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): May 14, 2014

 

 

FS Investment Corporation II

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Maryland   814-00926   80-0741103

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

Cira Centre

2929 Arch Street, Suite 675

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  19104
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (215) 495-1150

None

(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:

 

  ¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

  ¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

  ¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

  ¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 


Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On May 14, 2014, FS Investment Corporation II’s (“FSIC II”) newly-formed, wholly-owned, special purpose financing subsidiary, Dunning Creek LLC (“Dunning Creek”), entered into a revolving credit facility (the “Dunning Credit Facility”) with Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch (“Deutsche Bank”), as administrative agent and lender, and each of the other lenders from time to time party thereto. The Dunning Credit Facility provides for borrowings in an aggregate principal amount up to $150,000,000 on a committed basis.

FSIC II may sell or contribute cash, loans or bonds to Dunning Creek from time to time and will retain a residual interest in any assets contributed through its ownership of Dunning Creek or will receive fair market value for any assets sold to Dunning Creek. Dunning Creek may purchase additional assets from various sources. Dunning Creek has appointed FSIC II to manage its portfolio of assets pursuant to the terms of an investment management agreement. Dunning Creek’s obligations to Deutsche Bank under the Dunning Credit Facility are secured by a first priority security interest in substantially all of the assets of Dunning Creek, including its portfolio of assets. The obligations of Dunning Creek under the Dunning Credit Facility are non-recourse to FSIC II and FSIC II’s exposure under the facility is limited to the value of its investment in Dunning Creek.

Pricing under the Dunning Credit Facility is based on the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) for an interest period reasonably close to the weighted average LIBOR applicable to the assets held by Dunning Creek, plus a spread of 1.55% per annum. Interest is payable quarterly in arrears. Any amounts borrowed under the Dunning Credit Facility will mature, and all accrued and unpaid interest thereunder will be due and payable, on May 14, 2015. Dunning Creek paid a set-up fee and incurred certain other customary costs and expenses in connection with obtaining the Dunning Credit Facility.

Borrowings under the Dunning Credit Facility are subject to compliance with a borrowing base, pursuant to which the amount of funds advanced to Dunning Creek varies depending upon the types of assets in Dunning Creek’s portfolio. The occurrence of certain events described as “Super-Collateralization Events” in the credit agreement that governs the Dunning Creek Facility, or a decline in FSIC II’s net asset value below a specified threshold, results in a lowering of the amount of funds that will be advanced against such assets. Super-Collateralization Events include, without limitation: (i) certain key employees ceasing to be directors, principals, officers or investment managers of FSIC II’s investment sub-adviser, GSO / Blackstone Debt Funds Management LLC (“GDFM”); (ii) the bankruptcy or insolvency of GDFM or FSIC II’s investment adviser, FSIC II Advisor, LLC (“FSIC II Advisor”); (iii) GDFM ceasing to act as FSIC II’s sub-adviser or FSIC II Advisor ceasing to act as FSIC II’s investment adviser; (iv) FSIC II ceasing to act as Dunning Creek’s investment manager, becoming bankrupt or insolvent, defaulting on certain material agreements or failing to maintain a net asset value of at least $50,000,000 plus 50% of additional equity (in excess of $50,000,000) raised after the closing date of the facility; and (v) FSIC II, GDFM or FSIC II Advisor committing fraud or other illicit acts in their respective investment advisory capacities.

The occurrence of certain events described as “Events of Default” in the credit agreement which governs the Dunning Credit Facility triggers, among other things, Dunning Creek’s obligation to terminate FSIC II as investment manager (if directed by the administrative agent (acting with the consent of the lenders)) and, thereafter, Dunning Creek’s right to select a replacement investment manager, subject to approval by the administrative agent and the lenders. Events of Default include non-performance of any obligation under the transaction documents by Dunning Creek or FSIC II, and other events with respect to such entities that are adverse to Deutsche Bank and the secured parties under the Dunning Credit Facility.

In connection with the Dunning Credit Facility, Dunning Creek has made certain representations and warranties and is required to comply with various covenants, reporting requirements and other customary requirements for similar facilities. The Dunning Credit Facility contains various customary events of default for financing transactions of this type, including: (a) the failure to make principal payments when due or interest payments within three business days of when due; (b) the failure to meet an overcollateralization test (which measures Dunning Creek’s eligible assets, as adjusted by the prescribed advance rates) and such failure is not cured promptly on the same day; (c) the insolvency or bankruptcy of Dunning Creek or FSIC II; (d) the purchase of certain ineligible assets if the same is not cured within five business days;


(e) the termination of FSIC II as investment manager; (f) FSIC II’s failure to maintain a net asset value of at least $50,000,000 plus 50% of additional equity (in excess of $50,000,000) raised after the closing date of the facility; and (g) fraud or other illicit acts by FSIC II, Dunning Creek, GDFM or any of their respective directors, principals or officers, in each case, in their respective investment advisory capacities. Upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an event of default, Deutsche Bank may declare the outstanding advances and all other obligations under the Dunning Credit Facility immediately due and payable. If such amounts are accelerated and not repaid immediately, Dunning Creek will be required to pay interest on such overdue amounts at a default rate.

Borrowings of Dunning Creek will be considered borrowings of FSIC II for purposes of complying with the asset coverage requirements under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, applicable to business development companies.

The foregoing descriptions of the Dunning Credit Facility and related agreements as set forth in this Item 1.01 are summaries only and are each qualified in all respects by the provisions of such agreements, copies of which are attached hereto as Exhibits 10.1 through 10.5 and are incorporated by reference herein.

 

Item 2.03. Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

The information in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

 

EXHIBIT

NUMBER

  

DESCRIPTION

10.1    Credit Agreement, dated as of May 14, 2014, by and among Dunning Creek LLC, as borrower, Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch, as administrative agent and lender, and the other lenders from time to time party thereto.
10.2    Custodial Agreement, dated as of May 14, 2014, by and between Dunning Creek LLC, as borrower, FS Investment Corporation II, as manager, Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch, as administrative agent, and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as custodian.
10.3    Security Agreement, dated as of May 14, 2014, by and between Dunning Creek LLC, as borrower, and Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch, as administrative agent.
10.4    Sale and Contribution Agreement, dated as of May 14, 2014, by and between FS Investment Corporation II, as seller, and Dunning Creek LLC, as purchaser.
10.5    Investment Management Agreement, dated as of May 14, 2014, by and between Dunning Creek LLC and FS Investment Corporation II, as investment manager.

Forward-Looking Statements

This Current Report on Form 8-K may contain certain forward-looking statements, including statements with regard to the future performance and operation of FSIC II. Words such as “believes,” “expects,” “projects” and “future” or similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are subject to the inherent uncertainties in predicting future results and conditions. Certain factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected in these forward-looking statements, and some of these factors are enumerated in the filings FSIC II makes with the Securities and Exchange Commission. FSIC II undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.


SIGNATURE

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.

 

    FS Investment Corporation II
Date: May 19, 2014     By:  

/s/ Michael C. Forman

      Michael C. Forman
      President and Chief Executive Officer


EXHIBIT INDEX

 

EXHIBIT

NUMBER

  

DESCRIPTION

10.1    Credit Agreement, dated as of May 14, 2014, by and among Dunning Creek LLC, as borrower, Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch, as administrative agent and lender, and the other lenders from time to time party thereto.
10.2    Custodial Agreement, dated as of May 14, 2014, by and between Dunning Creek LLC, as borrower, FS Investment Corporation II, as manager, Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch, as administrative agent, and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as custodian.
10.3    Security Agreement, dated as of May 14, 2014, by and between Dunning Creek LLC, as borrower, and Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch, as administrative agent.
10.4    Sale and Contribution Agreement, dated as of May 14, 2014, by and between FS Investment Corporation II, as seller, and Dunning Creek LLC, as purchaser.
10.5    Investment Management Agreement, dated as of May 14, 2014, by and between Dunning Creek LLC and FS Investment Corporation II, as investment manager.

Exhibit 10.1

EXECUTION VERSION

 

 

 

CREDIT AGREEMENT

dated as of

May 14, 2014

among

DUNNING CREEK LLC,

as Borrower,

DEUTSCHE BANK AG, NEW YORK BRANCH,

as Administrative Agent and a Lender,

and

The Other Lenders Party Hereto

 

 

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

 

         P AGE  
  ARTICLE 1   
  DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION   

Section 1.01

  Defined Terms      1   

Section 1.02

  Use of Defined Terms      1   

Section 1.03

  Interpretation      2   

Section 1.04

  Accounting Matters      2   

Section 1.05

  Conflict Between Credit Documents      3   

Section 1.06

  Legal Representation of the Parties      3   
  ARTICLE 2   
  COMMITMENT   

Section 2.01

  Commitment      3   

Section 2.02

  Voluntary Reductions or Termination of the Maximum Commitment      3   

Section 2.03

  Fees      4   

Section 2.04

  Lender Commitment Reduction, Applicable Margin Adjustments and Margin Requirement Changes      4   
  ARTICLE 3   
  LOANS AND LENDER NOTE   

Section 3.01

  Borrowing Procedure for Loans      5   

Section 3.02

  Notes      6   

Section 3.03

  Principal Payments      7   

Section 3.04

  Interest      8   

Section 3.05

  Method and Place of Payment      13   

Section 3.06

  Net Payments; Taxes      13   

Section 3.07

  Sharing of Payments by Lenders      17   

Section 3.08

  Post Default Order of Application of Funds      18   
  ARTICLE 4   
  CONDITIONS TO CREDIT EXTENSIONS   

Section 4.01

  Initial Loan      18   

Section 4.02

  All Loans      25   

 

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  ARTICLE 5   
  REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES   

Section 5.01

  Organization, etc.      26   

Section 5.02

  Due Authorization, Non-Contravention, etc.      27   

Section 5.03

  Compliance with Laws      27   

Section 5.04

  Government Approval, Regulation, etc.      27   

Section 5.05

  Validity, etc.      27   

Section 5.06

  Financial Information      28   

Section 5.07

  Litigation, etc.      28   

Section 5.08

  Regulations T, U and X      28   

Section 5.09

  Pension and Welfare Plans      28   

Section 5.10

  Taxes      28   

Section 5.11

  Absence of Default      29   

Section 5.12

  Real Property      29   

Section 5.13

  Environmental Warranties      29   

Section 5.14

  Borrower’s Businesses      29   

Section 5.15

  Collateral      29   

Section 5.16

  Maintenance of Assets      29   

Section 5.17

  Manager      30   

Section 5.18

  Use of Proceeds      30   

Section 5.19

  Compliance with Anti-Terrorism Laws and Regulations      30   

Section 5.20

  Compliance with Anti-Money Laundering Laws and Regulations      31   
  ARTICLE 6   
  COVENANTS   

Section 6.01

  Affirmative Covenants      31   

Section 6.02

  Negative Covenants      43   
  ARTICLE 7   
  EVENTS OF DEFAULT   

Section 7.01

  Events of Default      48   

Section 7.02

  Action if Bankruptcy      51   

Section 7.03

  Action if Other Event of Default      51   

Section 7.04

  Additional Rights Upon Event of Default      52   

Section 7.05

  Notice of Default      52   
  ARTICLE 8   
  THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT   

Section 8.01

  Appointment      52   

Section 8.02

  Nature of Duties      53   

Section 8.03

  Lack of Reliance on the Administrative Agent      53   

Section 8.04

  Certain Rights of the Administrative Agent      54   

Section 8.05

  Reliance      54   

Section 8.06

  Indemnification      55   

Section 8.07

  The Administrative Agent in its Individual Capacity      55   

Section 8.08

  Resignation by the Administrative Agent      55   

 

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  ARTICLE 9   
  MISCELLANEOUS   

Section 9.01

  Payment of Expenses, etc.      56   

Section 9.02

  Right of Setoff      57   

Section 9.03

  Notices      57   

Section 9.04

  Benefit of Agreement      59   

Section 9.05

  Participations and Assignments      59   

Section 9.06

  Replacement of Lenders      62   

Section 9.07

  No Waiver; Remedies Cumulative      62   

Section 9.08

  Calculations; Computations      63   

Section 9.09

  Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction; Venue; Waiver of Jury Trial      63   

Section 9.10

  Counterparts      64   

Section 9.11

  Effectiveness      64   

Section 9.12

  Headings Descriptive      64   

Section 9.13

  Amendment or Waiver      64   

Section 9.14

  Survival      66   

Section 9.15

  Domicile of Loans      66   

Section 9.16

  Confidentiality      66   

Section 9.17

  Register      67   

Section 9.18

  Lender Affiliate Securities      67   

Section 9.19

  Marshalling; Recapture      67   

Section 9.20

  No Petition      68   

Section 9.21

  Acknowledgment      68   

Section 9.22

  Severability      68   

 

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ANNEX I – Definitions

ANNEX II – Collateral Valuation Schedule

ANNEX III – Collateral Transaction Procedures

 

EXHIBIT A

     -         Form of Borrowing Request

EXHIBIT B

     -         Form of Note

EXHIBIT C

     -         Form of Assignment Agreement

EXHIBIT D

     -         Form of Security Agreement

EXHIBIT E

     -         Form of Custodial Agreement

EXHIBIT F

     -         Form of Required Borrower and Manager Opinion

EXHIBIT G

     -         Form of Manager Letter

EXHIBIT H

     -         Form of Equity Owner Letter

EXHIBIT I

     -         Form of FSIC II Advisor Letter

EXHIBIT J

     -         Form of Compliance Certificate (Section 6.01(b)(iii))

EXHIBIT K

     -         Form of Setup Fee Agreement

EXHIBIT L

     -         Form of Commitment Termination Notice

EXHIBIT M

     -         Form of Loan Cessation Notice

EXHIBIT N-1

     -         Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate

EXHIBIT N-2

     -         Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate

EXHIBIT N-3

     -         Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate

EXHIBIT N-4

     -         Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate

SCHEDULE 1

     -         Lending Offices, Administrative Agent Office and Notice Data

SCHEDULE 2

     -         UCC-1 Filing Jurisdictions

SCHEDULE 3

     -         Schedule of Fund Investments

SCHEDULE 4

     -         Approved Banks

SCHEDULE 5

     -         Approved Selling Institutions

SCHEDULE 6  

     -         Approved Industry Categories

SCHEDULE 7

     -         Approved Pricing Services

SCHEDULE 8

     -         Approved Bond Dealers

 

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CREDIT AGREEMENT

THIS CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of May 14, 2014 (as amended from time to time, this “ Agreement ”), is entered into by and among DUNNING CREEK LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ Borrower ”), DEUTSCHE BANK AG, NEW YORK BRANCH (“ DBNY ”) as Administrative Agent and a Lender and each other Lender party hereto from time to time (together with DBNY in its capacity as Lender, the “ Lenders ” and each a “ Lender ”).

W I T N E S S E T H:

WHEREAS, the Borrower is a newly-formed limited liability company organized under the Laws of Delaware to pursue a strategy of investing on a leveraged basis in and managing a pool of Fund Investments;

WHEREAS, the Borrower will acquire, hold and dispose of Fund Investments;

WHEREAS, the Borrower desires to obtain the Commitment from the Lenders, pursuant to which Loans shall be made, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, in a maximum aggregate principal amount not to exceed at any time the lesser of (a) the Maximum Commitment and (b) the Maximum Advance Amount at such time; and

WHEREAS, the Lenders are willing, on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth, to extend the Commitment;

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound hereby, agree as follows:

ARTICLE 1

DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION

Section 1.01 Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement, and unless the context requires a different meaning, capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings set forth in Annex I or Annex II.

Section 1.02 Use of Defined Terms. Unless otherwise defined or the context otherwise requires, terms for which meanings are provided in this Agreement shall have such meanings when used in each Assignment Agreement, notice and other communication delivered from time to time in connection with this Agreement or any other Credit Document.


Section 1.03 Interpretation. In this Agreement, unless a clear contrary intention appears:

(a) the singular number includes the plural number and vice versa;

(b) reference to any Person includes such Person’s successors and assigns but, if applicable, only if such successors and assigns are permitted by this Agreement, and reference to a Person in a particular capacity excludes such Person in any other capacity or individually;

(c) reference to any gender includes each other gender;

(d) reference to any agreement (including this Agreement and the Annexes, Exhibits and Schedules hereto), document or instrument means such agreement, document or instrument as amended or modified and in effect from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof and, if applicable, the terms hereof and reference to any promissory note includes any promissory note which is an extension or renewal thereof or a substitute or replacement therefor;

(e) reference to any Applicable Law means such Applicable Law as amended, modified, codified or reenacted, in whole or in part, and in effect from time to time, including rules and regulations promulgated thereunder;

(f) unless the context indicates otherwise, reference to any Article, Section, Schedule, Annex or Exhibit means such Article, Section or Schedule hereof or Annex or Exhibit hereto;

(g) “hereunder,” “hereof,” “hereto” and words of similar import shall be deemed references to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section or other provision hereof;

(h) “including” (and with correlative meaning “include”) means including without limiting the generality of any description preceding such term;

(i) relative to the determination of any period of time, “from” means “from and including,” “to” means “to but excluding,” and “through” means “through and including”; and

(j) reference to any rating by Moody’s includes any equivalent rating in a successor rating category of Moody’s and reference to any rating by S&P includes any equivalent rating in a successor rating category of S&P.

Section 1.04 Accounting Matters. For purposes of this Agreement, except as otherwise noted herein, all accounting terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in conformity with GAAP applied on a basis consistent with the most recent audited financial statements of the Borrower delivered to the Administrative Agent on or before the Closing Date (or if the Borrower is consolidated on the financial statements of the Equity Owner, the most recent audited financial statements of the Equity Owner) and using the same valuation method as used in such financial statements, except for any change required or permitted by GAAP if the Borrower’s certified public accountants concur in such change and the change is disclosed to the Administrative Agent.

 

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Section 1.05 Conflict Between Credit Documents. If there is any conflict between this Agreement and any other Credit Document, this Agreement and such other Credit Document shall be interpreted and construed, if possible, so as to avoid or minimize such conflict but, to the extent (and only to the extent) of such conflict, this Agreement shall prevail and control.

Section 1.06 Legal Representation of the Parties. This Agreement was negotiated by the parties with the benefit of legal representation and any rule of construction or interpretation otherwise requiring this Agreement or any other Credit Document to be construed or interpreted against any party shall not apply to any construction or interpretation hereof or thereof.

ARTICLE 2

COMMITMENT

Section 2.01 Commitment. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, each Lender severally commits, from the Closing Date to the Commitment Termination Date, to make revolving loans (collectively, “ Loans ”) to the Borrower, in an aggregate amount not to exceed at any time the outstanding amount of such Lender’s Commitment with respect to the Loans; provided that the Lenders shall not be required to make any Loans hereunder if, after giving effect thereto and to the receipt and application by the Borrower of the proceeds of such Loan, the then aggregate outstanding principal amount of such Loans would exceed the lesser of (a) the Maximum Commitment and (b) the Maximum Advance Amount at such time. Subject to the preceding limitation and the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Borrower may from time to time borrow, prepay, repay and reborrow Loans.

Section 2.02 Voluntary Reductions or Termination of the Maximum Commitment.

(a) Each Lender’s commitment to make Loans hereunder shall automatically terminate, and the Maximum Commitment shall be reduced to zero, upon the Commitment Termination Date. The Borrower may voluntarily, from time to time, permanently reduce the amount of the Maximum Commitment upon at least sixty (60) days’ prior written notice (subject to Clause (b) below) to the Administrative Agent specifying the amount of such reduction, which notice shall be irrevocable once given; provided that (i) no reduction may reduce the Maximum Commitment below $25,000,000 unless the Maximum Commitment is reduced to zero; (ii) any partial reduction of the Maximum Commitment shall be in a minimum amount of $10,000,000 and in an integral multiple of $1,000,000 for amounts in excess thereof; and (iii) no such reduction shall reduce the Maximum Commitment to an amount less than the sum of the then aggregate outstanding Loans. The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender of the receipt of any such notice and the pro rata reduction of such Lender’s Commitment.

 

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(b) Borrower may reduce the Maximum Commitment in accordance with Section 2.02(a) in all respects (except for the notice period) on at least ten (10) Business Days’ prior written notice to the Administrative Agent if Borrower, concurrently with or prior to the effectiveness of any such reduction in the Maximum Commitment, pays (without duplication) to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the Lenders, a fee equal to the difference between (x) the Commitment Fee that would have accrued on the amount of such reduction during the sixty (60) day notice period pursuant to Section 2.02(a), or, if fewer, the number of days from (and including) the date of such notice to (and excluding) Scheduled Commitment Termination Date, and (y) the Commitment Fee that accrued on such amount during the shortened notice period elected pursuant to this Section 2.02(b).

Section 2.03 Fees.

(a) Setup Fee. The Borrower shall pay to DBNY a Setup Fee in an amount and at the time as set forth in the fee letter between DBNY and the Borrower dated as of the Closing Date (the “ Fee Letter ”). The Borrower agrees that, once paid, the fees or any part thereof payable hereunder are irrevocable and non-refundable under any circumstances.

(b) Commitment Fee . The Borrower shall pay the applicable Commitment Fee to the Administrative Agent, for account of the Lenders, on each Payment Date and on the Commitment Termination Date.

(c) Administrative Agent’s Fee . The Borrower shall pay fees to the Administrative Agent on the first Business Day of each calendar year in an amount equal to 0.015% of the aggregate Commitment of the Lenders as of such date (without regard to any reductions other than voluntary reductions pursuant to Section 2.02).

Section 2.04 Lender Commitment Reduction, Applicable Margin Adjustments and Margin Requirement Changes. The Lenders may from time to time, subject to Section 9.13(a), upon 60 days prior written notice (which notice shall specify in detail such actions to be taken) to Borrower and to the Administrative Agent take one or more of the following actions: (i) reduce the Maximum Commitment; (ii) change the Applicable Margin and (iii) change the definition of “Margin Requirement”, “Base Margin Requirement”, “Additional Margin Requirement” or “Portfolio Limitations” (and each of the Annexes referenced therein). If the Lenders reduce the Maximum Commitment in accordance with this Section 2.04, each Lender shall maintain its Commitment during the 60-day period following the date on which the Lenders provided the notice of such reduction (such day, the “ Termination Notice Day ”) in an amount equal to the least of: (i) the outstanding principal amount of the Loans as of the

 

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close of business on the Termination Notice Day, (ii) the average outstanding principal amount of the Loans over the thirty (30) Business Days immediately preceding the Termination Notice Day, (iii) the outstanding principal amount of the Loans as of the close of business on any Business Day following and including the Termination Notice Day, and (iv) the Maximum Commitment (such applicable amount, the “ OET Commitment Amount ”). Borrower acknowledges and agrees that if on the effective date of such reduction of the Maximum Commitment the aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Loans exceeds the OET Commitment Amount, then no later than on such effective date Borrower shall repay the principal amount of Loans (together with accrued interest on such repaid principal amount) such that immediately thereafter the aggregate principal amount of Loans outstanding shall not be greater than the OET Commitment Amount.

ARTICLE 3

LOANS AND LENDER NOTE

Section 3.01 Borrowing Procedure for Loans. (a) Subject to satisfaction of the applicable conditions precedent and the other terms of this Agreement, the Lenders will fund Loans to, and only to, the Custodial Account upon receipt of timely and irrevocable written Borrowing Requests prior to the Commitment Termination Date, certified by an Authorized Representative of the Borrower and a Responsible Officer (which could be the same person as the Authorized Representative) as specified in Section 4.02(b) ( Borrowing Request ) specifying the amount and Business Day requested for funding; provided that the Borrower shall deliver not more than one (1) Borrowing Request to the Administrative Agent on any Business Day. Such Loans shall be in a minimum principal amount equal to (A) $500,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 for amounts in excess thereof or (B) if less than the amount specified in (A), the aggregate Unused Amount at such time. Any such request shall be made by either delivery to the Administrative Agent of a written Borrowing Request or an Authorized Representative providing to the Administrative Agent a telephonic request for a Borrowing (which request shall be promptly confirmed by means of a written Borrowing Request), in each case no later than 3:00 p.m. (New York time) not less than one (1) Business Day preceding the date of the requested Loans. The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the relevant Lenders of the receipt of each Borrowing Request, specifying the amount of each Loan as well as such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of such Loan. Such notices to Lenders shall be given by telephone and shall be promptly confirmed in writing by facsimile.

(b) Funding by the Lenders; Presumption by Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall have no obligation to make any Loans available to the Borrower unless and until such Loans have been made available to the Administrative Agent by the relevant Lenders. Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from a Lender prior to the proposed date of any

 

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Borrowing that such Lender will not make available to the Administrative Agent its share of such Borrowing, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has made its share available on such date in accordance with Section 3.01(a) and may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the Borrower a corresponding amount. In such event, if such Lender has not in fact made its share of the Borrowing available to the Administrative Agent, then such Lender and the Borrower severally agree to pay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand such corresponding amount in immediately available funds with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is made available to the Borrower to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent (A) in the case of a payment to be made by such Lender, 5% per annum, plus any administrative, processing or similar fees customarily charged by the Administrative Agent in connection with the foregoing, and (B) in the case of a payment to be made by the Borrower, the interest rate applicable to such Loan in accordance with Section 3.04. If the Borrower and such Lender shall pay such interest to the Administrative Agent for the same or an overlapping period, the Administrative Agent shall promptly remit to the Borrower the amount of such interest paid by the Borrower for such period. If such Lender pays its share of the applicable Borrowing to the Administrative Agent, then the amount so paid shall constitute such Lender’s Loan included or equal to the Borrowing, as the case may be. Any payment by the Borrower shall be without prejudice to any claim the Borrower may have against a Lender that shall have failed to make such payment to the Administrative Agent.

(c) Payments by the Borrower; Presumptions by Administrative Agent. Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from the Borrower prior to the date on which any payment is due to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders hereunder that the Borrower will not make such payment, the Administrative Agent may assume that the Borrower has made such payment on such date in accordance herewith and may, in reliance upon such assumption, distribute to the Lenders the amount due. In such event, if the Borrower has not in fact made such payment, then the Lenders severally agree to repay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand the amount so distributed to any Lenders, in immediately available funds with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is distributed to it to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at the Overnight Rate. A notice of the Administrative Agent to any Lender or Borrower with respect to any amount owing under this subsection (b) shall be conclusive, absent manifest error.

Section 3.02 Notes. Upon the request of any Lender to the Borrower made through the Administrative Agent, each Loan made by a Lender shall be evidenced by a promissory note payable to such Lender in a maximum principal amount equal to the product of (x) the Maximum Commitment and (y) such Lender’s Applicable Percentage, and dated as of the date such notice is issued, executed by the Borrower and substantially in the form of Exhibit B (the “ Notes ”). Upon the request of any Lender to the Borrower made through the Administrative Agent, the Borrower shall execute and deliver to such Lender through the Administrative Agent a Note, which shall evidence such Lender’s Loans to the Borrower. Each Lender may attach schedules to a Note and endorse thereon the date, amount, maturity of its Loans and payments with respect thereto.

 

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Section 3.03 Principal Payments.

(a) The Borrower shall repay in full all Loans on the Maturity Date unless payment is sooner required hereunder and such repayment shall be applied pro rata to each outstanding Loan.

(b) Prior to the Maturity Date, the Borrower:

(i) may, from time to time on any Business Day, make a voluntary prepayment, in whole or in part, of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of any Loans made as part of any particular Borrowing; provided that :

(A) no such prepayment may be made which, after giving effect thereto, would result in the aggregate outstanding principal amount thereof being less than $1,000,000 (unless repaid in full) or other than an integral multiple of $1,000 for amounts in excess thereof;

(B) each such voluntary prepayment shall require prior written notice specifying the date and amount of such prepayment (or telephonic notice promptly confirmed in writing) to the Administrative Agent, not later than 12:00 p.m. (New York time) at least two (2) Business Days’ prior to the date of such prepayment. The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender of its receipt of such notice, and of the amount of such prepayment that will be applied to each Lender; and

(C) any such prepayment of principal shall be applied pro rata to each outstanding Loan.

(ii) shall immediately repay all Loans upon any acceleration of the maturity of the Loans in connection with the occurrence of an Event of Default pursuant to Section 7.02 ( Action if Bankruptcy ) or 7.03 ( Action if Other Event of Default ) and such repayment shall be applied pro rata to each outstanding Loan; and

(iii) shall immediately repay Loans to the extent required to satisfy the Overcollateralization Test at all times and such repayment shall be applied pro rata to each outstanding Loan.

 

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(c) Prepayment Compensation . A prepayment of any Loan for any reason (whether voluntary or mandatory) shall in all cases be accompanied by (i) accrued but unpaid interest thereon and (ii) the payment determined in accordance with Section 3.04(c) ( Compensation ).

Section 3.04 Interest.

(a) Interest Rules and Calculations . (i) The unpaid principal amount of each Loan shall bear interest from the date of the Borrowing thereof until maturity (whether by acceleration or otherwise) at a rate per annum which shall at all times be the Weighted Average Rate in effect from time to time plus the Applicable Margin.

(ii) All overdue principal and overdue interest in respect of each Loan and any other overdue amount payable hereunder shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the Weighted Average Rate in effect from time to time plus the Applicable Margin plus 2%.

(iii) Interest shall accrue with respect to each outstanding Loan at the interest rate applicable to each Interest Reset Period and shall be payable in arrears on each Payment Date.

(iv) All computations of interest hereunder shall be made in accordance with Section 9.08 ( Calculations; Computations ).

(v) The Administrative Agent, shall upon determining the applicable interest rate for any Borrowing of Loans for any Interest Reset Period, promptly notify the Borrower and the Lenders thereof.

In no event shall the rate of interest applicable to any Loan or any other amount due hereunder exceed the maximum rate permitted by Applicable Law, and the interest rate specified above shall, if necessary, be reduced to such maximum rate permitted by Applicable Law.

(b) Increased Costs, Illegality, etc . (i) In the event that (x) in the case of Section 3.04(b)(i)(A) below, the Administrative Agent, (y) in the case of Section 3.04(b)(i)(B)(1) and (C) below, a Lender, and (z) in the case of Section 3.04(b)(i)(B)(2) below, a Recipient, shall have determined (which determination shall, absent manifest error, be final and conclusive and binding upon the Borrower):

(A) on any date for determining the Weighted Average Rate for any Interest Reset Period that, by reason of any changes arising after the date of this Agreement affecting the interbank Eurodollar market, adequate and fair means do not exist for ascertaining the applicable interest rate;

 

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(B) at any time, that (1) such Lender shall incur increased costs (other than Taxes) or reductions in the amounts received or receivable hereunder with respect to agreeing to make or making, funding or maintaining any Loans, or (2) such Recipient is subject to any Taxes (other than (i) Indemnified Taxes, (ii) Taxes described in clauses (b) through (d) of the definition of Excluded Taxes and (iii) Connection Income Taxes) on its loans, loan principal, letters of credit, commitments, or other obligations, or its deposits, reserves, other liabilities or capital attributable thereto, in either case because of (x) any change since the Closing Date in any Applicable Law, guideline or order (or in the interpretation or administration thereof and including the introduction of any new accounting standard, Law or guideline) (such as, for example, but not limited to, a change in official reserve requirements), but, in all events, excluding reserves required under Regulation D to the extent included in the computation of the Weighted Average Rate or (y) other circumstances occurring after the Closing Date affecting the interbank Eurodollar market or any other applicable market or the position of such Lender in such market and in each case notified the Administrative Agent thereof;

(C) at any time, that the making or continuance of any Loan bearing interest determined by reference to the Weighted Average Rate has become unlawful by compliance by such Lender in good faith with any accounting standard, Law or guideline (or would conflict with any such accounting standard, Law or guideline not having the force of law but with which such Lender customarily complies even though the failure to comply therewith would not be unlawful) and such Lender has notified the Administrative Agent thereof;

then, and in any such event, affected Loans (which in the case of clause (A) shall be all Loans, in the case of clauses (B)(1) and (C) shall be Loans made or to be made from any affected Lender, and in the case of clause (B)(2) shall be Loans made or to be made from any affected Recipient) bearing interest determined by reference to the Weighted Average Rate shall no longer be available until such time as the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower that such circumstances no longer exist, and any Borrowing Request given by the Borrower with respect to Loans which have not yet been incurred shall be deemed rescinded by the Borrower, and (x) in the case of clauses Section 3.04(b)(i)(A) and (B) above, the Borrower shall pay to the affected Recipients, within 10 days of receipt of written demand therefor, such additional amounts (in the form of an

 

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increased rate of, or a different method of calculating (including by converting all affected Loans to Base Rate Loans), interest or otherwise as the relevant Recipient shall determine) as shall be required to compensate the relevant Recipient for such increased costs or reductions in amounts receivable hereunder (a written notice as to the additional amounts owed to such Recipient, showing the basis for the calculation thereof in reasonable detail, submitted to the Borrower by such Recipient shall, absent manifest error, be final and conclusive and binding upon all parties thereto) and (y) in the case of clauses (B) and Section 3.04(b)(i)(C) above, the Borrower shall take the actions specified in Section 3.04(b)(ii) ( Increased Costs, Illegality, etc. ) as promptly as possible and, in any event, within the time period required by Law.

(ii) At any time that any Loan is affected by the circumstances described in Section 3.04(b)(i)(B) or (C) ( Increased Costs, Illegality, etc. ), the Borrower may (and in the case of a Loan affected pursuant to Section 3.04(b)(i)(C) ( Increased Costs, Illegality, etc. ), the Borrower shall) if the affected Loan is then being made pursuant to a Borrowing, cancel such Borrowing from the affected Recipients by giving the Administrative Agent telephonic notice (confirmed promptly in writing) thereof on the same date that the Borrower was notified by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 3.04(b)(i)(B) or (C) ( Increased Costs, Illegality, etc. ), or if the affected Loan is then outstanding, upon at least two (2) Business Days’ written notice (or telephonic notice promptly confirmed in writing) to the Administrative Agent, require each such Loan to be converted into a Base Rate Loan.

(iii) If any Lender shall have reasonably determined in good faith that after the Closing Date, the adoption or effectiveness of any applicable accounting standard, or any Law regarding capital adequacy, or any change in any of the foregoing, or any change in the interpretation or administration of any thereof by any accounting board or Governmental Authority (including any standards board, central bank or comparable agency charged with the interpretation or administration thereof), or compliance by such Lender with any request or directive regarding capital adequacy (whether or not having the force of law) of any such authority, board, central bank or comparable agency, has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lender’s (or such controlling corporation’s) capital or assets as a consequence of its commitment to lend to a level below that which such Lender (or such controlling corporation) would have

 

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achieved but for such adoption, effectiveness, change or compliance (taking into consideration such Lender’s (or such controlling corporation’s) policies with respect to capital adequacy), then from time to time, within fifteen (15) days after demand by such Lender, as applicable (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), the Borrower shall pay to such Lender, as applicable, such additional amount or amounts as shall compensate such Lender, as applicable, (or such controlling corporation) for such reduction.

(iv) If any Lender seeks payment of additional amounts from the Borrower pursuant to clauses (i) or (iii) above, the Borrower may together with payment of all such additional amounts, (a) prepay all Loans for which such Lender seeks payment of additional amounts without payment of any prepayment compensation pursuant to (c) ( Compensation ) with respect to such Loans and (b) upon such prepayment, reduce the Maximum Commitment in an amount equal to the amount of such prepayment.

(v) For avoidance of doubt, any interpretation of Accounting Research Bulletin No. 51 by the Financial Accounting Standards Board, or any other change in foreign or domestic generally accepted accounting principles that would require the consolidation of some or all of the assets of the Borrower, including the assets and liabilities which are the subject of this Agreement, with those of any Lender, shall constitute a change in the interpretation of a regulation subject to this
Section 3.04(b).

(c) Compensation . The Borrower shall compensate each Lender, upon its written request (which request shall set forth in reasonable detail the basis for requesting such compensation), for all reasonable losses, expenses and liabilities (including any loss, expense or liability incurred by reason of the liquidation or reemployment of deposits or other funds required by such Lender to fund its Loans, but excluding in any event the loss of anticipated profits) which such Lender may sustain: (i) if for any reason (other than a default by such Lender) a Borrowing of Loans does not occur on a date specified therefor in a Borrowing Request (whether or not withdrawn by the Borrower or deemed withdrawn pursuant to Section 3.04(b)(i) ( Increased Costs, Illegality, etc. )), (ii) if any prepayment, repayment or conversion of any of its Loans occurs on a date which is not the last day of an Interest Period applicable thereto, (iii) if any prepayment of any of its Loans is not made on any date specified in a notice of prepayment given by the Borrower or (iv) as a consequence of (c) any other default by the Borrower to repay its Loans when required by the terms of this Agreement (including an Event of Default resulting in acceleration of the maturity of the Loans hereunder) or (d) an action taken pursuant to Section 3.04(b)(ii)

 

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( Increased Costs, Illegality, etc. ). A Lender’s basis for requesting compensation pursuant to this Section 3.04(c) and a Lender’s calculation of the amount thereof shall, absent manifest error, be final and conclusive and binding on the Borrower. With respect to clause (ii) of the immediately preceding sentence, the compensation owed to the relevant Lender shall be equal to (x) the product of (1) the amount of the applicable Loans made by the relevant Lender, (2) the excess (if any) of (A) the Weighted Average Rate applicable to such Loans over (B) the LIBOR Rate applicable to a period equal to the number of days remaining in the Interest Period applicable to such Loans and (3) the number of days remaining in the Interest Period applicable to such Loans, divided by (y) 360.

(d) Change of Lending Office; Limitation on Indemnities .

(i) The Lenders agree that, upon the occurrence of any event giving rise to the operation of Section 3.04(b)(i)(B) or Section 3.04(b)(i)(C) ( Increased Costs , Illegality, etc. ) or Section 3.06 ( Net Payments; Taxes ) with respect to any Lender, it shall, if requested by the Borrower, use reasonable efforts (subject to overall policy considerations of such Lender) to designate another lending office for any Loans affected by such event; provided that such designation is made on such terms that such Lender and its lending office suffer no material economic, legal or regulatory disadvantage, with the object of avoiding the consequence of the event giving rise to the operation of any such Section. Nothing in this Section 3.04(d) shall affect or postpone any of the obligations of the Borrower or the right of such Lender provided in Section 3.04(b) ( Increased Costs, Illegality, etc. ) or Section 3.06 ( Net Payments; Taxes ).

(ii) Failure or delay on the part of any Lender to demand compensation pursuant to this Section 3.04(b) shall not constitute a waiver of its right to demand such compensation, but the Borrower shall not be required to compensate such Lender for any increased costs incurred or reductions suffered more than nine months prior to the date that such Lender notifies the Borrower of the event giving rise to such increased costs or reductions and of such Lender’s intention to claim compensation therefor (except that, if the event 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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Section 3.05 Method and Place of Payment. All payments by the Borrower hereunder shall be made in Dollars. Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, all payments under this Agreement shall be made to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders, not later than 1:00 p.m. (New York time) on the date when due and shall be made in immediately available funds at the Administrative Agent’s Office, it being understood that written notice (or telephonic notice promptly confirmed in writing) by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent to make a payment from the funds in the Borrower’s account at the Administrative Agent’s Office shall constitute the making of such payment to the extent of such funds held in such account. Whenever any payment to be made hereunder shall be stated to be due on a day which is not a Business Day, the due date thereof shall be extended to the succeeding Business Day and, with respect to payments of principal, interest shall be payable during such extension at the applicable rate in effect immediately prior to such extension.

Section 3.06 Net Payments; Taxes. (a) Any and all payments by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower under any Transaction Document shall be made without deduction or withholding for any Taxes, except as required by applicable law. If any applicable law (as determined in the good faith discretion of an applicable Withholding Agent) requires the deduction or withholding of any Tax from any such payment by a Withholding Agent, then the applicable Withholding Agent shall be entitled to make such deduction or withholding and shall timely pay the full amount deducted or withheld to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law and, if such Tax is an Indemnified Tax, then the sum payable by the Borrower shall be increased as necessary so that after such deduction or withholding has been made (including such deductions and withholdings applicable to additional sums payable under this Section 3.06) the applicable Recipient receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deduction or withholding been made.

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

(c) The Borrower shall indemnify each Recipient, within ten (10) days after demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes (including Indemnified Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section 3.06) payable or paid by such Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to such Recipient and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified 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 Administrative Agent), or by the Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of a Lender, shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

 

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(d) Each Lender shall severally indemnify the Administrative Agent, within ten (10) days after demand therefor, for (i) any Indemnified Taxes attributable to such Lender (but only to the extent that the Borrower has not already indemnified the Administrative Agent for such Indemnified Taxes and without limiting the obligation of the Borrower to do so), (ii) any Taxes attributable to such Lender’s failure to comply with the provisions of Section 9.05 relating to the maintenance of a Participant Register and (iii) any Excluded Taxes attributable to such Lender, in each case, that are payable or paid by the Administrative Agent in connection with any Transaction Document, and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to any Lender by the Administrative Agent shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Each Lender hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender under any Transaction Document or otherwise payable by the Administrative Agent to the Lender from any other source against any amount due to the Administrative Agent under this Section 3.06(d).

(e) As soon as practicable after any payment of Taxes by the Borrower to a Governmental Authority pursuant to this Section 3.06, the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing such payment, a copy of the return reporting such payment or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

(f) (i) Any Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding Tax with respect to payments made under any Transaction Document shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, at the time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate of withholding. In addition, any Lender, if reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by applicable law or reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will enable the Borrower or the Administrative 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 3.06(f)(ii)(A), Section 3.06(f)(ii)(B) and Section 3.06(f)(ii)(D) below) shall not be required if in the Lender’s 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.

 

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(ii) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, if the Borrower is a U.S. Borrower:

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

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

(I) 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 under any Transaction Document, executed originals of IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E (as applicable) establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “interest” article of such tax treaty and (y) with respect to any other applicable payments under any Transaction Document, IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E (as applicable) 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;

(II) executed originals of IRS Form W-8ECI;

(III) 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 N-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 IRS Form W-8BEN-E (as applicable); or

 

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(IV) to the extent a Foreign Lender is not the beneficial owner, executed originals of IRS Form W-8IMY, accompanied by IRS Form W-8ECI, IRS Form W-8BEN, IRS Form W-8BEN-E, a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit N-2 or Exhibit N-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 N-4 on behalf of each such direct and indirect partner;

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

(D) if a payment made to a Lender under any Transaction Document would be subject to U.S. federal withholding Tax imposed by FATCA if such Lender were to fail to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in Section 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the Code, as applicable), such Lender shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent at the time or times prescribed by law and at such time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent such documentation prescribed by applicable law (including as prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Code) and such additional documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as may be necessary for the Borrower and the Administrative Agent to (x) comply with their obligations under FATCA and to determine that such Lender has complied with such Lender’s obligations under FATCA or (y) determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment. Solely for purposes of this clause (D), “FATCA” shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the date of this Agreement.

 

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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 Administrative Agent in writing of its legal inability to do so.

(g) If any party determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that it has received a refund of any Taxes as to which it has been indemnified pursuant to this Section 3.06 (including by the payment of additional amounts pursuant to this Section 3.06), it shall pay to the indemnifying party an amount equal to such refund (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made under this Section 3.06 with respect to the Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses (including Taxes) of such indemnified party and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund). Such indemnifying party, upon the request of such indemnified party, shall repay to such indemnified party the amount paid over pursuant to this Section 3.06(g) (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) in the event that such indemnified party is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 3.06(g), in no event will the indemnified party be required to pay any amount to an indemnifying party pursuant to this Section 3.06(g), the payment of which would place the indemnified party in a less favorable net after-Tax position than the indemnified party would have been in if the Tax subject to indemnification and giving rise to such refund or credit 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 Section 3.06(g) shall not be construed to require any indemnified party to make available its Tax returns (or any other information relating to its Taxes that it deems confidential) to the indemnifying party or any other Person.

(h) Each party’s obligations under this Section 3.06 shall survive the resignation or replacement of the Administrative Agent or any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, a Lender, the termination of the Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all obligations under any Transaction Document.

(i) For the avoidance of doubt, for purposes of this Section 3.06, the term “ applicable law” includes FATCA.

Section 3.07 Sharing of Payments by Lenders. 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 Loans made by it resulting in such Lender receiving payment of a proportion of the aggregate amount of such Loans and accrued interest thereon greater than its share thereof as provided herein

 

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(except as a result of a payment by the Borrower pursuant to Section 9.06 ( Replacement Lenders )), then the Lender receiving such greater proportion shall (x) notify the Administrative Agent of such fact, and (y) purchase (for cash at face value) participations in the Loans of the other Lenders, or make such other adjustments as shall be equitable, so that the benefit of all such payments shall be shared by the Lenders in accordance with the aggregate amount of principal of and accrued interest on their respective Loans 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 Section shall not be construed to apply to (x) any payment made by the Borrower pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement, (y) any payment obtained by a Lender as consideration for the assignment of or sale of a participation in any of its Loans to any assignee or participant, other than to the Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof (as to which the provisions of this Section shall apply) or (z) any fees or other payments obtained by a Lender that are not a payment of principal of or interest on any Loans.

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 3.08 Post Default Order of Application of Funds. Following the occurrence and continuation of an Event of Default, all payments from the Borrower to the Lenders in respect of the obligations under this Agreement shall be applied to such obligations in the order set forth in the Security Agreement.

ARTICLE 4

CONDITIONS TO CREDIT EXTENSIONS

Section 4.01 Initial Loan. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the obligations of the relevant Lenders to fund the initial Borrowing (the “ Initial Loan ”) shall be subject to the prior or concurrent satisfaction, or written waiver by such Lenders, of each of the conditions precedent set forth in this Section 4.01.

 

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(a) Evidence of Authority . The Administrative Agent shall have received:

(i) a certificate of an Authorized Representative of the Borrower and a Responsible Officer (which could be the same person as the Authorized Representative), dated the Closing Date, as to:

(A) the authority of the Borrower to execute, deliver and perform this Agreement, the Notes, each other Credit Document to be executed by it and each other instrument, agreement or other document to be executed in connection with the transactions contemplated in connection herewith and therewith; and

(B) the authority and signatures of those Persons authorized on behalf of the Borrower to execute and deliver this Agreement, the Notes and the other Credit Documents and to act with respect to this Agreement and each other Credit Document to be executed by the Borrower, upon which certificate each Lender, including each assignee (whether or not it shall have then become a party hereto), may conclusively rely until it shall have received a further certificate of the Borrower canceling or amending such prior certificates;

(ii) a copy of the Organic Documents of the Borrower, each certified in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, and the provisions of which shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, a certificate of registration and a certificate of good standing for the Borrower issued by the appropriate governmental office in its jurisdiction of organization; and

(iii) such other instruments, agreements or other documents (certified if requested) as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request.

(b) Agreement; Notes . The Administrative Agent shall have received executed counterparts of this Agreement from all the parties hereto and the Notes, each, in the case of the Borrower, duly executed and delivered by an Authorized Representative of the Borrower.

 

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(c) Collateral Documents. The Administrative Agent shall have received:

(i) evidence satisfactory to the Administrative Agent that all actions that are necessary or, in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent, are desirable to perfect and protect the Liens in the Collateral created or purported to be created by the Collateral Documents have been taken (including delivery to the Custodian of assignment or transfer agreements executed in blank by an Authorized Representative of the Borrower with respect to each Bank Loan);

(ii) the Security Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit D , dated as of the Closing Date, duly executed and delivered by the Borrower and the other parties thereto together with:

(A) UCC financing statements (Form UCC-1) naming the Borrower as the debtor and the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of itself and the Lenders as secured parties, or other similar instruments or documents in a form suitable for filing in all jurisdictions identified in Schedule 3 ; and

(B) copies of search reports certified by a party reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, dated as of a date reasonably near to the Closing Date, listing all effective UCC financing statements that name the Borrower as the debtor and which are on file in the jurisdictions identified in Schedule 3 , showing that no financing statements (other than those filed pursuant to this Agreement) cover any Collateral, except with respect to Permitted Liens;

(iii) a copy of the Custodial Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit E , dated as of the Closing Date, as executed and delivered by the Borrower and the other parties thereto.

(d) Management Agreement . The Administrative Agent shall have received copies, certified by the Borrower, of the Management Agreement, duly executed and delivered by the Borrower and the Manager.

(e) No Litigation, etc. No litigation, arbitration, governmental investigation, proceeding or inquiry shall, on the date of the Initial Loan, be pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened in writing with respect to any of the transactions contemplated hereby which could, in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent, be adverse in any material respect to the Borrower.

 

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(f) Certificate as to Conditions, Warranties, No Default, Agreements etc. The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate of an Authorized Representative of the Borrower and a Responsible Officer (which could be the same person as the Authorized Representative), in each case on behalf of the Borrower dated as of the date of the Initial Loan, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, to the effect that, as of such date:

(i) all conditions set forth in this Article 4 ( CONDITIONS TO CREDIT EXTENSIONS ) have been fulfilled;

(ii) all representations and warranties of the Borrower set forth in Article 5 ( REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES ) are true and correct in all material respects;

(iii) all representations and warranties set forth in each of the Collateral Documents are true and correct in all material respects; and

(iv) no Default or Event of Default shall be continuing.

(g) Custodial Account and Fund Investments .

(i) The Administrative Agent shall have received evidence of the establishment of the Custodial Account and reasonably satisfactory evidence that (1) all Fund Investments listed on the Schedule of Fund Investments that constitute Certificated Securities, Uncertificated Securities or negotiable Instruments (or security entitlements in respect thereof) or Cash have been credited to the Custodial Account in accordance with the Collateral Documents, (2) the settlement date for all Fund Investments listed on the Schedule of Fund Investments that constitute Bank Loans has occurred, all transfer or assignment documents relating thereto have been fully executed and delivered by authorized signatories for the Borrower and the transferor or assignor thereof and any other required parties (including the administrative agent and, if applicable, the Obligor under such Bank Loan) and delivered, together with any accompanying promissory note, to the Custodian and instruments or agreements of transfer in respect thereof, duly executed in blank by an Authorized Representative of the Borrower, have been duly delivered to the Custodian in accordance with the Collateral Documents and (3) all Obligors relating to all Fund Investments listed on the Schedule of Fund Investments have been instructed to make all payments in connection with such Fund Investments to the Custodial Account.

 

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(ii) The Administrative Agent shall have received evidence of the establishment of a sub-account of the Custodial Account designated as the “ Administrative Expense Sub-account ,” which shall be in the name of the Borrower subject to the terms of the Custodial Agreement, and as to which the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of itself and the Lenders as secured parties, shall have a first priority perfected security interest. On the date of the Initial Loan, Cash in an amount not to exceed $200,000 shall be withdrawn from the Cash Collateral Account (as defined in the Custodial Agreement) and deposited into the Administrative Expense Sub-account, and on each anniversary of the Closing Date, the Custodian shall deposit into the Administrative Expense Sub-account the amount needed to bring the amount on deposit therein to $200,000. Prior to the occurrence of a Default or an Event of Default, the Custodian may, from time to time, upon notice to, but without the consent of, the Administrative Agent, withdraw amounts from the Administrative Expense Sub-account to pay the accrued and unpaid Administrative Expenses of the Borrower. Following the occurrence of a Default or an Event of Default, the Custodian may withdraw amounts from the Administrative Expense Sub-account for its reasonable expenses as permitted under the Custodial Agreement, but shall not pay any other Administrative Expenses except with the written consent of the Administrative Agent. All amounts remaining on deposit in the Administrative Expense Sub-account (if any) on the Commitment Termination Date shall be deposited by the Custodian into the Custodial Account.

(h) Opinions of Counsel . The Administrative Agent shall have received the following customary opinion letters, each dated as of the Closing Date, and addressed to the Lenders and the Administrative Agent which shall be reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders:

(i) Dechert LLP, counsel to the Borrower, the Manager and FSIC II Advisor, addressing the matters set forth in Exhibit F ;

(ii) Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., special Delaware counsel to the Lenders and the Administrative Agent, in such form and addressing such matters as the Administrative Agent may reasonably require; and

 

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(iii) Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP, special counsel to the Lenders and the Administrative Agent, in such form and addressing such matters as the Administrative Agent may reasonably require.

(i) Manager Letter . The Administrative Agent shall have received from the Manager a letter in the form of Exhibit G addressed to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders.

(j) Equity Owner Letter . The Administrative Agent shall have received from the Equity Owner a letter in the form of Exhibit H addressed to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders.

(k) FSIC II Advisor Letter. The Administrative Agent shall have received from FSIC II Advisor a letter in the form of Exhibit I addressed to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders.

(l) Closing Fees, Expenses, etc. The Administrative Agent shall have received for its own account, or for account of the Lenders, as the case may be, all fees, costs and expenses then due and payable to it under this Agreement (including Section 9.01 ( Payment of Expenses, etc. )).

(m) The Administrative Agent acknowledges and agrees that it shall be responsible for the fees, costs and expenses of its counsel incurred solely with respect to the negotiation, execution and delivery of this Agreement on the Closing Date and none of the Borrower or any of its Affiliates shall have any responsibility whatsoever, whether as a cost, reimbursement, indemnity or otherwise.

(n) Certificate of the Borrower Regarding Collateral; Certificate of the Manager Regarding Collateral .

(i) A certificate by an Authorized Representative of the Borrower and a Responsible Officer (which could be the same person as the Authorized Representative), in each case on behalf of the Borrower, dated as of the date of the Initial Loan, to the effect that, in the case of each Fund Investment pledged to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of itself and the Lenders as secured parties, and included in the Collateral, on the date of the Initial Loan and immediately prior to the delivery thereof on the date of the Initial Loan:

(A) the Borrower has full right to Grant a security interest in and assign and pledge such Fund Investment to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of itself and the Lenders as secured parties;

 

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(B) to the best of his knowledge, the information set forth with respect to such Fund Investment listed on the Schedule of Fund Investments is correct in all material respects;

(C) to the best of his knowledge, each item purported to be a Fund Investment included in the Collateral satisfies the requirements of the definition of Fund Investment;

(D) after giving effect to any requested Borrowing on the date of the Initial Loan (1) the aggregate principal amount of all Loans outstanding will not exceed the Maximum Commitment and (2) the Overcollateralization Test is satisfied; and

(E) the Administrative Agent has a first priority perfected security interest in all of the Collateral, for the benefit of itself and the Lenders as secured parties (except as may otherwise be expressly permitted by this Agreement or the Collateral Documents).

(ii) A certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Manager, dated as of the date of the Initial Loan, to the effect that, in the case of each Fund Investment pledged to the Administrative Agent for inclusion in the Collateral, on the date of the Initial Loan and immediately prior to the delivery thereof on the date of the Initial Loan:

(A) to the best of his knowledge, the Borrower is the owner of such Fund Investment free and clear of any liens, claims or encumbrances of any nature whatsoever except for (1) those which are being released on or prior to the date of the Initial Loan, (2) those Granted pursuant to the Security Agreement and (3) Permitted Liens;

(B) to the best of his knowledge, the Borrower has acquired its ownership in such Fund Investment in good faith without notice of any adverse claim, except as described in paragraph (A) above;

(C) to the best of his knowledge, the Borrower has not assigned, pledged or otherwise encumbered any interest in such Fund Investment (or, if any such interest has been assigned, pledged or otherwise encumbered, it has been released) other than interests Granted pursuant to the Security Agreement or as otherwise expressly permitted by this Agreement;

(D) to the best of his knowledge, the information set forth with respect to such Fund Investment listed on the Schedule of Fund Investments is correct in all material respects; and

 

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(E) to the best of his knowledge, each Fund Investment included in the Collateral satisfies the requirements of the definition of Fund Investment.

(o) Satisfactory Legal Form . All limited liability company and other actions or proceedings taken or required to be taken in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and all agreements, instruments, documents and opinions of counsel executed, submitted, or delivered pursuant to this Section 4.01 by or on behalf of the Borrower shall be reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Administrative Agent and its counsel; all certificates and opinions delivered pursuant to this Article 4 ( CONDITIONS TO CREDIT EXTENSIONS ) shall be addressed to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, or the Administrative Agent or the Lenders shall be expressly entitled to rely thereon; the Lenders and their counsel shall have received all information, and such number of counterpart originals or such certified or other copies of such information, as the Administrative Agent or its counsel may reasonably request; and all legal matters incident to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be reasonably satisfactory to counsel to the Administrative Agent.

Section 4.02 All Loans. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, and in addition to any conditions precedent required to be satisfied for the initial Loan hereunder pursuant to Section 4.01 ( Initial Loan ) (even if waived with respect to the initial Loan), the obligations of the Lenders to make any Loans shall be subject to the satisfaction of each of the conditions precedent set forth in this Section 4.02.

(a) Compliance with Warranties, Maximum Commitment, No Default, etc. Both immediately before and after giving effect to each Loan:

(i) the representations and warranties set forth in Article 5 ( REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES ) shall be true and correct in all material respects with the same effect as if then made (unless stated to relate solely to an earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date);

(ii) all representations and warranties set forth in each of the Collateral Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects with the same effect as if then made (unless stated to relate solely to an earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date);

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(iv) the Overcollateralization Test shall be satisfied; and

(v) the aggregate principal amount of all Loans outstanding after giving effect to the proposed Borrowing will not exceed the lesser of (A) the Maximum Commitment and (B) the Maximum Advance Amount at such time (determined after giving effect to the receipt by the Borrower of the proceeds of the requested Loan(s) and the use by the Borrower on such date of such proceeds).

(b) Borrowing Request . The Administrative Agent shall have received a Borrowing Request for a Loan certified by an Authorized Representative of the Borrower and a Responsible Officer (which could be the same person as the Authorized Representative), in each case on behalf of the Borrower. The delivery of any such Borrowing Request and the acceptance by the Borrower of the proceeds or other benefits of any Loan shall constitute a representation and warranty by the Manager on behalf of the Borrower that on the date of such request for a Loan, and immediately before and after giving effect to the application of any proceeds of any Loans thereby, all statements set forth in Section 4.02(a) ( Compliance with Warranties, Maximum Commitment, Borrowing Base, No Default, etc. ) are true and correct in all material respects and (i) each Borrowing Request shall include a schedule setting forth calculations evidencing the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in clauses (iv) and (v) of Section 4.02(a) ( Compliance with Warranties, Maximum Commitment, No Default, etc. ) and (ii) all other conditions precedent have been satisfied.

ARTICLE 5

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

In order to induce the Lenders and the Administrative Agent to enter into this Agreement, to engage in the transactions contemplated herein and in the other Credit Documents and to make the Loans hereunder, the Borrower represents and warrants unto the Lenders and Administrative Agent as set forth in this Article 5.

Section 5.01 Organization, etc.

(a) Organization, Power, Authority, etc . The Borrower is a limited liability company duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of Delaware, is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction where the nature of its business requires such qualification to the extent required pursuant to Section 6.01(c) ( Maintenance of Existence, etc. ) and Section 6.01(d) ( Foreign Qualification ), and has full power and authority and holds all requisite governmental licenses, permits and other approvals to enter into and perform its Obligations under this Agreement, the Note and each other Credit Document to which it is a party and to own and hold under lease its property and to conduct its business substantially as currently conducted by it.

 

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(b) Exemption from Registration. The Borrower is not required to register under the Investment Company Act and the extensions of credit provided for in this Agreement and the issuance by the Borrower of its equity capital to the Equity Owner are exempt from registration under the Corporate Bond Securities Act and the “Blue Sky” Laws of each applicable state.

Section 5.02 Due Authorization, Non-Contravention, etc . The execution and delivery by the Borrower of this Agreement, the Note and each other Credit Document to which it is a party, the performance by the Borrower of its Obligations hereunder and thereunder, all Loans obtained hereunder by the Borrower, the granting of the Liens provided for in the Collateral Documents and the consummation of all other actions incidental to any thereof have been duly authorized by all necessary action, do not and shall not conflict with, result in any violation of, or constitute a default under, any provision of any Organic Document or Contractual Obligation of the Borrower or any Law and shall not result in or require the creation or imposition of any Lien on any of the Borrower’s properties pursuant to the provisions of any Contractual Obligation (other than the Liens provided for in the Collateral Documents and the Liens permitted by Section 6.02(c) (Liens)). The execution and delivery of the Borrower of the Credit Documents and performance of the Borrower’s obligations hereunder and thereunder comply with all leverage requirements and restrictions applicable to Business Development Companies (as such term is used in the Investment Company Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder) and all requirements applicable to the Borrower under the Investment Company Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

Section 5.03 Compliance with Laws. The Borrower is in compliance in all material respects with all Laws, in respect of the conduct of its business and the ownership of its properties.

Section 5.04 Government Approval, Regulation, etc. No authorization, approval, consent, action, filing, notice or registration by or with any Federal, state or other Governmental Authority is required for the due execution, delivery or performance by the Borrower of this Agreement, the Notes or any other Credit Document or the consummation of any transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, except for authorizations, approvals, consents, actions, filings, notices or registrations which have been duly obtained or made and are in full force and effect.

Section 5.05 Validity, etc. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Borrower and constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Borrower enforceable in accordance with its terms; and the Notes and each of the other Credit Documents to which the Borrower is a party shall, on the due execution and delivery thereof, constitute the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Borrower, enforceable in accordance with their respective terms, in each case, except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or similar Laws affecting creditors’ rights generally or by general equitable principles relating to enforceability.

 

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Section 5.06 Financial Information. With respect to any representation and warranty which is deemed to be made after the date hereof by the Borrower, the balance sheet and statements of operations, of net assets (total assets less total liabilities), earnings and of cash flow, which as of such date shall most recently have been furnished by or on behalf of the Borrower to the Administrative Agent for the purposes of or in connection with this Agreement or any transaction contemplated hereby, shall have been prepared in accordance with GAAP or otherwise on a cash basis, as the case may be, consistently applied (except as disclosed therein), and shall present fairly in all material respects the consolidated financial condition of the Borrower as at the dates thereof for the periods then ended.

Section 5.07 Litigation, etc. There is no pending or, to the best knowledge of the Borrower, threatened litigation, arbitration, action, proceeding, order, investigation or claim, at law or in equity or before or by any Governmental Authority affecting the Borrower, or any of its properties, assets or revenues which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 5.08 Regulations T, U and X. The proceeds of any Loans made hereunder have not been, and will not be, used for a purpose which violates, or would be inconsistent with, the provisions of Regulations T, U, or X of the FRS Board.

Section 5.09 Pension and Welfare Plans.

(a) None of the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate maintains, contributes to (or is obligated to contribute to) or has any liability to any Pension Plan or Welfare Plan of the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate of the Borrower. None of the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate of the Borrower has maintained or contributed to (or has been obligated to contribute to) any Pension Plan or Welfare Plan.

(b) None of the assets of the Borrower constitute Plan Assets.

(c) The formation of the Borrower, and the acquisition of Fund Investments contemplated by the Borrower, will not constitute a nonexempt prohibited transaction (as such term is defined in Section 4975 of the Code or Section 406 of ERISA) that could subject DBTCA, the Administrative Agent or any Lender to any tax or penalty on prohibited transactions imposed under Section 4975 of the Code or Section 502(i) of ERISA.

Section 5.10 Taxes. The Borrower is a disregarded entity of the Equity Owner for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Each of the Borrower and the Equity Owner have filed all U.S. federal and other material tax returns required by Law to have been filed by it; all such tax returns are true and correct in all

 

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material respects; and each of the Borrower and the Equity Owner has paid or withheld (as applicable) all taxes and governmental charges thereby shown to be owing or required to be withheld, and all other material taxes and governmental charges (whether or not thereby shown to be owing or required to be withheld), except any such taxes or charges which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP shall have been set aside on its books. There are no Liens for Taxes upon any property or assets included in the Collateral, other than Permitted Liens.

Section 5.11 Absence of Default. No Default shall be continuing or Event of Default shall have occurred or would result from the incurrence of any Obligations by the Borrower or from the grant or perfection of the Liens on the Collateral pursuant to the Security Agreement. As of the Closing Date, the Borrower is not in default under or with respect to (a) any Contractual Obligation or (b) under any Law.

Section 5.12 Real Property. The Borrower does not own fee title to, or leasehold interest in, any real property.

Section 5.13 Environmental Warranties. The Borrower does not own or lease, nor has it ever owned or leased, any facilities or property the ownership of or leasehold interest in which, with the passage of time, or the giving of notice or both, would give rise to liability under any Environmental Law.

Section 5.14 Borrower’s Businesses. The Borrower has not engaged in any business or activity other than such activities as permitted pursuant to its Organic Documents and has at all times complied with the provisions in the LLC Agreement set forth in Section 9(j) thereof.

Section 5.15 Collateral. The Borrower owns and has good title to all of its property and assets, of any nature whatsoever, including all Fund Investments, in each case free and clear of all Liens except as permitted pursuant to Section 6.02(c) ( Liens ). The Borrower has paid and discharged all lawful claims that, if unpaid, could result in a Lien on its properties, other than Permitted Liens. All of the Administrative Agent’s Liens in the Collateral are duly perfected, first priority Liens, subject only to Permitted Liens that are expressly allowed to have priority over the Administrative Agent’s Liens.

Section 5.16 Maintenance of Assets. All of the Borrower’s assets capable of being held in or credited to a securities account or deposit account are and will be held in or credited to the Custodial Account. The Borrower does not maintain any funds or assets in respect of any Affiliate or third party in the Custodial Account.

 

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Section 5.17 Manager. (a) The Management Agreement is in full force and effect and no material default exists thereunder and (b) the Manager is in compliance with all material listing requirements of any exchange on which it is listed and no disciplinary action has been taken against the Manager by any such exchange. The Manager is authorized to act on behalf of the Borrower in connection with the delivery of Borrowing Requests and payment instructions and as otherwise authorized under the terms of the Management Agreement; provided that the Borrower shall provide a certificate of the Persons so authorized as provided in Section 4.01(a)(i)(B) ( Evidence of Authority ).

Section 5.18 Use of Proceeds. The proceeds of the Borrowings hereunder shall be used by the Borrower solely for the purposes of making investments in Fund Investments (including purchasing or otherwise acquiring Fund Investments from the Equity Owner), the payment of interest and other amounts on Loans, any other purpose required hereunder and for the payment of fees and expenses incurred in connection with the formation of the Borrower and the other transactions contemplated under the terms of this Agreement, and the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents including, but not limited to, the payment of fees payable to, or reimbursement of expenses of, the Custodian pursuant to the Custodial Agreement and the Manager pursuant to the Management Agreement and the payment of other ongoing professional and administrative fees and expenses associated with the business and operation of the Borrower, incurred in the ordinary course of business, or as otherwise determined to be incurred by the Borrower (including Administrative Expenses), to make distributions to the Equity Owner subject to establishment of the cash reserve as set forth in Section 6.02(k) ( Payment of Management Fees ) and any other requirements hereunder, or for other valid operating purposes of the Borrower. None of such proceeds shall be used in violation of Applicable Law or, directly or indirectly, (a) to extend “purpose credit” within the meaning given to such term in Regulation U of the FRS Board, or (b) to purchase, otherwise acquire or carry Margin Stock in any manner that would result in a violation of Regulations T, U or X of the FRS Board.

Section 5.19 Compliance with Anti-Terrorism Laws and Regulations. Neither the Borrower nor the Equity Owner is known by the Borrower after reasonable inquiry to be:

(a) identified and included on the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (the “ SDB List ”) maintained by the United States Office of Foreign Assets Control (“ OFAC ”) and the United States Treasury Department or any other similar list (collectively with the SDB List, the “ Lists ”) maintained by OFAC or any other United States Federal government agency or authority pursuant to any authorizing United States statute, rule, regulation or Executive Order of the President of the United States (collectively, the “ Anti-Terrorism Laws ”); or

(b) a designated Person (a “ Designated Person ”) with whom a citizen or entity of the United States is prohibited to engage in transactions according to any economic sanction, trade embargo or other prohibition pursuant to any Anti-Terrorism Law.

 

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Section 5.20 Compliance with Anti-Money Laundering Laws and Regulations.

(a) Neither the Borrower nor the Equity Owner, to the knowledge of the Borrower after reasonable inquiry:

(i) is under investigation by any United States governmental authority or agency or has been charged with or convicted of money laundering, drug trafficking, terrorist-related activities, any other money laundering predicate crimes or any violation of the Bank Secrecy Act, as amended by the USA PATRIOT Act (the “ BSA ”), or any other applicable Federal Law governing BSA compliance and the prevention of money laundering violations (collectively with the BSA, the “ Anti-Money Laundering Laws ”);

(ii) has been assessed civil penalties under any Anti-Money Laundering Laws; or

(iii) has had any of its funds seized or forfeited in an action under any Anti-Money Laundering Laws.

(b) The Borrower has taken reasonable measures appropriate to the circumstances (and in any event required by Law), with respect to the Equity Owner, to assure that funds invested by the Equity Owner in the Borrower are derived from lawful and legal sources.

ARTICLE 6

COVENANTS

Section 6.01 Affirmative Covenants. The Borrower agrees with the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that, until the Commitment has been terminated and all principal and interest on the Loans and all other Obligations then due and payable have been paid and performed in full, the Borrower shall perform the Obligations set forth in this Section 6.01.

(a) Overcollateralization Test Calculation; Collateral Reports.

(i) On the 20 th day of each calendar month (or, if such date is not a Business Day, then the next following Business Day), the Borrower shall furnish to the Administrative Agent a written statement (a “Collateral Report” ) certified by the Manager on behalf of the Borrower, in each case as of the Reporting Date which shall include among other things (to the extent applicable):

(A) the Aggregate Principal Balance of all Fund Investments held in the Custodial Account and all other Fund Investments (including Bank Loans) owned by the Borrower;

 

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(B) a list of all Fund Investments, including, with respect to each such Investment, the following detailed information:

(1) the Obligor thereon (including the issuer ticker, if any);

(2) the CUSIP or security identifier thereof, if any;

(3) the Principal Balance thereof;

(4) the percentage of the Aggregate Principal Balance represented by such Investment;

(5) the related interest rate (including, where applicable, the benchmark rate and the spread/margin);

(6) the Stated Maturity thereof;

(7) the related industry classification;

(8) the country of Domicile of the Obligor thereon;

(9) an indication as to whether each Fund Investment is (I) experiencing any default or event of default, (II) a Senior Secured Loan, (III) a Fixed Rate Fund Investment or a Floating Rate Fund Investment, (IV) a Participation Interest (indicating the related Selling Institution and its rating by Moody’s, if any), (V) a Revolving Loan or Delayed Drawdown Loan, and, in each case, the funded amount and Maximum Unfunded Amount thereof, (VI) a DIP Fund Investment, (VII) a PIK Security, (VIII) an Accreting Security, (IX) an Excluded Investment and (X) a Zero Coupon Security;

(C) for each of the requirements or tests specified in the definition of Portfolio Limitations, (1) the calculation, (2) the result, (3) the related minimum or maximum test level and (4) a determination as to whether such result satisfies the related requirement or test;

 

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(D) a schedule showing the balance in the Custodial Account and each sub-account thereof and on the prior Reporting Date, each credit or debit since such date specifying the nature, source and amount, and the ending balance in the Custodial Account including all contributions by the Equity Owner to the Borrower and all distributions from the Borrower to the Equity Owner;

(E) the identity of each Excluded Investment and the principal balance thereof;

(F) a schedule setting forth, in reasonable detail, the calculation and determination of the Borrower’s compliance with the Overcollateralization Test; provided that , for the avoidance of doubt, the Borrower’s calculation and determination pursuant to this clause (F) shall in no way affect the Administrative Agent’s right to determine compliance or non-compliance with the Overcollateralization Test, as the case may be, or the occurrence of an Overcollateralization Default Event at any time and from time to time; and

(G) such other information relating to the Borrower or its assets as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request.

(ii) Not later than three (3) Business Days following the date of the failure to comply with the Overcollateralization Test, the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent a supplement to the most recent Collateral Report setting forth each of the items included in the Collateral Report as of such date.

(iii) The Borrower shall promptly furnish in writing to the Administrative Agent from time to time such additional information regarding (A) the calculation of, and determination of the Borrower’s compliance with, the Overcollateralization Test, within one (1) Business Day following the Administrative Agent’s request therefor and (B) Fund Investments; provided that with respect to this clause (B), (x) the Borrower shall have a reasonable period of time to prepare any such additional information and (y) the Borrower shall not be required to provide any such additional information to the extent that it would create an undue expense for or be unduly burdensome on the Borrower (unless the Lenders or the Administrative Agent agrees to compensate the Borrower for the reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses thereof).

 

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(b) Information, etc . The Borrower shall:

(i) furnish to the Administrative Agent as soon as available and in any event within ninety (90) days after the end of each fiscal year of the Borrower (beginning with the year ended December 31, 2014), from McGladrey LLP or another firm of Independent certified public accountants of nationally recognized standing, (A) audited consolidated financial statements, including balance sheet, income statement and statement of cash flows of the Equity Owner and the accompanying footnotes for such fiscal year and (B) unaudited financial statements of the Borrower, in each case prepared, subject to Section 1.04 ( Accounting Matters ), in accordance with GAAP, setting forth in the case of each fiscal year ending after December 31, 2014, in comparative form the figures for the previous fiscal year;

(ii) furnish to the Administrative Agent as soon as available and in any event within sixty (60) days after the end of each of the first three (3) fiscal quarters of each fiscal year of the Borrower (beginning with the quarter ended June 30, 2014) (A) consolidated financial statements, including balance sheet, income statement and statement of cash flows of the Equity Owner and (B) unaudited financial statements of the Borrower, in each case for such fiscal quarter and, to the extent available, for the portion of the fiscal year ended at the end of such fiscal quarter setting forth in the case of each fiscal quarter ending on or after June 30, 2014 in comparative form the figures for the corresponding fiscal quarter and the corresponding portion of the previous fiscal year, all certified as to fairness of presentation, GAAP (subject to Section 1.04 ( Accounting Matters )) and consistency by the Manager;

(iii) furnish to the Administrative Agent simultaneously with the delivery of each set of financial statements referred to in clauses (i) and (ii) above, a certificate of the Manager in the form of Exhibit J , (A) setting forth the aggregate amount of Restricted Payments made during such fiscal quarter and (B) stating whether any Default or Event of Default has occurred since the date on which the last certificate was delivered (or, in the case of the first certificate delivered hereunder, since the Closing Date) and, if any Default or Event of Default then exists, setting forth the details thereof and the action which the Borrower is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto;

 

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(iv) furnish to the Administrative Agent as soon as available and in any event within fifteen (15) days after the end of each month, a written statement of the Manager’s Net Asset Value as at the close of business on the last Business Day of the previous calendar month;

(v) as soon as possible after the acquisition of any Fund Investment and until the Borrower’s disposition of such Fund Investment (or, if earlier, the maturity or termination date thereof), use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the administrative agent with respect to such Fund Investment to furnish (A) the Administrative Agent and the Lenders access to IntraLinks, SyndTrak, Dealogic, Dealinks, DealVault or other informational website (if any) available to the lenders under or other parties in respect of such Fund Investment or the Obligor thereof and (B) DBTCA with any notices from such administrative agent in connection with such Fund Investment; provided that (x) if the Administrative Agent and the Lenders are not furnished with access to such informational website (by or on behalf of the administrative agent with respect to such Fund Investment or the Borrower), then the Borrower shall furnish to the Administrative Agent all information on such informational website in accordance with clause (vi) below or (y) if DBTCA is not furnished with such notices from the administrative agent in connection with such Fund Investment, then the Borrower shall furnish to DBTCA all such notices in accordance with clause (vi) below; and

(vi) if there is no informational website with respect to any Fund Investment or (A) the Administrative Agent has not been furnished with access to such website, then furnish to the Administrative Agent, as soon as practicable but in any event within three (3) Business Days following receipt thereof, any and all information and documents, including reports and notices received by the Borrower or the Manager from the Obligor of such Fund Investment or the administrative agent or any group or committee of lenders under or other parties in respect of such Fund Investment (including with respect to any potential restructuring of such Fund Investment or such Obligor), that is reasonably likely to affect calculation of the Advance Amount, compliance with the Overcollateralization Test, the Collateral (including the

 

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existence of any Liens other than Permitted Liens thereon) or the Administrative Agent’s or the Lenders’ rights under this Agreement or any other Credit Document or (B) DBTCA has not been furnished with access to notices from the administrative agent with respect to such Fund Investment, then furnish to DBTCA, as soon as practicable but in any event within three (3) Business Days following receipt thereof, any such notices; provided that notwithstanding Section 9.03(a) ( Notices ) and Schedule 1 , the Borrower shall furnish all “private side”, confidential or restricted information and notices to the Administrative Agent solely by delivery to Ian Jackson at 60 Wall Street, 13th Floor, New York, NY 10005; Telephone: (212) 250-4627; Facsimile: +44 (113) 223-6123; Electronic Mail: ian-r.jackson@db.com.

(c) Maintenance of Existence, etc . The Borrower shall cause to be done at all times all things necessary to maintain and preserve its existence and the rights (statutory and other) and franchises (including licenses, authorizations and permits necessary to continue its activities) used in the conduct of its activities, including preservation of its status as a limited liability company in good standing under the Laws of its jurisdiction of organization.

(d) Foreign Qualification. The Borrower shall cause to be done at all times all things necessary to be duly qualified to do business and be in good standing in each jurisdiction where the failure so to qualify would have a Material Adverse Effect.

(e) Payment of Taxes and Other Claims . The Borrower will remain a disregarded entity of the Equity Owner for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Each of the Borrower and the Equity Owner shall file all U.S. federal and other material tax returns required by Law to be filed by it and shall pay or discharge or cause to be paid or discharged, before the same shall become delinquent, all taxes and governmental charges thereby shown to be owing or required to be withheld, and all other material taxes, assessments and other governmental charges (whether or not thereby shown to be owing or required to be withheld); provided that neither the Borrower nor the Equity Owner shall not be required to pay or discharge or cause to be paid or discharged any such tax, assessment or charge, the amount, applicability or validity of which is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which disputed amounts adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP have been made.

(f) Notice of Default, Litigation, etc . The Borrower shall give prompt notice (with a description in reasonable detail sufficient to enable the Administrative Agent and its counsel to evaluate the nature of and period of existence thereof and of the actions which the Borrower has taken and proposes to take with respect thereto) to the Administrative Agent of:

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(ii) the receipt of any notice of any default which, with notice, the passage of time or both, would constitute an event of default (or any similar event howsoever described) under any other Collateral Document;

(iii) any material litigation, arbitration or governmental investigation or proceeding not previously disclosed by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent which has been instituted or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, is threatened against the Borrower or to which any of its properties, assets or revenues is subject;

(iv) to the extent the Borrower has knowledge thereof, any material adverse development which shall occur in any litigation, arbitration or governmental investigation or proceeding previously disclosed by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent; and

(v) any material adverse development with respect to the Borrower, the Manager, the Equity Owner, FSIC II Advisor or GSO (or any replacement sub-advisor to FSIC II Advisor) that has impaired or is reasonably expected to impair the Borrower’s ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement or under any of the other Credit Documents.

(g) Performance of Obligations . The Borrower shall (i) perform promptly and faithfully all of its Obligations under this Agreement and each other Credit Document executed by it, and (ii) comply in all material respects with the provisions of all other contracts or agreements to which it is a party or by which it is bound and pay all material obligations which it has incurred or may incur pursuant to any such contract or agreement as such obligations become due (including this Agreement).

(h) Audits; Books and Records. Prior to the occurrence of an Event of Default, the Administrative Agent may, and at the request of the Required Lenders shall, conduct one physical audit during each calendar year, on reasonable notice and at reasonable times using the Administrative Agent’s own personnel, of the assets of the Borrower. The Borrower shall keep proper books and records reflecting all of its business and financial affairs and transactions, in accordance with GAAP and permit the Administrative Agent and any Lender, on reasonable notice and at reasonable times and intervals during ordinary business hours, to visit all of its offices and to discuss its financial matters with officers of the Borrower and its Independent public accountants. The Borrower shall permit

 

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the Administrative Agent and any Lender, on reasonable notice and at reasonable times and intervals during ordinary business hours, to examine and make copies of any of the books or other records of the Borrower. The Borrower shall pay any reasonable fees of such Independent public accountants incurred in connection with the exercise by the Administrative Agent of its rights pursuant to this Section 6.01(h). Following the occurrence of an Event of Default, the Administrative Agent may conduct physical audits at any time and from time to time, as often as the Administrative Agent may deem reasonably necessary or desirable.

(i) Compliance with Laws, etc . The Borrower shall comply in all material respects with all Applicable Laws, in respect of the conduct of its business and the ownership of its properties.

(j) Environmental Matters . The Borrower shall use and operate all of its real properties, if any, in compliance with all Environmental Laws.

(k) Maintenance of Property. The Borrower shall, at its expense:

(i) acquire and maintain the Collateral in a manner that shall enable the Borrower to cause such property to be subject to the Liens of the Collateral Documents; and

(ii) maintain and keep (or cause to be maintained and kept) its properties that are used or useful to its business in good repair, working order and condition (except for normal wear and tear) and from time to time make all necessary or desirable repairs, renewals and replacements, so that its businesses may be properly and advantageously conducted at all times.

(l) Delivery; Payments on Collateral; Further Assurances. The Borrower shall, at its expense:

(i) execute and deliver any and all instruments necessary or as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request to grant and perfect a first priority Lien in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of itself and the Lenders on all of the Collateral, free and clear of all other Liens except for Permitted Liens, and, without any request by the Administrative Agent or any Person, deliver or cause to be delivered promptly to the Custodian, or any designee thereof, for crediting to the Custodial Account (to the extent capable of being so credited) or (if not capable of being so credited) as otherwise provided under the Collateral Documents, in due form for transfer (duly endorsed in blank or, if appropriate, accompanied by duly executed blank

 

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stock or bond powers or any instrument or certificate accompanying or previously delivered to the Custodian permitting the Custodian to exercise the Borrower’s rights of transfer when permitted hereunder or under the Security Agreement) or issued in the name of the Custodian or its nominee or agent (or any designee of the Custodian), all Fund Investments and all other certificated securities, chattel paper, instruments and documents of title, if any, at any time representing all or any of the Collateral, it being acknowledged by the parties hereto that such Fund Investments and certificated securities, chattel paper, instruments and documents of title may be subject to restrictions on transfer either imposed by Law or contained in their governing documents or any related documents;

(ii) cause (A) any and all payments of principal, interest and other amounts, and any and all proceeds of sale or other disposition or otherwise, in respect of any asset constituting part of the Collateral to be made directly to the Custodial Account and (B) any other option, warrant, Equity Security, other security, right to receive payment and any other asset issued or granted or otherwise provided as consideration in connection with the issuance, purchase or restructuring of any Fund Investment otherwise permitted hereunder to be credited to the Custodial Account, the extent such option, warrant, Equity Security, other security or other asset is capable of being so credited; and

(iii) upon request of the Administrative Agent, execute and deliver, in due form for filing or recording (and pay the cost of filing or recording the same in all public offices deemed necessary or desirable by the Administrative Agent), such assignments, security agreements, pledge agreements, consents, waivers, financing statements, stock or bond powers, and other documents, and do such other acts and things, all as the Administrative Agent may from time to time reasonably request, to establish and maintain to the reasonable satisfaction of the Administrative Agent valid first priority perfected Liens in all the Collateral free of all other Liens, claims, and rights of third parties whatsoever, except as permitted by Section 6.02(c) ( Liens ).

 

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(m) Equity Owner, Manager, etc.

(i) Unless otherwise agreed to in writing by the Administrative Agent, all of the limited liability company interests of the Borrower shall be owned solely by the Equity Owner. The Administrative Agent shall at all times be entitled to accept and act upon Borrowing Requests and payment instructions received from any of those officers or agents of the Manager designated in a certificate of the Borrower to that effect provided from time to time to the Administrative Agent (in the form provided in Section 4.01(a)(i)(B) ( Evidence of Authority )).

(ii) The Borrower shall at all times maintain the Manager as the investment manager under the Management Agreement, except as permitted pursuant to Section 6.02(g) ( Modification of Certain Instruments, Organic Documents, Agreements, etc. ) or required pursuant to Section 7.03 ( Action if Other Event of Default ).

(iii) The Custodian shall at all times be the custodian of all of the Fund Investments and other Collateral, except as otherwise provided under the Custodial Agreement.

(iv) The auditor of the Equity Owner and the Borrower shall be McGladrey LLP or a nationally recognized firm of Independent public auditors that is reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent.

(v) The Borrower shall cause the Equity Owner (if not FSIC II) to execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent a letter in the form of Exhibit H on or prior to becoming the Equity Owner.

(n) Regulations T, U, and X . If at any time the Borrower acquires any Margin Stock, the Borrower shall provide a duly completed and executed Federal Reserve Form U-1 to each Lender pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and take any and all actions as may be reasonably necessary, or as may be reasonably requested by such Lender, to establish compliance with Regulations T, U, and X of the FRS Board.

(o) Plan Collateral. The Borrower shall do, and shall cause its ERISA Affiliates to do, or cause to be done, all things reasonably necessary to ensure that the Borrower will not be deemed to hold Plan Assets at any time. Notwithstanding Section 6.02(d) ( Limitations on Dispositions of Collateral )), the Borrower shall refrain from making any Restricted Payment to the Equity Owner at any time that the Borrower gains knowledge that the Equity Owner has failed to do all things reasonably necessary to ensure that it will not be deemed to hold Plan Assets at any time.

 

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(p) Anti-Terrorism and Anti-Money Laundering Policies . The Borrower shall comply with all existing Anti-Terrorism Laws, Anti-Money Laundering Laws, directives from the appropriate governmental agencies or authorities and any other applicable Federal or state Laws, if and when the Borrower is required to comply with such Laws. The Borrower also agrees to implement and maintain policies, procedures and controls reasonably necessary to assure compliance with all existing Anti-Terrorism Laws, Anti-Money Laundering Laws and any other applicable Federal or state Laws, if and when the Borrower is required to comply with such Laws. Notwithstanding Section 6.02(d) ( Limitations on Dispositions of Collateral ), the Borrower shall refrain from making any Restricted Payment to the Equity Owner at any time that the Borrower gains knowledge that the Equity Owner has failed to implement and maintain policies, procedures and controls reasonably necessary to assure compliance with all existing Anti-Terrorism Laws, Anti-Money Laundering Laws and any other applicable Federal or state Laws, if and when the Equity Owner is required to comply with such Laws. The Borrower further agrees, upon the Administrative Agent’s reasonable request from time to time during the term of this Agreement, to provide written certification that its covenants under this Section 6.01(p) have not been breached. The Borrower shall immediately upon its actual knowledge provide written notification to the Administrative Agent if its representations and warranties under Section 5.19 ( Compliance with Anti-Terrorism Laws and Regulations ) and Section 5.20 ( Compliance with Anti-Money Laundering Laws and Regulations ), and its covenants under this Section 6.01(p) are no longer correct and have been breached or if the Borrower has a reasonable basis to believe a representation, warranty or covenant may no longer be true or may have been breached and provide the Administrative Agent with copies of all notices, reports and other documents and communications relating to such an event together with such notifications.

The Borrower consents on behalf of itself to the disclosure, by the Administrative Agent and any Lender or any of its affiliates or agents, to U.S. regulators of such information about the Borrower and the Equity Owner that the Administrative Agent or such Lender reasonably deems necessary or appropriate to comply with applicable Anti-Terrorism Laws and Anti-Money Laundering Laws and the Borrower shall be notified in advance, if practicable (but in any case promptly thereafter), of any non-routine disclosure.

(q) Notification; Quarantine Steps . The Borrower shall immediately notify the Administrative Agent if an Authorized Representative of the Borrower or a Responsible Officer obtains actual knowledge that the Equity Owner or any director, principal, officer or employee of the Equity Owner:

(i) has been listed on any of the Lists;

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(iii) is under investigation by any governmental authority or agency for, has been charged with or convicted of money laundering, drug trafficking, terrorist-related activities, any other money laundering or terrorist crimes or violating any Anti-Terrorism Laws or Anti-Money Laundering Laws;

(iv) has been assessed civil penalties under any Anti-Terrorism Laws or Anti-Money Laundering Laws; or

(v) has had funds seized or forfeited in an action under any Anti-Terrorism Laws or Anti-Money Laundering Laws. In addition, if, during the term of this Agreement, any Lender is required under the Anti-Terrorism Laws or the Anti-Money Laundering Laws to (A) know the identity of the Equity Owner, or (B) to determine if the Equity Owner is included in subparagraphs (i) through (iv) above, then, upon written request by the Administrative Agent to the Borrower, the Borrower shall provide such information to the Administrative Agent. The Borrower on behalf of itself consents to the disclosure, by the Administrative Agent or such Lender or any of their respective affiliates or agents, to U.S. regulators of such information about the Borrower and the Equity Owner that the Administrative Agent or such Lender reasonably deem necessary or appropriate to comply with applicable Anti-Terrorism Laws and Anti-Money Laundering Laws.

(r) Borrower’s Business. The Borrower shall not engage in any business or activity other than such activities as permitted pursuant to its Organic Documents and shall at all times comply with the provisions in the LLC Agreement set forth in Section 9(j) thereof.

(s) Conditions Applicable to All Sale and Purchase Transactions. Any transaction effected under this Agreement or in connection with the acquisition of additional Fund Investments shall be conducted on an arm’s-length basis, shall comply with the applicable requirements of the Collateral Transaction Procedures and, if effected with a Person Affiliated with the Manager, shall be effected in accordance with the requirements of Section 6.02(p) ( Limitations on Transactions with Affiliates and Other Funds. ).

(t) Required Reserves on Certain Fund Investments . If the Borrower purchases or holds any Fund Investment (including a Revolving Loan or Delayed Drawdown Loan) that obligates the Borrower, whether currently or upon the happening of any contingency at a future date, to advance any additional funds to an Obligor (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall not include Fully Pre-funded Revolving Loans), then the Borrower shall, unless otherwise consented to in

 

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writing by the Administrative Agent (which may be in the form of an email), maintain at all times during which it has any such obligation, Cash or Cash Equivalents on deposit in the Revolving Loan Collateral Sub-account (as defined in the Custodial Agreement) in an aggregate amount equal to the unfunded portion of such obligation.

Section 6.02 Negative Covenants. The Borrower agrees with the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that, until the Commitment has been terminated and all principal and interest on the Loans and all other Obligations then due and payable have been paid and performed in full, the Borrower shall perform the Obligations set forth in this Section 6.02.

(a) No Other Business; Subsidiaries . The Borrower shall not engage in any business or activity other than (i) incurring Loans or other obligations permitted pursuant to this Agreement, purchasing and selling Fund Investments in accordance with the restrictions herein and in its Organic Documents, and (ii) engaging in any other activities which are necessary, suitable or appropriate to accomplish the foregoing or are incidental thereto or connected therewith or ancillary thereto or otherwise contemplated hereby. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 6.02(a) or elsewhere in this Agreement, the Borrower shall have no Subsidiaries.

(b) Limitations on Debt. The Borrower shall not create, incur, assume or suffer to exist or otherwise directly or indirectly become or be liable (collectively, “ Incur ” and, with correlative meanings, “ Incurred ” and “ Incurrence ”) in respect of any Debt, other than (i) indebtedness in respect of the Loans, and (ii) Debt that is approved in writing by the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders.

(c) Liens . The Borrower shall not Incur any Lien upon any property or assets included in the Collateral, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, except the following (collectively, the “ Permitted Liens ”):

(i) Liens in favor, or for the benefit, of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders granted pursuant to this Agreement or any Collateral Document, including the Lien in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of itself and the Lenders, created by the Security Agreement;

(ii) any other Lien granted in favor of (A) the Administrative Agent for its benefit and the benefit of the Lenders or (B) the Custodian pursuant to the Custodial Agreement;

(iii) Liens for Taxes, assessments or other governmental charges (a) not yet delinquent or (b) the amount or validity of which is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings; provided that the amount of such Liens which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings shall not exceed $1,000,000 in the aggregate; and

 

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(iv) in the case of assets or property of an Obligor of a Collateral Obligation (or assets or property received in a foreclosure or other proceeding or workout with respect to a Collateral Obligation), to the extent that such assets or property are included in the Collateral, Liens on such assets or property permitted by the applicable underlying instrument.

(d) Limitations on Dispositions of Collateral . The Borrower shall not remove or cause to be removed from the Custodial Account (other than from the Administrative Expense Sub-account as set forth in Section 4.01(g) ( Custodial Account and Fund Investments ) or in connection with a withdrawal by the Custodian of its fees, expenses and other amounts pursuant to the Custodial Agreement) or otherwise dispose of or cause to be disposed any Collateral, including any Fund Investment, except that, prior to, and if such removal or disposition will not result in, the occurrence of a Default (including failure to satisfy the Overcollateralization Test) or an Event of Default, the Borrower may (i) purchase or sell Fund Investments in accordance with Section 6.02(q) ( Purchases and Sales of Fund Investments ), (ii) remove Cash from the Custodial Account to make payments due to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders or their respective Affiliates under this Agreement or any other Credit Document, (iii) subject to establishment of the cash reserve as set forth in Section 6.02(k) ( Payment of Management Fees ), remove Cash from the Custodial Account to pay Administrative Expenses and other fees and expenses of the Borrower other than Management Fees, (iv) subject to establishment of the cash reserve, payment of Administrative Expenses and satisfaction of the Overcollateralization Test, each as set forth in Section 6.02(k) ( Payment of Management Fees ), and payment of all amounts due and payable by the Borrower (excluding the Management Fees), pay the Management Fees and (v) subject to establishment of the cash reserve, payment of Administrative Expenses and satisfaction of the Overcollateralization Test (provided that following the occurrence of a Super-Collateralization Event, the Overcollateralization Test for purposes of this clause (v) shall be calculated with a Super-Collateralization Percentage equal to 125% (whether or not such Super-Collateralization Percentage is otherwise required pursuant to the definition of Margin Requirement at such time)), each as set forth in Section 6.02(k) ( Payment of Management Fees ), and payment of all amounts due and payable by the Borrower (including the Management Fees), make equity distributions to the Equity Owner. During the existence of, or if such removal or disposition will result in, a Default or an Event of Default, the Borrower shall not remove from the Custodial Account or otherwise dispose of any Collateral, including any Fund Investment, without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent.

 

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(e) Change of Name, etc . The Borrower shall not change (i) the location of its principal place of business, chief executive office, chief place of business or its records concerning its business and financial affairs, (ii) its name or the name under or by which it conducts its business or (iii) its jurisdiction of organization other than in accordance with the Security Agreement.

(f) Merger, Consolidation; Successor Entity Substituted . The Borrower shall not consolidate or merge with or into any other Person or sell, lease or otherwise transfer its respective properties and assets substantially as an entirety to any Person.

(g) Modification of Certain Instruments, Organic Documents, Agreements, etc . The Borrower shall not consent to any (i) amendment or other modification of any of the terms or provisions of the Collateral Documents, or (ii) material amendment, supplement or other modification of any of the terms or provisions of (a) its Organic Documents if such change would adversely affect the Administrative Agent or the Lenders or (b) the Management Agreement (except in connection with a change of Manager following the occurrence of an Event of Default), in each case, without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders. If the Borrower elects to terminate the Manager or the Management Agreement, appoint a replacement Manager or consent to an assignment of the Management Agreement, it shall provide immediate notice thereof to the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders. If the Borrower receives a resignation notice from the Manager or a notice of a proposed assignment, it shall provide immediate notice thereof to the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders.

(h) Agreements Restricting Liens . Other than the Collateral Documents, the Borrower shall not enter into any agreement which prohibits the creation or assumption of any Lien upon its properties, revenues or assets, whether now owned or hereafter acquired.

(i) Inconsistent Agreements . The Borrower shall not enter into any agreement containing any provision which would be violated or breached by the performance by the Borrower of its obligations under this Agreement or under any other Credit Document.

(j) Pension and Welfare Plans . The Borrower shall not incur any liability or obligation with respect to any Pension Plan or any Welfare Plan other than by operation of Law. The Borrower shall not maintain or contribute to (or become obligated to contribute to) any Pension Plan or Welfare Plan other than by operation of Law.

(k) Payment of Management Fees . The Borrower shall not be obligated to pay, nor permit the Manager to be paid, any Management Fees until (i) all interest, principal and other amounts then due under this Agreement to the Lenders have been paid, (ii) a cash reserve covering all accrued but unpaid

 

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interest through the next following Determination Date has been set aside and (iii) all the Administrative Expenses for the relevant Interest Period have been paid. The Manager shall expressly agree to subordinate its right to payment of the Management Fee, following the occurrence of a Default or an Event of Default, to the payment in full of all Administrative Expenses and all payments due to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders under this Agreement. Furthermore, the Borrower may not pay any Management Fees or make any equity distributions to the Equity Owner to the extent that immediately following such payment or distribution, as applicable, the Overcollateralization Test (as determined for purposes of this paragraph (k)) would not be satisfied.

(l) Commodities; Real Estate . The Borrower shall not purchase or otherwise acquire or receive as a distribution any commodities or any fee interest in real property.

(m) Margin Stock . The Borrower shall not use any of the proceeds of the Borrowings (i) to extend “purpose credit” within the meaning given to such term in Regulation U of the FRS Board or (ii) to purchase, otherwise acquire or carry any Margin Stock in any manner that would result in a violation of Regulations T, U or X of the FRS Board.

(n) Limitations on Swap Transactions and Structured Finance Obligations . The Borrower shall not (i) enter into or otherwise effect or permit to remain outstanding any Swap Transaction or (ii) acquire any Structured Finance Obligations.

(o) Investment Company Act . The Borrower shall not register as, or conduct its business or take any action which shall cause it or the Collateral to be required to be registered as, an investment company under the Investment Company Act; provided that the parties acknowledge that the Fund Investments and the Borrowings by the Borrower shall be subject to any restrictions imposed on the Equity Owner as a business development company under the Investment Company Act.

(p) Limitations on Transactions with Affiliates and Other Funds . The Borrower shall not, directly or indirectly, without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders: (i) make an investment in any of its Affiliates, the Manager, the Equity Owner, any Related Fund or any account managed by the Manager, (ii) sell, lease or otherwise transfer any assets to any of its Affiliates, the Manager, the Equity Owner, any Related Fund or any account managed by the Manager, (iii) purchase or acquire assets from any of its Affiliates, the Manager, the Equity Owner, any Related Fund or any account managed by the Manager or (iv) enter into any other transaction directly or indirectly with or for the benefit of any of its Affiliates, the Manager, the Equity Owner, any Related Fund or any account managed by the Manager (including Guarantees and assumptions of obligations of any of its Affiliates, the Manager, the Equity Owner, any Related Fund or any account managed by the Manager);

 

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provided that the Borrower may, without the consent of the Required Lenders, conduct with Affiliates, the Manager, the Equity Owner or any Related Fund any of the transactions referred to in clauses (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) above, so long as such transactions are conducted on terms no less favorable, taken as a whole, to the Borrower than would be obtained in an arm’s length transaction with a non-Affiliate.

(q) Purchases and Sales of Fund Investments . The Borrower shall not (i) purchase any investment other than Fund Investments or (ii) purchase or sell any Fund Investment other than in compliance with Applicable Law and the Collateral Transaction Procedures and only if (A) immediately following such transaction, no Default or Event of Default would occur or be continuing and (B) the Overcollateralization Test is satisfied; provided that this paragraph (q) shall not prohibit the Borrower from acquiring and holding an Excluded Investment that the Borrower receives in connection with the workout or restructuring of any Fund Investment; provided further that in no event may the Borrower acquire or hold in connection with such a workout or restructuring, without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders, any Margin Stock, unless the Borrower delivers a completed and executed Federal Reserve Form U-1 to the Lenders simultaneously therewith.

(r) Distributions . The Borrower shall not make any payments or distributions other than in accordance with paragraph (d) ( Limitations on Dispositions of Collateral ) above.

(s) No Commingling of Borrower’s Assets with Affiliates . The Borrower shall not maintain funds or hold assets comprising Collateral in any account other than the Custodial Account, and the Custodial Account shall not contain any funds or assets owned by any Affiliate of the Borrower or any other third party so as to commingle the funds or assets of the Borrower with those of any such Affiliate or third party.

(t) Not a Corporation for Tax Purposes . The Borrower shall take no action that would cause it to be treated as a corporation within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 301.7701-2(b).

(u) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Principal Balance of all Fund Investments (other than Warranty Collateral Obligations) sold pursuant hereto to the Equity Owner or an Affiliate thereof or released to the Equity Owner pursuant to a dividend by the Borrower shall not in aggregate exceed 20% of the Net Purchased Loan Balance measured as of the date of such sale or dividend; provided, that the Principal Balance of all Defaulted Fund Investments (other than Warranty Collateral Obligations) sold pursuant to Section 6.02(d)(i) to the Equity Owner or an Affiliate thereof or released to the Equity Owner pursuant to a dividend by the Borrower shall not in any twelve-month period exceed 10% of the Net Purchased Loan Balance measured as of the date of such sale or dividend.

 

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ARTICLE 7

EVENTS OF DEFAULT

Section 7.01 Events of Default. The term “ Event of Default ” shall mean any of the events set forth in this Section 7.01.

(a) Non-Payment of Obligations . The Borrower fails to make a payment of (i) principal when due (whether at stated maturity or by acceleration, mandatory prepayment or otherwise), (ii) interest, Setup Fee or Commitment Fee within three (3) Business Days of when due or (iii) any other Obligation when due and such failure is not cured within one (1) Business Day of the Administrative Agent notifying the Borrower of such default.

(b) Overcollateralization Default Event . An Overcollateralization Default Event occurs and such event is not cured (i) if notice of such event is received (or deemed to be received) by the Borrower from the Administrative Agent on or before 11:00 a.m. (New York time) on any day that the Fedwire Funds Service (the “ Fedwire ”) is open, then by the close of the Fedwire on such day or (ii) if notice of such event is received (or deemed to be received) by the Borrower from the Administrative Agent after 11:00 a.m. (New York time) on any day that the Fedwire is open, then by 12:00 p.m. (New York time) on the next succeeding day that the Fedwire is open.

(c) Certain Covenant Defaults . The Borrower shall fail to comply with its obligations under (i) Section 6.01(a) ( Overcollateralization Test Calculation; Collateral Reports ) and such failure is not cured within one (1) Business Day, (ii) Section 6.01(b)(v)(A) ( Information, etc. ) and such failure is not cured within three (3) Business Days following receipt (or deemed receipt) by the Borrower of notice of such failure, (iii) Section 6.01(b)(v)(B) or Section 6.01(b)(vi) ( Information, etc. ) and such failure is not cured within one (1) Business Day following receipt (or deemed receipt) by the Borrower of notice of such failure, (iv) Section 6.01(f) ( Notice of Default, Litigation, etc .) or Section 6.01(o) ( Plan Collateral ) and such failure is not cured within two (2) Business Days or (v) Section 6.02 ( Negative Covenants ) (other than Section 6.02(o)) or Section 6.01(t) ( Required Reserves on Certain Fund Investments ) (which failures shall, for the avoidance of doubt, not contain any cure period).

(d) Breach of Representation or Warranty . Any representation or warranty of the Borrower hereunder or of the Borrower in any other Credit Document or in any certificate delivered pursuant hereto or thereto is or shall be incorrect in any material respect when made or deemed made.

(e) Non Performance of Other Obligations. The Borrower shall default in the due performance and observance of any covenant (including any covenant of payment), obligation, warranty or other agreement contained herein or in any other Credit Document executed by it, and, if such default does not otherwise constitute an Event of Default under this Article 7, such default is not

 

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cured within thirty (30) days of the earlier of (i) notice thereof having been given to the Borrower by the Administrative Agent and (ii) the first date on which an Authorized Representative of the Borrower or a Responsible Officer knew (or with reasonable inquiry should have known) of such default.

(f) Excluded Investments . The Borrower (i) purchases an Excluded Investment enumerated in clauses (ix) and (xii) of the definition of Excluded Investments and fails to dispose of such Excluded Investment within five (5) Business Days (A) after obtaining knowledge thereof or (B) earlier, if using reasonable inquiry, would have obtained such knowledge or (ii) purchases an Excluded Investment enumerated in clauses (i), (xxi) or (xxii) of the definition of Excluded Investments; provided that subject to the limitations set forth in Section 6.02(q) ( Purchases and Sales of Fund Investments ), this paragraph (f) shall not prohibit, and it shall not be an Event of Default as a result of, the Borrower acquiring and holding any Excluded Investment that the Borrower receives in connection with the workout or restructuring of any Fund Investment.

(g) Illegality. It is (or, it is presently known that, due to a change in Law, it will become) unlawful for the Borrower to perform or comply with any one or more of its obligations under the Credit Documents.

(h) Judgments . Any final judgments or orders (not subject to appeal or otherwise non-appealable) by one or more courts of competent jurisdiction for the payment of money in an aggregate amount in excess of $1,500,000 (after giving effect to insurance, if any, available with respect thereto) shall be rendered against the Borrower, and the same shall remain unsatisfied, unvacated, unbonded or unstayed for a period of forty-five (45) days after the date on which the right to appeal has expired.

(i) Bankruptcy, Insolvency, etc. The Borrower shall:

(i) become insolvent or generally fail to pay, or admit in writing its inability to pay, Debts as they become due;

(ii) apply for, consent to, or acquiesce in, the appointment of a trustee, receiver, sequestrator or other custodian for the Borrower or any property of any thereof, or make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors;

(iii) in the absence of such application, consent or acquiescence, permit or suffer to exist the appointment of a trustee, receiver, sequestrator or other custodian for the Borrower or for a substantial part of the property of any thereof, and such trustee, receiver, sequestrator or other custodian shall not be discharged within sixty (60) days;

 

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(iv) permit or suffer to exist the commencement of any bankruptcy, reorganization, Debt arrangement or other case or proceeding under any bankruptcy or insolvency Law, or any dissolution, winding up or liquidation proceeding, in respect of the Borrower and, if such case or proceeding is not commenced by the Borrower, such case or proceeding shall be consented to or acquiesced in by the Borrower or shall result in the entry of an order for relief or shall remain for sixty (60) days undismissed; or

(v) take any action authorizing, or in furtherance of, any of the foregoing.

(j) Failure of Valid, Perfected, First-Priority Lien . Any Lien granted on any Collateral shall, at any time after delivery of the respective Collateral Documents, cease to be fully valid and perfected as a first-priority Lien except for Permitted Liens.

(k) Investment Company Act. The Borrower or its assets shall at any time become required to be registered as an “investment company” under the Investment Company Act.

(l) Dissolution or Termination of the Borrower . The Borrower shall be dissolved or terminated and not reconstituted substantially simultaneously therewith (and in no event later than the same day) in accordance with the LLC Agreement.

(m) Manager and Equity Owner Events.

(i) The Manager sells, transfers or assigns its rights, duties or obligations under the Management Agreement or is removed, replaced, terminated or resigns pursuant to the Management Agreement (including as a result of the Borrower’s termination of the Management Agreement) or FSIC II otherwise ceases to act as investment manager to the Borrower for any reason;

(ii) An event specified in Section 7.01(i) ( Bankruptcy, Insolvency, etc .) occurs with respect to the Manager or the Equity Owner; or

(iii) The Manager or the Equity Owner shall fail to pay any principal of or premium or interest on any agreements, contracts or financial instruments with DBNY or its Affiliates or any other Lender or their respective Affiliates or any other person having an aggregate principal amount of $1,000,000 or greater, when the same becomes due and payable (whether by scheduled maturity, required

 

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prepayment, acceleration, demand or otherwise) or shall otherwise default in any material respect in its obligations under any such agreements, contracts or financial instruments, and such failure to pay or other material default shall continue after the applicable grace period, if any, specified in the related agreement, contract or financial instrument.

(n) Net Asset Value. The Net Asset Value of the Manager at any time after the NAV Trigger Date declines below the Net Asset Value Floor.

(o) Anti-Terrorism and Anti-Money Laundering Events. The occurrence of any event specified in Section 6.01(q) ( Notification; Quarantine Steps ) with respect to the Equity Owner.

(p) Regulatory Events. A Regulatory Event has occurred.

(q) Defaults Under Agreements. The Borrower shall fail to pay any principal of or premium or interest on any agreements, contracts or financial instruments with DBNY or its Affiliates or any other Lender or their respective Affiliates or any other person having an aggregate principal amount of $250,000 or greater, when the same becomes due and payable (whether by scheduled maturity, required prepayment, acceleration, demand or otherwise) or shall otherwise default in any material respect in its obligations under any such agreements, contracts or financial instruments, and such failure to pay or other material default shall continue after the applicable grace period, if any, specified in the related agreement, contract or financial instrument.

Section 7.02 Action if Bankruptcy. If any Event of Default described in Section 7.01(i) ( Bankruptcy, Insolvency, etc .) shall occur with respect to the Borrower, then the principal amount of all outstanding Loans and all other Obligations shall automatically be and become immediately due and payable, and the Commitment shall be automatically terminated, without further notice, demand or presentment, all of which are expressly waived by the Borrower.

Section 7.03 Action if Other Event of Default. If any Event of Default (other than any Event of Default described in Section 7.01(i) ( Bankruptcy, Insolvency, etc. )) shall occur and be continuing for any reason, whether voluntary or involuntary, the Administrative Agent may, with the consent of the Required Lenders, and shall, at the request of the Required Lenders, by notice or demand to the Borrower, in addition to any other remedies available to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, including the remedies set forth in the Security Agreement, take any of the following actions: (a) declare a Commitment Termination Event, (b) declare the outstanding principal amount of all or any portion of outstanding Loans and other Obligations to be due and payable and/or terminate the Commitment, whereupon the full unpaid amount of such Loans and Obligations shall be and become immediately due and payable, without further

 

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notice, demand, or presentment, all of which are expressly waived by the Borrower, in either case by delivery of a Commitment Termination Notice substantially in the form of Exhibit L or (c) elect to cease making additional Loans to the Borrower hereunder (without otherwise terminating the Commitment), by delivery of a Loan Cessation Notice substantially in the form of Exhibit M .

Section 7.04 Additional Rights Upon Event of Default. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default hereunder (for the avoidance of doubt, upon commencement by the Administrative Agent on behalf of itself and the Lenders of any of the remedies set forth in this Agreement or in any of the other Credit Documents or upon notice by the Administrative Agent to the Borrower or the Manager that it intends to promptly commence the exercise of any such remedies, such Event of Default shall be deemed to be continuing, and may not be cured or curable by any subsequent actions or events other than a waiver from the Requisite Lenders in accordance with Section 9.13), the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall have, in addition to the rights set forth herein, the rights and remedies afforded in the Collateral Documents (including, without limitation, the right of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders to require the termination of the Management Agreement and the replacement of the Manager), under any agreement, by law, at equity or otherwise, including the rights and remedies of a secured party under the UCC. The Borrower shall remain liable to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders for any deficiency following any such sale of Collateral.

Section 7.05 Notice of Default. If a Default or an Event of Default occurs, the Borrower shall provide to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders written notice (or telephonic notice promptly confirmed in writing) of such Default or Event of Default promptly (and, in any event, within two (2) Business Days) after the Borrower becomes aware of such Default or Event of Default.

ARTICLE 8

THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT

Section 8.01 Appointment. Each of the Lenders hereby irrevocably appoint DBNY to act on its behalf as the Administrative Agent as specified herein and in the other Credit Documents. The Lenders hereby irrevocably authorize the Administrative Agent to take such action on their behalf under the provisions of this Agreement, the other Credit Documents and any other instruments and agreements referred to herein or therein and to exercise such powers and to perform such duties hereunder and thereunder as are specifically delegated to or required of the Administrative Agent by the terms hereof and thereof and such other powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The Administrative Agent may perform any of its duties hereunder or under the other Credit Documents by or through its officers, directors, agents, employees or affiliates. Except with respect to Section 8.08, the provisions on this Article are solely for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders and the Borrower shall not have rights as a third party beneficiary of any of such provisions.

 

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Section 8.02 Nature of Duties. The Administrative Agent shall not have any duties or obligations except those expressly set forth herein and in the other Credit Documents and nothing in this Agreement or any other Credit Document, expressed or implied, is intended to or shall be so construed as to impose upon the Administrative Agent any obligations in respect of this Agreement or any other Credit Document except as expressly set forth herein or therein. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Administrative Agent:

(a) shall not be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of whether a Default has occurred and is continuing, and the duties of the Administrative Agent shall be mechanical and administrative in nature;

(b) shall not have any duty to take any discretionary action or exercise any discretionary powers, except discretionary rights and powers expressly contemplated hereby or by the other Credit Documents that the Administrative Agent is required to exercise as directed in writing by the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be expressly provided for herein or in the other Credit Documents), provided that the Administrative Agent shall not be required to take any action that, in its opinion or the opinion of its counsel, may expose the Administrative Agent to liability or that is contrary to any Credit Document or Applicable Law; and

(c) shall not, except as expressly set forth herein and in the other Credit Documents, have any duty to disclose, and shall not be liable for the failure to disclose, any information relating to the Borrower or any of its respective Affiliates that is communicated to or obtained by the Person serving as the Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates in any capacity.

The Administrative Agent shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it (i) with the consent or at the request of the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary, or as the Administrative Agent shall believe in good faith shall be necessary, under the circumstances as provided in Section 9.13 ( Amendment or Waiver ) and Section 7.03 ( Action if Other Event of Default )) or (ii) in the absence of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct. The Administrative Agent shall be deemed not to have knowledge of any Default unless and until notice describing such Default is given to the Administrative Agent by the Borrower or a Lender.

Section 8.03 Lack of Reliance on the Administrative Agent. Independently and without reliance on the Administrative Agent, each Lender, to the extent it has deemed appropriate, has made and shall continue to make (i) its own independent investigations of the financial condition and affairs of the Borrower in connection with the making and the continuance of any Loans and the taking or not taking of any action in connection herewith and (ii) its own

 

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appraisal of the creditworthiness of the Borrower and, except as expressly provided in this Agreement, the Administrative Agent shall not have any duty or responsibility, either initially or on a continuing basis, to provide the Lenders with any credit or other information with respect thereto, whether coming into its possession before the making of any Loans or at any time or times thereafter. The Administrative Agent shall deliver to each Lender within five (5) Business Days of receipt from or on behalf of the Borrower copies of any written information furnished or delivered to it pursuant to Section 6.01(a), Section 6.01(b), Section 6.01(f), Section 6.01(n), Section 6.01(p) or Section 6.01(q), from or on behalf of the Borrower. The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible to any Lender for any recitals, statements, information, representations or warranties herein or in any document, certificate or other writing delivered in connection herewith or for the execution, effectiveness, genuineness, validity, enforceability, perfection, collectibility, priority or sufficiency of this Agreement or any other Credit Document or the financial condition of the Borrower or be required to make any inquiry concerning either the performance or observance of any of the terms, provisions or conditions of this Agreement or any other Credit Document, or the satisfaction of any of the conditions precedent set forth in Article 4 ( CONDITIONS TO CREDIT EXTENSIONS ) or the financial condition of the Borrower or the existence or possible existence of any Default.

Section 8.04 Certain Rights of the Administrative Agent. If the Administrative Agent shall request instructions from the Required Lenders with respect to any act or action (including failure to act) in connection with this Agreement or any other Credit Document, the Administrative Agent shall be entitled to refrain from such act or taking such action unless and until the Administrative Agent shall have received instructions from the Required Lenders, and the Administrative Agent shall not incur any liability to any Person by reason of so refraining. Without limiting the foregoing, the Lenders shall not have any right of action whatsoever against the Administrative Agent as a result of the Administrative Agent acting or refraining from acting hereunder or under any other Credit Document in accordance with the instructions of the Required Lenders as is required pursuant to this Agreement.

Section 8.05 Reliance. The Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely, and shall be fully protected in relying, upon any note, writing, resolution, notice, statement, certificate, telex, teletype or telecopier message, cablegram, radiogram, order or other document or telephone message signed, sent or made by any Person that the Administrative Agent believed to be the proper Person. The Administrative 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.

 

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Section 8.06 Indemnification. Without duplication of Section 3.06(d), to the extent the Administrative Agent is not reimbursed and indemnified by the Borrower, the Lenders shall reimburse and indemnify the Administrative Agent for and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, claims, actions, judgments, costs, expenses or disbursements of whatsoever kind or nature which may be imposed on, asserted against or incurred by the Administrative Agent in performing its duties hereunder or under any other Credit Document, in any way relating to or arising out of this Agreement or any other Credit Document; provided that the Lenders shall not be liable for any portion of such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements resulting from the Administrative Agent’s bad faith, fraud, willful misconduct or gross negligence.

Section 8.07 The Administrative Agent in its Individual Capacity. With respect to its obligation to make Loans under this Agreement, the Administrative Agent in its individual capacity shall have the rights and powers specified herein for a “Lender” and may exercise the same rights and powers as though it were not the Administrative Agent hereunder; and the terms “Lenders” and “Required Lenders,” or any similar terms shall, unless the context clearly otherwise indicates, include the Administrative Agent in its individual capacity. The Administrative Agent in its individual capacity and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to, and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust or other business with the Borrower or any Affiliate or Subsidiary thereof as if such Person were not the Administrative Agent hereunder, and may accept fees and other consideration from the Borrower for services in connection with this Agreement and otherwise without having to account for the same to the Lenders.

Section 8.08 Resignation by the Administrative Agent. (a) The Administrative Agent may resign from the performance of all its functions and duties hereunder and/or under the other Credit Documents at any time by giving sixty (60) days’ prior written notice to the Borrower and the Lenders. Such resignation shall take effect upon the appointment of a successor Administrative Agent pursuant to Sections 8.08(b) and (c) ( Resignation by the Administrative Agent ) below or as otherwise provided below.

(b) Upon any such notice of resignation, the Required Lenders shall appoint a successor Administrative Agent hereunder or thereunder who shall be a commercial bank or trust company and, unless an Event of Default is then in existence, shall be reasonably acceptable to the Borrower.

(c) If a successor Administrative Agent shall not have been so appointed within such sixty (60) day period, the Administrative Agent, with (unless an Event of Default is then in existence) the consent of the Borrower (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld), shall then appoint a successor Administrative Agent who shall serve as Administrative Agent hereunder or thereunder until such time, if any, as the Required Lenders appoint a successor Administrative Agent as provided above.

 

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(d) If no successor Administrative Agent has been appointed pursuant to Section 8.08(b) or (c) ( Resignation by the Administrative Agent ) above by the seventy-fifth (75th) day after the date such notice of resignation was given by the Administrative Agent, the Administrative Agent’s resignation shall become effective and the Required Lenders shall thereafter perform all the duties of the Administrative Agent hereunder and/or under any other Credit Document until such time, if any, as the Required Lenders appoint a successor Administrative Agent as provided above.

ARTICLE 9

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 9.01 Payment of Expenses, etc. The Borrower agrees to: (a) pay all actual and reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses (i) of the Administrative Agent and its Affiliates in connection with the syndication of the Commitments or Loans, negotiation, preparation, execution and delivery of the Credit Documents and the documents and instruments referred to therein and any amendment, waiver or consent relating thereto and (ii) of the Administrative Agent and any Lender in connection with any Event of Default or with the enforcement of the Credit Documents and the documents and instruments referred to therein (including the reasonable fees and disbursements of (x) one (1) counsel for the Administrative Agent (which counsel shall be selected by the Administrative Agent) and (y) one (1) counsel for the Lenders), (b) without duplication of Section 3.06(b), pay and hold any Lender and the Administrative Agent harmless from and against any and all actual present and future stamp and other similar taxes with respect to the foregoing matters and hold such Lender and the Administrative Agent harmless from and against any and all liabilities with respect to or resulting from any delay or omission (other than to the extent attributable to such Lender) to pay such taxes and (c) indemnify the Administrative Agent and each Lender and their respective officers, directors, employees, representatives and agents (each such Person an “Indemnitee” ) from and hold each Indemnitee harmless against any and all losses, liabilities, claims, damages or expenses incurred by any Indemnitee as a result of, or arising out of, or in any way related to, or by reason of, (i) any breach of a representation, warranty or covenant contained herein or in any Credit Document, (ii) any investigation, litigation or other proceeding (whether or not any Lender is a party thereto) related to the entering into or performance of any Credit Document, the use of the proceeds of any Loans hereunder or the consummation of any transactions contemplated in any Credit Document, including the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel incurred in connection with any such investigation, litigation or other proceeding, but excluding any such losses, liabilities, claims, damages or expenses to the extent incurred directly by reason of the gross negligence, fraud, bad faith or willful misconduct of any Indemnitee or (iii) the actual or alleged presence of Hazardous Materials in the air, surface water, groundwater, surface or subsurface of any real property owned or at any time operated

 

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by the Borrower, the generation, storage, transportation or disposal of Hazardous Materials at any location whether or not owned or operated by the Borrower, the noncompliance of any real property owned or at any time operated by the Borrower with Federal, state and local Laws (including applicable permits hereunder) applicable to any such real property, or any Environmental Claim asserted against the Borrower, or any such real property, including, in each case, the reasonable disbursements of counsel and other consultants incurred in connection with any such investigation, litigation or other proceeding but excluding in all cases any losses, liabilities, claims, damages or expenses to the extent incurred by reason of the gross negligence, fraud, bad faith or willful misconduct of the Indemnitee; provided, however, that there will be no duplication of the amounts indemnified pursuant to Article III. To the extent that the undertaking to indemnify, pay or hold harmless the Indemnitee set forth in the preceding sentence may be unenforceable because it is violative of any Law or public policy, the Borrower shall make the maximum contribution to the payment and satisfaction of each of the indemnified liabilities which is permissible under Applicable Law. This Section 9.01 (other than clause (b)) shall not apply with respect to Taxes other than any Taxes that represent losses, claims, damages, etc. arising from any non-Tax claim.

Section 9.02 Right of Setoff. In addition to any rights now or hereafter granted under Applicable Law or otherwise, and not by way of limitation of any such rights, if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, each Lender is hereby authorized at any time and from time to time, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind to the Borrower or to any other Person, any such notice being hereby expressly waived, to set off and to appropriate and apply any and all deposits (general or special) and any other Debt at any time held or owing by such Lender (including by branches and agencies of the Lenders wherever located) to or for the credit or the account of the Borrower against and on account of the Obligations and liabilities of the Borrower to such Lender under this Agreement or under any of the other Credit Documents and all other claims of any nature or description arising out of or connected with this Agreement or any other Credit Document, irrespective of whether or not such Lender shall have made any demand hereunder and although such Obligations, liabilities or claims, or any of them, shall be contingent or unmatured. Each Lender agrees to notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent promptly after any such set-off and application; provided that the failure to give such notice shall not effect the validity of such set-off and application.

Section 9.03 Notices.

(a) Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all notices and other communications provided for hereunder shall be in writing (including e-mail or telecopier communication) and e-mailed, mailed, telecopied or delivered, if to the Borrower, the Administrative Agent or any Lender, at its address specified on Schedule 2 or, at such other address as shall be designated by any party in a written notice to the other parties hereto. Any notice or communication provided for hereunder shall be deemed to have been given or made (i) as of the date so delivered, if delivered personally or by overnight courier; (ii) on the date a transmission report confirming transmission is generated by the sender’s telecopy

 

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machine, if telecopied; (iii) on the date sent, if e-mailed, so long as the sender does not receive a bounce-back message within a reasonable time after delivery; and (iv) five (5) calendar days after mailing if sent by registered or certified mail (except that a notice of change of address shall not be deemed to have been given until actually received by the addressee).

(b) In addition to the provisions of clause (a) above, the Administrative Agent shall be deemed to have notified the Borrower of the occurrence of a default, Default or Event of Default (or any similar or related event or condition), when required to do so by the terms of this Agreement or any other Credit Document, when the Administrative Agent:

(i) calls by telephone any one of the designated persons listed below at the number set forth opposite such person’s name; provided that if after placing a telephone call to each of the designated persons listed below, the Administrative Agent is unable to reach any of such persons (through no fault of the Administrative Agent, i.e., whether because the Administrative Agent’s calls are unanswered, it receives a “busy” signal for the call and/or each of the persons called is not available to answer the call at the time the Administrative Agent calls), the Administrative Agent shall be deemed to have provided the Borrower with telephone notice; and

(ii) in addition to such telephone notice, sends an email notice with a subject line specifying “Default Notice from Deutsche Bank” to each of the email addresses listed below (whether or not such emails are actually received by any of such persons):

 

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Number

  

Email Address

Gerald F. Stahlecker

   (215) 495-1169    jerry.stahlecker@franklinsquare.com

Michael C. Forman

   (215) 495-1160    michael.forman@franklinsquare.com

Stephen S. Sypherd

   (215) 495-1185    stephen.sypherd@franklinsquare.com

Ken Miller

   (215) 495-1164    ken.miller@franklinsquare.com

Angelina Perkovic

   (212) 503-2146    angelina.perkovic@gsocap.com

Sal Aloia

   (212) 503-6982    sal.aloia@gsocap.com

Andrew Jordan

   (212) 503-2118    andrew.jordan@gsocap.com

For the avoidance of doubt, the inclusion of employees of GSO in this (b) shall not be construed as GSO becoming a party to this Agreement or assuming any rights or obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement or any other Credit Document.

 

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(c) Without in any way limiting the obligation of the Borrower to confirm in writing any telephonic notice permitted to be given hereunder, the Administrative Agent may, prior to receipt of written confirmation, act without liability upon the basis of such telephonic notice believed by the Administrative Agent in good faith to be from the Borrower or the Manager (including an Authorized Representative or Responsible Officer thereof). In each such case, the Borrower hereby waives the right to dispute the Administrative Agent’s record of the terms of such telephonic notice absent manifest error.

Section 9.04 Benefit of Agreement . This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the parties hereto and the respective successors and assigns of the parties hereto to the extent permitted under this Section 9.04; provided that except as provided in Section 6.02(f) ( Merger, Consolidation; Successor Entity Substituted ), the Borrower may not assign or transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and each Lender.

Section 9.05 Participations and Assignments.

(a) Participations . (i) Any Lender may at any time grant participations in any of its rights hereunder or under the Notes without the consent of the Borrower or any other Person to one or more commercial banks, insurance companies, funds or other financial institutions; provided that in the case of any such participation, the participant shall not have any rights under this Agreement or any of the other Credit Documents (the participant’s rights against such Lender in respect of such participation to be those set forth in the agreement executed by such Lender in favor of the participant relating thereto) and all amounts payable by the Borrower hereunder shall be determined as if such Lender had not sold such participation, except that (1) the participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 3.04(a) ( Interest Rules and Calculations ) to the extent that such Lender would be entitled to such benefits if the participation had not been entered into or sold; and (2) such participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 3.04(b) ( Increased Costs, Illegality, etc. ), Section 3.06 ( Net Payment; Taxes ) (subject to the requirements and limitations therein, including the requirements under Section 3.06(f) (it being understood that the documentation required under Section  3.06(f) shall be delivered to the participating Lender)) to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to paragraph (b) of this Section, provided , that such participant (A) agrees to be subject to the provisions of Sections 3.04(d) ( Change of Lending Office; Limitation on Indemnities ) and 9.06 ( Replacement of Lenders ) as if it were an assignee under paragraph (b) of this Section; and (B) shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Sections 3.04(b) ( Increased Costs, Illegality, etc. ) or 3.06 ( Net Payment; Taxes ), with respect to any participation, than its participating Lender would have been entitled to receive, except to the extent such entitlement to receive a greater payment results from a change in any Applicable Law that occurs after the participant acquired the applicable participation. Each Lender that sells a participation agrees, at the Borrower’s request and expense, to use

 

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reasonable efforts to cooperate with the Borrower to effectuate the provisions of Section 9.06 ( Replacement of Lenders ) with respect to any participant. To the extent permitted by law, each participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 9.02 ( Right of Setoff ) as though it were a Lender; provided that such participant agrees to be subject to Section 3.07 ( Sharing of Payments by Lenders ) as though it were a Lender. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no Lender shall transfer, grant or assign any participation under which the participant shall have rights to approve any amendment to or waiver of this Agreement or any other Credit Documents except to the extent such amendment or waiver would (i) extend the final scheduled maturity of any Loan or any Note in which such participant is participating or waive any mandatory prepayment thereof, or reduce the rate or extend the time of payment of interest or fees thereon (except in connection with a waiver of the applicability of any post-default increase in interest rates), or reduce the principal amount thereof, or increase such participant’s participating interest in any Commitment over the amount thereof then in effect (it being understood that a waiver of any Default, Event of Default or mandatory prepayment shall not constitute a change in the terms of the Commitment), (ii) release all or substantially all of the Collateral (in each case except as expressly provided in the Credit Documents) or (iii) consent to the assignment or transfer by the Borrower of any of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (except as provided in Section 6.02(f) ( Merger, Consolidation, Successor Entity Substituted ); and provided, further , that each participation shall be subject to the related participant providing a representation and warranty to such Lender from which it is acquiring its participation that it is a Qualified Purchaser. The Administrative Agent on behalf of the applicable Lender shall promptly notify the Borrower of any participation granted pursuant to this paragraph (a) and the identity of the participant(s).

(ii) Each Lender that sells a participation shall, acting solely for this purpose as an agent of the Borrower, maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of each participant and the principal amounts (and stated interest) of each participant’s interest in the obligations under the Transaction Documents (the “ Participant Register ”); provided that no Lender shall have any obligation to disclose all or any portion of the Participant Register to any Person (including the identity of any participant or any information relating to a participant’s interest in any obligations under any Transaction Document) except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish that such obligation is in registered form under Section 5f.103-1(c) of the United States Treasury Regulations. The entries in the Participant Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and such Lender shall treat each person whose name is recorded in the Participant Register as the owner of such participation for all purposes of this Agreement notwithstanding any notice to the contrary. For the avoidance of doubt, the Administrative Agent (in its capacity as Administrative Agent) shall have no responsibility for maintaining a Participant Register.

 

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(b) Assignments . Any Lender may, with the consent of the Borrower (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed) and the Administrative Agent, assign all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including, such Lender’s Commitment (or any portion or element thereof), the Loans, the Notes and other Obligations) to one or more commercial banks, insurance companies, funds or other financial institutions with the Required Ratings; provided that the consent of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent for any assignment shall not be required if (i) a Default or an Event of Default is continuing, (ii) such assignment is (A) to an Affiliate of such Lender or (B) to another Person who at the time of such assignment already is a party to this Agreement as a Lender or (iii) such assignment is made to an Approved Selling Institution (it being agreed that the Borrower shall have review and approval rights over the documents relating to such assignment). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Lenders and the Administrative Agent shall not be permitted to make an assignment to a Competitor unless (i) any Event of Default other than an Event of Default described in Section 7.01(i) ( Bankruptcy, Insolvency, etc. ) has occurred and is continuing and the Administrative Agent and/or the Lenders have declared the outstanding principal amount of all or any portion of the outstanding Loans and other Obligations to be due and payable in accordance with Section 7.03(b), (ii) an Event of Default described in Section 7.01(i) ( Bankruptcy, Insolvency, etc. ) has occurred or (iii) the Borrower has consented to such assignment. No assignment pursuant to the immediately preceding sentences to an institution other than another Lender shall be in an aggregate amount less than (unless the entire Commitment and outstanding Loans of the assigning Lender is so assigned) $5,000,000. If any Lender so sells or assigns all or a part of its rights hereunder or under the Notes, any reference in this Agreement or the Notes to such Lender shall thereafter refer to said Lender and to its respective assignee to the extent of their respective interests and such assignee shall have, to the extent of such assignment (unless otherwise provided therein), the same rights and benefits as it would if it were such assigning Lender. Each assignment pursuant to this paragraph (b) shall be effected by the assigning Lender and the assignee Lender executing an Assignment Agreement (an “ Assignment Agreement ”), which Assignment Agreement shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit C (appropriately completed). At the time of any assignment pursuant to this paragraph (b), this Agreement shall be deemed to be amended to reflect the Commitment of the respective assignee (which shall result in a direct reduction to the Commitment of the assigning Lender) and the Borrower shall, if requested in writing by the assignee or assigning Lender, issue new Notes to the respective assignee and to the assigning Lender (if it shall maintain any Commitment following such assignment) in conformity with the requirements of Section 3.02 ( Note ). To the extent of any assignment pursuant to this paragraph (b), the assigning Lender shall be relieved of its obligations hereunder with respect to its assigned Commitment. In connection with any such assignment, the applicable Lender, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower agree to execute such documents (including amendments to this Agreement and the other Credit Documents) as shall be reasonably necessary to effect the foregoing. Nothing in this Agreement shall prevent or prohibit any Lender from pledging the Notes or Loans to a Federal Reserve Bank in support of borrowings made by such Lender from such Federal Reserve Bank.

 

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Section 9.06 Replacement of Lenders . If any Lender, other than an Original Lender, seeks payment of additional amounts from the Borrower under Section 3.04(b) ( Increased Costs, Illegality, etc .) or if the Borrower is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender other than an Original Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender other than an Original Lender pursuant to Section 3.06 ( Net Payments; Taxes ), or if any Lender other than an Original Lender is a Defaulting Lender, then the Borrower may, at its sole expense and effort, upon notice to such Lender and with the written consent of the Administrative Agent, require such Lender to assign and delegate without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in, and consents required by, Section 9.05 ( Participations and Assignments )), all of its interests, rights and obligations under this Agreement and the related Credit Documents to an assignee that shall assume such obligations (which assignee may be another Lender, if a Lender accepts such assignment) provided that:

(a) such Lender shall have received payment of an amount equal to the outstanding principal of its Loans, accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts payable to it hereunder and under the other Credit Documents (including Section 3.04(c) ( Compensation )) from the assignee (to the extent of such outstanding principal and accrued interest and fees) or the Borrower;

(b) in the case of any such assignment resulting from a claim for compensation under Section 3.04(b) ( Increased Costs, Illegality, etc. ) or payments required to be made pursuant to Section 3.06 ( Net Payments; Taxes ), such assignment will result in a reduction in such compensation or payments thereafter; and

(c) such assignment does not conflict with Applicable Laws.

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 9.07 No Waiver; Remedies Cumulative . No failure or delay on the part of any Lender in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder or under any other Credit Document and no course of dealing between the Borrower and any Lender shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, power or privilege hereunder or under any other Credit Document preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege hereunder or thereunder. The rights and remedies herein expressly provided are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies which the Administrative Agent or any Lender would otherwise have. No notice to or demand on the Borrower in any case shall entitle the Borrower or any other Person to any other or further notice or demand in similar or other circumstances or constitute a waiver of the rights of the Administrative Agent or the Lenders to any other or further action in any circumstances without notice or demand.

 

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Section 9.08 Calculations; Computations .

(a) The financial statements to be furnished to the Administrative Agent to in turn furnish said statements to the Lenders pursuant hereto shall be made and prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the periods involved.

(b) All computations of interest hereunder shall be made on the actual number of days elapsed over a year of 360 days.

Section 9.09 Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction; Venue; Waiver of Jury Trial .

(a) THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER CREDIT DOCUMENTS AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER AND THEREUNDER SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND BE GOVERNED BY THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING WITH RESPECT TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER CREDIT DOCUMENT MAY BE BROUGHT IN THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK OR OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, AND, BY EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF THIS AGREEMENT, EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY ACCEPTS FOR ITSELF AND IN RESPECT OF ITS PROPERTY, GENERALLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY, THE NON-EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE AFORESAID COURTS. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY FURTHER IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY CLAIM THAT ANY SUCH COURT LACKS JURISDICTION OVER IT, AND AGREES NOT TO PLEAD OR CLAIM, IN ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING WITH RESPECT TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER CREDIT DOCUMENT BROUGHT IN ANY OF THE AFORESAID COURTS, THAT ANY SUCH COURT LACKS JURISDICTION OVER IT. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO FURTHER IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO THE SERVICE OF PROCESS OUT OF ANY OF THE AFOREMENTIONED COURTS IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING BY THE MAILING OF COPIES THEREOF BY REGISTERED OR CERTIFIED MAIL, POSTAGE PREPAID, OR BY HAND DELIVERY, AT ITS ADDRESS FOR NOTICES PURSUANT TO Section 9.03 ( NOTICES ). EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY OBJECTION TO SUCH SERVICE OF PROCESS AND FURTHER IRREVOCABLY WAIVES AND AGREES NOT TO PLEAD OR CLAIM IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING COMMENCED HEREUNDER OR UNDER ANY OTHER CREDIT DOCUMENT THAT SERVICE OF PROCESS WAS IN

 

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ANY WAY INVALID OR INEFFECTIVE. NOTHING HEREIN SHALL AFFECT THE RIGHT OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT OR THE LENDERS TO SERVE PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY LAW OR TO COMMENCE LEGAL PROCEEDINGS OR OTHERWISE PROCEED AGAINST THE BORROWER IN ANY OTHER JURISDICTION.

(b) EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY OBJECTION WHICH IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY OF THE AFORESAID ACTIONS OR PROCEEDINGS ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER CREDIT DOCUMENT BROUGHT IN THE COURTS REFERRED TO IN Section 9.09(a) ( GOVERNING LAW; SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION; VENUE; WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL ) ABOVE AND HEREBY FURTHER IRREVOCABLY WAIVES AND AGREES NOT TO PLEAD OR CLAIM IN ANY SUCH COURT THAT ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING BROUGHT IN ANY SUCH COURT HAS BEEN BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT FORUM.

(c) EACH OF THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ALL RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE OTHER CREDIT DOCUMENTS OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY.

Section 9.10 Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by the different parties hereto on separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be an original, but all of which shall together constitute one and the same instrument. A set of counterparts executed by all the parties hereto shall be lodged with the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.

Section 9.11 Effectiveness . This Agreement shall become effective on the date hereof when it shall have been executed by the Administrative Agent and when the Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts hereof that, when taken together, bear the signatures of each of the other parties hereto.

Section 9.12 Headings Descriptive . The headings of the several sections and subsections of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and shall not in any way affect the meaning or construction of any provision of this Agreement.

Section 9.13 Amendment or Waiver . This Agreement and any other Credit Document and any terms hereof or thereof may be changed, waived, discharged or terminated if such change, waiver, discharge or termination is in writing signed by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders (or other applicable party thereto as the case may be), and each such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given; provided that no such change, waiver, discharge or termination shall:

(a) waive any condition set forth in Section 4.01 (other than Section 4.01(l)) or take any of the actions specified in Section 2.04 without the written consent of each Lender with a Commitment or outstanding Loan, in each case, greater than zero;

 

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(b) extend or increase the Commitment of any Lender (or reinstate any Commitment terminated in accordance with this Agreement) without the written consent of the Required Lenders and such Lender;

(c) postpone any date fixed by this Agreement or any other Credit Document for any payment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts due to the Lenders (or any of them) hereunder or under any other Credit Document without the written consent of each Lender directly affected thereby;

(d) reduce the principal of, or the rate of interest specified herein on, any Loan or any fees or other amounts payable hereunder or under any other Credit Document without the written consent of each Lender directly affected thereby; provided, however, that only the consent of the Required Lenders shall be necessary to amend the amount of additional interest to be added for any overdue payment pursuant to Section 3.04(a)(ii) above what it would have been on amounts not so overdue pursuant to Section 3.04(a)(i) or to waive any obligation of any Borrower to pay interest at such default rate to the extent it exceeds the interest payable at the non-default rate;

(e) change Section 3.03 in a manner that would alter the order of application of principal payments required thereby without the written consent of each Lender directly affected thereby;

(f) change any provision of this Section or the definition of “Required Lenders” or any other provision hereof specifying the number or percentage of Lenders required to change, waive, discharge or terminate or otherwise modify any rights hereunder or make and determination or grant any consent hereunder, without the written consent of each Lender with a Commitment or outstanding Loan, in each case, greater than zero; and

(g) release all or substantially all of the Collateral in any transaction or series of related transactions (other than in connection with substitutions contemplated by the Agreement or any other Credit Document) without the written consent of each Lender with a Commitment or outstanding Loan, in each case, greater than zero;

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Document. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no Defaulting Lender shall have any right to approve or disapprove any change, waiver, discharge or termination hereunder, except that the Commitment of such Lender may not be increased or extended without the consent of such Lender (and such disqualification shall not apply to any Lender acting in a capacity other than as Lender);

provided further, that, in the event of any amendment to increase the Aggregate Commitment the Administrative Agent shall first give DBNY the opportunity to determine whether to increase its Commitment and if so, the amount of such increase (up to the full amount of the increase in the Aggregate Commitment).

Section 9.14 Survival . All indemnities set forth herein including in Section 3.04(c) ( Compensation ), Section 3.06 ( Net Payments; Taxes ), Section 8.06 ( Indemnification Payments ) and Section 9.01 ( Payment of Expenses, etc .) shall survive the execution, delivery and termination of this Agreement and the making and repayment of the Loans.

Section 9.15 Domicile of Loans . Subject to the limitations of Section 9.04 ( Benefit of Agreement ), any Lender may transfer and carry its Loans at, to or for the account of any branch office, Subsidiary or Affiliate of such Lender; provided that the Borrower shall not be responsible for costs arising under Section 3.04(a) ( Interest Rules and Calculations ) resulting from any such transfer (other than a transfer pursuant to Section 3.04(d) ( Change of Lending Office; Limitation on Indemnities )) to the extent not otherwise applicable to such Lender prior to such transfer.

Section 9.16 Confidentiality .

(a) Subject to Section 9.04 ( Benefit of Agreement ) and paragraph (b) below, the Lenders and the Administrative Agent shall hold all non-public information obtained pursuant to the requirements of, or otherwise in connection with, this Agreement, in accordance with their customary policies and procedures for handling confidential information of this nature and in any event may make disclosures (i) to employees, officers, directors and agents of Deutsche Bank who need to review and monitor its relationship with the Borrower, the Manager or the Equity Owner and (ii) reasonably required by any bona fide actual or potential transferee or participant in connection with the contemplated transfer of any Loans or participation therein or an Affiliate of any Lender or the Administrative Agent (including its or their attorneys, legal advisors, accountants and consultants) (so long as such transferee, participant or Affiliate, agrees to be bound by the provisions of this Section 9.16) or as required or requested by any governmental agency, central bank, regulatory authority with jurisdiction over any Lender, pursuant to legal process or as otherwise required by Law; provided that unless specifically prohibited by Applicable Law, such Lender shall, if practicable, notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent promptly upon receipt thereof of any request by any governmental agency, central bank,

 

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regulatory authority with jurisdiction over such Lender, or representative thereof (other than any such request in connection with an examination of the financial condition of such Lender by such governmental agency, central bank or regulatory authority with jurisdiction over such Lender or other routine examination or audit of such Lender’s books and records by such governmental agency, central bank or regulatory authority with jurisdiction over such Lender) for disclosure of any such non-public information prior to disclosure of such information; and provided, further , that in no event shall any Lender or any of its Affiliates be obligated or required to return any materials furnished by the Borrower. A Person that ceases to be a Lender shall continue to abide by the provisions of this Section 9.16 for the duration of this Agreement.

(b) It is expressly understood by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that the information provided hereunder identifying the Fund Investments, the Market Value Prices and Market Values is intended solely for use in connection with this Agreement. Each Lender agrees that it shall not use any such information for trading purposes or furnish such information to trading personnel (other than members of Deutsche Bank’s senior management for the purpose of reviewing and monitoring the Commitment) or any other Person unless such information is necessary for such Person to perform a function that is not inconsistent with the purpose of this Agreement, and in each case for any purpose which is inconsistent with the foregoing restrictions or this Agreement.

Section 9.17 Register . The Borrower hereby designates the Administrative Agent to serve as the Borrower’s agent, solely for purposes of this Section 9.17 ( Register ), to maintain a register (the “ Register ”) on which it shall record the names and addresses of each Lender, and the Commitments of, and principal amounts (and stated interest) owing to each Lender. The entries in the Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement. The Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrower and any Lender, at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.

Section 9.18 Lender Affiliate Securities . The Administrative Agent may from time to time give notice to the Borrower listing by name each person who is an affiliate of a Lender for purposes of Section 23A.

Section 9.19 Marshalling; Recapture . The Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall not be under any obligation to marshal any assets in favor of the Borrower or any other party or against or in payment of any or all of the Obligations. To the extent the Administrative Agent on behalf of any Lender or any Lender receives any payment by or on behalf of the Borrower, which payment or any part thereof is subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside or required to be repaid to the Borrower or its estate, trustee, receiver, custodian or any other party under any bankruptcy Law, state or

 

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Federal Law, common law or equitable cause, then to the extent of such payment or repayment, the obligation or part thereof which has been paid, reduced or satisfied by the amount so repaid shall be reinstated by the amount so repaid and shall be included within the liabilities of the Borrower to the Lenders as of the date such initial payment, reduction or satisfaction occurred.

Section 9.20 No Petition . Each of the parties hereto (other than the Borrower) covenants and agrees that, prior to the date that is one year and one day after the payment in full of all Obligations, no party hereto shall institute against the Borrower any involuntary bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency or liquidation proceedings or other similar proceedings. This provision shall survive the termination of this Agreement.

Section 9.21 Acknowledgment . The parties hereto hereby acknowledge that none of the parties hereto has any fiduciary relationship with or fiduciary duty to any the other party pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, and the relationship between the Lenders and the Administrative Agent on the one hand, and the Borrower, on the other hand, in connection herewith is solely that of debtor and creditor.

Section 9.22 Severability . If any provision of any Credit Document is invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, then, to the fullest extent permitted by law, (i) the other provisions of the Credit Documents shall remain in full force and effect in such jurisdiction and shall be liberally construed in favor of the Lenders in order to carry out the intentions of the parties thereto as nearly as may be possible and (ii) the invalidity or unenforceability of such provision in such jurisdiction shall not affect the validity or enforceability thereof in any other jurisdiction.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed by their respective officers or signatories thereunto duly authorized as of the day and year first above written.

 

DUNNING CREEK LLC, as Borrower

By:

  /s/ Gerald F. Stahlecker
  Name: Gerald F. Stahlecker
  Title:   Executive Vice President

[ signature page to Credit Agreement ]


DEUTSCHE BANK AG, NEW YORK

BRANCH, as Administrative Agent

By:

  /s/ Ian R. Jackson
  Name: Ian R. Jackson
  Title:   Director

By:

  /s/ Satish Ramakrishna
  Name: Satish Ramakrishna
 

Title:   Managing Director

[ signature page to Credit Agreement ]


DEUTSCHE BANK AG, NEW YORK

BRANCH, as Lender

By:

  /s/ Ian R. Jackson
  Name: Ian R. Jackson
  Title:   Director

By:

  /s/ Satish Ramakrishna
  Name: Satish Ramakrishna
 

Title:   Managing Director

The Commitment of Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch, as Lender is as follows:

 

Amount of Commitment    Percentage  
$150,000,000      100

[ signature page to Credit Agreement ]

Exhibit 10.2

EXECUTION VERSION

CUSTODIAL AGREEMENT

THIS CUSTODIAL AGREEMENT (the “ Agreement ”), dated as of May 14, 2014, by and among DUNNING CREEK LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ Borrower ”), FS INVESTMENT CORPORATION II, a Maryland corporation (the “ Manager ”), DEUTSCHE BANK AG, NEW YORK BRANCH (the “ Administrative Agent ”) and DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, a New York banking corporation, not in its individual capacity but solely as custodian and securities intermediary (the “ Custodian ”).

W   I   T   N   E   S   S   E   T   H :

WHEREAS, the Borrower has entered into a credit agreement with the Administrative Agent, in such capacity and in its capacity as a Lender, and each other Lender party thereto from time to time (as amended, the “ Credit Agreement ”) and a security agreement with the Administrative Agent (as amended, the “ Security Agreement ”), each dated as of the date hereof (all terms defined in the Credit Agreement or the Security Agreement and not otherwise defined in this Agreement, as used herein, have the respective meanings provided for therein);

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Security Agreement, the Borrower granted to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of itself and the Lenders a continuing first priority security interest in all right, title and interest of the Borrower in, to and under all of the property specified in Section 2(a) of the Security Agreement, including the Accounts (as defined below), whether now owned or existing or hereafter acquired or arising and regardless of where located (collectively, the “ Pledged Property ”);

WHEREAS, each of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent desires to have the Custodian perform certain duties and provide such additional services as the Administrative Agent may from time to time request, in respect of the Pledged Property, consistent with the terms of this Agreement; and

WHEREAS, the Custodian has the capacity to provide the services required hereby and is willing to perform such services for the Borrower and the Administrative Agent on the terms set forth herein.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:

Section 1. Appointment and Duties of the Custodian .

(a) The Borrower and the Administrative Agent each hereby appoints Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, and it hereby accepts the appointment, to act as Custodian pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, until the termination of this Agreement or the Custodian’s resignation or removal as custodian pursuant to Section 11 hereof. In such capacity,


the Custodian shall assist the Administrative Agent, the Borrower and the Manager by performing certain services and providing to the Borrower, the Manager and the Administrative Agent certain reports and schedules, all as more particularly described below (including Section 1 and Section 2 hereof) and in Schedule A hereto (collectively, the “ Services ”), in each case in such form and content, and in such greater detail, as may be mutually agreed upon by the parties hereto from time to time and based upon information and data received by the Custodian (i) from or on behalf of the Borrower, the Manager or the Administrative Agent and (ii) with respect to any Property (as defined below). The Custodian’s duties and authority hereunder are limited to the duties and authority specifically set forth in this Agreement and no implied or inferred obligations of any kind shall be read into this Agreement, against or on the part of the Custodian. By entering into, or performing its duties under, this Agreement, the Custodian shall not be deemed to assume any obligations or liabilities of the Administrative Agent, the Borrower or the Manager under any agreement to which any of them is a party, and nothing herein contained shall be deemed to release, terminate, discharge, limit, reduce, diminish, modify, amend or otherwise alter in any respect the duties, obligations or liabilities of the Administrative Agent, the Borrower or of the Manager under or pursuant to any other agreement.

(b) The Borrower hereby employs the Custodian as custodian of all Pledged Property of the Borrower which is delivered to the Custodian pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth herein (collectively, the “ Property ”). For purposes of this Agreement, “delivery” of Property shall include (i) the acquisition of a Security Entitlement with respect thereto and (ii) any other form of delivery set forth in the Credit Agreement or the Security Agreement. Without limitation, the Property shall include (i) stocks and other equity interests of every type, evidences of indebtedness, other instruments representing same or rights or obligations to receive, purchase, deliver or sell same and other non-cash investment property of the Borrower (“ Securities ”), (ii) cash and other funds from whatever source and in whatever currency (“ Cash ”) and (iii) Assignment Agreements, promissory notes and other agreements and supporting documentation relating to Bank Loans and other General Intangibles. The Custodian shall not be responsible for any Pledged Property of the Borrower held or received by the Borrower or others and not delivered to the Custodian.

The Custodian agrees to establish and maintain, in its capacity as Securities Intermediary pursuant to Section 2 hereof, the Custodial Account, account number [***] (together with any sub-accounts thereof, the “ Custodial Account ”). Any and all Property consisting of Securities or negotiable Instruments from time to time received and accepted by the Custodian for the account of the Borrower shall be credited to the Custodial Account. The Custodian agrees to establish and maintain on its books, in its capacity as Bank (as that term is defined in the UCC) pursuant to Section 2 hereof, the Cash Collateral Account, account number [***] (together with any sub-accounts thereof, the “ Cash Collateral Account ”). Any and all Property consisting of Cash from time to time received and accepted by the Custodian for the account of the Borrower shall be credited to the Cash Collateral Account. The Custodian shall establish and maintain the following sub-accounts of the Cash Collateral Account: (i) FSIC II Funding Sub-account, account number: [***], (ii) Deutsche Bank Revolving Sub-account, account number: [***], (iii) Principal Collections Sub-account, account number: [***], (iv) Interest Collections Sub-account, account number: [***], (v) Administrative Expense Sub-account, account number: [***] and (vi) Revolving Loan Collateral Sub-account, account number: [***] (the “ Revolving Loan Collateral Sub-account ”) and also may, with

 

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the consent of the Administrative Agent, establish and maintain one or more additional account(s) or sub-account(s) on its books in the name of the Borrower as it deems necessary or desirable for administrative purposes with respect to the Property held by the Custodian for the benefit of the Borrower. The Custodian may, with the written consent of the Administrative Agent, appoint one or more sub-custodian(s) as it deems necessary or desirable who shall by reason of such appointment be entitled to the same protections and immunities as provided to the Custodian hereunder. The Custodial Account, the Cash Collateral Account, the Administrative Expense Sub-account and any additional accounts or sub-accounts established by the Custodian pursuant to Section 2 hereof are herein, collectively, referred to as the “ Accounts. ” Each of the Accounts shall be a non-interest bearing account and identified on the Custodian’s books and records as having been pledged by the Borrower to Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch, as administrative agent under the Credit Agreement. Cash in any Account shall be invested in accordance with Section 9 hereof.

(c) The Custodian shall hold, keep safe and protect (i) as custodian for all Property not credited to the Accounts and (ii) as custodian for the Accounts, in each case under the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii) on behalf of and for the benefit of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, all Property and to the extent such Property constitutes Financial Assets, shall maintain those Financial Assets as Security Entitlements in favor of the Borrower; provided , however , that with respect to any non-negotiable Instruments (including promissory notes) delivered to the Custodian thereunder, the Custodian shall hold the same exclusively as agent and bailee of the Administrative Agent. The Custodian will collect all interest and dividends and all other income and payments, whether paid in cash or in kind, on the Property, as the same become payable and credit the same to the related Account.

(d) The Borrower and the Manager shall cooperate with the Custodian in connection with the Services to be performed by it, including in respect of the calculations relating to periodic reports or as otherwise reasonably requested hereunder. Upon reasonable request by the Custodian, each of the Borrower and the Manager further agrees to provide the Custodian from time to time during the term of this Agreement, on a timely basis, any information in its possession relating to the Property and any proposed purchases, sales or other dispositions thereof as to enable the Custodian to perform its duties hereunder. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each of the Borrower and the Manager shall supply in a timely fashion any information maintained by it that the Custodian may from time to time reasonably request with respect to the Property, reasonably need to complete the reports required to be prepared by the Custodian hereunder or reasonably require to permit the Custodian to otherwise perform its obligations hereunder.

(e) At the request of the Administrative Agent, the Borrower or the Manager shall review the contents of all reports, instructions and statements prepared by the Custodian in accordance with this Agreement. To the extent any of the information in such reports, instructions or statements conflicts with data or calculations in the records of the Borrower or the Manager, the Borrower or the Manager shall use reasonable efforts to notify the Custodian and the Administrative Agent of such discrepancy and assist the Custodian in reconciling such discrepancy.

 

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(f) If, in performing its duties under this Agreement, the Custodian is required to decide between alternative courses of action, the Custodian may request written instructions (or verbal instructions, followed by written confirmation) from the Administrative Agent as to the course of action desired by it. If the Custodian does not receive such instructions within two Business Days after it has requested them, the Custodian may, but shall be under no duty to, take or refrain from taking any particular courses of action; provided that the Custodian as promptly as possible notifies the Administrative Agent which course of action, if any, it has decided to take. The Custodian shall act in accordance with instructions received from the Administrative Agent after such two Business Days except (so long as it has provided the notice set forth in the prior sentence) to the extent it has already taken, or committed itself to take, action inconsistent with such instructions.

(g) The Custodian shall cooperate with the auditors or independent certified public accountants appointed by the Borrower or the Manager on behalf of the Borrower, and with agents of the Manager that the Manager has notified the Custodian have authority to act on the Manager’s or the Borrower’s behalf, and shall provide information in the possession of the Custodian necessary for auditing by the auditors or independent certified public accountants of the financial statements.

Section 2. Custodian as Securities Intermediary and Depositary Bank .

(a) The Custodian also is hereby appointed and shall serve as Securities Intermediary with respect to the Custodial Account and as Bank with respect to the Cash Collateral Account. With specific reference to this Section 2, all capitalized terms used and not defined elsewhere shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the UCC. The Security Entitlements and all Financial Assets credited to the Custodial Account, including without limitation all Securities, Fund Investments, Financial Assets, Investment Property and other Property from time to time deposited in or credited to such Account and all proceeds thereof held from time to time in the Custodial Account will continue to be held for the Borrower by the Custodian as Securities Intermediary and all Cash credited to the Cash Collateral Account will be continue to be held for the Borrower by the Custodian as Bank. Upon the termination of this Agreement, the Administrative Agent shall inform the Custodian of such termination.

(b) With respect to any portion of the Property, the Custodian agrees that:

(i) it will comply with (A) any Entitlement Order originated by the Administrative Agent relating to the Custodial Account or any Financial Asset credited thereto, (B) any instruction originated by the Administrative Agent directing the disposition of Cash on deposit in the Cash Collateral Account and (C) any other instruction from the Administrative Agent in respect of the Accounts or the Property, in each case without further consent by the Borrower or any other Person. The Borrower consents and agrees to the foregoing;

(ii) except as provided in subsection (h) below, all Property held by the Custodian for the Borrower, whether in the Accounts or otherwise, shall be subject to the exclusive custody and control of the Custodian as directed by the Administrative Agent, and the Administrative Agent shall have sole authority to direct the Custodian with respect thereto; and

 

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(iii) it will promptly notify the Administrative Agent, the Manager and the Borrower upon receipt of written notice that any other Person claims that it has a property interest in any Property held by the Custodian pursuant to this Agreement (whether in the Accounts or otherwise) other than the Administrative Agent.

(c) The Custodian hereby confirms that (i) the Custodial Account is a Securities Account, (ii) the Custodian is acting as a Securities Intermediary in respect of the Custodial Account, (iii) any portion of the Property capable of being credited to the Custodial Account shall be promptly credited by the Custodian to such Account, (iv) all Securities and other Property underlying any Financial Assets credited to the Custodial Account (other than Cash) shall be registered in the name of the Custodian, endorsed to the Custodian in blank or credited to another Securities Account maintained in the name of the Custodian, (v) all Cash shall be credited to the Cash Collateral Account, (vi) the Borrower is the Bank’s Customer with respect to the Cash Collateral Account, (vii) the Cash Collateral Account is a Deposit Account, (viii) the Custodian is a Bank and is acting in such capacity in respect of the Cash Collateral Account and (ix) neither the Cash Collateral Account nor any Cash at any time held therein or credited thereto is or will be evidenced by any Instrument or constitutes or will constitute Investment Property.

(d) In the event that the Custodian has or subsequently obtains by agreement, operation of law or otherwise a security interest in any Property, Account or other Financial Asset or Security Entitlement credited to any Account, the Custodian hereby agrees that such security interest shall be subordinate to the security interest of the Administrative Agent on behalf of itself and the Lenders. The Property credited to any Account will not be subject to deduction, set-off, banker’s lien, or any other right in favor of any Person other than the Borrower in the case of the Accounts; provided that the Custodian may deduct from any Account amounts which were previously credited if notified that a deposit was not cleared by reason of insufficient funds.

(e) There are no other agreements entered into by the Custodian, acting in its capacities as Bank or Securities Intermediary, and the Custodian agrees that it will not enter into any agreement with any other Person with respect to any Account (unless agreed to in writing by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower). In the event of any conflict between this Agreement (or any provision hereof) and any other agreement now existing or hereafter entered into, the terms of this Agreement shall prevail, except that in the event of any conflict between this Agreement and the Credit Agreement or the Security Agreement, the Credit Agreement or the Security Agreement, as applicable, shall prevail.

(f) The obligations of the Custodian hereunder shall continue until the Administrative Agent has determined that the Release Conditions have been satisfied and notified the Custodian of such event in writing.

(g) The State of New York shall be the “securities intermediary’s jurisdiction” in respect of the Custodial Account for purposes of Section 8-110(e) of the UCC, and the “bank’s jurisdiction” in respect of the Cash Collateral Account for purposes of Section 9-304 of the UCC.

 

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(h) The Custodian shall make distributions and payments from Cash and Financial Assets credited to or on deposit in the Accounts, in each case based on the written instructions of the Administrative Agent (which written instructions the Administrative Agent shall provide to the Custodian in accordance with Section 8 hereof); provided that prior to the delivery of (i) a Notice of Exclusive Control or (ii) other written notice from the Administrative Agent to the Custodian notifying it of the occurrence of an Event of Default under the Credit Agreement, the Borrower (or the Manager on its behalf) may instruct the Custodian to make distributions or payments with respect to any Cash credited to the Administrative Expense Sub-account (but not, for the avoidance of doubt, any other account or subaccount of the Borrower). The Custodian shall settle all purchases, sales or other dispositions of Property for the Borrower, in each case based on the written instructions of the Administrative Agent (which written instructions the Administrative Agent shall provide to the Custodian in accordance with Section 8 hereof). Following the delivery of a Notice of Exclusive Control, the Custodian shall not comply with any instructions of the Borrower (or the Manager on behalf of the Borrower) and shall comply only with the entitlement orders and other instructions of the Administrative Agent without the further consent of the Borrower, the Manager or any other person or entity. A “ Notice of Exclusive Control ” shall mean a written notice that an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and the Secured Parties will exercise exclusive control over the Collateral Accounts substantially in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto.

(i) If the Custodian receives written instructions pursuant to subsection (h) above by 2:00 p.m. (New York time), on any Business Day, the Custodian shall use its reasonable efforts to make such distributions or payments or settle such purchases and sales as specified in such written instructions on the same Business Day. Any instruction received after 2:00 p.m. (New York time), shall be considered received on the next Business Day.

(j) None of the Custodian or any director, officer, employee or agent of the Custodian shall be under any liability to the Borrower or the Manager for any action taken, or not taken, in good faith pursuant to this Agreement, or for errors in judgment; provided , however , that this provision shall not protect the Custodian against any liability to such Persons which would otherwise be imposed by reason of the Custodian’s criminal conduct, fraud, willful misconduct, bad faith or gross negligence in the performance of its obligations or duties hereunder. The Custodian and any director, officer, employee or agent of the Custodian may rely in good faith on any document of any kind which, on its face, is properly executed and submitted by any Authorized Person respecting any matters arising hereunder. The Custodian shall be under no duty to inquire into or investigate the validity, accuracy or content of such document. An “ Authorized Person ” shall mean individuals whose names and specimen signatures have been provided to the Custodian by the Administrative Agent in a written notice specifying that such individuals are authorized to deliver instructions to the Custodian and any limitations on such authority.

(k) The parties hereto agree that each item of Property (whether Investment Property, a Financial Asset, a Security, an Instrument or otherwise) credited to the Custodial Account shall be treated as a Financial Asset.

 

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Section 3. Compensation and Expenses .

The Custodian shall be entitled to receive, and the Borrower shall pay, on a quarterly basis, as compensation for the services rendered hereunder the fee amounts as set forth in a separate fee letter in connection herewith from the Cash Collateral Account. In addition, the Borrower shall reimburse the Custodian for all reasonable out of pocket expenses incurred by it in the course of performing its obligations hereunder as set forth in such fee letter and indemnity amounts (collectively, “ Custodian Expenses ”) in each case as Administrative Expenses on a first priority basis before other Administrative Expenses and prior to making any distributions or payments to the Equity Owner or payments to the Manager, in accordance with Sections 4.01(g)(ii) and 6.02(d) of the Credit Agreement. Upon prior written notice to the Borrower and the Manager (which may be by facsimile), the Custodian shall be entitled to withdraw Custodian Expenses owing to it from the amounts on deposit in the Administrative Expense Sub-account and to the extent that there are insufficient amounts therein, then the Custodian shall withdraw any remaining amounts owing to it from the Cash Collateral Account. Custodian Expenses shall include the reasonable compensation and expenses, disbursements and advances of the Custodian’s agents, counsel, accountants and experts. The payment obligations to the Custodian pursuant to this Section 3 shall survive the termination of this Agreement and any earlier resignation or removal of the Custodian.

Section 4. Limitation of Responsibility of the Custodian and the Administrative Agent; Indemnifications .

(a) Neither the Custodian nor the Administrative Agent shall have responsibility under this Agreement other than to render the Services expressly called for hereunder in good faith and without committing fraud or engaging in criminal conduct, willful misconduct, gross negligence or reckless disregard of its duties hereunder.

(b) Neither the Custodian nor the Administrative Agent shall incur liability to anyone in acting upon any signature, instrument, statement, notice, resolution, request, direction, consent, order, certificate, report, opinion, bond or other document or paper reasonably believed by it to be genuine and reasonably believed by it to be signed by an Authorized Person.

(c) The Custodian may exercise any of its rights or powers hereunder or perform any of its duties hereunder either directly or by or through agents or attorneys and shall not be responsible for any misconduct or negligence on the part of any agent or attorney appointed hereunder with due care by it in good faith; provided , however , such appointment shall not release the Custodian from its responsibility to perform its obligations hereunder.

(d) Neither the Custodian, the Administrative Agent nor any of their affiliates, directors, officers, shareholders, agents or employees will be liable to the Manager, the Borrower or to any other Person (including as to the Custodian, the Administrative Agent), except by reason of acts or omissions by the Custodian or the Administrative Agent, as applicable, constituting criminal conduct, fraud, bad faith, willful misconduct, gross negligence or reckless disregard of its respective duties hereunder.

 

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(e) Neither the Custodian nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable for the actions or omissions of the Borrower, the Manager or of any other Person (including as to the Custodian, the Administrative Agent), and shall have no liability for any inaccuracy or error in any duty performed by it that results from or is caused by inaccurate, untimely or incomplete information or data received by it from the Borrower, the Manager or from another Person (including as to the Custodian, the Administrative Agent). Neither the Custodian nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable for failing to perform or delay in performing its specified duties hereunder which result from or is caused by a failure or delay on the part of the Borrower, the Manager or of another Person (including as to the Custodian, the Administrative Agent) in furnishing necessary, timely and accurate information to the Borrower or the Manager except to the extent that any failure or delay is caused by its own criminal conduct, fraud, bad faith, willful misconduct, gross negligence or reckless disregard of its respective duties hereunder.

(f) The Custodian may rely conclusively on any notice, certificate or other document (including, without limitation, telecopier or electronically transmitted instructions, documents or information) furnished to it hereunder by an Authorized Person or otherwise by the Administrative Agent and reasonably believed by it in good faith to be genuine. Neither the Custodian nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable for any action taken by it in good faith and reasonably believed by it to be within the discretion or powers conferred upon it, or taken by it pursuant to any direction or instruction by which it is governed hereunder, or omitted to be taken by it by reason of the lack of direction or instruction required hereby for such action.

(g) Neither the Custodian nor the Administrative Agent shall be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any certificate, report or other document; provided , however , that if the form thereof is prescribed by this Agreement, the Custodian or the Administrative Agent, as applicable, shall examine the same to determine whether it conforms on its face to the requirements hereof.

(h) The Custodian shall not be deemed to have knowledge or notice of any matter unless a Responsible Officer has actual knowledge of such matter or received written notice in accordance with this Agreement. “ Responsible Officer ” shall mean any officer within the corporate trust office of the Custodian (or any successor group thereof) located at the address set forth in Section 13 hereof, including any director, vice president, assistant vice president, associate or officer customarily performing functions similar to those performed by the Persons who at the time shall be such officers, respectively, or to whom any matter is referred because of his knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject.

(i) Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, in no event shall the Custodian or the Administrative Agent be liable for indirect, punitive, special or consequential damages of any kind whatsoever (including, but not limited to, lost profits) under or pursuant to this Agreement, or arising out of or relating to the subject matter hereof, even if the Custodian or the Administrative Agent, as applicable, has been advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of the form of action.

 

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(j) Neither the Custodian nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable or responsible to any Person for delays or failures in performance of the Services resulting from or caused by events or circumstances beyond the reasonable control of the Custodian or the Administrative Agent, as applicable, including, without limitation, the interruption, suspension or restriction of trading on or the closure of any securities markets, power or other mechanical or technological failures or interruptions, computer viruses, communications disruptions, work stoppages, natural disasters, fire, war, terrorism, riots, rebellions, or other similar acts.

(k) The Custodian shall not be bound to follow any amendment, modification, supplement or waiver to any agreement related to the transactions contemplated herein until it has received written notice of such amendment, modification, supplement or waiver and a copy thereof from the Administrative Agent; provided , however , that the Custodian shall not be bound by any such amendment, modification, supplement or waiver that materially adversely affects the liabilities or other obligations of the Custodian or adversely affects or otherwise modifies the compensation of the Custodian unless the Custodian shall have consented thereto. The Borrower and the Manager each agrees that it shall provide prior written notice of any amendment, modification, supplement or waiver to such agreements, if any, that materially adversely affects the obligations of the Custodian or adversely affects or otherwise modifies the compensation of the Custodian.

(l) The Borrower shall, and hereby agrees to, indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Custodian and its affiliates, directors, officers, shareholders, agents and employees from any and all losses, damages, liabilities, demands, charges, costs, expenses (including the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel and other experts) and claims of any nature in respect of, or arising from any acts or omissions performed or omitted by the Custodian or its affiliates, directors, officers, shareholders, agents or employees pursuant to or in connection with the terms of this Agreement, or in the performance or observance of the Custodian’s duties or obligations under this Agreement; provided that such acts or omissions are in good faith and without criminal conduct, fraud, willful misconduct or gross negligence on the part of the Custodian or without reckless disregard of the Custodian’s duties hereunder.

(m) Except to the extent expressly set forth herein (including in Schedule A), nothing herein shall (i) obligate the Custodian to determine independently whether any Property complies with certain criteria including, without limitation, whether a Fund Investment is an Eligible Investment, any such determination being based exclusively upon notification it receives from the Borrower, the Manager or the Administrative Agent or (ii) impose or imply any duty or obligation on the part of the Custodian to verify, investigate or audit any such information or data, or to determine or monitor on an independent basis whether any Obligor of a Fund Investment is in default or in compliance with the underlying instruments governing or securing such Fund Investment, the role of the Custodian hereunder being solely to perform only those functions as particularly described herein (including in Schedule A, as supplemented from time to time pursuant to a written agreement between the Custodian and the Administrative Agent).

(n) None of the provisions of this Agreement shall require the Custodian to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise to incur any liability, financial or otherwise, in the performance of the Services, or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers if the Custodian shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds or indemnity satisfactory to it against such risk or liability is not reasonably assured to it.

 

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(o) The Custodian may consult with and shall be entitled to rely on the advice of legal counsel and independent accountants in performing its duties hereunder and shall be protected and deemed to have acted in good faith if it acts in accordance with such advice so long as such counsel or accountant, as applicable, was selected with due care.

(p) This Section 4 shall survive the termination or assignment of this Agreement and the resignation or removal of the Custodian.

Section 5. Independence of the Custodian .

For all purposes of this Agreement, the Custodian shall be an independent contractor and shall not be subject to the supervision of the Borrower or the Manager with respect to the manner in which it accomplishes the performance of its obligations hereunder. Unless expressly authorized by the Borrower or the Manager, the Custodian shall have no authority to act for or represent any of them in any way and shall not otherwise be deemed an agent of either of them.

Section 6. No Joint Venture .

Nothing contained in this Agreement (i) shall constitute the Custodian, the Administrative Agent, the Manager or the Borrower, respectively, as members of any partnership, joint venture, association, syndicate, unincorporated business or other separate entity, (ii) shall be construed to impose any liability as such on any of them or (iii) shall be deemed to confer on any of them any express, implied or apparent authority to incur any obligation or liability on behalf of the others.

Section 7. Other Activities of Custodian .

Nothing herein shall prevent the Custodian or its affiliates from engaging in other businesses or, in its sole discretion, from acting in a similar capacity as a custodian for any other Person or entity even though such Person or entity may engage in business activities similar to or competitive with those of the Borrower.

Section 8. Agreement of Administrative Agent to Seek Borrower’s Instructions and Consents .

Prior to, and if compliance with any instruction referred to below will not result in, the occurrence of a Default or an Event of Default under the Credit Agreement (including, without limitation, the failure to satisfy the conditions set forth in Section 6.02(d) of the Credit Agreement) and consistent with Section 4.01(g) thereof, the Administrative Agent hereby agrees with the Borrower that it shall (A)(i) use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain from the Borrower or the Manager, and deliver to the Custodian, instructions in connection with (a) making and liquidating investments pursuant to Section 1(b) and Section 9 hereof and (b) deciding between alternative courses of action pursuant to Section 1(f) hereof and (ii) promptly following its receipt of instructions from the Borrower or the Manager to make distributions or payments from the Accounts or any other dispositions of Property, direct the Custodian to make

 

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such payments, distributions and dispositions in accordance with Section 2(h) hereof and (B) not take any actions to establish and maintain one or more additional accounts(s) or sub accounts(s) pursuant to Section 1(b) hereof, appoint one or more sub custodian(s) pursuant to Section 1(b) hereof or impose or imply any duty on the Custodian pursuant to Section 4(m) hereof, without the consent of the Borrower.

Section 9. Investment of Cash in the Accounts .

(a) Cash held in any Account may, at the Borrower’s written request and direction, be invested by the Custodian in Permitted Investments; provided , however , that upon the occurrence of a Default or an Event of Default under the Credit Agreement, Cash shall be invested by the Custodian at the Administrative Agent’s written request and direction. Such investments will mature in such amounts and not later than such times as may be necessary to provide monies when needed to make payments from such monies as provided in the Credit Documents. For purposes of this Section 9, “ Permitted Investments ” means: (i) Cash Equivalents and (ii) any other investment specified by the Borrower and consented to in writing by the Administrative Agent.

(b) In the event that at any time amounts are funded into an Account after 3:00 p.m. (New York time) on any Business Day, the Custodian shall have no obligation to invest or reinvest such amounts on the date on which such amounts are funded. A direction from the Administrative Agent with respect to the investment of amounts received into an Account after 3:00 p.m. (New York time) shall be deemed to apply for the following Business Day.

(c) If any Cash is required for the making of any transfer, disbursement or withdrawal in accordance with the Credit Documents, the Administrative Agent shall cause Permitted Investments to be sold or otherwise liquidated into Cash (without regard as to maturity) as and to the extent necessary in order to make such transfers, disbursements or withdrawals.

(d) Neither the Custodian nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable to the Borrower as a result of any loss or penalties relating to investment of Cash in the Accounts (including any loss or penalties relating to redemption of Permitted Investments prior to the maturity thereof).

(e) For purposes of determining responsibility for any income tax payable on account of any income or gain on any Permitted Investments hereunder, such income or gain shall be for the account of the Borrower.

(f) The Custodian and its Affiliates are permitted to receive additional compensation that could be deemed to be in the Custodian’s economic self-interest for (i) serving as investment advisor, administrator, shareholder, servicing agent, custodian or sub-custodian with respect to certain Permitted Investments, (ii) using affiliates to effect transactions in certain Permitted Investments and (iii) effecting transactions in certain Permitted Investments. Such compensation shall not be an amount that is reimbursable or payable pursuant to this Agreement. The Custodian shall not be liable for the selection of investments or for investment losses incurred thereon and shall have no obligation to invest or cause to be invested any funds held in

 

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any Accounts under this Agreement in the absence of timely written direction. Further, the Administrative Agent shall not be liable for the selection of investments or for investment losses incurred thereon and shall have no obligation to direct the Custodian to invest any funds held in any Accounts in the absence of a binding written instruction from the Borrower or the Manager in accordance with Section 8 hereof.

Section 10. Term of Agreement .

This Agreement shall continue in force until the Administrative Agent has notified the Custodian in writing that the Release Conditions have been satisfied.

Section 11. Resignation and Removal of Custodian .

(a) Subject to subsection (d) below, the Custodian may resign its duties hereunder by providing the Administrative Agent, the Borrower and the Manager with at least 60 days’ prior written notice, unless it has received notice of any amendment, modification, supplement or waiver to any related agreement that materially adversely affects the obligations of the Custodian or adversely affects or otherwise modifies the compensation of the Custodian as set forth in Section 4(k) hereof, in which case the Custodian may resign its duties hereunder upon 10 days’ prior written notice to such parties.

(b) Subject to subsection (d) below, the Borrower or the Manager may, with the written consent of the Administrative Agent, remove the Custodian without cause by providing the Custodian and the Administrative Agent with at least 60 days’ prior written notice.

(c) Subject to subsection (d) below, the Borrower or the Manager may, with the written consent of the Administrative Agent, remove the Custodian immediately upon written notice of termination to the Custodian and the Administrative Agent if any of the following events shall occur:

(i) the Custodian shall default in the performance of any of its duties under this Agreement and, after notice of such default, shall not cure such default within 10 days (or, if such default cannot be cured in such time, shall not give within 10 days such assurance of cure as shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Borrower or the Manager);

(ii) the Custodian is dissolved (other than pursuant to a consolidation, amalgamation or merger) or has a resolution passed for its winding-up, official management or liquidation (other than pursuant to a consolidation, amalgamation or merger);

(iii) a court having jurisdiction in the premises shall enter a decree or order for relief, and such decree or order shall not have been vacated within 30 days, in respect of the Custodian in any involuntary case under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in effect, or appoint a receiver, liquidator, assignee, custodian, trustee, sequestrator or similar official for the Custodian or any substantial part of its property or order the winding up or liquidation of its affairs; or

 

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(iv) the Custodian shall commence a voluntary case under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in effect, shall consent to the entry of an order for relief in an involuntary case under any such law, shall consent to the appointment of a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, custodian, sequestrator or similar official for the Custodian or any substantial part of its property, shall consent to the taking of possession by any such official of any substantial part of its property, shall make any general assignment for the benefit of creditors or shall fail generally to pay its debts as they become due.

The Custodian agrees that if any of the events specified in subsections (ii), (iii) or (iv) of this Section 11 shall occur, it shall give written notice thereof to the Administrative Agent, the Borrower and the Manager within two Business Days after the occurrence of such event.

(d) Except for a removal pursuant to subsection (c) above, no resignation or removal of the Custodian pursuant to this Section 11 shall be effective until (i) a successor Custodian shall have been appointed by the Borrower or the Manager and approved by the Administrative Agent and (ii) such successor Custodian shall have agreed in writing to be bound by the terms of this Agreement in the same manner as the Custodian is bound hereunder (with such modifications as are agreed upon by the successor Custodian, the Administrative Agent, the Borrower and the Manager). If a successor Custodian does not take office within 60 days after the retiring Custodian resigns or is removed, the retiring Custodian, the Administrative Agent, the Borrower or the Manager may petition a court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Custodian.

(e) Any successor to the Custodian shall be bound automatically by the terms and provisions of this Agreement upon becoming the successor thereof.

Section 12. Action upon Termination, Resignation or Removal of the Custodian .

Promptly upon the effective date of the resignation or removal of the Custodian pursuant to Section 11 hereof, respectively, the Custodian shall be entitled to be paid all expenses accruing to it to the date of such termination, resignation or removal. The Custodian shall forthwith deliver to, or as directed by, the Administrative Agent upon such resignation or removal of the Custodian pursuant to Section 11, all Property and related documents then in the custody of the Custodian, and the Custodian shall cooperate with the Administrative Agent, the Borrower, the Manager and any successor Custodian, and take all reasonable steps requested by the Administrative Agent to assist in making an orderly transfer of the duties of the successor Custodian.

 

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Section 13. Notices .

Any notice, report or other communication given hereunder shall be in writing and addressed as follows:

 

  (a) if to the Borrower, to each of

 

     Dunning Creek LLC
     Cira Centre
     2929 Arch Street, Suite 675
     Philadelphia, PA 19104
     Attention: Gerald F. Stahlecker
     Email Address:jerry.stahlecker@franklinsquare.com
     Facsimile: (215) 222-4649
     Attention: Ken Miller
     Email Address: ken.miller@franklinsquare.com
     Facsimile: (215) 222-4649
     Attention: Bill Goebel
     Email Address: bill.goebel@franklinsquare.com
     Facsimile: (215) 222-4649
     Attention: Vinit Kothary
     Email Address: vinit.kothary@franklinsquare.com
     Facsimile: (215) 222-4649

 

  (b) if to the Custodian, to

 

     Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas
     Structured Credit Services – Dunning Creek LLC
     1761 East St. Andrew Place
     Santa Ana, CA 92705-4934
     Attention: Dave Knecht and Rick Kohlmeyer
     Email Address: DBTCA_FS@list.db.com

 

  (c) if to the Manager, to each of

 

     FS Investment Corporation II
     Cira Centre
     2929 Arch Street, Suite 675
     Philadelphia, PA 19104
     Attention: Gerald F. Stahlecker
     Email Address: jerry.stahlecker@franklinsquare.com
     Facsimile: (215) 222-4649
     Attention: Ken Miller
     Email Address: ken.miller@franklinsquare.com
     Facsimile: (215) 222-4649
     Attention: Bill Goebel
     Email Address: bill.goebel@franklinsquare.com
     Facsimile: (215) 222-4649
     Attention: Vinit Kothary
     Email Address: vinit.kothary@franklinsquare.com
     Facsimile: (215) 222-4649

 

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  (d) if to GSO, to both of

 

     GSO Capital Partners LP
     280 Park Avenue, 11th Floor
     New York, NY 10017
     Attention: Isabelle Pradel
     Email Address:isabelle.pradel@gsocap.com
     Facsimile: (212) 503-6921
     Attention: Angelina Perkovic
     Email Address: angelina.perkovic@gsocap.com
     Facsimile: (212) 503-6921

 

  (e) if to the Administrative Agent, to

 

     Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch
     60 Wall Street
     New York, NY 10005
     Attention: Nick Bozzuto
     Email Address: nicholas.bozzuto@db.com
     Facsimile: (646) 736-5571

or to such other address as any party shall have provided to the other parties in writing. All notices required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given if such notice is mailed by first class mail, postage prepaid, hand delivered, sent by overnight courier service guaranteeing next day delivery or by electronic mail in legible form to the address of such party as provided above.

Section 14. Representations and Warranties .

(a) The Borrower hereby represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent, on behalf of itself and the Lenders, and the Custodian as follows:

(i) The Borrower has been duly formed and is validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation/formation and has the full power and authority to execute, deliver and perform this Agreement and all obligations required hereunder and has taken all necessary action to authorize this Agreement on the terms and conditions hereof, the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the performances of all obligations imposed upon it hereunder. No consent of any other Person including, without limitation, shareholders and creditors of the Borrower, and no license, permit, approval or authorization of, exemption by, notice or report to, or registration, filing or declaration with, any governmental authority is required by the Borrower in connection with this Agreement or the execution, delivery, performance, validity or enforceability of this Agreement and the obligations imposed upon it hereunder. This Agreement constitutes, and each instrument or document required hereunder, when executed and delivered by the Borrower and all other parties hereunder, will constitute, the legally valid and binding obligations of the Borrower enforceable against the Borrower in accordance with their terms subject, as to

 

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enforcement, (a) to the effect of bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws affecting generally the enforcement of creditors’ rights as such laws would apply in the event of any bankruptcy, receivership, insolvency or similar event applicable to the Borrower and (b) to general equitable principles (whether enforceability of such principles is considered in a proceeding at law or in equity).

(ii) The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the documents and instruments required hereunder will not violate any provision of any existing law or regulation binding on the Borrower, or any order, judgment, award or decree of any court, arbitrator or governmental authority binding on the Borrower, or the governing instruments of, or any securities issued by, the Borrower or of any mortgage, indenture, lease, contract or other agreement, instrument or undertaking to which the Borrower is a party or by which the Borrower or any of its assets may be bound, the violation of which would have a material adverse effect on the business, operations, assets or financial condition of the Borrower and will not result in, or require, the creation or imposition of any lien on any of its property, assets or revenues pursuant to the provisions of any such mortgage, indenture, lease, contract or other agreement, instrument or undertaking.

(b) The Custodian hereby represents and warrants to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, on behalf of itself and the Lenders, as follows:

(i) The Custodian is a New York banking corporation duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the state of New York and has full power and authority to execute, deliver and perform this Agreement and all obligations required hereunder and has taken all necessary corporate action to authorize this Agreement on the terms and conditions hereof, the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and all obligations required hereunder. No consent of any other Person including, without limitation, stockholders and creditors of the Custodian, and no license, permit, approval or authorization of, exemption by, notice or report to, or registration, filing or declaration with, any governmental authority is required by the Custodian in connection with this Agreement or the execution, delivery, performance, validity or enforceability of this Agreement and the obligations imposed upon it hereunder. This Agreement constitutes, and each instrument and document required hereunder, when executed and delivered by the Custodian and all other parties hereunder, will constitute, the legally valid and binding obligations of the Custodian enforceable against the Custodian in accordance with their terms subject, as to enforcement, (a) to the effect of bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws affecting generally the enforcement of creditors’ rights as such laws would apply in the event of any bankruptcy, receivership, insolvency or similar event applicable to the Custodian and (b) to general equitable principles (whether enforceability of such principles is considered in a proceeding at law or in equity).

(ii) The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the documents and instruments required hereunder will not violate any provision of any existing law or regulation binding on the Custodian, or any order, judgment, award or decree of any court, arbitrator or governmental authority binding on the Custodian, or the articles of association or by-laws of the Custodian or any mortgage, indenture, lease,

 

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contract or other agreement, instrument or undertaking to which the Custodian is a party or by which the Custodian may be bound, the violation of which would have a material adverse effect on the business, operations, assets or financial condition of the Custodian or its ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

Section 15. Amendments .

This Agreement may not be amended, changed, modified or terminated (except as otherwise expressly provided herein) except by the Administrative Agent, the Borrower, the Manager and the Custodian in writing.

Section 16. Successor and Assigns .

This Agreement may not be assigned by the Custodian unless such assignment is previously consented to in writing by the Administrative Agent, the Borrower and the Manager. An assignment with such consent and confirmation, if accepted by the assignee, shall bind the assignee hereunder to the performance of any duties or obligations of the Custodian hereunder.

Section 17. Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction; Venue; Waiver of Jury Trial .

(i) THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REFERENCE TO ITS CONFLICT OF LAW PROVISIONS, AND THE OBLIGATIONS, RIGHTS AND REMEDIES OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH LAWS. ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING WITH RESPECT TO THIS AGREEMENT MAY BE BROUGHT IN THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK OR OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, AND, BY EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF THIS AGREEMENT, EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER IRREVOCABLY ACCEPTS FOR ITSELF AND IN RESPECT OF ITS PROPERTY, GENERALLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY, THE NON-EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE AFORESAID COURTS. EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER HEREBY FURTHER IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY CLAIM THAT ANY SUCH COURT LACKS JURISDICTION OVER IT, AND AGREES NOT TO PLEAD OR CLAIM, IN ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING WITH RESPECT TO THIS AGREEMENT BROUGHT IN ANY OF THE AFORESAID COURTS, THAT ANY SUCH COURT LACKS JURISDICTION OVER IT. EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER (EXCEPT THE CUSTODIAN) FURTHER IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO THE SERVICE OF PROCESS OUT OF ANY OF THE AFOREMENTIONED COURTS IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING BY THE MAILING OF COPIES THEREOF BY REGISTERED OR CERTIFIED MAIL, POSTAGE PREPAID, OR BY HAND DELIVERY, AT ITS ADDRESS FOR NOTICES PURSUANT TO SECTION 13. EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER (EXCEPT THE CUSTODIAN) HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY OBJECTION TO SUCH SERVICE OF PROCESS AND FURTHER IRREVOCABLY WAIVES AND

 

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AGREES NOT TO PLEAD OR CLAIM IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING COMMENCED HEREUNDER THAT SERVICE OF PROCESS WAS IN ANY WAY INVALID OR INEFFECTIVE. NOTHING HEREIN SHALL AFFECT THE RIGHT OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT OR THE CUSTODIAN TO SERVE PROCESS IN ANY MANNER PERMITTED BY LAW OR TO COMMENCE LEGAL PROCEEDINGS OR OTHERWISE PROCEED AGAINST THE BORROWER OR THE MANAGER IN ANY OTHER JURISDICTION.

(ii) EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY OBJECTION WHICH IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY OF THE AFORESAID ACTIONS OR PROCEEDINGS ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT BROUGHT IN THE COURTS REFERRED TO IN ABOVE AND HEREBY FURTHER IRREVOCABLY WAIVES AND AGREES NOT TO PLEAD OR CLAIM IN ANY SUCH COURT THAT ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING BROUGHT IN ANY SUCH COURT HAS BEEN BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT FORUM.

(iii) EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ALL RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

Section 18. Headings .

The section headings hereof have been inserted for convenience of reference only and shall not be construed to affect the meaning, construction or effect of this Agreement.

Section 19. Counterparts .

This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, all of which when so executed shall together constitute but one and the same agreement.

Section 20. Severability .

Any provision of this Agreement that is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof and such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.

Section 21. Not Applicable to Deutsche Bank Trust Fund Americas in Other Capacities .

Nothing in this Agreement shall affect any right, benefit or obligation Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas may have in any other capacity.

 

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Section 22. Benefit of Agreement .

It is expressly agreed that in performing its duties under this Agreement, the Custodian will act for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, and that such obligations on the part of the Custodian shall be enforceable at the instance of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent.

Section 23. Compliance with Applicable Anti-Terrorism and Anti-Money Laundering Regulations .

In order to comply with laws, rules, regulations and executive orders in effect from time to time applicable to banking institutions, including those relating to the funding of terrorist activities and money laundering (“ Applicable Law ”), the Custodian is required to obtain, verify and record certain information relating to individuals and entities which maintain a business relationship with the Custodian. Accordingly, each of the parties agrees to provide to the Custodian upon its request from time to time such identifying information and documentation as may be available for such party in order to enable the Custodian to comply with Applicable Law.

[ Signatures begin on the next page ]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Custodial Agreement to be duly executed and delivered as of the day and year first above written.

 

DUNNING CREEK LLC, as Borrower

By:

 

/s/ Gerald F. Stahlecker

 

Name: Gerald F. Stahlecker

 

Title: Executive Vice President

[ Signature page to Custodial Agreement ]


DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, solely as Custodian

By:

 

/s/ Rick Kohlmeyer

 

Name: Rick Kohlmeyer

 

Title: Vice President

By:

 

/s/ Sun-Hee Chang

 

Name: Sun-Hee Chang

 

Title: Assistant Vice President

[ Signature page to Custodial Agreement ]


FS INVESTMENT CORPORATION II, as Manager

By:

 

/s/ Gerald F. Stahlecker

 

Name: Gerald F. Stahlecker

 

Title: Executive Vice President

[ Signature page to Custodial Agreement ]


DEUTSCHE BANK AG, NEW YORK BRANCH, as Administrative Agent

By:

 

/s/ Ian R. Jackson

 

Name: Ian R. Jackson

 

Title: Director

By:

 

/s/ Satish Ramakrishna

 

Name: Satish Ramakrishna

 

Title: Managing Director

[ Signature page to Custodial Agreement ]

Exhibit 10.3

EXECUTION VERSION

SECURITY AGREEMENT

dated as of

May 14, 2014

between

DUNNING CREEK LLC,

as Borrower

and

DEUTSCHE BANK AG, NEW YORK BRANCH,

as Administrative Agent


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

         Page  

SECTION 1.

  Definitions      1   

SECTION 2.

  Grant of Transaction Liens      4   

SECTION 3.

  General Representations and Warranties      5   

SECTION 4.

  Further Assurances; General Covenants      6   

SECTION 5.

  Investment Property      8   

SECTION 6.

  Deposit Accounts      8   

SECTION 7.

  Bank Loans      9   

SECTION 8.

  Operation of Collateral Accounts      9   

SECTION 9.

  Right to Vote      10   

SECTION 10.

  Remedies upon Event of Default      10   

SECTION 11.

  Application of Proceeds      11   

SECTION 12.

  Fees and Expenses; Indemnification      12   

SECTION 13.

  Authority to Administer Collateral      13   

SECTION 14.

  Limitation on Duty in Respect of Collateral      13   

SECTION 15.

  General Provisions Concerning The Administrative Agent      14   

SECTION 16.

  Termination of Transaction Liens; Release of Collateral      15   

SECTION 17.

  Notices      15   

SECTION 18.

  No Implied Waivers; Remedies Not Exclusive      15   

SECTION 19.

  Successors and Assigns      15   

SECTION 20.

  Amendments and Waivers      16   

SECTION 21.

  Choice of Law      16   

SECTION 22.

  Waiver of Jury Trial      16   

SECTION 23.

  Severability      16   

 

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EXHIBITS :

 

Exhibit A Perfection Certificate

 

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SECURITY AGREEMENT

This SECURITY AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”) dated as of May 14, 2014 between DUNNING CREEK LLC, as Borrower, and DEUTSCHE BANK AG, NEW YORK BRANCH, as Administrative Agent.

RECITALS:

The Borrower is entering into the Credit Agreement described in Section 1 hereof, pursuant to which the Borrower intends to borrow funds for the purpose of investing on a leveraged basis in Fund Investments.

The Borrower is willing to secure, its obligations to the Secured Parties under the Credit Documents, by granting Liens on its assets to the Administrative Agent for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties as provided in the Collateral Documents;

WHEREAS, the Lenders are not willing to make loans under the Credit Agreement unless the foregoing obligations of the Borrower are secured as described above;

WHEREAS, upon any foreclosure or other enforcement of the Credit Documents, the net proceeds of the Collateral are to be received by or paid over to the Administrative Agent and applied as provided herein;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

SECTION 1. Definitions.

(a) Terms Defined in Credit Agreement . Terms defined in the Credit Agreement and not otherwise defined in subsection (b) or (c) of this Section 1 have, as used herein, the respective meanings provided for therein.

(b) Terms Defined in UCC . As used herein, each of the following terms has the meaning specified in the UCC:

 

Term

  

UCC

    

Account

   9-102   

Authenticate

   9-102   

Chattel Paper

   9-102   

Deposit Account

   9-102   

Document

   9-102   

Entitlement Holder

   8-102   

Entitlement Order

   8-102   

Financial Asset

   8-102 & 103


Term

  

UCC

General Intangibles

   9-102

Instrument

   9-102

Investment Property

   9-102

Record

   9-102

Securities Account

   8-501

Securities Intermediary

   8-102

Security

   8-102 & 103

Security Entitlement

   8-102

Supporting Obligations

   9-102

(c) Additional Definitions . The following additional terms, as used herein, have the following meanings:

Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.

Assignment Agreement ” shall mean, with respect to any Bank Loan, an “Assignment and Acceptance Agreement,” “Assignment and Assumption Agreement” or other assignment or transfer document in the form required under the terms of such Bank Loan to assign interests and/or obligations in respect of such Bank Loan or, if there is no required form, in such form as is reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent.

Cash Collateral Account ” has the meaning set forth in the Custodial Agreement.

Cash Distributions ” means dividends, interest and other distributions and payments (including proceeds of liquidation, sale or other disposition) made or received in cash upon or with respect to any Collateral.

Collateral ” means all property, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, on which a Lien is granted or purports to be granted to the Administrative Agent pursuant to the Collateral Documents, including the items specified in Section 2(a) below.

Collateral Accounts ” means the Custodial Account, the Cash Collateral Account, the Administrative Expense Sub-account and any additional accounts or sub-accounts established by the Custodian pursuant to the Custodial Agreement.

Collateral Documents ” means this Agreement, the Custodial Agreement and any other supplemental or additional security agreements, control agreements, custodial agreements or similar instruments delivered pursuant to the Credit Documents.

Control ” has the following meanings:

(a) when used with respect to any Security or Security Entitlement, the meaning specified in UCC Section 8-106; and

(b) when used with respect to any Deposit Account, the meaning specified in UCC Section 9-104.

 

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Credit Agreement ” means the Credit Agreement dated as of May 14, 2014 between Dunning Creek LLC, as borrower, and Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch, as administrative agent and a lender, and each other lender party thereto from time to time, as amended.

Custodial Account ” has the meaning set forth in the Custodial Agreement.

Notice of Exclusive Control ” means a written notice that an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and the Secured Parties will exercise exclusive control over the Collateral Accounts substantially in the form of Exhibit A to the Custodial Agreement.

Opinion of Counsel ” means a written opinion of legal counsel (who may be counsel to the Borrower or other counsel, in either case approved by the Administrative Agent) addressed and delivered to the Administrative Agent.

own ” refers to the possession of sufficient rights in property to grant a security interest therein as contemplated by UCC Section 9-203, and “ acquire ” refers to the acquisition of any such rights.

Perfection Certificate ” means a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit A, completed and supplemented with the schedules contemplated thereby to the satisfaction of the Administrative Agent, and signed by an Authorized Representative of the Borrower and a Responsible Officer of the Manager (which could be the same person as the Authorized Representative).

Pledged ”, when used in conjunction with any type of asset, means at any time an asset of such type that is included (or that creates rights that are included) in the Collateral at such time. For example, “Pledged Fund Investment” means a Fund Investment that is included in the Collateral at such time.

Post-Petition Interest ” means any interest that accrues after the commencement of any case, proceeding or other action relating to the bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of the Borrower (or would accrue but for the operation of applicable bankruptcy or insolvency laws), whether or not such interest is allowed or allowable as a claim in any such proceeding.

Proceeds ” means all proceeds of, and all other profits, products, rents or receipts, in whatever form, arising from the collection, sale, lease, exchange, assignment, licensing or other disposition of, or other realization upon, any Collateral, including all claims of the Borrower against third parties for loss of, damage to or destruction of, or for proceeds payable under, or unearned premiums with respect to, policies of insurance in respect of, any Collateral, and any condemnation or requisition payments with respect to any Collateral.

Release Conditions ” means the following conditions for terminating all the Transaction Liens:

(i) the Commitments under the Credit Agreement shall have expired or been terminated; and

(ii) all Secured Obligations shall have been paid in full.

 

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Sale and Contribution Agreement ” means the Sale and Contribution Agreement dated as of May 14, 2014 between FS Investment Corporation II, as seller, and Dunning Creek LLC, as purchaser.

Secured Obligations ” means all principal of all Loans outstanding from time to time under the Credit Agreement, all interest (including Post-Petition Interest) on such Loans and all other amounts now or hereafter payable by the Borrower to the Secured Parties pursuant to the Credit Documents.

Secured Parties ” means the Administrative Agent and the Lenders.

Transaction Liens ” means the Liens granted by the Borrower under the Collateral Documents.

UCC ” means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in the State of New York; provided that, if perfection or the effect of perfection or non-perfection or the priority of any Transaction Lien on any Collateral is governed by the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in a jurisdiction other than New York, “UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in such other jurisdiction for purposes of the provisions hereof relating to such perfection, effect of perfection or non-perfection or priority.

(d) Terms Generally . The definitions of terms herein (including those incorporated by reference to the UCC or to another document) apply equally to the singular and plural forms of the terms defined. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun includes the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms. The words “ include ”, “ includes ” and “ including ” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “ without limitation ”. The word “ will ” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word “ shall ”. Unless the context requires otherwise, (i) any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument or other document 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), (ii) any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns, (iii) the words “ herein ”, “ hereof ” and “ hereunder ”, and words of similar import, shall be construed to refer to this Agreement in its entirety and not to any particular provision hereof, (iv) all references herein to Sections and Exhibits shall be construed to refer to Sections of, and Exhibits to, this Agreement and (v) the word “ property ” shall be construed to refer to any and all tangible and intangible assets and properties, including cash, securities, accounts and contract rights.

SECTION 2. Grant of Transaction Liens.

(a) The Borrower, in order to secure the Secured Obligations, grants to the Administrative Agent for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties a continuing security interest in all the following property of the Borrower whether now owned or existing or hereafter acquired or arising and regardless of where located:

(i) all Accounts;

 

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(ii) all Chattel Paper;

(iii) all Deposit Accounts;

(iv) all Documents;

(v) all General Intangibles (including, all right, title and interest of the Borrower in, to and under (1) all Bank Loans, (2) the Management Agreement, (3) the Custodial Agreement, and (4) the Sale and Contribution Agreement);

(vi) all Instruments;

(vii) all Investment Property;

(viii) all books and records (including documentation, credit files, computer programs, printouts and other computer materials and records) of the Borrower pertaining to any of the Collateral;

(ix) (1) the Collateral Accounts, (2) all Financial Assets credited to the Collateral Accounts from time to time and all Security Entitlements in respect thereof and (3) all Cash held in the Collateral Accounts from time to time; and

(x) all Proceeds of the Collateral described in the foregoing clauses (i) through (ix).

(b) With respect to each right to payment or performance included in the Collateral from time to time, the Transaction Lien granted therein includes a continuing security interest in (i) any Supporting Obligation that supports such payment or performance and (ii) any Lien that (x) secures such right to payment or performance or (y) secures any such Supporting Obligation.

(c) The Transaction Liens are granted as security only and shall not subject the Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party to, or transfer or in any way affect or modify, any obligation or liability of the Borrower with respect to any of the Collateral or any transaction in connection therewith.

SECTION 3. General Representations and Warranties. The Borrower represents and warrants that:

(a) It has good and marketable title to all its Collateral, free and clear of any Lien other than Permitted Liens.

(b) It has not performed any acts that would reasonably be likely to prevent the Administrative Agent from enforcing any of the provisions of the Credit Documents or that would limit the Administrative Agent in any such enforcement. No financing statement, security agreement, mortgage or similar or equivalent document or instrument covering all or part of the

 

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Collateral owned by the Borrower is on file or of record in any jurisdiction in which such filing or recording would be effective to perfect or record a Lien on such Collateral. After the Closing Date, no Collateral owned by the Borrower will be in the possession or under the Control of any other Person having a claim thereto or security interest therein, other than a Permitted Lien.

(c) The Transaction Liens on all Collateral owned by the Borrower (i) have been validly created, (ii) will attach to each item of such Collateral on the Closing Date (or, if the Borrower first obtains rights thereto on a later date, on such later date) and (iii) when so attached, will secure all the Secured Obligations.

(d) It has delivered a Perfection Certificate to the Administrative Agent. The information set forth therein is correct and complete in all material respects as of the Closing Date.

(e) When UCC financing statements describing the Collateral as “all personal property” or “all assets” have been filed in the offices specified in such Perfection Certificate, the Transaction Liens will constitute perfected security interests in the Collateral owned by the Borrower to the extent that a security interest therein may be perfected by filing pursuant to the UCC, prior to all Liens and rights of others therein other than any Permitted Lien. Except for the filing of such UCC financing statements, no registration, recordation or filing with any governmental body, agency or official is required in connection with the execution or delivery of the Collateral Documents or is necessary for the validity or enforceability thereof or for the perfection or due recordation of the Transaction Liens or for the enforcement of the Transaction Liens.

SECTION 4. Further Assurances; General Covenants. The Borrower covenants as follows:

(a) It will, from time to time, at its own expense, execute, deliver, file and record any statement, assignment, instrument, document, agreement or other paper and take any other action (including any filing of financing or continuation statements under the UCC) that from time to time may be reasonably necessary or desirable, or that the Administrative Agent may reasonably request, in order to:

(i) create, preserve, perfect, confirm or validate the Transaction Liens on the Collateral;

(ii) in the case of any Collateral Account, cause the Administrative Agent to have Control thereof;

(iii) enable the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties to obtain the full benefits of the Credit Documents;

(iv) enable the Administrative Agent to exercise and enforce any of its rights, powers and remedies with respect to any of the Collateral (including, from time to time, duly execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent or the relevant assignee (as directed by the Administrative Agent) such Assignment Agreements and other documents and instruments determined by the Administrative Agent to be reasonably necessary to effect or evidence any assignment, purchase or other transfer of Bank Loans as the Administrative Agent may request).

 

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To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Borrower authorizes the Administrative Agent to (A) execute and file such financing statements or continuation statements without the Borrower’s signature appearing thereon and, (B) upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, execute, deliver and complete, and seek required consents in respect of, any Assignment Agreement delivered by the Borrower with respect to any Bank Loan pursuant to Section 7. The Borrower agrees that the Administrative Agent may utilize a carbon, photographic, photostatic or other reproduction of this Agreement or of a financing statement as a financing statement. The Borrower constitutes the Administrative Agent its attorney-in-fact to (1) execute and file all filings required or so requested for the foregoing purposes and, (2) upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, execute, deliver and complete, and seek required consents in respect of, any Assignment Agreement delivered by the Borrower with respect to any Bank Loan, all acts of such attorney being hereby ratified and confirmed; and such power, being coupled with an interest, shall be irrevocable until all the Transaction Liens granted by the Borrower terminate pursuant to Section 15. The Borrower will pay the costs of, or incidental to, any recording or filing of any financing or continuation statements or other documents recorded or filed pursuant hereto.

(b) The Borrower will not (i) change its name or corporate structure, (ii) change its location (determined as provided in UCC Section 9-307) or (iii) become bound, as provided in UCC Section 9-203(d) or otherwise, by a security agreement entered into by another Person, unless it shall have given the Administrative Agent prior notice thereof and delivered an Opinion of Counsel with respect thereto in accordance with Section 4(c).

(c) At least 30 days before it takes any action contemplated by Section 4(b), the Borrower will, at its own expense, cause to be delivered to the Administrative Agent an Opinion of Counsel, in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, to the effect that (i) all financing statements and amendments or supplements thereto, continuation statements and other documents required to be filed or recorded in order to perfect and protect the Transaction Liens against all creditors of and purchasers from the Borrower after it takes such action (except any continuation statements specified in such Opinion of Counsel that are to be filed more than six months after the date thereof) have been filed or recorded in each office necessary for such purpose, (ii) all fees and taxes, if any, payable in connection with such filings or recordations have been paid in full and (iii) except as otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent, such action will not adversely affect the perfection or priority of the Transaction Lien on any Collateral after it takes such action or the accuracy of the representations and warranties herein relating to such Collateral.

(d) It will notify the Administrative Agent as soon as it has knowledge or reasonable belief that the value of any Collateral has been or may be materially impaired (including as a result of a default or event of default occurring with respect to any Collateral).

(e) It will, promptly upon request, provide to the Administrative Agent all information and evidence concerning the Collateral that the Administrative Agent may reasonably request from time to time to enable it to enforce the provisions of the Collateral Documents.

 

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(f) It agrees that any financing statement may contain an indication or description of the Collateral that describes such property in any manner as the Administrative Agent may determine, in its sole discretion, is necessary, advisable or prudent to ensure the perfection of the security interest in the Collateral granted to the Administrative Agent herein, including describing such property as “all assets” or “all personal property”.

SECTION 5. Investment Property . The Borrower represents, warrants and covenants to the Secured Parties as follows:

(a) Securities and Security Entitlements . On or prior to the Closing Date, the Borrower will deliver or cause to be delivered to the Custodian, in the manner specified in Section 5(c), all Securities, Security Entitlements and negotiable Instruments then owned by the Borrower, for credit by the Custodian to the Custodial Account. Thereafter, whenever the Borrower acquires any other Security, Security Entitlement or negotiable Instrument, the Borrower will, as promptly as practicable, cause such Security, Security Entitlement or negotiable Instrument to be delivered to the Custodian, in the manner specified in Section 5(c), for credit by the Custodian to the Custodial Account.

(b) Perfection as to Security Entitlements . Upon the execution and delivery of the Custodial Agreement by the parties thereto, so long as any Financial Asset owned by the Borrower is credited to the Custodial Account, (i) the Transaction Lien on the Borrower’s Security Entitlement in respect of such Financial Asset will be perfected, subject to no Liens or rights of others (except Permitted Liens), (ii) the Administrative Agent will have Control of such Security Entitlement and (iii) no action based on an adverse claim to such Security Entitlement or such Financial Asset, whether framed in conversion, replevin, constructive trust, equitable lien or other theory, may be asserted against any Secured Party.

(c) Delivery . All Securities, Security Entitlements and negotiable Instruments shall be delivered to the Custodian in the manner specified in the definition of “delivery” under the Credit Agreement.

SECTION 6. Deposit Accounts. The Borrower represents, warrants and covenants to the Secured Parties as follows:

(a) Deposit of Cash . On or prior to the date of the Initial Loan, the Borrower will deposit or cause to be deposited in the Cash Collateral Account (or, to the extent permitted under Section 4.01(h) of the Credit Agreement, the Administrative Expense Sub-account) all Cash then owned by the Borrower. Thereafter, the Borrower will cause all Cash owned by Borrower from time to time, including all Cash Distributions received with respect to assets held in the Collateral Accounts and all Proceeds of Collateral, to be deposited in the Cash Collateral Account, to be held and administered as provided under the Credit Documents.

 

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(b) Perfection as to Deposit Accounts . Upon the execution and delivery of the Custodial Agreement by the parties thereto, (i) the Transaction Lien on the Cash Collateral Account and the Administrative Expense Sub-account will be perfected, subject to no Liens or rights of others (except Permitted Liens) and (ii) the Administrative Agent will have Control of such Collateral Accounts.

SECTION 7. Bank Loans. The Borrower represents, warrants and covenants to the Secured Parties as follows:

(a) Delivery of Assignment Agreements . On or prior to the Closing Date, the Borrower will deliver to the Custodian three Assignment Agreements in respect of each Bank Loan then owned by the Borrower, each undated and duly executed in blank by the Borrower as assignor. Thereafter, promptly upon its acquisition of any interest in a Bank Loan, the Borrower will deliver to the Administrative Agent three Assignment Agreements in respect of such Bank Loan, each undated and duly executed in blank by the Borrower as assignor.

(b) Delivery of Promissory Notes . On or prior to the Closing Date, in respect of each Bank Loan owned by the Borrower that is evidenced by a promissory note, but excluding any Participation Interests, the Borrower will deliver the original of such promissory note to the Custodian, to be held by the Custodian as agent and bailee of the Administrative Agent pursuant to the Custodial Agreement. Thereafter, promptly upon its acquisition of any interest in a Bank Loan that is evidenced by a promissory note, but excluding any Participation Interests, the Borrower will deliver the original of such promissory note to the Custodian, to be held by the Custodian as agent and bailee of the Administrative Agent pursuant to the Custodial Agreement.

(c) Delivery of Participation Agreements . On or prior to the Closing Date, in respect of each Participation Interest owned by the Borrower, the Borrower will deliver a copy of the applicable participation agreement to the Custodian, to be held by the Custodian as agent and bailee of the Administrative Agent pursuant to the Custodial Agreement. Thereafter, promptly upon its entry into any Participation Interest, the Borrower will deliver a copy of the applicable participation agreement to the Custodian, to be held by the Custodian as agent and bailee of the Administrative Agent pursuant to the Custodial Agreement.

SECTION 8. Operation of Collateral Accounts.

(a) If an Event of Default shall have occurred and is continuing, the Administrative Agent may (i) instruct the Custodian to retain all cash and investments then held in any Collateral Account, (ii) instruct the Custodian to liquidate any or all investments held therein and/or (iii) withdraw any amounts held therein and apply such amounts as provided in Section 10.

(b) If immediately available cash on deposit in any Collateral Account is not sufficient to make any distribution or withdrawal to be made pursuant hereto, the Administrative Agent will cause to be liquidated, as promptly as practicable, such investments held in or credited to such Collateral Account as shall be required to obtain sufficient cash to make such distribution or withdrawal and, notwithstanding any other provision hereof, such distribution or withdrawal shall not be made until such liquidation has taken place.

 

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SECTION 9. Right to Vote. (a) Unless an Event of Default shall have occurred and is continuing, the Borrower will have the right, from time to time, to vote and to give consents, ratifications and waivers with respect to any Pledged Fund Investment or any other Collateral.

(b) If an Event of Default shall have occurred and is continuing, the Administrative Agent will have the right to the extent permitted by law to vote, to give consents, ratifications and waivers and to take any other action with respect to the Pledged Fund Investments, with the same force and effect as if the Administrative Agent were the absolute and sole owner thereof, and the Borrower will take all such action as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request from time to time to give effect to such right.

SECTION 10. Remedies upon Event of Default. (a) If an Event of Default shall have occurred and is continuing (for the avoidance of doubt, upon commencement by the Administrative Agent of any of the remedies set forth herein or in any of the other Credit Documents or upon notice by the Administrative Agent to the Borrower or the Manager that it intends to promptly commence the exercise of any such remedies, such Event of Default shall be deemed to be continuing, and may not be cured or curable by any subsequent actions or events), the Administrative Agent may exercise (or cause its sub-agents to exercise) any or all of the remedies available to it (or to such sub-agents) under the Credit Documents.

(b) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, if an Event of Default shall have occurred and is continuing, the Administrative Agent may exercise all the rights of a secured party under the UCC (whether or not in effect in the jurisdiction where such rights are exercised) with respect to any Collateral. In addition, the Administrative Agent may deliver a Notice of Exclusive Control to the Custodian and, thereafter, without being required to give any notice, except as herein provided or as may be required by mandatory provisions of law, withdraw all cash held in the Collateral Accounts and apply such cash as provided in Section 11 and, if there shall be no such cash or if such cash shall be insufficient to pay all the Secured Obligations in full, sell, lease, license or otherwise dispose of the Collateral or any part thereof at such place or places as the Administrative Agent deems best, and for cash, credit or any combination thereof or for future delivery, at public or private sale, without demand of performance to effect any such disposition or of the time or place thereof, and the Administrative Agent or any one else may be the purchaser, lessee, assignee or recipient of any or all of the Collateral so disposed of at any public sale (or, to the extent permitted by law, at any private sale) and thereafter hold the same absolutely, free from any claim or right of whatsoever kind, including any right or equity of redemption (statutory or otherwise) of the Borrower, any such demand, right or equity being hereby expressly waived and released. The Borrower hereby agrees that in the case of any Collateral that is a Bank Loan, the Administrative Agent may effect any such disposition by selling such Bank Loan in a private sale in which the Administrative Agent is the purchaser followed by a sale by the Administrative Agent of participations in such Bank Loan to one or more third parties (who may be affiliates of a Secured Party), and that such manner of disposition shall be deemed to be commercially reasonable. The Borrower shall remain liable to the Secured Parties for any deficiency following any such sale of Collateral. In addition to the foregoing remedies, the Administrative Agent may take any action that is necessary in Administrative Agent’s sole good faith discretion to protect, preserve or enforce its rights hereunder or to reduce any risk of loss that it may suffer.

 

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(c) The Administrative Agent may adjourn any public or private sale or cause the same to be adjourned from time to time by announcement at the time and place fixed for the sale, and such sale may be made at any time or place to which the sale may be so adjourned. Notice of any such sale or other disposition shall be given to the Borrower to the extent required by Section 13 and by applicable law. If so requested by the Administrative Agent or by any buyer of the Collateral or any part thereof, the Borrower shall further ratify and confirm any action taken pursuant to the power of attorney granted herein by executing and delivering to the Administrative Agent or to such buyer or buyers at the expense of the Borrower all instruments of assignment, conveyance or transfer, releases, instructions and entitlement orders as may be designated in any such request.

(d) Neither the Administrative Agent nor any Secured Party shall incur any liability as a result of the sale of the Collateral, or any part thereof, at any private sale pursuant to this Section 10 conducted in a commercially reasonable manner. The Borrower hereby waives any claims against the Administrative Agent and the Secured Parties arising by reason of the fact that the price at which the Collateral may have been sold at such a private sale was less than the price that might have been obtained at a public sale, even if the Administrative Agent accepts the first offer received and does not offer the Collateral to more than one offeree.

(e) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, if an Event of Default shall have occurred and is continuing, the Borrower, if directed by the Administrative Agent (acting with the consent of the Lenders), shall terminate the Management Agreement and replace the Manager with an institution selected by the Borrower and approved by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that is legally qualified, permitted under applicable law and with the capacity to assume the responsibilities, duties and obligations of the Manager under the Credit Documents and the Management Agreement.

(f) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, none of the rights of the Administrative Agent specifically identified herein are intended to limit the rights of the Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party under the Credit Documents.

SECTION 11. Application of Proceeds . If an Event of Default shall have occurred and is continuing, the Administrative Agent shall apply (i) any Cash held in the Collateral Accounts and (ii) the Proceeds of any sale or other disposition of all or any part of the Collateral, in the following order of priority:

first , to pay the expenses of such sale or other disposition, including reasonable compensation to agents of and counsel for the Administrative Agent, and all expenses, liabilities and advances incurred or made by the Administrative Agent in connection with the Credit Documents, and any other amounts then due and payable to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 12 of this Agreement or Section 9.01 of the Credit Agreement;

 

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second , to pay ratably all interest (including Post-Petition Interest) on the Secured Obligations payable under the Credit Agreement, until payment in full of all such interest and fees shall have been made;

third , to pay the unpaid principal of the Secured Obligations ratably, until payment in full of the principal of all Secured Obligations shall have been made (or so provided for);

fourth , to pay all other Secured Obligations ratably, until payment in full of all such other Secured Obligations shall have been made (or so provided for); and

finally , to pay to the Borrower, or as a court of competent jurisdiction may direct, any surplus then remaining from such Cash or the Proceeds of the Collateral;

The Administrative Agent may make such distributions hereunder in cash or in kind or, on a ratable basis, in any combination thereof.

SECTION 12. Fees and Expenses; Indemnification. (a) The Borrower will forthwith upon demand pay to the Administrative Agent:

(i) the amount of any taxes that the Administrative Agent may have been required to pay by reason of the Transaction Liens or to free any Collateral from any other Lien thereon;

(ii) the amount of any and all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses, including transfer taxes and reasonable fees and expenses of counsel and other experts, that the Administrative Agent may incur in connection with (x) the administration or enforcement of the Credit Documents, including such expenses as are incurred to preserve the value of the Collateral or the validity, perfection, rank or value of any Transaction Lien, (y) the collection, sale or other disposition of any Collateral or (z) the exercise by the Administrative Agent of any of its rights or powers under the Credit Documents;

(iii) the amount of any fees that the Borrower shall have agreed in writing to pay to the Administrative Agent and that shall have become due and payable in accordance with such written agreement; and

(iv) the amount required to indemnify the Administrative Agent and each Lender for, or hold it harmless and defend it against, any loss, liability or expense (including the reasonable fees and expenses of its counsel and any experts or sub-agents appointed by it hereunder) incurred or suffered by the Administrative Agent or any Lender in connection with the Credit Documents, except to the extent that such loss, liability or expense directly and primarily arises from Administrative Agent’s or such Lender’s gross negligence or willful misconduct or a breach of any duty that the Administrative Agent or such Lender has under this Agreement (after giving effect to Section 14).

 

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Any such amount not paid to the Administrative Agent or the applicable Lender on demand will bear interest for each day thereafter until paid at a rate per annum equal to the Weighted Average Rate in effect from time to time plus the Applicable Margin plus 2%.

(b) If any transfer tax, documentary stamp tax or other tax is payable in connection with any transfer or other transaction provided for in the Collateral Documents, the Borrower will pay such tax and provide any required tax stamps to the Administrative Agent or any Lender or as otherwise required by law.

SECTION 13. Authority to Administer Collateral. The Borrower irrevocably appoints the Administrative Agent its true and lawful attorney, with full power of substitution, in the name of the Borrower or otherwise, for the sole use and benefit of the Secured Parties, but at the Borrower’s expense, to the extent permitted by law to exercise, at any time and from time to time following the occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default, all or any of the following powers with respect to all or any of the Collateral:

(a) to demand, sue for, collect, receive and give acquittance for any and all monies due or to become due upon or by virtue thereof,

(b) to settle, compromise, compound, prosecute or defend any action or proceeding with respect thereto,

(c) to sell, lease, license or otherwise dispose of the same or the proceeds or avails thereof, as fully and effectually as if the Administrative Agent were the absolute owner thereof,

(d) to extend the time of payment of any or all thereof and to make any allowance or other adjustment with reference thereto,

provided that, except in the case of Collateral that threatens to decline speedily in value or is of a type customarily sold on a recognized market, the Administrative Agent will give the Borrower prior written notice of the time and place of any public sale thereof or the time after which any private sale or other intended disposition thereof will be made (which the parties agree may be less than ten (10) days prior thereto); provided that, if no notice of such action is required under the UCC, then the Borrower agrees that no such notice shall be required hereunder. Any such notice shall (i) contain the information specified in UCC Section 9-613, (ii) be Authenticated and (iii) be sent to the parties required to be notified pursuant to UCC Section 9-611(c); provided that, if the Administrative Agent fails to comply with this sentence in any respect, its liability for such failure shall be limited to the liability (if any) imposed on it as a matter of law under the UCC.

 

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SECTION 14. Limitation on Duty in Respect of Collateral. Beyond the exercise of reasonable care in the custody and preservation thereof, the Administrative Agent will have no duty as to any Collateral in its possession or control or in the possession or control of any sub-agent or bailee or any income therefrom or as to the preservation of rights against prior parties or any other rights pertaining thereto. The Administrative Agent will be deemed to have exercised reasonable care in the custody and preservation of the Collateral in its possession or control if such Collateral is accorded treatment substantially equal to that which it accords its own property, and will not be liable or responsible for any loss or damage to any Collateral, or for any diminution in the value thereof, by reason of any act or omission of any sub-agent or bailee selected by the Administrative Agent in good faith, except to the extent that such liability arises directly and primarily from the Administrative Agent’s gross negligence or willful misconduct.

SECTION 15 . General Provisions Concerning The Administrative Agent.

(a) The provisions of Article 8 of the Credit Agreement shall inure to the benefit of the Administrative Agent, and shall be binding upon the Borrower and all Secured Parties, in connection with this Agreement and the other Collateral Documents. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, (i) the Administrative Agent shall not be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of whether an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, (ii) the Administrative Agent shall not have any duty to take any discretionary action or exercise any discretionary powers, except discretionary rights and powers expressly contemplated by the Credit Documents that the Administrative Agent is required in writing to exercise by the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary under the circumstances as provided in Section 9.13 of the Credit Agreement), and (iii) except as expressly set forth in the Credit Documents, the Administrative Agent shall not have any duty to disclose, and shall not be liable for any failure to disclose, any information relating to the Borrower that is communicated to or obtained by the bank serving as Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates in any capacity. The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for the existence, genuineness or value of any Collateral or for the validity, perfection, priority or enforceability of any Transaction Lien, whether impaired by operation of law or by reason of any action or omission to act on its part under the Collateral Documents. The Administrative Agent shall be deemed not to have knowledge of any Event of Default unless and until written notice thereof is given to the Administrative Agent by the Borrower or a Secured Party.

(b) Sub-Agents and Related Parties . The Administrative Agent may perform any of its duties and exercise any of its rights and powers through one or more sub-agents appointed by it. The Administrative Agent and any such subagent may perform any of its duties and exercise any of its rights and powers through its Related Parties. The exculpatory provisions of Section 14 and this Section shall apply to any such sub-agent and to the Related Parties of the Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent.

(c) Information as to Secured Obligations and Actions by Secured Parties . For all purposes of the Credit Documents, including determining the amounts of the Secured Obligations or whether any action has been taken under any Collateral Document, the Administrative Agent will be entitled to rely on information from (i) its own records for information as to the Secured Parties, their Secured Obligations and actions taken by them, (ii) any Secured Party for information as to its Secured Obligations and actions taken by it, to the extent that the Administrative Agent has not obtained such information from its own records, and (iii) the Borrower, to the extent that the Administrative Agent has not obtained information from the foregoing sources.

 

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(d) Refusal to Act . The Administrative Agent may refuse to act on any notice, consent, direction or instruction from any Secured Party or any agent, trustee or similar representative thereof that, in the Administrative Agent’s opinion, (i) is contrary to law or the provisions of any Collateral Document, (ii) may expose the Administrative Agent to liability (unless the Administrative Agent shall have been indemnified, to its reasonable satisfaction, for such liability by the Secured Parties that gave such notice, consent, direction or instruction) or (iii) is unduly prejudicial to Secured Parties not joining in such notice, consent, direction or instruction.

SECTION 16. Termination of Transaction Liens; Release of Collateral.

(a) The Transaction Liens shall terminate when the Administrative Agent has determined that all the Release Conditions have been satisfied.

(b) At any time before the Transaction Liens terminate, the Administrative Agent may, at the written request of the Borrower, elect to release any Collateral in its sole and absolute discretion.

(c) Upon any sale of a Fund Investment or any other Collateral in accordance with the terms of the Credit Agreement, the Transaction Lien thereon shall automatically terminate, without any action by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent.

(d) Upon any termination of a Transaction Lien or release of Collateral, the Administrative Agent will, at the Borrower’s expense, execute and deliver to the Borrower such documents as the Borrower shall reasonably request to evidence the termination of such Transaction Lien or the release of such Collateral, as the case may be.

SECTION 17. Notices. Each notice, request or other communication given to any party hereunder shall be given in accordance with Section 9.03 of the Credit Agreement.

SECTION 18. No Implied Waivers; Remedies Not Exclusive. No failure by the Administrative Agent or any Secured Party to exercise, and no delay in exercising and no course of dealing with respect to, any right or remedy under any Credit Document shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise by the Administrative Agent or any Secured Party of any right or remedy under any Credit Document preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or remedy. The rights and remedies specified in the Credit Documents are cumulative and are not exclusive of any other rights or remedies provided by law.

SECTION 19. Successors and Assigns. This Agreement is for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties. If all or any part of any Secured Party’s interest in any Secured Obligation is assigned or otherwise transferred in accordance with Section 9.05 of the Credit Agreement, the transferor’s rights hereunder, to the extent applicable to the obligation so transferred, shall be automatically transferred with such obligation. This Agreement shall be binding on the Borrower and its successors and assigns.

 

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SECTION 20. Amendments and Waivers. Neither this Agreement nor any provision hereof may be waived, amended, modified or terminated except pursuant to an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by the Administrative Agent, with the consent of such Lenders as are required to consent thereto under Section 9.13 of the Credit Agreement. No such waiver, amendment or modification shall be binding upon the Borrower, except with its written consent.

SECTION 21. Choice of Law. This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of New York, except as otherwise required by mandatory provisions of law and except to the extent that remedies provided by the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of New York are governed by the laws of such jurisdiction.

SECTION 22. Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH PARTY HERETO 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 ANY COLLATERAL DOCUMENT OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED THEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION.

SECTION 23. Severability. If any provision of any Credit Document is invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, then, to the fullest extent permitted by law, (i) the other provisions of the Credit Documents shall remain in full force and effect in such jurisdiction and shall be liberally construed in favor of the Secured Parties in order to carry out the intentions of the parties thereto as nearly as may be possible and (ii) the invalidity or unenforceability of such provision in such jurisdiction shall not affect the validity or enforceability thereof in any other jurisdiction.

[Signatures begin on the next page]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.

 

DUNNING CREEK LLC, as Borrower
By:   /s/ Gerald F. Stahlecker
  Name: Gerald F. Stahlecker
  Title: Executive Vice President

 

DEUTSCHE BANK AG, NEW YORK BRANCH, as Administrative Agent

By:

  /s/ Ian R. Jackson
  Name: Ian R. Jackson
  Title: Director

 

By:

  /s/ Satish Ramakrishna
  Name: Satish Ramakrishna
  Title: Managing Director

[ Signature page to Security Agreement ]

Exhibit 10.4

SALE AND CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT

between

FS INVESTMENT CORPORATION II,

as Seller

and

DUNNING CREEK LLC,

as Purchaser

Dated as of May 14, 2014


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

          Page  

ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS

     1   

SECTION 1.1

   Definitions      1   

SECTION 1.2

   Other Terms      5   

SECTION 1.3

   Computation of Time Periods      5   

ARTICLE II CONVEYANCES OF TRANSFERRED ASSETS

     5   

SECTION 2.1

   Conveyances      5   

SECTION 2.2

   Indemnification      7   

ARTICLE III CONSIDERATION AND PAYMENT; REPORTING

     7   

SECTION 3.1

   Purchase Price      7   

SECTION 3.2

   Payment of Purchase Price      7   

ARTICLE IV REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

     7   

SECTION 4.1

   Seller’s Representations and Warranties      7   

SECTION 4.2

   Reaffirmation of Representations and Warranties by the Seller; Notice of Breach      12   

ARTICLE V COVENANTS OF THE SELLER

     13   

SECTION 5.1

   Covenants of the Seller      13   

ARTICLE VI WARRANTY LOANS

     15   

SECTION 6.1

   Warranty Collateral Obligations      15   

SECTION 6.2

   Dilutions, Etc.      15   

ARTICLE VII CONDITIONS PRECEDENT

     16   

SECTION 7.1

   Conditions Precedent      16   

ARTICLE VIII MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

     16   

SECTION 8.1

   Amendments, Etc.      16   

SECTION 8.2

   Governing Law: Submission to Jurisdiction      16   

SECTION 8.3

   Notices      17   

 

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SECTION 8.4

   Severability of Provisions      18   

SECTION 8.5

   Further Assurances      18   

SECTION 8.6

   No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies      18   

SECTION 8.7

   Counterparts      18   

SECTION 8.8

   Binding Effect; Third-Party Beneficiaries      18   

SECTION 8.9

   Merger and Integration      19   

SECTION 8.10

   Headings      19   

 

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This SALE AND CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT, dated as of May 14, 2014 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time, this “ Agreement ”), between FS Investment Corporation II, a Maryland corporation, as seller (in such capacity, the “ Seller ”) and Dunning Creek LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as purchaser (in such capacity, the “ Purchaser ”).

W   I   T   N   E   S   S   E   T   H :

WHEREAS, the Purchaser desires to purchase certain loans and related assets existing on the Closing Date and from time to time thereafter;

WHEREAS, the Seller may also wish to contribute certain loans and related contracts to the capital of the Purchaser on the Closing Date and from time to time on each Purchase Date;

WHEREAS, the Seller desires to sell, assign and contribute such loans and related contracts to the Purchaser upon the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth;

NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, it is hereby agreed by and between the Purchaser and the Seller as follows:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

SECTION 1.1 Definitions . 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). All capitalized terms used herein but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings specified in, or incorporated by reference into, the Credit Agreement, dated as of the date hereof (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”), by and among the Purchaser, as borrower, Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch, as administrative agent and lender, and other lenders party thereto from time to time.

Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.

Collateral Obligations ” means any commercial loan, bond or note or participation interest therein owned by the Purchaser, excluding the Retained Interest thereon.

Convey ” means to sell, transfer, assign, contribute or otherwise convey assets hereunder.

 

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Conveyance ” means, as the context may require, the Initial Conveyance or a Subsequent Conveyance.

Indorsement ” has the meaning specified in Section 8-102(a)(11) of the UCC, and “Indorsed” has a corresponding meaning.

Initial Conveyance ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(a) .

Obligor ” means, for any Collateral Obligation, the borrower thereunder or the issuer thereof.

Payment Date ” means each Subsequent Conveyance Date and the date of the Initial Conveyance.

Purchase Date ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(b) .

Purchase Notice ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(b) .

Purchase Price ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1 .

Purchaser ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.

Related Security ” means, with respect to each Collateral Obligation:

(a) any property or other assets designated and pledged or mortgaged as collateral to secure repayment of a Collateral Obligation (including, without limitation, any pledge of the stock, membership or other ownership interests in the related Obligor or its subsidiaries, all equity purchase warrants or similar rights convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for any equity interests received by the Purchaser as an “equity kicker” from the Obligor in connection with such Collateral Obligation and all proceeds from any sale or other disposition of such property or other assets), all payments paid in respect thereof and all monies due, to become due and paid in respect thereof accruing after the applicable transfer date and all liquidation proceeds thereof;

(b) all guaranties, indemnities and warranties, insurance policies, financing statements and other agreements or arrangements of whatever character from time to time supporting or securing payment of any such indebtedness;

(c) the sum of all interest collections and all principal collections received with respect to any Conveyance with respect to such Collateral Obligation and any of the foregoing;

(d) any guarantees or similar credit enhancement for an Obligor’s obligations under any Collateral Obligation, all UCC financing statements or other filings relating thereto, including all rights and remedies, if any, against any Related Security, including all amounts due and to become due to the Purchaser thereunder and all rights, remedies, powers, privileges and claims of the Purchaser thereunder (whether arising pursuant to the terms of such agreement or otherwise available to the Purchaser at law or in equity);

 

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(e) with respect to such Collateral Obligation and any of the foregoing: (i) if such Collateral Obligation includes a promissory note, an original, executed copy of a promissory note or a copy of an executed promissory note (in the case of a lost promissory note) accompanied by an original executed affidavit and indemnity endorsed by the Purchaser in blank, in each case with an unbroken chain of endorsements from each prior holder of such promissory note to the Purchaser or in blank (unless such note is in bearer form, in which case delivery alone shall suffice), or in the case of a noteless Collateral Obligation, a copy of each executed document or instrument evidencing the assignment of such Collateral Obligation to the Purchaser, (ii) copies of any related loan agreement, security agreement, mortgage, moveable or immoveable hypothec, deed of hypothec, guarantees, note purchase agreement, intercreditor and/or subordination agreement, each to the extent in the possession of the Purchaser, (iii) copies of the file-stamped (or the electronic equivalent of) UCC financing statements and continuation statements (including amendments or modifications thereof) authorized by the Obligor thereof or by another Person on the Obligor’s behalf in respect of such Collateral Obligation, and (iv) all other documents, books, records and other information prepared and maintained by or on behalf of the Purchaser with respect to any Collateral Obligation and the Obligors thereunder, including all documents, books, records and other information prepared and maintained by the Purchaser or the Manager with respect to such Collateral Obligation or Obligors; and

(f) all recoveries and proceeds of the foregoing.

Repurchase Amount ” means, for any Warranty Collateral Obligation for which a payment or substitution is being made pursuant to Section 6.1 as of any time of determination, the sum of (i) the greater of (a) an amount equal to the purchase price paid by the Purchaser for such Collateral Obligation (excluding purchased accrued interest and original issue discount) less all payments of principal received in connection with such Collateral Obligation since the date it was added to the Collateral and (b) the product of (I) the Market Value (determined as described in Section 4 of Annex II to the Credit Agreement (treating any Warranty Collateral Obligation that is not Cash or a Cash Equivalent as a Fund Investment solely for purposes of this definition, regardless of whether it would qualify as a “Fund Investment” under the definition thereof)) of such Warranty Collateral Obligation and (II) one minus the Margin Requirement for such Collateral Obligation (or, in the case of a Warranty Collateral Obligation that is not an Eligible Investment, the Margin Requirement that would be applicable to such Warranty Collateral Obligation if it were an Eligible Investment), and (ii) any accrued and unpaid interest thereon that has not been paid into the Custodial Account.

 

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Repurchase Event ” means, with respect to any Transferred Collateral Obligation, the occurrence of any of the following:

(a) the related Conveyance becomes or may become voidable or subject to avoidance under Title 11 of the Bankruptcy Code and the rules and regulations thereunder;

(b) the Seller has actual knowledge or is notified of any event which, as of the date of the related Conveyance had occurred and was continuing, could reasonably have been expected to affect the collectibility of such Transferred Collateral Obligation or cause it not to be paid in full; or

(c) such Transferred Collateral Obligation (or any portion thereof after giving effect to any contribution) was sold by the Seller to the Purchaser other than pursuant to a “true sale”.

Retained Economic Interest ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1(l)(i) .

Retained Interest ” means, with respect to any Collateral Obligation included in any Conveyance, (a) such obligations to provide additional funding with respect to such Collateral Obligation that have been retained by the other lender(s) of such Collateral Obligation, (b) all of the rights and obligations, if any, of the agent(s) under the underlying instruments, (c) any unused commitment fees associated with the additional funding obligations that are being retained in accordance with clause (a) above, and (d) any agency or similar fees associated with the rights and obligations of the agent(s) that are being retained in accordance with clause (b) above.

Retention Requirements ” means Part 5 of the EU Capital Requirements Regulation (Regulation (EU) 575/2013), together with any guidelines, regulatory technical standards, implementing technical standards or related documents published from time to time in relation thereto by the European Banking Authority (or any predecessor or successor agency or authority) and the European Commission, together with each other amendment or modification thereto approved by the parties hereto for purposes of this definition, each to the extent legally binding in the Member State of a Lender and in each case as determined or imposed by any regulatory body having supervisory authority over any Lender.

Schedule of Collateral Obligations ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(a) .

Secured Parties ” means the Administrative Agent and the Lenders.

Seller ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.

Subsequent Conveyance ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(b) .

Subsequent Conveyance Date ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(b) .

Transferred Assets ” means, collectively, the Transferred Collateral Obligations and Related Security Conveyed by the Seller to the Purchaser hereunder.

Transferred Collateral Obligations ” means each Collateral Obligation Conveyed from the Seller to the Purchaser pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

 

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Warranty Collateral Obligations ” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.1 .

SECTION 1.2 Other Terms . All accounting terms not specifically defined herein shall be construed in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. All terms used in Article 9 of the UCC, and not specifically defined herein, are used herein as defined in such Article 9. The term “including” when used in this Agreement means “including without limitation.”

SECTION 1.3 Computation of Time Periods . Unless otherwise stated in this Agreement, in the computation of a period 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 means “to but excluding.”

ARTICLE II

CONVEYANCES OF TRANSFERRED ASSETS

SECTION 2.1 Conveyances .

(a) On the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Seller agrees to Convey to the Purchaser on the Closing Date, and the Purchaser agrees to purchase from the Seller on the Closing Date (the “ Initial Conveyance ”), all of the Seller’s right, title and interest in and to each Collateral Obligation listed on Schedule A to this Agreement (as such schedule may be amended, supplemented, updated or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Schedule of Collateral Obligations ”) (the Schedule of Collateral Obligations, as amended, supplemented, updated or otherwise modified shall become part of the Schedule of Collateral Obligations), together with all other Related Security and all proceeds of the foregoing but excluding the Retained Interests (if any) for such Collateral Obligation.

(b) In the event the Purchaser agrees, from time to time after the Effective Date, to acquire additional Collateral Obligations (including Related Security) from the Seller, the Purchaser shall deliver written notice thereof to the Administrative Agent substantially in the form set forth in Schedule B hereto (each, a “ Purchase Notice ”), designating the date of the proposed Conveyance (a “ Subsequent Conveyance Date ” or a “ Purchase Date ”) and attaching a supplement to the Schedule of Collateral Obligations identifying the Transferred Assets proposed to be Conveyed. On the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement and the Credit Agreement, the Seller shall Convey to the Purchaser, and the Purchaser shall purchase, on the applicable Subsequent Conveyance Date (each such purchase and sale being herein called a “ Subsequent Conveyance ”), all of the Seller’s right, title and interest in and to each Collateral Obligation then reported by the Seller on the Schedule of Collateral Obligations attached to the related Purchase Notice, together with all other Related Security and all proceeds of the foregoing but excluding the Retained Interests (if any) for such Collateral Obligation.

(c) It is the express intent of the Seller and the Purchaser that each Conveyance of Transferred Assets by the Seller to the Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement be construed as an absolute sale and/or contribution of such Transferred Assets by the Seller to the Purchaser. Further, it is not the intention of the Seller and the Purchaser that any purchase be

 

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deemed a grant of a security interest in the Transferred Assets by the Seller to the Purchaser to secure a debt or other obligation of the Seller. However, in the event that, notwithstanding the intent of the parties, the Conveyances hereunder shall be characterized as loans and not as sales and/or contributions, then (i) this Agreement also shall be deemed to be, and hereby is, a security agreement within the meaning of the UCC and other applicable law and (ii) the Conveyances by the Seller provided for in this Agreement shall be deemed to be, and the Seller hereby grants to the Purchaser, a security interest in, to and under all of the Seller’s right, title and interest in, to and under, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, such Transferred Assets and all proceeds of the foregoing. The Purchaser and its assignees shall have, with respect to such Transferred Assets and other related rights, in addition to all the other rights and remedies available to the Purchaser and its assignees and under the other Transaction Documents, all the rights and remedies of a secured party under any applicable UCC.

The Seller and the Purchaser shall, to the extent consistent with this Agreement, take such actions as may be necessary to ensure that, if this Agreement were deemed to create a security interest in the Transferred Assets to secure a debt or other obligation, such security interest would be deemed to be a perfected security interest in favor of the Purchaser under applicable law and will be maintained as such throughout the term of this Agreement. The Seller represents and warrants that the Transferred Assets are being transferred with the intention of removing them from the Seller’s estate pursuant to Section 541 of the Bankruptcy Code.

(d) In connection with the Initial Conveyance, the Seller agrees to file on or prior to the Closing Date, at its own expense, a financing statement or statements with respect to the Transferred Assets Conveyed by the Seller hereunder from time to time meeting the requirements of applicable state law in the jurisdiction of the Seller’s organization to perfect and protect the interests of the Purchaser created hereby under the UCC against all creditors of, and purchasers from, the Seller, and to deliver a file-stamped copy of such financing statements or other evidence of such filings to the Purchaser as soon as reasonably practicable after its receipt thereof.

(e) The Seller agrees that from time to time, at its expense, it will promptly execute and deliver all instruments and documents and take all actions as may be reasonably necessary or as the Purchaser may reasonably request, in order to perfect or protect the interest of the Purchaser in the Transferred Assets purchased hereunder or to enable the Purchaser to exercise or enforce any of its rights hereunder. Without limiting the foregoing, the Seller will, in order to accurately reflect the Conveyances contemplated by this Agreement, execute and file such financing or continuation statements or amendments thereto or assignments thereof (as permitted pursuant hereto) or other documents or instruments as may be reasonably requested by the Purchaser and mark its master computer records (or related sub-ledger) noting the purchase by the Purchaser of the Transferred Assets and the Lien of the Administrative Agent pursuant to the Security Agreement. The Seller hereby authorizes the Purchaser to file and, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law the Purchaser shall be permitted to file initial financing statements, continuation statements and amendments thereto and assignments thereof without the Seller’s further action; provided that the description of collateral contained in such financing statements shall be limited to only Transferred Assets. Carbon, photographic or other reproduction of this Agreement or any financing statement shall be sufficient as a financing statement.

 

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SECTION 2.2 Indemnification . Without limiting any other rights which any such Person may have hereunder or under applicable law, the Seller agrees to indemnify on a net after-tax basis (including, for example, taking into account the deductibility of an applicable underlying damage, loss, liability or related cost and expense) the Purchaser and its successors, transferees, and assigns (including each Secured Party) and all officers, directors, shareholders, controlling persons, employees and agents of any of the foregoing (each of the foregoing Persons being individually called an “ Indemnified Party ”), forthwith on demand, from and against any and all damages, losses, claims, liabilities and related costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements (all of the foregoing being collectively called “ Indemnified Amounts ”) awarded against or incurred by any of them arising out of any breach by the Seller of any of its obligations hereunder or arising as a result of the failure of any representation or warranty of the Seller herein to be true and correct on the date such representation or warranty was made, excluding, however, (a) Indemnified Amounts in respect of any Transferred Asset due to such Obligor’s creditworthiness, (b) Indemnified Amounts payable to an Indemnified Party to the extent determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct on the part of any Indemnified Party or its agent or subcontractor, (c) except as otherwise specifically provided herein, non-payment by any Obligor of an amount due and payable with respect to a Transferred Asset, (d) any Excluded Taxes and any Taxes indemnifiable under the Credit Agreement and (e) Indemnified Amounts resulting from the performance or non-performance of the Collateral Obligations.

ARTICLE III

CONSIDERATION AND PAYMENT; REPORTING

SECTION 3.1 Purchase Price . The purchase price (the “ Purchase Price ”) for the Transferred Assets Conveyed on each Purchase Date shall be a dollar amount equal to the fair market value (as agreed upon between the Seller and the Purchaser at the time of such Conveyance) of such Transferred Assets as of such date.

SECTION 3.2 Payment of Purchase Price . The Purchase Price shall be paid on the related Purchase Date at the option of the Seller (a) by the Purchaser making a payment in cash of immediately available funds, (b) by the Seller making a capital contribution to the Purchaser, or (c) any combination of the foregoing clauses (a) and (b).

ARTICLE IV

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

SECTION 4.1 Seller’s Representations and Warranties . The Seller represents and warrants to the Purchaser as of the Closing Date and as of each Purchase Date:

(a) Organization and Good Standing . The Seller is a corporation duly formed, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization and is duly qualified to do business, and is in good standing, in every jurisdiction in which the nature of its business and the performance of its obligations hereunder and under the other Transaction

 

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Documents to which it is a party requires it to be so qualified, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on (i) its ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement, (ii) the validity or enforceability of the Transferred Assets and the Related Security and (iii) its ability to perform its obligations under the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party.

(b) Power and Authority . The Seller has the power and authority to own, pledge, mortgage, operate and convey the Transferred Assets, to conduct its business as now, or proposed to be, conducted and to execute and deliver this Agreement and the Transaction Documents to which it is a party and to perform the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.

(c) Authorization; Contravention . The execution, delivery and performance by the Seller of this Agreement, each other Transaction Document to which it is a party and all other agreements, instruments and documents which may be delivered by it pursuant hereto or thereto and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (i) have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of the Seller, (ii) do not contravene or cause the Seller to be in default in any material respect under (A) its certificate of formation or limited partnership agreement, (B) any contractual restriction with respect to any Debt of the Seller or contained in any indenture, loan or credit agreement, lease, mortgage, security agreement, bond, note or other agreement or instrument binding on or affecting it or its property, or (C) any law, rule, regulation, order, license, requirement, writ, judgment, award, injunction or decree applicable to, binding on or affecting it or any of its property and (iii) do not result in or require the creation of any Lien upon or with respect to any of its properties (other than Liens created pursuant to this Agreement).

(d) Execution and Delivery . This Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which the Seller is a party have been duly executed and delivered by the Seller.

(e) Governmental Authorization . No approval, consent of, notice to, filing with or permits, licenses, qualifications or other action by any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over it or its properties is required or necessary (i) for the conduct of the Seller’s business as currently conducted, for the ownership, use, operation or maintenance of its properties and for the due execution, delivery and performance by the Seller of this Agreement or any of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party, (ii) for the perfection of or the exercise by each of the Purchaser and the Administrative Agent of any of its rights or remedies under the Credit Agreement or hereunder, or (iii) to ensure the legality, validity, or enforceability of this Agreement in any jurisdiction in which the Seller does business, in each case other than (A) consents, notices, filings and other actions which have been obtained or made (or will be obtained or made substantially simultaneously with the Closing Date), and continuation statements and renewals in respect thereof and (B) where the lack of such consent, notice, filing or other action would not have a material adverse effect on its ability to perform its obligations hereunder and under the Transaction Documents to which it is a party.

 

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(f) Legality; Validity; Enforceability . Assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by each other party hereto and thereto, this Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which it is a party is the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Seller enforceable against the Seller in accordance with its respective terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by (A) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (B) equitable limitations on the availability of specific remedies, regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law and (C) implied covenants of good faith and fair dealing.

(g) No Litigation . There are no proceedings or investigations pending or, to its knowledge, threatened against the Seller, before any court or Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over it or its properties (A) asserting the invalidity of this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents, (B) seeking to prevent the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents, (C) seeking any determination or ruling that might materially and adversely affect the performance by the Purchaser of its obligations under, or the validity or enforceability of, this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents, (D) seeking any determination or ruling that would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on any of the Transferred Assets or (E) seeking to impose any excise, franchise, transfer or similar tax upon the conveyance of the Transferred Assets hereunder.

(h) Legal Compliance . The Seller has complied and will comply in all material respects with all Applicable Laws, judgments, agreements with governmental authorities, decrees and orders with respect to its business and properties and the Transferred Assets.

(i) Taxes . The Seller has timely filed all federal and other material Tax returns (foreign, federal, state, local and otherwise) required to be filed by it relating to the Transferred Assets and has paid all federal and other material Taxes due and payable by it relating to the Transferred Assets (other than any amount the validity of which is currently being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and with respect to which reserves in conformity with GAAP have been provided on the books of the Seller). It is not liable for taxes with respect to the Transferred Assets payable by any other Person. No Tax lien or similar Adverse Claim has been filed, and no claim has been filed or is being asserted, with respect to any Tax relating to the Transferred Assets. Any taxes, fees and other governmental charges payable by the Seller in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the execution and delivery of this Agreement have been paid or shall have been paid if and when due.

(j) Place of Business . The principal place of business and chief executive office of the Seller, and the offices where the Seller keeps all its records, are located at its address specified in Section 8.3 , or such other locations notified to the Purchaser in accordance with this Agreement in jurisdictions where all action required by the terms of this Agreement has been taken and completed. There are currently no, and during the past four months (or such shorter time as the Seller has been in existence) there have not been, any other locations where the Seller is located (as that term is used in the UCC of the jurisdiction where such principal place of business is located).

 

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(k) Ownership; Security Interest .

i. In the event that, notwithstanding the intent of the parties, the Conveyances hereunder shall be characterized as loans and not as sales and/or contributions, then this Agreement creates a valid and continuing Lien on the Transferred Assets in favor of the Purchaser and the Administrative Agent, as assignee, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, which security interest is validly perfected under Article 9 of the UCC (to the extent such security interest may be perfected under such article), and is enforceable as such against creditors of and purchasers from the Purchaser; the Transferred Assets are comprised of Instruments, Security Entitlements, General Intangibles, Certificated Securities, Uncertificated Securities, Securities Accounts, Investment Property and Proceeds and such other categories of collateral under the applicable UCC as to which the Seller has complied with its obligations as set forth herein; the Seller has received all consents and approvals required by the terms of any Collateral Obligation to the sale and granting of a security interest in the Collateral Obligations hereunder to the Purchaser and the Administrative Agent, as assignee on behalf of the Secured Parties; the Seller has taken all necessary steps to file or authorize the filing of all appropriate financing statements in the proper filing office in the appropriate jurisdictions under Applicable Law in order to perfect the security interest in that portion of the Transferred Assets in which a security interest may be perfected by filing pursuant to Article 9 of the UCC as in effect in Maryland; all original executed copies of each underlying promissory note constituting or evidencing any Transferred Asset have been or, subject to the delivery requirements contained in the Credit Agreement, will be delivered to the Purchaser or its designee; none of the underlying promissory notes that constitute or evidence the Collateral Obligations has any marks or notations indicating that they have been pledged, assigned or otherwise conveyed to any Person other than the Purchaser and the Administrative Agent, as assignee on behalf of the Secured Parties; with respect to a Transferred Asset that constitutes a Certificated Security, such certificated security has been delivered to the Purchaser or its designee and, if in registered form, has been specially Indorsed (within the meaning of the UCC) to the Administrative Agent or in blank by an effective Indorsement or has been registered in the name of the Administrative Agent upon original issue or registration of transfer by the Seller of such Certificated Security; and in the case of an Uncertificated Security, by causing the Purchaser or its designee to become the registered owner of such uncertificated security.

(l) Fair Consideration; No Avoidance for Collateral Obligation Payments . With respect to each Transferred Collateral Obligation sold hereunder, the Seller sold such Transferred Collateral Obligation to the Purchaser in exchange for payment, made in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, in an amount which constitutes fair consideration and reasonably equivalent value. Each such Conveyance referred to in the preceding sentence shall not have been made for or on account of an antecedent debt owed by the Seller to the Purchaser. In addition, no such Conveyance shall have been made with the intent to hinder or delay payment to or defraud any creditor of the Seller.

(m) Eligibility of Transferred Collateral Obligations . Each Transferred Collateral Obligation Conveyed hereunder is, at the time of such Conveyance, an Eligible Investment. As of each Purchase Date, Schedule A is an accurate and complete listing of all the Transferred Collateral Obligations and other Transferred Assets hereunder as of such Purchase Date.

 

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(n) Adequate Capitalization; No Insolvency . The Seller is adequately capitalized and will not become insolvent after giving effect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Transaction Documents. The Seller is adequately capitalized for its business as proposed to be conducted in the foreseeable future and does not expect the commencement of any insolvency, bankruptcy or similar proceedings or the appointment of a receiver, liquidator or similar official in respect of its assets. The Seller executed and delivered each of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party for fair consideration and without the intent to hinder, delay or defraud any of its creditors or any other Person.

(o) True and Complete Information . All information heretofore or hereafter furnished by or on behalf of the Seller in writing to any Lender or the Administrative Agent in connection with this Agreement, the other Transaction Documents, the Transferred Assets, or any transaction contemplated hereby is and will be (when taken as a whole) true, correct and complete in all material respects.

(p) Financial Statements . The Seller has delivered to each Lender complete and correct copies of (A) the audited consolidated financial statements of the Seller for the fiscal year most recently ended, and (B) the unaudited consolidated financial statements of the Seller for the fiscal quarter most recently ended, in each case when (and to the extent) required to be delivered under Sections 6.01(b)(i) and (ii) of the Credit Agreement. Such financial statements (including the related notes) fairly present the financial condition of the Seller as of the respective dates thereof and the results of operations for the periods covered thereby, each in accordance with GAAP.

(q) Payment in Full . The Seller had no actual knowledge at the time of Conveyance of a Transferred Asset of any fact which leads it to expect that any payments on such Transferred Asset will not be paid in full when due or to expect any other material adverse effect on (A) the performance by the Seller of its obligations under this Agreement or any of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party, (B) the validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party, or (C) the Transferred Assets or the interests of the Seller therein.

(r) No Brokers or Finders . No broker or finder acting on behalf of the Seller was employed or utilized in connection with this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby and the Seller has no obligation to any Person in respect of any finder’s or brokerage fees in connection therewith.

(s) Restricted Payments . The Seller shall not cause or permit the Purchaser to make any payments or distributions which would violate Section 6.02(r) of the Credit Agreement.

 

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(t) Special Purpose Entity . The Purchaser is an entity with assets and liabilities separate and distinct from those of the Seller and any Affiliates thereof, and the Seller hereby acknowledges that the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the other Secured Parties are entering into the transactions contemplated by the Credit Agreement in reliance upon the Purchaser’s identity as a legal entity that is separate from the Seller and from each other Affiliate of the Seller. Therefore, from and after the date of execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Seller shall take all reasonable steps, including all steps that the Purchaser or the Administrative Agent may from time to time reasonably request, to maintain the Purchaser’s identity as a legal entity that is separate from the Seller and from each other Affiliate of the Seller, and to make it manifest to third parties that the Purchaser is an entity with assets and liabilities distinct from those of the Seller and each other Affiliate thereof and not just a division of the Seller or any such other Affiliate.

(u) Set–Off, etc . At the time of Conveyance of a Transferred Asset and to the knowledge of the Seller after reasonable inquiry, such Transferred Asset has not been compromised, adjusted, extended, satisfied, subordinated, rescinded, set–off or modified by the Seller or by the Obligor thereof, and at such time such Transferred Asset is not subject to compromise, adjustment, extension, satisfaction, subordination, rescission, set–off, counterclaim, defense, abatement, suspension, deferment, deduction, reduction, termination or modification, whether arising out of transactions concerning such Transferred Asset or otherwise, by the Seller or by the Obligor with respect thereto, except, in each case, for amendments, extensions and modifications, if any, to such Transferred Asset otherwise permitted under the Transaction Documents.

(v) No Fraud . Each Collateral Obligation was originated without any fraud or material misrepresentation by the Seller or, to the Seller’s knowledge, on the part of the related Obligor.

SECTION 4.2 Reaffirmation of Representations and Warranties by the Seller; Notice of Breach . On the Closing Date and on each Purchase Date, the Seller, by accepting the proceeds of such Conveyance, shall be deemed to have certified that all representations and warranties described in Section 4.1 are true and correct on and as of such day as though made on and as of such day (or, if such representation or warranty is limited to a specific date, such specific date). The representations and warranties set forth in Section 4.1 shall survive (i) the Conveyance of the Transferred Assets to the Purchaser, (ii) the termination of the rights and obligations of the Purchaser and the Seller under this Agreement and (iii) the termination of the rights and obligations of the Purchaser under the Credit Agreement. Upon discovery by a Responsible Officer of the Purchaser or the Seller of a breach of any of the foregoing representations and warranties in any material respect, the party discovering such breach shall give prompt written notice to the other and to the Administrative Agent.

 

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ARTICLE V

COVENANTS OF THE SELLER

SECTION 5.1 Covenants of the Seller . The Seller hereby covenants and agrees with the Purchaser that, from the date hereof, and until all amounts owed by the Seller pursuant to this Agreement have been paid in full (other than as expressly survive the termination of this Agreement), unless the Purchaser otherwise consents in writing:

(a) Compliance with Agreements and Applicable Laws . The Seller shall perform each of its obligations under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party and comply with all Applicable Laws, including those applicable to the Transferred Collateral Obligations and all proceeds thereof, except to the extent that the failure to so comply would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on (i) its ability to perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents to which it is a party, (ii) its assets, operations, properties, financial condition, or business or (iii) the validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents.

(b) Maintenance of Existence and Conduct of Business . The Seller shall: (i) do or cause to be done all things necessary to (A) preserve and keep in full force and effect its existence as a corporation and maintain its rights and franchises in its jurisdiction of formation and (B) qualify and remain qualified as a foreign corporation in good standing and preserve its rights and franchises in each jurisdiction in which the failure to so qualify and remain qualified and preserve its rights and franchises would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on its assets, operations, properties, financial condition, or business; (ii) continue to conduct its business substantially as now conducted or as otherwise permitted hereunder and under its organizational documents; and (iii) at all times maintain, preserve and protect all of its licenses, permits, charters and registrations in each case except where the failure to maintain such liens, permits, charters and registrations would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on its assets, operations, properties, financial condition, or business.

(c) Cash Management Systems: Deposit of Collections . The Seller shall transfer, or cause to be transferred, all interest collections and all principal collections received with respect to any Conveyance by the Seller to the Custodial Account by the close of business on the Business Day following the date such Collections are received.

(d) Books and Records . The Seller shall keep proper books of record and account in which full and correct entries shall be made of all transactions with the Purchaser and the assets and business of the Seller related to its obligations under this Agreement or any Transferred Assets or assets proposed to be transferred in accordance with GAAP, maintain and implement administrative and operating procedures necessary to fulfill its obligations hereunder; and keep and maintain all documents, books, records and other information necessary or reasonably advisable and relating to the Transferred Assets prior to their Conveyance hereunder for the collection of all Transferred Assets.

(e) Taxes . The Seller will file on a timely basis all federal and other material Tax returns required to be filed and will pay all federal and other material Taxes due and payable by it (other than any amount the validity of which is contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and with respect to which reserves in conformity with GAAP are provided on the books of the Seller).

(f) ERISA . The Seller shall not, and shall not cause or permit any of its Affiliates to, cause or permit to occur an event that results in the imposition of a Lien on its interest, if any, in any Transferred Asset under Section 412 of the IRC or Section 303(K) or 4068 of ERISA.

 

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(g) Liens . The Seller shall not create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Lien on or with respect to any of its rights under any of the Transaction Documents (other than the Lien covering this Agreement and existing on the Closing Date, which has been disclosed to the Administrative Agent) or on or with respect to any of its rights in the Transferred Assets, in each case other than Permitted Liens. For the avoidance of doubt, this Section 5.1(g) shall not apply to any property retained by the Seller and not Conveyed or purported to be Conveyed hereunder.

(h) Change of Name. Etc. The Seller shall not change its name, identity or corporate structure in any manner that would make any financing statement or continuation statement filed by the Seller (or by the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Seller) in accordance with Sections 2.1(d) and (e)  seriously misleading or change its jurisdiction of organization, unless the Seller shall have given the Purchaser at least 10 days prior written notice thereof, and shall promptly file appropriate amendments to all previously filed financing statements and continuation statements.

(i) Sale Characterization . The Seller shall not make statements or disclosures, or treat the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (other than for Tax or accounting purposes) in any manner other than as a true sale, contribution or absolute assignment of the title to and sole record and beneficial ownership interest of the Transferred Collateral Obligations Conveyed or purported to be Conveyed hereunder; provided that the Seller may consolidate the Purchaser and/or its properties and other assets for accounting purposes in accordance with GAAP.

(j) Commingling . The Seller shall not, and shall not permit any of its Affiliates to, deposit or permit the deposit of any funds that do not constitute Collections or other proceeds of any Collateral Obligations into the Custodial Account.

(k) Nonconsolidation Opinion . The Seller shall not take any action contrary to the “Assumptions and Facts” section in the opinion of Dechert LLP, dated the date hereof, relating to certain nonconsolidation matters.

(l) Risk Retention .

i. For so long as any Obligations are outstanding: (i) the Seller represents and undertakes to the Lender for the purposes of the Retention Requirements that: (A) as an originator for the purposes of the Retention Requirements, it holds and will retain on an on-going basis, a net economic interest in the securitisation transaction contemplated by the Credit Agreement, which shall not be less than 5% of the aggregate nominal value of all the Collateral Obligations (the “ Retained Economic Interest ”) measured at the time of origination (being the occasion of each origination or acquisition of a Collateral Obligation by the Purchaser); (B) the Retained Economic Interest takes the form of a first loss tranche in accordance with paragraph 1(d) of Article 405 of the EU Capital Requirements Regulation (Regulation (EU) No 575/2013), as represented by the Seller’s limited company interest in the Purchaser; (C) it holds and will retain up to 100% of the limited liability company interests of the Purchaser and the Purchaser shall have no other issued equity interests; (D) the aggregate capital contributions made by the Seller with

 

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respect to the limited liability company interests in the Purchaser shall represent at least 5.0% of the aggregate of the nominal value of all the Collateral Obligations measured at the time of origination as described in (A) above; and (E) the Seller shall not sell or enter into any credit risk mitigation, short positions or any other hedges or otherwise seek to mitigate its credit risk with respect to its limited liability company interests in the Purchaser (except as permitted by the EU Capital Requirements Regulation referenced in (B) above).

ii. Each Collateral Report shall contain or be accompanied by a certification from the Seller containing a representation that all of the conditions set forth in clause (i) above are true and have been true up to and on each date since the prior Reporting Date (or, with respect to the first Reporting Date, since the Closing Date). The Seller shall provide to the Administrative Agent and/or any Lender that is subject to the Retention Requirements: (A) prompt written notice of any breach of its obligations set forth in Section 5.1(l)(i); and (B) all information that any such entity requests in connection with its obligations under the Retention Requirements.

ARTICLE VI

WARRANTY LOANS

SECTION 6.1 Warranty Collateral Obligations . The Seller agrees that, with respect to any Transferred Collateral Obligation, in the event of (x) a Repurchase Event with respect to such Transferred Collateral Obligation or (y) a breach of any representation or warranty or covenant applicable to a Transferred Asset set forth in Article IV or Article V (each such Transferred Collateral Obligation, an “ Warranty Collateral Obligation ”), no later than 30 days after the earlier of (x) knowledge of such breach on the part of the Seller and (y) receipt by the Seller of written notice thereof given by the Purchaser, the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders, the Seller shall either (a) pay to the Custodial Account in immediately available funds the Repurchase Amount with respect to the Warranty Collateral Obligation(s) to which such breach relates or (b) substitute for such Warranty Collateral Obligation(s) one or more Eligible Investment(s) with an aggregate Collateral Obligation Amount at least equal to the Repurchase Amount of the Warranty Collateral Obligation(s) being replaced; provided, that no such repayment or substitution shall be required to be made with respect to any Warranty Collateral Obligation (and such Collateral Obligation shall cease to be a Warranty Collateral Obligation) if, on or before the expiration of such 30 day period either (x) such Repurchase Event shall no longer be continuing or (y) the representations and warranties in Article IV and the covenants in Article V with respect to such Warranty Collateral Obligation shall be made true and correct in all material respects with respect to such Warranty Collateral Obligation as if such Warranty Collateral Obligation had been Conveyed to the Purchaser on such day, as applicable.

SECTION 6.2 Dilutions, Etc . The Seller agrees that if the Principal Balance of a Transferred Collateral Obligation that has been sold by the Seller hereunder is either reduced or adjusted as a result of any valid setoff by the Obligor against the Seller, the Seller shall be deemed to have received on such day an interest and principal collection of such Transferred Collateral Obligation in the amount of such setoff and shall, within three (3) Business Days, pay to the Custodial Account in immediately available funds an amount equal to such setoff.

 

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ARTICLE VII

CONDITIONS PRECEDENT

SECTION 7.1 Conditions Precedent . The obligations of the Purchaser to pay the Purchase Price for the Transferred Assets sold on the Closing Date and any Purchase Date shall be subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions:

(a) All representations and warranties of the Seller contained in this Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects on such Purchase Date;

(b) All information concerning the Transferred Assets provided to the Purchaser and the Administrative Agent shall be true and correct, when taken as a whole, in all material respects as of such Purchase Date;

(c) The Seller shall have performed in all material respects all other obligations required to be performed by the provisions of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party;

(d) The Seller shall have either filed or caused to be filed the financing statement(s) required to be filed pursuant to Sections 2.1(d) and (e) ; and

(e) All corporate and legal proceedings, and all instruments in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents shall be reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Purchaser, and the Purchaser shall have received from the Seller copies of all documents (including records of corporate proceedings) relevant to the transactions herein contemplated as the Purchaser may reasonably have requested.

ARTICLE VIII

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

SECTION 8.1 Amendments, Etc . This Agreement and the rights and obligations of the parties hereunder may not be amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified except in an instrument in writing signed by the Purchaser and the Seller and consented to in writing by the Administrative Agent. Any Conveyance or reconveyance executed in accordance with the provisions hereof shall not be considered an amendment or modification to this Agreement.

SECTION 8.2 Governing Law: Submission to Jurisdiction .

(a) THIS AGREEMENT AND THE NOTES SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

 

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(b) Each party hereto hereby irrevocably submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of any New York State or Federal court sitting in New York City in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to the Transaction Documents, and each party hereto hereby irrevocably agrees that all claims in respect of such action or proceeding may be heard and determined in such New York State court or, to the extent permitted by law, in such Federal court. The parties hereto hereby irrevocably waive, to the fullest extent they may effectively do so, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding. The parties hereto agree 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.

SECTION 8.3 Notices . All notices and other communications provided for hereunder shall, unless otherwise stated herein, be in writing (including facsimile communication) and shall be personally delivered or sent by certified mail, electronic mail, postage prepaid, or by facsimile, to the intended party at the address or facsimile number of such party set forth below:

 

  (a) in the case of the Purchaser:

 

     Dunning Creek LLC
     c/o FS Investment Corporation II
     2929 Arch Street, Suite 675
     Philadelphia, PA 19104
     Attention: Gerald F. Stahlecker, Executive Vice President
     Telephone: (215) 495-1169
     Facsimile: (215) 222-4649

 

  (b) in the case of the Seller:

 

     FS Investment Corporation II
     2929 Arch Street, Suite 675
     Philadelphia, PA 19104
     Attention: Gerald F. Stahlecker, Executive Vice President
     Telephone: (215) 495-1169
     Facsimile: (215) 222-4649

(in each case, with a copy to the Administrative Agent at the address for notice provided under the Credit Agreement)

All such notices and communications shall be effective, (a) if personally delivered, when received, (b) if sent by certified mail, three Business Days after having been deposited in the mail, postage prepaid, (c) if sent by two-day mail, two Business Days after having been deposited in the mail, postage prepaid, (d) if sent by overnight courier, one Business Day after having been given to such courier, and (e) if transmitted by facsimile, when sent, receipt confirmed by telephone or electronic means.

 

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SECTION 8.4 Severability of Provisions . If any one or more of the covenants, agreements, provisions or terms of this Agreement shall for any reason whatsoever be held invalid, then such covenants, agreements, provisions, or terms shall be deemed severable from the remaining covenants, agreements, provisions, or terms of this Agreement and shall in no way affect the validity or enforceability of the other provisions of this Agreement.

SECTION 8.5 Further Assurances .

(a) The Purchaser and the Seller each agree that at any time and from time to time, at its expense and upon reasonable request of the Administrative Agent, it shall promptly execute and deliver all further instruments and documents, and take all reasonable further action, that is necessary or desirable to perfect and protect the Conveyances and security interests granted or purported to be granted by this Agreement or to enable the Administrative Agent or any of the Secured Parties to exercise and enforce its rights and remedies under this Agreement with respect to any Collateral.

(b) The Purchaser and the Seller agree to do and perform, from time to time, any and all acts and to execute any and all further instruments reasonably requested by the other party more fully to effect the purposes of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, including the execution of any financing statements or continuation statements or equivalent documents relating to the Transferred Collateral Obligations for filing under the provisions of the UCC or other laws of any applicable jurisdiction.

(c) The Purchaser and the Seller hereby severally authorize the Administrative Agent to file one or more financing or continuation statements, and amendments thereto, relating to all or any part of the Transferred Assets.

(d) The Seller shall furnish to the Administrative Agent from time to time such statements and schedules further identifying and describing the Related Security and such other reports in connection with the Transferred Assets as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request, all in reasonable detail.

SECTION 8.6 No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies . No failure to exercise and no delay in exercising, on the part of the Purchaser, the Seller or the Administrative Agent, any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder, shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege. The rights, remedies, powers and privileges herein provided are cumulative and not exhaustive of any rights, remedies, powers and privilege provided by law.

SECTION 8.7 Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts including telecopy transmission thereof (and by different parties on separate counterparts), each of which shall be an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

SECTION 8.8 Binding Effect; Third-Party Beneficiaries . This Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns.

 

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The Seller hereby acknowledges that (a) the Administrative Agent is the beneficiary of a collateral assignment of this Agreement pursuant to Section 2(a)(v)(4) of the Security Agreement, (b) the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties shall be an express third party beneficiary of the Purchaser’s rights hereunder, including but not limited to the Purchaser’s right to indemnification set forth in Section 2.2 and (c) each Lender shall be an express third party beneficiary of the Purchaser’s rights under Section 5.1(l) and the Seller hereby agrees that each Lender may rely on the covenants made in such Section 5.1(l) , subject, in the case of clauses (a) and (b), to each of the limitations, restrictions and conditions set forth in Section 2 of the Security Agreement with respect to the collateral assignment of this Agreement; provided that, such collateral assignment and such third party beneficiary rights shall automatically terminate upon the irrevocable payment in full of the Obligations (other than contingent indemnity obligations as to which no claim has been made) and the termination of the Commitments in full.

SECTION 8.9 Merger and Integration . Except as specifically stated otherwise herein, this Agreement sets forth the entire understanding of the parties relating to the subject matter hereof, and all prior understandings, written or oral, are superseded by this Agreement.

SECTION 8.10 Headings . The headings herein are for purposes of reference only and shall not otherwise affect the meaning or interpretation of any provision hereof.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Purchaser and the Seller each have caused this Sale and Contribution Agreement to be duly executed by their respective officers as of the day and year first above written.

 

FS INVESTMENT CORPORATION II, as Seller
By:   /s/ Gerald F. Stahlecker
  Name: Gerald F. Stahlecker
  Title: Executive Vice President

 

DUNNING CREEK LLC, as Purchaser
By:   /s/ Gerald F. Stahlecker
  Name: Gerald F. Stahlecker
  Title: Executive Vice President

Signature Page to the Sale and Contribution Agreement

Exhibit 10.5

 

 

DUNNING CREEK LLC

as Company

and

FS INVESTMENT CORPORATION II

as Investment Manager

INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT

Dated as of May 14, 2014

 

 


INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT, dated as of May 14, 2014 (this “ Agreement ”), between DUNNING CREEK LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ Company ”), and FS INVESTMENT CORPORATION II, a Maryland corporation (in such capacity, the “ Investment Manager ”).

WHEREAS, the Company desires to engage the Investment Manager to provide the services described herein, and the Investment Manager desires to provide such services; and

WHEREAS, capitalized terms used herein that are not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed thereto in the Credit Agreement dated as of the date hereof (together with any agreements referred to therein, including, without limitation, the Manager Letter, the “ Credit Agreement ”), between the Company and Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch (the “ Lender ”).

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements herein, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

1. Management Services .

The Investment Manager will provide the Company with the following services (in accordance with and subject to the applicable requirements of, and the restrictions and limitations set forth in, the Credit Documents and the LLC Agreement):

(a) determining the specific Fund Investments or other assets to be purchased or sold by the Company, taking into consideration the payment obligations of the Company on each Payment Date under the Credit Agreement in so doing, such that expected distributions on the Fund Investments and other assets of the Company permit a timely performance of the payment obligations by the Company under the Credit Agreement; provided that the Investment Manager does not hereby guarantee the timely performance of such payment obligations;

(b) effecting the purchase and sale of Fund Investments and all other assets of the Company;

(c) subject to the limitations set forth in the Credit Agreement and the Custodial Agreement, negotiating with underlying obligors of the Fund Investments (the “ Underlying Obligors ”) as to proposed amendments and modifications (including but not limited to extensions or releases of collateral) of the documentation evidencing and governing the Fund Investments;

(d) making determinations with respect to the Company’s exercise (including but not limited to any waiver) of any rights (including but not limited to voting rights and rights arising in connection with the bankruptcy or insolvency of an Underlying Obligor or the consensual or non-judicial restructuring of the debt or equity of an Underlying Obligor) or remedies in connection with the Fund Investments and participating in the committees (official or otherwise) or other groups formed by creditors of an Underlying Obligor;


(e) monitoring the ratings of the Fund Investments;

(f) determining whether each Fund Investment is an Eligible Investment;

(g) monitoring the Fund Investments on an ongoing basis and providing to the Lender and the Company or to any other Person designated by the Company all information and data which is generated by, or reasonably accessible to, the Investment Manager and which is required under the Credit Agreement or requested by the Company in connection with the preparation of all reports, certificates, schedules and other data which the Company is required to prepare and deliver under the Credit Agreement, in the form and containing all information required by the Credit Agreement, in sufficient time for the Company, or the Person designated by the Company (including but not limited to the Custodian), to review such data and prepare and deliver to the parties entitled thereto all such reports, certificates, schedules and other data required by the Credit Agreement;

(h) determining whether any investment is an Eligible Investment or Excluded Investment;

(i) managing the Company’s investments within the parameters set forth in the Credit Agreement, including, without limitation, the limitations relating to the definitions of Fund Investments, Excluded Investments, Market Value Price, Market Value and Eligible Investments;

(j) complying with such other duties and responsibilities as may be expressly required of the Investment Manager by the Credit Agreement;

(k) notifying the Lender and the Company in writing within one (1) Business Day of a Default or an Event of Default under the Credit Agreement to the extent the Investment Manager has actual knowledge of the occurrence thereof; and

(l) delivering Borrowing Requests and payment instructions to the Lender and making the prepayment specifications referred to in Section 3.03(d) of the Credit Agreement.

The Company agrees for the benefit of the Investment Manager and the Lender to follow the lawful instructions and directions of the Investment Manager in connection with the Investment Manager’s services hereunder.

The Investment Manager shall use reasonable care in rendering its services hereunder, using a degree of skill and attention no less than that which the Investment Manager exercises with respect to comparable assets that it manages for itself and for others in accordance with its existing practices and procedures which the Investment Manager reasonably believes to be consistent with those followed by institutional managers of national standing relating to assets of the nature and character of Fund Investments, except as expressly provided otherwise in this Agreement or the Credit Agreement. The Investment Manager shall comply with and perform all the duties and functions that have been specifically delegated to it under this Agreement and

 

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the Credit Agreement. The Investment Manager shall not be bound to follow any amendment to the Credit Agreement, however, until it has received a copy of the amendment from the Company or the Lender and, in addition, the Investment Manager shall not be bound by any amendment to the Credit Agreement which adversely affects in any material respects the obligations of the Investment Manager unless the Investment Manager shall have consented thereto in writing. The Company agrees that it will not permit any amendment to the Credit Agreement that adversely affects in any material respects the duties or liabilities of the Investment Manager to become effective unless the Investment Manager has been given prior written notice of such amendment and consented thereto in writing. The Investment Manager shall cause any purchase or sale of any Fund Investments or other asset of the Company to be conducted on an arm’s length basis or on terms that would be obtained in an arm’s length transaction in compliance with Section 2 and Section 8 hereof.

To the extent necessary or appropriate to perform all of the duties to be performed by it hereunder, the Investment Manager shall have the power to negotiate, execute and deliver all necessary documents and instruments on behalf of the Company with respect to any Fund Investment or other asset of the Company.

The Investment Manager shall have no obligation to perform any duties other than those specified herein or in the Credit Agreement or the Custodial Agreement.

2. Brokerage .

The Investment Manager shall use reasonable efforts to obtain the best prices and execution for all orders placed with respect to the Fund Investments, and other assets of the Company, considering all circumstances. Subject to the objective of obtaining best prices and execution, the Investment Manager may take into consideration research and other brokerage services furnished to the Investment Manager or its Affiliates by brokers and dealers which are not Affiliates of the Investment Manager. Such services may be used by the Investment Manager or its Affiliates in connection with its other advisory activities or investment operations. The Investment Manager may aggregate sales and purchase orders of securities placed with respect to the Fund Investments, and other assets of the Company with similar orders being made simultaneously for other accounts managed by the Investment Manager or with accounts of the Affiliates of the Investment Manager, if in the Investment Manager’s sole judgment such aggregation shall result in an overall economic benefit to the Company taking into consideration the selling or purchase price, brokerage commission and other expenses. In accounting for such aggregated order price, commission and other expenses shall be averaged on a per position basis.

The Company acknowledges that the determination of any such economic benefit by the Investment Manager is subjective and represents the Investment Manager’s evaluation at the time that the Company will be benefited by better purchase or sales prices, lower commission expenses and beneficial timing of transactions or a combination of these and other factors. When any aggregate sales or purchase orders occur, the objective of the Investment Manager (and any of its Affiliates involved in such transactions) shall be to allocate the executions among the accounts in an equitable manner.

 

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Subject to the Investment Manager’s execution obligations described herein, the Investment Manager is hereby authorized to effect client cross-transactions where the Investment Manager causes a transaction to be effected between the Company and another account advised by it or any of its Affiliates; provided that, if and to the extent required by the Advisers Act, such authorization is terminable at the Company’s option without penalty, effective upon receipt by the Investment Manager of written notice from the Company. In addition, the Company hereby consents to, and authorizes the Investment Manager to enter into, agency cross-transactions where it or any of its Affiliates acts as broker for the Company and for the other party to the transaction, to the extent permitted under applicable law, in which case the Investment Manager or any such Affiliate will receive commissions from, and have a potentially conflicting division of loyalties and responsibilities regarding, both parties to the transaction; provided that the Company shall the right to revoke such consent at any time by written notice to the Investment Manager. Also with the prior authorization of the Company and in accordance with Section 11(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and regulation 11a2-2T thereunder (or any similar rule that may be adopted in the future), the Investment Manager is authorized to effect transactions for the Company on a national securities exchange of which any of its Affiliates is a member and retain commissions in connection therewith, and the Investment Manager will use commercially reasonable efforts to provide the Company with information annually disclosing commissions, if any, retained by the Investment Manager’s Affiliates in connection with such transactions for the Company’s account.

All purchases and sales of Fund Investments, and other assets of the Company by the Investment Manager on behalf of the Company shall be in accordance with reasonable and customary business practices and in compliance with applicable laws.

3. The Representations and Warranties of the Company .

The Company represents and warrants to the Investment Manager that:

(a) the Company has been duly organized and is validly existing under the laws of Delaware, has the full power and authority to own its assets and the obligations proposed to be owned by it and to transact the business in which it is presently engaged and is duly qualified under the laws of each jurisdiction where its ownership or lease of property or the conduct of its business requires, or the performance of its obligations under this Agreement and the Credit Documents would require, such qualification, except for failures to be so qualified, authorized or licensed that would not in the aggregate have a material adverse effect on the business, operations, assets or financial condition of the Company;

(b) the Company has full corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform this Agreement, the Credit Documents and all obligations required hereunder and under the Credit Documents, and the performance of all obligations imposed upon it hereunder and thereunder;

 

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(c) this Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by it and constitutes its valid and binding obligation, enforceable in accordance with its terms except that the enforceability thereof may be subject to (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, receivership, conservatorship or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors’ rights and (ii) general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law);

(d) no consent, approval, authorization or order of or declaration or filing with any government, governmental instrumentality or court or other person is required for the performance by the Company of its duties hereunder, except such as have been duly made or obtained;

(e) neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement nor the fulfillment of the terms hereof conflicts with or results in a material breach or violation of any of the material terms or provisions of or constitutes a material default under (i) the Company’s certificate of formation, operating agreement or other constituent documents, (ii) the terms of any material indenture, contract, lease, mortgage, deed of trust, note, agreement or other evidence of indebtedness or other material agreement, obligation, condition, covenant or instrument to which the Company is a party or is bound, (iii) any statute applicable to the Company, or (iv) any law, decree, order, rule or regulation applicable to the Company of any court or regulatory, administrative or governmental agency, body or authority or arbitrator having or asserting jurisdiction over the Company or its properties, and which would have a material adverse effect upon the performance by the Company of its duties under this Agreement;

(f) neither the Company nor any of its Affiliates are in violation of any U.S. federal or state securities law or regulation promulgated thereunder and there is no charge, investigation, action, suit or proceeding before or by any court or regulatory agency pending or, to the best knowledge of the Company, threatened that would have a material adverse effect upon the performance by the Company of its duties under this Agreement;

(g) the Company has not engaged in any transaction that would result in the violation of, or require registration as an investment company under, the Investment Company Act;

(h) the Company is not required to register as an “investment company” under the Investment Company Act; and

(i) there is no charge, investigation, action, suit or proceeding before or by any court pending or, to the best knowledge of the Company, threatened that, if determined adversely to the Company, would have a material adverse effect upon the performance by the Company of its duties under, or on the validity or enforceability of, this Agreement or the provisions of the Credit Agreement applicable to the Company thereunder.

 

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4. Representations and Warranties of the Investment Manager .

The Investment Manager represents and warrants to the Company that:

(a) the Investment Manager is duly organized and validly existing under the laws of Maryland and has the full power and authority to transact the business in which it is presently engaged and is duly qualified under the laws of each jurisdiction where the conduct of its business requires, or the performance of its obligations under this Agreement and the provisions of the Credit Documents applicable to the Investment Manager would require, such qualification, except for failures to be so qualified, authorized or licensed which would not in the aggregate have a material adverse effect on the business, operations, assets or financial condition of the Investment Manager, or on the ability of the Investment Manager to perform its obligations under, or on the validity or enforceability of, this Agreement and the applicable provisions of the Credit Documents;

(b) the Investment Manager has full power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform all of its obligations hereunder and under the Credit Documents;

(c) this Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Investment Manager and constitutes a valid and binding agreement of the Investment Manager, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except that the enforceability thereof may be subject to (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors’ rights and (ii) general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law);

(d) neither the Investment Manager nor any of its Affiliates is in violation of any federal or state securities law or regulation promulgated thereunder or any material listing requirements of any exchange on which it is listed and there is no charge, investigation, action, suit or proceeding before or by any court, exchange or regulatory agency pending or, to the best knowledge of the Investment Manager, threatened, that in either case would have a material adverse effect upon the performance by the Investment Manager of its duties under this Agreement;

(e) neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement, nor the performance of the terms hereof or the provisions of the Credit Documents applicable to the Investment Manager, conflicts with or results in a material breach or violation of any of the material terms or provisions of, or constitutes a material default under, (i) its articles of organization, operating agreement or other constituent document, (ii) the terms of any material indenture, contract, lease, mortgage, deed of trust, note agreement or other evidence of indebtedness or other material agreement, obligation, condition, covenant or instrument to which the Investment Manager is a party or is bound, (iii) any statute applicable to the Investment Manager, or (iv) any law, decree, order, rule or regulation applicable to the Investment Manager of any court or regulatory, administrative or governmental agency, body or authority or arbitrator having or asserting

 

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jurisdiction over the Investment Manager or its properties, and which would have, in the case of any of clauses (ii) through (iv) of this paragraph (e), a material adverse effect upon the performance by the Investment Manager of its duties under this Agreement or the provisions of the Credit Documents applicable to the Investment Manager; and

(f) no consent, approval, authorization or order of or declaration or filing with any government, governmental instrumentality or court or other person is required for the performance by it of its duties hereunder, except such as have been duly made or obtained.

5. Expenses .

The Investment Manager shall pay all expenses and costs (including salaries, rent and other overhead) incurred by it in connection with its services under this Agreement; provided that the Investment Manager shall not be liable for and the Company shall be responsible for the payment of (i) actual and reasonable expenses and costs of legal advisers (including actual and reasonable expenses and costs associated with the use of internal legal counsel of the Investment Manager), consultants and other professionals retained by the Company or by the Investment Manager, on behalf of the Company, in connection with the services provided by the Investment Manager pursuant to this Agreement and the Credit Agreement and (ii) the reasonable cost of asset pricing and asset rating services, and accounting, programming and data entry services that are retained in connection with services of the Investment Manager under this Agreement. To the extent that such expenses are incurred in connection with obligations that are also held by the Investment Manager, the Investment Manager shall allocate the expenses among the accounts in a fair and equitable manner. Any amounts payable pursuant to this Section 5 shall be reimbursed by the Company to the extent funds are available therefor in accordance with and subject to the limitations contained in the Credit Agreement. Expenses and costs payable to the Investment Manager under this Section 5 shall constitute “Administrative Expenses” (as such term is defined in the Credit Agreement), and shall be paid to the extent of available funds and subject to the conditions set forth in Section 6.02(d) of the Credit Agreement.

6. Fees .

(a) The Company shall pay to the Investment Manager, for services rendered and performance of its obligations under this Agreement fees which are payable in arrears on each Payment Date (subject to availability of funds and the conditions set forth in Section 6.02(d) of the Credit Agreement) in an amount equal to 0.35% per annum of the Aggregate Principal Balance of all Fund Investments measured as of the Determination Date immediately preceding such Payment Date (the “ Management Fees ”). The Management Fees will be calculated on the basis of a calendar year consisting of 360 days and the actual number of days elapsed.

(b) The Investment Manager may, in its sole discretion, defer all or any portion of the Management Fees. Such deferred amounts will become payable on the next Payment Date in the same manner and priority as their original characterization would have required unless deferred again.

 

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(c) If this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 11 hereof or otherwise, the Management Fees calculated as provided in Section 6(a) hereof shall be prorated for any partial periods between Payment Dates during which this Agreement was in effect and shall be due and payable, along with any deferred Management Fees, on the first Payment Date following the effective date of such termination.

(d) The Management Fees will be payable from amounts on deposit in the Custodial Account in accordance with the terms of the Credit Agreement. If on any Payment Date there are insufficient funds to pay the Management Fees then due in full, the amount not so paid shall be deferred without interest and shall be payable on the next Payment Date if any on which any funds are available therefor, as provided in the Credit Agreement.

(e) The Investment Manager hereby agrees not to cause the filing of a petition in bankruptcy against the Company for any reason whatsoever, including, without limitation, the non payment of the Management Fees, except in accordance with the provisions of Section 20 hereof and the provisions of the Credit Agreement.

7. Non-Exclusivity .

The services of the Investment Manager to the Company are not to be deemed exclusive, and the Investment Manager shall be free to render asset management or management services to other Persons (including Affiliates, other investment companies, and clients having objectives similar to those of the Company). It is understood and agreed that the officers and directors of the Investment Manager may engage in any other business activity or render services to any other Person or serve as partners, officers or directors of any other firm or corporation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, it is understood and agreed that the Investment Manager will at no time render any services to, or in any way participate in the organization or operation of, any investment company or other entity if such actions would require the Company to register as an “investment company” under the Investment Company Act. Subject to Sections 2 and 9 hereof, it is understood and agreed that information or advice received by the Investment Manager and officers or directors of the Investment Manager hereunder shall be used by such organization or such persons to the extent permitted by applicable law.

8. Conflicts of Interest .

The Investment Manager may, subject to applicable legal requirements and any restrictions or limitations contained in the Credit Documents, direct the Company (i) to acquire any Fund Investments for the Company from the Investment Manager or any of its Affiliates as principal or (ii) to sell any Fund Investments for the Company to the Investment Manager or any of its Affiliates as principal; provided that each such acquisition or sale is conducted on terms no less favorable to the Company than would be obtained in an arms’ length transaction with a non-affiliate.

 

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Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding paragraph, various potential and actual conflicts of interest may arise from the overall investment activity of the Investment Manager and its Affiliates. The Investment Manager, its Affiliates and their respective clients may invest in obligations that would be appropriate for inclusion in the Company’s assets. Such investments may be different from those made on behalf of the Company. The Investment Manager and its Affiliates may have ongoing relationships with companies whose obligations are pledged under the Credit Agreement and may own equity or debt obligations issued by issuers of and other obligors of Fund Investments. The Investment Manager and its Affiliates and the clients of the Investment Manager or its Affiliates may invest in obligations that are senior to, or have interests different from or adverse to, the assets of the Company. The Investment Manager may serve as Investment Manager for, invest in, or be affiliated with, other entities organized to issue collateralized debt obligations secured by loans, high-yield debt securities, or other debt obligations. The Investment Manager may at certain times be simultaneously seeking to purchase or sell investments for the Company and any similar entity for which it serves as Investment Manager in the future, or for its clients and Affiliates. Furthermore, the Investment Manager and/or its Affiliates may make an investment on their behalf or on behalf of any account that they manage or advise without offering the investment opportunity or making an investment on behalf of the Company.

The Company hereby acknowledges the various potential and actual conflicts of interest that may exist with respect to the Investment Manager; provided that nothing in this Section 8 shall be construed as altering the duties of the Investment Manager as set forth in this Agreement, the Credit Agreement or the requirements of any law, rule, or regulation applicable to the Investment Manager.

9. Records; Confidentiality .

The Investment Manager shall maintain appropriate books of account and records relating to services performed hereunder, and such books of account and records shall be accessible for inspection by a representative of the Company, the Lender, and independent accountants appointed by the Company at a mutually agreed time during normal business hours and upon not less than three (3) Business Days’ prior notice.

At no time will the Investment Manager make a public announcement concerning the Credit Documents, the Investment Manager’s role hereunder or any other aspect of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Credit Documents absent the written consent of the Company and the Lender.

The Investment Manager shall, and shall cause its Affiliates to, keep confidential any and all information obtained in connection with the services rendered hereunder and shall not disclose any such information to non affiliated third parties except (i) with the prior written consent of the Company, (ii) as required by law, regulation, court order or the rules or regulations of any self regulating organization, body or official having jurisdiction over the Investment Manager, (iii) to its professional advisers, (iv) such information as shall have been publicly disclosed other than in violation of this Agreement, (v) the identification of the Company as a client of the Investment Manager, (vi) information related to the performance of the Investment Manager, (vii) information furnished in connection with any successor investment manager or assignee, or any agent that has been assigned duties in accordance with this Agreement, or (viii) such information that was or is obtained by the Investment Manager on a non confidential basis; provided that the Investment Manager does not know or have reason to

 

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know, after due inquiry, of any breach by such source of any confidentiality obligations with respect thereto. For purposes of this Section 9, the Lender shall in no event be considered a “non affiliated third party,” and the Investment Manager may disclose any of the aforementioned information to the Lender insofar as such information relates to Fund Investments under the Credit Agreement.

10. Term .

This Agreement shall become effective on the date hereof and shall continue unless terminated as hereinafter provided.

11. Termination .

(a) This Agreement may be terminated, and the Investment Manager may be removed, without payment to the Investment Manager of any penalty, (i) if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing by the Company, if directed by the Administrative Agent (acting with the consent of the Lenders), or (ii) for cause upon prior written notice by the Company; provided that such notice may be waived by the Investment Manager. For this purpose, “cause” will mean the occurrence of any of the following events or circumstances:

(i) the Investment Manager’s breach, in any respect, of any provision of this Agreement or the Credit Documents applicable to it (except for any breach that has not had, and could not reasonably be expected to have, a material adverse effect on the Company or the Lender) and the Investment Manager’s failure to cure such breach within 30 days of its becoming aware of, or receiving notice of, the occurrence of such breach;

(ii) the Investment Manager’s intentional breach of (a) any provision of this Agreement or the Credit Documents applicable to it relating to the Investment Manager’s or the Company’s obligation to cause the Fund Investments to comply with (1) the Overcollateralization Test or (2) the conditions for sale of a Fund Investment by the Company or (b) any other material provision of this Agreement or the Credit Documents applicable to it, and the Investment Manager’s failure to cure such breach within 15 days of the occurrence of such breach;

(iii) the failure of any representation, warranty, certification or statement made or delivered by the Investment Manager in or pursuant to this Agreement or the Credit Documents to be correct in any material respect when made which failure (a) could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Lender and (b) is not corrected by the Investment Manager within 15 days of its receipt of notice from the Company or the Lender of such failure;

(iv) the Investment Manager (1) is dissolved (other than pursuant to a consolidation, amalgamation or merger), (2) files, or consents by answer or otherwise to the filing against it of, a petition for relief or reorganization or arrangement or any other petition in bankruptcy, for liquidation or to take

 

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advantage of any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar law of any jurisdiction, (3) becomes insolvent or is unable to pay its debts or fails or admits in writing its inability generally to pay its debts as they become due, (4) makes a general assignment, arrangement or composition with or for the benefit of its creditors, (5) consents to the appointment of a custodian, receiver, trustee or other officer with similar powers with respect to it or with respect to any substantial part of its property or (6) is adjudicated as insolvent or bankrupt, or a petition seeking reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition of or in respect of the Investment Manager, or appointing a receiver, liquidator, assignee, or sequestrator (or other similar official) of the Investment Manager or of any substantial part of its property, and the continuance of any such decree or order unstayed and in effect for a period of 15 consecutive days;

(v) the occurrence of an Event of Default under the Credit Documents that results from any breach by the Investment Manager of its duties under the Credit Documents or this Agreement; or

(vi) the occurrence of an act by the Investment Manager that constitutes fraud or criminal activity in the performance of its obligations under this Agreement, or the Investment Manager being indicted for a criminal offense materially related to its business of providing asset management services.

If any such event occurs, the Investment Manager shall give prompt written notice thereof to the Company and the Lender promptly upon the Investment Manager becoming aware of the occurrence of such event.

(b) The Investment Manager shall have the right to terminate this Agreement only upon 90 days prior written notice to the Company and the Lender, and this Agreement shall terminate automatically in the event of its assignment by the Investment Manager.

(c) This Agreement shall be automatically terminated in the event that the Company determines in good faith that the Company or the Company’s asset portfolio has become required to be registered under the provisions of the Investment Company Act.

(d) Within 30 days of the resignation or removal of the Investment Manager, the Company may appoint a successor investment manager that is reasonably acceptable to the Lender. No such resignation or removal will be effective until the date as of which a successor investment manager has assumed in writing the Investment Manager’s duties and obligations as specified herein.

12. Action Upon Termination .

(a) Upon the effective termination of this Agreement, the Investment Manager shall as soon as practicable:

(i) deliver to the Company all property and documents of the Company or otherwise relating to the Company’s assets then in the custody of the Investment Manager; and

 

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(ii) deliver to the Lender an account with respect to the books and records delivered to the Lender or the successor investment manager appointed pursuant to Section 11(d).

Notwithstanding such termination, the Investment Manager shall remain liable to the extent set forth herein (but subject to Section 13 hereof) for its acts or omissions hereunder arising prior to termination and for any expenses, losses, damages, liabilities, demands, charges and claims (including reasonable attorney’s fees) in respect of or arising out of a breach of the representations and warranties made by the Investment Manager in Section 4 hereof or from any failure of the Investment Manager to comply with the provisions of this Section 12.

(b) The Investment Manager agrees that, notwithstanding any termination, it shall reasonably cooperate in any suit, action or proceeding relating to this Agreement (each, a “ Proceeding ”) arising in connection with this Agreement, the Credit Agreement or any of the Company’s assets (excluding any such Proceeding in which claims are asserted against the Investment Manager or any Affiliate of the Investment Manager) so long as the Investment Manager shall have been offered reasonable security, indemnity or other provisions against the cost, expenses and liabilities that might be incurred in connection therewith and a reasonable per diem fee.

13. Liability of Investment Manager; Delegation .

(a) The Investment Manager assumes no responsibility under this Agreement other than to render the services called for hereunder and under the terms of the Credit Documents made applicable to it pursuant to the terms of this Agreement. The Investment Manager shall not be responsible for any action of the Company in declining to follow any advice, recommendation, or direction of the Investment Manager. Unless otherwise agreed in writing, the Investment Manager shall have no liability to the Lender or other Company’s creditors, for any error of judgment, mistake of law, or for any loss arising out of any investment, or for any other act or omission in the performance of its obligations to the Company except for liability to which it would be subject by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence in performance, or reckless disregard, of its obligations hereunder. The Investment Manager may delegate to an agent selected with reasonable care, which shall include any Person that is party to a sub-advisory agreement with the Investment Manager as of the date hereof, any or all duties (other than its asset selection or trade execution duties) assigned to the Investment Manager hereunder; provided that no such delegation by the Investment Manager of any of its duties hereunder shall relieve the Investment Manager of any of its duties hereunder nor relieve the Investment Manager of any liability with respect to the performance of such duties. For the avoidance of doubt, asset selection and trade execution duties shall include the services described in Section 1(a) hereof.

 

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Notwithstanding the above and Section 17, the Investment Manager shall be permitted to assign any or all of its rights and delegate any or all of its obligations to an Affiliate reasonably acceptable to the Lender that (i) will professionally and competently perform duties similar to those imposed upon the Investment Manager under this Agreement and (ii) is legally qualified and has the capacity to act as the Investment Manager under this Agreement. The Investment Manager shall not be liable for any consequential damages hereunder.

(b) The Company shall reimburse, indemnify and hold harmless the directors, officers and employees of the Investment Manager and any of its Affiliates from any and all actual and reasonable out-of-pocket expenses, losses, damages, liabilities, demands, charges and claims of any nature whatsoever (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses), as are incurred in investigating, preparing, pursuing or defending any claim, action, proceeding or investigation with respect to any pending or threatened litigation caused by, or arising out of or in connection with, any acts or omissions of the Investment Manager, its directors, officers, stockholders, agents and employees made in good faith and in the performance of the Investment Manager’s duties under this Agreement or the Credit Documents except to the extent resulting from such person’s bad faith, willful misfeasance, gross negligence or reckless disregard of its duties hereunder or thereunder. The Investment Manager, its directors, officers, stockholders, agents and employees may consult with counsel and accountants with respect to the affairs of the Company and shall be fully protected and justified, to the extent allowed by law, in acting, or failing to act, if such action or failure to act is taken or made in good faith and is in accordance with the advice or opinion of such counsel or accountants. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the obligations of the Company under this Section 13(b) shall be payable from the Company’s assets as part of the Management Fees and are subject to the availability of funds and to the conditions set forth in the Credit Agreement.

(c) The Investment Manager shall reimburse, indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its members, manager, officers, agents and employees from any and all expenses, losses, damages, liabilities, demands, charges and claims of any nature whatsoever (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses), as are incurred in investigating, preparing, pursuing or defending any claim, action, proceeding or investigation with respect o any pending or threatened litigation caused by, or arising out of or in connection with, (i) any acts or omissions of the Investment Manager constituting bad faith, willful misconduct, gross negligence or reckless disregard of its duties under this Agreement or under the Credit Documents and (ii) any breach of the representations and warranties made by the Investment Manger in Section 4 hereof.

14. Obligations of Investment Manager .

Unless otherwise required by any provision of the Credit Documents or this Agreement or by applicable law, the Investment Manager shall not intentionally take any action, which it knows or should know would (a) materially adversely affect the Company for purposes of United States federal or state law or any other law known to the Investment Manager to be applicable to the Company, (b) require registration of the Company or the Company’s assets as

 

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an “investment company” under the Investment Company Act, (c) not be permitted under the Company’s operating agreement or certificate of formation (including, but not limited to, Section 9 thereof), (d) cause the Company to violate the terms of the Credit Documents, (e) subject the Company to federal, state or other income taxation, or (f) adversely affect the interests of the Lender in any material respect (other than as permitted or required hereunder or under the Credit Documents, including, without limitation, as may result from the performance of any Fund Investment), it being understood that in connection with the foregoing the Investment Manager will not be required to make any independent investigation of any facts or laws not otherwise known to it in connection with its obligations under this Agreement and the Credit Documents or the conduct of its business generally. The Investment Manager covenants that it shall comply in all material respects with all laws and regulations applicable to it in connection with the performance of its duties under this Agreement and the Credit Documents. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement, the Investment Manager shall not take any discretionary action that would reasonably be expected to cause an Event of Default under the Credit Agreement. The Investment Manager covenants that it shall (i) not hold out the Fund Investments as its assets, (ii) take all action to ensure that the Fund Investments are held in the name of the Company or, if held by an agent of the Company, clearly designate such agent as being the Company’s agent, (iii) cause the Company to comply with the terms of Section 6.01(l) of the Credit Agreement and (iv) not fail to correct any known misunderstandings regarding the separate identity of the Company and shall not identify itself as a division or department of the Company.

15. No Partnership or Joint Venture .

The Company and the Investment Manager are not partners or joint venturers with each other and nothing herein shall be construed to make them such partners or joint venturers or impose any liability as such on either of them. The Investment Manager’s relation to the Company shall be deemed to be that of an independent contractor.

16. Notices .

Any notice under this Agreement shall be in writing and sent by facsimile, confirmed by telephonic communication, or addressed and delivered or mailed postage paid to the other party at such address as such other party may designate for the receipt of such notice. Until further notice to the other party it is agreed that the address of the Company and the Lender for this purpose shall be as set forth on Schedule 1 to the Credit Agreement, and the address of the Investment Manager for this purpose shall be:

FS Investment Corporation II

Cira Centre

2929 Arch Street, Suite 675

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104

Attention: Gerald F. Stahlecker

Telephone: (215) 495-1169

Facsimile: (215) 222-4649

Electronic Mail: jerry.stahlecker@franklinsquare.com

Attention: Ken Miller

 

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Telephone: (215) 495-1164

Facsimile: (215) 222-4649

Electronic Mail: ken.miller@franklinsquare.com

Attention: Bill Goebel

Telephone: (215) 220-4247

Facsimile: (215) 222-4649

Electronic Mail: bill.goebel@franklinsquare.com

Attention: Vinit Kothary

Telephone: (215) 220-4534

Facsimile: (215) 222-4649

Electronic Mail: vinit.kothary@franklinsquare.com

All notices are to be effective in accordance with Section 8.03 of the Credit Agreement.

17. Succession/Assignment .

This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors to the parties hereto. No assignment of this Agreement by the Investment Manager (including, without limitation, a change in control or management of the Investment Manager which would be deemed an “assignment” under the United States Advisers Act of 1940, as amended) shall be made without the consent of the Company and the Lender.

18. Conflicts with the Credit Agreement .

Subject to the provisions of Section 1 hereof pertaining to the binding effect of certain amendments to the Credit Agreement on the Investment Manager, in the event that this Agreement requires any action to be taken with respect to any matter and the Credit Agreement requires that a different action be taken with respect of such matter, and such actions are mutually exclusive, the provisions of the Credit Agreement in respect thereof shall control.

19. Miscellaneous .

(a) This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York without regard to conflicts of laws principles. With respect to any Proceeding, each party irrevocably (i) submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York and the United States District Court located in the Borough of Manhattan in New York City and (ii) waives any objection which it may have at any time to the laying of venue of any Proceedings brought in any such court, waives any claim that such Proceedings have been brought in an inconvenient forum and further waives the right to object, with respect to such Proceedings, that such court does not have any jurisdiction over such party. Nothing in this Agreement precludes either party from bringing Proceedings in any other jurisdiction, nor will the bringing of Proceedings in any one or more jurisdictions preclude the bringing of Proceedings in any other jurisdiction.

 

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(b) THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY CONSENT TO THE SERVICE OF ANY AND ALL PROCESS IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING BY THE MAILING OR DELIVERY OF COPIES OF SUCH PROCESS TO EACH SUCH PARTY AT THE ADDRESS SPECIFIED IN SECTION 16 HEREOF. THE PARTIES HERETO AGREE 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.

(c) EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

(d) No failure on the part of either party hereto to exercise and no delay in exercising, and no course of dealing with respect to, any right, remedy, power or privilege under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver thereof nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege under this Agreement preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege, nor shall any waiver of any right, remedy, power or privilege with respect to any occurrence be construed as a waiver of such right, remedy, power or privilege with respect to any other occurrence. No waiver shall be effective unless it is in writing and is signed by the party asserted to have granted such waiver.

(e) The captions in this Agreement are included for convenience only and in no way define or limit any of the provisions hereof or otherwise affect their construction or effect.

(f) In the event any provision of this Agreement shall be held invalid or unenforceable, by any court of competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not invalidate or render unenforceable any other provisions hereof.

(g) This Agreement may not be amended or modified or any provision thereof waived except by an instrument in writing signed by the parties hereto.

(h) This Agreement and the Credit Documents contain the entire understanding and agreement between the parties and supersedes all other prior understandings and agreements, whether written or oral, between the parties concerning this subject matter. The express terms of this Agreement control and supersede any course of performance and/or usage of the trade inconsistent with any of the terms hereof.

(i) The Investment Manager (i) consents to, and agrees to perform, the provisions of the Credit Documents applicable to the Investment Manager, (ii) acknowledges that the Company is assigning all of its right, title and interest in, to and under this Agreement to the Lender under the Security Agreement, and (iii) agrees that all of the representations, covenants and agreements made by the Investment Manager in this Agreement are also for the benefit of the Lender.

 

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(j) This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which so executed shall be deemed an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument. This Agreement shall become binding when one or more counterparts hereof, individually or taken together, shall bear the signatures of all of the parties reflected hereon as the signatories.

(k) Each representation and warranty made or deemed to be made herein or pursuant hereto, and each indemnity provided for hereby, shall survive the execution and delivery and any termination or assignment of this Agreement or resignation or removal of the Investment Manager.

(l) The Company hereby acknowledges and accepts all actions that were taken by the Investment Manager and/or recommended to the Company by the Investment Manager prior to the Closing Date, including all actions and recommendations that were related to the anticipated purchase of assets by the Company or that were otherwise consistent with the services to be provided by the Investment Manager to the Company pursuant to Section 1 of this Agreement prior to the Closing Date, in each case, as if this Agreement had been in effect at the time that such actions were taken or such recommendations were made.

20. Non-Petition .

The Investment Manager shall continue to serve as Investment Manager under this Agreement notwithstanding that the Investment Manager shall not have received amounts due to it under this Agreement because sufficient funds were not then available hereunder to pay such amounts in accordance with Section 6.02(k) of the Credit Agreement, and agrees not to cause the filing of an involuntary petition in bankruptcy against the Company for any reason whatsoever, including, without limitation, the non-payment to the Investment Manager, until the payment in full of all amounts payable to the Lender or otherwise under the Credit Agreement and the expiration of a period equal to one year and one day (or, if longer, the applicable preference period then in effect) following all such payments; provided that nothing in this clause shall preclude, or be deemed to estop, the Investment Manager (A) from taking any action prior to the expiration of the aforementioned one year and one day (or, if longer, the applicable preference period then in effect) period in (x) any case or proceeding voluntarily filed or commenced by the Company or (y) any involuntary insolvency proceeding filed or commenced against the Company, by a Person other than the Investment Manager or its Affiliates, or (B) from commencing against the Company or any properties of the Company any legal action which is not a bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency, moratorium or liquidation proceeding. The provisions of this Section 20 shall survive the termination of this Agreement for any reason whatsoever.

 

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21. No Recourse .

The Investment Manager hereby acknowledges and agrees that the Company’s obligations hereunder will be solely the corporate obligations of the Company, and the Investment Manager will not have any recourse to any of the directors, officers, employees, holders of the membership interest of Company with respect to any claims, losses, damages, liabilities, indemnities or other obligations in connection with any transactions contemplated hereby. Recourse in respect of any obligations of the Company hereunder will be limited to the Company’s assets and on the exhaustion thereof all claims against the Company arising from this Agreement or any transactions contemplated hereby shall be extinguished. The provisions of this Section 21 shall survive the termination of this Agreement for any reason whatsoever.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT to be executed by their respective authorized representatives on the day and year first above written.

 

DUNNING CREEK LLC
By:   /s/ Gerald F. Stahlecker
Name:   Gerald F. Stahlecker
Title:   Executive Vice President
FS INVESTMENT CORPORATION II
By:   /s/ Gerald F. Stahlecker
Name:   Gerald F. Stahlecker
Title:   Executive Vice President