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): March 6, 2017

 

 

OLIN CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Virginia   1-1070   13-1872319

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

190 Carondelet Plaza, Suite 1530

Clayton, MO

  63105
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

(314) 480-1400

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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

 

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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

Amended and Restated Credit Agreement

On March 9, 2017, Olin Corporation (the “Company”), and its wholly owned subsidiaries Olin Canada ULC, an unlimited company amalgamated under the laws of Nova Scotia (“Olin Canada”) and Blue Cube Spinco Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Spinco”), entered into the Second Amendment Agreement (the “Amendment”) with the lenders party thereto and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent, which amended and restated the Company’s Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated October 5, 2015 (the “Existing Credit Agreement” and, as amended by the Amendment, the “Credit Agreement”).

Under the Existing Credit Agreement, Spinco originally borrowed term loans in an aggregate principal amount of $1,350,000,000 (the “Term Loan Facility”) and the lenders made available to the Company, Olin Canada and Spinco a revolving credit facility in an aggregate principal amount of $500,000,000 (the “Revolving Credit Facility”).

Pursuant to the Amendment, the aggregate principal amount of term loans under the Term Loan Facility was increased to $1,375,000,000 and the aggregate commitments under the Revolving Credit Facility were increased to $600,000,000. In addition, the maturity dates for the Term Loan Facility and the Revolving Credit Facility were extended from October 5, 2020 to March 9, 2022.

Spinco’s borrowings under the Term Loan Facility are guaranteed by the Company. Advances may be made under the Revolving Credit Facility to the Company, Olin Canada and/or Spinco, and are guaranteed (i) with respect to the Company, by Spinco, (ii) with respect to Olin Canada, by the Company and Spinco and (iii) with respect to Spinco, by the Company. The obligations under the Credit Agreement are unsecured.

Borrowings under the Credit Agreement will bear interest at a per annum rate equal to a “base rate” or “Eurodollar rate”, as selected by the applicable borrower, plus an interest rate spread determined by reference to a pricing grid based on the Company’s total leverage ratio.

Revolving borrowings and issuances of letters of credit under the Credit Agreement are subject to the satisfaction of customary conditions, including the accuracy of representations and warranties and the absence of defaults.

The Credit Agreement contains customary representations, warranties and affirmative and negative covenants which are substantially similar to those included in the Existing Credit Agreement. Pursuant to the Amendment, among other things, the financial maintenance covenant was amended such that the Company will be required to maintain a total leverage ratio of no more than 4.50 to 1.00 as of the end of each fiscal quarter through and including September 30, 2018, no more than 4.25 to 1.00 as of the end of each of the next two fiscal quarters thereafter, no more than 4.00 to 1.00 as of the end of each of the next two fiscal quarters thereafter and no more than 3.75 to 1.00 as of the end of each fiscal quarter thereafter. In addition, the definition of “Consolidated EBITDA” was amended to limit (and after 2019, disallow) certain add-backs related to cost savings and synergies.

The obligations of the Company, Olin Canada and Spinco under the Credit Agreement may be accelerated upon customary events of default, including non-payment of principal or interest, breaches of covenants, cross-defaults to other material debt and specified bankruptcy events.

 

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Borrowings under the Term Loan Facility were used, together with the net proceeds of the Senior Notes offering described below and cash on hand, to refinance the term loans outstanding under the existing Term Loan Facility and to prepay in full the term loans outstanding under the SMBC Credit Agreement, as described in Item 1.02.

The foregoing description of the Amendment and the Credit Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Amendment and the Credit Agreement, which are attached hereto as Exhibits 10.1 and 10.2, respectively, and each of which is incorporated by reference herein.

Forward Purchase Agreement and Credit and Funding Agreement

On March 9, 2017, the Company entered into a Forward Purchase Agreement (2017) (the “Forward Purchase Agreement”) governing The Industrial Development Authority of Washington County Series 2010A Bonds, The Industrial Development Authority of Washington County Series 2010B Bonds, The Mississippi Business Finance Corporation Series 2010 Bonds and The Industrial Development Board of the County of Bradley and the City of Cleveland, Tennessee Series 2010 Bonds (collectively, the “Bonds”). Under the Amended and Restated Forward Purchase Agreement, dated as of June 23, 2014, the current holders of the Bonds have exercised their rights to optionally tender the Bonds to the Company on June 1, 2019. The Forward Purchase Agreement secures a commitment from the current holders of the Bonds to repurchase the Bonds on June 1, 2019 and provides that the Bonds will be subject to optional tender on June 1, 2022.

On March 9, 2017, Olin also executed a Sixth Amendment to the Amended and Restated Credit and Funding Agreement related to the Bonds (the “Sixth Amendment”) to amend certain covenants to be consistent with the covenants contained in the Credit Agreement described in Item 1.01.

The foregoing description of the Forward Purchase Agreement and the Sixth Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Forward Purchase Agreement and the Sixth Amendment, which are attached hereto as Exhibits 4.1 and 4.2, respectively, and each of which is incorporated by reference herein.

Fourth Supplemental Indenture

On March 9, 2017, the Company issued $500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 5.125% Senior Notes due 2027 (the “Senior Notes”) pursuant to an indenture, dated as of August 19, 2009, as supplemented from time to time, including by the Fourth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 9, 2017, between the Company and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (the “Fourth Supplemental Indenture”), governing the Senior Notes. The Senior Notes will mature on September 15, 2027, and will have an interest rate of 5.125%. Interest will be paid semi-annually on March 15 and September 15 of each year, beginning on September 15, 2017.

The Company may redeem some or all of the Senior Notes at any time prior to March 15, 2022, at a price equal to 100% of the aggregate principal amount of the Senior Notes redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the redemption date, plus a “make-whole” premium. The Company may also redeem some or all of the Senior Notes at any time on or after March 15, 2022, at the redemption prices set forth in the Fourth Supplemental Indenture (including the form of Senior Note), plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the redemption date. In addition, the Company may redeem up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount of the Senior Notes at any time prior to March 15, 2020 with the net cash proceeds from certain equity offerings at the redemption price set forth in the Fourth Supplemental Indenture (including the form of Senior Note). The Company must offer to purchase

 

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the Senior Notes if it experiences a change of control under certain circumstances as set forth in the Fourth Supplemental Indenture. The Senior Notes are not initially guaranteed by any subsidiaries of the Company. However, the Fourth Supplemental Indenture requires certain of the Company’s subsidiaries to guarantee the Senior Notes in the future if such subsidiaries incur or guarantee certain unsecured debt issued by the Company or certain of its subsidiaries. The Fourth Supplemental Indenture provides for customary events of default, including upon nonpayment of principal or interest, breach of covenants and the occurrence of certain insolvency matters (subject in certain cases to cure periods).

The Senior Notes have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), under the Registration Statement on Form S-3ASR (Registration No. 333-216461) which became effective March 6, 2017. On March 6, 2017, the Company filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”), pursuant to Rule 424(b)(5) under the Act, its preliminary Prospectus Supplement, dated March 6, 2017, pertaining to the public offering and sale of the Senior Notes. On March 7, 2017, the Company filed with the Commission, pursuant to Rule 424(b)(5) of the Act, its final Prospectus Supplement, dated March 6, 2017, pertaining to the public offering and sale of the Senior Notes.

The foregoing description of the Fourth Supplemental Indenture (including the form of Senior Note) does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Fourth Supplemental Indenture (including the Form of Senior Note), which is attached hereto as Exhibit 4.3 and incorporated by reference herein.

Underwriting Agreement

In connection with the issuance of the Senior Notes, on March 6, 2017, the Company entered into an underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”), with Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, as representative of the several underwriters named therein (the “Underwriters”), pursuant to which the Underwriters agreed to purchase the Senior Notes from the Company. The Underwriting Agreement contains the terms and conditions of the offering and sale of the Senior Notes, indemnification and contribution obligations and other customary terms and conditions.

The foregoing description of the Underwriting Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Underwriting Agreement, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 1.1 and incorporated by reference herein.

 

Item 1.02. Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement.

On March 9, 2017, in connection with the effectiveness of the Amendment and the completion of the Senior Notes offering, the Company prepaid in full the outstanding aggregate principal amount of the term loans, together with accrued and unpaid interest thereon, under the Credit Agreement dated as of August 25, 2015 (the “SMBC Credit Agreement”), among the Company, the lenders parties thereto and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, as administrative agent and, in connection with such prepayment, the SMBC Credit Agreement was terminated.

 

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

The disclosure set forth above under Item 1.01 with respect to the Amendment, the Credit Agreement and the Fourth Supplemental Indenture (including the form of Senior Note) is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.

 

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Item 8.01. Other Events.

In connection with the Senior Notes offering, copies of the legal opinions of Hunton & Williams LLP and Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP relating to the Senior Notes are attached hereto as Exhibits 5.1 and 5.2, respectively.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

Exhibit
No.

 

Exhibit

  1.1   Underwriting Agreement, dated as of March 6, 2017, between Olin Corporation and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, as representative of the several underwriters named therein.
  4.1   Forward Purchase Agreement (2017), dated as of March 9, 2017, among Olin Corporation, the Lenders (as defined therein), and PNC Bank, National Association, as administrative agent.
  4.2   Sixth Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit and Funding Agreement, dated as of March 9, 2017, among Olin Corporation, the Lenders (as defined therein), and PNC Bank, National Association, as administrative agent.
  4.3   Fourth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 9, 2017, between Olin Corporation and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, governing the Senior Notes.
  4.4   Form of 5.125% Senior Notes due 2027 (contained in Exhibit 4.3).
  5.1   Opinion of Hunton & Williams LLP.
  5.2   Opinion of Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP.
10.1   Second Amendment Agreement, dated as of March 9, 2017, among Olin Corporation, Olin Canada ULC and Blue Cube Spinco Inc., the lenders party thereto and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent.
10.2   Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of October 5, 2015 and amended and restated by the Second Amendment Agreement dated as of March 9, 2017, among Olin Corporation, Olin Canada ULC and Blue Cube Spinco Inc., the lenders party thereto and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent.
23.1   Consent of Hunton & Williams LLP (contained in Exhibit 5.1).
23.2   Consent of Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP (contained in Exhibit 5.2).

 

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SIGNATURE

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.

 

    OLIN CORPORATION
    By:   /s/ Eric A. Blanchard
      Name:   Eric A. Blanchard
      Title:  

Vice President, General Counsel

and Secretary

Date: March 9, 2017

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit

No.

 

Exhibit

  1.1   Underwriting Agreement, dated as of March 6, 2017, between Olin Corporation and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, as representative of the several underwriters named therein.
  4.1   Forward Purchase Agreement (2017), dated as of March 9, 2017, among Olin Corporation, the Lenders (as defined therein), and PNC Bank, National Association, as administrative agent.
  4.2   Sixth Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit and Funding Agreement, dated as of March 9, 2017, among Olin Corporation, the Lenders (as defined therein), and PNC Bank, National Association, as administrative agent.
  4.3   Fourth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 9, 2017, between Olin Corporation and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, governing the Senior Notes.
  4.4   Form of 5.125% Senior Notes due 2027 (contained in Exhibit 4.3).
  5.1   Opinion of Hunton & Williams LLP.
  5.2   Opinion of Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP.
10.1   Second Amendment Agreement, dated as of March 9, 2017, among Olin Corporation, Olin Canada ULC and Blue Cube Spinco Inc., the lenders party thereto and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent.
10.2   Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of October 5, 2015 and amended and restated by the Second Amendment Agreement dated as of March 9, 2017, among Olin Corporation, Olin Canada ULC and Blue Cube Spinco Inc., the lenders party thereto and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent.
23.1   Consent of Hunton & Williams LLP (contained in Exhibit 5.1).
23.2   Consent of Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP (contained in Exhibit 5.2).

 

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Exhibit 1.1

OLIN CORPORATION

5.125% Senior Notes Due 2027

UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT

March 6, 2017

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith

                      Incorporated

As Representative of the several Underwriters,

      One Bryant Park
      New York, New York 10036

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Olin Corporation, a Virginia corporation (the “ Company ”), proposes, subject to the terms and conditions stated herein, to issue and sell to the Underwriters named in Schedule I hereto (the “ Underwriters ”) for whom you are acting as representative (the “ Representative ”) $500,000,000 principal amount of its 5.125% Senior Notes due 2027 (the “ Offered Securities ”). The Offered Securities will be issued pursuant to an indenture, dated as of August 19, 2009 (the “ Base Indenture ”). Certain terms of the Offered Securities will be established pursuant to a fourth supplemental indenture (the “ Fourth Supplemental Indenture ”) to the Base Indenture (together with the Base Indenture, the “ Indenture ”), between the Company and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee (the “ Trustee ”).

Section  1.      Representations and Warranties . The Company represents and warrants to, and agrees with, each Underwriter as set forth below in this Section 1.

(i)    The Company has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ Commission ”) a registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-216461), including a prospectus, relating to the registration of various securities, including the Offered Securities, to be sold from time to time by the Company. The registration statement as amended to the date of this Underwriting Agreement (the “ Agreement ”), that has been filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”), including any information incorporated by reference therein and the information, if any, deemed pursuant to Rule 430B or 430C under the Securities Act to be part of the registration statement is hereinafter referred to as the “ Registration Statement ”; the prospectus included therein as of the date of the initial filing of the Registration Statement, as amended, including any prospectus furnished to you by the Company and attached to or used with the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement or the Prospectus Supplement (each as defined below) is hereinafter referred to as the “ Base Prospectus ”. The Base Prospectus, as supplemented by the prospectus supplement filed by the Company with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act before the second business day after the date hereof (or such earlier time as may be required under the Securities Act) (the “ Prospectus Supplement ”), relating to the Offered Securities, in the form furnished to you for use in connection with the offering of the Offered Securities is hereinafter referred to as the “ Pro spectus ”.


As filed, such Prospectus Supplement shall contain all information required by the Securities Act and the rules thereunder, and, except to the extent the Representative shall agree in writing to a modification, shall be in all substantive respects in the form furnished to the Representative prior to the Applicable Time or, to the extent not completed at the Applicable Time, shall contain only such specific additional information and other changes (beyond that contained in the Base Prospectus and any preliminary prospectus) as the Company has advised the Representative, prior to the Applicable Time, will be included or made therein. If, prior to the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Company has filed an abbreviated registration statement on Form S-3 to register additional Offered Securities pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act (the “ Rule  462 Registration Statement ”), then any reference herein to the term “Registration Statement” shall be deemed to include such Rule 462 Registration Statement. Any reference to the term Registration Statement, the Base Prospectus, any preliminary form of prospectus previously filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424 of the Securities Act or the Prospectus shall include the documents incorporated therein by reference. The terms “supplement” and “amendment” or “amend” as used in this Agreement shall include all documents subsequently filed by the Company with the Commission pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “ Exchange Act ”), that are deemed to be incorporated by reference in the Prospectus. (a) At the time of initial filing of the Registration Statement, (b) at the time of the most recent amendment or supplement thereto for the purposes of complying with Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act and (c) at the time the Company or any person acting on its behalf (within the meaning, for this clause only, of Rule 163(c)) made any offer relating to the Offered Securities in reliance on the exemption of Rule 163, the Company was a “well known seasoned issuer” as defined in Rule 405. The Registration Statement, except the Rule 462(b) Registration Statement, if any, is an “automatic shelf registration statement” as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act that initially became effective not earlier than three years prior to the date hereof and, if applicable, any Rule 462(b) Registration Statement (x) has been filed with the Commission and, if so filed, has become effective upon filing pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act or (y) is proposed to be filed with the Commission and, when so filed, will become effective upon filing pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act; no notice of objection of the Commission to the use of the automatic shelf registration form pursuant to Rule 401(g)(2) under the Securities Act has been received by the Company, no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement is in effect, and no proceedings for such purpose or pursuant to Section 8A of the Securities Act have been instituted or are pending before or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened by the Commission.

(ii)    (a) Each document, filed or to be filed pursuant to the Exchange Act and incorporated by reference in the Prospectus or preliminary form of such Prospectus complied or will comply, in each case as of the date when so filed, in all material respects with the Exchange Act and the applicable rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder, (b) the Registration Statement as of the date it initially became effective, did not contain and at the time of each amendment or supplement thereto, as amended or supplemented, did not and will not, (x) as of the date it was so amended or supplemented, (y) as of the Effective Time and (z) as of the Closing Date, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary

 

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to make the statements therein not misleading, (c) the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, as amended or supplemented, as of the date it initially became effective, complied and (x) at the time of each amendment or supplement thereto, (y) as of the Effective Time and (z) as of the Closing Date, complied and will comply in all material respects with the Securities Act and the applicable rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder and (d) the Prospectus, as amended or supplemented, (x) as of the date thereof, (y) at the time of filing the Prospectus pursuant to Rule 424 and (z) on the Closing Date, does not contain and will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, except that the representations and warranties set forth in this paragraph do not apply to that part of the Registration Statement which shall constitute the Statement of Eligibility and Qualification (Form T-1) under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, of the Trustee or statements or omissions in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus or any other amendment thereof or supplement thereto based upon information in the Prospectus relating to the Underwriters furnished to the Company in writing by or on behalf of the Underwriters expressly for use therein, it being understood and agreed that the only such information is that described as such in Section 8(ii) hereof. “ Effective Time ” of the Registration Statement relating to the Offered Securities shall mean the time of the first contract of sale for the Offered Securities.

(iii)    (a) Each “issuer free writing prospectus,” as defined in Rule 433 under the Securities Act, relating to the Offered Securities in the form filed or required to be filed with the Commission or, if not required to be filed, in the form retained in the Company’s records pursuant to Rule 433(g) under the Securities Act (an “ Issuer Free Writing Prospectus ”), filed or to be filed pursuant to the Securities Act (to the extent required thereby) complied or will comply, in each case as of the date thereof, in all material respects with the Securities Act, (b) as of the Applicable Time, the Issuer Free Writing Prospectus intended for general distribution to prospective investors, as specified in Schedule III hereto (a “ General Use Issuer Free Writing Prospectus ”), issued at or prior to the date hereof, and the preliminary prospectus supplement dated as of March 6, 2017 (the “ Preliminary Prospectus Supplement ”) including the accompanying Base Prospectus, all considered together (collectively, the “ General Disclosure Package ”) and each electronic road show related to the Offered Securities, did not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading and (c) as of the Applicable Time, each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, when considered together with the General Disclosure Package, did not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, except that the representations and warranties set forth in this paragraph do not apply to statements or omissions in any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or preliminary prospectus supplement including the Base Prospectus based upon information relating to the Underwriters furnished to the Company in writing by or on behalf of the Underwriters expressly for the use therein; it being understood and agreed that the only such information is that described as such in Section 8(ii) hereof. “ Applicable Time ” shall mean 4:21 p.m. (New York time) on the date of this Agreement.

 

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(iv)    The Company represents that it has not made, and agrees that, unless it obtains the prior written consent of the Representative (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed), it will not make, any offer relating to the Offered Securities that constitutes or would constitute an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or that otherwise constitutes or would constitute a “free writing prospectus” (as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act) or a portion thereof required to be filed by the Company with the Commission or retained by the Company under Rule 433 of the Securities Act; provided that the prior written consent of the Representative hereto shall be deemed to have been given in respect of the Free Writing Prospectuses included in Schedule III hereto and any electronic road show. Any such free writing prospectus consented to (or deemed consented to) by the Representative is hereinafter referred to as a “ Permitted Free Writing Prospectus .” The Company agrees that (i) it has treated and will treat, as the case may be, each Permitted Free Writing Prospectus as an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, and (ii) has complied and will comply, as the case may be, with the requirements of Rules 164 and 433 of the Securities Act applicable to any Permitted Free Writing Prospectus, including in respect of timely filing with the Commission, legending and record keeping.

(v)    Subsequent to the respective dates as of which information is given in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, and except as set forth in the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, neither the Company nor any of its Significant Subsidiaries (as defined below) has incurred any material liabilities or obligations, direct or contingent or entered into any material transactions not in the ordinary course of business, and there has not been any material adverse change in the consolidated financial position, business, properties or results of operations of the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole.

(vi)    (a) At the earliest time after the filing of the Registration Statement relating to the Offered Securities that the Company or another offering participant made a bona fide offer (within the meaning of Rule 164(h)(2) of the Securities Act) and (b) as of the Applicable Time (with such date being used as the determination date for purposes of this clause (b)), the Company was not and is not an “ineligible issuer” (as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act), without taking account of any determination by the Commission pursuant to Rule 405 of the Securities Act that it is not necessary that the Company be considered an “ineligible issuer.

(vii)    The Company has been duly incorporated and is validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia and has full corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to conduct its business as described in the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus and to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement; and the Company is duly qualified as a foreign corporation to transact business and is in good standing in each other jurisdiction in which such qualification is required, whether by reason of the ownership or leasing of property or the conduct of business, except where the failure so to qualify or be in good standing would not result in a material adverse effect on the consolidated financial position, business, properties or results of operations of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole (a “ Material Adverse Effect ”).

 

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(viii)    Each subsidiary of the Company (any such subsidiary being identified on Schedule II hereto) which constituted a “significant subsidiary” within the meaning of Regulation S-X as of the end of the most recently completed fiscal year (each, a “ Signif i cant Subsidiary ”) has been duly incorporated or otherwise organized and is validly existing as a corporation or similar entity in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization, has full corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to conduct its business as described in the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus and is duly qualified as a foreign corporation or similar entity to transact business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is required, whether by reason of the ownership or leasing of property or the conduct of business, except where the failure so to qualify or be in good standing would not result in a Material Adverse Effect; except as otherwise disclosed in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of each such Significant Subsidiary has been duly authorized and validly issued, is fully paid and nonassessable and is owned by the Company, directly or through wholly owned subsidiaries, free and clear of any security interest, mortgage, pledge, lien, encumbrance or claim; none of the outstanding shares of capital stock of any such Significant Subsidiary was issued in violation of the preemptive or similar rights of any securityholder of such Significant Subsidiary.

(ix)    This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company.

(x)    The Offered Securities have been duly authorized and, when executed and authenticated in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture and issued and delivered to the Underwriters against payment thereof as provided in this Agreement, will constitute valid and legally binding obligations of the Company entitled to the benefits provided by the Indenture, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors’ rights from time to time in effect and to general equity principles, including, without limitation, concepts of materiality, reasonableness, good faith, fair dealing and the possible unavailability of specific performance or injunctive relief regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law; the Indenture has been duly qualified under the Trust Indenture Act and has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and constitutes a valid and binding agreement of the Company, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors’ rights from time to time in effect and to general equity principles, including, without limitation, concepts of materiality, reasonableness, good faith, fair dealing and the possible unavailability of specific performance or injunctive relief regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law; and the Offered Securities and the Indenture will conform in all material respects to the descriptions thereof in the General Disclosure Package and Prospectus; and, except as described in the General Disclosure Package and Prospectus, the shareholders of the Company have no preemptive rights with respect to the Offered Securities.

 

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(xi)    Neither the Company nor any of its Significant Subsidiaries is in violation of its charter or bylaws. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and in the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus and compliance by the Company with its obligations hereunder and under the Indenture have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action and do not and will not, whether with or without the giving of notice or passage of time or both, (a) conflict with or result in a breach or violation of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, result in the termination, modification or acceleration of, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any property or assets of the Company or any Significant Subsidiary pursuant to any agreement or instrument to which the Company or any Significant Subsidiary is a party or by which the Company or any Significant Subsidiary is bound, (b) result in any violation by the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries of the provisions of the charter or bylaws of the Company or any Significant Subsidiary or (c) result in any violation by the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries of any applicable law, statute, rule, regulation, judgment, order, writ or decree of any government, government instrumentality, regulatory body, administrative agency, arbitrator or court, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over the Company or any Significant Subsidiary or any of their assets, properties or operations, except in the case of clauses (a) and (c), where such conflict, breach, default, violation, termination, modification, acceleration, lien, charge or encumbrance would not result in a Material Adverse Effect.

(xii)    No consent, approval, authorization or order of, or qualification with, any governmental body or agency is required for the performance by the Company of its obligations under this Agreement, except such as have been obtained and made under the Securities Act and such as may be required by the securities laws of the various states or from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“ FINRA ”) in connection with the offer and sale of the Offered Securities.

(xiii)    There are no legal or governmental proceedings pending or threatened to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or to which any of the properties of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is subject that are required to be described in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package or the Prospectus and are not so described or any statues, regulations, contracts or other documents that are required to be described in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package or the Prospectus or to be filed as exhibits to the Registration Statement that are not so described or filed.

(xiv)    The Company is not, and after giving effect to the offering and sale of the Offered Securities and the application of the proceeds thereof as described in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, will not be, an “investment company” or an entity “controlled” by an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder (collectively, the “ Investment Company Act ”).

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statement under the Securities Act with respect to any securities of the Company or to require the Company to include such securities with the Offered Securities registered pursuant to the Registration Statement.

(xvi)    Except as set forth in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, the Company and each Significant Subsidiary maintains a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that: (a) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorizations; (b) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of its financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles and to maintain accountability for assets; (c) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization; (d) the recorded accountability for its assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences and (e) the interactive data in eXtensible Business Reporting Language included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus fairly present the information called for in all material respects and are prepared in accordance with the Commission’s rules and guidelines applicable thereto. The Company is not aware, after due inquiry, of any material weaknesses in the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting.

(xvii)    (a) The Company and each Significant Subsidiary has established and maintains disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act); (b) such disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that material information relating to the Company, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and its Chief Financial Officer by others within those entities, and such disclosure controls and procedures are effective to perform the functions for which they were established; (c) the Company has disclosed, based on the most recent evaluation of its Chief Executive Officer and its Chief Financial Officer, prior to the date hereof, to the Company’s auditors and the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors: (x) any significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls that are reasonably expected to materially adversely affect the Company’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial data and (y) any fraud that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Company’s internal controls; (d) any material weaknesses in internal controls have been identified for the Company’s auditors and (e) since the date of the most recent evaluation of such disclosure controls and procedures, there have been no significant changes in internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses, except, in the case of clauses (a), (b) and (e), as set forth in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.

(xviii)    The Company and, to the Company’s knowledge, any of the officers and directors of the Company, in their capacities as such, are in compliance in all material respects with the provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

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(xix)    The historical financial statements of the Company, including any amendment thereto, and the notes thereto included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus present fairly in all material respects the consolidated financial position and results of operations of the Company and its subsidiaries at the respective dates and for the respective periods indicated. Such financial statements comply as to form in all material respects with the applicable requirements of Regulation S-X promulgated under the Exchange Act and have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods presented (except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus). The other historical financial and statistical information and data of the Company included in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus are accurately presented in all material respects and prepared on a basis consistent with the financial statements and the books and records of the Company and its subsidiaries.

(xx)    (a) KPMG LLP, who have expressed their opinion with respect to the financial statements of the Company (which term as used in this Agreement includes the related notes thereto) included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, are independent registered public accountants with respect to the Company as required by the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and the applicable published rules and regulations thereunder and the rules of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) and (b) Deloitte & Touche LLP, who have expressed their opinion with respect to the financial statements of the Dow Chlorine Products Business (the “ DCP Business ”) included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, are independent registered public accountants with respect to the DCP Business as required by the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and the applicable published rules and regulations thereunder and the rules of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Except as described in the section entitled “Underwriting” in the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, there are no contracts, agreements or understandings between the Company or, to the Company’s knowledge, any Significant Subsidiary and any other person other than the Underwriters that would give rise to a valid claim against the Company, any subsidiary or the Underwriters for a brokerage commission, finder’s fee or like payment in connection with the issuance, purchase and sale of the Offered Securities.

(xxi)    Except as described in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, the Company and each Significant Subsidiary (a) is in compliance with, and is not subject to costs or liabilities under, laws, regulations, rules of common law, orders and decrees, as in effect as of the date hereof, and any present judgments and injunctions issued or promulgated thereunder, relating to pollution or protection of public and employee health and safety, emissions, discharges, releases or threatened releases of hazardous or toxic substances or wastes into the environment (including, without limitation, ambient air, surface water, ground water, land surface or subsurface strata), pollutants or contaminants applicable to it or its business or operations or ownership or use of its property (including, but not limited to, the (x) manufacture, processing, distribution, use, generation, treatment, storage, disposal, transport or handling of hazardous

 

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materials, and (y) underground and above ground storage tanks and related piping, and emissions, discharges, releases or threatened releases therefrom) (“ Environmental Laws ”), other than noncompliance or such costs or liabilities that, individually or in the aggregate, would not have a Material Adverse Effect, and (b) possesses all permits, licenses or other approvals required under applicable Environmental Laws, except where the failure to possess any such permit, license or other approval would not have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. All currently pending and, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened proceedings, notices of violation, demands, notices of potential responsibility or liability, suits and existing environmental conditions by any governmental authority which would result in a Material Adverse Effect are described fairly in all material respects in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.

(xxii)    Except as set forth in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, the Company and each Significant Subsidiary owns, possesses or has the right to employ all patents, patent rights, licenses, inventions, copyrights, know-how (including trade secrets and other unpatented and/or unpatentable proprietary or confidential information, systems or procedures), trademarks, service marks and trade names (collectively, the “ Intellectual Property ”) reasonably necessary to conduct the businesses operated by it as described in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, except where the failure to own, possess or have the right to employ such Intellectual Property would not have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as set forth in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, none of the Company or any Significant Subsidiary has received any written notice of infringement of or conflict with (and none of them knows of any such infringement or a conflict with) asserted rights of others with respect to any of the foregoing that, if such assertion of infringement or conflict were sustained, could have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as set forth in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, the continued use of the Intellectual Property in connection with the business and operations of the Company and the Significant Subsidiaries does not, to the Company’s knowledge, infringe on the Intellectual Property rights of any person, except for such infringement as would not have a Material Adverse Effect.

(xxiii)    All material tax returns required to be filed by the Company and each Significant Subsidiary have been filed in all jurisdictions where such returns are required to be filed, except where valid extensions have been obtained; and all taxes, including withholding, value added and franchise taxes, penalties and interest, assessments, fees and other charges that are due and payable have been paid (or, with respect to those based on good faith estimates, have been paid to the extent of such estimates), other than those being contested in good faith and for which reserves have been provided in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles or those currently payable without penalty or interest and except where the failure to make such required filings or payments would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. To the knowledge of the Company, there are no material proposed additional tax assessments against any of the Company and the Significant Subsidiaries or their assets or property.

 

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(xxiv)    None of the Company or, to the Company’s knowledge, any Significant Subsidiary, has incurred or reasonably expects to incur any liability for any prohibited transaction (within the meaning of Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “ Code ”)) or any failure to meet the minimum funding standard (within the meaning of Section 412 of the Code) or any complete or partial withdrawal liability with respect to any pension, profit sharing or other plan which is subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ ERISA ”), to which the Company or any Significant Subsidiary makes or ever has made a contribution and in which any employee of the Company or any Significant Subsidiary is or has ever been a participant. With respect to such plans, the Company and each Significant Subsidiary are, to the Company’s knowledge, in compliance in all material respects with all applicable provisions of ERISA.

(xxv)    No labor disturbance by or dispute with employees of the Company or any of its subsidiaries exists or, to the knowledge of the Company, is contemplated or threatened, except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Effect.

(xxvi)    Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries, nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any director, officer, agent, employee or affiliate of the Company or any of its subsidiaries has (i) used any corporate funds for any unlawful contribution, gift, entertainment or other unlawful expense relating to political activity; (ii) made or taken an act in furtherance of an offer, promise or authorization of any direct or indirect unlawful payment or benefit to any foreign or domestic government official or employee, including of any government-owned or controlled entity or of a public international organization, or any person acting in an official capacity for or on behalf of any of the foregoing, or any political party or party official or candidate for political office; or (iii) violated or is in violation of any provision of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, or any applicable law or regulation implementing the OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions, or committed an offence under the Bribery Act 2010 of the United Kingdom, or any other applicable anti-bribery or anti-corruption law. The Company and its subsidiaries have instituted, maintain and enforce, and will continue to maintain and enforce, policies and procedures designed to promote and ensure compliance with all applicable anti-bribery and anti-corruption laws.

(xxvii)    The operations of the Company and its subsidiaries are and have been conducted at all times in compliance with applicable financial recordkeeping and reporting requirements of the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970, as amended, the applicable money laundering statutes of all jurisdictions where the Company or any of its subsidiaries conducts business, the rules and regulations thereunder and any related or similar rules, regulations or guidelines issued, administered or enforced by any governmental agency (collectively, the “ Money Laundering Laws ”) in all material respects and no action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries with respect to the Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the best knowledge of the Company, threatened.

 

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(xxviii)    Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries, nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any director, officer, agent, employee, affiliate or representative of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is currently the subject or the target of any sanctions administered or enforced by the U.S. government, (including, without limitation, the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury (“ OFAC ”) or the U.S. Department of State and including, without limitation, the designation as a “specially designated national” or “blocked person”), the United Nations Security Council (“ UNSC ”), the European Union, Her Majesty’s Treasury (“ HMT ”), or other relevant sanctions authority (collectively, “ Sanctions ”), nor is the Company or any of its subsidiaries located, organized or resident in a country or territory that is the subject or target of Sanctions, including, without limitation, Cuba, Crimea, Iran, North Korea, Sudan and Syria (each, a “ Sanctioned Country ”).

(xxix)    Neither the issuance, sale and delivery of the Offered Securities nor the application of the proceeds thereof by the Company as described in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus will violate Regulation T, U or X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or any other regulation of such Board of Governors.

(xxx)    The Company has not taken, directly or indirectly, any action designed to or that could reasonably be expected to cause or result in any stabilization or manipulation of the price of the Offered Securities.

Section  2.      Purchase and Sale . Subject to the terms and conditions and in reliance upon the representations and warranties herein set forth, the Company agrees to issue and sell to each Underwriter, and each Underwriter agrees, severally and not jointly, to purchase from the Company the principal amount of Offered Securities set forth opposite the name of such Underwriter in Schedule I hereto at a purchase price of 98.75% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued interest, if any, from March 9, 2017 to the Closing Date (the “ Purchase Price ”).

It is understood that the several Underwriters propose to offer the Offered Securities for sale to the public as set forth in the Prospectus.

Section  3.      Delivery and Payment . Delivery of and payment for the Offered Securities shall be made at 10:00 A.M., New York City time in immediately available funds, on March 9, 2017, or such later date (not later than five business days after such specified date) as the Representative and the Company shall mutually agree, which date and time may be postponed by agreement between the Representative and the Company or as provided in Section 9 hereof (such date and time of delivery and payment for the Offered Securities being herein called the “ Closing Date ”). The Offered Securities shall be registered in such names and issued in such denominations as you shall request no later than one full business day prior to the Closing Date. The Offered Securities shall be made available to you for inspection not later than 10:00 A.M., New York City time, on the business day next preceding the Closing Date. The Offered Securities shall be delivered to you on the Closing Date for the respective accounts of the several Underwriters, against payment of the Purchase Price therefor by wire transfer in immediately available funds to the account specified by the Company to the Underwriters (which account shall be specified no later than noon on the Business Day prior to the Closing Date) at the office of counsel to the Underwriters, or such other place mutually acceptable to the Representative and the Company.

 

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Section  4.      Agreements . The Company agrees with the several Underwriters that:

(i)    Prior to the termination of the offering of the Offered Securities, the Company will not use or file any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus nor file any amendment to the Registration Statement or supplement (including the Prospectus Supplement) to the Base Prospectus unless the Company has furnished the Representative a copy for the Representative’s review prior to such use or filing and will not file any such proposed amendment or supplement to which the Representative reasonably objects. Subject to the foregoing sentence the Company will cause the Prospectus to be filed with the Commission pursuant to the applicable paragraph of Rule 424. The Company will promptly advise the Representative (a) when the Prospectus shall have been filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424, (b) when, prior to the termination of the offering of the Offered Securities, any amendment to the Registration Statement shall have been filed or become effective, (c) of any request by the Commission for any amendment of the Registration Statement or amendment of or supplement to the Prospectus or for any additional information, (d) of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or the institution or threatening of any proceeding for that purpose or pursuant to Section 8A of the Securities Act, (e) of the receipt by the Company of any notice of objection of the Commission to the use of the Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto pursuant to Rule 401(g)(2) under the Securities Act and (f) of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of the Offered Securities for sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose. The Company will use its reasonable best efforts to prevent the issuance of any such order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, preventing or suspending the use of any preliminary prospectus supplement or the Prospectus or suspending any such qualification of the Offered Securities and, if any such order is issued, to obtain as soon as possible the withdrawal thereof, or, subject to Section 4(i), will file an amendment to the Registration Statement or will file a new registration statement and use its reasonable best efforts to have such amendment or new registration statement declared effective as soon as practicable.

(ii)    If, at any time prior to the Closing Date, any event occurs as a result of which the General Disclosure Package as then amended or supplemented would include any untrue statements of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading or if it shall be necessary to amend or supplement the General Disclosure Package to comply with the Securities Act or the Exchange Act or the respective rules thereunder, the Company promptly will prepare and file with the Commission (to the extent required), subject to the first sentence of paragraph (i) of this Section 4, an amendment or supplement which will correct such statement or omission or effect such compliance.

 

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(iii)    If, at any time when a prospectus relating to the Offered Securities is required to be delivered under the Securities Act (including by way of Rule 172 under the Securities Act and any other similar rule), any event occurs as a result of which the Prospectus as then amended or supplemented would include any untrue statements of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading or if it shall be necessary to amend the Registration Statement or amend or supplement the Prospectus to comply with the Securities Act or the Exchange Act or the respective rules thereunder, the Company promptly will prepare and file with the Commission, subject to the first sentence of paragraph (i) of this Section 4, an amendment or supplement which will correct such statement or omission or effect such compliance.

(iv)    As soon as practicable, the Company will make generally available to its securityholders and to the Representative an earnings statement or statements of the Company and its subsidiaries which will satisfy the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and Rule 158 under the Securities Act.

(v)    The Company will furnish to the Representative and counsel for the Underwriters, without charge, a copy of the Registration Statement (including exhibits thereto) and each amendment thereto which shall become effective on or prior to the Closing Date and, so long as delivery of a prospectus by an Underwriter or dealer may be required by the Securities Act, as many copies of any preliminary prospectus or related preliminary prospectus supplement, the Prospectus and any amendments thereof and supplement thereto and each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus (if applicable) as the Representative may reasonably request. The Company will pay the expenses of printing related to the offering.

(vi)    The Company will use its reasonable efforts to qualify the Offered Securities for sale under the laws of such jurisdictions as the Representative may reasonably designate in writing to the Company not later than the Closing Date, and will maintain such qualifications in effect so long as required for the distribution of the Offered Securities; provided that in connection therewith the Company shall not be required to qualify as a foreign corporation or as a dealer in securities or to execute or file any consent to service of process in any jurisdiction or subject itself to taxation in any jurisdiction if it is not otherwise so subject.

(vii)    Until the 30 th day following the Closing Date, the Company will not, without the consent of Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed, offer, sell or contract to sell, or publicly announce an intention to effect any such sale or contract to sale, the offering of, any debt securities covered by the Registration Statement or any other registration statement filed under the Securities Act or any other debt securities issued by the Company.

(viii)    The Company will not directly or indirectly use the proceeds of the sale of the Offered Securities hereunder, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to a subsidiary, joint venture partner or other person or entity (i) to fund or facilitate any activities of or business with any person that, at the time of such funding or facilitation, is the

 

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subject or the target of Sanctions, (ii) to fund or facilitate any activities of or business in any Sanctioned Country, (iii) in any other manner that will result in a violation by any person (including any person participating in the transaction, whether as underwriter, advisor, investor or otherwise) of Sanctions, or (iv) in any other manner in contradiction with the description in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.

(ix)    The Company will not take, directly or indirectly, any action designed to cause or result in, or that has constituted or might reasonably be expected to constitute, under the Exchange Act or otherwise, the stabilization or manipulation of the price of any securities of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of the Offered Securities.

(x)    The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the approval of DTC to permit the Offered Securities to be eligible for “book-entry” transfer and settlement through the facilities of DTC, and agrees to comply with all of its agreements set forth in the representation letters of the Company to DTC relating to the approval of the Offered Securities by DTC for “book-entry” transfer.

(xi)    The Company will use the net proceeds received by it from the sale of the Offered Securities in the manner specified in the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus under the caption “Use of Proceeds”.

(xii)    The Company agrees to pay the costs and expenses relating to the following matters: (i) the preparation, printing or reproduction and filing with the Commission of the Registration Statement (including financial statements and exhibits thereto), each Preliminary Prospectus Supplement, the Final Prospectus and each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, and each amendment or supplement to any of them; (ii) the printing (or reproduction) and delivery (including postage, air freight charges and charges for counting and packaging, including any form of electronic distribution) of such copies of the Registration Statement, each Preliminary Prospectus Supplement, the Prospectus and each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, and all amendments or supplements to any of them, as may, in each case, be reasonably requested for use in connection with the offering and sale of the Offered Securities; (iii) the preparation, printing, authentication, issuance and delivery of certificates for the Offered Securities, including any stamp or transfer taxes in connection with the original issuance and sale of the Offered Securities; (iv) the printing (or reproduction) and delivery of this Agreement, any blue sky memorandum and all other agreements or documents printed (or reproduced) and delivered in connection with the offering of the Offered Securities; (v) the registration of the Securities under the Exchange Act and the listing of the Offered Securities on the New York Stock Exchange; (vi) any registration or qualification of the Offered Securities for offer and sale under the securities or blue sky laws of the several states (including filing fees and the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel for the Underwriters relating to such registration and qualification not to exceed $10,000); (vii) all fees and expenses (including reasonable fees and expenses of counsel) of the Company in connection with approval of the Securities by DTC for “book-entry” transfer, and fees and expenses incidental to the performance by the Company of its other obligations under this Agreement (viii) the transportation and other expenses incurred by or on behalf of Company representatives in connection with presentations

 

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to prospective purchasers of the Offered Securities; (ix) the fees and expenses of the Company’s accountants and the fees and expenses of counsel (including local and special counsel) for the Company; and (x) all other costs and expenses incident to the performance by the Company of its obligations hereunder.

Section  5.     Agreements of the Underwriters.

(i)    Each Underwriter represents and agrees with the Company that, unless it has obtained the prior consent of the Company, it has not made and will not make any offer relating to the Offered Securities that would constitute an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, or that would otherwise constitute a “free writing prospectus”, as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act, required to be filed with the Commission.

(ii)    The Company consents to the use by any Underwriter of a free writing prospectus that (1) contains only (A) information describing the preliminary terms of the Offered Securities or their offering or (B) information that describes the final terms of the Offered Securities or their offering and that is included in or is subsequently included in the Prospectus, including by means of a pricing term sheet in the form of Schedule III hereto, or (2) does not contain any “Issuer information” (as such term is defined in Rule 433(h) of the Securities Act) and (y) the Company will not be liable in any such case to the extent that any such liability arises out of, or is based upon any inaccuracy in such free writing prospectus referred to in clause (1) or (2) of this paragraph resulting from an inaccuracy in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or the General Disclosure Package of the written information furnished to the Company by or on behalf of any Underwriter through the Representative specifically for inclusion in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or the General Disclosure Package, as applicable, as set forth in Section 8(ii) of this Agreement.

Section  6.      Conditions to the Obligations of the Underwriters . The obligations of the Underwriters to purchase the Offered Securities shall be subject to the accuracy of the representations and warranties on the part of the Company contained herein as of the date hereof and the Closing Date, to the accuracy of the statements of the Company made in certificates pursuant to the provisions hereof, to the performance by the Company of its obligations hereunder and to the following additional conditions:

(i)    The Prospectus, and any related supplement, shall have been filed in the manner and within the time period required by Rule 424; each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus shall have been filed (to the extent required) in the manner and within the time period required by Rule 433; and no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement shall have been issued and no proceedings for that purpose or pursuant to Section 8A of the Securities Act shall have been instituted or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened.

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(a)    the Company has been duly incorporated and is validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia with corporate power to own its properties and conduct its business as described in the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus;

(b)    the Company is duly qualified as a foreign corporation for the transaction of business and is in good standing under the laws of each jurisdiction in which it owns or leases properties, or conducts any business, which requires such qualification, other than where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing would not have a Material Adverse Effect;

(c)    each subsidiary of the Company (any such subsidiary being identified in such opinion) which constituted a “significant subsidiary” within the meaning of Regulation S-X as of the end of the most recently completed fiscal year (each, a “Significant Subsidiary”) has been duly incorporated or otherwise organized and is validly existing as a corporation or similar entity under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation or organization with corporate power to own its properties and conduct its business as described in the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus and is duly qualified as a foreign corporation or similar entity for the transaction of business and is in good standing under the laws of each jurisdiction in which it owns or leases properties, or conducts any business, so as to require such qualification, other than where the failure to be so qualified and in good standing would not have a Material Adverse Effect;

(d)    the execution and delivery of the Indenture and the issuance of the Offered Securities and the performance by the Company of its obligations under this Agreement, and the consummation of the transactions herein contemplated will not conflict with or result in a breach of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement or other agreement or instrument material to the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole and known to such counsel, or, to the knowledge of such counsel, any order, rule or regulation of any court or governmental agency or body having jurisdiction over the Company, its Significant Subsidiaries or any of their respective properties;

(e)    to the knowledge of such counsel, there is no pending or threatened action, suit or proceeding before any court or governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries, which alone or in the aggregate is material to the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole which is not adequately disclosed in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus. To the knowledge of such counsel, there are no agreements, contracts, indentures, leases or other instruments to which the Company or any of the Significant Subsidiaries is a party or to which any of their respective properties or assets is subject that would be required to be described in, or filed as exhibits to, the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus that have not been so described or filed; and the statements included or incorporated in the General Disclosure Package

 

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and the Prospectus describing any legal proceedings or material contracts or agreements relating to the Company and its subsidiaries fairly summarize such matters in all material respects; and

(f)    the Company is not an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940.

In rendering such opinion, such counsel may rely (A) as to matters involving the application of laws of any jurisdiction other than the United States, to the extent deemed proper and specified in such opinion, upon the opinion of other counsel of good standing believed to be reliable and who are satisfactory to counsel for the Underwriters and (B) as to matters of fact, to the extent deemed proper, on certificates of responsible officers of the Company and public officials. References to the Prospectus in this paragraph (ii) include any supplements thereto at the Closing Date.

(iii)    The Company shall have furnished to the Representative a letter from S. Christian Mullgardt, Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Assistant Secretary of the Company, dated the Closing Date, to the effect that such counsel has no reason to believe that: (a) on the date hereof the Registration Statement (except for the financial statements and other information of an accounting or financial nature included therein, as to which such counsel does not express any view) was not appropriately responsive in all material respects to the requirements of the Securities Act and the applicable rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder, (b) the Registration Statement, on the date such Registration Statement became effective, contained an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading or (c) that the General Disclosure Package, as of the Applicable Time, or the Prospectus, at the Closing Date, includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading (in each case except for the financial statements and other information of an accounting or financial nature included therein, as to which such counsel does not express any view).

(iv)    Hunton & Williams LLP, Virginia counsel to the Company, shall have furnished to the Representative an opinion, dated the Closing Date, to the effect that:

(a)    the Company has been duly incorporated and is validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia with corporate power to own its properties and conduct its business as described in the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus and to execute and deliver the Indenture and the Fourth Supplemental Indenture and to authorize, create and issue the Offered Securities;

 

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(b)    the Base Indenture has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and the Fourth Supplemental Indenture has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company;

(c)    no consent, authorization, order or approval of any Virginia government agency or body, or to such counsel’s knowledge, any court thereof is required on the part of the Company for the execution and delivery of this Agreement or for the issuance and sale of the Offered Securities, the consummation of any other of the transactions contemplated in this Agreement or the execution and delivery of the Base Indenture and Fourth Supplemental Indenture, except such as may be required under the blue sky laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia;

(d)    the Offered Securities have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company;

(e)    this Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company;

(f)    none of the issue, delivery and sale of the Offered Securities, the consummation of any of the other transactions contemplated in this Agreement, the fulfillment by the Company of the terms of this Agreement or the execution and delivery of the Base Indenture, the Fourth Supplemental Indenture or the Offered Securities will violate or result in a breach of the Articles of Incorporation or bylaws of the Company or any order, decree or regulation, known to such counsel to be applicable to the Company, of any court, regulatory body, administrative agency or governmental body of the Commonwealth of Virginia; and

(g)    the statements in the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus under the caption “Description of Capital Stock” insofar as such statements purport to constitute summaries of the terms of Virginia statutes, constitute accurate summaries of the terms of such statutes in all material respects.

In rendering such opinion, such counsel may rely (A) as to matters involving the application of laws of any jurisdiction other than the Commonwealth of Virginia or the United States, to the extent deemed proper and specified in such opinion, upon the opinion of other counsel of good standing believed to be reliable and who are satisfactory to counsel for the Underwriters and (B) as to matters of fact, to the extent deemed proper, on certificates of responsible officers of the Company and public officials. References to the Prospectus in this paragraph (iv) include any supplements thereto at the Closing Date.

(v)    Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, special counsel for the Company, shall have furnished to the Representative an opinion, dated the Closing Date, to the effect that:

(a)    The Offered Securities conform in all material respects to the description thereof contained in the Prospectus and the General Disclosure Package. The statements made in the Prospectus and the General Disclosure Package under the caption “Material United States Federal Income Tax Consequences,” insofar as they purport to describe the material tax consequences of an investment in the Notes, fairly summarize the matters therein described in all material respects.

 

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(b)    Assuming the Fourth Supplemental Indenture has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and, assuming the Base Indenture has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company, the Indenture has been duly qualified under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms (subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent transfer and other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally from time to time in effect and to general principles of equity, including, without limitation, concepts of materiality, reasonableness, good faith and fair dealing, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law); and, assuming the Offered Securities have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company, when executed and authenticated in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture and delivered to and paid for by the Underwriters pursuant to this Agreement, the Offered Securities will constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company entitled to the benefits of the Indenture and enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms (subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent transfer and other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally from time to time in effect and to general principles of equity, including, without limitation, concepts of materiality, reasonableness, good faith and fair dealing, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).

(c)    No authorization, approval or other action by, and no notice to, consent of, order of, or filing with, any United States Federal or New York State governmental authority is required to be made or obtained by the Company for the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, other than (i) those that have been obtained or made under the Securities Act or the Trust Indenture Act, (ii) those that may be required under the Securities Act in connection with the use of a “free writing prospectus” and (iii) those that may be required under the blue sky laws of any jurisdiction in connection with the purchase and distribution of the Offered Securities by the Underwriters.

(d)    The Registration Statement became effective under the Securities Act on March 6, 2017, and, assuming prior payment by the Company of the pay-as-you-go registration fee for the offering of Offered Securities, upon filing of the Prospectus with the Commission the offering of the Offered Securities as contemplated by the Prospectus became registered under the Securities Act; to such counsel’s knowledge, no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement has been issued and no proceedings for that purpose have been instituted or are pending or contemplated under the Securities Act.

(e)    The issue and sale by the Company of the Offered Securities, the consummation of the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Indenture and the performance by the Company of its obligations under this Agreement

 

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and the Indenture do not result in a breach of or constitute a default under the express terms and conditions of any agreement listed on Schedule IV hereto. Such opinion relating to the agreements listed on Schedule IV hereto does not extend to compliance with any financial ratio or any limitation in any contractual restriction expressed as a dollar amount (or an amount expressed in another currency).

(f)    This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Company.

In rendering such opinion, such counsel may rely as to matters of fact, to the extent deemed proper, on certificates of responsible officers of the Company and public officials. References to the Prospectus in this paragraph (v) include any supplements thereto at the Closing Date.

(vi)    The Company shall have furnished to the Representative a letter of Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, dated the Closing Date, to the effect that although such counsel has made certain inquiries and investigations in connection with the preparation of the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, the limitations inherent in the role of outside counsel are such that such counsel cannot and does not assume responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of the statements made in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, except insofar as such statements relate to such counsel and except as set forth in paragraph (6)(v)(a) above. Subject to the foregoing, such counsel confirms to the Underwriters, on the basis of the information gained in the course of the performance of the services rendered, that the Registration Statement, at the time it was last amended or deemed to be amended, and the Prospectus, as of its date and the date hereof, appeared or appears on its face to be appropriately responsive in all material respects to the requirements of the Securities Act and the applicable rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder, except that such counsel does not express any view as to the financial statements and other information of an accounting or financial nature included therein and the Statements of Eligibility (Form T-1) included as exhibits to the Registration Statement. Furthermore, subject to the foregoing, such counsel advises the Underwriters that such counsel’s work in connection with this matter did not disclose any information that gave such counsel reason to believe that: (i) the Registration Statement (insofar as relevant to the offering contemplated by the Prospectus), at the time the Registration Statement was last amended or deemed to be amended, contained an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, (ii) the Prospectus, as of its date or at the Closing Date, included or includes, an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted or omits to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading or (iii) the General Disclosure Package, considered together as of the Applicable Time, included an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, except that, in each case, such counsel does not express any view as to the financial statements and other information of an accounting or financial nature included therein.

 

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(vii)    The Representative shall have received from counsel for the Underwriters, such opinion or opinions, dated the Closing Date, with respect to the issuance and sale of the Offered Securities, the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package, the Prospectus (together with any, supplement thereto) and other related matters as the Representative may reasonably require, and the Company shall have furnished to such counsel such documents as they reasonably request for the purpose of enabling them to pass upon such matters.

(viii)    The Company shall have furnished to the Representative a certificate of the Company, signed by the Chairman of the Board, the President or any Vice President and the principal financial or accounting officer of the Company, dated the Closing Date, to the effect that the signers of such certificate have carefully examined the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package, the Prospectus, any supplement to the Prospectus and this Agreement and that:

(a)    the representations and warranties of the Company in this Agreement are true and correct on and as of the Closing Date with the same effect as if made on the Closing Date and the Company has complied with all the agreements and satisfied all the conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied at or prior to the Closing Date;

(b)    no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement has been issued and no proceedings for that purpose have been instituted or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened; and

(c)    since the date of the most recent financial statements included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, there has been no material adverse change in the consolidated financial position, business, properties or results of operations of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, except as set forth in or contemplated in the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus;

it being understood and agreed that such certificate shall be deemed a representation and warranty by the Company, as to the matters covered thereby, to each Underwriter.

(ix)    At the Closing Date, KPMG LLP, who has audited the financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, as then amended and supplemented, shall have furnished to the Underwriters a letter, dated the Closing Date, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Representative, containing statements and information of the type ordinarily included in accountants’ “comfort letters” to underwriters with respect to the financial statements and certain financial information relating to the Company contained in or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, as then amended or supplemented, confirming that they are independent accountants within the meaning of the Act and the Exchange Act and the respective applicable rules and regulations adopted by the Commission thereunder and stating in effect that:

 

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(a)    in their opinion the audited financial statements and financial statement schedules included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus and reported on by them comply as to form with the applicable accounting requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and the related rules and regulations adopted by the Commission and

(b)    they have performed certain other specified procedures as a result of which they determined that certain information of an accounting, financial or statistical nature (which is limited to accounting, financial or statistical information derived from the general accounting records of the Company and its subsidiaries) set forth in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus Supplement and the Prospectus and in Exhibit 12 to the Registration Statement, including the information set forth under the caption “Prospectus Summary—Summary Historical Financial and Other Data” in the Prospectus Supplement and the Prospectus, the information included or incorporated by reference in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016 and each of the other documents incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus Supplement and the Final Prospectus agrees with the accounting records of the Company and its subsidiaries, excluding any questions of legal interpretation.

In addition, on the date hereof, such accountants shall have furnished to the Underwriters a letter or letters, dated as of the date hereof, in form and substance satisfactory to the Representative, to the effect set forth above.

(x)    At the Closing Date, Deloitte & Touche LLP, who has audited the financial statements of the DCP Business included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, as then amended and supplemented, shall have furnished to the Underwriters a letter, dated the Closing Date, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Representative, containing statements and information of the type ordinarily included in accountants’ “comfort letters” to underwriters with respect to the financial statements relating to the DCP Business contained in or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, as then amended or supplemented, confirming that they are independent accountants within the meaning of the Act and the Exchange Act and the respective applicable rules and regulations adopted by the Commission thereunder and stating in effect that in their opinion the combined financial statements and financial statement schedules included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus and reported on by them comply as to form with the applicable accounting requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and the related rules and regulations adopted by the Commission.

In addition, on the date hereof, such accountants shall have furnished to the Underwriters a letter or letters, dated as of the date hereof, in form and substance satisfactory to the Representative, to the effect set forth above.

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which will result in a material adverse change in the consolidated financial position, business, properties or results of operations of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as whole, which, in any case referred to above, is, in the judgment of the Representative, so adverse as to make it impractical or inadvisable to enforce contracts of sale for the Offered Securities.

(xii)    Subsequent to the execution of this Agreement and prior to the Closing Date, (i) no downgrading shall have occurred in the rating accorded the Offered Securities or any other debt securities or preferred stock issued or guaranteed by the Company or any of its subsidiaries by any “nationally recognized statistical rating organization,” as such term is defined under Section 3(a)(62) under the Exchange Act and (ii) no such organization shall have publicly announced that it has under surveillance or review, or has changed its outlook with respect to, its rating of the Offered Securities or of any other debt securities or preferred stock issued or guaranteed by the Company or any of their subsidiaries (other than an announcement with positive implications of a possible upgrading).

(xiii)    Prior to the Closing Date, the Company shall have furnished to the Representative such further information, certificates and documents as the Representative may reasonably request.

If any of the conditions specified in this Section 6 shall not have been fulfilled when and as provided in this Agreement, or if any of the opinions and certificates mentioned above or elsewhere in this Agreement shall not be reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Representative and counsel for the Underwriters, this Agreement and all obligations of the Underwriters hereunder may be canceled at, or at any time prior to, the Closing Date by the Representative. Notice of such cancellation shall be given to the Company in writing or by telephone or telegraph confirmed in writing.

Section  7.      Reimbursement of Underwriters’ Expenses . If the sale of the Offered Securities provided for herein is not consummated because any condition to the obligations of the Underwriters set forth in Section 6 hereof is not satisfied, because of any termination pursuant to Section 10 hereof or because of any refusal, inability or failure on the part of the Company to perform any agreement herein or comply with any provision hereof other than by reason of a default by any of the Underwriters, the Company will reimburse the Underwriters severally promptly following demand for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses (including reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel) that shall have been incurred by them in connection with the proposed purchase and sale of the Offered Securities against receipt of a statement in reasonable detail of such expenses.

Section  8.      Indemnification and Contribution .

(i)    The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Underwriter, the directors, officers, employees and agents of each Underwriter and each person who controls any Underwriter within the meaning of either the Securities Act or the Exchange Act against any and all losses, claims, damages or liabilities, joint or several, to which they or any of them may become subject under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or other Federal or state statutory law

 

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or regulation, at common law or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement for the registration of the Offered Securities as originally filed or in any amendment thereof, or in the General Disclosure Package, or in any amendment thereof, or supplement thereto, or in the Base Prospectus, any preliminary prospectus or related preliminary prospectus supplement or the Prospectus, or in any amendment thereof, or supplement thereto, or in any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus (including, but not limited to, any electronic roadshow related to the Offered Securities), or arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and agrees to reimburse each such indemnified party, as incurred, for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action; provided , however , that the Company will not be liable in any such case to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage or liability arises out of, or is based upon any such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made therein in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by or on behalf of any Underwriter through the Representative specifically for inclusion therein. This indemnity agreement will be in addition to any liability which the Company may otherwise have.

(ii)    Each Underwriter severally and not jointly agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, each of its directors, each of its officers who signs the Registration Statement, and each person who controls the Company within the meaning of either the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, to the same extent as the foregoing indemnity from the Company to each Underwriter (but excluding the proviso clauses thereof), but only with reference to written information relating to such Underwriter furnished to the Company by or on behalf of such Underwriter through the Representative specifically for inclusion in the documents referred to in the foregoing indemnity. This indemnity agreement will be in addition to any liability which any Underwriter may otherwise have. The Company acknowledges that the statements set forth in the third and sixth paragraphs and the third sentence of the fifth paragraph in the Prospectus under the caption “Underwriting” constitute the only information furnished in writing by or on behalf of the several Underwriters for inclusion in the documents referred to in the foregoing indemnity.

(iii)    Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under this Section 8 of notice of the commencement of any action, such indemnified party will, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the indemnifying party under this Section 8, notify the indemnifying party in writing of the commencement thereof; but the failure to so notify the indemnifying party (a) will not relieve it from liability under paragraph (i) or (ii) above unless and to the extent it did not otherwise learn of such action and such failure results in the forfeiture by the indemnifying party of substantial rights and defenses and (b) will not, in any event, relieve the indemnifying party from any obligations to any indemnified party other than the indemnification obligation provided in paragraph (i) or (ii) above. The indemnifying party shall be entitled to appoint counsel of the indemnifying party’s choice at the indemnifying party’s expense to represent the indemnified party in any action for which indemnification is sought (in which case the indemnifying party shall not thereafter be responsible for the fees and expenses of any separate counsel retained by the indemnified party or parties except as set forth below); provided , however , that such counsel shall be satisfactory to the indemnified party. Notwithstanding the indemnifying

 

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party’s election to appoint counsel to represent the indemnified party in an action, the indemnified party shall have the right to employ separate counsel, and the indemnifying party shall bear the reasonable fees, costs and expenses of such separate counsel if (w) the use of counsel chosen by the indemnifying party to represent the indemnified party would present such counsel with a conflict of interest, (x) the actual or potential defendants in, or targets of, any such action include both the indemnified party and the indemnifying party and the indemnified party shall have reasonably concluded that there may be legal defenses available to it and/or other indemnified parties which are different from or additional to those available to the indemnifying party, (y) the indemnifying party shall not have employed counsel satisfactory to the indemnified party to represent the indemnified party within a reasonable time after notice of the institution of such action or (z) the indemnifying party shall authorize the indemnified party to employ separate counsel at the expense of the indemnifying party; provided , however , that the indemnifying party shall not be liable for the fees and expenses of more than one separate counsel (in addition to one local counsel in each jurisdiction) under this provision for all indemnified parties taken together. An indemnifying party shall not be liable for any settlement of any action or claim effected without its consent. An indemnifying party will not, without the prior written consent of the indemnified parties, settle or compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment with respect to any pending or threatened claim, action, suit or proceeding in respect of which indemnification or contribution may be sought hereunder (whether or not the indemnified parties are actual or potential parties to such claim or action) unless such settlement, compromise or consent includes an unconditional release of each indemnified party from all liability arising out of such claim, action, suit or proceeding, and does not include any statement as to or any findings of fault, culpability or failure to act by or on behalf of any indemnified party.

(iv)    In the event that the indemnity provided in paragraph (i) or (ii) of this Section 8 is unavailable to or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party for any reason, the Company and the Underwriters, severally but not jointly, agree to contribute to the aggregate losses, claims, damages and liabilities (including legal or other expenses reasonably incurred in connection with investigating or defending the same) (collectively, “ Losses ”) to which the Company and one or more of the Underwriters may be subject in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Company and by the Underwriters from the offering of the Offered Securities (as among the Underwriters such amount shall be proportionate to such Underwriter’s respective underwriting commitment); provided , however , that in no case shall any Underwriter (except as may be provided in any agreement among the Underwriters relating to the offering of the Offered Securities) be responsible for any amount in excess of the underwriting discount or commission applicable to the Offered Securities purchased by such Underwriter hereunder. If the allocation provided by the immediately preceding sentence is unavailable for any reason, the Company and the Underwriters severally but not jointly shall contribute in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only such relative benefits but also the relative fault of the Company and of the Underwriters in connection with the statement or omissions which resulted in such Losses as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. Benefits received by the Company shall be deemed to be equal to the total net proceeds from the offering (before deducting expenses), and benefits received by the Underwriters shall be deemed to be equal to the total underwriting discounts and commissions, in each case as set forth on the cover page of the Prospectus. Relative fault shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether any untrue or any alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information provided by the Company on the one hand

 

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or the Underwriters on the other, the intent of the parties and their relative knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such untrue statement or omission. The Company and the Underwriters agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution were determined by pro rata allocation or any other method of allocation which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to above. Notwithstanding the provisions of this paragraph (iv), no person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. For purposes of this Section 8, each person who controls an Underwriter within the meaning of either the Securities Act or the Exchange Act and each director, officer, employee and agent of an Underwriter shall have the same rights to contribution as such Underwriter, and each person who controls the Company within the meaning of either the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, each officer of the Company who shall have signed the Registration Statement and each director of the Company shall have the same rights to contribution as the Company, subject in each case to the applicable terms and conditions of this paragraph (iv).

Section  9.      Default by an Underwriter . If any one or more Underwriters shall fail to purchase and pay for any of the Offered Securities agreed to be purchased by such Underwriter or Underwriters hereunder and such failure to purchase shall constitute a default in the performance of its or their obligations under this Agreement, the remaining Underwriters shall be obligated severally to take up and pay for (in the respective proportions which the amount of Offered Securities set forth opposite their names in Schedule I hereto bears to the aggregate amount of Offered Securities set forth opposite the names of all the remaining Underwriters) the Offered Securities which the defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters agreed but failed to purchase; provided , however , that in the event that the aggregate amount of Offered Securities which the defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters agreed but failed to purchase shall exceed 10% of the aggregate amount of Offered Securities set forth in Schedule I hereto, the remaining Underwriters shall have the right to purchase all, but shall not be under any obligation to purchase any, of the Offered Securities, and if such nondefaulting Underwriters do not purchase all the Offered Securities, this Agreement will terminate without liability to any nondefaulting Underwriters or the Company other than as provided in Section 11. In the event of default by any Underwriter as set forth in this Section 9, the Closing Date shall be postponed for such period, not exceeding seven days, as the Representative shall determine in order that the required changes in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus or in any other documents or arrangements may be effected. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall relieve any defaulting Underwriter of its liability, if any, to the Company and any nondefaulting Underwriter for damages occasioned by its default hereunder.

Section  10.      Termination . This Agreement shall be subject to termination in the absolute discretion of the Representative, by notice given to the Company prior to delivery of and payment for the Offered Securities, if prior to such time any of the following shall have occurred: (i) trading in any securities of the Company has been suspended by the Commission or a national securities exchange, or trading generally on the New York Stock Exchange shall have been suspended, or minimum or maximum prices for trading shall have been fixed, or maximum ranges for prices of securities shall have been required, on said exchange, (ii) a banking moratorium shall have been declared either by Federal or New York State authorities or (iii) any outbreak or escalation of hostilities or other national or international calamity or crisis, if the effect

 

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of such outbreak, escalation, calamity or crisis would, in the judgment of Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, make the offering or delivery of the Offered Securities impracticable.

Section  11.      Representations and Indemnities to Survive . The respective agreements, representations, warranties, indemnities and other statements of the Company or its officers and of the Underwriters set forth in or made pursuant to this Agreement will remain in full force and effect, regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of any Underwriter or the Company or any of the officers, directors, employees, agents or controlling persons referred to in Section 8 hereof, and will survive delivery of and payment for the Offered Securities. The provisions of Sections 7 and 8 hereof shall survive the termination or cancellation of this Agreement.

Section  12.      Notices . All communications hereunder will be in writing and effective only on receipt, and, if sent to the Representative, will be mailed, delivered or faxed and confirmed to the Representative at One Bryant Park, New York, NY 10036, Facsimile: (212) 901-7897, Attention: Legal Department or, if sent to the Company, will be mailed, delivered or telegraphed and confirmed to it at 190 Carondelet Plaza, Suite 1530, Clayton, Missouri 63105, Attention of the Secretary.

Section  13.      Successors . This Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and the officers and directors and controlling persons, employees and agents referred to in Section 8 hereof, and no other person will have any right or obligation hereunder.

Section  14.      Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when one or more counterparts have been signed by each of the parties hereto and delivered to each of the other parties hereto. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Agreement by telecopier, facsimile, email or other electronic transmission ( i.e ., “pdf” or “tif”) shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement.

Section  15.      Applicable Law . This Agreement, and any claim, controversy or dispute arising under or related to this Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.

Section  16.      Submission to Jurisdiction . The Company and each Underwriter hereby submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the U.S. federal and New York state courts in the Borough of Manhattan in The City of New York in any suit or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby. The Company and each Underwriter waives any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any such suit or proceeding in such courts. The Company and each Underwriter agrees that final judgment in any such suit, action or proceeding brought in such court shall be conclusive and binding upon the Company and each Underwriter and may be enforced in any court to the jurisdiction of which the Company or any such Underwriter is subject by a suit upon such judgment.

 

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Section  17.      Integration . This Agreement supersedes all prior agreements and understandings (whether written or oral) between the Company and the Underwriters, or any of them, with respect to the subject matter hereof.

Section  18.      Waiver of Jury Trial . The Company and the Underwriters hereby irrevocably waive, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any and all right to trial by jury in any legal proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.

Section  19.      No Fiduciary Duty . The Company hereby acknowledges that (i) the purchase and sale of the Offered Securities pursuant to this Agreement is an arm’s-length commercial transaction between the Company, on the one hand, and the Underwriters and any affiliate through which it may be acting, on the other, (ii) the Underwriters are acting as principal and not as an agent or fiduciary of the Company and (iii) the Company’s engagement of the Underwriters in connection with the offering and the process leading up to the offering is as independent contractors and not in any other capacity. Furthermore, the Company agrees that it is solely responsible for making its own judgments in connection with the offering (irrespective of whether any of the Underwriters has advised or is currently advising the Company on related or other matters). The Company agrees that it will not claim that the Underwriters have rendered advisory services of any nature or respect, or owe an agency, fiduciary or similar duty to the Company, in connection with such transaction or the process leading thereto.

 

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If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding of our agreement, please sign and return to us the enclosed duplicate hereof, whereupon this letter and your acceptance shall represent a binding agreement among the Company and the several Underwriters.

 

Very truly yours,

OLIN CORPORATION,

By:

 

/s/ Stephen C. Curley

Name:

  Stephen C. Curley

Title:

  Vice President and Treasurer


The foregoing Agreement is

              hereby confirmed and accepted

              as of the date specified above.

 

By:

       MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH
                                      INCORPORATED
 

By:

 

/s/ Jae Lee

 

Name:

  Jae Lee
 

Title:

 

Director

For itself and the other several

Underwriters named in Schedule I to

the foregoing Agreement.


SCHEDULE I

 

Underwriter

   Principal Amount of Offered Securities
to be Purchased
 

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith
                 Incorporated

   $ 125,000,000  

Wells Fargo Securities, LLC

   $ 65,000,000  

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

   $ 65,000,000  

Citigroup Global Markets Inc.

   $ 57,500,000  

SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc.

   $ 57,500,000  

PNC Capital Markets LLC

   $ 50,000,000  

Scotia Capital (USA) LLC

   $ 40,000,000  

MUFG Securities Americas Inc.

   $ 25,000,000  

TD Securities (USA) LLC

   $ 15,000,000  


SCHEDULE II

SIGNIFICANT SUBSIDIARIES OF OLIN CORPORATION

 

Significant Subsidiary

  

Shareholders/Members

Blue Cube Holding LLC

  

Blue Cube Spinco Inc.

Blue Cube Holdings C.V.

  

Blue Cube International Holdings LLC

Blue Cube Holding LLC

Blue Cube Intermediate Holding 1 LLC

  

Blue Cube Holdings C.V.

Blue Cube International Holdings LLC

  

Blue Cube Spinco Inc.

Blue Cube Operations LLC

  

Blue Cube Holding LLC

Blue Cube Spinco Inc.

  

Olin Corporation

Nedastra International C.V.

  

Blue Cube Intermediate Holding 2 LLC

Blue Cube Intermediate Holding 1 LLC

Olin Sunbelt, Inc.

  

Olin Corporation

Olin Sunbelt II, Inc.

  

Olin Corporation

Olin Chlorine 7, LLC

  

Blue Cube Holding LLC

Sunbelt Chlor Alkali Partnership

  

Olin Sunbelt, Inc.

Olin Sunbelt II, Inc.

Winchester Ammunition, Inc.

  

Olin Corporation


SCHEDULE III

[See attached]


Filed pursuant to Rule 433

Issuer Free Writing Prospectus

Registration Statement No. 333-216461

(To the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement

dated March 6, 2017)

$500,000,000

 

LOGO

Olin Corporation

5.125% Senior Notes due 2027

Term Sheet

March 6, 2017

 

Issuer:

Olin Corporation

 

Offering Size:

$500,000,000

 

Title of Securities:

5.125% Senior Notes due 2027 (the “Notes”)

 

Maturity:

September 15, 2027

 

Offering Price:

100.00%, plus accrued interest, if any, from March 9, 2017

 

Coupon:

5.125%

 

Yield to Maturity:

5.125%

 

Gross Proceeds:

$500,000,000

 

Underwriting Discount:

1.25%

Net Proceeds to Issuer before

Estimated Expenses:

$493,750,000

 

Interest Payment Dates:

March 15 and September 15, commencing September 15, 2017

 

Record Dates:

March 1 and September 1

 

Optional Redemption:

Make-whole call at T+50 basis points until March 15, 2022.

 

  Callable thereafter at the following prices:

 

  For the twelve-month period beginning on March 15 of the years indicated below:

 

Year

   Percentage  

2022

     102.563

2023

     101.708

2024

     100.854

2025 and thereafter

     100.000


Equity Clawback:

Up to 35% at 105.125% until March 15, 2020.

 

Joint Book-Running Managers:

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith

                     Incorporated

  J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
  Wells Fargo Securities, LLC
  Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
  SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc.
  PNC Capital Markets LLC
  Scotia Capital (USA) Inc.
  MUFG Securities Americas Inc.

 

Co-Manager:

TD Securities (USA) LLC

 

Trade Date:

March 6, 2017

 

Settlement Date:

March 9, 2017 (T+3)

 

Distribution:

SEC Registered Offering

 

CUSIP Number:

680665 AJ5

 

ISIN Number:

US680665AJ53

The Issuer has filed a registration statement (including a prospectus) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for the offering to which this communication relates. Before you invest, you should read the prospectus in that registration statement, the preliminary prospectus supplement and other documents the Issuer has filed with the SEC for more complete information about the Issuer and this offering. You may get these documents for free by visiting the Next-Generation EDGAR System on the SEC web site at www.sec.gov . Interested parties may also obtain a prospectus and the related prospectus supplement from Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, NC1-004-03-43, 200 North College Street, 3rd Floor, Charlotte, NC 28255-001, Attention: Prospectus Department, or by email at: dg.prospectus_requests@baml.com .

The information in this communication is qualified in its entirety by reference to the preliminary prospectus supplement and supplements the information in the preliminary prospectus supplement and supersedes the information in the preliminary prospectus supplement to the extent it is inconsistent with such information. Other information (including financial information) presented in the preliminary prospectus supplement is deemed to have changed to the extent affected by the changes described herein. Before you invest, you should read the preliminary prospectus supplement (including the documents incorporated by reference therein) for more information concerning the Issuer and the Notes.

ANY DISCLAIMERS OR OTHER NOTICES THAT MAY APPEAR BELOW ARE NOT APPLICABLE TO THIS COMMUNICATION AND SHOULD BE DISREGARDED. SUCH DISCLAIMERS OR OTHER NOTICES WERE AUTOMATICALLY GENERATED AS A RESULT OF THIS COMMUNICATION BEING SENT VIA BLOOMBERG EMAIL OR ANOTHER COMMUNICATION SYSTEM.

 

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SCHEDULE IV

CERTAIN OLIN CORPORATION DEBT AGREEMENTS

 

1) Indenture dated as of August 19, 2009 among Olin Corporation and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as supplemented by the Second Supplemental Indenture dated as of August 9, 2012 and the Third Supplemental Indenture dated as of August 22, 2012, issuing the Company’s 5.50% Senior Notes due 2022.

 

2) Indenture dated as of October 5, 2015 between Blue Cube Spinco Inc. and U.S. Bank National Association, as supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture dated as of October 5, 2015 among Olin Corporation, Blue Cube Spinco Inc. and U.S. Bank National Association, issuing Blue Cube Spinco Inc.’s 9.75% Senior Notes due 2023.

 

3) Indenture dated as of October 5, 2015 between Blue Cube Spinco Inc. and U.S. Bank National Association, as supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture dated as of October 5, 2015 among Olin Corporation, Blue Cube Spinco Inc. and U.S. Bank National Association, issuing Blue Cube Spinco Inc.’s 10.00% Senior Notes due 2025.

 

4) Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of October 5, 2015, [as amended by the Second Amendment Agreement thereto to be dated on or before the Closing Date,] 1 among Olin Corporation, Blue Cube Spinco Inc., Olin Canada ULC, the lenders thereunder and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent.

 

5) Amended and Restated Credit and Funding Agreement dated as of December 9, 2010, as amended by the First Amendment thereto dated as of December 27, 2010, the Second Amendment thereto dated as of April 27, 2012, the Third Amendment thereto dated as of June 23, 2014, the Fourth Amendment thereto dated as of June 23, 2015, the Fifth Amendment thereto dated as of September 29, 2016 [and the Sixth Amendment thereto to be dated on or before the Closing Date] 2 , among Olin Corporation, the lenders and other parties party thereto from time to time and PNC Bank, National Association, as administrative agent.

 

6) Receivables Financing Agreement dated as of December 20, 2016, among Olin Corporation, Olin Finance Company, LLC, the persons from time to time party thereto as lenders and as group agents, PNC Bank, National Association, as administrative agent and PNC Capital Markets LLC, as structuring agent.

 

 

1   Bracketed language will not be included in Schedule IV to the opinion delivered pursuant to Section 6(v) if the amendment referenced in such bracketed language is not executed on or before the time of delivery and payment for the Offered Securities.
2   Bracketed language will not be included in Schedule IV to the opinion delivered pursuant to Section 6(v) if the amendment referenced in such bracketed language is not executed on or before the time of delivery and payment for the Offered Securities.

Exhibit 4.1

FORWARD PURCHASE AGREEMENT (2017)

by and among

OLIN CORPORATION

as Borrower

and

THE LENDERS PARTY HERETO

and

PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

as Administrative Agent

and

PNC CAPITAL MARKETS LLC

as Lead Arranger and Sole Bookrunner

Dated as of March 9, 2017

 


FORWARD PURCHASE AGREEMENT (2017)

THIS FORWARD PURCHASE AGREEMENT (2017) (the “ Agreement ”) is dated as of March 9, 2017, and is made by and among OLIN CORPORATION, a Virginia corporation (the “ Borrower ”), the LENDERS (as hereinafter defined), and PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, in its capacity as administrative agent for the Lenders under the hereinafter defined Funding Agreement (hereinafter referred to in such capacity as the “ Administrative Agent ”).

R E C I T A L S:

A.    The Industrial Development Authority of Washington County, an Alabama public corporation (the “AL Issuer” ), issued and sold its Gulf Opportunity Revenue Bonds (Olin Corporation Project), Series 2010A in the aggregate principal amount of $50,000,000 (the “ AL-A Bonds ”) and its Recovery Zone Facility Revenue Bonds (Olin Corporation Project), Series 2010B in the aggregate principal amount of $20,000,000 (the “ AL-B Bonds ” and together with the AL-A Bonds, the “ AL Bonds ”).

B.    The AL Issuer loaned the proceeds of the AL Bonds to the Borrower (the “AL Loan” ), and the Borrower is obligated to repay the AL Loan, pursuant to the Loan Agreement dated as of October 1, 2010 between the Issuer and the Borrower (the “AL Loan Agreement” ).

C.    To evidence the Borrower’s obligation to repay the AL Loan, the Borrower has executed and delivered promissory notes of the Borrower to the AL Issuer (the “AL Bond Notes” ), which have been assigned to the Administrative Agent for the ratable benefit of the Lenders.

D.    The Borrower requested that the Lenders purchase the AL Bonds.

E.    Pursuant to the Borrower’s request, the Lenders agreed to purchase the AL Bonds up to each Lender’s Bond Purchase Commitment (as defined in the hereinafter defined Original Funding Agreement) under the terms and conditions set forth in the Funding and Credit Agreement dated as of October 14, 2010 by and among the Borrower, the Lenders and the Administrative Agent (the “ Original Funding Agreement ”).

F.    The Mississippi Business Finance Corporation, a public corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Mississippi (the “MS Issuer” ) issued and sold its Recovery Zone Facility Revenue Bonds (Olin Corporation Project), Series 2010 in the aggregate principal amount of $42,000,000 (the “ MS Bonds ”).

G.    The MS Issuer loaned the proceeds of the MS Bonds to the Borrower (the “MS Loan” ), and the Borrower is obligated to repay the MS Loan, pursuant to the Loan Agreement dated as of December 1, 2010 between the MS Issuer and the Borrower (the “MS Loan Agreement” ).

H.    To evidence the Borrower’s obligation to repay the MS Loan, the Borrower executed and delivered a promissory note of the Borrower to the MS Issuer (the “MS Bond Note” ), which has been assigned to the Administrative Agent for the ratable benefit of the Lenders.


I.    The Borrower requested that the Lenders purchase the MS Bonds.

J.    Pursuant to the Borrower’s request, the Lenders agreed to purchase the MS Bonds up to each Lender’s Bond Purchase Commitment under the terms and conditions set forth in the Amended and Restated Funding and Credit Agreement dated as of December 9, 2010, by and among the Borrower, the Lenders and the Administrative Agent, as supplemented and amended to date (the “ Funding Agreement ”), which amended and restated the Original Funding Agreement in its entirety.

K.    The Industrial Development Board of the County of Bradley and the City of Cleveland, Tennessee, a Tennessee public corporation (the “TN Issuer” and together with the AL Issuer and the MS Issuer, the “ Issuers ” and individually, an “ Issuer ”), issued and sold its Recovery Zone Facility Revenue Bonds (Olin Corporation Project), Series 2010 in the aggregate principal amount of $41,000,000 (the “ TN Bonds ” and together with the AL Bonds and the MS Bonds, the “ Bonds ”).

L.    The TN Issuer loaned the proceeds of the TN Bonds to the Borrower (the “TN Loan” and together with the AL Loan and the MS Loan, the “ Loan ”), and the Borrower is obligated to repay the TN Loan, pursuant to the Loan Agreement dated as of December 27, 2010 between the TN Issuer and the Borrower (the “TN Loan Agreement” ).

M.    To evidence the Borrower’s obligation to repay the TN Loan, the Borrower executed and delivered a promissory note of the Borrower to the TN Issuer (the “TN Bond Note” and together with the AL Bond Notes and the MS Bond Note, the “ Bond Notes ”), which has been assigned to the Administrative Agent for the ratable benefit of the Lenders.

N.    The Borrower requested that the Lenders purchased the TN Bonds.

O.    Pursuant to the Borrower’s request, the Lenders purchased the TN Bonds and increased the Lender’s Bond Purchase Commitment under the terms and conditions set forth in the Funding Agreement.

P.    Pursuant to the terms of the Indentures (as defined in the Funding Agreement) and the terms of the Funding Agreement, the Lenders agreed to hold the Bonds until the Business Day immediately succeeding the conclusion of the Initial Direct Purchase Rate Period (November 1, 2015) (the “ Initial Purchase Date ”) at which time the Lenders were permitted to elect to tender the Bonds for purchase by the Borrower.

Q.    In connection with the initial purchase of the Bonds, the Lenders provided notice pursuant to the provisions of the Indentures and the Funding Agreement for the Bonds to be purchased by the Borrower on the Initial Purchase Date.

R.    Pursuant to the terms of the Indentures, the terms of the Funding Agreement and the terms of a Forward Purchase Agreement dated as of April 27, 2012, by and among the Borrower, the Lenders and the Administrative Agent (the “2012 Original Forward Purchase

 

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Agreement” ), the Lenders agreed to repurchase the Bonds on November 1, 2015 and to hold the Bonds until the Business Day immediately succeeding the conclusion of a new Direct Purchase Period commencing on November 1, 2015 through and including October 31, 2016 (the “Original Second Direct Purchase Rate Period” ), at which time the Lenders were permitted to elect to tender the Bonds for purchase by the Borrower on November 1, 2016 (the “Original Second Purchase Date” ).

S.    In connection with the execution and delivery of the 2012 Original Forward Purchase Agreement, the Lenders provided notice pursuant to the provisions of the Indentures and the Funding Agreement for the Bonds to be purchased on the Original Second Purchase Date (November 1, 2016).

T.    Pursuant to the terms of an Amended and Restated Forward Purchase Agreement dated as of June 23, 2014, by and among the Borrower, the Lenders and the Administrative Agent (the “2012 Amended and Restated Forward Purchase Agreement” ), the Lenders agreed to amend the Original Second Direct Purchase Rate Period to a period commencing on November 1, 2015 through and including May 31, 2019 (the “Revised Second Direct Purchase Rate Period” ) at which time the Lenders were permitted to elect to tender the Bonds for purchase by the Borrower on June 1, 2019 (the “Revised Second Purchase Date” ).

U.    In connection with the execution and delivery of the 2012 Amended and Restated Forward Purchase Agreement, the Lenders provided notice pursuant to the provisions of the Indentures and the Funding Agreement for the Bonds to be purchased on the Revised Second Purchase Date (June 1, 2019).

V.    Subject to the conditions and terms set forth in this Agreement, the Lenders agree to repurchase the Bonds on the Revised Second Purchase Date (June 1, 2019) for a new Direct Purchase Rate Period commencing on June 1, 2019 through and including May 31, 2022 (the “ Third Direct Purchase Rate Period” ) at which time the Bonds shall be subject to optional tender pursuant to the terms of the Indentures on June 1, 2022 (the “Third Purchase Date” ).

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises, and the mutual covenants and agreements set forth herein, the parties agree as follows:

 

1. DEFINITIONS .

1.1.     Defined Terms . For the purposes of this Agreement, capitalized words and phrases have the meanings as set forth in the Funding Agreement.

 

2. COMMITMENT OF THE BANK .

2.1     Purchase of Bonds . Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Lenders agree to purchase the Bonds on the Revised Second Purchase Date (June 1, 2019) in accordance with the following terms:

 

Purchase Price:    The aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Bonds (each Lender to purchase a percentage of Bonds equal to the percentage of its Bond Purchase Commitment).

 

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Interest Rate:    The Bonds shall bear interest at the Direct Purchase Rate.
Interest Period:    The Direct Purchase Rate Period, as referred to in the Indentures, shall be from June 1, 2019 to and including May 31, 2022.
Optional Tender:    The Bonds shall be subject to optional tender on June 1, 2022 consistent with the optional tender provisions set forth in Section 2.03 of the Funding Agreement.

2.2     Election of Optional Tender . Upon the purchase of the Bonds on the Revised Second Purchase Date, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions to purchase set forth herein, the Lenders hereby elect to tender the Bonds for optional tender on June 1, 2022 consistent with the provisions set forth in Section 2.03 of the Funding Agreement.

2.3     Acknowledgement of Election of Optional Tender . By execution and delivery of this Agreement, in the event the Lenders purchase the Bonds on the Revised Second Purchase Date, the Borrower acknowledges election by the Lenders to optionally tender the Bonds on June 1, 2022.

 

3. CONDITIONS OF PURCHASE OF BONDS .

3.1.     Conditions of Purchase of Bonds . Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Lenders shall not be required to purchase the Bonds on the Revised Second Purchase Date, unless each of the following conditions has been satisfied.

 

  3.1.1. The Borrower has executed and delivered an amendment to the Funding Agreement memorializing the terms set forth in Section 2.1 above.

 

  3.1.2. The Borrower has delivered certificates certifying that the representations and warranties set forth in the Funding Agreement and each other document executed in connection with the issuance of the Bonds are true and correct as of the Revised Second Purchase Date and confirming that no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.

 

  3.1.3. A certificate of the Remarketing Agent (as defined in the Indentures) certifying that the Direct Purchase Rate is the lowest rate possible to sell the Bonds at 100% of the purchase price thereof.

 

  3.1.4. An opinion of bond counsel that the purchase of the Bonds on the Revised Second Purchase Date does not adversely affect the tax exempt status of the Bonds.

 

  3.1.5. No Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.

 

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4. MISCELLANEOUS .

4.1.     Binding Effect . This Agreement shall become effective upon execution by the Borrower, the Lenders and the Administrative Agent.

4.2.     Governing Law . This Agreement shall be delivered and accepted in and shall be deemed to be contracts made under and governed by the internal laws of the State of New York (but giving effect to federal laws applicable to national banks) applicable to contracts made and to be performed entirely within such state, without regard to conflict of laws principles.

4.3.     Enforceability . Wherever possible, each provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Agreement shall be prohibited by, unenforceable or invalid under any jurisdiction, such provision shall as to such jurisdiction, be severable and be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remaining provisions of this Agreement or affecting the validity or enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction.

4.4.     Time of Essence . Time is of the essence in making payments of all amounts due the Lenders and the Administrative Agent under this Agreement and in the performance and observance by the Borrower of each covenant, agreement, provision and term of this Agreement.

4.5.     Counterparts; Facsimile Signatures . This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by the different parties hereto on separate counterparts and each such counterpart shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same Agreement. Receipt of an executed signature page to this Agreement by facsimile or other electronic transmission shall constitute effective delivery thereof. Electronic records of executed signature pages maintained by the Administrative Agent shall deemed to be originals thereof.

[SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS]

 

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[SIGNATURE PAGE TO FORWARD PURCHASE AGREEMENT (2017)]

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

 

OLIN CORPORATION     PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
      Individually and as Administrative Agent
By:  

/s/ John E. Fischer

    By:  

/s/ Caleb A. Shapkoff

Name:  

John E. Fischer

    Name:  

Caleb A. Shapkoff

Title:  

Chief Executive Officer

    Title:  

Vice President

WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.     BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
By:  

/s/ Daniel R. Van Aken

    By:  

/s/ Eric A. Escagne

Name:  

Daniel R. Van Aken

    Name:  

Eric A. Escagne

Title:  

Managing Director

    Title:  

Senior Vice President

THE NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY     BRANCH BANKING AND TRUST COMPANY
By:  

/s/ John Lascody

    By:  

/s/ John Malloy

Name:  

John Lascody

    Name:  

John Malloy

Title:  

Vice President

    Title:  

Senior Vice President

      BOKF, N.A., d/b/a
      BANK OF OKLAHOMA
      By:  

/s/ Jane Faulkenberry

      Name:  

Jane Faulkenberry

      Title:  

Senior Vice President

 

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Exhibit 4.2

SIXTH AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED

CREDIT AND FUNDING AGREEMENT

by and among

OLIN CORPORATION

as Borrower

and

THE LENDERS PARTY HERETO

and

PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

as Administrative Agent

and

PNC CAPITAL MARKETS LLC

as Lead Arranger and Sole Bookrunner

Dated as of March 9, 2017

 


This SIXTH AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED FUNDING AND CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “ Amendment ”), dated as of March 9, 2017, to the Amended and Restated Credit and Funding Agreement dated as of December 9, 2010, as amended by the First Amendment thereto dated as of December 27, 2010, the Second Amendment thereto dated as of April 27, 2012, the Third Amendment thereto dated as of June 23, 2014, the Fourth Amendment thereto dated as of June 23, 2015 and the Fifth Amendment thereto dated as of September 29, 2016 (the “ Credit and Funding Agreement ”), among OLIN CORPORATION , a Virginia corporation (the “ Borrower ”), the Lenders and other parties party thereto from time to time and PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION , as Administrative Agent.

RECITALS

A.    Pursuant to the Credit and Funding Agreement, the Lenders have extended credit to the Borrower, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein.

B.    The Borrower has requested that the Credit and Funding Agreement be amended as set forth herein.

C.    The Lenders are willing to agree to such amendments on the terms and conditions set forth herein.

Accordingly, in consideration of the agreements contained herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

ARTICLE 1

DEFINITIONS

1.1.     Definitions . Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, capitalized terms used in this Amendment shall have the meanings given to them in Section 1.01 of the Credit and Funding Agreement.

1.2.     Rules of Interpretation . Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, the rules of interpretation set forth in Section 1.02 of the Credit and Funding Agreement shall apply mutatis mutandis to this Amendment.

ARTICLE 2

AMENDMENTS

2.1.     Deleted Definitions . Section 1.01 of the Credit and Funding Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the defined terms “Consolidated Transaction Costs”, “Guarantee Agreement” and “Guarantor”.

2.2.     Amended Definitions . Section 1.01 of the Credit and Funding Agreement is hereby amended by amending and restating the following definitions:

“Consolidated Cost Savings” means, for any period, those synergies, operating expense reductions and cost-savings of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries that are reasonably

 

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identifiable, factually supportable and projected by the Borrower in good faith to be realized following the Closing Date (as defined in the Wells Credit Agreement) as a result of restructurings, reorganizations, divestitures, cost savings initiatives, production rationalizations and other similar initiatives, in each case to the extent not prohibited by this Agreement (collectively, “ Initiatives ”) (calculated on a pro forma basis as if such synergies, operating expense reductions and cost-savings had been realized on the first day of such period, and net of the amount of actual benefits realized during such period from such Initiatives to the extent already included in Consolidated Net Income for such period); provided that (i) no synergies, operating expense reductions or cost-savings shall be added to Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to clause (e) thereof to the extent duplicative of any expenses or charges otherwise added to (or excluded from) Consolidated EBITDA, whether through a pro forma adjustment or otherwise, for such period and (ii) projected amounts (and not yet realized) (x) may be added (the date on which such amounts are added, the “ Initiative Commencement Date ”) once actions in respect of such Initiative have been taken or are expected to be taken (in the good faith determination of the Borrower) within 12 months and (y) may no longer be added back in calculating Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to clause (e) thereof to the extent occurring more than six full fiscal quarters after the Initiative Commencement Date.

“Consolidated EBITDA” means, for any period, Consolidated Net Income for such period (adjusted to exclude all extraordinary or unusual items and any gains or losses on sales of assets outside the ordinary course of business) plus , without duplication and (except with respect to synergies included in Consolidated Cost Savings) to the extent deducted in calculating such Consolidated Net Income for such period, the sum of (a) income tax expense, (b) interest expense, amortization or writeoff of debt discount with respect to Indebtedness (including the Advances), (c) depreciation and amortization expense, (d) amortization of intangibles (including, but not limited to, goodwill) and organization costs, (e) Consolidated Cost Savings; provided that with respect to any period, the aggregate amount added back in the calculation of Consolidated EBITDA for such period pursuant to this clause (e) and clause (f) below shall not exceed (x) for any period ended on or prior to December 31, 2018, 20% of Consolidated EBITDA and (y) otherwise, 15% of Consolidated EBITDA (calculated prior to giving effect to any add-backs pursuant to this clause (e) and clause (f) below); provided further that for any period ended after December 31, 2019, no such Consolidated Cost Savings pursuant to this clause (e) may be added back, (f) costs and expenses incurred in connection with the implementation of Initiatives; provided that with respect to any period, the aggregate amount added back in the calculation of Consolidated EBITDA for such period pursuant to this clause (f) and clause (e) above shall not exceed (x) for any period ended on or prior to December 31, 2018, 20% of Consolidated EBITDA and (y) otherwise, 15% of Consolidated EBITDA (calculated prior to giving effect to any add-backs pursuant to this clause (f) and clause (e) above); provided further that for any period ended after December 31, 2019, no such costs or expenses pursuant to this clause (f) may be added back, (g) all payments triggered in respect of the Borrower’s non-qualified deferred compensation and post-retirement benefit plans in connection with the Transactions during such period and (h) any other non-cash charges, minus , (i) any cash payments made during such period in respect of items described in clause (h) above subsequent to the fiscal quarter in which the relevant non-cash charge was reflected as a charge in the statement of

 

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Consolidated Net Income and (ii) to the extent included in calculating such Consolidated Net Income for such period, any non-cash income (other than amounts accrued in the ordinary course of business under accrual-based revenue recognition procedures in accordance with GAAP). For the purposes of calculating Consolidated EBITDA for any Reference Period pursuant to any determination of the Consolidated Leverage Ratio, if during such Reference Period the Company or any Subsidiary shall have made a Material Acquisition or a Material Disposition, Consolidated EBITDA for such Reference Period shall be calculated after giving pro forma effect thereto as if such Material Acquisition or Material Disposition, as applicable, occurred on the first day of such Reference Period.

“Consolidated Total Debt” means, at any date, the aggregate principal amount of all Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries at such date, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.

“LIBOR” shall mean, for any Interest Period, the greater of (A) zero percent per annum and (B) the interest rate per annum determined by the Administrative Agent by dividing (the resulting quotient rounded upwards, if necessary, to the nearest 1/100th of 1% per annum) (i) the rate which appears on the Bloomberg Page BBAM1 (or on such other substitute Bloomberg page that displays rates at which US dollar deposits are offered by leading banks in the London interbank deposit market), or the rate which is quoted by another source selected by the Administrative Agent which has been approved by the British Bankers’ Association as an authorized information vendor for the purpose of displaying rates at which US dollar deposits are offered by leading banks in the London interbank deposit market (an “Alternate Source”), at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, on the Interest Rate Determination Date as the London interbank offered rate for U.S. Dollars for an amount comparable to the Outstanding Principal Amount of the Bonds and having a borrowing date and a maturity comparable to such Interest Period (or if there shall at any time, for any reason, no longer exist a Bloomberg Page BBAM1 (or any substitute page) or any Alternate Source, a comparable replacement rate determined by the Administrative Agent at such time (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error)), by (ii) a number equal to 1.00 minus the LIBOR Reserve Percentage. LIBOR may also be expressed by the following formula:

 

LIBOR =   

Bloomberg Page BBAM1

  
   1.00 - LIBOR Reserve Percentage   

“Loan Documents” means this Agreement, the Administrative Agent’s Letter, the Indentures, the Loan Agreements, the Bond Notes, the Bonds, the Tax Regulatory Agreements and any other instruments, certificates or documents delivered in connection herewith or in connection with the issuance of the Bonds.

“Wells Credit Agreement” means that Credit Agreement dated as of June 23, 2015, as may be supplemented and amended from time to time, among the Borrower, Olin Canada ULC, the lenders and issuers of letters of credit that are party to such Wells Credit Agreement or become party to such Credit Agreement pursuant to the terms thereof and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent for the lenders and issuing banks thereunder.

 

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2.3.     Section 6.01(b) – Affirmative Covenants – Consolidated Leverage Ratio . Section 6.01(b) of the Credit and Funding Agreement is hereby amended and restated as follows:

“(b)     Consolidated Leverage Ratio . Maintain a Consolidated Leverage Ratio as of the last day of each Reference Period (commencing with the Reference Period ending on March 31, 2017) of not more than the ratio set forth opposite such period:

 

Period

   Consolidated
Leverage Ratio
 

March 31, 2017 through and including September 30, 2018

     4.50:1.00  

December 31, 2018 through and including March 31, 2019

     4.25:1.00  

June 30, 2019 through and including September 30, 2019

     4.00:1.00  

December 31, 2019 and thereafter

     3.75:1.00  

2.4.     Section 6.01(c) – Affirmative Covenants – Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio . Section 6.01(c) of the Credit and Funding Agreement is hereby amended and restated as follows:

“(c)     Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio . Maintain a Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio for each Reference Period (commencing with the Reference Period ending on March 31, 2017) of not less than 3.50:1.00.”

2.5.     Section 6.02(b)(vi) – Negative Covenants – Domestic Subsidiary Indebtedness . Section 6.02(b)(vi) of the Credit and Funding Agreement is hereby amended and restated as follows:

“(vi)    “Indebtedness of any Domestic Subsidiary that is a Borrower (as defined in the Wells Credit Agreement) under the Wells Credit Agreement, and”

ARTICLE 3

MISCELLANEOUS

3.1.     Effectiveness . This Amendment is effective as of the date hereof upon its execution and delivery by the Borrower and Lenders constituting the Majority Lenders. The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Lenders of the occurrence of the effectiveness of this Amendment. On and after the date hereof, each reference in the Credit and Funding Agreement to “this Agreement”, “hereunder”, “hereof” or words of like import referring to the Credit and Funding Agreement and each reference in each of the other Loan Documents to “the Credit and Funding Agreement”, “thereunder”, “thereof” or words of like import referring to the Credit and Funding Agreement shall mean and be a reference to the Credit and Funding Agreement as amended by this Amendment.

3.2.     Representations and Warranties . The Borrower hereby represents and warrants to the Lenders and the Administrative Agent that (a) after giving effect to this Amendment, the

 

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representations and warranties set forth in the Credit and Funding Agreement are correct in all material respects on and as of the date hereof as though made on and as of the date hereof and (b) no event has occurred and is continuing which constitutes an Event of Default or which would constitute an Event of Default but for the requirement that notice be given or time elapse or both.

3.3.     No Waiver . Except as specifically amended or modified pursuant to the terms of this Amendment, the terms and conditions of the Credit and Funding Agreement and the other Loan Documents remain in full force and effect. Nothing herein shall limit in any way the rights and remedies of the Lenders or the Administrative Agent under the Credit and Funding Agreement (as amended and modified hereby) and the other Loan Documents.

3.4.     Counterparts . This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original, and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Amendment by facsimile or in electronic (i.e., “pdf’ or “tif’) format shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Amendment.

3.5.     Governing Law . This Amendment and any claim, controversy, dispute or cause of action (whether in contract or tort or otherwise) based upon arising out of or relating to this Amendment and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law of the State of New York.

[ Signature page follows .]

 

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[SIGNATURE PAGE TO SIXTH AMENDMENT TO

AMENDED AND RESTATED FUNDING AND CREDIT AGREEMENT]

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

 

OLIN CORPORATION     PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, Individually and as Administrative Agent
By:  

/s/ John E. Fischer

    By:  

/s/ Caleb A. Shapkoff

Name:   John E. Fischer     Name:   Caleb A. Shapkoff
Title:   Chief Executive Officer     Title:   Vice President
WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.     BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
By:    

/s/ Daniel R. Van Aken

    By:  

/s/ Eric A. Escagne

Name:   Daniel R. Van Aken     Name:   Eric A. Escagne
Title:   Managing Director     Title:   Senior Vice President
THE NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY     BRANCH BANKING AND TRUST COMPANY
By:  

/s/ John Lascody

    By:  

/s/ John Malloy

Name:

Title:

 

John Lascody

Vice President

   

Name:

Title:

 

John Malloy

Senior Vice President

     

BOKF, N.A. d/b/a

BANK OF OKLAHOMA

      By:  

/s/ Jane Faulkenberry

     

Name:

Title:

 

Jane Faulkenberry

Senior Vice President

Exhibit 4.3

[ EXECUTION VERSION ]

OLIN CORPORATION

 

 

5.125% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2027

 

 

FOURTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

DATED AS OF MARCH 9, 2017

 

 

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as Trustee


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 
          Page  
ARTICLE I  
DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE  
SECTION 1.1    Definitions      2  
SECTION 1.2    Other Definitions      7  
SECTION 1.3    Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act      7  
SECTION 1.4    Rules of Construction      8  
ARTICLE II  
THE NOTES  
SECTION 2.1    Creation of Series of Securities      8  
SECTION 2.2    Terms of the Notes      8  
SECTION 2.3    Exchange of Global Notes for Certificated Notes      9  
SECTION 2.4    Defaulted Interest      10  
ARTICLE III  
REDEMPTION  
SECTION 3.1    [reserved]      10  
SECTION 3.2    Sinking Fund      10  
SECTION 3.3    Optional Redemption      10  
ARTICLE IV  
CERTAIN COVENANTS  
SECTION 4.1    Change of Control Repurchase Event      10  
SECTION 4.2    Payment of Notes      12  
SECTION 4.3    Note Guarantees      12  
SECTION 4.4    Future Guarantees      13  
SECTION 4.5    Certain Amendments to the Base Indenture      14  

 

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ARTICLE V  
DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES  

SECTION 5.1

   Events of Default      15  

SECTION 5.2

   Acceleration      16  

SECTION 5.3

   Waiver of Past Defaults      16  

SECTION 5.4

   Control by Majority      16  

SECTION 5.5

   Rights of Holders of Notes to Receive Payment      17  
ARTICLE VI  
DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE  

SECTION 6.1

   Option to Effect Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance      17  

SECTION 6.2

   Defeasance and Discharge      17  

SECTION 6.3

   Covenant Defeasance      18  

SECTION 6.4

   Conditions to Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance      18  

SECTION 6.5

   Deposited Money and Government Securities to Be Held in Trust; Other Miscellaneous Provisions      20  

SECTION 6.6

   Repayment to Company      20  

SECTION 6.7

   Reinstatement      21  
ARTICLE VII  
CONCERNING THE TRUSTEE  

SECTION 7.1

   Separate Trustee Designation      21  

SECTION 7.2

   Reports by Company      21  

SECTION 7.3

   Certain Rights of Trustee      21  
ARTICLE VIII   
AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER  

SECTION 8.1

   Without Consent of Holders of the Notes      22  

SECTION 8.2

   With Consent of Holders of Notes      23  

SECTION 8.3

   Compliance with Trust Indenture Act      23  

SECTION 8.4

   Revocation and Effect of Consents      24  

SECTION 8.5

   Notation on or Exchange of Notes      24  

SECTION 8.6

   Trustee to Sign Amendments, Etc      24  
ARTICLE IX  
APPLICATION OF FOURTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE AND CREATION OF THE INITIAL NOTES   

SECTION 9.1

   Application of This Fourth Supplemental Indenture      25  

 

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SECTION 9.2

   Effect of Fourth Supplemental Indenture      25  
ARTICLE X  
MISCELLANEOUS  

SECTION 10.1

   The Fourth Supplemental Indenture      26  

SECTION 10.2

   Counterparts      26  

SECTION 10.3

   Recitals      26  

SECTION 10.4

   Effect of Headings      26  

SECTION 10.5

   Indenture and Notes To Be Construed in Accordance with the Laws of the State of New York      26  

EXHIBITS

     

Exhibit A

   FORM OF 5.125% SENIOR NOTE   

 

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FOURTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE (this “ Fourth Supplemental Indenture ”), dated as of March 9, 2017, by and between Olin Corporation, a Virginia corporation (the “ Company ”), and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (in such capacity, and solely with respect to the series of Debt Securities provided for herein, the “ Trustee ”).

WHEREAS, the Company, The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., (the “ Original Trustee ”) and the Trustee entered into a Second Supplemental Indenture (the “ Second Supplemental Indenture ”), dated as of August 9, 2012, which supplemented and amended the Indenture, dated as of August 19, 2009, between the Company and the Original Trustee (such Indenture, as supplemented and amended by the Second Supplemental Indenture, the “ Base Indenture ”);

WHEREAS, Sections 2.01, 2.03 and 10.01 of the Base Indenture provide, among other things, that the Company and the Trustee may enter into a supplemental indenture to the Base Indenture for, among other things, the purpose of establishing the designation, form, terms and provisions of Debt Securities (as defined in the Base Indenture) of any series as permitted by Sections 2.01, 2.03 and 10.01 of the Base Indenture;

WHEREAS, on the date hereof the Company desires to establish and issue a new series of Debt Securities, to be designated as the Company’s 5.125% Senior Notes due 2027 (the “ Initial Notes ”) pursuant to the Base Indenture, as supplemented and amended by this Fourth Supplemental Indenture, which Notes (as defined below) shall be senior unsecured obligations of the Company;

WHEREAS, the Company desires to designate and appoint U.S. Bank National Association to serve as Trustee under the Indenture with respect to the Notes in the manner contemplated by Section 201 of the Second Supplemental Indenture, with the effect of causing the Notes to constitute a Designated Series (as defined in the Second Supplemental Indenture) for all purposes of the Indenture; and

WHEREAS, the Company desires to enter into a supplemental indenture pursuant to Sections 2.01, 2.03 and 10.01 of the Base Indenture to establish the designation, form, terms and provisions of the Notes and to make deletions, modifications and additions to the Base Indenture pertaining to the Notes, as contemplated by Sections 2.01, 2.03 and 10.01 of the Base Indenture.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, the parties hereto, for the benefit of each other and for the equal and proportionate benefit of the other parties and for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders of (i) the Initial Notes and (ii) Additional Notes (as defined herein), if any, issued from time to time (together with the Initial Notes, the “ Notes ”), hereby enter into this Fourth Supplemental Indenture, which amends, modifies, supplements and restates (as applicable) the Base Indenture with respect to (and only with respect to) the Notes, as follows:


ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

SECTION 1.1     Definitions .

Applicable Premium ” means, with respect to any Note on any Redemption Date, as calculated by the Company, the greater of: (1) 1.0% of the principal amount of such Note; and (2) the excess, if any, of (a) (i) the sum of the present value at such Redemption Date of (A) the redemption price of such Note at March 15, 2022 (such redemption price being set forth in the table appearing in Section 5 of Exhibit A attached hereto) plus (B) all required interest payments due on such Note through March 15, 2022, computed using a discount rate equal to the Treasury Rate as of such Redemption Date plus 50 basis points minus (ii) accrued and unpaid interest on such Note to, but excluding, the Redemption Date; over (b) the then outstanding principal amount of such Note.

Additional Notes ” means Notes (other than the Initial Notes), if any, issued pursuant to Article II hereof and otherwise in compliance with the provisions of this Fourth Supplemental Indenture.

Bankruptcy Law ” means Title 11 of the U.S. Code or any similar federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law.

Below Investment Grade Rating Event ” means the Notes are rated below Investment Grade by both Rating Agencies on any date from the date of the public notice of an arrangement that could result in a Change of Control until the end of the 60-day period following public notice of the occurrence of a Change of Control (which period shall be extended so long as the rating of the Notes is under publicly announced consideration for possible downgrade by either of the Rating Agencies).

Board of Directors ” means (i) with respect to the Company or any Subsidiary, its board of directors or any duly authorized committee thereof; (ii) with respect to a corporation, the board of directors of such corporation or any duly authorized committee thereof; and (iii) with respect to any other entity, the board of directors or similar body of the general partner or managers of such entity or any duly authorized committee thereof.

Business Day ” means each day that is not a Legal Holiday.

Capital Stock ” means any and all shares, interests, participations or other equivalents (however designated) of capital stock of a corporation, any and all equivalent ownership interests in a Person (other than a corporation) and any and all warrants or options to purchase any of the foregoing.

Certificated Notes ” means Notes that are in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto, other than the Global Notes.

 

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Change of Control ” means the occurrence of any of the following:

(i)     the direct or indirect sale, transfer, conveyance or other disposition (other than by way of merger or consolidation), in one or a series of related transactions, of all or substantially all of the Company’s properties or assets and those of the Company’s Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to any “person” (as that term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), other than the Company or one of the Company’s wholly owned Subsidiaries;

(ii)     the adoption of a plan relating to the Company’s liquidation or dissolution; or

(iii)     the consummation of any transaction (including, without limitation, any merger or consolidation) the result of which is that any “person” (as that term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), other than the Company or one of the Company’s wholly owned Subsidiaries, becomes the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the Company’s Voting Stock, measured by voting power rather than number of shares.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, a transaction effected to create a holding company for the Company will not be deemed to involve a Change of Control if (a) pursuant to such transaction the Company becomes a wholly owned Subsidiary of such holding company and (b) the holders of the Voting Stock of such holding company immediately following such transaction are the same as the holders of the Company’s Voting Stock immediately prior to such transaction.

Change of Control Repurchase Event ” means the occurrence of a Change of Control and a Below Investment Grade Rating Event. The Company will promptly give written notice to the Trustee of any Change of Control Repurchase Event.

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

Commission ” means the Securities and Exchange Commission and any successor thereto.

Company ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto until a successor replaces it in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Fourth Supplemental Indenture and, thereafter, means the successor thereto.

Credit Agreement ” means that certain Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of October 5, 2015 (as further amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified, refinanced or replaced from time to time), among the Company, Blue Cube Spinco Inc., Olin Canada ULC, the lenders thereunder and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent, including any related notes, guarantees, instruments and agreements executed in connection therewith (in each case as further amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified, refinanced or replaced from time to time).

Debt ” means any notes, bonds, debentures or other similar evidences of indebtedness for money borrowed, issued, assumed or guaranteed by the Company.

 

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Default ” means any event that is, or after notice or passage of time, or both, would be, an Event of Default.

Equity Offering ” means any public or private sale of common stock of the Company, other than (1) public offerings of common stock of the Company registered on Form S-8 (or any successor form) and (2) issuances of any such stock to a Subsidiary.

Depositary ” means, with respect to the Notes issuable or issued in whole or in part in global form, the Person specified in the Base Indenture as the Depositary with respect to the Notes, until a successor shall have been appointed and become such pursuant to the Base Indenture, and, thereafter, “Depositary” shall mean or include such successor.

Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

Guarantor ” means any Subsidiary of the Company that executes a Note Guarantee in respect of the Notes in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture.

GAAP ” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States, consistently applied, as set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board, or in such other statements by such other entity as may be approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession of the United States, which are in effect as of the Issue Date.

Global Note Legend ” means the legend identified as such in Section 2.15(a) of the Base Indenture.

Global Notes ” means the Notes in global form and registered in the name of the Depositary or its nominee that are in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto.

Holder ” means a Person in whose name a Note is registered in the security register.

Indenture ” means the Base Indenture, as amended and supplemented by this Fourth Supplemental Indenture and any other supplemental indentures thereto.

Investment Grade ” means a rating of Baa3 or better by Moody’s (or its equivalent under any successor rating categories of Moody’s) and BBB- or better by S&P (or its equivalent under any successor rating categories of S&P) (or, in each case, if such Rating Agency ceases to rate the Notes for reasons outside of the Company’s control, the equivalent investment grade credit rating from any Rating Agency selected by the Company as a replacement Rating Agency).

Issue Date ” means March 9, 2017.

Legal Holiday ” means a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which banking institutions are not required by law, regulation or executive order to be open in the State of New York.

Moody’s ” means Moody’s Investors Services, Inc. and any successor to its rating agency business.

 

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Mortgage ” means any mortgage, lien, pledge or other encumbrance issued, assumed or guaranteed by us.

Note Guarantee ” means any guarantee in respect of the Notes that may from time to time be entered into by a Subsidiary of the Company after the Issue Date in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture.

Officer ” means, with respect to any Person, the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, the Chief Operating Officer, the Chief Financial Officer, the Treasurer, any Assistant Treasurer, the Controller, the Secretary, any Assistant Secretary or any Vice-President of such Person.

Officers’ Certificate ” means a certificate signed by two Officers of the Company, one of whom must be the principal executive officer, the principal financial officer or the principal accounting officer of the Company.

Opinion of Counsel ” means an opinion from legal counsel who is reasonably acceptable to the Trustee, and which opinion shall be addressed to the Trustee in its capacity as such, and shall comply with any applicable provisions herein. The counsel may be an employee of or counsel to the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company.

Paying Agent ” means any Person authorized by the Company to pay the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on, or redemption, purchase, retirement, defeasance, covenant defeasance or similar payment with respect to, any Notes on behalf of the Company.

Person ” means any individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust, unincorporated organization or government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.

Prospectus Supplement ” means the Prospectus Supplement dated March 6, 2017 to the Prospectus dated March 6, 2017, relating to the initial offering and sale of the Notes.

Rating Agency ” means (i) each of Moody’s and S&P and (ii) if either of Moody’s or S&P ceases to rate the Notes or fails to make a rating of the Notes publicly available for reasons outside of the Company’s control, a “nationally recognized statistical rating organization” within the meaning of Rule 15c3-1(c)(2)(vi)(F) under the Exchange Act selected by us as a replacement agency for Moody’s or S&P, or both, as the case may be.

Redemption Date ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5 of Exhibit A hereto.

Restricted Subsidiary ” means (i) any Subsidiary which owns or leases, directly or indirectly, a Principal Property and (ii) any Subsidiary which owns, directly or indirectly, any stock or indebtedness of a Restricted Subsidiary, except that a Restricted Subsidiary shall not include (a) any Subsidiary engaged primarily in financing receivables, making loans, extending credit or other activities of a character conducted by a finance company (including any special purpose “escrow” Subsidiary) or (b) any Subsidiary (x) which conducts substantially all of its business outside the United States and its territories and possessions, (y) that is organized or existing under the laws of a jurisdiction other than the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia or (z) the principal assets of which are stock or indebtedness of Subsidiaries described in clause (x) or (y) above.

 

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S&P ” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., and its successors.

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

Significant Subsidiary ” has the meaning set forth in Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X promulgated by the Commission.

Stated Maturity ,” when used with respect to (i) any Note or any installment of interest thereon, means the date specified in such Note as the fixed date on which the principal amount of such Note or such installment of interest is due and payable and (ii) any other indebtedness or any installment of interest thereon, means the date specified in the instrument governing such indebtedness as the fixed date on which the principal of such indebtedness or such installment of interest is due and payable.

Subsidiary ” means any corporation, association or other business entity of which more than 50%, by number of votes, of the Voting Stock is at the time directly or indirectly owned by the Company.

TIA ” means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (15 U.S. Code §§ 77aaa-77bbbb), as amended, as in effect on the date hereof.

Treasury Rate ” means, as of any Redemption Date, the weekly average rounded to the nearest 1/100 th of a percentage point (for the most recently completed week for which such information is available as of the date that is two Business Days prior to the Redemption Date (or in connection with a Discharge, two Business Days prior to the date of deposit with the Trustee) of the yield to maturity of United States Treasury securities with a constant maturity (as compiled and published in Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15 with respect to each applicable day during such week or, if such Statistical Release is no longer published, any publicly available source of similar market data) most nearly equal to the period from the Redemption Date to March 15, 2022; provided , however, that if the period from the Redemption Date to March 15, 2022 is not equal to the constant maturity of a United States Treasury security for which such a yield is given, the Treasury Rate shall be obtained by linear interpolation (calculated to the nearest one-twelfth of a year) from the weekly average yields of United States Treasury securities for the two maturities most closely corresponding to the period from the Redemption Date to March 15, 2022 for which such yields are given, except that if the period from the redemption date to March 15, 2022 is less than one year, the weekly average yield on actually traded United States Treasury Securities adjusted to a constant maturity of one year shall be used.

Trustee ” has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Fourth Supplemental Indenture until a successor replaces it in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Fourth Supplemental Indenture and the Base Indenture and, thereafter, means the successor.

 

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Unsecured Debt ” means any unsecured Debt (other than any Debt incurred from time to time in connection with the Credit Agreement or any intercompany Debt) in an aggregate principal amount outstanding in excess of $100.0 million (1) incurred pursuant to a credit facility providing for revolving credit loans and/or term loans, including any related notes, guarantees, instruments and agreements executed in connection therewith, or (2) that is issued in (A) a public offering registered under the Securities Act or (B) a private placement to institutional investors that is underwritten for resale in accordance with Rule 144A or Regulation S of the Securities Act; provided that this clause (2) shall not include the Notes (or any Additional Notes), any Debt issued to institutional investors in a direct placement of such Debt that is not underwritten by an intermediary or any other type of Debt incurred in a manner not customarily viewed as a “securities offering”.

Voting Stock ” of a person means all classes of Capital Stock of such person then outstanding and normally entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors (or persons performing similar functions).

SECTION 1.2     Other Definitions .

 

Term

   Defined in Section

“Base Indenture”

   Recitals

“Debt Securities”

   Recitals

“Event of Default”

   5.1

“Initial Notes”

   Recitals

“Notes”

   Recitals

“Original Trustee”

   Recitals

“Second Supplemental Indenture”

   Recitals

“Fourth Supplemental Indenture”

   Recitals

SECTION 1.3     Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act . This Fourth Supplemental Indenture is subject to the mandatory provisions of the TIA which are incorporated by reference in, and made a part of, this Fourth Supplemental Indenture with respect to (and only with respect to) the Notes. Whenever this Fourth Supplemental Indenture refers to a provision of the TIA, the provision is incorporated by reference in, and made a part of, this Fourth Supplemental Indenture.

The following TIA term has the following meaning:

obligor ” on the Notes means the Company and any successor obligor upon the Notes.

All other terms used in this Fourth Supplemental Indenture that are defined by the TIA, defined by TIA reference to another statute or defined by the Commission rule under the TIA have the meanings so assigned to them therein.

 

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SECTION 1.4     Rules of Construction . Unless the context otherwise requires, for purposes of this Fourth Supplemental Indenture:

(1)     a term has the meaning assigned to it herein;

(2)     an accounting term not otherwise defined herein has the meaning assigned to it in accordance with GAAP or a successor to GAAP;

(3)     “or” is not exclusive;

(4)     words in the singular include the plural, and in the plural include the singular;

(5)     unless otherwise specified, any reference to a Section or an Article refers to such Section or Article of this Fourth Supplemental Indenture;

(6)     provisions apply to successive events and transactions; and

(7)     references to sections of or rules under the Exchange Act or the TIA shall be deemed to include substitute, replacement or successor sections or rules adopted by the Commission from time to time.

ARTICLE II

THE NOTES

SECTION 2.1     Creation of Series of Securities . Pursuant to Section 2.03 of the Base Indenture, there is hereby created a new series of Debt Securities designated as the “5.125% Senior Notes due 2027” in an unlimited aggregate principal amount. On the Issue Date, the Company will issue $500,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of the Notes.

SECTION 2.2     Terms of the Notes . Pursuant to Section 2.01 of the Base Indenture, the Notes shall be substantially in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit A. The terms and provisions contained in the form of the Notes annexed hereto as Exhibit A shall constitute, and are hereby expressly made, a part of this Fourth Supplemental Indenture. The Company shall be entitled to issue Additional Notes under this Fourth Supplemental Indenture that shall have identical terms and conditions as the Initial Notes, other than with respect to the date of issuance and, if issued after September 15, 2017, the date from which interest thereon will begin to accrue. The Initial Notes issued on the Issue Date and any Additional Notes shall be part of the same series as the Initial Notes and will be treated as a single class for all purposes under this Fourth Supplemental Indenture and the Base Indenture. The Initial Notes issued on the Issue Date will be represented by one or more Global Notes in the name of Cede & Co., as a nominee of the Depositary, The Depository Trust Company. The Notes shall be in initial denominations of $2,000 and any integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof.

 

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With respect to any Additional Notes, in addition to any other requirements set forth in the Base Indenture, the Company shall set forth in an Officers’ Certificate, a copy of which shall be delivered to the Trustee, the following information:

(i)     the aggregate principal amount of such Additional Notes to be authenticated and delivered pursuant to this Fourth Supplemental Indenture;

(ii)     the issue price, the issue date and the CUSIP number of such Additional Notes; provided, however , that if any Additional Notes are not fungible with the Initial Notes for U.S. federal income tax purposes, such Additional Notes will have a separate CUSIP number and ISIN, as applicable, from the Initial Notes; and

(iii)     whether such Additional Notes will be issued as Global Notes or as Certificated Notes and whether and to what extent the Additional Notes will contain additional legends.

SECTION 2.3     Exchange of Global Notes for Certificated Notes . Section 2.15 of the Base Indenture is hereby supplemented, solely with respect to that series of Debt Securities which consists of the Notes, to add the following provisions:

(i)     Transfers of Interests in Global Notes for Certificated Notes . A Global Note may not be transferred as a whole except by the Depositary to a nominee of the Depositary or by the Depositary to a successor Depositary or a nominee of such successor Depositary. Global Notes shall be exchanged by the Company for Certificated Notes if (i) the Depositary (a) notifies the Company that it is unwilling or unable to continue as depositary for the Global Notes or (b) has ceased to be a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act and, in each case, a successor depositary is not appointed; (ii) the Company, at its option, notifies the Trustee in writing that it elects to cause the issuance of the Certificated Notes; or (iii) there has occurred and is continuing an Event of Default with respect to the Notes entitling the Holder to accelerate the maturity of the Notes. Upon the occurrence of either of the preceding events in (i), (ii) or (iii) above, Certificated Notes shall be issued in such names as the Depositary shall instruct the Trustee. Global Notes also may be exchanged or replaced, in whole or in part, as provided in Sections 2.08 and 2.09 of the Base Indenture. Every Note authenticated and delivered in exchange for, or in lieu of, a Global Note or any portion thereof, pursuant to the first sentence of this paragraph (i) or Section 2.08 or 2.09 of the Base Indenture, shall be authenticated and delivered in the form of, and shall be, a Global Note. A Global Note may not be exchanged for another Note other than as provided in this paragraph (i).

(ii)     Legends . Each Global Note issued under this Fourth Supplemental Indenture shall bear a legend in substantially the form as specified in Section 2.15 of the Base Indenture and any other appropriate legends specified in an Officers’ Certificate.

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and not in part, each such Global Note will be returned to or retained and canceled by the Trustee in accordance with Section 2.10 of the Base Indenture. At any time prior to such cancellation, if any beneficial interest in a Global Note is exchanged for or transferred to a Person who will take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in another Global Note or for Certificated Notes, the principal amount of Notes represented by such Global Note shall be reduced accordingly and an endorsement shall be made on such Global Note by the Trustee or by the Depositary at the direction of the Trustee to reflect such reduction; and if the beneficial interest is being exchanged for or transferred to a Person who shall take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in another Global Note, such other Global Note shall be increased accordingly and an endorsement shall be made on such Global Note by the Trustee or by the Depositary at the direction of the Trustee to reflect such increase.

SECTION 2.4     Defaulted Interest . If the Company defaults in a payment of interest on the Notes, it shall pay the defaulted interest in any lawful manner to the Persons who are Holders on a subsequent special record date, which date shall be at the earliest practicable date but in all events at least five (5) Business Days prior to the payment date. The Company shall fix or cause to be fixed each such special record date and payment date and shall promptly thereafter notify the Trustee of any such date. At least fifteen (15) days before the special record date, the Company (or the Trustee, in the name and at the expense of the Company) shall deliver or cause to be delivered to Holders a notice that states the special record date, the related payment date and the amount of such interest to be paid.

ARTICLE III

REDEMPTION

SECTION 3.1     [reserved]

SECTION 3.2     Sinking Fund . The Company shall not be required to make sinking fund payments with respect to the Notes.

SECTION 3.3     Optional Redemption . The Base Indenture is hereby supplemented, solely with respect to that series of Debt Securities which consists of the Notes, to add the optional redemption provisions set forth in Exhibit A hereto with respect to the Notes.

ARTICLE IV

CERTAIN COVENANTS

SECTION 4.1     Change of Control Repurchase Event . The Base Indenture is hereby supplemented, solely with respect to that series of Debt Securities which consists of the Notes, to add the covenant set forth in this Section 4.1 with respect to the Notes. If a Change of Control Repurchase Event occurs, unless the Company has exercised its right to redeem the Notes as

 

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provided in the Indenture, the Company will make an offer to each Holder of Notes to repurchase all or any part (in integral multiples of $1,000 principal amount) of that Holder’s Notes at a repurchase price in cash equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount of Notes repurchased plus any accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes repurchased to the date of purchase. Within 30 days following any Change of Control Repurchase Event or, at the Company’s option, prior to any Change of Control, but after a definitive agreement is in place for a Change of Control, the Company will mail a notice to each Holder, and provide notice to the Trustee, describing the transaction or transactions that constitute or may constitute the Change of Control Repurchase Event and offering to repurchase Notes on the payment date specified in the notice, which date will be no earlier than 30 days and no later than 60 days from the date such notice is mailed. The notice shall, if mailed prior to the date of consummation of the Change of Control, state that the offer to purchase is conditioned on the Change of Control Repurchase Event occurring on or prior to the payment date specified in the notice. The Company will comply with the requirements of Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act and any other securities laws and regulations thereunder to the extent those laws and regulations are applicable in connection with the repurchase of the Notes as a result of a Change of Control Repurchase Event. To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with the Change of Control Repurchase Event provisions of the Notes, the Company will comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and will not be deemed to have breached its obligations under the Change of Control Repurchase Event provisions of the Notes by virtue of such conflict.

On the Change of Control Repurchase Event payment date, the Company will, to the extent lawful:

(A)     accept for payment all Notes or portions of Notes properly tendered pursuant to the Company’s offer;

(B)     deposit with the Paying Agent an amount equal to the aggregate purchase price in respect of all Notes or portions of Notes properly tendered; and

(C)     deliver or cause to be delivered to the Trustee the Notes properly accepted, together with an Officers’ Certificate stating the aggregate principal amount of Notes being purchased by the Company.

The Paying Agent will promptly mail to each Holder of Notes properly tendered the purchase price for the Notes, and the Company will execute and direct the Trustee to promptly authenticate and mail (or cause to be transferred by book-entry) to each Holder a new Note equal in principal amount to any unpurchased portion of any Notes surrendered; provided that each new Note will be in a principal amount of $2,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof.

The Company will not be required to make an offer to repurchase the Notes upon a Change of Control Repurchase Event if a third party makes an offer in the manner, at the times and otherwise in compliance with the requirements for an offer made by the Company and such third party purchases all Notes properly tendered and not withdrawn under its offer.

 

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SECTION 4.2     Payment of Notes . The Company shall pay or cause to be paid the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes on the dates and in the manner provided in the Notes. Principal, premium, if any, and interest shall be considered paid for all purposes hereunder on the date the Paying Agent, if other than the Company or a Subsidiary thereof, holds, as of 12:00 noon (New York City time), money deposited by the Company in immediately available funds and designated for and sufficient to pay all such principal, premium, if any, and interest then due.

SECTION 4.3     Note Guarantees . The Base Indenture is hereby supplemented, solely with respect to that series of Debt Securities which consists of the Notes, to add the covenant set forth in this Section 4.3 with respect to the Notes. The Notes will not be guaranteed by any of the Company’s Subsidiaries except to the extent the Company elects to cause any such Subsidiary to execute a Note Guarantee to guarantee the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes in order to comply with the covenant set forth under Section 4.4 pursuant to a Note Guarantee or otherwise.

Any Note Guarantee shall be evidenced by a supplemental indenture, executed by the applicable Guarantor and delivered by it to the Trustee, which shall set forth the terms and conditions of such Note Guarantee.

Any Guarantor will be automatically and unconditionally released from all obligations under its Note Guarantee, and such Note Guarantee shall thereupon terminate and be discharged and of no further force and effect upon:

(a)     receipt by the Trustee of a notification from the Company that such Note Guarantee will be released; and

(b)     (i)     any sale, exchange, disposition or transfer (by merger, consolidation or otherwise) of (x) any equity interests of such Guarantor following which such Guarantor is no longer a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company or (y) all or substantially all the properties and assets of such Guarantor to a Person that is not a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company;

(ii)     the release, discharge or other termination of the Unsecured Debt (or the guarantee of Unsecured Debt issued by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary by such Guarantor), including as a result of the repayment thereof, which resulted in the creation of such Note Guarantee (or would have resulted in the creation of a Note Guarantee had such Note Guarantee not already been in existence), so long as immediately after the release of such Note Guarantee (and after giving effect to all other substantially simultaneous releases of any other guarantees or indebtedness by such Guarantor), the Company would be in compliance with the covenant described in Section 4.4.

(iii)     the merger or consolidation of such Guarantor with and into either the Company or any other Guarantor that is the surviving person in such merger or consolidation, or upon the liquidation of such Guarantor following the transfer of all or substantially all of its property and assets to either the Company or another Guarantor;

 

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(iv) the exercise by the Company of its legal defeasance or covenant defeasance options, or the discharge of the Company’s obligations under the Indenture and the Notes, as described in Article VI; or

(v) such Guarantor no longer being a Restricted Subsidiary.

Upon any such occurrence specified above, the Trustee shall execute any documents prepared by the Company and reasonably required to acknowledge such release, discharge and termination in respect of such Note Guarantee. Neither the Company nor any Guarantor shall be required to make a notation on the Notes to reflect any such Note Guarantee or any such release, termination or discharge. Each Guarantor, and by its acceptance of the Notes, each Holder, hereby confirms that it is the intention of all such parties that the Note Guarantee of a Guarantor not constitute a fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer under Bankruptcy Law, the Uniform Fraudulent Conveyance Act, the Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act or any similar federal or state law to the extent applicable to any Note Guarantee. To effectuate the foregoing intention, the Trustee, the Holders and each Guarantor hereby irrevocably agree that the obligations of each Guarantor shall be limited to the maximum amount as will, after giving effect to such maximum amount and all other contingent and fixed liabilities of such Guarantor that are relevant under such laws and after giving effect to any collections from, rights to receive contribution from or payments made by or on behalf of any other Guarantor in respect of the obligations of such other Guarantor under this Section 4.3 and Section 4.4 hereof, result in the obligations of such Guarantor under its Note Guarantee not constituting a fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer under applicable law.

SECTION 4.4 Future Guarantees . The Base Indenture is hereby supplemented, solely with respect to that series of Debt Securities which consists of the Notes, to add the covenant set forth in this Section 4.4 with respect to the Notes. If, after the Issue Date, any wholly-owned Restricted Subsidiary creates, assumes or incurs any Unsecured Debt or guarantees any Unsecured Debt, in each case issued by the Company or any wholly-owned Restricted Subsidiary after the Issue Date, then the Company shall cause such wholly-owned Restricted Subsidiary, within 45 days from such creation, assumption, incurrence or guarantee of such Unsecured Debt, to guarantee the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes on an unsecured unsubordinated basis, except that no such guarantee of the Notes shall be required (a) as a result of any indebtedness (including any guarantees) by a Person (x) existing at the time such Person is merged into, or consolidated with, any Restricted Subsidiary, (y) existing at the time such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary or (z) being assumed by a Restricted Subsidiary in connection with a sale, lease or other disposition of the properties and assets of such Person (or a division thereof) as an entirety or substantially as an entirety to any Restricted Subsidiary; provided that in each case any such indebtedness or guarantee was not incurred in contemplation thereof, (b) by any Restricted Subsidiary that is prohibited by any applicable law, rule, regulation or contractual obligation (other than any contractual obligation created in contemplation of such incurrence or guarantee) from guaranteeing the Notes or (c) by any Restricted Subsidiary that would require governmental (including regulatory) consent, approval, license or authorization to provide a guarantee of the Notes (unless such consent, approval, license or authorization has been received).

 

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SECTION 4.5     Certain Amendments to the Base Indenture .

(a)     Section 4.05(a)(i) of the Base Indenture is hereby amended, solely with respect to that series of Debt Securities which consists of the Notes, by replacing the phrase “Mortgages existing on the date of the Indenture” with “Mortgages existing on the date of the Fourth Supplemental Indenture”.

(b)     Section 4.05(b) and Section 4.06(b) of the Base Indenture are hereby each amended, solely with respect to that series of Debt Securities which consists of the Notes, by replacing the phrase “exceed the greater of (x) 10% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets and (y) $300 million” at the end thereof with “exceed 15% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets”.

(c)     Section 4.05(c)(1)(a)(i) of the Base Indenture is hereby amended, solely with respect to that series of Debt Securities which consists of the Notes, by replacing the entirety of the text appearing in said Section 4.05(c)(1)(a)(i) with “[reserved]”.

(d)     Section 5.03 of the Base Indenture is hereby amended, solely with respect to the series of Debt Securities which consists of the Notes, by replacing the entirety of said Section 5.03 with the following:

“Whether or not required by the Commission, so long as any Notes are outstanding, the Company shall furnish to the Holders, or file electronically with the Commission through the Commission’s Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval System (or any successor system), within the time periods specified in the Commission’s rules and regulations: (1) all quarterly and annual financial information that would be required to be contained in a filing with the Commission on Forms 10-Q and 10-K if the Company were required to file such Forms, including a “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and, with respect to the annual information only, a report on the annual financial statements by the Company’s certified independent accountants; and (2) all current reports that would be required to be filed with the Commission on Form 8-K if the Company were required to file such reports. In addition, whether or not required by the Commission, the Company shall file a copy of all of the information and reports referred to in clauses (1) and (2) above with the Commission for public availability within the time periods specified in the Commission’s rules and regulations (unless the Commission will not accept such a filing) and make such information available to prospective investors.”

(e)     Section 11.01 of the Base Indenture is hereby amended, solely with respect to that series of Debt Securities which consists of the Notes, by replacing the first reference to “corporation” therein with “Person” and by replacing the second reference to “corporation” therein with “Person (if other than the Company)”.

 

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ARTICLE V

DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES

SECTION 5.1     Events of Default . Each of the following constitutes an “ Event of Default ”:

(1)     default in the payment in respect of the principal of (or premium, if any, on) any Note when due and payable (whether at Stated Maturity or upon repurchase, acceleration, optional redemption or otherwise);

(2)     default in the payment of any interest upon any Note when it becomes due and payable, and continuance of such default for a period of 30 days;

(3)     default in the performance, or breach, of any covenant or agreement of the Company or any Subsidiary in the Indenture (other than a covenant or agreement a default in whose performance or whose breach is specifically dealt with in clauses (1) or (2) above), and continuance of such default or breach for a period of 60 days after written notice thereof has been given to the Company by the Trustee or to the Company and the Trustee by the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes ( provided that, and without limiting the foregoing in this clause (3), in the case of a default or breach of any covenant or agreement set forth in Section 5.03 of the Base Indenture (as amended by this Fourth Supplemental Indenture), no Event of Default shall occur (and any such default or breach shall be deemed to not have occurred for all purposes under the Indenture) with respect to any failure to furnish or file any information or report required thereunder if the Company files or furnishes such information or report within 120 days after the Company was required (or would have been required) to file the same pursuant to the Commission’s rules and regulations);

(4)    (i) the Company or any Significant Subsidiary, pursuant to or within the meaning of any Bankruptcy Law:

(a) commences a voluntary case,

(b) consents to the entry of an order for relief against it in an involuntary case,

(c) consents to the appointment of a custodian of it or for all or substantially all of its property,

(d) makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors, or

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(ii)     a court of competent jurisdiction enters an order or decree under any Bankruptcy Law that:

(a)     is for relief against the Company or any Significant Subsidiary, in an involuntary case;

(b)     appoints a custodian of the Company or any Significant Subsidiary for all or substantially all of the property of the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries; or

(c)     orders the liquidation of the Company or any Significant Subsidiary;

and the order or decree remains unstayed and in effect for 60 consecutive days.

SECTION 5.2     Acceleration . If an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default specified in clause (4) of Section 5.1 with respect to the Company) occurs and is continuing, then and in every such case the Trustee or the Holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes may declare the principal of the Notes and any accrued interest on the Notes to be due and payable immediately by a notice in writing to the Company (and to the Trustee if given by Holders); provided , however , that after such acceleration, but before a judgment or decree based on acceleration, the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes may rescind and annul such acceleration if all Events of Default, other than the nonpayment of accelerated principal of or interest on the Notes, have been cured or waived as provided in the Indenture.

If an Event of Default specified in clause (4) of Section 5.1 occurs with respect to the Company, the principal of and any accrued interest on the Notes then outstanding shall ipso facto become immediately due and payable without any declaration or other act on the part of the Trustee or any Holder.

SECTION 5.3     Waiver of Past Defaults . The Holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding by notice to the Trustee may on behalf of the Holders of all of the Notes waive any existing Default or Event of Default with respect to the Notes and its consequences under this Fourth Supplemental Indenture except any such Default or Event of Default (1) in any payment in respect of the principal of (or premium, if any) or interest on any Notes, or (2) in respect of a covenant or provision of the Indenture or this Fourth Supplemental Indenture which under the terms hereof or thereof cannot be modified or amended without the consent of the Holder of each outstanding Note affected, which in either case shall require the consent of all of the Holders of the Notes then outstanding.

SECTION 5.4     Control by Majority . The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for exercising any remedy available to the Trustee or exercising any trust power conferred on it. However, (i) the Trustee may refuse to follow any direction that conflicts with law or this Fourth Supplemental Indenture, that the Trustee determines may be unduly prejudicial to the rights of other Holders or that may involve the Trustee in personal liability, and (ii) the Trustee may take any other action deemed proper by the Trustee which is not inconsistent with such direction.

 

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SECTION 5.5     Rights of Holders of Notes to Receive Payment . Notwithstanding any other provision of this Fourth Supplemental Indenture, the right of any Holder to receive payment of principal, premium, if any, and interest on or after the respective due dates expressed in the Note (including in connection with an offer to purchase), or to bring suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after such respective dates, shall not be impaired or affected without the consent of such Holder.

ARTICLE VI

DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE

SECTION 6.1     Option to Effect Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance . The Company may, at the option of its Board of Directors evidenced by a resolution of its Board of Directors set forth in an Officers’ Certificate, at any time, elect to have either Section 6.2(a) or 6.3 hereof applied to all outstanding Notes and Note Guarantees upon compliance with the conditions set forth below in this Article VI.

SECTION 6.2     Defeasance and Discharge . (a) Upon the Company’s exercise under Section 6.1 hereof of the option applicable to this Section 6.2(a), the Company and each Guarantor, if any, shall, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 6.4 hereof, be deemed to have been discharged from its respective obligations with respect to all outstanding Notes and Note Guarantees on the date the conditions set forth below are satisfied (hereinafter, “ defeasance ”). For this purpose, defeasance means that the Company shall be deemed to have paid and discharged the entire Debt represented by the outstanding Notes, which shall thereafter be deemed to be “outstanding” only for the purposes of Section 6.5 hereof and the other Sections of the Indenture referred to in clauses (a) and (b) below, and to have satisfied all of its other obligations under such Notes and, to the extent related to such Notes, the Indenture (and the Trustee, on demand of and at the expense of the Company, shall execute proper instruments acknowledging the same), except for the following provisions which shall survive until otherwise terminated or discharged hereunder: (a) the rights of Holders of outstanding Notes to receive payments in respect of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest, if any, on such Notes when such payments are due from the trust referred to in Section 6.4(l) hereof; (b) the Company’s obligations with respect to such Notes under Sections 2.04, 2.05, 2.07, 2.08, 2.09, 4.02 and 4.04 of the Base Indenture; (c) the rights, powers, trusts, benefits and immunities of the Trustee, including, without limitation thereunder, under Section 7.06 of the Base Indenture and Sections 6.5 and 6.7 hereof and the Company’s obligations in connection therewith; (d) the Company’s rights under the optional redemption provisions of the Notes; and (e) the provisions of this Article VI. Subject to compliance with this Article VI, the Company may exercise its option under this Section 6.2(a) notwithstanding the prior exercise of its option under Section 6.3 hereof.

(b)     The Company may terminate its obligations and the obligations of each Guarantor, if any, under the Indenture with respect to the Notes and Note Guarantees when:

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the Trustee for cancellation (i) have become due and payable or (ii) will become due and payable within one year or are to be called for redemption within one year (a “ Discharge ”) under irrevocable arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for the giving of notice of redemption by the Trustee in the name, and at the expense, of the Company, and the Company has irrevocably deposited or caused to be deposited with the Trustee funds in an amount sufficient to pay and discharge the entire indebtedness on the Notes, not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation, for principal of, premium, if any, and interest to the Stated Maturity or date fixed for redemption;

(2)     the Company has paid or caused to be paid all other sums then due and payable under the Indenture by the Company with respect to the Notes;

(3)     the deposit will not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under, any other instrument to which the Company is a party or by which the Company is bound;

(4)     the Company has delivered irrevocable instructions to the Trustee under the Indenture to apply the deposited money toward the payment of the Notes at maturity or on the date fixed for redemption, as the case may be; and

(5)     the Company has delivered to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel each stating that all conditions precedent under the Indenture relating to the Discharge have been complied with.

SECTION 6.3     Covenant Defeasance . Upon the Company’s exercise under Section 6.1 hereof of the option applicable to this Section 6.3, the Company shall, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 6.4 hereof, be released from its obligations under the covenants contained in Sections 4.05, 4.06 and 5.03 of the Base Indenture (as amended hereby) and Sections 4.1, 4.3 and 4.4 hereof with respect to the outstanding Notes on and after the date the conditions set forth below are satisfied (hereinafter, “ covenant defeasance ”), and the Notes shall thereafter be deemed not “outstanding” for the purposes of any direction, waiver, consent or declaration or act of Holders (and the consequences of any thereof) in connection with such covenants, but shall continue to be deemed “outstanding” for all other purposes hereunder (it being understood that such Notes shall not be deemed outstanding for accounting purposes). For this purpose, covenant defeasance means that, with respect to the outstanding Notes, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries may omit to comply with and shall have no liability in respect of any term, condition or limitation set forth in any such covenant, whether directly or indirectly, by reason of any reference elsewhere herein to any such covenant or by reason of any reference in any such covenant to any other provision herein or in any other document and such omission to comply shall not constitute a Default or an Event of Default with respect to the Notes, but, except as specified above, the remainder of the Indenture and such Notes shall be unaffected thereby. In addition, upon the Company’s exercise under Section 6.1 hereof of the option applicable to this Section 6.3, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 6.4 hereof, Section 5.1(3) (with respect to any Significant Subsidiary) hereof shall not constitute an Event of Default with respect to the Notes.

SECTION 6.4     Conditions to Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance . The following shall be the conditions to the application of either Section 6.2(a) or 6.3 hereof to the outstanding Notes:

 

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In order to exercise either defeasance or covenant defeasance with respect to the Notes:

(1)     the Company must irrevocably have deposited or caused to be deposited with the Trustee as trust funds in trust for the purpose of making the following payments, specifically pledged as security for, and dedicated solely to the benefits of the Holders of such Notes: (A) money in an amount, or (B) U.S. Government Obligations (as defined in the Base Indenture) which through the scheduled payment of principal and interest in respect thereof in accordance with their terms will provide, not later than the due date of any payment, money in an amount or (C) a combination thereof, in each case sufficient without reinvestment, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants expressed in a written certification thereof delivered to the Trustee, to pay and discharge, and which shall be applied by the Trustee to pay and discharge, the entire indebtedness in respect of the principal of and premium, if any, and interest on such Notes on the Stated Maturity thereof or (if the Company has made irrevocable arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for the giving of notice of redemption by the Trustee in the name and at the expense of the Company) the redemption date thereof, as the case may be, in accordance with the terms of the Indenture and such Notes;

(2)     in the case of defeasance, the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel stating that (A) the Company has received from, or there has been published by, the Internal Revenue Service a ruling or (B) since the date of the Fourth Supplemental Indenture, there has been a change in the applicable United States federal income tax law, in either case (A) or (B) to the effect that, and based thereon such opinion shall confirm that, the Holders of such Notes will not recognize gain or loss for United States federal income tax purposes as a result of the deposit, defeasance and discharge to be effected with respect to such Notes and will be subject to United States federal income tax on the same amount, in the same manner and at the same times as would be the case if such deposit, defeasance and discharge were not to occur;

(3)     in the case of covenant defeasance, the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that the Holders of such outstanding Notes will not recognize gain or loss for United States federal income tax purposes as a result of the deposit and covenant defeasance to be effected with respect to such Notes and will be subject to federal income tax on the same amount, in the same manner and at the same times as would be the case if such deposit and covenant defeasance were not to occur;

(4)     no Default with respect to the outstanding Notes shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of such deposit after giving effect thereto (other than a Default resulting from the borrowing of funds to be applied to such deposit and the grant of any Mortgage to secure such borrowing);

(5)     such defeasance or covenant defeasance shall not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under, any material agreement or material instrument (other than the Indenture) to which the Company is a party or by which the Company is bound; and

 

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(6)     the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent with respect to such defeasance or covenant defeasance have been complied with.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Opinion of Counsel required by clause (2) or (3) above with respect to a defeasance need not to be delivered if all Notes not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation (x) have become due and payable, or (y) will become due and payable at Stated Maturity within one year or are to be called for redemption under irrevocable arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for the giving of notice of redemption by the Trustee in the name, and at the expense, of the Company.

SECTION 6.5     Deposited Money and Government Securities to Be Held in Trust; Other Miscellaneous Provisions . Subject to Section 6.6 hereof, all money and non-callable U.S. Government Obligations (including the proceeds thereof) deposited with the Trustee (or other qualifying trustee, collectively for purposes of this Section 6.5, the “ Trustee ”) pursuant to Section 6.4 hereof in respect of the outstanding Notes shall be held in trust, shall not be invested, and applied by the Trustee, in accordance with the provisions of such Notes and the Indenture, to the payment, either directly or through any Paying Agent (including the Company or any Subsidiary acting as Paying Agent) as the Trustee may determine, to the Holders of such Notes of all sums due and to become due thereon in respect of principal, premium, if any, and interest, but such money need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law.

The Company shall pay and indemnify the Trustee against any tax, fee or other charge imposed on or assessed against the cash or non-callable U.S. Government Obligations deposited pursuant to Section 6.4 hereof or the principal and interest received in respect thereof other than any such tax, fee or other charge which by law is for the account of the Holders of the outstanding Notes.

Anything in this Article VI to the contrary notwithstanding, the Trustee shall deliver or pay to the Company from time to time upon the written request of the Company and be relieved of all liability with respect to any money or non-callable U.S. Government Obligations held by it as provided in Section 6.4 hereof which, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants expressed in a written certification thereof delivered to the Trustee (which may be the opinion delivered under Section 6.4(1) hereof), are in excess of the amount thereof that would then be required to be deposited to effect an equivalent defeasance or covenant defeasance.

SECTION 6.6     Repayment to Company . Any money deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent, or then held by the Company, in trust for the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest, if any, on any Note and remaining unclaimed for one year after such principal and premium, if any, or interest has become due and payable shall be paid to the Company on its written request or (if then held by the Company) shall be discharged from such trust; and the Holder of such Note shall thereafter, as an unsecured general creditor, look only to the Company for payment thereof, and all liability of the Trustee or such Paying Agent with respect to such trust money, and all liability of the Company as trustee thereof, shall thereupon cease; provided , however , that the Trustee or such Paying Agent, before being required to make any such repayment, may at the expense of the Company cause to be published once, in The New York Times and The Wall Street

 

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Journal (national edition), notice that such money remains unclaimed and that, after a date specified therein, which shall not be less than 30 days from the date of such notification or publication, any unclaimed balance of such money then remaining shall be repaid to the Company.

SECTION 6.7     Reinstatement . If the Trustee or Paying Agent is unable to apply any United States dollars or non-callable U.S. Government Obligations in accordance with Section 6.2(b) or 6.3 hereof, as the case may be, by reason of any order or judgment of any court or governmental authority enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting such application, then the obligations of the Company under the Indenture and the Notes shall be revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to Section 6.2(b) or 6.3 hereof until such time as the Trustee or Paying Agent is permitted to apply all such money in accordance with Section 6.2(b) or 6.3 hereof, as the case may be; provided , however , that, if the Company makes any payment of principal of, premium, if any, or interest on any Note following the reinstatement of its obligations, the Company shall be subrogated to the rights of the Holders of such Notes to receive such payment from the money held by the Trustee or Paying Agent.

ARTICLE VII

CONCERNING THE TRUSTEE

SECTION 7.1     Separate Trustee Designation . The Company hereby designates and appoints U.S. Bank National Association, and, subject to the other applicable provisions of the Base Indenture and this Fourth Supplemental Indenture, its successors and assigns to serve as trustee with respect to that series of Debt Securities which consists of the Notes. The foregoing shall constitute the designation and appointment contemplated by Section 201 of the Second Supplemental Indenture, and the Notes shall constitute a “ Designated Series ” for all purposes of the Indenture.

SECTION 7.2     Reports by Company . Section 5.04 of the Base Indenture is hereby amended, solely with respect to that series of Debt Securities which consists of the Notes, to add the following provision as a new clause (d):

(d) Delivery of the reports, information and documents to the Trustee required under Section 5.04 of the Base Indenture is for informational purposes only and the Trustee’s receipt of such shall not constitute actual or constructive knowledge or notice of any information contained therein or determinable from information contained therein, including the Company’s compliance with any of its covenants hereunder (as to which the Trustee is entitled to rely exclusively on Officers’ Certificates).

SECTION 7.3     Certain Rights of Trustee . Section 7.02 of the Base Indenture is hereby amended, solely with respect to that series of Debt Securities which consists of the Notes, to add the following provisions as a new clause (i) and (j):

(i) the rights, privileges, protections, immunities and benefits given to the Trustee, including, without limitation, its right to be indemnified, are extended to, and shall be enforceable by, the Trustee in each of its capacities hereunder, and each agent, custodian and other Person employed to act hereunder; and

 

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(j) anything in the Indenture notwithstanding, in no event shall the Trustee be liable for special, indirect, punitive or consequential loss or damage of any kind whatsoever (including but not limited to loss of profit), even if the Trustee has been advised as to the likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of the form of action.

ARTICLE VIII

AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER

SECTION 8.1      Without Consent of Holders of the Notes . Notwithstanding Section 8.2 of this Fourth Supplemental Indenture, without the consent of any Holders, the Company and the Trustee, at any time and from time to time, may enter into one or more indentures supplemental to the Indenture for any of the following purposes with respect to the Notes (and only with respect to the Notes):

(1)     to evidence the succession of another Person to the Company or to a Guarantor and the assumption by any such successor of the covenants of the Company or such Guarantor, as the case may be, in the Indenture and the Notes or the Note Guarantee, as applicable;

(2)     to add to the covenants of the Company for the benefit of the Holders, or to surrender any right or power herein conferred upon the Company;

(3)     to add additional Events of Default;

(4)     to provide for uncertificated Notes in addition to or in place of the certificated Notes;

(5)     to evidence and provide for the acceptance of appointment under the Indenture by a successor Trustee;

(6)     to provide for or confirm the issuance of additional debt securities in accordance with the terms of the Indenture;

(7)     to add a Guarantor or to release a Guarantor in accordance with the Indenture;

(8)     to cure any ambiguity, defect, omission, mistake or inconsistency;

(9)     to make any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under the Indenture; provided , however , that such actions pursuant to this clause (9) shall not adversely affect the interests of the Holders of the Notes in any material respect, as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Company;

(10)     to conform the text of this Fourth Supplemental Indenture or the Notes to any provision of the “Description of Notes” in the Prospectus Supplement to the extent

 

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that the Trustee has received an Officers’ Certificate stating that such text constitutes an unintended conflict with the description of the corresponding provision in said “Description of Notes”; or

(11)     to effect or maintain the qualification of the Indenture under the TIA.

SECTION 8.2      With Consent of Holders of Notes . With the consent of the Holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes, the Company and the Trustee may enter into an indenture or indentures supplemental to the Indenture for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of the Indenture applicable to the Notes or the Note Guarantees or of the Notes or of any Note Guarantee or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders under the Indenture, including the definitions therein, in each case with respect to the Notes (and only with respect to the Notes); provided , however , that no such supplemental indenture shall, without the consent of the Holder of each outstanding Note affected thereby:

(1)     change the Stated Maturity of any Note or of any installment of interest on any Note, or reduce the amount payable in respect of the principal thereof or the rate of interest thereon or any premium payable thereon, or reduce the amount that would be due and payable on acceleration of the maturity thereof, or change the place of payment where, or the coin or currency in which, any Note or any premium or interest thereon is payable, or impair the right to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after the Stated Maturity thereof, or change the date on which any Notes may be subject to redemption or reduce the redemption price therefor;

(2)     reduce the percentage in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes, the consent of whose Holders is required for any such supplemental indenture, or the consent of whose Holders is required for any waiver (of compliance with certain provisions of the Indenture or certain defaults thereunder and their consequences) provided for in the Indenture;

(3)     modify the obligations of the Company to make offers to purchase upon a Change of Control Repurchase Event if such modification was done after the occurrence of the related Change of Control;

(4)     modify or change any provision of the Indenture affecting the ranking of the Notes in a manner adverse to the Holders of the Notes; or

(5)     modify any of the provisions of this paragraph or provisions relating to waiver of defaults or certain covenants, except to increase any such percentage required for such actions or to provide that certain other provisions of the Indenture cannot be modified or waived without the consent of the Holder of each outstanding Note affected thereby.

SECTION 8.3     Compliance with Trust Indenture Act . Every amendment or supplement to the Indenture or the Notes shall be set forth in an amended or supplemental indenture that complies with the TIA as then in effect.

 

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SECTION 8.4     Revocation and Effect of Consents . Until an amendment, supplement or waiver becomes effective, a consent to it by a Holder of a Note is a continuing consent by the Holder and every subsequent Holder of that Note or portion of the Note that evidences the same debt as the consenting Holder’s Note, even if notation of the consent is not made on the Note. However, any such Holder or subsequent Holder may revoke the consent as to its Note if the Trustee receives written notice of revocation before the date the waiver, supplement or amendment becomes effective. When an amendment, supplement or waiver becomes effective in accordance with its terms, it thereafter binds every Holder.

The Company may, but shall not be obligated to, fix a record date for determining which Holders consent to such amendment, supplement or waiver. If the Company fixes a record date, the record date shall be fixed at (i) the later of 30 days prior to the first solicitation of such consent or the date of the most recent list of Holders furnished for the Trustee prior to such solicitation pursuant to Section 5.01 of the Base Indenture or (ii) such other date as the Company shall designate.

SECTION 8.5     Notation on or Exchange of Notes . The Trustee may place an appropriate notation about an amendment, supplement or waiver on any Note thereafter authenticated. The Company in exchange for all Notes may issue and the Trustee shall authenticate new Notes that reflect the amendment, supplement or waiver.

Failure to make the appropriate notation or issue a new Note shall not affect the validity and effect of such amendment, supplement or waiver.

After any amendment, supplement or waiver becomes effective, the Company shall mail to Holders a notice briefly describing such amendment, supplement or waiver. The failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity and effect of such amendment, supplement or waiver.

SECTION 8.6     Trustee to Sign Amendments, Etc . The Trustee shall sign any amended or supplemental indenture authorized pursuant to this Article VIII if the amendment or supplement does not adversely affect the rights, duties, liabilities or immunities of the Trustee. In signing or refusing to sign any amendment or supplemental indenture the Trustee shall be entitled to receive and (subject to Section 7.01 of the Base Indenture) shall be fully protected in relying upon an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel stating that the execution of such amendment or supplemental indenture is authorized or permitted by this Fourth Supplemental Indenture, that all conditions precedent thereto have been met or waived, that such amendment or supplemental indenture is not inconsistent herewith, and that it will be valid and binding upon the Company in accordance with its terms.

 

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ARTICLE IX

APPLICATION OF FOURTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

AND CREATION OF THE INITIAL NOTES

SECTION 9.1     Application of This Fourth Supplemental Indenture . Notwithstanding any other provision of this Fourth Supplemental Indenture, the provisions of this Fourth Supplemental Indenture, including as provided in Section 9.2 below, are expressly and solely for the benefit of the Trustee and the Holders of the Notes. The Initial Notes constitute a series of Debt Securities as provided in Section 2.03 of the Base Indenture. Unless otherwise expressly specified, references in this Fourth Supplemental Indenture to specific Article numbers or Section numbers refer to Articles and Sections contained in this Fourth Supplemental Indenture, and not the Base Indenture or any other document.

SECTION 9.2     Effect of Fourth Supplemental Indenture . With respect to the Notes (and only with respect to the Notes), the Base Indenture shall be supplemented pursuant to Section 10.01(f) thereof to establish the terms of the Notes as set forth in this Fourth Supplemental Indenture, including, without limitation, as follows:

(i)     Definitions . The definition of each term set forth in Section 1.01 of the Base Indenture is with respect to the Notes (and only with respect to the Notes) deleted and replaced in its entirety by the definition ascribed to such term in Article I of this Fourth Supplemental Indenture to the extent any such term is defined in both the Base Indenture and this Fourth Supplemental Indenture;

(ii)     Provisions of General Application; Security Forms and Transfer and Exchange . The provisions of Article Two of the Base Indenture are, with respect to the Notes (and only with respect to the Notes), hereby supplemented by and shall be in addition to the provisions of Article II of this Fourth Supplemental Indenture;

(iii)     Satisfaction and Discharge . The provisions of Article Twelve of the Base Indenture are, with respect to the Notes (and only with respect to the Notes), deleted and replaced in their entirety by the provisions of Article VI of this Fourth Supplemental Indenture;

(iv)     Events of Default . The provisions of Section 6.01 and Section 6.06 of the Base Indenture are, with respect to the Notes (and only with respect to the Notes), deleted and replaced in their entirety by the provisions of Article V of this Fourth Supplemental Indenture;

(v)     Supplemental Indentures . The provisions of Article Ten (other than Section 10.03) of the Base Indenture are, with respect to the Notes (and only with respect to the Notes), deleted and replaced in their entirety by the provisions of Article VIII of this Fourth Supplemental Indenture; and

(vi)     Form of Note . Exhibit A of this Fourth Supplemental Indenture, with respect to the Notes (and only with respect to the Notes), shall be Exhibit A to the Base Indenture.

 

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To the extent that the provisions of this Fourth Supplemental Indenture (including those referred to in clauses (i) through (vi) above) conflict with any provision of the Base Indenture, the provisions of this Fourth Supplemental Indenture shall govern and be controlling, with respect to the Notes (and only with respect to the Notes).

Except as set forth in this Fourth Supplemental Indenture, the provisions of the Base Indenture shall remain in full force and effect with respect to the Notes.

ARTICLE X

MISCELLANEOUS

SECTION 10.1     The Fourth Supplemental Indenture . The Base Indenture, as amended and modified by this Fourth Supplemental Indenture, hereby is in all respects ratified, confirmed and approved. This Fourth Supplemental Indenture shall be construed in connection with and as part of the Base Indenture.

SECTION 10.2     Counterparts . This Fourth Supplemental Indenture may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original; but such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument. The exchange of copies of this Fourth Supplemental Indenture and of signature pages by facsimile or electronic format (i.e., “pdf” or “tif”) transmission shall constitute effective execution and delivery of this Fourth Supplemental Indenture as to the parties hereto and may be used in lieu of the original Fourth Supplemental Indenture for all purposes. Signatures of the parties hereto transmitted by facsimile or electronic format (i.e., “pdf” or “tif”) shall be deemed to be their original signatures for all purposes.

SECTION 10.3     Recitals . The recitals contained herein shall be taken as the statements of the Company, and the Trustee assumes no responsibility for their correctness. The Trustee makes no representation as to the validity or sufficiency of this Fourth Supplemental Indenture or of the Notes.

SECTION 10.4     Effect of Headings . The Section headings herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.

SECTION 10.5     Indenture and Notes To Be Construed in Accordance with the Laws of the State of New York . This Fourth Supplemental Indenture and each Note shall be deemed to be a New York contract and for all purposes shall be construed in accordance with the laws of said state.

The Trustee hereby accepts the trusts in this Fourth Supplemental Indenture declared and provided, upon the terms and conditions hereinabove set forth.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Fourth Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed as of the date first above written.

 

OLIN CORPORATION
By:   /s/ Stephen C. Curley
  Name: Stephen C. Curley
  Title:   Vice President and Treasurer
By:  

/s/ Todd A. Slater

  Name: Todd A. Slater
  Title: Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as Trustee

By:  

/s/ Richard Prokosch

  Name: Richard Prokosch
  Title: Vice President


EXHIBIT A

FORM OF 5.125% SENIOR NOTE

(Face of Note)

5.125% Senior Notes due 2027

[Global Notes Legend]

[Insert the Global Note Legend, if applicable, pursuant to the provisions of the Indenture]

 

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OLIN CORPORATION

5.125% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2027

 

No.                 CUSIP:
   ISIN:

Olin Corporation promises to pay to Cede & Co., or registered assigns, the principal sum of              Dollars ($        ) on September 15, 2027.

Interest Payment Dates: March 15 and September 15, beginning September 15, 2017

Record Dates: March 1 and September 1

Reference is made to further provisions of this Note set forth on the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as set forth at this place.

Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Trustee referred to on the reverse hereof by manual signature, this Note shall not be entitled to any benefits under the Indenture referred to on the reverse hereof or be valid or obligatory for any purpose.


In WITNESS HEREOF, the Company has caused this instrument to be duly executed.

Dated:                    

 

OLIN CORPORATION
By:  

 

  Name: Stephen C. Curley
  Title:   Vice President and Treasurer
By:  

 

  Name: Todd A. Slater
  Title: Vice President and Chief Financial Officer


TRUSTEE’S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

This is one of the Debt Securities of the series designated therein

referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture:

 

Dated:                    

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

      as Trustee

By:  

 

  Authorized Signatory


(Reverse of Note)

5.125% Senior Notes due 2027

OLIN CORPORATION

Capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture referred to below unless otherwise indicated.

(1)     Interest . Olin Corporation, a Virginia corporation, or its successor (together, “Olin”), promises to pay interest on the principal amount of this Note (the “ Notes ”) at a fixed rate of 5.125% per annum . Olin will pay interest in United States dollars semi-annually in arrears on March 15 and September 15 of each year, commencing on September 15, 2017 or, if any such day is not a Business Day, on the next succeeding Business Day (each an “ Interest Payment Date ”). Interest on the Notes shall accrue from the most recent date to which interest has been paid or, if no interest has been paid, from and including March 9, 2017; provided that if there is no existing Default or Event of Default in the payment of interest, and if this Note is authenticated between a record date referred to on the face hereof and the next succeeding Interest Payment Date (but after March 9, 2017), interest shall accrue from such next succeeding Interest Payment Date, except in the case of the original issuance of the Notes, in which case interest shall accrue from the date of authentication. Interest shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year comprised of twelve 30-day months. The interest rate on the Notes will in no event be higher than the maximum rate permitted by New York law as the same may be modified by United States law of general application.

(2)     Method of Payment . Olin will pay interest on the Notes (except defaulted interest) on the applicable Interest Payment Date to the Persons who are registered Holders of the Notes at the close of business on the March 1 and September 1 preceding the Interest Payment Date, even if such Notes are cancelled after such record date and on or before such Interest Payment Date, except as provided in Section 2.4 of the Fourth Supplemental Indenture with respect to defaulted interest. The Notes shall be payable as to principal, premium and interest at the office or agency of Olin maintained for such purpose within or without the City and State of New York, or, at the option of Olin, payment of interest may be made by check mailed to the Holders at their addresses set forth in the register of Holders; provided that payment by wire transfer of immediately available funds shall be required with respect to principal of, premium, if any, and interest on, all Global Notes and all other Notes the Holders of which shall have provided written wire transfer instructions to Olin and the Paying Agent. Such payment shall be in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts.

Any payments of principal of, and interest on, this Note prior to Stated Maturity shall be binding upon all future Holders of this Note and of any Note issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange hereof or in lieu hereof, whether or not noted hereon. The amount due and payable at the maturity of this Note shall be payable only upon presentation and surrender of this Note at an office of the Trustee or the Trustee’s agent appointed for such purposes.


(3)     Paying Agent and Registrar . Initially, U.S. Bank National Association, the Trustee under the Indenture with respect to the Notes, shall act as Paying Agent and Registrar. Olin may change any Paying Agent or Registrar without notice to any Holder. Olin or any of its Subsidiaries may act in any such capacity.

(4)     Indenture . Olin issued the Notes under an Indenture dated as of August 19, 2009 (as supplemented and amended by the Second Supplemental Indenture dated as of August 9, 2012, among Olin, the Original Trustee and Trustee, the “ Base Indenture ”), as further supplemented and amended by the Fourth Supplemental Indenture dated as of March 9, 2017 (the “ Fourth Supplemental Indenture ” and the Base Indenture, as so supplemented and amended, the “ Indenture ”), between Olin and the Trustee. The terms of the Notes include those stated in the Indenture and those made a part of the Indenture by reference to the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (15 U.S. Code §§ 77aaa-77bbbb) (the “ TIA ”). To the extent the provisions of this Note are inconsistent with the provisions of the Indenture, the Indenture shall govern. The Notes are subject to all such terms, and Holders are referred to the Indenture and the TIA for a statement of such terms. The Notes issued on the Issue Date are senior unsecured obligations of Olin limited to $500,000,000 in aggregate principal amount, plus amounts, if any, sufficient to pay premium and interest on outstanding Notes as set forth in Paragraph 2 hereof. The Indenture permits the issuance of Additional Notes subject to compliance with certain conditions.

(5)     Optional Redemption . Except as set forth below, Olin shall not be entitled to redeem the Notes at its option.

(i)    At any time prior to March 15, 2022, Olin may redeem the Notes at its option in whole at any time or in part from time to time, upon notice as described below, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes redeemed plus the Applicable Premium as of, and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the date of redemption (the “ Redemption Date ”), subject to the rights of the holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date.

(ii)    The Notes are redeemable at Olin’s option, in whole at any time or in part from time to time, on or after March 15, 2022 at the redemption prices (expressed as a percentage of principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed) set forth below, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, if any, to, but excluding, the Redemption Date (subject to the right of holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date), if redeemed during the twelve-month period beginning on March 15 of the years indicated below:

 

Year    Redemption Price

2022

   102.563%

2023

   101.708%

2024

   100.854%

2025 and thereafter

   100.000%

(iii)    In addition, until March 15, 2020, Olin may, at any time and from time to time, upon notice as described below, redeem up to 35.0% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes (including Additional Notes, if any) then outstanding at a redemption price equal to 105.125% of the aggregate principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to,


but excluding, the Redemption Date (subject to the rights of the holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date), with the net cash proceeds received by Olin from one or more Equity Offerings; provided that (1) at least 65.0% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes (including Additional Notes, if any) remains outstanding immediately after the occurrence of each such redemption and (2) each such redemption occurs within 90 days of the closing of the applicable Equity Offering.

If Olin is redeeming less than all of the Notes at any time, the Trustee will select Notes on a pro rata basis to the extent practicable or in such manner as it shall deem fair and appropriate, subject to applicable exchange or depositary requirements.

Olin will redeem Notes of $2,000 or less in whole and not in part. Olin will cause notices of redemption to be delivered at least 30 but not more than 60 days before the redemption date to each holder of Notes to be redeemed at its registered address (or sent electronically in accordance with the applicable procedures of the depositary in the case of global Notes), except that redemption notices may be sent more than 60 days prior to the redemption date if the notice is issued in connection with a defeasance of Notes or a satisfaction and discharge of the Indenture. Any inadvertent defect in the notice of redemption, including an inadvertent failure to give notice, to any holder selected for redemption will not impair or affect the validity of the redemption of any other Note redeemed in accordance with provisions of the Indenture.

If any Note is to be redeemed in part only, the notice of redemption that relates to that Note will state the portion of the principal amount thereof to be redeemed. Olin will issue a new Note in a principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion of the original Note in the name of the holder upon cancellation of the original Note; provided that new Notes will only be issued in minimum denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess of $2,000. Notes called for redemption become due on the date fixed for redemption. Notes held in certificated form must be surrendered to the paying agent in order to collect the redemption price. Unless Olin defaults in the payment of the redemption price (and subject to the prior satisfaction (or waiver by Olin) of any conditions precedent to the redemption), on and after the Redemption Date, interest ceases to accrue on Notes or portions of them called for redemption.

Notice of any redemption may, at the Olin’s discretion, be subject to one or more conditions precedent. In the event that the relevant conditions precedent are not satisfied (or waived by Olin) as of the date specified for redemption in any such notice (or amendment thereto), Olin may, in its discretion, rescind such notice or amend it on one or more occasions to specify another redemption date until the satisfaction (or waiver by Olin) of any such conditions precedent, unless such notice is earlier rescinded by Olin as described above.

(6)     Mandatory Redemption . Olin shall not be required to make mandatory redemption or sinking fund payments with respect to the Notes.

(7)     [reserved]

(8)    Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control Repurchase Event, Olin shall make an offer to repurchase Notes, if and in the manner required by Section 4.1 of the Fourth Supplemental Indenture.


(9)     Denominations, Transfer, Exchange . The Notes are in registered form without coupons in initial denominations of $2,000 and any integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof. The transfer of the Notes may be registered and the Notes may be exchanged as provided in the Indenture. The Registrar and the Trustee may require a Holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents and Olin may require a Holder to pay any taxes and fees required by law or permitted by the Indenture. Olin need not exchange or register the transfer of any Note or portion of a Note selected for redemption, except for the unredeemed portion of any Note being redeemed in part. Also, it need not exchange or register the transfer of any Notes for a period of 15 days before a selection of Notes to be redeemed or during the period between a record date and the corresponding Interest Payment Date.

(10)     Persons Deemed Owners . The registered holder of a Note may be treated as its owner for all purposes.

(11)     Defaults and Remedies . Each of the following constitutes an “ Event of Default ”:

(A)    default in the payment in respect of the principal of (or premium, if any, on) any Note when due and payable (whether at Stated Maturity or upon repurchase, acceleration, optional redemption or otherwise);

(B)    default in the payment of any interest upon any Note when it becomes due and payable, and continuance of such default for a period of 30 days;

(C)    default in the performance, or breach, of any covenant or agreement of Olin or any Subsidiary in the Indenture (other than a covenant or agreement a default in whose performance or whose breach is specifically dealt with in clauses (A) or (B) above), and continuance of such default or breach for a period of 60 days after written notice thereof has been given to Olin by the Trustee or to Olin and the Trustee by the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes ( provided that, and without limiting the foregoing in this clause (C), in the case of a default or breach of any covenant or agreement set forth in Section 5.03 of the Base Indenture (as amended by the Fourth Supplemental Indenture), no Event of Default shall occur (and any such default or breach shall be deemed to not have occurred for all purposes under the Indenture) with respect to any failure to furnish or file any information or report required thereunder if Olin files or furnishes such information or report within 120 days after Olin was required (or would have been required) to file the same pursuant to the Commission’s rules and regulations); or

(D)   (i)    Olin or any Significant Subsidiary, pursuant to or within the meaning of any Bankruptcy Law:

(a)    commences a voluntary case,

(b)    consents to the entry of an order for relief against it in an involuntary case,

(c)    consents to the appointment of a custodian of it or for all or substantially all of its property,


(d)    makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors, or

(e)    generally is not paying its debts as they become due; or

(ii)    a court of competent jurisdiction enters an order or decree under any Bankruptcy Law that:

(a)    is for relief against Olin or any Significant Subsidiary, in an involuntary case;

(b)    appoints a custodian of Olin or any Significant Subsidiary for all or substantially all of the property of Olin or any of its Significant Subsidiaries; or

(c)    orders the liquidation of Olin or any Significant Subsidiary;

and the order or decree remains unstayed and in effect for 60 consecutive days.

(12)     Trustee Dealings with Olin . The Trustee, in its individual or any other capacity, may make loans to, accept deposits from, and perform services for Olin or its affiliates, and may otherwise deal with Olin or its affiliates, as if it were not the Trustee.

(13)     No Recourse Against Others . No director, officer, employee, stockholder, general or limited partner or incorporator, past, present or future, of Olin or any of its Subsidiaries, as such or in such capacity, shall have any personal liability for any obligations of Olin under the Notes or the Indenture by reason of his, her or its status as such director, officer, employee, stockholder, general or limited partner or incorporator. Each Holder of the Notes by accepting the Note waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for the issuances of such Notes.

No recourse may, to the full extent permitted by applicable law, be taken, directly or indirectly, with respect to the obligations of Olin on the Notes or under the Indenture or any related documents, any certificate or other writing delivered in connection therewith, against (i) the Trustee in its individual capacity, or (ii) any partner, owner, beneficiary, agent, officer, director, employee, agent, successor or assign of the Trustee, each in its individual capacity, or (iii) any holder of equity in the Trustee.

Each Holder of Notes by accepting a Note waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for the issuance of the Notes.

(14)     Authentication . This Note shall not be valid until authenticated by the manual signature of the Trustee or an authenticating agent.

(15)     Abbreviations . Customary abbreviations may be used in the name of a Holder or an assignee, such as: TEN COM (= tenants in common), TEN ENT (= tenants by the entireties), JT TEN (= joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common), CUST (= Custodian), and U/G/M/A (= Uniform Gifts to Minors Act).


(16)     CUSIP, ISIN Numbers . Pursuant to a recommendation promulgated by the Committee on Uniform Security Identification Procedures, Olin has caused CUSIP numbers to be printed on the Notes and the Trustee may use CUSIP, ISIN or other similar numbers in notices of redemption as a convenience to the Holders. No representation is made as to the accuracy of such numbers either as printed on the Notes or as contained in any notice of redemption and reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers placed thereon.

(17)     GOVERNING LAW . THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL GOVERN AND BE USED TO CONSTRUE THE INDENTURE AND THE NOTES. EACH OF THE PARTIES TO THE INDENTURE, AND EACH HOLDER OF A NOTE BY ITS ACCEPTANCE THEREOF HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE INDENTURE OR THE NOTES OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED THEREBY OR HEREBY.

Olin shall furnish to any Holder upon written request and without charge a copy of the Indenture. Requests may be made to:

Olin Corporation

190 Carondelet Plaza

Suite 1530

Clayton, Missouri 63105

Facsimile: (314) 862-7406

Attention: Eric Blanchard, Esq.


ASSIGNMENT FORM

To assign this Note, fill in the form below: (I) or (we) assign and transfer this Note to

 

                                                         

(Insert assignee’s soc. sec. or tax I.D. no.)

 

                                                         

                                                         

                                                         

(Print or type assignee’s name, address and zip code)

and irrevocably appoint                                                                                                                    to transfer this Note on the books of Olin. The agent may substitute another to act for him.

Date:                                              

 

Your Signature:  

 

(Sign exactly as your name appears on the face of this Note)

Signature guarantee:                             

(Signature must be guaranteed by a participant in a recognized signature guarantee medallion program)


OPTION OF HOLDER TO ELECT PURCHASE

If you want to elect to have this Note purchased by Olin Corporation pursuant to Section 4.1 of the Fourth Supplemental Indenture (Change of Control Repurchase Event), check the box below:

[    ]

If you want to elect to have only part of the Note purchased by Olin Corporation pursuant to Section 4.1 of the Fourth Supplemental Indenture (Change of Control Repurchase Event), state the amount you elect to have purchased:

$                                          

 

Date:                                      Your Signature:                                                        
   

(Sign exactly as your name appears on the Note)

    Tax Identification Number:                                     

Signature guarantee:                         

(Signature must be guaranteed by a participant in a recognized signature guarantee medallion program)


SCHEDULE A

SCHEDULE OF EXCHANGES OF INTERESTS IN THE GLOBAL NOTE

The following exchanges of a part of this Global Note for other 5.125% Senior Notes due 2027 have been made:

 

Date of Exchange

  

Amount of

Decrease in

Principal Amount
of this Global Note

  

Amount of

Increase in

Principal Amount
of this Global Note

  

Principal Amount
of this Global Note
Following Such

Decrease (or

Increase)

  

Signature of
Authorized Officer

of Trustee or Note

Custodian

           
           
           
           
           

Exhibit 5.1

 

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HUNTON & WILLIAMS LLP

RIVERFRONT PLAZA, EAST TOWER

951 EAST BYRD STREET

RICHMOND, VIRGINIA 23219-4074

  

TEL        804 • 788 • 8200

FAX        804 • 788 • 8218

   FILE NO: 29387.000039

March 9, 2017

Olin Corporation

1900 Carondelet Plaza, Suite 1530

Clayton, Missouri 63105

Olin Corporation

Public Offering of 5.125% Senior Notes due 2027

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We have acted as special Virginia counsel to Olin Corporation, a Virginia corporation (the “Company”), in connection with (1) the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-216461) (the “Registration Statement”) filed by the Company on March 6, 2017 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), to register an indeterminate amount of the Company’s (a) senior debt securities (the “Senior Debt Securities”), (b) subordinated debt securities (collectively with the Senior Debt Securities, the “Debt Securities”), (c) preferred stock, par value $1.00 per share (the “Preferred Stock”), (d) common stock, par value $1.00 per share (the “Common Stock”), and (e) warrants to purchase Debt Securities, Common Stock or Preferred Stock (collectively with the Debt Securities, the Preferred Stock, and the Common Stock, the “Securities”) and (2) the Company’s offering and sale of $500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 5.125% Senior Notes due 2027 (the “Notes”) pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, dated as of March 6, 2017 (the “Underwriting Agreement”), among the Company and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and the other several underwriters named in Schedule I thereto.

The Notes are being offered and sold as described in the prospectus, dated March 6, 2017, contained in the Registration Statement, and the prospectus supplement thereto, dated March 6, 2017 (collectively, the “Prospectus”). The Notes were issued pursuant to the terms of an Indenture, dated as of August 19, 2009 (the “Base Indenture”), between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (the “Original Trustee”), as supplemented and amended by (a) the First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August 19, 2009 (the “First Supplemental Indenture”), between the Company and the Original Trustee, (b) the Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August 9, 2012 (the “Second Supplemental Indenture”), among the Company, the Original Trustee and U.S. Bank National Association, as

 

 

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March 9, 2017

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successor trustee to the Original Trustee (the “Trustee”), (c) the Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August 22, 2012 (the “Third Supplemental Indenture”), between the Company and the Trustee and (d) the Fourth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 9, 2017 (the “Fourth Supplemental Indenture” and, together with the Base Indenture, the First Supplemental Indenture, the Second Supplemental Indenture and the Third Supplemental Indenture, the “Indenture”), between the Company and the Trustee.

This opinion is being furnished in accordance with the requirements of Item 16 of Form S-3 and Item 601(b)(5)(i) of Regulation S-K.

In connection with the foregoing, we have examined originals or copies, certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of such corporate records, certificates of corporate officers and public officials and such other documents as we have deemed necessary for the purposes of rendering this opinion, including, among other things, (i) the Company’s Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, as amended through the date hereof, (ii) the Company’s Amended and Restated Bylaws, as amended to the date hereof, (iii) resolutions of the Company’s Board of Directors, adopted on February 23, 2017, (iv) resolutions of the Pricing Committee of the Company, adopted on March 6, 2017, (v) the Registration Statement, (vi) the Prospectus, (vii) an executed copy of the Indenture, (viii) an executed copy of the global note representing the Notes and (xi) an executed copy of the Underwriting Agreement.

For purposes of the opinions expressed below, we have assumed (i) the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, (ii) the conformity to the originals of all documents submitted to us as certified, photostatic or electronic copies and the authenticity of the originals thereof, (iii) the legal capacity of natural persons, (iv) the genuineness of all signatures and the completion of all deliveries not witnessed by us and (v) the due authorization, execution and delivery of all documents by all parties and the validity, binding effect and enforceability thereof (other than the authorization, execution and delivery, as applicable, by the Company of the documents set forth in paragraphs 2 and 3 below).

As to factual matters, we have relied upon the documents furnished to us by the Company, the certificates and other comparable documents of officers and representatives of the Company, statements made to us in discussions with the Company’s management and certificates of public officials, without independent verification of their accuracy.

We do not purport to express an opinion on any laws other than those of the Commonwealth of Virginia.


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March 9, 2017

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Based upon the foregoing and such other information and documents as we have considered necessary for the purposes hereof, and subject to the assumptions, qualifications and limitations stated herein, we are of the opinion that:

1.    The Company is a corporation duly incorporated and validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia.

2.    The Notes have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action.

3.    The Indenture has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company.

We hereby consent to (a) the filing of this opinion with the Commission as an exhibit to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, (b) the incorporation by reference of this opinion into the Registration Statement and the Prospectus and (c) the reference to this firm under the heading “Legal Matters” in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus. In giving this consent, we do not admit that we are within the category of persons whose consent is required by Section 7 of the Securities Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder. Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, as special counsel to the Company, is entitled to rely on the opinions set forth in this letter for purposes of the opinion it proposes to deliver to you on the date hereof in connection with the Registration Statement.

This opinion is expressly limited to the matters set forth above and we render no opinion, whether by implication or otherwise, as to any other matters relating to the Company or the Securities. This opinion letter is rendered as of the date hereof, and we disclaim any obligation to advise you of facts, circumstances, events or developments that hereafter may be brought to our attention and that may alter, affect or modify the opinions expressed herein.

 

Very truly yours,
/s/ Hunton & Williams LLP

LOGO

March 9, 2017

Olin Corporation

$500,000,000 Aggregate Principal Amount of 5.125% Senior Notes due 2027

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We have acted as counsel for Olin Corporation, a Virginia corporation (the “Company”), in connection with the public offering and sale by the Company of $500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 5.125% Senior Notes due 2027 (the “Notes”) to be issued pursuant to an Indenture dated as of August 19, 2009 (the “Base Indenture”), between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., a national banking association (the “Original Trustee”), as amended and supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture dated as of August 19, 2009 (the “First Supplemental Indenture”), between the Company and the Original Trustee, the Second Supplemental Indenture dated as of August 9, 2012 (the “Second Supplemental Indenture”), among the Company, the Original Trustee and U.S. Bank National Association, a national banking association (the “Separate Trustee”), the Third Supplemental Indenture dated as of August 22, 2012 (the “Third Supplemental Indenture”), between the Company and the Separate Trustee and the Fourth Supplemental Indenture dated as of the date hereof (the “Fourth Supplemental Indenture” and, together with the Base Indenture, the First Supplemental Indenture, the Second Supplemental Indenture and the Third Supplemental Indenture, the “Indenture”), between the Company and the Separate Trustee.

In that connection, we have examined originals, or copies certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of such documents, corporate records and other instruments as we have deemed necessary or appropriate for the purposes of this opinion, including the Indenture and the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-216461) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on March 6, 2017 (the “Registration Statement”), for registration under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”) of various securities of the Company, to be issued from time


to time by the Company. As to various questions of fact material to this opinion, we have relied upon representations of officers or directors of the Company and documents furnished to us by the Company without independent verification of their accuracy. We have also assumed (a) the genuineness of all signatures, the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals and the conformity to authentic original documents of all documents submitted to us as copies, (b) that the Indenture has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by, and represents a legal, valid and binding obligation of, the Original Trustee and the Separate Trustee, as applicable, (c) that the Indenture has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and (d) that the Notes have been duly authorized by the Company.

Based on the foregoing and subject to the qualifications set forth herein, we are of opinion that when the Notes are authenticated in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture and delivered and paid for, the Notes will constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms and entitled to the benefits of the Indenture (subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent transfer or other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally from time to time in effect and to general principles of equity, including concepts of materiality, reasonableness, good faith and fair dealing, regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).

We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion with the Commission as an exhibit to the Registration Statement. We also consent to the reference to our firm under the caption “Legal Matters” in the Registration Statement. In giving this consent, we do not thereby admit that we are included in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission.

We are admitted to practice in the State of New York, and we express no opinion as to matters governed by any laws other than the laws of the State of New York and the Federal laws of the United States of America. In particular, we do not purport to pass on any matter governed by the laws of Virginia.

Very truly yours,

/s/ Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP

Olin Corporation

    190 Carondelet Plaza, Suite 1530

        Clayton, MO 63105-3443

 

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Exhibit 10.1

EXECUTION VERSION

SECOND AMENDMENT AGREEMENT

SECOND AMENDMENT AGREEMENT dated as of March 9, 2017 (this “ Agreement ”), among Olin Corporation, a Virginia corporation (the “ Company ”), Olin Canada ULC, an unlimited company amalgamated under the laws of Nova Scotia (the “ Canadian Borrower ”), Blue Cube Spinco Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Spinco Borrower ” and collectively with the Company and the Canadian Borrower, the “ Borrowers ”), the Existing Lenders referred to below who have delivered signature pages hereto and each financial institution identified on the signature pages hereto as a “New Lender” (collectively, the “ New Lenders ”) and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent under the Existing Credit Agreement referred to below (in such capacity, the “ Administrative Agent ”).

A.    Pursuant to that certain Amendment Agreement dated as of June 23, 2015 (the “ First Amendment Agreement ”) among the Borrowers, the lenders party thereto (the “ Existing Lenders ”) and the Administrative Agent, the parties to the Amendment Agreement agreed to the terms of the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of October 5, 2015 (the “ Existing Credit Agreement ”), by and among the Borrowers, the Existing Lenders and the Administrative Agent, pursuant to which the Existing Lenders have extended, and have agreed to extend, credit to the Borrowers.

B.    The Borrowers have requested, and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Existing Lenders party hereto and the New Lenders (collectively, the “ Lenders ”) have agreed, to amend the Existing Credit Agreement as set forth herein.

C.    The Lenders have agreed to (a) assume the Revolving Commitments and the related Revolving Exposure and (b) fund certain term loans to the Spinco Borrower, in each case in the amounts set forth opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule I hereto.

D.    The Revolving Commitments, Letter of Credit Commitments and Initial Term Loans, as applicable, of each Existing Lender not party to this Agreement (each, a “ Departing Lender ” and collectively, the “ Departing Lenders ”) will be terminated and repaid.

E.    Accordingly, in consideration of the mutual agreements contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the sufficiency and receipt of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

SECTION 1.     Defined Terms . Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Existing Credit Agreement. The rules of interpretation set forth in Section  1.02 of the Existing Credit Agreement are hereby incorporated by reference herein, mutatis mutandis .

SECTION 2.     Amendments to Existing Credit Agreement . The parties hereto hereby agree that, effective as of the Second Amendment Effective Date (as defined below):

(a)    the Existing Credit Agreement is hereby amended in its entirety in the form attached as Exhibit A hereto. The Existing Credit Agreement as amended by this Agreement is hereinafter referred to as the “ Credit Agreement ”; and

(b)     Schedule I to the Existing Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety in the form of Schedule I attached hereto.


SECTION 3.     Existing Term Loan and Revolving Commitments .

(a)     Existing Term Loans . Each of the parties hereto agrees that, after giving effect to this Agreement, the Initial Term Loans outstanding immediately prior to the Second Amendment Effective Date (collectively, the “ Existing Term Loans ”) shall be, or deemed to be, repaid in full on the Second Amendment Effective Date, and concurrently with such prepayment, new term loans (collectively, the “ New Term Loans ”) will be funded to the Spinco Borrower, in Dollars, by each Lender party hereto, in the amount set forth opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule I attached hereto, in an aggregate principal amount equal to $1,375,000,000. Following the prepayment in full of the Existing Term Loans and the making of the New Term Loans, all references to “Initial Term Loans” appearing in the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall be deemed to refer to the New Term Loans. Each Lender party hereto agrees that no costs shall be payable to such Lender under Section 10.04(b) of the Existing Credit Agreement or the Credit Agreement as a result of such reallocation and repayments. For the avoidance of doubt, the New Term Loans shall be funded on the Second Amendment Effective Date.

(b)     Revolving Commitments . Each of the parties hereto agrees that, after giving effect to this Agreement, the Revolving Commitment of each Lender (as of the Second Amendment Effective Date) shall be as set forth on Schedule I attached hereto. The Company shall ensure that, on the Second Amendment Effective Date, there shall be no Revolving Advances or Bid Advances outstanding. Each of the parties hereto agrees that after giving effect to this Agreement, each Letter of Credit issued under the Existing Credit Agreement on or prior to the Second Amendment Effective Date shall be deemed to constitute a Letter of Credit issued under the Credit Agreement and the Revolving Lender that is an issuer of such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be an Issuing Bank for such Letter of Credit; provided that any renewal or replacement of any such Letter of Credit shall be issued by an Issuing Bank pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement.

(c)     Departing Lenders . The Lenders party hereto, constituting the Majority Lenders, hereby consent to the repayment of the Loans and the termination of the Commitments, of the Departing Lenders under the Existing Credit Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, it is understood and agreed that the Departing Lenders shall cease to be Lenders under the Credit Agreement as of the Second Amendment Effective Date after giving effect to the repayments and reallocations set forth in this Section  3 .

SECTION 4.     New Lender Joinder . By its execution of this Agreement, each New Lender hereby acknowledges, agrees and confirms that, on and after the Second Amendment Effective Date (a) it will be deemed to be a party to the Credit Agreement as a “Lender”, a “Revolving Lender” and a “Term Loan Lender”, as applicable, for all purposes of the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and shall have all of the obligations of, and shall be entitled to the benefits of, a Lender, a Revolving Lender and a Term Loan Lender, as applicable, under the Credit Agreement as if it had executed the Credit Agreement; (b) it will be bound by all of the terms, provisions and conditions contained in the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents; (c) it has received a copy of the Loan Documents, copies of the most recent financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(i) of the Existing Credit Agreement and such other documents and information as it deems appropriate, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (the “ Lead Arrangers ”), any other Lender or any of their respective Affiliates, to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement and to become a Lender, a Revolving Lender and a Term Loan Lender, as applicable, under the Credit Agreement; (d) it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, the Lead Arrangers, any other Lender or any of their respective Affiliates 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 the Credit Agreement, any other Loan Document or any related agreement or any document furnished hereunder or thereunder; (e) it will perform in accordance with

 

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their terms all of the obligations which by the terms of the Loan Documents are required to be performed by it as a Lender, a Revolving Lender and a Term Loan Lender, as applicable; (f) it will provide any additional documentation to evidence its status as a Lender as of the Second Amendment Effective Date or as required to be delivered by it pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement; and (g) the Administrative Agent may file this Agreement in the Register under Section 9.02(d) of the Credit Agreement.

SECTION 5.     Representations and Warranties . Effective on the Second Amendment Effective Date, the Company represents and warrants to each of the Lenders and the Administrative Agent that:

(a)    the execution, delivery and performance by each of the Company, the Spinco Borrower and the Canadian Borrower of this Agreement (i) is within such Person’s corporate powers, (ii) have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action and (iii) do not (x) contravene such Person’s charter, articles or by-laws or (y) contravene law (including Regulations T, U and X issued by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve Board) or any material contractual restriction binding on or affecting such Person or (z) result in or require the creation or imposition of any Lien upon or with respect to any of the properties of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;

(b)    after giving effect to this Agreement, the representations and warranties set forth in Section  4.01 of the Existing Credit Agreement and in each other Loan Document are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Second Amendment Effective Date, except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date, in which case they were true and correct in all material respects on and as of such earlier date; provided that, in each case, such materiality qualifier shall not be applicable to any representation and warranty that already is qualified or modified by materiality in the text thereof; and

(c)    as of the Second Amendment Effective Date, immediately prior to and after giving effect to this Agreement, no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.

SECTION 6.     Conditions Precedent to the Effectiveness of this Agreement . This Agreement shall become effective on the date when the following conditions shall have been satisfied or waived (such date, the “ Second Amendment Effective Date ”):

(a)    The Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts of (i) this Agreement executed by the Borrowers, each of the New Lenders, each of the Existing Lenders (excluding any Departing Lenders) and the Administrative Agent and (ii) a Term Loan Note and/or Revolving Note executed by the applicable Borrower in favor of each Lender that has requested a Term Loan Note and/or Revolving Credit Note at least three (3) Business Days in advance of the Second Amendment Effective Date and (iii) a Notice of Borrowing executed by the Borrowers and delivered in accordance with the requirements of Section  2.02 of the Credit Agreement; provided that notwithstanding Section  2.02 of the Credit Agreement, the Spinco Borrower may deliver a Notice of Borrowing in respect of the New Term Loans that are Eurodollar Rate Advances in US Dollars not later than 11:00 A.M., Local Time, two (2) Business Days prior to the Second Amendment Effective Date;

(b)    The Administrative Agent shall have received certificates for each Borrower in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent certifying that attached thereto is a true, correct and complete copy of resolutions duly adopted by such Borrower’s board of directors or equivalent governing body authorizing and approving the transactions contemplated in this Agreement and the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and any other documents executed in connection herewith and the performance of the Credit Agreement;

 

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(c)    The Administrative Agent shall have received a legal opinion from counsel to each of the Borrowers with respect to this Agreement and the Credit Agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;

(d)    All amounts due or outstanding under that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of August 25, 2015, among the Company, the lenders party thereto and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, as administrative agent, shall have been, or shall be substantially concurrently with the funding of the New Term Loans on the Second Amendment Effective Date, repaid in full, and such agreement shall terminate in accordance with its terms;

(e)    The Borrowers shall have paid all fees and expenses payable to the Administrative Agent and the Lead Arrangers as separately agreed to in connection with this Agreement;

(f)    the Administrative Agent shall have received all documentation and other information with respect to the Borrowers required by regulatory authorities and requested by the Lenders (through the Administrative Agent) under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the Act; and

(g)    The representations and warranties in Section  5 of this Agreement shall be true and correct as of the Second Amendment Effective Date.

For purposes of determining compliance with the conditions specified in this Section  6 , each Lender that has signed this Agreement shall be deemed to have consented to, approved or accepted or to be satisfied with, each document or other matter required thereunder to be consented to or approved by or acceptable or satisfactory to a Lender unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from such Lender prior to the proposed Second Amendment Effective Date specifying its objection thereto.

SECTION 7.     Acknowledgement and Confirmation . Each of the Borrowers hereby agrees that (a) with respect to each Loan Document to which it is a party, after giving effect to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereunder, all of its obligations, liabilities and indebtedness under such Loan Document, including any guarantee obligations are hereby confirmed and reaffirmed and shall, except as expressly set forth herein, remain unmodified and in full force and effect on a continuing basis, (b) the Existing Credit Agreement and each other Loan Document, as specifically amended pursuant to this Agreement, shall continue to be in full force and effect and are hereby in all respects ratified and confirmed and (c) this Amendment shall constitute a Loan Document.

SECTION 8.     No Waivers. The execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Agreement shall not operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of any Lender or the Administrative Agent under any of the Loan Documents, nor constitute a waiver of any provision of the Loan Documents or in any way limit, impair or otherwise affect the rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent or the Lenders under the Loan Documents, in each case except as expressly provided in Section 3(a) or 3(b) hereof. Nothing herein shall be deemed to entitle any Borrower 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 or any other Loan Document in similar or different circumstances. Nothing expressed or implied in this Agreement shall be construed as a release or other discharge of any Borrower under any Loan Document from any of its obligations and liabilities thereunder.

SECTION 9.     Applicable Law . THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. The provisions of Sections 10.07 and 10.10 of the Credit Agreement shall apply to this Agreement to the same extent as if fully set forth herein.

 

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SECTION 10.     Counterparts . 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, and shall become effective as provided in Section 6 hereof. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Agreement by facsimile or in electronic    (i.e., “pdf” or “tif”) format shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement.

SECTION 11.     Headings . Section headings used herein are for convenience of reference only, are not part of this Agreement and are not to affect the construction of, or to be taken into consideration in interpreting, this Agreement.

SECTION 12.     Costs and Expenses . The Company hereby reconfirms its obligations pursuant to Section 10.04(a) of the Existing Credit Agreement and the Credit Agreement to pay and reimburse the Administrative Agent in accordance with the terms thereof.

SECTION 13.     Successors and Assigns . This Agreement shall be binding on and inure to the benefit of the parties and their heirs, beneficiaries, successors and permitted assigns.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first above written.

 

OLIN CORPORATION
By:  

/s/ Stephen C. Curley

  Name: Stephen C. Curley
  Title:   Vice President and Treasurer
OLIN CANADA ULC
By:  

/s/ Stephen C. Curley

  Name: Stephen C. Curley
  Title:   Vice President and Treasurer
BLUE CUBE SPINCO INC.
By:  

/s/ Stephen C. Curley

  Name: Stephen C. Curley
  Title:   Vice President and Treasurer

Second Amendment Agreement

Olin Corporation

Signature Page


WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION, as Administrative Agent
By:  

/s/ Daniel R Van Aken

  Name: Daniel R Van Aken
  Title:   Managing Director

Second Amendment Agreement

Olin Corporation

Signature Page


WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a Lender

By:  

/s/ Daniel R Van Aken

  Name: Daniel R Van Aken
    Title:   Managing Director

Second Amendment Agreement

Olin Corporation

Signature Page


BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as a Lender

By:  

/s/ Eric A. Escagne

  Name: Eric A. Escagne
    Title:   Senior Vice President

Second Amendment Agreement

Olin Corporation

Signature Page


JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as a Lender

By:  

/s/ Krys Szremski

  Name: Krys Szremski
    Title:   Executive Director

Second Amendment Agreement

Olin Corporation

Signature Page


JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., TORONTO BRANCH, as a Lender

By:  

/s/ Michael N. Tam

  Name: Michael N. Tam
    Title:   Senior Vice President

Second Amendment Agreement

Olin Corporation

Signature Page


CITIBANK, N.A., as a Lender

By:  

/s/ John Tucker

  Name: John Tucker
    Title:   Vice President

Second Amendment Agreement

Olin Corporation

Signature Page


SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING CORPORATION, as a Lender

By:  

/s/ James D. Weinstein

  Name: James D. Weinstein
    Title:   Managing Director

Second Amendment Agreement

Olin Corporation

Signature Page


THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, as a Lender

By:  

/s/ Sangeeta Shah

  Name: Sangeeta Shah
    Title:   Director

Second Amendment Agreement

Olin Corporation

Signature Page


THE BANK OF TOKYO- MITSUBISHI UFJ, LTD., as a Lender

By:  

/s/ Mark S. Campbell

  Name: Mark S. Campbell
    Title:   Authorized Signatory

Second Amendment Agreement

Olin Corporation

Signature Page


PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a Lender

By:  

/s/ Caleb A. Shapkoff

  Name: Caleb A. Shapkoff
    Title:   Vice President

Second Amendment Agreement

Olin Corporation

Signature Page


THE TORONTO-DOMINION BANK, as a Lender

By:  

/s/ Andrew Chiodo

  Name: Andrew Chiodo
   

Title:   AVP, Credit

            National Accounts

By:  

/s/ Mark Jarman

  Name: Mark Jarman
   

Title:   Senior Analyst

            National Accounts

Second Amendment Agreement

Olin Corporation

Signature Page


ING BANK N.V., DUBLIN BRANCH, as a New Lender

By:  

/s/ Sean Hassett

  Name: Sean Hassett
    Title:   Director
By:  

/s/ Cormac Langford

  Name: Cormac Langford
    Title:   Vice President

Second Amendment Agreement

Olin Corporation

Signature Page


ING BANK, A BRANCH OF ING-DIBA AG, as a New Lender

By:  

/s/ Stefan Zeller

  Name: Stefan Zeller
    Title:   VP
By:  

/s/ Olga Borovikov

  Name: Olga Borovikov
    Title:   VP

Second Amendment Agreement

Olin Corporation

Signature Page


DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH, as a New Lender

By:  

/s/ Ming K. Chu

  Name: Ming K. Chu
    Title:   Director
By:  

/s/ Virginia Cosenza

  Name: Virginia Cosenza
    Title:   Vice President

Second Amendment Agreement

Olin Corporation

Signature Page


INTESA SANPAOLO S.p.A. - New York Branch, as a New Lender

By:  

/s/ John J. Michalisin

  Name: John J. Michalisin
    Title:   First Vice President
By:  

/s/ Francesco Di Mario

  Name: Francesco Di Mario
    Title:   FVP & Head of Credit

Second Amendment Agreement

Olin Corporation

Signature Page


BRANCH BANKING AND TRUST COMPANY, as a Lender

By:  

/s/ John Malloy

  Name: John Malloy
    Title:   Senior Vice President

Second Amendment Agreement

Olin Corporation

Signature Page


THE NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY, as a Lender

By:  

/s/ John Lascody

  Name: John Lascody
    Title:   Vice President

Second Amendment Agreement

Olin Corporation

Signature Page

Exhibit 10.2

EXECUTION VERSION

EXHIBIT A TO SECOND AMENDMENT AGREEMENT

 

Published CUSIP Number:                                68066LAP6

Revolving Advance CUSIP Number:                68066LAQ4

Term Loan CUSIP Number:                              68066LAR2

US$1,975,000,000

AMENDED AND RESTATED

CREDIT AGREEMENT

Dated as of October 5, 2015

(as amended and restated by the Second Amendment Agreement dated as of March 9, 2017)

among

OLIN CORPORATION,

BLUE CUBE SPINCO INC.

and

OLIN CANADA ULC

as Borrowers

THE LENDERS NAMED HEREIN

as Lenders

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

as Administrative Agent

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.

and

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.

as Syndication Agents

CITIBANK, N.A.,

THE TORONTO-DOMINION BANK,

PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA,

THE BANK OF TOKYO-MITSUBISHI UFJ, LTD.,

and

SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING CORPORATION

as Documentation Agents

WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC, JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., and MERRILL LYNCH,

PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED

as Lead Arrangers and Lead Bookrunners


Table of Contents

 

             Page  
ARTICLE I     

DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS

     1

Section 1.01

  Certain Defined Terms      1

Section 1.02

  Other Definitions and Provisions      28

Section 1.03

  Computation of Time Periods      29

Section 1.04

  Accounting Terms      29

Section 1.05

  Currency Translation      29
ARTICLE II     

AMOUNTS AND TERMS OF THE ADVANCES AND LETTERS OF
CREDIT

     30

Section 2.01

  The Revolving Advances, Letters of Credit and Initial Term Loans      30

Section 2.02

  Making the Advances      31

Section 2.03

  Fees      40

Section 2.04

 

Reduction, Increase and Extension of the Commitments/Incremental
Term Loans/Substitution of Lenders

     40

Section 2.05

  Repayment      45

Section 2.06

  Interest      47

Section 2.07

  Additional Interest on Eurodollar Rate Advances      47

Section 2.08

  Interest Rate Determination      47

Section 2.09

  Prepayments      48

Section 2.10

  Increased Costs      48

Section 2.11

  Payments and Computations      50

Section 2.12

  Evidence of Indebtedness      52

Section 2.13

  Sharing of Payments, Etc.      53

Section 2.14

  Taxes      53

Section 2.15

  Interest Elections      57

Section 2.16

  [Reserved]      58

 

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(continued)

 

             Page  

Section 2.17

  Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders      58

Section 2.18

  Cash Collateral      59

Section 2.19

  Defaulting Lenders      60
ARTICLE III     

CONDITIONS OF LENDING

     62

Section 3.01

  [Reserved]      62

Section 3.02

 

Conditions Precedent to Each Borrowing Increasing the Aggregate Amount of Advances and each Letter of Credit Issuance

     62

Section 3.03

  Conditions Precedent to Each Bid Borrowing      63
ARTICLE IV     

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

     63

Section 4.01

  Representations and Warranties of the Company      63
ARTICLE V     

COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY

     65

Section 5.01

  Affirmative Covenants      65

Section 5.02

  Negative Covenants      68
ARTICLE VI     

EVENTS OF DEFAULT

     71

Section 6.01

  Events of Default      71

Section 6.02

  Actions in Respect of the Letters of Credit upon Event of Default      73

Section 6.03

  Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim      73

ARTICLE VII

    

GUARANTY

     74

Section 7.01

  Guaranty      74

Section 7.02

  Guaranty Absolute      74

Section 7.03

  Waivers and Acknowledgments      75

 

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             Page  

Section 7.04

  Subrogation      76

Section 7.05

  Subordination      76

Section 7.06

  Continuing Guaranty; Assignments      77
ARTICLE VIII     

THE AGENT

     78

Section 8.01

  Appointment and Authority      78

Section 8.02

  Reliance by the Administrative Agent      78

Section 8.03

  Rights as a Lender      78

Section 8.04

  Exculpatory Provisions      78

Section 8.05

  Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent and Other Lenders      79

Section 8.06

  Indemnification      80

Section 8.07

  Successor Agent      81

Section 8.08

  No Other Duties, Etc.      81

Section 8.09

  Delegation of Duties      81

Section 8.10

  Other Agents      81
ARTICLE IX     

SUCCESSORS, ASSIGNS AND PARTICIPATIONS

     81

Section 9.01

  Binding Effect      81

Section 9.02

  Assignments      82

Section 9.03

  Participations      84

Section 9.04

  Pledge      85
ARTICLE X     

MISCELLANEOUS

     85

Section 10.01

  Amendments, Etc.      85

Section 10.02

  Notices, Effectiveness, Electronic Communication      87

 

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             Page  

Section 10.03

  No Waiver; Remedies      88

Section 10.04

  Costs and Expenses; Damage Waiver      88

Section 10.05

  Right of Set-off      89

Section 10.06

  Indemnification by Company      89

Section 10.07

  Governing Law      90

Section 10.08

  Execution in Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness      90

Section 10.09

  Special Prepayment Right      91

Section 10.10

  Jurisdiction, Etc      91

Section 10.11

  No Liability of the Issuing Banks      92

Section 10.12

  Confidentiality      92

Section 10.13

  Patriot Act, Etc.      93

Section 10.14

  Judgment      94

Section 10.15

  Waiver of Jury Trial      94

Section 10.16

  Acknowledgments      94

Section 10.17

  Additional Borrowers      95

Section 10.18

  Acknowledgment and Consent to Bail-In of EEA Financial Institutions      97

 

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Schedule I

   -    List of Commitments and Applicable Lending Offices
Schedule 10.02    -    Notice Addresses
Exhibit A-1    -    Revolving Note
Exhibit A-2    -    Bid Note
Exhibit A-3    -    Term Loan Note
Exhibit B-1    -    Notice of Borrowing
Exhibit B-2    -    Notice of Bid Borrowing
Exhibit C    -    Assignment and Assumption
Exhibit D    -    Assumption Agreement
Exhibit E    -    Tax Compliance Certificates
Exhibit F    -    [Reserved]
Exhibit G-1    -    Borrowing Subsidiary Agreement
Exhibit G-2    -    Borrowing Subsidiary Termination

 

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CREDIT AGREEMENT

Dated as of October 5, 2015

OLIN CORPORATION, a Virginia corporation (the “ Company ”), BLUE CUBE SPINCO, INC., a Delaware corporation, as the survivor of the Merger (as defined below) (the “ Spinco Borrower ”), OLIN CANADA ULC, an unlimited company amalgamated under the laws of Nova Scotia (the “ Canadian Borrower ”), the lenders and issuers of letters of credit that are party to this Agreement or become party to this Agreement pursuant to the terms hereof and WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association, as administrative agent (the “ Administrative Agent ”) for the Lenders and Issuing Banks, hereby agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS

Section 1.01     Certain Defined Terms . As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings (such meanings to be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of the terms defined):

30-Day Eurodollar Rate ” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Base Rate”.

Acquisition ” means any acquisition by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of all or substantially all of the capital stock of, or all or a substantial part of the assets of, or of a business unit or division of, any Person.

Act ” has the meaning specified in Section  10.13 .

Additional Borrower ” means, subject to Section 10.17(b) , any Subsidiary of the Company that becomes a party hereto as a Borrower pursuant to Section  10.17 .

Administrative Agent ” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph hereto.

Administrative Agent’s Account ” means the account(s) of the Administrative Agent, as applicable, designated in writing by the Administrative Agent.

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

Advance ” means a Revolving Advance, a Bid Advance or a Term Loan.

Affiliate ” means, when used with respect to any Person, any other Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by or under common control with such Person. The term “control” (including the terms “controlled by” or “under common control with”) means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power, whether or not exercised, to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of any Person, whether through ownership of voting securities or by contract or otherwise.

Agreement ” means this Credit Agreement, as amended, restated or otherwise modified from time to time.

 


Alternative Currency ” means any currency other than US Dollars which is (a) readily available and freely transferable and convertible into US Dollars and (b) available in the London interbank deposit market.

Alternative Currency Sublimit ” means US$150,000,000.

Amendment Agreement ” means the Amendment Agreement dated as of June 23, 2015, among the Company, the Canadian Borrower, the Spinco Borrower, the lenders party thereto and Wells Fargo, as the administrative under each of the Existing Credit Agreements (as defined therein).

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

Applicable Lending Office ” means, with respect to each Revolving Lender or Term Loan Lender, such Lender’s Domestic Lending Office in the case of a Base Rate Advance and such Lender’s Eurodollar Lending Office in the case of a Eurodollar Rate Advance.

Applicable Margin ” means, as of any date of determination, a rate per annum determined by reference to the Performance Level applicable on such date as set forth below:

 

Performance

Level

  

Applicable Margin for
Base Rate Advances

   Applicable Margin for
Eurodollar Rate Advances

I

   0.25%    1.25%

II

   0.50%    1.50%

III

   0.75%    1.75%

IV

   1.00%    2.00%

Approved Fund ” means any Person (other than a natural person) that is engaged in making, purchasing, holding or investing in bank loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its business and that is administered or managed by (a) a Lender, (b) an Affiliate of a Lender or (c) an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that administers or manages a Lender.

Arrangers ” means Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, in their capacities as lead arrangers and lead bookrunners.

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  9.02 ), and accepted by the Administrative Agent, in substantially the form of Exhibit C hereto or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent and otherwise in accordance with Article IX .

Assuming Lender or Lenders ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.04(c) .

Assumption Agreement ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.04(c) .

 

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Available Amount ” of any Letter of Credit means, at any time, the maximum amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit at such time (assuming compliance at such time with all conditions to drawing).

Bail-In Action ” means the exercise of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable EEA Resolution Authority in respect of any liability of an EEA Financial Institution.

Bail-In Legislation ” means, with respect to any EEA Member Country implementing Article 55 of Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Union, the implementing law for such EEA Member Country from time to time which is described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule.

Base Rate ” means, for any day, a fluctuating interest rate per annum as shall be in effect from time to time which rate per annum shall at all times be equal to the highest of:

(a)    The rate of interest per annum publicly announced from time to time by the Administrative Agent as its prime rate;

(b)    The sum (adjusted to the nearest 1/100 of one percent or, if there is no nearest 1/100 of one percent, to the next higher 1/100 of one percent) of (i) 1/2 of one percent per annum, plus (ii) the Federal Funds Rate; or

(c)    The sum of (i) the Eurodollar Rate for an interest period of one month determined as if the relevant Base Rate Advance were a Eurodollar Rate Advance (the “ 30-Day Eurodollar Rate ”), plus (ii) one percent per annum.

Each change in the prime rate, the Federal Funds Rate or the 30-Day Eurodollar Rate shall be effective as of the opening of business on the day such change occurs. The parties hereto acknowledge that the rate announced publicly by the Administrative Agent as its prime rate is an index or base rate and shall not necessarily be its lowest or best rate charged to its customers or other banks.

Base Rate Advance ” means any Term Loan or Revolving Advance denominated in US Dollars which bears interest as provided in Section 2.06(a) .

Bid Advance ” means an advance by a Revolving Lender to the Company pursuant to the auction bidding procedure described in Section 2.02(d) .

Bid Borrowing ” means a borrowing consisting of simultaneous Bid Advances from each of the Revolving Lenders whose offer to make such Bid Advances has been accepted under the auction bidding procedure described in Section 2.02(d) .

Bid Note ” means a promissory note of the Company payable to any Revolving Lender and its registered assigns, in substantially the form of Exhibit A-2 hereto, evidencing the Indebtedness of the Company to such Lender resulting from a Bid Advance made by such Lender.

Borrowers ” means, collectively, the Company, the Canadian Borrower, the Spinco Borrower and any Additional Borrower.

 

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Borrowing Minimum ” means (a) in respect of Advances denominated in US Dollars, US$10,000,000, (b) in respect of Advances denominated in Canadian Dollars, CN$5,000,000, (c) in respect of Advances denominated in Euros, €10,000,000, (d) in respect of Advances denominated in Swiss Francs, SFr10,000,000 and (e) in the case of Advances denominated in any Designated Alternative Currency, the smallest amount of such currency that is an integral multiple of 5,000,000 units of currency and that has a US Dollar Equivalent in excess of US$10,000,000.

Borrowing Multiple ” means (a) in respect of Advances denominated in US Dollars, US$1,000,000, (b) in respect of Advances denominated in Canadian Dollars, CN$1,000,000, (c) in respect of Advances denominated in Euros, €1,000,000, (d) in respect of Advances denominated in Swiss Francs, SFr1,000,000 and (e) in the case of Advances denominated in any Designated Alternative Currency, the smallest amount of such currency that is an integral multiple of 1,000,000 units of currency.

Borrowing Subsidiary Agreement ” means a Borrowing Subsidiary Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit G-1, with such changes thereto as may be reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the Company.

Borrowing Subsidiary Termination ” means a Borrowing Subsidiary Termination substantially in the form of Exhibit G-2, with such changes thereto as may be reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the Company.

Business ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Separation Agreement.

Business Day ” means any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York City are authorized or required by law to remain closed; provided that when used in connection with (a) a Eurodollar Rate Advance denominated in US Dollars, the term “Business Day” shall also exclude any day on which banks are not open for dealings in US Dollar deposits in the London interbank market, (b) a Eurodollar Rate Advance denominated in Euros, the term “Business Day” shall also exclude any day that is not a TARGET Day and (c) a Eurodollar Rate Advance denominated in any Committed Alternative Currency other than Euros, the term “Business Day” shall also exclude any day on which banks are not open for dealings in such Committed Alternative Currency deposits in the interbank market in the capital city of the country whose lawful currency is such Committed Alternative Currency.

Calculation Date ” has the meaning set forth in Section  1.05 .

Canadian Borrower ” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph hereto.

Canadian Dollars ” and “ CN$ ” each means lawful currency of Canada.

Canadian Interbank Rate ” means the interest rate, expressed as a percentage per annum, which is customarily used by the Administrative Agent when calculating interest due by it or owing to it arising from or in connection with correction of errors between it and other Canadian chartered banks.

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

 

4


Cash Collateralize ” means, to deposit in a L/C Cash Collateral Account or to pledge and deposit with, or deliver to, the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the applicable Issuing Banks or the Revolving Lenders, as collateral for L/C Obligations or obligations of the Revolving Lenders to fund participations in respect of L/C Obligations, cash or deposit account balances or, if the Administrative Agent and each applicable Issuing Bank shall agree, in their sole discretion, other credit support, in each case pursuant to documentation in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the applicable Issuing Banks. “ Cash Collateral ” shall have a meaning correlative to the foregoing and shall include the proceeds of such cash collateral and other credit support.

CDOR Screen Rate ” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Eurodollar Rate”.

Change in Law ” means the occurrence, after the date of this Agreement, of any of the following: (a) the adoption or taking effect of any law, rule, regulation or treaty, (b) any change in any law, rule, regulation or treaty or in the administration, interpretation, implementation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority or (c) the making or issuance of any request, rule, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) by any Governmental Authority; provided that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (i) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith and (ii) all requests, rules, guidelines or directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States or foreign regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, shall in each case be deemed to be a Change in Law, regardless of the date enacted, adopted or issued.

Closing Date ” means October 5, 2015.

Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, and the regulations promulgated and rulings issued thereunder.

Commitment ” means a Term Loan Commitment, a Revolving Commitment or a Letter of Credit Commitment.

Commitment Date ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.04(d)(ii) .

Commitment Fee Rate ” means, as of any date of determination, a rate per annum determined by reference to the Performance Level applicable on such date as set forth below:

 

Performance Level

 

Commitment Fee Rate

I

  0.175%

II

  0.200%

III

  0.250%

IV

  0.300%

Committed Alternative Currencies ” means Canadian Dollars, Euros, Swiss Francs and any Designated Alternative Currencies.

Company ” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph hereto.

 

5


Confidential Information ” has the meaning specified in Section 10.12.

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

Consolidated Cost Savings ” means, for any period, those synergies, operating expense reductions and cost-savings of the Company and its Subsidiaries that are reasonably identifiable, factually supportable and projected by the Company in good faith to be realized following the Closing Date as a result of restructurings, reorganizations, divestitures, cost savings initiatives, production rationalizations and other similar initiatives, in each case to the extent not prohibited by this Agreement (collectively, “ Initiatives ”) (calculated on a pro forma basis as if such synergies, operating expense reductions and cost-savings had been realized on the first day of such period, and net of the amount of actual benefits realized during such period from such Initiatives to the extent already included in Consolidated Net Income for such period); provided that (i) no synergies, operating expense reductions or cost-savings shall be added to Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to clause (e) thereof to the extent duplicative of any expenses or charges otherwise added to (or excluded from) Consolidated EBITDA, whether through a pro forma adjustment or otherwise, for such period and (ii) projected amounts (and not yet realized) (x) may be added (the date on which such amounts are added, the “ Initiative Commencement Date ”) once actions in respect of such Initiative have been taken or are expected to be taken (in the good faith determination of the Company) within 12 months and (y) may no longer be added back in calculating Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to clause (e) thereof to the extent occurring more than six full fiscal quarters after the Initiative Commencement Date.

Consolidated EBITDA ” means, for any period, Consolidated Net Income for such period (adjusted to exclude all extraordinary or unusual items and any gains or losses on sales of assets outside the ordinary course of business) plus , without duplication and (except with respect to synergies included in Consolidated Cost Savings) to the extent deducted in calculating such Consolidated Net Income for such period, the sum of:

(a)    income tax expense,

(b)    interest expense, amortization or writeoff of debt discount with respect to Indebtedness (including the Advances),

(c)    depreciation and amortization expense,

(d)    amortization of intangibles (including, but not limited to, goodwill) and organization costs,

(e)    Consolidated Cost Savings; provided that with respect to any period, the aggregate amount added back in the calculation of Consolidated EBITDA for such period pursuant to this clause (e) and clause (f) below shall not exceed (x) for any period ended on or prior to December 31, 2018, 20% of Consolidated EBITDA and (y) otherwise, 15% of Consolidated EBITDA (calculated prior to giving effect to any add-backs pursuant to this clause (e) and clause (f) below); provided further that for any period ended after December 31, 2019, no such Consolidated Cost Savings pursuant to this clause (e) may be added back,

(f)    costs and expenses incurred in connection with the implementation of Initiatives; provided that with respect to any period, the aggregate amount added back in the calculation of

 

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Consolidated EBITDA for such period pursuant to this clause (f) and clause (e) above shall not exceed (x) for any period ended on or prior to December 31, 2018, 20% of Consolidated EBITDA and (y) otherwise, 15% of Consolidated EBITDA (calculated prior to giving effect to any add-backs pursuant to this clause (f) and clause (e) above); provided further that for any period ended after December 31, 2019, no such costs or expenses pursuant to this clause (f) may be added back,

(g)    all payments triggered in respect of the Company’s non-qualified deferred compensation and post-retirement benefit plans in connection with the Transactions during such period and

(h)    any other non-cash charges,

minus , (i) any cash payments made during such period in respect of items described in clause (h) above subsequent to the fiscal quarter in which the relevant non-cash charge was reflected as a charge in the statement of Consolidated Net Income and (ii) to the extent included in calculating such Consolidated Net Income for such period, any non-cash income (other than amounts accrued in the ordinary course of business under accrual-based revenue recognition procedures in accordance with GAAP).

For the purposes of calculating Consolidated EBITDA for any Reference Period pursuant to any determination of the Consolidated Leverage Ratio, if during such Reference Period the Company or any Subsidiary shall have made a Material Acquisition or a Material Disposition, Consolidated EBITDA for such Reference Period shall be calculated after giving pro forma effect thereto as if such Material Acquisition or Material Disposition, as applicable, occurred on the first day of such Reference Period.

Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio ” means, for any Reference Period, the ratio of (a) Consolidated EBITDA for such Reference Period to (b) Consolidated Interest Expense for such Reference Period.

Consolidated Interest Expense ” means, for any period, total interest expense (including that attributable to capitalized lease obligations) of the Company and its Subsidiaries for such period with respect to all outstanding Indebtedness of the Company and its Subsidiaries (including all commissions, discounts and other fees and charges accrued with respect to letters of credit and bankers’ acceptance financing allocable to such period in accordance with GAAP), minus (in the case of net benefits) or plus (in the case of net costs) the net benefits or net costs under all Hedging Agreements in respect of Indebtedness of the Company and its Subsidiaries to the extent such net benefits or net costs are allocable to such period in accordance with GAAP.

Consolidated Leverage Ratio ” means, as at the last day of any Reference Period, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Total Debt on such date to (b) Consolidated EBITDA, for such Reference Period. The Consolidated Leverage Ratio shall be calculated on the date on which the Company delivers to the Administrative Agent the financial statements required to be delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(i)(i) or (ii) , as the case may be, and the certificate required to be delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(i)(iv) demonstrating such ratio.

Consolidated Net Income ” means, for any period, the consolidated net income (or loss) of the Company and its Subsidiaries, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP; provided that there shall be excluded (a) the income (or deficit) of any Person accrued prior to the date it becomes a Subsidiary of the Company or is merged into or consolidated with

 

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the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (b) the income (or deficit) of any Person (other than a Subsidiary of the Company) in which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has an ownership interest, except to the extent that any such income is actually received by the Company or such Subsidiary in the form of dividends or similar distributions and (c) the undistributed earnings of any Subsidiary of the Company to the extent that the declaration or payment of dividends or similar distributions by such Subsidiary is not at the time permitted by the terms of any Contractual Obligation (other than under any Loan Document) or any law applicable to such Subsidiary.

Consolidated Net Tangible Assets ” means, at any date, the total assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries at such date, determined on a consolidated basis, minus (a) the consolidated current liabilities (excluding interest-bearing liabilities) of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of such date, (b) unamortized debt discount and expense, goodwill, trademarks, brand names, patents and other intangible assets, and (c) any write-up of the value of any assets (other than an allocation of purchase price in an acquisition) after December 31, 2014; all as determined in accordance with GAAP.

Consolidated Total Debt ” means, at any date, the aggregate principal amount of all Indebtedness of the Company and its Subsidiaries at such date, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.

Contractual Obligation ” means, as to any Person, any provision of any security issued by such Person or of any agreement, instrument or other undertaking to which such Person is a party or by which it or any of its property is bound.

Credit Party ” means the Administrative Agent, the syndication agents and documentation agents listed on the cover page to this Agreement, the Arrangers, the Issuing Banks or any other Lender.

DCP ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Form S-4.

Debtor Relief Laws ” means the Bankruptcy Code of the United States, and all other liquidation, conservatorship, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors, moratorium, rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, reorganization, or similar debtor relief laws of the United States or other applicable jurisdictions from time to time in effect.

Default ” means any event which, with the giving of notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute an Event of Default.

Defaulting Lender ” means, subject to Section 2.19(b) , any Lender that (a) has failed to (i) fund all or any portion of the Revolving Advances, Bid Advances, Term Loans or participations in Letters of Credit required to be funded by it hereunder within two Business Days of the date such Advances or participations were required to be funded hereunder unless such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Company in writing that such failure is the result of such Lender’s determination that one or more conditions precedent to funding (each of which conditions precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such writing) has not been satisfied, or (ii) pay to the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder (including in respect of its participation in Letters of Credit) within two Business Days of the date when due, (b) has notified the Company, the Administrative Agent or the Issuing Banks in writing, or has made a public statement to the effect, that it does not intend to comply with its funding obligations hereunder

 

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(unless such writing or public statement relates to such Lender’s obligation to fund an Advance hereunder and states that such position is based on such Lender’s determination that a condition precedent to funding (which condition precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such writing or public statement) cannot be satisfied) or generally under other agreements in which it commits to extend credit, (c) has failed, within three Business Days after written request by the Administrative Agent or the Company, to confirm in writing to the Administrative Agent and the Company that it will comply with its prospective funding obligations hereunder ( provided that such Lender shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this clause (c) upon receipt of such written confirmation by the Administrative Agent and the Company), or (d) has, or has a direct or indirect parent company that has, (i) become the subject of a proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, (ii) had appointed for it a receiver, custodian, conservator, trustee, administrator, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with reorganization or liquidation of its business or assets, including the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other state or federal regulatory authority acting in such a capacity or (iii) become the subject of a Bail-In Action; provided that a Lender shall not be a Defaulting Lender solely by virtue of (i) the ownership or acquisition of any equity interest in that Lender or any direct or indirect parent company thereof by a Governmental Authority or (ii) if such Lender or such parent company is Solvent, the appointment of a receiver, custodian, conservator, trustee, administrator or similar Person by a supervisory authority or regulator under or based on the law in the country where such Lender or such parent company is subject to home jurisdiction, if applicable law requires that such appointment not be disclosed, in each case so long as such ownership interest does not result in or provide such Lender with immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within the United States or from the enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment on its assets or permit such Lender (or such Governmental Authority) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts or agreements made with such Lender. Any determination by the Administrative Agent that a Lender is a Defaulting Lender under any one or more of clauses (a) through (d) above shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error, and such Lender shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender (subject to Section 2.19(b) ) upon delivery of written notice of such determination to the Company, each Issuing Bank and each Lender.

Designated Alternative Currency ” means any Alternative Currency (other than Canadian Dollars, Euro and Swiss Francs) (a) for which Eurodollar Rates can be determined by reference to the applicable Reuters screen as provided in the definition of “Eurodollar Rate” and (b) that has been designated by the Administrative Agent as a Designated Alternative Currency at the request of the Company and with the consent of (i) the Administrative Agent, (ii) each Issuing Bank and (iii) each Revolving Lender.

Designated Jurisdiction ” has the meaning specified in Section 4.01(k) .

Domestic Lending Office ” means, with respect to any Revolving Lender or Term Loan Lender, the office of such Lender specified as its “Domestic Lending Office” opposite its name on Schedule I hereto or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which it became a Lender, or such other office of such Lender as such Lender may from time to time specify to the Company and the Administrative Agent.

Domestic Subsidiary ” shall mean any Subsidiary organized under the laws of any State of the United States, substantially all of the assets of which are located, and substantially all of the business of which is conducted, in the United States.

EEA Financial Institution ” means (a) any credit institution or investment firm established in any EEA Member Country which is subject to the supervision of an EEA

 

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Resolution Authority, (b) any entity established in an EEA Member Country which is a parent of an institution described in clause (a) of this definition, or (c) any financial institution established in an EEA Member Country which is a subsidiary of an institution described in clauses (a) or (b) of this definition and is subject to consolidated supervision with its parent.

EEA Member Country ” means any of the member states of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway.

EEA Resolution Authority ” means any public administrative authority or any person entrusted with public administrative authority of any EEA Member Country (including any delegee) having responsibility for the resolution of any credit institution or investment firm established in any EEA Member Country.

Effective Date ” shall mean June 23, 2015.

Eligible Assignee ” means (a) any Lender, (b) any Affiliate of any Lender, (c) any Approved Fund, (d) any commercial bank and (e) any other financial institution or investment fund engaged as a primary activity in the ordinary course of its business in making or investing in commercial loans or debt securities; provided , however , that neither the Company, any Affiliate of the Company, any natural Person, any Defaulting Lender or any subsidiary of a Defaulting Lender shall qualify as an Eligible Assignee.

EMU Legislation ” means the legislative measures of the European Council (including the European Council regulations) for the introduction of, changeover to or operation of the Euro in one or more member states.

Environmental Laws ” means any and all applicable federal, state, local and foreign statutes, laws, judicial decisions, regulations, ordinances, rules, judgments, orders, decrees, injunctions, permits, grants, franchises, licenses or governmental restrictions relating to (i) the effect of the environment on human health, (ii) the environment or (iii) emissions, discharges or releases of Hazardous Substances into the environment, including ambient air, surface water, groundwater, or land, or otherwise relating to the effect on the environment of the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport or handling of Hazardous Substances or the remediation thereof.

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

ERISA Affiliate ” means any Person who for purposes of Title IV of ERISA is a member of the Company’s controlled group or is under common control with the Company, in each case, within the meaning of Section 414 of the Code.

ERISA Event ” means (i) the occurrence of a reportable event, within the meaning of Section 4043 of ERISA, unless the 30-day notice requirement with respect thereto has been waived by the PBGC; (ii) the provision by the administrator of any Plan of a notice of intent to terminate such Plan, pursuant to Section 4041(a)(2) of ERISA (including any such notice with respect to a plan amendment referred to in Section 4041(e) of ERISA); (iii) the cessation of operations at a facility by the Company or any ERISA Affiliate in the circumstances described in Section 4062(e) of ERISA and with respect to a Plan; (iv) the withdrawal by the Company or any ERISA Affiliate from a Multiple Employer Plan during a plan year for which it was a substantial employer, as defined in Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA; (v) the failure by the Company or any

 

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ERISA Affiliate to make a payment to a Plan required under Section 302 of ERISA, which failure could result in the imposition of a Lien under Section 303(k)(1) of ERISA; or (vi) the institution by the PBGC of proceedings to terminate a Plan, pursuant to Section 4042 of ERISA, or the occurrence of any event or condition which would constitute grounds under Section 4042 of ERISA for the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, a Plan.

EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule ” means the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule published by the Loan Market Association (or any successor Person), as in effect from time to time.

EURIBOR Screen Rate ” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Eurodollar Rate”.

Euro ” and “  ” mean the lawful currency of the Participating Member States of the European monetary union.

Eurocurrency Liabilities ” has the meaning assigned to that term in Regulation D of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, as in effect from time to time.

Eurodollar Lending Office ” means, with respect to any Lender, the office of such Lender specified as its “Eurodollar Lending Office” opposite its name on Schedule I hereto or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which it became a Lender (or, if no such office is specified, its Domestic Lending Office), or such other office of such Lender as such Lender may from time to time specify to the Company and the Administrative Agent.

Eurodollar Rate ” means, for the Interest Period for each Eurodollar Rate Advance comprising part of the same Revolving Borrowing, each Eurodollar Rate Advance comprising part of the same Term Loan Borrowing, and, in the case of each Bid Advance comprising part of the same Bid Borrowing, for the period from the date of such Bid Advance to its maturity date as specified in the applicable Notice of Bid Borrowing, an interest rate per annum equal to (a) with respect to any such Eurodollar Rate Advance denominated in Canadian Dollars, the interbank offered rate administered by Thomson Reuters (or any other Person that takes over the administration of such rate) for Canadian Dollars for a period equal in length to such Interest Period as displayed on page CDOR of the Reuters screen (or, in the event such rate does not appear on such Reuters page, on any successor or substitute page on such screen that displays such rate, or on the appropriate page of such other information service that publishes such rate from time to time as selected by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion; in each case, the “ CDOR Screen Rate ”), (b) with respect to any such Eurodollar Rate Advance denominated in Euros, the interbank offered rate administered by the European Money Markets Institute (or any other Person which takes over the administration of such rate) for Euros for a period equal in length to such Interest Period as displayed on page EURIBOR01 of the Reuters screen (or, in the event such rate does not appear on such Reuters page, on any successor or substitute page on such screen that displays such rate, or on the appropriate page of such other information service that publishes such rate from time to time as selected by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion; in each case, the “ EURIBOR Screen Rate ”) and (c) with respect to any such Eurodollar Rate Advance in US Dollars or any Committed Alternative Currency (other than Canadian Dollars or Euros) or any Bid Advance, the London interbank offered rate as administered by the ICE Benchmark Administration (or any other Person that takes over the administration of such rate) for the relevant currency for a period equal in length to the applicable period as displayed on page LIBOR01 of the Reuters Screen that displays such rate (or, in the event such rate does not appear on such Reuters page, on any successor or substitute page on such screen that displays such rate, or on the appropriate page of such other information

 

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service that publishes such rate from time to time as selected by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion; in each case, the “ LIBO Screen Rate ”), in each case as of the Specified Time on the Quotation Day for such period; provided that if the applicable Screen Rate shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Agreement; provided , further , that if the applicable Screen Rate shall not be available at such time for such Interest Period or applicable period (an “ Impacted Interest Period ”) with respect to the relevant currency, then the Eurodollar Rate shall be the Interpolated Rate at such time ( provided that if the Interpolated Rate shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Agreement).

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if at the time that the Administrative Agent shall seek to determine the relevant Screen Rate on the Quotation Day for any Interest Period for a Eurodollar Rate Advance or any period for a Bid Advance, the applicable Screen Rate shall not be available for such Interest Period for any reason and the Administrative Agent shall determine that it is not possible to determine the Interpolated Rate (which conclusion shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error), then, subject to Section  2.08 , the Reference Bank Rate shall be the Eurodollar Rate for such Interest Period for such Eurodollar Rate Advance or such period for such Bid Advance, as applicable; provided that if any Reference Bank Rate shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Agreement.

Eurodollar Rate Advance ” means any Term Loan or Revolving  Advance which bears interest as provided in  Section 2.06(b) .

Eurodollar Rate Reserve Percentage ” of any Lender for the Interest Period for any Eurodollar Rate Advance means the reserve percentage applicable during such Interest Period (or if more than one such percentage shall be so applicable, the daily average of such percentages for those days in such Interest Period during which any such percentage shall be so applicable) under regulations issued from time to time by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (or any successor) for determining the maximum reserve requirement (including any emergency, supplemental or other marginal reserve requirement) for such Lender with respect to liabilities or assets consisting of or including Eurocurrency Liabilities having a term equal to such Interest Period.

Events of Default ” has the meaning specified in Section  6.01 .

Exchange Rate ” means on any date, for purposes of determining the US Dollar Equivalent of any other currency, the rate at which such other currency may be exchanged into US Dollars at the time of determination on such day as set forth on the Reuters WRLD Page for such currency; provided that if such rate does not appear on any Reuters WRLD Page, such exchange rate shall be determined by reference to such other publicly available service for displaying exchange rates as may be agreed upon by the Administrative Agent and the Company, or, in the absence of such an agreement, the Administrative Agent may use any reasonable method it deems appropriate to determine such rate, and such determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

Excluded Taxes ” means any of the following Taxes imposed on or with respect to a Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to a Recipient, (a) Taxes imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated), franchise Taxes, and branch profits Taxes, in each case, (i) imposed as a result of such Recipient being organized under the laws of, or having its principal office or, in the case of any Lender, its applicable lending office located in, the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (or any political subdivision thereof) or (ii) that are

 

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Other Connection Taxes, (b) in the case of a Lender, United States federal withholding Taxes imposed on amounts payable to or for the account of such Lender with respect to an applicable interest in an Advance or Commitment pursuant to a law in effect on the date on which (i) such Lender acquires such interest in the Advance or Commitment (other than pursuant to an assignment request by the Company under Section 2.17(b) ) or (ii) such Lender changes its lending office, except in each case to the extent that, pursuant to Section  2.14 , amounts with respect to such Taxes were payable either to such Lender’s assignor immediately before such Lender became a party hereto or to such Lender immediately before it changed its lending office, (c) Taxes attributable to such Recipient’s failure to comply with Section 2.14(g) and (d) any United States federal withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA.

Existing Credit Agreement ” means the US$415,000,000 Credit Agreement dated as of June 24, 2014 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time prior to the Closing Date) among the Company, the Canadian Borrower, the banks named therein and Wells Fargo as administrative agent.

Existing Lenders ” means the banks, financial institutions and other lenders party to the Second Amendment Agreement as Lenders and the Issuing Banks.

Facility ” means each of (a) the Revolving Credit Facility, (b) the Initial Term Loans and (c) the Incremental Term Loan Commitments and the Incremental Term Loans made thereunder, as the context requires. Upon any extension of a Termination Date pursuant to Section 2.04(b) , the Commitments or Term Loans so extended shall be a separate Facility from the non-extended Commitments or Term Loans.

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

Federal Funds Rate ” means, for any period, a fluctuating interest rate per annum equal for each day during such period to the weighted average of the rates on overnight Federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System, as published in Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15(519), for such day (or, if such day is not a Business Day, for the next preceding Business Day) by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or, if such rate is not so published for any day which is a Business Day, the average of the quotations for such day on such transactions received by the Administrative Agent from three Federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by it; provided that if the Federal Funds Rate shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Agreement.

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

Foreign Subsidiary ” shall mean any Subsidiary other than a Domestic Subsidiary.

Fronting Exposure ” means, at any time there is a Defaulting Lender that is a Revolving Lender, with respect to any Issuing Bank, such Defaulting Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the outstanding Letters of Credit other than L/C Obligations as to which such Defaulting Lender’s participation obligation has been reallocated to other Lenders or Cash Collateralized in accordance with the terms hereof.

 

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GAAP ” has the meaning specified in Section  1.04 .

Governmental Authority ” means the government of the United States or any other nation, or of any political subdivision thereof, whether state, provincial or local, and any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government (including any supra-national bodies such as the European Union or the European Central Bank).

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

Guaranteed Obligations ” has the meaning specified in Section  7.01 .

Guarantors ” means the Company, the Spinco Borrower and any Additional Borrower that is a Domestic Subsidiary.

Guaranty ” means the guaranty of the Company, the Spinco Borrower and any Additional Borrower set forth in Article VII .

Hazardous Substances ” means any toxic, radioactive, caustic or otherwise hazardous substance, material or waste, including petroleum, its derivatives, by-products and other hydrocarbons, in each case regulated by Environmental Laws.

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.

Impacted Interest Period ” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Eurodollar Rate”.

Increase Date ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.04(d)(i) .

Incremental Lender ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.04(d)(ii) .

Incremental Loan Commitments ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.04(d)(i) .

 

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Incremental Term Loan ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.04(d )( i ) .

Incremental Term Loan Commitment ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.04(d)(i) .

Indebtedness ” of any Person means, without duplication, (a) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money or with respect to deposits or advances of any kind, (b) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments, (c) all obligations of such Person upon which interest charges are customarily paid, excluding deferred compensation of officers and directors, (d) all obligations of such Person under conditional sale or other title retention agreements relating to property acquired by such Person, (e) all obligations of such Person in respect of the deferred purchase price of property or services (excluding current accounts payable incurred in the ordinary course of business), (f) all Indebtedness of others secured by (or for which the holder of such Indebtedness has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien on property owned or acquired by such Person, whether or not the Indebtedness secured thereby has been assumed, (g) all Guarantees by such Person of Indebtedness of others, (h) all Capital Lease Obligations of such Person and all obligations of such Person under synthetic leases, (i) all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such Person as an account party in respect of letters of credit and letters of guaranty, other than letters of credit and letters of guaranty issued to support obligations (other than Indebtedness) incurred in the ordinary course of business, (j) all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such Person in respect of bankers’ acceptances and (k) all Invested Amounts. The Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of any other entity (including any partnership in which such Person is a general partner) to the extent such Person is liable therefor as a result of such Person’s ownership interest in or other relationship with such entity, except to the extent the terms of such Indebtedness provide that such Person is not liable therefor.

Indemnified Costs ” has the meaning specified in Section 8.06(a) .

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

Initial Term Loans ” means the term loans made to the Spinco Borrower by the Term Loan Lenders on the Second Amendment Closing Date. The aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Initial Term Loans on the Second Amendment Closing Date is US$1,375,000,000.

Initiatives ” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Consolidated Cost Savings”.

Insufficiency ” means, with respect to any Plan, the amount of unfunded benefit liabilities, as defined in Section 4001(a)(18) of ERISA, if any.

Interest Election Request ” means a request by a Borrower to convert or continue a Term Loan Borrowing or Revolving Borrowing in accordance with Section  2.15 .

Interest Period ” means, for each Eurodollar Rate Advance comprising part of the same Revolving Borrowing or Term Loan Borrowing, the period commencing on the date of such Advance (or on the effective date of any election applicable to such Borrowing pursuant to Section  2.15 ) and ending the last day of the period selected by the applicable Borrower pursuant to the provisions below. The duration of each such Interest Period shall be 1, 2, 3 or 6 months or, with the consent of all the Lenders required to fund such Advance, twelve months, in each case as

 

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the applicable Borrower may select, upon notice received by the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 A.M. (New York City time) on the third Business Day prior to the first day of such Interest Period; provided , however , that:

(A)    the Borrowers may not select any Interest Period which ends after the applicable Termination Date;

(B)    Interest Periods commencing on the same date for Advances comprising part of the same Revolving Borrowing shall be of the same duration; and

(C)    whenever the last day of any Interest Period would otherwise occur on a day other than a Business Day, the last day on such Interest Period shall be extended to occur on the next succeeding Business Day, provided , that if such extension would cause the last day of such Interest Period to occur in the next following calendar month, the last day of such Interest Period shall occur on the next preceding Business Day.

Internal Separation ” has the meaning specified in the Separation Agreement.

Interpolated Rate ” means, at any time and with respect to any currency, the rate per annum (rounded to the same number of decimal places as the relevant Screen Rate) determined by the Administrative Agent (which determination shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error) to be equal to the rate that results from interpolating on a linear basis between: (a) the applicable Screen Rate (for the longest period for which the applicable Screen Rate is available for the applicable currency) that is shorter than the Impacted Interest Period and (b) the applicable Screen Rate (for the shortest period for which the applicable Screen Rate is available for the applicable currency) that exceeds the Impacted Interest Period, in each case, as of the Specified Time on the Quotation Day for such Interest Period or period, as applicable. When determining the rate for a period which is less than the shortest period for which the applicable Screen Rate is available, the Screen Rate for purposes of clause (a) above shall be deemed to be the overnight screen rate, where “overnight screen rate” means, in relation to any currency, the overnight rate for such currency determined by the Administrative Agent from such service as the Administrative Agent may select.

Invested Amounts ” means the amounts invested by investors that are not Affiliates of the Company in connection with a receivables securitization program and paid to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, as reduced by the aggregate amounts received by such investors from the payment of receivables and applied to reduce such invested amounts.

Investment Grade Rating ” means a corporate credit rating and/or family rating, as applicable, of BBB- or higher by S&P and Baa3 or higher by Moody’s.

IRS ” means the United States Internal Revenue Service.

ISP ” means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the “International Standby Practices 1998” published by the Institute of International Banking Law & Practice, Inc. (or such later version thereof as may be in effect at the time of issuance).

Issuing Bank ” means Wells Fargo, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Bank of America, N.A. and any Eligible Assignee to which any Letter of Credit Commitment hereunder has been assigned pursuant to Section  9.02 so long as the Company has consented to such assignment and any other Revolving Lender approved in writing by the Company and the Administrative Agent

 

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(which approval by the Administrative Agent shall not be unreasonably withheld) so long as such Eligible Assignee or such other Lender expressly agrees to 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 an Issuing Bank and notifies the Administrative Agent of its Applicable Lending Office (which information shall be recorded by the Administrative Agent in the Register), for so long as such Issuing Bank or Eligible Assignee, as the case may be, shall have a Letter of Credit Commitment.

JV ” means Dow-Mitsui Chlor Alkali LLC.

JV Credit Agreement ” means the Credit Agreement, dated as of March 29, 2011, among the JV, as borrower, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, as administrative agent, and the lenders and other agents named therein.

L/C Cash Collateral Account ” means an interest-bearing cash collateral account to be established and maintained by the Administrative Agent, over which the Administrative Agent shall have sole dominion and control, upon terms as may be satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

L/C Exposure ” means, with respect to any Revolving Lender, its Pro Rata Share of the L/C Obligations at such time.

L/C Obligations ” means at any time, an amount equal to the sum of (a) the aggregate Available Amount of all Letters of Credit outstanding at such time and (b) the aggregate amount of drawings under Letters of Credit which have not then been reimbursed pursuant to Section 2.02(b)(iii) . For all purposes of this Agreement, if on any date of determination a Letter of Credit has expired by its terms but any amount may still be drawn thereunder by reason of the operation of Rule 3.14 of the ISP, such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be “outstanding” in the amount so remaining available to be drawn.

L/C Related Documents ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(d)(i) .

Lenders ” means the Existing Lenders (in each case until such Lender or Issuing Bank shall have assigned or had assumed all interests hereunder as provided in Sections 9.02 or 2.04(c) ), each Eligible Assignee or Assuming Lender that shall become a party hereto pursuant to Sections 9.02 or 2.04(c) , and each Incremental Lender or New Lender that shall become a party hereto pursuant to Section 2.04(d) .

Letter of Credit Agreement ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.02(b)(i) .

Letter of Credit Commitment ” means, with respect to each Issuing Bank at any time, the amount set forth opposite such Issuing Bank’s name on Schedule I hereto under the caption “Letter of Credit Commitment” or, if such Issuing Bank has entered into one or more Assignment and Assumptions or has assumed the role of an Issuing Bank after the Effective Date, set forth for such Issuing Bank in the Register maintained by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section  9.02 as such Issuing Bank’s “Letter of Credit Commitment”, as such amount may be reduced at or prior to such time pursuant to Section  2.04 , or such other amount as agreed to by such Issuing Bank and the Company.

Letter of Credit Facility ” means, at any time, an amount equal to the lesser of (a) the aggregate amount of the Issuing Banks’ Letter of Credit Commitments at such time and (b) US$100,000,000, as such amount may be reduced at or prior to such time pursuant to Section  2.04 . The Letter of Credit Facility is part of, and not in addition to, the Revolving Credit Facility.

 

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Letters of Credit ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.01(b) .

LIBO Screen Rate ” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Eurodollar Rate”.

Lien ” means any mortgage, pledge, security interest, encumbrance, lien or charge of any kind (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement).

Loan Documents ” means this Agreement and the Notes.

Local Time ” means (a) with respect to an Advance denominated in US Dollars, New York City time, and (b) with respect to an Advance denominated in a Committed Alternative Currency, local time to the Principal Financial Center of the applicable Committed Alternative Currency.

Majority Facility Lenders ” means, at any time and with respect to any Facility, Lenders holding at least a majority of (a) until the Closing Date, the Commitments with respect to such Facility then in effect and (b) thereafter, (i) with respect to any Facility that is a term loan facility, the aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Term Loans of such Facility then outstanding and (ii) with respect to any facility that is a revolving credit facility, the Revolving Commitments of such Facility then in effect (or if the Revolving Commitments of such Facility have been terminated, the sum of (x) the US Dollar Equivalent of the aggregate principal amount of Revolving Advances of such Facility then outstanding (other than Revolving Advances made by an Issuing Bank pursuant to Section 2.02(b)(iii) which have not then been reimbursed), (y) the L/C Exposure for all Lenders then outstanding in respect of such Facility and (z) the Bid Advances for all Lenders then outstanding in respect of such Facility); provided that the unused Commitments of, and the portion of the Term Loans, Revolving Advances and Bid Advances held or deemed held by, any Defaulting Lender shall be excluded for purposes of making a determination of Majority Facility Lenders.

Majority Lenders ” means, at any time, Lenders holding more than 50% of (a) until the Closing Date, the Commitments then in effect and (b) thereafter, the sum of (i) the aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Term Loans then outstanding and (ii) the Revolving Commitments then in effect (or if the Revolving Commitments have been terminated, the sum of (x) the US Dollar Equivalent of the aggregate principal amount of Revolving Advances then outstanding (other than Revolving Advances made by an Issuing Bank pursuant to Section 2.02(b)(iii) which have not then been reimbursed), (y) the L/C Exposure for all Lenders then outstanding and (z) the Bid Advances then outstanding); provided that the unused Commitments of, and the portion of the Term Loans, Revolving Advances and Bid Advances held or deemed held by, any Defaulting Lender shall be excluded for purposes of making a determination of Majority Lenders.

Margin Stock ” shall have the meaning given such term under Regulation U issued by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

Material Acquisition ” means any Acquisition that involves the payment of consideration by the Company and its Subsidiaries in excess of $250,000,000.

 

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Material Disposition ” means any means any sale, transfer or other disposition of property or series of related sales, transfers or other dispositions of property that yields gross proceeds to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in excess of $250,000,000.

Merger ” means the merger of Merger Sub and Spinco, with Spinco continuing as the surviving corporation.

Merger Agreement ” means the Merger Agreement, dated as of March 26, 2015, among TDCC, Spinco, the Company and Merger Sub, as amended, restated or otherwise modified from time to time.

Merger Documentation ” means (a) the Merger Agreement, (b) all exhibits, schedules, annexes and other attachments thereto and (c) all other agreements related thereto.

Merger Sub ” means Blue Cube Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation.

Moody’s ” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. and any successor thereto.

Multiemployer Plan ” means a multiemployer plan, as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA, to which the Company or any ERISA Affiliate is making or accruing an obligation to make contributions, or has, within any of the preceding five plan years, made or accrued an obligation to make contributions.

Multiple Employer Plan ” means a single-employer plan, as defined in Section 4001(a)(15) of ERISA, that (a) is maintained for employees of the Company or any ERISA Affiliate and for at least one Person that is not an employee of the Company or any ERISA Affiliate or (b) was so maintained and in respect of which the Company or any ERISA Affiliate could have liability under Section 4064 or 4069 of ERISA in the event that such plan has been or were to be terminated.

New Lender ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.04(d)(ii) .

Non-Consenting Lender ” means any Lender that does not approve any consent, waiver, amendment or other modification that (i) requires the approval of all Lenders or all affected Lenders in accordance with the terms of Section  10.01 and (ii) has been approved by the Majority Lenders.

Non-Defaulting Lender ” means, at any time, each Revolving Lender or Term Loan Lender that is not a Defaulting Lender at such time.

Non-Extending Lender ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.04(b) .

Note ” means a Revolving Note, Bid Note or Term Loan Note.

Notice of Bid Borrowing ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.02(d)(i)(A) .

Notice of Borrowing ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.02(a)(i)(A) .

Notice of Issuance ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.02(b)(i) .

Officer’s Certificate ” means a certificate signed in the name of the Company by its President, one of its Vice Presidents, its Treasurer or its Controller.

 

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Olin Credit Agreement ” means the Credit Agreement dated as of June 23, 2015, among the Company, the Canadian Borrower, the lenders party thereto and Wells Fargo, as administrative agent.

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

Other Borrowers ” means (a) with respect to the Company, (i) the Canadian Borrower, (ii) the Spinco Borrower and (iii) any Additional Borrower, (b) with respect to the Spinco Borrower, (i) the Company, (ii) the Canadian Borrower and (iii) any Additional Borrower and (c) with respect to any Additional Borrower that is a Guarantor, (i) the Company, (ii) the Spinco Borrower, (iii) the Canadian Borrower and (iv) each other Additional Borrower.

Other Taxes ” means all present or future stamp, court, documentary, intangible, recording, filing or similar Taxes that arise from any payment made under, from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, from the receipt or perfection of a security interest under, or otherwise with respect to, any Loan Document, except any such Taxes that are Other Connection Taxes imposed with respect to an assignment (other than an assignment made pursuant to Section 2.17(b) ).

Participant ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section  9.03 .

Participant Register ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section  9.03 .

Participating Member State ” means a member of the European Communities that adopts or has adopted the Euro as its currency in accordance with EMU Legislation.

PBGC ” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.

Performance Level ” means, as of any date of determination, the level set forth below as then applicable:

 

  I Consolidated Leverage Ratio is less than or equal to 1.50:1.00.

 

  II Consolidated Leverage Ratio is greater than 1.50:1.00 but less than or equal to 2.50:1.00.

 

  III Consolidated Leverage Ratio is greater than 2.50:1.00 but less than or equal to 3.50:1.00.

 

  IV Consolidated Leverage Ratio is greater than 3.50:1.00.

For purposes of this definition, the Performance Level shall be (i) from the Second Amendment Closing Date until adjusted pursuant to clause (ii) below, Performance Level IV, and (ii) determined as at the end of each Reference Period thereafter based upon the calculation of the Consolidated Leverage Ratio for such Reference Period. The Applicable Margin and Commitment Fee Rate shall be adjusted (if necessary) upward or downward on the first day following delivery of the certificate referred to in Section 5.01( i )( iv) .

 

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Permitted Encumbrances ” means:

(a)    Liens imposed by law for taxes that are not yet due or are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings;

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

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

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

(e)    judgment liens in respect of judgments that do not constitute an Event of Default under Section 6.01(f) ; and

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

provided that the term “Permitted Encumbrances” shall not include any Lien securing Indebtedness.

Permitted Receivables Facility ” means one or more accounts receivable securitization facilities established by a Receivables Subsidiary and one or more of the Company or its Subsidiaries, whereby the Company or one or more of its Subsidiaries shall sell, assign, contribute or otherwise transfer accounts receivables of the Company or its Subsidiaries to such Receivables Subsidiary in exchange for cash, subordinated indebtedness of the Receivables Subsidiary, the issuance of letters of credit and other appropriate consideration, and the Receivables Subsidiary in turn shall sell, assign, pledge or otherwise transfer such accounts receivable (or undivided fractional interests therein) to buyers, purchasers or lenders (or shall otherwise borrow against such accounts receivable), so long as (a) except as set forth in clause (b) of this definition, no portion of the Indebtedness or any other obligation (contingent or otherwise) under such Permitted Receivables Facility shall be guaranteed by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (other than the Receivables Subsidiary), (b) there shall be no recourse or obligation to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (other than the Receivables Subsidiary) whatsoever other than pursuant to representations, warranties, covenants, indemnities and performance guarantees or undertakings (which shall exclude any guarantees of principal of, and interest on such Permitted Receivables Facility) entered into in connection with such Permitted Receivables Facility that in the reasonable opinion of the Company are customary for securitization transactions and (c) none of the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries (other than the Receivables

 

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Subsidiary) shall have provided, either directly or indirectly, any other credit support of any kind in connection with such Permitted Receivables Facility, except as set forth in clause (b) of this definition.

Person ” means an individual, partnership, corporation (including a business trust), limited liability company, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated association, joint venture or other entity, or a government or any political subdivision or agency thereof.

Plan ” means a Single-Employer Plan or a Multiple Employer Plan.

Post-Petition Interest ” has the meaning specified in Section 7.05(b) .

Principal Financial Center ” means, in the case of any Committed Alternative Currency, the principal financial center where such currency is cleared and settled, as determined by the Administrative Agent.

Pro Rata Share ” of any amount means, with respect to any Revolving Lender at any time, the product of such amount times a fraction the numerator of which is the amount of such Lender’s Revolving Commitment at such time (or, if the Revolving Commitments shall have been terminated pursuant to Section  2.04 or 6.01 , such Lender’s Revolving Commitment as in effect immediately prior to such termination) and the denominator of which is the aggregate amount of all Revolving Commitments at such time (or, if the Revolving Commitments shall have been terminated pursuant to Section  2.04 or 6.01 , the aggregate amount of all Revolving Commitments as in effect immediately prior to such termination).

Quotation Day ” means (a) with respect to any Eurodollar Rate Advance denominated in Canadian Dollars for any Interest Period, the first day of such Interest Period, (b) with respect to any Eurodollar Rate Advance denominated in Euros for any Interest Period, two TARGET Days before the first day of such Interest Period, (c) with respect to any Eurodollar Rate Advance denominated in any currency other than Canadian Dollars or Euros for any Interest Period, two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period (unless, in each case, market practice differs in the relevant market where the Eurodollar Rate for such currency is to be determined, in which case the Quotation Day will be determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with market practice in such market (and if quotations would normally be given on more than one day, then the Quotation Day will be the last of those days)) and (d) with respect to any Bid Advance for any period, two Business Days prior to the date of such Bid Borrowing.

Receivables Related Assets ” means, collectively, accounts receivable, instruments, chattel paper, obligations, general intangibles and other similar assets, in each case relating to receivables subject to a Permitted Receivables Facility, including interests in merchandise or goods, the sale or lease of which gave rise to such receivables, related contractual rights, guarantees, insurance proceeds, collections and proceeds of all of the foregoing.

Receivables Subsidiary ” means a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Company that has been established as a “bankruptcy remote” Subsidiary for the sole purpose of acquiring accounts receivable under a Permitted Receivables Facility and that shall not engage in any activities other than in connection with a Permitted Receivables Facility.

Recipient ” means (a) the Administrative Agent, (b) any Lender and (c) any Issuing Bank, as applicable.

 

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Reference Bank Rate ” means, with respect to any Eurodollar Rate Advance in any currency for any Interest Period or any Bid Advance for the period from the date of such Bid Advance to its maturity date as specified in the applicable Notice of Bid Borrowing, the arithmetic mean of the Submitted Reference Bank Rates (rounded upward to four decimal places) in respect thereof.

Reference Banks ” means with respect to any currency, such banks as may be appointed by the Administrative Agent as Reference Banks in respect of such currency in consultation with the Company and as consented to by such bank.

Reference Period ” means any period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Company.

Refinancing ” means the termination of the commitments, and payment in full of all Indebtedness, interest, fees and other amounts outstanding, under (a) the Existing Credit Agreement and (b) the JV Credit Agreement.

Register ” has the meaning specified in Section 9.02(d) .

Regulation FD ” has the meaning specified in Section  10.12 .

Related Parties ” means, with respect to any Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the partners, directors, officers, employees, representatives, controlling persons and agents, including accountants, legal counsel and other advisors of such Person and of such Person’s Affiliates.

Replaced Revolving Commitments ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section  10.01 .

Replacement Revolving Commitments ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section  10.01 .

Replaced Term Loan ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section  10.01 .

Replacement Term Loan ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section  10.01 .

Restatement Date ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Amendment Agreement.

Revolving Advance ” means an advance (other than a Bid Advance) by a Revolving Lender to a Borrower pursuant to Section 2.02(a) or (b)(iii) , and refers to (i) in the case of Revolving Advances denominated in US Dollars, a Base Rate Advance or a Eurodollar Rate Advance (each of which shall be a “ Type ” of Revolving Advance for Revolving Advances denominated in US Dollars) and (ii) in the case of Revolving Advances denominated in any Committed Alternative Currency, a Eurodollar Rate Advance (which shall be the “Type” of Revolving Advance for Revolving Advances denominated in such currency).

Revolving Borrowing ” means a borrowing consisting of simultaneous Revolving Advances of the same currency, the same Type (and, in the case of a borrowing consisting of Eurodollar Rate Advances, having the same Interest Period) made by the Revolving Lenders.

Revolving Commitment ” means, with respect to any Revolving Lender at any time, the amount set forth opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule I hereto under the caption “Revolving

 

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Commitment” or, if such Lender has entered into one or more Assignment and Assumptions, set forth for such Lender in the Register maintained by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section  9.02 as such Lender’s “Revolving Commitment”, as such amount may be reduced or increased at or prior to such time pursuant to Section  2.04 . The aggregate Revolving Commitments of all the Revolving Lenders as of the Second Amendment Closing Date shall be US$600,000,000.

Revolving Commitment Increase ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.04(d)(i) .

Revolving Credit Facility ” means the revolving credit facility to the Company, the Spinco Borrower and the Canadian Borrower established pursuant to Section 2.01(a)(i) (including any increase in such revolving credit facility established pursuant to Section 2.04(d) ).

Revolving Exposure ” means, with respect to any Revolving Lender at any time, the sum of (a) the outstanding principal amount of the US Dollar Equivalent of such Lender’s Revolving Advances and (b) such Lender’s L/C Exposure.

Revolving Lender ” means a Lender with a Revolving Commitment and/or outstanding Revolving Advances, Bid Advances and/or participations in Letters of Credit.

Revolving Note ” means a promissory note of a Borrower payable to any Lender and its registered assigns, in substantially the form of Exhibit A-1 hereto, evidencing the aggregate Indebtedness of such Borrower to such Lender resulting from the Revolving Advances made to such Borrower by such Lender.

Revolving Termination Date ” means the date that is five years after the Second Amendment Closing Date (or the earlier date on which the termination in whole of the Commitments occurs pursuant to Sections 2.04(a) or 6.01 ).

Sanctioned Person ” means any Person described in Section 4.01(k)(i)(x) , (y) or (z) .

Sanctions ” has the meaning specified in Section 4.01(k) .

S&P ” means S&P Global Ratings and any successor thereto.

Screen Rate ” means the CDOR Screen Rate, the EURIBOR Screen Rate and the LIBO Screen Rate, collectively and individually, as the context may require.

SEC ” means the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Second Amendment Agreement ” means that certain Second Amendment Agreement dated as of March 9, 2017, by and among the Company, the Spinco Borrower, the Canadian Borrower, the Lenders party thereto and the Administrative Agent.

Second Amendment Closing Date ” means March 9, 2017.

Separation Agreement ” means the Separation Agreement, dated as of March 26, 2015, between TDCC and Spinco, as amended, restated or otherwise modified from time to time.

Separation Documentation ” means (a) the Separation Agreement, (b) all exhibits, schedules, annexes and other attachments thereto and (c) all other agreements related thereto.

 

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Significant Subsidiary ” means each Subsidiary, but excludes any Subsidiary the US Dollar value (or equivalent thereof) of whose assets is less than 5% of the total assets of the Company and the Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis.

Single-Employer Plan ” means a single-employer plan, as defined in Section 4001(a)(15) of ERISA, that (a) is maintained by the Company or any ERISA Affiliate solely for employees of the Company or any ERISA Affiliate or (b) was so maintained and in respect of which the Company or any ERISA Affiliate could have liability under Section 4069 of ERISA in the event that such plan has been or were to be terminated.

Solvent ” means (a) each of the Fair Value and the Present Fair Salable Value of the assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole exceed their Stated Liabilities and Identified Contingent Liabilities, (b) the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole do not have Unreasonably Small Capital and (c) the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole can pay their Stated Liabilities and Identified Contingent Liabilities as they mature. Terms used in this definition and not otherwise defined in this Agreement have the meanings assigned thereto in Exhibit F hereto.

Specified Time ” means (a) in relation to an Advance in Canadian Dollars, 11:00 A.M., Toronto, Ontario time and (b) otherwise, 11:00 A.M., London time.

Spinco ” means Blue Cube Spinco Inc., a Delaware corporation.

Spinco Borrower ” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph hereto.

Spinco Credit Agreement ” means the Credit Agreement, dated as of June 23, 2015, among Spinco, the lenders party thereto and Wells Fargo, as administrative agent.

Submitted Reference Bank Rate ” means, as to any Reference Bank:

(a)    in relation to any Revolving Advances denominated in Canadian Dollars for any Interest Period, the rate supplied to the Administrative Agent at its request by such Reference Bank as of the Specified Time on the Quotation Day for Revolving Advances denominated in Canadian Dollars and the applicable Interest Period as the rate at which such Reference Bank is willing to extend credit by the purchase of bankers’ acceptances which have been accepted by banks which are for the time being customarily regarded as being of appropriate credit standing for such purpose with a term to maturity equal to the relevant period;

(b)    in relation to Revolving Advances denominated in Euros for any Interest Period, the rate supplied to the Administrative Agent at its request by such Reference Bank as of the Specified Time on the Quotation Day for Revolving Advances denominated in Euros and the applicable Interest Period as the rate which such Reference Bank assesses to be the rate at which interbank term deposits in Euros and for the relevant period are offered for spot value (T+2) by one prime bank to another prime bank within the EMU zone;

(c)    in relation to Revolving Advances or Term Loans denominated in any currency other than Canadian Dollars or Euros, the rate (rounded upward to four decimal places) supplied to the Administrative Agent at its request by such Reference Bank as of the Specified Time on the Quotation Day for Revolving Advances or Term Loans in the

 

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relevant currency and the applicable Interest Period as the rate at which such Reference Bank could borrow funds in the London interbank market in such currency and for the relevant period, were it to do so by asking for and then accepting interbank offers in reasonable market size in that currency and for that period; provided that upon supplying such Submitted Reference Bank Rate to the Administrative Agent pursuant to this clause (c), such Reference Bank shall certify that it has not submitted or shared such Submitted Reference Bank Rate with any individual who is formally designated as being involved in the ICE LIBOR submission process; and

(d)    in relation to Bid Advances, the rate (rounded upward to four decimal places) supplied to the Administrative Agent at its request by such Reference Bank as the rate at which deposits in US Dollars are offered by the principal office of such Reference Bank in London, England to prime banks in the London interbank market at the Specified Time on the Quotation Day in an amount substantially equal to the aggregate amount of such Bid Borrowing and for a period equal to the period from the date of such Bid Advance to its maturity date as specified in the applicable Notice of Bid Borrowing.

Subordinated Obligations ” has the meaning specified in Section  7.05 .

Subsidiary ” means, as at any particular time, any Person controlled by the Company the accounts of which would be consolidated with those of the Company in the Company’s consolidated financial statements if such financial statements were to be prepared at such time in accordance with GAAP.

SMBC Credit Agreement ” means the Credit Agreement, dated as of August 25, 2015, among the Company, the subsidiaries of the Company from time to time party thereto, the lenders named therein and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, as administrative agent, as amended.

Swiss Franc ” and the “ SFr ” sign each means lawful currency of Switzerland.

TARGET Day ” means any day on which the Trans-European Automated Real-time Gross Settlement Express Transfer (TARGET) payment system (or, if such payment system ceases to be operative, such other payment system (if any) determined by the Administrative Agent to be a suitable replacement) is open for the settlement of payments in Euros.

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

Tax-Exempt Financing ” means a transaction with a governmental unit or instrumentality which involves (i) the issuance by such governmental unit or instrumentality to Persons other than the Company or a Subsidiary of bonds or other obligations on which the interest is exempt from Federal income taxes under Section 103 of the Code and the proceeds of which are applied to finance or refinance the cost of acquisition of equipment or facilities of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, and (ii) participation in the transaction by the Company or a Subsidiary in any manner permitted by this Agreement.

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Term Loan Borrowing ” means a borrowing consisting of Term Loans of the same Type (and, in the case of a borrowing consisting of Eurodollar Rate Advances, having the same Interest Period) made by the Term Loan Lenders.

Term Loan Commitment ” means an Incremental Term Loan Commitment.

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

Term Loan Note ” means a promissory note of the Spinco Borrower payable to any Term Loan Lender and its registered assigns, in substantially the form of Exhibit A-3 hereto, evidencing the portion of the Term Loans made to the Spinco Borrower by such Term Loan Lender.

Term Loans ” means the Initial Term Loans and, if applicable, the Incremental Term Loans (and “ Term Loan ” means any of such Term Loans) and refers to a Base Rate Advance or a Eurodollar Advance (each of which shall be a “ Type ” of Term Loan).

Termination Date ” means (a) with respect to the Revolving Commitments and the Letter of Credit Commitments, the Revolving Termination Date, (b) with respect to the Initial Term Loans, the date that is five years after the Second Amendment Closing Date (or the earlier date on which the Initial Term Loans have been accelerated pursuant to Section  6.01 ), and (c) with respect to any Incremental Term Loans, the date determined by the applicable Term Loan Lenders pursuant to Section 2.04(d) (or the earlier date on which the Initial Term Loans have been accelerated pursuant to Section  6.01 ).

Transactions ” means (a) the consummation of the Internal Separation, (b) the consummation of the Merger, (c) the Refinancing, (d) the issuance by Spinco of its senior unsecured notes to TDCC or, if elected by TDCC in accordance with Section 7.08(e) of the Merger Agreement, the drawing under a senior unsecured bridge facility of an amount not less than the Above Basis Amount (as defined in the Separation Agreement), (e) the issuance by Spinco of its senior unsecured notes, the drawing under a senior unsecured bridge facility or any combination thereof, the proceeds of which will be used, together with the proceeds of the Initial Term Loan, to (i) finance a special cash dividend to TDCC, (ii) pay fees and expenses in connection with the Transactions, (iii) effect the Refinancing and (iv) provide funds for general corporate purposes, (f) the execution, delivery and performance by the Borrowers of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, the borrowing of the Advances and the issuance of Letters of Credit on the Closing Date and the use of proceeds of such Advances and Letters of Credit and (g) the payment of fees and expenses in connection with the foregoing.

Type ” shall have the meaning given such term in the definitions of Term Loan and Revolving Advance.

UCP ” means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits, International Chamber of Commerce (“ICC”) Publication No. 600 (or such later version thereof as may be in effect at the time of issuance).

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

Unused Revolving Commitment ” means, with respect to each Revolving Lender at any time, (a) such Revolving Lender’s Revolving Commitment at such time minus (b) the sum of (i)

 

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the US Dollar Equivalent of the aggregate principal amount of all Revolving Advances made by such Revolving Lender (in its capacity as a Revolving Lender) and outstanding at such time, plus (ii) such Revolving Lender’s L/C Exposure then outstanding.

US  Dollar Equivalent ” means, on any date, (a) with respect to any amount in US Dollars, such amount, and (b) with respect to any amount in any currency other than US Dollars, the equivalent in US Dollars of such amount, determined by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 1.05 using the Exchange Rate with respect to such currency at such time in effect under the provisions of such Section  1.05 .

US Dollars ” and the “ US$ ” sign each means lawful currency of the United States.

US Person ” means any Person that is a “United States Person” as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.

US Tax Compliance Certificate ” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 2.14(g) .

Usage ” means, at any time, the sum of the aggregate principal amount of the US Dollar Equivalent of the Revolving Advances and the Bid Advances then outstanding plus the Available Amount of the outstanding Letters of Credit.

Voting Rights ” means, as to any corporation or any other entity, ordinary voting power (whether associated with outstanding common stock or outstanding preferred stock, or both, or other outstanding equity interests, as applicable) to elect members of the Board of Directors of such corporation or other entity (irrespective of whether or not at the time capital stock of any class or classes of such corporation or entity shall or might have voting power or additional voting power upon the occurrence of any contingency).

Wells Fargo ” means Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, a national banking association.

Wholly Owned ” means, with respect to any corporation or other entity, a corporation or other entity of which 100% of the Voting Rights (other than Voting Rights represented by directors’ qualifying shares or shares required by law to be owned by a resident of the relevant jurisdiction) are at the time directly or indirectly owned by the Company, by the Company and one or more other Wholly Owned Subsidiaries, or by one or more other Wholly Owned Subsidiaries.

Withdrawal Liability ” shall have the meaning given such term under Part I of Subtitle E of Title IV of ERISA.

Withholding Agent ” means the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent.

Write-Down and Conversion Powers ” means, with respect to any EEA Resolution Authority, the write-down and conversion powers of such EEA Resolution Authority from time to time under the Bail-In Legislation for the applicable EEA Member Country, which write-down and conversion powers are described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule.

Section 1.02     Other Definitions and Provisions . With reference to this Agreement and each other Loan Document, unless otherwise specified herein or in such other Loan Document or the context otherwise requires: (a) the definitions of terms herein shall apply equally to the singular and plural

 

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forms of the terms defined, (b) whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms, (c) the words “include”, “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation”, (d) the word “will” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word “shall”, (e) any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns (subject to any restrictions on assignment set forth herein), (f) 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, (g) 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, (h) the words “asset” and “property” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect and to refer to any and all tangible and intangible assets and properties, including cash, securities, accounts and contract rights and (i) the term “documents” includes any and all instruments, documents, agreements, certificates, notices, reports, financial statements and other writings, however evidenced, whether in physical or electronic form.

Section 1.03     Computation of Time Periods (a) . (a) In this Agreement and the other Loan Documents in the computation of periods of time from a specified date to a later specified date, the word “from” means “from and including” and the words “to” and “until” each means “to but excluding”.

(b)    In this Agreement and the other Loan Documents each reference to a year shall be a reference to the twelve consecutive months beginning January 1 in such year and ending December 31 in such year and each reference to a quarter shall be a reference to one of the three consecutive month periods beginning January 1, April 1, July 1 or October 1, in each year.

Section 1.04     Accounting Terms . (a) All accounting terms not specifically defined herein shall be construed in accordance with GAAP. “ GAAP ” shall mean generally accepted accounting principles as in effect from time to time; provided that if the Company notifies the Administrative Agent that the Company requests an amendment to any provision hereof to eliminate the effect of any change occurring after the date of this Agreement in GAAP, or in the application thereof, on the operation of such provision (or if the Administrative Agent notifies the Company that the Majority Lenders request an amendment to any provision hereof for such purpose), regardless of whether any such notice is given before or after such change in GAAP, or in the application thereof, then such provision shall be interpreted on the basis of GAAP as in effect and applied immediately before such change shall have become effective until such notice shall have been withdrawn or such provision amended in accordance with Section  10.01 .

(b)    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in paragraph (a) above or the definition of “Capital Lease Obligations”, in the event of an accounting change requiring leases to be capitalized, only those leases (assuming for purposes hereof that they were in existence on the Effective Date) that would constitute capital leases on the Effective Date shall be considered capital leases and all calculations hereunder shall be made accordingly.

Section 1.05     Currency Translation . The Administrative Agent shall determine the US Dollar Equivalent of each Revolving Advance denominated in a Committed Alternative Currency as of (x) the last Business Day of each fiscal quarter and (y) the date of any borrowing or continuation of any Revolving Advances denominated in a Committed Alternative Currency (each such date, a “ Calculation Date ”), in each case using the Exchange Rate for such currency in relation to US Dollars in effect on the date that is three Business Days prior to such Calculation Date, and each such amount shall be the US Dollar Equivalent of such Revolving Advance until the next required calculation thereof pursuant to this sentence. The Administrative Agent shall notify the Company and the Revolving Lenders of each calculation of the US Dollar Equivalent of each Revolving Advance.

 

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ARTICLE II

AMOUNTS AND TERMS OF THE ADVANCES AND LETTERS OF CREDIT

Section 2.01     The Revolving Advances, Letters of Credit and Initial Term Loans . (a)  Revolving Advances . Each Revolving Lender severally agrees, on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth, to make Revolving Advances in US Dollars and any Committed Alternative Currency to the Company, the Spinco Borrower or the Canadian Borrower from time to time on any Business Day during the period from the Closing Date until the Revolving Termination Date in an aggregate amount such that the US Dollar Equivalent thereof does not exceed such Lender’s Unused Revolving Commitment; provided that, immediately following the making of such Revolving Advance, the Usage shall not exceed the aggregate amount of the Revolving Commitments of the Revolving Lenders; provided further that, following the making of any such Revolving Advance denominated in a Committed Alternative Currency, the US Dollar Equivalent of the aggregate amount of Revolving Advances outstanding in any currency other than US Dollars shall not exceed the Alternative Currency Sublimit. Each Revolving Borrowing shall be in an aggregate amount not less than the Borrowing Minimum or the Borrowing Multiple in excess thereof and shall consist of Advances of the same Type and currency made on the same day by the Revolving Lenders ratably according to their respective Revolving Commitments. Within the limits of each Revolving Lender’s Revolving Commitment, the Borrowers may borrow, repay pursuant to Section  2.05 , prepay pursuant to Section  2.09 , and reborrow, prior to the Revolving Termination Date, under this Section 2.01(a) .

(b)     Letters of Credit . Each Issuing Bank agrees, on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth, to issue letters of credit (each a “ Letter of Credit ”) denominated in US Dollars for the account of the Company from time to time on any Business Day during the period from the Closing Date until 30 days before the Revolving Termination Date in an amount such that (i) the L/C Obligations for all Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank do not exceed at any time the lesser of (x) the Letter of Credit Facility at such time and (y) such Issuing Bank’s Letter of Credit Commitment at such time, (ii) the Available Amount for each such Letter of Credit does not exceed an amount equal to the aggregate Unused Revolving Commitments of the Revolving Lenders at the time of issuance thereof and (iii) following the issuance of any such Letter of Credit, the Usage does not exceed the aggregate amount of the Revolving Commitments of the Revolving Lenders. No Letter of Credit shall have an expiration date later than the earlier of (x) the first anniversary of its date of issuance and (y) five Business Days before the Revolving Termination Date; provided that 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 referred to in clause (y) above). Within the limits referred to above, the Company may request the issuance of Letters of Credit under this Section 2.01(b) , repay any Revolving Advances resulting from drawings thereunder pursuant to Section  2.05 or prepay pursuant to Section  2.09 and request the issuance of additional Letters of Credit under this Section 2.01(b) . With respect to each letter of credit designated by the Company in writing to the Administrative Agent no later than five Business Days prior to the Closing Date (or such later date as agreed by the Administrative Agent) as an “Existing Letter of Credit” for which the issuer thereof is a Revolving Lender who is either an Issuing Bank or has agreed to be an Issuing Bank in respect of such letter of credit, such letter of credit shall be deemed to constitute a Letter of Credit issued hereunder on the Restatement Date and the Revolving Lender that is an issuer of such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be an Issuing Bank for such letter of credit; provided that after giving effect to such deemed issuance, in no event shall the Usage exceed the Revolving Commitments of the Revolving Lenders; provided further that any renewal or replacement of any such letter of credit shall be issued by an Issuing Bank pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

(c)     Initial Term Loans . As of the Second Amendment Closing Date, each Term Loan Lender has made Initial Term Loans in US Dollars to the Spinco Borrower in the aggregate principal amount set forth next to such Lender’s name on Schedule I . As of the Second Amendment Closing Date, the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Initial Term Loans is $1,375,000,000.

 

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Section 2.02     Making the Advances . (a)  Making the Term Loans and Revolving Advances . (i) (A) Each Term Loan Borrowing and each Revolving Borrowing shall be made on notice, given not later than 11:00 A.M. Local Time, (x) in the case of Eurodollar Rate Advances denominated in US Dollars, on the third Business Day prior to the date of the proposed Borrowing, (y) in the case of Eurodollar Rate Advances denominated in a Committed Alternative Currency, on the fourth Business Day prior to the date of the proposed Revolving Borrowing or (z) in the case of Base Rate Advances, on the day of the proposed Borrowing, by the applicable Borrower to the Administrative Agent, which shall give to each appropriate Lender prompt notice thereof by telecopier. Each such notice of a Term Loan Borrowing or Revolving Borrowing (as applicable, a “ Notice of Borrowing ”) shall be by telephone, confirmed immediately in writing, in substantially the form of Exhibit B-1 hereto, specifying therein the requested (I) date of such Term Loan Borrowing or Revolving Borrowing, (II) Type of Advances comprising such Term Loan Borrowing or Revolving Borrowing, (III) aggregate amount of such Term Loan Borrowing or Revolving Borrowing, (IV) in the case of a Revolving Borrowing, the applicable Borrower and the currency in which such Revolving Advance is to be made and (V) in the case of a Eurodollar Rate Advance, the Interest Period for each such Term Loan or Revolving Advance. Each Lender shall, before 1:00 P.M. (Local Time) on the date of such Term Loan Borrowing or Revolving Borrowing make available for the account of its Applicable Lending Office to the Administrative Agent, in the Administrative Agent’s Account, in same day funds, such Lender’s ratable portion of such Term Loan Borrowing or Revolving Borrowing. After the Administrative Agent’s receipt of such funds and upon fulfillment of the applicable conditions set forth in Article III , the Administrative Agent, as applicable, will make such funds available to the applicable Borrower at the Administrative Agent’s address set forth on Schedule 10.02 . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, each Lender at its option may make any Advance by causing any domestic or foreign branch or Affiliate of such Lender to make such Advance; provided that any exercise of such option shall not affect the obligation of the Borrowers to repay such Advances in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and shall not cause the Borrowers to incur as of the date of the exercise of such option any greater liability than it shall then have under Section  2.10 or Section  2.14 .

(B)    The failure of any Lender to make the Term Loan or Revolving Advance to be made by it as part of any Term Loan Borrowing or Revolving Borrowing shall not relieve any other Lender of its obligation, if any, hereunder to make its Term Loan or Revolving Advance on the date of such Term Loan Borrowing or Revolving Borrowing, but no Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to make the Term Loan or Revolving Advance to be made by such other Lender on the date of any Term Loan Borrowing or Revolving Borrowing.

(C)    Any Incremental Term Loans shall be borrowed pursuant to, and in accordance with, Section 2.04(d) .

(ii)    Anything in subsection (i) above to the contrary notwithstanding,

(A)    if any Lender shall, at least one Business Day before the date of any requested Term Loan Borrowing or Revolving Borrowing comprised of Eurodollar Rate Advances, notify the Administrative Agent (with a copy to the applicable Borrower) that the introduction of or any change in or in the interpretation of any law or regulation by any court, authority or agency, or any other governmental, judicial or regulatory body, makes it unlawful, or that any central bank or other Governmental Authority asserts that it is unlawful, for such Lender or its Eurodollar Lending Office to perform its obligations

 

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hereunder to make Eurodollar Rate Advances or to fund or maintain Eurodollar Rate Advances hereunder, (1) with respect to Advances to be denominated in US Dollars, the right of such Borrower to select Eurodollar Rate Advances for such Term Loan Borrowing or Revolving Borrowing or any subsequent Term Loan Borrowing or Revolving Borrowing, with respect to such Lender (only), shall be suspended until such Lender shall notify the Administrative Agent (with a copy to the applicable Borrower) that the circumstances causing such suspension no longer exist or such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto, and each Term Loan or Revolving Advance comprising such Term Loan Borrowing or Revolving Borrowing shall, with respect to such Lender (only), be a Base Rate Advance of an equivalent amount and for an approximately equivalent term, provided that if all the Lenders so notify the Administrative Agent, the Administrative Agent shall so notify the applicable Borrower and the Notice of Borrowing in respect of such requested Term Loan Borrowing or Revolving Borrowing shall be automatically revoked and (2) with respect to Revolving Advances to be denominated in a Committed Alternative Currency, such Advances shall bear interest at an interest rate reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent, after consultation with the Company and such Lender, to compensate such Lender for the actual costs of obtaining the funds for such Advance in such currency for the applicable period (which interest rate shall in no event be less than zero) plus the Applicable Margin with respect to Eurodollar Rate Advances; provided that if all the Lenders so notify the Administrative Agent, the Administrative Agent shall so notify the applicable Borrower and the Notice of Borrowing in respect of such requested Revolving Borrowing shall be automatically revoked; provided further that if the circumstances giving rise to such notice affect only Eurodollar Rate Advances in certain Committed Alternative Currencies, then Revolving Borrowings in other Committed Alternative Currencies will not be affected by the provisions of this Section. Each Lender giving a notice under this subclause (A) shall, promptly after giving such notice, provide the Company (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) with an explanation, in reasonable detail, as to the circumstances causing such suspension;

(B)    in the event that it is necessary to determine the Eurodollar Rate with reference to the Reference Banks, and if none of the Reference Banks furnish timely information to the Administrative Agent for determining the Eurodollar Rate for Eurodollar Rate Advances comprising any requested Term Loan Borrowing or Revolving Borrowing, (1) the right of the Borrowers to select Eurodollar Rate Advances for any such Term Loan Borrowing or Revolving Borrowing denominated in US Dollars or any subsequent Term Loan Borrowing or Revolving Borrowing denominated in US Dollars shall be suspended until the Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrowers and the Lenders that the circumstances causing such suspension no longer exist, and each Advance comprising such Term Loan Borrowing or Revolving Borrowing shall be a Base Rate Advance and (2) any such Revolving Borrowing denominated in a Committed Alternative Currency or any subsequent Revolving Borrowing denominated in a Committed Alternative Currency shall bear interest at an interest rate reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent, after consultation with the Company and the applicable Lenders, to compensate the applicable Lenders for the actual costs of obtaining the funds for such Revolving Borrowing in such currency for the applicable period (which interest rate shall in no event be less than zero) plus the Applicable Margin with respect to Eurodollar Rate Advances; and

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Borrowing comprised of Eurodollar Rate Advances, notify the Administrative Agent (with a copy to the applicable Borrower) that the Eurodollar Rate for Eurodollar Rate Advances comprising such Term Loan Borrowing or Revolving Borrowing will not adequately reflect the cost to such Lenders of making or funding their respective Eurodollar Rate Advances for such Term Loan Borrowing or Revolving Borrowing, (1) in respect of any such Term Loan Borrowing or Revolving Borrowing denominated in US Dollars, the Notice of Borrowing given in respect of such requested Term Loan Borrowing or Revolving Borrowing shall be automatically revoked and the right of the Borrowers to select Eurodollar Rate Advances for such Term Loan Borrowing or Revolving Borrowing or any subsequent Term Loan Borrowing or Revolving Borrowing shall be suspended until such Lenders shall notify the Administrative Agent (with a copy to the applicable Borrower) and the other Lenders that the circumstances causing such suspension no longer exist and (2) in respect of any such Revolving Borrowing denominated in a Committed Alternative Currency, such Revolving Borrowing shall be made as a Revolving Borrowing bearing interest at an interest rate reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent, after consultation with the Company and the applicable Lenders, to compensate the applicable Lenders for the actual costs of obtaining the funds for such Revolving Borrowing in such currency for the applicable period (which interest rate shall in no event be less than zero) plus the Applicable Margin with respect to Eurodollar Rate Advances until such Lenders shall notify the Administrative Agent (with a copy to the applicable Borrower) and the other Lenders that the circumstances causing such adjustment no longer exist. The Lenders giving a notice under this subclause (C) shall, promptly after giving such notice, provide the Company (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) with an explanation, in reasonable detail, as to the circumstances causing such suspension.

(D)    Anything in subsection (i) above to the contrary notwithstanding, (1) the Borrowers may not select Eurodollar Rate Advances for any Term Loan Borrowing or Revolving Borrowing if the aggregate amount of such Term Loan Borrowing or Revolving Borrowing is less than the Borrowing Minimum and (2) the Eurodollar Rate Advances may not be outstanding as part of more than ten separate Revolving Borrowings.

(iii)    Each Notice of Borrowing (subject to (ii)(A) and (ii)(C) above) shall be irrevocable and binding on the Borrower giving such notice. In the case of any Term Loan Borrowing or Revolving Borrowing which the related Notice of Borrowing specifies is to be comprised of Eurodollar Rate Advances, the applicable Borrower shall indemnify each Lender against any loss, cost or expense incurred by such Lender as a result of any failure to fulfill on or before the date specified in such Notice of Borrowing for such Term Loan Borrowing or Revolving Borrowing the applicable conditions set forth in Article III , including any loss (excluding loss of anticipated profits), cost or expense incurred by reason of the liquidation or reemployment of deposits or other funds acquired by such Lender to fund the Advance to be made by such Lender as part of such Term Loan Borrowing or Revolving Borrowing when such Advance, as a result of such failure, is not made on such date. Each Lender claiming indemnity for any such loss, cost or expense under this clause (iii) shall provide, at the time of making such claim, the applicable Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) with reasonable details, including the basis for the calculation thereof, of such loss, cost or expense, provided that, in the absence of manifest error, the amount of such claims so notified shall be conclusive and binding upon such Borrower.

 

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(iv)    Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from a Lender prior to the date of any Term Loan Borrowing or Revolving Borrowing that such Lender will not make available to the Administrative Agent such Lender’s ratable portion of such Term Loan Borrowing or Revolving Borrowing, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has made such portion available to the Administrative Agent on the date of such Term Loan Borrowing or Revolving Borrowing in accordance with subsection (i) of this Section 2.02(a) and the Administrative Agent may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the applicable Borrower on such date a corresponding amount. If and to the extent that such Lender shall not have so made such ratable portion available to the Administrative Agent, such Lender and such Borrower severally agree to repay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand such corresponding amount together with interest thereon, for each date from the date such amount is made available to such Borrower until the date such amount is repaid to the Administrative Agent, at (i) in the case of a Borrower, the Base Rate and (ii) in the case of such Lender, (1) in the case of Advances denominated in US Dollars, the Federal Funds Rate, (2) in the case of Advances denominated in Canadian Dollars, the Canadian Interbank Rate and (3) in the case of Advances denominated in any other Committed Alternative Currency, a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking rules on interbank compensation in the relevant currency. If the applicable Borrower shall pay such interest to the Administrative Agent for the same or an overlapping period, the Administrative Agent shall promptly remit to the applicable Borrower the amount of such interest paid by the applicable Borrower for such period. If such Lender shall repay to the Administrative Agent such corresponding amount, such amount so repaid shall constitute such Lender’s Advance as part of such Term Loan Borrowing or Revolving Borrowing for purposes of this Agreement. Any payment by a Borrower shall be without prejudice to any claim such Borrower may have against a Lender that shall have failed to make such payment to the Administrative Agent.

(b)     Issuance of and Drawings and Reimbursement Under Letters of Credit .

(i)     Request for Issuance . (A) Each Letter of Credit shall be issued or amended, as the case may be, upon notice, given not later than 11:00 A.M. (New York City time) on the fifth Business Day prior to the date of the proposed issuance of such Letter of Credit (or such shorter notice period as may be agreed by the applicable Issuing Bank), by the Company to any Issuing Bank, which shall give the Administrative Agent prompt written notice thereof. Each such notice of issuance of a Letter of Credit (a “ Notice of Issuance ”) shall be by telephone (or as otherwise agreed between the Company and the applicable Issuing Bank), confirmed immediately in writing, specifying therein the requested (I) date of such issuance (which shall be a Business Day), (II) Available Amount of such Letter of Credit, (III) expiration date of such Letter of Credit, (IV) name and address of the beneficiary of such Letter of Credit, (V) form of such Letter of Credit, (VI) the full text of any certificate to be presented by such beneficiary in case of any drawing thereunder; (VII) the purpose and nature of the requested Letter of Credit and (VIII) such other matters as the applicable Issuing Bank may require and shall be accompanied by such application and agreement for letter of credit (if any) and other documents related to such Letter of Credit as such Issuing Bank may reasonably specify to the Company for use in connection with such requested Letter of Credit (a “ Letter of Credit Agreement ”). If the requested form of such Letter of Credit is acceptable to the applicable Issuing Bank in its reasonable discretion, such Issuing Bank will, upon fulfillment of the applicable conditions set forth in Article III and provided such Issuing Bank has not received written notice from any Revolving Lender by at least one Business Day prior to the requested date of issuance or amendment of the applicable Letter of Credit notifying such Issuing Bank that one or more applicable conditions contained in Article III shall not then be satisfied, enter into the applicable amendment or issue such Letter of Credit in accordance with such Issuing Bank’s usual and customary business practices or as

 

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otherwise agreed with the Company in connection with such issuance. In the event and to the extent that the provisions of any Letter of Credit Agreement shall conflict with this Agreement, the provisions of this Agreement shall govern.

(ii)     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 any Issuing Bank or the Revolving Lenders, each Issuing Bank hereby grants to each Revolving Lender, and each Revolving Lender hereby acquires from such Issuing Bank, a participation in such Letter of Credit equal to such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the aggregate Available Amount of such Letter of Credit. The Company hereby agrees to each such participation. In consideration and in furtherance of the foregoing, each Revolving Lender hereby absolutely and unconditionally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the Issuing Bank, such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of each drawing made under a Letter of Credit funded by the Issuing Bank and not reimbursed by the Company on the date made, or of any reimbursement payment required to be refunded to the Company 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 an Event of 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. Each Revolving Lender further acknowledges and agrees that its participation in each Letter of Credit will be automatically adjusted to reflect such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of such Letter of Credit at each time such Lender’s Revolving Commitment is amended pursuant to Section  2.04 , pursuant to an assignment in accordance with Section  9.02 or otherwise pursuant to this Agreement.

(iii)     Drawing and Reimbursement . Upon receipt from the beneficiary of any Letter of Credit of any notice of a drawing under such Letter of Credit, the applicable Issuing Bank shall notify the Company and the Administrative Agent thereof. The payment by any Issuing Bank of a draft drawn under any Letter of Credit shall constitute for all purposes of this Agreement the making by such Issuing Bank of a Revolving Advance, which shall be a Base Rate Advance, in the amount of such draft. The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Revolving Lender of such notice, and each Revolving Lender shall pay to the Administrative Agent such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of such outstanding Revolving Advance, by making available for the account of its Applicable Lending Office to the Administrative Agent for the account of such Issuing Bank, by deposit to the Administrative Agent, in the Administrative Agent’s Account, in same day funds, an amount equal to the portion of the outstanding principal amount of such Revolving Advance to be funded by such Lender. Promptly after receipt thereof, the Administrative Agent shall transfer such funds to such Issuing Bank. Each Revolving Lender agrees to fund its Pro Rata Share of an outstanding Revolving Advance made by an Issuing Bank as a result of a drawing under the Letter of Credit on (A) the Business Day on which demand therefor is made by the Issuing Bank, provided that notice of such demand is given not later than 1:00 P.M. (New York City time) on such Business Day, or (B) the first Business Day next succeeding such demand if notice of such demand is given after such time. If and to the extent that any Revolving Lender shall not have so made the amount of such Revolving Advance available to the Administrative Agent, such Lender agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand such amount together with interest thereon, for each day from the date of demand by the applicable Issuing Bank until the date such amount is paid to the Administrative Agent, at the Federal Funds Rate for its account or the account of such Issuing Bank, as applicable. If such Lender shall pay to the Administrative Agent such amount for the account of such Issuing Bank on any Business Day, such amount so paid in respect of principal shall

 

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constitute a Revolving Advance made by such Lender on such Business Day for purposes of this Agreement, and the outstanding principal amount of the Revolving Advance made by the applicable Issuing Bank shall be reduced by such amount on such Business Day. The applicable Issuing Bank may send a Letter of Credit or conduct any communication to or from the beneficiary via the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication message or overnight courier, or any other commercially reasonable means of communicating with a beneficiary.

(iv)     Letter of Credit Reports . Each Issuing Bank shall furnish (A) to the Administrative Agent on the first Business Day of each week a written report summarizing issuance and expiration dates of Letters of Credit issued by it during the previous week and drawings during such week under all Letters of Credit issued by it and (B) to the Administrative Agent on the first Business Day of each calendar quarter a written report setting forth the average daily aggregate Available Amount during the preceding calendar quarter of all Letters of Credit issued by it.

(v)     Failure to Make Revolving Advances . The failure of any Revolving Lender to make the Revolving Advance to be made by it on the date specified in Section 2.02(b)(iii) shall not relieve any other Revolving Lender of its obligation hereunder to make its Revolving Advance on such date, but no Revolving Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other Revolving Lender to make the Revolving Advance to be made by such other Revolving Lender on such date.

(c)     Applicability of ISP and UCP; Limitation of Liability . Unless otherwise expressly agreed by the applicable Issuing Bank and the Company when a Letter of Credit is issued, (i) the rules of the ISP shall apply to each standby Letter of Credit, and (ii) the rules of the UCP shall apply to each commercial Letter of Credit. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the applicable Issuing Bank shall not be responsible to the Company for, and such Issuing Bank’s rights and remedies against the Company shall not be impaired by, any action or inaction of such Issuing Bank required or permitted under any law, order, or practice that is required or permitted to be applied to any Letter of Credit or this Agreement, including the law or any order of a jurisdiction where such Issuing Bank or the beneficiary is located, the practice stated in the ISP or UCP, as applicable, or in the decisions, opinions, practice statements, or official commentary of the ICC Banking Commission, the Bankers Association for Finance and Trade - International Financial Services Association (BAFT-IFSA), or the Institute of International Banking Law & Practice, whether or not any Letter of Credit chooses such law or practice.

(d)     Making the Bid Advances .

(i)    Each Revolving Lender severally agrees that the Company may make Bid Borrowings denominated in US Dollars under this Section 2.02(d) from time to time on any Business Day during the period from the Closing Date until the date occurring one day prior to the Revolving Termination Date in the manner set forth below; provided that, following the making of each Bid Borrowing, the Usage shall not exceed the aggregate amount of the Revolving Commitments of the Revolving Lenders.

(A)    The Company may request a Bid Borrowing under this Section 2.02(d) by delivering to the Administrative Agent, by telephone, confirmed immediately in writing, a notice of a Bid Borrowing (a “ Notice of Bid Borrowing ”), in substantially the form of Exhibit B-2 hereto, specifying (I) the date and aggregate amount of the proposed Bid Borrowing, (II) the type of interest rate applicable to such Bid Borrowing (which shall be a margin above or below the Eurodollar Rate or a fixed rate), (III) the interest

 

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period or periods applicable to such Bid Borrowing (which shall be from 14 days up to 12 months in the case of Eurodollar Rate related Bid Borrowings and from seven days up to 365 days in the case of fixed rate Bid Borrowings), (IV) the maturity date for repayment of each Bid Advance to be made as part of such Bid Borrowing (which maturity date may not be later than the Revolving Termination Date), (V) the interest payment date or dates relating thereto, (VI) the time after which the offer of any Revolving Lender bidding for such Bid Borrowing cannot be accepted by the Company (which shall not be later than 10:30 A.M., New York City time, on the date of the proposed Bid Borrowing in the case of a fixed rate Bid Borrowing and on the third Business Day prior to the date of the proposed Bid Borrowing in the case of a Eurodollar Rate Bid Borrowing), and (VII) any other terms to be applicable to such Bid Borrowing, not later than 9:00 A.M. (New York City time) (x) at least one Business Day prior to the proposed Bid Borrowing if the Company shall specify in the Notice of Bid Borrowing that the rates of interest to be offered by Revolving Lenders shall be fixed rates and (y) at least three Business Days prior to the proposed Bid Borrowing, if the Company shall instead specify in the Notice of Bid Borrowing that the rates to be offered by the Revolving Lenders shall be a margin above or below the Eurodollar Rate. The Administrative Agent shall in turn notify each Revolving Lender of each request for a Bid Borrowing received by it from the Company by sending such Lender a copy of the related Notice of Bid Borrowing.

(B)    Each Revolving Lender shall, if, in its sole discretion, it elects to do so, irrevocably offer to make one or more Bid Advances to the Company as part of such proposed Bid Borrowing at a rate or rates of interest, with maturity date or dates, and with a maximum principal amount that may be accepted by the Company, each as specified by such Lender in its sole discretion, by notifying the Administrative Agent (which shall give prompt notice thereof to the Company) by telephone before 9:30 A.M. (New York City time), confirmed in writing before 10:30 A.M. (New York City time), (I) on the date of such proposed Bid Borrowing, if the Company shall have specified in the Notice of Bid Borrowing that the rates of interest to be offered by the Revolving Lenders were to be fixed rates per annum and (II) on the second Business Day prior to the proposed Bid Borrowing, if the Company shall have instead specified in the Notice of Bid Borrowing that the rates of interest to be offered by the Revolving Lenders were to be Eurodollar Rates, of the maximum amount of each Bid Advance which such Lender would be willing to make as part of such proposed Bid Borrowing (which amounts may, subject to the proviso to the first sentence of this Section 2.02(d)(i) , exceed such Lender’s Revolving Commitment), the rate or rates of interest and maturity date or dates therefor and such Lender’s Applicable Lending Office with respect to such Bid Advance; provided that if the Administrative Agent in its capacity as a Revolving Lender shall, in its sole discretion, elect to make any such offer, it shall notify the Company of such offer at least 30 minutes before the time and on the date on which notice of such election is to be given to the Administrative Agent by the other Revolving Lenders. If any Revolving Lender shall elect not to make such an offer, such Lender shall so notify the Administrative Agent by telephone, confirmed immediately in writing, before 9:30 A.M. (New York City time) on the date on which notice of such election is to be given to the Administrative Agent by the other Revolving Lenders and such Lender shall not be obligated to, and shall not, make any Bid Advance as part of such Bid Borrowing; provided that the failure by any Revolving Lender to give such notice shall not cause such Lender to be obligated to make any Bid Advance as part of such proposed Bid Borrowing.

 

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(C)    The Company shall, in turn, not later than the time after which the Company cannot accept the bid of any Revolving Lender, as specified by the Company in the Notice of Bid Borrowing delivered by it in respect of such proposed Bid Borrowing, (I) on the date of such proposed Bid Borrowing, if the Company shall have specified in the Notice of Bid Borrowing that the rates of interest to be offered by the Revolving Lenders were to be fixed rates per annum and (II) on the third Business Day prior to the proposed Bid Borrowing, if the Company shall have instead specified in the Notice of Bid Borrowing that the rates of interest to be offered by the Revolving Lenders were to be Eurodollar Rates, either,

(x)    cancel such Bid Borrowing by giving the Administrative Agent notice by telephone, confirmed immediately in writing, to that effect, or

(y)    accept one or more of the offers made by any Revolving Lender or Revolving Lenders pursuant to paragraph (B) above, in ascending order of the effective cost to the Company (and if two or more of such offers have an equal effective cost to the Company, the Company shall accept each such equal offer in the proportion that the amount of each such equal offer bears to the aggregate amount of all offers at such equal effective cost made by the Revolving Lenders making such equal offers), provided that if the order referred to above would result in the acceptance of an offer by any Revolving Lender in an aggregate amount of less than US$5,000,000, the Company shall accept such amounts as, in its discretion, it chooses to ensure that no offer of a Revolving Lender is accepted for an aggregate amount of less than US$5,000,000; such acceptance shall be made by the Company giving notice by telephone, confirmed immediately in writing, to the Administrative Agent of the amount of each Bid Advance (which amount shall be equal to or less than the maximum amount notified to the Company by such Lender for such Bid Advance pursuant to paragraph (B) above) to be made by such Lender as part of such Bid Borrowing, and reject any remaining offers made by Revolving Lenders pursuant to paragraph (B) above by giving the Administrative Agent notice to that effect.

(D)    If the Company notifies the Administrative Agent that such Bid Borrowing is cancelled pursuant to paragraph (C)(x) above, the Administrative Agent shall give prompt notice thereof to the Revolving Lenders and such Bid Borrowing shall not be made.

(E)    If the Company accepts one or more of the offers made by any Revolving Lender or Revolving Lenders pursuant to paragraph (C)(y) above, the Administrative Agent shall in turn promptly notify by telephone, confirmed immediately in writing, (I) each Revolving Lender that has made an offer as described in paragraph (B) above, of the date and aggregate amount of such Bid Borrowing and whether or not any offer or offers made by such Lender pursuant to paragraph (B) above have been accepted by the Company, (II) each Revolving Lender that is to make a Bid Advance as part of such Bid Borrowing, of the amount of each Bid Advance to be made by such Lender as part of such Bid Borrowing, and (III) each Revolving Lender that is to make a Bid Advance as part of such Bid Borrowing, upon receipt, that the Administrative Agent has received forms of documents appearing to fulfill the applicable conditions set forth in Article III . Each Revolving Lender that is to make a Bid Advance as part of such Bid Borrowing shall, before 12:00 noon (New York City time) on the date of such Bid Borrowing specified in the notice received from the Administrative Agent pursuant to

 

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clause (I) of the preceding sentence or any later time when such Lender shall have received notice from the Administrative Agent pursuant to clause (III) of the preceding sentence, make available for the account of its Applicable Lending Office to the Administrative Agent, in the Administrative Agent’s Account, in same day funds, such Lender’s portion of such Bid Borrowing. Upon fulfillment of the applicable conditions set forth in Article III and after receipt by the Administrative Agent of such funds, the Administrative Agent will make such funds available to the Company at the Administrative Agent’s address set forth on Schedule 10.02 . Promptly after each Bid Borrowing the Administrative Agent will notify each Revolving Lender of the amount of the Bid Borrowing and the dates upon which such Bid Borrowing commenced and will terminate.

(F)    The Company shall indemnify each Revolving Lender against any loss, cost, or expense incurred by such Lender as a result of any failure to fulfill on or before the date specified for such Bid Borrowing the applicable conditions set forth in Article III , including any loss (excluding loss of anticipated profits), cost or expense incurred by reason of the liquidation or reemployment of deposits or other funds acquired or maintained by such Lender to fund the Bid Advance to be made by such Lender as part of such Bid Borrowing when such Bid Advance, as a result of such failure, is not made on such date. Each Revolving Lender claiming indemnity for such loss, cost or expense under this subclause (F) shall provide, at the time of making such claim, the Company (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) with reasonable details, including the basis for the calculation thereof, of such loss, cost or expense, provided that, in the absence of manifest error, the amount of such claim so notified shall be conclusive and binding upon the Company.

(G)    In the case of a proposed Bid Borrowing comprised of Eurodollar Rate related Bid Advances, the Administrative Agent shall, as soon as possible, notify the Company and the Revolving Lenders of the applicable Eurodollar Rate.

(ii)    Each Bid Borrowing shall be in an aggregate amount not less than US$5,000,000 or an integral multiple of US$1,000,000 in excess thereof and, following the making of such Bid Borrowing, shall not result in the limitations set forth in the proviso to the first sentence of Section 2.02(d)(i) being exceeded.

(iii)    Within the limits and on the conditions set forth in this Section 2.02(d) , the Company may from time to time borrow under this Section 2.02(d) , repay or prepay pursuant to subsection (iv) below, and reborrow prior to the Revolving Termination Date under this Section 2.02(d) ; provided , that a Bid Borrowing shall not be made within three Business Days of the date of any other Bid Borrowing.

(iv)    The Company shall repay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Revolving Lender which has made a Bid Advance on the maturity date of each Bid Advance (such maturity date being that specified by the Company for repayment of such Bid Advance in the related Notice of Bid Borrowing delivered pursuant to subsection (i)(A) above and provided in the Bid Note evidencing such Bid Advance), the then unpaid principal amount of such Bid Advance. The Company shall have no right to prepay any principal amount of any Bid Advance unless, and then only on the terms, specified by the Company for such Bid Advance in the related Notice of Bid Borrowing delivered pursuant to subsection (i)(A) above and provided in the Bid Note evidencing such Bid Advance (or with the consent of the Revolving Lender holding such Bid Note).

 

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(v)    The Company shall pay interest on the unpaid principal amount of each Bid Advance from the date of such Bid Advance to the date the principal amount of such Bid Advance is repaid in full, at the rate of interest for such Bid Advance specified by the Revolving Lender making such Bid Advance in its notice with respect thereto delivered pursuant to subsection (i)(B) above, payable on the interest payment date or dates specified by the Company for such Bid Advance in the related Notice of Bid Borrowing delivered pursuant to subsection (i)(A) above, as provided in the Bid Note evidencing such Bid Advance; provided that any amount of principal which is not paid when due (whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) shall bear interest, from the date on which such amount is due until such amount is paid in full, payable on demand, at a rate per annum equal at all times to 2.00% per annum above the Base Rate.

(vi)    The Indebtedness of the Company resulting from each Bid Advance made to the Company as part of a Bid Borrowing shall be evidenced by a separate Bid Note of the Company payable to the Revolving Lender making such Bid Advance and its registered assigns.

Section 2.03     Fees .

(a)     Commitment Fee . Subject to Section 2.19(a)(iii)(A) , the Company agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender (other than any Defaulting Lender) a commitment fee on the average daily aggregate amount of the Lenders’ Unused Revolving Commitments from the Closing Date in the case of each Lender as of the Closing Date and from the effective date specified in the Assignment and Assumption or Assumption Agreement pursuant to which any other Person became a Lender in the case of each other Lender until the Revolving Termination Date at the Commitment Fee Rate, payable quarterly in arrears after the Closing Date.

(b)     Letter of Credit Fees .

(i)    The Company shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Revolving Lender a commission on such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the average daily aggregate Available Amount of all Letters of Credit outstanding from time to time at a rate per annum equal to the Applicable Margin for Eurodollar Rate Advances, payable quarterly in arrears and on the Revolving Termination Date.

(ii)    The Company shall pay to each Issuing Bank, for its own account, a fronting fee equal to 0.125% per annum on the daily Available Amount of each Letter of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank, payable quarterly in arrears, and shall pay such other commissions, issuance fees, transfer fees and other fees and charges in connection with the issuance or administration of each Letter of Credit as the Company and such Issuing Bank shall agree.

(c)     Administrative Agent’s Fees . The Company shall pay to the Administrative Agent for its own account such fees as may from time to time be agreed between the Company and the Administrative Agent.

Section 2.04     Reduction, Increase and Extension of the Commitments/Incremental Term Loans/Substitution of Lenders .

(a)     Voluntary Commitment Reductions . The Company shall have the right, upon at least two Business Days’ notice to the Administrative Agent, to terminate in whole or permanently reduce ratably in part the Term Loan Commitments or the Revolving Commitments of the Lenders or the Letter of Credit Commitments of the Issuing Banks, provided that (i) each partial reduction shall be in the

 

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aggregate amount of US$10,000,000 or an integral multiple of US$1,000,000 in excess thereof and (ii) any notice of termination may state that such notice is conditioned upon the effectiveness of other credit facilities, the incurrence of other Indebtedness or the issuance of equity interests of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, in which case such notice may be revoked by the Company (by notice to the Administrative Agent) if such condition is not satisfied.

(b)     Extension of Termination Date . Not later than the date 45 days prior to the applicable Termination Date then in effect, the Company may deliver to the Administrative Agent a notice requesting that the Commitments and Term Loans be extended to such date as the Company may specify in such notice (the “ Extended Termination Date ”), and the Administrative Agent shall promptly forward such notice to the Lenders. Within 10 days after its receipt of any such notice, each Lender shall notify the Administrative Agent of its willingness or unwillingness so to extend all of its Commitment(s) and Term Loans. Any Lender which shall fail so to notify the Administrative Agent within such period shall be deemed to have declined to extend its Commitment and Term Loans. In the event that Lenders having Commitments and outstanding Term Loans equal to 35% or more of the aggregate Commitments and Term Loans outstanding at such time shall be willing to extend their respective Commitments and Term Loans, the Administrative Agent shall so notify the Company and each Lender and the applicable Termination Date for each consenting Lender shall without further action be extended to the Extended Termination Date. In the event that any Lender shall be unwilling to extend its Commitment(s) and Term Loans, the Commitment(s) and Term Loans of such Lender will not be extended and the applicable Termination Date as to that Lender shall remain unchanged. The scheduled amortization payments of principal of any extended Term Loans occurring after the original applicable Termination Date shall be determined by the Term Loan Lenders that have agreed to such extension and the Company. The Company may replace any Lender that has not agreed to extend its Commitments and Term Loans (a “ Non-Extending Lender ”) with an Assuming Lender pursuant to Section 2.04(c) . Notwithstanding the terms of Section  10.01 , the Company and the Administrative Agent shall be entitled (with the consent of the extending Lenders, but without the consent of any other Lenders) to enter into any amendments to this Agreement that the Administrative Agent and the Company believe are necessary to appropriately reflect any extension pursuant to this Section 2.04(b) .

(c)     Optional Termination and Substitution of Non-Extending Lenders . The Company may, upon not less than two Business Days prior notice to a Non-Extending Lender or Non-Extending Lenders, terminate in whole the Commitment(s) of such Lender or Lenders and arrange in respect of each terminated Lender for one or more banks or other financial institutions (“ Assuming Lender or Lenders ”), which may include one or more of the Lenders, but no Lender shall have any obligation, to assume a Commitment equal to or Commitments in aggregate amount equal to the amount of the Commitment of the terminated Lender, provided that no such termination shall be made unless, at such time, no event has occurred and is continuing which constitutes an Event of Default. Such termination shall be effective (i) with respect to each such terminated Lender’s Term Loan Commitment, Term Loans and Revolving Commitment, on the date set forth in such notice, provided , however , that such date shall be no earlier than two Business Days after receipt of such notice or (ii) in the event that an Advance is outstanding from such terminated Lender which is to be paid in connection with such termination, on the last day of the then current Interest Period relating to such Advance. Such assumption shall be effective on the date specified in (i) or (ii) above, as the case may be, provided , however , that each Assuming Lender shall have delivered to the other Lenders, on or prior to such date, an agreement in form and substance satisfactory to the Company and the Administrative Agent (an “ Assumption Agreement ”) in substantially the form of Exhibit D hereto. The term “Lender” as used in this Agreement immediately following such assumption shall include an Assuming Lender. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 2.04(c) , termination or substitution shall not be effective unless the Assuming Lender meets, at the time of substitution, the criteria set forth in this Agreement for an “Eligible Assignee” and shall have received any consents required by Section  9.02 as if such Assuming Lender were acquiring its Commitment or Advance by assignment in accordance with Section  9.02 .

 

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Upon the termination of a Non-Extending Lender’s Commitment(s) under this Section 2.04(c) , the Company will pay or cause to be paid all principal of, and interest accrued to the date of such payment on, Advances owing to such Lender and pay any fees accrued to such Lender pursuant to the provisions of Section  2.03 with respect to the Commitment which is terminated, any amounts payable pursuant to the provisions of Section  10.04 and any other amounts payable to such Lender hereunder with respect to the Commitment which is terminated or Advances which are paid; and upon such payments, the obligations of such Lender hereunder shall, by the provisions hereof, be released and discharged, and it shall be deemed to have relinquished its rights under this Agreement (other than any rights under Section  10.06 ).

(d)     Revolving Commitment Increases and Incremental Term Loans .

(i)    The Company may at any time after the Closing Date but in any event, unless the Administrative Agent otherwise agrees, not more than twice in any calendar year prior to the applicable Termination Date, by notice to the Administrative Agent, request (x) the establishment of one or more incremental term loan commitments (an “ Incremental Term Loan Commitment ”) to make incremental term loans (each, an “ Incremental Term Loan ”) and/or (y) that the aggregate amount of the Revolving Commitments be increased (each, a “ Revolving Commitment Increase ” and, together with the Incremental Term Loan Commitments, the “ Incremental Loan Commitments ”), to be effective as of, in the case of a Revolving Commitment Increase, a date that is at least 90 days prior to the applicable scheduled Termination Date then in effect for the Revolving Commitments or, in the case of an Incremental Term Loan Commitment, a date prior to the applicable scheduled Termination Date then in effect for the Initial Term Loans (the “ Increase Date ”) as specified in the related notice to the Administrative Agent; provided that (A) the total aggregate principal amount for all such Incremental Loan Commitments incurred pursuant to this Section 2.04(d) (other than Incremental Loan Commitments referred to in the immediately succeeding sentence) shall not exceed US$500,000,000, (B) no Default or Event of Default, shall have occurred and be continuing on such Increase Date, (C) the non-pricing related terms and conditions of any Incremental Term Loan (taken as a whole) shall be no more restrictive to the applicable Borrower than those applicable to the Initial Term Loan as set forth herein (taken as a whole) are to the Company and its Subsidiaries, (D) no Incremental Term Loan shall have a shorter weighted average life to maturity than the remaining weighted average life to maturity of the Initial Term Loan or a maturity date earlier than the current applicable Termination Date, (E) the Incremental Term Loans shall rank pari passu in right of payment with the Revolving Credit Facility and the Initial Term Loans, (F) the Incremental Term Loans shall have the same Guarantees from the same Guarantors as the Initial Term Loans and (G) the Incremental Term Loans shall be unsecured. Each Incremental Loan Commitment shall be a minimum amount of US$10,000,000 and in multiples of US$1,000,000 in excess thereof.

(ii)    The Administrative Agent shall notify the applicable Lenders and such other Eligible Assignees as the Company may identify thereof promptly of a request by the Company for an Incremental Loan Commitment, which notice shall include (w) the proposed amount of such requested Incremental Loan Commitment and whether such Incremental Loan Commitment is an Incremental Term Loan Commitment or Revolving Commitment Increase, (x) with respect to any proposed Incremental Term Loan Commitment, the Borrower thereof (which shall be the Spinco Borrower), (y) the proposed Increase Date and (z) the date by which Lenders or other Eligible Assignees wishing to participate in the Incremental Loan Commitment must commit to any increase in the amount of their respective Commitments, which date shall not be less than

 

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10 Business Days from the date of delivery of such notice to the Lenders or other Eligible Assignees (the “ Commitment Date ”). Each such Lender that is willing to participate in such Incremental Loan Commitment (an “ Incremental Lender ”) and each such Eligible Assignee that agrees to participate in such Incremental Loan Commitment (a “ New Lender ”), in its sole discretion, shall give written notice to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the Commitment Date of the amount by which it is willing to participate in such Incremental Loan Commitment; provided that the minimum Commitment of each such New Lender that becomes a party to this Agreement pursuant to this Section 2.04(d) , shall be at least equal to US$5,000,000. If agreement is reached on or prior to the Commitment Date with any Incremental Lenders and New Lenders as to an Incremental Loan Commitment (which may be less than but not greater than specified in the applicable notice from the Company), such agreement to be evidenced by a notice in reasonable detail from the Company to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the Commitment Date, such New Lenders, if any, shall become Lenders hereunder as of the Increase Date and the Commitments of such Incremental Lenders and such New Lenders shall become or be, as the case may be, as of the Increase Date, the amounts specified in such notice; provided that:

(1)    the Administrative Agent shall have received (with copies for each Lender, including each such New Lender) by no later than 10:00 A.M. (New York City time) on the Increase Date a copy, certified on the Increase Date by the Secretary, an Assistant Secretary or a comparable official of the Company of the resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company authorizing such Incremental Loan Commitment;

(2)    each such New Lender shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent, by no later than 10:00 A.M. (New York City time) on the Increase Date, an appropriate Assumption Agreement, duly executed by such New Lender, the Company and the Spinco Borrower (and in respect of a Revolving Commitment Increase, the Canadian Borrower);

(3)    each such Incremental Lender shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent, by no later than 10:00 A.M. (New York City time) on the Increase Date, (A) its existing Revolving Note or Term Loan Note (if applicable) and (B) confirmation in writing satisfactory to the Administrative Agent as to its amount of the Incremental Loan Commitment; and

(4)    to the extent required by Section  9.02 if the applicable Incremental Lender or New Lender were acquiring its Incremental Loan Commitments by assignment, the consent of the Company, the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Banks shall have been received with respect to such Incremental Lender or New Lender by no later than 10:00 A.M. (New York City time) on the Increase Date.

(iii)    In the event that the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from the Company as to its agreement to an Incremental Loan Commitment on or prior to the Commitment Date and each of the actions provided for in clauses (ii)(1) through (ii)(4) above shall have occurred prior to 10:00 A.M. (New York City time) on the Increase Date to the satisfaction of the Administrative Agent, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Lenders (including any New Lenders) and the Company of the occurrence of such Incremental Loan Commitment promptly and in any event no later than 1:00 P.M. (New York City time) on the Increase Date and shall record in the Register the relevant information with respect to each Incremental Lender and New Lender.

 

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(iv)    In the event that (A) the Administrative Agent shall not have received notice from the Company as to such agreement on or prior to the Commitment Date, (B) the Company shall, by notice to the Administrative Agent prior to the Increase Date, withdraw its proposal for an Incremental Loan Commitment or (C) any of the actions provided for above in clauses (ii)(1) through (ii)(4) above shall not have occurred by 10:00 A.M. (New York City time) on the Increase Date, such proposal by the Company shall be deemed not to have been made. In such event, any actions theretofore taken under clauses (ii)(1) through (ii)(3) above shall be deemed to be of no effect and all the rights and obligations of the parties shall continue as if no such proposal had been made.

(v)    In the case of each Revolving Commitment Increase, if (x) Revolving Advances are outstanding under the Revolving Commitments and (y) the applicable Revolving Commitment Increase is not ratable among the Revolving Lenders, each applicable Incremental Lender and each New Lender shall, (1) in the case of a New Lender, before 2:00 P.M. (Local Time) on the Increase Date, make available (A) for the account of its Domestic Lending Office to the Administrative Agent, in the Administrative Agent’s Account, in US Dollars in same day funds, an amount equal to such New Lender’s ratable portion of the Revolving Borrowings denominated in US Dollars then outstanding (calculated based on its Revolving Commitment as a percentage of the aggregate Revolving Commitments after giving effect to the relevant Revolving Commitment Increase) and (B) for the account of its Eurodollar Lending Office to the Administrative Agent, in the Administrative Agent’s Account, an amount equal to such New Lender’s ratable portion of the Revolving Borrowings denominated in Committed Alternative Currencies then outstanding (calculated based on its Revolving Commitment as a percentage of the aggregate Revolving Commitments after giving effect to the relevant Revolving Commitment Increase), which amount shall be paid in the applicable Alternative Currencies in same day funds (with payment in each such currency to be made ratably according to the outstanding Revolving Borrowings denominated in such Alternative Currency) and (2) in the case of an Incremental Lender, before 2:00 P.M. (Local Time) on the Increase Date, make available (A) for the account of its Domestic Lending Office, to the Administrative Agent’s Account, in US Dollars in same day funds, (i) such Incremental Lender’s ratable portion of the Revolving Borrowings denominated in US Dollars then outstanding (calculated based on its Revolving Commitment as a percentage of the aggregate Revolving Commitments outstanding after giving effect to the relevant Revolving Commitment Increase) over (ii) such Incremental Lender’s ratable portion of the Revolving Borrowings denominated in US Dollars then outstanding (calculated based on its Revolving Commitment (without giving effect to the relevant Revolving Commitment Increase) as a percentage of the aggregate Revolving Commitments (without giving effect to the relevant Revolving Commitment Increase) and (B) for the account of its Eurodollar Lending Office, to the Administrative Agent’s Account, an amount (which amount shall be paid in the applicable Committed Alternative Currencies in same day funds) equal to (i) such Incremental Lender’s ratable portion of the Revolving Borrowings denominated in Committed Alternative Currencies then outstanding (calculated based on its Revolving Commitment as a percentage of the aggregate Revolving Commitments outstanding after giving effect to the relevant Revolving Commitment Increase) over (ii) such Incremental Lender’s ratable portion of the Revolving Borrowings denominated in Committed Alternative Currencies then outstanding (calculated based on its Revolving Commitment (without giving effect to the relevant Revolving Commitment Increase) as a percentage of the aggregate Revolving Commitments (without giving effect to the relevant Revolving Commitment Increase), with payment in each such currency to be made ratably according to the outstanding Revolving Borrowings denominated in such Committed Alternative Currency. After the Administrative Agent’s receipt of such funds from each such Incremental Lender and each such New Lender, the Administrative Agent will promptly thereafter cause to be distributed like funds to the other Revolving Lenders for the account of their respective

 

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Applicable Lending Offices in an amount to each other Revolving Lender such that the aggregate amount of the outstanding Revolving Advances owing to each Revolving Lender in each currency after giving effect to such distribution equals such Revolving Lender’s ratable portion of the Revolving Borrowings in such currency then outstanding (calculated based on its Revolving Commitment as a percentage of the aggregate Revolving Commitments outstanding after giving effect to the relevant Revolving Commitment Increase).

(vi)    Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to any Incremental Revolving Increase made at any time in which there are Revolving Advances outstanding in any Committed Alternative Currency (other than Canadian Dollars), all timing requirements set forth in this Section 2.04(d) shall be adjusted as reasonably agreed by the Administrative Agent and the Company in order to allow the reallocation described in Section 2.04(d)(v) in a timely manner.

(vii)    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, each of the parties hereto hereby agrees that, on each Increase Date, this Agreement shall be amended to the extent (but only to the extent) necessary to reflect the existence and terms of the Incremental Loan Commitments evidenced thereby. Any such amendment may be effected in writing by the Administrative Agent with the Company’s consent (not to be unreasonably withheld) and furnished to the other parties hereto.

Section 2.05     Repayment . (a)  Revolving Advances . Each Borrower shall repay to the Administrative Agent for the ratable account of the applicable Lenders the principal amount of each Revolving Advance owing by such Borrower on the Revolving Termination Date in the currency of such Revolving Advance.

(b)     Initial Term Loans . The Spinco Borrower shall repay to the Administrative Agent for the ratable account of the applicable Term Loan Lenders, on the last Business Day of each fiscal quarter ending after the Second Amendment Closing Date (commencing with the first full fiscal quarter after the Second Amendment Closing Date), a principal amount of the Initial Term Loans equal to (i) for each of the first eight full fiscal quarters ending after the Second Amendment Closing Date, 1.250%, (ii) for each of the next four full fiscal quarters, 1.875% and (iii) for each of the next seven full fiscal quarters, 2.500%, in each case of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Initial Term Loans as of the Second Amendment Closing Date. If not sooner paid, the Initial Term Loans shall be paid in full, together with accrued interest thereon, on the applicable Termination Date.

(c)     Incremental Term Loans . The applicable Borrower shall repay to the Administrative Agent for the ratable account of the applicable Term Loan Lenders the aggregate outstanding principal amount of each Incremental Term Loan (if any) as determined pursuant to, and in accordance with, Section 2.04(d) .

(d)     Obligations Unconditional . The obligations of the Company under this Agreement, any Letter of Credit Agreement and any other agreement or instrument relating to any Letter of Credit shall be unconditional and irrevocable, and shall be paid strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, such Letter of Credit Agreement and such other agreement or instrument under all circumstances, including the following circumstances (it being understood that any such payment by the Company is without prejudice to, and does not constitute a waiver of, any rights the Company might have or might acquire as a result of the payment by any Lender of any draft or the reimbursement by the Company thereof):

 

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(i)    any lack of validity or enforceability of this Agreement, any Note, any Letter of Credit Agreement, any Letter of Credit or any other agreement or instrument relating thereto (all of the foregoing being, collectively, the “ L/C Related Documents ”);

(ii)    any change in the time, manner or place of payment of, or in any other term of, all or any of the obligations of the Company in respect of any L/C Related Document or any other amendment or waiver of or any consent to departure from all or any of the L/C Related Documents;

(iii)    the existence of any claim, set-off, defense or other right that the Company may have at any time against any beneficiary or any transferee of a Letter of Credit (or any Persons for which any such beneficiary or any such transferee may be acting), any Issuing Bank, the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any other Person, whether in connection with the transactions contemplated by the L/C Related Documents or any unrelated transaction;

(iv)    any statement or any other document presented under a Letter of Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent, invalid or insufficient in any respect or any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any respect;

(v)    payment by an Issuing Bank under a Letter of Credit against presentation of a draft or certificate that does not strictly comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit;

(vi)    any exchange, release or non-perfection of any collateral, or any release or amendment or waiver of or consent to departure from any guarantee, for all or any of the obligations of the Company in respect of the L/C Related Documents;

(vii)    any loss or delay in the transmission or otherwise of any document required in order to make a drawing under such Letter of Credit, except for errors, omissions, interruptions or delays resulting from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Issuing Bank or its employees;

(viii)    honor of a demand for payment presented electronically even if such Letter of Credit requires that demand be in the form of a draft;

(ix)    any payment made by the applicable Issuing Bank in respect of an otherwise complying item presented after the date specified as the expiration date of, or the date by which documents must be received under such Letter of Credit if presentation after such date is authorized by the Uniform Commercial Code, the ISP or the UCP, as applicable;

(x)    any payment made by the applicable Issuing Bank under such Letter of Credit to any Person purporting to be a trustee in bankruptcy, debtor-in-possession, assignee for the benefit of creditors, liquidator, receiver or other representative of or successor to any beneficiary or any transferee of such Letter of Credit, including any arising in connection with any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law; or

(xi)    any other circumstance or happening whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing, including any other circumstance that might otherwise constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, the Company or a guarantor.

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instructions or other irregularity, the Company will immediately notify the applicable Issuing Bank. The Company shall be conclusively deemed to have waived any such claim against the applicable Issuing Bank and its correspondents unless such notice is given as aforesaid

Section 2.06     Interest . Each Borrower shall pay interest on the unpaid principal amount of each Revolving Advance and each Term Loan owing by it to each Lender from the date of such Revolving Advance or Term Loan until such principal amount shall be paid in full, at the following rates per annum:

(a)     Base Rate Advances . If such Revolving Advance or Term Loan is a Base Rate Advance, a rate per annum equal at all times to the sum of the Base Rate in effect from time to time, plus the Applicable Margin, payable in arrears on (A) the last day of each quarter and (B) the date such Base Rate Advance shall be paid in full; provided that any amount of principal which is not paid when due (whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) shall bear interest, from the date on which such amount is due until such amount is paid in full, payable on demand, at a rate per annum equal at all times to 2.00% per annum above the Base Rate plus the Applicable Margin.

(b)     Eurodollar Rate Advances . If such Revolving Advance or Term Loan is a Eurodollar Rate Advance, a rate per annum equal at all times during the Interest Period for such Revolving Advance or Term Loan to the sum of the Eurodollar Rate for such Interest Period, plus the Applicable Margin, payable in arrears on (A) if the Interest Period in respect of such Advance is less than or equal to three months, the last day of such Interest Period, or (B) if the Interest Period in respect of such Advance is greater than three months, the last day of each three-month period (beginning the first day of such Interest Period) occurring during that Interest Period, and also on the last day of such Interest Period; provided that any amount of principal which is not paid when due (whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) shall bear interest, from the date on which such amount is due until such amount is paid in full, payable on demand, at a rate per annum equal at all times to 2.00% per annum above the Base Rate in effect from time to time plus the Applicable Margin.

Section 2.07     Additional Interest on Eurodollar Rate Advances . Each Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender additional interest on the unpaid principal amount of each Eurodollar Rate Advance of such Lender made to such Borrower, from the date of such Revolving Advance or Term Loan until such principal amount is paid in full, at an interest rate per annum equal at all times to the remainder obtained by subtracting (i) the Eurodollar Rate for the Interest Period for such Revolving Advance or Term Loan from (ii) the rate obtained by dividing such Eurodollar Rate by a percentage equal to 100% minus the Eurodollar Rate Reserve Percentage of such Lender for such Interest Period, payable on each date on which interest is payable on such Revolving Advance or Term Loan. Such additional interest shall be determined by such Lender and notified to the applicable Borrower and the Administrative Agent. Each Lender notifying the applicable Borrower and the Administrative Agent of such additional interest shall provide the applicable Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), at the time of such notification, with reasonable details, including the basis for the calculation thereof, of such additional interest, provided that, in the absence of manifest error, the amount of such additional interest so notified shall be conclusive and binding upon such Borrower.

Section 2.08     Interest Rate Determination . (a) If the Eurodollar Rate cannot be determined by reference to the Reuters Screen LIBOR01 Page or any successor page (as provided in the definition of “Eurodollar Rate”) or by reference to an Interpolated Rate, each Reference Bank agrees to furnish to the Administrative Agent timely information for the purpose of determining each Eurodollar Rate. Subject to Section 2.02(a )( ii)(B) , if any of the Reference Banks shall not furnish such timely information to the Administrative Agent for the purpose of determining any such interest rate, the Administrative Agent shall determine such interest rate on the basis of timely information furnished by the remaining Reference Bank.

 

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(b)    The Administrative Agent shall give prompt notice to the applicable Borrower and the applicable Lenders of the applicable interest rate determined by the Administrative Agent for purposes of Section 2.06(a) or (b) , and the applicable rate, if any, furnished by each Reference Bank for the purpose of determining the applicable interest rate or, in the case of Section 2.02(d) , applicable Eurodollar Rate under Sections 2.02(d) or 2.06(b) .

Section 2.09     Prepayments . (a)  Optional Prepayments . The Borrowers shall have the right to prepay any principal amount of any Term Loans or Revolving Advances (i) upon same-day notice in the case of Base Rate Advances or (ii) upon at least two Business Days’ notice in the case of Eurodollar Rate Advances, to the Administrative Agent stating the proposed date and aggregate principal amount of the prepayment, and if such notice is given, such Borrower shall prepay the outstanding principal amounts of the Term Loans or the Revolving Advances comprising part of the same Term Loan Borrowing or Revolving Borrowing in whole or ratably in part, together with accrued interest to the date of such prepayment on the principal amount prepaid; provided , however , that (i) each partial prepayment shall be in an aggregate principal amount not less than the Borrowing Minimum or the Borrowing Multiple in excess thereof and (ii) in the event of any such prepayment of a Eurodollar Rate Advance, the applicable Borrower shall be obligated to reimburse the Lenders in respect thereof pursuant to Section 10.04(b) . Each prepayment of Term Loans shall be applied to reduce in direct order of maturity (or as otherwise directed by the Company) the remaining scheduled principal installments of such Term Loans.

(b)     Mandatory Prepayments .

(i)    [Reserved].

(ii)    On the date of any termination or reduction of Revolving Commitments pursuant to this Agreement, the applicable Borrower shall pay or prepay so much of the Advances as shall be necessary in order that the aggregate Usage will not exceed the aggregate Revolving Commitments, in each case after giving effect to such termination or reduction.

(iii)    [Reserved].

(iv)    If (A) the Usage shall exceed the aggregate Revolving Commitments, (B) the sum of (i) the US Dollar Equivalent of the total principal amount of Revolving Advances made by any Revolving Lender (in its capacity as a Revolving Lender) and outstanding at such time and (ii) the L/C Exposure of such Revolving Lender shall exceed such Revolving Lender’s Revolving Commitment or (C) the L/C Obligations of any Issuing Bank in respect of Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank exceed such Issuing Bank’s Letter of Credit Commitment, the Company shall prepay such Revolving Advances or cash collateralize such Letters of Credit in the amount of such excess.

(v)    Each prepayment made pursuant to this Section  2.09 shall be made together with any interest accrued to the date of such prepayment on the principal amounts prepaid. The Administrative Agent shall give prompt notice of any prepayment required under Section 2.09(b)(ii) or (iv)  to the Borrowers and the Lenders.

Section 2.10     Increased Costs .

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(i)    subject any Recipient to any Taxes (other than (A) Indemnified Taxes, (B) Taxes described in clauses (b) through (d) of the definition of Excluded Taxes and (C) Connection Income Taxes) on its loans, loan principal, letters of credit, commitments, or other obligations, or its deposits, reserves, other liabilities or capital attributable thereto;

(ii)    impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit, compulsory loan, insurance charge or similar requirement against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended or participated in by, any Lender (except any reserve requirements reflected in the Eurodollar Rate Reserve Percentage) or any Issuing Bank; or

(iii)    impose on any Lender or any Issuing Bank or the London interbank market any other condition, cost or expense (other than Taxes) affecting this Agreement, Eurodollar Rate Advances 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, such Issuing Bank or such other Recipient of making, converting to, continuing or maintaining any Advance (or of maintaining its obligation to make any such Advance), or to increase the cost to such Lender, such Issuing Bank or such other Recipient of participating in, issuing or maintaining any Letter of Credit (or of maintaining its obligation to participate in or to issue any Letter of Credit), or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Lender, any Issuing Bank or other Recipient hereunder (whether of principal, interest or any other amount) then, upon written request of such Lender, such Issuing Bank or other Recipient, the applicable Borrower shall promptly pay to any such Lender, such Issuing Bank or other Recipient, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender, such Issuing Bank or other Recipient, as the case may be, for such additional costs incurred or reduction suffered.

(b)     Capital Requirements . If any Lender or any Issuing Bank determines that any Change in Law affecting such Lender or such Issuing Bank or any lending office of such Lender or such Lender’s or such Issuing Bank’s holding company, if any, regarding capital or liquidity requirements, has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lender’s or such Issuing Bank’s capital or on the capital of such Lender’s or such Issuing Bank’s holding company, if any, as a consequence of this Agreement, the Commitment of such Lender or the Advances made by, or participations in Letters of Credit held by, such Lender, or the Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank, to a level below that which such Lender or such Issuing Bank or such Lender’s or such Issuing Bank’s holding company could have achieved but for such Change in Law (taking into consideration such Lender’s or such Issuing Bank’s policies and the policies of such Lender’s or such Issuing Bank’s holding company with respect to capital adequacy and liquidity), then from time to time upon written request of such Lender or such Issuing Bank the applicable Borrower shall promptly pay to such Lender or such Issuing Bank, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or such Issuing Bank or such Lender’s or such Issuing Bank’s holding company for any such reduction suffered.

(c)     Additional Borrowers . If any Change in Law shall make it unlawful for any Lender or Issuing Bank to make, convert, continue, maintain, fund or charge interest with respect to any extension of credit to any Additional Borrower or to give effect to its obligations as contemplated by this Agreement with respect to any extension of credit to any Additional Borrower, then, upon written notice by such Lender or such Issuing Bank, as applicable (each such Lender or Issuing Bank providing such notice, an “ Impacted Lender ”), to the Company and the Administrative Agent:

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longer unlawful for such Lender or Issuing Bank, as applicable, to issue, make, maintain, fund or charge interest with respect to any extension of credit to such Additional Borrower or (y) to the extent required by law, cancelled;

(ii)    if it shall be unlawful for any Impacted Lender to maintain or charge interest with respect to any outstanding Advance to such Additional Borrower, such Additional Borrower shall repay (or at its option and to the extent permitted by law, assign to the Company) (x) all outstanding Base Rate Advances made to such Additional Borrower within three Business Days or such earlier period as required by law and (y) all outstanding Eurodollar Advances made to such Additional Borrower on the last day of the then current Interest Periods with respect to such Eurodollar Advance or within such earlier period as required by law; and

(iii)    if it shall be unlawful for any Impacted Lender to maintain, charge interest or hold any participation with respect to any Letter of Credit issued on behalf of such Additional Borrower, such Additional Borrower shall deposit in a cash collateral account opened by the Administrative Agent an amount equal to the L/C Obligations with respect to such Letters of Credit within three Business Days or within such earlier period as required by law.

(d)     Certificates for Reimbursement . A certificate of a Lender, an Issuing Bank or such other Recipient setting forth the amount or amounts necessary to compensate such Lender, such Issuing Bank, such other Recipient or any of their respective holding companies, as the case may be, as specified in paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section and delivered to the Company, shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The applicable Borrower shall pay such Lender, such Issuing Bank or such other Recipient, as the case may be, the amount shown as due on any such certificate within 10 days after receipt thereof.

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

(f)     Bid Advances . Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section, a Lender shall not be entitled to compensation pursuant to this Section in respect of any Bid Advances if the Change in Law which would otherwise entitle it to such compensation shall have been publicly announced prior to submission of the Notice of Bid Borrowing pursuant to which such Advance was made.

(g)     Survival .    Each party’s obligations under this Section shall survive the termination of the Loan Documents and payment of the obligations hereunder.

Section 2.11     Payments and Computations . (a) Each Borrower shall make each payment required to be made by it hereunder and under the Notes, irrespective of any right of counterclaim or set-off, not later than 1:00 P.M. (New York City time) on the day when due to the Administrative Agent for the account of the applicable Lender, in the Administrative Agent’s Account, in US Dollars in same day funds; provided that payment of principal and interest on Advances denominated

 

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in Committed Alternative Currencies or other amounts required hereunder to be paid in Committed Alternative Currencies shall be made not later than 1:00 P.M. Local Time on the day when due to the Administrative Agent for the account of the applicable Lender, in the Administrative Agent’s Account, in the applicable Committed Alternative Currency in same day funds. The Administrative Agent will promptly thereafter cause to be distributed like funds relating to the payment of principal or interest or fees ratably (other than amounts payable pursuant to Sections 2.02(d) , 2.07 , 2.10 , 2.14 or 10.04(b) ) to the Lenders entitled thereto for the account of their respective Applicable Lending Offices, and like funds relating to the payment of any other amount payable to any Lender to such Lender for the account of its Applicable Lending Office, in each case to be applied in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Upon its acceptance of an Assignment and Assumption and recording of the information contained therein in the Register pursuant to Section  9.02 , from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Assumption, the Administrative Agent shall make all payments hereunder and under the Notes in respect of the interest assigned thereby to the Lender assignee thereunder, and the parties to such Assignment and Assumption shall make all appropriate adjustments in such payments for periods prior to such effective date directly between themselves.

(b)    All computations of interest with respect to the Advances based on clause (a) of the definition of Base Rate and of fees (other than the commitment fee) shall be made by the Administrative Agent on the basis of a year of 365 or 366 days, as the case may be, and all computations of (i) interest with respect to the Bid Advances, (ii) interest with respect to the Term Loans or Revolving Advances based on clause (b) of the definition of Base Rate, the Eurodollar Rate or the Federal Funds Rate, (iii) letter of credit commissions, (iv) the commitment fee and (v) interest pursuant to Section  2.07 shall be made by the Administrative Agent on the basis of a year of 360 days, in each case for the actual number of days (including the first day but excluding the last day) occurring in the period for which such interest, fee or commission is payable. Each determination by the Administrative Agent (or, in the case of Section  2.07 , by a Lender) of an interest rate hereunder shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error.

(c)    Whenever any payment hereunder or under the Notes shall be stated to be due on a day other than a Business Day, such payment shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day, and such extension of time shall in such case be included in the computation of payment of interest and fees, as the case may be; provided , however , if such extension would cause payment of interest on or principal of Eurodollar Rate Advances to be made in the next following calendar month, such payment shall be made on the next preceding Business Day.

(d)    Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from the applicable Borrower prior to the date on which any payment is due to the Lenders hereunder that such Borrower will not make such payment in full, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Borrower has made such payment in full to the Administrative Agent on such date and the Administrative Agent may, in reliance upon such assumption, cause to be distributed to each Lender or the applicable Issuing Bank, as the case may be, on such due date an amount equal to the amount then due such Lender or such Issuing Bank, as the case may be. If and to the extent the applicable Borrower shall not have so made such payment in full to the Administrative Agent, each Lender or the applicable Issuing Bank, as the case may be, shall repay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand such amount distributed to such Lender or such Issuing Bank, as the case may be, together with interest thereon, for each day from the date such amount is distributed to such Lender or such Issuing Bank, as the case may be, until the date such Lender or such Issuing Bank, as the case may be, repays such amount to the Administrative Agent, in the case of payments made in US Dollars at the Federal Funds Rate, in the case of payments made in Canadian Dollars, at the Canadian Interbank Rate and in the case of payments made in any other currency, at a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking rules on interbank compensation in the relevant currency.

 

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(e)    For the purposes of the Interest Act (Canada) and disclosure under such act, whenever any interest or fees to be paid under this Agreement are to be calculated on the basis of a year of 365 days or 360 days or any other period of time that is less than a calendar year, the yearly rate of interest to which the rate determined pursuant to such calculation is equivalent is the rate so determined multiplied by the actual number of days in the calendar year in which the same is to be ascertained and divided by either 365, 360 or such other period of time, as the case may be.

(f)    Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement, in no event shall the aggregate “interest” (as defined in section 347 of the Criminal Code (Canada)) payable under this Agreement exceed the effective annual rate of interest on the “credit advanced” (as defined in that section) under this Agreement lawfully permitted by that section and, if any payment, collection or demand pursuant to this Agreement in respect of “interest” (as defined in that section) is determined to be contrary to the provisions of that section, such payment, collection or demand shall be deemed to have been made by mutual mistake of the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders and the amount of such payment or collection shall be refunded to the applicable Borrower. For the purposes of this Agreement, the effective annual rate of interest shall be determined in accordance with generally accepted actuarial practices and principles over the relevant term and, in the event of dispute, a certificate of a Fellow of the Canadian Institute of Actuaries appointed by the Administrative Agent will be prima facie evidence of such rate.

Section 2.12     Evidence of Indebtedness . (a) Each Lender shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice an account or accounts evidencing the indebtedness of each Borrower to such Lender resulting from each Revolving Advance or Term Loan owing to such Lender from time to time, including the amounts of principal and interest payable and paid to such Lender from time to time hereunder in respect of Revolving Advances or Term Loans. Each Borrower agrees that upon notice by any Lender to such Borrower (with a copy of such notice to the Administrative Agent) to the effect that a Revolving Note or Term Loan Note is required or appropriate in order for such Lender to evidence (whether for purposes of pledge, enforcement or otherwise) the Revolving Advances or Term Loans owing to, or to be made by, such Lender, such Borrower shall promptly execute and deliver to such Lender a Revolving Note or Term Loan Note, as applicable, payable to such Lender and its registered assigns, which Revolving Note shall be (i) in the case of the Company, in a principal amount up to the Revolving Commitment of such Lender, (ii) in the case of the Spinco Borrower, in a principal amount up to the Revolving Commitment and (iii) in the case of the Canadian Borrower, in a principal amount up to the Revolving Commitment of such Lender, and which Term Loan Note shall be in a principal amount up to the Term Loan Commitment (or outstanding Term Loan) of such Lender.

(b)    The Register maintained by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section  9.02 shall include a control account, and a subsidiary account for each Lender, in which accounts (taken together) shall be recorded (i) the date and amount of each Borrowing made hereunder, the Type of Advances comprising such Borrowing and, if appropriate, the Interest Period applicable thereto, (ii) the terms of each Assignment and Assumption delivered to and accepted by it, (iii) the amount of any principal or interest due and payable or to become due and payable from each Borrower to each Lender hereunder and (iv) the amount of any sum received by the Administrative Agent from each Borrower hereunder and each Lender’s share thereof.

(c)    Entries made in good faith by the Administrative Agent in the Register pursuant to subsection (b) above, and by each Lender in its account or accounts pursuant to subsection (a) above, shall be prima facie evidence of the amount of principal and interest due and payable or to become due and payable from the Borrowers to, in the case of the Register, each Lender and, in the case of such account or accounts, such Lender, under this Agreement, absent manifest error; provided , however , that the failure of the Administrative Agent or such Lender to make an entry, or any finding that an entry is incorrect, in the Register or such account or accounts shall not limit or otherwise affect the obligations of the Borrowers under this Agreement.

 

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Section 2.13     Sharing of Payments, Etc. If any Revolving Lender or Term Loan Lender shall obtain any payment (whether voluntary, involuntary, through the exercise of any right of set-off, or otherwise) on account of the Term Loans or Revolving Advances owing by the Borrowers to it (other than pursuant to Sections 2.04(b) , 2.04(c) , 2.07 , 2.10 , 2.14 or 2. 17(b) ) in excess of its ratable share of payments on account of the Term Loans or Revolving Advances made to the Borrowers obtained by all the Lenders, such Lender shall notify the Administrative Agent of such fact and forthwith purchase (for cash at face value) from the other Lenders such participations in the Term Loans or Revolving Advances made to the Borrowers owing to them as shall be necessary to cause such purchasing Lender to share the excess payment ratably with each of them, provided , however , that (i) if all or any portion of such excess payment is thereafter recovered from such purchasing Term Loan Lender or Revolving Lender, such purchase from each Term Loan Lender or Revolving Lender shall be rescinded and such Term Loan Lender or Revolving Lender shall repay to the purchasing Term Loan Lender or Revolving Lender the purchase price to the extent of such recovery together with an amount equal to such Term Loan Lender or Revolving Lender’s ratable share (according to the proportion of (A) the amount of such Term Loan Lender or Revolving Lender’s required repayment to (B) the total amount so recovered from the purchasing Lender) of any interest or other amount paid or payable by the purchasing Term Loan Lender or Revolving Lender in respect of the total amount so recovered and (ii) the provisions of this paragraph shall not be construed to apply to (x) any payment made by a Borrower pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement (including the application of funds arising from the existence of a Defaulting Lender), (y) the application of Cash Collateral provided for in Section  2.19 or (z) any payment obtained by a Term Loan Lender or Revolving Lender as consideration for the assignment of or sale of a participation in any of its Term Loans or Revolving Advances or participations and Letters of Credit to any assignee or participant, other than to the Borrowers or any of their respective Subsidiaries (as to which the provisions of this paragraph shall apply). The Borrowers agree that any Term Loan Lender or Revolving Lender so purchasing a participation from another Term Loan Lender or Revolving Lender pursuant to this Section  2.13 may, to the fullest extent permitted by law, exercise all its rights of payment, set-off and counterclaim with respect to such participation as fully as if such Term Loan Lender or Revolving Lender were the direct creditor of the applicable Borrower in the amount of such participation.

Section 2.14     Taxes .

(a)     Issuing Bank . For purposes of this Section  2.14 , the term “Lender” includes any Issuing Bank.

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

 

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

(d)     Indemnification by the Company . The Company shall indemnify each Recipient, within 30 days after demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes (including Indemnified Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section) payable or paid by such Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to such Recipient and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to the Company by a Recipient (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), or by the Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of a Recipient, shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

(e)     Indemnification by the Lenders . Each Lender shall severally indemnify the Administrative Agent, within 10 days after demand therefor, for (i) any Indemnified Taxes attributable to such Lender (but only to the extent that the Borrowers have not already indemnified the Administrative Agent for such Indemnified Taxes and without limiting the obligation of the Borrowers to do so), (ii) any Taxes attributable to such Lender’s failure to comply with the provisions of Section  9.03 relating to the maintenance of a Participant Register and (iii) any Excluded Taxes attributable to such Lender, in each case, that are payable or paid by the Administrative Agent in connection with any Loan Document, and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to any Lender by the Administrative Agent shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Each Lender hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender under any Loan Document or otherwise payable by the Administrative Agent to the Lender from any other source against any amount due to the Administrative Agent under this paragraph (e).

(f)     Evidence of Payments . Within 30 days after any payment of Taxes by the Borrowers to a Governmental Authority pursuant to this Section  2.14 , the applicable 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.

(g)    Status of Lenders.

(i)    Any Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding Tax with respect to payments made under any Loan Document shall deliver to the applicable Borrower and the Administrative Agent, at the time or times reasonably requested by the applicable Borrower or the Administrative Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation reasonably requested by the applicable Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate of withholding. In addition, any Lender, if reasonably requested by the applicable Borrower or the Administrative Agent, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by applicable law or reasonably requested by the applicable Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will enable the applicable Borrower or the Administrative Agent to determine whether or not such Lender is subject to backup withholding or information reporting requirements. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the preceding two sentences, the completion, execution and submission of such documentation (other than such documentation set forth in Section 2.14(g )( ii)(A) , (ii)(B) and (ii)(D) below) shall not be required if in the Lender’s reasonable judgment such completion, execution or submission would subject such Lender to any material unreimbursed cost or expense or would materially prejudice the legal or commercial position of such Lender.

 

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(ii)    Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, in the event that a Borrower is a US Person:

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

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

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

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

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

(4)    to the extent a Foreign Lender is not the beneficial owner, executed originals of IRS Form W-8IMY, accompanied by IRS Form W-8ECI, IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E, as applicable, a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit E-2 or Exhibit E-3 , IRS Form W-9, and/or other certification documents from each beneficial owner, as applicable; provided that if the Foreign Lender is a partnership and one or more direct or indirect partners of such Foreign Lender are claiming the portfolio interest exemption, such Foreign Lender may provide a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit E-4 on behalf of each such direct and indirect partner;

 

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

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

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

(h)     Treatment of Certain Refunds . If any party determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that it has received a refund of any Taxes as to which it has been indemnified pursuant to this Section  2.14 (including by the payment of additional amounts pursuant to this Section  2.14 ), it shall pay to the indemnifying party an amount equal to such refund (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made under this Section with respect to the Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses (including Taxes) of such indemnified party and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund). Such indemnifying party, upon the request of such indemnified party, shall repay to such indemnified party the amount paid over pursuant to this paragraph (h) ( plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) in the event that such indemnified party is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this paragraph (h), in no event will the indemnified party be required to pay any amount to an indemnifying party pursuant to this paragraph (h) the payment of which would place the indemnified party in a less favorable net after-Tax position than the indemnified party would have been in if the indemnification payments or additional amounts giving rise to such refund had never been paid. This paragraph shall not be construed to require any indemnified party to make available its Tax returns (or any other information relating to its Taxes that it deems confidential) to the indemnifying party or any other Person.

(i)     Survival . Each party’s obligations under this Section  2.14 shall survive the resignation or replacement of the Administrative Agent or any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, a Lender, the termination of the Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all obligations under any Loan Document.

 

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Section 2.15     Interest Elections . (a) Each Term Loan Borrowing or Revolving Borrowing initially shall be of the Type specified in the applicable Notice of Borrowing and, in the case of a Eurodollar Rate Advance, shall have an initial Interest Period as specified in such Notice of Borrowing, provided , that each Revolving Advance made as a result of a drawing under a Letter of Credit shall be a Base Rate Advance unless and until each Revolving Lender shall have acquired participations equal to such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the amount drawn under such Letter of Credit pursuant to Section 2.02(b)(ii) (after which time the Company shall be entitled, pursuant to the immediately succeeding sentence, to convert any such Base Rate Advance to a Eurodollar Rate Advance). Thereafter, the applicable Borrower may elect to convert such Term Loan Borrowing or Revolving Borrowing to a different Type of Term Loan or Revolving Advance denominated in the same currency or to continue such Term Loan Borrowing or Revolving Borrowing and, in the case of a Eurodollar Rate Advance, may elect Interest Periods therefor, all as provided in this Section. The applicable Borrower may elect different options with respect to different portions of the affected Term Loan Borrowing or Revolving Borrowing, in which case each such Term Loan Borrowing or Revolving Borrowing shall be allocated ratably among the Lenders having made the Advances comprising such Term Loan Borrowing or Revolving Borrowing, and the Advances comprising each such portion shall be considered a separate Term Loan Borrowing or Revolving Borrowing. This Section shall not apply to Bid Borrowings, which may not be converted or continued.

(b)    To make an election pursuant to this Section, the applicable Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of such election by telephone by the time that a Notice of Borrowing would be required under Section  2.02 if such Borrower were requesting a Term Loan Borrowing or Revolving Borrowing of the Type resulting from such election to be made on the effective date of such election. Each such telephonic Interest Election Request shall be irrevocable and shall be confirmed promptly by hand delivery or telecopy to the Administrative Agent of a written Interest Election Request signed by the applicable Borrower.

(c)    Each telephonic and written Interest Election Request shall specify the following information in compliance with Section  2.02 :

(i)    the Term Loan Borrowing or Revolving Borrowing to which such Interest Election Request applies and, if different options are being elected with respect to different portions thereof, the portions thereof to be allocated to each resulting Term Loan Borrowing or Revolving Borrowing (in which case the information to be specified pursuant to clauses (iii) and (iv) below shall be specified for each resulting Term Loan Borrowing or Revolving Borrowing);

(ii)    the effective date of the election made pursuant to such Interest Election Request, which shall be a Business Day;

(iii)    the Type of Advances comprising such Term Loan Borrowing or Revolving Borrowing; and

(iv)    in the case of a Eurodollar Rate Advance, the Interest Period for each such Advance.

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(d)    If a Borrower fails to deliver a timely Interest Election Request with respect to a Term Loan Borrowing or Revolving Borrowing prior to the end of the Interest Period applicable thereto, then, unless such Term Loan Borrowing or Revolving Borrowing is repaid as provided herein, (i) with respect to any such Term Loan Borrowing or Revolving Borrowing denominated in US Dollars, at the end of such Interest Period such Term Loan Borrowing or Revolving Borrowing shall be continued as or converted to a Base Rate Advance and (ii) with respect to any such Revolving Borrowing denominated in a Committed Alternative Currency, at the end of such Interest Period such Revolving Borrowing shall be continued as a Eurodollar Rate Advance with a one-month Interest Period.

(e)    If, after the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, the Majority Lenders so direct, (i) each Eurodollar Rate Advance denominated in US Dollars will automatically, on the last day of the then existing Interest Period therefor, be converted into Base Rate Advances, (ii) with respect to Advances denominated in US Dollars, the obligation of the Lenders to make, or to convert Advances into, Eurodollar Rate Advances shall be suspended and (iii) each Advance denominated in a Committed Alternative Currency shall be made, or continued, as a Eurodollar Rate Advance with an Interest Period of no more than one month.

Section 2.16     [Reserved] .

Section 2.17     Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders .

(a)     Designation of a Different Lending Office . If any Lender requests compensation under Section  2.10 , or requires the Borrowers to pay any Indemnified Taxes or additional amounts to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section  2.14 , then such Lender shall use reasonable efforts to designate a different lending office for funding or booking its Advances hereunder or to assign its rights and obligations hereunder to another of its offices, branches or affiliates, if, in the judgment of such Lender, such designation or assignment (i) would eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant to Section  2.10 or Section  2.14 , as the case may be, in the future and (ii) would not subject such Lender to any unreimbursed cost or expense and would not otherwise be disadvantageous to such Lender. The Company 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  2.10 , or if the Borrowers are required to pay any Indemnified Taxes or additional amounts to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section  2.14 , and, in each case, such Lender has not designated a different lending office in accordance with Section 2.17(a) , or if any Lender is a Defaulting Lender or a Non-Consenting Lender, or if any Revolving Lender cannot make Advances to, or participate in Letters of Credit for the account of, any proposed Additional Borrower as a result of such Lender’s organizational policies or applicable law, then the Company may, at its sole expense and effort, upon notice to such Lender and the Administrative Agent, require such Lender to assign and delegate, without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in, and consents required by, Section  9.02 ), all of its interests, rights (other than its existing rights to payments pursuant to Section  2.10 or Section  2.14 ) and obligations under this Agreement and the related Loan Documents to an Eligible Assignee that shall assume such obligations (which assignee may be another Lender, if such Lender accepts such assignment); provided that:

(i)    the Company shall have paid to the Administrative Agent the assignment fee (if any) specified in Section  9.02 ;

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fees and all other amounts payable to it hereunder and under the other Loan Documents (including any amounts under Section 2.02(a)(iii ) or (d)(i)(F) , as applicable) from the assignee (to the extent of such outstanding principal and accrued interest and fees) or the applicable Borrower (in the case of all other amounts);

(iii)    in the case of any such assignment resulting from a claim for compensation under Section  2.10 or payments required to be made pursuant to Section  2.14 , such assignment will result in a reduction in such compensation or payments thereafter;

(iv)    such assignment does not conflict with applicable law;

(v)    in the case of any assignment resulting from a Lender becoming a Non-Consenting Lender, the applicable assignee shall have consented to the applicable amendment, waiver or consent; and

(vi)    in the case of any assignment resulting from a Lender being unable to make Advances to, or participate in Letters of Credit issued for the account of, a proposed Additional Borrower, the applicable assignee is not so restricted.

A Lender shall not be required to make any such assignment or delegation if, prior thereto, as a result of a waiver by such Lender or otherwise, the circumstances entitling the Company to require such assignment and delegation cease to apply. Each party hereto agrees that an assignment required pursuant to this Section 2.17(b) may be effected pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption executed by the Company, the Administrative Agent and the assignee, and that the Lender required to make such assignment need not be a party thereto in order for such assignment to be effective.

Section 2.18     Cash Collateral . At any time that there shall exist a Defaulting Lender, within one Business Day following the written request of the Administrative Agent or an Issuing Bank (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), the Company shall Cash Collateralize the Fronting Exposure of the applicable Issuing Bank with respect to such Defaulting Lender (determined after giving effect to Section 2.19(a)(iv) and any Cash Collateral provided by such Defaulting Lender) in an amount not less than 100% of such Fronting Exposure.

(a)     Grant of Security Interest . The Company, and to the extent provided by any Defaulting Lender, such Defaulting Lender, hereby grants to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Issuing Banks, and agrees to maintain, a first priority security interest in all such Cash Collateral as security for the Defaulting Lender’s obligation to fund participations in respect of L/C Obligations, to be applied pursuant to subsection (b) below. If at any time the Administrative Agent determines that Cash Collateral is subject to any right or claim of any Person other than the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Banks as herein provided, or that the total amount of such Cash Collateral is less than 100% of such Fronting Exposure, the Company will, promptly upon demand by the Administrative Agent, pay or provide to the Administrative Agent additional Cash Collateral in an amount sufficient to eliminate such deficiency (after giving effect to any Cash Collateral provided by the Defaulting Lender).

(b)     Application . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, Cash Collateral provided under this Section  2.18 or Section  2.19 in respect of Letters of Credit shall be applied to the satisfaction of the Defaulting Lender’s obligation to fund participations in respect of L/C Obligations (including, as to Cash Collateral provided by a Defaulting Lender, any interest accrued on such obligation) for which the Cash Collateral was so provided, prior to any other application of such property as may otherwise be provided for herein.

 

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(c)     Termination of Requirement . Cash Collateral (or the appropriate portion thereof) provided to reduce the Fronting Exposure of an Issuing Bank shall no longer be required to be held as Cash Collateral pursuant to this Section  2.18 following (i) the elimination of the applicable Fronting Exposure (including by the termination of Defaulting Lender status of the applicable Lender), or (ii) the determination by the Administrative Agent and the applicable Issuing Bank that there exists excess Cash Collateral; provided that, subject to Section  2.19 , the Person providing Cash Collateral and the applicable Issuing Bank may agree that Cash Collateral shall be held to support future anticipated Fronting Exposure or other obligations.

Section 2.19     Defaulting Lenders .

(a)     Defaulting Lender Adjustments . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, if any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then, until such time as such Lender is no longer a Defaulting Lender, to the extent permitted by applicable law:

(i)     Waivers and Amendments . Such Defaulting Lender’s right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent with respect to this Agreement shall be restricted as set forth in the definition of Majority Facility Lenders, Majority Lenders and Section  10.01 .

(ii)     Defaulting Lender Waterfall . Any payment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts received by the Administrative Agent for the account of such Defaulting Lender (whether voluntary or mandatory, at maturity, pursuant to Article VI or otherwise) or received by the Administrative Agent from a Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section  10.05 shall be applied at such time or times as may be determined by the Administrative Agent as follows: first , to the payment of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent hereunder; second , to the payment on a pro rata basis of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to the Issuing Banks; third , to Cash Collateralize the Fronting Exposure of the Issuing Banks with respect to such Defaulting Lender in accordance with Section  2.18 ; fourth , as each Borrower may request (so long as no Default or Event of Default exists), to the funding of any Advance or funded participation in any Letter of Credit 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; fifth , if so determined by the Administrative Agent and the applicable Borrower, to be held in a deposit account and released pro rata in order to (A) satisfy such Defaulting Lender’s potential future funding obligations with respect to Advances and funded participations in Letters of Credit under this Agreement and (B) Cash Collateralize any Issuing Bank’s future Fronting Exposure with respect to such Defaulting Lender with respect to future Letters of Credit issued under this Agreement, in accordance with Section  2.18 ; sixth , to the payment of any amounts owing to the Lenders or the Issuing Banks as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by any Lender or the Issuing Banks against such Defaulting Lender as a result of such Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; seventh , so long as no Default or Event of Default exists, to the payment of any amounts owing to any Borrower as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by such Borrower against such Defaulting Lender as a result of such Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; and eighth , to such Defaulting Lender or as otherwise directed by a court of competent jurisdiction; provided that if (1) such payment is a payment of the principal amount of any Advances or funded participations in Letters of Credit in respect of which such Defaulting Lender has not fully funded its appropriate share, and (2) such Advances were made or the related Letters of Credit were issued at a time when the conditions set forth in Section  3.02 were satisfied or waived, such payment shall be applied solely to pay the Advances of, and funded participations in Letters of Credit owed to, all Non-Defaulting Lenders on a pro rata basis prior to being applied to the payment of any Advances of, or funded

 

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participations in Letters of Credit owed to, such Defaulting Lender until such time as all Advances and funded and unfunded participations in L/C Obligations are held by the Lenders pro rata in accordance with the Revolving Commitments without giving effect to Section 2.19(a)(iv) . Any payments, prepayments or other amounts paid or payable to a Defaulting Lender that are applied (or held) to pay amounts owed by a Defaulting Lender or to post Cash Collateral pursuant to this Section 2.19(a)(ii) shall be deemed paid to and redirected by such Defaulting Lender, and each Lender irrevocably consents hereto.

(iii)     Certain Fees .

(A)    No Defaulting Lender shall be entitled to receive any commitment fee for any period during which that Lender is a Defaulting Lender (and the Borrowers shall not be required to pay any such fee that otherwise would have been required to have been paid to that Defaulting Lender).

(B)    Each Defaulting Lender shall be entitled to receive letter of credit commissions pursuant to Section 2.03(b)(i) for any period during which that Lender is a Defaulting Lender only to the extent allocable to its Pro Rata Share of the stated amount of Letters of Credit for which it has provided Cash Collateral pursuant to Section  2.19 .

(C)    With respect to any commitment fee or letter of credit commission not required to be paid to any Defaulting Lender pursuant to clause (A) or (B) above, the applicable Borrower shall (1) pay to each Non-Defaulting Lender that portion of any such fee otherwise payable to such Defaulting Lender with respect to such Defaulting Lender’s participation in L/C Obligations that has been reallocated to such Non-Defaulting Lender pursuant to clause (iv) below, (2) pay to each Issuing Bank, as applicable, the amount of any such fee otherwise payable to such Defaulting Lender to the extent allocable to such Issuing Bank’s Fronting Exposure to such Defaulting Lender, and (3) not be required to pay the remaining amount of any such fee.

(iv)     Reallocation of Participations to Reduce Fronting Exposure . All or any part of such Defaulting Lender’s participation in L/C Obligations shall be reallocated among the Non-Defaulting Lenders in accordance with their respective Pro Rata Shares of the L/C Obligations (calculated without regard to such Defaulting Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the L/C Obligations) but only to the extent that (x) the conditions set forth in Section  3.02 are satisfied at the time of such reallocation (and, unless the Company shall have otherwise notified the Administrative Agent at such time, the Company shall be deemed to have represented and warranted that such conditions are satisfied at such time), and (y) such reallocation does not cause (1) the sum of (A) the US Dollar Equivalent of the Revolving Advances of any Non-Defaulting Lender and (B) the L/C Exposure of such Non-Defaulting Lender (calculated giving effect to the reallocation pursuant to this Section 2.19(a)(iv) ) to exceed such Non-Defaulting Lender’s Revolving Commitment or (2) the sum of (A) the US Dollar Equivalent of the Revolving Advances of the Non-Defaulting Lenders (other than Revolving Advances made by the Issuing Banks pursuant to Section 2.02(b)(iii) which have not then been reimbursed), (B) the Bid Advances of the Non-Defaulting Lenders and (C) the aggregate L/C Exposure of the Non-Defaulting Lenders (calculated after giving effect to the reallocation pursuant to this Section 2.19(a)(iv) ) to exceed the Non-Defaulting Lenders’ Revolving Commitments. No reallocation hereunder shall constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder against a Defaulting Lender arising from that Lender having become a Defaulting Lender, including any claim of a Non-Defaulting Lender as a result of such Non-Defaulting Lender’s increased exposure following such reallocation.

 

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(v)     Cash Collateral . If the reallocation described in clause (iv) above cannot, or can only partially, be effected, the Company shall, without prejudice to any right or remedy available to it hereunder or under law, Cash Collateralize the applicable Issuing Bank’s Fronting Exposure in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section  2.18 .

(b)     Defaulting Lender Cure . If the applicable Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the applicable Issuing Bank agree in writing that a Lender is no longer a Defaulting Lender, the Administrative Agent will so notify the parties hereto, whereupon as of the effective date specified in such notice and subject to any conditions set forth therein (which may include arrangements with respect to any Cash Collateral), such Lender will, to the extent applicable, purchase at par that portion of outstanding Advances of the other Lenders or take such other actions as the Administrative Agent may determine to be necessary to cause the Advances and funded and unfunded participations in Letters of Credit to be held pro rata by the Lenders in accordance with the Revolving Commitments (without giving effect to Section 2.19(a)(iv)) , whereupon such Lender will cease to be a Defaulting Lender; provided that no adjustments will be made retroactively with respect to fees accrued or payments made by or on behalf of such Borrower while that Lender was a Defaulting Lender; and provided , further , that except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties, no change hereunder from Defaulting Lender to Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from that Lender’s having been a Defaulting Lender.

(c)     New Letters of Credit . So long as any Lender is a Defaulting Lender, no Issuing Bank shall be required to issue, extend, renew or increase any Letter of Credit unless it is satisfied that it will have no Fronting Exposure after giving effect thereto.

ARTICLE III

CONDITIONS OF LENDING

Section 3.01     [Reserved]

Section 3.02     Conditions Precedent to Each Borrowing Increasing the Aggregate Amount of Advances and each Letter of Credit Issuance . The obligation of each Lender to make a Revolving Advance or Term Loan on the occasion of each Revolving Borrowing or Term Loan which would increase the aggregate outstanding amount of Term Loans or Revolving Advances owing by a Borrower to such Lender over the aggregate outstanding amount of Term Loans or Revolving Advances owing by such Borrower to such Lender immediately prior to the making of such Term Loan or Revolving Advance, and the obligation of each Issuing Bank to issue a Letter of Credit, shall be subject to the further conditions precedent that on the date of such Term Loan, Revolving Borrowing or issuance the following statements shall be true (and each of the giving of the applicable Notice of Borrowing, Notice of Issuance and the acceptance by the applicable Borrower of the proceeds of such Term Loan, of such Revolving Borrowing or of such Letter of Credit shall constitute a representation and warranty by such Borrower that on the date of such Term Loan, Revolving Borrowing or issuance such statements are true):

(a)    the representations and warranties contained in this Agreement (other than, at any time that the Company has an Investment Grade Rating, Section 4.01(e)(ii)) are correct in all material respects (or in all respects if qualified by materiality) on and as of the date of such Term Loan, Revolving Borrowing or Letter of Credit issuance, before and after giving effect to such Term Loan, Revolving Borrowing or issuance and to the application of the proceeds therefrom, as though made on and as of such date, and

 

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(b)    no event has occurred and is continuing, or would result from such Term Loan Borrowing or Revolving Borrowing, such issuance or from the application of the proceeds therefrom, which constitutes a Default or an Event of Default.

Section 3.03     Conditions Precedent to Each Bid Borrowing . The obligation of each Lender which is to make a Bid Advance on the occasion of a Bid Borrowing (including the initial Bid Borrowing) to make such Bid Advance as part of such Bid Borrowing is subject to the conditions precedent that (a) the Administrative Agent shall have received the written confirmatory Notice of Bid Borrowing with respect thereto, (b) on or before the date of such Bid Borrowing, but prior to such Bid Borrowing, the Administrative Agent shall have received a Bid Note payable to such Lender and its registered assigns for each of the one or more Bid Advances to be made by such Lender as part of such Bid Borrowing, in a principal amount equal to the principal amount of the Bid Advance to be evidenced thereby and otherwise on such terms as were agreed to for such Bid Advance in accordance with Section 2.02(d) , and (c) on the date of such Bid Borrowing the following statements shall be true (and each of the giving of the applicable Notice of Bid Borrowing and the acceptance by the Company of the proceeds of such Bid Borrowing shall constitute a representation and warranty by the Company that on the date of such Bid Borrowing such statements are true):

(a)    The representations and warranties contained in this Agreement (other than, at any time that the Company has an Investment Grade Rating, Section 4.01(e)(ii)) are correct in all material respects (or in all respects if qualified by materiality) on and as of the date of such Bid Borrowing, before and after giving effect to such Bid Borrowing and to the application of the proceeds therefrom, as though made on and as of such date.

(b)    No event has occurred and is continuing, or would result from such Bid Borrowing or from the application of the proceeds therefrom, which constitutes a Default or an Event of Default.

ARTICLE IV

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

Section 4.01     Representations and Warranties of the Company . As of each date provided for in Article III, the Company represents and warrants as follows:

(a)    Each Borrower is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation indicated at the beginning of this Agreement, has all requisite corporate power and authority to conduct its business, to own its properties and assets as it is now conducted and as proposed to be conducted and is qualified or licensed to do business as a foreign corporation in good standing in all jurisdictions in which the conduct of its business requires it to so qualify or be licensed except where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect the ability of such Borrower to perform its obligations under any Loan Document.

(b)    The execution, delivery and performance by each Borrower of the Loan Documents to which it is a party, including such Borrower’s use of the proceeds hereof, are (i) within such Borrower’s corporate powers, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action, and (ii) do not (x) contravene such Borrower’s charter, articles or by-laws or (y) contravene law (including Regulations T, U and X issued by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve Board) or any material contractual restriction binding on or affecting such Borrower or (z) result in or require the creation or imposition of any Lien upon or with respect to any of the properties of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

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(c)    No authorization or approval or other action by, and no notice to or filing with, any Governmental Authority or regulatory body is required for the consummation of the Acquisition or due execution, delivery and performance by the Borrowers of any Loan Documents, except (i) for authorization, approvals, notices or filings that have been obtained or made and are in full force and effect or (ii) where the failure to obtain such authorization or approval or give such notice or make such filing would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the business, financial condition or results of operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole.

(d)    This Agreement is, and each of other Loan Documents to which it is a party, when delivered hereunder will be, the legal, valid and binding obligation of each Borrower party thereto, enforceable against such Borrower in accordance with their respective terms.

(e)    (i) The consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Subsidiaries as at December 31, 2016, and the related consolidated statements of income, stockholders’ equity and cash flows of the Company and its Subsidiaries for the fiscal year then ended, accompanied by an opinion of KPMG LLP, independent public accountants, fairly present the consolidated financial condition of the Company and its Subsidiaries as at such date and the consolidated results of the operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries for the period ended on such date, all in accordance with GAAP.

(ii)    Except as publicly disclosed prior to the Second Amendment Closing Date, since December 31, 2016, there has been no material adverse change in the business, financial condition or results of operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

(f)    There are no actions, suits or proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened, against the Company or any Subsidiary the reasonably anticipated outcome of which (i) would materially and adversely affect the ability of any Borrower to perform its obligations under the Loan Documents or (ii) purport to affect the legality, validity or enforceability of any Loan Document.

(g)    No Borrower is engaged in the business of extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying Margin Stock, and no proceeds of any Advance will be used to purchase or carry any Margin Stock or to extend credit to others for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any Margin Stock, except in compliance with Regulations T, U and X issued by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve Board.

(h)    Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is an “investment company” or a company “controlled” by an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940.

(i)    The Company and each Subsidiary have filed all material Tax returns (federal, state, provincial and local) required to be filed and paid all taxes shown thereon to be due, including interest and penalties, or provided adequate reserves for payment thereof.

(j)    In the ordinary course of its business, the Company conducts an ongoing review of the effect of Environmental Laws on the operations and properties of the Company, in the course of which it identifies and evaluates associated liabilities and costs (including any capital or operating expenditures required for clean-up or closure of properties presently or previously owned, any liabilities in connection with off-site disposal of Hazardous Substances and any capital or operating expenditures)

 

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required to achieve or maintain compliance with Environmental Laws. On the basis of this review, the Company has reasonably concluded that, except with respect to any matter disclosed in Items 1 or 3 in the Company’s 2016 Form 10-K or in the Commitments and Contingencies Note to the consolidated financial statements incorporated therein, such associated liabilities and costs are unlikely to cause a material adverse change in the business, financial condition or results of operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, from that shown on the consolidated financial statements as at, and for the fiscal year ended, December 31, 2016, provided that the inclusion of such exception does not indicate that any such matter will cause such a material adverse change.

(k)    (i) Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any director, officer, employee, agent, or Affiliate of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (x) is currently the subject of any economic or financial sanctions or trade embargoes imposed, administered or enforced by the U.S. government (including those administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Treasury Department or the U.S. Department of State), the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, Her Majesty’s Treasury, or other relevant sanctions authority (collectively, “ Sanctions ”), (y) is located, operating, organized or residing in any country or territory that is the subject or target of Sanctions (as of the Effective Date, the Crimea region of Ukraine, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan and Syria) (any such country or territory, a “ Designated Jurisdiction ”) or (z) is owned or controlled by any Person or Persons that is described in the foregoing clauses (x) or (y).

(ii)     No borrowing under this Agreement, nor the proceeds from any borrowing under this Agreement, will be used by any Borrower directly or, to the knowledge of the Company, indirectly, to lend, contribute, provide or will otherwise be made available (x) to fund any activity or business in any Designated Jurisdiction, (y) to the knowledge of the Company, to fund any activity or business of any Person who is the subject of any Sanctions or (z) in any manner that would result in the violation of any Sanctions applicable to any party hereto.

(l)    The Company and its Subsidiaries are in compliance, in all material respects, with (a) all of the foreign assets control regulations of the United States Treasury Department (31 CFR, Subtitle B, Chapter V, as amended) and any enabling legislation or executive order relating thereto and (b) the Act.

(m)    Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary will use the proceeds from any borrowing or Letter of Credit under this Agreement (i) to make an unlawful offer, promise or payment to a foreign public official or (ii) in any manner that would cause the Borrowers or any Subsidiary to violate the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 78dd-1, et seq. in all material respects.

(n)    After giving effect to the consummation of the transactions occurring on the Second Amendment Closing Date (including the execution and delivery of the Second Amendment Agreement, the making of the Advances and Letters of Credit and the use of proceeds of such Advances and Letters of Credit on the Second Amendment Closing Date), the Company and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis are Solvent.

ARTICLE V

COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY

Section 5.01     Affirmative Covenants . From and after the Closing Date, so long as any Advance shall remain unpaid, any Letter of Credit shall be outstanding or any Lender shall have any Commitment hereunder, the Company will, unless the Majority Lenders shall otherwise consent in writing:

 

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(a)     Compliance with Laws, Etc . Comply, and cause each Subsidiary to comply, with all applicable laws, rules, regulations and orders (such compliance to include paying before the same become delinquent all Taxes, assessments and governmental charges imposed upon it or upon its property except to the extent contested in good faith) the failure to comply with which would have a material adverse effect on the business, financial condition or results of operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole.

(b)     Consolidated Leverage Ratio . Maintain a Consolidated Leverage Ratio as of the last day of each Reference Period (commencing with the first fiscal quarter ending on or after the Second Amendment Closing Date) of not more than the ratio set forth below opposite such period:

 

Period    Consolidated Leverage
Ratio

March 31, 2017 through and including September 30, 2018

   4.50:1.00

December 31, 2018 through and including March 31, 2019

   4.25:1.00

June 30, 2019 through and including September 30, 2019

   4.00:1.00

December 31, 2019 and thereafter

   3.75:1.00

(c)     Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio . Maintain a Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio for each Reference Period (commencing with the Reference Period that includes the first fiscal quarter ending after the Second Amendment Closing Date) of not less than 3.50:1.0.

(d)     Preservation of Corporate Existence, Etc . Preserve and maintain, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to preserve and maintain, its corporate existence, and the rights (charter and statutory) and franchises material to the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; provided , however , that (i) the Company and its Subsidiaries may consummate any merger or consolidation permitted under Section 5.02(c) , (ii) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall be required to preserve any such right or franchise if the Company or such Subsidiary shall determine that the preservation thereof is no longer desirable in the conduct of the business of the Company or such Subsidiary, as the case may be, and that the loss thereof is not disadvantageous in any material respect to the Company, such Subsidiary or the Lenders and (iii) no Subsidiary shall be required to preserve its corporate existence if the Company has determined to liquidate or dissolve such Subsidiary and such liquidation or dissolution will not violate any other provision of this Agreement.

(e)     Keeping of Books . Keep, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to keep, proper books of record and account, in which full and correct entries shall be made of all financial transactions and the assets and business of the Company and each such Subsidiary in a manner which will permit the preparation of consolidated financial statements in accordance with GAAP.

(f)     Maintenance of Properties, Etc . Maintain and preserve, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to maintain and preserve, all of its properties that are material to the conduct of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted.

(g)     Insurance . Maintain, and cause each Subsidiary to maintain, insurance with reputable insurance companies or associations in such amount and covering such risks as the Company, in its good faith business judgment, believes necessary.

(h)     ERISA . Ensure that the Company and each ERISA Affiliate will meet its minimum funding requirements and all of its other obligations under ERISA with respect to all of its Plans and satisfy all of its obligations to Multiemployer Plans, including any Withdrawal Liability, except, in each case, where the failure to do so would not have a material adverse effect on the business, financial condition or results of operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

 

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(i)     Reporting Requirements . Furnish to each Lender:

(i)    as soon as available and in any event within 60 days after the end of each of the first three quarters of each year, balance sheets of the Company and the Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, as of the end of such quarter and statements of income and retained earnings and cash flow of the Company and the Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, for the period commencing at the end of the previous year and ending with the end of such quarter, certified by the chief financial officer of the Company, subject to audit and year-end adjustments;

(ii)    as soon as available and in any event within 120 days after the end of each year, a copy of the balance sheets of the Company and the Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, as of the end of such year and the statements of income and retained earnings and cash flow of the Company and the Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, for such year, certified by Deloitte & Touche LLP, KPMG LLP or another independent nationally recognized firm of public accountants;

(iii)    as soon as possible and in any event within 10 days after an officer of the Company becomes aware of the occurrence of each Default or Event of Default, an Officer’s Certificate setting forth details of such Default or Event of Default and the action which the Company has taken and proposes to take with respect thereto;

(iv)    contemporaneously with each delivery of the statements referred to in clauses (i) and (ii) above, (A) either an Officer’s Certificate stating that no Default or Event of Default (other than by reason of non-compliance with the covenants referred to in Sections 5.01(b) and (c) ) occurred during such quarter or, if applicable, an Officer’s Certificate pursuant to clause (iii) above, (B) an Officer’s Certificate stating that, as of the last day of the preceding quarter, and to the best of his or her knowledge, at all times during the preceding quarter, the Company was in compliance with the covenants referred to in  Sections 5.01(b) and (c)  and providing reasonable details of the calculations evidencing the Company’s compliance with such covenants and (C) reasonable details of each material change in GAAP from those applied in preparing the statements referred to in Section 4.01(e)(i) insofar as such changes are applicable to the statements referred to in clauses (i) and (ii) above;

(v)    promptly after the sending or filing thereof, copies of all reports which the Company sends to any of its shareholders, and copies of all reports and registration statements which the Company or any Subsidiary files with the SEC or any national securities exchange (other than those pertaining to employee benefit plans); and

(vi)    such other information respecting the condition or operations, financial or otherwise, of the Company or any Subsidiary as any Lender through the Administrative Agent may from time to time reasonably request.

Reports and financial statements required to be delivered by the Company pursuant to paragraphs (i), (ii) and (v) of this Section 5.01( i ) shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date on which such reports containing such financial statements are posted on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov ; provided that the Company shall deliver paper copies of the reports and financial statements referred to in paragraphs (i), (ii) and (v) of this Section 5.01( i ) to the Administrative Agent or any Lender who requests it to deliver such paper copies until written notice to cease delivering paper copies is given by the Administrative Agent or such Lender.

 

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(j)     Use of Proceeds . Ensure that (i) the proceeds of the Initial Term Loans incurred on the Second Amendment Closing Date are used solely to refinance the Term Loans outstanding prior to the Second Amendment Closing Date, to repay the outstanding obligations under the SMBC Credit Agreement, to pay transaction costs contemplated by the Second Amendment Agreement and for general corporate purposes, (ii) the proceeds of the Revolving Advances and Bid Advances will be used solely for working capital and other general corporate purposes (including permitted acquisitions and other permitted investments) and (iii) the Letters of Credit will used solely to support obligations of the Company and its Subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course of business.

Section 5.02     Negative Covenants . From and after the Closing Date, so long as any Advance shall remain unpaid, any Letter of Credit shall be outstanding or any Lender shall have any Commitment hereunder, the Company will not, without the written consent of the Majority Lenders:

(a)     Liens . Create, assume or suffer to exist or permit any Subsidiary of the Company to create, assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon any of its property or assets, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, except:

(i)    Permitted Encumbrances;

(ii)    other Liens incidental to the conduct of its business or the ownership of its property and assets which were not incurred to secure Indebtedness, and which do not in the aggregate materially detract from the value of its property or assets or materially impair the use thereof in the operation of its business;

(iii)    Liens on property or assets of (w) a Domestic Subsidiary (other than the Spinco Borrower) to secure obligations of such Subsidiary to the Company or another Domestic Subsidiary, (x) the Spinco Borrower to secure obligations of the Spinco Borrower to the Company, (y) a Foreign Subsidiary (other than the Canadian Borrower) to secure obligations of such Subsidiary to the Company or any other Subsidiary and (z) the Canadian Borrower to secure obligations of the Canadian Borrower to the Company or the Spinco Borrower;

(iv)    any Lien on property of any Foreign Subsidiary (other than the Canadian Borrower) to secure Indebtedness of such Subsidiary, provided that, immediately after giving effect thereto and to the concurrent repayment of any other Indebtedness, the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Indebtedness secured by Liens permitted by this clause (iv) or by clause (vi) or (ix) of this Section does not exceed 10% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets;

(v)    Liens incurred in connection with any Tax-Exempt Financing which do not in the aggregate materially detract from the value of the property or assets affected thereby or materially impair the use of such property or assets in the operation of its business;

(vi)    Liens on property or assets granted in connection with applications for or reimbursement obligations with respect to letters of credit issued at the request of the Company or a Subsidiary by a banking institution to secure the performance of obligations of the Company or a Subsidiary relating to such letters of credit, to the extent such banking institution requested the granting to it of such Lien as a condition for its issuance of the letter of credit; provided that, immediately after giving effect thereto and to the concurrent repayment of any other Indebtedness, the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Indebtedness secured by Liens permitted by this clause (vi) or by clause (iv) or (ix) of this Section does not exceed 10% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets;

 

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(vii)    any Lien existing on any property or asset prior to the acquisition thereof by the Company or any Subsidiary or existing on any property or asset of any Person that becomes a Subsidiary after the Effective Date 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 Company or any Subsidiary and (C) such Lien shall secure only those obligations which 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;

(viii)    Liens on fixed or capital assets acquired, constructed or improved by the Company or any Subsidiary; provided that (A) with respect to Liens securing Indebtedness of any Domestic Subsidiary, such Liens secure Indebtedness permitted by clauses (iii) or (iv) of Section 5.02(b) , (B) such Liens and the Indebtedness secured thereby are incurred prior to or within 90 days after acquisition or the completion of such construction or improvement, (C) the Indebtedness secured thereby does not exceed 100% of the cost of acquiring, constructing or improving such fixed or capital assets and (D) such Liens shall not apply to any other property or assets of the Company or any Subsidiary;

(ix)    Liens on assets securing other obligations of the Company and its Subsidiaries not expressly permitted by clauses (i) through (viii) above; provided that, immediately after giving effect thereto and to the concurrent repayment of any other secured obligations, the aggregate principal amount of outstanding obligations secured by Liens permitted by this clause (ix) or by clause (iv) or (vi) of this Section does not exceed 10% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets;

(x)    Liens on Margin Stock, if and to the extent the value of all Margin Stock of the Company and its Subsidiaries exceeds 25% of the value of the total assets subject to this Section 5.02(a) (it being understood that Margin Stock not in excess of 25% of the value of such assets will be subject to the restrictions of this Section 5.02(a) );

(xi)    Liens on assets of the JV and its Subsidiaries securing Indebtedness permitted under Section 5.02(b)(v); provided that (A) such Lien shall not apply to any other property or assets of the Company or any Subsidiary and (B) such Lien shall secure only those obligations which it secures on the Effective Date, and extensions, renewals and replacements thereof that do not increase the outstanding principal amount thereof;

(xii)    Liens on the assets of any Subsidiary incurred during the period after the Effective Date and prior to the Closing Date; provided that (A) such Liens were incurred in the ordinary course of business, (B) such Liens were not incurred in contemplation of the Merger and (C) the aggregate principal amount of outstanding obligations secured by Liens permitted by this clause (xii) does not exceed $10,000,000; and

(xiii)    Liens on Receivables Related Assets of a Receivables Subsidiary pursuant to a Permitted Receivables Facility.

 

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(b)     Domestic Subsidiary Indebtedness . Permit any Domestic Subsidiary (other than the Spinco Borrower or any Additional Borrower) to create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Indebtedness, except:

(i)    Indebtedness of any Domestic Subsidiary to the Company or any other Domestic Subsidiary;

(ii)    Indebtedness of any Domestic Subsidiary outstanding on the Effective Date (other than (x) Indebtedness outstanding under the Existing Credit Agreement and (y) Indebtedness outstanding under the JV Credit Agreement);

(iii)    Indebtedness incurred to finance the acquisition, construction or improvement of any fixed or capital assets, including Capital Lease Obligations and any Indebtedness assumed in connection with the acquisition of any such assets or secured by a Lien on any such assets prior to the acquisition thereof, and extensions, renewals and replacements of any such Indebtedness that do not increase the outstanding principal amount thereof; provided that such Indebtedness is incurred prior to or within 90 days after such acquisition or the completion of such construction or improvement;

(iv)    Indebtedness of any Person that becomes a Domestic Subsidiary after the Effective Date (other than (x) Indebtedness outstanding under the Existing Credit Agreement and (y) Indebtedness outstanding under the JV Credit Agreement); provided that such Indebtedness exists at the time such Person becomes a Domestic Subsidiary and is not created in contemplation of or in connection with such Person becoming a Domestic Subsidiary;

(v)    [reserved];

(vi)    Indebtedness of any Receivables Subsidiaries in respect of any Permitted Receivables Facilities in an aggregate principal amount not exceeding US$500,000,000 at any time outstanding; and

(vii)    other Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount not exceeding US$40,000,000 at any time outstanding.

(c)     Mergers, Etc . (i) Merge or consolidate with or into any other Person (other than a Subsidiary) or (ii) convey, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of, or permit a Subsidiary to convey, transfer, lease, or otherwise dispose of (whether in one transaction or in a series of related transactions), all or substantially all of the property or assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole (whether now owned or hereafter acquired), directly or indirectly, to any Person, including through a merger or consolidation of a Subsidiary with an unaffiliated party, unless (A) in each case of (i) or (ii), after giving effect to such proposed transaction, no Default or Event of Default would exist and (B) in the case of clause (i), the surviving corporation is the Company, provided that to the extent that the value of all Margin Stock owned by the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole exceeds 25% of the value of the total assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries subject to this Section 5.02(c) , nothing in this Section 5.02(c) shall prohibit the sale of such Margin Stock (it being understood that Margin Stock not in excess of 25% of the value of such assets will be subject to the restrictions of this Section 5.02(c) ).

(d)     Change in Nature of Business . Engage, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to engage, to any material extent, in any business other than the businesses of the type conducted by the Company and its Subsidiaries on the Effective Date (assuming the Transactions were consummated on the Effective Date) and businesses reasonably related thereto.

 

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(e)     ERISA . Create, assume or suffer to exist or permit any ERISA Affiliate to create, assume or suffer to exist (i) any Insufficiency of any Plan with respect to which an ERISA Event has occurred (or, in the case of a Plan with respect to which an ERISA Event described in clauses (iii) through (v) of the definition of ERISA Event shall have occurred and then exist, the liability of the Company and the ERISA Affiliates related thereto), or (ii) any Withdrawal Liability under any Multiemployer Plan, in each case, if the sum of (A) any such Insufficiency or Withdrawal Liability, as applicable, (B) the Insufficiency of any and all other Plans with respect to which an ERISA Event shall have occurred and then exist (or, in the case of a Plan with respect to which an ERISA Event described in clauses (iii) through (v) of the definition of ERISA Event shall have occurred and then exist, the liability of the Company and the ERISA Affiliates related thereto), (C) amounts then required to be paid to any and all other Multiemployer Plans by the Company or the ERISA Affiliates as Withdrawal Liability and (D) the aggregate principal amount of all Indebtedness of the Company and all the Subsidiaries secured by Liens permitted by clauses (iv), (vi), (vii), (viii) and (ix) of Section 5.02(a) , shall exceed 10% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets.

(f)     Use of Proceeds . Request any Advance or Letter of Credit, and the Company shall not use, and shall procure that its Subsidiaries and its or their respective directors, officers, employees and agents shall not use, the proceeds of any Advance 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 or financing any activities, business or transaction of or with any Sanctioned Person, or in any Designated Jurisdiction, to the extent such activities, businesses or transaction would be prohibited by Sanctions if conducted by a corporation incorporated in the United States or in a European Union member state or (c) in any manner that would result in the violation of any Sanctions applicable to any party hereto.

ARTICLE VI

EVENTS OF DEFAULT

Section 6.01     Events of Default . If any of the following events (“ Events of Default ”) shall occur and be continuing after the Closing Date:

(a)    Any Borrower shall fail to pay (i) any principal of any Advance made to such Borrower when the same becomes due and payable or (ii) any interest on any Advance made to such Borrower or any fees or other amounts payable under this Agreement within five days of the same becoming due and payable; or

(b)    Any representation or warranty made by any Borrower herein or by any Borrower (or any of its officers) in connection with this Agreement shall prove to have been incorrect in any material respect when made; or

(c)    Any Borrower shall fail to perform or observe (i) any term, covenant or agreement contained in Section 5.01(b) , (c) or (i)(iii) or Section  5.02 , or (ii) any term, covenant or agreement contained in any Loan Document (other than as referred to in subsection (a) or clause (i) above) on its part to be performed or observed if, in the case of this clause (ii), such failure shall remain unremedied for 30 days after written notice thereof shall have been given to the Company by the Administrative Agent or any Lender; or

(d)    The Company or any Subsidiary shall fail to pay any installment of principal of or any premium or interest on any Indebtedness, which is outstanding in a principal amount of at least US$50,000,000 in the aggregate (but excluding Indebtedness outstanding hereunder) of the Company or

 

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such Subsidiary (as the case may be), when the same becomes due and payable (whether by scheduled maturity, required prepayment, acceleration, demand or otherwise), and such failure shall continue after the applicable grace period, if any, specified in the agreement or instrument relating to such Indebtedness, or any other event shall occur or condition shall exist under any agreement or instrument relating to any such Indebtedness and shall continue after the applicable grace period, if any, specified in such agreement or instrument, if the effect of such event or condition is to accelerate, or to permit the acceleration of, the maturity of such Indebtedness, or any Indebtedness of the Company or any Subsidiary which is outstanding in an aggregate principal amount of at least US$50,000,000 shall, for any reason, be accelerated (it being understood that a mandatory prepayment on the sale of any asset shall be deemed not to be an acceleration of the Indebtedness secured by such asset); or

(e)    Any Borrower or any Significant Subsidiary or any two or more Subsidiaries which (when taken together) would have aggregate total assets constituting those of a Significant Subsidiary shall generally not pay its debts as such debts become due, or shall admit in writing its inability to pay its debts generally, or shall make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors; or any proceeding shall be instituted by or against such Borrower or any such Subsidiary seeking to adjudicate it as bankrupt or insolvent, or seeking liquidation, winding up, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, protection, relief, or composition of it or its debts under any Debtor Relief Law, and, in the case of any such proceeding instituted against a Borrower or such Subsidiary (but not instituted by it), either such proceeding shall not be dismissed or stayed for 60 days or any of the actions sought in such proceeding (including the entry of an order for relief against it or the appointment of a trustee, custodian or other similar official for it or any substantial part of its property) shall occur; or a Borrower or any such Subsidiary shall take any corporate action to authorize any of the actions set forth above in this subsection (e); or

(f)    Any judgment or order for the payment of money in excess of US$50,000,000 shall be rendered against the Company or any Subsidiary and either (i) enforcement proceedings shall have been commenced by any creditor upon such judgment or order and, within 60 days of the commencement of such proceedings, such judgment shall not have been satisfied or (subject to clause (ii) below) shall have been stayed or (ii) there shall be any period of 60 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; or

(g)    The Company or any of its ERISA Affiliates shall incur liability in excess of US$50,000,000 in the aggregate as a result of one or more of the following: (i) the occurrence of any ERISA Event with respect to a Plan; (ii) the partial or complete withdrawal of the Company or any of its ERISA Affiliates from a Multiemployer Plan; or (iii) the insolvency or termination of a Multiemployer Plan; or

(h)     Article VII hereof shall for any reason cease to be valid and binding on or enforceable against any Guarantor, or any Borrower shall so state in writing;

then, and in any such event, the Administrative Agent (i) shall at the request, or may with the consent of the Majority Lenders, by notice to the Borrowers declare the obligation of each Lender to make Advances (other than Revolving Advances by an Issuing Bank or a Lender pursuant to Section 2.02(b) ) and of the Issuing Banks to issue Letters of Credit to be terminated, whereupon the same shall forthwith terminate, and (ii) shall at the request, or may with the consent of the Majority Lenders, by notice to the Borrowers, declare the Notes, all interest thereon and all other amounts payable under this Agreement to be forthwith due and payable, whereupon the Notes, all such interest and all such amounts shall become and be forthwith due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or further notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by the Borrowers; provided , however , that in the event of an Event of

 

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Default resulting from the actual or deemed entry of an order for relief with respect to a Borrower under the Federal Bankruptcy Code, (A) the obligation of each Lender to make Advances (other than Revolving Advances by an Issuing Bank or a Lender pursuant to Section 2.02(b) ) and of the Issuing Banks to issue Letters of Credit shall automatically be terminated and (B) the Notes, all such interest and all such amounts shall automatically become and be due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or any notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by the Borrowers.

Section 6.02     Actions in Respect of the Letters of Credit upon Event of Default . If any Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Administrative Agent may with the consent, or shall at the request, of the Lenders having more than 50% of the Revolving Commitments, irrespective of whether it is taking any of the actions described in Section  6.01 or otherwise, make demand upon the Company to, and forthwith upon such demand the Company will, (a) pay to the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Revolving Lenders in same day funds at the Administrative Agent’s office designated in such demand, for deposit in the L/C Cash Collateral Account, an amount equal to the aggregate Available Amount of all Letters of Credit then outstanding or (b) make such other arrangements in respect of the outstanding Letters of Credit as shall be acceptable to the Lenders having more than 50% of the Revolving Commitments; provided , however , that in the event of an actual or deemed entry of an order for relief with respect to a Borrower under the Federal Bankruptcy Code, an amount equal to the aggregate Available Amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit shall be immediately due and payable to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders without notice to or demand upon the Borrowers, which are expressly waived by each Borrower, to be held in the L/C Cash Collateral Account. If at any time the Administrative Agent determines that any funds held in the L/C Cash Collateral Account are subject to any right or claim of any Person other than the Administrative Agent and the Revolving Lenders or that the total amount of such funds is less than the aggregate Available Amount of all Letters of Credit, the Company will, forthwith upon demand by the Administrative Agent, pay to the Administrative Agent, as additional funds to be deposited and held in the L/C Cash Collateral Account, an amount equal to the excess of (a) such aggregate Available Amount over (b) the total amount of funds, if any, then held in the L/C Cash Collateral Account that the Administrative Agent determines to be free and clear of any such right and claim. Upon the drawing of any Letter of Credit, to the extent funds are on deposit in the L/C Cash Collateral Account, such funds shall be applied to reimburse the Issuing Bank or the Revolving Lenders, as applicable, to the extent permitted by applicable law. The Administrative Agent, in its sole discretion and at the risk and expense of the Company, may invest the funds in the L/C Cash Collateral Account, and interest or profits therefrom (if any) shall accumulate in the L/C Cash Collateral Account. At any time that the amount of funds in the L/C Cash Collateral Account exceeds the Available Amount of all Letters of Credit outstanding, the Administrative Agent shall promptly return such excess amount to the Company. All amounts in the L/C Cash Collateral Account shall be returned to the Company upon the earlier of (x) the date that all Letters of Credit shall have expired or been fully drawn upon and all reimbursement obligations shall have been satisfied and (y) the date on which no Event of Default shall be continuing or on which every Event of Default shall have been waived.

Section 6.03     Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim . In case of the pendency of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law or any other judicial proceeding relative to any Borrower, the Administrative Agent (irrespective of whether the principal of any Advance or L/C Obligation shall then be due and payable as herein expressed or by declaration or otherwise and irrespective of whether the Administrative Agent shall have made any demand on the applicable Borrower) shall be entitled and empowered (but not obligated) by intervention in such proceeding or otherwise:

(a)    to file and prove a claim for the whole amount of the principal and interest owing and unpaid in respect of the Advances, L/C Obligations and all other obligations in respect of this Agreement and the Notes that are owing and unpaid and to file such other documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Lenders, the Issuing Banks and the Administrative Agent

 

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(including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Lenders, the Issuing Banks and the Administrative Agent and their respective agents and counsel and all other amounts due the Lenders, the Issuing Banks and the Administrative Agent under Sections 2.03 , 10.04 and 10.06 ) allowed in such judicial proceeding; and

(b)    to collect and receive any monies or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and to distribute the same;

and any custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or other similar official in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Lender and the Issuing Banks to make such payments to the Administrative Agent and, in the event that the Administrative Agent shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Lenders and the Issuing Banks, to pay to the Administrative Agent any amount due for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Administrative Agent and its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Administrative Agent under Sections  2.03 , 10.04 and 10.06 .

ARTICLE VII

GUARANTY

Section 7.01     Guaranty . Each Guarantor hereby absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably guarantees the punctual payment when due, whether at scheduled maturity or on any date of a required prepayment or by acceleration, demand or otherwise, of all obligations of the Other Borrowers now or hereafter existing under or in respect of this Agreement and the Notes (including any extensions, modifications, substitutions, amendments or renewals of any or all of the foregoing obligations), whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, and whether for principal, interest, premiums, fees, indemnities, contract causes of action, costs, expenses or otherwise (such obligations being the “ Guaranteed Obligations ”; provided that, with respect to any Guarantor, the Guaranteed Obligations shall not include its obligations under this Agreement and the Notes). Each Guarantor agrees that its Guaranty constitutes a guarantee of payment and not merely of collection. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the liability of each Guarantor shall extend to all amounts that constitute part of the Guaranteed Obligations and would be owed by any Other Borrower to the Administrative Agent or any Lender under or in respect of this Agreement and the Notes but for the fact that they are unenforceable or not allowable due to the existence of a bankruptcy, reorganization or similar proceeding involving any such Other Borrower.

Section 7.02     Guaranty Absolute . Each Guarantor guarantees that the Guaranteed Obligations will be paid strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the Notes, regardless of any law, regulation or order now or hereafter in effect in any jurisdiction affecting any of such terms or the rights of the Administrative Agent or any Lender with respect thereto. The obligations of each Guarantor under or in respect of this Guaranty are independent of the Guaranteed Obligations or any other obligations of any Other Borrower under or in respect of this Agreement and the Notes, and a separate action or actions may be brought and prosecuted against any Guarantor to enforce this Guaranty, irrespective of whether any action is brought against any Other Borrower or whether any Other Borrower is joined in any such action or actions. The liability of each Guarantor under this Guaranty shall be irrevocable, absolute and unconditional irrespective of, and each Guarantor hereby irrevocably waives any defenses it may now have or hereafter acquire in any way relating to, any or all of the following:

(a)    any lack of validity or enforceability of this Agreement, any Note or any agreement or instrument relating thereto;

 

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(b)    any change in the time, manner or place of payment of, or in any other term of, all or any of the Guaranteed Obligations or any other obligations of any Other Borrower under or in respect of this Agreement and the Notes, or any other amendment or waiver of or any consent to departure from this Agreement or any Note, including any increase in the Guaranteed Obligations resulting from the extension of additional credit to any Other Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or otherwise;

(c)    any taking, exchange, release or non-perfection of any collateral, or any taking, release or amendment or waiver of, or consent to departure from, any other guaranty, for all or any of the Guaranteed Obligations;

(d)    any manner of application of any collateral, or proceeds thereof, to all or any of the Guaranteed Obligations, or any manner of sale or other disposition of any collateral for all or any of the Guaranteed Obligations or any other obligations of any Other Borrower under this Agreement and the Notes or any other assets of any Other Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries;

(e)    any change, restructuring or termination of the corporate structure or existence of any Other Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries;

(f)    any failure of the Administrative Agent or any Lender to disclose to any Guarantor any information relating to the business, condition (financial or otherwise), operations, performance, properties or prospects of any Other Borrower now or hereafter known to the Administrative Agent or such Lender (each Guarantor waiving any duty on the part of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders to disclose such information);

(g)    the failure of any other Person to execute or deliver this Guaranty or any other guaranty or agreement or the release or reduction of liability of any Guarantor or other guarantor or surety with respect to the Guaranteed Obligations; or

(h)    any other circumstance (including any statute of limitations) or any existence of or reliance on any representation by the Administrative Agent or any Lender that might otherwise constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, any Other Borrower or any other guarantor or surety.

This Guaranty shall continue to be effective or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time any payment of any of the Guaranteed Obligations is rescinded or must otherwise be returned by the Administrative Agent or any Lender or any other Person upon the insolvency, bankruptcy or reorganization of any Other Borrower or otherwise, all as though such payment had not been made.

Section 7.03     Waivers and Acknowledgments . (a) Each Guarantor hereby unconditionally and irrevocably waives promptness, diligence, notice of acceptance, presentment, demand for performance, notice of nonperformance, default, acceleration, protest or dishonor and any other notice with respect to any of the Guaranteed Obligations and this Guaranty and any requirement that the Administrative Agent or any Lender protect, secure, perfect or insure any Lien or any property subject thereto or exhaust any right or take any action against any Other Borrower, any other guarantor or any other Person or any collateral.

(b)    Each Guarantor hereby unconditionally and irrevocably waives any right to revoke this Guaranty and acknowledges that this Guaranty is continuing in nature and applies to all Guaranteed Obligations, whether existing now or in the future.

 

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(c)    Each Guarantor hereby unconditionally and irrevocably waives (i) any defense arising by reason of any claim or defense based upon an election of remedies by the Administrative Agent or any Lender that in any manner impairs, reduces, releases or otherwise adversely affects the subrogation, reimbursement, exoneration, contribution or indemnification rights of such Guarantor or other rights of such Guarantor to proceed against any Other Borrower, any other guarantor or any other Person or any collateral and (ii) any defense based on any right of set-off or counterclaim against or in respect of the obligations of such Guarantor hereunder.

(d)    Each Guarantor hereby unconditionally and irrevocably waives any duty on the part of the Administrative Agent or any Lender to disclose to such Guarantor any matter, fact or thing relating to the business, condition (financial or otherwise), operations, performance, properties or prospects of any Other Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries now or hereafter known by the Administrative Agent or such Lender.

(e)    Each Guarantor acknowledges that it will receive substantial direct and indirect benefits from the financing arrangements contemplated by this Agreement and the Notes and that the waivers set forth in Section  7.02 and this Section  7.03 are knowingly made in contemplation of such benefits.

Section 7.04     Subrogation . Each Guarantor hereby unconditionally and irrevocably agrees not to exercise any rights that it may now have or hereafter acquire against any Other Borrower or any other insider guarantor that arise from the existence, payment, performance or enforcement of such Guarantor’s obligations under or in respect of this Guaranty, including any right of subrogation, reimbursement, exoneration, contribution or indemnification and any right to participate in any claim or remedy of the Administrative Agent or any Lender against any Other Borrower, any other Guarantor or any other insider guarantor or any collateral, whether or not such claim, remedy or right arises in equity or under contract, statute or common law, including the right to take or receive from any Other Borrower, any other Guarantor or any other insider guarantor, directly or indirectly, in cash or other property or by set-off or in any other manner, payment or security on account of such claim, remedy or right, (x) unless and until all of the Guaranteed Obligations shall have been paid in full in cash and the Revolving Commitments shall have expired or been terminated or (y) unless no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing. If any amount shall be paid to any Guarantor in violation of the immediately preceding sentence at any time prior to the later of (a) the payment in full in cash of the Guaranteed Obligations and (b) the latest Termination Date, such amount shall be received and held in trust for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, shall be segregated from other property and funds of such Guarantor and shall forthwith be paid or delivered to the Administrative Agent in the same form as so received (with any necessary endorsement or assignment) to be credited and applied to the Guaranteed Obligations, whether matured or unmatured, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the Notes, or to be held as collateral for any Guaranteed Obligations or other amounts payable under this Guaranty thereafter arising. If (i) any Guarantor shall make payment to the Administrative Agent or any Lender of all or any part of the Guaranteed Obligations, (ii) all of the Guaranteed Obligations shall have been paid in full in cash and (iii) the latest Termination Date shall have occurred, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders will, at such Guarantor’s request and expense, execute and deliver to such Guarantor appropriate documents, without recourse and without representation or warranty, necessary to evidence the transfer by subrogation to such Guarantor of an interest in the Guaranteed Obligations resulting from such payment made by such Guarantor pursuant to this Guaranty.

Section 7.05     Subordination . Each Guarantor hereby subordinates any and all debts, liabilities and other obligations owed to such Guarantor by the Other Borrowers (the “ Subordinated Obligations ”) to the Guaranteed Obligations to the extent and in the manner hereinafter set forth in this Section  7.05 :

 

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(a)     Prohibited Payments, Etc . Except during the continuance of an Event of Default (including the commencement and continuation of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law relating to any Other Borrower), the Guarantors may receive regularly scheduled payments from the Other Borrowers on account of the Subordinated Obligations. After the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default (including the commencement and continuation of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law relating to any Other Borrower), however, unless the Majority Lenders otherwise agree, no Guarantor shall demand, accept or take any action to collect any payment on account of the Subordinated Obligations.

(b)     Prior Payment of Guaranteed Obligations . In any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law relating to any Other Borrower, each Guarantor agrees that the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall be entitled to receive payment in full in cash of all Guaranteed Obligations (including all interest and expenses accruing after the commencement of a proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, whether or not constituting an allowed claim in such proceeding (“ Post-Petition Interest ”)) before such Guarantor receives payment of any Subordinated Obligations.

(c)     Turn-Over . After the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default (including the commencement and continuation of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law relating to any Other Borrower), each Guarantor shall, if the Administrative Agent so requests, collect, enforce and receive payments on account of the Subordinated Obligations as trustee for the Administrative Agent and the Lenders and deliver such payments to the Administrative Agent on account of the Guaranteed Obligations (including all Post-Petition Interest), together with any necessary endorsements or other instruments of transfer, but without reducing or affecting in any manner the liability of such Guarantor under the other provisions of this Guaranty.

(d)     Administrative Agent Authorization . After the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default (including the commencement and continuation of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law relating to any Other Borrower), the Administrative Agent is authorized and empowered (but without any obligation to so do), in its discretion, (i) in the name of any applicable Guarantor, to collect and enforce, and to submit claims in respect of, Subordinated Obligations and to apply any amounts received thereon to the Guaranteed Obligations (including any and all Post-Petition Interest), and (ii) to require any applicable Guarantor (A) to collect and enforce, and to submit claims in respect of, Subordinated Obligations and (B) to pay any amounts received on such obligations to the Administrative Agent for application to the Guaranteed Obligations (including any and all Post-Petition Interest).

Section 7.06     Continuing Guaranty; Assignments . This Guaranty is a continuing guaranty and shall (a) remain in full force and effect until the later of (i) the payment in full in cash of the Guaranteed Obligations and (ii) the latest Termination Date, (b) be binding upon the Guarantors, their respective successors and assigns and (c) inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders and their successors, transferees and assigns. Without limiting the generality of clause (c) of the immediately preceding sentence, the Administrative Agent or any Lender may assign or otherwise transfer all or any portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or any portion of its Commitments, the Advances owing to it and the Note or Notes held by it) to any other Person, and such other Person shall thereupon become vested with all the benefits in respect thereof granted to the Administrative Agent or such Lender herein or otherwise, in each case as and to the extent provided in Section  9.02 . No Guarantor shall have the right to assign its rights hereunder or any interest herein without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders.

 

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ARTICLE VIII

THE AGENT

Section 8.01     Appointment and Authority . Each of the Lenders and the Issuing Banks hereby irrevocably appoints Wells Fargo to act on its behalf as the Administrative Agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such actions on its behalf and to exercise such powers as are delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms hereof or thereof, together with such actions and powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. Except to the extent expressly provided in Section  8.07 , the provisions of this Article are solely for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Issuing Banks, and neither the Borrowers nor any of their respective Subsidiaries shall have rights as a third-party beneficiary of any of such provisions. It is understood and agreed that the use of the term “agent” herein or in any other Loan Documents (or any other similar term) with reference to the Administrative Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable law. Instead such term is used as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between contracting parties.

Section 8.02     Reliance by 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 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 an Advance, or the issuance, extension, renewal or increase of a Letter of Credit, that by its terms must be fulfilled to the satisfaction of a Lender or an Issuing Bank, the Administrative Agent may presume that such condition is satisfactory to such Lender or such Issuing Bank unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice to the contrary from such Lender or such Issuing Bank prior to the making of such Advance or the issuance of such Letter of Credit. The Administrative Agent may consult with legal counsel (who may be counsel for the Borrowers), independent accountants and other experts selected by it, and shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it in accordance with the advice of any such counsel, accountants or experts.

Section 8.03     Rights as a Lender . 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 the term “Lender” or “Lenders” shall, unless otherwise expressly indicated or unless the context otherwise requires, include the Person serving as the Administrative Agent hereunder in its individual capacity. Such Person and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to, own securities of, act as the financial advisor or in any other advisory capacity for and generally engage in any kind of business with the Borrowers or any Subsidiary or other Affiliate thereof as if such Person were not the Administrative Agent hereunder and without any duty to account therefor to the Lenders.

Section 8.04     Exculpatory Provisions .

(a)    The Administrative Agent shall not have any duties or obligations except those expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents, and its duties hereunder and thereunder shall be administrative in nature. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Administrative Agent:

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(ii)    shall not have any duty to take any discretionary action or exercise any discretionary powers, except discretionary rights and powers expressly contemplated hereby or by the other Loan Documents that the Administrative Agent is required to exercise as directed in writing by the Majority Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be expressly provided for herein or in the other Loan Documents), provided that the Administrative Agent shall not be required to take any action that, in its opinion or the opinion of its counsel, may expose the Administrative Agent to liability or that is contrary to any Loan Document or applicable law, including for the avoidance of doubt any action that may be in violation of the automatic stay under any Debtor Relief Law or that may effect a forfeiture, modification or termination of property of a Defaulting Lender in violation of any Debtor Relief Law; and

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

(b)    The Administrative Agent shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it (i) with the consent or at the request of the Majority Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary, or as the Administrative Agent shall believe in good faith shall be necessary, under the circumstances as provided in Section  6.01 and Section  10.01 ) or (ii) in the absence of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final non-appealable judgment. The Administrative Agent shall be deemed not to have knowledge of any Default or Event of Default unless and until notice describing such Default or Event of Default is given to the Administrative Agent by the Company, a Lender or an Issuing Bank.

(c)    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 this Agreement or any other Loan Document, (ii) the contents of any certificate, report or other document delivered hereunder or thereunder or in connection herewith or therewith, (iii) the performance or observance of any of the covenants, agreements or other terms or conditions set forth herein or therein or the occurrence of a Default or an Event of Default, (iv) the validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any other agreement, instrument or document or (v) the satisfaction of any condition set forth in Article III or elsewhere herein, other than to confirm receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent.

Section 8.05     Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent and Other Lenders . Each Lender and each Issuing Bank acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, any other Lender, any other Issuing Bank or any of their Related Parties, and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement. Each Lender and each Issuing Bank also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, any other Lender, any other Issuing Bank or any of their Related Parties, and based on such documents and information as it shall from time to time deem appropriate, continue to make its own decisions in taking or not taking action under, or based upon, this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any related agreement or any document furnished hereunder or thereunder.

 

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Section 8.06     Indemnification . (a) Each Lender severally agrees to indemnify the Administrative Agent (to the extent not reimbursed by the Company), from and against such Lender’s ratable share of any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever that may be imposed on, incurred by, or asserted against the Administrative Agent in any way relating to or arising out of this Agreement or any action taken or omitted by the Administrative Agent under this Agreement (collectively, the “ Indemnified Costs ”), provided that no Lender shall be liable for any portion of the Indemnified Costs resulting from the Administrative Agent’s gross negligence or willful misconduct as found in a final, non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction. Without limitation of the foregoing, each Lender agrees to reimburse the Administrative Agent promptly upon demand for its ratable share of any out-of-pocket expenses (including reasonable counsel fees) incurred by the Administrative Agent in connection with the preparation, execution, delivery, administration, modification, amendment or enforcement (whether through negotiations, legal proceedings or otherwise) of, or legal advice in respect of rights or responsibilities under, this Agreement, to the extent that the Administrative Agent is not reimbursed for such expenses by the Company. In the case of any investigation, litigation or proceeding giving rise to any Indemnified Costs, this Section  8.06 applies whether any such investigation, litigation or proceeding is brought by the Administrative Agent, any Lender or a third party.

(b)    Each Revolving Lender severally agrees to indemnify each Issuing Bank (to the extent not promptly reimbursed by the Company) from and against such Lender’s ratable share (determined as provided below) of any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever that may be imposed on, incurred by, or asserted against such Issuing Bank in any way relating to or arising out of this Agreement or any action taken or omitted by such Issuing Bank hereunder or in connection herewith; provided , however , that no Lender shall be liable for any portion of such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements resulting from the Issuing Bank’s gross negligence or willful misconduct as found in a final, non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction. Without limitation of the foregoing, each Revolving Lender agrees to reimburse each Issuing Bank promptly upon demand for its ratable share of any costs and expenses (including fees and expenses of counsel) payable by the Company under Section  10.04 , to the extent that the Issuing Bank is not promptly reimbursed for such costs and expenses by the Company.

(c)    For purposes of this Section  8.06 , the Lenders’ respective ratable shares of any amount shall be determined, at any time, according to the sum of (i) the aggregate principal amount of the Term Loans (or prior to the Closing Date, Term Loan Commitments) and Revolving Advances outstanding at such time and owing to the respective Lenders, (ii) their respective Pro Rata Shares of the aggregate Available Amount of all Letters of Credit outstanding at such time and (iii) their respective Unused Revolving Commitments at such time; provided that the aggregate principal amount of Revolving Advances made as a result of a drawing under a Letter of Credit owing to the Issuing Bank shall be considered to be owed to the Lenders ratably in accordance with their respective Revolving Commitments. The failure of any Lender to reimburse the Administrative Agent or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, promptly upon demand for its ratable share of any amount required to be paid by the Lenders to such Administrative Agent or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, as provided herein shall not relieve any other Lender of its obligation hereunder to reimburse such Administrative Agent or Issuing Bank, as the case may be, for its ratable share of such amount, but no Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to reimburse the Administrative Agent or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, for such other Lender’s ratable share of such amount. Without prejudice to the survival of any other agreement of any Lender hereunder, the agreement and obligations of each Lender contained in this Section  8.06 shall survive the payment in full of principal, interest and all other amounts payable hereunder and under the Notes.

 

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Section 8.07     Successor Agent . The Administrative Agent may resign at any time by giving written notice thereof to the Lenders and the Company and may be removed at any time with or without cause by the Majority Lenders. Upon any such resignation or removal, the Majority Lenders shall have the right to appoint a successor Administrative Agent, subject, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, to the Company’s approval, whereupon such successor Administrative Agent shall succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, discretion, privileges and duties of the former Administrative Agent, and the term “Administrative Agent” shall mean such successor agent effective upon such appointment and approval, and the former Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations under this Agreement, other than the obligations provided in Section  10.12 , without any other or further act or deed on the part of such former Administrative Agent or any of the parties to this Agreement or any holders of the Loans. If no successor agent has accepted appointment as Administrative Agent by the date that is 30 days following a retiring Administrative Agent’s notice of resignation, the retiring Administrative Agent’s resignation shall nevertheless thereupon become effective, and the Lenders shall assume and perform all of the duties of the Administrative Agent hereunder until such time, if any, as the Majority Lenders appoint a successor agent as provided for above. After any retiring Administrative Agent’s resignation or removal hereunder as Administrative Agent, the provisions of this Article VIII shall inure to its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was Administrative Agent under this Agreement.

Section 8.08     No Other Duties, Etc. Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, none of the syndication agents, documentation agents, co-agents, arrangers or bookrunners listed on the cover page hereof shall have any powers, duties or responsibilities under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, except in its capacity, as applicable, as the Administrative Agent, a Lender or the an Issuing Bank hereunder.

Section 8.09     Delegation of Duties . The Administrative Agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers hereunder or under any other Loan Document by or through any one or more sub-agents appointed by the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers by or through their respective Related Parties. The exculpatory provisions of this Article shall apply to any such sub-agent and to the Related Parties of the Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent, and shall apply to their respective activities in connection with the syndication of the Commitments as well as activities as Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any sub-agents except to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction determines in a final and non-appealable judgment that the Administrative Agent acted with gross negligence or willful misconduct in the selection of such sub-agents.

Section 8.10     Other Agents . Each Lender hereby acknowledges that no syndication agent, documentation agent or any other Lender designated as any other type of agent (other than administrative agent) on the signature pages of the Olin Credit Agreement or the Spinco Credit Agreement has any liability hereunder other than in its capacity as a Lender.

ARTICLE IX

SUCCESSORS, ASSIGNS AND PARTICIPATIONS

Section 9.01     Binding Effect . This Agreement shall become effective when it shall have been executed by the parties hereto and thereafter shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent and each Lender and their respective successors and assigns, except that no Borrower shall have the right to assign its rights hereunder or any interest herein without the prior written consent of the Lenders.

 

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Section 9.02     Assignments .

(a)    Each Lender may, upon at least 15 Business Days’ notice to the Company, the Administrative Agent and (in the case of an assignment of Revolving Commitments) the Issuing Banks, assign to one or more banks or other entities all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment(s), the Advances owing to it and the Note or Notes held by); provided that

(i)    prior written consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) of the following shall be required:

(x)    the Company; provided that no such consent is required if an Event of Default under Section 6.01(a) or (e)  has occurred or is continuing or for an assignment to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund; provided further that the Company shall be deemed to have consented to any assignment unless it shall object thereto by written notice to the Administrative Agent within 15 Business Days after having received notice thereof;

(y)    the Administrative Agent; provided that no such consent is required for an assignment of a Term Loan to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund; and

(z)    each Issuing Bank, in the case of any assignment of all or a portion of a Revolving Commitment;

(ii)    parties to each such assignment shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent, for its acceptance and recording in the Register, an Assignment and Assumption, together with any Note or Notes subject to such assignment and a processing and recordation fee of US$3,500 payable by the parties to each such assignment;

(iii)    each such assignment shall be only to an Eligible Assignee; and

(iv)    except in the case of an assignment to a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender, the amount of the Term Loan or Revolving Commitment of the assigning Lender being assigned pursuant to each such assignment (determined as of the date of the Assignment and Assumption with respect to such assignment) shall in no event be less than US$5,000,000, unless otherwise agreed by the Company and the Administrative Agent.

Upon such execution, delivery, acceptance and recording, from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Assumption, (A) the assignee thereunder shall be a party hereto and, to the extent that rights and obligations hereunder have been assigned to it pursuant to such Assignment and Assumption, have the rights and obligations of a Lender hereunder and (B) the Lender assignor thereunder shall, to the extent that rights and obligations hereunder have been assigned by it pursuant to such Assignment and Assumption, relinquish its rights (other than its rights under Sections 2.07 , 2.10 , 2.14 , 10.04 and 10.06 to the extent any claim thereunder relates to an event arising prior to such assignment) and be released from its obligations (other than those provided in Section  10.12 ) under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Assumption covering all or the remaining portion of an assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto).

 

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(b)    By executing and delivering an Assignment and Assumption, the Lender assignor thereunder and the assignee thereunder confirm to and agree with each other and the other parties 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 this Agreement or the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of this Agreement or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto; (ii) such assigning Lender makes no representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility with respect to the financial condition of any Borrower or the performance or observance by any Borrower of any of its obligations under this Agreement or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto; (iii) such assignee confirms that it has received a copy of this Agreement, together with copies of the financial statements referred to in Section 4.01(e) 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, 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 agrees that it will perform in accordance with their terms all of the obligations which by the terms of this Agreement are required to be performed by it as a Lender; (vi) such assignee confirms that it is an Eligible Assignee; and (vii) 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 this Agreement as are delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms hereof, together with such powers and discretion as are reasonably incidental thereto.

(c)    Upon its receipt of an Assignment and Assumption executed by an assigning Lender and an assignee representing that it is an Eligible Assignee, together with any Revolving Note or Notes subject to such assignment and the fee referred to in clause (a)(ii) above, the Administrative Agent shall (subject to any consents to such assignment required pursuant to the terms of this Agreement), if such Assignment and Assumption has been completed and is in substantially the form of Exhibit C hereto, (i) accept such Assignment and Assumption, (ii) record the information contained therein in the Register and (iii) give prompt notice thereof to the Company.

(d)    The Administrative Agent, acting solely for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of the Borrowers, shall maintain, at its address set forth on Schedule 10.02 , a copy of each Assignment and Assumption delivered to and accepted by it and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders and the Commitment(s) of, and principal amount (and stated interest) of the Advances owing to, each Lender from time to time (the “ Register ”). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent demonstrable error, provided , that the failure of the Administrative Agent to make an entry, or any finding that an entry is incorrect, in the Register shall not limit or otherwise affect the obligations of the Borrowers under this Agreement and the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders may treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement. The Register shall be available for inspection by any Borrower or any Lender (but only to the extent of entries in the Register that are applicable to such Lender) at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.

(e)    Each Lender may assign to one or more banks or other entities any Bid Note or Bid Notes held by it.

(f)    Any Lender may pledge all or a portion of its Advances to any Federal Reserve Bank as collateral security pursuant to Regulation A of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and any Operating Circular issued by such Federal Revenue Bank. No such assignment shall release the assigning Lender from its obligations under the Agreement.

 

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(g)    Each Issuing Bank may, upon at least 10 Business Days’ notice to the Company, assign to any other Lender all of its rights and obligations under the undrawn portion of its Letter of Credit Commitment at any time; provided , however , that (i) if prior to the expiring of the 10 Business Days’ notice referred to above, the Company notifies the assignor Issuing Bank that such assignee is, in its sole discretion, not acceptable to it, such assignor Issuing Bank shall not make such assignment, (ii) the amount of the Letter of Credit Commitment of the assigning Issuing Bank being assigned pursuant to each such assignment (determined as of the date of the Assignment and Acceptance with respect to such assignment) shall in no event be less than US$10,000,000 or an integral multiple of US$1,000,000 in excess thereof, and (iii) the parties to each such assignment shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent, for its acceptance and recording in the Register, an Assignment and Acceptance, together with a processing and recordation fee of US$3,500.

Section 9.03     Participations .

(a)    Each Lender may sell (other than to the Company, any Subsidiary of the Company or any natural Person) participations to one or more banks or other entities (each, a “ Participant ”) in or to all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment(s), and the Advances owing to it and the Note or Notes held by it); provided , however , that (i) such Lender’s obligations under this Agreement (including its Commitment(s) to the Borrowers hereunder) shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations, (iii) such Lender shall remain the holder of any such Note for all purposes of this Agreement, (iv) each Borrower 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 and (v) such participation is not prohibited by applicable law. Any agreement or instrument pursuant to which a Lender sells such a participation shall provide that such Lender shall retain the sole right to enforce this Agreement and to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement; provided that such agreement or instrument may provide that such Lender will not, without the consent of the Person acquiring such participation, agree to any amendment, modification or waiver described in clause (a), (b) or (c) of the proviso to Section  10.01 that directly affects such Person. The Borrowers agree that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.10 and 2.14 (subject to the requirements and limitations therein, including the requirements under Section 2.14(g) (it being understood that the documentation required under Section 2.14(g) shall be delivered to the participating Lender)) to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to Section  9.02 ; provided that such Participant (i) agrees to be subject to the provisions of Sections 2.10 and 2.14 as if it were an assignee under Section  9.02 and (ii) shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Sections 2.10 or 2.14, with respect to any participation, than its participating Lender would have been entitled to receive, except to the extent such entitlement to receive a greater payment results from an adoption of or any Change in Law or compliance by any Lender with any request or directive (whether or not having the force of law) from any central bank or other Governmental Authority made subsequent to the Effective Date that occurs after the Participant acquired the applicable participation. To the extent permitted by law, each Participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 10.05 as though it were a Lender, provided such Participant shall be subject to Section 2.13 as though it were a Lender.

(b)    Each Lender that sells a participation shall, acting solely for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of the Borrowers, maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of each Participant and the principal amounts of (and stated interest on) each Participant’s interest in the Advances or other obligations under the Loan Documents (the “ Participant Register ”); provided that no Lender shall have any obligation to disclose all or any portion of the Participant Register (including the identity of any Participant or any information relating to a Participant’s interest in any commitments, loans, letters of credit or its other obligations under any Loan Document) to any Person except to the

 

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extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish that such commitment, loan, letter of credit or other obligation is in registered form under Section 5f.103-1(c) of the United States Treasury Regulations. The entries in the Participant Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and such Lender shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Participant Register as the owner of such participation for all purposes of this Agreement notwithstanding any notice to the contrary. For the avoidance of doubt, the Administrative Agent (in its capacity as Administrative Agent) shall have no responsibility for maintaining a Participant Register.

Section 9.04     Pledge . Any Lender may at any time pledge or assign a security interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement to secure obligations of such Lender, including any pledge or assignment to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank, and this Section shall not apply to any such pledge or assignment of a security interest; provided that no such pledge or assignment of a security interest shall release a Lender from any of its obligations hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or assignee for such Lender as a party hereto. Each Borrower, upon receipt of written notice from the relevant Lender, agrees to issue Notes to any Lender requiring Notes to facilitate transactions of the type described in this Section  9.04 .

ARTICLE X

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 10.01     Amendments, Etc. No amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or the Notes, nor consent to any departure by any Borrower therefrom, shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the Majority Lenders, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given; provided , however , that no amendment, waiver or consent shall: (a) increase or extend the Commitment(s) of any Lender or subject any Lender to any additional obligations without the written consent of such Lender, (b) reduce the principal of, or interest (other than any default interest) on, any Term Loan Note, Revolving Note, Term Loan, Revolving Advance, or any fee or other amount payable hereunder without the written consent of each Lender affected thereby, (c) postpone any date fixed for any payment of principal of, or interest on, the Term Loan Notes, Revolving Notes, Term Loans, Revolving Advances, or any fees or other amounts payable hereunder without the written consent of each Lender affected thereby, (d) change the definition of “Majority Lenders” or the number of Lenders or percentage in interests of Lenders which shall be required for the Lenders or any of them to take any action hereunder without the written consent of all the Lenders, (e) (i) release the Company from its obligations under Article VII without the written consent of all of the Lenders or (ii) release the Spinco Borrower from its obligations under Article VII without the written consent of all of the Revolving Lenders (and, with respect to any Incremental Term Loans for which the Company is the Borrower thereof, the Lenders in respect of such Incremental Term Loans) or (f) amend this Section  10.01 without the written consent of all the Lenders and provided further that no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by the Majority Facility Lenders in respect of the applicable Facility in addition to the Lenders required above to take such action, adversely affect the rights of the Lenders of such Facility in respect of payments in a manner different than such amendment, waiver or consent affects the rights of Lenders of any other Facility in respect of payments and provided further that no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by the Administrative Agent in addition to the Lenders required above to take such action, affect the rights or duties of the Administrative Agent under this Agreement or any Note; and provided further that no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by the affected Issuing Bank in addition to the Lenders required above to take such action, affect the rights or obligations of such Issuing Bank under this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no Defaulting Lender shall have any right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent hereunder, except that a Defaulting Lender shall retain its voting rights in respect of matters set forth in clauses (a), (b) and (c) above.

 

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Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement may be amended in form reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent with the written consent of:

(i)    the Company and the Lenders providing the relevant Replacement Term Loans (as defined below) to permit the refinancing, replacement or modification of all or any portion of the outstanding Term Loans (“ Replaced Term Loans ”) with a replacement term loan hereunder (“ Replacement Term Loans ”); provided , that (w) the aggregate principal amount of such Replacement Term Loans shall not exceed the aggregate principal amount of such Replaced Term Loans plus the reasonable costs, expenses, accrued interest or premiums in connection with such refinancing, replacement or modification, (x) the terms of such Replacement Term Loans (excluding pricing, fees, rate floors and optional prepayment or redemption terms) are no more favorable to the lenders providing such Replacement Term Loans than those applicable to the Replaced Term Loans (other than any covenants or other provisions applicable only to periods after the latest Termination Date in effect immediately prior to the incurrence of such Replacement Term Loans), (y) the maturity date of such Replacement Term Loans shall not be earlier than the maturity date of the Replaced Term Loans and (z) the weighted average life to maturity of such Replacement Term Loans shall not be shorter than the weighted average life to maturity of such Replaced Term Loans at the time of such refinancing; and

(ii)    the Company and the Lenders providing the relevant Replacement Revolving Commitments (as defined below) to permit the refinancing, replacement or modification of all outstanding Revolving Commitments (“ Replaced Revolving Commitments ”) with a replacement revolving facility hereunder (“ Replacement Revolving Commitments ”), provided that (w) the aggregate amount of such Replacement Revolving Commitments shall not exceed the aggregate principal amount of the Replaced Revolving Commitments plus the reasonable costs, expenses, accrued interest or premiums in connection with such refinancing, replacement or modification, (x) the terms of such Replacement Revolving Commitments (excluding pricing, fees, rate floors and optional prepayment or redemption terms) are no more favorable to the lenders providing such Replacement Revolving Commitments than those applicable to the Replaced Revolving Commitments (other than any covenants or other provisions applicable only to periods after the latest Termination Date in effect immediately prior to the incurrence of such Replacement Revolving Commitments), (y) the termination date of such Replacement Revolving Commitments shall not be earlier than the termination date of the Replaced Revolving Commitments and (z) the Administrative Agent and each Issuing Bank shall have consented (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld) to the Lenders in respect of the Replacement Revolving Commitments.

Each of the parties hereto hereby agrees that this Agreement and the other Loan Documents may be amended to include Replacement Term Loans or Replacement Revolving Commitments without the consent of any other Lenders, to the extent necessary to (1) reflect the terms of such Replacement Term Loans or Replacement Revolving Commitments, as applicable, incurred pursuant to the foregoing clauses (i) or (ii) and (2) effect such other 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 the immediately preceding paragraph.

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defect or correct any typographical error or other manifest error in any Loan Document and (ii) the Administrative Agent, with the consent of the Company, may amend, modify or supplement Article II as contemplated by Section 10.17(c) .

Section 10.02     Notices, Effectiveness, Electronic Communication .

(a)    All notices and other communications provided for hereunder shall be either (i) in writing (including telecopy communication) and mailed, telecopied or delivered or (ii) by electronic communication as and to the extent set forth in Section 10.02(b) and in the proviso to this Section 10.02(a) , and shall be delivered if to a Borrower, at the Company’s address specified on Schedule 10.02 ; if to any other Lender, at its Domestic Lending Office specified in its Administrative Questionnaire or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which it became a Lender; and if to the Administrative Agent, at its address specified on Schedule 10.02 ; or, as to any Borrower or the Administrative Agent, at such other address as shall be designated by such party in a written notice to the other parties and, as to each other party, at such other address as shall be designated by such party in a written notice to the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent, provided that materials required to be delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(i)(i) , (ii) , (iv) and (v)  may be delivered to the Administrative Agent as specified in Section 10.02(b) or as otherwise specified to the Borrowers by the Administrative Agent. All such notices and communications shall, when mailed or telecopied, be effective only when received by the relevant party. Delivery by telecopier of an executed counterpart of any amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or the Notes or of any Exhibit hereto to be executed and delivered hereunder shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart thereof.

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 facsimile 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).

In addition, the Canadian Borrower hereby irrevocably designates the Company, as the designee, appointee and agent of the Canadian Borrower to receive, for and on behalf of the Canadian Borrower, service of process in such jurisdiction in any legal action or proceeding with respect hereto.

(b)     Electronic Communications . Notices and other communications to the Lenders and Issuing Banks 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 Issuing Bank pursuant to Article II if such Lender or the Issuing Bank, 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 Borrowers may, in their 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), 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; provided that, for both clauses (i) and (ii) above, if such notice, e-mail or other communication is not sent during the normal business hours of the recipient, such notice, e-mail or other communication shall be deemed to have been sent at the opening of business on the next business day for the recipient.

 

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(c)     Administrative Agent’s Office . The Administrative Agent hereby designates its office located at the address set forth on Schedule 10.02 , or any subsequent office which shall have been specified for such purpose by written notice to the Borrowers and Lenders, as the Administrative Agent’s office referred to herein, to which payments due are to be made and at which Advances will be disbursed.

(d)     Platform . So long as Wells Fargo or any of its Affiliates is the Administrative Agent, materials required to be delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(i)(i) , (ii) , (iv) and (v)  may be delivered to the Administrative Agent in an electronic medium in a format acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders by e-mail at the addresses set forth on Schedule 10.02 . Each Borrower agrees that the Administrative Agent may, but is not obligated to, make such materials, as well as any other written information, documents, instruments and other material relating to the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any other materials or matters relating to this Agreement, the Notes or any of the transactions contemplated hereby (collectively, the “ Communications ”) available to the Lenders by posting such notices on Intralinks, SyndTrak or a substantially similar electronic system (the “ Platform ”). The Company acknowledges that (i) the distribution of material through an electronic medium is not necessarily secure and that there are confidentiality and other risks associated with such distribution, (ii) the Platform is provided “as is” and “as available” and (iii) neither the Administrative Agent nor any of its Related Parties warrants the accuracy, adequacy or completeness of the Borrower Materials, the Communications or the Platform and each expressly disclaims liability for errors or omissions in the Borrower Materials, the Communications or the Platform. No warranty of any kind, express, implied or statutory, including any warranty of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement of third party rights or freedom from viruses or other code defects, is made by any Agent Party in connection with the Borrower Materials or the Platform. In no event shall the Administrative Agent or any of its Related Parties (collectively, the “ Agent Parties ”) have any liability to any Borrower, any Lender or any other Person or entity for losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses of any kind (whether in tort, contract or otherwise) arising out of any Borrower’s or the Administrative Agent’s transmission of communications through the Internet (including the Platform), except to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and non-appealable judgment to have resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Agent Party; provided that in no event shall any Agent Party have any liability to any Borrower, any Lender, the Issuing Banks or any other Person for indirect, special, incidental, consequential or punitive damages, losses or expenses (as opposed to actual damages, losses or expenses). “ Borrower Materials ” mean, collectively, any notice, demand, communication, information, document or other material provided by or on behalf of the Borrowers pursuant to any Loan Document or the transactions contemplated therein which is distributed to the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any Issuing Bank by means of electronic communications pursuant to this Section, including through the Platform.

Section 10.03     No Waiver; Remedies . No failure on the part of any Lender or the Administrative Agent to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right hereunder or under any Note shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right. The remedies herein provided are cumulative and not exclusive of any remedies provided by law.

Section 10.04     Costs and Expenses; Damage Waiver .

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(including the reasonable and documented fees, charges and disbursements of one outside counsel for the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers and their respective Affiliates and, if necessary, one local counsel in each appropriate jurisdiction) and (y) the preparation, negotiation, execution, delivery and administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents or any amendments, modifications or waivers of the provisions hereof or thereof, whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby shall be consummated (including the reasonable and documented fees, charges and disbursements of one outside counsel for the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers and their respective Affiliates), (ii) all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Issuing Banks 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 Lender or the Issuing Banks (including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of any outside counsel for the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the Issuing Banks), in connection with the enforcement of its rights in connection with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

(b)    If any payment of principal of any Eurodollar Rate Advance is made by any Borrower to or for the account of a Lender other than on the last day of the Interest Period for such Advance, as a result of a payment pursuant to Section 2.09(b) , acceleration of the maturity of the Notes pursuant to Section  6.01 or for any other reason (including as a result of the replacement of such Lender in accordance with Section 2.04(c) or Section 2.17(b) ), such Borrower shall, upon demand by such Lender (with a copy of such demand to the Administrative Agent), pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of such Lender any amounts required to compensate such Lender for any additional losses, costs or expenses which it may reasonably incur as a result of such payment, including any loss (excluding loss of anticipated profits), cost or expense incurred by reason of the liquidation or reemployment of deposits or other funds acquired by any Lender to fund or maintain such Advance. Each Lender demanding payment of such amount shall provide, at the time of making such demand, the applicable Borrower and the Administrative Agent with reasonable details, including the basis for the calculation thereof, of such increase, provided that, in the absence of manifest error, the amount so notified shall be conclusive and binding upon such Borrower.

(c)    Each party’s obligations under this Section shall survive the termination of the Loan Documents and payment of the obligations hereunder.

Section 10.05     Right of Set-off . Upon (a) the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default and (b) the making of the request or the granting of the consent specified by Section  6.01 to authorize the Agent to declare the Notes due and payable pursuant to the provisions of Section  6.01 , each Lender is hereby authorized at any time and from time to time, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final) at any time held and other indebtedness at any time owing by such Lender to or for the credit or the account of any Borrower against any and all of the obligations of such Borrower now or hereafter existing under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents whether or not such Lender shall have made any demand under this Agreement or the Note held by such Lender and although such obligations may be unmatured. Each Lender agrees promptly to notify the applicable Borrower after any such set-off and application, provided that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such set-off and application. The rights of each Lender under this Section are in addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights of set-off) that such Lender may have.

Section 10.06     Indemnification by Company . The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers, the Issuing Banks, the Lenders and the respective affiliates of the foregoing and each of their respective Related Parties (each, an “ Indemnified Party ”) from and against any and all claims, damages, liabilities, obligations, losses, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs and reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses and disbursements (including

 

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reasonable fees and disbursements of one outside counsel for all Indemnified Parties, taken as a whole, and, if necessary, of a single firm of local counsel in each appropriate jurisdiction (which may include a single firm of special counsel acting in multiple jurisdictions) for all such Indemnified Parties, taken as a whole (and, in the case of an actual or perceived conflict of interest where the Indemnified Party affected by such conflict informs the Company of such conflict and thereafter retains its own counsel, of another firm of counsel for such affected Indemnified Party and, if necessary, of a single firm of local counsel in each appropriate jurisdiction (which may include a single firm of special counsel in multiple jurisdictions) for such affected Indemnified Party) of any kind or nature whatsoever (“ Claims ”) which may be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against such Indemnified Party in connection with or arising out of any investigation, litigation or proceeding (including any threatened investigation, litigation or proceeding or preparation of a defense in connection therewith) related to the Notes, this Agreement, any of the transactions contemplated herein or the actual or proposed use of the proceeds of the Advances; provided that the foregoing indemnity shall not apply to the Claims of any Indemnified Party to the extent such Claims (i) are found in a final and non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from the willful misconduct, bad faith or gross negligence of such Indemnified Party, (ii) result from a claim brought by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries against such Indemnified Party for material breach of such Indemnified Party’s obligations under this Agreement if the Company or such Subsidiary has obtained a final and non-appealable judgment in its or its Subsidiary’s favor on such claim as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction or (iii) result from a proceeding that does not involve an act or omission by the Company or any of its Affiliates and that is brought by an Indemnified Party against any other Indemnified Party (other than claims against any arranger, bookrunner or agent in its capacity or in fulfilling its roles as an arranger, bookrunner or agent hereunder or any similar role with respect to this Agreement or any Commitments). In the case of an investigation, litigation or other proceeding to which the indemnity in this Section  10.06 applies, such indemnity shall be effective whether or not such investigation, litigation or proceeding is brought by the Company, its directors, equityholders or creditors or an Indemnified Party or any other Person, whether or not any Indemnified Party is otherwise a party thereto and whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated. Each Borrower also agrees not to assert any claim for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages against the Administrative Agent, any Lender, any of their Affiliates, or any of their respective directors, officers, employees, attorneys and agents, on any theory of liability, arising out of or otherwise relating to this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby, any of the transactions contemplated herein or the actual or proposed use of the proceeds of the Advances or Letters of Credit. Each party’s obligations under this Section shall survive the termination of the Loan Documents and payment of the obligations hereunder.

Section 10.07     Governing Law . This Agreement and the other Loan Documents and any claim, controversy, dispute or cause of action (whether in contract or tort or otherwise) based upon, arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document (except, as to any other Loan Document, as expressly set forth therein) and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law of the State of New York.

Section 10.08     Execution in Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness . This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original, and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. This Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and any separate letter agreements with respect to fees payable to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks and/or the Arrangers, constitute the entire contract among the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and supersede any and all previous agreements and understandings, oral or written, relating to the subject matter hereof. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Agreement by facsimile or in electronic (i.e., “pdf” or “tif”) format shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement.

 

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Section 10.09     Special Prepayment Right . (a) In the event that a Change of Control Date shall occur, the Company will, within 10 days after such Change of Control Date, give the Administrative Agent written notice thereof and describe in reasonable detail the facts and circumstances giving rise thereto, and the applicable Borrower will prepay, if any Lender shall so request, all of the Advances from such Lender plus interest accrued to the date of prepayment and any other fees and amounts as may then be payable by such Borrower to such Lender under this Agreement. Said request (the “ Prepayment Notice ”) shall be made by a Lender in writing not later than 45 days after the Change of Control Date and shall specify (i) the date (the “ Special Prepayment Date ”) upon which each Borrower shall prepay the Advances made to it, which date shall be not less than 15 days nor more than 45 days from the date of the Prepayment Notice and (ii) the amount of the Advances to be prepaid. In the event of such request, the Commitment(s) of such Lender to make Advances shall forthwith terminate.

(b)    On the Special Prepayment Date, each Borrower shall prepay all of the Advances of such Lender made to such Borrower plus interest accrued thereon to the Special Prepayment Date and such other fees and amounts as may then be payable by Borrower under this Agreement. Payment shall be made as provided in this Agreement.

(c)    For the purposes of this Section  10.09 :

(i)    the term “ Change of Control Date ” shall mean (A) the first day on which any person, or group of related persons, has beneficial ownership of more than 33 1/3% of the outstanding voting stock of the Company or (B) the date immediately following the first date on which the members of the Board of Directors of the Company (the “ Board ”) at the commencement of any period of 730 consecutive days (together with any other Directors whose appointment or election by the Board or whose nomination for election by the stockholders of the Company was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the Directors then in office who either were Directors at the beginning of such period or whose appointment or election or nomination for election was previously so approved) shall cease to constitute a majority of the Board at the end of such period; provided , however , that a Change of Control Date shall not be deemed to have occurred under clause (A) hereof if (x) the Company shall have merged or disposed of a portion of its assets in compliance with the requirements of subsection 5.02(c) hereof within 10 days after the acquisition of such beneficial ownership shall have occurred and (y) no person or group of related persons shall have beneficial ownership of more than 33 1/3% of the outstanding voting stock of the Company after such merger or disposition, and

(ii)    the term “ voting stock ” shall mean stock of any class or classes (however designated) having ordinary voting power for the election of a majority of the directors of the Company other than stock having such power only by reason of a contingency.

Section 10.10     Jurisdiction , Etc.

(a)    Each Borrower hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and its property, to the exclusive jurisdiction of any New York State court or federal court of the United States of America sitting in New York City, and any appellate court from any thereof, in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, or for recognition or enforcement of any judgment, and each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits to the jurisdiction of such courts and agrees that all claims in respect of any such action or proceeding may be heard and determined in any such New York State court or, to the extent permitted by law, in such federal court. Each Borrower hereby further irrevocably consents to the service of process in any action or proceeding in such courts by the mailing thereof by any parties hereto by registered or certified mail, postage

 

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prepaid, to such Borrower at the address of the Company specified pursuant to Section  10.02 . Each of the parties hereto agrees that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law. Nothing in this Agreement shall affect any right that the Administrative Agent or the Lenders may otherwise have to bring any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents in the courts of any jurisdiction.

(b)    Each of the parties hereto irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent it may legally and effectively do so, any objection that 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 of the other Loan Documents in any New York State or federal court sitting in New York City. 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.

Section 10.11     No Liability of the Issuing Banks . The Company assumes all risks of the acts or omissions of any beneficiary or transferee of any Letter of Credit with respect to its use of such Letter of Credit. Neither any Issuing Bank nor any of its officers or directors shall be liable or responsible for: (a) the use that may be made of any Letter of Credit or any acts or omissions of any beneficiary or transferee in connection therewith; (b) the validity, sufficiency or genuineness of documents, or of any endorsement thereon, even if such documents should prove to be in any or all respects invalid, insufficient, fraudulent or forged; (c) payment by an Issuing Bank against presentation of documents that do not comply with the terms of a Letter of Credit, including failure of any documents to bear any reference or adequate reference to the Letter of Credit; or (d) any other circumstances whatsoever in making or failing to make payment under any Letter of Credit, except that the Company shall have a claim against an Issuing Bank, and such Issuing Bank shall be liable to the Company, to the extent of any direct, but not consequential, damages suffered by the Company that were caused by (i) such Issuing Bank’s willful misconduct or gross negligence in determining whether documents presented under any Letter of Credit comply with the terms of the Letter of Credit or (ii) such Issuing Bank’s willful failure to make lawful payment under a Letter of Credit after the presentation to it of a draft and certificates strictly complying with the terms and conditions of the Letter of Credit. In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, each Issuing Bank may accept documents that appear on their face to be in order, without responsibility for further investigation, regardless of any notice or information to the contrary.

Section 10.12     Confidentiality . Each of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders expressly agrees, for the benefit of the Company and its Subsidiaries, to maintain the confidentiality of the Confidential Information, except that Confidential Information may be disclosed (a) to its Affiliates and their Related Parties (it being understood that the Persons to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such Confidential Information and instructed to keep such Confidential Information confidential), (b) to any rating agency, or regulatory or similar authority having, or purporting to have, jurisdiction over such Person or its Related Parties (including any self-regulatory authority, such as the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, or in connection with any regulatory examination of the Administrative Agent or any Lender or in accordance with the Administrative Agent’s or any Lender’s regulatory compliance policy if the Administrative Agent or such Lender deems disclosure necessary for the mitigation of claims by those authorities against the Administrative Agent or such Lender or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates), (c) to the extent required by applicable laws or regulations or by any subpoena or similar legal process, (d) to any other party to this Agreement, (e) in connection with the exercise of any remedies hereunder or any suit, action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or the enforcement of rights hereunder, (f) subject to an express agreement for the benefit of the Company and its Subsidiaries containing provisions substantially the same as those of this Section, to any Eligible Assignee of or participant in, or any prospective assignee of or participant in, any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement, (g) with the consent of the

 

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Company, (h) on a confidential basis to (i) any rating agency in connection with rating the Borrowers or their Subsidiaries or this Agreement or (ii) the CUSIP Service Bureau or any similar agency in connection with the issuance and monitoring of CUSIP numbers, (i) to Gold Sheets and other similar bank trade publications, such information to consist of deal terms and other information customarily found in such publications, (j) to data service providers, including league table providers, that serve the lending industry, such information to consist of information customarily provided to such data service providers or (k) to the extent such Confidential Information (i) becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section or (ii) becomes available to the Administrative Agent or any Lender on a nonconfidential basis from a source other than the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. For the purposes of this Section, “ Confidential Information ” means all information, including material nonpublic information with the meaning of Regulation FD promulgated by the SEC (“ Regulation FD ”), received from the Company or its Subsidiaries relating to such entities or their respective businesses, other than any such information that is available to the Administrative Agent or any Lender on a nonconfidential basis prior to disclosure by such entities; provided , that such information is clearly identified at the time of delivery as confidential. Any Person required to maintain the confidentiality of Confidential Information as provided in this Section shall be considered to have complied with its obligation to do so if such Person has exercised the same degree of care to maintain the confidentiality of such information as such Person customarily accords to its own confidential information; provided , however , that with respect to disclosures pursuant to clauses (b) and (c) of this Section, unless prohibited by law or applicable court order, each Lender and the Administrative Agent shall attempt to notify the Company of any request by any governmental agency or representative thereof or other Person for disclosure of Confidential Information after receipt of such request, and if reasonable, practicable and permissible, before disclosure of such Confidential Information. It is understood and agreed that the Company, its Subsidiaries and their respective Affiliates may rely upon this Section for any purpose, including to comply with Regulation FD.

The Administrative Agent agrees to keep confidential the Submitted Reference Bank Rates to be used in the calculation of the Reference Bank Rate; provided that the Submitted Reference Bank Rates may be shared with the Borrowers and any of their respective employees, directors, agents, attorneys, accountants and other professional advisors or those of any of its affiliates that have a commercially reasonable business need to know such rates ( provided that, prior to receipt of such rates, any recipient thereof (other than the Borrowers) shall (i) certify to the Administrative Agent that it is not an individual who is formally designated as being involved in the ICE LIBOR submission process and (ii) shall agree to comply with the provisions of this paragraph as if it were the Administrative Agent). Each of the Borrowers hereby represents and warrants, as of the Closing Date and each date on which it receives Submitted Reference Bank Rates, that it is not an individual who is formally designated as being involved in the ICE LIBOR submission process, and agrees to comply with the provisions of this paragraph as if it were the Administrative Agent. For the avoidance of doubt, the Reference Bank Rate shall be disclosed to Lenders in accordance with Section 2.08(b) .

Section 10.13     Patriot Act, Etc. Each Lender hereby notifies each Borrower that, pursuant to the requirements of the USA Patriot Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)) (the “ Act ”) and the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act (Canada), it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies each borrower, guarantor or grantor (the “ Loan Parties ”), which information includes the name and address of each Loan Party and other information that will allow such Lender to identify such Loan Party in accordance with the Act. The Company shall, promptly following a request by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, provide all documentation and other information that the Administrative Agent or such Lender requests in relation to any Loan Party, in order to comply with its ongoing obligations under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the Act.

 

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Section 10.14     Judgment . (a) If for the purposes of obtaining judgment in any court it is necessary to convert a sum due hereunder in one currency into another currency, the parties hereto agree, to the fullest extent that they may effectively do so, that the rate of exchange used shall be that at which in accordance with normal banking procedures the Administrative Agent could purchase the first currency with such other currency at Citibank’s principal office in London at 11:00 A.M. (London time) on the Business Day preceding that on which final judgment is given.

(b)    The obligation of any Borrower in respect of any sum due from it in any currency (the “ Primary Currency ”) to any Lender or the Administrative Agent hereunder shall, notwithstanding any judgment in any other currency, be discharged only to the extent that on the Business Day following receipt by such Lender or the Administrative Agent (as the case may be), of any sum adjudged to be so due in such other currency, such Lender or the Administrative Agent (as the case may be) may in accordance with normal banking procedures purchase the applicable Primary Currency with such other currency; if the amount of the applicable Primary Currency so purchased is less than such sum due to such Lender or the Administrative Agent (as the case may be) in the applicable Primary Currency, each Borrower agrees, as a separate obligation and notwithstanding any such judgment, to indemnify such Lender or the Administrative Agent (as the case may be) against such loss, and if the amount of the applicable Primary Currency so purchased exceeds such sum due to any Lender or the Administrative Agent (as the case may be) in the applicable Primary Currency, such Lender or the Administrative Agent (as the case may be) agrees to remit to such Borrower such excess.

Section 10.15     Waiver of Jury Trial . Each of the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders hereby irrevocably waives all right to trial by jury in any action, proceeding or counterclaim (whether based on contract, tort or otherwise) arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents or the actions of the administrative Agent or any Lender in the negotiation, administration, performance or enforcement thereof.

Section 10.16     Acknowledgments . Each of the Borrowers hereby acknowledges and agrees that (a) no fiduciary, advisory or agency relationship between the Borrowers and the Credit Parties is intended to be or has been created in respect of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, irrespective of whether the Credit Parties have advised or are advising the Borrowers on other matters, and the relationship between the Credit Parties, on the one hand, and the Borrowers, on the other hand, in connection herewith and therewith is solely that of creditor and debtor, (b) the Credit Parties, on the one hand, and the Borrowers, on the other hand, have an arm’s length business relationship that does not directly or indirectly give rise to, nor do the Borrowers rely on, any fiduciary duty to the Borrowers or their affiliates on the part of the Credit Parties, (c) the Borrowers are capable of evaluating and understanding, and the Borrowers understand and accept, the terms, risks and conditions of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, (d) the Borrowers have been advised that the Credit Parties are engaged in a broad range of transactions that may involve interests that differ from the Borrowers’ interests and that the Credit Parties have no obligation to disclose such interests and transactions to the Borrowers, (e) the Borrowers have consulted their own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent the Borrowers have deemed appropriate in the negotiation, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, (f) each Credit Party has been, is, and will be acting solely as a principal and, except as otherwise expressly agreed in writing by it and the relevant parties, has not been, is not, and will not be acting as an advisor, agent or fiduciary for the Borrowers, any of their affiliates or any other Person, (g) none of the Credit Parties has any obligation to the Borrowers or their affiliates with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the other Loan Documents except those obligations expressly set forth herein or therein or in any other express writing executed and delivered by such Credit Party and the Borrowers or any such affiliate and (h) no joint venture is created hereby or by the other Loan Documents or otherwise exists by virtue of the transactions contemplated hereby among the Credit Parties or among the Borrowers and the Credit Parties.

 

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Section 10.17     Additional Borrowers . (a) The Company may, with the prior consent of the Administrative Agent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) designate any Wholly Owned Subsidiary as a Borrower under the Revolving Credit Facility and upon the satisfaction of the conditions specified in Section 10.17(d) , such Subsidiary shall for purposes hereunder be a party hereto as an Additional Borrower as fully as if it had executed and delivered this Agreement. The Administrative Agent shall notify the Revolving Lenders and Issuing Banks at least ten Business Days prior to granting such request and, if any Revolving Lender or Issuing Bank notifies the Administrative Agent within ten Business Days that it is not permitted by applicable law or any of its organizational policies to make Advances to, or participate in Letters of Credit for the account of (or, in the case of Issuing Banks, issue Letters of Credit for the account of), the relevant Subsidiary, shall withhold such consent or give such consent only upon effecting the changes to the provisions of this Agreement as are contemplated by Section 2.17(b) or Section 10.17(c) that will assure that such Revolving Lender is not required to make Revolving Advances to, or participate in Letters of Credit for the account of (or, in the case of Issuing Banks, issue Letters of Credit for the account of), such Subsidiary.

(b)    A Subsidiary (other than the Spinco Borrower) shall cease to be an Additional Borrower hereunder at such time as no Advances, fees or any other amounts due in connection therewith pursuant to the terms hereof shall be outstanding by such Subsidiary, no Letters of Credit issued for the account of such Subsidiary shall be outstanding and such Subsidiary and the Company shall have executed and delivered to the Administrative Agent a Borrowing Subsidiary Termination.

(c)    In order to accommodate (i) the addition of a Subsidiary as an Additional Borrower or (ii) extensions of credit to an Additional Borrower, in each case, where one or more Revolving Lenders or Issuing Banks are able and willing to lend Revolving Advances to, and participate in Letters of Credit issued for the account of (or, in the case of Issuing Banks, issue Letters of Credit for the account of), such Subsidiary, but other Revolving Lenders or Issuing Banks are not so able and willing, the Administrative Agent shall be permitted, with the consent of the Company, to effect such changes to the provisions of Article II as it reasonably believes are appropriate in order for such provisions to operate in a customary and usual manner for “multiple-currency” syndicated lending agreements to a corporation and certain of its subsidiaries, all with the intention of providing procedures for the Revolving Lenders and Issuing Banks who are so able and willing to extend credit to such Subsidiaries and for the other Revolving Lenders and Issuing Banks not to be required to do so. Prior to effecting any such changes, the Administrative Agent shall give all Revolving Lenders and Issuing Banks at least five Business Days’ notice thereof and an opportunity to comment thereon.

(d)    The addition of any Subsidiary as an Additional Borrower hereunder is subject to satisfaction of the following conditions precedent:

(i)    the Administrative Agent shall have received all documentation and other information with respect to such Person required by regulatory authorities and requested by the Lenders (through the Administrative Agent) under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the Act;

(ii)    the Administrative Agent shall have received a Borrowing Subsidiary Agreement executed by such Subsidiary and the Company;

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acceptable to the Administrative Agent and covering such matters relating to the transactions contemplated hereby relating to such Subsidiary as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request;

(iv)    the Administrative Agent shall have received such documents and certificates as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request relating to the organization, existence and good standing of such Subsidiary, the authorization of the transactions contemplated hereby relating to such Subsidiary, all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, such Subsidiary shall be a Borrower and a party to this Agreement and any other legal matters relating to such Subsidiary, all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent; and

(v)    unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent, the following representations and warranties shall be true and correct on and as of such date:

(w)    subject to applicable law, the obligations of such Additional Borrower under this Agreement, when executed and delivered by such Additional Borrower, will rank at least pari passu with all unsecured Indebtedness of such Additional Borrower;

(x)    in the case of any Additional Borrower that is a Foreign Subsidiary, such Additional Borrower is subject to civil and commercial law with respect to its obligations under this Agreement and any Note, and the execution, delivery and performance by such Additional Borrower of this Agreement constitute and will constitute private and commercial acts and not public or governmental acts. Neither such Additional Borrower nor any of its property, whether or not held for its own account, has any immunity (sovereign or other similar immunity) from any suit or proceeding, from jurisdiction of any court or from set-off or any legal process (whether service or notice, attachment prior to judgment, attachment in aid of execution of judgment, execution of judgment or other similar immunity) under laws of the jurisdiction in which such Additional Borrower is organized and existing in respect of its obligations under this Agreement or any Note. Such Additional Borrower has waived, and hereby does waive, every immunity (sovereign or otherwise) to which it or any of its properties would otherwise be entitled from any legal action, suit or proceeding, from jurisdiction of any court and from set-off or any legal process (whether service or notice, attachment prior to judgment, attachment in aid of execution of judgment, execution of judgment or otherwise) under the laws of the jurisdiction in which such Additional Borrower is organized and existing in respect of its obligations under this Agreement and any Note. The waiver by such Additional Borrower described in the immediately preceding sentence is the legal, valid and binding obligation of such Additional Borrower, subject to customary qualifications and limitations;

(y)    in the case of any Additional Borrower that is a Foreign Subsidiary, this Agreement and each Note, if any, is in proper legal form under the law of the jurisdiction in which such Additional Borrower is organized and existing for the enforcement hereof or thereof against such Additional Borrower under the law of such jurisdiction, and to ensure the legality, validity, enforceability or admissibility in evidence of this Agreement and any such Note. It is not necessary to ensure the legality, validity, enforceability or admissibility in evidence of this Agreement and any such Note that this Agreement, any Note or any other document be filed, registered or recorded with, or executed or notarized before, any court or other authority in the jurisdiction in which such Additional Borrower is organized and existing or that any registration charge or stamp or similar tax be paid on

 

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or in respect of this Agreement, any Note or any other document, except for any such filing, registration or recording, or execution or notarization, as has been made or is not required to be made until this Agreement, any Note or any other document is sought to be enforced and for any charge or tax as has been timely paid; and

(z)     in the case of any Additional Borrower that is a Foreign Subsidiary, the execution, delivery and performance by such Additional Borrower of this Agreement, any Note or the other Loan Documents is, under applicable foreign exchange control regulations of the jurisdiction in which such additional Borrower is organized and existing, not subject to any notification or authorization except (1) such as have been made or obtained or (2) such as cannot be made or obtained until a later date (provided any notification or authorization described in immediately preceding clause (2) shall be made or obtained as soon as is reasonably practicable).

Section 10.18     Acknowledgment and Consent to Bail-In of EEA Financial Institutions . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Loan Document or in any other agreement, arrangement or understanding among any such parties, each party hereto acknowledges that any liability of any EEA Financial Institution arising under any Loan Document, to the extent such liability is unsecured, may be subject to the Write-Down and Conversion Powers of an EEA Resolution Authority and agrees and consents to, and acknowledges and agrees to be bound by:

(a)    the application of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by an EEA Resolution Authority to any such liabilities arising hereunder which may be payable to it by any party hereto that is an EEA Financial Institution; and

(b)    the effects of any Bail-In Action on any such liability, including, if applicable:

(i)    a reduction in full or in part or cancellation of any such liability;

(ii)    a conversion of all, or a portion of, such liability into shares or other instruments of ownership in such EEA Financial Institution, its parent entity, or a bridge institution that may be issued to it or otherwise conferred on it, and that such shares or other instruments of ownership will be accepted by it in lieu of any rights with respect to any such liability under this Agreement or any other Loan Document; or

(iii)    the variation of the terms of such liability in connection with the exercise of the Write-Down and Conversion Powers of any EEA Resolution Authority.

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