UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 22, 2013
Oracle Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 000-51788 | 54-2185193 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood City, California 94065
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(650) 506-7000
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Section 1Registrants Business and Operations
Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
$3,000,000,000 5-Year Revolving Credit Agreement
On April 22, 2013, Oracle Corporation (Oracle) entered into a $3,000,000,000 Revolving Credit Agreement (the Credit Agreement) among Oracle; the lenders named therein; Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent; Bank of America, N.A., BNP Paribas and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as syndication agents; and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, BNP Paribas Securities Corp., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners.
The Credit Agreement provides for an unsecured $3,000,000,000 5-year revolving credit facility (the Facility) to Oracle for general corporate purposes, including backstopping any commercial paper that Oracle may issue. Subject to certain conditions stated in the Credit Agreement, Oracle may borrow, prepay and reborrow amounts under the Facility during the term of the Credit Agreement. All amounts under the Credit Agreement are due on April 20, 2018, unless the commitments are terminated earlier either at the request of Oracle or, if an event of default occurs, by the lenders (or automatically in the case of certain bankruptcy-related events). Interest is based on either (a) a LIBOR-based formula or (b) the Base Rate formula, each as set forth in the Credit Agreement.
The Credit Agreement contains certain customary representations and warranties, covenants and events of default, including the requirement that the total net debt to total capitalization ratio of Oracle and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis not exceed 45%. If any of the events of default occur and are not cured within applicable grace periods or waived, any unpaid amounts under the Credit Agreement may be declared immediately due and payable and the commitments may be terminated.
At this time, Oracle has not borrowed any funds under the Credit Agreement.
The description above is a summary and is qualified in its entirety by the Credit Agreement which is filed as Exhibit 10.14 to this report.
Update to Commercial Paper Program
On April 23, 2013, Oracle, pursuant to its existing $3,000,000,000 commercial paper program (the CP Program), entered into new dealer agreements (the Dealer Agreements) with various banks (collectively, the Dealers) and a new Issuing and Paying Agency Agreement (the Agency Agreement) with JP Morgan Chase Bank, National Association (the Agent). The Agency Agreement and certain of the Dealer Agreements replace earlier agreements previously entered into by the parties under the CP Program. The terms and conditions of the Dealer Agreements and Agency Agreement are substantially the same as the earlier agreements described in the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by Oracle with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on February 9, 2006 and a copy of the form of Dealer Agreement is filed as Exhibit 10.2 to that report. A copy of the Agency Agreement is attached as Exhibit 10.09 hereto.
No commercial paper notes are currently outstanding under the CP Program.
Certain lenders under the Credit Agreement, and certain Dealers under the Dealer Agreements and the Agent under the Agency Agreement, or, in each case, one or more of their affiliates or branches, have provided investment banking and trustee/paying agency services to Oracle, are lenders or agents under other credit facilities of Oracle or provide Oracle and its subsidiaries with cash management services, foreign exchange services, global custody agent services and fixed income brokerage services.
Section 2Financial Information
Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement
Please see Item 1.01, above.
Section 9Financial Statements and Exhibits
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit No. |
Description of Exhibit |
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10.09 | Issuing and Paying Agency Agreement dated as of April 23, 2013 between Oracle Corporation and JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | |
10.14 | $3,000,000,000 5-Year Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of April 22, 2013 among Oracle Corporation and the lenders and agents named therein |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
ORACLE CORPORATION | ||||||
Dated: April 26, 2013 | By: |
/s/ Brian S. Higgins |
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Name: Brian S. Higgins | ||||||
Title: Vice President, Associate General Counsel and Assistant Secretary |
Exhibit No. |
Description of Exhibit |
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10.09 | Issuing and Paying Agency Agreement dated as of April 23, 2013 between Oracle Corporation and JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | |
10.14 | $3,000,000,000 5-Year Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of April 22, 2013 among Oracle Corporation and the lenders and agents named therein |
ISSUING AND PAYING AGENCY AGREEMENT
This Agreement, dated as of April 23, 2013, by and between Oracle Corporation (the Issuer) and JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association.
1. | APPOINTMENT AND ACCEPTANCE |
The Issuer hereby appoints JPMorgan as its issuing and paying agent in connection with the issuance and payment of certain short-term promissory notes of the Issuer (the Notes ), as further described herein, and JPMorgan agrees to act as such agent upon the terms and conditions contained in this Agreement.
2. | COMMERCIAL PAPER PROGRAMS |
The Issuer may establish one or more commercial paper programs under this Agreement by delivering to JPMorgan a completed program schedule (the Program Schedule ), with respect to each such program. JPMorgan has given the Issuer a copy of the current form of Program Schedule and the Issuer shall complete and return its first Program Schedule to JPMorgan prior to or simultaneously with the execution of this Agreement. In the event that any of the information provided in, or attached to, a Program Schedule shall change, the Issuer shall promptly inform JPMorgan of such change in writing.
3. | NOTES |
All Notes issued by the Issuer under this Agreement shall be short-term promissory notes, exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, as indicated on the Program Schedules, and from applicable state securities laws. The Notes may be placed by dealers (the Dealers ) pursuant to Section 4 hereof. Notes shall be issued in either certificated or book-entry form.
4. | AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVES |
The Issuer shall deliver to JPMorgan a duly adopted corporate resolution from the Issuers Board of Directors (or other governing body) authorizing the issuance of Notes under each program established pursuant to this Agreement and a certificate of incumbency, with specimen signatures attached, of those officers, employees and agents of the Issuer authorized to take certain actions with respect to the Notes as provided in this Agreement (each such person is hereinafter referred to as an Authorized Representative ). Until JPMorgan receives any subsequent incumbency certificates of the Issuer, JP Morgan shall be entitled to rely on the last incumbency certificate delivered to it for the purpose of determining the Authorized Representatives. The Issuer represents and warrants that each Authorized Representative may appoint other officers, employees and agents of the Issuer (the Delegates ), including without limitation any Dealers, to issue instructions to JP Morgan under this Agreement, and take other actions on the Issuers behalf hereunder, provided that notice of the appointment of each Delegate is delivered to JPMorgan in writing. Each such appointment shall remain in effect unless and until revoked by the Issuer in a written notice to JPMorgan.
5. | CERTIFICATED NOTES |
If and when the Issuer intends to issue certificated notes ( Certificated Notes ), the Issuer and JPMorgan shall agree upon the form of such Notes. Thereafter, the Issuer shall from time to time deliver to JPMorgan adequate supplies of Certificated Notes which will be in bearer form, serially numbered, and shall be executed by the manual or facsimile signature of an Authorized Representative. JPMorgan will acknowledge receipt of any supply of Certificated
Notes received from the Issuer, noting any exceptions to the shipping manifest or transmittal letter (if any), and will hold the Certificated Notes in safekeeping for the Issuer with all due care in accordance with JPMorgans customary practices. JPMorgan shall not have any liability to the Issuer to determine by whom or by what means a facsimile signature may have been affixed on Certificated Notes, or to determine whether any facsimile or manual signature is genuine, if such facsimile or manual signature resembles the specimen signature attached to the Issuers certificate of incumbency with respect to such Authorized Representative, except for JPMorgans own gross negligence or willful misconduct. Any Certificated Note bearing the manual or facsimile signature of a person who is an Authorized Representative on the date such signature was affixed shall bind the Issuer after completion thereof by JPMorgan, notwithstanding that such person shall have ceased to hold his or her office on the date such Note is countersigned or delivered by JPMorgan.
6. | BOOK-ENTRY NOTES |
The Issuers book-entry notes ( Book-Entry Notes ) shall not be issued in physical form, but their aggregate face amount shall be represented by a master note (the Master Note ) in the form of Exhibit A executed by the Issuer pursuant to the book-entry commercial paper program of The Depository Trust Company ( DTC ). JPMorgan shall maintain the Master Note with all due care in safekeeping, in accordance with its customary practices, on behalf of Cede & Co., the registered owner thereof and nominee of DTC. As long as Cede & Co. is the registered owner of the Master Note, the beneficial ownership interest therein shall be shown on, and the transfer of ownership thereof shall be effected through, entries on the books maintained by DTC and the books of its direct and indirect participants. The Master Note and the Book-Entry Notes shall be subject to DTCs rules and procedures, as amended from time to time. JPMorgan shall not be liable or responsible for sending transaction statements of any kind to DTCs participants or the beneficial owners of the Book-Entry Notes, or for maintaining, supervising or reviewing the records of DTC or its participants with respect to such Notes. In connection with DTCs program, the Issuer understands that as one of the conditions of its participation therein, it shall be necessary for the Issuer and JPMorgan to enter into a Letter of Representations, in the form of Exhibit B hereto, and for DTC to receive and accept such Letter of Representations. In accordance with DTCs program, JPMorgan shall obtain from the CUSIP Service Bureau a written list of CUSIP numbers for Issuers Book-Entry Notes, and JPMorgan shall deliver such list to DTC. The CUSIP Service Bureau shall bill the Issuer directly for the fee or fees payable for the list of CUSIP numbers for the Issuers Book-Entry Notes.
7. | ISSUANCE INSTRUCTIONS TO JP MORGAN; PURCHASE PAYMENTS |
The Issuer understands that all instructions under this Agreement are to be directed to JPMorgans Commercial Paper Operations Department. JPMorgan shall provide the Issuer, or, if applicable, the Issuers Dealers, with access to JPMorgans Money Market Issuance System or other electronic means (collectively, the System ) in order that JPMorgan may receive electronic instructions for the issuance of Notes. Electronic instructions must be transmitted in accordance with the procedures furnished by JPMorgan to the Issuer or its Dealers in connection with the System. These transmissions shall be the equivalent to the giving of a duly authorized written and signed instruction which JPMorgan may act upon without liability. In the event that the System is inoperable at any time, an Authorized Representative or a Delegate may deliver written, telephone or facsimile instructions to JPMorgan, which instructions shall be verified in accordance with any security procedures agreed upon by the parties. JPMorgan shall incur no liability to the Issuer in acting upon instructions believed by JPMorgan in good faith to have been given by an Authorized Representative or a Delegate. In the event that a discrepancy exists between a telephonic instruction and a written confirmation, the telephonic instruction will be deemed the controlling and proper instruction. JPMorgan may electronically record any conversations made pursuant to this Agreement, and the Issuer hereby consents to such recordings. All issuance instructions regarding the Notes must be received by 1:00 P.M. New York time in order for the Notes to be issued or delivered on the same day.
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(a) Issuance and Purchase of Book-Entry Notes . Upon receipt of issuance instructions from the Issuer or its Dealers with respect to Book-Entry Notes, JPMorgan shall transmit such instructions to DTC and direct DTC to cause appropriate entries of the Book-Entry Notes to be made in accordance with DTCs applicable rules, regulations and procedures for book-entry commercial paper programs. JPMorgan shall assign CUSIP numbers to the Issuers Book-Entry Notes to identify the Issuers aggregate principal amount of outstanding Book-Entry Notes in DTCs system, together with the aggregate unpaid interest (if any) on such Notes. Promptly following DTCs established settlement time on each issuance date, JPMorgan shall access DTCs system to verify whether settlement has occurred with respect to the Issuers Book-Entry Notes. Prior to the close of business on such business day, JPMorgan shall deposit immediately available funds in the amount of the proceeds due the Issuer (if any) to the Issuers account at JP Morgan and designated in the applicable Program Schedule (the Account ), provided, that JPMorgan has received DTCs confirmation that the Book-Entry Notes have settled in accordance with DTCs applicable rules, regulations and procedures. JPMorgan shall have no liability to the Issuer whatsoever if any DTC participant purchasing a Book-Entry Note fails to settle or delays in settling its balance with DTC or if DTC or any DTC participant fails to perform in any respect.
(b) Issuance and Purchase of Certificated Notes . Upon receipt of issuance instructions with respect to Certificated Notes, JPMorgan shall: (a) complete each Certificated Note as to principal amount, date of issue, maturity date, place of payment, and rate or amount of interest (if such Note is interest bearing) in accordance with such instructions; (b) countersign each Certificated Note; and (c) deliver each Certificated Note in accordance with the Issuers instructions, except as otherwise set forth below. Whenever JPMorgan is instructed to deliver any Certificated Note by mail, JPMorgan shall strike from the Certificated Note the word Bearer, insert as payee the name of the person so designated by the Issuer and effect delivery by certified or registered mail to such payee or to such other person as is specified in such instructions to receive the Certificated Note. The Issuer understands that, in accordance with the custom prevailing in the commercial paper market, delivery of Certificated Notes shall be made before the actual receipt of payment for such Notes in immediately available funds, even if the Issuer instructs JPMorgan to deliver a Certificated Note against payment. Therefore, once JPMorgan has delivered a Certificated Note to the designated recipient, the Issuer shall bear the risk that such recipient may fail to remit payment of such Note or return such Note to JPMorgan. Delivery of Certificated Notes shall be subject to the rules of the New York Clearing House in effect at the time of such delivery. Funds received in payment of Certificated Notes shall be credited to the Account.
8. | USE OF SALES PROCEEDS IN ADVANCE OF PAYMENT |
JPMorgan shall not be obligated to credit the Issuers Account unless and until payment of the purchase price of each Note is received by JPMorgan. From time to time, JPMorgan, in its sole discretion, may permit the Issuer to have use of funds payable with respect to a Note prior to JPMorgans receipt of the sales proceeds of such Note. If JPMorgan makes a deposit, payment or transfer of funds on behalf of the Issuer before JPMorgan receives payment for any Note, such deposit, payment or transfer of funds shall represent an advance by JPMorgan to the Issuer to be repaid promptly, and in any event on the same day as it is made, from the proceeds of the sale of such Note, or by the Issuer if such proceeds are not received by JPMorgan.
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9. | PAYMENT OF MATURED NOTES |
Notice that the Issuer will not redeem any Note on the relative Initial Redemption Date (as defined in the applicable Extendible Commercial Note Announcement) must be received in writing by JPMorgan by 11:00 A.M. New York time on such Initial Redemption Date. On any other day when a Note matures or is prepaid, the Issuer shall transmit, or cause to be transmitted, to the Account, prior to 1:00 P.M. New York time on the same day, an amount of immediately available funds sufficient to pay the aggregate principal amount of such Note and any applicable interest due. JPMorgan shall pay the interest (if any) and principal on a Book-Entry Note to DTC in immediately available funds, which payment shall be made by net settlement of JPMorgans account at DTC. JPMorgan shall pay Certificated Notes upon presentment. JPMorgan shall have no obligation under the Agreement to make any payment for which there is not sufficient, available and collected funds in the Account, and JPMorgan may, without liability to the Issuer, refuse to pay any Note that would result in an overdraft to the Account.
10. | OVERDRAFTS |
(a) Intraday overdrafts with respect to each Account shall be subject to JPMorgans policies as in effect from time to time.
(b) An overdraft will exist in an Account if JPMorgan, in its sole discretion, (i) permits an advance to be made pursuant to Section 8 and, notwithstanding the provisions of Section 8, such advance is not repaid in full on the same day as it is made, or (ii) pays a Note pursuant to Section 9 in excess of the available collected balance in such Account. Overdrafts shall be subject to JPMorgans established banking practices, including, without limitation, the imposition of interest, funds usage charges and administrative fees. The Issuer shall repay any such overdraft, fees and charges no later than the next business day, together with interest on the overdraft at the rate established by JPMorgan for the Account, computed from and including the date of the overdraft to the date of repayment.
11. | NO PRIOR COURSE OF DEALING |
No prior action or course of dealing on the part of JPMorgan with respect to advances of the purchase price or payments of matured Notes shall give rise to any claim or cause of action by the Issuer against JPMorgan in the event that JPMorgan refuses to pay or settle any Notes for which the Issuer has not timely provided funds as required by this Agreement.
12. | RETURN OF CERTIFICATED NOTES |
JPMorgan will in due course cancel any Certificated Note presented for payment and return such Note to the Issuer. JPMorgan shall also cancel and return to the Issuer any spoiled or voided Certificated Notes. Promptly upon written request of the Issuer or at the termination of this Agreement, JPMorgan shall destroy all blank, unissued Certificated Notes in its possession and furnish a certificate to the Issuer certifying such actions.
13. | INFORMATION FURNISHED BY JPMORGAN |
Upon the reasonable request of the Issuer, JPMorgan shall promptly provide the Issuer with information with respect to any Note issued and paid hereunder, provided, that the Issuer delivers such request in writing and, to the extent applicable, includes the serial number or note number, principal amount, payee, date of issue, maturity date, amount of interest (if any) and place of payment of such Note.
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14. | REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES |
The Issuer represents and warrants that: (i) it has the right, capacity and authority to enter into this Agreement; and (ii) it will comply with all of its obligations and duties under this Agreement. The Issuer further represents and agrees that each Note issued and distributed upon its instruction pursuant to this Agreement shall constitute the Issuers representation and warranty to JPMorgan that such Note is a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Issuer, and that such Note is being issued in a transaction which is exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any applicable state securities law.
15. | DISCLAIMERS |
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, neither JPMorgan nor its directors, officers, employees or agents shall be liable for any act or omission under this Agreement except in the case of gross negligence or willful misconduct. IN NO EVENT SHALL JP MORGAN BE LIABLE FOR SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL LOSS OR DAMAGE OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOST PROFITS), EVEN IF JPMORGAN HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE LIKELIHOOD OF SUCH LOSS OR DAMAGE AND REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF ACTION. In no event shall JPMorgan be considered negligent in consequence of complying with DTCs rules, regulations and procedures. The duties and obligations of JPMorgan, its directors, officers, employees or agents shall be determined by the express provisions of this Agreement and they shall not be liable except for the performance of such duties and obligations as are specifically set forth herein and no implied covenants shall be read into this Agreement against them. Neither JPMorgan nor its directors, officers, employees or agents shall be required to ascertain whether any issuance or sale of any Notes (or any amendment or termination of this Agreement) has been duly authorized or is in compliance with any other agreement to which the Issuer is a party (whether or not JPMorgan is also a party to such agreement).
16. | INDEMNIFICATION |
The Issuer agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless JPMorgan, its directors, officers, employees and agents (collectively, indemnitees) from and against any and all liabilities, claims, losses, damages, penalties, costs and expenses (including attorneys fees and disbursements) suffered or incurred by or asserted or assessed against any indemnitee arising out of, or in connection with, the services that JPMorgan provides while acting as agent under this Agreement, except in respect of any indemnitee, for any such liability, claim, loss, damage, penalty, cost or expense resulting from the gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of such indemnitee. The Issuer shall not be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its consent, and such consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, but if settled with such consent or if there be a final judgment for the plaintiff, the Issuer agrees to indemnify the indemnitees from and against any loss or liability by reason of such settlement or judgment. This indemnity will survive the termination of this Agreement.
17. | OPINION OF COUNSEL |
The Issuer shall deliver to JPMorgan all documents it may reasonably request relating to the corporate existence of the Issuer and authority of the Issuer to enter into this Agreement, including, without limitation, an opinion or opinions of counsel, substantially in the form of Exhibit C hereto.
18. | NOTICES |
All notices, confirmations and other communications hereunder shall (except to the extent otherwise expressly provided) be in writing and shall be sent by first-class mail, postage prepaid,
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by telecopier or by hand, addressed as follows, or to such other address as the party receiving such notice shall have previously specified to the party sending such notice:
If to the Issuer: | Senior Vice President and Treasurer |
Oracle Corporation
500 Oracle Parkway, Mailstop 5OP6
Redwood Shores, CA 94065
Telephone Number:
Fax Number:
With copies to: | Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary |
Oracle Corporation
500 Oracle Parkway, Mailstop 5OP7
Redwood Shores, CA 94065
Telephone Number:
Fax Number:
Assistant Treasurer
Oracle Corporation
5525 Kietzke Lane
Reno, NV 89511
Telephone Number:
If to JPMorgan concerning the daily issuance and redemption of Notes:
Attention: Commercial Paper Operations
14201 North Dallas Parkway, Floor 10
Dallas, TX 75254-2916
Telephone:
Facsimile:
Attention: Commercial Paper Operations
500 Stanton Christiana Road
Ops 4, Floor 3
Newark, DE 19713-2107
Telephone:
Facsimile:
All other: | Attention: Commercial Paper Client Service |
420 West Van Buren Street, 5 th Floor, IL1-0114
Chicago, IL 60606
Telephone:
Facsimile:
Attention: Commercial Paper Client Service
383 Madison Avenue, Floor 11
New York, NY 10179
Telephone:
Facsimile:
19. | COMPENSATION |
The Issuer shall pay compensation for services pursuant to this Agreement in accordance with the pricing schedules furnished by JPMorgan to the Issuer from time to time and
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upon such payment terms as the parties shall determine. The Issuer shall also reimburse JPMorgan for any fees and charges imposed by DTC with respect to services provided in connection with the Book-Entry Notes.
20. | BENEFIT OF AGREEMENT |
This Agreement is solely for the benefit of the parties hereto and no other person shall acquire or have any right under or by virtue hereof.
21. | TERMINATION |
This Agreement may be terminated at any time by thirty (30) days prior written notice to the other, but such termination shall not affect the respective liabilities of the parties hereunder arising prior to such termination, provided that JPMorgan shall continue acting as agent hereunder and continue to be compensated pursuant to Section 19 hereunder until a successor agent has been appointed.
22. | FORCE MAJEURE |
In no event shall JPMorgan be liable for any failure or delay in the performance of its obligations hereunder because of circumstances beyond JPMorgans control, including, but not limited to, acts of God, flood, war (whether declared or undeclared), terrorism, fire, riot, strikes or work stoppages for any reason, embargo, government action, including any laws, ordinances, regulations or the like which restrict or prohibit the providing of the services contemplated by this Agreement, inability to obtain material, equipment, or communications or computer facilities, or the failure of equipment or interruption of communications or computer facilities, and other causes beyond JPMorgans control whether or not of the same class or kind as specifically named above.
23. | ENTIRE AGREEMENT |
This Agreement, together with the exhibits attached hereto, constitutes the entire agreement between JPMorgan and the Issuer with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes in all respects all prior proposals, negotiations, communications, discussions and agreements between the parties concerning the subject matter of this Agreement.
24. | WAIVERS AND AMENDMENTS |
No failure or delay on the part of any party in exercising any power or right under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver, nor does any single or partial exercise of any power or right preclude any other or further exercise, or the exercise of any other power or right. Any such waiver shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the purpose for which it is given. No amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement shall be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the Issuer and JPMorgan.
25. | BUSINESS DAY |
Whenever any payment to be made hereunder shall be due on a day which is not a business day for JPMorgan then such payment shall be made on JPMorgans next succeeding business day.
26. | COUNTERPARTS |
This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and such counterparts together shall constitute but one instrument.
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27. | HEADINGS |
The headings in this Agreement are for purposes of reference only and shall not in any way limit or otherwise affect the meaning or interpretation of any of the terms of this Agreement.
28. | GOVERNING LAW |
This Agreement and the Notes shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to the conflict of laws provisions thereof.
29. | JURISDICTION AND VENUE |
Each party hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits to the jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York and any New York State court located in the Borough of Manhattan in New York City and of any appellate court from any thereof for the purposes of any legal suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement (a Proceeding ). Each party hereby irrevocably agrees that all claims in respect of any Proceeding may be heard and determined in such Federal or New York State court and irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent it may effectively do so, any objection it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any Proceeding in any of the aforementioned courts and the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of any Proceeding.
30. | WAIVER OF TRIAL BY JURY |
EACH PARTY HEREBY WAIVES ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO ANY OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT.
31. | ACCOUNT CONDITIONS |
Each Account shall be subject to JPMorgans account conditions, as in effect from time to time.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed on their behalf by duly authorized officers as of the day and year first-above written.
JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, | ORACLE CORPORATION | |||
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | ||||
By: | By: | |||
Name: | Name: | |||
Title: | Title: | |||
Date: | Date: |
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EXHIBIT A
DTC Master Note
April 22, 2013
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(Date of Issuance) |
ORACLE CORPORATION (Issuer), for value received, hereby promises to pay to Cede & Co., as nominee of The Depository Trust Company, or to registered assigns: (i) the principal amount, together with unpaid accrued interest thereon, if any, on the maturity date of each obligation identified on the records of Issuer (the Underlying Records) as being evidenced by this Master Note, which Underlying Records are maintained by JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION (Paying Agent); (ii) interest on the principal amount of each such obligation that is payable in installments, if any, on the due date of each installment, as specified on the Underlying Records; and (iii) the principal amount of each such obligation that is payable in installments, if any, on the due date of each installment, as specified on the Underlying Records. Interest shall be calculated at the rate and according to the calculation convention specified on the Underlying Records. Payments shall be made by wire transfer to the registered owner from Paying Agent without the necessity of presentation and surrender of this Master Note.
REFERENCE IS HEREBY MADE TO THE FURTHER PROVISIONS OF THIS MASTER NOTE SET FORTH ON THE REVERSE HEREOF.
This Master Note is a valid and binding obligation of Issuer.
Not Valid Unless Countersigned for Authentication by Paying Agent.
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, |
ORACLE CORPORATION |
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NATIONAL ASSOCIATION |
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At the request of the registered owner, Issuer shall promptly issue and deliver one or more separate note certificates evidencing each obligation evidenced by this Master Note. As of the date any such note certificate or certificates are issued, the obligations which are evidenced thereby shall no longer be evidenced by this Master Note.
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns, and transfers unto
(Name, Address, and Taxpayer Identification Number of Assignee)
the Master Note and all rights thereunder, hereby irrevocably constituting and appointing attorney to transfer said Master Note on the books of Issuer with full power of substitution in the premises.
Dated: |
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Signature(s) Guaranteed: |
Notice: The signature on this assignment must correspond with the name as written upon the face of this Master Note, in every particular, without alteration or enlargement or any change whatsoever. |
Unless this certificate is presented by an authorized representative of The Depository Trust Company, a New York corporation (DTC), to Issuer or its agent for registration of transfer, exchange, or payment, and any certificate issued is registered in the name of Cede & Co. or in such other name as is requested by an authorized representative of DTC (and any payment is made to Cede & Co. or to such other entity as is requested by an authorized representative of DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL inasmuch as the registered owner hereof, Cede & Co., has an interest herein.
EXHIBIT B
DTC Letter of Representations
The Depository Trust Company
A subsidiaiy of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation
Letter of Representations
[To be Completed by Issuer, Issuing Agent, and Paying Agent]
ORACLE CORPORATION
[Name of Issuer]
JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION / 1506
[Name and DTC Participant Number of Issuing Agent and Paying Agent]
April 22, 2013 |
[Date] |
Attention: Underwriting Department
The Depository Trust Company
55 Water Street, ISL
New York, NY 10041-0099
Re: |
ORACLE CORPORATION |
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Commercial Paper Program Exempt from Registration |
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[Description of Program, including reference to the provision of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, pursuant to which Pmgram is exempt from registration.] |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
This letter sets forth our understanding with respect to certain matters relating to the issuance by Issuer from time to time of notes under its Commercial Paper program described above (the Securities). Issuing Agent shall act as issuing agent with respect to the Securities. Paying Agent shall act as paying agent or other such agent of Issuer with respect to the Securities. Issuance of the Securities has been authorized pursuant to a prospectus supplement, offering circular, or other such document authorizing the issuance of the Securities dated April 22, 2013 .
Paying Agent has entered into a Money Market Instrument or Commercial Paper Certificate Agreement with The Depository Tmst Company (DTC) dated as of November 13, 2004 , pursuant to which Paying Agent shall act as custodian of a Master Note Certificate evidencing the Securities, when issued. Paying Agent shall amend Exhibit A to such Certificate Agreement to include the program described above, prior to issuance of the Securities.
To induce DTC to accept the Securities as eligible for deposit at DTC and to act in accordance with its Rules with respect to the Securities, Issuer, Issuing Agent, and Paying Agent make the following representations to DTC:
1. The Securities shall be evidenced by a Master Note Certificate in registered form registered in the name of DTCs nominee, Cede & Co., and such Master Note Certificate shall represent 100% of the principal amount of the Securities. The Master Note Certificate shall include the substance of all material provisions set forth in the DTC model Commercial Paper Master Note, a copy of which previously has been furnished to Issuing Agent and Paying Agent, and may include additional provisions as long as they do not conflict with the material provisions set forth in the DTC model.
2. Issuer: (a) understands that DTC has no obligation to, and will not, communicate to its participants (Participants) or to any person having an interest in the Securities any information contained in the Master Note Certificate; and (b) acknowledges that neither DTCs Participants nor any person having an interest in the Securities shall be deemed to have notice of the provisions of the Master Note Certificate by virtue of submission of such Certificate to DTC.
3. For Securities to be issued at a discount from the face value to be paid at maturity (Discount Securities), Issuer or Issuing Agent has obtained from the CUSIP Service Bureau a written list of two basic six-character CUSIP numbers (each of which uniquely identifies Issuer and two years of maturity dates for the Discount Securities to be issued under its Commercial Paper program described above). The CUSIP numbers on such list have been reserved for future assignment to issues of the Discount Securities based on the maturity year of the Discount Securities and will be perpetually reassignable in accordance with DTCs Procedures, including Operational Arrangements and the Issuing/Paying Agent General Operating Procedures (the MMI Procedures), a copy of which previously has been furnished to Issuing Agent and Paying Agent.
For Securities to be issued at face value with interest to be paid at maturity only or periodically (Interest Bearing Securities), Issuer or Issuing Agent has obtained from the CUSIP Service Bureau a written list of approximately 900 nine-character numbers (the basic first six characters of which are the same and uniquely identify Issuer and the Interest Bearing Securities to be issued under its Commercial Paper program described above). The CUSIP numbers on such list have been reserved for future assignment to issues of the Interest Bearing Securities. At any time when fewer than 100 of the CUSIP numbers on such list remain unassigned, Issuer or Issuing Agent shall promptly obtain from the CUSIP Service Bureau an additional written list of approximately 900 such numbers.
4. When Securities are to be issued through DTC, Issuing Agent shall notify Paying Agent and shall give issuance instructions to DTC in accordance with the MMI Procedures. The giving of such issuance instructions, which include delivery instructions, to DTC shall constitute: (a) a representation that the Securities are issued in accordance with applicable law; and (b) a confirmation that the Master Note Certificate evidencing such Securities, in the form described in paragraph 1, has been issued and authenticated.
5. All notices and payment advises sent to DTC shall contain the CUSIP number of the Securities.
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6. Issuer recognizes that DTC does not in any way undertake to, and shall not have any responsibility to, monitor or ascertain the compliance of any transactions in the Securities with the following, as amended from time to time: (a) any exemptions from registration under the Securities Act of 1933; (b) the Investment Company Act of 1940; (c) the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974; (d) the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; (e) any rules of any self-regulatory organizations (as defmed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934); or (f) any other local, state, federal, or foreign laws or regulations thereunder.
7. Notwithstanding anything set forth in any document relating to a letter of credit facility, neither DTC nor Cede & Co. shall have any obligations or responsibilities relating to the letter of credit facility, if any, unless such obligations or responsibilities are expressly set forth herein.
8. If issuance of Securities through DTC is scheduled to take place one or more days after Issuing Agent has given issuance instructions to DTC, Issuing Agent may cancel such issuance by giving a cancellation instruction to DTC in accordance with the MMI Procedures.
9. At any time that Paying Agent has Securities in its DTC accounts, it may request withdrawal of such Securities from DTC by giving a withdrawal instruction to DTC in accordance with the MMI Procedures. Upon DTCs acceptance of such withdrawal instruction, Paying Agent shall reduce the principal amount of the Securities evidenced by the Master Note Certificate accordingly.
10. In the event of any solicitation of consents from or voting by holders of the Securities, Issuer, Issuing Agent, or Paying Agent shall establish a record date for such purposes (with no provision for revocation of consents or votes by subsequent holders) and shall send notice of such record date to DTCs Reorganization Department, Proxy Unit no fewer than 15 calendar days in advance of such record date. If sent by telecopy, such notice shall be directed to (212) 855-5181 or (212) 855-5182. If the party sending the notice does not receive a telecopy receipt from DTC such party shall confirm DTCs receipt of such telecopy by telephoning (212) 855-5187. For information regarding such notices, telephone The Depository Trust and Clearing Corporations Proxy hotline at (212) 855-5191.
11. Paying Agent may override DTCs determination of interest and principal payment dates, in accordance with the MMI Procedures.
12. Notice regarding the amount of variable interest and principal payments on the Securities shall be given to DTC by Paying Agent in accordance with the MMI Procedures.
13. All notices sent to DTC shall contain the CUSIP number of the Securities.
14. Paying Agent shall confirm with DTC daily, by CUSIP number, the face value of the Securities outstanding, and Paying Agents corresponding interest and principal payment obligation, in accordance with the MMI Procedures.
15. DTC may direct Issuer, Issuing Agent, or Paying Agent to use any other number or
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address as the number or address to which notices or payments may be sent.
16. Payments on the Securities, including payments in currencies other than the U.S. Dollar, shall be made by Paying Agent in accordance with the MMI Procedures.
17. In the event that Issuer determines that beneficial owners of the Securities shall be able to obtain certificated Securities, Issuer, Issuing Agent, or Paying Agent shall notify DTC of the availability of certificates. In such event, Issuer, Issuing Agent, or Paying Agent shall issue, transfer, and exchange certificates in appropriate amounts, as required by DTC and others.
18. Issuer authorizes DTC to provide to Issuing Agent and/or Paying Agent listings of DTC Participants holdings, known as Security Position Reports (SPRs) with respect to the Assets from time to time at the request of Issuing Agent or Paying Agent. DTC charges a fee for such SPRs. This authorization, unless revoked by Issuer, shall continue with respect to the Assets while any Assets are on deposit at DTC, until and unless Issuing Agent and/or Paying Agent shall no longer be acting as Issuing and/or Paying Agent for Issuer. In such event, Issuer shall provide DTC with similar evidence, satisfactory to DTC, of the authorization of any successor thereto so to act. Proxy Web Services are available at www.dtcc.com . To register for or inquire about Proxy Web Services, telephone The Depository Trust and Clearing Corporations Proxy Hotline at (212) 855-5191.
19. DTC may discontinue providing its services as securities depository with respect to the Securities at any time by giving reasonable notice to Issuer, Issuing Agent, or Paying Agent (at which time DTC will confirm with Issuer, Issuing Agent, or Paying Agent the aggregate amount of Securities outstanding by CUSIP number). Under such circumstances, at DTCs request Issuer, Issuing Agent, and Paying Agent shall cooperate fully with DTC by taking appropriate action to make available one or more separate certificates evidencing Securities to any Participant having Securities credited to its DTC accounts.
20. Nothing herein shall be deemed to require Issuing Agent or Paying Agent to advance funds on behalf of Issuer.
21. This Letter of Representations may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts together shall constitute but one and the same instrument.
22. This Letter of Representations shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to principles of conflicts of law.
23. The sender of each notice delivered to DTC pursuant to this Letter of Representations is responsible for confirming that such notice was properly received by DTC.
24. Issuing and/or Paying Agent represent to DTC that the Issuing and/or Paying Agent screened the name of the party in whose name a deposited Security certificate is registered against the U.S. Department of the Treasurys Office of the Office of Foreign Asset Controls (OFAC) Specially Designated Nationals Blocked Persons List (SDN List) and against OFACs regulations and that there were no matches identified by such comparison. Issuer is prohibited from submitting Securities for DTC eligibility if the issuer of the securities is listed on the OFACs SDN List, or is
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incorporated or formed in a country that is subject to OFAC sanctions or embargoes, or otherwise subject to sanctions administered by OFAC.
25. Issuer, Issuing Agent and Paying Agent shall comply with the applicable requirements stated in DTCs MMI Procedures, as they may be amended from time to time.
26. The following riders, attached hereto, are hereby incorporated into this Letter of Representations:
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Schedule A contains statements that DTC believes
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SCHEDULE A
SAMPLE OFFERING DOCUMENT LANGUAGE
DESCRIBING BOOK-ENTRY-ONLY ISSUANCE
(Prepared by DTCbracketed material may be applicable only to certain issues)
1. The Depository Trust Company (DTC), New York, NY, will act as securities depository for the securities (the Securities). The Securities will be issued as fully-registered securities registered in the name of Cede & Co. (DTCs partnership nominee) or such other name as may be requested by an authorized representative of DTC. One fully-registered Security certificate will be issued for [each issue of] the Securities, [each] in the aggregate principal amount of such issue, and will be deposited with DTC. [If, however, the aggregate principal amount of [any] issue exceeds $500 million, one certificate will be issued with respect to each $500 million of principal amount, and an additional certificate will be issued with respect to any remaining principal amount of such issue.]
2. DTC, the worlds largest securities depository, is a limited-purpose trust company organized under the New York Banking Law, a banking organization within the meaning of the New York Banking Law, a member of the Federal Reserve System, a clearing corporation within the meaning of the New York Uniform Commercial Code, and a clearing agency registered pursuant to the provisions of Section 17A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. DTC holds and provides asset servicing for over 3.5 million issues of U.S. and non-U.S. equity issues, corporate and municipal debt issues, and money market instruments (from over 100 countries) that DTCs participants (Direct Participants) deposit with DTC. DTC also facilitates the post-trade settlement among Direct Participants of sales and other securities transactions in deposited securities, through electronic computerized book-entry transfers and pledges between Direct Participants accounts. This eliminates the need for physical movement of securities certificates. Direct Participants include both U.S. and non-U.S. securities brokers and dealers, banks, trust companies, clearing corporations, and certain other organizations. DTC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC). DTCC is the holding company for DTC, National Securities Clearing Corporation and Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, all of which are registered clearing agencies. DTCC is owned by the users of its regulated subsidiaries. Access to the DTC system is also available to others such as both U.S. and non-U.S. securities brokers and dealers, banks, trust companies, and clearing corporations that clear through or maintain a custodial relationship with a Direct Participant, either directly or indirectly (Indirect Participants). DTC has Standard & Poors highest rating: AAA. The DTC Rules applicable to its Participants are on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission. More information about DTC can be found at www.dtcc.com and www.dtc.org .
3. Purchases of Securities under the DTC system must be made by or through Direct Participants, which will receive a credit for the Securities on DTCs records. The ownership interest of each actual purchaser of each Security (Beneficial Owner) is in turn to be recorded on the Direct and Indirect Participants records. Beneficial Owners will not receive written confirmation from DTC of their purchase. Beneficial Owners are, however, expected to receive written confirmations providing details of the transaction, as well as periodic statements of their holdings, from the Direct or Indirect Participant through which the Beneficial Owner entered into the transaction. Transfers of ownership interests in the Securities are to be accomplished by entries made on the books of Direct and Indirect Participants acting on behalf of Beneficial Owners. Beneficial Owners will not receive certificates representing their ownership interests in Securities, except in the event that use of the book-entry system for the Securities is discontinued.
4. To facilitate subsequent transfers, all Securities deposited by Direct Participants with DTC are registered in the name of DTCs partnership nominee, Cede & Co., or such other name as may be requested by an authorized representative of DTC. The deposit of Securities with DTC and their registration in the name of Cede & Co. or such other DTC nominee do not effect any change in beneficial ownership. DTC has no knowledge of the actual Beneficial Owners of the Securities; DTCs records reflect only the identity of the Direct Participants to whose accounts such Securities are credited, which may or may not be the Beneficial Owners. The Direct and Indirect Participants will remain responsible for keeping account of
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their holdings on behalf of their customers.
5. Conveyance of notices and other communications by DTC to Direct Participants, by Direct Participants to Indirect Participants, and by Direct Participants and Indirect Participants to Beneficial Owners will be governed by arrangements among them, subject to any statutory or regulatory requirements as may be in effect from time to time. [Beneficial Owners of Securities may wish to take certain steps to augment the transmission to them of notices of significant events with respect to the Securities, such as redemptions, tenders, defaults, and proposed amendments to the Security documents. For example, Beneficial Owners of Securities may wish to ascertain that the nominee holding the Securities for their benefit has agreed to obtain and transmit notices to Beneficial Owners. In the alternative, Beneficial Owners may wish to provide their names and addresses to the registrar and request that copies of notices be provided directly to them.]
[6. Redemption notices shall be sent to DTC. If less than all of the Securities within an issue are being redeemed, DTCs practice is to determine by lot the amount of the interest of each Direct Participant in such issue to be redeemed.]
7. Neither DTC nor Cede & Co. (nor any other DTC nominee) will consent or vote with respect to Securities unless authorized by a Direct Participant in accordance with DTCs MMI Procedures. Under its usual procedures, DTC mails an Omnibus Proxy to Issuer as soon as possible after the record date. The Omnibus Proxy assigns Cede & Co.s consenting or voting rights to those Direct Participants to whose accounts Securities are credited on the record date (identified in a listing attached to the Omnibus Proxy).
8. Redemption proceeds, distributions, and dividend payments on the Securities will be made to Cede & Co., or such other nominee as may be requested by an authorized representative of DTC. DTCs practice is to credit Direct Participants accounts upon DTCs receipt of funds and corresponding detail information from Issuer or Agent, on payable date in accordance with their respective holdings shown on DTCs records. Payments by Participants to Beneficial Owners will be governed by standing instructions and customary practices, as is the case with securities held for the accounts of customers in bearer form or registered in street name, and will be the responsibility of such Participant and not of DTC, Agent, or Issuer, subject to any statutory or regulatory requirements as may be in effect from time to time. Payment of redemption proceeds, distributions, and dividend payments to Cede & Co. (or such other nominee as may be requested by an authorized representative of DTC) is the responsibility of Issuer or Agent, disbursement of such payments to Direct Participants will be the responsibility of DTC, and disbursement of such payments to the Beneficial Owners will be the responsibility of Direct and Indirect Participants.
[9. A Beneficial Owner shall give notice to elect to have its Securities purchased or tendered, through its Participant, to [Tender/Remarketing] Agent, and shall effect delivery of such Securities by causing the Direct Participant to transfer the Participants interest in the Securities, on DTCs records, to [Tender/Remarketing] Agent. The requirement for physical delivery of Securities in connection with an optional tender or a mandatory purchase will be deemed satisfied when the ownership rights in the Securities are transferred by Direct Participants on DTCs records and followed by a book-entry credit of tendered Securities to [Tender/Remarketing] Agents DTC account.]
10. DTC may discontinue providing its services as depository with respect to the Securities at any time by giving reasonable notice to Issuer or Agent. Under such circumstances, in the event that a successor depository is not obtained, Security certificates are required to be printed and delivered.
11. Issuer may decide to discontinue use of the system of book-entry-only transfers through DTC (or a successor securities depository). In that event, Security certificates will be printed and delivered to DTC.
12. The information in this section concerning DTC and DTCs book-entry system has been obtained from sources that Issuer believes to be reliable, but Issuer takes no responsibility for the accuracy thereof.
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EXHIBIT C
Opinion of Counsel of Issuer Pursuant to the Dealer Agreement
, 2013
The Issuers Dealers
(collectively, the Dealers) to the
Dealer Agreements (as defined below)
Addresses of Issuers Dealers
Ladies and Gentlemen:
I am to Oracle Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the Company ), and have acted as internal counsel to the Company in connection with (i) each of the Dealer Agreements dated April 23, 2013 (together with the Addendum and Exhibits attached thereto, each a Dealer Agreement ) between the Company and each of you respectively, (ii) the Issuing and Paying Agency Agreement dated April 23, 2013 (the Issuing and Paying Agency Agreement ) between the Company and JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, as issuing and paying agent (the Agent ), and (iii) the proposed offering and sale by the Company in the United States of commercial paper in the form of short-term promissory notes (the Notes ). This opinion is being delivered to each of you pursuant to Section 3.6 of the Dealer Agreement to which you are a party. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings herein ascribed thereto in the Dealer Agreement to which you are a party.
I, or an attorney on my staff, have reviewed the executed originals or copies of the following:
(a) | each of the Dealer Agreements; |
(b) | the Issuing and Paying Agency Agreement; |
(c) | the specimen form of the Notes; |
(d) | each of the Private Placement Memoranda dated April 23, 2013; |
(e) | the Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws of the Company, each in effect at the date hereof; and |
(f) | the resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company on February 13, 2008, relating to the transactions contemplated by the Dealer Agreements. |
In addition, I, or an attorney on my staff, have examined originals or copies, certified or otherwise identified to my satisfaction, of such documents, corporate records, certificates of public officials and other instruments, and have conducted such other investigations of fact and law, as I have deemed necessary or advisable for purposes of this opinion.
Upon the basis of the foregoing and subject to the limitations, qualifications, exceptions and assumptions set forth herein, I am of the opinion that:
1. The Company is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware.
2. The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of its obligations under each Dealer Agreement, the Issuing and Paying Agency Agreement and, when issued and delivered in accordance with the Issuing and Paying Agency Agreement, the Notes are within the Companys corporate powers and have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action.
3. Each of the Dealer Agreements and the Issuing and Paying Agency Agreement has been duly executed and delivered on behalf of the Company and the Notes, when issued and delivered in accordance with the Issuing and Paying Agency Agreement, will be duly and validly issued and delivered.
4. The Notes, when issued and delivered in accordance with the Issuing and Paying Agency Agreement, will, to my knowledge, rank at least pari passu with all other unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness of the Company.
5. The execution and delivery of each Dealer Agreement and the Issuing and Paying Agency Agreement by the Company, the issuance and delivery of the Notes in accordance with the Issuing and Paying Agency Agreement by the Company and the performance of its obligations thereunder will not, to my knowledge, result in the creation or imposition of any material lien, charge or encumbrance upon any assets of the Company and will not contravene (a) the Certificate of Incorporation (as amended to the date hereof) or the Bylaws (as amended to the date hereof) of the Company or (b) any material contractual or material legal restriction contained in any agreement or instrument (i) which is presently in effect, (ii) to which the Company is a party or relating to or affecting any of its material properties, (iii) which the Company has filed as an exhibit to any of its filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the 1934 Act ), and (iv) the contravention of which, singly or collectively, is likely to have a material adverse effect on the ability of the Company to perform its obligations under each Dealer Agreement, the Issuing and Paying Agency Agreement or the Notes ( Material Adverse Effect ).
6. To my knowledge, there are no pending or overtly threatened actions or proceedings against the Company or any of its subsidiaries before any court, governmental agency or arbitrator in the United States that purport to affect the legality, validity, binding effect or enforceability of the Agreement or the Issuing and Paying Agency Agreement or, when issued and delivered in accordance with the Issuing and Paying Agency Agreement, any of the Notes or the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby or that are likely to have a Material Adverse Effect; provided however , that no opinion is given as to whether any of the actions or proceedings specifically disclosed in the Companys 1934 Act filings may have a Material Adverse Effect. For purposes of the opinion in this paragraph 6, I have not searched the records of any court, governmental agency or arbitration panel or organization.
The foregoing opinions are subject to the following limitations, qualifications, exceptions and assumptions:
(a) As to various provisions in the Dealer Agreements, the Notes and the Issuing and Paying Agency Agreement that grant the Agent or the Dealers certain rights to make determinations or take actions in their discretion, I assume that such discretion will be exercised in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner.
(b) I express no opinion as to compliance with applicable antifraud statutes, rules or regulations of applicable state and federal laws concerning the issuance or sale of securities.
I am a member of the bar of the State of California and the foregoing opinions are limited to the laws of the State of California, the federal laws of the United States of America and, with respect to paragraphs 1, 2, 3 and 5(a) above only, the Delaware General Corporation Law. I express no opinion as to any matter relating to patents, trademarks, copyrights or other intellectual property.
This opinion is rendered solely to you in connection with the above matter. This opinion may not be relied upon by you for any other purpose or relied upon by any other person without my prior written
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consent, except that the Agent may rely on this opinion as if it had been addressed to them. This opinion may not be relied upon by you to the extent that it relates to the Dealer Agreement to which you are not a party or a Private Placement Memorandum with respect to which you have not participated in the preparation.
Very truly yours,
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Opinion of Davis Polk & Wardwell
Counsel to the Issuer, pursuant to the Dealer Agreement
, 2013
The Issuers Dealers
(collectively, the Dealers) to the
Dealer Agreements (as defined below)
Addresses of Issuers Dealers
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have acted as special counsel for Oracle Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the Company ), in connection with (i) the Dealer Agreements dated April 23, 2013 (together with the Addendum and Exhibits attached thereto, each a Dealer Agreement ) between the Company and each of you (the Dealers ), (ii) the Issuing and Paying Agency Agreement dated April 23, 2013 (the Issuing and Paying Agency Agreement ) between the Company and JP Morgan Chase Bank, National Association, as issuing and paying agent (the Agent ), and (iii) the proposed offering and sale by the Company in the United States of commercial paper in the form of short-term promissory notes (the Notes ). This opinion is delivered pursuant to Section 3.6 of the Dealer Agreement to which you are a party.
We have examined originals or copies of such documents, corporate records, certificates of public officials and other instruments as we have deemed necessary or advisable for the purpose of rendering this opinion.
We have also reviewed the Private Placement Memoranda dated April 23, 2013 relating to the Notes (each a Private Placement Memorandum and collectively the Private Placement Memoranda ).
In rendering the opinions expressed herein, we have, without independent inquiry or investigation, assumed that (i) all documents submitted to us as originals are authentic and complete, (ii) all documents submitted to us as copies conform to authentic, complete originals, (iii) all documents filed with or submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission through its Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval (EDGAR) system (except for required EDGAR formatting changes) conform to the versions of such documents reviewed by us prior to such formatting, (iv) all signatures on all documents that we reviewed are genuine, (v) all natural persons executing documents had and have the legal capacity to do so, (vi) all statements in certificates of public officials and officers of the Company that we reviewed were and are accurate and (vii) all representations made by the Company as to matters of fact in the documents that we reviewed were and are accurate.
Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein are used as defined in the Dealer Agreement to which you are a party.
Based upon the foregoing, and subject to the additional assumptions and qualifications set forth below, we are of the opinion that:
1. Assuming the due authorization of the Notes by the Company, the Notes, when executed and authenticated pursuant to the Issuing and Paying Agency Agreement and delivered to and paid for by a Dealer pursuant to the applicable Dealer Agreement, will be valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable in accordance with their terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency and similar laws affecting creditors rights generally, concepts of reasonableness and equitable principles of general applicability, provided that we express no opinion as to the (x) enforceability of any waiver of rights under any usury or stay law, (y) effect of fraudulent conveyance, fraudulent transfer or similar provision of applicable law on the conclusions expressed above or (z) validity, legally binding effect or enforceability of
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any provision that permits holders to collect any portion of stated principal amount upon acceleration of the Notes to the extent determined to constitute unearned interest.
2. Each of the Dealer Agreements and the Issuing and Paying Agency Agreement, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery by the Company, is a valid and binding agreement of the Company, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency and similar laws affecting creditors rights generally, concepts of reasonableness and equitable principles of general applicability, except that rights to indemnification and contribution under each Dealer Agreement may be limited under applicable law.
3. Assuming compliance by the Company and each Dealer with their respective agreements in Sections 1.6 and 1.7 of the Dealer Agreement to which you are a party and compliance by each purchaser of the Notes with the offering and transfer procedures and restrictions described in the Private Placement Memorandum you participated in preparing, it is not necessary in connection with the offer, sale and delivery of the Notes to register the offer or sale of the Notes under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, it being understood that no opinion is expressed as to any subsequent offer or resale of any Notes, and no indenture in respect of the Notes is required to be qualified under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended.
4. The Company is not, and after giving effect to the offering and sale of the Notes and the application of the proceeds thereof as described in the Private Placement Memoranda will not be required to register as an investment company as such term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
5. The execution and delivery by the Company of, and the performance by the Company of its obligations under, each Dealer Agreement, the Issuing and Paying Agency Agreement and the Notes (collectively, the Documents) will not contravene (i) any provision of the laws of the State of New York or any federal law of the United States of America that in our experience is normally applicable to general business corporations in relation to transactions of the type contemplated by the Documents; provided that we express no opinion as to federal or state securities laws, or (ii) the certificate of incorporation or by laws of the Company.
6. No consent, approval, authorization, or order of, or qualification with, any governmental body or agency under the laws of the State of New York or any federal law of the United States of America that in our experience is normally applicable to general business corporations in relation to transactions of the type contemplated by the Documents is required for the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of its obligations under the Documents, except such as may be required under federal or state securities or Blue Sky laws as to which we express no opinion.
The foregoing opinion is subject to the following qualifications:
A. We express no opinion as to provisions in any Dealer Agreement or the Issuing and Paying Agency Agreement that purport to waive objections to venue, claims that a particular jurisdiction is an inconvenient forum or the like.
B. We express no opinion as to whether a United States federal court would have subject-matter or personal jurisdiction over a controversy arising under any Dealer Agreement or the Issuing and Paying Agency Agreement.
C. With respect to our opinion in paragraph (6) above, we express no opinion as to whether the purchase of the Notes constitutes a prohibited transaction under Section 406 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, or Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
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D. We express no opinion regarding compliance with, or non-contravention of, Regulations T, U or X and the interpretations thereunder by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
In rendering the opinions in paragraphs (1) and (2) above, we have assumed that each party to the Documents has been duly incorporated and is validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization. In addition, we have assumed that (i) the execution, delivery and performance by each party thereto of each Document to which it is a party, (a) are within its corporate powers, (b) do not contravene, or constitute a default under, the certificate of incorporation or bylaws or other constitutive documents of such party, (c) require no action by or in respect of, or filing with, any governmental body, agency or official and (d) do not contravene, or constitute a default under, any provision of applicable law or regulation or any judgment, injunction, order or decree or any agreement or other instrument binding upon such party, provided that we make no such assumption to the extent that we have specifically opined as to such matters with respect to the Company, and (ii) each Document is a valid, binding and enforceable agreement of each party thereto, (other than as expressly covered above in respect of the Company).
We are members of the Bars of the States of New York and California, and the foregoing opinion is limited to the laws of the State of New York, the federal laws of the United States of America and the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, except that we express no opinion as to any law, rule or regulation that is applicable to the Company, the Documents or such transactions solely because such law, rule or regulation is part of a regulatory regime applicable to any party to any of the Documents or any of its affiliates due to the specific assets or business of such party or such affiliate.
This opinion is rendered solely to you in connection with the above matter. This opinion may not be relied upon by you for any other purpose or relied upon by any other person (including any person acquiring Notes from a Dealer) or furnished to any other person without our prior written consent, except that the Agent may rely on this opinion as if it had been addressed to them.
This opinion may not be relied upon by you to the extent that it relates to the Dealer Agreement to which you are not a party or a Private Placement Memorandum that you did not participate in preparing.
Very truly yours,
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EXECUTION VERSION
U.S. $3,000,000,000
REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT
Dated as of April 22, 2013
Among
ORACLE CORPORATION
as the Borrower,
THE LENDERS NAMED HEREIN
as the Initial Lenders
and
WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
as Administrative Agent
and
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
BNP PARIBAS,
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
as Syndication Agents
and
CITIBANK, N.A.,
DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH,
THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND PLC,
as Documentation Agents
WELLS FARGO SECURITIES LLC,
BNP PARIBAS SECURITIES CORP.,
J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC,
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED,
as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners
ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS | ||||||
Section 1.01. |
Certain Defined Terms | 1 | ||||
Section 1.02. |
Computation of Time Periods | 19 | ||||
Section 1.03. |
Accounting Terms; Terms Generally | 19 | ||||
ARTICLE II AMOUNTS AND TERMS OF THE ADVANCES | ||||||
Section 2.01. |
The Advances | 20 | ||||
Section 2.02. |
Making the Advances | 20 | ||||
Section 2.03. |
Fees | 22 | ||||
Section 2.04. |
Termination or Reduction of the Commitments | 23 | ||||
Section 2.05. |
Commitment Increases | 23 | ||||
Section 2.06. |
Repayment of Advances | 25 | ||||
Section 2.07. |
Interest | 25 | ||||
Section 2.08. |
Interest Rate Determination | 25 | ||||
Section 2.09. |
Optional Conversion of Advances | 27 | ||||
Section 2.10. |
Optional Prepayments of Advances | 27 | ||||
Section 2.11. |
Increased Costs; Additional Reserve Requirements | 28 | ||||
Section 2.12. |
Illegality | 29 | ||||
Section 2.13. |
Payments and Computations | 29 | ||||
Section 2.14. |
Taxes | 30 | ||||
Section 2.15. |
Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders. | 34 | ||||
Section 2.16. |
Sharing of Payments, Etc. | 35 | ||||
Section 2.17. |
Compensation for Breakage Costs. | 36 | ||||
Section 2.18. |
Use of Proceeds | 36 | ||||
Section 2.19. |
Evidence of Debt | 36 | ||||
ARTICLE III | ||||||
ARTICLE IV CONDITIONS TO LENDING | ||||||
Section 4.01. |
Conditions Precedent to Effective Date | 37 | ||||
Section 4.02. |
Conditions Precedent to Each Borrowing | 38 | ||||
Section 4.03. |
Determinations Under Section 4.01 | 39 | ||||
ARTICLE V REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES | ||||||
Section 5.01. |
Representations and Warranties of the Borrower | 39 | ||||
ARTICLE VI COVENANTS OF THE BORROWER | ||||||
Section 6.01. |
Affirmative Covenants | 42 | ||||
Section 6.02. |
Negative Covenants | 44 |
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ARTICLE VII EVENTS OF DEFAULT | ||||||
Section 7.01. |
Events of Default | 47 | ||||
ARTICLE VIII THE AGENT | ||||||
Section 8.01. |
Appointment and Authority | 50 | ||||
Section 8.02. |
Rights as a Lender | 50 | ||||
Section 8.03. |
Exculpatory Provisions. | 50 | ||||
Section 8.04. |
Reliance by Agent | 51 | ||||
Section 8.05. |
Delegation of Duties | 51 | ||||
Section 8.06. |
Resignation of Agent | 51 | ||||
Section 8.07. |
Non-Reliance on Agent and Other Lenders | 52 | ||||
Section 8.08. |
No Other Duties, etc. | 52 | ||||
ARTICLE IX MISCELLANEOUS | ||||||
Section 9.01. |
Amendments, Etc. | 53 | ||||
Section 9.02. |
Notices; Effectiveness; Electronic Consent. | 54 | ||||
Section 9.03. |
No Waiver; Remedies | 55 | ||||
Section 9.04. |
Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver | 55 | ||||
Section 9.05. |
Right of Set-off | 57 | ||||
Section 9.06. |
Binding Effect | 57 | ||||
Section 9.07. |
Assignments and Participations | 58 | ||||
Section 9.08. |
Governing Law | 62 | ||||
Section 9.09. |
Counterparts; Integration; Electronic Execution | 62 | ||||
Section 9.10. |
Jurisdiction, Etc. | 62 | ||||
Section 9.11. |
Waiver of Jury Trial | 63 | ||||
Section 9.12. |
Confidentiality. | 63 | ||||
Section 9.13. |
Patriot Act Notice | 64 | ||||
Section 9.14. |
Judgment Currency | 64 |
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Schedules | ||
Schedule 1A |
- List of Applicable Lending Offices | |
Schedule 2.01 |
- Commitments | |
Exhibits |
||
Exhibit A |
- Form of Promissory Note | |
Exhibit B |
- Form of Notice of Borrowing | |
Exhibit C |
- Form of Assignment and Acceptance | |
Exhibit D-1 |
- Form of Opinion of In-House Counsel for the Borrower | |
Exhibit D-2 |
- Form of Opinion of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, Counsel for the Borrower | |
Exhibit E |
- [Reserved] | |
Exhibits F-1 to F-4 |
- Forms of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate |
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REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT
Dated as of April 22, 2013
Oracle Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the Borrower ), and the banks, financial institutions and other institutional lenders (the Initial Lenders ) listed on the signature pages hereof, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association ( Wells Fargo ) as administrative agent (in such capacity, the Agent ), Bank of America, N.A., BNP Paribas, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as syndication agents, Citibank, N.A., Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, and The Royal Bank of Scotland plc, as documentation agents, and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, BNP Paribas Securities Corp., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS
Section 1.01. Certain Defined Terms . As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings (such meanings to be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of the terms defined):
Additional Lender shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(b).
Additional Lender Supplement shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(b).
Additional Permitted Liens means Liens not otherwise permitted hereunder on the assets of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries consisting solely of real property interests, cash and cash equivalents and any proceeds thereof; provided that the aggregate value of all assets subject to such Liens shall not exceed $500,000,000 at any time, based upon the book value of such assets determined at the time such Lien attaches.
Administrative Questionnaire means an Administrative Questionnaire in a form supplied by the Agent.
Advance means an advance by a Lender to the Borrower as part of a Borrowing under the Commitments and refers to a Base Rate Advance in Dollars or a Eurocurrency Rate Advance in Dollars or in an Alternate Currency (each of which shall be a Type of Advance).
Affiliate means, 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.
Agent has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement.
Agents Account means an account at Wells Fargo designated in writing to the Borrower.
Agreement means this Agreement.
Agreement Currency has the meaning specified in Section 9.14.
Alternate Currency means Euros, Pounds Sterling or Yen.
Alternate Currency Advances means at any time all Advances made in an Alternate Currency then outstanding.
Alternate Currency Exposure means, at any time, the outstanding Dollar Amount of all Alternate Currency Advances in an Alternate Currency at such time.
Alternate Currency Sublimit means, with respect to all Alternate Currency Exposure under the Commitments, the Dollar Amount of $1,000,000,000 (as such amount may be increased pursuant to Section 2.05).
Applicable Lending Office means, with respect to each Lender, such Lenders Domestic Lending Office in the case of a Base Rate Advance and such Lenders Eurocurrency Lending Office in the case of a Eurocurrency Rate Advance.
Applicable Percentage means at any time and with respect to any Lender, the percentage of the total Commitments represented by such Lenders Commitment at such time. If the Commitments have terminated or expired, the Applicable Percentages shall be determined based upon the Commitments most recently in effect, giving effect to any assignments.
Applicable Rate has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(a).
Approved Fund means (a) a CLO and (b) with respect to any Lender that is a Fund, any other Fund that is managed by the same investment advisor as such Lender or by an Affiliate of such investment advisor.
Assignment and Acceptance means an assignment and acceptance entered into by a Lender and an Eligible Assignee (with the consent of any party whose consent is required by Section 9.07), and accepted by the Agent, in substantially the form of Exhibit C hereto or any other form approved by the Agent.
Base Rate means, at any time, the highest of
(a) the Prime Rate,
(b) the rate which is 1 / 2 of 1% in excess of the Federal Funds Effective Rate and
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(c) the Market Rate Spread plus the rate equal to the Eurocurrency Rate for deposits in Dollars delivered that day for an Interest Period of one month for each day that a Base Rate Advance is outstanding (and in respect of any day that is not a Business Day, such Eurocurrency Rate as in effect on the immediately preceding Business Day).
Base Rate Advance means an Advance in Dollars that bears interest as provided in Section 2.07(a)(i).
Borrower has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement.
Borrowing means a borrowing consisting of simultaneous Advances of the same Type (or, in the case of Eurocurrency Rate Advances, having the same Interest Period) made by each of the Lenders pursuant to Section 2.01.
Business Day means either:
(a) for all purposes other than with respect to Alternate Currency Advances, a day of the year on which banks are not required or authorized by law to close in New York City or Charlotte, North Carolina; provided that, if the applicable Business Day relates to any Eurocurrency Rate Advances, Business Day means a day of the year on which banks are not required or authorized by law to close in New York City and on which dealings are carried on in the London interbank market; or
(b) with respect to Alternate Currency Advances, any day on which banks in London are open for general banking business, including dealings in foreign currency and exchange (including dealing or deposits in the relevant Alternate Currency in the London Interbank market) and (i) with respect to determinations in connection with, and payments of principal and interest on, Advances denominated in Euros, any day on which the Trans-European Automated Real-Time Gross Settlement Express Transfer System (T) (or, if such clearing system ceases to be operative, such other clearing system (if any) determined by the Agent to be a suitable replacement) is open for settlement of payment in Euros and (ii) with respect to Alternate Currency Advances denominated in Japanese Yen, any day on which banks in Tokyo, Japan are open for general banking business, including dealings in foreign currency and exchange (including dealing or deposits in Japanese Yen).
Calculation Date means (a) the last calendar day of each month (or, if such day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day) and (b) at any time when a Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, any other Business Day which the Agent may determine in its sole discretion to be a Calculation Date.
Capitalization Ratio means, as of the last day of any fiscal quarter of the Borrower, the ratio, expressed as a percentage, of (i) Total Consolidated Net Debt of the
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Borrower and its Subsidiaries on such date to (ii) Total Capitalization of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on such date.
Category means, when used with reference to Public Debt Ratings, the following categories of ratings:
Category |
S&P or Fitch Rating | Moodys Rating | ||
Category 1 |
> AA- | > Aa3 | ||
Category 2 |
A+ | A1 | ||
Category 3 |
A | A2 | ||
Category 4 |
< A | < A2 |
For purposes of the foregoing, (i) if both of Moodys and S&P shall have in effect a rating for the Public Debt Rating, then the Category shall be determined by reference to such Public Debt Ratings and the Public Debt Rating of Fitch shall be disregarded, (ii) if only one of Moodys and S&P shall have in effect a rating for the Public Debt Rating, then the Category shall be determined by reference to such Public Debt Rating and the Public Debt Rating of Fitch, (iii) if fewer than two of Moodys, S&P and Fitch shall have in effect a Public Debt Rating, then each rating agency that does not have in effect a Public Debt Rating shall be deemed to have established a rating in Category 4; and (iv) if the ratings established or deemed to have been established by Moodys and S&P (or, subject to the foregoing clauses of this paragraph, Fitch) for the Public Debt Rating shall fall within different Categories, the applicable Category shall be based on the higher of the two ratings unless one of the two ratings is two or more grades lower than the other (with each ratings distinction comprising a separate grade, such that, e.g. , BBB+ is two grades lower than A) and in the lower Category, in which case the applicable Category shall be determined by reference to a rating a single grade below the higher of the two ratings.
Change in Law means the occurrence, after the date of this Agreement, of any of the following: (a) the adoption or taking effect of any law, rule, regulation or treaty, (b) any change in any law, rule, regulation or treaty or in the administration, interpretation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority or (c) the making or issuance of any request, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) by any Governmental Authority. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, (a) all requests, rules, guidelines, requirements and directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or by United States or foreign regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, and (b) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines, requirements and directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith or in implementation thereof shall in each case be deemed to be a Change in Law, regardless of the date enacted, adopted, issued or implemented.
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CLO means any entity (whether a corporation, partnership, trust or otherwise) that is engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in bank loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its business and is administered or managed by a Lender or an Affiliate of such Lender.
Commitment has the meaning specified in Section 2.01.
Commitment Fee has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.03(a).
Commitment Increase means an increase in the Commitments as set forth in Section 2.05.
Commitment Increase Notice has the meaning specified in Section 2.05.
Commitment Increase Supplement has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(c).
Commitment Period means the period from and including the Effective Date to the Termination Date.
Consolidated refers to the consolidation of accounts in accordance with GAAP.
Control means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise. Controlling and Controlled have meanings correlative thereto.
Covenant Debt of any Person means Debt of such Person and its Subsidiaries on such date, as would be shown as debt or indebtedness of such Person on a balance sheet of such Person prepared as of such date in accordance with GAAP, and all guarantees of Debt of other Persons as would be shown as debt or indebtedness of such Person on a balance sheet of such other Persons prepared as of such date in accordance with GAAP, determined on a Consolidated basis.
Convert , Conversion , and Converted each refers to a conversion of Advances of one Type into Advances of the other Type pursuant to Section 2.08, 2.09 or 2.12.
Debt of any Person means, without duplication, (a) all indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money, (b) all obligations of such Person for the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than trade payables incurred in the ordinary course of such Persons business for which collection proceedings have not been commenced, provided that trade payables for which collection proceedings have commenced shall not be included in the term Debt so long as the payment of such trade payables is being contested in good faith and by proper proceedings and for which
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appropriate reserves are being maintained) to the extent included on the Consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP, (c) all obligations of such Person evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures or other similar instruments, (d) all obligations of such Person created or arising under any conditional sale or other similar title retention agreement with respect to property acquired by such Person (even though the rights and remedies of the seller or lender under such agreement in the event of default are limited to repossession or sale of such property) to the extent included on the Consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP, (e) all obligations of such Person as lessee under leases that have been or should be, in accordance with GAAP, recorded as capital leases, (f) all obligations of such Person in respect of acceptances, letters of credit with respect to which to such Person is the account party or similar extensions of credit to such Person, (g) the aggregate net obligations of such Person in respect of Hedge Agreements; provided that, for purposes of this clause (g), Debt of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries shall only include net obligations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in respect of Hedge Agreements in an aggregate amount in excess of $50,000,000 as set forth on the Consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, as of the date of determination, in accordance with GAAP, (h) all Debt of others referred to in clauses (a) through (g) above or clause (i) below guaranteed, by such Person, or in effect guaranteed by such Person, directly or indirectly, through a written agreement either (1) to pay or purchase such Debt or to advance or supply funds for the payment or purchase of such Debt or (2) to purchase, sell or lease (as lessee or lessor) property, or to purchase or sell services, primarily for the purpose of enabling the debtor to make payment of such Debt or to assure the holder of such Debt against loss and (i) all Debt referred to in clauses (a) through (h) above secured by (or for which the holder of such Debt has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien on property (including, without limitation, accounts and contract rights) owned by such Person, even though such Person has not assumed or become liable for the payment of such Debt. In determining the amount of Debt of any Person of the type referred to in clause (h) or (i) above, the amount thereof shall be equal to the lesser of (i) the amount of the guarantee provided or the fair market value of collateral pledged (as applicable) and (ii) the amount of the underlying Debt of such other Person so guaranteed or secured.
Default means any Event of Default or any event that would constitute an Event of Default but for the requirement that notice be given or time elapse or both.
Defaulting Lender means any Lender that (i) has defaulted in its obligation to fund Advances hereunder within two Business Days of the date such Advances were required to be funded hereunder unless such Lender notifies the Agent and the Borrower in writing that such failure is the result of such Lenders determination that one or more conditions precedent to funding (each of which conditions precedent, together with any applicable Default, shall be specifically identified in such writing) has not been satisfied, (ii) has notified the Borrower or the Agent in writing that it does not intend to fund Advances hereunder (unless such writing relates to such Lenders obligation to fund an Advance hereunder and states that such position is based on such Lenders determination that a condition precedent to funding (which condition precedent,
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together with any applicable Default, shall be specifically identified in such writing) cannot be satisfied) or (iii) is subject to a bankruptcy, insolvency or similar proceeding, or to the appointment of the FDIC or other receiver, trustee or custodian; provided that a Lender shall not be a Defaulting Lender solely by virtue of the ownership or acquisition of an equity interest in such Lender or Affiliate thereof by any Governmental Authority so long as such ownership interest does not result in or provide such Lender with immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within the United States or from the enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment on its assets or permit such Lender (or such Governmental Authority) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts or agreements made with such Lender.
Dollar Amount means, at any date, (a) with respect to any Advance or Borrowing denominated in Dollars, the principal amount thereof then outstanding and (b) with respect to any Alternate Currency Advance or Borrowing in an Alternate Currency, the principal amount thereof then outstanding in the relevant Alternate Currency, converted to Dollars at the Exchange Rate on such date.
Dollars and the sign $ means the lawful money of the United States of America.
Domestic Lending Office means, with respect to any Lender, the office of such Lender specified as its Domestic Lending Office opposite its name on Schedule 1A hereto or in the Assignment and Acceptance pursuant to which it became a Lender, or such other office of such Lender as such Lender may from time to time specify to the Borrower and the Agent.
Effective Date means the date that all conditions precedent set forth in Section 4.01 shall have been satisfied or waived.
Eligible Assignee means (a) a Lender, (b) an Affiliate of a Lender, (c) an Approved Fund, (d) a commercial bank organized under the laws of the United States, or any State thereof, and having a combined capital and surplus of at least $250,000,000; (e) a savings and loan association or savings bank organized under the laws of the United States, or any State thereof, and having a combined capital and surplus of at least $250,000,000; (f) a commercial bank organized under the laws of any other country that is a member of the OECD or has concluded special lending arrangements with the International Monetary Fund associated with its General Arrangements to Borrow or a political subdivision of any such country, and having a combined capital and surplus of at least $250,000,000, so long as such bank is acting through a branch or agency located in the United States; (g) a finance company, insurance company or other financial institution or fund (whether a corporation, partnership, trust or other entity) that is engaged in making, purchasing or otherwise holding commercial loans in the ordinary course of its business and having a combined capital and surplus of at least $250,000,000 or an Approved Fund thereof and (h) any other Person (other than a natural person) approved by (i) the Agent, and (ii) unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Borrower (each such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed
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and such approval, in the case of the Borrower, to be deemed to have been given if a response is not received within ten Business Days from the date on which request for such approval was received by the Borrower); provided that notwithstanding the foregoing, Eligible Assignee shall not include the Borrower or any of the Borrowers Affiliates or Subsidiaries.
Environmental Action means any action, suit, demand, demand letter, claim, notice of non-compliance or violation, notice of liability or potential liability, investigation, proceeding, consent order or consent agreement relating in any way to any Environmental Law, Environmental Permit or Hazardous Materials or arising from alleged injury or threat of injury to health, safety or the environment, including, without limitation, (a) by any Governmental Authority for enforcement, cleanup, removal, response, remedial or other actions or damages and (b) by any Governmental Authority or any third party for damages, contribution, indemnification, cost recovery, compensation or injunctive relief.
Environmental Law means any federal, state, local or foreign statute, law, ordinance, rule, regulation, code, order, judgment, decree or judicial or agency interpretation, policy or guidance relating to pollution or protection of the environment, health, safety or natural resources, including, without limitation, those relating to the use, handling, transportation, treatment, storage, disposal, release or discharge of Hazardous Materials.
Environmental Permit means any permit, approval, identification number, license or other authorization required under any Environmental Law.
ERISA means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time, and the regulations promulgated and rulings issued thereunder.
ERISA Affiliate means any Person that for purposes of Title IV of ERISA is a member of the Borrowers controlled group, or under common control with the Borrower, within the meaning of Section 414 of the Internal Revenue Code.
ERISA Event means (a) the occurrence of a reportable event, within the meaning of Section 4043 of ERISA, with respect to any Plan unless the 30-day notice requirement with respect to such event has been waived by the PBGC; (b) the application for a minimum funding waiver with respect to a Plan; (c) the provision by the administrator of any Plan of a notice of intent to terminate such Plan pursuant to Section 4041(a)(2) of ERISA (including any such notice with respect to a plan amendment referred to in Section 4041(e) of ERISA); (d) the cessation of operations at a facility of the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate in the circumstances described in Section 4062(e) of ERISA; (e) the incurrence by the Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any liability with respect to the withdrawal by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate from a Multiple Employer Plan during a plan year for which it was a substantial employer, as defined in Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA; (f) the imposition of a lien under Section 302(f)
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of ERISA with respect to any Plan; (g) the adoption of an amendment to a Plan requiring the provision of security to such Plan pursuant to Section 307 of ERISA; or (h) the institution by the PBGC of proceedings to terminate a Plan pursuant to Section 4042 of ERISA, or the occurrence of any event or condition described in Section 4042 of ERISA that is reasonably expected to result in the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, a Plan.
Eurocurrency Lending Office means, with respect to any Lender, the office of such Lender specified as its Eurocurrency Lending Office opposite its name on Schedule 1A hereto or in the Assignment and Acceptance pursuant to which it became a Lender (or, if no such office is specified, its Domestic Lending Office), or such other office of such Lender as such Lender may from time to time specify to the Borrower and the Agent.
Eurocurrency Liabilities has the meaning assigned to that term in Regulation D of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, as in effect from time to time.
Eurocurrency Rate means the rate per annum determined by the Agent at approximately 11:00 A.M. (London time) on the date which is two Business Days prior to the beginning of the relevant Interest Period (as specified in the applicable Notice of Borrowing) by reference to the London interbank offered rate administered by the British Bankers Association (or its successor) for Dollars or the relevant Alternate Currency, as the case may be (as set forth on pages LIBOR01 or LIBOR02 of the Reuters screen (or any replacement Reuters page which displays that rate)), for a period equal to such Interest Period; provided that, to the extent that an interest rate is not ascertainable pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this definition, the Eurocurrency Rate shall be the interest rate per annum determined by the Agent to be the average of the rates per annum at which deposits in Dollars or in the relevant Alternate Currency, as the case may be, are offered for such relevant Interest Period to major banks in the London interbank market in London, England by the Reference Lenders at approximately 11:00 A.M. (London time) on the date which is two Business Days prior to the beginning of such Interest Period. If any of the Reference Lenders shall be unable or shall otherwise fail to supply such rates to the Agent upon its request, the rate of interest shall be determined on the basis of the quotations of the remaining Reference Lender.
Eurocurrency Rate Advance means an Advance that bears interest as provided in Section 2.07(a)(ii).
Event of Default has the meaning specified in Section 7.01.
Exchange Rate means, on any day with respect to any two currencies, the rate at which the first such currency may be exchanged into the other such currency, as set forth at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, on such day on the applicable Reuters World Spot Page. In the event that any such rate does not appear on any Reuters World Spot Page, the Exchange Rate shall be determined by reference to such other
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publicly available service for displaying exchange rates reasonably selected by the Agent or, at the discretion of the Agent, such Exchange Rate shall instead be the spot rate of Wells Fargo in a market reasonably selected by Agent where Wells Fargo customarily conducts foreign currency exchange operations at or about 11:00 a.m., London time, on such day for exchange of such first currency for such other currency.
Excluded Taxes means, with respect to the Agent, any Lender, or any other recipient of any payment to be made by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower hereunder (a Recipient ), (a) Taxes imposed as a result of a present or former connection between such Recipient and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than connections solely arising from such Recipient having executed, delivered, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, enforced, sold or assigned an interest in, or engaged in any other transaction pursuant to this Agreement), (b) Taxes imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated) and franchise Taxes, imposed by the jurisdiction (or any political subdivision thereof) 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, (c) any branch profits Taxes imposed by the United States of America or any similar Tax imposed by any other jurisdiction in which the Recipient is located, (d) in the case of a Lender (other than an assignee pursuant to a request by the Borrower under Section 2.15(b)), any U.S. federal withholding Tax that is imposed on amounts payable to such Lender at the time such Lender becomes a party hereto (or designates a new lending office) or is attributable to such Lenders failure (other than as a result of a Change in Law) to comply with Section 2.14(e), except to the extent that such Lender (or its assignor, if any) was entitled, at the time of designation of a new lending office (or assignment), to receive additional amounts from the Borrower with respect to such withholding Tax pursuant to Section 2.14(a) and (e) any withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA.
FATCA means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the date of this Agreement (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof, any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code and any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules or practices adopted pursuant to any intergovernmental agreement entered into in connection with the implementaton of such Sections of the Code.
Federal Funds Effective Rate means, for any period, a fluctuating interest rate equal for each day during such period to the weighted average of the rates on overnight Federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by Federal funds brokers, as published for such day (or, if such day is not a Business Day, for the next preceding Business Day) by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or, if such rate is not so published for any day which is a Business Day, the average of the quotations for such day on such transactions received by the Agent from three Federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by the Agent.
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Fitch means Fitch Ratings Ltd.
Foreign Lender means any Lender that is not a United States person within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.
Fund means any Person (other than a natural person) that is (or will be) engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its business.
GAAP has the meaning specified in Section 1.03.
Governmental Authority means the government of the United States of America or any other nation, or of any political subdivision thereof, whether state or local, and any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government (including any supra-national bodies such as the European Union or the European Central Bank).
Granting Lender has the meaning specified in Section 9.07(g).
Hazardous Materials means (a) petroleum and petroleum products, byproducts or breakdown products, radioactive materials, asbestos-containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls and radon gas and (b) any other chemicals, materials or substances designated, classified or regulated as hazardous or toxic or as a pollutant or contaminant under any environmental law, statute or regulation.
Hedge Agreements means interest rate swap, cap or collar agreements, interest rate future or option contracts, currency swap agreements, currency future or option contracts and other similar interest rate or currency exchange rate hedging agreements.
Immaterial Subsidiary means any Subsidiary of the Borrower (determined, solely for purposes of this definition, without regard to the last sentence of the definition thereof), designated by the Borrower in writing to the Agent (a) the assets of which do not exceed 3% of the total Consolidated assets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, (b) the net income of which does not exceed 3% of the total Consolidated net income of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries and (c) the revenues of which do not exceed 3% of the total Consolidated revenues of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, in each case as determined as of, or (as applicable) for the four fiscal quarters most recently ended on, the last day of the most recently ended fiscal quarter of the Borrower and in accordance with GAAP.
Indemnified Taxes means Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes, imposed on or with respect to any payment made by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower hereunder.
Indemnitee has the meaning specified in Section 9.04(b).
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Initial Lenders has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement.
Intellectual Property means all trademarks, service marks, trade names, Internet domain names (as defined under 15 U.S.C. § 1127), designs, logos, slogans, and general intangibles of like nature, together with all goodwill, registrations and applications related to the foregoing; all inventions (whether patentable or unpatentable and whether or not reduced to practice); patents and industrial designs (including any continuations, divisionals, continuations-in-part, renewals, reissues, and applications for any of the foregoing); copyrights (including any registrations and applications for any of the foregoing); Software; mask works (as defined under 17 U.S.C. § 901) and any registrations and applications for mask works; technology, trade secrets, know-how, processes, formulae, algorithms, models, methodologies, discoveries, improvements, specifications and other proprietary or confidential information; database and data rights; drawings, records, books or other indicia, however evidenced, of the foregoing; rights of publicity and privacy relating to the use of the names, likenesses, voices, signatures and biographical information of real persons; lists or other information relating to customers, competitors, suppliers or any other Person; in each case the right to claims against another Person relating to the Intellectual Property; and in each case owned by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries on or after the Effective Date.
Interest Period means, for each Eurocurrency Rate Advance comprising part of the same Borrowing, the period commencing on the date of such Eurocurrency Rate Advance or the date of the Conversion of any Base Rate Advance into such Eurocurrency Rate Advance and ending on the last day of the period selected by the Borrower pursuant to the provisions below and, thereafter, with respect to Eurocurrency Rate Advances, each subsequent period commencing on the last day of the immediately preceding Interest Period and ending on the last day of the period selected by the Borrower pursuant to the provisions below. The duration of each such Interest Period shall be one, two, three or six months, as the Borrower may, upon notice received by the Agent not later than 11:00 A.M. (New York City time) on the third Business Day prior to the first day of such Interest Period, select; provided , however , that:
(a) the Borrower may not select any Interest Period that ends after the Termination Date;
(b) Interest Periods commencing on the same date for Eurocurrency Rate Advances comprising part of the same Borrowing shall be of the same duration;
(c) whenever the last day of any Interest Period would otherwise occur on a day other than a Business Day, the last day of such Interest Period shall be extended to occur on the next succeeding Business Day, provided , however that, if such extension would cause the last day of such Interest Period to occur in the next following calendar month, the last day of such Interest Period shall occur on the next preceding Business Day; and
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(d) whenever the first day of any Interest Period occurs on a day of an initial calendar month for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month that succeeds such initial calendar month by the number of months equal to the number of months in such Interest Period, such Interest Period shall end on the last Business Day of such succeeding calendar month.
Internal Revenue Code or the Code means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, and the regulations promulgated and rulings issued thereunder.
IRS means the United States Internal Revenue Service.
Judgment Currency has the meaning specified in Section 9.14.
Lenders means the Initial Lenders as set forth on Schedule 2.01 and each Person that shall become a party hereto pursuant to Section 2.05 or 9.07.
Lien means any lien, security interest or other charge or encumbrance of any kind.
Market Rate Spread means, at any time, the 30-day moving average credit default swap mid-rate spread of the Borrower interpolated for the period beginning on the applicable Determination Date (as defined below) to the Termination Date (or, if the Termination Date is less than one year from such Determination Date, the credit default swap mid-rate spread of the Borrower for a period of one year), in each case determined as of such Determination Date and as interpolated and published by the Market Rate Spread Source; provided that in any event the Market Rate Spread shall be subject to the minimum and maximum rates which are set forth in the Pricing Grid under the respective columns headed Market Rate Spread Floor and Market Rate Spread Ceiling corresponding to the Category in effect on such Determination Date.
The Determination Dates will be (a) for each Eurocurrency Rate Advance, two Business Days prior to the initial Interest Period for such Eurocurrency Rate Advance and, if applicable, one Business Day prior to each subsequent Interest Period for such Eurocurrency Rate Advance ( provided that, in the case of any Eurocurrency Rate Advance having an Interest Period of longer than three months, the Business Day prior to the three-month period succeeding such initial three-month period shall also be a Determination Date with respect to such Eurocurrency Rate Advance) and (b) if the Base Rate is determined in accordance with clause (c) of the definition of Base Rate, set for such Base Rate Advance on the date of such Base Rate Advance and on the last Business Day of each succeeding calendar month.
If for any reason the Market Rate Spread cannot be determined pursuant to the forgoing procedures, the Borrower and the Lenders shall negotiate in good faith for a period of up to 30 days after the Market Rate Spread becomes unavailable (such 30-day period, the Negotiation Period ) to agree on an alternative method for establishing the
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Market Rate Spread. The Market Rate Spread during the Negotiation Period shall be the Market Rate Spread most recently determined pursuant to the first and second sentences of this definition. If no such alternative method is agreed upon during the Negotiation Period, the Market Rate Spread at any date of determination subsequent to the end of the Negotiation Period shall be a rate per annum equal to (a) 75.0 basis points, if Category 1 is then in effect, (b) 87.5 basis points, if Category 2 is then in effect, (c) 100.0 basis points, if Category 3 is then in effect and (d) 112.5 basis points, if Category 4 is then in effect.
Market Rate Spread Source means, initially, Markit Group Limited or its successors; provided , that if for any reason (i) Markit Group Limited or a successor thereof is not publishing the 30-day moving average credit default swap mid-rate spread of the Borrower for the applicable period specified by the definition of Market Rate Spread, then the Market Rate Spread Source shall be page ORCLCP CDS for the applicable period or, if no such page exists, for the period nearest to the applicable period, or successor page on Bloomberg or its successor for so long as it is publishing such information and (ii) neither Markit Group Limited nor Bloomberg nor one of their respective successors is then publishing such information, then the Market Rate Spread Source shall be a similar financial services company selected by the Agent with the consent of the Borrower.
Material Adverse Effect shall mean the result of one or more events, changes or effects which, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on (a) the results of operations or financial condition of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole or (b) the validity or enforceability of this Agreement or the rights, remedies and benefits available to the parties hereunder.
Moodys means Moodys Investors Service, Inc., its successors and assigns.
Multiemployer Plan means a multiemployer plan, as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA, to which the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate is making or accruing an obligation to make contributions, or has within any of the preceding five plan years made or accrued an obligation to make contributions.
Multiple Employer Plan means a single employer plan, as defined in Section 4001(a)(15) of ERISA, that (a) is maintained for employees of the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate and at least one Person other than the Borrower and the ERISA Affiliates or (b) was so maintained and in respect of which the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate could have liability under Section 4064 or 4069 of ERISA in the event such plan has been or were to be terminated.
Non-Consenting Lender has the meaning specified in Section 9.01(b).
Note means a promissory note of the Borrower payable to any Lender, delivered pursuant to a request made under Section 2.19 in substantially the form of
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Exhibit A hereto, evidencing the aggregate indebtedness of the Borrower to such Lender resulting from the Advances made by such Lender.
Notice of Borrowing has the meaning specified in Section 2.02(a).
OFAC has the meaning specified in Section 5.01(o).
Offered Increase Amount has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(a).
Other Agents means the collective reference to the joint lead arrangers, bookrunners, syndication agents and documentation agents described on the cover page of this Agreement.
Other Taxes means all present or future stamp, court, intangible, recording, filing, documentary or similar Taxes arising from any payment made hereunder or from the execution, delivery or enforcement of, or otherwise with respect to, this Agreement.
Participant has the meaning specified Section 9.07(d).
Participant Register has the meaning specified Section 9.07(d).
Participating Member State means each state so described in any EMU Legislation.
Patriot Act means the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001, Pub. L. 107-56, signed into law October 26, 2001.
PBGC means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (or any successor).
Permitted Liens means, with respect to any Person, (a) Liens for taxes, assessments and governmental charges and levies to the extent not required to be paid under Section 6.01(b) hereof; (b) pledges or deposits to secure obligations under workers compensation, unemployment, insurance and other social security laws or similar legislation; (c) pledges or deposits to secure performance in connection with bids, tenders, contracts (other than contracts for the payment of money) or leases to which such Person is a party; (d) deposits to secure public or statutory obligations of such Person; (e) materialmens, mechanics, carriers, workers, repairmens and other like Liens in the ordinary course of business, or deposits to obtain the release of such Liens to the extent such Liens, in the aggregate, would not have a Material Adverse Effect; (f) deposits to secure surety and appeal bonds to which such Person is a party; (g) other pledges or deposits for similar purposes in the ordinary course of business, including pledges and deposits to secure indemnity, performance or other similar bonds and in connection with insurance; (h) Liens created by or resulting from any litigation or legal proceeding which at the time is currently being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings; (i)
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leases made, or existing on property acquired, in the ordinary course of business; (j) landlords Liens under leases to which such Person is a party; (k) zoning restrictions, easements, licenses, and restrictions on the use of real property or minor irregularities in title thereto, which, with respect to property that is material to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, do not materially impair the use of such property in the operation of the business of such Person or the value of such property for the purpose of such business; (l) Liens consisting of leases or subleases and licenses or sublicenses granted to others in the ordinary course of business not interfering in any material respect with the business of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and any interest or title of a lessor or licensor under any lease or license, as applicable; (m) 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; and (n) Liens which constitute a lenders rights of set-off of a customary nature.
Person means any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, association, company, partnership, governmental authority or other entity.
Plan means a Single Employer Plan or a Multiple Employer Plan.
Pricing Grid means the grid set forth below:
Category
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Market Rate
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Market Rate
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Commitment Fee
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Category 1
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10.0
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75.0
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5.0
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Category 2
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20.0
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87.5
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6.0
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Category 3
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25.0
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100.0
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8.0
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Category 4
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30.0
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112.5
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10.0
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Prime Rate means the rate of interest per annum announced or established from time to time by Wells Fargo as its prime rate for dollars loaned in the United States in effect at its principal office in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Prime Rate is a reference rate and does not necessarily represent the lowest or best rate actually charged to any customer. Wells Fargo or any other Lender may make commercial loans or other loans at rates of interest at, above or below the Prime Rate.
Public Debt Rating means, as of any date, the lowest rating that has been most recently announced by any of S&P, Moodys or Fitch, as the case may be, for any class of non-credit enhanced long-term senior unsecured debt issued by the
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Borrower. For purposes of the foregoing, (a) if any rating established by S&P, Moodys or Fitch shall be changed, such change shall be effective as of the date on which such change is first announced publicly by the rating agency making such change; and (b) if S&P, Moodys or Fitch shall change the basis on which ratings are established, each reference to the Public Debt Rating announced by S&P, Moodys or Fitch, as the case may be, shall refer to the then equivalent rating by S&P, Moodys or Fitch, as the case may be.
Reference Lenders means initially, Wells Fargo and Bank of America, N.A. or, if Wells Fargo and Bank of America, N.A. are unable to furnish timely information in accordance with Section 2.08, then any other commercial bank of recognized national standing designated by the Agent as constituting a Reference Lender to replace Wells Fargo and/or Bank of America, N.A., as relevant.
Register has the meaning specified in Section 9.07(c).
Related Parties means, with respect to any Person, such Persons Affiliates and the directors, officers, employees, agents and advisors of such Person and of such Persons Affiliates.
Required Lenders means at any time Lenders (other than Defaulting Lenders) owed at least a majority in interest of the then aggregate Revolving Credit Exposures or, if no Advances are then outstanding, Lenders (other than Defaulting Lenders) having at least a majority in interest of the Commitments.
Requisite Amount has the meaning specified in Section 7.01(d).
Reset Date means the second Business Day following each Calculation Date; provided that, in connection with any Calculation Date designated pursuant to clause (b) of the definition thereof, the applicable Reset Date shall be such Calculation Date.
Revolving Credit Exposure means, with respect to any Lender at any time, the outstanding aggregate principal Dollar Amount of such Lenders Advances at such time.
S&P means Standard & Poors Ratings Services, a Standard & Poors Financial Services LLC business, its successors and assigns.
SEC means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Single Employer Plan means a single employer plan, as defined in Section 4001(a)(15) of ERISA, that (a) is maintained for employees of the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate and no Person other than the Borrower and the ERISA Affiliates or (b) was so maintained and in respect of which the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate could have liability under Section 4069 of ERISA in the event such plan has been or were to be terminated.
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Software means any and all (a) computer programs, including any and all software implementation of algorithms, models and methodologies, whether in source code or object code form, (b) databases and compilations, including any and all data and collections of data, and (c) all documentation, including user manuals and training materials, relating to any of the foregoing.
SPC has the meaning specified in Section 9.07(g).
Stockholders Equity means, at any date, stockholders equity of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, determined on a Consolidated basis, on such date.
Subsidiary of any Person means any corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, trust or estate of which (or in which) more than 50% of (a) the issued and outstanding capital stock having ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the Board of Directors of such corporation (irrespective of whether at the time capital stock of any other class or classes of such corporation shall or might have voting power upon the occurrence of any contingency), (b) the interest in the capital or profits of such limited liability company, partnership or joint venture or (c) the beneficial interest in such trust or estate, is at the time directly or indirectly owned or Controlled by such Person, by such Person and one or more of its other Subsidiaries or by one or more of such Persons other Subsidiaries. Notwithstanding the foregoing, references to Subsidiary in this Agreement shall not include (i) Miracle Linux Kabushikigaisha (also known as Miracle Linux Corporation), a Japanese Kabushikigaisha or (ii) any other Person that would otherwise be a Subsidiary of the Borrower pursuant to the foregoing portion of this definition and that the Borrower does not directly or indirectly Control; provided that, in the case of any such Person in clause (i) or (ii), such Person is also an Immaterial Subsidiary.
Taxes means all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, withholdings, assessments, fees or other charges imposed by any Governmental Authority, including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.
Termination Date means the earlier of (a) April 20, 2018 and (b) the date of termination in whole of the Commitments pursuant to Section 2.04 or 7.01.
Total Capitalization of any Person on any date, means the sum of (i) Total Consolidated Net Debt of such Person on such date and (ii) shareholders equity of such Person on such date, determined on a Consolidated basis.
Total Consolidated Net Debt of any Person on any date, means (a) all Covenant Debt of such Person minus (b) cash, cash equivalents and short term investments reflected on the Consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such date.
U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(e)(ii)(2)(C).
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Voting Stock means capital stock issued by a corporation, or equivalent interests in any other Person, the holders of which are ordinarily, in the absence of contingencies, entitled to vote for the election of directors (or persons performing similar functions) of such Person, even if the right so to vote has been suspended by the happening of such a contingency.
Wells Fargo has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement.
Section 1.02. Computation of Time Periods . In this Agreement in the computation of periods of time from a specified date to a later specified date, the word from means from and including and the words to and until each mean to but excluding.
Section 1.03. Accounting Terms; Terms Generally . All terms of an accounting or financial nature shall be construed in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles ( GAAP ), as in effect in the United States from time to time, provided that, if the Borrower notifies the Agent that the Borrower requests an amendment to any provision hereof to eliminate the effect of any change, occurring after the date hereof, in GAAP or in the application thereof (or if the Agent notifies the Borrower that the Required Lenders request an amendment of any provision hereof for such purpose), regardless of whether such notice is given before or after such change in GAAP or in the application thereof, then such provision shall be applied 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. 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 but not limited to. The word will shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word shall. Unless the context requires otherwise (a) any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument or other document herein shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as from time to time amended, supplemented or otherwise modified (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, supplements or modifications set forth herein), (b) any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Persons successors and assigns, (c) 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, (d) all references herein to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed to refer to Articles and Sections of, and Exhibits and Schedules to, this Agreement and (e) 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.
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ARTICLE II
AMOUNTS AND TERMS OF THE ADVANCES
Section 2.01. The Advances . Each Lender severally agrees, on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth, to make Advances to the Borrower in Dollars or an Alternate Currency from time to time on any Business Day during the Commitment Period in an aggregate amount that will not result in such Lenders Revolving Credit Exposure exceeding at any time the amount set forth opposite such Lenders name on Schedule 2.01 hereto or, if such Lender has entered into any Assignment and Acceptance or is an Additional Lender, as set forth for such Lender in the Register maintained by the Agent pursuant to Section 9.07(c), as such amount may be reduced or increased pursuant to Section 2.04 or 2.05 (such Lenders Commitment ) ; provided that, with respect to Borrowings made in an Alternate Currency, (i) all such Borrowings shall consist of Eurocurrency Rate Advances and (ii) immediately after giving effect to such Borrowing, the Alternate Currency Exposure shall not exceed the Alternate Currency Sublimit . Each Borrowing shall be in an aggregate amount of $10,000,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000,000 (or comparable amounts determined by the Agent in the case of a Borrowing in an Alternate Currency) in excess thereof and shall consist of Advances of the same Type made on the same day by the Lenders ratably according to their respective Commitments. Within the limits of this Section 2.01, the Borrower may borrow under this Section 2.01, prepay pursuant to Section 2.10 and reborrow under this Section 2.01.
Section 2.02. Making the Advances . (a) The Borrower may borrow under the Commitments during the Commitment Period on any Business Day, provided that each Borrowing shall be made on notice, given not later than 11:00 A.M. (New York City time) on the third Business Day prior to the date of the proposed Borrowing in the case of a Borrowing in Dollars consisting of Eurocurrency Rate Advances, the fourth Business Day prior to the date of the proposed Borrowing in the case of a Borrowing in an Alternate Currency consisting of Eurocurrency Rate Advances, or the Business Day of the proposed Borrowing in the case of a Borrowing consisting of Base Rate Advances, by the Borrower to the Agent, which shall give to each Lender prompt notice thereof. Each such notice of a Borrowing (a Notice of Borrowing ) shall be by telephone, confirmed immediately in writing or by telecopier in substantially the form of Exhibit B hereto, specifying therein the requested (i) date of such Borrowing, (ii) currency of such Borrowing, (iii)Type of Advances comprising such Borrowing, (iv) aggregate amount of such Borrowing, (v) remittance instructions and (vi) in the case of a Borrowing consisting of Eurocurrency Rate Advances, initial Interest Period for each such Advance. Each Lender shall, before 1:00 P.M. (New York City time) (or, in the case of a Borrowing in an Alternate Currency, 9:00 A.M. (New York City time)) on the date of such Borrowing, make available for the account of its Applicable Lending Office to the Agent at the Agents Account, in same day funds, such Lenders ratable portion of such Borrowing. After the Agents receipt of such funds and upon fulfillment of the applicable conditions set forth in Article IV, the Agent will make such funds available to the Borrower at the Agents address referred to in Section 9.02.
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(b) With respect to each Borrowing in Alternate Currencies, not later than 11:00 a.m. (New York City time), on the second Business Day preceding the proposed Borrowing, the Agent shall determine the Exchange Rate as of such date and give notice thereof to the Borrower and the Lenders. The Exchange Rate so determined shall become effective on the date of the proposed Borrowing for the purpose of determining the availability of the Commitments under the Alternate Currency Sublimit (it being understood that such availability shall be calculated and determined by applying such Exchange Rate to the aggregate principal amount of Advances which are outstanding on such Borrowing date).
(c) With respect to each Borrowing in Dollars at a time when Alternate Currency Advances are outstanding, not later than 11:00 a.m. (New York City time), on the second Business Day preceding the proposed Borrowing in the case of a Borrowing consisting of Eurocurrency Rate Advances, or the Business Day preceding the proposed Borrowing in the case of a Borrowing consisting of Base Rate Advances, the Agent shall determine the Exchange Rate as of such date and give notice thereof to the Borrower and the Lenders. The Exchange Rate so determined shall become effective on the date of the proposed Borrowing for the purposes of determining the availability under the Commitments (it being understood that such availability shall be calculated and determined by applying such Exchange Rate to the aggregate principal amount of Advances which are outstanding on such Borrowing date).
(d) Not later than 2:00 p.m., New York City time, on each Calculation Date (so long as any Alternate Currency Advances are outstanding), the Agent shall determine the Exchange Rate as of such Calculation Date and give notice thereof to the Borrower and the Lenders. The Exchange Rate so determined shall become effective on the next succeeding Reset Date. If, on any Reset Date, the Revolving Credit Exposure exceeds an amount equal to 105% of the Commitments, then the Borrower shall, within three Business Days after notice thereof from the Agent, prepay Advances in an amount such that, after giving effect thereto, the Revolving Credit Exposure does not exceed the Commitments (such calculation to be made using the Exchange Rate that is effective on such Reset Date); provided that any such prepayment shall be accompanied by accrued interest on the amount prepaid (except in the case of Base Rate Advances) but shall be without premium or penalty of any kind.
(e) Anything in subsection (a) above to the contrary notwithstanding, (i) the Borrower may not select Eurocurrency Rate Advances in a particular currency for any Borrowing if the aggregate obligation of the Lenders to make Eurocurrency Rate Advances in such currency shall then be suspended pursuant to Section 2.08 or 2.12 and (ii) Eurocurrency Rate Advances may not be outstanding at any time as part of more than ten separate Borrowings.
(f) Each Notice of Borrowing shall be irrevocable and binding on the Borrower. In the case of any Borrowing that the related Notice of Borrowing specifies is to be comprised of Eurocurrency Rate Advances, the Borrower shall indemnify each Lender against any loss, cost or expense incurred by such Lender as a
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result of any failure to fulfill on or before the date specified in such Notice of Borrowing for such Borrowing the applicable conditions set forth in Article IV, including, without limitation, any loss (excluding loss of anticipated profits), cost or expense incurred by reason of the liquidation or reemployment of deposits or other funds acquired by such Lender to fund the Advance to be made by such Lender as part of such Borrowing when such Advance, as a result of such failure, is not made on such date.
(g) Unless the Agent shall have received notice from a Lender prior to the proposed time of any Borrowing that such Lender will not make available to the Agent such Lenders share of such Borrowing, the Agent may assume that such Lender has made such share available on such date in accordance with subsection (a) of this Section 2.02 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 Agent, then such Lender and the Borrower severally agree to pay to the Agent forthwith on demand such corresponding amount 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 Agent, at (i) in the case of a payment to be made by such Lender, the greater of the Federal Funds Effective Rate and a rate determined by the Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation and (ii) in the case of a payment to be made by the Borrower, the interest rate applicable to Base Rate Advances. If the Borrower and such Lender shall pay such interest to the Agent for the same or an overlapping period, the Agent shall promptly remit to the Borrower the amount of such interest paid by the Borrower for such period. If such Lender pays such amount to the Agent, then such amount shall constitute such Lenders Advance 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 Agent.
(h) The failure of any Lender to make the Advance to be made by it as part of any Borrowing shall not relieve any other Lender of its obligation, if any, hereunder to make its Advance on the date of such Borrowing, but no Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to make the Advance to be made by such other Lender on the date of any Borrowing.
Section 2.03. Fees . (a) Commitment Fee . The Borrower agrees to pay to the Agent for the account of each Lender a commitment fee (the Commitment Fee ) on the average daily amount of such Lenders unused Commitment from (i) the Effective Date, in the case of each Initial Lender, (ii) from the effective date specified in the Assignment and Acceptance pursuant to which it became a Lender, in the case of each other Lender (other than an Additional Lender) and (iii) from the effective date specified in the Additional Lender Supplement pursuant to which it became a Lender, in the case of each Additional Lender, in each case, until the Termination Date at a rate per annum equal to the rate set forth in the Pricing Grid under the column headed Commitment Fee corresponding to the Category in effect (the Applicable Rate ), payable in arrears quarterly on the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December before the Termination Date, commencing with June, 2013, and on the
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Termination Date, but excluding, in the case of any Defaulting Lender, any period during which it is a Defaulting Lender. The Commitment Fee shall be calculated quarterly in arrears, and if there is any change in the Applicable Rate during any quarter, the average daily amount shall be computed and multiplied by the Applicable Rate separately for each period during such quarter that such Applicable Rate was in effect.
(b) Agents Fees . The Borrower shall pay to the Agent for its own account such fees as may from time to time be agreed in writing between the Borrower and the Agent.
Section 2.04. Termination or Reduction of the Commitments . The Borrower shall have the right, upon at least three Business Days notice to the Agent, to terminate in whole or reduce ratably in part the unused portions of the respective Commitments of the Lenders, provided that each partial reduction shall be in the aggregate amount of $10,000,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof and provided further that the aggregate amount of the Commitments of the Lenders shall not be reduced to an amount that is less than the sum of the total Revolving Credit Exposures then outstanding and provided further that once terminated, a Commitment may not be reinstated.
Section 2.05. Commitment Increases (a) The Borrower shall have the right, at any time and from time to time after the Effective Date, to increase the Commitments and the Alternate Currency Sublimit by a proportionate amount pursuant to this Section 2.05 subject to the restrictions of subsection (d) of this Section 2.05 (any such increase (including the proportionate increase in the Alternate Currency Sublimit), a Commitment Increase ); provided that (i) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing on the date of the Commitment Increase or shall result from the proposed Commitment Increase and (ii) the representations and warranties contained in Section 5.01 shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date of the Commitment Increase as if made on and as of such date (or, if any such representation and warranty is expressly stated to have been made as of a specific date, as of such specific date). In the event that the Borrower wishes to increase the aggregate Commitments at any time, the Borrower shall notify the Agent in writing of the amount (the Offered Increase Amount ) of such proposed increase (such notice, a Commitment Increase Notice ); provided , that the aggregate amount of any such initial increase in the Commitment shall be at least $250,000,000, and, any subsequent increases in the Commitments shall be in increments of at least $100,000,000 thereafter. The Borrower shall (x) first , offer the existing Lenders the opportunity to participate in such increase of their Commitments among such existing Lenders to provide the Offered Increase Amount pursuant to subsection 2.05(c), and each such Lender shall, within five Business Days after receipt of such notice (or such other period as may be specified by the Agent and the Borrower), notify the Agent whether it agrees to increase its Commitment and, if so, whether by an amount equal to, greater than, or less than its pro rata amount of such requested increase (and any Lender not responding within such time period shall be deemed to have declined to increase its Commitment) and (y) second , to the extent that Commitment Increases are not agreed to by existing Lenders under clause (x) (as
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accepted and allocated by the Agent and the Borrower as they shall agree), offer one or more additional banks, financial institutions or other entities (approved by the Agent, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld) the opportunity to participate in all or a portion of the Offered Increase Amount pursuant to subsection 2.05(b).
(b) Any additional bank, financial institution or other entity which the Borrower selects to offer participation in a Commitment Increase and which agrees to provide a Commitment in an amount so offered and accepted by it pursuant to subsection 2.05(a)(y) shall execute an Additional Lender Supplement (in substantially the form specified by the Agent, each an Additional Lender Supplement ) with the Borrower and the Agent, whereupon such bank, financial institution or other entity (herein called an Additional Lender ) shall become a Lender for all purposes and to the same extent as if originally a party hereto and shall be bound by and entitled to the benefits of this Agreement, provided that the Commitment of any such Additional Lender shall be in an amount not less than $10,000,000 or such smaller amount as the Borrower and Agent may otherwise agree.
(c) Any existing Lender which accepts an offer to increase its Commitment pursuant to subsection 2.05(a)(x) shall execute a Commitment Increase Supplement (in substantially the form specified by the Agent, each a Commitment Increase Supplement ) with the Borrower and the Agent whereupon such Lender shall be bound by and entitled to the benefits of this Agreement with respect to the full amount of its Commitment as so increased.
(d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 2.05, (i) in no event shall any Commitment Increase or transaction effected pursuant to this Section 2.05 cause the aggregate Commitments hereunder to exceed $5,000,000,000 and (ii) no existing Lender shall have any obligation to increase its Commitment unless it agrees to do so in its sole discretion.
(e) Upon the effectiveness of a Commitment Increase, the Agent shall allocate among the Lenders such amount of Advances as may be then outstanding as is necessary so that, after giving effect to such allocations and any Borrowings on such date of all or any portion of the relevant increase of the Commitment, the principal balance of all outstanding Advances owing to a Lender is equivalent to each such Lenders Applicable Percentage (after giving effect to any nonratable increase in the Commitment resulting from the exercise of a Commitment Increase pursuant to this Section 2.05) of the then Revolving Credit Exposure.
If the Commitments are increased in accordance with this Section 2.05, the Agent and the Borrower shall determine the effective date and final allocation of such increase and shall notify the Lenders thereof. No further amendment or other document (other than the Commitment Increase Supplements and/or Additional Lender Supplements referred to above) shall be required for such increase to be effective.
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Section 2.06. Repayment of Advances . The Borrower shall repay to the Agent for the ratable account of the Lenders on the Termination Date the aggregate principal amount of the Advances then outstanding.
Section 2.07. Interest . (a) Scheduled Interest . The Borrower shall pay interest on the unpaid principal amount of each Advance owing to each Lender from the date of such Advance until such principal amount shall be paid in full, at the following rates per annum:
(i) Base Rate Advances . During such periods as such Advance is a Base Rate Advance, a rate per annum equal at all times to the Base Rate in effect from time to time, payable in arrears quarterly on the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December during such periods, commencing with June, 2013, for the period beginning on the Effective Date and then ended.
(ii) Eurocurrency Rate Advances . During such periods as such Advance is a Eurocurrency Rate Advance, a rate per annum equal at all times during each Interest Period for such Advance to the sum of (x) the Eurocurrency Rate for such Interest Period for such Advance plus (y) the Market Rate Spread for such Advance, payable in arrears on the last day of such Interest Period and, if such Interest Period has a duration of more than three months, on each Business Day that occurs during such Interest Period every three months from the first day of such Interest Period and on the date such Eurocurrency Rate Advance shall be Converted or paid in full.
(b) Default Interest . The Agent may with the consent, or shall at the direction, of the Required Lenders require that the Borrower pay interest ( Default Interest ) on (i) the unpaid principal amount of each overdue Advance owing to each Lender, payable in arrears on the dates referred to in clause (a)(i) or (a)(ii) above, at a rate per annum equal at all times to 2% per annum above the rate per annum required to be paid on such Advance pursuant to clause (a)(i) or (a)(ii) above and (ii) to the fullest extent permitted by law, the amount of any interest, fee or other amount payable hereunder that is not paid when due, from the date such amount shall be due until such amount shall be paid in full, payable in arrears on the date such amount shall be paid in full and on demand, at a rate per annum equal at all times to 2% per annum above the rate per annum required to be paid on Base Rate Advances pursuant to clause (a)(i) above, provided , however , that following acceleration of the Advances pursuant to Section 7.01, Default Interest shall accrue and be payable hereunder whether or not previously required by the Agent.
Section 2.08. Interest Rate Determination . (a) Each Reference Lender agrees, if requested by the Agent, to furnish to the Agent timely information for the purpose of determining the Eurocurrency Rate. If any of the Reference Lenders shall not furnish such timely information to the Agent for the purpose of determining any such
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interest rate, the Agent shall determine such interest rate on the basis of timely information furnished by the remaining Reference Lenders. The Agent shall give prompt notice to the Borrower and the Lenders of the (i) applicable interest rate determined by the Agent for purposes of Section 2.07(a)(i) or (ii), and the rate, if any, furnished by each Reference Lender for the purpose of determining the interest rate under Section 2.07(a)(ii).
(b) If, with respect to any Eurocurrency Rate Advances, the Required Lenders notify the Agent that the Eurocurrency Rate in any currency or currencies for any Interest Period for such Advances will not adequately reflect the cost to such Required Lenders of making, funding or maintaining their respective Eurocurrency Rate Advances for such Interest Period, the Agent shall forthwith so notify the Borrower and the Lenders, whereupon (i) each Eurocurrency Rate Advance in Dollars (if an affected currency) will automatically, on the last day of the then existing Interest Period therefor, Convert into a Base Rate Advance, and (ii) the obligation of the Lenders to make, or to Convert Advances into, Eurocurrency Rate Advances in the affected currency or currencies shall be suspended until the Agent shall notify the Borrower and the Lenders that the circumstances causing such suspension no longer exist.
(c) If the Borrower shall fail to select the duration of any Interest Period for any Eurocurrency Rate Advances in accordance with the provisions contained in the definition of Interest Period in Section 1.01, the Agent will forthwith so notify the Borrower and the Lenders and such Advances (unless repaid) will automatically, on the last day of the then existing Interest Period therefor, continue for a new Interest Period with the same duration as the Interest Period then ending, subject to the definition of Interest Period.
(d) On the date on which the aggregate unpaid principal amount of Eurocurrency Rate Advances in Dollars comprising any Borrowing shall be reduced, by payment or prepayment or otherwise, to less than $10,000,000 such Advances shall automatically Convert into Base Rate Advances.
(e) Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default under Section 7.01(a), (i) each Eurocurrency Rate Advance in Dollars (unless repaid) will automatically, on the last day of the then existing Interest Period therefor, Convert into a Base Rate Advance and (ii) the obligation of the Lenders to make, or to Convert Advances into, Eurocurrency Rate Advances shall be suspended.
(f) If fewer than two Reference Lenders determine and furnish timely information to the Agent for determining the Eurocurrency Rate for any Eurocurrency Rate Advances of any currency after the Agent has requested such information:
(i) the Agent shall forthwith notify the Borrower and the Lenders that the interest rate cannot be determined for such Eurocurrency Rate Advances of such currency or currencies,
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(ii) with respect to Eurocurrency Rate Advances in Dollars (if Dollars is one of the affected currencies), each such Advance (unless repaid) will automatically, on the last day of the then existing Interest Period therefor, Convert into a Base Rate Advance (or if such Advance is then a Base Rate Advance, will continue as a Base Rate Advance), and
(iii) the obligation of the Lenders to make Eurocurrency Rate Advances in such affected currency or currencies or to Convert Advances into Eurocurrency Rate Advances in such affected currency or currencies shall be suspended until the Agent shall notify the Borrower and the Lenders that the circumstances causing such suspension no longer exist.
Section 2.09. Optional Conversion of Advances . The Borrower may on any Business Day, upon notice given to the Agent not later than 11:00 A.M. (New York City time) on the third Business Day prior to the date of the proposed Conversion and subject to the provisions of Sections 2.08 and 2.12, Convert all or a portion of all (comprising, in the case of any portion, a ratable portion of the respective Advances of each Lender and in an aggregate amount not less than $10,000,000) Advances of one Type comprising the same Borrowing made to the Borrower into Advances of the other Type; provided , however , any Conversion of Eurocurrency Rate Advances into Base Rate Advances shall be made only on the last day of an Interest Period for such Eurocurrency Rate Advances and any Conversion of Base Rate Advances into Eurocurrency Rate Advances shall be in an amount not less than $10,000,000. Each such notice of a Conversion shall, within the restrictions specified above, specify (i) the date of such Conversion, (ii) the Advances (or portions thereof) to be Converted and (iii) if such Conversion is into Eurocurrency Rate Advances, the duration of the initial Interest Period for each such Advance. Each notice of Conversion shall be irrevocable and binding on the Borrower.
Section 2.10. Optional Prepayments of Advances . The Borrower may, upon notice to the Agent not later than 11:00 A.M. (New York City time) on the proposed prepayment date for Base Rate Advances, and upon at least three Business Days notice for Eurocurrency Rate Advances, in each case stating the proposed date and aggregate principal amount of the prepayment, and if such notice is given the Borrower shall, prepay in whole or ratably in part the outstanding principal amount of the Advances comprising part of the same Borrowing made to the Borrower together with accrued interest to the date of such prepayment on the principal amount prepaid; provided , however , that (x) each partial prepayment shall be in an aggregate principal amount of $10,000,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000,000 (or comparable amounts determined by the Agent in the case of Alternate Currencies) in excess thereof, (y) no partial prepayment of any Borrowing of Alternate Currency Advances shall be made if, after giving effect thereto, the Dollar Amount thereof would be less than $10,000,000 and (z) in the event of any such prepayment of Eurocurrency Rate Advances, the Borrower shall be obligated to reimburse the Lenders in respect thereof pursuant to Section 2.17.
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Section 2.11. Increased Costs; Additional Reserve Requirements . (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 reserve requirement referred to in clause (e) of this Section 2.11); (ii) subject any Lender to any Tax of any kind whatsoever with respect to this Agreement or any Eurocurrency Rate Advance made by it, or change the basis of taxation of payments to such Lender in respect thereof (except for Indemnified Taxes, Other Taxes and Taxes described in clauses (b) through (e) of the definition of Excluded Taxes); or (iii) impose on any Lender or the London interbank market any other condition, cost or expense (other than Taxes) affecting this Agreement or Eurocurrency Rate Advances made by such Lender; and the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to such Lender of making or maintaining any Eurocurrency Rate Advance (or of maintaining its obligation to make any such Advance) or receivable by such Lender hereunder (whether of principal, interest or any other amount), then upon request of such Lender the Borrower will pay to such Lender such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender for such additional costs incurred or reduction suffered.
(b) If any Lender determines that any Change in Law affecting such Lender or the Applicable Lending Office of such Lender or such Lenders holding company, if any, regarding capital or liquidity requirements has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lenders capital or on the capital of such Lenders holding company, if any, as a consequence of this Agreement, the Commitments of such Lender or the Advances made by such Lender or its obligations hereunder, to a level below that which such Lender or such Lenders holding company could have achieved but for such Change in Law (taking into consideration such Lenders policies and the policies of such Lenders holding company with respect to capital adequacy or liquidity), then from time to time the Borrower will pay to such Lender such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or such Lenders holding company for any such reduction suffered.
(c) A certificate of a Lender setting forth the amount or amounts necessary to compensate such Lender or its holding company, as the case may be, as specified in paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section 2.11 and delivered to the Borrower shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The Borrower shall pay such Lender the amount shown as due on any such certificate within 10 Business Days after receipt thereof.
(d) Failure or delay on the part of any Lender to demand compensation pursuant to this Section 2.11 shall not constitute a waiver of such Lenders right to demand such compensation, provided that the Borrower shall not be required to compensate a Lender pursuant to this Section 2.11 for any increased costs incurred or reductions suffered more than nine months prior to the date that such Lender notifies the Borrower of the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions and of such Lenders intention to claim compensation therefor (except that, if the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions is retroactive, then the nine-month period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof).
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(e) The Borrower shall pay to each Lender, so long as such Lender shall be required to maintain reserves (including, without limitation, reserves in respect of Eurocurrency Liabilities) with respect to Eurocurrency Rate Advances, additional interest on the unpaid principal amount of any such Eurocurrency Rate Advance equal to the actual costs of such reserves allocated to such Advance by such Lender (as determined by such Lender in good faith), which shall be due and payable on each date on which interest is payable on such Advance, provided the Borrower shall have received at least 10 days prior notice (with a copy to the Agent) of such additional interest from such Lender. If a Lender fails to give notice 10 days prior to the relevant interest payment date, such additional interest costs shall be due and payable 10 days from receipt of such notice.
Section 2.12. Illegality . Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, if any Lender shall notify the Agent that the introduction of or any change in or in the interpretation of any law or regulation makes it unlawful, or any central bank or other governmental authority having relevant jurisdiction asserts that it is unlawful, for any Lender or its Eurocurrency Lending Office to perform its obligations hereunder to make Eurocurrency Rate Advances in any currency or to fund or maintain Eurocurrency Rate Advances hereunder in any currency, (i) each Eurocurrency Rate Advance will Convert into a Base Rate Advance either (x) on the last day of the then current Interest Period applicable to such Eurocurrency Rate Advance if such Lender may lawfully maintain and fund such Eurocurrency Rate Advance to such date, or (y) immediately and automatically if such Lender shall determine that it may not lawfully maintain and fund such Eurocurrency Rate Advance to such date; and (ii) the obligation of the Lenders to make Eurocurrency Rate Advances or to Convert Advances into Eurocurrency Rate Advances shall be suspended until the Agent shall notify the Borrower and the Lenders that the circumstances causing such suspension no longer exist.
Section 2.13. Payments and Computations . (a) The Borrower shall make each payment hereunder and under the Notes not later than 11:00 A.M. (New York City time) (or, in the case of a payment in respect of Advances in an Alternate Currency, 9:00 A.M. (New York City time)) on the day when due in Dollars (or, in the case of Advances in an Alternate Currency, such Alternate Currency) to the Agent at the Agents Account in same day funds, without set-off, counterclaim or deduction, in each case as expressly provided herein. The Agent will promptly thereafter cause to be distributed like funds relating to the payment of principal or interest or Commitment Fees ratably (other than amounts payable pursuant to Section 2.11, 2.14 or 2.17) to the Lenders for the account of their respective Applicable Lending Offices, and like funds relating to the payment of any other amount payable to any Lender to such Lender for the account of its Applicable Lending Office, in each case to be applied in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
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(b) All computations of interest based on the Base Rate (except when calculated by reference to the Federal Funds Effective Rate) shall be made by the Agent on the basis of a year of 365 or 366 days, as the case may be, and all computations of interest based on the Eurocurrency Rate or the Federal Funds Effective Rate and of Commitment Fees shall be made by the Agent on the basis of a year of 360 days (other than calculations of interest in connection with Pounds Sterling, which shall be calculated on the basis of a year of 365/366 days, as the case may be), in each case for the actual number of days (including the first day but excluding the last day) occurring in the period for which such interest, Commitment Fees are payable. Each determination by the Agent of an interest rate hereunder shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent error in the calculation of such interest rate.
(c) Except as otherwise set forth herein, whenever any payment hereunder or under the Notes shall be stated to be due on a day other than a Business Day, such payment shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day, and such extension of time shall in such case be included in the computation of payment of interest, or Commitment Fees, as the case may be; provided , however , that, if such extension would cause payment of interest on or principal of Eurocurrency Rate Advances to be made in the next following calendar month, such payment shall be made on the next preceding Business Day.
(d) Unless the Agent shall have received notice from the Borrower prior to the date on which any payment is due to the Agent for the account of the Lenders hereunder that the Borrower will not make such payment, the 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 the amount due. In such event, if the Borrower has not in fact made such payment, then each of the Lenders severally agrees to repay to the Agent forthwith on demand the amount so distributed to such Lender, 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 Agent, at the greater of the Federal Funds Effective Rate and a rate determined by the Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation.
Section 2.14. Taxes . (a) Any and all payments by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower hereunder shall be made free and clear of and without deduction or withholding for any Taxes, provided that if the Borrower shall be required by applicable law to deduct or withhold any Taxes from such payments, then (i) if such Tax is an Indemnified Tax or Other Tax, the sum payable shall be increased as necessary so that after making all such required deductions and withholdings (including deductions and withholdings applicable to additional sums payable under this Section 2.14) the Agent or Lender, as the case may be, receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deductions or withholdings been made, (ii) the Borrower shall make such deductions or withholdings and (iii) the Borrower shall timely pay the full amount deducted to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law.
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(b) Without limiting the provisions of paragraph (a) above, the Borrower shall timely pay any Other Taxes to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law.
(c) The Borrower shall indemnify the Agent and each Lender within 10 Business Days after demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes (including Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section 2.14) payable or paid by the Agent or such Lender, and any penalties, interest and 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 (with a copy to the Agent), or by the Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of a Lender, shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
(d) As soon as practicable after any payment of Taxes by the Borrower to a Governmental Authority pursuant to this Section 2.14, the Borrower shall deliver to the 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 Agent.
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(i) Any Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding Tax with respect to payments hereunder shall deliver to the Borrower (with a copy to the Agent), at the time or times prescribed by applicable law or reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation prescribed by applicable law or reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Agent as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate of withholding. In addition, any Lender, if reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Agent, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by applicable law or reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Agent as will enable the Borrower or the Agent to determine whether or not such Lender is subject to backup withholding or information reporting requirements. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the preceding two sentences, the completion, execution and submission of such documentation (other than such documentation set forth in Section 2.14(e)(ii)(1), (ii)(2) and (ii)(4) below) shall not be required if in the Lenders reasonable judgment such completion, execution or submission would subject such Lender to any material unreimbursed cost or expense or would materially prejudice the legal or commercial position of such Lender.
(ii) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
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(1) any Lender that is a United States person within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code shall deliver to the Borrower and the Agent on or prior to the date on which such Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Agent), executed originals of IRS Form W-9 certifying that such Lender is exempt from U.S. federal backup withholding tax;
(2) any Foreign Lender shall deliver to the Borrower and the Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Agent, but only if such Foreign Lender is legally entitled to do so, whichever of the following is applicable:
(A) in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of an income tax treaty to which the United States is a party (x) with respect to payments of interest hereunder, executed originals of IRS Form W-8BEN establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the interest article of such tax treaty and (y) with respect to any other applicable payments hereunder, IRS Form W-8BEN establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the business profits or other income article of such tax treaty;
(B) executed originals of IRS Form W-8ECI;
(C) in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 881(c) of the Code, (x) a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit F-1 to the effect that such Foreign Lender is not a bank within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, a 10 percent shareholder of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code, or a controlled foreign corporation described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code (a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate ) and (y) executed originals of IRS Form W-8BEN; or
(D) to the extent a Foreign Lender is not the beneficial owner, executed originals of IRS Form W-8IMY, accompanied by IRS Form W-8ECI,
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IRS Form W-8BEN, a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit F-2 or Exhibit F-3, IRS Form W-9, and/or other certification documents from each beneficial owner, as applicable; provided that if the Foreign Lender is a partnership and one or more direct or indirect partners of such Foreign Lender are claiming the portfolio interest exemption, such Foreign Lender may provide a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit F-4 on behalf of each such direct and indirect partner;
(3) any Foreign Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Borrower and the Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Agent), executed originals of any other form prescribed by applicable law as a basis for claiming exemption from or a reduction in U.S. federal withholding Tax, duly completed, together with such supplementary documentation as may be prescribed by applicable law to permit the Borrower or the Agent to determine the withholding or deduction required to be made; and
(4) if a payment made to a Lender hereunder would be subject to U.S. federal withholding Tax imposed by FATCA if such Lender were to fail to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in Section 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the Code, as applicable), such Lender shall deliver to the Borrower and the Agent at the time or times prescribed by law and at such time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Agent such documentation prescribed by applicable law (including as prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Code) and such additional documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Agent as may be necessary for the Borrower and the Agent to comply with their obligations under FATCA and to determine that such Lender has complied with such Lenders obligations under FATCA or to determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment. Solely for purposes of this clause (4), FATCA shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the date of this Agreement.
Each Lender agrees that if any form or certification it previously delivered expires or becomes obsolete or inaccurate in any respect, it shall update such form or certification or promptly notify the Borrower and the Agent in writing of its legal inability to do so.
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(f) If the Agent or a Lender determines, in its sole discretion, that it has received a refund of any Taxes or Other Taxes as to which it has been indemnified by the Borrower or with respect to which the Borrower has paid additional amounts pursuant to this Section 2.14, it shall pay to the Borrower an amount equal to such refund (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made, or additional amounts paid, by the Borrower under this Section 2.14 with respect to the Taxes or Other Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses of the Agent or such Lender, as the case may be, and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund), provided that the Borrower, upon the request of the Agent or such Lender, agrees to repay the amount paid over to the Borrower (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) to the Agent or such Lender in the event the Agent or such Lender is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this paragraph (f), in no event will the Agent or any Lender be required to pay any amount to the Borrower pursuant to this paragraph (f) the payment of which would place the Agent or such Lender in a less favorable net after-Tax position than the Agent or such Lender would have been in if the Tax subject to indemnification and giving rise to such refund had not been deducted, withheld or otherwise imposed and the indemnification payments or additional amounts with respect to such Tax had never been paid. This paragraph shall not be construed to require the Agent or any Lender to make available its Tax returns (or any other information relating to its Taxes which it deems confidential) to the Borrower or any other Person.
(g) Each Lender shall severally indemnify the Agent, within 10 Business Days after demand therefor, for (i) any Taxes attributable to such Lender (but only to the extent that the Borrower has not already indemnified the Agent for such Taxes and without limiting the obligation of the Borrower to do so) and (ii) any Taxes attributable to such Lenders failure to comply with the provisions of Section 9.07(d) relating to the maintenance of a Participant Register, in either case, that are payable or paid by the Agent in connection with this Agreement, and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to any Lender by the Agent shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Each Lender hereby authorizes the Agent to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender under this Agreement or otherwise payable by the Agent to the Lender from any other source against any amount due to the Agent under this paragraph (g).
(h) For purposes of this Section 2.14, the term applicable law includes FATCA.
Section 2.15. Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders . (a) If any Lender requests compensation under Section 2.11, or requires the Borrower to pay any Indemnified Taxes or additional amount to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 2.14, then such Lender shall use reasonable efforts to designate a different lending office for funding or booking its
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Advances hereunder or to assign its rights and obligations hereunder to another of its offices, branches or affiliates, if, in the judgment of such Lender, such designation or assignment (i) would eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant to Section 2.11 or 2.14, as the case may be, in the future and (ii) would not subject such Lender to any unreimbursed cost or expense and would not otherwise be disadvantageous to such Lender. The 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 2.11, or if the Borrower is required to pay any Indemnified Taxes or additional amount to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 2.14, or if any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then the Borrower may, at its sole expense and effort, upon notice to such Lender and the Agent, require such Lender to assign and delegate, without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in, and consents required by, Section 9.07), all of its interests, rights and obligations under this Agreement and the related Notes to an Eligible Assignee that shall assume such obligations (which Eligible Assignee may be another Lender, if a Lender accepts such assignment), provided that (i) the Borrower shall have paid to the Agent the assignment fee specified in Section 9.07, (ii) such Lender shall have received payment of an amount equal to the outstanding principal of its Advances, accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts payable to it hereunder (including any amounts under Section 2.17) from such Eligible Assignee (to the extent of such outstanding principal and accrued interest and fees) or the Borrower (in the case of all other amounts), (iii) in the case of any such assignment resulting from a claim for compensation under Section 2.11 or payments required to be made pursuant to Section 2.14, such assignment will result in a reduction in such compensation or payments thereafter, and (iv) such assignment does not conflict with applicable law. A Lender shall not be required to make any such assignment or delegation if, prior thereto, as a result of a waiver by such Lender or otherwise, the circumstances entitling the Borrower to require such assignment and delegation cease to apply.
Section 2.16. Sharing of Payments, Etc . If any Lender shall, by exercising any right of setoff or counterclaim or otherwise, obtain payment in respect of any principal of or interest on any of its Advances or other obligations of the Borrower hereunder resulting in such Lenders receiving payment of a proportion of the aggregate amount of its Advances and accrued interest thereon or other such obligations greater than its pro rata share thereof as provided herein, then the Lender receiving such greater proportion shall (a) notify the Agent of such fact and (b) purchase (for cash at face value) participations in the Advances and such other obligations of the other Lenders, or make such other adjustments as shall be equitable, to the end 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 Advances and other amounts owing them, provided that (i) if any such participations are purchased and all or any portion of the payment giving rise thereto is recovered, such participations shall be rescinded and the purchase price restored to the extent of such recovery, without interest, and (ii) the provisions of this paragraph shall not be construed to apply to (x) any
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payment made by the Borrower pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement or (y) any payment obtained by a Lender as consideration for the assignment of or sale of a participation in any of its Advances to any assignee or participant, other than to the Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof (as to which the provisions of this paragraph shall apply). 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 setoff 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.
Section 2.17. Compensation for Breakage Costs . If any payment of principal of, or Conversion of, any Eurocurrency Rate Advance is made by the Borrower to or for the account of a Lender other than on the last day of the Interest Period for such Advance, as a result of a payment, prepayment or Conversion pursuant to this Agreement or acceleration of the maturity of the Advances pursuant to Section 7.01 (but not pursuant to Section 2.02(d)), the Borrower shall, upon demand by such Lender (with a copy of such demand to the Agent), pay to the Agent for the account of such Lender any amounts required to compensate such Lender for any additional losses, costs or expenses that it may reasonably incur as a result of such payment or Conversion, including, without limitation, any loss (excluding loss of anticipated profits), cost or expense incurred by reason of the liquidation or reemployment of deposits or other funds acquired by any Lender to fund or maintain such Advance.
Section 2.18. Use of Proceeds . The proceeds of the Advances shall be available (and the Borrower agrees that it shall use such proceeds) for working capital purposes and for other general corporate purposes, provided that such proceeds shall not be used in any manner that would result in violation of Regulation U or X, issued by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, as now and from time to time hereafter in effect.
Section 2.19. Evidence of Debt . (a) 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 Advance owing to such Lender from time to time, including the amounts of principal and interest payable and paid to such Lender from time to time hereunder in respect of Advances. The Borrower agrees that upon notice by any Lender to the Borrower (with a copy of such notice to the Agent) to the effect that a Note is required or appropriate in order for such Lender to evidence (whether for purposes of pledge, enforcement or otherwise) the Advances owing to, or to be made by, such Lender, the Borrower shall promptly execute and deliver to such Lender a Note payable to such Lender in a principal amount up to the Commitment of such Lender.
(b) The Register maintained by the Agent pursuant to Section 9.07(c) shall include a control account, and a subsidiary account for each Lender, in which accounts (taken together) shall be recorded (i) the date and amount of each Borrowing made hereunder, the Type and currency of Advances comprising such
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Borrowing and, if appropriate, the Interest Period applicable thereto, (ii) the terms of each Assignment and Acceptance delivered to and accepted by the Agent, (iii) the amount of any principal or interest due and payable or to become due and payable from the Borrower to each Lender hereunder and (iv) the amount of any sum received by the Agent from the Borrower hereunder and each Lenders share thereof.
(c) Entries made in good faith by each Lender in its account or accounts pursuant to subsection (a) above, shall be prima facie evidence of the amount of principal and interest due and payable or to become due and payable from the Borrower to such Lender under this Agreement, absent manifest error; provided , however , that the failure of such Lender to make an entry, or any finding that an entry is incorrect, in such account or accounts shall not limit or otherwise affect the obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement.
ARTICLE III
[RESERVED]
ARTICLE IV
CONDITIONS TO LENDING
Section 4.01. Conditions Precedent to Effective Date . The Effective Date shall occur upon the satisfaction of the following conditions precedent:
(a) Since May 31, 2012, there shall not have occurred any Material Adverse Effect.
(b) All governmental and third party consents and approvals necessary in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby shall have been obtained (without the imposition of any conditions that are not acceptable to the Lenders in their reasonable discretion) and shall remain in effect, and no law or regulation shall be applicable in the reasonable judgment of the Lenders that restrains, prevents or imposes materially adverse conditions upon the transactions contemplated hereby.
(c) The Borrower shall have paid all reasonable invoiced fees and out-of-pocket expenses of the Agent and the Lenders (including the reasonable invoiced fees and expenses of counsel to the Agent required by this Agreement), to the extent invoices therefor have been received at least one Business Day before the Effective Date.
(d) On the Effective Date, the following statements shall be true and the Agent shall have received on behalf of the Lenders a certificate signed by a duly authorized officer of the Borrower, dated the Effective Date, stating that:
(i) The representations and warranties contained in Section 5.01 are true and correct on and as of the Effective Date, and
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(ii) No event has occurred and is continuing that constitutes a Default.
(e) The Agent shall have received on or before the Effective Date the following, each dated the Effective Date, in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent:
(i) A Note to the order of each Lender (if any) that has requested one pursuant to Section 2.19.
(ii) Certified copies of (A) the resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Borrower approving the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Notes, if any, to be delivered by the Borrower, (B) all documents evidencing other necessary corporate action and governmental approvals, if any, with respect to this Agreement and such Notes and (C) the certificate of incorporation (which shall be certified by the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware) and by-laws of the Borrower.
(iii) A certificate of the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Borrower certifying the names and true signatures of the officers of the Borrower authorized to sign this Agreement and the Notes, if any, to be delivered by the Borrower and the other documents to be delivered hereunder.
(iv) A favorable opinion of (i) in-house counsel for the Borrower in the form of Exhibit D-1 and (ii) Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, counsel for the Borrower, in the form of Exhibit D-2.
(v) A certificate of a duly authorized officer of the Borrower dated the Effective Date demonstrating compliance with the financial covenant contained in Section 6.02(c) as of the end of the fiscal quarter most recently ended prior to the Effective Date as to which financial statements are referred to in Section 5.01(e) or, if later, for which financial statements have been delivered to the Lenders pursuant to Section 6.01(g).
Section 4.02. Conditions Precedent to Each Borrowing . The obligation of each Lender to make an Advance on the occasion of each Borrowing shall be subject to the conditions precedent (without limitation of the conditions precedent to the Effective Date set forth in Section 4.01) that on the date of such Borrowing the following statements shall be true (and each of the giving of the applicable Notice of Borrowing and the acceptance by the Borrower of the proceeds of such Borrowing shall constitute a representation and warranty by the Borrower that on the date of such Borrowing such statements are true):
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(a) the representations and warranties contained in Section 5.01 made by the Borrower (other than the representations and warranties contained in clauses (f)(i) and (g) of Section 5.01) are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date of such Borrowing before and after giving effect to such Borrowing and to the application of the proceeds therefrom, as though made on and as of such date (except to the extent that any such representation or warranty relates to a specific earlier date in which case it was true as of such earlier date), and
(b) no event has occurred and is continuing, or would result from such Borrowing or from the application of the proceeds therefrom, that constitutes a Default or an Event of Default.
Section 4.03. Determinations Under Section 4.01 . For purposes of determining compliance with the conditions specified in Section 4.01, 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 Agent responsible for the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall have received notice from such Lender prior to the Effective Date specifying its objection thereto. The Agent shall promptly notify the Lenders and the Borrower of the anticipated Effective Date. The Agent shall notify all parties promptly of the occurrence of the Effective Date, which notice shall be conclusive once given.
ARTICLE V
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
Section 5.01. Representations and Warranties of the Borrower . The Borrower represents and warrants as follows:
(a) The Borrower is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the state of its incorporation.
(b) The execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower of this Agreement and the Notes, if any, to be delivered by it, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, are within the Borrowers corporate powers, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action, and do not contravene (i) the Borrowers charter or by-laws (or other equivalent organizational documents), (ii) applicable law or (iii) any contract or instrument binding on the Borrower or any of its properties or assets that is material to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
(c) No authorization or approval or other action by, and no notice to or filing with, any governmental authority or regulatory body or any other third party is required for the due execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower of this Agreement or the Notes, if any, to be delivered by it.
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(d) This Agreement has been, and each of the Notes, if any, to be delivered by the Borrower when delivered hereunder will have been, duly executed and delivered by the Borrower. Assuming that this Agreement has been duly executed by the Agent and each of the Initial Lenders, this Agreement is, and each of the Notes of the Borrower when delivered hereunder will be, the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Borrower enforceable against the Borrower in accordance with its respective terms, subject to (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws of general application affecting the rights and remedies of creditors and (ii) general principles of equity, regardless of whether applied in proceedings in equity or at law.
(e) The Consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as at May 31, 2012, and the related Consolidated statements of income and cash flows of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for the fiscal year then ended, accompanied by the opinion(s) of one or more firms of independent certified public accountants of recognized national standing, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 10-K with respect to its year ended May 31, 2012, and the Consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as at February 28, 2013, and the related Consolidated statements of income and cash flows of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for the nine months then ended, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 10-Q with respect to its fiscal quarter ended February 28, 2013, fairly present, subject, in the case of said balance sheet at February 28, 2013, and said statements of income and cash flows for the nine months then ended, to absence of footnotes and to year-end audit adjustments, the Consolidated financial condition of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as at such dates and the Consolidated results of the operations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for the periods ended on such dates, all in accordance with GAAP consistently applied.
(f) There is no pending or (to the knowledge of the Borrower) threatened action, investigation or proceeding, including, without limitation, any Environmental Action, affecting the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries before any court, governmental agency or arbitrator that is initiated by any Person other than a Lender in its capacity as a Lender (i) that is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect or (ii) that purports to affect the legality, validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any Note or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
(g) Since May 31, 2012, there has not occurred any Material Adverse Effect.
(h) None of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries is an Investment Company, as such term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
(i) No part of the proceeds of any Advances will be used in any manner that would result in a violation of Regulation U or X, issued by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, as in effect at any time this representation is made or deemed made.
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(j) The proceeds of the Advances shall be used by the Borrower in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.18.
(k) No report, financial statement or other written information furnished by or on behalf of the Borrower to the Agent or any Lender pursuant to subsection 6.01(g) (as modified or supplemented by any other information provided to the Agent or any Lender) contains or will contain any material misstatement of fact or omits to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were, are or will be made, not misleading, except to the extent that the facts (whether misstated or omitted) do not result in a Material Adverse Effect; provided that with respect to any projected financial information, the Borrower represents only that such information has been (or will be) prepared in good faith based on assumptions believed to be reasonable at the time.
(l) The Borrower is in compliance with all material provisions of ERISA, except to the extent that all failures to be in compliance could not, in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(m) The claims of the Agent and the Lenders against the Borrower under this Agreement rank at least pari passu with the claims of all its unsecured creditors, save those whose claims are preferred solely by the laws of general application having effect in relation to bankruptcy, insolvency, liquidation or other similar events.
(n) The Borrower and its Subsidiaries have filed all United States federal tax returns and all other tax returns that are material to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, which are required to be filed and have paid all United States federal taxes and all other taxes that are material to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, in each case, that are due pursuant to said returns or pursuant to any material assessment received by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, except in respect of such taxes, if any, as are being contested in good faith and by proper proceedings and to which appropriate reserves are being maintained.
(o) Neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries, nor to the knowledge of the Borrower, any director, officer, agent, employee or Affiliate of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries is currently subject to any material U.S. sanctions administered by U.S. Department of Treasurys Office of Foreign Assets Control ( OFAC ), and the Borrower will not directly or, to its knowledge, indirectly use the proceeds from the Loans or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any Subsidiary, joint venture partner or other Person, for the purpose of financing the activities of any Person currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by OFAC.
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ARTICLE VI
COVENANTS OF THE BORROWER
Section 6.01. Affirmative Covenants . So long as any Advance shall remain unpaid or any Lender shall have any Commitment hereunder the Borrower will (and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to):
(a) Compliance with Laws, Etc. Comply in all material respects, with all applicable laws, rules, regulations and orders (such compliance to include, without limitation, compliance with ERISA, Environmental Laws and the Patriot Act) except where the failure to so comply would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
(b) Payment of Taxes, Etc. Pay and discharge before the same shall become delinquent, (i) all taxes, assessments and governmental charges or levies imposed upon it or upon its property and (ii) all lawful claims that, if unpaid, might by law become a Lien upon its property; provided , however , that none of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries shall be required to pay or discharge any such tax, assessment, charge or claim that is being contested in good faith and by proper proceedings and as to which appropriate reserves are being maintained, unless and until any Lien resulting therefrom attaches to its property and becomes enforceable against its other creditors and the aggregate of such Liens would have a Material Adverse Effect.
(c) Preservation of Corporate Existence, Etc. Preserve and maintain its corporate existence, rights (charter and statutory) and franchises; provided , however , that the Borrower and its Subsidiaries may consummate any transaction permitted under Section 6.02(b) and provided further that none of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries shall be required to preserve any right or franchise, and no Subsidiary shall be required to preserve and maintain its corporate existence, if the senior management of the Borrower or of such Subsidiary (or any Person authorized by the Borrower or such Subsidiary) shall determine that the preservation thereof is no longer desirable in the conduct of the business of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and that the loss thereof is not disadvantageous in any material respect to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
(d) Visitation Rights . During normal business hours and upon not less than five days notice, permit the Agent or any of the Lenders or any agents or representatives thereof, to examine and make copies of and abstracts from the records and books of account of (excluding any confidential information), and visit the properties of, the Borrower and any of its Subsidiaries, and to discuss the affairs, finances and accounts of the Borrower and any of its Subsidiaries with the appropriate representatives of the Borrower and together with the appropriate representatives of the Borrowers independent certified public accountants, provided , however , that examination of the records of the Borrower and any of its Subsidiaries shall occur only at times when an Advance or Advances shall be outstanding to the Borrower and provided , further , that the
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Agent and the Lenders may make copies of and abstracts from the records and books of account only at times when an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.
(e) Keeping of Books . Keep proper books of record and account, in which full and correct entries shall be made of all financial transactions and the assets and business of the Borrower and each Subsidiary in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in effect from time to time.
(f) Transactions with Affiliates . Conduct all transactions otherwise permitted under this Agreement with any of its Affiliates (other than the Borrower and its Subsidiaries) on terms that are fair and reasonable and no less favorable to the Borrower or its Subsidiaries than it would obtain in a comparable arms-length transaction with a Person not an Affiliate except where the failure to do so, in the aggregate, would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
(g) Reporting Requirements . Furnish to the Lenders:
(i) as soon as available and in any event within 45 days after the end of each of the first three quarters of each fiscal year of the Borrower (or such shorter period as required by the SEC), the Consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the end of such quarter and the Consolidated statements of income and cash flows of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for the period commencing at the end of the previous fiscal year and ending with the end of such quarter, duly certified (subject to year-end audit adjustments) by the chief financial officer, treasurer or controller of the Borrower as having been prepared in accordance with GAAP;
(ii) as soon as available and in any event within 90 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Borrower (or such shorter period as required by the SEC), a copy of the annual audit report for such year for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, containing the Consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the end of such fiscal year and the Consolidated statements of income and cash flows of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such fiscal year, in each case accompanied by the opinion(s) of Ernst & Young LLP or one or more other firms of independent certified public accountants of nationally recognized standing reasonably acceptable to the Agent;
(iii) concurrently with subsections (g)(i) and (g)(ii) of this Section 6.01, a certificate of the chief financial officer, treasurer or controller of the Borrower certifying that to the best of his or her knowledge no Event of Default is continuing at such date or specifying any Event of Default that is continuing at such date and specifying the nature and extent thereof and any corrective action taken or proposed to be taken with respect thereto;
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(iv) as soon as possible and in any event within five Business Days after a Board-appointed officer of the Borrower becomes aware of the occurrence of each Default continuing on the date of such statement, a statement of the chief financial officer, treasurer or controller of the Borrower setting forth details of such Default and the action that the Borrower has taken and proposes to take with respect thereto;
(v) promptly after the sending or filing thereof, copies of all quarterly and annual reports and proxy solicitations that the Borrower sends to any of its security holders, and copies of all reports on Form 8-K that the Borrower files with the SEC) (other than reports on Form 8-K filed solely for the purpose of incorporating exhibits into a registration statement previously filed with the SEC);
(vi) prompt notice of all actions and proceedings before any court, governmental agency or arbitrator affecting the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries of the type described in Section 5.01(f); and
(vii) such other information respecting the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries as any Lender through the Agent may from time to time reasonably request.
Reports required to be delivered pursuant to clauses (i), (ii) and (v) above for the Borrower shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date on which the Borrower posts such reports on the Borrowers website on the Internet at the website address listed for the Borrower on the signature pages hereof or when such report is posted on the SECs website at www.sec.gov and such posting shall be deemed to satisfy the reporting requirements of clauses (i), (ii) and (v) above; provided that the Borrower shall deliver paper copies of the reports referred to in clauses (i), (ii) and (v) above to the Agent or any Lender who requests the Borrower to deliver such paper copies until written notice to cease delivering paper copies is given by the Agent or such Lender and provided further , that in every instance the Borrower shall provide paper copies of the certificate required by clauses (iii) and (iv) above to the Agent and each of the Lenders until such time as the Agent shall have provided the Borrower written notice otherwise.
(h) Use of Proceeds . Use the proceeds of the Advances in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.18.
Section 6.02. Negative Covenants . So long as any Advance shall remain unpaid or any Lender shall have any Commitment hereunder:
(a) Liens, Etc. None of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries will create or suffer to exist any Lien on or with respect to any of its properties, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, or on any of the income or profits therefrom unless it shall have made effective provision whereby the Advances shall be secured by such Lien equally and ratably with any and all obligations and Debt so secured so long as such
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obligations and Debt are so secured; provided that nothing in this Section 6.02 shall be construed to prevent or restrict the following:
(i) Permitted Liens,
(ii) purchase money Liens upon or in any real property or equipment acquired or held by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business to secure the purchase price of such property or equipment or to secure Debt incurred solely for the purpose of financing the acquisition of such property or equipment, or Liens existing on such property or equipment at the time of its acquisition or conditional sales or other similar title retention agreements with respect to property hereafter acquired or extensions, renewals or replacements of any of the foregoing for the same or a lesser amount, provided , however , that no such Lien shall extend to or cover any properties of any character other than the real property or equipment being acquired and any improvements thereto or proceeds thereof, and no such extension, renewal or replacement shall extend to or cover any properties not theretofore subject to the Lien being extended, renewed or replaced,
(iii) the Liens existing on the Effective Date,
(iv) Liens on property of a Person existing at the time such Person becomes a Subsidiary of the Borrower or any other Subsidiary of the Borrower or is merged into or consolidated with the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower; provided that (A) to the extent such Liens were created at a time when such Person was a Subsidiary or an Affiliate of the Borrower, such Liens attach solely to the properties or assets subject to such Liens immediately prior to such merger, consolidation or acquisition and (B) any such Liens that were created during the period immediately prior to such merger, consolidation or acquisition were not created in contemplation of the merger, consolidation or acquisition,
(v) Liens to secure Debt issued by the Borrower in connection with a consolidation or merger of the Borrower with or into any of its Affiliates in exchange for or otherwise in substitution for long-term senior secured Debt of such Affiliate (without increase in the amount or extension of the final maturity date of the Debt of such Affiliate),
(vi) Liens on margin stock (within the meaning of Regulation U issued by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System),
(vii) the replacement, extension or renewal of any Lien permitted by clauses (iii) and (iv) above upon or in the same property
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theretofore subject thereto or the replacement, extension or renewal (without increase in the amount) of the Debt secured thereby,
(viii) Liens to secure intercompany Debt obligations among Borrower and its Subsidiaries,
(ix) Additional Permitted Liens,
(x) Liens arising from any receivables financing accounted for under GAAP as a sale by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries to a Person other than the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, provided that (a) such financing shall be limited recourse or non-recourse to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries except to the extent customary for such transactions, and (b) such Liens do not encumber any assets other than the receivables being financed, the property securing or otherwise relating to such receivables, and the proceeds thereof, and
(xi) Liens, not otherwise subject to any of clauses (i) through (x) above, on assets, other than Intellectual Property, granted to secure Debt or other obligations in an aggregate principal amount that, together with any Covenant Debt of a Subsidiary of the Borrower outstanding pursuant to Section 6.02(d)(iii), shall not exceed the amount specified in Section 6.02(d)(iii).
(b) Mergers, Etc. The Borrower will not merge or consolidate with or into, and will not, and will not permit its Subsidiaries to, convey, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of (whether in one transaction or in a series of transactions) all or substantially all of the assets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole (whether now owned or hereafter acquired) to, any Person, except that (i) any Person may merge with or into the Borrower in a transaction in which the Borrower is the survivor; (ii) any Subsidiary of the Borrower may dispose of assets to any other Subsidiary of the Borrower; (iii) any Subsidiary of the Borrower may dispose of assets to the Borrower; (iv) the Borrower may merge into any of its Subsidiaries for the purpose of effecting a change in its state of incorporation from Delaware to any other state in the United States if (A) such Subsidiary is incorporated in such other state solely for the purposes of such merger and, immediately prior to the effectiveness of such merger, has positive stockholders equity, (B) such merger would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect and (C) such Subsidiary agrees in writing to assume the obligations of the Borrower hereunder; (v) any Subsidiary or group of Subsidiaries of the Borrower may dispose of assets to Persons other than the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, so long as, after giving effect to such transaction, such Subsidiary or Subsidiaries, taken as a consolidated whole, has not disposed of, in one transaction or a series of related transactions, more than 10% of the Consolidated assets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole and (vi) any Person may sell margin stock (within the meaning of Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System).
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(c) Financial Covenant . The Borrower shall not permit the Capitalization Ratio to exceed 45%.
(d) Subsidiary Indebtedness . The Borrower will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to incur or permit to remain outstanding any Covenant Debt other than (i) Debt of a Subsidiary outstanding on the Effective Date and refinancings, refundings, renewals or extensions thereof, (ii) Debt owed to the Borrower or another Subsidiary of the Borrower and (iii) Covenant Debt not referenced in clauses (i) and (ii) above in an aggregate outstanding principal amount that, together with any Debt or other obligations secured by Liens referred to in Section 6.02(a)(xi), shall not exceed the greater of (x) $1,500,000,000 and (y) 25% of Stockholders Equity determined at such time.
ARTICLE VII
EVENTS OF DEFAULT
Section 7.01. Events of Default . If any of the following events ( Event of Default ) shall occur and be continuing with respect to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries:
(a) The Borrower shall fail to pay any principal of any Advance when the same becomes due and payable; or the Borrower shall fail to pay any interest on any Advance within three Business Days after the same becomes due and payable; or the Borrower shall fail to pay any fees payable hereunder within ten Business Days after the same become due and payable; or the Borrower shall fail to pay any other amount payable under this Agreement or any Note within ten Business Days after receipt by the Borrower of written demand therefor; or
(b) Any representation or warranty made or deemed made by the Borrower herein or by the Borrower (or any of its officers) in connection with this Agreement shall prove to have been incorrect in any material respect when made or deemed made; or
(c) (i) The Borrower shall fail to perform or observe any term, covenant or agreement contained in Section 6.01(c), (f), (g)(iii), (g)(iv), (g)(vi) or (h) or 6.02, (ii) the Borrower shall fail to perform or observe any term, covenant or agreement contained in Section 6.01(g) (other than clauses (iii), (iv) and (vi) thereof) if such failure shall remain unremedied for fifteen (15) Business Days after written notice thereof shall have been given to the Borrower by the Agent or any Lender or (iii) the Borrower shall fail to perform or observe any other term, covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement on its part to be performed or observed if such failure shall remain unremedied for thirty (30) days after written notice thereof shall have been given to the Borrower by the Agent or any Lender; or
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(d) The Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries shall fail to pay any principal of or premium or interest on any Debt that is outstanding in a principal or, in the case of Hedge Agreements, net amount, of at least $200,000,000 in the aggregate (but excluding Debt outstanding hereunder) of the Borrower or such Subsidiary (as the case may be) (the Requisite Amount ), when the same becomes due and payable (whether by scheduled maturity, required prepayment, acceleration, demand or otherwise), and such failure shall continue after the later of five (5) Business Days and the applicable grace period, if any, specified in the agreement or instrument relating to such Debt; or any such Debt aggregating the Requisite Amount shall be declared due and payable or any other breach or default with respect to any other material term shall occur or shall exist under any agreement or instrument relating to any such Debt aggregating the Requisite Amount and shall continue after the applicable grace period, if any, specified in such agreement or instrument if the effect of such breach or default is to accelerate the maturity of such Debt; or any such Debt aggregating the Requisite Amount shall be required to be prepaid or redeemed (other than by a regularly scheduled required prepayment or redemption), purchased or defeased, in each case prior to the stated maturity thereof where the cause of such prepayment, redemption, purchase or defeasance is the occurrence of an event or condition that is premised on a material adverse deterioration of the financial condition, results of operations or properties of the Borrower or such Subsidiary; provided that with respect to Debt aggregating the Requisite Amount of the types described in clauses (h) or (i) of the definition of Debt and to the extent such Debt relates to the obligations of any Person other than a Subsidiary, no Event of Default shall occur so long as the payment of such Debt is being contested in good faith and by proper proceedings and as to which appropriate reserves are being maintained; or
(e) The Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (other than Immaterial Subsidiaries) shall generally not pay its respective debts as such debts become due, or shall admit in writing its inability to pay its debts generally, or shall make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors; or any proceeding shall be instituted by or against the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (other than Immaterial Subsidiaries) seeking to adjudicate it as bankrupt or insolvent, or seeking liquidation, winding up, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, protection, relief, or composition of it or its debts under any law relating to bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization or relief of debtors, or seeking the entry of an order for relief or the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian or other similar official for it or for any substantial part of its property and, in the case of any such proceeding instituted against it (but not instituted by it), either such proceeding shall remain undismissed or unstayed for a period of sixty (60) days, or any of the actions sought in such proceeding (including, without limitation, the entry of an order for relief against, or the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian or other similar official for, it or for any substantial part of its property) shall occur; or the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (other than Immaterial Subsidiaries) shall take any corporate action to authorize any of the actions set forth in this subsection (e) under any law relating to bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization or relief of debtors; or
(f) Any judgment or order for the payment of money in excess of $100,000,000 shall be rendered against the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (other
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than Immaterial Subsidiaries) and such judgment shall remain undischarged, unvacated, unbonded or unstayed for a period of thirty (30) days and enforcement proceedings shall have been commenced by any creditor upon such judgment or order; provided , however , that any such judgment or order shall not be an Event of Default under this Section 7.01(f) if and for so long as and to the extent that (i) the amount of such judgment or order is covered (subject to standard deductibles) by a valid and binding policy of insurance between the defendant and the insurer or insurers covering payment thereof, (ii) such insurer shall be rated, or, if more than one insurer, at least 90% of such insurers as measured by the amount of risk insured shall be rated, at least A- by A.M. Best Company or its successor or its successors and (iii) such insurer(s) has been notified of, and has not refused to defend the claim made for payment of, the amount of such judgment or order; or
(g) (i) Any Person or two or more Persons acting in concert shall have acquired beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 of the SEC under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934), directly or indirectly, of Voting Stock of the Borrower (or other securities convertible into such Voting Stock) representing more than 50% of the combined voting power of all Voting Stock of the Borrower; or (ii) during any period of up to twenty-four (24) consecutive months, commencing after the date of this Agreement, individuals who at the beginning of such 24-month period were directors of the Borrower shall cease for any reason (other than solely as a result of (A) death or disability or (B) voluntary retirement or resignation of any individual in the ordinary course and not for reasons related to an actual or proposed change of control of the Borrower) to constitute a majority of the Board of Directors of the Borrower; or
(h) The Borrower or its ERISA Affiliates shall incur, or shall be reasonably likely to incur, liability that would have a Material Adverse Effect as a result of one or more of the following: (i) the occurrence of any ERISA Event; (ii) the partial or complete withdrawal of the Borrower or its ERISA Affiliates from a Multiemployer Plan; or (iii) the reorganization or termination of a Multiemployer Plan; or
(i) This Agreement ceases to be in full force and effect or shall be declared null and void or the Borrower shall contest the validity or enforceability of this Agreement in writing or deny in writing that it has any further liability, including with respect to future Advances by Lenders, under this Agreement;
then, and in any such event, the Agent (i) shall at the request, or may with the consent, of the Required Lenders, by notice to the Borrower, declare the obligation of each Lender to make Advances to the Borrower to be terminated, whereupon the same shall forthwith terminate, and (ii) shall at the request, or may with the consent, of the Required Lenders, by notice to the Borrower, declare all or a portion of the Advances, all interest thereon and all other amounts payable under this Agreement by the Borrower to be forthwith due and payable, whereupon such Advances, all such interest and all such other amounts shall become and be forthwith due and payable by the Borrower, without presentment, demand, protest or further notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by the Borrower; provided , however , that in the event of an actual or deemed entry of an
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order for relief with respect to the Borrower under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, (A) the obligation of each Lender to make Advances to the Borrower shall automatically be terminated and (B) the Advances, all such interest and all such other amounts shall automatically become and be due and payable by the Borrower without presentment, demand, protest or further notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by the Borrower.
ARTICLE VIII
THE AGENT
Section 8.01. Appointment and Authority . Each of the Lenders hereby irrevocably appoints Wells Fargo as its agent hereunder and authorizes the Agent to take such actions on its behalf and to exercise such powers as are delegated to the Agent by the terms hereof or thereof, together with such actions and powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The provisions of this Article are solely for the benefit of the Agent and the Lenders and the Borrower shall not have rights as a third party beneficiary of any of such provisions.
Section 8.02. Rights as a Lender . The Person serving as the Agent hereunder shall have the same rights and powers in its capacity as a Lender as any other Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not the Agent and the term Lender or Lenders shall, unless otherwise expressly indicated or unless the context otherwise requires, include the Person serving as the Agent hereunder in its individual capacity. Such Person and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to, act as the financial advisor or in any other advisory capacity for and generally engage in any kind of business with the Borrower or any Subsidiary or other Affiliate thereof as if such Person were not the Agent hereunder and without any duty to account therefor to the Lenders.
Section 8.03. Exculpatory Provisions . The Agent shall not have any duties or obligations except those expressly set forth herein. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Agent (a) shall not be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of whether a Default has occurred and is continuing, (b) shall not have any duty to take any discretionary action or exercise any discretionary powers, except discretionary rights and powers expressly contemplated hereby that the Agent is required to exercise as directed in writing by the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the relevant Lenders as shall be necessary under the circumstances as provided in Section 9.01), provided that the Agent shall not be required to take any action that, in its opinion or the opinion of its counsel, may expose the Agent to liability or that is contrary to any applicable law, and (c) shall not, except as expressly set forth herein 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 the Agent or any of its Affiliates in any capacity. The
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Agent shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it with the consent or at the request of the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary under the circumstances as provided in Section 9.01) or in the absence of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct. The Agent shall be deemed not to have knowledge of any Default unless and until notice thereof is given to the Agent by the Borrower or a Lender. The Agent shall not be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain or inquire into (i) any statement, warranty or representation made in or in connection with this Agreement, (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 or any other agreement, instrument or document or (v) the satisfaction of any condition set forth herein, other than to confirm receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to the Agent.
Section 8.04. Reliance by Agent . The Agent shall be entitled to rely upon, and shall not incur any liability for relying upon, any notice, request, certificate, consent, statement, instrument, document or other writing (including any electronic message, posting to an Internet or intranet website or other distribution) believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed, sent or otherwise authenticated by the proper Person. The Agent also may rely upon any statement made to it orally or by telephone and believed by it to have been made by the proper Person, and shall not incur any liability for relying thereon. In determining compliance with any condition hereunder to the making of an Advance that by its terms must be fulfilled to the satisfaction of a Lender, the Agent may presume that such condition is satisfactory to such Lender unless the Agent shall have received notice to the contrary from such Lender prior to the making of such Advance. The Agent may consult with legal counsel (who may be counsel for the Borrower), independent accountants and other experts selected by it, and shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it in accordance with the advice of any such counsel, accountants or experts.
Section 8.05. Delegation of Duties . The Agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers hereunder by or through any one or more sub-agents appointed by the Agent. The Agent and any such sub-agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers by or through their respective Related Parties. The exculpatory provisions of this Article shall apply to any such sub-agent and to the Related Parties of the 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 8.06. Resignation of Agent . The Agent may at any time give notice of its resignation to the Lenders and the Borrower. Upon receipt of any such notice of resignation, the Required Lenders shall have the right, in consultation with the Borrower, to appoint a successor, which shall be a bank with an office in New York, or an Affiliate of any such bank with an office in New York. If no such successor shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders and shall have accepted such
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appointment within 30 days after the retiring Agent gives notice of its resignation, then the retiring Agent may on behalf of the Lenders, appoint a successor Agent meeting the qualifications set forth above, provided that if the Agent shall notify the Borrower and the Lenders that no such successor is willing to accept 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 (2) all payments, communications and determinations provided to be made by, to or through the Agent shall instead be made by or to each Lender directly, until such time as the Required Lenders appoint a successor Agent as provided for above in this paragraph. Upon the acceptance of a successors appointment as 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. The fees payable by the Borrower to a successor 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, the provisions of this Article and Section 9.04 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 Agent.
Section 8.07. Non-Reliance on Agent and Other Lenders . Each Lender acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance upon the Agent, any Other Agent or any other Lender or any of their Related Parties and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement. Each Lender also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Agent, any Other Agent or any other Lender or any of their Related Parties and based on such documents and information as it shall from time to time deem appropriate, continue to make its own decisions in taking or not taking action under or based upon this Agreement, any Note or any related agreement or any document furnished hereunder or thereunder. Neither the Agent nor any Other Agent shall have or be deemed to have any fiduciary relationship with any Lender.
Section 8.08. No Other Duties, etc . Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, none of the Agent or the Other Agents shall have any powers, duties or responsibilities under this Agreement, except in its capacity, as applicable, as the Agent or a Lender hereunder. The Borrower acknowledges and agrees that (a) (i) the arranging and other services regarding this Agreement provided by the Agent, the Other Agents and the Lenders are arms-length commercial transactions between the Borrower, on the one hand, and the Agent, the Other Agents and the Lenders, on the other hand, (ii) the Borrower has consulted its own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it has deemed appropriate and (iii) the Borrower is capable of evaluating, and understands and accepts, the terms, risks and conditions of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the documents related thereto, (b) (i) each of the Agent, the Other Agents and the Lenders is and has been acting solely as a principal and, except as expressly agreed in writing by the relevant parties, has not been, is not, and will not be acting as an advisor, agent or fiduciary for the Borrower or any of its Affiliates or any other Person and (ii) none of the Agent, the Other Agents or the Lenders has any obligation to the
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Borrower or any of its Affiliates with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby except those obligations expressly set forth herein and in the other documents related hereto and (c) the Agent, the Other Agents and 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 its Affiliates, and none of the Agent, the Other Agents or the Lenders has any obligation to disclose any of such interests to the Borrower or its Affiliates. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Borrower hereby waives and releases any claims that it may have against any of the Agent, the Other Agents or the Lenders with respect to any breach or alleged breach of agency or fiduciary duty in connection with any aspect of any transaction contemplated hereby.
ARTICLE IX
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 9.01. Amendments, Etc. (a) No amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any Notes, nor consent to any departure by the Borrower therefrom, shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the Borrower and the Required Lenders, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given; provided , however , that (i) no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by all the Lenders, do any of the following: (A) waive any of the conditions specified in Section 4.01, (B) change the percentage of the Commitments or of the Revolving Credit Exposures or the number of Lenders that shall be required for the Lenders or any of them to take any action hereunder (except pursuant to Section 2.05), or (C) amend this Section 9.01; and (ii) no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by the Required Lenders and each Lender that has a Commitment or has or is owed obligations under this Agreement or the Notes that is or are modified by such amendment, waiver or consent, (A) increase the Commitment of such Lender or subject such Lender to any additional obligations (except pursuant to Section 2.05), (B) reduce the principal of, or interest on, the Advances made by such Lender or any fees or other amounts payable hereunder to such Lender, (C) postpone any date fixed for any payment of interest on the Advances made by such Lender or any fees or other amounts payable hereunder to such Lender, (D) extend the Termination Date or (E) amend or waive the application of Section 2.16.
(b) Each Lender grants (x) to the Agent the right to purchase all (but not less than all) of such Lenders Commitments and Advances owing to it and the Notes held by it and all of its rights and obligations hereunder, and (y) to the Borrower the right to cause an assignment of all (but not less than all) of such Lenders Commitments and Advances owing to it, its participations in the Notes held by it and all of its rights and obligations hereunder to Eligible Assignees, which right may be exercised by the Agent or the Borrower, as the case may be, if such Lender (a Non-Consenting Lender ) refuses to execute any amendment, waiver or consent which
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requires the written consent of all or all affected Lenders under clause (i) or (ii) in paragraph (a) above or, alternatively, is unable to execute and/or deliver such amendment, waiver or consent which requires the written consent of all or all affected Lenders under clause (i) or (ii) in paragraph (a) above within the time period specified by the Agent, the Required Lenders and the Borrower and to which the Required Lenders and the Borrower have otherwise agreed; provided that such Non-Consenting Lender shall receive, in connection with such assignment, payment equal to the aggregate amount of outstanding Advances owed to such Lender (together with all accrued and unpaid interest, fees and other amounts owed to such Lender, including any amounts under Section 2.17). Each Lender agrees that if the Agent or the Borrower, as the case may be, exercises its option hereunder, it shall promptly execute and deliver all agreements and documentation reasonably necessary to effectuate such assignment, without recourse, as set forth in Section 9.07 at the Borrowers expense. If the Borrower has requested that a Lender execute such agreement or documentation and the Non-Consenting Lender does not comply with such request within two Business Days after such request, then the Borrower shall be entitled (but not obligated) to execute and deliver such agreement and documentation on such Non-Consenting Lenders behalf and any such agreement and/or documentation so executed by the Borrower (in substantially the form of Exhibit C hereto) shall be effective for purposes of effectuating an assignment pursuant to Section 9.07; provided , all amounts due and owing to the Non-Consenting Lender have been paid and the Borrower shall not be permitted to add any obligations or liabilities to such Non-Consenting Lender.
Section 9.02. Notices; Effectiveness; Electronic Consent . (a) Except in the case of notices and other communications expressly permitted to be given by telephone (and except as provided in subsection (b) below), all notices and other communications provided for herein shall be in writing and shall be delivered by hand or overnight courier service, mailed by certified or registered mail or sent by telecopier (or, as specifically provided in clause (ii) below, by e-mail) as follows: (i) if to the Borrower, to it at Oracle Corporation, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065, Attention of the Treasurer (Telecopier No. (xxx) xxx-xxxx; Telephone No. (xxx) xxx-xxxx), with a copy to the General Counsel at Oracle Corporation (Telecopier No. (xxx) xxx-xxxx; Telephone No. (xxx) xxx-xxxx); (ii) if to the Agent, to Wells Fargo at 550 California Street, 10th Floor, MAC: A0112-101, San Francisco, California 94104 (Telecopier No. (xxx) xxx-xxxx; Telephone No. (xxx) xxx-xxxx), with a copy to Syndications (Telecopier No. (xxx) xxx-xxxx; E-mail: xxxxxxxx @wellsfargo.com); and (iii) if to a Lender, to it at its address (or telecopier number) set forth in its Administrative Questionnaire. 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 receipt thereof is confirmed electronically (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 delivered through electronic communications to the extent provided in paragraph (b) below, shall be effective as provided in said paragraph (b).
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(b) Notices and other communications to the Lenders hereunder may be delivered or furnished by electronic communication (including e-mail and Internet or intranet websites) pursuant to procedures approved by the Agent, provided that the foregoing shall not apply to notices to any Lender pursuant to Section 2.02 if such Lender has notified the Agent that it is incapable of receiving notices under such Article by electronic communication. The 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. Unless the Agent otherwise prescribes, (i) notices and other communications sent to an e-mail address shall be deemed received upon the senders receipt of an acknowledgement from the intended recipient (such as by the return receipt requested function, as available, return e-mail or other written acknowledgement), provided that if such notice or other communication is not sent during the normal business hours of the recipient, such notice or communication shall be deemed to have been sent at the opening of business on the next business day for the recipient, and (ii) notices or communications posted to an Internet or intranet website shall be deemed received upon the deemed receipt by the intended recipient at its e-mail address as described in the foregoing clause (i) of notification that such notice or communication is available and identifying the website address therefor. Electronic mail and Internet and intranet websites may be used by the Agent to distribute communications, such as financial statements and other information as provided in this Agreement, and to distribute documents for execution by the parties thereto, and the Agent shall not be responsible for any losses, costs, expenses and liabilities that may arise by reason of the use thereof, except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct. The Agent and the Lenders shall be entitled to rely and act in good faith upon any notices (including telephonic notices) purportedly given by or on behalf of the Borrower.
(c) Any party hereto may change its address or telecopier number or email address for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the other parties hereto.
Section 9.03. No Waiver; Remedies . No failure on the part of any Lender or the Agent to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right hereunder or under any Note shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right. The remedies herein provided are cumulative and not exclusive of any remedies provided by law.
Section 9.04. Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver . (a) The Borrower shall pay (i) all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Agent and its Affiliates, including the reasonable and documented fees, charges and disbursements of counsel for the Agent (and reasonable, documented fees and time charges for attorneys who may be employees of the Agent), in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein, the preparation, negotiation, execution, delivery and administration of this Agreement or any amendments, modifications or waivers of the provisions hereof or thereof (whether or not the
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transactions contemplated hereby or thereby shall be consummated) (subject, in the case of certain expenses in connection with the preparation, negotiation, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein, to any limitation separately agreed in writing between the Borrower and the Agent) and (ii) all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Agent or any Lender, including the reasonable and documented fees, charges and disbursements of (x) one counsel for the Agent (and reasonable and documented fees and time charges for attorneys who may be employees of the Agent), (y) one counsel to the Lenders, taken as a whole, and (z) any local counsel required in any applicable jurisdiction, in each case in connection with the enforcement or protection of their respective rights in connection with this Agreement and the Notes, including their respective rights under this Section 9.04, or in connection with the Advances made, including all such out-of-pocket expenses incurred during any workout, restructuring or negotiations in respect of such Advances.
(b) The Borrower shall indemnify the Agent (and any sub-agent thereof), each Lender and each Related Party of any of the foregoing Persons (each such Person being called an Indemnitee ) against, and hold each Indemnitee harmless from, any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and related expenses, including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for any Indemnitee (and reasonable fees and time charges for attorneys who may be employees of the Agent or any Lender), 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 agreement or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby, the performance by the parties hereto of their respective obligations hereunder or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, (ii) any actual or alleged presence or release of Hazardous Materials on or from any property owned or operated by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or any Environmental Action related in any way to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or (iii) any actual or prospective claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing, whether based on contract, tort or any other theory, whether brought by the Borrower, any of its shareholders or creditors, an Indemnitee or any other Person, and regardless of whether any Indemnitee is a party thereto, provided that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or related expenses are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and nonappealable judgment to have resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee or to the extent that, in any action brought by the Borrower, the Borrower prevails. This Section 9.04(b) shall not apply with respect to Taxes other than any Taxes that represent losses, claims, damages, liabilites and related expenses arising from any non-Tax claim.
(c) To the extent that the Borrower fails to pay any amount required under paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section 9.04 to be paid by it to the Agent (or any sub-agent thereof) or any Related Party of any of the foregoing, but without relieving the Borrower of its obligation thereunder, each Lender severally agrees to pay to the Agent (or any such sub-agent) or such Related Party, as the case may be, such Lenders Applicable Percentage (determined as of the time that the applicable unreimbursed
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expense or indemnity payment is sought) of such unpaid amount, provided that the unreimbursed expense or indemnified loss, claim, damage, liability or related expense, as the case may be, was incurred by or asserted against the Agent (or any such sub-agent) in its capacity as such, or against any Related Party of any of the foregoing acting for the Agent (or any such sub-agent) in connection with such capacity. The obligations of the Lenders under this paragraph (c) are subject to the provisions of Section 2.02(h).
(d) To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the Borrower shall not assert, and hereby waives, 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 or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby, the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, any Advance or the use of the proceeds thereof. No Indemnitee referred to in paragraph (b) above shall be liable for any damages arising from the use by unintended recipients of any information or other materials distributed by it through telecommunications, electronic or other information transmission systems in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby.
(e) All amounts due under this Section 9.04 shall be payable promptly after written demand therefor.
(f) Without prejudice to the survival of any other agreement of the Borrower hereunder, the agreements and obligations of the Borrower contained in Sections 2.11, 2.14, 2.17 and this Section 9.04 shall survive the payment in full of principal, interest and all other amounts payable hereunder and under the Notes.
Section 9.05. Right of Set-off . If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, each Lender and each of their respective Affiliates is hereby authorized at any time and from time to time, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final, in whatever currency) at any time held and other obligations (in whatever currency) at any time owing by such Lender or any such Affiliate to or for the credit or the account of the Borrower against any and all of the obligations of the Borrower now or hereafter existing under this Agreement to such Lender, irrespective of whether or not such Lender shall have made any demand under this Agreement and although such obligations of the Borrower may be contingent or unmatured or are owed to a branch or office of such Lender different from the branch or office holding such deposit or obligated on such indebtedness. The rights of each Lender and their respective Affiliates under this Section 9.05 are in addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights of setoff) which such Lender or their respective Affiliates may have. Each Lender agrees promptly to notify the Borrower and the Agent after any such setoff and application, provided that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such setoff and application.
Section 9.06. Binding Effect . This Agreement shall become effective when it shall have been executed by the Agent and when the Agent shall have received
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counterparts hereof which, when taken together, bear the signatures of each of the other parties hereto, and thereafter shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.
Section 9.07. Assignments and Participations . (a) No Lender may assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder except (i) to an Eligible Assignee in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (b) of this Section 9.07, (ii) by way of participation in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (d) of this Section 9.07 or (iii) by way of pledge or assignment of a security interest subject to the restrictions of paragraph (f) of this Section 9.07 (and any other attempted assignment or transfer by any party hereto shall be null and void). Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, shall be construed to confer upon any Person (other than the parties hereto, their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, Participants to the extent provided in paragraph (d) of this Section 9.07 and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the Related Parties of each of the Agent and the Lenders) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement.
(b) Any Lender may at any time assign to one or more Eligible Assignees all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and Revolving Credit Exposure at the time owing to it); provided that (i) except in the case of an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the assigning Lenders Commitment and the Revolving Credit Exposure at the time owing to it or in the case of an assignment to a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund with respect to a Lender, the aggregate amount of the Commitment (which for this purpose includes Advances outstanding thereunder) or, if the applicable Commitment is not then in effect, the principal outstanding balance of the Advance 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 Agent or, if Trade Date is specified in the Assignment and Assumption, as of the Trade Date) shall not be less than $5,000,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof, unless each of the Agent and, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Borrower otherwise consent (each such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed and such approval, in the case of the Borrower, to be deemed to have been given if a response is not received within ten Business Days from the date on which request for approval was received by the Borrower); (ii) 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 Advance or the Commitment assigned; (iii) any assignment must be approved with the prior written consent of (A) the Agent and (B) the Borrower (each such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed and such approval, in the case of the Borrower, to be deemed to have been given if a response is not received within ten Business Days from the date on which request for approval was received by the Borrower); provided that no consent of the Borrower or the Agent shall be required for an assignment to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender, an Approved Fund or, in the case of the Borrower, if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing; (iv) the parties to each assignment shall (1) electronically execute and deliver to the Agent an Assignment and Acceptance via an electronic settlement system
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acceptable to the Agent or (2) manually execute and deliver to the Agent an Assignment and Acceptance, together with a processing and recordation fee of $3,500; provided that only one such fee shall be payable in connection with simultaneous assignments to or by two or more Approved Funds; and (v) the Eligible Assignee, if it shall not be a Lender, shall deliver to the Agent an Administrative Questionnaire and if required, applicable tax forms.
Subject to acceptance and recording thereof by the Agent pursuant to paragraph (c) of this Section 9.07, from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Acceptance, the Eligible Assignee thereunder shall be a party to this Agreement and, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Acceptance, have the rights and obligations of a Lender under this Agreement, 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 Section 2.11, 2.14, 2.17 and 9.04 with respect to facts and circumstances occurring prior to the effective date of such assignment.
(c) The Agent, acting solely for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of the Borrower, shall maintain at one of its offices in New York 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 amounts of the Advances 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 Agent and the Lenders shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement, notwithstanding notice to the contrary. The Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrower at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice. 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), the processing and recordation fee referred to in paragraph (b) of this Section 9.07 and any written consent to such assignment required by paragraph (b) of this Section 9.07, the Agent shall accept such Assignment and Assumption and record the information contained therein in the Register. No assignment shall be effective for purposes of this Agreement unless it has been recorded in the Register as provided in this paragraph.
(d) Any Lender may at any time, without the consent of, or notice to, the Borrower or the Agent, sell participations to any Person (other than a natural person or the Borrower or any of the Borrowers Affiliates or Subsidiaries) (each, a Participant ) in all or a portion of such Lenders rights and/or obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and/or Revolving Credit Exposure owing to it); provided that (i) such Lenders obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other
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parties hereto for the performance of such obligations and (iii) the Borrower, the Agent 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 or instrument pursuant to which a Lender sells such a participation shall provide that such Lender shall retain the sole right to enforce this Agreement and to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement; provided that such agreement or instrument may provide that such Lender will not, without the consent of the Participant, agree to any amendment, modification or waiver with respect to (A) reducing the principal of, or interest on, the Advances made by such Lender or any fees or other amounts payable hereunder to such Lender, (B) postponing any date fixed for any payment of interest on the Advances made by such Lender or any fees or other amounts payable hereunder to such Lender that affects such Participant or (C) extending the Termination Date. Subject to paragraph (e) of this Section 9.07, the Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of, and subject to the limitations of, Sections 2.11 and 2.14 to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to paragraph (b) of this Section 9.07. To the extent permitted by law, each Participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 9.05 as though it were a Lender, provided such Participant agrees to be subject to Section 2.16 as though it were a Lender. Each Lender that sells a participation, acting solely for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of the Borrower, shall maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of each Participant and the principal amounts of each Participants interest in the Advances or other obligations under this Agreement (the Participant Register ); provided that no Lender shall have any obligation to disclose all or any portion of the Participant Register to any Person (including the identity of any Participant or any information relating to a Participants interest in any Commitments, Advances or its other obligations under this Agreement) except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish that such Commitment, Advance or other obligation is in registered form under Section 5f.103-1(c) of the United States Treasury Regulations. The entries in the Participant Register shall be conclusive, and such Lender, the Borrower and the Agent shall treat each person whose name is recorded in the Participant Register pursuant to the terms hereof as the owner of such participation for all purposes of this Agreement, notwithstanding notice to the contrary.
(e) A Participant shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Sections 2.11 and 2.14 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. No Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 2.14 unless such Participant agrees, for the benefit of the Borrower, to comply with Section 2.14(e) as though it were a Lender.
(f) Any Lender may at any time pledge or assign a security interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement to secure obligations of such Lender, including without limitation any pledge or assignment to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank or other central banking authority; provided that no such pledge or assignment shall release such Lender from any of its obligations hereunder or
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substitute any such pledgee or assignee for such Lender as a party hereto. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, any Lender that is a Fund may create a security interest in all or any portion of the Advances owing to it and the Notes, if any, held by it to the trustee for holders of obligations owed, or securities issued, by such Fund as security for such obligations or securities, provided that unless and until such trustee actually becomes a Lender in compliance with the other provisions of this Section 9.07, (i) no such pledge shall release the pledging Lender from any of its obligations under this Agreement and (ii) such trustee shall not be entitled to exercise any of the rights of a Lender under this Agreement and the Notes even though such trustee may have acquired ownership rights with respect to the pledged interest through foreclosure or otherwise.
(g) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, any Lender (a Granting Lender ) may grant to a special purpose funding vehicle (a SPC ), identified as such in writing from time to time by the Granting Lender to the Agent and the Borrower, the option to provide to the Borrower all or any part of any Advance that such Granting Lender would otherwise be obligated to make the Borrower pursuant to this Agreement; provided that (i) nothing herein shall constitute a commitment by any SPC to make any Advance and (ii) if an SPC elects not to exercise such option or otherwise fails to provide all or any part of such Advance, the Granting Lender shall be obligated to make such Advance pursuant to the terms hereof. The making of an Advance by an SPC hereunder shall utilize the Commitment of the Granting Lender to the same extent, and as if, such Advance were made by such Granting Lender. Each party hereto hereby agrees that no SPC shall be liable for any indemnity or similar payment obligation under this Agreement (all liability for which shall remain with the Granting Lender). In furtherance of the foregoing, each party hereto hereby agrees (which agreement shall survive the termination of this Agreement) that, prior to the date that is one year and one day after the payment in full of all outstanding commercial paper or other senior indebtedness of any SPC, it will not institute against, or join any other person in instituting against, such SPC any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency or liquidation proceedings under the laws of the United States or any State thereof. In addition, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 9.07, any SPC may (i) with notice to, but without the prior written consent of, the Borrower and the Agent and without paying any processing fee therefore, assign all or a portion of its interests in any Advances to the Granting Lender or to any financial institutions (consented to by the Borrower and Agent) providing liquidity and/or credit support to or for the account of such SPC to support the funding or maintenance of Advances and (ii) disclose on a confidential basis any non-public information relating to its Advances to any rating agency, commercial paper dealer or provider of any surety, guarantee or credit or liquidity enhancement to such SPC. This Section 9.07 may not be amended without the written consent of each SPC that holds any Advances at the time of the proposed amendment.
(h) Notwithstanding the foregoing to the contrary, the Borrower shall not have the right to assign its rights hereunder or any interest herein without the prior written consent of each Lender and the Agent.
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Section 9.08. Governing Law . This Agreement and the Notes shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.
Section 9.09. Counterparts; Integration; Electronic Execution . (a) This Agreement may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto in different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. This Agreement and any separate letter agreements with respect to fees payable to the Agent constitute the entire contract among the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and supersede any and all previous agreements and understandings, oral or written, relating to the subject matter hereof. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement or any document or instrument delivered in connection herewith by telecopy or other electronic means, including by email with a .pdf or or .tif copy thereof attached, shall be effective as delivery of an original executed counterpart of this Agreement or such other document or instrument, as applicable.
(b) The words execution, signed, signature, and words of like import in any Assignment and Acceptance shall be deemed to include electronic signatures or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for in any applicable law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act, or any other similar state laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act.
Section 9.10. Jurisdiction, Etc. (a) The Borrower irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and its property, to the nonexclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York sitting in New York City in the Borough of Manhattan and of the United States District Court 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 Agreement or for recognition or enforcement of any judgment, and each of the parties hereto irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that all claims in respect of any such action or proceeding may be heard and determined in such New York State court or, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, in such Federal court. Each of the parties hereto agrees that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law. Nothing in this Agreement or the Notes or in any shall affect any right that the Agent or any Lender may otherwise have to bring any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or the Notes against the Borrower or its properties in the courts of any jurisdiction.
(b) The Borrower irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the Notes in any court referred to in paragraph (a) of this Section 9.10. Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by
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applicable law, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such court.
(c) Each party hereto irrevocably consents to service of process in the manner provided for notices in Section 9.02. Nothing in this Agreement will affect the right of any party hereto to serve process in any other manner permitted by applicable law.
Section 9.11. Waiver of Jury Trial . EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE NOTES OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PERSON HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PERSON WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE NOTES BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION.
Section 9.12. Confidentiality . Each of the Agent and the Lenders agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the Information (as defined below), except that Information may be disclosed (a) to it, its Affiliates and their respective partners, directors, officers, employees, advisors and representatives (it being understood that the Persons to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such Information and instructed to keep such Information confidential), (b) to the extent requested by any regulatory authority (including any self-regulatory authority, such as the National Association of Insurance Commissioners), (c) to the extent required by applicable laws or regulations or by any subpoena or similar legal process, (d) to any other party hereto, (e) in connection with the exercise of any remedies hereunder or under the Notes or any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or the Notes or the enforcement of rights hereunder or thereunder, (f) subject to an agreement containing provisions substantially the same as those of this Section 9.12, to (i) any assignee of or Participant in, or any prospective assignee of or Participant in, any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement or (ii) any actual or prospective counterparty (or its advisors) to any swap or derivative transaction or to any credit insurance provider relating to the Borrower and its obligations, (g) with the consent of the Borrower (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) or (h) to the extent such Information (x) becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section 9.12 or (y) becomes available to the Agent or any Lender on a nonconfidential basis from a source other than the Borrower.
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For purposes of this Section 9.12, Information means all information received from (or on behalf of) the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries relating to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective businesses, other than any such information that is available to the Agent or any Lender on a nonconfidential basis prior to disclosure by the Borrower, provided that, in the case of information received from the Borrower after the date hereof, such information is clearly identified at the time of delivery as confidential. Any Person required to maintain the confidentiality of Information as provided in this Section 9.12 shall be considered to have complied with its obligation to do so if such Person has exercised the same degree of care to maintain the confidentiality of such Information as such Person would accord to its own confidential information.
Section 9.13. Patriot Act Notice . Each Lender and the Agent (for itself and not on behalf of any Lender) hereby notifies the Borrower that pursuant to the requirements of the Patriot Act, it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies the Borrower, which information includes the name and address of the Borrower and other information that will allow such Lender or the Agent, as applicable, to identify the Borrower in accordance with the Patriot Act. The Borrower shall provide, to the extent commercially reasonable, such information and take such actions as are reasonably requested by the Agent or any Lenders in order to assist the Agent and the Lenders in maintaining compliance with the Patriot Act.
Section 9.14. Judgment Currency . If, for the purposes of obtaining judgment in any court, it is necessary to convert a sum due hereunder 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 the Borrower in respect of any such sum due from it to any Person hereunder or under the Notes 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 such Person of any sum adjudged to be so due in the Judgment Currency, such Person may in accordance with its 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 such Person from the Borrower in the Agreement Currency, the Borrower agrees, as a separate obligation and notwithstanding any such judgment, to indemnify such Person against such loss. If the amount of the Agreement Currency so purchased is greater than the sum originally due to such Person in such currency, such Person agrees to return the amount of any excess to the Borrower (or to any other Person who may be entitled thereto under applicable law).
[Signature pages follow]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized, as of the date first above written.
ORACLE CORPORATION | ||
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WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Agent and a Lender | ||
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BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as a Lender | ||
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BNP PARIBAS, as a Lender | ||
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JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as a Lender | ||
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Schedule 2.01
COMMITMENTS
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
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$450,000,000
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Bank of America, N.A.
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$400,000,000
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BNP Paribas
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$400,000,000
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JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
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$400,000,000
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Citibank, N.A.
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$225,000,000
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The Royal Bank of Scotland, plc
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$225,000,000
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Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch
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$200,000,000
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Barclays Bank PLC
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$150,000,000
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HSBC Bank USA, N.A.
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$150,000,000
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Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch
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$100,000,000
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Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd.
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$100,000,000
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Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A.
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$100,000,000
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Royal Bank of Canada
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$100,000,000
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Total
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$3,000,000,000
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EXHIBIT A
FORM OF PROMISSORY NOTE
Dated: , 20[ ]
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, ORACLE CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (the Borrower ), HEREBY PROMISES TO PAY (the Lender ) for the account of its Applicable Lending Office on the Termination Date the aggregate principal amount of the Advances made by the Lender to the Borrower outstanding on the Termination Date pursuant to the Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of April 22, 2013 (as amended or modified from time to time, the Credit Agreement ; the terms defined therein being used herein as therein defined) among the Borrower and the Lender and certain other lenders party thereto, Bank of America, N.A., BNP Paribas and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as syndication agents, Citibank, N.A., Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch and The Royal Bank of Scotland plc, as documentation agents, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association ( Wells Fargo ), as Agent.
The Borrower promises to pay interest on the unpaid principal amount of each Advance from the date of such Advance until such principal amount is paid in full, at such interest rates, and payable at such times, as are specified in the Credit Agreement.
Both principal and interest are payable in Dollars or the relevant Alternate Currency to Wells Fargo, as the Agent, at its Applicable Lending Office, in same day funds. Each Advance owing to the Lender by the Borrower pursuant to the Credit Agreement, and all payments made on account of principal thereof, shall be recorded by the Lender and, prior to any transfer hereof, endorsed on the grid attached hereto which is part of this Promissory Note; provided that the failure by the Lender to make any such recordation or endorsement or any error in making the same shall not affect the obligations of the Borrower under this Promissory Note.
This Promissory Note is one of the Notes referred to in, and is entitled to the benefits of, the Credit Agreement. The Credit Agreement, among other things, (i) provides for the making of Advances by the Lender to the Borrower from time to time, the indebtedness of the Borrower resulting from each such Advance being evidenced by this Promissory Note, and (ii) contains provisions for acceleration of the maturity hereof upon the happening of certain stated events and also for prepayments on account of principal hereof prior to the maturity hereof upon the terms and conditions therein specified.
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ADVANCES AND PAYMENTS OF PRINCIPAL
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EXHIBIT B
FORM OF NOTICE OF BORROWING
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
as Agent for the Lenders
party to the Credit Agreement
referred to below
, 20[ ]
Attention:
Ladies and Gentlemen:
The undersigned, Oracle Corporation, refers to the Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of April 22, 2013 (as amended or modified from time to time, the Credit Agreement ; the terms defined therein being used herein as therein defined), among the undersigned, certain Lenders party thereto, Bank of America, N.A., BNP Paribas and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as syndication agents, Citibank, N.A., Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch and The Royal Bank of Scotland plc, as documentation agents, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Agent, and hereby gives you notice, irrevocably, pursuant to Section 2.02 of the Credit Agreement, that the undersigned hereby requests a Borrowing under the Credit Agreement, and in that connection sets forth below the information relating to such Borrowing (the Proposed Borrowing ) as required by Section 2.02(a) of the Credit Agreement:
(i) The Business Day of the Proposed Borrowing is , .
(ii) The Type of Advances comprising the Proposed Borrowing is [Base Rate Advances] [Eurocurrency Rate Advances].
(iii) The currency of the Proposed Borrowing is [Dollars][Yen][Euros][Pounds Sterling].
(iv) The aggregate amount of the Proposed Borrowing is [ ].
(v) [Insert remittance instructions]
[(vi) The initial Interest Period for each Eurocurrency Rate Advance made as part of the Proposed Borrowing is [days] [month[s]].]
The undersigned hereby certifies that the following statements are true on the date hereof and will be true on the date of the Proposed Borrowing:
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(A) the representations and warranties contained in Section 5.01 of the Credit Agreement made by the undersigned (other than the representations and warranties contained in clauses (f)(i) and (g) of Section 5.01) are true and correct in all material respects before and after giving effect to the Proposed Borrowing and to the application of the proceeds therefrom, as though made on and as of such date (except to the extent that any such representation or warranty relates to a specific earlier date in which case it was true as of such earlier date); and
(B) no event has occurred and is continuing, or would result from such Proposed Borrowing or from the application of the proceeds therefrom, that constitutes a Default or Event of Default.
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EXHIBIT C
FORM OF ASSIGNMENT AND ACCEPTANCE
A SSIGNMENT AND A CCEPTANCE
This Assignment and Acceptance (the Assignment and Acceptance ) is dated as of the Effective Date set forth below and is entered into by and between [ Insert name of Assignor ] (the Assignor ) and [ Insert name of Assignee ] (the Assignee ). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement identified below (as amended or modified from time to time, 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 Assignor hereby irrevocably sells and assigns to the Assignee, and the Assignee hereby irrevocably purchases and assumes from the Assignor, subject to and in accordance with the Standard Terms and Conditions and the Credit Agreement, as of the Effective Date inserted by the Agent as contemplated below (i) all of the Assignors rights and obligations in its capacity as a Lender 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 under the commitment 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) 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 pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii) above being referred to herein collectively as the Assigned Interest ). Such sale and assignment is without recourse to the Assignor and, except as expressly provided in this Assignment and Acceptance, without representation or warranty by the Assignor.
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Borrower: | Oracle Corporation |
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4. Administrative Agent: Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as the administrative agent under the Credit Agreement (in such capacity, the Agent )
5. Credit Agreement: The Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of April 22, 2013 among Oracle Corporation, as Borrower, the Lenders parties thereto, Bank of America, N.A., BNP Paribas and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as syndication agents, Citibank, N.A., Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch and The Royal Bank of Scotland plc, as documentation agents, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Agent.
6. Assigned Interest:
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Effective Date: , 20 [TO BE INSERTED BY THE AGENT AND WHICH SHALL BE THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF RECORDATION OF TRANSFER IN THE REGISTER THEREFOR.]
2 | Amount to be adjusted by the counterparties to take into account any payments or prepayments made between the Trade Date and the Effective Date. |
3 | Set forth, to at least 9 decimals, as a percentage of the Commitment/Advances of all Lenders thereunder. |
4 | 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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The terms set forth in this Assignment and Acceptance are hereby agreed to:
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WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as
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5 | To be added only if the consent of the Agent is required by the terms of the Credit Agreement. |
6 | To be added only if the consent of the Borrower is required by the terms of the Credit Agreement. |
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ANNEX 1 to Assignment and Acceptance
STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR
ASSIGNMENT AND ACCEPTANCE
1. Representations and Warranties.
1.1 Assignor . The Assignor (a) represents and warrants that (i) it is the legal and beneficial owner of the Assigned Interest, (ii) the 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, (ii) the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of the Credit Agreement, (iii) the financial condition of the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any other Person obligated in respect of the Credit Agreement 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 the Credit Agreement.
1.2. Assignee . The 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 requirements of an Eligible Assignee under the Credit Agreement (subject to receipt of such consents as may be required under 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 Assigned Interest, shall have the obligations of a Lender thereunder, (iv) it has received a copy of the Credit Agreement, together with copies of the most recent financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(g) thereof, as applicable, and such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Assignment and Acceptance and to purchase the Assigned Interest on the basis of which it has made such analysis and decision independently and without reliance on the Agent or any other Lender, and (v) attached to the Assignment and Acceptance is any documentation required to be delivered by it pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement, duly completed and executed by the Assignee; and (b) agrees that (i) it will, independently and without reliance on the Agent, the 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 Credit Agreement, and (ii) it will perform in accordance with their terms all of the obligations which by the terms of the Credit Agreement is required to be performed by it as a Lender.
2. Payments . From and after the Effective Date, the Agent shall make all payments in respect of the Assigned Interest (including payments of principal, interest, fees and other amounts) to the Assignor for amounts which have accrued to but excluding the Effective Date and to the 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.
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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 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 D-1
FORM OF OPINION OF IN-HOUSE COUNSEL FOR THE BORROWER
April 22, 2013
The Agent and the Lenders
Referred to Below
c/o Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
as Agent
550 California Street, 10 th Floor, MAC: A0112-101
San Francisco, California 94104
Ladies and Gentlemen:
I am to Oracle Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the Borrower ), and have acted as internal counsel to the Borrower in connection with the Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of April 22, 2013 (the Credit Agreement ) among the Borrower, the Lenders named therein, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Agent, Bank of America, N.A., BNP Paribas, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Syndication Agents, the Documentation Agents named therein, and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, BNP Paribas Securities Corp., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners. This opinion is being delivered pursuant to Section 4.01(e)(iv)(i) of the Credit Agreement. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings herein ascribed thereto in the Credit Agreement.
I, or an attorney on my staff, have reviewed executed copies of:
a. the Credit Agreement; and
b. any Notes to be delivered on the Effective Date (the Notes ).
In addition, I, or an attorney on my staff, have examined originals or copies, certified or otherwise identified to my satisfaction, of such documents, corporate records, certificates of public officials and other instruments, and have conducted such other investigations of fact and law, as I have deemed necessary or advisable for purposes of this opinion.
Upon the basis of the foregoing and subject to the limitations, qualifications, exceptions and assumptions set forth herein, I am of the opinion that:
1. The Borrower is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware.
2. The execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower of the Credit Agreement and the Notes are within the Borrowers corporate powers, have been duly authorized
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by all necessary corporate action, and do not contravene (a) the Certificate of Incorporation or the By-laws of the Borrower (as each has been amended to the date hereof) or (b) any contractual or legal restriction contained in any agreement or instrument (i) listed on Exhibit A attached hereto and (ii) the contravention of which, singly or collectively, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The Credit Agreement and the Notes delivered on the date hereof have been duly executed and delivered on behalf of the Borrower.
3. To my knowledge, there are no pending or overtly threatened actions or proceedings against the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries before any court, governmental agency or arbitrator in the United States that purport to affect the legality, validity, binding effect or enforceability of the Credit Agreement or any of the Notes or the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby, or that are likely to have a Material Adverse Effect; provided , however , that no opinion is given as to whether any of the actions or proceedings specifically disclosed in the Borrowers 1934 Act filings may have a Material Adverse Effect. For purposes of the opinion in this paragraph 3, I have not searched the records of any court, governmental agency or arbitration panel or organization.
The foregoing opinions are subject to the following limitations, qualifications, exceptions and assumptions:
As to various provisions in the Credit Agreement and the Notes that grant the Agent or the Lenders certain rights to make determinations or take actions in their discretion, I assume that such discretion will be exercised in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner.
I express no opinion as to the effect (if any) of any law of any jurisdiction (except the State of New York) in which any Lender is located that may limit the rate of interest that such Lender may charge or collect.
I express no opinion as to the effect of fraudulent conveyance, fraudulent transfer or similar provisions of applicable law on the conclusions expressed above.
I am a member of the bar of the State of New York and the foregoing opinions are limited to the laws of the State of New York, the federal laws of the United States of America and, with respect to paragraphs 1 and 2(a) above only, the Delaware General Corporation Law. I express no opinion as to any matter relating to patents, trademarks, copyrights or other intellectual property.
This opinion is rendered solely to you in connection with the above matter. This opinion may not be relied upon by you for any other purpose or relied upon by any other person without our prior written consent.
Very truly yours,
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EXHIBIT A to Form of Opinion of In-House Counsel
1. | Indenture dated January 13, 2006, among Oracle Corporation (formerly known as Ozark Holding Inc.), Oracle Systems Corporation (formerly known as Oracle Corporation) and Citibank, N.A. (the Indenture). |
2. | First Supplemental Indenture dated May 9, 2007 among Oracle Corporation, Citibank, N.A. and The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A. (the First Supplemental Indenture). |
3. | Old 2016 Note, together with the Officers Certificate issued January 13, 2006 pursuant to the Indenture. |
4. | 5.25% Notes due 2016, together with the Officers Certificate setting forth the terms of the notes issued January 13, 2006 pursuant to the Indenture. |
5. | 5.75% Notes due 2018 and 6.50% Notes due 2038, together with the Officers Certificate setting forth the terms of the notes issued April 9, 2008 pursuant to the Indenture. |
6. | 3.75% Notes due 2014, 5.000% Notes due 2019, and 6.125% Notes due 2039, together with the Officers Certificate setting forth the terms of the notes issued July 8, 2009 pursuant to the Indenture. |
7. | Original 3.875% Notes due 2020 and Original 5.375% Notes due 2040, together with the Officers Certificate setting forth the terms of the notes issued July 19, 2010 pursuant to the Indenture. |
8. | New 2020 Note and New 2040 Note. |
9. | 1.200% Notes due 2017 and 2.500% Notes due 2022, together with the Officers Certificate setting forth the terms of the notes issued October 25, 2012 pursuant to the Indenture. |
10. | Commercial Paper Dealer Agreement. |
11. | Issuing and Paying Agency Agreement between Oracle Corporation and JP Morgan Chase Bank, National Association dated February 3, 2006. |
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EXHIBIT D-2
FORM OF OPINION OF DAVIS POLK & WARDWELL LLP
April 22, 2013
The Administrative Agent and the Lenders
Referred to Below
c/o Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
as Administrative Agent
550 California Street, 10th Floor, MAC: A0112-101
San Francisco, California 94104
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have acted as special New York counsel to Oracle Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the Borrower), in connection with the Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of April 22, 2013 (the Credit Agreement) among the Borrower, the lenders listed on the signature pages thereof (the Lenders), Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent (the Administrative Agent), Bank of America, N.A., BNP Paribas, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as syndication agents, Citibank, N.A., Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, and The Royal Bank of Scotland plc, as documentation agents, and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, BNP Paribas Securities Corp., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners. This opinion is being delivered pursuant to Section 4.01(e)(iv)(ii) of the Credit Agreement. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings herein ascribed thereto in the Credit Agreement.
We have reviewed executed copies of the Credit Agreement and any Notes to be delivered on the Effective Date (the Notes). We have also examined originals or copies, certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of such documents, corporate records and certificates of public officials and officers of the Borrower and have conducted such other investigations of fact and law as we have deemed necessary or advisable for purposes of this opinion. In rendering the opinions expressed herein, we have, without independent inquiry or investigation, assumed that (i) all documents submitted to us as originals are authentic and complete, (ii) all documents submitted to us as copies conform to authentic, complete originals, (iii) all signatures on all documents that we reviewed are genuine, (iv) all natural persons executing documents had and have the legal capacity to do so, (v) all statements in certificates of public officials and officers of the Borrower that we reviewed were and are accurate and (vi) all representations made by the Borrower as to matters of fact in the documents that we reviewed were and are accurate. Upon the basis of the foregoing and subject to the additional limitations, qualifications, exceptions and assumptions set forth herein, we are of the opinion that:
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The execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower of the Credit Agreement and the Notes do not contravene any applicable United States federal or New York |
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State law or any provision of the Delaware General Corporation Law applicable to the Borrower, in each case that is, in our experience, normally applicable to general business corporations in relation to transactions of the type contemplated by the Credit Agreement. |
2. | The Credit Agreement is a valid and binding agreement of the Borrower and, after giving effect to the initial Borrowing and delivery of any Notes, such Notes will be legal, valid and binding obligations of the Borrower in each case enforceable against the Borrower in accordance with their respective terms, subject to the effects of bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws affecting creditors rights generally, concepts of reasonableness and equitable principles of general applicability. |
3. | No consent, approval or authorization of, and no filing or registration with, any governmental authority of the United States or of the State of New York is required on the part of the Borrower for the execution and delivery by it of or the performance of its obligations under the Credit Agreement and the Notes. |
The foregoing opinions are subject to the following limitations, qualifications, exceptions and assumptions:
(a) | Our opinions are subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency and similar laws affecting creditors rights generally, concepts of reasonableness and equitable principles of general applicability. |
(b) | The enforceability of indemnification provisions in the Credit Agreement may be limited by federal or New York State laws or policies underlying such laws. We further express no opinion (i) as to the effect of the last sentence of Section 9.01 of the Credit Agreement or (ii) as to the effect of fraudulent conveyance, fraudulent transfer or similar provisions of applicable law on the conclusions expressed above. |
(c) | As to various provisions in the Credit Agreement and the Notes that grant the Agent or the Lenders certain rights to make determinations or take actions in their discretion, we assume that such discretion will be exercised in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner. |
(d) | We express no opinion as to the effect (if any) of any law of any jurisdiction (except the State of New York) in which any Lender is located that may limit the rate of interest that such Lender may charge or collect. |
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We express no opinion as to the subject matter jurisdiction of the Federal courts of the United States over any action between two parties neither of which is a citizen of any state for purposes of 28 U.S.C. Section 1332. We further note that the selection, contained in Section 9.10 of the Credit Agreement, of United States federal |
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courts sitting in New York City as the venue for actions for proceedings relating to the Credit Agreement is subject to the power of such courts to transfer actions pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Section 1404(a) and the doctrine of forum non conveniens . |
(f) | We have assumed, with your permission and without independent investigation of any kind, that (i) the Borrower has been duly organized and is validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, (ii) the execution and delivery by the Borrower of the Credit Agreement and the Notes, and the performance by the Borrower of all of its obligations under the Credit Agreement and the Notes, are within its corporate powers and have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action and (iii) the Credit Agreement and each Note have been duly executed and delivered by each party thereto. |
We are members of the bar of the State of New York and the foregoing opinions are limited to the laws of the State of New York, the federal laws of the United States of America and, with respect to paragraph 1 above only, the Delaware General Corporation Law, except that we express no opinion as to any law, rule or regulation that is applicable to the Borrower, the Credit Agreement, the Notes or the transactions contemplated thereby solely because such law, rule or regulation is part of a regulatory regime applicable to any party to the Credit Agreement or the Notes or any of its affiliates due to the specific assets or business of such party or such affiliate.
This opinion is rendered solely to you in connection with the above matter. This opinion may not be relied upon by you for any other purpose or relied upon by or delivered to any other person without our prior written consent, except that this opinion may be furnished without our prior consent (1) to accountants and counsel for the Administrative Agent or any Lender that is an addressee hereof, (2) to bank and insurance company examiners and (3) pursuant to judicial or government order or legal requirements.
Very truly yours,
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EXHIBIT E
[Reserved]
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EXHIBIT F-1
FORM OF U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
(For Foreign Lenders That Are Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)
Reference is hereby made to the Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of April 22, 2013 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the Credit Agreement ), among Oracle Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the Borrower ), each lender from time to time party thereto (the Lenders ), Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent (in such capacity, the Agent ), and the other agents party thereto.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.14(e) of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record and beneficial owner of the Advance(s) (as well as any Note(s) evidencing such Advance(s)) in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) it is not a bank within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iii) it is not a ten percent shareholder of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code and (iv) it is not a controlled foreign corporation related to the Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code.
The undersigned has furnished the Agent and the Borrower with a certificate of its non-U.S. Person status on IRS Form W-8BEN. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform the Borrower and the Agent, and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished the Borrower and the Agent with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.
Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.
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EXHIBIT F-2
FORM OF U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
(For Foreign Participants That Are Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)
Reference is hereby made to the Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of April 22, 2013 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the Credit Agreement ), among Oracle Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the Borrower ), each lender from time to time party thereto (the Lenders ), Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent (in such capacity, the Agent ), and the other agents party thereto.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.14(e) of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record and beneficial owner of the participation in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) it is not a bank within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iii) it is not a ten percent shareholder of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code, and (iv) it is not a controlled foreign corporation related to the Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code.
The undersigned has furnished its participating Lender with a certificate of its non-U.S. Person status on IRS Form W-8BEN. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform such Lender in writing, and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished such Lender with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.
Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.
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EXHIBIT F-3
FORM OF U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
(For Foreign Participants That Are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)
Reference is hereby made to the Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of April 22, 2013 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the Credit Agreement ), among Oracle Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the Borrower ), each lender from time to time party thereto (the Lenders ), Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent (in such capacity, the Agent ), and the other agents party thereto.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.14(e) of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record owner of the participation in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) its direct or indirect partners/members are the sole beneficial owners of such participation, (iii) with respect such participation, neither the undersigned nor any of its direct or indirect partners/members is a bank extending credit pursuant to a loan agreement entered into in the ordinary course of its trade or business within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iv) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a ten percent shareholder of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code and (v) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a controlled foreign corporation related to the Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code.
The undersigned has furnished its participating Lender with IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by one of the following forms from each of its partners/members that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption: (i) an IRS Form W-8BEN or (ii) an IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by an IRS Form W-8BEN from each of such partners/members beneficial owners that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform such Lender and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished such Lender with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.
Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.
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EXHIBIT F-4
FORM OF U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
(For Foreign Lenders That Are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)
Reference is hereby made to the Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of April 22, 2013 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the Credit Agreement ), among Oracle Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the Borrower ), each lender from time to time party thereto (the Lenders ), Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent (in such capacity, the Agent ), and the other agents party thereto.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.14(e) of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record owner of the Advance(s) (as well as any Note(s) evidencing such Advance(s)) in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) its direct or indirect partners/members are the sole beneficial owners of such Advance(s) (as well as any Note(s) evidencing such Advance(s)), (iii) with respect to the extension of credit pursuant to this Credit Agreement, neither the undersigned nor any of its direct or indirect partners/members is a bank extending credit pursuant to a loan agreement entered into in the ordinary course of its trade or business within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iv) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a ten percent shareholder of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code and (v) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a controlled foreign corporation related to the Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code.
The undersigned has furnished the Agent and the Borrower with IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by one of the following forms from each of its partners/members that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption: (i) an IRS Form W-8BEN or (ii) an IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by an IRS Form W-8BEN from each of such partners/members beneficial owners that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform the Borrower and the Agent, and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished the Borrower and the Agent with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.
Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.
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