UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): December 19, 2014

 

 

MANITEX INTERNATIONAL, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

 

Michigan   001-32401   42-1628978

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

9725 Industrial Drive, Bridgeview, Illinois 60455

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(708) 430-7500

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

(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.

Amendment No. 1 to Stock Purchase Agreement with Terex

As previously disclosed, on October 29, 2014, in connection with the ASV joint venture arrangement entered into between Manitex International, Inc. (the “Company”) and Terex Corporation (“Terex”), the Company and Terex entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement (the “ASV Stock Purchase Agreement”). Pursuant to the ASV Stock Purchase Agreement, the Company agreed to purchase 14,790,000 shares of stock of A.S.V., Inc. (“ASV”), which represents 51% of ASV’s issued and outstanding shares. The consideration for the Company’s majority share in ASV was $25,000,000, consisting of a $20,000,000 investment by Terex in Company common stock and debt securities, and $5,000,000 in cash. At closing, ASV had borrowings of approximately $44,000,000, which are non-recourse to the Company and Terex. On December 19, 2014, the Company and Terex entered into Amendment No. 1 to the ASV Stock Purchase Agreement (the “SPA Amendment”). The principal modifications to the ASV Stock Purchase Agreement resulting from the SPA Amendment were to (i) add certain Terex affiliates as parties, (ii) provide for the addition of an indemnity from a Terex affiliate to ASV, and (iii) revise certain of the “Pre-Close Transactions” that are set forth therein.

The foregoing description of the SPA Amendment is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the SPA Amendment, which is attached as Exhibit 2.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference herein.

Company and its Banks Amend Credit Agreement

The Company and certain of its subsidiaries currently are parties to a credit agreement (“Credit Agreement”) with Comerica Bank and certain other lenders (collectively the “Banks”). On December 19, 2014, the Company and the Banks entered into Amendment No. 5 to the Credit Agreement (the “Credit Agreement Amendment”). The principal modifications to the Credit Agreement resulting from the Credit Agreement Amendment are as follows:

 

    Specifically permitting the Company to (i) enter into the ASV joint venture arrangement, (ii) execute and deliver a subordinated convertible note in the principal amount of $7,500,000 payable to Terex, and (iii) use up to $5,000,000 of loan proceeds from the credit agreement as partial payment of the purchase price under the ASV Stock Purchase Agreement.

 

    Increasing the maximum amount the Company shall be permitted to borrow against eligible inventory as set forth in the borrowing base.

 

    Excluding ASV from certain limitation and obligations that other subsidiaries of the Company are subject to under the Credit Agreement.

 

    Amending the respective commitment amounts of each of the lenders.

The foregoing description the Credit Agreement Amendment is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Credit Agreement Amendment, which is attached as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference herein.

ASV Loan Faculties

In connection with ASV joint venture arrangement, ASV entered into two separate loan facilities, one with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (“JPMCB”), and the other with Garrison Loan Agency Services LLC (“Garrison”). Both loan facilities are secured by certain assets of ASV and by a pledge of the Company’s equity interest in ASV.


ASV Revolving Loan Facility with JPMCB

ASV entered into a $35,000,000 revolving loan facility with JPMCB as the administrative agent, a portion of which loan amount was used to fund certain transaction costs and payments required by ASV under the ASV joint venture arrangement. This loan is non-recourse to the Company. The remainder of the loan amount will be available to ASV for its general working capital needs.

ASV Term Loan with Garrison

ASV entered into a $40,000,000 term loan facility with Garrison as the administrative agent, the entirety of which was used to fund certain transaction costs and payments required by ASV under the ASV joint venture arrangement. This loan is non-recourse to the Company.

The foregoing descriptions of the loan facilities with JPMCB and Garrison are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of such agreements, which are attached as Exhibits 10.2 and 10.3, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference herein.

Item 2.01. Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.

ASV Joint Venture Closing

Effective December 19, 2014, pursuant to the previously disclosed joint venture arrangement between the Company and Terex, the Company and Terex closed on the Stock Purchase Agreement pursuant to which the Company purchased 14,790,000 shares of ASV stock, which represents 51% of ASV’s issued and outstanding shares, for an aggregate consideration of $25,000,000. Terex retained the remaining 49% of ASV. ASV, which manufactures a broad product line of technology-leading compact rubber-track and skid-steer loaders and accessories, has been a wholly-owned subsidiary of Terex since 2008.

Common Stock and Convertible Debenture Purchase Agreement

Effective December 19, 2914, the Company and Terex closed on the previously disclosed Common Stock and Convertible Debenture Purchase Agreement (the “Securities Purchase Agreement”), pursuant to which Terex invested (the “Investment”) an aggregate of $20,000,000 in Company common stock and a convertible promissory note (the “Note”). Pursuant to the terms of the Securities Purchase Agreement, Terex received an aggregate of 1,108,156 shares of Company common stock based on a $12,500,000 investment amount. The convertible debenture is $7,500,000 in aggregate principal amount, is subordinated, carries a 5% per annum coupon, and is convertible into Company common stock at a conversion price of $13.65, subject to customary adjustment provisions. The foregoing description of the Note is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Note, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 4.1.

The Investment was made in reliance upon the exemptions from registration provided by Rule 506 and Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933.

A copy of the press release issued by the Company announcing the closing of the ASV joint venture is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Item 3.02. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.

The information set forth under the heading “Common Stock and Convertible Debenture Purchase Agreement” in Item 1.01 above is incorporated herein by reference.


Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

See the Exhibit Index set forth below for a list of exhibits included with this Current Report on Form 8-K.

(a) Financial Statements of Business Acquired.

The required financial statements will be filed as soon as practicable, but in any event no later than 71 calendar days after the date by which this Current Report on Form 8-K is required to be filed.

(b) Pro Forma Financial Information.

The required pro forma financial statements will be filed as soon as practicable, but in any event no later than 71 calendar days after the date by which this Current Report on Form 8-K is required to be filed.

(d) Exhibits.

See the Exhibit Index set forth below for a list of exhibits included with this Current Report on Form 8-K.


SIGNATURE

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

 

MANITEX INTERNATIONAL, INC.
By:  

/S/ DAVID H. GRANSEE

Name:   David H. Gransee
Title:   Vice President and CFO

Date: December 23, 2014


EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit

Number

  

Description

  2.1    Amendment No. 1, dated December 19, 2014 to Stock Purchase Agreement, dated October 29, 2014, between Manitex International, Inc. and Terex Corporation.
  4.1    Subordinated Convertible Promissory Note, dated as of December 19, 2014, between Manitex International, Inc. and Terex Corporation.
10.1    Amendment No. 5 to Credit Agreement dated as of December 19, 2014 by and among Manitex International, Inc., Manitex, Inc., Manitex Sabre, Inc., Badger Equipment Company and Manitex Load King, Inc. as the U.S. Borrowers, Manitex Liftking ULC, as the Canadian Borrower, The Other Persons Party hereto that are designed as Lenders, Comerica Bank, a U.S. Lender, a US Issuing Lender, the U.S. Swing Line Lender and as U.S. Agent, Comerica as a Canadian Lender, a Canadian Issuing Lender and the Canadian Swing Line Lender and as Canadian Agent, Fifth Third Bank, as a US Lender and HSBC Bank USA, N.A., as a US Lender.
10.2    Credit Agreement, dated as of December 19, 2014 among ASV, the Loan Parties party thereto and Garrison Loan Agency Services LLC, as Administrative Agent.
10.3    Credit Agreement, dated as of December 19, 2014 among ASV, the Loan Parties party thereto, the Lenders party thereto and JPMorgan Chase bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent.
99.1    Press release dated December 22, 2014

Exhibit 2.1

AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT

THIS AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “ Amendment ”) dated as of December 19, 2014, is made by and among TEREX CORPORATION , a Delaware corporation (“ Seller ”) and MANITEX INTERNATIONAL, INC ., a Michigan corporation (“ Buyer ”).

W I T N E S S E T H:

A. WHEREAS , the parties hereto are parties to that certain Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of October 29, 2014 (the “ Purchase Agreement ”).

B. WHEREAS , the parties hereto desire to amend the Purchase Agreement as hereinafter set forth;

NOW, THEREFORE , in consideration of the mutual representations, warranties, covenants and agreements, and upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth below, Buyer and Seller (individually, a “ Party ”; collectively, the “ Parties ”) covenant and agree as follows:

1.1 Joinder to Purchase Agreement . The parties hereby agree to amend the Purchase Agreement to add Terex USA, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and Terex Global GmbH, as Swiss limited liability company, as parties with respect to their stated obligations in Section 9.12(tt)(i). Terex USA, LLC and Terex Global GmbH agree to perform such obligations for the benefit of A.S.V., Inc. (the “ Company ”).

1.2 Amendment to Section 5.1(b) . The parties hereby agree to amend the Purchase Agreement as follows: Section 5.1(b) of the Purchase Agreement shall be amended by deleting such entire section and replacing it with the following:

“In order to establish their respective rights and obligations as members of A.S.V., LLC and to provide for management of the business of A.S.V., LLC, Buyer and Seller agree that they shall enter into the Operating Agreement agreeable to Buyer and Seller and substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B simultaneous with the filing and acceptance of the articles of conversion and articles of organization of A.S.V., LLC. In addition, Buyer and Seller agree that they shall be bound by terms of the Operating Agreement as a shareholders agreement of the Company and joint venture agreement of the Parties immediately upon the Closing of this Agreement, until the consummation of the Closing and execution of a final and binding Operating Agreement by the Parties.”

1.3 Addition of Section 7.9 . The parties hereby agree to amend the Purchase Agreement as follows: a new Section 7.9 shall be added to the Purchase Agreement as follows:

7.9 Terex USA Self-Insurance and Real Property Indemnity .

Terex USA, LLC hereby agrees to defend, indemnify and hold harmless the Company and its officers, directors, employees, advisors, agents and representatives of each such party, from and against any Damages (including those incurred in connection with the enforcement of this provision) relating to the Coles Property or the Cohasset Property, including, without limitation, Damages resulting from the release of Hazardous Materials on or from the Coles Property or the Cohasset Property occurring on or before the Closing Date.


Terex USA, LLC’s indemnity obligations under this Section 7.9 shall survive until the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations and shall survive any expiration or termination of this Agreement. The indemnification obligations set forth in this Section 7.9: (i) shall not be subject to the Basket or De Minimis Threshold, or be subject to or counted as a part of the Cap, and (ii) shall not be subject to the provisions of Section 7.7(d).”

1.4 Amendment to Section 9.2 . The parties hereby agree to amend the Purchase Agreement as follows: The following sentence shall be added to the end of Section 9.2 of the Purchase Agreement:

“Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may assign any or all of its rights and obligations hereunder to any provider (or agent therefor) of debt financing to it or any of its Affiliates.”

1.5 Amendment to Section 9.10 . The parties hereby agree to amend the Purchase Agreement as follows: Section 9.10 of the Purchase Agreement shall be amended by deleting such entire section and replacing it with the following:

9.10 No Third Party Beneficiaries .

This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the Parties and is not intended to confer any benefit upon any other person or entity or infringe upon any rights or remedies, except as contemplated in Article 7 and Section 9.2, and except that the Company shall be deemed a third party beneficiary to Sections 1.3(c) (Conversion Tax) and 9.12(tt)(i) (TCA-ASV Net Assets) of this Agreement, and the general provisions of this Agreement related to enforcement of such provisions (collectively, the “ Enforceable Provisions ”), and shall be entitled to enforce the Enforceable Provisions against Seller and Terex USA, as applicable, as if the Company were a party to the Agreement for purposes of such section.”

1.6 Amendment to Section 9.12(tt)(i) . The parties hereby agree to amend the Purchase Agreement as follows: Section 9.12(tt)(i) of the Purchase Agreement shall be amended by deleting such entire section and replacing it with the following:

“Within one day of Closing, Seller shall cause Terex USA, LLC and Terex Global GmbH to provide Buyer with a good faith estimate of the value of certain assets and liabilities associated with the Company’s Business owned by Terex USA, LLC and Terex Global GmbH which categories of assets and liabilities are set forth in Schedule 9.12(tt)(i) hereto. Such assets and liabilities are referred to as the “TCA-ASV Net Assets”, and the document setting forth the good faith estimate of the value of the assets and liabilities is referred to as the “TCA-ASV Net Assets Statement”. Terex USA, LLC and Terex Global GmbH shall sell and transfer to the Company all of the TCA-ASV Net Assets, except accounts receivable, at net book value for cash. In lieu of the accounts receivable associated with the TCA-ASV Net Assets, Terex USA, LLC and Terex Global GmbH shall sell and transfer to the Company an accounts receivable credit of an amount equivalent to the accounts receivable in the TCA-ASV Net Asset Statement less Ten Million Dollars ($10,000,000) (the “TCA Receivable”). The payment terms for the TCA Receivable shall be as follows: Terex USA, LLC and Terex Global GmbH will pay 50% of the

 

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TCA Receivable to the Company thirty (30) days after Closing, and the remaining 50% sixty (60) days after Closing. In addition, within thirty (30) days after Closing, Seller shall prepare and deliver to Buyer a calculation of the final amount of TCA-ASV Net Assets as of Closing based on the actual value transferred to the management system designated by Buyer in the Services Agreement (the “Final Net Assets Statement”). To the extent the Final Net Assets Statement exceeds the TCA-ASV Net Assets Statement, the Company shall reimburse Terex USA, LLC and Terex Global GmbH, as applicable, for such excess. To the extent the TCA-ASV Net Assets Statement exceeds the Final Net Assets Statement, Terex USA, LLC and Terex Global GmbH, as applicable, shall reimburse the Company such excess. Any such payment shall be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account designated by the recipient of such transfer within five (5) Business Days after the date on which the Final Net Assets Statement is delivered.”

1.7 Amendment to Section 9.12(tt)(vi) . The parties hereby agree to amend the Purchase Agreement as follows: Section 9.12(tt)(vi) of the Purchase Agreement shall be amended by deleting such entire section and replacing it with the following:

“the sale of certain assets related to the ST-50 side-by-side utility vehicle and trailer and entry into a technology license agreement with Carhart International, Inc. or its Affiliate as buyer and licensee shall be permitted either before or after Closing.”

1.8 Amendment to Disclosure Schedules . Pursuant to Section 4.6 of the Purchase Agreement, the Seller shall amend the Purchase Agreement by delivering on the Closing Date updated schedules to reflect New Facts, including Schedule 2.17(b) listing the Company as the owner of Patent No. 7,156,474. The disclosure schedules delivered on the Closing Date shall be the final form of such disclosure schedules.

1.9 Amendment and Restatement of Exhibit A and Exhibit B . The parties hereby agree to amend the Purchase Agreement by replacing the original Exhibit A (Services Agreement) and Exhibit B (Limited Liability Company Agreement of the Company) with the revised version of the Services Agreement and the Company’s Limited Liability Company Agreement, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A and Exhibit B .

1.10 No Other Amendments . The amendments set forth herein are limited precisely as written and shall not be deemed to be an amendment of any other term or condition of the Purchase Agreement or any of the documents referred to therein. Whenever the Purchase Agreement is referred to in the Purchase Agreement or in any other agreements, documents or instruments, such reference shall be to the Purchase Agreement as amended hereby. Except as expressly amended hereby, the terms and conditions of the Purchase Agreement shall continue in full force and effect.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , each of the Parties has caused this Amendment to be executed on its behalf as of the date first above written.

 

Terex Corporation
 

/s/ Eric I. Cohen

  Name: Eric I. Cohen
  Title: Senior Vice President
Manitex International, Inc.
 

/s/ Andrew M. Rooke

  Name: Andrew M. Rooke
 

Title: President and Chief Operating

          Officer

By signing below, Terex USA, LLC and Terex Global, GmbH agree to be bound by the terms of the Purchase Agreement as amended by this Amendment with respect to obligations of Terex USA, LLC set forth in Section 9.12(tt)(i) of the Purchase Agreement, and the general provisions of the Purchase Agreement related to enforcement of such provision. Both Terex USA, LLC and Terex Global, GmbH specifically agree that the provisions of Section 9.6 of the Purchase Agreement shall apply to any dispute regarding the Purchase Agreement or any other documents related to the Transaction, including, without limitation, the provision whereby they agree to exclusive personal jurisdiction in the federal and state courts of the State of New York located in New York City, New York, with any award being enforced in the federal and state courts of the State of New York.

 

Terex USA, LLC
 

/s/ Eric I. Cohen

  Name: Eric I. Cohen
  Title: Senior Vice President
Terex Global, GmbH
 

/s/ Eric I. Cohen

  Name: Eric I. Cohen
  Title: Director

 

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Exhibit 4.1

EXECUTION VERSION

THE SECURITY REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AND HAS BEEN ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT AND NOT WITH A VIEW TO, OR IN CONNECTION WITH, THE SALE OR DISTRIBUTION THEREOF. NO SUCH SALE OR DISTRIBUTION MAY BE EFFECTED WITHOUT AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT RELATED THERETO OR AN APPLICABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933.

SUBORDINATED CONVERTIBLE PROMISSORY NOTE

 

$7,500,000

   December 19, 2014

For value received, Manitex International, Inc., a Michigan corporation (the “ Company ”), promises to pay to the order of Terex Corporation and its permitted assigns (the “ Holder ”), the principal sum of SEVEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($7,500,000) (the “ Principal Amount ”). This Subordinated Convertible Promissory Note (this “ Note ”) is issued pursuant to the Common Stock and Convertible Debenture Purchase Agreement dated as of October 29, 2014, between the Company and the Holder (as amended, modified, restated or replaced from time to time, the “ Purchase Agreement ”). All defined terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meaning set forth in the Purchase Agreement. Interest shall accrue from the date of this Note on the Principal Amount (or such portion thereof which has not been prepaid by the Company in accordance with the terms hereof (the “ Unpaid Principal Amount ”)) at a rate equal to 5.00% per annum (the “ Base Coupon ”), payable semi-annually.

1. Maturity . Unless converted as provided in Section 5, this Note will automatically mature and be due and payable on December 19, 2020 (the “Maturity Date”). At the Maturity Date, an amount equal to the Unpaid Principal Amount and all accrued but unpaid Base Coupon through the date of payment shall be due and payable to the Holder.

2. Interest Payments . The Base Coupon shall be payable semi-annually in arrears on July 1 and January 1 (or the next Business Day (as defined below) thereafter if such date is not a Business Day), and on the Maturity Date, commencing on July 1, 2015. Interest shall be computed based on a 360-day year composed of 12 30-day months. For purposes of this Note, a “Business Day” means any day except a Saturday, Sunday or any other day on which The Federal Reserve Bank of New York is authorized or required by law or executive order to close or be closed.

3. Payment . All payments shall be made in lawful money of the United States of America by wire transfer of immediately available funds to such domestic account as the Holder hereof may from time to time designate in writing to the Company. Payment shall be credited first to the Base Coupon then due and payable, and the remainder applied to principal.

4. Redemption .

(a) Redemption . On any date following the third anniversary of the date hereof and prior to the Maturity Date, the Company may redeem this Note in full (and not less

 

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than in full) if the last reported sale price of the Company’s common stock, no par value (the “ Common Stock ”) on a Trading Market for at least 20 trading days during any 30 consecutive trading day period equals or exceeds 130% of the Conversion Price (as defined below). The Company shall provide reasonable notice to the Holder if it is aware of conditions that may lead to its right to redeem under this section and/or it is considering redemption.

(b) Notice of Redemption . In the event that the requirements of Section 4(a) have been met, the Company may, in its sole discretion, provide written notice of redemption (a “ Notice of Redemption ”) to the Holder, which notice (i) shall specify a date of redemption (the “ Redemption Date ”) at least 30 days but not more than 60 days following the date of the Notice of Redemption and describe in reasonable detail which of the requirements set forth under Section 4(a) have been met, and (ii) must be delivered within 5 trading days following the end of the 30 trading day period described in Section 4(a) above.

(c) Redemption Date . Following delivery of a Notice of Redemption to the Holder, this Note will become due and payable on the Redemption Date, and on the Redemption Date, the Holder shall surrender this Note to the Company, and the Company shall pay the Holder the Unpaid Principal Amount of, and any and all accrued but unpaid Base Coupon on this Note through the Redemption Date. On and after the Redemption Date, interest will cease to accrue on this Note unless the Company defaults in the payment of the redemption price and accrued interest.

5. Conversion .

(a) Conversion Price . The “Conversion Price” shall initially be set at $13.65.

(b) Conditions to Conversion . This Note may be converted, at the election of Holder only:

(i) In the event that the closing price of the Common Stock for any five (5) consecutive trading days exceeds 110% of the then in effect Conversion Price; provided that notice is given in accordance with Section 5(c) below within 10 days thereof;

(ii) Following the occurrence of either a Change of Control (as defined below) or a Termination of Trading (as defined below); provided that notice is given in accordance with Section 5(c) below within 10 days thereof;

(iii) During the six month period prior to the Maturity Date; or

(iv) Following receipt by the Holder of a Notice of Redemption from the Company; provided that notice is given in accordance with Section 5(c) below within 10 days thereof.

For the avoidance of doubt, this conversion right is in addition to the put right set forth in Section 6 hereof that arises in the event of a Change of Control or a Termination of Trading.

(c) Mechanics of Conversion . The Holder seeking to convert this Note in accordance with this Section 5 shall provide the Company hereto with a notice of conversion at

 

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least 30 days but not more than 60 days before the date for conversion set forth in such notice (the “ Conversion Date ”). Following delivery of such notice of conversion, this Note will become due and payable on the Conversion Date, and on the Conversion Date, the Holder shall surrender the Note to the Company, and the Company shall deliver to the Holder, at the Company’s sole discretion, either:

(i) a number of shares of Common Stock obtained by dividing (A) the sum of the Unpaid Principal Amount of, and all accrued but unpaid Base Coupon through the Conversion Date, by (B) the then in effect Conversion Price, or

(ii) a cash payment equal to the product of (A) the number of shares that the Holder would be entitled to receive pursuant to the foregoing clause 5(c)(i) on the Conversion Date pursuant to a conversion completed under that clause, multiplied by (B) the closing price of the Common Stock of the Company on the trading date immediately preceding the Conversion Date, or

(iii) a combination of cash and shares of Common Stock, so long as the sum of (A) such amount of cash and (B) the product of (x) the number of such shares of Common Stock multiplied by (y) the closing price of the Common Stock of the Company on the trading date immediately preceding the Conversion Date, equals the aggregate dollar amount of cash that the Holder would be entitled to receive pursuant to the foregoing clause 5(c)(ii) on the Conversion Date pursuant to a conversion completed under that clause.

No fractional share shall be issued upon the conversion of this Note. If the conversion would otherwise result in the issuance of a fraction of a share of Common Stock, the Company shall, in lieu of issuing any fractional share of Common Stock, pay the Holder an amount in cash equal to the value of such fractional share in accordance with the closing price of the Common Stock on a Trading Market on the date that is three (3) Business Days prior to the Conversion Date. On and after the Conversion Date, interest will cease to accrue on this Note unless the Company defaults in the payment of the conversion price and accrued interest.

(d) Effect of Conversion . Upon conversion of this Note pursuant to this Section 5, the Holder shall surrender this Note, duly endorsed, at the principal offices of the Company. Upon conversion of this Note, the Company will be forever released from all of its obligations and liabilities under this Note. The Holder shall continue to be entitled to receive any Base Coupon accrued through the Conversion Date and interest thereon.

(e) Conversion Price Adjustment Provisions . The Conversion Price shall be adjusted upon occurrence of the following events between the date this Note is issued and the date it is converted pursuant to this Section 5:

(i) Adjustment for Stock Splits, Stock Dividends or Recapitalizations, etc . The Conversion Price shall be proportionally adjusted to reflect any stock dividend, stock split, reverse stock split or reclassification or recapitalization effected by the Company after the date of this Note and prior to the conversion of this Note pursuant to the terms of this Section 5.

 

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(ii) Adjustment for Issuance of Subscription Rights and Warrants . Upon the issuance of any rights (other than convertible debt securities) or warrants entitling the holders thereof for a period of not more than 45 days from the issuance date thereof to subscribe for or purchase Company common stock at a price per share less than the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the trading date immediately preceding the issuance date of such rights or warrants, the Conversion Price shall be decreased in a manner giving proportional effect to both the additional shares of common stock to be issued pursuant to such rights or warrants and the difference between the exercise price and the last reported closing price of the Company’s common stock on the trading date immediately preceding the issuance date of such rights or warrants.

(iii) Adjustment for Cash Dividends and Other Distributions . Except to the extent governed by clause (i) above, upon the payment of a cash dividend or a distribution of other assets or property to all or substantially all of the holders of the Company’s common stock, the Conversion Price shall be decreased proportionally in respect of the proportion of such cash dividend or fair market value of such distributed property, as applicable, to the last reported closing price of the Company’s common stock on the trading date preceding such distribution.

(iv) Adjustment for Reorganization, Consolidation, Merger . After the date of this Note, in case of any reorganization of the Company, or in the case that the Company consolidates with or merges into another corporation or conveys all or substantially all of its assets to another corporation and then distribute the proceeds to its interest holders, then, in each such case, the Holder, upon the conversion of this Note (as provided in this Section 5) at any time after the consummation of such reorganization, consolidation, merger or conveyance, shall be entitled to receive, in lieu of the consideration otherwise receivable upon the conversion of this Note prior to such consummation, the stock or other securities or property to which the Holder would have been entitled upon the consummation of such reorganization, consolidation, merger or conveyance if the Holder had converted this Note immediately prior thereto, all subject to further adjustment as provided in this Note, and in each such case, the terms of this Note shall be applicable to the Common Stock or other securities or property receivable upon the conversion of this Note after the consummation of such reorganization, consolidation, merger or conveyance. This Section 5(e)(iv) does not limit the conversion and put rights set forth herein in connection with a Change of Control or a Termination of Trading.

6. Repurchase Option Upon a Change of Control or Termination of Trading .

(a) Within 60 days following the occurrence of either a Change of Control (as defined below) or a Termination of Trading (as defined below), the Holder may, at its option, put this Note (in whole but not in part) for an amount in cash equal to (A) the Unpaid Principal Amount, and (B) all accrued but unpaid Base Coupon through the date of payment. For the avoidance of doubt, this put right is in addition to the conversion right set forth in Section 5 hereof that arises in the event of a Change of Control or a Termination of Trading.

(b) For purposes of this Section 6, a “Change of Control” shall mean the occurrence of any of the following transactions:

(i) a “person” or “group” within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act of 1934 (the “ Exchange Act ”) (including any group acting for the purpose of acquiring, holding or disposing of securities within the meaning or Rule 13-d-5(b)(1)

 

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under the Exchange Act) files a Schedule TO or any schedule, form or report under the Exchange Act disclosing that such person or group has become the direct or indirect “beneficial owner,” as defined in Rule 13d-3 and Rule 13d-5 under the Exchange Act (except that a person will be deemed to have beneficial ownership of all shares of capital stock that person has the right to acquire irrespective of whether that right is exercisable immediately or only after the passage of time), of Common Stock representing more than fifty percent (50%) of the voting power of the Common Stock entitled to vote generally in the election of the Company’s board of directors (the “ Board of Directors ”); or

(ii) the first day on which a majority of the members of the Board of Directors does not consist of “Continuing Directors” which, for purposes of this Section 6(b)(ii) shall means as of any date of determination, (1) any individual who on the date of this Note was a member of the Board of Directors and (2) each director whose election, or, solely to fill the vacancy of a Continuing Director, appointment by the Board of Directors or whose nomination for election by the Company’s stockholders is duly approved by the vote of a majority of the directors on the Board of Directors (or such lesser number comprising a majority of a nominating committee if authority for such nominations or elections has been delegated to a nominating committee whose authority and composition have been approved by at least a majority of the directors who were Continuing Directors at the time such committee was formed) then still in office who were either directors on the date of this Note or whose election, appointment (in the case of a vacancy of a Continuing Director), or nomination for election was previously approved by a majority of the Continuing Directors, either by specific vote or by approval of the proxy statement issued by the Company in which such individual is named as a nominee for director; or

(iii) a consolidation, merger or binding share exchange (other than any such transaction (1) that does not result in any reclassification, conversion, exchange or cancellation of outstanding Common Stock, and (2) pursuant to which holders of the Common Stock immediately before the transaction have the entitlement to exercise, directly or indirectly, fifty percent (50%) or more of the total voting power of all series of capital stock entitled to vote generally in elections of the Board of Directors of the continuing or surviving or successor person immediately after giving effect to such issuance), or any conveyance, transfer, sale, lease or other disposition of all or substantially all of our properties and assets to another person; or

(iv) the Company’s stockholders approve any plan or proposal for the Company’s liquidation or dissolution.

(c) For purposes of this Section 6, a “Termination of Trading” shall be deemed to have occurred if the shares of the Company’s common stock are not listed for trading on a U.S. national securities exchange with electronically disseminated quotes, except as a result of a merger involving the Company or a tender offer or exchange offer for the Company’s common stock.

(d) The Company shall provide written notice to the Holder of a Change of Control or a Termination of Trading within 5 days following such occurrence.

 

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7. Subordination Provisions .

(a) The indebtedness evidenced by this Note (whether consisting of principal, interest, expenses or other sums, all as now exists or may, after the date of this Note, be incurred, renewed, extended, or amended) shall be subordinate, junior and inferior in right and time of payment to the prior payment in full in immediately available funds of all Senior Indebtedness. For purposes of this Note, “Senior Indebtedness” shall mean the principal and all unpaid interest, fees, expenses, letters of credit and reimbursement obligations, charges and other unpaid sums owed on, under, or in connection with (1) that certain Credit Agreement dated as of August 19, 2013 by and among the Company, together with its U.S. and Canadian subsidiaries, and Comerica Bank, as Administrative Agent, and certain other lenders, as it may be amended, restated, extended, renewed, replaced, or otherwise modified from time to time, (2) any other indebtedness or obligations which are incurred the date hereof by the Company (directly or indirectly) in replacement or refinancing of any Senior Indebtedness from time to time (whether or not with the same lender(s)) or (3) any other indebtedness of the Company that is explicitly intended to be senior to this Note, whether incurred on or after the date hereof. In the event of the liquidation or dissolution of the Company, the distribution of any of the assets of the Company or any successor on account of any liquidation, bankruptcy, receivership, reorganization, assignment for the benefit of creditors or similar proceeding (each, a “Proceeding ”), the Holder shall not be entitled to any payment or distribution pursuant to this Note or such Proceeding until all Senior Indebtedness has been satisfied in full in immediately available funds. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Company is permitted to make, and the Holder is permitted to accept, regularly scheduled payments of principal and interest hereunder unless (a) any holder of the Senior Indebtedness (or an authorized representative) has notified the Company in writing that a default has occurred and is continuing with respect to the Senior Indebtedness, or (b) a Proceeding shall have commenced and be continuing with respect to the Company.

(b) The Holder shall not at any time require, take or obtain any security interest or lien to secure all or any portion of the indebtedness evidenced by this Note. Until the earlier of (i) acceleration or payment in full of the Senior Indebtedness, (ii) the commencement of any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or liquidation proceeding against the Company or its assets and (iii) 150 days after receipt by the holder of the Senior Indebtedness of written notice from the Holder to the holder of the Senior Indebtedness of the occurrence of an event of default under the Subordinated Indebtedness so long as the Senior Indebtedness has been paid in full or payment of the Senior Indebtedness has been accelerated , the Holder will not take or initiate any judicial proceeding or other action against the Company to collect this Note or to seek monetary damages in respect of any failure to pay all or any portion of the indebtedness evidenced by this Note.

(c) This is a continuing agreement of subordination and each holder of Senior Indebtedness may continue, without notice to the Holder, to extend credit or other accommodation or benefit and loan moneys to or for the account of the Company. It is further understood and agreed that each holder of Senior Indebtedness may at any time, in its sole discretion, (i) renew or extend the time of payment of all or any existing or future Senior Indebtedness, (ii) waive or release any collateral or guaranty which may be held therefor at any time, and, in reference thereto, make and enter into any such agreement or agreements with the Company, (iii) amend, modify,

 

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supplement, restate, consolidate, waive, renew, extend, replace, increase the principal amount or otherwise change any of the terms of any of the agreements, instruments or documents governing, evidencing, securing or otherwise relating to any Senior Indebtedness, and (iv) take or omit from taking any action with respect to any default of any Senior Indebtedness, as the holder of that Senior Indebtedness, in each case, may deem desirable without notice to or further assent from the Holder and without in each case or any manner impairing or affecting this Note or the rights of any of any holder of any Senior Indebtedness hereunder. Each holder of Senior Indebtedness will be entitled to the benefits of, and may directly enforce, the subordination provisions of this Note.

(d) The Holder agrees that no payment or distribution to any holder of any Senior Indebtedness by the Holder pursuant to the subordination provisions of this Note will entitle the Holder to exercise any rights of subrogation in respect thereof until all of the Senior Indebtedness has been fully paid in immediately available funds and the commitments of each holder of Senior Indebtedness have terminated. The Holder hereby expressly waives (i) notice of acceptance by any holder of Senior Indebtedness of the subordination and other provisions of this Note, (ii) notice of the creation of any Senior Indebtedness, and (iii) any claim of impairment of any right of subrogation. The Holder consents and agrees that no holder of any Senior Indebtedness shall be under any obligation to marshal or order the disposition of any assets in favor of the Holder or against or in payment of any or all of the Senior Indebtedness.

(e) Should any payment, distribution (in bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings or otherwise) or other amount be received by the Holder upon or in respect to this Note in contravention of the provisions hereof, the Holder will promptly pay what it has received over, and deliver it, to the holders of the Senior Indebtedness and, until it is so delivered, the Holder will hold the cash or other assets it has received in trust for the benefit of the holders of the Senior Indebtedness.

8. Events of Default .

(a) An “Event of Default ” shall exist if any of the following occurs:

(i) Failure by the Company to pay the Base Coupon (including any accrued Base Coupon) for more than thirty (30) days after such payment date;

(ii) Failure by the Company to pay principal of, or interest (other than the Base Coupon) on, this Note on or before the date such payment is due, and such failure continues for thirty (30) days;

(iii) Failure by the Company to deliver shares of common stock upon the conversion of this Note, and such failure continues for a period of thirty (30) days following the scheduled settlement date for such conversion;

(iv) The Company or any of its subsidiaries pursuant to or within the meaning of Title 11, U.S. Code or any similar law for the relief of debtors (“ Bankruptcy Law ”), (A) commences a voluntary case, (B) consents to the entry of an order of relief against it in an involuntary case, (C) consents to the appointment of a custodian of it or for all or substantially all of its property or (D) makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors;

 

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(v) A court of competent jurisdiction enters an order or decree under any Bankruptcy Law that (A) is for relief against the Company or any of its subsidiaries in an involuntary case, (B) appoints a custodian for the Company or any of its subsidiaries or for all or substantially all of either of its property or (C) orders the liquidation of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, and the order or decree remains unstayed an in effect for ninety (90) days.

(vi) Default under a bond, debenture, note, mortgage, indenture or instrument under which there may be issued or by which there may be secured or evidenced any indebtedness for money borrowed by the Company (or by any subsidiary of the Company, the repayment of which the Company has guaranteed or for which the Company is directly responsible or liable as obligor or guarantor), having a principal amount outstanding in excess of $10,000,000 (other than indebtedness which is non-recourse to the Company and its subsidiaries), whether such indebtedness now exists or shall hereafter be created, which default shall have resulted in such indebtedness being declared due and payable prior to the date on which it would otherwise have become due and payable;

(vii) The entry by a court of competent jurisdiction of one or more judgments, orders or decrees against the Company or any of its subsidiaries in an aggregate amount (excluding amounts covered by insurance) in excess of $10,000,000 and such judgments, orders or decrees remain undischarged, unstayed and unsatisfied in an aggregate amount (excluding amounts covered by insurance) in excess of $10,000,000 for a period of ninety (90) consecutive days, during which execution shall not be effectively stayed; or

(viii) Failure by the Company to perform or observe, or a breach of, any covenant, term, condition, warranty or agreement contained herein (except as otherwise described in this Section 8(a)), and continuance of such failure or breach for a period of thirty (30) days after the occurrence of such failure or breach.

(b) Notice . The Company shall be required to notify the Holder within five (5) business days of it becoming aware of the occurrence of any default under this Note.

(c) Remedies . Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default described in Section 8(a) above, the Holder may, by notice to the Company, (i) declare the Unpaid Principal Amount of, and any and all accrued but unpaid Base Coupon on, this Note to be, and the same shall thereupon be, immediately due and payable with all additional interest from time to time accrued thereon and without, to the extent permitted by applicable law, presentation, demand, or protest or other requirements of any kind (including valuation and appraisement, diligence, presentment, notice of intent to demand or accelerate and notice of acceleration), all of which are hereby expressly waived by the Company; and (ii) exercise any and all other remedies available at law or in equity.

9. Transfer; Successors and Assigns .

(a) The terms and conditions of this Note shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the respective successors and permitted assigns of the parties. This Note may not be transferred by either party, in whole or in part, without the prior written consent of the other party; provided that this Note may be transferred by the Holder in the event of a transfer being

 

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made (i) to an affiliate of the transferring party, (ii) to a successor of the transferring party, by consolidation, merger or operation of law, (iii) to a purchaser of all or substantially all of the transferring party’s assets or (iv) in connection with the pledge of collateral to a lender or other financial institution that is a credit provider to the Holder.

(b) Subject to the preceding paragraph, this Note may be transferred only upon surrender of the original Note for registration of transfer, duly endorsed, or accompanied by a duly executed written instrument of transfer in form reasonably satisfactory to the Company. Thereupon, a new Note (or Notes, if less than all of the Holder’s rights to this Note are transferred) for the same Principal Amount and interest (in the aggregate) will be issued to, and registered in the name of, the transferee. Interest and principal are payable only to the registered holder of this Note (and the Holder is the initial registered holder of this Note).

10. Governing Law . This Note shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York without regard to its conflict of laws principles. The parties hereto hereby agree to be subject to the exclusive personal jurisdiction in the federal and state courts of the State of New York located in New York City, New York and any award which may be enforced in regard to this Note may be enforced in such federal and state courts of the State of New York. Each of the parties hereto hereby agrees to irrevocably and unconditionally waive trial by jury in any judicial proceeding between or among the parties arising out of or related to this Note.

11. Notices . Any notice required or permitted to be given under this Note by any party shall be in writing and shall be sufficiently given if delivered personally, by prepaid overnight courier or by telefacsimile to the party to be notified at such party’s address as set forth below or as subsequently modified by written notice. All such notices and other communications shall, when mailed by return receipt requested or certified mail, or by means of any nationally recognized overnight express company, or telecopied, be effective when delivered to the notice address (as evidenced by any signature for delivery at the notice address) or upon receipt of confirmation of delivery thereof by telecopier, respectively and such notices or communications shall be effective when delivered at the address in the case of hand delivery. Either party hereto may change its address specified for notices herein by designating a new address by notice in accordance with this Section 11.

12. Amendments and Waivers . Any term of this Note may be amended only with the written consent of the Company and the Holder. Any amendment or waiver effected in accordance with this Section 12 shall be binding upon the Company, the Holder and each transferee of this Note.

13. Waivers . Demand, presentment, notice, notice of demand, notice for payment, protest and notice of dishonor are hereby waived by the Company. The Holder will not be deemed to waive any of its rights under this Note unless its waiver is in writing and signed by the Holder. No delay or omission by the Holder in exercising any of its rights will operate as a waiver of its rights. A waiver in writing on one occasion will not be construed as a consent to or a waiver of any of the Holder’s right to remedy on any future occasion.

 

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14. Usury . Notwithstanding any provision of this Note, Holder does not intend to charge and the Company shall not be required to pay any amount of interest or other charges in excess of the maximum permitted by applicable law. Any payment in excess of such maximum shall be refunded to the Company or credited against principal, at the option of the Holder.

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This Convertible Promissory Note is duly authorized and is executed and delivered by the Company as of the date first written above.

 

MANITEX INTERNATIONAL, INC.
By: /s/ Andrew M. Rooke
Name: Andrew M. Rooke
Title: President and Chief Operating Officer
Address for notices:
Manitex International, Inc.
9725 Industrial Drive
Bridgeview, Illinois 60455
Facsimile: (708) 430-1335
Attention: Andrew Rooke
Telephone: (708) 237-2056
Fax: (708) 430-1335
with a copy to:
Bryan Cave LLP
161 N. Clark Street, Suite 4300
Chicago, Illinois 60601
Attention: John P. Goebel, Esq.
Telephone: (312) 602-5155
Fax: (312) 698-7555

AGREED TO AND ACCEPTED:

TEREX CORPORATION, as the Holder

By: /s/ Eric I. Cohen

Name: Eric I. Cohen

Title: Senior Vice President

Address for notices:

Terex Corporation

200 Nyala Farm Road

Westport, CT 06880

Attention: Eric I Cohen, Esq.

Telephone: (203) 222-5950

Fax: (203) 722-7766

Exhibit 10.1

AMENDMENT NO. 5 TO CREDIT AGREEMENT

This Amendment No. 5 to Credit Agreement (“ Amendment ”) is made as of December 19, 2014 (“ Fifth Amendment Effective Date ”) among MANITEX INTERNATIONAL, INC. , a Michigan corporation, MANITEX, INC. , a Texas corporation, MANITEX SABRE, INC. , a Michigan corporation, BADGER EQUIPMENT COMPANY , a Minnesota corporation, and MANITEX LOAD KING, INC. , a Michigan corporation (each, individually a “ US Borrower ,” and collectively the “ US Borrowers ”) and MANITEX LIFTKING, ULC , an Alberta company (the “ Canadian Borrower ” and, together with the US Borrowers, the “ Borrowers ” and each individually, a “ Borrower ”) and the other Credit Parties (as defined in the Credit Agreement, defined below) and COMERICA BANK , a Texas banking association (in its individual capacity, “ Comerica ”), as US Agent, US Swing Line Lender, US Issuing Lender and a US Lender, COMERICA BANK , a Texas banking association and authorized foreign bank under the Bank Act (Canada), through its Toronto branch (in its individual capacity, “ Comerica Canada ”) as Canadian Agent, Canadian Swing Line Lender, Canadian Issuing Lender and a Canadian Lender, FIFTH THIRD BANK , an Ohio banking corporation, as a US Lender, (Canadian Lender, Canadian Swing Line Lender, US Lenders and US Swing Line Lender are sometimes referred to herein collectively as the “ Lenders ”).

PRELIMINARY STATEMENT

The Borrowers, the Credit Parties, US Agent, Canadian Agent and the Lenders entered into a Credit Agreement dated August 19, 2013, as amended by that First Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of October 15, 2013, that Second Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of November 26, 2013, that Third Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of April 22, 2014, and Amendment No. 4 to Credit Agreement dated as of July 21, 2014 (as amended the “ Credit Agreement ”) providing terms and conditions governing certain loans and other credit accommodations extended by the US Agent, Canadian Agent and Lenders to Borrowers (“ Obligations ”).

Borrowers, US Agent, Canadian Agent and the Lenders have agreed to amend the terms of the Credit Agreement as provided in this Amendment.

AGREEMENT

1. Defined Terms . In this Amendment, capitalized terms used without separate definition shall have the meanings given them in the Credit Agreement.

2. Amendment .

(a) The following terms and their respective definitions are hereby added to Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement in their respective alphabetical order:

ASV Equity Investment ” shall mean the investment by US Borrower, in an amount not in excess of Twenty Five Million US Dollars (US$25,000,000), representing the purchase price for the ASV Joint Venture.

ASV Joint Venture ” shall mean the purchase by US Borrower of 51% of the Equity Interest in A.S.V. Inc. from Terex Corporation.

Restricted Subsidiary ” means, as to any Person, each Subsidiary of such Person that is not an Unrestricted Subsidiary.


Unrestricted Subsidiary ” means (a) any Subsidiary of the Parent that is designated by a Responsible Officer of the Parent as an Unrestricted Subsidiary which designation is consented to by Agent on behalf of Lenders, and such entity is listed on Schedule 6.18 hereto, but only to the extent that: (i) except as permitted by Section 8, such Subsidiary is not party to any agreement, contract, arrangement or understanding with any Restricted Entity; (ii) except as permitted by Section 8.7, such Subsidiary is a Person with respect to which neither the Parent nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries has any direct or indirect obligation (A) to subscribe for additional Equity Interests other than those provided in Section 8.5, or (B) to maintain or preserve such Person’s financial condition or to cause such Person to achieve any specified levels of operating results; and (iii) such Subsidiary has not been re-designated as a Restricted Subsidiary, and (b) any Subsidiary of a Subsidiary that becomes an Unrestricted Subsidiary pursuant to the preceding clause (a); provided that such Subsidiary of the Unrestricted Subsidiary must also comply with the preceding conditions.

(b) The following terms and their respective definitions contained in Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement are hereby amended and restated in their entirety as follows:

Canadian Borrowing Base ” shall mean, as of any date of determination thereof, without duplication, an amount equal to the sum of:

(a) ninety percent (90%) of Canadian Borrowing Base Obligors’ Eligible Insured Accounts; plus

(b) plus eighty-five percent (85%) of Canadian Borrowing Base Obligors’ Eligible Accounts; plus

(c) eighty-five percent (85%) of Canadian Borrowing Base Obligors’ Eligible Government Accounts; plus

(d) the lesser of (i) 50% of Canadian Borrowing Base Obligors’ Eligible Inventory, including work-in-process which is properly classified under GAAP as work-in-process inventory up to the maximum amount of the Canadian WIP Cap, or (ii) the Canadian Inventory Cap; minus

(e) Priority Payables;

provided that (x) the Canadian Borrowing Base shall be determined on the basis of the most current Canadian Borrowing Base Certificate required or permitted to be submitted hereunder, and (y) any reserves or other adjustments established by the Canadian Agent or the Majority Canadian Revolving Credit Lenders on the basis of any subsequent collateral audits conducted hereunder, all in accordance with ordinary and customary asset-based lending standards, as reasonably determined by the Canadian Agent and the Majority Canadian Revolving Credit Lenders. For greater certainty, Canadian Borrowing Base Obligors’ Eligible Accounts and Eligible Inventory shall not include inventory financed pursuant to the Specialized Equipment Export Facility and accounts derived therefrom and provided, further such inventory financed by the Specialized Equipment Export Facility and accounts derived therefrom shall be detailed in a schedule to the Canadian Borrowing Base Certificate.

Canadian Inventory Cap ” shall mean CDN$9,000,000 from the Fifth Amendment Effective Date and thereafter.

Canadian WIP Cap ” shall mean CDN$3,000,000 from the Fifth Amendment Effective Date and thereafter.

 

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US Borrowing Base ” shall mean, as of any date of determination thereof, an amount equal to the sum of:

(a) eighty-five percent (85%) of US Borrowing Base Obligors’ Eligible Accounts, plus

(b) lesser of (i) eighty-five percent (85%) of US Borrowing Base Obligors’ Eligible Bill and Hold Receivables, and (ii) US$10,000,000, plus

(c) the lesser of (i) fifty percent (50%) of US Borrowing Base Obligors’ Eligible Inventory, or (ii) US$26,500,000, plus

(d) the lesser of (i) 80% of the cost of Eligible Used Equipment Amount to be used for resale or rent, or (ii) US$2,000,000 in the aggregate for the term of the US Revolving Credit,

provided that (x) the US Borrowing Base shall be determined on the basis of the most current US Borrowing Base Certificate required or permitted to be submitted hereunder, and (y) the amount determined as the US Borrowing Base shall be subject to, without duplication, any reserves for contras/offsets, drop ship receivables, inventory-in-transit, potential offsets due to customer deposits, discount arrangements, chargebacks, disputed accounts (or potential chargebacks or disputed accounts), and such other reserves as reasonably established by the US Agent, at the direction or with the concurrence of the Majority US Revolving Lenders from time to time, including, without limitation any reserves or other adjustments established by the US Agent or the Majority US Revolving Credit Lenders on the basis of any subsequent collateral audits conducted hereunder, all in accordance with ordinary and customary asset-based lending standards, as reasonably determined by the US Agent and the Majority US Revolving Credit Lenders.

(c) Section 2.12 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

“2.12 Use of Proceeds of Advances . Advances of the US Revolving Credit shall be used to (i) finance a portion of the ASV Equity Investment up to the maximum amount of US$5,000,000, and (ii) the US Borrowers’ working capital and such other lawful corporate purposes.”

(d) Paragraph (h) of Section 8.1 (Limitation on Debt) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

“(h) the unsecured debt of Parent to Terex Corporation in the aggregate amount of US$1,4000,000 evidenced by a promissory note dated on or about December 19, 2014, and additional unsecured Debt not otherwise described in paragraphs (a) through (g) above, provided that both at the time of and immediately after giving effect to the incurrence thereof (i) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or result therefrom and (ii) the aggregate amount of all such Debt shall not exceed US$500,000, or the Equivalent Amount in Canadian Dollars at any one time outstanding;”

(e) Section 8.1 (Limitation on Debt) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the “.” at end of paragraph (i) and replacing it with “; and” and the following paragraph (j) is hereby added to Section 8.1:

 

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“(j) Debt owing from Parent to Terex Corporation pursuant to an unsecured convertible debenture in the maximum amount of US$7,500,000 to finance a portion of the purchase price of the ASV Joint Venture.”

(f) Section 8.5 (Restricted Payments) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

“8.5 Restricted Payments . Declare or make any distributions, dividend, payment or other distribution of assets, properties, cash, rights, obligations or securities (collectively, “Distributions”) on account of any of its Equity Interests, as applicable, or purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire for value any of its Equity Interests, as applicable, or any warrants, rights or options to acquire any of its Equity Interests, now or hereafter outstanding (collectively, “Purchases”), except that:

(a) each Credit Party may pay cash Distributions to any Borrower;

(b) US Borrower may issue Equity Interests, warrants and/or options in satisfaction of the convertible debenture issued by Parent pursuant to the ASV Joint Venture; and

(c) each Credit Party may declare and make Distributions payable in the Equity Interests of such Credit Party, provided that the issuance of such Equity Interests does not otherwise violate the terms of this Agreement and no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing at the time of making such Distribution or would result from the making of such Distribution.”

(g) Section 8.7 (Limitation on Investments, Loans and Advances) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the “.” at end of paragraph (i) and replacing it with “; and” and the following paragraph (j) is hereby added to Section 8.7:

“(j) the ASV Joint Venture.”

(h) Following the completion of the ASV Joint Venture, A.S.V. Inc. (“ASV”) shall be a Subsidiary of Parent. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary provided in the Credit Agreement, ASV shall be an Unrestricted Subsidiary and as such shall not be included as a Subsidiary for the purposes of the financial covenants, negative covenants or affirmative covenants, save and except to the extent included in the financial reporting of Parent as provided in Section 7.1 of the Credit Agreement.

(i) Paragraph (b) of Section 10.4 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to correct a scriveners error in section references, changing the reference to “Section 13.10” to “Section 13.11”.

(j) Annex II (Percentage and Allocation) to the Credit Agreement is hereby deleted and replaced in its entirety with Annex II attached hereto.

(k) Schedule 1.1 (Compliance Information) to the Credit Agreement is hereby deleted and replaced in its entirety with Schedule 1.1 attached hereto.

(l) Schedule 5.1(b) (Jurisdictions in which Credit Parties Do Business) to the Credit Agreement is hereby deleted and replaced in its entirety with Schedule 5.1(b) attached hereto.

(m) Schedule 6.18 (Subsidiaries) to the Credit Agreement is hereby deleted and replaced in its entirety with Schedule 6.18 attached hereto.

 

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(n) Schedule 6.20 (Capital Structure) to the Credit Agreement is hereby deleted and replaced in its entirety with Schedule 6.20 attached hereto.

3. Covenant . The Borrowers hereby covenant and agree to reimburse Agents for inventory appraisals on the US Borrowing Base Obligors and Canadian Borrower (excluding holding companies) with appraisal companies satisfactory to Agent, which appraisals are to be ordered within 15 Business Days of the Fifth Amendment Effective Date.

4. Consent . Agents and the Majority Lenders hereby confirm, that notwithstanding Section 8.1 (Limitation on Debt), Section 8.5 (Restricted Payments) or Section 8.7 (Limitation on Investments) of the Credit Agreement, the Majority Lenders consent to the ASV Joint Venture. This consent is not a waiver of or consent to any other event, condition, transaction, act or omission whether related or unrelated to the ASV Joint Venture which would otherwise be a violation of the terms and conditions of the Credit Agreement.

5. Representations and Warranties . The Borrowers represent, warrant, and agree that:

(a) Except as expressly modified in this Amendment, the representations, warranties, and covenants set forth in the Credit Agreement and in each related document, agreement, and instrument remain true and correct, continue to be satisfied in all respects, and are legal, valid and binding obligations with the same force and effect as if entirely restated in this Amendment, other than those representations and warranties that expressly relate solely to a specific earlier date, which shall remain correct as of such earlier date.

(b) When executed, the Agreement, as amended by this Amendment will continue to constitute a duly authorized, legal, valid, and binding obligation of the Borrowers enforceable in accordance with its terms. The Credit Agreement, as amended, along with each related document, agreement and instrument, is ratified and confirmed and shall remain in full force and effect and the Credit Parties further represent and warrant that they have taken all actions necessary to authorize the execution and performance of such documents.

(c) There is no Default or Event of Default existing under the Credit Agreement, or any related document, agreement, or instrument, and no event has occurred or condition exists that is or, with the giving of notice or lapse of time or both, would be such a default.

(d) As applicable to each such Credit Party, the articles of incorporation, articles of formation, articles of amalgamation, bylaws, operating agreements and resolutions and incumbency certificates of the Borrowers and the Guarantors delivered to US Agent and Canadian Agent in connection with the Credit Agreement on or about August 19, 2013, have not been repealed, amended or modified since the date of delivery thereof and that same remain in full force and effect.

6. Successors and Assigns . This Amendment shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties and their respective successors and assigns.

7. Governing Law . The parties agree that the terms and provisions of this Amendment shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Michigan without regard to principles of conflicts of law.

8. No Defenses . The Credit Parties acknowledge, confirm, and warrant to US Agent, Canadian Agent and the Lenders that as of the date hereof the Credit Parties have absolutely no defenses, claims, rights of set-off, or counterclaims against US Agent, Canadian Agent and the Lenders under, arising out of, or in connection with, this Amendment, the Credit Agreement, the Loan Documents and/or the individual advances under the Obligations, or against any of the indebtedness evidenced or secured thereby.

 

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9. Ratification . Except for the modifications under this Amendment, the parties ratify and confirm the Credit Agreement and the Loan Documents and agree that they remain in full force and effect.

10. Further Modification; No Reliance . This Amendment may be altered or modified only by written instrument duly executed by the Credit Parties and the Lenders. In executing this Amendment, the Credit Parties are not relying on any promise or commitment of US Agent, Canadian Agent and/or the Lenders that is not in writing signed by the applicable Agent and/or the Lenders.

11. Acknowledgment and Consent of Guarantors . Each of the US Credit Parties has guaranteed the payment and performance of the Obligations by Borrowers pursuant to Guaranty dated August 19, 2013 (the “Guaranty”) and with respect to North American Distribution, Inc. and North American Equipment, Inc. by way of joinder dated as of even date herewith (“Joinder Agreement”). Each of the Guarantors, by signing below, acknowledges and consents to the execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment, and agrees that the Guaranty and Joinder Agreement, as applicable, remains in full force and effect. Each of the Guarantors further represents that it is in compliance with all of the terms and conditions of its Guaranty or as applicable its Joinder Agreement.

12. Expenses . Borrowers shall promptly pay all out-of-pocket fees, costs, charges, expenses, and disbursements of US Agent, Canadian Agent and the Lenders incurred in connection with the preparation, execution, and delivery of this Amendment, and the other documents contemplated by this Amendment.

13. Effectiveness and Counterparts . This Amendment may be executed in as many counterparts as US Agent, Canadian Agent, the Lenders and the Borrowers deem convenient, and shall become effective upon delivery to US Agent and Canadian Agent of: (i) all executed counterparts hereof from the Lenders and from Borrowers and each of the Guarantors; (ii) the documents listed on the Closing Checklist attached hereto as Exhibit A; and (iii) any other documents or items which US Agent or Canadian Agent may require to carry out the terms hereof.

[Signature Pages Follow]

 

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This Amendment No. 5 to Credit Agreement is executed and delivered on the Fifth Amendment Effective Date.

 

COMERICA BANK , as US Agent
By:  

/s/ James Q. Goudie, III

  James Q. Goudie, III
Its:   Vice President

 

COMERICA BANK , as US Lender, as US Issuing Lender, and as US Swing Line Lender
By:  

/s/ James Q. Goudie, III

  James Q. Goudie, III
Its:   Vice President

 

COMERICA BANK , as Canadian Agent
By:  

/s/ Prashant Prakash

  Prashant Prakash
Its:   Portfolio Risk Manager

 

COMERICA BANK , as Canadian Lender, as Canadian Issuing Lender, and as Canadian Swing Line Lender
By:  

/s/ Prashant Prakash

  Prashant Prakash
Its:   Portfolio Risk Manager

 

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[Signature Page – US Lender]

 

FIFTH THIRD BANK , as US Lender
By:  

/s/ Matthew Berman

  Matthew Berman
Its:   Assistant Vice President

 

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[Signature Page US Borrowers]

 

MANITEX INTERNATIONAL, INC.
By:  

/s/ Andrew M. Rooke

  Andrew M. Rooke
Its:   President

 

MANITEX, INC.
By:  

/s/ Andrew M. Rooke

  Andrew M. Rooke
Its:   President

 

MANITEX SABRE, INC.
By:  

/s/ Andrew M. Rooke

  Andrew M. Rooke
Its:   Vice President

 

BADGER EQUIPMENT COMPANY
By:  

/s/ Andrew M. Rooke

  Andrew M. Rooke
Its:   Vice President

 

MANITEX LOAD KING, INC.
By:  

/s/ Andrew M. Rooke

  Andrew M. Rooke
Its:   Vice President

 

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[Signature Page Canadian Borrower]

 

MANITEX LIFTKING, ULC
By:  

/s/ Andrew M. Rooke

  Andrew M. Rooke
Its:   Vice President

 

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[Signature Page US Guarantors]

 

GUARANTORS:      
MANITEX INTERNATIONAL, INC.     MANITEX, INC.
By:  

/s/ Andrew M. Rooke

    By:  

/s/ Andrew M. Rooke

  Andrew M. Rooke       Andrew M. Rooke
Its:   President     Its:   President
MANITEX SABRE, INC.     BADGER EQUIPMENT COMPANY
By:  

/s/ Andrew M. Rooke

    By:  

/s/ Andrew M. Rooke

  Andrew M. Rooke       Andrew M. Rooke
Its:   Vice President     Its:   Vice President
MANITEX LOAD KING, INC.     LIFTKING, INC.
By:  

/s/ Andrew M. Rooke

    By:  

/s/ Andrew M. Rooke

  Andrew M. Rooke       Andrew M. Rooke
Its:   Vice President     Its:   President
MANITEX, LLC     NORTH AMERICAN EQUIPMENT, INC.
By:  

/s/ Andrew M. Rooke

    By:  

/s/ Andrew M. Rooke

  Andrew M. Rooke       Andrew M. Rooke
Its:   Vice President     Its:   Vice President
NORTH AMERICAN DISTRIBUTION, INC.    
By:  

/s/ Andrew M. Rooke

     
  Andrew M. Rooke      
Its:   Vice President      

 

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ANNEX II

PERCENTAGES AND ALLOCATIONS

REVOLVING CREDIT FACILITIES

 

Lenders

   US
Revolving
Credit
Percentage
    US Revolving
Credit
Allocations
     Canadian
Revolving
Credit
Percentage
    Canadian
Revolving
Credit
Allocations
     Total
Allocations
     Weighted
Percentage
 

Comerica Bank

     75   US$ 30,000,000.00         100   US$ 9,000,000.00       US$ 39,000,000.00         79.59

Fifth Third Bank

     25   US$ 10,000,000.00         0.0     US$0.00       US$ 10,000,000.00         20.41

TOTALS

     100   US$ 40,000,000.00         100   US$ 9,000,000.00       US$ 49,000,000.00         100

 

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Schedule 1.1

Compliance Information

 

Correct Legal
Name

   Address    Type of
Organization
   Jurisdiction
of
Organization
  

Tax identification number
and other identification
numbers

Manitex International, Inc.    9725 Industrial
Drive Bridgeview,
Illinois 60455
   Corporation    Michigan   

Tax: 

 

Organizational: 

Manitex, Inc.    9725 Industrial
Drive Bridgeview,
Illinois 60455
   Corporation    Texas   

Tax:

 

Organizational: 

Manitex Sabre, Inc.    9725 Industrial
Drive Bridgeview,
Illinois 60455
   Corporation    Michigan   

Tax:

 

Organizational: 

Badger Equipment Company    9725 Industrial
Drive Bridgeview,
Illinois 60455
   Corporation    Minnesota   

Tax:

 

Organizational:

Manitex Load King, Inc.    9725 Industrial
Drive Bridgeview,
Illinois 60455
   Corporation    Michigan   

Tax:

 

Organizational:

Manitex Liftking, ULC    9725 Industrial
Drive Bridgeview,
Illinois 60455
   Unlimited
Liability
Company
   Alberta    Organizational: 
Liftking, Inc.    9725 Industrial
Drive Bridgeview,
Illinois 60455
   Corporation    Michigan   

Tax:

 

Organizational:

Manitex, LLC    9725 Industrial
Drive Bridgeview,
Illinois 60455
   Limited
Liability
Company
   Delaware   

Tax:

 

Organizational: 

North American Equipment, Inc.    9725 Industrial
Drive Bridgeview,
Illinois 60455
   Corporation    Illinois   

Tax:

 

Organizational: 

North American Distribution, Inc.    9725 Industrial
Drive Bridgeview,
Illinois 60455
   Corporation    Illinois   

Tax:

 

Organizational: 

 

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Schedule 5.1(b)

Jurisdictions in Which Credit Parties Do Business

 

Credit Party

   Jurisdiction

Manitex International, Inc.

   Michigan, Illinois

Manitex, Inc.

   Texas, Louisiana

Manitex Sabre, Inc.

   Michigan

Badger Equipment Company

   Minnesota

Manitex Load King, Inc.

   Michigan, Louisiana and South
Dakota

Liftking, Inc.

   Michigan

Manitex, LLC

   Delaware

North American Equipment, Inc.

   Illinois

North American Distribution, Inc.

   Illinois

 

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SCHEDULE 6.18

RESTRICTED SUBSIDIARIES

 

Credit Party

  

Restricted Subsidiaries

Manitex International, Inc.   

Manitex Load King, Inc.

 

Manitex Sabre, Inc.

 

Badger Equipment Company

 

Quantum Value Management

 

CVS Farrari S.R.L.

 

Liftking, Inc.

 

Manitex, LLC

 

North American Equipment, Inc.

 

North American Distribution, Inc.

Manitex, Inc.    None
Manitex Sabre, Inc.    None
Badger Equipment Company    None
Manitex Load King, Inc.    None
Manitex Liftking, ULC    None
Liftking, Inc.    Manitex Liftking, ULC
Manitex, LLC    Manitex, Inc.
North American Equipment, Inc.    None
North American Distribution, Inc.    None

 

Credit Party

  

Unrestricted Subsidiaries

Manitex International, Inc.    A.S.V. Inc.

 

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Schedule 6.20

Capital Structure

 

Credit Party

  

Authorized
Capital
(including par value)

  

Issued Capital

  

Registered
Holder(s)

Manitex International, Inc.

 

(As of August 5, 2013)

        
Preferred    150,000 (No par)    0    Not applicable
Common    20,000,000 (No par)    12,295,879    Public traded
Manitex, Inc.    1,000 (No par)    1,000    Manitex, LLC
Manitex Sabre, Inc.    1,000 (No par)    100    Manitex International, Inc.
Badger Equipment Company    1,000 (No par)    1,000    Manitex International, Inc.
Manitex Load King, Inc.    1,000 (No par)    100    Manitex International, Inc.
Manitex Liftking, ULC    N/A    N/A    Liftking, Inc.
Liftking, Inc.    60,000 (0.001 Par)    5,000    Manitex International, Inc.
Manitex, LLC    N/A    N/A    Manitex International, Inc.
North American Equipment, Inc.    1,000 (No par)    100    Manitex International, Inc.
North American Distribution, Inc.    1,000 (No par)    100    Manitex International, Inc.

 

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EXHIBIT “A”

[ATTACH CLOSING CHECKLIST]

DOCUMENTATION CHECKLIST

 

US Borrowers:

    

Manitex International, Inc., a Michigan corporation

Manitex, Inc. a Texas corporation

Manitex Sabre, Inc., a Michigan corporation

Badger Equipment Company, a Minnesota corporation

Manitex Load King, Inc., a Michigan corporation

Canadian Borrower:

     Manitex Liftking, ULC, an Alberta corporation

Agent:

    

Comerica Bank, as US Agent for all Lenders

Comerica Bank, as Canadian Agent for all Canadian Lenders

Guarantors:

    

Liftking, Inc. (with respect to debt of US Borrowers and Canadian Borrower)

Manitex, LLC (with respect to debt of Canadian Borrower)

All US Borrowers (with respect to debt of Canadian Borrower)

North American Distribution, Inc. (New – add by Joinder) (“Distribution”)

North American Equipment, Inc. (New – add by Joinder) (“Equipment”)

Subordinate Creditor:

     Terex Corporation

Transaction:

     Amendment No. 5 and Add new guarantors

Closing Date:

     December 19, 2014

 

 

I. LOAN DOCUMENTATION

 

  A. Loan Documents

 

  1. Amendment No. 5 to Credit Agreement

 

  2. Closing Certificate

 

  B. Guaranties / Collateral Instruments/Agreements

 

  3. Subordination Agreement

 

  4. Joinder Agreement (Guaranty) – North American Equipment, Inc.

 

  5. Joinder Agreement (Security Agreement) – North American Equipment, Inc.

 

  6. Joinder Agreement (Guaranty) – North American Distribution, Inc.

 

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  7. Joinder Agreement (Security Agreement) – North American Distribution, Inc.

 

  8. UCC-1 Financing Statement

 

  (a) North American Distribution, Inc.

 

  (b) North American Equipment, Inc.

 

  9. Assignment separate from Stock in Blank

 

  (a) North American Distribution, Inc.

 

  (b) North American Equipment, Inc.

 

  10. Original Stock Certificates to be delivered to Agent

 

  (a) North American Distribution, Inc.

 

  (b) North American Equipment, Inc.

 

II. DUE DILIGENCE DOCUMENTATION

 

  11. UCC and Tax Lien Search

 

  (a) Manitex International, Inc. (Michigan)

 

  (b) Manitex, Inc. (Texas)

 

  (c) Manitex Sabre, Inc. (Michigan)

 

  (d) Badger Equipment Company (Minnesota)

 

  (e) Manitex Load King, Inc. (Michigan)

 

  (f) Liftking, Inc. (Michigan)

 

  (g) Manitex, LLC (Delaware)

 

  (h) North American Distribution, Inc. (Illinois)

 

  (i) North American Equipment, Inc. Illinois)

 

  12. Certificates of Insurance listing all credit parties adding the following:

 

  (a) Distribution

 

  (b) Equipment

 

  13. W-9’s for Distribution and Equipment

 

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III. ORGANIZATION DOCUMENTATION

 

  A. NORTH AMERICAN DISTRIBUTION, INC., an Illinois corporation
    NORTH AMERICAN EQUIPMENT, INC., an Illinois corporation

 

  14. Omnibus Certificate of Secretary

 

  (a) Exhibit A-1 Articles of Incorporation – North American Equipment, Inc.

 

  (b) Exhibit A-2 Articles of Incorporation – North America Distribution, Inc.

 

  (c) Exhibit B-1 Bylaws – North American Equipment, Inc.

 

  (d) Exhibit B-2 Bylaws – North American Distribution, Inc.

 

  (e) Exhibit C-1 Resolutions – North American Equipment, Inc.

 

  (f) Exhibit C-2 Resolutions – North American Distribution, Inc.

 

  15. Certificate of Good Standing (IL) – North American Distribution, Inc., an Illinois corporation

 

  16. Certificate of Good Standing (IL) – North American Equipment, Inc., an Illinois corporation

 

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Exhibit 10.2

 

 

 

CREDIT AGREEMENT

dated as of

December 19, 2014

among

A.S.V., INC.,

The Lenders Party Hereto

and

GARRISON LOAN AGENCY SERVICES LLC,

as Administrative Agent

 

 

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

ARTICLE 1

    

DEFINITIONS

       1   

S ECTION  1.01

  D EFINED T ERMS      1   

S ECTION 1.02

  C LASSIFICATION OF L OANS AND B ORROWINGS      25   

S ECTION 1.03

  T ERMS G ENERALLY      25   

S ECTION 1.04

  A CCOUNTING T ERMS ; GAAP      25   

ARTICLE 2

    

THE CREDITS

       26   

S ECTION 2.01

  L OANS      26   

S ECTION 2.02

  P RO R ATA S HARES ; A VAILABILITY OF F UNDS      26   

S ECTION 2.03

  E VIDENCE OF D EBT ; R EGISTER ; L ENDERS ’ B OOKS AND R ECORDS ; N OTES      27   

S ECTION 2.04

  I NTEREST ON L OANS      28   

S ECTION 2.05

  S CHEDULED I NSTALLMENTS      28   

S ECTION 2.06

  T ERMINATION OF C OMMITMENTS      29   

S ECTION 2.07

  V OLUNTARY P REPAYMENTS      29   

S ECTION 2.08

  M ANDATORY P REPAYMENTS      29   

S ECTION 2.09

  A PPLICATION OF P REPAYMENTS      31   

S ECTION 2.10

  F EES      31   

S ECTION 2.11

  M AKING OR M AINTAINING LIBO R ATE L OANS      31   

S ECTION 2.12

  I NCREASED C OSTS      32   

S ECTION 2.13

  B REAK F UNDING P AYMENTS      33   

S ECTION 2.14

  W ITHHOLDING OF T AXES ; G ROSS -U P      33   

S ECTION 2.15

  P AYMENTS G ENERALLY ; A LLOCATION OF P ROCEEDS ; S HARING OF S ET - OFFS      37   

S ECTION 2.16

  M ITIGATION O BLIGATIONS ; R EPLACEMENT OF L ENDERS      39   

S ECTION 2.17

  D EFAULTING L ENDERS      39   

S ECTION 2.18

  R ETURNED P AYMENTS      40   

S ECTION 2.19

  S WAP A GREEMENTS      40   

ARTICLE 3

    

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

     40   

S ECTION 3.01

  O RGANIZATION ; P OWERS      40   

S ECTION 3.02

  A UTHORIZATION ; E NFORCEABILITY      40   

S ECTION 3.03

  G OVERNMENTAL A PPROVALS ; N O C ONFLICTS      41   

S ECTION 3.04

  F INANCIAL C ONDITION ; N O M ATERIAL A DVERSE C HANGE      41   

S ECTION 3.05

  P ROPERTIES      41   

S ECTION 3.06

  L ITIGATION AND E NVIRONMENTAL M ATTERS      42   

S ECTION 3.07

  C OMPLIANCE WITH L AWS AND A GREEMENTS ; N O D EFAULT      42   

S ECTION 3.08

  I NVESTMENT C OMPANY S TATUS      42   

S ECTION 3.09

  T AXES      42   

S ECTION 3.10

  ERISA      42   

S ECTION 3.11

  D ISCLOSURE      43   

S ECTION 3.12

  M ATERIAL A GREEMENTS      43   

S ECTION 3.13

  S OLVENCY      43   

S ECTION 3.14

  I NSURANCE      43   

 

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S ECTION 3.15

  C APITALIZATION AND S UBSIDIARIES      43   

S ECTION 3.16

  S ECURITY I NTEREST IN C OLLATERAL      44   

S ECTION 3.17

  E MPLOYMENT M ATTERS      44   

S ECTION 3.18

  F EDERAL R ESERVE R EGULATIONS      44   

S ECTION 3.19

  U SE OF P ROCEEDS      44   

S ECTION 3.20

  N O B URDENSOME R ESTRICTIONS      44   

S ECTION 3.21

  S ANCTIONS L AWS AND R EGULATIONS .      44   

S ECTION 3.22

  A FFILIATE T RANSACTIONS      45   

S ECTION 3.23

  C OMMON E NTERPRISE      45   

S ECTION 3.24

  R ELATED A GREEMENTS .      45   

ARTICLE 4

    

CONDITIONS

       45   

S ECTION 4.01

  E FFECTIVE D ATE      46   

S ECTION 4.02

  E ACH C REDIT E VENT      49   

ARTICLE 5

    

AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

     50   

S ECTION 5.01

  F INANCIAL S TATEMENTS ; B ORROWING B ASE AND O THER I NFORMATION      50   

S ECTION 5.02

  N OTICES OF M ATERIAL E VENTS      52   

S ECTION 5.03

  E XISTENCE ; C ONDUCT OF B USINESS      53   

S ECTION 5.04

  P AYMENT OF O BLIGATIONS      53   

S ECTION 5.05

  M AINTENANCE OF P ROPERTIES      53   

S ECTION 5.06

  B OOKS AND R ECORDS ; I NSPECTION R IGHTS      53   

S ECTION 5.07

  C OMPLIANCE WITH L AWS AND M ATERIAL C ONTRACTUAL O BLIGATIONS      54   

S ECTION 5.08

  U SE OF P ROCEEDS      54   

S ECTION 5.09

  A CCURACY OF I NFORMATION      54   

S ECTION 5.10

  I NSURANCE      54   

S ECTION 5.11

  C ASUALTY AND C ONDEMNATION      54   

S ECTION 5.12

  A PPRAISALS      55   

S ECTION 5.13

  C OLLECTION OF A CCOUNTS AND P AYMENTS      55   

S ECTION 5.14

  A DDITIONAL C OLLATERAL ; F URTHER A SSURANCES .      55   

S ECTION 5.15

  P OST -C LOSING I TEMS      56   

S ECTION 5.16

  B OARD O BSERVATION R IGHTS      56   

ARTICLE 6

    

NEGATIVE COVENANTS

     56   

S ECTION 6.01

  I NDEBTEDNESS      56   

S ECTION 6.02

  L IENS      58   

S ECTION 6.03

  F UNDAMENTAL C HANGES .      59   

S ECTION 6.04

  I NVESTMENTS , L OANS , A DVANCES , G UARANTEES AND A CQUISITIONS      59   

S ECTION 6.05

  A SSET S ALES      60   

S ECTION 6.06

  S ALE AND L EASEBACK T RANSACTIONS      61   

S ECTION 6.07

  S WAP A GREEMENTS      61   

S ECTION 6.08

  R ESTRICTED P AYMENTS ; C ERTAIN P AYMENTS OF I NDEBTEDNESS      61   

S ECTION 6.09

  T RANSACTIONS WITH A FFILIATES      62   

S ECTION 6.10

  R ESTRICTIVE A GREEMENTS      62   

S ECTION 6.11

  A MENDMENT OF M ATERIAL D OCUMENTS      63   

S ECTION 6.12

  F INANCIAL C OVENANTS      63   

 

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ARTICLE 7

  

EVENTS OF DEFAULT

     64   

ARTICLE 8

  

THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT

     67   

S ECTION 8.01

  A PPOINTMENT      67   

S ECTION 8.02

  R IGHTS AS A L ENDER      67   

S ECTION 8.03

  D UTIES AND O BLIGATIONS      67   

S ECTION 8.04

  R ELIANCE      68   

S ECTION 8.05

  A CTIONS THROUGH S UB -A GENTS      68   

S ECTION 8.06

  R ESIGNATION      68   

S ECTION 8.07

  N ON -R ELIANCE      69   

S ECTION 8.08

  N OT P ARTNERS OR C O -V ENTURERS ; A DMINISTRATIVE A GENT AS R EPRESENTATIVE OF THE S ECURED P ARTIES      70   

ARTICLE 9

  

MISCELLANEOUS

     70   

S ECTION 9.01

  N OTICES      70   

S ECTION 9.02

  W AIVERS ; A MENDMENTS      72   

S ECTION 9.03

  E XPENSES ; I NDEMNITY ; D AMAGE W AIVER      74   

S ECTION 9.04

  S UCCESSORS AND A SSIGNS      76   

S ECTION 9.05

  S URVIVAL      79   

S ECTION 9.06

  C OUNTERPARTS ; I NTEGRATION ; E FFECTIVENESS ; E LECTRONIC E XECUTION      79   

S ECTION 9.07

  S EVERABILITY      80   

S ECTION 9.08

  R IGHT OF S ETOFF      80   

S ECTION 9.09

  G OVERNING L AW ; J URISDICTION ; C ONSENT TO S ERVICE OF P ROCESS      80   

S ECTION 9.10

  WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL      81   

S ECTION 9.11

  H EADINGS      81   

S ECTION 9.12

  C ONFIDENTIALITY      81   

S ECTION 9.13

  S EVERAL O BLIGATIONS ; N ONRELIANCE ; V IOLATION OF L AW      82   

S ECTION 9.14

  USA PATRIOT ACT      82   

S ECTION 9.15

  D ISCLOSURE      82   

S ECTION 9.16

  A PPOINTMENT FOR P ERFECTION      82   

S ECTION 9.17

  I NTEREST R ATE L IMITATION      83   

S ECTION 9.18

  N O A DVISORY OR F IDUCIARY R ESPONSIBILITY      83   

S ECTION 9.19

  A UTHORIZATION TO D ISTRIBUTE C ERTAIN M ATERIALS TO P UBLIC -S IDERS      83   

S ECTION 9.20

  I NTERCREDITOR A GREEMENT      84   

ARTICLE 10

    

LOAN GUARANTY

       84   

S ECTION 10.01

  G UARANTY      84   

S ECTION 10.02

  G UARANTY OF P AYMENT      84   

S ECTION 10.03

  N O D ISCHARGE OR D IMINISHMENT OF L OAN G UARANTY      84   

S ECTION 10.04

  D EFENSES W AIVED      85   

S ECTION 10.05

  R IGHTS OF S UBROGATION      85   

S ECTION 10.06

  R EINSTATEMENT ; S TAY OF A CCELERATION      85   

S ECTION 10.07

  I NFORMATION      86   

 

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S ECTION 10.08

  T ERMINATION      86   

S ECTION 10.09

  T AXES      86   

S ECTION 10.10

  M AXIMUM L IABILITY      86   

S ECTION 10.11

  C ONTRIBUTION      86   

S ECTION 10.12

  L IABILITY C UMULATIVE      87   

S ECTION 10.13

  K EEPWELL      88   

S ECTION 10.14

  S UBORDINATION OF I NTERCOMPANY I NDEBTEDNESS      88   

 

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SCHEDULES:

 

Schedule 1.01

           Commitment Schedule

Schedule 3.05

           Properties

Schedule 3.06

           Disclosed Matters

Schedule 3.12

           Material Agreements

Schedule 3.14

           Insurance

Schedule 3.15

           Capitalization and Subsidiaries

Schedule 3.22

           Affiliate Transactions

Schedule 5.15

           Post-Closing Obligations

Schedule 6.01

           Existing Indebtedness

Schedule 6.02

           Existing Liens

Schedule 6.04

           Existing Investments

Schedule 6.10

           Existing Restrictions

EXHIBITS:

 

Exhibit A

           Form of Assignment and Assumption

Exhibit B

           Form of Compliance Certificate

Exhibit C

           Joinder Agreement

Exhibit D-1

           U.S. Tax Certificate (For Foreign Lenders that are not Partnerships for U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

Exhibit D-2

           U.S. Tax Certificate (For Foreign Participants that are not Partnerships for U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

Exhibit E-3

           U.S. Tax Certificate (For Foreign Participants that are Partnerships for U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

Exhibit D-4

           U.S. Tax Certificate (For Foreign that are Partnerships for U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

Exhibit E

           Form of Funding Notice

 

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CREDIT AGREEMENT dated as of December 19, 2014 (as it may be amended or modified from time to time, this “ Agreement ”) among A.S.V., INC., a Minnesota corporation (“ Borrower ”), the other Loan Parties party hereto, the Lenders party hereto and GARRISON LOAN AGENCY SERVICES LLC (“ GLAS ”), as Administrative Agent (in such capacity, “ Administrative Agent ”).

The parties hereto agree as follows:

ARTICLE 1

Definitions

Section 1.01 Defined Terms . As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings specified below:

ABL Obligations ” means the “ABL Obligations” as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement.

ABL Priority Collateral ” means the “ABL Priority Collateral” as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement.

Account ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Security Agreement.

Account Debtor ” means any Person obligated on an Account.

Acquisition ” means any transaction, or any series of related transactions, consummated on or after the Effective Date, by which any Loan Party (a) acquires any business or all or substantially all of the assets of any Person, whether through purchase of assets, merger or otherwise or (b) directly or indirectly acquires (in one transaction or as the most recent transaction in a series of transactions) at least a majority (in number of votes) of the Equity Interests of a Person which has ordinary voting power for the election of directors or other similar management personnel of a Person (other than Equity Interests having such power only by reason of the happening of a contingency) or a majority of the outstanding Equity Interests of a Person.

Adjusted LIBO Rate ” means an interest rate per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/16 of 1%) equal to (a) the LIBO Rate for the applicable Interest Period multiplied by (b) the Statutory Reserve Rate.

Administrative Agent ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble hereto.

Administrative Questionnaire ” means an Administrative Questionnaire in a form supplied by the Administrative Agent.

Affiliate ” means, with respect to a specified Person, another Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls or is Controlled by or is under common Control with the specified Person.

Aggregate Availability ” has the meaning set forth in the Revolving Credit Agreement (as in effect on the date hereof).

Aggregate Credit Exposure ” means, at any time, the aggregate Term Loan Exposure of all the Lenders at such time.

ALTA ” means the American Land Title Association.


Annualized Basis ” means, with respect to a specific component of the Fixed Charges for any measurement period, the product of (i) the actual amount made or paid in respect of such component during such period  divided by the number of calendar days in such period times (ii) 365.

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

Applicable Margin ” means, as of any date, the rate per annum determined by reference to the Leverage Ratio determined for the most recently ended four consecutive fiscal quarter period as set forth below:

 

Level

  

Leverage Ratio

   Applicable Margin
1    Equal to or greater than 4.00 to 1.00    9.50%
2    Less than 4.00 to 1.00    9.00%

provided that (i) the initial Applicable Margin shall be based on Level 1 until such time as the Applicable Margin shall change pursuant to clause (ii) below and (ii) after June 30, 2016, a change in the Applicable Margin resulting from a change in the Leverage Ratio shall be effective on the second (2 nd ) Business Day after which the Loan Parties deliver the applicable Compliance Certificate required by Section 5.01 for any four consecutive fiscal quarter period ending on or after June 30, 2016; provided , further , that if at any time the Loan Parties shall have failed to deliver such Compliance Certificate when so required, the Applicable Margin shall be at Level 1 as set forth in the table above until such time as such Compliance Certificate is delivered, at which time the Applicable Margin shall be determined as provided above. If any Compliance Certificate delivered hereunder is determined prior to first anniversary of the repayment in full of the Obligations to be inaccurate, and such inaccuracy, if corrected, would have led to the application of a higher Applicable Margin based upon the pricing grid set forth in the table above, (the “ Accurate Applicable Margin ”) for any period that such Compliance Certificate covered, then (i) the Loan Parties shall promptly (and in any event within two (2) Business Days) deliver to the Administrative Agent a correct Compliance Certificate for such period, (ii) the Applicable Margin shall be adjusted such that after giving effect to the corrected Compliance Certificate, the Applicable Margin shall be reset to the Accurate Applicable Margin based upon the pricing grid set forth in the table above for such period (or failing delivery of such corrected Compliance Certificate, Level 1 of the table set forth above) and (iii) the Loan Parties shall promptly (and in any event within two (2) Business Days) pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the Lenders, the accrued additional interest owing as a result of such Accurate Applicable Margin for such period, if any (or failing delivery of such corrected Compliance Certificate, Level 1 of the table set forth above). The provisions of this definition shall not limit the rights of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders with respect to Section 2.04(b)  or Article 7 .

Applicable Percentage ” means, with respect to any Lender, a percentage equal to a fraction the numerator of which is such Lender’s Term Loan Exposure and the denominator of which is the aggregate of all Term Loan Exposure; provided that, in accordance with Section 2.17 , so long as any Lender shall be a Defaulting Lender, such Defaulting Lender’s Term Loan Exposure shall be disregarded.

Approved Fund ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.04 .

Asset Sale ” means a sale, lease or sublease (as lessor or sublessor), sale and leaseback, assignment, conveyance, transfer, license or other disposition to, or any exchange of property with, any Person (other than to or with a Loan Party), in one transaction or a series of transactions, of all or any part of any Loan Party’s businesses, assets or properties of any kind, whether real, personal, or mixed and

 

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whether tangible or intangible, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, including, without limitation, the Equity Interests of any of Loan Party (collectively, the “ Loan Party Assets ”), other than (i) inventory of any Loan Party sold, licensed for periods of 1 year or less or leased in the ordinary course of business or (ii) any sale, transfer or conveyance conducted in the ordinary course of business of any portion of the Loan Party Assets which a Loan Party reasonably determines in good faith to be obsolete, worn-out or unnecessary to its business. For purposes of clarification, “Asset Sale” shall include (x) the sale or other disposition for value of any contracts or (y) the early termination or modification of any contract resulting in the receipt by any Loan Party of a cash payment or other consideration in exchange for such event.

Assignment and Assumption ” means an assignment and assumption entered into by a Lender and an assignee (with the consent of any party whose consent is required by Section 9.04 ), and accepted by the Administrative Agent, in the form of Exhibit A or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent.

Availability ” has the meaning set forth in the Revolving Credit Agreement (as in effect on the date hereof).

Bankruptcy Event ” means, with respect to any Person, when such Person becomes the subject of a bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding, or has had a receiver, conservator, trustee, administrator, custodian, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with the reorganization or liquidation of its business, appointed for it, or, in the good faith determination of the Administrative Agent, has taken any action in furtherance of, or indicating its consent to, approval of, or acquiescence in, any such proceeding or appointment, provided that a Bankruptcy Event shall not result solely by virtue of any ownership interest, or the acquisition of any ownership interest, in such Person by a Governmental Authority or instrumentality thereof, unless such ownership interest results in or provides such Person with immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within the U.S. or from the enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment on its assets or permits such Person (or such Governmental Authority or instrumentality) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts or agreements made by such Person.

Base Rate ” means, for any day, a rate per annum equal to the greatest of (i) the Prime Rate in effect on such day, (ii) the Federal Funds Effective Rate in effect on such day plus  1 2 of 1%, and (iii) one-month floating Adjusted LIBO Rate plus 1%. Any change in the Base Rate due to a change in the Prime Rate, the Federal Funds Effective Rate or the Adjusted LIBO Rate shall be effective on the effective day of such change in the Prime Rate, the Federal Funds Effective Rate or the Adjusted LIBO Rate, respectively. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, in no event shall the Base Rate ever be less than two percent (2%) per annum.

Base Rate Loan ” means a Loan bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the Base Rate.

Beneficial Owner ” means, with respect to any U.S. Federal withholding Tax, the beneficial owner, for U.S. Federal income tax purposes, to whom such Tax relates.

Billing Statement ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.15(f) .

Board ” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the U.S.

Borrower ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.

Borrowing ” means Loans of the same Type, made, converted or continued on the same date and, in the case of Eurodollar Loans, as to which a single Interest Period is in effect.

 

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Borrowing Base ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Revolving Credit Agreement, as in effect on the date hereof.

Borrowing Base Certificate ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Revolving Credit Agreement, as in effect on the date hereof.

Burdensome Restrictions ” means any consensual encumbrance or restriction of the type described in clause (a) or (b) of Section 6.10 .

Business Day ” means any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York, New York are authorized or required by law to remain closed; provided that, when used in connection with a Eurodollar Loan, the term “ Business Day ” shall also exclude any day on which banks are not open for general business in London.

Capital Expenditures ” means, without duplication, any expenditure or commitment to expend money for any purchase or other acquisition of any asset which would be classified as a fixed or capital asset on a consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries prepared in accordance with GAAP.

Capital Lease Obligations ” of any Person means the obligations of such Person to pay rent or other amounts under any lease of (or other arrangement conveying the right to use) real or personal property, or a combination thereof, which obligations are required to be classified and accounted for as capital leases on a balance sheet of such Person under GAAP, and the amount of such obligations shall be the capitalized amount thereof determined in accordance with GAAP.

Cash Interest Expense ” means, for any period, Interest Expense for such period based upon GAAP, excluding any paid-in-kind interest, amortization of deferred financing costs, and any realized or unrealized gains or losses attributable to Swap Agreements.

Change in Control ” means (a) Manitex shall cease to own, free and clear of all Liens or other encumbrances, at least 51% of the outstanding voting Equity Interests of the Borrower on a fully diluted basis; (b) Terex and Manitex, collectively, shall cease to own, free and clear of all Liens or other encumbrances, 100% of the outstanding voting Equity Interest of the Borrower on a fully diluted basis; (c) occupation of a majority of the seats (other than vacant seats) on the board of directors of the Borrower by Persons who were neither (i) nominated by the board of directors of the Borrower nor (ii) appointed by directors so nominated; or (d) the Borrower shall cease to own, free and clear of all Liens or other encumbrances, at least 100% of the outstanding voting Equity Interests of its Subsidiaries on a fully diluted basis.

Change in Law ” means the occurrence after the date of this Agreement or, with respect to any Lender, such later date on which such Lender becomes a party to this Agreement) of any of the following: (a) the adoption or taking effect of any law, rule, regulation or treaty, (b) any change in any law, rule, regulation or treaty or in the administration, interpretation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority or (c) compliance by any Lender (or, for purposes of Section 2.12(b) , by any lending office of such Lender or by such Lender’s holding company, if any) with any request, guideline, requirement or directive (whether or not having the force of law) of any Governmental Authority made or issued after the date of this Agreement; provided that, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (x) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines, requirements or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith or in the implementation thereof, and (y) all requests, rules, guidelines, requirements or directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States or foreign regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, shall in each case be deemed to be a “Change in Law”, regardless of the date enacted, adopted, issued or implemented.

 

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Charges ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.17 .

Closing Date ” means the date on which the Term Loans are made.

CM Capital ” means CM Capital Inc.

Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.

Collateral ” means any and all property owned, leased or operated by a Person covered by the Collateral Documents and any and all other property of any Loan Party, now existing or hereafter acquired, that may at any time be, become or be intended to be, subject to a security interest or Lien in favor of the Administrative Agent, on behalf of itself and the Lenders and other Secured Parties, to secure the Secured Obligations.

Collateral Access Agreement ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Security Agreement.

Collateral Documents ” means, collectively, the Security Agreement, the Parent Pledge Agreement, the Mortgages and any other agreements, instruments and documents executed in connection with this Agreement that are intended to create, perfect or evidence Liens to secure the Secured Obligations, including, without limitation, all other security agreements, pledge agreements, mortgages, deeds of trust, loan agreements, notes, guarantees, subordination agreements, pledges, powers of attorney, consents, assignments, contracts, fee letters, notices, leases, financing statements and all other written matter whether theretofore, now or hereafter executed by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries and delivered to the Administrative Agent.

ent Schedule ” means the Schedule attached hereto identified as such.

Commitments ” means the Term Loan Commitments. “ Commitment ” means each of the Commitments.

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

Communications ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.01(d) .

Connection Income Taxes ” means Other Connection Taxes that are imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated) or that are franchise Taxes or branch profits Taxes.

Conversion Tax Payment ” means Taxes paid to a Governmental Authority with respect to the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014 in connection with the conversion of the Borrower into a limited liability company as permitted by Section 6.03(a) .

Control ” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise. “ Controlling ” and “ Controlled ” have meanings correlative thereto.

Credit Party ” means the Administrative Agent or any other Lender.

 

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Default ” means any event or condition which constitutes an Event of Default or which upon notice, lapse of time or both would, unless cured or waived, become an Event of Default.

Defaulting Lender ” means any Lender that (a) has failed, within two Business Days of the date required to be funded or paid, to (i) fund any portion of its Loans, or (ii) pay over to any Credit Party any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder, unless, in the case of clause (i) above, such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent in writing that such failure is the result of such Lender’s good faith determination that a condition precedent to funding (specifically identified and including the particular Default, if any) has not been satisfied, (b) has notified the Borrower or any Credit Party in writing, or has made a public statement, to the effect that it does not intend or expect to comply with any of its funding obligations under this Agreement (unless such writing or public statement indicates that such position is based on such Lender’s good faith determination that a condition precedent (specifically identified and including the particular Default, if any) to funding a Loan under this Agreement cannot be satisfied) or generally under other agreements in which it commits to extend credit, (c) has failed, within three Business Days after request by a Credit Party, acting in good faith, to provide a certification in writing from an authorized officer of such Lender that it will comply with its obligations (and is financially able to meet such obligations) to fund prospective Loans under this Agreement, provided that such Lender shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this clause (c) upon such Credit Party’s receipt of such certification in form and substance satisfactory to it and the Administrative Agent, or (d) has become the subject of a Bankruptcy Event.

Discharge of ABL Obligations ” means the “ABL Obligations Payment Date” as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement.

Disclosed Matters ” means the actions, suits, proceedings and environmental matters disclosed in Schedule 3.06 .

Distribution Agreement ” means that certain Distribution and Cross Marketing Agreement by and among Manitex, Terex and Borrower, dated as of December 19, 2014.

Document ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Security Agreement.

dollars ” or “ $ ” refers to lawful money of the U.S.

Domestic Subsidiary ” means a Subsidiary organized under the laws of a jurisdiction located in the U.S.

EBITDA ” means, for any period, Net Income for such period plus (a) without duplication and to the extent deducted in determining Net Income for such period, the sum of (i) Interest Expense for such period (whether paid or accrued), (ii) income tax expense for such period (whether paid or accrued), (iii) all amounts attributable to depreciation and amortization expense for such period, (iv) any extraordinary non-cash charges for such period (including amortization of goodwill, debt issuance costs and amortization of any non-cash impairment of intangibles), (v) any other non-cash charges for such period (but excluding any non-cash charge in respect of an item that was included in Net Income in a prior period and any non-cash charge that relates to the write-down or write-off of inventory), and (vi) any non-recurring fees, cash charges and other cash expenses (including severance costs) made or incurred in connection with the Transactions that are paid or otherwise accounted for within 90 days of the consummation of the Transactions in an amount not to exceed $5,500,000, minus (b) without duplication and to the extent included in Net Income, (i) any cash payments made during such period in respect of non-cash charges described in clause (a)(v) taken in a prior period and (ii) any extraordinary gains and any non-cash items of income for such period, all calculated for the Borrower and its Domestic Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP; provided that, for purposes of determining EBITDA, EBITDA for the fiscal periods set forth in the table below shall be deemed to the amounts set forth below:

 

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Period

   EBITDA  

January 1, 2014 through January 31, 2014

   $ 1,236,000   

February 1, 2014 through February 28, 2014

   $ 1,217,000   

March 1, 2014 through March 31, 2014

   $ 1,446,000   

April 1, 2014 through April 30, 2014

   $ 1,455,000   

May 1, 2014 through May 31, 2014

   $ 1,167,000   

June 1, 2014 through June 30, 2014

   $ 690,000   

July 1, 2014 through July 31, 2014

   $ 1,099,000   

August 1, 2014 through August 31, 2014

   $ 1,574,000   

September 1, 2014 through September 30, 2014

   $ 1,008,000   

October 1, 2014 through October 31, 2014

   $ 1,658,000   

November 1, 2014 through November 30, 2014

   $ 1,262,000   

ECF Percentage ” means, with respect to any prepayment required by Section 2.08(e) with respect to any fiscal year of the Borrower, if the Leverage Ratio as of the end of such fiscal year was (a) greater than or equal to 2.5 to 1.0, 75% and (b) less than 2.50 to 1.0, 50%.

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

Effective Date ” means the date on which the conditions specified in Section 4.01 are satisfied (or waived in accordance with Section 9.02 ).

Effective Date Dividend ” means a dividend from Borrower to Terex not to exceed an amount equal to (i) $50,000,000 less (ii) the amount of the TCA-ASV Net Assets payment (as such term is defined in the Stock Purchase Agreement as in effect on the date hereof), of which up to the first $40,000,000, or such lesser amount as is reflected on the final funds flow approved by the Administrative Agent for the initial funding of the Term Loans (the “ Final Funds Flow ”), shall be made with proceeds from the Term Loans and any remaining amount shall be made with proceeds from the of the Revolving Loans.

 

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Electronic Signature ” means an electronic sound, symbol, or process attached to, or associated with, a contract or other record and adopted by a Person with the intent to sign, authenticate or accept such contract or record.

Electronic System ” means any electronic system, including e-mail, e-fax, Intralinks ® , ClearPar ® and any other Internet or extranet-based site, whether such electronic system is owned, operated or hosted by the Administrative Agent and any of its respective Related Parties or any other Person, providing for access to data protected by passcodes or other security system.

Eligible Accounts ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Revolving Credit Agreement, as in effect on the date hereof.

Eligible Inventory ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Revolving Credit Agreement, as in effect on the date hereof.

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

Environmental Liability ” means any liability, contingent or otherwise (including any liability for damages, costs of environmental remediation, fines, penalties or indemnities), of the Borrower or any Subsidiary directly or indirectly resulting from or based upon (a) any violation of any Environmental Law, (b) the generation, use, handling, transportation, storage, treatment or disposal of any Hazardous Materials, (c) any exposure to any Hazardous Materials, (d) the Release or threatened Release of any Hazardous Materials into the environment or (e) any contract, agreement or other consensual arrangement pursuant to which liability is assumed or imposed with respect to any of the foregoing.

Equipment ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Security Agreement.

Equity Interests ” means shares of capital stock, partnership interests, membership interests in a limited liability company, beneficial interests in a trust or other equity ownership interests in a Person, and any warrants, options or other rights entitling the holder thereof to purchase or acquire any of the foregoing.

ERISA ” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time.

ERISA Affiliate ” means any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) that, together with the Borrower, is treated as a single employer under Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code or, solely for purposes of Section 302 of ERISA and Section 412 of the Code, is treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code.

ERISA Event ” means (a) any “reportable event”, as defined in Section 4043 of ERISA or the regulations issued thereunder, with respect to a Plan (other than an event for which the 30-day notice period is waived); (b) the failure to satisfy the “minimum funding standard” (as defined in Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA) with respect to any Plan, whether or not waived; (c) the filing pursuant to Section 412(c) of the Code or Section 302(c) of ERISA of an application for a waiver of the

 

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minimum funding standard with respect to any Plan; (d) the incurrence by the Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliate of any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to the termination of any Plan; (e) the receipt by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate from the PBGC or a plan administrator of any notice relating to an intention to terminate any Plan or Plans or to appoint a trustee to administer any Plan; (f) the incurrence by the Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliate of any liability with respect to the withdrawal or partial withdrawal of the Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliate from any Plan or Multiemployer Plan; or (g) the receipt by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice, or the receipt by any Multiemployer Plan from the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice, concerning the imposition upon the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate of Withdrawal Liability or a determination that a Multiemployer Plan is, or is expected to be, insolvent or in reorganization, within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA.

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

Event of Default ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Article 7 .

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

Excluded Taxes ” means any of the following Taxes imposed on or with respect to a Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to a Recipient: (a) Taxes imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated), franchise Taxes, and branch profits Taxes, in each case, (i) imposed as a result of such Recipient being organized under the laws of, or having its principal office or, in the case of any Lender, its applicable lending office located in, the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (or any political subdivision thereof) or (ii) that are Other Connection Taxes; (b) in the case of a Lender, U.S. Federal withholding Taxes imposed on amounts payable to or for the account of such Lender with respect to an applicable interest in a Loan or Commitment pursuant to a law in effect on the date on which (i) such Lender acquires such interest in the Loan or Commitment (other than pursuant to an assignment request by the Borrower under Section 2.16(b) ) or (ii) such Lender changes its lending office, except in each case to the extent that, pursuant to Section 2.16 , amounts with respect to such Taxes were payable either to such Lender’s assignor immediately before such Lender acquired the applicable interest in a Loan or Commitment or to such Lender immediately before it changed its lending office; (c) Taxes attributable to such Recipient’s failure to comply with Section 2.14(f) ; and (d) any U.S. Federal withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA.

Excess Cash Flow ” means, for any period, an amount (if positive) determined for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis equal to: (i) the sum, without duplication, of the amounts for such period of EBITDA, plus, to the extent not included in the determination of EBITDA (a) interest and other income, plus (b) cash receipts related to Swap Agreements, plus (c) cash receipts deducted or otherwise excluded from the calculation of EBITDA to the extent paid in cash during the relevant period (including extraordinary, unusual or non-recurring gains which are cash items, but excluding Net Proceeds that are subject to a mandatory prepayment event or a reinvestment right under Section 2.08 ),

 

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minus (ii) the sum, without duplication, of the amounts for such period of (a) voluntary and scheduled principal repayments of Total Debt (excluding repayments of Indebtedness of a revolving nature except to the extent the commitments in respect thereof are permanently reduced in connection with such repayments and excluding any mandatory prepayments of the Term Loans), plus (b) Capital Expenditures to the extent permitted to be incurred hereunder (net of any proceeds of (x) Net Proceeds of Asset Sales to the extent reinvested in accordance with Section 2.08(a) , (y) Net Proceeds resulting from any casualty or condemnation of property to the extent reinvested in accordance with Section 2.08(b) , and (z) any proceeds of related financings with respect to such expenditures completed within ninety (90) days of the date such expenditures were incurred), plus (c) Cash Interest Expense, plus (d) provisions for current taxes based on income of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries and payable in cash with respect to such period.

Ex-Im Bank Documents ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Revolving Credit Agreement, as in effect on the date hereof.

Ex-Im Borrowing Base Certificate ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Revolving Credit Agreement, as in effect on the date hereof.

Ex-Im Effective Date ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Revolving Credit Agreement, as in effect on the date hereof.

Fast Track Loan Agreement ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Revolving Credit Agreement, as in effect on the date hereof.

FATCA ” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the date of this Agreement (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof and any agreement entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code.

Federal Funds Effective Rate ” means, for any day, the weighted average (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/100 of 1%) of the rates on overnight Federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by Federal funds brokers, as published on the next succeeding Business Day by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or, if such rate is not so published for any day that is a Business Day, the average (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/100 of 1%) of the quotations for such day for such transactions received by the Administrative Agent from three Federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by it.

Fee Letter ” means that certain fee letter agreement dated as of the date hereof between the Borrower and Garrison Loan Agency Services LLC.

Financial Officer ” means the chief financial officer, principal accounting officer, treasurer or controller of the Borrower.

Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio” means, at any date, the ratio of (a) EBITDA minus the unfinanced portion of Capital Expenditures to (b) Fixed Charges, all calculated for the period of twelve consecutive calendar months ended on such date (or, if such date is not the last day of a calendar month, ended on the last day of the calendar month most recently ended prior to such date).

Fixed Charges ” means, for any period, without duplication, cash Interest Expense, plus scheduled principal payments on Indebtedness required to be made, plus expenses for taxes paid in cash (exclusive of the Conversion Tax Payment in an aggregate amount up to $16,500,000), plus dividends or distributions paid in cash, including tax distributions (exclusive of the Effective Date Dividend), plus Capital Lease Obligation payments required to be made, plus cash contributions to any Plan, all calculated for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.

 

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For purposes of this Agreement, the components of the Fixed Charges shall be calculated as follows for any measurement period ending before December 31, 2015: each such component shall be calculated on an Annualized Basis using the actual amount paid or made related to such component from the measurement period beginning January 1, 2015 and ending on the last day of the applicable measurement period.

Foreign Lender ” means (a) if the Borrower is a U.S. Person, a Lender, with respect to such Borrower, that is not a U.S. Person, and (b) if the Borrower is not a U.S. Person, a Lender, with respect to such Borrower, that is resident or organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than that in which the Borrower is resident for tax purposes.

Funding Notice ” means a notice substantially in the form of Exhibit E .

GAAP ” means generally accepted accounting principles in the U.S.

Governmental Authority ” means the government of the U.S., any other nation or any political subdivision thereof, whether state or local, and any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government.

Guarantee ” of or by any Person (the “ guarantor ”) means any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of the guarantor guaranteeing or having the economic effect of guaranteeing any Indebtedness or other obligation of any other Person (the “ primary obligor ”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, and including any obligation of the guarantor, direct or indirect, (a) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness or other obligation or to purchase (or to advance or supply funds for the purchase of) any security for the payment thereof, (b) to purchase or lease property, securities or services for the purpose of assuring the owner of such Indebtedness or other obligation of the payment thereof, (c) to maintain working capital, equity capital or any other financial statement condition or liquidity of the primary obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such Indebtedness or other obligation or (d) as an account party in respect of any letter of credit or letter of guaranty issued to support such Indebtedness or obligation; provided , that the term Guarantee shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business.

Guaranteed Obligations ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 10.01 .

Guarantors ” means all Loan Guarantors and all non-Loan Parties who have delivered an Obligation Guaranty, and the term “Guarantor” means each or any one of them individually.

Hazardous Materials ” means: (a) any substance, material, or waste that is included within the definitions of “hazardous substances,” “hazardous materials,” “hazardous waste,” “toxic substances,” “toxic materials,” “toxic waste,” or words of similar import in any Environmental Law; (b) those substances listed as hazardous substances by the United States Department of Transportation (or any successor agency) (49 C.F.R. 172.101 and amendments thereto) or by the Environmental Protection Agency (or any successor agency) (40 C.F.R. Part 302 and amendments thereto); and (c) any substance, material, or waste that is petroleum, petroleum-related, or a petroleum by-product, asbestos or asbestos-containing material, polychlorinated biphenyls, flammable, explosive, radioactive, freon gas, radon, or a pesticide, herbicide, or any other agricultural chemical.

 

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Indebtedness ” of any Person means, without duplication, (a) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money or with respect to deposits or advances of any kind, (b) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments, (c) all obligations of such Person upon which interest charges are customarily paid, (d) all obligations of such Person under conditional sale or other title retention agreements relating to property acquired by such Person, (e) all obligations of such Person in respect of the deferred purchase price of property or services (excluding current accounts payable incurred in the ordinary course of business), (f) all Indebtedness of others secured by (or for which the holder of such Indebtedness has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien on property owned or acquired by such Person, whether or not the Indebtedness secured thereby has been assumed, (g) all Guarantees by such Person of Indebtedness of others, (h) all Capital Lease Obligations of such Person, (i) all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such Person as an account party in respect of letters of credit and letters of guaranty, (j) all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such Person in respect of bankers’ acceptances, (k) obligations in respect of any earn-out obligation for which the payment amount is capable of being determined or for which the obligation is evidenced by a promissory or similar instrument, (l) any other Off-Balance Sheet Liability and (m) obligations, whether absolute or contingent and howsoever and whensoever created, arising, evidenced or acquired (including all renewals, extensions and modifications thereof and substitutions therefor), under (i) any and all Swap Agreements, and (ii) any and all cancellations, buy backs, reversals, terminations or assignments of any Swap Agreement transaction. The Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of any other entity (including any partnership in which such Person is a general partner) to the extent such Person is liable therefor as a result of such Person’s ownership interest in or other relationship with such entity, except to the extent the terms of such Indebtedness provide that such Person is not liable therefor.

Indemnified Taxes ” means (a) Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes, imposed on or with respect to any payment made by, or on account of any obligation of the Borrower under any Loan Document and (b) to the extent not otherwise described in subsection (a), Other Taxes.

Indemnitee ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.03(b) .

Ineligible Institution ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.04(b) .

Information ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.12 .

Intercreditor Agreement ” means that certain Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, among the Administrative Agent, the Revolving Loan Agent and acknowledged by the Loan Parties, as it may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, pursuant to the terms thereof.

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

Interest Period ” means, with respect to each LIBO Rate Loan, a period equal to one (1) month; provided, however, that (a) interest shall accrue at the applicable rate based upon the LIBO Rate from and including the first day of each Interest Period to and including the day on which any Interest Period expires, (b) each Interest Period shall commence on the first day of a calendar month and expire on the last day of such calendar month (or in the case of the calendar month when the stated Maturity Date occurs, the Maturity Date), and (c) with respect to the first Interest Period under this Agreement, such Interest Period shall commence on the Closing Date and end on (and include) the last day of the calendar month in which the Closing Date occurs.

 

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Interest Rate Determination Date ” means, with respect to any Interest Period, the date that is two (2) Business Days prior to the first day of such Interest Period.

Internally Generated Cash ” means cash of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries not constituting (a) proceeds of an issuance of Equity Interest, (b) proceeds of the incurrence of Indebtedness, (c) proceeds of Asset Sales or involuntary dispositions of property, and (d) insurance proceeds in respect of any equipment, fixed assets or real property (including any improvements thereon) to replace or repair such equipment, fixed assets or real property.

Inventory ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Security Agreement.

IRS ” means the United States Internal Revenue Service.

Joinder Agreement ” means a Joinder Agreement in substantially the form of Exhibit C .

Joint Venture Agreement ” means that certain Limited Liability Company Agreement of A.S.V., LLC to be entered into among Terex, Manitex and A.S.V., LLC, in the form attached as an exhibit to the First Amendment to SPA.

Lenders ” means the Persons listed on the Schedule 1.01 hereto and any other Person that shall have become a Lender hereunder pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption, other than any such Person that ceases to be a Lender hereunder pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption.

Leverage Ratio ” means the ratio as of the last day of any fiscal quarter or any other date of determination of (i) Total Debt as of such day, to (ii) EBITDA for the twelve-month period ending on such date (or if such date of determination is not the last day of a month, for the twelve-month period ending as of the most recently concluded month).

LIBO Rate ” means, for any Interest Rate Determination Date with respect to any Interest Period for a LIBO Rate Loan, the rate per annum obtained by dividing (and rounding upward to the next whole multiple of 1/16 of 1%) (i) (a) the rate per annum (rounded to the nearest 1/100 of 1%) equal to the rate determined by the Administrative Agent to be the London Interbank Offered Rate benchmark rate which is calculated and distributed daily by the Ice Benchmark Administration Data Service (“ ICE ”) (or any successor thereto) for deposits (for delivery on the first day of such period) with a term equivalent to such period in Dollars, determined as of approximately 11:00 a.m. (London, England time) on such Interest Rate Determination Date, or (b) in the event the rate referenced in the preceding clause (a) does not appear on such page or service or if such page or service shall cease to be available, the rate per annum (rounded to the nearest 1/100 of 1%) equal to the rate determined by the Administrative Agent to be the offered rate which is calculated and distributed daily by ICE (or any successor thereto) as an average ICE Benchmark Administration Limited Interest Settlement Rate for deposits (for delivery on the first day of such period) with a term equivalent to such period in Dollars, determined as of approximately 11:00 a.m. (London, England time) on such Interest Rate Determination Date, or (c) in the event the rates referenced in the preceding clauses (a) and (b) are not available, the rate per annum (rounded to the nearest 1/100 of 1%) equal to the offered quotation rate to first class banks in the London interbank market by major financial institutions selected by the Administrative Agent for deposits (for delivery on the first day of the relevant period) in Dollars of amounts in same day funds comparable to the principal amount of the applicable LIBO Rate Loan, for which the LIBO Rate is then being determined with maturities comparable to such period as of approximately 11:00 a.m. (London, England time) on such Interest Rate Determination Date, by (ii) an amount equal to (a) one, minus (b) the Applicable Reserve Requirement.

 

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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, (a) in the event the LIBO Rate is not available on any Interest Rate Determination Date, the LIBO Rate shall be the LIBO Rate applicable to the LIBO Rate Loans as of the most recent date on which such rate is available prior to such Interest Rate Determination Date and (b) in no event shall the LIBO Rate ever be less than 1% per annum. Such determination of the LIBO Rate shall be determined by Administrative Agent and shall be conclusive absent demonstrable error.

LIBO Rate Loan ” means each Loan made hereunder that accrues interest at a rate determined solely by reference to the LIBO Rate.

Lien ” means, with respect to any asset, (a) any mortgage, deed of trust, lien, pledge, hypothecation, encumbrance, charge or security interest in, on or of such asset, (b) the interest of a vendor or a lessor under any conditional sale agreement, capital lease or title retention agreement (or any financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing) relating to such asset and (c) in the case of securities, any purchase option, call or similar right of a third party with respect to such securities.

Loan Documents ” means, collectively, this Agreement, any promissory notes issued pursuant to this Agreement, the Fee Letter, the Collateral Documents, the Loan Guaranty, any Obligation Guaranty, the Intercreditor Agreement and all other agreements, instruments, documents and certificates identified in Section 4.01 executed and delivered to, or in favor of, the Administrative Agent or any Lender and including all other pledges, powers of attorney, consents, assignments, contracts, notices, letter of credit agreements and all other written matter whether heretofore, now or hereafter executed by or on behalf of any Loan Party, or any employee of any Loan Party, and delivered to the Administrative Agent or any Lender in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby. Any reference in this Agreement or any other Loan Document to a Loan Document shall include all appendices, exhibits or schedules thereto, and all amendments, restatements, supplements or other modifications thereto, and shall refer to this Agreement or such Loan Document as the same may be in effect at any and all times such reference becomes operative.

Loan Guarantor ” means each Loan Party.

Loan Guaranty ” means Article 10 of this Agreement and each separate Guarantee, in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, delivered by any Loan Guarantor that is not a party to this Agreement, as it may be amended or modified and in effect from time to time.

Loan Parties ” means, collectively, the Borrower, the Borrower’s Subsidiaries and any other Person who becomes a party to this Agreement pursuant to a Joinder Agreement and their successors and assigns, and the term “Loan Party” shall mean any one of them or all of them individually, as the context may require.

Loans ” means the term loans made by the Lenders to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(a) . “ Loan ” means any of such Loans.

Loegering ” means Loegering MFG. Inc., a North Dakota corporation.

Manitex ” means Manitex International, Inc., a Michigan corporation.

Manitex Acquisition ” means the purchase by Manitex from Terex of 51% of the Equity Interests of Borrower for a purchase price of $25,000,000 pursuant to the Stock Purchase Agreement.

 

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Material Adverse Effect ” means a material adverse effect on (a) the business, assets, operations, or financial condition of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, (b) the ability of any Loan Party to perform any of its obligations under the Loan Documents to which it is a party, (c) the Collateral or the Administrative Agent’s Liens (on behalf of itself and other Secured Parties) on the Collateral or the priority of such Liens, or (d) the rights of or benefits available to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders under any of the Loan Documents.

Material Indebtedness ” means Indebtedness (other than the Loans), or obligations in respect of one or more Swap Agreements, of any one or more of the Loan Parties Borrower and its Subsidiaries in an aggregate principal amount exceeding $1,000,000. For purposes of determining Material Indebtedness, the “principal amount” of the obligations of the Borrower or any Subsidiary in respect of any Swap Agreement at any time shall be the maximum aggregate amount (giving effect to any netting agreements) that the Borrower or such Subsidiary would be required to pay if such Swap Agreement were terminated at such time.

Maturity Date ” means December 19, 2019 or any earlier date on which the Commitments are reduced to zero or otherwise terminated pursuant to the terms hereof.

Maximum Rate ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.17 .

Minimum Availability Threshold ” means $3,500,000.

Moody’s ” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.

Mortgage ” means any mortgage, deed of trust or other agreement which conveys or evidences a Lien in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties, on real property of a Loan Party, including any amendment, restatement, modification or supplement thereto.

Multiemployer Plan ” means a multiemployer plan as defined in Section 3(37) or Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA.

Narrative Report ” means, with respect to the financial statements for which such narrative report is required, a narrative report describing the operations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in the form prepared for presentation to senior management thereof for the applicable fiscal quarter and for the period from the beginning of the then current fiscal year to the end of such period to which such financial statements relate with comparison to and variances from the immediately preceding period and budget.

Net Income ” means, for any period, the consolidated net income (or loss) of the Borrower and its Domestic Subsidiaries, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP; provided that there shall be excluded (a) the income (or deficit) of any Person accrued prior to the date it becomes a Domestic Subsidiary or is merged into or consolidated with the Borrower or any of its Domestic Subsidiaries, (b) the income (or deficit) of any Person (other than a Domestic Subsidiary) in which the Borrower or any of its Domestic Subsidiaries has an ownership interest, except to the extent that any such income is actually received by the Borrower or such Domestic Subsidiary in the form of dividends or similar distributions and (c) the undistributed earnings of any Domestic Subsidiary to the extent that the declaration or payment of dividends or similar distributions by such Domestic Subsidiary is not at the time permitted by the terms of any contractual obligation (other than under any Loan Document) or Requirement of Law applicable to such Domestic Subsidiary.

 

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

Non-Consenting Lender ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.02(e) .

Non-U.S. Lender ” means a Lender that is not a U.S. Person.

Obligated Party ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 10.02 .

Obligation Guaranty ” means any Guarantee of all or any portion of the Secured Obligations executed and delivered to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties by a guarantor who is not a Loan Party.

Obligations ” means all unpaid principal of and accrued and unpaid interest on the Loans, all accrued and unpaid fees and all expenses, reimbursements, indemnities and other obligations and indebtedness (including interest and fees accruing during the pendency of any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or other similar proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in such proceeding), obligations and liabilities of any of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries to any of the Lenders, the Administrative Agent or any indemnified party, individually or collectively, existing on the Effective Date or arising thereafter, direct or indirect, joint or several, absolute or contingent, matured or unmatured, liquidated or unliquidated, secured or unsecured, arising by contract, operation of law or otherwise, arising or incurred under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents or in respect of any of the Loans made or reimbursement or other obligations incurred or other instruments at any time evidencing any thereof.

OFAC ” means the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the United States Department of the Treasury.

Off-Balance Sheet Liability ” of a Person means (a) any repurchase obligation or liability of such Person with respect to accounts or notes receivable sold by such Person, (b) any indebtedness, liability or obligation under any so-called “synthetic lease” transaction entered into by such Person, or (c) any indebtedness, liability or obligation arising with respect to any other transaction which is the functional equivalent of or takes the place of borrowing but which does not constitute a liability on the balance sheet of such Person (other than operating leases).

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

 

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Other Taxes ” means all present or future stamp, court or documentary, intangible, recording, filing or similar Taxes that arise from any payment made under, from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, from the receipt or perfection of a security interest under, or otherwise with respect to, any Loan Document, except any such Taxes that are Other Connection Taxes imposed with respect to an assignment (other than an assignment made pursuant to Section 2.16 ).

Parent Pledge Agreement ” means, collectively, (a) that certain Pledge Agreement, dated as of the date hereof between Manitex and Administrative Agent and acknowledged by Borrower and (b) upon its execution and delivery, that certain Pledge Agreement to be entered into Terex and Administrative Agent and acknowledged by Borrower, in each case as amended, amended and restated, supplemented and/or otherwise modified from time to time.

Participant ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.04(c) .

Participant Register ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.04(c) .

Payment Conditions ” means with respect to any proposed action on any date, a condition that is satisfied if after giving effect to such proposed action, (a) no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would be caused thereby, (b) pro forma Aggregate Availability (after giving effect to such payment) would be greater than the greater of (i) $7,000,000 or (ii) 20% of the then outstanding Revolving Commitments, (c) the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, computed on a pro forma basis after giving effect to the proposed action, for the period of twelve consecutive months ending on the most recent month of Borrower for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 5.01 shall be greater than 1.20 to 1.00 and (d) the Leverage Ratio, computed on a pro forma basis after giving effect to the proposed action, for the period of twelve consecutive months ending on the most recent month of Borrower for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 5.01 shall be less than the lesser of (x) 4.13 to 1.00 and (y) the maximum Leverage Ratio permitted hereunder as of the end of the next measurement period.

PBGC ” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation referred to and defined in ERISA and any successor entity performing similar functions.

Permitted Acquisition ” means any Acquisition by any Loan Party in a transaction that satisfies each of the following requirements:

(a) such Acquisition is not a hostile or contested acquisition;

(b) the business acquired in connection with such Acquisition is (i) located in the U.S., (ii) organized under applicable U.S. and state laws, and (iii) not engaged, directly or indirectly, in any line of business other than the businesses in which the Loan Parties are engaged on the Effective Date and any business activities that are substantially similar, related, or incidental thereto;

(c) both before and after giving effect to such Acquisition and the Loans (if any) requested to be made in connection therewith, each of the representations and warranties in the Loan Documents is true and correct (except any such representation or warranty which relates to a specified prior date) and no Default or Event of Default exists, will exist, or would result therefrom;

(d) as soon as available, but not less than thirty (30) days prior to such Acquisition, the Borrower has provided the Administrative Agent (i) notice of such Acquisition and (ii) a copy of all business and financial information reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent including pro forma financial statements, statements of cash flow, and Availability projections;

 

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(e) if such Acquisition is an acquisition of the Equity Interests of a Person, such Acquisition is structured so that the acquired Person shall become a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the Borrower and a Loan Party pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and such Person is not a Sanctioned Person;

(f) if such Acquisition is an acquisition of assets, such Acquisition is structured so that the Borrower or another Loan Party shall acquire such assets;

(g) if such Acquisition is an acquisition of Equity Interests, such Acquisition will not result in any violation of Regulation U;

(h) if such Acquisition involves a merger or a consolidation involving the Borrower or any other Loan Party, the Borrower or such Loan Party, as applicable, shall be the surviving entity;

(i) no Loan Party shall, as a result of or in connection with any such Acquisition, assume or incur any direct or contingent liabilities (whether relating to environmental, tax, litigation, or other matters) that could have a Material Adverse Effect;

(j) in connection with an Acquisition of the Equity Interests of any Person, all Liens on property of such Person shall be terminated unless the Administrative Agent and the Lenders in their sole discretion consent otherwise, and in connection with an Acquisition of the assets of any Person, all Liens on such assets shall be terminated;

(k) the Borrower shall certify to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders (and provide the Administrative Agent and the Lenders with a pro forma calculation in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders) that, after giving effect to the completion of such Acquisition, the Payment Conditions are met;

(l) all actions required to be taken with respect to any newly acquired or formed Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the Borrower or a Loan Party, as applicable, required under Section 5.14 shall have been taken;

(m) the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent the final executed documentation relating to such Acquisition within 5 days following the consummation thereof;

(n) the assets being acquired or the Person whose Equity Interests is being acquired did not have negative EBITDA during the 12 consecutive month period most recently concluded prior to the date of the proposed Acquisition,

(o) purchase consideration payable in respect of all Permitted Acquisitions (including the proposed Acquisition and including deferred payment obligations, such as earn-out obligations) shall not exceed $12,500,000 in the aggregate.

Permitted Encumbrances ” means:

(a) Liens imposed by law for Taxes that are not yet due or are being contested in compliance with Section 5.04 ;

 

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(b) carriers’, warehousemen’s, mechanics’, materialmen’s, repairmen’s and other like Liens imposed by law, arising in the ordinary course of business and securing obligations that are not overdue by more than thirty (30) days or are being contested in compliance with Section 5.04 ;

(c) pledges and deposits made in the ordinary course of business in compliance with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and other social security laws or regulations;

(d) deposits to secure the performance of bids, trade contracts, leases, statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds, performance bonds and other obligations of a like nature, in each case in the ordinary course of business;

(e) judgment Liens in respect of judgments that do not constitute an Event of Default under clause (k) of Article 7 ; and

(f) easements, zoning restrictions, rights-of-way and similar encumbrances on real property imposed by law or arising in the ordinary course of business that do not secure any monetary obligations and do not materially detract from the value of the affected property or interfere with the ordinary conduct of business of the Borrower or any Subsidiary;

provided that the term “Permitted Encumbrances” shall not include any Lien securing Indebtedness, except with respect to clause (e) above.

Permitted Investments ” means:

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

(h) investments in commercial paper maturing within 270 days from the date of acquisition thereof and having, at such date of acquisition, the highest credit rating obtainable from S&P or from Moody’s;

(i) investments in certificates of deposit, bankers’ acceptances and time deposits maturing within 180 days from the date of acquisition thereof issued or guaranteed by or placed with, and money market deposit accounts issued or offered by, any domestic office of any commercial bank organized under the laws of the U.S. or any State thereof which has a combined capital and surplus and undivided profits of not less than $500,000,000;

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

(k) money market funds that (i) comply with the criteria set forth in Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, (ii) are rated AAA by S&P and Aaa by Moody’s and (iii) have portfolio assets of at least $5,000,000,000.

Person ” means any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, association, company, partnership, Governmental Authority or other entity.

 

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Plan ” means any employee pension benefit plan (other than a Multiemployer Plan) subject to the provisions of Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA, and in respect of which the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate is (or, if such plan were terminated, would under Section 4069 of ERISA be deemed to be) an “employer” as defined in Section 3(5) of ERISA.

Prepayment Premium ” means, with respect to any principal payment or acceleration of the Loans for any reason (other than to the extent solely pursuant to Section 2.08(b) or 2.08(e) and other than any Installment paid on its Installment Date) occurring prior to the third anniversary of the Closing Date, a fee on the principal amount so paid or becoming due payable to the Administrative Agent, for the ratable benefit of all Lenders, determined as follows:

 

Relevant Period

   Prepayment Premium as a
percentage of the amount so
paid or becoming due
 

Prior to the first anniversary of the Closing Date

     3.0

On and after the first anniversary of the Closing Date, but prior to the second anniversary of the Closing Date

     2.0

On and after the second anniversary of the Closing Date, but prior to the third anniversary of the Closing Date

     1.0

On and after the third anniversary of the Closing Date

     0.0

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any Loan Document, the Prepayment Premium shall be payable whether the prepayment event that gives rise to the applicable Prepayment Premium occurs before, during or after an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and shall in any event be payable on the amount of any principal payment of the Loans made at any time after the acceleration of the Loans if the acceleration occurs prior to the third anniversary of the Closing Date

Prime Rate ” means the rate of interest per annum publicly announced from time to time by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as its prime rate in effect at its principal offices in New York City. Each change in the Prime Rate shall be effective from and including the date such change is publicly announced as being effective. The Administrative Agent or any other Lender may make commercial loans or other loans at rates of interest at, above or below the Prime Rate.

Principal Office ” means, for the Administrative Agent, such Person’s “Principal Office” as set forth on Appendix B, or such other office as such Person may from time to time designate in writing to the Borrower, Administrative Agent and each Lender; provided, however, that for the purpose of making any payment on the Obligations or any other amount due hereunder or any other Loan Document, the Principal Office of Administrative Agent shall be 1290 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 914, New York, New York (or such other location within the City and State of New York as Administrative Agent may from time to time designate in writing to the Borrower and each Lender).

Proceeds ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Intercreditor Agreement.

Projections ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.01(e) .

 

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Public-Sider ” means any representative of a Lender that does not want to receive material non-public information within the meaning of federal and state securities laws.

Qualified ECP Guarantor ” means, in respect of any Swap Obligation, each Loan Party that has total assets exceeding $10,000,000 at the time the relevant Loan Guaranty or grant of the relevant security interest becomes or would become effective with respect to such Swap Obligation or such other person as constitutes an “eligible contract participant” under the Commodity Exchange Act or any regulations promulgated thereunder and can cause another person to qualify as an “eligible contract participant” at such time by entering into a keepwell under Section 1a(18)(A)(v)(II) of the Commodity Exchange Act.

Recipient ” means, as applicable, (a) the Administrative Agent, (b) any Lender, or any combination thereof (as the context requires).

Refinance Indebtedness ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.01(f) .

Register ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.04 .

Related Agreements ” means the Stock Purchase Agreement, the Joint Venture Agreement, the Shared Services Agreement, the Distribution Agreement and the Revolving Loan Documents.

Related Parties ” means, with respect to any specified Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the respective directors, officers, partners, members, trustees, employees, agents, administrators, managers, representatives and advisors of such Person and such Person’s Affiliates.

Release ” means any release, spill, emission, leaking, pumping, pouring, injection, escaping, deposit, disposal, discharge, dispersal, dumping, leaching or migration of any Hazardous Material into the indoor or outdoor environment (including the abandonment or disposal of any barrels, containers or other closed receptacles containing any Hazardous Material), including the movement of any Hazardous Material through the air, soil, surface water or groundwater.

Report ” means reports prepared by the Administrative Agent or another Person showing the results of appraisals, field examinations or audits pertaining to the assets of the Loan Parties from information furnished by or on behalf of the Borrower, after the Administrative Agent has exercised its rights of inspection pursuant to this Agreement, which Reports may be distributed to the Lenders by the Administrative Agent.

Required Lenders ” means one or more Lenders having or holding Term Loan Exposure and representing more than 50% of the sum of the Aggregate Credit Exposure. The portion of the Term Loan Exposure attributable to any Defaulting Lender shall be excluded for purposes of making a determination of “Required Lenders”.

Requirement of Law ” means, with respect to any Person, (a) the charter, articles or certificate of organization or incorporation and bylaws or other organizational or governing documents of such Person and (b) any statute, law (including common law), treaty, rule, regulation, code, ordinance, order, decree, writ, judgment, injunction or determination of any arbitrator or court or other Governmental Authority (including Environmental Laws), in each case applicable to or binding upon such Person or any of its property or to which such Person or any of its property is subject.

Restricted Payment ” means any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash, securities or other property) with respect to any Equity Interests in the Borrower or any Subsidiary, or any payment (whether in cash, securities or other property), including any sinking fund or similar deposit, on account of the purchase, redemption, retirement, acquisition, cancellation or termination of any such Equity Interests in the Borrower or any option, warrant or other right to acquire any such Equity Interests in the Borrower.

 

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Revolving Commitments ” means the “Revolving Commitments” as defined in the Revolving Credit Agreement.

Revolving Credit Agreement ” means that certain Credit Agreement dated as of the date hereof by and among Borrower and Revolving Loan Agent, as administrative agent and as a lender, as in effect on the Closing Date or as may be amended, modified, supplemented, refinanced or replaced from time to time in accordance with the Intercreditor Agreement.

Revolving Loan Agent ” means the then serving “ABL Representative” as defined under the Intercreditor Agreement. The Revolving Loan Agent as of the Closing Date is JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

Revolving Loan Documents ” means (a) the Revolving Credit Agreement and (b) each of the other agreements, instruments and other documents with respect to the ABL Obligations, including the “Loan Documents” as defined in the Revolving Credit Agreement, all as in effect on the date hereof or as may be amended, modified, supplemented, refinanced or replaced from time to time in accordance with the Intercreditor Agreement.

Revolving Loans ” means the “ABL Obligations” as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement.

Revolving Lenders ” means the “ABL Secured Parties” as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement.

S&P ” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC business.

Sale and Leaseback Transaction ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.06 .

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

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

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

SEC ” means the Securities and Exchange Commission of the U.S.

Secured Obligations ” means all Obligations, together with all Swap Agreement Obligations owing to one or more Lenders or their respective Affiliates; provided , however , that the definition of “Secured Obligations” shall not create any guarantee by any Guarantor of (or grant of security interest by any Guarantor to support, as applicable) any Excluded Swap Obligations of such Guarantor for purposes of determining any obligations of any Guarantor.

 

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Secured Parties ” means (a) the Administrative Agent, (b) the Lenders, (c) each counterparty to any Swap Agreement, to the extent the obligations thereunder constitute Secured Obligations, (d) the beneficiaries of each indemnification obligation undertaken by any Loan Party under any Loan Document, and (e) the successors and assigns of each of the foregoing.

Security Agreement ” means that certain Pledge and Security Agreement (including any and all supplements thereto), dated as of the date hereof, among the Loan Parties and the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties, and any other pledge or security agreement entered into, after the date of this Agreement by any other Loan Party (as required by this Agreement or any other Loan Document) or any other Person for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties, as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Shared Services Agreement ” means that certain Services Agreement by and between Terex and Borrower, dated as of December 19, 2014.

Statutory Reserve Rate ” means a fraction (expressed as a decimal), the numerator of which is the number one and the denominator of which is the number one minus the aggregate of the maximum reserve percentage (including any marginal, special, emergency or supplemental reserves) established by the Board to which the Administrative Agent is subject with respect to the Adjusted LIBO Rate, for eurocurrency funding (currently referred to as “Eurocurrency Liabilities” in Regulation D of the Board). Such reserve percentages shall include those imposed pursuant to such Regulation D of the Board. Eurodollar Loans shall be deemed to constitute eurocurrency funding and to be subject to such reserve requirements without benefit of or credit for proration, exemptions or offsets that may be available from time to time to any Lender under such Regulation D of the Board or any comparable regulation. The Statutory Reserve Rate shall be adjusted automatically on and as of the effective date of any change in any reserve percentage.

Stock Purchase Agreement ” means that certain Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of October 29, 2014 by and among Terex and Manitex, as amended by the first amendment dated as of December 19, 2014 between Terex and Manitex and joined by certain Affiliates of Terex (the “ First Amendment to SPA ”).

subsidiary ” means, with respect to any Person (the “ parent ”) at any date, any corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or other entity the accounts of which would be consolidated with those of the parent in the parent’s consolidated financial statements if such financial statements were prepared in accordance with GAAP as of such date, as well as any other corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or other entity of which securities or other ownership interests representing more than 50% of the equity or more than 50% of the ordinary voting power or, in the case of a partnership, more than 50% of the general partnership interests are, as of such date, owned, controlled or held, by the parent or one or more subsidiaries of the parent or by the parent and one or more subsidiaries of the parent.

Subsidiary ” means any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Borrower or a Loan Party, as applicable.

Swap Agreement ” means any agreement with respect to any swap, forward, spot, future, credit default or derivative transaction or option or similar agreement involving, or settled by reference to, one or more rates, currencies, commodities, equity or debt instruments or securities, or economic, financial or pricing indices or measures of economic, financial or pricing risk or value or any similar transaction or any combination of these transactions; provided that no phantom stock or similar plan providing for payments only on account of services provided by current or former directors, officers, employees or consultants of the Borrower or the Subsidiaries shall be a Swap Agreement.

 

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Swap Agreement Obligations ” means any and all obligations of the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries, whether absolute or contingent and howsoever and whensoever created, arising, evidenced or acquired (including all renewals, extensions and modifications thereof and substitutions therefor), under (a) any and all Swap Agreements permitted hereunder with a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender, and (b) any and all cancellations, buy backs, reversals, terminations or assignments of any such Swap Agreement transaction.

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

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

TCA Receivable ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Stock Purchase Agreement as in effect on the date hereof, in an aggregate amount on the Effective Date of $9,001,000.

Terex ” means Terex Corporation, a Delaware corporation.

Terex Credit Agreement ” means the Credit Agreement dated as of August 13, 2014 among Terex, certain of its subsidiaries, the lenders and issuing banks named therein and Credit Suisse AG, as administrative agent and collateral agent, as amended, restated, supplemented and/or otherwise modified in accordance with its terms.

Terex Transition Period ” means the sixty (60) day period beginning on the Effective Date and ending on February 19, 2014.

Term Loan Collateral Account ” means any of the “Term Collateral Accounts” as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement.

Term Loan Commitment ” means the commitment of a Lender to make or otherwise fund a Term Loan and “ Term Loan Commitments ” means such commitments of all Lenders in the aggregate. The amount of each Lender’s Term Loan Commitment, if any, is set forth on Schedule 1.01 or in the applicable Assignment Agreement, subject to any adjustment or reduction pursuant to the terms and conditions hereof. The aggregate amount of the Term Loan Commitments as of the Effective Date is $40,000,000.

Term Loan Exposure ” means, with respect to any Lender, as of any date of determination, the outstanding principal amount of the Term Loans of such Lender; provided , at any time prior to the making of the Term Loans, the Term Loan Exposure of any Lender shall be equal to such Lender’s Term Loan Commitment.

Term Loan Priority Collateral ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Intercreditor Agreement.

Total Debt ” means, as at any date of determination, the aggregate stated balance sheet amount of all Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.

 

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Transactions ” means the consummation of the Manitex Acquisition and the execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, the borrowing of Loans and other credit extensions and the ABL Obligations, and the use of the proceeds thereof as contemplated hereunder and under the Revolving Loan Documents.

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

UCC ” means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in the State of New York or in any other state the laws of which are required to be applied in connection with the issue of perfection of security interests.

Unliquidated Obligations ” means, at any time, any Secured Obligations (or portion thereof) that are contingent in nature or unliquidated at such time, including any Secured Obligation that is: (i) any other obligation (including any guarantee) that is contingent in nature at such time; or (ii) an obligation to provide collateral to secure any of the foregoing types of obligations.

U.S. ” means the United States of America.

U.S. Person ” means a “United States person” within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.

U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.17(f)(ii)(B)(3) .

USA PATRIOT Act ” means the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001.

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

Section 1.02 Classification of Loans and Borrowings . For purposes of this Agreement, Loans may be classified and referred to by Type (e.g., a “Eurodollar Loan”). Borrowings also may be classified and referred to by Type (e.g., a “Eurodollar Borrowing”).

Section 1.03 Terms Generally . The definitions of terms herein shall apply equally to the singular and plural forms of the terms defined. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms. The words “include”, “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation”. The word “law” shall be construed as referring to all statutes, rules, regulations, codes and other laws (including official rulings and interpretations thereunder having the force of law or with which affected Persons customarily comply) and all judgments, orders and decrees of all Governmental Authorities. The word “will” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word “shall”. Unless the context requires otherwise (a) any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument or other document herein shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as from time to time amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, restatements, supplements or modifications set forth herein), (b) any definition of or reference to any statute, rule or regulation shall be construed as referring thereto as from time to time amended, supplemented or otherwise modified (including by succession of comparable successor laws), (c) any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns (subject

 

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to any restrictions on assignments set forth herein) and, in the case of any Governmental Authority, any other Governmental Authority that shall have succeeded to any or all functions thereof, (d) 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, (e) all references herein to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed to refer to Articles and Sections of, and Exhibits and Schedules to, this Agreement, (f) any reference in any definition to the phrase “at any time” or “for any period” shall refer to the same time or period for all calculations or determinations within such definition, and (g) the words “asset” and “property” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect and to refer to any and all tangible and intangible assets and properties, including cash, securities, accounts and contract rights.

Section 1.04 Accounting Terms; GAAP . Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all terms of an accounting or financial nature shall be construed in accordance with GAAP, as in effect from time to time; provided that, if after the date hereof there occurs any change in GAAP or in the application thereof on the operation of any provision hereof and the Borrower notifies the Administrative Agent that the Borrower requests an amendment to any provision hereof to eliminate the effect of such change in GAAP or in the application thereof (or if the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower that the Required Lenders request an amendment to any provision hereof for such purpose), regardless of whether any such notice is given before or after such change in GAAP or in the application thereof, then such provision shall be interpreted on the basis of GAAP as in effect and applied immediately before such change shall have become effective until such notice shall have been withdrawn or such provision amended in accordance herewith; provided further that GAAP will be deemed to treat leases that would have been qualified as operating leases in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States as in effect on December 28, 2013 in a manner consistent with the treatment of such leases under generally accepted accounting principles in the United States as in effect on December 28, 2013, notwithstanding any modifications or interpretive changes that may occur thereafter. Notwithstanding any other provision contained herein, all terms of an accounting or financial nature used herein shall be construed, and all computations of amounts and ratios referred to herein shall be made, without giving effect to any election under Accounting Standards Codification Section 825-10 (or any other Financial Accounting Standard having a similar result or effect) to value any Indebtedness or other liabilities of any Loan Party or any Subsidiary of any Loan Party at “fair value”, as defined therein.

ARTICLE 2

The Credits

Section 2.01 Loans .

(a) Term Loan Commitments . Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each Lender severally agrees to make, on the Closing Date, a term loan to the Borrower in an amount equal to such Lender’s Term Loan Commitment. The Borrower may make only one borrowing under the Term Loan Commitment which shall be on the Closing Date. Any amount borrowed under this Section 2.01(a) and subsequently repaid or prepaid may not be reborrowed. All amounts owed hereunder with respect to the Loans shall be paid in full no later than the Maturity Date. Each Lender’s Term Loan Commitment shall terminate immediately and without further action on the Closing Date after giving effect to the funding of such Lender’s Term Loan Commitment on such date.

(b) Borrowing Mechanics for Loans .

(i) The Borrower shall deliver to Administrative Agent a fully executed Funding Notice no later than two (2) Business Days (or such shorter period as agreed by Administrative Agent) prior to the Closing Date. Promptly upon receipt by Administrative Agent of such Funding Notice, Administrative Agent shall notify each Lender of the proposed borrowing.

 

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(ii) Each Lender shall make its Loan available to Administrative Agent not later than 12:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the Closing Date, by wire transfer of same day funds in Dollars, at Administrative Agent’s Principal Office. Upon satisfaction or waiver of the conditions precedent specified herein, Administrative Agent shall make the proceeds of the Loans available to the Borrower on the Closing Date by causing an amount of same day funds in Dollars equal to the proceeds of all such Loans received by Administrative Agent from Lenders to be credited to the account of the Borrower at Administrative Agent’s Principal Office or to such other account as may be designated in writing to Administrative Agent by the Borrower.

(c) Each Lender at its option may make any LIBO Rate Loan by causing any domestic or foreign branch or Affiliate of such Lender to make such Loan (and in the case of an Affiliate, the provisions of Sections 2.11 , 2.12 , 2.13 and 2.14 shall apply to such Affiliate to the same extent as to such Lender; provided that any exercise of such option shall not affect the obligation of the Borrower to repay such Loan in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

Section 2.02 Pro Rata Shares; Availability of Funds .

(a) Pro Rata Shares . All Loans shall be made, and all participations purchased, by Lenders simultaneously and proportionately to their respective Applicable Percentage, it being understood that no Lender shall be responsible for any default by any other Lender in such other Lender’s obligation to make a Loan requested hereunder or purchase a participation required hereby nor shall any Term Loan Commitment of any Lender be increased or decreased as a result of a default by any other Lender in such other Lender’s obligation to make a Loan requested hereunder or purchase a participation required hereby.

(b) Availability of Funds . Unless Administrative Agent shall have been notified by any Lender prior to the Closing Date that such Lender does not intend to make available to Administrative Agent the amount of such Lender’s Loan requested on the Closing Date, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has made such amount available to the Administrative Agent on such date and the Administrative Agent may, in its sole discretion, but shall not be obligated to, make available to the Borrower a corresponding amount on the Closing Date. If such corresponding amount is not in fact made available to Administrative Agent by such Lender, Administrative Agent shall be entitled to recover such corresponding amount on demand from such Lender together with interest thereon, for each day from the Closing Date until the date such amount is paid to Administrative Agent at the Base Rate. If such Lender does not pay such corresponding amount forthwith upon Administrative Agent’s demand therefor, Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Borrower and the Borrower shall immediately pay such corresponding amount to Administrative Agent together with interest thereon, for each day from the Closing Date until the date such amount is paid to Administrative Agent, at the rate payable hereunder for Base Rate Loans. Nothing in this Section 2.02(b) shall be deemed to relieve any Lender from its obligation to fulfill its Term Loan Commitments hereunder or to prejudice any rights that the Borrower may have against any Lender as a result of any default by such Lender hereunder.

Section 2.03 Evidence of Debt; Register; Lenders’ Books and Records; Notes .

(a) Lenders’ Evidence of Debt . Each Lender shall maintain on its internal records an account or accounts evidencing the Obligations of the Borrower to such Lender, including the amounts of the Loans made by it and each repayment and prepayment in respect thereof. Any such recordation shall be conclusive and binding on the Borrower, absent manifest error; provided , that the failure to make any such recordation, or any error in such recordation, shall not affect any Lender’s Tem Loan Commitments or the Borrower’s Obligations in respect of any applicable Loans; and provided, further, in the event of any inconsistency between the Register and any Lender’s records, the recordations in the Register shall govern.

 

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(b) Register . The Administrative Agent shall maintain at its Principal Office a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of Lenders and the Term Loan Commitments and Loans of each Lender from time to time (the “ Register ”). The Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrower or any Lender at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice. Administrative Agent shall record in the Register the Term Loan Commitments and the Loans, and each repayment or prepayment in respect of the principal amount of the Loans, and any such recordation shall be conclusive and binding on the Borrower and each Lender, absent manifest error; provided , failure to make any such recordation, or any error in such recordation, shall not affect any Lender’s Term Loan Commitments or the Borrower’s Obligations in respect of any Loan. The Borrower hereby designates the entity serving as Administrative Agent to serve as the Borrower’s agent solely for purposes of maintaining the Register as provided in this Section 2.03 , and the Borrower hereby agrees that, to the extent such entity serves in such capacity, the entity serving as Administrative Agent and its officers, directors, employees, agents and affiliates shall, for purposes of Section 9.03(b) , constitute Indemnitees.

(c) Notes . If so requested by any Lender by written notice to the Borrower (with a copy to Administrative Agent) at least two (2) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, or at any time thereafter, the Borrower shall execute and deliver to such Lender (and/or, if applicable and if so specified in such notice, to any Person who is an assignee of such Lender pursuant to Section 9.04 ) on the Closing Date (or, if such notice is delivered after the Closing Date, promptly after the Borrower’s receipt of such notice) a Note or Notes to evidence such Lender’s Loan.

Section 2.04 Interest on Loans .

(a) Except as provided in Section 2.04(b) or 2.11 , each Loan shall bear interest on the unpaid principal amount thereof from the date made through repayment (whether by acceleration or otherwise) at a rate per annum equal to the Adjusted LIBO Rate plus the Applicable Margin.

(b) Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, the principal amount of all Loans outstanding and, to the extent not prohibited by applicable law, any interest payments on the Loans or any fees or other amounts owed hereunder, shall thereafter bear interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code or other applicable bankruptcy laws) payable on demand at a rate that is two percent (2%) per annum in excess of the interest rate otherwise payable hereunder with respect to the applicable Loans, fees or other amounts.

(c) Commencing on February 1, 2015, interest and all other fees payable hereunder shall be due and payable, in arrears, on the first Business Day of each month at any time that Obligations or Commitments are outstanding. The Borrower hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent, from time to time without prior notice to Borrower, to charge all interest and fees (when due and payable), all Lender expenses payable hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents (in each case, as and when incurred), all fees and costs provided for in Section 2.10 (as and when accrued or incurred), and all other payments as and when due and payable under any Loan Document to Borrower. Upon notice to the Borrower of any such expenses, fees and costs actually paid by the Administrative Agent, together with evidence of such amounts paid, then such amounts shall constitute Obligations hereunder and shall accrue interest at the interest rate then applicable to the Loans.

(d) All interest and fees chargeable under the Loan Documents shall be computed on the basis of a 360 day year (except for interest, if any, accruing at the Base Rate, which shall be computed on the basis of a 365/366 day year), in each case, for the actual number of days elapsed in the period during

 

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which the interest or fees accrue. In the event the Base Rate is changed from time to time hereafter, the rates of interest hereunder based upon the Base Rate automatically and immediately shall be increased or decreased by an amount equal to such change in the Base Rate.

(e) In no event shall the interest rate or rates payable under this Agreement, plus any other amounts paid in connection herewith, exceed the highest rate permissible under any law that a court of competent jurisdiction shall, in a final determination, deem applicable. Borrower and the Lender Group, in executing and delivering this Agreement, intend legally to agree upon the rate or rates of interest and manner of payment stated within it; provided , however , that, anything contained herein to the contrary notwithstanding, if said rate or rates of interest or manner of payment exceeds the maximum allowable under applicable law, then, ipso facto , as of the date of this Agreement, Borrower is and shall be liable only for the payment of such maximum as allowed by law, and payment received from Borrower in excess of such legal maximum, whenever received, shall be applied to reduce the principal balance of the Obligations to the extent of such excess.

Section 2.05 Scheduled Installments . The principal amounts of the Loans shall be repaid in consecutive quarterly installments (each, an “ Installment ”) in the aggregate amount of $500,000 per Installment, with each such Installment to be made on the first Business Day of each fiscal quarter (each, an “ Installment Date ”), commencing on April 1, 2015. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (x) such Installments shall not be reduced in connection with any voluntary or mandatory prepayments of the Term Loans, in accordance with Section 2.07 or 2.08 , as applicable; and (y) the Loans, together with all other amounts owed hereunder with respect thereto, shall, in any event, be paid in full no later than the Maturity Date.

Section 2.06 Termination of Commitments . The Term Loan Commitments shall terminate upon the making of the Loans on the Closing Date.

Section 2.07 Voluntary Prepayments . Borrower may, upon at least ten (10) Business Days’ prior written notice to the Administrative Agent (or such shorter period acceptable to the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion), prepay the principal of the Loans, in whole or in part. Each prepayment made pursuant to this Section 2.07 shall be accompanied by the payment of accrued interest to the date of such payment on the amount prepaid and any Prepayment Premium; provided , however , the Borrower may make a prepayment of the principal of the Loans in an aggregate amount not exceeding $5,000,000 without payment of any Prepayment Premium on such aggregate amount so long as (x) such prepayment is funded with the proceeds of an advance concurrently made under the Revolving Loan Agreement, (y) such prepayment is permitted under the Revolving Loan Agreement and the Intercreditor Agreement and (z) such prepayment is made prior to the first anniversary of the Closing Date. Each such prepayment shall be applied against the remaining installments of principal due on the Loans in the inverse order of maturity (for the avoidance of doubt, any amount that is due and payable on the Maturity Date shall constitute an installment).

Section 2.08 Mandatory Prepayments .

(a) Dispositions . No later than the first Business Day following the date of receipt by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries of the Net Proceeds of any Asset Sale by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, Borrower shall prepay the outstanding principal amount of the Obligations in accordance with this Section 2.08(a) (however, prior to the Discharge of ABL Obligations, Proceeds of ABL Priority Collateral shall prepay the outstanding principal amount of the ABL Obligations in accordance with the application provisions of Section 2.11(c) of the Revolving Credit Agreement as in effect on the Closing Date) in an amount equal to 100% of such Net Proceeds received by such Person in connection with such Asset Sale; provided that, so long as (A) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and is continuing, (B) Borrower shall have given the Administrative Agent prior written notice

 

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of Borrower’s intention to apply such monies to the costs of replacement of the properties or assets that are the subject of such Asset Sale or the cost of purchase or construction of other assets useful in the business of Borrower or its Subsidiaries who is a Loan Party, (C) the monies are held in a Term Loan Collateral Account to the extent that such Net Proceeds such and all other Asset Sales in any fiscal year that are subject to reinvestment hereunder exceed $250,000 in the aggregate, (D) Borrower or its Subsidiaries, as applicable, complete such replacement, purchase, or construction within 180 days after the initial receipt of such monies (the “ Initial Reinvestment Period ”), provided that the Initial Reinvestment Period shall be extended an additional ninety (90) days if the Borrower enters into a binding commitment to purchase assets that satisfy the reinvestment requirement hereunder within such Initial Reinvestment Period and (E) the assets to be purchased with such Net Proceeds shall qualify as Term Loan Priority Collateral, Borrower and its Subsidiaries shall have the option to apply such monies to the costs of replacement of the assets that are the subject of such sale or disposition unless and to the extent that such applicable period shall have expired without such replacement, purchase or construction being made or completed, in which case, any amounts remaining in the Term Loan Collateral Account shall be paid to the Administrative Agent and applied in accordance with Section 2.09 (or, prior to the Discharge of ABL Obligations, with respect to Proceeds of ABL Priority Collateral, to the Revolving Loan Agent and applied in accordance with Section 2.11(c) of the Revolving Credit Agreement as in effect on the Closing Date). Nothing contained in this Section 2.08(a) shall permit Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries to sell or otherwise dispose of any assets other than in accordance with Section 6.05 . No prepayment shall be required under this Section 2.08(a) so long as no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and so long as the amount of Net Proceeds arising from (x) all Asset Sales (other than the ST-50 Transaction) in any fiscal year do not exceed $100,000 in the aggregate for such fiscal year or (y) the ST-50 Transaction do not exceed $1,000,000 in the aggregate.

(b) Insurance/Condemnation Proceeds . No later than the first Business Day following the date of receipt by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or the Administrative Agent as loss payee, of any Net Proceeds from a casualty or condemnation of property, the Borrower shall prepay (and the Obligations shall be permanently reduced) as set forth in Section 2.09 (however, prior to the Discharge of ABL Obligations, Net Proceeds constituting Proceeds of ABL Priority Collateral shall prepay the outstanding principal amount of the ABL Obligations in accordance with the application provisions of Section 2.11(c) of the Revolving Credit Agreement as in effect on the Closing Date) in an aggregate amount equal to such Net Proceeds; provided , (A) so long as no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, (B) to the extent that aggregate Net Proceeds from the Closing Date through the applicable date of determination do not exceed $250,000, (C) the Net Proceeds are held in a Term Loan Collateral Account pending their investment and (D) the assets acquired or subject to the investment of such Net Proceeds (other than, prior to the Discharge of ABL Obligations, Net Proceeds that constitute ABL Priority Collateral) shall qualify as Term Loan Priority Collateral, Borrower and its Subsidiaries shall have the option, directly or through one or more of its Subsidiaries who is a Loan Party to invest such Net Proceeds within one hundred eighty (180) days of receipt thereof in long term productive assets of the general type used in the business of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, which investment may include the repair, restoration or replacement of the applicable assets thereof. No prepayment shall be required under this Section 2.08(b) so long as no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and so long as the amount of Net Proceeds arising from all of casualty and condemnation events occurring in any fiscal year do not exceed $100,000 in the aggregate for such fiscal year.

(c) Indebtedness . No later than the first Business Day following the date of incurrence by Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries of any Indebtedness (other than with respect to any Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 6.01 ), Borrower shall prepay the outstanding principal amount of the Obligations in accordance with this Section 2.08(c) in an amount equal to 100% of the Net Proceeds received by such Person in connection with such incurrence. The provisions of this Section 2.08(c) shall not be deemed to be implied consent to any such incurrence otherwise prohibited by the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

 

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(d) Equity . No later than the first Business Day following the date of the issuance by Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries of any Equity Interests (other than (A) in the event that Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries forms any Subsidiary in accordance with the terms hereof, the issuance by such Subsidiary of Equity Interests to Borrower or such Subsidiary, as applicable or (B) the issuance of Equity Interests by the Borrower to Manitex or Terex as of the Closing Date), Borrower shall prepay the outstanding principal amount of the Obligations in accordance with this Section 2.08(d) in an amount equal to 100% of the Net Proceeds received by such Person in connection with such issuance. The provisions of this Section 2.08(d) shall not be deemed to be implied consent to any such issuance otherwise prohibited by the terms and conditions of this Agreement. No prepayment shall be required under this Section 2.08(d) so long as no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and so long as the amount of Net Proceeds arising from all issuances of Equity Interests by a Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in any fiscal year do not exceed $100,000 in the aggregate for such fiscal year.

(e) Excess Cash Flow . Within ten (10) days of delivery to the Administrative Agent of audited annual financial statements pursuant to Section 5.01(a) , commencing with the delivery to the Administrative Agent of the financial statements for the Borrower’s fiscal year ending December 31, 2015 or, if such financial statements are not delivered to the Administrative Agent on the date such statements are required to be delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(a) , within ten (10) days after the date such statements were required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 5.01(a) , the Borrower shall prepay the outstanding principal amount of the Obligations in an amount equal to the difference of (x) the ECF Percentage of the Excess Cash Flow for such fiscal year minus (y) the amount of voluntary prepayments of the Loans (to the extent such prepayments are permitted hereunder) using Internally Generated Funds. However, if and to the extent Aggregate Availability would be less than the Minimum Availability Threshold immediately after giving effect to all or a portion of such prepayment of the Term Loans otherwise required under the immediately preceding sentence for any fiscal year (the portion of the required prepayment that would cause Availability not to exceed the Minimum Availability Threshold, the “ ECF Deferred Portion ”), then (x) the Borrower shall not be required to apply such prepayment to the Term Loans up to the amount of the ECF Deferred Portion for such fiscal year and (y) on the first Business Day of each fiscal quarter thereafter, the Borrower shall be required to prepay the Term Loans up to the cumulative ECF Deferred Portion for all fiscal years that has not been previously prepaid pursuant to this clause (y) to the extent, immediately after giving effect any portion of the proposed prepayment, Availability would exceed the Minimum Availability Threshold.

Section 2.09 Application of Prepayments. Any voluntary prepayments of the Loans pursuant to Section 2.07 and any other mandatory prepayment of any Loan pursuant to Section 2.08 shall be applied as follows:

(a) first , ratably, to the payment to each Agent (in such capacity) of all fees, all expenses specified in Section 9.03(a) and elsewhere in the Loan Documents, and all other amounts owing to any Agent (in such capacity) under the Loan Documents, to the full extent thereof;

(b) second , ratably, to pay interest on the Loans due and payable at the time of such prepayment ratably;

(c) third , ratably, to the payment of the Prepayment Premium, if any, on any Loan;

 

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(d) fourth , ratably, to the payment or prepayment of the Loans (with amounts applied to the Loans applied to installments of the Loans in inverse order of maturity, inclusive of the payment due on the Maturity Date); and

(e) fifth , ratably, to the payment or prepayment of any other Obligation owing to an Agent or any Lender by a Loan Party.

Section 2.10 Fees . The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent such other fees in the amounts and at the times separately agreed upon (including, without limitation, as set forth in the Fee Letter).

Section 2.11 Making or Maintaining LIBO Rate Loans .

(a) Inability to Determine Applicable Interest Rate . In the event that Administrative Agent shall have determined (which determination shall be final and conclusive and binding upon all parties hereto), on any Interest Rate Determination Date with respect to any LIBO Rate Loans, that by reason of circumstances affecting the London interbank market adequate and fair means do not exist for ascertaining the interest rate applicable to such LIBO Rate Loans on the basis provided for in the definition of LIBO Rate, the Administrative Agent shall on such date give notice (by telefacsimile or by telephone confirmed in writing) to the Borrower and each Lender of such determination, whereupon the Loans (and if applicable, other Obligations) shall bear interest at the Base Rate plus the Applicable Margin until such time as the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower and Lenders that the circumstances giving rise to such notice no longer exist.

(b) Illegality or Impracticability of LIBO Rate Loans . In the event that on any date any Lender shall have determined (which determination shall be final and conclusive and binding upon all parties hereto but shall be made only after consultation with the Borrower and the Administrative Agent) that the making, maintaining or continuation of its LIBO Rate Loans (i) has become unlawful as a result of compliance by such Lender in good faith with any law, treaty, governmental rule, regulation, guideline or order (or would conflict with any such treaty, governmental rule, regulation, guideline or order not having the force of law even though the failure to comply therewith would not be unlawful), or (ii) has become impracticable, as a result of contingencies occurring after the date hereof which materially and adversely affect the London interbank market or the position of such Lender in that market, then, and in any such event, such Lender shall be an “ Affected Lender ” and it shall on that day give notice (by telefacsimile or by telephone confirmed in writing) to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent of such determination (which notice Administrative Agent shall promptly transmit to each other Lender). Thereafter, the Affected Lender’s outstanding LIBO Rate Loans (the “ Affected Loans ”) shall automatically bear interest at the Base Rate plus the Applicable Margin.

(c) Assumptions Concerning Funding of LIBO Rate Loans . Calculation of all amounts payable to a Lender under this Section 2.11 and under Sections 2.12 and 2.13 shall be made as though such Lender had actually funded each of its relevant LIBO Rate Loans through the purchase of a LIBO deposit bearing interest at the rate obtained pursuant to clause (i) of the definition of LIBO Rate in an amount equal to the amount of such LIBO Rate Loan and having a maturity comparable to the relevant Interest Period and through the transfer of such LIBOR deposit from an offshore office of such Lender to a domestic office of such Lender in the United States of America; provided , however , each Lender may fund each of its LIBO Rate Loans in any manner it sees fit and the foregoing assumptions shall be utilized only for the purposes of calculating amounts payable under this Section 2.11 and under Sections 2.12 and 2.13 .

 

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Section 2.12 Increased Costs .

 

  (a) If any Change in Law shall:

(i) impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit, liquidity or similar requirement (including any compulsory loan requirement, insurance charge or other assessment) against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended by, any Lender (except any such reserve requirement reflected in the Adjusted LIBO Rate);

(ii) impose on any Lender or the London interbank market any other condition, cost or expense (other than Taxes) affecting this Agreement or Loans made by such Lender; or

(iii) subject any Recipient to any Taxes (other than (A) Indemnified Taxes, (B) Taxes described in clauses (b) through (d) of the definition of Excluded Taxes and (C) 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;

and the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to such Lender or such other Recipient of making or maintaining any Loan (or of maintaining its obligation to make any such Loan) or to increase the cost to such Lender or such other Recipient, or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Lender or such other Recipient (whether of principal, interest or otherwise), then the Borrower will pay to such Lender or such other Recipient, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or such other Recipient, as the case may be, for such additional costs incurred or reduction suffered.

(b) If any Lender determines that any Change in Law regarding capital or liquidity requirements has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lender’s capital or on the capital of such Lender’s holding company, if any, as a consequence of this Agreement, the Commitments of, or the Loans made by such Lender to a level below that which such Lender or such Lender’s holding company could have achieved but for such Change in Law (taking into consideration such Lender’s policies and the policies of such Lender’s holding company with respect to capital adequacy and liquidity), then from time to time the Borrower will pay to such Lender such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or such Lender’s holding company for any such reduction suffered.

(c) A certificate of a Lender setting forth the amount or amounts necessary to compensate such Lender or its holding company, as the case may be, as specified in paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section shall be delivered to the Borrower and shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The Borrower shall pay such Lender the amount shown as due on any such certificate within ten (10) days after receipt thereof.

(d) Failure or delay on the part of any Lender to demand compensation pursuant to this Section shall not constitute a waiver of such Lender’s right to demand such compensation; provided that the Borrower shall not be required to compensate a Lender pursuant to this Section for any increased costs or reductions incurred more than 270 days prior to the date that such Lender notifies the Borrower of the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions and of such Lender’s intention to claim compensation therefor; provided further that, if the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions is retroactive, then the 270-day period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof.

 

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Section 2.13 Break Funding Payments . In the event of (a) the payment of any principal of any Eurodollar Loan other than on the last day of an Interest Period applicable thereto (including as a result of an Event of Default or as a result of any prepayment pursuant to Section 2.07 or Section 2.08) , (b) the conversion of any Eurodollar Loan other than on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto, (c) the failure to borrow or prepay any Eurodollar Loan on the date specified in any notice delivered pursuant hereto (regardless of whether such notice may be revoked under Section 2.07 and is revoked in accordance therewith), or (d) the assignment of any Eurodollar Loan other than on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto as a result of a request by the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.16(b) or 9.02(e) , then, in any such event, the Borrower shall compensate each Lender for the loss, cost and expense attributable to such event. In the case of a Eurodollar Loan, such loss, cost or expense to any Lender shall be deemed to include an amount determined by such Lender to be the excess, if any, of (i) the amount of interest which would have accrued on the principal amount of such Eurodollar Loan had such event not occurred, at the Adjusted LIBO Rate that would have been applicable to such Eurodollar Loan, for the period from the date of such event to the last day of the then current Interest Period therefor (or, in the case of a failure to borrow or continue, for the period that would have been the Interest Period for such Eurodollar Loan), over (ii) the amount of interest which would accrue on such principal amount for such period at the interest rate which such Lender would bid were it to bid, at the commencement of such period, for dollar deposits of a comparable amount and period from other banks in the eurodollar market. A certificate of any Lender setting forth any amount or amounts that such Lender is entitled to receive pursuant to this Section shall be delivered to the Borrower and shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The Borrower shall pay such Lender the amount shown as due on any such certificate within ten (10) days after receipt thereof.

Section 2.14 Withholding of Taxes; Gross-Up

(a) Payments Free of Taxes . Any and all payments by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party under any Loan 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 applicable Loan Party 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 2.14 ) the applicable Recipient receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deduction or withholding been made.

(b) Payment of Other Taxes . The Loan Parties 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, Other Taxes.

(c) Evidence of Payment . As soon as practicable after any payment of Taxes by any Loan Party to a Governmental Authority pursuant to this Section 2.14 , such Loan Party shall deliver to the Administrative Agent the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing such payment, a copy of the return reporting such payment or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

(d) Indemnification by the Loan Parties. The Loan Parties shall jointly and severally 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) 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

 

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Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to any Loan Party 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.

(e) Indemnification by the Lenders . 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 any Loan Party has not already indemnified the Administrative Agent for such Indemnified Taxes and without limiting the obligation of the Loan Parties to do so), (ii) any Taxes attributable to such Lender’s failure to comply with the provisions of Section 9.04(c) relating to the maintenance of a Participant Register and (iii) any Excluded Taxes attributable to such Lender, in each case, that are payable or paid by the Administrative Agent in connection with any Loan Document, and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to any Lender by the Administrative Agent shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Each Lender hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender under any Loan Document or otherwise payable by the Administrative Agent to such Lender from any other source against any amount due to the Administrative Agent under this paragraph (e).

(f) Status of Lenders .

(i) Any Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding Tax with respect to payments made under any Loan Document shall deliver to the 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 2.14(f)(ii)(A) , (ii)(B) and (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.

(ii) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, in the event that the Borrower is a U.S. Person,

(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;

 

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(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:

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

b. in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming that its extension of credit will generate U.S. effectively connected income, executed originals of IRS Form W-8ECI;

c. in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 881(c) of the Code, (x) a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit D-1 to the effect that such Foreign Lender is not a “bank” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, a “10 percent shareholder” of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code, or a “controlled foreign corporation” described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code (a “ U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate ”) and (y) executed originals of IRS Form W-8BEN; or

d. to the extent a Foreign Lender is not the Beneficial Owner, executed originals of IRS Form W-8IMY, accompanied by IRS Form W-8ECI, IRS Form W-8BEN, a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit D-2 or Exhibit D-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 D-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

 

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(D) if a payment made to a Lender under any Loan Document would be subject to U.S. Federal withholding Tax imposed by FATCA if such Lender were to fail to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in Section 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the Code, as applicable), such Lender shall deliver to the Borrower 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 comply with their obligations under FATCA and to determine that such Lender has complied with such Lender’s obligations under FATCA or to determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment. Solely for purposes of this clause (D), “ FATCA ” shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the date of this Agreement.

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

(g) Treatment of Certain Refunds . 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 2.14 (including by the payment of additional amounts pursuant to this Section 2.14 ), provided that no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, 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 2.14 with respect to the Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses (including Taxes) of such indemnified party and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund). Such indemnifying party, upon the request of such indemnified party, shall repay to such indemnified party the amount paid over pursuant to this paragraph (g) (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) in the event that such indemnified party is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this paragraph (g), in no event will the indemnified party be required to pay any amount to an indemnifying party pursuant to this paragraph (g) the payment of which would place the indemnified party in a less favorable net after-Tax position than the indemnified party would have been in if the Tax subject to indemnification and giving rise to such refund had not been deducted, withheld or otherwise imposed and the indemnification payments or additional amounts giving rise to such refund had never been paid. This paragraph (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) Survival . Each party’s obligations under this Section 2.14 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 Loan Document.

(i) Defined Terms . For purposes of this Section 2.14 , the term “applicable law” includes FATCA.

Section 2.15 Payments Generally; Allocation of Proceeds; Sharing of Set-offs .

(a) The Borrower shall make each payment required to be made by it hereunder (whether of principal, interest, fees, or of amounts payable under Section 2.12 , 2.13 or 2.14 , or otherwise) not later than 2:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the date when due, in immediately available funds, without set-off or counterclaim. Any amounts received after such time on any date may, in the discretion of the

 

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Administrative Agent, be deemed to have been received on the next succeeding Business Day for purposes of calculating interest thereon. All such payments shall be made to the Administrative Agent at 1290 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 914, New York, New York or via wire transfer of immediately available funds to account number 498 173 8296 maintained by Administrative Agent with Citibank N.A. (ABA No. 021-000-089) in New York City (or at such other location or bank account within the City and State of New York as may be designated by Administrative Agent from time to time), except that payments pursuant to Sections 2.12 , 2.13 , 2.14 and 9.03 shall be made directly to the Persons entitled thereto. The Administrative Agent shall distribute any such payments received by it for the account of any other Person to the appropriate recipient promptly following receipt thereof. If any payment hereunder shall be due on a day that is not a Business Day, the date for payment shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day, and, in the case of any payment accruing interest, interest thereon shall be payable for the period of such extension. All payments hereunder shall be made in dollars.

(b) Any proceeds of Collateral received by the Administrative Agent (i) not constituting either (A) a specific payment of principal, interest, fees or other sum payable under the Loan Documents (which shall be applied as specified by the Borrower), or (B) a mandatory prepayment (which shall be applied in accordance with Section 2.09 ), or (ii) after an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and the Administrative Agent so elects or the Required Lenders so direct, shall be applied ratably first , to pay any fees, indemnities, or expense reimbursements including amounts then due to the Administrative Agent from the Borrower (other than in connection with Swap Agreement Obligations), second , to pay the Prepayment Premium and any other fees then due to the Lenders from the Borrower (other than in connection with Swap Agreement Obligations), third , to pay interest then due and payable on the Loans, fourth , to pay or prepay principal on the Loans ratably, and fifth , to the payment or prepayment of any other Secured Obligations. All amounts to be applied under the preceding sentence shall be applied until the applicable item is paid in full; “paid in full” shall mean the payment in cash of all amounts payable under the Loan Documents or otherwise in respect of such item (including interest and fees accruing during the pendency of any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or other similar proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in such proceeding). Notwithstanding the foregoing, amounts received from any Loan Party shall not be applied to any Excluded Swap Obligation of such Loan Party. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, unless so directed by the Borrower, or unless a Default is in existence, neither the Administrative Agent nor any Lender shall apply any payment which it receives to any Eurodollar Loan, except (a) on the expiration date of the Interest Period applicable thereto or (b) in the event, and only to the extent, that there are no outstanding Base Rate Loans and, in any such event, the Borrower shall pay the break funding payment required in accordance with Section 2.13 . The Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall have the continuing and exclusive right to apply and reverse and reapply any and all such proceeds and payments to any portion of the Secured Obligations.

(c) If, except as otherwise expressly provided herein, any Lender shall, by exercising any right of set-off or counterclaim or otherwise, obtain payment in respect of any principal of or interest on any of its Loans resulting in such Lender receiving payment of a greater proportion of the aggregate amount of its Loans and accrued interest thereon than the proportion received by any other similarly situated Lender, then the Lender receiving such greater proportion shall purchase (for cash at face value) participations in the Loans of other Lenders to the extent necessary so that the benefit of all such payments shall be shared by all such Lenders ratably in accordance with the aggregate amount of principal of and accrued interest on their respective Loans; provided that (i) if any such participations are purchased and all or any portion of the payment giving rise thereto is recovered, such participations shall be rescinded and the purchase price restored to the extent of such recovery, without interest, and (ii) the provisions of this paragraph shall not be construed to apply to any payment made by the Borrower pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement or 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 or Affiliate thereof (as to which the

 

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provisions of this paragraph shall apply). The Borrower consents to the foregoing and agrees, to the extent it may effectively do so under applicable law, that any Lender acquiring a participation pursuant to the foregoing arrangements may exercise against the Borrower rights of set-off and counterclaim with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were a direct creditor of the Borrower in the amount of such participation.

(d) Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from the Borrower prior to the date on which any payment is due to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders 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 each of the Lenders severally agrees to repay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand the amount so distributed to such Lender with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is distributed to it to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at the greater of the Federal Funds Effective Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation.

(e) If any Lender shall fail to make any payment required to be made by it hereunder, then the Administrative Agent may, in its discretion (notwithstanding any contrary provision hereof), (i) apply any amounts thereafter received by the Administrative Agent for the account of such Lender to satisfy such Lender’s obligations hereunder until all such unsatisfied obligations are fully paid and/or (ii) hold any such amounts in a segregated account as cash collateral for, and application to, any future funding obligations of such Lender hereunder. Application of amounts pursuant to (i) and (ii) above shall be made in any order determined by the Administrative Agent in its discretion.

(f) The Administrative Agent may from time to time provide the Borrower with billing statements or invoices with respect to any of the Secured Obligations (the “ Billing Statements ”). The Administrative Agent is under no duty or obligation to provide Billing Statements, which, if provided, will be solely for the Borrower’s convenience. The Billing Statements may contain estimates of the amounts owed during the relevant billing period, whether of principal, interest, fees or other Secured Obligations. If the Borrower pays the full amount indicated on a Billing Statement on or before the due date indicated on such Billing Statement, the Borrower shall not be in default; provided , that acceptance by the Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Lenders, of any payment that is less than the payment due at that time shall not constitute a waiver of the Administrative Agent’s or the Lenders’ right to receive payment in full at another time.

Section 2.16 Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders .

(a) If any Lender requests compensation under Section 2.12 , or if the Borrower is required to pay any Indemnified Taxes or additional amounts to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 2.14 , then such Lender shall use reasonable efforts to designate a different lending office for funding or booking its Loans hereunder or to assign its rights and obligations hereunder to another of its offices, branches or affiliates, if, in the judgment of such Lender, such designation or assignment (i) would eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant to Section 2.12 or 2.14 , as the case may be, in the future and (ii) would not subject such Lender to any unreimbursed cost or expense and would not otherwise be disadvantageous to such Lender. The Borrower hereby agrees to pay all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by any Lender in connection with any such designation or assignment.

(b) If any Lender requests compensation under Section 2.12 , or if the Borrower is required to pay any Indemnified Taxes or additional amounts to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 2.14 , or if any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then the

 

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Borrower may, at its sole expense and effort, upon notice to such Lender and the Administrative Agent, require such Lender to assign and delegate, without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in Section 9.04 ), all its interests, rights (other than its existing rights to payments pursuant to Section 2.12 or 2.14 ) and obligations under this Agreement and other Loan Documents to an assignee that shall assume such obligations (which assignee may be another Lender, if a Lender accepts such assignment); provided that (i) the Borrower shall have received the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent, which consent shall not unreasonably be withheld, (ii) such Lender shall have received payment of an amount equal to the outstanding principal of its Loans, accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts payable to it hereunder, from the assignee (to the extent of such outstanding principal and accrued interest and fees) or the Borrower (in the case of all other amounts) and (iii) in the case of any such assignment resulting from a claim for compensation under Section 2.12 or payments required to be made pursuant to Section 2.14 , such assignment will result in a reduction in such compensation or payments. A Lender shall not be required to make any such assignment and delegation if, prior thereto, as a result of a waiver by such Lender or otherwise, the circumstances entitling the Borrower to require such assignment and delegation cease to apply.

Section 2.17 Defaulting Lenders . Anything contained herein to the contrary notwithstanding, in the event that any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then for so long as such Lender is a Defaulting Lender, the Administrative Agent shall not be obligated to transfer to such Defaulting Lender any payments made by Borrower to the Administrative Agent for the Defaulting Lender’s benefit, and, in the absence of such transfer to the Defaulting Lender, the Administrative Agent shall transfer any such payments: (A) first, to each non-Defaulting Lender ratably in accordance with their Term Loan Exposure (but, in each case, only to the extent that such Defaulting Lender’s portion of its Term Loan Exposure (or other funding obligation) was funded by such other non-Defaulting Lender), (B) second to a suspense account maintained by the Administrative Agent, the proceeds of which shall be retained by the Administrative Agent, and (C) from and after the date on which all other Obligations have been repaid in full, to such Defaulting Lender. Solely for the purposes of voting or consenting to matters with respect to the Loan Documents, such Defaulting Lender shall be deemed not to be a “Lender” and such Lender’s principal allocation of the Term Loan shall be deemed to be zero and the Term Loan shall be deemed reduced by such allocation; provided , however , that the foregoing shall not apply to any of the matters governed by Section 9.02(b)(i) through (viii) . The provisions of this Section shall remain effective with respect to such Defaulting Lender until the earlier of (y) the date on which the non-Defaulting Lenders, the Administrative Agent, and Borrower shall have waived, in writing, the application of this Section 2.17 to such Defaulting Lender, or (z) the date on which such Defaulting Lender makes payment of all amounts that it was obligated to fund hereunder, pays to the Administrative Agent all amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender in respect of the amounts that it was obligated to fund hereunder, and, if requested by the Administrative Agent, provides adequate assurance of its ability to perform its future obligations hereunder. The operation of this Section 2.17 shall not be construed to increase or otherwise affect the Term Loan Commitment of any Lender, to relieve or excuse the performance by such Defaulting Lender or any other Lender of its duties and obligations hereunder, or to relieve or excuse the performance by Borrower of its duties and obligations hereunder to the Administrative Agent or to the Lenders other than such Defaulting Lender.

Section 2.18 Returned Payments . If after receipt of any payment or proceeds of Collateral which are applied to the payment of all or any part of the Obligations (including a payment effected through exercise of a right of setoff), the Administrative Agent or any Lender is for any reason compelled to surrender such payment or proceeds to any Person because such payment or application of proceeds is invalidated, declared fraudulent, set aside, determined to be void or voidable as a preference, impermissible setoff, or a diversion of trust funds, or for any other reason (including pursuant to any intercreditor agreement or subordination agreement or pursuant to any settlement entered into by the Administrative Agent or such Lender in its discretion), then the Obligations or part thereof intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continued and this Agreement shall continue in full force as if such payment

 

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or proceeds had not been received by the Administrative Agent or such Lender. The provisions of this Section 2.18 shall be and remain effective notwithstanding any contrary action which may have been taken by the Administrative Agent or any Lender in reliance upon such payment or application of proceeds. The provisions of this Section 2.18 shall survive the termination of this Agreement.

Section 2.19 Swap Agreements . Each Lender or Affiliate thereof having Swap Agreements with any Loan Party shall deliver to the Administrative Agent, promptly after entering into such Swap Agreements, written notice setting forth the aggregate amount of all Swap Agreement Obligations of such Loan Party to such Lender or Affiliate (whether matured or unmatured, absolute or contingent). In addition, each such Lender or Affiliate thereof shall deliver to the Administrative Agent, from time to time after a significant change therein or upon a request therefor, a summary of the amounts due or to become due in respect of such Swap Agreement Obligations. The most recent information provided to the Administrative Agent shall be used in determining the amounts to be applied in respect of such Swap Agreement Obligations pursuant to Section 2.15(b) and which tier of the waterfall, contained in Section 2.15(b) , such Swap Agreement Obligations will be placed.

ARTICLE 3

Representations and Warranties

Each Loan Party represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders (which representations and warranties shall in any event be made both immediately before and immediately after giving effect to the Transactions, any Permitted Acquisition or any Restricted Payment):

Section 3.01 Organization; Powers . Each Loan Party and each Subsidiary is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, has all requisite power and authority to carry on its business as now conducted and, except where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, is qualified to do business, and is in good standing, in every jurisdiction where such qualification is required.

Section 3.02 Authorization; Enforceability . The Transactions are within each Loan Party’s organizational powers and have been duly authorized by all necessary organizational actions and, if required, actions by equity holders. Each Loan Document and Related Document to which each Loan Party is a party has been duly executed and delivered by such Loan Party and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Loan Party, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject to general principles of equity, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.

Section 3.03 Governmental Approvals; No Conflicts . The Transactions (a) do not require any consent or approval of, registration or filing with, or any other action by, any Governmental Authority, except such as have been obtained or made and are in full force and effect and except for filings necessary to perfect Liens created pursuant to the Loan Documents, (b) will not violate any Requirement of Law applicable to any Loan Party or any Subsidiary, (c) will not violate or result in a default under any indenture, agreement or other instrument binding upon any Loan Party or any Subsidiary or the assets of any Loan Party or any Subsidiary, or give rise to a right thereunder to require any payment to be made by any Loan Party or any Subsidiary, and (d) will not result in the creation or imposition of any Lien on any asset of any Loan Party or any Subsidiary, except Liens created pursuant to the Loan Documents.

 

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Section 3.04 Financial Condition; No Material Adverse Change .

(a) (a) The Borrower has heretofore furnished to the Lenders its “carve out” consolidated balance sheet and statements of income, stockholders equity and cash flows as of and for the six month period ended June 30, 2014, prepared by KPMG LLP. Such financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position and results of operations and cash flows of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of such dates and for such periods in accordance with GAAP, subject to normal year end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes.

(b) No event, change or condition has occurred that has had, or could reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect, since December 31, 2013.

Section 3.05 Properties .

(a) As of the date of this Agreement, Schedule 3.05 contains a true, accurate and complete list of (i) each parcel of real property that is owned or leased by any Loan Party, and (ii) all leases, subleases or assignments of leases (together with all amendments, modifications, supplements, renewals or extensions of any thereof) affecting each such property of any Loan Party, regardless of whether such Loan Party is the landlord or tenant (whether directly or as an assignee or successor in interest) under such lease, sublease or assignment. Each of such leases, subleases and assignments is valid and enforceable in accordance with its terms and is in full force and effect, and no default by any party to any such lease or sublease exists. Each of the Loan Parties and each of its Subsidiaries has good and indefeasible title to, or valid leasehold interests in, all of its real and personal property reflected in their respective financial statements referred to in Section 3.04(a) , except for assets disposed of since the date of such financial statements in the ordinary course of business, free of all Liens other than those permitted by Section 6.02 .

(b) Each Loan Party and each Subsidiary owns, or is licensed to use, all trademarks, tradenames, copyrights, patents and other intellectual property necessary to its business as currently conducted, a correct and complete list of which, as of the date of this Agreement, is set forth on Schedule 3.05 , and the use thereof by each Loan Party and each Subsidiary does not infringe in any material respect upon the rights of any other Person, and each Loan Party’s and each Subsidiary’s rights thereto are not subject to any licensing agreement or similar arrangement.

(c) Loegering has neither any business operations nor any material assets, including any assets necessary for the business operations of the Borrower (other than the intercompany Indebtedness owing to it by the Borrower as of the Closing Date).

Section 3.06 Litigation and Environmental Matters .

(a) There are no actions, suits or proceedings by or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority pending against or to the knowledge of any Loan Party, threatened against any Loan Party on the Effective Date other than the Disclosed Matters. No actions, suits or proceedings by or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority are pending or, to the knowledge of any Loan Party, threatened against or affecting any Loan Party or any Subsidiary (i) as to which there is a reasonable possibility of an adverse determination and that, if adversely determined, could reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to result in a Material Adverse Effect or (ii) that involve any Loan Document or the Transactions.

(b) (i) Except for the Disclosed Matters, no Loan Party or any Subsidiary has received notice of any claim with respect to any Environmental Liability or knows of any basis for any Environmental Liability and (ii) and except with respect to any other matters that, individually or in the aggregate, could

 

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not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, no Loan Party or any Subsidiary (A) has failed to comply with any Environmental Law or to obtain, maintain or comply with any permit, license or other approval required under any Environmental Law, (B) has become subject to any Environmental Liability, (C) has received notice of any claim with respect to any Environmental Liability or (D) knows of any basis for any Environmental Liability.

(c) Since the date of this Agreement, there has been no change in the status of the Disclosed Matters that, individually or in the aggregate, has resulted in, or could reasonably be expected to result in, a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 3.07 Compliance with Laws and Agreements; No Default . Except where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, each Loan Party and each Subsidiary is in compliance with (i) all Requirement of Law applicable to it or its property and (ii) all indentures, agreements and other instruments binding upon it or its property. No Default has occurred and is continuing.

Section 3.08 Investment Company Status . No Loan Party or any Subsidiary is an “investment company” as defined in, or subject to regulation under, the Investment Company Act of 1940.

Section 3.09 Taxes . Each Loan Party and each Subsidiary has timely filed or caused to be filed all Tax returns and reports required to have been filed and has paid or caused to be paid all Taxes required to have been paid by it, except Taxes that are being contested in accordance with Section 5.04 . No tax liens have been filed and no claims are being asserted with respect to any such taxes.

Section 3.10 ERISA . No ERISA Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur that, when taken together with all other such ERISA Events for which liability is reasonably expected to occur, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. The present value of all accumulated benefit obligations under each Plan (based on the assumptions used for purposes of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 87) did not, as of the date of the most recent financial statements reflecting such amounts, exceed the fair market value of the assets of such Plan, and the present value of all accumulated benefit obligations of all underfunded Plans (based on the assumptions used for purposes of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 87) did not, as of the date of the most recent financial statements reflecting such amounts, exceed the fair market value of the assets of all such underfunded Plans.

Section 3.11 Disclosure . The Loan Parties have disclosed to the Lenders all agreements, instruments and corporate or other restrictions to which any Loan Party or any Subsidiary is subject, and all other matters known to it, that, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. None of the reports, financial statements, certificates or other information furnished by or on behalf of any Loan Party or any Subsidiary to the Administrative Agent or any Lender in connection with the negotiation of this Agreement or any other Loan Document (as modified or supplemented by other information so furnished) contains any material misstatement of fact or omits to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided that, with respect to projected financial information, the Loan Parties represent only that such information was prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed to be reasonable at the time delivered and, if such projected financial information was delivered prior to the Effective Date, as of the Effective Date.

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the Shared Services Agreement and the Distribution Agreement. No Loan Party or any Subsidiary is in default in the performance, observance or fulfillment of any of the obligations, covenants or conditions contained in (i) any such material agreement to which it is a party or (ii) any agreement or instrument evidencing or governing Indebtedness.

Section 3.13 Solvency .

(a) Immediately after the consummation of the Transactions to occur on the Effective Date, (i) the fair value of the assets of each Loan Party, at a fair valuation, will exceed its debts and liabilities, subordinated, contingent or otherwise; (ii) the present fair saleable value of the property of each Loan Party will be greater than the amount that will be required to pay the probable liability of its debts and other liabilities, subordinated, contingent or otherwise, as such debts and other liabilities become absolute and matured; (iii) each Loan Party will be able to pay its debts and liabilities, subordinated, contingent or otherwise, as such debts and liabilities become absolute and matured; and (iv) no Loan Party will have unreasonably small capital with which to conduct the business in which it is engaged as such business is now conducted and is proposed to be conducted after the Effective Date.

(b) No Loan Party intends to, nor will permit any Subsidiary to, and no Loan Party believes that it or any Subsidiary will, incur debts beyond its ability to pay such debts as they mature, taking into account the timing of and amounts of cash to be received by it or any such Subsidiary and the timing of the amounts of cash to be payable on or in respect of its Indebtedness or the Indebtedness of any such Subsidiary.

Section 3.14 Insurance . Schedule 3.14 sets forth a description of all insurance maintained by or on behalf of the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries as of the Effective Date. As of the Effective Date, all premiums in respect of such insurance have been paid. The Borrower maintains, and has caused each Subsidiary to maintain, with financially sound and reputable insurance companies, insurance on all their real and personal property in such amounts, subject to such deductibles and self-insurance retentions and covering such properties and risks as are adequate and customarily maintained by companies engaged in the same or similar businesses operating in the same or similar locations.

Section 3.15 Capitalization and Subsidiaries . Schedule 3.15 sets forth (a) a correct and complete list of the name and relationship to the Borrower of each Subsidiary, (b) a true and complete listing of each class of each of the Borrower’s authorized Equity Interests, all of which issued Equity Interests are validly issued, outstanding, fully paid and non-assessable, and owned beneficially and of record by the Persons identified on Schedule 3.15 , and (c) the type of entity of the Borrower and each Subsidiary. All of the issued and outstanding Equity Interests owned by any Loan Party have been (to the extent such concepts are relevant with respect to such ownership interests) duly authorized and issued and are fully paid and non-assessable. There are no outstanding commitments or other obligations of any Loan Party to issue, and no options, warrants or other rights of any Person to acquire, any shares of any class of capital stock or other equity interests of any Loan Party.

Section 3.16 Security Interest in Collateral . The provisions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents create legal and valid Liens on all of the Collateral in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and such Liens constitute perfected and continuing Liens on the Collateral, securing the Secured Obligations, enforceable against the applicable Loan Party and all third parties, and having priority over all other Liens on the Collateral , except in the case of (a) Permitted Encumbrances, to the extent any such Permitted Encumbrances would have priority over the Liens in favor of the Administrative Agent pursuant to any applicable law or agreement, (b) Liens perfected only by possession (including possession of any certificate of title) to the extent the Administrative Agent has not obtained or does not maintain possession of such Collateral and (c) ABL Priority Collateral, Liens permitted by Section 6.02(g) .

 

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Section 3.17 Employment Matters . As of the Effective Date, there are no strikes, lockouts or slowdowns against any Loan Party or any Subsidiary pending or, to the knowledge of any Loan Party, threatened. The hours worked by and payments made to employees of the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries have not been in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act or any other applicable Federal, state, local or foreign law dealing with such matters. All payments due from any Loan Party or any Subsidiary, or for which any claim may be made against any Loan Party or any Subsidiary, on account of wages and employee health and welfare insurance and other benefits, have been paid or accrued as a liability on the books of such Loan Party or such Subsidiary.

Section 3.18 Federal Reserve Regulations . No part of the proceeds of any Loan has been used or will be used, whether directly or indirectly, for any purpose that entails a violation of any of the Regulations of the Board, including Regulations T, U and X.

Section 3.19 Use of Proceeds . The proceeds of the Loans have been used and will be used, whether directly or indirectly as set forth in Section 5.08 .

Section 3.20 No Burdensome Restrictions . No Loan party is subject to any Burdensome Restrictions except Burdensome Restrictions permitted under Section 6.10 .

Section 3.21 Sanctions Laws and Regulations .

(a) Each Loan Party has implemented and maintains in effect policies and procedures designed to ensure compliance by such Loan Party, its Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents with Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions, and such Loan Party, its Subsidiaries and their respective officers and employees and, to the knowledge of such Loan Party, its directors and agents, are in compliance with Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions in all material respects.

(b) None of (i) any Loan Party, any Subsidiary or, to the knowledge of any such Loan Party or Subsidiary, any of their respective directors, officers or employees, or (ii) to the knowledge of any such Loan Party or Subsidiary, any agent of such Loan Party or any Subsidiary that will act in any capacity in connection with or benefit from the credit facility established hereby, is a Sanctioned Person. No Borrowing, use of proceeds, Transaction or other transaction contemplated by this Agreement or the other Loan Documents will violate Anti-Corruption Laws or applicable Sanctions.

Section 3.22 Affiliate Transactions . Except as set forth on Schedule 3.22 , as of the date of this Agreement, there are no existing or proposed agreements, arrangements, understandings or transactions between any Loan Party and any of the officers, members, managers, directors, stockholders, parents, holders of other Equity Interests, employees or Affiliates (other than Subsidiaries) of any Loan Party or any members of their respective immediate families, and none of the foregoing Persons are directly or indirectly indebted to or have any direct or indirect ownership, partnership, or voting interest in any Affiliate of any Loan Party or any Person with which any Loan Party has a business relationship or which competes with any Loan Party.

Section 3.23 Common Enterprise . The successful operation and condition of each of the Loan Parties is dependent on the continued successful performance of the functions of the group of the Loan Parties as a whole and the successful operation of each of the Loan Parties is dependent on the successful performance and operation of each other Loan Party. Each Loan Party expects to derive benefit (and its board of directors or other governing body has determined that it may reasonably be expected to derive benefit), directly and indirectly, from (i) successful operations of each of the other Loan Parties and (ii) the credit extended by the Lenders to the Borrower hereunder, both in their separate capacities and as members of the group of companies. Each Loan Party has determined that execution, delivery, and performance of this Agreement and any other Loan Documents to be executed by such Loan Party is within its purpose, in furtherance of its direct and/or indirect business interests, will be of direct and/or indirect benefit to such Loan Party, and is in its best interest.

 

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Section 3.24 Related Agreements .

(a) The Borrower has delivered to Administrative Agent complete and correct copies of (i) each Related Agreement and of all exhibits and schedules thereto as of the date hereof, and (ii) copies of any material amendment, restatement, supplement or other modification to or waiver of each Related Agreement entered into after the date hereof.

(b) Except to the extent otherwise expressly set forth herein or in the schedules hereto, and subject to the qualifications set forth therein, each of the representations and warranties given by any Loan Party, Terex and Manitex in any Related Agreement is true and correct in all material respects as of the Closing Date (or as of any earlier date to which such representation and warranty specifically relates). Notwithstanding anything in the Related Agreement to the contrary, the representations and warranties of each Loan Party set forth in this Section 3.24 shall, solely for purposes hereof, survive the Closing Date for the benefit of Lenders.

(c) All authorizations, approvals and consents of, and filings with, any other Person required by the Related Agreements or to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Related Agreements have been obtained and are in full force and effect.

(d) On the Closing Date, (i) all of the conditions to effecting or consummating the Manitex Acquisition and the other transactions contemplated in the Related Agreements have been duly satisfied or, with the consent of Administrative Agent, waived, and (ii) the Manitex Acquisition has been consummated in accordance with the Related Agreements and all applicable laws.

ARTICLE 4

Conditions

Section 4.01 Effective Date . The obligations of the Lenders to make Loans hereunder shall not become effective until the date on which each of the following conditions is satisfied (unless waived in accordance with Section 9.02 or deferred in accordance with Section 5.15 ):

(a) Credit Agreement and Other Loan Documents . The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received (i) from each party hereto either (A) a counterpart of this Agreement signed on behalf of such party or (B) written evidence satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (which may include facsimile or other electronic transmission of a signed signature page of this Agreement) that such party has signed a counterpart of this Agreement, (ii) either (A) a counterpart of each other Loan Document signed on behalf of each party thereto or (B) written evidence satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (which may include facsimile or other electronic transmission of a signed signature page thereof) that each such party has signed a counterpart of such Loan Document and (iii) such other certificates, documents, instruments and agreements as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, including any promissory notes requested by a Lender pursuant to Section 2.03 payable to the order of each such requesting Lender and a written opinion of counsel to the Loan Parties, Terex and Manitex addressed to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders (together with any other real estate related opinions separately described herein), all in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and its counsel.

 

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(b) Financial Statements and Projections . The Lenders shall have received (i) the financial statements and report set forth in Section 3.04 , and such financial statements and report shall not, in the reasonable judgment of the Administrative Agent, reflect any material adverse change in the consolidated financial condition of Borrower, as reflected in such financial statements and report and (ii) satisfactory projections through 2019.

(c) Closing Certificates; Certified Certificate of Incorporation; Good Standing Certificates . The Administrative Agent shall have received (i) a certificate of each Loan Party, dated the Effective Date and executed by its Secretary or Assistant Secretary, which shall (A) certify the resolutions of its Board of Directors, members or other body authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of the Loan Documents to which it is a party, (B) identify by name and title and bear the signatures of the Financial Officers and any other officers of such Loan Party authorized to sign the Loan Documents to which it is a party, and (C) contain appropriate attachments, including the certificate or articles of incorporation or organization of each Loan Party certified by the relevant authority of the jurisdiction of organization of such Loan Party and a true and correct copy of its by-laws or operating, management or partnership agreement, and (ii) a good standing certificate for each Loan Party from its jurisdiction of organization or the substantive equivalent available in the jurisdiction of organization for each Loan Party from the appropriate governmental officer in such jurisdiction.

(d) No Default Certificate . The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate, signed by a Financial Officer of the Borrower, dated as of the Effective Date (i) stating that no Default has occurred and is continuing, (ii) stating that the representations and warranties contained in Article 3 are true and correct as of such date, and (iii) certifying any other factual matters as may be reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent.

(e) Fees . The Lenders and the Administrative Agent shall have received all fees required to be paid, and all expenses for which invoices have been presented (including the reasonable fees and expenses of legal counsel), on or before the Effective Date. All such amounts will be paid with proceeds of Loans made on the Effective Date and will be reflected in the funding instructions given by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent on or before the Effective Date.

(f) Lien Searches . The Administrative Agent shall have received the results of a recent lien search in each jurisdiction where the Loan Parties are organized and where the assets of the Loan Parties are located, and such search shall reveal no Liens on any of the assets of the Loan Parties except for Liens permitted by Section 6.02 or discharged on or prior to the Effective Date pursuant to a pay-off letter or other documentation satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

(g) [Reserved.]

(h) Minimum Pro Forma EBITDA . The EBITDA of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries calculated on a consolidated basis for the period of eleven months ended on November 30, 2014 shall be at least equal to $13,811,000.

(i) Customer List . The Administrative Agent shall have received a true and complete customer list for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, which list shall state the customer’s name, mailing address and phone number and shall be certified as true and correct by a Financial Officer.

(j) Control Agreements . The Administrative Agent shall have received each Deposit Account Control Agreement required to be provided pursuant to Section 4.14 of the Security Agreement.

(k) Solvency . The Administrative Agent shall have received a solvency certificate from a Financial Officer.

 

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(l) Borrowing Base Certificate . The Administrative Agent shall have received a Borrowing Base Certificate which calculates the Borrowing Base as of November 30, 2014.

(m) Closing Availability . After giving effect to all Borrowings to be made on the Effective Date, the issuance of any letters of credit under the Revolving Credit Agreement on the Effective Date and the payment of all fees and expenses due hereunder, and with all of the Loan Parties’ indebtedness, liabilities, and obligations current, Availability shall not be less than $3,500,000.

(n) Revolving Loans . The Borrower shall have received proceeds of Revolving Loans in at least the amount set forth in the Final Funds Flow.

(o) Pledged Equity Interests; Stock Powers; Pledged Notes . The Administrative Agent shall have received (i) the certificates representing the Equity Interests pledged pursuant to each of the Security Agreement and the Parent Pledge Agreement, together with an undated stock power for each such certificate executed in blank by a duly authorized officer of the pledgor thereof and (ii) each promissory note (if any) pledged to the Administrative Agent pursuant to the Security Agreement and the Parent Pledge Agreement, in each case endorsed (without recourse) in blank (or accompanied by an executed transfer form in blank) by the pledgor thereof.

(p) Filings, Registrations and Recordings . Each document (including any Uniform Commercial Code financing statement) required by the Collateral Documents or under law or reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent to be filed, registered or recorded in order to create in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of itself, the Lenders and the other Secured Parties, a perfected Lien on the Collateral described therein, prior and superior in right to any other Person (other than with respect to Liens expressly permitted by Section 6.02 ), shall be in proper form for filing, registration or recordation.

(q) Environmental Reports . The Administrative Agent shall have received environmental review reports with respect to the real properties of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries specified by the Administrative Agent from firm(s) satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, which reports shall be acceptable to the Administrative Agent. Any environmental hazards or liabilities identified in any such environmental review report shall indicate the Loan Parties’ plans with respect thereto.

(r) Mortgages, etc . The Administrative Agent shall have received, with respect to each parcel of real property which is required to be subject to a Lien in favor of the Administrative Agent, each of the following, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent:

(i) a Mortgage on such property;

(ii) evidence that a counterpart of the Mortgage has been recorded in the place necessary, in the Administrative Agent’s judgment, to create a valid and enforceable first priority Lien (subject to the Intercreditor Agreement) in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of itself, the Lenders and the other Secured Parties;

(iii) ALTA or other mortgagee’s title policy;

(iv) an ALTA survey prepared and certified to the Administrative Agent by a surveyor acceptable to the Administrative Agent;

(v) an opinion of counsel in the state in which such parcel of real property is located in form and substance and from counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;

 

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(vi) if any such parcel of real property is determined by the Administrative Agent to be in a flood zone, a flood notification form signed by the Borrower and evidence that flood insurance is in place for the building and contents, all in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent; and

(vii) such other information, documentation, and certifications as may be reasonably required by the Administrative Agent.

(s) Acquisition . The Manitex Acquisition shall be consummated on the Closing Date in accordance with the terms of the Stock Purchase Agreement, without any waiver, amendment or other modification thereunder.

(t) Insurance . The Administrative Agent shall have received evidence of insurance coverage in form, scope, and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and otherwise in compliance with the terms of Section 5.10 hereof and Section 4.12 of the Security Agreement.

(u) Tax Withholding . The Administrative Agent shall have received a properly completed and signed IRS Form W-8 or W-9, as applicable, for each Loan Party.

(v) Corporate Structure . The corporate structure, capital structure and other material debt instruments, material accounts and governing documents of the Borrower and its Affiliates shall be acceptable to the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion.

(w) Due Diligence . The Administrative Agent and its counsel shall have completed all business and legal due diligence, including without limitation, background investigations on the Borrower and receipt and review of a quality of earnings report, the other Loan Parties and their respective executive officers and shareholders, the results of which shall be satisfactory to Administrative Agent in its sole discretion.

(x) Appraisal(s) . The Administrative Agent shall have received a copy of the appraisal of the Borrower’s Inventory obtained for the Transactions.

(y) USA PATRIOT Act, Etc . The Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall have received all documentation and other information required by bank regulatory authorities under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the USA PATRIOT Act, for each Loan Party.

(z) Legal and Regulatory Matters . All legal (including tax implications) and regulatory matters shall be satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, including but not limited to compliance with all applicable requirements of Regulations U, T and X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

(aa) Shared Services Agreement . Borrower shall have entered into the Shared Services Agreement, on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

(bb) Distribution Agreement . Borrower shall have entered into the Distribution Agreement, on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

(cc) Release of Guaranty . The Administrative Agent shall have received evidence that Borrower has delivered an officers’ certificate and an opinion of counsel to HSBC Bank USA, National Association, each stating that the Borrower has complied with all conditions precedent to the release of Borrower as a Subsidiary Guarantor under that certain (i) the Third Supplemental Indenture dated as of

 

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March 27, 2012 to Senior Debt Indenture dated as of July 20, 2007, and (ii) the Fourth Supplemental Indenture dated as of November 26, 2012 to Senior Debt Indenture dated as of July 20, 2007, and (iii) all other supplemental indentures to the Senior Debt Indenture dated as of July 20, 2007, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

(dd) TCA-ASV Net Asset Statement . The Administrative Agent shall have received the TCA-ASV Net Asset Statement (as defined in the Stock Purchase Agreement as in effect on the date hereof), which shall be in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, including without limitation with respect to the amount of the TCA Receivable.

(ee) Other Documents . The Administrative Agent shall have received such other documents as the Administrative Agent, any Lender or their respective counsel may have reasonably requested.

(ff) Outside Closing Date . The foregoing conditions shall have been satisfied not later than December 19, 2014.

The Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower and the Lenders of the Effective Date, and such notice shall be conclusive and binding.

Section 4.02 Each Credit Event . The obligation of each Lender to make a Loan on the Closing Date, is subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions:

(a) The representations and warranties of the Loan Parties set forth in the Loan Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects with the same effect as though made on and as of the Closing Date (it being understood and agreed that any representation or warranty which by its terms is made as of a specified date shall be required to be true and correct in all material respects only as of such specified date, and that any representation or warranty which is subject to any materiality or Material Adverse Effect qualifier shall be required to be true and correct in all respects).

(b) At the time of and immediately after giving effect to such borrowing of the Loans, no Default shall have occurred and be continuing.

The borrowing of the Loans hereunder shall be deemed to constitute a representation and warranty by the Borrower on the date thereof as to the matters specified in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this Section.

ARTICLE 5

Affirmative Covenants

Until the Commitments shall have expired or been terminated and the principal of and interest on each Loan and all fees payable hereunder shall have been paid in full, each Loan Party executing this Agreement covenants and agrees, jointly and severally with all of the other Loan Parties, with the Lenders that:

Section 5.01 Financial Statements; Borrowing Base and Other Information . The Borrower will furnish to the Administrative Agent and upon request, each Lender:

(a) within ninety (90) days after the end of each fiscal year of the Borrower, its audited consolidated balance sheet and related statements of operations, stockholders’ equity and cash flows as of the end of and for such year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the previous fiscal year, all reported on by independent public accountants of recognized national standing (without a “going concern” or like qualification, commentary or exception and without any qualification or

 

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exception as to the scope of such audit) to the effect that such consolidated financial statements present fairly in all material respects the financial condition and results of operations of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP consistently applied, accompanied by any management letter prepared by said accountants;

(b) within thirty (30) days after the end of each fiscal month of the Borrower, its consolidated balance sheet and related statements of operations, stockholders’ equity and cash flows as of the end of and for such fiscal month and the then elapsed portion of the fiscal year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the corresponding period or periods of (or, in the case of the balance sheet, as of the end of) the previous fiscal year, and with respect to any fiscal month that is the end of one of the Borrower’s fiscal quarters, a Narrative Report, in each case certified by a Financial Officer as presenting fairly in all material respects the financial condition and results of operations of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP consistently applied, subject to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes;

(c) concurrently with any delivery of financial statements under clause (a) or in the case of the third month in any fiscal quarter, (b) above, a compliance certificate of a Financial Officer of the Borrower in substantially the form of Exhibit B (a “ Compliance Certificate ”): (i) certifying, in the case of the financial statements delivered under clause (a) or (b), as presenting fairly in all material respects the financial condition and results of operations of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP consistently applied, subject to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes, (ii) certifying as to whether a Default has occurred and, if a Default has occurred, specifying the details thereof and any action taken or proposed to be taken with respect thereto, (iii) setting forth reasonably detailed calculations and, if applicable, demonstrating compliance with Section 6.12 and (iv) stating whether any change in GAAP or in the application thereof has occurred since the date of the audited financial statements referred to in Section 3.04 and, if any such change has occurred, specifying the effect of such change on the financial statements accompanying such certificate;

(d) concurrently with any delivery of financial statements under clause (a) above, a certificate of the accounting firm that reported on such financial statements stating whether they obtained knowledge during the course of their examination of such financial statements of any Default (which certificate may be limited to the extent required by accounting rules or guidelines);

(e) as soon as available but in any event no later than the end of, and no earlier than 30 days prior to the end of, each fiscal year of the Borrower, a copy of the plan and forecast (including a projected consolidated and consolidating balance sheet, income statement and funds flow statement) of the Borrower for each month of the upcoming fiscal year (the “ Projections ”) in form reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;

(f) as soon as available but in any event within 20 days of the end of each calendar month, and at such other times as the same may be provided to the Revolving Loan Agent, as of the period then ended, a Borrowing Base Certificate and, at all times after the Ex-Im Effective Date, an Ex-Im Borrowing Base Certificate, and supporting information in connection therewith, together with any additional reports with respect to such Borrowing Base or Ex-Im Borrowing Base Certificate, as applicable, provided to the Revolving Loan Agent;

(g) as soon as available but in any event within 20 days of the end of each calendar month and at such other times as the same may be provided to the Revolving Loan Agent, all delivered electronically in a text formatted file acceptable to the Administrative Agent;

 

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(i) a detailed aging of the Borrower’s Accounts, including all invoices aged by invoice date and due date (with an explanation of the terms offered), prepared in a manner reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, together with a summary specifying the name, address, and balance due for each Account Debtor;

(ii) a schedule detailing the Borrower’s Inventory, in form satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, (1) by location (showing Inventory in transit and any Inventory located with a third party under any consignment, bailee arrangement or warehouse agreement), by class (raw material, work-in-process and finished goods), by product type, and by volume on hand, which Inventory shall be valued at the lower of cost (determined on a first-in, first-out basis) or market and adjusted for Reserves as the Administrative Agent has previously indicated to the Borrower are deemed by the Administrative Agent to be appropriate, and (2) including a report of any variances or other results of Inventory counts performed by the Borrower since the last Inventory schedule (including information regarding sales or other reductions, additions, returns, credits issued by the Borrower and complaints and claims made against the Borrower); and

(iii) a reconciliation of the loan balance per the Borrower’s general ledger to the loan balance under this Agreement;

(h) as soon as available but in any event within 20 days of the end of each calendar month and at such other times as the same may be provided to the Revolving Loan Agent, as of the month then ended, a schedule and aging of the Borrower’s accounts payable, delivered electronically in a text formatted file acceptable to the Administrative Agent;

(i) within 30 days of each March 31 and September 30, and at such other times as may be requested by the Administrative Agent, an updated customer list for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, which list shall state the customer’s name, mailing address and phone number, delivered electronically in a text formatted file acceptable to the Administrative Agent and certified as true and correct by a Financial Officer of the Borrower;

(j) upon request of the Administrative Agent, copies of all tax returns filed by any Loan Party with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service;

(k) [Reserved];

(l) promptly after the same become publicly available, copies of all periodic and other reports, proxy statements and other materials filed by any Loan Party or any Subsidiary with the SEC, or any Governmental Authority succeeding to any or all of the functions of the SEC, or with any national securities exchange, as the case may be;

(m) promptly after any request therefor by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, copies of (i) any documents described in Section 101(k)(1) of ERISA that the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate may request with respect to any Multiemployer Plan and (ii) any notices described in Section 101(l)(1) of ERISA that the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate may request with respect to any Multiemployer Plan; provided that if the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate has not requested such documents or notices from the administrator or sponsor of the applicable Multiemployer Plan, the Borrower or the applicable ERISA Affiliate shall promptly make a request for such documents and notices from such administrator or sponsor and shall provide copies of such documents and notices promptly after receipt thereof; and

 

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(n) promptly following any request therefor, such other information regarding the operations, business affairs and financial condition of any Loan Party or any Subsidiary, or compliance with the terms of this Agreement, as the Administrative Agent or any Lender may reasonably request.

Section 5.02 Notices of Material Events . The Borrower will furnish to the Administrative Agent and each Lender prompt (but in any event within any time period that may be specified below) written notice of the following:

(a) the occurrence of any Default;

(b) the occurrence of any default, event of default or termination event under any Related Agreement;

(c) receipt of any notice of any investigation by a Governmental Authority or any litigation or proceeding commenced or threatened against any Loan Party or any Subsidiary that (i) seeks damages in excess of $500,000, (ii) seeks injunctive relief, (iii) is asserted or instituted against any Plan, its fiduciaries or its assets, (iv) alleges criminal misconduct by any Loan Party or any Subsidiary, (v) alleges the violation of, or seeks to impose remedies under, any Environmental Law or related Requirement of Law, or seeks to impose Environmental Liability, (vi) asserts liability on the part of any Loan Party or any Subsidiary in excess of $250,000 in respect of any tax, fee, assessment, or other governmental charge, or (vii) involves any product recall;

(d) any Lien (other than Permitted Encumbrances) or claim made or asserted against any of the Collateral;

(e) any loss, damage, or destruction to the Collateral in the amount of $250,000 with respect to ABL Priority Collateral or any owned real property or $500,000 with respect to any other Collateral or more, whether or not covered by insurance;

(f) within two (2) Business Days of receipt thereof, any and all default notices received under or with respect to any leased location or public warehouse where Collateral is located;

(g) all amendments to the Revolving Loan Documents and all material amendments to any other Related Document, in each case together with a copy of each such amendment;

(h) the occurrence of any ERISA Event that, alone or together with any other ERISA Events that have occurred, could reasonably be expected to result in liability of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in an aggregate amount exceeding $500,000; and

(i) any other development that results, or could reasonably be expected to result, in a Material Adverse Effect.

Each notice delivered under this Section shall be accompanied by a statement of a Financial Officer or other executive officer of the Borrower setting forth the details of the event or development requiring such notice and any action taken or proposed to be taken with respect thereto.

Section 5.03 Existence; Conduct of Business . Each Loan Party will, and will cause each Subsidiary to, (a) do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve, renew and keep in full force and effect its legal existence and the rights, qualifications, licenses, permits, franchises, governmental authorizations, intellectual property rights, licenses and permits material to the conduct of its business, and maintain all requisite authority to conduct its business in each jurisdiction in which its business is conducted, provided that the foregoing shall not prohibit any merger, consolidation, liquidation or dissolution permitted under Section 6.03 , and (b) carry on and conduct its business in substantially the same manner and in substantially the same fields of enterprise as it is presently conducted.

 

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Section 5.04 Payment of Obligations . Each Loan Party will, and will cause each Subsidiary to, pay or discharge all Material Indebtedness and all other material liabilities and obligations, including Taxes, before the same shall become delinquent or in default, except where (a) the validity or amount thereof is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, (b) such Loan Party or Subsidiary has set aside on its books adequate reserves with respect thereto in accordance with GAAP , (c) such liabilities would not result in aggregate liabilities in excess of $50,000, and (d) there is no material risk of forfeiture of any property or asset constituting Collateral as a result of the failure to so pay or discharge such Material Indebtedness or other liabilities or obligations; provided , however , each Loan Party will, and will cause each Subsidiary to, remit withholding taxes and other payroll taxes to appropriate Governmental Authorities as and when claimed to be due, notwithstanding the foregoing exceptions.

Section 5.05 Maintenance of Properties . Each Loan Party will, and will cause each Subsidiary to, keep and maintain all property material to the conduct of its business in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted.

Section 5.06 Books and Records; Inspection Rights . Each Loan Party will, and will cause each Subsidiary to, (a) keep proper books of record and account in which full, true and correct entries are made of all dealings and transactions in relation to its business and activities and (b) permit any representatives designated by the Administrative Agent or any Lender (including employees of the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any consultants, accountants, lawyers, agents and appraisers retained by the Administrative Agent), upon reasonable prior notice, to visit and inspect its properties, to conduct at such Loan Party’s premises field examinations of such Loan Party’s assets, liabilities, books and records, including examining and making extracts from its books and records, environmental assessment reports and Phase I or Phase II studies, and to discuss its affairs, finances and condition with its officers and independent accountants, all at such reasonable times and as often as reasonably requested. Each Loan Party acknowledges that the Administrative Agent, after exercising its rights of inspection, may prepare and distribute to the Lenders certain Reports pertaining to such Loan Party’s assets for internal use by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders.

Section 5.07 Compliance with Laws and Material Contractual Obligations . Each Loan Party will, and will cause each Subsidiary to, (i) comply with all Requirement of Law applicable to it or its property (including without limitation Environmental Laws) and (ii) perform in all material respects its obligations under material agreements to which it is a party, except, in each case, where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Each Loan Party will maintain in effect and enforce policies and procedures designed to ensure compliance by such Loan Party, its Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents with Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions.

Section 5.08 Use of Proceeds .

(a) The proceeds of the Loans will be used only to finance the working capital needs and general corporate purposes of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business, to finance Permitted Acquisitions and to pay a portion of the Effective Date Dividend. No part of the proceeds of any Loan will be used, whether directly or indirectly, (i) for any purpose that entails a violation of any of the Regulations of the Board, including Regulations T, U and X or (ii) to make any Acquisition other than Permitted Acquisitions.

 

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(b) The Borrower will not, and shall procure that its Subsidiaries and its and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents shall not use, the proceeds of the Loans (a) in furtherance of an offer, payment, promise to pay, or authorization of the payment or giving of money, or anything else of value, to any Person in violation of any Anti-Corruption Laws, (b) for the purpose of funding, financing or facilitating any activities, business or transaction of or with any Sanctioned Person, or in any Sanctioned Country, or (c) in any manner that would result in the violation of any Sanctions applicable to any party hereto.

Section 5.09 Accuracy of Information . The Loan Parties will ensure that any information, including financial statements or other documents, furnished to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document or any amendment or modification hereof or thereof or waiver hereunder or thereunder contains no material misstatement of fact or omits to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, and the furnishing of such information shall be deemed to be a representation and warranty by the Borrower on the date thereof as to the matters specified in this Section 5.09 ; provided that, with respect to projected financial information, the Loan Parties will only ensure that such information was prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed to be reasonable at the time.

Section 5.10 Insurance . Each Loan Party will, and will cause each Subsidiary to, maintain with financially sound and reputable carriers having a financial strength rating of at least A- by A.M. Best Company (a) insurance in such amounts (with no greater risk retention) and against such risks (including, without limitation: loss or damage by fire and loss in transit; theft, burglary, pilferage, larceny, embezzlement, and other criminal activities; business interruption; and general liability) and such other hazards, as is customarily maintained by companies of established repute engaged in the same or similar businesses operating in the same or similar locations and (b) all insurance required pursuant to the Collateral Documents. The Borrower will furnish to the Lenders, upon request of the Administrative Agent, information in reasonable detail as to the insurance so maintained.

Section 5.11 Casualty and Condemnation . The Borrower will (a) furnish to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders prompt written notice of any casualty or other insured damage to any material portion of the Collateral or the commencement of any action or proceeding for the taking of any material portion of the Collateral or interest therein under power of eminent domain or by condemnation or similar proceeding and (b) ensure that the Net Proceeds of any such event (whether in the form of insurance proceeds, condemnation awards or otherwise) are collected and applied in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreement and the Collateral Documents.

Section 5.12 Appraisals . At any time that the Administrative Agent requests, the Borrower will, and will cause each Subsidiary to, provide the Administrative Agent with appraisals or updates thereof of their Inventory from an appraiser selected and engaged by the Administrative Agent, and prepared on a basis satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, such appraisals and updates to include, without limitation, information required by any applicable Requirement of Law; provided , however, that if no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, only one such appraisal per calendar year shall be at the sole expense of the Loan Parties.

Section 5.13 Collection of Accounts and Payments . Each Loan Party shall comply with the collections and cash management provisions of the Revolving Loan Documents, including, but not limited to, Section 5.13 of the Revolving Credit Agreement as in effect on the date hereof, unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Administrative Agent at its sole option. Each Loan Party shall cause all Proceeds of the Term Loan Priority Collateral to be deposited in a Term Loan Collateral Account and not commingle them with Proceeds of the ABL Priority Collateral.

 

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Section 5.14 Additional Collateral; Further Assurances .

(a) Subject to applicable Requirement of Law, each Loan Party will cause each Subsidiary formed or acquired after the date of this Agreement to become a Loan Party by executing a Joinder Agreement. Upon execution and delivery thereof, each such Person (i) shall automatically become a Loan Guarantor hereunder and thereupon shall have all of the rights, benefits, duties and obligations in such capacity under the Loan Documents and (ii) will grant Liens to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties, in any property of such Loan Party which constitutes Collateral, including any parcel of real property located in the U.S. owned by any Loan Party.

(b) Each Loan Party will cause 100% of the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of each of its Subsidiaries directly owned by the Borrower or any Subsidiary to be subject at all times to a first priority, perfected Lien in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties, pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Loan Documents or such other security documents as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request.

(c) Without limiting the foregoing, each Loan Party will, and will cause each Subsidiary to, execute and deliver, or cause to be executed and delivered, to the Administrative Agent such documents, agreements and instruments, and will take or cause to be taken such further actions (including the filing and recording of financing statements, fixture filings, mortgages, deeds of trust and other documents and such other actions or deliveries of the type required by Section 4.01 , as applicable), which may be required by any Requirement of Law or which the Administrative Agent may, from time to time, reasonably request to carry out the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and to ensure perfection and priority of the Liens created or intended to be created by the Collateral Documents, all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and all at the expense of the Loan Parties.

(d) If any assets (including any real property or improvements thereto or any interest therein) are acquired by any Loan Party after the Effective Date (other than assets constituting Collateral under the Security Agreement that become subject to the Lien under the Security Agreement upon acquisition thereof), the Borrower will (i) notify the Administrative Agent and the Lenders thereof and, if requested by the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders, cause such assets to be subjected to a Lien securing the Secured Obligations and (ii) take, and cause each applicable Loan Party to take, such actions as shall be necessary or reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent to grant and perfect such Liens, including actions described in paragraph (c) of this Section, all at the expense of the Loan Parties.

Section 5.15 Post-Closing Items . Within thirty (30) days following the Effective Date (or such later date agreed to by the Administrative Agent), the Loan Parties shall satisfy the requirements set forth on Schedule 5.15 on or before the date specified for such requirement, unless otherwise agreed to in writing by the Administrative Agent at its sole option.

Section 5.16 Board Observation Rights . Each of Administrative Agent (for so long as Administrative Agent or an Affiliate of Administrative Agent are either Administrative Agent or a Lender) and CM Capital (for so long as CM Capital or an Affiliate of CM Capital is a Lender) shall have the right to designate its own representative to: (a) receive prior written notice of all meetings (both regular and special) of the governing body (including any board of directors) of each Loan Party and each committee thereof (such notice to be given in the same manner and at the same time as notice is given to the members of such body and/or committee); (b) be entitled to attend (or, at the option of such representative, monitor by telephone) all such meetings; and (c) receive all notices, information and reports which are furnished or made available to the members of such body and/or committee at the same time and in the same manner as the same is furnished or made available to such members, except that these observers may be excluded from access to any meeting or portion thereof (as well as the distribution of materials and minutes related thereto) if the applicable Loan Party determines in good faith upon

 

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advice of in-house or outside counsel that such exclusion is reasonably necessary to preserve the attorney-client privilege or if matters of conflict of interest to any Agent or Lender are being discussed. If any action is proposed to be taken by such body and/or committee by written consent in lieu of a meeting, the Borrower will, upon Administrative Agent’s request, furnish or cause to be furnished such representative with a copy of each such written consent promptly after it has become effective, unless the applicable Loan Party determines in good faith that such provision is reasonably likely to affect the attorney-client privilege upon advice of in-house or outside counsel or that such matter involves a conflict of interest with any Agent or Lender. Such representative shall not constitute a member of such body and/or committee and shall not be entitled to vote on any matters presented at meetings of such body and/or committee or to consent to any matter as to which the consent of any such body and/or committee shall have been requested. The Loan Parties will pay (or reimburse) upon request by any such representative for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by such representative in connection with attending such meetings.

ARTICLE 6

Negative Covenants

Until the Commitments shall have expired or been terminated and the principal of and interest on each Loan and all fees, expenses and other amounts payable under any Loan Document shall have been paid in full, each Loan Party executing this Agreement covenants and agrees, jointly and severally with all of the other Loan Parties, with the Lenders that:

Section 6.01 Indebtedness . No Loan Party will, nor will it permit any Subsidiary to, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Indebtedness, except:

(a) the Secured Obligations;

(b) Indebtedness existing on the date hereof and set forth in Schedule 6.01 and any extensions, renewals, refinancings and replacements of any such Indebtedness in accordance with clause (f) hereof;

(c) Indebtedness of the Borrower to any Subsidiary and of any Subsidiary to the Borrower or any other Subsidiary, provided that (i) Indebtedness of any Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party to the Borrower or any other Loan Party shall be subject to Section 6.04 and (ii) Indebtedness of any Loan Party to any Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party shall be subordinated to the Secured Obligations on terms reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;

(d) Guarantees by the Borrower of Indebtedness of any Subsidiary and by any Subsidiary of Indebtedness of the Borrower or any other Subsidiary, provided that (i) the Indebtedness so Guaranteed is permitted by this Section 6.01 , (ii) Guarantees by the Borrower or any other Loan Party of Indebtedness of any Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party shall be subject to Section 6.04 and (iii) Guarantees permitted under this clause (d) shall be subordinated to the Secured Obligations on the same terms as the Indebtedness so Guaranteed is subordinated to the Secured Obligations;

(e) Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Subsidiary incurred to finance the acquisition, construction or improvement of any fixed or capital assets (whether or not constituting purchase money Indebtedness), including Capital Lease Obligations and any Indebtedness assumed in connection with the acquisition of any such assets or secured by a Lien on any such assets prior to the acquisition thereof, and extensions, renewals and replacements of any such Indebtedness in accordance with clause (f) below; provided that (i) such Indebtedness is incurred prior to or within 90 days after such acquisition or the completion of such construction or improvement and (ii) the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness permitted by this clause (e) together with any Refinance Indebtedness in respect thereof permitted by clause (f) below, shall not exceed $1,000,000 at any time outstanding;

 

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(f) Indebtedness which represents extensions, renewals, refinancing or replacements (such Indebtedness being so extended, renewed, refinanced or replaced being referred to herein as the “ Refinance Indebtedness ”) of any of the Indebtedness described in clauses (b) and (e) and (i) hereof (such Indebtedness being referred to herein as the “ Original Indebtedness ”); provided that (i) such Refinance Indebtedness does not increase the principal amount or interest rate of the Original Indebtedness (other than in the case of the ABL Obligations, as permitted under the Intercreditor Agreement), (ii) any Liens securing such Refinance Indebtedness are not extended to any property of any Loan Party or any Subsidiary not secured thereby prior to the date that such Refinance Indebtedness becomes effective, (iii) no Loan Party or any Subsidiary that is not originally obligated with respect to repayment of such Original Indebtedness is required to become obligated with respect to such Refinance Indebtedness, (iv) such Refinance Indebtedness does not result in a shortening of the average weighted maturity of such Original Indebtedness, (v) the terms of such Refinance Indebtedness are not materially less favorable to the obligor thereunder than the original terms of such Original Indebtedness and (vi) if such Original Indebtedness was subordinated in right of payment to the Secured Obligations, then the terms and conditions of such Refinance Indebtedness must include subordination terms and conditions that are at least as favorable to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders as those that were applicable to such Original Indebtedness;

(g) Indebtedness owed to any Person providing workers’ compensation, health, disability or other employee benefits or property, casualty or liability insurance, pursuant to reimbursement or indemnification obligations to such Person, in each case incurred in the ordinary course of business;

(h) Indebtedness of any Loan Party in respect of performance bonds, bid bonds, appeal bonds, surety bonds and similar obligations, in each case provided in the ordinary course of business;

(i) the ABL Obligations in an aggregate amount not to exceed the ABL Cap (as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement); provided , however , the Borrower shall not incur the Ex-Im Obligations (as defined in the Revolving Credit Agreement as in effect on the date hereof) without first providing the Ex-Im Bank Documents and the Fast Track Export Loan Agreement for the Administrative Agent’s prior review and approval and such documents, agreement and any other agreement or document to be executed in connection therewith shall be in form and substance and upon terms acceptable to the Administrative Agent;

(j) Guarantees (including but not limited to repurchase or remarketing obligations by the Borrower in an aggregate amount not to exceed $5,000,000 incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice of Indebtedness related to floor plan financing incurred by a franchise dealer, or other purchaser or lessor, for the purchase of Inventory manufactured or sold by the Borrower, the proceeds of which Indebtedness is used solely to pay the purchase price of such Inventory by such franchise dealer or other purchaser or lessor and any related reasonable fees and expenses (including financing fees); provided , however , that (i) to the extent commercially practicable, the Indebtedness so Guaranteed is secured by a perfected first priority Lien on such Inventory in favor of the holder of such Indebtedness and (ii) if the Borrower is required to make payment with respect to such Guarantee, Borrower will have the right to receive either (A) title to such Inventory, (B) a valid assignment of a perfected first priority Lien in such Inventory or (C) the net proceeds of any resale of such Inventory; and

(k) other unsecured Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount not exceeding $1,000,000 at any time outstanding.

 

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Section 6.02 Liens . No Loan Party will, nor will it permit any Subsidiary to, create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Lien on any property or asset now owned or hereafter acquired by it, or assign or sell any income or revenues (including Accounts) or rights in respect of any thereof, except:

(a) Liens created pursuant to any Loan Document;

(b) Permitted Encumbrances;

(c) any Lien on any property or asset of the Borrower or any Subsidiary existing on the date hereof and set forth in Schedule 6.02 ; provided that (i) such Lien shall not apply to any other property or asset of the Borrower or any Subsidiary and (ii) such Lien shall secure only those obligations which it secures on the date hereof, and extensions, renewals and replacements thereof that do not increase the outstanding principal amount thereof;

(d) Liens on fixed or capital assets acquired, constructed or improved by the Borrower or any Subsidiary; provided that (i) such Liens secure Indebtedness permitted by clause (e) of Section 6.01 , (ii) such Liens and the Indebtedness secured thereby are incurred prior to or within 90 days after such acquisition or the completion of such construction or improvement, (iii) the Indebtedness secured thereby does not exceed 100% of the cost of acquiring, constructing or improving such fixed or capital assets and (iv) such Liens shall not apply to any other property or assets of the Borrower or any Subsidiary;

(e) any Lien existing on any property or asset (other than Accounts, Inventory and Equity Interests) prior to the acquisition thereof by the Borrower or any Subsidiary or existing on any property or asset (other than Accounts and Inventory) of any Person that becomes a Loan Party after the date hereof prior to the time such Person becomes a Loan Party; provided that (i) such Lien is not created in contemplation of or in connection with such acquisition or such Person becoming a Loan Party, as the case may be, (ii) such Lien shall not apply to any other property or assets of the Loan Party and (iii) such Lien shall secure only those obligations which it secures on the date of such acquisition or the date such Person becomes a Loan Party, as the case may be, and extensions, renewals and replacements thereof that do not increase the outstanding principal amount thereof;

(f) Liens of a collecting bank arising in the ordinary course of business (and not for borrowed money or other credit extensions) under Section 4-208 of the UCC in effect in the relevant jurisdiction covering only the items being collected upon;

(g) Liens in favor of Revolving Loan Agent, securing the ABL Obligations, so long as such Liens are all times subject to the Intercreditor Agreement; and

(h) Liens granted by a Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party in favor of the Borrower or another Loan Party in respect of Indebtedness owed by such Subsidiary.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, none of the Liens permitted pursuant to this Section 6.02 (other than under clause (a) or (h) hereof) may at any time attach to any Loan Party’s issued Equity Interests.

Section 6.03 Fundamental Changes .

(a) No Loan Party will, nor will it permit any Subsidiary to, merge into or consolidate with any other Person, or permit any other Person to merge into or consolidate with it, or liquidate or dissolve, except that, if at the time thereof and immediately after giving effect thereto no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing (i) any Subsidiary of the Borrower may merge into the Borrower in a transaction in which the Borrower is the surviving entity, (ii) any Loan Party (other than the Borrower) may merge into any other Loan Party in a transaction in which the surviving entity is a Loan Party,

 

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(iii) on or prior to December 31, 2014, Borrower may convert into a limited liability company pursuant to a transaction in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent so long as it provides Administrative Agent and its counsel concurrent written notice with such conversion and so long the Borrower, Terex and Manitex concurrently enter into the Joint Venture Agreement and (iv) any Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party may liquidate or dissolve if the Borrower determines in good faith that such liquidation or dissolution is in the best interests of the Borrower and is not materially disadvantageous to the Lenders; provided that any such merger involving a Person that is not a wholly owned Subsidiary immediately prior to such merger shall not be permitted unless also permitted by Section 6.04 .

(b) No Loan Party will, nor will it permit any Subsidiary to, engage in any business other than businesses substantially similar to the type conducted by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on the date hereof and businesses reasonably related thereto.

(c) No Loan Party will, nor will it permit any Subsidiary to, change its fiscal year from the basis in effect on the Effective Date.

(d) No Loan Party will, nor will it permit any Subsidiary to, establish any new Plan or amend any existing Plan, except if the liability or increased liability resulting from such establishment would not reasonably be expected to exceed $500,000.

Section 6.04 Investments, Loans, Advances, Guarantees and Acquisitions . No Loan Party will, nor will it permit any Subsidiary to, form any subsidiary after the Effective Date, or purchase, hold or acquire (including pursuant to any merger with any Person that was not a Loan Party and a wholly owned Subsidiary prior to such merger), or commit to purchase, hold or acquire any evidences of Indebtedness or Equity Interests (including any option, warrant or other right to acquire any of the foregoing) of, make or permit to exist (or commit to make) any loans or advances to, Guarantee any obligations of, or make or permit to exist (or commit to make) any investment or any other interest in, any other Person, or purchase or otherwise acquire (in one transaction or a series of transactions) any assets of any other Person constituting a business unit (whether through purchase of assets, merger or otherwise), except:

(a) Permitted Investments;

(b) investments in existence on the date hereof and described in Schedule 6.04 ;

(c) investments by the Borrower and the Subsidiaries in Equity Interests in their respective Domestic Subsidiaries, provided that any such Equity Interests held by a Loan Party shall be pledged pursuant to the Security Agreement;

(d) loans or advances made by any Loan Party to any Subsidiary and made by any Domestic Subsidiary to a Loan Party or any other Domestic Subsidiary, provide d that any such loans and advances made by a Loan Party shall be evidenced by a promissory note pledged pursuant to the Security Agreement and (B) no such loans and advances may be made by Loan Parties to Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties;

(e) Guarantees constituting Indebtedness permitted by Section 6.01 ;

(f) loans or advances made by a Loan Party to its employees on an arms-length basis in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices for travel and entertainment expenses, relocation costs and similar purposes up to a maximum of $100,000 in the aggregate at any one time outstanding;

 

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(g) notes payable, or stock or other securities issued by Account Debtors to a Loan Party pursuant to negotiated agreements with respect to settlement of such Account Debtor’s Accounts in the ordinary course of business, consistent with past practices;

(h) investments in the form of Swap Agreements permitted by Section 6.07 ;

(i) investments of any Person existing at the time such Person becomes a Subsidiary of the Borrower or consolidates or merges with the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries (including in connection with a permitted acquisition) so long as such investments were not made in contemplation of such Person becoming a Subsidiary or of such merger;

(j) investments received in connection with the disposition of assets permitted by Section 6.05 ;

(k) investments constituting deposits described in clauses (c) and (d) of the definition of the term “Permitted Encumbrances”; and

(l) any other Investments not to exceed $500,000 in the aggregate.

Section 6.05 Asset Sales . No Loan Party will, nor will it permit any Subsidiary to, sell, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of (or commit to sell, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of) any asset, including any Equity Interest owned by it, nor will the Borrower permit any Subsidiary to issue any additional Equity Interest in such Subsidiary (other than to the Borrower or another Subsidiary in compliance with Section 6.04 ), except:

(a) sales, transfers and dispositions of (i) Inventory in the ordinary course of business and (ii) used, obsolete, worn out or surplus Equipment or property in the ordinary course of business;

(b) sales, transfers and dispositions of assets to the Borrower or any Subsidiary, provided that any such sales, transfers or dispositions involving a Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party shall be made in compliance with Section 6.09 ;

(c) sales, transfers and dispositions of Accounts in connection with the compromise, settlement or collection thereof;

(d) sales, transfers and dispositions of Permitted Investments and other investments permitted by clauses (i) and (k) of Section 6.04 ;

(e) at any time before January 31, 2015, the sale of certain assets related to the Borrower’s ST-50 side-by-side utility vehicle and trailer and entry by the Borrower into a technology license agreement with Carhart International, Inc. or its Affiliate as buyer and licensee, in each case upon market terms as determined in good faith by the Borrower and so long as such license is not materially adverse to the interests of the Lenders (collectively, the “ ST-50 Transaction ”);

(f) dispositions resulting from any casualty or other insured damage to, or any taking under power of eminent domain or by condemnation or similar proceeding of, any property or asset of the Borrower or any Subsidiary; and

(g) sales, transfers and other dispositions of assets (other than Equity Interests in a Subsidiary unless all Equity Interests in such Subsidiary are sold) that are not permitted by any other clause of this Section, provided that (i) the aggregate fair market value of all assets sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of in reliance upon this paragraph (g) shall not exceed $500,000 during any fiscal year of the

 

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Borrower, (ii) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of such sale, transfer or other disposition or could be reasonably expected to result therefrom, and (iii) the Net Proceeds therefrom are applied in accordance with Section 2.08(a) ;

provided that all sales, transfers, leases and other dispositions permitted hereby (other than those permitted by paragraphs (b) and (e) above) shall be made for fair value and for at least 75% cash consideration.

Section 6.06 Sale and Leaseback Transactions . No Loan Party will, nor will it permit any Subsidiary to, enter into any arrangement, directly or indirectly, whereby it shall sell or transfer any property, real or personal, used or useful in its business, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, and thereafter rent or lease such property or other property that it intends to use for substantially the same purpose or purposes as the property sold or transferred (a “ Sale and Leaseback Transaction ”), except for any such sale of any fixed or capital assets by the Borrower or any Subsidiary that is (i) otherwise permitted to be made under the other terms of this Agreement, (ii) made for cash consideration in an amount not less than the fair value of such fixed or capital asset, (iii) consummated within 90 days after the Borrower or such Subsidiary acquires or completes the construction of such fixed or capital asset and (iv) not made during the continuance of an Default or Event of Default and is not reasonably expected to result in a Default or an Event of Default. All the Net Proceeds from any Sale and Leaseback Transaction shall be applied to prepay the Term Loans in accordance with Section 2.08(a) and shall not be permitted to be reinvested hereunder.

Section 6.07 Swap Agreements . No Loan Party will, nor will it permit any Subsidiary to, enter into any Swap Agreement, except (a) Swap Agreements entered into to hedge or mitigate risks to which the Borrower or any Subsidiary has actual exposure (other than those in respect of Equity Interests of the Borrower or any Subsidiary), and (b) Swap Agreements entered into in order to effectively cap, collar or exchange interest rates (from floating to fixed rates, from one floating rate to another floating rate or otherwise) with respect to any interest-bearing liability or investment of the Borrower or any Subsidiary.

Section 6.08 Restricted Payments; Certain Payments of Indebtedness .

(a) No Loan Party will, nor will it permit any Subsidiary to, declare or make, or agree to declare or make, directly or indirectly, any Restricted Payment, or incur any obligation (contingent or otherwise) to do so, except (i) the Borrower may declare and pay dividends with respect to its common stock payable solely in additional shares of its common stock, and, with respect to its preferred stock, payable solely in additional shares of such preferred stock or in shares of its common stock, (ii) Subsidiaries of the Borrower may declare and pay dividends ratably with respect to their Equity Interests, (iii) the Borrower may make Restricted Payments, not exceeding $500,000 during any fiscal year, pursuant to and in accordance with stock option plans or other benefit plans for management or employees of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries upon the death, disability or termination of employment of such or employee, director or officer, so long as no Default or Event of Default exists immediately prior to and after giving effect to the making of such Restricted Payment, (iv) the Borrower may pay the Effective Date Dividend, so long as no Default or Event of Default exists immediately prior to and after giving effect to such payment, (v) after Borrower converts into a limited liability company pursuant to Section 6.03 , so long as there exists no Event of Default, the Borrower may pay dividends or make distributions to its members in an aggregate amount not greater than the amount necessary for such members to pay their actual state and United States federal income tax liabilities in respect of income earned by the Borrower, after deducting any tax losses distributed to such members with respect to prior tax periods and (vi) the Borrower may make, within ten (10) Business Days after the payment by the Borrower to the applicable Governmental Authorities of the final Conversion Tax Payment, a one-time payment to Terex in an amount equal to the positive difference, if any, of (A) $16,500,000 minus (B) the amount of the final Conversion Tax Payment.

 

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(b) No Loan Party will, nor will it permit any Subsidiary to, make or agree to pay or make, directly or indirectly, any payment or other distribution (whether in cash, securities or other property) of or in respect of principal of or interest on any Indebtedness, or any payment or other distribution (whether in cash, securities or other property), including any sinking fund or similar deposit, on account of the purchase, redemption, retirement, acquisition, cancellation or termination of any Indebtedness, except:

(i) payment of Indebtedness created under the Loan Documents;

(ii) payment of regularly scheduled interest and principal payments as and when due in respect of any Indebtedness permitted under Section 6.01 , other than payments of Indebtedness prohibited by applicable subordination provisions with respect thereto;

(iii) refinancings of Indebtedness to the extent permitted by Section 6.01 ;

(iv) payment of secured Indebtedness that becomes due as a result of the voluntary sale or transfer of the property or assets securing such Indebtedness to the extent such sale or transfer is permitted by the terms of Section 6.05 ; and

(v) payment or reimbursement of fees, expenses and indemnities owing to Revolving Loan Agent and Revolving Lenders pursuant to the Revolving Credit Agreement as in effect on the Effective Date.

(c) No Loan Party will, nor will it permit a Subsidiary, Manitex or any of Manitex’s Subsidiaries to, cause, permit or suffer it, them, or any of their respective Affiliates to acquire, as an assignee, participant, or otherwise, directly or indirectly, any interest in any Indebtedness or obligations arising under or relating to the Revolving Credit Agreement or in respect of any ABL Obligations.

Section 6.09 Transactions with Affiliates . No Loan Party will, nor will it permit any Subsidiary to, sell, lease or otherwise transfer any property or assets to, or purchase, lease or otherwise acquire any property or assets from, or otherwise engage in any other transactions with, any of its Affiliates, except (a) transactions that (i) are in the ordinary course of business and (ii) are at prices and on terms and conditions not less favorable to such Loan Party or such Subsidiary than could be obtained on an arm’s-length basis from unrelated third parties, (b) transactions between or among the Loan Parties not involving any other Affiliate, (c) any investment permitted by Sections 6.04(c) or 6.04(d) , (d) any Indebtedness permitted under Sections 6.01(c) and 6.01(d) , (e) any Restricted Payment permitted by Section 6.08 , (f) loans or advances to employees permitted under Section 6.04 , (g) the payment of reasonable fees to directors of the Borrower or any Subsidiary who are not employees of the Borrower or any Subsidiary, and compensation and employee benefit arrangements paid to, and indemnities provided for the benefit of, directors, officers or employees of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business and (h) any issuances of securities or other payments, awards or grants in cash, securities or otherwise pursuant to, or the funding of, employment agreements, stock options and stock ownership plans approved by the Borrower’s board of directors.

Section 6.10 Restrictive Agreements . No Loan Party will, nor will it permit any Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, enter into, incur or permit to exist any agreement or other arrangement that prohibits, restricts or imposes any condition upon (a) the ability of such Loan Party or any Subsidiary to create, incur or permit to exist any Lien upon any of its property or assets, or (b) the ability of any Subsidiary to pay dividends or other distributions with respect to any of its Equity Interests or to make or

 

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repay loans or advances to the Borrower or any other Subsidiary or to Guarantee Indebtedness of the Borrower or any other Subsidiary; provided that (i) the foregoing shall not apply to restrictions and conditions imposed by any Requirement of Law or by any Loan Document, (ii) the foregoing shall not apply to restrictions and conditions existing on the date hereof identified on Schedule 6.10 (but shall apply to any extension or renewal of, or any amendment or modification expanding the scope of, any such restriction or condition), (iii) the foregoing shall not apply to customary restrictions and conditions contained in agreements relating to the sale of a Subsidiary pending such sale, provided such restrictions and conditions apply only to the Subsidiary that is to be sold and such sale is permitted hereunder, (iv) clause (a) of the foregoing shall not apply to restrictions or conditions imposed by any agreement relating to secured Indebtedness permitted by this Agreement if such restrictions or conditions apply only to the property or assets securing such Indebtedness and (v) clause (a) of the foregoing shall not apply to customary provisions in leases and other contracts restricting the assignment thereof.

Section 6.11 Amendment of Material Documents; Other Matters . No Loan Party will, nor will it permit any Subsidiary to, amend, modify or waive any of its rights under (a) its certificate or articles of incorporation or organization, by-laws, operating, management or partnership agreement or other organizational documents, (b) the Shared Services Agreement, (c) the Distribution Agreement, (d) the Stock Purchase Agreement or (e) the Joint Venture Agreement, in each case to the extent any such amendment, modification or waiver would be adverse to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or any other Loan Document to the contrary, Loegering shall not own or acquire an interest in any material assets (other than the intercompany Indebtedness owing to it by the Borrower as of the Closing Date) nor conduct any business activities (other than for the sole purpose of winding-down such entity and distributing its assets to the Borrower).

Section 6.12 Financial Covenants .

(a) Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio . The Borrower shall not permit the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio as of the last day of any fiscal quarter, beginning with the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2015, to be less than the correlative ratio indicated:

 

Fiscal Quarter Ending

   Fixed Charge
Coverage Ratio
 

March 31, 2015

     1.10 to 1.00   

June 30, 2015

     1.20 to 1.00   

September 30, 2015

     1.20 to 1.00   

December 30, 2015

     1.30 to 1.00   

March 31, 2016

     1.30 to 1.00   

June 30, 2016

     1.40 to 1.00   

September 30, 2016

     1.40 to 1.00   

December 30, 2016

     1.40 to 1.00   

March 31, 2017 and each fiscal quarter ending thereafter

     1.50 to 1.00   

 

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(b) Leverage Ratio . The Borrower shall not permit the Leverage Ratio as of the last day of any fiscal quarter, beginning with the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2015, to exceed the correlative ratio indicated:

 

Fiscal Quarter Ending

   Leverage Ratio  

March 31, 2015

     4.75 to 1.00   

June 30, 2015

     4.75 to 1.00   

September 30, 2015

     4.75 to 1.00   

December 30, 2015

     4.50 to 1.00   

March 31, 2016

     4.25 to 1.00   

June 30, 2016

     4.00 to 1.00   

September 30, 2016

     3.75 to 1.00   

December 30, 2016

     3.50 to 1.00   

March 31, 2017

     3.25 to 1.00   

June 30, 2017

     3.25 to 1.00   

September 30, 2017

     3.00 to 1.00   

December 30, 2017

     2.75 to 1.00   

March 31, 2018 and each fiscal quarter ending thereafter

     2.50 to 1.00   

(c) Maximum Capital Expenditures . The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit its Subsidiaries to, make or incur Capital Expenditures, in an aggregate amount for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in excess of $1,600,000 in any fiscal year.

 

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ARTICLE 7

Events of Default

If any of the following events (“ Events of Default ”) shall occur:

(a) the Borrower shall fail to pay any principal of any Loan when and as the same shall become due and payable, whether at the due date thereof or at a date fixed for prepayment thereof or otherwise;

(b) any Loan Party shall fail to pay any interest on any Loan or any fee or any other amount (other than an amount referred to in clause (a) of this Article) payable under this Agreement or any Loan Document, when and as the same shall become due and payable, and such failure shall continue unremedied for a period of three (3) Business Days;

(c) any representation or warranty made or deemed made by or on behalf of any Loan Party or Subsidiary in, or in connection with, this Agreement or any other Loan Document or any amendment or modification hereof or thereof or waiver hereunder or thereunder, or in any report, certificate, financial statement or other document furnished pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document or any amendment or modification hereof or thereof or waiver hereunder or thereunder, shall prove to have been materially incorrect when made or deemed made;

(d) any Loan Party shall fail to observe or perform any covenant, condition or agreement contained in Section 5.02(a) , 5.03 (with respect to a Loan Party’s existence), 5.06(b) , 5.08 , 5.13 or 5.15 or in Article 6 ;

(e) any Loan Party shall fail to observe or perform any covenant, condition or agreement contained in this Agreement (other than those which constitute a default under another Section of this Article), and such failure shall continue unremedied for a period of (i) 5 days after the earlier of any Loan Party’s knowledge of such breach or notice thereof from the Administrative Agent (which notice will be given at the request of any Lender) if such breach relates to terms or provisions of Section 5.01 , 5.02 (other than Section 5.02(a) ), 5.03 through 5.07 (other than Section 5.06(b) ), 5.10 , 5.11 or 5.14 of this Agreement or (ii) 30 days after the earlier of any Loan Party’s knowledge of such breach or notice thereof from the Administrative Agent (which notice will be given at the request of any Lender) if such breach relates to terms or provisions of any other Section of this Agreement;

(f) any Loan Party or Subsidiary shall fail to make any payment (whether of principal or interest and regardless of amount) in respect of any Material Indebtedness, when and as the same shall become due and payable;

(g) any event or condition occurs that results in the ABL Obligations or any Material Indebtedness becoming due prior to its scheduled maturity or that enables or permits (with or without the giving of notice, the lapse of time or both) the holder or holders of the ABL Obligations or any Material Indebtedness or any trustee or agent on its or their behalf to cause the ABL Obligations or any Material Indebtedness to become due, or to require the prepayment, repurchase, redemption or defeasance thereof, prior to its scheduled maturity; provided that this clause (g) shall not apply to secured Indebtedness that becomes due as a result of the voluntary sale or transfer of the property or assets securing such Indebtedness to the extent such sale or transfer is permitted by Section 6.05 ;

(h) an involuntary proceeding shall be commenced or an involuntary petition shall be filed seeking (i) liquidation, reorganization or other relief in respect of a Loan Party or Subsidiary or its debts, or of a substantial part of its assets, under any Federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency,

 

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receivership or similar law now or hereafter in effect or (ii) the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or similar official for any Loan Party or Subsidiary or for a substantial part of its assets, and, in any such case, such proceeding or petition shall continue undismissed for sixty (60) days or an order or decree approving or ordering any of the foregoing shall be entered;

(i) any Loan Party or Subsidiary shall (i) voluntarily commence any proceeding or file any petition seeking liquidation, reorganization or other relief under any Federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar law now or hereafter in effect, (ii) consent to the institution of, or fail to contest in a timely and appropriate manner, any proceeding or petition described in clause (h) of this Article, (iii) apply for or consent to the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or similar official for such Loan Party or Subsidiary or for a substantial part of its assets, (iv) file an answer admitting the material allegations of a petition filed against it in any such proceeding, (v) make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors or (vi) take any action for the purpose of effecting any of the foregoing;

(j) any Loan Party or Subsidiary shall become unable, admit in writing its inability, or publicly declare its intention not to, or fail generally to pay its debts as they become due;

(k) (i) one or more judgments for the payment of money in an aggregate amount in excess of $500,000 shall be rendered against any Loan Party, any Subsidiary or any combination thereof and the same shall remain undischarged for a period of thirty (30) consecutive days during which execution shall not be effectively stayed (pursuant to an appeal proceeding or otherwise), or any action shall be legally taken by a judgment creditor to attach or levy upon any assets of any Loan Party or Subsidiary to enforce any such judgment; or (ii) any Loan Party or Subsidiary shall fail within thirty (30) days to discharge one or more non-monetary judgments or orders which, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, which judgments or orders, in any such case, are not stayed on appeal or otherwise being appropriately contested in good faith by proper proceedings diligently pursued;

(l) an ERISA Event shall have occurred that, in the opinion of the Required Lenders, when taken together with all other ERISA Events that have occurred, could reasonably be expected to result in liability of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in an aggregate amount exceeding $500,000;

(m) a Change in Control shall occur;

(n) the occurrence of any “default”, as defined in any Loan Document (other than this Agreement) or the breach of any of the terms or provisions of any Loan Document (other than this Agreement), which default or breach continues beyond any period of grace therein provided;

(o) the Loan Guaranty or any Obligation Guaranty shall fail to remain in full force or effect or any action shall be taken to discontinue or to assert the invalidity or unenforceability of the Loan Guaranty or any Obligation Guaranty, or any Loan Guarantor shall fail to comply with any of the terms or provisions of the Loan Guaranty or any Obligation Guaranty to which it is a party, or any Loan Guarantor shall deny that it has any further liability under the Loan Guaranty or any Obligation Guaranty to which it is a party, or shall give notice to such effect, including, but not limited to notice of termination delivered pursuant to Section 10.08 or any notice of termination delivered pursuant to the terms of any Obligation Guaranty;

(p) except as permitted by the terms of any Collateral Document, (i) any Collateral Document shall for any reason fail to create a valid security interest in any Collateral purported to be covered thereby, or (ii) any Lien securing any Secured Obligation shall cease to be a perfected, first priority Lien (subject to Permitted Encumbrances) in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, subject to the Intercreditor Agreement;

 

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(q) any Collateral Document shall fail to remain in full force or effect or any action shall be taken to discontinue or to assert the invalidity or unenforceability of any Collateral Document;

(r) the Intercreditor Agreement shall be invalidated or otherwise cease to constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Loan Parties, Revolving Loan Agent and Revolving Lenders enforceable in accordance with its terms or the Loan Parties, Revolving Loan Agent or any of the Revolving Lenders deny or contest the validity or enforceability of the Intercreditor Agreement;

(s) any material provision of any Loan Document for any reason ceases to be valid, binding and enforceable in accordance with its terms (or any Loan Party shall challenge the enforceability of any Loan Document or shall assert in writing, or engage in any action or inaction that evidences its assertion, that any provision of any of the Loan Documents has ceased to be or otherwise is not valid, binding and enforceable in accordance with its terms);

(t) the occurrence of any “default”, or the breach of any of the terms or provisions of the Shared Services Agreement or the Distribution Agreement, which default or breach continues beyond any period of grace therein provided, or such agreement is terminated before its outside termination date or is rejected;

(u) Terex or one of its Affiliates fails to pay in cash to Borrower (i) 50% of the outstanding amount of the TCA Receivable on the date that is 30 days after the Effective Date and (ii) all remaining outstanding amounts of the TCA Receivable on the date that is 60 days after the Effective Date; or

(v) Terex fails to own beneficially and of record at least 25% of the total outstanding Equity Interests of Borrower.

then, and in every such event (other than an event with respect to the Borrower described in clause (h) or (i) of this Article), and at any time thereafter during the continuance of such event, the Administrative Agent may, and at the request of the Required Lenders shall, by notice to the Borrower, take either or both of the following actions, at the same or different times: (i) terminate the Commitments, whereupon the Commitments shall terminate immediately, and (ii) declare the Loans then outstanding to be due and payable in whole (or in part, but ratably as among the Loans at the time outstanding, in which case any principal not so declared to be due and payable may thereafter be declared to be due and payable), whereupon the principal of the Loans so declared to be due and payable, together with accrued interest thereon, the applicable Prepayment Premium and all other fees and other obligations of the Borrower accrued hereunder, shall become due and payable immediately, in each case without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by the Borrower; and in the case of any event with respect to the Borrower described in clause (h) or (i) of this Article, the Commitments shall automatically terminate and the principal of the Loans then outstanding, together with accrued interest thereon and all fees and other obligations of the Borrower accrued hereunder, shall automatically become due and payable, in each case without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by the Borrower. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, the Administrative Agent may, and at the request of the Required Lenders shall, increase the rate of interest applicable to the Loans and other Obligations as set forth in this Agreement and exercise any rights and remedies provided to the Administrative Agent under the Loan Documents or at law or equity, including all remedies provided under the UCC.

 

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ARTICLE 8

The Administrative Agent

Section 8.01 Appointment . Each of the Lenders, on behalf of itself and any of its Affiliates that are Secured Parties hereby irrevocably appoints GLAS as its agent and authorizes it as the Administrative Agent to take such actions on its behalf, including execution of the other Loan Documents, and to exercise such powers as are delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms of the Loan Documents, together with such actions and powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. In addition, to the extent required under the laws of any jurisdiction other than the U.S., each of the Lenders hereby grants to the Administrative Agent any required powers of attorney to execute any Collateral Document governed by the laws of such jurisdiction on such Lender’s behalf. The provisions of this Article are solely for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, and the Loan Parties shall not have rights as a third party beneficiary of any of such provisions. It is understood and agreed that the use of the term “agent” as used herein or in any other Loan Documents (or any similar term) with reference to the Administrative Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable law. Instead, such term is used as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between independent contracting parties.

Section 8.02 Rights as a Lender . The entity serving as the Administrative Agent hereunder shall have the same rights and powers in its capacity as a Lender as any other Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not the Administrative Agent, and such entity and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to and generally engage in any kind of business with any Loan Party or any Subsidiary or any Affiliate thereof as if it were not the Administrative Agent hereunder.

Section 8.03 Duties and Obligations . The Administrative Agent shall not have any duties or obligations except those expressly set forth in the Loan Documents. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, (a) the Administrative Agent shall not be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of whether a Default has occurred and is continuing, (b) 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 Loan 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 necessary under the circumstances as provided in Section 9.02 ), and, (c) except as expressly set forth in the Loan Documents, the Administrative Agent shall not have any duty to disclose, and shall not be liable for the failure to disclose, any information relating to any Loan Party or any Subsidiary 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 liable for any action taken or not taken by it with the consent or at the request of the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary under the circumstances as provided in Section 9.02 ) or in the absence of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined by a final nonappealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction. The Administrative Agent shall be deemed not to have knowledge of any Default unless and until written notice thereof is given to the Administrative Agent by the Borrower or a Lender, and the Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain or inquire into (i) any statement, warranty or representation made in or in connection with any Loan Document, (ii) the contents of any certificate, report or other document delivered hereunder or in connection with any Loan Document, (iii) the performance or observance of any of the covenants, agreements or other terms or conditions set forth in any Loan Document, (iv) the validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of any Loan Document or any other agreement, instrument or document, (v) the creation, perfection or priority of Liens on the Collateral or the existence of the Collateral, or (vi) the satisfaction of any condition set forth in Article 4 or elsewhere in any Loan Document, other than to confirm receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent.

 

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Section 8.04 Reliance . The Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely upon, and shall not incur any liability for relying upon, any notice, request, certificate, consent, statement, instrument, document or other writing believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or sent by the proper Person. The Administrative Agent also may rely upon any statement made to it orally or by telephone and believed by it to be made by the proper Person, and shall not incur any liability for relying thereon. The 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.

Section 8.05 Actions through Sub-Agents . The Administrative Agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers by or through any one or more sub-agents appointed by the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers through their respective Related Parties. The exculpatory provisions of the preceding paragraphs shall apply to any such sub-agent and to the Related Parties of the Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent, and shall apply to their respective activities in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein as well as activities as the Administrative Agent.

Section 8.06 Resignation . Subject to the appointment and acceptance of a successor Administrative Agent as provided in this paragraph, the Administrative Agent may resign at any time by notifying the Lenders and the Borrower. Upon any such resignation, the Required Lenders shall have the right, in consultation with the Borrower (other than in connection with the exercise of the purchase option under the Intercreditor Agreement), to appoint a successor. If no successor shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment within thirty (30) days after the retiring Administrative Agent gives notice of its resignation, then the retiring Administrative Agent may, on behalf of the Lenders, appoint a successor Administrative Agent. Upon the acceptance of its appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder by its successor, such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Administrative Agent, and the retiring Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder and under the other Loan Documents. The fees payable by the Borrower to a successor Administrative Agent shall be the same as those payable to its predecessor, unless otherwise agreed by the Borrower and such successor. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event no successor Administrative Agent shall have been so appointed and shall have accepted such appointment within thirty (30) days after the retiring Administrative Agent gives notice of its intent to resign, the retiring Administrative Agent may give notice of the effectiveness of its resignation to the Lenders and the Borrower, whereupon, on the date of effectiveness of such resignation stated in such notice, (a) the retiring Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, provided that, solely for purposes of maintaining any security interest granted to the Administrative Agent under any Collateral Document for the benefit of the Secured Parties, the retiring Administrative Agent shall continue to be vested with such security interest as collateral agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties and, in the case of any Collateral in the possession of the Administrative Agent, shall continue to hold such Collateral, in each case until such time as a successor Administrative Agent is appointed and accepts such appointment in accordance with this paragraph (it being understood and agreed that the retiring Administrative Agent shall have no duly or obligation to take any further action under any Collateral Document, including any action required to maintain the perfection of any such security interest), and (b) the Required Lenders shall succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Administrative Agent, provided that (i) all payments required to be made hereunder or under any other Loan Document to the Administrative Agent for the account of any Person other than the Administrative Agent shall be made directly to such Person and (ii) all notices and other communications required or contemplated to be given or made to the Administrative Agent shall also directly be given or made to each Lender. Following the effectiveness of the Administrative Agent’s resignation from its capacity as such, the provisions of this Article, Section 2.14(d) and Section 9.03 , as

 

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well as any exculpatory, reimbursement and indemnification provisions set forth in any other Loan Document, shall continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring Administrative Agent, its sub-agents and their respective Related Parties in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by any of them while it was acting as Administrative Agent and in respect of the matters referred to in the proviso under clause (a) above.

Section 8.07 Non-Reliance .

(a) Each Lender acknowledges and agrees that the extensions of credit made hereunder are commercial loans and letters of credit and not investments in a business enterprise or securities. Each Lender further represents that it is engaged in making, acquiring or holding commercial loans in the ordinary course of its business and has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement as a Lender, and to make, acquire or hold Loans hereunder. Each Lender shall, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender and based on such documents and information (which may contain material, non-public information within the meaning of the United States securities laws concerning the Borrower and its Affiliates) as it shall from time to time deem appropriate, continue to make its own decisions in taking or not taking action under or based upon this Agreement, any other Loan Document, any related agreement or any document furnished hereunder or thereunder and in deciding whether or to the extent to which it will continue as a Lender or assign or otherwise transfer its rights, interests and obligations hereunder.

(b) Each Lender hereby agrees that (i) it has requested a copy of each Report (if any) prepared by or on behalf of the Administrative Agent; (ii) the Administrative Agent (A) makes no representation or warranty, express or implied, as to the completeness or accuracy of any Report or any of the information contained therein or any inaccuracy or omission contained in or relating to a Report and (B) shall not be liable for any information contained in any Report; (iii) the Reports are not comprehensive audits or examinations, and that any Person performing any field examination will inspect only specific information regarding the Loan Parties and will rely significantly upon the Loan Parties’ books and records, as well as on representations of the Loan Parties’ personnel and that the Administrative Agent undertakes no obligation to update, correct or supplement the Reports; (iv) it will keep all Reports confidential and strictly for its internal use, not share the Report with any Loan Party or any other Person except as otherwise permitted pursuant to this Agreement; and (v) without limiting the generality of any other indemnification provision contained in this Agreement, (A) ) it will hold the Administrative Agent and any such other Person preparing a Report harmless from any action the indemnifying Lender may take or conclusion the indemnifying Lender may reach or draw from any Report in connection with any extension of credit that the indemnifying Lender has made or may make to the Borrower, or the indemnifying Lender’s participation in, or the indemnifying Lender’s purchase of, a Loan or Loans; and (B) it will pay and protect, and indemnify, defend, and hold the Administrative Agent and any such other Person preparing a Report harmless from and against, the claims, actions, proceedings, damages, costs, expenses, and other amounts (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) incurred by the Administrative Agent or any such other Person as the direct or indirect result of any third parties who might obtain all or part of any Report through the indemnifying Lender.

Section 8.08 Not Partners or Co-Venturers; Administrative Agent as Representative of the Secured Parties .

(b) The Lenders are not partners or co-venturers, and no Lender shall be liable for the acts or omissions of, or (except as otherwise set forth herein in case of the Administrative Agent) authorized to act for, any other Lender. The Administrative Agent shall have the exclusive right on behalf of the Lenders to enforce the payment of the principal of and interest on any Loan after the date such principal or interest has become due and payable pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

 

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(c) In its capacity, the Administrative Agent is a “representative” of the Secured Parties within the meaning of the term “secured party” as defined in the New York Uniform Commercial Code. Each Lender authorizes the Administrative Agent to enter into each of the Collateral Documents to which it is a party and to take all action contemplated by such documents. Each Lender agrees that no Secured Party (other than the Administrative Agent) shall have the right individually to seek to realize upon the security granted by any Collateral Document, it being understood and agreed that such rights and remedies may be exercised solely by the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties upon the terms of the Collateral Documents. In the event that any Collateral is hereafter pledged by any Person as collateral security for the Secured Obligations, the Administrative Agent is hereby authorized, and hereby granted a power of attorney, to execute and deliver on behalf of the Secured Parties any Loan Documents necessary or appropriate to grant and perfect a Lien on such Collateral in favor of the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties.

ARTICLE 9

Miscellaneous

Section 9.01 Notices.

(a) Except in the case of notices and other communications expressly permitted to be given by telephone or Electronic Systems (and subject in each case to paragraph (b) below), all notices and other communications provided for herein shall be in writing and shall be delivered by hand or overnight courier service, mailed by certified or registered mail or sent by facsimile, as follows:

(i) if to any Loan Party, to the Borrower at:

A.S.V., Inc.

840 Lily Lane

Grand Rapids, MN 55744-4089

Attention:                                                          

Facsimile No:                                                   

with a copy to:

Bryan Cave LLP

161 North Clark Street, Suite 4300

Chicago, IL 60601

Attention: Jason R. Berne, Esq.

(ii) if to the Administrative Agent, to:

GARRISON LOAN AGENCY SERVICES LLC

1290 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 914

New York, New York 10104

Attn: Account Manager—A.S.V.

Fax No.: 212-372-9525

 

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with a copy to:

HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP

200 Crescent Court, Suite 1600

Dallas, Texas 75201

Attn: Eric W. Kimball

Fax No.: 214-964-9501

(iii) if to any other Lender, to it at its address or facsimile number set forth in its Administrative Questionnaire.

All such notices and other communications (i) sent by hand or overnight courier service, or mailed by certified or registered mail, shall be deemed to have been given when received, (ii) sent by facsimile shall be deemed to have been given when sent, provided that if not given during normal business hours of the recipient, such notice or communication shall be deemed to have been given at the opening of business on the next Business Day of the recipient, or (iii) delivered through Electronic Systems to the extent provided in paragraph (b) below shall be effective as provided in such paragraph.

(b) Notices and other communications to the Lenders hereunder may be delivered or furnished by Electronic Systems pursuant to procedures approved by the Administrative Agent; provided that the foregoing shall not apply to notices pursuant to Article 2 or to compliance and no Default certificates delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(d) unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent and the applicable Lender. Each of the Administrative Agent and the Borrower (on behalf of the Loan Parties) may, in its discretion, agree to accept notices and other communications to it hereunder by Electronic Systems pursuant to procedures approved by it; provided that approval of such procedures may be limited to particular notices or communications. Unless the Administrative Agent otherwise proscribes, all such notices and other communications (i) sent to an e-mail address shall be deemed received upon the sender’s receipt of an acknowledgement from the intended recipient (such as by the “return receipt requested” function, as available, return e-mail or other written acknowledgement), provided that if not given during the normal business hours of the recipient, shall be deemed to have been given at the opening of business on the next Business Day for the recipient, and (ii) posted to an Internet or intranet website shall be deemed received upon the deemed receipt by the intended recipient, at its e-mail address as described in the foregoing clause (i), of notification that such notice or communication is available and identifying the website address therefor; provided that, for both clauses (i) and (ii) above, if such notice, e-mail or other communication is not sent during the normal business hours of the recipient, such notice or communication shall be deemed to have been sent at the opening of business on the next Business Day of the recipient.

(c) Any party hereto may change its address, facsimile number or e-mail address for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the other parties hereto. All notices and other communications given to any party hereto in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed to have been given on the date of receipt.

(d) Electronic Systems.

(i) Each Loan Party agrees that the Administrative Agent may, but shall not be obligated to, make Communications (as defined below) available to the Lenders by posting the Communications on Debt Domain, Intralinks, Syndtrak, ClearPar or a substantially similar Electronic System.

(ii) Any Electronic System used by the Administrative Agent is provided “as is” and “as available.” The Agent Parties (as defined below) do not warrant the adequacy of such Electronic Systems and expressly disclaim liability for errors or omissions in the Communications. No warranty of any kind, express, implied or statutory, including any

 

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warranty of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement of third-party rights or freedom from viruses or other code defects, is made by any Agent Party in connection with the Communications or any Electronic System. In no event shall the Administrative Agent or any of its Related Parties (collectively, the “ Agent Parties ”) have any liability to the Borrower or the other Loan Parties, any Lender or any other Person or entity for damages of any kind, including direct or indirect, special, incidental or consequential damages, losses or expenses (whether in tort, contract or otherwise) arising out of the Borrower’s, any Loan Party’s or the Administrative Agent’s transmission of communications through an Electronic System. “ Communications ” means, collectively, any notice, demand, communication, information, document or other material provided by or on behalf of any Loan Party pursuant to any Loan Document or the transactions contemplated therein which is distributed by the Administrative Agent or any Lender by means of electronic communications pursuant to this Section, including through an Electronic System.

Section 9.02 Waivers; Amendments .

(a) No failure or delay by the Administrative Agent or any Lender in exercising any right or power hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right or power, or any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce such a right or power, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or power. The rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders hereunder and under any other Loan Document are cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights or remedies that they would otherwise have. No waiver of any provision of any Loan Document or consent to any departure by any Loan Party therefrom shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be permitted by paragraph (b) of this Section, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the purpose for which given. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the making of a Loan shall not be construed as a waiver of any Default, regardless of whether the Administrative Agent or any Lender may have had notice or knowledge of such Default at the time.

(b) Neither this Agreement nor any other Loan Document (other than any Fee Letter) nor any provision hereof or thereof may be waived, amended or modified except (x) in the case of this Agreement, pursuant to an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by the Borrower and the Required Lenders or (y) in the case of any other Loan Document, pursuant to an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by the Administrative Agent and the Loan Party or Loan Parties that are parties thereto, with the consent of the Required Lenders; provided that no such agreement shall (i) increase the Commitment of any Lender without the written consent of such Lender (including any such Lender that is a Defaulting Lender), (ii) reduce or forgive the principal amount of any Loan or reduce the rate of interest thereon, or reduce or forgive any interest or fees payable hereunder, without the written consent of each Lender (including any such Lender that is a Defaulting Lender) affected thereby, (iii) postpone any scheduled date of payment of the principal amount of any Loan, or any date for the payment of any interest, fees or other Obligations payable hereunder, or reduce the amount of, waive or excuse any such payment, or postpone the scheduled date of expiration of any Commitment, without the written consent of each Lender (including any such Lender that is a Defaulting Lender) affected thereby, (iv) change Section 2.15(b) or 2.15(c) in a manner that would alter the manner in which payments are shared, without the written consent of each Lender (other than any Defaulting Lender), (v) change any of the provisions of this Section or the definition of “Required Lenders” or any other provision of any Loan Document specifying the number or percentage of Lenders required to waive, amend or modify any rights thereunder or make any determination or grant any consent thereunder, without the written consent of each Lender (other than any Defaulting Lender) directly affected thereby, (vi) change Section 2.17 , without the consent of each Lender (other than any Defaulting Lender), (vii) release any Loan Guarantor from its obligation under its Loan Guaranty or Obligation Guaranty (except as otherwise permitted herein or in the

 

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other Loan Documents), without the written consent of each Lender (other than any Defaulting Lender), or (viii) except as provided in clause (c) of this Section or in the Intercreditor Agreement or any Collateral Document, release, or subordinate the Administrative Agent’s Liens on, all or substantially all of the Collateral, without the written consent of each Lender (other than any Defaulting Lender); provided further that no such agreement shall amend, modify or otherwise affect the rights or duties of the Administrative Agent hereunder without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent (it being understood that any amendment to Section 2.17 shall require the consent of the Administrative Agent). The Administrative Agent may also amend the Commitment Schedule to reflect assignments entered into pursuant to Section 9.04 .

(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Administrative Agent may (i) enter into amendments or other modifications to the Intercreditor Agreement with only the consent of the Revolving Loan Agent, without obtaining the consent of any other party to this Agreement so long as such amendment or other modifications are not directly and materially adverse to the interests of the Borrower, (ii) enter into additional or replacements of Collateral Documents with only the consent of each other signatory to such Collateral Document, and (iii) with consent of Borrower only, amend, modify or supplement this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to cure any ambiguity, omission, defect or inconsistency, so long as such amendment, modification or supplement does not adversely affect the rights of any Lender, without obtaining the consent of any other party to this Agreement.

(d) The Lenders hereby irrevocably authorize the Administrative Agent, at its option and in its sole discretion, to release any Liens granted to the Administrative Agent by the Loan Parties on any Collateral (i) upon the termination of all of the Commitments, payment and satisfaction in full in cash of all Secured Obligations (other than Unliquidated Obligations), and the cash collateralization of all Unliquidated Obligations in a manner satisfactory to each affected Lender, (ii) constituting property being sold or disposed of if the Loan Party disposing of such property certifies to the Administrative Agent that the sale or disposition is made in compliance with the terms of this Agreement (and the Administrative Agent may rely conclusively on any such certificate, without further inquiry), and to the extent that the property being sold or disposed of constitutes 100% of the Equity Interests of a Subsidiary, the Administrative Agent is authorized to release any Loan Guaranty or Obligation Guaranty provided by such Subsidiary, (iii) constituting property leased to a Loan Party under a lease which has expired or been terminated in a transaction permitted under this Agreement, or (iv) as required to effect any sale or other disposition of such Collateral in connection with any exercise of remedies of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders pursuant to Article 7 . Except as provided in the preceding sentence, the Administrative Agent will not release any Liens on Collateral without the prior written authorization of the Required Lenders; provided that, the Administrative Agent may in its discretion, release its Liens on Collateral valued in the aggregate not in excess of $1,000,000 during any calendar year without the prior written authorization of the Required Lenders(it being agreed that the Administrative Agent may rely conclusively on one or more certificates of the Borrower as to the value of any Collateral to be so released, without further inquiry). Any such release shall not in any manner discharge, affect, or impair the Obligations or any Liens (other than those expressly being released) upon (or obligations of the Loan Parties in respect of) all interests retained by the Loan Parties, including the proceeds of any sale, all of which shall continue to constitute part of the Collateral. Any execution and delivery by the Administrative Agent of documents in connection with any such release shall be without recourse to or warranty by the Administrative Agent.

(e) If, in connection with any proposed amendment, waiver or consent requiring the consent of “each Lender” or “each Lender affected thereby,” the consent of the Required Lenders is obtained, but the consent of other necessary Lenders is not obtained (any such Lender whose consent is necessary but not obtained being referred to herein as a “ Non-Consenting Lender ”), then the Borrower may elect to replace a Non-Consenting Lender as a Lender party to this Agreement, provided that, concurrently with such replacement, (i) another bank or other entity which is reasonably satisfactory to the Borrower, the

 

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Administrative Agent shall agree, as of such date, to purchase for cash the Loans and other Obligations due to the Non-Consenting Lender pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption and to become a Lender for all purposes under this Agreement and to assume all obligations of the Non-Consenting Lender to be terminated as of such date and to comply with the requirements of clause (b) of Section 9.04 , and (ii) the Borrower shall pay to such Non-Consenting Lender in same day funds on the day of such replacement (1) all interest, fees and other amounts then accrued but unpaid to such Non-Consenting Lender by the Borrower hereunder to and including the date of termination, including without limitation payments due to such Non-Consenting Lender under Sections 2.12 and 2.14 , and (2) an amount, if any, equal to the payment which would have been due to such Lender on the day of such replacement under Section 2.16(b) had the Loans of such Non-Consenting Lender been prepaid on such date rather than sold to the replacement Lender.

(f) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein the Administrative Agent may, with the consent of the Borrower only, amend, modify or supplement this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents to cure any ambiguity, omission, mistake, defect or inconsistency.

Section 9.03 Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver .

(a) The Loan Parties shall, jointly and severally, pay all (i) reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent and its Affiliates, including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of an outside general counsel plus, if applicable, one local counsel in any relevant jurisdiction and one counsel with respect to any specialized matters for the Administrative Agent, in connection with the syndication and distribution (including, without limitation, via the internet or through an Electronic System) of the credit facilities provided for herein, the preparation and administration of the Loan Documents and any amendments, modifications or waivers of the provisions of the Loan Documents (whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby shall be consummated), and (ii) out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, including the fees, charges and disbursements of outside general counsel plus, if applicable, one local counsel in any relevant jurisdiction and one counsel with respect to any specialized matters for each of the Administrative Agent, or any Lender (to the extent that such Lender or similarly affected group of Lenders has an actual or perceived conflict of interest with the Administrative Agent or another Lender or Lenders), in connection with the enforcement, collection or protection of its rights in connection with the Loan Documents, including its rights under this Section, or in connection with the Loans made hereunder, including all such out-of-pocket expenses incurred during any workout, restructuring or negotiations in respect of such Loans. Expenses being reimbursed by the Loan Parties under this Section include, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, fees, costs and expenses incurred in connection with:

(i) appraisals and insurance reviews;

(ii) field examinations and the preparation of Reports based on the fees charged by a third party retained by the Administrative Agent or the internally allocated fees for each Person employed by the Administrative Agent with respect to each field examination;

(iii) background checks regarding senior management and/or key investors, as deemed necessary or appropriate in the sole discretion of the Administrative Agent;

(iv) Taxes, fees and other charges for (A) lien and title searches and title insurance and (B) recording the Mortgages, filing financing statements and continuations, and other actions to perfect, protect, and continue the Administrative Agent’s Liens;

 

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(v) sums paid or incurred to take any action required of any Loan Party under the Loan Documents that such Loan Party fails to pay or take;

(vi) forwarding loan proceeds, collecting checks and other items of payment, and establishing and maintaining the accounts and lock boxes, and costs and expenses of preserving and protecting the Collateral; and

(vii) any actions necessary or desirable (i) to preserve or protect the Collateral, or any portion thereof, (ii) to enhance the likelihood of, or maximize the amount of, repayment of the Loans and other Obligations, or (iii) to pay any other amount chargeable to or required to be paid by the Loan Parties pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

(b) The Loan Parties shall, jointly and severally, indemnify the Administrative Agent and each Lender, and each Related Party of any of the foregoing Persons (each such Person being called an “ Indemnitee ”) against, and hold each Indemnitee harmless from, any and all losses, claims, damages, penalties, incremental taxes, liabilities and related expenses, including the fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for any Indemnitee, incurred by or asserted against any Indemnitee arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of (i) the execution or delivery of the Loan Documents or any agreement or instrument contemplated thereby, the performance by the parties hereto of their respective obligations thereunder or the consummation of the Transactions or any other transactions contemplated hereby, (ii) any Loan or the use of the proceeds therefrom, (iii) any actual or alleged presence or release of Hazardous Materials on or from any property owned or operated by a Loan Party or a Subsidiary, or any Environmental Liability related in any way to a Loan Party or a Subsidiary, (iv) the failure of a Loan Party to deliver to the Administrative Agent the required receipts or other required documentary evidence with respect to a payment made by a Loan Party for Taxes pursuant to Section 2.14 , or (v) any actual or prospective claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing, whether based on contract, tort or any other theory and regardless of whether any Indemnitee is a party thereto; provided that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, penalties, liabilities or related expenses are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and nonappealable judgment to have resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee. This Section 9.03(b) shall not apply with respect to Taxes other than any Taxes that represent losses or damages arising from any non-Tax claim.

(c) To the extent that any Loan Party fails to pay any amount required to be paid by it to the Administrative Agent (or any sub-agent thereof) under paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section, each Lender severally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent (or any Related party or any of the foregoing), as the case may be, such Lender’s Applicable Percentage (determined as of the time that the applicable unreimbursed expense or indemnity payment is sought) of such unpaid amount (it being understood that the Loan Parties’ failure to pay any such amount shall not relieve any Loan Party of any default in the payment thereof); provided that the unreimbursed expense or indemnified loss, claim, damage, penalty, liability or related expense, as the case may be, was incurred by or asserted against the Administrative Agent in its capacity as such.

(d) To the extent permitted by applicable law, no Loan Party shall assert, and each Loan Party hereby waives, any claim against any Indemnitee, (i) for any damages arising from the use by others of information or other materials obtained through telecommunications, electronic or other information transmission systems (including the Internet) or (ii) on any theory of liability, for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages) arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of, this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby, the Transactions, any Loan or the use of the proceeds thereof; provided that, nothing in this paragraph (d) shall relieve any Loan Party of any obligation it may have to indemnify an Indemnitee against special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages asserted against such Indemnitee by a third party.

 

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(e) All amounts due under this Section shall be payable promptly after written demand therefor.

Section 9.04 Successors and Assigns

(b) The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, except that (i) the Borrower may not assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of each Lender (and any attempted assignment or transfer by the Borrower without such consent shall be null and void) and (ii) no Lender may assign or otherwise transfer its rights or obligations hereunder except in accordance with this Section. Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, shall be construed to confer upon any Person (other than the parties hereto, their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, Participants (to the extent provided in paragraph (c) of this Section) and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the Related Parties of each of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement.

(c) (i) Subject to the conditions set forth in paragraph (b)(ii) below, any Lender may assign to one or more Persons (other than an Ineligible Institution) all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and the Loans at the time owing to it) with the prior written consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) of:

(A) the Borrower, provided that the Borrower shall be deemed to have consented to any such assignment unless it shall object thereto by written notice to the Administrative Agent within five (5) Business Days after having received notice thereof, and provided further that no consent of the Borrower shall be required for an assignment to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender, an Approved Fund or, if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, any other assignee; and

(B) the Administrative Agent.

(ii) Assignments shall be subject to the following additional conditions:

(A) except in the case of an assignment to a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund or an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the assigning Lender’s Commitment or Loans, the amount of the Commitment or Loans of the assigning Lender subject to each such assignment (determined as of the date the Assignment and Assumption with respect to such assignment is delivered to the Administrative Agent) shall not be less than $1,000,000 unless each of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent otherwise consent, provided that no such consent of the Borrower shall be required if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing;

(B) each partial assignment shall be made as an assignment of a proportionate part of all the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement;

 

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(C) the parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Assignment and Assumption, together with a processing and recordation fee of $3,500 (unless waived by the Administrative Agent); and

(D) the assignee, if it shall not be a Lender, shall deliver to the Administrative Agent an Administrative Questionnaire in which the assignee designates one or more credit contacts to whom all syndicate-level information (which may contain material non-public information about the Borrower, the other Loan Parties and their Related Parties or their respective securities) will be made available and who may receive such information in accordance with the assignee’s compliance procedures and applicable laws, including Federal and state securities laws.

For the purposes of this Section 9.04(b) , the terms “ Approved Fund ” and “ Ineligible Institution ” have the following meanings:

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

Ineligible Institution ” means a (a) natural person, (b) a Defaulting Lender, (c) company, investment vehicle or trust for, or owned and operated for the primary benefit of, a natural person or relative(s) thereof; provided that, such company, investment vehicle or trust shall not constitute an Ineligible Institution if it (x) has not been established for the primary purpose of acquiring any Loans or Commitments, (y) is managed by a professional advisor, who is not such natural person or a relative thereof, having significant experience in the business of making or purchasing commercial loans, and (z) has assets greater than $25,000,000 and a significant part of its activities consist of making or purchasing commercial loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its business or (d) a Loan Party or a Subsidiary or other Affiliate of a Loan Party.

(iii) Subject to acceptance and recording thereof pursuant to paragraph (b)(iv) of this Section, from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Assumption, the assignee thereunder shall be a party hereto and, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, have the rights and obligations of a Lender under this Agreement, and the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Assumption covering all of the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto but shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.12 , 2.13 , 2.14 and 9.03 ). Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this Section 9.04 shall be treated for purposes of this Agreement as a sale by such Lender of a participation in such rights and obligations in accordance with paragraph (c) of this Section.

(iv) The Administrative Agent, acting for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of the Borrower, shall maintain at one of its offices a copy of each Assignment and Assumption delivered to it and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders, and the Commitment of, and principal amount of the Loans owing to, each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the “ Register ”). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive, and the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the

 

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terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement, notwithstanding notice to the contrary. The Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrower and any Lender, at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.

(v) Upon its receipt of a duly completed Assignment and Assumption executed by an assigning Lender and an assignee, the assignee’s completed Administrative Questionnaire (unless the assignee shall already be a Lender hereunder), the processing and recordation fee referred to in paragraph (b) of this Section and any written consent to such assignment required by paragraph (b) of this Section, the Administrative Agent shall accept such Assignment and Assumption and record the information contained therein in the Register; provided that if either the assigning Lender or the assignee shall have failed to make any payment required to be made by it pursuant to Section 2.15(c) or 9.03(c) , the Administrative Agent shall have no obligation to accept such Assignment and Assumption and record the information therein in the Register unless and until such payment shall have been made in full, together with all accrued interest thereon. No assignment shall be effective for purposes of this Agreement unless it has been recorded in the Register as provided in this paragraph.

(d) Any Lender may, without the consent of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, sell participations to one or more banks or other entities (a “ Participant ”) other than an Ineligible Institution in all or a portion of such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and the Loans owing to it); provided that (A) such Lender’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged; (B) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations; and (C) the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the other Lenders shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement. Any agreement or instrument pursuant to which a Lender sells such a participation shall provide that such Lender shall retain the sole right to enforce this Agreement and to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement; provided that such agreement or instrument may provide that such Lender will not, without the consent of the Participant, agree to any amendment, modification or waiver described in the first proviso to Section 9.02(b) that affects such Participant. The Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.12 , 2.13 and 2.14 (subject to the requirements and limitations therein, including the requirements under Section 2.14(f) and (g)  (it being understood that the documentation required under Section 2.14(f) shall be delivered to the participating Lender and the information and documentation required under Section 2.14(g) will be delivered to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent)) 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 2.15 and 2.16 as if it were an assignee under paragraph (b) of this Section; and (B) shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Section 2.12 or 2.14 , 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 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 reasonable efforts to cooperate with the Borrower to effectuate the provisions of Section 2.16(b) with respect to any Participant. To the extent permitted by law, each Participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 9.08 as though it were a Lender, provided such Participant agrees to be subject to Section 2.15(c) as though it were a Lender. Each Lender that sells a participation shall, acting solely for this purpose as a non-fiduciary 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 Loans or other obligations under this Agreement or any other Loan Document (the “ Participant Register ”); provided that no Lender shall have any obligation to disclose all or any portion of the

 

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Participant Register (including the identity of any Participant or any information relating to a Participant’s interest in any Commitments, Loans or its other obligations under any Loan Document) to any Person except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish that such Commitment, Loan or other obligation is in registered form under Section 5f.103-1(c) of the United States Treasury Regulations. The entries in the Participant Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and such Lender shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Participant Register as the owner of such participation for all purposes of this Agreement notwithstanding any notice to the contrary. For the avoidance of doubt, the Administrative Agent (in its capacity as Administrative Agent) shall have no responsibility for maintaining a Participant Register.

(e) Any Lender may at any time pledge or assign a security interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement to secure obligations of such Lender, including without limitation any pledge or assignment to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank, and this Section shall not apply to any such pledge or assignment of a security interest; provided that no such pledge or assignment of a security interest shall release a Lender from any of its obligations hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or assignee for such Lender as a party hereto.

Section 9.05 Survival . All covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made by the Loan Parties in the Loan Documents and in the certificates or other instruments delivered in connection with or pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be considered to have been relied upon by the other parties hereto and shall survive the execution and delivery of the Loan Documents and the making of any Loans, regardless of any investigation made by any such other party or on its behalf and notwithstanding that the Administrative Agent or any Lender may have had notice or knowledge of any Default or incorrect representation or warranty at the time any credit is extended hereunder, and shall continue in full force and effect as long as the principal of or any accrued interest on any Loan or any fee or any other amount payable under this Agreement is outstanding and unpaid and so long as the Commitments have not expired or terminated. The provisions of Sections 2.12 , 2.13 , 2.14 and 9.03 and Article 8 shall survive and remain in full force and effect regardless of the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, the repayment of the Loans, the expiration or termination of the Commitments or the termination of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or any provision hereof or thereof.

Section 9.06 Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness; Electronic Execution.

(a) This Agreement may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto on different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. This Agreement, the other Loan Documents and any separate letter agreements with respect to fees payable to the Administrative Agent constitute the entire contract among the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and supersede any and all previous agreements and understandings, oral or written, relating to the subject matter hereof. Except as provided in Section 4.01 , this Agreement shall become effective when it shall have been executed by the Administrative Agent and when the Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts hereof which, when taken together, bear the signatures of each of the other parties hereto, and thereafter shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.

(b) Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement by telecopy, emailed pdf. or any other electronic means that reproduces an image of the actual executed signature page shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement. The words “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” “delivery,” and words of like import in or relating to any document to be signed in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby shall be deemed to include Electronic Signatures, deliveries or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature,

 

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physical delivery thereof or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for in any applicable law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act, or any other similar state laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act.

Section 9.07 Severability . Any provision of any Loan Document held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability without affecting the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions thereof; and the invalidity of a particular provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate such provision in any other jurisdiction.

Section 9.08 Right of Setoff . If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, each Lender and each of its Affiliates is hereby authorized at any time and from time to time, to the fullest extent permitted by law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final) at any time held and other obligations at any time owing by such Lender or Affiliate to or for the credit or the account of any Loan Party against any of and all the Secured Obligations held by such Lender, irrespective of whether or not such Lender shall have made any demand under the Loan Documents and although such obligations may be unmatured. The applicable Lender shall notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent of such set-off or application, provided that any failure to give or any delay in giving such notice shall not affect the validity of any such set-off or application under this Section. The rights of each Lender under this Section are in addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights of setoff) which such Lender may have.

Section 9.09 Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process .

(a) The Loan Documents (other than those containing a contrary express choice of law provision) shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York without regard to conflict of laws principles (other than sections 5-1401 and 5-1402 of the New York General Obligations Law) thereof.

(b) Each Loan Party hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and its property, to the exclusive jurisdiction of any state or U.S. Federal court of competent jurisdiction in the State, County and City of New York in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to any Loan Documents, or for recognition or enforcement of any judgment, and each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that all claims in respect of any such action or proceeding may be heard and determined in such New York State or, to the extent permitted by law, in such Federal court. Each of the parties hereto agrees that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law. Nothing in this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall affect any right that the Administrative Agent or any Lender may otherwise have to bring any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document against any Loan Party or its properties in the courts of any jurisdiction.

(c) Each Loan Party hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent it may legally and effectively do so, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document in any court referred to in paragraph (b) of this Section. Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such court.

 

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(d) Each party to this Agreement irrevocably consents to service of process in the manner provided for notices in Section 9.01 . Nothing in this Agreement or any other Loan Document will affect the right of any party to this Agreement to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.

Section 9.10 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL . EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, OTHER AGENT (INCLUDING ANY 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 9.11 Headings . Article and Section headings and the Table of Contents used herein are for convenience of reference only, are not part of this Agreement and shall not affect the construction of, or be taken into consideration in interpreting, this Agreement.

Section 9.12 Confidentiality . Each of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, severally and not jointly, agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the Information (as defined below), except that Information may be disclosed (a) to its and its Affiliates’ directors, officers, employees and agents, including accountants, legal counsel and other advisors (it being understood that the Persons to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such Information and instructed to keep such Information confidential), (b) to the extent requested by any regulatory authority (including any self-regulatory authority, such as the National Association of Insurance Commissioners), (c) to the extent required by any Requirement of Law or by any subpoena or similar legal process, (d) to any other party to the Loan Documents, (e) in connection with the exercise of any remedies under this Agreement or any other Loan Document or any suit, action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the enforcement of rights hereunder or thereunder, (f) subject to an agreement containing provisions substantially the same as those of this Section, to (i) any assignee of or Participant in, or any prospective assignee of or Participant in, any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement, (ii) any actual or prospective counterparty (or its advisors) to any swap or derivative transaction relating to the Loan Parties and their obligations or (iii) any actual or prospective successor Administrative Agent, (g) with the consent of the Borrower, (h) to holders of Equity Interests in the Borrower, (i) to any Person providing a Guarantee of all or any portion of the Secured Obligations, or (j) to the extent such Information (i) becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section or (ii) becomes available to the Administrative Agent or any Lender on a non-confidential basis from a source other than the Borrower. For the purposes of this Section, “ Information ” means all information received from the Borrower relating to the Borrower or its business, other than any such information that is available to the Administrative Agent or any Lender on a non-confidential basis prior to disclosure by the Borrower; provided that, in the case of information received from the Borrower after the date hereof, such information is clearly identified at the time of delivery as confidential. Any Person required to maintain the confidentiality of Information as provided in this Section shall be considered to have complied with its obligation to do so if such Person has exercised the same degree of care to maintain the confidentiality of such Information as such Person would accord to its own confidential information.

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LOAN PARTIES AND THEIR RELATED PARTIES OR THEIR RESPECTIVE SECURITIES, AND CONFIRMS THAT IT HAS DEVELOPED COMPLIANCE PROCEDURES REGARDING THE USE OF MATERIAL NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION AND THAT IT WILL HANDLE SUCH MATERIAL NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THOSE PROCEDURES AND APPLICABLE LAW, INCLUDING FEDERAL AND STATE SECURITIES LAWS.

ALL INFORMATION, INCLUDING REQUESTS FOR WAIVERS AND AMENDMENTS, FURNISHED BY THE BORROWER OR THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT PURSUANT TO, OR IN THE COURSE OF ADMINISTERING, THIS AGREEMENT WILL BE SYNDICATE-LEVEL INFORMATION, WHICH MAY CONTAIN MATERIAL NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION ABOUT THE BORROWER, THE LOAN PARTIES AND THEIR RELATED PARTIES OR THEIR RESPECTIVE SECURITIES. ACCORDINGLY, EACH LENDER REPRESENTS TO THE BORROWER AND THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT THAT IT HAS IDENTIFIED IN ITS ADMINISTRATIVE QUESTIONNAIRE A CREDIT CONTACT WHO MAY RECEIVE INFORMATION THAT MAY CONTAIN MATERIAL NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS COMPLIANCE PROCEDURES AND APPLICABLE LAW, INCLUDING FEDERAL AND STATE SECURITIES LAWS.

Section 9.13 Several Obligations; Nonreliance; Violation of Law . The respective obligations of the Lenders hereunder are several and not joint and the failure of any Lender to make any Loan or perform any of its obligations hereunder shall not relieve any other Lender from any of its obligations hereunder. Each Lender hereby represents that it is not relying on or looking to any margin stock (as defined in Regulation U of the Board) for the repayment of the Borrowings provided for herein. Anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, no Lender shall be obligated to extend credit to the Borrower in violation of any Requirement of Law.

Section 9.14 USA PATRIOT Act . Each Lender that is subject to the requirements of the USA PATRIOT Act hereby notifies each Loan Party that pursuant to the requirements of the USA PATRIOT Act, it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies such Loan Party, which information includes the name and address of such Loan Party and other information that will allow such Lender to identify such Loan Party in accordance with the USA PATRIOT Act.

Section 9.15 Disclosure . Each Loan Party and each Lender hereby acknowledges and agrees that the Administrative Agent and/or its Affiliates from time to time may hold investments in, make other loans to or have other relationships with any of the Loan Parties and their respective Affiliates.

Section 9.16 Appointment for Perfection . Each Lender hereby appoints each other Lender as its agent for the purpose of perfecting Liens, for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties, in assets which, in accordance with Article 9 of the UCC or any other applicable law can be perfected only by possession or control. Should any Lender (other than the Administrative Agent) obtain possession or control of any such Collateral, such Lender shall notify the Administrative Agent thereof, and, promptly upon the Administrative Agent’s request therefor shall deliver such Collateral to the Administrative Agent or otherwise deal with such Collateral in accordance with the Administrative Agent’s instructions.

Section 9.17 Interest Rate Limitation . Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at any time the interest rate applicable to any Loan, together with all fees, charges and other amounts which are treated as interest on such Loan under applicable law (collectively the “ Charges ”), shall exceed the maximum lawful rate (the “ Maximum Rate ”) which may be contracted for, charged, taken, received or reserved by the Lender holding such Loan in accordance with applicable law, the rate of interest payable in respect of such Loan hereunder, together with all Charges payable in respect thereof, shall be limited to the Maximum Rate and, to the extent lawful, the interest and Charges that would have been payable in

 

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respect of such Loan but were not payable as a result of the operation of this Section shall be cumulated and the interest and Charges payable to such Lender in respect of other Loans or periods shall be increased (but not above the Maximum Rate therefor) until such cumulated amount, together with interest thereon at the Federal Funds Effective Rate to the date of repayment, shall have been received by such Lender.

Section 9.18 No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility . In connection with all aspects of each transaction contemplated hereby (including in connection with any amendment, waiver or other modification hereof or of any other Loan Document), the Borrower acknowledges and agrees that: (i) (A) the arranging and other services regarding this Agreement provided by the Lenders are arm’s-length commercial transactions between the Borrower and its Affiliates, on the one hand, and the Lenders and their Affiliates, on the other hand, (B) the Borrower has consulted its own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it has deemed appropriate, and (C) the Borrower is capable of evaluating, and understands and accepts, the terms, risks and conditions of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the other Loan Documents; (ii) (A) each of the Lenders and their Affiliates is and has been acting solely as a principal and, except as expressly agreed in writing by the relevant parties, has not been, is not, and will not be acting as an advisor, agent or fiduciary for the Borrower or any of its Affiliates, or any other Person and (B) no Lender or any of its Affiliates has any obligation to the Borrower or any of its Affiliates with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby except, in the case of a Lender, those obligations expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents; and (iii) each of the Lenders and their respective Affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Borrower and its Affiliates, and no Lender or any of its Affiliates has any obligation to disclose any of such interests to the Borrower or its Affiliates. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Borrower hereby waives and releases any claims that it may have against each of the Lenders and their Affiliates with respect to any breach or alleged breach of agency or fiduciary duty in connection with any aspect of any transaction contemplated hereby.

Section 9.19 Authorization to Distribute Certain Materials to Public-Siders .

(a) If the Borrower does not file this Agreement with the SEC, then the Borrower hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to distribute the execution version of this Agreement and the Loan Documents to all Lenders, including their Public-Siders. The Borrower acknowledges its understanding that Public-Siders and their firms may be trading in any of the Loan Parties’ respective securities while in possession of the Loan Documents.

(b) The Borrower represents and warrants that none of the information in the Loan Documents constitutes or contains material non-public information within the meaning of federal and state securities laws. To the extent that any of the executed Loan Documents constitutes at any time material non-public information within the meaning of the federal and state securities laws after the date hereof, the Borrower agrees that it will promptly make such information publicly available by press release or public filing with the SEC.

Section 9.20 Intercreditor Agreement . Each of the Lenders hereby acknowledges that it has received and reviewed the Intercreditor Agreement and agrees to be bound by the terms thereof as if such Lender was a signatory thereto. Each Lender (and each Person that becomes a Lender hereunder pursuant to Section 9.04 ) hereby acknowledges that GLAS is acting under the Intercreditor Agreement as the “Term Loan Representative”. Each Lender (and each Person that becomes a Lender hereunder pursuant to Section 9.04 ) hereby authorizes and directs the Administrative Agent to enter into the Intercreditor Agreement on behalf of such Lender and agrees that the Administrative Agent, in its various capacities thereunder, may take such actions on its behalf as is contemplated by the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement.

 

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ARTICLE 10

Loan Guaranty

Section 10.01 Guaranty . Each Loan Guarantor (other than those that have delivered a separate Guaranty) hereby agrees that it is jointly and severally liable for, and, as a primary obligor and not merely as surety, absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably guarantees to the Secured Parties, the prompt payment when due, whether at stated maturity, upon acceleration or otherwise, and at all times thereafter, of the Secured Obligations, together with all costs and expenses for which the Borrower would otherwise be liable as provided in this Agreement and expenses paid or incurred by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders in endeavoring to collect all or any part of the Secured Obligations from, or in prosecuting any action against, the Borrower, any Loan Guarantor or any other guarantor of all or any part of the Secured Obligations in the manner set forth in this Agreement (such costs and expenses, together with the Secured Obligations, collectively the “ Guaranteed Obligations ”; provided, however , that the definition of “Guaranteed Obligations” shall not create any guarantee by any Loan Guarantor of (or grant of security interest by any Loan Guarantor to support, as applicable) any Excluded Swap Obligations of such Loan Guarantor for purposes of determining any obligations of any Loan Guarantor). Each Loan Guarantor further agrees that the Guaranteed Obligations may be extended or renewed in whole or in part without notice to or further assent from it, and that it remains bound upon its guarantee notwithstanding any such extension or renewal. All terms of this Loan Guaranty apply to and may be enforced by or on behalf of any domestic or foreign branch or Affiliate of any Lender that extended any portion of the Guaranteed Obligations.

Section 10.02 Guaranty of Payment . This Loan Guaranty is a guaranty of payment and not of collection. Each Loan Guarantor waives any right to require the Administrative Agent or any Lender to sue the Borrower, any Loan Guarantor, any other guarantor of, or any other Person obligated for, all or any part of the Guaranteed Obligations (each, an “ Obligated Party ”), or otherwise to enforce its payment against any collateral securing all or any part of the Guaranteed Obligations.

Section 10.03 No Discharge or Diminishment of Loan Guaranty .

(a) Except as otherwise provided for herein, the obligations of each Loan Guarantor hereunder are unconditional and absolute and not subject to any reduction, limitation, impairment or termination for any reason (other than the indefeasible payment in full in cash of the Guaranteed Obligations), including: (i) any claim of waiver, release, extension, renewal, settlement, surrender, alteration or compromise of any of the Guaranteed Obligations, by operation of law or otherwise; (ii) any change in the corporate existence, structure or ownership of the Borrower or any other Obligated Party liable for any of the Guaranteed Obligations; (iii) any insolvency, bankruptcy, reorganization or other similar proceeding affecting any Obligated Party or their assets or any resulting release or discharge of any obligation of any Obligated Party; or (iv) the existence of any claim, setoff or other rights which any Loan Guarantor may have at any time against any Obligated Party, the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any other Person, whether in connection herewith or in any unrelated transactions.

(b) The obligations of each Loan Guarantor hereunder are not subject to any defense or setoff, counterclaim, recoupment or termination whatsoever by reason of the invalidity, illegality or unenforceability of any of the Guaranteed Obligations or otherwise, or any provision of applicable law or regulation purporting to prohibit payment by any Obligated Party, of the Guaranteed Obligations or any part thereof.

(c) Further, the obligations of any Loan Guarantor hereunder are not discharged or impaired or otherwise affected by: (i) the failure of the Administrative Agent or any Lender to assert any claim or demand or to enforce any remedy with respect to all or any part of the Guaranteed Obligations; (ii) any

 

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waiver or modification of or supplement to any provision of any agreement relating to the Guaranteed Obligations; (iii) any release, non-perfection or invalidity of any indirect or direct security for the obligations of the Borrower for all or any part of the Guaranteed Obligations or any obligations of any other Obligated Party liable for any of the Guaranteed Obligations; (iv) any action or failure to act by the Administrative Agent or any Lender with respect to any collateral securing any part of the Guaranteed Obligations; or (v) any default, failure or delay, willful or otherwise, in the payment or performance of any of the Guaranteed Obligations, or any other circumstance, act, omission or delay that might in any manner or to any extent vary the risk of such Loan Guarantor or that would otherwise operate as a discharge of any Loan Guarantor as a matter of law or equity (other than the indefeasible payment in full in cash of the Guaranteed Obligations).

Section 10.04 Defenses Waived . To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, each Loan Guarantor hereby waives any defense based on or arising out of any defense of the Borrower or any Loan Guarantor or the unenforceability of all or any part of the Guaranteed Obligations from any cause, or the cessation from any cause of the liability of the Borrower, any Loan Guarantor or any other Obligated Party, other than the indefeasible payment in full in cash of the Guaranteed Obligations. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Loan Guarantor irrevocably waives acceptance hereof, presentment, demand, protest and, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any notice not provided for herein, as well as any requirement that at any time any action be taken by any Person against any Obligated Party or any other Person. Each Loan Guarantor confirms that it is not a surety under any state law and shall not raise any such law as a defense to its obligations hereunder. The Administrative Agent may, at its election, foreclose on any Collateral held by it by one or more judicial or nonjudicial sales, accept an assignment of any such Collateral in lieu of foreclosure or otherwise act or fail to act with respect to any collateral securing all or a part of the Guaranteed Obligations, compromise or adjust any part of the Guaranteed Obligations, make any other accommodation with any Obligated Party or exercise any other right or remedy available to it against any Obligated Party, without affecting or impairing in any way the liability of such Loan Guarantor under this Loan Guaranty except to the extent the Guaranteed Obligations have been fully and indefeasibly paid in cash. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, each Loan Guarantor waives any defense arising out of any such election even though that election may operate, pursuant to applicable law, to impair or extinguish any right of reimbursement or subrogation or other right or remedy of any Loan Guarantor against any Obligated Party or any security.

Section 10.05 Rights of Subrogation . No Loan Guarantor will assert any right, claim or cause of action, including, without limitation, a claim of subrogation, contribution or indemnification, that it has against any Obligated Party or any collateral, until the Loan Parties and the Loan Guarantors have fully performed all their obligations to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders.

Section 10.06 Reinstatement; Stay of Acceleration . If at any time any payment of any portion of the Guaranteed Obligations (including a payment effected through exercise of a right of setoff) is rescinded, or must otherwise be restored or returned upon the insolvency, bankruptcy or reorganization of the Borrower or otherwise (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by a Secured Party in its discretion), each Loan Guarantor’s obligations under this Loan Guaranty with respect to that payment shall be reinstated at such time as though the payment had not been made and whether or not the Administrative Agent and the Lenders are in possession of this Loan Guaranty. If acceleration of the time for payment of any of the Guaranteed Obligations is stayed upon the insolvency, bankruptcy or reorganization of the Borrower, all such amounts otherwise subject to acceleration under the terms of any agreement relating to the Guaranteed Obligations shall nonetheless be payable by the Loan Guarantors forthwith on demand by the Administrative Agent.

Section 10.07 Information . Each Loan Guarantor assumes all responsibility for being and keeping itself informed of the Borrower’s financial condition and assets, and of all other circumstances bearing upon the risk of nonpayment of the Guaranteed Obligations and the nature, scope and extent of the risks that each Loan Guarantor assumes and incurs under this Loan Guaranty, and agrees that neither the Administrative Agent or any Lender shall have any duty to advise any Loan Guarantor of information known to it regarding those circumstances or risks.

 

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Section 10.08 Termination . Each of the Lenders may continue to make loans or extend credit to the Borrower based on this Loan Guaranty until five (5) days after it receives written notice of termination from any Loan Guarantor. Notwithstanding receipt of any such notice, each Loan Guarantor will continue to be liable to the Lenders for any Guaranteed Obligations created, assumed or committed to prior to the fifth day after receipt of the notice, and all subsequent renewals, extensions, modifications and amendments with respect to, or substitutions for, all or any part of such Guaranteed Obligations. Nothing in this Section 10.08 shall be deemed to constitute a waiver of, or eliminate, limit, reduce or otherwise impair any rights or remedies the Administrative Agent or any Lender may have in respect of, any Default or Event of Default that shall exist under Article 7 hereof as a result of any such notice of termination.

Section 10.09 Taxes . Each payment of the Guaranteed Obligations will be made by each Loan Guarantor without withholding for any Taxes, unless such withholding is required by law. If any Loan Guarantor determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that it is so required to withhold Taxes, then such Loan Guarantor may so withhold and shall timely pay the full amount of withheld Taxes to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law. If such Taxes are Indemnified Taxes, then the amount payable by such Loan Guarantor shall be increased as necessary so that, net of such withholding (including such withholding applicable to additional amounts payable under this Section), the Administrative Agent or Lender (as the case may be) receives the amount it would have received had no such withholding been made.

Section 10.10 Maximum Liability . Notwithstanding any other provision of this Loan Guaranty, the amount guaranteed by each Loan Guarantor hereunder shall be limited to the extent, if any, required so that its obligations hereunder shall not be subject to avoidance under Section 548 of the Bankruptcy Code or under any applicable state Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act, Uniform Fraudulent Conveyance Act or similar statute or common law. In determining the limitations, if any, on the amount of any Loan Guarantor’s obligations hereunder pursuant to the preceding sentence, it is the intention of the parties hereto that any rights of subrogation, indemnification or contribution which such Loan Guarantor may have under this Loan Guaranty, any other agreement or applicable law shall be taken into account.

Section 10.11 Contribution .

(b) To the extent that any Loan Guarantor shall make a payment under this Loan Guaranty (a “ Guarantor Payment ”) which, taking into account all other Guarantor Payments then previously or concurrently made by any other Loan Guarantor, exceeds the amount which otherwise would have been paid by or attributable to such Loan Guarantor if each Loan Guarantor had paid the aggregate Guaranteed Obligations satisfied by such Guarantor Payment in the same proportion as such Loan Guarantor’s “Allocable Amount” (as defined below) (as determined immediately prior to such Guarantor Payment) bore to the aggregate Allocable Amounts of each of the Loan Guarantors as determined immediately prior to the making of such Guarantor Payment, then, following indefeasible payment in full in cash of the Guarantor Payment and the Guaranteed Obligations (other than Unliquidated Obligations that have not yet arisen), and all Commitments have terminated or expired, and this Agreement and the Swap Agreement Obligations have terminated, such Loan Guarantor shall be entitled to receive contribution and indemnification payments from, and be reimbursed by, each other Loan Guarantor for the amount of such excess, pro rata based upon their respective Allocable Amounts in effect immediately prior to such Guarantor Payment.

(c) As of any date of determination, the “ Allocable Amount ” of any Loan Guarantor shall be equal to the excess of the fair saleable value of the property of such Loan Guarantor over the total liabilities of such Loan Guarantor (including the maximum amount reasonably expected to become due in respect of

 

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contingent liabilities, calculated, without duplication, assuming each other Loan Guarantor that is also liable for such contingent liability pays its ratable share thereof), giving effect to all payments made by other Loan Guarantors as of such date in a manner to maximize the amount of such contributions.

(d) This Section 10.11 is intended only to define the relative rights of the Loan Guarantors, and nothing set forth in this Section 10.11 is intended to or shall impair the obligations of the Loan Guarantors, jointly and severally, to pay any amounts as and when the same shall become due and payable in accordance with the terms of this Loan Guaranty.

(e) The parties hereto acknowledge that the rights of contribution and indemnification hereunder shall constitute assets of the Loan Guarantor or Loan Guarantors to which such contribution and indemnification is owing.

(f) The rights of the indemnifying Loan Guarantors against other Loan Guarantors under this Section 10.11 shall be exercisable only upon the full and indefeasible payment of the Guaranteed Obligations in cash (other than Unliquidated Obligations that have not yet arisen) and the termination or expiry, on terms reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, of the Commitments and the termination of this Agreement and the Swap Agreement Obligations.

Section 10.12 Liability Cumulative . The liability of each Loan Party as a Loan Guarantor under this Article 10 is in addition to and shall be cumulative with all liabilities of each Loan Party to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which such Loan Party is a party or in respect of any obligations or liabilities of the other Loan Parties, without any limitation as to amount, unless the instrument or agreement evidencing or creating such other liability specifically provides to the contrary.

Section 10.13 Keepwell . Each Qualified ECP Guarantor hereby jointly and severally absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably undertakes to provide such funds or other support as may be needed from time to time by each other Loan Party to honor all of its obligations under this Guarantee in respect of a Swap Obligation (provided, however, that each Qualified ECP Guarantor shall only be liable under this Section 10.13 for the maximum amount of such liability that can be hereby incurred without rendering its obligations under this Section 10.13 or otherwise under this Loan Guaranty voidable under applicable law relating to fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer, and not for any greater amount). Except as otherwise provided herein, the obligations of each Qualified ECP Guarantor under this Section 10.13 shall remain in full force and effect until the termination of all Swap Obligations. Each Qualified ECP Guarantor intends that this Section 10.13 constitute, and this Section 10.13 shall be deemed to constitute, a “keepwell, support, or other agreement” for the benefit of each other Loan Party for all purposes of Section 1a(18)(A)(v)(II) of the Commodity Exchange Act.

Section 10.14 Subordination of Intercompany Indebtedness . Each Loan Party hereby agrees that any indebtedness of any other Loan Party now or hereafter owing to such Loan Party, whether heretofore, now or hereafter created (the “ Loan Party Subordinated Debt ”), is hereby subordinated to all of the Obligations and that, except as permitted under Section 6.08 of this Agreement, the Loan Party Subordinated Debt shall not be paid in whole or in part until the Obligations have been paid in full and this Agreement is terminated and of no further force or effect. No Loan Party shall accept any payment of or on account of any Loan Party Subordinated Debt at any time in contravention of the foregoing. Each payment on the Loan Party Subordinated Debt received in violation of any of the provisions hereof shall be deemed to have been received by such Loan Party as trustee for the Credit Parties and shall be paid over to the Administrative Agent immediately on account of the Obligations, but without otherwise affecting in any manner such Loan Party’s liability hereunder. Each Loan Party agrees to file all claims against the Loan Party from whom the Loan Party Subordinated Debt is owing in any bankruptcy or other proceeding in which the filing of claims is required by law in respect of any Loan Party Subordinated

 

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Debt, and Administrative Agent shall be entitled to all of such Loan Party’s rights thereunder. If for any reason a Loan Party fails to file such claim at least ten (10) Business Days prior to the last date on which such claim should be filed, such Loan Party hereby irrevocably appoints Administrative Agent as its true and lawful attorney-in-fact, and Administrative Agent is hereby authorized to act as attorney-in-fact in such Loan Party’s name to file such claim or, in Administrative Agent’s discretion, to assign such claim to and cause proof of claim to be filed in the name of the Administrative Agent or its nominee. In all such cases, whether in administration, bankruptcy or otherwise, the Person or Persons authorized to pay such claim shall pay to the Administrative Agent the full amount payable on the claim in the proceeding, and, to the full extent necessary for that purpose, each Loan Party hereby assigns to the Administrative Agent all of such Loan Party’s rights to any payments or distributions to which such Loan Party otherwise would be entitled. If the amount so paid is greater than such Loan Party’s liability hereunder, Administrative Agent shall pay the excess amount to the party entitled thereto. In addition, each Loan Party hereby irrevocably appoints Administrative Agent as its attorney-in-fact to exercise all of such Loan Party’s voting rights in connection with any Bankruptcy Event of the Loan Party or Loan Party from whom the Loan Party Subordinated Debt is owing.

(Signature Pages Follow )

 

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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.

 

A.S.V., INC. , as the Borrower
By:   /s/ Eric I. Cohen
Name:   Eric I. Cohen
Title:   Vice President
LOEGERING MFG. INC. , as a Loan Guarantor
By:   /s/ Eric I. Cohen
Name:   Eric I. Cohen
Title:   Vice President
GARRISON LOAN AGENCY SERVICES LLC , as Administrative Agent
By:   /s/ Robert Feeney
Name:   Robert Feeney
Title:   Authorized Signatory
GARRISON CAPITAL INC. , as Lender
By:   /s/ Matthew Goldstein
Name:   Matthew Goldstein
Title:   Secretary
GMMF LOAN HOLDINGS LLC , as Lender
By:   /s/ Robert Feeney
Name:   Robert Feeney
Title:   Authorized Signatory
GARRISON FUNDING 2013-2 LTD. , as Lender
By:   /s/ Robert Feeney
Name:   Robert Feeney
Title:   Authorized Signatory
GARRISON FUNDING 2015-2 LP , as Lender
By:   /s/ Robert Feeney
Name:   Robert Feeney
Title:   Authorized Signatory

Signature Page to Credit Agreement


CM FINANCE SPV LTD , as Lender
By:   /s/ Christopher Elamsen
Name:   Christopher Elamsen
Title:   Authorized Signatory

Signature Page to Credit Agreement


COMMITMENT SCHEDULE

 

Lender

   Commitment  

Garrison Capital Inc.

   $ 7,494,066.46   

GMMF Loan Holdings LLC

   $ 4,767,719.83   

Garrison Funding 2015-2 LP

   $ 5,738,213.71   

Garrison Funding 2013-2

   $ 2,000,000.00   

CM Finance SPV LTD

   $ 20,000,000.00   

Total

   $ 40,000,000.00   

Commitment Schedule


EXHIBIT A

ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION

This Assignment and Assumption (the “ Assignment and Assumption ”) is dated as of the Effective Date set forth below and is entered into by and between [ Insert name of Assignor ] (the “ Assignor ”) and [ Insert name of Assignee ] (the “ Assignee ”). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement identified below (as amended, the “ Credit Agreement ”), receipt of a copy of which is hereby acknowledged by the Assignee. The Standard Terms and Conditions set forth in Annex 1 attached hereto (the “ Standard Terms and Conditions ”) are hereby agreed to and incorporated herein by reference and made a part of this Assignment and Assumption as if set forth herein in full.

For an agreed consideration, the Assignor hereby irrevocably sells and assigns to the Assignee, and the Assignee hereby irrevocably purchases and assumes from the Assignor, subject to and in accordance with the Standard Terms and Conditions and the Credit Agreement, as of the Effective Date inserted by the Administrative Agent as contemplated below, (i) all of the Assignor’s rights and obligations in its capacity as a Lender under the Credit Agreement and any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto to the extent related to the amount and percentage interest identified below of all of such outstanding rights and obligations of the Assignor under the respective facilities identified below (including any guarantees included in such facilities) and (ii) to the extent permitted to be assigned under applicable law, all claims, suits, causes of action and other rights of the Assignor (in its capacity as a Lender) against any Person, whether known or unknown, arising under or in connection with the Credit Agreement, any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto or the loan transactions governed thereby or in any way based on or related to any of the foregoing, including contract claims, tort claims, malpractice claims, statutory claims and all other claims at law or in equity related to the rights and obligations sold and assigned pursuant to clause (i) above (the rights and obligations sold and assigned pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii) above being referred to herein collectively as the “ Assigned Interest ”). Such sale and assignment is without recourse to the Assignor and, except as expressly provided in this Assignment and Assumption, without representation or warranty by the Assignor.

 

1. Assignor:    
2. Assignee:  
 
  [ and is [a Lender][an Affiliate/Approved Fund of [ identify Lender ] ] 1
3. Borrower(s):    
4. Administrative Agent:   GARRISON LOAN AGENCY SERVICES LLC, as the administrative agent under the Credit Agreement
5. Credit Agreement:   The Credit Agreement dated as of December 19, 2014 among A.S.V., Inc., the Lenders parties thereto, GARRISON LOAN AGENCY SERVICES LLC, as Administrative Agent, and the other agents parties thereto

 

1   Select as applicable.

 

Exhibit A – 1


6. Assigned Interest:

 

Aggregate Amount of
Commitment/Loans for all
Lenders

  

Amount of Commitment/Loans
Assigned

  

Percentage Assigned of
Commitment/Loans 3

$                    

   $                        %

$                    

   $                        %

$                    

   $                        %

Effective Date:                           , 20      [TO BE INSERTED BY ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND WHICH SHALL BE THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF RECORDATION OF TRANSFER IN THE REGISTER THEREFOR. ]

The Assignee agrees to deliver to the Administrative Agent a completed Administrative Questionnaire in which the Assignee designates one or more Credit Contacts to whom all syndicate-level information (which may contain material non-public information about the Borrower, the other Loan Parties and their Related Parties or their respective securities) will be made available and who may receive such information in accordance with the Assignee’s compliance procedures and applicable laws, including Federal and state securities laws.

 

7. Notice and Wire Instructions:

 

[NAME OF ASSIGNOR]       [NAME OF ASSIGNEE]
Notices :       Notices :

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

Attention:       Attention:
Telecopier:       Telecopier:
with a copy to:       with a copy to:

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

Attention:       Attention:
Telecopier:       Telecopier:
Wire Instructions :       Wire Instructions :
Bank Name:       Bank Name:
ABA#:       ABA#:
Acct:       Acct:
Acct Name:       Acct Name:
Ref:       Ref:

 

3   Set forth, to at least 9 decimals, as a percentage of the Commitment/Loans of all Lenders thereunder.

 

Exhibit A – 2


The terms set forth in this Assignment and Assumption are hereby agreed to:

 

ASSIGNOR
[NAME OF ASSIGNOR]
By:  

 

Title:  

 

ASSIGNEE
[ NAME OF ASSIGNEE ]
By:  

 

Title:  

 

 

[ Consented to and ] Accepted:
GARRISON LOAN AGENCY SERVICES LLC, as Administrative Agent
By:  

 

Title:  

 

[ Consented to: ] 5
[ A.S.V., INC. , as the Borrower]
By:  

 

Title:  

 

 

5   To be added only if the consent of the Borrower is required by the terms of the Credit Agreement.

 

Exhibit A – 3


ANNEX 1

ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION

STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR

ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION

1. Representations and Warranties .

1.1. Assignor . The Assignor (a) represents and warrants that (i) it is the legal and beneficial owner of the Assigned Interest, (ii) the Assigned Interest is free and clear of any lien, encumbrance or other adverse claim and (iii) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Assignment and Assumption and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby; and (b) assumes no responsibility with respect to (i) any statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, (ii) the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of the Loan Documents or any collateral thereunder, (iii) the financial condition of the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any other Person obligated in respect of any Loan Document or (iv) the performance or observance by the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any other Person of any of their respective obligations under any Loan Document.

1.2. Assignee . The Assignee (a) represents and warrants that (i) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Assignment and Assumption and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and to become a Lender under the Credit Agreement, (ii) it satisfies the requirements, if any, specified in the Credit Agreement that are required to be satisfied by it in order to acquire the Assigned Interest and become a Lender, (iii) from and after the Effective Date, it shall be bound by the provisions of the Credit Agreement as a Lender thereunder and, to the extent of the Assigned Interest, shall have the obligations of a Lender thereunder, (iv) it has received a copy of the Credit Agreement, together with copies of the most recent financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 5.01 thereof, as applicable, and such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Assignment and Assumption and to purchase the Assigned Interest on the basis of which it has made such analysis and decision independently and without reliance on the Administrative Agent or any other Lender, and (v) if it is a Foreign Lender 2 , attached to the Assignment and Assumption is any documentation required to be delivered by it pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement, duly completed and executed by the Assignee; and (b) agrees that (i) it will, independently and without reliance on the Administrative Agent, the Assignor or any other Lender, and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under the Loan Documents, and (ii) it will perform in accordance with their terms all of the obligations which by the terms of the Loan Documents are required to be performed by it as a Lender.

2. Payments . From and after the Effective Date, the Administrative Agent shall make all payments in respect of the Assigned Interest (including payments of principal, interest, fees and other amounts) to the Assignor for amounts which have accrued to but excluding the Effective Date and to the Assignee for amounts which have accrued from and after the Effective Date.

3. General Provisions . This Assignment and Assumption shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. This Assignment and Assumption may be executed in any number of counterparts, which together shall constitute one instrument.

 

2   The concept of “Foreign Lender” should be conformed to the section in the Credit Agreement governing Taxes.

 

Exhibit A – 4


Acceptance of the terms of this Assignment and Assumption by the Assignee and the Assignor by Electronic Signature or delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Assignment and Assumption by any Electronic System shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Assignment and Assumption. This Assignment and Assumption shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law of the State of New York.

 

Exhibit A – 5


EXHIBIT B

COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

Date:                     

 

To:   The Lenders parties to the Credit Agreement Described Below

This Compliance Certificate is furnished pursuant to that certain Credit Agreement dated as of December 19, 2014 (as amended, modified, renewed or extended from time to time, the “ Agreement ”) among A.S.V., Inc. (the “ Borrower ”), the other Loan Parties, the Lenders party thereto and GARRISON LOAN AGENCY SERVICES LLC, as Administrative Agent for the Lenders. Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms used in this Compliance Certificate have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Agreement. In the event of any conflict between the calculations required under this certificate and those required under the Agreement, the terms of the Agreement shall control.

THE UNDERSIGNED HEREBY CERTIFIES THAT:

1. I am the duly elected                      of the Borrower;

2. I have reviewed the terms of the Agreement and I have made, or have caused to be made under my supervision, a detailed review of the transactions and conditions of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries during the accounting period ending              , 20      covered by the attached financial statements [ for quarterly or monthly financial statements add: and such financial statements present fairly in all material respects the financial condition and results of operations of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP consistently applied, subject to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes ];

3. The examinations described in paragraph 2 did not disclose, except as set forth below, and I have no knowledge of (i) the existence of any condition or event which constitutes a Default during or at the end of the accounting period covered by the attached financial statements or as of the date of this Certificate or (ii) any change in GAAP or in the application thereof that has occurred since the date of the audited financial statements referred to in Section 3.04 of the Agreement;

4. I hereby certify that no Loan Party has changed (i) its name, (ii) its chief executive office, (iii) principal place of business, (iv) the type of entity it is or (v) its state of incorporation or organization without having given the Administrative Agent the notice required by Section 4.15 of the Security Agreement;

5. Schedule I and Schedule II attached hereto set forth financial data and computations evidencing the Borrower’s compliance with certain covenants of the Agreement, all of which data and computations are true, complete and correct; and

Described below are the exceptions, if any, to paragraph 3 by listing, in detail, the (i) nature of the condition or event, the period during which it has existed and the action which the Borrower has taken, is taking, or proposes to take with respect to each such condition or event or (i) the change in GAAP or the application thereof and the effect of such change on the attached financial statements:

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit B – 1


The foregoing certifications, together with the computations set forth in Schedule I and Schedule II hereto and the financial statements delivered with this Certificate in support hereof, are made and delivered this              day of                      ,      .

 

 

By:  

 

Name:  

 

Title:  

 

 

Exhibit B – 2


SCHEDULE I

Compliance as of                  ,         

with Provisions of Section 6.12 of the Agreement

1. Section 6.12(a): Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio as of the last day of the fiscal quarter ended on                  ,          :

 

(a) EBITDA (from Schedule II attached hereto):

     $                

(b) Unfinanced portion of Capital Expenditures:

     $                

(c) EBITDA minus the unfinanced portion of Capital Expenditures
(line 1(a) – line 1(b)):

     $                

(d) Fixed Charges:

  

(i) Cash Interest Expense:

     $                

(ii) Scheduled principal payments on Indebtedness:

     $                

(iii) Expenses for taxes paid in cash (exclusive of the Conversion Tax Payment):

     $                

(iv) Dividends or distributions paid in cash, including tax distributions (exclusive of the Effective Date Dividend):

     $                

(v) Capital Lease Obligation payments:

     $                

(vi) Cash contributions to any Plan:

     $                

Fixed Charges (lines (i) + (ii) + (iii) + (iv) + (v) + (vi) of this clause 1(d)):

     $                

(e) Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio for the period
(line 1(c) ÷ line 1(d)):

          :1.0   

(f) Minimum permitted Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio under Section 6.12(a) of the Agreement:

          :1.0   

(g) In compliance:

     [YES/NO

2. Section 6.12(b): Leverage Ratio as of the last day of the fiscal quarter ended on              ,      :

 

(a) Total Debt as of the last day of such fiscal quarter:

     $                

(b) EBITDA (from Schedule II attached hereto):

     $                

(c) Leverage Ratio for the period
(line 2(a) ÷ line 2(b)):

          :1.0   

(d) Maximum permitted Leverage Ratio under Section 6.12(b) of the Agreement:

          :1.0   

(e) In compliance:

     [YES/NO

3. Section 6.12(c): Capital Expenditures for the fiscal year ended on              ,      :

 

(a) Capital Expenditures made during fiscal year to date:

     $                

(b) Maximum permitted Capital Expenditures under Section 6.12(c) of the Agreement:

     $                

(c) Excess (deficiency) for covenant compliance
(line 3(b) – 3(a)):

     $                

(d) In compliance:

     [Yes] [No

 

Exhibit B – 3


SCHEDULE II

EBITDA Calculation for the Twelve-Month Period Ended              ,     

 

EBITDA 29

  Month 1   Month 2   Month 3   Month 4   Month 5   Month 6   Month 7   Month 8   Month 9   Month 10   Month 11   Month 12   Twelve
Months
Ended

Net Income

                         

+ Interest Expense

                         

+ income tax expense

                         

+ depreciation and amortization expense

                         

+ extraordinary non-cash charges

                         

+ other non-cash charges

                         

[+ non-recurring fees, cash charges and other cash expenses in connection with the Transactions] 30

                         

- cash payments in respect of non-cash charges described in clause (a)(v) of the definition of “EBITDA” taken in a prior period

                         

- extraordinary gains and any non-cash items of income

                         

= EBITDA

                         

 

29   For accounting periods from January 1, 2014 through December 19, 2014, the amounts to be inserted in this table shall correspond to the amounts included in the table set forth in the proviso in the “EBITDA” definition.
30   This item applies only to items that are paid or otherwise accounted for within 90 days of the consummation of the Transactions in an amount not to exceed $[5,500,000].

 

Exhibit B – 4


EXHIBIT C

JOINDER AGREEMENT

THIS JOINDER AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”), dated as of                      ,              , 20      , is entered into between                      , a                      (the “ New Subsidiary ”) and GARRISON LOAN AGENCY SERVICES LLC, in its capacity as administrative agent (the “ Administrative Agent ”) under that certain Credit Agreement dated as of December 19, 2014 (as the same may be amended, modified, extended or restated from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”) among A.S.V., Inc. (the “ Borrower ”), the other Loan Parties party thereto, the Lenders party thereto and the Administrative Agent for the Lenders. All capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Credit Agreement.

The New Subsidiary and the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders, hereby agree as follows:

1. The New Subsidiary hereby acknowledges, agrees and confirms that, by its execution of this Agreement, the New Subsidiary will be deemed to be a Loan Party under the Credit Agreement and a “Loan Guarantor” for all purposes of the Credit Agreement and shall have all of the obligations of a Loan Party and a Loan Guarantor thereunder as if it had executed the Credit Agreement. The New Subsidiary hereby ratifies, as of the date hereof, and agrees to be bound by, all of the terms, provisions and conditions contained in the Credit Agreement, including without limitation (a) all of the representations and warranties of the Loan Parties set forth in Article 3 of the Credit Agreement, *[and]* (b) all of the covenants set forth in Articles 5 and 6 of the Credit Agreement *[and (c) all of the guaranty obligations set forth in Article 10 of the Credit Agreement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing terms of this paragraph 1, the New Subsidiary, subject to the limitations set forth in Sections 10.10 and 10.13 of the Credit Agreement, hereby guarantees, jointly and severally with the other Loan Guarantors, to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, as provided in Article 10 of the Credit Agreement, the prompt payment and performance of the Guaranteed Obligations in full when due (whether at stated maturity, as a mandatory prepayment, by acceleration or otherwise) strictly in accordance with the terms thereof and agrees that if any of the Guaranteed Obligations are not paid or performed in full when due (whether at stated maturity, as a mandatory prepayment, by acceleration or otherwise), the New Subsidiary will, jointly and severally together with the other Loan Guarantors, promptly pay and perform the same, without any demand or notice whatsoever, and that in the case of any extension of time of payment or renewal of any of the Guaranteed Obligations, the same will be promptly paid in full when due (whether at extended maturity, as a mandatory prepayment, by acceleration or otherwise) in accordance with the terms of such extension or renewal. ]* *[ The New Subsidiary has delivered to the Administrative Agent an executed Loan Guaranty. ]*

2. If required, the New Subsidiary is, simultaneously with the execution of this Agreement, executing and delivering such Collateral Documents (and such other documents and instruments) as requested by the Administrative Agent in accordance with the Credit Agreement.

3. The address of the New Subsidiary for purposes of Section 9.01 of the Credit Agreement is as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit C – 1


4. The New Subsidiary hereby waives acceptance by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders of the guaranty by the New Subsidiary upon the execution of this Agreement by the New Subsidiary.

5. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be an original, but all of which shall constitute one and the same instrument.

6. THIS AGREEMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the New Subsidiary has caused this Agreement to be duly executed by its authorized officer, and the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders, has caused the same to be accepted by its authorized officer, as of the day and year first above written.

 

[ NEW SUBSIDIARY ]
By:  

 

Name:  

 

Title:  

 

Acknowledged and accepted:
GARRISON LOAN AGENCY SERVICES LLC , as Administrative Agent
By:  

 

Name:  

 

Its:  

 

Title:  

 

 

Exhibit C – 2


EXHIBIT D-1

[FORM OF]

U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

(For Foreign Lenders That Are Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

Reference is hereby made to the Credit Agreement dated as of December 19, 2014 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”) among A.S.V., Inc. (the “ Borrower ”), the other Loan Parties party thereto, the Lenders party thereto and GARRISON LOAN AGENCY SERVICES LLC, in its capacity as Administrative Agent for the Lenders.

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.14 of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record and beneficial owner of the Loan(s) (as well as any Note(s) evidencing such Loan(s)) in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) it is not a bank within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iii) it is not a ten percent shareholder of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code and (iv) it is not a controlled foreign corporation related to the Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code.

The undersigned has furnished the Administrative Agent and the Borrower with a certificate of its non-U.S. Person status on IRS Form W-8BEN. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished the Borrower and the Administrative Agent with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.

Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.

 

[ NAME OF LENDER ]
By:  

 

Name:  

 

Title:  

 

Date:                        , 20[      ]

 

Exhibit D-1 – 1


EXHIBIT D-2

[FORM OF]

U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

(For Foreign Participants That Are Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

Reference is hereby made to the Credit Agreement dated as of December 19, 2014 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”) among A.S.V., Inc. (the “ Borrower ”), the other Loan Parties party thereto, the Lenders party thereto and GARRISON LOAN AGENCY SERVICES LLC, in its capacity as Administrative Agent for the Lenders.

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.14 of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record and beneficial owner of the participation in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) it is not a bank within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iii) it is not a ten percent shareholder of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code, and (iv) it is not a controlled foreign corporation related to the Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code.

The undersigned has furnished its participating Lender with a certificate of its non-U.S. Person status on IRS Form W-8BEN. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform such Lender in writing, and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished such Lender with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.

Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.

 

[ NAME OF PARTICIPANT ]
By:  

 

Name:  

 

Title:  

 

Date:                        , 20[      ]

 

Exhibit D-2 – 1


EXHIBIT D-3

[FORM OF]

U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

(For Foreign Participants That Are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

Reference is hereby made to the Credit Agreement dated as of December 19, 2014 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”) among A.S.V., Inc. (the “ Borrower ”), the other Loan Parties party thereto, the Lenders party thereto and GARRISON LOAN AGENCY SERVICES LLC, in its capacity as Administrative Agent for the Lenders.

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.14 of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record owner of the participation in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) its direct or indirect partners/members are the sole beneficial owners of such participation, (iii) with respect such participation, neither the undersigned nor any of its direct or indirect partners/members is a bank extending credit pursuant to a loan agreement entered into in the ordinary course of its trade or business within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iv) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a ten percent shareholder of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code and (v) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a controlled foreign corporation related to the Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code.

The undersigned has furnished its participating Lender with IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by one of the following forms from each of its partners/members that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption: (i) an IRS Form W-8BEN or (ii) an IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by an IRS Form W-8BEN from each of such partner’s/member’s beneficial owners that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform such Lender and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished such Lender with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.

Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.

 

[ NAME OF PARTICIPANT ]
By:  

 

Name:  

 

Title:  

 

Date:                        , 20[      ]

 

Exhibit D-3 – 1


EXHIBIT D-4

[FORM OF]

U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

(For Foreign Lenders That Are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

Reference is hereby made to the Credit Agreement dated as of December 19, 2014 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”) among A.S.V., Inc. (the “ Borrower ”), the other Loan Parties party thereto, the Lenders party thereto and GARRISON LOAN AGENCY SERVICES LLC, in its capacity as Administrative Agent for the Lenders.

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.14 of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record owner of the Loan(s) (as well as any Note(s) evidencing such Loan(s)) in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) its direct or indirect partners/members are the sole beneficial owners of such Loan(s) (as well as any Note(s) evidencing such Loan(s)), (iii) with respect to the extension of credit pursuant to the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, neither the undersigned nor any of its direct or indirect partners/members is a bank extending credit pursuant to a loan agreement entered into in the ordinary course of its trade or business within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iv) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a ten percent shareholder of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code and (v) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a controlled foreign corporation related to the Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code.

The undersigned has furnished the Administrative Agent and the Borrower with IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by one of the following forms from each of its partners/members that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption: (i) an IRS Form W-8BEN or (ii) an IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by an IRS Form W-8BEN from each of such partner’s/member’s beneficial owners that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished the Borrower and the Administrative Agent with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.

Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.

 

[ NAME OF LENDER ]
By:  

 

Name:  

 

Title:  

 

Date:                        , 20[      ]

 

Exhibit E-4 – 1

Exhibit 10.3

 

 

 

 

LOGO

CREDIT AGREEMENT

dated as of

December 19, 2014

among

A.S.V., INC.,

The Lenders Party Hereto

and

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,

as Administrative Agent

 

 

 

 

 

CHASE BUSINESS CREDIT


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

ARTICLE I

  

DEFINITIONS

     1   

SECTION 1.01

   D EFINED T ERMS      1   

SECTION 1.02

   C LASSIFICATION OF L OANS AND B ORROWINGS      34   

SECTION 1.03

   T ERMS G ENERALLY      34   

SECTION 1.04

   A CCOUNTING T ERMS ; GAAP      34   

ARTICLE II

  

THE CREDITS

     35   

SECTION 2.01

   C OMMITMENTS      35   

SECTION 2.02

   L OANS AND B ORROWINGS      36   

SECTION 2.03

   R EQUESTS FOR R EVOLVING B ORROWINGS      36   

SECTION 2.04

   P ROTECTIVE A DVANCES      37   

SECTION 2.05

   S WINGLINE L OANS AND O VERADVANCES ; S ETTLEMENT OF E X -I M R EVOLVING L OANS      38   

SECTION 2.06

   L ETTERS OF C REDIT      39   

SECTION 2.07

   F UNDING OF B ORROWINGS      43   

SECTION 2.08

   I NTEREST E LECTIONS      44   

SECTION 2.09

   T ERMINATION AND R EDUCTION OF C OMMITMENTS      45   

SECTION 2.10

   R EPAYMENT   AND A MORTIZATION OF L OANS ; E VIDENCE OF D EBT      45   

SECTION 2.11

   P REPAYMENT OF L OANS      46   

SECTION 2.12

   F EES      47   

SECTION 2.13

   I NTEREST      48   

SECTION 2.14

   A LTERNATE R ATE OF I NTEREST      49   

SECTION 2.15

   I NCREASED C OSTS      49   

SECTION 2.16

   B REAK F UNDING P AYMENTS      50   

SECTION 2.17

   W ITHHOLDING OF T AXES ; G ROSS -U P      51   

SECTION 2.18

   P AYMENTS G ENERALLY ; A LLOCATION OF P ROCEEDS ; S HARING OF S ET - OFFS      54   

SECTION 2.19

   M ITIGATION O BLIGATIONS ; R EPLACEMENT OF L ENDERS      56   

SECTION 2.20

   D EFAULTING L ENDERS      57   

SECTION 2.21

   R ETURNED P AYMENTS      59   

SECTION 2.22

   B ANKING S ERVICES AND S WAP A GREEMENTS      59   

ARTICLE III

  

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

     59   

SECTION 3.01

   O RGANIZATION ; P OWERS      59   

SECTION 3.02

   A UTHORIZATION ; E NFORCEABILITY      59   

SECTION 3.03

   G OVERNMENTAL A PPROVALS ; N O C ONFLICTS      59   

SECTION 3.04

   F INANCIAL C ONDITION ; N O M ATERIAL A DVERSE C HANGE      60   

SECTION 3.05

   P ROPERTIES      60   

SECTION 3.06

   L ITIGATION AND E NVIRONMENTAL M ATTERS      60   

SECTION 3.07

   C OMPLIANCE WITH L AWS AND A GREEMENTS ; N O D EFAULT      61   

SECTION 3.08

   I NVESTMENT C OMPANY S TATUS      61   

SECTION 3.09

   T AXES      61   

SECTION 3.10

   ERISA      61   

 

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SECTION 3.11

   D ISCLOSURE      61   

SECTION 3.12

   M ATERIAL A GREEMENTS      62   

SECTION 3.13

   S OLVENCY      62   

SECTION 3.14

   I NSURANCE      62   

SECTION 3.15

   C APITALIZATION AND S UBSIDIARIES      62   

SECTION 3.16

   S ECURITY I NTEREST IN C OLLATERAL      63   

SECTION 3.17

   E MPLOYMENT M ATTERS      63   

SECTION 3.18

   F EDERAL R ESERVE R EGULATIONS      63   

SECTION 3.19

   U SE OF P ROCEEDS      63   

SECTION 3.20

   N O B URDENSOME R ESTRICTIONS      63   

SECTION 3.21

   S ANCTIONS L AWS AND R EGULATIONS      63   

SECTION 3.22

   A FFILIATE T RANSACTIONS      64   

SECTION 3.23

   C OMMON E NTERPRISE      64   

SECTION 3.24

   F AST T RACK L OAN A GREEMENT      64   

SECTION 3.25

   R ELATED A GREEMENTS      64   

ARTICLE IV

  

CONDITIONS

     65   

SECTION 4.01

   E FFECTIVE D ATE      65   

SECTION 4.02

   E ACH C REDIT E VENT      69   

SECTION 4.03

   I NITIAL E X -I M C REDIT E XTENSION      69   

SECTION 4.04

   E ACH E X -I M C REDIT E XTENSION      70   

ARTICLE V

  

AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

     71   

SECTION 5.01

   F INANCIAL S TATEMENTS ; B ORROWING B ASE AND O THER I NFORMATION      71   

SECTION 5.02

   N OTICES OF M ATERIAL E VENTS      74   

SECTION 5.03

   E XISTENCE ; C ONDUCT OF B USINESS      74   

SECTION 5.04

   P AYMENT OF O BLIGATIONS      75   

SECTION 5.05

   M AINTENANCE OF P ROPERTIES      75   

SECTION 5.06

   B OOKS AND R ECORDS ; I NSPECTION R IGHTS      75   

SECTION 5.07

   C OMPLIANCE WITH L AWS AND M ATERIAL C ONTRACTUAL O BLIGATIONS      75   

SECTION 5.08

   U SE OF P ROCEEDS      75   

SECTION 5.09

   A CCURACY OF I NFORMATION      76   

SECTION 5.10

   I NSURANCE      76   

SECTION 5.11

   C ASUALTY AND C ONDEMNATION      76   

SECTION 5.12

   A PPRAISALS      76   

SECTION 5.13

   D EPOSITORY B ANKS      76   

SECTION 5.14

   A DDITIONAL C OLLATERAL ; F URTHER A SSURANCES      77   

SECTION 5.15

   P OST -C LOSING O BLIGATIONS      77   

ARTICLE VI

  

NEGATIVE COVENANTS

     79   

SECTION 6.01

   I NDEBTEDNESS      79   

SECTION 6.02

   L IENS      80   

SECTION 6.03

   F UNDAMENTAL C HANGES      81   

SECTION 6.04

   I NVESTMENTS , L OANS , A DVANCES , G UARANTEES AND A CQUISITIONS      82   

SECTION 6.05

   A SSET S ALES      83   

SECTION 6.06

   S ALE AND L EASEBACK T RANSACTIONS      84   

 

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SECTION 6.07

  S WAP A GREEMENTS      84   

SECTION 6.08

  R ESTRICTED P AYMENTS ; C ERTAIN P AYMENTS OF I NDEBTEDNESS      84   

SECTION 6.09

  T RANSACTIONS WITH A FFILIATES      85   

SECTION 6.10

  R ESTRICTIVE A GREEMENTS      85   

SECTION 6.11

  A MENDMENT OF M ATERIAL D OCUMENTS      86   

SECTION 6.12

  F IXED C HARGE C OVERAGE R ATIO      86   

ARTICLE VII

    

EVENTS OF DEFAULT

     86   

ARTICLE VIII

    

THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT

     89   

SECTION 8.01

  A PPOINTMENT      89   

SECTION 8.02

  R IGHTS AS A L ENDER      89   

SECTION 8.03

  D UTIES AND O BLIGATIONS      90   

SECTION 8.04

  R ELIANCE      90   

SECTION 8.05

  A CTIONS THROUGH S UB -A GENTS      90   

SECTION 8.06

  R ESIGNATION      90   

SECTION 8.07

  N ON -R ELIANCE      91   

SECTION 8.08

  N OT P ARTNERS OR C O -V ENTURERS ; A DMINISTRATIVE A GENT AS R EPRESENTATIVE OF THE S ECURED P ARTIES      92   

SECTION 8.09

  F LOOD L AWS      92   

ARTICLE IX

    

MISCELLANEOUS

     93   

SECTION 9.01

  N OTICES      93   

SECTION 9.02

  W AIVERS ; A MENDMENTS      94   

SECTION 9.03

  E XPENSES ; I NDEMNITY ; D AMAGE W AIVER      97   

SECTION 9.04

  S UCCESSORS AND A SSIGNS      98   

SECTION 9.05

  S URVIVAL      102   

SECTION 9.06

  C OUNTERPARTS ; I NTEGRATION ; E FFECTIVENESS ; E LECTRONIC E XECUTION      102   

SECTION 9.07

  S EVERABILITY      102   

SECTION 9.08

  R IGHT OF S ETOFF      103   

SECTION 9.09

  G OVERNING L AW ; J URISDICTION ; C ONSENT TO S ERVICE OF P ROCESS      103   

SECTION 9.10

  WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL      103   

SECTION 9.11

  H EADINGS      104   

SECTION 9.12

  C ONFIDENTIALITY      104   

SECTION 9.13

  S EVERAL O BLIGATIONS ; N ONRELIANCE ; V IOLATION OF L AW      105   

SECTION 9.14

  USA PATRIOT A CT      105   

SECTION 9.15

  D ISCLOSURE      105   

SECTION 9.16

  A PPOINTMENT FOR P ERFECTION      105   

SECTION 9.17

  I NTEREST R ATE L IMITATION      105   

SECTION 9.18

  N O A DVISORY OR F IDUCIARY R ESPONSIBILITY      106   

SECTION 9.19

  A UTHORIZATION TO D ISTRIBUTE C ERTAIN M ATERIALS TO P UBLIC -S IDERS      106   

SECTION 9.20

  I NTERCREDITOR A GREEMENT      106   

 

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ARTICLE X

  

LOAN GUARANTY

     106   

SECTION 10.01

 

G UARANTY

     106   

SECTION 10.02

 

G UARANTY OF P AYMENT

     107   

SECTION 10.03

 

N O D ISCHARGE OR D IMINISHMENT OF L OAN G UARANTY

     107   

SECTION 10.04

 

D EFENSES W AIVED

     108   

SECTION 10.05

 

R IGHTS OF S UBROGATION

     108   

SECTION 10.06

 

R EINSTATEMENT ; S TAY OF A CCELERATION

     108   

SECTION 10.07

 

I NFORMATION

     108   

SECTION 10.08

 

T ERMINATION

     109   

SECTION 10.09

 

T AXES

     109   

SECTION 10.10

 

M AXIMUM L IABILITY

     109   

SECTION 10.11

 

C ONTRIBUTION

     109   

SECTION 10.12

 

L IABILITY C UMULATIVE

     110   

SECTION 10.13

 

K EEPWELL

     110   

SECTION 10.14

 

S UBORDINATION OF I NTERCOMPANY I NDEBTEDNESS

     110   

 

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SCHEDULES:

 

Commitment Schedule

Schedule 1.1

      National Account Debtors

Schedule 3.05

      Properties

Schedule 3.06

      Disclosed Matters

Schedule 3.12

      Material Agreements

Schedule 3.14

      Insurance

Schedule 3.15

      Capitalization and Subsidiaries

Schedule 3.22

      Affiliate Transactions

Schedule 6.01

      Existing Indebtedness

Schedule 6.02

      Existing Liens

Schedule 6.04

      Existing Investments

Schedule 6.10

      Existing Restrictions

EXHIBITS:

 

Exhibit A

      Form of Assignment and Assumption

Exhibit B

      Form of Borrowing Base Certificate

Exhibit C

      Form of Compliance Certificate

Exhibit D

      Joinder Agreement

Exhibit E-1

      U.S. Tax Certificate (For Foreign Lenders that are not Partnerships for U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

Exhibit E-2

      U.S. Tax Certificate (For Foreign Participants that are not Partnerships for U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

Exhibit E-3

      U.S. Tax Certificate (For Foreign Participants that are Partnerships for U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

Exhibit E-4

      U.S. Tax Certificate (For Foreign that are Partnerships for U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

 

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CREDIT AGREEMENT dated as of December 19, 2014 (as it may be amended or modified from time to time, this “ Agreement ”) among A.S.V., INC., a Minnesota corporation, the other Loan Parties party hereto, the Lenders party hereto, and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent.

The parties hereto agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

Definitions

SECTION 1.01 Defined Terms . As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings specified below:

ABL Priority Collateral ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Intercreditor Agreement.

Account ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Security Agreement.

Account Debtor ” means any Person obligated on an Account.

Acquisition ” means any transaction, or any series of related transactions, consummated on or after the Effective Date, by which any Loan Party (a) acquires any business or all or substantially all of the assets of any Person, whether through purchase of assets, merger or otherwise or (b) directly or indirectly acquires (in one transaction or as the most recent transaction in a series of transactions) at least a majority (in number of votes) of the Equity Interests of a Person which has ordinary voting power for the election of directors or other similar management personnel of a Person (other than Equity Interests having such power only by reason of the happening of a contingency) or a majority of the outstanding Equity Interests of a Person.

Adjusted LIBO Rate ” means, with respect to any Eurodollar Borrowing for any Interest Period or for any CBFR Borrowing, an interest rate per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/16 of 1%) equal to (a) the LIBO Rate for such Interest Period multiplied by (b) the Statutory Reserve Rate.

Adjusted One Month LIBOR Rate ” means, for any day, an interest rate per annum equal to the Adjusted LIBO Rate for a one month interest period on such day (or if such day is not a Business Day, the immediately preceding Business Day); provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, the Adjusted LIBO Rate for any day shall be based on the rate appearing on Reuters Screen. LIBOR01 Page (or on any successor or substitute page) at approximately 11:00 a.m. London time on such day (without any rounding).

Administrative Agent ” means JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., in its capacity as administrative agent for the Lenders and the other Secured Parties.

Administrative Questionnaire ” means an Administrative Questionnaire in a form supplied by the Administrative Agent.

Affiliate ” means, with respect to a specified Person, another Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls or is Controlled by or is under common Control with the specified Person.

Agency Site ” means the Intralinks or another electronic platform site established by the Administrative Agent to administer this Agreement.


Aggregate Availability ” means, with respect to Borrower, at any time, an amount equal to (a) the lesser of (i) the aggregate Revolving Commitment and (ii) the Aggregate Borrowing Base minus (b) the sum of (i) the Revolving Exposure of all Revolving Lenders and (ii) at all times after the Ex-Im Effective Date, the sum of the aggregate Ex-Im Revolving Exposure of all Lenders.

Aggregate Borrowing Base ” means, at any time, the aggregate of the Borrowing Base, and at all times after the Ex-Im Effective Date, the Export-Related Borrowing Base.

Aggregate Credit Exposure ” means, at any time, the aggregate Credit Exposure of all the Lenders at such time.

Aggregate Revolving Exposure ” means, at any time, the aggregate Revolving Exposure of all the Lenders at such time.

ALTA ” means the American Land Title Association.

Annualized Basis ” means, with respect to a specific component of the Fixed Charges for any measurement period, the product of (i) the actual amount made or paid in respect of such component during such period  divided by the number of calendar days in such period times (ii) 365.

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

Applicable Percentage ” means, with respect to any Lender, (a) with respect to Revolving Loans, LC Exposure, Overadvances or Swingline Loans, a percentage equal to a fraction the numerator of which is such Lender’s Revolving Commitment and the denominator of which is the aggregate Revolving Commitments (provided that, if the Revolving Commitments have terminated or expired, the Applicable Percentages shall be determined based upon such Lender’s share of the Aggregate Revolving Exposure at that time), (b) with respect to the Ex-Im Revolving Lender, with respect to Ex-Im Revolving Loans, a percentage equal to one hundred percent (100%); and with respect to any Ex-Im Participant, with respect to Ex-Im Revolving Loans, a percentage equal to a fraction, the numerator of which such Ex-Im Participant’s Ex-Im Revolving Subcommitment and the denominator of which is the aggregate Ex-Im Revolving Subcommitment of all Ex-Im Participants (if the Ex-Im Revolving Subcommitment have terminated or expired, the Applicable Percentages shall be determined based upon such Ex-Im Participant’s share of the aggregate Ex-Im Revolving Exposures at such time), and (c) with respect to Protective Advances or with respect to the Aggregate Credit Exposure, a percentage based upon its share of the Aggregate Credit Exposure and the unused Commitments; provided that, in accordance with Section 2.20, so long as any Lender shall be a Defaulting Lender, such Defaulting Lender’s Commitment or Ex-Im Revolving Subcommitment shall be disregarded in the calculations under clauses (a), (b) and (c) above.

Applicable Rate ” means, for any day, with respect to any Loan, or with respect to the commitment fees payable hereunder, as the case may be, the applicable rate per annum set forth below under the caption “Revolver CBFR Spread”, “Revolver Eurodollar Spread”, “Ex-Im CBFR Spread”, Ex-Im Eurodollar Spread” or “Commitment Fee Rate”, as the case may be, based upon the Borrower’s average Aggregate Availability during the most recent calendar quarter, provided that until the delivery to the Administrative Agent, pursuant to Section 5.1(f) of the Borrowing Base Certificate for June 30, 2015, the “Applicable Rate” shall be determined based on Category 2 below:

 

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Aggregate
Availability

  Revolver
CBFR
Spread
    Revolver
Eurodollar
Spread
    Ex-Im
CBFR
Spread
    Ex-Im
Eurodollar
Spread
    Commitment
Fee Rate
 
Category 1

> $23,300,000

    0.50     1.50     0.50     1.50     0.25
Category 2
³  $11,700,000
but
£  $23,300,000
    0.75     1.75     0.75     1.75     0.25
Category 3
< $11,700,000
    1.00     2.00     1.00     2.00     0.25

For purposes of the foregoing, the Applicable Rate shall be determined as of the end of each fiscal quarter based upon the Borrower’s average Aggregate Availability during such fiscal quarter, provided that Aggregate Availability shall be deemed to be in Category 3 at the option of the Administrative Agent or at the request of the Required Lenders if the Borrower fails to deliver any applicable Borrowing Base Certificate required to be delivered by it pursuant to Section 5.1(g), during the period from the expiration of the time for delivery thereof until such Borrowing Base Certificate is delivered. In the event Borrower or Administrative Agent determines in good faith that the calculation of Aggregate Availability on which the applicable interest rate or fee for any particular period was determined is inaccurate, and as a consequence thereof, the applicable rate or fee was lower or higher than it would have been, (i) Borrower shall immediately deliver to Administrative Agent a correct Borrowing Base Certificate for such period (and if such Borrowing Base Certificate is not accurately restated and delivered within ten (10) Business Days after the first discovery of such inaccuracy or upon notice by Administrative Agent of such determination, then the highest pricing level set forth above shall apply retroactively for such period notwithstanding any subsequent restatement thereof after such ten (10) Business Day period), (ii) Administrative Agent shall notify Borrower of the amount of interest or fees that would have been due in respect of any outstanding Obligations during such period had the applicable rate been calculated based on the correct Aggregate Availability calculation (or the highest pricing level set forth above if a correct Borrowing Base Certificate was not delivered within the ten (10) Business Day period) and (iii) either (A) Borrower shall promptly pay to Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders, the difference between the amount that would have been due and the amount actually paid in respect of such period or (B) so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the difference between the amount that would have been due and the amount actually paid in respect of such period shall be credited against interest owing by Borrower on the next the Interest Payment Date or any subsequent Interest Payment Date until such amounts are paid in full.

Approved Fund ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.04.

Asset Sale ” means a sale, lease or sublease (as lessor or sublessor), sale and leaseback, assignment, conveyance, transfer, license or other disposition to, or any exchange of property with, any Person (other than to or with a Loan Party), in one transaction or a series of transactions, of all or any part of any Loan Party’s businesses, assets or properties of any kind, whether real, personal, or mixed and whether tangible or intangible, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, including, without limitation, the Equity Interests of any of Loan Party (collectively, the “ Loan Party Assets ”), other than (i) inventory of any Loan Party sold, licensed for periods of 1 year or less or leased in the ordinary course of business or (ii) any sale, transfer or conveyance conducted in the ordinary course of business of any portion of the Loan Party Assets which a Loan Party reasonably determines in good faith to be obsolete, worn-out or unnecessary to its business. For purposes of clarification, “Asset Sale” shall include (x) the sale or other disposition for value of any contracts or (y) the early termination or modification of any contract resulting in the receipt by any Loan Party of a cash payment or other consideration in exchange for such event.

 

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Assignment and Assumption ” means an assignment and assumption entered into by a Lender and an assignee (with the consent of any party whose consent is required by Section 9.04), and accepted by the Administrative Agent, in the form of Exhibit A or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent.

Australian Eligible Accounts ” means Eligible Accounts owing from time to time to Borrower from CEG Distributions Pty Ltd.

Availability ” means, at any time, an amount equal to (a) the lesser of (i) the aggregate Revolving Commitments and (ii) the Borrowing Base minus (b) the Aggregate Revolving Exposure (calculated, with respect to any Defaulting Lender, as if such Defaulting Lender had funded its Applicable Percentage of all outstanding Borrowings).

Availability Period ” means the period from and including the Effective Date to but excluding the earlier of the Maturity Date and the date of termination of the Commitments.

Available Revolving Commitment ” means, at any time, the aggregate Revolving Commitments minus (a) the Aggregate Revolving Exposure (calculated, with respect to any Defaulting Lender, as if such Defaulting Lender had funded its Applicable Percentage of all outstanding Borrowings) and (b) the Ex-Im Revolving Exposure of the Ex-Im Revolving Lender at such time relating to Ex-Im Revolving Loans.

Banking Services ” means each and any of the following bank services provided to any Loan Party by any Lender or any of its Affiliates: (a) credit cards for commercial customers (including, without limitation, “commercial credit cards” and purchasing cards), (b) stored value cards, (c) merchant processing services, and (d) treasury management services (including, without limitation, controlled disbursement, automated clearinghouse transactions, return items, overdrafts and interstate depository network services).

Banking Services Obligations ” means any and all obligations of the Loan Parties, whether absolute or contingent and howsoever and whensoever created, arising, evidenced or acquired (including all renewals, extensions and modifications thereof and substitutions therefor) in connection with Banking Services.

Banking Services Reserves ” means all Reserves which the Administrative Agent from time to time establishes in its Permitted Discretion for Banking Services then provided or outstanding.

Bankruptcy Event ” means, with respect to any Person, when such Person becomes the subject of a bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding, or has had a receiver, conservator, trustee, administrator, custodian, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with the reorganization or liquidation of its business, appointed for it, or, in the good faith determination of the Administrative Agent, has taken any action in furtherance of, or indicating its consent to, approval of, or acquiescence in, any such proceeding or appointment, provided that a Bankruptcy Event shall not result solely by virtue of any ownership interest, or the acquisition of any ownership interest, in such Person by a Governmental Authority or instrumentality thereof, unless such ownership interest results in or provides such Person with immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within the U.S. or from the enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment on its assets or permits such Person (or such Governmental Authority or instrumentality) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts or agreements made by such Person.

Beneficial Owner ” means, with respect to any U.S. Federal withholding Tax, the beneficial owner, for U.S. Federal income tax purposes, to whom such Tax relates.

 

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Billing Statement ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.18(g).

Board ” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the U.S.

Borrower ” means A.S.V., Inc., a Minnesota corporation.

Borrowing ” means (a) Revolving Loans of the same Type, made, converted or continued on the same date and, in the case of Eurodollar Loans, as to which a single Interest Period is in effect, (b) Ex-Im Revolving Loans of the same Type made, converted or continued on the same date and, in the case of Eurodollar Loans, as to which a single Interest Period is in effect, (c) a Swingline Loan, (d) a Protective Advance and (e) an Overadvance.

Borrowing Base ” means, at any time, the sum of (a) 85% of the dollar amount of Borrower’s Eligible Accounts (excluding Australian Eligible Accounts) at such time, plus (b) at all times prior to the Ex-Im Effective Date, 70% of the dollar amount of Borrower’s Australian Eligible Accounts, plus (c) the lesser of (i) 65% of the dollar amount of Borrower’s Eligible Inventory at such time, valued at the lower of cost or market value, determined on a first-in-first-out basis and (ii) the product of 85% multiplied by the Net Orderly Liquidation Value percentage identified in the most recent inventory appraisal ordered by the Administrative Agent multiplied by the dollar amount of Borrower’s Eligible Inventory, valued at the lower of cost or market value, determined on a first-in-first-out basis, minus (d) Reserves. The Administrative Agent may, in its Permitted Discretion, reduce the advance rates set forth above, adjust Reserves or establish additional elements or reduce one or more of the other elements used in computing the Borrowing Base.

Borrowing Base Certificate ” means a certificate, signed and certified as accurate and complete by a Financial Officer, in substantially the form of Exhibit B or another form which is acceptable to the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion.

Borrowing Request ” means a request by the Borrower for a Revolving Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.03.

Burdensome Restrictions ” means any consensual encumbrance or restriction of the type described in clause (a) or (b) of Section 6.10.

Business Day ” means any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in Chicago, Illinois are authorized or required by law to remain closed; provided that, when used in connection with a Eurodollar Loan, the term “ Business Day ” shall also exclude any day on which banks are not open for general business in London.

Capital Expenditures ” means, without duplication, any expenditure or commitment to expend money for any purchase or other acquisition of any asset which would be classified as a fixed or capital asset on a consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries prepared in accordance with GAAP.

Capital Lease Obligations ” of any Person means the obligations of such Person to pay rent or other amounts under any lease of (or other arrangement conveying the right to use) real or personal property, or a combination thereof, which obligations are required to be classified and accounted for as capital leases on a balance sheet of such Person under GAAP, and the amount of such obligations shall be the capitalized amount thereof determined in accordance with GAAP.

CB Floating Rate ” means the Prime Rate; provided that the CB Floating Rate shall never be less than the Adjusted One Month LIBOR Rate on such day (or if such day is not a Business Day, the

 

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immediately preceding Business Day). Any change in the CB Floating Rate due to a change in the Prime Rate or the Adjusted One Month LIBOR Rate shall be effective from and including the effective date of such change in the Prime Rate or the Adjusted One Month LIBOR Rate, respectively.

CBFR ”, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, bear interest at a rate determined by reference to the CB Floating Rate.

Change in Control ” means (a) Manitex shall cease to own, free and clear of all Liens or other encumbrances, at least 51% of the outstanding voting Equity Interests of the Borrower on a fully diluted basis; (b) Terex and Manitex, collectively shall cease to own, free and clear of all Liens or other encumbrances 100of the outstanding voting Equity Interest of the Borrower on a fully diluted basis; (c) occupation of a majority of the seats (other than vacant seats) on the board of directors of the Borrower by Persons who were neither (i) nominated by the board of directors of the Borrower nor (ii) appointed by directors so nominated; or (d) the Borrower shall cease to own, free and clear of all Liens or other encumbrances, at least 100% of the outstanding voting Equity Interests of its Subsidiaries on a fully diluted basis.

Change in Law ” means the occurrence after the date of this Agreement or, with respect to any Lender, such later date on which such Lender becomes a party to this Agreement) of any of the following: (a) the adoption or taking effect of any law, rule, regulation or treaty, (b) any change in any law, rule, regulation or treaty or in the administration, interpretation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority or (c) compliance by any Lender or the Issuing Bank (or, for purposes of Section 2.15(b), by any lending office of such Lender or by such Lender’s or the Issuing Bank’s holding company, if any) with any request, guideline, requirement or directive (whether or not having the force of law) of any Governmental Authority made or issued after the date of this Agreement; provided that, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (x) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines, requirements or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith or in the implementation thereof, and (y) all requests, rules, guidelines, requirements or directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States or foreign regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, shall in each case be deemed to be a “Change in Law”, regardless of the date enacted, adopted, issued or implemented.

Charges ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.17.

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

Class ”, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are Revolving Loans, Swingline Loans or Protective Advances or Overadvances.

Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.

Collateral ” means any and all property owned, leased or operated by a Person covered by the Collateral Documents and any and all other property of any Loan Party, now existing or hereafter acquired, that may at any time be, become or be intended to be, subject to a security interest or Lien in favor of the Administrative Agent, on behalf of itself and the Lenders and other Secured Parties, to secure the Secured Obligations or a security interest or Lien in favor of the Ex-Im Revolving Lender to secure the Ex-Im Obligations.

 

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Collateral Access Agreement ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Security Agreement.

Collateral Documents ” means, collectively, the Security Agreement, the Mortgages, the Ex-Im Security Agreement, and any other agreements, instruments and documents executed in connection with this Agreement that are intended to create, perfect or evidence Liens to secure the Secured Obligations or the Ex-Im Obligations (as applicable), including, without limitation, all other security agreements, pledge agreements, mortgages, deeds of trust, loan agreements, notes, guarantees, subordination agreements, pledges, powers of attorney, consents, assignments, contracts, fee letters, notices, leases, financing statements and all other written matter whether theretofore, now or hereafter executed by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries and delivered to the Administrative Agent.

Collection Account ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Security Agreement.

Commitment ” means, with respect to each Lender, the sum of such Lender’s Revolving Commitment and Ex-Im Revolving Subcommitment, together with the commitment of such Lender to acquire participations in Protective Advances and Ex-Im Revolving Exposure hereunder. The initial amount of each Lender’s Commitment is set forth on the Commitment Schedule , or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender shall have assumed its Commitment, as applicable.

Commitment Schedule ” means the Schedule attached hereto identified as such.

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

Communications ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.01(d).

Competitor ” means any Person which is an operating company and a direct competitor of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries that is identified in writing to the Administrative Agent by the Borrower on or prior to the Effective Date and is reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent (with such acceptance not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed).

Connection Income Taxes ” means Other Connection Taxes that are imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated) or that are franchise Taxes or branch profits Taxes.

Control ” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise. “ Controlling ” and “ Controlled ” have meanings correlative thereto.

Controlled Disbursement Account ” means the following account: account #671257967, and any replacement or additional accounts of the Borrower maintained with the Administrative Agent as a zero balance, cash management account pursuant to and under any agreement between the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, as modified and amended from time to time, and through which all disbursements of the Borrower, any other Loan Party and any designated Subsidiary of the Borrower are made and settled on a daily basis with no uninvested balance remaining overnight.

Covenant Testing Period ” means the period (a) commencing on the day that an Event of Default occurs, or Aggregate Availability is less than or equal to the greater of (i) $3,500,000 or (ii) 10% of the then outstanding Revolving Commitments; and (b) continuing until, during each of the preceding 60 consecutive days, no Event of Default has existed and Aggregate Availability has been greater than the greater of (i) $3,500,000 or (ii) 10% of the then outstanding Revolving Commitments.

 

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Conversion Tax Payment ” means Taxes paid to a Governmental Authority with respect to the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014 in connection with the conversion of the Borrower into a limited liability company as permitted by Section 6.03(a) in an aggregate amount not to exceed $16,500,000.

Conversion Tax Payment Reserve ” means an amount equal to $10,500,000 on the Effective Date, which amount shall be increased by $1,000,000 on the first day and fifteenth day of each month, not to exceed $16,500,000.

Credit Exposure ” means, as to any Lender at any time, the sum of (a) such Lender’s Revolving Exposure, plus (b) an amount equal to such Lender’s Applicable Percentage, if any, of the Ex-Im Revolving Exposure at such time, plus (c) an amount equal to such Lender’s Applicable Percentage, if any, of the aggregate principal amount of Protective Advances outstanding.

Credit Party ” means the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank, the Swingline Lender or any other Lender.

Default ” means any event or condition which constitutes an Event of Default or which upon notice, lapse of time or both would, unless cured or waived, become an Event of Default.

Defaulting Lender ” means any Lender that (a) has failed, within two Business Days of the date required to be funded or paid, to (i) fund any portion of its Loans, (ii) fund any portion of its participations in Letters of Credit or Swingline Loans or (iii) pay over to any Credit Party any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder, unless, in the case of clause (i) above, such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent in writing that such failure is the result of such Lender’s good faith determination that a condition precedent to funding (specifically identified and including the particular Default, if any) has not been satisfied, (b) has notified the Borrower or any Credit Party in writing, or has made a public statement, to the effect that it does not intend or expect to comply with any of its funding obligations under this Agreement (unless such writing or public statement indicates that such position is based on such Lender’s good faith determination that a condition precedent (specifically identified and including the particular Default, if any) to funding a Loan under this Agreement cannot be satisfied) or generally under other agreements in which it commits to extend credit, (c) has failed, within three Business Days after request by a Credit Party, acting in good faith, to provide a certification in writing from an authorized officer of such Lender that it will comply with its obligations (and is financially able to meet such obligations) to fund prospective Loans and participations in then outstanding Letters of Credit and Swingline Loans and Ex-Im Revolving Loans under this Agreement, provided that such Lender shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this clause (c) upon such Credit Party’s receipt of such certification in form and substance satisfactory to it and the Administrative Agent, or (d) has become the subject of a Bankruptcy Event.

Discharge of Term Loan Obligations ” means the “Term Loan Obligations Payment Date” as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement.

Disclosed Matters ” means the actions, suits, proceedings and environmental matters disclosed in Schedule 3.06 .

Distribution Agreement ” means means that certain Distribution and Cross Marketing Agreement by and among Manitex, Terex and Borrower, dated as of December 19, 2014.

Document ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Security Agreement.

dollars ” or “ $ ” refers to lawful money of the U.S.

 

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Domestic Subsidiary ” means a Subsidiary organized under the laws of a jurisdiction located in the U.S.

EBITDA ” means, for any period, Net Income for such period plus (a) without duplication and to the extent deducted in determining Net Income for such period, the sum of (i) Interest Expense for such period (whether paid or accrued), (ii) income tax expense for such period (whether paid or accrued), (iii) all amounts attributable to depreciation and amortization expense for such period, (iv) any extraordinary non-cash charges for such period (including amortization of goodwill, debt issuance costs and amortization of any non-cash impairment of intangibles) and (v) any other non-cash charges for such period (but excluding any non-cash charge in respect of an item that was included in Net Income in a prior period and any non-cash charge that relates to the write-down or write-off of inventory), and (vi) any non-recurring fees, cash charges and other cash expenses (including severance costs) made or incurred in connection with the Transactions that are paid or otherwise accounted for within 90 days of the consummation of the Transactions in an amount not to exceed $5,500,000, minus (b) without duplication and to the extent included in Net Income, (i) any cash payments made during such period in respect of non-cash charges described in clause (a)(v) taken in a prior period and (ii) any extraordinary gains and any non-cash items of income for such period, all calculated for the Borrower and its Domestic Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP; provided that, for purposes of determining EBITDA, EBITDA for the fiscal periods set forth in the table below shall be deemed to the amounts set forth below:

 

Period

   EBITDA  

January 1, 2014 through January 31, 2014

   $ 1,236,000   

February 1, 2014 through February 28, 2014

   $ 1,217,000   

March 1, 2014 through March 31, 2014

   $ 1,446,000   

April 1, 2014 through April 30, 2014

   $ 1,455,000   

May 1, 2014 through May 31, 2014

   $ 1,167,000   

June 1, 2014 through June 30, 2014

   $ 690,000   

July 1, 2014 through July 31, 2014

   $ 1,099,000   

August 1, 2014 through August 31, 2014

   $ 1,574,000   

September 1, 2014 through September 30, 2014

   $ 1,008,000   

October 1, 2014 through October 31, 2014

   $ 1,658,000   

November 1, 2014 through November 30, 2014

   $ 1,262,000   

 

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

Effective Date ” means the date on which the conditions specified in Section 4.01 are satisfied (or waived in accordance with Section 9.02).

“Effective Date Dividend” means a dividend from Borrower to Terex not to exceed an amount equal to (i) $50,000,000 less (ii) the amount of the TCA-ASV Net Assets payment (as such term is defined in the Stock Purchase Agreement as in effect on the date hereof) which the dividend shall be made with proceeds from the Term Loans.

Electronic Signature ” means an electronic sound, symbol, or process attached to, or associated with, a contract or other record and adopted by a Person with the intent to sign, authenticate or accept such contract or record.

Electronic System ” means any electronic system, including e-mail, e-fax, Intralinks ® , ClearPar ® and any other Internet or extranet-based site, whether such electronic system is owned, operated or hosted by the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Bank and any of its respective Related Parties or any other Person, providing for access to data protected by passcodes or other security system.

Eligible Accounts ” means each Account of the Borrower that, at the time of creation and at all times thereafter is not ineligible for inclusion in the calculation of the Borrowing Base pursuant to any of clauses (a) through (y) below. Without limiting the foregoing, Eligible Accounts shall not include any Account:

(a) which is not subject to a first priority perfected security interest in favor of the Administrative Agent;

(b) which is subject to any Lien other than (i) a Lien in favor of the Administrative Agent, (ii) the Ex-Im Revolving Lender, (ii) a Permitted Encumbrance which does not have priority over the Lien in favor of the Administrative Agent and (iii) Liens permitted by Section 6.02(g);

(c) (i) (A) which is unpaid more than 90 days after the date of the original invoice therefor (provided that no more than $1,500,000 of Accounts at any time outstanding shall not be ineligible solely pursuant to this clause (i)(A) unless such Accounts are unpaid more than 120 days after the date of original invoice) or (B) more than 60 days after the original due date therefor (or prior to the Ex-Im Effective Date with respect to Accounts owing from CEG Distributions Pty Ltd., any Account which is unpaid more than 195 days after the date of the original invoice therefor or after the original due date therefor), or (ii) which has been written off the books of the Borrower or otherwise designated as uncollectible;

(d) which is owing by an Account Debtor for which more than 50% of the Accounts owing from such Account Debtor and its Affiliates are ineligible pursuant to clause (c) above;

(e) which is owing by an Account Debtor to the extent the aggregate amount of Accounts owing from such Account Debtor and its Affiliates to the Borrower exceeds (i) 40% of the aggregate Eligible Accounts with respect to, individually or in the aggregate, Caterpillar, Inc. and its affiliates, (ii) during the Terex Transition Period, 100% of the aggregate Eligible Accounts with respect to, individually or in the aggregate, Terex and its affiliates, (iii) 30% of the aggregate Eligible Accounts with respect to any National Account Debtor, or (iv) 20% of the aggregate Eligible Accounts with respect to any other Account Debtor;

 

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(f) with respect to which any covenant, representation or warranty contained in this Agreement or in the Security Agreement has been breached or is not true;

(g) which (i) does not arise from the sale of goods or performance of services in the ordinary course of business, (ii) is not evidenced by an invoice or other documentation satisfactory to the Administrative Agent which has been sent to the Account Debtor, (iii) represents a progress billing, (iv) is contingent upon the Borrower’s completion of any further performance, (v) represents a sale on a bill-and-hold, guaranteed sale, sale-and-return, sale on approval, consignment, cash-on-delivery or any other repurchase or return basis (provided that no more than $7,500,000 of Accounts at any time outstanding shall not be ineligible solely pursuant to this clause (g)(v) due to such Accounts being bill and hold Accounts so long as the Account Debtors of such Accounts have agreed in writing that such Accounts may be invoiced by Borrower, such writing in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent in its Permitted Discretion) or (vi) relates to payments of interest;

(h) for which the goods giving rise to such Account have not been shipped to the Account Debtor or for which the services giving rise to such Account have not been performed by the Borrower or if such Account was invoiced more than once;

(i) with respect to which any check or other instrument of payment has been returned uncollected for any reason;

(j) which is owed by an Account Debtor which has (i) applied for, suffered, or consented to the appointment of any receiver, custodian, trustee, or liquidator of its assets, (ii) had possession of all or a material part of its property taken by any receiver, custodian, trustee or liquidator, (iii) filed, or had filed against it, any request or petition for liquidation, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment of debts, adjudication as bankrupt, winding-up, or voluntary or involuntary case under any state or federal bankruptcy laws, (iv) admitted in writing its inability, or is generally unable to, pay its debts as they become due, (v) become insolvent, or (vi) ceased operation of its business;

(k) which is owed by any Account Debtor which has sold all or a substantially all of its assets, unless the purchaser of such assets has also expressly assumed all liabilities of such Account Debtor to Borrower;

(l) which is owed by an Account Debtor which (i) does not maintain its chief executive office in the U.S. or Canada or (ii) is not organized under applicable law of the U.S., any state of the U.S., or the District of Columbia, Canada or any province of Canada prior to the Ex-Im Effective Date, Australia or any state or territory of Australia unless, in any such case, such Account is backed by a Letter of Credit acceptable to the Administrative Agent which is in the possession of, and is directly drawable by, the Administrative Agent;

(m) which is owed in any currency other than U.S. dollars;

(n) which is owed by (i) any Governmental Authority of any country other than the U.S. unless such Account is backed by a Letter of Credit acceptable to the Administrative Agent which is in the possession of, and is directly drawable by, the Administrative Agent, or (ii) any Governmental Authority of the U.S., or any department, agency, public corporation, or instrumentality thereof, unless the Federal Assignment of Claims Act of 1940, as amended (31

 

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U.S.C. § 3727 et seq . and 41 U.S.C. § 15 et seq .), and any other steps necessary to perfect the Lien of the Administrative Agent and the Ex-Im Revolving Lender in such Account have been complied with to the Administrative Agent’s and Ex-Im Revolving Lender’s satisfaction;

(o) which is owed by any Affiliate of any Loan Party or any employee, officer, director, agent or stockholder of any Loan Party or any of its Affiliates; provided that during the 60 day period beginning on the Effective Date, the TCA Receivable owing from Terex or one of its Affiliates shall not be deemed ineligible solely pursuant to this clause (o);

(p) which is owed by an Account Debtor or any Affiliate of such Account Debtor to which the Borrower is indebted, but only to the extent of such indebtedness, or is subject to any security, deposit, progress payment, retainage or other similar advance made by or for the benefit of an Account Debtor, in each case to the extent thereof;

(q) which is subject to any counterclaim, deduction, defense, setoff or dispute but only to the extent of any such counterclaim, deduction, defense, setoff or dispute;

(r) which is evidenced by any promissory note, chattel paper or instrument;

(s) with respect to which the Borrower has made any agreement with the Account Debtor for any reduction thereof, other than discounts and adjustments given in the ordinary course of business but only to the extent of any such reduction, or any Account which was partially paid and the Borrower created a new receivable for the unpaid portion of such Account;

(t) which does not comply in all material respects with the requirements of all applicable laws and regulations, whether Federal, state or local, including without limitation the Federal Consumer Credit Protection Act, the Federal Truth in Lending Act and Regulation Z of the Board;

(u) which is for goods that have been sold under a purchase order or pursuant to the terms of a contract or other agreement or understanding (written or oral) that indicates or purports that any Person other than the Borrower has or has had an ownership interest in such goods, or which indicates any party other than the Borrower as payee or remittance party;

(v) which was created on cash on delivery terms;

(w) Accounts not governed by the applicable law of the U.S., any state of the U.S., or the District of Columbia,

(x) Accounts owing by Account Debtors located in Australia or any state or territory thereof for which the assignment thereof are restricted or prohibited by the terms of such Account or by law;

(y) Accounts owing by Account Debtors located in Australia or any state or territory thereof not containing a submission by the applicable Account Debtor to the exclusive jurisdiction to a competent court of the U.S., any state of the U.S., or the District of Columbia; or

(z) which the Administrative Agent determines may not be paid by reason of the Account Debtor’s inability to pay or which the Administrative Agent otherwise determines is unacceptable in its Permitted Discretion.

 

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In the event that an Account which was previously an Eligible Account ceases to be an Eligible Account hereunder, the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent thereof on and at the time of submission to the Administrative Agent of the next Borrowing Base Certificate. In determining the amount of an Eligible Account, the face amount of an Account may, in the Administrative Agent’s Permitted Discretion, be reduced by, without duplication, to the extent not reflected in such face amount, (i) the amount of all accrued and actual discounts, claims, credits or credits pending, promotional program allowances, price adjustments, finance charges or other allowances (including any amount that the Borrower may be obligated to rebate to an Account Debtor pursuant to the terms of any agreement or understanding (written or oral)) and (ii) the aggregate amount of all cash received in respect of such Account but not yet applied by the Borrower to reduce the amount of such Account.

Eligible Inventory ” means all Inventory of the Borrower that, at the time of purchase and at all times thereafter, was not ineligible for inclusion in the calculation of the Borrowing Base pursuant to any of clauses (a) through (q) below. Without limiting the foregoing, Eligible Inventory shall not include any Inventory:

(aa) which is not subject to a first priority perfected Lien in favor of the Administrative Agent;

(bb) which is subject to any Lien other than (i) a Lien in favor of the Administrative Agent, (ii) the Ex-Im Revolving Lender, (iii) a Permitted Encumbrance which does not have priority over the Lien in favor of the Administrative Agent and (iv) Liens permitted by Section 6.02(g);

(cc) which is, in the Administrative Agent’s opinion based on its Permitted Discretion, slow moving, obsolete, unmerchantable, defective, used, unfit for sale, not salable at prices approximating at least the cost of such Inventory in the ordinary course of business or unacceptable due to age, type, category and/or quantity;

(dd) with respect to which any covenant, representation or warranty contained in this Agreement or in the Security Agreement has been breached or is not true and which does not conform to all standards imposed by any Governmental Authority;

(ee) in which any Person other than the Borrower shall (i) have any direct or indirect ownership, interest or title or (ii) be indicated on any purchase order or invoice with respect to such Inventory as having or purporting to have an interest therein;

(ff) which is not finished goods or which constitutes spare or replacement parts, subassemblies, packaging and shipping material, manufacturing supplies, samples, prototypes, displays or display items, bill-and-hold or ship-in-place goods, goods that are returned or marked for return, repossessed goods, defective or damaged goods, goods held on consignment, or goods which are not of a type held for sale in the ordinary course of business;

(gg) which is not located in the U.S. or is in transit with a common carrier from vendors and suppliers;

(hh) which is located in any location leased by the Borrower unless (i) the lessor has delivered to the Administrative Agent a Collateral Access Agreement or (ii) a Reserve for rent, charges and other amounts due or to become due with respect to such facility has been established by the Administrative Agent in its Permitted Discretion;

 

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(ii) which is located in any third party warehouse or is in the possession of a bailee (other than a third party processor) and is not evidenced by a Document, unless (i) such warehouseman or bailee has delivered to the Administrative Agent a Collateral Access Agreement and such other documentation as the Administrative Agent may require, (ii) an appropriate Reserve has been established by the Administrative Agent in its Permitted Discretion or (iii) fewer than 30 days have passed since the Effective Date;

(jj) which is being processed offsite at a third party location or outside processor, or is in-transit to or from such third party location or outside processor;

(kk) which is a discontinued product or component thereof;

(ll) which is the subject of a consignment by the Borrower as consignor;

(mm) which is perishable;

(nn) which contains or bears any intellectual property rights licensed to the Borrower unless the Administrative Agent is satisfied that it may sell or otherwise dispose of such Inventory without (i) infringing the rights of such licensor, (ii) violating any contract with such licensor, or (iii) incurring any liability with respect to payment of royalties other than royalties incurred pursuant to sale of such Inventory under the current licensing agreement;

(oo) which is not reflected in a current perpetual inventory report of the Borrower;

(pp) for which reclamation rights have been asserted by the seller; or

(qq) which the Administrative Agent otherwise determines is unacceptable in its Permitted Discretion.

In the event that Inventory which was previously Eligible Inventory ceases to be Eligible Inventory hereunder, the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent thereof on and at the time of submission to the Administrative Agent of the next Borrowing Base Certificate.

Enhanced Reporting Period ” means the period (a) commencing on the day that an Event of Default occurs, or Aggregate Availability is less than or equal to (A) at all time during the Terex Transition Period, the greater of (i) $3,500,000 or (ii) 10% of the then outstanding Revolving Commitments and (B) at all times thereafter, the greater of (i) $4,375,000 or (ii) 12.5% of the then outstanding Revolving Commitments; and (b) continuing until, during each of the preceding 60 consecutive days, no Event of Default has existed and Aggregate Availability has been greater than (A) at all time during the Terex Transition Period, the greater of (i) $3,500,000 or (ii) 10% of the then outstanding Revolving Commitments and (B) at all times thereafter, the greater of (i) $4,375,000 or (ii) 12.5% of the then outstanding Revolving Commitments.

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

Environmental Liability ” means any liability, contingent or otherwise (including any liability for damages, costs of environmental remediation, fines, penalties or indemnities), of the Borrower or any Subsidiary directly or indirectly resulting from or based upon (a) any violation of any Environmental

 

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Law, (b) the generation, use, handling, transportation, storage, treatment or disposal of any Hazardous Materials, (c) any exposure to any Hazardous Materials, (d) the Release or threatened Release of any Hazardous Materials into the environment or (e) any contract, agreement or other consensual arrangement pursuant to which liability is assumed or imposed with respect to any of the foregoing.

Equipment ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Security Agreement.

Equity Interests ” means shares of capital stock, partnership interests, membership interests in a limited liability company, beneficial interests in a trust or other equity ownership interests in a Person, and any warrants, options or other rights entitling the holder thereof to purchase or acquire any of the foregoing.

ERISA ” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time.

ERISA Affiliate ” means any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) that, together with the Borrower, is treated as a single employer under Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code or, solely for purposes of Section 302 of ERISA and Section 412 of the Code, is treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code.

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

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

Event of Default ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Article VII.

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

 

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Excluded Taxes ” means any of the following Taxes imposed on or with respect to a Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to a Recipient: (a) Taxes imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated), franchise Taxes, and branch profits Taxes, in each case, (i) imposed as a result of such Recipient being organized under the laws of, or having its principal office or, in the case of any Lender, its applicable lending office located in, the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (or any political subdivision thereof) or (ii) that are Other Connection Taxes; (b) in the case of a Lender, U.S. Federal withholding Taxes imposed on amounts payable to or for the account of such Lender with respect to an applicable interest in a Loan, Letter of Credit or Commitment pursuant to a law in effect on the date on which (i) such Lender acquires such interest in the Loan or Commitment (other than pursuant to an assignment request by the Borrower under Section 2.19(b)) or (ii) such Lender changes its lending office, except in each case to the extent that, pursuant to Section 2.17, amounts with respect to such Taxes were payable either to such Lender’s assignor immediately before such Lender acquired the applicable interest in a Loan or Commitment or to such Lender immediately before it changed its lending office; (c) Taxes attributable to such Recipient’s failure to comply with Section 2.17(f); and (d) any U.S. Federal withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA.

Ex-Im Availability ” means, with respect to the Ex-Im Borrower, at any time, an amount equal to (a) the lesser of (i) the total Ex-Im Revolving Subcommitment of the Ex-Im Revolving Lender and (ii) the Export-Related Borrowing Base minus (b) the total Ex-Im Revolving Exposure relating to Ex-Im Revolving Loans.

Ex-Im Availability Period ” means the period from and including the Ex-Im Effective Date to but excluding the earlier of the Maturity Date or the Commitment Termination Date (as defined in the Fast Track Loan Agreement).

Ex-Im Bank ” means the Export-Import Bank of the United States of America.

Ex-Im Bank Borrower Agreement ” means an agreement executed by the Ex-Im Borrower in favor of Ex-Im Bank and the Ex-Im Revolving Lender, in the form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Ex-Im Revolving Lender.

Ex-Im Bank Documents ” means, collectively, the Ex-Im Bank Guarantee, the Ex-Im Note, any Loan Authorization Agreement between the Ex-Im Revolving Lender and Ex-Im Bank and the Ex-Im Bank Borrower Agreement.

Ex-Im Bank Guarantee ” means that certain Master Guarantee Agreement and any other guarantee now or hereafter executed by Ex-Im Bank in favor of the Ex-Im Revolving Lender, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Ex-Im Revolving Lender, together with all amendments, modifications and supplements thereto.

Ex-Im Borrower ” means the Borrower.

Ex-Im Borrowing Base Certificate ” means a certificate, signed and certified as accurate and complete by a Financial Officer of the Borrower in a form which is acceptable to the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion, reflecting the Export-Related Borrowing Base.

Ex-Im Effective Date ” means the first date after the Effective Date on which the conditions specified in Sections 4.02, 4.03 and 4.04 are all satisfied (or waived in accordance with Section 9.02).

Ex-Im Note ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.10.

 

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Ex-Im Obligations ” means all unpaid principal of and accrued and unpaid interest on the Ex-Im Revolving Loans and all expenses, reimbursements, indemnities and other obligations of the Ex-Im Borrower to the Ex-Im Revolving Lender, the Ex-Im Participants, the Administrative Agent or any indemnified party arising under the Ex-Im Bank Documents or the Fast Track Loan Agreement. The Ex-Im Obligations shall be the “Loan Facility Obligations” referred to in the Ex-Im Bank Borrower Agreement.

Ex-Im Participant ” means each Lender hereunder, with respect to its participation in Ex-Im Revolving Exposure.

Ex-Im Revolving Lender ” means JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Lender under the Fast Track Loan Agreement.

Ex-Im Revolving Exposure ” means the sum of the outstanding principal amount of the Ex-Im Revolving Loans.

Ex-Im Revolving Loans ” means the export-related Loans extended by the Ex-Im Revolving Lender to the Ex-Im Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(b) and the Fast Track Loan Agreement.

Ex-Im Revolving Subcommitments ” means, (a) with respect to the Ex-Im Revolving Lender, the commitment, if any, of the Ex-Im Revolving Lender to make Ex-Im Revolving Loans, expressed as an amount representing the maximum possible aggregate amount of the Ex-Im Revolving Lender’s Ex-Im Revolving Exposure hereunder, as such subcommitment may be reduced from time to time pursuant to assignments by or to the Ex-Im Revolving Lender pursuant to Section 9.04 and (b) with respect to each Ex-Im Participant, the commitment, if any, of such Ex-Im Participant to acquire participations in Ex-Im Revolving Loans hereunder, expressed as an amount representing the maximum possible aggregate amount of such Ex-Im Participants’ participation in the Ex-Im Revolving Exposure hereunder, as such subcommitment may be reduced from time to time pursuant to assignments by or to such Ex-Im Participant pursuant to Section 9.04. The initial amount of the Ex-Im Revolving Lender’s and each Ex-Im Participants Ex-Im Revolving Subcommitment is set forth on the Commitment Schedule , or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which the Ex-Im Revolving Lender or such Ex-Im Participant shall have assumed its Ex-Im Revolving Subcommitment, as applicable. The initial aggregate amount of the Ex-Im Revolving Lender’s Ex-Im Revolving Subcommitment is $7,500,000. The Ex-Im Revolving Subcommitments are subcommitments of the Revolving Commitments and do not represent additional credit exposure.

Ex-Im Security Agreement ” means that certain Pledge and Security Agreement (and any and all supplements thereto) in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Ex-Im Revolving Lender, among the Ex-Im Borrower, the other Loan Parties and the Ex-Im Revolving Lender, together with all amendments, modifications and supplements thereto.

Export-Related Accounts ” means all Export-Related Accounts Receivable (as defined in the Ex-Im Bank Borrower Agreement) of the Ex-Im Borrower; provided that Export-Related Accounts shall not include Accounts of any Account Debtor other than CEG Distributions Pty Ltd.

Export-Related Borrowing Base ” means, at any time, with respect to the Ex-Im Borrower, the Export-Related Borrowing Base as defined in the Ex-Im Bank Borrower Agreement. The Ex-Im Revolving Lender may, in its Permitted Discretion, reduce the advance rates set forth in the Export-Related Borrowing Base, adjust Reserves or reduce one or more of the other elements used in computing the Export-Related Borrowing Base.

 

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Export-Related Collateral ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Fast Track Loan Agreement.

Fast Track Loan Agreement ” means the Fast Track Export Loan Agreement among the Ex-Im Borrower and the Ex-Im Revolving Lender, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Ex-Im Revolving Lender, together with all amendments, modifications and supplements thereto.

FATCA ” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the date of this Agreement (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof and any agreement entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code.

Federal Funds Effective Rate ” means, for any day, the weighted average (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/100 of 1%) of the rates on overnight Federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by Federal funds brokers, as published on the next succeeding Business Day by the Federal Reserve Bank of Illinois, or, if such rate is not so published for any day that is a Business Day, the average (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/100 of 1%) of the quotations for such day for such transactions received by the Administrative Agent from three Federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by it.

Fee Letter ” means that certain fee letter agreement dated as of the date hereof between the Borrower and Administrative Agent.

Financial Officer ” means the chief financial officer, principal accounting officer, treasurer or controller of the Borrower.

Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio ” means, at any date, the ratio of (a) EBITDA minus the unfinanced portion of Capital Expenditures to (b) Fixed Charges, all calculated for the period of twelve consecutive calendar months ended on such date (or, if such date is not the last day of a calendar month, ended on the last day of the calendar month most recently ended prior to such date).

Fixed Charges ” means, for any period, without duplication, cash Interest Expense, plus scheduled principal payments on Indebtedness required to be made, plus expenses for taxes paid in cash (exclusive of the Conversion Tax Payment in an aggregate amount up to $16,500,000), plus dividends or distributions paid in cash, including tax distributions (exclusive of the Effective Date Dividend), plus Capital Lease Obligation payments required to be made, plus cash contributions to any Plan, all calculated for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP. For purposes of this Agreement, the components of the Fixed Charges shall be calculated as follows for any measurement period ending before December 31, 2015: each such component shall be calculated on an Annualized Basis using the actual amount paid or made related to such component from the measurement period beginning January 1, 2015 and ending on the last day of the applicable measurement period.

Fixtures” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Security Agreement.

Flood Laws” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 8.10.

Foreign Lender ” means (a) if the Borrower is a U.S. Person, a Lender, with respect to such Borrower, that is not a U.S. Person, and (b) if the Borrower is not a U.S. Person, a Lender, with respect to such Borrower, that is resident or organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than that in which the Borrower is resident for tax purposes.

 

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Funding Account ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 4.01(h).

GAAP ” means generally accepted accounting principles in the U.S.

Governmental Authority ” means the government of the U.S., any other nation or any political subdivision thereof, whether state or local, and any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government.

Guarantee ” of or by any Person (the “ guarantor ”) means any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of the guarantor guaranteeing or having the economic effect of guaranteeing any Indebtedness or other obligation of any other Person (the “ primary obligor ”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, and including any obligation of the guarantor, direct or indirect, (a) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness or other obligation or to purchase (or to advance or supply funds for the purchase of) any security for the payment thereof, (b) to purchase or lease property, securities or services for the purpose of assuring the owner of such Indebtedness or other obligation of the payment thereof, (c) to maintain working capital, equity capital or any other financial statement condition or liquidity of the primary obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such Indebtedness or other obligation or (d) as an account party in respect of any letter of credit or letter of guaranty issued to support such Indebtedness or obligation; provided , that the term Guarantee shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business.

Guaranteed Obligations ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 10.01.

Guarantors ” means all Loan Guarantors and all non-Loan Parties who have delivered an Obligation Guaranty, and the term “Guarantor” means each or any one of them individually.

Hazardous Materials ” means: (a) any substance, material, or waste that is included within the definitions of “hazardous substances,” “hazardous materials,” “hazardous waste,” “toxic substances,” “toxic materials,” “toxic waste,” or words of similar import in any Environmental Law; (b) those substances listed as hazardous substances by the United States Department of Transportation (or any successor agency) (49 C.F.R. 172.101 and amendments thereto) or by the Environmental Protection Agency (or any successor agency) (40 C.F.R. Part 302 and amendments thereto); and (c) any substance, material, or waste that is petroleum, petroleum-related, or a petroleum by-product, asbestos or asbestos-containing material, polychlorinated biphenyls, flammable, explosive, radioactive, freon gas, radon, or a pesticide, herbicide, or any other agricultural chemical.

Impacted Interest Period ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “LIBO Rate”.

Indebtedness ” of any Person means, without duplication, (a) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money or with respect to deposits or advances of any kind, (b) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments, (c) all obligations of such Person upon which interest charges are customarily paid, (d) all obligations of such Person under conditional sale or other title retention agreements relating to property acquired by such Person, (e) all obligations of such Person in respect of the deferred purchase price of property or services (excluding current accounts payable incurred in the ordinary course of business), (f) all Indebtedness of others secured by (or for which the holder of such Indebtedness has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien on property owned or acquired by such Person, whether or not the Indebtedness secured thereby has been assumed, (g) all Guarantees by such Person of Indebtedness of others, (h) all Capital Lease Obligations of such Person, (i) all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such Person as an account party in respect of letters of credit and letters of guaranty, (j) all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such

 

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Person in respect of bankers’ acceptances, (k) obligations in respect of any earn-out obligation for which the payment amount is capable of being determined or for which the obligation is evidenced by a promissory or similar instrument, (l) any other Off-Balance Sheet Liability and (m) obligations, whether absolute or contingent and howsoever and whensoever created, arising, evidenced or acquired (including all renewals, extensions and modifications thereof and substitutions therefor), under (i) any and all Swap Agreements, and (ii) any and all cancellations, buy backs, reversals, terminations or assignments of any Swap Agreement transaction. The Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of any other entity (including any partnership in which such Person is a general partner) to the extent such Person is liable therefor as a result of such Person’s ownership interest in or other relationship with such entity, except to the extent the terms of such Indebtedness provide that such Person is not liable therefor.

Indemnified Taxes ” means (a) Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes, imposed on or with respect to any payment made by, or on account of any obligation of the Borrower under any Loan Document and (b) to the extent not otherwise described in subsection (a), Other Taxes.

Indemnitee ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.03(b).

Ineligible Institution ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.04(b).

Information ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.12.

Intercreditor Agreement ” means that certain Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of the Effective Date, among the Administrative Agent, the Term Agent and acknowledged by the Loan Parties, as it may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time pursuant to the terms thereof.

Interest Election Request ” means a request by the Borrower to convert or continue a Revolving Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.08.

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

Interest Payment Date ” means (a) with respect to any CBFR Loan (other than a Swingline Loan), the first day of each calendar month and the Maturity Date, (b) with respect to any Eurodollar Loan, the last day of the Interest Period applicable to the Borrowing of which such Loan is a part (and, in the case of a Eurodollar Borrowing with an Interest Period of more than three months’ duration, each day prior to the last day of such Interest Period that occurs at intervals of three months’ duration after the first day of such Interest Period) and the Maturity Date, and (c) with respect to any Swingline Loan, the day that such Swingline Loan is required to be repaid and the Maturity Date.

Interest Period ” means, with respect to any Eurodollar Borrowing, the period commencing on the date of such Eurodollar Borrowing and ending on the numerically corresponding day in the calendar month that is one, two, three or six months thereafter, as the Borrower may elect; provided , that (i) if any Interest Period would end on a day other than a Business Day, such Interest Period shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless such next succeeding Business Day would fall in the next calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day and (ii) any Interest Period that commences on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the last calendar month of such Interest Period) shall

 

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end on the last Business Day of the last calendar month of such Interest Period. For purposes hereof, the date of a Borrowing initially shall be the date on which such Borrowing is made and thereafter shall be the effective date of the most recent conversion or continuation of such Borrowing.

Interpolated Rate ” means, at any time, for any Interest Period, the rate per annum (rounded upward to four decimal places) determined by the Administrative Agent (which determination shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error) to be equal to the rate that results from interpolating on a linear basis between: (a) the LIBO Screen Rate for the longest period (for which the LIBO Screen Rate is available) that is shorter than the Impacted Interest Period and (b) the LIBO Screen Rate for the shortest period (for which the LIBO Screen Rate is available) that exceeds the Impacted Interest Period, in each case, at such time.

Inventory ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Security Agreement.

IRS ” means the United States Internal Revenue Service.

Issuing Bank ” means Chase, in its capacity as the issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder.

Joinder Agreement ” means a Joinder Agreement in substantially the form of Exhibit D .

Joint Venture Agreement ” means means that certain Limited Liability Company Agreement of A.S.V., LLC to be entered into among Terex, Manitex and A.S.V., LLC, in the form attached as an exhibit to the First Amendment to SPA.

LC Collateral Account ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.06(j).

LC Disbursement ” means any payment made by an Issuing Bank pursuant to a Letter of Credit.

LC Exposure ” means, at any time, the sum of (a) the aggregate undrawn amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit plus (b) the aggregate amount of all LC Disbursements relating to Letters of Credit that have not yet been reimbursed by or on behalf of the Borrower. The LC Exposure of any Revolving Lender at any time shall be its Applicable Percentage of the aggregate LC Exposure.

Lenders ” means the Persons listed on the Commitment Schedule and any other Person that shall have become a Lender hereunder pursuant to Section 2.09 or an Assignment and Assumption, other than any such Person that ceases to be a Lender hereunder pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption and specifically includes the Ex-Im Revolving Lender. Unless the context otherwise requires, the term “Lenders” includes the Swingline Lender and the Issuing Bank.

Leverage Ratio (Term) ” has the meaning assigned to the term “Leverage Ratio” in the Term Loan Agreement, as in effect on the date hereof.

Letters of Credit ” means the letters of credit issued pursuant to this Agreement, and the term “ Letter of Credit ” means any one of them or each of them singularly, as the context may require.

LIBO Rate ” means, with respect to any Eurodollar Borrowing for any applicable Interest Period, the London interbank offered rate administered by the British Bankers Association (or any other Person that takes over the administration of such rate for Dollars) for a period equal in length to such Interest Period as displayed on pages LIBOR01 or LIBOR02 of the Reuters screen or, in the event such rate does not appear on a Reuters page or screen, on any successor or substitute page on such screen that displays such rate, or on the appropriate page of such other information service that publishes such rate as shall be selected by the Administrative Agent from time to time in its reasonable discretion (the “ LIBO Screen

 

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Rate” ) at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two (2) Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period; provided that, (x) if any LIBO Screen Rate shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Agreement and (y) if the LIBO Screen Rate shall not be available at such time for a period equal in length to such Interest Period (an “Impacted Interest Period”), then the LIBO Rate shall be the Interpolated Rate at such time, subject to Section 2.14 in the event that the Administrative Agent shall conclude that it shall not be possible to determine such Interpolated Rate (which conclusion shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error); provided, that, if any Interpolated Rate shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the above, to the extent that “LIBO Rate” or “Adjusted LIBO Rate” is used in connection with an CBFR Borrowing, such rate shall be determined as modified by the definition of Adjusted One Month LIBOR Rate.

LIBO Screen Rate ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “LIBO Rate”.

Lien ” means, with respect to any asset, (a) any mortgage, deed of trust, lien, pledge, hypothecation, encumbrance, charge or security interest in, on or of such asset, (b) the interest of a vendor or a lessor under any conditional sale agreement, capital lease or title retention agreement (or any financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing) relating to such asset and (c) in the case of securities, any purchase option, call or similar right of a third party with respect to such securities.

Loan Authorization Agreement ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Ex-Im Bank Borrower Agreement.

Loan Documents ” means, collectively, this Agreement, any promissory notes issued pursuant to this Agreement, the Fee Letter, any Letter of Credit applications, the Collateral Documents, the Loan Guaranty, any Obligation Guaranty, the Ex-Im Bank Documents, the Fast Track Loan Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreement and all other agreements, instruments, documents and certificates identified in Section 4.01 executed and delivered to, or in favor of, the Administrative Agent, the Ex-Im Revolving Lender, or any other Lender and including all other pledges, powers of attorney, consents, assignments, contracts, notices, letter of credit agreements and all other written matter whether heretofore, now or hereafter executed by or on behalf of any Loan Party, or any employee of any Loan Party, and delivered to the Administrative Agent, the Ex-Im Revolving Lender or any other Lender in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby. Any reference in this Agreement or any other Loan Document to a Loan Document shall include all appendices, exhibits or schedules thereto, and all amendments, restatements, supplements or other modifications thereto, and shall refer to this Agreement or such Loan Document as the same may be in effect at any and all times such reference becomes operative.

Loan Guarantor ” means each Loan Party.

Loan Guaranty ” means Article X of this Agreement and each separate Guarantee, in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, delivered by any Loan Guarantor that is not a party to this Agreement, as it may be amended or modified and in effect from time to time.

Loan Parties ” means, collectively, the Borrower, the Borrower’s Subsidiaries and any other Person who becomes a party to this Agreement pursuant to a Joinder Agreement and their successors and assigns, and the term “Loan Party” shall mean any one of them or all of them individually, as the context may require.

 

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Loans ” means the loans and advances made by the Lenders pursuant to this Agreement, including Revolving Loans, Ex-Im Revolving Loans, Swingline Loans, Overadvances and Protective Advances.

Loegering ” means Loegering MFG, Inc., a North Dakota corporation.

Manitex ” means Manitex International, Inc., a Michigan corporation.

Manitex Acquisition ” means the purchase by Manitex from Terex of 51% of the Equity Interests of Borrower for a purchase price of $25,000,000 pursuant to the Stock Purchase Agreement.

Material Adverse Effect ” means a material adverse effect on (a) the business, assets, operations, or financial condition of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, (b) the ability of any Loan Party to perform any of its obligations under the Loan Documents to which it is a party, (c) the Collateral, the Administrative Agent’s Liens (on behalf of itself and other Secured Parties) or the Ex-Im Revolving Lender’s Liens on the Collateral or the priority of such Liens, or (d) the rights of or benefits available to the Administrative Agent, the Ex-Im Revolving Lender, the Issuing Bank or the Lenders under any of the Loan Documents.

Material Indebtedness ” means Indebtedness (other than the Loans and Letters of Credit), or obligations in respect of one or more Swap Agreements, of any one or more of the Loan Parties Borrower and its Subsidiaries in an aggregate principal amount exceeding $1,000,000. For purposes of determining Material Indebtedness, the “principal amount” of the obligations of the Borrower or any Subsidiary in respect of any Swap Agreement at any time shall be the maximum aggregate amount (giving effect to any netting agreements) that the Borrower or such Subsidiary would be required to pay if such Swap Agreement were terminated at such time.

Maturity Date ” means December 19, 2019 or any earlier date on which the Commitments are reduced to zero or otherwise terminated pursuant to the terms hereof.

Maximum Rate ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.17.

Moody’s ” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.

Mortgage ” means any mortgage, deed of trust or other agreement which conveys or evidences a Lien in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties, on real property of a Loan Party, including any amendment, restatement, modification or supplement thereto.

Multiemployer Plan ” means a multiemployer plan as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA.

Narrative Report ” means, with respect to the financial statements for which such narrative report is required, a narrative report describing the operations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in the form prepared for presentation to senior management thereof for the applicable fiscal quarter and for the period from the beginning of the then current fiscal year to the end of such period to which such financial statements relate with comparison to and variances from the immediately preceding period and budget.

National Account Debtor ” means any one of the Account Debtors set forth on Schedule 1.1 .

Net Income ” means, for any period, the consolidated net income (or loss) of the Borrower and its Domestic Subsidiaries, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP; provided that there shall be excluded (a) the income (or deficit) of any Person accrued prior to the date it becomes a

 

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Domestic Subsidiary or is merged into or consolidated with the Borrower or any of its Domestic Subsidiaries, (b) the income (or deficit) of any Person (other than a Domestic Subsidiary) in which the Borrower or any of its Domestic Subsidiaries has an ownership interest, except to the extent that any such income is actually received by the Borrower or such Domestic Subsidiary in the form of dividends or similar distributions and (c) the undistributed earnings of any Domestic Subsidiary to the extent that the declaration or payment of dividends or similar distributions by such Domestic Subsidiary is not at the time permitted by the terms of any contractual obligation (other than under any Loan Document) or Requirement of Law applicable to such Domestic Subsidiary.

Net Orderly Liquidation Value ” means, with respect to Inventory of any Person, the orderly liquidation value thereof as determined in a manner acceptable to the Administrative Agent by an appraiser acceptable to the Administrative Agent, net of all costs of liquidation thereof.

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

Non-Consenting Lender ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.02(d).

Non-U.S. Lender ” means a Lender that is not a U.S. Person.

Obligated Party ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 10.02.

Obligation Guaranty ” means any Guarantee of all or any portion of the Secured Obligations executed and delivered to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties by a guarantor who is not a Loan Party.

Obligations ” means all unpaid principal of and accrued and unpaid interest on the Loans, all LC Exposure, all accrued and unpaid fees and all expenses, reimbursements, indemnities and other obligations and indebtedness (including interest and fees accruing during the pendency of any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or other similar proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in such proceeding), obligations and liabilities of any of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries to any of the Lenders, the Administrative Agent, the Ex-Im Revolving Lender, the Issuing Bank or any indemnified party, individually or collectively, existing on the Effective Date or arising thereafter, direct or indirect, joint or several, absolute or contingent, matured or unmatured, liquidated or unliquidated, secured or unsecured, arising by contract, operation of law or otherwise, arising or incurred under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents or in respect of any of the Loans made or reimbursement or other obligations incurred or any of the Letters of Credit or other instruments at any time evidencing any thereof; by way of clarification, “Obligations” shall include all Ex-Im Obligations.

 

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OFAC ” means the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the United States Department of the Treasury.

Off-Balance Sheet Liability ” of a Person means (a) any repurchase obligation or liability of such Person with respect to accounts or notes receivable sold by such Person, (b) any indebtedness, liability or obligation under any so-called “synthetic lease” transaction entered into by such Person, or (c) any indebtedness, liability or obligation arising with respect to any other transaction which is the functional equivalent of or takes the place of borrowing but which does not constitute a liability on the balance sheet of such Person (other than operating leases).

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

Other Taxes ” means all present or future stamp, court or documentary, intangible, recording, filing or similar Taxes that arise from any payment made under, from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, from the receipt or perfection of a security interest under, or otherwise with respect to, any Loan Document, except any such Taxes that are Other Connection Taxes imposed with respect to an assignment (other than an assignment made pursuant to Section 2.19).

Overadvance ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.05(b).

Parent ” means, with respect to any Lender, any Person as to which such Lender is, directly or indirectly, a subsidiary.

Parent Pledge Agreement ” means, collectively, (a) that certain Pledge Agreement, dated as of the date hereof between Manitex and Administrative Agent and acknowledged by Borrower and (b) upon its execution and delivery, that certain Pledge Agreement to be entered into Terex and Administrative Agent and acknowledged by Borrower, in each case as amended, amended and restated, supplemented and/or otherwise modified from time to time.

Participant ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.04(c).

Participant Register ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.04(c).

Payment Conditions ” means with respect to any proposed action on any date, a condition that is satisfied if after giving effect to such proposed action, (a) no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would be caused thereby, (b) pro forma Aggregate Availability (after giving effect to such payment) would be greater than the greater of (i) $7,000,000 or (ii) 20% of the then outstanding Revolving Commitments, (c) the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, computed on a pro forma basis after giving effect to the proposed action, for the period of twelve consecutive months ending on the most recent month of Borrower for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 5.1 shall be greater than 1.20 to 1.00 and (d) the Leverage Ratio (Term), computed on a pro forma basis after giving effect to the proposed action, for the period of twelve consecutive months ending on the most recent month of Borrower for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 5.01 shall be less than the lesser of (x) 4.13 to 1.00 and (y) the maximum Leverage Ratio (Term) permitted by the Term Loan Agreement as of the end of the next measurement period.

 

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PBGC ” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation referred to and defined in ERISA and any successor entity performing similar functions.

Permitted Acquisition ” means any Acquisition by any Loan Party in a transaction that satisfies each of the following requirements:

(a) such Acquisition is not a hostile or contested acquisition;

(b) the business acquired in connection with such Acquisition is (i) located in the U.S., (ii) organized under applicable U.S. and state laws, and (iii) not engaged, directly or indirectly, in any line of business other than the businesses in which the Loan Parties are engaged on the Effective Date and any business activities that are substantially similar, related, or incidental thereto;

(c) both before and after giving effect to such Acquisition and the Loans (if any) requested to be made in connection therewith, each of the representations and warranties in the Loan Documents is true and correct (except any such representation or warranty which relates to a specified prior date) and no Default exists, will exist, or would result therefrom;

(d) as soon as available, but not less than thirty (30) days prior to such Acquisition, the Borrower has provided the Administrative Agent (i) notice of such Acquisition and (ii) a copy of all business and financial information reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent including pro forma financial statements, statements of cash flow, and Aggregate Availability projections;

(e) if the Accounts and Inventory acquired in connection with such Acquisition are proposed to be included in the determination of the Borrowing Base, the Administrative Agent shall have conducted an audit and field examination of such Accounts and Inventory, the results of which shall be satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;

(f) if such Acquisition is an acquisition of the Equity Interests of a Person, such Acquisition is structured so that the acquired Person shall become a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the Borrower and a Loan Party pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and such Person is not a Sanctioned Person;

(g) if such Acquisition is an acquisition of assets, such Acquisition is structured so that the Borrower or another Loan Party shall acquire such assets;

(h) if such Acquisition is an acquisition of Equity Interests, such Acquisition will not result in any violation of Regulation U;

(i) if such Acquisition involves a merger or a consolidation involving the Borrower or any other Loan Party, the Borrower or such Loan Party, as applicable, shall be the surviving entity;

(j) no Loan Party shall, as a result of or in connection with any such Acquisition, assume or incur any direct or contingent liabilities (whether relating to environmental, tax, litigation, or other matters) that could have a Material Adverse Effect;

(k) in connection with an Acquisition of the Equity Interests of any Person, all Liens on property of such Person shall be terminated unless the Administrative Agent and the Lenders in their sole discretion consent otherwise, and in connection with an Acquisition of the assets of any Person, all Liens on such assets shall be terminated;

 

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(l) the Borrower shall certify to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders (and provide the Administrative Agent and the Lenders with a pro forma calculation in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders) that, after giving effect to the completion of such Acquisition, the Payment Conditions are met;

(m) all actions required to be taken with respect to any newly acquired or formed Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the Borrower or a Loan Party, as applicable, required under Section 5.14 shall have been taken;

(n) the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent the final executed documentation relating to such Acquisition within 5 days following the consummation thereof;

(o) the assets being acquired or the Person whose Equity Interests is being acquired did not have negative EBITDA during the 12 consecutive month period most recently concluded prior to the date of the proposed Acquisition; and

(o) purchase consideration payable in respect of all Permitted Acquisitions (including the proposed Acquisition and including deferred payment obligations, such as earn-out obligations) shall not exceed $12,500,000 in the aggregate.

Permitted Discretion ” means a determination made in good faith and in the exercise of reasonable (from the perspective of a secured asset-based lender) business judgment.

Permitted Encumbrances ” means:

(rr) Liens imposed by law for Taxes that are not yet due or are being contested in compliance with Section 5.04;

(ss) carriers’, warehousemen’s, mechanics’, materialmen’s, repairmen’s and other like Liens imposed by law, arising in the ordinary course of business and securing obligations that are not overdue by more than thirty (30) days or are being contested in compliance with Section 5.04;

(tt) pledges and deposits made in the ordinary course of business in compliance with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and other social security laws or regulations;

(uu) deposits to secure the performance of bids, trade contracts, leases, statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds, performance bonds and other obligations of a like nature, in each case in the ordinary course of business;

(vv) judgment Liens in respect of judgments that do not constitute an Event of Default under clause (k) of Article VII; and

(ww) easements, zoning restrictions, rights-of-way and similar encumbrances on real property imposed by law or arising in the ordinary course of business that do not secure any monetary obligations and do not materially detract from the value of the affected property or interfere with the ordinary conduct of business of the Borrower or any Subsidiary;

provided that the term “Permitted Encumbrances” shall not include any Lien securing Indebtedness, except with respect to clause (e) above.

 

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Permitted Investments ” means:

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

(yy) investments in commercial paper maturing within 270 days from the date of acquisition thereof and having, at such date of acquisition, the highest credit rating obtainable from S&P or from Moody’s;

(zz) investments in certificates of deposit, bankers’ acceptances and time deposits maturing within 180 days from the date of acquisition thereof issued or guaranteed by or placed with, and money market deposit accounts issued or offered by, any domestic office of any commercial bank organized under the laws of the U.S. or any State thereof which has a combined capital and surplus and undivided profits of not less than $500,000,000;

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

(bbb) money market funds that (i) comply with the criteria set forth in Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, (ii) are rated AAA by S&P and Aaa by Moody’s and (iii) have portfolio assets of at least $5,000,000,000.

Person ” means any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, association, company, partnership, Governmental Authority or other entity.

Plan ” means any employee pension benefit plan (other than a Multiemployer Plan) subject to the provisions of Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA, and in respect of which the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate is (or, if such plan were terminated, would under Section 4069 of ERISA be deemed to be) an “employer” as defined in Section 3(5) of ERISA.

Prepayment Event ” means:

(ccc) any sale, transfer or other disposition (including pursuant to a sale and leaseback transaction) of any Asset Sale, other than dispositions described in Section 6.05(a) (however prior to the Discharge of the Term Loan Obligations, Proceeds of Term Loan Priority Collateral shall prepay the outstanding principal amount of the Term Loan Obligations in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Term Loan Agreement as in effect on the Effective Date); or

(ddd) any casualty or other insured damage to, or any taking under power of eminent domain or by condemnation or similar proceeding of, any ABL Priority Collateral of any Loan Party with a fair value immediately prior to such event equal to or greater than $500,000.

Prime Rate ” means the rate of interest per annum publicly announced from time to time by Chase as its prime rate in effect at its principal offices in New York City. Each change in the Prime Rate shall be effective from and including the date such change is publicly announced as being effective.

Projections ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.01(f).

Protective Advance ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.04.

 

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Public-Sider ” means any representative of a Lender that does not want to receive material non-public information within the meaning of federal and state securities laws.

Qualified ECP Guarantor ” means, in respect of any Swap Obligation, each Loan Party that has total assets exceeding $10,000,000 at the time the relevant Loan Guaranty or grant of the relevant security interest becomes or would become effective with respect to such Swap Obligation or such other person as constitutes an “eligible contract participant” under the Commodity Exchange Act or any regulations promulgated thereunder and can cause another person to qualify as an “eligible contract participant” at such time by entering into a keepwell under Section 1a(18)(A)(v)(II) of the Commodity Exchange Act.

Recipient ” means, as applicable, (a) the Administrative Agent, (b) any Lender and (c) any Issuing Bank, or any combination thereof (as the context requires).

Refinance Indebtedness ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.01(f).

Register ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.04.

Related Agreements ” means the Stock Purchase Agreement, the Joint Venture Agreement, the Shared Services Agreement, the Distribution Agreement and the Term Loan Documents.

Related Parties ” means, with respect to any specified Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the respective directors, officers, partners, members, trustees, employees, agents, administrators, managers, representatives and advisors of such Person and such Person’s Affiliates.

Release ” means any release, spill, emission, leaking, pumping, pouring, injection, escaping, deposit, disposal, discharge, dispersal, dumping, leaching or migration of any Hazardous Material into the indoor or outdoor environment (including the abandonment or disposal of any barrels, containers or other closed receptacles containing any Hazardous Material), including the movement of any Hazardous Material through the air, soil, surface water or groundwater.

Report ” means reports prepared by the Administrative Agent or another Person showing the results of appraisals, field examinations or audits pertaining to the assets of the Loan Parties from information furnished by or on behalf of the Borrower, after the Administrative Agent has exercised its rights of inspection pursuant to this Agreement, which Reports may be distributed to the Lenders by the Administrative Agent.

Required Lenders ” means, at any time, Lenders (other than Defaulting Lenders) having Credit Exposures and unused Commitments representing more than 50% of the sum of the Aggregate Credit Exposure and unused Commitments at such time without duplication of any Ex-Im Revolving Exposure that has been participated to the Ex-Im Participants; provided that, as long as there are only two Lenders, Required Lenders shall mean both Lenders.

Requirement of Law ” means, with respect to any Person, (a) the charter, articles or certificate of organization or incorporation and bylaws or other organizational or governing documents of such Person and (b) any statute, law (including common law), treaty, rule, regulation, code, ordinance, order, decree, writ, judgment, injunction or determination of any arbitrator or court or other Governmental Authority (including Environmental Laws), in each case applicable to or binding upon such Person or any of its property or to which such Person or any of its property is subject.

Reserves ” means any and all reserves which the Administrative Agent or the Ex-Im Revolving Lender, as applicable, deems necessary, in its Permitted Discretion, to maintain (including, without limitation, reserves for accrued and unpaid interest on the Secured Obligations, Banking Services

 

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Reserves, the Conversion Tax Payment Reserve volatility reserves, reserves for rent at locations leased by any Loan Party and for consignee’s, warehousemen’s and bailee’s charges, reserves for dilution of Accounts, reserves for Inventory shrinkage, reserves for customs charges and shipping charges related to any Inventory in transit, reserves for Swap Agreement Obligations, reserves for contingent liabilities of any Loan Party, reserves for uninsured losses of any Loan Party, reserves for uninsured, underinsured, un-indemnified or under-indemnified liabilities or potential liabilities with respect to any litigation and reserves for taxes, fees, assessments, and other governmental charges) with respect to the Collateral or any Loan Party.

Restricted Payment ” means any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash, securities or other property) with respect to any Equity Interests in the Borrower or any Subsidiary, or any payment (whether in cash, securities or other property), including any sinking fund or similar deposit, on account of the purchase, redemption, retirement, acquisition, cancellation or termination of any such Equity Interests in the Borrower or any option, warrant or other right to acquire any such Equity Interests in the Borrower.

Revolving Commitment ” means, with respect to each Lender, the commitment, if any, of such Lender to make Revolving Loans and to acquire participations in Letters of Credit, Overadvances and Swingline Loans hereunder, expressed as an amount representing the maximum aggregate permitted amount of such Lender’s Revolving Exposure hereunder, as such commitment may be reduced or increased from time to time pursuant to (a) Section 2.09 and (b) assignments by or to such Lender pursuant to Section 9.04. The initial amount of each Lender’s Revolving Commitment is set forth on the Commitment Schedule , or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender shall have assumed its Revolving Commitment, as applicable. The initial aggregate amount of the Lenders’ Revolving Commitments is $35,000,000.

Revolving Exposure ” means, with respect to any Lender at any time, the sum of (a) the outstanding principal amount of such Lender’s Revolving Loans, LC Exposure and Swingline Exposure at such time, plus (b) an amount equal to its Applicable Percentage of the aggregate principal amount of Overadvances outstanding at such time.

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

Revolving Loan ” means a Loan or Ex-Im Revolving Loans made pursuant to Section 2.01(a) or 2.01(b).

S&P ” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC business.

Sale and Leaseback Transaction ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.06.

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

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

 

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

SEC ” means the Securities and Exchange Commission of the U.S.

Secured Obligations ” means all Obligations, together with all (i) Banking Services Obligations and (ii) Swap Agreement Obligations owing to one or more Lenders or their respective Affiliates; provided, however , that the definition of “Secured Obligations” shall not create any guarantee by any Guarantor of (or grant of security interest by any Guarantor to support, as applicable) any Excluded Swap Obligations of such Guarantor for purposes of determining any obligations of any Guarantor.

Secured Parties ” means (a) the Administrative Agent, (b) the Lenders, (c) the Issuing Bank, (d) each provider of Banking Services, to the extent the Banking Services Obligations in respect thereof constitute Secured Obligations, (e) each counterparty to any Swap Agreement, to the extent the obligations thereunder constitute Secured Obligations, (f) Ex-Im Revolving Lender, (g) Ex-Im Participant, (h) the beneficiaries of each indemnification obligation undertaken by any Loan Party under any Loan Document, and (i) the successors and assigns of each of the foregoing.

Security Agreement ” means that certain Pledge and Security Agreement (including any and all supplements thereto), dated as of the date hereof, among the Loan Parties and the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties, the Ex-Im Security Agreement and any other pledge or security agreement entered into, after the date of this Agreement by any other Loan Party (as required by this Agreement or any other Loan Document) or any other Person for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties, as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Settlement ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.05(d).

Settlement Date ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.05(d).

Shared Services Agreement ” means that certain Services Agreement by and between Terex and Borrower, dated as of December 19, 2014.

Statutory Reserve Rate ” means a fraction (expressed as a decimal), the numerator of which is the number one and the denominator of which is the number one minus the aggregate of the maximum reserve percentage (including any marginal, special, emergency or supplemental reserves) established by the Board to which the Administrative Agent is subject with respect to the Adjusted LIBO Rate, for eurocurrency funding (currently referred to as “Eurocurrency Liabilities” in Regulation D of the Board). Such reserve percentages shall include those imposed pursuant to such Regulation D of the Board. Eurodollar Loans shall be deemed to constitute eurocurrency funding and to be subject to such reserve requirements without benefit of or credit for proration, exemptions or offsets that may be available from time to time to any Lender under such Regulation D of the Board or any comparable regulation. The Statutory Reserve Rate shall be adjusted automatically on and as of the effective date of any change in any reserve percentage.

Stock Purchase Agreement ” means that certain Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of October 29, 2014 by and between Terex and Manitex, as amended by that certain Amendment No.1 to Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of December 19, 2014 by and between Terex and Manitex (the “ First Amendment to SPA ”).

 

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Subsidiary ” means, with respect to any Person (the “ parent ”) at any date, any corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or other entity the accounts of which would be consolidated with those of the parent in the parent’s consolidated financial statements if such financial statements were prepared in accordance with GAAP as of such date, as well as any other corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or other entity of which securities or other ownership interests representing more than 50% of the equity or more than 50% of the ordinary voting power or, in the case of a partnership, more than 50% of the general partnership interests are, as of such date, owned, controlled or held, by the parent or one or more subsidiaries of the parent or by the parent and one or more subsidiaries of the parent.

Subsidiary ” means any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Borrower or a Loan Party, as applicable.

Supermajority Revolving Lenders ” means, at any time, Lenders (other than Defaulting Lenders) having Revolving Exposures and unused Revolving Commitments representing at least 66 2/3% of the sum of the Aggregate Revolving Exposure and unused Revolving Commitments at such time.

Swap Agreement ” means any agreement with respect to any swap, forward, spot, future, credit default or derivative transaction or option or similar agreement involving, or settled by reference to, one or more rates, currencies, commodities, equity or debt instruments or securities, or economic, financial or pricing indices or measures of economic, financial or pricing risk or value or any similar transaction or any combination of these transactions; provided that no phantom stock or similar plan providing for payments only on account of services provided by current or former directors, officers, employees or consultants of the Borrower or the Subsidiaries shall be a Swap Agreement.

Swap Agreement Obligations ” means any and all obligations of the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries, whether absolute or contingent and howsoever and whensoever created, arising, evidenced or acquired (including all renewals, extensions and modifications thereof and substitutions therefor), under (a) any and all Swap Agreements permitted hereunder with a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender, and (b) any and all cancellations, buy backs, reversals, terminations or assignments of any such Swap Agreement transaction.

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

Swingline Exposure ” means, at any time, the aggregate principal amount of all Swingline Loans outstanding at such time. The Swingline Exposure of any Revolving Lender at any time shall be its Applicable Percentage of the aggregate Swingline Exposure at such time.

Swingline Lender ” means Chase, in its capacity as lender of Swingline Loans hereunder. Any consent required of the Administrative Agent or the Issuing Bank shall be deemed to be required of the Swingline Lender and any consent given by Chase in its capacity as Administrative Agent or Issuing Bank shall be deemed given by Chase in its capacity as Swingline Lender.

Swingline Loan ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.05(a).

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

 

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TCA Receivable ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Stock Purchase Agreement as in effect on the date hereof, in an aggregate amount on the Effective Date of $9,001,000.

Terex ” means Terex Corporation, a Delaware corporation.

Terex Credit Agreement ” means the Credit Agreement dated as of August 13, 2014 among Terex, certain of its subsidiaries, the lenders and issuing banks named therein and Credit Suisse AG, as administrative agent and collateral agent, as amended, restated, supplemented and/or otherwise modified in accordance with its terms.

Terex Transition Period ” means period beginning on the Effective Date and ending on the date one hundred twenty (120) days after the Effective Date.

Term Agent ” means Garrison Loan Agency Services LLC, or any successor administrative agent under the Term Loan Agreement.

Term Lenders ” means, as of any date of determination, Lenders holding Term Loans.

Term Loan Agreement ” means that certain Credit Agreement dated as of the date hereof by and among Borrower and Term Agent, as administrative agent and as a lender, as in effect on the date hereof or as may be amended, modified, supplemented, refinanced or replaced from time to time in accordance with the Intercreditor Agreement.

Term Loan Documents ” means (a) the Term Loan Agreement and (b) each of the other agreements, instruments and other documents with respect to the Term Loan Obligations, all as in effect on the date hereof or as may be amended, modified, supplemented, refinanced or replaced from time to time in accordance with the Intercreditor Agreement.

Term Loan Obligations ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Intercreditor Agreement.

Term Loans ” means the “Loans” as defined in the Term Loan Agreement.

Transactions ” means the consummation of the Manitex Acquisition and the execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, the borrowing of Loans and other credit extensions and the Term Loan Obligations, and the use of the proceeds thereof as contemplated hereunder and under the Term Loan Documents and the issuance of Letters of Credit hereunder.

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

UCC ” means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in the State of Illinois or in any other state the laws of which are required to be applied in connection with the issue of perfection of security interests.

Unliquidated Obligations ” means, at any time, any Secured Obligations (or portion thereof) that are contingent in nature or unliquidated at such time, including any Secured Obligation that is: (i) an obligation to reimburse a bank for drawings not yet made under a letter of credit issued by it; (ii) any other obligation (including any guarantee) that is contingent in nature at such time; or (iii) an obligation to provide collateral to secure any of the foregoing types of obligations.

 

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U.S. ” means the United States of America.

U.S. Person ” means a “United States person” within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.

U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.17(f)(ii)(B)(3).

USA PATRIOT Act ” means the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001.

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

SECTION 1.02 Classification of Loans and Borrowings . For purposes of this Agreement, Loans may be classified and referred to by Class (e.g., a “Revolving Loan”) or by Type (e.g., a “Eurodollar Loan”) or by Class and Type (e.g., a “Eurodollar Revolving Loan”). Borrowings also may be classified and referred to by Class (e.g., a “Revolving Borrowing”) or by Type (e.g., a “Eurodollar Borrowing”) or by Class and Type (e.g., a “Eurodollar Revolving Borrowing”).

SECTION 1.03 Terms Generally . The definitions of terms herein shall apply equally to the singular and plural forms of the terms defined. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms. The words “include”, “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation”. The word “law” shall be construed as referring to all statutes, rules, regulations, codes and other laws (including official rulings and interpretations thereunder having the force of law or with which affected Persons customarily comply) and all judgments, orders and decrees of all Governmental Authorities. The word “will” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word “shall”. Unless the context requires otherwise (a) any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument or other document herein shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as from time to time amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, restatements, supplements or modifications set forth herein), (b) any definition of or reference to any statute, rule or regulation shall be construed as referring thereto as from time to time amended, supplemented or otherwise modified (including by succession of comparable successor laws), (c) any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns (subject to any restrictions on assignments set forth herein) and, in the case of any Governmental Authority, any other Governmental Authority that shall have succeeded to any or all functions thereof, (d) 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, (e) all references herein to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed to refer to Articles and Sections of, and Exhibits and Schedules to, this Agreement, (f) any reference in any definition to the phrase “at any time” or “for any period” shall refer to the same time or period for all calculations or determinations within such definition, and (g) the words “asset” and “property” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect and to refer to any and all tangible and intangible assets and properties, including cash, securities, accounts and contract rights.

SECTION 1.04 Accounting Terms; GAAP . Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all terms of an accounting or financial nature shall be construed in accordance with GAAP, as in effect from time to time; provided that, if after the date hereof there occurs any change in GAAP or in the application thereof on the operation of any provision hereof and the Borrower notifies the Administrative Agent that the Borrower requests an amendment to any provision hereof to eliminate the

 

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effect of such change in GAAP or in the application thereof (or if the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower that the Required Lenders request an amendment to any provision hereof for such purpose), regardless of whether any such notice is given before or after such change in GAAP or in the application thereof, then such provision shall be interpreted on the basis of GAAP as in effect and applied immediately before such change shall have become effective until such notice shall have been withdrawn or such provision amended in accordance herewith; provided further that GAAP will be deemed to treat leases that would have been qualified as operating leases in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States as in effect on December 28, 2013 in a manner consistent with the treatment of such leases under generally accepted accounting principles in the United States as in effect on December 28, 2013, notwithstanding any modifications or interpretive changes that may occur thereafter. Notwithstanding any other provision contained herein, all terms of an accounting or financial nature used herein shall be construed, and all computations of amounts and ratios referred to herein shall be made, without giving effect to any election under Accounting Standards Codification Section 825-10 (or any other Financial Accounting Standard having a similar result or effect) to value any Indebtedness or other liabilities of any Loan Party or any Subsidiary of any Loan Party at “fair value”, as defined therein.

ARTICLE II

The Credits

SECTION 2.01 Commitments .

(a) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Lender severally agrees to make Revolving Loans to the Borrower from time to time during the Availability Period in an aggregate principal amount that will not result in (a) such Lender’s Revolving Exposure exceeding such Lender’s Revolving Commitment or (b) the Aggregate Revolving Exposure exceeding the lesser of (x) the sum of the aggregate Revolving Commitments and (y) the Borrowing Base, subject to the Administrative Agent’s authority, in its sole discretion, to make Protective Advances pursuant to the terms of Sections 2.04 and 2.05 by making immediately available funds available to the Administrative Agent’s designated account, not later than 1:00 p.m., Chicago time. Within the foregoing limits and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Borrower may borrow, prepay and reborrow Revolving Loans.

(b) Subject to the terms of the Ex-Im Bank Documents and the Fast Track Loan Agreement, the Ex-Im Revolving Lender agrees to make Ex-Im Revolving Loans to the Ex-Im Borrower from time to time during the Ex-Im Availability Period in an aggregate principal amount that will not result in the Ex-Im Revolving Lender’s Ex-Im Revolving Exposure exceeding (A) the Ex-Im Revolving Lender’s Ex-Im Revolving Subcommitment or (B) the Export-Related Borrowing Base. Within the foregoing limits and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Ex-Im Borrower may borrow, prepay and reborrow Ex-Im Revolving Loans. The making of Ex-Im Revolving Loans will be governed by the Fast Track Loan Agreement, the Ex-Im Bank Borrower Agreement and this Agreement; in the event of conflict among the terms of the Fast Track Loan Agreement, the Ex-Im Bank Borrower Agreement and the terms hereof, the terms of the Ex-Im Bank Borrower Agreement shall prevail. In no event shall the obligations of the Ex-Im Revolving Lender hereunder, under the Fast Track Loan Agreement and under the Ex-Im Bank Borrower Agreement be deemed to be distinct commitments; rather, this Agreement, the Fast Track Loan Agreement and the Ex-Im Bank Borrower Agreement describe different aspects of the same obligations.

(ii) Upon the making of an Ex-Im Revolving Loan (whether before or after the occurrence of a Default), each Ex-Im Participant shall be deemed, without further action by any party hereto, to have unconditionally and irrevocably purchased from the Ex-Im Revolving Lender, without recourse or warranty, an undivided interest and participation in such Ex-Im Revolving Loan in proportion

 

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to its Applicable Percentage of the Ex-Im Revolving Subcommitments. The Ex-Im Revolving Lender, may, at any time, but no less frequently than weekly, require the Ex-Im Participants to fund their participations. From and after the date, if any, on which any Ex-Im Participant is required to fund its participation in any Ex-Im Revolving Loan purchased hereunder, the Administrative Agent shall promptly distribute to such Ex-Im Participant, such Ex-Im Participant’s Applicable Percentage of all payments of principal and interest and all proceeds of Collateral received by the Administrative Agent (or the Ex-Im Revolving Lender) in respect of such Loan. Each Ex-Im Participant’s obligation to purchase such a participation interest shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance, including (A) any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right that such Ex-Im Participant may have against the Ex-Im Revolving Lender, the Ex-Im Borrower or any other Person for any reason whatsoever; (B) the occurrence or continuance of any Default; (C) the inability of the Ex-Im Borrower to satisfy the conditions precedent to borrowing set forth herein or in the Fast Track Loan Agreement at any time or (D) any other circumstance, happening or event whatsoever.

SECTION 2.02 Loans and Borrowings .

(a) Each Loan (other than a Swingline Loan) shall be made as part of a Borrowing consisting of Loans of the same Class and Type made by the Lenders ratably in accordance with their respective Commitments of the applicable Class. The failure of any Lender to make any Loan required to be made by it shall not relieve any other Lender of its obligations hereunder; provided that the Commitments of the Lenders are several and no Lender shall be responsible for any other Lender’s failure to make Loans as required. Any Protective Advance, any Overadvance and any Swingline Loan shall be made in accordance with the procedures set forth in Sections 2.04 and 2.05.

(b) Subject to Section 2.14, each Revolving Borrowing, Ex-Im Borrowing and Term Borrowing shall be comprised entirely of CBFR Loans or Eurodollar Loans as the Borrower may request in accordance herewith, provided that all Borrowings made on the Effective Date must be made as CBFR Borrowings but may be converted into Eurodollar Borrowings in accordance with Section 2.08. Each Swingline Loan shall be a CBFR Loan. Each Lender at its option may make any Eurodollar Loan by causing any domestic or foreign branch or Affiliate of such Lender to make such Loan (and in the case of an Affiliate, the provisions of Sections 2.14, 2.15, 2.16 and 2.17 shall apply to such Affiliate to the same extent as to such Lender provided that such domestic or foreign branch or Affiliate of such Lender may not claim Indemnified Taxes payable by Borrower pursuant to Sections 2.15 and 2.17 in excess of the amount of such Lender’s Indemnified Taxes payable by Borrower pursuant to Sections 2.15 and 2.17 had such Lender made such Loan); provided that any exercise of such option shall not affect the obligation of the Borrower to repay such Loan in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

(c) At the commencement of each Interest Period for any Eurodollar Revolving Borrowing, such Borrowing shall be in an aggregate amount that is an integral multiple of $250,000 and not less than $1,000,000. CBFR Revolving Borrowings and Swingline Loans may be in any amount. Borrowings of more than one Type and Class may be outstanding at the same time; provided that there shall not at any time be more than a total of 4 Eurodollar Borrowings outstanding.

(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Borrower shall not be entitled to request, or to elect to convert or continue, any Borrowing if the Interest Period requested with respect thereto would end after the Maturity Date.

SECTION 2.03 Requests for Revolving Borrowings . To request a Revolving Borrowing or Ex-Im Borrowing, the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of such request either in writing (delivered by hand or facsimile) in a form approved by the Administrative Agent and signed by the Borrower or by telephone not later than (a) in the case of a Eurodollar Borrowing, 10:00 a.m., Chicago time, three (3) Business Days before the date of the proposed Borrowing or (b) in the case

 

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of an CBFR Borrowing, 11:00 a.m., Chicago time, on the date of the proposed Borrowing; provided that any such notice of an CBFR Revolving Borrowing to finance the reimbursement of an LC Disbursement as contemplated by Section 2.06(e) may be given not later than 10:00 a.m., Chicago time, on the date of such proposed Borrowing. Each such telephonic Borrowing Request shall be irrevocable and shall be confirmed promptly by hand delivery or facsimile to the Administrative Agent of a written Borrowing Request in a form approved by the Administrative Agent and signed by the Borrower. Each such telephonic and written Borrowing Request shall specify the following information in compliance with Section 2.02:

(i) the aggregate amount of the requested Revolving Borrowing and a breakdown of the separate wires comprising such Borrowing;

(ii) the date of such Revolving Borrowing, which shall be a Business Day;

(iii) whether such Revolving Borrowing is to be an CBFR Borrowing or a Eurodollar Borrowing; and

(iv) whether such Borrowing is to be a Revolving Borrowing or an Ex-Im Borrowing;

(v) in the case of a Eurodollar Borrowing, the initial Interest Period to be applicable thereto, which shall be a period contemplated by the definition of the term “Interest Period.”

If no election as to the Type of Revolving Borrowing is specified, then the requested Revolving Borrowing shall be an CBFR Borrowing. If no Interest Period is specified with respect to any requested Eurodollar Revolving Borrowing, then the Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one month’s duration. Promptly following receipt of a Borrowing Request in accordance with this Section, the Administrative Agent shall advise each Lender of the details thereof and of the amount of such Lender’s Loan to be made as part of the requested Borrowing.

SECTION 2.04 Protective Advances .

(a) Subject to the limitations set forth below, the Administrative Agent is authorized by the Borrower and the Lenders, from time to time in the Administrative Agent’s sole discretion (but shall have absolutely no obligation to), to make Loans to the Borrower, on behalf of all Lenders, which the Administrative Agent, in its Permitted Discretion, deems necessary or desirable (i) to preserve or protect the Collateral, or any portion thereof, (ii) to enhance the likelihood of, or maximize the amount of, repayment of the Loans and other Obligations, or (iii) to pay any other amount chargeable to or required to be paid by the Borrower pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, including payments of reimbursable expenses (including costs, fees, and expenses as described in Section 9.03) and other sums payable under the Loan Documents (any of such Loans are herein referred to as “ Protective Advances ”); provided that, the aggregate amount of Protective Advances outstanding at any time shall not at any time exceed $3,500,000; provided further that, the aggregate amount of outstanding Protective Advances plus the Aggregate Revolving Exposure plus Ex-Im Exposure shall not exceed the aggregate Revolving Commitments. The Administrative Agent shall endeavor to give Borrower notice of any Protective Advance at the time any such Protective Advance is made. Protective Advances may be made even if the conditions precedent set forth in Section 4.02 have not been satisfied. The Protective Advances shall be secured by the Liens in favor of the Administrative Agent in and to the Collateral and shall constitute Obligations hereunder. All Protective Advances shall be CBFR Borrowings. The Administrative Agent’s authorization to make Protective Advances may be revoked at any time by the Required Lenders. Any such revocation must be in writing and shall become effective prospectively upon the Administrative Agent’s receipt thereof. At any time that there is sufficient Availability and Aggregate Availability and the conditions precedent set forth in Section 4.02 have been satisfied, the Administrative Agent may

 

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request the Revolving Lenders to make a Revolving Loan to repay a Protective Advance. At any other time the Administrative Agent may require the Lenders to fund their risk participations described in Section 2.04(b).

(b) Upon the making of a Protective Advance by the Administrative Agent (whether before or after the occurrence of a Default), each Lender shall be deemed, without further action by any party hereto, to have unconditionally and irrevocably purchased from the Administrative Agent, without recourse or warranty, an undivided interest and participation in such Protective Advance in proportion to its Applicable Percentage. From and after the date, if any, on which any Lender is required to fund its participation in any Protective Advance purchased hereunder, the Administrative Agent shall promptly distribute to such Lender, such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of all payments of principal and interest and all proceeds of Collateral received by the Administrative Agent in respect of such Protective Advance.

SECTION 2.05 Swingline Loans and Overadvances; Settlement of Ex-Im Revolving Loans .

(a) The Administrative Agent, the Swingline Lender and the Revolving Lenders agree that in order to facilitate the administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, promptly after the Borrower requests an CBFR Borrowing, the Swingline Lender may elect to have the terms of this Section 2.05(a) apply to such Borrowing Request by advancing, on behalf of the Revolving Lenders and in the amount requested, same day funds to the Borrower on the date of the applicable Borrowing to the Funding Account (each such Loan made solely by the Swingline Lender pursuant to this Section 2.05(a) is referred to in this Agreement as a “ Swingline Loan ”), with settlement among them as to the Swingline Loans to take place on a periodic basis as set forth in Section 2.05(d). Each Swingline Loan shall be subject to all the terms and conditions applicable to other CBFR Loans funded by the Revolving Lenders, except that all payments thereon shall be payable to the Swingline Lender solely for its own account. In addition, the Borrower hereby authorizes the Swingline Lender to, and the Swingline Lender shall, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein (but without any further written notice required), not later than 1:00 p.m., Chicago time, on each Business Day, make available to the Borrower by means of a credit to the Funding Account, the proceeds of a Swingline Loan to the extent necessary to pay items to be drawn on any Controlled Disbursement Account that Business Day; provided that, if on any Business Day there is insufficient borrowing capacity to permit the Swingline Lender to make available to the Borrower a Swingline Loan in the amount necessary to pay all items to be so drawn on any such Controlled Disbursement Account on such Business Day, then the Borrower shall be deemed to have requested a CBFR Borrowing pursuant to Section 2.03 in the amount of such deficiency to be made on such Business Day. The aggregate amount of Swingline Loans outstanding at any time shall not exceed $3,500,000 The Swingline Lender shall not make any Swingline Loan if the requested Swingline Loan exceeds Availability (before or after giving effect to such Swingline Loan). All Swingline Loans shall be CBFR Borrowings.

(b) Any provision of this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, at the request of the Borrower, the Administrative Agent may, in its sole discretion (but with absolutely no obligation), make Revolving Loans to the Borrower, on behalf of the Revolving Lenders, in amounts that exceed Availability (any such excess Revolving Loans are herein referred to collectively as “ Overadvances ”); provided that, no Overadvance shall result in a Default due to Borrower’s failure to comply with Section 2.01 for so long as such Overadvance remains outstanding in accordance with the terms of this paragraph, but solely with respect to the amount of such Overadvance. In addition, Overadvances may be made even if the condition precedent set forth in Section 4.02(c) has not been satisfied. All Overadvances shall constitute CBFR Borrowings. The authority of the Administrative Agent to make Overadvances is limited to an aggregate amount not to exceed $3,500,000 at any time, no Overadvance may remain outstanding for more than thirty days and no Overadvance shall cause any Revolving Lender’s Revolving

 

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Exposure to exceed its Revolving Commitment; provided that, the Required Lenders may at any time revoke the Administrative Agent’s authorization to make Overadvances. Any such revocation must be in writing and shall become effective prospectively upon the Administrative Agent’s receipt thereof.

(c) Upon the making of a Swingline Loan or an Overadvance (whether before or after the occurrence of a Default and regardless of whether a Settlement has been requested with respect to such Swingline Loan or Overadvance), each Revolving Lender shall be deemed, without further action by any party hereto, to have unconditionally and irrevocably purchased from the Swingline Lender or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be, without recourse or warranty, an undivided interest and participation in such Swingline Loan or Overadvance in proportion to its Applicable Percentage of the Revolving Commitment. The Swingline Lender or the Administrative Agent may, at any time, require the Revolving Lenders to fund their participations. From and after the date, if any, on which any Revolving Lender is required to fund its participation in any Swingline Loan or Overadvance purchased hereunder, the Administrative Agent shall promptly distribute to such Lender, such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of all payments of principal and interest and all proceeds of Collateral received by the Administrative Agent in respect of such Loan.

(d) The Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Swingline Lender, shall request settlement (a “ Settlement ”) with the Revolving Lenders on at least a weekly basis or on any date that the Administrative Agent elects, by notifying the Revolving Lenders of such requested Settlement by facsimile, telephone, or e-mail no later than 12:00 noon Chicago time on the date of such requested Settlement (the “ Settlement Date ”). Each Revolving Lender (other than the Swingline Lender, in the case of the Swingline Loans) shall transfer the amount of such Revolving Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the outstanding principal amount of the applicable Loan with respect to which Settlement is requested to the Administrative Agent, to such account of the Administrative Agent as the Administrative Agent may designate, not later than 2:00 p.m., Chicago time, on such Settlement Date. Settlements may occur during the existence of a Default and whether or not the applicable conditions precedent set forth in Section 4.02 have then been satisfied. Such amounts transferred to the Administrative Agent shall be applied against the amounts of the Swingline Lender’s Swingline Loans and, together with Swingline Lender’s Applicable Percentage of such Swingline Loan, shall constitute Revolving Loans of such Revolving Lenders, respectively. If any such amount is not transferred to the Administrative Agent by any Revolving Lender on such Settlement Date, the Swingline Lender shall be entitled to recover from such Lender on demand such amount, together with interest thereon, as specified in Section 2.07.

(e) Promptly after the delivery of each Ex-Im Borrowing Base Certificate hereunder during the Ex-Im Availability Period, the Administrative Agent will adjust the outstanding balances of the Ex-Im Revolving Loans and the Revolving Loans so that the outstanding Ex-Im Revolving Exposure is not in excess of the limitations and sublimits contained in Section 2.01(b) hereof. To the extent necessary, (i) the Swingline Lender will make Swingline Loans to the Borrower to enable the Borrower to make any payments in respect of the Ex-Im Revolving Loans required by the immediately preceding sentence or (ii) existing Revolving Loans shall be reallocated to the Ex-Im Revolving Loan balance if and to the extent that there exists excess Ex-Im Availability at such time.

SECTION 2.06 Letters of Credit .

(a) General. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Borrower may request the issuance of Letters of Credit as the applicant thereof for the support of its or its Subsidiaries’ obligations, in a form reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Bank, at any time and from time to time during the Availability Period. In the event of any inconsistency between the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the terms and conditions of any form of letter of credit application or other agreement submitted by the Borrower to, or entered into by the Borrower with, the Issuing Bank relating to any Letter of Credit, the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall control.

 

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The Borrower unconditionally and irrevocably agrees that, in connection with any Letter of Credit issued for the support of any Subsidiary’s obligations as provided in the first sentence of this paragraph, the Borrower will be fully responsible for the reimbursement of LC Disbursements in accordance with the terms hereof, the payment of interest thereon and the payment of fees due under Section 2.12(b) to the same extent as if it were the sole account party in respect of such Letter of Credit (the Borrower hereby irrevocably waiving any defenses that might otherwise be available to it as a guarantor or surety of the obligations of such Subsidiary that is an account party in respect of any such Letter of Credit).

(b) Notice of Issuance, Amendment, Renewal, Extension; Certain Conditions. To request the issuance of a Letter of Credit (or the amendment, renewal or extension of an outstanding Letter of Credit), the Borrower shall deliver by hand or facsimile (or transmit by electronic communication, if arrangements for doing so have been approved by the Issuing Bank) to the Issuing Bank and the Administrative Agent (prior to 10:00 am, Chicago time, at least three Business Days prior to the requested date of issuance, amendment, renewal or extension) a notice requesting the issuance of a Letter of Credit, or identifying the Letter of Credit to be amended, renewed or extended, and specifying the date of issuance, amendment, renewal or extension (which shall be a Business Day), the date on which such Letter of Credit is to expire (which shall comply with paragraph (c) of this Section), the amount of such Letter of Credit, the name and address of the beneficiary thereof and such other information as shall be necessary to prepare, amend, renew or extend such Letter of Credit. If requested by the Issuing Bank, the Borrower also shall submit a letter of credit application on the Issuing Bank’s standard form in connection with any request for a Letter of Credit. A Letter of Credit shall be issued, amended, renewed or extended only if (and upon issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of each Letter of Credit the Borrower shall be deemed to represent and warrant that), after giving effect to such issuance, amendment, renewal or extension (i) the LC Exposure shall not exceed $1,000,000, (ii) the Aggregate Revolving Exposures shall not exceed the lesser of the aggregate Revolving Commitments and the Borrowing Base and (iii) there is positive Aggregate Availability.

(c) Expiration Date. Each Letter of Credit shall expire (or be subject to termination or non-renewal by notice from the Issuing Bank to the beneficiary thereof) at or prior to the close of business on the earlier of (i) the date one year after the date of the issuance of such Letter of Credit (or, in the case of any renewal or extension thereof, including, without limitation, any automatic renewal provision, one year after such renewal or extension) and (ii) the date that is five Business Days prior to the Maturity Date.

(d) Participations. By the issuance of a Letter of Credit (or an amendment to a Letter of Credit increasing the amount thereof) and without any further action on the part of the Issuing Bank or the Revolving Lenders, the Issuing Bank hereby grants to each Revolving Lender, and each Revolving Lender hereby acquires from the Issuing Bank, a participation in such Letter of Credit equal to such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the aggregate amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit. In consideration and in furtherance of the foregoing, each Revolving Lender hereby absolutely and unconditionally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the Issuing Bank, such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of each LC Disbursement made by the Issuing Bank and not reimbursed by the Borrower on the date due as provided in paragraph (e) of this Section, or of any reimbursement payment required to be refunded to the Borrower for any reason. Each Revolving Lender acknowledges and agrees that its obligation to acquire participations pursuant to this paragraph in respect of Letters of Credit is absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance whatsoever, including any amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit or the occurrence and continuance of a Default or reduction or termination of the Commitments, and that each such payment shall be made without any offset, abatement, withholding or reduction whatsoever.

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Agent an amount equal to such LC Disbursement (i) not later than noon, Chicago time, on the date that such LC Disbursement is made, if the Borrower shall have received notice of such LC Disbursement prior to 10:00 a.m., Chicago time, on such date, or, (ii) if such notice has not been received by the Borrower prior to such time on such date, then not later than noon, Chicago time, on (a) the Business Day that the Borrower receives such notice, if such notice is received prior to 10:00 a.m., Chicago time, on the day of receipt, or (b) the Business Day immediately following the day that the Borrower receives such notice, if such notice is not received prior to such time on the day of receipt; provided that the Borrower may, subject to the conditions to borrowing set forth herein, request in accordance with Section 2.03 or 2.05 that such payment be financed with an CBFR Revolving Borrowing or Swingline Loan in an equivalent amount and, to the extent so financed, the Borrower’s obligation to make such payment shall be discharged and replaced by the resulting CBFR Revolving Borrowing or Swingline Loan. If the Borrower fails to make such payment when due, the Administrative Agent shall notify each Revolving Lender of the applicable LC Disbursement, the payment then due from the Borrower in respect thereof and such Lender’s Applicable Percentage thereof. Promptly following receipt of such notice, each Revolving Lender shall pay to the Administrative Agent its Applicable Percentage of the payment then due from the Borrower, in the same manner as provided in Section 2.07 with respect to Loans made by such Lender (and Section 2.07 shall apply, mutatis mutandis , to the payment obligations of the Revolving Lenders), and the Administrative Agent shall promptly pay to the Issuing Bank the amounts so received by it from the Revolving Lenders. Promptly following receipt by the Administrative Agent of any payment from the Borrower pursuant to this paragraph, the Administrative Agent shall distribute such payment to the Issuing Bank or, to the extent that Revolving Lenders have made payments pursuant to this paragraph to reimburse the Issuing Bank, then to such Lenders and the Issuing Bank as their interests may appear. Any payment made by a Revolving Lender pursuant to this paragraph to reimburse the Issuing Bank for any LC Disbursement (other than the funding of CBFR Revolving Loans or a Swingline Loan as contemplated above) shall not constitute a Loan and shall not relieve the Borrower of its obligation to reimburse such LC Disbursement.

(f) Obligations Absolute . The Borrower’s obligation to reimburse LC Disbursements as provided in paragraph (e) of this Section shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable, and shall be performed strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement under any and all circumstances whatsoever and irrespective of (i) any lack of validity or enforceability of any Letter of Credit or this Agreement, or any term or provision therein or herein, (ii) any draft or other document presented under a Letter of Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent or invalid in any respect or any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any respect, (iii) any payment by the Issuing Bank under a Letter of Credit against presentation of a draft or other document that does not comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit, or (iv) any other event or circumstance whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing, that might, but for the provisions of this Section, constitute a legal or equitable discharge of, or provide a right of setoff against, the Borrower’s obligations hereunder. None of the Administrative Agent, the Revolving Lenders, the Issuing Bank or any of their Related Parties shall have any liability or responsibility by reason of or in connection with the issuance or transfer of any Letter of Credit or any payment or failure to make any payment thereunder (irrespective of any of the circumstances referred to in the preceding sentence), or any error, omission, interruption, loss or delay in transmission or delivery of any draft, notice or other communication under or relating to any Letter of Credit (including any document required to make a drawing thereunder), any error in interpretation of technical terms or any consequence arising from causes beyond the control of the Issuing Bank; provided that the foregoing shall not be construed to excuse the Issuing Bank from liability to the Borrower to the extent of any direct damages (as opposed to special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages, claims in respect of which are hereby waived by the Borrower to the extent permitted by applicable law) suffered by the Borrower that are caused by the Issuing Bank’s failure to exercise care when determining whether drafts and other documents presented under a Letter of Credit comply with the terms thereof. The parties hereto expressly agree that, in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of the Issuing Bank (as finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction), the Issuing Bank shall be deemed to have exercised care in each

 

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such determination. In furtherance of the foregoing and without limiting the generality thereof, the parties agree that, with respect to documents presented which appear on their face to be in substantial compliance with the terms of a Letter of Credit, the Issuing Bank may, in its sole discretion, either accept and make payment upon such documents without responsibility for further investigation, regardless of any notice or information to the contrary, or refuse to accept and make payment upon such documents if such documents are not in strict compliance with the terms of such Letter of Credit.

(g) Disbursement Procedures. The Issuing Bank shall, promptly following its receipt thereof, examine all documents purporting to represent a demand for payment under a Letter of Credit. The Issuing Bank shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent and the Borrower by telephone (confirmed by facsimile) of such demand for payment and whether the Issuing Bank has made or will make an LC Disbursement thereunder; provided that any failure to give or delay in giving such notice shall not relieve the Borrower of its obligation to reimburse the Issuing Bank and the Revolving Lenders with respect to any such LC Disbursement.

(h) Interim Interest. If the Issuing Bank shall make any LC Disbursement, then, unless the Borrower shall reimburse such LC Disbursement in full in compliance with Section 2.06(e) above, the unpaid amount thereof shall bear interest, for each day from and including the date such LC Disbursement is made to but excluding the date that the Borrower reimburses such LC Disbursement, at the rate per annum then applicable to CBFR Revolving Loans and such interest shall be payable on the date when such reimbursement is due; provided that, if the Borrower fails to reimburse such LC Disbursement when due pursuant to paragraph (e) of this Section, then Section 2.13(d) shall apply. Interest accrued pursuant to this paragraph shall be for the account of the Issuing Bank, except that interest accrued on and after the date of payment by any Revolving Lender pursuant to paragraph (e) of this Section to reimburse the Issuing Bank shall be for the account of such Lender to the extent of such payment.

(i) Replacement of the Issuing Bank. The Issuing Bank may be replaced at any time by written agreement among the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the replaced Issuing Bank and the successor Issuing Bank. The Administrative Agent shall notify the Revolving Lenders of any such replacement of the Issuing Bank. At the time any such replacement shall become effective, the Borrower shall pay all unpaid fees accrued for the account of the replaced Issuing Bank pursuant to Section 2.12(b). From and after the effective date of any such replacement, (i) the successor Issuing Bank shall have all the rights and obligations of the Issuing Bank under this Agreement with respect to Letters of Credit to be issued thereafter and (ii) references herein to the term “Issuing Bank” shall be deemed to refer to such successor or to any previous Issuing Bank, or to such successor and all previous Issuing Banks, as the context shall require. After the replacement of an Issuing Bank hereunder, the replaced Issuing Bank shall remain a party hereto and shall continue to have all the rights and obligations of an Issuing Bank under this Agreement with respect to Letters of Credit then outstanding and issued by it prior to such replacement, but shall not be required to issue additional Letters of Credit.

(j) Cash Collateralization. If any Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, on the Business Day that the Borrower receives notice from the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders (or, if the maturity of the Loans has been accelerated, Revolving Lenders with LC Exposure representing greater than 50% of the aggregate LC Exposure) demanding the deposit of cash collateral pursuant to this paragraph, the Borrower shall deposit in an account with the Administrative Agent, in the name of the Administrative Agent and for the benefit of the Revolving Lenders (the “ LC Collateral Account ”), an amount in cash equal to 105% of the amount of the LC Exposure as of such date plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon; provided that the obligation to deposit such cash collateral shall become effective immediately, and such deposit shall become immediately due and payable, without demand or other notice of any kind, upon the occurrence of any Event of Default with respect to the Borrower described in clause (h) or (i) of Article VII. Such deposit shall be held by the Administrative Agent as collateral for the payment and performance of the Secured Obligations. The Administrative Agent shall have exclusive

 

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dominion and control, including the exclusive right of withdrawal, over the LC Collateral Account and the Borrower hereby grants the Administrative Agent a security interest in the LC Collateral Account. Other than any interest earned on the investment of such deposits, which investments shall be made at the option and sole discretion of the Administrative Agent and at the Borrower’s risk and expense, such deposits shall not bear interest. Interest or profits, if any, on such investments shall accumulate in the LC Collateral Account. Moneys in the LC Collateral Account shall be applied by the Administrative Agent to reimburse the Issuing Bank for LC Disbursements for which it has not been reimbursed and, to the extent not so applied, shall be held for the satisfaction of the reimbursement obligations of the Borrower for the LC Exposure at such time or, if the maturity of the Loans has been accelerated (but subject to the consent of Revolving Lenders with LC Exposure representing greater than 50% of the aggregate LC Exposure), be applied to satisfy other Secured Obligations. If the Borrower is required to provide an amount of cash collateral hereunder as a result of the occurrence of an Event of Default, such amount (to the extent not applied as aforesaid) shall be returned to the Borrower within three (3) Business Days after all such Events of Defaults have been cured or waived as confirmed in writing by the Administrative Agent.

(k) LC Exposure Determination . For all purposes of this Agreement, the amount of a Letter of Credit that, by its terms or the terms of any document related thereto, provides for one or more automatic increases in the stated amount thereof shall be deemed to be the maximum stated amount of such Letter of Credit after giving effect to all such increases, whether or not such maximum stated amount is in effect at the time of determination.

SECTION 2.07 Funding of Borrowings .

(a) Each Lender shall make each Loan to be made by such Lender hereunder on the proposed date thereof by wire transfer of immediately available funds by 1:00 p.m., Chicago time, to the account of the Administrative Agent most recently designated by it for such purpose by notice to the Lenders in an amount equal to such Lender’s Applicable Percentage; provided that, Swingline Loans shall be made as provided in Section 2.05. The Administrative Agent will make such Loans available to the Borrower by promptly crediting the amounts so received, in like funds, to the Funding Account; provided that CBFR Revolving Loans made to finance the reimbursement of (i) an LC Disbursement as provided in Section 2.06(e) shall be remitted by the Administrative Agent to the Issuing Bank and (ii) a Protective Advance or an Overadvance shall be retained by the Administrative Agent.

(b) Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from a Lender prior to the proposed date of any Borrowing that such Lender will not make available to the Administrative Agent such Lender’s share of such Borrowing, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has made such share available on such date in accordance with paragraph (a) of this Section and may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the Borrower a corresponding amount. In such event, if a Lender has not in fact made its share of the applicable Borrowing available to the Administrative Agent, then the applicable Lender and the Borrower severally agree to pay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand such corresponding amount with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is made available to the Borrower to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at (i) in the case of such Lender, the greater of the Federal Funds Effective Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation or (ii) in the case of the Borrower, the interest rate applicable to CBFR Loans. If such Lender pays such amount to the Administrative Agent, then such amount shall constitute such Lender’s Loan included in such Borrowing.

 

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SECTION 2.08 Interest Elections .

(a) Each Revolving Borrowing initially shall be of the Type specified in the applicable Borrowing Request and, in the case of a Eurodollar Borrowing, shall have an initial Interest Period as specified in such Borrowing Request. Thereafter, the Borrower may elect to convert such Borrowing to a different Type or to continue such Borrowing and, in the case of a Eurodollar Borrowing, may elect Interest Periods therefor, all as provided in this Section. The Borrower may elect different options with respect to different portions of the affected Borrowing, in which case each such portion shall be allocated ratably among the Lenders holding the Loans comprising such Borrowing, and the Loans comprising each such portion shall be considered a separate Borrowing. This Section shall not apply to Swingline Borrowings, Overadvances or Protective Advances, which may not be converted or continued.

(b) To make an election pursuant to this Section, the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of such election by telephone by the time that a Borrowing Request would be required under Section 2.03 if the Borrower were requesting a Borrowing of the Type resulting from such election to be made on the effective date of such election. Each such telephonic Interest Election Request shall be irrevocable and shall be confirmed promptly by hand delivery or facsimile to the Administrative Agent of a written Interest Election Request in a form approved by the Administrative Agent and signed by the Borrower.

(c) Each telephonic and written Interest Election Request shall specify the following information in compliance with Section 2.02:

(i) the Borrowing to which such Interest Election Request applies and, if different options are being elected with respect to different portions thereof, the portions thereof to be allocated to each resulting Borrowing (in which case the information to be specified pursuant to clauses (iii) and (iv) below shall be specified for each resulting Borrowing);

(ii) the effective date of the election made pursuant to such Interest Election Request, which shall be a Business Day;

(iii) whether the resulting Borrowing is to be a CBFR Borrowing or a Eurodollar Borrowing; and

(iv) if the resulting Borrowing is a Eurodollar Borrowing, the Interest Period to be applicable thereto after giving effect to such election, which shall be a period contemplated by the definition of the term “Interest Period”.

If any such Interest Election Request requests a Eurodollar Borrowing but does not specify an Interest Period, then the Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one month’s duration.

(d) Promptly following receipt of an Interest Election Request, the Administrative Agent shall advise each Lender of the details thereof and of such Lender’s portion of each resulting Borrowing.

(e) If the Borrower fails to deliver a timely Interest Election Request with respect to a Eurodollar Borrowing prior to the end of the Interest Period applicable thereto, then, unless such Borrowing is repaid as provided herein, at the end of such Interest Period such Borrowing shall be automatically renewed for the same Interest Period. Notwithstanding any contrary provision hereof, if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and the Administrative Agent, at the request of the Required Lenders, so notifies the Borrower, then, so long as an Event of Default is continuing (i) no outstanding Borrowing may be converted to or continued as a Eurodollar Borrowing and (ii) unless repaid, each Eurodollar Borrowing shall be converted to a CBFR Borrowing at the end of the Interest Period applicable thereto.

 

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SECTION 2.09 Termination and Reduction of Commitments .

(a) Unless previously terminated, the Revolving Commitments shall terminate on the Maturity Date.

(b) The Borrower may at any time terminate the Commitments (including the Commitments under the Fast Track Loan Agreement) upon (i) the payment in full of all outstanding Loans, together with accrued and unpaid interest thereon and on any LC Exposure, (ii) the cancellation and return of all outstanding Letters of Credit (or alternatively, with respect to each such Letter of Credit, the furnishing to the Administrative Agent of a cash deposit (or at the discretion of the Administrative Agent a backup standby letter of credit satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Bank) in an amount equal to 105% of the LC Exposure as of such date), (iii) the payment in full of the accrued and unpaid fees, and (iv) the payment in full of all reimbursable expenses and other Obligations, together with accrued and unpaid interest thereon.

(c) The Borrower may from time to time reduce the Revolving Commitments; provided that (i) each reduction of the Revolving Commitments shall be in an amount that is an integral multiple of $5,000,000 and not less than $5,000,000 and (ii) the Borrower shall not terminate or reduce the Revolving Commitments if, after giving effect to any concurrent prepayment of the Revolving Loans in accordance with Section 2.10, the Aggregate Revolving Exposure would exceed the lesser of the aggregate Revolving Commitments and the Borrowing Base.

(d) The Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of any election to terminate or reduce the Commitments under paragraph (b) or (c) of this Section at least three (3) Business Days prior to the effective date of such termination or reduction, specifying such election and the effective date thereof. Promptly following receipt of any notice, the Administrative Agent shall advise the Lenders of the contents thereof. Each notice delivered by the Borrower pursuant to this Section shall be irrevocable; provided that a notice of termination of the Commitments delivered by the Borrower may state that such notice is conditioned upon the effectiveness of other credit facilities, in which case such notice may be revoked by the Borrower (by notice to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the specified effective date) if such condition is not satisfied. Any termination or reduction of the Commitments shall be permanent. Each reduction of the Commitments shall be made ratably among the Lenders in accordance with their respective Commitments.

SECTION 2.10 Repayment and Amortization of Loans; Evidence of Debt .

(a) The Borrower hereby unconditionally promises to pay (i) to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Revolving Lender the then unpaid principal amount of each Revolving Loan on the Maturity Date, and (ii) to the Administrative Agent the then unpaid amount of each Protective Advance on the earlier of the Maturity Date and demand by the Administrative Agent, and (iii) to the Administrative Agent the then unpaid principal amount of each Overadvance on the earlier of the Maturity Date and demand by the Administrative Agent.

(b) The Ex-Im Borrower hereby unconditionally promises to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Ex-Im Revolving Lender the then unpaid principal amount of each Ex-Im Revolving Loan on the Maturity Date.

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of the Administrative Agent, whether or not immediately available) first to prepay any Protective Advances and Overadvances that may be outstanding, pro rata, and second to prepay the Revolving Loans (including Swingline Loans) and to cash collateralize outstanding LC Exposure.

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

(e) The Administrative Agent shall maintain accounts in which it shall record (i) the amount of each Loan made hereunder, the Class and Type thereof and the Interest Period applicable thereto, (ii) the amount of any principal or interest due and payable or to become due and payable from the Borrower to each Lender hereunder and (iii) the amount of any sum received by the Administrative Agent hereunder for the account of the Lenders and each Lender’s share thereof.

(f) The entries made in the accounts maintained pursuant to paragraph (c) or (d) of this Section shall be prima facie evidence of the existence and amounts of the obligations recorded therein; provided that the failure of any Lender or the Administrative Agent to maintain such accounts or any error therein shall not in any manner affect the obligation of the Borrower to repay the Loans in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

(g) Any Lender may request that Loans made by it be evidenced by a promissory note. In such event, the Borrower shall prepare, execute and deliver to such Lender a promissory note payable to the order of such Lender (or, if requested by such Lender, to such Lender and its registered assigns) and in a form approved by the Administrative Agent. Thereafter, the Loans evidenced by such promissory note and interest thereon shall at all times (including after assignment pursuant to Section 9.04) be represented by one or more promissory notes in such form payable to the order of the payee named therein (or, if such promissory note is a registered note, to such payee and its registered assigns). The Ex-Im Revolving Loans shall be evidenced by a promissory note payable to the order of the Ex-Im Revolving Lender (the “ Ex-Im Note ”).

SECTION 2.11 Prepayment of Loans .

(a) The Borrower shall have the right at any time and from time to time to prepay any Borrowing in whole or in part, subject to prior notice in accordance with paragraph (f) of this Section and, if applicable, payment of any break funding expenses under Section 2.16.

(b) Except for Overadvances permitted under Section 2.05, In the event and on such occasion that the Aggregate Revolving Exposure exceeds the lesser of (A) the aggregate Revolving Commitments and (B) the Borrowing Base, the Borrower shall prepay the Revolving Loans, LC Exposure and/or Swingline Loans or cash collateralize LC Exposure in an account with the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 2.06(j), as applicable in an aggregate amount equal to such excess.

(c) In the event and on each occasion that any Net Proceeds are received by or on behalf of any Loan Party in respect of any Prepayment Event, the Borrower shall, immediately after such Net Proceeds are received by any Loan Party, prepay the Obligations as set forth in Section 2.11(e) below in an aggregate amount equal to 100% of such Net Proceeds.

(d) All such amounts pursuant to Section 2.11(c) shall be applied, first to prepay any Protective Advances and Overadvances that may be outstanding, pro rata, second to prepay the Revolving Loans (including Swingline Loans) without a corresponding reduction in the Revolving Commitments, third to prepay the Ex-Im Revolving Loans without a corresponding reduction in the Ex-Im Revolving Subcommitment, and fourth to cash collateralize outstanding LC Exposure.

 

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(e) The Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent (and, in the case of prepayment of a Swingline Loan, the Swingline Lender) by telephone (confirmed by facsimile) of any prepayment hereunder not later than (i) 10:00 a.m., Chicago time, (A) in the case of prepayment of a Eurodollar Revolving Borrowing, three (3) Business Days before the date of prepayment, or (B) in the case of prepayment of a CBFR Revolving Borrowing, one (1) Business Day before the date of prepayment. Each such notice shall be irrevocable and shall specify the prepayment date and the principal amount of each Borrowing or portion thereof to be prepaid; provided that, if a notice of prepayment is given in connection with a conditional notice of termination of the Commitments as contemplated by Section 2.09, then such notice of prepayment may be revoked if such notice of termination is revoked in accordance with Section 2.09. Promptly following receipt of any such notice relating to a Revolving Borrowing, the Administrative Agent shall advise the Lenders of the contents thereof. Each partial prepayment of any Revolving Borrowing shall be in an amount that would be permitted in the case of an advance of a Revolving Borrowing of the same Type as provided in Section 2.02. Each prepayment of a Revolving Borrowing shall be applied ratably to the Revolving Loans included in the prepaid Borrowing. Prepayments shall be accompanied by (i) accrued interest to the extent required by Section 2.13 and (ii) break funding payments pursuant to Section 2.16.

SECTION 2.12 Fees .

(a) (i) The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender a commitment fee, which shall accrue at the Applicable Rate on the average daily amount of the Available Revolving Commitment of such Lender during the period from and including the Effective Date to but excluding the date on which the Revolving Commitments terminate. Accrued commitment fees shall be payable in arrears on the first day of each calendar month and on the date on which the Revolving Commitments terminate, commencing on the first such date to occur after the date hereof. All commitment fees shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days and shall be payable for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day).

(i) [ Reserved ]

(ii) On the Ex-Im Effective Date and on each anniversary thereof, the Ex-Im Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Ex-Im Revolving Lender, for its own account, an annual facility fee equal to 1.75% of the Ex-Im Revolving Lender’s Ex-Im Revolving Subcommitment on each such day. Each such facility fee shall be fully earned and nonrefundable when due. The Ex-Im Borrower also agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, for payment to Ex-Im Bank, on a timely basis, all fees and other charges assessed by Ex-Im Bank in connection with the Ex-Im Revolving Loan facility.

(b) The Borrower agrees to pay (i) to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Revolving Lender a participation fee with respect to its participations in Letters of Credit, which shall accrue at the same Applicable Rate used to determine the interest rate applicable to Eurodollar Revolving Loans on the average daily amount of such Lender’s LC Exposure (excluding any portion thereof attributable to unreimbursed LC Disbursements) during the period from and including the Effective Date to but excluding the later of the date on which such Lender’s Revolving Commitment terminates and the date on which such Lender ceases to have any LC Exposure, and (ii) to the Issuing Bank a fronting fee, which shall accrue at the rate of 0.125% per annum on the average daily amount of the LC Exposure (excluding any portion thereof attributable to unreimbursed LC Disbursements) attributable to Letters of Credit issued by the Issuing Bank during the period from and including the Effective Date to but excluding the later of the date of termination of the Revolving Commitments and the date on which there

 

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ceases to be any LC Exposure, as well as the Issuing Bank’s standard fees and commissions with respect to the issuance, amendment, cancellation, negotiation, transfer, presentment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit or processing of drawings thereunder. Participation fees and fronting fees accrued through and including the last day of each calendar month shall be payable on the first day of each calendar month following such last day, commencing on the first such date to occur after the Effective Date; provided that all such fees shall be payable on the date on which the Revolving Commitments terminate and any such fees accruing after the date on which the Revolving Commitments terminate shall be payable on demand. Any other fees payable to the Issuing Bank pursuant to this paragraph shall be payable within ten (10) days after demand. All participation fees and fronting fees shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days and shall be payable for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day).

(c) The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, for its own account, fees payable in the amounts and at the times separately agreed upon (including, without limitation, as set forth in the Fee Letter) between the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.

(d) All fees payable hereunder shall be paid on the dates due, in immediately available funds, to the Administrative Agent (or to the Issuing Bank, in the case of fees payable to it) for distribution, in the case of commitment fees and participation fees, to the Lenders. Fees paid shall not be refundable under any circumstances.

SECTION 2.13 Interest .

(a) The Loans comprising each CBFR Borrowing (including each Swingline Loan) shall bear interest at the CB Floating Rate plus the Applicable Rate.

(b) The Loans comprising each Eurodollar Borrowing shall bear interest at the Adjusted LIBO Rate for the Interest Period in effect for such Borrowing plus the Applicable Rate.

(c) Each Protective Advance and each Overadvance shall bear interest at the CB Floating Rate plus the Applicable Rate for Revolving Loans plus 2%.

(d) Notwithstanding the foregoing, during the occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default, the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders may, at their option, by notice to the Borrower (which notice may be revoked at the option of the Required Lenders notwithstanding any provision of Section 9.02 requiring the consent of “each Lender affected thereby” for reductions in interest rates), declare that (i) all Loans shall bear interest at 2% plus the rate otherwise applicable to such Loans as provided in the preceding paragraphs of this Section or (ii) in the case of any other amount outstanding hereunder, such amount shall accrue at 2% plus the rate applicable to such fee or other obligation as provided hereunder.

(e) Accrued interest on each Loan (for CBFR Loans, accrued through the last day of the prior calendar month) shall be payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date for such Loan and upon termination of the Commitments; provided that (i) interest accrued pursuant to paragraph (d) of this Section shall be payable on demand, (ii) in the event of any repayment or prepayment of any Loan (other than a prepayment of a CBFR Revolving Loan prior to the end of the Availability Period), accrued interest on the principal amount repaid or prepaid shall be payable on the date of such repayment or prepayment and (iii) in the event of any conversion of any Eurodollar Loan prior to the end of the current Interest Period therefor, accrued interest on such Loan shall be payable on the effective date of such conversion.

 

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(f) All interest hereunder shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days, except that interest computed by reference to the CB Floating Rate shall be computed on the basis of a year of 365 days (or 366 days in a leap year), and in each case shall be payable for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day). The applicable CB Floating Rate, Adjusted LIBO Rate or LIBO Rate shall be determined by the Administrative Agent, and such determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

SECTION 2.14 Alternate Rate of Interest . If prior to the commencement of any Interest Period for a Eurodollar Borrowing:

(a) the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error) that adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining (including, without limitation, by means of an Interpolated Rate) the Adjusted LIBO Rate or the LIBO Rate, as applicable, for such Interest Period; or

(b) the Administrative Agent is advised by the Required Lenders that the Adjusted LIBO Rate or the LIBO Rate, as applicable, for the applicable Interest Period will not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders (or Lender) of making or maintaining their Loans included in such Borrowing for such Interest Period;

then the Administrative Agent shall give notice thereof to the Borrower and the Lenders by electronic communication as provided in Section 9.01 as promptly as practicable thereafter and, until the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower and the Lenders that the circumstances giving rise to such notice no longer exist, (i) any Interest Election Request that requests the conversion of any Borrowing to, or continuation of any Borrowing as, a Eurodollar Borrowing shall be ineffective and any such Eurodollar Borrowing shall be repaid on the last day of the then current Interest Period applicable thereto, and (ii) if any Borrowing Request requests a Eurodollar Borrowing, such Borrowing shall be made as a CBFR Borrowing.

SECTION 2.15 Increased Costs .

(a) If any Change in Law shall:

(i) impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit, liquidity or similar requirement (including any compulsory loan requirement, insurance charge or other assessment) against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended by, any Lender (except any such reserve requirement reflected in the Adjusted LIBO Rate) or the Issuing Bank;

(ii) impose on any Lender or the Issuing Bank or the London interbank market any other condition, cost or expense (other than Taxes) affecting this Agreement or Loans made by such Lender or any Letter of Credit or participation therein; or

(iii) subject any Recipient to any Taxes (other than (A) Indemnified Taxes, (B) Taxes described in clauses (b) through (d) of the definition of Excluded Taxes and (C) 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;

and the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to such Lender or such other Recipient of making, continuing, converting into or maintaining any Loan (or of maintaining its obligation to make any such Loan) or to increase the cost to such Lender, the Issuing Bank or such other Recipient of participating in, issuing or maintaining any Letter of Credit or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Lender, the Issuing Bank or such other Recipient hereunder (whether of principal,

 

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interest or otherwise), then the Borrower will pay to such Lender, the Issuing Bank or such other Recipient, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender, the Issuing Bank or such other Recipient, as the case may be, for such additional costs incurred or reduction suffered.

(b) If any Lender or the Issuing Bank determines that any Change in Law regarding capital or liquidity requirements has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lender’s or the Issuing Bank’s capital or on the capital of such Lender’s or the Issuing Bank’s holding company, if any, as a consequence of this Agreement, the Commitments of, or the Loans made by, or participations in Letters of Credit or Swingline Loans held by, such Lender, or the Letters of Credit issued by the Issuing Bank, to a level below that which such Lender or the Issuing Bank or such Lender’s or the Issuing Bank’s holding company could have achieved but for such Change in Law (taking into consideration such Lender’s or the Issuing Bank’s policies and the policies of such Lender’s or the Issuing Bank’s holding company with respect to capital adequacy and liquidity), then from time to time the Borrower will pay to such Lender or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or the Issuing Bank or such Lender’s or the Issuing Bank’s holding company for any such reduction suffered.

(c) A certificate of a Lender or the Issuing Bank setting forth the amount or amounts necessary to compensate such Lender or the Issuing Bank or its holding company, as the case may be, as specified in paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section shall be delivered to the Borrower and shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The Borrower shall pay such Lender or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, the amount shown as due on any such certificate within ten (10) days after receipt thereof.

(d) Failure or delay on the part of any Lender or the Issuing Bank to demand compensation pursuant to this Section shall not constitute a waiver of such Lender’s or the Issuing Bank’s right to demand such compensation; provided that the Borrower shall not be required to compensate a Lender or the Issuing Bank pursuant to this Section for any increased costs or reductions incurred more than 270 days prior to the date that such Lender or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, notifies the Borrower of the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions and of such Lender’s or the Issuing Bank’s intention to claim compensation therefor; provided further that, if the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions is retroactive, then the 270-day period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof.

SECTION 2.16 Break Funding Payments . In the event of (a) the payment of any principal of any Eurodollar Loan other than on the last day of an Interest Period applicable thereto (including as a result of an Event of Default or as a result of any prepayment pursuant to Section 2.11), (b) the conversion of any Eurodollar Loan other than on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto, (c) the failure to borrow, convert, continue or prepay any Eurodollar Loan on the date specified in any notice delivered pursuant hereto (regardless of whether such notice may be revoked under Section 2.09(d) and is revoked in accordance therewith), or (d) the assignment of any Eurodollar Loan other than on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto as a result of a request by the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.19 or 9.02(d), then, in any such event, the Borrower shall compensate each Lender for the loss, cost and expense attributable to such event. In the case of a Eurodollar Loan, such loss, cost or expense to any Lender shall be deemed to include an amount determined by such Lender to be the excess, if any, of (i) the amount of interest which would have accrued on the principal amount of such Eurodollar Loan had such event not occurred, at the Adjusted LIBO Rate that would have been applicable to such Eurodollar Loan, for the period from the date of such event to the last day of the then current Interest Period therefor (or, in the case of a failure to borrow, convert or continue, for the period that would have been the Interest Period for such Eurodollar Loan), over (ii) the amount of interest which would accrue on such principal amount for such period at the interest rate which such Lender would bid were it to bid, at the commencement of such period, for dollar deposits of a comparable amount and period from other

 

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banks in the eurodollar market. A certificate of any Lender setting forth any amount or amounts that such Lender is entitled to receive pursuant to this Section shall be delivered to the Borrower and shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The Borrower shall pay such Lender the amount shown as due on any such certificate within ten (10) days after receipt thereof.

SECTION 2.17 Withholding of Taxes; Gross-Up .

(a) Payments Free of Taxes . Any and all payments by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party under any Loan 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 applicable Loan Party 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 2.17) the applicable Recipient receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deduction or withholding been made.

(b) Payment of Other Taxes. The Loan Parties 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, Other Taxes.

(c) Evidence of Payment. As soon as practicable after any payment of Taxes by any Loan Party to a Governmental Authority pursuant to this Section 2.17, such Loan Party shall deliver to the Administrative Agent the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing such payment, a copy of the return reporting such payment or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

(d) Indemnification by the Loan Parties. The Loan Parties shall jointly and severally 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) 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 any Loan Party 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.

(e) Indemnification by the Lenders . 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 any Loan Party has not already indemnified the Administrative Agent for such Indemnified Taxes and without limiting the obligation of the Loan Parties to do so), (ii) any Taxes attributable to such Lender’s failure to comply with the provisions of Section 9.04(c) relating to the maintenance of a Participant Register and (iii) any Excluded Taxes attributable to such Lender, in each case, that are payable or paid by the Administrative Agent in connection with any Loan Document, and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to any Lender by the Administrative Agent shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Each Lender hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender under any Loan Document or otherwise payable by the Administrative Agent to such Lender from any other source against any amount due to the Administrative Agent under this paragraph (e).

 

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(f) Status of Lenders .

(i) Any Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding Tax with respect to payments made under any Loan Document shall deliver to the 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 2.17(f)(ii)(A), (ii)(B) and (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.

(ii) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, in the event that the Borrower is a U.S. Person,

(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:

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

(2) in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming that its extension of credit will generate U.S. effectively connected income, executed originals of IRS Form W-8ECI;

(3) 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 E-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

 

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(4) 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, a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit E-2 or Exhibit E-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 E-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 Loan Document would be subject to U.S. Federal withholding Tax imposed by FATCA if such Lender were to fail to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in Section 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the Code, as applicable), such Lender shall deliver to the Borrower 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 comply with their obligations under FATCA and to determine that such Lender has complied with such Lender’s obligations under FATCA or to determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment. Solely for purposes of this clause (D), “FATCA” shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the date of this Agreement.

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

(g) Treatment of Certain Refunds . 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 2.17 (including by the payment of additional amounts pursuant to this Section 2.17), provided that no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, 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 2.17 with respect to the Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses (including Taxes) of such indemnified party and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund). Such indemnifying party, upon the request of such indemnified party, shall repay to such indemnified party the amount paid over pursuant to this paragraph (g) (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) in the event that such indemnified party is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority.

 

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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this paragraph (g), in no event will the indemnified party be required to pay any amount to an indemnifying party pursuant to this paragraph (g) the payment of which would place the indemnified party in a less favorable net after-Tax position than the indemnified party would have been in if the Tax subject to indemnification and giving rise to such refund had not been deducted, withheld or otherwise imposed and the indemnification payments or additional amounts giving rise to such refund had never been paid. This paragraph (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) Survival . Each party’s obligations under this Section 2.17 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 Loan Document.

(i) Defined Terms . For purposes of this Section 2.17, the term “Lender” includes any Issuing Bank and the term “applicable law” includes FATCA.

SECTION 2.18 Payments Generally; Allocation of Proceeds; Sharing of Set-offs .

(a) The Borrower shall make each payment required to be made by it hereunder (whether of principal, interest, fees or reimbursement of LC Disbursements, or of amounts payable under Section 2.15, 2.16 or 2.17, or otherwise) prior to 2:00 p.m., Chicago time, on the date when due, in immediately available funds, without set-off or counterclaim. Any amounts received after such time on any date may, in the discretion of the Administrative Agent, be deemed to have been received on the next succeeding Business Day for purposes of calculating interest thereon. All such payments shall be made to the Administrative Agent at its offices at 10 South Dearborn Street, 22 nd Floor, Chicago, Illinois, except payments to be made directly to the Issuing Bank or Swingline Lender as expressly provided herein and except that payments pursuant to Sections 2.15, 2.16, 2.17 and 9.03 shall be made directly to the Persons entitled thereto. The Administrative Agent shall distribute any such payments received by it for the account of any other Person to the appropriate recipient promptly following receipt thereof. If any payment hereunder shall be due on a day that is not a Business Day, the date for payment shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day, and, in the case of any payment accruing interest, interest thereon shall be payable for the period of such extension. All payments hereunder shall be made in dollars.

(b) Subject to the terms of the Ex-Im Security Agreement, any proceeds of Collateral received by the Administrative Agent (i) not constituting either (A) a specific payment of principal, interest, fees or other sum payable under the Loan Documents (which shall be applied as specified by the Borrower), (B) a mandatory prepayment (which shall be applied in accordance with Section 2.11) or (C) amounts to be applied from the Collection Account (which shall be applied in accordance with Section 2.10(c)) or (ii) after an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and the Administrative Agent so elects or the Required Lenders so direct, shall be applied ratably first , to pay any fees, indemnities, or expense reimbursements including amounts then due to the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Bank from the Borrower (other than in connection with Banking Services Obligations or Swap Agreement Obligations), second , to pay any fees or expense reimbursements then due to the Lenders from the Borrower (other than in connection with Banking Services Obligations or Swap Agreement Obligations), third , to pay interest due in respect of the Overadvances and Protective Advances, fourth , to pay the principal of the Overadvances and Protective Advances, fifth , to pay interest then due and payable on the Loans (other than the Overadvances and Protective Advances) ratably, sixth , to prepay principal on the Loans (other than the Overadvances, Protective Advances and Ex-Im Revolving Loans), unreimbursed LC Disbursements, to pay an amount to the Administrative Agent equal to one hundred five percent (105%) of the aggregate LC Exposure, to be held as cash collateral for such Obligations, and

 

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to pay any amounts owing with respect to Swap Agreement Obligations up to and including the amount most recently provided to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 2.22, for which Reserves have been established, ratably, seventh , to payment of any amounts owing with respect to Banking Services Obligations up to and including the amount most recently provided to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 2.22, eighth , to the payment of any other Secured Obligations and ninth , to prepay principal on the Ex-Im Revolving Loans. Notwithstanding the foregoing, amounts received from any Loan Party shall not be applied to any Excluded Swap Obligation of such Loan Party. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, unless so directed by the Borrower, or unless a Default is in existence, neither the Administrative Agent nor any Lender shall apply any payment which it receives to any Eurodollar Loan of a Class, except (a) on the expiration date of the Interest Period applicable thereto or (b) in the event, and only to the extent, that there are no outstanding CBFR Loans of the same Class and, in any such event, the Borrower shall pay the break funding payment required in accordance with Section 2.16. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall have the continuing and exclusive right to apply and reverse and reapply any and all such proceeds and payments to any portion of the Secured Obligations.

(c) At the election of the Administrative Agent, all payments of principal, interest, LC Disbursements, fees, premiums, reimbursable expenses (including, without limitation, all reimbursement for fees, costs and expenses pursuant to Section 9.03), and other sums payable under the Loan Documents, may be paid from the proceeds of Borrowings made hereunder whether made following a request by the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.03 or a deemed request as provided in this Section or may be deducted from any deposit account of the Borrower maintained with the Administrative Agent. The Borrower hereby irrevocably authorizes (i) the Administrative Agent to make a Borrowing for the purpose of paying each payment of principal, interest and fees as it becomes due hereunder or any other amount due under the Loan Documents and agrees that all such amounts charged shall constitute Loans (including Swingline Loans and Overadvances, but such a Borrowing may only constitute a Protective Advance if it is to reimburse costs, fees and expenses as described in Section 9.03) and that all such Borrowings shall be deemed to have been requested pursuant to Section 2.03, 2.04 or 2.05, as applicable, and (ii) the Administrative Agent to charge any deposit account of the Borrower maintained with the Administrative Agent for each payment of principal, interest and fees as it becomes due hereunder or any other amount due under the Loan Documents. The Ex-Im Borrower hereby authorizes (i) the Ex-Im Revolving Lender to make a Borrowing for the purpose of paying each payment of principal, interest and fees in respect of the Ex-Im Revolving Loans as it becomes due hereunder or any other amounts due under the Loan Documents in respect of the Ex-Im Obligations and agrees that such amounts charged shall constitute Ex-Im Revolving Loans and that all such Borrowings shall be deemed to have been requested pursuant to Section 2.03 and (ii) the Ex-Im Revolving Lender to charge any deposit account of the Ex-Im Borrower maintained with the Ex-Im Revolving Lender for each payment of principal, interest and fees for which the Ex-Im Borrower are obligated as it becomes due hereunder or any other amount due under the Loan Documents in respect of the Ex-Im Obligations.

(d) If, except as otherwise expressly provided herein, any Lender shall, by exercising any right of set-off or counterclaim or otherwise, obtain payment in respect of any principal of or interest on any of its Loans or participations in Ex-Im Revolving Loans and LC Disbursements resulting in such Lender receiving payment of a greater proportion of the aggregate amount of its Loans and participations in Ex-Im Revolving Loans and LC Disbursements and Swingline Loans and accrued interest thereon than the proportion received by any other similarly situated Lender, then the Lender receiving such greater proportion shall purchase (for cash at face value) participations in the Loans and participations in LC Disbursements and Swingline Loans of other Lenders to the extent necessary so that the benefit of all such payments shall be shared by all such Lenders ratably in accordance with the aggregate amount of principal of and accrued interest on their respective Loans and participations in Ex-Im Revolving Loans and LC Disbursements and Swingline Loans; provided that (i) if any such participations are purchased and all or any portion of the payment giving rise thereto is recovered, such participations shall be

 

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rescinded and the purchase price restored to the extent of such recovery, without interest, and (ii) the provisions of this paragraph shall not be construed to apply to any payment made by the Borrower pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement or any payment obtained by a Lender as consideration for the assignment of or sale of a participation in any of its Loans or participations in LC Disbursements or Swingline Loans to any assignee or participant, other than to the Borrower or any Subsidiary or Affiliate thereof (as to which the provisions of this paragraph shall apply). The Borrower consents to the foregoing and agrees, to the extent it may effectively do so under applicable law, that any Lender acquiring a participation pursuant to the foregoing arrangements may exercise against the Borrower rights of set-off and counterclaim with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were a direct creditor of the Borrower in the amount of such participation.

(e) Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from the Borrower prior to the date on which any payment is due to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders or the Issuing Bank hereunder that the Borrower will not make such payment, the Administrative Agent may assume that the Borrower has made such payment on such date in accordance herewith and may, in reliance upon such assumption, distribute to the Lenders or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, the amount due. In such event, if the Borrower has not in fact made such payment, then each of the Lenders or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, severally agrees to repay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand the amount so distributed to such Lender or Issuing Bank with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is distributed to it to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at the greater of the Federal Funds Effective Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation.

(f) If any Lender shall fail to make any payment required to be made by it hereunder, then the Administrative Agent or the Ex-Im Revolving Lender, as applicable, may, in its discretion (notwithstanding any contrary provision hereof), (i) apply any amounts thereafter received by the Administrative Agent or the Ex-Im Revolving Lender, as applicable, for the account of such Lender to satisfy such Lender’s obligations hereunder until all such unsatisfied obligations are fully paid and/or (ii) hold any such amounts in a segregated account as cash collateral for, and application to, any future funding obligations of such Lender hereunder. Application of amounts pursuant to (i) and (ii) above shall be made in any order determined by the Administrative Agent in its discretion.

(g) The Administrative Agent may from time to time provide the Borrower with billing statements or invoices with respect to any of the Secured Obligations (the “ Billing Statements ”). The Administrative Agent is under no duty or obligation to provide Billing Statements, which, if provided, will be solely for the Borrower’s convenience. The Billing Statements may contain estimates of the amounts owed during the relevant billing period, whether of principal, interest, fees or other Secured Obligations. If the Borrower pays the full amount indicated on a Billing Statement on or before the due date indicated on such Billing Statement, the Borrower shall not be in default; provided, that acceptance by the Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Lenders, of any payment that is less than the payment due at that time shall not constitute a waiver of the Administrative Agent’s or the Lenders’ right to receive payment in full at another time.

SECTION 2.19 Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders .

(a) If any Lender requests compensation under Section 2.15, or if the Borrower is required to pay any Indemnified Taxes or additional amounts to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 2.17, then such Lender shall use reasonable efforts to designate a different lending office for funding or booking its Loans hereunder or to assign its rights and obligations hereunder to another of its offices, branches or affiliates, if, in the judgment of such Lender, such designation or assignment (i) would eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant to Section 2.15 or 2.17, as the case may be, in the future and (ii) would not subject such Lender to any unreimbursed cost or

 

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expense and would not otherwise be disadvantageous to such Lender. The Borrower hereby agrees to pay all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by any Lender in connection with any such designation or assignment.

(b) If any Lender requests compensation under Section 2.15, or if the Borrower is required to pay any Indemnified Taxes or additional amounts to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 2.17, or if any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then the Borrower may, at its sole expense and effort, upon notice to such Lender and the Administrative Agent, require such Lender to assign and delegate, without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in Section 9.04), all its interests, rights (other than its existing rights to payments pursuant to Section 2.15 or 2.17) and obligations under this Agreement and other Loan Documents to an assignee that shall assume such obligations (which assignee may be another Lender, if a Lender accepts such assignment); provided that (i) the Borrower shall have received the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent, and the Ex-Im Revolving Lender (and in circumstances where its consent would be required under Section 9.04, the Issuing Bank and the Swingline Lender), which consent shall not unreasonably be withheld, (ii) such Lender shall have received payment of an amount equal to the outstanding principal of its Loans and participations in LC Disbursements and Swingline Loans, accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts payable to it hereunder, from the assignee (to the extent of such outstanding principal and accrued interest and fees) or the Borrower (in the case of all other amounts) and (iii) in the case of any such assignment resulting from a claim for compensation under Section 2.15 or payments required to be made pursuant to Section 2.17, such assignment will result in a reduction in such compensation or payments. A Lender shall not be required to make any such assignment and delegation if, prior thereto, as a result of a waiver by such Lender or otherwise, the circumstances entitling the Borrower to require such assignment and delegation cease to apply.

SECTION 2.20 Defaulting Lenders . Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, if any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then the following provisions shall apply for so long as such Lender is a Defaulting Lender:

(a) fees shall cease to accrue on the unfunded portion of the Revolving Commitment of such Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section 2.12(a);

(b) such Defaulting Lender shall not have the right to vote on any issue on which voting is required (other than to the extent expressly provided in Section 9.02(b)) and the Commitment and Revolving Exposure of such Defaulting Lender shall not be included in determining whether the Required Lenders have taken or may take any action hereunder (including any consent to any amendment, waiver or other modification pursuant to Section 9.02) or under any other Loan Document; provided , that, except as otherwise provided in Section 9.02, this clause (b) shall not apply to the vote of a Defaulting Lender in the case of an amendment, waiver or other modification requiring the consent of such Lender or each Lender directly affected thereby;

(c) if any Swingline Exposure, Ex-Im Revolving Exposure or LC Exposure exists at the time such Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender then:

(i) all or any part of the Swingline Exposure, Ex-Im Revolving Exposure and LC Exposure of such Defaulting Lender shall be reallocated among the non-Defaulting Lenders in accordance with their respective Applicable Percentages but only to the extent that (x) the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 are satisfied at the time of such reallocation (and, unless the Borrower shall have otherwise notified the Administrative Agent at such time, the Borrower shall be deemed to have represented and warranted that such conditions are satisfied at such time) and (y) the sum of all non-Defaulting Lenders’ Revolving Exposures plus such Defaulting Lender’s Swingline Exposure, Ex-Im Revolving Exposure and LC Exposure does not exceed the total of all non-Defaulting Lenders’ Revolving Commitments;

 

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(ii) if the reallocation described in clause (i) above cannot, or can only partially, be effected, the Borrower shall within one (1) Business Day following notice by the Administrative Agent (x) first, prepay such Swingline Exposure and Ex-Im Revolving Exposure and (y) second, cash collateralize, for the benefit of the Issuing Bank, the Borrower’s obligations corresponding to such Defaulting Lender’s LC Exposure (after giving effect to any partial reallocation pursuant to clause (i) above) in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 2.06(j) for so long as such LC Exposure is outstanding;

(iii) if the Borrower cash collateralizes any portion of such Defaulting Lender’s LC Exposure pursuant to clause (ii) above, the Borrower shall not be required to pay any fees to such Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section 2.12(b) with respect to such Defaulting Lender’s LC Exposure during the period such Defaulting Lender’s LC Exposure is cash collateralized;

(iv) if the LC Exposure of the non-Defaulting Lenders is reallocated pursuant to clause (i) above, then the fees payable to the Lenders pursuant to Sections 2.12(a) and 2.12(b) shall be adjusted in accordance with such non-Defaulting Lenders’ Applicable Percentages; and

(v) if all or any portion of such Defaulting Lender’s LC Exposure is neither reallocated nor cash collateralized pursuant to clause (i) or (ii) above, then, without prejudice to any rights or remedies of the Issuing Bank or any other Lender hereunder, all letter of credit fees payable under Section 2.12(b) with respect to such Defaulting Lender’s LC Exposure shall be payable to the Issuing Bank until and to the extent that such LC Exposure is reallocated and/or cash collateralized; and

(d) so long as such Lender is a Defaulting Lender, the Issuing Bank shall not be required to issue, amend, renew, extend or increase any Letter of Credit, unless it is satisfied that the related exposure and such Defaulting Lender’s then outstanding LC Exposure will be 100% covered by the Commitments of the non-Defaulting Lenders and/or cash collateral will be provided by the Borrower in accordance with Section 2.20(c), and participating interests in any such newly made Swingline Loan or newly issued or increased Letter of Credit or Ex-Im Revolving Loan shall be allocated among non-Defaulting Lenders in a manner consistent with Section 2.20(c)(i) (and such Defaulting Lender shall not participate therein).

If (i) a Bankruptcy Event with respect to the Parent of any Lender shall occur following the date hereof and for so long as such event shall continue or (ii) the Swingline Lender or the Issuing Bank has a good faith belief that any Lender has defaulted in fulfilling its obligations under one or more other agreements in which such Lender commits to extend credit, the Swingline Lender shall not be required to fund any Swingline Loan and the Issuing Bank shall not be required to issue, amend or increase any Letter of Credit, unless the Swingline Lender or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, shall have entered into arrangements with the Borrower or such Lender, satisfactory to the Swingline Lender or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, to defease any risk to it in respect of such Lender hereunder.

In the event that each of the Administrative Agent, the Borrower, the Ex-Im Revolving Lender, the Swingline Lender and the Issuing Bank agrees that a Defaulting Lender has adequately remedied all matters that caused such Lender to be a Defaulting Lender, then the Swingline Exposure and LC Exposure of the Lenders shall be readjusted to reflect the inclusion of such Lender’s Revolving Commitment and on the date of such readjustment such Lender shall purchase at par such of the Loans of the other Lenders (other than Swingline Loans) as the Administrative Agent shall determine may be necessary in order for such Lender to hold such Loans in accordance with its Applicable Percentage.

 

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SECTION 2.21 Returned Payments . If after receipt of any payment which is applied to the payment of all or any part of the Obligations (including a payment effected through exercise of a right of setoff), the Administrative Agent or any Lender is for any reason compelled to surrender such payment or proceeds to any Person because such payment or application of proceeds is invalidated, declared fraudulent, set aside, determined to be void or voidable as a preference, impermissible setoff, or a diversion of trust funds, or for any other reason (including pursuant to any intercreditor agreement or subordination agreement or pursuant to any settlement entered into by the Administrative Agent or such Lender in its discretion), then the Obligations or part thereof intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continued and this Agreement shall continue in full force as if such payment or proceeds had not been received by the Administrative Agent or such Lender. The provisions of this Section 2.21 shall be and remain effective notwithstanding any contrary action which may have been taken by the Administrative Agent or any Lender in reliance upon such payment or application of proceeds. The provisions of this Section 2.21 shall survive the termination of this Agreement.

SECTION 2.22 Banking Services and Swap Agreements . Each Lender or Affiliate thereof providing Banking Services for, or having Swap Agreements with, any Loan Party shall deliver to the Administrative Agent, promptly after entering into such Banking Services or Swap Agreements, written notice setting forth the aggregate amount of all Banking Services Obligations and Swap Agreement Obligations of such Loan Party to such Lender or Affiliate (whether matured or unmatured, absolute or contingent). In addition, each such Lender or Affiliate thereof shall deliver to the Administrative Agent, from time to time after a significant change therein or upon a request therefor, a summary of the amounts due or to become due in respect of such Banking Services Obligations and Swap Agreement Obligations. The most recent information provided to the Administrative Agent shall be used in determining the amounts to be applied in respect of such Banking Services Obligations and/or Swap Agreement Obligations pursuant to Section 2.18(b) and which tier of the waterfall, contained in Section 2.18(b), such Banking Services Obligations and/or Swap Agreement Obligations will be placed.

ARTICLE III

Representations and Warranties

Each Loan Party represents and warrants to the Lenders that:

SECTION 3.01 Organization; Powers . Each Loan Party and each Subsidiary is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, has all requisite power and authority to carry on its business as now conducted and, except where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, is qualified to do business, and is in good standing, in every jurisdiction where such qualification is required.

SECTION 3.02 Authorization; Enforceability . The Transactions are within each Loan Party’s organizational powers and have been duly authorized by all necessary organizational actions and, if required, actions by equity holders. Each Loan Document and Related Document to which each Loan Party is a party has been duly executed and delivered by such Loan Party and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Loan Party, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject to general principles of equity, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.

SECTION 3.03 Governmental Approvals; No Conflicts . The Transactions (a) do not require any consent or approval of, registration or filing with, or any other action by, any Governmental Authority, except such as have been obtained or made and are in full force and effect and

 

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except for filings necessary to perfect Liens created pursuant to the Loan Documents, (b) will not violate any Requirement of Law applicable to any Loan Party or any Subsidiary, (c) will not violate or result in a default under any indenture, agreement or other instrument binding upon any Loan Party or any Subsidiary or the assets of any Loan Party or any Subsidiary, or give rise to a right thereunder to require any payment to be made by any Loan Party or any Subsidiary, and (d) will not result in the creation or imposition of any Lien on any asset of any Loan Party or any Subsidiary, except Liens created pursuant to the Loan Documents.

SECTION 3.04 Financial Condition; No Material Adverse Change .

(a) The Borrower has heretofore furnished to the Lenders its “carve out” consolidated balance sheet and statements of income, stockholders equity and cash flows as of and for the six month period ended June 30, 2014, prepared by KPMG LLP. Such financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position and results of operations and cash flows of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of such dates and for such periods in accordance with GAAP, subject to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes.

(b) No event, change or condition has occurred that has had, or could reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect, since December 31, 2013.

SECTION 3.05 Properties .

(a) As of the date of this Agreement, Schedule 3.05 contains a true, accurate and complete list of (i) each parcel of real property that is owned or leased by any Loan Party, and (ii) all leases, subleases or assignments of leases (together with all amendments, modifications, supplements, renewals or extensions of any thereof) affecting each such property of any Loan Party, regardless of whether such Loan Party is the landlord or tenant (whether directly or as an assignee or successor in interest) under such lease, sublease or assignment. Each of such leases, subleases and assignments is valid and enforceable in accordance with its terms and is in full force and effect, and no default by any party to any such lease or sublease exists. Each of the Loan Parties and each of its Subsidiaries has good and indefeasible title to, or valid leasehold interests in, all of its real and personal property reflected in their respective financial statements referred to in Section 3.04(a), except for assets disposed of since the date of such financial statements in the ordinary course of business, free of all Liens other than those permitted by Section 6.02.

(b) Each Loan Party and each Subsidiary owns, or is licensed to use, all trademarks, tradenames, copyrights, patents and other intellectual property necessary to its business as currently conducted, a correct and complete list of which, as of the date of this Agreement, is set forth on Schedule 3.05 , and the use thereof by each Loan Party and each Subsidiary does not infringe in any material respect upon the rights of any other Person, and each Loan Party’s and each Subsidiary’s rights thereto are not subject to any licensing agreement or similar arrangement

(c) Loegering has neither any business operations nor any material assets, including any assets necessary for the business operations of the Borrower (other than the intercompany Indebtedness owing to it by the Borrower as of the Effective Date).

SECTION 3.06 Litigation and Environmental Matters .

(a) There are no actions, suits or proceedings by or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority pending against or to the knowledge of any Loan Party, threatened against any Loan Party on the Effective Date other than the Disclosed Matters. No actions, suits or proceedings by or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority are pending or, to the knowledge of any Loan Party, threatened

 

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against or affecting any Loan Party or any Subsidiary (i) as to which there is a reasonable possibility of an adverse determination and that, if adversely determined, could reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to result in a Material Adverse Effect or (ii) that involve any Loan Document or the Transactions.

(b) (i) Except for the Disclosed Matters, no Loan Party or any Subsidiary has received notice of any claim with respect to any Environmental Liability or knows of any basis for any Environmental Liability and (ii) and except with respect to any other matters that, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, no Loan Party or any Subsidiary (A) has failed to comply with any Environmental Law or to obtain, maintain or comply with any permit, license or other approval required under any Environmental Law, (B) has become subject to any Environmental Liability, (C) has received notice of any claim with respect to any Environmental Liability or (D) knows of any basis for any Environmental Liability.

(c) Since the date of this Agreement, there has been no change in the status of the Disclosed Matters that, individually or in the aggregate, has resulted in, or could reasonably be expected to result in, a Material Adverse Effect.

SECTION 3.07 Compliance with Laws and Agreements; No Default . Except where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, each Loan Party and each Subsidiary is in compliance with (i) all Requirement of Law applicable to it or its property and (ii) all indentures, agreements and other instruments binding upon it or its property. No Default has occurred and is continuing.

SECTION 3.08 Investment Company Status . No Loan Party or any Subsidiary is an “investment company” as defined in, or subject to regulation under, the Investment Company Act of 1940.

SECTION 3.09 Taxes . Each Loan Party and each Subsidiary has timely filed or caused to be filed all Tax returns and reports required to have been filed and has paid or caused to be paid all Taxes required to have been paid by it, except Taxes that are being contested in accordance with Section 5.04. No tax liens have been filed and no claims are being asserted with respect to any such taxes.

SECTION 3.10 ERISA . No ERISA Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur that, when taken together with all other such ERISA Events for which liability is reasonably expected to occur, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. The present value of all accumulated benefit obligations under each Plan (based on the assumptions used for purposes of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 87) did not, as of the date of the most recent financial statements reflecting such amounts, exceed the fair market value of the assets of such Plan, and the present value of all accumulated benefit obligations of all underfunded Plans (based on the assumptions used for purposes of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 87) did not, as of the date of the most recent financial statements reflecting such amounts, exceed the fair market value of the assets of all such underfunded Plans.

SECTION 3.11 Disclosure . The Loan Parties have disclosed to the Lenders all agreements, instruments and corporate or other restrictions to which any Loan Party or any Subsidiary is subject, and all other matters known to it, that, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. None of the reports, financial statements, certificates or other information furnished by or on behalf of any Loan Party or any Subsidiary to the Administrative Agent or any Lender in connection with the negotiation of this Agreement or any other Loan Document (as modified or supplemented by other information so furnished) contains any material misstatement of

 

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fact or omits to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided that, with respect to projected financial information, the Loan Parties represent only that such information was prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed to be reasonable at the time delivered and, if such projected financial information was delivered prior to the Effective Date, as of the Effective Date.

SECTION 3.12 Material Agreements . All material agreements and contracts to which any Loan Party or any Subsidiary is a party or is bound as of the date of this Agreement the termination of which could reasonably be expected to cause a Material Adverse Effect are listed on Schedule 3.12 , including the Shared Services Agreement and the Distribution Agreement. No Loan Party or any Subsidiary is in default in the performance, observance or fulfillment of any of the obligations, covenants or conditions contained in (i) any such material agreement to which it is a party or (ii) any agreement or instrument evidencing or governing Indebtedness.

SECTION 3.13 Solvency .

(a) Immediately after the consummation of the Transactions to occur on the Effective Date, (i) the fair value of the assets of each Loan Party, at a fair valuation, will exceed its debts and liabilities, subordinated, contingent or otherwise; (ii) the present fair saleable value of the property of each Loan Party will be greater than the amount that will be required to pay the probable liability of its debts and other liabilities, subordinated, contingent or otherwise, as such debts and other liabilities become absolute and matured; (iii) each Loan Party will be able to pay its debts and liabilities, subordinated, contingent or otherwise, as such debts and liabilities become absolute and matured; and (iv) no Loan Party will have unreasonably small capital with which to conduct the business in which it is engaged as such business is now conducted and is proposed to be conducted after the Effective Date.

(b) No Loan Party intends to, nor will permit any Subsidiary to, and no Loan Party believes that it or any Subsidiary will, incur debts beyond its ability to pay such debts as they mature, taking into account the timing of and amounts of cash to be received by it or any such Subsidiary and the timing of the amounts of cash to be payable on or in respect of its Indebtedness or the Indebtedness of any such Subsidiary.

SECTION 3.14 Insurance . Schedule 3.14 sets forth a description of all insurance maintained by or on behalf of the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries as of the Effective Date. As of the Effective Date, all premiums in respect of such insurance have been paid. The Borrower maintains, and has caused each Subsidiary to maintain, with financially sound and reputable insurance companies, insurance on all their real and personal property in such amounts, subject to such deductibles and self-insurance retentions and covering such properties and risks as are adequate and customarily maintained by companies engaged in the same or similar businesses operating in the same or similar locations.

SECTION 3.15 Capitalization and Subsidiaries . Schedule 3.15 sets forth (a) a correct and complete list of the name and relationship to the Borrower of each Subsidiary, (b) a true and complete listing of each class of each of the Borrower’s authorized Equity Interests, all of which issued Equity Interests are validly issued, outstanding, fully paid and non-assessable, and owned beneficially and of record by the Persons identified on Schedule 3.15 , and (c) the type of entity of the Borrower and each Subsidiary. All of the issued and outstanding Equity Interests owned by any Loan Party have been (to the extent such concepts are relevant with respect to such ownership interests) duly authorized and issued and are fully paid and non-assessable. There are no outstanding commitments or other obligations of any Loan Party to issue, and no options, warrants or other rights of any Person to acquire, any shares of any class of capital stock or other equity interests of any Loan Party.

 

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SECTION 3.16 Security Interest in Collateral . The provisions of (a) this Agreement and the other Loan Documents create legal and valid Liens on all of the Collateral in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and such Liens constitute perfected and continuing Liens on the Collateral, securing the Secured Obligations, enforceable against the applicable Loan Party and all third parties, and having priority over all other Liens on the Collateral, except for Liens on Export-Related Collateral, which are junior only to the Liens of the Ex-Im Revolving Lender in such Export Related Collateral and (b) of this Agreement and certain of the other Loan Documents create legal and valid Liens on all of the Collateral in favor of the Ex-Im Revolving Lender and such Liens constitute perfected and continuing Liens on such Collateral securing the Ex-Im Obligations, enforceable against the applicable Loan Party and all third parties, and having priority over all other Liens on such Collateral, except for Liens on Collateral other than the Export-Related Collateral which are junior only to the Liens of the Administrative Agent on such Collateral except in the case of (i) Permitted Encumbrances, to the extent any such Permitted Encumbrances would have priority over the Liens in favor of the Administrative Agent pursuant to any applicable law or agreement, (ii) Liens perfected only by possession (including possession of any certificate of title) to the extent the Administrative Agent or the Ex-Im Revolving Lender has not obtained or does not maintain possession of such Collateral and (iii) with respect to Term Loan Priority Collateral, Liens permitted by 6.02(g).

SECTION 3.17 Employment Matters . As of the Effective Date, there are no strikes, lockouts or slowdowns against any Loan Party or any Subsidiary pending or, to the knowledge of any Loan Party, threatened. The hours worked by and payments made to employees of the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries have not been in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act or any other applicable Federal, state, local or foreign law dealing with such matters. All payments due from any Loan Party or any Subsidiary, or for which any claim may be made against any Loan Party or any Subsidiary, on account of wages and employee health and welfare insurance and other benefits, have been paid or accrued as a liability on the books of such Loan Party or such Subsidiary.

SECTION 3.18 Federal Reserve Regulations . No part of the proceeds of any Loan or Letter of Credit has been used or will be used, whether directly or indirectly, for any purpose that entails a violation of any of the Regulations of the Board, including Regulations T, U and X.

SECTION 3.19 Use of Proceeds . The proceeds of the Loans have been used and will be used, whether directly or indirectly as set forth in Section 5.08.

SECTION 3.20 No Burdensome Restrictions . No Loan party is subject to any Burdensome Restrictions except Burdensome Restrictions permitted under Section 6.10.

SECTION 3.21 Sanctions Laws and Regulations .

(a) Each Loan Party has implemented and maintains in effect policies and procedures designed to ensure compliance by such Loan Party, its Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents with Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions, and such Loan Party, its Subsidiaries and their respective officers and employees and, to the knowledge of such Loan Party, its directors and agents, are in compliance with Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions in all material respects.

(b) None of (i) any Loan Party, any Subsidiary or, to the knowledge of any such Loan Party or Subsidiary, any of their respective directors, officers or employees, or (ii) to the knowledge of any such Loan Party or Subsidiary, any agent of such Loan Party or any Subsidiary that will act in any capacity in connection with or benefit from the credit facility established hereby, is a Sanctioned Person. No Borrowing or Letter of Credit, use of proceeds, Transaction or other transaction contemplated by this Agreement or the other Loan Documents will violate Anti-Corruption Laws or applicable Sanctions.

 

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SECTION 3.22 Affiliate Transactions . Except as set forth on Schedule 3.22 , as of the date of this Agreement, there are no existing or proposed agreements, arrangements, understandings or transactions between any Loan Party and any of the officers, members, managers, directors, stockholders, parents, holders of other Equity Interests, employees or Affiliates (other than Subsidiaries) of any Loan Party or any members of their respective immediate families, and none of the foregoing Persons are directly or indirectly indebted to or have any direct or indirect ownership, partnership, or voting interest in any Affiliate of any Loan Party or any Person with which any Loan Party has a business relationship or which competes with any Loan Party.

SECTION 3.23 Common Enterprise . The successful operation and condition of each of the Loan Parties is dependent on the continued successful performance of the functions of the group of the Loan Parties as a whole and the successful operation of each of the Loan Parties is dependent on the successful performance and operation of each other Loan Party. Each Loan Party expects to derive benefit (and its board of directors or other governing body has determined that it may reasonably be expected to derive benefit), directly and indirectly, from (i) successful operations of each of the other Loan Parties and (ii) the credit extended by the Lenders to the Borrower hereunder, both in their separate capacities and as members of the group of companies. Each Loan Party has determined that execution, delivery, and performance of this Agreement and any other Loan Documents to be executed by such Loan Party is within its purpose, in furtherance of its direct and/or indirect business interests, will be of direct and/or indirect benefit to such Loan Party, and is in its best interest.

SECTION 3.24 Fast Track Loan Agreement . After the Ex-Im Effective Date, each representation of the Ex-Im Borrower contained in the Fast Track Loan Agreement is true and correct in all material respects.

SECTION 3.25 Related Agreements .

(a) The Borrower has delivered to Administrative Agent complete and correct copies of (i) each Related Agreement and of all exhibits and schedules thereto as of the date hereof, and (ii) copies of any material amendment, restatement, supplement or other modification to or waiver of each Related Agreement entered into after the date hereof.

(b) Except to the extent otherwise expressly set forth herein or in the schedules hereto, and subject to the qualifications set forth therein, each of the representations and warranties given by any Loan Party, Terex and Manitex in any Related Agreement is true and correct in all material respects as of the Effective Date (or as of any earlier date to which such representation and warranty specifically relates). Notwithstanding anything in the Related Agreement to the contrary, the representations and warranties of each Loan Party set forth in this Section 3.24 shall, solely for purposes hereof, survive the Effective Date for the benefit of Lenders.

(c) All authorizations, approvals and consents of, and filings with, any other Person required by the Related Agreements or to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Related Agreements have been obtained and are in full force and effect.

(d) On the Effective Date, (i) all of the conditions to effecting or consummating the Manitex Acquisition and the other transactions contemplated in the Related Agreements have been duly satisfied or, with the consent of Administrative Agent, waived, and (ii) the Manitex Acquisition has been consummated in accordance with the Related Agreements and all applicable laws.

 

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ARTICLE IV

Conditions

SECTION 4.01 Effective Date . The obligations of the Lenders to make Loans and of the Issuing Bank to issue Letters of Credit hereunder shall not become effective until the date on which each of the following conditions is satisfied (or waived in accordance with Section 9.02):

(a) Credit Agreement and Other Loan Documents . The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received (i) from each party hereto either (A) a counterpart of this Agreement signed on behalf of such party or (B) written evidence satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (which may include facsimile or other electronic transmission of a signed signature page of this Agreement) that such party has signed a counterpart of this Agreement, (ii) either (A) a counterpart of each other Loan Document signed on behalf of each party thereto or (B) written evidence satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (which may include facsimile or other electronic transmission of a signed signature page thereof) that each such party has signed a counterpart of such Loan Document and (iii) such other certificates, documents, instruments and agreements as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, including any promissory notes requested by a Lender pursuant to Section 2.10 payable to the order of each such requesting Lender and a written opinion of the Loan Parties’ counsel, addressed to the Administrative Agent, the Ex-Im Revolving Lender, the Issuing Bank and the Lenders (together with any other real estate related opinions separately described herein), all in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and its counsel.

(b) Financial Statements and Projections . The Lenders shall have received (i) the financial statements and report set forth in Section 3.04, and such financial statements and report shall not, in the reasonable judgment of the Administrative Agent, reflect any material adverse change in the consolidated financial condition of Borrower, as reflected in such financial statements and report and (ii) satisfactory projections through 2019.

(c) Closing Certificates; Certified Certificate of Incorporation; Good Standing Certificates . The Administrative Agent shall have received (i) a certificate of each Loan Party, dated the Effective Date and executed by its Secretary or Assistant Secretary, which shall (A) certify the resolutions of its Board of Directors, members or other body authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of the Loan Documents to which it is a party, (B) identify by name and title and bear the signatures of the Financial Officers and any other officers of such Loan Party authorized to sign the Loan Documents to which it is a party, and (C) contain appropriate attachments, including the certificate or articles of incorporation or organization of each Loan Party certified by the relevant authority of the jurisdiction of organization of such Loan Party and a true and correct copy of its by-laws or operating, management or partnership agreement, and (ii) a good standing certificate for each Loan Party from its jurisdiction of organization or the substantive equivalent available in the jurisdiction of organization for each Loan Party from the appropriate governmental officer in such jurisdiction.

(d) No Default Certificate . The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate, signed by a Financial Officer of the Borrower, dated as of the Effective Date (i) stating that no Default has occurred and is continuing, (ii) stating that the representations and warranties contained in Article III are true and correct as of such date, and (iii) certifying any other factual matters as may be reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent.

(e) Fees . The Lenders and the Administrative Agent shall have received all fees required to be paid, and all expenses for which invoices have been presented (including the reasonable fees and expenses of legal counsel), on or before the Effective Date. All such amounts will be paid with proceeds of Loans made on the Effective Date and will be reflected in the funding instructions given by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent on or before the Effective Date.

 

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(f) Lien Searches . The Administrative Agent shall have received the results of a recent lien search in each jurisdiction where the Loan Parties are organized and where the assets of the Loan Parties are located, and such search shall reveal no Liens on any of the assets of the Loan Parties except for Liens permitted by Section 6.02 or discharged on or prior to the Effective Date pursuant to a pay-off letter or other documentation satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

(g) [ Reserved . ]

(h) Funding Account . The Administrative Agent shall have received a notice setting forth the deposit account of the Borrower (the “ Funding Account ”) to which the Administrative Agent is authorized by the Borrower to transfer the proceeds of any Borrowings requested or authorized pursuant to this Agreement.

(i) Customer List . The Administrative Agent shall have received a true and complete customer list for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, which list shall state the customer’s name, mailing address and phone number and shall be certified as true and correct by a Financial Officer.

(j) Control Agreements . The Administrative Agent shall have received each Deposit Account Control Agreement required to be provided pursuant to Section 4.14 of the Security Agreement.

(k) Solvency . The Administrative Agent shall have received a solvency certificate from a Financial Officer.

(l) Borrowing Base Certificate . The Administrative Agent shall have received a Borrowing Base Certificate which calculates the Borrowing Base as of November 30, 2014.

(m) Closing Availability . After giving effect to all Borrowings to be made on the Effective Date, the issuance of any Letters of Credit on the Effective Date and the payment of all fees and expenses due hereunder, and with all of the Loan Parties’ indebtedness, liabilities, and obligations current, Availability shall not be less than $3,500,000.

(n) Term Loans . The Borrower shall have received proceeds of at least $40,000,000 in consideration of the issuance of Term Loans, upon terms and conditions satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

(o) Pledged Equity Interests; Stock Powers; Pledged Notes . The Administrative Agent shall have received (i) the certificates representing the Equity Interests pledged pursuant to each of the Security Agreement and the Parent Pledge Agreement, together with an undated stock power for each such certificate executed in blank by a duly authorized officer of the pledgor thereof and (ii) each promissory note (if any) pledged to the Administrative Agent pursuant to the Security Agreement and the Parent Pledge Agreement, in each case endorsed (without recourse) in blank (or accompanied by an executed transfer form in blank) by the pledgor thereof.

(p) Filings, Registrations and Recordings . Each document (including any Uniform Commercial Code financing statement) required by the Collateral Documents or under law or reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent to be filed, registered or recorded in order to create in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of itself, the Lenders and the other Secured Parties, a perfected Lien on the Collateral described therein, prior and superior in right to any other Person (other than with respect to Liens expressly permitted by Section 6.02), shall be in proper form for filing, registration or recordation.

 

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(q) Environmental Reports . The Administrative Agent shall have received environmental review reports with respect to the real properties of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries specified by the Administrative Agent from firm(s) satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, which reports shall be acceptable to the Administrative Agent. Any environmental hazards or liabilities identified in any such environmental review report shall indicate the Loan Parties’ plans with respect thereto.

(r) Mortgages, etc . The Administrative Agent shall have received, with respect to each parcel of real property which is required to be subject to a Lien in favor of the Administrative Agent, each of the following, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent:

(i) a Mortgage on such property;

(ii) evidence that a counterpart of the Mortgage has been recorded in the place necessary, in the Administrative Agent’s judgment, to create a valid and enforceable first priority Lien in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of itself, the Lenders and the other Secured Parties, and a second priority, perfected Lien in favor of the Ex-Im Lender, in each case subject to the Intercreditor Agreement;

(iii) ALTA or other mortgagee’s title policy;

(iv) an ALTA survey prepared and certified to the Administrative Agent by a surveyor acceptable to the Administrative Agent;

(v) an opinion of counsel in the state in which such parcel of real property is located in form and substance and from counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;

(vi) if any such parcel of real property is determined by the Administrative Agent to be in a flood zone, a flood notification form signed by the Borrower and evidence that flood insurance is in place for the building and contents, all in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent; and

(vii) such other information, documentation, and certifications as may be reasonably required by the Administrative Agent.

(s) Acquisition . The Manitex Acquisition has been consummated in accordance with the terms of the Stock Purchase Agreement, without any waiver, amendment or other modification thereunder.

(t) Insurance . The Administrative Agent shall have received evidence of insurance coverage in form, scope, and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and otherwise in compliance with the terms of Section 5.10 hereof and Section 4.12 of the Security Agreement.

(u) Letter of Credit Application . If a Letter of Credit is requested to be issued on the Effective Date, the Administrative Agent shall have received a properly completed letter of credit application (whether standalone or pursuant to a master agreement, as applicable). The Borrower shall have executed the Issuing Bank’s master agreement for the issuance of commercial Letters of Credit.

(v) Tax Withholding . The Administrative Agent shall have received a properly completed and signed IRS Form W-8 or W-9, as applicable, for each Loan Party.

 

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(w) Corporate Structure . The corporate structure, capital structure and other material debt instruments, material accounts and governing documents of the Borrower and its Affiliates shall be acceptable to the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion.

(x) Field Examination . The Administrative Agent or its designee shall have conducted a field examination of the Borrower’s Accounts, Inventory and related working capital matters and of the Borrower’s related data processing and other systems, the results of which shall be satisfactory to the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion.

(y) Due Diligence . The Administrative Agent and its counsel shall have completed all business and legal due diligence, including without limitation, background investigations on the Borrower, the other Loan Parties and their respective executive officers and shareholders, the results of which shall be satisfactory to Administrative Agent in its sole discretion.

(z) Appraisal(s) . The Administrative Agent shall have received an appraisal of the Borrower’s Inventory from one or more firms satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, which appraisal shall be satisfactory to the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion.

(aa) USA PATRIOT Act, Etc . The Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall have received all documentation and other information required by bank regulatory authorities under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the USA PATRIOT Act, for each Loan Party.

(bb) Legal and Regulatory Matters . All legal (including tax implications) and regulatory matters shall be satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, including but not limited to compliance with all applicable requirements of Regulations U, T and X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

(cc) Shared Services Agreement . Borrower shall have entered into the Shared Services Agreement, on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

(dd) Distribution Agreement . Borrower shall have entered into the Distribution Agreement, on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

(ee) Release of Guaranty . The Administrative Agent shall have received evidence that Borrower has delivered an officers’ certificate and an opinion of counsel to HSBC Bank USA, National Association, each stating that the Borrower has complied with all conditions precedent to the release of Borrower as a Subsidiary Guarantor under that certain (i) the Third Supplemental Indenture dated as of March 27, 2012 to Senior Debt Indenture dated as of July 20, 2007, and (ii) the Fourth Supplemental Indenture dated as of November 26, 2012 to Senior Debt Indenture dated as of July 20, 2007, and (iii) all other supplemental indentures to the Senior Debt Indenture dated as of July 20, 2007, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

(ff) TCA-ASV Net Asset Statement . The Administrative Agent shall have received the TCA-ASV Net Asset Statement (as defined in the Stock Purchase Agreement), which shall be in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, including without limitation with respect to the amount of the TCA Receivable.

(gg) Other Documents . The Administrative Agent shall have received such other documents as the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank, any Lender or their respective counsel may have reasonably requested.

 

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The Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower, the Lenders and the Issuing Bank of the Effective Date, and such notice shall be conclusive and binding.

SECTION 4.02 Each Credit Event . The obligation of each Lender to make a Loan on the occasion of any Borrowing, and of the Issuing Bank to issue, amend, renew or extend any Letter of Credit, is subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions:

(a) The representations and warranties of the Loan Parties set forth in the Loan Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects with the same effect as though made on and as of the date of such Borrowing or the date of issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of such Letter of Credit, as applicable (it being understood and agreed that any representation or warranty which by its terms is made as of a specified date shall be required to be true and correct in all material respects only as of such specified date, and that any representation or warranty which is subject to any materiality or Material Adverse Effect qualifier shall be required to be true and correct in all respects).

(b) At the time of and immediately after giving effect to such Borrowing or the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of such Letter of Credit, as applicable, no Default shall have occurred and be continuing, and (ii) no Protective Advance shall be outstanding.

(c) After giving effect to any Borrowing or the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit Availability and, Aggregate Availability shall not be less than zero.

Each Borrowing and each issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of a Letter of Credit shall be deemed to constitute a representation and warranty by the Borrower on the date thereof as to the matters specified in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of this Section.

Notwithstanding the failure to satisfy the conditions precedent set forth in paragraphs (a) or (b) of this Section, unless otherwise directed by the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent may, but shall have no obligation to, continue to make Loans and an Issuing Bank may, but shall have no obligation to, issue, amend, renew or extend, or cause to be issued, amended, renewed or extended, any Letter of Credit for the ratable account and risk of Lenders from time to time if the Administrative Agent believes that making such Loans or issuing, amending, renewing or extending, or causing the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of, any such Letter of Credit is in the best interests of the Lenders.

SECTION 4.03 Initial Ex-Im Credit Extension . The obligation of the Ex-Im Revolving Lender to make the initial Ex-Im Revolving Loan is subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions in addition to those set forth in Section 4.02 and in Section 4.04:

(a) The Administrative Agent and the Ex-Im Revolving Lender shall have received satisfactory evidence that the Ex-Im Borrower have obtained all necessary consents and approvals from Ex-Im Bank and are in compliance with the terms and conditions of the Ex-Im Bank Guarantee program, as well as any special approvals by Ex-Im Bank, if applicable, including approval of Ex-Im Bank of the Intercreditor Agreement.

(b) The Administrative Agent and the Ex-Im Revolving Lender shall have received duly executed copies of (i) all Ex-Im Bank Documents (including all applicable waiver letters executed by Ex-Im Bank) and necessary application forms required by Ex-Im Bank, (ii) the Fast Track Loan Agreement and all other applicable Collateral Documents relating to the Export-Related Collateral, and all related agreements, instruments and documents, each of the foregoing fully executed and in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Ex-Im Revolving Lender and (iii) a written opinion of the Ex-Im Borrower’s counsel, addressed to the Ex-Im Revolving Lender and the Ex-Im Issuing Bank.

 

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(c) The Administrative Agent and the Ex-Im Revolving Lender shall have received an Ex-Im Borrowing Base Certificate which calculates the Export-Related Borrowing Base as of the end of the calendar month immediately preceding the Ex-Im Effective Date.

(d) The Administrative Agent shall have received (i) a certificate of each Loan Party, dated the Ex-Im Effective Date and executed by its Secretary or Assistant Secretary, which shall (A) certify the resolutions of its board of directors, members or other body authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of the applicable Loan Documents to which it is a party, (B) identify by name and title and bear the signatures of the Financial Officers and any other officers of such Loan Party authorized to sign such Loan Documents, and (C) contain appropriate attachments, including the certificate or articles of incorporation or organization of each Loan Party certified by the relevant authority of the jurisdiction of organization of such Loan Party and a true and correct copy of its by-laws or operating, management or partnership agreement, and (ii) a long form good standing certificate or certificate of status, as applicable, for each Loan Party from its jurisdiction of organization.

(e) The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate, signed by the chief financial officer of the Ex-Im Borrower, on the initial Ex-Im Effective Date (i) stating that no Default has occurred and is continuing, (ii) stating that the representations and warranties contained in Article III are true and correct as of such date, and (iii) certifying any other factual matters as may be reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent.

(f) The Ex-Im Revolving Lender shall have received all fees required to be paid, and all expenses for which invoices have been presented (including the reasonable fees and expenses of legal counsel), on or before the Ex-Im Effective Date. All such amounts will be paid with proceeds of Loans made on the Ex-Im Effective Date.

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

(h) If required by the Administrative Agent in its discretion, completion of an updated field examination of the Export-Related Accounts of the Ex-Im Borrower, with results satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

(i) The Administrative Agent shall have received such other documents as the Ex-Im Revolving Lender or its counsel may have reasonably requested.

The Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower and the Lenders of the Ex-Im Effective Date, and such notice shall be conclusive and binding.

SECTION 4.04 Each Ex-Im Credit Extension . The obligation of the Ex-Im Revolving Lender to make an Ex-Im Revolving Loan on the occasion of any Borrowing is subject to satisfaction of the following conditions in addition to those set forth in Section 4.02 and, if applicable, 4.03:

(a) After giving effect to any Borrowing or the issuance of any Letter of Credit, the Ex-Im Availability is not less than zero.

(b) Each Ex-Im Bank Document and the Fast Track Loan Agreement shall each be in full force and effect.

 

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(c) All conditions to such Borrowing contained in the Fast Track Loan Agreement and the Ex-Im Bank Documents shall have been satisfied, and the Ex-Im Revolving Lender shall be permitted under the Ex-Im Bank Guarantee to make Borrowings hereunder.

Each Borrowing shall be deemed to constitute a representation and warranty by the Ex-Im Borrower on the date thereof as to the matters specified in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of this Section.

ARTICLE V

Affirmative Covenants

Until the Commitments shall have expired or been terminated and the principal of and interest on each Loan and all fees payable hereunder shall have been paid in full and all Letters of Credit shall have expired or terminated in each case without any pending draw, and all LC Disbursements shall have been reimbursed, each Loan Party executing this Agreement covenants and agrees, jointly and severally with all of the other Loan Parties, with the Lenders that:

SECTION 5.01 Financial Statements; Borrowing Base and Other Information . The Borrower will furnish to the Administrative Agent and upon request, each Lender:

(a) within ninety (90) days after the end of each fiscal year of the Borrower, its audited consolidated balance sheet and related statements of operations, stockholders’ equity and cash flows as of the end of and for such year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the previous fiscal year, all reported on by independent public accountants of recognized national standing (without a “going concern” or like qualification, commentary or exception and without any qualification or exception as to the scope of such audit) to the effect that such consolidated financial statements present fairly in all material respects the financial condition and results of operations of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP consistently applied, accompanied by any management letter prepared by said accountants;

(b) [Reserved]

(c) within thirty (30) days after the end of each fiscal month of the Borrower, its consolidated balance sheet and related statements of operations, stockholders’ equity and cash flows as of the end of and for such fiscal month and the then elapsed portion of the fiscal year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the corresponding period or periods of (or, in the case of the balance sheet, as of the end of) the previous fiscal year, and with respect to any fiscal month that is the end of one of the Borrower’s fiscal quarters, a Narrative Report, in each case certified by a Financial Officer as presenting fairly in all material respects the financial condition and results of operations of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP consistently applied, subject to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes;

(d) concurrently with any delivery of financial statements under clause (a) or (c) above, a certificate of a Financial Officer of the Borrower in substantially the form of Exhibit C : (i) certifying, in the case of the financial statements delivered under clause (b) or (c), as presenting fairly in all material respects the financial condition and results of operations of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP consistently applied, subject to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes, (ii) certifying as to whether a Default has occurred and, if a Default has occurred, specifying the details thereof and any action taken or proposed to be taken with respect thereto, (iii) setting forth reasonably detailed calculations and, if applicable, demonstrating compliance with Section 6.12 and (iv) stating whether any change in GAAP or in the application thereof has occurred since the date of the audited financial statements referred to in Section 3.04 and, if any such change has occurred, specifying the effect of such change on the financial statements accompanying such certificate;

 

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(e) concurrently with any delivery of financial statements under clause (a) above, a certificate of the accounting firm that reported on such financial statements stating whether they obtained knowledge during the course of their examination of such financial statements of any Default (which certificate may be limited to the extent required by accounting rules or guidelines);

(f) as soon as available but in any event no later than the end of, and no earlier than 30 days prior to the end of, each fiscal year of the Borrower, a copy of the plan and forecast (including a projected consolidated and consolidating balance sheet, income statement and funds flow statement) of the Borrower for each month of the upcoming fiscal year (the “ Projections ”) in form reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;

(g) as soon as available but in any event within 20 days of the end of each calendar month, and at such other times as may be requested by the Administrative Agent, as of the period then ended, a Borrowing Base Certificate, and at all times after the Ex-Im Effective Date, an Ex-Im Borrowing Base Certificate, and supporting information in connection therewith, together with any additional reports with respect to the Borrowing Base as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request; provided that during an Enhanced Reporting Period, in addition to the foregoing, on the second Business Day of each week, Borrower shall deliver a Borrowing Base Certificate, and at all times after the Ex-Im Effective Date, an Ex-Im Borrowing Base Certificate, with respect to the prior week, which Borrowing Base Certificate, and at all times after the Ex-Im Effective Date, an Ex-Im Borrowing Base Certificate, shall calculate Inventory as of the prior calendar month-end and a roll-forward of Accounts as of the last Business Day of the prior week;

(h) as soon as available but in any event within 20 days of the end of each calendar month and at such other times as may be requested by the Administrative Agent, as of the period then ended, all delivered electronically in a text formatted file acceptable to the Administrative Agent;

(i) a detailed aging of the Borrower’s Accounts, including all invoices aged by invoice date and due date (with an explanation of the terms offered), prepared in a manner reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, together with a summary specifying the name, address, and balance due for each Account Debtor;

(ii) a schedule detailing the Borrower’s Inventory, in form satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, (1) by location (showing Inventory in transit and any Inventory located with a third party under any consignment, bailee arrangement or warehouse agreement), by class (raw material, work-in-process and finished goods), by product type, and by volume on hand, which Inventory shall be valued at the lower of cost (determined on a first-in, first-out basis) or market and adjusted for Reserves as the Administrative Agent has previously indicated to the Borrower are deemed by the Administrative Agent to be appropriate, and (2) including a report of any variances or other results of Inventory counts performed by the Borrower since the last Inventory schedule (including information regarding sales or other reductions, additions, returns, credits issued by the Borrower and complaints and claims made against the Borrower);

(iii) a worksheet of calculations prepared by the Borrower to determine Eligible Accounts and Eligible Inventory, such worksheets detailing the Accounts and Inventory excluded from Eligible Accounts and Eligible Inventory and the reason for such exclusion;

 

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(iv) a reconciliation of the Borrower’s Accounts and Inventory between (A) the amounts shown in the Borrower’s general ledger and financial statements and the reports delivered pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii) above and (B) the amounts and dates shown in the reports delivered pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii) above and the Borrowing Base Certificate delivered pursuant to clause (g) above as of such date; and

(v) a reconciliation of the loan balance per the Borrower’s general ledger to the loan balance under this Agreement;

(i) as soon as available but in any event within 20 days of the end of each calendar month and at such other times as may be requested by the Administrative Agent, as of the month then ended, a schedule and aging of the Borrower’s accounts payable, delivered electronically in a text formatted file acceptable to the Administrative Agent;

(j) within 30 days of each March 31 and September 30, and at such other times as may be requested by the Administrative Agent, an updated customer list for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, which list shall state the customer’s name, mailing address and phone number, delivered electronically in a text formatted file acceptable to the Administrative Agent and certified as true and correct by a Financial Officer of the Borrower;

(k) promptly upon the Administrative Agent’s request:

(i) copies of invoices issued by the Borrower in connection with any Accounts, credit memos, shipping and delivery documents, and other information related thereto;

(ii) copies of purchase orders, invoices, and shipping and delivery documents in connection with any Inventory or Equipment purchased by any Loan Party; and

(iii) a schedule detailing the balance of all intercompany accounts of the Loan Parties;

(l) as soon as available but in any event within 20 days of the end of each calendar month (or during an Enhanced Reporting Period, on the second Business Day of each week) and at such other times as may be requested by the Administrative Agent, as of the period then ended, the Borrower’s sales journal, cash receipts journal (identifying trade and non-trade cash receipts) and debit memo/credit memo journal;

(m) upon request of the Administrative Agent, copies of all tax returns filed by any Loan Party with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service;

(n) [Reserved ];

(o) promptly after the same become publicly available, copies of all periodic and other reports, proxy statements and other materials filed by any Loan Party or any Subsidiary with the SEC, or any Governmental Authority succeeding to any or all of the functions of the SEC, or with any national securities exchange, as the case may be;

(p) promptly after any request therefor by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, copies of (i) any documents described in Section 101(k)(1) of ERISA that the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate may request with respect to any Multiemployer Plan and (ii) any notices described in Section 101(l)(1) of ERISA that the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate may request with respect to any Multiemployer Plan; provided that if the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate has not requested such documents or notices from the administrator or sponsor of the applicable Multiemployer Plan, the Borrower or the applicable ERISA Affiliate shall promptly make a request for such documents and notices from such administrator or sponsor and shall provide copies of such documents and notices promptly after receipt thereof; and

 

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(q) promptly following any request therefor, such other information regarding the operations, business affairs and financial condition of any Loan Party or any Subsidiary, or compliance with the terms of this Agreement, as the Administrative Agent or any Lender may reasonably request.

SECTION 5.02 Notices of Material Events . The Borrower will furnish to the Administrative Agent and each Lender prompt (but in any event within any time period that may be specified below) written notice of the following:

(a) the occurrence of any Default;

(b) the occurrence of any default, event of default or termination event under any Related Agreement;

(c) receipt of any notice of any investigation by a Governmental Authority or any litigation or proceeding commenced or threatened against any Loan Party or any Subsidiary that (i) seeks damages in excess of $500,000, (ii) seeks injunctive relief, (iii) is asserted or instituted against any Plan, its fiduciaries or its assets, (iv) alleges criminal misconduct by any Loan Party or any Subsidiary, (v) alleges the violation of, or seeks to impose remedies under, any Environmental Law or related Requirement of Law, or seeks to impose Environmental Liability, (vi) asserts liability on the part of any Loan Party or any Subsidiary in excess of $250,000 in respect of any tax, fee, assessment, or other governmental charge, or (vii) involves any product recall;

(d) any Lien (other than Permitted Encumbrances) or claim made or asserted against any of the Collateral;

(e) any loss, damage, or destruction to the Collateral in the amount of $250,000 with respect to ABL Priority Collateral or $500,000 with respect to any other Collateral or more, whether or not covered by insurance;

(f) within two (2) Business Days of receipt thereof, any and all default notices received under or with respect to any leased location or public warehouse where Collateral is located;

(g) all amendments to the Term Loan Documents and all material amendments to the Related Document, in each case together with a copy of each such amendment;

(h) the occurrence of any ERISA Event that, alone or together with any other ERISA Events that have occurred, could reasonably be expected to result in liability of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in an aggregate amount exceeding $250,000; and

(i) any other development that results, or could reasonably be expected to result, in a Material Adverse Effect.

Each notice delivered under this Section shall be accompanied by a statement of a Financial Officer or other executive officer of the Borrower setting forth the details of the event or development requiring such notice and any action taken or proposed to be taken with respect thereto.

SECTION 5.03 Existence; Conduct of Business . Each Loan Party will, and will cause each Subsidiary to, (a) do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve, renew and keep in full force and effect its legal existence and the rights, qualifications, licenses, permits, franchises, governmental authorizations, intellectual property rights, licenses and permits material to the conduct of its business, and maintain all requisite authority to conduct its business in each jurisdiction in which its business is conducted, provided that the foregoing shall not prohibit any merger, consolidation,

 

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liquidation or dissolution permitted under Section 6.03, and (b) carry on and conduct its business in substantially the same manner and in substantially the same fields of enterprise as it is presently conducted.

SECTION 5.04 Payment of Obligations . Each Loan Party will, and will cause each Subsidiary to, pay or discharge all Material Indebtedness and all other material liabilities and obligations, including Taxes, before the same shall become delinquent or in default, except where (a) the validity or amount thereof is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, (b) such Loan Party or Subsidiary has set aside on its books adequate reserves with respect thereto in accordance with GAAP, (c) such liabilities would not result in aggregate liabilities in excess of $50,000, and (d) there is no risk of forfeiture of any property or asset constituting Collateral as a result of the failure to so pay or discharge such Material Indebtedness or other liabilities or obligations; provided , however , each Loan Party will, and will cause each Subsidiary to, remit withholding taxes and other payroll taxes to appropriate Governmental Authorities as and when claimed to be due, notwithstanding the foregoing exceptions.

SECTION 5.05 Maintenance of Properties . Each Loan Party will, and will cause each Subsidiary to, keep and maintain all property material to the conduct of its business in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted.

SECTION 5.06 Books and Records; Inspection Rights . Each Loan Party will, and will cause each Subsidiary to, (a) keep proper books of record and account in which full, true and correct entries are made of all dealings and transactions in relation to its business and activities and (b) permit any representatives designated by the Administrative Agent or any Lender (including employees of the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any consultants, accountants, lawyers, agents and appraisers retained by the Administrative Agent), upon reasonable prior notice, to visit and inspect its properties, to conduct at such Loan Party’s premises field examinations of such Loan Party’s assets, liabilities, books and records, including examining and making extracts from its books and records, environmental assessment reports and Phase I or Phase II studies, and to discuss its affairs, finances and condition with its officers and independent accountants, all at such reasonable times and as often as reasonably requested. Each Loan Party acknowledges that the Administrative Agent, after exercising its rights of inspection, may prepare and distribute to the Lenders certain Reports pertaining to such Loan Party’s assets for internal use by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders.

SECTION 5.07 Compliance with Laws and Material Contractual Obligations . Each Loan Party will, and will cause each Subsidiary to, (i) comply with all Requirement of Law applicable to it or its property (including without limitation Environmental Laws) and (ii) perform in all material respects its obligations under material agreements to which it is a party, except, in each case, where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Each Loan Party will maintain in effect and enforce policies and procedures designed to ensure compliance by such Loan Party, its Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents with Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions.

SECTION 5.08 Use of Proceeds .

(a) The proceeds of Ex-Im Revolving Loans shall be used only for purposes permitted under the Fast Track Loan Agreement and the Ex-Im Bank Borrower Agreement. The proceeds of the other Loans will be used only (i) to finance the working capital needs and general corporate purposes of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business, (ii) to finance Permitted Acquisitions and (ii) pay the Conversion Tax Payment. No part of the proceeds of any Loan and no Letter of Credit will be used, whether directly or indirectly, (i) for any purpose that entails a violation of any of the Regulations of the Board, including Regulations T, U and X or (ii) to make any Acquisition other than Permitted Acquisitions.

 

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(b) The Borrower will not request any Borrowing or Letter of Credit, and the Borrower shall not use, and shall procure that its Subsidiaries and its and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents shall not use, the proceeds of any Borrowing or Letter of Credit (a) in furtherance of an offer, payment, promise to pay, or authorization of the payment or giving of money, or anything else of value, to any Person in violation of any Anti-Corruption Laws, (b) for the purpose of funding, financing or facilitating any activities, business or transaction of or with any Sanctioned Person, or in any Sanctioned Country, or (c) in any manner that would result in the violation of any Sanctions applicable to any party hereto.

SECTION 5.09 Accuracy of Information . The Loan Parties will ensure that any information, including financial statements or other documents, furnished to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document or any amendment or modification hereof or thereof or waiver hereunder or thereunder contains no material misstatement of fact or omits to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, and the furnishing of such information shall be deemed to be a representation and warranty by the Borrower on the date thereof as to the matters specified in this Section 5.09; provided that, with respect to projected financial information, the Loan Parties will only ensure that such information was prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed to be reasonable at the time.

SECTION 5.10 Insurance . Each Loan Party will, and will cause each Subsidiary to, maintain with financially sound and reputable carriers having a financial strength rating of at least A- by A.M. Best Company (a) insurance in such amounts (with no greater risk retention) and against such risks (including, without limitation: loss or damage by fire and loss in transit; theft, burglary, pilferage, larceny, embezzlement, and other criminal activities; business interruption; and general liability) and such other hazards, as is customarily maintained by companies of established repute engaged in the same or similar businesses operating in the same or similar locations and (b) all insurance required pursuant to the Collateral Documents. The Borrower will furnish to the Lenders, upon request of the Administrative Agent, information in reasonable detail as to the insurance so maintained.

SECTION 5.11 Casualty and Condemnation . The Borrower will (a) furnish to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders prompt written notice of any casualty or other insured damage to any material portion of the Collateral or the commencement of any action or proceeding for the taking of any material portion of the Collateral or interest therein under power of eminent domain or by condemnation or similar proceeding and (b) ensure that the Net Proceeds of any such event (whether in the form of insurance proceeds, condemnation awards or otherwise) are collected and applied in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreement and the Collateral Documents.

SECTION 5.12 Appraisals . At any time that the Administrative Agent requests, the Borrower will, and will cause each Subsidiary to, provide the Administrative Agent with appraisals or updates thereof of their Inventory from an appraiser selected and engaged by the Administrative Agent, and prepared on a basis satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, such appraisals and updates to include, without limitation, information required by any applicable Requirement of Law; provided , however, that if no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, only one such appraisal per calendar year shall be at the sole expense of the Loan Parties.

 

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SECTION 5.13 Depository Banks . The Borrower and each Subsidiary will maintain the Chase as its principal depository bank, including for the maintenance of operating, administrative, cash management, collection activity and other deposit accounts for the conduct of its business. Within 120 days after the Effective Date, Borrower and each Subsidiary shall close all deposit accounts of Borrower and each Subsidiary not held at Chase. On each Business Day, Borrower and each Subsidiary shall wire all funds in each operating, administrative, cash management, collection activity and other deposit accounts not maintained at Chase to the collection account at Chase indentified by the Administrative Agent.

SECTION 5.14 Additional Collateral; Further Assurances .

(a) Subject to applicable Requirement of Law, each Loan Party will cause each Subsidiary formed or acquired after the date of this Agreement to become a Loan Party by executing a Joinder Agreement. Upon execution and delivery thereof, each such Person (i) shall automatically become a Loan Guarantor hereunder and thereupon shall have all of the rights, benefits, duties and obligations in such capacity under the Loan Documents and (ii) will grant Liens to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties, in any property of such Loan Party which constitutes Collateral, including any parcel of real property located in the U.S. owned by any Loan Party.

(b) Each Loan Party will cause 100% of the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of each of its Subsidiaries directly owned by the Borrower or any Subsidiary to be subject at all times to a first priority, perfected Lien in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties and a second priority, perfected Lien in favor of the Ex-Im Lender, pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Loan Documents or such other security documents as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request and subject to the Intercreditor Agreement.

(c) Without limiting the foregoing, each Loan Party will, and will cause each Subsidiary to, execute and deliver, or cause to be executed and delivered, to the Administrative Agent such documents, agreements and instruments, and will take or cause to be taken such further actions (including the filing and recording of financing statements, fixture filings, mortgages, deeds of trust and other documents and such other actions or deliveries of the type required by Section 4.01, as applicable), which may be required by any Requirement of Law or which the Administrative Agent may, from time to time, reasonably request to carry out the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and to ensure perfection and priority of the Liens created or intended to be created by the Collateral Documents, all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and all at the expense of the Loan Parties.

(d) If any assets (including any real property or improvements thereto or any interest therein) are acquired by any Loan Party after the Effective Date (other than assets constituting Collateral under the Security Agreement that become subject to the Lien under the Security Agreement upon acquisition thereof), the Borrower will (i) notify the Administrative Agent and the Lenders thereof and, if requested by the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders, cause such assets to be subjected to a Lien securing the Secured Obligations and/or the Ex-Im Obligations and (ii) take, and cause each applicable Loan Party to take, such actions as shall be necessary or reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent to grant and perfect such Liens, including actions described in paragraph (c) of this Section, all at the expense of the Loan Parties.

SECTION 5.15 Post-Closing Obligations .

(a) Within thirty (30) days following the Effective Date (or such later date agreed to by the Administrative Agent), the Borrower shall use commercially reasonable efforts to deliver a Collateral Access Agreements executed by the applicable landlord and sublandlord with respect to the location of the Borrower in South Haven, Mississippi.

 

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(b) On or before January 16, 2015 (or such later date agreed to by the Administrative Agent), the Borrower shall be in compliance with Section 7.1 of the Security Agreement; provided that the Borrower shall have ten Business Days after its compliance with Section 7.1(a) of the Security Agreement, to comply with the first sentence of Section 7.1(b) of the Security Agreement.

(c) Within thirty (30) days following the Effective Date (or such later date agreed to by the Administrative Agent), Loegering Mfg. Inc. shall be merged with and into Borrower in a transaction in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

(d) Concurrently with the conversion of Borrower into a limited liability company in accordance with Section 6.03(a) of this Agreement, Borrower shall deliver (or cause to be delivered) to the Administrative Agent (i) a certificate of Borrower, dated as of the date of conversaion and executed by its Secretary, Assistant Secretary or comparable officer, which shall (A) certify the resolutions of its Board of Directors, members or other body authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of the Loan Documents to which it is a party, (B) identify by name and title and bear the signatures of the Financial Officers and any other officers of Borrower authorized to sign the Loan Documents to which it is a party, and (C) contain appropriate attachments, including the certificate or articles of organization of Borrower certified by the relevant authority of the jurisdiction of organization of Borrower and a true and correct copy of its operating or management agreement, (iii) a good standing certificate for each Loan Party from its jurisdiction of organization or the substantive equivalent available in the jurisdiction of organization for each Loan Party from the appropriate governmental officer in such jurisdictionand and (iii) a favorable opinion of counsel with respect to the absence of conflicts and enforceability of Borrower’s Limited Liability Company Agreement, which opinion shall be in form and substance, and from counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

(e) On or before December 31, 2014 (or such later date agreed to by the Administrative Agent), the Loan Parties shall deliver (or cause to be delivered) to the Administrative Agent copies of all certificates of insurance, lender loss payable and additional insured endorsements with respect to the insurance policies that comply with the terms of Section 5.10 of this Agreement, in each case, evidencing coverage in effect through December 31, 2015.

(f) On or before January 16, 2015 (or such later date agreed to by the Administrative Agent), the Loan Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to deliver (or cause to be delivered) to the Administrative Agent a Control Agreement with respect to all deposit accounts of the Loan Parties at Bank of America, N.A., as required under Section 5.9 of the Security Agreement.

(g) On or before January 16, 2015, the Loan Parties shall have delivered (or caused to be delivered) to the Administrative Agent, a favorable opinion of counsel with respect to the absence of conflicts and enforceability of Loan Documents with respect to Manitex, and such other matters as Administrative Agent may reasonably require, which opinion shall be in form and substance, and from counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

(h) On or before January 30, 2015, the Loan Parties shall have delivered (or caused to be delivered) (i) a pledge agreement duly executed by Terex in favor of the Administrative Agent, together with the original unit certificate representing Terex’s Equity Interest in Borrower and an undated transfer power executed in blank, in each case, in form and substance satisfactory to Administrative Agent, (ii) a good standing certificate for Terex from its jurisdiction of organization or the substantive equivalent available in the jurisdiction of organization for Terex from the appropriate governmental officer in such jurisdiction, (iii) a favorable opinion of counsel with respect to the absence of conflicts, enforceability, the granting of a security interest under and perfecting pursuant to such pledge agreement, and such other matters as are customarily required for financing transactions, which opinion shall be in form and substance, and from counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and (iv) a consent from Manitex, consenting to the pledge by Terex of its equity interests in Borrower pursuant to such pledge agreement.

 

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(i) On or before February 19, 2015 (or such later date agreed to by the Administrative Agent), the Loan Parties shall have delivered (or caused to be delivered) to Administrative Agent, with respect to each parcel of real property that is subject to a Mortgage in favor of Administrative Agent (i) ALTA extended coverage mortgagee title insurance policies in amounts not less than the fair market value of each real property subject to a Mortgage, insuring such Mortgage as second priority Lien and subject only to those matters and exceptions as are reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent; (ii) such endorsements to Administrative Agent’s mortgagee policies of title insurance as are reasonably requested by Administrative Agent; (iii) ALTA surveys certified to Administrative Agent and (iv) owner’s affidavits and other materials reasonably necessary to induce the title company to issue the title insurance policies and endorsements, in each case, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent.

ARTICLE VI

Negative Covenants

Until the Commitments shall have expired or been terminated and the principal of and interest on each Loan and all fees, expenses and other amounts payable under any Loan Document shall have been paid in full and all Letters of Credit shall have expired or terminated, in each case without any pending draw, and all LC Disbursements shall have been reimbursed, each Loan Party executing this Agreement covenants and agrees, jointly and severally with all of the other Loan Parties, with the Lenders that:

SECTION 6.01 Indebtedness . No Loan Party will, nor will it permit any Subsidiary to, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Indebtedness, except:

(a) the Secured Obligations;

(b) Indebtedness existing on the date hereof and set forth in Schedule 6.01 and any extensions, renewals, refinancings and replacements of any such Indebtedness in accordance with clause (f) hereof;

(c) Indebtedness of the Borrower to any Subsidiary and of any Subsidiary to the Borrower or any other Subsidiary, provided that (i) Indebtedness of any Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party to the Borrower or any other Loan Party shall be subject to Section 6.04 and (ii) Indebtedness of any Loan Party to any Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party shall be subordinated to the Secured Obligations on terms reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;

(d) Guarantees by the Borrower of Indebtedness of any Subsidiary and by any Subsidiary of Indebtedness of the Borrower or any other Subsidiary, provided that (i) the Indebtedness so Guaranteed is permitted by this Section 6.01, (ii) Guarantees by the Borrower or any other Loan Party of Indebtedness of any Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party shall be subject to Section 6.04 and (iii) Guarantees permitted under this clause (d) shall be subordinated to the Secured Obligations on the same terms as the Indebtedness so Guaranteed is subordinated to the Secured Obligations;

(e) Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Subsidiary incurred to finance the acquisition, construction or improvement of any fixed or capital assets (whether or not constituting purchase money Indebtedness), including Capital Lease Obligations and any Indebtedness assumed in connection with the acquisition of any such assets or secured by a Lien on any such assets prior to the acquisition thereof, and extensions, renewals and replacements of any such Indebtedness in accordance with clause (f) below;

 

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provided that (i) such Indebtedness is incurred prior to or within 90 days after such acquisition or the completion of such construction or improvement and (ii) the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness permitted by this clause (e) together with any Refinance Indebtedness in respect thereof permitted by clause (f) below, shall not exceed $1,000,000 at any time outstanding;

(f) Indebtedness which represents extensions, renewals, refinancing or replacements (such Indebtedness being so extended, renewed, refinanced or replaced being referred to herein as the “ Refinance Indebtedness ”) of any of the Indebtedness described in clauses (b) and (e) and (i) hereof (such Indebtedness being referred to herein as the “Original Indebtedness”); provided that (i) such Refinance Indebtedness does not increase the principal amount or interest rate of the Original Indebtedness (other than in the case of the Term Loan Obligations, as permitted under the Intercreditor Agreement), (ii) any Liens securing such Refinance Indebtedness are not extended to any property of any Loan Party or any Subsidiary not secured thereby prior to the date that such Refinance Indebtedness becomes effective, (iii) no Loan Party or any Subsidiary that is not originally obligated with respect to repayment of such Original Indebtedness is required to become obligated with respect to such Refinance Indebtedness, (iv) such Refinance Indebtedness does not result in a shortening of the average weighted maturity of such Original Indebtedness, (v) the terms of such Refinance Indebtedness are not materially less favorable to the obligor thereunder than the original terms of such Original Indebtedness and (vi) if such Original Indebtedness was subordinated in right of payment to the Secured Obligations, then the terms and conditions of such Refinance Indebtedness must include subordination terms and conditions that are at least as favorable to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders as those that were applicable to such Original Indebtedness;

(g) Indebtedness owed to any Person providing workers’ compensation, health, disability or other employee benefits or property, casualty or liability insurance, pursuant to reimbursement or indemnification obligations to such Person, in each case incurred in the ordinary course of business;

(h) Indebtedness of any Loan Party in respect of performance bonds, bid bonds, appeal bonds, surety bonds and similar obligations, in each case provided in the ordinary course of business;

(i) the Term Loan Obligations in an aggregate amount not to exceed the Term Loan Cap (as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement);

(j) Guarantees (including but not limited to repurchase or remarketing obligations by Borrower in an aggregate amount not to exceed $5,000,000 incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice of Indebtedness related to floor plan financing incurred by a franchise dealer, or other purchaser or lessor, for the purchase of Inventory manufactured or sold by Borrower, the proceeds of which Indebtedness is used solely to pay the purchase price of such Inventory by such franchise dealer or other purchaser or lessor and any related reasonable fees and expenses (including financing fees); provided, however, that (i) to the extent commercially practicable, the Indebtedness so Guaranteed is secured by a perfected first priority Lien on such Inventory in favor of the holder of such Indebtedness and (ii) if Borrower is required to make payment with respect to such Guarantee, Borrower will have the right to receive either (A) title to such Inventory, (B) a valid assignment of a perfected first priority Lien in such Inventory or (C) the net proceeds of any resale of such Inventory; and

(k) other unsecured Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount not exceeding $1,000,000 at any time outstanding.

SECTION 6.02 Liens . No Loan Party will, nor will it permit any Subsidiary to, create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Lien on any property or asset now owned or hereafter acquired by it, or assign or sell any income or revenues (including Accounts) or rights in respect of any thereof, except:

 

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(a) Liens created pursuant to any Loan Document (including without limitation Loan Documents securing Ex-Im Obligations);

(b) Permitted Encumbrances;

(c) any Lien on any property or asset of the Borrower or any Subsidiary existing on the date hereof and set forth in Schedule 6.02 ; provided that (i) such Lien shall not apply to any other property or asset of the Borrower or any Subsidiary and (ii) such Lien shall secure only those obligations which it secures on the date hereof, and extensions, renewals and replacements thereof that do not increase the outstanding principal amount thereof;

(d) Liens on fixed or capital assets acquired, constructed or improved by the Borrower or any Subsidiary; provided that (i) such Liens secure Indebtedness permitted by clause (e) of Section 6.01, (ii) such Liens and the Indebtedness secured thereby are incurred prior to or within 90 days after such acquisition or the completion of such construction or improvement, (iii) the Indebtedness secured thereby does not exceed 100% of the cost of acquiring, constructing or improving such fixed or capital assets and (iv) such Liens shall not apply to any other property or assets of the Borrower or any Subsidiary;

(e) any Lien existing on any property or asset (other than Accounts, Inventory and Equity Interests) prior to the acquisition thereof by the Borrower or any Subsidiary or existing on any property or asset (other than Accounts and Inventory) of any Person that becomes a Loan Party after the date hereof prior to the time such Person becomes a Loan Party; provided that (i) such Lien is not created in contemplation of or in connection with such acquisition or such Person becoming a Loan Party, as the case may be, (ii) such Lien shall not apply to any other property or assets of the Loan Party and (iii) such Lien shall secure only those obligations which it secures on the date of such acquisition or the date such Person becomes a Loan Party, as the case may be, and extensions, renewals and replacements thereof that do not increase the outstanding principal amount thereof;

(f) Liens of a collecting bank arising in the ordinary course of business (and not for borrowed money or other credit extensions) under Section 4-208 of the UCC in effect in the relevant jurisdiction covering only the items being collected upon;

(g) Liens in favor of Term Agent, securing the Term Loan Obligations, so long as such Liens are at all times subject to the Intercreditor Agreement; or

(h) Liens granted by a Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party in favor of the Borrower or another Loan Party in respect of Indebtedness owed by such Subsidiary.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, none of the Liens permitted pursuant to this Section 6.02 may at any time attach to any Loan Party’s (1) Accounts, other than those permitted under clause (a) of the definition of Permitted Encumbrances and clause (a) above, (2) Inventory, other than those permitted under clauses (a) and (b) of the definition of Permitted Encumbrances and clause (a) and clause (h) above and (3) Equity Interests).

SECTION 6.03 Fundamental Changes .

(a) No Loan Party will, nor will it permit any Subsidiary to, merge into or consolidate with any other Person, or permit any other Person to merge into or consolidate with it, or liquidate or dissolve, except that, if at the time thereof and immediately after giving effect thereto no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing (i) any Subsidiary of the Borrower may merge into the Borrower in a transaction in which the Borrower is the surviving entity, (ii) any Loan Party (other than the Borrower) may merge into any other Loan Party in a transaction in which the surviving entity is a Loan Party,

 

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(iii) on or prior to December 31, 2014, Borrower may convert into a limited liability company pursuant to a transaction in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent so long as it provides Administrative Agent and its counsel concurrent written notice with such conversion and (iv) any Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party may liquidate or dissolve if the Borrower determines in good faith that such liquidation or dissolution is in the best interests of the Borrower and is not materially disadvantageous to the Lenders; provided that any such merger involving a Person that is not a wholly owned Subsidiary immediately prior to such merger shall not be permitted unless also permitted by Section 6.04.

(b) No Loan Party will, nor will it permit any Subsidiary to, engage in any business other than businesses substantially similar to the type conducted by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on the date hereof and businesses reasonably related thereto.

(c) No Loan Party will, nor will it permit any Subsidiary to, change its fiscal year from the basis in effect on the Effective Date.

(d) No Loan Party will, nor will it permit any Subsidiary to, establish any new Plan or amend any existing Plan, except if the liability or increased liability resulting from such establishment would not reasonably be expected to exceed $500,000.

SECTION 6.04 Investments, Loans, Advances, Guarantees and Acquisitions . No Loan Party will, nor will it permit any Subsidiary to, form any subsidiary after the Effective Date, or purchase, hold or acquire (including pursuant to any merger with any Person that was not a Loan Party and a wholly owned Subsidiary prior to such merger), or commitment to purchase, hold or acquire any evidences of Indebtedness or Equity Interests (including any option, warrant or other right to acquire any of the foregoing) of, make or permit to exist (or commit to make) any loans or advances to, Guarantee any obligations of, or make or permit to exist (or commit to make) any investment or any other interest in, any other Person, or purchase or otherwise acquire (in one transaction or a series of transactions) any assets of any other Person constituting a business unit (whether through purchase of assets, merger or otherwise), except:

(a) Permitted Investments;

(b) investments in existence on the date hereof and described in Schedule 6.04 ;

(c) investments by the Borrower and the Subsidiaries in Equity Interests in their respective Domestic Subsidiaries, provided that any such Equity Interests held by a Loan Party shall be pledged pursuant to the Security Agreement;

(d) loans or advances made by any Loan Party to any Subsidiary and made by any Domestic Subsidiary to a Loan Party or any other Domestic Subsidiary, provided that any such loans and advances made by a Loan Party shall be evidenced by a promissory note pledged pursuant to the Security Agreement and (B) no such loans and advances may be made by Loan Parties to Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties;

(e) Guarantees constituting Indebtedness permitted by Section 6.01;

(f) loans or advances made by a Loan Party to its employees on an arms-length basis in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices for travel and entertainment expenses, relocation costs and similar purposes up to a maximum of $100,000 in the aggregate at any one time outstanding;

 

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(g) notes payable, or stock or other securities issued by Account Debtors to a Loan Party pursuant to negotiated agreements with respect to settlement of such Account Debtor’s Accounts in the ordinary course of business, consistent with past practices;

(h) investments in the form of Swap Agreements permitted by Section 6.07;

(i) investments of any Person existing at the time such Person becomes a Subsidiary of the Borrower or consolidates or merges with the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries (including in connection with a permitted acquisition) so long as such investments were not made in contemplation of such Person becoming a Subsidiary or of such merger;

(j) investments received in connection with the disposition of assets permitted by Section 6.05;

(k) investments constituting deposits described in clauses (c) and (d) of the definition of the term “Permitted Encumbrances”; and

(l) any other Investments not to exceed $500,000 in the aggregate.

SECTION 6.05 Asset Sales . No Loan Party will, nor will it permit any Subsidiary to, sell, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of (or commit to sell, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of) any asset, including any Equity Interest owned by it, nor will the Borrower permit any Subsidiary to issue any additional Equity Interest in such Subsidiary (other than to the Borrower or another Subsidiary in compliance with Section 6.04), except:

(a) sales, transfers and dispositions of (i) Inventory in the ordinary course of business and (ii) used, obsolete, worn out or surplus Equipment or property in the ordinary course of business;

(b) sales, transfers and dispositions of assets to the Borrower or any Subsidiary, provided that any such sales, transfers or dispositions involving a Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party shall be made in compliance with Section 6.09;

(c) sales, transfers and dispositions of Accounts in connection with the compromise, settlement or collection thereof;

(d) sales, transfers and dispositions of Permitted Investments and other investments permitted by clauses (i) and (k) of Section 6.04;

(e) dispositions resulting from any casualty or other insured damage to, or any taking under power of eminent domain or by condemnation or similar proceeding of, any property or asset of the Borrower or any Subsidiary;

(f) the sale of certain assets related to the ST-50 side-by-side utility vehicle and trailer, and entry into a technology license agreement with Carnhart International, Inc. or its affiliate as a buyer and licensee pursuant to Section 9.12(tt)(vi) of the Stock Purchase Agreement; and

(g) sales, transfers and other dispositions of assets (other than Equity Interests in a Subsidiary unless all Equity Interests in such Subsidiary are sold) that are not permitted by any other clause of this Section, provided that (i) the aggregate fair market value of all assets sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of in reliance upon this paragraph (g) shall not exceed $500,000 during any fiscal year of the Borrower and (ii) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of such sale, transfer or other disposition or could be reasonably expected to result therefrom;

 

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provided that all sales, transfers, leases and other dispositions permitted hereby (other than those permitted by paragraphs (b) and (e) above) shall be made for fair value and for at least 75% cash consideration.

SECTION 6.06 Sale and Leaseback Transactions . No Loan Party will, nor will it permit any Subsidiary to, enter into any arrangement, directly or indirectly, whereby it shall sell or transfer any property, real or personal, used or useful in its business, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, and thereafter rent or lease such property or other property that it intends to use for substantially the same purpose or purposes as the property sold or transferred (a “ Sale and Leaseback Transaction ”), except for any such sale of any fixed or capital assets by the Borrower or any Subsidiary that is (i) otherwise permitted to be made under the other terms of this Agreement, (ii) made for cash consideration in an amount not less than the fair value of such fixed or capital asset, (iii) consummated within 90 days after the Borrower or such Subsidiary acquires or completes the construction of such fixed or capital asset and (iv) not made during the continuance of an Default or Event of Default and is not reasonably expected to result in a Default or an Event of Default.

SECTION 6.07 Swap Agreements . No Loan Party will, nor will it permit any Subsidiary to, enter into any Swap Agreement, except (a) Swap Agreements entered into to hedge or mitigate risks to which the Borrower or any Subsidiary has actual exposure (other than those in respect of Equity Interests of the Borrower or any Subsidiary), and (b) Swap Agreements entered into in order to effectively cap, collar or exchange interest rates (from floating to fixed rates, from one floating rate to another floating rate or otherwise) with respect to any interest-bearing liability or investment of the Borrower or any Subsidiary.

SECTION 6.08 Restricted Payments; Certain Payments of Indebtedness .

(a) No Loan Party will, nor will it permit any Subsidiary to, declare or make, or agree to declare or make, directly or indirectly, any Restricted Payment, or incur any obligation (contingent or otherwise) to do so, except (i) the Borrower may declare and pay dividends with respect to its common stock payable solely in additional shares of its common stock, and, with respect to its preferred stock, payable solely in additional shares of such preferred stock or in shares of its common stock, (ii) Subsidiaries of the Borrower may declare and pay dividends ratably with respect to their Equity Interests, (iii) the Borrower may make Restricted Payments, not exceeding $500,000 during any fiscal year, pursuant to and in accordance with stock option plans or other benefit plans for management or employees of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries upon the death, disability or termination of employment of such or employee, director or officer, so long as no Default or Event of Default exists immediately prior to and after giving effect to the making of such Restricted Payment, (iv) the Borrower may pay the Effective Date Dividend, so long as no Default or Event of Default exists immediately prior to and after giving effect to such payment, (v) after Borrower converts into a limited liability company pursuant to Section 6.03, so long as there exists no Event of Default, the Borrower may pay dividends or make distributions to its members in an aggregate amount not greater than the amount necessary for such members to pay their actual state and United States federal income tax liabilities in respect of income earned by the Borrower, after deducting any tax losses distributed to such members with respect to prior tax periods and (vi) the Borrower may make a one time payment to Terex in an amount equal to (A) $16,500,000 minus (B) the amont of the Conversion Tax Payment within 10 Business Days after the payment by the Borrower of the Conversion Tax Payment.

(b) No Loan Party will, nor will it permit any Subsidiary to, make or agree to pay or make, directly or indirectly, any payment or other distribution (whether in cash, securities or other property) of or in respect of principal of or interest on any Indebtedness, or any payment or other distribution (whether in cash, securities or other property), including any sinking fund or similar deposit, on account of the purchase, redemption, retirement, acquisition, cancellation or termination of any Indebtedness, except:

 

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(i) payment of Indebtedness created under the Loan Documents;

(ii) (A) payment of regularly scheduled interest and principal payments as and when due in respect of any Indebtedness permitted under Section 6.01 and (B) payment of mandatory principal payments pursuant to Section 2.08 of the Term Loan Agreement as in effect on the Effective Date; provided that no mandatory prepayment shall be made pursuant to Section 2.08(e) of the Term Loan Agreement (or any successor provision with respect to mandatory prepayments of Term Loan Obligations resulting from excess cash flow) if after giving effect to such payment pro forma Aggregate Availability would be less than the greater of (x) $3,500,000 or (y) 10% of the then outstanding Revolving Commitments;

(iii) refinancings of Indebtedness to the extent permitted by Section 6.01;

(iv) payment of secured Indebtedness that becomes due as a result of the voluntary sale or transfer of the property or assets securing such Indebtedness to the extent such sale or transfer is permitted by the terms of Section 6.05; and

(v) payment or reimbursement of fees, expenses and indemnities owing to Term Agent and Term Lenders pursuant to the Term Loan Agreement as in effect on the Effective Date.

(c) No Loan Party will, nor will it permit a Subsidiary, Manitex or any of Manitex’s Subsidiaries to, cause, permit or suffer it, them, or any of their respective Affiliates to acquire, as an assignee, participant, or otherwise, directly or indirectly, any interest in any Indebtedness or obligations arising under or relating to the Term Loan Credit Agreement or in respect of any Term Loan Obligations.

SECTION 6.09 Transactions with Affiliates . No Loan Party will, nor will it permit any Subsidiary to, sell, lease or otherwise transfer any property or assets to, or purchase, lease or otherwise acquire any property or assets from, or otherwise engage in any other transactions with, any of its Affiliates, except (a) transactions that (i) are in the ordinary course of business and (ii) are at prices and on terms and conditions not less favorable to such Loan Party or such Subsidiary than could be obtained on an arm’s-length basis from unrelated third parties, (b) transactions between or among the Loan Parties not involving any other Affiliate, (c) any investment permitted by Sections 6.04(c) or 6.04(d), (d) any Indebtedness permitted under Section 6.01(c) and 6.01(d), (e) any Restricted Payment permitted by Section 6.08, (f) loans or advances to employees permitted under Section 6.04, (g) the payment of reasonable fees to directors of the Borrower or any Subsidiary who are not employees of the Borrower or any Subsidiary, and compensation and employee benefit arrangements paid to, and indemnities provided for the benefit of, directors, officers or employees of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business and (h) any issuances of securities or other payments, awards or grants in cash, securities or otherwise pursuant to, or the funding of, employment agreements, stock options and stock ownership plans approved by the Borrower’s board of directors.

SECTION 6.10 Restrictive Agreements . No Loan Party will, nor will it permit any Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, enter into, incur or permit to exist any agreement or other arrangement that prohibits, restricts or imposes any condition upon (a) the ability of such Loan Party or any Subsidiary to create, incur or permit to exist any Lien upon any of its property or assets, or (b) the ability of any Subsidiary to pay dividends or other distributions with respect to any of its Equity Interests or to make or repay loans or advances to the Borrower or any other Subsidiary or to Guarantee Indebtedness of the Borrower or any other Subsidiary; provided that (i) the foregoing shall not apply to restrictions and conditions imposed by any Requirement of Law or by any Loan Document, (ii) the foregoing shall not apply to restrictions and conditions existing on the date hereof identified on Schedule 6.10 (but shall apply to any extension or renewal of, or any amendment or modification expanding the scope of, any such restriction or condition), (iii) the foregoing shall not apply to customary restrictions

 

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and conditions contained in agreements relating to the sale of a Subsidiary pending such sale, provided such restrictions and conditions apply only to the Subsidiary that is to be sold and such sale is permitted hereunder, (iv) clause (a) of the foregoing shall not apply to restrictions or conditions imposed by any agreement relating to secured Indebtedness permitted by this Agreement if such restrictions or conditions apply only to the property or assets securing such Indebtedness and (v) clause (a) of the foregoing shall not apply to customary provisions in leases and other contracts restricting the assignment thereof.

SECTION 6.11 Amendment of Material Documents . No Loan Party will, nor will it permit any Subsidiary to, amend, modify or waive any of its rights under (a) its certificate or articles of incorporation or organization, by-laws, operating, management or partnership agreement or other organizational documents, (b) Shared Services Agreement, (c) Distribution Agreement, (d) the Stock Purchase Agreement and (e) the Joint Venture Agreement, in each case to the extent any such amendment, modification or waiver would be adverse to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders.

SECTION 6.12 Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio . During each Covenant Testing Period the Borrowers will not permit the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, determined for any period of four consecutive fiscal quarters ending on the last day of each fiscal quarter, to be less than 1.10 to 1.00, to be measured (a) on the initial date of such Covenant Testing Period for the most recent calendar month then ended for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 5.01, and (b) thereafter, as of the last day of each calendar month ending during such Covenant Testing Period for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 5.01.

ARTICLE VII

Events of Default

If any of the following events (“ Events of Default ”) shall occur:

(a) the Borrower shall fail to pay any principal of any Loan or any reimbursement obligation in respect of any LC Disbursement when and as the same shall become due and payable, whether at the due date thereof or at a date fixed for prepayment thereof or otherwise;

(b) any Loan Party shall fail to pay any interest on any Loan or any fee or any other amount (other than an amount referred to in clause (a) of this Article) payable under this Agreement or any Loan Document, when and as the same shall become due and payable, and such failure shall continue unremedied for a period of three (3) Business Days;

(c) any representation or warranty made or deemed made by or on behalf of any Loan Party or Subsidiary in, or in connection with, this Agreement or any other Loan Document or any amendment or modification hereof or thereof or waiver hereunder or thereunder, or in any report, certificate, financial statement or other document furnished pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document or any amendment or modification hereof or thereof or waiver hereunder or thereunder, shall prove to have been materially incorrect when made or deemed made;

(d) any Loan Party shall fail to observe or perform any covenant, condition or agreement contained in Section 5.02(a), 5.03 (with respect to a Loan Party’s existence), clause (b) of 5.06, 5.08, 5.13 or in Article VI;

(e) any Loan Party shall fail to observe or perform any covenant, condition or agreement contained in this Agreement (other than those which constitute a default under another Section of this Article), and such failure shall continue unremedied for a period of (i) 5 days after the earlier of any Loan Party’s knowledge of such breach or notice thereof from the Administrative Agent (which notice will be

 

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given at the request of any Lender) if such breach relates to terms or provisions of Section 5.01, 5.02 (other than Section 5.02(a)), 5.03 through 5.07 (other than clause (b) of 5.06), 5.10 or 5.11 of this Agreement or (ii) 30 days after the earlier of any Loan Party’s knowledge of such breach or notice thereof from the Administrative Agent (which notice will be given at the request of any Lender) if such breach relates to terms or provisions of any other Section of this Agreement;

(f) any Loan Party or Subsidiary shall fail to make any payment (whether of principal or interest and regardless of amount) in respect of any Material Indebtedness, when and as the same shall become due and payable;

(g) any event or condition occurs that results in the Term Loan Obligations or any Material Indebtedness becoming due prior to its scheduled maturity or that enables or permits (with or without the giving of notice, the lapse of time or both) the holder or holders of the Term Loan Obligations or any Material Indebtedness or any trustee or agent on its or their behalf to cause the Term Loan Obligations or any Material Indebtedness to become due, or to require the prepayment, repurchase, redemption or defeasance thereof, prior to its scheduled maturity; provided that this clause (g) shall not apply to secured Indebtedness that becomes due as a result of the voluntary sale or transfer of the property or assets securing such Indebtedness to the extent such sale or transfer is permitted by Section 6.05;

(h) an involuntary proceeding shall be commenced or an involuntary petition shall be filed seeking (i) liquidation, reorganization or other relief in respect of a Loan Party or Subsidiary or its debts, or of a substantial part of its assets, under any Federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar law now or hereafter in effect or (ii) the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or similar official for any Loan Party or Subsidiary or for a substantial part of its assets, and, in any such case, such proceeding or petition shall continue undismissed for sixty (60) days or an order or decree approving or ordering any of the foregoing shall be entered;

(i) any Loan Party or Subsidiary shall (i) voluntarily commence any proceeding or file any petition seeking liquidation, reorganization or other relief under any Federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar law now or hereafter in effect, (ii) consent to the institution of, or fail to contest in a timely and appropriate manner, any proceeding or petition described in clause (h) of this Article, (iii) apply for or consent to the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or similar official for such Loan Party or Subsidiary or for a substantial part of its assets, (iv) file an answer admitting the material allegations of a petition filed against it in any such proceeding, (v) make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors or (vi) take any action for the purpose of effecting any of the foregoing;

(j) any Loan Party or Subsidiary shall become unable, admit in writing its inability, or publicly declare its intention not to, or fail generally to pay its debts as they become due;

(k) (i) one or more judgments for the payment of money in an aggregate amount in excess of $500,000 shall be rendered against any Loan Party, any Subsidiary or any combination thereof and the same shall remain undischarged for a period of thirty (30) consecutive days during which execution shall not be effectively stayed (pursuant to an appeal proceeding or otherwise), or any action shall be legally taken by a judgment creditor to attach or levy upon any assets of any Loan Party or Subsidiary to enforce any such judgment; or (ii) any Loan Party or Subsidiary shall fail within thirty (30) days to discharge one or more non-monetary judgments or orders which, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, which judgments or orders, in any such case, are not stayed on appeal or otherwise being appropriately contested in good faith by proper proceedings diligently pursued;

 

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(l) an ERISA Event shall have occurred that, in the opinion of the Required Lenders, when taken together with all other ERISA Events that have occurred, could reasonably be expected to result in liability of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in an aggregate amount exceeding $500,000;

(m) a Change in Control shall occur;

(n) the occurrence of any “default”, as defined in any Loan Document (other than this Agreement) or the breach of any of the terms or provisions of any Loan Document (other than this Agreement), which default or breach continues beyond any period of grace therein provided;

(o) the Loan Guaranty or any Obligation Guaranty shall fail to remain in full force or effect or any action shall be taken to discontinue or to assert the invalidity or unenforceability of the Loan Guaranty or any Obligation Guaranty, or any Loan Guarantor shall fail to comply with any of the terms or provisions of the Loan Guaranty or any Obligation Guaranty to which it is a party, or any Loan Guarantor shall deny that it has any further liability under the Loan Guaranty or any Obligation Guaranty to which it is a party, or shall give notice to such effect, including, but not limited to notice of termination delivered pursuant to Section 10.08 or any notice of termination delivered pursuant to the terms of any Obligation Guaranty;

(p) except as permitted by the terms of any Collateral Document, (i) any Collateral Document shall for any reason fail to create a valid security interest in any Collateral purported to be covered thereby, or (ii)(A) any Lien securing any Secured Obligation shall cease to be a perfected, first priority Lien in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties (or a second priority Lien with respect to the Export-Related Collateral) or (B) any Lien securing any Secured Obligation shall cease to be a perfected, first priority Lien in favor of the Ex-Im Revolving Lender with respect to the Export-Related Collateral (and a second priority Lien with respect to all Collateral other than the Export-Related Collateral), subject to the Intercreditor Agreement;

(q) any Collateral Document shall fail to remain in full force or effect or any action shall be taken to discontinue or to assert the invalidity or unenforceability of any Collateral Document;

(r) the Intercreditor Agreement shall be invalidated or otherwise cease to constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Loan Parties, Term Agent and Term Lenders enforceable in accordance with its terms or the Loan Parties, Term Agent or Term Lenders deny or contest the validity or enforceability of the Intercreditor Agreement;

(s) any material provision of any Loan Document for any reason ceases to be valid, binding and enforceable in accordance with its terms (or any Loan Party shall challenge the enforceability of any Loan Document or shall assert in writing, or engage in any action or inaction that evidences its assertion, that any provision of any of the Loan Documents has ceased to be or otherwise is not valid, binding and enforceable in accordance with its terms);

(t) the occurrence of any “default”, or the breach of any of the terms or provisions of the Shared Services Agreement or the Distribution Agreement, which default or breach continues beyond any period of grace therein provided, or such agreement is terminated before its outside termination date or is rejected;

(u) the Manitex Acquisition shall not have been consummated on the Effective Date immediately after the payment of the Effective Date Dividend;

(v) a breach or default shall occur under the Fast Track Loan Agreement or any Ex-Im Bank Borrower Document;

 

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(w) Terex shall cease to own at all times, beneficially and of record, not less than twenty-five percent (25%) of the total outstanding Equity Interests of Borrower (on a fully dilluted basis); or

(x) Terex or one of its Affiliates fails to pay in cash to Borrower (i) 50% of the outstanding amount of the TCA Receivable on the date that is 30 days after the Effective Date and (ii) all remaining outstanding amounts of the TCA Receivable on the date that is 60 days after the Effective Date;

then, and in every such event (other than an event with respect to the Borrower described in clause (h) or (i) of this Article), and at any time thereafter during the continuance of such event, the Administrative Agent may, and at the request of the Required Lenders shall, by notice to the Borrower, take either or both of the following actions, at the same or different times: (i) terminate the Commitments, whereupon the Commitments shall terminate immediately, and (ii) declare the Loans then outstanding to be due and payable in whole (or in part, but ratably as among the Classes of Loans and the Loans of each Class at the time outstanding, in which case any principal not so declared to be due and payable may thereafter be declared to be due and payable), whereupon the principal of the Loans so declared to be due and payable, together with accrued interest thereon and all fees and other obligations of the Borrower accrued hereunder, shall become due and payable immediately, in each case without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by the Borrower; and in the case of any event with respect to the Borrower described in clause (h) or (i) of this Article, the Commitments shall automatically terminate and the principal of the Loans then outstanding, together with accrued interest thereon and all fees and other obligations of the Borrower accrued hereunder, shall automatically become due and payable, in each case without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by the Borrower. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, the Administrative Agent may, and at the request of the Required Lenders shall, increase the rate of interest applicable to the Loans and other Obligations as set forth in this Agreement and exercise any rights and remedies provided to the Administrative Agent under the Loan Documents or at law or equity, including all remedies provided under the UCC.

ARTICLE VIII

The Administrative Agent

SECTION 8.01 Appointment . Each of the Lenders, on behalf of itself and any of its Affiliates that are Secured Parties and the Issuing Bank hereby irrevocably appoints the Administrative Agent as its agent and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such actions on its behalf, including execution of the other Loan Documents, and to exercise such powers as are delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms of the Loan Documents, together with such actions and powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. In addition, to the extent required under the laws of any jurisdiction other than the U.S., each of the Lenders and the Issuing Bank hereby grants to the Administrative Agent any required powers of attorney to execute any Collateral Document governed by the laws of such jurisdiction on such Lender’s or Issuing Bank’s behalf. The provisions of this Article are solely for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders (including the Swingline Lender and the Issuing Bank), and the Loan Parties shall not have rights as a third party beneficiary of any of such provisions. It is understood and agreed that the use of the term “agent” as used herein or in any other Loan Documents (or any similar term) with reference to the Administrative Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable law. Instead, such term is used as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between independent contracting parties.

SECTION 8.02 Rights as a Lender . The bank serving as the Administrative Agent hereunder shall have the same rights and powers in its capacity as a Lender as any other Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not the Administrative Agent, and such bank and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to and generally engage in any kind of business with any Loan Party or any Subsidiary or any Affiliate thereof as if it were not the Administrative Agent hereunder.

 

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SECTION 8.03 Duties and Obligations . The Administrative Agent shall not have any duties or obligations except those expressly set forth in the Loan Documents. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, (a) the Administrative Agent shall not be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of whether a Default has occurred and is continuing, (b) 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 Loan 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 necessary under the circumstances as provided in Section 9.02), and, (c) except as expressly set forth in the Loan Documents, the Administrative Agent shall not have any duty to disclose, and shall not be liable for the failure to disclose, any information relating to any Loan Party or any Subsidiary 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 liable for any action taken or not taken by it with the consent or at the request of the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary under the circumstances as provided in Section 9.02) or in the absence of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined by a final nonappealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction. The Administrative Agent shall be deemed not to have knowledge of any Default unless and until written notice thereof is given to the Administrative Agent by the Borrower or a Lender, and the Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain or inquire into (i) any statement, warranty or representation made in or in connection with any Loan Document, (ii) the contents of any certificate, report or other document delivered hereunder or in connection with any Loan Document, (iii) the performance or observance of any of the covenants, agreements or other terms or conditions set forth in any Loan Document, (iv) the validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of any Loan Document or any other agreement, instrument or document, (v) the creation, perfection or priority of Liens on the Collateral or the existence of the Collateral, or (vi) the satisfaction of any condition set forth in Article IV or elsewhere in any Loan Document, other than to confirm receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent.

SECTION 8.04 Reliance . The Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely upon, and shall not incur any liability for relying upon, any notice, request, certificate, consent, statement, instrument, document or other writing believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or sent by the proper Person. The Administrative Agent also may rely upon any statement made to it orally or by telephone and believed by it to be made by the proper Person, and shall not incur any liability for relying thereon. The 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.

SECTION 8.05 Actions through Sub-Agents . The Administrative Agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers by or through any one or more sub-agents appointed by the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers through their respective Related Parties. The exculpatory provisions of the preceding paragraphs shall apply to any such sub-agent and to the Related Parties of the Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent, and shall apply to their respective activities in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein as well as activities as the Administrative Agent.

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Required Lenders shall have the right, in consultation with the Borrower, to appoint a successor. If no successor shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment within thirty (30) days after the retiring Administrative Agent gives notice of its resignation, then the retiring Administrative Agent may, on behalf of the Lenders and the Issuing Bank, appoint a successor Administrative Agent which shall be a bank with an office in New York, New York, or an Affiliate of any such bank. Upon the acceptance of its appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder by its successor, such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Administrative Agent, and the retiring Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder and under the other Loan Documents. The fees payable by the Borrower to a successor Administrative Agent shall be the same as those payable to its predecessor, unless otherwise agreed by the Borrower and such successor. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event no successor Administrative Agent shall have been so appointed and shall have accepted such appointment within thirty (30) days after the retiring Administrative Agent gives notice of its intent to resign, the retiring Administrative Agent may give notice of the effectiveness of its resignation to the Lenders, the Issuing Bank and the Borrower, whereupon, on the date of effectiveness of such resignation stated in such notice, (a) the retiring Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, provided that, solely for purposes of maintaining any security interest granted to the Administrative Agent under any Collateral Document for the benefit of the Secured Parties, the retiring Administrative Agent shall continue to be vested with such security interest as collateral agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties and, in the case of any Collateral in the possession of the Administrative Agent, shall continue to hold such Collateral, in each case until such time as a successor Administrative Agent is appointed and accepts such appointment in accordance with this paragraph (it being understood and agreed that the retiring Administrative Agent shall have no duly or obligation to take any further action under any Collateral Document, including any action required to maintain the perfection of any such security interest), and (b) the Required Lenders shall succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Administrative Agent, provided that (i) all payments required to be made hereunder or under any other Loan Document to the Administrative Agent for the account of any Person other than the Administrative Agent shall be made directly to such Person and (ii) all notices and other communications required or contemplated to be given or made to the Administrative Agent shall also directly be given or made to each Lender and the Issuing Bank. Following the effectiveness of the Administrative Agent’s resignation from its capacity as such, the provisions of this Article, Section 2.17(d) and Section 9.03, as well as any exculpatory, reimbursement and indemnification provisions set forth in any other Loan Document, shall continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring Administrative Agent, its sub-agents and their respective Related Parties in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by any of them while it was acting as Administrative Agent and in respect of the matters referred to in the proviso under clause (a) above.

SECTION 8.07 Non-Reliance .

(a) Each Lender acknowledges and agrees that the extensions of credit made hereunder are commercial loans and letters of credit and not investments in a business enterprise or securities. Each Lender further represents that it is engaged in making, acquiring or holding commercial loans in the ordinary course of its business and has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement as a Lender, and to make, acquire or hold Loans hereunder. Each Lender shall, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender and based on such documents and information (which may contain material, non-public information within the meaning of the United States securities laws concerning the Borrower and its Affiliates) as it shall from time to time deem appropriate, continue to make its own decisions in taking or not taking action under or based upon this Agreement, any other Loan Document, any related agreement or any document furnished hereunder or thereunder and in deciding whether or to the extent to which it will continue as a Lender or assign or otherwise transfer its rights, interests and obligations hereunder.

 

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(b) Each Lender hereby agrees that (i) it has requested a copy of each Report prepared by or on behalf of the Administrative Agent; (ii) the Administrative Agent (A) makes no representation or warranty, express or implied, as to the completeness or accuracy of any Report or any of the information contained therein or any inaccuracy or omission contained in or relating to a Report and (B) shall not be liable for any information contained in any Report; (iii) the Reports are not comprehensive audits or examinations, and that any Person performing any field examination will inspect only specific information regarding the Loan Parties and will rely significantly upon the Loan Parties’ books and records, as well as on representations of the Loan Parties’ personnel and that the Administrative Agent undertakes no obligation to update, correct or supplement the Reports; (iv) it will keep all Reports confidential and strictly for its internal use, not share the Report with any Loan Party or any other Person except as otherwise permitted pursuant to this Agreement; and (v) without limiting the generality of any other indemnification provision contained in this Agreement, (A) ) it will hold the Administrative Agent and any such other Person preparing a Report harmless from any action the indemnifying Lender may take or conclusion the indemnifying Lender may reach or draw from any Report in connection with any extension of credit that the indemnifying Lender has made or may make to the Borrower, or the indemnifying Lender’s participation in, or the indemnifying Lender’s purchase of, a Loan or Loans; and (B) it will pay and protect, and indemnify, defend, and hold the Administrative Agent and any such other Person preparing a Report harmless from and against, the claims, actions, proceedings, damages, costs, expenses, and other amounts (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) incurred by the Administrative Agent or any such other Person as the direct or indirect result of any third parties who might obtain all or part of any Report through the indemnifying Lender.

SECTION 8.08 Not Partners or Co-Venturers; Administrative Agent as Representative of the Secured Parties . The Lenders are not partners or co-venturers, and no Lender shall be liable for the acts or omissions of, or (except as otherwise set forth herein in case of the Administrative Agent) authorized to act for, any other Lender. The Administrative Agent shall have the exclusive right on behalf of the Lenders to enforce the payment of the principal of and interest on any Loan after the date such principal or interest has become due and payable pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

(b) In its capacity, the Administrative Agent is a “representative” of the Secured Parties within the meaning of the term “secured party” as defined in the Illinois Uniform Commercial Code. Each Lender authorizes the Administrative Agent to enter into each of the Collateral Documents to which it is a party and to take all action contemplated by such documents. Each Lender agrees that no Secured Party (other than the Administrative Agent) shall have the right individually to seek to realize upon the security granted by any Collateral Document, it being understood and agreed that such rights and remedies may be exercised solely by the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties upon the terms of the Collateral Documents. In the event that any Collateral is hereafter pledged by any Person as collateral security for the Secured Obligations, the Administrative Agent is hereby authorized, and hereby granted a power of attorney, to execute and deliver on behalf of the Secured Parties any Loan Documents necessary or appropriate to grant and perfect a Lien on such Collateral in favor of the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties.

SECTION 8.09 Flood Laws . JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. has adopted internal policies and procedures that address requirements placed on federally regulated lenders under the National Flood Insurance Reform Act of 1994 and related legislation (the “ Flood Laws ”). JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent or collateral agent on a syndicated facility, will post on the applicable electronic platform (or otherwise distribute to each

 

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Lender in the syndicate) documents that it receives in connection with the Flood Laws. However, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. reminds each Lender and Participant in the facility that, pursuant to the Flood Laws, each federally regulated Lender (whether acting as a Lender or Participant in the facility) is responsible for assuring its own compliance with the flood insurance requirements.

ARTICLE IX

Miscellaneous

SECTION 9.01 Notices .

(a) Except in the case of notices and other communications expressly permitted to be given by telephone or Electronic Systems (and subject in each case to paragraph (b) below), all notices and other communications provided for herein shall be in writing and shall be delivered by hand or overnight courier service, mailed by certified or registered mail or sent by facsimile, as follows:

(i) if to any Loan Party, to the Borrower at:

A.S.V., Inc.

840 Lily Lane

Grand Rapids, MN 55744-4089

Attention:                                                  

Facsimile No:                                          

With a copy to:

Bryan Cave LLP

161 North Clark Street, Suite 4300

Chicago, IL 60601

Attention: Jason R. Berne, Esq.

(ii) if to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank, the Ex-Im Revolving Lender or the Swingline Lender, to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. at:

JPMorgan Chase Bank,

N.A. 10 S. Dearborn Street

Chicago, IL 60603

Attention: Account Executive – A.S.V.

Facsimile No: (312) 732-7593

(iii) if to any other Lender, to it at its address or facsimile number set forth in its Administrative Questionnaire.

All such notices and other communications (i) sent by hand or overnight courier service, or mailed by certified or registered mail, shall be deemed to have been given when received, (ii) sent by facsimile shall be deemed to have been given when sent, provided that if not given during normal business hours of the recipient, such notice or communication shall be deemed to have been given at the opening of business on the next Business Day of the recipient, or (iii) delivered through Electronic Systems to the extent provided in paragraph (b) below shall be effective as provided in such paragraph.

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certificates delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(d) unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent and the applicable Lender. Each of the Administrative Agent and the Borrower (on behalf of the Loan Parties) may, in its discretion, agree to accept notices and other communications to it hereunder by Electronic Systems pursuant to procedures approved by it; provided that approval of such procedures may be limited to particular notices or communications. Unless the Administrative Agent otherwise proscribes, all such notices and other communications (i) sent to an e-mail address shall be deemed received upon the sender’s receipt of an acknowledgement from the intended recipient (such as by the “return receipt requested” function, as available, return e-mail or other written acknowledgement), provided that if not given during the normal business hours of the recipient, shall be deemed to have been given at the opening of business on the next Business Day for the recipient, and (ii) posted to an Internet or intranet website shall be deemed received upon the deemed receipt by the intended recipient, at its e-mail address as described in the foregoing clause (i), of notification that such notice or communication is available and identifying the website address therefor; provided that, for both clauses (i) and (ii) above, if such notice, e-mail or other communication is not sent during the normal business hours of the recipient, such notice or communication shall be deemed to have been sent at the opening of business on the next Business Day of the recipient.

(c) Any party hereto may change its address, facsimile number or e-mail address for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the other parties hereto. All notices and other communications given to any party hereto in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed to have been given on the date of receipt.

(d) Electronic Systems .

(i) Each Loan Party agrees that the Administrative Agent may, but shall not be obligated to, make Communications (as defined below) available to the Issuing Bank and the other Lenders by posting the Communications on Debt Domain, Intralinks, Syndtrak, ClearPar or a substantially similar Electronic System.

(ii) Any Electronic System used by the Administrative Agent is provided “as is” and “as available.” The Agent Parties (as defined below) do not warrant the adequacy of such Electronic Systems and expressly disclaim liability for errors or omissions in the Communications. No warranty of any kind, express, implied or statutory, including any warranty of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement of third-party rights or freedom from viruses or other code defects, is made by any Agent Party in connection with the Communications or any Electronic System. In no event shall the Administrative Agent or any of its Related Parties (collectively, the “ Agent Parties ”) have any liability to the Borrower or the other Loan Parties, any Lender, the Issuing Bank or any other Person or entity for damages of any kind, including direct or indirect, special, incidental or consequential damages, losses or expenses (whether in tort, contract or otherwise) arising out of the Borrower’s, any Loan Party’s or the Administrative Agent’s transmission of communications through an Electronic System. “ Communications ” means, collectively, any notice, demand, communication, information, document or other material provided by or on behalf of any Loan Party pursuant to any Loan Document or the transactions contemplated therein which is distributed by the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the Issuing Bank by means of electronic communications pursuant to this Section, including through an Electronic System.

SECTION 9.02 Waivers; Amendments .

(a) No failure or delay by the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender in exercising any right or power hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right or power, or any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce such a right or power, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or

 

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the exercise of any other right or power. The rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Lenders hereunder and under any other Loan Document are cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights or remedies that they would otherwise have. No waiver of any provision of any Loan Document or consent to any departure by any Loan Party therefrom shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be permitted by paragraph (b) of this Section, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the purpose for which given. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the making of a Loan or issuance of a Letter of Credit shall not be construed as a waiver of any Default, regardless of whether the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the Issuing Bank may have had notice or knowledge of such Default at the time.

(b) Except as provided in the first sentence of Section 2.09(f) (with respect to any commitment increase), neither this Agreement nor any other Loan Document (other than any Fee Letter) nor any provision hereof or thereof may be waived, amended or modified except (i) in the case of this Agreement, pursuant to an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by the Borrower and the Required Lenders, (ii) in the case of the Fast Track Loan Agreement, pursuant to an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by the Ex-Im Revolving Lender and the Ex-Im Borrower, or (iii) in the case of any other Loan Document, pursuant to an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by the Administrative Agent and the Loan Party or Loan Parties that are parties thereto, with the consent of the Required Lenders; provided that no such agreement shall (i) increase the Commitment of any Lender without the written consent of such Lender (including any such Lender that is a Defaulting Lender), (ii) reduce or forgive the principal amount of any Loan or LC Disbursement or reduce the rate of interest thereon, or reduce or forgive any interest or fees payable hereunder, without the written consent of each Lender (including any such Lender that is a Defaulting Lender) affected thereby, (iii) postpone any scheduled date of payment of the principal amount of any Loan or LC Disbursement, or any date for the payment of any interest, fees or other Obligations payable hereunder, or reduce the amount of, waive or excuse any such payment, or postpone the scheduled date of expiration of any Commitment, without the written consent of each Lender (including any such Lender that is a Defaulting Lender) affected thereby, (iv) change Section 2.18(b) or (d) in a manner that would alter the manner in which payments are shared, without the written consent of each Lender (other than any Defaulting Lender), (v) increase the advance rates set forth in the definition of Borrowing Base or add new categories of eligible assets, without the written consent of the Supermajority Revolving Lenders (other than any Defaulting Lender), (vi) change any of the provisions of this Section or the definition of “Required Lenders” or any other provision of any Loan Document specifying the number or percentage of Lenders (or Lenders of any Class) required to waive, amend or modify any rights thereunder or make any determination or grant any consent thereunder, without the written consent of each Lender (other than any Defaulting Lender) directly affected thereby, (vii) change Section 2.20, without the consent of each Lender (other than any Defaulting Lender), (viii) release any Loan Guarantor from its obligation under its Loan Guaranty or Obligation Guaranty (except as otherwise permitted herein or in the other Loan Documents), without the written consent of each Lender (other than any Defaulting Lender), or (ix) except as provided in clause (c) of this Section or in the Intercreditor Agreement or any Collateral Document, release or subordinate the Administrative Agent’s Lien on all or substantially all of the Collateral, without the written consent of each Lender (other than any Defaulting Lender); provided further that no such agreement shall amend, modify or otherwise affect the rights or duties of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender hereunder without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender, as the case may be (it being understood that any amendment to Section 2.20 shall require the consent of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Swingline Lender). The Administrative Agent may also amend the Commitment Schedule to reflect assignments entered into pursuant to Section 9.04.

(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Administrative Agent may, with consent of Borrower only, amend, modify or supplement this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to cure any ambiguity, omission, defect or inconsistency, so long as such amendment, modification or supplement does not adversely affect the rights of any Lender, without obtaining the consent of any other party to this Agreement.

 

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(d) The Lenders and the Issuing Bank hereby irrevocably authorize the Administrative Agent, at its option and in its sole discretion, to release any Liens granted to the Administrative Agent by the Loan Parties on any Collateral (i) upon the termination of all of the Commitments, payment and satisfaction in full in cash of all Secured Obligations (other than Unliquidated Obligations), and the cash collateralization of all Unliquidated Obligations in a manner satisfactory to each affected Lender, (ii) constituting property being sold or disposed of if the Loan Party disposing of such property certifies to the Administrative Agent that the sale or disposition is made in compliance with the terms of this Agreement (and the Administrative Agent may rely conclusively on any such certificate, without further inquiry), and to the extent that the property being sold or disposed of constitutes 100% of the Equity Interests of a Subsidiary, the Administrative Agent is authorized to release any Loan Guaranty or Obligation Guaranty provided by such Subsidiary, (iii) constituting property leased to a Loan Party under a lease which has expired or been terminated in a transaction permitted under this Agreement, or (iv) as required to effect any sale or other disposition of such Collateral in connection with any exercise of remedies of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders pursuant to Article VII. Except as provided in the preceding sentence, the Administrative Agent will not release any Liens on Collateral without the prior written authorization of the Required Lenders; provided that, the Administrative Agent and the Ex-Im Revolving Lender may in the discretion of the Administrative Agent may in its discretion, release its Liens on Collateral valued in the aggregate not in excess of $1,000,000 during any calendar year without the prior written authorization of the Required Lenders(it being agreed that the Administrative Agent may rely conclusively on one or more certificates of the Borrower as to the value of any Collateral to be so released, without further inquiry). Any such release shall not in any manner discharge, affect, or impair the Obligations or any Liens (other than those expressly being released) upon (or obligations of the Loan Parties in respect of) all interests retained by the Loan Parties, including the proceeds of any sale, all of which shall continue to constitute part of the Collateral. Any execution and delivery by the Administrative Agent of documents in connection with any such release shall be without recourse to or warranty by the Administrative Agent.

(e) If, in connection with any proposed amendment, waiver or consent requiring the consent of “each Lender” or “each Lender affected thereby,” the consent of the Required Lenders is obtained, but the consent of other necessary Lenders is not obtained (any such Lender whose consent is necessary but not obtained being referred to herein as a “ Non-Consenting Lender ”), then the Borrower may elect to replace a Non-Consenting Lender as a Lender party to this Agreement, provided that, concurrently with such replacement, (i) another bank or other entity which is reasonably satisfactory to the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Bank shall agree, as of such date, to purchase for cash the Loans and other Obligations due to the Non-Consenting Lender pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption and to become a Lender for all purposes under this Agreement and to assume all obligations of the Non-Consenting Lender to be terminated as of such date and to comply with the requirements of clause (b) of Section 9.04, and (ii) the Borrower shall pay to such Non-Consenting Lender in same day funds on the day of such replacement (1) all interest, fees and other amounts then accrued but unpaid to such Non-Consenting Lender by the Borrower hereunder to and including the date of termination, including without limitation payments due to such Non-Consenting Lender under Sections 2.15 and 2.17, and (2) an amount, if any, equal to the payment which would have been due to such Lender on the day of such replacement under Section 2.16 had the Loans of such Non-Consenting Lender been prepaid on such date rather than sold to the replacement Lender.

(f) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein the Administrative Agent may, with the consent of the Borrower only, amend, modify or supplement this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents to cure any ambiguity, omission, mistake, defect or inconsistency.

 

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SECTION 9.03 Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver .

(a) The Loan Parties shall, jointly and severally, pay all (i) reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent, the Ex-Im Revolving Lender and its Affiliates, including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of on outside general counsel plus, if applicable, one local counsel in any relevant jurisdiction and one counsel with respect to any specialized matters for the Administrative Agent and the Ex-Im Revolving Lender, in connection with the syndication and distribution (including, without limitation, via the internet or through an Electronic System) of the credit facilities provided for herein, the preparation and administration of the Loan Documents and any amendments, modifications or waivers of the provisions of the Loan Documents (whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby shall be consummated), (ii) reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Issuing Bank in connection with the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit or any demand for payment thereunder and (iii) out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender, including the fees, charges and disbursements of any outside general counsel plus, if applicable, one local counsel in any relevant jurisdiction and one counsel with respect to any specialized matters for each of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank (to the extent that the Issuing Bank is not the same institution as the Administrative Agent) or any Lender (to the extent that such Lender or similarly affected group of Lenders has an actual or perceived conflict of interest with the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or another Lender or Lenders), in connection with the enforcement, collection or protection of its rights in connection with the Loan Documents, including its rights under this Section, or in connection with the Loans made or Letters of Credit issued hereunder, including all such out-of-pocket expenses incurred during any workout, restructuring or negotiations in respect of such Loans or Letters of Credit. Expenses being reimbursed by the Loan Parties under this Section include, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, fees, costs and expenses incurred in connection with:

(i) appraisals and insurance reviews;

(ii) field examinations and the preparation of Reports based on the fees charged by a third party retained by the Administrative Agent or the internally allocated fees for each Person employed by the Administrative Agent with respect to each field examination;

(iii) background checks regarding senior management and/or key investors, as deemed necessary or appropriate in the sole discretion of the Administrative Agent;

(iv) Taxes, fees and other charges for (A) lien and title searches and title insurance and (B) recording the Mortgages, filing financing statements and continuations, and other actions to perfect, protect, and continue the Administrative Agent’s Liens and the Ex-Im Revolving Lender;

(v) sums paid or incurred to take any action required of any Loan Party under the Loan Documents that such Loan Party fails to pay or take; and

(vi) forwarding loan proceeds, collecting checks and other items of payment, and establishing and maintaining the accounts and lock boxes, and costs and expenses of preserving and protecting the Collateral.

All of the foregoing fees, costs and expenses may be charged to the Borrower as Revolving Loans or to another deposit account, all as described in Section 2.18(c).

(b) The Loan Parties shall, jointly and severally, indemnify the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and each Lender, and each Related Party of any of the foregoing Persons (each such Person being called an “ Indemnitee ”) against, and hold each Indemnitee harmless from, any and all losses,

 

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claims, damages, penalties, incremental taxes, liabilities and related expenses, including the fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for any Indemnitee, incurred by or asserted against any Indemnitee arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of (i) the execution or delivery of the Loan Documents or any agreement or instrument contemplated thereby, the performance by the parties hereto of their respective obligations thereunder or the consummation of the Transactions or any other transactions contemplated hereby, (ii) any Loan or Letter of Credit or the use of the proceeds therefrom (including any refusal by the Issuing Bank to honor a demand for payment under a Letter of Credit if the documents presented in connection with such demand do not strictly comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit), (iii) any actual or alleged presence or release of Hazardous Materials on or from any property owned or operated by a Loan Party or a Subsidiary, or any Environmental Liability related in any way to a Loan Party or a Subsidiary, (iv) the failure of a Loan Party to deliver to the Administrative Agent the required receipts or other required documentary evidence with respect to a payment made by a Loan Party for Taxes pursuant to Section 2.17, or (v) any actual or prospective claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing, whether based on contract, tort or any other theory and regardless of whether any Indemnitee is a party thereto; provided that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, penalties, liabilities or related expenses are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and nonappealable judgment to have resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee. This Section 9.03(b) shall not apply with respect to Taxes other than any Taxes that represent losses or damages arising from any non-Tax claim.

(c) To the extent that any Loan Party fails to pay any amount required to be paid by it to the Administrative Agent (or any sub-agent thereof), the Swingline Lender or the Issuing Bank (or any Related Party of any of the foregoing) under paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section, each Lender severally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, the Swingline Lender or the Issuing Bank (or any Related party or any of the foregoing), as the case may be, such Lender’s Applicable Percentage (determined as of the time that the applicable unreimbursed expense or indemnity payment is sought) of such unpaid amount (it being understood that the Loan Parties’ failure to pay any such amount shall not relieve any Loan Party of any default in the payment thereof); provided that the unreimbursed expense or indemnified loss, claim, damage, penalty, liability or related expense, as the case may be, was incurred by or asserted against the Administrative Agent, the Swingline Lender or the Issuing Bank in its capacity as such.

(d) To the extent permitted by applicable law, no Loan Party shall assert, and each Loan Party hereby waives, any claim against any Indemnitee, (i) for any damages arising from the use by others of information or other materials obtained through telecommunications, electronic or other information transmission systems (including the Internet) or (ii) on any theory of liability, for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages) arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of, this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby, the Transactions, any Loan or Letter of Credit or the use of the proceeds thereof; provided that, nothing in this paragraph (d) shall relieve any Loan Party of any obligation it may have to indemnify an Indemnitee against special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages asserted against such Indemnitee by a third party.

(e) All amounts due under this Section shall be payable promptly after written demand therefor.

SECTION 9.04 Successors and Assigns .

(a) The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby (including any Affiliate of the Issuing Bank that issues any Letter of Credit), except that (i) the Borrower may not assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of each Lender (and

 

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any attempted assignment or transfer by the Borrower without such consent shall be null and void) and (ii) no Lender may assign or otherwise transfer its rights or obligations hereunder except in accordance with this Section. Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, shall be construed to confer upon any Person (other than the parties hereto, their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby (including any Affiliate of the Issuing Bank that issues any Letter of Credit), Participants (to the extent provided in paragraph (c) of this Section) and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the Related Parties of each of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Lenders) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement.

(b) (i) Subject to the conditions set forth in paragraph (b)(ii) below, any Lender may assign to one or more Persons (other than an Ineligible Institution) all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and the Loans at the time owing to it) with the prior written consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld) of:

(A) the Borrower, provided that the Borrower shall be deemed to have consented to any such assignment unless it shall object thereto by written notice to the Administrative Agent within five (5) Business Days after having received notice thereof, and provided further that no consent of the Borrower shall be required for an assignment to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender, an Approved Fund or, with respect to the Fast Track Loan Agreement and the Ex-Im Revolving Subcommitment, Ex-Im Bank or, if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, any other assignee;

(B) the Administrative Agent;

(C) the Issuing Bank;

(D) the Swingline Lender; and

(E) the Ex-Im Revolving Lender.

(ii) Assignments shall be subject to the following additional conditions:

(A) except in the case of an assignment to a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund or an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the assigning Lender’s Commitment or Loans of any Class, the amount of the Commitment or Loans of the assigning Lender subject to each such assignment (determined as of the date the Assignment and Assumption with respect to such assignment is delivered to the Administrative Agent) shall not be less than $5,000,000 unless each of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent otherwise consent, provided that no such consent of the Borrower shall be required if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing;

(B) each partial assignment shall be made as an assignment of a proportionate part of all the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement;

(C) the parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Assignment and Assumption, together with a processing and recordation fee of $3,500; and

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material non-public information about the Borrower, the other Loan Parties and their Related Parties or their respective securities) will be made available and who may receive such information in accordance with the assignee’s compliance procedures and applicable laws, including Federal and state securities laws.

For the purposes of this Section 9.04(b), the terms “ Approved Fund ” and “ Ineligible Institution ” have the following meanings:

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

Ineligible Institution ” means a (a) natural person, (b) a Defaulting Lender, (c) company, investment vehicle or trust for, or owned and operated for the primary benefit of, a natural person or relative(s) thereof; provided that, such company, investment vehicle or trust shall not constitute an Ineligible Institution if it (x) has not been established for the primary purpose of acquiring any Loans or Commitments, (y) is managed by a professional advisor, who is not such natural person or a relative thereof, having significant experience in the business of making or purchasing commercial loans, and (z) has assets greater than $25,000,000 and a significant part of its activities consist of making or purchasing commercial loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its business, (d) a Loan Party or a Subsidiary or other Affiliate of a Loan Party or (e) at all times that no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, a Competitor.

(iii) Subject to acceptance and recording thereof pursuant to paragraph (b)(iv) of this Section, from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Assumption, the assignee thereunder shall be a party hereto and, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, have the rights and obligations of a Lender under this Agreement, and the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Assumption covering all of the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto but shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.15, 2.16, 2.17 and 9.03). Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this Section 9.04 shall be treated for purposes of this Agreement as a sale by such Lender of a participation in such rights and obligations in accordance with paragraph (c) of this Section.

(iv) The Administrative Agent, acting for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of the Borrower, shall maintain at one of its offices a copy of each Assignment and Assumption delivered to it and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders, and the Commitment of, and principal amount of the Loans and LC Disbursements owing to, each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the “ Register ”). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive, and the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Lenders shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement, notwithstanding notice to the contrary. The Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrower, the Issuing Bank and any Lender, at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.

(v) Upon its receipt of a duly completed Assignment and Assumption executed by an assigning Lender and an assignee, the assignee’s completed Administrative Questionnaire (unless the assignee shall already be a Lender hereunder), the processing and recordation fee referred to in paragraph (b) of this Section and any written consent to such assignment required by paragraph (b) of this Section, the Administrative Agent shall accept such Assignment and Assumption and record the

 

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information contained therein in the Register; provided that if either the assigning Lender or the assignee shall have failed to make any payment required to be made by it pursuant to Section 2.05, 2.06(d) or (e), 2.07(b), 2.18(d) or 9.03(c), the Administrative Agent shall have no obligation to accept such Assignment and Assumption and record the information therein in the Register unless and until such payment shall have been made in full, together with all accrued interest thereon. No assignment shall be effective for purposes of this Agreement unless it has been recorded in the Register as provided in this paragraph.

(c) Any Lender may, without the consent of the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender, sell participations to one or more banks or other entities (a “ Participant ”) other than an Ineligible Institution in all or a portion of such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and the Loans owing to it); provided that (A) such Lender’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged; (B) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations; and (C) the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the other Lenders shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement. Any agreement or instrument pursuant to which a Lender sells such a participation shall provide that such Lender shall retain the sole right to enforce this Agreement and to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement; provided that such agreement or instrument may provide that such Lender will not, without the consent of the Participant, agree to any amendment, modification or waiver described in the first proviso to Section 9.02(b) that affects such Participant. The Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.15, 2.16 and 2.17 (subject to the requirements and limitations therein, including the requirements under Section 2.17(f) and (g) (it being understood that the documentation required under Section 2.17(f) shall be delivered to the participating Lender and the information and documentation required under Section 2.17(g) will be delivered to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent)) 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 2.18 and 2.19 as if it were an assignee under paragraph (b) of this Section; and (B) shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Section 2.15 or 2.17, 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 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 reasonable efforts to cooperate with the Borrower to effectuate the provisions of Section 2.19(b) with respect to any Participant. To the extent permitted by law, each Participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 9.08 as though it were a Lender, provided such Participant agrees to be subject to Section 2.18(c) as though it were a Lender. 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 Loans or other obligations under this Agreement or any other Loan Document (the “Participant Register”); provided that no Lender shall have any obligation to disclose all or any portion of the Participant Register (including the identity of any Participant or any information relating to a Participant’s interest in any Commitments, Loans, Letters of Credit or its other obligations under any Loan Document) to any Person except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish that such Commitment, Loan, Letter of Credit or other obligation is in registered form under Section 5f.103-1(c) of the United States Treasury Regulations. The entries in the Participant Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and such Lender shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Participant Register as the owner of such participation for all purposes of this Agreement notwithstanding any notice to the contrary. 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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(d) Any Lender may at any time pledge or assign a security interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement to secure obligations of such Lender, including without limitation any pledge or assignment to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank, and this Section shall not apply to any such pledge or assignment of a security interest; provided that no such pledge or assignment of a security interest shall release a Lender from any of its obligations hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or assignee for such Lender as a party hereto.

SECTION 9.05 Survival . All covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made by the Loan Parties in the Loan Documents and in the certificates or other instruments delivered in connection with or pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be considered to have been relied upon by the other parties hereto and shall survive the execution and delivery of the Loan Documents and the making of any Loans and issuance of any Letters of Credit, regardless of any investigation made by any such other party or on its behalf and notwithstanding that the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender may have had notice or knowledge of any Default or incorrect representation or warranty at the time any credit is extended hereunder, and shall continue in full force and effect as long as the principal of or any accrued interest on any Loan or any fee or any other amount payable under this Agreement is outstanding and unpaid or any Letter of Credit is outstanding and so long as the Commitments have not expired or terminated. The provisions of Sections 2.15, 2.16, 2.17 and 9.03 and Article VIII shall survive and remain in full force and effect regardless of the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, the repayment of the Loans, the expiration or termination of the Letters of Credit and the Commitments or the termination of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or any provision hereof or thereof.

SECTION 9.06 Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness; Electronic Execution .

(a) This Agreement may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto on different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. This Agreement, the other Loan Documents and any separate letter agreements with respect to fees payable to the Administrative Agent constitute the entire contract among the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and supersede any and all previous agreements and understandings, oral or written, relating to the subject matter hereof. Except as provided in Section 4.01, this Agreement shall become effective when it shall have been executed by the Administrative Agent and when the Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts hereof which, when taken together, bear the signatures of each of the other parties hereto, and thereafter shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.

(b) Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement by telecopy, emailed pdf. or any other electronic means that reproduces an image of the actual executed signature page shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement. The words “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” “delivery,” and words of like import in or relating to any document to be signed in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby shall be deemed to include Electronic Signatures, deliveries or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature, physical delivery thereof or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for in any applicable law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act, or any other similar state laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act.

SECTION 9.07 Severability . Any provision of any Loan Document held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability without affecting the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions thereof; and the invalidity of a particular provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate such provision in any other jurisdiction.

 

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SECTION 9.08 Right of Setoff . If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, each Lender and each of its Affiliates is hereby authorized at any time and from time to time, to the fullest extent permitted by law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final) at any time held and other obligations at any time owing by such Lender or Affiliate to or for the credit or the account of any Loan Party against any of and all the Secured Obligations held by such Lender, irrespective of whether or not such Lender shall have made any demand under the Loan Documents and although such obligations may be unmatured. The applicable Lender shall notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent of such set-off or application, provided that any failure to give or any delay in giving such notice shall not affect the validity of any such set-off or application under this Section. The rights of each Lender under this Section are in addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights of setoff) which such Lender may have.

SECTION 9.09 Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process .

(a) The Loan Documents (other than those containing a contrary express choice of law provision) shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws (and not the law of conflicts) of the State of Illinois (including, without limitation, 735 ILCS Section 105/5-1 et seq), but giving effect to federal laws applicable to national banks.

(b) Each Loan Party hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and its property, to the exclusive jurisdiction of any U.S. Federal or Illinois State court sitting in Chicago, Illinois in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to any Loan Documents, or for recognition or enforcement of any judgment, and each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that all claims in respect of any such action or proceeding may be heard and determined in such Illinois State or, to the extent permitted by law, in such Federal court. Each of the parties hereto agrees that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law. Nothing in this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall affect any right that the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender may otherwise have to bring any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document against any Loan Party or its properties in the courts of any jurisdiction.

(c) Each Loan Party hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent it may legally and effectively do so, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document in any court referred to in paragraph (b) of this Section. Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such court.

(d) Each party to this Agreement irrevocably consents to service of process in the manner provided for notices in Section 9.01. Nothing in this Agreement or any other Loan Document will affect the right of any party to this Agreement to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.

SECTION 9.10 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL . EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, OTHER AGENT (INCLUDING ANY ATTORNEY)

 

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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 9.11 Headings . Article and Section headings and the Table of Contents used herein are for convenience of reference only, are not part of this Agreement and shall not affect the construction of, or be taken into consideration in interpreting, this Agreement.

SECTION 9.12 Confidentiality . Each of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Lenders, severally and not jointly, agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the Information (as defined below), except that Information may be disclosed (a) to its and its Affiliates’ directors, officers, employees and agents, including accountants, legal counsel and other advisors (it being understood that the Persons to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such Information and instructed to keep such Information confidential), (b) to the extent requested by any regulatory authority (including any self-regulatory authority, such as the National Association of Insurance Commissioners), (c) to the extent required by any Requirement of Law or by any subpoena or similar legal process, (d) to any other party to this Agreement, (e) in connection with the exercise of any remedies under this Agreement or any other Loan Document or any suit, action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the enforcement of rights hereunder or thereunder, (f) subject to an agreement containing provisions substantially the same as those of this Section, to (i) any assignee of or Participant in, or any prospective assignee of or Participant in, any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement or (ii) any actual or prospective counterparty (or its advisors) to any swap or derivative transaction relating to the Loan Parties and their obligations or (iii) any actual or prospective successor Administrative Agent, (g) with the consent of the Borrower, (h) to holders of Equity Interests in the Borrower, (i) to any Person providing a Guarantee of all or any portion of the Secured Obligations, or (j) to the extent such Information (i) becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section or (ii) becomes available to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender on a non-confidential basis from a source other than the Borrower. For the purposes of this Section, “ Information ” means all information received from the Borrower relating to the Borrower or its business, other than any such information that is available to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender on a non-confidential basis prior to disclosure by the Borrower; provided that, in the case of information received from the Borrower after the date hereof, such information is clearly identified at the time of delivery as confidential. Any Person required to maintain the confidentiality of Information as provided in this Section shall be considered to have complied with its obligation to do so if such Person has exercised the same degree of care to maintain the confidentiality of such Information as such Person would accord to its own confidential information.

EACH LENDER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT INFORMATION (AS DEFINED IN THIS SECTION 9.12) FURNISHED TO IT PURSUANT TO THIS AGREEMENT MAY INCLUDE MATERIAL NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION CONCERNING THE BORROWER, THE OTHER LOAN PARTIES AND THEIR RELATED PARTIES OR THEIR RESPECTIVE SECURITIES, AND CONFIRMS THAT IT HAS DEVELOPED COMPLIANCE PROCEDURES REGARDING THE USE OF MATERIAL NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION AND THAT IT WILL HANDLE SUCH MATERIAL NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THOSE PROCEDURES AND APPLICABLE LAW, INCLUDING FEDERAL AND STATE SECURITIES LAWS.

ALL INFORMATION, INCLUDING REQUESTS FOR WAIVERS AND AMENDMENTS, FURNISHED BY THE BORROWER, THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT OR THE EX-IM REVOLVING LENDER PURSUANT TO, OR IN THE COURSE OF ADMINISTERING, THIS AGREEMENT WILL BE SYNDICATE-LEVEL INFORMATION, WHICH MAY CONTAIN

 

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MATERIAL NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION ABOUT THE BORROWER, THE LOAN PARTIES AND THEIR RELATED PARTIES OR THEIR RESPECTIVE SECURITIES. ACCORDINGLY, EACH LENDER REPRESENTS TO THE BORROWER, THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND THE EX-IM REVOLVING LENDER THAT IT HAS IDENTIFIED IN ITS ADMINISTRATIVE QUESTIONNAIRE A CREDIT CONTACT WHO MAY RECEIVE INFORMATION THAT MAY CONTAIN MATERIAL NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS COMPLIANCE PROCEDURES AND APPLICABLE LAW, INCLUDING FEDERAL AND STATE SECURITIES LAWS.

SECTION 9.13 Several Obligations; Nonreliance; Violation of Law . The respective obligations of the Lenders hereunder are several and not joint and the failure of any Lender to make any Loan or perform any of its obligations hereunder shall not relieve any other Lender from any of its obligations hereunder. Each Lender hereby represents that it is not relying on or looking to any margin stock (as defined in Regulation U of the Board) for the repayment of the Borrowings provided for herein. Anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, neither the Issuing Bank nor any Lender shall be obligated to extend credit to the Borrower in violation of any Requirement of Law.

SECTION 9.14 USA PATRIOT Act . Each Lender that is subject to the requirements of the USA PATRIOT Act hereby notifies each Loan Party that pursuant to the requirements of the USA PATRIOT Act, it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies such Loan Party, which information includes the name and address of such Loan Party and other information that will allow such Lender to identify such Loan Party in accordance with the USA PATRIOT Act.

SECTION 9.15 Disclosure . Each Loan Party, each Lender and the Issuing Bank hereby acknowledges and agrees that the Administrative Agent and/or its Affiliates from time to time may hold investments in, make other loans to or have other relationships with any of the Loan Parties and their respective Affiliates.

SECTION 9.16 Appointment for Perfection . Each Lender hereby appoints each other Lender as its agent for the purpose of perfecting Liens, for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties, in assets which, in accordance with Article 9 of the UCC or any other applicable law can be perfected only by possession or control. Should any Lender (other than the Administrative Agent or the Ex-Im Revolving Lender) obtain possession or control of any such Collateral, such Lender shall notify the Administrative Agent thereof, and, promptly upon the Administrative Agent’s request therefor shall deliver such Collateral to the Administrative Agent or the Ex-Im Revolving Lender, as applicable or otherwise deal with such Collateral in accordance with the Administrative Agent’s instructions.

SECTION 9.17 Interest Rate Limitation . Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at any time the interest rate applicable to any Loan, together with all fees, charges and other amounts which are treated as interest on such Loan under applicable law (collectively the “ Charges ”), shall exceed the maximum lawful rate (the “ Maximum Rate ”) which may be contracted for, charged, taken, received or reserved by the Lender holding such Loan in accordance with applicable law, the rate of interest payable in respect of such Loan hereunder, together with all Charges payable in respect thereof, shall be limited to the Maximum Rate and, to the extent lawful, the interest and Charges that would have been payable in respect of such Loan but were not payable as a result of the operation of this Section shall be cumulated and the interest and Charges payable to such Lender in respect of other Loans or periods shall be increased (but not above the Maximum Rate therefor) until such cumulated amount, together with interest thereon at the Federal Funds Effective Rate to the date of repayment, shall have been received by such Lender.

 

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SECTION 9.18 No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility . In connection with all aspects of each transaction contemplated hereby (including in connection with any amendment, waiver or other modification hereof or of any other Loan Document), the Borrower acknowledges and agrees that: (i) (A) the arranging and other services regarding this Agreement provided by the Lenders are arm’s-length commercial transactions between the Borrower and its Affiliates, on the one hand, and the Lenders and their Affiliates, on the other hand, (B) the Borrower has consulted its own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it has deemed appropriate, and (C) the Borrower is capable of evaluating, and understands and accepts, the terms, risks and conditions of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the other Loan Documents; (ii) (A) each of the Lenders and their Affiliates is and has been acting solely as a principal and, except as expressly agreed in writing by the relevant parties, has not been, is not, and will not be acting as an advisor, agent or fiduciary for the Borrower or any of its Affiliates, or any other Person and (B) no Lender or any of its Affiliates has any obligation to the Borrower or any of its Affiliates with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby except, in the case of a Lender, those obligations expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents; and (iii) each of the Lenders and their respective Affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Borrower and its Affiliates, and no Lender or any of its Affiliates has any obligation to disclose any of such interests to the Borrower or its Affiliates. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Borrower hereby waives and releases any claims that it may have against each of the Lenders and their Affiliates with respect to any breach or alleged breach of agency or fiduciary duty in connection with any aspect of any transaction contemplated hereby.

SECTION 9.19 Authorization to Distribute Certain Materials to Public-Siders .

(a) If the Borrower does not file this Agreement with the SEC, then the Borrower hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to distribute the execution version of this Agreement and the Loan Documents to all Lenders, including their Public-Siders. The Borrower acknowledges its understanding that Public-Siders and their firms may be trading in any of the Loan Parties’ respective securities while in possession of the Loan Documents.

(b) The Borrower represents and warrants that none of the information in the Loan Documents constitutes or contains material non-public information within the meaning of federal and state securities laws. To the extent that any of the executed Loan Documents constitutes at any time material non-public information within the meaning of the federal and state securities laws after the date hereof, the Borrower agrees that it will promptly make such information publicly available by press release or public filing with the SEC.

SECTION 9.20 Intercreditor Agreement . Each of the Lenders hereby acknowledges that it has received and reviewed the Intercreditor Agreement and agrees to be bound by the terms thereof as if such Lender was a signatory thereto. Each Lender (and each Person that becomes a Lender hereunder pursuant to Section 9.04) hereby acknowledges that Chase is acting under the Intercreditor Agreement as the “ABL Representative”. Each Lender (and each Person that becomes a Lender hereunder pursuant to Section 9.04) hereby authorizes and directs the Administrative Agent to enter into the Intercreditor Agreement on behalf of such Lender and agrees that the Administrative Agent, in its various capacities thereunder, may take such actions on its behalf as is contemplated by the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement.

ARTICLE X

Loan Guaranty

Section 10.01 Guaranty . Each Loan Guarantor (other than those that have delivered a separate Guaranty) hereby agrees that it is jointly and severally liable for, and, as a primary

 

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obligor and not merely as surety, absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably guarantees to the Secured Parties, the prompt payment when due, whether at stated maturity, upon acceleration or otherwise, and at all times thereafter, of the Secured Obligations and all costs and expenses for which the Borrower would otherwise be liable as provided in this Agreement and expenses paid or incurred by the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Lenders in endeavoring to collect all or any part of the Secured Obligations from, or in prosecuting any action against, the Borrower, any Loan Guarantor or any other guarantor of all or any part of the Secured Obligations in the manner set forth in this Agreement (such costs and expenses, together with the Secured Obligations, collectively the “ Guaranteed Obligations ”; provided, however , that the definition of “Guaranteed Obligations” shall not create any guarantee by any Loan Guarantor of (or grant of security interest by any Loan Guarantor to support, as applicable) any Excluded Swap Obligations of such Loan Guarantor for purposes of determining any obligations of any Loan Guarantor). Each Loan Guarantor further agrees that the Guaranteed Obligations may be extended or renewed in whole or in part without notice to or further assent from it, and that it remains bound upon its guarantee notwithstanding any such extension or renewal. All terms of this Loan Guaranty apply to and may be enforced by or on behalf of any domestic or foreign branch or Affiliate of any Lender that extended any portion of the Guaranteed Obligations.

SECTION 10.02 Guaranty of Payment . This Loan Guaranty is a guaranty of payment and not of collection. Each Loan Guarantor waives any right to require the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender to sue the Borrower, any Loan Guarantor, any other guarantor of, or any other Person obligated for, all or any part of the Guaranteed Obligations (each, an “ Obligated Party ”), or otherwise to enforce its payment against any collateral securing all or any part of the Guaranteed Obligations.

SECTION 10.03 No Discharge or Diminishment of Loan Guaranty .

(a) Except as otherwise provided for herein, the obligations of each Loan Guarantor hereunder are unconditional and absolute and not subject to any reduction, limitation, impairment or termination for any reason (other than the indefeasible payment in full in cash of the Guaranteed Obligations), including: (i) any claim of waiver, release, extension, renewal, settlement, surrender, alteration or compromise of any of the Guaranteed Obligations, by operation of law or otherwise; (ii) any change in the corporate existence, structure or ownership of the Borrower or any other Obligated Party liable for any of the Guaranteed Obligations; (iii) any insolvency, bankruptcy, reorganization or other similar proceeding affecting any Obligated Party or their assets or any resulting release or discharge of any obligation of any Obligated Party; or (iv) the existence of any claim, setoff or other rights which any Loan Guarantor may have at any time against any Obligated Party, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank, any Lender or any other Person, whether in connection herewith or in any unrelated transactions.

(b) The obligations of each Loan Guarantor hereunder are not subject to any defense or setoff, counterclaim, recoupment or termination whatsoever by reason of the invalidity, illegality or unenforceability of any of the Guaranteed Obligations or otherwise, or any provision of applicable law or regulation purporting to prohibit payment by any Obligated Party, of the Guaranteed Obligations or any part thereof.

(c) Further, the obligations of any Loan Guarantor hereunder are not discharged or impaired or otherwise affected by: (i) the failure of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender to assert any claim or demand or to enforce any remedy with respect to all or any part of the Guaranteed Obligations; (ii) any waiver or modification of or supplement to any provision of any agreement relating to the Guaranteed Obligations; (iii) any release, non-perfection or invalidity of any indirect or direct security for the obligations of the Borrower for all or any part of the Guaranteed Obligations or any obligations of any other Obligated Party liable for any of the Guaranteed Obligations; (iv) any action or failure to act by the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender with respect to any collateral

 

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securing any part of the Guaranteed Obligations; or (v) any default, failure or delay, willful or otherwise, in the payment or performance of any of the Guaranteed Obligations, or any other circumstance, act, omission or delay that might in any manner or to any extent vary the risk of such Loan Guarantor or that would otherwise operate as a discharge of any Loan Guarantor as a matter of law or equity (other than the indefeasible payment in full in cash of the Guaranteed Obligations).

SECTION 10.04 Defenses Waived . To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, each Loan Guarantor hereby waives any defense based on or arising out of any defense of the Borrower or any Loan Guarantor or the unenforceability of all or any part of the Guaranteed Obligations from any cause, or the cessation from any cause of the liability of the Borrower, any Loan Guarantor or any other Obligated Party, other than the indefeasible payment in full in cash of the Guaranteed Obligations. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Loan Guarantor irrevocably waives acceptance hereof, presentment, demand, protest and, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any notice not provided for herein, as well as any requirement that at any time any action be taken by any Person against any Obligated Party or any other Person. Each Loan Guarantor confirms that it is not a surety under any state law and shall not raise any such law as a defense to its obligations hereunder. The Administrative Agent may, at its election, foreclose on any Collateral held by it by one or more judicial or nonjudicial sales, accept an assignment of any such Collateral in lieu of foreclosure or otherwise act or fail to act with respect to any collateral securing all or a part of the Guaranteed Obligations, compromise or adjust any part of the Guaranteed Obligations, make any other accommodation with any Obligated Party or exercise any other right or remedy available to it against any Obligated Party, without affecting or impairing in any way the liability of such Loan Guarantor under this Loan Guaranty except to the extent the Guaranteed Obligations have been fully and indefeasibly paid in cash. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, each Loan Guarantor waives any defense arising out of any such election even though that election may operate, pursuant to applicable law, to impair or extinguish any right of reimbursement or subrogation or other right or remedy of any Loan Guarantor against any Obligated Party or any security.

SECTION 10.05 Rights of Subrogation . No Loan Guarantor will assert any right, claim or cause of action, including, without limitation, a claim of subrogation, contribution or indemnification, that it has against any Obligated Party or any collateral, until the Loan Parties and the Loan Guarantors have fully performed all their obligations to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Lenders.

SECTION 10.06 Reinstatement; Stay of Acceleration . If at any time any payment of any portion of the Guaranteed Obligations (including a payment effected through exercise of a right of setoff) is rescinded, or must otherwise be restored or returned upon the insolvency, bankruptcy or reorganization of the Borrower or otherwise (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by a Secured Party in its discretion), each Loan Guarantor’s obligations under this Loan Guaranty with respect to that payment shall be reinstated at such time as though the payment had not been made and whether or not the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Lenders are in possession of this Loan Guaranty. If acceleration of the time for payment of any of the Guaranteed Obligations is stayed upon the insolvency, bankruptcy or reorganization of the Borrower, all such amounts otherwise subject to acceleration under the terms of any agreement relating to the Guaranteed Obligations shall nonetheless be payable by the Loan Guarantors forthwith on demand by the Administrative Agent.

SECTION 10.07 Information . Each Loan Guarantor assumes all responsibility for being and keeping itself informed of the Borrower’s financial condition and assets, and of all other circumstances bearing upon the risk of nonpayment of the Guaranteed Obligations and the nature, scope and extent of the risks that each Loan Guarantor assumes and incurs under this Loan Guaranty, and agrees that neither the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender shall have any duty to advise any Loan Guarantor of information known to it regarding those circumstances or risks.

 

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SECTION 10.08 Termination . Each of the Lenders and the Issuing Bank may continue to make loans or extend credit to the Borrower based on this Loan Guaranty until five (5) days after it receives written notice of termination from any Loan Guarantor. Notwithstanding receipt of any such notice, each Loan Guarantor will continue to be liable to the Lenders for any Guaranteed Obligations created, assumed or committed to prior to the fifth day after receipt of the notice, and all subsequent renewals, extensions, modifications and amendments with respect to, or substitutions for, all or any part of such Guaranteed Obligations. Nothing in this Section 10.08 shall be deemed to constitute a waiver of, or eliminate, limit, reduce or otherwise impair any rights or remedies the Administrative Agent or any Lender may have in respect of, any Default or Event of Default that shall exist under Article VII hereof as a result of any such notice of termination.

SECTION 10.09 Taxes . Each payment of the Guaranteed Obligations will be made by each Loan Guarantor without withholding for any Taxes, unless such withholding is required by law. If any Loan Guarantor determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that it is so required to withhold Taxes, then such Loan Guarantor may so withhold and shall timely pay the full amount of withheld Taxes to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law. If such Taxes are Indemnified Taxes, then the amount payable by such Loan Guarantor shall be increased as necessary so that, net of such withholding (including such withholding applicable to additional amounts payable under this Section), the Administrative Agent, Lender or Issuing Bank (as the case may be) receives the amount it would have received had no such withholding been made.

SECTION 10.10 Maximum Liability . Notwithstanding any other provision of this Loan Guaranty, the amount guaranteed by each Loan Guarantor hereunder shall be limited to the extent, if any, required so that its obligations hereunder shall not be subject to avoidance under Section 548 of the Bankruptcy Code or under any applicable state Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act, Uniform Fraudulent Conveyance Act or similar statute or common law. In determining the limitations, if any, on the amount of any Loan Guarantor’s obligations hereunder pursuant to the preceding sentence, it is the intention of the parties hereto that any rights of subrogation, indemnification or contribution which such Loan Guarantor may have under this Loan Guaranty, any other agreement or applicable law shall be taken into account.

SECTION 10.11 Contribution .

(a) To the extent that any Loan Guarantor shall make a payment under this Loan Guaranty (a “ Guarantor Payment ”) which, taking into account all other Guarantor Payments then previously or concurrently made by any other Loan Guarantor, exceeds the amount which otherwise would have been paid by or attributable to such Loan Guarantor if each Loan Guarantor had paid the aggregate Guaranteed Obligations satisfied by such Guarantor Payment in the same proportion as such Loan Guarantor’s “Allocable Amount” (as defined below) (as determined immediately prior to such Guarantor Payment) bore to the aggregate Allocable Amounts of each of the Loan Guarantors as determined immediately prior to the making of such Guarantor Payment, then, following indefeasible payment in full in cash of the Guarantor Payment and the Guaranteed Obligations (other than Unliquidated Obligations that have not yet arisen), and all Commitments and Letters of Credit have terminated or expired or, in the case of all Letters of Credit, are fully collateralized on terms reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Bank, and this Agreement, the Swap Agreement Obligations and the Banking Services Obligations have terminated, such Loan Guarantor shall be entitled to receive contribution and indemnification payments from, and be reimbursed by, each other Loan Guarantor for the amount of such excess, pro rata based upon their respective Allocable Amounts in effect immediately prior to such Guarantor Payment.

(b) As of any date of determination, the “Allocable Amount” of any Loan Guarantor shall be equal to the excess of the fair saleable value of the property of such Loan Guarantor over the total liabilities of such Loan Guarantor (including the maximum amount reasonably expected to become due in respect of contingent liabilities, calculated, without duplication, assuming each other Loan Guarantor that is also liable for such contingent liability pays its ratable share thereof), giving effect to all payments made by other Loan Guarantors as of such date in a manner to maximize the amount of such contributions.

 

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(c) This Section 10.11 is intended only to define the relative rights of the Loan Guarantors, and nothing set forth in this Section 10.11 is intended to or shall impair the obligations of the Loan Guarantors, jointly and severally, to pay any amounts as and when the same shall become due and payable in accordance with the terms of this Loan Guaranty.

(d) The parties hereto acknowledge that the rights of contribution and indemnification hereunder shall constitute assets of the Loan Guarantor or Loan Guarantors to which such contribution and indemnification is owing.

(e) The rights of the indemnifying Loan Guarantors against other Loan Guarantors under this Section 10.11 shall be exercisable upon the full and indefeasible payment of the Guaranteed Obligations in cash (other than Unliquidated Obligations that have not yet arisen) and the termination or expiry (or, in the case of all Letters of Credit, full cash collateralization), on terms reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Bank, of the Commitments and all Letters of Credit issued hereunder and the termination of this Agreement, the Swap Agreement Obligations and the Banking Services Obligations.

SECTION 10.12 Liability Cumulative . The liability of each Loan Party as a Loan Guarantor under this Article X is in addition to and shall be cumulative with all liabilities of each Loan Party to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Lenders under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which such Loan Party is a party or in respect of any obligations or liabilities of the other Loan Parties, without any limitation as to amount, unless the instrument or agreement evidencing or creating such other liability specifically provides to the contrary.

SECTION 10.13 Keepwell . Each Qualified ECP Guarantor hereby jointly and severally absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably undertakes to provide such funds or other support as may be needed from time to time by each other Loan Party to honor all of its obligations under this Guarantee in respect of a Swap Obligation (provided, however, that each Qualified ECP Guarantor shall only be liable under this Section 10.13 for the maximum amount of such liability that can be hereby incurred without rendering its obligations under this Section 10.13 or otherwise under this Loan Guaranty voidable under applicable law relating to fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer, and not for any greater amount). Except as otherwise provided herein, the obligations of each Qualified ECP Guarantor under this Section 10.13 shall remain in full force and effect until the termination of all Swap Obligations. Each Qualified ECP Guarantor intends that this Section 10.13 constitute, and this Section 10.13 shall be deemed to constitute, a “keepwell, support, or other agreement” for the benefit of each other Loan Party for all purposes of Section 1a(18)(A)(v)(II) of the Commodity Exchange Act.

SECTION 10.14 Subordination of Intercompany Indebtedness . Each Loan Party hereby agrees that any indebtedness of any other Loan Party now or hereafter owing to such Loan Party, whether heretofore, now or hereafter created (the “Loan Party Subordinated Debt”), is hereby subordinated to all of the Obligations and that, except as permitted under Section 6.08 of this Agreement, the Loan Party Subordinated Debt shall not be paid in whole or in part until the Obligations have been paid in full and this Agreement is terminated and of no further force or effect. No Loan Party shall accept any payment of or on account of any Loan Party Subordinated Debt at any time in contravention of the foregoing. Each payment on the Loan Party Subordinated Debt received in violation of any of the provisions hereof shall be deemed to have been received by such Loan Party as trustee for the Credit Parties and shall be paid over to the Administrative Agent immediately on account of the Obligations, but without otherwise affecting in any manner such Loan Party’s liability hereunder. Each Loan Party agrees to file all claims against the Loan Party from whom the Loan Party Subordinated Debt is owing in any

 

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bankruptcy or other proceeding in which the filing of claims is required by law in respect of any Loan Party Subordinated Debt, and Administrative Agent shall be entitled to all of such Loan Party’s rights thereunder. If for any reason a Loan Party fails to file such claim at least ten (10) Business Days prior to the last date on which such claim should be filed, such Loan Party hereby irrevocably appoints Administrative Agent as its true and lawful attorney-in-fact, and Administrative Agent is hereby authorized to act as attorney-in-fact in such Loan Party’s name to file such claim or, in Administrative Agent’s discretion, to assign such claim to and cause proof of claim to be filed in the name of the Administrative Agent or its nominee. In all such cases, whether in administration, bankruptcy or otherwise, the Person or Persons authorized to pay such claim shall pay to the Administrative Agent the full amount payable on the claim in the proceeding, and, to the full extent necessary for that purpose, each Loan Party hereby assigns to the Administrative Agent all of such Loan Party’s rights to any payments or distributions to which such Loan Party otherwise would be entitled. If the amount so paid is greater than such Loan Party’s liability hereunder, Administrative Agent shall pay the excess amount to the party entitled thereto. In addition, each Loan Party hereby irrevocably appoints Administrative Agent as its attorney-in-fact to exercise all of such Loan Party’s voting rights in connection with any Bankruptcy Event of the Loan Party or Loan Party from whom the Loan Party Subordinated Debt is owing.

(Signature Pages Follow )

 

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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.

 

A.S.V., INC., as the Borrower
By: /s/ Eric I. Cohen
Name: Eric I. Cohen
Title: Vice President
A.S.V., INC., as the Ex-Im Borrower
By: /s/ Eric I. Cohen
Name: Eric I. Cohen
Title: Vice President
LOEGERING MFG. INC., as a Loan Guarantor
By: /s/ Eric I. Cohen
Name: Eric I. Cohen
Title: Vice President
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. , individually and as Administrative Agent, Issuing Bank, Swingline Lender and as a Lender
By: /s/ David A. Lehner
Name: David A. Lehner
Title: Authorized Officer

Signature Page to Credit Agreement


EXHIBIT A

ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION

This Assignment and Assumption (the “ Assignment and Assumption ”) is dated as of the Effective Date set forth below and is entered into by and between [ Insert name of Assignor ] (the “ Assignor ”) and [ Insert name of Assignee ] (the “ Assignee ”). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement identified below (as amended, the “ Credit Agreement ”), receipt of a copy of which is hereby acknowledged by the Assignee. The Standard Terms and Conditions set forth in Annex 1 attached hereto are hereby agreed to and incorporated herein by reference and made a part of this Assignment and Assumption as if set forth herein in full.

For an agreed consideration, the Assignor hereby irrevocably sells and assigns to the Assignee, and the Assignee hereby irrevocably purchases and assumes from the Assignor, subject to and in accordance with the Standard Terms and Conditions and the Credit Agreement, as of the Effective Date inserted by the Administrative Agent as contemplated below, (i) all of the Assignor’s rights and obligations in its capacity as a Lender under the Credit Agreement and any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto to the extent related to the amount and percentage interest identified below of all of such outstanding rights and obligations of the Assignor under the respective facilities identified below (including any letters of credit, guarantees and swingline loans included in such facilities) and (ii) to the extent permitted to be assigned under applicable law, all claims, suits, causes of action and other rights of the Assignor (in its capacity as a Lender) against any Person, whether known or unknown, arising under or in connection with the Credit Agreement, any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto or the loan transactions governed thereby or in any way based on or related to any of the foregoing, including contract claims, tort claims, malpractice claims, statutory claims and all other claims at law or in equity related to the rights and obligations sold and assigned pursuant to clause (i) above (the rights and obligations sold and assigned pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii) above being referred to herein collectively as the “ Assigned Interest ”). Such sale and assignment is without recourse to the Assignor and, except as expressly provided in this Assignment and Assumption, without representation or warranty by the Assignor.

 

1. Assignor:  

 

2. Assignee:  

 

  [ and is an Affiliate/Approved Fund of [ identify Lender ] ] 1
3. Borrower(s):  

 

4. Administrative Agent:   JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as the administrative agent under the Credit Agreement
5. Credit Agreement:   The Credit Agreement dated as of December 19, 2014 among A.S.V., Inc., the Lenders parties thereto, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, and the other agents parties thereto
6. Assigned Interest:  

 

 

1   Select as applicable.

 

Exhibit A – 1


Facility Assigned 2

   Aggregate Amount of
Commitment/Loans for
all Lenders
     Amount of
Commitment/Loans
Assigned
     Percentage Assigned of
Commitment/Loans 3
 
   $                                                 $                                                                                   
   $         $                                           
   $         $                                           

Effective Date:                      , 20          [TO BE INSERTED BY ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND WHICH SHALL BE THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF RECORDATION OF TRANSFER IN THE REGISTER THEREFOR. ]

The Assignee agrees to deliver to the Administrative Agent a completed Administrative Questionnaire in which the Assignee designates one or more Credit Contacts to whom all syndicate-level information (which may contain material non-public information about the Borrower, the other Loan Parties and their Related Parties or their respective securities) will be made available and who may receive such information in accordance with the Assignee’s compliance procedures and applicable laws, including Federal and state securities laws.

The terms set forth in this Assignment and Assumption are hereby agreed to:

 

ASSIGNOR
[NAME OF ASSIGNOR]

By:                                                                              

Title:                                                                           

ASSIGNEE
[NAME OF ASSIGNEE]

By:                                                                              

Title:                                                                           

 

[Consented to and] Accepted:
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Issuing Bank and Swingline Lender

By:                                                                          

Title:                                                                       

 

 

2   Fill in the appropriate terminology for the types of facilities under the Credit Agreement that are being assigned under this Assignment (e.g. “Revolving Commitment,” etc.)
3   Set forth, to at least 9 decimals, as a percentage of the Commitment/Loans of all Lenders thereunder.

 

Exhibit A – 2


[Consented to:] 5
[NAME OF RELEVANT PARTY]

By:                                                                          

Title:                                                                       

 

 

5   To be added only if the consent of the Borrower and/or other parties (e.g. Swingline Lender, Issuing Bank) is required by the terms of the Credit Agreement.

 

Exhibit A – 3


ANNEX 1

ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION

STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR

ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION

1. Representations and Warranties .

1.1. Assignor . The Assignor (a) represents and warrants that (i) it is the legal and beneficial owner of the Assigned Interest, (ii) the Assigned Interest is free and clear of any lien, encumbrance or other adverse claim and (iii) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Assignment and Assumption and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby; and (b) assumes no responsibility with respect to (i) any statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, (ii) the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of the Loan Documents or any collateral thereunder, (iii) the financial condition of the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any other Person obligated in respect of any Loan Document or (iv) the performance or observance by the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any other Person of any of their respective obligations under any Loan Document.

1.2. Assignee . The Assignee (a) represents and warrants that (i) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Assignment and Assumption and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and to become a Lender under the Credit Agreement, (ii) it satisfies the requirements, if any, specified in the Credit Agreement that are required to be satisfied by it in order to acquire the Assigned Interest and become a Lender, (iii) from and after the Effective Date, it shall be bound by the provisions of the Credit Agreement as a Lender thereunder and, to the extent of the Assigned Interest, shall have the obligations of a Lender thereunder, (iv) it has received a copy of the Credit Agreement, together with copies of the most recent financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 5.01 thereof, as applicable, and such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Assignment and Assumption and to purchase the Assigned Interest on the basis of which it has made such analysis and decision independently and without reliance on the Administrative Agent or any other Lender, and (v) if it is a Foreign Lender 2 , attached to the Assignment and Assumption is any documentation required to be delivered by it pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement, duly completed and executed by the Assignee; and (b) agrees that (i) it will, independently and without reliance on the Administrative Agent, the Assignor or any other Lender, and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under the Loan Documents, and (ii) it will perform in accordance with their terms all of the obligations which by the terms of the Loan Documents are required to be performed by it as a Lender.

2. Payments . From and after the Effective Date, the Administrative Agent shall make all payments in respect of the Assigned Interest (including payments of principal, interest, fees and other amounts) to the Assignor for amounts which have accrued to but excluding the Effective Date and to the Assignee for amounts which have accrued from and after the Effective Date.

3. General Provisions . This Assignment and Assumption shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. This Assignment and Assumption may be executed in any number of counterparts, which together shall constitute one instrument.

 

2   The concept of “Foreign Lender” should be conformed to the section in the Credit Agreement governing Taxes.

 

Exhibit A – 4


Acceptance of the terms of this Assignment and Assumption by the Assignee and the Assignor by Electronic Signature or delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Assignment and Assumption by any Electronic System shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Assignment and Assumption. This Assignment and Assumption shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law of the State of Illinois.

 

Exhibit A – 5


EXHIBIT B

BORROWING BASE CERTIFICATE

[To come ]

 

Exhibit B – 1


EXHIBIT C

COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

Date:                             

 

To:            The Lenders parties to the Credit Agreement Described Below

This Compliance Certificate is furnished pursuant to that certain Credit Agreement dated as of December 19, 2014 (as amended, modified, renewed or extended from time to time, the “ Agreement ”) among A.S.V., Inc. (the “ Borrower ”), the other Loan Parties, the Lenders party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent for the Lenders. Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms used in this Compliance Certificate have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Agreement.

THE UNDERSIGNED HEREBY CERTIFIES THAT:

1. I am the duly elected              of the Borrower;

2. I have reviewed the terms of the Agreement and I have made, or have caused to be made under my supervision, a detailed review of the transactions and conditions of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries during the accounting period ending                      , 20          covered by the attached financial statements [ for quarterly or monthly financial statements add: and such financial statements present fairly in all material respects the financial condition and results of operations of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP consistently applied, subject to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes ];

3. The examinations described in paragraph 2 did not disclose, except as set forth below, and I have no knowledge of (i) the existence of any condition or event which constitutes a Default during or at the end of the accounting period covered by the attached financial statements or as of the date of this Certificate or (ii) any change in GAAP or in the application thereof that has occurred since the date of the audited financial statements referred to in Section 3.04 of the Agreement;

4. I hereby certify that no Loan Party has changed (i) its name, (ii) its chief executive office, (iii) principal place of business, (iv) the type of entity it is or (v) its state of incorporation or organization without having given the Administrative Agent the notice required by Section 4.15 of the Security Agreement;

5. Schedule I attached hereto sets forth financial data and computations evidencing the Borrower’s compliance with certain covenants of the Agreement, all of which data and computations are true, complete and correct; and

6. Schedule II hereto sets forth the computations necessary to determine the Applicable Rate commencing on the Business Day this certificate is delivered.

Described below are the exceptions, if any, to paragraph 3 by listing, in detail, the (i) nature of the condition or event, the period during which it has existed and the action which the Borrower has taken, is taking, or proposes to take with respect to each such condition or event or (i) the change in GAAP or the application thereof and the effect of such change on the attached financial statements:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit C – 1


The foregoing certifications, together with the computations set forth in Schedule I and Schedule II hereto and the financial statements delivered with this Certificate in support hereof, are made and delivered this              day of                      ,              .

 

 
By:  

 

Name:  

 

Title:  

 

 

Exhibit C – 2


SCHEDULE I

Compliance as of              ,              with

Provisions of              and              of the Agreement

 

Exhibit C – 3


SCHEDULE II

Borrower’s Applicable Rate Calculation

 

Exhibit C – 4


EXHIBIT D

JOINDER AGREEMENT

THIS JOINDER AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”), dated as of              ,              , 20      , is entered into between                                          , a              (the “ New Subsidiary ”) and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., in its capacity as administrative agent (the “ Administrative Agent ”) under that certain Credit Agreement dated as of December 19, 2014 (as the same may be amended, modified, extended or restated from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”) among A.S.V., Inc. (the “ Borrower ”), the other Loan Parties party thereto, the Lenders party thereto and the Administrative Agent for the Lenders. All capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Credit Agreement.

The New Subsidiary and the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders, hereby agree as follows:

1. The New Subsidiary hereby acknowledges, agrees and confirms that, by its execution of this Agreement, the New Subsidiary will be deemed to be a Loan Party under the Credit Agreement and a “Loan Guarantor” for all purposes of the Credit Agreement and shall have all of the obligations of a Loan Party and a Loan Guarantor thereunder as if it had executed the Credit Agreement. The New Subsidiary hereby ratifies, as of the date hereof, and agrees to be bound by, all of the terms, provisions and conditions contained in the Credit Agreement, including without limitation (a) all of the representations and warranties of the Loan Parties set forth in Article III of the Credit Agreement, *[ and ]* (b) all of the covenants set forth in Articles V and VI of the Credit Agreement *[ and (c) all of the guaranty obligations set forth in Article X of the Credit Agreement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing terms of this paragraph 1, the New Subsidiary, subject to the limitations set forth in Sections 10.10 and 10.13 of the Credit Agreement, hereby guarantees, jointly and severally with the other Loan Guarantors, to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, as provided in Article X of the Credit Agreement, the prompt payment and performance of the Guaranteed Obligations in full when due (whether at stated maturity, as a mandatory prepayment, by acceleration or otherwise) strictly in accordance with the terms thereof and agrees that if any of the Guaranteed Obligations are not paid or performed in full when due (whether at stated maturity, as a mandatory prepayment, by acceleration or otherwise), the New Subsidiary will, jointly and severally together with the other Loan Guarantors, promptly pay and perform the same, without any demand or notice whatsoever, and that in the case of any extension of time of payment or renewal of any of the Guaranteed Obligations, the same will be promptly paid in full when due (whether at extended maturity, as a mandatory prepayment, by acceleration or otherwise) in accordance with the terms of such extension or renewal. ]* *[ The New Subsidiary has delivered to the Administrative Agent an executed Loan Guaranty. ]*

2. If required, the New Subsidiary is, simultaneously with the execution of this Agreement, executing and delivering such Collateral Documents (and such other documents and instruments) as requested by the Administrative Agent in accordance with the Credit Agreement.

3. The address of the New Subsidiary for purposes of Section 9.01 of the Credit Agreement is as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit D – 1


4. The New Subsidiary hereby waives acceptance by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders of the guaranty by the New Subsidiary upon the execution of this Agreement by the New Subsidiary.

5. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be an original, but all of which shall constitute one and the same instrument.

6. THIS AGREEMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the New Subsidiary has caused this Agreement to be duly executed by its authorized officer, and the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders, has caused the same to be accepted by its authorized officer, as of the day and year first above written.

 

[NEW SUBSIDIARY]
By:  

 

Name:  

 

Title:  

 

Acknowledged and accepted:
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent
By:  

 

Name:  

 

Its:  

 

Title:  

 

 

Exhibit D – 2


EXHIBIT E-1

[FORM OF]

U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

(For Foreign Lenders That Are Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

Reference is hereby made to the Credit Agreement dated as of December 19, 2014 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”) among A.S.V., Inc. (the “ Borrower ”), the other Loan Parties party thereto, the Lenders party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., in its capacity as Administrative Agent for the Lenders.

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.17 of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record and beneficial owner of the Loan(s) (as well as any Note(s) evidencing such Loan(s)) in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) it is not a bank within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iii) it is not a ten percent shareholder of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code and (iv) it is not a controlled foreign corporation related to the Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code.

The undersigned has furnished the Administrative Agent and the Borrower with a certificate of its non-U.S. Person status on IRS Form W-8BEN. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished the Borrower and the Administrative Agent with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.

Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.

 

[NAME OF LENDER]
By:  

 

Name:  

 

Title:  

 

Date:                        , 20[      ]

 

Exhibit E-1 – 1


EXHIBIT E-2

[FORM OF]

U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

(For Foreign Participants That Are Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

Reference is hereby made to the Credit Agreement dated as of December 19, 2014 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”) among A.S.V., Inc. (the “ Borrower ”), the other Loan Parties party thereto, the Lenders party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., in its capacity as Administrative Agent for the Lenders.

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.17 of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record and beneficial owner of the participation in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) it is not a bank within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iii) it is not a ten percent shareholder of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code, and (iv) it is not a controlled foreign corporation related to the Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code.

The undersigned has furnished its participating Lender with a certificate of its non-U.S. Person status on IRS Form W-8BEN. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform such Lender in writing, and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished such Lender with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.

Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.

 

[NAME OF PARTICIPANT]
By:  

 

Name:  

 

Title:  

 

Date:                        , 20[      ]

 

Exhibit E-2 – 1


EXHIBIT E-3

[FORM OF]

U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

(For Foreign Participants That Are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

Reference is hereby made to the Credit Agreement dated as of December 19, 2014 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”) among A.S.V., Inc. (the “ Borrower ”), the other Loan Parties party thereto, the Lenders party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., in its capacity as Administrative Agent for the Lenders.

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.17 of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record owner of the participation in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) its direct or indirect partners/members are the sole beneficial owners of such participation, (iii) with respect such participation, neither the undersigned nor any of its direct or indirect partners/members is a bank extending credit pursuant to a loan agreement entered into in the ordinary course of its trade or business within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iv) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a ten percent shareholder of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code and (v) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a controlled foreign corporation related to the Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code.

The undersigned has furnished its participating Lender with IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by one of the following forms from each of its partners/members that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption: (i) an IRS Form W-8BEN or (ii) an IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by an IRS Form W-8BEN from each of such partner’s/member’s beneficial owners that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform such Lender and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished such Lender with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.

Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.

 

[NAME OF PARTICIPANT]
By:  

 

Name:  

 

Title:  

 

Date:                        , 20[      ]

 

Exhibit E-3 – 1


EXHIBIT E-4

[FORM OF]

U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

(For Foreign Lenders That Are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

Reference is hereby made to the Credit Agreement dated as of December 19, 2014 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”) among A.S.V., Inc. (the “ Borrower ”), the other Loan Parties party thereto, the Lenders party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., in its capacity as Administrative Agent for the Lenders.

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.17 of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record owner of the Loan(s) (as well as any Note(s) evidencing such Loan(s)) in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) its direct or indirect partners/members are the sole beneficial owners of such Loan(s) (as well as any Note(s) evidencing such Loan(s)), (iii) with respect to the extension of credit pursuant to the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, neither the undersigned nor any of its direct or indirect partners/members is a bank extending credit pursuant to a loan agreement entered into in the ordinary course of its trade or business within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iv) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a ten percent shareholder of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code and (v) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a controlled foreign corporation related to the Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code.

The undersigned has furnished the Administrative Agent and the Borrower with IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by one of the following forms from each of its partners/members that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption: (i) an IRS Form W-8BEN or (ii) an IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by an IRS Form W-8BEN from each of such partner’s/member’s beneficial owners that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished the Borrower and the Administrative Agent with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.

Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.

 

[NAME OF LENDER]
By:  

 

Name:  

 

Title:  

 

Date:                        , 20[      ]

 

Exhibit E-4 – 1

Exhibit 99.1

Manitex International, Inc. Announces Closing of ASV, Inc. Joint Venture with Terex Corporation

BRIDGEVIEW, Il., December 22, 2014 – Manitex International, Inc. (Nasdaq: MNTX), a leading international provider of cranes and specialized material and container handling equipment, today announced that it has successfully completed the formation of its Joint Venture with Terex Corporation (NYSE:TEX), and has become the majority owner of ASV, effective December 19, 2014. As a result of the transaction, Manitex now owns 51% of ASV and Terex owns 49% of ASV. ASV’s financial results will be included in Manitex International Inc.’s consolidated results beginning in the fourth quarter of 2014.

ASV manufactures and sells a line of high quality compact track and skid steer loaders. Trailing twelve months sales for ASV, Inc. were approximately $130 million with Adjusted EBITDA* of approximately $14.9 million for the same period.

David J. Langevin, Chairman and CEO of Manitex International commented, “We are pleased to be partners with Terex on ASV, and we believe that the transaction is consistent with our long-term diversification strategy in the capital equipment industry. As a niche player, we are continually looking for ways to expand our product offering to our dealers, enter new markets, and position ourselves for future growth. ASV offers us an opportunity to participate in a new area for our business with a company that has an established substantial market position and with an effective and strong partner. This is a great addition to the Manitex product portfolio.”

The consideration for Manitex’s majority share in ASV was $25 Million, consisting of a $20 million investment by Terex in MNTX common stock and debt securities, and $5 million in cash. The joint venture had borrowings of approximately $44 million at closing which is non-recourse to Manitex and Terex.

* Adjusted EBITDA is calculated by: GAAP Net Income plus Income Tax plus Depreciation and Amortization plus Interest Expense plus Foreign Currency Transaction gains/losses plus Other (Income)/Expenses.

Forward-Looking Statement

Safe Harbor Statement under the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: This release contains statements that are forward-looking in nature which express the beliefs and expectations of management including statements regarding the Company’s expected results of operations or liquidity; statements concerning projections, predictions, expectations, estimates or forecasts as to our business, financial and operational results and future economic performance; and statements of management’s goals and objectives and other similar expressions concerning matters that are not historical facts. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “anticipate,” “estimate,” “plan,” “project,” “continuing,” “ongoing,” “expect,” “we believe,” “we intend,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” and similar expressions. Such statements are based on current plans, estimates and expectations and involve a number of


known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause the Company’s future results, performance or achievements to differ significantly from the results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These factors and additional information are discussed in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission and statements in this release should be evaluated in light of these important factors. Although we believe that these statements are based upon reasonable assumptions, we cannot guarantee future results. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update publicly or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.

About Manitex International, Inc.

Manitex International, Inc. designs, manufactures and markets a portfolio of highly engineered and customizable lifting, material and container handling equipment, spanning boom truck, telescopic, rough terrain and industrial cranes, reach stackers and associated container handling equipment, rough terrain forklifts, mobile liquid and solid containment solutions, and specialized trailers and mission oriented vehicles, including parts support. We have accumulated nearly a dozen brands since going public in 2006 and operate internationally through eight subsidiaries with design and manufacturing facilities in the USA, Canada and Italy.

Manitex Inc, in Georgetown, TX, manufactures a comprehensive line of boom truck and telescopic cranes and sign cranes , primarily used in industrial projects, energy exploration and infrastructure development, including roads, bridges, and commercial construction. Badger Equipment Company, in Winona, MN, manufactures specialized rough terrain and industrial cranes and primarily serves the needs of the construction, municipality, and railroad industries. Our Italian subsidiary, CVS Ferrari, srl, designs and manufactures a range of reach stackers and associated lifting equipment for the global container handling market. Our Manitex Liftking subsidiary is a provider of material handling equipment including the Noble straight-mast rough terrain forklift product line, Lowry high capacity cushion tired forklift as well as specialized carriers, heavy material handling transporters and steel mill equipment. Manitex Liftking’s rough terrain forklifts are used in commercial applications and by the world’s largest military and peace keeping organizations. Our subsidiary, Manitex Load King located in Elk Point, South Dakota is a manufacturer of specialized engineered trailers and hauling systems, typically used for transporting heavy equipment. Manitex Sabre based in Knox, Indiana, builds mobile specialized tanks for liquid storage and containment solutions for a variety of end markets such as petrochemical, waste management and oil and gas drilling. Manitex Valla located in Piacenza, Italy, manufactures a full range of mobile precision pick and carry cranes from 2 to 90 tons, using electric, diesel, and hybrid power options with configurable special applications designed specifically to meet the needs of its customers.

Our Crane and Machinery division is a Chicago based distributor of cranes including Terex truck and rough terrain cranes, PM knuckle boom cranes and our own Manitex International brands. Crane and Machinery provides aftermarket service in its local market as well as being a leading distributor of OEM crane parts, supplying parts to customers throughout the United States and internationally. The division also provides a wide range of used and refurbished lifting and construction equipment of various ages and conditions as well as operating a rental fleet of equipment to the Tri-state area.

Company Contact:

 

Manitex International, Inc.

David Langevin

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

(708) 237-2060

djlangevin@manitexinternational.com

 

Darrow Associates, Inc.

Peter Seltzberg, Managing Director

Investor Relations

(516) 510-8768

pseltzberg@darrowir.com