agent | ||
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/s/ Ann B. Kerns |
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Name: | Ann B. Kerns | |
Title: | Vice President |
[Signature Page to EVERTEC Guarantee Agreement]
Exhibit I
to Guarantee
SUPPLEMENT NO. dated as of (this Supplement ), to the Guarantee Agreement dated as of April 17, 2013 (the Guarantee ), by and among the Borrower (as defined herein), the other Loan Parties identified as such on the signature pages hereof (each, a Guarantor and collectively, the Guarantors ), and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as administrative agent and collateral agent (in such capacity, the Agent ).
A. Reference is made to the Credit Agreement dated as of April 17, 2013 (as amended, restated, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time, the Credit Agreement ), among EVERTEC Intermediate Holdings, LLC (formerly known as Carib Holdings, LLC), a Puerto Rico limited liability company ( Holdings ), EVERTEC Group, LLC (formerly known as EVERTEC, LLC), a Puerto Rico limited liability company (the Borrower ), the Lenders party thereto from time to time, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent and collateral agent for the Lenders and the other parties party thereto.
B. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement or the Guarantee referred to therein, as applicable.
C. The Guarantors have entered into the Guarantee in order to induce the Lenders to extend credit to the Borrower subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Credit Agreement. Section 13 of the Guarantee provides that additional Subsidiaries may become Guarantors under the Guarantee by execution and delivery of an instrument in the form of this Supplement. The undersigned Subsidiary (the New Subsidiary ) is executing this Supplement to become a Guarantor under the Guarantee in order to induce the Lenders to make additional Loans and each L/C Issuer to issue additional Letters of Credit and as consideration for Loans previously made and Letters of Credit previously issued.
Accordingly, the Agent and the New Subsidiary agree as follows:
SECTION 1. In accordance with Section 13 of the Guarantee, the New Subsidiary by its signature below becomes a Guarantor under the Guarantee with the same force and effect as if originally named therein as a Guarantor and the New Subsidiary hereby agrees to all the terms and provisions of the Guarantee applicable to it as a Guarantor thereunder. In furtherance of the foregoing, the New Subsidiary does hereby guarantee to the Agent the due and punctual payment of the Guaranteed Obligations as set forth in the Guarantee. Each reference to a Guarantor in the Guarantee shall be deemed to include the New Subsidiary. The Guarantee is hereby incorporated herein by reference.
SECTION 2. The New Subsidiary represents and warrants to the Agent and the other Secured Parties that this Supplement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by it and constitutes its legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to (i) the effects of bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, reorganization, fraudulent conveyance or other similar laws affecting creditors rights generally, (ii) general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) and (iii) implied covenants of good faith and fair dealing.
SECTION 3. The New Subsidiary is a company duly incorporated under the laws of [ name of relevant jurisdiction ]. [The guarantee of the New Subsidiary giving a guarantee other than in respect of its Subsidiary is subject to the limitations that are agreed in respect of the New Subsidiary [ insert guarantee limitation wording for relevant jurisdiction ]] 1 .
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SECTION 4. This Supplement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original but all of which when taken together shall constitute but one contract. This Supplement shall become effective when (a) the Agent shall have received a counterpart of this Supplement that bears the signature of the New Subsidiary and (b) the Agent has executed a counterpart hereof. Delivery of an executed signature page to this Supplement by facsimile or electronic transmission shall be as effective as delivery of a manually signed counterpart of this Supplement.
SECTION 5. Except as expressly supplemented hereby, the Guarantee shall remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 6. THIS SUPPLEMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES UNDER THIS SUPPLEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
SECTION 7. This Supplement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original but all of which, when taken together, shall constitute but one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart to this Supplement by facsimile transmission (or other electronic transmission pursuant to procedures approved by the Administrative Agent) shall be as effective as delivery of a manually signed original.
SECTION 7. In the event any one or more of the provisions contained in this Supplement should be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein and in the Guarantee shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby. The parties shall endeavor in good-faith negotiations to replace the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions.
SECTION 8. All communications and notices hereunder shall be in writing and given as provided in Section 6(c) and 10(c) of the Guarantee.
SECTION 9. The New Subsidiary agrees to reimburse the Agent for its reasonable out-of-pocket expenses in connection with this Supplement, including the reasonable fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel for the Agent.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the New Subsidiary and the Agent have duly executed this Supplement to the Guarantee as of the day and year first above written.
[Name of New Subsidiary] | ||
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Title: | ||
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Jurisdiction of Formation: | ||
Location of Chief Executive Office: |
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Agent | ||
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Title: |
Exhibit II
to Guarantee
SUPPLEMENT NO. dated as of (this Supplement ), to the Guarantee Agreement dated as of April 17, 2013 (the Guarantee ), by and among the Borrower (as defined herein), the other Loan Parties identified as such on the signature pages hereof (each, a Guarantor and collectively, the Guarantors ), and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as administrative agent and collateral agent (in such capacity, the Agent ).
A. Reference is made to the Credit Agreement dated as of April 17, 2013 (as amended, restated, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time, the Credit Agreement ), among EVERTEC Intermediate Holdings, LLC (formerly known as Carib Holdings, LLC), a Puerto Rico limited liability company ( Holdings ), EVERTEC Group, LLC (formerly known as EVERTEC, LLC), a Puerto Rico limited liability company (the Borrower ), the Lenders party thereto from time to time, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent and collateral agent for the Lenders and the other parties party thereto.
B. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement or the Guarantee referred to therein, as applicable.
C. EVERTEC, Inc. ( EVERTEC ) is executing this Supplement to elect to become a Guarantor under the Guarantee as consideration for Loans previously made and Letters of Credit previously issued.
Accordingly, the Agent and EVERTEC agree as follows:
SECTION 1. In accordance with Section 14 of the Guarantee, EVERTEC by its signature below becomes a Guarantor under the Guarantee with the same force and effect as if originally named therein as a Guarantor and EVERTEC hereby agrees to all the terms and provisions of the Guarantee applicable to it as a Guarantor thereunder. In furtherance of the foregoing, EVERTEC does hereby guarantee to the Agent the due and punctual payment of the Guaranteed Obligations as set forth in the Guarantee. Each reference to a Guarantor in the Guarantee shall be deemed to include EVERTEC. The Guarantee is hereby incorporated herein by reference.
SECTION 2. EVERTEC represents and warrants to the Agent and the other Secured Parties that this Supplement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by it and constitutes its legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to (i) the effects of bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, reorganization, fraudulent conveyance or other similar laws affecting creditors rights generally, (ii) general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) and (iii) implied covenants of good faith and fair dealing.
SECTION 3. EVERTEC is a company duly incorporated under the laws of [ Puerto Rico ].
SECTION 4. This Supplement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original but all of which when taken together shall constitute but one contract. This Supplement shall become effective when (a) the Agent shall have received a counterpart of this Supplement that bears the signature of EVERTEC and (b) the Agent has
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executed a counterpart hereof. Delivery of an executed signature page to this Supplement by facsimile or electronic transmission shall be as effective as delivery of a manually signed counterpart of this Supplement.
SECTION 5. Except as expressly supplemented hereby, the Guarantee shall remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 6. [EVERTEC shall be released from its guarantee and its obligations under the Guarantee upon a written notice from EVERTEC to the Agent of its election to be released.] 2
SECTION 7. THIS SUPPLEMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES UNDER THIS SUPPLEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
SECTION 8. This Supplement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original but all of which, when taken together, shall constitute but one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart to this Supplement by facsimile transmission (or other electronic transmission pursuant to procedures approved by the Administrative Agent) shall be as effective as delivery of a manually signed original.
SECTION 9. In the event any one or more of the provisions contained in this Supplement should be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein and in the Guarantee shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby. The parties shall endeavor in good-faith negotiations to replace the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions.
SECTION 10. All communications and notices hereunder shall be in writing and given as provided in Section 6(c) and 10(c) of the Guarantee.
SECTION 11. EVERTEC agrees to reimburse the Agent for its reasonable out-of-pocket expenses in connection with this Supplement, including the reasonable fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel for the Agent.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, EVERTEC and the Agent have duly executed this Supplement to the Guarantee as of the day and year first above written.
[EVERTEC, Inc.] | ||
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Jurisdiction of Formation: | ||
Location of Chief Executive Office: |
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Agent | ||
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Exhibit 10.3
COLLATERAL AGREEMENT
Dated and effective as of April 17, 2013
among
EVERTEC INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS, LLC
(formerly known as CARIB HOLDINGS, LLC),
as Holdings,
EVERTEC GROUP, LLC
(formerly known as EVERTEC, LLC),
as Borrower,
each Subsidiary of EVERTEC GROUP, LLC identified herein,
and
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
as Collateral Agent
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I. | ||||||
DEFINITIONS | ||||||
SECTION 1.01. |
Credit Agreement | 1 | ||||
SECTION 1.02. |
Other Defined Terms | 1 | ||||
ARTICLE II. |
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PLEDGE OF SECURITIES |
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SECTION 2.01. |
Pledge | 7 | ||||
SECTION 2.02. |
Delivery of the Pledged Collateral | 7 | ||||
SECTION 2.03. |
Representations, Warranties and Covenants | 8 | ||||
SECTION 2.04. |
Certification of Limited Liability Company and Limited Partnership Interests | 9 | ||||
SECTION 2.05. |
Registration in Nominee Name; Denominations | 10 | ||||
SECTION 2.06. |
Voting Rights; Dividends and Interest, etc | 10 | ||||
ARTICLE III. |
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SECURITY INTERESTS IN PERSONAL PROPERTY |
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SECTION 3.01. |
Security Interest | 12 | ||||
SECTION 3.02. |
Representations and Warranties | 14 | ||||
SECTION 3.03. |
Covenants | 17 | ||||
SECTION 3.04. |
Other Actions | 19 | ||||
SECTION 3.05. |
Covenants Regarding Patent, Trademark and Copyright Collateral | 19 | ||||
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REMEDIES |
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SECTION 4.01. |
Remedies upon Default | 21 | ||||
SECTION 4.02. |
Application of Proceeds | 23 | ||||
SECTION 4.03. |
Grant of License to Use Intellectual Property | 24 | ||||
SECTION 4.04. |
Securities Act, etc | 24 | ||||
SECTION 4.05. |
Registration, etc | 25 | ||||
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MISCELLANEOUS |
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SECTION 5.01. |
Notices | 25 |
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SECTION 5.02. |
Security Interest Absolute | 25 | ||||
SECTION 5.03. |
Limitation by Law | 26 | ||||
SECTION 5.04. |
Binding Effect; Several Agreement | 26 | ||||
SECTION 5.05. |
Successors and Assigns | 26 | ||||
SECTION 5.06. |
Agents Fees and Expenses; Indemnification | 27 | ||||
SECTION 5.07. |
Agent Appointed Attorney-in-Fact | 27 | ||||
SECTION 5.08. |
GOVERNING LAW | 28 | ||||
SECTION 5.09. |
Waivers; Amendment | 29 | ||||
SECTION 5.10. |
WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL | 29 | ||||
SECTION 5.11. |
Severability | 29 | ||||
SECTION 5.12. |
Counterparts | 30 | ||||
SECTION 5.13. |
Headings | 30 | ||||
SECTION 5.14. |
Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process | 30 | ||||
SECTION 5.15. |
Termination or Release | 31 | ||||
SECTION 5.16. |
Additional Subsidiaries | 31 | ||||
SECTION 5.17. |
Right of Set-off | 32 | ||||
SECTION 5.18. |
Subject to Intercreditor Agreement | 32 | ||||
SECTION 5.19. |
Other First Lien Obligations | 32 | ||||
Schedules |
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Schedule I |
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Schedule II |
Commercial Tort Claims | |||||
Schedule III |
Pledged Stock; Debt Securities | |||||
Schedule IV |
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Schedule V |
Instruments | |||||
Exhibits |
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Exhibit I |
Form of Supplement to the Collateral Agreement | |||||
Exhibit II |
Form of Perfection Certificate | |||||
Exhibit III |
Form of First Lien Intercreditor Agreement |
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COLLATERAL AGREEMENT dated as of April 17, 2013 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, this Agreement ), among EVERTEC INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS, LLC (formerly known as CARIB HOLDINGS, LLC), a Commonwealth of Puerto Rico limited liability company ( Holdings ), EVERTEC GROUP, LLC (formerly known as EVERTEC, LLC), a Commonwealth of Puerto Rico limited liability company (the Borrower ), each Subsidiary of the Borrower listed on Schedule I hereto and each Subsidiary of the Borrower that becomes a party hereto (each, a Subsidiary Party ) and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Collateral Agent (in such capacity, the Agent ) for the Secured Parties (as defined below).
WITNESSETH:
Reference is made to the Credit Agreement dated as of the date hereof (as amended, restated, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time, the Credit Agreement ), among Holdings, the Borrower, the Lenders party thereto from time to time, the Agent and the other parties named therein.
The Lenders have agreed to extend credit to the Borrower subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Credit Agreement. The obligations of the Lenders to extend such credit are conditioned upon, among other things, the execution and delivery of this Agreement. Holdings is the sole equityholder of the Borrower and the Subsidiary Parties are subsidiaries of the Borrower, will derive substantial benefits from the extension of credit to the Borrower pursuant to the Credit Agreement and are willing to execute and deliver this Agreement in order to induce the Lenders to extend such credit.
Accordingly, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I.
Definitions
SECTION 1.01. Credit Agreement .
(a) Capitalized terms used in this Agreement and not otherwise defined herein have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the Credit Agreement. All terms defined in the New York UCC (as defined herein) and not defined in this Agreement have the meanings specified therein. The term instrument shall have the meaning specified in Article 9 of the New York UCC.
(b) The rules of construction specified in Section 1.02 of the Credit Agreement also apply to this Agreement.
SECTION 1.02. Other Defined Terms . As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings specified below:
Account Debtor shall mean any person who is or who may become obligated to any Pledgor under, with respect to or on account of an Account.
Article 9 Collateral shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.01.
Authorized Representative shall mean (i) the Administrative Agent with respect to the Credit Agreement and (ii) any duly authorized representative of the secured parties under any Other First Lien Agreement designated as Authorized Representative for such secured parties for purposes of the Intercreditor Agreement.
Cash Management Agreement shall mean any agreement relating to cash management services (including treasury, depository, overdraft, credit or debit card, electronic funds transfer, ACH services and other cash management arrangements).
Cash Management Bank shall mean each counterparty referred to in clause (c) of the definition of Secured Obligations.
Collateral shall mean Article 9 Collateral and Pledged Collateral.
Commercial Transactions Act shall mean Act No. 208 of August 17, 1995, as amended, known as the Commercial Transactions Act of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
Copyright License shall mean any written agreement, now or hereafter in effect, granting any right to any Pledgor under any Copyright now or hereafter owned by any third party, and all rights of any Pledgor under any such agreement (including any such rights that such Pledgor has the right to license).
Copyrights shall mean all of the following now owned or hereafter acquired by any Pledgor (or, as required in the context of the definition of Copyright License, any third party licensor): (a) all copyright rights in any work subject to the copyright laws of the United States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or any other country, whether as author, assignee, transferee or otherwise; and (b) all registrations and applications for registration of any such Copyright in the United States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or any other country, including registrations, supplemental registrations and pending applications for registration in the United States Copyright Office, including those listed on Schedule IV .
Credit Agreement shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the preliminary statement of this Agreement.
Excluded Swap Obligation shall mean, 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 the application or official interpretation thereof) by virtue of such Guarantors failure for any reason to constitute an eligible contract participant as defined in the Commodity Exchange Act (determined after giving effect to Section 3 of the Guarantee Agreement, any other keepwell, support, or other agreement for the benefit of such Guarantor and any and all guarantees of such Guarantors Swap Obligations by other Specified Loan Parties) at the time the Guarantee of such Guarantor becomes effective with respect to such Swap Obligation. If a Swap Obligation arises under a master agreement governing more than one swap, such exclusion shall apply only to the portion of such Swap Obligation that is attributable to swaps for which such Guarantee or security interest is or becomes illegal.
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Federal Securities Laws shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 4.04.
First Lien Intercreditor Agreement shall mean a first lien intercreditor agreement entered into by and among the Agent, the Administrative Agent with respect to the Credit Agreement and any other Authorized Representative, substantially in the form of Exhibit III hereto, with such changes that are reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
General Intangibles shall mean all General Intangibles as defined in the New York UCC, including all choses in action and causes of action and all other intangible personal property of any Pledgor of every kind and nature (other than Accounts) now owned or hereafter acquired by any Pledgor, including corporate or other business records, indemnification claims, contract rights (including rights under leases, whether entered into as lessor or lessee, Swap Agreements and other agreements), Intellectual Property, goodwill, registrations, franchises, tax refund claims and any letter of credit, guarantee, claim, security interest or other security held by or granted to any Pledgor to secure payment by an Account Debtor of any of the Accounts.
Governmental Authority shall mean any federal, state, local or foreign court or governmental agency, authority, instrumentality or regulatory or legislative body in the United States, any other country or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
Intellectual Property shall mean all intellectual and similar property of every kind and nature now owned or hereafter acquired by any Pledgor, including inventions, designs, Patents, Copyrights, Trademarks, Patent Licenses, Copyright Licenses, Trademark Licenses, trade secrets, domain names, confidential or proprietary technical and business information, know-how, show-how or other data or information and all related documentation.
Instruments shall mean, collectively, with respect to each Pledgor, all instruments, as such term is defined in Article 9 of the New York UCC, and shall include all promissory notes, drafts, bills of exchange or acceptances, including, without limitation, those first mortgage notes described on Schedule V annexed hereto.
Loan Document Obligations shall mean (a) the due and punctual payment by the Borrower of (i) the unpaid principal of and interest (including interest accruing during the pendency of any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or other similar proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in such proceeding) on the Loans made to the Borrower, when and as due, whether at maturity, by acceleration, upon one or more dates set for prepayment or otherwise, (ii) each payment required to be made by the Borrower under the Credit Agreement in respect of any Letter of Credit, when and as due, including payments in respect of reimbursement of disbursements, interest thereon (including interest accruing during the pendency of any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or other similar proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in such proceeding) and obligations to provide cash collateral, and (iii) all other monetary obligations of the Borrower to any of the Secured Parties under the Credit
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Agreement and each of the other Loan Documents, including obligations to pay fees, expense reimbursement obligations and indemnification obligations, whether primary, secondary, direct, contingent, fixed or otherwise (including monetary obligations incurred during the pendency of any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or other similar proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in such proceeding), (b) the due and punctual performance of all other obligations of the Borrower under or pursuant to the Credit Agreement and each of the other Loan Documents and (c) the due and punctual payment and performance of all the obligations of each other Loan Party under or pursuant to this Agreement and each of the other Loan Documents.
New York UCC shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as from time to time in effect in the State of New York; provided , however , that, at any time, if by reason of mandatory provisions of law, any or all of the perfection or priority of the Agents and the Secured Parties security interest in any item or portion of the Article 9 Collateral is governed by the Uniform Commercial Code or similar law as in effect in a jurisdiction other than the State of New York, the term New York UCC shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect, at such time, in such other jurisdiction for purposes of the provisions hereof relating to such perfection or priority and for purposes of definitions relating to such provisions. However, in the event that a court of competent jurisdiction determines that the Commercial Transactions Act or the Uniform Commercial Code then in effect in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, as amended, governs the attachment, constitution, perfection, priority and enforcement of the security interest granted to the Agent, and a type of Collateral defined in this Agreement is not covered by the provisions of Chapter 9 of the Commercial Transactions Act or the then Uniform Commercial Code in effect in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, as amended, then the provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code in effect in the State of New York shall supplement the laws of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico concerning the attachment, constitution, perfection, priority and enforcement of such property of a type that is outside of the scope of Chapter 9 of the Commercial Transactions Act or the then Uniform Commercial Code in effect in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, as amended.
Other First Lien Agreement shall mean any indenture, credit agreement (excluding the Credit Agreement) or other agreement, document or instrument, pursuant to which any Pledgor has or will incur Indebtedness permitted by the Credit Agreement that is expressly permitted by the Credit Agreement to be secured on a pari passu basis with the Secured Obligations; provided that, in each case, the Indebtedness thereunder has been designated as Other First Lien Obligations pursuant to and in accordance with Section 5.19.
Patent License shall mean any written agreement, now or hereafter in effect, granting to any Pledgor any right to make, use or sell any invention covered by a Patent, now or hereafter owned by any third party (including any such rights that such Pledgor has the right to license).
Patents shall mean all of the following now owned or hereafter acquired by any Pledgor (or, as required in the context of the definition of Patent License, any third party licensor): (a) all letters patent of the United States or the equivalent thereof in any other country, and all applications for letters patent of the United States or the equivalent thereof in any other country, including those listed on Schedule IV , and (b) all reissues, continuations, divisions, continuations-in-part or extensions thereof, and the inventions disclosed or claimed therein, including the right to make, use and/or sell the inventions disclosed or claimed therein.
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Perfection Certificate shall mean a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit II , completed and supplemented with the schedules and attachments contemplated thereby, and duly executed by an officer of Holdings and the Borrower.
Permitted Liens shall mean Liens that are permitted by Section 6.02 of the Credit Agreement.
Pledged Collateral shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.01.
Pledged Debt Securities shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.01.
Pledged Securities shall mean any promissory notes, shares, stock certificates, share certificates or other certificated securities now or hereafter included in the Pledged Collateral, including all certificates, instruments or other documents representing or evidencing any Pledged Collateral.
Pledged Stock shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.01.
Pledgor shall mean Holdings, the Borrower and (subject to Section 5.20) each Subsidiary Party.
Qualified Eligible Contract Participant Guarantor shall mean, in respect of any Swap Obligation, each Loan Party that has total assets exceeding $10,000,000 at the time the relevant Guarantee or grant of the relevant security interest becomes effective with respect to such Swap Obligation or such other person as constitutes an eligible contract participant under the Commodity Exchange Act or any regulations promulgated thereunder and can cause another person to qualify as an eligible contract participant at such time by entering into a keepwell under Section 1a(18)(A)(v)(II) of the Commodity Exchange Act.
Requirement of Law shall mean, as to any Person, the Certificate of Incorporation and By Laws or other organizational or governing documents of such Person, and any law, treaty, rule or regulation or determination of an arbitrator or a court or other 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.
Secured Obligations shall mean (a) the Loan Document Obligations, (b) the due and punctual payment and performance of all obligations of each Loan Party under each Swap Agreement that (i) is in effect on the Closing Date with a counterparty that is a Lender, an Agent, a Joint Lead Arranger or an Affiliate of a Lender, an Agent or a Joint Lead Arranger as of or following the Closing Date or (ii) is entered into after the Closing Date with any counterparty that is a Lender, an Agent, a Joint Lead Arranger or an Affiliate of a Lender, an Agent or a Joint Lead Arranger at the time such Swap Agreement is entered into, and (c) the due and punctual payment and performance of all obligations of each Loan Party under each Cash Management
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Agreement that (i) is in effect on the Closing Date with a counterparty that is a Lender, an Agent, a Joint Lead Arranger or an Affiliate of a Lender, an Agent or a Joint Lead Arranger as of or following the Closing Date or (ii) is entered into after the Closing Date with any counterparty that is a Lender, an Agent, a Joint Lead Arranger or an Affiliate of a Lender, an Agent or a Joint Lead Arranger at the time such Cash Management Agreement is entered into, but excluding, with respect to each Guarantor that is not a Qualified Eligible Contract Participant Guarantor, the Excluded Swap Obligations of such Guarantor.
Secured Parties shall mean (a) the Lenders, (b) the Agent, (c) the Administrative Agent, (d) each L/C Issuer, (e) each counterparty to any Swap Agreement or Cash Management Agreement with a Loan Party the obligations under which constitute Secured Obligations, (f) the beneficiaries of each indemnification obligation undertaken by any Loan Party under any Loan Document and (g) the successors and permitted assigns of each of the foregoing.
Security Interest shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.01.
Subsidiary Party shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the preliminary statement of this Agreement.
Trademark License shall mean any written agreement, now or hereafter in effect, granting to any Pledgor any right to use any Trademark now or hereafter owned by any third party (including any such rights that such Pledgor has the right to license).
Trademarks shall mean all of the following now owned or hereafter acquired by any Pledgor (or, as required in the context of the definition of Trademark License, any third party licensor): (a) all trademarks, service marks, corporate names, company names, business names, fictitious business names, trade styles, trade dress, logos, other source or business identifiers, designs and general intangibles of like nature, now existing or hereafter adopted or acquired, all registrations thereof (if any), and all registration and recording applications filed in connection therewith, including registrations and registration applications in the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the Puerto Rico Trademark Office or any similar offices in any State of the United States or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or any other country or any political subdivision thereof (except for intent to use applications for trademark or service mark registrations filed pursuant to Section 1(b) of the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1051, unless and until an Amendment to Allege Use or a Statement of Use under Sections 1(c) and 1(d) of Lanham Act has been filed, to the extent, if any, that any assignment of an intent to use application prior to such filing would violate the Lanham Act), and all renewals thereof, including those listed on Schedule IV and (b) all goodwill associated therewith or symbolized thereby.
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ARTICLE II
Pledge of Securities
SECTION 2.01. Pledge . As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of the Secured Obligations, each Pledgor hereby assigns and pledges to the Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in all of such Pledgors right, title and interest in, to and under (a) the Equity Interests directly owned by it (which such Equity Interests constituting Pledged Stock shall be listed on Schedule III ) and any other Equity Interests obtained in the future by such Pledgor and any certificates representing all such Equity Interests (the Pledged Stock ); provided that the Pledged Stock shall not include (i) any Equity Interests owned on or acquired after the Closing Date (other than, in the case of shareholder agreements or other contractual obligations, (x) Equity Interests in the Borrower or (y) in the case of any person which is a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary, Equity Interests in such person) in accordance with this Agreement if, and to the extent that, and for so long as doing so would violate applicable law or regulation or a shareholder agreement or other contractual obligation (in each case, after giving effect to Section 9-406(d), 9-407(a), 9-408 or 9-409 of the New York UCC and other applicable law or similar provisions in similar codes, statutes or laws in other jurisdictions (the Anti-Non-Assignment Clauses )) binding on such Equity Interests or (ii) any Equity Interests as to which the Agent and the Borrower shall reasonably determine in writing that such Equity Interests shall be excluded from Collateral hereunder pursuant to the Agreed Security Principles, (b)(i) the debt securities currently issued to any Pledgor (which such debt securities constituting Pledged Debt Securities shall be listed on Schedule III ), (ii) any debt securities in the future issued to such Pledgor and (iii) the promissory notes and any other instruments, if any, evidencing such debt securities (the Pledged Debt Securities ); (c) subject to Section 2.06, all payments of principal or interest, dividends, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of, in exchange for or upon the conversion of, and all other proceeds received in respect of, the securities referred to in clauses (a) and (b) above; (d) subject to Section 2.06, all rights and privileges of such Pledgor with respect to the securities and other property referred to in clauses (a), (b) and (c) above and (e) all proceeds of any of the foregoing (the items referred to in clauses (a) through (e) above being collectively referred to as the Pledged Collateral ); provided that with respect to EVERTEC Costa Rica, S.A., the Pledged Collateral shall not include any Equity Interests that are pledged pursuant to a separate pledge agreement in favor of the Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties.
SECTION 2.02. Delivery of the Pledged Collateral .
(a) Each Pledgor agrees promptly (and in any event within 60 days after the acquisition (or such longer time as the Agent shall permit in its reasonable discretion)) to deliver or cause to be delivered to the Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, any and all Pledged Securities to the extent such Pledged Securities, in the case of promissory notes or other instruments evidencing Indebtedness, are required to be delivered pursuant to paragraph (b) of this Section 2.02.
(b) Each Pledgor will cause any Indebtedness (i) having, in each case, an aggregate principal amount in excess of $5,000,000 or (ii) payable by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries (other than (x) intercompany current liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business in connection with the cash management, tax and accounting operations of Holdings, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries or (y) to the extent that a pledge of such promissory note or instrument would violate applicable law) owed to such Pledgor by any person to be evidenced by a duly executed promissory note that is pledged and delivered to the Agent, for the benefit of the
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Secured Parties, pursuant to the terms hereof. To the extent any such promissory note is a demand note, each Pledgor party thereto agrees, if requested by the Agent, to immediately demand payment thereunder upon an Event of Default specified under Section 7.01(b), (c), (f), (h) or (i) of the Credit Agreement unless such demand would not be commercially reasonable or would otherwise expose Pledgor to liability to maker.
(c) Upon delivery to the Agent, (i) any Pledged Securities required to be delivered pursuant to the foregoing paragraphs (a) and (b) of this Section 2.02 shall be accompanied by stock powers or note powers, as applicable and/or required, duly executed in blank or other instruments of transfer reasonably satisfactory to the Agent and by such other instruments and documents as the Agent may reasonably request and (ii) all other property comprising part of the Pledged Collateral delivered pursuant to the terms of this Agreement shall be accompanied to the extent necessary to perfect the security interest in or allow realization on the Pledged Collateral by proper instruments of assignment duly executed by the applicable Pledgor and such other instruments or documents as the Agent may reasonably request. Each delivery of Pledged Securities shall be accompanied by a schedule describing the securities, which schedule shall be attached hereto as Schedule III (or a supplement to Schedule III, as applicable) and made a part hereof; provided that failure to attach any such schedule hereto shall not affect the validity of such pledge of such Pledged Securities. Each schedule so delivered shall supplement any prior schedules so delivered.
SECTION 2.03. Representations, Warranties and Covenants . The Pledgors, jointly and severally, represent, warrant and covenant to and with the Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, that:
(a) Schedule III correctly sets forth the percentage of the issued and outstanding shares of each class of the Equity Interests of the issuer thereof represented by such Pledged Stock and includes all Equity Interests, debt securities and promissory notes or instruments evidencing Indebtedness required to be (i) pledged in order to satisfy the Collateral Requirement or (ii) delivered pursuant to Section 2.02(b);
(b) the Pledged Stock (with respect to Pledged Stock issued by an issuer other than a Subsidiary of the Borrower organized under the laws of any jurisdiction of the United States, Puerto Rico or the British Virgin Islands, to the best of each Pledgors knowledge) have been duly and validly authorized and issued by the issuers thereof and are fully paid and nonassessable;
(c) except for the security interests granted hereunder, each Pledgor (i) is and, subject to any transfers made in compliance with the Credit Agreement, will continue to be the direct owner, beneficially and of record, of the Pledged Securities indicated on Schedule III as owned by such Pledgor, other than Permitted Liens, (ii) holds the same free and clear of all Liens, (iii) will make no assignment, pledge, hypothecation or transfer of, or create or permit to exist any security interest in or other Lien on, the Pledged Collateral, other than pursuant to a transaction permitted by the Credit Agreement and other than Permitted Liens and (iv) subject to the rights of such Pledgor under the Loan Documents to dispose of Pledged Collateral, will use commercially reasonable efforts to defend its title or interest thereto or therein against any and all Liens (other than Permitted Liens), however arising, of all persons;
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(d) other than as set forth in the Credit Agreement or the schedules thereto and except for restrictions and limitations imposed by the Loan Documents or securities laws generally, the Pledged Collateral is and will continue to be freely transferable and assignable, and none of the Pledged Collateral is or will be subject to any option, right of first refusal, shareholders agreement, charter, by-law, memorandum of association or articles of association provisions or contractual restriction of any nature that might prohibit, impair, delay or otherwise affect the pledge of such Pledged Collateral hereunder, the sale or disposition thereof pursuant hereto or the exercise by the Agent of rights and remedies hereunder;
(e) each Pledgor has the power and authority to pledge the Pledged Collateral pledged by it hereunder in the manner hereby done or contemplated;
(f) other than as set forth in the Credit Agreement or the schedules thereto, no consent or approval of any Governmental Authority, any securities exchange or any other person was or is necessary to the validity of the pledge effected hereby (other than such as have been obtained and are in full force and effect);
(g) by virtue of the execution and delivery by the Pledgors of this Agreement and any foreign pledge agreements, when any Pledged Securities (excluding any foreign stock not covered by a foreign pledge agreement) are delivered to the Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, in accordance with this Agreement, the Agent will obtain, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a legal, valid and perfected lien upon and security interest in such Pledged Securities, subject only to Permitted Liens, as security for the payment and performance of the Secured Obligations; and
(h) the pledge effected hereby is effective to vest in the Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, the rights of the Agent in the Pledged Collateral as set forth herein.
SECTION 2.04. Certification of Limited Liability Company and Limited Partnership Interests .
(a) Each interest in any limited liability company or limited partnership Controlled by any Pledgor, pledged hereunder and represented by a certificate, shall be a security within the meaning of Article 8 of the New York UCC and shall be governed by Article 8 of the New York UCC, and each such interest shall at all times hereafter be represented by a certificate.
(b) Each interest in any limited liability company or limited partnership Controlled by a Pledgor, pledged hereunder and not represented by a certificate shall not be a security within the meaning of Article 8 of the New York UCC and shall not be governed by Article 8 of the New York UCC (or other applicable Uniform Commercial Code in effect in another jurisdiction), and the Pledgors shall at no time elect to treat any such interest as a security within the meaning of Article 8 of the New York UCC or its equivalent in other
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jurisdictions or issue any certificate representing such interest, unless the applicable Pledgor provides prior notification to the Agent of such election and promptly delivers any such certificate to the Agent pursuant to the terms hereof.
SECTION 2.05. Registration in Nominee Name; Denominations . The Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, shall have the right (in its sole and absolute discretion) to hold the Pledged Securities in the name of the applicable Pledgor, endorsed or assigned in blank or in favor of the Agent or, if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, in its own name as pledgee or the name of its nominee (as pledgee or as sub-agent). Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, each Pledgor will promptly give to the Agent copies of any notices or other communications received by it with respect to Pledged Securities registered in the name of such Pledgor. If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Agent shall have the right to exchange the certificates representing Pledged Securities for certificates of smaller or larger denominations for any purpose consistent with this Agreement. Each Pledgor shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause each issuer of Pledged Securities that is not a party to this Agreement to comply with a request by the Agent, pursuant to this Section 2.05, to exchange certificates representing Pledged Securities of such Subsidiary for certificates of smaller or larger denominations.
SECTION 2.06. Voting Rights; Dividends and Interest, etc .
(a) Unless and until an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and the Agent shall have given notice to the relevant Pledgors of the Agents intention to exercise its rights hereunder:
(i) Each Pledgor shall be entitled to exercise any and all voting and/or other consensual rights and powers inuring to an owner of Pledged Collateral or any part thereof for any purpose consistent with the terms of this Agreement, the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents; provided that such rights and powers shall not be exercised in any manner that could materially and adversely affect the rights and remedies of any of the Agent or the other Secured Parties under this Agreement, the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document or the ability of the Secured Parties to exercise the same.
(ii) The Agent shall promptly execute and deliver to each Pledgor, or cause to be executed and delivered to such Pledgor, all such proxies, powers of attorney and other instruments as such Pledgor may reasonably request for the purpose of enabling such Pledgor to exercise the voting and/or consensual rights and powers it is entitled to exercise pursuant to subparagraph (i) above.
(iii) Each Pledgor shall be entitled to receive and retain any and all dividends, interest, principal and other distributions paid on or distributed in respect of the Pledged Collateral to the extent and only to the extent that such dividends, interest, principal and other distributions are permitted by, and otherwise paid or distributed in accordance with, the terms and conditions of the Credit Agreement, the other Loan Documents, and applicable laws; provided that any noncash dividends, interest, principal or other distributions that would constitute Pledged Securities, whether resulting from a
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subdivision, combination or reclassification of the outstanding Equity Interests of the issuer of any Pledged Securities or received in exchange for Pledged Securities or any part thereof, or in redemption thereof, or as a result of any merger, consolidation, acquisition or other exchange of assets to which such issuer may be a party or otherwise, shall be and become part of the Pledged Collateral, and, if received by any Pledgor, shall be promptly (and in any event within 45 days of their receipt (or such longer time as the Agent shall permit in its reasonable discretion)) delivered to the Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, in the same form as so received (endorsed in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Agent).
(b) Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default and after notice by the Agent to the relevant Pledgors of the Agents intention to exercise its rights hereunder, all rights of any Pledgor to dividends, interest, principal or other distributions that such Pledgor is authorized to receive pursuant to paragraph (a)(iii) of this Section 2.06 shall cease, and all such rights shall thereupon become vested, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, in the Agent, which shall have the sole and exclusive right and authority to receive and retain such dividends, interest, principal or other distributions. All dividends, interest, principal or other distributions received by any Pledgor contrary to the provisions of this Section 2.06 shall not be commingled by such Pledgor with any of its other funds or property but shall be held separate and apart therefrom, shall be held in trust for the benefit of the Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and shall be forthwith delivered to the Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, in the same form as so received (endorsed in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Agent). Any and all money and other property paid over to or received by the Agent pursuant to the provisions of this paragraph (b) shall be retained by the Agent in an account to be established by the Agent upon receipt of such money or other property and shall be applied in accordance with the provisions of Section 4.02. After all Events of Default have been cured or waived and the Borrower has delivered to the Agent a certificate to that effect, the Agent shall promptly repay to each Pledgor (without interest) all dividends, interest, principal or other distributions that such Pledgor would otherwise be permitted to retain pursuant to the terms of paragraph (a)(iii) of this Section 2.06 and that remain in such account.
(c) Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default and after notice by the Agent to the relevant Pledgors of the Agents intention to exercise its rights hereunder, all rights of any Pledgor to exercise the voting and/or consensual rights and powers it is entitled to exercise pursuant to paragraph (a)(i) of this Section 2.06, and the obligations of the Agent under paragraph (a)(ii) of this Section 2.06, shall cease, and all such rights shall thereupon become vested in the Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, which shall have the sole and exclusive right and authority to exercise such voting and consensual rights and powers; provided that the Agent shall have the right from time to time following and during the continuance of an Event of Default to permit the Pledgors to exercise such rights. After all Events of Default have been cured or waived and the Borrower has delivered to the Agent a certificate to that effect, all rights of any Pledgor to exercise the voting and/or consensual rights and powers it is entitled to exercise pursuant to paragraph (a)(i) of this Section 2.06, and the obligations of the Agent under paragraph (a)(ii) of this Section 2.06, shall in each case be reinstated.
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(d) Any notice given by the Agent to the Pledgors suspending their rights under paragraph (a) of this Section 2.06 (i) may be given by telephone if promptly confirmed in writing, (ii) may be given to one or more of the Pledgors at the same or different times and (iii) may suspend the rights of the Pledgors under paragraph (a)(i) or paragraph (a)(iii) in part without suspending all such rights (as specified by the Agent in its sole and absolute discretion) and without waiving or otherwise affecting the Agents rights to give additional notices from time to time suspending other rights so long as an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.
ARTICLE III.
Security Interests in Personal Property
SECTION 3.01. Security Interest .
(a) As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of the Secured Obligations, each Pledgor hereby assigns and pledges to the Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest (the Security Interest ) in all right, title and interest in or to any and all of the following assets and properties now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Pledgor or in which such Pledgor now has or at any time in the future may acquire any right, title or interest (collectively, the Article 9 Collateral ):
(i) all Accounts;
(ii) all Chattel Paper;
(iii) all cash and Deposit Accounts;
(iv) all Documents;
(v) all Equipment;
(vi) all General Intangibles;
(vii) all Instruments;
(viii) all Intellectual Property;
(ix) all Goods and Inventory;
(x) all Investment Property including the Pledged Collateral;
(xi) all Letters of Credit and Letter of Credit Rights;
(xii) all Commercial Tort Claims as described on Schedule II hereto;
(xiii) all books and records pertaining to the Article 9 Collateral; and
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(xiv) to the extent not otherwise included, all proceeds, Supporting Obligations and products of any and all of the foregoing and all collateral security and guarantees given by any person with respect to any of the foregoing.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, this Agreement shall not constitute a grant of a security interest in (and the Article 9 Collateral shall not include) (a) any vehicle covered by a certificate of title or ownership, whether now owned or hereafter acquired to the extent the filing of a financing statement cannot perfect a security interest therein, (b) any Equity Interests owned on or acquired after the Closing Date (other than, in the case of shareholder agreements or other contractual obligations, (x) Equity Interests in the Borrower or (y) in the case of any person which is a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary, Equity Interests in such person) in accordance with the Credit Agreement if, and to the extent that, and for so long as doing so would violate applicable law or regulation or a shareholder agreement or other contractual obligation (in each case, after giving effect to the Anti-Non-Assignment Clauses) binding on such Equity Interests, (c) any assets to the extent that, and for so long as, such grant of a security interest therein would violate applicable law or regulation or, in the case of assets acquired after the Closing Date, such grant of a security interest therein would violate an enforceable contractual obligation binding on such assets that existed at the time of the acquisition thereof and was not created or made binding on such assets in contemplation or in connection with the acquisition of such assets (except in the case of assets acquired after the Closing Date with Indebtedness of the type permitted pursuant to Section 6.01(i) of the Credit Agreement that is secured by a Permitted Lien) permitted by this Agreement, in each case, after giving effect to the Anti-Non-Assignment Clauses, (d) any Pledgors right, title or interest in any license, contract or agreement to which such Pledgor is a party or any of its right, title or interest thereunder to the extent, but only to the extent, that such a grant would violate the terms of such license, contract or agreement, or result in a breach of the terms of, or constitute a default under, any such license, contract or agreement to which such Pledgor is a party (other than to the extent that any such term would be rendered ineffective pursuant to the Anti-Non-Assignment Clauses or any other applicable law or regulation (including Title 11 of the United States Code) or principles of equity); provided that, immediately upon the ineffectiveness, lapse or termination of any such provision, the Collateral shall include, and such Pledgor shall be deemed to have granted a security interest in, all such rights and interests as if such provision had never been in effect, (e) any Equipment or other asset owned by any Pledgor that is subject to a purchase money lien or a Capital Lease Obligation, in each case, as permitted by the Credit Agreement, if the contract or other agreement in which such Lien is granted (or the documentation providing for such Capital Lease Obligation) prohibits or requires the consent of any person other than a Pledgor or a Subsidiary of a Pledgor as a condition to the creation of any other security interest on such Equipment or asset and, in each case, such prohibition or requirement is permitted by the Credit Agreement, (f) any Letter of Credit Rights to the extent any Pledgor is required by applicable law to apply the proceeds of a drawing of such Letter of Credit for a specified purpose and (g) those assets as to which the Borrower and the Administrative Agent shall reasonably determine in writing that such assets shall be excluded from Collateral hereunder pursuant to the Agreed Security Principles. In addition, the Security Interest in any asset of EVERTEC Costa Rica, S.A. (other than any Equity Interests and related assets described in clauses (c), (d) and (e) of Section 2.01) shall be automatically released upon receipt by the Agent of a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower certifying that (i) such release is necessary or advisable in order for EVERTEC Costa Rica, S.A. to grant a security interest in such asset to a third party and
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(ii) such security interest and the obligations secured by such security interest are permitted by the Credit Agreement, and the Agent shall execute, and deliver to the Borrower, evidence of such release in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent.
(b) Each Pledgor hereby irrevocably authorizes the Agent at any time and from time to time to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements (including fixture filings) with respect to the Article 9 Collateral or any part thereof and amendments or continuations thereto that contain the information required by Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code of each applicable jurisdiction for the filing of any financing statement or amendment, including (i) whether such Pledgor is an organization, the type of organization and any organizational identification number issued to such Pledgor, (ii) in the case of a financing statement filed as a fixture filing, a sufficient description of the real property to which such Article 9 Collateral relates and (iii) a description of collateral that describes such property in any other manner as the Agent may reasonably determine is necessary or advisable to ensure the perfection of the security interest in the Article 9 Collateral granted under this Agreement, including describing such property as all assets or all property or words of similar effect. Each Pledgor agrees to provide such information to the Agent and to execute such financing statements promptly upon request.
The Agent is further authorized to file with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the Puerto Rico Trademark Office and the United States Copyright Office (and any successor office or any similar office in any other country) such documents as may be necessary or advisable for the purpose of perfecting, confirming, continuing, enforcing, protecting or providing notices of the Security Interest granted by each Pledgor, without the signature of any Pledgor, and naming any Pledgor or the Pledgors as debtors and the Agent as secured party.
(c) The Security Interest is granted as security only and shall not subject the Agent or any other Secured Party to, or in any way alter or modify, any obligation or liability of any Pledgor with respect to or arising out of the Article 9 Collateral.
SECTION 3.02. Representations and Warranties . The Pledgors jointly and severally represent and warrant to the Agent and the Secured Parties that:
(a) Each Pledgor has good and valid rights in and title to the Article 9 Collateral with respect to which it has purported to grant a Security Interest hereunder and has full power and authority to grant to the Agent the Security Interest in such Article 9 Collateral pursuant hereto and to execute, deliver and perform its obligations in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, without the consent or approval of any other person other than any consent or approval that has been obtained and is in full force and effect or has otherwise been disclosed herein or in the Credit Agreement and the Schedules thereto.
(b) The Perfection Certificate has been duly prepared, completed and executed, and the exact legal name of each Pledgor set forth therein is correct and complete as of the Closing Date, and the other information therein is correct and complete in all material respects as of the Closing Date. Uniform Commercial Code
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financing statements (including fixture filings, as applicable) or other appropriate filings, recordings or registrations containing a description of the Article 9 Collateral have been prepared by the Agent based upon the information provided to the Agent in the Perfection Certificate for filing in each governmental, municipal or other office specified in Schedule 6 to the Perfection Certificate (or specified by notice from the Borrower to the Agent after the Closing Date in the case of filings, recordings or registrations required by Section 5.10 of the Credit Agreement), and constitute all the filings, recordings and registrations (other than filings required to be made in the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the Puerto Rico Trademark Office and the United States Copyright Office in order to perfect the Security Interest in Article 9 Collateral consisting of United States Patents, United States or Commonwealth of Puerto Rico registered Trademarks and United States registered Copyrights) that are necessary to publish notice of and protect the validity of and to establish a legal, valid and perfected security interest in favor of the Agent (for the benefit of the Secured Parties) in respect of all Article 9 Collateral in which the Security Interest may be perfected by filing, recording or registration in the United States (or any political subdivision thereof) and its territories and possessions and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and no further or subsequent filing, refiling, recording, rerecording, registration or reregistration is necessary in any such jurisdiction, except as provided under applicable law with respect to the filing of continuation statements or amendments. Each Pledgor represents and warrants that a fully executed agreement in the form hereof (or a short form hereof which form shall be reasonably acceptable to the Agent) containing a description of all Article 9 Collateral consisting of Intellectual Property with respect to registered United States Patents (and Patents for which registration applications are pending), registered United States or Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Trademarks (and Trademarks for which registration applications are pending) and registered United States Copyrights (and Copyrights for which registration applications are pending) has been delivered to the Agent for recording with the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the United States Copyright Office pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 261, 15 U.S.C. § 1060 or 17 U.S.C. § 205 and the regulations thereunder and the Puerto Rico Trademark Office Department pursuant to Article 11 of Act 169 of December 16, 2009, as applicable, to protect the validity of and to establish a legal, valid and perfected security interest in favor of the Agent (or in the case of filings with the Puerto Rico Trademark Office to provide notice of the Agents previously perfected security interest), for the benefit of the Secured Parties, in respect of all Article 9 Collateral consisting of such Intellectual Property in which a security interest may be perfected by recording with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the Puerto Rico Trademark Office and the United States Copyright Office, and no further or subsequent filing, refiling, recording, rerecording, registration or reregistration is necessary (other than such actions as are necessary to perfect the Security Interest with respect to any Article 9 Collateral consisting of Patents, Trademarks and Copyrights (or registration or application for registration thereof) acquired or developed after the Closing Date).
(c) The Security Interest constitutes (i) a legal and valid security interest in all the Article 9 Collateral securing the payment and performance of the Secured Obligations, (ii) subject to the filings described in Section 3.02(b), a perfected security interest in all Article 9 Collateral in which a security interest may be perfected by filing,
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recording or registering a financing statement or analogous document in the United States (or any political subdivision thereof) and its territories and possessions and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico pursuant to the Uniform Commercial Code or other applicable law in such jurisdictions and (iii) subject to Section 3.02(b), a security interest that shall be perfected in all Article 9 Collateral in which a security interest may be perfected upon the receipt and recording of this Agreement (or a short form hereof) with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the Puerto Rico Trademark Office and the United States Copyright Office, as applicable. The Security Interest is and shall be prior to any other Lien on any of the Article 9 Collateral other than Permitted Liens.
(d) The Article 9 Collateral is owned by the Pledgors free and clear of any Lien, other than Permitted Liens. None of the Pledgors has filed or consented to the filing of (i) any financing statement or analogous document under the Uniform Commercial Code or any other applicable laws covering any Article 9 Collateral, (ii) any assignment in which any Pledgor assigns any Article 9 Collateral or any security agreement or similar instrument covering any Article 9 Collateral with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the Puerto Rico Trademark Office or the United States Copyright Office or (iii) any assignment in which any Pledgor assigns any Article 9 Collateral or any security agreement or similar instrument covering any Article 9 Collateral with any foreign governmental, municipal or other office, which financing statement or analogous document, assignment, security agreement or similar instrument is still in effect, except, in each case, for Permitted Liens.
(e) None of the Pledgors holds any Commercial Tort Claim individually in excess of $2,500,000 as of the Closing Date except as indicated on Schedule II.
(f) Except as set forth in the Perfection Certificate, as of the Closing Date, all Accounts owned by the Pledgors have been originated by the Pledgors and all Inventory owned by the Pledgors has been acquired by the Pledgors in the ordinary course of business.
(g) The Mortgages executed and delivered after the Closing Date pursuant to Section 5.10 of the Credit Agreement will be effective to create in favor of the Agent (for the benefit of the Secured Parties) a legal, valid and enforceable Lien on all of the applicable Loan Parties right, title and interest in and to the Mortgaged Property thereunder and the proceeds thereof (to the extent feasible in the applicable jurisdiction), and when such Mortgages are filed or recorded in the proper real estate filing or recording offices, and all relevant mortgage taxes and recording charges are duly paid, the Agent (for the benefit of the Secured Parties) shall have a perfected Lien on, and security interest in, all right, title, and interest of the applicable Loan Parties in such Mortgaged Property and, to the extent applicable, subject to Section 9-315 of the New York UCC or its equivalent in other jurisdictions, the proceeds thereof (to the extent feasible in the applicable jurisdiction), in each case prior and superior in right to the Lien of any other person, except for Permitted Liens.
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SECTION 3.03. Covenants .
(a) Each Pledgor agrees to comply with Section 5.10(f) of the Credit Agreement. Each Pledgor agrees promptly to provide the Agent with certified organizational documents reflecting any of the changes described in Section 5.10(f) of the Credit Agreement. Each Pledgor agrees promptly to notify the Agent if any material portion of the Article 9 Collateral owned or held by such Pledgor is damaged or destroyed.
(b) Subject to the rights of such Pledgor under the Loan Documents to dispose of Collateral, each Pledgor shall, at its own expense, use commercially reasonable efforts to defend title to the Article 9 Collateral against all persons and to defend the Security Interest of the Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, in the Article 9 Collateral and the priority thereof against any Lien that is not a Permitted Lien.
(c) Each Pledgor agrees, at its own expense, to execute, acknowledge, deliver and cause to be duly filed all such further instruments and documents and take all such actions as the Agent may from time to time reasonably request to better assure, preserve, protect and perfect the Security Interest and the rights and remedies created hereby, including the payment of any fees and taxes required in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the granting of the Security Interest and the filing of any financing statements (including fixture filings) or other documents in connection herewith or therewith.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Pledgor hereby authorizes the Agent, with prompt notice thereof to the Pledgors, to supplement this Agreement by supplementing Schedule IV or adding additional schedules hereto to specifically identify any asset or item that may constitute Copyrights, Patents, Trademarks, Copyright Licenses, Patent Licenses or Trademark Licenses; provided that any Pledgor shall have the right, exercisable within 90 days after it has been notified by the Agent of the specific identification of such Collateral, to advise the Agent in writing of any inaccuracy of the representations and warranties made by such Pledgor hereunder with respect to such Collateral. Each Pledgor agrees that it will use its commercially reasonable efforts to take such action as shall be necessary in order that all representations and warranties hereunder shall be true and correct with respect to such Collateral within 90 days after the date it has been notified by the Agent of the specific identification of such Collateral.
(d) After the occurrence of an Event of Default and during the continuance thereof, the Agent shall have the right to verify under reasonable procedures the validity, amount, quality, quantity, value, condition and status of, or any other matter relating to, the Article 9 Collateral, including, in the case of Accounts or Article 9 Collateral in the possession of any third person, by contacting Account Debtors or the third person possessing such Article 9 Collateral for the purpose of making such a verification. The Agent shall have the right to share any information it gains from such inspection or verification with any Secured Party.
(e) At its option, the Agent may discharge any past due taxes, assessments, charges, fees, Liens, security interests or other encumbrances at any time levied or placed on the Article 9 Collateral and that is not a Permitted Lien, and may pay for the maintenance and preservation of the Article 9 Collateral to the extent any Pledgor fails to do so as required by the
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Credit Agreement or this Agreement, and each Pledgor jointly and severally agrees to reimburse the Agent on demand for any reasonable payment made or any reasonable expense incurred by the Agent pursuant to the foregoing authorization; provided , however , that nothing in this Section 3.03(e) shall be interpreted as excusing any Pledgor from the performance of, or imposing any obligation on the Agent or any Secured Party to cure or perform, any covenants or other promises of any Pledgor with respect to taxes, assessments, charges, fees, Liens, security interests or other encumbrances and maintenance as set forth herein or in the other Loan Documents.
(f) Each Pledgor (rather than the Agent or any Secured Party) shall remain liable for the observance and performance of all the conditions and obligations to be observed and performed by it under each contract, agreement or instrument relating to the Article 9 Collateral and each Pledgor jointly and severally agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Agent and the Secured Parties from and against any and all liability for such performance.
(g) None of the Pledgors shall make or permit to be made an assignment, pledge or hypothecation of the Article 9 Collateral or shall grant any other Lien in respect of the Article 9 Collateral, except as expressly permitted by the Credit Agreement. None of the Pledgors shall make or permit to be made any transfer of the Article 9 Collateral and each Pledgor shall remain at all times in possession of the Article 9 Collateral owned by it, except as permitted by the Credit Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Agent shall have notified the Pledgors that an Event of Default under clause (b), (c), (h) or (i) of Section 7.01 of the Credit Agreement shall have occurred and be continuing, and during the continuance thereof, the Pledgors shall not sell, convey, lease, assign, transfer or otherwise dispose of any Article 9 Collateral to the extent requested by the Agent (which notice may be given by telephone if promptly confirmed in writing).
(h) None of the Pledgors will, without the Agents prior written consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld), grant any extension of the time of payment of any Accounts included in the Article 9 Collateral, compromise, compound or settle the same for less than the full amount thereof, release, wholly or partly, any person liable for the payment thereof or allow any credit or discount whatsoever thereon, other than extensions, credits, discounts, compromises or settlements granted or made in the ordinary course of business and consistent with prudent business practices, except as permitted by the Credit Agreement.
(i) Each Pledgor irrevocably makes, constitutes and appoints the Agent (and all officers, employees or agents designated by the Agent) as such Pledgors true and lawful agent (and attorney-in-fact) for the purpose, during the continuance of an Event of Default, of making, settling and adjusting claims in respect of Article 9 Collateral under policies of insurance, endorsing the name of such Pledgor on any check, draft, instrument or other item of payment for the proceeds of such policies of insurance and for making all determinations and decisions with respect thereto. In the event that any Pledgor at any time or times shall fail to obtain or maintain any of the policies of insurance required by the Loan Documents or to pay any premium in whole or part relating thereto, the Agent may, without waiving or releasing any obligation or liability of the Pledgors hereunder or any Event of Default, in its sole discretion, obtain and maintain such policies of insurance and pay such premium and take any other actions with respect thereto as the Agent reasonably deems advisable. All sums disbursed by the Agent
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in connection with this Section 3.03(i), including reasonable attorneys fees, court costs, expenses and other charges relating thereto, shall be payable, upon demand, by the Pledgors to the Agent and shall be additional Secured Obligations secured hereby.
SECTION 3.04. Other Actions . In order to further ensure the attachment, perfection and priority of, and the ability of the Agent to enforce, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, the Agents security interest in the Article 9 Collateral, each Pledgor agrees, in each case at such Pledgors own expense, to take the following actions with respect to the following Article 9 Collateral:
(a) Instruments and Tangible Chattel Paper. If any Pledgor shall at any time own or acquire any Instruments (other than checks received and processed in the ordinary course of business) or Tangible Chattel Paper evidencing an amount in excess of $5,000,000, such Pledgor shall forthwith endorse, assign and deliver the same to the Agent, accompanied by such instruments of transfer or assignment duly executed in blank as the Agent may from time to time reasonably request.
(b) Commercial Tort Claims . If any Pledgor shall at any time hold or acquire a Commercial Tort Claim in an amount reasonably estimated to exceed $5,000,000, such Pledgor shall promptly notify the Agent thereof in a writing signed by such Pledgor, including a summary description of such claim, and grant to the Agent in writing a security interest therein and in the proceeds thereof, all upon the terms of this Agreement, with such writing to be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent.
(c) Delivery of First Mortgages Notes . If any Pledgor shall at any time execute a Mortgage with respect to any real estate located in Puerto Rico, it shall at the time of the delivery of such Mortgage deliver to the Agent corresponding mortgage notes secured by such Mortgage in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent and Schedule V (or an update to Schedule V) listing such mortgage notes and the principal amount thereof.
SECTION 3.05. Covenants Regarding Patent, Trademark and Copyright Collateral . Except as permitted by the Credit Agreement:
(a) Each Pledgor agrees that it will not knowingly do any act or omit to do any act (and will exercise commercially reasonable efforts to prevent its licensees from doing any act or omitting to do any act) whereby any Patent material to the normal conduct of such Pledgors business may become prematurely invalidated or dedicated to the public, and agrees that it shall take commercially reasonable steps with respect to any material products covered by any such Patent as necessary and sufficient to establish and preserve its rights under applicable patent laws.
(b) Each Pledgor will, and will use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause its licensees or its sublicensees to, for each Trademark material to the normal conduct of such Pledgors business, (i) maintain such Trademark in full force free from any adjudication of abandonment or invalidity for non-use, (ii) maintain the quality of products and services offered under such Trademark, (iii) display such Trademark with
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notice of federal or foreign registration or claim of trademark or service mark as required under applicable law and (iv) not knowingly use or knowingly permit its licensees use of such Trademark in violation of any third-party rights.
(c) Each Pledgor will, and will use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause its licensees or its sublicensees to, for each work covered by a material Copyright necessary to the normal conduct of such Pledgors business that it publishes, displays and distributes, use copyright notice as required under applicable copyright laws.
(d) Each Pledgor shall notify the Agent promptly if it knows that any Patent, Trademark or Copyright material to the normal conduct of such Pledgors business may imminently become abandoned, lost or dedicated to the public, or of any materially adverse determination or development, excluding office actions and similar determinations or developments, in the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the Puerto Rico Trademark Office, United States Copyright Office, any court or any similar office of any country, regarding such Pledgors ownership of any such material Patent, Trademark or Copyright or its right to register or to maintain the same.
(e) Each Pledgor, either itself or through any agent, employee, licensee or designee, shall (i) give notice to the Agent concurrently with the delivery of financial statements pursuant to Section 5.04(a) of the Credit Agreement of each application by itself, or through any agent, employee, licensee or designee, for any Patent with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or the Puerto Rico Trademark Office and each registration of any Trademark or Copyright with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the Puerto Rico Trademark Office, the United States Copyright Office or any comparable office or agency in any other country filed during the period since the last notice to the Agent pursuant to this clause, and (ii) upon the reasonable request of the Agent, execute and deliver any and all agreements, instruments, documents and papers as the Agent may reasonably request to evidence the Agents security interest in such Patent, Trademark or Copyright; provided that the provisions hereof shall automatically apply to any thereto and any such Patent, Trademark or Copyright shall automatically constitute Collateral as if such would have constituted Collateral at the time of execution hereof and be subject to the Lien and security interest created by this Agreement without further action by any party.
(f) Each Pledgor shall exercise its reasonable business judgment consistent with the practice in any proceeding before the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the Puerto Rico Trademark Office, the United States Copyright Office or any comparable office or agency in any other country with respect to maintaining and pursuing each material application relating to any Patent, Trademark and/or Copyright (and obtaining the relevant grant or registration) material to the normal conduct of such Pledgors business and to maintain (i) each issued Patent and (ii) the registrations of each Trademark and each Copyright that is material to the normal conduct of such Pledgors business, including, when applicable and necessary in such Pledgors reasonable business judgment, timely filings of applications for renewal, affidavits of use, affidavits of incontestability and payment of maintenance fees, and, if any Pledgor believes necessary in its reasonable business judgment, to initiate opposition, interference and cancellation proceedings against third parties.
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(g) In the event that any Pledgor knows or has reason to know that any Article 9 Collateral consisting of a Patent, Trademark or Copyright material to the normal conduct of its business has been or is about to be materially infringed, misappropriated or diluted by a third party, such Pledgor shall promptly notify the Agent and shall, if such Pledgor deems it necessary in its reasonable business judgment, promptly sue and recover any and all damages, and take such other actions as are reasonably appropriate under the circumstances.
(h) Upon and during the continuance of an Event of Default, at the request of the Agent, each Pledgor shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain all requisite consents or approvals from the licensor under each Copyright License, Patent License or Trademark License to effect the assignment of all such Pledgors right, title and interest thereunder to (in the Agents sole discretion) the designee of the Agent or the Agent.
ARTICLE IV.
Remedies
SECTION 4.01. Remedies upon Default . Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, each Pledgor agrees to deliver each item of Collateral to the Agent on demand, and it is agreed that the Agent shall have the right to take any or all of the following actions at the same or different times: (a) with respect to any Article 9 Collateral consisting of Intellectual Property, on demand, to cause the Security Interest to become an assignment, transfer and conveyance of any of or all such Article 9 Collateral by the applicable Pledgors to the Agent or to license or sublicense, whether general, special or otherwise, and whether on an exclusive or a nonexclusive basis, any such Article 9 Collateral throughout the world on such terms and conditions and in such manner as the Agent shall determine (other than in violation of any then-existing licensing arrangements to the extent that waivers thereunder cannot be obtained), (b) with or without legal process and with or without prior notice or demand for performance, to take possession of the Article 9 Collateral and without liability for trespass to the applicable Pledgor to enter any premises where the Article 9 Collateral may be located for the purpose of taking possession of or removing the Article 9 Collateral and, generally, to exercise any and all rights afforded to a secured party under the applicable Uniform Commercial Code or other applicable law, (c) foreclose any Mortgage without first foreclosing the security interest herein created over the mortgage note secured by such Mortgage and (d) instead of exercising the power of sale herein conferred upon it, proceed by suits at law or in equity to foreclose the lien granted by any of the Mortgages and sell the Mortgaged Property or any portion thereof under one or more judgments or decrees of a court or courts of competent jurisdiction. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Pledgor agrees that the Agent shall have the right, subject to the requirements of applicable law, to sell or otherwise dispose of all or any part of the Collateral at a public or private sale or at any brokers board or on any securities exchange, for cash, upon credit or for future delivery as the Agent shall deem appropriate. The Agent shall be authorized in connection with any sale of a security (if it deems it advisable to do so) pursuant to the foregoing to restrict the prospective bidders or purchasers to
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persons who represent and agree that they are purchasing such security for their own account, for investment, and not with a view to the distribution or sale thereof. Upon consummation of any such sale of Collateral pursuant to this Section 4.01 the Agent shall have the right to assign, transfer and deliver to the purchaser or purchasers thereof the Collateral so sold. Each such purchaser at any such sale shall hold the property sold absolutely, free from any claim or right on the part of any Pledgor, and each Pledgor hereby waives and releases (to the extent permitted by law) all rights of redemption, stay, valuation and appraisal that such Pledgor now has or may at any time in the future have under any rule of law or statute now existing or hereafter enacted.
The Agent shall give the applicable Pledgors 10 days written notice (which each Pledgor agrees is reasonable notice within the meaning of Section 9-611 of the New York UCC or its equivalent in other jurisdictions) of the Agents intention to make any sale of Collateral. At any such sale, the Collateral, or the portion thereof, to be sold may be sold in one lot as an entirety or in separate parcels, as the Agent may (in its sole and absolute discretion) determine. The Agent shall not be obligated to make any sale of any Collateral if it shall determine not to do so, regardless of the fact that notice of sale of such Collateral shall have been given. The Agent may, without notice or publication, adjourn any public or private sale or cause the same to be adjourned from time to time by announcement at the time and place fixed for sale, and such sale may, without further notice, be made at the time and place to which the same was so adjourned. In the case of any sale of all or any part of the Collateral made on credit or for future delivery, the Collateral so sold may be retained by the Agent until the sale price is paid by the purchaser or purchasers thereof, but the Agent shall not incur any liability in the event that any such purchaser or purchasers shall fail to take up and pay for the Collateral so sold and, in the case of any such failure, such Collateral may be sold again upon notice given in accordance with provisions above. At any public (or, to the extent permitted by law, private) sale made pursuant to this Section 4.01, any Secured Party may credit bid for or purchase for cash, free (to the extent permitted by law) from any right of redemption, stay, valuation or appraisal on the part of any Pledgor (all such rights being also hereby waived and released to the extent permitted by law), the Collateral or any part thereof offered for sale and such Secured Party may, upon compliance with the terms of sale, hold, retain and dispose of such property without further accountability to any Pledgor therefor. For purposes hereof, a written agreement to purchase the Collateral or any portion thereof shall be treated as a sale thereof; the Agent shall be free to carry out such sale pursuant to such agreement and no Pledgor shall be entitled to the return of the Collateral or any portion thereof subject thereto, notwithstanding the fact that after the Agent shall have entered into such an agreement all Events of Default shall have been remedied and the Secured Obligations paid in full. As an alternative to exercising the power of sale herein conferred upon it, the Agent may proceed by a suit or suits at law or in equity to foreclose this Agreement and to sell the Collateral or any portion thereof pursuant to a judgment or decree of a court or courts having competent jurisdiction or pursuant to a proceeding by a court-appointed receiver. Any sale pursuant to the provisions of this Section 4.01 shall be deemed to conform to the commercially reasonable standards as provided in Section 9-610(b) of the New York UCC or its equivalent in other jurisdictions.
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SECTION 4.02. Application of Proceeds . Subject to the terms of the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement, the Agent shall promptly apply the proceeds, moneys or balances of any collection or sale of Collateral, as well as any Collateral consisting of cash, as follows:
FIRST, to the payment of all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by the Agent in connection with such collection or sale or otherwise in connection with this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any of the Secured Obligations, including all court costs and the reasonable fees and expenses of its agents and legal counsel, the repayment of all advances made by the Agent hereunder or under any other Loan Document on behalf of any Pledgor and any other reasonable costs or expenses incurred in connection with the exercise of any right or remedy hereunder or under any other Loan Document and all fees owed to the Agent and the Administrative Agent in their capacity as such pursuant to the Loan Documents;
SECOND, if there exists any Defaulting Lender, to the L/C Issuer, in the amount of the L/C Issuers Fronting Exposure;
THIRD, to the payment in full of the Secured Obligations (the amounts so applied to be distributed among the Secured Parties pro rata in accordance with the respective amounts of the Secured Obligations owed to them on the date of any such distribution); and
FOURTH, to the Pledgors, their successors or assigns, or as a court of competent jurisdiction may otherwise direct.
The Agent shall have absolute discretion as to the time of application of any such proceeds, moneys or balances in accordance with this Agreement. If, despite the provisions of this Agreement, any Secured Party shall receive any payment or other recovery in excess of its portion of payments on account of the Secured Obligations to which it is then entitled in accordance with this Agreement, such Secured Party shall hold such payment or other recovery in trust for the benefit of all Secured Parties hereunder for distribution in accordance with this Section 4.02.
Upon any sale of Collateral by the Agent (including pursuant to a power of sale granted by statute or under a judicial proceeding), the receipt of the purchase money by the Agent or of the officer making the sale shall be a sufficient discharge to the purchaser or purchasers of the Collateral so sold and such purchaser or purchasers shall not be obligated to see to the application of any part of the purchase money paid over to the Agent or such officer or be answerable in any way for the misapplication thereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (a) amounts received from the Borrower or any Guarantor that is not a Qualified Eligible Contract Participant Guarantor shall not be applied to the Secured Obligations that are Excluded Swap Obligations (it being understood, that in the event that any amount is applied to Secured Obligations other than Excluded Swap Obligations as a result of this clause (a), the Agent shall make such adjustments as it determines are appropriate to distributions pursuant to clause Second above from amounts received from Qualified Eligible Contract Participant Guarantors to ensure, as nearly as possible, that the proportional aggregate recoveries with respect to Secured Obligations described in clause Third above by the holders of any Excluded Swap Obligations are the same as the proportional aggregate recoveries with respect to other Secured Obligations pursuant to clause Third above) and (b) Secured Obligations arising under Cash Management Agreements shall be excluded from the application described above if the Agent has not received written notice thereof, together with such supporting documentation as the Agent may request,
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from the Cash Management Bank. Each Cash Management Bank not a party to this Agreement that has given the notice contemplated by the preceding sentence shall, by such notice, be deemed to have acknowledged and accepted the appointment of the Agent pursuant to the terms of Article VIII of the Credit Agreement for itself and its Affiliates as if a Lender party thereto.
SECTION 4.03. Grant of License to Use Intellectual Property . For the purpose of enabling the Agent to exercise rights and remedies under this Agreement at such time as the Agent shall be lawfully entitled to exercise such rights and remedies, each Pledgor hereby grants to (in the Agents sole discretion) a designee of the Agent or the Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, an irrevocable, non-exclusive license (exercisable without payment of royalty or other compensation to any Pledgor) to use, license or sublicense any of the Article 9 Collateral consisting of Intellectual Property now owned or hereafter acquired by such Pledgor, wherever the same may be located, and including in such license reasonable access to all media in which any of the licensed items may be recorded or stored and to all computer software and programs used for the compilation or printout thereof, the right to prosecute and maintain all Intellectual Property and the right to sue for past infringement of the Intellectual Property. The use of such license by the Agent may be exercised, at the option of the Agent, upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default; provided that any license, sublicense or other transaction entered into by the Agent in accordance herewith shall be binding upon the Pledgors notwithstanding any subsequent cure of an Event of Default.
SECTION 4.04. Securities Act, etc . In view of the position of the Pledgors in relation to the Pledged Collateral, or because of other current or future circumstances, a question may arise under the Securities Act of 1933, as now or hereafter in effect, or any similar federal statute hereafter enacted analogous in purpose or effect (such Act and any such similar statute as from time to time in effect being called the Federal Securities Laws ) with respect to any disposition of the Pledged Collateral permitted hereunder. Each Pledgor understands that compliance with the Federal Securities Laws might very strictly limit the course of conduct of the Agent if the Agent were to attempt to dispose of all or any part of the Pledged Collateral, and might also limit the extent to which or the manner in which any subsequent transferee of any Pledged Collateral could dispose of the same. Similarly, there may be other legal restrictions or limitations affecting the Agent in any attempt to dispose of all or part of the Pledged Collateral under applicable Blue Sky or other state securities laws or similar laws analogous in purpose or effect. Each Pledgor acknowledges and agrees that in light of such restrictions and limitations, the Agent, in its sole and absolute discretion, (a) may proceed to make such a sale whether or not a registration statement for the purpose of registering such Pledged Collateral or part thereof shall have been filed under the Federal Securities Laws or, to the extent applicable, Blue Sky or other state securities laws and (b) may approach and negotiate with a single potential purchaser or a limited number of potential purchasers (as determined by the Agent in its sole and absolute discretion) to effect such sale. Each Pledgor acknowledges and agrees that any such sale might result in prices and other terms less favorable to the seller than if such sale were a public sale without such restrictions. In the event of any such sale, the Agent shall incur no responsibility or liability for selling all or any part of the Pledged Collateral at a price that the Agent, in its sole and absolute discretion, may in good faith deem reasonable under the circumstances, notwithstanding the possibility that a substantially higher price might have been realized if the sale were deferred until after registration as aforesaid or if more purchasers were approached. The provisions of this Section 4.04 will apply notwithstanding the existence of a public or private market upon which the quotations or sales prices may exceed substantially the price at which the Agent sells.
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SECTION 4.05. Registration, etc . Each Pledgor agrees that, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, if for any reason the Agent desires to sell any of the Pledged Collateral at a public sale, it will, at any time and from time to time, upon the written request of the Agent, use its commercially reasonable efforts to take or to cause the issuer of such Pledged Collateral to take such action and prepare, distribute and/or file such documents, as are required or advisable in the reasonable opinion of counsel for the Agent to permit the public sale of such Pledged Collateral. Each Pledgor further agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Agent, each other Secured Party, any underwriter and their respective officers, directors, affiliates and controlling persons from and against all loss, liability, expenses, costs of counsel (including reasonable fees and expenses to the Agent of legal counsel), and claims (including the costs of investigation) that they may incur insofar as such loss, liability, expense or claim arises out of or is based upon any alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto) or in any notification or offering circular, or arises out of or is based upon any alleged omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements in any thereof not misleading, except insofar as the same may have been caused by any untrue statement or omission based upon information furnished in writing to such Pledgor or the issuer of such Pledged Collateral by the Agent or any other Secured Party expressly for use therein. Each Pledgor further agrees, upon such written request referred to above, to use its commercially reasonable efforts to qualify, file or register, or cause the issuer of such Pledged Collateral to qualify, file or register, any of the Pledged Collateral under the Blue Sky or other securities laws of such states as may be reasonably requested by the Agent and keep effective, or cause to be kept effective, all such qualifications, filings or registrations. Each Pledgor will bear all costs and expenses of carrying out its obligations under this Section 4.05. Each Pledgor acknowledges that there is no adequate remedy at law for failure by it to comply with the provisions of this Section 4.05 only and that such failure would not be adequately compensable in damages and, therefore, agrees that its agreements contained in this Section 4.05 may be specifically enforced.
ARTICLE V.
Miscellaneous
SECTION 5.01. Notices . All communications and notices hereunder shall (except as otherwise expressly permitted herein) be in writing and given as provided in Section 9.01 of the Credit Agreement. All communications and notices hereunder to any Loan Party other than the Borrower shall be given to it in care of the Borrower, with such notice to be given as provided in Section 9.01 of the Credit Agreement.
SECTION 5.02. Security Interest Absolute . All rights of the Agent hereunder, the Security Interest, the security interest in the Pledged Collateral and all obligations of each Pledgor hereunder shall be absolute and unconditional irrespective of (a) any lack of validity or enforceability of the Credit Agreement, any other Loan Document, any agreement with respect to any of the Secured Obligations or any other agreement or instrument relating to any of the foregoing, (b) any change in the time, manner or place of payment of, or in any other term of, all
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or any of the Secured Obligations, or any other amendment or waiver of or any consent to any departure from the Credit Agreement, any other Loan Document, or any other agreement or instrument, (c) any exchange, release or non-perfection of any Lien on other collateral, or any release or amendment or waiver of or consent under or departure from any guarantee, securing or guaranteeing all or any of the Secured Obligations or (d) any other circumstance that might otherwise constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, any Pledgor in respect of the Secured Obligations or this Agreement (other than a defense of payment or performance).
SECTION 5.03. Limitation by Law . All rights, remedies and powers provided in this Agreement may be exercised only to the extent that the exercise thereof does not violate any applicable provision of law or regulation, and all the provisions of this Agreement are intended to be subject to all applicable mandatory provisions of law or regulation that may be controlling and to be limited to the extent necessary so that they shall not render this Agreement invalid, unenforceable, in whole or in part, or not entitled to be recorded, registered or filed under the provisions of any applicable law or regulation. Each Pledgor and the Agent, for itself and on behalf of each Secured Party, hereby confirms that it is the intention of all such persons that this Agreement and the pledge and security interest in the Collateral granted under this Agreement not constitute a fraudulent transfer or conveyance for purposes of the Bankruptcy Code or any other federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar law, the Uniform Fraudulent Conveyance Act, the Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act or any similar foreign, federal or state law to the extent applicable to this Agreement and the Security Interest and the security interest in the Pledged Collateral granted hereunder. To effectuate the foregoing intention, the Agent, for itself and on behalf of each Secured Party, and the Pledgors hereby irrevocably agree that the Security Interest and the security interest in the Pledged Collateral granted hereunder at any time shall be limited to the maximum extent as will result in the Security Interest and the security interest in the Pledged Collateral granted under this Agreement not constituting a fraudulent transfer or conveyance.
SECTION 5.04. Binding Effect; Several Agreement . This Agreement shall become effective as to any party to this Agreement when a counterpart hereof executed on behalf of such party shall have been delivered to the Agent and a counterpart hereof shall have been executed on behalf of the Agent, and thereafter shall be binding upon such party and the Agent and their respective permitted successors and assigns, and shall inure to the benefit of such party, the Agent and the other Secured Parties and their respective permitted successors and assigns, except that no party shall have the right to assign or transfer its rights or obligations hereunder or any interest herein or in the Collateral (and any such assignment or transfer shall be void) except as expressly contemplated by this Agreement or the Credit Agreement. This Agreement shall be construed as a separate agreement with respect to each Loan Party and may be amended, modified, supplemented, waived or released by the Agent with respect to any Loan Party without the approval of any other Loan Party and without affecting the obligations of any other Loan Party hereunder.
SECTION 5.05. Successors and Assigns . Whenever in this Agreement any of the parties hereto is referred to, such reference shall be deemed to include the permitted successors and assigns of such party; and all covenants, promises and agreements by or on behalf of any Pledgor or the Agent that are contained in this Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of their respective permitted successors and assigns.
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SECTION 5.06. Agents Fees and Expenses; Indemnification .
(a) The parties hereto agree that the Agent shall be entitled to reimbursement of its expenses incurred hereunder as provided in Section 9.05 of the Credit Agreement.
(a) Without limitation of its indemnification obligations under the other Loan Documents, each Pledgor jointly and severally agrees to indemnify the Agent and the other Indemnitees (as defined in Section 9.05 of the Credit Agreement) against, and hold each Indemnitee harmless from, any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and related expenses, including reasonable counsel fees, charges and disbursements (including reasonable fees, disbursements and other charges of outside counsel), incurred by or asserted against any Indemnitee arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of, (i) the execution or delivery of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby the performance by the parties hereto and thereto of their respective obligations thereunder or the consummation of the Transactions and other transactions contemplated hereby (including in connection with the appointment of any successor Agent in accordance with the applicable Loan Documents and in connection with any filings, registrations or any other actions to be taken to reflect the security interest of such successor Agent), (ii) any Loan or Letter of Credit or the use of proceeds therefrom (including any refusal by the L/C Issuer to honor a demand for payment under a Letter of Credit if the documents presented in connection with such demand do not strictly comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit), or (iii) any actual or prospective claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing, or to the Collateral, whether based on contract, tort, or any other theory and regardless of whether any Indemnitee is a party thereto and regardless of whether such matter is initiated by a third party or any Pledgor; provided that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or related expenses are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and nonappealable judgment to have resulted from (1) the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee (for purpose of this proviso only, each of the Agent, each Additional Agent, and any Secured Party shall be treated as several and separate Indemnitees, but each of them together with its respective Related Parties, shall be treated as a single Indemnitee) or (2) any material breach of any Loan Document by such Indemnitee.
(b) Any such amounts payable as provided hereunder shall be additional Secured Obligations secured hereby and by the other Security Documents. The provisions of this Section 5.06 shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of the termination of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, the repayment of any of the Secured Obligations, the invalidity or unenforceability of any term or provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or any investigation made by or on behalf of the Agent or any other Secured Party. All amounts due under this Section 5.06 shall be payable on written demand therefor.
SECTION 5.07. Agent Appointed Attorney-in-Fact . Each Pledgor hereby appoints the Agent the attorney-in-fact of such Pledgor for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Agreement and taking any action and executing any instrument that the Agent may deem necessary or advisable to accomplish the purposes hereof, which appointment is irrevocable and coupled with an interest. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the
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Agent shall have the right, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, with full power of substitution either in the Agents name or in the name of such Pledgor, (a) to receive, endorse, assign or deliver any and all notes, acceptances, checks, drafts, money orders or other evidences of payment relating to the Collateral or any part thereof, (b) to demand, collect, receive payment of, give receipt for and give discharges and releases of all or any of the Collateral; (c) to ask for, demand, sue for, collect, receive and give acquittance for any and all moneys due or to become due under and by virtue of any Collateral; (d) to sign the name of any Pledgor on any invoice or bill of lading relating to any of the Collateral; (e) to send verifications of Accounts to any Account Debtor; (f) to commence and prosecute any and all suits, actions or proceedings at law or in equity in any court of competent jurisdiction to collect or otherwise realize on all or any of the Collateral or to enforce any rights in respect of any Collateral; (g) to settle, compromise, compound, adjust or defend any actions, suits or proceedings relating to all or any of the Collateral; (h) to notify, or to require any Pledgor to notify, Account Debtors to make payment directly to the Agent; and (i) to use, sell, assign, transfer, pledge, make any agreement with respect to or otherwise deal with all or any of the Collateral, and to do all other acts and things necessary to carry out the purposes of this Agreement, as fully and completely as though the Agent were the absolute owner of the Collateral for all purposes; provided that nothing herein contained shall be construed as requiring or obligating the Agent to make any commitment or to make any inquiry as to the nature or sufficiency of any payment received by the Agent, or to present or file any claim or notice, or to take any action with respect to the Collateral or any part thereof or the moneys due or to become due in respect thereof or any property covered thereby. The Agent and the other Secured Parties shall be accountable only for amounts actually received as a result of the exercise of the powers granted to them herein, and neither they nor any of their respective officers, directors, employees or agents shall be responsible to any Pledgor for any act or failure to act hereunder, except for their own gross negligence or willful misconduct.
SECTION 5.08. GOVERNING LAW . THIS AGREEMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES UNDER THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. NOTWITHSTANDING THE ABOVE, EACH OF THE PLEDGORS AGREES THAT IN THE EVENT THAT A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION DETERMINES THAT THE COMMERCIAL TRANSACTIONS ACT GOVERNS THE ATTACHMENT, CONSTITUTION, PERFECTION, PRIORITY AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE SECURITY INTEREST GRANTED TO THE AGENT, THEN THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL SUPPLEMENT THE LAWS OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF PUERTO RICO CONCERNING THE ATTACHMENT, CONSTITUTION, PERFECTION, PRIORITY AND ENFORCEMENT OF SUCH PROPERTY OF A TYPE THAT IS OUTSIDE THE SCOPE OF CHAPTER 9 OF THE COMMERCIAL TRANSACTIONS ACT BUT WHICH IS DEEMED COLLATERAL UNDER THIS AGREEMENT. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, IT IS THE INTENT OF THE PARTIES HERETO THAT THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND THAT THE AGREEMENT SHALL APPLY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITH RESPECT TO THE ATTACHMENT OF THE SECURITY INTEREST GRANTED HEREUNDER.
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SECTION 5.09. Waivers; Amendment .
(a) No failure or delay by the Agent, any L/C Issuer, any Lender or any other Secured Party in exercising any right, power or remedy hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right, power or remedy, or any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce such a right, power or remedy, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or remedy. The rights, powers and remedies of the Agent, any L/C Issuer, the Lenders or any other Secured Party hereunder and under the other Loan Documents are cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights, powers or remedies that they would otherwise have. No waiver of any provision of this Agreement or consent to any departure by any Loan Party therefrom shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be permitted by paragraph (b) of this Section 5.09, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the purpose for which given. 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 the Agent, any Lender, any L/C Issuer or any other Secured Party may have had notice or knowledge of such Default or Event of Default at the time. No notice or demand on any Loan Party in any case shall entitle any Loan Party to any other or further notice or demand in similar or other circumstances.
(b) Neither this Agreement nor any provision hereof or of any other Security Document may be waived, amended or modified except pursuant to an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by the Agent and the Loan Party or Loan Parties with respect to which such waiver, amendment or modification is to apply, subject to any consent required in accordance with Section 9.08 of the Credit Agreement.
SECTION 5.10. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL . EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS. EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS, AS APPLICABLE, BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 5.10.
SECTION 5.11. Severability . In the event any one or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement or in any other Loan Document should be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein and therein shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby. The parties shall endeavor in good-faith negotiations to replace the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions.
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SECTION 5.12. Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original but all of which when taken together shall constitute but one contract, and shall become effective as provided in Section 5.04. Delivery of an executed counterpart to this Agreement by facsimile transmission shall be as effective as delivery of a manually signed original.
SECTION 5.13. Headings . Article and Section headings and the Table of Contents used herein are for convenience of reference only, are not part of this Agreement and are not to affect the construction of, or to be taken into consideration in interpreting, this Agreement.
SECTION 5.14. Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process .
(a) Each party to this Agreement hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and its property, to the jurisdiction of any New York State court or federal court of the United States of America sitting in New York City in the Borough of Manhattan, and any appellate court from any thereof (collectively, New York Courts ), in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Documents to which it is a party, 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 or, to the extent permitted by law, in such federal court. Each of the parties hereto agrees that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law. Nothing in this Agreement shall affect any right that any party may otherwise have to bring any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents in the courts of any jurisdiction, except that each of the Loan Parties agrees that (a) it will not bring any such action or proceeding in any court other than New York Courts (it being acknowledged and agreed by the Loan Parties that any other forum would be inconvenient and inappropriate in view of the fact that more of the Lenders who would be affected by any such action or proceeding have contacts with the State of New York than any other jurisdiction), and (b) in any such action or proceeding brought against any Loan Party in any other court, it will not assert any cross-claim, counterclaim or setoff, or seek any other affirmative relief, except to the extent that the failure to assert the same will preclude such Loan Party from asserting or seeking the same in the New York Courts.
(b) Each party to this Agreement hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent it may legally and effectively do so, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document in any New York Court. Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such court.
(c) Each party to this Agreement irrevocably consents to service of process in the manner provided for notices in Section 5.01. Nothing in this Agreement or any other Loan Document will affect the right of any party to this Agreement to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.
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SECTION 5.15. Termination or Release .
(a) This Agreement, the pledges made herein, the Security Interest and all other security interests granted hereby, and all other Security Documents securing the Secured Obligations (including without limitation foreign security documents), shall automatically terminate and/or be released all without delivery of any instrument or performance of any act by any party, and all rights to the Collateral shall revert to the applicable Pledgors, as of the date when all the Loan Document Obligations (other than contingent indemnification obligations and expense reimbursement claims to the extent no claim thereof has been made) have been paid in full, all Commitments have been terminated and all Letters of Credit under the Credit Agreement have been terminated or expired (excluding such Letters of Credit that have been cash collateralized or backstopped on terms and pursuant to arrangements satisfactory to the L/C Issuer).
(b) A Subsidiary Party shall be automatically released from its obligations hereunder and the security interests in the Collateral of such Subsidiary Party shall be automatically released as set forth in Section 9.18 of the Credit Agreement.
(c) The security interests in the Collateral of any Pledgor shall be automatically released as set forth in Section 9.18 of the Credit Agreement.
(d) Upon the effectiveness of any written consent to the release of the security interest granted hereby in any Collateral pursuant to Section 9.08 of the Credit Agreement, the security interest in such Collateral shall be automatically released, all without delivery of any instrument or performance of any act by any party.
(e) In connection with any termination or release pursuant to paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of this Section 5.15 or any subordination pursuant to Section 8.12 of the Credit Agreement, the Agent shall execute and deliver to any Pledgor, at such Pledgors expense, all documents that such Pledgor shall reasonably request to evidence such termination, release, or subordination (including, without limitation, UCC termination statements), and, if applicable, will duly assign and transfer to such Pledgor, such of the Pledged Collateral that may be in the possession of the Agent and has not theretofore been sold or otherwise applied or released pursuant to this Agreement. Any execution and delivery of documents pursuant to this Section 5.15 shall be without recourse to or warranty by the Agent or any other Secured Party and subject to the Agents receipt, upon request, of a certification by the Borrower and applicable Pledgor stating that such transaction and release are in compliance with the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents and as to such other matters as the Agent may reasonably request.
SECTION 5.16. Additional Subsidiaries . Upon execution and delivery by the Agent and any Subsidiary that is required to become a party hereto by Section 5.10 of the Credit Agreement of an instrument in the form of Exhibit I hereto, with such changes as are reasonably agreed by the Borrower and the Agent to reflect the Agreed Security Principles or provisions of applicable law, such Subsidiary shall become a Subsidiary Party hereunder with the same force and effect as if originally named as a Subsidiary Party herein. The execution and delivery of any such instrument shall not require the consent of any other Loan Party. The rights and obligations of each party to this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding the addition of any new party to this Agreement.
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SECTION 5.17. Right of Set-off . If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, each Lender, the Administrative Agent and each L/C Issuer is hereby authorized at any time and from time to time, to the fullest extent permitted by law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final) at any time held and other indebtedness at any time owing by such Lender, the Administrative Agent or such L/C Issuer to or for the credit or the account of any party to this Agreement against any and all of the obligations of such party now or hereafter existing under this Agreement owed to such Lender, the Administrative Agent or such L/C Issuer, irrespective of whether or not such Lender, the Administrative Agent or such L/C Issuer shall have made any demand under this Agreement and although such obligations may be unmatured. The rights of each Lender, the Administrative Agent and L/C Issuer under this Section 5.17 are in addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights of set-off) that such Lender, the Administrative Agent and such L/C Issuer may have.
SECTION 5.18. Subject to Intercreditor Agreement . Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, from and after the execution and delivery of the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement, (i) the liens and security interests granted to the Agent pursuant to this Agreement will be subject to such First Lien Intercreditor Agreement and (ii) the exercise of any right or remedy by the Agent hereunder will be subject to the limitations and provisions of such First Lien Intercreditor Agreement. In the event of any conflict between the terms of such First Lien Intercreditor Agreement and the terms of this Agreement, the terms of such First Lien Intercreditor Agreement shall govern.
SECTION 5.19. Other First Lien Obligations . On or after the date hereof Holdings and/or the Borrower may from time to time designate obligations in respect of Indebtedness expressly permitted by the Credit Agreement to be secured on a pari passu basis with the Secured Obligations as Other First Lien Obligations (as such term is defined in the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement) by delivering to the Agent (a) a certificate signed by a Responsible Officer of Holdings and/or the Borrower (i) identifying the obligations so designated and the initial aggregate principal amount or face amount thereof, (ii) stating that such obligations are designated as Other First Lien Obligations for purposes of the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement, (iii) representing that such designation of such obligations as Other First Lien Obligations complies with the terms of the Credit Agreement and (iv) specifying the name and address of the Authorized Representative for such obligations and (b) a fully executed First Lien Intercreditor Agreement or a joinder to the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement (in the form specified in the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement).
SECTION 5.20. EVERTEC Costa Rica, S.A . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, no representation or covenant is made herein or in the Credit Agreement with respect to assets of EVERTEC Costa Rica, S.A. (other than Equity Interests or Pledged Securities with respect to Equity Interests now or in the future held by EVERTEC Costa Rica, S.A. (including Equity Interests in ATH Panama, S.A.) and Collateral described in clauses (c), (d) and (e) of Section 2.01 in respect of such Equity Interests, other than (i) any Equity Interests that are pledged pursuant to a separate pledge agreement in favor of the
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Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties and (ii) any other assets excluded from Pledged Collateral pursuant to Section 2.01) as a result of EVERTEC Costa Rica, S.A. entering into this Agreement.
[Signature Pages Follow]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
EVERTEC INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS, LLC |
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By: |
/s/ Luisa Wert Serrano |
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Name: | Luisa Wert Serrano | |
Title: | Secretary |
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
STATE OF Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
COUNTY OF San Juan, Puerto Rico
I, Shannah Urbauer Santiago, a Notary Public for said County and State, do hereby certify that Luisa Wert Serrano, personally appeared before me this day and stated that she is Secretary of Board of Directors of EVERTEC Intermediate Holdings, LLC and acknowledged, on behalf of EVERTEC Intermediate Holdings, LLC the due execution of the foregoing instrument.
Witness my hand and official seal, this 16 th day of April, 2013.
Affidavit No. 1,461
/s/ Shannah Urbauer Santiago |
Notary Public |
My commission expires: |
indefinite |
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EVERTEC GROUP, LLC |
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By: |
/s/ Luisa Wert Serrano |
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Name: | Luisa Wert Serrano | |
Title: | Secretary |
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
STATE OF Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
COUNTY OF San Juan, Puerto Rico
I, Shannah Urbauer Santiago, a Notary Public for said County and State, do hereby certify that Luisa Wert Serrano, personally appeared before me this day and stated that she is Secretary of Board of Directors of EVERTEC Group, LLC and acknowledged, on behalf of EVERTEC Group, LLC the due execution of the foregoing instrument.
Witness my hand and official seal, this 16 th day of April, 2013.
Affidavit No. 1,459
/s/ Shannah Urbauer Santiago |
Notary Public |
My commission expires: |
indefinite |
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EVERTEC FINANCE CORP. |
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By: |
/s/ Luisa Wert Serrano |
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Name: | Luisa Wert Serrano | |
Title: | Secretary |
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
STATE OF Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
COUNTY OF San Juan, Puerto Rico
I, Shannah Urbauer Santiago, a Notary Public for said County and State, do hereby certify that Luisa Wert Serrano, personally appeared before me this day and stated that she is Secretary of Board of Directors of EVERTEC Finance Corp. and acknowledged, on behalf of EVERTEC Finance Corp. the due execution of the foregoing instrument.
Witness my hand and official seal, this 16 th day of April, 2013.
Affidavit No. 1,460
/s/ Shannah Urbauer Santiago |
Notary Public |
My commission expires: |
indefinite |
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EVERTEC COSTA RICA, S.A. | ||
By: |
/s/ Luisa Wert Serrano |
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Name: |
Luisa Wert Serrano | |
Title: |
Secretary |
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
STATE OF Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
COUNTY OF San Juan, Puerto Rico
I, Shannah Urbauer Santiago, a Notary Public for said County and State, do hereby certify that Luisa Wert Serrano, personally appeared before me this day and stated that she is Secretary of Board of Directors of EVERTEC COSTA RICA, S.A. and acknowledged, on behalf of EVERTEC COSTA RICA, S.A. the due execution of the foregoing instrument.
Witness my hand and official seal, this 16 th day of April, 2013.
Affidavit No. 1,462
/s/ Shannah Urbauer Santiago |
Notary Public |
My commission expires: |
indefinite |
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JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Collateral Agent | ||
By: |
/s/ Ann B. Kerns |
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Name: | Ann B. Kerns | |
Title: | Vice President |
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
STATE OF |
New York |
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COUNTY OF |
New York |
I, Margarita Torres, a Notary Public for said County and State, do hereby certify that Ann B. Kerns personally appeared before me this day and stated that (s)he is Vice President of and acknowledged, on behalf of the due execution of the foregoing instrument.
Witness my hand and official seal, this 15th day of April 2013.
Margarita Torres |
Notary Public |
My commission expires: |
May 1, 2014 |
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Schedule I
to the Collateral Agreement
Subsidiary Parties 1
Legal Name |
Type Of Entity |
State of Formation |
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EVERTEC, LLC | Limited Liability Company | Puerto Rico | ||
EVERTEC Finance Corp. | Corporation | Puerto Rico | ||
EVERTEC Costa Rica, S.A. |
Corporation (sociedad anónima) |
Costa Rica |
1 | Update and confirm. |
Schedule II
to the Collateral Agreement
Commercial Tort Claims 2
None.
2 | Confirm. |
Schedule III
to the Collateral Agreement
Pledged Stock; Debt Securities 3
a) Pledged Equity Interests
b) Pledged Debt Securities
Global Intercompany Note
3 | Confirm. |
Schedule IV
to the Collateral Agreement
Intellectual Property 4
Patents and Trademarks
UNITED STATES PATENTS:
Registrations:
None.
Applications:
Title |
Record Owner |
Patent/App.
No. |
Filing
Date |
|||
Apparatus and Method for Managing Bank Account Services, Advertisement Delivery and Reward Points |
EVERTEC,
Inc. |
12/471613 | 5/26/2010 |
TRADEMARKS:
UNITED STATES:
Mark |
Record Owner |
Reg./App.
No. |
Filing
Date |
Registration Date | ||||
ATH A TODA HORA & Design |
EVERTEC, Inc. | 1790661 | 3/20/1992 | 8/31/1993 | ||||
ATH Pop |
EVERTEC, Inc. | 2475459 | 8/7/2001 | |||||
ENVIA ATH A TODA HORA & Design |
EVERTEC, Inc. | 2310619 | 4/20/1998 | 1/25/2000 | ||||
ATH |
EVERTEC, Inc. | 2372878 | 9/13/1999 | 8/1/2000 | ||||
EVERTEC & Design |
EVERTEC, Inc. | 3161609 | 3/4/2004 | 4/11/2006 | ||||
EVERTEC |
EVERTEC, Inc. | 3078547 | 3/4/2004 | 4/11/2006 | ||||
EVERPAY |
EVERTEC, Inc. | 3270245 | 2/10/2006 | 7/24/2007 | ||||
TRANSACTA |
EVERTEC, Inc. | 77048417 | 11/21/2006 | N/A | ||||
ZIV |
EVERTEC, Inc. | 77963035 | 3/19/2010 | N/A | ||||
TICKETPOP |
EVERTEC, Inc. | 2962409 | 02/06/2004 | 06/14/2005 |
4 | To be updated. Has record ownership been updated to reflect EVETEC Group, LLC? |
Aruba
Mark |
Record Owner |
Reg./App.
No. |
Filing Date | Registration Date | ||||
ATH |
EVERTEC, Inc. | 18518 | 2/27/1997 | 5/19/1997 |
Barbados
Mark |
Record Owner |
Reg./App.
No. |
Filing Date | Registration Date | ||||
ATH |
EVERTEC, Inc. | 81/7892 | 2/21/1997 | 10/12/1998 | ||||
ENVIA ATH A TODA HORA & Design |
EVERTEC, Inc. | 81/14202 | 4/6/1999 | 11/10/2000 |
Belize
Mark |
Record Owner |
Reg./App.
No. |
Filing Date | Registration Date | ||||
ATH A TODA HORA & Logo |
EVERTEC, Inc. | 4744.07 | 7/16/2007 | 7/16/2007 |
Costa Rica
Mark |
Record Owner |
Reg./App.
No. |
Filing Date | Registration Date | ||||
ATH A TODA HORA |
EVERTEC, Inc. | 99078 | 1/22/1997 | 1/22/1997 | ||||
ENVIA ATH A TODA HORA & Design |
EVERTEC, Inc. | 119201 | 10/20/1998 | 3/23/2000 | ||||
CAJERO ATH & Design |
EVERTEC, Inc. | 99079 | 1/22/1997 | 1/22/1997 | ||||
EVERTEC |
EVERTEC, Inc. | 185569 | 10/2/2008 | 2/2/2009 | ||||
EVERTEC & Design |
EVERTEC, Inc. | 186021 | 10/2/2008 | 2/6/2009 | ||||
EVERTEC & Design |
EVERTEC, Inc. | 185916 | 10/2/2008 | 2/5/2009 | ||||
EVERTEC & Design |
EVERTEC, Inc. | 185915 | 10/2/2008 | 2/5/2009 | ||||
TRANSERVER & Design |
EVERTEC, Inc. | 135368 | 12/11/2001 | 10/1/2002 | ||||
TRANSERVER & Design |
EVERTEC, Inc. | 134462 | 10/24/2001 | 8/16/2002 | ||||
TRANSACTION & Design |
EVERTEC, Inc. | 135351 | 12/11/2001 | 10/1/2002 |
Dominican Republic
Mark |
Record Owner |
Reg./App.
No. |
Filing Date | Registration Date | ||||
ATH A TODA HORA & Design |
EVERTEC, Inc. | 84475 | 6/3/1998 | 6/15/1996 | ||||
INTERNATIONAL ATH A TODA HORA |
EVERTEC, Inc. | 84473 | 9/18/1998 | 6/15/1996 | ||||
ATH DOMINICANA A TODA HORA DOMINICANA |
EVERTEC, Inc. | 64461 | 9/15/1995 | 9/15/1995 | ||||
ENVIA ATH A TODA HORA & Design |
EVERTEC, Inc. | 101908 | 10/20/1998 | 1/15/1999 | ||||
ENVIA ATH A TODA HORA & Design |
EVERTEC, Inc. | 101928 | 10/20/1998 | 1/15/1999 | ||||
CAJERO ATH & Design |
EVERTEC, Inc. | 84476 | 6/3/1998 | 6/15/1996 | ||||
EVERTEC |
EVERTEC, Inc. | 161704 | 5/4/2007 | 7/16/2007 | ||||
EVERTEC |
EVERTEC, Inc. | 161703 | 5/4/2007 | 7/16/2007 | ||||
EVERTEC |
EVERTEC, Inc. | 161702 | 5/4/2007 | 7/16/2007 | ||||
EVERTEC |
EVERTEC, Inc. | 161815 | 5/4/2007 | 7/16/2007 |
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El Salvador
Mark |
Record Owner |
Reg./App.
No. |
Filing Date | Registration Date | ||||
ATH Logo |
EVERTEC, Inc. | 00237 | 3/25/1998 | 2/27/2002 | ||||
ENVIA ATH A TODA HORA & Design |
EVERTEC, Inc. | 00043 | 10/5/1998 | 2/7/2002 | ||||
EVERTEC |
EVERTEC, Inc. | 154 | 11/3/2004 | 4/28/2005 | ||||
ATH & Design |
EVERTEC, Inc. | 9 | 05/18/2004 | 11/16/2004 | ||||
EVERTEC & Design |
EVERTEC, Inc. | 00151 | 11/03/2004 | 4/28/2005 | ||||
EVERTEC & Design |
EVERTEC, Inc. | 00149 | 11/03/2004 | 4/28/2005 | ||||
EVERTEC & Design |
EVERTEC, Inc. | 0153 | 11/03/2004 | 4/28/2005 | ||||
EVERTEC |
EVERTEC, Inc. | 5 | 05/18/2004 | 3/1/2005 | ||||
EVERTEC |
EVERTEC, Inc. | 179-36 | 05/18/2004 | 4/11/2005 | ||||
EVERTEC & Design |
EVERTEC, Inc. | 00154 | 11/03/2004 | 4/28/2005 | ||||
ATH |
EVERTEC, Inc. | 29 | 9/3/2008 | 3/11/2009 |
France
Mark |
Record Owner |
Reg./App.
No. |
Filing Date | Registration Date | ||||
ATH Logo |
EVERTEC, Inc. | 98-712312 | 1/9/1998 | 1/9/1998 |
Guatemala
Mark |
Record Owner |
Reg./App.
No. |
Filing Date | Registration Date | ||||
ATH |
EVERTEC, Inc. | 152999 | 2/22/2007 | 11/7/2007 | ||||
ENVIA ATH A TODA HORA & Design |
EVERTEC, Inc. | 110218 | 7/6/1999 | 5/3/2001 | ||||
EVERTEC & Logo |
EVERTEC, Inc. | 139589 | 11/24/2004 | 12/6/2005 | ||||
EVERTEC & Logo |
EVERTEC, Inc. | 139536 | 11/24/2004 | 12/6/2005 | ||||
EVERTEC & Logo |
EVERTEC, Inc. | 136839 | 11/24/2004 | 7/26/2005 | ||||
ATH |
EVERTEC, Inc. | 014607 | 4/24/2008 | 1/26/2009 |
Honduras
Mark |
Record Owner |
Reg./App.
No. |
Filing Date | Registration Date | ||||
ATH |
EVERTEC, Inc. | 5794 | 2/21/1997 | 2/14/2000 | ||||
ENVIA ATH A TODA HORA & Design |
EVERTEC, Inc. | 5688 | 9/25/1999 | 12/20/1999 | ||||
EVERTEC |
EVERTEC, Inc. | 11069 | 11/18/2004 | 12/15/2005 | ||||
EVERTEC & Design |
EVERTEC, Inc. | 10653 | 11/18/2004 | 6/8/2005 |
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Jamaica
Mark |
Record Owner |
Reg./App.
No. |
Filing Date | Registration Date | ||||
ATH Logo |
EVERTEC, Inc. | 32071 | 1/21/1998 | 1/21/1998 | ||||
ATH A TODA HORA & Logo |
EVERTEC, Inc. | 48810 | 6/16/2006 | 6/16/2006 | ||||
ENVIA ATH & Logo |
EVERTEC, Inc. | 49566 | 11/29/2006 | 8/16/2007 |
Mexico
Mark |
Record Owner |
Reg./App.
No. |
Filing Date | Registration Date | ||||
ATH |
EVERTEC, Inc. | 621042 | 8/19/1997 | 8/19/1997 | ||||
EVERTEC |
EVERTEC, Inc. | 1091516 | 4/17/2008 | 3/24/2009 | ||||
EVERTEC |
EVERTEC, Inc. | 1058320 | 4/17/2008 | 8/29/2008 | ||||
EVERTEC |
EVERTEC, Inc. | 1039443 | 4/17/2008 | 5/14/2008 | ||||
EVERTEC |
EVERTEC, Inc. | 927564 | 4/17/2008 | N/A |
Netherlands
Mark |
Record Owner |
Reg./App.
No. |
Filing Date | Registration Date | ||||
ATH Logo |
EVERTEC, Inc. | 02281 | 3/3/1998 | 4/6/1998 | ||||
ENVIA ATH A TODA HORA & Design |
EVERTEC, Inc. | 02314 | 3/18/1999 | 4/20/1999 |
Nicaragua
Mark |
Record Owner |
Reg./App.
No. |
Filing Date | Registration Date | ||||
ATH |
EVERTEC, Inc. | 39124 | 05/12/1977 | 10/23/1998 | ||||
ENVIA ATH A TODA HORA & Design |
EVERTEC, Inc. | 42349CC | 10/9/1998 | 10/4/1999 |
Panama
Mark |
Record Owner |
Reg./App.
No. |
Filing Date | Registration Date | ||||
ATH |
EVERTEC, Inc. | 86158 | 3/5/1997 | 3/5/1997 | ||||
ENVIA ATH A TODA HORA & Design |
EVERTEC, Inc. | 99806 | 4/6/1999 | 4/6/1999 | ||||
EVERTEC |
EVERTEC, Inc. | 162593 01 | 6/26/2007 | 6/26/2007 | ||||
EVERTEC & Design |
EVERTEC, Inc. | 162590 01 | 6/26/2007 | 6/26/2007 | ||||
EVERTEC |
EVERTEC, Inc. | 162587 01 | 6/26/2007 | 6/26/2007 | ||||
EVERTEC & Design |
EVERTEC, Inc. | 162588 01 | 6/26/2007 | 6/26/2007 | ||||
EVERTEC |
EVERTEC, Inc. | 162586 01 | 6/26/2007 | 6/26/2007 | ||||
EVERTEC & Design |
EVERTEC, Inc. | 162592 01 | 6/26/2007 | 6/26/2007 | ||||
EVERTEC |
EVERTEC, Inc. | 162585 01 | 6/26/2007 | 6/26/2007 | ||||
EVERTEC & Design |
EVERTEC, Inc. | 162591 01 | 6/26/2007 | 6/26/2007 |
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Trinidad
Mark |
Record Owner |
Reg./App.
No. |
Filing Date | Registration Date | ||||
ATH A TODA HORA |
EVERTEC, Inc. | B-27963 | 3/18/1998 | 1/29/1998 |
Venezuela
Mark |
Record Owner |
Reg./App.
No. |
Filing Date | Registration Date | ||||
ATH |
EVERTEC, Inc. | S009660 | 2/27/1997 | 4/20/1999 | ||||
ENVIA ATH A TODA HORA & Design |
EVERTEC, Inc. | 98-18565 | 10/8/1998 | N/A | ||||
EVERTEC |
EVERTEC, Inc. | S031886 | 6/02/2004 | 6/19/2006 | ||||
EVERTEC |
EVERTEC, Inc. | 05-018325 | 6/02/2004 | N/A | ||||
EVERTEC |
EVERTEC, Inc. | 05-018324 | 6/02/2004 | N/A | ||||
B-TRANS |
EVERTEC, Inc. | P284932 | 6/06/2006 | 12/17/2007 | ||||
B-TRANS Logo |
EVERTEC, Inc. | P282578 | 6/06/2006 | 12/17/2007 | ||||
EVERTEC |
EVERTEC, Inc. | 05-018322 | 6/02/2004 | N/A | ||||
B-TRANS Logo |
EVERTEC, Inc. | S036572 | 6/06/2006 | 12/17/2007 | ||||
B-TRANS |
EVERTEC, Inc. | S037504 | 6/06/2006 | 4/21/2008 |
Material Unregistered Trademarks
SCANDATA Puerto Rico an EVERTEC company |
Procesado por EVERTEC |
EVERTEC certified partner |
EVERTEC Engineering business solutions |
EVERPay web |
EVERPay kiosk |
EVERTEC Tax Processing by EVERTEC |
BTrans Procesado por EVERTEC |
EVERTEC Cash Services online cash ordering & deposit |
EVERTEC Service Desk CLIENT CONTACT & SUPPORT CENTER |
EVERTEC HR Solutions |
EVERTEC Enterprise Integration Services |
EVERTEC Business Continuity |
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EVERTERC Project |
EVERTEC BLC |
EVERTEC ITSM |
EVERTEC PPMO |
EVERTEC Banking Services Solutions (EBSS) |
EVERBuddy |
EVERBand |
Centro de Formaciones EVERGaláctico eService Processed by EVERTEC ePassword Processed by EVERTEC |
EVERTEC SDPM |
Qualit-E Cuando vives la eficiencia,...la confiabilidad es el resultado. |
Work@Home |
EVERTEC Nuestra Gente |
EVERDevelopment |
EVERCare |
News Ways of Learning |
Generation TEC |
Estelaris Programa de Reconocimiento |
EVERNauta del Mes |
Piloto del Mes |
Orion Brigada del Año |
Rango Alpha |
Rango Omega |
EVERTEC WFM Workforce Management eLearning by EVERTEC |
Eshop |
EVERTEC IAM |
SISCard |
EVERSphere su enlace a un mundo de información |
EVERSOURCE su enlace a un mundo de información |
EVERTEC BRC Business Recovery Center |
EVERTEC Communications & Marketing |
Embossing by EVERTEC |
StampTec |
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TransActions |
Issuer |
FleetWay Processed by EVERTEC |
Version 5.0 |
ATH News |
Muévete al Efecto 5.0 |
Copyrights
UNITED STATES COPYRIGHTS
Registrations:
Title |
Record Owner | Reg. No. |
Registration
Date |
|||
Payroll enrollment Web application |
EVERTEC, Inc. | TXu001273231 | 11/2/2005 | |||
Sistema integral para el manejo de procesos y documentos |
EVERTEC, Inc. | TXu001300046 | 10/21/2005 |
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Schedule V
to the Collateral Agreement
Instruments
Exhibit I
to the Collateral Agreement
SUPPLEMENT NO. dated as of (this Supplement ), to the Collateral Agreement dated as of April 17, 2013 (as heretofore amended and/or supplemented, the Collateral Agreement ), among EVERTEC INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS, LLC (formerly known as CARIB HOLDINGS, LLC), a Puerto Rico limited liability company ( Holdings ), EVERTEC GROUP, LLC (formerly known as EVERTEC, LLC), a Puerto Rico limited liability company ( Borrower ), each Subsidiary Party party thereto and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Collateral Agent (in such capacity, the Agent ) for the Secured Parties (as defined therein).
A. Reference is made to the Credit Agreement dated as of April 17, 2013 (as amended, restated, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time, the Credit Agreement ), among Holdings, the Borrower, the Lenders party thereto from time to time, the Agent and the other parties named therein.
B. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement and the Collateral Agreement referred to therein.
C. The Pledgors have entered into the Collateral Agreement in order to induce the Lenders to make Loans and each L/C Issuer to issue Letters of Credit. Section 5.16 of the Collateral Agreement provides that additional Subsidiaries may become Subsidiary Parties under the Collateral Agreement by execution and delivery of an instrument in the form of this Supplement. The undersigned Subsidiary (the New Subsidiary ) is executing this Supplement in accordance with the requirements of the Credit Agreement to become a Subsidiary Party under the Collateral Agreement in order to induce the Lenders to make additional Loans and each L/C Issuer to issue additional Letters of Credit and as consideration for Loans previously made and Letters of Credit previously issued.
Accordingly, the Agent and the New Subsidiary agree as follows:
SECTION 1. In accordance with Section 5.16 of the Collateral Agreement, the New Subsidiary by its signature below becomes a Subsidiary Party and a Pledgor under the Collateral Agreement with the same force and effect as if originally named therein as a Subsidiary Party and a Pledgor, and the New Subsidiary hereby (a) agrees to all the terms and provisions of the Collateral Agreement applicable to it as a Subsidiary Party and Pledgor thereunder and (b) represents and warrants that the representations and warranties made by it as a Pledgor thereunder are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date hereof. In furtherance of the foregoing, the New Subsidiary, as security for the payment and performance in full of the Secured Obligations, does hereby create and grant to the Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, their successors and assigns, a security interest in and Lien on all the New Subsidiarys right, title and interest in and to the Collateral (as defined in the Collateral Agreement) of the New Subsidiary. Each reference to a Subsidiary Party or a Pledgor in the Collateral Agreement shall be deemed to include the New Subsidiary. The Collateral Agreement is hereby incorporated herein by reference.
SECTION 2. The New Subsidiary represents and warrants to the Agent and the other Secured Parties that this Supplement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by it and constitutes its legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to (i) the effects of bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, reorganization, fraudulent conveyance or other similar laws affecting creditors rights generally, (ii) general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) and (iii) implied covenants of good faith and fair dealing.
SECTION 3. This Supplement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original but all of which when taken together shall constitute but one contract. This Supplement shall become effective when (a) the Agent shall have received a counterpart of this Supplement that bears the signature of the New Subsidiary and (b) the Agent has executed a counterpart hereof. Delivery of an executed signature page to this Supplement by facsimile transmission shall be as effective as delivery of a manually signed counterpart of this Supplement.
SECTION 4. The New Subsidiary hereby represents and warrants that (a) set forth on Schedule I attached hereto is a true and correct schedule of all the Pledged Stock and Pledged Debt Securities of the New Subsidiary, (b) set forth on Schedule II attached hereto is a true and correct schedule of all Intellectual Property constituting United States or Puerto Rico registered Trademarks, Patents and Copyrights, (c) set forth on Schedule III attached hereto is a true and correct schedule of all Commercial Tort Claims in excess of $1,250,000 and (d) set forth under its signature hereto, is the true and correct legal name of the New Subsidiary, its jurisdiction of formation and organizational ID number.
SECTION 5. Except as expressly supplemented hereby, the Collateral Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 6. THIS SUPPLEMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES UNDER THIS SUPPLEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
SECTION 7. In the event any one or more of the provisions contained in this Supplement should be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein and in the Collateral Agreement shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby. The parties shall endeavor in good-faith negotiations to replace the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions.
SECTION 8. All communications and notices hereunder shall be in writing and given as provided in Section 5.01 of the Collateral Agreement.
SECTION 9. The New Subsidiary agrees to reimburse the Agent for its reasonable out-of-pocket expenses in connection with this Supplement, including the reasonable fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel for the Agent.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the New Subsidiary and the Agent have duly executed this Supplement to the Collateral Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
[Name of New Subsidiary] | ||
By: |
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Name: | ||
Title: | ||
Legal Name: | ||
Jurisdiction of Formation: |
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
STATE OF
COUNTY OF
I, , a Notary Public for said County and State, do hereby certify that personally appeared before me this day and stated that (s)he is of and acknowledged, on behalf of the due execution of the foregoing instrument.
Witness my hand and official seal, this day of , 20 .
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Notary Public |
My commission expires:
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JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Collateral Agent, | ||
By: |
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Name: | ||
Title: |
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Schedule I
to Supplement No. to the
Collateral Agreement
Pledged Collateral of the New Subsidiary
EQUITY INTERESTS
Number of Issuer Certificate |
Registered Owner |
Number and Class of Equity Interests |
Percentage of Equity Interests |
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DEBT SECURITIES
Issuer |
Principal Amount |
Date of Note |
Maturity Date |
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OTHER PROPERTY
Schedule II
to Supplement No. to the
Collateral Agreement
Intellectual Property of the New Subsidiary
Exhibit II
to the Collateral Agreement
Form of Perfection Certificate
See Attached
PERFECTION CERTIFICATE
April 17, 2013
Reference is hereby made to (i) that certain Collateral Agreement dated as of the date hereof (the Security Agreement ), between EVERTEC Group, LLC, a Puerto Rico limited liability company (the Borrower ), EVERTEC Intermediate Holdings, LLC ( Holdings ), each subsidiary of the Borrower party thereto (each, a Subsidiary ) and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral Agent (as hereinafter defined) and (ii) that certain Credit Agreement dated as of the date hereof (the Credit Agreement ) among Holdings, the Borrower, certain other parties thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral Agent (in such capacity, the Collateral Agent ). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings assigned in the Credit Agreement.
As used herein, the term Companies means Holdings, the Borrower, each of the other Loan Parties and, solely for the purposes of numbered paragraph 4 below, each other Subsidiary of the Borrower.
The undersigned hereby certify to the Collateral Agent as follows (in each case after giving effect to the Transactions):
ARTICLE VI. Names.
SECTION 6.01. The exact legal name of each Company, as such name appears in its respective certificate of incorporation or any other organizational document, is set forth in Schedule 1(a) . Each Company is (i) the type of entity disclosed next to its name in Schedule 1(a) and (ii) a registered organization except to the extent disclosed in Schedule 1(a) . Also set forth in Schedule 1(a) is the organizational identification number, if any, of each Company that is a registered organization, the Federal Taxpayer Identification Number, if any, of each Company and the jurisdiction of formation of each Company.
SECTION 6.02. Set forth in Schedule 1(b) hereto is a list of any other corporate or organizational names each Company has had in the past five years, together with the date of the relevant change.
SECTION 6.03. Set forth in Schedule 1(c) is a list of all other names used by each Company, or any other business or organization to which each Company became the successor by merger, consolidation, acquisition, change in form, nature or jurisdiction of organization or otherwise, on any filings with the Internal Revenue Service at any time between September 30, 2010 and the date hereof. Except as set forth in Schedule 1(c) , no Company has changed its jurisdiction of organization at any time during the past four months.
ARTICLE VII. Current Locations. The chief executive office (or similar office), if any, of each Company is located at the address set forth in Schedule 2 hereto.
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ARTICLE VIII. Extraordinary Transactions. Except for those purchases, acquisitions and other transactions described on Schedule 3 attached hereto, all of the Collateral acquired has been originated by each Company in the ordinary course of business or consists of goods which have been acquired by such Company in the ordinary course of business from a person in the business of selling goods of that kind.
ARTICLE IX. File Search Reports. Attached hereto as Schedule 4 is a true and accurate summary of file search reports (to the extent appropriate in the applicable jurisdiction) from (A) the Uniform Commercial Code filing offices (or similar office) in each jurisdiction identified in Section 1(a) and (B) each other jurisdiction which the Collateral Agent has deemed necessary to conduct searches. A true copy of each financing statement (or similar filing), including judgment and tax liens, bankruptcy and pending lawsuits or other filing identified in such file search reports (to the extent appropriate in the applicable jurisdiction) has been delivered to the Collateral Agent.
ARTICLE X. UCC Filings. The financing statements (or similar filing) (duly authorized by each Company constituting the debtor therein), which will be filed by each Company organized in Puerto Rico at or about the Closing Date and including the indications of the collateral (to the extent appropriate in the applicable jurisdiction), attached as Schedule 5 relating to the Security Agreement or the applicable Mortgage, are in the appropriate forms for filing in the filing offices in the jurisdictions identified in Schedule 6 hereof.
ARTICLE XI. Schedule of Filings. Attached hereto as Schedule 6 is a schedule of (i) the appropriate filing offices for the financing statements (or similar filing) attached hereto as Schedule 5 and (ii) the appropriate filing offices for the filings described in Schedule 11(d) and (iii) any other actions required to create, preserve, protect and perfect the security interests in the Pledged Collateral (as defined in the Security Agreement) granted to the Collateral Agent pursuant to the Collateral Documents. No other filings or actions are required to create, preserve, protect and perfect the security interests in the Pledged Collateral granted to the Collateral Agent pursuant to the Collateral Documents.
ARTICLE XII. Real Property. (a) Attached hereto as Schedule 7(a) is a list of all (i) real property owned in fee by each Company that has an individual fair market value (as determined by Borrower in good faith) of at least $5.0 million (indicating each such property that is Mortgaged Property) as of the Closing Date; provided the Mortgaged Property set forth on Schedule 7(a) constitutes at least 85% of all real property owned in fee as of the date hereof, (ii) filing offices for mortgages and fixture filings relating to the Mortgaged Property as of the Closing Date, (iii) common names, addresses and uses of each Mortgaged Property (stating improvements located thereon) and (iv) other information relating thereto required by such Schedule. Except as described on Schedule 7(b) attached hereto: (i) no Company has entered into any leases, subleases, tenancies, franchise agreements, licenses or other occupancy arrangements as owner, lessor, sublessor, licensor, franchisor or grantor with respect to any of the real property described on Schedule 7(a) and (ii) no Company has any Leases which require the consent of the landlord, tenant or other party thereto to the Transactions in respect of which the failure to obtain such consent could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
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ARTICLE XIII. Termination Statements. Attached hereto as Schedule 8(a) are the duly authorized termination statements (or similar filings) which will be filed by each Company organized in Puerto Rico at or about the Closing Date in the appropriate form for filing in the filing offices identified in Schedule 8(b) hereto. Attached hereto as Schedule 8(b) hereto is a schedule of the termination statements (or similar filings) to be filed after the Closing Date.
ARTICLE XIV. Stock Ownership and Other Equity Interests. Attached hereto as Schedule 9(a) is a true and correct list in all material respects of each of all of the issued and outstanding, stock, partnership interests, limited liability company membership interests or other equity interest of each Company and its Subsidiaries (other than the Equity Interests of Holdings) and the record and beneficial owners of such stock, partnership interests, membership interests or other equity interests. Also set forth on Schedule 9(b) is each equity investment of each Company that represents 50% or less of the equity of the entity in which such investment was made.
ARTICLE XV. Instruments and Tangible Chattel Paper. Attached hereto as Schedule 10 is a true and correct list of all promissory notes, instruments (other than checks to be deposited in the ordinary course of business), tangible chattel paper, electronic chattel paper and other evidence of indebtedness in each case in excess of $2.5 million on an individual basis and $5.0 million in the aggregate held by each Company as of the date hereof, including all intercompany notes between or among any two or more Companies or any of their Subsidiaries.
ARTICLE XVI. Intellectual Property.
SECTION 16.01. Attached hereto as Schedule 11(a ) is a schedule setting forth all of each Companys Patents and Trademarks (each as defined in the Security Agreement) applied for or registered with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or the Trademark Division of the Puerto Rico State Department, and all other registered Patents and Trademarks, including the name of the registered owner or applicant and the registration number, as applicable, of each Patent and Trademark owned by each Company. Attached hereto as Schedule 11(b) is a schedule setting forth all of each Companys registered Copyrights (as defined in the Security Agreement), including the name of the registered owner and the registration number of each Copyright (to the extent appropriate in the applicable jurisdiction) owned by each Company. Attached hereto as Schedule 11(c) is a schedule setting forth all material Patent Licenses, Trademark Licenses and Copyright Licenses, whether or not recorded with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the Trademark Division of the Puerto Rico State Department or United States Copyright Office, as applicable, including, but not limited to, the relevant signatory parties to each license along with the date of execution thereof and, if applicable, a recordation number or other such evidence of recordation.
SECTION 16.02. Attached hereto as Schedule 11(d) in proper form for filing with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the Trademark Division of the Puerto Rico State Department and United States Copyright Office are the filings (together with the filings attached hereto as Schedule 5 ) necessary to preserve, protect and perfect the security interests in the United States and Puerto Rican Trademarks, Trademark Licenses, Patents, Patent Licenses, Copyrights and Copyright Licenses set forth on Schedule 11(a) , Schedule 11(b) and Schedule 11(c) , including duly signed copies of each of the Patent Security Agreement, Trademark Security Agreement and the Copyright Security Agreement, as applicable.
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ARTICLE XVII. Commercial Tort Claims. Attached hereto as Schedule 12 is a true and correct list of all Commercial Tort Claims (as defined in the Security Agreement) in excess of $2.5 million on an individual basis and $5.0 million in the aggregate held by each Company, including a brief description thereof.
ARTICLE XVIII. Letter-of-Credit Rights. Attached hereto as Schedule 13 is a true and correct list of all Letters of Credit issued in favor of each Company, as beneficiary thereunder.
ARTICLE XIX. Insurance. Attached hereto as Schedule 14 is a true and correct list of all insurance policies of the Companies.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , we have hereunto signed this Perfection Certificate as of the day first written above.
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Schedule 1(a)
Legal Names, Etc .
Legal Name |
Type of Entity |
Registered Organization (Yes/No) |
Organizational Number |
Federal Taxpayer Identification Number |
Jurisdiction |
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EVERTEC Intermediate Holdings, LLC |
Limited Liability Company | Yes | 197,912 | 66-0749431 | Puerto Rico | |||||
EVERTEC Group, LLC |
Limited Liability Company | Yes | 71,605 | 66-0449729 | Puerto Rico | |||||
EVERTEC Finance Corp. |
Corporation | Yes | 206,133 | 66-0783614 | Puerto Rico | |||||
EVERTEC Costa Rica, S.A. |
Corporation (sociedad anónima) |
Yes Public Registry Commerce Section |
3-101-190914 | N/A | Republic of Costa Rica | |||||
Tarjetas Inteligentes Internacionales, S.A. |
Corporation (sociedad anónima) |
Yes Public Registry Commerce Section |
3-101-184412 | N/A | Republic of Costa Rica |
Legal Name |
Type of Entity |
Registered
(Yes/No) |
Organizational Number |
Federal Taxpayer Identification Number |
Jurisdiction |
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EVERTEC Panamá, S.A. |
Corporation (sociedad anónima) |
Yes Public Registry Ministry of Commerce and Industry |
1217974-1-585758 DV 34 | N/A | Panama | |||||
EVERTEC Dominicana, SAS |
Corporation (sociedad anónima simplificada) |
Yes Registry of Commerce |
14673SD | DR Tax Number 1-01-67388-5 | Dominican Republic | |||||
EVERTEC México Servicios de Procesamiento S.A. de C.V. |
Variable capital corporation (sociedad anónima de capital variable) |
Yes | Registered before the Public Registry of Commerce of the Federal District under Commercial Folio number 380,611 | EMS-080307-J21 | México, Federal District. |
Legal Name |
Type of Entity |
Registered Organization (Yes/No) |
Organizational Number |
Federal Taxpayer Identification Number |
Jurisdiction |
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EVERTEC Guatemala, S.A. |
Corporation (sociedad anónima) |
Yes | Registered in the Commercial Registry of Guatemala under number 40,190, file 320 of the book 133 of Commercial Entities | N/A | Guatemala |
Schedule 1(b)
Prior Organizational Names
Company/Subsidiary |
Prior Name |
Date of Change | ||
EVERTEC Intermediate Holdings, LLC |
Carib Holdings, Inc. | 4/17/2012 | ||
EVERTEC Intermediate Holdings, LLC |
Carib Holdings, LLC | 9/19/2012 | ||
EVERTEC Group, LLC |
EVERTEC, Inc. | 4/17/2012 | ||
EVERTEC Group, LLC |
EVERTEC, LLC | 9/19/2012 | ||
EVERTEC Costa Rica, S.A. |
ATH Costa Rica, S.A. | 2/20/2013 | ||
EVERTEC Dominicana, SAS |
EVERTEC Dominicana, S.A. | 4/20/2012 | ||
EVERTEC Guatemala, S.A. |
TII Smart Solutions, S.A. | 2/4/2013 | ||
EVERTEC Panamá, S.A. |
ATH Panamá, S.A. | 10/5/2012 |
Schedule 1(c)
Changes in Corporate Identity; Other Names
Company/Subsidiary |
Change in Corporate Identity |
Date of
Change |
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EVERTEC Intermediate Holdings, LLC | Change from corporation to limited liability company; change name from Carib Holdings, Inc to Carib Holdings, LLC | 4/17/2012 | ||
EVERTEC Intermediate Holdings, LLC | Change name from Carib Holdings, LLC to EVERTEC Intermediate Holdings, LLC | 9/19/2012 | ||
EVERTEC Group, LLC | Change from corporation to limited liability company; change name from EVERTEC, Inc. to EVERTEC, LLC | 4/17/2012 | ||
EVERTEC Group, LLC | Change name from EVERTEC, LLC to EVERTEC Group, LLC | 9/19/2012 | ||
EVERTEC Group, LLC | T.I.I. Smart Solutions Inc. merged into EVERTEC Group, LLC | 11/29/2012 | ||
EVERTEC Group, LLC | All assets of Sense Software International Corp. acquired by EVERTEC Group, LLC | 1/1/2012 | ||
EVERTEC Costa Rica, S.A. | Change name from ATH Costa Rica, S.A. to EVERTEC Costa Rica, S.A. | 2/20/2013 | ||
EVERTEC Dominicana, SAS | Change from sociedad anónima to sociedad anónima simplificada; change name from EVERTEC Dominicana, SA to EVERTEC Dominicana, SAS | 4/20/2012 | ||
EVERTEC Guatemala, S.A. | Change name from TII Smart Solutions, S.A. to EVERTEC Guatemala, S.A. | 2/4/2013 | ||
EVERTEC Panamá, S.A. | Change name from ATH Panamá, S.A. to EVERTEC Panamá, S.A. | 10/5/2012 |
Schedule 2
Chief Executive Offices
Company/Subsidiary |
Address |
County/State/Province |
Country |
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EVERTEC Group, LLC |
Carretera 176, KM 1.3 Cupey Bajo Rio Piedras
Postal : PO Box 364527 San Juan, PR 00936-4527 |
San Juan |
Puerto Rico 00926 |
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EVERTEC Intermediate Holdings, LLC |
250 Muñoz Rivera Ave. American International Plaza Suite 1400 |
San Juan |
Puerto Rico 00918 |
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EVERTEC Finance Corp. |
250 Muñoz Rivera Ave. American International Plaza Suite 1400 |
San Juan |
Puerto Rico 00918 |
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EVERTEC Costa Rica, S.A. |
Av. 11 Bis, Calle 31 San José, CostaRica |
San José | Costa Rica | |||
Tarjetas Inteligentes Internacionales, S.A. |
Barrio Amon, Diagonal a la Oficina del Instituto Nacional de Vivienda y Urbanismo San José, Costa Rica |
San José | Costa Rica | |||
EVERTEC Panamá, S.A. |
Corregimiento de Bella Vista, Urb. Punta Pacífica Edif. Torre de las Americas, Torre B, Piso 6, Oficina 604 Distrito de Panamá Provincia de Panamá |
Distrito de Panamá | Panamá | |||
EVERTEC Dominicana, SAS |
Calle Max Henriquez Ureña, Edif. Cardnet, 5to Piso Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
Santo Domingo | Dominican Republic | |||
EVERTEC México Servicios de Procesamiento, S.A. de C.V. |
Av. Insurgentes Sur, Numero 600 Despacho 101 Colonia del Valle Delegación Benito Juárez |
Federal District | México | |||
EVERTEC Guatemala, S.A. |
Avenida Reforma 7-62 zona 9, Edificio Aristos, oficina 4, Guatemala, Guatemala | Guatemala | Guatemala |
Schedule 3
Transactions Other Than in the Ordinary Course of Business
None.
Schedule 4
File Search Reports
Company/Subsidiary |
Search
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Prepared by |
Jurisdiction |
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EVERTEC Intermediate Holdings, LLC |
March 22, 2013 | Pietrantoni Mendez & Alvarez LLP (counsel to Collateral Agent) | Puerto Rico | |||
EVERTEC Group, LLC |
March 22, 2013 | Pietrantoni Mendez & Alvarez LLP (counsel to Collateral Agent) | Puerto Rico | |||
EVERTEC Finance Corp. |
March 22, 2013 | Pietrantoni Mendez & Alvarez LLP (counsel to Collateral Agent) | Puerto Rico | |||
EVERTEC Latinoamérica, S.A. |
April 15, 2013 | Consortium Laclé & Gutiérrez | Costa Rica | |||
EVERTEC Costa Rica, S.A. |
April 15, 2013 | Consortium Laclé & Gutiérrez | Costa Rica | |||
Tarjetas Inteligentes Internacionales, S.A. |
April 15, 2013 | Consortium Laclé & Gutiérrez | Costa Rica | |||
EVERTEC Dominicana, SAS |
March 27, 2013 | Santo Domingo Chamber of Commerce and Production. Mercantile Registry Department | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | |||
EVERTEC Guatemala, S.A. |
April 4, 2013 | Consortium - Rodríguez, Archila, Castellanos, Solares & Aguilar, S.C. | Guatemala | |||
EVERTEC México Servicios de Procesamiento S.A. de C.V. |
March 26, 2013 | Public Registry of Property and Commerce of the Federal District | México |
Schedule 5
Copy of Financing Statements To Be Filed
[See attached.]
Schedule 6
Filings/Filing Offices
Type of Filing |
Entity |
Applicable
Mortgage, Security Agreement or Other |
Jurisdictions |
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UCC-1 |
EVERTEC Intermediate Holdings, LLC | Collateral Agreement | Puerto Rico | |||
UCC-1 |
EVERTEC Group, LLC | Collateral Agreement | Puerto Rico | |||
UCC-1 |
EVERTEC Finance Corp. | Collateral Agreement | Puerto Rico | |||
Entry in Shareholders Registry Book |
Pledge of EVERTEC Latinoamérica, S.A. by EVERTEC Group, LLC | Collateral Agreement | Costa Rica | |||
Entry in Shareholders Registry Book |
Pledge of EVERTEC Costa Rica, S.A. by EVERTEC Group, LLC | Collateral Agreement | Costa Rica | |||
Entry in Shareholders Registry Book |
Pledge of Tarjetas Inteligentes Internacionales, S.A. by EVERTEC Group, LLC | Collateral Agreement | Costa Rica | |||
Filing at the Secretariat |
Pledge of EVERTEC Dominicana, SAS by EVERTEC Group, LLC | Dominican Share Pledge | Dominican Republic | |||
Filing at the Secretariat |
Pledge of EVERTEC Dominicana, SAS by EVERTEC Panamá, S.A. | Dominican Share Pledge | Dominican Republic | |||
Transferring the share certificates to the collateral agent, Annotation of the share certificates and Registration of the pledge in the Share Registry Book of the company | Pledge of EVERTEC Guatemala, S.A. by EVERTEC Group, LLC | Guatemala Share Pledge | Guatemala | |||
Transferring the share certificates to the collateral agent, Annotation of the share certificates and Registration of the pledge in the Share Registry Book of the company | Pledge of EVERTEC Guatemala, S.A. by Tarjetas Inteligentes Internacionales, S.A. | Guatemala Share Pledge | Guatemala |
Type of Filing |
Entity |
Applicable Collateral Document Mortgage, Security Agreement or Other |
Jurisdictions |
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Registration of the share pledge in the Stock Registry Book of the company | Pledge of EVERTEC México Servicios de Procesamiento, S.A. de C.V. by EVERTEC Costa Rica, S.A. | Mexican Share Pledge Agreement | México | |||
Ratification before a notary public in México, and subsequent registration at the Sole Registry of Liens Over Moveable Assets (RUG) | EVERTEC México Servicios de Procesamiento S.A. de C.V. | Mexican Floating Lien Pledge | México |
Entity |
Applicable Collateral Document |
Filing Office |
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EVERTEC Group, LLC | Patent Security Agreement | United States Patent and Trademark Officer | ||
EVERTEC Group, LLC | Trademark Security Agreement | United States Patent and Trademark Officer | ||
EVERTEC Group, LLC | Copyright Security Agreement | United States Copyright Officer | ||
Entity |
Jurisdiction |
Filing Office |
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EVERTEC Group, LLC | Costa Rica | Industrial Property Registry | ||
EVERTEC Group, LLC | Dominican Republic | National Office of Intellectual Property | ||
EVERTEC Group, LLC | México | Mexican Institute of Industrial Property (Instituto Mexicano de la Propiedad Industrial) |
Schedule 7(a)
Real Property
None.
Schedule 7(b)
Required Consents; Company Held Landlords/ Grantors Interests
I. Landlords / Grantors Consent Required
None.
II. Leases, Subleases, Tenancies, Franchise Agreements, Licenses or Other Occupancy Agreements Pursuant to which any Company holds Landlords / Grantors Interest
None.
Schedule 8(a)
Attached hereto is a true copy of each termination statement filing duly acknowledged or otherwise identified by the filing officer.
[See attached.]
Schedule 8(b)
Termination Statement Filings
Type of Filing |
Entity |
Applicable Termination Documents |
Jurisdictions |
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UCC-3 termination | EVERTEC Intermediate Holdings, LLC | Payoff Letter | Puerto Rico | |||
UCC-3 termination | EVERTEC Group, LLC | Payoff Letter | Puerto Rico | |||
UCC-3 termination | EVERTEC Finance Corp. | Payoff Letter | Puerto Rico | |||
Cancellation of Pledge Annotation in the Share Certificates and in the Companys Stock Book | Pledge of EVERTEC Latinoamérica, S.A. by EVERTEC Group, LLC | Share Pledge Termination Agreement | Costa Rica | |||
Cancellation of Pledge Annotation in the Share Certificates and in the Companys Stock Book | Pledge of EVERTEC Costa Rica, S.A. by EVERTEC Group, LLC | Share Pledge Termination Agreement | Costa Rica | |||
Cancellation of Pledge Annotation in the Share Certificates and in the Companys Stock Book | Pledge of Tarjetas Inteligentes Internacionales, S.A. by EVERTEC Group, LLC | Share Pledge Termination Agreement | Costa Rica | |||
Cancellation of Pledge Annotation in the Share Certificates and in the Companys Stock Book | Pledge of EVERTEC Dominicana, SAS by EVERTEC Group, LLC | Share Pledge Termination Agreement | Dominican Republic | |||
Cancellation of Pledge Annotation in the Share Certificates and in the Companys Stock Book | Pledge of EVERTEC Dominicana, SAS by EVERTEC Panamá, S.A. | Share Pledge Termination Agreement | Dominican Republic | |||
Assigning and transferring by the collateral agent to the collateral debtors of the shares granted as collateral; annotation of the share certificates and registration in the Share Registry Book of the company | Pledge of EVERTEC Guatemala, S.A. by EVERTEC Group, LLC | Payoff Letter | Guatemala | |||
Assigning and transferring by the collateral agent to the collateral debtors of the shares granted as collateral; annotation of the share certificates and registration in the Share Registry Book of the company | Pledge of EVERTEC Guatemala, S.A. by Tarjetas Inteligentes Internacionales, S.A. | Payoff Letter | Guatemala |
Type of Filing |
Entity |
Applicable
|
Jurisdictions |
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Cancellation of endorsement in pledge of the Stock Certificates and entry to the Stock Registry Book evidencing cancellation of pledge | Pledge of EVERTEC México Servicios de Procesamiento, S.A. de C.V. by EVERTEC Costa Rica, S.A. | Termination Notice | México | |||
Filing of Termination Notice before the Public Registry of Commerce (Registro Público de Comercio) of Mexico City | EVERTEC México Servicios de Procesamiento S.A. de C.V. | Termination Notice ratified before a Mexican Notary Public | México |
Entity |
Applicable Collateral Document |
Filing Office |
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EVERTEC Group, LLC |
Release of Security Interests in Patents | United States Patent and Trademark Officer | ||
EVERTEC Group, LLC |
Release of Security Interests in Trademarks | United States Patent and Trademark Officer | ||
EVERTEC Group, LLC |
Release of Security Interests in Copyrights | United States Copyright Officer | ||
EVERTEC Group, LLC |
Release of Trademarks | Costa Rica Industrial Property Registry | ||
EVERTEC Group, LLC |
Trademark Pledge Termination Agreement | Dominican Republic National Office of Industrial Property | ||
EVERTEC Group, LLC |
Termination Notice | Mexican Institute of Industrial Property (Instituto Mexicano de la Propiedad Industrial) |
Schedule 9
(a) Equity Interests of Companies and Subsidiaries
Current Legal Entities Owned |
Record Owner |
Certificate
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No. Shares/Interest |
Pledge
[Yes/No] |
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EVERTEC Group, LLC |
EVERTEC Intermediate Holdings, LLC | No. 2 | 100/100% | Yes | ||||
EVERTEC Finance Corp. |
EVERTEC Group, LLC | No. 1 | 100/100% | Yes | ||||
EVERTEC Costa Rica, S.A. |
EVERTEC Group, LLC | No. 2 | 100/100% | Yes | ||||
EVERTEC Panamá, S.A. |
EVERTEC Costa Rica, S.A. | No. 1 | 100/100% | Yes | ||||
EVERTEC Dominicana, SAS |
EVERTEC Group, LLC
EVERTEC Panamá, S.A. |
No. 18
No. 19 |
125,222/99.99%
2/0.01% |
Yes | ||||
EVERTEC Latinoamérica, S.A. |
EVERTEC Group, LLC | No. 1 | 297,489/99.98% | Yes | ||||
EVERTEC México Servicios de Procesamiento S.A. de C.V. |
EVERTEC Costa Rica, S.A. | No. 1 | 49,999/99.99% | Yes | ||||
EVERTEC México Servicios de Procesamiento S.A. de C.V. |
Tarjetas Inteligentes Internacionales, S.A. | No. 2 | 1/0.01% | No | ||||
Tarjetas Inteligentes Internacionales, S.A. |
EVERTEC Group, LLC | No. 1 | 1000/100% | Yes |
Current Legal Entities Owned |
Record Owner |
Certificate
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No. Shares/Interest |
Pledge
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EVERTEC Guatemala, S.A. |
EVERTEC Group, LLC | No. 3 5 | 25/50% | Yes | ||||
EVERTEC Guatemala, S.A. |
Tarjetas Inteligentes Internacionales, S.A. | No. 4 | 25/50% | Yes |
(b) Other Equity Interests
None.
5 | Issued to T.I.I. Smart Solutions Inc., which has been merged into EVERTEC Group, LLC. |
Schedule 10
Instruments and Tangible Chattel Paper
Promissory Notes:
Global Intercompany Note.
Chattel Paper:
None.
Schedule 11(a)
Patents and Trademarks 6
Trademark and Trademark Applications
Mark |
Registration
No. |
Registration
Date |
Record Owner |
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Aruba |
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ATH |
18518 | 5/19/1997 | EVERTEC Group, LLC | |||
Barbados |
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ATH |
81/7892 | 10/12/1998 | EVERTEC Group, LLC | |||
Belize |
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ATH A Toda Hora and Design |
4744.07 | 7/16/2007 | EVERTEC Group, LLC | |||
Costa Rica |
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ATH A Toda Hora and Design |
99078 | 1/22/1997 | EVERTEC Group, LLC | |||
EVERTEC and Design |
185569 | 2/2/2009 | EVERTEC Group, LLC | |||
EVERTEC and Design |
186021 | 2/6/2009 | EVERTEC Group, LLC | |||
EVERTEC and Design |
185915 | 2/5/2009 | EVERTEC Group, LLC | |||
EVERTEC and Design |
185916 | 2/5/2009 | EVERTEC Group, LLC | |||
TranServer |
134462 | 8/16/2002 | Tarjetas Inteligentes Internacionales, S.A. | |||
TransActions |
135351 | 10/1/2002 | Tarjetas Inteligentes Internacionales, S.A. | |||
TRANSERVER |
135368 | 10/1/2002 | Tarjetas Inteligentes Internacionales, S.A. | |||
Dominican Republic |
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ATH A TODA HORA and Design |
84475 | 6/15/1996 | EVERTEC Group, LLC | |||
EVERTEC |
161704 | 7/16/2007 | EVERTEC Group, LLC |
6 | All intellectual property (other than trademarks, trademark applications, patents and patent applications registered with the USPTO) are held under the record owners former name, EVERTEC, Inc. |
Mark |
Registration
No. |
Registration
Date |
Record Owner |
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ENVIA ATH A TODA HORA and Design |
101928 | 1/15/1999 | EVERTEC Group, LLC | |||
ENVIA ATH A TODA HORA and Design |
101908 | 1/15/1999 | EVERTEC Group, LLC | |||
EVERTEC |
161702 | 7/16/2007 | EVERTEC Group, LLC | |||
EVERTEC |
161815 | 7/16/2007 | EVERTEC Group, LLC | |||
EVERTEC |
161703 | 7/16/2007 | EVERTEC Group, LLC | |||
El Salvador |
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ATH |
00029 | 3/11/2009 | EVERTEC Group, LLC | |||
ATH A Toda Hora and Design |
00237 | 2/27/2002 | EVERTEC Group, LLC | |||
ATH and Design |
00009 | 11/16/2004 | EVERTEC Group, LLC | |||
EVERTEC |
00009 | 3/1/2005 | Popular, Inc. | |||
EVERTEC |
00005 | 3/1/2005 | EVERTEC Group, LLC | |||
EVERTEC |
00010 | 3/1/2005 | Popular, Inc. | |||
EVERTEC |
00179 | 4/11/2005 | EVERTEC Group, LLC | |||
EVERTEC and Design |
00154 | 4/28/2005 | EVERTEC Group, LLC | |||
EVERTEC and Design |
00151 | 4/28/2005 | EVERTEC Group, LLC | |||
EVERTEC and Design |
00153 | 4/28/2005 | EVERTEC Group, LLC | |||
EVERTEC and Design |
00149 | 4/28/2005 | EVERTEC Group, LLC | |||
France |
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ATH and Design |
98-712312 | 1/9/1998 | EVERTEC Group, LLC | |||
Guatemala |
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ATH |
152999 | 11/7/2007 | EVERTEC Group, LLC | |||
ATH |
014607 | 1/26/2009 | EVERTEC Group, LLC | |||
EVERTEC and Design |
139536 | 12/6/2005 | EVERTEC Group, LLC | |||
EVERTEC and Design |
136839 | 7/26/2005 | EVERTEC Group, LLC | |||
EVERTEC and Design |
139589 | 12/6/2005 | EVERTEC Group, LLC |
Mark |
Registration
No. |
Registration
Date |
Record Owner |
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Honduras |
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ATH |
5794 | 2/14/2000 | EVERTEC Group, LLC | |||
EVERTEC |
11069 | 12/15/2005 | EVERTEC Group, LLC | |||
EVERTEC and Design |
10655 | 6/8/2005 | Popular, Inc. | |||
EVERTEC and Design |
10654 | 6/8/2005 | Popular, Inc. | |||
EVERTEC and Design |
10653 | 6/8/2005 | EVERTEC Group, LLC | |||
Jamaica |
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ATH A TODA HORA and Design |
48810 | 6/16/2006 | EVERTEC Group, LLC | |||
ATH |
32071 | 1/21/1998 | EVERTEC Group, LLC | |||
México |
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ATH |
621042 | 8/31/1999 | EVERTEC Group, LLC | |||
EVERTEC |
1091516 | 3/24/2009 | EVERTEC Group, LLC | |||
EVERTEC |
1058320 | 8/29/2008 | EVERTEC Group, LLC | |||
EVERTEC |
1039443 | 5/14/2008 | EVERTEC Group, LLC | |||
Netherlands |
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ATH A TODA HORA and Design |
02281 | 4/6/1998 | EVERTEC Group, LLC | |||
Nicaragua |
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ATH |
39124 CC | 10/23/1998 | EVERTEC Group, LLC | |||
Panama |
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ATH |
86158 01 | 3/5/1997 | EVERTEC Group, LLC | |||
EVERTEC |
162593 01 | 6/26/2007 | EVERTEC Group, LLC | |||
EVERTEC |
162587 01 | 6/26/2007 | EVERTEC Group, LLC | |||
EVERTEC |
162586 01 | 6/26/2007 | EVERTEC Group, LLC | |||
EVERTEC |
162585 01 | 6/26/2007 | EVERTEC Group, LLC |
Mark |
Registration
No. |
Registration
Date |
Record Owner |
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EVERTEC and Design |
162590 01 | 6/26/2007 | EVERTEC Group, LLC | |||
EVERTEC and Design |
162588 01 | 6/26/2007 | EVERTEC Group, LLC | |||
EVERTEC and Design |
162592 01 | 6/26/2007 | EVERTEC Group, LLC | |||
EVERTEC and Design |
162591 01 | 6/26/2007 | EVERTEC Group, LLC | |||
Trinidad Tobago |
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ATH A TODA HORA |
B27963 | 1/29/1998 | EVERTEC Group, LLC | |||
USPTO |
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ATH A TODA HORA and Design |
1790661 | 8/31/1993 | EVERTEC Group, LLC | |||
ATH |
2372878 | 8/1/2000 | EVERTEC Group, LLC | |||
ATH POP |
2475459 | 8/7/2001 | EVERTEC Group, LLC | |||
EVERPAY |
3270245 | 7/24/2007 | EVERTEC Group, LLC | |||
EVERTEC and Design |
3161609 | 10/24/2006 | EVERTEC Group, LLC | |||
TICKETPOP |
2962409 | 6/14/2005 | EVERTEC Group, LLC | |||
TRANSACTA |
3850352 | 9/21/2010 | EVERTEC Group, LLC |
Registered Patents/Patent Applications :
U.S. Applications
Title |
Record Owner |
Patent/App. No. |
Filing Date |
Registration
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Transaction tax collection system and method |
EVERTEC Group, LLC | 61565488 | 11/30/2011 | N/A | ||||
Transaction Method For Electronic Gift Certificate |
EVERTEC Group, LLC | 61640220 | 4/30/2012 | N/A | ||||
Apparatus and Method for Managing Bank Account Services, Advertisement Delivery and Reward Points |
EVERTEC Group, LLC | 12/471,613 | 5/26/2009 | N/A | ||||
Apparatus and Method for Managing Bank Account Services, Advertisement Delivery and Reward Points |
EVERTEC Group, LLC | PCT/US10/36048 | 5/25/2010 | N/A |
Schedule 11(b) 7
Copyrights
Registered Copyrights/Copyright Applications:
Title |
Record Owner |
Reg. No. |
Registration Date |
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Payroll enrollment Web application |
EVERTEC Group, LLC | TXu001273231 | 11/2/2005 | |||
Sistema integral para el manejo de procesos y documentos |
EVERTEC Group, LLC | TXu001300046 | 10/21/2005 |
7 | Registered copyrights and copyright applications are held under the record owners former name, EVERTEC, Inc. On April 16, 2013, forms were submitted for filing with the US Copyright Office to change the record owners name to EVERTEC Group, LLC. |
Schedule 11(c)
Intellectual Property Licenses
EVERTEC Group, LLC is duly licensed (i) to use the following license agreements (whether as a direct licensee or as an assignee from Popular pursuant to the various transfer agreements or alike) or (ii) to access the following license agreements to use them on behalf of Popular, Inc. (pursuant to various access agreements or alike).
Supplier |
Legal Description |
Date |
||
ACI Worldwide (f.k.a. US Software, Inc. (USSI)) | License Agreement | 1/30/1996 | ||
ACI Worldwide, Corp. | NYCE ISO Interface | 9/22/2006 | ||
ACI Worldwide, Corp. | License Products Attachment A43 cancelled by Attachment A01 to Agreement No. L5334 as of March 31, 2005 | 3/31/2005 | ||
ACI Worldwide, Corp. | Attachment A07 - ICE | 10/1/2012 | ||
ACI Worldwide, Corp. | Attachment 02 Amendment 15 | 12/31/2012 | ||
ACI Worldwide, Corp. | Attachment A08 for Automated Key Distribution System (AKDS) | 12/6/2012 | ||
ACI Worldwide, Corp. | Amendment 8 and amends Attachmate A06. Q29757 | 12/31/2012 | ||
ACI Worldwide, Corp. | Amendment 12, Q33046. | 2/12/2013 | ||
ACI Worldwide, Corp. | Amendment 16, Q23571 | 12/21/2012 | ||
ACI Worldwide, Corp. | Attachment A06 - Base 24 | 12/3/2010 | ||
ACI Worldwide, Corp. | Amendment 1 to License 5334 | 12/3/2010 | ||
Acronis | EULA, shrink wrap Terms and conditions | 1/2/2012 | ||
Aldon | Software License Terms and Conditions; Support and Maintenance Service Agreement; Customer Service Agreement; | 12/19/2005 |
Supplier |
Legal Description |
Date |
||
AMS Services, Inc. | AMS for Windows Pricing and License Agreement | 2/21/2001 | ||
Arackal Software Distribution, Inc. | License and Maintenance Agreement | 1/10/2007 | ||
ASG Software Solution (Allen System Group) | Product Schedule 33 to Software Licensing Agreement (dated October 2, 1997 ) | 12/31/2009 | ||
Associated Software Consultants, Inc. | License, Services, and Purchase Agreement covering application used by Popular Mortgage for secondary market to manage risk/data mortgage loans. | 10/2/2008 | ||
Atchley Systems, Inc. (previously Comply) | License Agreement for Compliance Software and Attachment 1 | Agreement 5/16/1996 Attachment 12/1/1994 | ||
ATM, Inc. | Master Agreement and Schedule 1 (Maintenance Terms) | 12/22/2003 Schedule 3/24/2004 | ||
Attunity | Repliweb EULA | The EULA documents does not specify a Date or version | ||
Blueridge Software Inc. | Software License Agreement (shrinkwrap) | Shrink wrap included within CAE latest version. | ||
Blueridge Software Inc. | Maintenance Agreement | 7/1/2010 | ||
BMC Software Distribution, Inc. | Master License Agreement | 12/31/2005 | ||
BMC Software Distribution, Inc.(Sidif) | Maintenance BMC | 12/31/2011 | ||
C\TREK (previously Advanced Computer Technology, Inc.) | Software License and Support Agreement | 10/7/2000 | ||
C\TREK (previously Advanced Computer Technology, Inc.) | Software License and Support Agreement | 9/20/2001 | ||
CA Software de Colombia | Order form for external clients monitoring | 6/30/2012 |
Supplier |
Legal Description |
Date |
||
CA Software de Colombia | Order form for Virtual Assurance | 8/31/2011 | ||
CA Software de Colombia | 2012 Order Form 2012 | 3/31/2012 | ||
CardPac Systems (A subsidiary of Credit Card Software, Inc.) | Software Product License Agreement | 8/30/1990 | ||
CardPac Systems (A subsidiary of Credit Card Software, Inc.) | Second Amendment to Software Product License Agreement | 9/30/2010 | ||
CGI Technologies and Solutions Inc. |
Software License Agreement Support Agreement |
1/1/2013 | ||
CGI(f.k a. American Management System, Inc) | Proprietary Software License and Maintenance Agreement (Note: Exhibit A-1 on 2/10/1988 added Bureau Link and Exhibit A-2 on 8/5/94 added ACAPS) | 2/6/1987 | ||
CGI(f.k a. American Management System, Inc) | Proprietary Software License and Maintenance Agreement (Note: Term letter dated December 4, 2001) | 12/30/1985 | ||
CGI(f.k a. American Management System, Inc) | Third party Software Access Agreement | 11/12/2010 | ||
Check Solution Company (f.k.a. Carreker) | License and Service Agreement | 12/28/1992 | ||
Check Solution Company (f.k.a. Carreker) | Assigment and Assumption agreement | 11/10/2010 | ||
Check Solution Company (f.k.a. Carreker) | Master Customer Agreement | 1/31/2000 | ||
Check Solution Company (f.k.a. Carreker) | Assigment and assumption agreement | 11/10/2010 | ||
Checkfree Corporation | Software License Agreement | 6/21/1992 |
Supplier |
Legal Description |
Date |
||
Checkfree Corporation | Assignment and assumption agreement | 11/10/2010 | ||
Checkfree Corporation | Addendum to Software System License Agreement dated 7/21/1992 | 12/31/1996 | ||
Checkfree Corporation | Assignment and Assumption agreement | 11/10/2010 | ||
Checkfree Corporation (f.k.a Disc, Inc.) | Purchase Order (D-3721) missing Master Software License Agreement | 1/2/1990 | ||
Checkfree Corporation (f.k.a Disc, Inc.) | Assignment and assumption agreement | 11/10/2010 | ||
Chicago-Soft Ltd | Software License Agreement (#8111470) | 2/22/2010 | ||
Chicago-Soft Ltd | Software License Agreement (#4111210) | 10/24/1994 Latest addendum scaned is 5/10/2005 | ||
Citrix Online LLC (a division of Citrix Systems, Inc.) | Master Sales Agreement | 4/19/2007 | ||
Citrix Systems, Inc. | SrinkWrap Software License Agreement | Enterprise Licensing Term 07/01/2009 | ||
Citrix Systems, Inc. | Maintenance Agreement | Enterprise Licensing Term 07/01/2009 |
Supplier |
Legal Description |
Date |
||
Citrix Systems, Inc. | SrinkWrap Software License Agreement | PO date 9/2/2011 Agreement included Version CTX_code BO P 70691 | ||
Citrix Systems, Inc. | Maintenance Agreement | PO date 9/2/2011 Agreement included Version CTX_code BO P 70691 | ||
Complex Systems, Inc. | Software System Agreement for the processing of letters on Credit/Collection Systems | 11/6/1998 | ||
Complex Systems, Inc. | Consent and Amendment (Transfer Agreement) | 9/29/2010 | ||
Computer Associates International (f.k.a. NIKU Corporation) |
End User License Agreement Amendment to End User License Agreement (Third Amendment) |
7/21/2002 3/31/2009 |
||
CA Software de Colombia | Order Form for Clarity License | 3/31/2012 | ||
Computer Associates International, Inc. | License Agreement | 6/29/2001 | ||
Computer Associates International, Inc. | License Agreement and Order Form - P Type | 4/30/2003 | ||
Computer Associates International, Inc. | Amendment to License Agreement (Tenth amendment to License Agreement from 3/30/2003 - number 23 on this list) | 3/31/2009 | ||
COMPUTROL, Inc. | License Agreement | 8/15/1996 |
Supplier |
Legal Description |
Date |
||
COMPUTROL, Inc. | Consent to Merger with respect to license agreement and maintenance agreement | 9/30/2010 | ||
Connectivity Systems Incorporated | Master License Agreement (No. 016698) | 4/3/2008 | ||
COR-IBS, Inc. | Software License and Maintenance Agreement | 3/31/2003 | ||
Corsidian | Product Agreement -2005 Invoice for Shelf upgrade Hardware Maintenance | 9/28/2005 | ||
Corsidian Caribbean Technology, Inc | Third Party Access Agreement | 11/30/2010 | ||
Cover-All Technologies, Inc. | License Agreement with Schedules and Letter Agreement - Quote, issue, endorse, cancel and reinstate commercial policies | Software Agreement dated 7/30/1997, Letter Agreements dated 12/8/2004 and 04/05/2005 | ||
Cover-All Technologies, Inc. | Third Party Access Agreement | 11/17/2010 | ||
Data Select Systems, Inc. | CLCS License Agreement and addendum | 12/31/1998 | ||
Distributor American Software | Indirect Service Provider Licensing Agreement | 23/11/12 | ||
DMBGroup, Inc. | Software License and Service Agreement | 12/1/2005 |
Supplier |
Legal Description |
Date |
||
Dynamic Consulting Services, Ltd. | Master Software License and Support Agreement | 11/19/2007 | ||
Edge Information Group, Inc. | International Site License Agreement | 2/6/2006 | ||
edocs, Inc. (Now Oracle Caribbean) | Letter Agreement and End User License Agreement - Bill and statements presentment through internet | 12/17/2004 (Letter Agreement; End User License Agreement 3/31/2005) | ||
Elixir Technologies Corporation | End User License Agreement | Not specify in document | ||
EMC Corporation | EMC Maintenance quote for SW Renewal (to Agreement 64743687D) | 4/1/2013 | ||
Eniac Corporation | Software User License Agreement and Maintenance Agreement | 2/20/2004 | ||
Experian Information Solutions, Inc. (f.k.a. Baker Hill Corporation) | Master Agreement & Addendums - Commercial Clients information for banks officials for loans under $250,000 | 8/14/2000 | ||
Experian Information Solution, Inc. | EIS Software License Schedule 4 to Master Agreement ( Transfer Agreement ) | 11/5/210 | ||
Experian Information Solutions, Inc. (f.k.a., Americas Software Corporation) | License Agreement for Computer Software | 6/12/2000 |
Supplier |
Legal Description |
Date |
||
Experian Information Solutions, Inc. (f.k.a., Americas Software Corporation) | License Agreement |
6/12/2000
4/11/2002 Site Addendum for BPAN Operations |
||
Experian Information Solution, Inc. | Consent to Assignment and Amendment | 11/5/210 | ||
Extensity, Inc. (Formerly GEAC Enterprise Solutions, Formerly GEAC Computer Systems, Inc. Formerly Dun and Bradstreet Software Services, Inc., and also as Management Science America, Inc.) | License Agreement |
10/31/1975
8/1/1979 - Addendum updating product and acquiring MSA Payroll. |
||
Fair Isaac International Corporation | Master License and Services Agreement | 9/30/2012 | ||
FatWire Corporation | Master Agreement / General Terms and Software License Agreement | 4/10/2010 | ||
FileTek, Inc. | (i) Product Purchase and License Agreement, (ii) Maintenance Agreement | 6/14/1995 | ||
Financial Solutions and Services | License and Service Agreement | 7/9/1998 | ||
FIS (f.k.a. Sterling Software Directions Division) | Amendment to License and Service Agreement | 8/28/1989 Amendment refers to contract dated 6/24/1986 | ||
Fiserve LeMans, Inc | License and Services Agreement | 12/31/2003 (Master Service Agreement) | ||
Frequently Marketing, Inc. | License Agreement Manages PREMIA accumulation points | Signed by Popular, Inc. 10/10/00 | ||
Genesys Solutions, Inc. | Commercial Software Agreement (see Addendum on 2005) | 12/17/1999 |
Supplier |
Legal Description |
Date |
||
Genesys Solutions, Inc. | Addendum to Commercial Software Agreement | 8/15/2005 | ||
Genesys Solutions, Inc. | Commercial Software Agreement exhibit | 10/1/2011 | ||
Genesys Telecomunications Laboratories, Inc. | Master Software License and Service Agreement | 6/12/2003 | ||
Golden Gate Software, Inc. | Customer Agreement; And Maintenance Support Agreement | 6/30/2005 | ||
Golden Gate Software, Inc. | Exhibit A- 3 to Customer Agreement | 3/15/2006 | ||
Golden Gate Software, Inc. | Exhibit A-7 Customer Agreement (Extractor Replicator) | 8/31/2009 | ||
GTECH Corporation | Alliance Framework Agreement. GTECH EBT Software | 4/30/2007 | ||
GTECH Corporation | Amendment 1 to the Alliance Framework Agreement | 3/1/2010 | ||
H & M Systems Software, Inc. | License Agreement | 5/30/1993 | ||
Harland Financial Solutions, Inc. | Smart Post Closing Software Standard Product License - Post Closing Application - control workflow of documents after closing | 6/3/2002 | ||
Harland Financial Solutions, Inc. | Third party Software Access Agreement | 9/30/2010 | ||
Harland Financial Solutions, Inc. | Master Agreement Software License and Services | 9/4/2002 by Harland | ||
Harland Financial Solutions, Inc. | Third party Software Access Agreement | 9/30/2010 |
Supplier |
Legal Description |
Date |
||
Harland Financial Solutions, Inc. (f.k.a Interlinq Software Corporation) | Addendum to Software License and Support Agreement - Construction Loan Administration | 11/02/1998, another Addendum on 2/21/2002 | ||
Harland Financial Solutions, Inc. | Third party Software Access Agreement | 9/30/2010 | ||
Harland Financial Solutions, Inc. (f.k.a Interlinq Software Corporation) | Processing and Closing Mortgage Loans | Addendum Mortgage Ware E3 9/30/2002 License 010408 | ||
Harland Financial Solutions, Inc. | Third party Software Access Agreement | 9/30/2010 | ||
Interlinq Software Corporation | Software License and Support Agreement with Addendum; Sunset Letter (Nov 12, 2009) -MW ENTRE origination from Mortgage Loans Application | Effective Date: September 30, 2010 | ||
Harland Financial Solutions, Inc. | Third party Software Access Agreement | Effective Date: September 30, 2010 | ||
Harte-Hanks Data Technologies, Inc. | Trillium Software System License and Professional Service Agreement (PSA); Addendum Nov 1, 1999 | 6/30/1997 | ||
Hybrid System | Project 2000 Date Converter License Agreement | 12/21/1998 | ||
Hypercom USA, Inc. | Hypercom Source Code License Agreement (Support provided by | 4/1/2009 (estimated since prior contract was canceled on 3/31/2008) | ||
Hyperion Solutions Corporation | Software License Agreement | 6/19/2000 | ||
Hyperion Solutions Corporation (Now Oracle) | Assignment and assumption agreement | 11/30/2010 | ||
INFOMAX Corporation | Software License Maintenance Agreement - System to store and inquire images on finance and lease contracts, and related documents for Popular Auto | 10/15/2009 | ||
Informatica Corporation (STK Puerto Rico & Caribe, Corp - Rep and Sublicensor) | License to Use Informatica Software | 12/31/2004 |
Supplier |
Legal Description |
Date |
||
Integrated Software, Inc. | Software License Agreement | 3/2/2000 | ||
Internationa Business Machines Corporation (f.k.a. TRIRIGA Real Estates & Facilities LLC) | End-User Software Agreement to manage BPPR facilities | 9/30/2003 | ||
Internationa Business Machines Corporation (f.k.a. TRIRIGA Real Estates & Facilities LLC) | Software Maintenance renewal with schedule And Trirriga EULA terms | 7/1/2012 | ||
Internationa Business Machines Corporation (f.k.a. TRIRIGA Real Estates & Facilities LLC) | End-User Software Agreement to manage BPPR facilities | 5/24/2011 | ||
International Business Machines Corporation | International Program License Agreement (IPLA) - Subject to terms in specific license information or entitlement. | Agreement version Z125-3301-12 | ||
International Business Machines Corporation | International Passport Advantage Express Agreement (IPA) - Subject to terms in specific license | Shrink Wrap Agreement Version Z125-6835-05 2/2008 | ||
International Business Machines Corporation | IBM Customer Agreement (ICA) | 12/30/2010 | ||
International Business Machines Corporation | Final Customer License Summary (Under IBM IPLA) | 9/22/2009 | ||
International Business Machines Corporation | IBM License Program Charges and Lease Rental. | This is a sample of 12/1/2012 | ||
International Business Machines Corporation | International Passport Advantage Express Agreement (IPLA) -Subject to terms in specific license | 9/1//2010 (renewal) | ||
International Business Machines Corporation | International Passport Advantage Express Agreement (IPA) - Subject to terms in specific license | 9/1/2010 (renewal) |
Supplier |
Legal Description |
Date |
||
International Business Machines Corporation (f.k.a. Lombardi Software, Inc.) | Software License Agreement | 12/29/2006 | ||
International Business Machines Corporation (f.k.a. Lombardi Software, Inc.) | Software License Agreement | 1/1/2012 | ||
International Business Machines Corporation (f.k.a. Lombardi Software, Inc.) | Transfer Memorandum related to the transfer of the Lombardi product | 9/23/2010 | ||
INVESTIGACIÓN Y PROGRAMAS, S.A. | Licensing Agreement for Document Processing | 1/10/2010 | ||
IPS-Sendero | Product Use Agreement | 12/1/1988 | ||
J & B Software, Inc. | System and Services Agreement | 6/25/2002 | ||
K2 Micro Systems, Inc. (License with Popular, Inc. and its affiliates and subsidiaries; Maintenance with Popular (only)) | License Agreement and Software Service Agreement (Maintenance) | 1/14/2000 | ||
Kana Software, Inc. | Agreement and Renewal of Maintenance Support (Exhibit A - Software License Agreement) | 12/1/2002 | ||
Kana Software, Inc. | Agreement and Renewal of Maintenance Support (Exhibit A - Software License Agreement) | 12/1/2011 | ||
Lyris Technologies, Inc. | License and Support Services Agreement | 6/29/2007 | ||
Mainline Information Systems (Partner of Novell, Inc. | Novell Software License Agreement | 10/2/2010 | ||
MainSoft, Inc. | License Agreement | 11/16/1998 | ||
Mercury Interactive Corporation | Shrink-Wrap/Click-Wrap License Agreement | Date of order was 6-19-2006 | ||
Metavante Corporation | Payment Service Agreement | 11/7/2007 |
Supplier |
Legal Description |
Date |
||
Metavante Corporation | Master Software License and Service Agreement | 12/30/2009 | ||
Metavante Corporation (f.k.a. M&I Data Services Assigned to Metavante Corporation on April 2002) | License Agreement | 6/23/1995 | ||
Micro Computer Caribbean ( as a rep of Symantec) | License and Maintenance | EULA Template 3/27/2007 | ||
Symantec | Form for the Assignment of licenses to EVERTEC | 9/9/2010 | ||
NamSys, Inc. | Software License Agreement | 7/6/2004 | ||
OpenTech System, Inc. | Proprietary Software License Agreement (062401-01) | 5/28/2004 | ||
Opsol Integrators, Inc. | Implementation Agreement (Grant of License) | 11/11/2004 | ||
ORACLE Caribbean, Inc. | Oracle License and Services Agreement (v032305) with Support Agreements (2343001, 1552618, 2255526 and 2160554 ) | 4/25/2005 | ||
ORACLE Caribbean, Inc. | Assignment and Certification of Non Possession | 10/29/2010 | ||
ORACLE Caribbean, Inc. | Oracle License Agreement | 3/6/2001 | ||
ORACLE Caribbean, Inc. | Assignment and Certification of Non Possession | 10/29/2010 | ||
ORACLE Caribbean, Inc. | Oracle License and Services Agreement (V021910) | 2/24/2010 | ||
ORACLE Caribbean, Inc. | Assignment and Certification of Non Possession | 10/29/2010 | ||
ORACLE Caribbean, Inc. | Oracle License and Services Agreement (V062309) | 11/4/2009 | ||
ORACLE Caribbean, Inc. | License Agreement for End User; Service Agreement | 6/25/2008 |
Supplier |
Legal Description |
Date |
||
Oracle Caribbean, Inc. | Oracle License and Service Agreement (OLSA_3416680-1.Juan.Carlos.Casas) | 5/31/2011 | ||
Oracle Caribbean, Inc. | Oracle License and Service Agreement (OLSA_V081 01O) | 1/19/2012 | ||
Oracle Caribbean, Inc. | Oracle License and Service Agreement (OLSA_V081 01O) | 9/10/2010 | ||
ORACLE Caribbean, Inc. | Oracle License and service agreement;Ordering document; Purchase order term and conditions. | 5/9/2012 | ||
Oracle Caribbean, Inc. | P O to purchase additional license of Oracle for RSA | 10/30/2012 | ||
ORACLE Caribbean, Inc. | OLSA_V081 01O | 5/12/2011 | ||
ORACLE Caribbean, Inc. | Assignment and Certification of Non Possession | 10/29/2010 | ||
Oracle Caribbean, Inc. | Yearly SW Maintenance Renewal | 10/9/2011 | ||
Paciolan, Inc. | Master Software and Services Agreement | 9/1/2011 | ||
PaySys International, Inc (now First Data International) | Master License Agreement | 1/9/1998 | ||
PRODGINET CORPORATION | Enterprise Software License Agreement | 4/30/2004 for schedule A, 7/27/2001 for Software License Agreement and 7/27/2001 for schedule B | ||
Progress Software Corporation (includes Sonic Software Corporation) | End User License Agreement | EULA EBS V7.5 031607 | ||
Redcom Inc | EULA, shrink wrap | Date or version not specify in EULA. Date in the older qoute is 12/8/2011 | ||
Rocket Software, Inc. | Master Software and Services Agreement | 9/3/2010 |
Supplier |
Legal Description |
Date |
||
Rocket Software, Inc. | SW Maintenance | 3/31/2011 | ||
Rocket Software, Inc. | Additional Licenses | 3/31/2012 | ||
Rocket Software, Inc. (assigned from Seagull Software Systems, Inc. due to merge on December 31, 2008) | Master Software and Services Agreement | 3/21/2007 | ||
RSA Security, Inc. | Adaptive Authentication Service Provider Agreement | 5/15/2009 | ||
RSA Security, Inc. | Adaptive Authentication Service Provider Agreement | Master Qoute 7/23/2011 | ||
RSA Security, Inc. | Exhibit A Master quote payment term and exhibit C definition of unit measure | quote date 07/23/2011 | ||
SAP Puerto Rico GMNH LLC | Software License Agreement; Appendix Modules; Enterprise Support Schedule; Professional Services Agreement | 10/30/2010 | ||
ScriptLogic Corporation | Purchase Agreement and EULA | 6/3/2006 | ||
Sedna Tech CA | General Terms and Conditions for Perpetual Sublicense Agreement (Version 3.1S) PR0032 | 2/15/2006 | ||
Serena Software, Inc. | End User License Agreement, Clickwrap | 9/25/2007 This date is noted on the MSS with SIDIF for the Serena Mover Software (#149 in this list) | ||
Shaw Systems Associates, Inc. | System Purchase Agreements (and System Maintenance Agreement) | 8/14/1992 | ||
Shaw Systems Associates, Inc. | System Purchase Agreements (and System Maintenance Agreement) |
5/5/1989 9/27/1990 |
Supplier |
Legal Description |
Date |
||
Sidif del Caribe (as Rep of Attachmate) | Sidif del Caribe Perpetual License Agreement for Netiq | 6/30/2009 | ||
Sidif del Caribe (as Rep of Attachmate) | Gen 552 for renewal of NetIQ and Invoice | 7/1/2012 | ||
Sidif del Caribe (as Rep of Attachmate) | SIEM Proposal using NetIQ | 7/1/2009 | ||
Sidif del Caribe (as Rep of Serena Software, Inc) | Addendum to ChangeMan ZMF Perpetual Site License Agreement dated September 26, 1997 (the ZMF Agreement) and to the Comparex and StarTool Perpetual License Agreement dated September 26, 1997 | 7/31/2009 | ||
Sidif del Caribe (as Rep of Serena Software, Inc) | Maintenance and Support Services Agreement | 9/25/2007 | ||
Sidif del Caribe (as Rep of Serena Software, Inc) | Changeman and LBO Gen 552 and invoice | 9/25/2012 | ||
Sidif del Caribe (as Rep of Serena Software, Inc) | Startool Renewal, Gen 552 and invoice | 12/1/2012 | ||
Sidif del Caribe (as Rep of Symantec) | License and Maintenance | EULA Template V1.0 3/27/2007 | ||
Symantec | License Assignment Request Form | 9/9/2010 | ||
Sidif del Caribe (as Rep of Symantec) | License Agreement | 7/1/2012 | ||
Sidif del Caribe (as Rep of Utimaco Safeware) | Perpetual License Agreement and MSS Addendum | 9/26/2006 | ||
Sidif del Caribe (as Rep of Utimaco Safeware) | Annual Maintenance Renewal | 9/14/2010 | ||
Softmart Puerto Rico LLC (Microsoft Reseller) | Microsoft Select Plus Agreement | 11/1/2010 | ||
Softpro North America, Inc. | General Terms and conditions | Not specified. | ||
Softpro North America, Inc. | Maintenance Agreement | 7/17/2009 |
Supplier |
Legal Description |
Date |
||
Softworks, Inc | Master Software License Agreement | 12/31/1999 | ||
Sophos, Inc | Letter on Approving Change of Control | 8/3/2010 | ||
Sterling Commerce, Inc. | License and Service Agreement | 6/28/1996 | ||
Sterling Software, Inc. | License and Service Agreement | 4/5/1987 | ||
Sterling Software, Inc. | License and Service Agreement |
8/30/1993
(Addendums from 12/07/1999, 9/28/2001, 12/21/2004, and 9/7/2007) |
||
Stockholders Systems, Inc. (CheckFree Services Corporation) | License Agreement (Amendment 9/30/05) | 11/14/1986 | ||
SunGard Asset Management Systems (a division of SunGard Business Systems, Inc.) | Non-Exclusive License Agreement for Computer Software | 10/19/1993 | ||
SunGard Asset Management Systems (a division of SunGard Business Systems, Inc.) | Assignment and Assumption agreement | 12/31/2010 | ||
Symantec | Addendum for Business Critical Services for KVS | 3/16/2012 | ||
Systematic Financial Services, Inc. (Now Metavante) | License Agreement (includes Addendum for Service Bureau Processing) | 8/28/1992 | ||
THE ENIAC CORPORATION (SW from Sterling Commerce Inc.) | Contrato de Licensia para Uso Interno de Programas (License Agreement for Internal Use of Programs) | 10/30/2002 (OS390) 7/6/2005 (Tandem) | ||
Trisyn Group, Inc. | Latest Order form for ANP | 12/15/2010 | ||
Trisyn Group, Inc. | New Order form for Tracker | 8/31/2011 |
Supplier |
Legal Description |
Date |
||
Trisyn Group, Inc. | New Order form for Super MICR | 8/31/2011 | ||
Unisys Puerto Rico, Inc | Agreement for Product Sale and Maintenance Services Agreement | 5/28/2002 | ||
Valiant Solutions, Inc. | License and Distribution Rights (Makes reference to a Technology Assistance and Transfer Agreement) | 8/19/2005 | ||
VASCO Data Security Company | Software License Agreement (Included inside Web Cash Software License Agreement -item 140 in this list) | 10 amendment signed 12/10/2003 | ||
Virtual Hold Technology LLC | Software License, Support and Purchase Agreement | 10/16/2006 | ||
Vmware | Vmware Vsphere EULA | EULA Version ESX 5.0 | ||
Vmware | Vmware Support and Subscription Services and Renewal document. | Shrink Wrap Version from April 2011 | ||
Witness System, Inc. (VERINT) | License & Support Agreement | 12/30/2002 |
Amended and Restated Trademark License Agreement, dated November 16, 2010, between EVERTEC Group, LLC and Popular, Inc.
Schedule 11(d)
Intellectual Property Filings
[See attached.]
Schedule 12
Commercial Tort Claims
None.
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Schedule 13
Letter of Credit Rights
None.
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Schedule 14
Insurance
Type of Coverage |
Policy No. |
Insurance Company |
||
Property |
30-CF8-005016502-2/000 | Triple SSS Propiedad | ||
Property |
08-10-PR-000042628-2/00 | Ace Insurance Company | ||
Property |
CIM0920951RC I | AGCS Marine Insurance Company | ||
Mechanical Breakdown |
M5J-BM21-7403L005-COF-12 | Travelers Corp. | ||
General Liability |
08-41-PR-000017272-2/00 | Ace Insurance Company | ||
Auto |
30-CA4-006071651-2/000 | Triple SSS Propiedad | ||
Umbrella |
47PR-701179 | Ace Insurance Company | ||
Directors & Officers |
DOC 5817000 00 | Steadfast Insurance Company (Zurich) | ||
ELU129475-13 | XL Specialty Insurance Company | |||
DA 0278471 13 | Hartford Fire Insurance Company | |||
024-1001951 | AIG Insurance Company - Puerto Rico | |||
NY13DOL309014IV | Navigators Insurance Company | |||
FD1380953 | Liberty Mutual Insurance Europe Limited / CVS 1919 / Berkshire Hathaway International Insurance Limited | |||
592383538 | Continental Casualty Company | |||
18007958 | Gemini Insurance Company (Berkley) | |||
FD1380955 | Liberty Mutual Insurance Europe Limited / CVS 1919 / Berkshire Hathaway International Insurance Limited | |||
Fiduciary Liability |
DO2703 | Ace Insurance Company | ||
Crime |
FID669255601 | Zurich | ||
Special Crime |
SCC-01402000 | Lloyds of London | ||
Cybertech Liability |
287377381 | Columbia Casualty Company | ||
Employment Practices Liability |
024-001001805-01-000000 | Chartis Insurance Company | ||
Travel & Accident |
58PR4020 | Ace Insurance Company | ||
Cash Depot (Federal Reserve Vault) |
B080121585P12 | Lloyds of London / Willis Limited |
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Exhibit III
to the Collateral Agreement
Form of First Lien Intercreditor Agreement
See Attached
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EXHIBIT III to
Collateral Agreement
FORM OF
FIRST LIEN INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT
dated as of
[ ], 20[ ]
among
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
as Credit Agreement Collateral Agent,
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
as Authorized Representative under the Credit Agreement,
[ ],
as the Initial Other Authorized Representative,
[ ],
as the Initial Other Collateral Agent,
and
each additional Authorized Representative from time to time party hereto
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page | ||||||
ARTICLE I | ||||||
DEFINITIONS | ||||||
SECTION 1.01 |
Construction; Certain Defined Terms | 1 | ||||
ARTICLE II | ||||||
PRIORITIES AND AGREEMENTS WITH RESPECT TO SHARED COLLATERAL | ||||||
SECTION 2.01 |
Priority of Claims | 9 | ||||
SECTION 2.02 |
Actions with Respect to Shared Collateral; Prohibition on Contesting Liens | 11 | ||||
SECTION 2.03 |
No Interference; Payment Over; Exculpatory Provisions | 12 | ||||
SECTION 2.04 |
Automatic Release of Liens | 13 | ||||
SECTION 2.05 |
Certain Agreements with Respect to Bankruptcy or Insolvency Proceedings | 14 | ||||
SECTION 2.06 |
Reinstatement | 15 | ||||
SECTION 2.07 |
Insurance | 15 | ||||
SECTION 2.08 |
Refinancings | 15 | ||||
SECTION 2.09 |
Possessory Collateral Agent as Gratuitous Bailee for Perfection | 15 | ||||
SECTION 2.10 |
Amendments to First Lien Security Documents. | 16 | ||||
ARTICLE III | ||||||
EXISTENCE AND AMOUNTS OF LIENS AND OBLIGATIONS | ||||||
ARTICLE IV | ||||||
THE APPLICABLE COLLATERAL AGENT | ||||||
SECTION 4.01 |
Authority | 17 | ||||
ARTICLE V | ||||||
MISCELLANEOUS | ||||||
SECTION 5.01 |
Notices | 18 | ||||
SECTION 5.02 |
Waivers; Amendment; Joinder Agreements | 18 | ||||
SECTION 5.03 |
Parties in Interest | 19 | ||||
SECTION 5.04 |
Survival of Agreement | 19 | ||||
SECTION 5.05 |
Counterparts | 19 | ||||
SECTION 5.06 |
Severability | 20 | ||||
SECTION 5.07 |
Governing Law | 20 |
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SECTION 5.08 |
Submission to Jurisdiction; Waivers | 20 | ||||
SECTION 5.09 |
WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL | 20 | ||||
SECTION 5.10 |
Headings | 21 | ||||
SECTION 5.11 |
Conflicts | 21 | ||||
SECTION 5.12 |
Provisions Solely to Define Relative Rights | 21 | ||||
SECTION 5.13 |
Integration | 21 | ||||
SECTION 5.14 |
Other First Lien Obligations | 21 | ||||
SECTION 5.15 |
Agent Capacities | 22 |
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FIRST LIEN INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT (as amended, restated, modified or supplemented from time to time, this Agreement ) dated as of [ ], 20[ ], among JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as collateral agent for the Credit Agreement Secured Parties (as defined below) (in such capacity and together with its successors in such capacity, the Credit Agreement Collateral Agent ), JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Authorized Representative for the Credit Agreement Secured Parties (in such capacity and together with its successors in such capacity, the Administrative Agent ), [ ], as Authorized Representative for the Initial Other First Lien Secured Parties (in such capacity and together with its successors in such capacity, the Initial Other Authorized Representative ), [ ], as collateral agent for the Initial Other First Lien Secured Parties (in such capacity and together with its successors in such capacity, the Initial Other Collateral Agent ) and each additional Authorized Representative and Collateral Agent from time to time party hereto for the Other First Lien Secured Parties of the Series with respect to which it is acting in such capacity.
Reference is made to (i) the Credit Agreement dated as of April 17, 2013, among EVERTEC Intermediate Holdings, LLC (formerly known as Carib Holdings, LLC) ( Holdings ), EVERTEC Group, LLC (formerly known as EVERTEC, LLC) (the Borrower or the Company ), the Lenders from time to time party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent, L/C Issuer, and Swing Line Lender and (ii) the Collateral Agreement dated as of April 17, 2013 (as amended, restated, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time, the Collateral Agreement ), among Holdings, the Borrower, each Subsidiary of the Borrower party thereto from time to time and the Collateral Agent.
In consideration of the mutual agreements herein contained and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Credit Agreement Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agent (for itself and on behalf of the Credit Agreement Secured Parties), the Initial Other Authorized Representative (for itself and on behalf of the Initial Other First Lien Secured Parties), the Initial Other Collateral Agent and each additional Authorized Representative and Collateral Agent (for itself and on behalf of the Other First Lien Secured Parties of the applicable Series) agree as follows:
ARTICLE XX.
DEFINITIONS
SECTION 20.01. Construction; Certain Defined Terms .
(a) The definitions of terms herein shall apply equally to the singular and plural forms of the terms defined. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms. The words include, includes and including shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase without limitation. The word will shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word shall. Unless the context requires otherwise, (i) any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument, other document, statute or regulation herein shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument, other document, statute or regulation as from time to time amended, supplemented or otherwise modified, (ii) any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Persons successors
and assigns, but shall not be deemed to include the subsidiaries of such Person unless express reference is made to such subsidiaries, (iii) the words herein, hereof and hereunder, and words of similar import, shall be construed to refer to this Agreement in its entirety and not to any particular provision hereof, (iv) all references herein to Articles, Sections and Annexes shall be construed to refer to Articles, Sections and Annexes of this Agreement, (v) unless otherwise expressly qualified herein, the words asset and property shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect and to refer to any and all tangible and intangible assets and properties, including cash, securities, accounts and contract rights and (vi) the term or is not exclusive.
(b) Without limiting the provisions of Section 2.03, it is the intention of the First Lien Secured Parties of each Series that the holders of First Lien Obligations of such Series (and not the First Lien Secured Parties of any other Series) bear the risk of (i) any determination by a court of competent jurisdiction that (x) any of the First Lien Obligations of such Series are unenforceable under applicable law or are subordinated to any other obligations (other than another Series of First Lien Obligations), (y) any of the First Lien Obligations of such Series do not have an enforceable security interest in any of the Collateral securing any other Series of First Lien Obligations and/or (z) any intervening security interest exists securing any other obligations (other than another Series of First Lien Obligations) on a basis ranking prior to the security interest of such Series of First Lien Obligations but junior to the security interest of any other Series of First Lien Obligations or (ii) the existence of any Collateral for any other Series of First Lien Obligations that is not Shared Collateral (any such condition referred to in the foregoing clauses (i) or (ii) with respect to any Series of First Lien Obligations, an Impairment of such Series); provided that the existence of a maximum claim with respect to any real property subject to a mortgage which applies to all First Lien Obligations shall not be deemed to be an Impairment of any Series of First Lien Obligations. In the event of any Impairment with respect to any Series of First Lien Obligations, the results of such Impairment shall be borne solely by the holders of such Series of First Lien Obligations, and the rights of the holders of such Series of First Lien Obligations (including, without limitation, the right to receive distributions in respect of such Series of First Lien Obligations pursuant to Section 2.01) set forth herein shall be modified to the extent necessary so that the effects of such Impairment are borne solely by the holders of the Series of such First Lien Obligations subject to such Impairment. Additionally, in the event the First Lien Obligations of any Series are modified pursuant to applicable law (including, without limitation, pursuant to Section 1129 of the Bankruptcy Code), any reference to such First Lien Obligations or the Secured Credit Documents governing such First Lien Obligations shall refer to such obligations or such documents as so modified.
(c) Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Credit Agreement. As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings specified below:
Additional Senior Class Debt Collateral Agent shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.14.
Additional Senior Class Debt shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.14.
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Additional Senior Class Debt Parties shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.14.
Additional Senior Class Debt Representative shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.14.
Administrative Agent shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement.
Agreement shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement.
Applicable Authorized Representative shall mean (i) until the earlier of (x) the Discharge of Credit Agreement Obligations and (y) the Non-Controlling Authorized Representative Enforcement Date, the Administrative Agent and (ii) from and after the earlier of (x) the Discharge of Credit Agreement Obligations and (y) the Non-Controlling Authorized Representative Enforcement Date, the Major Non-Controlling Authorized Representative; provided , in each case, that if there shall occur one or more Non-Controlling Authorized Representative Enforcement Dates, the Applicable Authorized Representative shall be the Authorized Representative that is the Major Non-Controlling Authorized Representative in respect of the most recent Non-Controlling Authorized Representative Enforcement Date.
Applicable Collateral Agent shall mean (i) until the earlier of (x) Discharge of Credit Agreement Obligations and (y) the Non-Controlling Authorized Representative Enforcement Date, the Credit Agreement Collateral Agent and (ii) from and after the earlier of (x) the Discharge of Credit Agreement Obligations and (y) the Non-Controlling Authorized Representative Enforcement Date, the Collateral Agent for the Series of First Lien Obligations represented by the Major Non-Controlling Authorized Representative; provided , in each case, that if there shall occur one or more Non-Controlling Authorized Representative Enforcement Dates, the Applicable Collateral Agent shall be the Collateral Agent for the Series of First Lien Obligations represented by the Major Non-Controlling Authorized Representative in respect of the most recent Non-Controlling Authorized Representative Enforcement Date.
Authorized Representative shall mean, at any time, (i) in the case of any Credit Agreement Obligations or the Credit Agreement Secured Parties, the Administrative Agent, (ii) in the case of the Initial Other First Lien Obligations or the Initial Other First Lien Secured Parties, the Initial Other Authorized Representative, and (iii) in the case of any other Series of Other First Lien Obligations or Other First Lien Secured Parties that become subject to this Agreement after the date hereof, the Authorized Representative named for such Series in the applicable Joinder Agreement.
Bankruptcy Case shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.05(b).
Bankruptcy Code shall mean Title 11 of the United States Code, as amended.
Bankruptcy Law shall mean the Bankruptcy Code and any similar Federal, state or foreign law for the relief of debtors.
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Collateral shall mean all assets and properties subject to Liens created pursuant to any First Lien Security Document to secure one or more Series of First Lien Obligations.
Collateral Agent shall mean (i) in the case of any Credit Agreement Obligations, the Credit Agreement Collateral Agent, (ii) in the case of the Initial Other First Lien Obligations, the Initial Other Collateral Agent, and (iii) in the case of any other Series of Other First Lien Obligations that become subject to this Agreement after the date hereof, the Collateral Agent named for such Series in the applicable Joinder Agreement.
Collateral Agreement shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals of this Agreement.
Controlling Secured Parties shall mean (i) at any time when the Credit Agreement Collateral Agent is the Applicable Collateral Agent, the Credit Agreement Secured Parties and (ii) at any other time, the Series of First Lien Secured Parties whose Authorized Representative is the Applicable Authorized Representative.
Credit Agreement shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the introductory paragraph to this Agreement.
Credit Agreement Collateral Agent shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the introductory paragraph to this Agreement.
Credit Agreement Collateral Documents shall mean the Collateral Agreement, the other Security Documents (as defined in the Credit Agreement) and each other agreement entered into in favor of the Credit Agreement Collateral Agent for the purpose of securing any Credit Agreement Obligations.
Credit Agreement Obligations shall mean all amounts owing to any party pursuant to the terms of any Credit Document, including, without limitation, all amounts in respect of any principal, premium, interest (including any interest and fees accruing subsequent to the commencement of a Bankruptcy Case at the rate provided for in the Credit Agreement, whether or not such interest or fees are allowed claims under any such proceeding or under applicable state, federal or foreign law), penalties, fees, expenses, indemnifications, reimbursements, damages and other liabilities, and guarantees of the foregoing amounts and including, without limitation, the Secured Obligations as defined in the Collateral Agreement.
Credit Agreement Secured Parties shall mean the holders of Credit Agreement Obligations, including the Secured Parties as defined in the Credit Agreement.
Credit Documents mean the Credit Agreement, each Credit Agreement Collateral Document and the Loan Documents (as defined in the Credit Agreement).
DIP Financing shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.05(b).
DIP Financing Liens shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.05(b).
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DIP Lenders shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.05(b).
Discharge shall mean, with respect to any Series of First Lien Obligations, the date on which such Series of First Lien Obligations is no longer secured by Shared Collateral. The term Discharged shall have a corresponding meaning.
Discharge of Credit Agreement Obligations shall mean the Discharge of the Credit Agreement Obligations with respect to Shared Collateral; provided that the Discharge of Credit Agreement Obligations shall not be deemed to have occurred in connection with a Refinancing of such Credit Agreement Obligations with additional First Lien Obligations secured by Shared Collateral under an Other First Lien Document which has been designated in writing by the Administrative Agent (under the Credit Agreement so Refinanced) to each Other First Lien Collateral Agent and each other Authorized Representative as the Credit Agreement for purposes of this Agreement.
Event of Default shall mean an Event of Default (or similarly defined term) as defined in any Secured Credit Document.
Excess Other First Lien Obligations shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of Other First Lien Obligations.
First Lien Documents shall mean, with respect to the Credit Agreement Obligations, the Credit Agreement Documents, and with respect to the Initial Other First Lien Obligations or any Series of Additional Senior Class Debt, the Other First Lien Documents.
First Lien Obligations shall mean, collectively, (i) the Credit Agreement Obligations and (ii) each Series of Other First Lien Obligations.
First Lien Secured Parties shall mean (i) the Credit Agreement Secured Parties and (ii) the Other First Lien Secured Parties with respect to each Series of Other First Lien Obligations.
First Lien Security Documents shall mean, collectively, (i) the Credit Agreement Collateral Documents and (ii) the Other First Lien Security Documents.
Grantors shall mean the Company and each Subsidiary or direct or indirect parent company of the Company which has granted a security interest pursuant to any First Lien Security Document to secure any Series of First Lien Obligations.
Impairment shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 1.01(b).
Initial Other Authorized Representative shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the introductory paragraph to this Agreement.
Initial Other Collateral Agent shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the introductory paragraph to this Agreement.
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Initial Other Collateral Agreement shall mean the Collateral Agreement dated as of among the Initial Other Authorized Representative and .
Initial Other First Lien Agreement shall mean [ describe the credit agreement, indenture or other document pursuant to which the Initial Other First Lien Obligations are incurred ].
Initial Other First Lien Documents shall mean the Initial Other First Lien Agreement, the Initial Other Collateral Agreement and any security documents and other operative agreements evidencing or governing the Indebtedness thereunder, and the liens securing such Indebtedness, including any agreement entered into for the purpose of securing the Initial Other First Lien Obligations.
Initial Other First Lien Obligations shall mean the Other First Lien Obligations pursuant to the Initial Other First Lien Agreement.
Initial Other First Lien Secured Parties shall mean the holders of any Initial Other First Lien Obligations and the Initial Other Authorized Representative.
Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding shall mean:
(1) any case commenced by or against the Company or any other Grantor under any Bankruptcy Law, any other proceeding for the reorganization, recapitalization or adjustment or marshalling of the assets or liabilities of the Company or any other Grantor, any receivership or assignment for the benefit of creditors relating to the Company or any other Grantor or any similar case or proceeding relative to the Company or any other Grantor or its creditors, as such, in each case whether or not voluntary;
(2) any liquidation, dissolution, marshalling of assets or liabilities or other winding up of or relating to the Company or any other Grantor, in each case whether or not voluntary and whether or not involving bankruptcy or insolvency; or
(3) any other proceeding of any type or nature in which substantially all claims of creditors of the Company or any other Grantor are determined and any payment or distribution is or may be made on account of such claims.
Intervening Creditor shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.01(b).
Joinder Agreement shall mean the document in the form of Exhibit A to this Agreement required to be delivered by an Authorized Representative to each Collateral Agent and each Authorized Representative pursuant to Section 5.14 of this Agreement in order to create an additional Series of Other First Lien Obligations or a Refinancing of any Series of First Lien Obligations and add Other First Lien Secured Parties hereunder.
Lien shall mean any mortgage, pledge, security interest, hypothecation, assignment, lien (statutory or other) or similar encumbrance (including any agreement to give any of the foregoing, any conditional sale or other title retention agreement or any lease in the nature thereof).
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Major Non-Controlling Authorized Representative shall mean the Authorized Representative of the Series of Other First Lien Obligations with an aggregate outstanding principal amount in excess of $25,000,000 that constitutes the largest outstanding principal amount of any then outstanding Series of First Lien Obligations; provided , however, that if there are two outstanding Series of Other First Lien Obligations which have an equal outstanding principal amount, the Series of Other First Lien Obligations with the earlier maturity date shall be considered to have the larger outstanding principal amount for purposes of this definition.
New York UCC shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as from time to time in effect in the State of New York.
Non-Controlling Authorized Representative shall mean any Authorized Representative that is not the Applicable Authorized Representative at such time.
Non-Controlling Authorized Representative Enforcement Date shall mean, with respect to any Non-Controlling Authorized Representative, the date which is 180 days (throughout which 180 day period such Non-Controlling Authorized Representative was the Major Non-Controlling Authorized Representative) after the occurrence of both (i) an Event of Default (under and as defined in the First Lien Documents under which such Non-Controlling Authorized Representative is the Authorized Representative) and (ii) each Collateral Agents and each other Authorized Representatives receipt of written notice from such Non-Controlling Authorized Representative certifying that (x) such Non-Controlling Authorized Representative is the Major Non-Controlling Authorized Representative and that an Event of Default (under and as defined in the First Lien Documents under which such Non-Controlling Authorized Representative is the Authorized Representative) has occurred and is continuing and (y) the First Lien Obligations of the Series with respect to which such Non-Controlling Authorized Representative is the Authorized Representative are currently due and payable in full (whether as a result of acceleration thereof or otherwise) in accordance with the terms of the applicable Other First Lien Document; provided that the Non-Controlling Authorized Representative Enforcement Date shall be stayed and shall not occur and shall be deemed not to have occurred (1) at any time the Applicable Authorized Representative has commenced and is diligently pursuing any enforcement action with respect to Shared Collateral or (2) at any time the Grantor that has granted a security interest in Shared Collateral is then a debtor under or with respect to (or otherwise subject to) any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding.
Non-Controlling Secured Parties shall mean the First Lien Secured Parties which are not Controlling Secured Parties.
Other First Lien Agreement shall mean the Initial Other First Lien Agreement and any indenture, credit agreement (excluding the Credit Agreement) or other agreement, document or instrument, pursuant to which any Grantor has or will incur Other First Lien Obligations; provided that, in each case, the Indebtedness thereunder (other than the Initial Other First Lien Obligations) has been designated as Other First Lien Obligations pursuant to and in accordance with Section 5.14.
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Other First Lien Collateral Agents shall mean each of the Collateral Agents other than the Credit Agreement Collateral Agent.
Other First Lien Documents shall mean, with respect to the Initial Other First Lien Obligations or any Series of Additional Senior Class Debt, the Other First Lien Agreements, including the Initial Other First Lien Documents and the Other First Lien Security Documents and each other agreement entered into for the purpose of securing the Initial Other First Lien Obligations or any Series of Additional Senior Class Debt; provided that, in each case, the Indebtedness thereunder (other than the Initial Other First Lien Obligations) has been designated as Other First Lien Obligations pursuant to Section 5.14 hereto.
Other First Lien Obligations shall mean all amounts owing to any Other First Lien Secured Party (including the Initial Other First Lien Secured Party) pursuant to the terms of any Other First Lien Agreement (including the Initial Other First Lien Agreement), including, without limitation, all amounts in respect of any principal, premium, interest (including any interest and fees accruing subsequent to the commencement of a Bankruptcy Case at the rate provided for in the respective Other First Lien Agreement, whether or not such interest or fees are allowed claims under any such proceeding or under applicable state, federal or foreign law), penalties, fees, expenses, indemnifications, reimbursements, damages and other liabilities, and guarantees of the foregoing amounts; provided that the aggregate principal amount of Other First Lien Obligations in excess of the amount of Indebtedness permitted to be secured on a pari passu basis with the Credit Agreement Obligations pursuant to the Credit Agreement and any fees, interest and expenses related to such excess amount pursuant to the applicable Other First Lien Agreement (such excess amount together with the related fees, interest and expenses, the Excess Other First Lien Obligations ) shall not constitute Other First Lien Obligations or First Lien Obligations for purposes of this Agreement.
Other First Lien Secured Party shall mean the holders of any Other First Lien Obligations and any Authorized Representative with respect thereto and shall include the Initial Other First Lien Secured Parties.
Other First Lien Security Documents shall mean any security agreement or any other document now existing or entered into after the date hereof that create Liens on any assets or properties of any Grantor to secure the Other First Lien Obligations.
Possessory Collateral shall mean any Shared Collateral in the possession of the Collateral Agent (or its agents or bailees), to the extent that possession thereof perfects a Lien thereon under the Uniform Commercial Code of any jurisdiction or otherwise. Possessory Collateral includes, without limitation, any Certificated Securities, Promissory Notes, Instruments, and Chattel Paper, in each case, delivered to or in the possession of the Collateral Agent under the terms of the First Lien Security Documents. All capitalized terms used in this definition and not defined elsewhere in this Agreement have the meaning assigned to them in the New York UCC.
Proceeds shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.01(a).
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Refinance shall mean, in respect of any indebtedness, to refinance, extend, renew, defease, amend, increase, modify, supplement, restructure, refund, replace or repay, or to issue other indebtedness or enter alternative financing arrangements, in exchange or replacement for such indebtedness (in whole or in part), including by adding or replacing lenders, creditors, agents, borrowers and/or guarantors, and including in each case, but not limited to, after the original instrument giving rise to such indebtedness has been terminated and including, in each case, through any credit agreement, indenture or other agreement. Refinanced and Refinancing have correlative meanings.
Secured Credit Document shall mean (i) the Credit Agreement and the Loan Documents (as defined in the Credit Agreement), (ii) the Initial Other First Lien Documents and (iii) each other Other First Lien Documents.
Series shall mean (a) with respect to the First Lien Secured Parties, each of (i) the Credit Agreement Secured Parties (in their capacities as such), (ii) the Initial Other First Lien Secured Parties (in their capacities as such), and (iii) the Other First Lien Secured Parties that become subject to this Agreement after the date hereof that are represented by a common Authorized Representative (in its capacity as such for such Other First Lien Secured Parties) and (b) with respect to any First Lien Obligations, each of (i) the Credit Agreement Obligations, (ii) the Initial Other First Lien Obligations and (iii) the Other First Lien Obligations incurred pursuant to any Other First Lien Document, which pursuant to any Joinder Agreement, are to be represented hereunder by a common Authorized Representative (in its capacity as such for such Other First Lien Obligations).
Shared Collateral shall mean, at any time, Collateral in which the holders of two or more Series of First Lien Obligations (or their respective Authorized Representatives or Collateral Agents on behalf of such holders) hold a valid and perfected security interest or Lien at such time. If more than two Series of First Lien Obligations are outstanding at any time and the holders of less than all Series of First Lien Obligations hold a valid and perfected security interest or Lien in any Collateral at such time, then such Collateral shall constitute Shared Collateral for those Series of First Lien Obligations that hold a valid security interest or Lien in such Collateral at such time and shall not constitute Shared Collateral for any Series which does not have a valid and perfected security interest or Lien in such Collateral at such time.
ARTICLE XXI.
PRIORITIES AND AGREEMENTS WITH RESPECT TO SHARED COLLATERAL
SECTION 21.01. Priority of Claims .
(a) Anything contained herein or in any of the Secured Credit Documents to the contrary notwithstanding (but subject to Section 1.01(b)), if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, and the Applicable Collateral Agent is taking action to enforce rights in respect of any Shared Collateral, or any distribution is made in respect of any Shared Collateral in any Bankruptcy Case of any Grantor or any First Lien Secured Party receives any payment pursuant to any intercreditor agreement (other than this Agreement) with respect to any Shared Collateral, the proceeds of any sale, collection or other liquidation of any such Shared Collateral by any First Lien Secured Party or received by the Applicable Collateral Agent or any First Lien Secured Party pursuant to any such intercreditor agreement with respect to such Shared Collateral
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and proceeds of any such distribution (subject, in the case of any such distribution, to the sentence immediately following) to which the First Lien Obligations are entitled under any intercreditor agreement (other than this Agreement) (all proceeds of any sale, collection or other liquidation of any Collateral and all proceeds of any such distribution being collectively referred to as Proceeds ), shall be applied by the Applicable Collateral Agent in the following order:
(i) FIRST, to the payment of all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by each Collateral Agent (in its capacity as such) in connection with such collection or sale or otherwise in connection with this Agreement, any other Secured Credit Documents or any of the First Lien Obligations, including all court costs and the reasonable fees and expenses of its agents and legal counsel, and any other reasonable costs or expenses incurred in connection with the exercise of any right or remedy hereunder or under any other Secured Credit Documents;
(ii) SECOND, subject to Section 1.01(b), to the extent Proceeds remain after the application pursuant to preceding clause (i), to the payment in full of the First Lien Obligations of each Series (the amounts so applied to be distributed among the First Lien Secured Parties pro rata in accordance with the respective amounts of the First Lien Obligations owed to them on the date of any such distribution and in accordance with the terms of the applicable Secured Credit Documents); and
(iii) THIRD, any balance of such Proceeds remaining after the application pursuant to preceding clauses (i) and (ii), to the Grantors, their successors or assigns, or as a court of competent jurisdiction may otherwise direct.
If, despite the provisions of Section 2.01(a)(ii), any First Lien Secured Party shall receive any payment or other recovery in excess of its portion of payments on account of the First Lien Obligations to which it is then entitled in accordance with this Section 2.01(a), such First Lien Secured Party shall hold such payment or recovery in trust for the benefit of all First Lien Secured Parties for distribution in accordance with this Section 2.01(a).
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to any Shared Collateral for which a third party (other than a First Lien Secured Party) has a lien or security interest that is junior in priority to the security interest of any Series of First Lien Obligations but senior (as determined by appropriate legal proceedings in the case of any dispute) to the security interest of any other Series of First Lien Obligations (such third party an Intervening Creditor ), the value of any Shared Collateral or Proceeds which are allocated to such Intervening Creditor shall be deducted on a ratable basis solely from the Shared Collateral or Proceeds to be distributed in respect of the Series of First Lien Obligations with respect to which such Impairment exists.
(c) It is acknowledged that the First Lien Obligations of any Series may, subject to the limitations set forth in the then extant Secured Credit Documents, be increased, extended, renewed, replaced, restated, supplemented, restructured, repaid, refunded, Refinanced or otherwise amended or modified from time to time, all without affecting the priorities set forth in Section 2.01(a) or the provisions of this Agreement defining the relative rights of the First Lien Secured Parties of any Series.
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(d) Notwithstanding the date, time, method, manner or order of grant, attachment or perfection of any Liens securing any Series of First Lien Obligations granted on the Shared Collateral and notwithstanding any provision of the Uniform Commercial Code of any jurisdiction, or any other applicable law or the Secured Credit Documents or any defect or deficiencies in the Liens securing the First Lien Obligations of any Series or any other circumstance whatsoever (but, in each case, subject to Section 1.01(b)), each First Lien Secured Party hereby agrees that the Liens securing each Series of First Lien Obligations on any Shared Collateral shall be of equal priority.
SECTION 21.02. Actions with Respect to Shared Collateral; Prohibition on Contesting Liens .
(a) With respect to any Shared Collateral, notwithstanding Section 2.01, only the Applicable Collateral Agent shall act or refrain from acting with respect to Shared Collateral (including with respect to any intercreditor agreement with respect to any Shared Collateral). At any time when the Credit Agreement Collateral Agent is the Applicable Collateral Agent, no Other First Lien Secured Party shall, or shall instruct any Collateral Agent to, commence any judicial or nonjudicial foreclosure proceedings with respect to, seek to have a trustee, receiver, liquidator or similar official appointed for or over, attempt any action to take possession of, exercise any right, remedy or power with respect to, or otherwise take any action to enforce its security interest in or realize upon, or take any other action available to it in respect of, Shared Collateral (including with respect to any intercreditor agreement with respect to Shared Collateral), whether under any Other First Lien Security Document, applicable law or otherwise, it being agreed that only the Credit Agreement Collateral Agent and the Administrative Agent, acting in accordance with the Credit Agreement Collateral Documents, shall be entitled to take any such actions or exercise any remedies with respect to such Shared Collateral at such time.
(b) With respect to any Shared Collateral at any time when any Other First Lien Collateral Agent is the Applicable Collateral Agent, (i) such Other First Lien Collateral Agent shall act only on the instructions of the Applicable Authorized Representative, (ii) such Other First Lien Collateral Agent shall not follow any instructions with respect to such Shared Collateral (including with respect to any intercreditor agreement with respect to any Shared Collateral) from any Non-Controlling Authorized Representative (or any other First Lien Secured Party other than the Applicable Authorized Representative) and (iii) no Non-Controlling Authorized Representative or other First Lien Secured Party (other than the Applicable Authorized Representative) shall or shall instruct such Other First Lien Collateral Agent to, commence any judicial or nonjudicial foreclosure proceedings with respect to, seek to have a trustee, receiver, liquidator or similar official appointed for or over, attempt any action to take possession of, exercise any right, remedy or power with respect to, or otherwise take any action to enforce its security interest in or realize upon, or take any other action available to it in respect of, such Shared Collateral (including with respect to any intercreditor agreement with respect to such Shared Collateral), whether under any First Lien Security Document, applicable law or otherwise, it being agreed that only such Other First Lien Collateral Agent, acting on the instructions of the Applicable Authorized Representative and in accordance with the Other First Lien Security Documents applicable to it, shall be entitled to take any such actions or exercise any such remedies with respect to such Shared Collateral.
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(c) Notwithstanding the equal priority of the Liens securing each Series of First Lien Obligations, the Applicable Collateral Agent (acting on the instructions of the Applicable Authorized Representative) may deal with the Shared Collateral as if such Applicable Collateral Agent had a senior and exclusive Lien on such Collateral. No Non-Controlling Authorized Representative or Non-Controlling Secured Party will contest, protest or object to any foreclosure proceeding or action brought by the Applicable Collateral Agent, the Applicable Authorized Representative or the Controlling Secured Party or any other exercise by the Applicable Collateral Agent, the Applicable Authorized Representative or the Controlling Secured Party of any rights and remedies relating to the Shared Collateral, or to cause the Applicable Collateral Agent to do so. The foregoing shall not be construed to limit the rights and priorities of any First Lien Secured Party, the Applicable Collateral Agent or any Authorized Representative with respect to any Collateral not constituting Shared Collateral.
(d) So long as the Discharge of Credit Agreement Obligations has not occurred, (i) this Agreement shall not apply to any assets a security interest in which was not granted to secure the Credit Agreement Obligations, (ii) no Grantor shall grant or permit any additional Liens on any asset to secure any Other First Lien Obligations unless such Grantor has previously granted, or, concurrently with the grant of a Lien to secure such Other First Lien Obligations, grants, a Lien on such asset to secure the Credit Agreement Obligations and (iii) no Grantor shall take any action to perfect a Lien on any asset to secure any Other First Lien Obligations unless the Lien on such asset to secure the Credit Agreement Obligations has already been perfected and continues to be perfected or is perfected concurrently with the perfection of the Lien on such asset securing such Other First Lien Obligations .
SECTION 21.03. No Interference; Payment Over; Exculpatory Provisions .
(a) Except, in each case, with respect to any Excess Other First Lien Obligations or any Security Document or Lien securing the Excess Other First Lien Obligations, to the extent of such Excess Other First Lien Obligations, each First Lien Secured Party agrees that (i) it will not challenge or question or support any other Person in challenging or questioning, in any proceeding the validity or enforceability of any First Lien Obligations of any Series or any First Lien Security Document or the validity, attachment, perfection or priority of any Lien under any First Lien Security Document or the validity or enforceability of the priorities, rights or duties established by or other provisions of this Agreement; provided that nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to prevent or impair the rights of any First Lien Secured Party from challenging or questioning the validity or enforceability of any First Lien Obligations constituting unmatured interest or the validity of any Lien relating thereto pursuant to Section 502(b)(2) of the Bankruptcy Code; (ii) it will not take or cause to be taken any action the purpose or intent of which is, or could be, to interfere, hinder or delay, in any manner, whether by judicial proceedings or otherwise, any sale, transfer or other disposition of the Shared Collateral by the Applicable Collateral Agent, (iii) except as provided in Section 2.02, it shall have no right to (A) direct the Applicable Collateral Agent or any other First Lien Secured Party to exercise any right, remedy or power with respect to any Shared Collateral (including pursuant to any intercreditor agreement) or (B) consent to the exercise by the Applicable Collateral Agent or any other First Lien Secured Party of any right, remedy or power with respect to any Shared Collateral, (iv) it will not institute any suit or assert in any suit, bankruptcy, insolvency or other proceeding any claim against the Applicable Collateral Agent or any other First Lien Secured Party seeking
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damages from or other relief by way of specific performance, instructions or otherwise with respect to any Shared Collateral, (v) it will not seek, and hereby waives any right, to have any Shared Collateral or any part thereof marshaled upon any foreclosure or other disposition of such Collateral and (vi) it will not attempt, directly or indirectly, whether by judicial proceedings or otherwise, to challenge the enforceability of any provision of this Agreement; provided that nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to prevent or impair the rights of any of the Applicable Collateral Agent or any other First Lien Secured Party to enforce this Agreement.
(b) Each First Lien Secured Party hereby agrees that if it shall obtain possession of any Shared Collateral or shall realize any proceeds or payment in respect of any such Shared Collateral, pursuant to any First Lien Security Document or by the exercise of any rights available to it under applicable law or in any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding or through any other exercise of remedies (including pursuant to any intercreditor agreement), at any time prior to the Discharge of each of the First Lien Obligations, then it shall hold such Shared Collateral, proceeds or payment in trust for the other First Lien Secured Parties having a security interest in such Shared Collateral and promptly transfer any such Shared Collateral, proceeds or payment, as the case may be, to the Applicable Collateral Agent for such Shared Collateral, to be distributed by such Applicable Collateral Agent in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.01(a) hereof.
(c) None of the Applicable Collateral Agent, any Applicable Authorized Representative or any other First Lien Secured Party shall be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by the Applicable Collateral Agent, such Applicable Authorized Representative or other First Lien Secured Party with respect to any Shared Collateral in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.
SECTION 21.04. Automatic Release of Liens .
(a) If, at any time any Shared Collateral is transferred to a third party or otherwise disposed of, in each case, in connection with any enforcement by the Applicable Collateral Agent in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, then (whether or not any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding is pending at the time) the Liens in favor of the other Collateral Agents for the benefit of each Series of First Lien Secured Parties upon such Shared Collateral will automatically be released and discharged upon final conclusion of foreclosure proceeding as and when, but only to the extent, such Liens of the Applicable Collateral Agent on such Shared Collateral are released and discharged; provided that any proceeds of any Shared Collateral realized therefrom shall be applied pursuant to Section 2.01 hereof.
(b) Each Collateral Agent and each Authorized Representative agrees to execute and deliver (at the sole cost and expense of the Grantors) all such authorizations and other instruments as shall reasonably be requested by the Applicable Collateral Agent to evidence and confirm any release of Shared Collateral provided for in this Section.
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SECTION 21.05. Certain Agreements with Respect to Bankruptcy or Insolvency Proceedings .
(a) This Agreement shall continue in full force and effect notwithstanding the commencement of any proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code or any other Federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar law by or against any Grantor or any of its subsidiaries.
(b) If any Grantor shall become subject to a case (a Bankruptcy Case ) under the Bankruptcy Code and shall, as debtor(s)-in-possession, move for approval of financing ( DIP Financing ) to be provided by one or more lenders (the DIP Lenders ) under Section 364 of the Bankruptcy Code or the use of cash collateral under Section 363 of the Bankruptcy Code, each First Lien Secured Party (other than any Controlling Secured Party or any Authorized Representative of any Controlling Secured Party) agrees that it will raise no objection to any such financing or to the Liens on the Shared Collateral securing the same ( DIP Financing Liens ) or to any use of cash collateral that constitutes Shared Collateral, unless a majority in interest of the Controlling Secured Parties (or such greater amount as is necessary to take action under the applicable Loan Document or Other First Lien Documents), or an Authorized Representative of any Controlling Secured Party, shall then oppose or object to such DIP Financing or such DIP Financing Liens or use of cash collateral (and (i) to the extent that such DIP Financing Liens are senior to the Liens on any such Shared Collateral for the benefit of the Controlling Secured Parties, each Non-Controlling Secured Party will subordinate its Liens with respect to such Shared Collateral on the same terms as the Liens of the Controlling Secured Parties (other than any Liens of any First Lien Secured Parties constituting DIP Financing Liens) are subordinated thereto, and (ii) to the extent that such DIP Financing Liens rank pari passu with the Liens on any such Shared Collateral granted to secure the First Lien Obligations of the Controlling Secured Parties, each Non-Controlling Secured Party will confirm the priorities with respect to such Shared Collateral as set forth herein), in each case so long as (A) the First Lien Secured Parties of each Series retain the benefit of their Liens on all such Shared Collateral pledged to the DIP Lenders, including proceeds thereof arising after the commencement of such proceeding, with the same priority vis-a-vis all the other First Lien Secured Parties (other than any Liens of the First Lien Secured Parties constituting DIP Financing Liens) as existed prior to the commencement of the Bankruptcy Case, (B) the First Lien Secured Parties of each Series are granted Liens on any additional collateral pledged to any First Lien Secured Parties as adequate protection or otherwise in connection with such DIP Financing or use of cash collateral, with the same priority vis-a-vis the First Lien Secured Parties as set forth in this Agreement, (C) if any amount of such DIP Financing or cash collateral is applied to repay any of the First Lien Obligations, such amount is applied pursuant to Section 2.01(a) of this Agreement, and (D) if any First Lien Secured Parties are granted adequate protection with respect to the First Lien Obligations subject hereto, including in the form of periodic payments, in connection with such DIP Financing or use of cash collateral, the proceeds of such adequate protection are applied pursuant to Section 2.01(a) of this Agreement; provided that the First Lien Secured Parties of each Series shall have a right to object to the grant of a Lien to secure the DIP Financing over any Collateral subject to Liens in favor of the First Lien Secured Parties of such Series or its Authorized Representative that shall not constitute Shared Collateral; and provided further that the First Lien Secured Parties receiving adequate protection shall not object to any other First Lien Secured Party receiving adequate protection comparable to any adequate protection granted to such First Lien Secured Parties in connection with a DIP Financing or use of cash collateral.
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SECTION 21.06. Reinstatement . In the event that any of the First Lien Obligations shall be paid in full and such payment or any part thereof shall subsequently, for whatever reason (including an order or judgment for disgorgement of a preference under Title 11 of the Bankruptcy Code, or any similar law, or the settlement of any claim in respect thereof), be required to be returned or repaid, the terms and conditions of this Article II shall be fully applicable thereto until all such First Lien Obligations shall again have been paid in full in cash.
SECTION 21.07. Insurance . As between the First Lien Secured Parties, the Applicable Collateral Agent (acting at the direction of the Applicable Authorized Representative), shall have the right to adjust or settle any insurance policy or claim covering or constituting Shared Collateral in the event of any loss thereunder and to approve any award granted in any condemnation or similar proceeding affecting the Shared Collateral.
SECTION 21.08. Refinancings . The First Lien Obligations of any Series may be Refinanced, in whole or in part, in each case, without notice to, or the consent (except to the extent a consent is otherwise required to permit the Refinancing transaction under any Secured Credit Document) of any First Lien Secured Party of any other Series, all without affecting the priorities provided for herein or the other provisions hereof; provided that the Authorized Representative of the holders of any such Refinancing indebtedness shall have executed a Joinder Agreement on behalf of the holders of such Refinancing indebtedness.
SECTION 21.09. Possessory Collateral Agent as Gratuitous Bailee for Perfection .
(a) The Possessory Collateral shall be delivered to the Credit Agreement Collateral Agent and the Credit Agreement Collateral Agent agrees to hold any Shared Collateral constituting Possessory Collateral that is part of the Collateral in its possession or control (or in the possession or control of its agents or bailees) as gratuitous bailee for the benefit of each other First Lien Secured Party and any assignee solely for the purpose of perfecting the security interest granted in such Possessory Collateral, if any, pursuant to the applicable First Lien Security Documents, in each case, subject to the terms and conditions of this Section 2.09; provided that at any time the Credit Agreement Collateral Agent is not the Applicable Collateral Agent, the Credit Agreement Collateral Agent shall, at the request of the Applicable Collateral Agent, promptly deliver all Possessory Collateral to the Applicable Collateral Agent together with any necessary endorsements (or otherwise allow the Applicable Collateral Agent to obtain control of such Possessory Collateral). The Company shall take such further action as is required to effectuate the transfer contemplated hereby and shall indemnify each Collateral Agent for loss or damage suffered by such Collateral Agent as a result of such transfer except for loss or damage suffered by such Collateral Agent as a result of its own willful misconduct or gross negligence.
(b) Each Collateral Agent agrees to hold any Shared Collateral constituting Possessory Collateral, from time to time in its possession, as gratuitous bailee for the benefit of each other First Lien Secured Party and any assignee, solely for the purpose of perfecting the security interest granted in such Possessory Collateral, if any, pursuant to the applicable First Lien Security Documents, in each case, subject to the terms and conditions of this Section 2.09.
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(c) The duties or responsibilities of each Collateral Agent under this Section 2.09 shall be limited solely to holding any Shared Collateral constituting Possessory Collateral as gratuitous bailee for the benefit of each other First Lien Secured Party for purposes of perfecting the Lien held by such First Lien Secured Parties therein.
SECTION 21.10. Amendments to First Lien Security Documents .
(a) Without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and Credit Agreement Collateral Agent, each Other First Lien Collateral Agent agrees that no Other First Lien Security Document may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified or entered into to the extent such amendment, supplement or modification, or the terms of any new Other First Lien Security Document would be prohibited by, or would require any Grantor to act or refrain from acting in a manner that would violate, any of the terms of this Agreement.
(b) Without the prior written consent of each Other First Lien Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agent and the Credit Agreement Collateral Agent agree that no Credit Agreement Collateral Document may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified or entered into to the extent such amendment, supplement or modification, or the terms of any new Credit Agreement Collateral Document would be prohibited by, or would require any Grantor to act or refrain from acting in a manner that would violate, any of the terms of this Agreement.
(c) In determining whether an amendment to any First Lien Security Document is permitted by this Section 2.10, each Collateral Agent may conclusively rely on an officers certificate of the Company stating that such amendment is permitted by this Section 2.10.
ARTICLE XXII.
EXISTENCE AND AMOUNTS OF LIENS AND OBLIGATIONS
Whenever a Collateral Agent or any Authorized Representative shall be required, in connection with the exercise of its rights or the performance of its obligations hereunder, to determine the existence or amount of any First Lien Obligations of any Series, or the Shared Collateral subject to any Lien securing the First Lien Obligations of any Series, it may request that such information be furnished to it in writing by each other Authorized Representative or Collateral Agent and shall be entitled to make such determination or not make any determination on the basis of the information so furnished; provided , however , that if an Authorized Representative or a Collateral Agent shall fail or refuse reasonably promptly to provide the requested information, the requesting Collateral Agent or Authorized Representative shall be entitled to make any such determination or not make any determination by such method as it may, in the exercise of its good faith judgment, determine, including by reliance upon a certificate of the Company. Each Collateral Agent and each Authorized Representative may rely conclusively, and shall be fully protected in so relying, on any determination made by it in accordance with the provisions of the preceding sentence (or as otherwise directed by a court of competent jurisdiction) and shall have no liability to any Grantor, any First Lien Secured Party or any other person as a result of such determination.
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ARTICLE XXIII.
THE APPLICABLE COLLATERAL AGENT
SECTION 23.01. Authority .
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, nothing herein shall be construed to impose any fiduciary or other duty on any Applicable Collateral Agent to any Non-Controlling Secured Party or give any Non-Controlling Secured Party the right to direct any Applicable Collateral Agent, except that each Applicable Collateral Agent shall be obligated to distribute proceeds of any Shared Collateral in accordance with Section 2.01 hereof.
(b) In furtherance of the foregoing, each Non-Controlling Secured Party acknowledges and agrees that the Applicable Collateral Agent shall be entitled, for the benefit of the First Lien Secured Parties, to sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of or deal with any Shared Collateral as provided herein and in the First Lien Security Documents, as applicable, for which the Applicable Collateral Agent is the collateral agent of such Shared Collateral, without regard to any rights to which the Non-Controlling Secured Parties would otherwise be entitled as a result of the First Lien Obligations held by such Non-Controlling Secured Parties. Without limiting the foregoing, each Non-Controlling Secured Party agrees that none of the Applicable Collateral Agent, the Applicable Authorized Representative or any other First Lien Secured Party shall have any duty or obligation first to marshal or realize upon any type of Shared Collateral (or any other Collateral securing any of the First Lien Obligations), or to sell, dispose of or otherwise liquidate all or any portion of such Shared Collateral (or any other Collateral securing any First Lien Obligations), in any manner that would maximize the return to the Non-Controlling Secured Parties, notwithstanding that the order and timing of any such realization, sale, disposition or liquidation may affect the amount of proceeds actually received by the Non-Controlling Secured Parties from such realization, sale, disposition or liquidation. Each of the First Lien Secured Parties waives any claim it may now or hereafter have against any Collateral Agent or the Authorized Representative of any other Series of First Lien Obligations or any other First Lien Secured Party of any other Series arising out of (i) any actions which any Collateral Agent, Authorized Representative or the First Lien Secured Parties take or omit to take (including, actions with respect to the creation, perfection or continuation of Liens on any Collateral, actions with respect to the foreclosure upon, sale, release or depreciation of, or failure to realize upon, any of the Collateral and actions with respect to the collection of any claim for all or any part of the First Lien Obligations from any account debtor, guarantor or any other party) in accordance with the First Lien Security Documents or any other agreement related thereto or to the collection of the First Lien Obligations or the valuation, use, protection or release of any security for the First Lien Obligations, (ii) any election by any Applicable Authorized Representative or any holders of First Lien Obligations, in any proceeding instituted under the Bankruptcy Code, of the application of Section 1111(b) of the Bankruptcy Code or (iii) subject to Section 2.05, any borrowing by, or grant of a security interest or administrative expense priority under Section 364 of the Bankruptcy Code or any equivalent provision of any other Bankruptcy Law, by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, as debtor-in-possession.
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ARTICLE XXIV.
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 24.01. Notices . All notices and other communications provided for herein shall be in writing and shall be delivered by hand or overnight courier service, mailed by certified or registered mail or sent by telecopy, as follows:
(a) if to the Administrative Agent, to it at:
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
Attention:
Telephone:
Telecopier:
Electronic Mail:
(b) if to the Initial Other Collateral Agent, to it at:
[address]
Attention:
Telephone:
Telecopier:
Electronic Mail:
(c) if to any other Authorized Representative or Collateral Agent, to it at the address set forth in the applicable Joinder Agreement.
Any party hereto may change its address or telecopy number for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the other parties hereto. All notices and other communications given to any party hereto in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed to have been given on the date of receipt (if a Business Day) and on the next Business Day thereafter (in all other cases) if delivered by hand or overnight courier service or sent by telecopy or on the date five Business Days after dispatch by certified or registered mail if mailed, in each case delivered, sent or mailed (properly addressed) to such party as provided in this Section 5.01 or in accordance with the latest unrevoked direction from such party given in accordance with this Section 5.01. As agreed to in writing among each Collateral Agent and each Authorized Representative from time to time, notices and other communications may also be delivered by e-mail to the e-mail address of a representative of the applicable person provided from time to time by such person.
SECTION 24.02. Waivers; Amendment; Joinder Agreements .
(a) No failure or delay on the part of any party hereto in exercising any right or power hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right or power, or any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce such a right
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or power, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or power. The rights and remedies of the parties hereto are cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights or remedies that they would otherwise have. No waiver of any provision of this Agreement or consent to any departure by any party therefrom shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be permitted by paragraph (b) of this Section 5.02, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the purpose for which given. No notice or demand on any party hereto in any case shall entitle such party to any other or further notice or demand in similar or other circumstances.
(b) Neither this Agreement nor any provision hereof may be terminated, waived, amended or modified (other than pursuant to any Joinder Agreement) except pursuant to an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by each Authorized Representative and each Collateral Agent (and with respect to any such termination, waiver, amendment or modification to Section 2.10 or which otherwise by the terms of this Agreement requires the Companys consent or which increases the obligations or reduces the rights of the Company or any other Grantor, with the consent of the Company).
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, without the consent of any First Lien Secured Party, any Authorized Representative may become a party hereto by execution and delivery of a Joinder Agreement in accordance with Section 5.14 of this Agreement and upon such execution and delivery, such Authorized Representative and the Other First Lien Secured Parties and Other First Lien Obligations of the Series for which such Authorized Representative is acting shall be subject to the terms hereof and the terms of the Other First Lien Security Documents applicable thereto.
(d) Notwithstanding the foregoing, without the consent of any other Authorized Representative or First Lien Secured Party, the Collateral Agents may effect amendments and modifications to this Agreement to the extent necessary to reflect any incurrence of any Other First Lien Obligations in compliance with the Credit Agreement and the other Secured Credit Documents.
SECTION 24.03. Parties in Interest . This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns, as well as the other First Lien Secured Parties, all of whom are intended to be bound by, and to be third party beneficiaries of, this Agreement.
SECTION 24.04. Survival of Agreement . All covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made by any party in 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.
SECTION 24.05. Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. Delivery of an executed signature page to this Agreement by facsimile transmission shall be as effective as delivery of a manually signed counterpart of this Agreement.
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SECTION 24.06. Severability . Any provision of this Agreement held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability without affecting the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions hereof; and the invalidity of a particular provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate such provision in any other jurisdiction. The parties shall endeavor in good-faith negotiations to replace the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions.
SECTION 24.07. Governing Law . This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of New York, without regard to conflicts of laws principles thereof.
SECTION 24.08. Submission to Jurisdiction; Waivers . Each Collateral Agent and each Authorized Representative, on behalf of itself and the First Lien Secured Parties of the Series for whom it is acting, irrevocably and unconditionally:
(a) submits for itself and its property in any legal action or proceeding relating to this Agreement and the First Lien Security Documents, or for recognition and enforcement of any judgment in respect thereof, to the general jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in New York County and appellate courts from any thereof;
(b) consents that any such action or proceeding may be brought in such courts and waives any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the venue of any such action or proceeding in any such court or that such action or proceeding was brought in an inconvenient court and agrees not to plead or claim the same;
(c) agrees that service of process in any such action or proceeding may be effected by mailing a copy thereof by registered or certified mail (or any substantially similar form of mail), postage prepaid, to such Person (or its Authorized Representative) at the address referred to in Section 5.01;
(d) agrees that nothing herein shall affect the right of any other party hereto (or any First Lien Secured Party) to effect service of process in any other manner permitted by law or shall limit the right of any party hereto (or any First Lien Secured Party) to sue in any other jurisdiction; and
(e) waives, to the maximum extent not prohibited by law, any right it may have to claim or recover in any legal action or proceeding referred to in this Section 5.08 any special, exemplary, punitive or consequential damages.
SECTION 24.09. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL . EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT. EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD
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NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 5.09.
SECTION 24.10. Headings . Article, Section and Annex headings used herein are for convenience of reference only, are not part of this Agreement and are not to affect the construction of, or to be taken into consideration in interpreting, this Agreement.
SECTION 24.11. Conflicts . In the event of any conflict or inconsistency between the provisions of this Agreement and the provisions of any of the other Secured Credit Documents or First Lien Security Documents, the provisions of this Agreement shall control.
SECTION 24.12. Provisions Solely to Define Relative Rights . The provisions of this Agreement are and are intended solely for the purpose of defining the relative rights of the First Lien Secured Parties in relation to one another. None of the Company, any other Grantor or any other creditor thereof shall have any rights or obligations hereunder, except as expressly provided in this Agreement and none of the Company or any other Grantor may rely on the terms hereof (other than Sections 2.04, 2.05, 2.08, 2.09 and Article V). Nothing in this Agreement is intended to or shall impair the obligations of any Grantor, which are absolute and unconditional, to pay the First Lien Obligations as and when the same shall become due and payable in accordance with their terms.
SECTION 24.13. Integration . This Agreement together with the other Secured Credit Documents and the First Lien Security Documents represents the agreement of each of the Grantors and the First Lien Secured Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and there are no promises, undertakings, representations or warranties by any Grantor, the Administrative Agent, any or any other First Lien Secured Party relative to the subject matter hereof not expressly set forth or referred to herein or in the other Secured Credit Documents or the First Lien Security Documents.
SECTION 24.14. Other First Lien Obligations .
To the extent, but only to the extent not prohibited by the provisions of the Credit Agreement and the Other First Lien Documents, the Company may incur additional indebtedness after the date hereof that is secured on an equal and ratable basis with the liens securing the Credit Agreement Obligations and the Other First Lien Obligations (such indebtedness referred to as Additional Senior Class Debt ). Any such Additional Senior Class Debt may be secured by a Lien on a ratable basis, in each case under and pursuant to the Other First Lien Documents, if and subject to the condition that the Collateral Agent and Authorized Representative of any such Additional Senior Class Debt (an Additional Senior Class Debt Collateral Agent and an Additional Senior Class Debt Representative , respectively), acting on behalf of the holders of such Additional Senior Class Debt (such Additional Senior Class Debt Collateral Agent, Additional Senior Class Debt Representative and holders in respect of any Additional Senior Class Debt being referred to as the Additional Senior Class Debt Parties ), becomes a party to this Agreement by satisfying the conditions set forth in clauses (i) through (iv) of the immediately succeeding paragraph.
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In order for an Additional Senior Class Debt Representative and Additional Senior Class Debt Collateral Agent to become a party to this Agreement,
(i) such Additional Senior Class Debt Representative, such Additional Senior Class Debt Collateral Agent, each Collateral Agent, each Authorized Representative and each Grantor shall have executed and delivered an instrument substantially in the form of Exhibit A (with such changes as may be reasonably approved by each Collateral Agent and such Additional Senior Class Debt Representative) pursuant to which such Additional Senior Class Debt Representative becomes an Authorized Representative hereunder, and such Additional Senior Class Debt Collateral Agent becomes a Collateral Agent hereunder, and the Additional Senior Class Debt in respect of which such Additional Senior Class Debt Representative is the Authorized Representative and the related Additional Senior Class Debt Parties become subject hereto and bound hereby;
(ii) the Company shall have (x) delivered to each Collateral Agent true and complete copies of each of the Other First Lien Documents relating to such Additional Senior Class Debt, certified as being true and correct by a Responsible Officer of the Company and (y) identified in a certificate of an authorized officer the obligations to be designated as Other First Lien Obligations and the initial aggregate principal amount or face amount thereof;
(iii) all First Lien Security Documents, filings and recordations necessary or desirable in the reasonable judgment of the Additional Senior Class Debt Collateral Agent to create and perfect the Liens securing the relevant obligations relating to such Additional Senior Class Debt shall have been made, executed and/or delivered (or, with respect to any such filings or recordations, acceptable provisions to perform such filings or recordings have been taken in the reasonable judgment of the Additional Senior Class Debt Collateral Agent), and all fees and taxes in connection therewith shall have been paid (or acceptable provisions to make such payments have been taken in the reasonable judgment of the Additional Senior Class Debt Collateral Agent); and
(iv) the Other First Lien Documents, as applicable, relating to such Additional Senior Class Debt shall provide, in a manner reasonably satisfactory to each Collateral Agent, that each Additional Senior Class Debt Party with respect to such Additional Senior Class Debt will be subject to and bound by the provisions of this Agreement in its capacity as a holder of such Additional Senior Class Debt.
Upon the execution and delivery of a Joinder Agreement by an Additional Senior Class Debt Representative and an Additional Collateral Agent in accordance with this Section 5.14, each other Authorized Representative and Collateral Agent shall acknowledge such execution and delivery thereof, subject to the terms of this Section 5.14.
SECTION 24.15. Agent Capacities . Except as expressly provided herein, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. is acting in the capacity of Administrative Agent and Credit Agreement Collateral Agent solely for the Credit Agreement Secured Parties. Except as expressly provided herein, the Initial Other Authorized Representative and the Initial Other Collateral Agent is acting in the capacity of a collateral agent and authorized representative solely for the Initial Other Secured Parties.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.
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[Signature Page to First Lien Intercreditor Agreement]
CONSENT OF GRANTORS
Dated:
Reference is made to the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement dated as of the date hereof between JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent and Credit Agreement Collateral Agent, [ ], as Initial Other Authorized Representative and [ ], as Initial Other Collateral Agent, as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented, waived, or otherwise modified from time to time (the Intercreditor Agreement ). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Intercreditor Agreement.
The Company has read the foregoing Intercreditor Agreement and consents thereto. The Company agrees that it will not, and will cause each of the other Grantors to not, take any action that would be contrary to the express provisions of the foregoing Intercreditor Agreement, agrees to abide by the requirements expressly applicable to it under the foregoing Intercreditor Agreement, including Section 2.02(d), and agrees that, except as otherwise provided therein, no First Lien Secured Party shall have any liability to any Grantor for acting in accordance with the provisions of the foregoing Intercreditor Agreement. The Company confirms on behalf of each Grantor that the foregoing Intercreditor Agreement is for the sole benefit of the First Lien Secured Parties and their respective successors and assigns, and that no Grantor is an intended beneficiary or third party beneficiary thereof except to the extent otherwise expressly provided therein.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Intercreditor Agreement or provided herein, each party to the Intercreditor Agreement agrees that the Company and the other Grantors shall not have any right to consent to or approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of the Intercreditor Agreement except to the extent set forth in Section 5.02(b).
Without limitation to the foregoing, the Company agrees to take, and to cause each other Grantor to take, such further action and to execute and deliver such additional documents and instruments (in recordable form, if requested) as the Applicable Collateral Agent may reasonably request to effectuate the terms of and the lien priorities contemplated by the Intercreditor Agreement.
This Consent shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to conflicts of laws principles thereof. Notices delivered to the Company pursuant to this Consent shall be delivered in accordance with the notice provisions set forth in the Intercreditor Agreement.
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IN WITNESS HEREOF, this Consent is hereby executed by each of the Grantors as of the date first written above.
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Exhibit A
to First Lien Intercreditor Agreement
[FORM OF] JOINDER NO. [ ] dated as of [ ], 20[ ] (the Joinder Agreement ) to the FIRST LIEN INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT dated as of [ ], [ ], (the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement ), among JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent and Credit Agreement Collateral Agent, [ ], as Initial Other Authorized Representative and [ ], as Initial Other Collateral Agent, and the additional Authorized Representatives from time to time a party thereto. 8
A. Capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement.
B. As a condition to the ability of the Company to incur Other First Lien Obligations and to secure such Additional Senior Class Debt with the liens and security interests created by the Other First Lien Security Documents, the Additional Senior Class Debt Representative in respect of such Additional Senior Class Debt is required to become an Authorized Representative, and the Additional Senior Class Debt Collateral Agent is required to become a Collateral Agent, and such Additional Senior Class Debt and the Additional Senior Class Debt Parties in respect thereof are required to become subject to and bound by, the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement. Section 5.14 of the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement provides that such Additional Senior Class Debt Representative may become an Authorized Representative, such Additional Senior Class Debt Collateral Agent may become a Collateral Agent, and such Additional Senior Class Debt and such Additional Senior Class Debt Parties may become subject to and bound by, the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement, pursuant to the execution and delivery by the Additional Senior Debt Class Representative of an instrument in the form of this Joinder and the satisfaction of the other conditions set forth in Section 5.14 of the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement. The undersigned Additional Senior Class Debt Representative (the New Representative ) and Additional Senior Class Debt Collateral Agent (the New Collateral Agent ) are executing this Joinder Agreement in accordance with the requirements of the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement and the First Lien Security Documents.
Accordingly, the New Representative and the New Collateral Agent agree as follows:
SECTION 1. In accordance with Section 5.14 of the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement, the New Representative and the New Collateral Agent by their signatures below become an Authorized Representative and a Collateral Agent, respectively, under, and the related Additional Senior Class Debt and Additional Senior Class Debt Parties become subject to and bound by, the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement with the same force and effect as if the New
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Exhibit A-1
Representative and New Collateral Agent had originally been named therein as an Authorized Representative or a Collateral Agent, respectively, and the New Representative and the New Collateral Agent, on their behalf and on behalf of such Additional Senior Class Debt Parties, hereby agree to all the terms and provisions of the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement applicable to them as Authorized Representative and Collateral Agent, respectively, and to the Additional Senior Class Debt Parties that they represent as Other First Lien Secured Parties. Each reference to an Authorized Representative in the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement shall be deemed to include the New Representative, and each reference to a Collateral Agent in the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement shall be deemed to include the New Collateral Agent. The First Lien Intercreditor Agreement is hereby incorporated herein by reference.
SECTION 2. Each of the New Representative and New Collateral Agent represent and warrant to each Collateral Agent, each Authorized Representative and the other First Lien Secured Parties, individually, that (i) it has full power and authority to enter into this Joinder Agreement, in its capacity as [agent] [trustee], (ii) this Joinder Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by it and constitutes its legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors rights generally or by equitable principles relating to enforceability, and (iii) the Other First Lien Documents relating to such Additional Senior Class Debt provide that, upon the New Representatives and the New Collateral Agents entry into this Joinder Agreement, the Additional Senior Class Debt Parties in respect of such Additional Senior Class Debt will be subject to and bound by the provisions of the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement as Other First Lien Secured Parties.
SECTION 3. This Joinder Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. This Joinder Agreement shall become effective when each Collateral Agent shall have received a counterpart of this Joinder Agreement that bears the signatures of the New Representative and the New Collateral Agent. Delivery of an executed signature page to this Joinder Agreement by facsimile transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually signed counterpart of this Joinder Agreement.
SECTION 4. Except as expressly supplemented hereby, the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 5. THIS JOINDER AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICTS OF LAWS PRINCIPLES THEREOF.
SECTION 6. In case any one or more of the provisions contained in this Joinder Agreement should be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, no party hereto shall be required to comply with such provision for so long as such provision is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, but the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein and in the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement shall not in any way be affected or impaired. The parties hereto shall endeavor in good-faith negotiations to replace the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions.
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SECTION 7. All communications and notices hereunder shall be in writing and given as provided in Section 5.01 of the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement. All communications and notices hereunder to the New Representative and the New Collateral Agent shall be given to them at their respective addresses set forth below their signatures hereto.
SECTION 8. The Company agrees to reimburse each Collateral Agent and each Authorized Representative for its reasonable out-of-pocket expenses in connection with this Joinder Agreement, including the reasonable fees, other charges and disbursements of counsel.
Exhibit A-3
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the New Representative and New Collateral Agent have duly executed this Joinder Agreement to the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
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Exhibit 10.4
April 17, 2013
Apollo Management VII, L.P.
9 West 57 th Street
New York, NY 10019
Re: | Termination of Apollo Consulting Agreement |
Reference is hereby made to that certain Consulting Agreement, dated as of September 30, 2010 (the Consulting Agreement ), by and among EVERTEC Intermediate Holdings, LLC (f.k.a. Carib Holdings, Inc.), a limited liability company organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ( EVERTEC Holdings ), EVERTEC Group, LLC (f.k.a. EVERTEC, Inc.), a limited liability company organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ( EVERTEC LLC ), and Apollo Management VII, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ( Apollo ). Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings set forth in the Consulting Agreement.
EVERTEC, Inc. (f.k.a. Carib Latam Holdings, Inc.), a corporation organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ( EVERTEC ) and the ultimate parent company of EVERTEC Holdings and EVERTEC LLC, is pursuing an underwritten public offering of its equity securities (the IPO ). In connection with the consummation of the IPO, the parties hereto desire to terminate the Consulting Agreement in accordance with the terms and conditions described in this letter agreement.
The parties hereto hereby agree that the Consulting Agreement shall automatically terminate upon the later to occur of (a) the consummation of the IPO on the Closing Date as defined in the underwriting agreement entered into by EVERTEC and the selling stockholders named therein in connection with the IPO (such date and time being referred to as the IPO Closing ) and (b) receipt by Apollo of (i) a Lump Sum Payment of $8,525,976.33, which shall be paid to Apollo upon the IPO Closing, (ii) any and all expenses which are owed but have not been reimbursed in accordance with Section 4(c) of the Consulting Agreement, which expenses shall be paid to Apollo upon the IPO Closing, and (iii) any other unpaid fees and expenses owed, as of the termination of the Consulting Agreement, to Apollo pursuant to the Consulting Agreement (including, without limitation, fees payable pursuant to Sections 6 and 7 of the Consulting Agreement), which amounts shall be paid to Apollo upon the IPO Closing. The parties further agree that any payments set forth in this letter agreement may be paid to Apollo by EVERTEC, EVERTEC Holdings or EVERTEC LLC.
Upon the IPO Closing and the payment of the amounts set forth in this letter agreement, (i) the Consulting Agreement shall terminate, and shall be of no further force and effect, except that Section 5 (Indemnification) of the Consulting Agreement shall survive such termination and continue in full force and effect and (ii) no party to the Consulting Agreement shall have any further rights or obligations under the Consulting Agreement (other than Section 5 thereof).
This letter agreement contains the entire understanding of the parties with respect to its subject matter and supersedes any and all prior agreements, and neither it nor any part of it may in any way be altered, amended, extended, waived, discharged or terminated except by a written agreement signed by each of the parties hereto.
This letter agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of each of the parties hereto.
This letter agreement shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York (without regard to the laws of any other jurisdiction that might be applied because of the conflicts of laws rules of the State of New York).
This letter agreement may be executed simultaneously in any number of counterparts. Each counterpart shall be deemed to be an original, and all such counterparts shall constitute one and the same instrument.
[Signature Page Follows]
Please acknowledge your consent and agreement by signing a counterpart hereof in the space provided below.
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EVERTEC, INC. | ||
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Title: | President and CEO | |
EVERTEC INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS, LLC |
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EVERTEC GROUP, LLC | ||
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Title: | President and CEO |
AGREED AND ACCEPTED AS OF THE DATE SET FORTH ABOVE: |
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APOLLO MANAGEMENT VII, L.P. | ||
By: | AIF VII Management, LLC, its General Partner | |
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POPULAR, INC. | ||
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Title: | SPV |
[Signature Page to Termination of Apollo Consulting Agreement]
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Apollo Management VII, L.P. 9 West 57th Street, 43rd Floor New York, New York 10019 Attention: Mark Becker |
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP One Bryant Park New York, New York 10036 Attention: Adam Weinstein, Esq. |
Exhibit 10.5
April 17, 2013
Popular, Inc.
209 Muñoz Rivera Avenue
Hato Rey, Puerto Rico 00918
Re: | Termination of Popular Consulting Agreement |
Reference is hereby made to that certain Consulting Agreement, dated as of September 30, 2010 (the Consulting Agreement ), by and among EVERTEC Intermediate Holdings, LLC. (f.k.a. Carib Holdings, Inc.), a limited liability company organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ( EVERTEC Holdings ), EVERTEC Group, LLC. (f.k.a. EVERTEC, Inc.), a limited liability company organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ( EVERTEC LLC ), and Popular, Inc., a corporation organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ( Popular ). Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings set forth in the Consulting Agreement.
EVERTEC, Inc. (f.k.a. Carib Latam Holdings, Inc.), a corporation organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ( EVERTEC ) and the ultimate parent company of EVERTEC Holdings and EVERTEC LLC, is pursuing an underwritten public offering of its equity securities (the IPO ). In connection with the consummation of the IPO, the parties hereto desire to terminate the Consulting Agreement in accordance with the terms and conditions described in this letter agreement.
The parties hereto hereby agree that the Consulting Agreement shall automatically terminate upon the later to occur of (a) the consummation of the IPO on the Closing Date as defined in the underwriting agreement entered into by EVERTEC and the selling stockholders named therein in connection with the IPO (such date and time being referred to as the IPO Closing ) and (b) receipt by Popular of (i) a Lump Sum Payment of $8,191,624.31, which shall be paid to Popular upon the IPO Closing, (ii) any and all expenses which are owed but have not been reimbursed in accordance with Section 4(c) of the Consulting Agreement, which expenses shall be paid to Popular upon the IPO Closing, and (iii) any other unpaid fees and expenses owed, as of the termination of the Consulting Agreement, to Popular pursuant to the Consulting Agreement (including, without limitation, fees payable pursuant to Sections 6 and 7 of the Consulting Agreement), which amounts shall be paid to Popular upon the IPO Closing. The parties further agree that any payments set forth in this letter agreement may be paid to Popular by EVERTEC, EVERTEC Holdings or EVERTEC LLC.
Upon the IPO Closing and the payment of the amounts set forth in this letter agreement, (i) the Consulting Agreement shall terminate, and shall be of no further force and effect, except that Section 5 (Indemnification) of the Consulting Agreement shall survive such termination and continue in full force and effect and (ii) no party to the Consulting Agreement shall have any further rights or obligations under the Consulting Agreement (other than Section 5 thereof).
This letter agreement contains the entire understanding of the parties with respect to its subject matter and supersedes any and all prior agreements, and neither it nor any part of it may in any way be altered, amended, extended, waived, discharged or terminated except by a written agreement signed by each of the parties hereto.
This letter agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of each of the parties hereto.
This letter agreement shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York (without regard to the laws of any other jurisdiction that might be applied because of the conflicts of laws rules of the State of New York).
This letter agreement may be executed simultaneously in any number of counterparts. Each counterpart shall be deemed to be an original, and all such counterparts shall constitute one and the same instrument.
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Please acknowledge your consent and agreement by signing a counterpart hereof in the space provided below.
Sincerely, | ||
EVERTEC, INC. | ||
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EVERTEC INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS, LLC |
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EVERTEC GROUP, LLC | ||
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AP CARIB HOLDINGS, LTD. | ||
By: | Apollo Management VII, L.P., its sole director | |
By: | AIF VII Management, LLC, its general partner |
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Popular, Inc. 209 Muñoz Rivera Avenue Hato Rey, Puerto Rico 00918 Attention: Ignacio Alvarez, Esq. |
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP 125 Broad Street New York, New York 10004 Attention: Donald J. Toumey |
Exhibit 10.6
SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE AGREEMENT (this Discharge ), dated as of April 17, 2013, by and among EVERTEC Group, LLC, a Puerto Rico limited liability company (the Company ), and EVERTEC Finance Corp., a Puerto Rico corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company ( Finance Corp. and, together with the Company, the Co-Issuers ) and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee (the Trustee ).
RECITALS
A. The Co-Issuers and the Trustee have entered into that certain Indenture, dated as of September 30, 2010 (as supplemented by Supplemental Indenture No. 1, dated as of April 17, 2012, Supplemental Indenture No. 2, dated as of May 7, 2012 and Supplemental Indenture No. 3, dated as of May 7, 2012), by and among the Co-Issuers, the guarantors party thereto and the Trustee (the Indenture ), relating to the issuance by the Co-Issuers of the 11% Senior Notes due 2018 (the Notes ), of which $250,500,000 principal amount of Notes are outstanding on the date hereof.
B. Section 8.01 of the Indenture provides that, upon the occurrence of certain events, the Indenture shall be discharged and shall cease to be of further effect as to all outstanding Notes and their obligations under the Indenture with respect to the Holders of the Notes.
A. On March 29, 2013, the Company delivered to the Trustee, and the Trustee delivered to each Holder (i) a Notice of Conditional Partial Redemption for $91.0 million principal amount of the Notes, with an anticipated redemption date of April 29, 2013 (the Partial Redemption Date ) assuming that the conditions set forth in such notice are satisfied, at the redemption price payable to Holders of record on the Partial Redemption Date of 111.000% of the principal amount of such Holders Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest for the period from and including April 1, 2013 to but excluding the Partial Redemption Date (the Partial Redemption Price ) and (ii) a Notice of Conditional Full Redemption for all of the Notes (after giving effect to the redemption of $91.0 million principal amount of the Notes described in clause (i)), with an anticipated redemption date of April 30, 2013 (the Full Redemption Date ) assuming that the conditions set forth in such notice are satisfied, at the redemption price payable to Holders of record on the Full Redemption Date of 100% of the principal amount of such Holders Notes, plus a make-whole premium based on a 50 basis point spread over a reference United States Treasury security which will be determined in accordance with the Indenture on the date that is two business days preceding the Full Redemption Date, plus accrued and unpaid interest for the period from and including April 1, 2013 to but excluding the Full Redemption Date (the Full Redemption Price ).
B. In accordance with Section 8.01(a)(i) of the Indenture, on the date hereof, the Issuers have irrevocably deposited with the Trustee funds in respect of the Notes in an amount sufficient to pay and discharge the entire Indebtedness on the Notes.
C. Pursuant to Section 8.01(a)(ii) of the Indenture, the Issuers have paid all other sums payable under the Indenture.
D. The Issuers have requested the Trustee to execute this instrument acknowledging the discharge of the Issuers obligations under the Notes and the Indenture.
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E. In connection with such request, the Issuers have delivered to the Trustee the Officers Certificate and Opinion of Counsel required pursuant to Section 8.01 of the Indenture.
NOW, THEREFORE , for and in consideration of the premises set forth herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
Section 1 . The Trustee hereby acknowledges receipt from the Company of cash sufficient to pay the Partial Redemption Price and the Full Redemption Price.
Section 2 . The Trustee hereby acknowledges receipt from the Issuers of the Receipt and Irrevocable Letter of Instruction of even date herewith.
Section 3 . The Trustee hereby acknowledges that the obligations of the Issuers under the Notes and the Indenture are hereby discharged and that the Indenture ceases to be of further effect, except as otherwise provided in Section 8.01 of the Indenture, and except to the extent that the Issuers must supply the Trustee with the final Full Redemption Price two Business Days prior to the Full Redemption Date.
Section 4 . On the Full Redemption Date, provided that the Holders have satisfied all conditions under the Indenture to receive payment of the Full Redemption Price, the Trustee shall cancel the global notes representing the $250,500,000 outstanding aggregate principal amount of the Notes.
Section 5 . This Discharge shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.
Section 6 . The parties hereto may sign one or more copies of this Discharge in counterparts, all of which together shall constitute one and the same agreement.
Section 7 . Terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the same meaning as ascribed to them in the Indenture.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , each of the parties has caused this Discharge to be duly executed, as of the date first written above.
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EVERTEC FINANCE CORP. | ||||
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WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee | ||||
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[EVERTEC Notes Satisfaction and Discharge Agreement]
Exhibit 99.1
DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK
The discussion below describes the most important terms of our capital stock, amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws as they will be in effect upon completion of this offering. Because it is only a summary, it does not contain all the information that may be important to you. For a complete description refer to our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws, copies of which have been included as exhibits to the registration statement of which the prospectus is a part.
Upon completion of the offering, our authorized capital stock will consist of 206,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the common stock), and 2,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share (the preferred stock), the rights and preferences of which may be designated by our Board. Upon completion of the offering, there will be 79,096,144 shares of common stock issued and outstanding and no shares of preferred stock issued and outstanding. As of April 1, 2013, there were 23 holders of record of our common stock.
Common Stock
Voting Rights. The holders of our common stock are entitled to one vote per share on each matter properly submitted to the stockholders on which the holders of shares of common stock are entitled to vote. Subject to the rights of the holders of any then-outstanding preferred stock and to the director nomination rights and associated voting agreement described in Related Party Transactions After the Closing of the MergerStockholder AgreementDirector Nomination Rights, at any annual or special meeting of the stockholders, holders of common stock shall have the exclusive right to vote for the election of directors and on all other matters properly submitted to a vote of the stockholders.
Dividend Rights. All shares of our common stock will be entitled to share equally in any dividends our Board may declare from legally available sources, subject to the terms of any then outstanding preferred stock and the terms and conditions set forth in any applicable restricted stock award agreement. Provisions of our debt agreements and other contracts may impose restrictions on our ability to declare dividends with respect to our common stock.
Liquidation Rights. Upon liquidation or dissolution of our company, whether voluntary or involuntary, all shares of our common stock will be entitled to share equally in the assets available for distribution to stockholders after payment of all of our prior obligations, including any then-outstanding preferred stock.
Registration Rights. Under the terms of the Stockholder Agreement, we have agreed to register shares of our common stock owned by the stockholders party to the Stockholder Agreement under certain circumstances. See Certain Relationships and Related Party TransactionsRelated Party Transactions After the Closing of the MergerStockholder Agreement for more detail regarding these registration rights.
Other Matters. The holders of our common stock will have no preemptive rights, and our common stock will not be subject to further calls or assessments by us. There are no redemption or sinking fund provisions applicable to our common stock.
Preferred Stock
Our Board, subject to the approval of each of Apollo and Popular for so long as it, together with their respective affiliates, owns at least 20% of our outstanding common stock and the approval of at least one director nominated by each of Apollo and Popular for so long as it, together with its respective affiliates, owns at least 10% of our outstanding common stock, will be able to issue, from time to time, up to an aggregate of 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock in one or more series and to fix or alter the designations, preferences, rights and any qualifications, limitations or restrictions of the shares of each such series thereof, including the dividend rights, dividend rates, conversion rights, voting rights, terms of redemption (including sinking fund provisions), redemption prices, liquidation preferences and the number of shares constituting any series or designations of such series. Our Board may authorize the issuance of preferred stock with voting or conversion rights that could adversely affect the voting power or other rights of the holders of common stock. The issuance of preferred stock, while providing flexibility in connection with possible future financings and acquisitions and other corporate purposes could, under certain circumstances, have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a change in control of us and might affect the market price of our common stock. See Certain Anti-Takeover, Limited Liability and Indemnification Provisions.
Certain Anti-Takeover, Limited Liability and Indemnification Provisions
Certain provisions in our amended and restated certificate of incorporation , amended and restated bylaws and Stockholder Agreement summarized below may be deemed to have an anti-takeover effect and may delay, deter or prevent a tender offer or takeover attempt that a stockholder might consider to be in its best interests, including attempts that might result in a premium being paid over the market price for the shares held by stockholders.
Blank Check Preferred Stock. Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation authorizes our Board to issue shares of preferred stock, subject to the approval of each of Apollo and Popular for so long as it, together with its respective affiliates, owns at least 20% of our outstanding common stock and the approval of at least one director nominated by each of Apollo and Popular for so long as it, together with its respective affiliates, owns at least 10% of our outstanding common stock. The issuance of preferred stock could be issued by our Board to increase the number of outstanding shares making a takeover more difficult and expensive. See Preferred Stock.
No Cumulative Voting. Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation will not provide that stockholders with the right to cumulative votes in the election of directors.
Director Nomination Rights; Voting Agreement; Removing Directors; Filling Vacancies. The Stockholder Agreement provides that each of Apollo and Popular, for so long as it, together with its respective affiliates, owns certain percentages of our outstanding common stock, will have the right to nominate a certain number of directors. In addition, if there are any vacancies on our Board as a result of the aggregate number of our directors that Apollo and Popular have the right to nominate pursuant to the Stockholder Agreement being less than eight, then a committee consisting of our entire Board (other than our independent directors and any directors who are to be replaced because either Apollo or Popular has lost the right to nominate such director) shall nominate the individuals to fill such vacancies, which nominees must be reasonably acceptable to each of Apollo and Popular for so long as it owns, together with its affiliates, at least 5% of our outstanding voting common stock. Each of Apollo and Popular has agreed to vote all of the shares of our voting common stock owned by it and its affiliates, and to take all other actions within its control, to cause the election of directors nominated in accordance with the Stockholder Agreement. Similarly, we have agreed to take all actions within our control necessary and desirable to cause the election of directors nominated in accordance with the Stockholder Agreement. Subject to applicable law, each of Apollo and Popular shall have the right to remove any director nominated by it, with or without cause, and to fill any vacancy caused by the removal of any such director. See Certain Relationships and Related Party TransactionsRelated Party Transactions After the Closing of the MergerStockholder Agreement.
Stockholder Action by Written Consent. Following this offering, any action required to be or that may be taken at any meeting of stockholders may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote, if and only if a consent in writing, setting forth the action so taken, shall be signed by all of the holders of outstanding shares entitled to vote thereon.
Advance Notice Requirements for Stockholder Proposals and Director Nominations. Our amended and restated bylaws will provide that stockholders seeking to bring business before an annual meeting of stockholders, or to nominate candidates for election as directors at an annual meeting of stockholders, must provide timely notice thereof in writing. To be timely, a stockholders notice generally must be delivered to and received at our principal executive offices not less than 90 days nor more than 120 days prior to the first anniversary of the preceding years annual meeting; provided, that, in the event that the date of such meeting is advanced more than 30 days prior to, or delayed by more than 60 days after, the anniversary of the preceding years annual meeting of our stockholders, a stockholders notice to be timely must be so delivered not earlier than the close of business on the 120th day prior to such meeting and not later than the close of business on the later of the 90th day prior to such meeting or the 10th day following the day on which public announcement of the date of such meeting is first made. Our amended and restated bylaws also will specify certain requirements as to the form and content of a stockholders notice. The advance notice provisions set forth in our amended and restated bylaws will not be applicable to (1) any directors nominated in accordance with the terms of the Stockholder Agreement and (2) for so long as Apollo and Popular, together with their respective affiliates, own greater than 50% of our outstanding voting common stock, any other business included in the notice of a meeting at the request of either Apollo or Popular. These provisions may preclude stockholders from bringing matters before an annual meeting of stockholders or from making nominations for directors at an annual meeting of stockholders.
Additional Rights of Major Stockholders. Each of Apollo and Popular, for so long as it, together with its respective affiliates, owns at least 20% of our outstanding common stock, will have the right to approve certain corporate actions before we may take such actions (See Certain Relationships and Related Party TransactionsRelated Party Transactions After the Closing of the MergerStockholder Agreement); and a quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting of the stockholders must include each of Apollo and Popular.
In addition, for so long as each of Apollo and Popular, together with its respective affiliates, owns at least 10% of our outstanding common stock, each of Apollo and Popular shall have the right to consent to any amendments of the Stockholder Agreement provided that if any amendment affects the rights or obligations of either of Apollo and Popular, together with its respective affiliates, in a manner that is materially adverse and substantially different relative to the other, then such amendment shall not be enforceable against such stockholder without its consent, and no shares of preferred stock may be issued with the approval of at least director nominated by each of Apollo and Popular.
Lastly, for so long as each of Apollo and Popular, together with its respective affiliates, owns at least 5% of our outstanding common stock, (i) each of Apollo and Popular will be entitled to certain information; (ii) a quorum for the transaction of business at any Board meeting must include one or more directors elected by each of Apollo and Popular; (iii) each of Apollo and Popular will have the right to proportional representation on each committee of our Board and on each board of directors or similar governing body of each of our subsidiaries and each committee thereof; and (iv) one director appointed by each of Apollo and Popular must approve of the adoption of any stockholders rights plan.
Amendments to Organizational Documents. Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation will provide that we have the ability to amend, alter, change or repeal any provision in our certificate of incorporation by (1) the affirmative vote of the stockholders holding a majority of shares of our voting common stock and entitled to vote and (2) the written consent of each of Apollo and Popular, for so long as it, together with its respective affiliates, owns at least 20% of our outstanding common stock, and all rights, preferences and privileges set forth in our amended and restated certificate of incorporation are subject to our right to amend, alter, change and/or repeal our amended and restated certificate of incorporation. Similarly, our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and bylaws will provide that our amended and restated bylaws may be adopted, amended, altered or repealed by the Board, subject to the prior written consent of each of Apollo and Popular, for so long as it, together with its respective affiliates, owns at least 10% of our outstanding common stock. Certain provisions of our amended and restated certificate may not be amended without the consent of various interested parties, including (i) the provisions related to the election, removal and replacement of directors (the consent of each of Apollo and Popular is required for so long as it owns, together with its affiliates, at least 5% of our outstanding voting common stock), (ii) the provisions related to adopting, amending and repealing our bylaws (the consent of each of Apollo and Popular is required for so long as it owns, together with its affiliates, at least 10% of our outstanding voting common stock) and (iii) the provisions related to the waiver of corporate opportunities (the consent of Apollo or Popular is required in certain circumstances).
Limitation of Officer and Director Liability and Indemnification Arrangements. Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and bylaws limit the liability of our directors to the maximum extent permitted by Puerto Rico law. However, if Puerto Rico law is amended to authorize corporate action further limiting or eliminating the personal liability of directors, then the liability of our directors will be limited or eliminated to the fullest extent permitted by Puerto Rico law, as so amended. The modification or repeal of this provision of our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and bylaws will not adversely affect any right or protection of a director existing at the time of such modification or repeal.
Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and bylaws will provide that we will, from time to time, to the fullest extent permitted by law, indemnify our directors and officers against all liabilities and expenses in any suit or proceeding, arising out of their status as an officer or director or their activities in these capacities. We also will indemnify any person who, at our request, is or was serving as a director, officer or employee of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise. We may, by action of our Board, provide indemnification to our employees and agents within the same scope and effect as the foregoing indemnification of directors and officers.
The right to be indemnified will include the right of an officer or a director to be paid expenses, including attorneys fees, in advance of the final disposition of any proceeding, provided that, if required by law, we receive an undertaking to repay such amount if it will be determined that he or she is not entitled to be indemnified.
Our Board may take certain action it deems necessary to carry out these indemnification provisions, including purchasing insurance policies. Neither the amendment nor the repeal of these indemnification provisions, nor the adoption of any provision of our amended and restated certificate of incorporation inconsistent with these indemnification provisions, will eliminate or reduce any rights to indemnification relating to such persons status or any activities prior to such amendment, repeal or adoption.
We intend to enter into separate indemnification agreements with each of our directors, which may be broader than the specific indemnification provisions contained in Puerto Rico law. These indemnification agreements will require us, among other things, to indemnify our directors against liabilities that may arise by reason of their status or service as directors. These indemnification agreements will also require us to advance any expenses incurred by the directors as a result of any proceeding against them as to which they could be indemnified and to use reasonable efforts to cause our directors to be covered by any of our insurance policies providing insurance for our directors and officers. A director will not be entitled to indemnification by us under such agreements if (a) the director did not act in good faith and in a manner he or she deemed to be reasonable and consistent with, and not opposed to, our best interests or (b) with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, the director had reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful.
Currently, to our knowledge, there is no pending litigation or proceeding involving any of our directors, officers, employees or agents in which indemnification by us is sought, nor are we aware of any threatened litigation or proceeding that may result in a claim for indemnification.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted for our directors, officers and controlling persons under the foregoing provisions or otherwise, we have been informed that, in the opinion of the SEC, such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable.
We believe these provisions will assist in attracting and retaining qualified individuals to serve as directors and officers.
Corporate Opportunity
Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation will provide that we expressly renounce any interest or expectancy in any business opportunity, transaction or other matter in which Apollo, Popular or certain of their respective transferees or any director nominated by Apollo, Popular or any of such transferees participates or desires or seeks to participate in, even if the opportunity is one that we would reasonably be deemed to have pursued if given the opportunity to do so.
Transfer Agent and Registrar
Computershare Trust Company, N.A. is the transfer agent and registrar for our common stock.
Listing
Our shares of common stock have been approved for listing on the NYSE under the symbol EVTC.