UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d)

of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 4, 2014

 

 

ALASKA COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS GROUP, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   000-28167   52-2126573

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

600 Telephone Ave, Anchorage, Alaska   99503
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code 907 - 297 – 3000

(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

¨ 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

Purchase and Sale Agreement

As previously disclosed on December 4, 2014, Alaska Communications Systems Group, Inc. (“ACS”) entered into a Purchase and Sale Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with General Communication, Inc., an Alaska corporation (“GCI”), GCI Communication Corp., an Alaska corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of GCI, ACS Wireless, Inc., an Alaska corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of ACS (“ACS Wireless”), GCI Wireless Holdings, LLC, an Alaska limited liability company and wholly owned subsidiary of GCI (“GCI Wireless”) and The Alaska Wireless Network, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“AWN”), pursuant to which ACS agreed to sell to GCI and its affiliates ACS Wireless’ interest in AWN and substantially all the assets related to the wireless business of ACS and its affiliates. The Purchase Agreement was described in the Current Report on Form 8-K that was filed on December 4, 2014. A copy of the Purchase Agreement is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Credit Agreement Amendment

The Credit Agreement, dated as of October 21, 2010 (as amended by the First Amendment Agreement to Credit Agreement, dated as of November 1, 2012), among Alaska Communications Systems Holdings, Inc., as borrower, ACS, the lenders thereto and JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent for the lenders, was amended as described in the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 6, 2015. A copy of the Credit Agreement is filed as Exhibit 10.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.

  

Description

10.1    Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated December 4, 2014, by and between ACS, GCI, ACS Wireless, GCI Wireless, and AWN.
10.2    The Second Amendment Agreement, dated December 23, 2014, to the Credit Agreement, dated as of October 21, 2010 (as amended by the First Amendment Agreement to Credit Agreement, dated as of November 1, 2012) dated February 6, 2015.


SIGNATURES

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

 

Date: March 5, 2015   

Alaska Communications Systems Group, Inc.

 

 

/s/ Leonard A. Steinberg

  Leonard A. Steinberg
  Corporate Secretary

Exhibit Index

 

Exhibit No.

  

Description

10.1    Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated December 4, 2014, by and between ACS, GCI, ACS Wireless, GCI Wireless, and AWN.
10.2    The Second Amendment Agreement, dated December 23, 2014, to the Credit Agreement, dated as of October 21, 2010 (as amended by the First Amendment Agreement to Credit Agreement, dated as of November 1, 2012) dated February 6, 2015.

Exhibit 10.1

EXECUTION COPY

 

 

 

PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT

DATED AS OF DECEMBER 4, 2014

BY AND AMONG

ALASKA COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS GROUP, INC.,

ACS WIRELESS, INC.,

GCI COMMUNICATION CORP.,

GCI WIRELESS HOLDINGS, LLC

GENERAL COMMUNICATION, INC.

AND

THE ALASKA WIRELESS NETWORK, LLC

 

 

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

         Page  

SECTION 1.

  DEFINED TERMS      1   

1.1

  Terms Defined in this Section      1   

1.2

  Clarifications      17   

SECTION 2.

  AGREEMENT TO PURCHASE AND SELL; PURCHASE PRICE      17   

2.1

  Purchase and Sale of Assets      17   

2.2

  Purchase Price      18   

2.3

  Purchase Price Adjustments and Special Distribution      19   

2.4

  Excluded Assets      23   

2.5

  Assumed Liabilities      24   

2.6

  Excluded Liabilities      25   

SECTION 3.

  REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES REGARDING ACS AND ACS WIRELESS      26   

3.1

  Organization, Standing and Authority      26   

3.2

  Authorization and Binding Obligation      26   

3.3

  Absence of Conflicting Agreements      26   

3.4

  Claims and Legal Actions      27   

3.5

  Compliance with Laws      27   

3.6

  Solvency      27   

SECTION 4.

  REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES REGARDING THE ACS ASSETS AND THE ACS AWN INTEREST      27   

4.1

  Sufficiency of Assets      28   

4.2

  Contracts      28   

4.3

  Title to and Condition of Leased Property      29   

4.4

  Intellectual Property      29   

4.5

  Consents      29   

4.6

  Licenses and FCC Matters      30   

4.7

  Insurance and Bonds      30   

4.8

  Environmental Law      30   

4.9

  Taxes and Tax Returns      30   

4.10

  Conduct of Activities in Ordinary Course      30   

4.11

  Unions      31   

4.12

  Software and Hardware      31   

4.13

  ACS AWN Interest      31   

4.14

  Accounts Receivable      31   

4.15

  Drop Circuits      31   

4.16

  Dedicated Microwave Circuits      32   

4.17

  IT Systems Architecture      32   

4.18

  CDMA Core Assets      32   

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

(Continued)

 

         Page  

4.19

  Full Disclosure      32   

SECTION 5.

  REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF GCI PARENT, GCI AND GCI WIRELESS      32   

5.1

  Organization, Standing and Authority      32   

5.2

  Authorization and Binding Obligation      32   

5.3

  Absence of Conflicting Agreements      33   

5.4

  Consents      33   

5.5

  Claims and Legal Actions      33   

5.6

  Investment Intent      33   

5.7

  Ability to Obtain Financing      33   

5.8

  Full Disclosure      33   

SECTION 6.

  COVENANTS      33   

6.1

  Pre-Closing Covenants      33   

6.2

  GCI Promotion Activities      37   

6.3

  Further Assurances      37   

6.4

  Form 8-K Filing      37   

6.5

  CommSoft Authorization      37   

SECTION 7.

  SPECIAL COVENANTS AND AGREEMENTS      37   

7.1

  Consents      37   

7.2

  Cooperation      39   

7.3

  Taxes, Fees and Expenses      39   

7.4

  Brokers      40   

7.5

  Employee Matters      40   

7.6

  Risk of Loss      40   

7.7

  Post-Closing Access to Information      41   

7.8

  Post-Closing Consents and Subsequent Transfers      41   

7.9

  Confidentiality/Press Releases      42   

7.10

  Antitrust Notice      43   

7.11

  CETC Amounts      44   

7.12

  Allocation      44   

7.13

  Forwarding Inquiries and Payments; Collection of Accounts Receivable      45   

7.14

  Transaction Opinion      45   

7.15

  Covenants Not To Compete or Solicit      45   

7.16

  Leases      46   

7.17

  Post Closing Deliveries      46   

7.18

  Financial Reporting      47   

7.19

  Excluded Business Customers      47   

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

(Continued)

 

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SECTION 8.

  CONDITIONS TO THE OBLIGATIONS TO CLOSE      48   

8.1

  Conditions to Obligations of ACS Group      48   

8.2

  Conditions to Obligations of GCI and GCI Wireless      49   

SECTION 9.

  CLOSING AND CLOSING DELIVERIES      52   

9.1

  Time and Place of Closing      52   

9.2

  Deliveries by ACS and ACS Wireless      52   

9.3

  Deliveries by GCI      53   

SECTION 10.

  RIGHTS OF THE PARTIES ON TERMINATION OR BREACH      53   

10.1

  Termination Rights      53   

10.2

  Specific Performance      54   

SECTION 11.

  SURVIVAL OF REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES; INDEMNIFICATION      54   

11.1

  Affiliates      54   

11.2

  Survival      54   

11.3

  Indemnification by ACS      55   

11.4

  Indemnification by GCI      56   

11.5

  Procedure for Indemnification      56   

11.6

  Limitations      57   

11.7

  Taxes      59   

11.8

  Treatment of Indemnification Payments      59   

11.9

  Exclusive Remedy      59   

SECTION 12.

  MISCELLANEOUS      59   

12.1

  Notices      59   

12.2

  Benefit and Binding Effect      60   

12.3

  Entire Agreement      61   

12.4

  Waiver of Compliance; Consents      61   

12.5

  Severability      61   

12.6

  Prevailing Party      61   

12.7

  No Consequential or Indirect Damages      61   

12.8

  Governing Law      61   

12.9

  Selection of Forum; Venue; Service of Process      61   

12.10

  WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL      62   

12.11

  Counterparts      62   

 

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PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT

This PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”) is dated as of December 4, 2014 (the “ Signing Date ”), by and among Alaska Communications Systems Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ ACS ”), ACS Wireless, Inc., an Alaska corporation (“ ACS Wireless ”), GCI Communication Corp., an Alaska corporation (“ GCI ”), GCI Wireless Holdings, LLC, an Alaska limited liability company (“ GCI Wireless ”), The Alaska Wireless Network, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ Company ”), and General Communication, Inc., an Alaska corporation (“ GCI Parent ”). Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined in this Agreement have the meanings given such terms in Section 1.

R E C I T A L S :

A. ACS and its Affiliates are engaged in the ACS Wireless Activities.

B. ACS Wireless and GCI Wireless are the sole members of the Company.

C. The ACS Group desires to sell to GCI, and GCI desires to purchase from the ACS Group, the ACS Assets, on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.

D. ACS Wireless desires to sell to GCI Wireless, and GCI Wireless desires to purchase from ACS Wireless, the ACS AWN Interest, on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.

E. This Agreement (together with the Ancillary Agreements) is intended to provide GCI and its subsidiaries with the ACS Assets and all rights held by ACS and its subsidiaries that are necessary to provide retail wireless services to Subscribers and to operate the ACS Assets. Consistent with this intent, no continuing obligations, costs, or expenses would be payable by GCI, the Company or their affiliates to ACS or its subsidiaries, to secure such ACS Assets and the rights described in the Ancillary Agreements, except as specifically described in this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements.

A G R E E M E N T S :

In consideration of the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained herein and other consideration the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, each of ACS, ACS Wireless, GCI and GCI Wireless intending to be legally bound do hereby agree as follows:

SECTION 1. DEFINED TERMS

1.1 Terms Defined in this Section . The following terms shall have the following meanings in this Agreement:

Accounts Receivable ” means all rights of the ACS Group to payment for providing Wireless services and products, whether billed or earned, to Subscribers prior to Closing in connection with the ACS Wireless Activities, including amounts receivable from Lifeline Subscribers, provided, however, that amounts receivable from federal or Alaska Universal Service Funds for Lifeline support shall not be included in Accounts Receivable.


ACS ” has the meaning given such term in the Preamble.

ACS Assets ” means the ACS Subscriber Assets and ACS Network Assets, and, for the avoidance of doubt, shall not include the ACS AWN Interest.

ACS AWN Interest” means the limited liability company membership interest in the Company held by ACS Wireless, including all rights of ACS Wireless to distributions from the Company.

ACS Board ” means the board of directors of ACS.

ACS Closing Requirements ” means all conditions to the obligations of GCI and GCI Wireless at the Closing under Section 8.2 (other than Sections 8.2(l), (m) and (n)), and the condition to the obligations of ACS and ACS Wireless that the Specified Consents shall have been obtained, provided that delivery of a certificate attesting to any such conditions or delivery of executed Ancillary Agreements required pursuant to Section 8.2 shall not be required to be delivered so long as ACS stands willing and able to make such deliveries.

ACS Group” means ACS and its Affiliates.

ACS Network Assets ” means the rights, property, and Contracts of the ACS Group used in the operation of the CDMA Wireless network, as listed in Section 2.1(a), but excluding the Excluded Assets, as more particularly described in Section 2.4.

ACS Services Agreement” means the ACS Services Agreement dated June 4, 2012, by and between ACS Wireless and the Company.

ACS Subscriber Assets ” means all of the rights and Contracts of the ACS Group used to provide goods and services to Subscribers, as more particularly described in Section 2.1(b), but excluding the Excluded Assets, as more particularly described in Section 2.4.

ACS Wireless ” has the meaning given such term in the Preamble.

ACS Wireless Activities ” means the retail wireless voice and data services business conducted by the ACS Group, including the sale to Subscribers of wireless voice and data services provided by the Company.

Actual Postpaid Subscriber Count ” means the difference between (a) the actual number of Postpaid Subscribers of the ACS Wireless Activities and (b) the actual number of Nonqualifying Subscribers who are Postpaid Subscribers included in clause (a), in each case on the Closing Date (or, if the Closing has not occurred on or before the Target Closing Date, the later of (i) the Target Closing Date or (ii) the date on which the Subscriber Adjustment Conditions have been satisfied or waived).

 

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Actual Prepaid Subscriber Count ” means the difference between (a) the actual number of Prepaid Subscribers of the ACS Wireless Activities and (b) the actual number of Nonqualifying Subscribers who are Prepaid Subscribers included in clause (a), in each case on the Closing Date (or, if the Closing has not occurred on or before the Target Closing Date, the later of (i) the Target Closing Date or (ii) the date on which the Subscriber Adjustment Conditions have been satisfied or waived).

Affiliate ” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with such Person, except that, prior to the Closing, the Company shall not be deemed to be an Affiliate of either Member. For purposes of this definition, “control” (including the terms “controlled by,” and “under common control with”) 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 ownership of voting securities or partnership or other ownership interests, by contract, or otherwise.

Affiliate Contract” means any Contract between a Person in the ACS Group, on the one hand, and one or more of such Person’s Affiliates, on the other hand.

Agreement ” has the meaning given such term in the Preamble.

Allocation Schedule ” has the meaning given such term in Section 7.12.

Ancillary Agreements ” means the Escrow Agreement, the Telular Agreement, the BIT Agreement, the Transition Services Agreement, the IP License Agreements, the A&R ACS Services Agreement, the Omnibus Amendment Agreement, the Transition Support Agreement and any other agreements and instruments executed and delivered in connection with this Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements.

Antitrust Division ” has the meaning given such term in Section 7.10.

Antitrust Law” means the Sherman Act, the Clayton Act, the HSR Act, the Federal Trade Commission Act, and all other federal, state and foreign statutes, rules, regulations, orders, decrees, administrative and judicial doctrines and other laws that are designed or intended to prohibit, restrict or regulate actions having the purpose or effect of monopolization or restraint of trade or lessening of competition.

A&R ACS Services Agreement ” means the Amended and Restated ACS Services Agreement.

Assignment of Ownership Interest ” means the Assignment of Ownership Interest substantially in the form of Exhibit C .

Assumed Contracts ” means (a) the Contracts listed in Schedule 4.2 other than Contracts that GCI elects not to assume pursuant to Section 7.8(b) , (b) all Subscriber Contracts other than Excluded Business Customer Contracts and Contracts that GCI elects not to assume pursuant to Section 7.8(a), and (c) all Assumed Leases.

 

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Assumed Leases ” has the meaning given such term in Section 7.16.

Assumed Leases Assumption Date ” means the date that is ten Business Days after the Transition Completion Date.

Assumed Liabilities ” has the meaning given such term in Section 2.5.

Assumed Subscriber Liabilities ” means (a) any remaining liability of ACS to Prepaid Subscribers or Postpaid Subscribers to provide Wireless services for which such Prepaid Subscribers or Postpaid Subscribers have paid, (b) any liability of ACS to Subscribers for deposits and (c) any liability for Taxes collected or withheld from Subscribers whose Contracts are included in the ACS Subscriber Assets that is required to be paid by GCI on or after the Closing Date, including E911 payments.

AWN Account Payable ” means the aggregate amount owed by ACS Wireless to the Company for plans, services, and other charges pursuant to the FNUA provided through the Closing Date, less the aggregate amount owed by the Company to ACS Wireless for services provided, shared third party charges and ACS Wireless equipment subsidy reimbursements through the Closing Date. Such amount shall be determined as follows: For charges with respect to the period from February through August 2014, such amount shall be the unpaid portion of the “Total Net Due to AWN” as set forth in the analysis sent to the Company by ACS Wireless on October 14, 2014. For charges with respect to the period from September 2014 through the Closing Date, such amount shall be (a) for traditional postpaid plans and services, the unpaid portion of an amount equal to 70% of retail revenues with respect to such plans plus $100,000 per month (prorated for any portion of a month), and (b) for all plans other than those described in clause (a), the unpaid portion of an amount equal to the Company’s charges at the Company’s wholesale rates for such plans and services (prorated for any portion of a month).

Bankruptcy Event ” means, with respect to any Person, the commencement or occurrence of any of the following: (a) a voluntary or involuntary case under Title 11 of the U.S. Code (the “ Bankruptcy Code ”), as now constituted or hereafter amended, or under any other applicable federal, state or foreign bankruptcy or insolvency law or other similar law, in which such Person is a debtor; (b) the appointment of (or a proceeding to appoint) a trustee or receiver for a substantial portion of such Person’s property interest, or a custodian (as such term is defined in section 101 of the Bankruptcy Code); (c) an attachment, execution or other judicial seizure of (or a proceeding to attach, execute or seize) a substantial property interest of such Person; (d) a general assignment for the benefit of creditors; (e) the taking of, failure to take, or submission to any action indicating (after reasonable investigation) an inability to meet its obligations as they accrue; or (f) the general failure to pay debts as such debts become due.

Baseline Postpaid Subscriber Count ” means 86,000 Postpaid Subscribers, reduced by one percent for each month (or a pro rata portion of one percent for any partial month) after the Signing Date and before the Closing Date. For the purposes of the foregoing definition, a “month” means the 30-day period beginning the day after the Signing Date, and, as applicable, any subsequent 30-day period.

Baseline Prepaid Subscriber Count ” means 18,000 Prepaid Subscribers.

 

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Base Purchase Price ” has the meaning given such term in Section 2.2.

Basket ” has the meaning given such term in Section 11.6(c).

Basket/Cap Exclusions ” has the meaning given such term in Section 11.6(c).

BIT Agreemen t” means the Backhaul, Interconnection and Transport Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit H .

Business Day ” means any day except Saturday, Sunday or any other day on which commercial banks located in New York City or Anchorage are required or authorized by law to be closed for business.

CDMA Core ” means the CDMA core electronics, equipment and facilities owned by the Company and currently operated on its behalf by ACS pursuant to the ACS Services Agreement.

CDMA Core Assets ” means (i) all Wireless equipment, inventory and property that is dedicated to the CDMA Core, (ii) any asset acquired by ACS Wireless under the ACS Services Agreement for the CDMA Core which has been fully paid for by the Company and (iii) the Assumed Contracts, in each case, used or useful in the provision of Wireless services by ACS and its Affiliates in connection with the CDMA Core.

CETC Cash Flow ” means all revenues from the Universal Service Fund for high cost support (including all support disbursed pursuant to 47 C.F.R. § 54.307 for Wireless services, 47 C.F.R. Subpart L, the FCC’s Mobility Fund or Tribal Mobility Fund, or any successor or other provisions created hereafter to provide universal service support for Wireless services in rural, insular or high cost areas, as defined by the FCC) received by the ACS Group after the Closing with respect to the ACS Wireless Activities prior to the Closing, regardless of whether line counts were submitted prior to or after the Closing or were associated with Wireless service provided to end users prior to Closing.

Claimant ” has the meaning given such term in Section 11.2.

Clayton Act ” means title 15 of the United States Code §§ 12-27 and title 29 of the United States Code §§ 52-53.

Closing ” has the meaning given such term in Section 9.1.

Closing Calculation Statement ” has the meaning given such term in Section 2.3(f).

Closing Date ” has the meaning given such term in Section 9.1.

COBRA ” means Section 4980B of the Code and Section 601 et seq . of ERISA.

Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time (including corresponding provisions of subsequent revenue laws).

 

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Company ” has the meaning given such term in the Preamble.

Communications Act ” means the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.

CommSoft ” means Communications Software Consultants, Inc.

CommSoft System ” means the software systems and services, including customer care and billing operations systems provided by CommSoft and related data and information utilized by such systems.

Compensation Arrangement ” means any plan or compensation arrangement other than an Employee Plan, whether written or unwritten, which provides to employees, former employees, officers, directors or independent contractors of ACS or its Affiliates, any compensation or other benefits, whether deferred or not, in excess of base salary or wages and excluding overtime pay, including any bonus or incentive plan, stock rights plan, deferred compensation arrangement, life insurance, stock purchase plan, severance pay plan and any other perquisites and employee fringe benefit plan.

Confidentiality Agreement ” means that certain Confidentiality Agreement entered into by ACS and GCI dated August 15, 2014.

Consents ” means all of the consents, permits or approvals of Governmental Authorities and other Third Parties (including shareholders or members of any Party) necessary to consummate the Transactions, including the Specified Consents, and any Consent required to transfer and assign any Assumed Contracts.

Continuing Indemnification Obligations ” has the meaning given such term in the Omnibus Amendment Agreement.

Contracts ” means all contracts, leases, license agreements, undertakings and all other agreements, commitments and legally binding arrangements, whether written or oral, relating to the ACS Wireless Activities or the ACS Assets and to which a member of the ACS Group is a party or which are binding upon a member of the ACS Group, including Contracts for the provision of Wireless services to Subscribers, Lifeline Subscriber agreements, and agreements related to the provision of Wireless services to OnStar Subscribers.

Contribution IRU Agreement ” means the Fiber, Facilities, and Capacity Contribution IRU Agreement dated July 22, 2013, by and among the Company, ACS Wireless and GCI, as amended.

Damages ” has the meaning given such term in Section 11.3(a).

Dedicated Microwave Circuits ” means point-to-point FCC licensed and unlicensed radio frequency equipment used to transmit exclusively Wireless voice and data communications over free space from or to a Company cell site or third party Wireless carrier cell site that was served by a member of the ACS Group on July 22, 2013, to a Core Connecting Point (as defined in the Contribution IRU Agreement) or another cell site, including all baseband processing, RF, transmission lines, antenna systems and associated cabling and attachment hardware.

 

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Deferred Payment Amount ” has the meaning given such term in Section 2.2(b).

Disputed Amounts ” has the meaning given such term in Section 2.3(h)(iii).

Distribution ” has the meaning given such term in the Operating Agreement.

Distribution Date ” has the meaning given such term in Section 2.3(a).

Drop Circuits ” means the dedicated final fiber optic facility that extends from ACS’s or its Affiliates’ network interface device located at a Company or third party Wireless carrier cell site to a point of interconnection of such facility to a facility that carries other customers’ traffic and/or circuits or to the first point of electronics, whichever comes first, in the “Drop Circuit” (as defined in the Contribution IRU Agreement) in which the Company was granted an IRU by ACS in the Contribution IRU Agreement or that was ordered subsequently by the Company under the Contribution IRU Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, Drop Circuits include the terminating electronic devices and legal title to Drop Circuits.

Effective Time ” means 11:59 p.m., Alaska time, on the Closing Date.

Eligible Accounts Receivable ” means an amount equal to (a) all Accounts Receivable validly recorded on ACS’s accounts receivable detailed aging report that, as of the Closing Date, have not been outstanding for 90 days or more from date of billing minus the Accounts Receivable from Postpaid Subscribers for any amount that is attributable to the period after the Effective Time, multiplied by (b) .95 (to reflect a discount of 5% for administrative costs of GCI after Closing for collecting and processing payments). For the avoidance of doubt, Eligible Accounts Receivable does not include CETC Cash Flow.

Enforceability Exceptions ” means the exceptions or limitations to the enforcement of contract terms arising in the instance of bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally, and the application of general principles of equity.

Environmental Claim ” means any claim, action, cause of action, demand, lawsuit, arbitration, inquiry, audit, notice of violation, proceeding, litigation, citation, summons, subpoena or investigation of any nature, civil, criminal, administrative, regulatory or otherwise, whether at law or in equity, any order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree, stipulation, determination or award entered by or with any Governmental Authority, or any lien, fine, penalty, or, as to each, any settlement or judgment arising therefrom, by or from any Person alleging liability of whatever kind or nature (including liability or responsibility for the costs of enforcement proceedings, investigations, cleanup, governmental response, removal or remediation, natural resources damages, property damages, personal injuries, medical monitoring, penalties, contribution, indemnification and injunctive relief) arising out of, based on or resulting from: (a) the presence, release of, or exposure to, any Hazardous Substance; or (b) any actual or alleged non-compliance with any Environmental Law.

Environmental Law ” means any statute, code or law (including common law) pertaining to land use, air, soil, surface water, groundwater (including the protection, cleanup, removal, remediation or damage thereof), the use, handling, storage, disposal or exposure to any

 

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Hazardous Substance, or any other environmental matter, including the following statutes as the same may be amended from time to time: (a) Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. § 7401, et seq .); (b) Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. § 1251, et seq .); (c) Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. § 6901, et seq .); (d) Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. § 9601, et seq .); (e) Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300f, et seq .); (f) Toxic Substance Control Act (15 U.S.C. § 2601, et seq .); and (g) Occupational Safety and Health Act (29 U.S.C. § 651, et seq .) and including any rule, regulation, order, permit or other standard request or procedure enacted, adopted, promulgated or applied by any Governmental Authority with respect to such matters.

ERISA ” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and the regulations thereunder, as in effect from time to time.

ERISA Affiliate ” means a trade or business affiliated within the meaning of Sections 414(b), (c) or (m) of the Code.

Escrow Agent ” means Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, the escrow agent designated under the Escrow Agreement.

Escrow Agreement ” means the Escrow Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit F .

Escrow Amount ” has the meaning given such term in Section 2.2(a).

Estimated Assumed Subscriber Liabilities ” has the meaning given such term in Section 2.3(e)(iii).

Estimated AWN Account Payable ” has the meaning given such term in Section 2.3(e)(iv).

Estimated Eligible Accounts Receivable ” has the meaning given such term in Section 2.3(e)(ii).

Estimated Subscriber Adjustment ” has the meaning given such term in Section 2.3(e)(i).

ETC Designation ” means the designation by RCA as an Eligible Telecommunications Carrier for Wireless services within the State of Alaska.

Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and the regulations thereunder, as in effect from time to time.

Excluded Assets ” means certain assets of the ACS Group that are not being sold, transferred, or otherwise conveyed hereunder, as specified in Section 2.4.

Excluded Business Customer Contracts ” means the Contracts between the ACS Group or its Affiliates and certain business customers identified therein set forth on Schedule 2.4 .

 

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Excluded Business Customer Payment ” has the meaning given such term in Section 7.19.

Excluded Business Customers ” means the Subscribers pursuant to an Excluded Business Customer Contract.

Excluded Liabilities ” has the meaning given such term in Section 2.6.

“Existing NDA” means that certain Mutual Nondisclosure Agreement dated August 15, 2014, by and between ACS and GCI, as amended.

FCC ” means the Federal Communications Commission.

Federal Trade Commission Act ” means title 15 of the United States Code §§ 41-58.

Fine ” has the meaning given such term in Section 11.3(d).

Fixed Wireless Replacement Service ” means the provision of fixed wireless replacement service by a member of the ACS Group to the exchanges identified by community in Exhibit N-1 of the Operating Agreement.

FNUA ” means the Facilities and Network Use Agreement dated July 22, 2013, by and among the Company, ACS, GCI, ACS Wireless and GCI Wireless, as amended and as modified by that certain Side Letter Agreement dated July 22, 2013 by and among the Company, ACS, GCI, ACS Wireless and GCI Wireless.

FTC ” has the meaning given such term in Section 7.10.

GAAP ” means generally accepted accounting principles in effect from time to time in the United States of America, applied on a consistent basis, or, in the absence thereof, applicable accounting principles consistent with past practices.

GCI ” has the meaning given such term in the Preamble.

GCI Parent ” has the meaning given such term in the Preamble.

GCI Wireless ” has the meaning given such term in the Preamble.

Governmental Authority ” any government or any arbitrator, tribunal or court of competent jurisdiction, administrative agency, board, department or commission, legislative body or other governmental authority or instrumentality (in each case whether Federal, state, local, foreign, international or multinational) or entity which lawfully assumes the powers and functions of the same (including any taxing or other revenue collecting authority or other body).

Governmental Consents ” means those Consents of Governmental Authorities required for the Transactions that are listed in Schedule 4.5 as “Governmental Consents.”

 

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Hazardous Substance ” means any pollutant, contaminant, hazardous or toxic substance, material, constituent or waste that is defined, labeled or regulated as such by any Governmental Authority, or for which liability or standards of care are imposed, pursuant to an Environmental Law and includes asbestos and asbestos-containing materials and any material or substance that is: (a) designated as a “hazardous substance” pursuant to 33 U.S.C. § 1317; (b) defined as a “hazardous waste” pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 6903; (c) defined as a “hazardous substance” pursuant to Section 101 of CERCLA; or (d) is so designated or defined under any other applicable Legal Requirements.

HSR Act ” means the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended.

Indemnifier ” has the meaning given such term in Section 11.2.

Independent Accountant ” has the meaning given such term in Section 2.3(h)(iii).

Information ” has the meaning given such term in Section 7.9.

Information Protection Terms ” means the confidentiality procedures as mutually agreed to by ACS and GCI to prevent disclosure to unauthorized persons prior to Closing.

Instrument of Assignment ” means the Instrument of Assignment substantially in the form of Exhibit A .

Instrument of Assumption ” means the Instrument of Assumption substantially in the form of Exhibit B .

Intellectual Property ” means all rights and privileges relating to intellectual property, whether arising under United States, multinational or foreign laws or otherwise, including copyrights, copyright licenses, patents, patent licenses, patent applications, proprietary information, know how and processes of a member of the ACS Group and used in the conduct of the ACS Wireless Activities, other than trademarks and service marks of ACS.

Internal Subscriber ” means any Person who receives Wireless services through the ACS Group, and has no payment obligations with respect to such authorized services, (a) who is a director, officer, employee or consultant of a member of the ACS Group or any of its Affiliates, (b) for demonstration purposes in the ACS Group’s (or its Affiliates’) retail stores or (c) for other internal uses or purposes of the ACS Group or its Affiliates.

IP License Agreements ” means the Trademark License Agreement and the License Agreement substantially in the forms attached as Exhibit J .

IRU ” means an indefeasible right of use.

Knowledge ” when used with respect to (i) ACS, means the actual knowledge of any fact, circumstance or condition of those officers of ACS set forth on Exhibit D and (ii) GCI, means the actual knowledge of any fact, circumstance or condition of those officers of GCI Parent set forth on Exhibit E , and, in each case, the knowledge that such officers would have had if such officers had conducted a reasonable inquiry.

 

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Leased Property ” means, to the extent constituting real property, all the buildings, fixtures, other improvements, leasehold interests, easements, licenses, rights to access, right-of-way and other real property interests which are leased by a member of the ACS Group and used in the conduct of the ACS Wireless Activities at the sites of the Offered Leases, in each case other than any Excluded Assets.

Leased Property Schedule ” means the separate Leased Property Schedule heretofore agreed to by ACS and GCI.

Leases ” means all leases for retail stores used in the conduct of the ACS Wireless Activities to which a member of the ACS Group is a party.

Legal Requirements ” means applicable common law and any applicable statute, ordinance, code or other law, rule, regulation, order, technical or other standard, requirement or procedure enacted, adopted, promulgated or applied by any Governmental Authority, including any applicable order, decree or judgment which may have been handed down, adopted or imposed by any Governmental Authority.

Licenses ” means all domestic wireless, business radio and other FCC licenses, and any pending applications therefor granted to a member of the ACS Group by the FCC in connection with the ACS Assets or the ACS Wireless Activities, and all other licenses, certifications, registrations, authorizations and permits and any pending applications therefor, issued to such Person or any of its Affiliates by any Governmental Authority that are used in the conduct of the ACS Wireless Activities, other than, in each case, FCC licenses and other licenses, authorizations and permits and any pending applications therefor related to IRU or capacity purchases.

Liens ” means all claims, charges, restrictions, mortgages, pledges, security interests, liens or other encumbrances of any nature whatsoever (whether absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise).

Lifeline Subscribers ” means Wireless subscribers receiving service from ACS or its Affiliates under ACS’s Lifeline Wireless Phone program.

M2M Connections ” means machine to machine connections for which ACS provides Wireless services, including OnStar and ProCon connections.

Material Consents ” means the Consents designated in Schedule 4.5 as “Material Consents.”

Network Information” means that information listed in Schedule 9.2 .

Non-Election Notice ” has the meaning given such term in Section 7.8(a).

Nonqualifying Subscribers ” means, for purposes of determining the Subscriber Adjustment, each of the following: (a) any Subscriber any portion of whose Wireless account has been outstanding more than 60 days from date of billing as of the date of determination; (b) any Lifeline Subscriber who has not been certified or recertified in 2014; (c) any Prepaid

 

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Subscriber who has not, within 60 days before the date of determination of the number of Actual Prepaid Subscribers (i) had voice or data usage or (ii) added money to such Prepaid Subscriber’s account balance; (d) OnStar Subscribers; and (e) Subscribers for which (i) Consent is required to transfer and assign its Subscriber Contract and (ii) such Consent is not obtained, and, if such Subscriber Contract is listed on the Subscriber Contract Consent List, GCI has delivered a Non-Election Notice with respect to such Subscriber Contract pursuant to Section 7.8(a).

Offered Leases ” means those leases listed in the Leased Property Schedule.

Omnibus Amendment Agreement ” means the Omnibus Amendment Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit K .

“OnStar Subscribers ” means customers in the State of Alaska subscribing to the OnStar service that are provided Wireless service by the ACS Group, whether directly or through a contract with Verizon.

Operating Agreement ” means the First Amended and Restated Operating Agreement of the Company dated July 22, 2013, by ACS, ACS Wireless, GCI Parent, GCI Wireless and the Company, as amended as of the date hereof.

Outside Date ” has the meaning given such term in Section 10.1(d).

Parent ” means either ACS or GCI Parent as the context requires and references to the other Parent mean, with respect to ACS, ACS Wireless or ACS Group, GCI Parent, and with respect to GCI, GCI Parent or GCI Wireless, ACS.

Parties ” means ACS, ACS Wireless, GCI, GCI Wireless and the Company and a “Party” means any such Person.

Permitted Liens ” means:

(a) Liens for Taxes not yet due and payable;

(b) Mechanics’, carriers’, workmen’s, warehousemen’s, landlord’s, repairmen’s or other like Liens arising or incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice that secure obligations not yet due;

(c) (A) easements, rights of way, zoning ordinances, building and other similar restrictions of record and Liens affecting Leased Property and any conditions that may be shown by a current, accurate survey or physical inspection made before the Closing, (B) Liens that have been placed by any developer, landlord or other Third Party on property over which easement rights have been granted or on any Leased Property and subordination or similar agreements relating thereto and (C) unrecorded easements, covenants, rights of way and other similar restrictions, in each case that are not, individually or in the aggregate, material to the ACS Wireless Activities or the ACS Assets, which do not prohibit or interfere with the current operation of any Leased Property;

 

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(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 to the extent such deposits constitute ACS Assets;

(e) Pledges and deposits made in the ordinary course of business in compliance with any Legal Requirements and Liens arising by statute in connection with worker’s compensation, unemployment insurance, old age benefits, social security obligations, taxes, assessments, statutory obligations or other similar charges, good faith cash deposits in connection with tenders, contracts or leases to which such Person is a party or other cash deposits in any such foregoing case that is required to be made in the ordinary course of business, provided in each case that the obligation is not for borrowed money and that the obligation secured is not overdue or, if overdue, is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings which prevent enforcement of the matter under contest and adequate reserves have been established therefor;

(f) Imperfections of title or encumbrances that, individually or in the aggregate, do not impair materially, and would not reasonably be expected to impair materially, the continued use and operation of the ACS Assets to which they relate in the conduct of the ACS Wireless Activities in substantially the manner as presently conducted;

(g) With respect to the ACS AWN Interest, all restrictions, obligations and liabilities with respect thereto set forth in the Operating Agreement; and

(h) Existing third party IRUs listed on Schedule 1.1(b) .

Person ” means any natural person, corporation, general or limited partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust, association, unincorporated entity of any kind, or a Governmental Authority.

Post-Close Systems ” has the meaning given such term in Exhibit A to the A&R ACS Services Agreement.

Post-Closing Adjustment ” has the meaning given such term in Section 2.3(g).

Postpaid Subscribers ” means all subscribers of the ACS Group with respect to ACS Wireless Activities in the State of Alaska (which for the avoidance of doubt includes Lifeline Subscribers and M2M Connections) other than Prepaid Subscribers.

Prepaid Subscribers ” means all subscribers purchasing or receiving prepaid Wireless services from the ACS Group, as determined in accordance with past practices of ACS for public reporting purposes, consistently applied.

Proceeding ” means any suit, action, proceeding, arbitration, audit, hearing, or investigation (in each case, whether civil, criminal, administrative, investigative, or informal) commenced, brought, conducted or heard by or before, or otherwise involving, any Governmental Authority.

 

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Provider ” has the meaning given such term in Section 7.9.

Purchase Price ” has the meaning given such term in Section 2.2.

RCA ” means the Regulatory Commission of Alaska.

Receiver ” has the meaning given such term in Section 7.9.

Resolution Period ” has the meaning given such term in Section 2.3(h)(ii).

Restricted Wireless Business ” means the business of (a) engineering, operating and maintaining competitive Wireless network(s) in the State of Alaska, and (b) providing Wireless products (including Wireless devices) and services in the State of Alaska on any basis (retail or wholesale), including entering into Wireless roaming agreements. The Restricted Wireless Business does not include (i) Fixed Wireless Replacement Services, whether provided pursuant to the Telular Agreement or otherwise, regardless of who provides such services, (ii) WiFi, (iii) Wireless Internet service provider (WISP) services, (iv) commercial services provided by ACS to customers under Excluded Business Customer Contracts, to the extent and for the period that ACS is permitted to retain such customers, (v) engineering, providing or maintaining competitive Wireless backhaul and transport services for the benefit of Wireless carriers serving the Alaska market or (vi) providing competitive cell site leases.

Review Period ” has the meaning given such term in Section 2.3(h)(i).

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

Securities Act ” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Sherman Act ” means title 15 of the United States Code §§ 1-7.

Signing Date ” has the meaning given such term in the Preamble.

Specified Consents ” means the Consents set forth on Schedule 1.1(a) .

Statement of Estimates ” has the meaning given such term in Section 2.3(e).

Statement of Objections ” has the meaning given such term in Section 2.3(h)(ii).

Subscriber Adjustment ” means an amount (if any) equal to the sum of (i)(A) $350 multiplied by (B) the absolute difference between (1) the Actual Postpaid Subscriber Count and (2) the Baseline Postpaid Subscriber Count, but only if (1)  minus (2) is a negative number and, if such amount is a positive number, then it shall be deemed to be zero, and (ii)(A) $175 multiplied by (B) the difference between (1) the Actual Prepaid Subscriber Count and (2) the Baseline Prepaid Subscriber Count, but only if (1)  minus (2) is a negative number and if such amount is a positive number, then it shall be deemed to be zero.

 

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Subscriber Adjustment Conditions ” means all conditions to the obligations of GCI and GCI Wireless at the Closing under Section 8.2 (other than Sections 8.2(f), (h), (j), (l), (m) and (n)), and the condition to the obligations of ACS and ACS Wireless that the Specified Consents shall have been obtained, provided that delivery of a certificate attesting to any such conditions or delivery of executed Ancillary Agreements required pursuant to Section 8.2 shall not be required to be delivered so long as ACS stands willing and able to make such deliveries.

Subscriber Contract Consent List ” has the meaning given such term in Section 7.8(a).

Subscriber Contracts ” means all Contracts for the provision of Wireless services to Subscribers, including agreements related to the provision of Wireless services to M2M Connections.

Subscribers ” means all active or suspended customers (commercial and consumer) of the ACS Group with respect to ACS Wireless Activities in the State of Alaska, including Postpaid Subscribers and Prepaid Subscribers, but in no event including Internal Subscribers or Telular Subscribers.

Target Closing Date ” means the date that is two months after the Signing Date.

Tax Benefit” has the meaning given such term in Section 11.6(b).

Tax Return ” means, with respect to a Person, any federal, state, local or foreign tax return, report, declaration of estimated Tax payments, statement, information return or statement, or other similar filing, including any related or supporting information with respect to any of the foregoing and any amendment thereof, filed or to be filed by such Person with any taxing authority in connection with the determination, assessment, collection or administration of any Taxes.

Tax Savings ” has the meaning given such term in Section 11.6(b).

Taxes ” means (a) all Federal, state, county, local, municipal, foreign and other taxes, assessments, duties fees, regulatory impositions, price support impositions or similar charges of any kind whatsoever, including all franchise, capital, income, sales, use, ad valorem, receipts, value added, profits, license, withholding, payroll, employment, excise, premium, property, customs, net worth, capital gains, transfer, stamp, documentary, social security, environmental, alternative minimum, occupation, recapture gross receipts, universal service, recovery and other taxes and levies, and including all interest, penalties and additions imposed with respect to such amounts, and (b) any liability for any amounts described in clause (a) under Treasury Regulations Section 1.1502-6 (or any similar provision of state, local, or foreign law), or as a transferee or co-vendor, agent, responsible person, by contract, by operation of law or otherwise.

Telular Agreement ” means the Fixed Wireless Replacement Services Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit G .

Telular Subscribers ” means customers purchasing only Fixed Wireless Replacement Services from any member of the ACS Group and no other Wireless services.

 

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Third Party ” means any Person that is not a member of the ACS Group or any Affiliate thereof, the Company or any Affiliate thereof, GCI or any Affiliate thereof, or an officer or director of any of the foregoing.

Transaction Opinion ” means an opinion from a nationally recognized valuation or investment banking firm approved by GCI Parent in its reasonable discretion, addressed to GCI Parent opining that the Purchase Price to be paid for the consideration for the ACS Assets and the ACS AWN Interest represents at least reasonably equivalent value for such assets, as of the Closing Date.

Transactions ” means the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements.

Transition Completion Date ” means the date on which the Transition Completion (as defined in the Transition Support Agreement) occurs.

Transition Contracts ” means the Movius Contract and the R.I.M./Blackberry Contract. “Transition Services Agreement” means the Transition Services Agreement substantially in the form attached as Exhibit I .

Transition Support Agreement ” means the Transition Support and Pre-Closing Confidentiality Agreement.

Treasury Regulations ” means the Treasury regulations promulgated under the Code.

Undisputed Amounts ” has the meaning given such term in Section 2.3(h)(iii).

Union ” has the meaning given such term in Section 4.11.

USAC ” means the Universal Service Administrative Company.

WARN Act” has the meaning given such term in Section 7.5(c).

WiFi ” means any wireless local area network technology that is based on the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers’ (IEEE) 8.02.11 standards.

Wireless ” means (a) Commercial Mobile Radio Services (as defined by the Communications Act and the rules and regulations thereunder), (b) WiFi and (c) any additional mobile voice, text messaging and data products and services provided over wireless spectrum licensed or authorized for use by the FCC other than, in the case of clause (c), any such products or services provided by satellite directly to Wireless devices.

2012 Purchase and Contribution Agreement ” means the Asset Purchase and Contribution Agreement dated as of June 4, 2012 by and among ACS, ACS Wireless, GCI Parent, GCI Wireless and the Company.

 

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1.2 Clarifications . Words used in this Agreement, regardless of the gender and number specifically used, shall be deemed and construed to include any other gender and any other number as the context requires. As used in this Agreement, the word “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limiting the generality of the foregoing”, and the word “or” has the inclusive meaning of “and/or”. Except as specifically otherwise provided in this Agreement in a particular instance, a reference to a Section, Exhibit or Schedule is a reference to a Section of this Agreement or an Exhibit or Schedule hereto, and the terms “hereof,” “herein,” and other like terms refer to this Agreement as a whole, including the Exhibits and Schedules to this Agreement, and not solely to any particular part of this Agreement. The descriptive headings in this Agreement are inserted for convenience of reference only and are not intended to be part of or to affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. This Agreement shall be construed without regard to any presumption or rule requiring construction or interpretation against the Party drafting an instrument or causing any instrument to be drafted.

SECTION 2. AGREEMENT TO PURCHASE AND SELL; PURCHASE PRICE

2.1 Purchase and Sale of Assets .

(a) [Intentionally Omitted]

(b) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, at the Closing or, with respect to the Transition Contracts, on the Transition Completion Date and, with respect to the Assumed Leases, on the Assumed Leases Assumption Date, ACS shall cause one or more applicable members of the ACS Group to sell, assign, transfer, convey and deliver to GCI or an Affiliate of GCI designated by GCI, and GCI and any such Affiliate shall purchase from such members of the ACS Group, the ACS Assets, free and clear of any Liens (except for Permitted Liens), and without the creation of any successor or derivative liability by operation of law or otherwise, such sale, assignment, transfer conveyance and delivery to be effected by execution and delivery of the Instrument of Assignment. The ACS Assets are the following:

(i) ACS Subscriber Assets:

(1) All Assumed Contracts not included in the CDMA Core Assets, including any deposits or prepayments made thereunder;

(2) All Accounts Receivable (for the avoidance of doubt, whether or not constituting Eligible Accounts Receivable);

(3) Proprietary training materials primarily used in connection with the ACS Wireless Activities;

(4) All Leased Property leased pursuant to the Assumed Leases; and

(5) The Operating Company Number (OCN) 6304 assigned by NECA to ACS Wireless.

 

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(ii) ACS Network Assets:

(1) All Drop Circuits;

(2) The CDMA Core Assets;

(3) The Network Information; and

(4) The Dedicated Microwave Circuits, other than Dedicated Microwave Circuits that were transferred to the Company pursuant to the 2012 Purchase and Contribution Agreement.

(iii) Originals or, if such originals are not available, copies of all Tax Returns regarding personal property and ad valorem Taxes imposed on the ACS Assets, to the extent each relates solely to the ACS Assets; provided, however, that the ACS Group may retain copies of any such Tax Returns; and

(iv) All books and records relating to the ACS Assets (except as expressly excluded by Section 2.4(e)), including executed copies of the Assumed Contracts, all Subscriber information, and all filings or records required to be kept by the FCC; provided, however, that the ACS Group may retain copies of any such books, records, Contracts and filings and such books, records, Contracts and filings shall constitute Information provided by GCI to ACS that is not previously known by, or in the possession of, the ACS Group and is subject to the obligation to keep such Information confidential in the manner and to the extent set forth in the Confidentiality Agreement, provided that the obligation to keep such Information confidential shall be extended to the date that is five years after the Signing Date.

(c) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, at the Closing, ACS Wireless shall sell, assign, transfer, convey and deliver to GCI Wireless, and GCI Wireless shall purchase from ACS Wireless, the ACS AWN Interest, free and clear of any Liens (except for Permitted Liens described in clause (g) of the definitions of Permitted Liens), such sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance and delivery to be effected by the execution and delivery of the Assignment of Ownership Interest.

2.2 Purchase Price . The aggregate purchase price for the ACS Assets and the ACS AWN Interest shall be $300 million (the “ Base Purchase Price ”), subject to adjustment as provided in Section 2.3 (as so adjusted, the “ Purchase Price ”). GCI or GCI Wireless shall pay, and GCI Parent shall cause GCI and GCI Wireless to pay, the Purchase Price, without any deduction or withholding except as expressly permitted by this Agreement, as follows:

(a) $9 million of the Purchase Price (the “ Escrow Amount ”) shall be paid at Closing to the Escrow Agent to be held in escrow pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Escrow Agreement;

(b) $3 million of the Purchase Price (the “ Deferred Payment Amount ”) shall be paid to the ACS Group upon satisfaction by ACS of the delivery requirements set forth in Section 7.17;

 

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(c) the balance of the Purchase Price (estimated as of the Closing Date as provided in Section 2.3) less the sum of the Escrow Amount and the Deferred Payment Amount shall be paid to the ACS Group on the Closing Date;

in the case of (b) and (c) by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account or accounts designated by ACS no later than three Business Days prior to the Closing Date. The recipient or recipients of the Purchase Price designated by ACS shall be deemed to have received the Purchase Price on behalf of the selling members of the ACS Group in accordance with the Allocation Schedule.

2.3 Purchase Price Adjustments and Special Distribution . The Base Purchase Price shall be subject to adjustment in accordance with the following provisions of this Section 2.3:

( a) The Base Purchase Price shall be decreased by an amount equal to $2.4 million multiplied by the number of months (including partial months) during the period beginning on January 1, 2015 and ending on the Closing Date in which the Company makes interim monthly or quarterly Distributions to ACS Wireless in accordance with Section 5.5 of the Operating Agreement (the date of any such distribution, the “ Distribution Date ”); provided, however, that if the Closing has not occurred on or before the Target Closing Date and all ACS Closing Requirements have been satisfied or waived on or before the Target Closing Date, then the Base Purchase Price shall be decreased by an amount equal to $1.2 million (rather than $2.4 million) multiplied by the number of months (including partial months) during the period beginning on the Target Closing Date and ending on the Closing Date in which the Company makes Distributions to ACS Wireless as described in the preceding provisions of this sentence. For the avoidance of doubt, the first month in the period specified in the preceding sentence will be January 2015 if the Company makes a Distribution to ACS Wireless during such month that relates to the prior month (i.e., December 2014).

(b) If the Closing Date occurs on a day after the Distribution Date in January 2015, ACS Wireless shall receive, from the Company immediately prior to the Closing, a special Distribution from the Company in an amount equal to the product of (i) the number of days between the most recent Distribution Date and the Closing Date (including the Closing Date but not including the most recent Distribution Date), (ii) .0333 and (iii) $1.766 million; and the amount of such Distribution pursuant to this Section 2.3(b) shall in no event exceed $1.766 million. For the avoidance of doubt, the amount of such Distribution pursuant to this Section 2.3(b) resets to $-0- on each Distribution Date. For the avoidance of doubt, the Distribution provided for under this Section 2.3(b) will not be considered an adjustment to the Base Purchase Price. Subject to the foregoing, the Company agrees that it will not make a Distribution prior to the date that such Distribution is required to be made pursuant to the provisions of the Operating Agreement.

(c) The Base Purchase Price shall be decreased by the amount of the Estimated Subscriber Adjustment.

(d) The Base Purchase Price shall be (i) increased by the amount of Estimated Eligible Accounts Receivable and (ii) decreased by the sum of the amounts of the Estimated AWN Account Payable and the Estimated Assumed Subscriber Liabilities.

 

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(e) At least two Business Days before the Closing Date, ACS shall prepare and deliver to GCI a statement (the “ Statement of Estimates ”) setting forth its good faith estimate of:

(i) the Subscriber Adjustment estimated as of the Closing Date or such other applicable date as provided in the definition of Subscriber Adjustment (the “ Estimated Subscriber Adjustment ”), which statement shall contain a calculation of the Estimated Subscriber Adjustment and a detailed report showing the Actual Postpaid Subscriber Count and the Actual Prepaid Subscriber Count, and a certificate of a financial officer of ACS that the Estimated Subscriber Adjustment was prepared in accordance with any applicable past practices of ACS for public reporting purposes, using the same methods, practices, principles, policies and procedures, with consistent classifications, judgments and methodologies;

(ii) Eligible Accounts Receivable estimated as of the Closing Date (the “ Estimated Eligible Accounts Receivable ”), which statement shall contain a calculation of Estimated Eligible Accounts Receivable and accounts receivable aging detail for each account, and a certificate of a financial officer of ACS that the Estimated Eligible Accounts Receivable was prepared in accordance with GAAP applied using the same accounting methods, practices, principles, policies and procedures, with consistent classifications, judgments and valuation and estimation methodologies that were used in the preparation of the audited financial statements of ACS for the most recent fiscal year end;

(iii) the Assumed Subscriber Liabilities estimated as of the Closing Date (the “ Estimated Assumed Subscriber Liabilities ”), which statement shall contain a calculation of Estimated Assumed Subscriber Liabilities and a report showing the amount of deferred revenue derived from the financial reporting system with sufficient detail to establish the allocation of such deferred revenue and its appropriate Subscribers, and a certificate of a financial officer of ACS that the Estimated Assumed Subscriber Liabilities was prepared in accordance with GAAP applied using the same accounting methods, practices, principles, policies and procedures, with consistent classifications, judgments and valuation and estimation methodologies that were used in the preparation of the audited financial statements of ACS for the most recent fiscal year end; and

(iv) the AWN Account Payable estimated as of the Closing Date (the “ Estimated AWN Account Payable ”), which statement shall contain a calculation of Estimated AWN Account Payable and a detailed report showing the amount of retail revenue for traditional postpaid plans and services for the relevant periods and such details and such other information as is required under the FNUA with respect to postpaid and other plan fees and charges, and a certificate of a financial officer of ACS that the Estimated AWN Account Payable was prepared in accordance with GAAP applied using the same accounting methods, practices, principles, policies and procedures, with consistent classifications, judgments and valuation and estimation methodologies that were used in the preparation of the audited financial statements of ACS for the most recent fiscal year end.

(f) If, within 60 days after the Closing Date, GCI gives written notice to ACS that it accepts the calculations of Estimated Eligible Accounts Receivable, Estimated Assumed Subscriber Liabilities, Estimated AWN Account Payable or Estimated Subscriber Adjustment as

 

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set forth in the Statement of Estimates (or fails to provide ACS with written notice within such 60 day period that it does not accept any calculation set forth in the Statement of Estimates), then such calculations shall be accepted and agreed in the form delivered in the Statement of Estimates and no Post-Closing Adjustment shall be made with respect to the Estimated Eligible Accounts Receivable, Estimated Assumed Subscriber Liabilities, Estimated AWN Account Payable or Estimated Subscriber Adjustment, as the case may be. If GCI does not accept the Statement of Estimates with respect to one or more of the Estimated Eligible Accounts Receivable, Estimated Assumed Subscriber Liabilities, Estimated AWN Account Payable or Estimated Subscriber Adjustment, then within 60 days after the Closing Date, GCI shall prepare and deliver to ACS a statement setting forth its calculation of the Purchase Price adjustments not accepted by GCI (the “ Closing Calculation Statement ”) which statement shall contain the same details as required in Sections 2.3(e)(i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) and a certificate of an authorized officer of GCI Parent that the applicable calculations were prepared in accordance with GAAP (to the extent applicable) applied using the same accounting methods, practices, principles, policies and procedures, with consistent classifications, judgments and valuation and estimation methodologies that were used in the preparation of the audited financial statements of ACS for the most recent fiscal year end. During this 60 day period, GCI shall have full access to the books and records of ACS and its Affiliates, the personnel of, and work papers prepared by, ACS, its Affiliates and/or their respective accountants to the extent that they relate to the calculation of the Estimated Subscriber Adjustment, Estimated Eligible Accounts Receivable, Estimated Assumed Subscriber Liabilities or the Estimated AWN Account Payable and to such historical financial information (to the extent in such Person’s possession) relating to such calculations as GCI may reasonably request (at reasonable times) for the purpose of reviewing the calculations and to prepare the Closing Calculation Statement; provided , however , that such access shall be in a manner that does not interfere with the normal business operations of ACS or its Affiliates.

(g) Subject to Section 2.3(h), if (i) the Purchase Price as adjusted to account for the amount of the Estimated Subscriber Adjustment, Estimated Eligible Accounts Receivable, the Estimated Assumed Subscriber Liabilities and the Estimated AWN Account Payable exceeds (ii) the Purchase Price as adjusted to account for the amounts of the Subscriber Adjustment, Eligible Accounts Receivable, Assumed Subscriber Liabilities and AWN Account Payable accepted by GCI or set forth in the Closing Calculation Statement, as applicable, then ACS shall pay to GCI an amount equal to such excess. If (i) the Purchase Price as adjusted to account for the amounts of the Subscriber Adjustment, Eligible Accounts Receivable, Assumed Subscriber Liabilities and AWN Account Payable accepted by GCI or set forth in the Closing Calculation Statement, as applicable, exceeds (ii) the Purchase Price as adjusted to account for the amount of the Estimated Subscriber Adjustment, Estimated Eligible Accounts Receivable, Estimated Assumed Subscriber Liabilities and Estimated AWN Account Payables, then GCI shall pay to ACS an amount equal to such excess. The amount payable pursuant to this Section 2.3(g) is referred to as the “ Post-Closing Adjustment ”.

(h) (i)  Examination . After receipt of the Closing Calculation Statement, ACS shall have 30 days (the “ Review Period ”) to review the Closing Calculation Statement. During the Review Period, ACS shall have full access to the books and records of GCI, the personnel of, and work papers prepared by, GCI, its Affiliates and/or their respective accountants to the extent that they relate to the Closing Calculation Statement and to such historical financial information

 

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(to the extent in such Person’s possession) relating to the Closing Calculation Statement as ACS may reasonably request (at reasonable times) for the purpose of reviewing the Closing Calculation Statement and to prepare a Statement of Objections (defined below), provided, however, that such access shall be in a manner that does not interfere with the normal business operations of GCI or its Affiliates.

(ii) Objection . On or prior to the last day of the Review Period, ACS may object to the Closing Calculation Statement by delivering to GCI a written statement setting forth objections of ACS in reasonable detail, indicating each disputed item or amount and the basis for ACS’s disagreement therewith (the “ Statement of Objections ”). If ACS fails to deliver the Statement of Objections before the expiration of the Review Period, the Closing Calculation Statement and the Post-Closing Adjustment, as the case may be, shall be deemed to have been accepted by ACS. If ACS delivers the Statement of Objections before the expiration of the Review Period, GCI and ACS shall negotiate in good faith to resolve such objections within 30 days after the delivery of the Statement of Objections (the “ Resolution Period”), and, if the same are so resolved within the Resolution Period, the Post-Closing Adjustment and the Closing Calculation Statement with such changes as may have been previously agreed in writing by GCI and ACS, shall be final and binding.

(iii) Resolution of Disputes . If ACS and GCI fail to reach an agreement with respect to all of the matters set forth in the Statement of Objections before expiration of the Resolution Period (any amounts remaining in dispute, “ Disputed Amounts ” and any amounts not so disputed, the “ Undisputed Amounts ”), then GCI and ACS shall appoint by mutual agreement the office of an impartial nationally recognized firm of independent certified public accountants other than GCI’s accountants or ACS’s accountants (the “ Independent Accountant ”) who, acting as experts and not arbitrators, shall resolve the Disputed Amounts only and make any adjustments to the Post-Closing Adjustment. If GCI and ACS are unable to so select the Independent Accountant within 20 days after the end of the Resolution Period, the American Arbitration Association shall make such selection. The Parties agree that all adjustments shall be made without regard to materiality. The Independent Accountant shall only decide the specific items under dispute by the Parties and their decision for each Disputed Amount must be within the range of values assigned to each such item in the Closing Calculation Statement and the Statement of Objections, respectively.

(iv) Fees of the Independent Accountant . The fees and expenses of the Independent Accountant shall be paid by ACS, on the one hand, and by GCI, on the other hand, based upon the percentage that the amount actually contested but not awarded to ACS or GCI, respectively, bears to the aggregate amount actually contested by ACS and GCI.

(v) Determination by Independent Accountant . The Independent Accountant shall make a determination as soon as practicable within 30 days (or such other time as the Parties shall agree in writing) after their engagement, and their resolution of the Disputed Amounts and their adjustments to the Closing Calculation Statement shall be conclusive and binding upon the Parties.

 

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(vi) Payments of Post-Closing Adjustment . Except as otherwise provided herein, any payment of the amounts set forth in Section 2.3(g) in respect of the Post-Closing Adjustment, together with interest calculated as set forth below, shall (A) be due (x) within ten Business Days of acceptance of the applicable Closing Calculation Statement or (y) if there are Disputed Amounts, then, with respect to any Undisputed Amounts, within ten Business Days of the agreement with respect to such Undisputed Amounts and, with respect to Disputed Amounts, within ten Business Days of the resolution described in clause (v) above; and (B) be paid by wire transfer of immediately available funds to such account as is directed by GCI or ACS, as the case may be. The Post-Closing Adjustment shall bear interest from and including the Closing Date to but excluding the date of payment at a rate per annum equal to 10%. Such interest shall be calculated daily on the basis of a 365 day year and the actual number of days elapsed.

(i) For purposes of this Section 2.3, the methods, practices, principles, policies and procedures for the calculation of amounts pursuant to this Section 2.3 shall be as set forth on Schedule 2.3 for the respective Purchase Price adjustment as specified on such Schedule.

2.4 Excluded Assets . The ACS Assets being sold hereunder shall exclude the following assets:

(a) Each member of the ACS Group’s cash on hand as of the Closing Date and all other cash and cash equivalents in any member of the ACS Group’s bank, savings or other depository accounts; any and all letters of credit or other similar items; and any stocks, bonds, certificates of deposit and similar investments;

(b) Any Contracts other than the Assumed Contracts, including the Excluded Business Customer Contracts as set forth on Schedule 2.4 ;

(c) Any Contract for which a Non-Election Notice is delivered by GCI pursuant to Section 7.8(a);

(d) Any handset and accessory inventory, except as otherwise provided in any Ancillary Agreement;

(e) Any books and records that ACS is required by any Legal Requirement to retain (subject to the right of GCI to access and to copy for a period of three years after the Closing Date), and the corporate minute books and other books and records related to internal corporate matters of any member of the ACS Group;

(f) Any claims, rights and interest in and to any refunds of federal, state or local income or other Taxes, fees or assessments for periods (or portions thereof) ending on or prior to the Closing Date or otherwise relating to the Excluded Assets, Excluded Liabilities or any other Tax for which ACS is liable pursuant to Section 7.3;

(g) All judgments, choses in action or Proceedings of the ACS Group relating to the ownership or operation of the ACS Assets or conduct of the ACS Wireless Activities prior to the Closing Date;

 

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(h) All Employee Plans, Compensation Arrangements and employment agreements of any member of the ACS Group;

(i) The account books of original entry, general ledgers, and financial records except to the extent specifically identified in Section 2.1(b)(iv);

(j) Medical records and personnel records to the extent required by Legal Requirements;

(k) Insurance policies and rights and claims thereunder;

(l) All Tax Returns and all supporting documentation for such Tax Returns, except to the extent specifically identified in Section 2.1(b)(iii);

(m) All Intellectual Property;

(n) All right and assets (other than Drop Circuits) primarily used to provide wireline services;

(o) All real property other than the Leased Property leased pursuant to the Assumed Leases;

(p) All WiFi equipment and DSL routers;

(q) All voicemail hardware and software other than Assumed Contracts;

(r) All vehicles;

(s) All office furniture, office fixtures, office appliances and office equipment other than the Leased Property leased pursuant to the Assumed Leases;

(t) All inventory other than inventory included in the CDMA Core Assets;

(u) Any right or asset used by any member of the ACS Group to provide local exchange services under the Communications Act;

(v) Any right or asset used by any member of the ACS Group to provide any service under the Transition Services Agreement

(w) All assets located in the ACS Group’s (or its Affiliates’) retail stores that are not required, pursuant to the applicable Lease, to remain in such stores upon the expiration or termination of such Lease; and

(x) The assets set forth on Schedule 2.4 .

2.5 Assumed Liabilities . Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, GCI or GCI Wireless, as applicable, shall assume, effective as of the Closing or, with respect to the Transition Contracts, on the Transition Completion Date and, with respect to the Assumed Leases, on the Assumed Leases Assumption Date, and from and after the Closing,

 

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the Transition Completion Date or the Assumed Leases Assumption Date, as applicable, GCI or GCI Wireless, as applicable, shall pay, perform and discharge when due, all the following liabilities, obligations and commitments of the ACS Group (the “ Assumed Liabilities ”), such assumption to be evidenced where appropriate by execution and delivery of an Instrument of Assumption, other than any Excluded Liabilities:

(a) All liabilities, obligations and commitments under the Assumed Contracts to the extent accruing and related to the period after Closing; and

(b) All liabilities, obligations and commitments with respect to the ownership of the ACS AWN Interest to the extent accruing and related to the period after Closing.

2.6 Excluded Liabilities . Neither GCI nor GCI Wireless shall assume or be obligated to pay, perform or otherwise discharge any liability or obligation of the ACS Group, whether direct or indirect, known or unknown, absolute or contingent, not expressly assumed by GCI or GCI Wireless pursuant to Section 2.5 (all such liabilities and obligations not being assumed being herein called the “ Excluded Liabilities ”) and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 2.5 or by operation of law or otherwise, none of the following shall be Assumed Liabilities for purposes of this Agreement:

(a) Any liabilities in respect of Taxes for which any member of the ACS Group is liable for periods ending as of the effectiveness of the Closing;

(b) Any costs and expenses incurred by the ACS Group in connection with the Transactions, including in connection with its negotiation and preparation of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements and its performance and compliance with the agreements and conditions contained herein and therein;

(c) Any liabilities, obligations or commitments in respect of any Excluded Assets;

(d) Any liabilities, obligations or commitments in respect of any Proceedings to which the ACS Group is a party prior to the Closing;

(e) Any liabilities, obligations or commitments in respect of employees of the ACS Wireless Activities;

(f) Any liabilities, obligations or commitments resulting from any Environmental Claims (regardless of whether any representation or warranty contained in Section 4.8 is incorrect) related to the ownership or operation of the ACS Assets related to the period prior to the Effective Time;

(g) Any liabilities, obligations or commitments in respect of any universal service support received from the federal or Alaska Universal Service Funds with respect to ACS Wireless Activities prior to the Closing;

(h) Any liabilities, obligations or commitments owed to or claimed by USAC or the FCC pursuant to the federal Lifeline program with respect to ACS Wireless Activities prior to Closing or with respect to the obligation to report line counts and other information to USAC, including any forfeitures, fines or monetary judgments; and

 

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(i) Any liabilities, obligations or commitments resulting from any member of the ACS Group failing to comply with any Legal Requirements with respect to ACS Wireless Activities prior to Closing.

SECTION 3. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES REGARDING ACS AND ACS WIRELESS

Each of ACS and ACS Wireless, jointly and severally, represents and warrants to GCI and GCI Wireless, as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date except insofar as such representations and warranties are made as of the date hereof or any other specified date (in which case as of such date), as follows:

3.1 Organization, Standing and Authority . Such Person is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization, and such Person is duly qualified to conduct business in all such foreign jurisdictions in which such qualification is necessary for its conduct of the ACS Wireless Activities and to hold the ACS AWN Interest. Such Person and its Affiliates have all requisite power (i) to own, lease, and use the ACS Assets as presently owned, leased, and used, (ii) to conduct the ACS Wireless Activities as presently conducted, (iii) to hold the ACS AWN Interest, and (iv) to execute, deliver, and perform this Agreement and the documents contemplated hereby according to their respective terms. Neither such Person nor any of its Affiliates is a participant in any joint venture or partnership with any other Person with respect to any part of the ACS Wireless Activities or the ACS Assets.

3.2 Authorization and Binding Obligation . The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements by such Person have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of such Person. No approval or consent from any of its shareholders is required for such Person to execute, deliver or perform this Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements or to consummate the Transactions. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by such Person and constitutes its legal, valid, and binding obligation, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except to the extent such enforceability may be limited by the Enforceability Exceptions.

3.3 Absence of Conflicting Agreements . Subject to obtaining the Consents, the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements (with or without the giving of notice, the lapse of time, or both): (i) does not require the consent of any Person; (ii) will not conflict with any provision of the organizational documents of such Person; (iii) will not conflict with, result in a breach of, or constitute a default under, any applicable Legal Requirements; (iv) will not conflict with, constitute grounds for termination of, result in a breach of, constitute a default under, or accelerate or permit the acceleration of any performance required by the terms of, any material agreement, instrument, license or permit to which such Person is a party or by which such Person may be bound; and (v) will not create any Lien upon the ACS Assets or the ACS AWN Interest.

 

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3.4 Claims and Legal Actions . Except as set forth in Schedule 3.4 , there is no material Proceeding, or any order, decree or judgment, in progress or pending, or to the Knowledge of such Person, threatened, against or relating to such Person or any of its Affiliates relating to the ACS Assets, the ACS Wireless Activities or the ACS AWN Interest, or to such Person’s performance of its obligations under this Agreement or the consummation of the Transactions. To the best of such Person’s Knowledge there are no pending written complaints by customers or other users of such Person’s or any of its Affiliates’ services that, individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect the ACS Assets, the financial condition of the ACS Wireless Activities or the ACS AWN Interest. Other than requests described in Schedule 3.4 , no written requests have been received by such Person or any of its Affiliates during the preceding two year period from the FCC, any state regulatory authority or other Governmental Authority or any other Person challenging or questioning the right of such Person or its Affiliates to conduct the ACS Wireless Activities.

3.5 Compliance with Laws . Except as set forth in Schedule 3.5 , such Person and its Affiliates have complied with, and to such Person’s Knowledge, the ACS Wireless Activities and the ACS Assets are in compliance with, in all material respects, all applicable Legal Requirements and such Person and its Affiliates have not received any notice of any claim that such Person or any of its Affiliates is not in compliance with any applicable Legal Requirements, in each case, except where such noncompliance would not reasonably be expected to have a material impact, including the following Legal Requirements:

(a)  Communications Act . The Communications Act, including FCC filing requirements, notices to subscribers and FCC equal opportunity rules;

(b)  FCC Rules and Regulations . Rules and regulations of the FCC; and

(c)  RCA Rules and Regulations . Rules and regulations of the RCA.

3.6 Solvency . After giving effect to the Transactions, such Person and each of its Affiliates that is transferring any of the ACS Assets or the ACS AWN Interest pursuant to this Agreement is solvent and each shall: (a) be able to pay its debts as they become due; (b) own property that has a fair saleable value greater than the amounts required to pay its debts (including a reasonable estimate of the amount of all contingent liabilities); and (c) have adequate capital to carry on its business. No transfer of property is being made and no obligation is being incurred in connection with the Transactions with the intent to hinder, delay or defraud either present or future creditors of any such Person or any of its Affiliates. In connection with the Transactions, neither such Person nor any of its Affiliates has incurred, or plans to incur, debts beyond its ability to pay as they become absolute and matured.

SECTION 4. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES REGARDING THE ACS ASSETS AND THE ACS AWN INTEREST

Each of ACS and ACS Wireless, jointly and severally, represents and warrants to GCI and GCI Wireless with respect to the ACS Wireless Activities, the ACS Assets and the ACS AWN Interest, as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date (and to the extent related to the Transition Contracts, as of the Transition Completion Date, and to the extent related to the

 

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Assumed Leases or the Leased Property pursuant to any Assumed Leases, as of the Assumed Leases Assumption Date) except insofar as such representations and warranties are made as of the date hereof or any other specified date (in which case as of such date), as follows:

4.1 Sufficiency of Assets . Except as set forth in Schedule 4.1 and except for the Excluded Assets, the ACS Assets, together with the ACS AWN Interest and the rights, assets and services made available pursuant to the Ancillary Agreements (i) constitute all of the assets, tangible and intangible, of any nature whatsoever, necessary to conduct the ACS Wireless Activities in substantially the manner presently operated by the ACS Group and (ii) include all of the assets of such Person and its Affiliates which are used primarily in the ACS Wireless Activities.

4.2 Contracts .

(a) ACS has delivered or provided to GCI copies of all material Contracts (other than Subscriber Contracts and Contracts set forth on Schedule 4.1 ) required to enable the ACS Group to conduct the ACS Wireless Activities in all material respects as presently conducted. True and complete copies of all Assumed Contracts (together with all amendments thereto) other than Subscriber Contracts have been delivered to GCI. All Assumed Contracts are in full force and effect, and are in all material respects valid, binding and enforceable in accordance with their respective terms. None of the Assumed Contracts would be materially breached by virtue of the Transactions or by virtue of the assignments thereof to GCI or as otherwise contemplated by this Agreement; provided, however, that the Consents are obtained. Except as set forth in Schedule 4.2 , there is not under any Assumed Contract any default by the ACS Group or any of its Affiliates or, to its Knowledge, any other party thereto, or any event which, after notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a material default which would give any party the right to terminate such Assumed Contract. Except as expressly set forth in Schedule 4.2 , the ACS Group has not received any written notice of any intention by any party to any material Assumed Contract (i) to amend the terms thereof in a manner that would materially and adversely affect the ACS Group’s rights thereunder, or to terminate such Contract, (ii) to refuse to renew the same upon expiration of its term, or (iii) to renew the same upon expiration only on terms and conditions which materially and adversely affect the ACS Group’s rights thereunder.

(b) Except as set forth in Schedule 4.2 , there are no Assumed Contracts in effect on the date hereof between the ACS Group or any of its Affiliates and (i) any of its Affiliates, (ii) any of its or its Affiliates’ officers, directors, shareholders, members, managers or “associates” (as defined in the Exchange Act), or (iii) any Affiliate or “associate” (as defined in the Exchange Act) of any of the Persons listed in clause (ii).

(c) ACS has delivered to GCI either the form of each type of, or the specific, Subscriber Contract (consumer and commercial) in electronic or paper form other than those that were individually negotiated. Other than those Subscriber Contracts that were individually negotiated, all Subscriber Contracts conform to the specific Contract previously delivered to GCI or one of the types of Contract forms previously delivered to GCI. All Subscriber Contracts that were individually negotiated are on terms that are commercially reasonable in light of the practices in the industry at the time such contracts were entered into and such contracts do not

 

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contain most favored nation provisions, restrictions on offerings or providing services to third parties, requirements of the service providers to make capital expenditures, prepayments for services to be provided after the Closing Date (other than as reflected in Assumed Subscriber Liabilities) or termination or expiration dates later than December 31, 2019. The Subscriber Contracts were entered into in the ordinary course of business. Upon assignment and transfer of the Subscriber Contracts to GCI under this Agreement, GCI will have the right to receive all revenue, fees, and charges associated with the Wireless services provided pursuant to such Subscriber Contracts after Closing.

4.3 Title to and Condition of Leased Property .

(a) The Leased Property Schedule lists all Leases that ACS proposes to terminate or assign.

(b) The ACS Group and its Affiliates have marketable title or leasehold interests, as the case may be, to all Leased Property free and clear of all Liens except for Liens set forth on the Leased Property Schedule and Permitted Liens.

(c) All of such Leased Property (i) is in good condition and repair (ordinary wear and tear excepted), and (ii) subject to receipt of the Consents and payment of any rent obligations in respect thereto that are not overdue, would be available for immediate use by GCI for Wireless activities, as of the applicable transfer date. All Leased Property (i) has been maintained in a manner consistent with generally accepted industry standards, and (ii) permits the ACS Wireless Activities to operate in all material respects in accordance with the terms of the Assumed Contracts and all applicable Legal Requirements as currently in effect.

4.4 Intellectual Property . Other than (i) the Intellectual Property being provided pursuant to the Ancillary Agreements and (ii) any know-how, business processes and related tools (including models and spreadsheets), there is no Intellectual Property that any member of the ACS Group uses in connection with the ACS Wireless Activities that is necessary to conduct the ACS Wireless Activities in substantially the manner presently operated by the ACS Group, other than Intellectual Property previously contributed to or otherwise acquired by the Company. To the Knowledge of ACS, the Intellectual Property licensed to GCI pursuant to the IP License Agreements, as currently used by ACS, does not infringe the Intellectual Property of any Third Party in any material respect.

4.5 Consents . Except for the Consents described in Schedule 4.5 , no Consent of, or filing with, any Governmental Authority is required to permit any member of the ACS Group (i) to consummate this Agreement and the Transactions or (ii) to permit such Person to assign or transfer the ACS Assets and the ACS AWN Interest as contemplated hereby. Except for the Consents described in Schedule 4.5 , no Consent with respect to an Assumed Contract (other than a Subscriber Contract) or a material Contract is required to be obtained by any member of the ACS Group (i) to consummate this Agreement and the Transactions or (ii) to permit such Person to assign or transfer the ACS Assets and the ACS AWN Interest as contemplated hereby. For purposes of this Section 4.5, a material Subscriber Contract shall mean a Subscriber Contract for more than 100 lines.

 

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4.6 Licenses and FCC Matters . Schedule 4.6 lists all of the material Licenses required to enable the ACS Group or its Affiliates to carry on the ACS Wireless Activities as presently conducted. All material required reports of the ACS Group and its Affiliates to the FCC or RCA, including those relating to Taxes administered by the FCC, are true and correct in all material respects and have been duly filed. The ACS Group and its Affiliates have all of the material Licenses required under all applicable FCC RCA rules, regulations and orders for the operations of the ACS Wireless Activities and to receive Universal Service Support, and are licensed in all material respects to operate all of the ACS Wireless Activities required by Legal Requirements to be licensed.

4.7 Insurance and Bonds . The ACS Wireless Activities and the ACS Assets are insured against claims, loss or damage in amounts set forth in Schedule 4.7 . Schedule 4.7 provides a true and complete list of all surety and performance bonds or letters of credit maintained in connection with the ACS Wireless Activities.

4.8 Environmental Law . Except as disclosed in Schedule 4.8 , to the Knowledge of ACS (i) operations by the ACS Group and its Affiliates with respect to the ACS Wireless Activities comply in all material respects with all applicable Environmental Laws; (ii) the ACS Group and its Affiliates have not used any Leased Property for, and have no Knowledge that such Leased Property has previously been used for, the manufacture, transportation, treatment, storage or disposal of Hazardous Substances except for such use of Hazardous Substances (for backup power and ordinary maintenance) customary in the construction, maintenance and operation of the ACS Assets and the ACS Wireless Activities and in amounts or under circumstances that would not reasonably be expected to give rise to any material liability for remediation; and (iii) such Leased Property complies in all material respects with all applicable Environmental Laws. Except as described in Schedule 4.8 , to the Knowledge of ACS, no underground storage tanks have been installed by or are used by the ACS Group or any of its Affiliates at any of its Leased Property. ACS has delivered to GCI true and complete copies of all environmental reports and studies in the possession of or reasonably available to ACS with respect to the Leased Property. The ACS Group and its Affiliates are not, to the Knowledge of ACS, the subject of (x) any “Superfund” evaluation or Proceeding in connection with its Leased Property, (y) any Proceeding of any Governmental Authority evaluating whether any remedial action is necessary to respond to any release of Hazardous Substances on or in connection with its Leased Property, or (z) any Environmental Claim.

4.9 Taxes and Tax Returns . All Tax Returns relating to the ACS Assets or the ACS Wireless Activities required to have been filed have been duly and timely filed with the appropriate Governmental Authorities. All such Tax Returns are true, correct and complete in all material respects and properly reflect the liabilities for Taxes for the periods, property or events covered thereby. All material Taxes due and payable with respect to the ACS Assets or the ACS Wireless Activities have been timely and duly paid to the appropriate Governmental Authority.

4.10 Conduct of Activities in Ordinary Course . Since December 31, 2013, through the date of this Agreement, the ACS Group and its Affiliates have conducted the ACS Wireless Activities and owned and maintained the ACS Assets only in the ordinary course and have not:

 

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(a) Suffered any material adverse change in the ACS Wireless Activities, the ACS Assets or condition (financial or otherwise), including any damage, destruction or loss affecting the ACS Assets, other than any material adverse change resulting from general economic conditions, governmental regulations or otherwise affecting the Wireless services industry generally; or

(b) Made any sale, assignment, lease or other transfer of any properties used in the ACS Wireless Activities other than in the normal and usual course of business with suitable replacements being obtained therefor.

4.11 Unions . Subject to obtaining the applicable Consent, the ACS Group and its Affiliates are not party to, bound by, or negotiating any collective bargaining agreement or other contract with a union, works council or labor organization (collectively, “ Union ”) that would be binding upon GCI or any of its Affiliates, that would impose on GCI or any of its Affiliates any duty to bargain with any Union or that would impose any successor liability or obligation on GCI or any of its Affiliates or their property.

4.12 Software and Hardware . All material third party software licenses and hardware used in the ACS Wireless Activities and included in the ACS Assets is currently supported by the vendor of such software licenses or hardware.

4.13 ACS AWN Interest . ACS Wireless owns the ACS AWN Interest, free and clear of all Liens except for Liens set forth on Schedule 4.13 and Permitted Liens described in clause (g) of the definition of Permitted Liens. This Section 4.13 comprises the sole and exclusive representations and warranties of ACS and ACS Wireless relating to the ACS AWN Interest. For the avoidance of doubt, ACS and ACS Wireless make no representations or warranties relating to the assets, liabilities, business or operations of the Company.

4.14 Accounts Receivable . All Accounts Receivable represent fees or charges for sales actually made or services actually performed in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices, and all Eligible Accounts Receivable are legal, validly subsisting and binding claims against the respective debtors as to which performance has been rendered. Unless paid, written off, or reserved against in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice prior to the Closing Date, to the Knowledge of ACS, Eligible Accounts Receivable are collectible in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice net of respective reserves against such Eligible Accounts Receivable, which such reserves are commercially reasonable and have been determined in accordance with GAAP. Except to the extent reserved against, no counterclaims or offsetting claims with respect to such Eligible Accounts Receivable are pending or, to the Knowledge of ACS, threatened.

4.15 Drop Circuits . Schedule 4.15 lists all Drop Circuits that were granted as IRUs by ACS to AWN in the Contribution IRU Agreement or ordered subsequently by AWN under the Contribution IRU Agreement. The Drop Circuits (i) are to the Knowledge of ACS in good condition and repair (ordinary wear and tear excepted), and (ii) are, and have been, maintained in accordance with industry standards.

 

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4.16 Dedicated Microwave Circuits . Schedule 4.16 lists all Dedicated Microwave Circuits. The Dedicated Microwave Circuits described in Section 2.1(b)(ii)(4) (i) are to the Knowledge of ACS in good condition and repair (ordinary wear and tear excepted), and (ii) are, and have been, maintained in accordance with industry standards.

4.17 IT Systems Architecture . ACS has delivered to GCI the diagrams and descriptions of ACS’s IT systems architecture used to conduct ACS Wireless Activities set forth on Schedule 4.17 . The diagrams and descriptions are correct and complete and accurately depict such network in all material respects.

4.18 CDMA Core Assets . Except as set forth in Schedule 4.18 and except for the Excluded Assets, the CDMA Core Assets, when combined with the assets and rights previously transferred, assigned and granted to the Company and the rights, assets and services made available pursuant to the Ancillary Agreements, and excluding assets and rights not dedicated to ACS Wireless Activities, constitute all Contracts, rights and property necessary for the Company to operate the CDMA Core in substantially the manner currently provided and operated.

4.19 Full Disclosure . No representation or warranty made by ACS or ACS Wireless herein or in any certificate, document or other instrument furnished or to be furnished by such Person pursuant hereto contains or will contain any untrue statement of a material fact, or omits or will omit to state any material fact known to such Person and required to make the statements herein or therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

SECTION 5. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF GCI PARENT, GCI AND GCI WIRELESS

Each of GCI Parent, GCI and GCI Wireless, jointly and severally, represents and warrants to ACS and ACS Wireless, as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date except insofar as such representations and warranties are made as of the date hereof or any other specified date (in which case as of such date), as follows:

5.1 Organization, Standing and Authority . Such Person is a corporation or limited liability company duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization, and such Person is duly qualified to conduct business in all such foreign jurisdictions in which such qualification is necessary for its conduct of its respective business.

5.2 Authorization and Binding Obligation . The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements by such Person have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or limited liability company action on the part of such Person. No approval or consent from any of its shareholders or members is required for such Person to execute, deliver or perform this Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements or to consummate the Transactions. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by such Person and constitutes its legal, valid, and binding obligation, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except to the extent such enforceability may be limited by the Enforceability Exceptions.

 

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5.3 Absence of Conflicting Agreements . Subject to obtaining the Consents, the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements (with or without the giving of notice, the lapse of time, or both): (i) does not require the consent of any Person; (ii) will not conflict with any provision of the organizational documents of such Person; (iii) will not conflict with, result in a breach of, or constitute a default under, any applicable Legal Requirements; and (iv) will not conflict with, constitute grounds for termination of, result in a breach of, constitute a default under, or accelerate or permit the acceleration of any performance required by the terms of, any material agreement, instrument, license or permit to which such Person is a party or by which such Person may be bound.

5.4 Consents . Except as set forth in Schedule 5.4 , no Consent of, or filing with, any Governmental Authority is required to permit GCI, GCI Wireless or GCI Parent to consummate this Agreement and the Transactions.

5.5 Claims and Legal Actions . There is no Proceeding, or any order, decree or judgment, in progress or pending, or to the Knowledge of such Person, threatened, against or relating to such Person or any of its Affiliates relating to such Person’s performance of its obligations under this Agreement or the consummation of the Transactions.

5.6 Investment Intent . GCI Wireless is acquiring the ACS AWN Interest for investment purposes only, for its own account, not as a nominee or agent, and not with a view to the resale or distribution of any part thereof within the meaning of Section 2(11) of the Securities Act.

5.7 Ability to Obtain Financing . As of the date hereof, none of GCI Parent, GCI and GCI Wireless have any reason to believe that the financing to fund the Purchase Price will not be available on commercially reasonable terms and conditions (or that GCI will not be able to satisfy any conditions to such financing) such that the condition set forth in Section 8.2(m) will be satisfied on the Target Closing Date or at such later time when the other conditions set forth in Section 8.2 have been satisfied or waived.

5.8 Full Disclosure . No representation or warranty made by GCI or GCI Wireless herein or in any certificate, document or other instrument furnished or to be furnished by such Person pursuant hereto contains or will contain any untrue statement of a material fact, or omits or will omit to state any material fact known to such Person and required to make the statements herein or therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

SECTION 6. COVENANTS

6.1 Pre-Closing Covenants . Unless ACS shall have obtained the prior written consent of GCI Parent, between the date hereof and the Closing Date (or the Transition Completion Date with respect to the Transition Contracts or the Assumed Leases Assumption Date with respect to the Assumed Leases and the Leased Property pursuant to any Assumed Leases), each of ACS and ACS Wireless shall conduct, and shall cause its Affiliates to conduct, the ACS Wireless Activities in the ordinary course of business in accordance with its past practices (except where such conduct would conflict with the following covenants or with such Party’s other obligations hereunder) and shall abide by the following negative and affirmative covenants:

 

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(a) Negative Covenants . Such Person shall not, and shall cause its Affiliates to not, do any of the following:

(1)  Contracts . (i) Modify, amend in any material respect or enter into any new Affiliate Contracts affecting the ACS Wireless Activities other than the Ancillary Agreements; or modify or amend in any material respect any Assumed Contract except (other than with respect to Affiliate Contracts) modifications or amendments in the ordinary course of business that are consistent with past practices; (ii) enter into any new Contracts that will be binding on GCI except Subscriber Contracts (other than Affiliate Contracts) entered into in the ordinary course of business that are consistent with past practices or any Contracts that are permitted under clause (7) below; or (iii) enter into any modification or amendment to any Assumed Contract, or enter into any new Contract, that would require a new or additional Consent other than business Subscriber Contracts pursuant to which the Subscriber has specifically required that a Contract containing a provision requiring Consent be included in such Contract;

(2)  Disposition of Assets . Sell, assign, lease, or otherwise transfer or dispose of any of the ACS Assets, except for assets consumed or disposed of in the ordinary course of business that are obsolete and no longer usable in the ACS Wireless Activities or are replaced by property of equivalent kind and value and except transfers to Affiliates of such Person in order to facilitate the Transactions;

(3)  Liens . Create, assume or permit to exist any Liens upon the ACS Assets, except for Permitted Liens and except any Liens that will be removed prior to Closing;

(4)  Licenses . Do any act or fail to do any act which could reasonably be expected to result in the expiration, revocation, suspension, non-renewal or materially adverse modification of any of such Person’s Licenses, or fail to prosecute with due diligence any material applications to any Governmental Authority in connection with the ACS Wireless Activities;

(5)  No Inconsistent Action . Take any action which is inconsistent in any material respect with such Person’s obligations hereunder or which would reasonably be expected to materially hinder or delay the consummation of the Transactions;

(6)  Offers . Sell, dispose of or offer to sell or dispose (including by way of merger or equity sale or issuance) of any of the ACS Assets, the ACS Wireless Activities or the ACS AWN Interest, or participate in any discussions pertaining to, or entertain offers for any of, the ACS Assets, the ACS Wireless Activities or the ACS AWN Interest or otherwise negotiate for the sale of any of the ACS Assets, the ACS Wireless Activities or the ACS AWN Interest or make information about the ACS Assets, the ACS Wireless Activities or the ACS AWN Interest available to any Third Party in connection with the possible sale of the ACS Assets, the ACS Wireless Activities or the ACS AWN Interest;

 

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(7)  Promotions . Offer Wireless subscribers or customers marketing promotions, or solicit prospective Wireless subscribers or customers through the use of marketing promotions, except for marketing promotions that are consistent with past practices or that do not contain discounts or waivers of costs, fees or charges that are materially less favorable to the service provider than comparable service offerings by other market participants, provided that any offer of a premium, payment, waiver or discount all of which is paid by or funded by ACS is permitted;

(8)  Internal Subscribers . Hinder or interfere with GCI’s efforts to enter into Wireless subscriber contracts with Internal Subscribers. ACS agrees that it shall, and shall cause its Affiliates to, give GCI a right of first offer to provide Wireless services to such Internal Subscribers; or

(9)  Waivers . Waive any material right relating to the ACS Wireless Activities, the ACS Assets or the ACS AWN Interest.

(b) Affirmative Covenants . Such Person shall do, and shall cause its Affiliates to do, the following:

(1)  Access to Information . Subject to the requirements set forth in Section 7.9, allow GCI Parent and its authorized representatives reasonable access upon reasonable notice at GCI Parent’s expense during normal business hours to the ACS Assets and to all other properties, equipment, books, records, Contracts and documents relating to the ACS Assets and the ACS Wireless Activities for the purpose of audit and inspection and shall provide GCI Parent with such information as it may reasonably request for the purpose of allowing the review necessary to issue the Transaction Opinion, and furnish or cause to be furnished to GCI Parent or its authorized representatives all information directly related to the ACS Wireless Activities, as GCI Parent may reasonably request. Any such audit, investigation or request for information shall be conducted in such a manner as not to interfere unreasonably with the ACS Wireless Activities, provided, however, that (i) neither the furnishing of such information to GCI Parent or its representatives nor any investigation made heretofore or hereafter by GCI Parent shall affect the right of GCI Parent or its Affiliates to rely on any representation or warranty made by the ACS Group or its Affiliates in this Agreement or such Person’s or its Affiliates’ covenants set forth herein, each of which representations, warranties and covenants shall survive any furnishing of information to, or any investigation by or Knowledge of GCI in accordance with Section 11.2 and (ii) all such information shall be subject to the confidentiality requirements set forth in Section 7.9;

(2)  Maintenance of Assets . Use its commercially reasonable efforts to maintain all Drop Circuits, Dedicated Microwave Circuits and Leased Property in good condition (ordinary wear and tear excepted) in a manner consistent with generally accepted industry standards, and use all of the foregoing assets in a reasonable manner;

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(4) Consents . Use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the Consents required for each member of the ACS Group to consummate the Transactions and to assign and transfer the ACS Assets to GCI or the Company, as applicable;

(5)  Books and Records . Maintain the books and records of the ACS Group with respect to ACS Wireless and the ACS Assets in accordance with past practices and generally accepted accounting principles;

(6)  Notification . Promptly notify GCI Parent of any fact or condition known to such Person that causes or constitutes a material breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or commitment made by such Person in this Agreement or any material change in any of the information contained in such Person’s and its Affiliates’ representations and warranties contained herein or in the Schedules hereto;

(7)  Compliance with Laws . Comply in all material respects with all Legal Requirements applicable to the operation of the ACS Wireless Activities and the ownership of the ACS Assets and the ACS AWN Interest;

(8)  Keep Organization Intact . Use such Person’s commercially reasonable efforts to preserve intact its business and organization relating to the ACS Wireless Activities and preserve for GCI the related goodwill of its suppliers, customers and others having business relations with it;

(9)  Contracts . Prior to the Closing Date, promptly notify GCI regarding any Contracts entered into or modified between the date hereof and the Closing Date of the type required to be listed in Schedule 4.2 , and promptly provide copies of such Contracts and any amendments;

(10)  CETC . Take all commercially reasonable actions necessary to assure continued receipt of CETC Cash Flow, including the filing for time periods that occur prior to Closing for which payment is to be received after Closing, and the continued filing of high cost line counts;

(11)  Lifeline . Take all commercially reasonable actions necessary to assure continued receipt of payments for Lifeline Subscribers through the federal Lifeline program, including the certification and recertification of Lifeline Subscribers;

(12)  Offers . Promptly notify GCI Parent of any offer or proposal by any Person concerning any (i) merger, consolidation, other business combination or similar transaction involving the ACS Assets or the ACS Wireless Activities, (ii) sale, lease, license or other disposition directly or indirectly by merger, consolidation, business combination, share exchange, joint venture or otherwise, of assets representing a majority of the consolidated assets, revenues or net income of the ACS Assets or the ACS Wireless Activities, (iii) issuance, sale or other disposition (including by way of merger, consolidation, business combination, share exchange, joint venture or similar transaction) of equity interests representing a majority of the voting power of ACS Wireless or any member of the ACS Group a majority of whose assets are ACS Assets or relate to the ACS Wireless Activities, (iv) transaction or series of transactions in which any Person (or the stockholders of such Person) would acquire beneficial ownership or the

 

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right to acquire beneficial ownership of equity interests representing a majority of the voting power of ACS Wireless or any member of the ACS Group a majority of whose assets are ACS Assets or relate to the ACS Wireless Activities or (v) any combination of the foregoing or any similar offer or proposal related to the ACS AWN Interest; and

(13)  Systems and Software . Use its commercially reasonable efforts to maintain its systems and software used in the ACS Wireless Activities and included in the ACS Assets in a manner consistent with generally accepted industry standards.

6.2 GCI Promotion Activities . Unless GCI shall have obtained the prior written consent of ACS, between the date hereof and the Closing Date, each of GCI, GCI Wireless and GCI Parent shall not, and shall cause their respective Affiliates not to, offer Wireless subscribers or customers marketing promotions, or solicit prospective Wireless subscribers or customers through the use of marketing promotions, in each case, that would specifically target ACS Subscribers.

6.3 Further Assurances . ACS and ACS Wireless shall take, and cause its Affiliates to take, such actions, and execute and deliver to GCI or GCI Wireless, as applicable, such further transfer documents as may be reasonably necessary to ensure the full and effective transfer of the ACS Assets and the ACS AWN Interest to GCI or GCI Wireless, as applicable, pursuant to this Agreement; provided, however, that GCI or GCI Wireless, as applicable, shall be responsible for all fees, taxes and other costs (other than any other Party’s attorneys’ fees and expenses) payable with respect to the filing or recording of any such further transfer documents.

6.4 Form 8-K Filing . Each of ACS and GCI Parent shall cooperate with the other and provide such information or documentation as may be necessary for it to complete the filing of SEC Form 8-K as may be required pursuant to Item 2.01 thereto to be filed in connection with the Transactions. Each Party will bear its own costs and expenses with respect to this Section 6.4.

6.5 CommSoft Authorization . On or before the Closing, ACS shall authorize CommSoft to make available to GCI all Subscriber data with respect to active Subscribers, former subscribers with account balances, and suspended Subscribers, in each case that is stored in, resides on or is utilized by the CommSoft System, including contact, billing, payment and usage information, and credit card information, in each case to the extent reasonably practicable, by executing and delivering the Authorization Notice in the form of Exhibit L .

SECTION 7. SPECIAL COVENANTS AND AGREEMENTS

7.1 Consents .

(a) As promptly as practicable after the date hereof, ACS shall and shall cause each member of the ACS Group, as applicable, to request the consent of such Third Parties whose Consents are required, and thereafter shall and shall cause each member of the ACS Group, as applicable, to use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain such Consents as expeditiously as possible, subject to the other provisions of this Section 7.1. No Consent shall include any material adverse change to the terms of any Assumed Contract unless otherwise agreed to in writing by GCI. If notwithstanding its good faith commercially reasonable efforts,

 

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the ACS Group is unable to obtain any Consent (or is unable to cause its Affiliates to obtain any such Consent), ACS shall not be liable for any breach of this covenant (but GCI and GCI Wireless shall have no obligation to effect the Closing unless the condition set forth in Section 8.2(c) shall have been satisfied) except as set forth in Section 7.8. Nothing herein shall require the expenditure or payment of any funds (other than in respect of normal and usual filing fees and such Party’s attorneys’ fees, other normal costs of doing business or costs described in Section 7.1(c)) or the giving of any other consideration by any Party in order to obtain any Consent.

(b) To the extent requested by the ACS Group, GCI agrees to cooperate fully with the ACS Group in obtaining any necessary Consents, but GCI will not be required (i) to make any payment to any Person from whom such Consent is sought or (ii) to accept any material adverse changes in, or the imposition of any material adverse condition to, any Assumed Contract as a condition to obtaining any Consent. The Parties shall jointly participate in negotiations with Third Parties with respect to the Consents. Each Party shall not, and shall cause its Affiliates not to, without the prior written consent of the other Parent (which may be withheld at such Parent’s sole discretion), seek amendments or modifications to the Assumed Contracts which would reasonably be expected to delay or prevent obtaining any Consents necessary for the Closing.

(c) ACS shall bear any costs required to remedy any item of noncompliance by ACS or any of its Affiliates with the terms of its Contracts. GCI shall bear any costs arising with respect to the performance of the Assumed Contracts on and after the Closing Date (other than any costs arising as a result of noncompliance by ACS or any of its Affiliates) in accordance with the terms of any such Assumed Contracts (including any amendments or modifications) executed or assumed by GCI; provided that, notwithstanding the preceding provisions of this sentence, GCI shall bear any costs arising with respect to the Transition Contracts from and after the Transition Completion Date (except as otherwise provided in the A&R ACS Services Agreement) and with respect to the Assumed Leases from and after the Assumed Leases Assumption Date, in each case rather than from and after the Closing Date.

(d) Each Party shall promptly furnish to any Third Party such accurate and complete information regarding such Party and its Affiliates, including financial information concerning such Party and its Affiliates (other than information which such Party reasonably deems to be proprietary), as such Third Party may reasonably require in connection with obtaining any Consent. Each Party shall ensure that its appropriate officers and employees shall be available to attend any scheduled hearings or meetings in connection with obtaining any Consent.

(e) The Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to deliver to the FCC and any Subscribers any notice required by the Communications Act to be delivered in connection with the consummation of the Transactions; provided, however, that the text of any such notice shall be mutually agreed upon by the Parties.

 

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7.2 Cooperation . The Parties shall cooperate fully in good faith with each other and their respective counsel and accountants in connection with any actions required to be taken as part of their respective obligations under this Agreement, and each Party shall execute such other documents as may be reasonably necessary to the implementation and consummation of this Agreement, and otherwise shall use its commercially reasonable efforts in good faith to do all things necessary, proper or advisable in order to consummate the Transactions in the most expeditious manner practicable (including using commercially reasonable efforts to cause the conditions to Closing set forth in Section 8 for which such Party is responsible to be satisfied on or before the Target Closing Date or as soon as reasonably practicable and, in the case of GCI Parent, GCI and GCI Wireless, using their commercially reasonable efforts to (i) obtain financing as contemplated by Sections 5.7 and 8.2(m) and (ii) enter into the arrangements with CommSoft and other Persons as contemplated by Section 8.2(n)) and to fulfill its obligations hereunder. ACS shall take all commercially reasonable steps necessary to transfer the administrative entity designation (AOCN) authority for OCN 6304 to the GCI AOCN 7785 and provide to GCI a copy of the most recently filed FCC Form 502 (NRUF) for OCN 6304, in each case no later than 30 days after Closing. Without limiting the foregoing, if a Governmental Authority requires an arrangement to be addressed through another form of agreement that requires Governmental Consent, or asserts that an arrangement requires a Governmental Consent the Parties did not believe was required, the Parties agree to work in good faith to obtain that Consent.

7.3 Taxes, Fees and Expenses .

(a) ACS shall, at its expense, prepare and file (or cause to be prepared and filed) all Tax Returns of ACS or its Affiliates relating to the operation of the ACS Wireless Activities or the ownership of the ACS Assets or the ACS AWN Interest for any Tax period ending on or prior to the Closing Date. GCI shall, at its expense, prepare and file (or cause to be prepared and filed) all Tax Returns of GCI or its Affiliates relating to the operation of the assets acquired pursuant to this Agreement for any Tax period ending after the Closing Date. Each of ACS and GCI will cooperate in good faith in the preparation and filing of Tax Returns relating to the ACS Assets and the AWN Interests and provide information to the other Party as is reasonably necessary for such Tax Returns. The Parties shall treat the Company as having terminated as a partnership within the meaning of Section 708(b)(1)(A) of the Code on the Closing Date, and the Company shall, in accordance with Section 11.4 of the Operating Agreement (relating to the filing of Tax Returns), at its expense, prepare and file all final Tax Returns relating to income Taxes for the Tax period ending on the Closing Date. For the avoidance of doubt, the Company shall, at its expense, prepare and file all other Tax Returns of the Company in accordance with Section 11.4 of the Operating Agreement.

(b) ACS shall pay and hold GCI Parent and its Affiliates harmless from any liability for payment of or otherwise with respect to any Taxes, without duplication, (i) of ACS or its Affiliates or (ii) relating to the operation of the ACS Wireless Activities or the ownership of the ACS Assets or the ACS AWN Interest for any Tax period (or portion thereof) ending on or prior to the Closing Date (for purposes of this clause (ii), all real property Taxes, personal property Taxes and similar ad valorem obligations levied with respect to the ACS Assets for a Tax period that includes (but does not end on) the Closing Date shall be apportioned between ACS and GCI based upon the number of days of such period (which period shall include the Closing Date) included in the pre-Closing Tax period and the number of days of such Tax period after the Closing Date).

 

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(c) ACS shall pay, or shall reimburse GCI (to the extent GCI shall have paid) for, all sales, use, transfer, and recordation and documentary Taxes, if any, arising out of the transfer by ACS of the ACS Assets to GCI pursuant to this Agreement.

(d) Upon receipt of any bill for real or personal property Taxes or similar ad valorem Taxes relating to the ACS Assets, or upon the filing of any Tax Return with respect to any such ad valorem Taxes, ACS or GCI, as applicable, shall present a statement to the other setting forth the amount of such Taxes that is attributable to the portion of the applicable Tax period that ended on the Closing Date, with such supporting evidence as is reasonably necessary to calculate such prorated amount. The prorated amount shall be paid by the Party owing it to the other within 30 days after delivery of such statement. Any payment required under this Section 7.3(d) and not made within 30 days of delivery of the relevant statement shall bear interest at LIBOR plus 10% per annum until fully paid.

(e) Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, each Party shall pay its own attorneys’ fees and other expenses incurred in connection with the negotiation, authorization, preparation, execution, and performance of this Agreement; provided, however, that each of ACS and GCI Parent shall pay 50% of any required filing fees in connection with applications for governmental approval of the Transactions.

7.4 Brokers . Each Party represents and warrants that, except as set forth in Schedule 7.4 , neither it nor any Person acting on its behalf has incurred any liability for any finders’ or brokers’ fees or commissions in connection with the Transactions.

7.5 Employee Matters .

(a) Neither GCI nor any of its Affiliates shall be obligated to hire any employee of ACS or any of its Affiliates. Nothing in this Agreement is intended to confer upon any employee of ACS or its Affiliates or such employee’s legal representative or heirs any rights as a third-party beneficiary or otherwise or any remedies of any kind whatsoever under or by reason of this Agreement, or the Transactions, including any rights of employment or continued employment. All rights and obligations created by this Agreement are solely among the Parties.

(b) ACS shall retain all liabilities with respect to any employees terminated by ACS or any of its Affiliates prior to or after the Effective Time.

(c) ACS shall comply, as necessary, with the provisions of the Worker Adjustment and Retaining Notification Act, as amended, 29 U.S.C. §2101, et seq . (the “ WARN Act”), as it relates to the Transactions, including providing all affected employees and other necessary persons with any notice that may be required under the WARN Act.

7.6 Risk of Loss . The risk of any loss, damage or impairment, confiscation or condemnation of any of the ACS Assets from any cause whatsoever shall be borne by ACS at all times prior to the completion of the Closing (and prior to the Transition Completion Date with respect to the Transition Contracts and prior to the Assumed Leases Assumption Date with respect to the Assumed Leases and the Leased Property pursuant to any Assumed Leases) as and to the extent provided in Section 11. In the event of any loss, damage or impairment, confiscation or condemnation, the proceeds of any claim for loss payable under any insurance policy, judgment or award with respect thereto shall be applied by ACS to repair, replace or restore such ACS Assets to their prior condition as soon as reasonably practicable after such loss, impairment, condemnation or confiscation.

 

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7.7 Post-Closing Access to Information . Following the Closing for a period of 24 months, each Party (i) shall allow each other Party and its authorized representatives reasonable access, on reasonable notice and at such other Party’s expense during normal business hours, to such Party’s books and records, for the purpose of audit, inspection or investigation relating to the business, tax and financial reporting requirements of such other Party as well as to any Third-Party claims made against such other Party, relating to or arising from the acquisition, ownership or conduct of the operations of the ACS Assets, the AWN Interest or the ACS Wireless Activities during the time period prior to Closing, and (ii) shall furnish or cause to be furnished to such other Party or its authorized representatives all information with respect to the ACS Assets, the AWN Interest and the ACS Wireless Activities as such other Party may reasonably request, including information necessary to complete any compliance report or filing applicable to the ACS Wireless Activities, in each case subject to reasonable confidentiality and use restrictions. Any such audit, investigation or request for information shall be conducted in such manner as not to interfere unreasonably with the then-ongoing business of ACS or GCI, as applicable, and their respective Affiliates.

7.8 Post-Closing Consents and Subsequent Transfers .

(a) Schedule 7.8 contains a list (the “ Subscriber Contract Consent List”) setting forth all Subscriber Contracts as of the Signing Date for which Consent is required in order to assign or transfer such Subscriber Contracts pursuant to this Agreement and for which such Consent has not been obtained. If ACS or ACS Wireless enters into a new Subscriber Contract requiring Consent pursuant to Section 6.1(a)(1)(iii), ACS shall as promptly as practicable, but in no event later than two Business Days after entering into such Contract, provide GCI with an updated Schedule 7.8 containing such Contract. On the earlier of 30 days after the Signing Date or 15 days before the estimated Closing Date, ACS shall provide copies of all Contracts listed on the Subscriber Contract Consent List for which Consent has not been obtained. No later than five Business Days after the delivery by ACS to GCI of such Contracts, GCI shall notify ACS in writing of any Contracts listed on such updated Subscriber Contract Consent List that it elects not to assume if Consent with respect thereto is not obtained by Closing (each such notice, a “ Non-Election Notice ”). All Subscriber Contracts listed on the Subscriber Contract Consent List for which Consent is not obtained by Closing and a Non-Election Notice is timely received shall not be assumed by GCI and will be Excluded Assets. All Subscriber Contracts listed on the Subscriber Contract Consent List for which Consent is obtained by Closing or a Non-Election Notice is not timely received shall be assumed by GCI pursuant to this Agreement as part of the ACS Assets, and all Subscribers under such Subscriber Contracts shall be included in the Actual Postpaid Subscriber Count or the Actual Prepaid Subscriber Count, as applicable. All Subscriber Contracts for which Consent is not obtained by Closing and a Non-Election Notice has been timely received shall be Excluded Assets and may be terminated by ACS, assigned to a Third Party or otherwise dealt with in ACS’s sole discretion. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any Ancillary Agreement, ACS’s assignments of such Subscriber Contracts shall not constitute a breach of any non-competition or other provision of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement.

 

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(b) In the event that ACS shall be unable to obtain prior to Closing (or prior to the Transition Completion Date with respect to any Transition Contract or prior to the Assumed Leases Assumption Date with respect to any Assumed Leases) any Consent required to assign or transfer any of the Assumed Contracts (other than Subscriber Contracts) to be assigned or transferred by ACS to GCI, ACS and GCI agree that at the option of GCI, either (1) GCI shall waive such Consent as a precondition to assignment and such Assumed Contract shall be assigned by ACS to GCI as part of the ACS Assets, (2) at GCI’s election, such Contract shall be an Excluded Asset (but not an Excluded Business Customer Contract) and such Contract shall not be assigned or assumed, or (3) such Assumed Contract to which such Consent relates shall not be assigned and (i) ACS shall cause such Assumed Contract to remain in effect and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to give GCI the benefit of such Assumed Contract to the same extent as if it had been assigned, and GCI shall perform the obligations of ACS or its Affiliates under such Assumed Contract relating to the benefit obtained by GCI, and (ii) ACS and GCI shall continue to cooperate to try to obtain such Consent as soon as practicable after Closing or after the Transition Completion Date or the Assumed Contracts Assumption Date, as applicable, with the provisions of Section 7.1 continuing to apply to such Consent. Upon the subsequent receipt of any such Consent to transfer any such Assumed Contract, or upon the subsequent waiver by GCI of the requirement that such Consent be obtained, such Assumed Contract shall be automatically assigned to GCI under the terms hereof without any further action by any Party.

7.9 Confidentiality/Press Releases . Each Party will hold, and will cause its Affiliates and its and their officers, directors, employees, lenders, accountants, representatives, agents, consultants and advisors to hold, in confidence all information (other than such information as may be publicly available) furnished by, or obtained from, the other Party and its Affiliates (“ Provider ”) to such Party and its Affiliates (“ Receiver ”) in connection with the Transactions, as well as all information concerning Provider, its Affiliates or the ACS Assets or the ACS Wireless Activities contained in any analyses, compilations, studies or other documents prepared by or on behalf of Receiver based on information provided by, or obtained from, Provider (collectively, the “ Information ”) in the manner set forth in the Confidentiality Agreement.

(a) If the Transactions are not consummated, each Party, as Receiver, agrees that: (i) the Information, except for that portion thereof which consists of analyses, compilations, studies or other documents prepared by or on behalf of Receiver, will be returned to Provider immediately upon Provider’s request therefor; and (ii) that portion of the Information which consists of analyses, compilations, studies or other documents prepared by or on behalf of Receiver will be destroyed by Receiver. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Receiver may retain data or electronic records containing Information (i) for the legal department of Receiver for compliance, evidentiary or archival purposes and (ii) for the purposes of backup, recovery, contingency planning or business continuity planning so long as such data or records are not accessible in the ordinary course of business and are not accessed except as required for backup, recovery, contingency planning or business continuity purposes.

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Parent, except with respect to (i) any disclosures to any Governmental Authority which it is required to make under any Legal Requirement (including with respect to any such Person’s public reporting obligations under applicable securities laws), or (ii) filing this Agreement with, or disclosing the terms of this Agreement to, any institutional lender to such Person or any of its Affiliates or potential investor in such Person or any of its Affiliates. The Parties shall cooperate to issue a press release publicly announcing this Agreement and the Transactions and shall mutually agree upon the timing and contents of such press release. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Party may without consulting with any other Party make additional announcements that are substantially similar in form as the mutually agreed upon press release referenced in the prior sentence.

(c) Each Party shall, and shall cause its Affiliates to, consult with each other before issuing, and provide each other the opportunity to review and comment upon, any communication to Subscribers, except communications in conformance and compliance with the terms of the Transition Services Agreement or the IP License Agreement.

7.10 Antitrust Notice .

(a) GCI Parent shall as promptly as practicable, but in no event later than five Business Days following the execution and delivery hereof, contact the Antitrust Division to disclose the agreement of the Parties to consummate the Transactions. If requested by GCI, ACS shall, and shall cause its Affiliates to, cooperate reasonably in all respects with GCI in connection with any response, filing or submission requested by the United States Federal Trade Commission (the “ FTC ”) or the United States Department of Justice (the “ Antitrust Division”) and in connection with any investigation or other inquiry with respect thereto. Each Parent will use its reasonable best efforts to do each of the following with respect to matters relating to any such response, filing or submission: (i) cooperate reasonably in all respects with the other Parent in connection with any filing or submission and in connection with any investigation or other inquiry, including any proceeding initiated by a private party, (ii) promptly inform the other Parent of any communication received by such Party from, or given by such Party to, the Antitrust Division or any other Governmental Authority and of any material communication received or given in connection with any proceeding by a private party, in each case regarding any of the Transactions, (iii) permit the other Parent, or the other Parent’s legal counsel, to review any substantive communication given by it to, and consult with each other in advance of any meeting or conference with, the Antitrust Division or any such other Governmental Authority or, in connection with any proceeding by a private party, with any other Person, in each case regarding any of the Transactions, (iv) give the other Parent the opportunity to attend and participate in such meetings and conferences to the extent allowed by applicable Legal Requirements or by the applicable Governmental Authority, (v) in the event one Parent is prohibited by applicable Legal Requirements or by the applicable Governmental Authority from participating in or attending any meetings or conferences, keep the other promptly and reasonably apprised with respect thereto, (vi) cooperate reasonably in the filing of any memoranda, white papers, filings, correspondence, or other written communications explaining or defending the Transactions, articulating any regulatory or competitive argument, and/or responding to requests or objections made by any Governmental Authority and (vii) furnish the other Parent with copies of all correspondence, filings, and written communications between the Parent and any Governmental Authority with respect to this Agreement and the Transactions,

 

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except that any materials containing valuation information, internal financial information, or competitively sensitive information may be designated for limited distribution as appropriate. Notwithstanding anything in this Section 7.10 to the contrary, no Party shall be required to share with any other Party confidential or proprietary information that is provided by such Party to the FTC or Antitrust Division and is unrelated to the Transactions.

(b) In the event that any objections to the Transactions are asserted by any Governmental Authority under any Antitrust Law, the Parties will in good faith discuss at such time and each use reasonable best efforts to resolve such objections including, without limitation, if a Proceeding is instituted challenging any Transaction as violative of any Antitrust Law, using reasonable best efforts to resist or resolve such Proceeding; provided, however, that neither Party shall be required to provide any undertakings or to comply with any conditions that, in its reasonable opinion, would materially change the Transactions or such Party’s business, taken as a whole.

7.11 CETC Amounts . After the Closing, ACS shall promptly deliver, and cause its Affiliates to promptly deliver, to the Company an amount equal to all CETC Cash Flow as and when received by it and its Affiliates which shall be used by the Company for maintenance and support of the Company’s Wireless network. ACS shall cooperate with GCI to transfer to GCI or the Company the right to the CETC Cash Flow, including transfer of the USAC separate Study Area Codes for the ACS Wireless Activities.

7.12 Allocation . The Parties agree that the Purchase Price (including the Assumed Liabilities, if any, attributable to the ACS Assets to the extent properly taken into account for U.S. federal income tax purposes and any other items treated as consideration paid by GCI or GCI Wireless for such purposes) shall be allocated among each member of the ACS Group transferring the ACS Assets or the AWN Interest, then further allocated among the ACS Assets and the ACS AWN Interest sold by such Member in accordance with Code Section 1060 and the Treasury regulations thereunder (and any similar provision of state, local or foreign law, as appropriate) as shown on the allocation schedule (the “ Allocation Schedule ”). In addition, the Allocation Schedule shall set forth the value of each of the Company assets, broken down in such a manner to enable ACS to determine the amount of gain recognized on the sale of the ACS AWN Interest characterized as ordinary income under Section 751 of the Code. The Allocation Schedule shall be (i) prepared by the Parties as soon as practicable following the completion of the valuation report by Duff & Phelps pursuant to Section 7.18, (ii) subject to mutual agreement by ACS and GCI Parent and (iii) consistent with the valuation prepared by Duff & Phelps pursuant to Section 7.18. ACS and GCI Parent and their Affiliates shall file all Tax Returns (including Internal Revenue Service Form 8594) in a manner consistent with, and shall take no position in any audit or administrative proceeding inconsistent with, the Allocation Schedule. Any subsequent allocation necessary as a result of an adjustment to the consideration to be paid hereunder shall be determined by the Parties in a manner consistent with the Allocation Schedule; provided, however, that any adjustment to the Purchase Price pursuant to Section 2.3(a) shall relate solely to the AWN Interest, and any adjustment to the Purchase Price pursuant to any other provision of Section 2.3 shall relate solely to the ACS Assets.

 

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7.13 Forwarding Inquiries and Payments; Collection of Accounts Receivable .

(a) For a period of 12 months after the Closing Date, ACS shall, and shall cause its Affiliates to, forward to GCI any e-mail, facsimile, postal mail or telephone inquiries that the ACS Group receives to the extent relating to the ACS Assets, the ACS Wireless Activities or the ACS AWN Interest and shall promptly after the Closing Date file complete and adequate forwarding notices with the postal officials and appropriate telephone utilities provided by GCI for the forwarding to GCI of all mail and telephone calls relating to the ACS Assets, the ACS Wireless Activities or the ACS AWN Interest.

(b) Except for payments made pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, to the extent (i) the ACS Group receives any payments in respect of any portion of the ACS Assets, the ACS Wireless Activities or the ACS AWN Interest, in each case with respect to (x) Wireless goods or services provided by GCI after Closing or (y) the ownership of the ACS Assets or the ACS AWN Interest after Closing the ACS Group shall promptly forward the same to GCI, or (ii) GCI receives any payments in respect of any of the Excluded Assets, GCI shall promptly forward the same to ACS, in each case to the extent not otherwise addressed pursuant to this Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements. The Parties also agree to use commercially reasonable efforts to coordinate the collection of the Accounts Receivable of the ACS Wireless Activities. Each of ACS and GCI agree to allocate payments received for a combination of Wireless services and other services in accordance with the policies and procedures described on Schedule 7.13 .

(c) At least two Business Days before Closing, ACS shall provide to GCI a list of all Subscribers that have requested to pay by wire transfer or that ACS has agreed to accept payment by wire transfer.

7.14 Transaction Opinion . GCI Parent shall use reasonable best efforts to cause the Transaction Opinion to be issued so as not to delay the Closing. Such efforts shall include entering into an engagement letter as soon as reasonably practicable with a nationally recognized investment banking or valuation firm, paying any applicable fees, providing all necessary information to such firm and requesting the Transaction Opinion from such firm. ACS shall take all commercially reasonable actions requested by GCI Parent to cooperate and provide information required in connection with issuance of the Transaction Opinion.

7.15 Covenants Not To Compete or Solicit .

(a) Neither ACS nor any of its controlled Affiliates will engage, directly or indirectly, including as a reseller, in the Restricted Wireless Business in the State of Alaska for a period of four years after the Closing Date; provided, however, that nothing contained herein shall be deemed to prohibit ACS or any of its Affiliates from (i) performing under and in accordance with the terms of the Excluded Business Customer Contracts or (ii) acquiring as an investment not more than 1% of the outstanding capital stock of a Restricted Wireless Business whose capital stock is traded on a national securities exchange.

 

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(b) For a period of six months after the Closing Date, no Party nor any of its controlled Affiliates will, directly or indirectly, solicit, recruit or hire any Person set forth on Schedule 7.15 to the extent that any such Person has not been terminated by the applicable Party.

7.16 Leases . Within 45 days after the Signing Date, GCI will provide written notice to ACS setting forth those Offered Leases listed on the Leased Property Schedule that GCI desires to assume upon completion of the transition period under the Transition Services Agreement (each an “ Assumed Lease ”). All Assumed Leases will be Assumed Contracts under this Agreement, and all other Offered Leases will be Excluded Assets and Excluded Liabilities under this Agreement.

7.17 Post Closing Deliveries . ACS shall, or shall cause its subsidiaries or other Persons, as applicable to, deliver to GCI:

(a) On or before the date that is five Business Days after Closing, all Contracts for provision of Wireless services to Subscribers that are stored in or reside on the CommSoft System, in each case, in electronic format (with signature or recorded third-party verification) with respect to all active Subscribers, former subscribers with account balances at Closing, and suspended Subscribers. For the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing delivery requirement will be satisfied by ACS providing access to the CommSoft System or other electronic system to GCI to the extent such delivery requirement is included in the CommSoft System. Contracts “in transit” (e.g., contracts for services sold in a Retail Store which are not entered into CommSoft at the point of sale) will be provided electronically within two Business Days after their entry into CommSoft.

(b) On or before the date that is ten Business Days after Closing, all Contracts for the provision of Wireless services to commercial Subscribers other than those described in Section 7.17(a) that, to the Knowledge of ACS, have not been delivered to GCI.

(c) On or before the date that is five Business Days after Closing, with respect to Lifeline Subscribers, the latest recertification date with respect to each Lifeline Subscriber, in each case in electronic format.

(d) On or before the date that is five Business Days after Closing, all Subscriber data that is not stored in or does not reside on the CommSoft System that is reasonably requested by GCI and that is in ACS’s possession including, to the extent reasonably requested and in ACS’s possession: historical CPNI data, One Time Payment information, Trouble Ticket information, #5775 (contract) Usage Statistics, Customer Threshold Configurations, 3PV Files and Subscriber data resident in the Customer Data Store or Wireless Access Database systems.

(e) On or before the date that is ten Business Days after Closing, a detailed report of prepaid wireless deferred revenue calculated consistent with ACS’s past practices.

(f) On or before the date that is five Business Days after Closing, all Wireless call history information in its possession, including call history for former subscribers in electronic format sourced from the primary database in which the information is stored.

 

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7.18 Financial Reporting . (a) ACS and GCI agree that they will retain Duff & Phelps to provide valuation services with respect to the Transactions and that each of ACS and GCI will bear and be responsible for 50% of the cost of such services as are required for ACS’s and GCI’s financial reporting. The cost of any additional services provided by Duff & Phelps shall be borne by the Party requesting such services. Each of ACS and GCI agree that it will accept the valuation determined by Duff & Phelps as set forth in its valuation report for financial reporting purposes to the extent applicable after being provided with an opportunity to review and comment on such report for a period not to exceed ten Business Days. Each of ACS and GCI will use reasonable best efforts to cause the valuation report to be issued. Such efforts shall include taking all commercially reasonable actions requested by Duff & Phelps to provide information required in connection with such report and to cooperate in good faith with each other in connection with any actions required to be taken in connection with the issuance of such report.

(b) If Closing occurs after March 1, 2015, the Company will complete a stub period audit if required in connection with ACS’s public reporting obligations and the cost of such audit shall be the responsibility of the Company. Each of ACS and GCI agree that Grant Thornton will be engaged to provide such audit.

7.19 Excluded Business Customers .

(a) GCI and ACS agree to negotiate in good faith for a period not to exceed 180 days after Closing to reach an agreement with respect to the Excluded Business Customers, which agreement will provide that (i) the Excluded Business Customers will remain customers of ACS for the period specified in the Excluded Business Customers Contracts, including any contracted extensions specifically set forth therein, (ii) GCI will be paid the greater of (A) all revenues, fees and charges payable by the Excluded Business Customers for Wireless services and (B) wholesale rates, fees and charges currently payable by ACS to the Company to provide Wireless service to the Excluded Business Customers, (iii) GCI will have reasonable third party audit rights with respect to the Excluded Business Customer Contracts to verify wireless revenues, fees and charges payable by the Excluded Business Customers thereunder, which audit rights (A) shall not be exercised more than once every other year and (B) shall not unreasonably interfere with the business operations of ACS and its Affiliates, (iv) ACS will retain responsibility for all customer care and customer relations functions for the Excluded Business Customers and enforce a reasonable and customary excessive roaming policy with respect to the Excluded Business Customers, (v) GCI will provide Wireless services and billing support functions for the Excluded Business Customers for the period specified in the Excluded Business Customers Contracts, including any contracted extensions specifically set forth therein, under the terms of the applicable Excluded Business Customers Contract, (vi) ACS will not amend any Excluded Business Customer Contract, except to execute contracted extensions, (vii) to the extent technically feasible, GCI will preserve the ACS logo on the Excluded Business Customer handsets and produce paper bills in the name of and on behalf of ACS and (viii) GCI will have no obligation or responsibility to maintain any Wireless network or system functionality with respect to the Excluded Business Customers that it or the Company does not provide to any other Wireless customers. During the period of negotiation, GCI agrees to provide Wireless services to the Excluded Business Customers on commercially reasonable terms consistent with the foregoing to the extent practicable, and use commercially reasonable efforts to comply with the

 

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terms and conditions of the Excluded Business Customer Contracts; provided , however , that, other than with respect to its obligations to use commercially reasonable efforts set forth above, GCI and its Affiliates shall have no liability to any member of the ACS Group or to any Excluded Business Customer for failing to comply with such terms and conditions. During such 180 day period, GCI will bill ACS for all revenues, fees, and charges payable by the Excluded Business Customers for Wireless under the terms of the Excluded Business Customer Contracts and ACS will pay such amounts to GCI on customary commercial terms.

(b) If the Parties fail to reach an agreement with respect to the Excluded Business Customers within 180 days after Closing, neither GCI nor any of its Affiliates will have any further obligation to provide Wireless service to the Excluded Business Customers and ACS will pay to GCI the difference between (a) the Subscriber Adjustment as finally determined pursuant to Section 2.3 and (b) the Subscriber Adjustment that would have applied if the Excluded Business Customers were included in the definition of Nonqualifying Subscribers (the “ Excluded Business Customer Payment ”). ACS will pay any Excluded Business Customer Payment to GCI on or before the date that is 15 days after the expiration of the 180 day period by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account or accounts designated by GCI. GCI will have the right to dispute ACS’s calculation of the Excluded Business Customer Payment subject to the procedures and time frames set forth in Sections 2.3(f), (g), and (h) with the expiration of the 180 day period being substituted for the Closing Date in such Sections. Any payment pursuant to this Section 7.19(b) shall be treated for all Tax purposes as an adjustment to the Purchase Price.

SECTION 8. CONDITIONS TO THE OBLIGATIONS TO CLOSE

8.1 Conditions to Obligations of ACS Group . All obligations of ACS and ACS Wireless at the Closing hereunder are subject to the satisfaction, on or before the Closing Date, of each and every one of the following conditions, all or any of which may be waived, in whole or in part, by ACS for purposes of consummating the Transactions, but without prejudice to any other right or remedy which ACS or ACS Wireless may have hereunder as a result of any misrepresentation by, or breach of any covenant or warranty of, GCI or GCI Wireless contained in this Agreement or any other certificate or instrument furnished by GCI or GCI Wireless hereunder:

(a)  Representations and Warranties . All representations and warranties of each of GCI and GCI Wireless in this Agreement shall be true and correct in all respects to the extent qualified by materiality and in all material respects to the extent not so qualified at and as of the Closing Date as though such representations and warranties were made at and as of such time, except insofar as any such representation or warranty is made as of the date of this Agreement or any other specified date (in which case it shall be true and correct in all respects to the extent qualified by materiality and in all material respects to the extent not so qualified as of the date of this Agreement or such other specified date). ACS and ACS Wireless shall have received a certificate signed by authorized officers of GCI and GCI Wireless to the effect of the preceding sentence.

(b) Covenants and Conditions . Each of GCI and GCI Wireless shall have in all material respects performed and complied with all covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed or complied with by it prior to or on the Closing Date. ACS and ACS Wireless shall have received a certificate signed by authorized officers of GCI and GCI Wireless to the effect of the preceding sentence.

 

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(c) Ancillary Agreements . The Ancillary Agreements shall have been duly executed and delivered by GCI, GCI Wireless and the other parties thereto, as applicable (other than ACS, ACS Wireless or any of their Affiliates), and each Ancillary Agreement shall constitute the legal, valid, and binding obligation of each of such parties, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except to the extent such enforceability may be limited by the Enforceability Exceptions.

(d) Consents . All Governmental Consents and the Specified Consents shall have been obtained.

(e) Governmental Orders . No Governmental Authority shall have enacted, issued, promulgated, enforced or entered any order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree, stipulation, determination or award that is in effect and has the effect of making any material aspect of the Transactions illegal, otherwise restraining or prohibiting consummation of any material aspect of the Transactions or causing any material aspect of the Transactions to be rescinded following completion thereof.

(f) Deliveries . GCI and GCI Wireless shall have made or stand willing and able to make all the deliveries set forth in Section 9.3.

(g) Absence of Proceedings . There shall not be pending or overtly threatened in writing any Proceeding (i) challenging or seeking to restrain or prohibit the Transactions or seeking to obtain from ACS or ACS Wireless or any of their respective Affiliates, in connection with the Transactions, any damages, forfeiture, license revocation, or other penalty, condition or liability that, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a material effect on ACS or any of its Affiliates, or (ii) seeking to impose any conditions or restrictions that, individually or in the aggregate, in the reasonable judgment of ACS or ACS Wireless, would materially impair (or would reasonably be expected to materially impair) the ability of ACS or ACS Wireless to consummate the Transactions or would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the economic benefits to ACS or ACS Wireless arising therefrom.

(h) Bankruptcy Event . No Bankruptcy Event shall have occurred and be continuing with respect to GCI or GCI Wireless.

8.2 Conditions to Obligations of GCI and GCI Wireless . All obligations of GCI and GCI Wireless at the Closing hereunder are subject to the satisfaction, on or before the Closing Date, of each and every one of the following conditions, all or any of which may be waived, in whole or in part, by GCI Parent for purposes of consummating the Transactions, but without prejudice to any other right or remedy which GCI or GCI Wireless may have hereunder as a result of any misrepresentation by, or breach of any covenant or warranty of, ACS or ACS Wireless contained in this Agreement or any other certificate or instrument furnished by ACS or ACS Wireless hereunder:

 

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(a) Representations and Warranties . All representations and warranties of each of ACS and ACS Wireless in this Agreement shall be true and correct in all respects to the extent qualified by materiality and in all material respects to the extent not so qualified at and as of the Closing Date as though such representations and warranties were made at and as of such time, except insofar as any such representation or warranty is made as of the date of this Agreement or any other specified date (in which case it shall be true and correct in all respects to the extent qualified by materiality and in all material respects to the extent not so qualified as of the date of this Agreement or such other specified date). GCI and GCI Wireless shall have received a certificate signed by authorized officers of ACS and ACS Wireless to the effect of the preceding sentence.

(b) Covenants and Conditions . Each of ACS and ACS Wireless shall have in all material respects performed and complied with all covenants, agreements, and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed or complied with by it prior to or on the Closing Date. GCI and GCI Wireless shall have received a certificate signed by authorized officers of ACS and ACS Wireless to the effect of the preceding sentence.

(c) Consents . Each of the Material Consents to be obtained by a member of the ACS Group, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to GCI, shall have been duly obtained and delivered to GCI with, as a result of obtaining such Consent, no material adverse change having been made in the terms of the License or Assumed Contract that is the subject of such Material Consent.

(d) Ancillary Agreements . The Ancillary Agreements shall have been duly executed and delivered by ACS, ACS Wireless and the other parties thereto, as applicable (other than GCI, GCI Wireless or any of their Affiliates), and each Ancillary Agreement shall constitute the legal, valid and binding obligation of each of such parties enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except to the extent such enforceability may be limited by the Enforceability Exceptions.

(e) Lien Searches . Any lien searches that shall have been obtained by GCI, at its expense, shall disclose no Liens on any material ACS Assets other than Permitted Liens and Liens under the Credit Agreement, dated as of October 21, 2010, as amended, among Alaska Communications Systems Holdings, Inc., ACS, the lenders party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, as administrative agent.

(f) Governmental Consents . All Governmental Consents shall have been obtained.

(g) Material Adverse Change . ACS and its Affiliates shall not have suffered any material adverse change in the ACS Assets or the ACS Wireless Activities, its liabilities, condition (financial or otherwise) or results of operations, including as a result of any damage, destruction or loss affecting the ACS Assets, other than any material adverse change resulting from (i) general economic conditions, (ii) changes adversely affecting the Wireless industry (so long as the ACS Assets or the ACS Wireless Activities are not disproportionately affected thereby), (iii) the negotiation, announcement, execution, delivery, consummation or pendency hereof or of the Transactions, any litigation relating to this Agreement or the Transactions or any

 

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action or inaction by ACS or its Affiliates contemplated by or required by this Agreement, (iv) changes in accounting principles, (v) matters disclosed or referred to in the Schedules, or (vi) attack, outbreak, hostility, terrorist activity, act or declaration of war or act of public enemies or other geopolitical event (so long as the ACS Assets or the ACS Wireless Activities are not disproportionately affected thereby).

(h) Governmental Orders . No Governmental Authority shall have enacted, issued, promulgated, enforced or entered any order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree, stipulation, determination or award that is in effect and has the effect of making the Transactions illegal, otherwise restraining or prohibiting consummation of such Transactions or causing such Transactions to be rescinded following completion thereof.

(i) Deliveries . ACS and ACS Wireless shall have made or shall stand willing and able to make all the deliveries set forth in Section 9.2.

(j) Absence of Proceedings . There shall not be pending or overtly threatened in writing any Proceeding (i) challenging or seeking to restrain or prohibit the Transactions or seeking to obtain from GCI or GCI Wireless or any of their respective Affiliates, in connection with the Transactions, any damages that are material in relation to GCI or GCI Wireless (as the case may be) taken as whole, (ii) seeking to prohibit or limit the ownership or operation by GCI or GCI Wireless of any material portion of the ACS Wireless Activities, the ACS Assets or the ACS AWN Interest or to compel GCI or GCI Wireless to dispose of or hold separate any material portion of the ACS Wireless Activities, the ACS Assets or the ACS AWN Interest, in each case as a result of the Transactions, or (iii) seeking to impose any conditions or restrictions that, individually or in the aggregate, in the reasonable judgment of GCI or GCI Wireless, would materially impair (or would reasonably be expected to materially impair) the ability of GCI or GCI Wireless to consummate the Transactions or would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the economic benefits to GCI or GCI Wireless arising therefrom.

(k) Bankruptcy Event . No Bankruptcy Event shall have occurred and be continuing with respect to any member of the ACS Group.

(l) Transaction Opinion . GCI shall have received the Transaction Opinion.

(m)  Financing . GCI shall have obtained financing to fund the Purchase Price on terms and conditions that, taken as a whole, are not substantially less favorable to GCI than commercially reasonable terms and conditions that could be obtained on the date hereof, assuming that GCI has not entered into a transaction after the date hereof that materially adversely alters its ability to secure financing as contemplated above. For purposes of this Section 8.2(m), a draw on an existing revolving credit facility (to the extent permitted on the date hereof) shall not be considered to be entering into a transaction after the date hereof.

(n) Customer Billing Arrangements . GCI shall have entered into a reasonably acceptable arrangement with CommSoft and any other Person necessary to provide billing and customer care to Subscribers after Closing, and GCI shall have been provided with the necessary customer information to enable GCI to bill Subscribers.

 

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(o) CDMA Network Transition . ACS shall be ready, willing and able to transfer to GCI the operation of the CDMA Core Network, subject to ACS continuing to maintain and support the Post-Close Systems.

(p) Release . ACS shall have delivered a release, or evidence that a release will, upon Closing, be provided, of all Liens disclosed in the lien searches described in Section 8.2(e) that are on (i) the ACS AWN Interest (other than Permitted Liens described in clause (g) of the definition of Permitted Liens), or (ii) the ACS Assets.

SECTION 9. CLOSING AND CLOSING DELIVERIES

9.1 Time and Place of Closing . Subject to (i) the satisfaction or, to the extent permissible by Legal Requirements, waiver (by the Parent for whose benefit the closing condition is imposed), of the closing conditions described in Section 8, and (ii) the provisions of Section 10, the closing of the Transactions (the “ Closing ”) will take place at the offices of GCI, 2550 Denali Street, Suite 1000, Anchorage, Alaska, at 10:00 a.m., local time, on the second Business Day following the date on which each of the conditions set forth in Section 8 is satisfied or waived by the Party entitled to waive such condition (except for any conditions that by their nature can only be satisfied on the Closing Date, but subject to the satisfaction of such conditions or waiver by the Party entitled to waive such conditions) (the “ Closing Date ”), or on such other date or at such other location as shall otherwise be mutually agreed upon by the Parents.

9.2 Deliveries by ACS and ACS Wireless . Prior to or on the Closing Date, and subject to the terms of Section 7.9, ACS and ACS Wireless shall deliver to GCI and GCI Wireless the following, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to GCI Parent and its counsel:

(a)  Transfer Documents . Duly executed Instruments of Assignment and the Assignment of Ownership Interest and duly executed bills of sale, assignments of the Assumed Contracts and such other transfer documents which shall be sufficient to vest good and marketable title to the ACS Assets in the name of GCI and the ACS AWN Interest in the name of GCI Wireless, free and clear of any Liens (except for in the case of any ACS Asset the Permitted Liens);

(b)  Consents . The original of each Consent which has been obtained relating to the ACS Group;

(c)  Secretary’s Certificate . A certificate dated as of the Closing Date, executed by the Secretary or Assistant Secretary of each of ACS and ACS Wireless: (i) certifying that the resolutions, as attached to such certificate, were duly adopted by such Person’s board of directors and shareholders (if required), authorizing and approving the execution of this Agreement and the consummation of the Transactions and that such resolutions remain in full force and effect; and (ii) providing, as attachments thereto, such Person’s certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws or operating agreement and a certificate of good standing certified by an appropriate state official, and, if appropriate, certificates of qualification as a foreign corporation certified by an appropriate state official of those states in which such Person conducts the ACS Wireless Activities, all certified by such state officials as of a date not more than 20 days before the Closing Date and by such Person’s Secretary or Assistant Secretary as of the Closing Date;

 

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(d)  Network Information . The Network Information set forth on Schedule 9.2 ; and

(e)  Contracts, Activities Records, Etc . Copies of all Assumed Contracts other than consumer Subscriber Contracts, and all files and records included in the ACS Assets.

9.3 Deliveries by GCI . On the Closing Date, and subject to the terms of Section 7.9, GCI shall deliver to ACS and ACS Wireless the following, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to ACS and its counsel:

(a)  Assumption Agreements . Duly executed Instruments of Assumption, pursuant to which GCI shall assume and undertake to perform obligations arising after the Effective Time under the Assumed Contracts; and

(b)  Secretary’s Certificate . A certificate dated as of the Closing Date, executed by the Secretary or Assistant Secretary of each of GCI and GCI Wireless: (i) certifying that the resolutions, as attached to such certificate, were duly adopted by such Person’s board of directors and shareholders (if required), authorizing and approving the execution of this Agreement and the consummation of the Transactions and that such resolutions remain in full force and effect; and (ii) providing, as attachments thereto, such Person’s articles of incorporation, bylaws and a certificate of good standing certified by an appropriate state official, all certified by such state official as of a date not more than 20 days before the Closing Date and by such Person’s Secretary or Assistant Secretary as of the Closing Date.

SECTION 10. RIGHTS OF THE PARTIES ON TERMINATION OR BREACH

10.1 Termination Rights . This Agreement may be terminated prior to the Closing:

(a) At any time by mutual written consent of both ACS and GCI;

(b) By ACS if (A) there have been one or more breaches by GCI Parent, GCI or GCI Wireless of any of their representations, warranties, covenants or agreements contained herein or in any Ancillary Agreement that have not been waived by ACS and would result in the failure to satisfy any of the conditions set forth in Section 8.1 (Conditions to Obligations of ACS Group) and such breaches have not been cured within ten days after written notice thereof has been received by GCI Parent or (B) any of the conditions set forth in Section 8.1 (Conditions to Obligations of ACS Group) has become incapable of being satisfied on or before the Outside Date and has not been waived by ACS; provided, however, that in each case that ACS and its Affiliates are not in material breach of any of their representations, warranties, covenants or agreements contained herein or in any Ancillary Agreement;

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satisfy any of the conditions set forth in Section 8.2 (Conditions to Obligations of GCI and GCI Wireless) and such breaches have not been cured within ten days after written notice thereof has been received by ACS or (B) any of the conditions set forth in Section 8.2 (Conditions to Obligations of GCI and GCI Wireless) has become incapable of being satisfied on or before the Outside Date and has not been waived by GCI; provided, however, that in each case that GCI and its Affiliates are not in material breach of any of their representations, warranties, covenants or agreements contained herein or in any Ancillary Agreement;

(d) By either Party if the Closing hereunder has not taken place within five months of the Signing Date (the “ Outside Date ”); provided, however, that neither ACS nor GCI shall be permitted to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 10.1(d) if the failure to consummate the Closing by such date results from material breach by such other Party or any of its Affiliates of any of their representations, warranties, covenants or agreements contained herein or in any Ancillary Agreement.

In the event of termination by ACS or GCI pursuant to this Section 10.1, written notice thereof shall promptly be given to the other Party, setting forth the clause of this Section 10.1 pursuant to which such Party is terminating and the facts giving rise to such Party’s termination right in reasonable detail, and this Agreement and the Transactions shall be terminated, without further action by any Party. Upon such termination: (i) if no Party is in intentional or willful material breach of any provision of this Agreement, the Parties shall not have any further liability to each other; or (ii) if any Party shall be in intentional or willful material breach of any provision of this Agreement, the other Parties shall have all rights and remedies available at law or equity.

10.2 Specific Performance . Prior to termination of this Agreement, in the event any Party refuses to perform under the provisions of this Agreement, monetary damages alone will not be adequate. The other Parties shall therefore be entitled, in addition to any other remedies that may be available, including money damages, to obtain specific performance of the terms of this Agreement. In the event of an action by any of the Parties to obtain specific performance of the terms of this Agreement, each other Party hereby waives the defense that there is an adequate remedy at law.

SECTION 11. SURVIVAL OF REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES; INDEMNIFICATION

11.1 Affiliates . The indemnification rights provided in this Section 11 shall, in any instance, extend to any Affiliate of either Parent although any indemnification claims by such Persons shall be made by and through the Claimant.

11.2 Survival . All representations, warranties and pre-Closing covenants contained in this Agreement shall be deemed continuing representations, warranties and covenants, and shall survive the Closing Date for 18 months following the Closing Date with respect to any claim by the other Parent as the Person claiming indemnification (the “ Claimant ”) that a Parent or an Affiliate thereof that is a Party (the “ Indemnifier ”) has breached its representations or warranties contained in this Agreement or failed to comply with its pre-Closing covenants contained herein; provided, however, that the representations and warranties set forth in Section 4.3(b) regarding title to the ACS Assets and Section 4.13 regarding title to the ACS

 

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AWN Interest shall survive for the period of the applicable statute of limitations, and those set forth in Section 4.8 (Environmental Law) relating to the pre-Closing period shall survive for five years following the Closing Date. In clarification of the foregoing, the Parties confirm that the covenants herein to be performed following the Closing, including under this Section 11, shall survive in each instance until 18 months after the required performance thereof. Any investigations by or on behalf of any Party or Knowledge of any Party shall not constitute a waiver by such Party of its rights to enforce any representation, warranty or covenant contained herein of the other Parties.

11.3 Indemnification by ACS . Subsequent to the Closing, and regardless of any investigation made at any time by or on behalf of any Party, or any information or Knowledge any other Party may have, ACS as Indemnifier shall indemnify and hold GCI Parent, as Claimant, harmless against and with respect to, and shall reimburse GCI Parent for:

(a) Any and all expenses, losses, liabilities or damages (“ Damages ”) resulting from any untrue representation, breach of warranty or nonfulfillment of any covenant contained herein by ACS or its Affiliates;

(b) Any and all obligations or liabilities of ACS and its Affiliates not assumed by GCI or GCI Wireless pursuant to the terms hereof;

(c) Any and all Damages resulting from the ACS Wireless Activities or the ownership or operation of the ACS Assets or the ownership of the ACS AWN Interest prior to the Effective Time, including any and all liabilities which relate to events occurring prior to the Effective Time arising under the Assumed Contracts (other than Damages described in Section 11.3(e)), but excluding any and all matters subject to the Continuing Indemnification Obligations;

(d) (i) Any and all forfeitures, fines or monetary judgments (including voluntary contributions to the U.S. Treasury paid pursuant to an FCC-approved Consent Decree or other settlement to which the FCC is a party) in excess of overpayments of High Cost Universal Service Support from the Universal Service Fund (each, a “ Fine ”) to the extent that any such Fine results from acts or omissions of any member of the ACS Group, including but not limited to deficiencies in the customer billing address, line type, line count or other information provided by the ACS Group, rather than from acts or omissions by the Company;

(ii) Any decrease in CETC Cash Flow from the ACS Wireless Activities due to failure to file any required reports necessary to maintain ACS’s eligibility to receive High Cost Universal Service Support, failure to cooperate with any FCC or USAC required audit, including a Payment Quality Assurance review, or other investigation, or failure to respond to lawful process, in each case before the Closing, except to the extent that such failure resulted from acts or omissions by the Company with respect to actions required of the Company by Exhibit F to the FNUA;

(e) Any and all Damages resulting from any Environmental Claims (regardless of whether any representation or warranty contained in Section 4.8 is incorrect) related to the operation of any Leased Property prior to the Effective Time;

 

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(f) Any and all Damages resulting from any claim that a collective bargaining agreement or other contract with a Union is binding upon GCI Parent or any of its Affiliates or imposes on GCI Parent or any of its Affiliates any duty to bargain with any Union to the extent such claim relates to any collective bargaining agreement or other contract with a Union by ACS or any of its Affiliates; and

(g) Any and all actions, suits, proceedings, claims, demands, assessments, judgments, reasonable costs and expenses, including reasonable legal fees and expenses, incident to any of the foregoing or reasonably incurred in investigating or attempting to avoid the same or to oppose the imposition thereof, or in enforcing this indemnity.

11.4 Indemnification by GCI . Subsequent to the Closing, GCI Parent, GCI and GCI Wireless shall indemnify and hold ACS and ACS Wireless harmless against and with respect to, and shall reimburse ACS and ACS Wireless for:

(a) Any and all Damages resulting from any untrue representation, breach of warranty or nonfulfillment of any covenant contained herein by GCI or its Affiliates;

(b) Any and all Damages resulting from (i) GCI’s operation or ownership of the ACS Assets or the ACS Wireless Activities on and after the Effective Time, including any and all liabilities arising under the Assumed Contracts (other than Transition Contracts and Assumed Leases) which relate to events occurring after the Effective Time, any and all liabilities arising under Transition Contracts which relate to events occurring on or after the Transition Completion Date and any and all liabilities arising under the Assumed Leases which relate to events occurring on or after the Assumed Leases Assumption Date, (ii) Assumed Liabilities and (iii) ownership of the ACS AWN Interest on and after the Effective Time;

(c) If GCI makes an election pursuant to option (1) of Section 7.8(b), any and all Damages resulting from the transfer to GCI by ACS of any such Assumed Contract prior to the receipt of the Consent required for the assignment thereof, contingent upon such Consent having been waived by GCI as a precondition to such assignment; and

(d) Any and all actions, suits, proceedings, claims, demands, assessments, judgments, costs and expenses, including reasonable legal fees and expenses, incident to any of the foregoing or incurred in investigating or attempting to avoid the same or to oppose the imposition thereof, or in enforcing this indemnity.

11.5 Procedure for Indemnification . The procedure for indemnification shall be as follows:

(a) The Claimant, as the party claiming indemnification, shall give written notice to the Indemnifier of any claim, whether between or among Parties or brought by a Third Party, within 20 days of receiving notice, or becoming aware, thereof and specifying (i) the factual basis for such claim (to the extent known by the Claimant) and (ii) if known, the amount of the claim; provided that failure to give such notice within 20 days shall not constitute a defense to any claim for indemnification unless, and only to the extent that, such failure materially prejudices the Indemnifier except that the Indemnifier shall not be liable for any expenses incurred during the period in which the Claimant failed to give such notice. Thereafter, the Claimant shall deliver to the Indemnifier, promptly following the Claimant’s receipt thereof, copies of all notices and documents (including court papers) received by the Claimant relating to the claim.

 

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(b) Following receipt of notice from the Claimant of a claim, the Indemnifier shall have 30 days to make such investigation of the claim as the Indemnifier deems necessary or desirable. For the purposes of such investigation, the Claimant agrees to make available to the Indemnifier and/or its authorized representative(s) the information relied upon by the Claimant to substantiate the claim. If the Claimant and the Indemnifier agree at or prior to the expiration of said 30 day period (or any mutually agreed upon extension thereof) to the validity and amount of such claim, the Indemnifier shall immediately pay to the Claimant the full amount of the claim. If the Claimant and the Indemnifier do not agree within such period (or any mutually agreed upon extension thereof), the Claimant may seek a remedy in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Agreement.

(c) With respect to any claim by a Third Party as to which a Claimant is claiming indemnification hereunder, the Indemnifier shall have the right, at its own expense, to participate in or assume control of the defense of such claim with counsel selected by the Indemnifier, and the Claimant shall cooperate fully with the Indemnifier, subject to reimbursement for actual out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Claimant as the result of a request by the Indemnifier. Such cooperation shall include the retention and (upon the Indemnifier’s request) the provision to the Indemnifier of records and information that are reasonably relevant to such Third Party claim, and making employees available at such times and places as may be reasonably necessary to defend against such Third Party claim for the purpose of providing additional information, explanation or testimony in connection with such Third Party claim. If the Indemnifier elects to assume control of the defense of any Third Party claim, the Indemnifier shall have the right to assert any counterclaims or defenses available to Claimant against such Third Party, and the Claimant shall have the right to participate in the defense of such claim at its own expense and to employ counsel (not reasonably objected to by the Indemnifier), at its own expense, separate from the counsel employed by the Indemnifier, it being understood that the Indemnifier shall control such defense; provided that if the Claimant shall have reasonably concluded that separate counsel is required because a conflict of interest would otherwise exist, the Claimant shall have the right to select separate counsel to participate in the defense of such action on its behalf, at the expense of the Indemnifier. If the Indemnifier does not elect to assume control or otherwise participate in the defense of any Third Party claim, it shall be bound by the results obtained by the Claimant with respect to such claim. If the Indemnifier assumes the defense of a Third Party claim in accordance with this Section 11.5(c), the Indemnifier shall not be liable to the Claimant for any legal expenses subsequently incurred by the Claimant in connection with the defense thereof. Whether or not the Indemnifier assumes the defense of a Third Party claim, the Claimant shall not admit any liability with respect to, or settle, compromise or discharge, such Third Party claim without the Indemnifier’s prior written consent, and the Indemnifier shall not have any indemnification obligation with respect to any settlement, compromise or discharge effected without its prior written consent.

11.6 Limitations . The Indemnifier’s obligations to indemnify the Claimant pursuant to Section 11.3 or 11.4 shall be subject to the following limitations:

 

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(a) The Claimant shall be entitled to indemnification only for those Damages arising with respect to any claim as to which Claimant has given the Indemnifier written notice within the appropriate time period set forth in Section 11.2 hereof for such claim.

(b) Claimant’s Damages sought to be recovered under Section 11.3 or 11.4 hereof shall be net of any insurance proceeds actually received by Claimant with respect to the events giving rise to such Damages. If the incurrence or payment of any such Damages makes allowable to the Indemnified Party any deduction, amortization, exclusion from income or other allowance (a “ Tax Benefit”) which would not, but for such adjustment, be allowable, then the indemnification payment to the Claimant under this Section 11 shall be an amount equal to (i) the amount otherwise due but for this sentence, minus (ii) the amount of Tax savings actually realized by the Claimant as a result of the Tax Benefit in the Tax year in which the Damages were incurred (a “ Tax Savings”) . If and to the extent that subsequent to any payment of Damages by any Indemnifier to a Claimant hereunder, such Claimant receives insurance proceeds or realizes a Tax Savings with respect to the events giving rise to such Damages, which proceeds or Tax Savings would have been netted against such Damages if they had been received prior to the Indemnifier’s payment of such Damages, then the Claimant shall remit such insurance proceeds or the amount of such Tax Savings to Indemnifier to the extent such proceeds or amount would have been netted against such Damages.

(c) ACS shall not be liable for indemnification under Section 11.3(a), 11.3(e) or 11.3(g) (to the extent relating to Section 11.3(a) or 11.3(e)) (other than with respect to claims for indemnification based upon, arising out of, with respect to or by reason of fraud, intentional misrepresentation or other willful misconduct, any breach of any covenant, or any pre-Closing liabilities of the ACS Group that are not Assumed Liabilities (the “ Basket/Cap Exclusions ”)), until the aggregate amount of all indemnification payments for which ACS is liable in respect of indemnification under such Sections (other than with respect to claims for indemnification based upon the Basket/Cap Exclusions) exceeds $1,000,000 (the “ Basket ”), in which event ACS shall be required to pay all indemnification payments including the amount of the Basket.

(d) The aggregate amount of all indemnification payments for which ACS shall be liable pursuant to Section 11.3(a), 11.3(e) and 11.3(g) (to the extent relating to Section 11.3(a) or 11.3(e)) (other than with respect to claims for indemnification based upon, arising out of, with respect to or by reason of the Basket/Cap Exclusions) shall not exceed $50,000,000.

(e) The Parties agree that the amount of Damages attributable to a breach of the representation contained in Section 4.5 that no Consent is required for the assignment or transfer of any Postpaid Subscriber Contract shall be $350 multiplied by the number of Wireless lines with respect to such Postpaid Subscriber Contract; provided, however, that the amount of such Damages shall be $0 if (i) such Contract was listed on the Subscriber Contract Consent List and a Non-Election Notice is not delivered by GCI with respect to such Postpaid Subscriber Contract or (ii) such Contract is not terminated by the Subscriber within six months after the Closing Date.

(f) No member of the ACS Group shall be liable for any Damages to GCI or any of its Affiliates with respect to any loss or reduction in CETC Cash Flow if ACS and its Affiliates have complied with their obligations with respect to such CETC Cash Flow in this Agreement.

 

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11.7 Taxes . In the event of any inconsistency between the provisions of Section 7.3 and the provisions of this Section 11, the provisions of Section 7.3 shall govern.

11.8 Treatment of Indemnification Payments . All indemnity payments made pursuant to this Section 11 shall be treated for all Tax purposes as adjustments to the Purchase Price to the extent permitted by applicable Legal Requirements.

11.9 Exclusive Remedy . Subject to Section 10.2, the Parties acknowledge and agree that, following the Closing, their sole and exclusive remedy with respect to any and all claims (other than claims arising from fraud on the part of a Party hereto in connection with the Transactions) for any breach of any representation, warranty, covenant, agreement or obligation set forth herein, shall be pursuant to the indemnification provisions set forth in Section 7.3 or this Section 11. In furtherance of the foregoing, each Party hereby waives, to the fullest extent permitted under law, any and all rights, claims and causes of action for any breach of any representation, warranty, covenant, agreement or obligation set forth herein it may have against the other Parties hereto and their Affiliates and each of their respective representatives arising under or based upon any law, except pursuant to the provisions set forth in Section 7.3 or this Section 11. Nothing in this Section 11.9 shall limit any Person’s right to seek and obtain any equitable relief to which any Person shall be entitled or to seek any remedy on account of any fraud.

SECTION 12. MISCELLANEOUS

12.1 Notices . All notices, demands and requests required or permitted to be given under the provisions of this Agreement shall be (i) in writing, (ii) sent by email as a portable document format (PDF) file, delivered by personal delivery, or sent by commercial delivery service or certified mail, return receipt requested, (iii) deemed to have been given on the date sent by email as a portable document format (PDF) file with receipt confirmed, the date of personal delivery, or the date set forth in the records of the delivery service or on the return receipt, and (iv) addressed as follows:

 

If to the Company:

The Alaska Wireless Network, LLC

c/o General Communication, Inc.

2550 Denali Street, Suite 1000

Anchorage, Alaska 99503

Attention: CEO

Email: whughes@GCI.com

 

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with a copy (which shall

not alone constitute notice) to:

Sherman & Howard L.L.C.

633 17 th Street, Suite 3000

Denver, CO 80202

Attention: Steven D. Miller

Email: smiller@shermanhoward. com

If to GCI Parent, GCI or

GCI Wireless:

General Communication, Inc.

2550 Denali Street, Suite 1000

Anchorage, Alaska 99503

Attention: General Counsel

Email: tpidgeon@gci.com

with a copy (which shall

not alone constitute notice) to:

Sherman & Howard L.L.C.

633 17 th Street, Suite 3000

Denver, CO 80202

Attention: Steven D. Miller

Email: smiller@shermanhoward. com

If to ACS or ACS Wireless:

Alaska Communications Systems Group, Inc.

600 Telephone Avenue

Anchorage, Alaska 99503

Attention: General Counsel

Email: leonard.steinberg@acsalaska.com

with a copy (which shall

not alone constitute notice) to:

Sidley Austin LLP

787 Seventh Avenue

New York, New York 10019

Attention: Irving L. Rotter

                Gabriel Saltarelli

Email: irotter@sidley.com             gsaltarelli@sidley.com

or to any such other or additional Persons and addresses as the Person to whom notice is to be provided may from time to time designate in a writing delivered in accordance with this Section 12.1.

12.2 Benefit and Binding Effect . This Agreement shall inure solely to the benefit of the Parties, without conferring on any other Person any rights of enforcement or other rights. No Party may assign this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other Parties. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns.

 

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12.3 Entire Agreement . This Agreement together with the Ancillary Agreements and all exhibits and schedules hereto or thereto, and all documents and certificates delivered by the Parties contemporaneously and in connection herewith, or to be delivered by the Parties pursuant hereto or in connection herewith, collectively represent the entire understanding and agreement between the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof. This Agreement together with the Ancillary Agreements supersede all prior negotiations, letters of intent or other writings between the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and cannot be amended, supplemented or modified except by a written agreement which makes specific reference to this Agreement or an Ancillary Agreement, as the case may be, and which is signed by the Party against which enforcement of any such amendment, supplement or modification is sought.

12.4 Waiver of Compliance ; Consents . Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, any failure of any Party to comply with any obligation, representation, warranty, covenant, agreement or condition herein may be waived by the Party entitled to the benefits thereof only by a written instrument signed by the Party granting such waiver, but such waiver or failure to insist upon strict compliance with such obligation, representation, warranty, covenant, agreement or condition shall not operate as a waiver of, or estoppel with respect to, any subsequent or other failure. Whenever this Agreement requires or permits consent by or on behalf of any Party, such consent shall be given in writing in a manner consistent with the requirements for a waiver of compliance as set forth in this Section 12.4.

12.5 Severability . If any provision hereof or the application thereof to any Person or circumstance shall be invalid or unenforceable to any extent, the remainder of this Agreement and the application of such provision to other Persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby and shall be enforced to the greatest extent permitted by applicable Legal Requirements.

12.6 Prevailing Party . If any Party commences any Proceeding against another Party to interpret or enforce any of the terms of this Agreement as a result of an alleged breach by the other Party of any terms hereof, the nonprevailing Party shall pay to the prevailing Party reasonable attorneys’ fees, costs and expenses incurred in connection with the prosecution or defense of such Proceeding (including at any appellate level).

12.7 No Consequential or Indirect Damages . Except to the extent payable to a Third Party with respect to indemnification claims under Section 11.5(c), in no event shall any Party be liable under this Agreement to another Party for any punitive, incidental, indirect, special or consequential damages, including any damages for business interruption, loss of use, revenue or profit, whether arising out of breach of contract, tort (including negligence) or otherwise, regardless of whether such damages were foreseeable and whether or not the breaching Party was advised of the possibility of such damages.

12.8 Governing Law . This Agreement shall be governed, construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to conflicts of law principles thereunder.

12.9 Selection of Forum; Venue; Service of Process . The Parties hereby irrevocably submit in any Proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any Transactions to the exclusive jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the District of Alaska or if

 

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jurisdiction is not available therein the jurisdiction of any court of the State of Alaska, and waive any and all objections to such jurisdiction or venue that they may have under the laws of any state or country, including any argument that jurisdiction, sites and/or venue are inconvenient or otherwise improper. Each Party further agrees that process may be served upon such Party in any manner authorized under the laws of the United States or Alaska, and waives any objections that such Party may otherwise have to such process.

12.10 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL . EACH PARTY HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LITIGATION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF, INVOLVING OR OTHERWISE IN RESPECT OF THIS AGREEMENT, ANY ANCILLARY AGREEMENT OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY. EACH PARTY (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE ANCILLARY AGREEMENTS, AS APPLICABLE, BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 12.10.

12.11 Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which, when so executed and delivered, shall be an original, and all of which counterparts together shall constitute one and the same fully executed instrument.

Signature page follows

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been duly executed by the Parties as of the date first above written.

 

ALASKA COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS
GROUP, INC.
By:

/s/ David C. Eisenberg

Name: David C. Eisenberg
Title: Chief Revenue Officer
ACS WIRELESS, INC.
By:

/s/ David C. Eisenberg

Name: David C. Eisenberg
Title: Chief Revenue Officer
GCI COMMUNICATION CORP.
By:

/s/ Peter Pounds

Name: Peter Pounds
Title: CFO
GCI WIRELESS HOLDINGS, LLC
By:

/s/ Peter Pounds

Name: Peter Pounds
Title: Manager
THE ALASKA WIRELESS NETWORK, LLC
By:

/s/ Wilson Hughes

Name: Wilson Hughes
Title: CEO

[Signature pages to Purchase and Sale Agreement]


GENERAL COMMUNICATION, INC.
By:

/s/ Peter Pounds

Name: Peter Pounds
Title: CFO

[Signature pages to Purchase and Sale Agreement]


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been duly executed by the Parties as of the date first above written.

 

ALASKA COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS
GROUP, INC.
By:

/s/ David C. Eisenberg

Name: David C. Eisenberg
Title: Chief Revenue Officer
ACS WIRELESS, INC.
By:

/s/ David C. Eisenberg

Name: David C. Eisenberg
Title: Chief Revenue Officer
GCI COMMUNICATION CORP.
By:

/s/ Peter Pounds

Name: Peter Pounds
Title: Manager
GCI WIRELESS HOLDINGS, LLC
By:

/s/ Peter Pounds

Name: Peter Pounds
Title: Manager
THE ALASKA WIRELESS NETWORK, LLC
By:

/s/ Wilson Hughes

Name: Wilson Hughes
Title: CEO

[Signature pages to Purchase and Sale Agreement]

Exhibit 10.2

Execution Version

SECOND AMENDMENT AGREEMENT

This SECOND AMENDMENT AGREEMENT, dated as of December 23, 2014 (this “ Amendment Agreement ”), amends the Credit Agreement, dated as of October 21, 2010 (as amended by the First Amendment Agreement to Credit Agreement, dated as of November 1, 2012, and as further amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time prior to the date hereof, the “ Existing Credit Agreement ”), among ALASKA COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS HOLDINGS, INC., as borrower (the “ Borrower ”), ALASKA COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS GROUP, INC., as parent (the “ Parent ”), the lenders from time to time party thereto (the “ Lenders ” and each Lender that is a party to the Existing Credit Agreement on the date hereof, prior to giving effect to this Amendment Agreement, an “ Existing Lender ”) and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as administrative agent for the Lenders (the “ Administrative Agent ”).

RECITALS:

WHEREAS , pursuant to the Existing Credit Agreement, the Lenders have agreed to make, and have made, certain loans and other extensions of credit to the Borrower;

WHEREAS , the Borrower has requested that the Existing Credit Agreement be amended as set forth in Exhibit A hereto to, among other things, (i) extend the expiration date of, and modify certain other terms of, the Revolving Commitments of Extending Revolving Lenders (as defined below) that are designated as Extended Revolving Commitments (as defined below) and (ii) designate a new tranche of term loans (the “ Tranche B Term Loans ”) under the Amended Credit Agreement (as defined below) (it being understood that all of such Tranche B Term Loans shall be provided by the conversion of existing Original Term Loans (as defined in the Amended Credit Agreement) by the applicable holders thereof pursuant to the terms hereof);

WHEREAS , on the Amendment Agreement Effective Date (as defined below), if the Revolving Extension Condition is satisfied, certain of the terms of all or a portion of the outstanding Revolving Commitments of each Revolving Lender that approves this Amendment Agreement and elects to deem all or a portion of its Revolving Commitment a Class B Revolving Commitment (as defined in the Amended Credit Agreement) (such Revolving Commitments, the “ Extended Revolving Commitments ”) by executing and delivering to the Administrative Agent (or its counsel), on or prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on December 17, 2014 (the “ Delivery Time ”), a signature page to this Amendment Agreement designating itself as an “ Extending Revolving Lender ” with respect to all or such portion of its Revolving Commitments (each Revolving Lender that does not so designate itself with respect to any of its Revolving Commitments being referred to herein as a “ Declining Revolving Lender ”) will be modified as set forth herein;

WHEREAS , on the Amendment Agreement Effective Date, each existing Term Lender that executes and delivers to the Administrative Agent (or its counsel), on or prior to the Delivery Time, a signature page to this Amendment Agreement requesting that it be designated as a “ Tranche B Term Lender ” shall, when accepted by the Borrower in its sole discretion (as advised by J.P. Morgan Securities LLC (the “ Amendment Agreement Lead Arranger ”)), have the Tranche B Term Commitment (as defined in the Amended Credit Agreement) determined by the Borrower (but not to exceed the aggregate outstanding principal amount of such Lender’s existing Original Term Loans (after giving effect to the application of any Prepayment Proceeds referred to below)) and notified to such Tranche B Term Lender by the Amendment Agreement Lead Arranger on or prior to the Amendment Agreement Effective Date;


WHEREAS , each Tranche B Term Lender has agreed, on the terms and conditions set forth herein, to have all of its outstanding Original Term Loan converted into a like principal amount of a Tranche B Term Loan effective as of the Amendment Agreement Effective Date;

NOW, THEREFORE , in consideration of the premises contained herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound hereby, agree as follows:

1. Definitions . Unless otherwise specifically defined herein, each capitalized term used herein that is defined in the Existing Credit Agreement has the meaning assigned to such term in the Existing Credit Agreement. The provisions of Section 1.03 of the Existing Credit Agreement are hereby incorporated by reference herein, mutatis mutandis .

2. Amendments to the Existing Credit Agreement . (a) The Existing Credit Agreement is hereby amended to delete the stricken text (indicated textually in the same manner as the following example: stricken text ) and to add the double-underlined text (indicated textually in the same manner as the following example: double-underlined text ) as set forth in the pages of the Credit Agreement attached as Exhibit A hereto (such Credit Agreement attached as Exhibit A hereto, as amended, the “ Amended Credit Agreement ”).

(b) Schedule 2.01 to the Existing Credit Agreement is hereby amended on and as of the Amendment Agreement Effective Date by deleting the column entitled “Revolving Commitment” and substituting in lieu thereof the columns entitled “Class A Revolving Commitment” and “Class B Revolving Commitment” set forth on Schedule 1 hereto.

3. Commitments; Termination .

(a) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the Amended Credit Agreement, the Revolving Commitment of each Revolving Lender shall be as set forth on Schedule 1 hereto as of the Amendment Agreement Effective Date;

(b) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the Amended Credit Agreement, as of the Amendment Agreement Effective Date, each Extending Revolving Lender agrees that its Revolving Commitment (or, if applicable, the portion thereof designated by such Extending Revolving Lender as an Extended Revolving Commitment) will be deemed a Class B Revolving Commitment;

(c) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the Amended Credit Agreement, as of the Amendment Agreement Effective Date, (x) the Revolving Commitment of each Declining Revolving Lender shall be deemed a Class A Revolving Commitment (as defined in the Amended Credit Agreement) and (y) any portion of the Revolving Commitment of any Extending Revolving Lender that is not designated as an Extended Revolving Commitment shall be terminated (and in connection therewith, the Lenders hereby waive any requirement for advance notice pursuant to Section 2.08(c) of the Existing Credit Agreement);

(d) If there are any Revolving Loans or Swingline Loans outstanding immediately prior to the Amendment Agreement Effective Date (collectively, the “ Existing Revolving Loans ”), such Existing Revolving Loans shall be repaid in full by the Borrower on the Amendment Agreement Effective Date, which repayment shall be accompanied by accrued and unpaid fees and interest on the Existing Revolving Loans being repaid and any funding losses payable in accordance with Section 2.16 of the Amended Credit Agreement. Such prepayment may be financed (subject to satisfaction of the applicable borrowing conditions under Section 4.02 of the Amended Credit Agreement) with the proceeds of Revolving Loans made on such date by the Revolving Lenders under the Amended Credit Agreement. The Lenders hereby waive the requirement that the Borrower provide advance notice of such repayment pursuant to Section 2.03 of the Existing Credit Agreement;

 

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(e) On the Amendment Agreement Effective Date, participating interests in all outstanding Letters of Credit shall be reallocated among the Extending Revolving Lenders and the Declining Revolving Lenders, as applicable, in accordance with such Lenders’ respective revised Revolving Commitments, and such Revolving Lenders shall make adjustments among themselves, and payments to each other as needed, with respect to amounts of principal, interest, fees and other amounts paid or payable with respect thereto as shall be necessary, in the opinion of the Administrative Agent, in order to effect such reallocation;

(f) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the Amended Credit Agreement, each Tranche B Term Lender agrees, severally and not jointly, to designate as of the Amendment Agreement Effective Date all of its existing Original Term Loans (after giving effect to the application of the Prepayment Proceeds (as defined below), if applicable) as Tranche B Term Loans pursuant to the terms hereof (any Original Term Loans so designated, the “ Converted Term Loans ” and any such Original Term Lender, a “ Converting Lender ”); provided that the actual aggregate principal amount of any such Tranche B Term Lender’s Original Term Loans that is in fact designated as Tranche B Term Loans (and that shall qualify as Converted Term Loans) shall be determined by the Borrower in its sole discretion (as advised by J.P. Morgan Securities LLC (in its capacity as the Amendment Agreement Lead Arranger) but not to exceed the aggregate outstanding principal amount of such Lender’s existing Original Term Loans (after giving effect to the application of any Prepayment Proceeds referred to below)) and notified to such Tranche B Term Lender by the Amendment Agreement Lead Arranger on or prior to the Amendment Agreement Effective Date.

4. Acceptance/Rejection of Prepayments . Notwithstanding the terms set forth in Section 2.11 of the Existing Credit Agreement (and as approved by the Required Lenders pursuant to Section 6(i) hereto), each Term Lender that will become a Tranche B Term Lender on the Amendment Agreement Effective Date will be permitted, at its discretion, to irrevocably elect to accept or reject all or a portion of its pro rata share of the prepayment required to be made pursuant to Section 6(v) below in connection with the AWN Sale (as defined in the Amended Credit Agreement) by marking the appropriate box on its signature page hereto (it being agreed that failure to indicate either acceptance or rejection of such prepayment shall be deemed an acceptance of the total amount of such prepayment). A Tranche B Term Lender electing to reject all or a portion of the prepayment referenced in the previous sentence is referred to herein as a “ Declining Lender ” with respect to such portion of the prepayment rejected (the portion so rejected, the “ Declined Proceeds ”). Declined Proceeds may be retained by the Borrower and used by the Borrower for any purpose not prohibited by the Amended Credit Agreement (including, for the avoidance of doubt, to make voluntary prepayments in accordance with Section 2.11(a) of the Amended Credit Agreement).

5. Fees and Expenses . The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent and the Arrangers all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses, including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP as counsel for the Administrative Agent, in connection with this Amendment Agreement.

 

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6. Conditions to Effectiveness . This Amendment Agreement shall become effective on the date (such date, if any, the “ Amendment Agreement Effective Date ”) that the following conditions have been satisfied:

 

  (i) Consents . The Administrative Agent shall have received executed signature pages hereto from Lenders constituting the Required Lenders, the Swingline Lender, each LC Issuer, each Extending Revolving Lender, each Tranche B Term Lender, the Administrative Agent, the Parent, the Borrower and each Loan Party;

 

  (ii) Fees . J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, in its capacity as the Amendment Agreement Lead Arranger shall have received all fees and other amounts due and payable to the Administrative Agent or the Amendment Agreement Lead Arranger that are required to be paid on or before the Amendment Agreement Effective Date in accordance with the Existing Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document or as separately agreed, including, reimbursement or payment of all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses of the Administrative Agent required to be reimbursed or paid by the Borrower under Section 9.03 of the Existing Credit Agreement or under any other Loan Document (in the case of any such out-of-pocket costs and expenses, in respect of which invoices including payment instructions have been previously delivered to the Borrower);

 

  (iii) Solvency Certificate . The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate from the Chief Financial Officer of the Borrower dated as of the Amendment Agreement Effective Date and satisfactory to the Administrative Agent attesting to the Solvency of the Loan Parties taken as a whole before and after giving effect to the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

  (iv) No Default . At the time of and immediately after giving effect to this Amendment Agreement, (x) no Default shall have occurred and be continuing and (y) the representations and warranties of each Loan Party set forth in the Loan Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of such date (or, if any such representation and warranty is expressly stated to have been made as of a specific date, as of such specific date), except that any representation or warranty that is qualified as to materiality or “Material Adverse Effect” is true and correct in all respects, and, in each case, the Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate dated the Amendment Agreement Effective Date and signed by the President, a Vice President or Financial Officer of the Borrower confirming the same; and

 

  (v)

AWN Sale . The AWN Sale shall have occurred (or shall occur substantially simultaneously with the effectiveness of this Amendment Agreement) and the Borrower shall have received (or shall receive substantially simultaneously with the effectiveness of this Amendment Agreement) gross cash proceeds of at least $300,000,000 (less (i) any reduction in purchase price pursuant to the terms of the AWN Sale Agreement resulting from a delay in the closing date of the AWN Sale and (ii) other purchase price and net working capital adjustments) in respect thereof and (A) 100% of the Net Proceeds of the AWN Sale (less (1) costs attributable to the wind down of the retail wireless business of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries not exceeding $12,500,000 and (2) amounts held in escrow at the closing of the AWN Sale in an amount not to exceed $9,000,000) and (B) 100% of the Net Proceeds of any AWN Inventory Sale (as defined in the Amended Credit Agreement) received or expected to be received (as reasonably determined by the Borrower) (such proceeds referred to in (A) and (B) above, collectively, the “ Prepayment Proceeds ”) shall have been applied (or shall substantially

 

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  concurrently be applied) to prepay the Term Loans, ratably, subject to any Declined Proceeds (for the avoidance of doubt, such prepayment to be made and applied to the applicable Term Loans immediately prior to the conversion of any existing Term Loans into Tranche B Term Loans pursuant to the terms of the Amended Credit Agreement).

7. Consent . The Lenders hereby consent to the AWN Sale and confirm that the AWN Sale does not constitute a breach of Sections 5.04, 5.06 or 6.03(b)(iii) of the Existing Credit Agreement.

8. Release of Collateral . Pursuant to Section 9.02(c)(x) of the Existing Credit Agreement, the Borrower hereby requests that the Administrative Agent release any Lien on property that is sold pursuant to the AWN Sale and, upon receipt of descriptions of such property and UCC termination statements in respect of such property, in each case in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, the Administrative Agent shall release all Liens on such property on the Amendment Agreement Effective Date.

9. Representations and Warranties . To induce the other parties hereto to enter into this Amendment Agreement, each of the Parent, the Borrower and each other Loan Party represents and warrants to the Lenders that (a) this Amendment Agreement has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate and, if required, stockholder action, and has been duly executed and delivered by the Parent, the Borrower and such other Loan Party and constitutes, and (with respect to the Parent and the Borrower) the Existing Credit Agreement as amended hereby, will constitute, a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Parent, the Borrower and each other Loan Party (as applicable), enforceable in accordance with its terms, except to the extent that the enforceability thereof may be limited by 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, (b) on, and after giving effect to the consents set forth herein and the amendments set forth herein to occur on, the Amendment Agreement Effective Date, as applicable, the representations and warranties of each Loan Party set forth in the Loan Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of such date (or, if any such representation and warranty is expressly stated to have been made as of a specific date, as of such specific date), except that any representation or warranty that is qualified as to materiality or “Material Adverse Effect” is true and correct in all respects, and (c) on, and after giving effect to the consents set forth herein and the amendments set forth herein to occur on, the Amendment Agreement Effective Date, no Default shall have occurred and be continuing.

10. Effect of Amendment . Except as expressly set forth herein, this Amendment Agreement shall not by implication or otherwise limit, impair, constitute a waiver of, or otherwise affect the rights and remedies of the Lenders, the LC Issuer or the Administrative Agent under the Existing Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, and shall not alter, modify, amend or in any way affect any of the terms, conditions, obligations, covenants or agreements contained in the Existing Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, all of which are ratified and affirmed in all respects and shall continue in full force and effect. Nothing herein shall be deemed to establish a precedent for purposes of interpreting the provisions of the Existing Credit Agreement or the Amended Credit Agreement or entitle any Loan Party to a consent to, or a waiver, amendment, modification or other change of, any of the terms, conditions, obligations, covenants or agreements contained in the Existing Credit Agreement, the Amended Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document in similar or different circumstances. This Amendment Agreement shall apply and be effective only with respect to the provisions of the Existing Credit Agreement specifically referred to herein. After the Amendment Agreement Effective Date, any reference in the Existing Credit Agreement or the Amended Credit Agreement to “this Agreement”, “hereunder”, “hereof”, “herein” or words of like import, and each reference to the Credit Agreement, “thereunder”, “thereof”, “therein” or words of like import in any other Loan Document, shall be deemed a reference to the Amended Credit Agreement. This Amendment Agreement shall constitute a “Loan Document” for all purposes of the Amended Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

 

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11. Consent of Guarantors . Each Loan Party hereby (x) consents to this Amendment Agreement, and to the amendments and modifications to the Existing Credit Agreement pursuant hereto, (y) acknowledges the effectiveness and continuing validity of (and ratifies and affirms) its obligations under or with respect to the Amended Credit Agreement, any Guarantee Agreement and any Security Document, as applicable, and its liability for the Obligations or Secured Obligations, as applicable, pursuant to the terms thereof, in each case after giving effect to this Amendment Agreement, and that such obligations are without defense, setoff and counterclaim and (z) agrees that the Security Documents secure all obligations of the applicable Loan Parties under the Loan Documents and that such Loan Documents remain in full force and effect.

12. Counterparts . This Amendment 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. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Amendment Agreement by telecopy, facsimile or email transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Amendment Agreement.

13. Severability . Any provision of this Amendment Agreement held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability without affecting the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions hereof; and the invalidity of a particular provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate such provision in any other jurisdiction.

14. Integration . This Amendment 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 thereof and supersede any and all previous agreements and understandings, oral or written, relating to the subject matter hereof and thereof.

15. Successors and Assigns. The provisions of this Amendment Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.

16. APPLICABLE LAW . THIS AMENDMENT AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. The provisions of Sections 9.09 and 9.10 of the Existing Credit Agreement shall apply to this Amendment Agreement to the same extent as if fully set forth herein.

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

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

 

J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC, as Amendment Agreement Lead Arranger
By:

/s/ Varun Rastogi

Name: Varun Rastogi
Title: Executive Director
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Swing Line Lender and LC Issuer
By:

/s/ John G. Kowalczuk

Name: John G. Kowalczuk
Title: Executive Director

[S IGNATURE P AGE TO A MENDMENT A GREEMENT ]


ALASKA COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS HOLIDINGS, INC.,
By:

/s/ Leonard Steinborg

Name: Leonard Steinborg
Title: SVP Legal, Regulatory & Govt. Affairs
ALASKA COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS GROUP, INC.,
By:

/s/ Leonard Steinborg

Name: Leonard Steinborg
Title: SVP Legal, Regulatory & Govt. Affairs

[S IGNATURE P AGE TO A MENDMENT A GREEMENT ]


ACS OF ALASKA, LLC

ACS OF THE NORTHLAND, LLC

ACS OF FAIRBANKS, LLC

ACS OF ANCHORAGE, LLC

ACS WIRELESS, INC.

ACS LONG DISTANCE, LLC

ACS INTERNET, LLC

ACS INFOSOURCE, INC.

ACS MESSAGING, INC.

ACS OF ALASKA LICENSE SUB, LLC

ACS OF THE NORTHLAND LICENSE SUB, LLC

ACS OF ANCHORAGE LICENSE SUB, LLC

ACS OF FAIRBANKS LICENSE SUB, LLC

ACS WIRELESS LICENSE SUB, LLC

ACS LONG DISTANCE LICENSE SUB, LLC

ACS SERVICES, INC.

ACS CABLE SYSTEMS, LLC

CREST COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION

WCI CABLE, INC.

ALASKA NORTHSTAR COMMUNICATIONS, LLC

NORTHSTAR LICENSE CORPORATION

WCIC HILLSBORO, LLC

WCI LIGHTPOINT LLC

NORTHERN LIGHTS HOLDINGS, INC.

WORLD NET COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

ALASKA FIBER STAR, LLC

ALASKA FIBER STAR LICENSE CORPORATION

ALASKA COMMUNICATIONS LLC

By:

/s/ Leonard Steinborg

Name: Leonard Steinborg
Title: SVP Legal, Regulatory & Govt. Affairs

[S IGNATURE P AGE TO A MENDMENT A GREEMENT ]


Exhibit A

[To Come]


EXHIBIT A

Conformed Version (including First Amendment)

 

 

 

CREDIT AGREEMENT

dated as of

October 21, 2010,

among

ALASKA COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS HOLDINGS, INC.,

as Borrower

and

ALASKA COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS GROUP, INC.,

as Parent

and

The Lenders Party Hereto,

and

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,

as Administrative Agent

J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC

and

OPPENHEIMER & CO. INC.,

as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners

OPPENHEIMER & CO. INC.,

as Syndication Agent

RAYMOND JAMES BANK,

as Manager

 

 

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

         Page  

ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS

     1   

Section 1.01

  Defined Terms      1   

Section 1.02

  Classification of Loans and Borrowings      27 34   

Section 1.03

  Terms Generally      27 34   

Section 1.04

  Accounting Terms; GAAP      27 34   

ARTICLE II THE LOANS

     28 35   

Section 2.01

  Commitments and Loans      28 35   

Section 2.02

  Loans and Borrowings      31 39   

Section 2.03

  Requests for Borrowings      32 40   

Section 2.04

  Swingline Loans      33 41   

Section 2.05

  Letters of Credit      34 42   

Section 2.06

  Funding of Borrowings      37 46   

Section 2.07

  Interest Elections      38 46   

Section 2.08

  Termination and Reduction of Revolving Commitments      39 48   

Section 2.09

  Evidence of Debt      40 48   

Section 2.10

  Repayment of Loans      40 49   

Section 2.11

  Prepayment of Loans      41 50   

Section 2.12

  Fees      44 54   

Section 2.13

  Interest      45 54   

Section 2.14

  Alternate Rate of Interest      45 55   

Section 2.15

  Increased Costs      46 56   

Section 2.16

  Break Funding Payments      47 57   

Section 2.17

  Taxes      47 57   

Section 2.18

  Payments Generally; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of Setoffs      50 60   

Section 2.19

  Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders      51 62   

Section 2.20

  Defaulting Lenders      52 62   

ARTICLE III REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

     54 64   

Section 3.01

  Organization; Powers      54 64   

Section 3.02

  Authorization; Enforceability      54 65   

Section 3.03

  Governmental Approvals; No Conflicts      55 65   

Section 3.04

  Financial Condition; No Material Adverse Effect      55 65   

Section 3.05

  Properties      56 66   

Section 3.06

  Litigation and Environmental Matters      57 67   

Section 3.07

  Compliance with Laws and Agreements      57 67   

Section 3.08

  Investment Company Status      57 67   

Section 3.09

  Taxes      57 67   

Section 3.10

  ERISA      57 68   

Section 3.11

  Disclosure      58 68   

Section 3.12

  Subsidiaries      58 68   

Section 3.13

  Insurance      58 68   

Section 3.14

  Labor Matters      58 68   

Section 3.15

  Solvency      59 69   

Section 3.16

  Security Interests      59 69   

Section 3.17

  Regulatory Matters      60 70   

Section 3.18

  Senior Indebtedness      60 70   

 

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Section 3.19

Anti-Corruption Laws and Sanctions   70   

ARTICLE IV CONDITIONS OF LENDING

  60 70   

Section 4.01

Closing Date   60 70   

Section 4.02

Each Borrowing   63 73   

Section 4.03

Each Incremental Term Loan and Revolving Commitment Increase   63 73   

ARTICLE V AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

  63 74   

Section 5.01

Financial Statements and Other Information   63 74   

Section 5.02

Notices of Material Events   65 76   

Section 5.03

Information Regarding Collateral   66 76   

Section 5.04

Existence; Conduct of Business   66 77   

Section 5.05

Payment of Obligations   66 77   

Section 5.06

Maintenance of Properties   67 77   

Section 5.07

Insurance   67 77   

Section 5.08

Casualty and Condemnation   67 77   

Section 5.09

Books and Records; Inspection and Audit Rights   67 78   

Section 5.10

Compliance with Laws   67 78   

Section 5.11

Use of Proceeds   68 78   

Section 5.12

Subsidiaries   68 78   

Section 5.13

[Reserved]   69 79   

Section 5.14

Further Assurances   69 79   

Section 5.15

Ratings   70 81   

Section 5.16

Hedging Agreements   71 81   

Section 5.17

Compliance with Environmental Laws   71 81   

Section 5.18

Conditions Subsequent to the Closing Date   71 82   

ARTICLE VI NEGATIVE COVENANTS

  72 83   

Section 6.01

Indebtedness; Certain Equity Securities   72 83   

Section 6.02

Liens   74 85   

Section 6.03

Fundamental Changes; Lines of Business   76 87   

Section 6.04

Investments, Loans, Advances, Guarantees and Acquisitions   76 87   

Section 6.05

Asset Sales   78 89   

Section 6.06

Sale and Leaseback Transactions   79 90   

Section 6.07

Hedging Agreements   79 90   

Section 6.08

Restricted Payments; Certain Payments of Indebtedness   80 90   

Section 6.09

Transactions with Affiliates   81 92   

Section 6.10

Restrictive Agreements   82 93   

Section 6.11

Amendment of Material Documents   83 94   

Section 6.12

Financial Covenants   83 94   

Section 6.13

Fiscal Year   83 95   

Section 6.14

Use of Proceeds   95   

ARTICLE VII EVENTS OF DEFAULT

  83 95   

ARTICLE VIII THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT

  86 97   

ARTICLE IX MISCELLANEOUS

  88 100   

Section 9.01

Notices   88 100   

Section 9.02

Waivers, Amendments   89 101   

Section 9.03

Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver   91 103   

 

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Section 9.04

Successors and Assigns   92 104   

Section 9.05

Survival   96 108   

Section 9.06

Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness   96 108   

Section 9.07

Severability   96 108   

Section 9.08

Right of Setoff   97 108   

Section 9.09

Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process   97 108   

Section 9.10

WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL   97 109   

Section 9.11

Headings   98 109   

Section 9.12

Confidentiality   98 109   

Section 9.13

Interest Rate Limitation   98 110   

Section 9.14

Patriot Act   99 110   

 

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SCHEDULES:

  

Schedule 1.01-A

     Existing Liens

Schedule 1.01-B

     Excluded Owned Real Property

Schedule 2.01

     Commitments

Schedule 3.05(b)

     Operating Licenses

Schedule 3.05(c)(i)

     Owned Real Property

Schedule 3.05(c)(ii)

     Mortgaged Property

Schedule 3.05(c)(iii)

     Leased Real Property

Schedule 3.06

     Disclosed Matters

Schedule 3.12

     Subsidiaries

Schedule 3.13

     Insurance

Schedule 3.16(d)

     Mortgage Filing Offices

Schedule 6.01(a)(viii)

     Scheduled Indebtedness

Schedule 6.04

     Scheduled Investments

Schedule 6.09

     Affiliate Agreements

Schedule 6.10

     Scheduled Restrictive Agreements

EXHIBITS:

Exhibit A

     Form of Assignment and Assumption

Exhibit B

     Form of Perfection Certificate

Exhibit C-1

     Form of Security Agreement

Exhibit C-2

     Form of Pledge Agreement

Exhibit D

     Form of Parent Guarantee Agreement

Exhibit E

     Form of Subsidiary Guarantee Agreement

Exhibit F

     Form of Note

Exhibit G

     Form of Intercompany Subordination Agreement

 

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CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of October 21, 2010, among ALASKA COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS HOLDINGS, INC., as Borrower, ALASKA COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS GROUP, INC., as Parent, the several banks and other financial institutions or entities from time to time parties to this Agreement, as lenders (the “ Lenders ”), and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent.

PRELIMINARY STATEMENTS:

(1) In connection with the Transactions (as hereinafter defined), the Borrower desires to obtain from the Lenders financings (collectively, the “ Financings ”) in an aggregate principal amount of $470,000,000, comprised of (a) a $440,000,000 six year senior secured term loan facility, and (b) a $30,000,000 five year senior secured revolving facility with a subfacility for letters of credit and a subfacility for swing line loans, the proceeds of which will be used for (i) repayment in full of all amounts due under the Existing Credit Agreement (as hereinafter defined), (ii) payment of costs and expenses associated with the Transactions, and (iii) the ongoing general corporate requirements of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, including permitted acquisitions, dividends, capital expenditures and investments.

(2) The Lenders have indicated their willingness to provide the Financings, but only on and subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, including the granting of the Collateral pursuant to the Security Documents and the provision of the guarantees pursuant to the Parent Guarantee Agreement and the Subsidiary Guarantee Agreement.

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

ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS

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

ABR ”, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan or the Loans comprising such Borrowing are bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the Alternate Base Rate.

ACS Assets ” means the “ACS Assets”, as such term is defined in the Contribution Agreement.

ACS Member ” means ACS Wireless Inc., an Alaska corporation.

“Additional Convertible Note Documents” means the indenture and other agreements under which the Additional Convertible Notes were issued and all other instruments, agreements and other documents evidencing or governing the Additional Convertible Notes or providing for any Guarantee or other right in respect thereof.

“Additional Convertible Notes” means the $120,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of 6.250% convertible notes issued by the Borrower pursuant to the Additional Convertible Note Documents on May 4, 2011.

Additional Revolving Commitment ” means, with respect to each Revolving Commitment Increase Lender, the commitment, if any, of such Lender to provide Revolving Commitment Increases hereunder. The initial amount of each Lender’s Additional Revolving Commitment will be


specified in the applicable Incremental Loan Amendment, or will be set forth in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender shall have assumed its Additional Revolving Commitment. The aggregate amount of the Additional Revolving Commitments on the Closing Date is zero and at any time thereafter shall not exceed $10,000,000.

Adjusted EBITDA ” means, for any period, for the Parent and the Subsidiaries (determined on a consolidated basis without duplication in accordance with GAAP), Consolidated Net Income, adjusted by adding thereto, (a) to the extent deducted (or, in the case of item (x) of this clause (a), not included) in determining Consolidated Net Income and without duplication, the sum of (i) Consolidated Interest Expense, (ii) provision for Taxes based on income, (iii) depreciation and amortization expense, (iv)  (1) Transaction Expenses incurred in connection with the Transactions, (2) other Transaction Expenses incurred after the date hereof to the extent not exceeding $4,000,000 in the aggregate in any fiscal year of the Borrower and (3)  actual out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including fees and expenses of attorneys and advisors) ( x 1 ) incurred in the fiscal year ending either December 31, 2012 2014 or December 31, 2013 2015 , in each case in connection with the negotiation, execution and delivery of the Contribution AWN Sale Agreement and related ancillary agreements and the consummation of the JV Transaction s AWN Sale , to the extent not exceeding $ 12,000,000 6,000,000 in the aggregate in such fiscal years, ( y 2 ) incurred in connection with the negotiation, execution and delivery of the First Amendment Agreement and ( z 3 ) incurred in connection with the termination of Hedging Agreements in compliance with Section 5.16, (v) unrealized losses on financial derivatives recognized in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 133, (vi) non-cash, stock-based compensation expense, (vii) extraordinary, nonrecurring or unusual losses (including extraordinary, non-recurring or unusual losses and expenses on permitted sales or dispositions of assets and casualty events), (viii)  the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles (ix)  all other non-cash charges that represent an accrual for which no cash is expected to be paid in the next twelve months, ( x ix ) cash dividends or distributions from AWN with respect to such period, to the extent that such dividends or distributions are received from AWN within 14 Business Days of the end of such period and ( x i x ) cash dividends or distributions received from AWN during such period but paid with respect to the immediately preceding period and not included in the calculation of “Adjusted EBITDA” in such preceding period , and (xi) one-time costs incurred in the fiscal year ending either December 31, 2015 or December 31, 2016, attributable to the wind down of the retail wireless business of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries to the extent not exceeding $12,500,000 in the aggregate in such fiscal years, minus (b) to the extent included in determining Consolidated Net Income , and without duplication , the sum of (i) unrealized gains on financial derivatives recognized in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 133, (ii) extraordinary, non-recurring or unusual gains (including extraordinary, non-recurring or unusual gains on permitted sales or dispositions of assets and casualty events), (iii) gains on sales of assets other than in the ordinary course of business and (iv) all other non-cash income . ; provided that the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles shall be disregarded in any calculation of Adjusted EBITDA. If during any period for which Adjusted EBITDA is being determined the Parent, the Borrower or any Subsidiary shall have consummated any Asset Sale, or any Permitted Acquisition that involves the payment of aggregate consideration of $200,000 or more and, in the case of any Permitted Acquisition, to the extent that the entity or assets so acquired have not been sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of during the applicable period, then, for purposes of this definition, Adjusted EBITDA shall be determined on a pro forma basis (including giving pro forma effect to any Permitted Cost-Savings) as if such Permitted Acquisition or Asset Sale had been made or consummated on the first day of such period (it being understood that, in connection with the AWN Sale, such pro forma calculation shall include an add-back for losses attributable to discontinued operations related to the Borrower’s wireless business in an aggregate amount not to exceed $5,000,000 during such period).

 

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Adjusted LIBO Rate ” means, with respect to any Eurodollar Borrowing for any Interest Period, an interest rate per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/100 of 1%) equal to (a) the LIBO Rate for such Interest Period multiplied by (b) the Statutory Reserve Rate.

Adjusted Total Debt ” means, on any date, Total Debt as of such date, minus the amount of unrestricted cash and cash equivalents of the Parent, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries as at said date not to exceed $40,000,000.

Administrative Agent ” means JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., in its capacity as administrative agent for the Lenders hereunder, and any successor thereto in such capacity.

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 Person specified.

Aggregate Credit Exposure ” means, on any date, the sum of (a) the aggregate principal amount of all Term Loans and Incremental Term Loans outstanding on such date plus (b) the aggregate unused amount of the Revolving Commitment on such date plus (c) the aggregate Revolving Exposure on such date plus (d) the aggregate unused amount of Incremental Term Loan Commitments of each Series on such date.

Aggregate Term Exposure ” means, on any date, the aggregate principal amount of the Term Loans outstanding on such date.

Agreement ” means this Credit Agreement, as amended by the First Amendment and the Amendment Agreement and as further amended from time to time.

Alternate Base Rate ” means, for any day, a rate per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/16 of 1%) equal to the greatest of (a) the Prime Rate in effect on such day, (b) the Federal Funds Effective Rate in effect on such day plus 1 / 2 of 1% and (c) the Adjusted LIBO Rate that would be calculated as of such day (or, if such day is not a Business Day, as of the next preceding Business Day) in respect of a proposed Eurodollar Loan with a one-month Interest Period plus 1.0%. Any change in the ABR due to a change in the Prime Rate, the Federal Funds Effective Rate or such Adjusted LIBO Rate shall be effective as of the opening of business on the day of such change in the Prime Rate, the Federal Funds Effective Rate or such Adjusted LIBO Rate, respectively. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the minimum Alternate Base Rate shall be 2.50%.

“Amendment Agreement” means the Second Amendment Agreement, dated as of December 23, 2014, amending this Agreement.

“Amendment Agreement Effective Date” has the meaning specified in the Amendment Agreement.

Anticipated Lease Accounting Changes ” means changes to the current GAAP accounting model for leases adopted by the FASB of the type generally described in its discussion paper dated March 19, 2009 entitled “Leases: Preliminary Views” or otherwise arising out of the FASB project on lease accounting described in such discussion paper.

 

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

Applicable Percentage ” means, with respect to any Revolving Lender, the percentage of the total Revolving Commitments (disregarding any Defaulting Lender’s Revolving Commitment) represented by such Lender’s Revolving Commitment. If the Revolving Commitments have terminated or expired, the Applicable Percentages shall be determined based upon the Revolving Commitments most recently in effect, giving effect to any assignments.

Applicable Period ” means, on any date of determination, the two-fiscal quarter period ending on the most recent ECF Prepayment Date (or, if the most recent ECF Prepayment Date is December 31, 2012, the four-fiscal quarter period ending on such ECF Prepayment Date).

Applicable Prepayment Percentage ” means 75%, provided that (a) if the Senior Secured Leverage Ratio as at the last day of the most recent fiscal year shall be less than 3.00 2.00 to 1 but equal to or greater than 2.50 1.50 to 1, then such percentage shall be reduced to 50% and (b) if the Senior Secured Leverage Ratio as at the last day of the most recent fiscal year shall be less than 2.50 1.50 to 1, then such percentage shall be reduced to 25%.”

Applicable Rate ” means, for any day, (a) with respect to any Term Loan, (i) 3.75% per annum, in the case of an ABR Loan, or (ii) 4.75% per annum, in the case of a Eurodollar Loan, and (b) with respect to any Revolving Loan, the applicable rate per annum set forth below in each case under the caption “ABR Spread” or “Eurodollar Spread”, as applicable, based upon the Total Leverage Ratio as of the most recent determination date, provided that for the first six months following the Closing Date, the “Applicable Rate” for purposes of clause (b) above shall be the applicable rate per annum set forth below in Category 1:

 

Total Leverage Ratio:

 

ABR Spread

 

Eurodollar Spread

Category 1   3.75%   4.75%
Greater than or equal to 4.00 to 1    
Category 2   3.50%   4.50%
Less than 4.00 to 1    

For purposes of the foregoing, (a) the Total Leverage Ratio shall be determined based upon the Parent’s consolidated financial statements most recently delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(a) or (b), as the case may be, and (b) each change in the Applicable Rate resulting from a change in the Total Leverage Ratio shall be effective during the period commencing on the date that is three Business Days after the date on which the Parent’s consolidated financial statements are delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(a) or (b), as the case may be, and ending on the date immediately preceding the effective date of the next such change, provided that the Total Leverage Ratio shall, upon written notice by the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders to the Borrower, be deemed to be in Category 1 (i) at any time that an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or (ii) if the Borrower fails to deliver the consolidated financial statements required to be delivered by it pursuant to Section 5.01(a) or (b), during the period from the expiration of the time for delivery thereof until such consolidated financial statements are delivered (it being understood that such notice shall have retroactive effect to the date of such Event of Default or of such expiration, as the case may be). For the purposes of this definition, if at any time and only for so long as the Borrower’s corporate rating (the “ Rating ”) from either Moody’s or S&P (each, a “ Rating Agency ”) shall be lower than B2 (in the case of Moody’s) or B (in the case of S&P) (each, a “ Specified Level ”), then each of the percentages referred to in the first paragraph of this definition and in the table immediately preceding this paragraph (each, a “ Specified Percentage ”) shall be increased by an

 

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amount equal to (x) 0.25% multiplied by (y) with respect to the lowest Rating then in effect from either Rating Agency, the number of levels such Rating is below the Specified Level for such Rating Agency (it being understood that, upon any subsequent upgrade by either Rating Agency, the Specified Percentages shall be recalculated, as of the date of such upgrade, in the manner described in this paragraph, to determine the applicable increase, if any, to be added to the original Specified Percentage).

Notwithstanding the foregoing, (a) the Applicable Rate with respect to any Incremental Term Loan and any Incremental Term Loan Commitment of any Series means the rate per annum for such Incremental Term Loan and Incremental Term Loan Commitment agreed to by the Borrower and the respective Incremental Term Loan Lender or Lenders in the related Incremental Loan Amendment for such Series in compliance with Section 2.01(c) and (b) in the event that the yield on any Incremental Term Loans (taking into account interest margins, minimum LIBO Rate, minimum Alternate Base Rate, upfront fees and original issue discount on such Incremental Term Loans with upfront fees and original issue discount equated to interest margins based on an assumed four year life to maturity) (the “ Incremental Yield ”) exceeds the yield (determined in the same manner) on the any Class of Term Loans by more than 0.25%, then the Applicable Rate for the such Term Loans shall be automatically increased to a level (or, at the Borrower’s option, fees shall be paid by the Borrower to the Term Lenders holding Term Loans of such Class ) such that the yield on the such Term Loans shall be 0.25% below the Incremental Yield.

Approved Fund ” means any Fund 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.

Arrangers ” means, collectively, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Oppenheimer & Co. Inc.

Asset Contribution ” means the contribution on the JV Closing Date of ACS Assets by affiliates of the Parent to AWN pursuant to and in accordance with the Contribution Agreement.

Asset Sale ” means (a) any sale of any Subsidiary or business unit or division of the Parent, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries or (b) the sale of any one or more exchanges of the Parent, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries.

[“ Asset Sale ” means the sale on the JV Closing Date of ACS Assets by affiliates of the Parent to the GCI Member pursuant to and in accordance with the Contribution Agreement.]

Assignment and Assumption ” means an assignment and assumption entered into by a Lender and an Eligible Assignee (with the consent of any party whose consent is required by Section 9.04), and accepted by the Administrative Agent, substantially in the form of Exhibit A or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower (such approval from the Borrower not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed).

Authorizations ” means all applications, filings, reports, documents, recordings and registrations with, and all validations, exemptions, franchises, waivers, approvals, orders or authorizations, consents, licenses, certificates and permits from any Governmental Authority necessary in connection with the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents or in connection with the operation of the business of the Parent, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries.

 

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Available Cash ” means, for any Reference Period, for the Parent, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries (determined on a consolidated basis, without duplication, for such Reference Period), the sum (which may be negative) of Adjusted EBITDA for such Reference Period minus, without duplication, (a) the sum of (i) to the extent added to Consolidated Net Income in determining such Adjusted EBITDA, Cash Interest Expense paid or accrued in such Reference Period, (ii) Capital Expenditures made during such Reference Period, excluding any Capital Expenditures financed with the proceeds of (A) Indebtedness permitted hereunder and identified pursuant to Section 5.01(c) as having been applied to finance Capital Expenditures (other than any Capital Expenditures financed with the proceeds of Revolving Loans), (B) issuances of Equity Interests, (C) permitted sales of assets or (D) casualty or condemnation events, (iii) cash consideration paid for Permitted Acquisitions (excluding any such acquisitions to the extent financed with the proceeds of (A) Indebtedness permitted hereunder (and, for purposes of Section 2.11(d) only, identified pursuant to Section 5.01(c) as having been applied to finance acquisitions), (B) issuances of Equity Interests, (C) permitted sales of assets or (D) casualty or condemnation events), (iv) scheduled payments of principal of such Person’s Indebtedness made or payable during such Reference Period, (v) voluntary prepayments of Indebtedness of such Person made during such Reference Period (other than prepayments of Revolving Loans) and prepayments of the Loans made pursuant to paragraphs (c) and (d) of Section 2.11 during such Reference Period (other than prepayments of Revolving Loans), (vi) to the extent added to Consolidated Net Income in determining such Adjusted EBITDA, Taxes paid in cash for such Reference Period, (vii) to the extent added to Consolidated Net Income in determining such Adjusted EBITDA, Transaction Expenses and JV AWN Sale Transaction Costs incurred during such Reference Period other than Transaction Expenses and JV AWN Sale Transaction Costs financed with the proceeds of Indebtedness (other than Revolving Borrowings) or issuances of Equity Interests, (viii) to the extent added to Consolidated Net Income in determining such Adjusted EBITDA, the cash cost of any extraordinary, non-recurring or unusual losses, during such Reference Period and , (ix) to the extent added to Consolidated Net Income in determining such Adjusted EBITDA, payments made in cash during such Reference Period on account of non-cash losses or non-cash charges expensed during or prior to such Reference Period and (x) one-time costs and expenses incurred in the fiscal year ending December 31, 2015 in connection with the termination of and entering into any Hedging Agreement in connection with the AWN Sale , plus , without duplication, (b) to the extent not included in determining such Adjusted EBITDA, (i) the cash amount realized in respect of extraordinary, non-recurring or unusual gains, and (ii) the cash amount realized on gains on sales of assets, during such Reference Period.

Available Equity Issuance Amount ” means, as at any date of determination, (a) the aggregate amount of Net Proceeds received by the Parent or the Borrower from the sale or issuance of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) during the period from the Closing Date to and including such date of determination minus (b) the sum of (i) the aggregate amount of Permitted Acquisitions and Investments made pursuant to (x) clause (ii) of Section 6.04(f) and (y) Section 6.04(p), in each case from the Closing Date and prior to such date of determination plus (ii) the aggregate amount of Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 6.08(a)(iv) from the Closing Date and prior to such date of determination plus (iii) the aggregate amount of such Net Proceeds applied to make Capital Expenditures from the Closing Date and prior to such date of determination plus (iv) the aggregate amount of prepayments of Indebtedness made pursuant to Section 6.08(b)(v) from the Closing Date and prior to such date of determination.

AWN ” means The Alaska Wireless Network, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

“AWN Inventory Sale” means the sale of inventory related to the wireless business of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries no longer used or useful in the conduct of the business of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries.

 

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“AWN Sale” means the sale on the Amendment Agreement Effective Date (i) by ACS Member of all of its Equity Interests in AWN to GCI Member and (ii) by Affiliates of the Parent to GCICC (or Affiliates of GCICC) of certain other assets related to the wireless business of the Parent and its Subsidiaries (as further described in the Parent’s current report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on December 10, 2014), in each case pursuant to the terms of the AWN Sale Agreement.

“AWN Sale Agreement” means the Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated as of December 4, 2014, by and among the Parent, ACS Member, GCI, GCI Member, GCICC and AWN,without giving effect to any amendments thereto.

“AWN Sale Transaction Costs” means the amounts referred to in clause (a)(iv) of the definition of Adjusted EBITDA.

Board ” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States of America.

Borrower ” means Alaska Communications Systems Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

Borrowing ” means (a) Loans of the same Class and Type, made, converted or continued on the same date and, in the case of Eurodollar Loans, as to which a single Interest Period is in effect (provided that for purposes of this definition, all Revolving Loans shall be deemed to be of the same Class) , or (b) a Swingline Loan.

Borrowing Request ” means a request by the Borrower for a Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.03.

Business Day ” means any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York City or Alaska 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 dealings in dollar deposits in the London interbank market.

Capital Expenditures ” means, for any period, without duplication, (a) the additions to property, plant and equipment and other capital expenditures of the Parent, the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries that are (or would be) set forth in a consolidated statement of cash flows of the Parent for such period prepared in accordance with GAAP and (b) Capital Lease Obligations incurred by the Parent, the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries during such period.

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 (without giving effect to Anticipated Lease Accounting Changes), and the amount of such obligations shall be the capitalized amount thereof determined in accordance with GAAP (without giving effect to Anticipated Lease Accounting Changes).

Cash Interest Expense ” means, for any period, for the Parent, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries determined on a consolidated basis without duplication in accordance with GAAP, the excess of (a) the sum of (i) Consolidated Interest Expense plus (ii) any interest accrued during such period in respect of Indebtedness that is required to be capitalized rather than included in consolidated interest expense for such period minus (b) the sum of (i) to the extent included in the determination of the sum in clause (a) above for such period, non-cash amounts attributable to amortization of financing costs paid in a previous period (including deferred Transaction Expenses and other non-cash interest expense), plus (ii)

 

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to the extent included in the determination of the sum in clause (a) above for such period, non-cash amounts attributable to amortization of debt discounts or accrued interest payable in kind for such period, plus (iii) any other non-cash amounts included in the determination of clause (a) above for such period, minus (c) the aggregate amount of all cash interest income earned in respect of Permitted Investments during such period.

CFC ” means a “controlled foreign corporation” under section 957 of the Code.

Change in Control ” means (a) the Parent fails to own 100% of the direct Equity Interests in the Borrower; (b) the acquisition of ownership, directly or indirectly, beneficially or of record, by any Person or group (within the meaning of the Exchange Act and the rules of the SEC thereunder as in effect on the date hereof), of Equity Interests representing more than 35% on a fully diluted basis of the aggregate ordinary voting power for the election of directors of the Parent; (c) the occupation of a majority of the seats (disregarding vacant seats) on the board of directors of the Parent by Persons who were neither (i) nominated by the board of directors of the Parent, (ii) appointed by directors so nominated nor (iii) members of the board of directors as of the Closing Date; or (d) the occurrence of a “Change of Control”, “Change in Control” or similar occurrence under any Material Indebtedness of the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries.

Change in Law ” means (a) the adoption of any law, rule or regulation (including any new or additional regulations issued under or implementing any existing law to the extent of any new or additional requirements thereunder) after the date of this Agreement, (b) any change in any law, rule or regulation or in the interpretation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority after the date of this Agreement or (c) compliance by any LC Issuer or any Lender (or, for purposes of Section 2.15(b), by any lending office of such Lender or by such Lender’s or such LC Issuer’s holding company, if any) with any request, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) of any Governmental Authority made or issued after the date of this Agreement. A Change in Law shall not include the application or effect of any regulations promulgated and any interpretation or other guidance issued in connection with FATCA.

Class ”, (a)  when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are Class A Revolving Loans, Class B Revolving Loans, New Revolving Loans, Original Term Loans, Tranche B Term Loans, Incremental Term Loans or Swingline Loans and (b) when used in reference to Revolving Commitments, refers to whether such Revolving Commitments are Class A Revolving Commitments, Class B Revolving Commitments or New Revolving Commitments of any Series . Each Series of Incremental Term Loan Commitments, Incremental Term Loan Borrowings or Incremental Term Loans shall be deemed a separate Class of Commitments, Borrowings or Loans, respectively, hereunder, unless such Series is deemed an increase to the any Term Commitment (as contemplated by Section 2.01(c)), in which case the Incremental Term Loan Commitments, Incremental Term Loan Borrowings and Incremental Term Loans of such Series shall constitute part of the applicable Term Commitments, Term Borrowings or Term Loans, as applicable.

“Class A Revolving Commitment” means, with respect to each Class A Revolving Lender, the commitment, if any, of such Class A Revolving Lender to make Class A Revolving Loans and to acquire participations in Letters of Credit and Swingline Loans hereunder, expressed as an amount representing the maximum aggregate amount of such Lender’s Revolving Exposure hereunder, as such commitment may be (a) reduced from time to time pursuant to Section 2.08 and (b) reduced or increased from time to time pursuant to assignments by or to such Class A Revolving Lender pursuant to Section 9.04. The initial amount of each Class A Revolving Lender’s Class A Revolving Commitment is set forth on Schedule 2.01 (or in the Incremental Loan Amendment pursuant to which such Lender shall have

 

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provided any applicable Revolving Commitment Increase), or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender shall have assumed its Class A Revolving Commitment, as applicable. The initial aggregate amount of the Lenders’ Class A Revolving Commitments is $30,000,000. The amount of each Class A Revolving Lender’s Class A Revolving Commitment on the Amendment Agreement Effective Date is set forth on Schedule 2.01, as amended by the Amendment Agreement. The aggregate amount of the Class A Lenders’ Class A Revolving Commitments on the Amendment Agreement Effective Date is $30,000,000.

“Class A Revolving Credit Maturity Date” means October 21, 2015.

“Class A Revolving Lender” means any Lender that has a Class A Revolving Commitment.

“Class A Revolving Loan” means any Revolving Loan made by a Class A Lender utilizing its Class A Revolving Commitment.

“Class B Revolving Commitment” means, with respect to each Class B Revolving Lender, the commitment, if any, of such Class B Revolving Lender to make Class B Revolving Loans and to acquire participations in Letters of Credit and Swingline Loans hereunder, expressed as an amount representing the maximum aggregate amount of such Lender’s Revolving Exposure hereunder, as such commitment may be (a) reduced from time to time pursuant to Section 2.08 and (b) reduced or increased from time to time pursuant to assignments by or to such Class B Revolving Lender pursuant to Section 9.04. The initial amount of each Class B Revolving Lender’s Class B Revolving Commitment is set forth on Schedule 2.01 (or in the Incremental Loan Amendment pursuant to which such Lender shall have provided any applicable Revolving Commitment Increase), or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender shall have assumed its Class B Revolving Commitment, as applicable. The amount of each Class B Lender’s Revolving Commitment on the Amendment Agreement Effective Date is set forth on Schedule 2.01, as amended by the Amendment Agreement. The aggregate amount of the Class B Lenders’ Class B Revolving Commitments on the Amendment Agreement Effective Date is $0.

“Class B Revolving Credit Maturity Date” means October 15, 2017; provided that, unless otherwise agreed by the Lenders holding more than 66  2 3 of the Class B Revolving Commitments, in the event that the Original Term Loans are not refinanced or extended such that no more than $7,000,000 of principal amount of such Original Term Loans are outstanding prior to June 15, 2016, the Class B Revolving Credit Maturity Date shall be June 15, 2016 (it being understood that if any such refinancing or extension shall provide for a maturity date that is earlier than January 15, 2018, the Class B Revolving Credit Maturity Date shall be the date that is 91 days prior to such maturity date).

“Class B Revolving Lender” means any Lender that has a Class B Revolving Commitment.

“Class B Revolving Loan” means any Revolving Loan made by a Class B Lender utilizing its Class B Revolving Commitment.

Closing Date ” means the date on or prior to October 21, 2010 in which the conditions specified in Section 4.01 are satisfied (or waived in accordance with Section 9.02).

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

 

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Collateral ” means any and all property, assets or revenue of the Loan Parties subject (or purported to be subject) to the Lien of any Security Documents (including all “Collateral” under and as defined in any applicable Security Document).

Commitment ” means a Revolving Commitment of any Class , Term Commitment of any Class or Incremental Term Loan Commitment, or any combination thereof (as the context requires).

Communications Law ” means all laws, rules, regulations, codes, ordinances, orders, decrees, judgments, injunctions, notices or binding agreements issued, promulgated or entered into by any Governmental Authority (including the FCC and the RCA) relating in any way to the offering or provision of communications.

Communications Liability ” means any liability, contingent or otherwise (including any liability for damages, costs, fines, penalties or indemnities), of the Borrower or any Subsidiary directly or indirectly resulting from or based upon (a) the violation of any Communications Law, (b) the generation or use of communications, (c) exposure to communications or radio frequency emissions or (d) any contract, agreement or other consensual agreement pursuant to which liability is assumed or imposed with respect to any of the foregoing.

Consolidated Interest Expense ” means, for any period, the sum (for the Parent, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries determined on a consolidated basis without duplication in accordance with GAAP), of all interest expense (including imputed interest expense in respect of Capital Lease Obligations) for such period. For purposes of the foregoing, Consolidated Interest Expense shall be determined taking into account any net payments made or received by the Parent, the Borrower or any Subsidiary under Hedging Agreements.

Consolidated Net Income ” means, for the Parent, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries (determined on a consolidated basis without duplication in accordance with GAAP) for any period, the net income (or loss) after provision for taxes of the Parent, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis for such period taken as a single accounting period, provided that there shall be excluded the income (or loss) of AWN.

Contribution Agreement ” means the Asset Purchase and Contribution Agreement, dated as of June 4, 2012, by and among the Parent, ACS Member, GCI, GCI Member and AWN, as in effect on the First Effective Date or as amended in accordance with Section 6.11.

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.

“Converted Term Loan” shall have the meaning specified in the Amendment Agreement.

“Converting Lender” shall have the meaning specified in the Amendment Agreement.

Convertible Note Documents ” means the indenture and other agreements under which the Convertible Notes were issued and all other instruments, agreements and other documents evidencing or governing the Convertible Notes or providing for any Guarantee or other right in respect thereof.

Convertible Notes ” means the $125,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of 5.75% convertible notes issued by the Borrower pursuant to the Convertible Note Documents on April 8, 2008.

 

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Cumulative Distributable Cash ” means, for the Parent, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries as of any date of determination, the sum of (a) $30,000,000 plus (b) the amount of the first two regularly-scheduled dividend payments to be made following the Closing Date in an aggregate amount not to exceed $20,000,000, plus (c) net proceeds received from asset sales not required to be applied to prepay the Loans pursuant to Section 2.11(b)(i)(B), plus (d) Available Cash for the Reference Period most recently ended prior to such date ( provided that for purposes of Sections 2.11(c) and (d), Available Cash shall be deemed increased by the amount of voluntary prepayments of Term Loans subtracted in determining the prepayment required thereunder), minus (e) the aggregate amount of (w) Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 6.08(a)(iii), (x) payments in respect of Indebtedness made pursuant to Section 6.08(b)(iv), (y) other than for purposes of Sections 2.11(c) and (d), purchases of Equity Interests of the Parent made pursuant to Section 6.08(a)(ix) and (z) Investments made pursuant to Section 6.04(o) net of any Recoveries thereof received during such Reference Period, in each case paid in cash during the period commencing on the Closing Date through the last day of such Reference Period.

“Declined Amounts” has the meaning specified in Section 2.11(h).

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

Defaulting Lender ” means any Lender designated a Defaulting Lender by the Administrative Agent after the Administrative Agent has reasonably determined that such Lender has (a) failed to comply with its obligation to fund any portion of its Loans or participations in Letters of Credit or Swingline Loans within three Business Days of the date required to be funded by it hereunder, (b) notified the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the LC Issuers, the Swingline Lender or any Lender in writing that it does not intend to comply with any of its funding obligations under this Agreement or has made a public statement to the effect that it does not intend to comply with its funding obligations under this Agreement or generally under other agreements in which it commits to extend credit, (c) failed, within three Business Days after written request by the Administrative Agent, to confirm that it will comply with the terms of this Agreement relating to its obligations to fund prospective Loans and participations in then outstanding Letters of Credit and Swingline Loans, (d) otherwise failed to pay over to the Administrative Agent or any other Lender any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder within three Business Days of the date when due, unless the subject of a good faith dispute, or (e) (i) become or is insolvent or has a parent company that has become or is insolvent or (ii) become the subject of a bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding, or has had a receiver, conservator, trustee or custodian appointed for it, or has taken any action in furtherance of, or indicating its consent to, approval of or acquiescence in any such proceeding or appointment or has a parent company that has become the subject of a bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding, or has had a receiver, conservator, trustee or custodian appointed for it, or has taken any action in furtherance of, or indicating its consent to, approval of or acquiescence in any such proceeding or appointment.

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

Disqualified Stock ” means, with respect to any Person, any Equity Interest that by its terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable or exercisable) or upon the happening of any event: (a) matures or is mandatorily redeemable pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise in whole or in part, in each case on or prior to the 180th day following the latest Term Maturity Date then in effect ; (b) is convertible or exchangeable for Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock; or (c) is redeemable at the option of the holder thereof, in whole or in part, in each case on or prior to the 180th day following the latest Term Maturity Date then in effect ; provided , however , that any Equity Interests that would not constitute Disqualified Stock but for the

 

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provisions thereof giving holders thereof the right to require such Person to repurchase or redeem such Equity Interests upon the occurrence of an “asset sale” or “Change of Control” occurring prior to the 180th day following the latest Term Maturity Date then in effect shall not constitute Disqualified Stock if the “asset sale” or “Change of Control” provisions applicable to such Equity Interests are not more favorable to the holders of such Equity Interests than the “asset sale” provisions and the “Change of Control” provisions customarily contained in senior or senior subordinated notes of similar issuers issued under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, in each case as reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent.

Dividend Suspension Period ” means any period (a) commencing on the date of delivery of a certificate pursuant to Section 5.01(c) showing that, for the then most recently ended period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Parent, the Total Leverage Ratio is greater than 3.50 to 1 (or on the date upon which the Borrower shall fail to deliver such certificate when required under Section 5.01(c)), and (b) ending on the date of delivery of a certificate pursuant to Section 5.01(c) showing that, for the then most recently ended period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Parent, the Total Leverage Ratio is equal to or less than 3.50 to 1.

dollars ” or “ $ ” refers to lawful money of the United States of America.

Domestic Lender ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.17(f).

Domestic Subsidiary ” means any Subsidiary organized under the laws of the United States of America or any State thereof or the District of Columbia.

ECF Prepayment Date ” means (a) the last day of each fiscal year of the Borrower and (b) the last day of the second fiscal quarter of each fiscal year of the Borrower.

Eligible Assignee ” means (a) a Lender; (b) an Affiliate of a Lender; (c) an Approved Fund; and (d) any other Person (other than a natural person) approved by (i) the Administrative Agent, (ii) in the case of any assignment of a Revolving Commitment, the LC Issuer, and (iii) unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Borrower (each such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed); provided that notwithstanding the foregoing, “Eligible Assignee” shall not include the Parent, the Borrower or any Subsidiary.

Environmental Laws ” means all applicable laws (including common law), rules, regulations, codes, ordinances, orders, decrees, judgments, injunctions, or final and legally binding agreements, or other legally enforceable requirements issued, promulgated or entered into by or with any Governmental Authority, regulating, relating to, or imposing standards of conduct concerning the protection of human health (as affected by exposure to hazardous substances) or the environment.

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

Environmental Permit ” means any permit, approval, identification number, license or other authorization required under any Environmental Law.

 

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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 options warrants or other rights to acquire such Equity Interests, but excluding any debt securities convertible into such Equity Interests.

Equity Rights ” means, with respect to any Person, any subscriptions, options, warrants, commitments, preemptive rights or agreements of any kind (including any stockholders’ or voting trust agreements) for the issuance or sale of, or securities convertible into, any additional shares of capital stock of any class, or partnership or other ownership interests of any type in, such Person.

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 any Loan Party, 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; (b) the existence with respect to any Plan of a non-exempt Prohibited Transaction; (c) any failure by any Plan to satisfy the minimum funding standards (within the meaning of Sections 412 or 430 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA) applicable to such Plan, whether or not waived; (d) the filing pursuant to Section 412(c) of the Code or Section 302(c) of ERISA of an application for a waiver of the minimum funding standard with respect to any Plan, the failure to make by its due date a required installment under Section 430(j) of the Code with respect to any Plan or the failure by any Loan Party or any of its ERISA Affiliates to make any required contribution to a Multiemployer Plan; (e) the incurrence by any Loan Party or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to the termination of any Plan; (f) a determination that any Plan is, or is expected to be, in “at risk” status (within the meaning of Section 430 of the Code or Section 303 of ERISA); (g) the receipt by any Loan Party or any of its ERISA Affiliates from the PBGC or a plan administrator of any notice relating to an intention to terminate any Plan or to appoint a trustee to administer any Plan; (h) the incurrence by any Loan Party or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any liability with respect to the withdrawal or partial withdrawal from any Plan or Multiemployer Plan; and (i) the receipt by any Loan Party or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any notice, or the receipt by any Multiemployer Plan from a Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice, concerning the imposition of Withdrawal Liability or a determination that a Multiemployer Plan is, or is expected to be, Insolvent, in Reorganization, or in “endangered” or “critical” status (within the meaning of Section 432 of the Code or Section 305 of ERISA.

Eurodollar ”, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are bearing 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.

Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time and any successor statute.

Excluded Taxes ” means, with respect to the Administrative Agent, any Lender, any LC Issuer, the Swingline Lender or any other recipient of any payment to be made by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower hereunder, (a) income or franchise taxes imposed on (or measured by) its net income by the United States of America, or by the jurisdiction under the laws of which such recipient is

 

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organized or is a resident for tax purposes or in which its principal office is located or, in the case of any Lender, in which its applicable lending office is located or in which such recipient is otherwise deemed to be engaged in a trade or business for tax purposes (as a result of a present or former connection between such recipient and the jurisdiction or taxing authority imposing the tax) or any subdivision thereof or therein, (b) any branch profits taxes imposed by the United States of America or any similar tax imposed by any other jurisdiction described in clause (a) above, (c) in the case of a Foreign Lender (other than an assignee pursuant to a request by the Borrower under Section 2.19(b)), any tax that (i) is in effect and would apply to amounts payable to such Foreign Lender at the time such Foreign Lender becomes a party to this Agreement (or designates a new lending office), except to the extent that (A) in the case of a designation of a new lending office, such Foreign Lender or (B) in the case of an assignment, the assignor of such Foreign Lender, was entitled, at the time of such designation or assignment (as the case may be), to receive additional amounts from the Borrower with respect to any tax pursuant to Section 2.17(a), (ii) is attributable to such Foreign Lender’s failure to comply with Section 2.17(e) or (iii) is not applicable to amounts payable to such Foreign Lender at the time such Foreign Lender becomes party to this Agreement or designates a new lending office, unless either (x) such Foreign Lender becomes a party to this Agreement by assignment and the assignor of such Lender was entitled at the time of assignment to receive additional amounts from the Borrower with respect to any tax pursuant to Section 2.17(a) ( provided that such Foreign Lender shall not be entitled to receive additional amounts from the Borrower in excess of the amount to which its assignor was entitled) or (y) such tax is imposed as a result of a Change in Law that becomes effective after the date such Foreign Lender becomes a party to this Agreement or designates a new lending office, as applicable, (d) any taxes, in the case of a Domestic Lender, attributable to such Lender’s failure to comply with Section 2.17(f) and (e)  any taxes attributable to FATCA and any regulations promulgated thereunder and any other formal, definitive guidance issued in connection therewith .

Existing Credit Agreement ” means the Credit Agreement dated as of February 1, 2005 among the Borrower, the Parent, the lenders and agents party thereto and Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, as administrative agent, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified prior to the date hereof.

Facility ” means each of (a) the Original Term Commitments and the Original Term Loans made thereunder (the “Term Facility”) , (b ) the Tranche B Term Commitments and the Tranche B Term Loans made thereunder, (c ) each series of Incremental Term Loan Commitments and the Incremental Term Loans made thereunder , ( each an “Incremental Facility”) and (c) the d ) the Class A Revolving Commitments and the extensions of credit made thereunder , ( e ) the Class B Revolving Commitments and the extensions of credit made thereunder and (f) each Series of New Revolving Commitments and the New Revolving Loans made thereunder (each a “New Revolving Facility ”).

FATCA ” means Section 1471 or 1472 through 1474 of the Code as of the date hereof . 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 agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code and any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules or practices adopted pursuant to any intergovernmental agreement entered into in connection with the implementation of such Sections of the Code (or any law implementing such an intergovernmental agreement .

FCC ” means the United States Federal Communications Commission or any successor agency thereof.

 

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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 ; provided that, if the Federal Funds Effective Rate shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Agreement .

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

Financings ” has the meaning specified in the Preliminary Statements.

First Amendment ” means the First Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of November 1, 2012, among the Borrower, Parent, the Lenders party thereto and the Administrative Agent.

“First Effective Date” means the “First Effective Date”, as such term is defined in the First Amendment.

Fixed Charges ” means, for the Parent, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries for any period, the sum of (a) Cash Interest Expense plus (b) Taxes based on income of the Parent, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries paid in cash in respect of income for such period , excluding Taxes on any gain from the AWN Sale .

Fixed Charges Coverage Ratio ” means, as at the last day of any fiscal quarter, the ratio of (a) Adjusted EBITDA of the Parent, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries for the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Parent ended on such last day to (b) Fixed Charges for such period.

Foreign Lender ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.17(e).

Foreign Subsidiary ” means any Subsidiary that is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than the United States of America or any State thereof or the District of Columbia.

Fund ” means any Person (other than a natural person) that is (or will be) engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its business.

GAAP ” means generally accepted accounting principles as in effect in the United States of America.

GCI ” means General Communication, Inc., an Alaska corporation.

“GCICC” means GCI Communication Corp., an Alaska corporation.

GCI Member ” means GCI Wireless Holdings, LLC, an Alaska limited liability company.

Governmental Authority ” means the government of the United States of America, 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.

 

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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 payment 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 payment 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 payment 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 payment 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. The amount of any Guarantee of any guarantor shall be deemed to be the lower of (a) an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the primary obligation in respect of which such Guarantee is made and (b) the maximum amount for which such guarantor may be liable pursuant to the terms of the instrument embodying such Guarantee, unless such primary obligation and the maximum amount for which such guarantor may be liable are not stated or determinable, in which case the amount of such Guarantee shall be such guarantor’s maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof as determined by the Borrower in good faith.

Guarantee Agreements ” means the Parent Guarantee Agreement and the Subsidiary Guarantee Agreement.

Hazardous Materials ” means all radioactive substances or wastes and all hazardous or toxic substances, wastes or other pollutants, including petroleum or petroleum distillates, asbestos or asbestos containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls, radon gas, infectious or medical wastes, and all chemicals, materials, pollutants, contaminants, substances or wastes of any nature prohibited, limited or regulated by or pursuant to, or that could give rise to liability under, any Environmental Law.

Hedging Agreement ” means any interest rate protection agreement, foreign currency exchange agreement, commodity price protection agreement or other interest or currency exchange rate or commodity price hedging arrangement.

Incremental Loan Amendment ” means any amendment to this Agreement pursuant to which Incremental Term Loan Commitments of any Series or , Revolving Commitment Increases or New Revolving Commitments of any Series , as applicable, are established pursuant to Section 2.01(c).

“Incremental Revolving Commitment” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01(c).

Incremental Term Loan ” has the meaning assigned to such term in clause (c) of Section 2.01.

Incremental Term Loan Commitment ” means, with respect to each Incremental Term Loan Lender of any Series, the commitment, if any, of such Lender to make Incremental Term Loans of such Series hereunder. The initial amount of each Lender’s Incremental Term Loan Commitment of any Series will be specified in the Incremental Loan Amendment for such Series, or will be set forth in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender shall have assumed its Incremental Term Loan Commitment of such Series. The aggregate amount of the Incremental Term Loan Commitments on the Closing Date is zero and at any time thereafter shall not exceed $50,000,000 the Maximum Term Incremental Amount .

 

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Incremental Term Loan Lender ” means a Lender with an Incremental Term Loan Commitment or an outstanding Incremental Term Loan.

Indebtedness ” of any Person means, without duplication, (a) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money or with respect to advances of any kind, (b) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments, (c) all obligations of such Person under conditional sale or other title retention agreements relating to property acquired by such Person, (d) all obligations of such Person in respect of the deferred purchase price of property or services that would be shown as a long-term liability on the liability side of the balance sheet of such Person in accordance with GAAP, (e) 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 ( provided that if such obligations have not been assumed, the amount of such Indebtedness included for the purposes of this definition will be the amount equal to the lesser of the fair market value of such property and the amount of the Indebtedness secured), (f) all Guarantees by such Person of Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness to the extent included in clause (e)) of others, (g) all Capital Lease Obligations and Synthetic Lease Obligations of such Person, (h) unless fully cash collateralized, all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such Person as an account party in respect of letters of credit and letters of guaranty and (i) unless fully cash collateralized, all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such Person in respect of bankers’ acceptances. 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. Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, Indebtedness shall not include accrued expenses and deferred tax and other credits incurred by any Person in the ordinary course of business. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the obligation of the ACS Member to make “claw-back” payments described in Section 7.5(c) of the Operating Agreement to the GCI Member, and the making of such payments, to the extent the aggregate principal amount of all such obligations and payments made during the term of this Agreement shall not exceed $15,000,000, shall not constitute “Indebtedness.”

Indemnified Taxes ” means Taxes other than Excluded Taxes and Other Taxes.

Information Memorandum ” means the Confidential Information Memorandum dated October, 2010 relating to the Borrower and the Commitments.

Insolvent ” with respect to any Multiemployer Plan, means the condition that such Plan is insolvent within the meaning of Section 4245 of ERISA.

Intellectual Property Security Agreement ” means the Intellectual Property Security Agreement covering Collateral, substantially in the form of Annex 1 to the Security Agreement.

Intercompany Subordination Agreement ” means an intercompany subordination agreement between the Loan Parties and the Administrative Agent, substantially in the form of Exhibit G.

Interest Election Request ” means a request by the Borrower to convert or continue a Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.07.

Interest Payment Date ” means (a) with respect to any ABR Loan (other than a Swingline Loan), the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December, (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 (c) with respect to any Swingline Loan, the day that such Loan is required to be repaid in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

 

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Interest Period ” means, with respect to any Eurodollar Borrowing, the period commencing on the date of such Borrowing and ending on the numerically corresponding day in the calendar month that is one, two, three or six or (with the approval of each of the affected Lenders) nine or twelve months thereafter, as the Borrower may elect; provided that (a) 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 (b) any such 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 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.

Investment ” means the acquisition of (including pursuant to any merger with any Person that was not a Wholly Owned Subsidiary prior to such merger) any Equity Interests in or evidences of indebtedness or other securities (including any option, warrant or other right to acquire any of the foregoing) of, the making of any loans or advances to or capital contributions in, the Guarantee of any obligations of, or the purchase or acquisition (in one transaction or a series of transactions) of any assets of any other Person constituting a business unit.

“JV Closing Date” means the “Closing Date”, as such term is defined in the Contribution Agreement.

“JV Closing Date Default” means the failure:

(a) of the ACS Member, on or prior to the JV Closing Date, (x) to grant to the Administrative Agent a first priority perfected security interest in the Equity Interests in AWN held by the ACS Member or (y) to deliver all certificates (if any) representing all such outstanding Equity Interests and stock powers and instruments of transfer, endorsed in blank, with respect thereto;

(b) of the Parent (or one or more of its affiliates) to (x) receive from the GCI Member the Purchase Price (as such term is defined in the Contribution Agreement) in respect of the [Asset Sale] or (y) to apply, on (or substantially concurrently with) the JV Closing Date, at least $65,000,000 of the Net Cash Proceeds of such [Asset Sale] to prepay the Term Loans; or

(c) of any of the representations and warranties of any Loan Party set forth in any Loan Document to be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the JV Closing Date as if made on such date (or, if any such representation and warranty is expressly stated to have been made as of a specific date, as of such specific date)

; provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, at any time that the JV Closing Date shall not have occurred, no JV Closing Date Default shall be deemed to have occurred.

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“JV Transaction Costs” means the amounts referred to in clause (a)(iv)(3) of the definition of Adjusted EBITDA.

LC Disbursement ” means a payment made by an LC Issuer 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 at such time plus (b) the aggregate amount of all LC Disbursements that have not yet been reimbursed by or on behalf of the Borrower at such time. The LC Exposure of any Revolving Lender at any time shall be its Applicable Percentage of the total LC Exposure at such time.

LC Issuer ” means JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and each other Revolving Lender approved by the Administrative Agent and designated by the Borrower as an “LC Issuer” hereunder that has agreed to such designation and has been approved as an “LC Issuer” hereunder by the Administrative Agent (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld), each in its capacity as the issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder, and in each case its successors in such capacity as provided in Section 2.05. Any LC Issuer may, in its discretion, arrange for one or more Letters of Credit to be issued by Affiliates of such LC Issuer, in which case the term “LC Issuer” shall include any such Affiliate with respect to Letters of Credit issued by such Affiliate.

Leased Real Property ” means each parcel of real property leased or subleased by any Loan Party pursuant to any Real Property Lease.

Lenders ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto. The term “Lenders” also includes the Incremental Term Loan Lenders, the Revolving Commitment Increase Lenders and, unless the context otherwise requires, the Swingline Lender.

Letter of Credit ” means any letter of credit issued pursuant to this Agreement.

Letter of Credit Collateral Account ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.05(j).

LIBO Rate” means, with respect to each day during each Interest Period pertaining to a Eurodollar Loan, the rate per annum determined on the basis of the rate for deposits in Dollars for a period equal to such Interest Period commencing on the first day of such Interest Period appearing on the Reuters Screen LIBOR01 Page as of 11:00 A.M., London time, two Business Days prior to the beginning of such Interest Period. In the event that such rate does not appear on such page (or otherwise on such screen), the “ LIBO Rate ” shall be determined by reference to such other comparable publicly available service for displaying eurodollar rates as may be selected by the Administrative Agent or, in the absence of such availability, by reference to the rate at which the Administrative Agent is offered Dollar deposits at or about 11:00 A.M., New York City time, two Business Days prior to the beginning of such Interest Period in the interbank eurodollar market where its eurodollar and foreign currency and exchange operations are then being conducted for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period for the number of days comprised therein. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the minimum LIBO Rate shall be 1.50%.

License Subsidiary ” means a Subsidiary of the Borrower, the sole purpose of which shall be to hold the Operating Licenses of one operating Subsidiary and to perform functions incidental thereto.

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 and (b) the interest of a vendor or a lessor under any conditional sale agreement, capital lease or title retention agreement (or any financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing) relating to such asset.

 

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Loan Documents ” means this Agreement, the Security Documents, the Intercompany Subordination Agreement, the First Amendment, the Amendment Agreement and any promissory note executed and delivered pursuant to Section 2.09(d).

Loan Parties ” means the Borrower, the Parent and the Subsidiary Loan Parties.

Loans ” means the Term Loans, the Revolving Loans (including any extensions of credit under any Revolving Commitment Increase) and the Incremental Term Loans and, as the context may require, the Swingline Loans.

Material Adverse Effect ” means a material adverse effect on (a) the business, assets, results of operations, properties or financial condition of the Parent, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries taken as a whole, (b) the ability of any Loan Party to perform any of its obligations under any Loan Document or (c) the rights of or benefits available to the Lenders under any Loan Document.

Material Indebtedness ” means Indebtedness (other than the Loans and Letters of Credit), or obligations in respect of one or more Hedging Agreements, of any one or more of the Parent, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries in an aggregate principal amount exceeding $10,000,000. For purposes of determining Material Indebtedness, the “principal amount” of the obligations of the Parent, the Borrower or any Subsidiary in respect of any Hedging Agreement at any time shall be the aggregate net amount (giving effect to any netting agreements) that the Parent, the Borrower or such Subsidiary would be required to pay if such Hedging Agreement were terminated at such time.

Material Real Property ” means (a) each parcel of real property owned, leased or subleased by any Loan Party that is subject to a mortgage or leasehold mortgage under the Existing Credit Agreement with an assessed value in excess of $750,000, (b) all owned real property of a Loan Party with an assessed value in excess of $750,000 (other than the Owned Real Property listed on Schedule 1.01-B) and (c) each other parcel of real property that is owned or acquired by a Loan Party that is determined to be material to the business or operations of the Loan Parties, taken as a whole.

Material Subsidiary ” means any Subsidiary (a) which has total revenues equal to or greater than 5% of the total revenues of the Parent and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, or (b) for which the fair market value of its assets is equal to or greater than 5% of the total assets of the Parent and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, or (c) which has Adjusted EBITDA equal to or greater than 5% of the total Adjusted EBITDA of the Parent and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, and in any case, includes any License Subsidiary and any Subsidiary that owns or leases any communications towers.

“Maximum Term Incremental Amount” means the sum of (i) $25,000,000 plus (ii) the amount of all voluntary prepayments of the Original Term Loans made with the proceeds of Incremental Term Loans (including substantially simultaneously with the incurrence thereof).

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

Mortgage Policies ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.18(b).

 

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Mortgaged Property ” means, initially, each parcel of owned real property and the improvements thereto owned by a Loan Party and identified on Schedule 3.05(c)(ii), and after the Closing Date, any New Mortgaged Property.

Mortgage ” means each of the mortgages, deeds of trust, trust deeds, leasehold mortgages and leasehold deeds of trust in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent covering the Mortgaged Properties, in each case, as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

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

“New Mortgaged Property” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.14(b)(ii).

Net Proceeds ” means, with respect to any event, (a) the cash proceeds received in respect of such event, including (i) any cash received by way of deferred payment pursuant to, or by monetization of, a note receivable or otherwise, 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, net of (b) the sum of (i) all fees and out-of-pocket expenses paid by or on behalf of the Parent, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries (other than to an Affiliate of the Borrower) in connection with such event (which, in the case of the AWN Sale, shall include costs attributable to the wind down of the retail wireless business of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in an amount not to exceed $12,500,000) , (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 by the Parent, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries 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 ) in the case of the AWN Sale, amounts held in escrow at the closing thereof in an amount not to exceed $9,000,000, and (iv ) the amount of all taxes paid (or estimated to be payable) by the Parent, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries (including, without limitation, sales, VAT and transfer taxes which will be payable by the Parent, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries), and the amount of any reserves established by the Parent, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries to fund contingent liabilities reasonably estimated to be payable, in each case during the year that such event occurred or the next two succeeding years and that are directly attributable to such event (as determined reasonably and in good faith by the chief financial officer of the Borrower); provided , however , that in the case of taxes that are deductible as estimated taxes under this clause ( iii iv ), the Parent, the Borrower or such Subsidiary may deduct an amount (the “Reserved Amount”) equal to the amount reserved in accordance with GAAP for the Parent’s, the Borrower’s or such Subsidiary’s reasonable estimate of such taxes, other than taxes for which the Parent, the Borrower or such Subsidiary is indemnified, provided further , however , that, at the time such taxes are paid, an amount equal to the amount, if any, by which the Reserved Amount for such taxes exceeds the amount of such taxes actually paid shall constitute “Net Proceeds” of the type for which such taxes were reserved for all purposes hereunder.

“New Mortgaged Property” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.14(b)(ii).

“New Revolving Commitment” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01(c).

“New Revolving Facility” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Facility” set forth herein.

“New Revolving Lender” means a Lender with a New Revolving Commitment.

 

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“New Revolving Loan” means any revolving loan made by a New Revolving Lender utilizing its New Revolving Commitment.

Note ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.09(d).

Obligations ” has the meaning assigned to such term in (a) the Security Agreement, (b) the Pledge Agreement and (c) the Guarantee Agreements.

“Operating Agreement” means the First Amended and Restated Operating Agreement of AWN in the form attached as Exhibit A to the Contribution Agreement on the First Effective Date or as amended in accordance with Section 6.11.

Operating Licenses ” means all material licenses and permits issued by the FCC or RCA to the Parent, the Borrower or any Subsidiary, including any paging, mobile telephone, specialized mobile radio, microwave or other license, necessary for the operation of the business of the Parent, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries.

“Original Term Commitment” means, with respect to each Original Term Lender, the commitment of such Original Term Lender to make Original Term Loans hereunder on the Closing Date, expressed as an amount representing the maximum aggregate principal amount of the Original Term Loans to be made by such Lender hereunder, as such commitment may be reduced or increased from time to time pursuant to assignments by or to such Lender pursuant to Section 9.04. The initial amount of each Lender’s Original Term Commitment is set forth on Schedule 2.01, or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender shall have assumed its Original Term Commitment, as applicable. The initial aggregate amount of the Lenders’ Original Term Commitments is $440,000,000.

“Original Term Lender” means, at any time, any Lender that has an Original Term Commitment or an Original Term Loan at such time.

“Original Term Loan” means a loans made pursuant to Section 2.01(b)(i).

“Original Term Maturity Date” means the date that is six years after the Closing Date or the first Business Day thereafter, if such date is not a Business Day.

Other Taxes ” means any and all present or future recording stamp, documentary, excise, transfer, property or similar taxes, charges or levies arising from any payment made under any Loan Document or from the execution, delivery or enforcement of, or otherwise with respect to, any Loan Document, and any and all interest, additions to tax and penalties related thereto.

Owned Real Property ” means each parcel of owned real property listed on Schedule 3.05(c)(i) .

Parent ” means Alaska Communications Systems Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

Parent Guarantee Agreement ” means the Guarantee Agreement dated as of the date hereof made by the Parent in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, substantially in the form of Exhibit D.

Participant ” has the meaning assigned to such term in clause (e) of Section 9.04.

 

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

Patriot Act ” means the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act (USA PATRIOT ACT) of 2001, Pub. L. 107-56, as it may be amended or otherwise modified from time to time.

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

Perfection Certificate ” means a certificate in the form of Exhibit B or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent.

Permitted Acquisition ” means any acquisition, to the extent such acquisition occurs after the Closing Date, of all or substantially all the assets of, or shares or other Equity Interests in, a Person (or, in the event that the Borrower or any such Subsidiary owns Equity Interests in such Person prior to such acquisition, the acquisition of all of the shares or other Equity Interests in such Person not owned by the Parent, the Borrower or any Subsidiary at the time of such acquisition) or division or line of business of a Person that is engaged in a reasonably related (ancillary or complementary) line of business or lines of business, as reasonably determined by the board of directors of the Borrower (or any subsequent Investment made in a previously acquired Permitted Acquisition), that was not preceded by an unsolicited tender offer for such Person, if immediately after giving effect thereto (a) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom, (b) all transactions related thereto shall be consummated in accordance with applicable law, (c) such acquired or newly formed corporation, partnership, association or other business entity shall be a domestic Wholly Owned Subsidiary and all actions required to be taken, if any, with respect to such acquired or newly formed Subsidiary under Section 5.12 shall have been taken, (d)(i) the Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate of a Financial Officer to the effect that, after giving effect to such acquisition or formation, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and the Borrower and its Subsidiaries will be in compliance with the covenants contained in Section 6.12 determined on a pro forma basis as if such acquisition had occurred at the beginning of the relevant periods for determining such compliance and as if any Indebtedness incurred in connection therewith was incurred at the beginning of such relevant periods (and as if any Indebtedness repaid was repaid at the beginning of such relevant period), together with (A) calculations in form and detail satisfactory to the Administrative Agent demonstrating such compliance and (B) all relevant financial information for such subsidiary or assets reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, and (ii) any acquired or newly formed Subsidiary shall not be liable for any Indebtedness (except for Indebtedness permitted by Section 6.01), and (e) after giving pro forma effect to such acquisition or formation, no Restricted Period shall have commenced and be continuing or would result therefrom.

Permitted Additional Indebtedness ” means Indebtedness of the Parent or the Borrower (which may be guaranteed by the Subsidiaries, the Borrower and the Parent, as the case may be,) incurred after the date hereof, provided that (a) such Indebtedness (and any guarantees thereof) shall be senior subordinated notes, (b) such Indebtedness shall be unsecured (other than by the proceeds thereof held in escrow pending a Permitted Acquisition), (c) no scheduled payments of principal, prepayments, redemptions or sinking fund or like payments on the principal of such Indebtedness shall be required prior to the 180th day following the latest Term Maturity Date then in effect (other than any repayment of proceeds thereof held in escrow pending a Permitted Acquisition), (d) the terms and conditions of such Indebtedness shall not be more restrictive on the Parent, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries than the terms and conditions customarily found in senior or senior subordinated notes of similar issuers issued under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933 or in a public offering, in each case as reasonably determined by

 

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the Administrative Agent, and any terms of subordination thereof shall also extend to cover obligations of the Parent, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries in respect of any Hedging Agreements to which the Borrower and any of the Lenders and their respective Affiliates are parties, (e) no Event of Default and, other than in the case of Permitted Additional Indebtedness applied to the purposes described in clause (f)(iii) below, no Restricted Period or Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of incurrence of such Indebtedness or would result therefrom, (f) the proceeds of such Indebtedness are applied, within 60 days of the incurrence thereof, (i) to finance one or more Permitted Acquisitions (including amounts to be held in escrow pending a Permitted Acquisition or to repay such Permitted Additional Indebtedness if the proceeds thereof were held in escrow pending a Permitted Acquisition that was not consummated), (ii) to prepay Term Loans, (iii) to refinance, repurchase, redeem, defease, acquire or replace the Additional Convertible Notes or Permitted Additional Indebtedness and finance the payment of any interest, fees, initial issue discount or other costs or expense related to the Additional Convertible Notes or such Permitted Additional Indebtedness, (iv) to finance Capital Expenditures and Investments made pursuant to Section 6.04(q) or (v) to finance Restricted Payments; provided that, in the case of clause (v) only, after giving pro forma effect to the incurrence of such Indebtedness and any Indebtedness repaid in connection therewith, the Total Leverage Ratio for the most recently completed fiscal quarter for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 5.01 is less than or equal to 4.25 3.00 to 1 on the date of incurrence of such Indebtedness, and (g) except in the case of Permitted Additional Indebtedness applied to the purposes described in clause (f)(iii) above, the Borrower shall be in compliance, on a pro forma basis after giving effect to the incurrence of any such Permitted Additional Indebtedness and any Permitted Acquisitions (including giving pro forma effect to any Permitted Cost-Savings) to be financed thereby, or consummated after the referenced four-fiscal quarter period but before such incurrence, with Section 6.12 (recomputed as of the last day of the most recently ended fiscal quarter of the Borrower for which financial statements have been or were required to have been delivered pursuant to Section 5.01).

Permitted Cost-Savings ” means, in connection with each Asset Sale or Permitted Acquisition involving aggregate consideration in excess of $10,000,000 and permitted by the terms of this Agreement, those demonstrable cost-savings and other adjustments reasonably anticipated to be achieved in connection with such Asset Sale or Permitted Acquisition, as the case may be, for the 12-month period following the consummation of such Asset Sale or Permitted Acquisition, in an aggregate amount not to exceed 5% of Adjusted EBITDA for the most recently completed four fiscal quarter period (or, in the case of the AWN Sale, through the second full fiscal quarter ending after the Amendment Agreement Effective Date, 10% of Adjusted EBITDA for such period), in each case after giving effect to the last sentence of the definition of Adjusted EBITDA set forth herein , which cost-savings and other adjustments and the calculation thereof shall be set forth in a certificate from a Financial Officer of the Parent delivered to the Administrative Agent on such date of determination. It is understood and agreed that, for the avoidance of duplication, no anticipated cost-savings or other adjustments shall be included in the calculation of Permitted Cost-Savings for any period to the extent such anticipated cost-savings or other adjustments are otherwise reflected in Adjusted EBITDA for such period by virtue of the achievement of actual cost-savings or other results that were part of the cost-savings or other adjustments anticipated to be achieved.

Permitted Encumbrances ” has the meaning specified in the Mortgages.

Permitted Investments ” means:

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

 

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(b) investments in commercial paper maturing within one year from the date of acquisition thereof and having, at such date of acquisition, credit ratings of at least A-1 by S&P or P-1 by Moody’s;

(c) investments in certificates of deposit, banker’s acceptances and time deposits maturing within 360 days from the date of acquisition thereof (A) issued or guaranteed by or placed with, and money market deposit accounts issued or offered by, (i) any Lender or (ii) any domestic office of any commercial bank organized under the laws of the United States of America or any State thereof that has a combined capital and surplus and undivided profits of not less than $250,000,000 or a foreign bank that has a combined capital and surplus and undivided profits of not less than $125,000,000 or (B) rated at least A by S&P or A2 by Moody’s as of the date of acquisition;

(d) 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;

(e) securities with maturities of one year or less from the date of acquisition issued or fully guaranteed by any state, commonwealth or territory of the United States, by any political subdivision or taxing authority of any such state, commonwealth or territory, the securities of which state, commonwealth, territory, political subdivision or taxing authority (as the case may be) are rated at least A by S&P or A by Moody’s, as of the date of acquisition;

(f) money market mutual or similar funds that invest primarily in assets satisfying the requirements of clauses (a) through (e) of this definition;

(g) money market funds that (i) comply with the criteria set forth in SEC Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (ii) are rated AAA by S&P and Aaa by Moody’s and (iii) have portfolio assets of at least $5,000,000,000, in each case, such requirements being measured or calculated as of the date of the acquisition of or investment in such Permitted Investment;

(h) asset backed securities having ratings of at least AAA by S&P or Aaa by Moody’s, as of the date of acquisition;

(i) auction rate securities, corporate bonds, medium term notes and euro notes issued by foreign or domestic entities having ratings of at least A by S&P or A2 by Moody’s, as of the date of acquisition; and

(j) contributions to or investments related to the Parent’s, the Borrower’s or any Subsidiary’s obligations under deferred compensation plans and pension plans which plans have been approved by the Parent’s, the Borrower’s or such Subsidiary’s board of directors.

Permitted Liens ” means:

(a) Liens imposed by law for taxes and other governmental charges that are not yet due or are being contested in compliance with Section 5.05;

(b) carriers’, warehousemen’s, mechanics’, materialmen’s, repairmen’s and other like Liens imposed by law and Landlords’ liens, in each case, arising in the ordinary course of business and securing obligations that (i) are not overdue by more than 30 days, (ii) do not in the aggregate materially detract from the value of such property or materially impair the use thereof in the business operations of the Parent, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries or (iii) are being contested in compliance with Section 5.05;

 

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(c) pledges and deposits made in compliance with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and other social security laws or regulations (and Liens to secure bonds or letters of credit issued for such purpose);

(d) deposits to secure the performance of bids, trade contracts, leases, statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds, performance bonds or deposits and other obligations of a like nature, in each case in the ordinary course of business (and Liens to secure bonds or letters of credit issued for such purpose);

(e) judgment liens in respect of judgments, decrees, awards or attachments that do not constitute an Event of Default under clause (k) of Article VII;

(f) Permitted Encumbrances;

(g) 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 interfere in a material manner with the ordinary conduct of business of the Borrower or any Subsidiary; and

(h) Liens existing on the date hereof and listed on Schedule 1.01-A hereof and renewals, extensions and replacements thereof; provided that (i) the property covered thereby is not changed (other than the addition of any property covered by an after-acquired property clause applicable to such Lien on the date hereof), (ii) the obligations secured thereby shall not be increased (other than to include accrued and unpaid interest, premiums, and fees, costs and expenses related thereto), (iii) no additional Loan Parties or their Subsidiaries shall become a direct or contingent obligor (other than any newly formed subsidiary of an obligor thereunder to which any such property subject to such Lien is transferred), and (iv) any renewal or extension of any Indebtedness secured thereby is permitted by Section 6.01(a)(viii) or (xv)

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 any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate is (or, if such Plan were terminated, would under Sections 4062, 4064 or 4069 of ERISA be determined to be) an “employer” as defined in Section 3(5) of ERISA.

Pledge Agreement ” means the Pledge Agreement dated as of the date hereof among the Borrower, the Parent, the Subsidiaries party thereto and the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, substantially in the form of Exhibit C-2.

Prepayment Event ” means:

(a) any sale, transfer or other disposition (including pursuant to a sale and leaseback transaction) of any property or asset of the Parent, the Borrower or any Subsidiary, other than dispositions described in clauses (a) through ( h g ) of Section 6.05, but (except with respect to the AWN Sale) only to the extent that the Net Proceeds therefrom have not been applied to acquire other property useful in the business of the Parent, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries within 360 days after such event; or

 

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(b) 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 Parent, the Borrower or any Subsidiary resulting in Net Proceeds in an aggregate amount in excess of $2,000,000 in any fiscal year of the Borrower, but only to the extent that the Net Proceeds therefrom have not been applied to repair, restore or replace such property or asset or acquire other property useful in the business of the Parent, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries within 360 days after such event; or

(c) the incurrence by the Parent, the Borrower or any Subsidiary of any Indebtedness, excluding Indebtedness permitted pursuant to Section 6.01 but including Permitted Additional Indebtedness except to the extent proceeds of such Permitted Additional Indebtedness are applied within 60 days following such incurrence in accordance with clause (f) of the definition thereof.

“Prepayment Proceeds” has the meaning specified in the Amendment Agreement.

Prime Rate ” means the rate of interest per annum publicly announced or established from time to time by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as its prime rate in effect at its principal office 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 and such Prime Rate may not necessarily be the lowest rate extended to customers.

Prohibited Transaction ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 406 of ERISA and Section 4975(f)(3) of the Code.

Purchase Price ” means, without duplication, with respect to any Permitted Acquisition, an amount equal to the sum of (a) the aggregate consideration, whether cash, property or securities (including any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 6.01(a)(xv)), paid or delivered by the Borrower and the Subsidiaries in connection with such acquisition plus (b) the aggregate amount of liabilities of the acquired business (net of current assets of the acquired business) that would be required to be reflected on a balance sheet (if such were to be prepared) of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries after giving effect to such Permitted Acquisition.

RCA ” means the Regulatory Commission of Alaska or any other agency, commission or similar body succeeding to the functions of the Regulatory Commission of Alaska.

Recoveries ” means, with respect to any Investments, the aggregate amount of dividends, distributions or other payments received in cash in respect of such Investments.

Real Property Leases ” means all leases of real property under which any Loan Party is a lessee from time to time with an annual rent in excess of $25,000 per year or that is otherwise determined to be material to the business or operations of the Loan Parties, taken as a whole.

Reference Period ” means, as at any date, the period commencing on January 1, 2011 and ending on the last day of the last fiscal quarter for which a certificate pursuant to Section 5.01(c) has been delivered by the Borrower prior to such date.

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

 

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

Release ” means any release, spill, emission, leaking, dumping, injection, pouring, deposit, disposal, discharge, dispersal, leaching or migration into or through the environment (including ambient air, surface water, groundwater, land surface or subsurface strata).

Reorganization ” means, with respect to any Multiemployer Plan, the condition that such plan is in reorganization within the meaning of Section 4241 of ERISA.

Reportable Event ” means any “reportable event,” as defined in Section 4043(c) of ERISA or the regulations issued thereunder, other than those events as to which the 30-day notice period referred to in Section 4043(c) of ERISA has been waived, with respect to a Plan.

Required Lenders ” means, at any time, Lenders having Revolving Exposures, Term Loans, Incremental Term Loans and unused Commitments representing more than 50% of the sum of the total Revolving Exposures, outstanding Term Loans, outstanding Incremental Term Loans and unused Commitments at such time (subject, in each case, to adjustment in the case of Defaulting Lenders as set forth in Section 2.20(b)).

Restricted Payment ” means any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash, securities or other property) with respect to any Equity Interests in the Parent, 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 Equity Interests in the Parent, the Borrower or any Subsidiary.

Restricted Period ” means any period (a) commencing on the date of delivery of a certificate pursuant to Section 5.01(c) showing that, for the then most recently ended period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Parent, the Total Leverage Ratio is greater than the Restricted Period Ratio (or on the date upon which the Borrower shall fail to deliver such certificate when required under Section 5.01(c)), and (b) ending on the date of delivery of a certificate pursuant to Section 5.01(c) showing that, for the then most recently ended period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Parent, the Total Leverage Ratio is equal to or less than the Restricted Period Ratio; provided that , solely for purposes of this definition , the maximum amount of cash and cash equivalents that may be subtracted from Adjusted Total Debt for purposes of calculating the Total Leverage Ratio shall be “$20,000,000”.

Restricted Period Ratio ” means, as of any date of determination, a ratio equal to (x) the maximum Total Leverage Ratio then permitted to be maintained by the Borrower pursuant to Section 6.12(b) minus (y) 0.25x.

Revolving Availability Period ” means the period from and including the Closing Date to but excluding the earlier of the latest Revolving Credit Maturity Date then in effect and the date of termination of the all Revolving Commitments.

Revolving Commitment ” means, with respect to each Revolving Lender, individually and collectively, the Class A Revolving c C ommitment , if any, and Class B Revolving Commitment of such Lender to make Revolving Loans and to acquire participations in Letters of Credit and Swingline Loans hereunder, expressed as an amount representing the maximum aggregate amount of such Lender’s Revolving Exposure hereunder, as such commitment may be (a) reduced from time to time pursuant to Section 2.08 and (b) reduced or increased from time to time pursuant to assignments by or to such Lender

 

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pursuant to Section 9.04. The initial amount of each Lender’s Revolving Commitment is set forth on Schedule 2.01 (or in the Incremental Loan Amendment pursuant to which such Lender shall have provided any Revolving Commitment Increase), 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 $30,000,000. .

Revolving Commitment Increase ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.01(c).

Revolving Commitment Increase Lender ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.01(c).

“Revolving Credit Maturity Date” means October 21, 2015; provided that, unless otherwise agreed by the Required Lenders, in the event that (a) the Convertible Notes are not refinanced, purchased or defeased such that no more than $25,000,000 of principal amount of such Convertible Notes are outstanding prior to December 19, 2012 and (b) the Senior Secured Leverage Ratio as of December 19, 2012 is greater than or equal to 2.75 to 1.00, the Revolving Credit Maturity Date shall be December 19, 2012 (it being understood that if any such refinancing or extension shall provide for a maturity date that is earlier than 91 days following the fifth anniversary of the Closing Date, the Revolving Credit Maturity Date shall be the date (the “ Specified Revolving Credit Maturity Date ”) that is 91 days prior to such maturity date unless the Senior Secured Leverage Ratio is less than 2.75 to 1.00 as of the Specified Revolving Credit Maturity Date).

Revolving Exposure ” means, (a) with respect to any Revolving Lender at any time, the sum of the outstanding principal amount of such Revolving Lender’s Revolving Loans and its LC Exposure and Swingline Exposure at such time and (b) with respect to all Revolving Lenders at any time, the sum of the outstanding principal amount of all Revolving Lenders’ Revolving Loans and LC Exposure and Swingline Exposure at such time.

“Revolving Facility” means the Revolving Commitments and the extensions of credit made thereunder.

Revolving Lender ” means a Lender with a Class A Revolving Commitment Lender or a Class B Revolving Lender or, if the Revolving Commitments have terminated or expired, a Lender with Revolving Exposure, or both.

“Revolving Credit Maturity Date” means, (a) with respect to Class A Revolving Commitments, the Class A Revolving Credit Maturity Date and (b) with respect to Class B Revolving Commitments, Class B Revolving Credit Maturity Date.

Revolving Loan ” means a Loan made pursuant to Section 2.01(a).

S&P ” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Service.

“Sanctioned Country” means, at any time, a country or territory which is itself the subject target of any Sanctions (as of the Amendment Agreement Effective Date, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan and Syria).

“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 or 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 owned or controlled by any such Person or Persons.

 

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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 United States Securities and Exchange Commission or any successor thereto.

“Second Effective Date” means the “Second Effective Date”, as such term is defined in the First Amendment.

Secured Hedging Agreements ” means (i) each interest rate Hedging Agreement entered into with any counterparty that was a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender at the time such Hedging Agreement was entered into (or, in the case of any such Hedging Agreement entered into prior to the Closing Date, any counterparty that was a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender on the Closing Date), in each case, unless such counterparty agrees with the Borrower not to be secured by the Collateral under the Loan Documents, and (ii) each other type of Hedging Agreement entered into with any counterparty that was a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender at the time such Hedging Agreement was entered into (or, in the case of any such Hedging Agreement entered into prior to the Closing Date, any counterparty that was a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender on the Closing Date) that is designated by the Borrower to be a Hedging Agreement secured by the Collateral created under the Loan Documents.

Secured Parties ” shall have the meaning given such term in the Security Agreement.

Security Agreement ” means the Security Agreement dated as of the date hereof between the Borrower, the Subsidiary Loan Parties party thereto and the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, substantially the form of Exhibit C-1.

Security Documents ” means the Security Agreement, the Subsidiary Guarantee Agreements, the Parent Guarantee Agreement, the Pledge Agreement, the Intercompany Subordination Agreement, the Mortgages and each other security agreement or other instrument or document executed and delivered pursuant to Section 5.12 or 5.14 to secure, or otherwise providing for collateral security for, any of the Obligations.

Senior Secured Debt ” means, with respect to Parent, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis at any time (without duplication), all Total Debt of the Parent, the Borrower or any Subsidiary that is secured by a Lien on any assets of a Loan Party, other than any such Indebtedness that by its terms is expressly subordinated to the Obligations on terms satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

Senior Secured Leverage Ratio ” means, as of the last day of any fiscal quarter, the ratio of (a) Senior Secured Debt on such date to (b) Adjusted EBITDA of the Parent, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries for the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Borrower ended on such date, all determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP. If during any period for which Adjusted EBITDA is being determined the Parent, the Borrower or any Subsidiary shall have consummated any Asset Sale, or any Permitted Acquisition that involves the payment of aggregate consideration of $200,000 or more and, in the case of any Permitted Acquisition, to the extent that the entity or assets so

 

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acquired have not been sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of during the applicable period, then, for purposes of this definition, Adjusted EBITDA shall be determined on a pro forma basis (including giving pro forma effect to any Permitted Cost-Savings) as if such Permitted Acquisition or Asset Sale had been made or consummated on the first day of such period.

Solvent ” and “ Solvency ” mean, with respect to any Person on any date of determination, that on such date (a) the assets of the Loan Parties (taken as a whole), at a fair valuation, will exceed their debts and liabilities, subordinated, contingent or otherwise; (b) the present fair saleable value of the property of the Loan Parties (taken as a whole) will be greater than the amount that will be required to pay the probable liability of their debts and other liabilities, subordinated, contingent or otherwise, as such debts and other liabilities become absolute and matured; (c) the Loan Parties (taken as a whole) will be able to pay their debts and liabilities, subordinated, contingent or otherwise, as such debts and liabilities become absolute and matured; and (d) the Loan Parties (taken as a whole) will not have unreasonably small capital with which to conduct the business in which they are engaged. The amount of contingent liabilities at any time shall be computed as the amount that, in the light of all the facts and circumstances existing at such time, represents the amount that can reasonably be expected to become an actual or matured liability.

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 percentages (including any marginal, special, emergency or supplemental reserves) expressed as a decimal established by the Board or other Governmental Authority having jurisdiction with respect thereto 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. 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 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.

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 subsidiary of the Parent. For the avoidance of doubt, TekMate, LLC is not a Subsidiary based on the interests held therein as of the Closing Date. For the avoidance of doubt, AWN will not be a Subsidiary on the JV Closing Date.

Subsidiary Guarantee Agreement ” means the Guarantee Agreement dated as of the date hereof made by the Subsidiary Loan Parties in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, substantially in the form of Exhibit E.

Subsidiary Loan Party ” means (a) any Domestic Subsidiary (other than the Borrower) and (b) any Foreign Subsidiary that is not a CFC that is formed or acquired by the Parent or another Domestic Subsidiary or Foreign Subsidiary that is not a CFC.

 

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Swingline Exposure ” means, at any time, the aggregate principal amount of all Swingline Loans outstanding at such time. The Swingline Exposure of any Lender at any time shall be the sum of (a)  its Applicable Percentage of the total Swingline Exposure at such time . related to Swingline Loans other than any Swingline Loans made by such Lender in its capacity as a Swingline Lender and (b) if such Lender shall be a Swingline Lender, the principal amount of all Swingline Loans made by such Lender outstanding at such time (to the extent that the other Revolving Lenders shall not have funded their participations in such Swingline Loans).

Swingline Lender ” means JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., in its capacity as lender of Swingline Loans hereunder.

Swingline Loan ” means a Loan made pursuant to clause (a) of Section 2.04.

Synthetic Lease Obligations ” means, for any Person, obligations under any lease of any property that is not a capital lease in accordance with GAAP and in respect of which the lessee retains or obtains ownership of the property so leased for federal income tax purposes.

Taxes ” means any and all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, charges or withholdings imposed by any Governmental Authority, and any and all interest and penalties related thereto.

Term Commitment ” means, with respect to each Term Lender, the commitment, of such Term Lender to make Term Loans hereunder on the Closing Date, expressed as an amount representing the maximum aggregate principal amount of the Term Loans to be made by such Lender hereunder, as such commitment may be reduced or increased from time to time pursuant to assignments by or to such Lender pursuant to Section 9.04. The initial amount of each Lender’s Term Commitment is set forth on Schedule 2.01, or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender shall have assumed its Term Commitment, as applicable. The initial aggregate amount of the Lenders’ Term Commitments is $440,000,000 . individually and collectively, the Original Term Commitment and the Tranche B Term Commitment.

Term Lender ” means a Lender with a Term Commitment or an outstanding Term Loan.

Term Loan ” means a each Original Term Loan made pursuant to clause (b) of Section 2.01 and each Tranche B Term Loan.

Term Maturity Date ” means the date that is six years after the Closing Date or the first Business Day thereafter, if such date is not a Business Day; provided that, unless otherwise agreed by the Required Lenders, in the event that (a) the Convertible Notes are not refinanced, purchased or defeased such that no more than $25,000,000 of principal amount of such Convertible Notes are outstanding prior to December 19, 2012 and (b) the Senior Secured Leverage Ratio as of December 19, 2012 is greater than or equal to 2.75 to 1.00, the , individually and collectively, the Original Term Maturity Date shall be December 19, 2012 (it being understood that if any such refinancing or extension shall provide for a maturity date that is earlier than 91 days following the sixth anniversary of the Closing Date, the Term Maturity Date shall be the date (the “ Specified Term Maturity Date ”) that is 91 days prior to such maturity date unless the Senior Secured Leverage Ratio is less than 2.75 to 1.00 as of the Specified Term Maturity Date). and the Tranche B Maturity Date.

Total Debt ” means, with respect to the Parent, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries as at any date (determined on a consolidated basis without duplication in accordance with GAAP), the sum of all Indebtedness consisting of Capital Lease Obligations, Synthetic Lease Obligations, Indebtedness for

 

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borrowed money (including Permitted Additional Indebtedness), Indebtedness in respect of the net present value of the deferred purchase price of property or services that would be shown as a long-term liability on the liability side of the balance sheet of such Person in accordance with GAAP, and Indebtedness arising out of the Guarantee of any of the foregoing of the Parent, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis at such time.

Total Leverage Ratio ” means, as at the last day of any fiscal quarter, the ratio of (a) Adjusted Total Debt on such date to (b) Adjusted EBITDA of the Parent, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries for the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Borrower ended on such date, all determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP. If during any period for which Adjusted EBITDA is being determined the Parent, the Borrower or any Subsidiary shall have consummated any Asset Sale, or any Permitted Acquisition that involves the payment of aggregate consideration of $200,000 or more and, in the case of any Permitted Acquisition, to the extent that the entity or assets so acquired have not been sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of during the applicable period, then, for purposes of this definition, Adjusted EBITDA shall be determined on a pro forma basis (including giving pro forma effect to any Permitted Cost-Savings) as if such Permitted Acquisition or Asset Sale had been made or consummated on the first day of such period.

“Tranche B Term Commitment” means, with respect to each Tranche B Term Lender, the commitment, of such Tranche B Term Lender to make (by conversion) Tranche B Term Loans hereunder pursuant to Section 2.01(b)(ii) on the Amendment Agreement Effective Date in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed the amount allocated to such Lender pursuant to the Amendment Agreement or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Tranche B Term Lender becomes a party hereto, as applicable, as such amount may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with this Agreement. The initial aggregate amount of the Tranche B Term Commitment on the Amendment Agreement Effective Date is $0.

“Tranche B Term Lender” means, at any time, a Lender with a Tranche B Term Commitment or an outstanding Tranche B Term Loan.

“Tranche B Term Loans” means the loans made (by conversion) on the Amendment Agreement Effective Date under the Tranche B Term Commitments pursuant to Section 2.01(b)(ii).

“Tranche B Maturity Date” means April 21, 2019; provided that, unless otherwise agreed by the Lenders holding more than 50% of the Tranche B Term Loans, in the event that the Additional Convertible Notes are not refinanced, purchased or defeased such that no more than $35,000,000 of principal amount of such Additional Convertible Notes are outstanding prior to January 15, 2018, the Tranche B Maturity Date shall be January 15, 2018 (it being understood that if any such refinancing or extension shall provide for a maturity date that is earlier than July 21, 2018, the Tranche B Maturity Date shall be the date that is 91 days prior to such maturity date).

Transaction Expenses ” means actual out-of-pocket costs and expenses associated with the Transactions and any actual out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred after the date hereof associated with any securities offering, investment or acquisition permitted hereunder (whether or not such offering, investment or acquisition is consummated).

Transactions ” means, collectively, (a) the entering into of this Agreement and the initial Loans made hereunder on the Closing Date, and (b) the repayment of all obligations under the Existing Credit Agreement (and the termination of the commitments and security interests created thereunder).

 

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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 Alternate Base Rate.

Wholly Owned Subsidiary ” means a Subsidiary all the Equity Interests of which (other than directors’ qualifying shares) is owned by the Borrower or another Wholly Owned Subsidiary.

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 1 of Subtitle E of Title IV of ERISA.

Withholding Agent ” means any Loan Party and the Administrative Agent.

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 “Term 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 “will” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word “shall.” Unless the context requires otherwise (a) any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument or other document herein shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as from time to time amended, supplemented or otherwise modified (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, supplements or modifications set forth herein), (b) any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns, (c) the words “herein”, “hereof’ and “hereunder”, and words of similar import, shall be construed to refer to this Agreement in its entirety and not to any particular provision hereof, (d) all references herein to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed to refer to Articles and Sections of, and Exhibits and Schedules to, this Agreement, and (e) the words “asset” and “property” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect and to refer to any and all tangible and intangible assets and properties, including cash, securities, accounts and contract rights.

Section 1.04 Accounting Terms; GAAP . Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all terms of an accounting or financial nature used herein and in the other Loan Documents (and any certificate or other document made or delivered pursuant hereto or thereto) and not defined herein or therein (or, if partially defined herein or therein, to the extent not defined herein or therein) shall be construed in accordance with GAAP as in effect from time to time and all accounting determinations and computations made hereunder shall be construed in accordance with GAAP as in effect from time to time (provided that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, all accounting or financial terms used herein or therein shall be construed, and all financial computations pursuant hereto or thereto shall be made, without giving effect to (i) any election under Statement of Financial Accounting Standards 159 (or any other Financial Accounting Standard having a similar effect) to value any Indebtedness or other liabilities of the Parent or any Subsidiary at “fair value”, as defined therein) or (ii) Anticipated Lease Accounting Changes. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing, in the event that any Accounting Change (as defined below) shall occur and such change results in a change in the method of determination or calculation under this Agreement, then the Borrower and the Administrative Agent agree to enter into good faith negotiations in order to amend such provisions of this Agreement so as to equitably reflect such Accounting Change with the desired result that the criteria for evaluating the

 

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Borrower and its Subsidiaries consolidated financial condition shall be the same after such Accounting Change as if such Accounting Change had not been made. Until such time as such an amendment shall have been executed and delivered by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders, all accounting determinations and computations made hereunder (including Section 6.12 and the definitions used in such calculations) shall continue to be calculated or construed as if such Accounting Change had not occurred. “ Accounting Change ” refers to any change in accounting principles required by the promulgation of any rule, regulation, pronouncement or opinion by the Financial Accounting Standards Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants or, if applicable, the SEC.

ARTICLE II THE LOANS

Section 2.01 Commitments and Loans .

(a) Revolving Loans . Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Revolving Lender severally agrees to make Revolving Loans to the Borrower on the Closing Date and from time to time during until the Revolving Availability Period Credit Maturity Date with respect to such Revolving Lender’s applicable Revolving Commitment , in an aggregate principal amount that will not result in such Lender’s Revolving Exposure exceeding such Lender’s Revolving Commitment; provided that on the Closing Date the maximum aggregate principal amount of Revolving Loans shall not exceed $15,000,000. Within the foregoing limits and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Borrower may borrow, prepay and reborrow Revolving Loans.

(b) Term Loans .

(i) Original Term Loans. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Lender severally agrees to make a an Original Term Loan to the Borrower on the Closing Date in a principal amount not exceeding such Lender’s Original Term Commitment. Amounts repaid in respect of Original Term Loans may not be reborrowed.

(ii) Tranche B Term Loans . Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the Amendment Agreement, each Converted Term Loan of each Converting Lender shall be converted into a Tranche B Term Loan effective as of the Amendment Agreement Effective Date in a principal amount equal to the principal amount of such Lender’s Converted Term Loan immediately prior to such conversion (and, following the Amendment Agreement Effective Date, such Tranche B Term Loan shall no longer constitute an Original Term Loan for any purpose under this Agreement). For the avoidance of doubt, such conversion shall not constitute a novation of any interest owing to any Converting Lender and each Converting Lender shall receive all accrued and unpaid interest owing to it from the Borrower through but not including the Amendment Agreement Effective Date with respect to its Converted Term Loan (which, in the case of accrued interest, shall be payable on the Amendment Agreement Effective Date). The Tranche B Term Loans may from time to time be ABR Loans or Eurodollar Loans as further described below; provided that all Tranche B Term Loans shall on the Amendment Agreement Effective Date initially be Eurodollar Loans with an Interest Period equal to the remaining Interest Period on the Converted Term Loans immediately prior to the effectiveness of the Amendment Agreement. Repaid and prepaid Tranche B Term Loans may not be reborrowed.

(c) Incremental Loans . At any time and from time to time, the Borrower may request that the Lenders (or other financial institutions agreed to by the Borrower and reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, the consent of the Administrative Agent in respect thereof not to be unreasonably withheld) offer to enter into commitments to (x) make additional term loans (each such

 

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loan being herein called an “ Incremental Term Loan ”) and/or (y) provide additional revolving credit commitments in the form of an increase in the amount of any Class of Revolving Commitments (each such increase, a “ Revolving Commitment Increase ”) and/or in the form of one or more new revolving credit commitments (each a “New Revolving Commitment” and, collectively with any Revolving Commitment Increases, the “Incremental Revolving Commitments”) , in each case, under this paragraph (c) ; provided that there shall be no more than two Classes of revolving credit facilities in the aggregate outstanding at any time hereunder . In the event that one or more of the Lenders (or such other financial institutions) offer, in their sole discretion, to enter into such commitments, and such Lenders (or financial institutions) and the Borrower agree as to the amount of such commitments that shall be allocated to the respective Lenders (or financial institutions) making such offers and the fees (if any) to be payable by the Borrower in connection therewith, such Lenders (or financial institutions) shall become obligated to make Incremental Term Loans or provide Revolving Commitment Increases or New Revolving Commitments , as applicable, under this Agreement in an amount equal to the amount of their respective Incremental Term Loan Commitments or , Additional Revolving Commitments or New Revolving Commitments, as applicable (and such financial institutions shall become (x) “Incremental Term Loan Lenders” or , (y) “Revolving Commitment Increase Lenders” and “ Class A Revolving Lenders” or Class B Revolving Lenders or (z) “New Revolving Commitment Lenders”, as applicable, hereunder). The Borrower, such Lenders (or financial institutions) and the Administrative Agent shall enter into an amendment (each such amendment being herein called an “ Incremental Loan Amendment ”) to this Agreement and, as appropriate, the other Loan Documents, in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and, upon effectiveness thereof, each financial institution (if not otherwise a Lender) providing an Incremental Term Loan or Incremental Revolving Commitment thereunder shall become a Lender hereunder with respect to such Incremental Term Loan, Revolving Commitment Increase or New Revolving Commitment, as applicable . The Incremental Loan Amendment may (notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 9.02), without the consent of any other Lenders, effect such amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as may be necessary or appropriate, in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, to effect the provisions of this Section. The effectiveness of (and, in the case of any Incremental Loan Amendment for an Incremental Term Loan, the borrowing under) any Incremental Loan Amendment shall be subject to the satisfaction on the date thereof of each of the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 and such other conditions as the parties thereto shall agree. The Incremental Term Loans to be made pursuant to any Incremental Loan Amendment between the Borrower and one or more Lenders (including any such new Lenders) in response to any such request by the Borrower shall be deemed to be a separate “Series” of Incremental Term Loans for all purposes of this Agreement. The New Revolving Commitments to be provided pursuant to any Incremental Loan Amendment between the Borrower and one or more Lenders (including any such new Lenders) in response to any such request by the Borrower shall be deemed to be a separate Class of Revolving Commitments for all purposes of this Agreement. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed to obligate any Lender to provide any Incremental Term Loan Commitment or , any Revolving Commitment Increase or any New Revolving Commitment or to obligate the Borrower to request an Incremental Term Loan Commitment or , a Revolving Commitment Increase or a New Revolving Commitment from any Lender. Incremental Term Loans (and extensions of credit under any Revolving Commitment Increase or New Revolving Commitment ) will share in the Collateral under the Security Documents and the guarantees under the Guarantee Agreements to the same extent as each other Loan. Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, the following additional provisions shall be applicable to Incremental Term Loans and , Revolving Commitment Increases : and New Revolving Commitments.

(i) the aggregate number of separate Series of Incremental Term Loans pursuant to all such requests hereunder shall not exceed five, and the minimum aggregate principal amount of Incremental Term Loan Commitments of any Series entered into pursuant to any single such request (and, accordingly, the minimum aggregate principal amount of Incremental Term Loans of such Series) shall be at least equal to $5,000,000;

 

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(ii) the aggregate number of separate Revolving Commitment Increases and separate Series of New Revolving Commitments pursuant to all such requests hereunder shall not exceed two, and the minimum aggregate principal amount of any such Incremental Revolving Commitment Increase entered into pursuant to any single such request shall be at least equal to $5,000,000;

(iii) the aggregate principal amount of all Incremental Term Loan Commitments and all outstanding Series of Incremental Term Loans (including any increase in Term Loans as provided in clause (viii) below) shall not exceed $50,000,000 the Maximum Term Incremental Amount (and once such limit is reached, no further Incremental Term Loan Commitments may be established hereunder notwithstanding that the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Incremental Term Loans shall have subsequently been reduced below such limit);

(iv) the aggregate amount of all Incremental Revolving Commitment s Increases shall not exceed $10,000,000;

(v) the maturity date for the Incremental Term Loans of any Series as specified in the Incremental Loan Amendment for such Series shall not be earlier than the latest Term Maturity Date then in effect ;

(vi) the weighted average life to maturity of the Incremental Term Loans of any Series shall not be shorter than that of the any Class of Term Loans;

(vii) in the case of any Revolving Commitment Increase, such Revolving Commitment Increase shall be on the same terms and conditions as the applicable Class of Revolving Facility Commitments being increased (and be deemed to be added to, and made part of, the Revolving Facility such Class );

(viii) any Series of Incremental Term Loans may be effected through an increase in the Tranche B Term Loans, in which case (v) any Incremental Term Loan Lender not already a Term Lender hereunder shall become a Tranche B Term Lender, (w) the Applicable Rate for such Incremental Term Loans shall be the Applicable Rate for the Tranche B Term Loans in effect at the time the respective Incremental Loan Amendment is executed, (x) anything in Section 2.18(c) to the contrary notwithstanding, the initial Tranche B Term Loans made under the respective Incremental Loan Amendment shall be made solely by the Incremental Term Loan Lenders executing such Incremental Loan Amendment (but thereafter the provisions of Section 2.18(c) shall be applicable), (y) the initial Tranche B Term Loans made under such Incremental Loan Amendment shall be either ABR Loans or Eurodollar Loans with an Interest Period ending on the last day of the earliest expiring then-outstanding Interest Period for Tranche B Term Loans (so long as the same is at least one month after the date such Incremental Term Loans are made) and (z) as promptly as practicable following the making of such Incremental Term Loans (but in any event not later than the last day of such earliest-expiring then-outstanding Interest Period for Tranche B Term Loans), such Incremental Term Loans shall be coordinated with all other Tranche B Term Loans so that all outstanding Tranche B Term Loans (including the portion thereof represented by Incremental Term Loans) of each Type are allocated ratably among the Tranche B Term Lenders (including any Incremental Term Loan Lenders that have become Tranche B Term Lenders) as required by Section 2.18(c);

 

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(ix) the Applicable Rate with respect to Terms Loans (including any Incremental Term Loans deemed an increase to the Term Loans) that are in existence on the date of each request for an Incremental Term Loan pursuant to this Section 2.01(c) shall be increased pursuant to mark-to-market procedures set forth at the end of the definition of Applicable Rate, to the extent applicable;

(x) any New Revolving Facility (x) shall not mature earlier than the latest Revolving Credit Maturity Date then in effect and (y) shall not require scheduled amortization or mandatory commitment reductions prior to the latest Revolving Credit Maturity Date then in effect;

(xi) any New Revolving Facility shall provide that the borrowings, repayment, prepayments and commitment reductions in respect of such new Series (except for (1) payments of interest and fees at different rates on New Revolving Commitments (and related outstanding New Revolving Loans) and (2) repayments and commitment reductions required upon the maturity date of any then-existing Revolving Commitments) with respect to such New Revolving Facility shall be made on a pro rata basis with all other outstanding Revolving Commitments existing on the date of effectiveness of the applicable Incremental Loan Amendment;

(xii) any New Revolving Facility shall provide that assignments and participations of such New Revolving Commitments and New Revolving Loans shall be governed by the same assignment and participation provisions applicable to Revolving Commitments and Revolving Loans existing on the date of effectiveness of the applicable Incremental Loan Amendment;

( x xiii ) both at the time of any such request and upon the effectiveness of any

Incremental Loan Amendment and the borrowing of any Incremental Term Loans thereunder (if applicable), no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing (it being agreed, however, that the Administrative Agent and any Lender providing Incremental Term Loans or Revolving Commitment Increases may rely for all purposes of this Section 2.01(c) on a certificate of the Borrower to the effect that this condition is satisfied); and

(xi v ) upon the effectiveness of any Incremental Loan Amendment and the borrowing of any Incremental Term Loans thereunder (if applicable), the Borrower shall be in compliance, on a pro forma basis with Sections 6.12(b) and 6.12(c) (assuming that the Total Leverage Ratio and the Senior Secured Leverage Ratio set forth in Sections 6.12(b) and 6.12(c), respectively, were 0.50x lower than the then-applicable ratios set forth in Sections 6.12(b) and 6.12(c), respectively), in each case recomputed as of the last day of the most recently ended fiscal quarter of the Borrower for which financial statements are available or required to have been delivered pursuant to Section 5.01 (determined after giving effect to any amounts to be drawn under the Revolving Facility immediately after giving effect to any Revolving Commitment Increase) and giving pro forma effect to any Permitted Acquisitions (including giving pro forma effect to any Permitted Cost-Savings) to be financed by such incurrence, or consummated after the referenced four-fiscal quarter period but before such incurrence.

Following the acceptance by the Borrower of the offers made by any one or more Lenders to make any Series of Incremental Term Loans pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this paragraph (c), each Incremental Term Loan Lender in respect of such Series of Incremental Term Loans severally agrees, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, to make such Incremental Term Loans to the Borrower during the period from and including the date of such acceptance to and including the commitment termination date specified in the Incremental Loan Amendment entered into with respect to such Series in an aggregate principal amount up to but not exceeding the amount of the Incremental Term Loan Commitment of such Incremental Term Loan Lender in respect of such Series as in effect

 

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from time to time. Thereafter, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Borrower may convert Incremental Term Loans of such Series of one Type into Incremental Term Loans of such Series of another Type (as provided in Section 2.07) or continue Incremental Term Loans of such Series of one Type as Incremental Term Loans of such Series of the same Type (as provided in Section 2.07). Incremental Term Loans of any Series that are prepaid may not be reborrowed as Incremental Term Loans of the same Series.

Upon each increase in the Revolving Commitments pursuant to this Section, each Revolving Lender immediately prior to such increase will automatically and without further act be deemed to have assigned to each Lender providing a portion of the Revolving Commitment Increase (each a “ Revolving Commitment Increase Lender ”) in respect of such increase, and each such Revolving Commitment Increase Lender will automatically and without further act be deemed to have assumed, a portion of such Revolving Lender’s participations hereunder in outstanding Letters of Credit and Swingline Loans such that, after giving effect to each such deemed assignment and assumption of participations, the percentage of the aggregate outstanding (i) participations hereunder in Letters of Credit and (ii) participations hereunder in Swingline Loans held by each Revolving Lender (including each such Revolving Commitment Increase Lender) will equal such Revolving Lender’s Applicable Percentage and (b) if, on the date of such increase, there are any Revolving Loans outstanding, such Revolving Loans shall on or prior to the effectiveness of such Revolving Commitment Increase be prepaid from the proceeds of additional Revolving Loans made hereunder (reflecting such increase in Revolving Commitments), which prepayment shall be accompanied by accrued interest on the Revolving Loans being prepaid and any costs incurred by any Lender in accordance with Section 2.16. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders hereby agree that the minimum borrowing, pro rata borrowing and pro rata payment requirements contained elsewhere in this Agreement shall not apply to the transactions effected pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence.

Proceeds of Incremental Term Loans and extensions of credit under any Revolving Commitment Increase shall be available for any use permitted under the applicable provisions of Section 5.11.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained elsewhere herein, to the extent that, at any date of determination, the aggregate outstanding principal amount of indebtedness for borrowed money (or commitments in respect thereof) of AWN exceeds $75,000,000, the Borrower shall not be permitted to request or incur Incremental Term Loans or Revolving Commitment Increases hereunder.

Section 2.02 Loans and Borrowings .

(a) Obligations of Lenders . Each Loan of a particular Class (and, in the case of Incremental Term Loans, of a particular Series) (other than a Swingline Loan) shall be made as part of a Borrowing consisting of Loans of such Class (and, if applicable, of such Series) made by the Lenders ratably in accordance with their respective Commitments of such Class (and, if applicable, of such Series). 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.

(b) Type of Loans . Subject to Section 2.14, each Revolving Loan Borrowing and each Term Loan Borrowing shall be comprised entirely of ABR Loans or of Eurodollar Loans, in each case as the Borrower may request in accordance herewith. Each Swingline Loan shall be an ABR 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, 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.

 

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(c) Minimum Amounts; Limitation on Number of Borrowings . At the commencement of each Interest Period for any Eurodollar Borrowing, such Borrowing shall be in an aggregate amount that is an integral multiple of $1,000,000 and not less than $2,000,000. Each Revolving Borrowing shall be in an aggregate amount that is an integral multiple of $500,000 and not less than $1,000,000; provided that each Eurodollar Revolving Borrowing shall be subject to the provisions of the immediately preceding sentence. Each Swingline Loan shall be in an amount that is an integral multiple of $100,000 and not less than $200,000. Borrowings of more than one Type may be outstanding at the same time, provided that there shall not at any time be more than a total of fifteen Eurodollar Borrowings outstanding.

(d) Limitations on Interest Periods . Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Borrower shall not be entitled to request, or to elect to convert or continue, any Eurodollar Borrowing if the Interest Period requested with respect thereto would end after the Original Term Maturity Date or the , Tranche B Maturity Date, Class A Revolving Credit Maturity Date or Class B Revolving Credit Maturity Date, as applicable. In addition, the Borrower shall not be entitled to request, or to elect to convert or continue, any Loan into a Eurodollar Borrowing until the date one week after the Closing Date.

Section 2.03 Requests for Borrowings . To request a Revolving Loan Borrowing or a Term Loan Borrowing of any Class , the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of such request by telephone (a) in the case of a Eurodollar Borrowing, not later than 12:00 noon, New York City time, three Business Days before the date of the proposed Borrowing or (b) in the case of an ABR Borrowing, not later than 12:00 noon, New York City time, one Business Day before the date of the proposed Borrowing (or, in the case of Borrowings on the Amendment Agreement Effective Date, such shorter period as to which the Administrative Agent may consent) , provided that any such notice of a Revolving Loan Borrowing to finance the reimbursement of an LC Disbursement as contemplated by Section 2.05(e) may be given not later than 12:00 noon, New York City time, on the date of the proposed Borrowing. Each such telephonic Borrowing Request shall be irrevocable and shall be confirmed promptly by hand delivery or telecopy (or transmit by electronic communication, if arrangements for doing so have been approved by the Administrative Agent) 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) whether the requested Borrowing is to be a Revolving Loan Borrowing, a an Original Term Loan Borrowing, a Tranche B Term Loan Borrowing or an Incremental Term Loan Borrowing (including, if applicable, the respective Series of Incremental Term Loans to which such Borrowing relates);

(ii) the aggregate amount of such Borrowing;

(iii) the date of such Borrowing, which shall be a Business Day;

(iv) whether such Borrowing is to be a Eurodollar Borrowing or ABR 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”; and

(vi) the location and number of the Borrower’s account to which funds are to be disbursed, which shall comply with the requirements of Section 2.06.

 

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If no election as to the Type of Borrowing is specified for a Revolving Loan, a Term Loan or an Incremental Term Loan, then the requested Borrowing shall be an ABR Borrowing.

If no Interest Period is specified with respect to any requested Eurodollar 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. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Types and (if applicable) durations of Interest Periods for the initial Borrowings hereunder shall be as specified in the Borrowing Request delivered pursuant to Section 4.01(r).

Section 2.04 Swingline Loans .

(a) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Swingline Lender agrees to make Swingline Loans to the Borrower from time to time during the Revolving Availability Period, in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding that will not result in (i) the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Swingline Loans exceeding $7,500,000 or , (ii ) such Lender’s Revolving Exposure exceeding its Revolving Commitment or (iii ) the sum of the total Revolving Exposures exceeding the total Revolving Commitments. Within the foregoing limits and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Borrower may borrow, prepay and reborrow Swingline Loans, provided that the Swingline Lender shall not be required to make a Swingline Loan to refinance an outstanding Swingline Loan.

(b) To request a Swingline Loan, the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of such request by telephone (confirmed by telecopy (or by electronic communication, if arrangements for doing so have been approved by the Administrative Agent)), not later than 12:00 noon, New York City time, on the day of a proposed Swingline Loan. Each such notice shall be irrevocable and shall specify the requested date (which shall be a Business Day) and amount of the requested Swingline Loan. The Administrative Agent will promptly advise the Swingline Lender of any such notice received from the Borrower. The Swingline Lender shall make each Swingline Loan available to the Borrower by promptly crediting such amount, in like funds, to an account of the Borrower designated by the Borrower in the applicable Borrowing Request (or, in the case of a Swingline Loan made to finance the reimbursement of an LC Disbursement as provided in Section 2.05(e), by remittance to the LC Issuer) by 3:00 p.m., New York City time, on the requested date of such Swingline Loan.

(c) The Swingline Lender may by written notice given to the Administrative Agent not later than 12:00 noon, New York City time, on any Business Day require the Revolving Lenders to acquire participations on such Business Day in all or a portion of the Swingline Loans outstanding. Such notice shall specify the aggregate amount of Swingline Loans in which Revolving Lenders will participate. Promptly upon receipt of such notice, the Administrative Agent will give notice thereof to each Revolving Lender, specifying in such notice such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of such Swingline Loan or Swingline Loans. Each Revolving Lender hereby absolutely and unconditionally agrees, upon receipt of notice as provided above, to pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the Swingline Lender, such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of such Swingline Loan or Swingline Loans. Each Revolving Lender acknowledges and agrees that its obligation to acquire participations in Swingline Loans pursuant to this paragraph is absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance whatsoever, including 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. Each Revolving Lender shall comply with its obligation under this paragraph by wire transfer of immediately available funds, in the same manner as provided in Section 2.06 with respect to Loans made by such Lender (and Section 2.06 shall apply, mutatis mutandis,

 

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to the payment obligations of the Revolving Lenders), and the Administrative Agent shall promptly pay to the Swingline Lender the amounts so received by it from the Revolving Lenders. The Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower of any participations in any Swingline Loan acquired pursuant to this paragraph, and thereafter payments in respect of such Swingline Loan shall be made to the Administrative Agent and not to the Swingline Lender. Any amounts received by the Swingline Lender from the Borrower (or other party on behalf of the Borrower) in respect of a Swingline Loan after receipt by the Swingline Lender of the proceeds of a sale of participations therein shall be promptly remitted to the Administrative Agent; any such amounts received by the Administrative Agent shall be promptly remitted by the Administrative Agent to the Revolving Lenders that shall have made their payments pursuant to this paragraph and to the Swingline Lender, as their interests may appear. The purchase of participations in a Swingline Loan pursuant to this paragraph shall not relieve the Borrower of any default in the payment thereof.

(d) On the Class A Revolving Credit Maturity Date, the risk participations in each Swingline Loan granted to and acquired by the Class A Revolving Lenders shall, so long as the Class B Revolving Commitments shall remain outstanding, be reallocated to the Class B Revolving Lenders in accordance with such Class B Revolving Lenders’ respective Applicable Percentages (determined after giving effect to the termination of the Class A Revolving Commitments).

Section 2.05 Letters of Credit .

(a) General . Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Borrower may request the issuance of standby and, if available from the LC Issuer, commercial Letters of Credit for its own account, in a form reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and any LC Issuer, at any time and from time to time during the Revolving 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, an LC Issuer relating to any Letter of Credit, the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall control.

(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 hand deliver or telecopy (or transmit by electronic communication, if arrangements for doing so have been approved by the respective LC Issuer) to an LC Issuer selected by it and the Administrative Agent (reasonably in advance of 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 respective LC Issuer, the Borrower also shall submit a letter of credit application on such LC Issuer’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 total Revolving Exposure shall not exceed the total Revolving Commitments and (ii) the total LC Exposure shall not exceed $15,000,000.

(c) Expiration Date . Each Letter of Credit shall expire at or prior to the close of business on the earlier of (1) 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, one year after such renewal or extension) and (2) the date that is three Business Days prior to the latest Revolving Credit Maturity Date then in effect , provided any Letter of Credit with a one-year term may provide for the renewal thereof for additional one-year periods (which shall in no event extend beyond the date three Business Days prior to the latest Revolving Credit Maturity Date then in effect ).

 

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(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 respective LC Issuer or the Lenders, such LC Issuer hereby grants to each Revolving Lender, and each Revolving Lender hereby acquires from such LC Issuer, 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 respective LC Issuer, such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of each LC Disbursement made by such LC Issuer 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 Revolving Commitments, and that each such payment shall be made without any offset, abatement, withholding or reduction whatsoever.

(e) Reimbursement . If an LC Issuer shall make any LC Disbursement in respect of a Letter of Credit, the Borrower shall reimburse such LC Disbursement by paying to the Administrative Agent an amount equal to such LC Disbursement not later than 3:00 p.m., New York City time, on the date that such LC Disbursement is made ( provided that if the Borrower is not notified prior to 11:00 a.m. New York time of such disbursement on the date thereof, the Borrower may make such reimbursements not later than 3:00 p.m. on the Business Day following such LC Disbursement provided that interest thereon is paid through such Business Day), provided that the Borrower may, subject to the conditions to borrowing set forth herein, request in accordance with Section 2.03 that such payment be financed with a Revolving Loan 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 Revolving Loan 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 2.06 with respect to Loans made by such Lender (and Section 2.06 shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to the payment obligations of the Revolving Lenders), and the Administrative Agent shall promptly pay to such LC Issuer 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 such LC Issuer or, to the extent that Revolving Lenders have made payments pursuant to this paragraph to reimburse such LC Issuer, then to such Lenders and such LC Issuer as their interests may appear. Any payment made by a Revolving Lender pursuant to this paragraph to reimburse any LC Issuer for any LC Disbursement (other than the funding of 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 (other than with respect to the timing of such reimbursement obligation as set forth in this paragraph).

(f) Obligations Absolute . The Borrower’s obligation to reimburse LC Disbursements as provided in paragraph (e) of this Section and the Revolving Lenders obligations under paragraph (d) of this Section shall each be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable, and shall be performed strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement under any and all circumstances

 

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whatsoever and irrespective of (1) any lack of validity or enforceability of any Letter of Credit or this Agreement, or any term or provision therein, (2) 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, (3) payment by the respective LC Issuer 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 (4) 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. Neither the Administrative Agent, the Lenders nor the LC Issuers, nor 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 respective LC Issuer, provided that the foregoing shall not be construed to excuse an LC Issuer from liability to the Borrower to the extent of any direct damages (as opposed to consequential 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 such LC Issuer’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 an LC Issuer (as finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction), such LC Issuer shall be deemed to have exercised care in each such determination. In furtherance of the foregoing and without limiting the generality thereof, the parties agree that, with respect to documents presented that appear on their face to be in substantial compliance with the terms of a Letter of Credit, an LC Issuer 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 respective LC Issuer shall, promptly following its receipt thereof, examine all documents purporting to represent a demand for payment under a Letter of Credit. Such LC Issuer shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent and the Borrower by telephone (confirmed by telecopy) of such demand for payment and whether such LC Issuer 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 such LC Issuer and the Revolving Lenders with respect to any such LC Disbursement (other than with respect to the timing of such reimbursement obligation as set forth in paragraph (e) of this Section).

(h) Interim Interest . If the respective LC Issuer shall make any LC Disbursement, then, unless the Borrower shall reimburse such LC Disbursement in full on the date such LC Disbursement is made, 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 Revolving Loans, provided that, if the Borrower fails to reimburse such LC Disbursement when due pursuant to paragraph (e) of this Section, then Section 2.13(c) shall apply. Interest accrued pursuant to this paragraph shall be for the account of such LC Issuer, except that interest accrued on and after the date of payment by any Revolving Lender pursuant to paragraph (e) of this Section to reimburse such LC Issuer shall be for the account of such Lender to the extent of such payment.

 

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(i) Replacement of an LC Issuer . Any LC Issuer may be replaced and additional LC Issuers may be added at any time by written agreement among the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the replaced or existing LC Issuer and the successor or additional LC Issuer. The Administrative Agent shall notify the Revolving Lenders of any such replacement of such LC Issuer or the appointment of additional LC Issuers. At the time any such replacement shall become effective, the Borrower shall pay all unpaid fees accrued for the account of the replaced LC Issuer pursuant to Section 2.12(b). From and after the effective date of any such replacement, (1) the successor LC Issuer shall have all the rights and obligations of the replaced LC Issuer under this Agreement with respect to Letters of Credit to be issued thereafter and (2) references herein to the term “LC Issuer” shall be deemed to refer to such successor or to any previous LC Issuer, or to such successor and all previous LC Issuers, as the context shall require. After the replacement of an LC Issuer hereunder, the replaced LC Issuer shall remain a party hereto and shall continue to have all the rights and obligations of an LC Issuer under this Agreement with respect to Letters of Credit issued by it prior to such replacement, but shall not be required or permitted 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 total 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 (any such account being herein called a “ Letter of Credit Collateral Account ”), an amount in cash equal to the total LC Exposure as of such date plus any 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. Each deposit into the Letter of Credit Collateral Account shall be held by the Administrative Agent as collateral, for the payment and performance of the obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement. The Administrative Agent shall have exclusive dominion and control, including the exclusive right of withdrawal, over such account. Other than any interest earned on the investment of such deposits, which investments shall be Permitted Investments, 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 such account and shall be the Borrower’s property held by the Administrative Agent as collateral for the payment and performance of the obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement as described above. Moneys in such account shall be applied by the Administrative Agent to reimburse the respective LC Issuer for LC Disbursements for which it has not been reimbursed or subject to the consent of Revolving Lenders with LC Exposure representing greater than 50% of the total LC Exposure, applied to satisfy any delinquent obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement. 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 plus any accrued interest or realized profits on account of such amount (to the extent not applied as aforesaid) shall be returned to the Borrower within three Business Days after all Events of Default have been cured or waived. If at any time cash collateral provided by the Borrower in respect of Letters of Credit pursuant to this Section 2.05(j) exceeds the LC Exposure plus any accrued and unpaid interest thereon then, provided that no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, such excess amount shall be returned to the Borrower within three Business Days after the Borrower’s written request therefor.

(k) Reallocation of Participations. On the Class A Revolving Credit Maturity Date, the participations in each Letter of Credit granted to and acquired by the Class A Revolving Lenders shall, without imposition of any fee, so long as the Class B Revolving Commitments shall remain outstanding, be reallocated to the Class B Revolving Lenders in accordance with such Class B Revolving Lenders’ respective Applicable Percentages (determined after giving effect to the termination of the Class A Revolving Commitment).

 

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Section 2.06 Funding of Borrowings .

(a) Funding by Lenders . Each Lender shall make each Loan to be made by it hereunder on the proposed date thereof by wire transfer of immediately available funds not later than 11:00 a.m., New York City time, to the account of the Administrative Agent most recently designated by it for such purpose by notice to the Lenders; provided that Swingline Loans shall be made as provided in Section 2.04. The Administrative Agent will make such Loans available to the Borrower by promptly crediting the amounts so received, in like funds, to an account of the Borrower designated by the Borrower in the applicable Borrowing Request, provided that ABR Revolving Loans made to finance the reimbursement of an LC Disbursement as provided in Section 2.05(e) shall be remitted by the Administrative Agent to the LC Issuer.

(b) Presumption by Administrative Agent . 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 its sole discretion and 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 ABR Loans. If such Lender pays such amount to the Administrative Agent, then such amount shall constitute such Lender’s Loan included in such Borrowing.

(c) Nothing in this Section 2.06 shall be deemed to relieve any Lender from its obligation to fulfill its Commitments hereunder or to prejudice any rights that the Borrower may have against any Lender as a result of any default by any such Lender hereunder (it being understood, however, that no Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to fulfill its Commitments hereunder).

Section 2.07 Interest Elections .

(a) Elections by the Borrower . Each 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 a Borrowing of Loans of any Class to a different Type of Loans of such Class 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 Loans, which may not be converted or continued as Eurodollar Loans.

(b) Notice of Elections . To make an election pursuant to this Section, the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of such election by telephone (1) in the case of a Eurodollar Borrowing, not later than 12:00 noon New York City time, three Business Days before the effective date of the election, or (2) in the case of an ABR Borrowing not later than 12:00 noon New York City time,

 

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one Business Day before the effective date of the election. Each such telephonic Interest Election Request shall be irrevocable and shall be confirmed promptly by hand delivery or telecopy (or by electronic communication, if arrangements for doing so have been approved by the Administrative Agent) to the Administrative Agent of a written Interest Election Request in a form approved by the Administrative Agent and signed by the Borrower.

(c) Content of Notices . Each telephonic and written Interest Election Request shall specify the following information in compliance with Section 2.02 and paragraph (f) of this Section:

(i) the Borrowing to which such Interest Election Request applies (including, if applicable, the respective Series of Incremental Term Loans to which such Interest Election Request relates) and, if different options are being elected with respect to different portions thereof, the portions thereof to be allocated to each resulting Borrowing (in which case the information to be specified pursuant to clauses (iii) and (iv) below shall be specified for each resulting Borrowing);

(ii) the effective date of the election made pursuant to such Interest Election Request, which shall be a Business Day;

(iii) whether the resulting Borrowing is to be an ABR Borrowing or a 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) Notices by Administrative Agent to Lenders . Promptly following receipt of an Interest Election Request, the Administrative Agent shall advise each affected Lender of the details thereof and of such Lender’s portion of each resulting Borrowing.

(e) Certain Presumptions of Elections . If the Borrower fails to deliver a timely Interest Election Request with respect to a Eurodollar Borrowing, which delivery is prior to the end of the Interest Period applicable thereto, then, unless such Borrowing is repaid as provided herein, at the end of such Interest Period such Borrowing shall be converted to an ABR Borrowing. 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 no outstanding Revolving Loan Borrowing or Term Loan Borrowing, as applicable, may be converted to or continued as a Eurodollar Borrowing and, unless repaid, each Eurodollar Borrowing shall be converted to an ABR Borrowing at the end of the Interest Period applicable thereto.

(f) A Borrowing of any Class may not be converted to or continued as a Eurodollar Borrowing if after giving effect thereto (i) the Interest Period therefor would commence before and end after a date on which any principal of the Loans of such Class is scheduled to be repaid and (ii) the sum of the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Eurodollar Borrowings of such Class with Interest Periods ending on or prior to such scheduled repayment date plus the aggregate principal amount of outstanding ABR Borrowings of such Class would be less than the aggregate principal amount of Loans of such Class required to be repaid on such scheduled repayment date.

 

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Section 2.08 Termination and Reduction of Revolving Commitments .

(a) Scheduled Termination . Unless previously terminated, (i) the Original Term Loan Commitment s of each Original Term Lender shall terminate at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Closing Date, (ii)  the Tranche B Term Commitment of each Tranche B Term Lender shall terminate upon the conversion of its applicable Original Term Loans to Tranche B Term Loans on the Amendment Agreement Effective Date, (iii)  if not sooner terminated, the Class A Revolving Commitments shall terminate on the Class A Revolving Credit Maturity Date, (iv) if not sooner terminated, the Class B Revolving Commitments shall terminate on the Class B Revolving Credit Maturity Date and ( iii v ) each Incremental Term Loan Commitment of any Series shall terminate on the applicable commitment termination date for such Series specified in the Incremental Loan Amendment for such Series.

(b) Voluntary Termination or Reduction . The Borrower may at any time terminate, or 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 $1,000,000 and not less than $2,000,000 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 2.11, the sum of the Revolving Exposures would exceed the total Revolving Commitments.

(c) Notice of Termination or Reduction . The Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of any election to terminate or reduce the Revolving Commitments under paragraph (b) of this Section at least three Business Days prior to the effective date of such termination or reduction (or such shorter period as the Administrative Agent may choose to accept in its sole discretion), 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 the Borrower may rescind or postpone any notice of termination of the Revolving Commitments if such termination would have resulted from a refinancing of all of the Facilities, which refinancing shall not be consummated or otherwise shall be delayed. Any termination or reduction of the Revolving Commitments shall be permanent. Each reduction of the Revolving Commitments shall be made ratably among the Revolving Lenders in accordance with their respective Revolving Commitments (other than, for the avoidance of doubt, any termination of the Class A Revolving Commitments on the Amendment Agreement Effective Date pursuant to the terms of the Amendment Agreement) .

Section 2.09 Evidence of Debt .

(a) Maintenance of Records by Lenders . 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.

(b) Maintenance of Records by Administrative Agent . 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, in the case of Incremental Term Loans, the respective Series 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.

 

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(c) Presumptions of Records . The entries made in the accounts maintained pursuant to paragraph (a) or (b) 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.

(d) Promissory Notes . Any Lender may request that Loans of any Class 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 (each a “ Note ”) payable to the order of such Lender (or, if requested by such Lender, to such Lender and its registered assigns) substantially in the form of Exhibit F hereto. Thereafter, the Loans evidenced by such Note and interest thereon shall at all times (including after assignment pursuant to Section 9.04) be represented by one or more Notes in such form payable to the order of the payee named therein (or, if such Note is a registered note, to such payee and its registered assigns).

Section 2.10 Repayment of Loans .

(a) Revolving Loans and Swingline Loans . The Borrower hereby unconditionally promises to pay (i) to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Class A Revolving Lender the principal amount of the Class A Revolving Loans on the of such Class A Revolving Lender on the Class A Revolving Credit Maturity Date, (ii) to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Class B Revolving Lender the principal amount of the Class B Revolving Loans of such Class B Revolving Lender on the Class B Revolving Credit Maturity Date and (ii i ) to the Swingline Lender the then unpaid principal amount of each Swingline Loan on the earlier of the latest Revolving Credit Maturity Date and the first date after such Swingline Loan is made that is the 15th or last day of a calendar month and is at least five Business Days after such Swingline Loan is made, provided that on each date that a Revolving Loan is made, the Borrower shall repay all Swingline Loans then outstanding and the proceeds of any such Revolving Loans shall be applied by the Administrative Agent to repay any Swingline Loans outstanding .

(b) Term Loans and Incremental Original Term Loans . The Borrower hereby unconditionally promises to pay to the Administrative Agent (i)  for the account of the Original Term Lenders , (i)  on the last day of each March, June, September and December, commencing with the last day of March 2011 and ending on (but including) December 31, 2012, an aggregate principal amount equal to 0.25% of the aggregate principal amount of all Original Term Loans outstanding on the Closing Date, (ii)  for the account of the Term Lenders, on the last day of March, June, September and December of 2013, an aggregate principal amount equal to the lesser of (x) $1,825,000 and (y) the aggregate principal amount of all Original Terms Loans outstanding on such date, (iii)  for the account of the Term Lenders, on the last day of March, June, September and December of 2014, an aggregate principal amount equal to the lesser of (x) $3,300,000 and (y) the aggregate principal amount of all Original Terms Loans outstanding on such date, (iv)  for the account of the Term Lenders, on the last day of March, June, September and December of 2015, an aggregate principal amount equal to the lesser of (x) $3,675,000 and (y) the aggregate principal amount of all Original Terms Loans outstanding on such date, (v)  for the account of the Term Lenders , on the last day of each March, June, September and December, commencing on March 31, 2016, an aggregate principal amount equal to the lesser of (x) $3,300,000 and (y) the aggregate principal amount of all Original Terms Loans outstanding on such date , (vi) for the account of each Term Lender ; provided that, as of the Amendment Agreement Effective Date amounts owing pursuant to the preceding clauses (iv) and (v) shall be reduced ratably to reflect the conversion of any Original Term Loans to Tranche B Term Loans pursuant to the Amendment Agreement such that the aggregate amount of such payments owing to the Original Term Lenders that are not Tranche B Term Lenders pursuant to this proviso on any date following the Amendment Agreement Effective Date shall be equal to the amount that would have been owing to the Original Term Lenders that are not Tranche B Term Lenders if the Amendment Agreement Effective Date had not occurred (but, for the avoidance of

 

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doubt, after giving effect to the application of the Prepayment Proceeds to any such Original Term Lenders and any other prepayments made hereunder from time to time) and (vi)  the principal amount of the Original Term Loans outstanding on the Original Term Maturity Date and .

(c) Tranche B Term Loans. The Borrower hereby unconditionally promises to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Tranche B Term Lenders, (i) on the last day of each March, June, September and December, commencing with the last day of March 2015 and ending on (but including) March 31, 2019, an aggregate principal amount equal to 0.25% of the aggregate principal amount of all Tranche B Term Loans outstanding on the Amendment Agreement Effective Date (for the avoidance of doubt, after giving effect to the application of the Prepayment Proceeds to prepay any Term Loans) and (ii) the principal amount of the Tranche B Term Loans outstanding on the Tranche B Maturity Date.

( vii) d) Incremental Term Loans. The Borrower hereby unconditionally promises to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Incremental Term Loan Lender of any Series the principal amount of the Incremental Term Loans of such Series held by such Lender on the maturity date therefor set forth in the respective Incremental Loan Amendment for such Series and such other amounts on such dates specified in the applicable Incremental Loan Amendment in compliance with the terms of Section 2.01(c).

Section 2.11 Prepayment of Loans .

(a) Voluntary Prepayments . The Borrower shall have the right at any time and from time to time to prepay any Borrowing in whole or in part (without premium or penalty, except as provided in Section 2.16), subject to the requirements of this Section . ; provided that (i) any such prepayment of Term Loans shall be applied to Original Term Loans and Tranche B Term Loans ratably in accordance with the respective principal amounts thereof (or, at the option of the Borrower, Tranche B Term Loans may be repaid on a less than pro rata basis with any such prepayment of Original Term Loans) and (ii) other than any prepayment of Class A Revolving Loans or Class B Revolving Loans, as applicable, made in connection with any corresponding reduction in Class A Revolving Loans or Class B Revolving Loans, as applicable, pursuant to Section 2.08(b), all prepayments of Revolving Loans shall be made on a pro rata basis among the Revolving Lenders.

(b) Mandatory Prepayment upon Prepayment Events . In the event that and on each occasion on which any Net Proceeds are received by or on behalf of the Parent, the Borrower or any Subsidiary in respect of any Prepayment Event, the Borrower shall, within three Business Days after such Net Proceeds are received (or such later period after which the receipt thereof constitutes a prepayment event), prepay Loans in an aggregate amount equal to such Net Proceeds, in accordance with Section 2.11(h), provided that,

(i) so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, in the case of any event described in clause (a) of the definition of the term Prepayment Event, no mandatory prepayments in respect of any such event shall be required pursuant to this Section 2.11(b) (A) in any single fiscal year until the date on which the Net Proceeds required to be applied as mandatory prepayments in the absence of this proviso equals or exceeds $5,000,000 for such fiscal year (or in the case of the fiscal year ending December 31, 2015, $10,000,000 for such fiscal year) and (B) for any Net Proceeds received from the sale, transfer of other disposition of any property or asset of any Loan Party with a fair market value not to exceed $15,000,000 in the aggregate and which does not result in a reduction of Adjusted EBITDA by more than $1,000,000 after giving pro forma effect thereto; provided that the Borrower designate that such Net Proceeds are being used pursuant to this clause (B) and provide a calculation thereof demonstrating compliance with this clause (B) in the next quarterly Compliance Certificate delivered to the Administrative Agent under Section 5.01; and

 

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(ii) in the case of any event described in clause (c) of the definition of the term Prepayment Event, if the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent a certificate of a Financial Officer to the effect that the Borrower and the Subsidiaries intend to apply the Net Proceeds from such event within 60 days after receipt of such Net Proceeds as permitted in the definition of Permitted Additional Indebtedness, and certifying that no Default has occurred and is continuing, then no prepayment shall be required pursuant to this paragraph in respect of such event except to the extent of any Net Proceeds therefrom that have not been so applied by the end of such 60-day period, at which time a prepayment shall be required in an amount equal to the Net Proceeds that have not been so applied.

In addition, the Borrower shall immediately prepay the Loans in accordance with Section 2.11(h) by an amount equal to any amount that would otherwise constitute amounts that are required by the terms of the documents governing or evidencing any Permitted Additional Indebtedness to be applied to the prepayment of such Indebtedness.

(c) Mandatory Prepayment upon Restricted Period . The Borrower shall prepay the Loans in accordance with Section 2.11(h) within 60 days after the end of each fiscal quarter of the Borrower ending during any Restricted Period, in an aggregate amount equal to any excess of (i) 50% of any increase in Cumulative Distributable Cash of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries during such fiscal quarter over (ii) the aggregate amount of all voluntary prepayments of Term Loans during such fiscal quarter to the extent such prepayments are not funded with the proceeds of Indebtedness.

(d) Mandatory Prepayment of Excess Cash Flow . The Borrower shall prepay the Loans in accordance with Section 2.11(h) within (x) 120 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Borrower, commencing with the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012 and (y) within 70 days after the end of the second fiscal quarter in each fiscal year of the Borrower, commencing with the fiscal quarter ending June 30, 2013, in each case in an aggregate amount equal to any excess of (i) the Applicable Prepayment Percentage of (a) any increase in Cumulative Distributable Cash of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries during the Applicable Period (it being understood that the determination of the amount referred to in clause (b) of the definition of “Cumulative Distributable Cash” in Section 1.01 shall not be deemed to be an increase in Cumulative Distributable Cash and shall be disregarded for purposes hereof) minus (b) the aggregate amount of prepayments (if any) of Term Loans made during the Applicable Period pursuant to paragraph (c) above over (ii) the aggregate amount of all voluntary prepayments of Term Loans during the Applicable Period to the extent such prepayments are not funded with the proceeds of Indebtedness.

(e) [ Reserved ].

(f) Mandatory Prepayment of Revolving Loans . In the event that and on each occasion on which the sum of the Revolving Exposures exceeds the total Revolving Commitments (including, for the avoidance of doubt, as a result of the termination of the Class A Revolving Commitments on the Class A Revolving Credit Maturity Date) , the Borrower shall prepay Revolving Borrowings, Swingline Loans or LC Disbursements and cash collateralize outstanding Letters of Credit in an aggregate amount equal to such excess (it being understood that, in order to comply with this clause (f), the Borrower shall prepay all such Revolving Loans, Swingline Loans and LC Disbursements prior to any cash collateralization of LC Exposure hereunder).

 

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(g) Repricing Transactions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 2.11, (i) any prepayment of the Original Term Loans effected on or prior to the first anniversary of the Closing Date with the proceeds of a Repricing Transaction described in clause (a) of the definition thereof shall be accompanied by a fee equal to 1.00% of the principal amount of the Original Term Loans prepaid, unless such fee is waived by the applicable Lender and (ii) if in connection with a Repricing Transaction described in clause (b) of the definition thereof on or prior to such first anniversary of the Closing Date, any Lender is replaced as a result of its being a non-consenting Lender in respect of such Repricing Transaction pursuant to Section 2.19(b), such Lender shall be entitled to the fee provided under this Section 2.11(g) as to its Original Term Loans so assigned (unless such fee is waived by the applicable Lender). A “ Repricing Transaction ” means (a)  any prepayment of the Original Term Loans using proceeds of Indebtedness incurred by the Borrower or any other Loan Party from a substantially concurrent incurrence of syndicated term loans for which the interest rate payable thereon on the date of such prepayment is lower than the Adjusted LIBO Rate on the date of such prepayment plus the Applicable Margin with respect to the Original Term Loans on the date of such prepayment, provided that the primary purpose of such prepayment is to refinance Original Term Loans at a lower interest rate or (b) any repricing of the Original Term Loans pursuant to an amendment hereto resulting in the interest rate payable thereon on the date of such amendment being lower than the Adjusted LIBO Rate on the date of such prepayment plus the Applicable Margin with respect to the Original Term Loans on the date of such prepayment.

(h) Notices of Prepayment, Etc . The Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent (and, in the case of a prepayment of a Swingline Loan, the Swingline Lender) by telephone (confirmed by telecopy (or by electronic communication, if arrangements for doing so have been approved by the Administrative Agent and the Swingline Lender, as applicable)) of any voluntary prepayment hereunder (i) in the case of prepayment of a Eurodollar Borrowing, not later than 12:00 noon, New York City time, three Business Days before the date of prepayment, (ii) in the case of prepayment of an ABR Borrowing, not later than 12:00 noon, New York City time, one Business Day before the date of prepayment or (iii) in the case of prepayment of a Swingline Loan, not later than 1:00 p.m., New York City time, on the date of prepayment (or, in each case, such shorter period of notice as the Administrative Agent may choose to accept in its sole discretion). The Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent by telephone (confirmed by telecopy (or by electronic communication, if arrangements for doing so have been approved by the Administrative Agent)) of any mandatory prepayment hereunder not less than three Business Days before the date of prepayment (or, in the case of any mandatory prepayment owing on the Amendment Agreement Effective Date, such shorter period as to which the Administrative Agent may consent) . Each such notice shall be irrevocable and shall specify the prepayment date, the principal amount of each Borrowing or portion thereof to be prepaid and, in the case of a mandatory prepayment, a reasonably detailed calculation of the amount of such prepayment. Promptly following receipt of any such notice (other than a notice relating solely to Swingline Loans), the Administrative Agent shall advise the Lenders of the contents thereof. Each partial prepayment of any Borrowing shall be in an amount that would be permitted in the case of an advance of a Borrowing of the same Type as provided in Section 2.02, except as necessary to apply fully the required amount of a mandatory prepayment. Each prepayment of a Borrowing shall be applied ratably to the Loans included in the prepaid Borrowing. Prepayments shall be accompanied by accrued interest to the extent required by Section 2.13. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth above, the Borrower may rescind any notice of any voluntary prepayment if such prepayment would have resulted from a refinancing of all of the Facilities, which refinancing shall not be consummated or otherwise shall be delayed. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 2.11, each Tranche B Term Lender shall have the right to reject all but not less than all of its pro rata portion of any mandatory prepayment of its Tranche B Term Loans required to be made pursuant to Section 2.11(b) (solely in connection with any Prepayment Event described in clause (a) or (b) of the definition thereof (such declined amounts, the “Declined Amounts”) by providing written notice to the Administrative Agent no later than 5:00 pm New York City time one Business Day after the

 

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date of such Lender’s receipt of notice from the Administrative Agent regarding such prepayment. Failure by a Tranche B Term Lender to deliver such notice will be deemed an acceptance of the total amount of its pro rata portion of such mandatory prepayment. Any Declined Amounts shall be retained by the Borrower or the relevant Subsidiary, as applicable.

(i) Application of Mandatory Prepayments . Any prepayment of Loans required to be made in any amount (the “ Required Prepayment Amount ”) pursuant to paragraph (b), (c) or (d) of Section 2.11 shall be applied as follows:

First, to the Term Loans and Incremental Term Loans, ratably in accordance with the respective principal amounts thereof, until the Term Loans and Incremental Term Loans are fully repaid; and

Second, the balance of the Required Prepayment Amount shall be applied to the Revolving Loans, the unpaid LC Disbursements and the Swingline Exposure and to cash collateralize outstanding Letters of Credit, ratably in accordance with the respective amounts thereof, except that (i) until the Revolving Loans and Swingline Loans have been paid in full, the portion thereof that would otherwise be applied to the unpaid LC Disbursements and to cash collateralize outstanding Letters of Credit shall instead be applied ratably to Revolving Loans and Swingline Loans and (ii) any application of any Required Prepayment Amount to Revolving Loans, unpaid LC Disbursements or Swingline Exposure or to cash collateralize outstanding Letters of Credit shall be without reduction of Revolving Commitments (unless otherwise elected by the Borrower in a notice delivered at the time of such prepayment pursuant to Section 2.08).

(j) Application of Voluntary Prepayments. Subject to clause (a) above and clause (l) below, any prepayment of Loans pursuant to Section 2.11(a) shall be applied as directed by the Borrower in its notice thereof.

(k) Prepayments of Revolving Loans, Term Loans and Incremental Term Loans shall be applied first to ABR Loans and second to Eurodollar Loans (applied to Eurodollar Loans with Interest Periods in the order in which the respective Interest Periods therefor shall end). Each prepayment of Loans pursuant to this Section 2.11 (other than prepayments of Revolving Loans that are ABR Loans prior to the end of the Revolving Availability Period) shall be accompanied by accrued interest on the principal amount paid to but excluding the date of payment and any amounts payable under Section 2.16 as a result of such prepayment.

(l) Application of Prepayments of Loans. Each payment (including each prepayment) by the Borrower on account of principal of and interest on the Class A Revolving Loans, Class B Revolving Loans, the Original Term Loans, the Tranche B Term Loans or the Incremental Term Loans of any Series shall be made pro rata according to the respective outstanding principal amounts of the Class A Revolving Loans, Class B Revolving Loans, Original Term Loans, Tranche B Term Loans or Incremental Term Loans of any Series, as applicable, then held by Class A Revolving Lenders, Class B Revolving Lenders, Original Term Loan Lenders, Tranche B Term Lenders or the applicable Incremental Term Loan Lenders, as applicable. The amount of each principal prepayment of the Original Term Loans, Tranche B Term Loans or the Incremental Term Loans of any Series made pursuant to Sections 2.11(b), 2.11(c) and 2.11(d) shall be applied to reduce the then remaining installments of the Term Loans or such Incremental Term Loans, as applicable, pro rata based upon the respective then remaining principal amounts thereof.

 

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Section 2.12 Fees .

(a) Commitment Fee . The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, for account of the Revolving Lenders, a commitment fee, which shall be due and payable quarterly in arrears on each Interest Payment Date for Revolving ABR Loans, calculated at the rate of 0.625% per annum on the average daily unused portion of the Revolving Commitments (for which purposes any outstanding Letters of Credit shall be deemed to be usage of the Revolving Commitments and the Swingline Exposure of such Lender shall be disregarded).

(b) Participation Fee; Fronting Fee . 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 a rate equal to the Applicable Rate for Eurodollar Loans that are 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 Closing 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 respective LC Issuer a fronting fee, which shall accrue at the rate of 0.25% per annum on the average daily amount of the LC Exposure (excluding any portion thereof attributable to unreimbursed LC Disbursements) during the period from and including the Closing Date to but excluding the later of the date of termination of the Revolving Commitments and the date on which there ceases to be any LC Exposure, as well as such LC Issuer’s standard fees with respect to the issuance, amendment, 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 March, June, September and December of each year shall be payable on the third Business Day following such last day, commencing on the first such date to occur after the Closing Date, provided that all such fees shall be payable on the date on which the such Lender’s applicable Revolving Commitments terminate and any such fees accruing after the date on which the such Lender’s applicable Revolving Commitments terminate shall be payable on demand. Any other fees payable to any LC Issuer pursuant to this paragraph shall be payable within 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) Agency Fee . 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 between the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.

(d) Payments of Fees . All fees payable hereunder shall be paid on the dates due, in immediately available funds, to the Administrative Agent (or to the respective LC Issuer, in the case of fees payable to it) for distribution, to the Lenders entitled thereto. Fees paid shall not be refundable under any circumstances.

Section 2.13 Interest .

(a) ABR Loans . (i) All Swingline Loans and (ii) the Revolving Loans, Term Loans or Incremental Term Loans comprising each ABR Borrowing, shall bear interest at the Alternate Base Rate plus the Applicable Rate.

(b) Eurodollar Loans . The Revolving Loans, Term Loans or Incremental Term 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.

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Default (including if any principal of or interest on any Loan or any fee or other amount payable by the Borrower hereunder is not paid when due, whether at stated maturity, upon acceleration or otherwise) shall have occurred and be continuing (which notice shall have retroactive effect to the date of such Event of Default), all overdue amounts hereunder shall bear interest, after as well as before judgment, at a rate per annum equal to (i) in the case of overdue principal of any Loan, 2% plus the rate otherwise applicable to such Loan as provided in the preceding paragraphs of this Section or (ii) in the case of any other overdue amount, 2% plus the rate applicable to ABR Loans as provided in paragraph (a) of this Section.

(d) Interest Payment Dates . Accrued interest on each Loan shall be payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date for such Loan and, in the case of Revolving Loans, upon termination of the applicable Revolving Commitments, provided that (i) interest accrued pursuant to paragraph (c) of this Section shall be payable on demand, (ii) in the event of any repayment or prepayment of any Loan (other than prepayments of Revolving Loans that are ABR Loans prior to the end of the Revolving Availability Period), accrued interest on the principal amount repaid or prepaid shall be payable on the date of such repayment or prepayment, (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 and (iv) if an Interest Payment Date is not a Business Day, the applicable interest payment will be due the next following Business Day unless such next succeeding Business Day would fall in the next calendar month, in which case such interest payment will be due on the next preceding Business Day.

(e) Basis of Computation . All interest hereunder shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days, except that interest computed by reference to the Alternate Base Rate at times when the Alternate Base Rate is based on the Prime Rate shall be computed on the basis of a year of 365 days (or 366 days in a leap year) and shall be payable for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day). Each applicable Alternate Base Rate or Adjusted 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 .

Eurodollar Borrowings . If prior to the commencement of any Interest Period for a Eurodollar Borrowing:

(a) the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) that adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the Adjusted LIBO Rate for such Interest Period; or

(b) the Administrative Agent is advised by the Required Lenders that dollar deposits in the London interbank market are not available in the amount of such Eurodollar Borrowing for such Interest Period;

then the Administrative Agent shall give notice thereof to the Borrower and the affected Lenders by telephone or telecopy as promptly as practicable thereafter and, until the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower and such 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 (ii) if any Borrowing Request requests a Eurodollar Borrowing, such Borrowing shall be made as an ABR Borrowing.

 

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Section 2.15 Increased Costs .

(a) Change in Law . If any Change in Law shall:

(i) shall subject any Loan Party to any Taxes (other than (A) Indemnified Taxes and (B) Taxes described in the definition of Excluded Taxes) on its loans, loan principal, letters of credit, commitments, or other obligations, or its deposits, reserves, other liabilities or capital attributable thereto;

( i ii ) impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit or similar requirement against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended by, any Lender or any LC Issuer (except any such requirement reflected in the Adjusted LIBO Rate); or

(ii i ) impose on any Lender or any LC Issuer or the London interbank market any other material condition affecting this Agreement or Eurodollar Loans made by such Lender or any Letter of Credit or participation therein;

and the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to such Lender of making or maintaining any Eurodollar Loan (or of maintaining its obligation to make any such Eurodollar Loan) or to increase the cost to such Lender or such LC Issuer of participating in, issuing or maintaining any Letter of Credit or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Lender or such LC Issuer hereunder (whether of principal, interest or otherwise), in each case by an amount deemed material by such Lender or LC Issuer, then in accordance with clause (c) below, the Borrower will pay to such Lender or LC Issuer, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or LC Issuer, as the case may be, for such additional costs incurred or reduction suffered.

(b) Capital Requirements . If any Lender or any LC Issuer determines that any Change in Law regarding capital requirements has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lender’s or such LC Issuer’s capital or on the capital of such Lender’s or such LC Issuer’s holding company, if any, as a consequence of this Agreement or the Loans made by, or the participation in Letters of Credit held by, such Lender, or the Letters of Credit issued by such LC Issuer, to a level below that which such Lender or such LC Issuer or such Lender’s or such LC Issuer’s holding company could have achieved but for such Change in Law (taking into consideration such Lender’s or such LC Issuer’s policies and the policies of such Lender’s or such LC Issuer’s holding company with respect to capital adequacy), in each case by an amount deemed material by such Lender or such LC Issuer, then in accordance with clause (c) below, the Borrower will pay to such Lender or such LC Issuer such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or such LC Issuer or such Lender’s or such LC Issuer’s holding company for any such reduction suffered.

(c) Certificates of Lender . If any Lender or LC Issuer becomes entitled to claim any additional amounts pursuant to paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section, it shall promptly notify the Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) of the event by reason of which it has become so entitled. A certificate of a Lender or an LC Issuer setting forth the amount or amounts necessary to compensate such Lender, such LC Issuer 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 (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) and shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The Borrower shall pay such Lender or such LC Issuer the amount shown as due on any such certificate within 10 days after receipt thereof.

(d) Delay in Request for Compensation . Failure or delay on the part of any Lender or any LC Issuer to demand compensation pursuant to this Section shall not constitute a waiver of such Lender’s or such LC Issuer’s right to demand such compensation, provided that the Borrower shall not be required to compensate a Lender or an LC Issuer pursuant to this Section for any increased costs or reductions incurred more than 180 days prior to the date that such Lender or such LC Issuer notifies the

 

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Borrower of the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions and of such Lender’s or such LC Issuer’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 180-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), (b) the conversion of any Eurodollar Loan other than on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto, (c) the failure to convert, continue or prepay any Eurodollar Loan on the date specified in any notice delivered pursuant hereto, 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, 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 banks in the eurodollar market.

Section 2.17 Taxes .

(a) Payments Free of Taxes . Any and all payments by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall be made free and clear of and without withholding or deduction for any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes, provided that, if any Loan Party shall be required to withhold or deduct any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes from such payments as determined in good faith by the applicable Withholding Agent, then (i) the sum payable shall be increased as necessary so that after making all required withholding and deductions (including withholdings and deductions applicable to additional sums payable under this Section) the Administrative Agent, Lender or LC Issuer (as the case maybe) receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deductions been made, (ii) such Loan Party shall make such deductions and (iii) such Loan Party shall pay the full amount withheld or deducted to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law.

(b) Payment of Other Taxes by the Loan Parties . In addition, the Loan Parties shall pay any Other Taxes to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law.

(c) Indemnification by the Loan Parties . The Loan Parties shall indemnify the Administrative Agent, each Lender and each LC Issuer, within 20 Business Days after written demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes paid by the Administrative Agent, such Lender or such LC Issuer, as the case may be, on or with respect to any payment by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party hereunder or under any other Loan Document (including Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section) and any penalties, interest and reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto (other than those resulting from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Administrative Agent, such Lender or such LC Issuer), whether or not such Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to the Borrower by a Lender or an LC Issuer, or by the Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of a Lender or an LC Issuer, shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

 

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(d) Evidence of Payments . As soon as practicable after any payment of Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes by any Loan Party to a Governmental Authority, the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing such payment, a copy of the return reporting such payment or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

(e) Foreign Lenders . (i) Each Lender and LC Issuer that is not a “United States person” within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code (a “ Foreign Lender ”) shall deliver to the Administrative Agent, prior to receipt of any payment subject to withholding under the Code (or upon accepting an assignment of an interest herein), two duly signed completed originals of either the applicable IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E or any successor thereto (relating to such Foreign Lender and entitling it to an exemption from, or reduction of, withholding tax on all payments to be made to such Foreign Lender by the Borrower pursuant to this Agreement) or IRS Form W-8ECI or any successor thereto (relating to all payments to be made to such Foreign Lender by the Borrower pursuant to this Agreement) or such other evidence satisfactory to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent that such Foreign Lender is entitled to an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. withholding tax, including any exemption pursuant to Section 881(c) of the Code. Thereafter and from time to time, each such Foreign Lender shall (A) promptly submit to the Administrative Agent such additional duly completed and signed copies of one of such forms (or such successor forms as shall be adopted from time to time by the relevant United States taxing authorities) as may then be available under then current United States laws and regulations to avoid, or such evidence as is satisfactory to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent of any available exemption from or reduction of, United States withholding taxes in respect of all payments to be made to such Foreign Lender by the Borrower pursuant to this Agreement, (B) promptly notify the Administrative Agent of any change in circumstances which would modify or render invalid any claimed exemption or reduction, and (C) take such steps as shall not be materially disadvantageous to it, in the reasonable judgment of such Lender, and as may be reasonably necessary (including the re-designation of its Lending Office) to avoid any requirement of applicable Laws that the Borrower make any deduction or withholding for taxes from amounts payable to such Foreign Lender.

(ii) Each Foreign Lender, to the extent it does not act or ceases to act for its own account with respect to any portion of any sums paid or payable to such Lender under any of the Loan Documents (for example, in the case of a typical participation by such Lender), shall deliver to the Administrative Agent on the date when such Foreign Lender ceases to act for its own account with respect to any portion of any such sums paid or payable, and at such other times as may be necessary in the determination of the Administrative Agent (in the reasonable exercise of its discretion), (A) two duly signed completed copies of the forms or statements required to be provided by such Lender as set forth above, to establish the portion of any such sums paid or payable with respect to which such Lender acts for its own account that is not subject to U.S. withholding tax, and (B) two duly signed completed originals of IRS Form W-8IMY (or any successor thereto), together with any information such Lender chooses to transmit with such form, and any other certificate or statement of exemption required under the Code, to establish that such Lender is not acting for its own account with respect to a portion of any such sums payable to such Lender.

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Section 2.17(e) on the date such Lender became a Lender or ceased to act for its own account with respect to any payment under any of the Loan Documents, nothing in this Section 2.17(e) shall relieve the Borrower or any Loan Party of its obligation to pay any amounts pursuant to Section 2.17 in the event that, as a result of any change in any applicable law, treaty or governmental rule, regulation or order, or any change in the interpretation, administration or application thereof, such Lender is no longer properly entitled to deliver forms, certificates or other evidence at a subsequent date establishing the fact that such Lender or other Person for the account of which such Lender receives any sums payable under any of the Loan Documents is not subject to withholding or is subject to withholding at a reduced rate.

(iv) The Administrative Agent may, without reduction, withhold any Taxes required to be deducted and withheld from any payment under any of the Loan Documents with respect to which the Borrower is not required to pay additional amounts under this Section 2.17(e).

(f) Domestic Lenders . Upon the request of the Administrative Agent, each Lender and LC Issuer that is a “United States person” within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code (a “ Domestic Lender ”) shall deliver to the Administrative Agent two duly signed completed originals of IRS Form W-9. If such Lender fails to deliver such forms, then the Administrative Agent may withhold from any interest payment to such Lender an amount equivalent to the applicable back-up withholding tax imposed by the Code, without reduction.

(g) Indemnification for Withholding Taxes . If any Governmental Authority asserts that the Administrative Agent did not properly withhold or backup withhold, as the case may be, any tax or other amount from payments made to or for the account of any Lender, such Lender shall indemnify the Administrative Agent therefor, including all penalties and interest, any taxes imposed by any jurisdiction on the amounts payable to the Administrative Agent under this Section, and costs and expenses (including the fees and disbursements of counsel) of the Administrative Agent. The obligation of the Lenders under this Section shall survive the termination of the Commitments, repayment of all other Obligations hereunder and the resignation of the Administrative Agent.

(h) Refunds . If the Administrative Agent or a Lender (or former Lender) determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that it has received a refund of any Taxes or Other Taxes as to which it has been indemnified by any Loan Party or with respect to which such Loan Party has paid additional amounts pursuant to this Section, it shall pay over such refund to such Loan Party (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made, or additional amounts paid, by such Loan Party under this Section with respect to the Taxes or Other Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses of the Administrative Agent or such Lender (or former Lender) and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund); provided , however , that the Borrower, upon the request of the Administrative Agent or such Lender (or former Lender), agrees to repay the amount paid over to such Loan Party (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) to the Administrative Agent or such Lender (or former Lender) in the event the Administrative Agent or such Lender (or former Lender) is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. Nothing contained in this paragraph shall require the Administrative Agent or any Lender to make available its tax returns (or any other information relating to its taxes which it deems confidential) to any Loan Party or any other Person.

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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 (i), “FATCA” shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the date of this Agreement

( i j ) FATCA . Each Lender shall promptly provide, upon reasonable request from Grandfathering Status. For purposes of determining withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA, from and after the Amendment Agreement Effective Date, the Borrower or and the Administrative Agent , any additional information that the Borrower or the Administrative Agent needs in order for the Borrower or shall treat (and the Lenders hereby authorize the Administrative Agent to determine the amount of any applicable withholding taxes, including information relating to compliance with Sections 1471 or 1472 of the Code and any regulations promulgated thereunder and any interpretation or other guidance issued in connection therewith. treat) this Agreement as not qualifying as a “grandfathered obligation” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.1471-2(b)(2)(i).

Section 2.18 Payments Generally; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of Setoffs .

(a) Payments by the Borrower . The Borrower shall make each payment required to be made by it hereunder or under any other Loan Document (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) on or before the time expressly required hereunder or under such other Loan Document for such payment (or, if no such time is expressly required, prior to 12:00 noon, New York City time), on the date when due, in immediately available funds, without setoff 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 270 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10017, except for payments to be made directly to the respective LC Issuer 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 and payments pursuant to other Loan Documents shall be made to the Persons specified therein. 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 under any Loan Document 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 under each Loan Document shall be made in dollars.

(b) Application of Insufficient Payments . If at any time insufficient funds are received by and available to the Administrative Agent to pay fully all amounts of principal, unreimbursed LC Disbursements, interest and fees and other amounts then due hereunder, such funds shall be applied (i) first, towards payment of interest and fees and other amounts then due hereunder, ratably among the parties entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of interest and fees and other amounts then due to such parties, and (ii) second, towards payment of principal and unreimbursed LC Disbursements then due hereunder, ratably among the parties entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of principal and all unreimbursed LC Disbursements then due to such parties.

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a particular Class (including of a particular Series of Incremental Term Loans) under Section 2.08 shall be applied to the respective Commitments of such Class of the relevant Lenders, pro rata according to the amounts of their respective Commitments of such Class; (ii) each Borrowing of any Class (including of a particular Series of Incremental Term Loans) shall be allocated pro rata among the relevant Lenders according to the amounts of their respective Commitments of such Class (in the case of the making of Loans) or their respective Loans of such Class that are to be included in such Borrowing (in the case of conversions and continuations of Loans); (iii) each payment or prepayment by the Borrower of principal of Loans of a particular Class (including of a particular Series of Incremental Term Loans) shall be made for account of the relevant Lenders pro rata in accordance with the respective unpaid principal amounts of the Loans of such Class held by them; and (iv) each payment by the Borrower of interest on Loans of a particular Class (including of a particular Series of Incremental Term Loans) shall be made for account of the relevant Lenders pro rata in accordance with the amounts of interest on such Loans then due and payable to the respective Lenders.

(d) Sharing of Payments by Lenders . If any Lender shall, by exercising any right of set off or counterclaim or otherwise, obtain payment in respect of any principal of or interest on any of its Loans or participations in LC Disbursements or Swingline Loans resulting in such Lender receiving payment of a greater proportion of the aggregate amount of its Loans or participations in LC Disbursements and Swingline Loans and accrued interest thereon than the proportion received by any other 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, at the election of any such other Lender, be shared by the Lenders ratably and on the same terms in accordance with the aggregate amount of principal of and accrued interest on their respective Loans and participations in LC Disbursements, provided that (i) if any such participations are purchased and all or any portion of the payment giving rise thereto is recovered, such participations shall be rescinded and the purchase price restored to the extent of such recovery, without interest, and (ii) the provisions of this paragraph shall not be construed to apply to (x) any payment made by the Borrower pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement or (y) any payment obtained by a Lender as consideration for the assignment of or sale of a participation in any of its Loans or participations in LC Disbursements or Swingline Loans to any permitted assignee or participant). The Borrower consents to the foregoing and agrees, to the extent it may effectively do so under applicable law, that any Lender acquiring a participation pursuant to the foregoing arrangements may exercise against the Borrower rights of set off and counterclaim with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were a direct creditor of the Borrower in the amount of such participation.

(e) Presumptions of Payment . 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 any LC Issuer hereunder that the Borrower will not make such payment, the Administrative Agent may assume that the Borrower has made such payment on such date in accordance herewith and may, in reliance upon such assumption, distribute to the Lenders or such LC Issuer, 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 and such LC Issuer, as the case may be, severally agrees to repay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand the amount so distributed to such Lender or such LC Issuer, as the case may be, 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.

 

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(f) Certain Deductions by the Administrative Agent . If any Lender shall fail to make any payment required to be made by it pursuant to Section 2.06(b), 2.18(e) or 9.03(c), then the Administrative Agent may, in its discretion (notwithstanding any contrary provision hereof), apply any amounts thereafter received by the Administrative Agent for the account of such Lender to satisfy such Lender’s obligations under such Sections until all such unsatisfied obligations are fully paid.

Section 2.19 Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders .

(a) Designation of New Lending Office . Prior to any Lender requesting compensation under Section 2.15, or the Borrower paying any additional amount to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 2.17, such Lender shall use reasonable efforts (to the extent not inconsistent with such Lender’s applicable legal and regulatory restrictions) to designate a different lending office for funding or booking its Loans hereunder or to assign its rights and obligations hereunder to another of its offices, branches or affiliates, if, in the reasonable judgment of such Lender, such designation or assignment (i) would eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant to Section 2.15 or 2.17, as the case may be, 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) Replacement of Lenders . If any Lender requests compensation under Section 2.15, or if the Borrower is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 2.17, or if any Lender is a Defaulting Lender, or if any Lender shall decline to consent to any modification or waiver hereunder requiring 100% of the Lenders affected thereby (or of an affected Class or of the type set forth in clauses (i) through (vii) of Section 9.02(b)) to consent thereto and, in each case, the Required Lenders have already consented thereto, then the Borrower may, at its sole expense and effort, upon written notice to such Lender and the Administrative Agent, require such Lender to assign and delegate, without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in Section 9.04), all its interests, rights and obligations under this Agreement to an assignee that shall assume such obligations (which assignee may be another Lender, if a Lender accepts such assignment); provided that (i) the Borrower shall have received the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent (and, if a Revolving Commitment is being assigned, each LC Issuer and the Swingline Lender), which consent shall not unreasonably be withheld, and (ii) such Lender shall have received payment of an amount equal to the outstanding principal of its Loans and participations (to the extent funded by such Lender and not subsequently repaid) in LC Disbursements and Swingline Loans, accrued interest thereon, 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). Upon receipt by the applicable Lender of all amounts required to be paid to it pursuant to this Section 2.19(b), the Administrative Agent shall be entitled (but not obligated) and authorized to execute an Assignment and Assumption on behalf of such Lender, and any such Assignment and Assumption so executed by the Administrative Agent and the assignee shall be effective for purposes of this Section 2.19(b) and Section 9.04. 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:

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(b) the Revolving Commitment and Revolving Exposures of such Defaulting Lender shall not be included in determining whether all Lenders or 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); provided that (i) such Defaulting Lender’s Commitment may not be increased or extended without the consent of such Defaulting Lender and (ii) the principal amount of, or interest or fees payable on, Loans or LC Exposures may not be reduced or excused and the scheduled date of payment may not be postponed as to such Defaulting Lender without such Defaulting Lender’s consent;

(c) if any Swingline Exposure or LC Exposure exists at the time such Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender then:

(i) all or any part of such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the Swingline Exposure and LC Exposure (other than the portion of such Swingline Exposure referred to in clause (b) of the definition thereof) shall be automatically reallocated among the non-Defaulting Lenders in accordance with their respective Applicable Percentages but only to the extent (x) the sum of all non-Defaulting Lenders’ Revolving Exposures plus such Defaulting Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the Swingline Exposure and LC Exposure does not exceed the total of all non-Defaulting Lenders’ Revolving Commitments and (y) the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 are satisfied at such time;

(ii) if the reallocation described in clause (i) above cannot, or can only partially, be effected, the Borrower shall within one Business Day following notice by the Administrative Agent (x) first, prepay such Swingline Exposure and (y) second, cash collateralize 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 Article VII 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 Section 2.12(a) and Section 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 LC Issuers 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 relevant LC Issuer(s) until and to the extent that such Defaulting Lender’s LC Exposure is reallocated and/or cash collateralized.

(d) so long as any Lender is a Defaulting Lender, the Swingline Lender shall not be required to fund any Swingline Loan and the LC Issuer shall not be required to issue, amend or increase any Letter of Credit, unless it is satisfied that the related 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 2.05(j), and participating interests in any such newly issued or increased Letter of Credit or newly made Swingline Loan shall be allocated among non-Defaulting Lenders in a manner consistent with Section 2.20(c)(i) (and Defaulting Lenders shall not participate therein); and

 

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(e) any amount payable to such Defaulting Lender hereunder (whether on account of principal, interest, fees or otherwise and including any amount that would otherwise be payable to such Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section 2.18(d) but excluding Section 2.19(b)) shall, in lieu of being distributed to such Defaulting Lender, be retained by the Administrative Agent in a segregated account and, subject to any applicable requirements of law, be applied at such time or times as may be determined by the Administrative Agent (i) first, to the payment of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent hereunder, (ii) second, pro rata, to the payment of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to the LC Issuer or Swingline Lender hereunder, (iii) third, if so determined by the Administrative Agent or requested by an LC Issuer or Swingline Lender, held in such account as cash collateral for future funding obligations of the Defaulting Lender in respect of any existing or future participating interest in any Swingline Loan or Letter of Credit, (iv) fourth, to the funding of any Loan in respect of which such Defaulting Lender has failed to fund its portion thereof as required by this Agreement, as determined by the Administrative Agent, (v) fifth, if so determined by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, held in such account as cash collateral for future funding obligations of the Defaulting Lender in respect of any Loans under this Agreement, (vi) sixth, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Lenders or an LC Issuer or Swingline Lender as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by any Lender or such LC Issuer or Swingline Lender against such Defaulting Lender as a result of such Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement, (vii) seventh, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Borrower as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by the Borrower against such Defaulting Lender as a result of such Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement, and (viii) eighth, to such Defaulting Lender or as otherwise directed by a court of competent jurisdiction;, provided, with respect to this clause (viii), that if such payment is (x) a prepayment of the principal amount of any Loans or reimbursement obligations in respect of LC Disbursements which a Defaulting Lender has funded its participation obligations and (y) made at a time when the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 are satisfied, such payment shall be applied solely to prepay the Loans of, and reimbursement obligations owed to, all non-Defaulting Lenders pro rata prior to being applied to the prepayment of any Loans, or reimbursement obligations owed to, any Defaulting Lender.

(f) If at any time cash collateral provided by the Borrower in respect of Letters of Credit pursuant to Section 2.20(c)(ii) exceeds the amount of cash collateral required pursuant to such section then, provided that no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, such excess amount shall be returned to the Borrower within three Business Days after the Borrower’s written request therefor.

In the event that the Administrative Agent, the Borrower, each relevant LC Issuer and the Swingline Lender each agrees that a Defaulting Lender has adequately remedied all matters that caused such Lender to be a Defaulting Lender, then the Lenders’ Swingline Exposure and LC Exposure shall be readjusted to reflect the inclusion of such Lender’s Commitment and on such date such Lender shall purchase at par such of the relevant Class of Revolving 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.

ARTICLE III REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

Each of the Parent and the Borrower represents and warrants to the Lenders that:

Section 3.01 Organization; Powers . The Parent, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries are duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of their

 

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organization, respectively, have all requisite power and authority to carry on their respective businesses as now conducted and as proposed to be conducted, and are qualified to do business in, and are in good standing in, every jurisdiction where such qualification is required, except where the failure to be so qualified could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 3.02 Authorization; Enforceability . The Transactions to be entered into by each Loan Party are within such Loan Party’s corporate and other powers and have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate and, if required, stockholder action. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Parent and the Borrower and constitutes, and each other Loan Document to which any Loan Party is to be a party, when executed and delivered by such Loan Party, will constitute, a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Borrower or such Loan Party (as the case may be), enforceable in accordance with its terms, except to the extent that the enforceability thereof may be limited by 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 will not violate any applicable law or regulation or the terms of the charter, by-laws or other organizational documents of the Parent, the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries or the terms of any of the Authorizations, or any order of any Governmental Authority, in each case, in any material respect. Except as could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, the Transactions (a) do not require any consent or approval of, registration or filing with, or any other action by or before, any Governmental Authority, except (i) such as have been obtained or made and are in full force and effect, and (ii) filings necessary to perfect Liens created under the Loan Documents and (b) will not violate or result in a default under any indenture, agreement or other instrument binding upon the Parent, the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries or any of their assets, or give rise to a right thereunder to require any payment to be made by the Parent, the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries. The Transactions will not result in the creation or imposition of any Lien on any asset of the Parent, the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries, except Liens created under or permitted by the Loan Documents (other than any Liens permitted pursuant to Section 6.02(c)).

Section 3.04 Financial Condition; No Material Adverse Effect .

(a) Financial Statements . The Borrower has heretofore furnished to the Lenders (i) audited consolidated balance sheets and related statements of income, stockholder’s equity and cash flows of the Parent and its subsidiaries for the fiscal years ending on December 31 of 2007, 2008 and 2009, in each case prepared by KPMG LLP, or other independent public accountants of recognized national standing, and (ii) unaudited consolidated balance sheets and related statements of income, stockholder’s equity and cash flows of the Parent and its subsidiaries and for each fiscal quarter ended after December 31, 2009 and at least 45 days before the Closing Date. Such financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position and results of operations and cash flows of the Parent 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 in the case of the statements referred to in clause (ii) above.

(b) Pro Forma Financial Statements . The Borrower has heretofore furnished to the Lenders (i) the unaudited pro forma consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries as of June 30, 2010 (prepared giving effect to the Transactions as if the Transactions had occurred on the last day of such period) and (ii) the unaudited consolidated income statement (including a calculation of Adjusted EBITDA) of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries for the period of four fiscal quarters ended at least 45 days prior to the Closing Date. Such financial statements (i) have been prepared in good faith

 

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based on the same assumptions used to prepare the pro forma financial statements included in the Information Memorandum (which assumptions were believed by the Borrower to be reasonable as of the date of the Information Memorandum), (ii) were based, after due inquiry, on the best information available to the Borrower when made, and (iii) in the case of such balance sheet, present a good faith estimate of the pro forma financial position of the Borrower as of the end of such period as if the Transactions had occurred on the last day of such period.

(c) Absence of Liabilities . Except as disclosed in the financial statements referred to above or the notes thereto or in the Information Memorandum and except for the Disclosed Matters, after giving effect to the Transactions, the Borrower does not have, as of the Closing Date, any material contingent or other material liabilities, unusual material long-term commitments or material unrealized losses.

(d) Absence of Material Adverse Effect . Since December 31, 2009, no event or circumstance has occurred that has had or could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the business, assets, results of operations, properties or financial condition of the Parent, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

Section 3.05 Properties .

(a) Title . (i) As of the date hereof, each of the Parent, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries has good fee simple title to all of the Owned Real Property listed on Schedule 3.05(c)(i) hereto and a valid leasehold interest in all of the Leased Real Property set forth on Schedule 3.05(c)(iii) hereto, and good title to all personal property material to the business of the Parent, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, except, in each case, for such defects in title that do not materially interfere with the ability of the Parent, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to conduct their business as currently conducted or to utilize such properties for their intended purposes, free and clear of all Liens, other than Liens created or permitted by any Loan Documents and (ii) each Real Property Lease is the legal, valid and binding obligation of the applicable Loan Party thereto, enforceable against such Loan Party in accordance with its terms, except to the extent enforceability thereof may be limited by applicable 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.

(b) Intellectual Property; Operating Licenses . Each of the Parent, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries owns, or is licensed to practice, all trademarks, trade names, copyrights, patents and other intellectual property material to the business of the Parent, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and the conduct of the business by the Parent, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries does not infringe upon the rights of any other Person, except for any such infringements that, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Schedule 3.05(b) accurately and completely lists as of the date hereof, all Operating Licenses granted or assigned to the Parent, the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries, or under which the Parent, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries will have the right to operate their respective businesses, and such Operating Licenses are sufficient for the Parent, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries to conduct in all material respects the business of the Parent, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, as of the date hereof.

(c) Real Property . As of the date hereof, (i) set forth on Schedule 3.05(c)(i) hereto is a list of all real property owned by any Loan Party with an assessed value of $100,000 or more, showing as of the Closing Date the street address, county or other relevant jurisdiction, state, province, record owner and an assessed value thereof, which list is complete and accurate in all material respects; (ii) set forth on Schedule 3.05(c)(ii) is a complete and accurate list of all Mortgaged Property owned by the

 

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Parent, the Borrower or any Subsidiary as of the Closing Date, showing the street address, county or other relevant jurisdiction, state, province, record owner and an assessed value thereof; and (iii) set forth on Schedule 3.05(c)(iii) hereto is a list of all Leased Real Property under which the Parent, the Borrower or any Subsidiary is the lessee, showing as of the Closing Date the names of the lessor and lessee, the location of such real property, the expiration date of such leases, the approximate square footage of the leased premises, if available, and the approximate annual rental cost thereof, which list is complete and accurate in all material respects. As of the Closing Date, the Mortgaged Property shown on Schedule 3.05(c)(ii) constitutes all of the Material Real Property of the Loan Parties.

(d) Condemnations, Etc . As of the date hereof, neither the Parent, the Borrower nor any of the Subsidiaries has received written notice of, or has knowledge of, any pending or contemplated condemnation proceeding affecting any Mortgaged Property or any sale or disposition thereof in lieu of condemnation, in either case which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 3.06 Litigation and Environmental Matters .

(a) Litigation . There are no actions, suits or proceedings by or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority pending against or, to the knowledge of the Parent or the Borrower, threatened against or affecting the Parent, the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries (i) that could reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to result in a Material Adverse Effect (other than the Disclosed Matters) or (ii) that seek to restrain the entry by any Loan Party into, the enforcement of or exercise of any rights by the Lenders or the Administrative Agent under, or the performance or compliance by any Loan Party with any obligations under, the Loan Documents to which it is a party.

(b) Environmental Matters . 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, neither the Parent, the Borrower nor any of the Subsidiaries (i) has failed to comply with any Environmental Law or to obtain, maintain or comply with any permit, license or other approval required under any Environmental Law, (ii) has become subject to any Environmental Liability, (iii) has received notice of any pending or threatened claim with respect to any Environmental Liability, (iv) knows of any basis for, or of any event or circumstance that would reasonably be expected to give rise to, any Environmental Liability, or (v) has assumed or retained any obligations under Environmental Law or relating to Hazardous Materials.

Section 3.07 Compliance with Laws and Agreements . Each of the Parent, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries is in compliance with all laws, regulations and orders (including any Environmental Law or Communications Law, the Patriot Act, margin regulations, FCC and RCA regulations and ERISA) of any Governmental Authority applicable to it or its property and all indentures, agreements and other instruments binding upon it or its property, except where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. No Default has occurred and is continuing.

Section 3.08 Investment Company Status . Neither the Parent, the Borrower nor any of the Subsidiaries is an “investment company” as defined in, or subject to regulation under, the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

Section 3.09 Taxes . Each of the Parent, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries 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 (a) any Taxes that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which the Parent, the Borrower or such Subsidiary, as applicable, has set aside on its books reserves in accordance with GAAP or (b) failures to file or cause to be filed or pay or cause to be paid that could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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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 to any Loan Party, any of their ERISA Affiliates or the Subsidiaries 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 all Plans (based on the assumptions used for purposes of Accounting Standards No. 715) 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 Plans, except as could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 3.11 Disclosure . The Information Memorandum, as modified or supplemented by other information furnished by or on behalf of any Loan Party to the Administrative Agent or any Lender prior to the Closing Date does not contain any material misstatement of fact which makes such information misleading in any material respect at such time in light of the circumstances under which such information was provided nor omits to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, at such time in the light of the circumstances under which such information was provided, not misleading in any material respect (in each case, taken as a whole), provided that, with respect to projected financial information, the Borrower represents only that such information was prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed to be reasonable at the time such projections were prepared, it being recognized by the Lenders that such financial information as it relates to future events is not to be viewed as fact and that actual results during the period or periods covered by such financial information may differ from the projected results set forth therein by a material amount.

Section 3.12 Subsidiaries . The Parent does not as of the Closing Date have any subsidiaries other than the Borrower and the Subsidiaries. Schedule 3.12 is a complete and correct list of the Subsidiaries as of the date hereof, together with, for each Subsidiary, (a) the jurisdiction of organization of such Subsidiary, (b) each Person holding ownership interests in such Subsidiary and (c) the nature of the ownership interests held by each such Person and the percentage of ownership of such Subsidiary represented by such ownership interests. Except as disclosed in Schedule 3.12 , as of the Closing Date (x) except for Liens created pursuant to the Security Documents and non-consensual Liens permitted by the Loan Documents, each of the Parent, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries owns, free and clear of Liens, and has the unencumbered right to vote (if applicable), all outstanding ownership interests in each Person shown to be held by it in Schedule 3.12 , (y) all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of each such Person organized as a corporation is validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and (z) except as may be disclosed on Schedule 3.12 , there are no outstanding material Equity Rights with respect to any Subsidiary.

Section 3.13 Insurance . Schedule 3.13 sets forth a description of all material insurance maintained by or on behalf of the Parent, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries as of the Closing Date. As of the Closing Date, all premiums in respect of such insurance have been paid. The Parent and the Borrower believe that the insurance maintained by or on behalf of the Parent, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries is adequate with respect to the business of the Parent, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

Section 3.14 Labor Matters . As of the Closing Date there are no strikes, lockouts or slowdowns against the Parent, the Borrower or any Subsidiary pending or, to the knowledge of the Parent and the Borrower, threatened. The hours worked by and payments made to employees of the Parent, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries have not been in material violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act or any other applicable Federal, state, local or foreign law dealing with such matters. Except as could not

 

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reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, all payments due from the Parent, the Borrower or any Subsidiary, or for which any claim may be made against the Parent, the Borrower 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 the Parent, the Borrower or such Subsidiary. The consummation of the Transactions will not give rise to any right of termination or right of renegotiation on the part of any union under any collective bargaining agreement to which the Parent, the Borrower or any Subsidiary is bound.

Section 3.15 Solvency . Immediately after the consummation of the Transactions to occur on the Closing Date, as applicable, and immediately following the making of each Loan made on the Closing Date and after giving effect to the application of the proceeds of such Loans on the Closing Date, the Loan Parties (taken as a whole) are Solvent.

Section 3.16 Security Interests .

(a) Pledge Agreement . The Pledge Agreement is effective to create in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, a legal, valid and enforceable security interest in all of the Equity Interests of the Borrower and each Subsidiary pledged pursuant thereto and all Indebtedness of each Loan Party to the Borrower or any other Loan Party and, when the portion of such Collateral constituting instruments or certificated securities (as defined in the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the State of New York) is delivered to the Administrative Agent, such security interest shall constitute a fully perfected first priority Lien on, and security interest in, all right, title and interest of the pledgor thereunder in such Collateral, in each case prior and superior in right to any other Person, other than with respect to the rights of Persons pursuant to Liens expressly permitted by Section 6.02.

(b) Security Agreement . The Security Agreement is effective to create in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, a legal, valid and enforceable security interest in the Collateral (as defined in the Security Agreement) and, when financing statements in appropriate form are filed in the offices specified on Schedule 6 to the Perfection Certificate, the Security Agreement shall constitute a fully perfected Lien on, and security interest in, all right, title and interest of the grantors thereunder in such Collateral to the extent perfection can be obtained by filing Uniform Commercial Code financing statements, in each case prior and superior in right to any other Person, other than with respect to the rights of Persons pursuant to Liens expressly permitted by Section 6.02.

(c) Intellectual Property . When the Intellectual Property Security Agreement is filed in the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the United States Copyright Office within the time period specified by applicable law, the security interests created thereunder shall constitute a fully perfected Lien on, and security interest in, all right, title and interest of the Loan Parties in the Intellectual Property (as defined in the Security Agreement) in which a security interest may be perfected by filing, recording or registering a security agreement, financing statement or analogous document in the United States Patent and Trademark Office or the United States Copyright Office, as applicable, in each case prior and superior in right to any other Person, other than with respect to the rights of Persons pursuant to Liens expressly permitted by Section 6.02 (it being understood that subsequent recordings in the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the United States Copyright Office may be necessary to perfect a lien on United States patents, patent applications, registered trademarks, trademark applications and copyrights acquired by the Loan Parties after the date hereof), and it being further understood that, to the extent that the United States federal trademark, patent and copyright laws are not applicable to the perfection of security interests, the filing of financing statements under Section 3.16(b) shall perfect the Liens granted by the Loan Parties on such intellectual property to the extent perfection can be obtained by filing UCC financing statements.

 

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(d) Mortgages . When the Mortgages are filed in the offices specified on Schedule 3.16(d) , the Mortgages shall constitute a Lien on, and security interest in, all right, title and interest of the Loan Parties in such Mortgaged Properties and the proceeds thereof, in each case prior and superior in right to any other Person, other than with respect to the rights of Persons pursuant to Liens expressly permitted by Section 6.02 and the applicable Permitted Encumbrances with respect to such Mortgaged Property.

Section 3.17 Regulatory Matters . 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, neither the Parent, the Borrower nor any of the Subsidiaries (a) has failed to comply with any Communications Law or to obtain, maintain or comply with any permit, license or other approval required under any Communications Law, (b) has become subject to any Communications Liability, (c) has received notice of any claim with respect to any Communications Liability or (d) knows of any basis for any Communications Liability.

Section 3.18 Senior Indebtedness . The Obligations constitute “Senior Indebtedness” under and as defined in the Additional Convertible Note Documents (or any similar term under and as defined in the agreements relating to any Indebtedness of the Borrower or any other Loan Party, including any subordinated Indebtedness, which contains such designation) , entitled to the benefits and provisions provided for therein.

Section 3.19 Anti-Corruption Laws and Sanctions. The Borrower has implemented and maintains in effect policies and procedures designed to ensure compliance by the Borrower, the Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents with Anti-Corruption Laws. The Borrower, the Subsidiaries and their respective officers and employees, and to the knowledge of the Borrower its directors and agents, are in compliance with Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions in all material respects and are not knowingly engaged in any activity that would reasonably be expected to result in the Borrower being designated as a Sanctioned Person. None of (a) the Borrower, any Subsidiary or any of their respective directors, officers or employees, or (b) to the knowledge of the Borrower, any agent of the Borrower 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 Loan or Letter of Credit, use of proceeds or other transaction contemplated by this Agreement will violate Anti-Corruption Laws or applicable Sanctions.

ARTICLE IV CONDITIONS OF LENDING

Section 4.01 Closing Date . The obligations of the Lenders to make Loans, and of the LC Issuers to issue Letters of Credit, hereunder is subject to the condition precedent that each of the following conditions shall have been satisfied (or waived in accordance with Section 9.02):

(a) Counterparts of Agreement . The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received from each party hereto either (i) a counterpart of this Agreement signed on behalf of such party or (ii) written evidence satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (which may include telecopy or electronic transmission of a signed signature page of this Agreement) that such party has signed a counterpart of this Agreement.

(b) Opinions of Counsel . The Administrative Agent shall have received a favorable written opinion (addressed to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders and dated the Closing Date) of each of (i) Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, counsel for the Loan Parties and (ii) Latham & Watkins LLP, federal communications law counsel for the Loan Parties, and (iii) Birch, Horton, Bittner & Cherot, Alaskan regulatory counsel for the Loan Parties, in each case in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent. The Borrower hereby requests such counsel to deliver such opinions.

 

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(c) Corporate Documents . The Administrative Agent shall have received such documents and certificates as the Administrative Agent or its counsel may reasonably request relating to the organization, existence and good standing of the Parent, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries, the authorization of the Transactions to occur on the Closing Date and any other legal matters relating to the Parent, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries, the Loan Documents or such Transactions, all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and its counsel.

(d) Officer’s Certificate . The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate, dated the Closing Date and signed by the President, a Vice President or a Financial Officer of the Borrower, confirming compliance with the conditions set forth in paragraphs (a) and (b) of Section 4.02.

(e) Fees and Expenses . The Lenders, the Administrative Agent and the Arrangers shall have received all fees and other amounts due and payable on or prior to the Closing Date in connection with the Transactions, including, to the extent invoiced, reimbursement or payment of all out-of-pocket expenses (including reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP) required to be reimbursed or paid by any Loan Party hereunder or under any other Loan Document.

(f) Security Documents . The Administrative Agent shall have received the Security Agreement, the Pledge Agreement, Parent Guarantee Agreement and Subsidiary Guarantee Agreement, duly executed and delivered by the respective Loan Parties party thereto, together with the following:

(i) all certificates representing all the outstanding shares of Equity Interests of the Borrower and each Subsidiary owned by or on behalf of any Loan Party as of the Closing Date and required to be pledged under the Pledge Agreement (except that stock certificates representing shares of common stock of a Foreign Subsidiary that is a CFC may be limited to 66% of the outstanding shares of common stock of such first-tier Foreign Subsidiary), all promissory notes evidencing intercompany Indebtedness owed to any Loan Party as of the Closing Date, and stock powers and instruments of transfer, endorsed in blank, with respect to such stock certificates and promissory notes;

(ii) all documents and instruments, including Uniform Commercial Code financing statements and Intellectual Property Security Agreements, required by law or reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent to be filed, registered or recorded to create or perfect the Liens on the Collateral owned or to be acquired on or before the Closing Date and intended to be created under the Security Agreement and the Pledge Agreement;

(iii) a completed Perfection Certificate dated the Closing Date and signed by an executive officer or Financial Officer of the Borrower, together with all attachments contemplated thereby, including the results of a search of the Uniform Commercial Code (or equivalent) filings made with respect to the Loan Parties, in the jurisdictions contemplated by the Perfection Certificate and copies of the financing statements (or similar documents) disclosed by such search and evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent that the Liens indicated by such financing statements (or similar documents) are permitted by Section 6.02 or have been released; and

(iv) except as set forth in Section 5.17, evidence that all other actions that the Administrative Agent may deem necessary or desirable in order to perfect and protect the first priority liens and security interests created under the Security Agreement and the Pledge Agreement has been taken (including, without limitation, receipt of duly executed payoff letters).

 

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(g) Intercompany Subordination Agreement . The Administrative Agent shall have received the Intercompany Subordination Agreement, duly executed and delivered by each Loan Party.

(h) Insurance . The Administrative Agent shall have received evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent that the insurance required by Section 5.07 and the Security Agreement is in effect.

(i) Consents and Approvals . All consents and approvals required to be obtained from any Governmental Authority or other Person (including the board of directors of each Loan Party) in connection with the Transactions shall have been obtained, copies thereof shall have been delivered to the Administrative Agent, in each case without the imposition of any conditions reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or to affect the rights or security of the Lenders hereunder and the Administrative Agent shall have received evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent of compliance with the foregoing. There shall not exist any action, investigation, litigation or proceeding pending or threatened in any court or before any arbitrator or governmental authority that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Borrower or the transactions contemplated hereby.

(j) Financial Information . (i) The Lenders shall have received (w) audited consolidated financial statements of Parent for the three most recent fiscal years, (x) unaudited consolidated financial statements of Parent for each fiscal quarter ended after the latest fiscal year referred to in clause (w) above, and at least 45 days prior to the Closing Date, and unaudited consolidated financial statements for the same period of the prior fiscal year, (y) all other financial statements for completed or pending acquisitions that may be required under Regulation S-X of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and (z) an unaudited pro forma consolidated balance sheet of the Parent, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries as of the Closing Date after giving effect to the Transactions as if they occurred on the last day of the most recently completed fiscal quarter of the Borrower ended at least 45 days prior to the Closing Date and (ii) the pro forma balance sheet provided in clause (z) above shall reflect that on the Closing Date either the Total Leverage Ratio shall not exceed 4.8 to 1 or the Senior Secured Leverage Ratio shall not exceed 3.8 to 1.

(k) (i) The principal of and interest on all loans outstanding under, and all other amounts due with respect to, the Existing Credit Agreement shall have been repaid in full, (ii) all commitments to lend under the Existing Credit Agreement shall have been terminated, (iii) all obligations under or relating to the Existing Credit Agreement and all Liens and security interests relating to all of the foregoing shall have been discharged and (iv) the Administrative Agent shall have received satisfactory evidence of such repayment, termination and discharge.

(l) No more than $15,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of Revolving Loans shall be outstanding on the Closing Date after giving effect to the Transactions.

(m) After giving effect to the Transactions and the other transactions contemplated hereby, on the Closing Date, Parent and its subsidiaries shall have outstanding no Indebtedness or preferred stock other than (a) the loans and other extensions of credit hereunder, (b) the Convertible Notes, and (c) other Indebtedness permitted under Section 6.01(a).

(n) The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate from the Chief Financial Officer of the Borrower dated as of the Closing Date and satisfactory to the Administrative Agent attesting to the Solvency of the Loan Parties taken as a whole before and after giving effect to the Transactions.

 

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(o) The Administrative Agent shall have received evidence that notice of the Transactions has been given to Moody’s and S&P and shall have received confirmation of, or notice of any announcement by Moody’s or S&P of any change or possible change in, the Borrower’s senior secured debt rating as a result of the Transactions.

(p) (i) The Transactions shall have been consummated on terms, with a structure and in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and (ii) the Administrative Agent shall be satisfied with the corporate and legal structure and capitalization of each Loan Party and each of its Subsidiaries the Equity Interests in which Subsidiaries is being pledged pursuant to the Loan Documents, including the terms and conditions of the charter, bylaws and each class of Equity Interest in each Loan Party and each such Subsidiary and of each agreement or instrument relating to such structure or capitalization.

(q) Projections . The Lenders shall have received satisfactory projections through 2015.

(r) Borrowing Request . The Administrative Agent shall have received a duly completed Borrowing Request for the initial Borrowing hereunder.

The Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower and the Lenders of the Closing Date, and such notice shall be conclusive and binding. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the obligations of the Lenders to make Loans and of the LC Issuers to issue Letters of Credit hereunder shall not become effective unless each of the foregoing conditions is satisfied (or waived pursuant to Section 9.02) at or prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on October 21, 2010 (and, in the event such conditions are not so satisfied or waived at or prior to such time, this Agreement shall not become effective).

Section 4.02 Each Borrowing . The obligation of each Lender to make a Loan (including an Incremental Term Loan and a Swingline Loan) on the occasion of any Borrowing, and of each LC Issuer to issue, renew or extend any Letter of Credit, is subject to receipt of the request therefor in accordance herewith and to the satisfaction of the following conditions:

(a) Truth of Representations . The representations and warranties of each Loan Party set forth in the Loan Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date of such Borrowing or on the date of issuance, renewal or extension of such Letter of Credit, as applicable (or, if any such representation and warranty is expressly stated to have been made as of a specific date, as of such specific date).

(b) Absence of Defaults . At the time of and immediately after giving effect to such Borrowing, or the issuance, renewal or extension of such Letter of Credit, as applicable, no Default shall have occurred and be continuing.

Each Borrowing and each issuance, renewal or extension of a Letter of Credit shall be deemed to constitute a representation and warranty by the Parent and Borrower on the date thereof as to the matters specified in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this Section.

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Increase, as applicable, is subject to the satisfaction of the additional condition that no Restricted Period shall have occurred and be continuing as of the date of such Borrowing (or, in the case of any Revolving Commitment Increase Lender, the date of the Incremental Loan Amendment applicable to such Revolving Commitment Increase) and to the receipt by the Administrative Agent of a certificate to such effect, dated the date of the making of such Incremental Term Loan or the effectiveness of such Incremental Loan Amendment, as applicable, and signed by the President, a Vice President or a Financial Officer of the Borrower.

ARTICLE V AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

Until the Commitments 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 (or been fully collateralized in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the LC Issuers with cash and/or letters of credit) and all LC Disbursements shall have been reimbursed, each of the Parent and the Borrower covenants and agrees with the Lenders that:

Section 5.01 Financial Statements and Other Information . The Borrower will furnish to the Administrative Agent:

(a) within 100 days after the end of each of its fiscal year of the Borrower, the Parent’s 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 KPMG LLP, or other independent public accountants of recognized national standing (without a “going concern” or like qualification or exception (other than any qualification or exception solely with respect to, or resulting solely from, an upcoming maturity date under the credit facilities provided for herein that is scheduled to occur within one year from the time such opinion is delivered) 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 Parent and its consolidated subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, consistently applied (except if approved by such accountants and disclosed in reasonable detail therein), provided that if Parent is required to deliver the financial statements and other information set forth in this paragraph to the Securities and Exchange Commission on an earlier date, Parent shall deliver such information to the Administrative Agent when such information is delivered to the SEC;

(b) within 50 days after the end of each of the first three fiscal quarters of each fiscal year of the Borrower, the Parent’s unaudited consolidated balance sheet and related statements of operations, stockholders’ equity and cash flows as of the end of and for such fiscal quarter 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, all certified by one of its Financial Officers as presenting fairly in all material respects the financial condition and results of operations of the Parent and its consolidated subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, consistently applied (except if approved by such accountants and disclosed in reasonable detail therein), subject to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes, provided that if Parent is required to deliver the financial statements and other information set forth in this paragraph to the Securities and Exchange Commission on an earlier date, Parent shall deliver such information to the Administrative Agent when such information is delivered to the SEC;

 

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(c) within 60 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Borrower and concurrently with any delivery of financial statements under clause (b) above, a certificate of a Financial Officer of the Borrower (i) 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, (ii) setting forth (x) reasonably detailed calculations of the Total Leverage Ratio, the Senior Secured Leverage Ratio and Fixed Charges Coverage Ratio for the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Borrower then ended and of the amount of Adjusted EBITDA, Available Cash, Available Equity Issuance Amount and Cumulative Distributable Cash (including the aggregate amount of Capital Expenditures and acquisitions, including any Permitted Acquisitions, financed with the proceeds of Indebtedness permitted hereunder and identifying the clause of Section 6.01 that such Indebtedness is permitted under, and whether or not such Indebtedness constitutes Revolving Loans), (y) reasonably detailed calculations demonstrating compliance with Sections 6.01, 6.02, 6.04, 6.05, 6.08 and 6.12 and (z) the amount of dividends, if any, that the Borrower intends to pay on the immediately succeeding date on which the Borrower’s dividend policy provides for dividends to be paid by the Borrower; and (iii) stating whether any change in GAAP or in the application thereof has occurred since the date of the Borrower’s 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 or eliminated to the extent required by accounting rules or guidelines);

(e) not later than 60 days after the commencement of each fiscal year of the Borrower beginning on or after January 1, 2010, a detailed consolidated budget for such fiscal year (including a projected consolidated balance sheet and related statements of projected operations and cash flows as of the end of and for such fiscal year and setting forth the assumptions used for purposes of preparing such budget (it being understood that any such projections are subject to significant contingencies and assumptions, many of which are beyond the control of the Borrower, and that no assurances are offered that such projections will be realized)) and, promptly when available, any significant revisions of such budget;

(f) reasonably promptly after the same become publicly available, copies of each annual report, proxy or financial statement or other material report or communication sent to stockholders of the Parent, and copies of all annual, regular, periodic and special reports and registration statements filed by the Parent, the Borrower or any Subsidiary with the SEC, or with any national securities exchange, as the case may be, and promptly following any reasonable request therefor by the Required Lenders (through the Administrative Agent), copies of all material periodic and other reports and other materials filed by the Borrower or any Subsidiary with the FCC or the RCA, or any Governmental Authority succeeding to any or all of the functions of the FCC or the RCA, as applicable provided, that documents required to be delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(a), (b) and (f) (to the extent any such documents are included in materials otherwise filed with the SEC) may be delivered electronically and, if so delivered, shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date on which such documents are posted on the Borrower’s behalf on EDGAR or another relevant website established by the SEC, if any, to which each Lender and the Administrative Agent have access; provided , however , that: (i) the Borrower shall deliver paper copies of such documents to the Administrative Agent or any Lender if the Administrative Agent or such Lender requests the Borrower to deliver such paper copies until a written request to cease delivering paper copies is given by the Administrative Agent or such Lender and (ii) the Borrower shall notify (which may be by facsimile or electronic mail) the Administrative Agent and each Lender of the posting of any such documents and provide to the Administrative Agent by electronic mail electronic versions (i.e., soft copies) of such documents. The Administrative Agent shall have no obligation to request the delivery or to maintain copies of the documents referred to above and in any event shall have no responsibility to monitor compliance by the Borrower with any such request for delivery, and each Lender shall be solely responsible for requesting delivery to it or maintaining its copies of such documents;

 

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(g) promptly following receipt thereof, copies of any documents described in Sections 101(k) or 101(l) of ERISA that any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate may request with respect to any Multiemployer Plan; provided , that if the Loan Parties or any of their ERISA Affiliates have not requested such documents or notices from the administrator or sponsor of the applicable Multiemployer Plan, then, upon reasonable request of the Administrative Agent, the Loan Parties and/or their ERISA Affiliates shall promptly make a request for such documents or notices from such administrator or sponsor and the Borrower shall provide copies of such documents and notices to the Administrative Agent promptly after receipt thereof; and

(h) promptly following any request therefor, such other information regarding the operations, business affairs and financial condition of the Parent, the Borrower or any Subsidiary, or compliance with the terms of any Loan Document, as the Administrative Agent or any Lender may reasonably request in connection with the Loan Documents.

Section 5.02 Notices of Material Events . The Parent and the Borrower will furnish to the Administrative Agent and each Lender prompt written notice of the following:

(a) the occurrence of any Default;

(b) the filing or commencement of any action, suit or proceeding by or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority against or affecting the Parent, the Borrower or any Affiliate thereof that could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;

(c) 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 any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate in an aggregate amount exceeding $3,000,000;

(d) the commencement of any proceeding by or before any Governmental Authority seeking the cancellation, termination (including by means of non-renewal), limitation, adverse modification or adverse conditioning of any Authorization or Operating License that could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; and

(e) any other development that results in, 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 Information Regarding Collateral .

(a) Change of Name or Location, Etc . The Borrower will furnish to the Administrative Agent prompt written notice of any change (i) in any Loan Party’s corporate name, (ii) in the location of any Loan Party’s jurisdiction of organization, any office in which it maintains material books or records relating to Collateral owned by it or any office or facility at which material Collateral owned by it is located (including the establishment of any such new office or facility), (iii) in any Loan Party’s identity or corporate structure or (iv) in any Loan Party’s Federal Taxpayer Identification Number or other organizational identification number. The Parent and the Borrower agree not to effect or permit

 

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any change referred to in the preceding sentence unless all filings have been made under the Uniform Commercial Code or otherwise that are required in order for the Administrative Agent to continue at all times following such change to have a valid, legal and perfected security interest in all the Collateral. The Parent and the Borrower also agree promptly to notify the Administrative Agent if any material portion of the Collateral is damaged or destroyed.

(b) Annual Officer’s Certificate . Each year, at the time of delivery of annual financial statements with respect to the preceding fiscal year pursuant to clause (a) of Section 5.01, the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent a certificate of a Financial Officer of the Borrower setting forth the information required pursuant to the Perfection Certificate or confirming that there has been no change in such information since the date of the Perfection Certificate delivered on the Closing Date, if any, or the date of the most recent certificate delivered pursuant to this Section.

Section 5.04 Existence; Conduct of Business . Each of the Parent and the Borrower will, and will cause each of the Subsidiaries to, do or cause to be done all things reasonably necessary to preserve, renew or replace and keep in full force and effect its legal existence and the rights, licenses, Operating Licenses, Authorizations, permits, privileges, franchises, patents, copyrights, trademarks and trade names material to the conduct of its business, including the renewal and maintenance of all Authorizations, except for those the failure to maintain, preserve or keep in full force and effect could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, provided that the foregoing shall not prohibit any merger, consolidation, liquidation or dissolution permitted under Section 6.03.

Section 5.05 Payment of Obligations . Each of the Parent and the Borrower will, and will cause each of the Subsidiaries to pay all its material Tax liabilities and all material lawful claims that, if unpaid, might by law become a Lien upon its property, 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) the Borrower or such Subsidiary has set aside on its books adequate reserves with respect thereto in accordance with GAAP, (c) such contest effectively suspends collection of the contested obligation and the enforcement of any Lien securing such obligation and (d) the failure to make payment pending such contest could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 5.06 Maintenance of Properties . Each of the Parent and the Borrower will, and will cause each of the Subsidiaries to, keep and maintain all property material to the conduct of the business of the Parent, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear and unforeseen accidents excepted, and is and will be in compliance with all terms and conditions of the Operating Licenses and Authorizations and all Communications Laws, including all standards or rules imposed by the FCC and the RCA or as imposed under any agreements with telephone companies and customers, except where the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 5.07 Insurance . The Parent and the Borrower will cause to be maintained on behalf of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries, with financially sound and reputable insurance companies or associations (or with adequate self-insurance arrangements) (a) insurance in such amounts (with no greater risk retention) and against such risks as are customarily maintained by companies engaged in the same or similar businesses operating in the same or similar locations and (b) all insurance required to be maintained pursuant to the Security Documents. The Borrower will furnish to the Administrative Agent, upon reasonable request, information in reasonable detail as to the insurance so maintained.

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any Collateral or any part thereof or interest therein under power of eminent domain or by condemnation or similar proceeding in excess of $2,000,000 and (b) will 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.

Section 5.09 Books and Records; Inspection and Audit Rights . Each of the Parent and the Borrower will, and will cause each of the Subsidiaries to, 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 in accordance with GAAP. Each of the Parent and the Borrower will, and will cause each of the Subsidiaries to, permit any representatives designated by the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders, upon reasonable prior notice, to visit and inspect its properties, to examine and make extracts from its books and records, and to discuss its affairs, finances and condition with its officers and independent accountants (with the Borrower having the right to have representatives present during such discussions), all at such reasonable times and as often as reasonably requested (but at the expense of the Borrower for only one visit during any fiscal year of the Borrower unless an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing).

Section 5.10 Compliance with Laws . The Borrower will, and will cause each of the Subsidiaries to, (i)  comply with all laws, rules, regulations and orders, including the Patriot Act , and all other laws and regulations relating to money laundering and terrorist activities and Environmental Laws, of any Governmental Authority applicable to it or its property, including the payment of any regulatory fees required by the FCC and the RCA, any fees associated with the Operating Licenses or Authorizations, and all regulatory reporting and accounting requirements, except where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect and (ii) maintain in effect and enforce policies and procedures designed to ensure compliance by the Borrower, its Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents with Anti-Corruption Laws .

Section 5.11 Use of Proceeds . The proceeds of the Revolving Loans and the Letters of Credit will be used by the Borrower to refinance existing Indebtedness and for working capital and general corporate purposes, including Permitted Acquisitions, Capital Expenditures, dividends and Investments. The proceeds of the Incremental Term Loans will be used by the Borrower for working capital and general corporate purposes, including Permitted Acquisitions and Capital Expenditures but excluding dividends and Investments (other than Permitted Acquisitions). The proceeds of the Original Term Loans will be used to (a) repay all outstanding loans under the Existing Credit Agreement, together with accrued and unpaid interest thereon and all other amounts payable thereunder and (b) pay all costs and expenses associated with the Transactions. No part of the proceeds of any Loan will be used, whether directly or indirectly, for any purpose that entails a violation of any of the Regulations of the Board, including Regulations G, U and X.

Section 5.12 Subsidiaries . If any Subsidiary is formed or acquired after the Closing Date, the Borrower will notify the Administrative Agent thereof and, if such Subsidiary is a Subsidiary Loan Party, (a) the Borrower will cause such Subsidiary to execute and deliver a Supplement to the Security Agreement in the form attached thereto pursuant to which such Subsidiary will become a party to, and agree to be bound by, the Security Agreement, a Subsidiary Guarantee Agreement, and additional Security Documents (or supplements thereto) within twenty Business Days after such Subsidiary is formed or acquired, and, within thirty Business Days after such Subsidiary is formed or acquired, take such actions to create and perfect Liens on such Subsidiary’s assets granted pursuant to the Security Documents to secure the Obligations as the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders shall reasonably request and (b) if any Equity Interest in or Indebtedness of such Subsidiary are owned by or on behalf of any Loan Party, the Borrower will cause such Equity Interests and any promissory notes

 

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evidencing such Indebtedness to be pledged pursuant to the Pledge Agreement within twenty Business Days after such Subsidiary is formed or acquired and shall deliver to the Administrative Agent the following:

(i) certificates (if any) representing all the outstanding Equity Interests of such Subsidiary owned by or on behalf of any Loan Party, promissory notes (if any) evidencing intercompany Indebtedness owed to such Subsidiary, and powers and instruments of transfer, endorsed in blank, with respect to such certificates and promissory notes;

(ii) all documents and instruments, including Uniform Commercial Code financing statements, required by law or reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent to be filed, registered or recorded to create or perfect the Liens on the Collateral and intended to be created under the Security Agreement and the Pledge Agreement; and

(iii) all documents required to be delivered under Section 5.14(b)(ii) with respect to any Material Real Property of such Subsidiary;

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if such Subsidiary is not a Subsidiary Loan Party, then the Borrower shall (and shall cause each Subsidiary Loan Party) to take the action described in clause (b) above (and, as applicable, the actions described in clauses (i) and (ii) above) in order that the Administrative Agent shall have the benefits of a Lien securing the obligations of the Borrower or such Subsidiary Loan Party hereunder and under the other Loan Documents with respect to 66% of the voting Equity Interests and 100% of all other Equity Interests of such Subsidiary directly owned by the Borrower and such Subsidiary Loan Party.

In addition to the foregoing, if any Subsidiary is formed or acquired after the Closing Date (whether or not such Subsidiary is a Subsidiary Loan Party), the Borrower will cause such Subsidiary to execute a counterpart of the Intercompany Subordination Agreement and deliver the same to the Administrative Agent.

Section 5.13 [Reserved] .

Section 5.14 Further Assurances .

(a) Execution of Additional Documents . The Parent and the Borrower will, and will cause each Subsidiary Loan Party to, execute any and all further documents, financing statements, agreements and instruments, and take all such further actions (including the filing and recording of financing statements, fixture filings, mortgages, deeds of trust and other documents), which may be required under any applicable law, or which the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders may reasonably request, to effectuate the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents or to grant, preserve, protect or perfect the Liens created or intended to be created by the Security Documents or the validity or priority of any such Lien, all at the expense of the Loan Parties.

The Parent and the Borrower also agree to provide to the Administrative Agent, from time to time upon request, evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent as to the perfection and priority of the Liens created or intended to be created by the Security Documents.

(b) Acquisition of Material Assets . (i) If any material assets (including any real property or improvements thereto or any interest therein) are acquired by the Parent, the Borrower or any Subsidiary Loan Party after the Closing Date (other than assets constituting collateral security under the Security Agreement that become subject to the Lien of the Security Agreement upon acquisition thereof

 

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and assets of the type that are specifically excluded from the grant of security under the Security Documents or by the terms of this Agreement), the Borrower will notify the Administrative Agent and the Lenders thereof, and, if requested by the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders, the Parent and the Borrower will cause such assets to be subjected to a Lien securing the Obligations and will take, and cause the Subsidiary Loan Parties 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 (a) of this Section, all at the expense of the Loan Parties.

(ii) Notwithstanding the generality of the foregoing or anything to the contrary contained in this Section 5.14, upon the acquisition of any Material Real Property (a “ New Mortgaged Property ”) by any Loan Party, then the Parent or the Borrower shall, or shall cause the applicable Subsidiary to, in each case at such Loan Party’s expense, (A) within 45 days after such acquisition, furnish to the Administrative Agent a description, in detail reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, of such New Mortgaged Property and (B) within 60 days (which dates in clauses (A) and (B) herein may be extended for up to an additional 90 days by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion) after such acquisition, furnish to the Administrative Agent (1) each of the items set forth in Section 5.18(b), in each case in respect of such New Mortgaged Property and (2) such other approvals, opinions or documents as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request.

(c) Operating Licenses . (i) Upon the request of the Administrative Agent, to the extent permitted by applicable law at the time of such request, the Parent and the Borrower shall grant, or cause the applicable Subsidiary Loan Party to grant, to the Administrative Agent a direct security interest in the Operating Licenses within 60 days after receipt of such request; provided that, to the extent FCC or RCA consent shall be required in connection with granting such security interest (but excluding foreclosure and the exercise of other remedies for enforcement hereunder), such consent shall be requested within 30 days after receipt of such request and upon receipt of such FCC or RCA consent, such security interest shall be granted within 10 Business Days thereof, such security interest to the extent permitted by applicable law to be deemed effective as of the later of (A) the time such security interest is otherwise required to be granted or (B) the date on which the granting Loan Party was assigned or obtained control over such Operating License, provided further that, to the extent FCC and/or RCA approval shall be required under applicable law for (I) the operation and effectiveness of any grant, right or remedy hereunder or under any other Loan Document or (II) taking any action that may be taken by the Administrative Agent, the LC Issuer or any Lender hereunder or under any other Loan Document, such grant, right, remedy or actions will be subject to such prior FCC and/or RCA approval having been obtained by or in favor of the Administrative Agent, the LC Issuer or Lender, as applicable. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement or any other Loan Document, neither the Administrative Agent, the LC Issuer nor any Lender shall, without first obtaining the approval of the FCC and/or RCA, as applicable, take any action pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Document which would constitute or result in an assignment of any Operating License held by the Parent, the Borrower or any Subsidiary or any change of control of the Parent, the Borrower or any Subsidiary if such assignment or change in control would require, under then applicable law, the prior approval of the FCC and/or the RCA, and voting rights in any Collateral representing control of any license, permit or other authorization of the FCC and/or RCA shall remain in the holder thereof authorized by the FCC and/or RCA until all such necessary consents shall have been obtained. Each of the Parent and the Borrower agrees to take, and the Borrower agrees to cause each of its Subsidiaries to take, in each case upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, any action that the Administrative Agent may reasonably request in order to obtain from the FCC and/or RCA or any other Governmental Authority such approval as may be necessary to enable the Administrative Agent to assign or transfer control of the Operating Licenses or any related Authorization pursuant to the Loan Documents; provided , that neither the Parent, the Borrower nor any of the Subsidiaries shall be required to execute any form, certificate or application partly or wholly in blank or to execute any such document signed

 

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subject to penalties for false statements that contains assertions or statements that the Parent, the Borrower or any such Subsidiary does not know to be true or which fails to contain information which the Parent, the Borrower or any such Subsidiary believes in good faith is required to be included for such form, certificate or application to be materially complete and not misleading.

(ii) Except to the extent prohibited by any applicable rule or regulation of the RCA or FCC as in effect as of the date hereof, or unless the Borrower and the Administrative Agent shall otherwise agree (such agreement not to be unreasonably withheld), the Parent and the Borrower agree to take all actions necessary or desirable to cause all Title III authorizations issued by the FCC and all Operating Licenses and related Authorizations to continue to be held by the applicable License Subsidiaries.

(iii) Except to the extent prohibited by any applicable rule or regulation of the RCA or FCC as in effect as of the date hereof, or unless the Borrower and the Administrative Agent shall otherwise agree (such agreement not to be unreasonably withheld), the Parent and the Borrower agree to take all actions necessary or desirable to cause each after-acquired Operating License and related Authorization to be held in the applicable License Subsidiary, provided that to the extent the Borrower or the applicable Subsidiary shall not have received FCC or RCA approval with respect to the foregoing at the scheduled closing of the acquisition of such Operating License, the Borrower shall comply with the foregoing requirement as soon as practicable following such acquisition (but in any event within 120 days after such acquisition (or such longer period as may be agreed by the Administrative Agent, such agreement not to be unreasonably withheld)).

Section 5.15 Ratings . The Borrower will use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain at all times senior secured credit ratings for the Loans with Moody’s and S&P (including, without limitation, by paying customary fees and charges of the rating agencies).

Section 5.16 Hedging Agreements . Within 60 days of the Closing Date, the Borrower will enter into Hedging Agreements with one or more of the Lenders or Arrangers or an Affiliate of any thereof (and/or with a bank or other financial institution having capital, surplus and undivided profits of at least $500,000,000) approved by the Administrative Agent to the extent necessary to provide that on or prior to the date that is 24 months following the Closing Date, and at all times thereafter for a period of no less than 30 months, at least 50% of the aggregate principal amount of then outstanding Indebtedness for borrowed money of the Loan Parties shall be either (x) fixed rate debt or (y) debt subject to interest protection with terms and conditions reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent or (z) any combination of (x) and (y) above to accomplish the foregoing.

Section 5.17 Compliance with Environmental Laws . The Parent and the Borrower will comply, and cause each Subsidiary and use its commercially reasonable efforts (which efforts shall include making reasonable efforts to ensure that all applicable leases, licenses or other such agreements include provisions requiring such compliance) to: cause all lessees and other Persons operating or occupying its properties to comply, in all material respects, with all Environmental Laws and Environmental Permits; obtain and renew and cause each Subsidiary to obtain and renew all Environmental Permits necessary for its operations and properties; and conduct, and cause each Subsidiary to conduct, any investigation, study, sampling and testing, and undertake any cleanup, removal, remedial or other action necessary to remove and clean up Hazardous Materials from any of its properties, to the extent required by Environmental Laws; provided , however , that no Loan Party nor any other Subsidiary shall be required to undertake any such cleanup, removal, remedial or other action to the extent that its obligation to do so is being contested in good faith and by proper proceedings, appropriate reserves are being maintained with respect to such circumstances, and the outcome of such contest could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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Section 5.18 Conditions Subsequent to the Closing Date . The Borrower agrees to deliver and cause the Subsidiaries to deliver to the Administrative Agent by the dates indicated below the following:

(a) within 90 days following the Closing Date (or such later date agreed to by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion), deposit account control agreements and, to the extent reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, securities account control agreements referred to in the Security Agreement, duly executed by each depositary bank or securities intermediary referred to in the Security Agreement;

(b) within 90 days following the Closing Date (or such later date agreed to by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion), except as otherwise specified herein, Mortgages covering the Mortgaged Properties existing on the Closing Date, duly executed by the Parent, the Borrower or the applicable Subsidiary, together with:

(i) evidence that counterparts of the Mortgages have been duly executed, acknowledged and delivered and are in form suitable for filing or recording in all filing or recording offices that the Administrative Agent may deem necessary or desirable in order to create a valid first and subsisting Lien on the property described therein in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Lenders and that all filing and recording taxes and fees necessary to record the Mortgages in the applicable recording offices have been paid,

(ii) with respect to such Mortgaged Properties with an assessed value in excess of $1,750,000, fully paid American Land Title Association lender’s title insurance policies (the “ Mortgage Policies ”) with endorsements to be agreed, insuring the Mortgages of any Mortgaged Properties with an assessed value in excess of $3,000,000 to be valid Liens on the property described therein, free and clear of all Liens, excepting only Permitted Encumbrances and other Liens permitted pursuant to Section 6.02,

(iii) evidence of the insurance required by the terms of the Mortgages,

(iv) to the extent reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, favorable opinions of local counsel to the Parent, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries with respect to the Mortgaged Properties, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent,

(v) with respect to each such Mortgaged Property, flood insurance in such total amount as the Administrative Agent may from time to time reasonably require, if at any time the area in which any improvements located on any such Mortgaged Property is designated a “special flood hazard area” in any Flood Insurance Rate Map published by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (or any successor agency), and otherwise comply with the National Flood Insurance Program as set forth in the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as amended from time to time. Any such insurance policy shall have a term ending not later than the maturity of the Loans. With respect to any such Mortgaged Property that is located in such “special flood hazard area”, the Administrative Agent shall have received confirmation that the Borrower has received the notice required pursuant to Section 208.25(i) of Regulation H of the Board, and

(vi) with respect to the Mortgaged Properties, such other consents, agreements and confirmations of third parties as the Administrative Agent may deem necessary or desirable and evidence that all other actions that the Administrative Agent may reasonably deem necessary or desirable in order to create valid and first subsisting Liens on the property described in the Mortgages has been taken.

 

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ARTICLE VI NEGATIVE COVENANTS

Until the Commitments have expired or terminated and the principal of and interest on each Loan and all fees payable hereunder have been paid in full, and all Letters of Credit have expired or terminated (or have been fully collateralized in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the LC Issuers with cash and/or letters of credit) and all LC Disbursements have been reimbursed, each of the Parent and the Borrower covenants and agrees with the Lenders that:

Section 6.01 Indebtedness; Certain Equity Securities .

(a) Indebtedness . The Parent and the Borrower will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Indebtedness, except:

(i) Indebtedness created under the Loan Documents (including in respect of Incremental Term Loans and Revolving Commitment Incrreases);

(ii) Indebtedness in respect of the Additional Convertible Notes in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $125,000,000;

(iii) Permitted Additional Indebtedness;

(iv) Indebtedness of the Parent, the Borrower or any Subsidiary to the Parent, the Borrower or any Subsidiary to the extent constituting an Investment permitted by Section 6.04; provided that all such Indebtedness of any Loan Party owed to any Person that is not a Loan Party shall be subordinated to the Obligations pursuant to the Intercompany Subordination Agreement;

(v) Guarantees by the Parent, the Borrower or any Subsidiary of Indebtedness of the Parent, the Borrower or any Subsidiary otherwise permitted hereunder, provided that such Guarantees comply with Section 6.04;

(vi) Indebtedness in respect of Hedging Agreements permitted by Section 6.07;

(vii) Indebtedness incurred by the Parent, the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries constituting reimbursement obligations with respect to letters of credit issued in the ordinary course of business, including letters of credit in respect of workers’ compensation claims or self-insurance;

(viii) Indebtedness outstanding on the date hereof and listed on Schedule 6.01(a)(viii) and any refinancings, refundings, renewals, extensions or replacements thereof (without shortening the maturity of, or increasing the principal amount thereof (except to the extent of fees, premiums and interest on such Indebtedness and payable in connection with such refinancings, refundings, renewals, extensions or replacements thereof) or making any such Indebtedness materially more burdensome on the Loan Party party thereto);

(ix) Indebtedness of a Subsidiary acquired pursuant to a Permitted Acquisition (or Indebtedness assumed by the Parent, the Borrower or any Subsidiary pursuant to a Permitted Acquisition as a result of a merger or consolidation or the acquisition of an asset securing such Indebtedness), so long as (A) such Indebtedness was not incurred in connection with, or in anticipation or contemplation of, such Permitted Acquisition and (B) the sum of the principal amount of all such Indebtedness under this clause (ix) together with all Indebtedness under clause (xv) of this Section 6.01 shall not exceed $ 30,000,000 20,000,000 for all such Indebtedness at any one time outstanding and the aggregate principal amount of all Indebtedness under this clause (ix) shall not exceed $ 20,000,000 15,000,000 at any one time outstanding;

 

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(x) Indebtedness arising from the honoring by a bank or other financial institution of a check, draft or similar instrument drawn against insufficient funds in the ordinary course of business, provided that such Indebtedness is extinguished within five Business Days of its incurrence;

(xi) without duplication, Indebtedness permitted as Investments pursuant to Section 6.04;

(xii) Indebtedness with respect to workmen’s compensation claims, self-insurance, performance bonds, surety bonds, appeal bonds or other similar bonds required in the ordinary course of business that do not result in a Default or an Event of Default;

(xiii) Senior unsecured Indebtedness of the Borrower, which may be guaranteed by the Parent and the Subsidiaries, in an aggregate principal amount outstanding at any time not to exceed the sum of (A) the amount required to refinance in full (x)  the Additional Convertible Notes then outstanding or (y) any such senior unsecured Indebtedness of the Borrower incurred to refinance the Additional Convertible Notes then outstanding pursuant to clause (x) above or any such subsequent refinancing debt then outstanding incurred pursuant to this clause (y)  (including , with respect to each of clauses (x) and (y), outstanding principal, accrued interest, fees and tender or call premiums); provided that the proceeds of such issuance are used within 35 days following such incurrence to repay, repurchase, redeem or otherwise satisfy the Additional Convertible Notes (or such refinancing, as applicable) in full and finance any fees, original issue discount or expenses paid in connection with the issuance of such Indebtedness, and (B) $ 50,000,000 30,000,000 ; provided further that (a) such Indebtedness shall be unsecured (other than by the proceeds thereof held in escrow pending a Permitted Acquisition), (b) no scheduled payments of principal, prepayments, redemptions or sinking fund or like payments on the principal of such Indebtedness shall be required prior to the 180th day following the latest Term Maturity Date then in effect (other than any repayment of proceeds thereof held in escrow pending a Permitted Acquisition), (c) the terms and conditions of such Indebtedness shall not be more restrictive on the Parent, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries than the terms and conditions customarily found in senior or senior subordinated notes of similar issuers issued under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933 or in a public offering, in each case as reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent, (d) no Restricted Period or Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of incurrence of such Indebtedness or would result therefrom giving pro forma effect to the use of proceeds of such Indebtedness (including the refinancing of the Additional Convertible Notes or any such refinancing thereof, as applicable ), (e) the proceeds of such Indebtedness are applied as set forth in clause (A) and with respect to such Indebtedness specified in clause (B), are applied, within 60 days of the incurrence thereof, (i) to finance one or more Permitted Acquisitions (including amounts to be held in escrow pending a Permitted Acquisition or to repay such Indebtedness if the proceeds thereof were held in escrow pending a Permitted Acquisition that was not consummated), (ii) to prepay Term Loans, (iii) to refinance, repurchase, redeem, defease, acquire or replace an Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this Section 6.01(a)(xiii) and finance the payment of any interest, fees, initial issue discount or other costs or expense related to such Indebtedness, or (iv) to finance Capital Expenditures and Investments made pursuant to Section 6.04(q) and (f) the Borrower shall be in compliance, on a pro forma basis after giving effect to the incurrence of any such senior unsecured Indebtedness and any Permitted Acquisitions (including giving pro forma effect to any Permitted Cost-Savings) to be financed thereby, or consummated after the referenced four-fiscal quarter period but before such incurrence, with Section 6.12 (recomputed as of the last day of the most recently ended fiscal quarter of the Borrower for which financial statements have been or were required to have been delivered pursuant to Section 5.01);

 

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(xiv) Indebtedness of the Parent, the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries consisting of (A) the financing of insurance premiums in the ordinary course of business or (B) take-or-pay obligations contained in supply arrangements entered into in the ordinary course of business; and

(xv) so long as no Default has occurred and is continuing, additional Indebtedness (whether or not secured) and any refinancings, refundings, renewals, extensions or replacements thereof (without shortening the maturity of, or increasing the principal amount thereof (except to the extent of fees, premiums and interest on such Indebtedness and payable in connection with such refinancings, refundings, renewals, extensions or replacements thereof)) provided the aggregate principal amount of all such Indebtedness when together with all Indebtedness under clause (ix) of this Section 6.01 shall not exceed $30,000,000 20,000,000 for all such Indebtedness at any time outstanding and the aggregate principal amount of all Indebtedness under this clause (xv) shall not exceed $20,000,000 15,000,000 for all such Indebtedness at any time outstanding; and.

(xvi) Indebtedness consisting of the obligation of the ACS Member to make “claw-back” payments described in Section 7.5(c) of the Operating Agreement to the GCI Member, and the making of such payments .

In the event that any item of Indebtedness meets more than one of the categories set forth above, the Borrower in its sole discretion may classify such item of Indebtedness and only be required to include the amount and type of such Indebtedness in one or more of such clauses, at its election.

(b) Disqualified Stock. The Parent and the Borrower will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, issue any preferred stock or other preferred Equity Interests which would be Disqualified Stock unless such Disqualified Stock is treated as Indebtedness for all purposes of this Agreement and, as Indebtedness, is permitted to be incurred under Section 6.01(a).

Section 6.02 Liens . The Parent and the Borrower will not, and will not 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 receivable) or rights in respect of any thereof, except:

(a) Liens created under the Loan Documents;

(b) Permitted Liens;

(c) any Lien on any property or asset of the Parent, the Borrower or any Subsidiary existing on the date hereof and set forth in Schedule 1.01-A, provided that (i) such Lien shall not apply to any other property or asset of the Parent, the Borrower or any Subsidiary (other than proceeds or replacements thereof) and (ii) such Lien shall secure only those obligations that it secures on the date hereof and extensions, renewals and replacements thereof that do not increase the outstanding principal amount thereof (except to the extent of fees, premiums and interest on such obligations or fees in connection with such extensions, renewals and replacements thereof);

 

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(d) any Lien existing on any property or asset prior to the acquisition thereof by the Parent, the Borrower or any Subsidiary or existing on any property or asset of any Person that becomes a Subsidiary (other than a License Subsidiary) after the date hereof prior to the time such Person becomes a Subsidiary, provided that (A) such Lien is not created in contemplation of or in connection with such acquisition or such Person becoming a Subsidiary, as the case may be, (B) such Lien shall not apply to any other property or assets of the Parent, the Borrower or any Subsidiary (other than proceeds or replacements thereof) and (C) such Lien shall secure only those obligations that it secures on the date of such acquisition or the date such Person becomes a Subsidiary, as the case may be and extensions, renewals and replacements thereof that do not increase the outstanding principal amount thereof except to the extent of fees, premiums, and interest on such Indebtedness or on refinancings, refundings, renewals, extensions or replacements thereof;

(e) [Reserved];

(f) any interest or title of a lessor, lessee, licensor, licensee, sublicensee or sublessor or sublessee under any lease, license, sublicense or sublease entered into by the Parent, the Borrower or any other Subsidiary in the ordinary course of its business and covering only the assets so leased, licensed, sublicensed or subleased;

(g) Liens arising out of any conditional sale, title retention, consignment or other similar arrangements for the sale of goods entered into by the Parent, the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business to the extent such Liens do not attach to any assets other than the goods subject to such arrangements (and proceeds thereof);

(h) Liens (i) incurred in the ordinary course of business in connection with the purchase or shipping of goods or assets (or the related assets and proceeds thereof), which Liens are in favor of the seller or shipper of such goods or assets and only attach to such goods or assets and (ii) in favor of customs and revenue authorities arising as a matter of law to secure payment of customs duties in connection with the importation of goods;

(i) Liens in favor of collecting banks having a right of setoff, revocation, refund or chargeback with respect to money or instruments of the Parent, the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries on deposits with or in possession of such banks, other than those relating to Indebtedness;

(j) Liens securing insurance premium financing arrangements;

(k) Liens (x) securing Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 6.01(a)(xv) or (y) existing on the property of any Person at the time such Person becomes a Subsidiary securing Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 6.01(a)(ix) provided that (i) such Lien was not created in contemplation of such acquisition and (ii) such Lien does not extend to or cover any other assets or property (other than after-acquired property that is required to be subjected to such Lien pursuant to the terms thereof on the date of such acquisition (it being understood that such requirement shall not be permitted to apply to any property to which such requirement would not have applied but for such acquisition)) . ;

(l) Liens on amounts being held in escrow pending a Permitted Acquisition; and

(m) Liens not otherwise permitted by this Section so long as neither (i) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the obligations secured thereby nor (ii) the aggregate fair market value (determined as of the date such Lien is incurred) of the assets subject thereto exceeds (as to the Parent, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries) $1,000,000 at any one time . ;

 

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Section 6.03 Fundamental Changes; Lines of Business .

(a) Fundamental Changes . Neither the Parent nor the Borrower will, nor will they 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 Default shall have occurred and be continuing (i) any Subsidiary (other than a License Subsidiary) may merge into the Borrower so long as the Borrower is the surviving entity, and any Person (other than a License Subsidiary) may merge into or consolidate with a Subsidiary (other than the Borrower or a License Subsidiary) in connection with a Permitted Acquisition so long as the surviving entity is a Subsidiary and (if any party to such merger or consolidation is a Subsidiary Loan Party) the surviving entity is a Subsidiary Loan Party, (ii) any Subsidiary (other than the Borrower) may merge into or consolidate with any other Subsidiary (other than the Borrower) and, if either such Subsidiary is a Subsidiary Loan Party, the surviving entity is or promptly becomes a Subsidiary Loan Party, (iii) any Subsidiary (other than the Borrower) may merge into or consolidate with any other Person or permit any other Person to merge into or consolidate with it in any sale or other disposition permitted under Section 6.05, and (iv) any Subsidiary (other than the Borrower or a License Subsidiary) may liquidate or dissolve if the Borrower determines in its good faith business judgment 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 or consolidation involving a Person that is not a Wholly Owned Subsidiary immediately prior to such merger or consolidation shall not be permitted unless also permitted by Sections 6.04 and 6.08.

(b) Lines of Business . The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of the Subsidiaries to, engage to any material extent (determined on a consolidated basis) in any business other than businesses of the type conducted (or proposed or contemplated to be conducted and identified to the Administrative Agent) by the Borrower and the Subsidiaries on the date hereof and businesses reasonably related, incidental or ancillary thereto.No License Subsidiary will engage in any business or activity other than holding the applicable Operating License and activities incidental thereto.

(iii) No License Subsidiary will sell, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of any Operating License or any Authorization material to the business of the Loan Parties.

Section 6.04 Investments, Loans, Advances, Guarantees and Acquisitions . The Parent and the Borrower will not, and will not permit any of the Subsidiaries to make any Investment except:

(a) Permitted Investments;

(b) Investments by the Parent, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries in Equity Interests in their respective subsidiaries (other than Investments by any Loan Party in any Person that is not a Loan Party), provided that any such Equity Interests held by a Loan Party shall be pledged to the Administrative Agent as collateral security for the obligations of the Loan Parties under the Loan Documents pursuant to the Security Documents (subject to the limitations applicable to Foreign Subsidiary Equity Interests referred to in Section 4.01(f)(i));

(c) loans or advances made by the Parent, the Borrower or any Subsidiary Loan Party to the Parent, the Borrower or any Subsidiary Loan Party, provided that any such loans and advances made by a Loan Party shall be evidenced by a promissory note pledged to the Administrative Agent as collateral security for the obligations of the Loan Parties under the Loan Documents pursuant to the Security Documents;

 

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(d) (i) Guarantees constituting Indebtedness permitted by Section 6.01, provided that no Subsidiary shall guarantee Permitted Additional Indebtedness unless, if applicable, such guaranty is subordinated to the Obligations on the same terms as such Indebtedness and (ii) Guarantees by the Parent, the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the obligations (other than Indebtedness) of the Parent, the Borrower or any Subsidiary;

(e) Investments received in connection with the bankruptcy or reorganization of, or settlement of delinquent accounts and disputes with, customers and suppliers, in each case in the ordinary course of business;

(f) Permitted Acquisitions, provided that the aggregate Purchase Prices of all Permitted Acquisitions under this clause (f) shall not exceed the sum of (i) $ 150,000,000 100,000,000 plus (ii) the Available Equity Issuance Amounts as at such date plus (iii) the aggregate amount subtracted in the calculation of such Available Equity Issuance Amount pursuant to clause (b)(i)(x) of the definition of such term, and at the time of such Permitted Acquisition, the Borrower shall deliver a certificate of a Financial Officer setting forth the foregoing calculations and setting forth a calculation of the Available Equity Issuance Amount immediately before and immediately after such Permitted Acquisition;

(g) loans and advances to employees, directors or consultants in the ordinary course of business (including, without limitation, for travel, entertainment and relocation expenses and temporary advances to employees or directors in respect of income taxes related to the exercise of stock options) to the extent permitted under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended, in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $5,000,000 at any one time outstanding;

(h) Investments by the Parent, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries in Hedging Agreements permitted under Section 6.07;

(i) extensions of trade credit or the holding of receivables owing to the Parent, the Borrower or any Subsidiary if created or acquired in the ordinary course of business;

(j) payroll, travel and similar advances to cover matters that are expected at the time of such advances ultimately to be treated as expenses for accounting purposes and that are made in the ordinary course of business;

(k) Investments that are financed or acquired with Equity Interests of the Parent;

(l) Investments set forth on, or made pursuant to agreements described on, Schedule 6.04 (and other investments received in respect thereof without the payment of additional cash consideration);

(m) Investments made with Net Proceeds to the extent permitted to be so applied or reinvested as set forth in the definition of Prepayment Event;

(n) Investments received as consideration in connection with sales, transfers or other dispositions permitted under this Agreement;

(o) so long as no Default or Restricted Period has occurred and is continuing, other Investments, the amount of which is deducted from Available Cash for the Relevant Period in which made pursuant to clause (iv) of the definition of such term in Section 1.01, in an aggregate amount not to exceed the amount of Cumulative Distributable Cash at such time, provided that , after April 10, 2011 , no Investment shall be made under this clause (o) prior to the date 5 days after the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent a certificate of a Financial Officer stating the amount of such Investment to be made pursuant to this clause (o) and demonstrating that the sum of (A) Cumulative Distributable Cash through the most recent fiscal quarter as of which financial statements have been delivered to the Lenders under Section 5.01 minus (B) the amount of such Investment, is greater than zero;

 

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(p) so long as no Default or Restricted Period has occurred and is continuing, other Investments in an aggregate amount not to exceed the Available Equity Issuance Amount at such time, provided that at the time of any Investment under this clause (p), the Borrower shall deliver a certificate of a Financial Officer stating the amount of the Investment being made pursuant to this clause (p) and setting forth a calculation of the Available Equity Issuance Amount immediately before and immediately after such Investment; and

(q) Investments in joint ventures (including, for the avoidance of doubt, joint ventures in corporate, partnership or limited liability company form) in an aggregate amount not to exceed $10,000,000 so long as both immediately before and after giving pro forma effect thereto no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.

Section 6.05 Asset Sales . The Parent and the Borrower will not, and will not permit any of the Subsidiaries to, sell, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of any asset, including any Equity Interest owned by it, nor will the Parent or the Borrower permit any of the Subsidiaries to issue any additional Equity Interest in such Subsidiary, except:

(a) sales, transfers, leases or other dispositions of inventory, used, surplus or obsolete equipment, the lease or sublease of real property or equipment and sales, transfers or other dispositions of cash and Permitted Investments in the ordinary course of business;

(b) sales, transfers, leases or other dispositions of (i) telecommunications transmission capacity in the ordinary course of business that do not involve the transfer of ownership of the underlying means of transmission and (ii) towers and tower rights in the ordinary course of business;

(c) sales, transfers, leases and dispositions to the Parent, the Borrower or another Loan Party;

(d) sales, transfers, leases and dispositions permitted by clauses (i), (ii) and (iv) of Section 6.03(a);

(e) the transfer or other disposition of Permitted Investments in the ordinary course of business;

(f) the license or sublicense of patents, trademarks, copyrights, know-how or other intellectual property to third Persons in the ordinary course of business;

(g) the sale, transfer, lease or other disposition of property, plant or equipment to the extent that such property, plant or equipment is exchanged for, or for credit against the purchase price of, other property, plant or equipment used or useful in a business of the Loan Parties or the proceeds of such sale, transfer or other disposition are reasonably promptly applied to the purchase price of such property, plant or equipment used or useful in the business operations of the Loan Parties;

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(i) so long as no Default has occurred and is continuing, sales, transfers, leases and other dispositions of assets (other than sales of less than 100% of the Equity Interests in a Subsidiary) 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 clause (i) shall not exceed $ 25,000,000 15,000,000 during any fiscal year of the Borrower and $ 75,000,000 50,000,000 in the aggregate during the term of this Agreement, (ii) all sales, transfers, leases and other dispositions of assets permitted by this clause (i) shall be made for fair value and shall be made for at least 50% cash consideration and (iii) sales, transfers, leases and other dispositions of assets with an aggregate book value of less than $250,000 sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of in a single transaction or a series of related transactions shall not be included in the determination of the aggregate fair market value of assets sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of in reliance upon this clause (i).

To the extent the Required Lenders waive the provisions of this Section 6.05 with respect to the sale, transfer, lease or other disposition of any Collateral or any Subsidiary, or any Collateral or any Subsidiary is sold, transferred, leased or otherwise disposed of as permitted by this Section 6.05, (i) such Collateral (unless transferred to a Loan Party) shall, subject to Section 9.02(b), (except as otherwise provided above) be sold, transferred, leased or otherwise disposed of free and clear of the Liens created by the Loan Documents and (ii) such Subsidiary shall be released from its obligations under the Loan Documents and, in each case, the Administrative Agent shall take such actions (including, without limitation, directing any collateral agent to take such actions) as are appropriate in connection therewith to release any such Liens or obligations.

Section 6.06 Sale and Leaseback Transactions . The Parent and the Borrower will not, and will not permit any of the Subsidiaries 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, except for (a) any such sale or transfer of any fixed or capital assets that is made for cash consideration in an amount not less than the cost of such fixed or capital asset and is consummated within 90 days after the Parent, the Borrower or such Subsidiary acquires or completes the construction of such fixed or capital asset, and (b) any other sale and leaseback of any fixed or capital assets to the extent that (i) all Indebtedness incurred in connection with such sale is otherwise permitted by Section 6.01, (ii) any Liens created on such assets are otherwise permitted by Section 6.02, and (iii) such asset sale is in compliance with Section 6.05.

Section 6.07 Hedging Agreements . The Parent and the Borrower will not, and will not permit any of the Subsidiaries to, enter into any Hedging Agreement, other than (a) Hedging Agreements entered into pursuant to Section 5.16 and (b) Hedging Agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business to hedge or mitigate risks to which the Parent, the Borrower or any Subsidiary is exposed in the conduct of its business or the management of its liabilities.

Section 6.08 Restricted Payments; Certain Payments of Indebtedness .

(a) Restricted Payments in respect of Equity . Neither the Parent nor the Borrower will, nor will they permit any Subsidiary to, declare or make, or agree to pay or make, directly or indirectly, any Restricted Payment, except

(i) the Parent, the Borrower and any Subsidiary may declare and pay dividends with respect to its capital stock payable solely in additional shares of its common stock;

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(iii) as long as no Dividend Suspension Period shall have commenced and be continuing and no Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Parent may pay dividends on its common stock, repurchase its common stock and make other Restricted Payments in an amount not exceeding Cumulative Distributable Cash of the Loan Parties calculated as of the date of such Restricted Payment, provided that , after April 10, 2011 , no Restricted Payment shall be made under this clause (iii) prior to the date 20 days after the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent a certificate of a Financial Officer stating the amount of such Restricted Payment to be made pursuant to this clause (iii) and demonstrating that the sum of (A) Cumulative Distributable Cash through the most recent fiscal quarter as of which financial statements have been delivered to the Lenders under Section 5.01 minus (B) the amount of such Restricted Payment, is greater than zero;

(iv) as long as no Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Parent may pay dividends on its common stock, repurchase its common stock and make other Restricted Payments up to but not exceeding the Available Equity Issuance Amount as of the date of such Restricted Payment, provided that at the time of any Restricted Payment under this clause (iv), the Borrower shall deliver a certificate of a Financial Officer stating the amount of the Restricted Payment being made pursuant to this clause (iv) and setting forth a calculation of the Available Equity Issuance Amount immediately before and immediately after such Restricted Payment;

(v) any purchase, repurchase, retirement, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of Equity Interests of the Parent made by exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent sale of, Equity Interests of the Parent (other than Disqualified Stock and other than Equity Interests issued or sold to the Borrower or a Subsidiary or an employee stock ownership plan or other trust established by the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries);

(vi) provided that no Default or Dividend Suspension Period has occurred and is continuing, Restricted Payments with the proceeds of, and to the extent permitted by clause (f)(v) of the definition of, Permitted Additional Indebtedness;

(vii) any Subsidiary that is not a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary may pay cash dividends to its shareholders, members or partners generally, so long as the Parent, the Borrower or the Subsidiary that owns the Equity Interests in such Subsidiary paying such dividends receives at least its proportionate share thereof;

(viii) the payment of any dividend within 60 days after the date of declaration of such dividend, if at the date of declaration such dividend would have been permitted hereunder; and

(ix) notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 6.08(a)(iii), so long as no Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Parent or the Borrower may purchase Equity Interests of the Parent in an aggregate amount not to exceed $3,000,000 in any fiscal year.

(b) Payments in respect of Indebtedness . Neither the Parent nor the Borrower will, nor will they permit any Subsidiary to, make or agree to 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 Permitted Additional Indebtedness or the Additional Convertible Notes, including any sinking fund or similar deposit, on account of the purchase, redemption, retirement, acquisition, cancellation or termination of any such Indebtedness, except:

 

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(i) payments of regularly scheduled interest and principal payments as and when due in respect of any such Indebtedness, other than payments in respect of Permitted Additional Indebtedness and the Additional Convertible Notes prohibited by any subordination provisions of the documents governing or evidencing such Indebtedness;

(ii) refinancings (including by redemption, tender, acquisition, defeasances, discharge or otherwise) of any such Indebtedness to the extent permitted by Section 6.01;

(iii) provided that no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, determined on a pro forma basis after giving effect to the application of proceeds of Permitted Additional Indebtedness or senior unsecured Indebtedness, payment of the Additional Convertible Notes with the proceeds of Permitted Additiona l Indebtedness and with the proceeds of senior unsecured Indebtedness to the extent permitted under Section 6.01(a)(xiii);

(iv) provided that no Default or Restricted Period has occurred and is continuing additional payments for the repurchase, redemption, retirement or cancellation of the Additional Convertible Notes and Indebtedness of the Parent, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries in an amount not to exceed the amount of Cumulative Distributable Cash of the Parent, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries calculated as of the date of such payment ( provided that , after April 10, 2011 , no such payment from Cumulative Distributable Cash shall be made under this clause (iv) prior to the date 5 days after the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent a certificate of a Financial Officer stating the amount of such payment to be made pursuant to this clause (iv) and demonstrating that the sum of (1) Cumulative Distributable Cash through the most recent fiscal quarter as of which financial statements have been delivered to the Lenders under Section 5.01 minus (2) the amount of such payment, is greater than zero); and

(v) provided no Default has occurred and is continuing, payment for the repurchase, redemption, retirement or cancellation of Additional Convertible Notes and additional payments for the repurchase, redemption, retirement or cancellation of Indebtedness of the Parent, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries in an amount not to exceed the Available Equity Issuance Amount calculated as of the date of such payment; provided that and at the time of such payment the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent a certificate of a Financial Officer stating the amount of such payment to be made from the Available Equity Issuance Amount, and setting forth a calculation of the Available Equity Issuance Amount immediately before and immediately after such payment.

Section 6.09 Transactions with Affiliates . Neither the Parent nor the Borrower will, nor will they 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 in the ordinary course of business and on terms and conditions not less favorable to the Parent, the Borrower or such Subsidiary than could be obtained on an arm’s-length basis from unrelated third parties;

(b) transactions between or among the Parent, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries;

(c) any Restricted Payment permitted by Section 6.08;

(d) any issuance by the Parent of securities or by the Borrower of debt securities, or other payments, awards or grants in cash, securities (other than, in respect of the Borrower, Equity Interests) or otherwise pursuant to, or the funding of, employment arrangements, stock options and stock ownership plans approved by the board of directors of the Borrower;

 

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(e) the grant of stock options or similar rights in respect of Equity Interests in the Parent to employees and directors of the Parent, the Borrower or the Subsidiaries pursuant to plans approved by the board of directors of the Parent, the Borrower or such Subsidiaries;

(f) customary indemnification and insurance arrangements in favor of officers, directors, employees and consultants of the Parent, the Borrower or any Subsidiary;

(g) the existence of, or the performance by the Parent, the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the obligations under the terms of, any stockholders agreements (including any registration rights agreement or purchase agreement related thereto), service agreements and other agreements with Affiliates to which it is a party as of the Closing Date, which agreements are listed on Schedule 6.09 , as such agreements maybe amended on terms reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent from time to time pursuant to the terms thereof, provided , however , that the terms of any such amendment are no less favorable to the Lenders than the terms of any such agreements in effect as of the Closing Date;

(h) the issuance of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Parent; (i) [Reserved]; and (j) transactions to the extent permitted under Sections 6.01 or 6.04.

Section 6.10 Restrictive Agreements . Neither the Parent nor the Borrower will, nor will they 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 the Parent, the Borrower or any Subsidiary to create, incur or permit to exist any Lien securing the Obligations upon any of its property or assets or (b) the ability of any Subsidiary to pay dividends or other distributions to the Loan Parties with respect to any shares of its capital stock or to make or repay loans or advances to the Borrower or any Subsidiary Loan Party or to Guarantee Obligations of the Borrower, provided that (i) the foregoing shall not apply to restrictions and conditions imposed by law or by any Loan Document or Additional Convertible Note Document, or by any other Indebtedness permitted in accordance with Section 6.01, provided that the terms of such other Indebtedness are no more restrictive to the applicable Loan Party party thereto than those contained herein, taken as a whole, and in any event shall permit Liens securing the Obligations in favor of the Administrative Agent, (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, in each case, expanding the scope of, any such restriction on 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 that 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 or Liens permitted by this Agreement if such restrictions or conditions apply only to the property or assets securing such Indebtedness or secured by such Liens, (v) clause (a) of the foregoing shall not apply to customary provisions in leases, licenses and other contracts restricting the assignment, subletting or sublicensing thereof, (vi) clause (a) of the foregoing shall not apply to restrictions on cash or other deposits imposed by customers under contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business on the parties to such contracts, (vii) clause (a) of the foregoing shall not apply to any encumbrance or restriction on the assets of or equity in any joint venture that is contained in any joint venture agreement or other similar agreement with respect to such joint venture that was entered into in the ordinary course of business, (viii) clause (a) of the foregoing shall not apply to agreements

 

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evidencing Liens permitted under subclause (d) of Section 6.02, (ix) the foregoing shall not apply to any agreement or instrument governing Indebtedness permitted under Section 6.01(a)(ix), which encumbrance or restriction is not applicable to any Person or the properties or assets of any Person, other than the Person or the properties or assets of the Person acquired pursuant to the respective Permitted Acquisition and so long as the respective encumbrances or restrictions were not created (or made more restrictive) in connection with or in anticipation of the respective Permitted Acquisition, (x) the foregoing shall not apply to agreements containing restrictions applicable to any joint venture that is a Subsidiary existing at the time of the acquisition thereof as a result of an Investment pursuant to Section 6.04, and (xi) the foregoing shall not apply to agreements containing restrictions on the transfer of any asset or Subsidiary pending the close of the sale of such asset or Subsidiary so long as such sale is permitted under this Agreement.

Section 6.11 Amendment of Material Documents . Neither the Parent nor the Borrower will, nor will they permit any Subsidiary to, amend, modify or waive any of its rights under (a) its certificate of incorporation, by-laws or other organizational documents, (b) any Additional Convertible Note Document , or (c) the Contribution Agreement or (d) the Operating AWN Sale Agreement, in each case in any manner that would impair in any material respect the value of the interests or rights of the Borrower thereunder or that would impair in any material respect the rights or interests of the Administrative Agent or any Lender. For the avoidance of doubt, any change to the Outside Date (as such term is defined in the Contribution Agreement) shall be considered to materially impair the interests or rights of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders .

Section 6.12 Financial Covenants.

(a) Fixed Charges Coverage Ratio . The Borrower will not permit the Fixed Charges Coverage Ratio of the Borrower (i) as of the last day of any fiscal quarter ending prior to the JV Closing Amendment Agreement Effective Date to be less than 2.75 2.50 to 1 , and (ii ) as of the last day of any fiscal quarter ending after the JV Closing Date but prior to September 30, 2014 to be less than 2.25 to 1, (iii ) as of the last day of any fiscal quarter ending on or after September 30, 2014 but on or prior to September 30, 2015 the Amendment Agreement Effective Date to be less than 2.50 to 1 and (iv) as of the last day of any fiscal quarter ending on or after December 31, 2015 to be less than 2.75 2.00 to 1.

(b) Total Leverage Ratio . The Borrower will not permit the Total Leverage Ratio (i) as of the last day of any fiscal quarter ending prior to the JV Closing Amendment Agreement Effective Date to exceed 5.25 5.50 to 1 , and (ii ) as of the last day of any fiscal quarter ending after the JV Closing Date but prior to September 30, 2014 to exceed 6.00 to 1, (iii ) as of the last day of any fiscal quarter ending on or after September 30, 2014 but prior to March 31, 2015 to exceed 5.50 to 1 and (iv) as of the last day of any fiscal quarter ending on or after March 31, 2015 the Amendment Agreement Effective Date to exceed 5.25 to 1. .

(c) Senior Secured Leverage Ratio . The Borrower will not permit the Senior Secured Leverage Ratio (i) as of the last day of any fiscal quarter ending prior to the JV Closing Amendment Agreement Effective Date to exceed 4.40 4.50 to 1 , and (ii) as of the last day of any fiscal quarter ending on or after the JV Closing Amendment Agreement Effective Date but prior to S D e pt c ember 30 31 , 2014 2016 to exceed 4.75 3.00 to 1, (iii) as of the last day of any fiscal quarter ending on or after S D e pt c ember 30 31 , 2014 2016 but prior to March December 31, 2015 2017 to exceed 4.50 2.50 to 1 and , (iv) as of the last day of any fiscal quarter ending on or after March December 31, 2015 2017 but prior to December 31, 2018 to exceed 4.25 to 1. 2.25 to 1 and (v) as of the last day of any fiscal quarter ending on or after December 31, 2018 to exceed 2.00 to 1. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing sentence, the Borrower will not permit the Senior Secured Leverage Ratio as of the last day of the fiscal quarter in which the Amendment Agreement Effective Date occurs to exceed 3.00:1 .

 

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Section 6.13 Fiscal Year . The Borrower will not, and will not permit the Subsidiaries to, change the financial reporting convention by which the Borrower and the Subsidiaries determine the dates on which their fiscal years and fiscal quarters will end (except as may be necessary to cause the fiscal year of any such Subsidiary to end on December 31), and each fiscal year (other than Subsidiaries acquired after the date hereof pending any such change) shall end on December 31.

Section 6.14 Use of Proceeds. The Borrower will not, and will not permit the Subsidiaries to, request any Loan or Letter of Credit, and the Borrower shall not use, and shall procure that the Subsidiaries and its or their respective directors, officers, employees and agents shall not use, the proceeds of any Loan 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 .

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) the Borrower 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 other Loan Document, when and as the same shall become due and payable, and such failure shall continue unremedied for a period of three Business Days;

(c) any representation or warranty made or deemed made by or on behalf of the Parent or the Borrower or any Subsidiary in or in connection with any Loan Document or any amendment or modification thereof or waiver thereunder, or in any report, certificate, financial statement or other document furnished pursuant to or in connection with any Loan Document or any amendment or modification thereof or waiver thereunder, shall prove to have been incorrect in any material respect on or as of the date made or deemed made;

(d) the Parent or the Borrower shall fail to observe or perform any covenant, condition or agreement contained in 5.04 (solely with respect to the existence of Parent or the Borrower) or 5.14(c) or in Article VI;

(e) any Loan Party shall fail to observe or perform any covenant, condition or agreement contained in any Loan Document (other than those specified in clause (a), (b) or (d) of this Article), and such failure shall continue unremedied for a period of 30 days after either (x) the chief executive officer, a Financial Officer, the general counsel or assistant general counsel of the Borrower become aware thereof or (y) notice thereof from the Administrative Agent to the Borrower (which notice will be promptly given at the request of the Required Lenders);

(f) the Parent or the Borrower or any Subsidiary shall fail to make any payment (whether of principal or interest and regardless of amount, but after giving effect to any applicable grace period) in respect of any Material Indebtedness, when and as the same shall become due and payable;

 

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(g) any event or condition occurs that results in any Material Indebtedness becoming due prior to its scheduled maturity or that enables or permits (after giving effect to any grace period) the holder or holders of any Material Indebtedness or any trustee or agent on its or their behalf to cause any Material Indebtedness to become due, or to require the prepayment, repurchase, redemption or defeasance thereof, prior to its scheduled maturity, provided that this clause (g) shall not apply to secured Indebtedness that becomes due as a result of the voluntary sale or transfer of property or assets securing such Indebtedness;

(h) an involuntary proceeding shall be commenced or an involuntary petition shall be filed under any Federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar law now or hereafter in effect seeking (i) liquidation, reorganization or other relief in respect of the Parent, the Borrower or any Material Subsidiary or its debts, or of a substantial part of its assets or (ii) the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or similar official for the Parent, the Borrower or any Material Subsidiary or for a substantial part of its assets, and, in any such case, such proceeding or petition shall continue undismissed for 60 days or an order or decree approving or ordering any of the foregoing shall be entered;

(i) the Parent, the Borrower or any Material Subsidiary shall (1) 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, (2) 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, (3) apply for or consent to the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or similar official for the Parent, the Borrower or any Material Subsidiary or for a substantial part of its assets, (4) file an answer admitting the material allegations of a petition filed against it in any such proceeding, (5) make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors or (6) take any action for the purpose of effecting any of the foregoing;

(j) the Parent, the Borrower or any Material Subsidiary shall become unable, admit in writing its inability 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 $ 10,000,000 7,500,000 (after giving effect to insurance payments, if any) shall be rendered against the Parent, the Borrower, any Material Subsidiary or any combination thereof and the same shall remain undischarged for a period of 30 consecutive days during which execution shall not be effectively stayed, or any action shall be legally taken by a judgment creditor to attach or levy upon any assets of the Parent, the Borrower or any Material Subsidiary to enforce any such judgment;

(ii) any non-monetary judgment or order shall be rendered against the Parent, the Borrower or any Subsidiary that could be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect, and there shall be any period of 30 consecutive days during which a stay of enforcement of such judgment or order, by reason of a pending appeal or otherwise, shall not be in effect;

(l) an ERISA Event shall have occurred that, when taken together with all other ERISA Events that have occurred, could reasonably be expected to result in liability of any Loan Party or any of its ERISA Affiliates or the Subsidiaries in an aggregate amount exceeding $ 10,000,000 7,500,000 ;

(m) (i) any Liens purported to be created under any Security Document shall cease to be, or shall be asserted by any Loan Party not to be, valid and perfected Liens on Collateral having a value in excess of $ 10,000,000 5,000,000 , with the priority required by the applicable Security Documents, except as a result of the sale or other disposition of the applicable Collateral in a transaction permitted under the Loan Documents and except to the extent the Borrower’s failure to perfect the same

 

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would not constitute a Default or Event of Default pursuant to the terms of such Loan Document, (ii) the Obligations of the Borrower or the obligations of the Parent pursuant to the Parent Guarantee Agreement or the obligations of any Subsidiary Loan Party pursuant to a Subsidiary Guarantee Agreement shall cease to be, or shall be asserted by any Loan Party not to be, legal, valid and binding obligations enforceable in accordance with terms or (iii) the Obligations of the Borrower or the obligations of the Parent pursuant to the Parent Guarantee Agreement or the obligations of any Subsidiary Loan Party pursuant to a Subsidiary Guarantee Agreement shall cease to constitute senior indebtedness under the subordination provisions of any document or instrument evidencing any permitted subordinated Indebtedness or such subordination provisions shall be invalidated or otherwise cease to be legal, valid and binding obligations of the parties thereto, enforceable in accordance with their terms;

(n) a Change in Control shall occur; or

(o) any of the Operating Licenses or Authorizations shall have been (i) revoked, rescinded, suspended, modified in an adverse manner or not renewed in the ordinary course for a full term or (ii) subject to any decision by a Governmental Authority that designates a hearing with respect to any applications for renewal of any of the Operating Licenses or Authorizations or that could result in such Governmental Authority taking any of the actions described in clause (i) above, and such decision or such revocation, rescission, suspension, modification or nonrenewal (1) has, or could reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect, or (2) adversely affects the legal or character qualifications of the Parent, the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries to hold any of the Operating Licenses or Authorizations; or

(p) the occurrence of a JV Closing Date Default;

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, and thereupon the Commitments shall terminate immediately, and/or (ii) declare the Loans then outstanding to be due and payable in whole (or in part, in which case any principal not so declared to be due and payable may thereafter be declared to be due and payable), and thereupon 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, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by the Borrower and/or require cash collateralization of the Letters of Credit in accordance with Section 2.05(j); and in 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, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by the Borrower.

ARTICLE VIII THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT

Each of the Lenders and each LC Issuer hereby irrevocably appoints JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (and any successor Administrative Agent appointed as provided herein) as its agent and authorizes JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (and any successor Administrative Agent appointed as provided herein) to take such actions on its behalf 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.

 

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The Person 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 Person and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to and generally engage in any kind of business with the Borrower or any Subsidiary or any Affiliate of any of the foregoing as if it were not the Administrative Agent hereunder.

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, 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 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), provided that the Administrative Agent shall not be required to take any action that, in its opinion or the opinion of its counsel, may expose the Administrative Agent to liability or that is contrary to any Loan Document or applicable law; and

(b) 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 the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries that is communicated to or obtained by the Person 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 as the Administrative Agent shall in good faith believe to be necessary under the circumstances, or in the absence of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct. The Administrative Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge of any Default unless and until written notice thereof is given to the Administrative Agent by Parent, 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 thereunder or in connection therewith, (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, or (v) 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.

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 (including any telephone or electronic message, internet or intranet website posting or other distribution) believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed, sent or otherwise authenticated 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 have been made by the proper Person, and shall not incur any liability for relying thereon. In determining compliance with any condition hereunder to the making of a Loan, or the issuance of a Letter of Credit, that by its terms must be fulfilled to the satisfaction of a Lender or an LC Issuer, the Administrative Agent may presume that such condition is satisfactory to such Lender or such LC Issuer unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice to the contrary from such Lender or such LC Issuer prior to the making of such Loan or the issuance of such Letter of Credit. The Administrative Agent may consult with legal counsel (who may be counsel for the Loan Parties), independent accountants and other experts selected by it, and shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it in accordance with the advice of any such counsel, accountants or experts.

 

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The Administrative Agent may perform any of and all 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 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 Administrative Agent.

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, each LC Issuer and the Borrower. Upon any such resignation, the Required Lenders shall have the right, subject to the Borrower’s consent (not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed), to appoint a successor. If no successor shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders (with the Borrower’s consent (not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed)) and shall have accepted such appointment within 30 days after the retiring Administrative Agent gives notice of its resignation, then the retiring Administrative Agent may, on behalf of the Lenders and each LC Issuer, 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 a 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. The fees payable by the Borrower to a successor Administrative Agent shall be the same as those payable to its predecessor unless otherwise agreed between the Borrower and such successor. After the Administrative Agent’s resignation hereunder, the provisions of this Article and Section 9.03 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.

Each Lender acknowledges that it 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. Each Lender also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it shall from time to time deem appropriate, continue to make its own decisions in taking or not taking action under or based upon this Agreement, any other Loan Document or related agreement or any document furnished hereunder or thereunder.

Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners, the Syndication Agent and the Manager named on the cover page of this Agreement shall have no duties or responsibilities hereunder except in their respective capacity, if any, as a Lender.

 

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ARTICLE IX MISCELLANEOUS

Section 9.01 Notices .

(a) Notices Generally. Except in the case of notices and other communications expressly permitted to be given by telephone (and except as provided in 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 telecopier as follows:

(i) if to the Borrower or the Parent, to it at 600 Telephone Avenue, MS 7,

Anchorage, AK 99503, Attention of Leonard Steinberg, General Counsel (Telecopy No. (907) 297-3153) and David Wilson, Chief Financial Officer (Telecopy No. (907) 564-8443);

(ii) if to the Administrative Agent, to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., 1111 Fannin Street, Floor 10, Houston, TX 77002, Attention of Harshal Patel (Telecopy No. (713) 750-2878) with a copy to J.P. Morgan, 383 Madison Avenue, 24th Floor, New York, NY 10179, Attention of John Kowalczuk (Telecopy No. (212) 270-5727) ; and

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

Notices sent by hand or overnight courier service, or mailed by certified or registered mail, shall be deemed to have been given when received; notices sent by telecopier shall be deemed to have been given when sent (except that, if not given during normal business hours for the recipient, shall be deemed to have been given at the opening of business on the next business day for the recipient). Notices delivered through electronic communications to the extent provided in paragraph (b) below, shall be effective as provided in said paragraph (b).

(b) Electronic Communications . Notices and other communications to the Lenders and the LC Issuers hereunder may be delivered or furnished by electronic communication (including e-mail and Internet or intranet websites) pursuant to procedures approved by the Administrative Agent, provided that the foregoing shall not apply to notices to any Lender or any LC Issuer pursuant to Article II if such Lender or such LC Issuer, as applicable, has notified the Administrative Agent that it is incapable of receiving notices under such Article by electronic communication. The Administrative Agent or the Borrower may, in its discretion, agree to accept notices and other communications to it hereunder by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by it, provided that approval of such procedures may be limited to particular notices or communications.

Unless the Administrative Agent otherwise prescribes, (i) notices and other communications sent to an e-mail address shall be deemed received upon the sender’s receipt of an acknowledgement from the intended recipient (such as by the “return receipt requested” function, as available, return e-mail or other written acknowledgement), provided that if such notice or other communication is not sent during the normal business hours of the recipient, such notice or communication shall be deemed to have been sent at the opening of business on the next business day for the recipient, and (ii) notices or communications posted to an Internet or intranet website shall be deemed received upon the deemed receipt by the intended recipient at its e-mail address as described in the foregoing clause (i) of notification that such notice or communication is available and identifying the website address therefor.

 

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(c) Change of Address, Etc . Any party hereto may change its address, telecopier number or e-mail address for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the other parties hereto.

(d) Documents to be Delivered under Section 5.01 . For so long as an intralinks or equivalent website is available to each of the Lenders hereunder, the Borrower may satisfy its obligation to deliver documents under Section 5.01 by delivering one hard copy thereof to the Administrative Agent and an electronic copy for posting by the Administrative Agent on intralinks or such equivalent website, provided that the Administrative Agent shall have no responsibility to maintain access to intralinks or an equivalent website.

Section 9.02 Waivers, Amendments .

(a) No Deemed Waivers; Remedies Cumulative . No failure or delay by the Administrative Agent, any LC Issuer 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, the LC Issuers and the Lenders hereunder and under the other Loan Documents are cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights or remedies that they would otherwise have. No waiver of any provision of 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 the issuance of a Letter of Credit shall not be construed as a waiver of any Default, regardless of whether the Administrative Agent, any LC Issuer or any Lender may have had notice or knowledge of such Default at the time.

(b) Amendments . Neither this Agreement nor any other Loan Document nor any provision hereof or thereof may be waived, amended or modified except, in the case of this Agreement, pursuant to an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by the Parent, the Borrower and the Required Lenders or, in the case of this Agreement or 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, in each case with the consent of the Required Lenders, provided that no such agreement shall:

(i) increase the Commitment (except as provided in Section 2.01(c) with respect to Incremental Term Loans and Revolving Commitment Increases) of any Lender without the written consent of such Lender,

(ii) reduce the principal amount of any Loan or LC Disbursement or reduce the rate of interest thereon (except for interest arising under Section 2.13(c)), or reduce any fees payable hereunder, without the written consent of each Lender affected thereby,

(iii) postpone the date of any scheduled payment (excluding any payments pursuant to Section 2.11) of the principal amount of any Loan or LC Disbursement, or any interest thereon, or any fees payable hereunder, or reduce the amount of, waive or excuse any such scheduled payment, or postpone the scheduled date of expiration of any Commitment, without the written consent of each Lender affected thereby,

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(v) change any of the provisions of this Section or percentage set forth in the definition of the term “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 (or each Lender of such Class, as the case may be),

(vi) release the Parent or all or substantially all of the value of the Subsidiary Guarantee Agreement or all or substantially all of the value of the Collateral without the written consent of each Lender, or

(vii) change any provisions of any Loan Document in a manner that by its terms adversely affects the rights in respect of payments due to or Commitments of Lenders holding Loans or Commitments of any Class differently than those holding Loans or Commitments of any other Class, without the written consent of Lenders holding a majority in interest of the outstanding Loans of such Class (and, in the case of the Revolving Class, LC Exposure, Swingline Exposure and unused Revolving Commitments); provided that no such consent shall be required with respect to rights to or priorities of prepayments of additional series of Loans that may be approved by the Required Lenders;

provided , further , that (A) no such agreement shall amend, modify or otherwise affect the rights or duties of the Administrative Agent or any LC Issuer or the Swingline Lender without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent or such LC Issuer or the Swingline Lender, as the case may be, and (B) to the extent specified in Section 2.01(c), this Agreement and the other Loan Documents may be amended to establish Incremental Term Loan Commitments of any Series and/or Revolving Commitment Increases, as applicable, pursuant to an Incremental Loan Amendment executed between the Borrower, the relevant Lenders of such Series or the relevant Revolving Commitment Increase Lenders, as applicable, and the Administrative Agent, and any such Incremental Loan Amendment shall not require the consent of any other party to this Agreement.

(c) Amendments to Security Documents. The Administrative Agent may, with the prior consent of the Required Lenders (but not otherwise), consent to any modification, supplement or waiver under any of the Loan Documents, provided that, without the prior consent of each Lender, the Administrative Agent shall not (except as provided herein or in the Security Documents) release all or substantially all of the Collateral, or otherwise terminate all or substantially all of the Liens, under the Security Documents, agree to additional obligations being secured by all or substantially all of the Collateral under the Security Documents (except that no such consent shall be necessary, so long as the Required Lenders have consented thereto, (i) if such additional obligations shall be junior to the Lien in favor of the other obligations secured by the Security Documents or (ii) if such additional obligations consist of one or more additional tranches of Loans under this Agreement), alter the relative priorities of the obligations entitled to the benefits of the Liens created under the Security Documents with respect to all or substantially all of such Collateral, except that no such consent shall be required, and the Administrative Agent is hereby authorized (and hereby agrees with the Borrower, upon its request), (x) to release any Lien covering property that is the subject of either a disposition of property permitted hereunder or a disposition to which the Required Lenders have consented and (y) to release any Subsidiary from its obligations under any Subsidiary Guaranty executed by such Subsidiary upon a disposition of such Subsidiary permitted hereunder or a disposition to which the Required Lenders have consented.

 

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Section 9.03 Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver .

(a) Expenses . The Borrower shall pay (i) all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Arrangers and the Administrative Agent, including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP as counsel for the Arrangers (together with any local counsel), in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein, the preparation, execution, delivery and administration of the Loan Documents and involvement in review of and advice concerning all other elements of the Transactions or any amendments, modifications or waivers of the provisions thereof (whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby shall be consummated), (ii) all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by any LC Issuer in connection with the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit or any demand for payment thereunder, and (iii) all out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent, any LC Issuer or any Lender, including the fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for the Administrative Agent, any LC Issuer or any Lender following and during the continuance of an Event of Default, in connection with the enforcement 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.

(b) Indemnification by Borrower . The Borrower shall indemnify the Administrative Agent, each LC Issuer 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, liabilities and related expenses, including the fees, charges and disbursements of outside legal 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 any Loan Document or any other agreement or instrument contemplated hereby, the performance by the parties to the Loan Documents 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 respective LC Issuer to honor a demand for payment under a Letter of Credit if the documents presented in connection with such demand do not strictly comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit, (iii) any Environmental Liability related in any way to the Parent, the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries (and not caused by the actions of any Indemnitee), or (iv) any actual or prospective claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing, whether based on contract, tort or any other theory and regardless of whether such claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding is brought by any Loan Party, its directors, shareholders or creditors or an Indemnitee, whether any Indemnitee is a party thereto and whether or not the Transactions are consummated, provided that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or related expenses (x) are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and nonappealable judgment to have resulted from the gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee or (y) results from disputes among such Lender and one or more other Lenders.

(c) Indemnification by Lenders . To the extent that the Borrower fails to pay any amount required to be paid by it to the Administrative Agent or any LC Issuer or the Swingline Lender under paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section, each Lender severally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent or such LC Issuer or the Swingline Lender, as the case may be, such Lender’s pro rata share (determined as of the time that the applicable unreimbursed expense or indemnity payment is sought) of such unpaid amount, provided that the unreimbursed expense or indemnified loss, claim, damage, liability or related expense, as the case may be, was incurred by or asserted against the Administrative Agent or such LC Issuer or the Swingline Lender in its capacity as such. For purposes hereof, a Lender’s “pro rata share” of any amount payable to the Administrative Agent shall be determined based upon such Lender’s share of the sum of the total Revolving Exposure, outstanding Term Loans, Incremental Term Loans and unused Commitments at the time, and a “Lender’s “pro rata share” of any amount payable to an LC Issuer shall be determined based upon such Lender’s share of the sum of the total Revolving Loans, LC Exposure and unused Revolving Commitments at the time.

 

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(d) Waiver of Certain Damages . To the extent permitted by applicable law, neither the Parent, the Borrower nor any Subsidiary shall assert, and each hereby waives, any claim against any Indemnitee, on any theory of liability, for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages) arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of, this Agreement or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby, the Transactions, any Loan or Letter of Credit or the use of the proceeds thereof.

(e) Payments . All amounts due under this Section shall be payable not later than ten Business Days 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, except that the Borrower may not assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of each Lender and no Lender may assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder except (i) to an Eligible Assignee in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (b) of this Section, (ii) by way of participation in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (d) of this Section or (iii) by way of pledge or assignment of a security interest subject to the restrictions of paragraph (g) of this Section (and any other attempted assignment or transfer by any party hereto shall be null and void). Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, shall be construed to confer upon any Person (other than the parties hereto, their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, Participants to the extent provided in paragraph (e) of this Section and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the Related Parties of each of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement.

(b) Any Lender may at any time assign to one or more Eligible Assignees 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); provided that (i) except in the case of an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the assigning Lender’s Commitment and the Loans at the time owing to it or in the case of an assignment to a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund with respect to a Lender, the aggregate amount of the Commitment (which for this purpose includes Loans outstanding thereunder) or, if the applicable Commitment is not then in effect, the principal outstanding balance of the Loan 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 or, if “Trade Date” is specified in the Assignment and Assumption, as of the Trade Date) shall not be less than $1,000,000 unless each of the Administrative Agent and, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Borrower otherwise consent (each such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed); (ii) each partial assignment shall be made as an assignment of a proportionate part of all the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement with respect to the Loan or the Commitment assigned, except that this clause (ii) shall not (x) apply to rights in respect of Swingline Loans, or (y) prohibit any Lender from assigning all or a portion of its rights and obligations among separate Classes of Commitments or Loans on a non-pro rata basis; (iii) any assignment of a Revolving Commitment must be approved by the Administrative Agent, the LC Issuer and, unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Borrower, in each case, unless the Person that is the proposed assignee is itself a Lender with a Revolving Commitment (whether or not the proposed assignee would otherwise qualify as an Eligible Assignee); and (iv) the parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Assignment and Assumption, together with a processing and

 

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recordation fee of $3,500, and the Eligible Assignee, if it shall not be a Lender, shall deliver to the Administrative Agent an Administrative Questionnaire. Subject to acceptance and recording thereof by the Administrative Agent pursuant to paragraph (c) of this Section, from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Assumption, the Eligible Assignee thereunder shall be a party to this Agreement 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 with respect to facts and circumstances occurring prior to the effective date of such assignment. Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this paragraph shall be treated for purposes of this Agreement as a sale by such Lender of a participation in such rights and obligations in accordance with paragraph (e) of this Section.

(c) The Administrative Agent, acting solely for this purpose as an agent of the Borrower, shall maintain at one of its offices in New York 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 Commitments of, and principal amounts 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, the LC Issuers and the Lenders may 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 and any Lender, at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.

(d) 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 9.04 and any written consent to such assignment required by paragraph (b) of this Section 9.04, the Administrative Agent shall accept such Assignment and Assumption and record the information contained therein in the Register. No assignment shall be effective for purposes of this Assignment unless it has been recorded in the Register as provided in this paragraph.

(e) Any Lender may at any time, without the consent of, or notice to, the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, sell participations to any Person (other than a natural person or the Borrower or any of the Borrower’s Affiliates or Subsidiaries) (each, a “ Participant ”) in all or a portion of such Lender’s rights and/or obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and/or the Loans owing to it); provided that (i) such Lender’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations, and (iii) the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the LC Issuers 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 the Loan Documents and to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of the Loan Documents; 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. Subject to paragraph (f) of this Section, the Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of, and subject to the limitations of, Sections 2.15, 2.16 and 2.17 to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to paragraph (b) of this Section. 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

 

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agrees to be subject to Section 2.18(d) as though it were a Lender. Each Lender that sells a participation, acting solely for this purpose as an agent of the Borrower, shall 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 (the “ Participant Register ”); provided that no Lender shall have any obligation to disclose all or any portion of the Participant Register to any Person (including the identity of any Participant or any information relating to a Participant’s interest in any Commitments, Loans, Letters of Credit or its other obligations under any Loan Document) except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish that such Commitment, Loan, Letter of Credit or other obligation is in registered form under Section 5f.103-1(c) of the United States Treasury Regulations. The entries in the Participant Register shall be conclusive, and such Lender, each Loan Party and the Administrative Agent shall treat each person whose name is recorded in the Participant Register pursuant to the terms hereof as the owner of such participation for all purposes of this Agreement, notwithstanding notice to the contrary.

(f) A Participant shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Sections 2.15 or 2.17, than the applicable Lender would have been entitled to receive with respect to the participation sold to such Participant, unless the sale of the participation to such Participant is made with the Borrower’s prior written consent. No Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 2.17 unless the Borrower is notified of the participation sold to such Participant and such Participant agrees, for the benefit of the Borrower, to comply with Section 2.17(e) and 2.17(f) as though it were a Lender.

(g) Any Lender may at any time pledge or assign a security interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement to secure obligations of such Lender, including without limitation any pledge or assignment to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank; provided that no such pledge or assignment shall release such Lender from any of its obligations hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or assignee for such Lender as a party hereto.

(h) Each such assignment made as a result of a request by the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.19 shall be arranged by the Borrower after consultation with the Administrative Agent and shall be either an assignment of all of the rights and obligations of the assigning Lender under this Agreement or an assignment of a portion of such rights and obligations made concurrently with another such assignment or other such assignments that together cover all of the rights and obligations of the assigning Lender under this Agreement.

(i) No Lender shall be obligated to make any such assignment as a result of a request by the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.19 unless and until such Lender shall have received one or more payments from either one or more Loan Parties or one or more Eligible Assignees in an aggregate amount at least equal to the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Loans owing to such Lender, together with accrued interest thereon to the date of payment of such principal amount and all other amounts payable to such Lender under this Agreement.

(j) By executing and delivering an Assignment and Assumption, each Lender assignor thereunder and each assignee thereunder confirm to and agree with each other and the other parties thereto and hereto as follows:

(i) other than as provided in such Assignment and Assumption, such assigning Lender makes no representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility with respect to any statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with any Loan Document or the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of, or the perfection or priority of any lien or security interest created or purported to be created under or in connection with, any Loan Document or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant thereto;

 

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(ii) such assigning Lender makes no representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility with respect to the financial condition of any Loan Party or the performance or observance by any Loan Party of any of its obligations under any Loan Document or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant thereto;

(iii) such assignee confirms that it has received a copy of this Agreement, together with copies of the financial statements referred to in Section 5.01 and such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into such Assignment and Assumption; (iv) such assignee will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other agent, such assigning Lender 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 this Agreement; (v) such assignee confirms that it is an Eligible Assignee; (vi) such assignee appoints and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such action as agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers and discretion under the Loan Documents as are delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms hereof and thereof, together with such powers and discretion as are reasonably incidental thereto; and (vii) such assignee agrees that it will perform in accordance with their terms all of the obligations that by the terms of this Agreement are required to be performed by it as a Lender or the LC Issuer or the Swingline Lender, as the case may be.

(k) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, any Lender (a “ Granting Lender ”) may grant to a special purpose funding vehicle identified as such in writing from time to time by the Granting Lender to the Administrative Agent and the Loan Parties (an “ SPC ”) the option to provide all or any part of any Loan that such Granting Lender would otherwise be obligated to make pursuant to this Agreement, provided that (i) nothing herein shall constitute a commitment by any SPC to fund any Loan, and (ii) if an SPC elects not to exercise such option or otherwise fails to make all or any part of such Loan, the Granting Lender shall be obligated to make such Loan pursuant to the terms hereof. The making of a Loan by an SPC hereunder shall utilize the Commitment of the Granting Lender to the same extent, and as if, such Loan were made by such Granting Lender. Each party hereto hereby agrees that (i) no SPC shall be liable for any indemnity or similar payment obligation under this Agreement for which a Lender would be liable, (ii) no SPC shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.15, 2.16, or 2.17 (or any other increased costs protection provision) and (iii) the Granting Lender shall for all purposes, including, without limitation, the approval of any amendment or waiver of any provision of any Loan Document, remain the Lender of record hereunder. In furtherance of the foregoing, each party hereto hereby agrees (which agreement shall survive the termination of this Agreement) that, prior to the date that is one year and one day after the payment in full of all outstanding commercial paper or other senior Indebtedness of any SPC, it will not institute against, or join any other person in instituting against, such SPC any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency, or liquidation proceeding under the laws of the United States or any State thereof. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, any SPC may (i) with notice to, but without prior consent of, the Loan Parties and the Administrative Agent and without paying any processing fee therefor, assign all or any portion of its interest in any Loan to the Granting Lender and (ii) disclose on a confidential basis any non-public information relating to its funding of Loans to any rating agency, commercial paper dealer or provider of any surety or guarantee or credit or liquidity enhancement to such SPC. This subsection (k) may not be amended without the prior written consent of each Granting Lender, all or any part of whose Loans are being funded by the SPC at the time of such amendment.

 

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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, any LC Issuer or any Lender may have had notice or knowledge of any Default or incorrect representation or warranty at the time any credit is extended hereunder, and shall continue in full force and effect as long as the principal of or any accrued interest on any Loan or 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 Revolving 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 or the Commitments or the termination of this Agreement or any provision hereof.

Section 9.06 Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness . 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 Article IV, 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. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement by telecopy, facsimile or email transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement.

Section 9.07 Severability . Any provision of this Agreement held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability without affecting the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions hereof; and the invalidity of a particular provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate such provision in any other jurisdiction.

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 obligations of such Loan Party now or hereafter existing under the Loan Documents 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 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 .

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(b) Submission to Jurisdiction . Each of the Parent and the Borrower hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and its property, to the nonexclusive jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of the State of New York sitting in New York County and of the United States District Court of the Southern District of New York, and any appellate court from any thereof, in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to any Loan Document, or for recognition or enforcement of any judgment, and each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that all claims in respect of any such action or proceeding may be heard and determined in such New York State or, to the extent permitted by law, 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, any LC Issuer or any Lender may otherwise have to bring any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document against the Parent, the Borrower or their properties in the courts of any jurisdiction.

(c) Waiver of Venue . Each of the Parent and the Borrower 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) Service of Process . Each party to this Agreement irrevocably consents to service of process in the manner provided for notices in Section 9.01(a) only. 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 (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION.

Section 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 Lenders and the LC Issuers agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the Information (as defined below), except that Information may be disclosed (a) to its Affiliates and to its and its Affiliates’ respective partners, directors, officers, employees, agents, advisors and other representatives (it being understood that the Persons to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such Information and instructed to keep such Information confidential), (b) to the extent requested by any regulatory authority purporting to have jurisdiction over it (including any self-regulatory authority, such as the National Association of Insurance Commissioners), (c) to the extent required by applicable laws or

 

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regulations or by any subpoena or similar legal process on prior notice to the Borrower, where practicable, (d) to any other party hereto, (e) in connection with and to the extent necessary for the exercise of any remedies hereunder or under any other Loan Document or any 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 Borrower and its obligations, (g) with the consent of the Borrower or (h) to the extent such Information (x) becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section or (y) becomes available to the Administrative Agent, any Lender, any LC Issuer or any of their respective Affiliates on a nonconfidential basis from a source other than the Parent or the Borrower or any other Lender, LC Issuer, the Administrative Agent or their respective Affiliates in violation of this Section.

For purposes of this Section, “Information” means all information received from the Parent or the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries relating to the Parent or the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective businesses, other than any such information that was available to the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any LC Issuer on a nonconfidential basis prior to disclosure by the Parent or the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries. 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 reasonable care to maintain the confidentiality of such Information as such Person would accord to its own confidential information.

Section 9.13 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.

Section 9.14 Patriot Act . Each Lender hereby notifies each Loan Party that pursuant to the requirements of the Patriot Act, such Lender maybe required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies each Loan Party, which information includes the name and address of each Loan Party and other information that will allow such Lender to identify each Loan Party in accordance with the Patriot Act.

 

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